The Straits Times, 5 January 1988

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  • 655 1  -  RONNIE LIM Oil giant's bid to buy up $lb share m petrochem complex being considered By I OIL and chemicals giant, Shell, has made an offer to buy up the Singapore Government's entire $l-billion stake m the petrochemical complex on Pulau Ayer Merbau. A
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  • 108 1 ST Index gains 10 points THE Singapore stock market went against the downtrend m other major Asian bourses yesterday, with The Straits Times Industrial Index gaining 10.03 points to 833.61. The market began the New Year on a weak note m line with poorer investor sentiment m the Tokyo and
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  • 594 1 THE Securities Industry Council will hold an inquiry next week to determine if the purchase of Sealion Hotels shares by former banker Allan Ng from the Standard Chartered Bank amounted to a breach of its takeover rules. The SIC move follows a
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  • 247 1 Court order served on Review in HK THE Far Eastern Economic Review has been served notice of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's writ of libel against the magazine. Mr Lee's lawyers here, Lee Lee, confirmed yesterday evening that notice of the writ and the Prime Minister's statement of claim had
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  • 190 1 SINGAPORE-BASED companies dominate the bil-lion-dollar club m the latest Business Times ranking of the Top 100 companies based on market capitalisation. The club whose membership has shrunk to 10 from a dozen a year ago is headed by Singapore Airlines which has a whopping market
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  • 594 1 HONGKONG Prices on the Hongkong stock market swung wildly yesterday as late buying reversed an early plunge m the wake of the weekend arrests of the former stock exchange chairman and two top aides. The Hang Seng Index, the main share indicator,
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  • 409 1  -  SURESH NAIR By AN EXPLOSION, believed to have been caused by a storage water heater, ripped out part of a wall and the windows of a bathroom m a 12th-storey private flat m Katong yesterday, sending debris hurtling 40 m to the ground. A
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    • 24 1 Inside Summary 2 World News 3-6 Asean 7 Causeway 8 AYP 12 Comment/ Perspective 14,15 Letters 16 Times Dollar 17-29 Racing 23 Sports 24-27
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  • IN SUMMARY
    • 302 2 Energetic start THE THREE independent schools started operations yesterday on an enthusiastic note. The more noticeable changes made were the smaller classes and time set aside each day for teachers to spend with their pupils. A total of about 1,150 pupils joined Secondary 1 classes m the three schools,
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    • 211 2 Beijing watch AN EXPANSION of security around Beijing's foreign residence compounds to fight a rise m crime has angered foreign diplomats who believe the true aim is more strict government surveillance. Television cameras and ill-concealed microphones have been installed m lifts at the largest of four compounds
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    • 228 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: WHILE Israel Is justified m dealing firmly with the threats to its security, its hardline policy is likely to lead only to more violence. But if peace requires courage and statesmanship from Israel, It also requires a matching response from the Arabs and Palestinians. Sadly
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    • 92 2 LIBRARY IN SAD STATE A READER who recently revisited the National Library after an absence of some 20 years says she is saddened by the conditions prevailing there today. She mentions two areas where improvements could be made: Staff, service and attitude; and the noise level. She says the
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    • 257 2 FEW TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHEAPER BROKERAGE FEW INVESTORS took advantage of the cuts of as much as 50 per cent m brokerage rates for large deals under a new commission rate structure which was introduced on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday. The expected flood of large share deals
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    • 171 2 Around Asean...and Across the Causeway Lookout 'was pilot' A MAN licensed to work only as a lookout was piloting the oil tanker Vector when it collided with the ferry Dona Paz m the world's worst peacetime sea disaster last month, according to a shipmate yesterday. Mr Reynaldo Tarefe told a
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    • 348 2 Napoli beaten NAPOLI'S unbeaten run m the Italian soccer league this season came to a halt when it was beaten 4-1 by AC Milan on Sunday. Defending champion Napoli managed to make an impression only m the first 10 minutes of the match, leading through Careca's goal. European Footballer
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    • 435 2 That first date TEENS' WINNING letters, chosen from 380, reveal how guys and girls stumble through a first date and learn to adjust their expectations of a "ritual" glamourised by films and television and peer group. The guys explain disappointment can come from expecting too much from an
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  • around the WORLD
    • 494 3 TEL AVIV Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir yesterday defended Israel's widely criticised plan to expel nine Palestinians after fresh unrest erupted m the occupied West Bank. But Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman Yasser Arafat said m Kuwait he had received assurances from authorities m Egypt,
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    • 367 3 Economic growth only if there is peace, says Lanka minister COLOMBO Finance Minister Ronnie de Mcl has said that more than enough money is available to resuscitate Sri Lanka's war-battered economy m 1988, but added "all the money m the world will not help if the violence continues". In an
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    • 233 3 SYDNEY Australia's Aborigine Affairs Minister is to boycott all official bicentenary functions to support protests by the country's indigenous people. "I think the aboriginal people have little or nothing to celebrate during the course of 1988," said Mr Gerry Hand, who is of European
      Reuter; AP; AFP  -  233 words
    • 205 3 MOSCOW Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze arrived yesterday m the Afghan capital of Kabul as diplomatic activity intensified towards finding a way for Soviet troops to pull out of Afghanistan. His trip, which had not been announced m advance, coincides with a
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    • 325 3 BEIRUT The pro-Syrian Druze Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) has declared virtual war on the Christian-dominated Lebanese army by refusing to return a helicopter taken by a deserting officer. The army blockaded Druze-held ports over the weekend to force the militia to hand
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    • 474 3 Expansion augurs well for 1988, says survey NEW YORK The growth of the American economy accelerated last month, seemingly unaffected by the Oct 19 stock market crash and auguring well for expansion m 1988, a monthly survey of the nations corporate buyers said. The
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    • 534 4 LONDON Mrs Margaret Thatcher was praised by President Ronald Reagan as a treasured friend but also came m for criticism by her former ministers as she celebrated a milestone as Britain's longest serving Prime Minister this century. Mrs Thatcher herself said she was
      AP; UPI  -  534 words
    • 130 4 Woman trapped in lift for six days NICOSIA A 76-year-old Cypriot woman, who was trapped m a lift for six days, kept herself alive by eating the groceries m her shopping bag. Kyveli Papaioannou returned from shopping m the southern Cypriot seaside town of Limassol last Monday and used the
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    • 357 4 Foreigners m Beijing face TV cameras m their lifts BEIJING An expansion of security around Beijing's foreign residence compounds to fight an upswing m crime has angered foreign diplomats who believe the true aim is stricter government surveillance. The most intrusive new measure has
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    • 367 4 PARIS At an age when most public figures write their memoirs, French President Francois Mitterrand is discovering a new political youth as his supporters nudge him to run for a second seven-year term. An unlikely coalition of singers, writers and sportsmen recently
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    • 202 4 HAVANA Cubans are rushing to exchange gold items that had been gathering dust at home for Western consumer goods under the governmentsanctioned creation of a decidedly capitalist Cu-ban-Panamanian precious metals company. Within just two months, the Cuban-owned, Panama City-based Cimex has bought almost
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    • 132 4 Ancient treasure trove unearthed CAIRO Archaeologists unearthed a treasure trove of ancient gold coins while restoring a 1,500-year-old Coptic monastery, the head of Egypt's Antiquities Organisation said. Mr Ahmed Kadri told a news conference on Sunday that the 820 Byzantine coins, dating back to the Fifth and Sixth Centuries, were
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    • 158 4 BEIJING Chinese peasants enraged by the hit-and-run death of their comrade dragged the man's corpse onto a highway and caused a 1,000-ve-hicle traffic jam while they extorted money from motorists, according to a provincial radio broadcast. The report from Changsha m southern China's Hunan Province
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    • 36 4 CANBERRA Australia will ban the manufacture and import of chewing tobacco and snuff made for oral use because of suspected links to cancer of the mouth, Consumer Affairs Minister Peter Staples said yesterday. Reuter
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    • 165 5 Chinese migrants 'defying one-child policy' BEIJING Chinese birth-control officials have been ordered to crack down on the growing number of migrant workers who defy the government's strict policy of one child per family, the China Daily said yesterday. It said a survey m the impoverished north-west-ern Gansu province revealed that
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    • 480 5 Govt seen to exert subtle influence on journalists BONN Two cases of political interference m West German television news programmes have sparked controversy m Bonn and underlined the subtle influence that the West German government has over the media. A government declaration by Chancellor Helmut
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    • 280 5 FRANKFURT The fear of Aids has ironically created a boom m demand for young male prostitutes m Frankfurt, police say. According to the Frankfurt police, the city is the second-largest market for male homosexual prostitutes m West Germany, after Berlin. They estimate that
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    • 337 5 NEW YORK Chinese organised crime's involvement m extortion, prostitution, loan sharking, gun smuggling and murder is sharply on the rise m the New York area, law enforcement officials say. And as the Mafia declines and Chinese criminal activity spreads beyond
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    • 213 5 SANDRINGHAM (England) Queen Elizabeth invited photographers into her country retreat on Sunday m hopes that after an official picture-taking session, the media would leave the royal family alone for the rest of their winter holiday. About 40 photographers assembled at the old
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    • 190 6 Baby with rare disorders dies HOUSTON (Texas) Derek Fields, a six-month-old boy being treated for a rare combination of disorders diagnosed only once before m medical history, died on Saturday m his mother's arms. Derek suffered from severe combined immunodeficiency, an inability to fight infection that was aggravated by a
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    • 394 6 RIYADH Saudi Arabia, m a move that sent shock waves through the kingdom's large expatriate business community, said it will re-introduce personal income tax on foreigners after a 12-year suspension and raise corporate taxes. The official gazette said tax would be levied
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    • 331 6 PARIS International appeals and several dozen determined hunger strikers are putting pressure on the French government to allow 15 expelled Iranians and Turks to return to their homes m France, their supporters say. Four more hunger strikers, pressing for the return of their
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    • 289 6 TOKYO It is the season for "lucky bags" m Japan and a Japanese department store is selling one such bag with gifts worth 210 million yen (553.4 million). Japanese people like to buy "lucky bags" at the New Year the contents
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    • 179 6 Japan plans to open its labour market TCJKYO The Labour Ministry has begun a feasibility study on opening the labour market to skilled and semi-skilled foreign workers, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported yesterday. The move came m response to growing pressure from abroad to internationalise Japan's labour market as well as
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    • 284 6 TAIPEI Retired soldiers of the Nationalist army which fled China to Taiwan m 1949 queued for grants yesterday to pay for a trip home, joining more than 25,000 people who have applied to go since Taipei eased a travel ban m November.
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    • 247 6 Reagan lame duck president, says Chinese magazine BEIJING An official Chinese magazine has called Mr Ronald Reagan's presidency "deficient", "clumsy" and "swollen-headed", m a rare public criticism of a foreign leader. The English-language Beijing Review said yesterday Mr Reagan had become a "lame-duck" leader who would find it hard to
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    • 140 6 Connally to sell assets to pay debts DALLAS Mr John Connally, who served as Treasury Secretary m the Nixon administration, is preparing for an auction of his personal items to pay off his debts. The Dallas Morning News reported that moving vans will pull up to the Connally home m
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    • 71 6 MILWAUKEE (Minnesota) A motorist chased by police, who wanted to check an expired licence tag on his car. drove off a dock and into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan. After the police rescued him, the man said he had tried to commit suicide because his
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  • AROUND ASEAN
    • 471 7 Founder of Bangkok Bank dies of heart failure BANGKOK Chin Sophonpanich, a poor shop apprentice who founded South-east Asia's largest bank the Bangkok Bank and became one of the region's richest men, has died, local newspapers reported yesterday. He was 77. Mr Chin died at Bangkok's Bamrungrad Hospital on Sunday
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    • 351 7 Inquiry into Philippine ferry disaster Man licensed to work only as lookout shipmate MANILA A man licensed to work only as a lookout was piloting the oil tanker Vector when it collided with a ferry m the world's worst peacetime sea disaster last month, a
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    • 146 7 LONDON A British hero of the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster has launched an appeal to help families of victims of the recent Philippine ferry collision. Bank employee Andrew Parker, 33, whose wife Eleanor is from the Philippines, said
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    • 159 7 JAKARTA Oil prices are likely to fluctuate for the "next 100 days" but will strengthen towards the end of that period, Mines and Energy Minister Subroto said here yesterday. He said psychological factors, such as the Gulf War, were influencing international oil
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    • 284 7 Economist sees 2.6% -3% growth for Indonesia JAKARTA A leading economist predicted that Indonesia will register a growth of between 2.6 and 3 per cent this year, about the same as last year, the Jakarta Post reported. Professor Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, a former trade minister and a presidential adviser, said m
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    • 171 7 Philippine polls candidate seized and killed MANILA Unidentified kidnappers killed a Philippine polls candidate ahead of local elections this month while communist rebels released another abducted candidate, the military said yesterday. Mr Ernesto Lagasco, a member of President Corazon Aquino's ruling coalition and a vice-mayoral candidate, was found dead on
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    • 183 7 MANILA An Italian priest, out on bail after being charged with helping communist guerillas, was re-arrested yesterday m the southern Philippines, a church-backed human rights organisation said. Father Eligio Bianchi, parish priest of Tagbina town m Surigao Del Sur province is now m jail, according
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    • 191 7 4 get jail for attempting to set up Islamic state in Indonesia JAKARTA A court has handed down nine-year jail terms on four Muslims charged with attempting to set up an Islamic state m Indonesia, a newspaper said yesterday. The judge at the Cirebon district court m north Java said
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
    • 274 8 More language teachers to be trained, says Anwar BUTTERWORTH The Education Ministry will continue to train more language teachers to overcome the present shortage. Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim said his ministry was facing a shortage of Bahasa Malaysia, English, Tamil and Chinese teachers. "We have trained a large number of
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    • 32 8 KOTA KINABALU Deputy Works Minister Osu Haji Sukam is expected to be appointed secretary-general of the United Sabah National Organisation (Usno) at the party's Supreme Council meeting on Saturday. NST
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    • 164 8 KUALA LUMPUR Smoking is banned at all public service counters, departments and federal government buildings maintained by the Public Works Ministry, Works Minister Datuk S. Samy Vellu said yesterday. The ban took effect from yesterday. Anyone who persists m smoking will be evicted from
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    • 451 8 Italy told of Malaysia's aim to replace Japan next year KUALA LUMPUR Mai laysia is aiming for a seat i on the United Nations Sec urity Council for 1989 and 1990, replacing Japan, whose tenure there expires at the end of the year. Malaysia
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    • 414 8 Watch out for news of second refund in papers, co-op depositors told KUALA LUMPUR Depositors with the liquidated deposit-taking co-opera-tives (DTCs) have been urged to keep an eye on the newspapers for information on the second payment of their deposits which is expected to be made soon. Sources said yesterday
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    • 151 8 IPOH The early release of the 33 people detained for two years under the In--1 ternal Security Act depends on the Pardons Board, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob said i on Sunday. He said the board met once every six
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    • 222 8 JOHOR BARU Philanthropist Datuk Kuek Ho Yao, 74, whose kidnap last year made the headlines, has announced his withdrawal from active participation m business aiid social affairs. Datuk Kuek, who has been abducted twice, has sent letters to about 10 i
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    • 310 8 Condom maker faces latex shortage IPOH "Wintering" of rubber trees may hit Malaysia's biggest condom manufacturer as the phenomenon, marked by shedding of leaves, could cut latex output next month by as much as 30 per cent. The drop m latex yield, anticipated by the Rubber Research Institute (RRI), could
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  • HOME
    • 588 9 First day of the school year A total of 464,000 pupils started classes when school reopened yesterday. Among them were 36,500 six year olds m Primary 1 classes. The first day of school also marked a new chapter m the education system here as Anglo-Chinese
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    • 515 9 Hwa Chong moves again to new temporary premises THE last time around, it was a pair of pigeons. Yesterday, a cluster of coloured balloons and an unfurling of banners signalled the start of another school year m yet another new building for Hwa Chong Junior College. The college, which has
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    • 222 9 THE Hwa Chong Junior College premises at Bukit Timah may not need to be torn down and rebuilt, according to a report by a consulting engineer. His final report, reassessing the state of the college buildings at Bukit Timah, is now with the
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    • 220 9 YESTERDAY'S traffic jam at Holland Grove Road (left) happens every January. That is when school reopens and parents bring their six year olds to start school. But first-day snarl-ups do not only happen m the streets. Primary schools all over Singapore were
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    • 118 9 New school in Yishun operating at two sites THE new secondary j school m Yishun has been named Northview Secondary School and Mr Kwek Hiok Chuang, 33, the former vice-principal of Yuyittg Secondary School, has been appointed its principal. The new school is oper- ating at two sites but will
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    • 326 9 Sidek: Malay will remain the national language THE Malay language will remain the national language of Singapore and will not be replaced by English or any other language, Mr Sidek Saniff, Parliamentary Secretary (Trade and Industry), said on Sunday. He said regional factors Singapore's position m South-east Asia, surrounded by
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    • 88 9 SBS 901 runs whole day SINGAPORE Bus Service 901 became a whole-day service, operating between 6.30 am and 11.30 pm daily, from yesterday. A flat fare of 15 cents is charged. The service starts from Woodlands interchange and plys Woodlands Centre Road, Woodlands Road, Woodlands Centre Road, Marsiling Road, Marsiling
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    • 153 9 j PARLIAMENTARY Secre- tary (Trade and Industry) I Sidek Saniff last night sug- gested that Muslim relii gious scholars m the region should meet to discuss contemporary is- sues affecting Muslims. They could discuss is- sues which require reli- gious rulings, such as organ
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    • 452 10 Wage reform, worker training and higher retirement age the aims NATIONAL Trades Union Congress Secretary-Gener-al Ong Teng Cheong has said unionists must press on with efforts for wage reform, worker training and pushing up the retirement age. Setting these goals for 1988, he
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    • 224 10 Jail for man who cheated pen-pal with tale of three sisters A SHOP assistant who tried to matchmake his non-existent sister with a carpenter was jailed yesterday for cheating. Ng Geok Jin, 37, came to know carpenter Koh Lye Soon, 24, through a pen-pal column m July 1986. In letters,
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    • 68 10 SOME 127 needy students m Teck Ghee received bursary awards worth $18,000 from the constituency's welfare fund at the Teck Ghee community centre last night. The money was raised from last year's Seventh Moon festival auctions. Brig-adier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong, the MP for Teck
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    • 477 10  -  GRACE CHNG By JAPANESE-MADE digital audio tape (DAT) machines have yet to make an appearance m Singapore because a special licence is needed before they can be exported out of Japan, said companies here. Spokesmen for Matsushita and Aiwa said DAT machines contain
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    • 406 10  -  TONG SUIT CHEE By of Business Times THE nose for new eating places will soon be able to sniff out the spicy aroma of nasi padang prepared by cooks from Padang, Sumatra. A Singapore company, Sin Soon Huat, has teamed up with P T
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    • 336 10 THE Singapore Armed Forces has launched a six-month pilot project as a first step towards getting every soldier to work more efficiently. And work improvement teams is the way to achieve this. Four army units will initially take part m the project. The
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    • 344 10 1 SINGAPORE'S highest- ranking woman police offi- cer, Senior Assistant Suj perintendent Mandy Goh j Peng Neo, retired yester- day after a 36-year career j m the police force. Sr ASP Goh made histo- ry m August 1982 when she j became the first
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    • 69 10 Thai course at NUS A 24-LECTURE continuing course on the Thai language, starting on Jan 13, is to be held by the Department of Extramural Studies, National University of Singapore. Titled An Introduction to Thai Language (Part II), the course will be held at the Institute of Education on Wednesdays
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    • 457 11 MORE and more women are taking to the wheel as taxi drivers despite the hazards of night work and possible assault and robbery. A check with the Registry of Vehicles showed that the number of women cabbies has more than trebled since 1981. There
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    • 136 11 BY AUGUST, passengers m NTUC Comfort's 6,300 taxis will be able to identify their drivers by name. A spokesman for Comfort, Mr Tan How Ing, said that the drivers will have name tags displayed either on the dashboard or on the back of the
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    • 199 11 THE Chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, Mr John Evans, has been named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) m Queen Elizabeth's New Year Honours List. The award is conferred on individuals for outstanding contributions to the arts, science, business
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    • 29 11 NEWLY-ELECTED management committee members of the Singapore Cycle and Motor Traders' Association will be sworn m at noon today at its association at Rlock 261, Waterloo Street.
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    • 500 11 TWO bishops from the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) are here to discuss the fate of the group, which has been expelled by the Government for taking part m political activities. The two who arrived on Sunday are Bishop Erme Camba,
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    • 321 11 JAKARTA The Secretary-Gen-eral of the Indonesian Churches Alliance (PGI) said the organisation respects the Singapore Government's decision to expel five members of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) for having deviated from the CCA's principles, the Jakarta Post reported. The newspaper quoted the PGl's
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    • 168 11 A TRADE delegation J from China has arrived m Singapore, optimistic of closing $20 million worth of business with local companies. The 38-strong delegation from Hunan province I is pinning its sales hopes on a trade fair they are I holding, and
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    • 477 13 Payments exceeded receipts by $11.7 m, says annual report THE Skills Development Fund, which had an accumulated sum of $541.7 million as at April 1 last year, has for the first time disbursed more than it received. According to its latest
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    • 278 13 Italian Premier arrives today for official visit ITALIAN Prime Minister Giovanni Goria arrives this morning on an official visit to Singapore at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. He will be accompanied by his wife, Foreign Minister Giulio Andreotti and Mrs Andreotti, senior officials and businessmen. Mr Goria
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    • 79 13 THE stretch of Upper Ayer Rajah Road between dementi Avenue 2 and Jurong Town Hall Road will be closed to traffic on Thursday from lam to 5 am. At the same time, access into Upper Ayer Rajah Road from West Coast Way
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    • 35 13 THE Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Employees' Union will hold its annual dinner and dance on Saturday at 7.30 pm at the Neptune Theatre and Restaurant. NTUC President Oscar Oliveiro is guest of honour.
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    • 28 13 THE Photographic Society of Singapore will hold its annual dinner and dance at the Pan Pacific Hotel ballroom, Raffles Boulevard, on Jan 17 at 7.15 pm.
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    • 225 13 Dance hostess leapt to her death after lovers' tiff A DANCE hostess who fell for a lookalike of her dead boyfriend leapt to her own death after they had a lovers' tiff. A coroner's court heard yesterday that Miss Ng Siew Choo, 25, had quarrelled with her lover on April
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    • 359 13 The Bangkok hotel blaze COURAGE, clear thinking and prayers helped a Singapore family to remain calm and await rescue amid the flames and smoke during the inferno at Bangkok's First Hotel on New Year's Day. The five-member Tan family of Laguna Park on
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    • 300 13 Dead couple from Singapore TWO more Singaporeans, Mr Hoe Teng Mvi and his wife, Madam Tcp Ah Heok, have been identified as being among the 13 who died m the fire at Bangkok's First Hotel. The identity of the couple, both m their mid-30s, was confirmed by a Singapore Embassy
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    • 261 13 SINGAPORE Airlines is to revise its route network, said its November 1987 News Service report. From Feb 2, SIA will operate a twice-weekly A3lO service to Darwin every Tuesday and Sunday, increasing the services to Australia to 16 weekly flights. From March 27, it will
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    • 883 10 *Y«N YOU RE F «H /A mm vSi. ]Aaaajßll|HßJHHflHj.^^S|; VKri' fEI ■SanHfet *~~j? •^^V^^H Fook Yuen Seafood Restauranl is i!. r f^ Exotic and authentic Hongkong-style Cantonese h^^ seafood and gourmet dishes materialize out of an epicurean menu. A connoisseur's treat by gourmet w chefs. In surrounds ecletic enough to
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    • 28 11 m sinGflpQßE sweep) I JANUARY'S DRAW NO: 1/88 will be held on I 6 JANUARY 1 988, 5.00 PM at Atrium of ALBERT COMPLEX I All are welcome!
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  • around YOUR PLACE
    • 233 12 MISS Koh Soon Gek, 17, earns a four-figure salary and is entitled to 5 per cent of the yearly profits of the Whampoa Terminal Eating House No. 2 m Toa Payoh Industrial Estate. She is the chain's youngest supervisor, managing operations and finance, liaising
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    • 736 12 Chain believes in new tools of management Fresh ideas are brewing at the kopi Warn. CEPHAH TAN reports on the up-to-date management techniques, computer-assisted operations and other touches of fast-food outlets, such as huge drinks dispensing machines. WORK m a kopi tiam, and expect four-figure pay, free medical treatment, profit-sharing
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    • 372 12 SINGAPORE'S homes for the aged are now stigmatised as places for the destitute and no elderly person m his right mind would ask to stay m them, said MP for Changkat Dr Aline Wong on Sunday. But this attitude towards sheltered housing for
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    • Article, Illustration
      83 12 Night cycling: The Ayer Rajah CC Youth Group is organising a night cycling-cum-picnic to Changi Beach Park on Saturday and Sunday. Those interested, call 560-9983 between 10 am and 10 pm for enquiries. Desaru delight: The Kampong Eunos Youth Group is organising a one-day picnic to Desaru
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    • 703 12 rHE pride of Nam Chuan coffeeshop m Block 186, loa Payoh Central, is the $20,000 Cantilever machine that dispenses 10 types of soft drinks. Each glass is filled within three seconds, about twice as fast as conventional machines. Its operator, Mr Ng Chiow
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    • 163 13 Your money is on the line. If you invest m the wrong keyphone system now, you could pay heavily m the future. Like when you need to expand it. Some systems have to be totally changed even the phone sets can't be upgraded! .jgsi Wfo' 9^^^ That's why Toshiba Keyphones
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  • The Straits Times
    • 632 14 FORTY years after Israel came into being m the face of universal Arab opposition, there is still no end m sight to the bloody cycle of violence and counter-violence m the Middle East. The Palestinian question, overshadowed for much of last year by concerns over the
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  • COMMENT/Perspective
    • 1114 14 RECENT events have shown the existence of a growing link between charitable groups m Australia and communist activities m the Philippines. A number of Filipino communists have openly visited Australia to promote their cause and to solicit funds. Authorities m this region are
      Reuter  -  1,114 words
    • 823 14  -  A.M. ROSENTHAL By new York Times For Americans, what counts about India is not whether Mr Gandhi stays or goes but that India remains a free society, the only large, povertystricken country that did not make independence the road to communism, right-wing
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    • 771 14  - Making New Year resolutions for the faces in the news FLORA LEWIS By New York Times MAKING resolutions for other people last New Year had mixed results. I did not have to worry about keeping my own which was a relief but not many of the others lived up to
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    • 1390 15  -  TIM CONGDON By me limes or London LONDON The year just ended was undoubtedly a good one for the British economy. Strong output growth and a record fall m unemployment were combined with moderate inflation and satisfactory external
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    • 815 15 Our correspondent's file Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR THIS is the story of a nutty campaign m Malaysia that has managed to prove the sceptics and experts wrong after just 15 months of promotion. The Drink Young Coconut Water Campaign was launched m September
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 116 15 I use Sim Mm. I advertise m Shin Mm. Because 1 am a businessman and I want value for money. In Shin Mm I can reach more people for less money. 326,000 readers read my ad. And 50% of those people do not read any other newspaper. I can JM
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    • 408 15 Step Into 1988 With ff£fc J^Jf The Key To Success iflEisl? In the JANUARY ISSUE of Mfk Reader's Digest: v-Jr^* 10 Steps to Success Before 40 SSl^^^-^ tC Who says you have to work 18 hours a day by W^^^^m^^^^Jj^^j^-^f *< the time you are forty? a JtrJ^Jt ml^^ The
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  • FORUM
    • On the MRT
      • 94 16 IT IS appreciated that the MRT Corporation is now announcing the names of its stations. I would like to add some suggestions to upgrade its service. I am sure non-English educated passengers will welcome the use of station signs m both English and Chinese. The
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      • 99 16 They will benefit older folk THE MRT system is very impressive when compared to a few I have encountered. Congratulations! However, I notice that the station names are only m English. Why not also add the other three languages Malay, Tamil and Mandarin? This will not only benefit those of
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    • 400 16 RECENTLY, I revisited the National Library after an absence of some 20 years. I was saddened by the conditions prevailing m the library today. Apart from the dilapidated appearance internally, there are two areas I wish to mention m the hope that improvements could be
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    • 243 16 SIA helped stranded passengers Bouquet... and a word of advice MY family and I were recently stranded at Brussels International Airport when, shortly before entering the immigration area to catch our flight home, our travelling documents and boarding passes were lost, when my briefcase containing these items was stolen from
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    • 107 16 WE thank "Taxpayer", who wrote the letter "Five months but still no refund" (ST, Dec 12), for bringing to our attention the case of delay m obtaining a refund of property tax. We wish to assure him that we place great emphasis on
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    • 276 16 Dog attacked patient looking for ward ON Dec 1 last year, I had an appointment to see an eye specialist m Ward 5 at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. At about 11 am, after walking along Moulmein Road m search of the ward, I approached the gates of a house along
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
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      • 68 17 THS 273 +23 KetwSOc 468 +18 SM 910 +15 FtN 790 +15 Nil Iron 476 14 Gerties 408 +14 Kl Kfpnot 245 +12 Satemßet 47 +11 DBS 900 +10 SPH 675 +10 Metro Hdp 520 +10 ««mo2oc 330 +10 hcfcjpe 346 +8 PefiM'su 36Mz +7Vi UO6 454 +6 C«eb«
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      • 70 17 Khonf Guin 230 -20 MTC7BC 320 -14 Shanpi-La 380 -10 HyerHHimTin 190 -10 Chem kid 230 -9 SBS 152 -8 Carhberi 434 -6 Tractors 304 -6 H leonj Credit 192 -6 Ssanjyoni 50c 90-6 U Securities 90 -4 SmLim 70Mz 3>i Fiber Me* 26'1i -3'^ Spore Bus 280-3 UOf
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      • 12 17 UPP 723,000 Keppel Wrts 643,000 M Credit 532,000 CityDev 511,000
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      • 92 17 Dec 30 Jan 4 Dec 30 Jan 4 BT Composite 728.89 737.83 ST Minings ***** ***** BT 08/OS +337 +288 ST Plantations 1926.21 1929.47 CADI 7087 -7063 DBS CPF Index 275 51 277 91 10 day M Avg -7152 -7124 OCBC 599 57 604 16 BT OBV +*****12+*****63 OUB
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      • 35 17 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1987 High *****0 (26/8/87) 1327.69 (11/8/87) 1986/87 Low 563.34 (28/4/86) 470.92 (28/4/86) All time High 1505.40 (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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      • 41 17 Closing Change Vol ('000) Amtek Enpt 20c 1.15 unch 29 G6 HWgs 10c 0.66 -2 14 Singapore National Printers 50c 1.54 Siniatronics 50c 079 -3 46 Tibs 065 -2 0.5 Tonhow Ind 50c 82 +2 6 Wepco 0.70 -5 1
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      • 22 17 DM V FF S$ BK$ US$ US$ 1 5640 120.47 unq 1.9870 7.7570 1.8895 1.5825 122.23 5.3620 2.0010 7.7670 1.8703
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      • 13 17 THE US dollar lost 140 ticks to close at DM1.5825 m Singapore.
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      • 10 17 In Singapore, gold lost US$2.7O to U*****.10 an ounce.
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      • 49 17 Eurodollar: Lost one tick to 92.52 a contract. Deatechemark: Gained five ticks to 0.6365 a contract. British Pound: Lost 150 ticks to 1.8650 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 15 ticks to 0.*****5 a contract. Nikkei: Lost 70 points to ***** a contract. Gold: Closed at U*****.70 an ounce.
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    • Short Stops
      • 125 17 PARIS A bid for control of French cognac maker Martell and Co SA by Canada's Seagram Co Ltd is invalid. French Junior Industry Minister Geroges Chavanes has said Seagram's deal with the Martell family to buy its 41 per cent holding m the company was invalid
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      • 91 17 Elf' s offer 'cheap' LONDON Tricentrol Chairman James Longcroft said Ste Nationale Elf-Aquitaine was seeking a "cheap" acquisition m its £134.7 million (*****.6 million) takeover bid for the UK oil exploration and development group. "Elf wants Tricentrol for its exploration and production potential, and it wants it on the cheap,"
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      • 110 17 MELBOURNE Austrac Investments Ltd has said it will make a As 4 (555.78) a share takeover offer worth Asl.6 billion for glass and packaging group ACI International Ltd. Austrac is 85.2 per cent owned by the Pratt Group, a private packaging company controlled by businessman
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      • 67 17 SYDNEY FAI Insurances Ltd has built up a 543 per cent stake m Pearl Group PLC, the parent company of Pearl Assurance Co, Britain's second largest industrial life office. FAI said it acquired 750,000 Pearl Group shares on Dec 29, taking its stake over the notifiable
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    • 493 17 THE Singapore stock market began the new year on a weak note but demonstrated its resilience when it firmed up m the afternoon to end the day up just over 10 points. Brokers said sentiment yesterday morning was dampened by the
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    • 623 17  -  CONRAD RAJ Too early to tell impact of new share commissions, say brokers By FEW investors took advantage of the cuts of as much as 50 per cent m brokerage rates for large deals under a new commission rate structure which was introduced on
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    • 126 17 More Simex contracts traded TRADING m futures and options contracts on the 39-month-old Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) continued to grow last year. Total volume jumped 145 per cent to 2.14 million contracts, compared with a 62 per cent growth to 875,556 units m 1986. The major contracts traded were
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    • 322 17 ASIA Commercial Bank, the 24 per cent-owned associate of Overseas Union Bank (OUB), has beefed up its management structure by reorganising itself into five divisions and employing new senior staff. Executive Director Heng Chiang Meng has taken over as President of the medium-sized local
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    • 181 17 Jurong Cement reports lower loss THE depressed construction sector and intense competition continue to plague cement maker Jurong Cement Limited, which has reported a group pre-tax loss of $1.5 million for the half year ended Sept 30, 1987. The loss, 13.5 per cent lower than the $1.74 million loss suffered
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    • 340 17 NEPTUNE Orient Lines expects profit for the second half last year to be as good as the $11.04 million it made m the first six months. By Aug 31, just two months into the second half, NOL had chalked up an additional $4.03
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    • 59 17 KUALA LUMPUR Malayawata Steel Bhd cut its operating pre-tax loss by 52 per cent to M 54.05 million for the half year ended last Sept 30, from M 57.82 million previously. Group turnover rose marginally to M 573.28 million from M 570.49 million. Malayawata said the improvement
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    • 269 17 FOOD-BASED Cerebos Pacific Limited is seeking shareholder approval for a proposed Executive Share Option Scheme aimed at attracting and retaining key personnel. Under its proposed scheme, senior officers and full-time executive directors will be given options to buy Cerebos shares at preferential prices
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    • 453 17  -  CATHERINE C. ONG By SHENG-LI Holding, the investment holding company for the Government's defence-related interests, has appointed four new directors to its board. They are Mr Lam Chuan Leong, Permanent Secretary, Trade and Industry Ministry; Mr Chuang Kwong Yong, Director (Revenue) of the Finance Ministry; Mr
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    • 448 17 '^Ht/ktM —z l "!'>* 9y' i _Hlp_Hi __JBPW_ao B_BB'' *****5 ■m£s",*.' 'iie^ i I 5 -jd^l it JK E^ _Bw^s .j__E_K^_C^K 3_jjs B^ ft if ft IBSLk '3t sK A _____lv______H_R_fli ___H_______r^^^ > '^T r nV_n_KT f^^ J_AJt_^r __n\J_ Performance of Selected Currency Investments October 31, 1986 to October 30,
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  • TIME
    • 2662 18 READERS should be aware of the (imitations of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock exchange, is covered m "business done". Further, because all dealings at a particular price are lumped together, the table does not show the trend m
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    • 2550 18 INDUSTRIALS Ac ma Ajinomoto (300S) Alex Hldg Alcom (498 555) AISB (898 925) xd API (36.58 375) (2) 36 (15) 38 (28) 37 ASM (1606 1625) (8) 153 (12) 154 (25) 155 (11) 156 (1M) 155 (2M) 156(27) 157 (1M) 157 (16) 158(7) 159(7) 160(21)
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    • 2848 18 M shares quoted have a par value of $1. unless otherwise specified. Margin stocks are shown m bold print. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend. ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted m ddars. Trustee stocks under CPF Approved Investment
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    • Commodities, Finance
      • 409 19 1 *i Sl.OOO. 2 For best customeri only. 3 OCBC Finance 4 avalabie it DBS France. 5. Quaifyinf But rites are offered by substfary OUT. UOF'j rates." Dsoavaiabfc at UOf aho ivafabfc it DBS Finance. OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 3 2 s IVi 3
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      • 163 19 Interbank Over the counter Foreipi Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4446—1.4473 7.01— 683 Canadian dollar 1.5386—1.5406 6.58—6.48 NZ dollar 1.3166—1.3203 7.74-7.50 Sterling pound 3.7460 3.7499 2.69-2.65 US dollar 1.9995-2.0005 5.04—4.99 Local dolars to 100 units of foreign currency
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      • 113 19 THE US dollar closed firmer against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 1.9900/10 and closed at 1.9995/2.0005. It traded within a range of 2.0005 and 1.9910 m active trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed firmer compared with its opening of
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      • 114 19 THE kilobar market traded between 5531,155 and 5531,504 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at US$4BB.OO/50. Profittaking eased it to U*****.50/7.00 and it closed for lunch at U*****.70/7.20. It reopened m the afternoon at U*****.50, U*****.00. It eased to the day's low of U*****.30/80 on the back
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      • 29 19 GOLD US$/oz Mon Fri Singapore 484.50 485.00 Closed Mon Sat Hongkong 484 00— 484.50 488.00-489.00 Fri Thurs New York Closed 486 00— 486.50 London Closed 486.25 487.00
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      • 259 19 Managers' prices for January 5 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 0.89—0.95 The Savings Fund 0.77—0 82 Spore Prog Fund 0.35— 0 39 S pore Sec Fund 0 59—0 63 Spore Invest Fund 0.63—0.68 Spore Equity Fund 0 42 0 46xd Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 1 24-1.36
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      • 17 19 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore February 218.75 up 1.25 cents Malaysia February ***** up one cent
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      • 18 19 In Closing prices MS kilo XL Tin 17.17 up 12 cents Turnover 96 tonnes up 13 tonnes
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      • 25 19 Closng prices Copper torn* Thurs Spot 1695 00 1705.00 (1688 00—1690 00) 3 months 1472.*****4 00 (1465.*****6.00) Market tone: Very firm Sales: 21.700 tonnes
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      • 21 19 Closiif price! Silv»r USJ/troy <v Mon Fri Singapore 6.64—6.69 Closed Fri Thn Ne* York Closed 667—672 Source Credit Swsse. Spore
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      • 26 19 Clown? prices Aluminium £/twme Thin Spot 1080 00 1081 00 (1078 00—1082.00) 3 months 1007 00— 1008.00 {1014.00 1015.00) Market tone: Steady Sales 8.100 tonnes
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      • 46 19 Crude MS tonne palm oil January 1115 (south) 1117.50 (central) 1110 (north) Refined palm oil US$/tonnes RBD palm oil January 477.50 (sellers) March 477.50 (sellers) RBD Stearin January 395 (sellers) March 395 (sellers) RBD Olem January 495 (sellers) Crude stearin Neutralised Unq palm oil
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      • 42 19 Closing prices on the KLCE (M$/tonne) Month Price Last Trade Sales Jan 1100-1105 1100 25 Feb *****104 1100 140 Mar 1100-1102 1101 729 Apr 1085-1098 1090 61 May *****070 June *****069 July 1058-1068 Sept *****068 Nov *****072 Market tone: Steadier Sales: 955
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      • Simex futures
        • 64 19 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rate) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 88 92.42 41 92.52 92.41 92.52 3863 June 92.21 92.25 92.19A 92.24 662 Sept 91.88 91.92 91.88 91.92 39 Dec 91.59 91.59 91.59 91.59 20 Mar 85 91.31A 91.31 Jane 91.06 Sept 90.86 Dec 90.69 Mar
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        • 29 19 (US dollar Deutschemark Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 88 0.6416 0.***** 0.6363 0.6365 256 jnne 0.6428 Sept 0.6491 Open Int (Than). 333. Act Vol (Thars): 236.
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        • 23 19 (British Pound) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 88 1.8650 Jane 1.8585 Open Int (Thars): St. Act Vol (Thars): Nil.
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        • 35 19 (Japanese Yen) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 88 0.*****3 0 *****4 0.*****4 0.*****2 0.*****5 1306 Jane 0.*****0 0.*****0 0.*****0 0.*****4 3 Sept 0.*****9 Open Int (Than): 875. Act Vol (Thurs): 284.
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        • 38 19 (S'ikkei Stock Average Index) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Spot *****.20 *****.20 *****.26 *****.04 Mar 88 ***** ***** ***** ***** 277 June *****A ***** Sept ***** Open Int (Than): 5233. Act Vol (Ttaars): 21.
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        • 21 19 I'Sf per troy ounce) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Feb 88 486.70 Open Int (Than): Nil. Act Vol (Thars):NH.
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        • 186 19 Mondoy, January 4 1987 Jan 88 calls Jan 88 puts High Low Sett High Low Sett 56 CAB 57 6608 665 CAB 58 5608 565 CAB 59 4608 465 CAB 60 4088 365 2 61 3108 266 3 62 2378 171 6 63 1438 88 25A 24 64
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        • 136 19 Jon 88 colls Jan 88 puts High Low Sett High Low Sett 72 CAB 73 CAB 74 -CAB 75 CAB 76 625 CAB 77 525 CAB 78 425 CAB 79 326 2 80 3468 241A 236 3A 6 81 2448 155A 150 16 7A 18 82 1568
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        • 188 19 Mar 88 colls Mar 88 puts High Low Sett High Low Sett 8900 346A 352 CAB 8950 296A 302 CAB 9000 247A 252 3 9050 196A 202 3 9100 147A 154 4 9125 126A 131 6 9150 103A 108 9 9175 63A 87 12 9200 648 67 9225
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    • Stocks markets round-up
      • 788 19 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market managed to cut earlier losses to end mixed to slightly easier m the first session of the year on late shortcovering and bargain-hunting. Except for a handful of counters, most stocks were moderately traded within a narrow
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      • 55 19 NST Index I Monday 1,305.59(1,306.16) —g Hongkong Hang Seng Monday 2,286.29 (2,302.75) Australian All-Ordinaries Monday 1,297.50 (1,320.00) Nikkei Stock Average Monday 21,217.04 (21,564.00) Financial Times Industrials Friday Closed (1,373.30) Dow Jones Average Friday Closed (1,938.83) 'JL-- (Figures m brackets refer to those of the previous trading day) 'iriii i
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      • 103 19 TOKYO Hitachi Zosen Corp and two other shipbuilding companies have filed a plan with the Transport Ministry to cut their combined shipbuilding capacity by 25.4 per cent. Hitachi, its affiliate Naikai Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd and Namura Shipbuilding Co Ltd will cut capacity
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      • 349 19 Jan 4 HK$ Chanfe Assoc Intl Hotels 179 -0 03 Bonk Of East Asia 1790 +0 1 Capital Corp 0 79 unch Cathay Pacific Air 5 75 -0 05 Cheung Kong 665 -0.1 Chino Light 17 10 unch City Resources 1 43 -0 02 Cross Horb Tunnel 14 00
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      • 351 19 Lan 4 Yen Charge j A|inomoto 3030 -160 1 Akai 400 -1 I Amada 1040 -30 Asahi Chem 930 -16 Asahi Glass 1660 -40 Bank Of Tokyo 1200 -70 Bndqestone 1140 10 Canon 905 -20 Casio Computer 1100 -40 Citizen 500 +6 D Nip Print 2240 -60 D Nippon
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    • Article, Illustration
      379 19 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Keppd Wharves Pas* Panjanj Con Gassan a'side 06/01 Bin Belait i Hawk Arrow a'side 08 01 Blue Bird Jertson K23 a'side 05/01 Cent Bohol I Kota Muha K3l a'side 05/01 Glory Selatan 1 Kota Timur K3O aside 05/01 Hirsova Lianhuashan 16 K33
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    • 400 19 LCL containers unpacked at the containers freight station on January 4 (2300) Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCI Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Cargo Time Block Ned Van Neck (7112) 06/01(0700) 1300 1400/2000 2030 Bl leta (8801) 06/01 (0700) 1 900 1 930/ 1 930-2000
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    • 456 20 SIM LIM Investments Ltd, which was dragged into the red by doubtful debts and the depressed building industry in its last financial year, has lost a further $4.1 million before tax in the six months to Sept 30. The group's latest interim
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    • Companies Desk
      • 78 20 BATU Lintang Rubber Co Bhd has reduced its group pre-tax loss to M58.13 million for the year to last Sept 30, from M522.71 million previously. Group turnover fell to M56.54 million from M564.18 million, and investment income fell to M52.3 million from M55.82 million. Group attributable loss amounted
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      • 48 20 CHOCOLATE Products (Hongkong) Ltd, a whol-ly-owned subsidiary of Chocolate Products (M) Bhd, will issue six million new ordinary shares of HK$l.OO (550.257) each at par to Amalgamated Nominees Ltd to reduce CP (HK)'s borrowings. After the issue, CP (HK) would become a 45.45 per cent associate.
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      • 82 20 IGB Corporation Bhd has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Prima Condominium Sdn Bhd for M51.19 million cash from Primabumi Holdings Sdn Bhd, Primabina Development Sdn Bhd, Abedah Seman and Mekar Properties Sdn Bhd. Prima is mainly involved in property development. It has a paid-up capital of
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    • Article, Illustration
      340 20  -  TRUDY LIM By QIF I WISH to donate all my Central Provident Fund savings to a charitable organisation, can it be done? Is it legal for me to do so when my spouse and children are still alive? How can I do so without writing a will? A THE
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    • 253 20 MARKET manipulators may well have taken advantage of the Oct 19 crash of international stock markets to fraudulently benefit from it, according to Dr Barry A. K Rider, Chief Commonwealth Fraud Officer of the Commercial Crime Unit of the Commonwealth Secretariat. "If
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    • 328 20 FINANCIAL TIMES CONFERENCES CIVIL AVIATION IN THE PACIFIC BASIN* THE PATTERN OF THE FUTURE Singapore, 25 26 January, 1988 The Pacific Basin, civil aviation's fastest growing air transport arena, is the subject of the Financial Times fifth Asian Aerospace conference on 25 26 January, 1988. The rapid growth m the
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  • RACING
    • 855 23 FG Four new faces take honours THE 1987 racing season ended last Sunday with a long-overdue classic win for Teh Choon Beng who maintained his record of never having been out of the first three since he took up training m 1971. It
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    • 170 23  - Maree flying home in triumph ROGER YUE By Mac ing tanor i I JOCKEY Maree Lyndon, 24, flies home to New Zealand today after taking the local racing scene by storm on her first stint. She will take a fourweek break, skipping the first two meetings of the new racing
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    • 232 23 LION City Cup winner Cash In The Bank, one of six horses selected by the Malayan Racing Association to compete m a Royal Hongkong Jockey Club mvitation race on Jan 24, has been withdrawn. Until last week, it was doubtful whether he could
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    • 212 23 At the doom Plctares at tte <"- NGHAI CHEE WAH At the finish ~^s«MK-K«ViieB«iii«!:i»*!«4^«£!£«iiai«i:iS!t. .fuantm. mn^tf- omuxia at <nm -I-I.I-.. -HI I. ..I. .1 .■■—..■—.■I. I ..I. 'Bjl^^wl^MjJ ..Ml.. -Ml— .1 dgfd d gd dt GffiSB —tima® y£ H- I Restricted terms Div
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    • 239 23  -  TAN THEAN LOON By PENANG Trainer Teh Choon Beng's heart stopped a beat at 4.15 pm last Sunday. Then it began to beat faster and faster he had finally saddled a classic winner for the 1987 season. Until that final race day of the
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    • 57 23 Ipoh weights appear tomorrow UNDER the approved changes to the Malayan Racing Association's handicapping system, weights for each weekend's races will be released by the respective turf clubs every Tuesday instead of Monday as was previously done. Therefore, the weights for this weekend's races at Ipoh, the first meeting of
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  • TIMESPORT
    • 287 24 Rosi retains title in first defence GENOA (Italy) Gianfranco Rosi, of Italy, retained his World Boxing Council super-welter-weight crown m devastating style yesterday when he stopped American Duane Thomas m the seventh round of the scheduled 12-round bout. Rosi, making his first defence since he won the title last October
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    • 471 24 Brilliant Gullit puts Maradona m shade ROME BUOYANT AC Milan, brilliantly led by Dutch international soccer striker Ruud Gullit, ended Napoli's unbeaten run m the Italian League this season when they beat them 4-1 on Sunday. Defending champions Napoli managed to make an
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    • 138 24 Portsmouth sink Saints LONDON English First Division soccer stragglers Portsmouth boosted their fight against relegation when they defeated south coast rivals Southampton 2-0 on Sunday. First-half goals from Welsh international Barry Home and Terry Connor gave Pompey the muchneeded points, although the Saints had only themselves to blame for missing
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    • 364 24 MADRID PORTUGUESE striker Paulo Futre earned the credit for a 2-0 away win over Espanol which put Atletico Madrid back into second place m the Spanish First Division soccer table on Sunday. Atletico are still four points adrift of Real Madrid, whose 2-1
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    • 254 24 LISBON UNSTOPPABLE Porto began the New Year with a crushing 7-0 away victory over Rio Aye on Sunday to stay four points clear at the top of the Portuguese First Division soccer table. Captain Fernando Gomes helped the European and recently-crowned World Club champions to
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    • 84 24 MOSCOW Veteran Soviet soccer international striker Oleg Blokhin, 35, has accepted an offer to play for Austrian Second Division club Vorwaerts Steyr, a Soviet sports publication said on Sunday. If he completes the move, the 1975 European Footballer of the Year will become only the third
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    • 196 24 GREEK Kalamaria 1 Panionios 1, Aris 1 Olympiakos 2, Diagoras 0 Paok 3, Ethnikos 0 Larissa 0, Levadiakos 3 Verria 1, OFI 3 Iraklis 2, Panathinaikos 1 AEK 1, Panseraikos 0 Panabaiki 1. ITALIAN Avellino 1 Ascoli 1, Cesena 1 Pisa 1, Fiorentina 1 Roma 0, AC Milan
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    • 340 24 STRIKER Oleg Protasov has been named Soviet Footballer of the Year by Russian sports writers. The 23-year-old Protasov, last season's leading goalscorer, plays for Dynamo Kiev. The runner-up award went to his team-mate, Alexi Mikhailitchenko, with Spartak and national team goalkeeper Rinat Dassaev third. MULTI-MILLIONAIRE sex king Paul
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    • 286 25 OLYMPIC FILE Definite decision on Jan 15 t c a r m c w U c PRAGUE Czechoslovakia's sports chief said m a radio interview that the country's national team would take part m the Summer Olympic Games m Seoul, although no official decision has
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    • ON THE TENNIS SCENE
      • 258 25 I would like to keep some of the money. Everyone would like to keep some of the money we have won, but we can't. Every year we have this problem but every time they say maybe, maybe next year. It's always next year. Chesnokov (above) ADELAIDE
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      • 285 25 WELLINGTON Soviet player Andrei Chesnokov says he plans to ask his country's tennis authorities again if he can keep some of his prize money after never receiving any of the US$l7B,OOO ($356, 000) he has won on the pro circuit. Chesnokov, who lost the
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    • 220 25 Hendry recovers to beat Johnson r SNOOKER BLACKPOOL (England) Scottish prodigy Stephen Hendry showed how quickly he is maturing as a player here on Sunday by staging a marvellous comeback to beat ex-world champion Joe Johnson m the fourth round of the £250,000 ($935,000) Mercantile Credit Classic. The sport's Young
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    • 237 25 The race begins in earnest PARIS-DAKAR MOTOR RALLY EL OUED (Algeria) Former winner Patrick Zaniroli, of France, looked as if he was out of this year's race on Sunday as mechanics worked in the desert to repair his Range Rover's engine. Zaniroli, who won in 1985 in a Mitsubishi, broke
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    • 201 25 AMERICAN SPORT -i NEW ORLEANS Anthony Carter caught one touchdown pass and returned a punt 84 yards for the longest return in National Football League play-off history, as the Minnesota Vikings upset the New Orleans Saints 44-10 here on Sunday. Backup quarterback Wade Wilson threw a
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    • 351 25 ATHLETICS A South African marathon runner who failed to beat an international sports boycott of his racial-ly-divided country is to return home. Mark Plaatjes moved to Swaziland last year and sought Swazi citizenship to enable him to take part m international competition. He was hoping to compete
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    • 122 26 KARACHI Pakistan confirmed their victory m the inaugural Junior Asian Cup Hockey tournament on Sunday by beating traditional rivals India 3-0. This first 10-day championships involved India, Pakistan, China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Macau. Pakistan were unbeaten m the tournament, which was organised on a
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    • 274 26  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Pocari champion for Asian meet m Kuwait By SIMON YANG has topped a successful 1987 squash season and is set to gain his first international cap. The 26-year-old will join Zainal Abidin, Anthony Chua and Ong Soo Heng m the
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    • 223 26  - Response to Lark racing poor LEE WAI WUN By BAD TIMING and a general decline m interest m the i Lark class were the rea- sons for the poor response i to the Singapore Yachting 1 Association of Singapore's i Lark and 505 championships on Sunday. Only four boats turned
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    • 354 26  -  TAY CHENG KHOON INTERNATIONAL M. Bal raj took the day's honours but it was Singapore Island Country Club who snatched the first-round lead of the Singapore Golf Association Premier League at the New Course on Sunday. SICC totalled 308 with cards of one-over-par 73 from
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    • 205 26 LONDON Double Olympic champion Yuri Sedij, the Russian who holds the world hammer record, has been giving drug-taking lessons to other athletes, a British thrower claimed on Sunday. Northern Ireland star Martin Girvan, the British record-hold-er, told the News of the World newspaper that
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    • 440 27 Club sponsors buoyed by fans' response SINGAPORE'S move into semi-professional soccer with the Premier League has got off to a flying start with encouraging attendances, good entertainment value and well-prepared teams. Both organisers, the Football Association of Singapore and sponsors Singapore Pools, are satisfied with
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    • 268 27 Woithe wins 50m free in 23.61 SWIMMING 1 PERTH East Germa- nys Joerg Woithe won the j 50m freestyle at the Uncle Toby International swim challenge yesterday. Woithe, who qualified j but did not finish among the medal winners for the i event at the 1986 World i Championships, clocked
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    • 337 27  -  JANICE SEAH TENNIS By SINGAPORE'S tennis juniors turned in a surprisingly good performance during their training-cum-competition stint in Perth last month. They played two age-group tournaments there the Coca-Cola Junior Classic and the City of Perth championships and won 10 titles. Leong
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    • 131 27 KUALA LUMPUR Despite the threat of suspension hanging over their heads, Johor Bam players Ghani Mohammad Zain and Nor Halim Yusof made their debut m Singapore's semi-professional Premier League on Saturday. The two turned out for Telok Kurau United, a First Division outfit, m their opening match
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    • 232 27 Please leave me alone, says troubled Dollah THE DOLLAH SALLEH TUSSLE KUALA LUMPUR Troubled star striker Dollah Salleh has a simple message to the Johor Baru Municipality Council (MPJB): "Please leave me m peace." The Johor skipper, who reported for national training at Wisma FAM on Saturday for the King's
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    • 126 27 Great Eastern sunk by DBS DEVELOPMENT Bank of Singapore underlined their Business Houses Division Three League hopes with a fluent 2-0 triumph over Great Eastern Life Assurance at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Eliminated from the first round in last year's competition, DBS now appear a more efficient
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 398 26 321 Deaths 321 Deaths JAIKIRIN KAUR SIDHU (nee Karen Tham Kwai Mvi) Age: 38 p.ssed away peacefully on 4.1.88 at Mounl Elizabeth Hospital leaving behind beloved: Husband: Jagir Singh Sidhu Daughter: Gur-Sharon Kaur Sidhu Son: Alvinder Singh Sidhu Mother: Chan Mvi Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Tham Kam Chuen Chia Wai Sin Tham
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    • 289 26 The family of the late JACKSON TAN (a CHEN ZHI SHEN wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation and thanks to Management and Staff of 7-Eleven, Associates of Delico Services, A.I.A. Management and colleagues, relatives and friends for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during their recent
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    • 47 26 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 1 WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHIES to our MANAGING DIRECTOR/ DIRECTOR MR LEE CHEE TEE on the demise of his mother-in-law, MADAM CHAN HWEE KIANG on 3rd January 1988 From: ASSOCIATED INSURANCE BROKERS PTE LTD LIANDA MANAGEMENT SERVICES PTE LTD ASIA-PACIFIC REINSURANCE BROKERS PTE LTD
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    • 231 26 FAMILY MEMBERS OF LATE MDM. LAO AH PHIN wish to thank relatives, colleagues, nurses and doctors of Wards 53, 43 31, friends and grassroots leaders of various organisations for their condolences, attendances, wreaths, donations and assistance during their recent bereavement. The family of the late MR. NG PENG
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    • 42 26 Our deepest sympathies and condolences to our Managing Director MR. BHAGWAH ROCHIRAM KIRPALANI and family on the demise of his beloved father MR. ROCHIRAM KIRPALANI In Jakarta on 31st Dec. 1987. From: The Management and Staff Sumber Indah Pte. Ltd.
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      166 26 4th Anniversary In loving memory of A. KARUPPIAH THEVAR Departed 05 Jan. 1984 God took him home, It was His will, But In our hearts we love him still; His memory is as dear today As In the hour he passed away. We often sit and think
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    • Obituary, Illustration
      200 26 ELIZABETH ABISHEGANADEN A. ABISHEGANAOEN In Loving Memory of our Par- I ents who went to be with the Lord In 1961 1965 respectively. Remembered by Paul, Geoffrey, Felix, Esther, Alexander Diana. In loving memory of MRS LENA LIEW Departed on 5.1.87 It's a year since you've been
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    • 327 27 DRAGON YEAR SPECIAL I AT GENTING HIGHLANDS RESORT I \%r^ W \f (twin sharing) at |H y i m\ )l f\ Gentmg Hotel Lunch 3J i Chinese dinner -^n I \J Splashdance %m TruTaJoS' L-5^ Air-cond coach transfer il ean U o n\ L Jl^ J Spore -Gentmg -Spore IS
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous

  • 251 28 Soldier shot Benigno, witness tells court MANILA Testifying amid a bomb threat, a surprise court witness said yesterday that he saw a soldier shoot Mr Benigno Aquino m the head as the Philippine opposition leader arrived from US exile m 1983. Mr Jessie Barcelona, an airport ground equipment operator for
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  • 620 28  -  ANNE KOH By 4 They will have a surplus of about US$4O billion for 1987. This is a problem, but it is also a benefit because many of those imports are components for American products and lowers their cost. That in turn makes
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  • 117 28 THE bodies of these two Malaysian women were found m their Bangkok hotel room, which was apparently undamaged by the Ore on New Year's Day. Thai police said Mrs Yeap Kheng Guan, 56, and Mrs Gan Joo Say, 64, both from Penang, died
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  • 289 28 Fear of losing political influence m Pacific leads to rethink SYDNEY Australia plans to change its diplomatic ground rules to restore normal relations with Fiji, now under a mil-itary-backed administration, government officials said yesterday. The move would allow Australia to have diplomatic relations
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  • 76 28 NEWPORT BEACH (California) William Cagney, former movie producer and brother of film legend James Cagney, died on Sunday of a heart attack, a family member said. He was 82. William and older brother James, who died m 1986, were partners m Cagney Productions Inc, which they formed m
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  • 62 28 VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul had dinner with about 130 poor and homeless people on Sunday, becoming the first pontiff m modem history to sit down and eat with the poor inside the Vatican. Those invited for the meal included three children, two blind men
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  • 38 28 What it should have been MR CHARLES CHAN is assistant general manager (operations) and not assistant manager of Singapore Pools Pte Ltd as referred to m a Timesport report on Dec 31. We are sorry for the error.
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  • 123 28 GREENEVILLE (Tennessee) Mr Harold Fleischman is proud of every hair he does not have. Mr Fleischman is as bald as a billiard ball. So bald, m fact, that his was judged the nations smoothest head at the annual convention of the Bald Headed Men
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  • 229 28 Bonn consular official shot dead in Paris PARIS A West German consular official was shot dead on a Paris street yesterday and an envelope with the words "Liberation Movement of Kurdistan" was found on him. Initial suspicion fell on Kurdish extremists, but police were cautious about assessing blame for the
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  • 30 28 LONDON Foreign visitors to London last year spent a record £3.55 billion (5513.3 billion), the London Tourist Board said yesterday. The previous record was £3.23 billion m 1985. AP
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  • 30 28 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 34.98 points to 1,973,81 m the first hour of trading on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. AP
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  • 433 28 Beijing foreign students protest after Mexican is thrown off roof BEIJING Foreign students demonstrated yesterday against alleged mistreatment by Chinese police of a Mexican student after some people threw him off the roof of a boarding house, badly m I juring his back. Mr Francisco Reyes, a 33-year-old art student
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 193 28 Weather Windy with occasional showers m the afternoon and early evening. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm SUNSET today: 7.11 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.09 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 13/27 C Fine Amsterdam 7/9 C Rain Athens 9/16 C Cloudy Auckland t C X Bahrain 13/17
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  • The Straits Times Section Two
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    • 1724 1 M s] These letters, chosen from 380, reveal how guys and girls stumble inpHMH« through a first date and adjust their expectations of a 'ritual' WiffiSftMiWt: glamorized by films and television and peer group. On this page, JlsSSflMjg^ we present the girls' views. On Page Three,
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      • 561 2 Lady's Finger or Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) takes 40 days to grow to maturity when grown by hydroponics. It takes 55 days when grown m soil. The seed germinates m six days and the first fruit can be picked within two months. The plant continues to fruit
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      • 183 2 I LIDO: Season ENDING SOON! (*****14) 5 SHOWS at 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15. I B H ever there was a hell on earth it was Hamburger Hill, p the toughest, bloodiest battle of the Vietnam war. This is the story of the > 1 #?"?f^ men who were there-
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      • 400 2 WATCH FORJT! m I I CAPITOL NEXT CHANGE *Jt She is Half Female Half Machine. Wtf ffi Ufce"Robocop"sheis m flkj mf programmed to kin. m I■ I B^^ n ROBO ■L^ I^taliatol? I a mm w v v B WmSmmmKr robert siktt sanoahl bereman I j r^P9^^^VSF9l^^ff9!fffiF^Qk^Vl 1 LTii ll
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      • 231 2 I SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF PURCHASING I SUPPLY B± Applications are invited for the following p courses commencing on 15/1/88 I Ind iTntake-^certificate in I STORES MANAGEMENT Durafion: 5 moMf^s Frequency: Thrice a week, every Mow, Wcu flfid Fri B— j Time: 7.00 pm to 10.00 pw F^es $900 for f^te
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      • 222 2 CATHAYORGANISATIONCATHAYORGANISATIONCATHAYORGANIS AND THE BEAT GOES ON I SHOWED TO FULL-HOUSES EACH MIDNITE! YOU'LL LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I AN EXCELLENT FILM NOT TO BE MISSED. I < o v z m|^^ stand S I HHHH BY ME" f v t a '^^^^^^^H a ll^Rk MfiH &.^Kr I ;m. rv
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      • 393 2 CATHAYORGANISATIONCATHAYORGANISATIONCATHAYORGANIS < (*****00) 5 SHOWS: 11,00 am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30 9.00PM f NOTHINGS GONNA STOP US NOW g 'Mml '^^B^lf the conwt to Ito. > i tra^P^^j^t!^^ 1 andrew McCarthy g M 0 <S)jflr "^v.l»fV kimcattrall o IB O T :uts%|i^ MESHACH TAYLOR «f W 1 ■BSifflirJil > ii"«Vil i
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    • Teens
      • 1366 3 ityur When dating becomes a chore I STARTED off on my first date exhilarated and excited, but returned home dispirited and disappointed. I had expected too much from it and did not know her well enough. Our interests were poles apart and most of
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      • 176 3 AS YOU start another school year or for those who are older, a course in college or the university, and for yet others, a newiob what are your hopes for 1988? What are your plans and your expectations? You may not be able to achieve
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      • 542 3  -  GRACE TAN, t ut By i 33 PAM is 16 years old. I taught her when she was 12 and we became friends. She is, like many of you, bubbly, interested in life and the things around her. But she also falls prey to depression, irritability and a
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    • Page 4 Miscellaneous
      • 193 4 SUN TAN By Collette B^P"^7/\np what do you j>um£ a| w /it>esm£ Rjmp«£T w^Wf^ /imm T'T^o &ad 'we «jT^H I FoA DINNCR-Tortf&HrpyM S^**V I D/CED H/Vf*s ChoWCD W*y 7^ /S^T^V O4i£|<EN *ITH ufuS tooTS \U\/i«.f>'Ht)bcii£Oj THE BOMN LOSER Bjr 4rf Sansom "DO NOU KWOW MOW LOW6) "lfc Y6MK, 10 MOUTHS,
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      • 617 4 PEANUTS By Schulz BEETLE BAILEY By Mart Walker WOMEN S6T. LUGG SAYS \i I6N'T SHE WORRiEP YES, SUTSHE \X SHOULPN'T I S^E HAS A ABOUT THE EFFECTS PROMISE? TO /Ly m play J constitutional U of all that take it easy I P'k>^l FOOTBALL /RIGHT TO PIAY HARP HITTIN&'Z- ON
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      • 910 5 Rubber tycoon Tan Lark Sye contributed much of his fortune to education here, reports TAN BAN HUAT. I Singapore ww, pioneers 9rW A BRONZE bust of Tan Lark Sye (1897-1972) m the Kong Hwa School auditorium m Guillemard Road reminds people of the rubber tycoon's contribution
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      • 851 5 CHONG WING HONG sums up what went on at a four-day drama camp organised by 16 Mandarin drama groups last week. IT WAS a dramatic way to welcome the New Year for 260 enthusiasts who attended a four-day drama camp in Chinatown from Thursday to Sunday.
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      • 193 5 KfE^SttSft^H!*^ FF S ft* I* a Mi <\') r- m 1953^1* fcfe ri'j F&fc'i-M 1 ki*<-> nff £ii/t a (•■t-^M^ m&i& 68 r MtKdifsia -('iixiiiui'j it S ftii tli XXMf 1950 ff- fttAlnfe t'; 4»ffl**tt lew r» J'-injfrj-ife "fill mN' 'JNftf 4fji^w j' w^jftii ie A-f^'J^Kj-M $C«*ft 1..] KMW: x
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      • 784 5 HIBISCUS TOWN Now showing at Palace Theatre, Katong, at 7.15 pm and 9.30 pm. CHRIS BERRY XIE JIN is one of China's most famous movie directors whose films are always eagerly waited for. But few of his films have generated as
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      • 865 6  -  MARDIANA ABU BAKAR PENDITA (The Great Philosopher) Victoria Theatre Dec 30 31, 1987 THE purbawara (costume drama) Pendita (The Great Philosopher) staged on the last two days of the year at the Victoria Theatre was the only offering of its kind for
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      • 610 6 DRAMA Pendita yang dipersembahkan di Panggung Victoria pada dua hari terahkir tahun 1987 adalah purbawara tunggal yang dipersembahkan sepanjang tahun. Sriwana patut diberi penghargaan atas pementasan drama itu walaupun galakan yang diterima dari penonton tidaklah menggalakkan. Pengucapan yang mahu disampaikan oleh Nadiputra melalui skrip dan pengolahan
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      • 89 6 Teka Kata Siri BL Bahagian 1 Word Quiz BL Part 1 INSTRUCTIONS: Match the sylables below so as to form words. Write down 10 words m the space provided. The words you form from the syllables must be synonymous with or have a similar meaning to the word: RASA SESUATU
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      • 920 6 TELEPHONE SERVICE; Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. (sp.m. deadline for 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 Kirn Seng Road, Singapore 0923 Monday to Friday: 9a.m. 5.00 p.m.
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      • 1691 6 2 Eating Out 2 Eating Out jmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmßmmmmmtmmmmmmmmi^mmtmmmammM i /*^> <S<*pital \m\ J 207 Cantonment Rd (opp. Cantonment School) S'poro 0208 Tel: *****69/*****16 Open daily: 11am to 2.30pm; spm to 10 30pm presents I RA WTIShT Ist Jan. 14th Mar. We serve Genuine Cantonese Cuisine. BOILED SHARK'S FINS WITH CHICKEN, ROAST
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      • 924 6 27 Gardening/ -*:J|| Landscaping 08 SPECIALISE IN TREE cutting/ up- sSk rooting, grass cutting, cow/ car- •'■'S| pet grass turfing, landscaping Jgjj debris disposal. Cheap reliable '«B service. Also available monthly I <$■ maintenance. Call *****54. 4S GARDEN ANTS CONTROL Special- fit Ist. New techniques eliminating \3| entire colony. For
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      • 243 7 fi 717-1111 |c.A.T.S. TLX: R*****3 CLASS FAX: 732-0230 CLASS 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ Services Services Services Services ffl" SunUTUXt/UlflhkX Digitizers V I NEW YEAR SPECIAL •«H*^_ G et m on Summagraphics Savings Specials. Every purchase of SummaSketch (A4 size) or SummaSketch Professional
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      • 111 7 53 Club Membership TANAH MERAH CORPORATE Ordinary/ Keppel Golf Ordinary Membership for sale. Immed. transfer. Highest offer secures. Genuine buyers only. *****77/ 8 SELETAR COUNTRY CLUB Membership for sale. Interested contact: *****48. SENTOSA GOLF CLUB individual membership for sale. Best offer secures. Tel: *****54. SERANGOON GARDEN COUNTRY Club Membership for
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      • 523 7 50 Hairdressing 50 Hairdressing 50 Hairdressing !VmBI Hy^ ><^- T p^^,U^y/#O3-38./Specialists^Shoppi N ng^CentreV~-JY^T s^^ s:= y Cut Blow Dry $5.00 1 X m ?^i-^3S=3== s:: =fXuK«e JV Steaming $5.00 SZS=^^^^^S^ C V^ Cut Perm $15.00 fjJ^^^S^^ 3^^^ JL Cut Colour $12.00 j aC= E::l^ :^^^^2^S=C2= s^^ For Brochure Ptease tick
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      • 184 7 79 Business Opportunities DOUBLE Ml DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES Tho name to remember for a RELIABLE A EFFICIENT aorvice. Turn your BAD to make GOOD S Consult us NOW and recover what Is yours fast! B'por* 82-25*6833 (4 lines} K.L. 83-71M666/ 9 Ponang 04-*****0/ *****5 Now, we proudly Introduce our new-set
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      • 114 7 79 Business Opportunities WE ARE INTERESTED over a Biuall Please call *****71 I 3 MTHS. FREE Add ing $7. Package $!7 T! Exec. mi. Olrl Kr: 80 Other Business Products/ Services 3 HOURS INSTANT service. Van: Tel: *****94 Z I 92 Domestic Help Available (INDONESIAN FILIPINO I SRI LANKAN THAI
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      • 1828 8 92 Domest.c Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help Available Available Available Avat>ab>e WITH A HUMANA MAID, YOU ARE NEVER SHORT OF HELP S Not only are they trained to handle major chores like care ol babies and young children but little p things too. Like polishing
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      • 588 8 96 Positions Vacant: Tutorial UTORS NEEDED. TECK Whye, ampines, Kallang Airport, Beok, Bt. Merah, Serangoon. Tel: *****2. 'ANTED LADY SCHOOL Teacher coach Frl. 2/ Sec. 1 pupils m hlnese English subjects. D 19. *****4. 1.30pm to spm only ULL/ PART-TIME TUTORS squired for all levels m all istrlcts. Tel: 561-5435.
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      • 535 8 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical ■'*•>■ We invite you to apply for the following positions i|&ft if you have the pre-requisites: Sales Audit /Cash Control Clerks i Good GCE O' Level 'iM c a^' e wor < on 3 rotating shifts at the ii Changi
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      • 552 8 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical 3?St)lHlauuipcir The Haw Par Group invites applications for the post of. EXPORT ASSISTANT •The successful candidate will assist the Export Manager m handling export sales and related documentation. Candidates must possess a GCE 'O' Level certificate, good command of written
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      • 596 8 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical SAG/% SINGAPORE AVIATION AND GENERAL INSURANCE CO. (PTE.) LTD. We Invite applications for the following posts: (1) SECRETARY GCE A' level with good credit m English preferred Minimum typing speed of 50 w.p.m. Shorthand speed of 85 w.p.m (2) CLERK/ TYPISTS (Marketing/ Underwriting/ Accounts depU
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      • 481 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical r FEMALE CHINESE GENERAL CLERK CUM TYPIST c GCE 'O' level with gooil command of English c bilingual pleasant personality with good telephone skills able to type at 35 to 40 w.p.m. c experienced and able to start work Immediately GENERAL CUM ACCOUNTS CLERK c
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      • 472 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical An international European Bank seeks applications for the following positions to meet its expansion plan for 1988:LOAN ADMIN. CLERKS 1 year relevant experience In a Bank preferred Ability to type accurately at 35 w.p.m. OPERATIONS CLERK Knowledge of WP or PC will be an added
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      • 661 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical r admTk assistant CUM SECRETARY (PERM) Required for Research Organisation m Alexandra. GCE 'O' level with 3 credits mcl. English. PSC preferable. Shorthand: 90- 100 w.p.m. Salary: $1,200- $1,400. 2. TEL. SUPERVISOR (PERM) For newly set-up multi-na-tional m Jurong. 3- 5 yrs. experience with switchboard.
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      • 632 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical PAn established company^ requires ACCOUNTS OFFICER Requirements: Able to keep full set of accounts. Minimum 2 years' working experience. Able to type. Attractive remuneration will be given to the right candidate. Interested applicants please write m to: ■#09-301 A, The Plaza I 7500 Beach Road
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      • 645 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical LAW FIRM^ requires: 1) JUNIOR STENOGRAPHERS 2) PEON Applicants for Post (1) should have preferably 'O' Level with a credit m English. Applicants should apply m their own handwriting furnishing qualifications/ experience (if any), full personal details Including telephone number to contact and copies of
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      • 604 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Established Company Urgently Required: 1) ACCOUNTS CLERKS 2) CLERICAL ASSISTANTS Typing essential Interested applicants please write with full personal particulars, contact phone no. (MUST) and recent photograph (N.R.) to: The Group Manager (Ret: 145) Maxwell Road P.O. Box 1253 Singapore 9025 FEMALE SECRETARY required urgently
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      • 628 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical An expanding shipping company requires TYPIST/ RECEPTIONIST c Minimum GCE O 1 level c Pleasant disposition s Typing speed 45 wpm Salary will commensurate with experience and qualifications. Please write to: The Admin. Manager M.T. Maritime Management Pte Ltd 1 Maritime Square #12-20 World Trade
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      • 653 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical International Airline requires CARGO OPERATIONS CLERK (Male) c GCE O' level c Possess Class 3 driving licence Airline experience an advantage Ability to type c Completed N.S. c Training will be provided overseas Please write m with full resume to: S.T. BOX A***** 390 Kirn
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      • 579 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Welt established trading company dealing m cutting tools/ machine accessories tins an immediate vacancy for: GENERAL CLERK c GCE 'O' level with credit m English and Maths c Typing speed 35 to 40 w.p.m. c Able to operate tflex machine Please epply with detailed resume
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      • 640 9 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical "experienced typist wanted c Able to operate Wang WP. Experience In compiling mailing lists Work independently. Salary negotiable If Interested please call: *****95 for interview ixPIERTENCiD^CCOUNTS CLERK required by a company daaling with office equipment and supples. Must be able to maintain a full set
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      • 833 10 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Property ft Trading Co. requlree FEMALE GENERAL CLERK Age 18 to 25 Secondary education Skilful telephone usage c Committment for growth $550 $600 cash Incentives Apply personally: #01-02, relok Siangan Houm Tel ******8/7 Public Accountenta Firm require*: CLERK/ RECEPTIONIST GCE O" Level c Typing speed
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      • 1011 10 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical STENOGRAPHER REQUIRED BY an Int'l Insurance Co. Should have typing skill, word processing ability general Insurance knowledge. Pis. write In to: 510 Thomson Rd., #10-01 SLF Complex. Spore 1129 before 11/1/88. CLERK REQUIRED. (Computer operations) GCE 'O' Level. Efficient In communicating m English. Typing/ key
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      • 674 10 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical FEMALE GENERAL CLERK required. Experience not necessary. Must be able to type, speak Chinese. Pis. call *****86. FEMALE TELEPHONE SALES Coordinator. Must be bilingual, cheerful personality, able to work Independently. *****56. GENERAL CLERK REQUIRED. Mm. GCE 'O' level; experience not necessary. Call 746-5374 for interview.
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      • 628 10 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: Sales Sales f GIAMSOINTERNATIONAL TOURS Invites applications for the positions of MARKETING EXECUTIVE Terltary education preferably with marketing background Effectively bilingual m English and Mandarin Responsible for sourclng and identifying market opportunities Assist In the Company's product development TOUR COUNTER SALES Bilingual m English
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      • 568 10 99 Positions Vacant: Sal— [PART-TIME/^ FULL-TIME SALESGIRLS WANTED We are looking for Salesgirls to promote our range of well known Perfumes at Leading Department Stores and at Changi Airport Duty Free Shops. Part-time Promoters to work at Changi Airport, 3-4 days a week (8 hours per day). c Attractive basic
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      • 691 10 99 Positions Vacant: Sales V >tlJPfllM«l>«f t invites applicants for the following positions. 1) SECURITY OFFICERS 2) PERISHABLE STAFF (Clementi) 3) MALE PART-TIME GENERAL WORKERS Pre-requlsite: c Males must have completed N.S. Preferably with some experience. We offer c 12 days annual leave, c 1 month AWS. c medical Insurance,
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      • 565 10 99 Positions Vacant: Sales established Shipping Com^ f pany is seeking for a suitably I experienced individual to take I up the post of a: SALES EXECUTIVE Requirements: Applicants should possess minimum 1-2 years shipping or freight forwarding experience GCE A' level Good Interpersonal communication skills Attractive salary and fringe
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      • 673 10 99 Positions VacantSales From where you are with what you have ever wonder what you are worth? c Does owning your own business ever appeal to you? c Have you a desire to earn more than your current Income? You may be satisfied with your present position but you owe
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      • 618 10 99 Positions Vacant: Sales SALES ASSISTANTS CUM CASHIERS required by Japanese Bakery for Hougang ft Orchard Road outlets. Minimum Requirement*: c Age: 24 years or below. c Conversant m English Mandarin, c Pleasant personality and willing to work rotating 9-hr shift from 9am. Bpm.; lpm. 10pm. Starting salary: $430 $70
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      • 631 11 99 Positions Vacant: Sales New home deco. enterprise require* OUTDOOR SALES REPRESENTATIVES c Preferably below 30 years old c Training will be provided c Salary based on basic commission Interested applicants kindly call personally for an Interview at: #02-41 Bukit Timah Plaza Tel: 469-«437 PROFESSIONAL SELLING IN A LIFE INSURANCE
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      • 991 11 99 Positions Vacant: Sales WANTED Indoor Salesman/ Salesgirl* by Electronic* Retail Outlet In Bedok area t Experience preferred but not essential W A Vincent Electromat NTUC Fairprice' Bedok North 'A' Branch Blk. 212 Bedok North St.l (2nd level) Tel: *****60 FEMALE SALES ASSISTANTS required for Retail Shop located at Cecil
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      • 559 11 99 Positions Vacant: Sales TEMPORARY ft PERMANENT bilingual Salesgirls required for Orchard Boutiques. Salary plus allowances. Interview at #02-33, Plaza Slngapura. FRAGRANCE HOUSE REQUIRES Sales Consultants. Preferable with some experience. Please call *****97/8. FULL/ PART-TIME LIFE Ins. Agent required. Training commencing 11/1 22/1/88 (6.30 8 30pm) Johnson Urn *****98. INDIAN
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      • 690 11 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical 3 Bensons r ENTER UPON A NEW PHASE OF YOUR CAREER JOIN US IN 1988 We, an international company specialising m stationery metal components, are inviting you to join us as:Toolmakers NTC or its equivalent m tool die Experience m press tools
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      • 529 11 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical |lIWIIIIIIIsIIp»IIIWIMHM.».^MiiM.W^ SINGAPORE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING PTE LTD We invite applications for the following vacancies Auto-Transmission Specialist Attractive salary will be paid to the right candidate At least 5 years' experience m overhauling and troubleshooting of automatic transmissions of CONTINENTAL cars Fuel-Pump Mechanic At
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      • 466 11 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical Wefre changing for tomorrow. We're a leading multinational electronic components manufacturer and have vacancies for: MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS The Job: To carry out daily and preventive maintenance of production machinery. Requirements: Must be 2 1 years and above Completed N.S. Must be prepared
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      • 411 11 100 Positions Vacant: Technical B CAMELPAINT requires a Laboratory Assistant Mm. 3 GCE '0' levels including Chemistry Ability to work independently b Production Operators Mm. Best Programmes Interested applicants are requested to apply giving full particulars including expected salary together with non-returnable photographs and telephone number to: The Personnel Officer
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      • 981 12 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Technical fAZUMI ###li j requires Machinists Applicants should have 1-2 years Ufa experience m turning and special Lathe. j Those with some or no experience may J I also apply Benefits: E jI HL Confirmation Increment 1 Company transport I* Medical fees hospitalisation
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      • 665 12 100 Positions Vacant: Technical KIN KEONG~PRINTING COMPANY^ PTE LTD )«m to our recent expansion and mpham on excellence, our comwny iNki suitable candidates to ill the following post* of: i) BINDING SUPERVISOR Set-up production trouble shooting Production planning quality control Supervise production work i Possess a Mechanical Engineering Diploma with
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      • 571 12 100 Positions Vacant: Technical >rinting firm requires the following tor: JURONG OFFICE I) APPRENTICE CUTTERS i) PRINTING ASSISTANTS I) BINDING ASSISTANTS With or without experience PABIR PANJANG OFFICE I) PLATE MAKERS [With/ without experience) I) TYPESETTERS (Typing essential) WALK-IN INTERVIEW AT: Bik 18 PMlr Pan|ang Rd. #06-13/ 17 PSA MuHI-Storey
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      • 586 12 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Water purification company m Bucit Merah vicinity urgently require* SALES REPRESENTATIVE Have good contacts In electronics Industries Possess own transport Good sales track record Diploma In engineering or equivalent an advantage Interested call *****77 for appointment. We are looking for TECHNICIANS Preferably with VITB NTC 2
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      • 928 12 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Production Production PHILIPS *^x JHBfeL p I 9 L. WALK'ININTERVIEW 3 for final inspection of colour TV Tubes I v 1 I—,1 1 p MIN GROSS MIN. GROSS MIN. GROSS t< $600 p.m. $620 p.m. $650
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      • 276 12 MALE/ FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS QC INSPECTORS •quiramantt: Able to work Ist 2nd rotating shifts. Age 18 above. Preferably residing In Ylshun or Marslllng. Call personally at: 13 SENOKO AVENUE SINGAPORE 2775 TEL: 755-6822. RQENTLY REQUIRE SEVERAL ull-tlme/ Part-time Female hotocopylng Machine Opera)rs. Interested please ring: 13-5296 or call personally at
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      • 128 12 101 Positions Vacant: Production Showa Plastics (S) Re. Ltd. JOIN US TODAY AS: Age above 16 Ability to communicate m simple English Primary 6 education Permanent afternoon OR night shift Benefits: New starting pay Adjustment of salary upon confirmation Free medical attention Free uniforms Free transport provided Good canteen facilities
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      • 334 13 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production Wg BfrrS WMMM STM ARISES W Here's your chance 7 to grow with us. We are one ot the world's largest fridge compressor makers. Rapid expansion has created immediate vacancies for Production Operators Requirements Completed Primary or Secondary education Minimum 16 years
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      • 695 13 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: Production Production A Rank O'Connor's Wi Immediate vacancies for our electronic I assembly line. LINE LEADER NTC 3 m Electronics with experience I m electronic assembly operation, I preferably m the capacity of Line I Leader Experience m handling wave soldering I machine is
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      • 874 13 102 Positions Vacant: 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge The Oriental Singapore, sister hotel to The Oriental, Bangkok often cited as the best m the world, invites suitably qualified Singaporeans/Permanent Residents to apply for the following positions: a) Lounge Hostess (Gross salary upon confirmation: $800) Possess a
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      • 443 13 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge hlkln*lMi<(caf<nn S2**^ requires 1. ACCOUNTS CLERK GCE 'O' level ♦LCCI/NlCCert. m Accounting Typing speed: 35 wpm 2. HOSTESS Secondary education Age: 18-26 years 3. RESTAURANT WAITER Secondary education Split shift Completed NS 4. ROOM STEWARDESS (FULL/PART-TIME) Able to speak and write simple English Age:
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      • 559 13 102 Positions Vacant: Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Exclusive Club opening soon requires 1) WAITRESS 4 vacanciM 2) CASHIERS 2 vacanciM 3) MAMMIES 2 vacanciM 4) HOSTESSES 50 vacanciM Only those with experience need apply. Salary negotiable. Call personally for an Interview at:--401, MacPhcraon Road, 3rd fir. Great Eastern Hotel on sth
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      • 621 13 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions Vacant Vacant ACE PLASTIC TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD An established Ptestic Manufacturing Company, owing to its rapid expansion programme, urgently requires the following I personnels for its factory m Jurong. NTC 3or 2 m Maintenance Fitting Able to work on 3 weekly rotating shifts Must
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      • 549 14 104 Other Positions Vacant rRPn MISTER MINIT requires Due to our rapid expansion, we require male female to be trained as a MISTER MINIT SPECIALIST If you are keen to learn a skill, we will train you We pay basic salary plus allowance commission good fringe benefits, with starting salary
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      • 453 14 104 Other Positions Vacant j Required 2 MECHANICAL FITTERS urgently c minimum secondary 4 education with 1 year's working experience completed N. S. c aged 20 to 35 years FEMALE GENERAL CLERK c aged above 20 years c minimum GCE. 'O' level c able to type and aperate telex preferably
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      • 482 14 104 Other Positions Vacant A prominent organisation ha vacancies for: SECURITY OFFICERS SUPERVISORS With gross salary: $600 to $1,100 I fringe benefits for lmmediat employment. Assignment areas: Juronf Queenstown, Kallang Bukl Timah. Walk-in interview conducated by L&B SECURITY INVESTIGATION PTE LTC 257 SELEGIE ROAD, #12-275 SELEGIE COMPLEX, SINGAPORE 0718. Printemps
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      • 620 14 104 Other Positions Vacant Ji BEN FOOD (S) PTE LTD ft 9 1 requires V VAN ATTENDANTS 8 1 1 Requirements: y. Completed Nationals j Service j fa Able to speak simple j g, BJ English fl c ft Preferably able tojj fa start work immedl- if ft f ateiy
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      • 612 14 104 Other Positions Vacant SANGAR SECURITY ENTERPRISE Requires urgently In Jurong Ang Mo Klo 1) Junior Security Officers $640 2) Security Sergeants $570 3) Security Guards $417 (For 12-hrs. shift) c Age 30-55 c Able to read write English c To work on rotating shift Fringe Benefits:--e 12 mths. pay
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      • 536 14 104 Other Positions Vacant Urgently required DELIVERY CLERK c Able to read and write simple EnglHni c Completed N.S. c With class 4 driving licence Physically fit Please call personally today between 9a.m. a.d Sp.m. SIN SENG HUAT HARDWARE (PTE) LTD 46A/ B Lorong 23 Geylang Singapore 1438 Tel. *****31/
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      • 825 14 104 Other Positions Vacant REQUIRE PLEASANT NURSING AID To work m a Hemodialysls Clinic Experience preferred, however training provided. c Mm. 3O' level. c Generous remuneration meals provided. Apply m writing with photo to: RENALCARE CENTRE PTE LTD 4th Floor, Thomson Medical Centre 339 Thomson Road (S-1130) or call: *****28
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      • 1031 14 104 Other Positions Vacant ESTAB. LIGHTING CO. requires urgently 1) Driver with Class 4 licence. 2) 2 Storekeepers. Pis. apply personally at: 449 Tagore Aye. #03-07, Hong Joo Bldg. (Spore 2678) FABRICATION CO. IN Jurong requires urgently Fitters, Junior Fitters General Workers. Must complete N.S. Call *****66 for an Interview
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      • 680 14 104 Other Positions Vacant SALON IN JURONG West, 81k .504, #03-211, St.sl, 5.2264 has vacancies for Hairstylists Shampoo Girls. Tel: *****33. SECURITY OFFICERS WANTED. 12-hour shifts, 5-day week. Salary: $550 per month. Ring: *****15 between 9am 4pm for appt. SHOP ASSISTANTS REQUIRED, Bedok Reservoir. Mandarin speaking. Experience not necessary. Tel.
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      • 437 14 121 Vehicles For Hire SECTION CREDIT 4 Motor Leasing Pte. Ltd offers dally, weekly long term leasing for 1000, 1300. 1600 2000 c.c at competitive rates ($5O) New cars also avail. Call *****66/ *****22 DIESEL/ PETROL, LORRIES, Pick-ups, Blind/ Panel Van for rent. Popular Express Services, 8 BA, Moonstone Lane.
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      • 715 15 128 Vehicle Financing/ 128 Vehicle Financing/ 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance Insurance Insurance O CBC FINANCE THE ROUTE TO FAST CAR LOANS Loan New Used Car Used Car Period (Up to 2 yrs old) (Above 2 yrs old) 12 months 3.25% pa 3.50% pa 24 months 3.25% pa 3.50% pa 36
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      • 716 15 131 For Sale: BMW 1983 BMW 323 i 2-door, 1 owner, PARF. View: 17 Liang Seah Street. Spore 0718 after 10.30 am. 1985 BMW 320iA. Fully auto. Immaculate condition. Please page: Gary Ng, 535-8833. 6/83 BMW 320 i, manual, 2-door. 1 owner, tax 5/88, very beautiful i cond. $62,000. Pager
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      • 750 15 132 For Sale: Mercedes MERCEDES 200 CONVERTED to '74. White colour, hl-fl, aircon. $9,000 0.n.0. Pager: *****68. MID 1972 MERCEDES 200 Modified. New paint tyres. $8,500 0.n.0. Tel: *****78. NEAR '74 MERCEDES 280. I CO. owner. New paint. $10,000. Tel: *****70. PTE. REGN. 1974 Mercedes 230 auto 1970 Mercedes 200.
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      • 952 15 133 For Sale: Ford/ Fiat •Q- REGN. 10/79 Fonl Cortina 2.0 ilhia aircon., radio, cassette $1,200 Tel: *****02. 1976 FORD CORTINA 1.6 L, tax/ Insurance new. Sports steering, hi-fi, good cond. $5800. *****32. 1977 FORD ESCORT 13 GL, aircon., new tax, tyres, very good cond. Selling $7,800. *****77 1978 FORD
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      • 950 15 134 For Sale: Datsun/ Nissan 71 DATSUN 1200, new paint, ta 6/ 'BB, radio. Tip top aircon., en Rlne, gear body. $6,500. *****7 C 74 NEAR, DATSUN 160 SSS. Air con., hi-fi, s/rlms, tax 3/8f Beautiful cond. Tel: *****87. 78 END EJ 100A, FII, beautlfu cond. Only 2 owners, new
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      • 984 15 135 For Sale: Toyota x "87 TOYOTA COROLLA I.6GT. 2 door. 16-valve. Private owners i Sports rims. Good condition *****44 9/73 TOYOTA CELICA I.6ST Alrcon., radio cassette, s/rlms Tax 3/'BB. Good condition Tel *****98 after 11a.m. LATE 78 TOYOTA Starlet, alrcon. radio cassette, s/rlms. Beautlfu] cond *****86 LATE "82 STARLET.
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      • 817 15 136 For Sale: Mitsubishi y, l j 4 \> J^^ OCT. 'IJ7 LANCER 15 auto, powei window, Blaupunkt hi-fi s/rlms./ tyres, showrm cond $37,800 0.n.0. Tel. *****50. 'O' MID '80 Mitsubishi Sigma 1.6 square lamps, s/rlms, original paint, hi-fi. Good condition $7,500. Tel: *****18 'Q 1 PLATE. 1983 Mitsubishi Tredla
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      • 1061 15 137 For Sale: Mazda i CASH PAYMENT highest offer Paying good prices for all Mazda 323, 626 and 929 cars. Other makes, trade m and exchange welcomed For sale. Pis contact Mr. Tan, *****60 11/82, MAZDA 323 1.3 Notchback 4 doors 1 owner. Tax 4 88, aircon., radio, cassette, new.
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      • 1053 15 138 For Sale: Honda LATE '83 PRELUDE Manual, cxi ceptional cond orig. throughj out. expensive Blaupunkt. 10I speaker hi-fi, s/rims. full fty options Under genuine 48.000 km. G'teed. accident free. PARF. 5541.500. Tel: *****15 No dealers. CASH PAYMENT highest offer. Paying good prices for all Honda Accord, Prelude and Civic
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      • 648 15 138 For Sale: Honda i '84 HONDA ACCORD 4-dr Manual IX Pte owner S/rlms, radio cassette New rd tax *****55 '84 HONDA CIVIC 15, auto 1 pte. owner, new tax. alrcon., hi ft, I rims Tip top cond. *****12 '85 ACCORD MANUAL 16 EX. Immaculate cond Highest offer secures. Tel:
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      • 859 16 141 For Sale: Other Makes ~D*H MOTORWAYS PTE. LTD. 7 Chang Charn Road (Oft Lang Kaa/ Hoy Fatt Road) Singapore 0315 Tata- *****83 (5 Linaa) PRIVATE REGISTRATION 1986 Nissan Sunny 16 SGX Auto, aircon. Honda Civic 3 Drs. aircon., sports rims Alfa 33 Green Clover, Sunroof, aircon. Ford Laser 1.5
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      • 1018 16 141 For Sale: Other Makes •82 LOTUS 83 Esprit 2.2 Turbo 1 pte owner. Low mileage. Beautiful regn. no. Drysump system. Best offer secures: *****00. '84, HYUNDAI STELLAR 1.6 sspeed. Aircon., s/rlms, Blaupunkt set, metallic paint. $24,500.00 Tel: *****31. ■87 HYUNDAI EXCEL 1.5 5-speed. Aircon., hl-fl, sports rims, central lock,
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      • 3804 16 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: 142 For Sale: Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial Commercial vSes Vehicles Vehicles Vhicles Vehicles Vehicles NOW YOU CAN DRIVE TO JOHORE BAHRU EVERY WEEKEND V5^"W f^ e PARF $24,423 OnthrroMt w*n">G*on. but without Insurance aa^g.
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      • 484 16 DISTRICT 9 GRANGE HEIGHTS Newly renovated apartment with panoramic view c 5 bedrooms 1 servant's room fully alrcond. c 4,575 sq.ft. c Swimming pool c Tennis courts c 24 hours security AVAILABLE NOWII Please call owner: *****11 DISTRICT 9 Newly renovated apartment CAVENAGH COURT c 4 bedrooms 1 servant's room
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      • 985 16 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments Yong An Park 1030 sq.ft Studio. Beautifully furnished $1650. Shaltord Apartment 1800 sq.ft. 3+ 1 rm. f/furn. $1,500 Chamber* Standard *****66 D.lO SOMMERVILLE PK. Phase 4. Upper/ lower maisonette. 3+l bdrms. Pte. gdn. P/furn. or F/furn. Full condo. facilities. $2,300 $3,800. Cltlprop *****75. D.lO SPANISH VILLAGE
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      • 1015 16 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments BAYSHORE APT. 3 bdrms High fir. Full condo. facilities. New furnishing. $1650 Sunny *****20 BELLIAN *****80. KIMLIN Mans off Grange Rd 3 bdrms 2 baths Unfurnished. BROOKVALE PARK COSY maisonette. Full condo. facilities Rent $2,500 Tel: *****22, agent. BT. TIMAH 7 miles, 4 1/3 bdrms. F/furn.
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      • 1009 17 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments D.9 CLEMENCEAU AYE. walk-up apt for rent or sale Aircon. furniture provided Tel: *****52 D.9 CLEMENCEAU CT. beautifully 'Turn., 3 rms., 1200 sq ft. walk-up apt $1380 0.n.0. NEA. *****11/2. D.9 ELIZABETH HEIGHTS/ Chatsworth Ct. 4+l; pool/ tennis/ squash. $2,200 $2,500. Agt: *****22 0.9, ELIZABETH HTS.
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      • 917 17 174 Accommodation Available: Rooms ONE FURNISHED ROOM for rental at Holland Drive for $180 p.m. Interested phone *****13 ORCHARD F/FURN. AIRCON. room m breezy apt. For students. Reasonable rent. Please call: *****92 RMS. FOR FOREIGN student* In Serangoon Gdn. new hse., meals laundry provided. *****97. RM. AT 3 miles Upp
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      • 1780 17 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sale: Houses At the Reception Hall sth Floor, South Wing, Mandarin Hotel at 2.30 p.m. 1. 74 PASIR RIS HEIGHTS (2-storey terrace) 2. #16 820 PEOPLE'S PARK COMPLEX (studio flat) DIST.IS EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF LUXURIOUS MODERN TERRACE CORNER TERRACE HOUSES F'hold. Spacious layout. 4
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      • 1062 17 179 For Sale: Houses D.5. 2100 SQ.FT. 2- storey Intermediate terrace house at West Coast Terrace. $480,000. For viewing, call Mrs. Yeo: *****07. EXCELLENT RESIDENTIAL AREA D.16 2 l "*-storey corner terr. on elevated land. 2714 sq.ft. Split level. 3+l rms. F'hold. $495K *****58 GOOD BUY D.lO Namly area. Convenient
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      • 910 17 179 For Sale: Houses D.19 LUXURIOUS SEMI-D. 5 rms Marble, f/furn. alrcon F'hold $630K Tel *****64, agt. Tan. D.19 SUMMER PL., new 2-storej Tudor terr., 1650 sq.ft. $430K Homer *****08/ *****06. D.19 WELL KEPT s/storey cornel terr., 3 rms., almost 4,000 sq. ft $370 K. Network *****11/2. D.19 2-STOREY SEMI-D.
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      • 831 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments #JTO MAISONETTE APARTMENT IN LAKEPOINT CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE Please call at the Estate* Department Ist Storey, Jurong Town c Hall, Jurong Town Hall Road. 1 Singapore 2260 or telephone *****49 or *****51 for further particulars and application forms. Closing Date of Application: 22 Jan 88.
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      • 1062 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments INT'L PLAZA APT beside MRT Station Full seaview Largest unit. 1550sq.ft 2* 1 bdrms VI furn Recreational facilities. $338,000 0.n.0 Tel. *****78. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! DIST.II, f'hold. 1607 sq.ft. 3^l/ attached. Renovated. Tenanted till July '89. Offer above $280K secures. Hap Seng *****88 YONG AN PK.
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      • 1088 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartments DIST. 16 CHANGI ROAD 1200 sq ft 2 1 bedrooms Freehold. $170,000 neg. *****80 Agent DIST. I4 MUST SELLI Beautiful new walk-up apt. 3 bdrms. Marble fir. $245K LR *****55 DIST.9 CAIRNHILL VICINITY, high fir. 1.600 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. F'hold. BT *****55. DIST.9 FURAMA TOWER
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      • 1077 17 186 For Sale: Private Apartment* D.19 SERANGOON APT. Quiet locality 1.500 sq.ft. 3+l rms F'hold. $310,000 Colliers: *****22 D.19 STUDIO APT. (2 yrs. old) 1000 sq.ft covered carpark/ patio 999 yrs. $230 K. Olympic *****22 D.19 YARDLEY CT. 3+l bdrms. 1,300 sq ft. Fully renovated/ aircon $275K Top Housing: *****90
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    • Page 18 Advertisements
      • 652 18 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments BEDOK NORTH S RM. PT. BLK centrally located high fir. morning sun well maintained $130,000 A.M. KIO 3 RM. BLK. 611 no blockage facing jogging track $49,000 neg. (full CPF $52,000) A.M. KIO 5 RM. PT BLK. high fir morning sun marble throughout kitchen cabinet
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      • 1110 18 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5 ROOMED Crawford Lane 461 $169,000 Jurong East 230 $125,000 Marine Dr. 72 (high fir.) $132,000 Tampine* 922/431 (mai«.)sl3o-213K i Toa Payoh 229 $120,000 4-ROOMED A.M. Kio 247/304/623 $77-$86,000 j Bedok South 34/37 $63-$73,000 Jin. Rajah 102 $117,000 i Paya Lebar Way 121 $94,000 Whampoa
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      • 1090 18 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments SELLING $69Kt! (FULL CPF ITSK) 4 rm Pt Whampoa Blk 96. Marble throughout cabinet No blocking. Exclusive: *****66 Ken. TELOK BLANGAH HTS. 4 rms. Corner unit No blockage High fir. Sea view. No renovation needed See to offer *****64 Agt 2-RM: SHORT ST. b1k .13.
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      • 1056 18 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments T. PAYOH 3-RM. Blk 32. Terrazzo/ cabinet. No blockage. $40K neg other units avail. *****78, agt. URGENT! NORMANTON PK. 5-rm. 81k.4. Nicely done, well kept. SAF officers only. Wynn *****05. URGENT! WHAMPOA 3-RM. Full CPF Bedok b1k.548/ 529/ 122/ 135. All beautifully done. *****62. $57,000
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      • 735 18 192 HDB Apartments Wanted ATTRACTIVE OFFER AND CASH PAYMENT FOR YOUR HDB FLATS JURONG EAST/WEST CLEMENTI/WEST COAST ANG M 0 KIO/HOUGANG BEDOK/CHAI CHEE MARINE PARADE/OTHERS Please call Alice Lim *****66 P h'db"~B WJ CLEMENTI \8 WEST COAST \l JURONG EAST JURONG WEST or Western Singapore Urgently Wanted by Miss Tan
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      • 895 18 193 Properties Wanted DIST.I6 OR 17 seml-d or corner terrace with total land area of 2,500 sq.ft. upwards. Contact direct with buyer. Sorry, but agents need not call. Tel Mdm Ong. *****48 WANTED HDB FLATS at AM Kio, Bedok, Jurong E./W. or pte. apts. m any dist Trendmart, *****11. WANTED
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      • 516 18 195 Warehouses/ Storage Spaces PAYA LEBAR 3-storey terr warehouse for rent. Area: 6,200 sq.ft. Rent: $4,500 pm Enquiries: *****12/ *****58 4-STOREY WAREHOUSE/ OFFICE for 6 months to 1 year rental at Waterloo Street. Ring: *****66. 196 For Sale: Office Spaces HOUGANG TOWN CENTRAL. Very well furn with new office furniture.
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      • 762 18 196 For Sale: 1% For Sale: Office Spaces Office Spaces G.R.T.H. BUILDING 66 East Coast Road 5 Floors of FREEHOLD Strata Titled offices Naming rights to new owner Ample carparking facilities available on a rear site of 1 ,200 sq m 1 2,9 1 7 sq ft) with future development
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      • 694 18 197 For Rent: Office Spaces D.0821 OFFICE SPACE for rental $250 lncl. telex fax. Please call *****64. D.14 OFFICES 250-300 sq.ft. Pte. entrance, working hrs. unrestricted, free parking. *****77. D.3 OFFICE/ TABLE space Fully carpeted, aircon. $300/ $130. Outside CBD *****57/9. FACTORY/ WAREHOUSE. DIST. 1233. 3rd fir. with partition rms.,
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      • 667 18 199 For Sale: Shop Spaces i LUCKY PLAZA SHOP unit area 243 sq ft. for sale Network Estate Agency *****11/2. MUST SELLI Owner leaving D.15 3-storey pre-war shophse Renovated $210K secures *****39. ORCHARD TWRS. BASEMENT shop. 262 sq.ft with/ without tenancy. $235K neg 732-7893 Agt ORCHARD TOWERS, SHOP unit 4th
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      • 431 19 1 [IL j 1 ivhi 1 j 1 nv»Lj, i\-»t-^^--202 Restaurant/ Lounge 2 Spaces D 15 PRIME LOCALITY. Ample parking fai-iUties 20.000 30,000 100,000 s>( ft Suitable for dept store restaurant/ nightclub health centre- billiards saloon Hap Sen* *****77 203 Land: Sale/ Wanted DIST 15 SIGLAP VICINITY 12,600 sq.ft. Squarish
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      • 2610 19 j 241 Tours IoTT^ 241 Tours j 241 Tours j 241 Tours 241 Tours j 241 Tours rv HHK_!riSS__---I!S______B_[ a^VtilnldtSMgiiJ^JintSra-l Taiwan 5 days $1399 aon ami ta n iwjw j J tUVlib h^UKinu.urkaici^^.jf iJHiSiSSiSIiIIBiB rVpar t ures:ls/2J6/^ X 2 20^2 o A »»t/ «^p colourful holidays around the world. Ba
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      • 597 19 262 Home Tuition EXPERIENCED BILINGUAL Tutors provide home tuition at all' levels. *****07 (Day/ Night). EXPERIENCED TUTORS AVAILABLE for all levels and dlsts. Miss Leong *****18 after 5 pm EXPERIENCED GRAD. OFFERS tuition. Physics, Maths to 'A' Level. Call Roy *****86 (after 6pm). EXPERIENCED 81-LINGUAL TUTOR j offers tuition for
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      • 619 19 263 Academic Courses us GCE A O I For Science. Arts Commerce Streams Sec. 4: $35 (Ist month) Pre U: $40 (Ist month) PSC (Private Secretary s Cert Determent (rom Nations Sei student pas- lor (Of I can De arranged Full Par- T me Classes ava> al Registration is now
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      • 1055 20 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses 264 Computer Courses vmmmMammmmt^mpmemmKmpatmaamm OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION 1 fpiease send further details on mtormat.es ■A1 1 ""J ill IA I I I*J ■"■^l 7~^ Course (tick) m llJJaJkjl a L™l"r* J '^m Due to consistent high standards and outstanding
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      • 118 20 265 Secretarial/ Typing Courses RAJA'S COLLEGE OFFERS: Secretarial, S'hand., Typing, B'keepIng, Commercial Eng.: Starting Jan '88. Reg. early: #04-37 Bras Basah Complex: *****70, *****03. WORDSTAR 2000+ $50, telex ERB3 $40, electronic typing $20. Individual coaching. Tel: *****90. 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses Full/Part Time Classes Basic Electronics Audio/Radio Servicing TV/VCR Servicing
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      • 163 20 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses IM 1 Institute of Marketing (UK) Certificate Free Talk: 8 Jan 88 at 7pm Admission is strictly by reservations Limited Seats CDipAF Certified Diploma m Accountings Finance (UK) ABE Certificate m Business Administration (UK) Diploma m Management (UK) Advanced Diploma m Business Administration (UK) IAM Certificate
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      • 364 20 266 Commercial/ 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses Technical Courses OBTAIN THE PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTE OF MARKETING (U.K.) DIPLOMA THROUGH STAMFORD We have the faculty, the facilities and the experience of over 37 years to assist you toward successful completion of this highly desirable professional qualification. INSTITUTE OF MARKETING (U.K.) Certificate Stage Parts
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      • 511 20 l 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses 1 RILL/ PART TIME I COURSES For School Leavers others Day/ Night Classes available W Basic Programming Lotus 1-2-3 k Symphony 9 Wordstar Dbase ill Plus fc Framework Autocad Bookkeeping English for Commerce Shorthand Typewriting p All classes commencing In JANUARY For details, please call
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      • 1353 20 267 Language Courses 267 Language Courses /start your new year\ with a new language fi mlinflUci schooof W II 111 l MVJ%^CJ Languages V 6th Fir CUPPAGE CENTRE X Tel; *****66 /f^\ A be Sachiko GT/J Language v^j£x Arts School JAPANESE INTENSIVE COURSE (96 hours 4 month*) Commencing 11/1, morn.
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      • 538 20 278 Other Courses/ 278 Other Courses/ Instruction Instruction w^f practical and highly eMective reading b study programme ■I^H designed to help you improve your Reading Speed c Retention Power Comprehension Study Ability I Course is conducted using lectures and speoatiy designed I I teaching aids and exercises At least 100%
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      • 405 20 'FENG SHUT) COURSES ENROLMENT Indudm thoory and practical cantflcala from Cltina guaranteed on paulng the advanced t»v* Our tervtcat alao Include office/ rwUdenilai/ ancMtral tomb geomaney raadlng FULU GEOMANCY CENTRE #04-14 Wlsma Atria Tel: *****71 /*****11 ALPHA MEDITATION 21ST Class Commencing 8 Jan. Attend a free 3-hour preview session Jan.
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    • Arts & Leisure
      • 638 21  -  CHRISTINE KHOR The Leningrad Ballet Company Kallang Theatre, Sunday THE Leningrad Ballet Company's opening night showcased its late founder Leonid Yakobson's works to a full house on Sunday. But compared to Kallang Theatre's last visiting troupe, the Beijing Dance Academy's stars, the Russians were past their
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      • 569 21 THE 100 th anniversary of Hollywood has given the film community a new perhaps long overdue respectability, with several museum exhibitions that herald a new seriousness m the academic study of movies. Ranging from photographic and costume exhibits to an examination of the myths and
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      • 637 21 j AIDS patients cannot always articulate what j they are going through. At the Intesrfaith Medical Centre m Brooklyn, New York, they don't have to. Instead, they can communicate through painting, clay i and music, without ever saying a word. Led by an
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    • Page 21 Advertisements
      • 176 21 I Swimming times TODAY: 11.33 am (2.9 m), 6.35 pm (0.4 m). Desaru 9.54 am (2.2 m), 5 pm (0.4 m). Port Dickson 7.26 am (2.5 m), 2.21 pm (0.7 m), 8.01 pm (2.3 m). Mersing and Pulau Tioman 7.42 am (2.1 m), 3.38 pm (0.7 m). TOMORROW: 6.33 am
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    • Page 21 Miscellaneous
      • 91 21 What s On FILM UN MAUVAIS FILS. A young man tries to put his life together after six months m jail for a drug dealing. With English subtitles. Alliance Francaise. 4 Draycott Park. Free. Today: 7.15 pm. Tomorrow: 9 pm. PERFORMANCE LENINGRAD BALLET. Featuring 65 members of the world famous
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      • 84 21 Centrepoint and on concert days at Kallang Theatre. (See review above.) EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITION OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE HOME OF CONFUCIUS. Organised by the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Kirn Moey Huay Kuan Building. 72 Keng Lee Road. 10 am 8
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      • 89 21 Talks on Confucius and his teachings by Li Zhong Hua of the Institute of East Asian Philosophies. Saturday at 4 pm. PERANAKAN EMBROIDERY AND ARTWORK EXHIBITION. #05-54, Funan Centre. 1.1 am 6 pm daily. Demonstrations on bead sewing and silk thread embroidery on Saturdays at 2 pm. On till Jan
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      • 101 21 $3 for adults. OMNIMAX MOVIES: TO FLY AND TIME CONCERTO. Tuesdays Fridays at 3 and 4 pm, and at hourly intervals from 6 9 pm. Saturday and public holidays at noon, and at hourly intervals from 2 4 pm and 6 9 pm. Admission: $4 for children below 12 and
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      • 97 21 Ord Bridge, Boat Quay, Marina Bay, Clifford Pier, Merlion Park and back to the landing steps. 9 am 7 pm. Tickets at $3 per child under 12 years and $5 per adult. Tickets available from the landing steps behind Parliament House (tel: 222-2528). THE ZOO ANIMAL SHOWS. High lights include
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      • 79 21 ence. Citizen Amphitheatre, Jurong Bird Park. 10.30 am and 3.30 pm. Admission: $1.50 for children and $3.50 for adults. VAN KLEEF AQUARIUM MORE THAN 50 NEW SPECIES of imported, rare aquarium fish on display. 10 am 6 pm. Admission: 50 cents for children between 3 and 12, and $1 for
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      • 860 21 j l Radio One 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) 7.45 On The Road 8.00 News 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 8.30
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      22 22 Dale Robinette (right) gets embroiled with bad guys and UFOs m the Tuesday Premiere, The Billion Dollar Threat (Ch 5, 10.30 pm).
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    • Page 22 Advertisements
      • 493 22 Deposit 5530,000 or more. Negotiate Your Interest Rates and Terms Now! We aim to Provide You with the Best Personal Financial Service. Value of gift will commensurate with your deposit amount. Offer valid up to 3 1st January 1988. Choice of free gifts are available from: -/A<c^ Ax" "v>A.For details
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    • Page 22 Miscellaneous
      • 12 22 g(tk] I I M^fe <: fe <<r J mMV VIEW by JUDITH TAN
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      • 149 22 A look at the Comics Convention and Nick Kamen Variety Tonight Entertainment line (Ch 5, 8 pm): The Entertainment Line returns to this slot with a series of current news. Concentrating on what is happening about town, this programme, hosted by Philip Chew and Anita Harichandra, takes a look at
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      • 153 22 Posing as a wealthy playboy, Sands checks into a hunting lodge where he meets the sinister Horatio Black, the eccentric millionaire who plans to extort money from the world's major countries by threatening to destroy the ozone layer of the atmosphere. Starring m this spy adventure directed Barry Shear are
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      • 536 22 Remington Steele Steeled With A Kiss (Part 1, Ch 5, 9.39 pm): Remington Steele and his trusty companion-now-wife, Laura, leave for England when they find out that he has inherited an Irish castle. They are delighted at the prospect of becoming landed gentry, only to encounter a debt-ridden estate. And
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      • 47 22 Anita Harichandra returns with more current newt and features m Entertainment Line (Ch 5, 8 pm). She brings the boys shopping and when she is annoyed with the noise they are making, changes them into dolls. Carol Huston, Christopher Rich and Judy Parfitt star m this sitcom.
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      • 529 22 -For the Young-T-BAG BOUNCES BACK (Ch 5, 5.» pm): Debbie lands on a deserted island and is taken prisoner by Black Hearted Belle, a pirate. Mrs Merry and T-Bag, who have become friends, go to the island and discover that Debbie has lost her memory. THE RETURN OF THE ANTELOPE
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