The Straits Times, 8 January 1988

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    15 1 The Straits Times Jl Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1988 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/87
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    Lock icon Soviets may pull out of Kabul 'soon'
    620 1 February talks m Geneva now key to settlement, says Shev MOSCOW Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze said that Moscow hopes to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan this year, and that conditions for this are "auspicious". He told the Afghan Bakhtar News Agency m
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    Review publishes govt letters after warning
    496 1 The S'pore Saga two letters in the Review Page 12 THE Far Eastern Economic Review has published two letters from the Prime Minister's Press Secretary, after being warned that how it dealt with his letters would influence how long the magazine remained restricted here.
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    Lock icon First brain-to-brain transplant reported
    425 1 BOSTON Mexican doctors have transplanted brain tissue from a dead foetus into the brain of a man with Parkinson's disease the first reported human brain-to-brain transplant. The researchers also grafted pieces of the same foetus' adrenal glands into the brain of a woman with Parkinson's disease,
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    Lock icon Blast wrecks flat, man badly burnt
    360 1  -  SURESH NAIR By i A SECURITY guard suffered severe burns m a suspected gas explosion at his flat m Ang Mo Kio yesterday. Police said Mr Abdullah Yamin, 64, a guard at People's Park Centre, was burned on his face, hands and body, and
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    Dhana to visit Jakarta to boost ties
    197 1  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Singapore's Foreign Minister, Mr S. Dhanabalan, is to visit Jakarta later this month m what his Indonesian counterpart described as a trip to promote bilateral ties. Dr Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said yesterday that this would be the
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    Birth rate shot up last year and is likely to rise further
    479 1  - Birth rate shot up last year and is likely to rise further SANDRA DAVIE By SINGAPORE'S birth rate, which hit a worrisome record low m 1986, showed a dramatic increase last year and promises to climb even higher this year, a Health Ministry population expert said yesterday. Using last year's
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    Lock icon HK refuses to revalue currency
    230 1 HONGKONG Hongkong will not revalue its dollar despite renewed pressure from the US, a senior official said yesterday. Secretary of Monetary Affairs David Nendick said m a radio interview that the currency's peg of HKJ7.BO (Ss2) to the US unit would stay. US Senator Lloyd
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      23 1 Inside Summary 2 World News 3-7 Asean 141 Causeway 11 AIT 18 Comment/ Perspective 21,21 Letters 22 TtmesDollar 23-2€ Racing 28 Sports 29-31,33-35
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      356 2 Ministry reorganises THE MINISTRY of National Development has been reorganised to increase overall efficiency, cut redtape and deal with matters related to town councils. The changes included the renaming of divisions and the entry of top-level personnel into the ministry. A ministry spokesman said the changes would help to
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      Comment
      278 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THIS WEEK'S coordinated intervention m the money markets by the world's major central banks has helped to cleanse the markets of some of the speculators who had gambled heavily on the continued downward decline m the dollar and, by doing so, had quickened its drop
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      104 2 CALL TO SAILING CLUBS A READER was among a group of people m a launch returning from a ship m international waters recently when they came across a young Singaporean windsurfer about 12km from Bedok beach. He was waving frantically, and had been trying to attract the attention of
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      Around the world
      214 2 No Olympics boycott FEARS of a communist boycott of the Seoul Olympics have been laid to rest, ensuring that the September Games will be the biggest ever staged. However, the row with North Korea over the sharing of the games has yet to be settled. To date,
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      Timesport
      235 2 Yang Yang's struggle FLU-STRICKEN defending champion Yang Yang had to struggle against Denmark's Ib Frederiksen m his opening match of the World Grand Prix badminton finals m Hongkong on Wednesday. He made it 15-9, 8-15, 15-5. In another match, Denmark's Morten Frost, seeded second behind Yang Yang, thrashed Hongkong's
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      Section Two
      415 2 Faces to watch OUR TEAM of writers have picked some names whom they think will be making waves m the arts and entertainment arena this year. Actress Chen Xiuhuan is out to win the hearts of TV viewers as Yidi, an alien supergirl. Choreographer Low Mci Yoke dreams
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      182 2 ENGINEERING FIRM LIKELY TO GO FOR SES LISTING ENGINEERING-BASED Pan Salcon Pte Ltd headquartered at Jurong and which works throughout South-east Asia is believed to be finalising plans to go public, and will probably be the first company to seek a listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this
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      Around Asean...Across the Causeway
      219 2 'Ease debt burden' INDONESIA'S economy, owing ever greater amounts of money overseas, needs to be revived by a restructuring of debt payments, economists and bankers said at a round-table discussion on the recent budget on Wednesday. Private economists at the round-table discussion, organised by the Jakarta
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      Buyers' Guide
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      Lock icon Protests in Seoul over US demand
      443 3 Korean ranchers fight to keep American beef out SEOUL Riot police hauled away dozens of angry cattle farmers shouting slogans against imports of American beef outside the office of presi-dent-elect Roh Tae Woo yesterday. About 50 cattle ranch operators were taken away m police
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      Lock icon Dollar's fall may hurt many in Third World
      413 3 PARIS The collapse of the US dollar against most other major currencies over the past year will deal a new, harsh blow to heavily-indebted developing countries, economists here say. The 20 per cent depreciation of the US currency last year will be
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      Lock icon G-7 'not bound to specific currency target ranges'
      324 3 G-7 'not bound to specific currency target ranges' TOKYO The Group of Seven (G-7) has reached a broad understanding on exchange rates but is not bound to specific currency target ranges, Japanese central bank and government officials said. "Among G-7 countries, we haven't been so specific about exchange rate levels,"
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      Lock icon Device can send colour pix over phone line
      142 3 TOKYO Ricoh, a leading Japanese maker of copiers and facsimile machines, has developed a device capable of sending still colour pictures over ordinary telephone lines, a spokesman said yesterday. Ricoh's "colour telephone" is the first to use facsimile and data compression technology,
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      Reagan denies plans to cut US naval force in Gulf
      406 3  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has denied that he is considering cutting the size of the American naval force m the Persian Gulf. The denial, on Wednesday, came amid reports that the Pentagon was about
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      Lock icon Stoning halts senator's visit to W. Bank camp
      336 3 Rabin defends expulsion order on nine KALANDIA (West Bank) Palestinian youths threw stones and bottles at an American senator and stopped him from visiting the Kalandia refugee camp m the Israeli-occupied West Bank yesterday, witnesses said. A hail of missiles greeted Senator
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      Lock icon Shrunken Fijian economy in need of investments
      274 4 Shrunken Fijian economy in need of investments SUVA The Fijian economy contracted by 11 per cent m 1987 and is likely to deteriorate further this year without a sharp increase m investments, Re serve Bank Governor Savenaca Siwatibau said yesterday. He said a significant improvement was needed m the political
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      Lock icon 10 new bishops consecrated
      211 4 THESE 10 new bishops are prostrating themselves before Pope John Paul II during their consecration ceremony at a solemn Epiphany Day Mass m St Peter's Basilica m Vatican City on Wednesday. The 10 included the first Palestinian Arab to head the Latin rite Catholic Church m
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      Lock icon Communists to compete in Seoul Games
      396 4 Communists to compete in Seoul Games Row with North Korea still not settled SEOUL Fears of a communist boycott of the Seoul Olympics have been laid to rest, ensuring that the September Games will be the biggest ever staged, but a bitter row over sharing them with North Korea has
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      Lock icon MGR's widow sworn in despite opposition
      346 4 MADRAS The widow of Indian film star-politician M. G. Ramachandran was sworn m yesterday to succeed him as Chief Minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. But Mrs Janaki Ramachandran and her seven-man interim Cabinet have to prove she can command a majority
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      Lock icon Peasant's baldness cure 'a hit'
      126 4 BEIJING A Chinese peasant is winning worldwide acclaim for a baldness cure he invented 20 years ago which has restored hair to some 10,000 people, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. Mr Zhao Zhangguang, a 45-year-old farmer from Hebei province with only primary school education,
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      Lock icon India leases first N-sub from Soviets for training
      359 5 It may herald major boost by New Delhi of its naval power, say papers NEW DELHI India has taken possession of its first nuclear-powered submarine, leased from the Soviet Union for training. But it could herald a major expansion m its naval
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      Lock icon Airlift halted: 10,000 face starvation in Mozambique
      96 5 Airlift halted: 10,000 face starvation in Mozambique MAPUTO About 10,000 people m central Mozambique face starvation because rebel activity has forced the suspension of a relief airlift of food and supplies, said Red Cross officials. The International Committee of the Red Cross has been operating an airlift since 1986 to
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      Lock icon US oil spill may hit drinking water for 1 m
      321 5 PITTSBURGH The worst inland oil spill m American history spread downriver to Ohio as officials estimated that one million people m three states may soon have to go without fresh water. After four days of cleanup efforts, only about one
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      Lock icon Disposal thermometer that can be swallowed
      89 5 Disposal thermometer that can be swallowed BALTIMORE Johns Hopkins University scientists have developed a new means of measuring internal body temperatures a tiny, disposable thermometer that is swallowed like a pill. Researchers at the school's applied physics laboratory said the bat-tery-operated device transmits its temperature readings to a monitor while
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      Lock icon Diphtheria may still hit adults who're vaccinated
      213 5 BOSTON Three out of every four adults may be vulnerable to diphtheria even if they were vaccinated against the disease as children, according to a report by two American researchers. The Vanderbilt University researchers on Wednesday said the medical community should work to
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      Lock icon Bush knew more than he admits, says paper
      336 5 Bush knew more than he admits, says paper Arms sales to Iran WASHINGTON Vice-President George Bush knew more details of the secret arms sales to Iran than he has acknowledged because of his regular attendance at President Reagan's national security briefings, the Washington Post reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted an
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      Poll shows Dole and Hart ahead of rivals in Iowa
      274 5  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Republican Senator Robert Dole and Democratic candidate Gary Hart are leading other contestants from their parties m lowa, a key state m the 1988 presidential nomination race, according to a new Gallup poll.
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      Lock icon A shadow society within E. Europe
      668 6 Authorities turn blind eye to unofficial free market BERLIN Across Eastern Europe, a shadow society has sprung up again outside of the control of the ruling communist parties. It is tolerated because the authorities have neither the money nor the ability to fulfil MarxismLeninism's
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      Lock icon Britons now richer but lazier — handbook
      390 6 Britons now richer but lazier handbook LONDON Britain has become a healthier, wealthier but lazier nation m the 1980s, according to a government handbook. The average Briton has more money to spend, longer holidays from work and can expect to live longer than he or she could five years ago,
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      Lock icon Youth with shotgun injures teacher and four pupils
      267 6 KETTERING (England) A teenager stormed into a school m central England and fired wildly with a shotgun, hitting a teacher m the head and wounding four pupils. Police said the 16-year-old youth, who some witnesses said had been expelled from the school
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      Lock icon Strikes down 11%
      79 6 LONDON The number of strikes m Britain fell by 11 per cent m the year up to October last year, but total days lost m industrial stoppages rose by almost 60 per cent, according to official figures published on Wednesday. The Employment Department said m a report
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      28 6 MANAGUA United States-backed rebels sabotaged a power line, blacking out parts of the capital, and attacked a main highway killing four soldiers on Tues- day. Reuter
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      Lock icon Soviets act to diminish Brez's influence
      253 6 MOSCOW The Soviet leadership has taken new I steps to diminish the memory of former Kremlin chief Leonid Brezhnev, stripping his name from a major city, a famed Moscow suburb and a large square m Leningrad. Tass news agency said the decision to cancel
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      Lock icon Thief drives off with 8-tonne transformer 'that needed repairs'
      151 6 CAIRO A technician stole an Btonne electric transformer from a government-owned company by mounting the equipment on a truck and driving off with it after informing residents that it needed repairs, the newspaper Al Akhbar said yesterday. The theft of the
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  • WORLD FOCUS
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      Lock icon Burma lifts the veil on its war against opium
      760 7  -  DAVID STOREY By I CHIANGMAI In the still, cool mountains of Burma's northern Shan state, flashes of white m remote valleys reveal the presence of enough opium poppy to keep an army of heroin addicts high for life. The flowers are
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      Lock icon Central banks resort to wizardry — even deception — to prop up $
      946 7  - Central banks resort to wizardry even deception to prop up PETER COY By NEW YORK When the world's central banks intervene to move the currency markets, they rely on a mix of wizardry, selective secrecy, precise timing, special knowledge and even mild deception. Trading m dollars m the for-eign-exchange market
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Four killed as copters collide north of Jakarta
      110 9 Four killed as copters collide north of Jakarta JAKARTA Two helicopters chartered by an American oil company, liapco, collided over an Indonesian island yesterday, killing four people and seriously injuring one, officials said. The National Search and Rescue Agency said one of the helicopters had just taken off and the
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      Lock icon Rape charge
      64 9 MANILA An Australian tourist freed after being accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl has been rearrested and went on trial here on Wednesday, a TV station reported. Hendrick Ritter, 36, was arrested m May after the death of the girl but was freed m December after
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      Thai Reds and Viets link up with Laotians
      332 9 BANGKOK Vietnamese troops and Thai communist rebels have joined Laotian forces m fighting the Thai army m a disputed jungle area along the Thai-Laotian border, the Bangkok Post reported. The newspaper quoted Thailand's National Security Council SecretaryGeneral Suwit Suthanukul as saying that
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      Lock icon 100 hit by food poisoning at Filipino wedding reception
      176 9 MANILA About 100 people at a wedding reception, including the bride and the groom, were taken to hospital after eating and drinking at a swank suburban restaurant, apparently victims of food poisoning, police said yesterday. The victims suffered stomach aches, swollen
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      Lock icon Jakarta 'must seek debt restructuring'
      537 9 $70b debt depressing the economy, say economists JAKARTA Indonesia's economy, owing ever greater amounts of money overseas, needs to be revived by a restructuring of debt payments, economists and bankers said at a round-table discussion on the recent Budget. The government has firmly denied that
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      Lock icon Suharto calls for global economic solutions
      235 9 Suharto calls for global economic solutions JAKARTA President Suharto has called for global solutions to world economic problems after unveiling a national budget weighed down by foreign debt. "In developing our nation, we are aware of the heavy burden we must carry. But we are also aware that we need
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      Lock icon Gatt official warns against retreat into protectionism
      133 9 Gatt official warns against retreat into protectionism JAKARTA A senior world trade official yesterday warned against a retreat into protectionism as a response to gyrations on the world currency markets and the crash m global stock prices. Mr Arthur Dunkel, sec-retary-general of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, said
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      More die in campaign for votes in Philippines
      655 10  -  ABBY TAN 60 dead and toll will rise m run-up to Jan 18 polls, warns Ileto By Manila Correspondent MANH.A Political violence and killings have begun to mount steeply m heated campaigning for the Philippines' Jan 18 local elections. Since campaigning started
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      Lock icon Cardinal Sin calls for end to polls violence
      315 10 Cardinal Sin calls for end to polls violence MANILA The influential Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, Cardinal Jaime Sin, yesterday pleaded for an end to violence and called for calm as more killings were reported m the run-up to this month's local election. In a pastoral letter to be read
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      Lock icon US congressman to push for bigger intake of refugees
      263 10 US congressman to push for bigger intake of refugees BANGKOK US Congressman Chester Atkins has pledged to press his government to accept more refugees from camps m Thailand, the Thai News Agency reported. Mr Atkins, a member of the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and its SubCommittee
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      Lock icon Visitors from China must post bond
      191 10 Visitors from China must post bond MANILA The Philippines now requires visitors from China to post a 100,000-peso (559,600) bond to prevent them from overstaying. Immigration Commissioner Miriam DefensorSantiago said the rule was imposed last Dec 12 to stop Chinese fleeing their country and settling illegally m the Philippines. "It's
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      Lock icon Guests flee Manila hotel fire
      157 10 SOME fresh air seems called for as a hotel employee guides a woman guest across the lobby of Manila's Holiday Inn hotel. Fire had broken out on the hotel's second floor on Wednesday night, forcing hundreds of its occupants to flee their rooms. No serious
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Students protest over allowances
      296 11 6,000 hit by varsity's delay m payment, says union SERDANG (Selangor) About 3,000 Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM) students demonstrated for about 90 minutes yesterday to protest against the delay m the payment of their scholarship allowances. The students, who assembled m front of the UPM administrative
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      Lock icon Fishing permit applicants rapped for being 'proxies'
      417 11 They are acting for foreigners, says Sanusi KUALA LUMPUR Agriculture Minister Datuk Sen Sanusi Junid yesterday hit out at people who apply for deep-sea fishing permits m the country with the intention of setting up "Ali Baba" type of companies. "They apply as
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      Lock icon Petronas names new chiefs
      247 11 KUALA LUMPUR Bank Bumiputra Executive Chairman Tan Sri Basir Ismail was yesterday named the new chairman of Petronas and Home Ministry Secre-tary-General Tan Sri Azizan Zainul Abidin the new president and chief executive of the national oil corporation. Petronas, announcing this m a statement, says both
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      Lock icon DAP leaders fear party paper may be banned
      155 11 KUALA LUMPUR Democratic Action Party leaders are concerned that the delay m the renewal of the permit for the party's monthly newsletter, the Rocket, is an indication of the government's intention to ban the publication. DAP Acting SecretaryGeneral Lee Lam Thye said
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      Lock icon Railbus services to begin in late March
      209 11 Railbus services to begin in late March KUALA LUMPUR Malayan Railway will start railbus services m March. Railway public relations officer Azizah Ujang said that 10 Hungarian-made railbuses costing M 513.5 million are expected to arrive m stages between next month and July. The railbuses will be introduced on six
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      Lock icon MCA 'will keep up fight for rights of Chinese'
      159 11 KLUANG The MCA will continue to struggle for the rights and interests of Malaysian Chinese, MCA President Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik said yesterday. Dr Ling, who is also Transport Minister, said that consultation is the most effective way to overcome
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      Lock icon Labour law changes proposed to attract investments
      199 11 Labour law changes proposed to attract investments KUALA LUMPUR The government hopes to table several amendments to the existing labour and employment laws at the next sitting of parliament to create a healthier climate for investments m the country. Labour Minister Lee Kirn Sai told journalists here yesterday that the
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      National Development Ministry reorganises
      525 12  -  MATHEW YAP Move to increase efficiency and handle town council matters By THE Ministry of National Development has been reorganised to increase overall efficiency, cut red-tape and deal with matters related to town councils. The most visible change is m the Development Division which has been
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      Ticket machines at 21 public pools from Monday
      367 12 FROM Monday, bathers who want to use 21 public swimming pools will have to buy admission tickets from vending machines instead of cashiers. The machines will dispense tickets of 30 cents, 40 cents and 60 cents the same prices that are being
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      Solar water heater for second airport terminal
      178 12 Solar water heater for second airport terminal CHANGI Airport's second passenger terminal, which will be ready next year, is to have a sophisticated solar heating system. Costing $1.71 million, it is capable of producing 70,000 tonnes of hot water a day which will be piped to kitchens, restaurants and toilets
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      The Singapore Saga
      666 12 IN YOUR Comment, A Ban By Any Other Name (Jan 7) you state falsely that "gazetting, m effect, places the distribution of the publication into the hands of the Singapore authority, allowing them to pick and choose the institutions or readers which the Review reaches". In fact,
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      Robber gets jail and 12 strokes
      122 12 A MAN who stole two vehicles and robbed a taxi driver at knifepoint four months later was on Wednesday sentenced to three years' jail and ordered to be given 12 strokes of the cane. Oh Soon Lai, 20, and an accomplice robbed Mr Gan
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      Japanese seek more details of Shell bid
      418 13  -  RONNIE LIM Proposed purchase off Singapore stake m petrochem complex By THE Japanese partners m the $2-billion petrochemical complex here want more details about the Shell proposal to buy over the Singapore Government's share m the project, diplomatic circles said. "They don't know
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      Ex-addict found dead at foot of block
      119 13 Ex-addict found dead at foot of block A MAN was found dead at the foot of Block 123 m Hougang Avenue 1 on Wednesday, minutes after anti-narcotics officers had gone to his flat on the sixth storey of the block. Mr Chia Buck Yong, 35, was found dead on the
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      Meningitis cause of woman's death, says neurosurgeon
      403 13 inquiry into death after brain surgery A CONSULTANT neurosurgeon told a coroner's inquiry yesterday that the death of a young woman three months after her first brain surgery was due to meningitis (a brain infection), and disagreed with a lawyer's suggestion that another
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      Trial of lorry driver adjourned
      97 13 'Girl flung out of bus' case THE trial of lorry driver Teo Seng Huat, charged with dangerous driving, has been adjourned. Teo, 25, allegedly beat the traffic lights at the junction of Eunos Link and Übi Avenue 2 and collided with a school bus on
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      Expressways safer, but still danger lurks
      281 13 They are not designed for pedestrians, say police EXPRESSWAYS are becoming safer, but they are still danger zones for motorists, and definitely no place for pedestrians. This warning by police yesterday follows a serious accident earlier this month when a motorist who got out
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      Police seek kin or friends of five men
      358 13 Police seek kin or friends of five men POLICE want to contact the relatives or friends of the following people. Mr Chee Hou Kwang, 60, a resident of the Pelangi Home since June 1984, died at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital on Dec 22 at about 9.20 am. He was
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      Fire chief says hotels here 'well-protected'
      893 14 The Bangkok blaze: Can it happen here? THE tragic fire at Bangkok's First Hotel on New Year's Day which killed seven Singaporeans is unlikely to occur here as most Singapore hotels have adequate fire protection measures, said fire chief Lim Beng Lock. Mr Lim
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      NTUC plans resort on Sentosa
      156 14 THE National Trades Union Congress hopes to build holiday chalets for its members on Sentosa if it can get a piece of land for the project. Mr Wong Lam Wo, executive secretary of the Singapore Labour Foundation which is m charge of developing the holiday
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      Imports of popping pellets to be stopped
      567 17 Teenagers using them to scare people, say police POPPING pellets, the latest explosive game for children, have been shot down by the police. From this week, police will no longer allow the import of these pellets and will also try to persuade wholesalers
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        Unsafe greens' charge
        75 17 SEVEN vegetable wholesalers and a company appeared m court yesterday charged with possessing vegetables containing too much pesticide. The seven Teo Kwang Kiang, Tan Ngak Toh, Hia Yong Phuan, Kee Song Kirn, Eng Ngak Leng, Lim Short Liang, Tan Ngak Poh alias Tan Chia Ngak, and the
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        Forged cheque
        91 17 A LABOURER forged a former close friend's signature on a stolen cheque and then tried to pay it into his own bank account, a district court heard yesterday. Ngiam Eng Hai, 33, stole an Overseas Union Bank blank cheque from Mr Won Liang Kin at whose furniture company
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        Jailed for cheating
        84 17 AN ODD-JOB worker who joined m a scheme to cheat 12 suppliers of a total of $87,280 m computer equipment and electronic products was sentenced to three years' jail yesterday. Loh Hui Nguang, 27, was jailed an additional six months for stealing about $10,000 from a coffeeshop
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        Sold tainted pork
        43 17 AN ILLEGAL hawker was fined $250 and had his Volkswagen van forfeited yesterday. Lian Hock Seng admitted selling pork and fish without a hawker's licence on Dec 3 last year. The pork was found to be unfit for human consumption.
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        Accused of bird-theft
        82 17 AN ELECTRICIAN claimed trial yesterday to breaking into a pet shop and stealing an empty cage worth $250 as well as seven birds worth a total of $7,950 on Tuesday. Thor Chin Chye, 28, is accused of committing the offence at Changi Road where he allegedly stole
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      Worker hurt in lorry tanker blast dies
      108 17 Worker hurt in lorry tanker blast dies THE worker who was badly burnt when a lorry tanker burst into flames m an explosion at a Jurong factory on Tuesday, has died m hospital. Mr Kang Keng Chai, 26, a Malaysian from Johor, died at about 1.45 am yesterday. He was
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      Aim for growth in productivity and people investment, urges don
      397 17 A UNIVERSITY don said yesterday that Singapore must aim for long-term growth m both productivity and human resources investment. According to Professor Lee Soo Ann of the School of Management at the National University of Singapore, this is more important
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      Theatre Works plans own drama festival
      493 19  -  IRENE HOE Plays being commissioned for event next year By THE professional drama company, Theatre Works, is holding its own drama festival which is scheduled for April or late June next year. The company, which celebrates its third birthday next month, has begun commissioning
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      Ang Mo Kio flat gutted
      85 19 A FIRE officer examining the charred debris after fire gutted a one-room Housing Board flat m Ang Mo Kio yesterday. Police said the fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, started at about 10.35 am. There was no one m the
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      India plans to expand air routes via Republic
      234 19 India plans to expand air routes via Republic INDIA is planning to make Singapore its hub of expanded air services to Hongkong, Bangkok and Perth. An Air India team from Bombay will be here for preparatory talks with Singapore Airlines from Jan 19-20, Mr Shantanu Mukherjee, Air India's new manager
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      More time to bid for site next to Raffles
      317 19 More time to bid for site next to Raffles INTEREST m developing the government land next to Raffles Hotel has been keen, so much so that the Urban Redevelopment Authority has agreed to some developers' request for more time to complete their design plans for the project. The deadline for
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      Maid accused of abetting theft
      90 19 A DOMESTIC help was yesterday charged with abetting a six-year-old girl to steal two board game boxes from a convenience store. No plea was taken from Chew Fo King, 41, who is alleged to have instigated her employer's daughter to remove the two Ludo boxes
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      Graffiti case man fails in appeal against jail term
      263 19 A 61-YEAR-OLD man who drew obscene graffiti m a housing board lift yesterday lost his appeal against a four-month jail sentence for vandalism. Tan Yoke Meng's excuse for his act was that he had been crossed m both love and money.
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      Man paid $12,000 for fake gold
      151 19 A LABOURER was swindled of $12,000 when he bought 25 "gold" chains which turned out to be fakes. Mr See Iyu Chai, 46, was chatting with a friend at the void deck of Block 110, Yishun Ring Road, when he was approached by two
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      Maryland Park residents urged to use PUB-approved heaters
      386 19  -  SURESH NAIR By RESIDENTS at Maryland Park, where an electric storage waterheater exploded m a flat on Monday, have been advised to ensure that the water-heaters they use are allowed by the Public Utilities Board. Those with old or unapproved models have
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      113 12 The following are the two letters sent by the Prime Minister's Press Secretary, Mr James Fu Chiao Sian, to the Far Eastern Economic Review, ■Si HEY GIRLS WON'T YOU TAKE A CHANCE. PrTflrirTrTl Joi fe flj *V3ilfe LETS ALL GET DOWN AND HAVE A DANCE. ESESSSSSi -Wf lI^BBBHBBB jeannegatineau promotion
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      30 12 Restriction on sale of the Review with replies from Review editor Derek Davies. They were published under the headline, The Singapore Saga, m the Jan 14 issue, out this week.
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      572 16 I _Hr _^__l > JBpF _tfm fe 1 _dHHfe_ fIHH AHH HBSf iH i MBS SttK IHV Ml JESHIHV flmiißfe_ BKBI9B USt&i _fll r'7 t r"jV_JNS^ Bft^ iflH BHSfek iflfl H^^^ BKK jhb rHj^^MJiiMj[ _c_li _PPr* r -J_k Painting Roller _|T^yy_» p^ (Germany) 4 ----■^^'g^/^q Simply fill m the coupon
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      278 17 Good ideas keep coming up ZOOM IN EIGHT TIMES ON TH E F AST AC T ION 1 Hi I P*^ P '$£0^ VHSiH Sharp VL-C73EA 8X Power Zoom Camcorder ~X~ xA.aA 4-HeadHQ (High Quality) System. For mayhookitupdirectlytotheSharpCV-2121M21" noise-free motion and "stills". CTV. Or use the VHS cassette adaptor and
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      Health fairs draw more visitors
      699 18  -  CEPHAH TAN RCs hold talks and other health-related activities By MORE Singaporeans are flocking to health fairs staged m Housing Board void decks and neighbourhood community centres. Last year, about 13,400 people had their health checked at 16 fairs. This is more than double the
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      Drama group to hold auditions on Sunday
      174 18 Drama group to hold auditions on Sunday PLAYACT Productions, the first community centre-based English drama group, will hold auditions on Sunday. The group was formed a few months ago and made their first public appearance last week m two short plays, performed with the help of another local drama group,
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      Civil servants may be appointed to staff of town councils to ensure continuity
      591 18 TOWN councils may have permanent civil servants among its full-time staff m future, to ensure continuity and serve residents better. Mr Lim Boon Heng, chairman of Ang Mo Kio West Town Council, said at a forum last
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      105 18 From the encKanting North frontier of India comes the rich cuisine /rom the Rq>'ai /citchens 0/ the II Moghi</ Emperors. mj j^ Indulge m the special menu of rich, creamy curries and succulent meats marinated m rare spices. H Daily, for lunch and dinner from January 2 February 29, 1988.
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      327 18 fOR YOUR INFO New courses: At Cairnhill CC. Aerobic dance and on the third and fourth Fridays of every month from today, 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm, for three months, at at Block 6, Marsiling Drive, #01-96, also from 7 pm $30. Folk dance from Jan 17, 5.30 pm to
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      355 19 tTUNG LOK SHARK'S FIN RESTAURANT proudly presents (Pebbmtbn cf r Ch isrnturp... tg CHINESE CULINARY MASTERPIECES <9A From Jan 3 A joint effort of internationally renowned masterchefs from Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Mm Dinner Menu Dinner Menu ~rr- n vi Fresh Lobster Salad §88 per person, minimum 8 perSOnS
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
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        Long-term fix still needed
        628 20 THE co-ordinated intervention m the international money markets by the world's major central banks that started on Monday, m a successful attempt to prop up the ailing US dollar, was a move that was not entirely unexpected given the dollar's rapid decline against major currencies, principally
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      Scenes of Malaysian life
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      Japan's new upper class acquires a yen to spend
      1240 20  -  CARLA RAPOPORT By Financial Times 4 The concept of moneys worth doesn't exist here. An object can give you respect, especially if everyone knows how much you paid for it. Miss Kazuko Shiomi, Sotheby's representative m Japan. STROLLING around Tokyo near
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      A Wall Street crash victim goes home to mum and dad
      751 20  -  RUSSELL BAKER By New York Times IT WAS fun being a yuppie until the stock market ran out of gas. Since then, it's been pain and suffering. I have it firsthand from my friend Duffy. In Wall Street they
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      NICs and the need for two-way adjustment
      706 20 NICs and the need for two-way adjustment Editorial headlined East Asia 's four tigers published m the Financial Times on Dec 30. ONE OF the principal challenges facing the international economy is the absorption of states that are making the transition from the status of developing to that of developed
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      Lock icon Palestinian riots mark the changing of the guard
      1330 21  -  THOMAS FRIEDMAN By New York Times BEHIND the Palestinian riots of the last few weeks is a story about fathers and sons Palestinian fathers and the sons over whom they may have lost control. The recent Palestinian demonstrations against Israel, which left
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      Hart's re-entry will dim chances of others
      780 21  -  R W. APPLE Jr By New York Times Tougher for hopefuls to put together a majority NEW YORK Gary Hart's sudden decision to re-enter the 1988 presidential campaign has provoked, at least m public, more wringing of hands than careful calculation, more denunciation
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      88 20 -TEja| m^ P^F" SjCi I Tl)p Entertainment at Singapore's I I Premier Jazz Club I Don't miss REGtNA BROW'S and Her Talented Wo. A class Act Iron) Chicago. Illinois. Regina's Vibrant Voice and Outstanding showmanship will keep you spellbound The lady works magic with the best that Jazz has to
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      109 21 Around the world, Toshiba means laptops. Toshiba pioneered laptops. Today, Toshiba laptops are more than X t Right up to the mighty Toshiba T3lOO/20 the world's first M^j I hM**£s*" M _F IBM* AT-compatible laptop, hailed 'King of Laptops' by PC Magazine m the U.S. f "^ri_l_______ 9_____i it *f"
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      Sales assistant charged much more for camera
      240 22 Sales assistant charged much more for camera I WOULD like to relate what happened when I bought a camera recently to iUustrate to readers the need to shop around before they buy anything. On Dec 23, I went to buy an autofocus camera from a photographic equipment shop m a
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      Young pillion riders exposed to danger
      85 22 I OFTEN see motorcyclists with children as pillion riders. I feel this is dangerous. What would happen if the child should lose his grip? It is very disheartening to come across an accident m which a young pillion rider is injured. In my view,
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      How can grandma beat a young woman?
      155 22 How can grandma beat a young woman? I WOULD like to comment on the recent Mrs Singapore contest. I think there is a need to raise the minimum age to 30 or thereabouts to be fair. The age gap is too wide. There is no way a 46-year-old grandmother, however
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      Library photocopy forms 'rather absurd'
      260 22 Library photocopy forms 'rather absurd' TODAY, if you go to the reference division of the National Library and decide to photocopy some parts of a publication, it is no longer a simple matter of walking up to the photocopy counter. First, you have to pick up a form, fill m
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      Windsurfer stranded at sea
      299 22 Clubs should have control measures I WRITE this letter with the hope that the East Coast clubs which are active m board sailing will take heed and thus prevent unfortunate mishaps. While returning from a ship m international waters at about 6.30 pm three Saturdays ago,
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      SDF has $311m, not $541m, for new commitment
      169 22 SDF has $311m, not $54 1m, for new commitment WE refer to the report "Skills fund paid out more for the first time" (ST, Jan 5). We appreciate the coverage your paper has given our annual report. However, there is a point of clarification we wish to make relating to
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      Professionals should take part in study credits scheme
      399 22 Professionals should take part in study credits scheme I REFER to your editorial "Discerning paper chasers" (ST, Jan 2) which commented on the article "Professionals cool to study credits scheme" (ST, Dec 25). The Chartered Institute of Transport (Singapore Section) was one of the founder members of the scheme and
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      99 22 GALERIES LAFAYETTE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THE FOLLOWING COMPETITIONS: CHRISTMAS EIFFEL TOWER CONTEST WINNER OF 2 RETURN BUSINESS CLASS AIR TICKETS TO PARIS: MR DEREK LEE KIAT KONG I.C. NO: *****07/1 WINNERS OF CONSOLATION PRIZES OF POLAROID CAMERAS: MR LOO KAH AUN I.C. NO: *****38/ C MS
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      Engineering firm likely to go for SES listing
      563 23  -  TRUDY LIM DAMIEN LIM Pan Salcon expected to be restructured before flotation By and ENGINEERING-BASED Pan Salcon Pte Ltd headquartered at Jurong and which works throughout South-east Asia is believed to be finalising plans to go public, and will probably be the
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    • In the markets
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        ST Index up again
        85 23 STRONG buying interest from small investors helped push prices up on the Singapore stock market yesterday despite some profit-taking on blue-chip counters. The Straits Times Industrial Index closed at 911.49, up 5.45 points, after fluctuating between 900 and 915. Dealers said the market showed signs of
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          Rises
          74 23 Cerebm 50c 560+64 K3 790 +25 bctanSOc 540 +25 Trmsmarco 306 +21 Metro Wdfj 635 +20 MB**** 470 1* Kentucky Sport 236 +1S Chem M 245 15 CK I ant 332 +14 Perth Plant 450 +12 Metal Boi Spore 344 +12 kmvestBhd lit +12 GuwhMc 254 +11 G Lumber
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          Falls
          77 23 F*N 790 -25 OCBC 695 -15 Spore land 500 -15 Partway H 50c 211 -13 SIX 960 -10 Harrisons M'sia 410 -10 Haw Par 310 -10 KL Keponi 259 -10 Sen* Shipyard 248 -9 Com Plant 50c 223 -9 Shanfri-li 422 -8 Parkway Wrt» 123 -7 Weames 380 —6
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          Most Active
          15 23 M Credit Wrts 3,895,000 Keppe! Wrts 3,563,000 Parkway Loan 2,096,000 NOL Wrts 2,068,000
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          Indices
          89 23 Jan 6 Jan 7 Jan 6 Jan 7 BT Composite 805.31 806 67 ST Minings ***** ***** BT 08/ OS +422 +441 ST Plantations 1948.72 1944.39 CADI -6839 -6781 DBS CPF Index 303.84 302 82 10-day M.Avg 7049 7005 OCBC 662.59 659 78 BT OBV +*****41+*****80 OUB Composite 436
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        33 23 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1987 High 1505.40 (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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        Sesdaq
        45 23 Closing Change Vol ('000) Amtek Enpf 20c 1 3hd +5 92 GB Hides 10c o.7hd -1 39 Singapore National Printers 50c 172 +2 42.5 Sinjatronics 50c 0.855 +1.5 142 fibs 0.71 +1 17 Tonhow Ind 50c 85 +1 81 Hepco 0 845 +1.5 28.5
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        Exchange crossrates
        21 23 DM V FF S$ HK$ US$ US9 1.6440 129.95 unq 2.0360 7.7830 1.8040 ***** 128.90 5.5650 2.0395 7.7780 1.8085
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        Forex
        13 23 THE US dollar gained 155 ticks to close at DM1.6460 m Singapore.
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        Gold
        10 23 In Singapore, goid gained US$l.BO to U*****.80 an ounce.
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        Simex
        50 23 Enrodollar: Lost five ticks to 92.36 a contract. Deutschemark: Lost 56 ticks to 0.6117 a contract. British Pound: Lost 160 ticks to 1.8040 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 112 ticks to 0.0077% a contract. Nikkei: Lost 75 points to ***** a contract. Gold: Gained US$2.6O to U*****.20 an ounce.
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      • Short Stops
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          Lock icon Clamp on brokerage
          88 23 TAIPEI The Taiwan Stock Exchange has told a leading local brokerage house to stop trading for six months because it failed to clear settlements resulting m a NT$75O million (551.04 billion) default by a major client m December. Exchange Vice-President Tracy Cheng said the ban on Ta
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          Lock icon Renault debt write-off
          77 23 PARIS The French government is about to write off 3 billion French francs (Ssl.l billion) of Renault's debts as a first part of its plan to restructure the state car group's balance sheet. The government announced a few months ago that it proposed to write-off a total
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          Lock icon Easier bond rule likely
          66 23 TOKYO An advisory body to Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa is likely to decide to abolish limits on yen bond issues by corporations. The move is expected to be made to attract Japanese corporate issuers back from more flexible overseas markets. The committee is expected to prepare
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      Group of shareholders seeks to oust three Malaya Tin directors
      697 23 A GROUP of shareholders of Malaya Tin Printing led by director and former Chief Executive Officer Edward Goh Kirn Hai is seeking to remove three directors, including Chairman Robert Tan Poh Seng. Mr Goh, who is also Chairman of MTP's
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      Promet expected to be re-listed in S'pore soon
      373 23  -  LIM ENG HAI By MILLIONS of Promet Bhd shares have been changing hands on the Kuala Lumpur market recently, m what Malaysian brokers say is anticipation of the group's re-listing m Singapore although there is no clear indication yet when that will
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      Great Pacific Finance sells Airport Industrial Building
      325 23 DBS Bank subsidiary Great Pacific Finance has sold its 52.5 per cent stake m Airport Industrial Building Pte Ltd to Asean Resources Ltd, which already owns 40.1 per cent of AD3. No price was disclosed but a DBS Bank statement issued yesterday said
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      940 23 Faber Merlin lodges police report on lease deals KUALA LUMPUR Hotel and property group Faber Merlin Malaysia Bhd yesterday lodged a police report over various lease agreements entered into by the company's former management which it said had caused the group to suffer huge losses. It said the leases were
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      4183 24 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS COMMERCIAL Acmo (1 308 I 325) (13) 1.26 (7) 1.25 (10) 1 27 (5) 1 28(21) 1.32 (8) 1.30 (21) 1.31 (12) 1.34 (27) 1.33 (1) 136 (18) 1.34 (6) 1 33 (2) 1.30 (9) 1.32 (13) 1 35 Alcom (0.505) Amol Steel
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      3597 24 INDUSTRIALS Acmo()BsS) Aiinomoto (300 B) (1)300 Alcom (556 595) (2) 57.5 (3) 58 (5)62(1)60 AISB (104S) (ID 102 (21) 100(3) 99(1)98 (6) 101 (3) 103 (3) 104 (34) 105(2) 105(10) 106(4) 107 (7) 108(20) 104 xd API (39 58 4 IS) (29) 38 (6) 38.5
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      3061 24 Al shares quoted have a par value of II. unless otherwise specified. Margin stocks are shown in bold print. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tai-eiempted dividend ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each, with the price quoted in dolars. Trustee stocks under CPF Approved Investment
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        417 25 France. 5. Qurftyint that rites are offered by substdury OUT. UOf's rates.** aKoavalable at UOf also jvaiabte at DBS Finance. OCBC OUB UOB DBS DC POSIT RATES Savings: daily 3 2 :1 < Vh 3 Monthly 3 Autosave 3 2 Fixed deposit 1 month 2 3 -"4 2
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        FOREGIN EXCHANGE
        160 25 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4336 1.4364 7.10-6.90 Canadian dollar 1.5774-1.5788 6.41-6.30 NZ dollar 1.3125-1.3152 7.79-7.54 Sterling pound 3.6789-3.6827 2.74-2.69 US dollar 2.0365-2.0375 4.95-4.90 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian
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        Unit trusts
        260 25 Managers' prices for January 8 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 0.93 0 99 The Savings Fund 0 81—0 87 Spore Prog Fund 0.37—0.41 Spore Sec Fund 0.62—0.67 Spore Invest Fund 066—0.71 Spore Equity Fund O.«4 0 48xd Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 1.28— 1 40 Mai Prog
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        Forex
        111 25 THE US dollar closed firmer against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it opened at 2.0340/60 and closed at 2.0380/90. It traded within a range of 2.0285 and 2.0385 m hectic trading. Against the deutschemark, the greenback closed less firm compared with its opening
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        Gold
        134 25 THE kilobar market traded between S$31,540 and S$31,765 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened in the morning at US$482.00/50. It traded within US$481. 80/2. 30 and US$482.60/3.10 before closing for lunch at US5482.30/80. It reopened at US$482.40/90 and eased to US$482.00/50. It then made the day's high
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        Gold market
        27 25 GOLD US$/oz Thurs Wed Singapore 483.00 483.50 480.30 480.80 Hongkong 482.90 483.40 481.20 481.70 Wed Tues New York 483.30—483.80 480.80-481.30 London 484.50 485.00 478.00 478.50
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      Rubber
      18 25 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore February 222.75 up 0.25 cents Malaysia February 277.00 up halt a cent
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      Tin
      17 25 Tin Closing prices MS/kilo XL Tin 17.27 up eight cents Turnover 107 tonnes up 23 tonnes
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      Copper
      27 25 Ctain( prices Coppor £/tonne Ned Spot *****0 1625 00 (*****0 1625 00) 3 months 1453 00 1455 00 (1454.00—1456 00) Market tone: Firm Sales: 14,725 tonnes
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      Silver
      27 25 CMnf prices Silver USS/tro* ot Thurt Wed Singapore 6 9S— 7 00 6 76 6.81 Ned Tues Nw» York 7.06—7.11 683—6 88 Source Credit Suisse, Spore
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      Aluminium
      22 25 Ctainf prices Aluminium £/tome Wed Spot 1089.00 1090 00 (1075.00—1078.00 3 months 1032.00—1033.00 (1017.50 *****0: Market tone: Firm Sales: 9,925 tonnes
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      Palm oil
      86 25 Crude MS/tom palm oil January 1165 (south) 1162.50 (central) 1160 (north) Refined palm oil USVtomes RBD palm oil January 485 (sellers) March 485 (sellers) RBO Stearin January 400 (sellers) March 400 (sellers) RBD Olein Crude stearin Neutralised Unq palm oil Closing prices on the KLCE (Ms/tonne) Month Price
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        Rally slows down on fifth day amid profit-taking
        823 25 THE rally on the Singapore stock market continued for the fifth straight session despite profit-tak-ing yesterday, as small investors continued their hunt for bargains. But the pace of the advance was noticeably weaker, with blue-chip counters taking the brunt of selling pressure
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        Hongkong
        377 25 Ian 7 HK$ Chanje Assoc Intl Hotels 1.91 0 02 Bonk Of Fast Asia 18 80 +0 2 Capital Corp 0 86 0 02 Cathay Pacific Air 6 00 -0 05 Cheung Kong 7 10 -0 15 China light 18 50 +0 3 City Resources 1 42 -0 05
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        Tokyo
        346 25 lw 7 Yen Charge A|inomoto 3070 -80 Akai 447 2 Arnada 1210 -10 Asah. Chem 1010 10 Asahi Glass 1740 unch Bant Of Tokyo 1340 -40 Bndgestone 1230 +10 Canon 983 27 Cosio Computer 1220 50 Citizen 585 36 D Nip Print 2440 unch D Nippon Screen 885 +25
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        Sydney
        336 25 Ian 7 Cents Chanfe (Hint) A C I 405 -7 A N I 166 +8 Abertoyle 445 -25 Aqc 240 unch Amcor 405 -10 Ampol Exp 275 -5 Ampol Pet 325 unch Anz 363 +3 Ariadne Aust 47 unch Ashton 148 +3 B H P 720 unch Beach Petroleum
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        INDICES
        60 25 I I I I I I -I I I I NST Index Thursday 1,404.36 (1,399.50) Hongkong Hang Seng -y.O Thursday 2,452.52 (2,463.02) Australian All-Ordinaries Thursday 1,316.10 (1,321.90) Nikkei Stock Average Thursday 22,792.13 (22,790.50) Financial Times Industrials Wednesday 1,438.00 (1,437.10) Dow Jones Average jg.s Wednesday 2,037.80 (2,031.50) :iLl (Figures m
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        233 25 Ian 6 US5 Chanfe Alcoa 47% Allied Sig 30* M> Amax Inc 20H -W Amr Corp 35*4 +1 Att 28V« -W Bethlehem Stl 18 +'<i Boeing Co 4IM> +1V 4 Caterpillar Co 65'-* 1% Chase Manhtn 22* Chrysler Cp 25^ +1 Citicorp 20% l 't Cons Nat Gas
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        546 25 Ian 6 Pence Chanje INDUSTRIALS Jon 6 Pence J Asdo MFl 168 2 c Allied-Lyons 358 -4 r BTRPLC 283 2 I Bobcocks Borcloys 500 +15 c Bcecnom 470 -4V4 BICC 345 +3 k Blue Orel* 442 -I i. BOC Group 425 +2 K Boot. 238 -12 J Bowoter
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      Ships in port
      268 25 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppci Wharves Catamarca II K2B aside 09/01 Giso Maru K2O aside 08/01 Hong Woon Kl7 aside 08/01 Huang Long K32 aside 09/01 L Jal Bontang K35 aside 10/01 Mai Sandved K2l aside 09/01 Or Cedar K2O aside 09/01 Waheng Kl9 aside 12/01 Xiangyang
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      Simex futures
      209 25 Deutschemark (US dollar Deutschemark) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Nw 88 0.6097 0.6138B 0.6097 0.6117 227 Jane 0.6176 Sept 0.6241 Open lot (Wed): S2C. Act Vol (Wed): 459. British pound (British Pound) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 88 1.8040 June 1.7965 Open lot (Wed): 24.
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      Deutschemark Options
      566 25 Thursdoy, Jonuory 7, 1988 Jan 88 calls Jan 88 puts High Low Sett High Low Sett 56 CAB 57 417A 412 CAB 58 317A 312 CAB 59 217A 212 CAB 60 106A 114 4B 5 61 31A 37 328 27 62 5A 7 1068 96 63 2 2
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      Lock icon Bank of England left with almost no takers for $26b BP shares
      468 26 Bank of England left with almost no takers for $26b BP shares LONDON The Bank of England was left with almost no takers at the expiry of its rescue offer for the £7.23 billion (5526.53 billion) of partly-paid British Petroleum shares the government sold m November. Heavy buying of the
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      Lock icon Rubber prices soar to four-year high
      421 26 Buoyed by good demand, lower output and Aids KUALA LUMPUR Natural rubber prices have soared to their highest point for four years, buoyed by good demand, lower output and Aids. "We have made substantial sales but the price has still gone up," said Mr
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      Lock icon Tin council to discuss export quotas next week
      146 26 KUALA LUMPUR The Executive Council of the Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC) will meet m Kuala Lumpur next week to work out export quotas for its seven member-countries, its Executive Secretary said. Mr Redzwan Sumun said the four-day meeting beginning on
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        DCB
        22 26 DEVELOPMENT and Commercial Bank Bhd has announced the resignation of Dr Yip Vat Hoong as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.
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        Harrisons Malaysian
        57 26 PERMODALAN Nasional Bhd (PNB) has purchased 315,000 shares of Harrisons Malaysian Plantations Bhd for a total consideration of M 51.28 million. With the purchase, PNB, a major shareholder of Harrisons Malaysian, now holds 175,788,414 ordinary shares or 41.56 per cent of the issued capital m the company, compared
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        Lock icon MRCB
        111 26 DATUK Kee Yong Wee, former Chairman of Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) holds 17.787 million shares m the company as of Dec 3 last year. The shares were registered under nominees companies and companies which Datuk Kee had substantial interests. A notice dated Dec 17 last year was sent
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  • RACING
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      Balanced Account and Diplomatic Crest impress
      495 28 ON THE TRACK with MALCOLM BASTIANS IPOH Diplomatic Crest, with jockey V. Nathan aboard, worked impressively yesterday. Kept on a tight rein, the three-year-old strode out fluently and clocked 37 sec for 600 m. The going was good. The three-year-old New Zealand colt by
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      Lock icon 'Prohibited substance' instead of 'drug'
      101 28 'Prohibited substance' instead of 'drug' PERTH A change m Australian Rules of Racing 1 has replaced the definition of "dmg"with "prohibited substance." Amended ARR 1, which came into effect from last month, states: "Prohibited substance means any substance having a direct or indirect action on the central or peripheral nervous
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      Lock icon Alysheba is top three-year-old
      129 28 NEW YORK Alysheba (above), winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, scored a resounding victory m the Eclipse Award balloting as top three-year-old of 1987. Alysheba, Groovy and Theatrical won titles despite losing to Java Gold, Very Subtle and Manila respectively. Ferdinand beat Broad
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      Tomorrow's Ipoh card
      1407 28 If'VfJ-H 2.00 CLASS 5 DIV C 1,200 m llfiklAlM (Ratings: 55-24) (Stakes: $11,500) 1 *****4 ILm Daddy SI (55) Daddy-T Tan 6eg +3 (1200 m) CW»«n 2 ****** CaaakeUa n (tote Dreg" Walker) M (S3) L-Buang 5 ag +4.5 (1200 m) Heng S 900* Nalaada D M
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      Rahmat gets six-month licence
      100 28 Rahmat gets six-month licence JOCKEY M. Rahmat (above), who resumed riding at the just-ended Penang meeting after serving a three-month disqualification over the reversal of form of Jon m a race at Ipoh m September, has been granted a temporary six-month jockey's licence by the Malayan Racing Association. The licence
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      538 29 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MDM HO SEOK KUAN HO SIOK KUAN Age: 84 Wife of the late Mr. Wee Yian Kam Passed away peacefully on 7.1.88 leaving behind: Son* Daughters-in-law Wee Teng Ouan Wee Tiong Jin Yang Chin Yin Wee Siok Koon Kwok Mvi Ling, Maureen Wee Kwee Peng Leong
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      322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements
      189 29 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements The family of the late MISS ANNIE LIM YIAN LENG wishes to express their heartfelt thanks appreciation to The Management Staff of MITSUI CO. LTD., SINGAPORE MITSUI CO. LTD., TOKYO, JAPAN for their special care concern, kind assistance, support, prayers, attendance, condolences, wreaths and donations during
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      29 29 323 Condolences 323 Condolences With deepest sympathies condolences to: MR. LINUS PEREIRA on the demise of his father 3ARNABAS VAREED PEREIRA From the Management Staff of: L. PEREIRA NETTO
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      324 In Memoriam
      107 29 In Loving Memory of OUR DEAREST CATHERINE LWA QEK ENG departed Bth January 1976 There Is a link death cannot sever, Love and remembrance last forever. Fondly remembered and greatly mlaaad by family and ralaHvaa. In loving memory of: JOHN LIM TIAN YANG Departed Bth January IMS
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      324 In Memoriam
      191 29 IN LOVING MEMORY JAGJIT SINGH BAL (JOHNNY) LUDTHAMUNDA PATH DA BHOG 9.1.88 Central Sikh Tempi* (Towner Road) 2pm. to spm. GURU DA LANGGAR WILL BE SERVED ALL ARE WELCOME Sadly missed by beloved wife Bishamber Kaur, son, daughters, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law grandchildren. 325 Requiems HARI OM Tha family
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      90 29 325 Requiems 325 Requiems ETHAYAKANI MGR. Dearly missed, always loved an remembered by all. Prayer will be held at the Holy Si Balasubramiar Temple, Canberra Roa on 8/1/88 at 7a.m. Inserted by Alan K.S. ACCEPTANCE OF OBITUARY ANNOUNCEMENTS 9 «.m. to midnight For booking enquiries, call 737-1166: Mon-Frl 9 a.m.
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      Lock icon Champ Yang Yang toils for victory
      447 30 LATEST MALAYSIA'S Misbun SIdek upset China's Yang Yang 9-15, 15-8, 15-5 in their round-robin match last night. It was Misbon's first victory over the world champion in six meetings. Frost sails past wild-card entrant HONGKONG Defending champion Yang Yang, battling to regain fitness after
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      Lock icon Graham demands apology
      216 30 LONDON Arsenal manager George Graham on Wednesday demanded an apology from rival English soccer boss Brian Clough over comments on Charlie Nicholas' departure from Highbury. In a by-lined article m an English national daily, Clough said: "I'd like someone to tell me the reason Nicholas was put
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      Lock icon McCoist boots 29th goal of the season
      101 30 McCoist boots 29th goal of the season DUNDEE Scotland soccer international Ally McCoist scored his 29th goal of the season as Glasgow Rangers kept alive their hopes of retaining the Scottish Premier League title with a 1-0 away victory over Dundee on Wednesday. McCoist split the Dundee defence m the
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      Lock icon Koreans beat Egypt on penalties
      145 30 DOHA (Qatar) Asian soccer champions South Korea beat Africa's top side, Egypt, on penalties on Wednesday m a match marred by a threatened walk-off. Play stopped for about six minutes when the South Koreans, who scored m the 65th minute through Lee Tae Ho, threatened
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      Lock icon SOCCER SHORTS
      139 30 EUROPEAN champions FC Porto will play Uruguay's Penarol, whom they defeated 2-1 m the Intercontinental Cup m Tokyo last month, m an exhibition match on April 17 at the Giants Stadium m Newark. "We're going to try to beat Penarol without snow to show our worth to the
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      Lock icon Leverkusen want Cruyff
      200 30 BONN West German First Division soccer club Bayer Leverkusen confirmed on Wednesday they are interested m appointing Johan Cruyff as their trainer. Cruyff, 40, resigned as manager of Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam on Monday over a contract dispute. Bayer managing director Michael Meier said: "We do not
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      Lock icon Fiorentina humble holders Napoli
      185 30 ROME Holders Napoli suffered their second defeat m three days on Wednesday when Fiorentina beat them 3-2 m a second-round, first-leg Italian Cup soccer tie. Fiorentina's away victory ended a record run of 20 consecutive wins for Napoli m domestic Cup competition. Last Sunday, Napoli crashed
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      Lock icon Barcelona through
      96 30 MADRID Barcelona edged out Espanol 1-0 m a Spanish Cup second round, second-leg soccer match on Wednesday. The Catalans advance to the next round with a 4-1 aggregate victory. S«CMd raoiHl, seemd-leg remits: Athletic Bilbao 2 CastUla 1 (aggregate 3-3, Castilla won on penalties after extra-time), Real BetLs
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      Lock icon Singapore succumb to Duisburg
      328 31  -  ALBERT JOHNSON WATER POLO Republic run out of steam m last two quarters By THE visiting Duisburg Sports Club packed too much power and easily beat a Singapore Selection side 14-8 m a friendly international at the Police Academy pool yesterday. The West German team, runners-up
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      Lock icon Vatanen increases his lead
      244 31 PARIS-DAKAR RALLY TAMANRASSET (Algeria) Finn Ari Vatanen, m a Peugeot, stretched his lead over France's Pierre Lartigue's Mitsubishi m the race by more than seven minutes after the special stage from Bordj Omar Driss on Wednesday. Vatanen, who won the event last year, dominated the punishing
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      Lock icon Chesnokov sprints to semi-final victory
      428 31 ON THE TENNIS SCENE SYDNEY Soviet star Andrei Chesnokov sprinted from his hotel room into the semi-finals of the New South Wales Open yesterday. The Russian, thinking his match with Darren Cahill was still some way off, was lying on his bed m a hotel
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      Lock icon Protesters heckle Cash
      115 31 Protesters heckle Cash ADELAIDE Wimbledon champion Pat Cash was the target of anti-apart-heid protesters outside the gates of the Memorial Drive Tennis Courts here on Wednesday. About 30 people demonstrated against the Australian's participation m the South African Open last November. The demonstrators were concerned about any South African players
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      Lock icon Masur makes it to the last four
      320 31 GOLD COAST (Australia) Wally Masur, of Australia, scored a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over American Paul Annacone yesterday to advance to the semi-finals of the Sanctuary Cove Exhibition tournament. Masur's victory came just hours after he was called to join the six-man field
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      $200,000 more for Norm an-Aoki clash
      574 33  - $200,000 more for Norm an- Aoki clash TAY CHENG KHOON By ALMOST $200,000 worth of additional prizes have been put up for the Skins Game between world champion golfer Greg Norman and Japanese ace Isao Aoki at the Singapore Island Country Club on Jan 24. Add that to the $270,000
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      Lock icon Three South Africans share lead
      244 33 Three South Africans share lead PHALABORWA (South Africa) Three South African players shared the first-round lead m the US$lOO,OOO ($200,000) Phalaborwa Classic golf tournament on Wednesday as the overseas contingent wilted m the intense heat. Robbie Stewart, Steve van Vuuren and Wilhelm Winsnes all shot four-un-der-par 68s to open a
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      Lock icon Call for Bruno to justify ranking
      241 33 Call for Bruno to justify ranking BOXING LONDON British heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno will have to justify his No. 1 world ranking by beating a topranked opponent if he wants to challenge undisputed world champion Mike Tyson, a promoter said on Wednesday. A Tyson-Bruno fight has been scheduled for Wembley
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      Lock icon Keeping on the wrong Lane
      109 33 Keeping on the wrong Lane BASKETBALL "BASKET-BRAWL" seems to be the game University of Pittsburgh's Jermoe Lane (left) has m mind as he throws a punch at Georgetown's Mark Tillmon during Wednesday's inter-college match, which Georgetown won 62-57. Meanwhile, Detroit's Isiah Thomas scored six of his 18 points m the,
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      260 33 ATHLETICS The International Amateur Athletic Federation will ask the Soviet Union to investigate a claim that a Soviet Olympic champion gave advice to British athletes on taking drugs. British hammer thrower Martin Girvan claimed this week that Yuri Sedykh, the Olympic hammer champion m 1976 and 1980,
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      Inter-varsity rowing annual in the offing
      378 34 SEA SPORTS Republic's tertiary team to race against HK University LEE WAI WUN A MINI version of the famous annual Oxford-Cam-bridge Boat Race will take place at the Pandan Reservoir on April 9 when rowers from Singapore's tertiary institutions pit their skills against the
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      Speed will be the key in F2 Crossing event at Changi
      268 34 TO GO at top speed is unusual m the tactical art of windsurfing racing, but this will be the aim of participants m the F2 Speed Crossing event off Changi beach this weekend. Singapore's top shortboard sailors are expected
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      Lock icon Curtis all class in first race
      204 34 MELBOURNE Veteran American yachtsman David Curtis outsailed an elite international fleet to win the opening race of the World Soling Class yachting chamionships on Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay on Wednesday. In a day of champagne sailing, Curtis led throughout to beat countryman John Kosteki,
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      Hockey now in the hands of five
      493 34  - Hockey now in the hands of five MAHMOOD GAZNAVI Coach Vijayan and Co. to prepare teams By SINGAPORE'S TARGETS THIS YEAR A regional tournament m Darwin, Australia m March/ April; The Malaysian Hockey Federation Under-21 inter-state tournament m April; The MHF inter-state Razak Cup tournament m July/ August; The inter-state
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      Lock icon Fischer's double does it
      113 34 BARCELONA Two goals by Carsten Fischer helped West Germany lift the Barcelona Four-Nation hockey tournament with a 3-2 win over Argentina m Wednesday's final. Fischer scored the opening goal after five minutes but, despite dominating the early stages, West Germany found themselves trailing 2-1 as Argentina
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      Lock icon Easy for Jahangir past Nancarrow
      176 34 Easy for Jahangir past Nancarrow SQUASH MINUTES ST HELIER (Jersey) Former world squash champion Jahangir Khan crushed Australia's Tristan Nancarrow m just 16 minutes m the semi-fi-nal of the Jersey International squash tournament on Wednesday. Nancarrow was handicapped by an injury to his left knee received m his quarter-final on
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    364 35 World No. 2 beaten by rank outsider SNOOKER BLACKPOOL Rank outsider Dave Martin produced the performance of a lifetime to dump world No. 2 Jimmy White out of the Mercantile Credit Classic here on Wednesday night. The 39-year-old from Chesterfield, a 150-1 outsider, recorded a shock 5-2 victory to reach
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    421 35  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By BRAZILIAN Manilton Santos passed his test with flying colours m his trial for Jurong Town Football Club m their friendly soccer match against West Germany's Borussia Neunkirchen at Toa Payoh Stadium yesterday. But the other footballer who was on trial, Iranian
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    358 35 CRICKET MELBOURNE Australia staged a remarkable recovery to beat New Zealand by six runs m front of a 61,000 crowd m their World Series Cup match here yesterday. Australia could muster only 216 from 49.4 overs, but restricted New Zealand to 210 for nine after
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    236 35 AHMEDABAD The West Indies snatched an exciting two-run victory over India on the final ball of the fifth one-day international here yesterday amid a fresh controversy over the status of the match. Chasing a modest 197--run target, India appeared to be cruising towards victory before
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    424 35 FOR THE first time m six years, there were almost 2,000 fans at Jalan Besar Stadium to watch a League match. This should be ample proof to convince the doubting Thomases that Singapore's newly-introduced semi-professional soccer is here to stay. And none
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    352 35  - Roars resound when echoes used to sound JANICE SEAH By ROBERT TAN, manager of Changi Constituency, remembered the day Geylang met Armed Forces m a National Football League Division One final m the *****. "It was chaos. There must have been about 15,000 people at Jalan Besar Stadium. The fans
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    328 35  -  JOE DORAI By STRIKER V. Sundramoorthy will bid farewell to Singapore soccer with an unexpected appearance for the Republic's Indians. in the Bardhan Cup final against Kuala Lumpur at Merdeka Stadium tomorrow. He agreed to play for Singapore Indians yesterday after obtaining approval from
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      61 35 BADMINTON Training matches: Singapore v Malaysia (SBA, 7pm). RUGBY Friendly: Haberdasher Askes (UK) v Singapore American School (Padang, 5.30pm). SOCCER SBHFL Dtv 3: Polycore v MAS (Tanglin), Cold Storage v Digitrec SC (Farrer Park), Singapore Tobacco v Hitachi Elevator (Farrer Park) 5.15pm. Friendly: SRC v South Avenue (Padang, 5.30pm). WATER
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    522 36  -  ANNE KOH American Business Council here writes to US trade official Yeutter B) THE American Business Council m Singapore has told the United States Government that the dropping of Singapore from its Generalised System of Preferences scheme would "send the wrong signal
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    54 36 LONDON The British army wants to buy 500 domes-tically-produced Challenger tanks instead of rival United States and West German models, the Independent newspaper said yesterday. It said the army had passed its recommendations to the Ministry of Defence, which is expected to make a final decision
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    433 36  -  SUMIKO TAN It was stuck to his face, says mum By A SEVEN-MONTH-OLD baby boy found with a toy cup stuck over his nose and mouth was rushed to hospital but pronounced dead two hours later. Jotham Lee Ming Zheng was found
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    279 36 Congressman wants to end aid to S. Korea WASHINGTON A member of a congressional committee that writes trade laws has proposed ending subsidies for South Korea which have helped the nation post a large trade surplus with the United States. "US taxpayers spend US$l.4 billion (Ss2.B billion) on armed forces
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    356 36  -  THAM KOK WING Story by Workers' quarters come alive with betting stalls and crowds THE hum-drum of activity at this workers' quarters of a construction site m Pasir Ris Avenue 1 is heightened at night when the place turns into a bazaar with an
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    49 36 VIENNA Czechoslovak surgeons have given 99--year-old Josef Pik a heart pacemaker, making him the country's oldest "batteryoperated granddad", Ceteka news agency said. Mr Pik, who will be 100 m March, was given the pacemaker on Monday during an operation m a Prague hospi- tal. Reuter
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    30 36 TOKYO Mitsubishi Estate Co said yesterday it would start work on Japan's tallest building with 75 floors m Yokohama next year, aiming to complete it by 1993. AFP
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    232 36 A SWISS tourist has reported that he lost nearly $17,000 worth of gold bars after he was lured into a gambling session by three men on Wednesday. Mr Gross Niklaus Beat, 33, told police that he was befriended by a Filipino when
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    270 36 14 hurt as rival students clash in Dhaka campus DHAKA Fourteen people were wounded when bombs were hurled and shots fired during a clash between pro- and antigovernment students at Chittagong University, university authorities said. One group of students, armed with bombs and revolvers, tried to take over a residence
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    57 36 BEIJING Forty-nine people were killed and 36 others injured last week when an overcrowded bus m south-west China's Sichuan province tumbled off a bridge and fell 24 m into a dry riverbed. The driver and 46 passengers were killed instantly m the accident near Yibin
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      217 1 PROPOSED PERMANENT CAMPUS AT BANDAR SUNWAY ;::^S^P -rfQ 1 aUWWQ Mam j I Cjjr Xj^ OFFERS IN 1988 THESE COURSES OF STUDY: X J An Exciting New 500-Acre Tcmmhip I^ J In Ttw Heart Of Petaling J»ya. LEICESTER WESTERN MICHIGAN UNI\ ERSITY OF UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY WESTERN AUSTRALIA UNITED KINGDOM UNITED
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      714 1 Mark these names, tor you will probably hear a lot about them m the coming months. They are picked by our team of writers as the most likely to make waves m the arts and entertainment arena this year. More faces on Page Thirty-five. TO WATCH OUT FOR IN
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        636 2 I Staying Tuned I Catherine Ong THE end of every year has come to be accepted as the season for variety shows. But who would have expected that last year, it meant haying to see the same performers singing the same songs, only m different
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        362 2  -  JUDITH TAN JJ.STARBUCK Sunday Channel 5, 6 pm HE DRESSES m traditional Western cowboy garb 10-gallon hat and boots. He travels m his 1964 Lincoln, with steerhorns mounted on the hood and a horn that plays The Eyes Of Texas. He is J.J. Starbuck, an
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        979 3 The film features 19,000 Chinese extras and 9,000 costumes. It took Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci four years to make, and cost US$25 million (about Ssso million). And it has proven to be a critical success m the United States. The Last Emperor, based on the life of
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        1017 4 January's new releases I The pop life Chris Ho Eiirythntlcs Savage DAVE A. STEWART, the musical director of Eurythmics, must have taken a long, hard listen to contemporary hit radio and found the time to be right for a full-fledged disco album. The
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        1420 5  -  PAT D'ROSE By LITTLE did Mrs L.H. Yeo know that her desire to set up the best creperie m town would lead her to part with her manufacturing interests (m children's wear) and throw her into the challenging and unpredictable world of
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        550 7 41 am fortunate that opportunities keep knocking on my door, and I have been able to deliver the goods. My artistic instinct is part innate feeling and part ob- servation. Tina Liv KOH SIEW TIN caught up with Tina Liu, an active personality in Hongkong's
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        584 7  -  GUAN LIBING By COMPARED with Hongkong stars Anita Mvi and Leslie Cheung, Taiwanese crooner Fei Yee Ching can be described as "mild". After 11 years on the pop scene, he is best known for his conservative suits and stage style. Debonair
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        250 7 I Film ECEEL Roundup YOU'RE OK, I'M OK <<ff ■&£**> Midnight tomorrow and morning shows on Sunday at Eng Wah cinemas. THIS is another of those frivolous films centred on chasing girls. For entertainment m their monotonous working life, most of the male
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        571 8 Not all cultural groups confine their activities to culture; one such group is venturing into the educational field. S. V. KRISHNAN reports. MOST community centres have Indian cultural groups which have, as their main objective, the promotion of cultural activities. But the Boon Lay
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        In praise of the lion's majesty, valour and strength
        731 8  -  SRIVATSA I What's m a Name? By ALTHOUGH the lion is found only m Africa and India, it has an honoured place m almost all cultures of the world. One of the first similes that English-school children learn is "as brave
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        180 8 Tamil Word Contest 29 Below are six sentences. Choose the more suitable word after each sentence and underline it. 0§ WMsm o (oUITLI£ Qp&jb ufl* 50 Qoiorctf}. Qj&ir 5 uflarmdr *}sbQ€utrdrgidt(9)U> 1 5 Qoiciraf). STtbdsoir^tb u*iG*pmsQinb. fp^fudr *>«rpa>(s <2u>p ULL. fc.L/LJOTS^U» *,9f|pjUUAJ<r li. «ILL-«WU> frgjOjib dQflDi—Ujargj. 1. 4'©*©.*HSWs eutpmiQib Gsu&
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        5157 9 41 House Renovation/ 41 House Renovation/ 50 Hairdressing 9 vv_ __i _M _fi_B^K_ -__^BBi Decor Decor I Bwpflß r-f W T- "I 1 _HH_| HH d __bi _9_r^Hal IW-WHI ROCKSTONE 5-RM $1080 (4,5, ____TT^TP^fTTT___| H X. ____f H H fly tiBB 1 38 |6& i?i 4- W LOW COST HOB
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        5198 10 72 Packina/ Storaae/ 75 Office Furniture/ 79 Business 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 94 Positions vacant: 94 Positions vacant: 97 Positions vacant: Delivery/ Removal Furnishing Opportunities Available Available Available Available Professional/ Professional/ Domestic —m —m ii i .......i- ...i ™J™^i^_____________________— _______Jj m^ am^
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        4038 11 98 Position* Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical Secretarial/ Clerical
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        4574 13 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: 99 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: jj9| Sals* Sales Sales Sales Sales Sales Technical Technical Technical Technical J« 1) SALES EXECUTIVE- over 2 yrs. Wm BOOKWORM
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        2932 14 100 Pcitions Vacant: 100 Position. Vacant: 100 Pci.ion. Vacant: 100 JJj.V^ 100 Position. V aca n,: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Te S^_^ I Te^S^"' i Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical Technical ;Hl ____-_i TEAM PRECISION TOOLING We specialised In "•e h ll .g. p T g L
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        4277 15 100 Positions Vacant: 100 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 101 Positions Vacant: 102 Positions Vacant: M Technical j Technical Production Production Production Production Production Production Production Hotel/ Restaurant/ INTERIOR DESIGN/ RENOVATION j OUnge L jg
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        6471 18 135 For Sale 136 For Sale: 137 For Sale: 138 For Sale: rso i-or aaie: 139 For Sale: 141 Por saie: i*»/ ror aaie: i«w ror daie: i« i-or baie: Tovota Mitsubishi Mazda Honda Honda Daihatsu Other Makes Commercial Commercial Commercial 5^E r Vehicles Vehicles Vehicles 1974 TOYOTA CELICA. Alrcon,
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        4791 19 172 Accommodation 172 Accommodation 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation j Available: Houses Available: Housea Available: Available Available: Available: Available: Available: M m^—-—^^^ good offer for above 1,601 c.c. Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments Apartments J3 (TRTnWSIHTwHBf I t0 300 c c scra P
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        5066 21 179 For Sale Houses 179 For Sale- Houses 179 For Sale: Houses 179 For Sain: Houses 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale: 190 For Sale: I— 11. >ai«. nouses ame. nounw Private Apartments Private Apartments Private Apartments Private Apartments Private Apartments
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        6462 22 191 For Sale- 191 For Sale: 191 For Sale: 191 For Sale: 193 Properties Wanted 194 Factory Space 196 For Sale: 196 For Sale: 197 For Rent: 198 Office Spaces ||1 HDB Apartments HDB Apartments HDB Apartments HDB Apartments Office Spaces Office Spaces Office Spaces Wanted Wm HONG KONG GROUP
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        625 27 Here's a personal invitation I from one of Singapore's most I dynamic MNCs. I <$? Seagate I PCB Operations I We employ some of the most sophisticated process testing techniques I m Surface Mount Technology m Singapore, And our fast expanding I operations have now created a number of brand
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        194 33 i 4 collectable Bi-Lingual edition packed with 160 glossy pages m full colour. I From the graceful sweep of tiled temple eaves to the tubular thrust of modern skyscrapers, from the timeless patterns of Chinese agriculture to the latest frontiers of high-tech industry, Taiwan sparkles with clear reflections of the
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        385 34  -  PATRICK SHEN HIMATSURI (FIRE FESTIVAL) Presented by the Singapore Film Society Goethe-lnstitut Tonight, 6.30 and 9 pm THE Singapore Film Society kicks off its 1988 programme with two fine films of recent vintage and distinctive nationalities. The first, to be screened this evening, is Himatsuri
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        235 34 COME Monday the Singapore Symphony Orchestra will launch a free monthly lunchtime organ recital series at the Victoria Concert Hall between 1 and 2 pm. Former Westminster Cathedral organist Nicolas Kynaston, this week's SSO guest soloist, will offer a menu from Bach to Jongen.
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        546 34  -  Y.L. Goh I Compact Discs BEFORE the age of stereo, EMI was the record company with the most fabulous roster of artistes and, through the efforts of famous producers like Walter Legge, their vaults contain innumerable examples of musical genius from the 1930s onwards. In the
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        1247 35 From Page One ALL eyes were on cute choreographer Mohd Najib bin AM and his name was on the audience's lips at the Festival of Dance's Night of Contemporary Dances on Dec 9 and 10. The slender, energetic Najib (as he is popularly
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        557 36 "Aie you reeuiy for a home with balconies facing the South Sea?" Such a dream home will be available at VIEWPOINT located along Singapore's choice East Coast residential district at Meyer Road. This extremely /j\ popular location is due to the excellent accessibility afforded by the East Coast Parkway and
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        2080 36 —MY VIEW by JUDITH TAN and KOH SIEW TIN »»m»»mmii m mWmSw <li I K'ffl P"' vV :i^ki^ "™^%M BBS HBH BS'.^^iM^B^^BßAS?,-,>JWpKSyJ|^pmyg^Jy Jiff' n f^^-M^'&f n jf^f^ n f 4^mmUT^ j^t 1 .^.S^ffi/pf* SmBHUBHH Shirley Bassey croons her favourites m Applause The world's largest predator, the polar bear, is featured
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