The Straits Times, 9 February 1989

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1989 50 CENTS MCI (P) 44/12/88
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    Lock icon Guerillas step up the pressure
    728 1 Guerillas step up the pressure Afghan cities shelled as Soviet troop withdrawal continues MOSCOW Afghan guerillas stepped up their attacks on cities in Afghanistan, killing and wounding Afghan soldiers taking over positions and air bases from withdrawing Soviet troops, Tass news agency said yesterday. The Soviet news agency said that
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      Lock icon Boeing 707 with 144 aboard crashes
      103 1 LISBON A Boeing 707 jet with 144 people on board crashed yesterday on to a mountain in the Portuguese Azores island of Santa Maria in the mid-Atlantic, an island emergency service official said. The Portuguese news agency Lusa said the plane belonged to a
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    Lock icon Premadasa asks Indian troops to leave
    244 1 COLOMBO The Indian military presence in Sri Lanka is no longer necessary and the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) here has been asked to leave, President Ranasinghe Premadasa was quoted as saying yesterday by a newspaper here. "I told the Indian government that the IPKF's
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    Lock icon Seoul-Pyongyang talks falter
    349 1 PANMUNJOM (South Korea) South and North Korean delegations talked for two hours yesterday without reaching agreement on terms for the first meeting of their prime ministers, but agreed to meet again. The five-member delegations from each side ex- changed testy statements over North Korea's demand for a
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    Nixdorf's R&D centre here developing world-class goods
    295 1 Nixdorf' s R&D centre here developing world-class goods LOCAL research and development efforts are bearing fruit, judging by the successful development of world-class products by Nixdorf Computer's RAD centre in Singapore. The latest issue of the Economic Development Board newsletter, Singapore Investment News, reported that the West German computer vendor
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    Lock icon Suharto to meet PM in Tokyo
    130 1 JAKARTA President Suharto will hold talks with Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and the Presidents of West Germany and Zambia during his stay in Tokyo later this month, State Secretary Mr Moerdiono said yesterday. The topics of their discussions may cover regional and international
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    Minister will ask KL to act against high cost of living in JB
    523 1 JOHOR BARU Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rah mat said he would ask the federal government to take measures to check the high cost of living in Johor Baru. He said the fall of the ringgit, coupled with
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      19 1 Inside Summary World News 3-6 Ase&n Causeway I Comment/ Perspective 18,11 Utters 18 TlmesDollar 19-22 Racing 23 Sports 24-27
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      90 1 COMING: A CHAP GOH MEI YOU'VE NOT SEEN BEFORE Find out why some people do not think it will be a good omen. FOOD WRITER GETS FOOD POISONING All because of Lunar New Year raw fish. She talks about her bad experience and the precautions you can take. BOMBAY'S NEXT
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      318 2 Dad's fatal crash A SECURITY guard on his way to visit his wife and newborn son at the Toa Payoh Hospital arrived at the hospital through the emergency entrance unconscious, with serious head injuries, after losing control of his motorcycle. Doctors failed to save Mr S. Aruldas, 29, a
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      ArDUnd ASean... the Causeway and Causeway
      133 2 ArDUnd ASean... the Causeway and Causeway Siddhi's Beijing visit THAI Foreign Minister Air Chief Marshal Siddhi Savetsila will hold talks with China and exiled Cambodian resistance figure Prince Norodom Sihanouk during his visit to Beijing which starts today. His visit comes close on the heels of the visit to Bangkok
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      Comment
      212 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: THE war in Afghanistan has not only shown the determination of the Afghans to become masters of their own house, hot it also confirms something long known to man that the only way to deal with an aggressor Is to make him pay a heavy
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      Around the world
      193 2 Sino-Soviet ties THE United States is adopting a neutral attitude towards a Sino-Soviet rapprochement, according to analysts. One of them, Mr Roger Brooks said that, unlike the situation in the past, "the US does not necessarily gain if Sino-Soviet relations worsen nor does it necessarily lose if
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      Timesport
      185 2 Mecir ousted AN ILL and off-form Miloslav Mecir made a shock exit in the Rotterdam Grand Prix tennis tournament on Tuesday. The top-seeded Czech was beaten 7-5, 6-1 by West German Patrick Kuehnen. American Marty Davis also made his way to the second round at the expense of fourth
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      Section Two
      476 2 Teaching kids to care HOW should parents raise their children so that they will grow up to become caring and socially responsible adults? While church and school have a contribution to make, their influence has greatly diminished in recent decades. And bad examples abound, from the rampant materialism
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      232 2 SES GO-AHEAD TO LIST STEAMERS MARITIME STRAITS Steamship Co has obtained the go-ahead from the Stock Exchange of Singapore to float its shipping and distribution activities in an exercise that could raise over $60 million for its property activities. In a month or so, both Straits Steamship shareholders as
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      Forum
      81 2 WESTERN VALUES DEBATE AN AMERICAN expresses dismay at the many recent articles in The Straits Times about pseudoWesternism and negative Western influences. It is good for people to know their heritage, but to promote another culture as being negative and harmful and to criticise one for being pseudo-any-thing is
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      Buyers' Guide
      337 2 SECTION 11/11l Clossified Sect. II 9-20 Appt Notices Sect. II 21 Cinema Sect. II 22 Comics Sect. II 7 Product Advertiser Section/Pace Audk> Eastland Trading I —28 Books Popular Book Co 11—3 Boutique FJ Beniamin Sons I —12 Calculator Casio Computer Co It 3 Cwneri Wywy I 1
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  • around the WORLD
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      Lock icon Afghan pullout is Soviets' fourth since WWII
      308 3 Afghan pullout is Soviets' fourth since WWII MOSCOW The Soviet Union's withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the first time it has pulled troops out of a foreign territory as a result of political and military failure. But it is the fourth time since World War II that Moscow has relinquished control
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      Drunk and aggressive drivers in Britain face big crackdown
      375 3  - Drunk and aggressive drivers in Britain face big crackdown ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON British drivers are facing the biggest crackdown on motoring offences, with longer jail sentences, unlimited fines, compulsory re-testing and "big brother" cameras stationed at traffic lights and in unmarked police cars on motorways. The measures
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      Lock icon Polish miners go on strike after talks fail
      431 3 Polish miners go on strike after talks fail Move defies efforts by Walesa's envoys WARSAW About 5,000 Polish coal-miners pressed ahead with a strike yesterday, apparently defying two envoys sent dashing across Poland by Solidarity leader Lech Walesa after negotiations with the communist authorities. The miners said they stopped work
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      Lock icon National identity cards for Britons under study
      184 3 National identity cards for Britons under study LONDON Britons could soon be carrying a formal national identity card for the first time in more than half a century provided they want to apply for one. Plans for a voluntary national identity card are now being studied by the government. A
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      Lock icon Labor wins W.Australian polls
      92 3 PERTH Western Australia's Liberal Party leader Barry MacKinnon yesterday conceded defeat to the Labor government in state elections. "I congratulate the Premier and the Labor Party for their victory, which it is now clear they will achieve," he said after further overnight and early morning counting
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      Lock icon Security Council may meet on West Bank violence
      305 3 Security Council may meet on West Bank violence UNITED NATIONS Arab members yesterday were expected to approve a call for a Security Council meeting on violence in the West Bank, where a 14-month uprising has cost the lives of 380 Palestinians in clashes with Israeli forces. The move came while
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      Lock icon PM's prize
      37 3 NEW DELHI Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland was yesterday declared the winner of the US$lOO,OOO (S$190,000) 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for peace, disarmament and development, for her work on environmental and develoDment issues. UPI
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      Lock icon US neutral towards Sino-Soviet thaw
      469 4 jkl.uo Rapprochement helps American interests, say analysts WASHINGTON The United States is maintaining a neutral attitude towards a Sino-Soviet thaw, apparently confident President George Bush's visit to China later this month serves to underscore Beijing's friendship with Washington. Foreign policy analysts agree that improvement in
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      Lock icon New Paraguayan leader orders big army revamp
      255 4 ASUNCION Paraguay's new military leader General Andres Rodriguez, apparently seeking to preempt any counter- coups, has ordered a major overhaul of the armed forces and the arrest of some former officials. Gen Rodriguez, who toppled Gen Alfredo Stroessner last Friday in a bloody
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      Lock icon Shultz to rejoin GM board
      132 4 Shultz to rejoin GM board DETROIT Former US Secretary of State George Shultz will return to General Motors Corp's board of directors in March, following an absence of nearly seven years, GM announced on Tuesday. Mr Shultz, 68, left his post in the Reagan administration earlier this year to return
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      Baker to make 8-day tour of Nato countries
      370 4  -  ONG MING SEING Trip a bid to widen his experience and boost image of Bush administration By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON US Secretary of State James Baker will embark on a whirlwind tour of America's allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato)
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      Lock icon What's hatching this season
      57 4 LONDONERS get a preview early this week of what the hat designers are hatching this season. Two of the hat ideas shown here are from the David Shilling collection. The left, with a flamboyant flip, is known as the pancake hat, while the other crowning idea
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      Lock icon Human rights abuses persist in Asia, says US govt survey
      268 4 Human rights abuses persist in Asia, says US govt survey WASHINGTON Human rights problems persist throughout Asia, the State Department said on Tuesday, highlighting allegations of abuse. In China, said the State Department's annual world-wide survey, the legal system was "being resurrected and strengthened, but it will require many years
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      Lock icon France takes steps to revive ailing film industry
      343 4 France takes steps to revive ailing film industry PARIS The French government has announced a package of measures to revive the French film industry, keep cinemas open and lure viewers away from their television sets. Flanked by French film stars. Culture Minister Jack Lang announced on Tuesday extra state subsidies
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      Lock icon Heading for the Ganges
      102 5 A HINDU holy man, his body smeared with ashes, beats a dram as he rides on a decorated horse. like tens of millions of other Hindus, he was on his way to take a holy bath in the Ganges River in the north Indian city of
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      US Congress turns down hefty pay hike
      399 5  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent Failure to raise the pay of members of Congress, the judiciary and senior administrators is irresponsible. We will lose good people in Congress. We will lose good judges and good people who administer programmes affecting the a>
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      Show from Everest to mark Earth Day
      114 5 WASHINGTON Environmentalists said they planned a worldwide television broadcast next year from atop Mount Everest and on the ocean floor to mark "Earth Day 20". Mr Jim Whittaker, the first American to climb the highest mountain, will lead a US-Soviet-Chinese team to the
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      Labour calls for probe into Murdoch's affairs
      314 5  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON Britain's opposition Labour Party has called for an investigation into Mr Rupert Murdoch's news media affairs here. It wants the Mergers and Monopolies Commission to look at the Australian magnate's growing power and influence following the launching
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      Japan's firms diversify to stay ahead
      302 6  - Japan's firms diversify to stay ahead PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Japanese textile companies are now producing medicines and electronic chips while Nippon Steel is using biotechnology to develop new strains of rice. These are just two examples of how Japanese companies are rapidly diversifying into new fields of
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      Lock icon China's population expected to top year 2000 forecast by 100m
      265 6 China's population expected to top year 2000 forecast by 100 m BEIJING China's population may be 100 million more than the current official forecast of 1.2 billion by the turn of the century, demographic experts said yesterday. Xinhua news agency said they blamed laxity in enforcing China's birth-control policy for
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      Lock icon Senate panel chief deals Tower a blow
      334 6  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON US Defence Secretary-designate John Tower ran into more trouble with the Senate Armed Services Committee when its powerful chairman, Senator Sam Nunn, reportedly told President George Bush that he opposed the nomination. White House and congressional
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      Lock icon American Airlines places record order for new jets
      206 6 tfEW YORK American Airlines has announced one of the biggest aircraft orders in history to acquire at least eight new, long-range McDonnell Douglas jetliners with options to buy another 42, plus options for 100 smaller planes. The order, announced here on Tuesday
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      Lock icon Patents columnist dies at 93
      174 6 NEW YORK Mr Stacy V. Jones, who for 36 years wrote a weekly column in the New York Times on newly issued patents, died on Monday at his home in Falls Church, Virginia. He was 93. Mr Jones started the column, which appeared on Saturdays,
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      Lock icon Rioting PNG troops win pay rise
      275 6 Rioting PNG troops win pay rise PORT MORESBY Mutinous soldiers in Papua New Guinea won a pay rise yesterday after rioting and attempting to storm J Parliament in the capital of the South Pacific state Witnesses said the soldiers, estimated to number up to 500 at the peak of the
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Siddhi to consult China on Cambodia
      452 8 Beijing visit will include talks with Sihanouk BANGKOK Thai Foreign Minister Air Chief Marshal Siddhi Savetsila will consult the Chinese and exiled Cambodian resistance figure Prince Norodom Sihanouk during his three-day visit to Beijing which begins today. This follows recent Thai attempts to speed
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      Lock icon Ex-envoy 'acted alone' in smuggling attempt
      173 8 Ex-envoy 'acted alone' in smuggling attempt JAKARTA The former Indonesian ambassador to Dar-es-Salaam was acting alone when he tried to smuggle 184 elephant tusks out of Tanzania, Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said. Last month, outgoing ambassador Husein Joesoef was asked to advance his departure after Tanzanian police foiled an attempt
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      Lock icon Marcos ruling out any deals: Enrile
      542 8 'He also asks not to be bothered by money matters' MANILA Ferdinand Marcos has ruled out "any deals with anybody" as the price for coming home. He also asked President Corazon Aquino to tell her relatives "to stop bothering him about money matters", an
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      Lock icon Manila to seek Taiwan's help to revive economy
      347 8 Manila to seek Taiwan's help to revive economy MANILA The Philippines is to ask Taiwan to contribute to a multi-bil-lion dollar aid proposal to revive its economy, the head of a committee coordinating the plan said yesterday. "We are going to contact them," businessman Roberto Villanueva said after a meeting
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      Lock icon 72 killed in monsoon floods in Philippines
      166 8 72 killed in monsoon floods in Philippines Manila At least 72 people have been killed and more than 500.000 have fled to safer ground as floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains devastated wide areas of the central Philippines over the past two weeks, officials said yesterday. They said the
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      Lock icon Jakarta plan to boost oil exploration
      173 8 JAKARTA The Indonesian government is preparing a new package of incentives to encourage exploration for oil, the country's main export. Mines and Energy Minister Ginanjar Kartasamita said here yesterday. The official Antara news agency cited Mr Ginanjar as saying in a message to the
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon 'Govt won't tolerate forced religious conversion'
      254 9 'Govt won't tolerate forced religious conversion' PETALING JAYA Malaysian Indian Congress president, Datuk S. Samy Vellu, has said that the government will not tolerate any form of forced religious conversion. It will take strict measures to ensure that religious freedom is protected, he said. He said the Cabinet views the
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      Lock icon Museum for PMs' books
      72 9 ALOR STAR Kedah state executive councillor Hanafi Ramli has proposed the setting up of a special museum in the country to exhibit books written by Malaysia's prime ministers. He suggested that the museum, to be named Muzium Perdana, be built in Kedah as Prime Minister Datuk
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      Lock icon Economic panel 'will accept good ideas from opposition'
      319 9 Economic panel 'will accept good ideas from opposition' MALACCA Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has given opposition leaders a pledge that the council set up to formulate a post-1990 national economic policy would not reject their proposals just because they are made by the opposition. "What we want is consensus
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      Musa denies being threat to any party leader
      310 9 MUAR (Johor) Former deputy prime minister Datuk Musa Hitam has said that his decision to join New Umno was not aimed at threatening the position of any party leader or the government. On the contrary the move was made for the sake
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      Lock icon Muhyiddin to meet Shahrir to discuss Johor unity formula
      262 9 Muhyiddin to meet Shahrir to discuss Johor unity formula JOHOR BARU Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will meet Umno dissident and Jol.or Baru MP Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad today to clear the air over the implementation of the six-point unity formula adopted by Johor Malays last December. Tan Sri
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      Lock icon Robber streaks to give cops the slip
      111 9 KOTA KINABALU A man, chased by several people after he robbed a housewife, threw away all his clothes and fled in the nude in Sandakan. Sabah CID chief Supt Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman said last Wednesday that Chong Yuk Yin, 54, was robbed
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      Lock icon MTUC urges wage freeze for a year
      400 9 But govt must help control price increases, it says KUALA LUMPUR Private sector trade unions affiliated to the Malaysian Trades Union Congress have been told not to make fresh requests for wage increases for at least a year. MTUC president Zainal Rampak said
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      Lock icon Viet refugees land on the east coast
      84 9 SOME of the 267 Vietnamese illegal immigrants who landed at Batu Barak beach in Kuala Trenggana on the east coast over the weekend are seen here leaving their fishing boat. The Vietnamese were later taken to the Kelulut refugee camp in Marang by
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      Workers
      452 10 Better pay, better lifestyle a big draw THE 150,000 foreign workers employed here are spurred by the same ambitions as the average Singaporean better pay and a better lifestyle. Most, like Filipino domestic helper Miss May Mondeie, 25, scrimp and save to send much of their monthly wages home
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      SPECIAL REPORT
      79 10 The issue of foreign workers in Singapore is usually discussed in the precise but academic terminology of production quotas labour force strength and growth rates of the domestic economy But what about the very real people involved the workers themselves, the business executives who employ them and the
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      Bosses
      501 10 'We can't do without them' WHAT would we do without foreign workers 9 was the despairing chorus of personnel managers and employers asked for their reactions to the Government's moves to trim Singapore's immigrani labour force. All said that their guest workers made up at least 25 per cent
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      Sellers
      501 10 Rosy days may be over for some BUSINESSSMEN who cater primarily to the needs of Singapore's 150,000-strong foreign labour force are warily eyeing government efforts to reduce their number of customers. "I stand to lose a lot of business if the Thais go home," gloomily predicted the proprietor of
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      Painter pays high price for his boxes of crackers
      384 11 A PAINTER found with enough firecrackers to enable him to let off one on every remaining day of this year was yesterday fined $3,000 for possession. Ng Kneng Tiong, 17, was seen by two special constables behaving oddly last Saturday, district
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      Boy, 12, held for weekend firecracker offence
      341 11  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By I A 12-YEAR-OLD schoolboy was the only "cracker bug" arrested by police for playing with firecrackers during the Lunar New Year long weekend. Police also reported a decrease in indiscriminate letting off of firecrackers and fireworks over the four-day holiday
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      Lock icon Singaporeans cross Causeway to let off firecrackers
      203 11 And in Johor Baru JOHOR BARU With the ban on firecrackers in the Republic, scores of Singaporeans made their way across the Causeway during the Lunar New Year holidays to play firecrackers in Johor Baru. The sale of firecrackers and fireworks was so
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      S'pore boy's fireworks may have set off fire at power station
      291 11 A 10- YEAR-OLD Singapore schoolboy, celebrating the Lunar New Year with rocket fireworks across the Causeway, may have sparked off a fire at a power station in Johor, causing damage estimated at Msl million (S$700,000). Johor police said yesterday
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      Cleaner stole from hotel guest
      145 11 A CLEANER, tempted by a gold bracelet lying in a slightly open drawer in a guest room he was cleaning, sneaked it out in his pail of dirty water. Abdul Gaffur bin Mohamed Ahamed 21, yesterday admitted stealing the 51,680, bracelet, last Saturday from a
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      Guard dies after crash on his way to visit newborn son
      341 11  -  LEONG CHAN TEIK Lost control of m-cycle as he headed for hospital By A SECURITY guard on his way to visit his wife and newborn son at the Toa Payoh Hospital never made the appointment. He arrived at the
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      New haven for East Coast anglers
      569 12  -  CHEW SENG KIM 'Mini-lakes' on reclaimed land provide tranquil settings and plenty of sealife Pictures by AVII in the Ea have found a new three-in-one h for fishing. Two poj "mini-lakes" teeming with sea life have appeared on reclaimed land in the East Coast
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      Traditional songs to be part of Malay talentime
      472 13 MENTION talentime and most people will think of pop music. But viewers of SBC's Malay talentime this year, Bintang '89, are ir for a surprise the programme will include a traditional treat. The popular traditional Malay songs of yesteryear will be one
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      Report on closer US-Asean ties for Bush
      375 13  - Report on closer US -Asean ties for Bush Sivam Subramaniam By A REPORT recommending closer economic ties between Asean and the United States will be presented to the Bush administration in April. The report, the outcome of a study commissioned by the Asean-US Steering Committee, is expected to call for
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      2 RSAF pilots in jet crash rescued
      135 13 TWO Republic of Singapore Air Force pilots ejected safely when their S-211 trainer aircraft crashed near the mouth of the Endau River in Johor yesterday afternoon while on a routine training flight. A statement from the Ministry of Defence said both men Captain
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      20 lawyers called to the Bar
      112 13 TWENTY new lawyers were admitted to the Bar yesterday by Justice Chan Sek Keong. Just over half of the 11 women and nine men are graduates of the National University of Singapore. The rest qualified as barristers at the Inns of Court in London.
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      M-cyclist dies after hitting lamp-post
      93 13 M-cyclist dies after hitting lamp-post A CARPENTER died after his motorcycle skidded and smashed into a lamppost on Yio Chu Kang Road on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Mr Sakeyam bin Haji Alias, 44, died later at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. In another accident in the evening,
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      Nine-year-old dies a week after accident
      80 13 A SCHOOLBOY died in hospital a week after he was knocked down by a van while he was using a pedestrian crossing along Sims Drive. Police said nine-year-old Pang Boon Huat was taken to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital after the accident last Wednesday
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      Pupils play lacocca and Ford in global classroom
      370 13 RAFFLES Girls' Secondary School plugged into a global classroom yesterday as its pupils huddled over a question: should a dam be built in Zaire? Using biographical notes and other background material, the girls who, in groups of three, role-played Lee lacocca, Armand
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      Schoolboy victim of hit-and-run accident in coma
      332 13 A SCHOOLBOY is in a coma in hospital after he was knocked down by a lorry in a hit-and-run accident on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Thio Fu Chiang, 16, suffered serious head injuries in the accident with a beige
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      School for handicapped kids hit by staff shortage
      527 14  -  GERRY de SILVA Children have to wait a long time for admission By MARGARET Drive Special School for severely handicapped children has been hit by a severe staff shortage. Because of this, children have to endure a long wait for admission into
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    • Article
      More questions for next sitting of Parliament
      203 14 More questions for next sitting of Parliament THREE MPs have sent in more questions for Parliament when it sits on Feb 16. Mr Chew Heng Ching (Eunos GRC) wants to know if the privatisation of the Singapore General Hospital will result in higher medical costs for patients. He also wants
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      Mattar for Mecca
      54 14 Mattar for Mecca ENVIRONMENT Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar leaves Singapore today to attend the 13th session of the World Supreme Council of Mosques, to be held in Mecca from Saturday to Thursday. Dr Mattar, who is the minister in charge of Muslim affairs, will be accompanied by the Mufti of
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      Credit plan extended
      65 14 SAFE, the shopping centre synonymous with the armed forces, recently extended its special low-interest Credit Instalment Scheme to reservists with a minimum salary of $1,000 a month. CIS is an easy-instalment, no-down-payment scheme with interest rates at one per cent a month. It was previously offered only
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    • NEWSFRONT
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        Book on Adrian Lim is No. 1 best-seller
        199 14 UNHOLY TRINITY, the book that recounts the btearre and perverted activities of Adrian Lim, has shot to the top of the latest Times The Bookshop's best-seller list toppling Philip Jeyaretnam's Raffles Place Ragtime, which has occupied the No. 1 spot for the
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        Jail for jeans theft
        80 14 AN 18- YEAR-OLD youth thought he could walk out of a supermarket unnoticed with an unpaid pair of jeans tucked beneath his Jacket. However, he was stopped by an alert house detective on the way out and the pair of jeans, priced at $64, was recovered
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        Lock icon Lantern of lucky 'eights'
        134 14 IT WAS all a matter of lucky "eights" when it comes to building what may be the world's largest lantern. The Lunar New Year lantern, created by Sheraton Towers' chief decorator, Mr Akira Takahashi, is suspended from the roof of the hotel's lobby, above its cascading
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        Video conman jailed
        91 14 A LABOURER who received $2,400 for four video recorders he never delivered was jailed for a day and fined $5,000 by a court yesterday. Sohari bin Gunu Karso, 36, admitted cheating Mr Ganesh Visuwanath of the money which was paid for the recorders on May 7, 1965.
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        M-cycle duo badly hurt
        81 14 A MOTORCYCLIST and his pillion passenger suffered serious injuries when they were thrown off their machine after colliding with a taxi along Rangoon Road on Tuesday at about 10.30 pm. Police said the impact of the crash threw Mr Lee Syh Gwo Won, the rider, and
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      No big risk from sharing food
      419 15 But minor infections are possible, say doctors MAJOR infectious diseases like Hepatitis A and tuberculosis are unlikely to be spread through communal eating. Instead, diners are more likely to be at risk from minor infections, such as common colds or slight throat irritations, six
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      Britain seeks better trade ties, says envoy
      318 15 BRITAIN is working hard to improve its "already outstandingly successful" partnership with Singapore, British High Commissioner Michael Pike said yesterday. Already the third largest investor here, Britain looked forward to more joint ventures such as the recent one by British Aerospace and Sheng-Li
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      Two men cleared of rape charge
      64 15 Two men cleared of rape charge TWO MEN were yesterday acquitted of allegedly raping a dance hostess when the prosecution withdrew the charge against them. Yeo Choon Kian, 36, a butcher, and Lee Soon Hui, 38, a fishmonger, had been accused of raping the 33--year-old woman on Sept 17 last
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      Principals to meet
      44 15 Principals to meet THE Senior Minister of Slate (Education), Dr Tay Eng Soon, will be guest of honour at the annual conference of principals of the International Baccalaureate schools. The conference will be held from Feb 21 to 23 at the Pan Pacific Hotel.
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      Presence of dogs in coffeeshop upsets some customers
      424 15 NjwslnE Spot anything newsworthy happening in your neighbourhood? Or you may have some views to express. Call us on 737-8700 from 9 am 5 pm from Monday to Saturday LOVEBOAT, a brown canine, and two other stray dogs went foraging for food
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      Union and UOB meet to resolve row over mass promotion offer
      330 15 Union and UOB meet to resolve row over mass promotion offer UNITED Overseas Bank officials and top officials of a trade union met at the Ministry of Labour yesterday in a bid to resolve a row over a proposed mass promotion of the union's members to executive positions. The three-hour
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    • Article
      What Section 79 says
      70 15 THE Singapore Bank Officers' Association's complaint was made under Section 79 of the Industrial Relations Act. Under this section, a person who offers inducements to trade-union members or union officers to stop being members of a union is guilty of an offence and shall be liable
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      Mirror gives peeper away
      122 15 A PEEPING Tom's reflection in a mirror gave him away while lurking in a girls' toilet at Anglican High School. Loh Chin Oi slipped into the toilet of the school at Upper Changi Road on Jan 13. Loh, 21, hid himself in one of the cubicles
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      197 11 TO ENSURE PROSPERITY IN YOUR LUNAR NEW YEAR, MAY WE PRESENT 8 WAYS TO CELEBRATE? The majestic Dynasty Ballroom to 20 ($23 per adult, $12 becomes a scene of festive celebration A per child under 12) on two memorable occasions I MKLM Or try our Special Steamboat Our se\en-course"Lo-Hei" Dinners
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      104 12 Enjoy your feast of the year at the Oasis Seafood Palace and China Palace "Smiles of Fortune" menu Fa Cai Yu Sheng Auspicious Shark's Fin With Shredded Meat Lucky Suckling Pig Good Fortune Live Fish Prosperity Beancurd/Hoiled Live Prawns Braised Dried Seafood Delicacy Fried "E-Fu" NoodlesWith Prawn Roe Multi-Prosperous Dumpling
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      163 13 t ind out how to bring out the best in your child. aO O re9» sWa Join AlA 's 4th Seminar on: V, m^ m effective parenting 19 February 1989 Registration Fees: 1.30pm 5.30pm AIA rWyhokki b?ouk 130 Mandarin Hotel T P««o«« Topics Non-AIA Policyholdei $40 Enhancinj Your h.U\ pcr
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      553 14 HEALTHY TASTY EATING J )4i±king yon a and l^&'l Come celebrate with our v^^ SPECIAL IMPERIAL RAW FISH SALAD and other healthy tasty dishes. 288.00 368.00 For Table CM Ten hOM fct Table (>f Ten Persons Imperial Raw Fish SaUd Imperial Raw Fish Salad. Quick-Fried kg* White With Scallop, Quick-Fried
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      138 15 EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE AT Le MERIDIEN SINGAPOUR W here there are three wondrous \\a\s of celebrating lo\e on Valentine > Day. Cos) \«'t livel) and tun. at La Brasserie Georges. Romantic and elegant, at Le Restaurant de France. Or hot and spicy, at Nu>a Dua Lagon. W here you and
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      623 15 Now, there'll be no more bungling with bamboos and j^aj- cursing with clotheslines n |gl i- &***^C^^^l thanks to the elegant, new t Stewi with telescopic arms. N^. |j|| Because, whatever V| iSt^-—^^^^ J| your dr y' n 9 load a y° u c!o WjT UmdS%ii®sk is Co a P
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  • The Straits Times
    • Article
      Lessons of Afghanistan
      637 16 EXHORTING his countrymen to overthrow the Turkish yoke, 19th century Bulgarian nationalist Khristo Botev wrote: "He who dies for freedom, dies not for his country alone, but for the whole world." Those words could easily be used to describe what the Afghan freedom-fighters have been doing in
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
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      Iran marks a decade of despair
      1033 16  -  AMIR TAHERI Revolutionary promises have not materialised By TEHERAN Iran began two weeks of celebrations on Feb 1 the 10th anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's return from 16 years of exile to mark the end of the first decade of theocratic rule. Tens of thousands
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      The human cost
      253 16 Each hour of the Ayatollah's rule has cost 10 lives The Ayatollah's own officials portray a nation that is poorer, less free and more frightened than at any other time in its recent history. Since 1979 more than 1.2 million Iranians have been killed in war, tribal
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    • Article
      Foreign aid: Tough choices for Bush and Congress
      807 16  - Foreign aid: Tough choices for Bush and Congress ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON American spending on foreign aid is at its lowest level since the inception of the programme more than four decades ago, at the close of World War 11. At present the US is spending about
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      Multiplex cinemas: Reversing the video craze
      585 16 Multiplex cinemas: Reversing the video craze new town A CHANCE word or phrase can sometimes come back at you with sudden impact. In a Straits Times Section Two year-end round-up for 1988, my colleague Richard Lim gave as one of his "fat hopes" for 1989: A chance to shake the
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      S'pore does thriving trade in VCR re-exports
      1072 17  - S'pore does thriving trade in VCR re-exports NARENDRA AGGARWAL Republic imported 1.6 million VCRs in 1988 Table talk By LOCATED strategically at the crossroads of Asia, Singapore has in the 1980s emerged as an important centre for the lucrative international trade in video recorders. The Republic's import of video recorders
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      Khmer Rouge has lost much of its sting
      889 17  -  JAMES PRINGLE By CHHUM KIRI (Cambodia) They were called Ta Mok (old man) and Ye Bo (old lady). Even now people who live near the Abandoned Mountains, which loom above this village, shudder when they utter the names. Ye 80, one of
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      203 17 I use Shin Min. 1 advertise in Shin Min Because I am a businessman and I want value for money. In Shin Min I can reach more people for less money. 326.000 readers read my ad. And 50% of those people do not read any other newspaper. I can tell
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  • FORUM
    • Letter
      AG's job to advise Government on implications of judgment
      381 18 Replies: M Privy Council judgment Medical expenses I REFER to the letter by Dr Teo Keng Seng (ST, Feb 2). Dr Teo feels that the Government, in accepting the Attorney-General's advice on the judgment of the Privy Council, runs the risk
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    • Letter
      Elderly enjoy concessionary health care
      231 18 I REFER to the letter "Lessen health care burden on elderly" (ST, Feb 2). The Ministry of Health already has a special concession scheme to cater to the health needs of elderly patients. At the government polyclinics, the scheme allows for a 50 per cent
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    • Letter
      Do not let local companies die a natural death
      1194 18 Do not let local companies die a natural death On upgrading of building consultancy services 6 ...without the local M&E graduate consultancy engineers, either employed by foreign or local firms, there would not be such buildings as Raffles City, Marina Square, OCBC Centre or International Plaza and many other high-rise
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      Many rules for condo owner
      163 18 RECENTLY my wife bought an apartment in an East Coast condominium. She was surprised that as an owner of an apartment she was forced to conform to a set of rules that takes up the space of a small booklet. One or two of these
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      Helpful hints when repairing spalling ceilings
      434 18 I WOULD like to share my experience and some useful hints with fellow flat-dwell-ers regarding repair of spalling ceilings in HDB flats. I understand the HDB is currently undertaking repairs to all flats with such problems and mine happened to be one. After various
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      More perks for SMEs please
      136 18 IT SEEMS the Singapore Government is assisting multinational corporations more than the small and medium-sized enterprises. More and more overseas corporations are being awarded operational headquarters (OHQ) status and they enjoy a concessionary tax rate of 10 per cent instead of the 33 per cent
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      1010 18 HoiH^Silllr H The Department of Extramural Studies wit be conducting the following course* during the month of March, E IW9: WE Course Title No. of Fee Venue Start Day Tim* m Sessions Date IP COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY W: dBASE 111 Plus (Class 6) 12 250 Waterloo Centre 27 3 Mon Wed
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      244 18 Reply Childcare subsidy is adequate I REFER to the letter cem but would like to as- of revenue collected, rath"Can maid levy go towards sure him that the level of er than limiting itself to childcare?" (ST, Jan 20). subsidy is adequate at just the revenue from the Your writer
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      373 18 It happens to all of us. We find ourselves crisp, natural language. They learn how unable to speak up when we really need to attract the immediate attention of to. We remain m the ranks of the "silent listeners, how to stimulate their genuine majority" the people who are never
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
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        Market's rise continues
        58 19 THE holiday break failed to interrupt the Singapore stock market's rally. Yesterday the Straits Times Industrial Index climbed 7.78 points to 1,151.21 in line with strong showings in New York and Tokyo. Turnover shrank to 53.3 million units worth $76.9 million, against Friday's 64.5 million worth $96.1
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          Rises
          55 19 Urn* mm MS +S5 0 U E CIO +25 S I ftn** ltM M UOB 550+15 Wtaan MO +1S OUI 3(0+12 S I A TOO 13M +10 (EUh 1250 +10 0 C I C IM 10 DBS MS +10 Mm Me 655 *10 Hjt kon SM +10 Cotd Stari|t
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          Falls
          56 19 Metal Boi S pore 430 6 FIN 745 5 IfMonaco 404 -4 fcnal StNl 50c 243 -4 M Cnm 1M 3 ton* 14C 3 Tractors 45t 2 Vport But 372 -2 X L Ktpmt 33t -2 Sta «ra 316 2 K«P 235 2 ROC 198 «8 Corpn 50c 176
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          Most Active
          34 19 Keppel C Wrts 3,192,000 Ton Chong 5O« 2,129,000 DBS Land 1,859,000 Promet 1,582,000 Ind Oxygen sO< 1,561,000 Public Bank 50c 1,458,000 Lum Chong Wrts 1,431,000 Keppel Inv Wrts 1,325,000 Hwa Hong 1,276,000
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          Indices
          111 19 Feb 3 Fed 8 Feb 3 Feb 8 BT Composite 1023 56 *****6 ST Plantations 1474 22 1477 90 81 06 OS +28? -37! DBSCPFIndM 372 86 376 45 BTCAOt 6537 6447 OCBC 836 43 843 57 BT 10-day MA 6707 6670 OU6 Composite 549 36 554 34 BTOBV
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        37 19 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1988 High 117/87(8 8 88) 1043 86(8/8/88) *****8 Low 700 45(7/12/87) 624 12(7/12/87) All time High 1505 40(26/8/87) 1327 69 (11/8/87) Ail-tune Low 74 75 (17/9/64) ***** (28/4/86)
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        Forex
        17 19 THE US dollar closed higher against the Singapore unit at 3 pm yesterday in thin trading.
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        Spot rates
        52 19 In the Malaysian forex market, the US dollar ended at M*2.7275/85, sterling at M54.7540/95 and the Singapore dollar at Msl. 4150/60. Source Reuter. Asttey I Pearce DM V 8$ HK$ A$ I S$ Open 1.8702 129 41 1.9270 Closed 0 8885 ***** Close 1.8710 ***** ***** Closed 0
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        Singapore gold market
        73 19 Physical (Ss) Wed Fri Kilobar 24,184-24,334 24,277-24,427 100 gm 2.427—2,452 2.437—2,462 50 gm 1,216—1.231 1.221—1,236 20 gm 484-496 486—498 5 gm 121-131 122-131 1 gm 24-33 24—33 Bufon coins (SJ/oz) Spore bullion coin 754—770 756-772 Canadian maple leaf 776—782 778—784 Australian nugget 776—784 779—787 OUB {old options
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        Gold markets
        29 19 USS/oz Tues Mon New York 390 50 391 00 392 10-392 60 Wed Tues Hongkong Closed Closed Wed Tues Singapore *****-***** Closed London morning fix: 390 40
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      • Short Stops
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          Lock icon Plan to borrow less
          97 19 WASHINGTON The World Bank has scaled down its borrowing plans because voluntary loan prepayments have left it flush with cash. Senior Vice-President for Finance Ernest Stern said. It now wants to raise US$lO billion (Ssl9 billion) on the world's capital markets for its fiscal year ending
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          Lock icon Futures firm suspended
          65 19 WELLINGTON The New Zealand Futures Exchange said it has ordered Guthrie Brokers Ltd not to trade, pending a meeting of the board of the exchange to be held by Feb 23. An exchange spokesman said there were a lot of rumours in the market and the exchange
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      C&C finds another buyer at $24m for Bukit Timah site
      251 19 LUXURY car distributor Cycle Carriage Ltd has found another buyer for its vacant land at Bukit Timah after a deal with Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea Pte Ltd fell through last year. Cycle Carriage said yesterday it had contracted to sell
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      Brokers' ploy to beat third day 'bad luck'
      379 19  - Brokers' ploy to beat third day 'bad luck' SHARON LAU By AT LEAST eight stockbroking firms got around the Stock Exchange of Singapore's "inauspicious" requirement to start trading on the third day of the Lunar New Year. They did it by "opening their doors on the second day. Directors of
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      Ipoh-based broker suspends operations on KL exchange
      179 19 Ipoh-based broker suspends operations on KL exchange IN A move which caught the Malaysian stockbroking community by surprise, Yew Securities Sdn Bhd, an Ipoh- based broker, has suspended its operations. No reasons were given when the firm announced its action after the close of trading last Friday. A Kuala Lumpur
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      Lock icon Natural rubber prices forecast to stay firm this year
      213 19 LONDON Natural rubber prices should remain firm this year, the Lon-don-based International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) said in its latest review on Tuesday. The reason for the continued firm prices was the effect of wintering, the group said. The wintering season,
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      SES go-ahead to list Steamers Maritime
      653 19  -  LIM ENG HAI Pricing at $1.20 could rake in $62m for Straits Steamship By Main points of the plan Straits Steamship shareholders will be offered 46 million existing Steamers shares Public can buy 5 million existing and 20 million new shares Exercise will give
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      Bousteadco to buy major electronics parts firm
      397 19 INVESTMENT holding company Bousteadco Singapore Ltd will be acquiring the whole of Elmec Systems Pte Ltd, a leading supplier of contract manufacturing facilities to the electronics industry. Bousteadco, which has undergone an intensive restructuring programme during the past two years, will pay an
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      Inno-Pacific extends grip on Shakey's
      370 19 THE Shakey's Pizza chain in the United States and Canada has come into the fold of Singapore-listed Inno-Pacific Holdings at a cost of US$3.O9 million (555.99 million). This means the company, formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken (Singapore) Ltd, now controls the Shakey's Pizza franchise
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      How stocks performed in Singapore
      4533 20 M shares quoted have a par value of $1. unless otherwise specified "Adjusted for scrip rights N Tai exempted dividend. P/E ratios reflect the last annual consolidated results P/E ratios and gross yields of foreign shares are adjusted for currency differences Trustee stocks under CPF
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    • Stocks markets round-up
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        Singapore
        410 20 Rally lives up to post-holiday expectations TRUE to expectations Singapore's stock market rally continued over the Lunar New Year, with prices yesterday closing firmer across the board. The Straits Times Industrial Index climbed 7.78 points to 1,151.21, mirroring the strong showing on the New York and Tokyo markets. The
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        Lock icon Kuala Lumpur
        194 20 SHARE prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock market rallied on the third day of the Year of The Snake yesterday,with operators apparently still in a generous mood. Buying interest emerged from the opening bell following the two-day holiday during which activity overseas had been brisk. In KL yesterday
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        Lock icon New York
        261 20 AFTER four days of declines, stock prices rebounded strongly during Tuesday's session of the New York stock market. As blu^-chip issues rallied the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 26.07 points to 2,347.14 another post-crash high. Analysts said the Dow drew much of its support from a 2-for-l stock
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        Lock icon London
        129 20 A SURGE in prices during late trading on the London stock market on Tuesday resulted in a higher close. The market moved up in line with strong early gains on Wall Street. "Obviously at the moment we are tracking Wall Street very closely. When we see a rally as
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        Lock icon Sydney
        121 20 INDUSTRIAL stocks stole the show yesterday as the Australian share market edged above the 1,500-level despite thin trading and fresh interest-rate worries. Brokers said higher bond yields and the strong local dollar infused caution into the national market after an early surge on solid overseas performances. They said the
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        Lock icon Tokyo
        129 20 ONCE again Tokyo managed to achieve a record close, with prices yesterday finishing above 32,000 for the first time the fourth straight record close. "New York's new post-crash highs on Tuesday and a stable US dollar since the Group of Seven industrial nations meeting last week were behind the
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        Hongkong
        18 20 THE Hongkong stock market was closed yesterday, for the Lunar New Year celebrations. Trading resumes this morning
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        INDICES
        46 20 NST Index Wednesday 1,993.30 (1,967.74) Hongkong Hang Seng Wednesday Closed (3.105.96) Australian AlOdinaries Wednesday 1,501.10 (1.492.20) Nikkei Stock Average Wednesday 32,065.12 (31,880.65) Financial fines Industrials Tuesday 1,694.90 (1,668.20) Dow Jones Average Tuesday 2,347.14 (2,321.07) (Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous trading day)
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      How stocks performed in KL
      2176 21 TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 8, 89 ,J*» Last Vol Day High Low Company Sat* or- (000) High Low INDUSTRIALS 156 130 AiSB 50* 157 4 267 156 154 44 29 API 43 X 147 44 43 162 256 ASM 504 342 -8 2S 362 342 Aetna
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      London
      454 21 F*7 tact Cka«t INDUSTRIALS Atda MFI 155 +3 AtM-Lyom 482 +8 A-* 406 +5 •TIM.C 350 +38 •wtWr. 466 +9 573 +20 WCC 4SS +J4 Mm Crete 490 V* +2Vk BOCGr«*. 492 +BVi •~H 240 +7 •owot*. 46S +4 •ATS 558 +11 B»«on 199 +6 IfltMM 123 Midi IntGo..
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        144 21 Counter rates Singapore doMart to on* unit of fof#iQn cufT#ocy Foreifn Currency Buynf 00 Sefcf US dollar 1.9150 1.9340 Sterling pound 3.3176 3.3710 Australian dollar 1.6899 1.7300 Canadian dollar 1.6125 1.6404 NZ dollar 1.1612 1.1952 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.4432 14.9344 Belgian
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        9 21 Tin Closing prices Ms/kilo KL Tin Closed Turnover
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        25 21 CM« pnen Sitv*f ust/im m Mri Tim Singapore •> 86-5 91 Closed Tmi Mm Ne* York 5 84— 5 89 wu« Source Crtdit Smsst. Spore
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        11 21 Rubber Closing prices cents/Mo Singapore Closed March Malaysia Closed March
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        Aluminium
        23 21 CJowij pricts Aluminium USS/tamt Tms Spot 2185 00-2190 00 (2145.00—2150 00) 3 months *****0—2159 00 (*****0-2137 00) Market tone: Sales 12.409 tonnes
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        279 21 Managers' price* for February 9 Singapor e Unit Trust The Commerce I 04— 1 10 The Savrnfs Fund 0.92—0 97 Spore Prog Fund 0 40—0 44 Spore Sec Fund 0 68— 0 73 S'poie Invest Fund 0 72—0 77 Spore Equity Fund 048—0 52 Asia Unit Trust «4a»
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        26 21 Crude MS/tome palm oi Closed Refined Prtn* USJ/tonnes RBO Palm Oil Closed RBD Stearin Closed RBO Olem Closed Crude stearin Neutralised Unq palm oil
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        25 21 Ctainc pricts Copper E/tomt Tun Spot 1726.00 1728.00 (1792.00- 1795 00) 3 months 1668 00-1670 00 (1727 00—1728.00) Market tone Easy Sales: 19.600 tonnes
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      Simex futures
      374 21 Wednesday, February 8 1989 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 Implied internt ratei Open High Uw Sett Eft Vel Ntf* 90.38/37 90.38 90.34 90 36 $413 4i_e 9031 90.33 90.27 9029 Sept 90.37 90.37 90.33 90 36 409 Dee 90.30 90.30 90.27 9030 11« 90.42A 90.45 *5f 90.45 22* 2*.,
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      Crude & Product Prices
      144 21 Crude Product Prices Denotes timing of cargoes Denotes prices as at 5 30 pm on 8/2 89 ACTIVITY for fuel oil remained thin with stable-to-soft prices in the Singapore market. Market sentiment was seen as bearish as regional supply still exceeded demand. Little serious interest was noted, because players were
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      306 22 Volcker wary of burden on banks in Bush thrift blan WASHINGTON Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker said on Tuesday that President George Bash's plan to rescue savings institutions placed a heavy financial burden on commercial and savings banks. He told the Senate Banking Committee that the in- crease
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      Lock icon Japan's excess savings a threat to trade balance
      644 22 This and US deficits blamed for present imbalances TOKYO Japan has as much trouble spending more on itself as the US has in cutting back its consumption. The result spells trouble for the world economy. Economists said Tokyo's failure to put more
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      Lock icon Call for more savings and investments to cut deficits
      432 22 NEW YORK The US needs to boost its savings rate and businesses must plough more money into plant and equipment if the nation hopes to slash its external deficits, economists say. Progress appears stalled in Washington's battle to reduce the US
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      Lock icon Prime rate hikes not imminent: Economists
      569 22 Uanks are waiting for clear signs of credit squeeze' NEW YORK US commercial banks are not likely to raise their prime lending rates in the immediate future unless bankers see clear signs that the Federal Reserve Board has adopted a tighter credit policy, most
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      Thatcher worried by level of EC frauds
      244 22 Thatcher worried by level of EC frauds LONDON British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Tuesday expressed deep concern about the level of fraud in the European Community. She said she would raise the subject during the EC summit in Madrid, scheduled for June. Answering a question in parliament about reports
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      493 22 Gold price will stay below US$4OO for some time yet, say analysts LONDON Gold bullion will probably languish below US$4OO an ounce for some time as a strong US dollar, waning investment demand and over-supply conspire to depress the price, analysts said. This week gold sank to its lowest level
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      Lock icon KL again says 'no' to Sellers
      145 23 AMERICAN John Sellers' .appeal to guest-ride at the second weekend of the Selangor Turf Club Tunku Gold Cup meeting has been turned down. This was confirmed by club secretary Kaka Singh who said Sellers' appeal had been unsuccessful. The club had earlier rejected Sellers'
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      Unlucky start to Snake Year
      161 23 APPRENTICE T. Nasir lies stunned on the turf after he was tossed from his mount during Race 8 at Kuala Lumpur on Monday. It was the first day of the Year of the Snake. Nasir was only shaken up, but his mount, Touch Of Luck,
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      Lock icon Last-start winner Twink keeps form
      473 23 KUALA LUMPUR Singapore-born but Kuala Lumpur-based trainer Steven Ong has done remarkably well since the Malayan Racing Association granted him a licence towards the end of last year. Ong, 29, has had three runners to date and two have won Twink in Penang last December
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      How they ran at Kuala Lumpur on Monday
      214 23  -  LIM SIN THAI At the 400m Pictures at the 400m by At the finish hkh GEESH- vxz VM^'Tl f*TTST^Pi p^^j^y^ ghf ZF^»i^:| Class l Div 4 1,200m 1. Divine Light 2. Kuai Ma Shen Bian 3. Fulmar 4. Tote Buster Margins: Vt,
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      'Obscure' gelding chalks up 9th win—first in Class 1
      191 23 'Obscure' gelding chalks up 9th win first in Class 1 SOME horses stand out because of their sheer brilliance. Others, though earning their keep, leave little impact. Then there ire the luckless ones which are still struggling for a win after several seasons of campaigning. Sofia, a New Zealand gelding
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      Penang entries
      1259 23 PENANG A total of 307 horses, comprising 150 in Class 4, 70 in Class 5 and 87 in Restricted Terms, has been entered for the Penang Turf Club February Meeting which starts on Feb 18. Eight races have been scheduled for the first day and nine races for
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      Racing schedule
      121 23 FIRST DAY: Class 4 Div B 1,200m and 1,700m, Divs D and F 1,200m; Class 5 Div A 1.200m and 1,400m; Restricted Terms Divs B and D 1.200m. SECOND DAY: Class 4 Div A 1.200m and 1,700m. Divs C and E 1 200m Class 5 Div B 1,200m
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      191 23 QUITE SIMPLY, SMASHING, Censorship Is there more tc it than the continual hue and cry over sex and violence? Material Girl Passions and pursuits of Tokyo's working women Privately Speaking Heart to heart with Anita Sarawak Why De Feels Fall In Leve? Even scientists want to know Scarlet Weman Turn
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      Lock icon Martina losing killer instinct
      583 24 PROFILE Martina Navratilova TOKYO Age is mellowing Martina Navratilova. The once invincible No. 1 of women's tennis fears she is simply becoming too eventempered to win much any more. "I am too nice. I am happy for people when they are win- jflng," said Martina, 32,
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      Sick Mecir makes early exit
      271 24 Sick Mecir makes early exit FOREIGN TENNIS ROTTERDAM Miloslav Mecir, who lost the Australian Open final to Ivan Lendl last month, crashed out of the Rotterdam Grand Prix tournament on Tuesday. The top-seeded Czech, looking decidedly unwell, was beaten in straight sets by West Germany's Patrick Kuehnen, who was given
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      Angry Eddie in row with rival
      256 24 Angry Eddie in row with rival SNOOKER DEAUVILLE (France) Australia's Eddie Charlton marched into his first quarter-final for 18 months on Tuesday, and straight into a war of words with his European Open fifth-round opponent John Virgo. Charlton beat his English opponent 5-4 in four-and-a-half hours afterwards but harsh words
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      Police arrest Green
      572 24 Former professional boxer Mitch "Blood" Green, best known for losing matches to heavyweight champion Mike Tyson m the ring and on the street, was arrested on Tuesday m midtown Manhattan, police said. Green, 32, was arrested for driving with a revoked licence. The former boxer was also
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      E.T. goes home and dry
      429 25  -  Shirlynn Ho BOARDSAILING by HIS nickname is E.T. and the way he has been riding the waves for the past five days of the Coppertone Singapore Open at the East Coast Sailing Centre, some people may be forgiven for thinking his boardsailing is out of
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      Kelly keeps in touch with second place
      400 25 WHEN asked if he has started training again after his layoff, national champion Kelly Chan said: "I'm still laying off." Lay-off or not, Kelly was the most impressive and consistent local sailor, capping the five-day Coppertone Singapore Open boardsailing championships by finishing second
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      Lock icon Bruno slow after weekend off
      484 25 BOXING FOUNTAIN HILLS (Arizona) Maybe it was the ghosts of old-time trainers haunting him, but Frank Bruno looked very slow and awkward on Tuesday after a weekend visit with a woman he described as "my lady". For years it has been a boxing axiom especially
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      Lock icon No cover up in drug-testing claim
      351 25 WEIGHTLIFTING MONTREAL The Commonwealth Games Association of Canada have challenged allegations by weightlifter Guy Greavette that drug-testing standards were lax when the Games were held in Canada and Australia. "I have no idea what Greavette is talking about," Ken Smith, secretary of the association,
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      Lock icon lOC chief praises Nebiolo
      310 25 ATHLETICS ROME International Olympic Committee chief Juan Antonio Samaranch on Tuesday joined an Italian athletics federation (Fidal) party hosted by Primo Nebiolo, who resigned as president after a series of damaging scandals. The 65-year-old chose the day his resignation took effect to host Fidal's annual party
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      Soo Han showing benefits of stint in Shanghai
      280 25 TABLE TENNIS SINGAPORE'S table tennis stalwart Loy Soo Han has said he is shaping up well in his training stint in Shanghai, China. In a recent letter to national coach Chia Chong Boon, the bespectacled Soo Han who left Singapore last November,
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        189 26 321 Deaths 321 Deaths PHOR AH NEONG AGE: 93 YEARS P"^ P»«««fully on Monday 6/2/89, leaving behind beloved: Daughter-in-law: Song Kheng Leng Song Tee Tee Wong Mary Daughters: Sone-in-law: Song Poh Neo Song Ah Lek Seah Slew Mak, Joe Song Moey Moey Llm Kwee Hlan, Joseph Chew Slew Cheng Neo
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        123 26 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MAUDE GENEVEVE BLIQH WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE TO Father Eugene Vaz. Father Francis Lee, the prayer group of the Church of the Risen Christ, the prayer group of the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Staff of Pearl Nursing Home, all
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        262 26 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements Mrs. Josephine Wong Perera The Family Of The Late DR. RAYMOND NONNATUS PERERA express their heartfelt thanka te I relatives, friends, ooMeeguee. Special thanka: to Rev. Michael Arro Mount Ahrernie Hospital: Sr Antonlne, Sr Anne Ooh, Sr. Barbara, Sr. Bernadette, Sr. Carmen, Sr. Rita Intensive Care
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        324 In Memonam
        92 26 MR. V. KRISHNAN KUTTY Departed on 9th Feb. '86 Your gentle face and patient smile With sadness we recall; You had a friendly word for each And died beloved by all. D««rly mt«Md by p«r«nt» brothart aiatara, broth«ra-in-law, aiatara-m-law naphaw »nd niK«i In Loving Memory Of MR.
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        154 26 In Everloving Memory of YUE KAH SERN Departed 9/2/83 (J years have passed but fondest memories of you will forever remain with us. Dvarly missed by parents, wife, children, brother, sisters, brothers-in-law, nieces and nepnews. 325 Requiems In Hi* »slovsd Msmory MAKHAN SINGH HOONDAL Departed: 18.02.M Sa>oly
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        157 26 The family of the late MDM. MARY LIEW MIAO KUEI wish to express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to I Rev James Chan, Elder and Mrs. William Seah of Calvary BP Church, Dr. Yap-Whang Hwee Yong, relatives and friends for their prayers, words of comfort, donations and wreaths
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      Record 161 entries
      206 26 BODYBUILDING A RECORD 161 entries have been received for this year's national bodybuilding championships at the Victoria Theatre on Feb 28 (6.30pm). Because of the large number of competitors in the 10 weight divisions, the Singapore Amateur Bodybuilders' Federation will conduct two days of pre-judging at the
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      Republic take top two spots
      180 26 SQUASH SINGAPORE swept the top two places in the women's open individual competition at the Asian squash championships in Bahrain on Tuesday. Mah Li Lian beat Chia Chew Lan 5-9, 9-3, 9-2, 9-4 to emerge champion. Another Singapore player, Jane Ong, won the Plate final
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      Pical and Phelps ready
      188 26 BOXING NEITHER of the two boxers who will face each other in the Battle of the Little Giants is leaving anything to chance. International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight champion Ellyas Pical' s training programme includes 120 rounds of sparring. And the Indonesian has completed about 90
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      879 26 BASKETBALL NBA: Knlcks 117 Bullets 105. Nets 109 Supersonics 99, Bucks 115 Cavaliers 106, Bulls 118 Hornets 93, Jazz 96 Heat 77, Trail Blazers 134 Mavericks 125. Kings 114 Spurs 99. BIATHLON Ist day of World Championships Men's 21km: 1 Eirik Kvalfoss (Nor) 58min 13.0 sec 2
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      Yugoslavs play it right for brilliant Balestier
      304 27 Yugoslavs play it right for brilliant Balestier PRESIDENT'S CUP Balestier 3 Tampines Rovers 1 BALESTIER UNITED breezed past a new-look Tampines Rovers side 3-1 in the President's Cup knockout soccer competition at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. But Tampines coach and former international S. Rajagopal brushed aside the setback as
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      417 27 A WEST GERMAN court has opened the way for a Second Division club to wear shirts bearing the name of a brand of condom manufactured by their sponsors. In a long-run-ning dispute, FC Homburg were last year barred from wearing the shirts by the West German FA, who
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      No need for six umpires
      501 27 CRICKET ADELAIDE West Indies cricket manager Clive Lloyd and Australian captain Allan Border called for just two umpires to be appointed for future Test series between the two countries. Speaking after the Fifth and final Test ended in a draw on Tuesday, they said umpiring
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      Robin withdraws his offer
      537 27  -  Joe Dorai SOCCER By "I was one of those recommended but they did not even bother to speak to me about the job. This is after I had offered my services. They are not sincere with their selection. In view of this, I have to withdraw
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      Mika proves a big letdown again
      445 27 PREMIER LEAGUE Geylang 0 Jurong 0 ONCE again, Finnish striker Mika Vayrynen failed to impress in Premier League champions Geylang International's 0-0 draw against Jurong Town FC in a League match at Toa Payoh Stadium last night. Mika, the reputed striker from HJK Helsinki,
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        Robson rescues England
        168 27 Robson rescues England A superb 79th-minute volley from Bryan Robson earned England a 2-1 win over Greece m a friendly soccer international m Athens yesterday. Greece had taken a shock lead from the penalty spot after only 90 seconds through Saravakos. England equalised m the seventh minute when John Barnes'
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        TODAY'S EVENTS
        69 27 SOCCER President's Cup: Changi Utd v Police SA (Hougang, Bpm), Pioneer Arsenal v Safsa (Jalan Besar. 7.30pm). Singapore Civil Service Sports Council Inter-Ministry tournament, Dlv One: Home Affairs v Environment (Toa Payoh. 5.15pm). Dlv Tw«: Community Development v Law (Farrer Park. 5.15pm). SBHFL Dlv Three: Spore Tobacco v
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      126 26 C.A.T.S. 737-1166 The all-new PAP Kindergarten Programme Based on the new English Language Arts and Mathematics Syllabuses prepared by the PAP Community Foundation. The Federal Pre-School Programme is a carefully structured two year programme designed to introduce bask language skills and mathematical concepts to pre-schoolers. The programme comprises 16 hooks
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    Lock icon Jailed 30 years for bomb plot
    319 28 NEWARK (New Jersey) A member of the extremist Japanese Red Army out to avenge the US bombing of Libya has been sentenced to 30 years in jail. Yu Kikumura complained bitterly that his rights were being violated just before his sentence was read out
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    'Encourage expat S'poreans to invest at home' call
    322 28  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON Expatriate Singaporeans should be encouraged to put back something into their country, with special incentives to save or invest in the Republic. This is the idea of Mr Jacob John, president of Suka, the newly-formed Singapore
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    Heart disease rate among young rising
    552 28  -  SANDRA DAVIE One in five who die of heart attacks is under 55 By AN INCREASING number of younger Singaporeans, some in their 20s and 30s, are falling victim to coronary heart disease. The number of deaths here from coronary heart disease rose from
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    US criticises Israel for human rights violations
    433 28 'Abuses persist in Asia': Page 4 JERUSALEM The United States has criticised Israel for what it described as a marked increase in human rights violations in the occupied territories. The Palestinian uprising in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, which began in
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    Borg makes a quick recovery
    262 28 MILAN Bjorn Borg, the Swedish tennis ace whose ice-cool nerves brought victory on court but little happiness in love, appears to have made a quick recovery from a sleeping pill overdose which friends denied was a suicide bid. Borg, 32, «.vho retired abruptly in 1983,
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    What it should have been
    76 28 What it should have been WE REPORTED in The Sunday Times on Feb 5 that there are two third prizes of $15,000 each in The New Paper Shin Min Daily News 3-plus-1 Blockbuster draw. This is wrong. There is only one third prize of $15,000. In the Sri Lanka National
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    37 28 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 10.54 points in the first half hour but the gain had shrunk to 1 79 points at 2.348.93 after the first hour of trading. AP
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      216 28 Weather Fair except for showers over a few areas in the late afternoon and early evening TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 32 max., 23 min. SUNSET today: 7.21 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.17 am. GLOBAL MATHER Adelaide 23 31 C Fine Us Angeles 1 11 C Rain Amsterdam 710
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      A headstart tor children
      1128 1 A headstart tor children Caring for others fo instil values in children, parents need to go Deyond morality lectures and show ways that hey care, too. This article by Erica Goode is reprinted from US News World Report. BEING a parent means explaining to your children why the world is
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        122 1 "As my eyes looked around the store, the fragrant aromas of romance subtly drifted through the air. I knew then, that this was going to be a Valentines Day Vd always remember... Potpoumes, toiletries, perfumed sachets and pillows delicately scented with the memories of a flower filled garden on a
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        526 2 In Britain, where 'scuffed shoes and worn jackets are common', fashion is making a dramatic comeback, reports Judith Matloff. BRITISH fashion has clawed its way back onto the world's catwalks. Exports of Britain's blend of eccentric street flair and enduring classical tailoring have risen steadily in
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        776 2 STOCKINGS have come out of the closet in Britain. Shunned for years in favour of tights, stockings are enjoying a renaissance among British women and according to sales figures, three out of 10 women in London now wear them. 'Stockings are not very restricting: 'ITie
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        759 3 Caring for others: A headstart for children Magdalene Lum reports on how some parents and educators in Singapore inculcate social values in their children. REMEMBER schoolboys Guo Chaoming and Jem Boehnert, who caught the national eye as a result of their high sense of social
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        369 3 SINCE children learn partly by example, you, as a parent, ought to be actively Involved yourself. Lectures unsupported by action teach hyprocrisy, not compassion. "It's not enough Just to write a cheque," says Dr Harvey Kranzler, clinical director of the Bronx Children's Psychiatric
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        601 4 Star light, star bright, where in the world is Mr Right? With Valentine's Day round the corner, SBC 12 screens tonight at 8 pm a documentary on love, called The Nature Of Things The Familiar Face Of Love. Carol Leong previews the show. FINDING Mr Right. The movies approve it.
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        507 4 IN 1999, it was the most technically sophisticated colour film ever made, but by 1967, Gone With The Wind looked more like Confederates From Mars. Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler had grown green and blue, a result of unstable film stocks
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        1254 5 What the West can learn from East Asia 4 The problem is that since the late 19th century, East Asia, under the force of Western expansionism, has adopted the Western way of looking at history. From that standpoint, East Asia has failed. But from the standpoint of East Asian civilisation,
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        695 5 PICTURES and statues of divinities supply an inexhaustible wealth of material in discussing Chinese forms. Despite variations over time and place, the forms of the various gods and goddesses their features, expressions, postures, apparel, and the objects they hold generally
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        558 5 AMONG the nearly 10,000 bronze objects unearthed so far in south-western China's Yunnan province, large numbers were embellished with bas-relief animals. These decorations were either carved on the upper part or the covers of bronze vessels and handles of weaponry or welded onto
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        828 6 Mardiana Abu Bakar finds out what the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's annual Malay costume drama, Nasib Petualang (The Fate Of A Traitor), is all about. STOLEN gold, two disputing brothers and a righteous young man are the stuff of exciting drama in fact,
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        324 6 THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's Malay Drama Unit reserves six slots of its total of 52 for purbawara (costume drama) and bangsawan (opera) each financial year (April 88 to March 89): two for purbawara and four for opera. The rest of the slots are for
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        355 6 NASIB PETUALANG akan menemui peminat-peminat drama pur ha Ahad ini. Cerita yang akan ditayangkan dalam dua episod, setiap episod selama 45 minit; ini mengisahkan tentang dua orang adik beradik yang merebut hart a dan kuasa. Kisah bermula dengan Daeng Sela memegang tampok kuasa di Singapura, setelah
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        590 7 Radio Comics Crossword CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 9 Mother and boy carried by horse causing a jam (9) 10 Electrical rectifer, hollow, restricting volume (5) 11 Punctilious person losing head is something that amuses (7) 12 The girl to quote, on reflection, is a dissenter (7) 13 Sweet bird's note cut
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        572 7 4 Room In church it's scary, m a way (8) 5 Peg's given the ambassador, eastern, a laugh (6) 6 Remove CO, badly beaten (8) 7 Played a wind instrument, being groovy (6) 8 It gives writers more point, and helps prince near collapse (6-9) 16 Prison clique is causing
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        541 7 LUNAR NEW YEAR SPECIALS Chinatown Light-up. Featuring traditional Chinese arches, red banners strung across roads and lanterns to usher m the Year of the Snake. Weekdays: 7 pin midnight. Saturdays: 7 pm 2 am. On till Feb 20. There is also a trade exposition. Springtime Expo. Highlights include Thai boxing,
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        311 7 picts a journey into the heart of an atom; the latter is a record of the sighting of Halley's Comet m 1986. Tuesdays to Fridays: 10 and 11 am, and 2 and 8 pm. Saturdays: 10 and 11 am. Admission: $3 for children aged below 12 and $4 for adults.
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        212 7 Pheasants by Honfkon| artist Un Hur Kuek. on display at the National Museum Art Galery. Jarong Crocodile Paradise. More than 2,500 crocodiles m surroundings designed to make them feel at home. Highlights include crocodile wrestling. Next to the Jurong Bird Park. 9 am -6 pm. Admission: $2.50 for children and
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        302 7 Park and back. 9 am 7 pm daily. Tickets at $3 for children aged below 12 and $5 for adults from the starting point. WHAT'S COMNG Rear Window. Alfred Hitchcock's thriller starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly. A photographer, who is confined to a wheelchair m his apartment, uses binoculars
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        166 8 DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF TO ONLY ONE POINT OF VIEW. I B^^^^^ afxcu^ in business. Only one magazine gives A you need information that you the coverage you need B B I can give you a bead start. on business in Singapore. a H v^^K t V tB i X B
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        408 8 t^^AJP sfll I^3 k^M PjH From loft: Barry Brown as Frederick Winterbourne, Cybil Shepherd as Daisy Miller and Cloris Leachman as Ezra Miller m Thursday Feature Special (SBC 5, 10.30 pm). Flighty American girl shocks Europe Daisy's unconventional behaviour and is determined to pursue her. (Four years after the release
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        401 8 3.00 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed by Bianca Vidal (Mandarin/episode 24 of 25): Enrique warns Bianca that Jose is insincere. 3.50 Share A Story (Children's programme 3.55 Kids' Corner (Children's programme) 4.55 Family Of Strangers (Children's drama): Problems arise when Marie, a divorcee with a daughter, marries Dominique, a
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        401 8 5.55 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed by God Mart (Cartoon): The general reveals Peihua's true identity to the members of the Earth Defence Force. He tells them that if Peihua dies, earth will be destroyed. Members of the force are m low spirits because they find it hard to
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        382 8 7.30 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed by The New Cross wits (Game show) 7.55 Coming Attractions (SBC 12 programmes) 8.00 The Nature Of Things The Familiar Face (Documentary with Chinese subtitles): How do human beings choose their mates? Falling m love seems a relatively new notion for many, even
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        309 10 ¥~^Xg&&<& XI FA CAl [j~ Q Celebrate the Lunar New Year X, *^r with the auspicious dish of Yu Sheng •Lucky Raw fflsh'4 4 V Hong Bao for every dish of Yu Sheng (A Singapore Big Sweep) Whilst stocks last. $238 $268 $338 Lucky Raw Fish Lucky Raw Fish Lucky
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        151 10 (7 rf£\ (formerly Leung Restaurant) 6 "JOB rf^lTT 1?IIU ATTTT The Lunar New Year with our Available from 7/2/89 to 20/2/89 fll| £S Ait3 As JiT\ -1— Enjoy our traditional Cantonese dishes prepared by Hooi Kok Wai. Our Specialities: Lucky Roast Duck Hongkong Spring Chicken Crispy Skin Suckling Pig other
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        273 10 <jw> IiCU LAN I bnN I or REVOLVING 1 RESTAURANT PTE LTD p ]S 60A Change Alley Aerial Plaza. Singapore 0104 p Wishing all patrons, friends and business I Lunar New Year s^P* ra on a lucky note. Ss^^Z 1 Come and taste our C/W* eg delicious traditional j*z. Prosperous
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        598 11 2 Eating Out I 2 Eating Out The Straits Times Classified offers a varied menu of restaurants serving this Lunar New Year delicacy in our first issue today on :*fik pages 9 and 10. t Look out for our tiiti selection. 1 717-l issl YuShenq^fJiir FEBRUARY 9 1989 22 Computer
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        515 11 I 38 AJrconditioners/ Refrigerators AMCONDTTIONER REFRIGERATOR SALE. SERVICE REBPRAY SPECIALIST 24 hour Island wide service for all commercial and do- mestlc alrcondltloners and refrigerators at Introductory offer free delivery charges pay only for workmanship and spare parts at cost price Tek *****35/ *****38/ *****46 CONVENIENCE AIRCONDITIOMING 4 REFRIGERATION CO. NEW
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        809 11 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ 22 Computer Products/ Srvic— Services Services ib^Baa^Ba^saaaaaaaaa jejij w .^av. es^b^bbbbbb^blbbbbbbh DRAWN TOGETHER tssSSSSSa SummaSketch Digitizer AutoSketch" ("S^SST"" The worlds best selling the position of the screen's AutoSketch drawings to any Sketches are now packaged as cursor. This makes AutoCAD version Z3 or °£f
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        355 11 45 Health Centres/ 45 Health Centres/ Massage Massage I VL*J JTVy*^ I p rkw «y Health Centre *rVV?Tm M^m 4 "02 4th Storey IK* aWIJ-Pi .^B^^B Par <wa y p > rad Shopptrtfl Centre .'^sksdA Tefc *****9 4409 91 bbbbbbbbbbT mk I m 07-*****0 W a Stoam Bath r o
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        337 11 60 Private Investigation/ Security Agencies PREMIER SECURITY PRIVATE Investigation Division. We are Involved because we care to solve all your Investigation requirements. An organisation with perpetual status speaks for Itself. Owned by the S'pore Police Multl -Purpose Co-Operatlve Society Ltd. and the S'pore Government Servant's Co-Operatlve Thrift It Loan Society
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        1359 11 74 Printing/ Copying 77 Commercial Vessels fIHH Services I aaaaa^^a^— j: E FOB s *Lf 1 I *M M^^sag»^ 1 unit Flat top dumb barge 1 sS fMOBEX PRINTING) Apollo Mariner •lljiaiß »02-O3 Shenton House Year built: 1973 BBM DESIGN PRINT R A S > fL Name Cards (While You
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        829 12 91 Acknowledgement of 91 Acknowledgement of Applications Appllcatlona Keepyourfove wmwithpearis t3iis Wentines Day When you call to *"*^y pass on your love 4jU>v < y. to your «ja#y Valentine, yours may be among the lucky ones picked to win an exclusive set of pearl jewellery worth $250 each. Call C.A.T.S.
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        1744 12 02 Domestic Help 02 Domestic Help 92 Domestic Help 8 Available Available Available WELCOMING THE YEAR _^mjk~ f OF THE SNAKE Wk From Sat 4 Feb to Wed 8 Feb, Humana will be S bSb» closed to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake. Our normal service will resume
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        502 12 Secretarial/ Clerical 08 Secretarial/ Clerical 96 Secretarial/ Clerical Poelttona Poeitiont Position* Mh Singapore General Hospital We are the largest general acute care hospital m Singapore 9 offering the most comprehensive range of patient services We 5 are reorganizing our services to further improve their quality and S responsiveness to our
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        336 12 yyxsx/xxsxy V ■■> \m SINGAPORE A CRICKET CLUB y y A premier Sports Club conveniently situated near the City Hall and Raffles Place MRT f Stations invites appliX. cations for the following y positions: y y L General Cleric/Typist y Minimum GCE 'O 1 level Knowledge of Wordf star or
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        780 12 M Secretarial/ Clerical 98 Swcratarial/ Cvarical Positions Positions H We are an established group of companies jB who can otter Bj |ob stability and planned training S varied promotional opportunities H interesting social and recreational H activities H We now have vacancies for the position of I CLERK I SB
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        693 13 96 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions I A public-listed company has^ ..immediate vacancies for: ACCOUNTANT Must possess a recognised accounting qualifications. ACC'A. BACC. etc M Mln 3 years post qualification experience Experience In manufacturing sector Is an advantage Must be able to operate computers ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK Mln OCE O or N' level
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        598 13 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions TYPIST An established international compeny in Jurong has a vacancy for the above position. Secretaries with initiative are Invited to call Mr* Qoh at: 265-3677 for walk-In Interview. i American Company requires ACCOUNTS CLERK/ SECRETARY OCE O7 A' level e fluent In English e keep full
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        899 13 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Q C DOCUMENT C~LERK e Must be experienced In Q.C. function relating to oil and gas project requirements. COMPUTER OPERATOR Experienced In Wordstar or Lotus 123 Pleese phone *****51 SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION CLERK CUM SWITCHBOARD OPEATOR (femele) required e r.CE O' level e 1-2 years experience In
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        611 13 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions TRAVEL AGENT (lATA lie needs Experienced Accounts Assistants Tel 235-4412 for appt. FOREIGN BANK REQUIRES a Settlements_Cjerk. Tel. 225-7364 99 Sales Positions requires SALES COORDINATORS Starting salary $600 pm s Minimum GCE'O' Level Sales experience in fashion merchandise Good customer relations skills SALES ASSISTANTS Starting salary
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        706 13 99 Sales Positions 99 Sslss Positions ('^■"■■■aa^* I *^BBbßbbbb^^ t t.»J t I i I invite* applications for: I x SALES REPRESENTATIVES The Job: I 1 Promote sales to liquor retailers, ensure dlstrlbu- (tlon and supervise promotion In bar outlets Male. I Fluent in English, Mandarin, major Chinese I (dialects.
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        711 13 99 Sat— Positions (^JJTHEGETZ X^lll CORPORATION We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply lor the position of B-^BB^BaSßHa^B^Ba^Ba^Bl Requirements Age 77 30 years old Minimum GCE O level Possess good communication skills Possess own tfarspo'' Must have dnve •nifiafive be toctful and able ?o work independently interested applicant please j
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        574 13 99 Satos Position* SALES REPRESENTATIVE WANTED by motorcycle company. Must possess Class 2 driving licence. Interested call: 743-1145. Simon for an interview ALL (URLS. 17-24 years, start work for 2 weeks. Earn $24 per day. Call *****M BILINGUAL SALES RE*, required to sell U.S. beauty products. Call 733-7873. EARN HIGH
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        523 13 We. The Straits Times Classified, together with our advertisers, wish aH readersL^K a Happy and J»3e& Prosperous C*^^ tear of the A C Secretarial v *****41 Adhome Realty *****12 Ah Boon Service Station *****96 Audophllle Dlscography *****92 Auto Speed Motor 1 *****33 Beach Garden Seafood *****16 Bee Hock Motor Credit
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        1410 14 101 Production Poeitiona 101 Production Positions 0 HITACHI Hitachi Chemical (S) Pte. Ltd. Choose your working hours Ist shift: B.ooam 5.30pm EF 2nd shift: 5.30pm 12.15am 3rd shift: 12.15am B.ooam PRODUCTION OPERfiTORS Singapore citizens Able to work overtime Between 16 —30 years old Training will be provided Completed Sec. 3
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        669 14 »'«'<>"• 101 Production Po>itton« 101 Production Portion* 101 Production Po>ition> 101 Production Positions If Walk-in Interview 9 Jurong requires: ***** to 4pm 9 Requirements 8 GCE O' level with credits in Maths S Wf^^Sat^l^^^SKUKf^ 3 9 English preferred OR 9 4 [(>] lj\[% [Q k Q] !W 9 GCE N'
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        198 14 HMB Vacancies in our Chai Chee, Kallang and Jurong Plants Singaporeans/Permanent Residents with min. Pri. 6 education •1 6 years of age above No experience required EARN UP TO BETTER BENEFITS SHIFT ALLOWANCE t/LOA Good Increment 2nd Shift: $4 per SO a" upon confirmation shift Good Attendance 3rd Shift: $8
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        715 15 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions 101 Production Positions Stable employment for FEMALE PRODUCTION OPERATORS Requirements: Above 1 6 years old Completed Primary education and have some working knowledge of English Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents Earn up to: We provide: Free Uniforms Transport subsidy Medical Hospitalization Benefit (Can be
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        472 15 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions r moisco h polo T N C A f 0 f Walk-in Interview Thursday Friday (10am to 12 noon, 2.00pm to 4.00pm) Able to speak English fairly. Experience required. To upkeep cleanliness of guest rooms. Preferably with some working experience.
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        512 15 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 102 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions i the C. J SINGAPORE A REGENT INTERNATIONAL HOTEL We are currently looking for: 1) JUNIOR SECRETARY 2) STENOGRAPHER minimum 1 year's experience good grooming Inter-personal skills good command of the English language good secondary education (Salary negotiable) FLORIST I
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        275 15 APOLLO HOTEL SINGAPORE requires 1. LEADING COOKS Local/ Western Food Minimum 2 years' experience 2. LINEN SEAMSTRESS 3. ASSISTANT SECURITY OFFICERS e Age 25-45 years e Minimum Secondary 2 education e 3 routing shifts 4. KITCHEN ASSISTANTS 5. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES 6. HOSTESS 7. BARTENDER 8. TEMPORARY OFFICE ASSISTANT (Mala) Duration:
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        695 15 104 Other Potitiont 104 Otnt Positions 104 O»h«r Positions I BE AN SBS DRIVER (You can look forward to earning $1300 per month the monthly average earnings of our drivers) SBS which currently employs about 8000 staff and operates a fleet of over 2500 buses, has immediate vacancies for bus
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        529 16 It4 Other PoeiUone 104 Other Positions Declare jourlwe in blad and white Roses and violets are all right, but say "I love you" in black and white. You may be among 50 lucky couples to win special prizes to help you celebrate Valentine's Day. For your convenience, we have three
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        479 16 104 Other Positions 104 Other Positions On* of the world 1 leading and largest international freight forwarders with over 350 offices worldwide in 56 countries is planning to further expend its Airfreight Operations Division and is looking for 1. ASST. EXPORT SUPERVISOR 2. IMPORT OPS CLERK 3. DRIVER CLASS 4
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        372 16 r DESIGNER We are a leading manufacturer and retailer of children's wear and ladles garment In Singapore We are looking for a Designer with drive, ambition and creative Ideas to Join our designing and production team. The ideal candidate should have: a good educational background e at least 3 years
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        613 16 104 Other Positions In line with our rapid 1 expansion, we now in- I vite interested spplicantf I to join us as: Male Clerk cum Driver Completed N.S. Minimum Secondary Two education. Ability to read and write simple English. Possess Class 3 driving licence. General Clerk GCE O' level. Ability
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        692 16 104 Othf Positions SINGAPORE LANO LTO Walk-In Interview for SECURITY GUARDS Syllable Security Guard* are raquirad for Immediate employment to work In* our prestigious commercial buHdmge. Please present yourself at: #13-00 SHING KWAN HOUSE SINGAPORE 0106 on 0/2/88 t 10/2/89 between the hours of 2pm L 6pm for Interview. The
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        991 17 1M Honda For Sal* DEC. 17 HONDA Civic 15 OL, auto, new model. 1 lady owner Ctr locking Power steering/ windows S rims Selling $53,000 < No dealers pis Tel. 5(*****3 SVS> ACCOM). POWER steering it central locking New tyres L rd. tax, radio/ cassette Immaculate condition Highest offer secures
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        1499 17 142 Subaru For Sal* 142 Subaru For Sal* 142 Subaru For Sal* The dynamic Justy GL 1000 It's new, good-looking, has great road-holding and is m^ powerful too! -iblb^Lv Jb^blb^bW <^b^sbV *^i (PARF) £t 85^ (ARF) P^^ Price include* air con W^^ registration fee six B^fasta^__^ 9E*I BE^S 4t B*^9jß
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        703 17 173 Apartments For Rent OWEN RD., A.M. Klo. Jurong. Hougang, Tamplnes. Mimosa Pk Laguna Pk Btshan 452-4182 PARKWEST, CAIRNHILL. OOCHEK. Warner Ct Rldgewood. Farrer Ct, Pepys Condo 452-1281 PLEASE CALL: 2S7IISS We have pte apt./ hse./ HUDC/ HDB/ rm. Varlc us dlsts. Immed occupancy SHORT TERM ACCOM, tt D.I. 2.
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        623 18 179 Houaaa For Sala 179 Houaaa For Sala LbbbbV. l^BaaaMßaaaß "I LoveM' From Cadbury's with love.. .begin Valentine's Day with a box of chocolates for your sweetheart. A box of Cadbury's chocolate comes free when you place a love message to your Valentine on February 14 in The Straits Times
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        703 18 186 Private Apartments For Sale OPEN FOR BOOKING NOWI GALAXY TOWER 30 Onan Road, Singapore 1542 (Junction of Chang! Rd./ Onan Rd.) FREEHOLD FOREIGNERS CAN BUY! 2 bedrooms 1066 sq.ft. 3 bedrooms 1420 sq.ft Price: $282,000/ $361,000 onwards BHOWFLAT OPEN DAILY: Mon. Frl. 4.00 pm to 6.30 pm Sat Sun.
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        1034 18 186 Private Apartments 186 Private Apartmanla 186 Private Apartmant. 186 Privata Ap.rtm.nf 186 Privata Apartmanta For Sala For Sala For Bala For Sal* For Sal* |Ks^k IXORA COURT I I F v Ittl Tradirional gracious living. Just minutes from the heart of the city. I r^at m^ l f f^
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        619 18 191 HDB Apartments For Sale 3-RM. ANO MO Klo Central Blk 506. Near MRT, bus terminus Tel: 452-7725. 3-RM. 8LK .20 HOUQANQ Ave. 3. Low fir. Renovated. $45,000 0.n.0. Call owner. *****43. No agts. pis. 3-RM. HOLLAND BLK.6/ 43. terrazzo/ cabinets, $37K. Full CPF 565-2392/ 706-8008 T.A. 3-RM. TEBANQDN. Blk
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        360 18 197 Ottice Space. For Rent WUS£ W SHENTONWAY PRIME OFRCE SPACE AND FURNISHED APARTMENTS FOR LEASE Rent Negotiable Ring JJ^ Malayan Credit fJfIP House Private Limited J FOR LEASE TANQLJN SHOPPING CENTRE PRIME OFFICE SPACE Only 2 units Area 883 sq ft 1324 sq.ft Ample carparks Outside CBD Enquiries: L—
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        843 18 197 Office Spaces 199 Shop Spaces For Rent For B«hi LUCKY PLAZA. Sth fir 415 sq.ft SMILL TOWER For Clinic, Beauty/ Hair Dressso RAFFLES PLACE ing salon or Employment AgenSINGAPORE 0104 cy. *239K neg *****41 Mrs Chua. 47-storey building 0.9 FAR EAST Plaza 312 sq.ft. Prestigious office premises Facing concourse
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        408 19 MALAYSIA/ MOONESIA ISLANDS BEST VALUE BEACH/ MLL TOUR Sun.Band.Sea 3N 2D FRASER MLL I ss 2D BATAM ISLAND FROM <M/$l4l m P ANT Al PRrMUL A RESORT fiW 4M P ANGKOR ISLAND FROM fl7t 3D BESAR MM.L«IDC CHALET $19* A LAND EXPRESS (TA 2SB) 190 Mlddls Rd. #0S 1« Fortune
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        1557 19 _263 Acadamic Coursas 2«3 Academic Courses Singapore Cambridge GCE N O A Levels I j Singapore 'N' Level Quahrying Test j A.E.B (Law Constitutional Law) I LCCI: Accounting. Marketing. Public Relations. English for Commerce I Free Prospectus From CAMBRIDGE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL I Bras Basah P O Box 285 Singapore 9•
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        146 19 264 Computar Course* Moderated by Oxford Polytechnic of UK Includes City Guilds 418 (top school in Singapore) ITC is Asia s largest IBM based training centre $160 per month FREE TALK 10/2/89 (Fn 7 pm) BCS TALK 24/2/89 (Fri 8.15 pm) 5 sessions ($120) Based on IBM PC s and
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        1655 20 264 Computer Courses 264 Compufr Courses 265 Secretarial/ Typing 265 Secretarial/ Typing Courses Courses S«*gt« Road #03-04 Paradu Centre S pore 07 10 ~A For lho»» Kqu,,,^ Compul., qo.l.f^.t.on a J a^2jJ 1 3^1iiXaXXiJUL!i2li^.^BBl COMPUTER STUDIES >£K^W P VAT V E R C T RETARV Cltlord-. Tr.ln.ng pave. SSEW High4«tAchi.v.m.n,wi.h
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        78 20 267 Languaga Course* 267 Language Courses Times Publishing Group I Day and Evening Courses ENGLISH JAPANESE FRENCH KOREAN GERMAN INDONESIAN ITALIAN MANDARIN SPANISH MALAY Group or Individual Tuition Well-qualified, native-speaking teachers Friendly, international atmosphere >CI^K >46e Sachiko w(T/^ -Language 6* V^j^r /I rtj School CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE 18/2 Sat. 215pm-4 15pm.
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        60 20 New Classes Starting JAPANESE LANGUAGE 1 GCE O ENGLISH LANGUAGE GENERAL PAPER GENERAL ENGLISH ENGLISH FOR FOREIGNERS All Levels Day Night Classes Entry Test by appt please Student Pass can be arranged Small groups. Qualified dedicated Teachers. Affordable Fees. Limited Vacancies En'o' \o»v I CORRINE PRIVATE SCHOOL (A division of
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        1178 20 278 Career Guidance LIGHT BTEWARO/ STEWAROCSS ireparatory program. Perform letter for Air-lines Interview. 'ree assessment call: *****82. 279 Other Courses/ Instruction A practical and highly effective reading study programme designed to help you mprove you r Reading Speed Comprehension Retention Power Study Ability Course is conducted using lectures and specially
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        971 20 fe *****66 TELEPHONE SERVICE; 1 Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. (sp.m. deadline for neit day) Saturday: 8 30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. (11a.m. deadline for The Sunday Time*) Public Holiday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. I COUNTER SERVICE; j TIMES HOUSE 3*o Kim Sang Road, Singapora 0*23
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        401 21 ilieStnutHTbiKH APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES APPOtJTMENTS Excellence in Customer Service and Quality CALTEX j WALK-IN INTERVIEW At Hyatt Regency Singapore Hugo II (Mezzanine Level) 10-12 Scotts Road Singapore 0922 On Friday, February 10, 1989 Time. 8.30am 4.00 pm SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR (Reporting direct to Regional Audit Manager) Requirements: A qualified accountant (Bachelor in
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        417 21 y^p) Paints I ICI Paints (Singapore) Re Ltd, a I wholly owned subsidiary of a UK- I based world class chemical company I and the largest paints manufacturer in I the world, invites applications for the I following position. I PRODUCTION I SUPERVISOR I To be responsible for planning and
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        546 21 WE NEED A COPYWRITER Who's creative, marketing oriented, able to deliver on short deadlines, with 3 years experience. To work with an imaginative art and account servicing team in a hotel in-house agency. Write in with full resume, non-returnable photograph and expected salary to: THE ADVERTISER ST BOX N***** 390
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        506 21 NOTICES SINGAPORE-CAMBRIDGE GCE NORMAL LEVEL EXAMINATION REGISTRATION OF PRIVATE CANDIDATES FOR THE 1989 EXAMINATION 1 Registration for the 1989 Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level Examination will be received from members of the public who are not currently studying in Government or Government-Aided schools, from Monday 30 Jan 1989 to Tuesday 14
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        643 21 IN THE MATTES OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP M AND IN YHE MATTES OP SYSTEM STORAGE SPECIALISTS (PTE) LTD. (IN VOLINTAEY LIQUIDATION) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap 50 that the Final General Meeting of the Members of the
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