The Straits Times, 5 August 1984

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    12 1 The Sunday Times No. 2513 45 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 63/1/84 SStftEfEKEETfIL!
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    We decided to take you up here today... ...for the only view you won't get on Thursday
    271 1 We decided to take you up here today... ...for the only view you won't get on Thursday YOU don't have to be a fighter pilot to take pictures for The Sunday Times, but It helps. Captain Sham Chee Kong took this dramatic picture during a rehearsal for Thursday's National Day
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  • Article
    Centre to fight maid 'abuse'
    545 1  -  PETER BARNARD LILLIAN CHEW By and A GROWING number of complaints from foreign maids about poor working conditions and sexual abuse by employers has caused the Catholic Church to set up a crisis centre to help them. The centre, opened in April, investigates five cases
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    Lock icon More facing loss of citizenship — Musa
    157 1 More facing loss of citizenship Musa KOTA KINABALU, Sat. More Malaysians may have their citizenship revoked for exercising the rights of citizens in other countries, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Musa Hi tarn said today. He said the recent figure of 7,000 given by Deputy Home Affairs Minister Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
    NST; Bernama  -  157 words
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    Lock icon Arablish as she is spoke
    75 1 Arablish as she is spoke CAIRO, Sat. Foreign tongues are creeping Into everyday Arabic speech here despite the protests of scholars and linguistic purists. Television newscasters still drop an occasional "already" or "okay" into their reports and It is common to find a young Egyptian strolling np to a sidewalk
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      228 1 THE PAPER THAT'S BIGGER BETTER BRIGHTER B^k A SINGAPORE Af SOPHISTICATES at 1 work and at play/ 1 A IT'S A FURNITURE 1 kl JUNGLE for the WHERE TRAVEL i 1 AGENTS GO on I vacation 9 KjL I 10 POINTERS to the good life /16 bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbH h^bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbl \bbb2^l W^k
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      6 1 Olympic colour and Tl sports pages
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • AT A GLANCE
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        EUROPE ALLIES IRK SOVIETS
        88 2 The Soviet Union is getting annoyed with allies East Germany and Poland. East Germany, whose leader Erich Honecker's (left) fraternising with West Germany had already sparked a Kremlin power struggle, worsened the situation further yesterday. It snubbed the Russians by publishing a milder Soviet commentary lauding
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        BUSINESSMEN BEWARE
        54 2 crooked businessmen will find it harder to escape the law. The government has set up a department to fight commercial crime. But the Commercial Affairs Investigation Department has no staff yet. A highranking official from the Attorney-General's office is to head it, supported by lawyers, accountants, investigators and
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        SMALL SACRIFICE
        58 2 Two packets of cigarettes or a couple of bottles of beer a month are all a Singaporean needs to give up to contribute to the Community Chest. President Devan Nair, speaking at a reception for donors yesterday, said the sum could be deducted from a person's salary or
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        REPORTS 'UNTRUE'
        54 2 Singapore has denied Malaysian newspaper reports that the work permits of about 10,000 workers from Kelantan were not renewed following changes in work permit policies. Nearly all Kelantanese work in the construction industry and shipyards where permits are still being issued, the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur
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        WHERE'RE THE BIKES?
        88 2 I Motorcyle traders fear the ban of L-riders on the road from October next year will cause their sales to plunge, as these cyclists take their machines off the road (above) and put them on the second-hand market. They estimate that just over one out of five
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        POLICE 'YES' NEEDED
        55 2 stricter police controls will be imposed on the current Seventh Moon Festival celebrations to prevent traffic jams, especially along busy streets. The Traffic Police said no Chinese operas or wayangs, musical shows and noisy dinner parties would be allowed on busy streets. Such organisers must get a
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        NEW WORK ETHIC?
        53 2 Longer holidays, a five-day week and more money for shorter working hours are being demanded by Japan's most powerful trade union. The General Council of Trade Unions of Japan said despite the use of high technology, the Japanese work 200 to 300 hours longer than his European
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    • SPORT
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        OH, WHAT A GROSS ERROR
        84 2 Australian Jon Sieben, an unassuming unknown, won the men's 200 metres butterfly swim in a record lmin 57.045ec. on Friday. He "kicked" past favourite Michael Gross (right), of West Germany, just when the latter flicked his head to the left and his arms slowed to
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        BREAK OF DAWN
        60 2 Bangladeshi Saidur Rahman Dawn travelled 30 hours to reach Los Angeles and had his dreams shattered in just 11.255ec. Saidur, the only athlete from Bangladesh, finished last in his 100 metres heat. But the fleeting glory has its compensation. Said the 21-year-old psychology student: "I had my
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        SPRINGBOARD TO GOLD
        76 2 Mary Lou Retton, 16, spun perfectly off the springboard to give America its first individual Olympic gold in women gymnastics on Friday. She won the overall title from Rumania's Ecaterina Szabo, who had earlier nipped her slender lead into the final. Said Mary Lou: "I work better
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      Abuse: The maid's story
      865 2 Claim and counter-claim on the servants controversy Do's and don'ts THERE are about 5,000 Filipino maids in Singapore. Some have settled in nice homes. Others are not so lucky. Father Arotcarena has a few tips nn how those who feel exploited can seek redress. Remember that
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      Abuse: The employer's story
      300 2 AN EXECUTIVE in an oil company has hired six maids in the past four months. The first woman, aged about 45, lasted one week, saying she had to leave because her mother was very sick. The second girl stayed for two days. She left because she
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      Lock icon Records fall as Wall Street stages biggest rally in history
      405 2 Records fall as Wall Street stages biggest rally in history Belief that interest rates have peaked sparks bull run NEW YORK, Sat. Wall Street exploded for the biggest rally in its 192-year history this week, with records falling and prices rising to a six-month high in what some analysts described
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      Two weeks to Doomsday...
      1091 3 THE sunlight in Singapore is likely to be obliterated by huge black clouds of radioactive dust and soot just two weeks after only five per cent of the world's nuclear weapons are employed in a war in Europe. This is the chilling conclusion of some of
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      Lock icon 103-year-old woman attacked by burglar
      214 3 POLICE are searching for a burglar who beat up a 103-year-old woman, ransacked her home and stole £160 (Ss4sl) she had put aside to settle bills. "I hope I will get over this trouble," Mrs Rosina Titmus told reporters yesterday as she recuperated at her
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      Lock icon Tunnel of riotous colour
      135 3 ISNT she lovely? Eight-month-old Rolene Llm oohs over the colours as her mother takes her through a tunnel of orchids. This lush display, featuring more than 3M varieties, was Singapore's prize-winning entry in the Asean exhibit section of the Orchid Show at the World Trade Centre.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      120 2 UP TO 1 pm Fair. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 32 max., 25 min. SUNSET today: 7.15 p.m.; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.05 a.m. TRAVELLER'S WEATHER Adelaide 12/16C Rain Manila 24/32C Goudy Amsterdam 15/21 C Rain Melbourne 11/19C Cloudy Bangkok 25 34 C Fair Moscow 9/24C Showers Belfng 20 32
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      87 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY The top seven violent ways to go Violent causes of death No. of cases Transport accident 349 Falling from high place 261 Hanging, strangulation or suffocation 98 Drowning and submersion 64 Poisoning 32 Cutting and piercing instrument 27 Struck by falling object (killer litter) uT
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Army is increasingly resentful of Alfonsin
      295 4 Trouble ahead if Argentina's problems are not solved ARGENTINA'S armed forces are becoming increasingly irritated with President Raul Alfonsin's experiment with democracy a situation that could spell trouble for his civilian government if it fails to cope with the country's problems. Mr Alfonsin, who
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      Lock icon Ferraro look is latest US hair craze
      175 4 Ferraro look is latest US hair craze NEW YORK, Sat The Ferraro look is the latest hair craze in the United States. Ever since Mrs Geraldine Ferraro became the Democratic vice-presidential candidate more than two weeks ago, her hairdresser has been besieged with calls from cos- tomers and reporters who
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      Lock icon Mondale tries to get Jackson on his team
      369 4 In other words... 4 WE bought Lance's political baggage when we put him in the job. Lance is gone, but most of his baggage is still with us. s A Mondale adviser NORTH OAKS (Minnesota), Sat. Mr Walter Mondale's Democratic Presidential drive
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      Lock icon Guerillas free 100 hostages and surrender
      135 4 Guerillas free 100 hostages and surrender SOYAPANGO (El Salvador), Sat. Four left-wing guerillas who held 100 people hostage in a bank for 19 hours surrendered yesterday after mediators failed to find a country willing to give them political asylum. The gunmen gave themselves up and released their captives, held in
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      Lock icon Reagan puts in more hours than Kennedy
      282 4 Reagan puts in more hours than Kennedy WASHINGTON, Sat. Mr Ronald Reagan, at 73 the oldest US President, has spent almost twice as much time in the Oval Office as the youngest, Mr John Kennedy, who was 46 when he was assassinated. Mr Reagan warned Americans when he took office
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      Lock icon Television beckons former Miss America
      104 4 HOLLYWOOD, Sat. Miss Vanessa Williams, the dethroned Miss America who posed node with another woman in pictures that were published last month, has landed her first television appearance, a National Broadcstlng Corporation spokesman said. Miss Williams will play a guest role in Partners In Crime,
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      Davids and Goliaths at the Olympics
      605 5  -  LOUIS HEREN'S VIEW From London i ANYBODY watching the opening of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles last week must have realised that they are basically unfair. I am not thinking of the absence of the Soviet Union and other communist countries. Superpower rivalries
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      Lock icon Ariane III takes off
      63 5 PARIS, Sat. The European Space Agency launched its new Ariane HI rocket from its jungle launching ground in French Guiana today. It marked Europe's latest entry into the high-stakes competition for commercial satellite launchings. Spectators watching a "live" relay of the launch in Paris saw the
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      Lock icon Making light work of stripping bush-covered Arizona hills
      125 5 Making light work of stripping bush-covered Arizona hills PHOENIX (Arizona), Sat. The Bureau of Land Management here is to launch a project that sounds formidable the Range Management Revegetation Manipulation Project. It has to strip about 800 hectares of sage and pinion in the hidden hills of northwestern Arizona before
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      Sohyo to seek shorter working hours
      336 5  - Sohyo to seek shorter working hours Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Sat. In a move which could erode the Japanese propensity for hard work, the country's most powerful trade union has begun to demand longer holidays, a five-day week and more money for less time on the job. Issuing
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      Lock icon Separatists under police surveillance
      441 5 Hijack theory in Madras airport blast probe, says report NEW DELHI, Sat. Police today put Sri Lankan Tamil separatists under surveillance as clues mounted that one of their members was behind the bomb blast at Madras airport on Thursday which has killed at least 32 people,
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      Lock icon US centre in Calcutta bombed in protest over Olympics
      141 5 NEW DELHI, Sat. Three bombs exploded near the American centre in Calcutta during a protest against the treatment of Indian competitors at the Los Angeles Olympics, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said today. It said six policemen guarding the centre
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      Lock icon Hijackers blow their (plane's) top
      116 6 THREE Lebanese hijackers blew their top, so to speak, after they released all hostages before surrendering to the Iranian authorities in Teheran on Friday. The top of this Air France Boeing 737 was ripped open by an explosion just aft of the cockpit. An Iranian
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      Lock icon E. Germans snub Soviets over Bonn
      543 6 ATTEMPTS by East Germany and Poland to improve relations with the West are being watched very closely by the two superpowers. The Soviet Union has shown signs of displeasure over East German leader Erich Honecker'* fraternising with West Germany. Latest reports said the issue
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      Lock icon Partial lifting of Polish curbs is part of plan, says US
      267 6 Partial lifting of Polish curbs is part of plan, says US WASHINGTON, Sat. The United States yesterday announced the partial lifting of economic sanctions against Poland as part of a broader strategy to increase direct ties with Warsaw Pact nations while bypassing Moscow. American officials told reporters that a key
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      Lock icon 'Space machine caused 1908 Siberian blast'
      362 6 'Space machine caused 1908 Siberian blast' MOSCOW, Sat. A SOVIET scientist has reported what he called fresh evidence indicating a huge explosion that devastated 3,900 sq km of Siberia in 1908 may have been caused by a space machine from another planet. Mr N. Vassiliev, who headed an expedition from
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      Lock icon Queen Mother is 84
      82 6 Queen Mother is 84 LONDON, Sat. Hundreds of Britons braved steady rain today to wish a happy 84th birthday to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the grand old lady of Britain's royal family. Children handed flowers to the Queen Mother, who spent 15 minutes walking among the crowd outside her
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      Lock icon Senate approves accord on Vatican-state ties
      146 6 Senate approves accord on Vatican-state ties ROME, Sat. The Senate yesterday approved a new church-state Concordat which wfll end Catholicism's status as Italy's state religion. Socialist Prime Minister Bettfno raxi told the Senate the pact "consolidates a modern system which... has as its fundamental norm the right to liberty." It
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      Lock icon Egypt, us discuss blasts in Suez area
      468 7 Egypt, us discuss blasts in Suez area CAIRO, Saturday EGYPTIAN officials and United States navy mine experts have conferred on a series of explosions in the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea that damaged at least nine commercial ships, US officials said. Residents of the Suez Canal area said
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      Lock icon Saudis free 17 US prisoners in amnesty
      396 7 Saudis free 17 US prisoners in amnesty WASHINGTON, Saturday SAUDI Arabia has released about half the estimated 33 Americans it was holding in prison on a variety of offences, according to Saudi and American officials as well as one of the prisoners recently freed. A State Department official said on
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      Lock icon Republic's new name means 'land of dignity'
      151 7 OUAGADOUGOU (Upper Volta), Sat. Upper Volta officially changed Its name today to "The popular Democratic Republic of Bourkina-Fasso" the land of dignity to mark the first anniversary of the left-wing military regime of Captain Thomas Sankara. An official decree also changed the national
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      Lock icon Gun battles hamper Karami's peace efforts
      202 7 Gun battles hamper Karami's peace efforts BEIRUT, Sat. BATTLES between Muslim gunmen in Tripoli and divisions in Lebanon's three-month-old National Unity government are hampering Prime Minister Rashid Karami's efforts to end nine years of civil war. In the latest fighting, gunmen of the pro-Syr-lan Pink Panthers movement and the dominant
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Jakarta oil industry slowed down in '83
      316 8 JAKARTA, Saturday Foreign exchange fell due to lower demand, says report INDONESIA'S petroleum sector slowed somewhat in 1983, a US embassy economic report said yesterday. The report said foreign exchange earnings declined due to lower demand in early 1983 and a reduction in
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      Lock icon Marcos again defends his lawmaking powers
      248 8 MANILA, Sat. President Ferdinand Marcos today again defended his controversial lawmaking powers, saying the people wanted them and that he needed them to meet emergencies without having to declare martial law once again. But he reiterated that with the opening of the National Assembly
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      Lock icon Aquino murder commission has evidence
      87 8 MANILA, Sat. A member of a commission probing the murder of Philippines opposition leader Benigno Aquino said today it had circumstantial evidence pointing to the killer. "We have enough facts which we consider circumstantial," Mr Luciano Salazar told a group of women who picketed his
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      Lock icon Grenade kills five watching a film
      211 8 Grenade kills five watching a film BANGKOK, Sat. FIVE people were killed and 33 others wounded when a group of youths lobbed a hand grenade into a crowd watching a film in the grounds of a temple in northern Thailand last Thursday, a provincial police chief said today. Colonel Manas
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      Lock icon Smiles on the way home
      58 8 HAPPY to be going home. This Vietnamese soldier is all smiles as he and four others are accompanied to a Vietnam-bound plane on Friday by the Vietnamese ambas- sador to Thailand, Mr Tran Quang Co (right). The five soldiers were arrested on Jan 12 when
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Musa on Malaysia's greatest challenge
      350 9 Society urged to strive for racial integration KUNDASANG (Sabah), Sat. The process of racial integration is the greatest challenge being faced by thegovernment today, Deputy Prime Minister DatukstMusa Hitam said last night. He said the nation had to use the "sweet and bitter" experiences gained
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      Lock icon A pledge to continue development of rural areas
      99 9 A pledge to continue development of rural areas TAMBUNAN (Sabah), Sat. Datuk Musa Hitam, yesterday pledged continued government efforts to develop neglected areas as part of its policy to balance overall development in the country. He said that although the government was generally satisfied with the implementation of development projects,
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      Lock icon Work on first phase off LRT next year
      171 9 Work on first phase off LRT next year KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Work on the first phase of the Light Rail Transport (LRT) system will probably start next year and is expected to be completed by 1988, Federal Territory Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad said yesterday. The phase, covering an 18.6-km stretch
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      Lock icon Penang to ban water scooter sport from tomorrow
      200 9 Penang to ban water scooter sport from tomorrow PENANG, Sat. Water scooter sport will be banned in Penang from Monday. State executive councillor in charge of tourism and general services, Mr Lee Jong Ki, said at a press conference yesterday that water scooters found on the beach and the waters
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      Lock icon Indications point to strong recovery
      200 9 Indications point to strong recovery KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The country's exports for the first five months of the year increased by 22.4 per cent, while imports went up by 7.1 per cent. Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin said in a written reply in the Dewan Negara yesterday. He said there were
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      Lock icon Man pays $250,000 ransom for father
      78 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. A tin miner's father was yesterday released unharmed by kidnappers after a $25t,M0 ransom was paid ending a week-long captivity. Mr LJm Sek, 78, was found at Jalan Chow Kit by one of Ms sons. He was immediately taken to hospital
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      Lock icon Proton to make 74,600 cars yearly
      183 9 Proton to make 74,600 cars yearly KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Proton would produce 74,600 units of the made-in-Malay sia car annually for the first five years of production, the Dewan Negara was told yesterday. The minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Khali 1 Yaakob, said the aim was to produce
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  • HOME NEWS
    • AROUND THE COURTS
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        Two accused claim trial
        103 10 TWO MEN claimed trial yesterday to charges of robbery and causing hurt to their victims. Subramaniam s o Rajoo, 24, a Malaysian, faces one charge of robbing Mr Kumarasamy Krishnan of a wallet, an identity card and $150 in cash along a backlane off Norris Road
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        Two who didn't get away
        123 10 A GROUP of men who were seen behaving in a suspicious manner at Empress Place food centre on June 10 split up and tried to run away when two policemen approached them to check their particulars. The policemen gave chase and detained two of them
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        Court orders boy's arrest
        93 10 A COURT has issued a warrant of arrest for a boy who failed to show up to answer a theft charge yesterday. The 14--year-old boy and another man, Lim Han Lay, 20, face a joint charge of stealing clothes worth $580 and a $30 choker from
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      Dealers fear L-rider ban will hurt sales
      612 10  - Dealers fear L -rider ban will hurt sales PAUL JACOB By MOTORCYCLE traders harbour deep fears of business plunging in the run up to and when the ban on L-riders on the road takes effect in October next year. In the 60 remaining weeks till then, they estimate that just
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      Five Brunei officials here on a week-long visit
      107 10 FIVE officers from the Prime Minister's Department of Brunei began a week-long visit here on Friday with a briefing at the Finance Ministry. The group, led by Mr Jalil Abdul Rahman, head of the training unit of the department's Establishment Office, was
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      Second airport terminal ready by 1989
      289 10 Second airport terminal ready by 1989 CHANGI Airport will have a second $500 million terminal even bigger and more sophisticated than the present one by 1989 to meet a projected growth in tourists to Singapore. Higher technology will go into flight information displays, baggage handling and security equipment. Spread over
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      New Senior District Judge
      84 10 SENIOR State Counsel E.C. Foenander will move to the Subordinate Courts to become Senior District Judge tomorrow, sources said. He takes over from Mr Michael Khoo who, it is understood, will return to the Attorney-General's Chambers. It is not known what appointment Mr Khoo will take
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      New bond for nurses
      195 10 GOVERNMENT staff nurses who attend post basic courses here will be bonded for the first time. The move takes effect from July. About 100 nurses who will attend the School of Nursing's 12-month courses will be bonded for five years. The Ministry of Health already bonds
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      New department set up to tackle commercial crime
      376 11  -  CROOKED businessmen will find it harder to escape the clutches of the law with the setting up of a department to deal with commercial crime. Called the Commercial Affairs Investigation Department, it comes under the wing of the Ministry of Finance. Its
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      Lock icon Birds of prey catch crowd's attention
      132 11 Picture by STEVEN C.T. LEE BIRDS of prey deseeaded on Orchard Mall yesterday taking pedestrians and police by surprise. Their target? People they want to lore to Jnreng Bird Park for the National Day celebrations from Aug t to It. These raptors will figure
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      Hungry ghost festivities must have police permits
      256 11 Hungry ghost festivities must have police permits POLICE will impose stricter controls to ensure that celebrations of the Seventh Moon Festival do not cause traffic congestion, especially in busy streets. Many organisers of such festivities the Chinese feeding of hungry ghosts have gone ahead to stage wayangs or musical shows
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      Tighter rules on use of archives' records
      144 11 THE Culture Ministry has tightened control on the public's use of oral history recordings or transcripts at the National Archives and Records Centre. New regulations, published in the Government Gazette on Friday, forbid anyone from publishing or reproducing part or whole of these
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      Nine out of 10 join junior colleges
      302 12 More top scorers go for two-year Pre-U programme NINE out of 10 of the best 'O' level students are now in junior college, where the Education Ministry thinks they rightfully belong. This follows recent moves by the ministry to encourage these high scorers
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      A boost for Chinese
      184 12 English-medium schools that need them get extra second language teachers ENGLISH-MEDIUM schools which are weak in Chinese as their second language, have been given extra teachers to boost their standard in this area. This year, more than 280 extra Chinese language teachers have been sent to
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      Schools Council
      167 12  - Schools Council JUNE TAN Stories by No calculators for primary schools CALCULATORS In primary school? A consultant to the Primary Mathematics Project says "yes" bat the Education Ministry says "no." The consultant, Mr Robert Morris, thinks the project team should look Into this seriously. In a report to the Schools
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      Teachers to get up to $2,000 for research
      311 12 TEACHERS will get up to $2,000 to do their own classroom research once a special project fund is set up by the Education Ministry. While the ministry and the Institute of Education conduct such research, it was found that each school has
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        Better qualified people take up teaching
        86 12 BETTER qualified people have been joining the teaching profession over the past five years. This is so both for graduates and non-graduates joining the Institute of Education where teachers are trained, the Minister of State (Education), Dr Tay Eng Soon, said yesterday. Among graduates,
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        Grooming vice-principals
        93 12 VICE-principals now being groomed to be school heads will be taught how to look at education from a broader perspective. They will learn the political and social aspects of education in their Diploma in Educational Administration course conducted by the Institute of Education. These will be discussed by
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        Demoralising name?
        115 12 MONOLINGUAL, the name given to the primary school stream for the weakest pupils, should be changed, claims a Schools Council member. The name is demoralising and misleads people into thinking such pupils can speak only one language. The Education Ministry was urged to think about this yesterday by
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        Three themes at display
        51 12 THREE themes in education will be presented at the national exhibition to commemorate Singapore's 25th anniversary: Education for all, social cohesion and quality education. Co-ordinated by the Ministry for National Development, the November-December exhibition will be held at three PSA godowns next to the World Trade
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      Pan-El's half-year profits up by 159 pc
      302 13 Pan-El's half-year profits up by 159 pc PAN-ELECTRIC Industries, the maritime and property group whose shares have been much in the news lately, yesterday unveiled greatly-im-proved profits for the first half of its financial year. For the six months to June 30, 1984, the Singapore-incor-porated group made a record consolidated
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      It's only a small sacrifice to give to charity
      704 13 It's only a small sacrifice to give to charity 4 However successful we are as a society, there will still be in our midst people lets favoured by circumstance or fortune. In particular we will have to help the indigent, the aged, the handicapped, and the hapless victims of incapacitating
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      Rising star Mohan hits top spot in Tamil talentime
      274 13  -  RAVINDRAN VELOO By RISING star R. Mohan planted himself firmly In the local Indian cultural firmament when he won the SBC Tamil Talenttme last night with a simple, clean rendition of a song about as old as his If years. The
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      Breakdancers here as good as any say contest judges
      196 13 Breakdancers here as good as any say contest judges SINGAPORE'S breakdancers are as good as those overseas they only need more practice. This sums up the views of an organiser of the Sentosa Breakdance All Stars Championships and a Frenchman who was judge at the second preliminary round of the
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      Plugging a S-E Asian 'loophole'
      307 15  -  EVANGELINE GAMBOA By Our signature sought again for wildlife treaty SINGAPORE is being wooed anew to sign Cites, an international treaty banning the trade of endangered animals and plants. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, as the treaty
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      Work for excellence not money, Howe advises doctors
      297 15 Work for excellence not money, Howe advises doctors SINGAPORE cannot become a centre of medical excellence if our doctors concentrate on moneymaking, said Health Minister Howe Yoon Chong. He said our materialistic society has induced many doctors to place greater importance on money-making and entrepreneurship rather than on professional ideals.
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      Mr Justice Winslow dies at 68
      143 15 Mr Justice Winslow dies at 68 FORMER High Court judge Mr Justice A.V. Winslow died yesterday morning at the Singapore General Hospital after a prolonged illness. Mr Justice Winslow, who was 68, served on the bench for 15 years and retired in April 1977 because of ill-health. It was on
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      They could have been NITs today...
      156 15 They could have been NITs today. NITs, NUTs, TlNs Nanyang Technological Institute students could have been known by these unfortunate acronyms had It not been for some quick thinking by the decisionmakers. Mr Goh C'hok Tong, Minister for Defence and Second Minister for Health, was delving a little into NTTs
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      Rich nations must remove barriers, says grouping
      193 15 Rich nations must remove barriers, says grouping INDUSTRIALISED countries must remove all protectionists measures against developing nations to help solve their debt problems. They need to revise their monetary and fiscal policies if the current world economic recovery is to continue. The International Monetary Fund can help developing countries with
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      Girl disappears at interchange
      135 15 FOUR- YEAR-OLD Tay Siew Choon disappeared while playing in the crowd at the Jurong bus interchange on Wednesday and her family is appealing for her return. Her grandmother, Madam Ang Chiu Tin, 67, who cleans toilets at the interchange from 2 pm to Bpm daily, believes
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      Why so many emigrated from 19th Century China
      280 15 Why so many emigrated from 19th Century China WHY did people leave China in the 19th Century to settle in America and South-east Asia? Who were they and what were conditions like for the Chinese consular representatives in Singapore who had to deal with the Straits Settlements government? These were
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      S'pore denies KL reports on lost jobs here
      328 15 Papers said 10,000 Malaysians forced to leave SINGAPORE has denied newspaper reports in Malaysia that some 10,000 Kelantanese workers were forced to return home because their work permits were not renewed as a result of changes in work permit policies. The Singapore
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      President revokes medal award
      73 16 President revokes medal award A FORMER member of the Civil Defence Force, Mr Tan Seow Wee, has had the Pingat Berkebolehan (Efficiency Medal) stripped from him. The latest Government Gazette announced that the President had revoked the medal. No reasons were given. Mr Tan was assistant commandant in the Civil
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      It's a 'family' day at the zoo with 'mama' and 'papa'
      195 16 It's a 'family' day at the zoo with 'mama' and 'papa' IT WAS "meet-your-adopted-parent" time at the zoo yesterday. And the offer of food was enough to make four-year-old orang utan Medan warm to her adoptive "parent". But Medan's baby sister, Hong Bao, who is only 16 months old, had
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      Question mark over regional summits
      770 16  -  P.H. BALJI HAUL JACOB By ana Raja to lead team for Commonwealth meeting A VERY important person will miss this year's National Day. As the various colourful contingents proudly file past the City Hall on Thursday, Second Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) S. Rajaratnam will
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      The Sunday Times VIEW Rights and reputation
      342 17 The Sunday Times VIEW Rights and reputation THERE are two sides to every issue. At least, there are when there aren't three, four or five. The apparent increase in abusf-s against foreign maids employed here, reported on pages one and two today, is no exception which is why we have
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      25 YEARS AGO
      120 17 What The Sunday Times reported on Aug 2, 1959 KNEE-REVEALING skirts, a House of Dior style that hit Paris like a block-buster on Thursday, are not likely to catch on here. In Singapore, Miss Sheila Khoo, a stenographer, said: "I don't think our women will fall for
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      'Why must there be problems?'
      1046 17 ORGANISER OF THE GRAND PARADE: LT-COL LIM POH SENG Everything has gone smoothly, so far. It's like planning and executing a military exercise only less difficult. 9 ON Thursday, Singaporeans will have their biggest parade ever, as more than 20,000 people, 53 aircraft, 110 tanks
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      44 17 LIEUTENANT-COLONEL LIM POH SENG, 38 1962: Left school with a Senior Cambridge certificate and |Oined the teaching service. 1966: Joined the Singapore Armed Forces 1974: Attended a one-year nongraduating course at the then University of Singapore on an SAF Scholarship. 1979: Promoted to lieutenantcolonel
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      What minimum jail sentences are likely to achieve
      1295 18  - What minimum jail sentences are likely to achieve PETER BARNARD SEVEN DAYS BY NOW YOU SEE 1T...N0W YOU DON'T RIGHT, I said to photographer Steven Lee, let's get oat and take another picture of these mobile no-entry signs. 11l bet they're still in place even after the publicity in The
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      Weekly fix for families
      740 18  - Weekly fix for families CHUA BENG HUAT AS I SEE IT By EVERY Sunday, after much frenetic organising over the last day or two, families in Singapore criss-cross the island to get together for lunch or dinner. After five and a half days of work, the weekend is a time
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      471 18 Updating the competition t\ MY nephew Alex asked me the other —t*e>— J&J day: "Why aren't we hosting the tW^ "t Bv^^^^fc^^^^Lf Olympic Games, Uncle Mac? After V kifflKPll AlUliPtf Q all, with the over-construction of new T^lWHin WiTnilW^/ hotels, hosting, the Olympic Games *^RBi*^~ would be just the thing
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      THE NEXT 25 YEARS
      1065 19 A LEADER WHO HAS SURVIVED SO'MANY IN the world of 1959, heads of government included (clockwise from top left), President Gan al Abdel Nasser, Prime Minister NkHa Khruschev, [resident Dwight Eisenhower, Prime Minister Jawahartal Nehru, Prime Minister Harold MacMlan. Chairman Mao Zedonf and the newest member
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      WHAT 20 SINGAPOREANS FROM A HAWKER TO AN ACCOUNTANT WANT FOR THE FUTURE
      46 19 MAZL AN AHMAD Office boy N SUBRAMANAM Accountant IRENE YEO Teacher C. KUNALAN AtWete DMNAKOH Newscaster OAVDSCUIY Production officer ROSMJND ROORKUES Seaetary KHATIJAH YUSOFF Housewife OLIVER DE SILVA Waiter CATHERINE S. PAUL Mm
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      Broader horizons and more leisure
      893 19  - Broader horizons and more leisure SUZANNE OOI and JOSEPHINE NG By DIANA KOH, 25: I would like Singaporeans to be more aware of issues that affect them. Many now have a hazy understanding of what is happening and are not articulate. Before we can get a reaction from people, they
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      319 19 V~~ Elica congratulates Courts Furniture Warehouse 7 on their participation in the Asia Pacific Furniture Exhibition '84 I Hall 3, 4th 12th August mini elica mini Now,EUCA introduces the safest and fastest non-electric ignition system ever Cookers with ordinary auto ignition systems P depend on electricity to generate the spark
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    Feu Vert can spring a surprise
    798 20  - Feu Vert can spring a surprise EPSOM JEEP By Past winners J lf» Joint Command II 48.5 Chlam lflVl Tanglin Heights 55 M. Lee lfI2 Film Studio VI 54 Coleman lfIS Chaya Timor n 5f J. Johnson 1S74 Yangtze Kiang D 4t Rajoo lfIS Lover's Paradise 53.5 Cheam lflf Road
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    Star-Maker should whip them in the big race
    280 20  - Star-Maker should whip them in the big race TONTO By Our man on the track SPEEDY Star-Maker is in excellent racing trim and should have the beating of his 12 rivals in the Pesta Sukan Cup. The well-bred Zamazaan six-year-old has hit a bright patch, winning once and finishing a
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    Today's Bukit Timah card
    3520 20 loing forecast: Good to yielding ■HapMH 2.00 RESTRICTED TERMS DIV C 1,200m M \f, \*J^>Wi (3-year-old») mmmmmmmm (stakes: $13,500) 1 0 Amazing Journey 57 Amazing-Bougoure 3 nzg Rear most of way, finishing 11th of 13 in Div C 1100m last week Junaldi 9 t o*o Farms
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    Pesta Sukan Cup
    845 20 ■P^PPW 3.40 CLASS 1 DIV 1 1,600m I (Ratings: 175-148) (Stakes: $75,000) 1 ****** Paltiti Gold M (175) Agasam-Bougoure 9 amg +1 By No Robbery; wonderfully game old campaigner who can still hold his own against the best; carried 57.5 to brilliant win in 1400m Temasek Trophy
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    Lock icon When old friends get together
    245 21  - When old friends get together ROGER YUE By Racing Editor WHEN Melbourne jockey Kevin Mitchell read recently that Bukit Tlmah trainer Keith Daniels, for whom he rode successfully for many seasons in the late l»Ms and early ltMs, was retiring after nearly ft years in the racing game, he made
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    Double for Chens
    1850 21 FIRST: *****4 SECOND: *****4 THIRD: *****3 STARTERS: *****8, *****9, *****3, *****5, *****6, *****6, *****0. CONSOLATIONS: *****1, *****1, *****2, *****7, *****9, *****9, *****0, *****4, *****4, *****5. Newcomers Tukang Wang, Turquoise take first two races By OUR RACING TEAM GHENS Stable had cause for celebration at Bukit Timah yesterday
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    Inquiry into improved run of Beau Bijou
    615 21 fdsafsa AN INQUIRY was opened by the race meeting stewards into the improved running of Beau Bijou, the winner of Race 5 at Bukit Timah yesterday, trained by Mak Siau King and ridden by Velu. The inquiry was adjourned to the following day.
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    Lock icon Goodwood results
    89 21 LONDON, Sat. Longboat (Brian Rouse), a 10-1 shot, won the Alycidon Stakes for three-year-olds and upwards over 2,400 m yesterday, fourth day of the five-day Goodwood race meeting. Kirmann, the 9-4 favourite (Steve Cauthen), was second and Milfontaine (Greville Starkey), at 5-2, was third. Six ran. The Extel
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      997 21 APPOINTMENTS r Engineering Talents has brought us all over the world. Having established ourselves here in Singapore, we are still moving ahead. To achieve new heights of success we need new Talents to grow with us as we strive together for higher technological advances. To all Engineering professionals, we provide
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      141 Deaths
      444 22 MDM. CHAU SHAU YUNG AGED 63 pa»»ed away peacefully on 2 August 1964 leaving behind Son: Dominic Chow Kam Wing Daughter Annie Lee Daughter -in -law Eva Cheung Fung Mei Son-in-law: Spencer Lee Grandsons: Sheldon Chow Ho Ming Derlck Chow Ho Kuen Lee Pon Pon Granddaughter Lee Wing
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      141 Deaths
      25 22 AL-FATEHA lift. ZAMAL UN PAKIE pMMd mmy yc^hiMy on 4/i/ M. CorttM ItM-ttTt, S'porc 1«63 on 5/8/84 at 12 noon tor Pvmtm Amtn.
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      143 Acknowledgements
      96 22 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MISS ROSA NO SOH ME (Ag«2l) wish to express our heartfelt thanks It gratitude to the staff of Resources Dev. Corpn. Pte Ltd.. all relatives, neighbours, friends, Rosa'* classmates others for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, donations wreaths during our bereavement. Many thanks
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      144 In Memoriam
      78 22 In loving msniofy of DESMOND YIP 01 CHIOMG Dapariad 5.8.76 We often think of bygone days When we were together; The family chain is broken But memories live for ever Always ramambarad by tamHy and friands. in H^pmvrj 01 CPT. CHEW CHOO PENO Dapartad sth August. I*Sl
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        Bombshell hits 'Serapong Poh'
        536 22  -  TAY CHENG KHOON By Ee Klat disqualified for breaking course rule DISQUALIFIED that was the rude shock that climaxed a bad day for Poh Ee Kiat at the Serapong Golf Course yesterday. When Ee Kiat returned to the clubhouse after the third round of the Singapore
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        Prema and shadow
        288 22  -  HAKIKAT RAI By PREMA GOVINDAN is not going to be overshadowed by the Olympics when she dons her running shoes at the Hongkong Junior Track and Field Championships next Sunday. Running under the Singapore Sports Council-A W banner, the Republic's leading lady of the track, fresh from
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        Hwee Seng hoping for flying double
        160 22  - Hwee Seng hoping for flying double HWEE SENG, winners of the Singapore Business Houses Second Division League, will be making a determined effort to score a grand double when they meet Singapore Airlines Group in the Senior knockout final at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight (8.30 p.m.). Under the able
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        Lock icon The Persson missile
        374 22 Young Swede sets pace in Irish Open DUBLIN, Sat. Swedish teenager Magnus Persson, 19, played immaculate golf when he shot a blistering secondround 65 for a 13-under-par total of 131 to take a twostroke lead in the Irish Open Championship yesterday. Persson strung together seven birdies without
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        Banerji skippers FT to victory
        298 22 Mahmood Gaznavi on the Singapore scene P. BANERJI played a captain's role to steer Federal Territory to an easy six-wicket win over Singapore on the second day of the Malaysian Cricket Association inter-state final in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. After his team had bundled the visitors
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        Spotlight on speed queens
        310 22 Spotlight on speed queens WITH sprint star Haron Mundir away on a training stint in Los Angeles, attention on the first day's heats of the Times Inter-Business Houses Athletics meet this afternoon (National Stadium, 2 p.m.) will shift to the women's 100m. The return of Margaret Oh, Nancy Ng and
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        A QUESTION OF GOLD
        1712 23  -  David Kraal Devised by Eight steps right. ..and there's the gold The finals. It is not going to be easy getting a medal. You have to answer all eight questions correctly to win the gold, seven right answers will win the silver, six correct and you
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        The answers...and don't peep
        1090 23 The answers. ..and don't peep That was a very tough final but then all Olympic finals are fought out among the very best in all the world. If you really got to the final (without breaking any of the rules), congratulations. If you won a medal, well, what can one
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        Memories are not made of this
        1083 24 Memories are not made of this Always On Sunday with Alan Hubbard Ali and Spitz get big snub in Olympics LOS ANGELES, Sat. Boycott is a word muttered either with a derisive sneer or spat out venomously in Los Angeles. It is something they don't like to talk about because
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        Whitaker wins with wicked left-hand lead
        1196 24 OLYMPIC BOXING LOS ANGELES, Sat. American lightweight Parnell Whitaker dropped Omar Adolfo Mendez, of Nicaragua, in the opening round with a wicked left-hand lead and rocked him with another left seconds before the final bell at the Olympic tournament yesterday. Shin Joon-Sup, of South
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        Lock icon All the Olympic results
        1983 24 THE RECORD BREAKERS Men: Jon Sleben (Australia) 2Mm butterfly, 1: 57.14 World record. (1:57.17). Women: Tracy Caulldns (USA) 2Hm Individual medley, 2:12.64 Olympic record. (2:23.V7). Note: Old times la brackets. Note: In the women's I9sm freestyle event on JoJy 29, two golds were awarded. Sly the
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        Summer of new dawn
        1142 25  -  At 30, former World Cup scoring ace Kempes is on trial for a new test LONDON, Sat. When a man enters his 30th summer the dreaded landmark of withered sporting age he must least expect to be put on trial for a new beginning in a
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          407 25 SOCCER LOS ANGELES, Sat. Brazil and West Germany qualified for the Olympic soccer quarter-finals in style yesterday and established themselves as favourites for the gold and silver medals. West Germany pulverised Saudi Arabia 6-0 in their final Group C match in Palo Alto, California, the
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          118 25 CYCLING LOS ANGELES, Sat. The Australian 4,000 metres cycling pursuit team stormed to a shock win and a gold medal here yesterday, depriving the US of an apparently certain victory. The brilliant US team were dogged by bad luck when Brent Emery was forced out on
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          400 25 HOCKEY LOS ANGELES, Sat. Holland and world champions Pakistan drew 3-3 in one of the most exciting Olympic matches for many years here yesterday. The Dutch were twice in front but squandered a golden chance of victory, when their goalkeeper Petrus Hermans let the ball
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          104 25 WRESTLING LOS ANGELES, Sat. lon Draica's ailing father received the tonic he wanted yesterday his son's gold medal performance in the Greco-Roman wrestling tournament. The 1981 world champion captured the middleweight (82 kilogrammes) crown with a 4-3 points win over Dimltrios Thanopoulos, of Greece, and dedicated
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          Lock icon It's smooth sailing
          123 25 YACHTING LONG BEACH, Sat. The US revelled in light winds blowing over San Pedro Bay yesterday, the fourth day of yachting in the Olympic Games, winning three races and placing no lower than fifth in any of the others. After four rounds of the seven race series,
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        807 26 THIS makes it all worth it. The good times, the bad times. I can't express it. I knew I had to get a 10. I work better under pressure. I could tell by the run I was going to stick it. But I didn't cry.
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        Lock icon Frenchman bags the triple crown
        161 26 Frenchman bags the triple crown SHOOTING CHINO (California), Sat. France's Philippe Heberle completed the triple crown of shooting yesterday by winning the Olympic men's air rifle event with a score of 589 points. He also holds the world and European championships. Austria's Andreas Kronthaler took the silver after officials determined
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        343 26 Perfection... and more perfection BASKETBALL VOLLEYBALL LOS ANGELES, Sat. The United States men's basketball team continued their unbeaten run through Olympic preliminary play yesterday, overwhelming winless France 120-62 (57-25) for their fourth victory. Leading the way for the Americans was guard Steve Alford, who scored 18 points with unerring accuracy.
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        610 27 30-hr flight to 11.255ec of misery LOS ANGELES, Sat. The fastest man in Bangladesh tore down the Olympic track, hurtled across the finish line and burst into tears. It had taken Saidur Rahman Dawn 30 hours to fly
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        470 27 Under-water city found... and there's no catch BRIGHT, BREEZY AND BIZARRE DIVERS working for American television say they have found a lost city under the lake where Olympic rowers are competing in the Games. No, it isn't Atlantis. The underwater town, 22.86metres below the surface, was part of a community
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        Lock icon Fever leaves Beijing streets deserted
        309 27 BEIJING, Sat. Olympic fever is sweeping China, with an estimated 200 million people tuning in to state-run television daily to watch the nation's first major Games appearance, officials said yesterday. Millions of workers rushed home from work yesterday to watch an entire evening of Olympic
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        Lock icon Fairy-tale comes true for a lost' Olympian
        362 27 Fairy-tale comes true for a lost' Olympian LOS ANGELES, Sat. Jim Hlnes, the fastest human on earth lor 15 years, could not even get a ticket to watch today's 1M metres final, the Olympic glamour race that he won In IMB. But now a fairy-tale has come true for the
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        Play it again Sam
        241 28 Play it again Sam After a week of frenetic competition, the Los Angeles Olympic Games enter a different dimension of excitement as the Lewises, Deckers, Coes and assorted superstars burn up the track and field for the next six days. We mustn't forget, though, the athletes who rose to their
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        Today's L.A. diary
        125 29 Today's L.A. diary ATHLETICS: Women: Marathon, javelin (qualifying), 400m hurdles (first round), hammer (qualifying), 110m hurdles (first and second rounds), 100m (semifinals, final), 400m (semi-finals), 100m (final). Men: Long jump (qualifying), 400m (second round), javelin (final), 800m (semifinals), 400m hurdles (final). BASKETBALL: Women's round-robin: Aus v Yug, Kor v Chn,
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        Not to Kelly's liking David back near best
        289 29 LOS ANGELES, Sat. Singapore's Kelly Chan slipped to 31st position yesterday and is virtually out of the running for honours after four races in the windglider event of the Olympic Games boardbailing here at Long Beach. Under light wind conditions, Kelly found
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        Lock icon Magnificent Sieben
        742 29 Godfrey Robert reports on a Gross miscalculation in the Olympic pool Aussie plunders gold to steal American thunder LOS ANGELES, Sat. The Americans continued their gold plunder, but it was an unassuming "babe" from the backwaters of Brisbane who created the waves at the McDonald's Pool here yesterday
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        I'll carry on trying for that sub-51
        375 29 I'll carry on trying for that sub-51 41 hear The Straits Times has given extensive coverage of my races, especially my victory in the 100 metres freestyle consolation final in Los Angeles. Well, following that victory, I had pledged that I would go below 51sec. I felt that I could
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      384 30 The shape of records to come as the queen of the track sounds a golden warning EUGENE (Oregon), Sat. American distance runner Mary Decker set a world record in the 2,000 metres here last night, breaking the mark set by a woman who stands to
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      The Black Cadillacs
      885 30  -  Alan Hubbard By in Los Angeles Cruz challenge for Coe and Ovett looms with the best qualifying tirAe Cool Carl and Moses cruise ahead as the true Olympics blast off FIRST the beauty, now for the beef. While America salivates over the success of the new golden
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      Enter the critical heat test
      487 30  - Enter the critical heat test ALAN HUBBARD LOS ANGELES, Sat. The Olympic city of Los Angeles faces its most critical moments since the Games began a week ago when 50 women set off in search of history tomorrow. The first Olympic marathon for women is a giant stride forward for
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      8 1 SUNDAY PLUS The Sunday Times. August 5. 1984
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      Their leisure lifestyle
      596 1 i What they wear KANSAI and Kenzo are too camp and flashy. Designer clothes are picked for their well-bred looks. Sophisticates wear Tim mi, Gianfranco Ferre and Verri Uomo, with reasonably-priced Bern Conrad a recent addition. Polyester they abhor, but they aren't enthusiastic about silk either, because
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      Singapore Sophisticates
      456 1 YOU can't miss those voices, those mannerisms, those clothes, that style. Those people. He's standing there, hands in pocket, pants fashionably pleated, the voice well modulated. She always looks mint fresh, favours linen dresses and wears minimal makeup. They exude an air of confidence, these Singapore Sophisticates, who
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        A spot of bother
        235 2 A spot of bother YOUR SKIN DOCTORS tend not to take acne as seriously as they should. "Don't worry," they say, "it's not as bad as you think." Or "It'll be gone in a few years anyway." The fact is that acne is misery to the many people who suffer
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        Pick that flower – start living now
        837 2  - Pick that flower start living now DR LEO BUSCAGLIA Love and joy come only to those who make them happen By 6 Pay the loving compliment, say you care. American professor of psychology and best-selling author I'LL NEVER forget a student of mine who, for the many school terms I
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        Lock icon How to face the traffic cop
        377 2 BODY LANGUAGE HOW DO you aviod getting a ticket from the traffic cop for speeding (apart from not speeding, of course)? Australian behaviour expert, Allan Pease, recommends in his book Body Language that instead of staying in your car and waiting for the policeman
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        Checking on medical check-ups
        447 2 Checking on medical check-ups ASK YOUR DOCTOR WHAT tests should an adult take to keep tabs on his health? This is a list drawn up by professors at the Boston University Medical School. MARILYN ELIAS adds that the key thing to remember is you should be an informed participant in
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        Why we haven't gone ethnic
        170 3 Why we haven't gone ethnic WHY aren't our designers going traditional? TAN YOONG, a high fashion designer who exports overseas, mostly to the Middle East, said: "It's not that we don't like Oriental things anymore. "Everyone has gone ethnic some time or another Kenzo, Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Versace. Even
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        Trendy and traditional
        638 3 Clothes you don't have to keep just for thai special occasion UMjJ^BdM*j£*jllj*2jMiiMa^Wm4Mmms^A fasdf fasd STRANGE that with so much talk about preserving our cultural roots it's a Malaysian who's showing how traditional clothes can be a successsful business. LIM PHAY-LING and photographer NIK KASMANI went to Kuala
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        My favourite hawker centre
        917 4 MARGARET CHAN picks the Alexandra Village Hawker Centre as the prime example of a national institution OUR hawker centres are far more Singaporean than any particular dish, though some claims have made for fish head curry. Hawker centres are where you get the greatest variety and
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        302 4 MANY of the hotels are laying on a Singapore feast to celebrate National Day this week. At the Hilton's ORCHARD CAFE, for instance, they have a Singapore buffet for lunch and dinner from this Wednesday through to Friday. On the table will be local favourites including rojak, gado-gado, kambing soup,
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        Two other nearby stalls
        150 4 Two other nearby stalls TWO hawker stalls near the Alexandra Hawker Centre shouldn't be missed: Kin Fatt Roast Duck, one of the best in town. Also sells exceptionally good spare ribs and cha shao (roast pork) all red-roasted Hongkong style. A whole duck costs $22. Cha shao rice for $1.50,
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        A taste for chilli and hot-sour soup
        291 4  -  MARGARET CHAN Celebrity Choice By 4Yu Qing finds it uncomfortable to eat alone at a hawker centre. He brings along at least one friend to divert the attention of m the curious. IF WE have our very own TV star, it has to
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        Stripes that make cashier's job easier
        381 5 Buying EVER wonder what the stripes below on a food packet mean? They are price tags but it's no use local supermarket shoppers trying to decipher them since they are in a language which only computers can read, and the system is not in
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        Eat bread a small piece at a time
        227 5 Etiquette Q. WHAT Is the correct way to eat bread, biscuits or rolls? A. Bread is one of the most mishandled of foods. It should be broken, a small piece at a time, buttered and then placed in the mouth. Never take
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        The price of breaking up
        625 5 fsdaf Divorce is on the rise in Singapore. But forgotten in all the talk about its effects on children and society is the dollars and cents of divorce. How much can it cost? LEE GEOK 801 reports. JOHN LEE'S divorce was an expensive one. He
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        Handling your own case
        244 5 Handling your own case A LAWYER made legal history in 1961 when she handled her own divorce petition. What is involved if a spouse handles his own divorce? He needs plenty of time and a copy of somebody's petition. First, the petition is to be written according to a formula.
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        Crumpled handful
        100 6  -  CHEN GUOXIAN. Alternative A CERAMIC vase that looks like a crumpled paperbag may at first glance seem like a gimmick. But a closer look shows that it can be both aesthetic and functional. The irregular shape of the vase allows flowers to fall into a natural arrangement of
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        A furniture jungle out there
        606 6  -  ALFRED ZHU By inding that perfect piece is an elusive business I NEEDED a writing table so I embarked on an exploration of furniture shops. I began with the modest ones lining Victoria Street that were devoid of decoration and airconditioning. A portly proprietor wearing
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        Chinese dining without clamour
        405 6  - Chinese dining without clamour RICHARD K. F. HO Decor By THE Tang Court demonstrates the current trend among some Chinese restaurants to provide an intimate dining atmosphere instead of the huge "mess halls" that have been the norm so far. It has none of the usual reds and golds that
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        Quick and easy way to put up shelves
        107 6 Do it yourself WANT to put up shelves in a hurry without the bother of usi* screws? Nai battens on the side supports, using nak with flat heads and tone enough to go wel into the sides. When you put the shelf
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        Why don't artists here produce prints?
        910 8  -  CAROL LIM GALLERIES By Four ways prints are made WOODCUTS. This centuries-old technique involves the cutting of an image on a block of wood, which is later printed on paper. ETCHINGS (intaglio). It involves the biting of an image into a metal plate with
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        'Best all-round American man of letters'
        600 8 'Best all-round American man of letters' WRITERS GORE VIDAL'S first cradle was a bookshelf in his grandfather Senator Thomas Gore's library. The implications are obvious. Nearly six decades later, Vidal, 58, is one of the best political writers or, a description that might please him more, one of the best
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        Retreat to the mountains
        735 9 CHEONG KIM HOCK, 55, managing director of C E Holidays, likes the snow. 4 My family and I prefer to see something different every holiday, so we rarely go to a place twice. What we do like is to spend a week or so in some
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        Getting there
        223 9 MALDIVES Kuoni has direct flight packages with Singapore AHnes to these islands in the Indian Ocean, which are only four hours away. A nine-day package starts from $1,295 a person. If you are a diver or planning to be one, Kuoni also has diving packages. Singapore Airlines offers
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        Revived by water
        344 9  -  LIM PHAY-LING Three tour operatorsjalk about their dream getaways Stories by CHEE WAI-MEI, 27, marketing and product manager for Kuoni Travel, is a beach lover. 4 I'm a water person. I like to swim, scuba-dive, snorkel, sail, windsurf or Just lie in the sun and read or
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        Luxury, Japanese style
        535 10  -  WINSTON LEE BIG Japanese saloons have long been regarded as something of a joke by enthusiasts and serious drivers. Though loaded with all manner of accessories to enhance comfort, their dynamic abilities were often suspect. In the past two years, the Japanese have made remarkable progress with
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        Whose hand is steadier?
        719 10  -  WINSTON LEE A WOMAN motorist has taken me to task for criticising drivers of her sex. My description of their tense looks and the way they cross their arms at the wheel, she says, is a gross generalisation. It might fit any inexperienced driver. Ten out
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        If the windscreen is smashed
        274 10 If the windscreen is smashed DO NOT break the glass, and stop as safely as you can. If your windscreen cracks or has a small hole in it but is otherwise whole, you have a laminated windscreen which is very tough and will not shatter. Toughened windscreens will shatter into
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          1397 11 How often have those once-in-a--lifetime family pictures come out boring, blurred, too light, too dark or too cluttered? For the parent or just the amateur photographer, some tips from Kodak on how to take better pictures. Bef ore you shoot KNOW your camera.
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          Lock icon Troubleshooting
          232 12 1 Blurred pictures. Holding the camera with shaky hands or punching the shutter release button are the two most common causes of blurred pictures. To prevent this, brace the camera with both hands, elbows tucked in close to your sides, and smoothly press the shutter release. A dirty lens
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          Video home movies getting more exposure
          901 12 Video home movies getting more exposure BY AND large, video has remained a relatively passive medium and tends to be used mainly for recording television programmes, or for playing pre-recorded tapes. But a change of emphasis recently has put an increasing accent upon the creative potential of video making your
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          Shooting underwater
          584 13  -  MATILDA GABRIEL By SPEND a few minutes with an industrial underwater photographer and watch the myth of romance under the sea fizzle out. The mermaids lurking in the depths of Neptune's waters all scurry away when the underwater photographer is out on a job. Neither is the scenery
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          Lock icon How to buy the wrong camera
          432 13 IBuy a camera solely on price. This bad advice especially concerns you first-time camera buyers. Dealer integrity, convenience and service should be ignored because then when you have a problem, you'll have the unique opportunity to scrape egg off your face. 2 Ignore published
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          Lock icon One woman's viewpoint
          583 14 WHEN I tell the people I meet that I am a photographer, they get this strange bewildered look on their faces exactly the same "you can't be serious" look John McEnroe gives when he is trying to convince the umpire that the ball is in. They say
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          Big format pictures from an SLR camera
          148 15 THE artistry of big format, professional cameras placed in the bodies of SLR (singlelens reflex) cameras are Fuji's latest offerings. Tote along the Fujica Panorama G617 on your next European tour for professional pictures of sweeping landscapes. The wide 6 x 17 cm
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          Tuck it into your pocket
          99 15 YASHICA'S new camera, the Contax T can be tucked easily into your pocket after use. Its retractable lens allows for a very slim body line when the lens is locked away behind its folding front cover. A combined design effort with lens manufacturing company, Carl
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          World's fastest colour film
          111 15 AT PRESENT, the Fujicolor HR 1600 is probably the world's fastest colour film. Under natural light, it freezes the fastest sports action while its ultra sensitivity to light permits picturetaking under the worst lighting conditions without the need for flash. Even the most delicate skin tones
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          10 POINTERS TO THE GOOD LIFE
          249 16 And here's the artist SALES manager Raymond Tan's life is so close to the cartoon he drew that he dashed off the drawing in just one night. He is 31, married two years now, and hopes to have two children. Home is a four-room
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      205 4 PS: H you have food promotion you'd lie to share with us, write to FOODNOTES, The Sunday Times, 390 Kim Sens Road, Singapore 0923. M notes to be in by Wednesday noon, please. b4U>t BH*^ ji^K^BK j>v>4 BP^ flr ?T V/V 4 'im siC^##^ I lir ki*#% D#%v«#«M#« There are
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      159 5 II The RtSIS Saver Egg a real egg immortalised through a unique process that encaptires it in stat; makes a meaningful gift in commemoration of 25 year's of successful Nation Building. Tfe Eqq Limited Edition JWi'S Jk The RISIS Silver Egg on its commemorative stand is wmwr >iew ute begins
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      9 1 TV PLUS "^^^^HH^BHMHHMMMMMMI The Sunday Times, August 5. 1984
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        The Ogle Olympics
        585 2  -  JULIE TAN By MY NIGHT-LIFE has never been better not since my affair with the Olympics started this week. And my love-hate relationship with SBC appears to be finally looking up, all because of Baumann, Lundquist and Gross. Who? I had never heard of these big names
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        What's in a name?
        295 2  -  TEO LIAN HUAY fasd A RECENT straw poll conducted among a sample of TV viewers in Hongkong turned up some surprises. Some 82 per cent couldn't identify Gigi Wong. Others thought she was Agnes Chan in her fatter days. Many others remembered her as the actress
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        Tough Hoffman
        391 2 ps(tjHft^vnit)ij DUSTIN HOFFMAN'S next film will be Greenfield, the story ol a tough Chicago criminal attorney. The picture will start shooting when Dustir completes his role on Broadwaj in Arthur Mill er's Death Of A Salesman. Ostentation is the lifestyle of Hollywood's nouveau riche of television land. Producer
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        The men who get the Parade on the move
        586 2 Shaping up for the big celebration ONE has the voice, one has the beat, and one keeps them both in harmony. They're the men at the pulse of this year's National Day Parade. RONNIE WAI and CHAN ENG CHENG meet the
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        Lock icon A balanced view of our 'economic miracle'
        328 3  -  LIM KAY TONG TV REVIEW MBy COMING good at the end, SBC's final episode of its three-part series, 26 Yean la UvUmfttvi, had all the elements which should have gone into the first two. LMt And FowkJ (Thursday, Ch 5, 9.15 pm), about
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        292 3  -  TV PREVIEW SWEENEY TODD Thursday, Ch 12, 9 p.m. By LIM KAY TONG IN A dingy shophouse deep in the grimy underworld of Victorian London, Sweeney Todd smiles in mad glee as he holds a glistening razor up to the light.
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      History through the eyes of four families
      380 3  - History through the eyes of four families JULIE TAN By The Awakeatag 0 will give viewers another taste of life in early Singapore through the eyes of four families, three of whom live in Chinatown. Like its highly successful predecessor, SBC s new drama serial will be played out against
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        Simple, honest and uplifting
        429 4 FORGET Hongkong cinema's panderings to popular taste and trends and enjoy an uplifting, honest, straight-from-the-heart film. Beautifully paced, with improvised scenes that move with their own magical rhythms, Allen Fong's second feature film derives its strength from realistic depictions of little moments. Every episode is part
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        845 4  -  ALEXANDER WALKER A look at an emerging ciass o Hongkong directors ina 3ne dt their new-qeneration film* By IT IS just as well that Chinese faces are held by Westerners, anyhow to be "inscrutable". Otherwise, they'd have often worn pained expressions whenever people Westerners, usually
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        2869 5 Ik YOUR WEEK AHEAD One of the main highlights is the I r 1 TAUADDAUI /^^■■■BJBHHHBpj^v Ikm long column of armoured I MaMUIAV WBAMB^IIJkIf I UmUnnUW fai L^^^H Li\ personnel carriers, tanks, artillery, anti- I iJWWWWwPII HKIIni«IIMI fl 101 111 aircraft guns, missiles and other I focus QN CH(NES£ HAivl
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        2587 6 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY^) ass?™.™ ;',ai'r--- i: IKw. o. :.z.™-KKr.:rs as? a. 5.20 ROMPER ROOM. (Jg 1) 525 B ATTLESTAR 6ALACTICA: Lost Planet Of The 7 W R^s^t\ 45 J* 011 11 The Trollto n sher IS asked (T) 5.50 EDISON'S TWINS. The tw.ns try to pi.ive an *00 NEWS C)
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        714 7 Orson Welles called her the most exciting woman in the world. She's thrilled audiences around the world, including Singapore, with her naughty cabaret routines. Whatever happened to Eartha Kitt, sex tigress of the '50s? JILL PEARLMAN reports. SHOWCASED in a black gown and carried onstage atop a
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        712 7  -  KC EZZCZyfII ■y THE OFFICIAL MUSIC OF THE 238D OLYMPIAD LOS ANGELES 1184 (CBS) I'M surprised that Michael Jackson wasn't drawn into this project. Despite his absence, the line-up of musicians still reads like a Who's Who of contemporary music Toto, Loverboy, Bob James, Giorgio
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        511 7  -  CHRIS LEWIS f r^v A T j 4Y J ■By THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE <CBBJmn) THIS is a compilation of Basie recordings dating from the '40s to the early 70s. But I risk guessing wrongly the exact dates and compositions as the sleeve notes are
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        164 8 Hello kids I THOUGHT you'd like to make a simple, delicious snack this week. It's so easy to do and you can have it for breakfast or any time in the day when you're hungry. Cooking's fun and because it's a survival skill, the sooner you learn to do it,
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        DRESSED FOR WAR
        309 8 WHAT does a modern soldier bring to war? The samurai you saw last week wore armour, carried two swords, a spear, and even a head bag in which to put the head of his enemy. A soldier in the Singapore Armed Forces is dressed more simply. He
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        57 8 fasd ASTROLOGY (noun): the study of the stars and their supposed power over the lives of human beings. ASTRONAUT (noun): A person who travels in space. American astronaut John Glenn made an orbital flight of the Earth in 1962. ASTRONOMY (noun): the study of the stars and their movements. ASTRONOMER
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        277 8 Where is the world's largest pyramid? It's in Mexico. Called the Quetzalcoatl, it was built thousands of years ago of sun-dried bricks and earth. It is 53.9 m high and 5.3 ha in area, equal to about six football fields. How heavy is the world's biggest baby? A newborn baby
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        368 8 Next week: The Viking When do boats become affectionate? When they hng the shore. Mr Lim: Why do you call your dog Mechanic? Mr Tan Because every time I throw something at him he makes a bolt for the door. Mam: Ah Kow, have you changed the water in the
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        197 9 TUg BQSN LOSER. E Tlr nT I c^^l/^l]V WHW **J)| I i TODAY'S WORLD "Look, your parent* expect you on the I r^ n«xt ptan«. You can't wait around tor v N > !s^^^ I C^ V TTTmr Xr^, ;r^ <^l/lliP^oW» IT WEy: < thought you P^don't you course i
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        274 12 4W/F/ m, v V m. I i «jLW m MIND OF MAN The still unexplored region 9 From the gigantic pyramids of ancient Egypt to the soaring rockets of space— the mind of man has been the driving force behind all achievement. Every plan begins within the recesses of J
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        700 14 14 Antiques/Art 14 Antiques/Art ft Crafts ft Crafts m| NING VILLAGE 32, Panda n Road, Jurong. Singapore 2260. Tel: *****11 STOCK CLEARING! Porcelain Vases and other Pottery products at factory price from $5 00 upwards Porcelain lamps with 30% to 40% discount (9 30 am 5.15 pm daily) wholly owned
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        577 14 20 Pets LOVABLE PUG AND Puppies for sale Fawn With certificate. Please call: *****79. MALE WHITE POODLE (10 weeks) $390 Pedigreed pug (3 months) $430. Other toy puppies. *****45. POODLE ($350), Pomeranian puppies for sale. Interested call *****74 Angeline. SHIH TSU PUPPY 7 weeks old for sale with paper. View:
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        501 14 8) Technical m t^mm^mmmmma^a^ummmmJ' I CEVETCO SERVICES GROUP has vacancies for OILFIELD TUBULARB INSPECTORS School certificate "O" level Trade certificate In electrical or mechanical engineering 2/3 years' related working experience Holds class 3 driving licence. Willing to work long hours. Company tranaport provided. Interested applicants please write in with personal
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        2529 15 76 Vehicles For Safe g) Mmzdm 1975 MAZDA STATIONWAGON. 1300 c c. with new road tax/ insurance Body engine excellent condition $4,600 Segar *****58 1862, MAZDA RX7. 1 owner Aircond, sport rims, radio, cassette Very good condition Asking for $38,500 0.n.0 Tel *****13 (after Ip.m.) 19SS MAZDA 62* Liftback sspeed.
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        416 15 76 Vehicles For Sal* h) Mercedes OCTOBER 1979 MERCEDES 200. manual, in really beautirul condition 2 private owners, aircon radio, cassette. $41,500 ono Call *****14/*****29 No dealers please. EXPAT SELLING IMMACULATE Mercedes 280S. Dec 1975 Low mileage Ideal for export or home use PARK $28,500 ono Tel: *****14 LATE 1991
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        433 15 76 Vehicles For Sale I) Mitsubishi JULY 1991 MIT. (ialant GS 1600 I I 2nd owner, aircond. radio cassette, power windows Road tax expires 10/84 $18,200 ono Tel *****13. 12pm U)sp m MID-1979 MITSUBISHI COLT Supershirt, l owner, aircon. radio, cassette, metallic paint, tuff-kote. tax new $14,400 *****06 MITSUBISHI LAMDA
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        831 16 76 Vehicles For Sale I) Mitsubishi 1980 LANCER 1400, .SI am on. radio cassette, original paintwork 2 private owners. $16,400 negotiable *****61. 1980 LANCER 1400 SI.. 5-speed. fctreoo, tape, radio, sports rims, In excellent condition $17,800 Phone *****01 1961 MITSUBISHI LANCER 1400GL Aircon. radio cassette. Good condition. 1 owner. Tax
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        728 16 76 Vehicles For Sale 76 Vehicle* For Sale J) Toyota J) Toyota Our showrooms are open today for more of a great deal. TOYOTA BORNEO MOTORS For a great deal more QUEEN STREET TEL *****33 AUUNIED ROAD TEL *****32 BUKIT TIMAH ROAD TEL *****55 6 7 8 9 EAST COAST
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        738 16 1982 DATSUN DIEBEL Pick-up flatbed. 1 owner, alrcond, radio cassette, tax till 5/'B5. Original paint, low mileage (used as personal transport). Must see to appreciate. View 10am to 3pm, 163 Goldhlll Plaza. Tel: *****17. ALMOST 1981 MITSUBISHI L3OO Van. Ist owner. New tax/tyres. Passed inspection. Beautiful condition *****31 DECEMBER 1961
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        746 16 77 Vehicles Wanted CASH PAYMENT. COMPANY requires private or company used cars Japanese or Continental model. Tel: *****78. Peter. REQUIRED ONE CAR, any model, preferably 1300 or below. Cash payment. Call *****88. *****29 anytime. SALESMEN REQUIRE SECONDHAND cars urgently. PARF or non-PARF. Any model make. Cash payment. *****48 WANTED CHEAP
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        593 16 86 Accommodation 86 Accommodation Vacant Vacant »> Apartments b) Apartments Singapore's newest and most exclusive serviced apartments. Now The Ascott at Scotts Road is the best residential address in town. One, two and three bedroom apartments are available for long or short lease. Superbly designed interiors, with complete furnishings and
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        298 16 c) Rooms SEMI-FURNISHED ROOM for rent in Yishun. Contact Calvin at *****02. TWO ROOMS TO let at Tamptnes. no cooking, no children. Tel: *****58/*****61. VACANT ROOM for rental at Dist. 0512. Preferably single bachelor or lady. Contact Jud *****76. 2 FURNISHED ROOMS for students and foreigners in dist. 0923. Please
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        1678 16 89 ProptrtitFofSate 89 Properties For Sale 89 Properties For Sale a) Houses a) Houses a) Houses H At Upper Serangoon Road I H Two-Storey Spllt-Level Semi-Detached Bungalows H Two-Storey Terrace Houses jea r I uncomparabie^RwAa^B BSfttt- 'IHt+Mr+- o v aV modern home T UwTtiß Sjjfi^ with new and 'Wl **mhJ£^
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        872 16 89 PropsfttM For Sal* d) HDB Apartments BEDOK RESERVOIR ROAD 4 rooms Blk 707 Asking for $65 000 (Office Hours *****42 *****28 After Office Hours *****41 I *****22 BENOEMEER ROAD. 3-ROOMED Improved, simple renovation. 4lh floor. Blk 23. near bank, market, school Asking $44,000 Tel: *****42 BLK t. LORONG 1
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        591 17 89 Properties For Sal* 89 Properties For Sal* 89 Properties For Sale t) Private Apartments t) Private Apartments b) Private Apartments fl ea> I That's not the same as taking things easy. It's being j SnsWlTTltTffQ I able t0 reall V *eel at home when at home. That's %PJBJB*iWwll9 I
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        296 17 LAND WANTED well-known construction company wanted land for residential development or joint venture. Interested parlies, plaais write in with full details to:The Advertiser, 230 Upper Bukit Timeh Road, #19-13, Hock Soon Ind. Complex. S'pore 21S8 All correspondence will be treated in strict confidence. «JK numaw I 100 Air Travel CALL
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        430 17 BOOK-KEEPING (Beginners) Sun 2.00 4.00pm 05/08; Thurs 7.30 9.30pm 16/08. People's Park Commercial School. Tel: *****71/ *****21. CHINESE AS SECOND Language, for Secondary students, coached by experienced tutor specialised in Mandarin. Tel: *****86 CON'T DELAY. Improve your child's exam results with my 25 years' teaching experience. Phone *****58. EXPERIENCED, RELIABLE
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        917 17 108 Foreign 106 Foreign INTERIOR DESIGN Home Study Course leading to DIPLOMA/DEGREE Prosp*ctu« from Mr. Tan Poi Chuang, Dept. STP ho^ c i nl rn M <"»al R«prosontativa, Paiwanching Co Suitt .344, 3rd Floor, Johor Towar, Jalan Graja, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. 110 Computer 110 Computer 1 LOTUS 1-2-3 DBASE II
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        182 17 112 Commercial/ Technical ENGLISH FOR COMMERCE LCCI commencing 18 8.84 Saturdays 3.30pm 5.00pm Enquiries: Peace Centre Commercial School, *03-26, Peace Centre (*****30) SHORTHAND: LEARN FROM Mr Raja of Raja's College: Simple' easy method. Rapid/ Normal courses: Preparing for LCCI Exam Raja's College -m .17 Bras Basah Complex: *****03 113 Language
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        441 17 •7 What /s£fr bringsJQr together a studio in Teban Gardens and a model from Serangoon Gardens The Straits Times Classified 119 Others LEARN SELTHELP ACUPRESSURE FOR HEALTH AND RELAXATION INTENSIVE ACUPRESSURE COURSE Specially prepared by T T Ang Lecftuet L C 0119 (Mdm Every Tuesday or Thursday 2 30 pm
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          313 18 3 1 take top honours in May convention SIXTY-EIGHT quality control circles from 25 companies took part in this year's Quality Control Circle convention held in May. The convention, organised by the National Productivity Board, was the first of three to be held this year. Like the May
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          713 18  -  DAVID TOH By QUICK, convenient and comfortable does not translate into the acronym QCC but they describe the experience of shopping and working at four Emporium Holdings stores thanks to quality control circles. This means no more long queues at check-out counters, items wrongly priced,
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        417 18 I Results of the 1984 !l May National QCC Convention 11 A:M Medallists Medallists Medallists p^^j Wm *"-'£?Pol:«S)Eloctronic. Dockor Matauahita Rafrigoration 1 2 CAS 2. Oriental Circle 2 Top sj lh# /°L M T I i_■ I m j 3 pog| Ming Court now i I 5. CoiouTcinSe 1 4.
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        116 18 I The Management And Staff Of I I SIEMENS COMPONENTS I I PTE LTD I I Congratulate Our 3QC Circles, I I STRUGGLING 4 I I For Winning 3 Gold Medallions I 1 1984 May National QCC Convention. I ~*S3BSs£&* I TTtk Sembawang Shipyard Limited WS^ hhi H V^(/ QUALITY
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        387 19 VHKkUII ha^etobea sportsman fo win this (MMPICS jVPPHHMHH|HPH^^HH|K 7 Closing date: Saturday, 11 Memorial Coliseum? lliji|MlLKiii£ljfl August 1984 Tuesday 31 07 84 8. Results will be published in o won the event in which Sinaaoore 1. Each day (from 30 July 1984 The Sunday Times on 19 August swimmer Oon
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          1269 20 Warrior women, not the weaker sex JOHN CLAMMER, an avid watcher of Chinese soap operas, finds a wealth of sociological meanings in them First of a three-part series TO many viewers, Chinese TV drama serials are probably nothing more than pure entertainment. But they reveal a great deal about Chinese
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        424 20 You can own a private apartment M District 10 for less than youtim^ o i^ Bf~ ibs9^^l B V^^^^Vj m I 111 L V^^*******'^ x t^ I^*^^^-^^^ $31 0.000 can now get you a luxury private apartment in the prime IHSllH^^^^^^^^^^m—^^Z^ District 1 0 Bukit Timah area, that's free of
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