The Straits Times, 8 December 1985

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  • 544 1  -  DONALD HIGGS Meanwhile former Carrian execs hauled before Hongkong court By m London and M.G.G. PILLAI m Kuala Lumpur LONDON, Sat. British police today arrested two former Malaysian bankers at the request of the Hongkong authorities m connection with Malaysia's biggest banking scandal,
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  • 284 1  -  DAVID TOH By ON TOP of complaints from dissatisfied visitors, the organisers of what was billed as a mini-Disneyland now face the prospect of a shut-down by stallholders. Foodstall-holders at the Disney Fantasy Park m Marine Parade have found business so poor after
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  • 72 1 LONDON, Sat. The British government has published an antihooligan Bill that proposes Draconian penalties, including life imprisonment for rioters, m a bid to curb mounting violence at sports events and m the inner cities. The Bill proposes a life sentence for taking part m a
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  • 218 1 A ROAR of approval rang out last night from the thousands who had gathered m the street for the lighting-up of Orchard Road. It was a roar that freed pent-up emotions and allowed spirits to lift after a year of what seemed like nothing
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  • 341 1 More N-level pupils make it to Sec Five EASIER criteria for promotion have led to more than two-thirds of this year's Normal course pupils qualifying for entry into Secondary Five next year. Of the 16,252 pupils who sat for the Singapore-Cambridge GCE N-level Examinations m September, results released yesterday showed
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  • 113 1 DEYA, (Majorca), Sat. British poet Robert Graves, who won international fame with two novels based on the life of the Roman emperor Claudius, died at his home here today, a family spokeswoman said. He was 90. Graves, one of the leading British poets of the century,
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      525 2 PUNCH-UP IN PARLIAMENT: Parliamentary business m South Korea has ground to a halt after violent scenes m the National Assembly m which government and opposition members traded blows. In the picture (below), opposition member Kirn Young-Bee (left) delivers a straight right to the jaw of Democratic Justice
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      96 2 BACK AT THE TOP: Martina Navratilova reigns supreme m women's tennis after winning the Australian Open yesterday for the third time. She overpowered arch-rival and fellow American Chris Evert Lloyd 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to win the US$lOO,OOO ($212,000) prize and the top spot m the world computer rankings. Page
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    • 747 2  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Reporter THE morning after her announcement that she would challenge President Ferdinand Marcos for the presidency of the Philippines m next February's snap election, Mrs Corazon Cojuangco Aquino could laugh heartily and easily. "I feel energised and ready to face
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    • 436 2 IN HIS appointment of ViceAdmiral John Poindexter as his National Security Adviser, President Ronald Reagan has cemented the power of Mr Donald Regan, the White House Chief of Staff, over the domestic and foreign-policy apparatus of the White House, administration officials said. By all accounts
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    • 268 2 Keep tabs on child abuse, delegates urge WHO AN INTERNATIONAL conference on the growing problem of child abuse has adopted a resolution calling on the. United Nations' World Health, Organisation to monitor the situation worldwide. The resolution wound up a three-day conference m Berne organised jointly by the WHO and
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    • 1146 3  - My weekend breaks from prison, by Mr X AUDREY PERERA By QUIETLY, without fanfare, a few prisoners have walked out of prison to spend a full weekend with the family, perhaps to visit a hawker centre, a shopping complex or take m a movie. Over the next two days, they
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    • 50 3 IN LAST Sunday's Thailand supplement m the Sunday Plus section, a map showing the location of the country was used. In it, Malaysia and Burma were wrongly depicted as sharing a common boundary- The correct map is reproduced above. We are sorry for the error.
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    • 297 3 US may base troops abroad to fight hijackers THE United States is considering stationing anti-hijacking specialists overseas because of their failure to get to the scene quickly enough m the recent hijacking of an Egyptian airliner and an Italian cruise ship. Reagan administration officials said a debate had arisen within
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    • 144 3  -  K. F. SEETOH Pictures by PERHAPS he couldn't get his sleigh to slide down Orchard Road or his trusty reindeer weren't op to the trip. In any ease, It seems that Father Christinas has found new ways to get around town this year.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 127 2 mt __T7^TSTT]?rVT'T7?fl fe mrnw^ UP TO 1 pm. Showers over a few areas around noon onwards. TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 31 max., 23 min. SUNSET today: 6.58 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 6.55 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER I Adelaide 17/23C Cloudy London 6/11C Showers Amsterdam 3/9 C Cloudy ManUa 23/33
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    • 94 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY The prize off the paper chase EDUCATION pays off. Graduates, who made up one-twentieth of the workforce last year, formed over half of the 49,300 workers earning $3,000 or more a month. Median gross monthly income by highest qualification: Never attended school $448 No quaification
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
    • 154 4 Court stops public hanging of two bride killers NEW DELHI, Sat. The Supreme Court yesterday issued a stay order to stop the public hanging of two people convicted of fatally burning women who failed to meet their dowry demands. The stay of a lower court ruling followed a plea by
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    • 108 4 Chop for China's gongfu films BEIJING, Sat. China has decided to suspend production of adventure and gongfu films next year to halt a recent glut of badly-made thrillers, the Liberation Daily reported. The Culture Ministry's Film Bureau said at a meeting film-makers should concentrate instead on films of daily life.
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    • 511 4 SEOUL, Sat. Parliamentary business m South Korea has ground to a halt after violent scenes m the National Assembly m which government and opposition members traded blows. The punch-up followed a five-day sit-in m the chamber by about 80 deputies of the
      Reuter  -  511 words
    • 405 4 Jaye calls on Rajiv to lead South Asia DHAKA, Sat. South Asia's first summit opened today with a call for India and its young Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi to give leadership to the sub-continent. During a lavish opening ceremony to launch the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC), leaders
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    • 136 4 SYDNEY, Sat. The Labour government m South Australia gave a boost to federal Prime Minister Bob Hawke by sweeping back to power with an increased majority m state elections today, electoral officials said. The swing to Labour Premier John Bannon was about
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    • 373 5 Gatt may collapse if new talks fail, US warns GENEVA, Sat. The world trade body, Gatt, could collapse if a new global round of bargaining under its auspices failed, the United States' chief trade negotiator said yesterday. Ambassador Clayton Yeutter told a lunch-time meeting of businessmen, trade officials and diplomats
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    • 189 5 Jaguar fined for failing to meet fuel standards WASHINGTON, Sat. The government has fined Jaguar Cars Inc more than US$6 million (5512. 6 million) because it failed to meet automotive fuel economy standards for the model years 1983 and 1984, the Transportation Department said yesterday. It was the first time
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    • 222 5 SAN FRANCISCO, Sat. Proof that the year-long recession m California's high-tech Silicon Valley may be easing came when thousands of workers were told they will go back to full work schedules and full pay over the next few weeks. Hewlett-Packard Co of Palo Alto
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    • 180 5 Nicaragua recalls envoy to US over copter incident MANAGUA, Sat. Nicaragua yesterday recalled its ambassador to the United States to protest against Monday's downing of a Sandinista helicopter by US-backed rebels. The US praised the missile attack that killed 14 soldiers, who, it said, included a Cuban flight crew. The
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    • 297 5  -  PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO, Sat. New advances m laser technology m Japan may soon revolutionise the publishing industry and allow women to view their own image on an electronics screen with a selection of simulated hairstyles before beauty treatment begins. In a
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    • 370 6 LIEGE (Belgium), Sat. Fear gripped Belgium today after a new wave of urban guerilla bomb attacks, one of which was apparently meant to kill hardline Justice Minister Jean Gol. One man was killed and several people injured m this eastern Belgian city
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    • 195 6 MOSCOW, Sat. Tass news agency, m the first official Soviet reaction to Britain's decision yesterday to co-operate on research m the US Star Wars programme, described the deal as a "dangerous step" that contradicted the spirit of last month's Geneva summit. The accord, signed by
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    • 187 6 MADRID, Sat. Spain is cracking down on a motley crowd of drug dealers and fugitive criminals from Britain and Latin America who for years have enjoyed a life of luxury m its southern beach resorts. Embarrassed by a growing colony of criminals flaunting showy villas on
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    • 67 6 BONN, Sat. West Germany said yesterday East Germany and Poland had returned more than 47,000 letters m a dispute over a stamp honouring Germans expelled from communist countries after World War n. But about half the letters sent to Eastern Europe with the commemorative stamp had been
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    • 240 6 Opec ministers likely to put off action on prices GENEVA, Sat. The 13 Opec oil ministers today open their regular year-end conference amid warnings that action must be taken now to prevent petroleum prices crashing next year. However, several delegates suggested that, with the present relatively healthy state of the
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    • 238 6 WARSAW, Sat. Poland's communist authorities have dismissed more than 70 senior academics from their posts m universities and colleges, the official news agency Pap reported yesterday. In the first official confirmation of the numbers of intellectuals removed from their posts, the agency said six
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    • 258 7 Churches urge wider sanctions against S. Africa HARARE, Sat. The World Council of Churches, at an emergency meeting here yesterday, called for immediate and comprehensive sanctions against South Africa and for churches to support liberation movements outlawed by Pretoria. WCC Secretary-General Emilio Castro told a news conference that churches should
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    • 108 7 Woman in Gulf take to modern shopping MANAMA, Sat. A growing trend m the Gulf states towards shopping m supermarkets rather than marketplaces has not only introduced Arabs to more nutritious and imaginative meals, but started to change the role of women m tradition-bound Gulf society. Gulf supermarkets attract more
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    • 326 7 PRETORIA, Sat. South Africa has imposed tough new exchange controls to bolster its beleaguered currency and plans to extend a four-month moratorium on repaying its foreign debt. As the rand traded yesterday near its record low of 35.45 US cents (about 50.75) Finance Minister
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    • 63 7 picture. HOWARD WALKER has good reason for feeling proud he's the world's best turkey plucker. Mr Walker, from Cambridge, won the right to the title on Friday at a contest m Leighton Buzzard, north of London, after he stripped a 6.35-kg bird m just two
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    • 261 7 JERUSALEM, Sat. Frightened by a wave of terrorist attacks, Israelis are looking to their own security and are shopping for hand-guns. Since the start of the year, 16 Israelis have been killed, some while hitch-hiking and others while shopping m crowded Arab markets. In
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    • 130 7 Thousands of young lives saved by simple remedy WASHINGTON, Sat. A 30-month programme of using a simple remedy for diarrhoea has cut children's deaths from dehydration m Egypt from 130,000 a year to about 40,000, according to an American who designed the project. The remedy a mixture of ordinary salt,
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      662 7 HARARE, Sat. Zimbabwe's male-dominated National Assembly, responding to a two-year crusade by women's rights groups, yesterday approved a law allowing courts to set free mothers who kill or abandon their own babies as the majority who do so are confused and distracted young girls. AP AP COLD COMFORT:
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    • 31 8 Publicity may be the oxygen of terrorists, but news is the lifeblood of liberty. American newspaper publisher Katherine Graham commenting on calls for restrictions m the press coverage of terrorism.
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    • 400 8 WASHINGTON, Sat. An investigation of retired US Central Intelligence Agency employee Larry Wu-tai Chin had found that he was trained by the Communist Chinese and planted as a spy m United States government service more than 40 years ago, the Washington Post reported
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    • 211 8 SEATTLE, Sat. A Vietnam war veteran ended a 51-day fast yesterday after President Ronald Reagan agreed to meet him about American soldiers who may be missing m South-east Asia. Mr Gino Casanova, who lost 20 kg, left his bamboo hut after being persuaded to
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    • 96 8 NEW YORK, Sat. An appeal court has ruled that New York's most celebrated swingers' club can reopen after being closed for two weeks by a state order condemning it as a place where the disease Aids could be spread. Plato's Retreat, which is reported to be a
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    • 82 8 Dow Jones NEW YORK, Sat. Investors turned from pioneering to profit-taking on the New York stock market yesterday after Thursday's skirmish with the unfamiliar territory of the 1,500--level on the Dow Jones industrial average. The Dow 30-share average fell 5.73 points to 1,477.18. For the week
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    • 181 8 Don't fear Aids from chalice, say bishops WASHINGTON, Sat. Roman Catholic worshippers were told they could continue to receive communion wine without fear of contracting Aids but pastors should exercise "common sense" m meeting parishioner concern. The Bishops Committee on the Liturgy of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops was
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  • ASEAN NEWS
    • 330 9 Law of the Sea favours us, says Mochtar Boundary dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia JAKARTA, Sat. The new Law of the Sea Convention backs Indonesia against Australia m their dispute over where to draw a common border m the Timor Sea. The Geneva Convention on the Law of the Sea
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    • 387 9 10 years later, Timor's guerillas still fight on JAKARTA, Sat. The 10th anniversary of Indonesia sending troops into East Timor passed almost unnoticed today m Jakarta. But, only last week, between 10 and 15 Indonesian troops were reported killed m a clash with separatist guerillas still fighting for independence for
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    • 299 9 WASHINGTON, Sat. More than US$lOO million (Ss2o9 million) m American military aid to the Philippines has been spent wastefully and there is little the United States can do about it, a draft congressional report shows. It was prepared by the General Accounting Office, the investigative
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    • 126 9 JAKARTA, Sat. Not satisfied with rice, soya beans and other crops, rats In a Went Java village have attacked and bitten to death a dog, the Berita Baatia newspaper said today. A man from a village m indramayn, West Java, was walking with his dog
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    • 156 9 Thais mark King's birthday with mass vasectomy BANGKOK, Sat. About 900 Thai men observed the King's 58th birthday on Thursday by descending on the government's lottery building and undergoing a vasectomy. The annual, free vasectomy festival also featured pavement displays of the male sex organ, family planning movies, birth control
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 543 10  -  NORA CHENG By in Kuala Lumpur KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Malaysian Chinese Association President Tan Koon Swan's former rivals, Datuk Dr Neo Yee Pan and Datuk Mak Hon Kam, have been appointed to the party's Central Committee and Presidential Council. At the first meeting
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    • 138 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thnrs. A It-wheel trailer spilled its load of 12t gas cylinders when it crashed and turned turtle m the centre of the Bkm Jalan Cheras roundabout early today. Driver P. Athigan was trapped for about 31 minutes inside his wrecked cabin
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    • 94 10 KOTA KINABALU, Sat. Brownish red water discolorations have been sighted off Pulau Sapi and Pulau Manukan, Sabah, and sea water samples collected by the Fisheries Department have been found to contain a high concentration of toxic red tide organisms. A spokesman from the state Ministry
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    • 180 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Malaysian Technical Services Union (MTSU) has withdrawn a strike notice that was due to be delivered today. The decision, reached at a three-hour meeting of union leaders yesterday, followed a move by the government on Thursday which the union described as "favourable" to
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    • 287 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Education Minister Datuk Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi has expressed disappointment with the reported failure of Malaysian students to gain entry into Australian universities following a new system introduced by Australia's Overseas Students Office (OSO) for pre-se-lecting students for
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    • 153 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. A group of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) lecturers have suggested that small manufacturing "cells" should be set up throughout the country to help solve socio-economic problems and add impetus to the overall industrial development. Lecturers Awaluddin Mohamed Shaharoun, S. Rajesham and Mohamad
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    • 52 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. A 34-year-old Filipino has been sentenced to death by the Sandakan High Court m Sabah for trafficking m 609 grammes of cannabis. The court was told yesterday that Sali Asnawi had the cannabis m his possession when he was arrested on Oct 26, 1983.
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    • 34 10 SUBANG, Sat. Closer co-operation will be carried out m all research projects for technological advancement between Malaysia and Indonesia, Minister m the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Khalil Yaakob said today. Bemama AFP
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 1359 11 PAN-EL CRISIS CATHERINE C. ONG describes the all-night meeting which patched together the rescue plan for stockbrokers IN THE plush, carpeted office of stock exchange Chairman Ong Tjin An on the 18th floor of Ong Building m Shenton Way, more than 30 stockbrokers sit around
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    • 1225 11 How trouble started and the small man got hurt PAN-EL CRISIS CATHERINE C. ONG explains why the insolvency of one company led to the suspension of the Singapore and Malaysian stock markets IT ALL started with one company becoming insolvent. The company, Pan Electric Industries, was a household name, best
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    • 373 12  -  LITO GUTIERREZ Japanese reports spark off angry denial this end By FWO Japanese men, one of hem a doctor claiming to be 1 Singaporean, are reported o be trying to buy human ridneys m Singapore. The two have set up a
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    • 337 12  -  NG WENG HOONG Site contractor to be brought to court By SEVEN houses were hit by a stream of mud as high as 60 cm, which flowed from a construction site off Serangoon Garden Way after heavy rain on Friday afternoon. The stream broke
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    • 311 12 Invitation to NTUC that didn't reach the men IT WAS a seminar about women but there were about 15 men m attendance. There might have been at least 10 more except that an invitation card went astray. The seminar Women And Men In Development Together had been organised by the
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    • 459 12 Armed gangs escape $1.3 m worth of stolen jewellery By NG WENG HOONG and SURESH NAIR ARMED robbers have stolen gems and jewellery worth $1.3 million from goldsmith shops during the past two days. Yesterday at 4.45 pm, two gunmen were part of a fourman gang which robbed a shop
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    • 168 12 THE Government has granted land for a second mosque m Bedok. Announcing this last night at the Prophet Muhammed's Birthday celebrations m the Jurong East community hall, Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar said the mosque would also be the ninth built under Phase
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    • 79 12 Corrective training for a cheat A JOBLESS man was yesterday sent to five years' corrective training by a district judge. Tan Tian Lam, 22, had pleaded guilty to five charges of theft, impersonation and cheating last month. The court heard on Nov 18 that Tan stole a policeman's uniform, revolver
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    • 299 14 IT will be parking for lorries, trucks, bulldozers and other heavy vehicles only at the Chinese and Japanese Gardens on the evenings of March 15 and 16. That's when the SAF's 6th Division will hold its first roundup of civilian heavy vehicles.
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    • 60 14 AN ELECTRICITY cable fault at the Senoko power station caused the tripping of lift circuit breakers m several parts of Singapore yesterday afternoon. A PUB spokesman said the temporary surge m electricity, lasting only several seconds, affected Tampines, Bukit Batok, Marine Parade, West Coast and Changi.
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    • 458 14  -  AUDREY PERER A Merlion Week starts with a bang By TANGS Superstore, with its 25 horses and Christmas Carousel theme, pranced away with the prize for the best decorated building m this year's Orchard Road light-up. The winning edge must surely have come
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    • 253 14 SQUELCHING mud and a cold night did not stop about 40,000 people from swarming the Padang for the SBC pop concert, Light Up December. It had rained m the afternoon and the field had become a sea of mud-caked grass. But the crowd at
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    • 43 14 THE National University of Singapore Society will hold its annual dinner and dance at the Mandarin Hotel ballroom on Tuesday at 7.30 pm. The guest of honour is Dato Dr Ling Liong Sik, the Malaysian Deputy Minister of Education.
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    • 760 15  - Small stores awaiting Christmas rush LITO GUTIERREZ The picture is brighter for the big retailers BY SANTA CLAUS seems to be shopping more m the big department stores than m the smaller ones. This season will be crucial for many small shops, one shopowner said. "If they don't make it,
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    • 366 15 Shopping centres watching success of Scotts food court SHOPPING centre managements m the Orchard Road belt are watching the pink-and-white upmarket "hawker centre" m Scotts to see how well works. The basement food centre at Scotts, which opened recently with 16 fast-food outlets, has been packing m the crowds lured
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    • 578 15  -  LEE SIEW HUA By 4 The new Miss Tourism has got to be tough and very diplomatic. I had to handle embarrassing questions from the media, write my own speeches, walk through New York and other cities m rain
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    • 433 16  -  AUDREY PERERA By Education Ministry revives full-day scheme m new form THE Ministry of Education is trying for longer school hours again, undeterred by the failure of an earlier scheme which was abandoned after three years m L 983. Under a new pilot
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    • 102 16 Representing the old guard m the toast to the President was Mr S. Rajaratnam, Senior Minister m the Prime Minister's Office. On hand also to raise glasses were Mr Goh Chok Tong, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, and Mr S. Dhanabalan, Minister
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    • 253 16 Police lay on fashion show for teens GETTING on the same wavelength as the "restless brigade" includes catering to the teenagers' interest m clothes and their looks, the police have realised. So a highlight of the disco party police are planning for Toa Payoh youngsters tonight will be a fashion
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    • 41 16 A DRUG abuse and crime prevention exhibition will be held at the void deck of Block 226, Serangoon Avenue 4, from 10 am to 9 pm today. Mr Goh Choon Kang, MP for Braddell Heights, will open the exhibition.
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    • 297 16 THE young helping the young. That's the aim of Youth Challenge, a youth organisation registered just two days ago. The new group has no intention of becoming just another social club for youngsters, according to its president, Mr Vincent Lam, 24. "We only
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    • 158 16 A FORMER employee of a property consultants and valuers firm used the company 's stationery to prepare false valuation reports to help his friends. Tony Leong Ming Woon, 45, was employed by Richard Ellis Pte Ltd from May 1979 to July 1981 as a business
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    • 934 18  - Now who says Singapore men are mousy LEE SIEW HUA BY THE physical attractiveness of the Singapore male has been questioned and some women have come to his defence, at least for the young man around 30 or younger. Is the male as lacking m appeal as one woman described
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    • 371 18 TWO former Overseas Union Finance (OUF) directors yesterday were fined a total of $27,500 each. Seah Say Yoong, 48, and Tan Guan Siong, 60, had pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 11 charges under the Companies Act. Another seven charges were taken into consideration.
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    • 160 18 YOUNG people must not stop at being users and consumers of computers. They should become actively involved m creating their own software to develop creativity and acquire valuable software skills. This call came from the Minister of State (Education, Communications and Information) Dr Tay Eng Soon
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    • 307 19 The Sunday Times VIEW MUCH has been said of the expatriate bachelor's lot. And many numbers have been cited m relation to the repatriation of migrant workers. But there is a third group of foreigners living m Singapore which has been relatively ignored: Foreign students. We have,
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    • 132 19 What The Sunday Times reported on Dec 11, 1960 MORE than 13,000 people are on the waiting list for Housing and Development Board homes. Some have waited as long as five years. A total of about 100,000 people are m need of decent homes. To wipe out
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    • 1111 19 US top economist Prof CHARLES SCHULTZE: A D-plus for Reaganomics 6 Shouldn't the Reagan administration take credit for one of the biggest booms the US economy has enjoyed m its postwar history? Not really, says Prof Schultze, citing the typical tendency of governments to attribute bad times
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    • 989 20  -  Irene Hoe FIFTY dollars for official endorsement. Some shop-owners might consider the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's offer of associate membership a bargain at the price. Shops which sign up have the right to display on their windows a tourist board decal which
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    • 532 20 LETTERS I Food/sexes/cars >THE article by Audrey Perera and Lee Siew Hua on expiry dates for pre-packed food (Sunday Times, Dec 1) raises some important issues which affect food manufacturers, distributors and consumers. At present, Singapore legislation is, as stated, confined to four dairy
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    • 503 20 A slave now on two fronts I SHOULD like to correct the false impression given by the heading, "Start a political party for women, says forum speaker", to the report on the forum Women and Change: Where Do We Go from Here (The Sunday Times, Dec 1). First, I urged
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    • 147 20 I AM a tall, blonde Caucasian, married to a Singaporean these past five years. Your reader Chew may ask what attracted me to an Asian. My answer is simple. On meeting him for the first time, I found him to be the sexiest
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    • 224 20 Agency workshops have the know-how IN his article "Money-sav-ing claims that can backfire" (The Sunday Times, Oct 27), Dr Winston Lee said agency workshops were the best bet m ensuring that only original spares are fitted and that agency-maintained cars tend to have a higher resale value. We would like
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    • 617 20  -  MILES KINGTON By NEWS that a new poem by Shakespeare has emerged from the woodwork sent us scurrying round to see Professor Ralph Tinker, head of the Institute for Finding New Bits by Famous Poets. He is an expert on identification of lost verses by famous
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    • 984 21 Cory Aquino's decision last week to seek the Philippine presidency has galvanised the opposition. But what are its chances of toppling President Marcos? TAN LIAN CHOO, who talked to politicians and bankers m Manila, reports. UNTIL the acquittal of Philippines' Chief of Staff General
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    • 696 21  -  NORMAN PODHORETZ By NOT much notice was taken last week when Lon Nol died his second death the real, physical one. On the other hand, a great deal of attention was paid 10 years ago when he died his first death the political
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  • RACING
    • 397 22 RACE RACING ED PEDIGREE LUCKY LEO MARKSMAN TONTO 9 Tiros 1 Granabeg 2 Whips 2 Whips 4 My Eminence 1 3 Legs 6 Apna Desh 6 Apna Desh 9 Tiros 6 Apna Desh 2 Whips 2 Whips 7 Vent Fou 6 Apna Desh 1 Granabeg 2
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    • 1456 22 PHHI| 1.30 CLASS 1 DIV 3 1,200 m lf«\+l (Ratings: 126-114) (Stakes: $18,000) 1 *****4 Granabeg 57 (128) Ace-In-The-Hole-Ng 6 irq +6.5. Fair run last week, finishing 2?<-nk 4th to Money Mart m Div 3 1100 m soft; run previous, just failed to catch Little Papa by
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    • 249 22  -  PEDIGREE classic has eluded horses from Down Under for 11 By TPOH, Sat. Although the weight and barrier are against him, Australian-bred galloper Count Of Honour can today break an 11-year stranglehold by English and Irish horses on the $125,000 Sultan's Gold Vase. Not since General
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    • 109 22 ***** Jingle Bell IV 48.5 1983 Papa's Love 56.5 1962 Camberly 48.5 1981 Bellas Domlna 56 1980 The Mighty One 50 1979 Jacado 57 1978 Star Prince 67 1977 Man Of Honour m 50 1976 Singapore Son 52 1975 Marlbean 53.5 1974 Napoleon Solo II 49 1973
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    • 2282 22 9 *****1 Photophone 51.5 (154) Delighted-Lim 5 nzg ul -4.5. Won drawing away by 3' lengths m Div 2 1600 m yielding last week; creditable effort when nk-2 3rd to Live And Learn with 50.5 m mixed Class 1 race Spore 2000 m Sept 28
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    • 1340 22 WifMpi 3.05 CLASS 1 DIV 1 I,loom straight Mfcljjf if.A+i^l (Ratings: 179-158) l|f« w (Stakes: $125,000) I 1!* 1 *****1 Count Of Honour 58 (179) Goodman-Teh sag +3.5. By Manacle; \Rj classy first-season campaigner who has yet to finish out of board m nine starts; notched fifth
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    • 261 22  -  THE RACING EDITOR By A TRACK with plenty of "give" is just what Be My Love wants, and with his good early pace, he can scoot away with the $150,000 Coronation Cup over 1,600 m a race that is $25,000 richer than the Sultan's
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    • 1151 23  -  OUR RACING TEAM By^ FIRST *****2 SECOND *****9 THIRD *****0 STARTERS *****6, *****5, *****4, *****5, *****3, *****8, *****2, *****9. CONSOLATIONS *****6, *****0, *****9, *****9, *****1, *****8, *****4, *****1, *****8, *****9. IPOH, Sat. On-course and offcourse punters who coupled Amigo's Guitar (late Costa Rica) with outsider All
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    • 178 23 Three-point loss for US side as protest is upheld IPOH, Sat. The American trio m the Jockeys' Team Competition suffered a loss of three points today when Bryan Campbell, astride Chicago, won Race 5 and then lost it m the stewards' room. Chicago nosed out Royal Monkey II (late Tads)
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    • 1112 23 JOCKEYS' TEAM COMPETITION CLASS 5 DIV 1 l,2Mm Royal Monkey Stable's 3 Royal Monkey H57 (26-8) Cook (3) 6 6 1 4 Chicago 57 (28-8) Campbell (5) 5 5 2 9 Dinkum Amwle 54.5 (47 13) Leong (8) 4 2 3 7 Persian
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    • 1235 23 5.25 CLASS 5 DIV 2 1,600 m ;fA»3" (Ratings: 52-43) i (Stakes: $11,500) 1 0*96*7 Ring My Bell 57 (52) Good Rich-Shanmugam 5 nzg same. Never likely, finishing 7th to Beau Cadeau with 57 Div 2 1400 m yielding last woek; unplaced m three other starts; by
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    • 214 23 181 Deaths 181 Deaths PETER TAN AGED: 74 passed away peacefully on 6th Dec. 'Bs, leaving behind: WIFE: LUCY PNG SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Louis Mary Lee Bernard Marie Lee Francis Philip Agnes Ng Vincent Edward Judy Lee Andrew DAUGHTERS SONS-IN-LAW Josephine Peter Png Catherine Simon Wong Pauline Freddy Seah and 13
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    • 57 23 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE i GOVALAM IRUTHIARAJ ANTHONY (G.I. ANTHONY) wishes Id express their sincere and heartfelt thanks to staff of Ministry of Environment, friends and relatives for thelt kind assistance, attendance, donations, condolences and wreaths during their recent bereavement. High mass will be held at St.
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      117 23 f IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE LATE SHRI KANTA RAI Jl Departed Bth Decembei I9«o sth Anniversary Sadly missed by beloved wife, sons, daughters, sons-in-law daughters-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends here and abroad. In loving memory of H.J.C. KULASINGHA 0.8.E.. J P., 8.8.M Departed: 8.12.82 Sadly missed
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      107 23 MRS HO KENG TIONG GOH TER KIA Departed: Chinese Lunar 10th Month 27 1982 Sucii a Hiving wife and mother who gave so much (if herself. We miss the years we shared With you as home has not been the Si) me without you Always remembered by
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    • 902 24 Out go the girls of the grid iron game '"'"> 3 OERMOT PURGAVIE TELEVISION directors loved them a break m the play, pan to girls m scanties highkicking, shaking their pom-poms, flashing their pulchritude and smiling, relentlessly smiling. They brought cleavage to the carnage and for
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    • 615 24 Paul stunner in rash of upsets dsff WORLD MASTERS DARTS Hit Curry: World Boxing Association champion Donald Curry won the undisputed welterweight crown when he knocked out his World Boxing Council counterpart Milton McCrory m the second round of their scheduled 12-round unification title iight m Las Vegas on Friday.
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    • 147 24 Counting their blessings PERTH, Sat. Three America's Cop syndicates were today counting the cost of damage suffered by four yachts m collisions daring Indian Ocean trials yesterday. All the syndicates involved have said it was astonishing there were no serious injuries to crew. The Bond syndicate's public relations director, Vern
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    • 376 25 IByffll ECU ALL THE RESULTS Mai's dfln iwi lh»ln: Mats Wilander (Swe) bt Slobodan Zivojinovic (Yugo) 7-5, 6-1, 6-3; Stefan Edberg (Swe) led Ivan Lendl (Cze) 2-1 (rain). DhMn seml-flnals: Paul Annacone (US) and Christo van Rensburg (SA) bt Craig Miller and Laurie Warder (Aust)
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    • 12 25 Wlandef... under no serious chaknge
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    • 311 25 Sore arm does no harm to Swede wonder MELBOURNE, Sat. Title-holder Mats Wilander took only 29 minutes today to win his 17th consecutive match at Kooyong and move into the final of the US$l.5 million ($3.18 m) Australian Open tennis tournament when he overpowered Yugoslav
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    • 54 25 BAIN Im delayed the men's singles final. It has been rescheduled to start at t2M GMT tomorrow. Rain yesterday halted the semi-final match between tcp seed Ivan Lendl, ef Czechoslovakia, and fifth seed Stefan Edberg, of Sweden, who was leadIng 2-1 In the first set. Their match
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    • 299 25 MELBOURNE, Sat. Martina Navatilova reigns supreme m women's tennis after winning the Australian Open today for the third time. Martina, 29, overpowered arch-ri-val and fellow American Chris Evert Lloyd 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to win US$lOO,OOO ($212,000) and to her, the more important prize the top
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    • 448 25 ON THE CRICKET SCENE 1 MELBOURNE, Sat. India's acting captain Mohinder Amamath is hoping Victoria will declare to allow the possibility of a result m a rain-plagued four-day fixture here. Heavy rain stopped play again at 2.30 today on the second day of the four day match
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    • 450 25 ON THE GOLF SCENE SUN CITY (South Africa), Sat. Lee Trevino, the oldest player m the 10man field, fired his second successive three-under-par 69 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead m the US$l million (l2.o9 m) challenge tournament. The 46-year-old American shot six birdies and three
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    • Article, Illustration
      183 26 Enrique Vidalle, Jose Pavoni, Adrian Domenech, Carmelo Villalba, Sergio Batista, Jorge Olguin, Jose Castro, Mario Videla, Claudio Borgyi, Emilio Commisso, Carlos Ereros. 4 We came here to win. My boys rested well and are in good shape. We will show our style of attacking soccer. Strikers Jose Castro
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      954 26  -  ROB HUGHES Talk of Soccer Stefano Tacconi, Luciano Favero, Antonio Cabrini, Massimo Bonini, Sergio Brio, Gaetano Scirea, Massimo Mauro, Lionello Manfredonia, Aldo Serena, Michel Platini, Michael Laudrup. 6 Our team have improved greatly and are much stronger. I know Juniors are strong too, so we'll go all out.
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    • 373 26 ITALIAN club AC Milan still owe English Second Division leaders Portsmouth £700,000 ($2.16 m) for the purchase of England striker Mark Hateley nearly one-and-a-half years ago. Portsmouth officials revealed at theii annual shareholders' meeting that the Italian giants had paid only £215,000 of the £915,000 ice for their
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    • 239 27 Our sailors forecast fair to foul BANGKOK, Fri. Singapore's sailing hopefuls tossed up both good and bad news today. The good news came from Lock Hong Kit, the Republic's yachting coach, who believes that everyone of his proteges is worth a medal. The splendid showing of Tan Tee Suan and
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    • 139 27 Draw upsets girls' soccer coach BANGKOK, Sat. Singapore's women's soccer team face minnows the Philippines m their opening match on Wednesday but coach Mohamed Zulkifli is unhappy with the draw. The fact that Singapore are expected to crush the Filipinas and so be m the right mood for Friday's clash
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    • 123 27 RUGBY Bunnies hopped off with the Prudential/Singapore Rugby Union Division One title when they defeated Chuckles 15-4 at Dieppe Barracks yesterday. Other remits Div 1: Safra w.o. Bravo, Bucks 3 Wasps 17. Div 2: Bravo II 20 Tanglin CSC 0. SRI! kseekant (Ist red): Blacks 4 Anchormen Johor 3.
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    • 1292 27  -  JANICE SEAH SAID AND DONE IT is entirely probable that the one thing Nurul Huda Abdullah is looking forward to most m these South-east Asia Games is the end. Then, against all better instincts, advice and coaching, she will proceed to eat herself silly. A daily
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    • 301 27 BANGKOK, Sat. Kampuchea's chef-de-mission told a touching tale of thwarted national duty yesterday. Dr Perm Dareth confirmed that his country's brightest hope of a gold medal tennis player Patricia Hy was ruled out of the Games and that so far, all his cajoling had
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    • 593 27  -  JEFFREY LOW Lowdown on Sport j i 4 Perhaps cost was the reason for SBC devoting so little time to the Games, Bangkok being so far away, you know what I mean. Television networks just can't win. When it comes to coverage of major
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    • 300 27 The schedule of events for toff -i\ 1 day's start to the 13th Sea wf s \"^m Games: y S~L. x*">vA 'am Sepak takraw: Thailand v f XiO Malaysia; Singapore v Brunei; IndoV-» s *y nesia v the Philippines. G A l^^ f^i m Gymnastics. I yy l\ 2pm Opening
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    • 130 27 BOWLING PDF League: Individual Masters finals (Leisure-Drome, 9 am). CRICKET Friendly: The Straits Times v SCA Schoolboys (Tanglin, 9 am). RUGBY New Balance/SRt; Div 3: SC Bank v Eagles (Dieppe I), Johor Anchormen v SAF Signal (Dieppe II). Both matches at 5 pm. WALK-A-JOG Tecb Ghee CC annual walk-a-Jog '85
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    • 169 28 Shuttlers bag early bronze BANGKOK, Sat. The Singapore women's badminton team are already assured of at least a bronze medal even before the Sea Games programme gets underway on Monday. The luck of the draw has already ensured the Republic a place m the semi-finals, where they will meet hosts
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    • 205 28 Hospital visit gives relief BANGKOK, Sat. Woman basketball player Ng Suan Cheok scored a dubious first for Singapore m the 13th South-east Asia Games by landing up m hospital last night. The tall centre complained of stomach pains and high fever and was subsequently rushed to a local hospital on
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    • 522 28  -  PETER SIOW By Unstoppable Indonesia will lead the glory game BANGKOK, Sat. When the cauldron at the National Stadium bursts into flames tomorrow afternoon (2 pm), it will signal the start of a mad gold rush for eight South-east Asia nations. Hosts Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the
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    • 411 28 The hosts with the most... almost ddf BANGKOK, Sat. The mediumeriied Manohra Hotel fronting the extremely busy Suriwongse Road, where huge elephants sometimes vie for space with tame-belching vehicles, Is home to Singapore's ttt-plus athletes and officials until the I.lth Southeast Asia Games flame Is put out on Dec 17.
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    • 273 28  -  HAKIKAT RAI By BANGKOK, Sat. Thailand's Suchart Jaesuraparp, the man who struck terror m the hearts of Asia's sprint demons with his remarkable turn of speed just a year ago, says Asian Games gold medallist Rabuan Pit will not feature m the race for glory.
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    • 300 28 BANGKOK, Sat. Singapore soccer coach Hussein Aljunied woke up to a surprise this morning. Instead of meeting Brunei m the opening match, the Republic will now have to face Indonesia, who must rate as favourites together with Singapore m Group B. The new draw
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    • 689 28 BRITISH SOCCER LONDON, Sat. Irish international striker Frank Stapleton ended his 15-match goal famine today to lead injury-hit English League Leaders Manchester United out of their recent misery. Stapleton slammed the 33rd-minute winner which gave troubled United a 1-0 win over Ipswich at Old Trafford, their first
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    • 353 28  -  WILFRED YEO By DINNERS are a convenient time and place to pass on the news, L especially if it's good news. "We won the Sunday Times/Coca-Cola Sporting Achievement of the Month award for November?" asked Singapore manager Munir Shah, almost choking on his roast beef during the
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    • 1532 1 Most of us scurry along, rarely noticing the boxy or tubular structures around us. What makes us stop and stare? Dramatic sculptural forms? A refreshing purity of lines? Or is it plain vulgarity? SUNA R. KANGA asks architects what inspires unconventional design and picks four examples.
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      • 351 2 "WHAT do you want to be when you grow up?" the words at the top of a United Nations Children's Fund poster ask. Below, a lovely, dusky child smiles. His answer to the question: "Alive." Today, for all the advances of modern man,
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      • 777 2  - Art of charity for the children of the world GOH SUI NOI ART I By Two Singapore artists are doing their bit for starving children: They've agreed to let their paintings appear on a new Asian series of Unicef greeting cards next year. ONE day three years ago, a United
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      • 717 2  -  DONALD HIGGS gfg By CHUA LIX WUK'S pet canary is aptly named, according to the card hanging on its cage, Ravel. And on Singaporean Lik Wuk's table m his west London flat, next to the packet of Scottish shortbread biscuits he's fond
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      • 528 3  -  KHNG EU MENG By THE standard of hairdressing m Singapore has fallen, according to two local hairdressers at the recent Singapore Hair Designer Creations Quest 1985. David Gan of Passion, who saw the hair-raising creations of the finalists vying for the coveted L'Oreal Golden
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        654 3 Stores are putting teenage fashion m the spotlight. How are the trendy youngsters reacting to all this attention? LIM PHAY-LING reports. SINGAPORE stores have taken up the challenge of satisfying the demands of the trendy teenage buyer, reputed to be difficult to please. Many department stores and boutique
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      • 430 4 The belief that the way to a shopper's heart is through the stomach is spreading as hawker centres join supermarkets and department stores as anchor attractions m shopping complexes, reports MARGARET CHAN. She picks the neat eats at five such centres. Scotts Picnic Food
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      • 613 4 EAT OUT FEW are the folks who want to fork out more than $5 a meal nowadays. Indeed, eating smart is the growing pursuit of many as they assiduously hunt down places serving good value for money. Hard times may be the cause but
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      • 455 4 THE atmosphere at private hawker centres can be delightfully varied and quite unlike the banal state of sameness at public ones. Besides the cool comfort provided by air-conditioning and the generally cleaner surroundings, the food can be above average. Tanglin Corner, for instance,
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          282 4 IN his younger days, he was known as Bird man Naidu. Now neighbours and friends call him Fishhead Naidu because of his skill m dishing up the Singapore favourite. Mr S. R. S. Naidu, a retired civil servant-turned-compere, loves cooking up a storm. It was a pleasure
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        • 59 4 200 g minced pork 1100 g shelled prawns 1-2 pieces doufu 1 egg, beaten 1 big onion, chopped fine 3 cloves garlic, chopped fine 5-ctn piece ginger, chopped fine 2 fresh red chillies, sliced fine 1-2 tsp sugar 2 Tbs oyster sauce 1 Tbs dark soya
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      • 484 5 WHEN Cynthia, 35, a lawyer, began using her courtroom skills to out-argue husband Martin, 36, a banker, Martin's libido went on vacation. Cynthia's domineering attitude made him feel "less of a man less powerful". As a result, he began to throw his energies into
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      • 88 5 Breaking out of power straggles m relationships is not easy, experts agree. Sometimes it helps to: •Be more co-operative divide family tasks more fairly or take turns making decisions about where to eat dinner out or what TV show to watch. Identify areas of
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      • 317 5 PARENTING CHILDREN will be more intelligent if they spend most of their first three years with someone "who's nuts about them", says the director of a three-year child-development project m the United States. Parents, not day-care workers, are best-suited to influence their childen, says
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      • 309 6  -  LEE GEOK BOI By IF YOU can't afford a genuine work of art, the next best is an authenticated copy of the real thing. Galeries Lafayette at Goldhill Square has brought m authenticated copies of sculptures held m various French museums such as the
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      • 1043 6 Lower prices and easy maintenance have given a new gloss to bedrooms, reports JUDITH HOLMBERG, who tells readers what to look out for when choosing a brass bed Bargains are more likely to tarnish and chip The first step m buying a brass bed is
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      • 641 7  -  WINSTON LEE CAR TALK By IF YOU announce to your friends or relatives that you are selling your car, chances are you will get many offers if it is m good condition. However, think very carefully before selling a car to
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      • 996 7 The monsoon season is upon us again and steering through torrential rain and floods can be a tricky job. DENISE McCLUGGAGE negotiates the hazards. YOU'RE driving under a sky as black as a bruise. Suddenly rain is thudding on your car top. Your world has
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      • 882 8 SIMONE VAZ gets this four-page travel special off on the right track with an account of her railroad adventures WHOEVER it was who wrote "Trains are for travellers, planes for tourists", should have added that while it is definitely more interesting travelling at ground level,
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      • 494 8  -  RICHARD NG Date: Dec 1 1 to Dec 1 5 Venue: Hyatt Regency Hotel Time: 1 0 am to 1 0 pm Admission: Free By THE fun that is right next door will be brought to Singaporeans' doorstep for the next five days at
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      • 1019 9 Clockwise from top: The Langkawi Country Club offers a stunning view of the sea and the island. Tasek Dayang Bunting, a freshwater lake, is a haven of peace. The tomb of Mahsuri stands to remind visitors of Langkawi's bestknown legend. A week m Langkawi, largest
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      • 1167 10  -  FIONA NICHOLS The Orang Utan Rehaoilitatton Centre at Sepilok is one of the main I attractions i and is open &to visitors By WHY does everyone assume that all visitors to Sabah intend to climb Mt Kinabalu? There is a wealth of other exciting
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      • 639 11 KHNG EU MENG reports on Medan Portugis, Malacca's latest tourist development MALACCA has awoken after years of "cultural slumber" and is undergoing a revival of sorts. Among the communities there, the Eurasians of Portuguese-Malay descent are now doing all they can, with local and federal
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      • 578 11  -  WINSTON LEE By DRIVING is one of the most interesting and adventurous ways to tour Malaysia. It gives you complete freedom of choice where destination and the length of stay m each place is concerned. It is also a relatively inexpensive way to see
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      • 476 12 Other unusual homes From Page 1 TEMBELIN i CENTRE off Tembeiing Road, m Joo Chi.it The wooden, louvred shutters are inspired by the Peranakan houses m the vicinity, said architect Lee Choon Peng. Curved, timber archways and windows look striking against the cream-coloured structure. These apartments and maisonettes, which are
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    • 543 1 School's out and the children will probably be spending more time m front of the telly. LIM KAY TONG looks at TV shows for the young and casts a critical eye over two new children's series. QUESTIONS about children and television are always asked,
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      • 590 2 Hdeki Saijo: Made the last-minute decision to shoot uraef m Singapore instead of Hongkong Japanese pop star Hideki Saijo, much enamoured of Singapore after his concert tour m September, was m town recently to shoot part of his new movie. JULIE TAN reports.
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      • 243 2 SHE'S the one who bites the dust m the Queen Elizabeth Walk murder scene. For 18-year-old "victim" Theresa Pragasam, the whole adventure started with her being at the Far East Plaza taxi-stand one evening. The Japanese film-makers saw her and asked her to take a
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      • 846 2  -  PHILIP COOREY VIDEO GUIDE By IN recent years, the inventive comic genius of Woody Allen has expressed itself m more and more intellectal films, going further away from the born-loser-at-large image he created for himself m earlier films. Allen is as funny as ever
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      • 481 3  -  LIM KAY TONG m SANTA CLAUS THE MOVIE At Lido Starring Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston and Burgess Meredith Directed by Jeannot Szwarc WHEN such a novel idea like making a film about Santa turns into a crushing disappointment after its translation into reality,
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        572 3  -  JOHN BLAKE (IPS) By Lennon project snubbed by son JULIAN Lennon has coldshouldered a major television documentary about his father. The BBC wanted 23-year-old Julian to play the tragic Beatle m John Lennon, A Journey m the life, to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder. But the budding
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      • 378 4 Twilight zone still grips the viewer TV PREVIEW THAT lovely shivery feeling returned last night not enough to make your hair stand on end,, but sufficient to send small tingles down the spine and cause some laughter. After a 21-year lull, the unusual, the chilling and the heart-warming tales fashioned
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      • 591 4  -  LIM KAY TONG TV PREVIEW By UNLIKE the personality profile on David Owen, last week's Panorama feature on Britain's Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock focused more on issues. Not that there wasn't a fair dose of humour and personality, especially m the excerpts of
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      • 604 4 STUART WOLFENDALE, the Hongkong critic who gave that scathing review of SBC's ABU Popular Song Contest, swings into action again. Here, he takes potshots at Hongkong's Miss Asia-Pacific Contest, which was shown on SBC's Ch 5 several Sundays ago. A PAGEANT that
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      • 358 4  -  JULIE TAN LOOK EAST By FEW can resist the lure of money. And m singer Jenny Tseng's case, dollars may just have prevailed over sense. The star had a row with fiance Yong Ring Leung recently because she could not say no to a
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      • 568 7  -  MILES WHITE By WHITNEY Houston is the kind of woman men secretly refer to as dangerous and she's a doubly seductive threat at that. Not only does she resemble a modern-day Nefertiri, but she's also making musical waves with a passionate voice that
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      • 298 7  -  JULIE TAN By DON'T fancy sending an ordinary Christmas card this season? Then you might just want to send your greetings on a cassette that comes complete with a short skit. A Singaporean company has come up with Reel Greetings, a series of five-minute
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    • 614 12 Hello kids IF YOU haven't made out a list of friends to whom you want to send Christmas cards, do so quickly. Then try today's activity which shows you how to make your own cards and envelopes. Every year, thousands of people send commercial Christmas cards which only make foreign
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    • 987 14 91 For Sale: Mitsubishi ALMOST 83 TREDIA 1 6GLX. fully auto Tux Apr '86 Aircon.. radio cassette, 1 owner Answering service: *****36 Steven Goh. JUNE 1982 MITSUBISHI Tredia GLX 1400. Power windows, s rims, radio cassette, new tyres. $14,500 o.no *****37. Edmund JUNE 82 Q plate Mitsubishi Galant Super Saloon.
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    • 767 14 106 Accommodation Available: Houses D.ll TAN SIM Boh Rd off Chancery renovated bunglw. 3 bdrms. Furn. $2,000. Avail, now. *****74/ *****28 (agt). WESS ASSOCIATES: *****44. We offer a package deal m Real Estate services. Consult us for all your needs. WATTEN EST. D/STOREY Corner terr hse 3 I bdrms Aircon
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    • 974 14 108 Accommodation Available: Rooms BM. TO LET m maisonette located In Tarnpines. Unfurnished. Couples preferred. Tel: *****93. ROOM AVAILABLE AT Tampines 4-room flat, Blk, 446. Reasonable rental. Tel: *****01. ROOM FOR RENT at Taman Jurong. Furnished laundry provided. Tel: *****81. ROOM IN 0.1542 for students/ ladies/ couple. Near bus-stop coffeeshop.
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    • 467 14 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses 113 For Sale: Houses I^^^^^^^^^^^^^\^cf6ation 6 public open sp^^^^ /c/ *jpe *m m "^'m- v idHft '^gsSm. New Design Double storey Split level Semi-detached /sss!s Terrace Houses VIUA= Situated m Thomson/ mrtawgmo^l The Best Li\ng Yio Chu Kang area. hock IBsßirT Environmenl
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    • 384 14 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments 4-POOM (PURE), A.M. Kio, beautifully done, ceramic throughout. L-shaped cabients built-in wardrobes (2 rms.) designed doors. No obstruction, serene surrounding, near market bus-stops. Very well kept, see to appreciate $88,000 neg. *****83/ *****86. ALL 4-RM.: Bedok 81k.707/ 102/ 524/ 423, ceramic $70,000. Pandan Gdn./ Chin
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    • 782 15 116 For Sale: HDB Apartments BOON LAV PLACE, .H-rm blk 22 1 M;irhle. ceramic, kitchen cabin. is Price neg. Tel: *****90. EUNOS CRESCENT. S-RM. Blk 22. ceramli cabinets $122,000 neg (Full CPF) Contact 2575ft6l eunos crescent, 3-ROOM, corner Blk 25, near market, busstops $55,000 neg *****02. EUNOS CRES. 4-RM. Blk
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    • 1052 16 LIMITED DURATION OFFER-VALE) TO JANUARY 3 1ST 1986 I Here is an exciting new book for anyone who has ever paused, even for an instant, to ask themselves about n our increasingly technological tomorrow. High Tech X takes you on a journey more fascinating than any j h ft work
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      • 796 2 The briahter the v Qlltter, the bigger the fi -3 —r CrOWOS, Or SO It coomc AMMA IFP secnib. HIMINH 11l rpnnrtQ nn why qi irh icpuna un wny suui Seasonal raZZle- daZZle IS important —-JT7-— --77-77— anu now OTT-ine-hpfltpn trark hnfplc ucaicn uaor\ iiuigis
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      • 127 2 FESTIVITIES ->•' WEfc -fNmmk- Hal WwKl m^mwm\) '4'' I You won't have to squeeze your bank book for this one. Philips' meanest machine of them all, the HR 2430 Juice Extractor. I 1 ■EG >wl Bffl HPNBHL jB m Do you know anyone who's a light sleeper? Here's a perfect
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      • 109 2 > tHr^ ''''■»6^^r^3 flflßß^Bf iifc^K m mmmm J^L^^. V m wtm^m^m)m^m^m^mW^^ Out to woo the crowds: Colourful arches, singing and dancing from SPARS, music from The Musk Ensemble, whose members are from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and mime from Christina Sergeant from PMzzog I Another great kitchen helper, for your
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      • 73 2 Give mum sweeping power m the home with this HR 6277 vacuum cleaner. It cleans everything except your wallet. I The 16" HR 3205 Table Fan. The smartest way to stay cool on a tropical Christmas. jfcsg~^*| -~4 > > *'V 000 O€S9 OO The ACF 604 Gas Cooker comes
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      56 3 He's everywhere during the season, and even arrives on a surfboard, says STU GLAUBERMAN, of the Hawaiian Father Christmas. Meanwhile, celebrations Singapore-style are now on m Orchard Road, where he appears m a sarong. Father Christmas m Hawaii: Sometimes he even arrives on a surfboard or outrigger canoe
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    • 604 3 TWO events signal the arrival of the Christmas season m Hawaii. The first is the arrival m Honolulu harbour, m late November or early December, of a huge container ship loaded with virtually the entire stock of Christmas trees for the year. Out of the
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    • 51 3 Santa Claus immortalised m ceramic cookie jars, salt and pepper shakers and mugs Guaranteed to make any gathering merrier. More Santa paraphenafia m the form of letter holders, vases and candlestands is available from Valentine Florist and Gift Shop, Serene Shopping Centre, Farrer/Bukit Timah roads. Prices start at
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    • 117 3 A range of entertaining activities takes place t along the southern end of Orchard Road, from Centrepoint to Hotel Meridien, as part of their "Tropical Christmas on the sunny side of Orchard Road" celebrations. On since Friday, these include magic shows, sketches, mime, songs and dance.
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      • 1031 3 gggsdfg Bosch universal food _d B fl___ Mixer W lp<_VHl Bosch MUM 6120 has a r BH__Jf^__l i stainless steel mixing bowl IK ft *S?ipp B _J plus dough hook, universal JL S 'IBf beater URG for whipping 1 cre<im. eggwhite. biscuit MHEe B^^St*^i___ii 0L 9 h U P t0
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      • 456 4 Be spoilt for choice, buy a card from a charitable organisation. RICHARD NG looks at the wide variety available. WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Benjamin Tan, 26, is a victim of cerebral palsy. He suffers from spasms and his arms and legs shake uncontrollably. It gets so bad
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      • 589 4 "SEASON'S GREETINGS." In whatever language, these two words are, to millions the world over, the embodiment of Christmas. But m contrast to this simple greeting found mostly m charity cards, you also have witty ones m the more expensive cards produced by compa- nies such as
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      • 173 4 Alba Introduces Sentra. fm. 9 Hi, jfltjl l^l^lW. fir B ji 00 1 4BV fIBB BHB ffl 1 BB^v J Yl3l-6101 SL Yl3l-6101 SL J^Tjaßy Nlh^ I^H^MiS^tbß |lP 'M yßSbb^u^l^bbbbv/ V JKbbl'' hL' 'j^jft v^BBBBBBB^^^BBi V B^Bk^V^' BBB^^ N -^^^*"'**^^\^3^ BB^m I J9 lEbBBBB BBBBW^f^ jß^k^ ft^Mh^^;;^/ BBBbUMbW^^BB BBB^^ i
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      • 99 4 Give some Avril melody this Christmas Avril musical instruments make learning how to play so much fun. Give your little one a gift from i Avril and let the music fill your heart. Available at leading departmental stores and L toy shops. v Ju? .i indll\ i f" rf vllw
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      • 672 5  - When Jingle Bells sent me into hiding ANG LAY WAH By I LIKE public holidays just as much as anyone else. They mean a break from the nine-to-five grind, and a chance for a good old-fashioned party. But when the calendar starts flipping closer to Dec 25, I run for
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      • 294 5 Make your tree cat-proof THERE it stood, stoic and straight despite broken branches and a solitary limb on which a neurotic cat swung. December 1984 marked the death of our eight-year-old plastic Christmas tree, and the destruction of our glass baubles. The cause: ET, mum's new-found, extra-terrible cat. Cat owners
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      • 147 5 The Original f^ Footwear S t<j"P AtrO u^ Sebago Docksides: first m boat shoes 1984 First official shoe of the US Sailing Team to be used at Olympic sailing events. Overseas Sales Marketing Representative for S.E.A.: Sole Distributor for Singapore: Polyace Associates Wills, Lee Co. Pic. Ltd. BC, Lim Teck
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      • 87 5 I Match the \naak o\ chvkmas with iWnnHßOjf) a &w^' Get them before Turn your^^H^^ l^i- I they get you! b °y into a Mapl Hot on the tail of HALLEYS COMET 'JTQD^gPj EXTERM ASITE^ 2speed motor start iiwurni inmißu- oammahii Mfraucnrr wmwhh- High Speed Finish m m&o*^ t|| j
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      • 409 6  -  ANNA LEE By EACH YEAR, the traditional tree undergoes a metamorphosis to emerge bedecked with their individual creator's whims and fancies. Whatever form they take constructed out of perspex or made of fabric the Christmas tree had its origins m West Germany. It all
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      • 412 6 FESTIVE SEASON'S PROGRAMME COOKIE HOUSE If THE TERRACE I -> i nRCEMBER I Christmas Eve New Year's Stocked with cookies, h feature gingerbread, fruit cakes, log different set 5-course dinners, cakes and lots of other L| Novelties are on the house. are on sale at the hotel lobby Super Early
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      • 64 6 tHGtGStO Super Mi tehristmas! Pentax Super A body \f The Super A zoom kit from Pentax Advanced SLR camera with 6 computer exposure modes. Versatile 35 70mm 'A' lens. Handy shoulder bag. All at a super-value price for Christmas. Only while stocks last, so hurry! a Rank O'Connor's »^CIII 1
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    • FAMILY
      • 1489 7  -  JILL HURST 4 Humiliation arises by reminding people of embarassing moments, such as 'Remember the Christmas, Nancy, when your false teeth came out as you ate that Christmas cake you'd made?', or telling 12--year-olds they used to be so pretty as babies, isn't it a pity
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      • 230 7 ?ss!s'*;' An Ideal Gift for Christmas yM| fhe I 1 Ml 105 is the complete w\ multi-purpose lo<xl mixer from >f y^ Bosch. It makes the toughest chore a jfs\ pleasure. Christmas preparations I will be much easier and quicker. I' vvliips fresh cream and egg V j H9^. whiles
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      • 729 7 The Cooki^H^^^^^^l M XJfcjst^Wv Delicious X'mas fare, from traditional roast turkeys and hams to log i ca tes> sto ens and puddings, is available at the Cookie House at the mm^& lobby. Place your orders early! f Dai-ichi Sparkles! "sft I Have a sparkling time at Dai-ichi with Dai-ichi Sparkles',
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        355 8 I Break away from tradition this year and spend the holidays on a sun-drenched isle. JOSEPHINE NG picks out the latest m beachwear and SIMONE VAZ has some suggestions for a party by GOING back to nature on a tropical sun-drenched isle calls for clothes that let you
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      • 385 8 A touch of Hawaii at Trader Vie's (right): This luau (s22+ comprises salads, roast meat and desserts. Picture by MICHAEL LIEW The right ambience: Create it with a centrepiece of candles m coconut shells, earthen ware and straw table mats TAKE your turkey and a
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      • 233 8 b 's^^Wl^BrpHß ,i?> H^^^^^ MODEL 29.795.15.01 Bi-colour watch with all-steel bracelet. Gents model also available "^x^. JL f'% MODEL 09.858.54.05 Jf :iii H^^~~ Elegant Gents watch m paladium. fl W^» V '^(JKr J I r **^Nl Ladies mcxiel also available *5 |7 MODEL 06.814.16.05 I l^fe Bi-colour watch with V
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        61 9 with designer sunglasses. For carefree tramping, slip Flash out with the Alain Delon on a pair of brightly coloured sneakers. shell-framed pair or opt for conservative For a sense of fun, add luminous shoelaces. blue Gucci frames. Each pair costs $150. Available Available at Metro Grand, Lucky Plaza.
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      • 320 9 usually served buffet-style. Serve drinks out of bamboo cups or coconut shells. Hawaiian music is a must. Ask guests to come m a muumuu, pareu, or sarong, or even dress m batik. And keep the punch bowl filled. A simple barbecue pit can take the
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    • FOOD
      • 616 10 Don't leave everything until the day itself. AUDREY PERERA suggests some dishes you can cook and freeze now. YOU MAY have spent other Christmasses trying unsuccessfully to look flowerfresh while rushing about a smoky kitchen, but this year could be different. Most of
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      • Recipes
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          195 10 Ingredients: 1.5 kg cubed beef 2 cups finely cut, white onions 1 cup melted ghee 1 cup plain yoghurt 1 tbsp salt 2 tsp ground turmeric or saffron 1 cup finely chopped, coriander leaves or parsley Spices (to be blended): 5 cm fresh ginger, peeled and ground 1
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          152 10 Ingredients: 1 2 kg boiled fish 100 gm boiled mashed potatoes 1 tbsp chopped green chillies 1 tsp chopped red chillies 1 tbsp chopped red onions salt and pepper to taste 1 egg yolk 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce beaten egg and bread crumbs Vi tsp powdered cloves and
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        • 161 10 Ingredients: 500 gm washed and cleaned ikan bilis Spices (to be blended): 6 fresh and 6 dried red chillies 4 stalks lemon grass (serai), sliced 6 candle nuts (buah keras) Vi cup small onions 4 tbsp vegetable oil 1 cup coconut milk from half a grated coconut
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        • 69 10 Ingredients: 1250 g Philadelphia cream cheese 1 tin cream of tomato soup 1 large white onion, chopped 1 tbsp chopped parsley 1 2 tbsp chopped green chillies Method: 1. Blend cheese and tomato soup till smooth and creamy, and freeze. 2. Thaw completely, blend again
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    • Page 10 Advertisements
      • 280 10 J&J*lor\6 Trad* Centre »^^?y^r (Hall 2| t r*v^3^*^*^3Oth November to Bth December 1985 I 12 noon- 10p.m. daily *T i<fasy> Admission: FREE For the 4th consecutive X'mas Fair, this once-a-year event with an Increasing visKorship topping 80,000 In 1 984 continues to be a treat for everybody. This year, X'mas
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      • 364 10 i jr l%__f I Mil OO 12 noon 10p.m. daily World Trade Centre (Hall 2) Admission: FREE 30th November to Bth December 1985 Itf $U -I If llHyMk a^B 1 JM M White Marble Carved Lions ranging from 10" Shape-up Roller for a to 96" at price $220/- Upwards Per
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    • BOOKS
      • 619 11 No holly, mistletoe or snowy tales for EE KAY JIE, who recommends two books with local content as gifts. m FROM the emerald depths of the tropical rainforest come gifts this Christmas jewel-like orchids, all native to Peninsula Malaysia. They are the ornaments of trees and jungle floors,
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      • 305 11 J9 flp Am #1 k m &m mL——^ i&Jkv V Here we go round the banana tree Budak Mat Jeruk, Duduk di ceruk, Makan kuih kismi seorang Dengan ibu jari Buah kismis dia cari, "Bukan main pandai, dia bilang. READ A. W. Hamilton's translation of Little Jack Homer aloud. You
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    • GIFTS
      • 423 12 IF HE or she is the sort who is on the go every possible minute, and is happiest outdoors, gift-buy-ing shouldn't be a problem. Not for these types, a frivolous, ornamental present. They'd appreciate something that is stylish and functional. 1. The road runner: Make
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      • 292 12 IF YOU have a long list of people for whom you have to make some sort of present, why not send them cards you have personally made. Besides being new and different, they carry a special message: your affection. The cards m the illustration
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      • 456 12 EA C* 1 f^* >C^r ror oomeone opeciai... Be unique! No two designs are the same .And the price is the lowest you can get! (Prices start from $99/ Hurry now to Albert Jewellery. And choose the best! c^H i <^i 4^ ii?^ 'VMMf^ nail (SJngjJjJF d;^ 4^ Jlk <l
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      • 146 12 NQTQNEBUT TWB SIFTS WITH EITHER YASHICA AUTQFOEUSING CAMERA YOU BUY! This offer applies to all purchases made during this festive season, commencing December 1 1th. But only while stoqks last. So hurry! Buy the YASHICA autofocusing camera you ye always wanted. Now! And get these attractive gifts at the same
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    • LIFESTYLE
      • 697 13 ANNA LEE discovers that festive fare can mean almost anything, and DOREEN SOH remembers an 'upside-down' celebration m New Zealand HOME is the last place Patrick Fiat will be, come Christmas. It'll be a better bet to look for him m South America, Singapore or England
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      • 317 13 TREES, fields, sidewalks, everything I saw outside the window was wearing a pure white blanket of snow. Christmas carols were m the air. A pine tree, bedecked with Christmas finery, welcomed students at the doorway. And, m the far corner, the warden of the university hostel,
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      • 89 13 $10,000 worth of %^A prizes to be won! Join The Sunday Times Christmas'Bs contest and win the Ist prize of a 7-day tour m Beijing, China, from Santa Tours. Other top prizes include Bosch Dishwasher, Bosch Washing Machine, Bosch Vacuum Cleaner, Bosch Coffee Maker, Eclat Bathroom Fittings, t Trivial Pursuit
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      • 839 13 WHYGETCIUJGHTUPINTHE TRAFFIC JAM THIS CHRISTMAS? At Holiday Inn Park View, jump the queue and celebrate A 11 1 si I |%/i.# and the New Year of 1986 at leisure! Q teal away with your loved one this these for only $115 per person, inclusive of a inclusive of a complimentary
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    • GIFTS
      • 386 14 THERE are gifts and there are presents to treasure. The latter are those whose value exceed what they are worth. They could be antiques, worth perhaps hundreds of dollars, or simple everyday things. But whatever they are, their appeal and charm make them something you can
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      • 365 14 The "Perfect Complexion Beauty Tips Ever wondered how some people keep themselves looking perennially pretty and youthful? It* s m the genes? Perhaps. But you can be like them too, genes or no genes, so says the beauty expert at Queen Lin Ting Beauty care, and the method's none other
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      • 500 15 If you are good with plants, pot some now and give a friend a gift of green this season. START potting some plants for Christmas gifts. Ivy, philodendron and wandering Jew cuttings can be started m water and potted once roots have formed. Jade,
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      • 129 15 Lacquer hampers with local goodies IF YOU think a hamper is an unimaginative gift, take a look at the ones offered by Rumah Melaka at Far East Plaza. They've filled red, black, and gold Chinese lacquer baskets with local goodies such as kueh lapis spekoek and ling-long (or lotus paste)
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    • Page 14 Advertisements
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    • TROPICAL GETAWAY
      • 688 16  -  JOSEPHINE NG By 9 LET city slickers wrap up m pseudo woollies and throng Orchard Road this Christmas. For me, all I want to do is bury my toes again m the white sands of my dream island. I was there feeling like Christopher Columbus
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      • 304 16 YOU can get away to a number of islands just off Mersing this Christmas season, if you don't mind the monsoon rains. Puiau Tioman The return flight to Tioman, costing $190, will resume only on Jan 1, because of a temporary shutdown of the
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