The Straits Times, 28 December 1986

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    12 1 The Sunday Times No: 2638 55 CENTS MX. (P) No. 109/12/86 SADF
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    30 wed through O-levels' Cupid
    470 1  - 30 wed through O-levels' Cupid KONG SOOK CHIN By THE Government matchmaking bureau for 0-level holders has helped 15 couples tie the knot. The 30 men and women, who met at dances, disco afternoons, etiquette sessions and outings organised by the Social Development Section of the Peoples Association, have wed
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    Woman MP questions notion of polygamy
    502 1  -  KONG SOOK CHIN By A WOMAN MP has spoken out against polygamy being held up as an ideal for Singapore. And Dr Aline Wong, the MP for Changkat, says she is not alone m opposing it. "Not unexpectedly the most vocal protest against polygamy
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    Calendar for real sports
    98 1 EVERY winner wants a good start. And you can have just that with The Sunday Times 1987 Sports Calendar. This clear, colourful doublepage wall chart gives a complete guide to the local and international programme for '87. It has got everything from the local darts fixtures
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  • Article
    Seaman shot through nose: Murder or suicide poser
    184 1 Seaman shot through nose: Murder or suicide poser THE police hope to know by tomorrow whether an unemployed seaman, shot through the nose, was murdered or he committed suicide. Tests on the bullet's path should tell if the wound was self-inflicted. Thirty-three-year-old Aw Teck Chye's decomposed body was found m
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    Lock icon Hongkong takes stock of wreckage left behind by a floating inferno
    26 1 picture Battling the blaze: Over 150 junks destroyed, two people injured, 1,700 made homeless AP
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    Fire produces heroes of unexpected kind
    617 1 HONGKONG Boat dwellers m Aberdeen harbour were furious yesterday with police for arresting two men they regard as heroes of the huge fire that destroyed over 150 Chinese junks m a cove famous to tourists for its floating restaurants. As one of the two
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    Lock icon Hotel blast
    40 1 GARMLSCH-PARTENKIRCHEN (West Germany) An explosion tire through part of a resort hotel m the Bavarian Alps here yesterday, killing an undeter.nined number of people and injuring several others. The blast's cause was not immediately known AP AFP Reuter
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      20 1 Hopoeful young singles have a 'Vanda-ful' time: Page 9 Bruce Lee's son no chop off the old block: Page 11
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      AT A GLANCE
      567 2 CAMBODIA WOOS TOURISTS: Phnom Penh's pro-Hanoi government rolled out the red carpet for a rare visit by tourists in an effort to show that normality is returning to war-torn Cambodia, one tourist said yesterday. Foreign residents told a European woman with the group that Phnom Penh's Monorom
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      SPORTS
      152 2 AUSSIE VICTORY: Australian golfer Greg Norman (above) mounted the winners' rostrum on all his four visits to England. He pillaged the British Open his only major after leading for much of the other three the Suntory World Matchplay and the European Open, crowning them all with an active role
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      Private bankers to the well-heeled
      946 2  -  AGNES WEE Millionaire clients get advice on everything from investments to theatre bookings By A WEALTHY industrialist recently suffered a mild heart attack and wanted to get the best cardiologist. He didn't ask his doctor. He asked his banker. The chairman of a large trading
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      Cigarette firms hand out free smokes
      485 2  - Cigarette firms hand out free smokes STELLA DANKER By THOUGH cigarettes have been snuffed out of media and billboard advertisements and frowned upon at work places, they are aglow at fashion shows and night-time amusements. Tobacco companies are handing out cigarettes, especially the newer brands, by the cartons anywhere they
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      Have a yucky New Year, boss
      286 3  -  STELLA DANKER By GRANDMA was pickled for Christmas. So was the chef, the graduate, the soldier and that chap who looks like Uncle. About 12,000 of these Pickled People puckered faces stuffed m a pickling jar are at large m Singapore. Some found their
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      Lock icon Architect makes chapel's window too
      411 3  - Architect makes chapel's window too AUDREY PERERA By IT'S a made-in-Singapore chapel. from the basics to the stained glass window. Singapore architect Ho Kok Hoe. who designed the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at the new St Andrew's School m Potong Pasir, also dreamed up a vision for the chapel's
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      Nights are for more than owls
      294 3 LONDON New research shows that some people adapt better to working at night shift work than others. Some researchers believe that to preserve the health of employees and improve safety and productivity levels at night, companies should, when they hire people, pay more attention
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      182 2 Showers over several areas from around midday. TEMP I) up to 6 am tomorrow 30 max.. 24 mm SUNSET today 7.08 pm; Sunrise tomorrow 7 .05 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER \rielaide Cloudy Umdon IXC Cloudy \msterdam 15C Cloudy Lm Angeles «20 C Clear \thens 16 C Cloudy Madrid 27 C Clear
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      45 3 undisputed law of aerodynamics is that only SI A can fly you nonstop from London to Singapore any day of the week. From 1 January A Naturally, whichever flight you choose, you'll enjoy a standard of inflight service even other airlines talk about s/ngapore a/runesM?
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      149 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE Money within reach THE $1 note is Singapore's most popular dollar bill. But hardly anybody has seen the $10,000 note and the $25 bill is nearly as elusive. On the last day of 1985, for example, an average family of four had 352 currency notes worth
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon 11 killed as Fiji plane crash lands
      195 4 1 1 killed as Fiji plane crash lands SUVA Eleven people were killed yesterday when a light aircraft crashed as it landed at Nadi on the Fiji island of Viti Levu. Three people survived the crash, but were m critical condition. The dead are the plane's two pilots and nine
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      Lock icon Extremists kill five
      69 4 NEW DELHI Suspected Sikh extremists killed four members of a Sikh family and shot dead a doctor m Punjab, the Press Trust of India reported. The doctor was killed by three extremists as he rode his motor scooter near Hoshiarpur. Four members of a Sikh family were
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      Lock icon World leaders rap Soviets over 'Afghan agony'
      268 4 World leaders rap Soviets over 'Afghan agony' NEW YORK ON THE seventh anniversary of Soviet military intervention m Afghanistan, world leaders yesterday accused Moscow of human rights violations m the country and demanded an immediate withdrawal of all Red Army troops. "There can be no military solution," said British Foreign
      AP  -  268 words
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      Lock icon New-image Cambodia 'still shows the scars'
      457 4 BANGKOK PHNOM PENH'S pro-Hanoi regime rolled out the red carpet for a rare visit by tourists m an effort to show that normality is returning to war-torn Cambodia, one tourist said yesterday. Foreign residents told a European woman with the group that the Monorom
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      Lock icon Colombo's direct talks with Tigers raise hopes
      395 4 COLOMBO THE Sri Lankan government yesterday held direct talks with Tamil guerillas m an attempt to end the three-year separatist war. A government spokesman said MP Vincent Perera headed a delegation that met leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam m Jaffna
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      Lock icon 'Couch Potatoes' unable to peel away from TV
      448 4 WASHINGTON Jack Mingo hung a red and green sock on his television aerial and sprayed synthetic snowround the screen. But that was as far as Christmas decorations went for this "Couch Potato", a member of an expanding fraternity of TV addicts. Faithful
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      Lock icon Police seize arms in Tamil Nadu
      147 4 NEW DELHI Indian police have seized more than 3,000 landmines and an unspecified number of firearms from three Sri Lankan Tamil militant- m southern India, The Statesman reported yesterday. The three men, from the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation, also had wireless communications equipment and
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      The next cab off the rank
      107 5  -  DONALD HIGGS 3v London Correspondent AFTER a quarter of a century swarming through the streets of London, the famous FX4 'black cabs" will have a competitor m the New Year. The sleek newcomer, the Metrocab, is entering a highly lucrative market m a city
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      Lock icon 12 crew die as British ship sinks off Iceland
      142 5 12 crew die as British ship sinks off Iceland REYKJAVIK A British tanker sank after running onto a rock off the east coast of Iceland on Friday, killing all 12 crewmen. The sinking was the second m the North Atlantic m as many days. An Icelandic freighter, the Sudurland, went
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      Lock icon Helmut Schmidt and two ministers on hit list
      318 5 HAMBURG WEST GERMANY'S terrorist Baader-Meinhof gang, which claimed responsibility for two assassinations this year, has put former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt on its latest hit list, a newspaper said Friday. Bild newspaper said it had obtained a copy of an eightpage letter m
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      Lock icon Sakharov not well, says wife
      113 5 MOSCOW Dissident physicist Andrei Sakharov, freed from internal exile recently, is m poor health and may need a heart pace-maker, his wife Yelena said on Friday. Discussing her husband's health with reporters, she said: "Andrei Dmitrievich needs a check-up and serious medical care and possibly
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      Lock icon Can't find your car? Just follow the music
      212 5 Can't find your car? Just follow the music LOS WGKLKS Admit it. You are always losing >our vehicle m r*r parks. Movieland, however, has a suund solution. To help visitors find their way bark to their ears, the property manAijer of a 26-storey office building here has dune awa\ with
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      Lock icon Elsa Lanchester dies
      58 5 LOS ANGELES Elsa Lanchester, the actress noted for eccentric and comic roles such as the monster's wife m The Bride of Frankenstein, died on Friday. She was 84. Miss Lanchester, widow of the late actor Charles Laughton, died of broncho-pneumonia at Motion Picture and Television Country Hospital,
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      Lock icon Smuggling charges
      52 5 DHAKA Bangladeshi Customs agents saw a man struggling to carry a weighing machine through Dhaka airport, opened it and found US$2O,OOO (5J43.700) worth of gold inside, police said yesterday. They added Abul Kalam, a Bangladeshi who arrived on a flight from Dubai via Kathmandu, was arrested on smuggling
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      Lock icon Extremists clash with police over preacher
      223 5 Extremists clash with police over preacher CAIRO POLICE clashed with hundreds of Muslim fundamentalists m the southern city of Assiut on Friday and arrested HO of the extremists. At least six protesters and several policemen were injured. The violence was brought under control and security forces were patrolling the city.
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      Lock icon Iranian push turned back, claims Iraq
      210 5 Iranian push turned back, claims Iraq BAGHDAD IRAQ said on Friday it had repulsed a major offensive by Iran on the southern front after two days of fierce fight ng that claimed thousands of lives. The Iraqi Military Command said it had recaptured an island m the Shatt-Al-Arab waterway separating
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      Lock icon Actors top the 'most watchable men' list
      331 6 NINE actors, a baseball player, a car executive and a chef were the "most watchable men m the world" m 1986. but politics, according to a survey released on Friday, had no man worth watching. Suzy Mallery, President of Man Watchers Inc. said:
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      Lock icon Alfonsin puts end to atrocities trials
      162 6 Alfonsin puts end to atrocities trials BUENOS AIRES President Raul Alfonsin has signed a law ending further trials of armed forces and police officers accused of human rights abuses, including kidnapping, torture and murder. Mr Alfonsin said he had done so because "we have achieved an objective and now face
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      Lock icon Ex-Nato ambassador to be troubleshooter
      443 6 The Iran arms caper THE White House has named former US ambassador to Nato David Abshire as special adviser to co-ordinate the administration's responses and strategy m resolving the IranContra arms scandal. As special adviser Mr Abshire, 60, will report directly to the President, not
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      Lock icon Lightest trading in two years
      85 6 Dow Jones NEW YORK Wall Street stocks closed slightly higher on Friday m the lightest trading m two years. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 3.52 points lower at 1,930.40. For the week, it rose 1.55 points. New York Stock Exchange advances led declines by
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Jakarta bill Collector killed in row over debt
      133 7 Jakarta bill Collector killed in row over debt I VKARTA Two Jakarta residents killed an electricity compan\ representative because he threatened to cut off their supply, The Jakarta Post reported. Mohammad Sadir, 60, got into a fight on Christmas Eve with a SO-vear-old consumer and his son over arrears on
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      Lock icon Ex-policeman arrested on drug count
      86 7 Ex-policeman arrested on drug count BANGKOK Thai police have arrested a former drug squad policeman 3n charges of trying to sell 58 kg of heroin more than five years ago. Niran Vidhyavutthikul will stand trial for heroin trafficking. Four people already sentenced m the May I^Bl seizure at a Bangkok
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      Lock icon The poor need us — Imelda
      358 7 The poor need us Imelda MANILA Former First Lady Imelda Marcos, choking back tears, has vowed that she and her exiled husband would return to the Philippines to save the poor. In an interview broadcast on the pro-Marcos Dzec Radio on Friday, Mrs Marcos said it was "painful for us
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      Lock icon Philippine rebels' show of weapons violated truce
      433 7 A NATIONAL monitoring committee announced yesterday that communist NewPeople's Army rebels had violated the ceasefire, the first confirmed breach of the 17--day-old truce. the committee of five, m a four-to-one ruling, said there was "substantial evidence" to support findings that NPA rebels violated
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      Most Brunei restaurants will go dry
      241 7  - Most Brunei restaurants will go dry HAN LING By Brunei Correspondent BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Brunei will curb liquor sales m the New Year, making most restaurants "dry". A government circular sent out earlier this year told restaurateurs that their liquor licences would not be renewed after Jan 1. No official
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      Lock icon Thai army to repatriate squatters
      135 7 BANGKOK The Thai army is to screen and repatriate some 2,000 Laotian hill tribesmen who have illegally settled m the north-western province of Tak on the Burmese border. The tribals were practising slash-and-burn cultivation, destroying the forest m the national reserve of Tung Yai-Naresuan, about
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      155 7 f l't6Uu*tJiuiatt December 31 BARON'S TABLE DINNER DANCE at $105 per person, inclusive of a pint bottle of champagne for each couple, free CAFE VIENNA SET LUNCH at $15 and SET DINNER at S26, with live music in the evening. Dance to the pulsating beat of live bands at the
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      158 7 AT ONLY $4/YOU CAN LEARN TO PREPARE A NEW YEAR FEAST! Using our Swiss Kuhn Rikon' cookware. you can shower your loved ones with a NEW YEAR FEAST that's planned all for you. Just till up the coupon below and send it to BERTEN COOKINQ STUDIO 36 Middle Rd. S'poreo7lB
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Freeze wages to trim costs, KL banks told
      260 8 Freeze wages to trim costs, KL banks told SANKS and finance companies have been advised by Bank Negara to trim costs by freezing pay increases for its non-contractual staff for the ■u'\t three years Other suggestions include reducing entertainment expenses and keeping bonuses down to not more than a month.
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      Lock icon Ministry steps in to solve shipyard row
      125 8 JOHOR BAPwU The Labour Ministry has stepped m to settle a dispute over the Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering Company's decision to lay off 600 of its 1,700 workers. Representatives from the management and workers have been summoned for separate meetings with Deputy La-
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      Lock icon Mushroom that just ballooned
      121 8 WITH the anti-smoking campaign on, one might be forgiven for thinking that this is a clump of cigarettes mashed together to drive home the stop-smoking message. However, little "butts" poking out of the bottom of the clump are not fag ends. This is actually a giant
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      Lock icon Petronas offers grads jobs on pipeline project
      301 8 Petronas offers grads jobs on pipeline project PETRONAS yesterday offered to help the government reduce graduate unemployment by accepting graduates for its peninsula gas pipeline project. According to Petronas adviser Tun Hussein Onn, Petronas will reserve vacancies for them m the 730-km transpeninsula pipeline project stretching from Kemaman m Trengganu
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      Monitor events in S'pore: PAC chief
      396 8 More reactions to the Herzog visit JOHOR BARU The Peoples Action Committee (PAC) Chairman, Dr Usman Awang, has warned that Malaysia will become a "desolate place" if serious attention is not given to developments across the Causeway. He said the good relations between Singapore
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      Lock icon New Islamic body to help explain issues
      234 8 New Islamic body to help explain issues BANG I The Malaysian Islamic Dakwah Foundation (Yadim) will soon set up an ulama supreme council to resolve and explain current problems to the people. Its president, Datuk Seri Haji Kamaruddin Mat Isa, said yesterday a working paper on the functions and activities
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      Lock icon Co-op may get New Year funds
      149 8 Co-op may get New Year funds KUALA LUMPUR Koperasi Belia Bersatu Berhad (Kosatu) might be able to get $15.6 million from Bank Negara to pay its depositors 10 per cent of their savings by the Chinese New Year, chairman Ng See Tiong said yesterday. He said he had discussed this
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Boy robbed by four teens on his way to the bank
      316 9  -  CHUA CHIN CHYE B) THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Teo Geok Beng won't be putting money m the bank for some time, an errand he has been running for his father the past two years. Not after he was robbed by four schoolboys,
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      21 children in brick-building final
      100 9 rWENTY-ONE children under l'.\ representing various resiih'iit>' committee*, uill he competing today m a Lego brick-building competition to win a trip to Legoland Park m Denmark. The top prize includes an air ticket for the winner's guardian and a S'-MM) Pavilion hotel dinner voucher. The
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      Grants for kids of HDB staff
      145 9 ABOUT $30,000 worth of grants were yesterday given to 363 children of Housing Board daily-rated workers. The recipients include 200 Secondary 1 pupils who received cash awards totalling $20,000 and 13 undergraduates who got a total of $6,900 m cash. Grants for the 150
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      Good Samaritan who ended up holding the baby
      371 9 Good Samaritan who ended up holding the baby IT WAS Christmas Eve and Mr Raje Mohkan, 26, just didn't have the heart to say "No" to a plea by a week-old friend to care for his five-day-old baby girl for a month. Mr Mohkan, a computer operator, agreed. The friend,
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      Man fined for video offences
      168 9 A MAN rented two houses m Changi to make and distribute video tapes illegally, a court heard on Friday. Chong Kirn Leong, 22, was fined a total of $32,000 on four Films Act charges, or, m default, a total of 14 months' jail. He admitted
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      Hopeful young singles have a 'Vanda-ful' time
      616 9  - Hopeful young singles have a 'Vanda-ful' time KONG SOOK CHIN By SINGAPORE'S hopeful young singles went to two year-end parties last night hoping to find someone to meet again next year. More than 1,000 unmarried O-level and A-level holders attended the Vanda Splendour dinner and dance at the Neptune Theatre
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      Move over Jane Fonda, Heavyhands is in town
      460 10  - Move over Jane Fonda, Heavyhands is in town STELLA DANKER B| A HEAVY-HANDED style of aerobics, with less skip and more weight, is getting ready to take on the disco-type aerobics that is so popular here. Heavyhands, the new form of aerobics, is said to tone muscles better than the
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      Death-crash driver gets ban
      120 10 A MAN driving a rented car cut into the path of an on-com-ing motorcyclist who later died because of the accident. Samsudin bin Abdul Razak, 26. was fined $3,000 and banned from driving all vehicles for three years on Friday after he pleaded guilty to negligent
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      Flyovers to close for servicing
      95 10 Flyovers to close for servicing THE flyovers at Bukit Timah Farrer roads, and Dunearn Adam roads will be closed to traffic tomorrow from 1 am to 5 am. This is to let the Public Works Department replace the bridge bearings of the flyovers, said a statement from the Ministry of
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      Take it easy, stone blaster at work
      552 10  -  KONG SOOK CHIN By INDONESIAN businessman Jap Foen Tjhie was seized with such a sharp pain on Christmas Eve that he rushed from his hotel to Mount Elizabeth Hospital at 2 am. A couple of days later, he was composed and cheery as
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      Suppliers of disposable plates start hawker centre
      286 10 Suppliers of disposable plates start hawker centre A COMPANY that makes disposable plates and utensils for a number of air-conditioned hawker centres has decided to open its own eating place. "It's the current trend and these places are doing well, so we thought 'why not?' said Mr F. J. Boon,
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      Official call
      37 10 THE Canadian Minister for Transport, Mr John Crosby, will call on Dr Yeo Ning Hong, the Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Defence, at the PSA Building at 3 pm on Friday.
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      Cabbies' 'worry fund' gets the nod
      286 11 NTUC Comfort taxi operators will be paid a higher hospital subsidy of $25 daily, up from $15, from Jan 1. In the event of death, their dependants will receive $20,000, double the present sum. These improved welfare benefits were announced by Comfort chairman Dr
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      Lock icon I'm no chop off the old block, says Bruce Lee's son
      589 11  -  JULIE TAN By BRUCE LEE'S son strides into the room with the supreme confidence of an intense young man impatient to prove to the world that he's his own man. The first big step m this direction is Legacy
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      Thumbprint foils bid by woman to cheat bank
      164 11 A WOMAN stole her friend's identity card and Post Office Savings Bank account book and tried to use them to withdraw money from the bank. But an alert bank teller spotted the different thumbprints. The court heard on Friday that Lee Ee
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      Lock icon PM's welcome to Taiwan
      110 11 MR LEE Kuan Yew being greeted by Taiwan's Prime Minister, Mr Yu Kuo-hua, when he arrived at the Taipei international airport on Friday for a five-day visit. He later met President Chiang Ching-kuo, said a spokesman for the Taiwan Foreign Ministry. Mr Lee, accompanied b> Second
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      SAF exercises
      111 11 SAF exercises THE Singapore Armed Forces will be using blanks and thunderflashes during military exercises m Marsiling, Mandai and Sembawang from 8 am tomorrow to 12 pm on Wednesday, and from 8 am on Friday to 12 pm on Saturday. The Republic of Singapore Air Force will conduct live-fir-ing exercises
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      Bird's-eye view of historical areas to be preserved
      216 11 MODELS of Chinatown, Kampong Glam and Li 1 tie India, along with maps, ph. ♦ographs, sketches and artifacts, will be displayed at an exhibition on historical sites eanrarked for preservation. The free exhibitijn, which starts tomorrow, wis put together by the Urba
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      When a young man's fancy turns to birds
      314 12 Full-blooded birdmen will be out m force at Marina Square today YOUNG men these days fancy a bird or two. The birds they like are the feathered sort that coo sweetly and never utter a harsh word. Birdman John Vim, 62, who
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      Giant landmarks raise the Singapore skyline
      609 12  -  AGNES WEE Downtown and Orchard Road see some dramatic changes By IT was a year of dramatic changes m the city's skyline as two towers soared above the rest, some familiar landmarks disappeared, and a vast, new area opened beyond the Esplanade. This year
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      Three on murder rap let go
      209 12 Three on murder rap let go THREE of four men accused of murdering a jobless man were on Friday given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal. A court took this step as the prosecution was not proceeding against them for the time being. While one of them, Koh Chau
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        Soaring with the Voyager
        281 13 TRIUMPHANTLY soaring with the Voyager, above everything else even science and technology is the human spirit. Billed as "the last major event m atmospheric flight," the unrefuelled. non-stop, globe-circling journey of the fragile, spindly aircraft is an achievement very much m the intrepid tradition of the
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      25 YEARS AGO
      93 13 What The Sunday Times reported on Dec 31. 1961 THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahrru.n. said last night that with the introduction of commercial broadcasting next Monday. Radio Ma laya would spend less on the taxpayers" money He was speaking over Radio Malaya m his capacity as
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      Newsmakers of the year
      1688 13 The men and women who for one reason or another fate, feat or folly made the headlines here, abroad and Woman of the Year THE housewife who toppled a dictator, Cory Aquino gripped the imagination of the world when, with the help of "people power", she
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      Lessons from a friend no longer with us
      993 14  -  Tan Sai Siong One or two of us, so confident of our right to life, used to deprecate longevity more as a sentence to be endured rather than as a party to enjoy to the last second. But as we went through
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      Prom night for the kids, payout time for parents
      989 14  -  Irene Hoe LAST Sunday, some parents of teenagers read their newspaper with a sense of mounting outrage. No, it wasn't another jumbo jet being shot down by the Russians. Or a bomb blast targeted at Christmas shoppers. That reaction came from
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      How Reagangate is different
      753 14  -  Tom Wicker 4 The most important difference between Watergate and Reagangate. ironically, is that Mr Reagan (left) probably will not be impeached or forced to resign although the offences resulting from his policy, or from his somnolence on the job. are more serious than any charge
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      South Korea: The next wave?
      2361 15  - South Korea: The next wave? SUSAN CHIRA Another success story from North-east Asia. But will it really be like Japan all over again? By for the New York Times Magazine 4 Just as postwar Japan depended on the US for financial and technological assistance, South Korea, to a large extent,
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  • RACING
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      Ribut looks a knockout
      440 16  -  PEDIGREE This lightweight has firm grip on feature race By our man on the track PENANG Ribut n, with the postage stamp weight of 47.5 kg. should make his mark as a topflight sprinter by winning the $35,000 Pesta Pulau Pinang Cup (Race 6) today. The
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      Little Papa can bring Teh team unstuck
      220 16  -  LUCKY LEO By LITTLE PAPA can upset top trainer Teh Choon Beng's fleet of eight runners m Race 8 at Penang today. Only three of the starters are not trained by Teh. Little Papa has scored only once this year, but he ran
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      TODAY'S PENANG CARD
      5051 16 p| 1.15 CLASS 4 DIV 7 1,200 m (Ratings: 70-58) (Stakes: $13,000) S* Fu l.v Ton* Hoi 57 (71) Fu Lv Tong Hoi-Samsuri 3 nzg d 4 +1.5 (1400 m). Rolled m at 400 m, finishing Bth of 10 C 4-3 Spore 1200 m heavy Nov 2:
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      327 16 RACE RACING ED PEDIGREE MISTER X LUCKY LEO MARKSMAN 1 Fu Lv Tong Hai 13 Crown Counsel 13 Crown Counsel 10 Genie's Pet 7 Beware 1 Fu Lv Tong Hai 3 Speed Hunt 2 Man Of Mars 2 Man Of Mars 2 Man Of Mars 13
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      West Aussie Derby to Joindre
      85 17 West Aussie Derby to Joindre PERTH Leading Victorian jockey Michael Clarke, astride favourite Military Plume, was beaten m the 2,400 m West Australian Derby at Ascot racecourse yesterday. Military Plume could on1> finish third, a nose and a length behind the winner, Joindre, and Congressman. In the other big race
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      Top Aussie stable to go public
      483 17  - Top Aussie stable to go public It will be listed on Sydney and Melbourne stock exchanges JACK ELLIOTT By MELBOURNE Tulloch Lodge. Australia's most successful stable, is to go public and its owner, famed Sydney trainer Tommy Smith, will be managing director. In one of the most radical moves m
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      Princely gift awaits Cup winner
      130 17 PKN \\(i This handsomelooking colt will be presented to the owner of the horse that wins the $150,000 (iovernor's (•old (up race over 2,200 m next Sunda\ The sift is m addition to the first-prize money and a gold cup. The New Zealand-bred w.irling h\
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      Ng-Johnson battle rages on
      239 17  - Ng-Johnson battle rages on OUR RACING TEAM By FIRST *****5 SECOND *****9 THIRD *****8 STARTERS *****8 *****0 *****5 *****8 *****7 *****6 *****7 *****8 *****3 *****2 CONSOLATIONS *****5 *****3 *****1 *****6 *****2 *****0 *****3 *****3 *****3 *****0 PENANG With three more race days to go before the season ends, the battle
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      TODAY'S CARD (continued)
      1346 17 Proud II by 3 lengths with 52 Cl-2 Spore 1200 m yielding Nov 8; five wins over 1200 m Connorton 2 641.190 Alexander 5«.5 (147) Noordin-Owner 7 nzg d 2 (1400 m). Slowly away, finishing 11th of 12 CM Ipoh 1200 m heavy Dec fi; beat Balik
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      Tierce jackpot carried over to Race 1 today
      79 17 PINTERS got a drubbing m the last race at Penang yesterday when two rank outsiders, Raise Your Glass II and Flaming Arrow, finished first and second. At Bukit Timah, the forecast payout was a staggering $15,420. However, no punter hit the tierce
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      Kiwi peters out after opening salvo
      2135 17 CLASvS 4 DIV 5 l,2«tm Heads Only Stable's 10 Cold Sweat 54.5 (70-18) P Johnson (9) 3 2 1 12 Hint Positively 53.5 (12-5) Rajoo (7) 1 7 2 9 Bo Bo's Pride 56 e53 (111-31) Wan (1) 5 4 3 3 Prom's 56.5
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  • OBITUARIES
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      181 Deaths
      359 17 MRS LIM JOO SENG Nee AGNES TOH NGAN HONG Age 83 years passed away peacefully on 27th Decenber 1986 leaving behind: Sons Vincent Lim Hong Len^ Rocfl Lim Hung i.mg Peter Lim Chew Seng Daughter*: Lim Poh Sung. Marian Lim Po'i Hoo. Anna Lim Poh Tim. Teresa Sons-ln-Law:
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      182 Acknowledgements
      46 17 The family of the late MRS TAN CHENG SIEW NEE MDM NG NGOH m NG KWAI NGOR Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all relatives, friends and well wishers for their kind assistance, condolences. donations and support during their recent bereavement
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      184 In Memoriam
      184 17 In Ever Loving Memory of DANIEL ANTHONY OEI 1 Departed: 28 December 1982 l-'olrt him Mul.. Mother m your arms and let him rvci \>r ,i messenger ol i,(ive between our human hearts ana ihee Always remembered and cherished by hit wife: Eileen Son*: David William. Kugene.
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      185 Requiem
      50 17 ATHMA SANTHI POOJA Mdm M KANAGAVALLI Departed 14/12/86 Karmathi prayers will be held on 28/12/86 from 10pm at Blk 181. «OS -2938 Aye 5. Ang Mo Kio and thence at Sivan Temple. Serangoor Road on Monday 29/12/86 at 10 00am Friends and relatives are he'eby invited to attend
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  • SPORT
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      They're still going great Gunners
      960 18  -  ROB HUGHES Talk of Soccer From Chapman to Graham, organisation, discipline and camaraderie remain intact The modern club depend on West German and Japanese uncles. The modern player no longer parts his hair straight down the middle, his shorts don't flap around the knees, and
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      Lock icon SOCCER WORLDWIDE
      306 18 Menotti joins Boca: Cesar Luis Me notti, who steered Argentina to their first World Cup title m 1978, signed as manager of ailing giants Boca Juniors on Friday. Menotti, who has been out of the game since leaving Spain's Barcelona m the European 1983-84 season, signed a contract
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      Lock icon Soccer sizzles with the mark of Maradona
      521 18 SOCCER m 1986 bore the dazzling signature of Diego Maradona. The squat midfielder carried Argentina to a World Cup championship m Mexico and played with such breathtaking artistry that he lifted the entire sport to another level. "He has to be the best
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      Lock icon Less Jaws more juniors, please
      1047 19  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Tee to Green IT WAS the Norman conquest all over again for England m 1986 as the Great White Shark ravaged their courses on his way to being the first golfer from Down Under to end up top of the world. Long
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      French Kiss backs off court action
      449 19 ON THE YACHTING SCENE But skipper will fly protest flag I AMERICA'S CUP I FREMANTLE FYench Kiss yesterday backed off from a threat to take court action m New York against its America's Cup Louis Vuitton Challenger Series semi-final opponent New Zealand. But French
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      Lock icon Australia IV back on top
      161 19 FREMANTLE Australia IV, Alan Bond's sole hope to defend the America's Cnp, yesterday climbed back into the lead m the battle for the 1987 Cup defence. Australia IV overcame a strong push by the fast-Im-proving Sydney backmarker Steak'n Kidney to win by just 19sec m
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      Lock icon Czyz keeps crown after first-round KO
      372 19 nby Czyz kept his world ?avyweight crown when c knocked out fellow-American *rs m the first round of il Boxing Federaclinch, Czyz s with a right to the face, then pummelled him with a hail of punches. did not bother to itopped the fight
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      Lock icon Sovereign beats wind to grab the early lead
      214 19 SYDNEY Sovereign was m command of the fleet yesterday after the first night of competition m the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, despite a southerly buster slowing her progress. The 25-metre maxi was headed for Bega, about 322 kilometres south of here, holding a
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      SPORT WORLDWIDE
      518 19 Highest-paid m Japan TOKYO Hiromitsu Ochiai. three-time winner of the batting triple crown, is the first Japanese baseball player to make over 100 million yen (sl.4m) by agreeing to a contract on Friday giving him 130 m yen for the new season Kyodo news service said the agreement,
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      And 12 months of fun and fiction
      655 20  -  ALAN HUBBARD By LONDON Crystal ball gazing can be a spectacularly hazardous business, particularly m sport. But let's raise our glasses to the new year and take a not-too-serious look at the calendar as predicted m Old Hubbard's Almanack. JANUARY: New Zealand's "Plastic
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      Extraordinary people
      1069 21  -  JANICE SEAH Said and Done (53 DAVIS CUP 6 I've told them to walk and not run just to keep the rhythm going and it worked out well for us today. Fitzgerald had a great game but I'm so glad that Pat Cash is on our team. Australian
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      Lock icon Cash carries Australia into the lead over jaded Sweden
      513 21 Cash carries Australia into the lead over jaded Sweden MELBOURNE Australia went into a 2-1 lead m the Davis Cup tennis final yesterday when Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald thrashed Sweden's world champion pair Stefan Edberg and Anders Jarryd 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 m the vital doubles rubber at Kooyong
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      SPORT NATIONWIDE
      246 21 TAN JENG HUAN pulled out all the stops when he rolled 2,428 pinfalls (over 12 games) to win the third weekly final of the Jindao Gold Beer Challenge of Champions tournament at Jackie's Bowl Katong yesterday. The 45-year-old veteran, together with runner-up Eric Tan Huang Wah (2,371), qualified
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      SPORTING SUNDAY
      66 21 ATHLETICS Taaafc Merafc CSC cross-country i Macßitchie, Bam) BOWLING JladM B«er Challenge < humpions: 3rd weekly final (Striker's Bowl, 9am, Kirn Seng Bowl, 1.30pm) SOCCER FAS iJßder-lt toanuuneat: Pi oncer Arsenal v Mountbatten (St Wilfrid's). Kaki Bukit v Jurong (Geylang), Punggol v Redhill Rangers (Toa Payoh) all at
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      534 20 _^_^a***^^^ <JZ* I I *£wt A^Vit'' <C^-t# tf$** a_\_\_tR_Ra_m_% mSkRkM mkr\ discarded Christmas crackers based Sflfe rf^ jJm "%*§V. y^ _J^\^a\%^*^^ W&I ttt&fflm m****v m WSm RU fl See if you can recall tr.e people, the J*L fl N r^^°V^ H «v*t* e^a& eX I \>l 1^ 7^ r evenfs.
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      Lock icon Age-group ace Lela poised to cash in
      271 22 Picture, 4 This matter will not be left aside. It has certainly caused some concern all round, especially when we had emphasised that attendance was compulsory. The course and the test were jointly organised by us and the Football Association of Singapore Referees'
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      Parting tribute to a perfect match
      162 22 THEY'RE the Royal Family of Singapore tennis, and their home, at appropriately-chosen King Albert Park, could Just about house Wimbledon within its walls. But the real wealth of the Chengs, George and Paitoon, is reflected not so much m the rambling splendour of their
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      Recalcitrant refs face the red card
      487 22  - Recalcitrant refs face the red card JOE DORAI By MORE than 50 Singapore soccer referees are facing suspension or de- registration for failing to submit to compulsory review procedures scheduled over the past month. The penalties have been threatened against referees who cannot produce valid reasons for missing their annual
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      SCOREBOARD
      180 22 VI STKAI.U Ist inns HI Marsh c Richards b Botham 17 I) Boon c Botham b Small 7 Jon** c Cower b Small 59 Border c Richards b Botham 15 S. Waußh c Botham b Small 10 t. Matthews, Botham b Small 14 P. Slerp c Richards b Small
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      Lock icon England in charge as hopes ride on Broad shoulders
      338 22 TEST CRICKET OPENER Chris Broad enhanced his growing reputation with another Ashes century to keep England m command of the Fourth Test m spite of a fightback by Australia's fast bowlers yesterday. Broad hit 112, his third hundred m consecutive Tests,
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      Rovers and Ayer Rajah make sure
      134 22  - Rovers and Ayer Rajah make sure MAHMOOD GAZNAVI TAMPINES ROVERS and Ayer Rajah made certain of berths m the quarter-finals of the Football Association of Singapore under-19 tournament with close wins yesterday. Tampines edged out Farrer Park Dynamos 2-1 m a Group One tie at Geylang, and Ayer Rajah defeated
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      Lock icon Arsenal streak away
      264 22 BRITISH SOCCER ARSENAL'S Centenary Celebrations continued yesterday with a 1-0 Highbury victory over Southampton a triumph which lifted i them seven points clear of their closest challengers for the English League championship. The London club, 100 years old on Christmas Day, had mercurial striker Charlie Nicholas m
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      RESULTS
      285 22 DIVISION ONE Arsenal 1 Southampton 0 Chelsea 4 Aston Villa 1 Coventry 4 Tottenham 3 Man Utd 0 Norwich 1 '.<( 0 QPR 1 I Shef Wed 0 Liverpool 1 I Watford 1 Newcastle 0 i West Ham 2 Wimbledon 3 Haying tomorrow: Charlton v Manchester City, Everton v
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      174 22 ml V" I Jk Q Refs take Sunday off for course NINETY Singapore soccer referees will pocke* their whistles on Sunda> The Straits Times, Dec 19 ROB HUGHES Hill PlS^^vt^^W^B 100 years of fortitude Page 18 j^HM^ k LARGEST 'BACK-CARE BEDDiNG I^^ V^S& CUSHION WAREHOUSE I I A MF*~S ilri
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      TODAY'S TELEVISION CHOICE
      148 1 TODAY'S TELEVISION CHOICE KINOSHITA FESTIVAL: She Was Like A Wild Chrysanthemum (b/w). Moving drama by the famed Japanese director about a girl who dies with the memory of a love she has for a man younger than herself. Stars Shinji Tanaka and Noriko Arita. Ch 12, 9 pm. SINGAPORE *86.
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        527 2  -  LIM KAY TONG TELEVISION By THIS was the year public inquiries into wrongdoing came into our living Closed-door sessions were made open and became everyone's concern because they were slotted at prime time. Most dramatic were the inquiries into allegations made by Mr J.B.
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        Big-scale acts draw the crowds
        335 2  -  JULIE TAN LIVE SHOWS By A TOUCH of the unexpected. That made the difference this year. Hotels and live theatres continued to bring m their name acts, but it was the surprise events like The Big Top, a star-studded football match and a Centrepoint Kids
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        Rock rolls further into favour
        364 2  -  PHILIP CHEAH MUSIC By THIS was a mega year. Everything grew. Grew big. Grew huge. Grew out of control. Grew out of perspective. National Day &ock concerts. Three days of jamming at East Coast Park. Police rock concert. Police discos for thousands. Rock music became
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        Gems that surfaced in the rush of mediocrity
        549 2  -  LIM KAY TONG CINEMA By IT'S been a more varied than usual cinema year murderous orgiastic bloodshed, adolescent self-assertion, spoofs, satires, horror, adult romances, science thrillers, adventures with many variations and offbeat explorations. Still, bits and pieces stood out. Terry Gilliam's Brazil
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        Lock icon What our readers picked as winners
        1547 3 THE YEA| THE options were limitless, but our readers' choices for their entertainment favourites of the year were mos>ly clearcut. >rr. L";-iiLse and hi> box-of-fice hit Top Gun earned the most mentions among the 1,052 entries received m The Sunday Times Entertainment Poll. Cruise
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        613 4  -  LIM KAY TONG »By A LAYMAN'S potted history on the English language is likely to displease both experts and those not m the know. This problem is always difficult to overcome. Presenter Robert MaeNeil is a journalist, and despite his scholarly leanings, his media background
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        390 4 Daniel Wee, the Community Chest's co-ordinator for Heartstrings the big New Year's Eve show at Kallang Theatre this week tells TERESA CHEONG what catches his fancy on the tube Ma teU<f landed a GEE, it's been so long since I H watched television!
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        397 4  -  JULIE TAN LOOK EAST By HOW much do you think someone would pay for a painting by Lisa Wang 0 Would you believe HK5330,000 (SSIIB.OOO) 9 That's the amount forked out for a simple Chinese painting of fish the talented Hongkong TV actress did recently. And
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        448 4 Another juicy saga from Sheldon GRAHAM WILLIAMS, the costume designer for this sev-en-part mini-series based on the Sidney Sheldon bestseller. If Tomorrow Comes, was reported to have said that the producers and writer would have preferred a star with a glamour-girl image instead of Madolyn Smith. It's hard to see
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        905 7  -  LIM SEK POP REVIEW ■By THROI'IiH THK BARRICADES Spandau Ballet (CBS) SPANDAU Ballet is back and sounding better than ever before. The album True was clearly mainstream pop, and the group continued its bright, infectious sound with the follow-up release Parade. The latter
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        598 7 JAMES HUNTER finds out more about a new influence m today's pop music THIS decade, pop music has discovered the groove a continually expanding palette of smooth, supple, steady rhythms. At the top of the Billboard charts, albums as diverse as Run-DMC's Raising Hell, Madonna's
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        494 7  -  ROSNAH AHMAD By HE ONLY wants tc be known as Jai. "My real name s boring," he quickly explaiis, though this 20-year-old'i; er trance into the recording wor'i has been anything but that. Unlike many a newcomer who had reliec on talent scouts
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        285 8 JUST a few more days before the old year ends and the newyear begins. It's a good time now to think about the important things that have happened during the year. Did you do well m your studies but did not lift a finger to help your mum
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        268 8 SCHOOL starts soon. How about making a couple of notebooks. These can be used for recording homework assignments. That way, you won't forget what homewcrk you have. If you make the covers different frorr your exercise books, it will be easy to tell
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        436 8 ASF CAPTAIN AHA 3 m Moby Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, pursued a giant whale m a battle to the death. Captain Ahab was a whaler of old. Whaling, a very ancient industry, may^oon be banned. The fight to save whales and seals is one of the
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        976 15 schoolgirl m China, she played with guns and dreamt of becoming a paratrooper. Today, the world knows her better as the sexy new actress from China who s got Hollywood at her feet. lAIN McASH meets actress Joan Chen (right). JOAN CHEN'S role
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        France's sensational new 'Bardot'
        571 16 [> HOLLT/JQ^ ONCE again it is the French who are claiming that the sex symbol of the decade belongs to them. Thirty years after the great Brigitte pouted her way into the public consciousness. 20-year-old Beatrice Dalle is being hailed as the "new" Bardot. And few
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        Mean husband and inept kidnappers create mayhem
        449 16  -  LIM KAY TONG Si By DANNY DeVito is extraordinarily short and very funny. When he appears m frame, you scan him twice from head to toe to make sure he's that close to the ground. And there's that round face with the swarthy
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        353 16  -  JULIE TAN By HE'S the Hongkong director who makes only one movie a year and to much fanfare. In between projects, he roves around the Hongkong backlanes incognito and mingles with the man-in-the-street. seeking inspiration and ideas for his next comedy. That's what
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      249 2 the It was an eventful year for Singaporeans brighter programming on television, more varied cinema fare, and greater support YEAR for Singapore recording artistes. Our writers rate the TV, movie, live entertainment and music beats. <^/^s^ ,M~ From A Arthur You "8 \y^^ PT^K t\Jiy A member of \ulhur oung
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      321 5 |f^<fQps'86c§ood_l?ye <tfi!©v Another year gone by. Say all your goodbyes to 1986— the Year of Peace and many a great time at the Excelsior 31st December 1986 CAFE EXCELSIOR TAKE FIVE THE IVORY 24 Hour Coffee House Lounge Steak House Discotheque Special Set Lunch/Dinner Special Set Lunch/Dinner g pm t0
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      2862 5 S YOUR WEEK AHEAD /^■■llmmii^v Combined Community Centre Music iIAUK llf TIIFOnAIf MONDAY /M PWPV K\ p 7 °pm p Übi cc th MONDAY TUeSDAY I■ H| Group Combo Band, 830 pm 1 1 B^^^^fl Pasar malam with stalls selling |p TOMORROW COMES Ch 5, 9. 30 pm ■^■mr M
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      80 7 L IS FOR LOVER Al Jarreau (WEA) TOP OF THE POPS Singapore 1(1) The Rain Oran 'Juice' Jones I Didn't Mean to Turn You On Robert Palmer Everybody Have Fun Tonight Wang Chung 4(4) 111 Be Over You Toto 5.(7) Through the Barricades Spandau Ballet Amanda Boston The Next Time
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      7 7 THUNDER ARMS ROMANTIC RUINS Alan Tarn (Polygram)
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      395 7 WHEN YOU LEARN TO PROTECT YOURSELF Julia Hsu (Feelings) Furniture (of multi~country oriQin) home improvemlnt show 20 Dec 1 1 Jan '87 Itmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmw 1 2 noon 1 0 pm daily I^^HHri FREE ADMISSION \jßßfcfcsPf I THE GLASS HOTEL nPIMF [Sri EXHIBITION CENTRE I I I Wm\ I I j 7iriMßn
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      697 8 For a good start m school turn to 1 C J Oxford Matfiematical Instruments TIMES <^^ 4> J KIp iP_#HI^NIISPHI^ s! 7 SriK:' BIfiTIAMABV H____^^£i H ffia l_3 11 /^(T l#iw l^#i 1 -——>__- rjCTEfI Dvttl _ffiQ Jfyfl J'_r^*'k \jL 1 1 jk\_ TIMES 1000-WORD DICTIONARY At the end of
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      214 8 On AT (R\ ■■■■■■■■■■■PPBHHHHi^B I fpu i L^ J I c zLJ PLATEAU f\~\Jim^i If i PIM U-^JU[I -V (noun): a broad level stretch llkT.Hl it fclf l "^-~L_ T^^^^^^S^-^BBi of hig h land; a stead y- un W: y ni! i f^===^^^Jy\V changing state or condition. M J f
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      302 9 i||j|jUH(j|jjiij||pMj||| < ;,iiiiiniiiiiiiiinii a |ii||i^4ll!jlill|l!Ml| i II lillillitii il lilli illliliiiiikyiMiiliM IimTiTTTr jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiii^ iiiinmiiiiiiiilil liiJlniiilU i 9!hI1 itkJL W ■^■■^■■TiAFiNe THPOUe-H AN OUD 6.URFIN& MAeA^INB, &RENPA MAKBS I SBBHBE^H^ MAV^E <: > 16 6C L>P5gT AU'S LATg-yT TRICK "TT^AT KE~HA^DLy HEARS I I^V TME TIME X^^tfßH^^^ CX l O^, MAKE
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      175 10 TUG ROHM I fICCB* I 5 1 I 1 I -TODAY'S WORLD 1 IHi PwW LiISEIL fife fe y sdT) Wh y co uld "|.h e nave f toy building "Don't be silly dear, I'm only on a As there three of you, I'll come -fc /<? r**7 ftrillft Ail
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      423 11 MlHUHlHlltlHttttllßMtfMß^ilH|li|tlUH|}lU > MllllllililP*<||| Illliliillii. iiiiiililli!iillHliliitnM[j||llUyi^|lUlUJ^|^^ '|ltf' V BHIMUIII llmlilli! Wlli<(fMlnfflMmimfntm W% ln iiinnHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiilllllJlllllllllllllllsniHlil! 1 1^ iliillilllllllll II f nfllimlilitlPffFnr 1 ~TT r y^- 3 i'^ üßMlhi* THt THAT OC 6CiAff PATCH L^ r MAV~HAVfi i.O^T H/6 OtP ""13 IX" TTTI^nRT **2j^J&£n"j£§& F J£ l r TgouoLes BeniNP, but he was
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      374 12 A THE SECRET OF BEING YOUNG AJ«L v M_kmAJ_a mWwm IW)1 653 Rowing Machine Row vour way to fitness i£|k jfk ym* f^**Mm***a U^^rmm\ W Cet nd of th3t bulging tummy wfl^rl "^Rm^Wmm*A im^W^^m Harden your leg arm muscles m m Wmimm_ \m_a 1 w*** Firm up vour th| 9
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      1174 12 yWff^BHJHMIBM MARVIN by Tom Armstrong M l^^ .^I THINK IP O6T r m/A mttX^Vf/i Uy^r^D -w,-;,- vnheke powers crnnot OKI TUP CACTQAPI^ n». d:ii u*iu k/ ,>^__ j >^^| KjUßtC^^^l the eRMu^NR^^/ help you inside rJf Jf yjv^ '"C rMO I nMV/f\ Dy Dill MOiDrOOK T HE New Year will
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      1514 13 >:;::Jj\ rimes. December L\H. 1986. p °9« 13 "W f" ""W f ll ll J* <7HOIS TELEPHONE SERVICE f yk I \J I I 2S ifti m Umm I Mood 2» tc fndjy tc 5 iOpm 'spm deadhrtf for ne«t day .1 •Saturday 8 30arr. tc j I i T^
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      687 13 18 Home Furniture/ Furnishing I I 1,-1 r^iii.i, V-j, 1 'i" witti genuine manau cane Ele gance m made-to-ordef turniture cushions covers Repair stain ing work dteo availdt*ASTON CANE FURNITURE 253 laniong Katong Rd Spore 1543 (open daily > Tel *****16 Certified ge^me M<r aj care Treated witti chemicals against
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      430 13 24 Garage Sale new Giovanni Italian furniture j= lettlriß ofT at very low price f Must sell' Expat leaving. (1 sofa i set, 1 library 1 console with i mirror). Tel: *****05 Miss Ang. c WALL UNIT 3 sections, total size 108" by 78" Include cupboards. bar display. $500 0.n.0
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      611 13 27 Wanted lEST PRICES OFFERED for •awnshop Tickets. Gold, Silver. .Mainond, Watch, etc Call: Miss ,Im, Jalan Besar. Sim Lim Tow•r. -03-14. tel. *****68 /*****69 28 Health Centres/ Massage JEST MASSAGE CENTRE, Queen's iotel sth Floor Penthouse 24 vlount Elizabeth (Opposite York -lotel) Direct Tel: *****92/ *****8 ext 124 Rooms
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      615 13 36 House Renovation/ Decor INTERIOR DECOR. (HDB LICENCE: E/8L2923) Blk. 2021 Bukit Batok St. 23 Industrial Park A #02-186/188 Singapore 2365 We offer special package deal for renovation works with guaranteed workmanship (or HDB Flats. 12" x 12" heavy duty ceramic tiles including skirting 2 pairs small arches (for door
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      952 14 85 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/Volvo 14*1 ALFETTA 2X. PAKf ginnl cond s rims. $20,500. loan $15,000. *****61 75 PUEGOET 504 Aircon Radio cassette G'teed tip top condition $3,950 ono Tel *****68 11 VOLVO 244GL. 1 pte owner Showroom cond $29,500 Can trade-in *****22. 1972 ALFA ROMEO 2000 GTV Asking $14,000
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      952 14 89 For Sale: Datsun/Nissan AUG 80 BLUEBIRD Sports rims. I radio i\iv-.eHe. power window* I new paint, tax till Jan See to appreciate Offer $14,500 Tel N 1 PTE OWNER. Near 84 Sunny 1 3GL, 5-speed Alrcon. hl-fl, 40.000 km (Al cond) $21,000 0.n.0 Albert. *****46 8/83 NISSAN SUNNY 1
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      935 14 90 For Sale: Toyota 3/84 COROLLA 1.3 ill 5-speed. riiilio i a.s.sette runs 2 owners Excellent > ond $^.i 300 *****45 3/84 TOYOTA COROLLA DX I 3. Lady owner, tax Feb. alrcon., hi fl $24,300 Tel *****89 72 CORONA 1600 Kd tax/ Insurance new. s.'rlm.s. radio cassette. $4 900 Tel
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      920 14 93 For Sale: Honda DEC. '85 WHITE 3<w:i 12. 1 housewife owner, Mlcheltn tyres, Fnkel rims., alrcon. Pioneer hl-fl, Front Si rear fog lamps. Low mileage Spacious, fast economical Superb condition $26,800 0.n.0. Tel: *****58 NEAR '83, CIVIC 13 Notchback. Pie owner. Hl-fl. Good cond. Accident free Metallic red. $19,600
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      754 14 95 For Sale: Suzuki IST OWNER (LEAVING), '86 model Suzuki 1000. 5-door. 5-speed, aircon., radio, showroom cond $22,800 0.n.0. Ron: *****46. ALMOST '86 SUZUKI 310 GL sdoor 1 pte owner Brand new cond. View: 143 Braddell Road BEAUTIFUL 1981 SUZUKI 800. good engine, no rust. Well maintained $9,900 *****84. Mr
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      832 14 98 Sale/Wanted: Motor Cycles/Scooters F PLATE YAMAHA RDLCI2S selling $1,900. AQ plate Honda C 8350 selling $850 Good cond. Contact Deen *****38 85 KAWASAKI VOYAGER 1300 with nice number, excellent cond. $16,000 neg Call Richard *****70 after 11am. FA YAMAHA RDI2SLC for sale. Selling $2,200 negotiable. In tip top cond
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      685 14 106 Accommodation Available: Houses 64 MEDWAY DRIVE. Available immediately f/furn s/storey seml-d $950 Tel: *****19. Neo. 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments RTO EfIST PlflZfl Hotel Style Luxurious Apartments TO LET •At the junction of Scotts/ Orchard Road, next to Hyatt Hotel. 1 4.000 sq ft Hotel Style Lobby Swimming Pool. Tennis
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      708 1 Going, going and nearly gone. The year is coming to a close and as we look back, certain events stand out. Like such bread-and-butter issues as retrenchment and reduced job prospects. Like such bolts out of the blue as the collapse of Hotel
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        143 2 1986 will probably go down as the year when, despite the recessionary times, Singaporeans invested a tremendous amount of time, effort and money m nurturing an interest m the arts. In fact, it was hard not to be touched m some way by the events
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        1056 2  -  SIMONE VAZ SADF By 4 We had, for the first time, the Arts Festival and the Drama Festival both m one year and uncountable efforts by amateur and professional troupes m m between these biggies. WHEN casting eyes, bleary from too many late nights at
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        Landmark competition showed youths' mettle
        607 2  -  JUDITH HOLMBERG SDF By 4 The one event that created the most impact had nothing to do with musical standards or performances but affected every concert-goer. It was the Ministry of Community Development's effort to improve theatre manners. IF THERE'S one thing the classical music
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        639 2  -  LEE SIEW HUA ■HK9HH By 4 National Museum art curator Constance Sheares noted that there were few guidelines and standards set for the open-air art fairs, but they gave the public a chance to decide what they liked, and buy. ART moved out boldly from hushed
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        59 2 Happy holidays start at %W± x Af f >^ l J R yV/ TRAVELWEAR lvi BP^ travel agents n l plan holidays Windy Bay c §^t%?*?mm m X moke it even easier f orvc I E^ complete rang or a f tordab'e Before Windy Bay Apparel Re Ltd 14 Scotts
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        An unfazed couple strike out on their own
        315 3 THE FLORES, both 27 AT A time when businessmen are winding up their dreams .md companies, the 1 .-yearold maid agency. Doventrade Services, is on the upswing. The recession-hit year has proved to be full of rewards for husband-and-wife team Wong Kia
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        A retiree enjoys his second wind
        289 3 WAN WAH, 62 THESE days, Mr Wan Wah, 62, is almost as sanguine as the banks of bright red files m his office. And why not? Thanks to his "calculating" nature and his training m accounting, life took on a rosy hue from day
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        413 3 SDF TAN 01 LING, 19 SHE fills her time watching video-tapes, thrilling to the action of her fantasy heroes and trying to forget the few all-too-real hours she spent fearing for her life under the collapsed Hotel New World. Jerina
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        Missing schoolboys' parents battle despair
        367 3 ■the kehs and madam tan geok kuan, 46 IT'S the time of the year when parents stock up on textbooks and uniforms for their children's new school year m January. But much as the Kehs and Madam Tan Geok Kuan would like to do the
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        366 3 I 'Hi ifllffili nfct, Hit IS YOURNAPKIN DESIGa^ED SPEOFICALLY WITH TOURCOMFOKT IN MIND? We can't speak for the others (m fact, it wouldn't be fair of us), but when wedesigned Kotex Three wide track adhesive strips run the whole length of the napkin to keep it securely Freedom napkins, it
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        With a view to eating
        1172 4 With a view to eating iit- fa of mounting competition for the diners palate and pocket these days, it's no wonder that some of the newest dining rooms m town provide more than just good food. In fact, restaurateurs tax creativity and skills to the limit m their efforts to
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        256 4 Good ideas keep coming up Triple treats from Sharp refrigerators rjjj- r^ "i^^S i~! Just fancy having a fridge with 3 temperatures operating simulf^_~4^l fefj ',f* .^^"H f||--^ taneously, from Twin Fresh Compartments for your seafood and meaty GKt^% S ®i iET L chunks to Vegetable Crisper and Freezer all
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        Make calculated risks pay
        781 5  -  RONALD TAN SDF By Annual reports give good indication of a company's financial health. Shares, which yield high returns, have high risk. Pick shares whose prices are likely to rise in tandem with inflation. High-grade corporate bonds and government securities are the safest investments. When investing
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        Unit trusts come without the sizzle
        841 5  -  PENNY QIAN By 4 Our fund managers of aspiration and inspiration may hate me for saying this, but I often wonder whether investing through a fund vehicle really does provide the small man with value for money, m whatever the current wisdom. INVESTING, like
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        Click! Get your Top Shots published
        230 5 Click! Get your Top Shots published So you shoot heads We know there are thousands of you out there. On festive occasions, the incessant clicking m the Orchard Road area and elsewhere is very telling. So is the swelling membership of photography clubs. But after the click, what? Do your
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        248 5 Are your New Zealand Dollar deposits earning as high as jam*. OHO/ A«j» In the last two weeks, at NZI MERCHANT BANK vourNZSSO.OOO deposit would have earnea- p*s •V? DATE 1 MONTH 2 MONTHS 3 MONTHS 6 MONTHS oiri ?SS.~ •^r_ SELLING RATE *9JT w k_ i I J M««
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        268 5 |m^^ VJdcome to an exotic ""^SI W RDSE\»OOD FURNITURE f :J DCHIBITION SALE (j(n See our exquisite Qui Fei bed of the Ching Dynasty style Especially S^\V^' Njrj flown m for the exhibition Or view and select from a wide range of arts S> a?/ and crafts, or ivory carvings
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        Revolution in the classroom
        975 6  -  SANDRA DAVIE SANDRA DA VIE By THERE'S still a lot of traditional "chalk and talk" m most schools, but the classroom revolution quietly taking place is making sure that the chalk bites the dust. Overhead projectors, video recorders, magnetic whiteboards complete with felt pens and other
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        What's in store for a big spender
        742 7 What's in store for a big spender DANNY TAN goes behind the scenes of a department store chain and finds out more about the work of a buyer and visual merchandiser IF YOU find that shopping for Christmas presents stretches the imagination somewhat, think about \>.hat it would be like
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        Help at hand for the overworked employer
        321 7 THAT job interview is usually pictured as a nerve-racking ordeal. But it can be just as trying for the employer if he does not have a proper system of job assessment. A new, computerised personnel management package, called Parys, has just been introduced
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        Lock icon Swapping lifestyles, not just jobs
        727 8 Many people, when deciding en a career switch, wouldn't think of trying out a totally different job. But here are three people who decided to take the leap from something safe and secure to something for which they had to start all over again from
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        Attention-grabbing teacher
        473 8 WILL computers replace children's textbooks m years to come? Many educationists do not think so, but many agree that a computer can hold the attention of a child better than a textbook can because of the use of sounds, graphics and colour. To begin with, textbooks do not
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        Lock icon So, you want to be a copywriter...
        923 9 So, you want to be a copywriter IT'S EASIER to write 10 effective sonnets than one effective advertisement, said Aldous Huxley after a spell of copy writ ing. Yet the business of constructing sentences to sell products may look easy enough. The words are simple, the language often banal and
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        Courses in catering
        274 9 FOR school leavers eager to enter the hotel industry, The Singapore Hotel Association Training and Educational Centre might be a good place to start looking for courses to equip one with the necessary skills. Shatec, located at Nassim Hill, is the training arm of the Singapore Hotel
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        1987
        2480 11 AMERICAN FOOTBALL 25: Superbowl XXI (Pasadena, California). BASKETBALL 1-4: World International Club Tournament (Crystal Palace). BADMINTON 11-18: Chinese Taipeh Open. 19-25: Japan Open. 21-25: Japan Open (Osaka). CRICKET 10-15: Australia v England, Benson Hedges fifth Test (Sydney). DARTS 10-18: Embassy World professional Championship (Frimley Green, Surrey). GOLF 18: F&N
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        383 6 From 'taming' children to taming lions Page 8 How copywriters ad up Page 9 Hello to good buys Page 7 r- p «l Professional Growth InThe Hotel I The hotel industry needs men and Certificate m Hotel Skills women who are not only skilled I 1 m^^/^%. T (NTC-3) but
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        446 7 JP School of Computing Diploma m Computer Studies ~J Applications are invited for admission to the Diploma m Computer Studies course leading to both internal external awards. I Subjects covered include computing, accounting, business studies and management science No prior knowledge m computing is necessary I Entry Qualification- j 7
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        198 7 STUDY AT HOME OR ABROAD DISTANCE LEAjmmc 'CANADA TECHNOLOGY 1 IN JN lilN 1 Un 1 Engjntrnngand Tccfanical mdlci Wir/ERIAND HRiiisii inmih II i» i ari-irs *nimcan Schoiil In Swit/rrland :.:j GCEOandAlnrhfecCambrtdftc -i London AIB Ldaarc Camn (■iccmnch Tulonal Cioltooc ThrCmin S3 ■CAMBRIDGi lIARMV. INMin If i,, r HuMiirss si
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        413 7 If you are not one of those who applied for one of these Ever wondered what it < Vii o^ 1 ourses (Full and takes to get a job m 'A Part-Time) computers? Or have Pf^Tl/^Fk ~~^~2^i^ etf c On> you tried and tried f Mm* without much success. Now
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        758 8 I T-X^ 1 1 'Over 8 million students since ***** Q^ IUIP .1 JIMSKW Of NaTHISAI XIX OTK'N CoKCi.KUIOS liiiwuriotut .o««espoMO€Nce I SCHOOLS Please tick m front of the ONE career for you! I l Bl sINFSS STI DIES O Civil Engineering te. hnol«g> Q Guitar Plaving (on cassettes) I
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        165 8 fe*|l§§! Correspondence )Hr Y9fl Cr>hr\Al (Estab registered with the BWVtrvVfl dCnOOI Ministry of Education m ***** Bwr^ljß 231 Bam Sl =04 43 Bras BasaM Comple« S 0718 ■M'UIH T,.i3386e>'l B^fl IgCE A Level j^Kt^^^S I General Paper English Economics Geoyraphy. I Management of Business Principles of Accounting HLm^^B I History
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        201 8 s_' ,7 ""~^K2^r^ sx you for funher \^mff /mMv best schools m the UK the '^^^B 00 Accountancy. 'JJagU WBl Accreditation of Correspon- dence Colleges, t he UK body /~-~^^SOKm UI maintains the highest m^S^B standards m home-study \JgTiSJK With us. y<iur studies will ijt./ j^B lead to an international!)
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        149 8 A wide range of courses leading to the Examinations of C&G. CEI. LCCI.GCE.VITB.etc. Sec IV (Science. Certificate Diploma Courses Commerce, Arts) Shorthand Pre U I II (Science/ Bookkeeping Commerce English for Commerce BASIC Programming Course Typewriting Word Processing Application Software Deferment from National Service DBASE 11. Multiplan. Wordstar, Student Passes
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        198 8 Start today... on your way lo career success. Why not? II you can read and understand this advertisement, then you have the ability to earn the education you need to gain the necessars experience m your field that will lead to a successful career. No one, no ad\ertisement. no school,
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        581 9 *"77?^^^\ Tt\ ___r __T __tk_# Tr>_f J __^.__r^^_^^^^^^^_^^^^_^^^^____^^^^^^_^^^_^^^_^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_^^^^____^^^^^__^^^^^^__i I ff__k m B_y___i __________ta_ffl_l_____l UnHIHAIH^HHHH|Hyjj^H^H zWtrw why M First NCC Accredited Computer School to instai an IBM system 36 lEySi^n nginal Interactive Terminals (The Largest In Any Private School) Combined with a host of others, i we have a total of
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        829 9 t^)ecialists m the field of Academic, Secretarial, Professional and Computer Studies. Managed by dedicated professionals whose goal is to provide management STUDIES the ultimate m quality education, the Stamford College Group Bachelor of Science Ea ...7 ta. 'i *r i BSc Econs Degree University spares nothing to create the ideal
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        48 10 ISOTONIC DRINK A PRODUCT OF V; Wm m^: Everytime you ejfl lyoulose vital salts, j^ ~aYs^> Serais, body fluids a lents. 1 00 PLUS jr p ulated to put back wh« m 0^ r thirst. No wonder A /;/%J k H ■■i k L '^i I ""I k
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        73 11 common spirit m the pursuit of excellence.^ Keep track of the 1987 winners of The Sunday 11mes/Q)ca-Cola Sporting Achievement of the Month Award. January July February August March September April October May November June December Sporting Achievement of the Year Award. "Coca-Cola" is bottled and distributed under the authority of
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    • Motoring
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        Towards the dream machine
        698 12  -  RICHARD NG We make a pit stop to update on the motoring scene m this six-page supplement By ONE hundred years after the first motorcar spurted to life, people are still marvelling at this technological wonder. But the modern car has come a long way, and
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        The shape of cars to come
        391 12  -  JACQUELINE WONG By B CAR enthusiasts may bemoan the monotony of today's square, box-like, luggage-effi-cient cars, but the look of the future is definitely slim, sleek and streamlined. For most people, dream cars mean fast cars, and Japanese car-maker Mazda's experimental MX-03 is certainly
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        Something in the way she moves
        102 13 Women drivers, from housewives to young professionals, are increasingly seen on the roads behind the wheel of cars that make heads turn. JACQUELINE WONG test drove two such cars one a nifty Japanese hatchback and the other a Scandinavian marque known for its emphasis
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        Wheels for the man on the go
        35 13 Renault R5 Turbo: Potent number that's way ahead among the front runners aammmmMMWWWWWWWkiaaSSMMMMMMMMMMmMtMMMMMMMMMMWWWWWWWWWMWMMMMWMMMMMSMm fttiSMMMm Audi 80 Quattro: For the executive who wants something more than a family saloon
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        Lock icon Something in the way she moves
        618 14 THE Suzuki Swift 1.3 GTi is a compact little devil with a lot to tempt any gal on the go. This top-of-the-line model m the Suzuki range boasts a fu-el-injected 16-valve, twin-cam engine. In a nutshell, it's a zippy hatchback sure to appeal to
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        Lock icon Wheels for the man on the go
        600 14 EVER since the Mini Cooper, "pocket rocket" cars have acquired a reputation of being metallic Davids out to slay multi-cylinder Goliaths. French car maker Renault, which pioneered turbocharging m production cars, had their original challenge m the Gordini Turbo, a rather unrefined, but
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        Scrap car prices go up
        545 14  -  RICHARD NG By H THE festive season and the arrival of new car shipments have sent scrap car prices skyrocketing m the past few weeks. In fact, prices of scrap cars m the most popular category, 1.001—1,600 cc, have shot up by nearly $2,000 over
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        Lock icon Love my car, Russian-style
        837 15 4 The trick to owning a car m the Soviet Union is to drive it as little as possible Only an estimated 10 per cent of Soviet car owners use their vehicles throughout the year. Each winter, can-vas-shrouded cars fill Moscow's apartment parking lots, while the
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        Ready, get Seat, go!
        329 15  -  DAVID TOH By THE Seat (pronounced See-Art) Ibiza is a hybrid of European design talents. The body and interior were fashioned m the Italian studio of car designer Guigiaro, the engine boasts of kinship to Porsche of West Germany, while its birth-place is sunny Spain. The
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        If you're looking for a used car...
        1208 16  - If you're looking for a used car RICHARD NG By That test drive PERHAPS the most important test of all for a used car is how v behaves on the road. Kngine: The note from an idling engine should sound smooth and low. Start the drive at a low sptvii
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        The dresser
        849 17  -  RICHARD NG Old cars never fade away m his hands, they are revived By Relief for the long-distance driver SALESMEN, taxi-drivers and others who have to drive long distances and spend many hours m the vonfines of their vehicles often suffer from fatigue and irritability. Much of this
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        375 12 Some of the latest cars Car Model Honda Integra Honda Integra BMW 750 i (Manual) (Auto) Launch date Delayed Delayed Maybe March '87 PARF $39,388 $41,588 No price yet ARF $52,388 $55,388 Air-con Yes Yes Yes Radio/ Cass Radio Radio Yes Wiper 3-speed 3-speed 3-speed Gearbox 5-speed 4-speed 4-speed Front
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        233 13 The easiest way to control your fleet costs. If your company owns or operates a fleet of 5 or more vehicles, ask yourself these basic questions. (TICK ONE) YES NO 1 Do you know exactly how much it costs to operate each of your vehicles? 2. Do your vehicles have
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        223 14 IS P' ease d to announce the introduction of a new oil with \)*Z>^^ synthetic agent for high performance gasoline engines f^ Clt COMPETITION I HHBHHhHHHBH "Elf Competition Super Presti S" has oil the properties required to get the best out of the engine while still providing optimum mechanical protection.
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        47 14 Recommended market prices: 155-12 XZX TBL: 5570.80 165-13 XZX TBL 5580.70 175/70-13 MXL TBL Ss9l 20 185/ MM H^«(fAA)^ffi^s] EXCLUSIVE MICHELIN DISTRIBUTOR IN SINGAPORE M a n y C/?/n Seng H/n Pte Ltd Blk. 90. Geylang Bahnj (Kaliang Basin Industrial Estate) #01-2742-48. Singapore 1233. Tel: 293 7455.
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        418 16 System Porsche. Pirelli, Giugiaro. Karmann. Famous names all. Each m their particular area of automobile engineering and design. Combined, they are the essence of the new SEAT m^ IBIZA 1.5 GLX a sporty 5-speed hatchback that X W^ offers thrilling performance as well as fuel economy. M#m# I* 1 B^%
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        162 16 One tiny detail but one great motoring innovation. Centre Electrode jfc^lki 99-9^ Platinum 'l^gsi ISb^B^v a tne s P ar^ P^ U S S there are. ss s3^|^B^^s one will out-perform copper-core '^B^^^l <^^Sf P' U S S by far: the Platinum Spark «i &J expressway and even m stop
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        285 17 HOW TO FINANCE YOUR NEW OR SECOND-HAND CAR All rates quoted on Dec 11, 1986. Overseas OCBC Hong Leong Singapore United DBS Union Trust Finance Finance Finance Overseas Finance Term charges m (Flat rate per annum) Finance New car: 1 year 4.25 4.75 4.25 4.25 4.25 425 2 years- 4.5
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        595 17 Trust the world's largest rustproofer to care for your car Do you want your car to last longer? „—^mm P^T^^w You want many years of trouble-free motoring from your car. And a good resale value fm^ J/^^* 1 But m our humid, corrosive climate rust ww Ml A can start
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        YEAR OF THE FLIRT
        657 18 YEAR OF THE FLIRT Next year is going to be fun, flirty and feminine, and it all depends on how you wear your skirts. That's the spring-summer '87 message from Milan, London, Paris and New York. LIM PHAY-LING sums up the new skirt power. I'HKRK'S just no skirting the issue.
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