The Straits Times, 29 March 1987

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    Masthead
    14 1 The Sunday Times No: 2651 55 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 109/12/86 MARCH 29, 1987
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    Don't use us in your political in-fighting
    809 1  -  AHMAD OSMAN Dr Mattar warns Malaysian politicians, press commentators By Malay and non-Malay Singaporean ties 'set back by many years' Let me, as a Malay Singaporean, tender this advice to the Malay Malaysians: do not use us, Malay Singaporeans, as expendable ammunition m
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    How to avoid another Hotel New World disaster
    596 1 two of the major Government must be more active watchdog RECOMMENDATIONS a of the probe report Compulsory building checks every five years Doomed from the start There was no single triggering act that brought down the ill-fated Lian Yak Building, the commission
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  • Article
    Lock icon Reagan slaps tariffs on Japanese goods
    164 1 Reagan slaps tariffs on Japanese goods WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has slapped tariffs on Japan that would double the price of up to US$3OO million (***** million) worth of popular electronic products m retaliation against the Japanese for dumping computer chips around the globe and undercutting American industry. The move
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    Lock icon 2 S'poreans killed in Gulf attack
    58 1 2 S'poreans killed in Gulf attack BAHRAIN Two Singaporeans were among eight crew members killed yesterday when a Singapore-registered tanker was attacked by an Iranian gunboat m the j southern Gulf, regional ship- ping and police sources said. Snipping sources m Dubai said the two Singaporeans were Second Officer Ahmed
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      128 1 P* ROLEX FOCUS Singaporean views on brain death Make MRT issue a family affair SPORTS Night of glory and glitter SUNDAY PLUS Brave new farms for Singapore Keep up that honeymoon lustre TV PLUS Disneyland's new draws Richard Gere on fame and flops FOCUS Young Life 12 Editorial 17 Classifieds
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      25 1 What went wrong: at the design, construction and maintenance stages Page 14 What was ruled out: MRT tunnelling, explosion, soil settlement, pile failure Page 15
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      209 1 I 1 II i 1 I IS, Japan hover on brink af serioo* trade war: Faff 4 Earlier rrporx on Pa*f t Yong fin Park Now you can move up to the good life. At Yong An Park. Many discerning families have already moved m. To the good life at
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      The harm done to S'pore Malays
      1395 2 Dr Ahmad Mattar, the Environment Minister and Minister-in -charge of Muslim Affairs, issued a strong and blunt message yesterday to Malay Malaysians who interfered m Singapore's internal affairs. Speaking at a People's Action Party seminar on Challenges m Nation-Building, Dr Mattar said that political
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    • AT A GLANCE
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        ON THE BRINK OF A TRADE WAR
        76 2 In an eleventh hour attempt to stave off Washington's plans to impose stiff duty penalties on a wide range of electronic products, leaders ot Japanese electronic manu- ing companies promised to cut back their shipments ot semi-conductors within two weeks. Japan and the
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        RAJIV IN OVERSEAS FUNDS ROW
        79 2 Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (right) is m the dock again over alleged attempts to stall a probe into several billion dollars stashed away illegally abroad by Indians. The opposition plans to question it m Parliament tomorrow, following reports that Federal Finance Minister V.P. Singh was
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        CONTROVERSY OVER CONDOMS
        71 2 THE controversy over contraceptives nas orougnt tne Philippines' population programme to a virtual halt while advocates and critics of family planning are embroiled m an argument. The furore was sparked off by the announcement by Social Welfare Minister Dr Mita Partdo De Tavera that her ministry would
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        FERTILITY SUCCESS
        79 2 A 25-year-old Singaporean is the first woman m South-east Asia to become pregnant after treatment with the LHRH fertility pump, a new method of treating infertility. The woman, who had stopped menstruating and whose ovaries had stopped producing eggs for two years, was the first person treated under
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        2 CHARGED WITH ABETTING MURDER
        66 2 The mother-in-law and sister-in-law of a murdered caretaker were yesterday charged with abetting the crime. They are Kamachi Krishnasarrn the mother-in-law; and sister-in-law Mary d o Manuee. They were accused of abetting caretaker Mr Ayakanno Marithamuthu's wife and her three brothers at the Orchard Road
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        MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
        65 2 the Singapore Armed Forces still needs medical professionals to join as vol inteers. according to the Chief of General Staff, Major -General Winston Choc. Among the specialists which the SAF needs are surgeons, anaestl etists, ear. nose and throat specialists, as well as psychiatrists and specialists m
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        RESHUFFLE AT EDUCATION
        75 2 A major staff reshuffle at the Education Ministry on April 1 will be carried out so that th^ ministry can help schools and teachers m Singapore work for greater excellence. The reshuffle will result m the appointment of a second Permanent Secretary and the creation of two
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        EFFECTIVE SPEAKING
        68 2 Civil servants from various ministries have fo^ mcd a club to polish up their speaking skills and help them develop poise and confidence. At Public Speaking Club meetings, everyone has to get up to speak. Deputy Superintendent of Police S. R. Gopal, the club's president, who spoke to
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    • SPORTS
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        TENNIS ON OLYMPIC AGENDA
        61 2 Tennis is on the threshold or being re-introduced as an Olympic sport (the last time was Paris, m 1924). In a few weeks, lOC president Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch will lead the campaign at a sporting summit m Istanbul. If successful, it will finally open the
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        HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
        73 2 For every sue- cessful Greg Norman, there are hundreds of Leigh Hunters (left). And for every $1,000 Norman banks m, there are 100 Hunters worrying where the next paycheque will come from. TAY CHENG KHOON talks to Hunter, a 21-year-old Australian, who missed the cut during
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        PENG SIONG'S FEARS
        62 2 Swimming star Ang Peng Siong nas a dream to win the 50m freestyle gold at next year's Olympics. But the dream is blurred by fears that he will not have enough time and opportunities to train. The three-time Sportsman of the Year also tells JANICE SEAH of
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      Discuss it openly, says one; do so cautiously, says the other
      965 2 Discuss it openly, says one; do so cautiously, says the other Two speakers' views on handling race relations RACE relations m Singapore was a major topic at a forum yesterday to help forge consensus on the National Agenda of key challenges facing Singapore. Two speakers offered their views on whether
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      Lock icon The day I landed a Big Top in HK
      821 3 The day I landed a Big Top in HK iday Times reporter AGNES WEE flew from Singapore to Hongkong without ever leaving the ground. She describes what it is like to sit m the co-pilot's seat aboard Singapore Airline's Big Top simulator. TAKING OFF for the first time aboaid SlA's
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      201 2 UP TO 1 pm. Fair. KW (C) up to 6 am tomorrow 33 mar. 25 mm SUNSET today 7.13 pm; Sunrise tomorrow 7.06 am rRAVELLERS 1 WE AMR Adelaide 15 21 C Cloudy London 39 C Showers Vntsterdam Hll C Rain Us Angeles 12 23 C Gear Mfcm 619 C
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Japan calls on US to reconsider decision
      477 4  -  PETER HAZELHURST Reactions to President Reagan's decision to impose stiff tariffs on Japanese products By Tokyo Correspondent This decision signifies that the crisis m US-Japan trade friction has reached a peak and has catapulted US-Japan relations into a troubled new stage. a spokesman
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      Lock icon Praise from Congress and chip makers
      359 4 WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan's decision to impose stiff tariffs on a wide range of Japanese products m a computer-chip trade war is being praised by American politicians and the hardpressed US semiconductor makers. But officials concede that the action is likely to produce price
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    • PEOPLE
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        A sick tale, anyone?
        130 4 DO YOU KNOW that Adolf Hitler would never be caught m the buff during medical examinations? Or that Elvis Presley played doctor with himself as patient 9 Behind these sick-bed exposes is a doctor who spent years tracking down the doctors of the rich and famous.
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        Not wild about Di
        78 4 NO ONE CAN deny that the irrepressible Princess of Wales is one real foxy lady, as the Americans might say. Take for instance her recent display of "aristocratic Englishness" which got her into the bad books of conservationists. She took part m a fox hunt despite
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        A super newsman at heart
        79 4 A super newsman at heart CHRISTOPHER REEVE'S role as the mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent m his Superman movies must have left a deep impression on him. He cancelled an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America so that he would not have to cross picket lines set up by striking newswriters.
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        Megadollar heart-breaks
        104 4 DIVORCE IS big bucks m Hollywood. The heart-break blockbusters include Dynasty vixen Joan Collins and her Swedish husband Peter Holms. Holms is demanding US$5 million (Ssll million) settlement and almost US$5O,OOO a month for "support" until settlement is reached. Sylvester Stallone (left) and ex-wife Sasha (right) are finalising
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        Royal letter
        89 4 The Last Word NOW WE KNOW how the expression "French letter" came about Apparently, French King Louis XV was one of the earliest users of condoms and he liked them so much that he bought "300 or more of those preventive machines" from England m 1749. A newly-found
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      Lock icon S'pore-registered tanker hit in Gulf attack
      478 6 S'pore-registered tanker hit in Gulf attack Seven crewmen and captain killed BAHRAIN An Iranian gunboat attacked a Singapore-reg-istered oil tanker m the southern Persian Gulf yesterday, setting it on fire and killing eight crewmen, including its Indian captain. Shipping sources believed \he 998-tonnt' S<h!:m. uhich left Kuwait for Singapore on
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      Lock icon 'Sex slaves' accused a financial whiz with an eye for handicapped women
      375 6 'Sex slaves' accused a financial whiz with an eye for handicapped women PHILADELPHIA A SELF-STYLED minister ac cosed of murdering one woman and torturing others shackled m a basement chamber of horrors was often on the prowl for mentally retarded black women, according to authorities and acquaintances. Gary Heidnik had
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      Lock icon Chinese army chief says he backs reforms
      265 6 Military trimmed b almost one million men BEIJING The Chinese armed forces firmly support the country's economic reforms, and h ive virtually achieved the goal of reducing their numbers by a mil.ion men, Chief of Staff General Ymg Dezhi has said. "As armed
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      Lock icon Danger of Aegean war over oil search wanes
      229 6 ANKARA Tie danger of a war between two Ncto members, Greece and Turkey, over oil-exploration rights m the Aegean Sea appeared to wane yesterday -is a Turkish oceanographic ship kept away from the disputed areas. The Sismik-1, which left the Dardanelles under
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      Lock icon Labour's arms policy weakens US stand, Reagan tells Kinnock
      197 6 Labour's arms policy weakens US stand, Reagan tells Kinnock WASHINGTON President Ronalc Reagan told visiting British Labouj leader Neil Kinnock on Friday tha his party's defence policy would undercut the United States' negotiating position at the Geneva arms-control talks, the White House said. Presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater described the 20-minuie
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      Lock icon Aids bar
      50 6 WASHINGTON The US government is working out regulations that would bar people with Aids from immigrating to the United States unless they are able to work and pay their own medical bills Officials said proposed rules published last April would bar Aids sufferers from gaining permanent status. AP
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      Lock icon Life for woman who hired killer to murder reformed hubby
      155 7 LONDON William Buckle} v* .v> d hard-drinking man-about-toun and his wife wanted him i» stay that way. When he y;ave up alcohol and became a born-a^ain I hrtstian, she took out a > 3.5 M (Ssi>,(M«) bank loan to hire
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      Lock icon Easter egg with the Belgian touch
      85 7 CHEF Jean Mare Polisset of Belgium has an enviable task making chocolate eggs for Easter. The Wittaiiicr's chef has been commissioned to make 1,600 Easter delights out of more than 2,000 kg of chocolate, and the one he is seen here with, which took
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      Lock icon Rajiv accused of stalling probe into overseas funds
      326 7 Rajiv accused of stalling probe into overseas funds NEW DELHI Alleged attempts to stall an investigation into several billion dollars illegally stashed abroad by Indians have put Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi m the dock again. The opposition plans to make a major issue of it m Parliament tomorrow, following reports
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      Lock icon Chadian troops close to ending Libyan occupation
      164 7  - Chadian troops close to ending Libyan occupation N'DJAMENA CHADIAN troops have virtually ended nearly four years of Libyan occupation of the vast and" mainly desert north of their country. An official statement said troops loyal to President Hissene Habre entered Faya Largeau, the biggest town m the north, at noon
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      Lock icon Biggest fall in two months
      79 7 Dow Jones NEW YORK Stocks tumbled m their biggest loss m two months on Friday as concern over the dollar's fall to record lows against the yen and prof-it-taking from recent gains triggered heavy selling. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 36.79 points to 2,335.94,
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      133 6 We have scheduled a good nights sleep before landing m Zurich. You will have ample time tostud) the insides ofyoureyelids with Swissair's new one-stop service toZurich. That's after enjoying a magnificent dinner and our inflight service. A light snack after the Bombay stopover and you are m for a good
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      593 7 I lift, 7 W *r^»SL EASTER PARADE OF JJfwiMk FUN AND LAUGHTER ■^^^r i V jj2x. Shop at Centrepoint this Easter and join m the fun. We've two tun^£ V^/ f^WW If i J^E~--ijk competitions tor children and adults. Plus Ronald McDonald's great Easter M /C^StrlA Children's Easter Fancy Dross
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  • ASEAN NEWS ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Manila's family planning programme in shambles
      569 8  -  ABBY TAN By ifidlMld lA'l IOpUHUCHi MANILA The Philippine population programme has come to a virtual halt while advocates and critics of family planning are embroiled m on which policy to adopt. A recent furore was sparked off by the announcement by Social Welfare
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      Lock icon Banks agree to easier repayment terms for Manila
      321 8 \'EW YORK The Philippines has reached agreement with its top creditor banks on Friday, securing easier repayment terms for its debt of US$lO.3 billion (Ss22 billion). Philippine Finance Minister Jaime Ongpin said the committee representing the 483 creditor banks agreed to restructure
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      Lock icon Manila troops on full alert for Red army's anniversary
      155 8 Manila troops on full alert for Red army's anniversary MANILA Authorities have placed the 250,000-member armed forces on full alert to guard against rebel attacks on the 18th anniversary of the communist New People's Army today. A ranking military official told United Press International yesterday that the rebels had written
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      Jakarta polls focus shifts to bread-and-butter issues
      430 8  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Corespondent JAKARTA The first week of the Indonesian electoral campaigning appears to have proceeded as expected. With ideology so far taking a back seat, the three contesting parties have shifted their focus to bread-and-butter issues. In the earlier
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      Lock icon Aussie inmate in Bangkok prison may have Aids
      209 8 BANGKOK An Australian inmate at Bangkok's top maximum-security prison may have the deadly disease Aids, diplomatic and other sources said on Friday. They said Warren Edward Fellows, who is serving a 33-year sentence at Bang Khwan prison on a 1981 heroin conviction,
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      Samy Vellu to be neutral in VP race
      168 8  -  R. VASANTHI By KUALA LUMPUR The contest for the three vice-president's posts m the Malaysian Indian Congress this year will be an open race. MIC President Datuk S. Samy Vellu declared on Friday he would not endorse any candidate. He said: "This
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      Lock icon Thailand's fairest
      34 8 picture. Miss Thailand 1987, 20-year-old Chutima Naiyana, stands radiant between two of the four runners-up, Miss Duangduan Jithaisong (left) and Miss Sirikalya Chogtt phant. She was crowned in Bangkok on Friday. Reuter
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      Singapore will be closely watched, says Pelita
      608 8 Malays m the SAF SINGAPORE'S "military problem" and the Republic's security will be closely monitored as long as they are linked to the position and role of Malays m the Singapore Armed Forces, according to a report m the Indonesian daily, Pelita. Malaysia,
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      Lock icon 'Romeo' finds the going too hot
      114 8 JAKARTA A father of two was attacked by three young women who rubbed chili paste on his genitals when they found out that they shared the same lover and that he was married, the Jakarta Post said yesterday. Mr Malyoto was rudely awakened from
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      184 8 ZZrLZs You are cordially invited to nJZRD KChndsan trade EXHiBmoN sJKn; HALL NO. 3 SINGAPORE WORLD TRADE CENTRE J^ The Exhibition aims at projecting India's growing industrial, technological and commercial capabilities relevant to the ASEAN market and areas of mutual interest including joint ventures, consultancy services and investment opportunities. It
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Malays told of need to identify weaknesses
      512 9 We have often been told to keep to our tradition. But what is the use of tradition if by being traditional we cannot solve the pressing economic problems currently faced by the country, especially the serious problems being faced by individual bumiputra businessmen
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      Lock icon Village doctor turns out to be a quack after 17 years
      307 9 PETALING JAVA Several Kampung Baru Subang villagers who have been patronising a clinic for many years were surprised on Friday to learn that their "doctor" had been arrested. It was only then that they realised they had been treated
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      Lock icon New law for drug addicts
      92 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to make it compulsory for drug addicts to undergo rehabilitation for not less than two years, Deputy Home Minister Megat Junid Megat Ayub said yesterday. The number of state-run rehabilitation centres would be increased from six to 13 to meet an
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      Lock icon Woman and son drugged and robbed on train
      123 9 Woman and son drugged and robbed on train JOHOR BARU A woman and her son travelling by train to Singapore were rushed to hospital yesterday after they were believed drugged and robbed of cash and valuables totalling M 54.000. The condition of M. Vijayalacthmy, 51, and her son, V. Jayakumar,
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      Lock icon PAS debate over Sunni-Shi'ite controversy
      163 9 KUALA LJMPVR The Sunni-Shi'ite controversy has apparently spilled over into Parti Islam, as several PAS religious scholars are said to be engaged m a quiet but intense debate on the subject. One group maintains that two Shi'ite denominations Imamiyah Jaafariyah Isna-Asariyah and Zaidiah are within
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Doctors score success with new fertility pump
      406 10  - Doctors score success with new fertility pump KONG SOOK CHIN 100 will get free treatment under Ministry programme 3v A 25-YEAR-OLD Singaporean is the first woman m Southeast Asia to become pregnant after treatment with the new LHRH fertility pump. The woman, who had stopped menstruating and whose ovaries had
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      How it works
      96 10 THK palm-sized pump, which looks like a Sony Walkman cassette-player, is usually worn round the waist and can be discreetly tucked away under clothing, allowing the wearer to lead a normal life. It releases a controlled dose of a natural hormone, LHRH (luteinising hormone releasing hormone), at
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      2 unidentified men charged with using force on policemen
      154 10 2 unidentified men charged with using force on policemen TWO as yet unidentified men were charged m a district court yesterday with obstructing and using criminal force on policemen at the Subordinate Courts building. The prosecution asked for the cases to be adjourned for the police to get the particulars
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      Lock icon In step with each other
      29 10 Picture by Dr Oon Chong Teik and his wife, Dr Chung Sook Yin, put their best foot forward during a practice run KENNETH KOH
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      Doctor couple takes marathons and triathlon in stride
      456 10  -  KONG SOOK CHIN By What he says... Sharing common interests adds to our relationship. We both like to do the same things... Dr Oon Chong Teik What she says... There's also a competitive element. We pace each other when we are out
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      Paper says sorry for running 'sexist' ad
      427 10  -  STELLA DANKER By THE editor of a weekly newspaper has apologised to a women's group for carrying a "crude and vulgar" advertisement, which the group said degraded and humiliated women. Weekend East, which is distributed free m some parts of the island, carried
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      Two charged with abetting in caretaker's murder
      249 12 Two charged with abetting in caretaker's murder TWO women were charged yesterday with abetting m the murder of a caretaker, Mr Ayakanno Marithamuthu. at the Orchard Road Presbyterian Church. They are Kamachi Krishnasamy. 54. Mr Ayakanno's mother-in-law; and his sister-in-law Mary d o Manuee, 29. Remanded at CID They were
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      Accidental explosion may have caused warehouse fire
      111 12 AN accidental explosion is believed to have started a fire m a warehouse at the Metal Box factory m Woodlands Road on Friday. Police said preliminary investigations showed that one of the oxygen tanks exploded near the general store when welding work was
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      SAF needs more medical volunteers
      354 12 SAF needs more medical volunteers MEDICAL volunteers, like those commissioned yesterday at Beach Road Camp, will always be welcomed by the Singapore Armed Forces. This is because medical professionals have skills that the SAF will always need, the SAF Chief of General Staff. MajorGeneral Winston Choo, said. He was speaking
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      No crush, but bright start for French store
      129 12 No crush, but bright start for French store FRENCH and Japanese department stores are dressing up Orchard Road two by two. Galeries Lafayette, which opened yesterday m Liat Towers, is the second French department store to bring a bit of Paris to Orchard Road. Printemps m the Meridien Hotel was
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      Major staff reshuffle at Education Ministry
      527 13 A second Permanent Secretary and two new divisions A MAJOR staff reshuffle at the Education Ministry on April 1 will see the appointment of a second Permanent Secretary. At the same time, two new divisions will be created one to take charge of curriculum
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      Lock icon He's parked himself for a simple life
      393 13  -  KONG SOOK CHIN B] A SEVENTY-YEAR OLD man is living the simple life a stone's throw from the sea m a fire-engine red truck without wheels or engine. Mr Yong Tak, whose home away from home stands m a shady corner of a
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      Chok Tong: Attract more volunteers to CC's activities
      244 13 MR GOH CHOK TONG yesterday urged community leaders m Marine Parade to attract more volunteers to help organise and carry out various activities for its residents. He also reminded them to reach out to as many residents as possible to raise funds
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      Accounts officer on graft charges
      111 13 A COMPANY accounts officer was ♦•harmed yesterday with six counts of corruption involving about $3,500. Karuthan hettiar Kasi, 59, of S. Pritam Singh Company Pte Ltd, allegedly obtained the' money from I nited India Insurance Company Ltd. The charges allege that he got a total
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      Special fund suggested to make Chinese High School independent
      310 13  -  NGIAM TONG HAI By A SPECIAL fund should be set up for the Chinese High School to go independent, an old boy suggested at a forum yesterday. Such a fund could be used to finance new proj grammes to promote the
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        Time bomb is triggered
        800 14 Design pians drawn by the unqualified, no checks by professionals THE ill-fated building was doomed to collapse from the word go. ARCHITECTURAL plans for the building were drawn up by an unqualified draughtsman, Mr Leong Shui Lung THE STRUCTURAL drawings and calculations, which specify the size
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        The ticking goes on
        1038 14 Shoddy construction, plans changed without consultation THE construction of the building was "equally unsatisfactory". It did not seem as if the owners engaged a main contractor to undertake the construction of the building. Building owner Ng Khong Lim took charge of the construction and supervised the
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      The imminent explosion
      1398 14  -  PAUL JANSEN WONG AI KWEI JUDY TAN Diary of the inevitable Reports by AFTER the building was completed, clear warning signals that it was m danger continued to emerge. But these were misunderstood by some, and worse, ignored by others. This is a diary of those signals...
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      What should be done
      354 15 ML rj DBCD checks structural plans and calculations it receives. Checks focus on main S^^S, columns beams M Pr o f essional engineers who submit i unsat,sfactory work warned or referred r° nq nt'eSa d for engineers boar^ or -disciplinary action. _L_ 0 p° nstructlon ~P-n.
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        Check all
        240 15 Structures, especially THE DBCD is to do an independent check of all structural plans and calculations of a building submitted by a professional engineer. The division now only checks architectural plans to see if they comply with the statutory and other requirements which are m force. "Because such
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        Inspections
        319 15 At five-year intervals THE commissioners thought it highly necessary to have regular inspections of buildings by professional engineers to find out whether there are structural deterioration or defects so that remedial actions can be taken. The commission felt an inspection every five years should suffice. In the case of
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        Final analysis: To legislate or not
        120 15 THE commissioners said the enhanced and active role of DBCD which they recommended was not intended* to relieve any professional ot his responsibility for the work he was hired to do. Neither was it intended to "visit upon DBCD, as a regulatory authority, any
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        Soil settlement
        115 15 THE geotechnical investigations and tests conducted also helped the commission to address two questions: whether there had been any significant settlements of Lian Yak Building which means whether the building sank, and whether any of the piles supporting the buildings had failed. From soil tests and analyses, it
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        Report on sale tomorrow
        169 15 FHE report of the Inquiry into the collapse of Hotel Vu World, which has been tabled m Parliament, will go on sale from tomorrow. it can be bought at $10 a ropy from Singapore National Printers Ltd at I pper Serangoon Road and the Treasury Building.
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      Role of the key players
      444 15 THE report does not say with finality who is to blame for the collapse. But it does identify the key players m the disaster, or as the report says the dramatis personae, and their roles. These are some of them. Ng Khong Lim MANAGING Director
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      Lock icon Girl Guides have a foot-stomping good time
      376 16 Girl Guides have a foot-stomping good time THE noise made by 5.000 Brownies and Girl Guides was thunderous, but everyone loved it. Wild applause greeted First Lady Mrs Wee Kirn Wee as she waved to the Guides during the celebrations of the Girl Guide movement's 70th anniversary yesterday. Amplified by
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      New club to polish speaking skills
      483 16  - New club to polish speaking skills KONG SOOK CHIN Civil servants meet regularly to practise impromptu speeches By CIVIL servants from various ministries have formed a club to polish up their speaking skills and help them develop poise and confidence. At Public Speaking Club meetings, everyone has to get up
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      SAF exercises
      111 16 SAF exercises THE Singapore Armed Forces will conduct military exercises m the Lim Chu Kang, Tuas, Marsiling, Mandai and Sembawang areas from tomorrow to Saturday. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used m the exercises which will start at 7 am and end at midnight. Live firing exercises will also be
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      Promotion
      47 16 THE Ministry of Defence will hold a promotion ceremony for reservist officers on Wednesday at the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association Bukit Merah Clubhouse m Jalan Bukit Merah. Chief of the General Staff Major-General Winston Choo will officiate at the event, which starts at 6.30 pm.
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      Remember your roots, says Kan Seng
      286 16 Remember your roots, says Kan Seng PRESERVING and inculcating desirable Asian values is a difficult but necessary task for everyone m Singapore, Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Community Development and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, said yesterday. Mr Wong said he was speaking of such values as respect for
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      Thief unaware it was security officer's car
      152 16 THREE men broke into a car m Peninsula Hotel's basement carpark, stole $5 m coins, and adjourned to a fast-food restaurant nearby. They did not know the car they picked belonged to the hotel's security officer, Mr Quah Thiam Huat. Mr Quah was
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      Birthday song is not really yours to sing
      277 16 Birthday song is not really yours to sing SINGING "Happy Birthday to You" at a birthday party may seem to be the natural thing to do, but by singing it, you may be breaking the law. The musical copyright for the song has been m force since it was published
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      Warning for light goods vehicles
      136 16 TRAFFIC Police have warned drivers of light goods vehicles, such as pick-ups, against carrying passengers. They expect an increase m such offences during the Qing Ming Festival the monthong period during which people visit the resting places of their ancestors and loved ones. "All enforcement
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      The Sunday Times VIEW Ask the right questions
      295 17 The Sunday Times VIEW Ask the right questions IS THE job interview really to be blamed if a company using it ends up recruiting some duds? A t'S study found that an American worker often ialL- to perform up to his boss's expectations though he might have made a tremendous
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      25 YEARS AGO
      150 17 What The Sunday Times reported on April 8. 1962 CONFIDENCE that the Johor Causeway will be m constant use for "a long, long while" and that Tengku Abdul Rahman will not close it was expressed here today by Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee,
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      Young blood in commerce
      1127 17 New Chinese Chamber councillor ONG LAY KHIAM takes a pragmatic approach to public service The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry took m new blood recently when it swore m a council consisting m part of some young, university-educated members. Youngest among them is Mr
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      Get smart: Make MRT a truly family affair
      925 18  -  Tan Sai Siong GENTLE murmurings against foreigners' participation, from shops to stocks and snares, got a less than gentle airing m Parliament m the past week. We m Singapore, who pride ourselves on our openness to foreign investments, should be careful that
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      Commitment to the future is fabric of American unity
      1345 18  -  Zbigniew Brzezinski If most Americans were deeply Involved with their personal national pasts, they could not be united as they are, as a people. It is their shared commitment to the future that defines them as Americans. THE role of history
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      Plain 'sale-ing' at Bohong
      589 18 YOU may have noticed it that certain something m the air which raises the temperature of the blood and brings out the worst m some of us. I must be honest with you: It is a four-letter word. And the word is "Sale". Frankly, I am
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      48 18 81 SB ■«&..>■■■ Now that John Henry by Manhattan has created Fuji silk shirts m fashionable pin stripes, good dressing should come easy to the corporate man. Available m various colours at all fine department stores and selected retail outlets. JOHN ll mIA i 1 1 V Jl Jjt
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    • DEAD OR ALIVE?
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        Singaporeans hazy about brain death
        2037 19 I The seven tests used by doctors here IN Singapore, only specialist doctors in government hospitals can certify brain death. To do so, two specialists most conduct the following tests independently: Shine a strong flashlight to check for absence of reaction in the pupils of
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        When does a beating heart die, ask Britons
        702 19 When does a beating heart die, ask Britons THE debate over the definition of death has been renewed m Britain at a time when organ transplants have become more numerous and more successful m the country. The heart, lung, liver and pancreas deteriorate rapidly unless blood keeps circulating through them.
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  • RACING
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      Born Free can stay unbeaten
      320 20  -  TONTO Trainer Yeoh has chance to maintain lead By Our man on the track TRAINER Dr Yeoh Kheng Chye, who is leading m the trainers' championship with 14 winners, has a splendid chance of keeping ahead with a double on Born Free 111 I Race
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      407 20 RACE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RACING ED 5 Simple Simon 8 Monterio 3 Strike Free 6 Oona 2 Wags 5 Born Free 1 Aces 4 Whimsicality 5 C Emerald 5 Medal Of Fame 4 Arc De Triomphe 6 Fa Cai 10
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH CARD
      5254 20 GOING FORECAST: GOOD V"f^nn| 2.00 CLASS 4 DIV 3 1,200 m JA*l (Ratings: 72-62) (Stakes: $17,000) 07 Be My Love U 51 (12) True Friend-Kok 4 irq dl .5. Beat two home when 7th to Believe The Best last week C 4-2 1200 m; slowly away
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      'The Crusher' is humbled
      307 21  -  SYDNEY The "great race" involving champion Bonecrusher, Our Waverley Star and At Talaq turned into the "great boilover" at Rosehill yesterday The "baby" of the field and 16-1 outsider, three-year-old Myocard, stormed home to win the A$lT5,OOO (about *****,000) Rawson Stakes by three lengths from Our
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      It's nose-nose-nose!
      2244 21 Bang-in-form apprentice John scores double FIRST *****3 SECOND *****9 THIRD *****6 STARTERS *****1 *****1 *****7 *****2 *****3 *****1 *****8 *****5 *****6 *****5 CONSOLATIONS *****9 *****7 *****4 *****2 *****3 *****0 *****4 *****4 *****1 *****6 CLASS 4 DIV 4 I.2*m Bright Star Stables Sinar Suria Nr i > 1 1
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      Four horses flash past post in a line—and only the camera could separate them
      355 21  - Four horses flash past post in a line —and only the camera could separate them OUR RACING TEAM By IN A blanket finish that brought racegoers to their feet, four horses flashed past the line m Race 3 at Bukit Timah yesterday. The judges called for and studied several prints
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      219 20 An invaluable insight into the workings of the spirit world In the autumn of 1963. J. Bernard Hutton was told he was going blind. Conventional medicine could offer him no hope of a cure. In desperation he visited George Chapman, a medium claimed to be "trolled by the spirit ham
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      187 21 181 Deaths 181 Deaths SEAH SIM SENG AGE 74 passed away peacefully on 28/3/87 leaving behind BELOVED WIFE: LIM SUAT LIAN SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Seah Gim Huat Raymond Seah Poon Mci Lin Andrew Seah Ho Seng Lowee Seah Choon Guan DAUGHTERS SONS-IN-LAW Helen Seah Tee Chee Leng Lilian Seah Sunny Tan
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      175 21 181 Deaths 181 Deaths DR. KOH KOON SENG ag«4 55 Deperted peacefully on 27 March 1967 leaving behind: beloved wife Nora Chong Ai Hoe SONS KOK SHEN KOK YUNU KOK KWANG MOTHER-IN-LAW: CHENG KIM CHOO BROTHERS SISTERS CHWEE SENG SENG NEO BOX SENG KIM NEO CHEE SENG IMM NEO TIONG
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      184 In Memoriam
      67 21 In Loving Memory Of: MR. V. SUPPIAH DepaMed 29th March 1984 Thou art gone, dear father. Gone beyond the world of tears. But the memory of you will ever linger Through the passing years t Always remembered by your loving wife children. Inserted by Rs|B PETER KHOO
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      184 In Memoriam
      126 21 In loving memory of JOSEPH CHIA CHUAN SEAH (Bill) Departed: 29/3/86 A year so fast has gone Memories of you still lingers on Those moments of joy and saaness we'll always cherish Our love for you will never perish Dearly mujec by all loved ones In loving
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      When the heart skips a beat
      1028 22  -  ROB HUGHES Hailing today's pacemaker that gives a new lease of life to sportsmen with cardiac defects Talk of Soccer A PACEMAKER for the athlete always used to be somebody carving out the first two laps m a runner's milestone. No longer. The language,
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      Advantage to the prim and pro Olympics
      1220 22  - Advantage to the prim and pro Olympics ALAN HUBBARD I ALWAYS ON SUNDAY Istanbul summit ought to open floodgates to professionalism and trouble-free Games m Seoul 4 Ever since the black power protest m Mexico m 1968, the Games have been a favourite stage for venting political pique, wih boycotts
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      TENNIS SCORECARD
      134 22 All quarter-finals Brussels Grand Prix tournament: Jonas Svensson (Swe) bt Jan Gunnarsson (Swe) 6-3, 6-3; Mats Wilander (Swe) bt Gilad Bloom (Isr) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2; Anders Jarryd (Swe) bt Boris Becker (WG) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; John McEnroe (US) bt Jakob Hlasek (Swit) 6-3. 7-5. Nancy Grand Prix tournament
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      Ramle, Fandi favourites for March accolade
      156 22 SUNDAY TIMES/COCA-COLA SPORTS AWARD LOCAL windsurfing prince Ramie Salleh broke a five-month-long lean spell when he won the inaugural Commonwealth Regatta m Bombay this month. The 23-year-old beat 10 other competitors from four countries, including Canadian No 3 Pierre Graveline. The Bombay press sung
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      Lock icon Drayton retains IBF title
      275 22 BOXING SCENE American champ scores controversial win over Frenchman CANNES (France) American Buster Drayton retained his International Boxing Federation light-middleweight title with a controversial victory over French challenger Said Freddy Skouma. Skouma s corner threw m the towel m the 10th round 'to save him from
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      Lock icon McEnroe's in, Becker's out
      442 22 BRUSSELS John McEnroe defeated sixth-seeded Jakob Hlasek, of Switzerland, 6-3, 7-5 on Friday to set up a clash with surprise semi-finalist Anders Jarryd, of Sweden, m the Brussels Grand Prix tournament. Seventh-seeded Jarryd earned his semi-final berth when he scored a shock 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win
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      GOLF WORLDWIDE
      298 23 PONTE VEDRA (Florida) Outsider Steve Jones was one of the few to complete two rounds m the Tournament Players Championship on Friday, and found himself m the lead after a five-under 67. For the second day running. storms ended play with half the field still on the course.
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      Bowling boss aims to garner greater commitment
      437 23 Bowling boss aims to garner greater commitment BOWLING. .with LEE WAI WUN ALL bowlers, especially women and youths, should take the sport seriously. For it is the only way to bring up the standard of bowling. This is the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress' message to their members. The poor women's
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      Aim high and try
      490 23  -  LIM KEE CHAN OPEN NOTEBOOK.. By 4 It's hard to stay positive when you're alone m the hotel room whilst the rest are on course competing. And it's times like these that you have to re-affirm your faith m your ft abilities. 7 Hunter (left) A
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      Left high and dry
      821 23  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Tee to Green Pro tour turns out to be an unhappy hunting ground for Hunter COR every Greg Norman, there are hundreds of Leigh Hunters. And for every $1,000 Norman banks m, there are 100 Hunters worrying where the next pay-cheque will come
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      Gold's throws its weights behind Singapore's search for Games golds
      320 23 Gold's throws its weights behind Singapore's search for Games golds BODYBUILDING.-with MAHMOOD GAZNAVI A LEADING gymnasium m Singapore has offered its facilities free to all national athletes training for the South-east Asia Games m Jakarta m September. In his address to mark the opening of the gym at Paradiz Centre,
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      Lock icon SPORT WORLDWIDE
      599 23 Zola grounded: zoia Budd. the South African-born English athlete, is to miss all competitions this year <t British newspaper reported exclusively on Friday. The* Star newspaper re' that the 20-year-old former world women's cross country champion had been told by doctors not to train for the next five
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      A day in the life of sport
      665 24 I saw her standing there It was a night for dressing up and stepping out, and these three women did that m great style. Mrs Barker (left) was as usual effervescent. Mrs Nathan (centre) a little more quiet, and Mrs Nina Sugiarto perhaps
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      My fears
      1189 25  -  JANICE SEAH Peng Siong is afraid he hasn't enough time or opportunities to prepare for the Olympics Said and Done I I know I cannot let this dream die. I've worked too hard for it, come too close to it. A part of me would die if I
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      Penguins spread their wings
      527 25 J. RAJENDRAN ON THE HONGKONG SEVENS RUGBY HONGKONG The British team Penguins, last-minute replacements for Malaysia, stole the limelight from big-guns New Zealand and Australia m the Cathay Pacific Hongkong Rugby Sevens at the Government Stadium here yesterday. Singapore, as expected, lost both their matches m
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      NATIONWIDE
      253 25 LELA ZAINAL beat Valeric Tan twice yesterday to win both the girls Under-16 and Under-18 titles m the Dunlop junior tennis tournament at the Singapore Tennis Centre. OOter rraalts Bmy* 1-18 q-flMis: Sunny Liv bt Chen Chee Sing 9-0; Fredrik Ho bt Samson Zainal 9-5; Kurniati bt l^eonard Lee
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      Aldo the toast on day of surprises
      263 25 Aldo the toast on day of surprises SCHOOLS' RUGBY THE Singapore Schools' Sports Council's A Division 10-a-side rugby tournament served up a few surprises at Whitley Road ground yesterday (reports Albert Johnson). For starters, defending champions Raffles Junior College were ousted by a penalty m the quarter-fi-nals by arch-rivals St
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      My tears
      784 25  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI How Sundram almost cried when suspension forced him to miss playing for Rovers m the NFL final By 4 It is difficult to do the right thing all the time. I get a lot of irritation and rough treatment from my opponents but I know I
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      Lock icon Desperate Portugal
      268 25 ON THE SOCCER SCENE FUNCHAL (Madeira) Portugal, still missing most of their top players due to a long-running pay dispute, face Malta's mainly amateur side today seeking their first European Championship Group Two victory. With two draws and a defeat from the three games, Portugal desperately need both
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      New ruling boosts Cup teams
      148 25 New ruling boosts Cup teams THREE Jurong-based firms have come out tops m the Jurong Cup tournament because of a new ruling that allows companies the services of footballers not under their employment. This rule was introduced by the organisers, Jurong Town Football Club, to create more interest m the
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        N.Korea out
        34 25 Fifa have excluded North Korea from the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games tournament for failing to play qualifying matches m Malaysia last week. A Fifa spokesman said on Friday: "The decision is irrevocable."
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        Cypriot ClUb fined
        63 25 Uefa have or- CypriOt dered Cyprus club Apoel Nicosia to pay Besiktas Istanbul 55,000 Swiss francs ($77,000) as compensation for their non-ap-pearance at a European Cup second-leg tie m Turkey last October. They also fined AC Torino 18,000 Swiss francs for misbehaviour by the team and their
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        Making peace
        48 25 Mark Dennis, the En- Making peace: glish player with the worst disciplinary record, has made his peace with First Division side Southampton. The former England Under-21 left-back has decided to end his self-imposed fiveweek exile from The Dell, which followed a punch-up with manager Chris Nicholl.
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        Bailey Sent home
        61 25 Former England Bailey goalkeeper Gary Bailey has been sent homo to South Africa by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson with his career under renewed threat from injury. Bailey, who only returned to United's first tea'm last month after a year-long absence, has been told to rest for
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        Robson in demand
        47 25 I: England cap- tain Bryan Robson is being trailed by a consortium of Sunderland businessmen trying to take over the English Second Division club. They are keen to instal the Manchester United midfielder as player-manager alongside Bob Stokoe and m place of Lawrie McMenemy.
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        Spurs' signing
        19 25 English title chal- lengers lottenham Hotspur nave signed striker Mark Cooper from Fourth Division Cambridge for L40.000.
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        Lock icon Champs beaten
        34 25 Brazilian League champions Sao Paolo lost 3-1 to runners-up Guarani in Group 3 of the Libertadoros Cup on Friday. Other results: Cobrploa 1 Cnlo-Coln 0. Guarani 3 Sao Paolo 1. Reuter AFP
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      Ferreira's trickery on show today
      197 25  -  PETER WATSON ON THE GREEN BAIZE A LEGENDARY figure m worl< billiards will be at the Nationa Stadium today to bring som trickery to the 1987 On Cv snooker tournament. Michael Ferreira, three-time world billiards champion, wi] present a series of trick-shot before the event
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      Lock icon Oxford's race
      32 25 LONDON Underdogs Oxford pow ered to victorj" over Cambridge yester day m the 133 rd University Boat Rac« on the River Thames The winning margin was around four lengths Reuter
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      171 25 BOWLING Youth Leagar (Queenstown Bowl. 9am). Ebrait* High Roller tournament finals (Jurong Bowl, 10 am). CRICKET SCA Div 2 Leagse: SCA Schoolboys v SCRC (Balestier Rd). TT v MRTC (Dieppe Barracks) both at 1 pm. CYCLING Track Race: Sea Games trials (AMK AC, 9 am). GOLF Singapore Open
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      313 22 APPOINTMENT y THE HONG KONG ANDCHINA GASCOMPANY LIMITED Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancy m our Tai Po Plant m Hong Kong: Senior Shift Engineer (Tai Po Plant) It is required to appoint a Senior Shift Engineer for a period of 2 years at
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      205 22 NOTICE f NOTICE OF CONTINUATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP OF CREATION MOULD INDUSTRY We, Tsang Yau Chuen, Pang Man Kirn and Suen Chi Keung, 3 continuing partners of Creation Mould Industry hereby give notice to the public m general and to our customers m particular that m a partners' meeting held
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      313 25 APPOINTMENTS hotel nikko longbai shanghai We are a first class international hotel due to open m September 1987. To strengthen our management team, our hotel invites applications for the following positions: PASTRY CHEF from May Ist CHIEF STEWARD from May Ist Handles and controls the Food Beverage equipment and cleaning
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      494 26  -  ONE has a strike as deadly as a cobra's. The other slithers like a viper It's a combination certain to sting anything that steps into its path. Singapore strikers Fandi Ahmad and V. Sundramoorthy stand ready to bare their fangs when Pah. ing step into that
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      474 26 »1 Peter Fowler (Aust) 66, 70, 65. tH Kuo Chic Hsiung (Tai) 66, 66, 72; Jeff Maggert (US) 68, 67, 69. 2* Hsu Sheng San (Tai) 66, 70. 70. 2fl Ho Ming Chung (Tai) 70, 67, 70; Jim Haliet (US) 68, 66. 73. 2M J. Rutledge (Can) 70,
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      289 26 Ist tee: 8.31 A Gilligan (Aust), M. Cunning (US), Hsieh Chin Sheng (Tai). BJ9 Jim Benepe (US). D Bnggs (US), Chung Chun Hsing (Tai). 8.47 Hsieh Yu Shu (Tai), M. Standly (US), Rick Gibson (Can). 8.55 Starter's time. MS Hsu Chi San (Tai), K. Tomori
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      634 26  - Positive Pete powers to a 3-stroke lead TH£ SINGAPORE OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP PETER FOWLER showed the class that won him the 1983 Australian Open golf championship when he shot a six-un der-par 65 m the third round of the Singapore Open at the Bukit course yesterday. Fowler's seven-birdie feat gave
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      404 26  -  JANICE SEAH By STAND aside, Stallone >ter Uxc just pushed you over <»ie Utp unc under the table. Peter Is not a tracker. He doesn't even look like Sylvester Stallone. But be \f courage. And biti courage, his intensity and his bulk made Ramta
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      156 26 LONDON Super-fit Wimbledon, who view football as a 90-minute assault course, blew a huge hole m Liverpool's English First Division championship campaign yesterday with a successful raid on Anfield. Postponed: Char 1 ton v Chelsea Reuter Arsenal 0 Everton 1 Aston Villa 1 Coventry 0 Leicester
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      25 26 JUBILEE Sports Association beat Balestier United 1-0 m the semi-final of the National Football League Division Three match at the Bedok Stadium yesterday.
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      8 1 TV PLUS The Sunday Times, March 29, 1987
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      Aussie guts and gumption
      599 1 True grit that always seems to set Australian series apart from the American ones. PHILIP CHEAH previews two new shows that reaffirm this view. THE Last Bastion, a six-hour Australian mini-series about Australia's involvement m World War 11, has virtually no big-name actors. Yet after 10
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        1132 2 The Oscars will be presented tomorrow night m Los Angeles, and movie buffs are rooting for sentimental favourite Paul Newman to win the Best Actor award for his role m The Colour of Money (left). After all, he's been nominated six times before without
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        Milk bottles for Adam Cheng
        458 2  -  JULIE TAN LOOK EAST FANS seem to think of everything. When father-to-be Adam Cheng celebrated his birthday with his fans recently, he found that the bulk of his gifts were milk bottles, toys and other baby paraphernalia. While the actor is busy working on a
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        537 2  - Clowning around about everyday situations JULIE TAN By Ideas and story possibilities are everywhere a throwaway remark that we overhear, or a lunch conversation with colleagues can inspire a skit. Comedian Tiaw Gem FANS say they're the best thing to have happened to the Singapore comedy scene since Wang Sa
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        507 3  -  LIM KAY TONG HEARTBREAK RIDGE A Capitol and Savoy Stoning Omt Eastwood. Marsha Mason, Everei* VcGili and Mono V on Peebles Directed by Gmt Eastwood I By WITH gravelly voice barely making it between lips, teeth and chewed-up cigar, gunnery-ser-geant Tom Highway (Clint Eastwood) rasps:
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        655 3  -  TOM GREEN By I really didn't want to wind up being a brown Tom Selleck, a brown leading man m a series. Mario Van Peebles IN HEARTBREAK Ridge. Clint Eastwood is almost steamrollered by a rappin' Marine named Stitch. Offscreen,
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        Suspense is saved for the latter half
        482 3  - Suspense is saved for the latter half JULIE TAN SCARED STIFF At Eng Wan and Shaw cinemas Stars Miv Kiu Wai, Eric Tsang, Chow Yuen Fatt, Chu Poh Yee and Anita Mvi Directed by Lav Kar Weng By THIS is one of the more perplexing brews concocted by the Hongkong
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        683 3  - She's No. 1 choice for Scarlett JOHN BLAKE [HOLLY WOOD!*] By JANE Seymour was thrilled to hear she had been tipped to play Scarlett O'Hara m the sequel to Gone With the Wind. She had topped an American poll as the best choice to play the role made famous by
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        483 4  - A stroll into our past again JULIE TAN TV REVIEW By THE writing was on the wall. Even at the planning stages of Ki\e-Foot-Way (Mondays to Fridays, Ch S, 9.30 pm)." SBC must have known the> would have a winner on their hands. Everybody loves a trek down memory lane,
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        537 4 PROTECT those inflatable egos, Hollywood, because here comes another Spitting Image show. And just m time for the Oscars. The last time the life-like puppets from England visited the I'nited States, they took on President Ronald Reagan, the White House and American
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        385 4  - More tidbits on showbiz scene JULIE TAN ALMOST two years have lapsed since The Entertainment Line blazed across our TV screens with a delectable assortment of local showbiz tidbits. Now, the highly popular magazine series will return to TV on April 14. Sponsorship problems that stood m the way of
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        384 4  -  MICHAEL LIM TV PREVIEW Fear Itself Today, Ch 12,7.30 pm By FEAR. My 1974 Concise Oxford Dictionary defines it rather mildly as a "painful emotion caused by impending danger or evil". What it means m reality, of course, is a combination of wildly thumping
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        1021 7  -  MICHAEL TAY COMPACT DISC SCENE By POLYGRAM launched its mid-priced compact discs worldwide just last Monday. ,\> it is the distributor of three major classical labels Deeca, Philips and Deutches Gramophone (DG) this augurs well for classical enthusiasts. Over the past year, Decca and DG
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        540 7 Two of the most popular songs on the radio these days are The Jets' Crush On You and You Got It All. JOHN MILWARD meets pop's newest chartbusting family. LIKE many families, the Wolfgramms h old a weekly pow-wow around the dinner table.
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        372 7 THfc] rookies have arrived. So far, 1987 has been the year of the debut album. This month, seven of the top 20 spots on Billboard's album chart are first LPs, including the Beastie Boys' No. 1, Licensed to 111 Others are Grammy-winner Bruce Hornsby
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        462 12 FAXIAN (4th century AD) HIS journey from Chang'an, the capital of ancient China, through central Asia to India took him three years. He had to practically walk across the Gobi Desert and over the Hindu Kush to India. But he came home with copies of Buddhist sutras that
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        229 12 I always thought geography was a dreadful bore when I was m school. Maybe if my teachers had told me more about the adventures of early travellers such as Qb stopher Columbus, geography might have been far more interesting. These men were responsible for early navigation charts and
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        43 12 What was the Black Death? A plague that ran across Europe from 1347 to 1350 killing one m three Europeans The cause was believed to be the fleas that lived on rats carried by trading ships to Europe from Asia.
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        More yo-yo tricks up your sleeve
        286 12 LAST week, we featured a set of yo-yo tricks. This week we have more tricks for you. Clip out today's and last week's activity column. The first 500 children to show up with the set of two clippings at the concourse of Thomson Plaza
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        1033 15 Still looking to end his run of flops Hollywood heart-throb |P Richard Gere, who missed coming to Singapore for the International Film Festival, talks to GEORGE HADLEY-GARCIA about fame and his box-office flops. "BEING on top, financially, did not mean that much to me. Then." So notes Richard Gere, whose
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        399 16  -  JENNY LAM MENTION "the good, the bad and the ugly" and you'd hardly think of your favourite Disney characters. But that's precisely what the late Walt Disney had m mind when he breathed life into Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. When they were created
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        917 16  -  JENNY LAM By IT'S been 37 years since the original Disneyland opened m Los Angeles, but to throngs of bright-eyed Singaporean tourists, the Disaey charm still sparkles. Only now, our holiday-makers have a choice of Disneyland m Los Angeles, Disney World m Florida and
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      1435 1 Friedrich von Thun and Krystyna Janda go in search of a Jewish boy in Nazi Austria CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 8 RTM 1 UZi SSw^k I 43t* I HIK^HI^HHHHI KOI MAGICAL WORLD OF S**M g3O A M SBCTEXT. Sample pages 2.10 P.M. SBCTEXT. Sample pages 750 A.M. PROGRAMME AND QURAN. MAKE-BELIEVE:
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      120 1 9 A WOMAN'S PALE BLUE HANDWRITING). Set m Austria m 1939, this German film depicts the dilemma a civil servant finds himself m when he is asked by his ex-lover to help trace a Jewish boy, believed to be his own son. Stars Friedrich von Thun and Krystyna Janda. With
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      13 1 Gerald Durrell treks through Russia Rock Hudson creates a woman in sci-fi drama
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      12 2 Liaiilie Zaobao —Singapore's leading Chinese daily izz mi miii<6 w*~ 'a' 29-3-87
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      397 2 We don't mean to flaunt our feathers but oiir Academic Results speak for themselves Since 1979 Holborn School of Law has always had the most It it is A Levels that \\m ar. seeking to ach y« Holborn Sixth impressive examination pass rates for both the LLB external Form Centre
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      213 10 .pM Forthcoming supplements include:--,A mßH&^^^^ f)rii Si^ ht and Sou!ld The Sunday Times Ma> Famiij MM «J^nUß^ Sln^ >> f> 4 r( Fashion Week '87 The Sunday Times F-A. (up AjHllljrV Ll Travel Fair 'B7 The Straits Times 10 Israel Independence Daj j^o^^k if IllV^ iJ Holida> m Taiwan The
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      376 11 ADVERTISEMENT The "Perfect" Complexioi 1 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
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
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      7 1 SUNDAY PLUS The Sunday Times/March 29, 1987
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      Lock icon BRAVE NEW FARMS
      2376 1 BRAVE NEW FARMS If you think that making a living as a farmer m Singapore is impossible, think again. It looks like the meek microchip will inherit the earth, and scientists here are predicting exciting times ahead. ANNE LOW reports on the bountiful harvests to come. 4 In five years'
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        538 2 SINGAPORE is doing all it can to obtain a berth m biotechnology, tomorrow's new frontier. Towards this end, the Government has given extensive grants to the Research and Development Assistance Scheme (RDAS) which is administered by the Science Council. A sum of $50 million
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        1162 3 Grow and glow long after your honeymoon is over The walk down the aisle may be m the distant past but the romance can still keep its honeymoon sparkle. LEE GEOK 801 tells how couples can work at it. 4 When you look at couples eating m a restaurant, it
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        423 3 THERE are ways to keep a marriage fresh and alive even after many years, maintain professional counsellors such as Mr Anthony Yeo, Director of the Counselling and Care Centre. Marriage, Like any other relationship, requires input and effort from the partners to keep it growing.
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        Right time to introduce the speaker
        613 3 Etiquette '-i: I have to introduce a speaker at a 'unction. The thought makes me nervuus. What should I say? A: The simplest form of introduction is to announce the subject or purpose of the speech and the speaker's designation and name. Then invite
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        Care-givers need not monopolise your child
        844 3  -  TAN LIAN CHOO Mother at work By 41 have two mamas. One loves me and the other goes to work. What a three-year-old said to her horrified natural mother ANY kind of constant care or attention that a baby or a young child gets
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        Potters spring pleasant surprises
        1094 4  -  CHIA WAI HON CERAMICS By •POTTERY." says Singapore master potter Iskandar Jalil, "is considered second-class not only m Singapore but also m Europe." Ng Eng Teng, another local forerunner m this field, explains: "When you say you are a potter, a studio potter, people will think
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        La Traviata: Colourful feast for the eyes marred by poor acoustics
        870 4  -  JOE PETERS OPERA By LAST week saw Singapore take one big leap into the world of grand opera with the staging of La Traviata at the Kallang Theatre. The production by the National University of Singapore Society and the
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        Hainanese old-world charm and fare return to city
        790 5  -  MARGARET CHAN EAT OUT By WITH a pedigree of more than five decades, Mooi Chin Palace Restaurant contributes a cuisine that is pure Singaporean. The quaint little restaurant on Purvis Street, known then as Mooi Chin, started dishing out Hainanese food m
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        284 5 EATING certain vegetables and grains may lowei lung ancet risks, a new .study suggests. The study, which was reported m the New England Journal of Medicine, found that people with high levels of vitamin E and the chemical beta-carotene have lower lung cancer
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        That's my baby!
        199 6 Top shots Submitted by Sockalingam Chettlar, 27 W Photo Editor: All that a child embodies is superbly captured m her expression. Fine attempt at portraiture. Lighting is good while cropping enhances her expressive face. Had the full head been included, the impact would have be reduced. Prize:
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        Lock icon Like 007, you may face a tarantula one day
        918 6  -  TYE KIM KHIAT Back to nature 1 By JAMES Bond, m one 007 movie, had everyone holding his or her breath as a tarantula crawled to within a hair's breadth of him. Indeed, Hollywood revels m whipping up our innate fears
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        Don't feel bad about owning a mongrel
        590 6  - Don't feel bad about owning a mongrel TAN HWA LUCK Pet corner By A FEW weeks ago, I received a letter from a well-known animal welfare worker who felt that I should encourage people to keep local mongrels, which are more suited to conditions here m Singapore. I share her
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      9 1 Feature Mind and Body Arts and Books Food Time-Off
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      237 2 STUDY AT HOME OR ABROAD DIM W I I I \K\l\w ANADA •BRlllsil lVslHl IK)r EN<UNEERIN(. VX'yndham College. Ontario II IIN( >L(K.V Engineering and I ethnical studies /FRL^ NI;) BRJ 1 I>H INSI I I I 1 1 OF CAREERS Ilk A™"^*" 1 Swiuerland d< > and levels for Cambridge.
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      248 3 m m It's bad enough waking up before UA||| IMftl I^B% &^^9& the crack of dawn ever V morning HI 1111 l I II just to be m time for school. lIVH 1 1 IH VI I VCII I Buttuck.ngintoaheartybreak- fast at that unearthly hour must be YJfi|B| &kWUEAob£b^k 4^
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      216 4 »f\ \Cv I ai rrr < i Jl.iir::!!:!:';::.!!:)' 1 LmaniM Ell ■HI *^^k *^b^ *|L.f ttmHHr i Compton's Encyclopedia makes learning a stimulating adventure This complete all-family reference source comes m 26 magnificent volumes, containing 48,000 articles contributed by leading educators and world recognized authorities m virtually every field. Accompanied
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      Everybody says they know her...but do they?
      1028 1 Everybody says they know her... but do they? Find out who the Singapore Woman Today is that woman who has more than a hundred qualities. SUNNY WEE reports. PUT a book close to your face and your vision will be blurred You see a mass of words but it is
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        857 1 The Cold Storage Guide to drinking water. In vogue. In an era of increasing concern about health and diet, the drinking of mineral and spring waters seems to be fashionable. The French and Belgians gulp down an average < litres per person per annum. In West Germany and Austria, mineral
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        A multi-faced gem is she, and so rare
        646 2 Who is the Singapore woman today? Seventy-five letters, each giving a profile of her, were received. Here are the five winning entries. Each of them wins a gift voucher. THEY discovered that they were the same age. Thirty. He got her to
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        753 2  -  DAVID GUNSTON By Marital status is very much a factor m successful maturing and ageing. Both unmarried men and women are uniformly low c the scale of average human happiness, it was found. But the mere fact of being married does not guarantee satisfaction
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        544 2 EDITORIAL GUIDE CONSUMER GUIDE Today Pa*e Topics WOMAN 1 Everybody says they know her... TODAY/ butdothey7 PRODUCT ADVERTISER PAGE 2 A multi-faced gem is she, and so rare. A 'prime* question gets interesting Aerob.es Danceworks 4 response. Bank Citibank 18 Bubbly mum who gives everyone a Beach Resort Club Mcd
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        838 3  -  JACQUELINE WONG By m PAMPERING children is .something working mothers may chide themselves for not doing. But why 9 Such indulgence is the result of guilt rather than necessity. Dr Maurine Tsakok. 47, mother and career woman, is not enslaved
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        Lock icon Bubbly mum who gives everyone a part to play
        776 3  -  JUDY TAN By "MUM, she's here." The door slowly opened and a lanky teenager stood between me and the spanking clean sitting room of the apartment m Pine Grove. "Hi, I'm Geoffrey and Mum's expecting you," he said as he held
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        199 4 How do you rate against adverse events !T IS a fact that adverse events m one's life can bring on an illness, or worsen an existing condition. In 1967. two American researchers. Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe. produced a scale called the Social Readjustment Rating Scale. This was designed to
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        971 4  -  JUDY TAN By CASE 1 MRS TAN, 45, has been a school teacher for more than 20 years. She works hard and has very high expectations. She spends all her time doing things related to work. Heart disease and sleep problems
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        Fitness — get there and stay there
        519 5 Fitness get there and stay there GET advice if you want to bu\ exercise equipment for your home. What most people need is a light- to moderate-weight set of dumbells (o.9kg to 13 kg) with add-on weights, a digital skipping rope (or rebounder), an exercise mat, if you do not
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        Exercises for busy mums
        479 5  -  JUDY TAN By THE Busy Mother's Exercise Book reaches out to the housewife who is likely co be bogged down with the children and keeping house. The author, Maggy Lightfoot, a trained keep-fit teacher and mother of two, empathises with the house-bound mother who may find
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        326 5 Name of club Fee Activity 3?nceworks Registration fee: Parkiar^ Shopping $30 Tap dancing ($40 a month) Mall Commencing April 4 Tel: 337-2555 Joanne Drew From $145 to $1,200 Aerobic classes (unli International, (one month to a year) visits), and other Haw Par Glass Tower £j
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        994 7 JULIE TAN talks to Hongkong's most successful female singer, Anita Mvi LAST Christmas. Anita Mvi bought an apartment worth a million dollars, sinking m an additional $300,000 for renovation. It's a vast some say wasteful sum to spend on a place that's little more than sleeping
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        222 3 Hip^niiinii? I I^l IBS 9^7s j»' 2 1 I i,, f» RE67OTC -7^r^»w W -Jfir^ a runaway bestseller m America Awarded "GOOD HOUSEKEEPING £< In 1983. Selected as "BEST BUY SEAL OF APPROVAL" for excellent ■> CONSUMER BUYING GUIDE, a quality by GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, leading U.S. consumer publicatioi a prestigious
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        90 4 -jM^ Danceworks is JBP\ looking good all ■K^^ over... Here's looking atyou.-.j^i V BL Two large Dance Exercise c ■L Shower, Sauna and Lockers W Lounge with Soft Furnishings v m Beauty Shop and Bodyshop /^^^J W NO LONG TERM MEMBERSHIP FEE NO MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION FEh For as little as
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        619 5 THE NEW NAnONAL MICROWVE OVENS. DESIGNED FOR W\rT-WKTCHERS EVERYNJCHERE. Many ladies m Singapore are now keen to watch their wait. Quite simply, they're tired of waiting around m the kitchen for dinner to boil, roast, steam or stew. That's why we designed our new range of microwave ovens. There's no
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        910 6 Fitness camp AT LEAST 140 health-conscious women will participate m a fitness and beauty camp to be held at the Hotel Meridien at Changi Point next weekend. They will take part m sporting activities like aerobics and jogging. The fee is $50 each and the
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        273 6 P^*l r fl When /f comes fo fashion, The 3Ltr- Promenode is unique. A wo/fc *-^^P^ X around will expose you to the Bl— w/desf selection of top high fashion V I bouf/ques corrymg such /obe/s os tf f a c Promenade. /ssey Miyake, Polo Ralph Lauren, Soma Rykiel, Karl
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        256 7 0& WORKSHOP ifm J J OF t 3 P. J l^t B 9 i < 'il v ■<"■* I^^H ""^k *J[ Come into our world of special people and share our lifestyle! Right m the heart of Orchard Road is Scotts Workshop. A friendly and educational club for men and
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        Splash and dash on the sands
        274 8 THIS year's swim wear comes m bold splashes of colour. The two-piece outfits are the bare essentials you will need for basking on the sandy beaches of Club Mediterranee at Cherating. And if you want to put more bite m your outfit, take your
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        Sundown switch-around
        247 16 IT'S SUNDOWN The transformation takes place. By day, she may tx s an executive on the move or m a boardroom But come nightfall, her stylish office clothes give "way to formal evening wear 1. Exquisitely Elegant Black is m for these two handsome beauties, relaxing over cocktails
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        Lock icon Time for some fancy footwork
        79 16  -  JUDY TAN Coordination by Pump action Top row (left to right) Bally (Duval 14) $275; Bally (Demyn 02) $265; Ramuz from Daimaru $29; Bally (Duval 14). Pretty pointy toe shoes Middle row Lizzia from Daimaru $25; Adolfo from Daimaru $41; Bally (Desirable 03) $365; Bally
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      587 9  -  JACQUELINE WONG By DOINIMT- YOURSELF is only catching on among Singaporeans now because the cost of labour is hot on our tails. Hardware and handyman stores were solely a Western rage once upon a time. However, m recent years, stores m Singapore have been stocking
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      997 9 4 The real tragedy of the situation is that no one takes the battered handyman seriously. The inept husband, trying to put up a shelf and nailing himself to the wall, has become a source of irritation to his wife, and a figure of fun to ft
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        317 9 1 I wish I had known about o.b. Tampons right from the start." Quite understandably, I started with Once correctly m place, it can't be seen or traditional sanitary napkins and it never felt out of sight, out of mind, occurred to me to try anything new. ML j^ And
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