The Straits Times, 29 November 1987

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  • 946 1  -  SERENA TOH S'pore's young beginning on birds and bees earlier, says survey Report: Picture: SINGAPORE'S teenagers are dating, kissing and petting earlier, according to a survey by an Institute of Education lecturer of 575 teens aged 14 to 18. Six in 10 of the
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  • 171 1  - Ipoh races rained out storm over refund FREDERICK QUEK By IPOft Rain yesterday caused the cancellation of races for the first time in the history of the Perak Turf Club and led to a storm of protest from racegoers who could not get refunds of their $5-gate admission and $3-parking
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  • 609 1  - PM, Suharto meet in Batam YANG RAZALI KASS IM By Jakarta correspondent B ATAM— Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and President Suharto fly in separately from Singapore and Jakarta early this morning for talks that are likely to cover bilateral and other matters. The visit is expected to be brief
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • 218 2 A LEGEND LOSES HIS GRIP: The lonely old man of Queensland's politics, Premier Sir Joh BielkePetersen, has finally conceded that his departure from office within the next few days is inevitable. But true to his style, Sir Joh would not confirm plans to stand down and assured
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    • 98 2 SWINGING GOLF CITY: If Singapore has no desire to project itself as a Sin City, it could perhaps try attracting tourists with a swinging city image. Top level golf commands extensive media coverage worldwide. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board could do well to use golf more widely in its
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    • 793 2  -  SERENA TOH Teenagers talk about who they date, what they look for and what they do By TEENAGERS meet their dates through mutual friends and through opportunities like parties, swimming lessons after school, and group tuition at the private tutor's home. They start with
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    • 1974 2 PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew and visiting Australian Prime Minister Bob Ha wke were interviewed by four Australian journalists at the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation yesterday. Asking the questions were Mr John Lombard, Asia Bureau chief of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Cameron Forbes, South-east Asia
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    • 204 3 Wclw> by MARRIAGE is supporting your wife in all she does. That Is why these 10 husbands took time off work for this picture with their wives, who want to he the first Mrs Singapore. These Mrs Singapore contest
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    • 484 3 Plane with 160 aboard plunges into Indian Ocean JOHANNESBURG A SOUTH African Airways jumbo iet carrying 160 people crashed in the Indian Ocean after its pilot reported smoke on board moments before its scheduled landing yesterday in the island of Mauritius, airline officials reported. They said the Boeing 747, on
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    • 331 3 I'll meet Deng anywhere, says Gorbachev MOSCOW NINE days before his third summit with President Ronald Reagan, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said he is ready to meet Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in Moscow, Beijing, "or any other convenient place" to resolve differences between the two communist giants. The official Tass
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    • 211 3 BfMKA BANGLADESH President Hussain Ersfaad has offered to hold talks on an early election with opponents as part of a peace plan to end the current unrest in the country. In a radio and television broadcast yesterday, Mr Ersnad appealed to "all concerned" to begin a
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 196 2 Showers over many areas in the predawn hem and early mornr* TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 32 mar, 24 mm SUNSET today: €.54 pm; Sunrise tomorrow: 6.52 am. TRAVELLERS' HEATtCR Adelaide 11/33 C Cloudy Us Aagelea 7/21 C Cloudy Amsterdam 2/6 C Cloudy Madrid -1/U C Cloudy Athens
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    • 111 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY Japan the leading investor AIDED by the strong yen, Japan has overtaken the United States as the leading foreign investor in Singapore. Its investment commitments multiplied more than six times over the past decade and this year account for 36 per cent of the total.
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
    • 283 4 NEW DELHI Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi warned yesterday that if Pakistan continued with its nuclear weapons programme, then India would be forced to build a nuclear bomb. "Pakistan is a neighbouring and friendly country and we must stop them from manufacturing
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    • 367 4 COLOMBO Tamil rebels threw hand grenades at Indian soldiers distributing relief supplies in northern Sri Lanka, killing five civilians queuing up for food, military sources said. Four residents were injured by the grenades lobbed by two Liberation Tigers of Tamil
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    • 83 4 NEW DELHI Federal agents have made their largest haul of smuggled foreign gold, seizing 997 gold biscuits valued at about US$2 million (514.06 million), it was announced here yesterday. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized the gold, weighing nearly 70 kg, in the Indian
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    • 163 4 Freed French hostages return to warm welcome PARIS Two French hostages freed in Beirut on Friday arrived in Paris yesterday where they were given a red-carpet welcome. Jean-Louis Normandin, 35, and Roger Auque, 32, left Larnaca, Cyprus, yesterday on a special flight. Mr Normandin, a technician for the state-owned Antenne-2
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    • 344 4 TEL AVTV A senior officer says Israeli soldiers for 20 minutes ignored a military alert that could have prevented a hang-gliding Palestinian guerilla from entering their northern border camp and killing six men. "What has become clear to us is
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    • 197 4 MANAMA Iranian leaders have warned of a deployment of three million volunteer fighters along the war front next week for a "lengthy offensive" against Iraq and called on the nation to prepare for a holy war. State-run Teheran Radio reported that Iranian warplanes
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    • 302 4 Mugabe condemns massacre as unbridled savagery BULAWAYO Prime Minister Robert Mugabe has condemned as "unbridled savagery" the massacre of 16 white members of a Christian farming community in southern Zimbabwe. The victims were hacked to death in a late-night attack which the authorities blamed on anti-government rebels. Two children escaped
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    • 670 5  -  RUSSELL GRIMMER By in Melbourne MELBOURNE Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the lonely old man of Queensland politics, has finally conceded that his departure from office within the next few days is inevitable. But the message that he is no
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    • PEOPLE
      • 79 5 DOCTORB in New Delhi recently conducted an Aids test on Bhagwan Shri Ra jneesh and concluded that the rich man's guru and advocate of free love does not have the deadly disease, the Press Trust of India said. The examination by physicians from the
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      • 126 5 picture. AFTER decades as Chairman Mao's personal tailor, Mr Han A'tong says he's happier now making snappy three-piece Western suits for the likes of China's reformist Communist Party chief, Mr Zhao Ziyang. "Secretary Zhao is not like the Old Guard he's not afraid if he cuts a
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      • 95 5 JAPANESE philanthropist Ryoichi Sasakawa said he was so moved by an Israeli memorial to the 1.5 million Jewish children slain in the Holocaust that he has decided to plant 100 Japanese cherry trees in their honour. "I could not help shedding tears when I laid
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      • 112 5 BRITISH actress Glenda Jackson is likely to play the part of Mother Teresa in a television special on the life of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate due to begin filming in Calcutta next April, the film's writer said in New Delhi. French author Dominique Lapierre
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      • 94 5 MISS ALBANY Lozada, the Venezuelan first runner-up in the Miss World contest, has refused to alter her wedding plans in the event that she is needed to take over as Miss World. Miss Ulla Weigerstorfer, an Austrian who became Miss World this month, is reportedly considering
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    • 112 6 China's first artificial heart making waves: Paper BEIJING A Shanghai scientist has developed China's first artificial heart, an electric device that weighs half as much as a real heart, the official newspaper, People's Daily, reported. The report said the invention by Dr Qian Kunxi, a lecturer at the Shanghai No.
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    • 138 6 LONDON The death toll in the London Underground railway blaze rose to 31 on Friday as thousands of mourners lined streets in central London for the funeral of a fire chief killed trying to rescue victims. The latest victim, a man, died of
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    • 378 6  -  OHG MING SEING B)f Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Senate Republican leader Robert Dole has said that a treaty banning medium-range nuclear forces to be signed at next month's superpower summit might have to be modified during the Senate approval process to win Republican support.
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    • 266 6 Air Canada to stop flights because of workers' strike MONTREAL Air Canada began a system-wide shutdown on Friday after the gov-ernment-run carrier was crippled by a ground workers' strike, leaving thousands of irate passengers stranded. The airline's 8,500 ground workers have been engaged in a series of rotating walkouts throughout
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    • 81 6 Meanwhile, it was announced in SINGAPORE that Air Canada's flights between Singapore, Bombay, London and Toronto will be temporarily disrupted after today. Air Canada said in a press statement yesterday that the airline expects the disruption to last through the first week of December. All travel agents in
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    • 308 6 ACAPULCO (Mexico) The presidents of Latin America's so-called Group of Eight nations castigated the West for keeping the region underdeveloped and held "in chains" of perpetual debt at their first summit ever held without the involvement of the United States. The
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    • 188 6 BHOPAL An Indian court resumed hearings on Friday on the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster case as officials wrangled over whether talks on an out-of-court settlement had irretrievably broken down. The Indian government, on behalf of hundreds of thousands of victims of the
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    • 248 7 And now for the Bozos of the year LOS ANGELES Ousted Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda joined failed US presidential candidate Gary Hart, former national security aide Oliver North and evangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker in winning "Bozo" awards on Friday. The satirical awards were announced here
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    • 433 7 SEOUL Mr Kim Young Sam, the South Korean opposition leader, has emerged as the front-runner in the presidential election which is due in less than three weeks, according to the opinions of many people here. The Washington Post said that with
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    • 313 7 SEOUL The South Korean government's presidential candidate said yesterday his country would set up diplomatic relations with China in the next few years. Mr Roh Tae Woo, President Chun Doo Hwan's choice for successor, told a campaign rally in
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    • 216 7 WASHINGTON With the holiday shopping season starting, religious and pacifist groups have launched a campaign against toy weapons that they say encourage children to consider violence as a legitimate means of resolving conflict. "They teach children to divide the world into armed camps
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    • 314 8 BONN West Germany is considering interest rate cuts in response to demands from other industrialised countries to help boost the world economy. Chancellor Helmut Kohl said in a television interview on Friday. "We are considering moving to lower interest rates, which would
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    • 252 8 CAPE TOWN The South African censors announced here on Friday that Sir Richard Attenborough's film, Cry Freedom, about black consciousness leader Steve Biko who died in police detention will be screened here uncut. The startling decision came after widespread speculation here and
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    • 206 8 NEW YORK Pop star Madonna plans to divorce actor Sean Penn, claiming that after two years of a highly-publicised and rocky marriage, "we're just not communicating", a published report said on Friday. The latest explosive scene between the pair occurred when Penn turned up
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    • 74 8 HONGKONG The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp and Standard Chartered Bank have cut the prime rate by half point to 6 per cent, effective from tomorrow, the Association of Banks said. The association said in a statement deposit rates have also been reduced by
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    • 273 8 WARSAW For the first time since 1946, when communists were still consolidating their power, Polish voters today can make a direct pronouncement on public policy in a nationwide referendum on economic and political reforms. The referendum is the brainchild of Polish leader General Wojciech
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    • 212 8 Ireland's most wanted man shot and caught at checkpoint DUBLIN Ireland's most wanted man, a maverick nationalist guerilla known as the "Border Fox", had surgery for at least three gunshot wounds after Irish police and troops trapped him on Friday, police said. Dessie O'Hare, who had predicted he would never
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    • 131 8 Sharp fall breaks edition of gains at Thanksgiving Dow Jones NEW YORK Wall Street closed sharply lower on Friday as a weak dollar and rising commodity prices revived inflation worries. But a tradition of post-holiday sluggishness remained intact and volume slipped to a 1967 low, brokers said. The Dow Jones
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    • 102 8  - Howe vows to stamp out Sikh terrorism in Britain ALAN H UBBARD LONDON British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe has vowed to stamp out terrorism among Sikhs in Britain who oppose the government of Mr Rajiv Gandhi. He also re-affirmed Britain's support for a united India. Sikh extremists have been
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    • 731 9 LONDON Counsellors at Childline, a confidential advice service for distressed children in Britain, frequently answer the telephone to hear silence from the other end, or perhaps muffled sobbing, says a report in the International Herald Tribune. "Many children are too frightened to pluck up
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    • 683 9  -  PETER KILBORN By WASHINGTON Never have Americans been eating so much turkey. By the time Thanksgiving and Christmas are over, the Agriculture Department and various turkey experts report, the typical American will have consumed the equivalent of an entire 15.6-pound turkey, the weight
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    • 426 9 Brokers' ads change tack after market crash NEW YORK In a corner of the bustling ninth-floor trading room of brokerage home Painewebber's 41-storey headquarters, a video crew Is filming a TV commercial with an unlikely star a plump, bespectacled financial whiz with a distinct Brooklyn accent. Mr Edward Kerschner, Painewebbers
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    • 651 10 PRAGUE On a narrow, winding street not far from Prague Castle early this month, 1,500 citizens were boldly speaking out against plans to uproot them and convert their tiny flats into luxurious apartments. That might not sound radical in many countries. But
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    • 757 10  - Stylish Raisa fails to cut a dash at home CHRISTOPHER WALKER By LONDON Over lunch one of the smoother new breed of Kremlin officials told American Journalists recently that Mr Mikhail Gorbachev's elegant and increasingly controversial wife, Raisa, was one of those pushing hardest for the Soviet leader's stay in
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    • 222 12  - Visit marks launch of 'new city' plan CHEOMG YIP SENG The Lee-Suharto Batam meeting By YANG RAZALI KASSIM BATAM Research and Technology Minister B. J. Habibie sees the visit to Batam today of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and President Suharto as marking the launch of an ambitious project, a
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    • 292 12 42 killed after quake hits Indonesian island JAKARTA At least 42 people were killed, more than 100 injured and 75 reported missing after an earthquake triggered landslides and a tidal wave on a remote island of Pan tar in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, officials said yesterday. A rescue official said
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    • 185 12 Typhoon Nina may leave trail of hunger and disease BITANO (Philippines) Hunger and disease are menacing a swath of the Philippines ravaged by a typhoon that killed 581 people this week, a senior government official said yesterday. Social Welfare Secretary Mita Pardo De Tavera said: "There is going to be
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    • 173 12 MEXICO (Philippines) President Corazon Aquino yesterday inaugurated a road project named after her slain husband in this northern town, in the process firing off the campaign for local elections three days early. "I know you know already who my candidates are,"
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    • 305 12 MANILA Japan sees a growing political and economic role to play in South-east Asia where developing countries are increasingly seeking to avoid superpower entanglements, a Japanese official said yesterday. Mr Morihisa Aoki, No. 2 at the Japanese Embassy in Manila, said
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    • 210 12 MANILA A renegade officer who led the capture of a Philippine army camp during the failed coup attempt in August surrendered on Friday, military sources said. They said LieutenantColonel Reynaldo Berroya turned himself in to presidential guards. He was the third
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  • 170 13 Taiwanese trawler violated our waters: Jakarta JAKARTA The Defence and Security Department said yesterday that a Taiwanese trawler that was shot at by the Indonesian Navy last Monday was violating Indonesian territorial waters. Three crewmen were killed. A statement said an Indonesia naval boat on Nov 23 caoght a foreign
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  • 375 13 As much attention given to sprucing j^i as security MANILA Trees are sprouting overnight and eyesores are being removed in Manila as it undergoes a quick facelift for next month's Asean summit. The sprucing up is concentrated on Roxas Boulevard along the shores of
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  • 114 13 BANGKOK Two Thai villagers were killed and 11 others hurt when their pick-up truck hit an anti-tank mine near the Thai-Cam-bodian border, a Thai army officer said on Friday. The two front-seat passengers were killed instantly, the officer said. Ten other passengers and the driver,
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  • 163 13 Indonesian agency to advise Hanoi on food distribution JAKARTA Indonesia's state food agency, Bulog, will send a team to Vietnam next month to advise Hanoi on food distribution and storage problems, the English-language daily Jakarta Post said yesterday. Quoting unnamed sources, the Post said more than 20 Bulog workers would
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
    • 393 14 Govt will not let rumours undermine security' KOTA KINABALU The government will ensure that the people do not live in fear and anxiety instigated by certain groups because this can undermine national security and destabilise the country, a top Umno leader said yesterday. Opening the 21st general assembly of the
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    • 129 14 MAJOR Chong Nam Fook of the Singapore Armed Forces Armoured Corps (right) was among the three top graduates of the Malaysian Armed Forces Staff College who received their diplomas at a ceremony at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala
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    • 213 14 JOHOR BARU The Johor government recently prepared and introduced six package tours for Singapore and local tourist agencies in efforts to further promote the state tourism industry, the State Assembly was told yesterday. State Social and Tourism Development Committee chairman Jimmy Low said the
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    • 216 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has sought Japanese assistance to draw up a master plan on flood control in Kelantan, one of the worst flood-prone areas in the country. A Japanese survey team will conduct a preliminary study in the Kelantan river basin in March,
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    • 93 14 PBS lodges complaint against Harris KOTA KINABALU The ruling Parti Bersatu Sabah has lodged a police report against ex-Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh over certain allegations he purportedly made in a recently published book. The book, Harris Salleh of Sabah. was written by Paul Raffaele. The party's Youth and Wanita
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    • 190 14 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government will continue to support the Palestinians in their struggle for justice, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. He said in a message to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians that the
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    • 122 14 State's new Islamic law includes stiff rules on polygamy SEREMBAN The Islamic Family Law Enactment will be enforced in Negri Sembilan next year, and will include stringent conditions on polygamy for Muslim men, Mentri Besar Datuk Haji Mohamed Isa Samad said yesterday. He said all officials of Syariah Courts in
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    • 102 14 4% of population are Hepatitis-B carriers SUNGAI PETANI (Kedah) An estimated 4 per cent of Malaysia's 15.677 million population are carriers of Hepati-tis-B virus and the Health Ministry has initiated several measures to contain the spread of the disease. As part of these measures, blood banks in hospitals would not
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    • 346 15 KUALA LUMPUR Agriculture Minister Datuk Sen Sanusi Junid has disclosed that some local fishermen leased out their permits for deep-sea fishing to foreigners for more than MfI.OOO a month. He urged those involved to put an immediate stop to it as such activities
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    • 250 15 Many MNCs in HK 'keen on moving to Malaysia' KUALA LUMPUR Many multi-national companies are keen to relocate their regional headquarters from Hongkong to Malaysia because of the better investment incentives here, Deputy Finance Minister Farid Ariffin said yesterday. He said the companies, mostly involved in manufacturing and agriculture, considered
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    • 52 15 ALOR STAR Police detained four men, including two Thais, and seized 30 kg of opium and 800 rolls of gania in separate operations in Kedah and Perlis recently. A police spokesman said yesterday that the drug haul was the largest made ty the police in the two states
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    • 126 15 KUALA LUMPUR The government is expected to take 71 years to settle its M11.27 billion loan for the Penang Bridge, Parliament was told on Friday. This is based on the projected toll collection of MH7.9 million annually at the bridge, Deputy Agriculture Minister Mohamed
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    • 674 16 THE flood of questions at a forum yesterday may herald the arrival of a new generation senior citizen an alert, healthy and independent individual. For the predominantly-fe-male audience at the forum on "Preparing for Old Age" wanted to know how to stave
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    • 323 16 A PACKAGE of medical tests to detect early signs of heart trouble will be available under one roof next vear. Patients will no longer have to make several trips or to different clinics to check their blood pressure, blood cholesterol and sugar levels
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    • 236 16 MASS Rapid Transit Corporation chairman Michael Fam attended a reunion for former students of the University of Western Australia last night expecting nothing more than the pleasure of meeting fellow alumni. Which was why he was surprised to learn that his
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    • 63 16 THE Singapore Armed Forces held an open mobilisation of its reservist troops yesterday. Personnel from units bearing the code words Roving Crane, Ancient Coin, Lion Heart and Space Ship were asked to report to their mobilisation centres at 5.90 pm, when the exercise began. The mobilisation notice
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    • 474 16 ROYALTY came to the open house of the MRT showpiece Orchard station yesterday. Shortly after its doors opened at 10am, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei arrived with his entourage to be received by MRT Corporation chairman Michael Fam, Singapore MRT chairman
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    • 37 16 METRO'S Managing Director Steven Goh was incorrectly identified as Steven Loh in a caption for a picture on Page 2 last Sunday. We are sorry for the error. The Swire Group HI
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    • 794 18  -  AGNES WEE By Pictur* by K. F. BEETOH DR Henry Ong makes housecalls on sick buildings whether it is a soaring skyscraper, palatial mansion or humble home. He diagnoses what goes wrong when tiles fall off or when water seeps through the
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    • 324 18 THE American Club is to spend $12 million to expand its premises and introduce better facilities to boost its flagging membership. One of the plans of the 39--year-old club in Scotts Road is to make it a place for the family as
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    • 43 18 TWO sections the Tenders and Contract Section and the Planning Control Section of the Parks and Recreation Department will operate from new premises on the second storey of Annexe Block A, behind the National Development Building in Maxwell Road, from Wednesday.
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    • 117 18 A 16-YEAR-OLD girl faced six charges of extortion yesterday. Chan Meng Meng, Jobless, extorted a total of $880 from student Wong Mee Hong, 17, by threatening to paste debtor notes on her house, to cause trouble for her and her family, and to sell
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    • 451 18 WHAT is it like in Journalism, public relations or advertising? Forget the glamour it's work, work and more work. So heard some 200 first-year undergraduates who turned up at a forum on "Making a Start in a Mass Communications Career" at
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    • 384 18 A SWISS tourist who allegedly agreed to abet a gang of card sharps to swindle a "businessman" in a game of blackjack ended up the victim instead. Mr Fridolin Everle, 47, a carpenter, reported to the police on Tuesday that he lost $121,800 in
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    • 360 19 FORMER sportscaster Fong Hoe Beng (left) and air force staff peer under the wing of his four-year-old Piper Lance to see if everything is all right. The seven-seater plane, which Mr Fong uses for short business and leisure trips, was one
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    • 467 19 RqUins' dirißiW|jNtto tas^oMnrtafc bs> more involved with vary young GRANDPARENTS should be encouraged to play a role in child-care through programmes which can bring them closer to their grandchildren. Such activities could be carried out through retirees' and senior citizens' clubs, Mr Wong Kan Seng,
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    • 603 20 BY HEOWtG ALFRED SOME lesser known schools yesterday celebrated their pupils' 10t per cent pass rate in the Primary School Leaving Examination and congratulated their best performers who were among the top scorers in the PSLE. The results showed that all pupils
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    • 144 20 AN UNIDENTIFIED woman and a little girl were found dead at the foot of a block of flats in Yishun yesterday victims of what police believe was a murder-cum-suicide. The woman, aged about 30, was plump in build, about 1.6 metres
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    • 46 20 SOME 1.000 senior citizens will sing and dance for two hours at the Woodlands town gardens today from 4 pm. The public is invited to join the fun session organised by 14 senior citizens' clubs to mark the Ninth Senior Citizens' Week.
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    • 525 21 CHESS, that ancient trial of wits and patience that is both boon and bane to millions all over the world, is alive and well in Singapore. While there are no Kasparovs or Karpovs here in our midst, the pursuit, which the Encyclopaedia
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    • 404 21 Even Cabinet ministers find time to checkmate THE Cabinet has its share of chess mates. Among those known to play the game are Home Affairs Minister Professor S. Jayakumar, Labour Minister Lee Yock Suan and Law Minister E. W. Barker. Prof Jayakumar, who is also Second Law Minister, says he
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    • 239 21 A JOINT venture group of foreign and local contractors has won a $312.8 million contract for Singapore's most challenging road project. Bocotra Construction Pte Ltd, Lee Kim Tah (Pte) Ltd, Metrobilt Construction Pte Ltd and Wang Coo Kien Co Pte Ltd will take on
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    • 152 21 ABOUT 20,000 fresh eggs ended up as good as hard-boiled when arsonists set fire to an egg supplier's lorry early yesterday. The eggs, valued at about $2,«00, were placed at the back of the lorry and bound for sale in wet markets, said supplier
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    • 262 21 Ministry turns to persuasion to discourage littering THE Environment Ministry is soft-pedalling its hitherto hardline approach towards lit-ter-louts. Instead of the usual tough "No Littering, Fine $500" warnings, its container trucks plying the Pan Island Expressway now bear billboards that exhort the public to keep the environment clean. And future
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    • 195 22 THIS little boy, being carried by a woman constable, was found crying and clutching a plastic bag containing some of his clothes in Yishun Ring Road last Thursday. The toddler, believed to be a Malay aged about three, was found by a housewife on the
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    • 460 22  -  DOREEN SLOW BY A COSMETIC called Eyzone, which made its debut here last month in an expensive flurry of eye-grabbing advertisements, almost deserves the nickname Battlezone because of the unwanted attention it has drawn from regulatory authorities. In the United States, the government watchdog Food
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      141 22 TOMORROW is your last chance to see Zhou Zhou and Xi Xi, the pair of Golden Monkeys from China, which will be going home on Wednesday. The handsome pair's E~— ival in May at the SinK>re Zoo brought thouds to the zoo. This morning, six months of oohs and aahs
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    • 160 22 THE body of a 16-year-old glue-sniffer was found floating in Bedok Reservoir yesterday. Police said Tan Choon Jeck was found at 7 am, clutching a fishing line. dHf have ruled out foul play. jpU 10 am on Friday, received an anonycall that someone Bit disappeared while
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    • 313 23 The Sunday Times VIEW Saving the virgins MANY people think that the best way to deal with temptation is to succumb to it. Not so according to Mr John Napoleon Lacorte, a wealthy retiree from Brooklyn who is determined to protect women from amorous men, at least until they are
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    • 126 23 What The Sunday Times reported on Dec 2, 1962 MALAYANS promoted to executive positions in commercial firms are nothing but "wall flowers", the National Union of Commercial Workers said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. According to the Commercial Worker, the union's official publication released yesterday, certain firms gave
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    • 1236 23 Co-discoverer of the Aids virus PR LUC MONTAGNIER declares the new Black Plague will be conquered 4 It can't think, but nature, the selection, has made the Aids virus very clever. I think of it like a very polished stone, polished by the sea for many
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    • 1240 24 Patrick Daniel If you're a US citizen, you'd better make it rich. Otherwise, it's life in the boondocks for you, chum That still leaves a few parts of the globe where to be yellow or brown is charming, but
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    • 1020 24 Alfred U. Elicierto THE joys of running. The challenge of photography. New Zealand on a shoestring budget. Good old jazz in your free time. They sound like titles of the latest paperbacks. But they are not. They are subjects aside
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    • 840 24 si Tan Sai Siong Pleasures and treasures may be in store for some who grow rich in years, but it would be dishonest to gloss over the poverty in health, relationships and things which make life meaningful that could face others living
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    • 507 24 .^^^^^^^^^^^^^^fl^M 1 \Nw. MOHIDEEN'S Sarabar Stall was doing a roaring pouring business last week when many people flocked there to drown their sorrow in a sea of tea. Tea, after all, was all we could afford after the Great Stock Market Crash of 1967.
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    • 1204 25 How ranch ola the ~COUD3Oir? TANLUN nap ~C3feChCS JD with the tte AFTER saving for five years, Mr and Mrs Alex Lee (not their real names), both professionals in their late 90s, had more than $100,000 put aside to renovate their double-storey terrace house
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    • 409 25 THIS advice comes from Farouk Majeed, chairman of the Renovation and Decoration Advisory Council (Radac), the watchdog body for renovation contractors. Before you start O Decide exactly what you want done, so there will be less disagreement between you and your contractor. O Have specific
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  • RACING
    • 344 26  -  TONTO By our man on the track IPOH Magnum, who is entered for the $125,000 Sultan's Gold Vase on Saturday, has a bright chance of winning his tune-up in Race 4 for Class 1 Div 1 horses over the I,loom straight today. A
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    • 205 26  - Never Look Back can look forward LUCKY LEO By NEVER LOOK BACK has come right after six starts and should not miss in Race 8 for Class 3 Div 1 horses over 1,400m at Ipoh today. A five-year-old En-glish-bred by Creetown, Never Look Back will be ridden by K.C. Ng,
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    • 107 26 THESE hotses have won ot done well on a wet track: RACE 1: Added Advantage 11, Immigrant, Highfalutin. RACE Ribossino, Full Dose 11, Suroeste, Jacado m. RACE 3: Penang Lass, String O'Pearls IV. RACE 4: Chinese Wall, American Soldier n. Carlos Lopez. Happiness 11. Mill Trip, Magnum, Believe The
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    • 449 26 RACE TONTO FAIRWAY LUCKY LEO MISTER X I WENO SOOK 8 Highfalutin 3 Pr*cisioni«t 8 Highfalutin 5 A Advantage 8 Highfalutin 1 The Stryker 7 Immigrant 1 The Stryker 8 Highfalutin 9 Royal Adversary 2 Flag Commander 4 Gordon's Will 9 Royal Adversary 1 The Stryker
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    • 277 26 PARIS Legendary Jockey Yves SaintMartin rode for the last time on French soU on Friday after 30 years on the racecourse and more than 3,308 winners. But the horse, Nabila, failed to give him a winning send-off, finishing sixth in the Prix
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    • 6141 26 WTfWS^fM 1 CLASS IWV3- IJOOm mSISI (Hating* 135-121) (Btafc«»: $10,000) 1 4*8385 The Stryker W (ISS) The Stryker-Kang sag dl +1.5 (Cup). Sent over bit of distance for first time and did well to finish sth of 14 to Future Buck with 55.5 Cl-2 S'pore 1600m heavy Nov 7;
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  • 397 27  - Track too risky for jockeys By TONTO IPOH The opening day of the Sultan's Gold Vase meeting yesterday was abandoned after only two races when flash floods covered sections of the track. The track rating was soft for the opening race and just before the start of Race 2 a
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  • 278 27 demanding the refund of the 15 entrance fee. Police were called in to disperse the crowd and several people were detained. They were later released. At Bo kit Tlmah, anxious racegoers were kept up to date by commentator Chris Lee who regularly came on the
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  • OBITUARIES
    • 231 27 321 Deaths 321 Deaths JOSEPH WEE GUAN HONG Age 78 year* caMed home to be with The Lord Jesus on 28 November 1987. Deeply loved and forever remembered by his family WMk Mdm Josephine Tan Mhk Joseph Wee Ban Huat Peter Wee Ban Kheng Daughter In Ira. Doreen Tan Nya
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      92 27 AMG CHENG KEE AqoM p£###o ■w#y p9#c#fuHy on 28. 1 1.4/ loading bonfcid: 8on: Ang Boon Leong Daughter* Ang Keng Neo Alice Ang Huat Neo Charlie Tay Tlong Hock (deceased) Khoo Thlan Soo Walter Tay Joseph (Tiny) Tay June Tay Patrick Tay May Tay Angela Khoo QrandcMMrait-ta-tow: Nancy
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    • 104 27 Tha Family of tha Lata MOM. CECILIA OOH AH MUE DEPARTED 2OTM MOV. IM7 wish** lo axpraaa thair haar Halt thank* and appraclation to Dr. Phoon Chiong Fook, Ra». Frs Barlhoulot. Patar Keh (I.H.M. Church), Vincent Laa (OLPS Church), Mathias Tung (Nativity unurcnf, an rtMinrvf, tttpqh ■no prayar
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    • 158 28 321 Deaths 321 Deaths TAN CHENG GUAN Age 71 years away p»«c»fuHy on 2*1147, loavtng baMnd baloort WHk Kho Soel Ngo Son*: ttmm qnlora In law. Sing Kun Ng Yong Klow Khen Slam Felicia Wong Tjen Stang Seng An Chua Chew Hoi D«Oflhl»f« tOIMIBIWi Hoel Keng Ling Boon Swee (Chlew
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      45 28 Om *»opoal lymptlNii DANIEL HO KIA SMI Departed 27.11.t7 WW afwaya b# ramamkara Daniel Tay Nick Chla James Quek BUI Tok Hon Chee Wah Joseph Yeoh Lawrence Koh Cher Heng Cheng Tay Choon Hock Llm Choon Ylan Tan Poh Soon Wong Hslng Hwa
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    • 216 28 Tna FamMy of «w Lata PETER JOHN NETTO D«p«l*d 20 Nov. IM7 wftollOel to •xprass th#lr NoArtfolt tnsnfcs Md approcleinofi to Fr. Tom OttoM, B. J. and prayer aroaps d •t. iQnSTitM Church, wi rs4ernp##. friends mo con##yu#o for their st~ Und«nc«, condolences, prayers, wr*«th* and donation* during
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      189 28 IN LOVNM «CMORV OF MARIA LIM AH MO Y DEPARTED 29/11/84 Dearest mother, Wa miss you so much. The love you gave ua Spoke beautifully of you. Always remembered by loving ■miooojoo ojcki ctntorojn. IN LOVING MEMORY OF EMILY NG CHEW HOON DEPARTED 29/11/86 Her weary hours
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    • 102 28 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements THE FAMILY OF TME LATE MR. TEMG BOON KOY DEPARTED 22 MOV. IW7 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to relatives, friends, colleagues, business associates and all doctors It staff of NUH, wards SB it 54 for their kind assistance, condolences, wreaths and donations
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    • 50 28 325 Requierms 325 Requierms R. Elangovan 23/11/W ThanafMl 10/12>«t tiv«« 10 attvnd ttw Ist iin>— f— cy pray— (TiMtoi Thav— m) at ttwir rulimci on M/11/tf (Men). Tn •mm ««Miino prayw* «rM to twtd «t 7pm. lllini fMk. 141. VtatMHt Mug Md #««-14, por* (tan «f««t thto aa pwraonal tewttattow.
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      37 28 m Imliilin Mmiin af 8. ONAMA P«AOABAM Oeaartod aa/11/M Gone from our lives one so desr But In our heart* forever near. Alweya ismewasisal wy wwa, aewa, rt ai »■<■>» t^rai ani ft lai ■^^■m
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  • SPORT
    • 233 28 Wong urges clubs to start training schemes SPORTS clubs in Singapore have been urged to start training schemes for the Republic's sportsmen. Making this call yesterday, Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Community Development, said: "Each club could concentrate on one sport and let it be its commitment and contribution
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    • 414 28 ON FOREIGN FAIRWAYS MELBOURNE Australian Greg Norman opened up a virtually unassailable seven-stroke lead by firing a second successive six-under-par 66 in the third round of the Australian Open golf tournament yesterday. The former British Open champion is set to finish a disappointing year with
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    • 742 28 Norman-Aoki those with at yen for golf If you can't sin in Singapore, perhaps the next best thing to do is swing 'U^^^^^^^Jg^^^^^^^^^ IF NOT a Sinful Singapore, how about a Swinging Singapore? The dim lights of Bugis Street are expected to be back soon, though it is highly unlikely
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    • 384 28  -  LEE WAI WUN COCA-COLA MONTHLY AWARD By^ THE race for November honours has turned out to be a four-cornered fight between darts star Paul Lim, table tennis champion Koh Li Ping, bowling veteran Rahmat Ahmad and national rugby skipper Song Koon Poh. Paul
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    • 319 28 irun m. rtamayan, oi Malaysia, is poised to win the Perak Masters golf title after chalking up a massive 12-stroke lead with a third-round three-un-der 69 at the Royal Perak Golf Club course here yesterday. Ramayah's eight-under 208 put him far ahead of his nearest
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    • 569 28 Indiana JIMt make it: Indiana Pacers edged ojt Atlanta Hawks 88-86 in a National Basketball Association game on Friday. Other nmlta: Boston 117 Seattle 112, Detroit 143 San Antonio 111. Dallas 94 Chicago 93, Phoenix 113 New Jersey 107, Utah 118 Houston 96, LA Lakers 127 Denver 119,
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    • 253 28 »1 T«E K V SUNDAY TNNES RATES FOR OBITUARIES MM-ON vWMBBBfH S iMt) SCM-OISnAY $22.50 per cti. cm. (MMhwi 3an i 1 col.) WSPIAY $28.15 per eel. cm. (wWrnum 3cm 1 1 col) Mot© obituary annotrncemonts on Pg 27 i C hi cTMemoriani J Cut out the "In Memoriam" booking
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    • 28 28 SUNOAY TIMES/COCA-COLA SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MONTH AWARD WNiy cfwtct is R»— on Nam* Addrwa Tel iMi to feat* UrtnMnim, fcmfe, T.«a W». K.a Sot< ht< luiMl'l o*t)
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    • 5 28 REMINDER Closing date: Dec 5
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  • 1081 29 ROB HUGHES 4 Soccer fears that police intervention into brawls on the field harms the game's image. They see persecution in prosecutions like those against four players due in a Glasgow court on Decem- m ber 15. TALK OF SOCCER A LL
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  • 154 29 t LONDON A soccer-mad Briton is selling his home and giving up his job to move to Barcelona, so he can watch his favourite player, Gary Lineker lan Clapharn, who is married with two children, described himself as Lineker's j biggest fan. "Seeing him play just
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  • 299 29 Maxwell and League boss in war of words LONDON Philip Carter, the English Football League chairman, has accused Robert Maxwell of "hypocrisy of the highest order" for his "scurrilous attack" on the eight members of the League's management committee, who are blocking his takeover of Watford. The usually urbane Carter
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  • 222 29 KUALA LUMPUR The Merdeka soccer tournament, starting on Dec 8, will feature six well-known European sides and the South Korean Olympic team. The six European sides are Vejle Boldklub Club (Denmark), Ujpest Dozsa (Hungary), Halmstad (Sweden), Dnepr (Soviet Union), FC Velez (Yugoslavia) and the
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  • 369 29 Ban reduced: Apoel Nicosia have earned an early reprieve from a two-year European ban. The Cypriot club will be eligible for Europe's interclub competition from next season after Uefa halved their ban on Friday. Apoel were suspended after refusing to play Turkish club Besiktas Istanbul in the European
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  • 1247 30 liLilni f i Miiii^^Lii ii [^J Strong, but also fragile 4 Paradoxically, man's prime examples of physical perfection is also injury's most familiar foe. they are everyone's idea of supreme fitness; physical specimens of strength and stamina. They are strong, yes.
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  • 62 30 Sportsfront's special on illness and injury in sport FOOTBALLER Dteg» «^aWaT^P^i^P^^P> f©"*l ■^^B ftthtetfe Bans Rtcuhdp (togl) »ala«t; t» BBS MRS MtG pnSMi f w tlwtr expMte ekMM» thai tkey are npiatogtlH— iflrinti tke Ort* tat, It, be has haA ta grappto wttk keel lajßrtt* wMrk iMwepfiifiiataialai frsai better ttnm.
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  • 371 30 "IF God had intended man to engage in strenuous sports. He would have given us better knees," Dr Robert Ray. orthopaedic surgeon. Mokhtar Dahari and Arshad Khamis would collide and continue; Quah Kim Song and Mohammed Noh would skirt the scything tackles; V. Sundramoorthy would collide
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  • 899 30 The high, reckless being a superstar m. s T"^ ASK Steve Ovett whether he enjoys the supreme fitness of the Olympic athlete and the reply is likely to be. "Fit? I'm too tired to enjoy it." So much for the healthy-body concept. Why did Ovett withdraw from another important race
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    • 232 30 61 Jockey Jonjo O'Neill. 35. hoping to emulate Bob Champion's recovery from cancer of lymph gland 61 Footbafters CoNn Smith, 28, restored to Alder shot FC after Hodgkin's Disease (a cancer of lymph gland) and Barry Keynoe, 24, once wented by Manchester United and Liverpool, beck with Dundalk after lung
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  • 297 31  -  LEE WAI WUN SAILING By A FIVE-DAY race from the Thai resort of Phuket to Malaysia's Pangkor Island will kick off next year's sailing calendar for the region. About 50 yachts from 10 countries are expected to take part in the second Pansea Cup, a
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  • 196 31 SWIMMING TORONTO Canadian swimming star Victor Davis regained his winning touch on Friday night when he beat Dmitriy Volkov, of the Soviet Union, and Spain's Sergio Lopez in the 100 metres breaststroke at the international short-course swimming meet here. It was revenge for Davis, who had been
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  • 111 31 Yu Zhicheng sets Asian hurdles record ATHLETICS PEKING China's Yu Zhicheng set an Asian record in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the National Games in Canton yesterday, the New China news agency said. He clocked 13.72 seconds, improving his own Asian-best mark of 13.82 which was set on July
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  • 25 31 BANGKOK Japan beat defending champions Philippines 89-75 (half-time 46--32) to take third place in the 14th Asian Men's Basketball Championships on Friday. Reuter
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  • 372 31 BOWLING Consistent Philip Chiam showed the way in the Life Force Division One Masters tournament at Jackie's Katong yesterday with an aggregate of 3.062 pinfalls Othrr front-runnrrs: Mohd Ibrahim 3 033 Iv;m Hoe 3.028. David Chia 2.993. Adam Soh 2JBI. Alan Lee 2,928. Gary Tan 2,910, Steven Tan
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  • 967 31  -  ALAN HUBBARD GTHJ T he gloss has gone from Chris Evert. She is in 1 the twilight of her brilliant career, that unhappy no-man's or woman's land when the truth can be as sobering as a pouting confrontation with the mirror first thing in the morning. The
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  • 337 31 TENNIS WORLDWIDE WEST PALM BEACH (Florida) Australia's Wimbledon champion Pat Cash won all three of his matches on Friday to take the first-day lead in the US$l million ($2. 03m) stakes tennis exhibition. Cash defeated Czech world No. 1 Ivan Lendl 15--11, stopped second-ranked Stefan Edberg,
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    • 213 32 PIA MASTERS SQUASH KARACHI World champion Jansher Khan outplayed defending champion and world No. 1 Jahangir Khan in the final of the Pakistan International Airlines Masters squash championship here yesterday. The 18-year-old Jansher scored a 3-2 win to beat Jahangir for the sixth consecutive
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    • 120 32 POCARI INVITATION CHAMPIONSHIP SIMON YANG upset top seed Alex Tay 10-9, 9-1, 9-4 to win the Pocari Invitation squash championship at the East Coast Recreation Centre yesterday. After Simon had come back from 4-8 to take the first game 10-9, the fight left Alex, a
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    • 274 32 Coach Gem gets another three-year deal WATER POLO HUNGARIAN water polo coach-cum-technical adviser Zoltan Gem has been offered a new three-year contract with the Singapore team. It means he will have to start from scratch in grooming a team for regional and international assignments. Gem, 34, who has worked closely
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    • 416 32 Maxwell defies League in Watford takeover bid Tycoon's firm reconfirm decision to buy Elton John's share of club I will do my utmost, with tho holp of tho K«^M»t _n_f M^^k^kaM*- Ktf* t^ .1 in khhw %m wnoni r%*, II Mir mtntgtr Dsvo Bsooott, thoir pt«yor% Mipportors •no ttio jootl
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    • 290 32 CEYLON Sports Cub were ushered into the final of the senior knockout hockey tournament when they edged out Armed Forces 1-0 at Balestier Road yesterday. It was only their inexplicable inefficiency in front of the CSC goalmouth that prevented Forces from advancing
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    • 100 32 BOWLING Ufefonw B*wllaf( Masters Jackie's Katong, 2pm). CYCLING Sara R*ad Race: skm indiviilual lime trial (Changi Coastal Rd. BSi.tm(. HOCKEY meatfly: Singapore v South Korea (Padang. 5.15pm). SOCCKR PAS Geylaag Leagse flaal: Ks CbbJ Chee v Geylang West CSC (Oylans Stadium. 4.30pm). Quceastawa l/ranur xeinl-flaai: May Power Darul
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    • 475 32  - Singapore tall order against Koreans MAHMOOD GAZNAVI HGCRtT rHIEnB^L.T l*?fC w lE wf •••By LINE-UPS (from): Ronnie Yeo, Juraimi Umar, Tan Sek Yong, Kevin iNg. Mohammed Noor Adam, P. Ve■ijeNordin Manaf. Pinki Singh. Tan Jin, Abdul Razak, R. Murali, Ho Kok Cheong, Mansor Ali. Ranjit Singh. G. Ravi, George Edward,
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    • 391 32 BRITISH SOCCER LONLX)N Liverpool spoiled Terry Venables' return to English soccer yesterday by winning 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur to stretch their lead atop the standings. Second-half goals by Steve McMahon and Craig Johnston against a team reduced to 10 men after the dismissal of
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    • 61 32 ALOR STAR Singapore beat Sarawak 4-1 at the Sultan Abdul Halim Sec ondary School ground in a Group B match of the Football Association of Malaysia-Milo Pnder 16 soccer tournament yesterday. Otter matte Grwip A: Perak 2 Malacca 0. Grwip B: Pahang 11 Penant: 1 Ur*ap C: Kelantan
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    • 398 32 PAKISTAN v ENGLAND TEST CRICKET LAHORE Pakistan beat England by an innings and 87 runs in the First Test match here yesterday, a crushing victory marred by controversial umpiring. England were spun out in their second innings for 130 soon after lunch on the fourth day, equalling
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    • 224 32 INDIA v WEST INDIES TEST CRICKET NEW DELHI The West Indies lost prolific openers Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes yesterday as their pursuit of a 276- r un target to win the first of four Tests against India built up to a tight finish.
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      • 155 2  -  LOW MEI MEI By Momoe Yamaguchi has had to say "no" to nine invitations recently. Word that her eldest son is of school-going age started a scramble among the neighbourhood kindergartens to have the three-year-old boy as a pupil. The household was flooded with invitations from other top kindergartens
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      • 580 2 SOME may remember that scratchy-voiced Kate Jackson got fired from Charlie's Angels for being too bossy. She's still bossy. But she's become one of Hollywood's highest paid stars as undercover agent in Scarecrow and Mrs King (Saturday, Ch 5, 9.30 pm). Apart from being co-producer
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      • 521 2 Singapore and most will know him as the actor who shot to stardom alongside Ti Lung in numerous swordfighting movies. But the name John Chiang if likely to draw a blank. However*^ both are the same person Chiang Ta Wei, better known asJohn to his Hongkong
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      • 501 4  -  KEN JALLEN JR At Shaw cinemas Starring Lorraine Gory and Michael Come Directed by Joseph Sargent m THERE'S this fish, see. It's been shot at, roasted with explosives, fried alive by electricity. It died three times, but lives to see yet another sequel.
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      • 787 7  -  LIM SEK POP REVIEW BY YOU CAN DANCE Madonna (WEA) ONLY Madonna can pull off something like this. Not only were 25,000 cassettes sold in one day here, but the album also re-works some of her biggest hits successfully. She has to thank her mixing engineers
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      • 745 7  -  STEVE JACOBI By THE relationship between film and opera has always been an uneven one. While plays and novels have yielded to cinematic treatment without too much difficulty, opera has always proved a stubborn bedfellow. Part of the trouble is that opera is not
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      • 150 7 PAUL McCartney risked life and limb on a windswept clifftop and came near to plunging over a 60.8 m drop j while filming his latest video for his Christmas single Once Upon a Long Ago. The 45-year-old former Beatle insisted on scaling the dangerous cliff face
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      • 235 7 Mimi says 'no'to sexy roles *!h:ily\v:dd|*' j TOM Cruise's wife, currently in her first starring role in Someone To Watch Over Me, is turning down top film offers because she hates doing steamy nude romps. Mimi Rogers has ordered her agent not to give her movie scripts with raunchy roles.
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    • Thailand
      • 976 12 A nation builder and King A special feature to mark the King's 60th Birthday Anniversary this year and the country's National Day on Dec 5. I Majesty King nibol Adulyascended to irone on June in vow: "To i with righiness for the benefits and happiness of the people of Siam"
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      • 25 12 ON THEmjiMns Mwaskm Kiy Btomftrt Atntydtj, Thai Dmt «f tte R*yml Ttel FmlMwy, TB, Orcfcai* R— d betweealtJ»amM4l2J»pfn «i Dee 5.
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      • 517 12 MESSAGE Asda Jayanama Ambassador THE institution of monarchy, together with the Thai people's religious tolerance and love of freedom, constitute three unifying factors of the Thai nation and people. In the past, Thai monarchs possessed absolute power until 1932
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      • 659 12 The rise of the people's Monarch HIS name means "The Strength of the Land and Incomparable Power". The name proved to be prophetic in the most unexpected way Bhumibol Adulyadej was to ascend the Thai Throne, into the position where he would see the country through many critical periods. He
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        221 14 Geography THAILAND occupies a strategic position on mainland South-east Asia, with its bail ders adjoining Burma in tifl west and north, Laos in thP east and north, Kampuchea in the east and Malaysia in the south. Geographically, Thailand can be divided into the fertile Central Plain, the mountainous
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      • 864 14 The government will provide in the Eastern flestieard Development Programme (ESB) a new cornel ptetely planned industrial community, outeide, but readily acceaaibla to Pamjhofc. Priority wtH begtven to the development of full and efficient JnfiaatmcUire, commumcatione network, and lompssmsntee? by emw» ronmentally controlled urban centres.
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      • 473 14 ■HPT SINGAPORE is ■F one of Thailand's ■F_V!j major trading fenyj partners in SouthiffT^j east Asia. Trade L^T a regions between ■i3 Lllfe, the two countries EgßJggtJiave developed remarkably in the last decade. Total trade value increased from about $1 billion in 1976 to about $3.3
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      • 321 16 COLOURFUL fanfare awaits the visitor to Thailand* in the coming months. If you are wild about exoticj blooms, colourful flower showsj and markets, check oirl Chiang Mai's Flower Festival] (Feb 5-7). A magnificent floj ral float procession adds tJ the gaiety. From April 2 11, the famed
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      • 558 16 rms year is expected tobea re-cord-breaking (rear for the Thai travel industry, judging by the visitor arrivals for the first quarter of rhis year. ine nrsi four months saw 1,614,990 visitors, a spectacular 21.9 per cent increase, and they stayed an average
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      • 1606 17 From the time of birth, religion plays an important role in the life of the people. HAILAND has een known by arious epithets uch as "Land of fie Free", "Land f Smiles" and Land of the Yeldw Robes". The ast title vividly describes
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      • 821 18 THAILAND enjoys a transportation system which allows the people all over the country to communicate with one another by road, rail, air or waterway. The people are also served by a network of electronic communication links such as telex, facsimile, telephone and telegraph. The Ministry of Communications is
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      • 336 18 THE next time you holiday in Thailand, you may want to break away from the stifling confines of package tours. Consider a leisurely holiday motoring around the country instead. Miss Molly Wijeysingha, the area administration manager of Thai Airways International in Singapore, likes the idea. In fact,
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      • 445 19  -  LOH KENG FATT By fIHPn KHOR torn rap that is ■r Thai for welcome. Mad■r___>N am Rachanida HongsWsz^- -rJ* vesa, has been saying KfT/v i that si* I**1 January this J;*| J year when she started 1)3 lII, Si her Thai language clasw iril ses for
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      • 407 19 MR ASNEE Tasnaruangrong may be a Thai but there is a thing or two he can tell you about the Singapore skyline. Surprising? Well, Mr Tasnaruangrong has been working here for almost 15 years and he has in fact been involved in designing some
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      • 527 19 THAI food has always fired Singaporean tastebuds and imagination. Many, so it seems, just cannot get enough of the delectable taste, fragrant aroma and exquisite spiciness of such Thai favourites as torn yam soup and pandan-leaf chicken. Madam Tian Ukrit Nanthana, 41,
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      • 270 23 HAVE you ever been to a home for the aged? It may not seem a very appealing place to visit, but neither is it as discomforting as some people imagine. Many of us avoid such places because we think it is not a pretty sight. When people grow
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      • 325 23 .R ;HRISTUPHER VREN 1632— .723) 1 J WHEN Sir Christopher Wren died, his son wrote on his plain tomb: "Reader, if you seek a monument, look around you". And if Londoners were to look around them, they would see the St Paul's Cathedral, one of England's biggest churches,
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      • 37 23 There are eifht tMnfS in Picture B that are different from Picture A. Can you find then? ANSWERS: •»ous uo anpnq joojs jo U\ 'V<H '«cj)t 'peat uo|«uii«te« 'w* »|ddc '|aii|3jai| -pueq jeii uo eduis
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      • 249 23 Puzzle over a self-made jigsaw THE wonder of jigsaw puzzles is that they can give hours of enjoyment for an individual or for several people together. They bring their own reward: the satisfaction of putting the last piece in place. You will need: A picture Cardboard Glue Scissors or cutter
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      • 1093 24  -  SERENA TOH ay ■KR^S BOWL in Hougang Something of a celebrity Ifrto the hometown folks. ■Bp-nr between the rattle of ■pins, a hard-headed career pifefr in love with a business fcibr recent SBC comedy I Do. ■Reaming $4-million computerpi^ alley seems to be a fafor
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    • 416 13 v-^in unv^ruvinnrvw Bean be extreme, with mon- STH, 1987, HIS MAJESTY M^ Isoons and floods in some KING BHUMIBOL W- y anc drought in others. ADULYADEJ, ninth mon- I /&Mt^ King and Queen have arch of the Chakri Dynasty, I Jjkd^^k f countless projects celebrates the achievement I speed the
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    • 71 14 Overseas IMon Bank conveys best wMies to i HisMajestF King Hnimibol Mi^adej onHis Hrthday, andtothe(ksraiment and ftople of Thailand on I their Monal Day. ril^^Bi^^^^^^^ r jB HI K OVERSEAS UNION BANK LIMITED b^Hf M J We care I Bk f A Head Office: 1 Raffles Place, OUB Centre, Singapore
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    • 222 15 wiamah^aniswjjajiaawias'i (Wishing every happiness to the people of Thailand and everlasting honour to Your Majesty) r11l Bfl BbT^" 1 '^^^r I^bP^ ▼*4- > 4 BBBr t^ e~ .•^jfc BBBB^ Bf m C fll^Hßk. 'x. rt i /^^^Ky^.. jl VbK&T vv^^^L, dr'Nßßßißfc i A' *JI HM. f^ JBJI BJ| bbb^^^Ubw. m.
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    • 159 16 Congratulations to His Majesty i The King of Thailand i on his 60th Birthday and to the People of Thailand on their National Day. mJM jS Pineappte rice J r 4§ Iff B* v s'~* —'V _svS^bsbhb^b^b^Bb^^_^ .^Sflßßsi .^Si -&^r^ 'u s— i^»-»-— >^^r B^bV B^BW^C? B^W .^B^BH B^kV B^B^bV
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    • 214 16 Congratulations and Best Wishes to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej on his 60th Birthday and to the people of Thailand on their National Day t High-speed, high-performance diesel engines iffiti-n l i from 20 to 7400 KW for marine propulsion, railway "^BHC^ici it^TOiitiilV traction, extra-heavy vehicles, and emergency generating sets.
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    • 80 17 W^ "^ll L M V c^ flHm Their sincere wishes and earnestness A to serve His Majesty in various Royal Projects Hl^fl bringing immense benefits to The Thai People -H^-t^3 I an<^ constitute a wholesome contribution V m &t$ J^S^ H^i fl to e P ro S ress anc^ development
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 149 18 LJ THE UON'S SYMBOL CITROEfViQ WJkk. ADVANCE AUTOMOBILE (PTE) LTD 281 Alexandra Road. Singapore 0315. Tel: 472-0011. Telex: R*****8 SINCIT. Congratulations Best Wishes to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej 1 on his 60th Birthday and the Government and People of Thailand on their National Day BTAT SENG CONSTRUCTION CO. (PTE)
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    • 100 18 I RHHHHH H Seat TtiteAet I s a J es^y n 9 Bhumibol Adulyadej >lt m^w.~- on his 1 B r lda y and to the people of Thailand BANGKOK/ PATTAYA 4/5 Days <<#;on ifilK I ■M fcpecial School Holiday Departures: from S»OOLF |j|rt| lU/U/ /r lAlfcnM DINERS /FRANCO/ fiA
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    • 259 19 ■Congratulations 1 1 bhumS g ad'Slyadej I II THE KING OF THAILAND to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adufyadef II on bis 60th Birthday and to the people II f of Thailand on their National Day H II 2^5 TADIRAN U f m^ -I 250 North Bridge Road II it m
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    • 501 19 Tantalising Thai Fare In celebration of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadejs 60th Birthday (Dec 5) "•taJtJjfcS River Terrace Coffeehouse Poolside i J: It's a gastronomic affair not to be missed! A generous Glass Noodle Salad spread of mouth-watering dishes fastidiously Chicken or Beef Curry prepared by a team of Thai Chefs
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    • 995 20 i mV v/ v N I II ix r*r\ N ij VW I J R )fetf37Hßß C A T gL l ITLX:RSS3343CLASS»FAX:732-0230CLASS| TELEPHONE MIRVICE; Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. (sp.m. deadline lor next day) Saturday: 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. < 11a.m. deadline for The Sunday Times)
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    • 759 20 2 Eating Out ft NORTH INDIAN *M RESTAURANT I Boulevard Motel I I TEL: *****79 I I Daily Set I I I I Luneh 512.90 I The most exquisite I Tandoon chicken, delicate samosas and the finest selection of naans awaits you. SUNDAY BUFFETI [LUNCH SLOANE COURT HOTEL. Large Tiger
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    • 613 20 25 Pats/ Pat Cara K-9'B TEAM OF American certified Master Trainers presents Obedience/ Protection Courses. *****30/ *****21. REGENT PETS OFFER. White Maltese. Blchon, Shlh Tzu, Silky Terrier Poodle Puppies and Persian Kittens. Tel: *****12. FREE DELIVERY ABAOV, ANF. lAMS Si Science Diet dog food. Aquapet Thomson *****64 FREE DELIVERY. SCIENCE
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    • 715 20 39 TV/ Vidoo/ Hi-fi CHALLENGER COMPACT DISC LIBRARY GRAND SALE CDa At Bllow Coal •OO flMfiy OinsM (twna) lo OMsWi #02-53 Far Eaat Masa Abo** McOonaMa FOR SALE: MUSICAL Fidelity Pl7O, fonograph SDI, Thoren TDI66 Mark 2. Luxman Integrated Amps. Wanted: pre-power, CD player, speakers. Please call *****27 or pg:
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    • 462 20 41 Houaa Renovation/ Dacor GRAPfwCRBvOVATfOMaV •A^abflajk- rty.f iHWwrTjoTn/ on Woffcottop: 66 Lor on JRt~ Tel: 762-763 Plain 709-7233 (n^ 50 Hairdrassing ASHKM I M. Halrdeslgn by fully London trained stylist (Kin) cut $15. perm $35, student cut $5.00, perm $10. colour $10.00. MonSunday/ Beginner course $700. »05-75 Far East Plaza,
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    • 1793 20 58 Wantad 92 Domestic Help •4 aSSSSSSi^^SS: Avmlithl* DISPLAY PAGERS WANTED Best prices offered. Cash payment >. Tel: *****53 72 Packing/ Storage/ aBBaBBB*v»a->a>TTWY^MMi Palivafy/ Ramoval ff; PJI^rM j CALL: *****4*/ *****M Hse I JDIHJ JTil^ Pf fTmrT office removal, heavy cranes fBB»BBaaBaBBMBBBaVlB*alBBB*JBel I transport service lncl. labour. #24-02 JALAN SULTAN
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 641 21 Professional/ Executive LECTURERS urgently required to teach: ADVERTISIMG ART WINOO W DISPLAY INTERIOR DESIGN FASHION DESIGN CHILDREN COMPUTER COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESKTOP PUBLICATION COURSES COMPUTER APPLICATION COURSE (Wordstar. Lotus 123. dßase. Computer Aided Drafting Si Design CADD) Interested applicants, please call personally at: Blfc. 231. #04-35 Brae Baaah Compfati, Bain Street.
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    • 758 21 uoiiiuiia iKini: jf?f i-osmons vacam: Seles Sales I SWAROVSKI 1 m n the largest privately owned group in Austria WHIP'S branches all over the world. The company now invites M m applications for: 1 SALES EXECUTIVE M M (TECHNICAL) M The Job: Sales of grinding wheels and knurling tools to
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    • 511 21 121 Vehicles For Hire VEHTTO RENTAL OFFERS cars for S'pore M'sla use. Competitive rates. 20% discount scheme also avail. Call *****63 for details DATSUN PICK-UP VAN/ dlesel lorry alrcon. car. Kin Sa! Motor Ve- hides Rental. *****38/ *****59. md DUMAC SERVICES DAILY, Weekly it Monthly Air-con, cars for rental. Tel:
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    • 524 21 iuu roviuon* vacam: iuu positions Vacant: Technical Technical ESS I ***£55!?3p?^«a*J I Vacancies are available for: B H Minimum Secondary Education I H Male, must have completed NS I H Selected candidate may be H sponsored to a part-time NTC I H Course I H Minimum Secondary Education I H
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    • 95 21 132 For Sato: Nwrosoos T3 M/KNZ ao! power steering, aircon., good body and engine. Tel: *****83/ Pg *****09. $8,950. •o MERCEDES 200 manual. 2 owners. Immaculate cond $54,500 Tel: *****81. Newton Ct. MERCEDES JMW Auto. 2 pte. owners, tax: 1/88, Up top cond. Oenulne buyers, page: *****52. 133 For sitoT
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    • 1055 21 133 For Sato: Ford/ Fiat MIMI SPORT CAMSHAFT FOP. pre/81 Escort with spring, followers. Cam Lube. $400. Also Burton Rocker Cover. Selling *71 Escort. Tel *****37 NEAR 73 ESCORT 1.3 OL. beautiful. non-PARF. pte owner, alrcon. Hl-fl, good cond. See to appreciate. Call *****39 10am-2pm only. $8,900 0.n.0. 73 FORD
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    • 1070 21 135 For Sal*: Toyota 9/99 COROLLA I.SGT 2-dr 5 speed. Twin cam. 16 valves. Fue injection. 1 owner, blaupunk radio cassette. Pull accessories tax 2/88. $*****. Tel: *****56. IMS TOYOTA CEUCA 2.0 XT. Ex pensive hi-fi, radio cassette, OT black, s/rlms. Up top cond $28,000 0.n.0. Tel: *****32. tS TOYOTA
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    • 1005 21 136 For Sala: Mitsubishi "83 TREDIA 1400, 7 gears. 1 owner. Tax •88. Hl-fl No scratch. Tuff kote. $22,600 on o Tel: *****53 84 MfTSUBISM CORDIA 1000 OLS alrcon. s/rlms cassette good cond. $***** loan $23,000 *****28. SS MOB GALANT 1600 OLS. 1 private owner, tax 3/88, Immaculate cond., for
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    • 1047 21 138 For Sale: Honda ■SB HONOA ACCORO EX Manu al, 4-door. l owner, powe steering, 12-valve, showroor cond $***** 474-0015 OS HONDA CIVIC 13 OL 2 dr full auto, alrcon new s/rlms hlfl ta 2/88 original cond Asking $35.90 0.n.0. can loan *****35 O/'M HONDA ACCORD. EX manu al, 12-valve,
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    • 1009 21 141 For Sala: Other Makes i•r Quality used car* evaMaMe at: n EXKLUSIV AUTO SERVICES PTE LTD. 3 Lang Kaa Road 10 TEL: 474-1111 Renault 5 Gordlnl Turbo I, 1982/ 1983, 1307 c.c. I. Renault SGT Turbo 1087. 1397 c.c. 11 Renault 18 Turbo 1984, is 1565 cc Renault 20TS
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 871 22 143 Sals/ Wantad: Motorcycles/ Scooter* ON 400, LC 350. YPVS 125. LC 125, RXZ, HX 135. GN 125, RXK. TRS 118. MBX 125. C 70. RX 100 RC 100 KB 100 $680 Tel *****42 19SJ LICENCE PLATE FC3E Yam2a Royal Venture 1200 c c $9.m>o carry on Instalments 13 x
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    • 1454 22 173 Accommodation 173 Accommodation Available: Available: J Apartmants Apartmants j t i ■^LJmmb! I You experience our personal touch at Liang Court Regency. j The experience begins with special welcome bouquet. And during your t stay, you'll notice the many little things that get done quietly and efficiently. Come stay
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    • 1043 22 179 For Sala: Housas XMCK SALE) OPEN House 2Wi: am 2 pm Lagoon View, Blk. N 12-57, 3+l bdrm.. 1.780 sq.ft. Se< jo offer. IS4SSK. D.19 SERANOOON Odn t/storey semi-detached. Lane ipprox 4.300 sq.ft. Exclusive (*****6. JIBT.It WELL RENOVATED, s/sto -ey bunglw. 7400 sq.ft. Freehold 1600.000. (Sole Agent) Pg. *****12
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    • 945 22 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale: s Privete Apartments Private Apartments s I When the best things in life ar a>J»V tJHK i. ftoo* 1 I'*1 jgfc V '•iB 'Qr^V^ f *t^ Bka^Hs! ■HbMb>^bl '^^V^H bbw^ LbßJi f /^A^SSBaWAwF* il BMbbbT I 3 ~t.^AwWL BB^ iBJBJBMBteKIBK 2 b pH '^^^BMIBBKIBSa
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    • 287 22 191 For Sale: mw Apartments S^RMTpT™(AJ»™lcioT^ve 8. High fir. Newly painted. Ceramic, cabinets. $129k. Tel: *****66 (Mon). 5-RM. PT. BLK. Bedok S. Facing sea/ greenery. Convenient area. High fir. Teamy *****66 Mon. 5-RM. SPOTTISWOOOE PK. High fir. 81k.103. well renovated. $190K neg. Tel: *****83. 192 HOB Apartment* Wantad ANY PRIVATE
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    • 744 22 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours 241 Tours OmmuUtul Woit mealt. eicitin^ toua. Filipiw Show 4 wtartifrma* B^ j#|^Bß PHUPPfHES JSlt Days ManMaWPagsanJan/Bayuio/Tagaytay KIB -Spedal Price lor School Holidays from $699 I The Only Super Deluxe Tour with ftßa^ss^M W"!^H accommodation at 5-Star THE MANDARIN «fMtaV^D|cnT VDrOTITVIQaI sy-S T tne
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    • 253 22 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education STUDENTS ■JJJi 1988 INTAKE B&Jfl^^fl H Murdoch I Iniversity ha> an enrolment of over S.(HK) J^^M and is a member of the Australian Vice HiiPlanccllor s Committee and the Association of |||U||HlLwmm()nwcalth Universities. Its degrees arc- recognised PSC, Singapore. COURSES AVAILABLE
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 348 23 262 Home Tuition 262 Home Tuition SUCCESS ASSURED. PRL tuition <£»«»*»- PAPER 8 Economics at in Balestler/ Whampoa area by Level by N.U.B. Honours experienced bilingual tutor Call Graduate Teacher with 12 years Angellne *****40 after 1 pm teaching experience at A' Levels. Only limited students FULL TIME MALE Tutor
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    • 105 23 263 Academic Courses LL.B (INTER.) CLASS STARTING 1 DEC. Preparing for June '88 Exam. Course conducted by Tutor spe- daily appointed by Walnay HaM, Oxford, experts In distance learning since 1894. Ofity a vaw aaata lait For more details, please call CITY TRAINING CENTRE Paradte Cantr* #O»-O1 te 84 S'pora
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    • 263 23 DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER Studies, Lotus 1-2-3, dßase 111 ($145), BASIC ($ll5, 2 months) ITC *****79. SYMPHONY commencing 29/11/87, Sun., i-4p.m. To enrol, call 337-4422. 209 Mcraunwi/ y|Mng Coureee ELECTRONIC TYPEWRITING available for all stages from 9 a-m. 10 p.m. daily. Call Lek Meng Professional Training Centre *****64/ *****43/ *****87 or
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    • 653 23 YOU OMLL MASTER Japanese faster only when you study 1) In a small group, 2) by native teachers, 3) with our scientific programme (Japan Patent Pending). Bunk a Lang. Pte. Sen #05-12 Delfl Orchard. *****01 JAPANESE LANGUAGE SEQIN- MEWS commencing Sunday 29/11/87 at 2p.m. sp.m. For details, please call: LMPTC
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    • 438 23 Next week: Eugene-Emmanuel Vwlet-le-Duc YOU'VE probably seen the Toble- 3rd prize, $50 worth of Toblerone _rone bears on TV recently. But how chocolates much do you know about them? Find There will be 20 consolation prizes df _out from the story below, then fill in $20 worth of Toblerone chocolates.
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 47 23 Why does colour fade? When a bleaching agent comes into contact with a colour, a chemical reaction takes place. Oxygen is released and this combines with the dye to produce a colourless compound. Thus, the colour turns paler. One of the oldest bleaching agents is the sun.
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    • 32 23 I IT I XgifySgW^HiHgriiitfigCiiTiW I I L*^"^Q "^"^v. /O #fct AM if lMt DOM's j^^-^^^i HSSSaH" S3S^Er.! y?c^ >t: C~^L 1 I l^^^B^w^ Can you hell the tadpole cet to the frof
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    • 78 23 Li: Did your watch stop when it fell to the floor? Chi: Yes, did you think it would go right through? Mrs lie: Madam So, you used to wear chfiigumi aQ the time bat now you wear jeaas. Woman: You've get the wrong person. My aame is net Madam Sa.
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 154 24 JJJJ^^J^^ E SCREEN TELEVISIONS SKI I 5.... '•'■i- :'y..' m,.: •^^■Bfc^^ tali<^ V, ',*>,'/.-'"' NanonalTCr2l/IMR2I "CoiourTV ;4 -v-':^ '%s&'? ■■'K-»k- J^B Bfcf-'' '•<<>-'• >'■ >.'»w ••<'-' ■';-/>?./ >!;<}:'.> V .>■y v V: "v: 1 -V '-p 'fl J'' ■<■• '.:< •'"-;>/: YOU SHOULD SEE IT IN COLOUR I K!9H No
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
    • 6 1 SUNDAY PLUS Tne bunaa\ Times, :9.:987
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    • 990 1 Faith, hope and Christy i 1 mtt Shristy Nolan, 21, can't talk, walk or control his movements. But, boy, can his mind fly. 'Millions of beautiful words cascade down into my lap, he types. His autobiography Under the Eye of the Clock, which has just won a Whitbread Prize, a
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    • UNKNOWN
      • 815 2 What happens in the day can affect sleep at night, reports paediatrician Christopher Green. NO-ONE is quite certain just how sleep revives our tired brains but everyone is in agreement that without it we'd soon all fall apart. It must be important, otherwise we wouldn't
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      • 397 2 HAVE you noticed how doctors often look at your fingernails when you visit them about something quite different? Fingernails can be a good guide to your state of health. Anaemic people, for instance, often have nails that look almost white because they have
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      • 515 2  -  JOSEPH PUTTI By £ln the workplace, the life-positions you adopt can make or break your career or affect your bonds with colleagues. 7 OVER the years, I have noticed that people's feelings may not be culture-bound or nationality-bound. Indeed you may find people
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    • ARTS & BOOKS
      • 1119 3 Cultural bizarre K.F. TANG finds his notions of the arts overturned at a Kent Ridge happening ORGANISED chaos. That was my first impression of the 1987 Yin Yang Festival last weekend. Black and white dominated the colour scheme of surrounding props at the Kent Ridge Guild House; at once unobtrusive
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      • 507 3 FOR years, many of the most talented book editors in America have been women. Now they are assuming positions of corporate power. "The great thing about publishing is that it's entrepreneurial," said Joni Evans, who was this year named publisher of Random House.
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      • 1042 4  -  MAGARET CHAN imrnT I IN TURKEY, the azan or call to prayer breaks the stillness of the early morning air between 4 and 5 am. In the villages, the women rise to put a soup to boil and prepare bread flat, unleavened and chewy, not unlike
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      • 372 4  - Glossy food magzins ends its hiatus MARGARET CHAN WINE and Dine, Singapore's glossy food magazine, was relaunched in its third year earlier this month. The number three, by Chinese reckoning, is a good omen since it sounds like the word life. And surely that must be the fondest wish of
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      • 771 5 -low does sex education penefit the students? JOHN RAE, a former headmaster of Westminster School, tells of his own early ignorance on the subject of girls and explains how he was converted from a crusader to a sceptic in the argument over sex education. Below,
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      • 341 5 Are co-ed sixth terms good for the sexes? WHEN I came, I decided to MtoiiiiMtni girts tall face ef It, the girt, have taw mwU; they have achieved gasd A-tovels aad eatvy to the aafvonujr w wnr chmoc. Mte hi aa A-fev«l «et ef aright ■eys. mVeve ave oasaaltles. very
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      • 568 5  -  JOY ASCHENBACH By FIRST fireflies flashing. First monarch butterflies fluttering north. Last Canada geese migrating south. First Dutch-man's-breeches blooming. .First leopard frogs calling. First frost, last frost. Ice on the lakes, ke out of the lakes. First snow fleas stirring. Who takes time these days
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      • 559 7 LET'S GO TO THE HOP I ASTELS and teeny bopper frills are out, black am white are hot, and men's jacket must have character so sa} six junior college students on th< prowl for Prom Night finery. Shopping for the big night, Uk party that will mark the end o!
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      • 1044 8  -  WINSTON LEE By THE cars of James Bond or Knight Rider are no more a figment of the Hollywood Imagination, going by the models paraded at the Tokyo International Motor Show which ended early this month. Space-ship like for some, they boast
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      • 205 8 fer superior traction or grip on the road. However, this only becomes significant on slippery roads for example, wet, muddy or snow-covered roads. This is why cars with 4WD usually emerge victorious in rallies where much of the course runs through forested tracks or snowed-over
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      • 969 9 Vineyards in south-western France are ready for picking from October. Have a go at grape harvesting the folks are only happy to lend you their shears. Or learn how wine is made and get a taste of that light-headed feeling from touring a cognac warehouse.
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      • 529 9  -  VERONIQUE By SAMSON-€CKSTROM SUMMERTIME. My mother decides to drive us from her home in Monte Carlo to her little summer place in the lower Alps. And I learn what real holiday adventure is. Though 74 years old, she trusts no one
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    • Comtec '87
      • 371 10  -  HAY ATI ISMAIL V«iu»: World Trade Centre. Hoi 6 Date: Dec 3-6 Tims: 1 pm 4 pm Thursday (Trod* and Profession) 4 pm 7pm Thursday (Public) 1 1 om -3 pm Friday (Trod* and Profession) 3 pm 7pm Friday (Public) El 1 om 7 pm
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      • 142 10 MESSAGE C. C. Chin, Chairman ITP Services ■Hj COMTEC '87 represents I a bold and significant f^Tfll step by the microcomI puter trade to fashion a ■RrJ^l permanent promotion m^jim platform for its memI bers Members of the microcomputer trade community have responded very well to
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      • 212 10 MESSAGE Michael Mun, Chairman, Microcomputer Trade Association (Singapore) was a need for a promotion event exclusively for the microcomputer trade. The response to this event has been beyond our expectations. We have not only sold space to the exhibitors, but have also, at the same time,
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      • 295 11 NOAH-RICH Software Consultant Services has developed a software system for financial traders, brokers and banks to better manage their business. The software package, called Futuretrade, is said to be designed to relieve users of the daily burden of generating reports, as well
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      • 182 11 A NEW projector that allows you to transfer images from a computer on to the wide screen is now available. Called the Kodak Datashow Computer Data Projector, it can be linked up to an IBM or an IBM compatible personal computer to reproduce whatever is on
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      • 604 11  -  HAYATI ISMAIL By X)MPUTERS are low helping to ipread the good vord. A church ind a temple are inding the comHiter technology a won to their recordings of sermons and religious talks. With the help of an Amiga computer, both have been able to put
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    • PEOPLE
      • 1659 12 AN EXTRAORDINARY TALENT From Page 1 'A boy ready to face school* *We love you just the way you are' ln this extract taken from The Times of London, Christy Nolan (writing about himself as Joseph Meehan) describes how he left the
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      • 344 12 SDFG IN THIS third and last preliminary round of the Bride of the Year contest, technical competence was very high. In each of the rounds, four brides were picked for the finals. Because of the high standard and The bride's radiance is captured without resorting to
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 394 1 I_3 _4r Mind and Body Arts and Books Food Spectrum Fashion Motoring Travel Were only 100 happy to flvc you our Besf I WBi^^STs I aaaav Bm am HONGKONG W<>u>vn>ry hiS^d^ii^^i YhappysmHeswere^onqh NFW7FAI ANn oeu^hot^ honoured to have won V^ScSES- reward for us. l B?0KN™u m "f! 1 7 Mril/
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 220 2 THE ULTIMATE SHOW FOR j^^p™—nM WHOLE FAMIIY^ 4m—^—^—^— i—^— M— B— B—^—^B^—^—^—^—^— M— B—^—^— B— \V^^^^^^**^ M Hjji |:|j _______Hp^_________________________________P|^^^^ /^^^S^^im 111 TQy >°s____i_i^____LlL_ f^x// *i tT V^gi^^ 1- Also Available A Selection Of Furniture l fi& V9PK?«_|^____________r Butt ■?si™jtt aCTwEKK^^S^^-^wwSKBBWBf HE^Lj t i^^™™^^^_^??^^^^^^ ■_P?li 1 W* rTn* mi'hm*wlMim Mi
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    • 124 2 Driveyour message home I T I Motoring '88 shifts into gear I and responds to readers' needs by focusing on new cars, I I accessories and automotive I related products and services. I A 'fuel-injected editorial covers j§ these hot topics: KsW I How do you go about H H
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 299 3 pR^I pfil El (X yti V A -IjuliTm LONGINES (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. vErt 'I J M Raffles City Tower #2"-<H. Singapore <)6r Tel W 5 1 I 1 I|,! fl ''^il LONGINES (MALAYSIA) SD\. BHD. iKr^^J ,i' ""-B, "th Flour. Otiiit Ti)wt-r. Kompkks Naj;ana. <^K^ f' l2.Jalanlmbi,^HK> Kuala Lumpur. Tel
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 530 4 ■tttn'^ "'.^fT- flBH' -*-^^te^^^ k^^^Eß^fa[g]S !rDjj~ i3Jjni^J3Bß That special touch from our master chefs H 1^ M makes all the difference! Savour Steamed Red |jrj| BHw V« Fish on Hot Plate made the way gourmets IfJJ dream about exclusive, delicious; simply gH pQ V vLiKt^ C^ e most outstanding innovation
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    • 78 4 PaWffhant Hotel Cafe Vanda presents Traditional Tea House Favourites in... Come, sample Cafe Vanda s delicious 30a m 2.30pm feast of mouth-watering dian-xin, Adult $9 tempting culinary creations of age-old child: $5 Chinese tradition. From meaty (under 121^ x dumplings, buns and rolls to delightful desserts... every mouthful is mmmm...heavenly
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 90 5 B When words are insufficient to express your feelings, let a Sheaffer fashion pen say B it all. It's specially designed B for the feminine hand. B And conies in six, beautiful fl pastel shades to suit her B fancy: Tea Rose, Burgundy, B Dove Grey, Ivory, Dusty B Rose
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    • 172 5 I exercise to stay healthy. And I take Complan fels^i^B^^ for the same reason. It's worked for me. Complan .^1 i^iW^ is a balanced blend of over 20 vital nutrients. A JH s^sW valuable source of vitamins, minerals and protein J to help meet my minimum daily requirements. Mt In
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 237 6 GRH Hair by Kann from Passion; make-up by Glamour Beauty Centre, The Promenade; models Juli, Michelle, Beatrice. Brian. David and John -TfTrt thlmi iir tiir jmh\ MHP *****6 I BBL^ H Tomeishu helps improve your blood circulation, m Jm by -AC 11 L reduces fatigue, increases your appetite 40 m
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    • 89 6 ADVERTISEMENT /^Look at her. j 1 aerobics A erobics, movies, parties ~^v V again! \j after a full day's work. WhereJ does she get tj^ all that «^^hmh -*k energy?! §^I^B Wonder what's\ V her secret? I've seen her taking^ v her fiood. [What's Yomeishu? Jr Yomeishu is a Japanese
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    • 481 7 ■^SBw'^ EN! iI Hi Availablrat Boutique Nina Ricxi, Galcries Lafeyrtte Mm Mod Corner* Metro Orchard 4 Metro Grand at Scons Selected Outlets Solr DtßUitamnr Nftaa Mod (ShnQßpnßr) Mr Ltd KODAK MDE OF THE YEAR i i^r a^^^^ I To« definitely have made the right choice." E. \p^ "|^r B«Et'IAL PBOTO
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    • 1067 8 Welcome to I Kuala Lu mpur's latest hotels.. I I I 328 Rooms Suites I 350 Car Parking Bays L 24 Hours Room Service ff 24 Hr. Coffee House I t^^^^ m Marble Arch ofl I I Business Centre-Fax/Telex ■V^^^^B I Facilities H Banquet Hall/Function Room s HL I Cakes/Cookies
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    • 287 8 QUESTION: WHAT te a fewwheeMrlve (4WD)? A: Cars with 4WD are those in which all four wheels are enginedriven. In conventional cars, only the two front or rear wheels receive power from the engine. 4): Wkat aiw ike ataatara ef *4WD? A: Cars with 4WD normally of- g (Pure rosewood
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    • 170 9 f% s L> if} Palace on Wheels, the famous Jodhpur and Bharatpur. each 12-coach train that trans- a unique and unforgettable 1 ports you back in time. To experience. the opulent, luxurious days of Then, the Mughal splendours maharajahs. kings, emperors and of Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj viceroys. A
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    • 379 9 Great Value Holidays are now even better than before. We have designed more attractive packages to give you the choice of your favourite destinations in Malaysia. So start planning your holidays right now and you'll get great value. From only s/Ms^^^ 3 days enchanting From O^^ O^ 6 DAYS EXCITING
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    • 421 10 I COMTEC '87 features: OPENING HOURS: I I 150 manufacturers and suppliers Tradc and Professional I g i= M December 3. 1987: I.oopm 4.oo|>m irom lo countries IOQ n/J* nJ December 4. 198/: ll.OOam J.OOptn Technical Seminars on computer Dccariba 5. 1987: n.ooam 7 00pm I USage and problems. December
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    • 317 11 I the leading manufacturer of computer /electronic I care and maintenance products is here. We have the widest range of best quality goods to B protect and clean Main frames, Personal Computers m and all office automation equipment. Available are Solvents and Lint-free wipers for cleaning of disk heads, tape
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    • 468 11 SYNTAX MM 286 COMPUTER LAPTOP COMTECH 87; BOOTH 6119 flKß^*2 S y wtot Co 1 P <J ef Pte re»ee>ed its Syntax mini (miniature) ?ycoiw|Mipitwt performs simiarty to the standard 286 Used as a linkage to Stock Exchange of Singapore it comes with either 2 x 3.5 inches or 1
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    • 120 12 OUR LATEST EmiGHT EMERMNMENT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL MOKE AT HOME. j V||^jitflta^^^j|^tt4i^^M__ ii^^y^^^^L|^^^^^^||||||^ A^ Global political developments and international affairs may be of Because you can now choose from 18 different international great news value. newspapers. From The Daily Mail and Zurcher Zeitung, to the <■ But nothing comes
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  • CHRISTMAS PLUS
    • 7 1 CHRISTMAS PLUS The Sunday Times, November 29.1987
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    • 774 2  -  ROSEMARY NASH By We think Christmas is an ancient festival but some of our favourite rituals are barely a century old! DID you know many of the familiar traditions surrounding Christmas are barely 100 years old? Cards, crackers, cake and even Christmas trees all had fairly
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    • 679 2  - A season off love and glad tidings JUDY TAN By THERE'S a certain magic about V Christmas that simply warms the K BP^fl heart. Not even crass commerfP^i I cialism can erase the spirit of V I love and goodwill that underline fl IVI the meaning of Christmas. For some,
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      • 149 2 R)lo Ralph Lauren V7 I I L m m&P^^ B I aB k, i Bl B^.. M ill B 8.1 'tw&4 jm* r B B B B^bl b*a JB b [fl IZI B U BF^iBBBBB B B^^tT^^^^^^^^^ ny J jP* wr B^r^ B^r /I^B BM ■BJ^hk* B^^^^^^r B^F^ *L*^l BA
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      • 326 2 The HiTech Camera without the High Tag Price OM-707 takes the headache out of photography and makes photography-taking fun and simple as A-B-C. It's packed with features you would appreciate for a long long time unlike the others which are cluttered with features you probably would not be using. What's
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      • 105 3 Just buy 2 rolls of Kodacolor Gold film and we'll give you 2 alkaline batteries FREE of charge. LJrfra SKI And for just $19 more, you'll get an Olympic sports watch. For a wonderful time. Or cute Hodori, the 1988 Seoul Olympic mascot. I OlficialHm /T/v/flJ^^ y rT1 P icGames
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    • 194 4 Dusk to dawn carolling with just a violin THIS group of 11, formed in 1919 and led by their pastor, Reverend Robert M. Doraisamy (seated in the centre), is believed to be one of the first, if not the first, carolling group in Singapore. Armed only with a violin, they
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    • 461 4  -  TERESA CHEONG By FUN, gifts and parties. This was Christmas until I met Charles. Charles is an unusual fellow. He hardly talks. He communicates with his eyes and hands. I met him at my first house-to-house Christmas carolling five Christmases ago.
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    • 459 4  -  GRACE TAN By IT WAS a normal week-day evening. Orchard Road was bustling as usual with the af-ter-office traffic and crowd. Hundreds of people jostled against each other, waiting to cross the road. Everyone was only too keen to get on with his own
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    • 436 4  - Carolling here dates back to 1919 YEO KIM SENG By YOU were JYa caroller, you g# may greet a ■morning serB V Bvice with a snooze, not because it was allowed but because it was inevitable. peering at our song sheets, I offered a handshake. Charles, like the other children,
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      • 445 4 K 7n V STaNTon Tk ijr "w iwx unco uannoge m the world JT FOR DISCO FOR THE YOUNG BUY THIS GIFTED INSTANT GET Wff I WANT GIFT 31k Ur Dbco Cortnoge Reference CortnoQe Tk^ Stonton offers a complete range of phono Cartridges for Hrfi H B^^^ Disco use J
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    • 658 5  -  JUDY TAN By THIS was no roll call of celebrities. They were mere faces in a crowd a salesgirl, a student, a personnel officer and a construction site foreBut they are special people. They celebrate their birthdays on Dec 25, the day most Christians the world
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    • 731 5 THE brighter, the better. This seems to be the golden rule where Christmas at the hotels are concerned. So come Christmas each year, hotels deck their walls with not just boughs of holly, but thousands of dollars worth of Christmas lights,
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      • 37 5 can sewon a button you can create* f^~ S p S» fl Jvit'j l ',"ii«tt^'*" DMC Size 25 Festive price: 4Oc per skein. LOOK Of'T FOR THE DMC -a-. AUTHORIZED DEALER DMC WHERE THE FINEST NEEDLECRAFT BEGINS
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    • 948 6  - SHOPPING ALL NIGHT LONG JUDY TAN By by I saw Eternity the otter night Like a great Ring of pure and endless light, All calm, as it was bright, And round beneath it, Time in hours, days, years Drtv'n by tbespberes... Henry Vaughan HENRY VAUGHAN'S words come to mind as
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      • 299 6 Y.«i II lind tlaupunVt uticmn ihi< vi«n i> dnpbvnl 7 bM/C:' JjT*-"' When it comes to in-car hi-fi, come to Melbourne SOR26: FM stereo, MW, LW, Station Search. ?x5 Station RlMl ini lnL'f Fmm Yr*r\\r\C tr\ mccPf tf* r^irMr^C Presets. Autoreirrse CPS, Link-on forward reunnd.db Noise Reduction System. Uld UpUI
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      • 117 7 Inviting French Oiic. Tableware so inviting, it must is tempered for greater strength V be French in origin. That's the and durability. Then treated beaut\ of lileu a new range of and tested to ensure resistance tableware by Arcopal. to chipping, scratching and m With a distinctive blue-on- breakage. .fk+
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      • 165 7 U EUROPEAN I COMEKTCAMERA H Eft OF THE YEAR '87-88 M Here's why Europe's 9 leading camera magazines chose the Zoom- 70. U/l "The Zoom-70 was awarded the 1987-88 lens, backlight compensation and fill-in flash i I European Compact Camera of the Year Award possibilities. nj£ i because of its
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    • 898 8  -  LOH KENG FATT What does a foreign student do when the December break comes and everyone in the campus packs up and goes home? By ALL my life had dreamed of a White Christmas of houses and streets blanketed in snow, cold winds rapping at
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    • 679 8  -  YEO KIM SENG 9f I HAD a double Christmas celebration last year. The fact that it took place in both hemispheres made me miss it even more. It an tmpnmed while I was on a holiday Down Under in June. Tired of
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    • 429 8 By C.S. TWO years ago a friend called me up to ask me to accompany him to a Christinas party. I wasn't really hot on the idea but Chris promised mouth-watering turkey and good wine. Looking back I suppose there was some immediate pull between us. There
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      • 476 8 v|%|ifi7i Zoom into TAMIYA's excitir ig world of dirt-driving with The Falcon and The B oomerang J*"*^ two of the slickest, fastest. M^y^f9j^^Sm^t^ meanest off -the-roaders in (T^H Bl3^ town. They're high perform ance >**^*V machines with a surprisingly low price \J KM feX^^^ H^^F^ fl Ik. For best perormance.
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      • 22 8 At Christmas, play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. Thomas Tusser. Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandne (1557)
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    • 698 9 IF YOU haven't got around to buying your Christmas cards yet, it might be a very good idea to think before you do. For leading American psychiatrists are claiming that the type of card you choose can give away the secrets of your personality.
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    • ideal Home 87
      • 349 10  -  HAY ATI ISMAIL By 3R the fourth year, e Ideal Home *87 exhifcton is making an aparance at the World ade Centre to present total concept of the me and family. Visitors will get to see a wide range of furniture, household appliances and home decor
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      • 280 10 ■IF YOU are in the process of looking for a house or thinking of selling one, then a trip to the Ideal Home '87 exhibition might just be the answer. One of the highlights of the exhibition will be the Property Mart, set up to
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      • 465 11 YOU hear of horror stories, real-life ones mirrors on dressing tables crashing to the floor, fabric upholstery in lounge sets that frays and tears after a short period of use, wood bugs discovered in the furniture, doors coming off wardrobes... It's not that
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      • 141 11 Checklist for making the right purchase M HERE are a few things you may want to look for when shopping for furniture: Is the furniture made with chipboard or plywood? Most chipboard expand on contact with moisture and screw-holding is bad. •Is the surface wood veneer or foil (paper overlay)?
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      • 366 11 A MINI waterfall can add distinction to a garden, especially if it is well structured and blends with the rest of the landscaping. These waterfalls, which end in a little pool, can be constructed for the garden or balcony. A company making these waterfalls, JPS Waterscape,
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      • 377 11  - water was not a pushover anymore HAY ATI ISMAIL By ■WATERBEDS have come a long way from being the resting place for only those game enough to test the waters. People who have been resting their weary bodies on them re'portedly enjoy both a comfortable night's rest and the massaging
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      • 416 12  -  SADIAH AHMAD By MODERN Christmas decorations are essentially different "interpretations" of traditional Christmas items. Some of them are even simple enough to make on your own, as described below. Shocking pink tree for a change TIRED of the same old Christmas tree? Why not spray
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      • 154 12 DOORS should also look their best for Christmas. The easiest way of dressing them up is to place a wreath or a cheery garland but even these have undergone some interesting changes, as shown below. The simple 'L' CHRISTMAS garlands at the door are usually arranged
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      • 271 10 myg' 2^P Hall 3, World Trade Centre 5— 13 December 1987 •12 noon— lo pm daily Admission: $2 per adult Free for children under 12 The show you've been waiting for all year opens on 5 December Bn i 1 .^Br*"*^^" >i^^l f i 0 JPfl I^9 1b I li
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      • 265 10 Enjoy a Bissful Night on Fantasy Waterteds yo U r.~« to co~«i. 0 r««««»<i.t 0 c *]fclVp^»v. THE EIGHTH m. a r~oc.<g, w MomlflhL, COMMANDMENT r^KJjj .M The Havistock family l^pr* _^>^^^~~^ was rich. p-^^g^»^ '~_d Discretion and l^_^_^_^_fl_Pr '^-^--^M-^r respectability <I^U wrapped round them Tp9|^__^__^__^^ like a bandage. H__l__|___|_LJ
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    • Page 10 Miscellaneous
      • 205 10 Features on show Date/Time 2-3 pm npm 4^ p,, ±4 ym «-7 pm 74 pm fr« pi Saturday Samsung Hour Wedding: Fashion show Travel: Finals of the Miss Dec 5 Photography Photography Ideal '87 Contest talk talk Sunday Finals of the Ideal Baby Maggi Hour Qeomancy/ National Rower Pet Care
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      • 150 11 CHINA AND THE ASEAN STATES: THE ETHNIC CHINESE DIMENSION Leo Suryadinata This book focuses on China s foreign relations with Southeast Asia with special reference to the ethnic and political dimensions It deals with the reactions of Southeast Asian governments, especially those of ASEAN, to China's foreign policy in general,
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