The Straits Times, 31 January 1988

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    10 1 The Sunday Times No: 2694 55 CENTS MCI (P) 93/12/87
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    A foul blow, says S'pore to Reagan
    638 1 A foul blow, says S'pore to Reagan End of duty-free status undermines faith m US: BG Lee THE Government yesterday expressed deep disappointment over the decision by the United States administration to withdraw duty-free benefits from Singapore from January next year a move that is tantamount to Singapore's graduation from
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    Govt accepts Review's no-ads proposal
    588 1 THE Government is willing to allow the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) to reproduce advertisement-free copies of the magazine for sale, at cost, to Singapore readers. This is provided for m last week's amendment to the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, which allows distributors to
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    'Dialysis cost has been kept down'
    185 1 I quit for good: Sihanouk Page 3 THE Government has done as much as it can to bring down the cost of dialysis treatment m Singapore. For instance, the Health Ministry has done its best by helping m the bulk purchase of materials needed
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    Lock icon Unionist alleges senior tried to run him down in car
    425 1  -  SURESH NAIR By A UNION official has reported to police that a senior unionist tried to run him down in his car on Friday. "He deliberately tried to kill me," said Mr Matthew Lim, the assistant secretary of the United
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    Lock icon Philips drops plan to bar Aids carriers
    171 1 AMSTERDAM Philips has decided to shelve a plan to bar aids carriers from joining the staff, after strong protests from unions and political parties. A spokesman for the electronics giant said Philips was reconsidering the plan to test job applicants previously shown to
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      130 1 Too few budget shops for tourists? Maids: Measure to censure Cowboy who makes Reagan look bad I SUNDAY PLUS Hi yf '^4-' J" i^ '^^Crr Conquerors from hick country Parisians of the East SUPPLEMENT The dragon's upon us Lunar New Year special Future stars: Peek into their lives FOCUS Young
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    AT A GLANCE
    478 2 US CUTS BACK SECURITY AID: The Unit ed States government is cutting back sharply on securisistance to some key allies and is wiping out military aid to all of Latin America with the exception of three Central American countries. It indicated grant and credit sales programmes as
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    SPORTS
    290 2 ELWAY THE KEY MAN: Denver Broncos quar terback John Elway holds the acts when his team meets Washington Redskins m tomorrow morning's Super Bowl XXII at San Diego. Elw.iy, 27, was rated only 12th among National Football League quarterbacks this »n. But his rifle arm, cool head and exceptional
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Little effect on US trade deficit, predict analysts
      457 2  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Many analysts here expressed doubt that the White House decision to drop the Asian NICs from the GSP scheme would have a significant effect on cutting the trade imbalance between the four "tigers" and the
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      Foreign investments Will Still keep coming, say businessmen
      800 2  - Foreign investments Will Still keep coming, say businessmen AGNES WEE By The top ten products affected 1 Accounting, computing ?-nd other data-pro-" cessing machines 2 Telephone sets and o'»her terminal equipment 3 Machines and machine parts 4 Switchboard panels 5 Furniture 6 Medical and surgical instruments 7 Telephone answering machines
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      Lock icon We'll take it in stride, say other three NICs
      248 2 We'll take it in stride, say other three NICs HONGKONG The US decision to cut special trade concessions for Hongkong, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore was seen yesterday as both unfair and mistaken by officials m the region. But they said the decision was expected, and they believed their economies
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      Lock icon GSP aim to help developing nations grow
      167 2 THE US introduced the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme m 1976 to help developing countries expand their economies. The GSP allows 141 countries to export some 3,000 products to the US free from import duties. But its objectives are not entirely altruistic.
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      'An extremely disappointing decision'
      490 2 'An extremely disappointing decision' The Singapore Government statement against the US decision to drop Singapore from the GSP programme. f f THE Government of Sin- gapore is extremely disappointed with the decision of the Administration to graduate Singapore from the US GSP programme with effect from January 1989. Singapore's disappointment
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      Lock icon I quit for good: Sihanouk
      724 3 BEIJING Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced here yesterday that he was stepping down "permanently" as head of the Cambodian resistance and cutting off peace talks with the Vietnamese-backed Phnom Penh regime. In an exclusive interview with the news agency Agence France-Presse, Prince Sihanouk said the tripartite
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      A rousing start to singing campaign
      452 3  -  JENNIFER KOH K. F. SEETOH Story: Picture*: Thousands dance to the rhythm of community songs THE thousands of people who turned up at the Sing Singapore show last night went only to watch and listen but many ended up being part of the performance
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      Lock icon Jaye silent as election fever grips Sri Lanka
      425 3 COLOMBO Election fever is sweeping Sri Lanka, even though President Junius Jayewardene is maintaining silence on the subject of an early poll. General elections, last held m 1977, are officially due m August next year but talk that one will be held
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      192 2 Showers over a few areas m the predawn hours and over many areas m the afternoon TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm SUNSfT ioday: 7.20 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7 16 am. TRAVELLERS WEATHER Adrlaldr 24 31 C Rain la* Angeles 14/8 C Ctew Am*t<rdam 3
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  • FOEIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Rajiv imposes direct rule over Tamil Nadu
      554 4 MGR's widow sacked as chief minister after only 24 days m office NEW DELHI The Indian government sacked the widow of movie idol M. G. Ramachandran as chief minister of Tamil Nadu state yesterday, reigniting a battle of former leading ladies to succeed
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      Lock icon Israel has halted new settlements, says Mubarak
      455 4 WASHINGTON President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt says Israel is halting new settlement activity on the Israelioccupied West Bank, scene of violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces. "Settlement activity is being ceased now," Mr Mubarak said m an interview telecast by the Public
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      Lock icon Enjoying a good, long read
      51 4 picture SHARING a paper can be enjoyable too, as these schoolchildren and grown-ups show. They were holding up a 2.5 km-long newspaper printed by La Presse de la Manche, near Cherbourg m north-western France, on Friday, the occasion of the nationwide Day of the Press.
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      Lock icon Sergeant cleared of batting the bottoms
      159 4 Sergeant cleared of batting the bottoms LONDON A British army sergeant has been cleared of two brutality charges that included hitting recruits on their bare buttocks with a baseball bat until they sang a tune A court-martial at Tern £-1111 army base in central England found Sgt Brian Thomas of
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      Lock icon Seven shot
      30 4 PRETORIA Six black policemen and one civilian were wounded m the black dormitory city of Soweto near Johannesburg on Friday when gunmen opened fire on their vehicles. AFP
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      Lock icon Gromyko backs Saudi peace efforts
      353 4 MOSCOW Soviet President Andrei Gromyko met the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister on Friday and pledged Soviet support for a Middle East peace conference and efforts to end the Iran-Iraq War. Tass news agency said Saudi Foreign Minister Saud AlFaisal was seeking Soviet support for a
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      Lock icon Biologist finds new species of lemur by accident
      364 5 Biologist finds new species of lemur by accident BONN A West German biologist has set the world of zoology buzzing by accidentally finding a new species of lemur m Madagascar. Mr Bernhard Meier, who dot's post-graduate research at the Ruhr University m Bo.'hum, said he was looking for another rare
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      Lock icon US slashes military aid to some key allies
      362 5 Israel not affected but Philippines only one to get more WASHINGTON The United States government disclosed on Friday it was cutting back sharply security assistance to some key allies and was wiping out military aid to all of Latin America with the
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      Lock icon Sweden gives live-in lovers marital rights
      260 5 STOCKHOLM A new Swedish law has given live-in lovers, whether heterosexual or homosexual, identical rights to couples married by church or state. It is the latest move by the Swedish state, champion of liberal lifestyles and minority social groups, to recognise the legitimacy of
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      Lock icon US, Germany and Japan stand by post-October policies
      175 5 US, Germany and Japan stand by post-October policies ZURICH The United States, Japan and West Germany yesterday rejected criticism that their efforts to co-ordinate economic policy provoked the October world stock market crash. "There is a lot of pessimism around. But policies are moving m the right direction," Mr David
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      Lock icon Boeing sued for $25m by relatives of 58 who died in JAL crash
      351 5 Boeing sued for $25m by relatives of 58 who died in JAL crash TOKYO Relatives of 58 of the 520 people who died m a Japan Air Lines jumbo jet crash m 1985 yesterday filed a 15.8 billion yen (SJ2S million) suit against the aircraft's maker, Boeing Company. The group
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      Lock icon Rocket launch this week to test Star Wars defence
      338 5 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) A rocket carrying 15 payloads, including four small rockets that will simulate Soviet warhead boosters, will be launched this week m a major test of the Star Wars defence .system. Sources said on Friday that the Delta rocket
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      Lock icon Montreal is top target of bank robbers
      319 5 Montreal is top target of bank robbers MONTREAL In an otherwise law-abiding city, off-beat bandits make Montreal the bank robbery capital of North America. Police say the capital of two million people usually has more armed bank robberies a year than New York or Los Angeles, a phenomenon that baffles
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      Lock icon Tycoon bags Soviet hotel deal
      256 5 LONDON British businessman Richard Branson, whose recordsetting Atlantic crossing by hotair balJoon last July nearly cost him his life when it crashed m the sea, has clinched a unique hotel deal m Moscow, London press reports said. The Daily Telegraph reported from Moscow that the
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      Lock icon Temple bells toll for a President
      726 6 Pomp and grief as two million Taiwanese flank flag-lined streets to bid leader a final farewell TAIPEI TAIWAN buried President Chiang Ching-kuo with tears and dignity yesterday as huge crowds massed to mourn the man who took this anti-communist bastion across the threshold of
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      Lock icon Madam Chiang Kai-shek fails to turn up at funeral
      314 6 Madam Chiang Kai-shek fails to turn up at funeral TAIPEI Madam Chiang Kai-saek failed to attend the funeral here ye terday of her stepson, President Ch ang Ching-kuo, a Taiwan government official said. The official, of the Government liiormation Office, did not explain the absence of the 86-year-old widow of
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      250 attend memorial service in Singapore
      168 6 ABOUT 250 Taiwanese nationals here attended an hour-long memorial service for the late President Chiang Ching-kuo at the Taiwan Trade Mission at the PSA Building m Alexandra Road yesterday. Wearing black armbands, they included factory workers, teachers, airline staff, businessmen and their families. The
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      Lock icon Britain and France agree to step up military ties
      424 6 LONDON PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain and President Francois Mitterrand of France have pledged to step up military co-oper-ation between their two countries. Mrs Thatcher hosted Mr Mitterrand and French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac at a one-day Brit-ish-French summit on
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      Lock icon Rewards for inventors who improve life
      184 6 WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan will ask Congress to set up a US$lO million (5520.1 million) fund for cash prizes to inventors of new technologies aimed at improving the quality of life. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater announced that each prize could be worth hundreds
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      Lock icon White House backs Meese over 'bribe bid' memo
      432 8 White House backs Meese over 'bribe bid' memo WASHINGTON The White House has been forced to come to the defence of Attor-ney-General Edwin Meese, the latest m a line of top aides to President Ronald Reagan to face a criminal investigation. "The President has full confidence m Ed Meese," White
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      Lock icon Pregnant Fergie makes radiant public appearance
      63 8 Britain's Duchess ot YorK, me former Sarah Ferguson, arriving at the Odeon m London's Marble Arch with her husband, the Duke of York, on Friday. The Duke and Duchess were attending the premiere of the film "White Mischief". It was the Duchess' first public
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      Lock icon Camels and cars go bump to hump in the desert
      369 8 MUSCAT The remains of a smashed pick-up truck and three dead camels lay by the roadside. Police had already removed the bodies of the three men killed when their vehicle smashed into the wandering dromedaries. In Oman, where new roads
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      Lock icon Hospital launches 'pay now, have baby later' scheme
      97 8 Hospital launches 'pay now, have baby later' scheme ISTANBUL A Turkish hospital strapped (or cash to complete a test-tube baby unit has asked hopeful couples to make advance payments m return for an early place on the waiting list, the Anatolian news agency reported. Dr Refik Capanoglu said Izmir's university
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      Lock icon Record 1987 trade surplus, and Bonn expects repeat this year
      282 8 BONN West Germany posted a record trade surplus last year and economists are expecting another big surplus this year. The Federal Statistics Office said the 1987 surplus surged to 117.5 billion deutschemarks (5J142.13 billion) from 112.6 billion deutschemarks m 1986.
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      Lock icon Rhino horn effects may be more fatal than potent
      195 8 Rhino horn effects may be more fatal than potent WINDHOEK Asians and others who use powdered rhino horn m the belief that it enhances sexual potency could find themselves experiencing very different symptoms, according to a recent report by conservationists here m Namibia. The report said a rare black rhino
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      Lock icon Court officials caught stealing from the dead
      196 8 NEW YORK New York state investigators videotaped court representatives in the act of taking valuables from apartments of people they thought were dead. Sources familiar with the unusual "sting" said the operation was part of a city-wide inquiry into the conduct of public
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      Lock icon British experts less optimistic about aspirin because of strokes
      294 8 LONDON A group of British researchers looking into the role of aspirin m preventing heart attacks has said it obtained less encouraging results than a parallel US trial. It says it is disturbed by the number of strokes among subjects taking
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      Lock icon Surgery patient burned when laser knife started fire
      138 8 NEW YORK A woman undergoing brain surgery was severely burned when a laser knife set fire to an operating room curtain suspended above her. The fire broke out after doctors had successfully operated on Ms Genevieve Arico, 55, for a brain tumour
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      Lock icon Wall Street prices finish higher
      48 8 NEW YORK Wall Street share prices finished higher on Friday, closing out a choppy week with a gain that was pinned on hopes that interest rates are headed lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.18 points to close at 1.958 22 Reuter
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      Lock icon Nicaragua peace talks to resume after US aid vote
      222 8 Nicaragua peace talks to resume after US aid vote SAN JOSE (Costa Rica) Nicaraguan rebel and government negotiators ended a first round of face-to-face peace talks on Friday and agreed to meet again m two weeks after the US Congress votes on new aid for the rebels. The head of
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      Lock icon New US anti-abortion rules likely to spark legal battle
      222 8 WASHINGTON In the first formal step of what promises to be a titanic legal battle, the Reagan administration last Friday barred most of the nations family planning clinics from providing advice or any other help that would help women obtain abortion.
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Aquino to make pitch on TV
        103 10 PHKSIDENT Corazon Aquino is to appear m a series of television advertisements appealing for increased use vi I'hilippine-made products, a business leader said. Mr Raul Concepcion, head of the Buy-Filipino Movement, a business group promoting locally-produced Items, said on Friday that the group had
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        Lock icon Lisa for Chinese Parliament
        105 10 HONGKONG pop star Lisa Wang (right) will share the limelight with deposed Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang when the two sit as fellow members of the National People's Congress m March, according to Chinese officials. Miss Wang outpolled Beijing's top representative m Hongkong m a vote
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        Anita Mui sues publishers
        145 10 SHORTLY after completing a series of z» concerts at the Hongkong Coliseum, thus qualifying for the Guinness Book of Records, pop singer Anita Mvi filed a libel writ m the Hongkong High Court claiming damages against Nouveau City Weekly, a Hongkong magazine. She is suing two
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        Lock icon Jagger, 44, vows to keep going
        131 10 ROLLING Stones rock star Mick Jagger (left), who is inching towards middle age, says he will not give up his career until he is over the hill but doesn't want to end up like Elvis Presley. "Some people like to make out that I'm
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      Lock icon Black FBI agent harassed by white colleagues
      618 10 Black FBI agent harassed by white colleagues WASHINGTON On this one point, government investigators already are agreed: Donald Rochon, an FBI agent, was a victim of often brutal racial harassment by his white colleagues. The Justice Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have found m their investigations that Mr
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      Lock icon Reagan orders review of surveillance
      179 10 WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has ordered an internal review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of domestic groups opposed to his Central American policy. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said on Friday: "He is concerned because there should be no investigations of Americans for
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      Lock icon Lacroix wins the Golden Thimble — again
      241 10 Lacroix wins the Golden Thimble again PARIS Christian Lacroix has been awarded a Golden Thimble, the second time he has won the coveted French fashion award. But the designer, 37, ran on his own ticket this time, unlike m 1986, when he was m the pay of Pierre Balmain. Lacroix,
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      Lock icon Kasparov accused of double standards
      337 10 MOSCOW World chess champion Garry Kasparov has been accused of double standards by a Soviet newspaper, the first overt criticism of the unconventional champion. An article m the daily Sovietsky Sport by former Soviet chess official Viktor Baturinsky said remarks m Kasparov's book Child of
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      Lock icon Hollywood stars to visit Russia for US film test
      215 10 SAN FRANCISCO Several Hollywood stars will travel to the Soviet Union next month for what San Francisco organisers say will be the first American film festival there. Daryl Hannah, Michael Douglas. Marlee Matlin and a few others will ac--1 company their
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      Lock icon Strangler who tucked victims into bed after killing them gets life
      283 10 LONDON A Bible-read-i ing drifter who strangled seven pensioners then tucked them neatly m their beds has been jailed for life. Kenneth Erskine, 24, dubbed the "Stockwell Strangler" after terrorising a south London district for four months last year,
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Manila's society gossips return with a vengeance
      442 11 MANILA Nearly two years after the revolt that installed President Corazon Aquino m power, one of the most cherished Philippine institutions has returned with a vengeance the society column. Newspaper pages devoted to stories and gossips about the rich and famous disappeared when
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      Lock icon Parliamentarians urged to 'think as Aseans' and strengthen group
      335 11 Parliamentarians urged to 'think as Aseans' and strengthen group KUALA LUMPUR Asean Inter-parliaiiientary Organisation (AIPO) president Tan Sri Mohamed Zahir yesterday reminded Asean parliamentarians to strengthen the regional organisation and instill an increased awareness of co-operation among the member countries by "thinking as Aseans". Towards this end, AIPO should proceed
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      EC pledges $1m to 'Visit Asean' drive
      199 11  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA The European Community has pledged to give a US$5OO,OOO (Ssl million) grant to Asean to help promote m Europe the "Visit Asean Year 1992." the Philippine Undersecretary (or Tourism. Miss Narzalina Lim, said. The donation was accepted
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      Lock icon Laotians seek talks with Thais on border conflict
      229 11 BANCJKOK Laotian Am>lor Khamphan Simmalavong has formally urged the Thai Foreign Ministry to h.>ld talks to end their bord«'i conflict. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saroj Chav.tr. said Mr Khamphan handed his country's written request, Issued on Monday m Vientiane, to Mr Thep Devakul,
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      Lock icon US concerned over Thailand's decision to turn back Viet 'economic refugees'
      358 11 BANGKOK The United States Embassy here has expressed concern over Thailand's decision to close its doors to Vietnamese "economic refugees" arriving by boat. "We are concerned (with the decision) and are discussing this matter with Thai officials," embassy spokesman
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      Lock icon Red rebels say they plan to kill US envoy
      490 12 Australians, Britons and Israelis other possible targets MANILA Communist rebels warned yesterday they were considering an assassination attempt on the United States ambassador and would include Australians, Britons and Israelis as targets for attack. The warning was made m an interview
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      Lock icon Philippine soldiers killing the innocent: Human rights group
      191 12 Philippine soldiers killing the innocent: Human rights group MANILA An Asian human rights group said yesterday that Philippine soldiers and anti-communist vigilantes were intimidating, torturing and killing innocent people as part of the government's counter-insurgency drive. The Asian Human Rights Commission, a private group of lawyers and other experts, said
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      Lock icon Pirates rule the waves in southern Philippines
      459 12 ZAMBOANGA Indistinguishable from their victims until the shooting starts, dark-^yed men with scarves around their heads and carrying big native knives rule the sea off the 1 southern Philippines. In a country where the rule of law is often tenuous, small groups of
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      Lock icon Thailand condemns bombing of Korean Air plane
      141 12 BANGKOK The Thai government has condemned the destruction of a South Korean airliner as a terrorist act without naming North Korea as being behind it. A brief statement issued by the Thai Foreign Ministry on Friday said Thailand deplored the loss of the
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      Lock icon Mitigation pleas of three accused to be heard on Feb 13
      130 12 Mitigation pleas of three accused to be heard on Feb 1 3 The Brunei bank case BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The Brunei High Court has fixed Feb 13 for hearing of mitigation pleas of three people involved m the National Bank of Brunei (NBB) fraud case, the head prosecutor m the
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      Lock icon Indonesia exporting more to China
      116 12 Indonesia exporting more to China JAKARTA The balance o, trade between Indonesia anChina was heavily m Beijing' favour for the five years enc ing 1986, but the gap is nairowing, according to the Artara news agency. Antara cited Ministry ..f Trade data which showed Indonesian exports to China hid increased
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Umno hits out at 'thorns' in Party
      297 13 KUALA LUMPUR Many Umno members are concerned only with short-term gains, without considering the consequences to the party, and they should be firmly opposed, the party's official organ said yesterday. In its latest issue, Merdeka said many of Umno's estimated 1.4 million members
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      Lock icon Ex-magistrate held in Nepal — reports
      162 13 Ex-magistrate held in Nepal reports JOHOR BARU The Johor Anti-Corruption Agency said yesterday it could not verify reports that a former woman magistrate wanted by Malaysian police had been arrested m Nepal. Former magistrate Balbir Kaur, 30, went missing when she failed to appear m court to answer allegations that
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      Lock icon Traffic offenders may have to pay up on the spot
      206 13 KUALA LUMPUR Police are studying the possibility of introducing a nationwide system under which traffic offenders can pay fines of up to Ms3oo (*****) on the spot, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayub said. The fines can also
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      Ringgit fluctuation: Govt will not step in, says Daim
      270 13 Ringgit fluctuation: Govt will not step in, says Daim PORT KLANG The government will not intervene in the current fluctuation of the ringgit, Finance Minister Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin said. "I am quite happy with the status of the ringgit now and we do not want to interfere," he told
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      Lock icon Malaysia's trade surplus up, thanks to higher export prices
      165 13 Malaysia's trade surplus up, thanks to higher export prices KUALA LUMPUR Fuelled by higher export prices, Malaysia's trade surplus climbed 77.1 per cent m the first 11 months of last year, the Statistics Department said yesterday. The trade surplus m the first 11 months of 1987 was Msll.BB billion (5J9.37
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      Lock icon Woman hawker gets three years for selling Thai baby
      226 13 Woman hawker gets three years for selling Thai baby JERANTUT (Pahang) A woman fruit hawker was sentenced to three years' jail and fined MJ3.000 (552,370) by the magistrate's court here yesterday after she pleaded guilty to selling a Thai baby boy. Siok Kiaw alias Kwok Sook Kiew, 38, adnitted she
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      Lock icon Proton Saga exports to Ireland mark car's debut in Europe
      203 13 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's national car, Proton Saga, has made further inroads into the foreign markets with a first shipment of 100 units to Ireland on Friday, while exports to the United States will begin m October. The Saga, a product
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      Lock icon Wanted man dies in shoot-out with police
      118 13 BUKTT MERTAJAM A criminal fugitive wanted m three states was kilJed m a shoot-out with the police at an orchard near here yesterday. Bukit Mertajam police chief Mohamad Murad said Lee Swee Ho, 30, was killed when he was hit by two bullets
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Spruce up, Lucky Plaza shops told
      782 14  -  LIM KW AN KWAN Fears that it may become like pasar malam By THE management corporation of Lucky Plaza, concerned that the Orchard Road shopping complex is turning into a pasar malam (night market), has ordered the tenants to smarten up their shop premises
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      Manslaughter case heard for first time in Subordinate Courts
      446 14 Manslaughter case heard for first time in Subordinate Courts SENTENCING m the first manslaughter case before the Subordinate Courts was deferred to Feb 13 yesterday. On Friday, market stall helper Toh Eng Soon, 31. pleaded guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder m Upper Thomson Road on Oct 3
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      Omni-Theatre tickets to be sold at Tangs and Centrepoint
      84 14 TICKETS to the Omni-Theatre shows will be more easily available to the public from tomorrow. Tickets will be on sale at the Information Counter of Centrepoint and the Customers' SerI vices Department at Tangs from 10 am to 8 pm daily.
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      Chinatown streets abuzz and aglow
      217 14 CHINATOWN was abuzz with activity and noise last night a playback of the same pre-Lunar New Year cheer of the good old days. Street hawkers were shouting themselves hoarse to be heard above the din, while hundreds of festive shoppers, armed with bags full of
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      11 hotel chefs serve up a lip-smacking fund-raiser
      176 14 1 1 hotel chefs serve up a lip-smacking fund-raiser TAKE 11 seasoned hotel chefs, one of whom is a petite woman, add one baking class every month till November and you have a lip-smacking rec- ipe for charity fund-raising. Called the Charity Bake-Off, the idea is for the 11 chefs
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      Cheow Tong to tour Kuo Chuan and Toa Payoh
      140 14 ACTING Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong will visit Kuo Chuan and Toa Payoh constituencies today. During his ministerial walkabout m Kuo Chuan, Mr Yeo, who is also the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, will present bursary awards to students and
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    • Article
      Sharp drop in number of dengue fever cases
      173 14 THE number of reported dengue fever cases has dropped by two thirds, from 91 last month to only 32 this month. An Environment Ministry spokesman said yesterday that the dengue fever outbreak was now under control. The ministry is making it compulsory
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    • ASIAN AEROSPACE'88
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        Lock icon Air show thrills draw 16,000
        417 15  -  SALMA KHALIK MICHAEL LIM Stories by and SPECTATORS at the air show m Changi yesterday were held spellbound by the awesome power of jets m action and the whines of the engines. All 16,000 of them, many with cameras, were agog at the display of
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        One-armed pilot was voice that spectators heard
        331 15 THE voice thousands of spectators have heard at the Asian Aerospace aerial display at Changi belongs to John Blake, a one-armed pilot and World War II veteran. Those watching the aerial manoeuvres have been listening intently to Mr Blake's description of each loop,
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        Lock icon Getting there by bus
        95 15 IN OUR story "How to get to the big air show" yesterday, it was reported that visitors can take Tibs services 853 and 854 to the show site at Nicoll Drive. Cahners Exposition Group, the show managers, have clar- ified that Tibs No. 853 will operate
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      Air Force unveils Hush House to reduce jet noise
      567 15  - Air Force unveils Hush House to reduce jet noise MICHAEL LIM By THE Air Force yesterday showed off its Hush House an apt name for a hangar that allows jet engines to be tested round the clock. Special sound-absorption panelling inside the hangar at Paya Lebar Airport muffles the 130-decibel
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      Malay chamber plans second programme to update business skills
      245 15 Malay chamber plans second programme to update business skills THE Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce is launching a second programme to help Malay businessmen update their business skills. Chamber president Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff said yesterday that Peat Marwick management consultants will be brought m over a six-month period to
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      Yong Pung How reappointed SBC chairman
      98 15 Yong Pung How reappointed SBC chairman MR YONG Pung How, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Oversea -Chinese Banking Corporation, has been reappointed the chairman of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation for another two years. The former permanent secretary of the Culture Ministry, Mr Cheng Tong Fatt, will remain
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      First condom ad appears —and runs into a snag
      245 16 First condom ad appears and runs into a snag THE first newspaper condom advertisement since the recent lifting of the ban on such advertising has appeared and it will also be the advertiser's iast, for the time being at least. Diskrit Services had placed the advertisement m Friday's Straits Times,
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      Patients try injections to remove wrinkles
      451 16  -  SERENA TOH By MORE than 200 people here are believed to have undergone treatment to smooth out their wrinkJes by injections of cow tissue. The method, introduced about three years ago, involves injecting small amounts of connective tissuo or collagen from cows into the
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      2 food stalls insure themselves against customers' claims
      540 16 AT LEAST two food stalls have bought protection against customers who may sue them for food poisoning. They have taken up an insurance policy against such claims. A drinks stall and a seafood stall at Tenco food centre, which opened last July
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      MAS signs up for standby computer facilities
      240 16 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has signed an agreement for a computer recovery service that will allow it to carry on its computerised operations m the event its system is out of use for a prolonged period. At the signing ceremony with Computer
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      Jacuzzi mishap girl may have put head in tub, says club
      382 16 AN OFFICIAL of the private club where a teenage girl nearly drowned m its Jacuzzi hot tub on Jan 20 said last Friday he believed she might have put her head into the water. The sports and recreation manager
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      SIA bags international journal's financial management award
      184 16 SINGAPORE Airlines has added yet another feather to its cap. Air Transport World, an international aviation publication, has picked SIA for a Financial Management Award m its 14th Annual ATW Awards made for last year. ATW, a monthly which has its headquarters m
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    • Article
      Golkar Party chief arrives today for visit at Dhana's invitation
      242 17 Golkar Party chief arrives today for visit at Dhana's invitation THE secretary-general of Indonesia's Golkar Party, Mr Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, arrives today for a four-day official visit at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Minister S. Dhanabalan. A Foreign Affairs Ministry statement yesterday said his visit was part of the frequent exchange
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      Indonesian minister flies home
      58 17 Indonesian minister flies home THE Indonesian Defence and Security Minister, Gen (Rtd) j S. Poniman, left for home yesterdiy evening at the end of a j three-day visit. Gen Poniman, who was here at the invitation of First Depu- ty Prime Minister and Defence Minister Goh Chok Tong, visiied Tengah
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      Family holds bones of prehistoric animal
      462 17 (■■■nvin Mmpppapi STEGODONS first appeared more than two million years ago and Uved until about B,#* years ago. Among the earliest true elephants, they are larger than the Asian elephants. The tusks of some stegodon species were as long as 3.3 m compared with
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      S'pore can contribute to study of Chinese philosophy: Scholar
      328 17  -  TEO HAN WUE By SINGAPORE can make an important contribution to the study of Chinese philosophy the way the British scholar Dr Joseph Needham did with his celebrated work on the history of Chinese science. This is the view of American
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      Bus routes to be diverted for Thaipuisam
      101 17 Bus routes to be diverted for Thaipuisam SIX Singapore Bus Service services and two belonging to the Trans Island Bus Services will be diverted on Tuesday for the Thaipusam procession along Tank RoaJ. SBS said that services 104. 123, 139. 143, 195 and 198 *ill be affected and temporarily divert
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      Yock Suan on importance off Team MP concept
      212 17 Yock Suan on importance off Team MP concept LABOUR Minister Lee Yock Suan last night stressed the importance of multi-racial representation m Parliament through the Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) or what is more commonly known as the Team MP concept. Mr Lee said since Singapore was a multi-racial country, it
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      Roller discos skate out of fashion
      553 18  -  SANDR/ DAVIE By ROLLER discos that have packed m thousands of teenagers for the past two years are being edged out of business by the new fad of tea dances. Skate wheels rumbled at nine roller discos when discoskating hit its peak about a
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      Enterprising teenagers find new ways of making an extra dollar
      723 18  -  SERENA TOH By SOME teenagers are beginning to venture into new ways of earning money other than the usual stints at fast-food restaurants or giving private tuition. A small group aged between 15 and 19 are taking on more challenging
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      Press curbs: No-ad offers made so far
      307 18 The AWSJ offer AFTER the AWSJ's daily circulation was cut from 5,000 to 400 copies last February, it offered to distribute the newspaper free to subscribers and hotel purchasers. The Government was prepared to consider this, provided the Journal took out all advertisements
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      149 18 Eariy one morning at the park [Hi Chong! You don't (Sigh) I look well today. I'm getting Qi Gong and Yomeishu *> laregood for you. J f Yomeishu r Certainly. My wife and I both drink it. Yomeishu is a Japanese health tonic prepared from a traditional recipe which originated
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  • The Sunday Times
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      Make it home safe home
      303 19 Familiarity tends to breed carelessness which may be the reason why more people are injured accidentally at home than at work or on the road. Most people too would m a lifetime spend more hours at home than anywhere else, increasing the chances for a
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      25 YEARS AGO
      138 19 What The Sunday Times reported on Jan 31, 1963 BRUSSELS Britain's 16-month-old bid to enter the European Common Market ended last night, and Mr Edward Heath accused General de Gaulle of thwarting the high hopes of so many for political reasons. Mr Heath, Britain's chief negotiator, told
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  • FOCUS
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      The enigmatic emperor
      1270 19 The Western world's most intellectual leader is concerned about his place m history Guessing whether President Francois Mitterrand is going to run again has become a national pastime m France. But what is behind this complex and elusive personality who has been nicknamed, not entirely affectionately, Le
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      435 19 It happens to all of us. We find ourselves listeners, rum to stimulate their genuine unable to speak up when we really need interest, whether speaking to one person to. tVe remain m the ranks oi the "silent or to a crowd majont\" the people who are ne\er v heard
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  • FOCUS/Viewpoints
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      The cowboy president who makes Reagan look like a dud
      840 20  -  Murray Seeger Lyndon Johnson made big mistakes m trying to save South Vietnam, but he left a heritage of social legislation that has benefited millions of Americans. What will be Ronald Reagan's legacy besides the world's largest debt and a
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      If officials won't talk, how can reporters do job well?
      1000 20  -  Liak Teng Kiat A reporter is only as good as his sources and even the best, the most objective journalist can rarely do completely accurate and balanced stories if the people who have the full facts will not talk. LISTENING
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      When a maid comes too dear
      795 20  -  Tan Sai Sionq Language facility aside, a maid from the sticks of Bicol is really no different from one from the interior of Thailand or Indonesia BEFORE Mrs Cory Aquino puts a temporary stop to Filipinas coming here to work as domestic help, it
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      The 'luckiest' day ever is coming
      537 20 IT WAS a rather remarkable performance by Alex the other day. Several matronly ladies m fact made certain remarks, which my lawyer is looking into. Meanwhile, let me describe Alex's act. First, you could not see my 10-year-old nephew because of the pile of
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  • FOCUS/Analysis
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      More budget shops for tourists?
      2138 21 Are Singapore shopkeepers losing the tourist dollar unnecessarily? Could they be earning more by setting up budget-price factory outlets and fewer swanky name-brand boutiques? SUZANNE 001 investigates and identifies the real threats to our share of the tourist wallet. TWO busloads of Western tourists arrive
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  • RACING
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      Danny set for fourth win
      307 22  -  LIONEL LEE By Our man on the track JP-ANI>COMING Danny D can be difficult o catch m the Star Prince Stakes for Class horses over 1,200 m (Race 5) at Bukit Pimah today. This four-year-old by Hakim Boy is cerainly one of the most promising
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH CARD
      5624 22 VnTPTYfc 2.00 CLASS 2 DIV B 1,850m (Ratings: 116-97) (Stakes: $22,500) 1 7*3622 NsMero 51.5 (111) Auric-Teh 5 nzg +2. Led into straight when 2 1 .-length 2nd to Wells Fargo HI with 55.5 C2-A 1600m last week; always better in second run; led until last
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      374 22 3ACE Racing Editor Lionel Lh Tan Thean Loon Martin Tay Danny Khoo 9 Arizona Moon 5 Giant Hawk 7 Lucky Lucky 1 Noblaro 1 Nobl.ro 1 7 Lucky Lucky 1 Noblero 9 Arizona Moon 5 Giant Hawk 5 Giant Hawk 5 Giant Hawk 7 Lucky Lucky
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      True Hearted to wipe the slate clean
      327 22  - True Hearted to wipe the slate clean TAN THEAN LOON By TRIE HEARTED, who suffered his only defeat at his last start, can wipe the slate clean m the last race at Bukit Timah today and deprive the in-form Lone Venture n of a double for the meeting. Entered for
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      MUDLARKS
      94 22 RACE 1: Jay Kay, Kinross l,ad. Giant Hawk, Tron, Blan of Glory, Charcoal, Raise Your Glass 11. RACE I: Stars Stripes, Swing Ahead. Return Of Spring, Respec! 11, Stockpiles, High Index. Bujang Senang. RACE 3: Hall Of Fame V. Diplomatic Joy. RACE 4: Wongawallah. X \CE 5: Southern Err.peror.
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      Lock icon Rolling home to a grand double
      2431 23  - Rolling home to a grand double OUR RACING TEAM By ijallgßiMaAiS i FIRST *****0 SECOND *****1 THIRD *****4 STARTERS *****7 *****9 *****5 *****9 *****7 *****7 *****1 *****9 *****4 *****3 *****5 CONSOLATIONS *****2 *****9 *****3 *****1 *****6 *****7 *****8 *****6 *****3 *****4 Newcomer Bazooka guns down opposition despite gate slow m
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      Wellington Cup to rare mare
      550 23 New Zealand and Australian round-up by JACK ELLIOTT WELLINGTON Dana's Fun won the 3,200 m Wellington Cup at Trentham yesterday m the record time of 3.15.6 set Ridden by the jockey associated with Bonecrusher fame. Gary Stewart, the the six-year-old became the first mare to
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      Three days for Ariffin
      249 23 c The stewards yesterday concluded the inquiry into the reason for Track Jester (Ng) being checked near the 900 m m Race 8, a Class 5 Div 3 race over about-1,400m, on Dec 20, final day of the Singapore December meeting. Evidence was taken from Ariffin
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      299 23 321 Deaths 321 Deaths LEX KWONG HUAT Age 89 patted away peacefully on 29.1.88 Leaving behind hi* beloved: WIFE: TAN AH Al Son* Daughtert-m-law Lek Yuen Thong Chew Cheok Siew Lek Yam Chuan Lek Yam Teck Tan Heng Huay (deceased) Lek Yam Leng Wee Jee Wah Lek Yam Mong Lim
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      322 Acknowledgements
      83 23 Th* family of tha lata MR YEO YAK NGUAN Wishes to thank all relatives. i friends. SJDAA and priests for I their donations, services and I prayers during their recent bereavement. fIMHaMHMBHHBMBHfIMaI AL-FATEHA The family of the late HAJI HARON BIN FATEHDIN Departed UMh .lan 1!»HH wishes to
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      322 Acknowledgements
      173 23 The family of the lute MR LOW SIEW NGHEE wish to express tneir heartfelt thanks to Pastor Khoo Cheng Hoot. Rev. Father Denis Watt. Bro. Kiely. Bro. Visitor. Rev. Fathers, sisters ft brothers, Or. Ec Peng Liang. Board of Management. Principal, staff ft students of Catholic Junior College.
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      135 23 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MR. HUA CHING KIM AGED 79 passed away peacefully on 30/1/88 at SGH. Leaving behind: WIFE: Cheng Bwell Wan SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Chua Kia Siom Ong Kirn Choo Hua Kia Ho Goh Juat Ngoo Hua Kia Gee Tan Swee Lian Hua Kia Peng Ton Ah Kek DAUGHTERS
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      37 23 323 Condolences 323 Condolences With Deepest Sympathies to the family of the late MR LIM SOON CHYE from. President General Committee Of The Automobile Association Of Singapore President Board Members of The National Safety Council Of Singapore
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      322 Acknowledgements
      36 23 The Family Of The Late TAN JOON KIAT Departed 25th Jan. 88 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to friends, relatives, colleagues for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement
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      324 In Memoriam
      101 23 MR JOSEPH TMAVARI PILLAI Departed 31.1.87 our thoufhta aw al I with you. Our hearts an lore with pain This world would be like heaven, If you were her*' ;igain Always remembered by loved ones. THALAI THEVASAM P T. GOVINDASAMY (DEPARTED ON 12.2.87) ANNIYKRSAUY Pla\ffJ will tu'id
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      324 In Memoriam
      121 23 With Fondest Memory ot A Dear Husband and Loving Papa PAUL OENNIES PEREIRA Departed 31 January 1986 I you so much. Thf iove you gave u^ beautifully Ol Always remembered by wife, children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren In Loving Memory ol GOH PENG LIAK Departed 3 1st Jan
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  • SPORT
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      Lock icon England crawl on eventful day
      494 24 England crawl on eventful day CRICKET SYDNEY England made few friends among Australian cricket supporters yesterday by taking almost two days of a celebration cricket Test match to meander to 425. At stumps on the second sunlit day, Australia had reached 14 without loss after 40 minutes at the crease
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      Common terms in the game
      259 24 DON REEDER'S INSIGHT INTO THE FINER POINTS OF THE SUPER BOWL SOME common terms m American football: Clipping An illegal play m which a defender hits an opponent without the ball from behind. Offside Forget the soccer definition. This is an infraction that occurs when
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      Lock icon Ben's world best again
      102 24 TORONTO Canadian Ben Johnson set a world indoor best m the 50-yard dash of 5.15 sec at the Toronto Challenge athletics meeting on Friday. Johnson, the world record-holder at 60m indoors and 100 m outdoors, broke his own 50-yard world best of 5.20 sec set two
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      637 24 PREVIEW TO SUPER BOWL XXII WASHINGTON REDSKINS V DENVER BRONCOS SAN DIEGO Instead of the usual two-team battle, tomorrow morning's Super Bowl XXII, climax of the American football season, shapes up as one team the Washington Redskins against one man Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway. The
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      210 24 SUPER BOWL NOTEBOOK THE two devoutly religious coaches Dan Reeves of Denver and Washington's Joe Gibbs organised a Super Bowl XXII chapel in a San Diego hotel yesterday evening. But some of the Washington Redskins say even religion can't bring them to bury the hatchet with the Denver Broncos before
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      430 24 CALGARY Ireland and Senegal have withdrawn from next month's Winter Olympics, reducing to 57 the number of nations taking part. Organising committee spokesman Renee Smith said on Friday that no official reason had been given for the teams' decision to pull out of the
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      Short guide to the basic rules of American football
      710 24 "Foot balle, wherein is nothinge but beastlie furie and exstreme violence." Sir Thomas Elyot. 1490-1546. TOMORROW morning's Super Bowl with all its attendant publicity has aroused the curiosity of some Singaporeans about how American football is played. Here is a brief
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      195 25 BRISBANE Three Australians, including the world No. 1 Greg Norman, shared the lead after the third round of the Palm Meadows Cup here yesterday. Norman, Peter McWhinney and Roger Mackay were tied on 14-un-der-par 202, three shots clear of the international field
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      475 25 OAHU (Hawaii) Four of the biggest names m golf Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Sam Snead play each other this weekend for U*****,000 ($723,600) m a Senior Tour Skins game. The two-day tournament at the Turtle Bay Hilton Country Club Course
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      197 25 an amendment. I am not begrudging amateurs. But I feel that there are enough tournaments for them. Why, practically all Asian countries run Amateur Opens. Also, there are the Eisenhower Cup, Nomura Cup and Putra Cup tournaments m which Singapore regularly participate.
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      'Villain' Johnson turns tables on White
      426 25 BENSON HEDGES MASTERS SNOOKER LONDON Joe Johnson played the bad guy, beating local hero Jimmy White 5-3 here on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Benson Hedges Masters for the first time. The majority of London's snooker fans were hoping the Wimbledon"whirlwind" would
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      136 25 RENOVATIONS UNCOMPLETED PARIS The Austrian Grand Prix has been cancelled because improvements at the super-fast Zeltweg circuit cannot be completed in time for the Aug 14 race. International Motor Sport Federation president Jean-Marie Balestre said. "The scope of the work at Zeltweft is such that Fisa's executive
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      116 25 RENOVATIONS PLANNED LE MANS (France) The fast straight on the Le Mans 24 hours race track will be resurfaced following complaints by drivers, and extra safety barriers will be completed for thus year's ra Automobile Club De L'ouest (ACO), organisers of the annual sports car race, said
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      183 25 LONDON Brabham may be absent from Grand Prix motor racing this year unless a deal for a satisfactory engine can be signed within the next few days. The team, owned by Formula One Constructors' Association president Bernie Ecclestone, have been hard-pressed to find an alternative
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      Singapore's pro pillars in Samson's hands
      631 25  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Tee to Green SAMSON GIMSON will hold a very special privilege if he decides to compete on this year's Asian golf circuit, starting with the Hongkong Open from Feb 11-14. For, as the Hongkong Amateur Open champion, Samson, Singapore's leading amateur,
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        367 25 Stoltenberg, Natalia named 1987 junior champions by world body LONDON Australia's Jason Stoltenberg and Natalia Zvereva, of the Soviet Union, are the junior world champions for 1987, the International Tennis Federation announced here on Friday. Stoltenberg, 17. won the Australian Open junior singles title and was runner-up m the Open
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        170 25 GUARUJA (Brazil) Eliot Teltscher, of the United States, and Danilo Marcelino, of Brazil. won their matches on Friday to qualify for the semi-finals of the Chevrolet Classic tournament here. Top seed Teltscher, No. 22 on the ATP world ranking list, defeated Pablo Arraya, of Peru,
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      371 26 $25 m offer for Tyson to fight Bruno LONDON Two London promoters said they were heading for New York this week to offer Mike Tyson £7 million ($25.06 million) to defend his world heavyweight boxing title m England against Briton Frank Bruno. Promoters Vince Heckman and Kiernon Murphy said they
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      Comebacks the fatal attraction
      1065 26  -  ALAN HUBBARD Seconds out for old warriors, save for Sugar Always on Sunday 41 thought his jab would still be there, and that he'd have kept some of that old resilience. But he'd aged more than I realised...and you have to give Tyson credit. He's strong,
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      Fighting for dear life is Norton's biggest bout
      362 26 Fighting for dear life is Norton's biggest bout LONDON There is one retired heavyweight boxer who won't be making a comeback bid against Mike Tyson. Ken Norton, the handsome muscleman best remembered for breaking Muhammad Ali's jaw, has brain damage and it has nothing to do with boxing. Two years
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      Lira lure attracts players to Italy
      1028 26  -  ROB HUGHES The money game could tempt Uruguayan midfield powerhouse Francescoli to Juventus Talk of Soccer Q LD Nicolo Machiavelli, past master of power, v deception and gossip, may well chuckle m his grave. He is succeeded by rich, cut-throat Italian billionaires who buy
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      112 26 ANKARA Turkish First Division soccer club Genclerbirligi were banned from European Cup matches for two years because they played a game m the breakaway Turkish republic of North Cyprus last week. An official of the Turkish Football Federation said the club were also banned from playing
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      Champ Chitalada predicts knockout
      151 26 OSAKA Thailand's Sot Chitalada is full of confidence heading into the sixth defence of his World Boxing Council flyweight title against Hideaki Kamishiro, of Japan, today. Chitalada, whose punching power has produced nine knockouts, has lost once m 15 fights. Asked about Kamishiro at a press
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      838 27 Dutch ace feels there's more to life than soccer MILANELLO (Italy) I play m a team where team spirit is the most important thing. Of course we are a young side, but we try to achieve that sort of team joy that you can get
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      SPORT NATIONWIDE
      423 27 Rahmat m front: Rahmat Ahmad heads the men's qualifiers m the Remy Martin Open Masters bowling championships now on at Striker's Bowl. Leaders Men: 1 Rahmat Ahmad 1,299 pinfalls 2 Arthur Son 1,262 3 Gilbert Lai 1.257 4 Jack Wong 1.225 5 Johnson Soh 1 224 Patrick Wee
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      Lock icon Kannan ties the knot with goal promise
      245 27  -  JOE DORAI By LAST season's Malaysia Cup soccer competition's top-scorer and former Singapore international K. Kannan, of Kuala Lumpur FC, has promised to get his first goal m the Premier League tournament for Jurong Town FC on Saturday at Ang Mo Kio Stadium.
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      Fisherman's net a drag for sprightly sailors
      499 27  -  LEE WAI WUN By A FISHERMAN and his net were the bane of windsurfers on the opening day of the Sprite International Boardsailing Circuit at East Coast yesterday. For they caused a buoy to shift from its original position m the Division II
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      Two marks fail on final day
      184 27  -  ALBERT JOHNSON DESMOND KOH and Conine Ng shared the limelight with record-breaking performances on the final day of the Chinese Swimming Club's multiple age-group meet at Amber Road yesterday. Desmond rewrote the 100 m freestyle record when he posted 56.925 ec for boys 13-14
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      331 27 Indiana out-paced: Phiia delphia beat Indiana 94-89 m an American National Basketball Association game on Friday. Otber nmlto: Detroit 125 Boston 108. Dallas 117 Seattle 109, Chicago 120 New Jersey 93, Milwaukee 97 LA Clippers 88. LA Inkers 117 Atlanta 107, Portland 12X Phoenix 119. (Jolden State 102
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      No clear favourites in muscle contest
      328 27  - No clear favourites in muscle contest MAHMOOD GAZNAVI THIS year's national bodybuilding championships, to be held at Kallang Theatre today (2pm), will be a keenly-contested affair. Unlike the previous 24 championships, when the winners could be easily predicted, there is no clear-cut favourite this time around. This is because bodybuilding
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      Lock icon Norman and Jansher through to last four
      298 27 ANTWERP Defending champion Ross Norman, of New Zealand, and Pakistani world champion Jansher Khan both posted quarter-final wins on Friday to stay on course for a showdown m the Belgian Grand Prix squash tournament final. Norman beat unseeded Australian Austin Adarraga 10-8, 9-6,
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      Ranjit meets his hero
      396 27  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By SUNDAY TIMES/COCA-COLA SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MONTH AWARD My choir* it Reason NiflU AddreM Tel S»«* W> Sparu Act>OT»m«M. Sunday T<im» no Kia S*tt( Ro»d S. o*2) ELEVEN- YEAR-OLD Ranjit Nehru was literally swept off his feet when he met his hero, national
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      161 27 BADMINTON k*nlca Cup qualifying r«mpetltUa (SBH, 9am, 7pm). BODYBUILDING National c'shlps (Kallang Theatre, 2pm). BOWLING Grand Slim Classic finals (Orchard Bowl, 9am). Remy Martin Open Master* (Striker's Bowl, 9am). Jatir* T*araament *f Champion* (Kirn Seng Bowl, 10am) CYCLING Track Race (AMK AC. 9am). HOCKEY Friendly: National U-21 v
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      560 28 RUN-UP TO THE KONICA CUP...BY J. RAJENDRAN Indonesian youngster is Yang Yang's main threat CHINA'S chief badminton coach Mr Wang Wejiao has singled out Indonesia's Alan Budi Kusuma as the main threat to world champion Yang Yang m the men's singles of the Konica Cup, starting
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      68 28 Malaysia seek psychologist for Sea Games KUALA LUMPUR The (Malaysian) National Sports Council will engage a psychologist from Canada to help prepare national athletes for the South-east Asia Games m Malaysia next year. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Sen Najib Tun Razak said yesterday the effort to get the assistance
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      Plucky Police retain crown
      17 28 Scuffle after a scramble: Tempers flare between PoFce (m blue) and SCC players
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      Lawmen gain sweet revenge over SCC in heated final
      221 28  - Lawmen gain sweet revenge over SCC in heated final ALBERT JOHNSON By POLICE gave a plucky performance when they beat Singapore Cricket Club 11-7 (two tries, one penalty to one try and a penalty) to retain the Singapore Rugby Union-Cathay Pacific Airways Knockout Cup Winners' Cup competition at Police Academy
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      Kim Wah cling to victory
      143 28  - Kim Wah cling to victory LEE WAI WUN BASKETBALL KIM WAH edged out defending champions Braddel] Heights 46-44 to win the Basketball Association of Singapore women's National League title at Bedok Sports Hall last night. But while Kirn Wah were, naturally, ecstatic, their opponents were upset by not only the
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      Port Vale shock mighty Spurs
      458 28 BRITISH SOCCER LONDON THIRD Division Port Vale wrote their own piece of FA Cup history yesterday when they ended Terry Venables' dream of leading Tottenham Hotspur back to Wembley. Vale, struggling m 18th place m the Third Division, beat the mighty North Londoners 2-1 m
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      Protestors fail to ruffle Zola
      276 28 GATESHEAD Anti-apartheid protestors tried the course by officials. to stop South African-bom British athlete Zola "I was m that Birkenh«?ad race m 1985 and Budd at the England world women's cross coun- people forget that they also ran out at me that try championship trial
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      LEAGUE ACTION SPECIAL ...IN RUGBY AND SOCCER
      24 28 Tumble after a fumble: Poke foafceeper Abdul Malek plucks the bal from Tiong Bahru's Abdiiah Now (airborne)
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      RESULTS AT A GLANCE
      79 28 SRI -Cathay Pacific Airways Knockout Cop Winners' Cap: Police 11 SCC 7 (two tries, one penalty to one try and a penalty). Plate final: SCC Tankards 26 Johor Anchorman 3 (five tries, one goal to a penalty goal). Premier League soccer: Police 1 Tiong Bahru 0,
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      Champs Tiong Bahru are ousted
      252 28  -  JOE DOR AI By. TIONG BAHRU CSC, last year's double title-winners, were yesterday bundled out of contention for the Premier League soccer crown following a 1-0 defeat by Police Sports Association at Clementi. It was Tiong Bahru's fourth defeat from six outings and it put
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      Jaded Jurong score, but what a bore
      423 28  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By TABLE Premier League ONE of the benefits of being a football reporter is that you don't have to pay to see a match. So when you are confronted with a boring tie like the match between Tampines Rovers and Jurong
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      Razali up against Dollah
      303 28  -  JOE DORAI SINGAPORE and Geylang International striker Razali Rashid started the Premier League with a bang, scoring four goals m two matches to win the hearts of the fans. Another striker, Dollah Salleh, the Malaysian national squad and Johor skipper appeared for Balestier United against Tiong
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      30 28 ROB HUGHES Sugar adds spice Lure of the lira adds spice to to comebacks Page 26 the rumour mill Page 26 Samson can spice up Murugiah's pro career Page 25
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      Lock icon PRIVATE LIVES
      870 1 Zm T»y, 20, voted Top Model Of The Year m 1987, grew up on a Lim Chu Kang pig farm and only recently moved into a five-room Bukit Panjang flat with her family. She has appeared m magazines, press advertisements and TV commercials m her two years as
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        1133 2 On Oct 14, 1943, 300 Jews escaped from Sobibor, a Nazi death camp m Poland where nearly a quarter of a million had died. Now an award-winning mini-series, based on the experiences of a few survivors, charts the uprising. WILLIAM ROWTHER reports. FORGETTING that
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        359 2  -  ANNE LOW Escape from Sobibor Tomorrow, Ch 5, 9.30 pm By ESCAPE from Sobibor is compelling drama. The gripping tale about the mass escape of Jewish prisoners from a Nazi extermination camp is a lesson m history and another reminder of man's atrocities. TV audiences
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        Thugs waylay actor for watch
        342 2  -  LOW MEI MEI By STARS, beware of what you wear on TV. Viewers dont just tune m to your act. For Lo Hoi Pang, it seems, they eye his valuables, say Chinese newspapers. Last week, five men waylaid Lo, funnyman of TVB. Apparently, they wanted
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        Catch the many faces of Anita
        243 3 Catch the many faces of Anita AFTER a record-breakinp 28 concerts at the Hor.gkong Coliseum, Anita Mvi is heading this way to break yet another record. In March, Anita, recently voted Hongkong's top female singer for the third time, will perform at seven shows here. This is believed to be
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        Turner taking a new tack
        1072 3 Turner taking a new tack When the much talked-about Tina Turner Break Every Rule World Tour makes its way here, fans will be able to watch what could be the superstar's last concert tour. Meanwhile, readers can take part m a contest and win tickets to the show. TINA Turner
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        Fifty tickets up for grabs
        281 3 ■TO TAKE part m the Tina Turner Break Every rule World Tour Contest, all you have to do is tick the correct answers and fill m entry form below. The first 25 all-cor-rect entries drawn will win: Two $60 concert tickets, two Tina Live casettes,
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        Will fame be the next step?
        793 4 Will fame be the next step? This year's Chinese talentime winners face some big questions about their future singing careers. LOW MEI MEI explores the possibilities and how past winners have fared, while ANNE LOW reviews the show that puts them m the spotlight. SHE IS still getting friendly stares
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        Small hitches aside, it was a fine show
        456 4 LAST Saturday night, a community affair took place at the Kallang Theatre. For the first time, constituency representatives decked themselves on stage and gamely performed m a show of support for their contestants at the Talentime 1987/88 final, which saw Yong Suan
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        Money and morality clash in clerk's life
        688 4  -  KEN J ALLEH Jr VIOEO GUIDE By WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT Starring Donald Sutherland, Terri Garr and Tuesday Weld Directed by Waris Hussein Lrlmar, 1953 LETHAL WEAPON Starring Mcl Gibson and Danny Glover Directed by Richard Dormer Waraer Home Video, 1187 HELL CAMP
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        688 7 Moonlighting is back for a new season m the United States with Maddie having a baby. While the show's creator is not saying who the father is, everyone hopes the addition will help raise the show's ratings. MONICA COLLINS reports. A BLONDE, a rogue and a
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        77 7 United States 1 (5) I Think We're Moms Mino. and The Alone Now Maiors Mm 2 (3) Sign Your Nam* 1 (7) I Found Someone Terence Trent D arby Cher 1(1) Heaven It A Place 8(] 3 j HutMtkar On Earth AC DC Belinda Carlisle Strangles
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        Coltrane's biting sax sounds
        237 7  -  MICHAEL TAY COMPACT DISC SCENE By SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME Miles Davis Sextet (MOBILE FIDELITY) THE RUMPROLLER Lee Morgan (BLUE NOTE) ROSEMARY CLOONEY SINGS THE LYRICS OF JOHNNY MERCER (CONCORD) COLE PORTER ALBUM Helen Merrill (VICTOR) LIVE AT THE ALLEY CAT Ernestine Anderson (CONCORD) RECORDED
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        In a world of her own
        536 7 From being just one of the kids m The Cosby Show, Lisa Bonet has her own sitcom, A Different World, starting today. And with the movie Angel Heart comes a more grown-up image. DENISE Huxtable, the free-spirited, college-age daughter of Cliff and Clair on
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        255 8 WE KICK off a new series on Singapore's public monuments with the Dalhou.su> Obelisk, the huge upturned needle that stands m Empress Place. When you see the photograph of it, I am sure you will recognise this familiar sight But you probably will not have heard of Lord
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        Butterfly feathers fly
        260 8 You may have noticed feathers strewn around the chicken and duck stall m the wet market. But perhaps you have not thought you can turn those white feathers into fragile butterflies. Ask the stallholder for some and try. You will need: Four white feathers A small styrofoam
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        SINGAPORE MONUMENTS
        383 8 THE stone pillar standing on a plinth at the Empress Place end of Anderson Bridge bears the distinction of being the first public monument to be erected m Singapore. A statue to Sir Stamford Raffles. Singapore's founding father, was planned first but the Dalhousie Obelisk was completed 37
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        Distressed dame meets stuffy yuppie
        411 9  - Distressed dame meets stuffy yuppie KEN JALLEH Jr WHO'S THAT GIRL At Lido Starring Madonna and Griffin Dunne Directed by James Foley By LONG before Madonna, there were movies. Real movies starring real actors playing real people. Who's That Girl, however, is a masquerade of maudlin excesses. And an excuse
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        Double lives and costly lessons for five women
        527 9  -  WONG SING YEONG CALL GIRLS 1988 At Cathay cinemas Starring Fung Bo 80, Margaret Cheung, Elisa Chan, Ng Kar Lai and Vi Chien Woon Directed by David Lam By THE moral overtones of Call Girls 1988 are so strong, you can sniff
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        397 9 In the footsteps of famous mum THEY share the same pixie looks, the constant look of surprise, and the turned-up mouth with a smile never far from the lips. But actress Sachi Parker goes to great lengths to avoid being compared to her famous mother, Shirley MacLaine. Sachi has
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        BRIEF FACTS
        243 18 Population THE population of Sri Lanka is about 15 million. It comprises Sinhalese (74 per cent), Sri Lanka Tamils (12.6 per cent), Muslims (7.2 per cent), Indian Tamils (5.5 per cent) and others. Languages SinnaJa and Tamil are both official languages, with English being accorded the status of
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        Conditions laid for future growth
        494 18  -  J. R. Jayewardene A special report to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's independence MESSAGE President FEB 4, 1988, marks the 40th anniversary of Sri Lanka's national independence. A decade hence, we would have enjoyed half a centu- ry of free existence and be
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        Achievements and aspirations
        401 18  -  A. C. Shahul Hameed MESSAGE Minister of Foreign Affairs TODAY we celebrate the 40th year of the regaining of our independence after centuries of colonial domination. Anniversaries are a time for reflection both of our past achievements and our future aspirations. Since independence, our efforts have focused
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        Time to reaffirm dedication to democracy and social justice
        297 18  - Time to reaffirm dedication to democracy and social justice R. Premadasa MESSAGE Prime Minister ON THIS day, 40 years ago, modern Sri Lanka was born into nationhood. At that time, we made a national commitment. It was to preserve and enhance our freedom within the framework of democracy, social justice
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        Councils Bill aims to solve ethnic problem
        563 19 Councils Bill aims to solve ethnic problem ON NOV 12 last year, the Sri Lanka Parliament passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Provincial Councils Bill, aimed at providing a longlasting solution to the ethnic problem. They provide for substantial devolution m administration to the provinces, within the
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        Foreign investment accorded high priority
        814 19 FOREIGN investment is a key element m the economic policies of President J. R. Jayewardene's government m its effort to brin? rapid development to the country. And one main attraction to investors is the availability of a large pool of educated workers, who are able
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        A paradise for tourists suffers
        890 20 Holiday-makers made up 94 per cent of visitors to Sri Lanka m 1982 but today ethnic conflict has dealt a severe blow to the tourist r industry. TOURISM is one of the industries that has suffered considerably since the outbreak of ethnic conflict m Sri
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        Of relics, history and culture
        501 21 Ancient temples are evidence of civilisation m Anuradhapura, Buddhism's holiest city ANURADHAPURA, the city of dagabas repositories of relics) and reservoirs, is Buddhism's holiest and most ancient city m Sri Lanka, with its history and culture going back to more than two thousand years. Temples,
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      3451 15 SLMmi) 30 Antiques/ 30 Antiques/ Arts/ Crafts Arts/ Crafts •^•^■j* I You are cordially invited lo attend PRf -CHINESE NEW YEARS SALE OF ANTIQUES ON 31ST JANUARY 1988 I i~] I (Sunday) -j ~~V»| 1! AT 22-36 WATTEN RISE fi( J c=i I 10am 6pm L 2 Eating Out COCKPIT
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      620 16 100 Positions Vacant: Technical Established Furniture Manufacturer requires technically oriented PROJECT COORDINATORS Candidiates should have the following pre-requiaiiea: I'onni-ss certilii.it.- m I I Furniture, Diploma m Architectural Draughtsman ship. (Quantity Surveying, KuilduiK or Its equivalent Mm 5 years' experlenc m related industry .similar t. lly Able to liaise with ArchiU'cts.
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        620 10  -  TERESA CHEONG Though the experts may differ on the element that rules the coming Dragon Year, they are agreed that it holds promise for many people. By IS THE coming j«g3r dragon year ruled dr\ by the wood or afe-jr earth element? m^gff^ Chinese
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        708 10  -  ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM By THE DRAGON, that celestial creature of ancient mythology, will descend upon us soon. People born under this fifth animal symbol of the Chinese zodiac are said to be specially blessed with good fortune. Energetic, skilful and philanthropic, dragons are confident
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        639 11  - Family goes bright and easy for the Dragon Year TERESA CHEONG By GO BRIGHT and easy for this New Year season it is the best bet to ensure that everybody m the family will look smart and cheery for the Dragon Year. With 18 more shopping days to the Lunar
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        400 12  - A time to re-establish old ties and pay respects GRACE TAN By THE idea of meeting with one another, bearing gifts that symbolise good fortune and prosperity, has always been an integral part of the Lunar New Year custom. The first celebration of Lunar New Year, as told m Chinese
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        543 12 Reunion dinner SIXTEEN-year-old Wang Xiaoyun's (centre, with friends Fu Fangfang and Lin Xiuqing) new year resolution is to be a "good girl and student" to please her parents. The Secondary 4 student from St Joseph's Convent said: "The best part of the celebrations
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        654 15 Singaporean Chinese are not the only ones who celebrate the Lunar New Year here. A group of non-Chinese is also caught up m the festivities. UMA MOORTHY reports. "~r 1 WHEN Miss Sheila Wilson married Mr J&% Philip Wee seven years age m Engjfi^
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