The Straits Times, 14 February 1988

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    10 1 The Sunday Times No 2696 55 CENTS MCI (P) 93/12/87
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    They wanted me out, says Mahathir
    851 1  - They wanted me out, says Mahathir ISMAIL KASSIM Malaysian PM reveals main demand of Umno Tl By KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday disclosed that the main demand of the 11 Umno members who initiated the legal suit to challenge the validity of last April's Umno
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    S'pore and Johor stage joint drug crackdown
    469 1  -  SUMIKO TAN By SINGAPORE and Malaysian authorities launched their first joint crackdown on drug traffickers at both ends of the Causeway yesterday in a fourhour operation which involved checks on hundreds of vehicles. But no drugs were seized at either the Johor Baru
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    Lock icon River of lights, music and dance
    102 1 THE Singapore River comes alive every night now with colourful lights and the sound of music. Thirteen lighted bumboat floats like these cruise the waters as part of the Singapore River Lunar New Year lightup. Three floats carry a Chinese orchestra, and dance and
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    Newspaper Act change applies to all
    166 1 Newspaper Act change applies to all THE Ministry of Communications and Information said yesterday that anyone wishing to reproduce copies of any restricted publication may apply for approval to do so. It clarified that the recentlyamended Newspaper and Printing Presses Act (NPPA), allowing for gazetted publications to be reproduced for
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    Postman stole from letters
    108 1 A POSTMAN who stole money and a bank draft from five registered letters, and signed the receipts to falsely acknowledge delivery, will spend a year in jail for his misdeeds. Nadaison Narayanasamy, 49, who has since left his job, pleaded guilty yesterday to five charges of
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    Biggest political party in Brunei dissolved
    320 1 Biggest political party in Brunei dissolved KUALA LUMPUR Brunei has shut down the sultanate's largest political party and detained two of its senior officials in the first post independence crackdown on dissidents, a party official claimed here yesterday. Mr Hidup Haji Ahmad said the 4,000-member National Democratic Party (NDP), which
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      107 1 I fit :^i^^^S 9^3)^ll II FOCUS The academic who dared to speak up Another view of GSP setback SUNDAY PLUS Dragon, dragon on the wall Reunion dinner: Five ways to work up steam fa Lunar New Year in the pink ~m& imiiU Sentosa's new spring FOCUS Tv listings 6 Editorial
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      12 1 Dr Yea's call to come forth: What some professionals say Page 2
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        NEW WALDHEIM CONTROVERSY
        71 2 Mr Kan uruoer, Austria's first post-war loreign minister and a resistance fighter against the Nazis, has ignited a new round of controversy by challenging the impartiality of the panel that probed President Kurt Waldheim's wartime past, saying it was filled with socialists and Jews. "The commission, they
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        IMAGE-BUILDING BUSINESS
        59 2 In this modern corporate world where one's career climb is often dependent on one's image, the business of image-build-ing is fast becoming a major American industry. Grooming gurus are sprouting all over the United States and the business is boasting an annual turnover of more than US$lOO million
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        EC NOD FOR FINANCIAL PACKAGE
        82 2 The 12-nation European Community approved a financial package yesterday, ending months of financial crisis after major concessions by austerity-minded Britain. The deal to control the EC's burgeoning agricultural surpluses averted virtual bankruptcy for the trade bloc later this year. The emergency summit marked the first
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        PROTESTS OVER COLLISION
        65 2 The Soviet Union and the United States lodged protests against each other yesterday over the collision of their warships m the Black Sea on Friday. Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov told a news conference that the two collisions occurred after the US cruiser Yorktown and destroyer
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        MANILA REDS SEIZE LAND
        54 2 Philippine communist guerillas, capitalising on delays m the government's land reform programme, have begun to seize property from landlords and give it to poor farmers, the rebels said. Rebel spokesmen said they were also planning to conduct raids and sabotage operations against the landlords' rice mills
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        NEW PLAY AREA AT AIRPORT
        108 2 Waiting for planes at Changi airport's transit lounge is so much more fun at a new 75-sq-m play area that cost almost $80,000 to set up. Yesterday, for example, eight-year-old Maun Lundgren (left) was thrilled when she discovered she could turn on or off the
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        $589,500 FOUND IN CRATE
        91 2 Police yesterday uncovered more than half a million dollars m crisp new notes which are believed to be part of the 21.38 million featured m a criminal breach of trust case. The money, totalling $589,500, was found tucked inside a crate filled with dirty rags m
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    • SPORTS
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        RECORD-BREAKING STREAK
        98 2 Swimmers Desmond Koh (above), Irving Ng and Fiona Ewing continued their record-breaking performances on the final day of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's Under- 13 to Under-17 years competition at Tanjong Rhu yesterday. Desmond, who won a bronze medal at last year's South-east Asia Games m Jakarta, completed
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        THOMAS CUP MANAGER QUITS
        65 2 Mr Seah Lye Huat, ream manager of the Singapore badminton squad for the Thomas Cup qualifying competition m Melbourne later this month, has resigned. No reasons were given for Mr Seah's shock resignation. It is understood that he was unhappy over certain issues related to the
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      Govt must allay fears, say professionals
      1579 2 Some replies to Dr Yeo's call to academics to speak up Last weekend's Sunday Times reported a call made by Communications and Information Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong, urging talented young Singaporeans to speak up and step forward to serve the country. In a
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      The challenge
      109 2 ■Dr Ye© Nlng Hong, addressing the university's Faculty of Science dinner on Feb S. "We have a political leadership who understands the idealism of the young. Young people with sound ideas and commitment to the nation will receive a sympathetic hearing... The opportunities to serve cry out to
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      The response
      466 2 Timely, and a sign of openness A top-level banker, in his early 41s, who preferred not to be named. "Dr Yeo's call is timely and necessary and is a sign of a new leadership showing that their style is open and receptive. More such calls will encourage more
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      Lock icon Lunar New Year — it's more than just hongbao
      1022 3 Lunar New Year it's more than just hongbao Main Lunar New Year < traditions \^y^ House-cleaning is done before or on the last day of the outgoing year to get rid of all its misfortunes Debts are paid to ensure a better life and greater success m the coming year.
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      What's in store during the festive holidays
      325 3 What's in store during the festive holidays Special carnival: A SPECIAL carnival organised by the Kreta Ayer Grassroots Organisations. Street stalls selling traditional New Year goods will be at Banda and Sago Streets and parts of Trengganu Street from Feb 16 to 21. Chinatown show: FROM today till New Year's
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      210 2 Showers over a few areas m the late afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 32 mar, 24 mm SUNSET today. 7.21 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.17 am. TRAVELLERS' MATHER Adelaide 17 21 C Goudy Ijq* Angela 13 29 C Gear Anwterdam 07 C Gear Madrid -2 10 C Cloudy
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      52 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY The top earners There were nearly 2,500 persons who earned over $200,000 m 1985. Their annual package was over 25 times the national average of $7,850. How their numbers swelled: Tav m $200,000 hap* 1980 541 1 00 1 OCO *ff 1984 2>lo X*^^\V-JL By
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      123 3 MONTBLANC THE ART OF WRITING the pride of the MONTBLANC Collection is probably the most famous writing instrument of our times. Representing the best m design, it combines technical excellence and perfect styling from the piston-filling system to the 1 4-carat gold nib and the gold-plated fittings. The MEISTERSTUCK is
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      Lock icon Haig drops out of Republican race
      349 4 And he's backing front-runner Dole MANCHESTER (New Hampshire) C^eneral Alexander Haig has pulled out of the Republican presidential race and cast his support to Republican front-runner Robert Dole, calling him the candidate "best able to lead our country into the *****". With his announcement
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      Lock icon Protesters wreak havoc on Dhaka streets
      378 4 DHAKA Protesters torched vehicles and exploded hundreds of home-made bombs on the streets of Bangladesh's capital yesterday to mark the beginning of the latest m a series of opposition-organised general strikes. Twenty people were injured. The strike, initially called as part of a campaign
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      Lock icon Colombo on full alert after reports that Tamil rebels slipped into capital
      403 4 Colombo on full alert after reports that Tamil rebels slipped into capital COLOMBO The Defence Ministry yesterday placed the capital under full alert following reports that more than 200 Tamil guerillas have slipped into the city to escape intensive Indian operations m eastern Sri Lanka, officials said. Sri Lankan military
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      Lock icon Gurkhas turn violent to press demand for autonomy
      166 4 Gurkhas turn violent to press demand for autonomy DARJEELING (India) Militant Gurkhas blew up road bridges, set fire to government offices and ambushed a police patrol on Friday night as a 40--day strike called to press their demand for autonomy took hold, security officials said. Paramilitary forces with automatic weapons
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      Lock icon Apples have natural cancer-causing agents: Researcher
      222 4 Apples have natural cancer-causing agents: Researcher BOSTON The apple, a symbol of health, and the seemingly innocent broccoli are among foods that contain natural cancercausing agents, but the human body has evolved to cope with the carcinogens, so says a researcher. Mr Bruce Ames, chairman the University of California at
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      Lock icon Protesting students burn HK White Paper on polls
      190 5 HONGKONG Students at the University of Hongkong on Friday burned 200 copies of a Hongkong government policy paper that sets back the introduction of direct legislative elections to 1991. "This is our protest against the government's failure to listen to the views
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      Lock icon Iraqi jet fires missile near US destroyer
      437 5 ABOARD THE USS CHANDLER IN THE GULF An Iraqi jet bomber fired a long-range cruise missile within 13 km of the US destroyer Chandler on Friday night as it was escorting a convoy of four reflagged tankers on their way to Kuwait's oil
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      Lock icon Chinese province makes pupils pay high price for romance
      106 5 BEIJING Schools m Hubei have introduced stiff fines for pupils who embark on love affairs which may harm their studies, the China Daily said yesterday. The price of illicit romance at one school m the central China province is 40 yuan
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      Lock icon Trade figures boost market
      96 5 Dow Jones NEW YORK A second consecutive improvement m the US trade deficit gave Wall Street and the dollar a boost on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 21.72 points higher at 1,983.26 for a gain of 72.78 points this week. Advances led declines 937
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      Lock icon Rift between Israel's leaders widens
      396 5 Shamir accuses Peres of sabotaging peace efforts TEL AVTV A rift m Israel's governing coalition has intensified with Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir angrily accusing Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of sabotaging the country's position m Middle East peace efforts and leaking secret documents to the media.
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      Lock icon Rumania sends man back to UN after West's criticism
      188 5 UNITED NATIONS The Rumanian government, which has been strongly criticised by Western governments for its human rights record, unexpectedly allowed one of its citizens to return to his United Nations post m Geneva on Friday after confining him to Rumania for
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      Lock icon Waldheim finds a champion
      428 6 All m probe panel his enemies, says Nazi fighter VIENNA A former Austrian minister has ignited a new round of controversy by challenging the impartiality of the panel that probed President Kurt Waldheim's wartime past, saying it was filled with socialists and Jews. "The commission, they
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Deng smoking less
        104 6 OCTOGENARIAN Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (above), the most prominent nicotine addict m a nation which smokes more cigarettes than any other country on earth, has cut down his tobacco consumption, said the Xinhua news agency. The 83-year-old Chinese leader, who has frequently attributed his long life to
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        Lock icon Roh breaks 40-year tradition
        82 6 SOUTH Korean Presi-dent-elect Roh Tae Woo (left) has broken with a 40-year tradition, issuing an order that his official portrait not be hung m government offices. In keeping with his plain-folk campaign image, Mr Roh has also asked not to be called Your Excellency and has
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        Lock icon Simenon's mystery
        69 6 DETECTIVE story writer George Simenon, creator of the French super-sleuth Inspector Maigret, celebrated his 85th birthday on Friday at his retreat m Lausanne. Switzerland. But Simenon's true birthday could well be Saturday. In 1975. he wrote .n a letter that he had been born a few minutes into
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        Lock icon Gielgud, 83, returns to stage
        87 6 SIR John Gielgud (right), recognised as one of the greatest classical actors of the century, has returned to the Bri'ish stage at the age of 83 to rave critical reviews after a 10-year absence. Gielgud won an ovation at last Wednesday's opening of The Best
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      Image making: The Branting $200m year business
      577 8 Image making: The B ranting $200m year business NEV -lance at this city's phone l>ook reveals more than a column of listings that lx>gin with the word ImThere's Image Assemblers. Image Builders, Image Communications, Image Consultants. linage Cr afters, Image Creators and Image O'Yor.th. That's just a partial list, m
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      Lock icon Chairman of Japanese parliament panel quits after name-calling row
      307 8 TOKYO Mr Koichi Hamada has resigned as chairman of the Lower House budget committee m an effort to put an end to a week-long stalemate of parliamentary deliberations that had started when he called the head of the Japan Communist Party
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      Shultz: Co-operation may have prevented 200 terrorist acts
      263 8  -  ONG MING SEING WASHINGTON US Secretary of State George Shultz has said international co-oper-ation may have prevented more than 200 terrorist attacks over the past three years. In addition, more than 40 "significant" terrorists were convicted m a number of countries during
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      Lock icon Palestinian extremist gets life for airport slayings
      110 8 Palestinian extremist gets life for airport slayings ROME A court here sentenced the Palestinian extremist Abu Nidal to life imprisonment m absentia on Friday for ordering the 1985 Rome airport massacre that left 16 dead. The only surviving member of the commando group that carried out the attack, Lebanese national
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      Lock icon Irish woman wants Bible banned
      183 8 Irish woman wants Bible banned DUBLIN A Dublin housewife has asked Irish censors tQ ban the Bible because she says it glorifies violence, accents tne sexual abuse of young gi.'ls and supports mutilation. "Mutilation and genocide coupled with graphic ofscenity and ritual murder is a prominent theme and indeed many
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      Lock icon World's biggest jacket
      54 8 This is a claim made by me ttayara eiotnes company. The jacket, which was presented by the company m Paris on Thursday, will be accepted by the Guinness Book of Records. It measures 4 m m length, weighs 17 kg and incorporates 37 m of wool and
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      Lock icon Immigration officials raid college
      96 8 LONDON British immigration officials swooped on a private college m central London late on Friday and arrested the principal and several teachers suspected of involvement m an immigration racket. A Home Office spokesman said the college had been under surveillance for several months, along with 20
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      Lock icon HK tycoon pays $1.3m for 'lucky' car plate
      191 10 HK tycoon pays $1.3 m for 'lucky' car plate HONGKONG A rags-to-rich-es garment tycoon paid a record HK$5 million (551.29 million) yesterday for the colony's luckiest licence plate the number eight. Mr Law Tin Pong, chairman of Laws Fashion Knitters Ltd, collected the coveted plate at the 121 st auction
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      Lock icon Soviets conduct nuclear test
      61 10 MOSCOW The Soviet Union carried out an underground nuclear test explosion for military purposes yesterday at Semipalatinsk m Central Asia, Tass reported. The official news agency said the explosion had a yield of 20-50 kilotonnes. It was the second test this year and the 18th since
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      Lock icon EC okays financial package and averts bankruptcy
      489 10 EC okays financial package and averts bankruptcy BRUSSELS The 12-nation European Community approved a financial package yesterday, ending months of financial crisis after major concessions by austerity-mind-ed Britain. The deal to control, though not end, the community's burgeoning agricultural surpluses was reached m the early morning hours, averting virtual bankruptcy
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      Lock icon Man charged with cheating HK banks of $38m
      160 10 Man charged with cheating HK banks of $38m HONGKONG An Indian man suspected of defrauding several Hongkong banks of US$l9 million (5538.3 million) has appeared m court to face 73 counts of fraud and forgery, officials said. The hearing on Friday for Chandru Thanwardas Mirchandani, 53, came a day after
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      Lock icon Gem of a pen
      107 10 A Japanese collector is set to buy the world's most expensive pen, above, a jewel-studded French creation worth 1.3 million francs (about SW84.000), the manufacturer said m Nantes on Friday. Set with 200 diamonds and 400 other precious stones, the pen, named Nastride, was made by
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      US schools work at raising funds
      338 10  -  ONG MING SEING Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The double impact of federal budget cuts and rapid population growth has left universities and school systems across the United States short of funds. But institutions m California and Florida are determined to solve the problem, and have
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      Lock icon Woman hurt by hippo sues club for $3m
      83 10 Woman hurt by hippo sues club for $3m SAN FRANCISCO A woman has sued the Sierra Club for US$l.5 million (5J3.03 million), claiming the outdoors group should have warned her that hippopotamuses are dangerous and unpredictable. Ms Ellen Blassingham said m her lawsuit she suffered a broken arm and leg
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      Lock icon Hanoi frees over 150 ex-Saigon govt officials
      216 10 BANGKOK Vietnam has (reed more than 150 former officials of the overthrown South Vietnam government from a "re-education" camp south of Hanoi after holding them for nearly 13 years. Those released from Nam Ha Camp on Friday were among 1,014 former South Vietnam
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      Lock icon US, Russia trade charges over Black Sea collision
      434 11 MOSCOW The Soviet Union and the United States lodged protests against each other yesterday over the collision of their warships m the Black Sea on Friday. Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov told a news conference that two collisions occurred after the
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      Lock icon Aussies against Maxwell plan to buy their papers
      203 11 SYDNEY British press baron Robert Maxwell's attempt to enter the Australian media market has met with a groundswell of opposition here. Mr Maxwell said last Thursday that his Maxwell Communication Corporation would offer more than A5475 million (*****.77 million) to acquire the
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      Lock icon Financial Times is 100 and still in the pink
      282 11 LONDON The Financial Times turned 100 yesterday, its future looking as rosy as the paper it is printed on. Circulation of the British business daily since the end of World War n has increased six-fold to 310,000 copies, with 250,000 sold
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      Lock icon Violence flares over release of Rajiv's friend's movie
      109 11 Violence flares over release of Rajiv's friend's movie NEW DELHI Police battled opposition activists m several Indian cities as protests flared over the release of a movie starring one of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's closest and most controversial friends, Mr Amitabh Bachchan. The United News of India (UNI) reported yesterday
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      Lock icon Indian cinema in poor health thanks to taxes and pirates
      534 11 Trouble spots: TAXES: The government's take is a 200 per cent duty on colour films and a 150 per cent admission tax. PIRACY: They kill profits and are wiping out the overseas market. CENSORSHIP. POOR SCRIPTS. SHAKY FINANCING BOMBAY Lights,
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      Ban Hock ran errands Pfor top Brunei officials, court told
      585 13  - Ban Hock ran errands Pfor top Brunei officials, court told CATHERINE CONG The National Bank of Brunei case By BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Khoo Ban Hock ran errands for important members of the Brunei government and visited the Istana during his weekly trips here, the High Court was told yesterday. He
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      Lock icon Philippine rebels seize land
      459 13 Plans afoot for raids on rice mills and granaries BONGABON (Philippines) Communist guerillas, capitalising on delays m the government's land reform programme, have begun to seize property from landlords and give it to poor farmers, the rebels said. At a news conference inside a "rebel zone"
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      Lock icon 200 Reds on assassination missions said to be heading for Manila
      263 13 MANILA About 200 communist rebels are about to move into Manila to carry out assassination missions, military sources said yesterday. The intelligence report came hours after President Corazon Aquino said she was considering the army's call for a limited
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      Lock icon Aquino plans to visit China in April
      102 13 MANILA President Corazon Aquino said she plans to visit China m April to foster better relations and to find her roots. "I hope that my going there will contribute to the already good relation between our two countries. "I was told there is
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      Lock icon Airports on alert for possible return of Marcoses
      265 13 Airports on alert for possible return of Marcoses MANILA All 86 airports m the Philippines have been put on alert following reports that ousted president Ferdinand Marcos or his relatives may attempt to return to the country, an air transport official said yesterday. Mr Victorino Palpal-Latoc, chief of the Air
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      Lock icon Thais seize record 1.2 tonnes of heroin worth $2 billion
      299 13 BANGKOK Thai officials made a record-breaking seizure of 1.2 tonnes of heroin with an estimated street worth of more than US$l billion (5J2.02 billion) at the port of Bangkok, an anti-narcotics squad official said yesterday. Police are looking for the
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      Lock icon Don't be alarmed over solar eclipse, scientists tell Filipinos
      297 13 Don't be alarmed over solar eclipse, scientists tell Filipinos MANILA In the Philippines, reports of some religious leaders telling their followers that a coming solar eclipse is an ominous event liave prompted scientists to advise people not to be alarmed. The reports said children m some schools m Metro Manila
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      Lock icon Quake causes blackout
      37 13 MANILA A strong earthquake struck the central Philippine city of Ormoc and its surrounding areas early last Friday, damaging a power plant and causing a blackout throughout the city, the military said yesterday. AFP
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      478 13 1^ LUNAR NhW YEAR CELEBRATIONS AT THE MARINA MANDARIN A programme of New Year activities has been specially planned to provide great entertainment for the whole family. A ROARING WELCOME I WAYANG PERFORMANCE I IMPERIAL THRONE ROOM oin us m giving the New Year a roaring welcome with a f
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Armed robbers take $140,000 from bank
      340 14 SEREMBAN Two youths, one armed with a pistol, staged a fiveminute robbery and escaped with about MIIBO.OOO (*****,400) from the Lee Wah Bank branch office m Jalan Yam Tuan on Friday. One of the robbers scooped the money from the cashier's drawer while his
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      Lock icon Today's meeting solely to pledge loyalty: Anwar
      489 14 Foreign media rapped for coercion claims BATU FAHAT Deputy Public Enterprise* Minister Haji Daud Taha has criticised the foreign media for claiming that the majority of the Malays were bei.ig forced to support the leadershio of Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
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      Lock icon Malays urged to reject leaders who cause split
      577 14 Malays urged to reject leaders who cause split IPOH Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ramli Ngah Talib yesterday urged the Malays to reject leaders who have no stand and who have only their own interests m mind. Leaders claiming to be champions of the Malays but whose actions were causing disunity
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      Lock icon Court asked to rule on change in dates for by-election
      208 14 JOHOR BARU Partai Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia deputy chairman Abdul Razak Ahmad filed a petition m the High Court yesterday seeking a court ruling on the Election Commission's changes m the date of the Tanjung Puteri state by-election. The commission's chairman
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  • HOME NEWS
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      In transit and having lots of fun
      449 16  -  YAP YEW PIANG Changi airport instate science delights for children Pictures by CHILDREN are clapping their hands and prancing with delight m Changi airport's transit lounge these days. Waiting for planes is so much more fun at a new 75--square-metre play area that
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      More prizes for winners of ship-naming contest
      135 16 WINNERS of the "Name Our Ships" competition, organised by the Ministry of Defence, will be awarded additional prizes. Besides cash prizes and book vouchers, each of the top three winners will also receive a commemorative plaque from the 188 Squadron and a ship's
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      Eager wait for close of tenders for URA's Raffles plot
      624 16  -  AGNES WEE By THE real estate industry is eagerly awaiting the noon deadline tomorrow when tenders close for four plots of state land the first land sale since the property market began its recovery m late 1986. Of the four
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      Police smash stolen passports ring
      174 16 POLICE have smashed a syndicate dealing m the sale of genuine Singapore passports with the arrest of four men and the seizure of two passports. A 45-year-old Singaporean businessman was arrested at his home m Lembu Road on Thursday by the ClD's Commercial Crime Division
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      Fatal crash: Courier firm manager charged
      169 16 THE regional general manager of a courier company was charged on Friday with causing a pedestrian's death by negligent driving, driving off without authority after the accident, and failing to render aid. John David Monaghan, 39, of TNT Skypak International Pte Ltd, is accused
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      Malay students must vie for place in NUS
      562 17 Mendaki cannot guarantee they will get m: Mattar MALAY students must continue to compete with others for places m the National University of Singapore as there was no guarantee that a minimum qualification would ensure their entry. This was said by Dr
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      Malay group launches teacher-parent dialogues
      258 17 Malay group launches teacher-parent dialogues PARENTS wondering what their children are taught at school or how they are doing will soon be able to find out directly from teachers and principals. For Taman Bacaan (Singapore Malay Youth Library Association) will be bringing these educationists to enlighten parents at meetings virtually
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      Shaver firm picks its Man of the Year
      396 17  -  ANNE LOW By SOME thought the sullen look was chic, and so put on a scowl; others thought the smile would win and grinned throughout. And so one by one, they pranced and sashayed to the disco beaV They were 16 hopeful
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      $589,000 found hidden in crate
      269 19  -  SUMIKO TAN Money believed to be part of 1.38 m m CBT case By POLICE yesterday uncovered more than half a million dollars m crisp new notes which are believed to be part of the $1.38 million featured m a criminal breach of trust case.
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      Needy gifts
      26 19 FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, MP for Marine Parade, will visit homes for the needy in his constituency today to present hongbao.
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      Four women charged with drugging men and thefts
      139 19 Four women charged with drugging men and thefts FOUR jobless women were yesterday charged with drugging men with intoxicating pills to steal money. The charge against Seah Bok Ling, 20, Sim Keng Moey, 39, and Jayammal Su bra mania m, 31, was that they made a cabby, Mr Song Chin
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      Man jailed 5 years for manslaughter
      384 19 Man jailed 5 years for manslaughter First to be sentenced since district court was given more powers THE first person sentenced m the Subordinate Courts for manslaughter since their powers were enhanced was jailed for five years yesterday. The Criminal Procedure Code was amended about two years ago to give
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      S'pore invests $5m in East Asian optic-fibre cable link
      179 19 S'pore invests $5m in East Asian optic-fibre cable link SINGAPORE has invested $5 million m the first optic fibre submarine cable system m East Asia. Telecoms has said that the Republic's stake m the project would give it an important telecommunirations link to East Asia and the Pacific. The new
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      Is the Singapore man romantic?
      392 20 Setting the seal on day of love HE'S a rat and she's a dragon. But according to the stars, they make a perfect match. Three years ago, former Neptune dancers, Bernard Howes, 27, and Zoe Christian, 23. sealed their love for one another on Valentine's
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      YES: Meet the practical charmer
      348 20 Miss Sylvia Toh Paik hoo, Mth«r: "The Singapore man is a very practical romantic. He is caring, but he doesn't wine and dine. And he couldn't possibly be romantic at a hawker centre even if he wanted to. How on earth could he pull the
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      NO: They're too busy
      417 20 Adeline Low, 2f bank clerk: "I had always imagined someone going down on his knees to propose to me. What a dissapointment it was when my husband merely asked me one day if we should apply for a five-room executive flat." Miss Ong Sin Leng, 17,
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      3 men rob couple of $15,700
      106 22 A SALES manager and his wife were abducted and robbed of money and valuables worth $15,700 on Friday night. Mr PH. Lee, 34, aid his wife were going to their car, which was parked outside Taniong Katong Complex at 11.30 pm, when three men
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      Crane driver in aerial plaza crash gets jail, fine and ban
      272 22 A CRANE driver was given a mandatory one year's jail sentence for driving a crane higher than the authorised li nit without a permit. The crane crashed into the underside of Change Alley Aerial Plaza last Oct 1. No
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      S. Korean cars and goods to cost more soon
      462 22  - S. Korean cars and goods to cost more soon DOREEN SIOW By SOUTH Korean cars and consumer electronic goods will cost more soon, but they will still be relatively cheaper than those made m Japan. The price increases, because of high demand and the strong Korean won, are expected m
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      Science Park to get 3 more buildings
      188 22 Science Park to get 3 more buildings THE Science Park is to get three more buildings costing $25 million to meet the increased demand for special research and development facilities. The buildings are expected to be ready m about 18 months' time, the Jurong Town Corporation said m the latest
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      Artillery open Sembawang to mark 100th year
      369 22 Artillery open Sembawang to mark 100th year THE boom from a 25--pounder gun fired off this morning at Khatib Camp m Sembawang Road will signal the start of centenary celebrations for the SAF's artillery formation. Doing the honours at 9am will be BrigadierGeneral Ng Jui Ping, Commander of the SAF's
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      Opium trafficking: 3 Thais get 20 years, 15 strokes each
      318 22 THREE Thai seamen were each sentenced last Friday to 20 years' jail and 15 strokes of the cane for trafficking m 105 kg of raw opium with a street value of $500,000. The court also ordered the opium and $560
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      Robbery suspect accused of hurting woman PC
      126 22 A MASSEUSE, accused last week of robbing a cabby with a chopper, was charged yesterday with hurting a woman police constable m the Subordinate Courts. Sharon Tan Jee Pin, 24, was m the basement lock-up after her armed robbery case was mentioned again
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      Hongbao for 600 at old folks' home
      63 22 Hongbao for 600 at old folks' home ABOUT 600 residents at the Woodlands Home for the Aged received Lunar i New Year hongbao of $5 i each yesterday. The red packets from Malayan Breweries were presented by Mr Francis Yong, its senior person- nel manager. Malayan Breweries is also donating
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      459 20 SAWASDEE PEE MAI 88 (LUNAR FESTIVAL 88) For the first time m Singapore a joint celebration of the Lunar New Year Thaijaiwanese and local artistes will bnna VFNI IF QFNTDCA you a fortnight of fun talent and enjoyment to be cherished Come and experience the charm of the artistes during
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  • FOCUS
    • The Sunday Times
      • Article
        Paying price of free market
        312 23 THE first MRT train began its journey three months ago and it is possibly less since all the shops at the MRT stations opened. But m this short time, the enthusiasm to win the MRT commuter's dollar has evaporated. The reality of the situation is
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      25 YEARS AGO
      123 23 What The Sunday Times reported on Feb 14, 1963 KUALA LUMPUR The Malayan Government today announced an immediate build-up of its army, navy and air force m view of the "threat to the security of the country". The threat, according to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
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      Keeper of the think tank
      1269 23 Firmly nationalistic and independent, CHAN HENG CHEE speaks out when she thinks policies should be changed -4 She has a keen, enquiring, independent and perceptive mind. She can conceptualise a complex problem and distil the essentials. She can argue and debate very well. She is
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      61 23 A Hoday marks the opening of our new showroom at -01-01 Ddfi Orchard. Where you can view two of the world's finest collections. £i' WatcHbrd Wedgwood Asia Pacific Fokyo, Sydney, Hong Korig, Singapore. i\ WedgWOOd WateHbid Wedgwood Singapore: 24 Rear Panjang Road, #08-17 Mute- Storey Complex, Singapore 0511. Tel: 278
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  • FOCUS/Viewpoints
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      Positive lessons to learn from the GSP boot
      1030 24 I Tan Sai Siong Singapore must count its blessings. It cannot but realise that of all the allies the US has ever let down, it has probably been let down the lightest. There are legions not too far away who can testify
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      It's not fair game to draw politicians' wives into the fray
      810 24 I Bertha Henson AN ARTICLE two weeks ago on the wives of 11 American presidential hopefuls vying for the post of First Lady aroused avid interest among some friends recently. As the men pored over photographs to determine who
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      America faces a winter of discontent
      818 24 I Murray Seeger The effect of a recession would be a replay of last year's debate over policy. The 1988 outcome is likely to be another set of pseudo solutions and a great deal of political posturing. The longer-term, more difficult solutions will wait
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      No Valentine's date for Chico Pek
      521 24 I must admit that I did not recognise Chico Pek this morning, when I passed him outside the Notel Hotel at Eemoral Road. But then, would his own mother have recognised him behind that Halloween mask, the criminally fraudulent moustache and the flamboyant blue
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  • FOCUS/Analysis
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      Anyone here speak Malay?
      822 25  -  MICHAEL RICHARDSON By writing m the International Herald Tribune Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia fear the decline of their national language FRESHLY painted advertisements on walls and billboards m many parts of Kuala Lumpur display three words superimposed on a Malaysian flag furled m the shape of
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      Cramming 7 to 11 to get into the best Japanese universities
      1072 25  -  BERNARD WYSOCKI JR By writing m the Asian Wall Street Journal RISE at 7am and arrive at school by 7.30. Listen to iootures until noon, followed by a lunch break. Library all afternoon, then home for dinner. Study from
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  • RACING
    • Which one is the winner?
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        It looks like Chua's race, but don't underrate Inspired
        213 26  - It looks like Chua's race, but don't underrate Inspired ROGER YUE By Racing Editor THE Kuala Lumpur track dried up yesterday and sent trainer William Chua's hopes high. Barring rain today, East Coast Road should lift the Tunku Gold Cup. Chua's other runner, joint bottomweight Silence Is Golden n, can
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        East Coast Road has the credentials
        398 26  -  FREDERICK QUEK Our man on the track KUALA LUMPUR With six of our top gallopers still m quarantine after their participation m the Hongkong Invitation Cup at Shatin racecourse on Jan 24, today's line-up m the $150,000 Tunku Gold Cup (Race 5) has been
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      310 26 RACE Racing Editor Frederick Quek Tan Thean Loon Martin Tay Danny Khoo 1 Suntelle 2 Sombre Legend 2 Sombre Legend 1 Suntelle 1 Suntelle 1 4 Providence 1 Suntelle 1 Suntelle 2 Sombre Legend 2 Sombre Legend 6 Illustriously 9 Track Lark 4 Providence 4 Providence
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      LAST 20 WINNERS
      108 26 1968 VIVA IPOH 53 Pretty 1969 CHAI KIAN 58 Coles 1970 KEEP GOING 52.5 Pretty 1971 KATONG OCEAN 54.5 Nelson 1972 JUMBO JET 51.5 Wilson 1973 MING DERBY 51.5 L. Johnson 1974 CHAYA TIMOR II 54.5 Moran 1975 OONARA 55.5 Wilson 1976 TIEN AN MUN 51.5 M.
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      MUDLARKS
      65 26 RACE 2: American Tycoon, Only Sunshine, Ribossino. RACE 3: Gloria Maris, Hint Positively. RACE 4: Grand Illusion, Measure n. Inspired. Tien An Mun V, Whimsicality. Air Marshal IV, Oona m, Istanbul, Keep Going V. RACE 5: Money Mart, Ski Fantasy, Eagle's Prize. Sound Decision, Yuno When, You Are Special,
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      Tunku Gold Cup line-up.
      1113 26 flMHHpMfl 3.35 CLASS 1 2.000m ■^fA^^^irTfrrTTgrj (Ratings: 186-160) (Stakes: $150,000) 1 *****1 Pagsanjan D 57 (182) Pagsanjan-Rodgers 6 irg +4.5. By Mummy's Pet; slammed Cl-1 rivals by eight lengths with 52.5 L200m yielding last week; created sensation last March, chalking up three successive spectacular victories within
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      Measure was first winner
      245 26 Measure was first winner CUP FACTS THE Tunku Gold Cup (formerly known as the Selangor Gold Cup) is the third oldest among the 12 classic races m Singapore-Malaysia. Other facts: The first running of this classic m 1939 was a horse named Measure, ridden by Steve Dodd, one of the
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      TODAY'S KUALA LUMUR CARD
      3846 26 2.00 RESTRICTED TERMS DIV A 1,200 m B^liiSjßjl (Stakes: $11,000) 1 22* SuteUe SI Ricel-Teh 3 nzf +4. Promising filly strong 1* 4 -length 2nd to stablemate Upper Cut with 53 RT-A Pg 1200 m Jan 2; raging fovourite week earlier but went down by 1
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      Tote Buster makes turf history
      2317 27 He chalks up sixth success and becomes first local-bred to win m Class 1 B! 1 OUR RACING TEAM KUALA LUMPUR Tote Buster created turf history yesterday when he became the first Malay-sian-bred horse to win m Class 1. The five-year-old gelding by former money-spinner
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      BIG SWEEP
      31 27 FIRST *****1 L SECOND *****7 THIRD *****0 STARTERS *****0 *****9 *****8 *****1 *****4 *****2 *****3 *****7 *****2 *****3 CONSOLATIONS *****1 *****9 *****5 *****1 *****1 *****1 *****3 *****8 *****0 *****4
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      364 27 321 Deaths 321 Deaths 321 Deaths I MR LAU GNOH HOCK Late Managing Director of: S.T.G. ENGINEERING PTE LTD GNOH MOCK REALTY PTE LTD passed away peacefully on 12/2/86 leaving behind: Wife: Ang Ah Suan Sons: Daughter*- in-law Lav Eng Seng Ng See Ling Lav Eng Hot Lee Llan Sin
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      33 27 323 Condolences 323 Condolences The Management and Staff of SEMBAWANG MARITIME LIMITED express their deepest condolences to the wife and family members of IVAN TEE CHER LEONG who passed away on 27.1.88 1
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      321 Deaths
      107 27 NAIOU AGfc 59 .1 uwa> peacefully or 13.2.88. Li'iivliu henlncl belovec husband RT Mixjrthi Son M S. Manlain (Tabela) DMgMM Hukumany Daughter -in-Law arandchildren Kaiah, Saravanan And all relatives and loved ones Cortege leaving Dlk 56. Telol Hlangah Heights »08-159 at 3.3 p m. 14.2.88 to Mount Vernoi
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      322 Acknowledgements
      42 27 The Family of the late MR WONG FOOT YONG Departed 8-2-1988 *'lsher to express their heartfelt M;ink>. to relatives, friends, colleagues, nurses and doct< Si 55. NUH for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, wreaths and donaiions during their recent be'eMvement
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      323 Condolences
      33 27 In Swml Loving Memory of Our D«ar Friend CHIEF OFFICER IVAN TEE CHER LCONG Ag«: 30 •ho departed auddenty on 27/1/ M AJwajfl remembered by JIMMY LUCY POH PATRICK ROSALIND POH
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      324 In Memonam
      138 27 In Loving Memory o> CHRIS MCDONALD Departed Feb. 14. 1987 Always rtnumbtrtd by Wita: nald Colt««guM 1 om Mitchell DR. M. CHOTTA SINGH f 7th Anniversary In honoured and treasured memory of the late Or M Chotta Singh departed 14.2.71 Sadly missed by son, niece, grand-nephews ->^
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      325 Requiems
      31 27 MOM. P. MURGAYE Departed: 25/2/87 will be hPld en I 1988 from 9.30 am to 12pm ut FJlk 134. Ylshun Rlnn Road, -04-169. B*pon Please treat this personal invitalior.
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  • SPORT
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      Lock icon Unbeaten Waldner sets pace for Top 12
      414 28 TABLE TENNIS LJUBLJANA (Yugoslavia) Sweden's Jan-Ove Waldner has made an impressive start to his atten.pt to recapture the European Top 12 men's table tennis title. Waldner, twice a winner of the event, won his seven matches to top the standings after the second
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      Lock icon Lindh leads GP standings
      129 28 LONDON Erik Lindh spearheads the Swedish domination of the latest men's world table tennis Grand Prix standings. He is one of four Swedes m the top six. The others are Mikael Appelgren, Jorgen Persson and Jan-Ove Waldner, while Ulf Bengtsson comes m at eighth. Leading world
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      Lock icon Annual Aids tests for Nevada boxers
      177 28 Annual Aids tests for Nevada boxers BOXING LAS VEGAS Boxers m Nevada will have to undergo annual Aids tests to see if they are carrying the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome virus, the State Sports Commission unanimously decided here on Friday. I think it's only reasonable and prudent that we protect
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      Desmond makes his mark
      561 28  -  ALBERT JOHNSON SWIMMING...By ALL THE RESULTS B»yn' IMm freestyle I nder-13 yrs: 1 Andy Loh 2 Ong Ming Chien 3 Steven Cheak 1:01.72. 13yra: 1 Kenneth Yeo 2 Terence Wee 3 Wan Tze Yang 58.12 (rec). Hyra: 1 Desmond Koh 2 Tan V-Meng 3 Kau Chung
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      298 28 BONN Daichi Suzuki, of Japan and Canadian Marcel Gery posted unofficial world best times m their qualifying heats m an international shortcourse swimming competition on Friday. Suzuki won his heat of the men's 50 metres backstroke m 25.275 ec and Gery won a 50m
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      615 28  - Dull days and nights for the US sports fan MURRAY SEEGER AMERICAN SPORT By FOR the US sports fan, these are the long days and nights. The Super Bowl is a memory, the big hockey and basketball all-star games are gone, and there is a fight over controls to the
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      93 28 NEW YORK Cleveland defeated New Jersey 98-96 m a National Basketball Association game on Friday. Othrr results: Detroit 108 Atlanta 92 Boston 105 Dallas 104, I,os Angeles Inkers 1.33 San Antonio 132. Chicago 95 Milwaukee 93 Indiana 107 Phoenix 102, Portland 120 Denver 105, Houston 112
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      394 28 CARDIFF Wales will field the team who beat England 11-3 m the Five Nations rugby union championships last Saturday for their clash against Scotland here on Saturday. This means that hooker lan Watkins, who replaced the injured Kevin Phillips during the first half at Twickenham last
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      Paul and partner crash in last eight
      180 28  - Paul and partner crash in last eight ALAN HUBBARD DARTS By LONDON Singapore's Paul Lim must have wondered whether his Trans-Atlantic journey was really necessary when he flew m from Los Angeles for the world pairs championships at Canvey Island, Essex, on Friday night. Seeded fifth with Welsh partner Chris
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      230 29 CRICKET CHRISTCHURCH Graham Dilley has often promised much for England and he delivered yesterday by ripping New Zealand apart on the second day of the First cricket Test. Bowling with fire and obtaining prodigious lift, Dilley took all the New Zealand wickets
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      175 29 Reuter ■ENGLAND 1st Lum (overnight 235-4) C Bread C Smith b Snedden 114 M. M*x*n c Jones b Morrison 1 T. lUbbuwn c Smith b Morrison 70 M. Gattlag sub b Morrison 8 B. Athey c sub b Morrison 22 D. Capel c Bracewell b Chatfield 11 B. Krrnoh
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      144 29 NEW DELHI The tarnished image of cricket plunged to new depths at a match here when a verbal duel between two Indian Test players led to one hitting the other with his bat. All-rounder Manoj Prabhakar brought his bat down on left-arm spinner
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      205 29 Sri Lanka slump Latter stirring fightback PERTH Sri Lanka faces a tough fight to avoid the follow-on after losing three wickets on the second day of their cricket Test against Australia at the Waca Ground here yesterday. The tourists faltered m their first innings after a fine start and at
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      1048 29  -  ROB HUGHES Talk of Soccer EVEN by Clough 's stanfc dards, the life of Brian became an extraordinary soap opera last week. In the beginning came an offer to the great one to guide Wales towards World Cup glory m the hours
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      447 29 LONDON Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough, has said he would "barmy" to turn his back on the English First Division team. Clough, who has managed Forest for 13 years and has four months left on his contract, said m a television interview on Friday:
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      762 29 TENNIS ROTTERDAM Second seed Jimmy Connors bowed out of the Rotterdam indoor tennis tournament on Friday bruised and beaten by Jonas Svensson who is 14 years his junior. The Swede, who was only seven when Connors first hit the top,
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      Lock icon McWhinney masters windy conditions for the lead
      645 29 GOLF MELBOURNE Australian Peter McWhinney snatched a two-shot lead m the third round of the Asloo,ooo ($143,824) Victorian Open tournament at the Kingston Heath course here yesterday. McWhinney fired a one-under-par 71 to be seven-under for the tournament after 54 holes. The Australian
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      1116 30  -  ALAN HUBBARD SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE WINTER OLYMPICS ALWAYS ON SUNDAY ANYONE born within strolling distance of the equator is likely to be left cold by the refrigerated mysteries of the Winter Olympics. So citizens of snowless countries like Singapore
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      484 30 ALPINE SKIING SLALOM Course usually about 600 metres long with up to 75 gates (60 for women) over a vertical drop of 180 to 220 m (130 to 180 for women). Alternate red and blue flags are between four and six
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      420 30 CAPSULES FROM CALGARY SOVIET Elena Valova skates for Olympic gold on Tuesday four weeks after her illustrious career was threatenc-d by gangrene. Treatment which went painfully wrong jeopardised the Russian's chances of defending her Olympic pairs title with partner Oleg Vasiliev here after she was forced into hospital and out
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      1450 31  -  J. RAJENDRAN By 4 Mr Seah tendered his resignation as team manager to the chairman off the NTC, and it was accepted. 7 SBA secretary Mr Robin Chan (left) 4 The reasons for Mr Seah's decision to quit were best kept to ourselves. We
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      535 31 MARC TAN FOCUSES ON BOWLER SAM GOH NATIONAL bowler Sam Goh has rolled into 1988 with high ambitions. Alter chalking up a potpourri of both local and international achievements last year, he has not let op m form. The 29-year-old (right) topped the
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      603 32 KOSAIDO ASAHI SINGAPORE LADIES OPEN GOLF REPORT...by TAY CHENG KHOON PICTURES...by ALBERT SIM It was interesting, no, incredible. I'm absolutely thrilled. This is only my second year on the circuit and I cannot have asked for a better start. y Elizabeth Wilson Incredible birdie on
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      454 32 BRITISH SOCCER LONDON Liverpool, striding imperiously towards the English soccer league title, routed Watford 4-1 away yesterday to extend their unbeaten run m the first division to 26 matches. Two goals by Peter Beardsley, one by his England team-mate John Barnes against his
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      287 32  -  SHAHIRON SAHARI By MARK Hill wasted a rare chance to defeat his arch-rival. An injured Ernest Tan beat him 9-7, 9-3, 9-3 m the Under-19 final of the Sprite Youth squash tournament at Kallang yesterday. Although Ernest's tightly-strapped ankle which he sprained the previous night
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      215 32  -  JOE DORAI PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER MALAYSIAN soccer skipper Zainal Abidin will be on a three-fold mission when he makes his debut for Balestier United against Jurong Town FC at the Toa Payoh Stadium this evening. Zainal hopes to prove the effectiveness of his striking partnership with
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      317 32  -  JOE DORAI By WHILE Geylang International revived their challenge for the Premier League soccer title with a 2-0 win over Tiong Bahru CSC at Queenstown Stadium yesterday, their skipper Salim Mom's performance was again a matter of concern. Though Salim, a national squad midfielder, created the
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      256 32  -  J. RAJENDRAN Soldiers' victory prevents Police from leading table By POLICE lost their chance to go to the top of the Premier League table when they crashed 2-1 to Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association m an ill-tempered match at Ang Mo Kio Stadium yesterday. A draw would have
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        700 2 Today is Valentine's Day and IRENE NG zeroes m on four couples who tune out the mush and turn up the humour m their choice of love jingles. IT IS Valentine's Night. Lights dim, the couple is alone. Snuggling close and heads together,
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        987 3 A grand ferry terminal, high-tech history lessons and a hands-on chance to learn about underwater creatures. The island's new attractions, with several more on the cards, will keep it fighting fit as a get-away. LOW MEI ME) and KEN JALLEH JR report. THE bright lights beckon, bulb
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        309 3 A. RESORT HOTEL Contract to build this $55 m hotel has been awarded to an international hotelier, Beaufort International Hotels. The old chalets converted from army barracks will be demolished for this 275-room hotel. B. NEW-LOOK BEACH The Sentosa Development Corporation is shoring up the
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          583 3 Charlie Sheen: 'It's nice to be loved, not captured' PLATOON star Charlie Sheen, 22, has been won over by former teenage model Charlotte Lewis. Says Charlie of the London-born actress: "Fhe's not a clinger. It's nice to be loved, but not captured." Claiming that his three previous romances were "nightmares",
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        567 4 CATHERINE ONG meets the new anchor- woman m a spruced-up Feedback. "NO daughter of mine will go into journalism!". That was what Agnes Cheah's late father told her when she first brought up the idea m her undergraduate days. But "the bug was m my blood"
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        619 4  -  MURRAY SEEGER TV REVIEW ■By SOME years ago, I resolved to watch no more television programmes about the Nazi death camps of World War 11. I had stopped reading the books, too, until I saw new editions of the memoirs of the late Primo Levi,
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        279 4  -  LOW MEI MEI VARIETY. As sumptuous as the reunion dinner spread. That's what SBC's Lunar New Year Special (Tuesday, Ch 8, 9.30 pm) promises to boost the festive spirit with. While it is wistful thinking to expect everyone to sit through its entire
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        1137 7  -  MIRANDA TAY Starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey Directed by Emile Ardolino By 'Cousin Troph' on a winning streak SOME stars leave their roots so far behind, they couldn't make their way home with a four-wheel drive. Not Patrick Swayze. This
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        271 7  -  LOW MEI MEI H EIGHTH HAPPINESS Coming to Cothoy Cinemas Stoning Chow Yuen Fatt, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Raymond Wong, Jackie Cheung and Fung Po Po Directed by Johnny To By YOU laugh. But several laughs later, you could very well forget what that first
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        482 7 SALES executive Aliza Missouri, 27, loves Tina Turner's energy "she makes you want to hop around on stage". Music-lover, clerk Michael Yam Sow Sun, 40, admires the singer's style. For both it is a "rare opportunity" to be able to catch the superstar m person. And
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        407 8 NEXT WEEK: Foundation stone to the early founders A PAGODA was erected as a fitting tribute to one of Singapore's greatest war-time heroes, Major-General Lim Bo Seng. The 3.6 m high marble monument, topped by a solid bronze roof and guarded by four bronze lions, gives an account
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          545 13  -  TERESA CHEONG A special feature focusing on what goes on behind the making of sound and video tracks By BEFORE a new record album hits the streets, hours and even months of hard work would have been invested. Producing a new record, said popular Malay
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          830 13  - Different routes, but aim is the same making music UM A MOORTHY CYNTHIA YEO By and MUSIC moves people m various ways. There are those who enjoy just listening to music, those who pay to watch others perform, and those who like to make their own music all for the
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          1993 14  -  DIANE LIM DIANE LIM By NUS undergrads make music tapes under their own label IF, AT the Centre for Musical Activities of the National University of Singapore, you hear beeping sounds or worse among the more familiar twangings and tootings, do not be
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          636 15 Serene Gan, 28, a radio broadcaster better known as Van Guijuan to Rediffusion listeners, talks about what her job is all about "EVERY day of my life is different. I'm up by 7.30 am but I'm usually so tired that I'll slyep another half an
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          Hardwork and faith help make Ramli's career
          485 15 Songwriter, music composer and record producer Ramli Sarip is a household name m the Malay rock scene. The founder member of the now disbanded rock group, Sweet Charity, talks about his job. "I WANT to be a trend setter m the Singapore music
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          Spotting recording gems
          673 16  -  TERESA CHEONG By FROM time to time, a new recording artiste becomes an instant hit but this is only after months and even years of tal-ent-scouting. Mark Chan, Polygram Records' latest gem was spotted about seven years ago when he was singing m a lounge at the
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          Varsity's own film unit produces study videos
          364 16 SHOOTING an educational video is as time-con-suming as filming a documentary or a movie. What you see on screen for ten seconds may have taken the producers half a day to shoot. In fact, Mr Stewart Arrandale, an expatriate media producer with the
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      1695 1 Bvy^f T^JUjfl TEN*™ 3 GIRLS. A look at the long and fe^Bflfr J !^^^^PS|fcMRt_D^--^^H| :^H arduous road to success for top women in SL^m J^^^m 4^HH|K t -^^K~V <*^< tennis. Includes interviews with with Chris I v^^^Hf ■i^y^JH^HHLrl O^^K^B PPI!!. V 3| Evert-Lloyd, Martina Navratiluva and Ga- mt^g***^ mC tI
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      147 3 SHANGHAI ACROBATIC TROUPE l^\, W lj k 19 to 28 Feb 1988* L iflr^H^Sl M 8 pm ■iHy JMm #v'?2l Kallang Theatre V JSnw Additional Matinee W tJH Br v *Jo£^ Performances 1■ i IJR^w^SC: 4j 3pm -J I^* "JtMkSm ImTJ Kallang Theatre See and toe jpw^y^x i«* amused by
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      32 5 THE OFFICIAL OPENING 12 MARCH 1988 M o^P^ special section ±2&*^ 4SWA on the MRT to tJrZpr^ +$Ss*rJk> commemorate the flA\ a(^ vert^ se p^ ease V call Supplements -aoyrf^ lon 737-0011.
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      443 8 Why do some Chinese New Year cards show carp leaping over a dragon gate? Legend has it that when carps m the Hwang Ho river m China manage to swim past rapids to a gorge called Dragon Gate, they would turn into dragons. Therefore a successful person is called one
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      182 8 Pull wool over the not very easy to make. But >---=^ TWd 4. cut two small circles from the it will take only a few It I black cloth and sew them on the minutes to create an nead as eyes. Cut the shape of a octopus if you follow
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      45 8 Raymond: What's a skinny mouse called? George: A narrow squeak. Teacher: Kenneth, name II things with milk In them. Kenneth: Milkshake, tea, coffee, cocoa and er six cows. (Contributed by Vanltha Govindasamy, S) Zhi Qiang: What ticks and has eight arms? Wen Xiong: A clocktopus.
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      214 8 I Hello kids THE public monuments of the past serve two purposes. They remind us of some person or event and beautify the city, giving it an air of distinction. Today, it is also fashionable j to adorn the city with outdoor j monuments. But they are no longer memorials.
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        255 3 'Mb I out from the red bevy this Lunar New Year m cherry J X Ly blossom pink. This hot pastel is equally blight and happy, and A B V makes a strong fashion statement this year. The Benetton Colour IV v A a Style File, a glossy book produced
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