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Title Section14 1988-08-08 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1988 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/8714 words
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556 1988-08-08 1 AHMAD OSMAN - Chok Tong on workers’ just reward and the need to guard against wage explosion By AHMAD OSMAN SINGAPOREANS deserve an extra bonus at the end of the year if the country posts 8 per cent growth, First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong556 words
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440 1988-08-08 1 The elected presidency THE Government has not yet decided whether the proposal for an elected President will be legislated before or after the next general election, Mr Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. It depends on when the election is held, the440 words
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Article30 1988-08-08 1 120 pages in today’s issue of Straits Times Summary 2 World News 3,4,(-9 Asean II Causeway 12 Comment Perspective 22,23 Letters 24 Times Dollar 25-29 Racing 34 Sports 33,35-r30 words
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Article, Illustration553 1988-08-08 1 AFP. UNITED NATIONS The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mr Ali Akbar Velayati, confirmed last night that Iran was prepared to negotiate directly with its Gulf war enemy Iraq immediately after a ceasefire was implemented. He said the date for starting the negotiations and the– AFP.; – AFP picture. - 553 words
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Article, Illustration257 1988-08-08 1 SINGAPOREANS, Filipino maids and tourists alike swarmed around him. shook his hands, took photographs, asked for autographs and gave him garlands. “There... that tall, tall man. that’s Mr Goh," said a woman, pointing him out to her children. People just kept– Picture by JACKY HO. - 257 words
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Article, Illustration100 1988-08-08 1 ALL SET for the big parade tomorrow? To spectators who will be at the National Stadium don’t leave home without today’s 32-page guide specially prepared by The Straits Times. Armchair parade-viewers too will want to keep the handy tabloid-sized supplement by their sides. For100 words
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Article357 1988-08-08 1 Make a date with the date of a century IT IS 8-8-88 or the eighth day of the eighth month of 'BB today. The date is considered an extremely lucky day because the digit in Cantonese sounds like “prosperity”. The day, 8-8-88, is also special to many people because357 words
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Advertisement141 1988-08-08 1 JEFFREY LOW ON WHY SINGAPORE LOST TO PERLIS WHAT DO YOU THINK IS OUR NATIONAL DISH? Four chefs name theirs. Tell us yours. GEORGE MICHAEL IN COLOUR CONTINUING THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY ENJOY THE VIDEOPHONE AT METRO MARINA Experience it at lunchtime from 12 to 2 and from 4.30 pm.141 words
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Advertisement2031 1988-08-08 2 IN SUMMARY More cabbies mugged THERE were 33 more cases of attacks on cabbies for the first six months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Each month since the beginning of this year, police have received at least 13 reports from taxi drivers who have been2,031 words
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450 1988-08-08 3 New National Front to challenge Rajiv in 1989 polls AFP. NEW DELHI Seven of India’s main national and regional parties have formed an alliance to challenge Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in general elections scheduled next year. “We feel it is our duty to fight– AFP. - 450 words
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155 1988-08-08 3 AFP. AMRITSAR Four high priests of the Golden Temple here, Sikhdom’s holiest shrine, were re-arrested and jailed immediately after their release from a prison on Saturday, officials said yesterday. A police officer, Mr Jagjit Singh Bhatia, served the four with fresh arrest warrants– AFP. - 155 words
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364 1988-08-08 3 AFP. BONN Superstitious Hongkong residents are not the only ones getting into a frenzy over the auspicious symbolism of Aug 8, 1988 marriage registrars in both Germanies have been frantically preparing to hitch a multitude of young lovers today. In West– AFP. - 364 words
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Article, Illustration394 1988-08-08 3 AFP, SEOUL A “Peace Dam” built to thwart a purported flood threat by a dam planned in North Korea has come under fire from opposition parties here following a United States report that the North’s dam was never built. The– AFP, - 394 words
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152 1988-08-08 3 AP, Reuter. EXMOUTH (Australia) A US military court-mar-tial has convicted a sailor of killing his Filipino wife and throwing her body into shark-infested waters. Petty Officer Charles Elmore, 27, faces a mandatory life sentence on the conviction, handed down on Saturday, of killing– AP, Reuter. - 152 words
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284 1988-08-08 3 AP. LONDON A British warship came within 10 seconds of shooting down a civilian aircraft over the Gulf near the United Arab Emirates, a newspaper reported yesterday. The weekly Observer, quoting unnamed air traffic controllers in Dubai, reported the destroyer HMS– AP. - 284 words
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410 1988-08-08 4 PETER HAZELHURST - But workers still find it hard to make ends meet survey By PETER HAZELHURST Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO The annual income of the average Japanese family has risen to a record 5 million yen (S$80,000). But most workers faced with the prohibitive cost of410 words
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234 1988-08-08 4 Reuter. NEW DELHI An intense search has turned up only 10 of the 300 or more people feared drowned when an overcrowded ferry capsized in India’s holy Ganges River, officials said yesterday. One official in Patna, capital of the northern state of– Reuter. - 234 words
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355 1988-08-08 4 Reuter. LONDON Mathias Rust, the West German who landed his light aircraft near Moscow’s Red Square, said a Soviet MiG fighter came so close to his plane during his daredevil flight that he could see the crew’s faces, The Mail on Sunday– Reuter. - 355 words
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315 1988-08-08 4 UPI. MOSCOW Afghan war veterans ran amok, drunk, at an open-air concert of their ballads last Tuesday, forcing the event to be halted, but 200 of the former elite “Blue Berets” tried to march on Red Square and were stopped by police, Tass– UPI. - 315 words
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Article, Illustration410 1988-08-08 4 Reuter. LONDON Russian-born prima ballerina Natalia Makarova, who defected to the West 18 years ago while on tour with the Kirov Ballet Company, made dance history on Saturday night when she shared a London stage with the company. The appearance marked the first time– Reuter. - 410 words
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324 1988-08-08 4 AFP. JERUSALEM Alleged plans by the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and underground leaders of the Palestinian uprising to set up an independent Palestinian state are a “wild dream”, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir said yesterday. “This is a wild and dangerous– AFP. - 324 words
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483 1988-08-08 6 UPI. WAJIMA (Japan) When South Korean student Chung Bong Eun came to Japan in 1985, eight landlords gave him the same greeting: No foreigners. Two were even more blunt: No Koreans. While the government of Japan tries to make Chung and the 22,000 other– UPI. - 483 words
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Article, Illustration326 1988-08-08 6 NYT. MADRID In a land where matadors enjoy hero status, the contest of man versus bull is beginning to lose its appeal. Spaniards have been fascinated by bullfighting since it was introduced in mediaeval times, but many Spaniards are now asking whether it is a– NYT. - 326 words
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439 1988-08-08 7 Reuter. BEIJING Up to one fifth of China’s urban workers have taken second jobs to keep pace with soaring inflation, provoking resentment from teachers and civil servants getting left behind, the Workers Daily said yesterday. The newspaper said millions of workers could not support– Reuter. - 439 words
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298 1988-08-08 7 Middle-class now for Democrats poll NYT, Reuter. NEW YORK The Democratic Party is regaining crucial support of middle-class voters, according to a New York Times CBS news poll published yesterday. Half of the 941 registered voters in the poll conducted from last Sunday to Wednesday said they would vote for– NYT, Reuter. - 298 words
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Article, Illustration184 1988-08-08 7 Reuter. DENVER (Colorado) Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, whose medical history became a campaign issue last week, challenged journalists to join him on his daily 4.8km "power walk" at dawm. Several dozen blearyeyed reporters took up the challenge, jogging alongside the Democratic nominee– Reuter.; – Router picture. - 184 words
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367 1988-08-08 7 Reuter. VENICE The romantic canal city of Venice is battling a plague of foulsmelling monster algae as nature takes revenge for years of abuse by man. The rotting, fast-growing weed has taken a stranglehold on 50 square km of the lagoon, posing yet– Reuter. - 367 words
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458 1988-08-08 7 Sign of growing role in world economy diplomats Reuter. BEIJING China, which has been struggling to attract foreign capital on its long march to modernisation, is putting its own money to work overseas in the hope of finding a short cut to development. From– Reuter. - 458 words
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Article, Illustration233 1988-08-08 8 Reuter, AP. PARIS One person was killed and 57 people w'ere injured when a runaway train smashed through buffers at Paris’s Gare De L’est railway station on Saturday, police said. Railway officials said the train, apparently travelling at a normal speed, crashed– Reuter, AP.; – Reuter picture. - 233 words
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472 1988-08-08 8 Move to counter US pressures to correct trade imbalance AFP. TAIPEI A groundswell of opinion is building up among manufacturers and exporters here in favour of moves to tap the large Soviet market as US trade pressures mount. “We want to explore the Soviet– AFP. - 472 words
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371 1988-08-08 8 NYT, AP. WASHINGTON The United States is granting asylum to three Chinese couples who said they feared persecution because they had violated China’s policy encouraging onechild families, the Justice Department announced. Attorney-General Edwin Meese approved requests for asylum from the three families under– NYT, AP. - 371 words
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Article136 1988-08-08 8 Reuter. DUBLIN Arms, explosives and bomb-making equipment believed to belong to the Irish Republican Army (IRA) have been found in separate operations on both sides of the Irish border, security spokesmen said yesterday. British soldiers found 225 kg of explosives and bomb-making equipment on Saturday night– Reuter. - 136 words
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Article, Illustration85 1988-08-08 9 Doves fly over the Hiroshima Peace Park in Japan (right) daring a memorial service and peace prayer ceremony. The event on Saturday was to mark the 43rd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb. About 50,996 people took part in the ceremony. On the– AFP and Reuter pictures. - 85 words
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Article, Illustration74 1988-08-08 9 This is stuntman Alf Saliba, from Perth, Australia. He aims to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of Records by using his chest as a human dart board. His personal best is 26 darts, but he hopes to make it 56.– AP picture. - 74 words
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Article, Illustration55 1988-08-08 9 A birthday outing Britain's Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, seen arriving at the Theatre Royal in London's Haymarket on Thursday evening. She was celebrating her 88th birthday by going to watch one of her favourite plays J. M. Barrie's comedy, The Admirable Crichton, starring veteran– AP; picture. - 55 words
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Article, Illustration56 1988-08-08 9 Mrs Nahid Sadeghi, sister-in-law of the Iranian pilot whose airliner was downed by a US cruiser over the Gulf last month, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington on Wednesday. The committee was holding hearings concerning the policy of– AP picture. - 56 words
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Article, Illustration142 1988-08-08 9 Left standing alone wreckage is all that remains of this old man's house, which was wrecked In a rainstorm in Sanmen county, Zhesang province. Torrential rains had hit the eastern counties of the province the week before, causing the worst floods in Zhejiang for centuries. In all,Reuter picture. - 142 words
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Advertisement67 1988-08-08 4 the National Day Special Set Menu Lunch/Dinner $BB.BB (6 persons) Menu for 10 persons is also available Sliced Pork Knuckles With Garlic Sauce. Shark’s Fin With Crab Meat. Red Fish With Soya Bean Crumbs. Diced Chicken With Dried Chillies. Season Vegetables With Mushroom. Fried Hongkong Noodles. Cold Honey Dew With67 words
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Advertisement759 1988-08-08 6 1 9 August 1988 To celebrate Singapore’s 23rd National Day, The Atrium Cafe presents a Singaporean buffet consisting of authentic local favourites. Every dish identifying the true-blooded Singaporean. Do come by The Glass Hotel and sample our sumptuous buffet spread for lunch and dinner. fv-.. .y- i Vs *VI '•n.v759 words
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Advertisement1152 1988-08-08 8 A TIME TO CELEBRATE 11 INGAPORE MEDAL OF SUCCESS" r »e c v° NS <» N> G* X 5 'X Zf wmmk x. /Ts/ A; —"A-- s* V '—f j y Zj 'O' 1/ A s j. r- .>v SILVER MEDAL Shown larger than actual size 165mm1 A Medal for1,152 words
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401 1988-08-08 10 TAN LIAN CHOO - By TAN LIAN CHOO Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK In the first public indication of the new government’s future economic policies, newly-elected Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan has said he wants to get rid of the impression that Thailand thrives on cheap labour. “I want foreign401 words
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Article151 1988-08-08 10 AFP. BANGKOK A village woman was seriously hurt and five houses were destroyed when Vietnamese artillery shells hit a Thai village near the Thai-Cam-bodian border. An officer attached to the Thai army’s Burapha Task Force stationed near the border town of Aranyapathet said the– AFP. - 151 words
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Article, Illustration409 1988-08-08 10 AP. BANGKOK British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher yesterday met thousands of refugees from Cambodia’s nearly decade-old war, and assured them she will continue pressuring the Soviet Union and Vietnam until they “really have seen the light” and end the fighting. Mrs Thatcher, visibly– AP.; – Reuter picture. - 409 words
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Article, Illustration430 1988-08-08 10 They want to bleed the Vietnamese, says Sihanouk AP, Reuter. BANGKOK Cambodian resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk could not get Beijing to substantially ease its support for the Khmer Rouge during his visit to China last week. “I was not successful in my– AP, Reuter. - 430 words
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267 1988-08-08 10 Reuter. MANILA The Philippines’ Roman Catholic Church for the first time yesterday called on President Corazon Aquino’s government to respect human rights, and on soldiers to stop plotting coups. The country’s more than 100 Roman Catholic bishops made their appeal in a pastoralReuter. - 267 words
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167 1988-08-08 10 AFP. MANILA Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has given an assurance that he would look into the case of 48 Filipino fishermen detained in Sabah, President Corazon Aquino said yesterday. Forty-nine fishermen were arrested off Sabah on April 5.– AFP. - 167 words
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Advertisement164 1988-08-08 10 SALUTES SINGAPOR 5. V Celebrate with pride. Celebrate in style. Celebrate Singapore's National Day in cool comfort and fun. Select a heshe 'National Day' T-shirt for just $l.BO when you make a minimum purchase of $2O at heshe. There are 20 designs printed on our 100% cotton T-shirts. Match them164 words
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360 1988-08-08 12 NST. PENANG Pragmatic and flexible economic policies, political stability, rule of law and a welltrained civil service are the secrets of Malaysia’s development success, the Special Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister, Raja Tan Sri Mohar Raja Badiozaman, said. Because– NST. - 360 words
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258 1988-08-08 12 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Peninsular Malaysia's trade surplus rose to M 52.469 billion (551.665 billion) in the first five months of the year as against a surplus of M 52.149 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year. Export earnings for the first– Bernama. - 258 words
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Article, Illustration461 1988-08-08 12 ‘People making such claims to promote own political interest’ NST. KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghafar Baba yesterday hit out at a small group of dissatisfied people who had been claiming that democracy was dead in Malaysia. “Contrary to the claimsNST. - 461 words
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477 1988-08-08 12 Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR Peninsular Malaysia’s trade surplus rose to M 52.469 billion (551.665 billion) in the first five months of the year as against a surplus of MJ2.149 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year. It could also lead to greater– Reuter. - 477 words
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95 1988-08-08 12 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Dismissed Lord President Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas told a Bernama reporter who met him at his orchard in Besut, Trengganu, that he would make a statement on his return here. Meanwhile, Raja Aziz Addruse, the leading counsel for Tun Salleh, said– Bernama. - 95 words
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Article, Illustration85 1988-08-08 12 Bernama. THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong receiving the Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei (DKMB) award which was conferred on him by the Sultan of Brunei. The award was presented yesterday by the Sultan’s younger brother, Pengiran Muda Jefri Bolkiah, at Is- tana Bukit Serene in Johor Baru. The– Bernama. - 85 words
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215 1988-08-08 12 TAIPING The two remaining lionesses in a coma from an overdose of barbiturates at the zoo here have died. The Star reported. Sheba died on Friday night and Elsa died early on Saturday morning, the Taiping Municipal Council’s zoo committee chairman,215 words
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Article79 1988-08-08 12 MALACCA Malaysians can soon look forward to eating the meat of puyam. a cross between quail and chicken, The Star reported. The fowl (its name is a combination of puyuh and ayam) has been bred by the Veterinary Services Department. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir79 words
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169 1988-08-08 12 NST. KUALA LUMPUR For-ty-two victims of dishonest lawyers have been paid M 5434,815 (about *****.000) in the first major payout from the Bar Council’s Compensation Fund. Bar Council Treasurer T. Mura Raju, who is the fund committee chairman, said they were among 59– NST. - 169 words
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714 1988-08-08 14 SHARON LIM - Taxi-drivers plying early morning shift easy targets for muggers Stories by SHARON LIM HO SENG CHOON, 54, has an ugly scar on his chest. Abdullah Osman, 63, was blindfolded and tied to a tree by two men who robbed him. Poh Liong Huat,714 words
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Article248 1988-08-08 14 THREE cabbies murdered and one missing, possibly dead these are four unsolved cases involving late night taxi-drivers. Murder No. 1: Kwa Chsie Chuan, 56, was found dead in the carpark of Block 148, Tampines Avenue 5, on July 3 at about 12.30 am. His abandoned248 words
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Article, Illustration248 1988-08-08 14 MR Ho Seng Choon, 54, (right) has a vivid scar on his chest to show for his harrowing encounter with five men about 10 years ago. “The scar may go but I cannot forget the nightmare. I picked up the five men just after midnight. I was248 words
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Article, Illustration470 1988-08-08 14 Police treating case as suicide THE bodies of two men one highly decomposed were found yesterday in a kampung house in Pasir Panjang after a neighbour decided to investigate the cause of a “terrible stench”. The gruesome discovery was made in a470 words
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Article, Illustration362 1988-08-08 16 Good schools, homes, recreation facilities 4 our blessings’ A nation celebrates THEY raised the Singapore flag, recited the Pledge, sang Majulah Singapura and the National Day 88 celebrations were on at constituencies across Singapore. Among the ministers and MPs who joined their constituents at362 words
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421 1988-08-08 16 NATIONAL Day dinners over the weekend have seen some of the People’s Action Party’s potential candidates joining MPs and residents in the constituency celebrations. This has been particularly so at wards which will become Group Representation Constituencies, returning MPs in teams of three,421 words
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409 1988-08-08 16 TAN TARN HOW - By TAN TARN HOW IF THE opposition wins 10 seats at the coming general election, Singapore will have a safety valve to avoid an explosion caused by bottled-up dissent, the MP for Rochore, Dr Toh Chin Chye, said last night.409 words
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Article, Illustration269 1988-08-08 16 ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - By ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM TELEVISION newscaster Abdul Nasser Kamaruddin may be switching roles soon from journalist to politician. Acting Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said yesterday that Mr Abdul Nasser, 31, might be his team-mate in the next general election. His Hong Kah constituency269 words
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Article274 1988-08-08 16 BRIGADIER-GENERAL (Res) Lee Hsien Loong toured Alexandra and Brickworks yesterday morning in open-air comfort on a lorry. A group of excited shopowners, who did not want to miss him. stopped the vehicle as it was travelling along Mei Ling Street and presented him274 words
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Article, Illustration179 1988-08-08 17 TONIGHT’S the night to put on your dancing shoes and party all night long, right in the heart of Orchard Road. Yes, come celebrate the biggest birthday bash of the year. There will be non-stop fun and lots of lights, sights and sounds to dazzle179 words
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Article, Illustration169 1988-08-08 17 IT WILL be a tall order topping this: a huge state flag which hangs proudly from Block 62 in Dakota Crescent, off Old Airport Road. The flag, measuring about 15 by 12 metres, is believed to be the largest to be hung up in a housing estate169 words
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Article, Illustration330 1988-08-08 17 How to get there and back by bus PART of Orchard Road will be closed to traffic and the buses along the route will be diverted for the Birthday Party of the Year celebrations to be held at the Orchard Road MRT Park tonight. Police said the stretch of Orchard330 words
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Article, Illustration634 1988-08-08 18 SANDRA DAVIE - Higher temperatures correspond with increases worldwide By SANDRA DAVIE SINGAPOREANS have been feeling the heat more these last seven years. The reason? Singapore’s climate is hotting up, says a climatologist and the Meteorological Service of Singapore. For 25 years from 1956 to 1980,634 words
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321 1988-08-08 18 TWO Singapore contractors have secured multi-million-dol-lar contracts for projects in Thailand. They finalised their deals last week while on a mission to Thailand organised by the Construction Industry Development Board. Singapore consortium Mainland Investors signed a contract to provide project management services321 words
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186 1988-08-08 18 MYSTERY surrounds the unconnected murders of two women in 1985 and 1986. In both cases, a coroner’s court last week recorded verdicts of murder by person or persons unknown. with police unable to establish any motive for either killing. An autopsy on186 words
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164 1988-08-08 18 TWO national servicemen were injured by a grenade during training at the hand grenade range on Pulau Tekong yesterday. Both men are now in the Singapore General Hospital where one is on the dangerously ill list. The incident happened at about 3.45 pm,164 words
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Article, Illustration242 1988-08-08 19 – MICHAEL LIM - MICHAEL LIM. THE prizes were ready and the student compere announced with her best smile: “We will next invite our guest of honour, the Communications and Information Minister, Dr Yeo Ning Hong, to give away the prizes.” But she then discovered the snag: The242 words
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Article119 1988-08-08 19 – SHARON LIM - SHARON LIM. A MAN was literally the victim of a “rip-off” when he fell asleep on a park bench at the Esplanade, near the Singapore Cricket Club, early on Saturday morning. For when sales representative Lee Hai Cheong awoke, he found his trouser pockets torn open. His119 words
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Article, Illustration162 1988-08-08 19 A WOMAN, left in an old folk’s home two years ago by her son who then disappeared, has died while in a coma in hospital. Madam Chan Geok Kee, 63, died at Toa Payoh Hospital on Saturday. She had earlier been discovered in a coma on Friday162 words
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Article119 1988-08-08 19 – were arrested - were arrested. A VAN cruising late at night with its lights off aroused the suspicion of an alert member of the public. Thanks to the tip-off. police nabbed two burglars with their loot. The two men had driven the Datsun vehicle, without switching on its headlights, into Defu119 words
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Article, Illustration1180 1988-08-08 19 GERRY DE SILVA - By GERRY DE SILVA WILL Mr E. W. Barker drop out of politics and leave his old friend Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew as sole surviving member of the Old Guard in Government? Mr S. Rajaratnam, Senior Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) and1,180 words
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Article, Illustration266 1988-08-08 19 POLICE received 19 telephone calls on their hotline after Saturday’s Crime Watch programme. A police spokesman said they were following up on the calls, made between 8.25 pm on Saturday and 6 am yesterday as some might be useful tip-offs. The highest response266 words
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91 1988-08-08 19 THE Photographic Society of Singapore will open its 39th Singapore International Salon of Photography on Friday at 5.30 pm at the Exhibition Hall of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Parliamentary Secretary (Trade and Industry) Sidek bin Saniff will be guest of honour. Exhibitions of91 words
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Article, Illustration155 1988-08-08 20 A WARM Singapore welcome complete with lion dance and garlands greeted Malaysian officials and passengers who arrived on the first flight from Langkawi to Singapore yesterday. The Malaysia Airlines flight from the tourist isle on the north-western coast of Peninsular Malaysia was doubly auspicious as it155 words
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Article294 1988-08-08 20 A MAN was so eager to get back his missing car that he complied with an anonymous caller’s instructions to put $1,500 into an envelope and deposit it in a dustbin in Toa Payoh. He then rushed home to wait for the man to call294 words
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552 1988-08-08 20 MAYLEE CHIA - First Asian airline with state-of-the-art jets By MAYLEE CHIA SINGAPORE Airlines (SLA) will be the first national carrier in Asia to get state-of-the-art *****00 jumbos when two of the aircraft are delivered in December. Its order of 14 planes is also the largest in552 words
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355 1988-08-08 20 LOONG SWEE YIN - Rivals libelled us ex-Siasu officials By LOONG SWEE YIN TWELVE officials defeated in the Singapore Airlines Staff Union's (Siasu) recent divisional elections are taking legal action against the team that beat them, charging that they have been libelled. The 12, who contested and lost the leadership of Siasu’s Cabin Crew355 words
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Advertisement283 1988-08-08 14 o \0 C \df. Si \o Organised by SAF RESERVISTS' ASSOCIATION WE’LL BE 23 SOON, SINGAPORE! M. Have you recorded your birthday wish for Singapore yet. or wrapped up your gift for the nation? If not, it’s time to do so today, as it’s party time tonight. It’s been a283 words
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Advertisement13 1988-08-08 17 The first medals of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games have already been awarded.13 words
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Advertisement398 1988-08-08 18 Announcing the opening of the new Brother Showroom Some very auspicious numbers that'll save you money at the new Brother Showroom. August is a very special month for us. It marks the opening of our new Showroom in GSM Building, at Middle Road. And we are celebrating it with fabulous398 words
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Advertisement497 1988-08-08 18 "Certificate in Business Administration awarded by Association of Business Executives(AßE), UK Admission is now open for the above programme which is designed to prepare students tor the June 1989 Examinations leading to the Certificate in Business Administration awarded by The Association of Business Executives (ABE), UK. Thames is officially accredited497 words
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Advertisement197 1988-08-08 19 Federal Express. The Official Air Express Carrier of the 1988 Olympic Games. V 1 m m if* m ''-V It was really no surprise when the world's most important sporting event chose the worlds biggest air express company as their official air express carrier. Federal Express invented air express service.197 words
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Advertisement189 1988-08-08 20 CELEB Yes! An Imarflex microwave oven from Japan is yours to take home absolutely FREE between now till stocks last. As our 28th Anniversary celebration offer to you, this good looking, hard working microwave oven is yours with any purchase of Tecnogas built in appliance (package cf*er hob, oven hoocfl189 words
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Advertisement882 1988-08-08 21 EMPORIUM GROUP IT’S A FEELING WE ALL SHARE! CELEBRATING OUR NATION’S 23RD YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE AND EXCELLENCE. m 1 Wt' w />) p. 9 O A M Emporium proudly holds Shopping 23 activities in conjunction with SAFRA’s Making 23 Enjoy our very special discounts, fashion shoves and lucky draws with882 words
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Article620 1988-08-08 22 HANOI last week decided that it would not cooperate with the United States to look for the remains of American soldiers missing in action in Indochina (MIAs) or to help the emigration of former Vietnamese political prisoners to the US. But the fig leaf of an excuse which620 words
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Article, Illustration1480 1988-08-08 22 Yang Razali Kassim - No solution, but significant groundwork towards peace in Cambodia By Yang Razali Kassim Jakarta Correspondent ON THE surface, the recent Cambodia peace talks in Bogor did not seem to have brought a solution nearer in sight. But now that the dust is1,480 words
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Article, Illustration979 1988-08-08 22 YEONG YOOK SOO - Viewpoint By YEONG YOOK SOO THE international media have portrayed last week’s peace talks on Cambodia in Bogor as a failure. They may have come to this view because of the lack of substantive agreements. After four days of talks,979 words
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Article, Illustration769 1988-08-08 22 Yang Razali kassim. BOGOR was supposed to be cool. But strangely, it was not so when the Cambodian peace talks took place there recently. A spokesman for the meeting jokingly complained to the press about the heat. But for the huge band of– Yang Razali kassim. - 769 words
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Article, Illustration1649 1988-08-08 23 LU KENG - Singapore model for China It provides a decent life for its people in spite of what critics say about lack of freedom By LU KENG Excerpts from article in Baixmg SINGAPORE’S present-day success is probably what Mr Deng Xiaoping has in mind: a decent life for the people, with everybody1,649 words
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633 1988-08-08 23 JOHN BAGGALEY - By JOHN BAGGALEY TEHERAN A diplomatic offensive based on realism and softer words is winning Iran new international acceptance after years of isolation, diplomats in Teheran say. “There is sufficient evidence to suggest that the moves to end633 words
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Advertisement63 1988-08-08 23 RC 57/88 07 Officially speaking, DBS Finance Building Z v s pemng. opens today. At 112, Robinson Road. It’s brand new and completely our own. So do drop in for a chat. You’ll find that you’re getting the best financial services any finance company can offer. To help you make63 words
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Advertisement146 1988-08-08 23 CONGRATULATIONS TO DBS FINANCE LTD on the official opening of DBS Finance Building 112 Robinson Road Singapore 0106. (g FINANCE HOUSES ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE Asia Building Society Ltd Asia Commercial Finance Ltd Credit Corporation (S) Ltd Far East Finance Organization Ltd Forward Oversea Credit Ltd Golden Casde Finance Corporation Ltd146 words
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183 1988-08-08 24 MY JOB requires me to travel frequently and my company pays me a transport allowance for using my own car for work purposes. The transport allowance is to cover expenses incurred for petrol, parking, the Central Business District183 words
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66 1988-08-08 24 I HAVE to earn extra income to support my family. Recently a friend introduced me to a directselling programme, but I have doubts about it. Under the Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act, direct selling with multi-lev-el commissions is illegal. My friend says the company concerned is approved66 words
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163 1988-08-08 24 RECENTLY, I shopped at a supermarket in Toa Payoh. I bought one item, paid for it and left. I was more than a block away when I was stopped by a man and asked to produce my receipt. I was shocked. I assumed the163 words
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Article, Illustration477 1988-08-08 24 On the elected presidency THOUGH some of the comments made by the four political scientists merit consideration (ST, Aug 6), a few of them appear not to have grasped the essence and purpose of the powers the constitutional amendments propose to477 words
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273 1988-08-08 24 WE ARE indeed pleased that the Government has finally relented, allowing owners of private properties on the Approved Residential Property Scheme to withdraw up to a maximum of 100 per cent of the valuation price at the time of purchase. This ruling273 words
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127 1988-08-08 24 Replies WE refer to the letter “Some of our road names leave much to be desired” by “Ken". (ST, July 29). In the naming of streets, the Comptroller of Property Tax is advised by the Advisory Committee on Street Names. This committee127 words
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101 1988-08-08 24 PLEASE refer to the letter “Humps needed" from “Management Corporation Strata Title No. 939”. (ST, July 19). We have checked the site along Meyappa Chettiar Road near the T-junc-tion of Potong Pasir Avenue 2. What is required is not the erection of humps101 words
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Advertisement200 1988-08-08 24 How to keep your balance in today’s volatile markets Let's face it. The last thing you need the first thing in the morning is yesterday's information. Especially when trying to keep your balance in today's foreign exchanges, perhaps the most volatile markets of all. Risks become unmanageable and opportunities unavailable200 words
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Article153 1988-08-08 25 AUG 10 A one-day course on “Effective Time Management A Practical Workshop”, organised by the National University of Singapore’s Department of Extramural Studies, will be held at the Waterloo Centre. Fee: $6O. Aug 11 The National University of Singapore’s Department of Extramural Studies will hold a five-session course153 words
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Article227 1988-08-08 25 AMALGAMATED Industrial Steel Bhd has appointed Mr Um Phooi Kee Joint Company Secretary. Asiatic Development Bhd has appointed Mr Quah Chek Tin Alternate Director. Datuk Keramat Holdings Bhd has appointed Mr Nazir Ariff Managing Director. Mr Ariff replaces Mr R.J. Tolley, who will remain a director of the board.227 words
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Article34 1988-08-08 25 Enterprises must be constantly rejuvenated. If they age, they are doomed. Jean-Luc Lagardere. one of France's most talked-about entrepreneurs who heads both the Matra defence and electronics group and the Hachette publishing concern.34 words
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Article451 1988-08-08 25 KL puts off stock index futures plan KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) has postponed a plan to introduce stock index futures next year, Chairman Lee Boon Chim said. “We have got to be very careful in introducing this after the October stock market crash. We451 words
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557 1988-08-08 25 CHOW CHEE SUN - Hotel Marco Polo shares almost double in six months By CHOW CHEE SUN CPF investors who picked the right stock would have almost doubled their money in just six months. United Overseas Bank’s survey of 84 selected trustee stocks in its latest issue of557 words
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Article, Illustration291 1988-08-08 25 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Investors’ Association (MIA) is to set up the ‘‘MIA Legal Fund” to protect the rights and interests of investors. MIA President Patrick H.S. Lim said the fund would be used if and when the MIA took legal action– Bernama. - 291 words
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438 1988-08-08 25 SHARON LAU - By SHARON LAU FOR those interested in share financing, it might be worth your while to take a look at some of the local banks’ margin trading account (MTA) schemes. Of tne Big Four, only Overseas Union Bank does not438 words
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Article, Illustration376 1988-08-08 25 is United Overseas Bank’s $2 million. But all three banks stress that the upper limit is meant only as an internal guideline larger lines can be extended depending on various factors. Tat Lee Bank (TLB) does not have a maximum that applies across the board it varies according376 words
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Article148 1988-08-08 25 UNITED Industrial Corporation Limited recently confirmed its conditional agreement to sell 58,900 shares of HK$lOO (5526.22) each in Far East Flour Mills (HK) Ltd and 19 shares of HK$l each in Far East Consortium China Ltd to two whol-ly-owned subsidiaries of Hongkonglisted Far East Consortium Ltd.148 words
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217 1988-08-08 25 BONVESTS Holdings Limited has transferred its property development business to its new-ly-incorporated subsidiary, Cavendish Realty Pte Ltd. The transaction price, which was valued at $4.02 million, will be met with an issue of 4.02 million $1 shares in Cavendish. The valuation was carried217 words
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Article5015 1988-08-08 26 All shares quoted have a par value of $l. unless otherwise specified Adjusted foe senp rights N Tai-eiempted dividend P/E ratios reflect the last annual consolidated results Trustee stocks under CPf Approved Investments Scheme t Margin stocks ABN is traded in lots of 10 shares each,5,015 words
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Article, Illustration320 1988-08-08 26 New York AFP. NEW YORK Fresh fears of inflation weighed heavily on Wall Street at the close of the week. It was the culmination of several lethargic sessions in anticipation of the release of the June unemployment figures. The Dow Jones– AFP. - 320 words
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Article393 1988-08-08 26 AFP. TOKYO Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange advanced moderately last week in erratic trading. The closely-watched Nikkei Stock Average finished the week on Saturday at 28,362.18, up a modest 163.04 yen, compared with the previous week’s hefty 889.6-yen advance. The TSE Composite Index chalked up 6.76 points– AFP. - 393 words
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Article239 1988-08-08 26 AFP. LONDON Stock exchange indices rose gradually last week in a seasonally quiet market. Trading began on a bright note in London’s securities markets as nervousness over a further rise in Britain’s base-lending rate continued to recede while the pound gained ground. The London stock market also benefited from– AFP. - 239 words
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Article189 1988-08-08 26 HONGKONG The Hongkong stock market rose last Monday but eased thereafter in anticipation of a hike in local interest rates. But the expectation was misplaced, as the increase, tipped to be announced on Saturday, failed to materialise. The Hang Seng Index dropped 8.75 points to close the week at189 words
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Article177 1988-08-08 26 AFP. SYDNEY The Australian share market finished the week higher with demand for industrial stocks spilling over into other sectors. Brokers said prospects of strong profit reports in the coming weeks and general optimism about the Australian economy encouraged investors. Buyers generally sought quality industrial stocks, particularly retail and– AFP. - 177 words
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Article, Illustration172 1988-08-08 27 Company news Week ended August 5. Com pied by Business Times. I Final results Gross Group net Year to Company dividend profit/loss (’000) Ganda Hldgs M523.140L(520,318L) Sept 87 Killinghall 15(10) M55.863(51,576) Dec 87 Preliminary results Gross Group pre-tax Year to Company dividend profit/loss (’000) Glenealy 10172 words
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Article559 1988-08-08 27 Bonvests Holdings Ltd has successfully completed its takeover of Tonhow Industries Ltd with a 60.34 per cent stake or 5.31 m shares. DBS Land has been designated a trustee stock from August 4. Esso Malaysia Bhd has raised Msloom from a consortium of banks to finance the construction559 words
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Article179 1988-08-08 27 Auf 5 US* Chanfe Alcoo 53* Allied Sig 34* Amo* Inc 23* Any Corp 45* An 26* Bethlehem Sti 24* Boeing Co 62* Coterpidor Co 63 Cho*e Monhtn 30* Chrysler Cp 23* Citicorp 24* Con* Nat Got 36* -1* Consol Ed NY 44* I* CPC Intemotl 46* Csx179 words
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Article335 1988-08-08 27 Auf 6 Yen Chanfe Ajinomoto 2930 20 Akoi 620 15 1190 -20 Asohi Kosei 1090 10 Asohi Gloss 1950 20 Bonk of Tokyo 1590 10 Bridgestone 1350 -10 1410 20 Cosio Computer 1300 10 860 25 2330 -10 Doi-lchi Kongyo 3120 30 D Nippon Print 2530 -110 D Nippon335 words
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Article187 1988-08-08 27 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unit of foreign currency to SJ10 Australian dollar 1.6447 —1.6476 6.16 —6.03 Canadian dollar 1 6966 —1 6988 5.94 —5.85 NZ dollar 1.3602—1.3629 7.49 —7 28 Sterling pound 3.4921 —3.4959 2 89 —2 85 US dollar187 words
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Article480 1988-08-08 27 BANKS’ prime lending rates at the close of business on Friday, August 5 Bank PLR Algemene Bank 6*4 Allied Insti Bank 6 Vi American Express 8*4 Am Dam R'terdam Bank 6*4 Arab Bank Ltd 6Vi Arab Banking Corp 6*4 Asia Commercial 6*4 A NZ Banking Group 6*i Ban480 words
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Article348 1988-08-08 27 DEPOSIT RATES OCBC 0U6 UOB DBS Savings: daily 2% 2 Vi 2 Vi 23/4 Monthly 23/4 Autosave Fixed deposit 3 1 month 2 Vi 23/4 23/4 23/4(1) 2 months 23/4 (1) 3 months 2 Vi 23/4 23/4 23/4(1) 6 months IV* 3 3 Vi 3(1) 9 months 3348 words
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Article488 1988-08-08 27 Penct Ch»«t INDUSTRIALS Asdo-MFI 156 -1 AMted-lrom 322 -VS Amec 385 +6 BTR PLC 292 -3 Rofftovi 413 -1-8 lit trim-489i-s -VS ■ICC 374 +6 Blue Crete 472 +5' BOC Group 418 4 Boots. 229 1 PpwQt +r 415 2 BATS 424 -6 B Airwor* 162 1 Intonnto 108488 words
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Article, Illustration335 1988-08-08 27 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keopel Wharves Jon Sanders P5B aside 08/08 Hong Woon M2B 08/08 09/08 Kota Ratu P3E a side 08/08 Kah Onn M3B 08/08 08/08 Berlin Hdd K28 a side 08/08 Megah B No 1 P2A a335 words
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Article, Illustration677 1988-08-08 27 Receipt of Export FCL containers and LCL cargo LCL Receiving Receiving Ship (Voyage) Arr Car(o fine Block All. Fortune (*****) 08/08 (1700) F5 0730-083 N1 Anson (*****N) 08/08 (1700) F7 0915-0945 A4VC Ratih (836) 08/08 (1730) F7 0830-0930 0800-0830 C2E2 MS Marco (8832) 08/08 (2200) F2 1230-1300/1200-1230 J2/H2677 words
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Article79 1988-08-08 27 Reuter. TAIPEI Taiwanese ship-breakers have asked the government for two years' reprieve from their eviction from the port of Kaohsiung. Mr Hsu How-zwe, chairman of the Taiwan Ship-breaking Industry Association. said he put the plea to Economic Affairs Minister Chen Li-an. Lease for 24 major ship-breakers run– Reuter. - 79 words
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Article31 1988-08-08 27 Closing prices RUBBER S'pore KL cents cents S/kilo M/kilo August 1 265.50 349.00 August 2 265.00 348.50 August 3 264.00 348.00 August 4 257 50 344.50 August 5 255.00 343.5031 words
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Article28 1988-08-08 27 TIN Closing prices Turnover Tonnes August 1 MS (M)/kilo 19.10 135 August 2 19.16 131 August 3 19.20 101 August 4 19.21 74 August 5 19.21 8728 words
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Article207 1988-08-08 27 Asian rates ASIAN currency average ttfh 1 month Low 5 7/16 Yen deposit rates for the 4H week ended August 5. 3 months 4*4 4 11/16 6 months 4 13/16 4*4 BIO PRICES 12 months 4% 4 13/16 7 days USJ Low Hfh Sterfnf Low 7 15/16 7 13/16 1207 words
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Article55 1988-08-08 27 Nikkei Stock Average Index The Nikkei Stock Average Index futures report was not available yesterday. (Nikkei Stock Average Index) Spot Open High Low Sett Est Vol *****.86 *****.86 *****.50 *****.18 Sept 88 ***** ***** ***** ***** Dee ***** 975 *****N Mar 89 *****N June *****N Open interest and55 words
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Article200 1988-08-08 27 Spot Gold THE tight price range of last week is likely soon to give way to some volatile movements. Strong resistance is found at US$43B. Technical indicators continue to show bearishness which may mean any break-out from recent congestion would probably be downwards. Bear market strategies preferred200 words
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Article25 1988-08-08 27 Buying fighest—Lowest SS/CM Seing Kghest—Lowest SS/gm Bank of China 28 61 —28.39 28 73 —28.51 OUB 28.58-2845 28.73 —28.60 UOB 28.67-28 40 28.82-28.5525 words
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Article23 1988-08-08 27 GOLD US$/oz Sat Fri Hongkong 431 90 —432 30 431 80 —432 30 Fri Thurs New York 431.90 —432.40 433.00 —433.5023 words
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Article69 1988-08-08 27 ujinuuin trices easea steadily throughout the past week on the London physical market. The spot price closed at £725 per tonne against £762.5 the previous Friday and the forward price at £785 against £822.5 pounds. Prices continued to weaken in line with declining values on the Far Eastern markets.69 words
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Article60 1988-08-08 27 SHARPLY HIGHER. Prices firmed strongly on the European spot market (basis Rotterdam warehouse) in line with strong rises on Far Eastern markets, particularly in Malaysia. The metal was supported by worries over its supply due to a decline in world stocks and strong consumer and merchant demand. Prices closed60 words
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Article56 1988-08-08 27 IRREGULAR. After a strong start, prices drifted lower in thin trading as the dollar gained strength, before recovering at the end of the week. On the London Metal-Exchange, prices firmed at the outset despite the announcement of a 80,000 ounce rise in stocks to 14.92 million ounces, before fluctuating56 words
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Article99 1988-08-08 27 HIGHER AFTER INITIAL FALL. Prices fell sharply at the outset to their lowest level for two months despite news of a lower-than-expected 3,000-tonne rise in London Metal Exchange stocks last week to 119,975 tonnes —a new 14-month high. The metal then recovered on technical buying, boosted by news that99 words
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Article81 1988-08-08 27 IRREGULAR. Standard aluminium prices fell initially despite the announcement of a 5,050-tonne fall in London Metal Exchange stocks to 58,375 tonnes. High-grade metal was steady initially as LME stocks fell by 700 tonnes to 51,775 tonnes. Prices then drifted lower in 'the absence of buying interest before recovering at81 words
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286 1988-08-08 28 SHARON LAU - Kuala Lumpur by SHARON LAU STRONG buying interest across the Causeway saw prices close firmer on the Kuala Lumpur stock market last week. The New Straits Times Industrial Index surged 27.87 points to 1,872.44. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index gained 8.04 points286 words
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532 1988-08-08 28 Singapore THE Singapore stock kicked off the week on a bright note as the firmer New York and Tokyo markets and the release of better corporate results over the previous weekend boosted share prices. The Straits Times Industrial Index see-sawed during the week, starting532 words
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Article, Illustration108 1988-08-08 28 Promet Bhd PROMET Bhd topped the active list last week with a volume of 22.89 million shares. After trading between 46 cents and the year’s high of 56.5 cents, the counter ended the week at 55.5 cents, up 9.5 cents from the previous week’s close. The holding108 words
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Article85 1988-08-08 28 THE FOLLOWING is a list of the five most actively traded stocks on the Stock Exchange of Singapore last week. It gives the turnover in thousands of units, closing prices on Friday and the high and low for 1988 Company Vokinc Price High (S) Low (’000) August85 words
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312 1988-08-08 28 NYT. NEW YORK The latest scandal to involve stock trading based on insider information centres on Business Week magazine and information obtained from employees of its printer, the R.R. Donnelley Sons Co. Last week, new legislation was introduced in the House– NYT. - 312 words
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164 1988-08-08 28 Be mama. KUALA LUMPUR LBI Sdn Bhd, a company formed by Ipco Constructors Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a MsBo million (Ss62 million) government contract under the privatisation of the La-buan-Beaufort Interconnection project. Ipco, which is half owned by the– Be mama. - 164 words
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528 1988-08-08 29 Benama. KUALA LUMPUR There is a much brighter outlook for the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE), says Chairman Tan Sri Lee Boon Chim. After two years of losses he expects it to break even this year and show a profit next. Its fortunes– Benama. - 528 words
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245 1988-08-08 29 MBT. KUALA LUMPUR Vastly better turnover has seen a massive improvement for the Aluminium Co of Malaysia (Alcorn). Pre-tax losses for the half-year to June 30 were the lowest for five years M 5199,000 (*****,220) and just a fraction of the M 511.49 million for– MBT. - 245 words
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334 1988-08-08 29 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Chujitsu Superstore Sdn Bhd, which recently announced its second outlet, plans to have three stores in operation within the next two years. Chairman Khor Chin Poey said the company was looking to a third store to achieve economy of scale– NST. - 334 words
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252 1988-08-08 29 AFP. COLOMBO Sri Lanka has opened a US$43-million (5587.72 million) dry dock aimed at making Colombo a major ship-repair centre in South Asia. It will be aided by relatively cheap labour and generous tax concessions, officials said. Although the Sri Lankan facility is about 45-per– AFP. - 252 words
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Advertisement218 1988-08-08 28 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS Continuing Education Program (A) EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGINEERING This course is designed for engineers and technologists towards developing the skills in effective communication. It is also useful for people who wish to sit for the EC Part 2: "The Engineer in Society" Course Fees: $lOO218 words
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Advertisement241 1988-08-08 29 TO DR. IBNU SUTOWO CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF P.T. lIYMLNIX) PETROMAS UTAMA ON THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF YOUR PREMIUM THREADING PLANT AT BATU AMPAR BATAM ISLAND REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA A FROM: THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF DOLPHIN THREAD PROTECTOR (S) PTE LTD DOLPHIN PLASTIC INDUSTRIES (S) PTE241 words
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Article, Illustration2223 1988-08-08 30 OUR RACING TEAM - Oo boots home another double to make it 32 By OUR RACING TEAM KUALA LUMPUR Jockey K.L. 00, who bagged a double on Saturday, gave a repeat performance in quick succession yesterday. Chance mount Rare Vintage n, provided Oo the first leg of his double in Race2,223 words
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Article79 1988-08-08 30 THE rich quartet pool which included a jackpot of $149,470 carried over from the Pesta Sukan Cup meeting last month, was cracked yesterday. Five tickets with the winning combination of 10, 4, 8 and 3 were sold and the Bukit Turf Club paid $71,591 on each ticket. The79 words
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335 1988-08-08 30 THE stewards concluded an inquiry into the handling of Toshin in Race 4 on Saturday and charged jockey K.W. Tan with contravening MRA Rule 149 (a) with an iU-iudged ride in that from approaching the home turn until the 200m he failed to ride335 words
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Article, Illustration121 1988-08-08 30 LIONEL LEE - By LIONEL LEE KUALA LUMPUR Caulfield Cup-winning jockey Brent Thomson (above) will fly back to Melbourne tonight to prepare horses for the spring racing carnival next month. Thomson, who was granted a visiting permit to ride at the current meeting here, had to cut short121 words
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Article, Illustration128 1988-08-08 30 JACK ELLIOTT - By JACK ELLIOTT SYDNEY When former Sydney champion jockey Malcolm Johnston was suspended for the 42nd time, he showed that h had not lost his sense c. humour. On receiving the fiveday suspension, Johnsto i said: “I wish they (the stewards) would stop128 words
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Miscellaneous29 1988-08-08 30 Big Sweep FIRST: *****6 SECOND: *****9 THIRD: *****4 STARTERS: *****0, *****7, *****7, *****8, *****3, *****6, *****3, *****8, *****3. CONSOLATIONS: *****9, *****1, *****9, *****6, *****2, *****3, *****2, *****4, *****9, *****2.29 words
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Article, Illustration152 1988-08-08 31 BEIJING: (By Special Correspondent.) Although making no pretensions to rival the Olympic opening in Seoul, the opening of the Olympic Hotel in Beijing in September ushers in a new era of luxury accommodation in the Chinese capital. Olympic Hotel is managed by152 words
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Article71 1988-08-08 31 AFTER a bus* dav of negotiations, tired executives will be able to replenish their depleted energies at the Chinese Physiotherapeutic Centre located in the hotel. After a restorative massage, the proven techniques of the Qi Gong treatment are available to soothe the nerves, strengthen the bodv and revive71 words
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Article125 1988-08-08 31 DINING at the new Olympic Hotel promises to be a delightfully extended experience. Paitkularlv so when sou attend a fellblown Chinese banquet at the Golden Phoenix Restaurant wher superb Cantonese and Sichuan delicacies are prepared by a team of top Chinese specialitv chefs from Hong Kong. Or linger125 words
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Article122 1988-08-08 31 LONG-STAYING guests will be particularly comforted by a choice from 54 Deluxe Suites, and a choice of location. Either reside on the third floor which has been totally given over to Deluxe Suites, or choose from any other floor, on which there are 4 suites. Each Deluxe122 words
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Article, Illustration92 1988-08-08 31 THE hotel has been designed around a delightful atrium, unique to Beijing. A waterfall cascades gently amidst flowers and greeneiv. the sounds of the water mingling with the soothing tones of flute and piano performances in the evening. The design of the atrium lobby provides a welcome sight92 words
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Article, Illustration105 1988-08-08 31 THAI'S how close all the business action seems to be to the new Olympic Hotel. This innovative hotel is the 'closest accommodation centre tq the all-important Negotiation Building. Other sites of importance are close at hand. The National Library. Capital Gymnasium. Exhibition Hall and105 words
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Advertisement156 1988-08-08 31 Symbol of Progress I MF. Olympic Hotel is managed bv Hotel Equatorial International, a Singapore based group renowned for its quality o! management and stvle. A second Hotel Equatorial in China will open in Guangzhou at the end of this year, and a third will open in Shanghai in I156 words
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Advertisement581 1988-08-08 32 an #<« V) r. K > **m \i r 0 W^v •fc V *s r 3* i au V ’f*** V \v. 1* m V V V f. S? V 4< > 4 m r# *s A r\ *< IP 1 I 5» A m i M n V 1581 words
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362 1988-08-08 33 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - CRICKET By MAHMOOD GAZNAVI SINGAPORE surrendered their opening match to Federal Territory in a J&B Rare Singapore Cricket Carnival match at the Padang yesterday. Set a target of 190 in the 42-overs match, the Republic inexplicably gave up the fight in the 31st362 words
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Article172 1988-08-08 33 FEDERAL TERRITORY Mural** Nair b Mushtaq 12 Edwin Seah ret hurt 4 B&nerjl Nair c Muruthi b Suresh 57 Abol Rizvi r Mukhtar b Suresh 34 Suresh Menon not out 50 Mohd Harris b Suresh 10 Amarjit Singh not out 2 Extras 20 Total (for 4 wkts) 189 Wickets172 words
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Article104 1988-08-08 33 Johor bt Penang by M runs. Johor 156-7 in 45 overs (Saat Jalil 40, Azmi Majid 38, G. Booth 2-21). Penang 96 in 33.5 overs (B. Balasundram 33, J.R Wandi 4-14, Tan Kim Hing 3-23). Sabah bt Selangor by 3 wkts. Selangor 126-4 in 39 overs (N. Rajaram104 words
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Article, Illustration332 1988-08-08 33 Reuter. LONDON West Indies were on course to complete a 4-0 series triumph in the Fifth and final Test at the Oval on Saturday. West Indies, chasing a victory target of 225 with two days and 24 overs left in the final session, made– Reuter. - 332 words
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Article130 1988-08-08 33 PETER KHOO - RUGBY By PETER KHOO HILL DELAMAIN Rugby Football Club’s Jasbindar Singh has been banned for one year by the Singapore Rugby Union’s Disciplinary Committee for “repeated infringements’’ which resulted in him being sent off in the Under-23 match against Old Rafflesians' Association on July130 words
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Article110 1988-08-08 33 BOWLING Singapore International (Orchard Bowl, 12pm). HOCKEY SHA Div 2: Safsa B v Police Gurkha (Tanglin, 5 30pm). SOCCER Malaysia Cap: Sabah v Johor (Kota Kinabalu. 4.30 pm), Brunei v Kelantan (Bandar Seri Bagawan, Bpm). Jurong League: S pore Chemicon v Hymold (Clementi Stadium). SGSFL Div 1: S110 words
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Article, Illustration393 1988-08-08 33 GOLF IPOH Singapore’s Bill Fung shot a final-round 72 finish third in the $lOO,OOO Perak Masters at the Tiger'' Lane golf course here yesterday. Bill, on 285 70, 73, 70, 72), was five strokes behind-I winner Frankie Minoza, of the Philippines. Thailand’s** Bunchoo Ruengchit393 words
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Article109 1988-08-08 33 HOCKEY NST. KUALA LUMPUR Johor created hockey history yesterday when they won the Razak Cup for the first time, beating Negri Sembilan 2-0 at the Tun Razak Stadium here yesterday. There is now a likelihood that the Johor Hock- ey Association may get their first astroturf– NST. - 109 words
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Article264 1988-08-08 33 ARCHERY Singapore finished second to Sea Games gold-medallists Indonesia in the team event of the Pesta Sukan Invitation tournament at Gloucester Barracks yesterday. Results: Men’s Mm: 1 Adang Ajidji (I) 284 2 Syafruddin Mawi (I) 275 3 M. Tohir (I) 263. 73m: 1 S. Mawi (I)264 words
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Article184 1988-08-08 33 Reuter, AFP, UPI. York International in Eng-*?; land (Britons, unless 1 232 Nick Faldo 68, 68, 66; Peter Baker 68, 68, 66. 234 Mark*"McNulty (Zim) 68. 68, 68. 23T!;Craig Parry (Aust) 68, 68, Des Smyth (Ire) 70, 70, 65. St Jude Classic In Tennessee (Americans, unless stated): 1 233– Reuter, AFP, UPI. - 184 words
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Article, Illustration780 1988-08-08 35 ALAN HUBBARD - By ALAN HUBBARD BIRMINGHAM The one certainty about next month’s Olympics is that a golden era has ended and there will be a new 1,500 metres champion. Sebastian Coe's calamitous exit from the British Olympic trials means the glorious– Renter pictures. - 780 words
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Article, Illustration357 1988-08-08 35 Reuter. INDIANAPOLIS Top seed Boris Becker and fifth seed John McEnroe on Saturday won their semi-fi-nals at the U *****,000 ($846,600) United States hardcourt tennis championships to set up a rematch of last year’s Davis Cup marathon won by the West German. After cruising through– Reuter. - 357 words
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Article175 1988-08-08 35 Bernama. SIBU Rashid Sides created an upset when he beat elder brother Misbun 15-7, 15-9 to reach the final of the Sarawak Open badminton tournament here on Saturday. Rashid’s opponent in the final is Foo Kok Keong, who beat Kwan Yoke Meng 15-7, 15-9. In– Bernama. - 175 words
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Article200 1988-08-08 35 SHIRLYNN HO - By SHIRLYNN HO PUMA beat Dunlop 19-4 in the final of the Adidas Team Tennis at Kallang yesterday to win the first prize of a six-day Brisbane trip. The final marked the end of four weekends of fun-filled though not always sporting competitive tennis among the200 words
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Article441 1988-08-08 35 Reuter. AFP. AP BASEBALL New York Yankees beat Minnesota 5-3 in an American League match on Saturday. Other results: Kansas City 11 Toronto 1, Detroit 4 Boston 2, Oakland 5 Seattle 4, Cleveland 5 Texas 3, Baltimore 7 Milwaukee 2, California 7 Chicago 5. National league: NY– Reuter. AFP. AP - 441 words
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Article253 1988-08-08 35 Reuter. Men’s 4Mm hurdles: 1 Max Robertson 50.235ec 2 Phillip Harries 50.50 3 Martin Briggs 51.02. HMm: 1 Steve Cram lmin 44.165ec 2 Tom McKean 1:45.10 3 Steven Heard 1:45.32. 3,M4m steeplechase: 1 Mark Rowland 8:32.60 2 Roger Hackney 8:33.80 3 Eddie Wedderburn 8:34.23. 11,M9m: 1– Reuter. - 253 words
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Article, Illustration560 1988-08-08 35 Reuter. OTTAWA A fit-looking Ben Johnson ran the 100 metres in a wind-aided 9.9osec at the Canadian Olympic athletic trials on Saturday, then predicted an easy victory over American rival Carl Lewis in Seoul next month. “There is no match there because– Reuter. - 560 words
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Article, Illustration761 1988-08-08 36 J. RAJENDRAN - MALAYSIA CUP RESULTS: PERLIS 1 SINGAPORE 0, MALACCA 0 SARAWAK 0, NEGR! 0 PENANG 1, KUALA LUMPUR 5 PERAK 1 By J. RAJENDRAN KANGAR Singapore’s string of draws in the Malaysia Cup soccer tournament ended here yesterday but it was defeat, and not victory, that– Picture by JERRY SEH. - 761 words
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Article, Illustration108 1988-08-08 36 Bernama. MALACCA Malacca and Sarawak played to a scoreless draw in their Malaysia Cup clash at Kubu Stadium yesterday. Led by former national skipper Soh Chin Aun, the home team played a good game. Although they controlled the first half, Malacca were unable to overcome– Bernama. - 108 words
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Article145 1988-08-08 36 Bernama. SEREMBAN League leaders Negri Sembilan stumbled to their second defeat when they lost to Penang 1-0 in a Malaysia Cup match at the Seremban Municipal Stadium yesterday. The home crowd had expected the team to continue their winning streak, especially after humbling Perak, who themselves– Bernama. - 145 words
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Article127 1988-08-08 36 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Cup soccer champions Kuala Lumpur rediscovered some of last season’s impressive form to crush rising Perak 5-1 at Merdeka Stadium last night. After three unimpressive performances, which included a narrow 2-1 escape against unfancied Forces last week, KL finally found their– NST. - 127 words
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Article128 1988-08-08 36 Ber- nama. JOHOR BARU The Johor Football Association will hear this week the appeal by former skipper Dollah Salleh against the three-year ban on him from playing at all levels. JFA secretary Mustapha Said said yesterday the committee to hear the appeal, headed by Dr Harjit– Ber-; nama. - 128 words
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Article254 1988-08-08 36 Reuter, AP. INTERNATIONAL midfielder Olaf Thon scored five goals to help Bayern Munich trounce Second Division BlauWeiss Berlin 11-2 in the first round of the West German Cup on Saturday. Thon, signed from Schalke for a Bundesliga record of US$2.l million ($4.3 million) in May, looked potentially worth– Reuter, AP. - 254 words
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Article, Illustration588 1988-08-08 37 SHIRLYNN HO - MERLION CUP RESULTS: BREWSTER HEIGHTS 107 ASIA ELECTRIC 78. DYNAMO TBILISI 79 SMELT OLYMPIA 70...| I...CHNA 77 QUEENSLAND 66 By SHIRLYNN HO TODAY’S FIXTURES Asia Electric v Dynamo Tbilisi (5.30 pm) Smelt Olympia v Queensland Australia (7pm) China v Brewster Heights Packing Club (8.30 pm)588 words
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Article267 1988-08-08 37 LEE WAI WUN - By LEE WAI WUN AN off-colour China were stretched by Queensland Australia’s youths before pulling through 77-66 in a late-night match at Geylang Indoor Stadium yesterday. Australia, who have been improving with each match since their openingday thrashing by Brewster Heights, again impressed with their enthusiasm. And267 words
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Article295 1988-08-08 37 LEE WAI WUN - PREVIEW OF CHINA v BREWSTER HEIGHTS FINAL LEE WAI WUN AMERICAN brawn versus Asian guile...two different brands of basketball go on display tonight when Brewster Heights Packing Club face China’s Olympic team to decide who win the Merlion Cup. Both are unbeaten after five preliminary295 words
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Article, Illustration287 1988-08-08 37 SHIRLYNN HO - SHIRLYNN HO LIFE for Blair Smith, is basketball, basketball and more basketball and he is not complaining. Basketball, after all, has brought the Brisbane lad around Australia and to Singapore for his first international outing. At 16, he is the youngest player in the287 words
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Article209 1988-08-08 37 SONG TAO, one of China’s star centres during the 1985 Merlion Cup, has left the national team for greener pastures to play in the United States’ National Basketball Association league. Song was recruited by Atlanta Hawks, but his new career has been delayed by injury. The 21-year-old broke209 words
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Article, Illustration507 1988-08-08 38 GERRY DE SILVA - $3OO m saving for instance in a study of the police force By GERRY DE SILVA OUTSIDE experts called in to help have chalked up spectacular success in saving manpower and costs in the public sector. The experts from leading accounting and507 words
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424 1988-08-08 38 SINGAPORE exporters will have to wait until the new American President is elected in November to know how they might be affected by the US Trade Bill passed last week. In a statement yesterday, the Trade Development Board said the424 words
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Article, Illustration370 1988-08-08 38 THE women’s team from the Police Sports Association had two reasons for wanting to win the Singapore River Regatta ’BB dragon boat race yesterday. They were the defending champions, and they had two very special supporters cheering them on. The two were newly-weds Sergeant Mazlan Abdullah– Picture by H. L. CHAN. - 370 words
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424 1988-08-08 38 ONG MING SEING - By ONG MING SEING, Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON A move is under way in the US Congress to put pressure on Japan and Western Europe to pay more for the costs of defending their regions against Soviet threats. While the Senate424 words
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476 1988-08-08 38 AFP, UPI, Reuter. RANGOON Five people were killed and 19 injured over the weekend when security forces fired into crowds of demonstrators in the provincial towns of Pegu and Thanatpin, it was reported last night. Three people were killed and 18 injured on– AFP, UPI, Reuter. - 476 words
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381 1988-08-08 38 AFP. Reuter. SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke said yesterday he would fight opposition moves to restrict Asian immigration, even if it meant losing the next election due in mid-1990. Speaking on television, Mr Hawke said there was no single issue on– AFP. Reuter. - 381 words
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Miscellaneous34 1988-08-08 38 Weather i mm mmm wiwaHfli Showers over several areas in the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a m. tomorrow: 31 mar. 25 min SUNSET today: 7.15 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.05 am. GLOBAL WEATHER34 words
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Article, Illustration1061 1988-08-08 1 Exceeding the needs of the body whether for exercise, vitamins, even for pure water can be damaging, argues MORTON HUNT. THE present mania for strenuous exercise and megadose vitamin therapies is making many people needlessly sick. They could spare themselves misery (and save money1,061 words
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Article249 1988-08-08 1 NYT EVEN fibre in the diet, which is so highly praised- because it reduces the chances of bowel cancer —by promoting swifter passage of faeces can be harmful in excess, because some kinds of fibre interfere with the absorption of needed minerals. And outlandish– NYT - 249 words
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264 1988-08-08 2 ADDING baking soda to most local anaesthetics can significantly reduce and even eliminate the pain of an injection, said Dr Warren McKay, head of the New Pain Management Centre at the University of California, San Francisco. Although the findings were first reported last264 words
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Article, Illustration629 1988-08-08 2 A Singapore-born, Britain-based doctor tells MAGDALENE LUM about a weight control strategy that allows you to eat what you like if you know “the art of compensation”. THROW away your slimming pills and stop dieting. Diets are out and thinking positive and feeling good about629 words
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Article169 1988-08-08 2 NYT UNCIRCUMCISED men are at greater risk of infection from the Aids virus regardless of whether they have a history of genital ulcers, a new study of men in Nairobi, Kenya, suggests. The study also affirms a link between the presence of genital ulcers and the– NYT - 169 words
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Article178 1988-08-08 2 UPI ALCOHOL consumption and the risk of breast cancer appear strongly linked. Public health researchers have estimated that up to 13 per cent of US breast cancer cases might be attributed to drinking. In the most comprehensive study to date on drinking and breast cancer,– UPI - 178 words
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Article144 1988-08-08 2 Reuter MEDICAL researchers in the United States claim they have synthesised a protein found in laboratory tests to prevent the aids virus from infecting human immune cells. Dr Lee Eiden, a scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health, said laboratory results were sufficiently encouraging– Reuter - 144 words
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Article165 1988-08-08 2 NYT A NEW test that takes just four hours to detect herpes simplex virus infections has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for marketing. It is expected to help women avoid unnecessary caesarean sections and to help patients with herpes eye infections to– NYT - 165 words
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Advertisement866 1988-08-08 3 m m MALAYSIA DAIRY INDUSTRIES 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. Anniversary i1VHH OVERVIEW 25 years ago, in 1963, Malaysia Dairy Industries Private Limited was formed as an equal joint venture between Mr Thio Keng Poon and the Australian Dairy Produce Board as a mS: cfl rr rr > •1 dministrarive buildine at866 words
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Advertisement696 1988-08-08 10 FUJITSU FUJITSU (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 200, Cantonment Road #11-01, SouthPoint, Singapore 0208. Tel: *****59 Tlx: RS ***** Fax: *****75 officially opens its new factory in Yishun today. Message from Mr Y. Shinoda, Managing Director. Fujitsu (Singapore) Pte Ltd It is my privilege to fx* given the honour to forward this696 words
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Article, Illustration938 1988-08-08 11 LEE SAN CHOUY meets Tan Ing How, director of Lifeline, the first Korean play to be staged in Singapore by a local drama group. HANDS folded on lap, an impassive, bespectacled and clean-cut young man sits and tells about his views on life and938 words
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Article, Illustration487 1988-08-08 11 China Daily THE first-time visitor to Zhangcun village —about 20 km south-east of Sanmenxia city in Henan province is always surprised to see haystacks and children playing but no houses. Coming closer, he realises why this is so; the villagers live underground in– China Daily - 487 words
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Article272 1988-08-08 11 THIS programme is compiled by Rediffusion and broadcast daily in Teochew, Hokkien and Cantonese. There is also an English transla- tion of the lesson. The broadcast times over SBC’s Radio Four are 9 pm in Teochew and 10.45 pm in Hokkien on Mondays, 9 pm in Cantonese272 words
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Article, Illustration700 1988-08-08 11 〓 - Architecture 〓 China Pictorial THE column is of the same importance to ancient Chinese wood structures as it is to Western stone buildings. It is the principal support for the roof. But Western architects paid much attention to the design of the column cap, indispensable for connecting– China; Pictorial - 700 words
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Article, Illustration569 1988-08-08 12 Bunga-bunga Harapan (Flowers Of Hope) is a Malay play specially produced by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation to celebrate Singapore’s 23rd National Day. It looks at National Day through the eyes of young people. JEMAN SULAIMAN talks to four young actors in the drama to569 words
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Article418 1988-08-08 12 NATIONAL Day through the eyes of children. Broadly, this is the theme of Bunga-Bunga Harapan or Flowers Of Hope. But it also delves deep into the mind of a child, his perception of “issues” like filial piety towards one’s parents and loyalty to one’s nation. It418 words
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563 1988-08-08 12 ADIBAH AMIN - To Know Bahasa ADIBAH AMIN A TREAT, belanja, is something you are expected to give your friends from time to time, as all Malaysians know. These friends can always find an excuse for one, and start dropping hints: Ada orang barn dapat tuah, bolehlah563 words
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Advertisement348 1988-08-08 12 OMtJ\ h m\on H' I O THE COLLINGS REAL ESTATE PROPERTY EXHIBITION 88 INVEST IN AUSTRALIAN REAL ESTATE COMPARED TO STOCKS, SHARES AND BONDS, PROPERTY A STEADY LONG TERM GROWTH PERFORMER HAS OUT-PERFORMED ALL THESE INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING GRAPH. THE AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY MARKET IS THEREFORE SET348 words
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Advertisement5842 1988-08-08 14 55 Garage Sale ANTIQUE DESIGN INDONESIAN Dutch lamps for celling, table and wall. Tel: 783-4781. FULLY AUTO WASHING machine, selling 1200 0.n.0 other Items available Tel: 344-8280 USED HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR sale at: 81k.17, Defu Lane 10, #Ol-344, S 1953 Tel *****09 56 Sale: Other Products MONT BLANC GOLD PENS5,842 words
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Advertisement2032 1988-08-08 18 100 Position* Vacant: Technical (A Multinational Corporation one of the largest Electrical /Electronic Croups Worldwide) has vacancies for TECHNICIANS Requirements: NTC or ITC in Electrical or Mechanical E ngineenng Mechatronics Working experience in semi-conductor industry preferable, but not essential Job Functions: Perform routine preventive maintenance of production machinery equipment Trouble-shoot2,032 words
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Advertisement2518 1988-08-08 19 We are a progressive Printing and Books Binding Company in Singapore. We are expanding our overaeas markets and invite applications for the following positions: A. PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS 1. GCE ‘O’ Level 2. Minimum 2 yrs supervisory positions 3. Book binding experience an advantage B. PRODUCTION PLANNERS 1. GCE ‘O’ Level2,518 words
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Advertisement7073 1988-08-08 22 141 For Sale: Other Makes 'BO SUBARU 1600 GLF. 5-speed, radio cassette, s/rims. Tax 11/88, $15,300 *****77 'Bl, SUBARU 1.3 DL 2 owners New paint Excellent cond $17,800 0.n.0. Tel *****66 82 ISUZU TIAZZA 2.0 auto coupe Pte. owner, red, full accessories, beautiful cond *****88 84 HYUNDAI STELLAR 1 67,073 words
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Advertisement2885 1988-08-08 25 241 Tour* 241 Tour* 241 Tour* 241 Tour* 241 Tours "SLIDE PRESENTATION" DATE: 27 8 88 SHOW TIME VENUE 11.00pm/2.00pm/4.00pm Magnolia Room I. 3rd Floor Hyatt Hotel. EREF. ADMISSION. (Limited seats only) For reservations, please£all Joolee at *****88. f Thrilling Mediterranean Encounters A/ TUrkey/Greece/Jordan/Israel nf\ Egypt Egyptian museum Pyramid Camel2,885 words
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Advertisement589 1988-08-08 27 APPOINTMENTS TRAINEE ARTISANS Singapore Airlines is looking lor aspiring young persons keen to join our scheme for Trainee Artisans. REQUIREMENTS A Grade 111 National Trade Certificate in one of the following: Maintenance Fitting. Electronic Senicing. Electrical Fitting and Installation. Metal Machining or Sheetmetal Fabrication; OR A Grade II National Trade589 words
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Advertisement1055 1988-08-08 27 UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Applications are invited from qualified candidates for appointment to the post of either PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SENIOR LECTURER or LECTURER in the following areas: 1. BIOLOGY (a) Plant Ecologist Lecturer familiar with SE Asian plants and animals, to teach general biology. (b) Marine Ecologist Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. (c)1,055 words
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Advertisement821 1988-08-08 28 itth-LD i rnrn m I i xn:i j i. urn Amtek Engineering Ltd. (Reputed for Quality Precision) We are the market leader in the manufacturing of precision metal stampings. We utilize up to-date technology 8. equipment, and a stringent quality control system in our manufacturing processes, starting from raw material821 words
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Advertisement801 1988-08-08 28 NOTICES IN THE HIGH COTRT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Companies Winding I p No. 297 of 1*8)1 In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 185) And In the Matter of LINK ASIA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice Is hereby given that a petition for the winding801 words
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Advertisement2159 1988-08-08 29 NOTICES m ztz =t= f j -P¥ tZt <=3 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) ANNOUNCEMENT To: All Shareholders The Board of Directors is pleased to make the following announcement:1. UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 1988 Six Months Ended Six Months2,159 words
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Advertisement3190 1988-08-08 30 NOTICES LUM CHANG HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Directors of Lum Chang Holdings Limited are pleased to announce the unaudited results for the year ended 30 June 1988 UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1988 1988 S S'ooo 336.670 GROUP 1987 SSOOO 226,635 COMPANY3,190 words
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Miscellaneous119 1988-08-08 32 TONIGHT MIDNIGHT at CAPITOL ONE OF THE DECADE'S MOST WIDELY READ BEST SELLERS IS NOW THIS YEAR’S INCREDIBLE SHOCKER. Hw HOttROR BEGINS with V.C. ANDREWS’ Flowers,?,. attic VICTORIA TENNANT KRISTY SUAVSON JEB ADAMS _Jjjl LSt H E71HER On> Ow trtt Cuckoos N«st) TONIGHT MIDNIGHT at PRINCE 1 CHANGI A HAUNTING119 words
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Article, Illustration1137 1988-08-08 34 CAROL LEONG - Child of the Sixties The sex scandal which shook Britain 25 years ago is now being made into a film, reports BAZ BAMIGBOYE. In the other article, a profile of Bridget Fonda, who plays Mandy Rice-Davies. CAROL LEONG IPS IN 1960 Christine Keeler met Mandy– IPS - 1,137 words
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542 1988-08-08 35 Reuter DENMARK’S greatest composer, Carl Nielsen, has finally won national recognition through the opening of a museum in his name. The museum, at Odense in central Denmark, is a short distance from the village where Nielsen was born in 1865 and near the simple cottage– Reuter - 542 words
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Article, Illustration670 1988-08-08 35 You won’t see them, but their voices will serve to bring the carnival mood of the National Day Parade at the National Stadium into your living rooms tomorrow. They are the six TV commentators for the four languages. On Channel 5 will be Hashim Yusof (inText by KOH SIEW TIN Pictures by NGHAI CHEE WAH - 670 words
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Miscellaneous627 1988-08-08 35 -What’s On NATIONAL DAY CARNIVAL '88 THE CARNIVAL is on at Marina Centre until Aug 14. Weekdays: 5-10 pm. Weekends and public holidays: 11 am -10 pm. The venue is divided into: Pasar maiam (Area A). Fun and games (Area B). For kids (Area C). Performances (Area D): The Pan-Indian627 words
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Miscellaneous1015 1988-08-08 35 Your Listening I Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mHz in VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News and Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (cont’d) 8.00 News 8.10 On Air (cont’d) 8.30 Jet Stream 8.451,015 words
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Advertisement105 1988-08-08 36 4-25 ENJOY! Today and today only, there’s a special 8.8.88 treat on the menu at Citibank. An appetising 4.25% interest (up from 3.75%) on a 5550,***** month time deposit. We’re also dishing up similar 0.5% bonuses on all other S$ time deposits (see table). (Above rates are indicative for deposits105 words
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Advertisement69 1988-08-08 1 The Official Opening of OVERSEAS UNION BANK CENTRE the tallest building in the world outside the USA CJ i i U. liz rr r-* II fi *r «r% ra II E^i—f gl|| r S t £E2 I a*** aats mm i t T m rs m;. w« >"•:/ ii W69 words
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Advertisement575 1988-08-08 2 Advertisement Supplement Overseas Union Bank Centre The Prestigious Landmark at One Raffles Place The completion of Overseas Union Bank Centre is a milestone in the history of the building industry of Singapore. At 280 metres high, it is the tallest building in the world outside the USA. The development of575 words
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Advertisement537 1988-08-08 2 PROGRESS ADVANCEMENT” Commissioned and presented by Mr Lien Ying Chow Ssai w imf. 's, Sculptor Yang Ying feng The sculpture “Progress Advancement” is made of bronze and stands 8.5 metre high and weighs 9 metric tonnes. The swirl of the sculpture depicts a dragon a fiery representation of vitality and537 words
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Advertisement212 1988-08-08 3 Overseas Union Bank Centre, One Raffles Place, is the new landmark of modern Singapore. The headquarters for the Overseas Union Bank, it epitomises the kind of commitment and pioneering spirit that has helped shape this country. The same commitment has made Overseas Union Bank, in just 40 years, one of212 words
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Advertisement204 1988-08-08 4 F K Hi B C Knight Frank Cheong Hock Chye Baillieu 16 Raffles Quay, *29-01 Hong Leong Building Singapore 0104. Tel: *****33 Fax: *****43. Tlx: VALUER RS ***** International Property Consultants, Valuers, Estate Agents, Auctioneers Property Managers EPSON EPSON ELECTRONICS (S) PTE. LTD. MAIN OFFICE: No. 1 Raffles Place, *26-00,204 words
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Advertisement260 1988-08-08 5 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF OVERSEAS UNION BANK CENTRE THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE USA SASSOON HOLDINGS PTE LTD OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS I, Raffles Place, *56-00, OUB Centre, Singapore 0104. J. M. SASSOON CO. (PTE) LTD. 1, Raffles Place, *44-00, OUB Centre, Singapore 0104. Cable: SASSMAC Telex:260 words
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Advertisement226 1988-08-08 6 N MULPHA MARKETING (S) PTE LTD (ENGINEERING) 41, Sixth Avenue, Singapore 1027. Telephone: *****55 Telefax: *****73 Telex: RS ***** MULPHA Complete Electrical Supply and Installation for Overseas Union Bank Centre. ns SHANGHAI CHONG KEE FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION CO 845 Geylang Road *O4-18/19, Tanjong Katong Complex, Singapore 1440. Tel: *****11 (8 lines)226 words
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Advertisement260 1988-08-08 7 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF OVERSEAS UNION BANK CENTRE THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE USA m KAJIMA HAZAMA J D C KH Join Singapore Representative Office 80 Marine Parade Road, *l4-01/03 Parkway Parade, Singapore 1544. Tel: *****66 Tlx: R *****8 Fax: *****77 a joint venture by260 words
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Advertisement327 1988-08-08 8 ONE STEP AHEAD SONY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 10 Dundee Road Singapore 0314 Sales Division Tel: *****44 SUPPLIER OF AUDIO-VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR THE OUB CENTRE. VIDEO PROJECTORS, VIDEO CAMERAS, COLOR MONITORS FOR VIDEO AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS. CONSULTANTS FOR TURNKEY PROJECTS (E.G. SOUND SYSTEM, BOARDROOM/THEATRE A/V SYSTEM). ARCHITECTS, CONTRACTORS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS327 words
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Advertisement315 1988-08-08 9 #A RYODEN (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 10 Anson Road *25-06/08, International Plaza, Singapore 0207. Tel: *****33 Telex: RS ***** RYODEN Fax: *****67 Tapma 24 Raffles Place *l6-01/02, Clifford Centre, Singapore 0104. Tel: *****00 Fax: *****87 Factory Address: No. 7 Tuas Avenue 12 Singapore 2263. Tel: *****00 Fax: *****17 B NOMURA display315 words
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Advertisement262 1988-08-08 10 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BANK WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT TIME IS MONEY. r, i V OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS OVERSEAS UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION UNION BANK BANK BANK BANK BANK262 words
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Advertisement28 1988-08-08 11 CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES T ON THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF OVERSEAS UNION BANK CENTRE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WUTHELAM HOLDINGS LTD (H.K.) LIANG COURT PTE LTD pm!j<) pv28 words
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Advertisement81 1988-08-08 12 rag IMHOIIBUILDIHG SERVICE PTE LTD TOTAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE 593 Havelock Road, *O4-02, Teck Huat Chambers, Singapore 0316. Tel: *****71 Fax: 737-7689 Telex: OUD SIN RS ***** IH niHon BuiLDinc service co.,ltd. TOTAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE Shin-Tokyo Building, Marunouchi 3-3-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, JAPAN TEL. 03-211-5721 FAX. 03-212-0741 CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OFFICIAL81 words
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Advertisement278 1988-08-08 13 RRI Bank Brussels Lambert Singapore Branch 1 Raffles Place 42-00, OUB Centre, Singapore 0104. Tel: *****88 Fax: *****50 Telex: RS ***** BBLSIN MARC RICH CO PTE LTD 1 Raffles Place, *54-00, OUB Centre Singapore 0104. Tel: 532 2533 Telex: RS ***** Cable: MARCRICH SINGAPORE Fax: 532 6767 KOKUSAISECURITIES CO., LTD.278 words
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Advertisement635 1988-08-08 14 To celebrate Overseas Union Bank Centre’s official opening, budding young artists are invited to paint Raffles Place. Watch it! Come and watch the young artists paint Raffles Place on August 13. FREE 3M Post-it pads for first 1000 observers. Programme Saturday, August 13 1988 8.30 am 10 am Registration 10am635 words
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Article, Illustration787 1988-08-08 1 MAY HO - A day like this comes but once in 100 years, so why not celebrate even if you are not superstitious By MAY HO THE longawaited 8-8-88, believed by many Cantonese to be an auspicious and lucky day, is here today. According to an expert787 words
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Article586 1988-08-08 1 – JULIA GOH - JULIA GOH. WITH Aug 8, 1988 coming but once in a century, it’s no wonder that those who believe in 8 as a lucky number consider it a special day. But what about those who gamble? After all, if there is anyone who is superstitious,586 words
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Article, Illustration936 1988-08-08 2 VALLI S - By VALLI S. THE number eight is significant in foretelling a person’s destiny in life, said author Evelyn Lip, who has written books on Chinese geomancy and vari- ous aspects of Chinese culture. What she is talking about is the “eight characters”936 words
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Article, Illustration875 1988-08-08 3 MAY HO - By MAY HO A DATE such as today’s comes but once in a hundred years. That explains why many organisations would not want to give this date a miss when it comes to celebrating some event or other. The day’s line-up include The Real875 words
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Article658 1988-08-08 3 JULIA GOH - By JULIA GOH ONCE, the digit 8 only seemed to exist on the price lists of a la carte and banquet menus during the Lunar New Year. Now it has appeared in the prices of tour packages as well. According to Miss Suzan Ong, 29,658 words
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Article, Illustration488 1988-08-08 7 MAY HO speaks to four people whose birthdays fall on Aug 8 to find out if they feel they have been luckier than most. [MR S. T. SEET, a clerk who turns 41 today, thinks “it will be a lucky day on 8-8-88 because488 words
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602 1988-08-08 7 AUGUST this year, believed by many to be an auspicioussounding triple-eight, is a popular month for babies. Or so some think. But December is giving August a good fight, judging by the heavy bookings for beds in hospital maternity wards. The rush for a602 words
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Article, Illustration633 1988-08-08 8 VALLI S - By VALLI S. LUCKY numbers. Are Chinese the only people who believe in them, or do other communities also have traditional concepts of lucky and unlucky numbers? According to Hindu priest Sri Narayana Sastrigal S. K., 48, the Indian, or, more specifically, the633 words
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Article, Illustration751 1988-08-08 9 VALLI S - By VALLI S. WHEN it comes to hotel room numbers, American travellers are the least superstitious, businessmen from Hongkong the most superstitious, and those who live out of suitcases to- tally indifferent. At least, that is what a straw poll of 13 hotels and three travellers751 words
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Article, Illustration436 1988-08-08 14 JULIA GOH - By JULIA GOH I THE magic number on almost every businessman’s lips these days is eight. Restaurants which used to introduce this number only during the Lunar New Year season are now regularly including an 8 or dou-ble-8 in the price lists of their promotional436 words
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366 1988-08-08 14 WONG SUFEI - By WONG SUFEI WHETHER it is a pun on numbers or simply superstition, Singaporeans seem to be getting more conscious of, and willing to pay the price for, “lucky” numbers, or for avoiding “unlucky” ones. Popular digits include the number 8, which in Cantonese366 words
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Article303 1988-08-08 14 TO SOME people, when it comes to getting your lucky number, there seems to be no end to it. They do not stop at picking lucky numbers for their homes, offices and cars, but they also try to pick their telephone numbers. There are the few303 words
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Advertisement182 1988-08-08 2 t *sa m .V.. «KL \4c. v.,f- J ll* f w v -a L". i-Vf**; c. *•> v*H liZ y is mm *g§ s There are 8 snowballs to the cascade at the Bth draw. This is when the accumulated Group I pool must be given away! Give Toto a182 words
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Advertisement138 1988-08-08 3 A STEAL AT $l9BBB chinon AUTO VJ7A Till y jm #4* ca Now you can get the Chinon Auto GX Tele, a handy, carry about point and shoot compact camera for just $198.88 Equipped with built-in tele/wide lens, the Chinon Auto GX Tele allows wide as well as portrait and138 words
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Advertisement243 1988-08-08 3 o o PER ANNUM FIXED DEPOSITS With OCBC Finance, the safest way for your money to grow has become the most rewarding way as well. Earn a substantial 4% p.a. with your Fixed Deposits Other Financing facilities: Housing Loans Share Loans Project Development Loans Vehicle and machinery financing daily interest243 words
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A Straits Times Special
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THE BIG PARADE
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Article, Illustration152 1988-08-08 2 BAND instructress Mrs Ho-Tan Wee Eng, 41, conducts the 2,200-strong combined schools’ choir. To her, music does more than just accompany a parade, it is a nation’s cry of exuberance. She is married and has a teenage daughter. Sing Singapore: Great idea. Music must be accessible to everyone.152 words
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Article, Illustration180 1988-08-08 3 MISS Jenny Teo, (“just say I’m in my mid-twenties”), making her debut as an emcee at 'he National Day Parade, is hoping it G-O-Hs the right way. No, she is not talking about First Deputy Prime Minister Gch Chok Tong but 0f... Jenny’s nightmare: If180 words
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Article, Illustration217 1988-08-08 5 REGIMENTAL Sergeant Major Warrant Officer 1 Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah has a hobby which may seem a far cry from his shout of a job at the Parade he loves cooking and has been the family cook for the past 10 years. The 44-year-old Warrant217 words
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Article, Illustration208 1988-08-08 10 MR CHIONH CHAIGUAN, 51, is the man more than 5,000 pairs of eyes will be glued on to create the beautiful pictures. He is the flashcard signaller the person who tells all 5,200 flashcard displayers when to switch colours. Mr Chionh, who has two young sons, is208 words
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Article, Illustration197 1988-08-08 11 CHEN TIANJI, 14, Ang Mo Kio Secondary School. Youngest in family of four. Sitting: Row 4-30 (“Can’t miss me, mum I’m the 30th head in the row fourth from the bottom left hand corner...”) What is it like? A peeping tom. I can only catch glimpses of the197 words
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Article, Illustration173 1988-08-08 15 WATCH out for a glowing performance from these soldiermusicians, who are part of a 180-strong band from the Army, Navy and Air Force. They’re keeping something under their hats to add more oompa-pa to their performance: two 1.5 volt batteries which connect to light bulbs173 words
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Article, Illustration111 1988-08-08 19 FOURTEEN-year-old Lee Shu-lyn is one of the girls who will be billowing the sea-blue cloth to simulate the waves in Beginnings. But she wouldn’t mind being in the choir. Why? Because there’s nothing like pouring your heart out. I’m a bathroom singer. And what's the111 words
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Article, Illustration141 1988-08-08 22 MUM’S the boss, literally, when it comes to the the scarf dance for five-year-old Cai Shiji. After all, her mother Yan Choong Lian, 35, is the choreographer of the dance she will be taking part in in “Many Cultures, One People”. And mum’s mostly the word too,141 words
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Article, Illustration414 1988-08-08 25 Did you meet any nice boys? Noooo. Too bad. Best part about this: Getting to meet new people and make friends from different schools. Worst part? Missing my NPCC. What’s been the most embarrassing thing so far? Our costumes! They’re so elaborate and awkward, and then you have to tie414 words
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Article, Illustration167 1988-08-08 26 CPL YONG CHAR KAR (left), 20, is one of the 16 elite who will perform the most impressive stunt four rows of men flipping their bayonet-tipped rifles in a full circle while marching past each other. An exercise requiring pin-point precision and timing, the first few practices in167 words
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Article, Illustration206 1988-08-08 27 Staff Sergeant Lim Kian Huat, 32, is the man who performs the climactic handstand at the top of a ladder. An aerobics instructor in his free time, it took him two weeks to master the handstand. So, how does it feel 18 feet above ground? A206 words
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Article, Illustration166 1988-08-08 27 MAJOR Kok Wai Leong, 36, head of the Physical Training and Sports Department, is the man in charge of the committee that put up the ladder display. What was your first reaction when they told you that you were in charge of this display? First thing I asked166 words
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Article, Illustration347 1988-08-08 2 Smile, you’re with Candid Candy SPECTATORS seated. The Parade emcees will welcome those at the stadium to the celebrations and introduce a sing-along of the 10 Sing Singapore songs to be featured in the show. Songsheets will be distributed to the audience at the stadium. Mascot347 words
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Article289 1988-08-08 3 BRIGHT, handy, informative and, most of all, entertaining. These are what the pages of The Straits Times guide to tomorrow’s National Day Parade have been packed with for those enjoying it “live” on television or at the National Stadium. Using the actual timing of289 words
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Article, Illustration164 1988-08-08 5 THE contingents march into the stadium. The contingents are from: Ist Commando Battalion, 3rd Singapore Division, Republic of Singapore Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force, 6th Singapore Division, 9th Singapore Division, Ist People’s Defence Force, 2nd People’s Defence Force. 4th Singapore Armoured Brigade, Singapore Artillery, Singapore Combat164 words
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Article80 1988-08-08 5 The Parade Commander, Lt-Col Hoon Sian Hock of the Navy, marches into the parade square to the MC’s introduction. The Guard-of-Honour, comprising 120 men from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police, makes its appearance while the band plays Marching with the Guards. The Colour Party80 words
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Article, Illustration124 1988-08-08 6 Take three steps into the electronic age at this year's National Day Parade with your Parade 88 guide on these pages. The two illustrations at left and right may not be recognisable at newspaper reading distance. But if you take three steps back, the dots are124 words
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Article132 1988-08-08 6 A minute after the arrival of the ministers and ministers of state, the choir sings Count On Me, Singapore while the MC urges the audience to join in. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew arrives and is given the General Salute. The MC will welcome him while132 words
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Article, Illustration264 1988-08-08 10 THE 22 murals (State Flag and Multi-racial dances are flashed twice) in order of appearance: 7 4 1” State Flag: Signals I 3 arrival of President. Sea of Merlions: A symbol of a nation moving forward, the merlions appear during the Guard-of-Honour and marchpast. 7 OC264 words
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Article187 1988-08-08 10 THE flashcard mural display is the Parade’s elaborate thematic backdrop, providing vivid images of Singapore life while various performing groups capture the vibrant spirit of a nation young and free. Occupying 104 rows of the National Stadium with 48 students in each row, the students form an area187 words
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Article, Illustration142 1988-08-08 10 1 PLANNING: Twenty patterns of murals are designed and drawn on large graph papers. Each square represents a page of a booklet. 2 PAINTING: The booklets are placed on the floor of a large hall. Patterns are then142 words
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Article, Illustration196 1988-08-08 12 IT ONLY lasts a little over two minutes but this year’s pledge-taking ceremony will have two special features: a new way of taking it (right fist on the heart) and the words have been set to music. After the pledge has been taken, the choir will196 words
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Article, Illustration690 1988-08-08 12 Mr Alan Yeo, 57, Pledge-leader and Businessman of the Year: Started off as a laboratory analyst in the family’s sauce business before making his way up to managing director of Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd, an international firm which is truly Singaporean. Mr Yeo led690 words
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Article, Illustration111 1988-08-08 15 Happy birthday, Singapore THE Guard-of-Honour and the Colour Party will marchpast, the contingents will disperse while singing Place your trust in me, Singapore, and the Parade Commander, Lt-Col Hoon, will ask for permission to marchpast. Meanwhile, the band will be playing Imperial Echoes, Marching With Pride and finally,111 words
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Article, Illustration360 1988-08-08 16/17 HALF-TIME at the Parade. Although three-quarters of the celebration has yet to unfold, it is half-time at the Parade in the sense that ceremony and respect have been acknowledged. During the next hour, more than 17,000 Singaporeans will entertain the rest of us with360 words
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Article, Illustration465 1988-08-08 19 Clinging catsuits and a fishy fear Beginnings: A solitary flashcard mural introduces the Singapore story and the mass display segment of the Parade. Meaning: The scenes depicted in this display show early Singapore or Temasek as it was then called —a fishing village complete with bobbing fish and465 words
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Article, Illustration410 1988-08-08 20 7 .38 Many Races, One Nation ALL IN A PARADE'S WORK Many Races, One Nation: Co-ordinated by the People’s Association (PA). Meaning: This performance is split into two parts and depicts how Singapore’s three main races Chinese, Malay and Indian have learned to live together. Sequence: Three wedding couples, dressed410 words
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Article, Illustration120 1988-08-08 20 STUDENT Norazian Mohd Noor, 16. who plays a Malay bride in an item on wedding couples: My makeshift partner: I practise in front of my mirror at home with the music on and my three-year-old brother for a partner. All in the family: My father used to120 words
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Article, Illustration100 1988-08-08 20 SECRETARY’ Tan May Ling. 19. is no newcomer to the National Day Parade. Butterfly to Bride: This is my second experience. Last year I danced the part of a butterfly. Teasing: I feel a bit funny playing the bride be cause I’m still s.ngle. Some of the other100 words
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Article, Illustration152 1988-08-08 20 MISS THAMAIANTI RANI, 23, a private tutor, plays the Indian bride. Biggest worry: That my saree might fall off because this is not like other zip-up costumes! If it does: I suppose I’ll find a time when nobody is looking and put it all back in place but152 words
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Article, Illustration188 1988-08-08 22 Many Cultures, One People: Choreographed by Madam Yan Choong Lian, 35. this item is an up-tempo seven-minute rendition of five local melodies (Chan Mali Chan, Tong Yao, Munneru Valiba, This is My Land and Voices from the Heart) performed with the guitar, dizi (a Chinese flute) and188 words
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Article, Illustration460 1988-08-08 24 Our Country, Our Youth, presented by the Ministry of Education. Meaning: All the three acts in this item, which lasts about 20 minutes, show the vitality and limitless opportunity available to our young today. Hence it begins with a show of strength and rhythm from460 words
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Article96 1988-08-08 24 That theirs is the longest performance of the night? It lasts about 20 minutes. That none of the people involved in this item knew what the spaceship looked like? Until the full dress rehearsal. One participant, Janice Lee, a 13-year-old from St Theresa’s who is supposed to96 words
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Article, Illustration549 1988-08-08 26 A bridge in 90 seconds Climax of the ladder display Our Homeland, Our Soldiers: SAF Meaning: The idea is to entertain and also convey the readiness, ruggedness and reliability of our men in green. Sequence: The Provost unit and the Tri-Service band take to the field almost549 words
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Article, Illustration49 1988-08-08 30 Room with a phew! How some while away the time while wgiting for their cue in the Parade Flashcard troopers at play. Never mind the noise, the book's the thing. Temporary loos outside the stadium which were a welcome relief for many during one of the rehearsals.49 words
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Article, Illustration327 1988-08-08 31 8.29 F INALE! POWER-PACKED W/h\LE Singaporeans revel in the grand finale, people like Miss Koh Puay Hoon will have to wrestle with about three different things to bring the celebration of light and dance to them. Below is what she and 5,000 others in her contingent will be armed with327 words
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Article, Illustration567 1988-08-08 32 Let's party! It's not over yet there's still... APasar Malam attractions Until Sunday, Aug 14. Weekdays 5 10 pm. National Day/Weekends: 11 10 pm. Over 100 stalls selling traditional foods, piece-and-sun-dry goods and assorted fruits make up this exciting night market'. B Fun attractions Weekdays: 5 pm 10 pm.567 words
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Miscellaneous25 1988-08-08 20 Hot item How I wish I’m holding 3 brightly lit lantern,too/ ?v (It '(A (S I 'A3 U t VuV ■<7~ M »< You ARE.? c25 words
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Advertisement29 1988-08-08 24 CALL US and tell us how you enjoyed the Parade and what you Iked best about it. Our NEWSLINE will stay specially open for you from 8pm Ip m.29 words
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Miscellaneous55 1988-08-08 27 No sweat V fl ff/' v S fT/ f m Q-nuFF i w-, Huff i N 'Ll. >J -x> 5 4 h i Fain weather indeed/ Sou can never ■trust ■tfiose IT" //YCW/ t t i Vfii'x> 1 ■fabulous weattertnen// «■</! c 0 °o^ 5 o <y* #0 DO O55 words
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Miscellaneous35 1988-08-08 31 ’OWL PLAY EZZE How come no one -fells me it's that hme ot the year again r- ru \il(= mu fci J -1 3 a fr m FrLM.a F t i L 0o°o» ft **035 words
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