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Title Section14 1988-08-09 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1988 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/8714 words
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Article, Illustration851 1988-08-09 1 PM Lee: Bigger bonuses for civil servants if growth for the whole year exceeds 9% PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night gave Singaporeans plenty to celebrate about— he reported that the economy grew by a sparkling 11.1 per cent for the first half of851 words
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Article, Illustration106 1988-08-09 1 Chok Tong’s wish as nation turns 23 FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong shaking hands with party-goers as he arrived at Singapore’s 23rd birthday party at Orchard Road last night. There was a countdown to National Day at midnight, and even a cake and champagne. Mr106 words
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Article80 1988-08-09 1 This is my 30th year as Prime Minister. Let me share with you my concern. Many younger Singaporeans believe that there will always be an honest, fair and capable government. They are wrong. Older Singaporeans, who have experienced the Lim Yew Hock government before 1959,80 words
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Article77 1988-08-09 1 The next government is going to be more collegiate, or more of a team. In ordinary times, this will make little difference. But in stormy weather, and there are bound to be storms, co-ordination will have to be very close for a collegiate or team leadership77 words
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Article152 1988-08-09 1 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong yesterday sent greetings to President Wee Kim Wee on the occasion of Singapore’s National Day. In a statement released by the Foreign Ministry here, the King and Queen said they were confident Singapore— Bernama - 152 words
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616 1988-08-09 1 PATRICK DANIEL - By PATRICK DANIEL EMPLOYERS and unions should settle this year’s wage increases with "caution and wisdom”, Trade and Industry Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. At a press briefing on the economy’s better-than-ex-pected performance in the first six months, he said616 words
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Advertisement2111 1988-08-09 2 IN SUMMARY Home Comment Timesdollar ‘Be selective’ call MEDICAL facilities and capabilities in Singapore havd reached a level to enable the country to stop registering foreign specialists who want to practise here, said Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, Speaker of Parlia- ment, yesterday. He made it clear that he was not2,111 words
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486 1988-08-09 3 ‘Troops out of all but four Afghan provinces soon’ Reuter, AFP. KABUL The first Soviet army unit to pull out of Kabul left for the northern border yesterday following a send-off by Afghans throwing flowers. The convoy included 500 men and aboutReuter, AFP. - 486 words
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311 1988-08-09 3 AP, Reuter. UNITED NATIONS UN Secretary-Gener-al Javier Perez de Cuellar said yesterday he saw no last-minute hurdles to announcing the date for a ceasefire in the Gulf War. He said he was persuaded that both Iran and Iraq were really— AP, Reuter. - 311 words
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Article, Illustration363 1988-08-09 3 Protests in Seoul AP, Reuter. SEOUL Radical students, hurling firebombs, battled police yesterday and later left Seoul on a ritualistic, cross-country march they hope will lead to unification talks with North Korean students at the border truce village of Panmunjom next week.AP, Reuter. - 363 words
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Article, Illustration295 1988-08-09 3 Reuter. SEOUL Chun Kyung Hwan admitted in court yesterday that he accepted thousands of dollars from businessmen during his brother Chun Doo Hwan’s seven-year term as President of South Korea but denied peddling influence. Chun Kyung Hwan, 45, is charged withReuter.; — Reuter picture. - 295 words
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Article207 1988-08-09 3 Reuter, AFP. ISLAMABAD Tribesmen captured the Soviet pilot of a fighter bomber shot down by the Pakistan air force after crossing the border from Afghanistan, informed sources reported yesterday. The news of the capture came as guerilla sources said two Afghan air force pilots defectedReuter, AFP. - 207 words
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446 1988-08-09 3 Reuter. UPI, AMMAN King Hussein has announced that he would immediately recognise a Palestinian govem-ment-in-exile if one were established. The King, speaking at a news conference on Sunday. said he would accord the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) the status of a diplomatic mission onceReuter.; — UPI, - 446 words
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194 1988-08-09 3 Reuter. NEW YORK Rock star John Lennon suffered from anorexia and took LSD like it was candy, according to excerpts of a new book about the former Beatle published in People magazine. Biographer Albert Goldman, author of The Loves of John Lennon, traced I>ennon’s— Reuter. - 194 words
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213 1988-08-09 3 Reuter. PRETORIA South Africa, Angola and Cuba said yesterday their forces were observing a ceasefire pending more talks on reaching a settlement in south-western Africa. “Ade facto cessation of hostilities is now in effect,” said a joint statement issued in Pretoria. The statement— Reuter. - 213 words
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275 1988-08-09 4 Reuter. BEIJING China said yesterday that worsening shortages of oil and coal were forcing its booming coastal areas to turn to the world market for supplies. The Economic Daily said power cuts were getting more frequent in the Shanghai region and— Reuter. - 275 words
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487 1988-08-09 4 European-trained units also equipped to handle civil unrest AFP. BEIJING China, with the help of some European police forces, has set up its first elite units to fight terrorism and civil unrest. Western diplomats here said. The first of the units has— AFP. - 487 words
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Article, Illustration98 1988-08-09 4 Down memory lane one hundred years ago a woman drove long distance In a ear. Mrs Bertha Benz, wife of the inventor Carl Benz, drove 106 km in the first ear in the world, the Benz, from Mannheim to Pforzheim.— Reuter picture. - 98 words
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357 1988-08-09 4 NEW DELHI Police have arrested the owner of a steamer that capsized leaving up to 400 people missing and feared dead in eastern India, press reports said yesterday. Baccha Singh was charged on Sunday with negligence as the Bihar state government ordered an investigation into357 words
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344 1988-08-09 4 Reuter. LOS ANGELES Film and television scriptwriters voted overwhelmingly on Sunday night to return to work this week, ending a 22-week strike that cost the US entertainment industry an estimated US$l25 million (***** million) and brought production almost to a standstill.— Reuter. - 344 words
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145 1988-08-09 4 Reuter. GABORONE Botswana President Quett Masire w r as injured when an engine on his presidential jet exploded in mid-air over Angola on Sunday, a government announcement said yesterday. The statement from the President’s office said the 8AE125-800, on a flight to Luanda, wasReuter. - 145 words
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244 1988-08-09 4 UPI. CAIRO Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and three other towns were declared disaster areas and an international appeal for aid was issued after torrential rains left one million people homeless and at least 11 dead, the Middle East News "Agency said yesterday. The agency, in— UPI. - 244 words
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643 1988-08-09 6 But poll finds broad agreement US is moving towards equality AP. NEW YORK Twenty-five years after the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr declared his dream of racial equality, a majority of Americans say society remains racist, a Media General-Associated Press poll has found. The— AP. - 643 words
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267 1988-08-09 6 AP. SAN CLEMENTE (California) An 18-month-old boy left alone briefly in a car with the engine running, shifted the vehicle into gear, sending it into a group of campers and decapitating a two-year-old boy, police said. Dylan Bloodworth died instantly— AP. - 267 words
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435 1988-08-09 6 AP. NEW ORLEANS Vice-President George Bush began a second week of attacking rival presidential candidate Michael Dukakis as dangerously inexperienced in defence and foreign policy matters. Mr Dukakis' campaign countered that Mr Bush's vaunted experience in such areas “didn’t help— AP. - 435 words
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344 1988-08-09 6 AFP. TOKYO This year’s crop of visitors flocking to Tokyo includes Americans in an urgent quest of dextran sulfate, an anti-Aids drug not available in the United States, pharmaceutical industry sources here said. The drug’s effectiveness in combating the deadly disease— AFP. - 344 words
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Article, Illustration346 1988-08-09 6 Reuter. ASUNCION A Paraguayan judge said that police rescued seven Brazilian baby boys from kidnappers planning to kill them and sell their vital organs in the United States. “The investigations lead us to believe these babies were going to be butchered in the United— Reuter. - 346 words
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480 1988-08-09 6 Reuter. MOSCOW Former Soviet Politburo member Boris Yeltsin has charged that some Communist Party leaders are afraid to go out and meet the workers as he did while he was Moscow’s party chief. In an interview with a Latvian newspaper, Mr— Reuter. - 480 words
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410 1988-08-09 7 AFP, AP. MANILA Opposition Senator Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday said the Philippines should sever diplomatic ties with Malaysia if it refuses to free 48 Filipino fishermen arrested in the disputed Spratly Islands. In a speech to the Senate, the right-wing former— AFP, AP. - 410 words
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Article, Illustration376 1988-08-09 7 Reuter, AFP, AP. MANILA President Corazon Aquino said yesterday that communist guerillas in the Philippines were desperate for victory but she would never let them grab power. “They intend to punish the people for their failure and to bury this nation in— Reuter, AFP,; AP.; — Reuter picture. - 376 words
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220 1988-08-09 7 AP. MANILA A Bangladesh man who founded the most successful co-operative in his country has been named winner of the 1988 Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership, the award foundation announced yesterday. It cited Mr Mohammad Yeasin, chairman and former manager of Deedar Comprehensive Village— AP. - 220 words
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214 1988-08-09 7 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The National Bank of Brunei, which was closed down by the government in 1986, is expected to have enough money soon to settle its *****-mil-lion foreign debts, according to the Borneo Bulletin. The weekly newspaper quoted a statement214 words
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271 1988-08-09 7 SALIM OSMAN - By SALIM OSMAN KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s proposal to leave vacant the UN seat of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea (CGDK) would not be in the interests of the271 words
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415 1988-08-09 7 TAN LIAN CHOO - Thatcher on Cambodia peace moves By TAN LIAN CHOO Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK The world’s major powers, all permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, should play a more active role in seeking a settlement of the Cambodia problem, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher415 words
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120 1988-08-09 7 JAKARTA Asean commemorated its 21st anniversary yesterday with a ilag-raising ceremony at the Asean Secretariat here. Asean was formed on Aug 8, 1967 with five founder countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei became the sixth member in 1984. Asean Secretary-Gener-al Roderick Yong in120 words
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Article, Illustration1113 1988-08-09 8 Tribunal: Decision might have been different if he had shown up for hearing The Tun Salleh affair Bernama, NST. KUALA LUMPUR Former Lord President Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas is guilty not only of misbehaviour but also of misconduct which renders him unfitBernama, NST. - 1,113 words
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351 1988-08-09 8 Letter from Tun Salleh to the Malaysian King The following is the translated text of the letter sent by former Lord President Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Malay Rulers. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong took exception to351 words
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1988 1988-08-09 8 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas’ criticisms of the government were unsubstantiated, most unfair and improper, the tribunal se* up to determine his position as Lord President said in its finding. The six-member tribunal referred to the criticisms— Bernama. - 1,988 words
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Article, Illustration1001 1988-08-09 8 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Tun Mohamed Salleh’s conduct, taken as a whole, clearly showed a lack of dignity, judicial propriety and impartiality expected of a Lord President, according to Attorney-Gen-eral Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman. Statements made by Tun Salleh, his attitude— Bernama. - 1,001 words
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Article, Illustration513 1988-08-09 9 Benama. KUALA LUMPUR The New Umno membership has so far reached the 931,361 mark, enabling the party to claim the right to the estate previously owned by the old Umno, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced yesterday. He— Benama. - 513 words
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555 1988-08-09 9 ISMAIL KASSIM - By ISMAIL KASSIM KUALA LUMPUR The Supreme Court will give its decision today on the appeal by opponents of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad against the High Court ruling which rendered Umno an unlawful society. The court, which heard the555 words
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305 1988-08-09 9 ALAN HUBBARD - $7b contract to include missiles, fighter jets and submarines report By ALAN HUBBARD, Europe Editor LONDON The British government yesterday confirmed that negotiations are in progress for a large defence contract with Malaysia. But the Defence Ministry here refused to comment on305 words
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217 1988-08-09 9 Benama. KUALA LUMPUR The Royal Malaysia Police have been allocated some Msl6 million (5512.4 million) to acquire additional equipment for their security role during the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) here next year. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamed Ha niff Omar, in— Benama. - 217 words
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Article, Illustration168 1988-08-09 10 AT HALF-TIME Second quarter economic survey MANUFACTURING Export boom In most industries 1 st half growth: 21.4%. Leading industry: Electronics. Electronics output up 33.5%, mainly bound for US. Oil industry back to double-digit growth. OMMERCE& TOURISM The good times return 1 st half growth: 18.2%. Entrepot168 words
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Article, Illustration609 1988-08-09 10 and SHAUN SEOW; RONNIE LIM - Reports by and SHAUN SEOW RONNIE LIM THE sparkling first-half economic performance has led the Government to revise upwards its growth forecast for this year to 9 per cent, compared to its earlier forecast of 6 to 7 per cent. This follows last609 words
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Article, Illustration405 1988-08-09 10 Exports hit record high but trade deficit widens ALTHOUGH exports provided the main boost to the economy, Singapore’s trade balance deteriorated in the first six months. Exports reached a record high of $36.5 billion, including both manufactured goods as well as re-exports —a remarkable 34 per cent rise. But imports405 words
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Article, Illustration510 1988-08-09 10 They say Govt’s 9% growth forecast is attainable SINGAPORE’S business leaders, although encouraged by the economy’s impressive first-half performance, expect to see slower overall economic growth in the coming months. Those interviewed yesterday agreed that the Government’s growth forecast of 9 per cent for510 words
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Article, Illustration232 1988-08-09 10 But it gains against the yen and other major currencies THE Singapore dollar had a mixed showing in the second quarter. It held roughly steady against the US dollar, but appreciated against the yen and most European currencies. Between April 1 and end-June, the232 words
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43 1988-08-09 10 COPIES of the Economic Survey of Singa-, pore, Second Quarter 1988, will be available from Thursday. I They will be on sale, at $8 a copy, at° Singapore National Printers, Times. Bookshop and MPH retail outlets.43 words
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Article, Illustration365 1988-08-09 11 New index shows wage rises, bonuses and job security mean higher sales for retail sector THE cash tills at Singapore’s retail outlets rang busily from January to June. Thanks to wage increases, bonuses and greater job security, consumers spent 23 per cent more,365 words
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Article, Illustration330 1988-08-09 11 WITH investment commitments in manufacturing off to a cracking pace in the first half, Singapore looks set to better last year’s figure of $1.7 billion. As at end-June, foreign and local investors made commitments to invest $958 million in manufacturing plants here which330 words
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Article, Illustration833 1988-08-09 11 PATRICK DANIEL - Comment PATRICK DANIEL IF THERE had been any doubts that the Singapore economy was back on its high-growth path, the economic results announced yesterday will lay them to rest. Not only did the preliminary 10.9 per cent growth in the January-to-March833 words
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360 1988-08-09 11 STUDENTS who are inclined towards public affairs and politics should consider entering politics, especially after they have established themselves in their careers. Dr Tay Eng Soon, the Minister of State for Education, made this call at the Union Ball360 words
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135 1988-08-09 11 PEOPLE passing by Phoenix Hotel in the Orchard Road area were shocked yesterday afternoon when a man landed on the road and died after falling off the hotel. The man, an elderly American tourist whose name is being withheld by police until his relatives135 words
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294 1988-08-09 11 THE ultimate store for yuppies or young urban professionals, Studio, opened yesterday to an enthusiastic first-day crowd. It belongs to C. K. Tang, which runs “family” store Tangs, just next door. But that’s where the link ends. Unlike Tangs which is well-known for its wide294 words
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167 1988-08-09 11 NINE employers were fined a total of $24,000 by a court yesterday for hiring Malaysians without work permits to work here. Yo Yan Sen, 28, manager of Latin House Midnight Lounge in Sims Avenue, admitted employing eight women as167 words
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101 1988-08-09 11 PIRATE video operators were dealt a severe blow over the weekend when the police raided two flats and one house and seized 3,000 uncertified videotapes of Mandarin and English serials and other video accessories. The three raids at Simon Lane, off Upper Serangoon101 words
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127 1988-08-09 11 MR LEE Lim Lam, a veteran scrap dealer, was trickid into paying $10,600 for what he thought was scrap aluminium. Police said Mr Lee, 39, paid the money to buy more than four tonnes of scrap aluminium after a man127 words
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Article, Illustration474 1988-08-09 12 JANICE SEAH; BRENDAN PEREIRA - A nation celebrates By JANICE SEAH and BRENDAN PEREIRA IT WAS a party that went beyond all expectations. The organisers had expected at least 20,000 people but last night in Orchard Road 100,000 turned up to sing474 words
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Article, Illustration277 1988-08-09 12 ALL roads leading to the National Stadium will be closed to traffic, some from as early as 4 pm, today for the National Day Parade, which starts at 7.15 pm. Others will be closed at 8 pm. Jalan Benaan Kapal, Stadium Drive, Stadium277 words
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Article, Illustration349 1988-08-09 12 THOSE who want to or have to watch the National Day Parade on the really big screen can do so. A giant $30,000 screen outside the stadium will show “live” the action in the National Stadium. Measuring about 6 m by 4.6 m,349 words
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Article, Illustration171 1988-08-09 12 IF YOU are thinking of heading for the National Stadium early and parking your car before the roads and carparks are closed in the afternoon, don’t. The army will not be fooled. They will have men at the stadium from171 words
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Article, Illustration171 1988-08-09 12 A SENIOR Sri Lankan government official, Mr J. Mahalingam, is in Singapore to take some party ideas home for his own National Day celebrations. Mr Mahalingam, a director in the Ministry of Local Government (Housing and Construction), will take in Singapore’s National Day celebrations171 words
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Article183 1988-08-09 12 THE weather should be fair, by the weatherman’s reckoning. The Singapore Meterological Department forecast early showers over several areas in the late morning and early afternoon but it should be fair from then on. The department also forecast a minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a183 words
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Article, Illustration75 1988-08-09 12 DON’T forget to bring along your torchlight if you are attending the the parade at the National Stadium or you might just miss out on half the fun. Banking on the concept of a ‘‘people’s party”, the organisers are counting on the spectators to help turn the stadium75 words
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Article108 1988-08-09 12 FOR THOSE who want to take in the National Day Carnival and proceed to the National Day Parade, the organisers suggest public transport routes for the greatest convenience. For the MRT, City Hall station at Raffles City would be the best stop. There will also be108 words
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48 1988-08-09 12 THE Big Parade is on tonight. Call us on 737-8700 and tell us how you enjoyed the parade and what you liked best about it. Our News Line will stay open specially for you from 8 pm to 11 pm.48 words
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Article, Illustration1136 1988-08-09 13 Some fazed by news, others take it in their stride, yet others put it to teamwork A nation celebrates THE first words Singapore’s swimming pride Ang Peng Siong, 25, uttered when told he had won the Public Service Star in this year’s National Day1,136 words
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Article1639 1988-08-09 13 THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL Mr Chan Chin Bock, Alternate Chairman, Economic Development Board; Mr Lim Leong Geok, Executive Director, Mass Rapid Transit Corporation. THE PUBLIC SERVICE STAR (BAR) Dr Cheong Siew Keong, Contribution to the MRT project; Mr Teo Kim Mong, Social and Community Service. THE1,639 words
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Article, Illustration307 1988-08-09 13 DAVID MILLER - He and 11 others commended By DAVID MILLER EARNING a commendation for catching a snatchthief in a market is rare for Mr William Morton Junior, who spends most of his time behind bars. But he is definitely not a prisoner. The Assistant Superintendent specialises in controlling307 words
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251 1988-08-09 13 THE Member of Parliament for Telok Ayer. Mr Ong Pang Boon, last night thanked his constituents and grassroot leaders for their support during the past three decades. But he was tightlipped on whether he would be retiring from politics. Telok Ayer, his251 words
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Article27 1988-08-09 13 THE Boys’ Brigade will celebrate National Day with a convention for its officers from Malaysia and Singapore at its headquarters in Ganges Avenue this weekend.27 words
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596 1988-08-09 13 CHUA CHONG JIN; and NG WEI JOO - By CHUA CHONG JIN and NG WEI JOO THE youngsters just want to have fun. And that was what they had a-plenty when schools all over Singapore celebrated National Day with telematches, community singing contests, sketches and even a magic show. At Cambridge596 words
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Article, Illustration457 1988-08-09 14 KONG SOOK CHIN - By KONG SOOK CHIN THERE were several questions when 36 grassroots leaders examined the Government’s proposal to have an elected President with powers to safeguard the reserves and the integrity of the public service. Is an elected President really necessary? Is it wise to457 words
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446 1988-08-09 14 COMMUNITY Development Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday described the proposal for an elected President as a new check-and-balance mechanism to prevent irresponsible leaders from squandering Singapore’s reserves or practising nepotism. “No incumbent government in any part of the world would want to tie its446 words
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309 1988-08-09 14 Gillian Pow Chong - By Gillian Pow Chong MEDICAL facilities and capabilities in Singapore have reached a level to enable the country to stop registering foreign specialists who want to practise here, said Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, Speaker of Parliament, yesterday. He made it clear that309 words
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Article28 1988-08-09 14 BUKIT Merah Branch Library will hold a talk and exhibition on the Brickworks area in its lecture hall at 3pm on Saturday. Admission is free.28 words
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Article61 1988-08-09 14 A TWO-HOUR power failure hit several parts of Mountbatten Road and Tanjong Rhu last night. The Public Utilities Board said the areas affected included Meyer Road, Wrexham Road, Goodman Road and Tanjong Rhu Road. The blackout, which started at 7 pm, was restored in two hours.61 words
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Article, Illustration234 1988-08-09 14 Another said people were being told to vote responsibly in the general election, but now they were also being told there must be an elected President to check on the Prime Minister and Government. He said even if the opposition formed “a bad government”, he was sure234 words
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Article, Illustration514 1988-08-09 14 MR Andreas Bourdon is a German who fervently believes in the number 8. He called The Straits Times News Line to tell of the eight 8s on his big day. He planned his wedding for 8-8-88, got up at 8514 words
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263 1988-08-09 14 ANNE HO - By ANNE HO THE air was thick w’ith wedded bliss yesterday as 137 couples took their nuptial vows on a day they regarded as an especially favourable one 8.8.88. The number who tied the knot was more than twice the usual daily average263 words
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Article, Illustration660 1988-08-09 14 JUDITH TAN - Beer garden believes in going small on staff JUDITH TAN NEWFUN BEER GARDENS roquiroe 1) Little people under 4 ft. to ST, Aug 8. NEWFUN Beer Gardens obviously believes that good things come in small packages. This could be why it is trying to recruit little people no taller660 words
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Article, Illustration255 1988-08-09 16 THE Speaker of Parliament, Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng, 70, has announced that he is retiring from politics after 22 years as MP for Joo Chiat. “I will be stepping down to give way to young people. I am retiring255 words
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395 1988-08-09 16 SERENA TOH - By SERENA TOH RETT Syndrome —a terrifying incurable disease that strikes young girls and progressively turns them into quivering vegetables has been detected in at least five children here recently. One of the first signs of this neurological disorder, which leads to395 words
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274 1988-08-09 16 Phase 2D of registration begins on Thursday CHILDREN can still be registered at 138 schools which have vacancies for Primary 1 classes starting next year, under Phase 2D of the schools registration exercise. Schools in the Ang Mo Kio area have274 words
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Article52 1988-08-09 16 SINGAPORE will host its first Asean Council on Petroleum (Ascope) Conference and Exhibition in November next year. The three-day event, jointly hosted by the Singapore National Oil Company and Singapore Petroleum Company. will coincide with the 1989 Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference and is expected to draw about 10,00052 words
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Article, Illustration540 1988-08-09 16 Phase 2D registration will be held on Aug 11. This phase is for children who are Singapore citizens or Singapore permanent residents and one of whose parents has been sterilised before the age of 40, after the birth of the fourth or subsequent540 words
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Article, Illustration245 1988-08-09 16 CEPHAH TAN - By CEPHAH TAN A TOP Defence Ministryofficial Brigadier-Gener-al George Yeo YongBoon, has resigned from the Singapore Armed Forces to enter politics. BG Yeo, 33, who was promoted only last month, is expected to be a People’s Action Party candidate in the coming general245 words
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213 1988-08-09 16 A MANAGER who was party to a scam that cheated four firms of $91,103 worth of goods has been jailed for 16 months. A court heard last Thursday that Liew Kim Tan, 49. general manager of Gibson Java General Supplier, plotted with213 words
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93 1988-08-09 16 NATIONAL Service recruit Wong Cher Chan, 21, who was injured by a grenade during training on Sunday, has been taken off the dangerously ill list and is in stable condition. An NS officer, Lieutenant Kuah Tian Chor, 22, is also in stable93 words
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Article52 1988-08-09 16 MORE than 540 companies from 21 countries will take part in the four-day Internepcon Semiconductor Asia Pacific ’BB exhibition and conference. Starting on Sept 14 at the World Trade Centre, the event will focus on means to improve printed circuit boards, micro-electronic and semiconductor design, production. testing52 words
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Article35 1988-08-09 16 A FORUM on labour issues in Singapore will be held at Lecture Theatre 11 of the National University of Singapore on Friday at 5.30 pm. Those interested may call 772-3955 for further information.35 words
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Article, Illustration509 1988-08-09 19 HOME buyers will be better protected against defects in buildings under a government plan to amend the progress payment schedule under the Housing Developers Rules. The plan is for 5 per cent of the purchase price to be withheld, to509 words
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276 1988-08-09 19 THE parliamentary tradition of backbenchers referring to one another by the name of their constituency rather than their own names is to be changed. A parliamentary committee has proposed that backbenchers may be referred to by their names, as well as276 words
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380 1988-08-09 19 GERRY DE SILVA - By GERRY DE SILVA SENIOR St Joseph’s Institution mathematics teacher Tan Hock Kee, who was at the centre of a tragic love triangle which ended with his wife killing his sister, has been posted out of his school. The 51-year-old senior teacher was380 words
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Article55 1988-08-09 19 ANG Mo Kio Branch Library will hold a poetry-writing workshop in its lecture hall on Friday at 7.30 pm. The workshop will be conducted by Prof Roland Flint of Georgetown University, Washington DC. Those interested may register at the library’s Information Desk or call 455-5133. They should55 words
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151 1988-08-09 19 A COFFEE-SHOP proprietor sensed trouble when he returned home after work to find the iron grille and a sliding window ajar in his Tampines Street 12 home. From the common corridor, Mr Lim Chin Seng, 33, noticed signs of forced entry to his eighth-storey flat151 words
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442 1988-08-09 19 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA FOUR masked men armed with guns and an axe got away with $1.2 million in jewellery from a goldsmith in Yishun New Town after they held up the manager at gunpoint yesterday. The robbery, the biggest this year, was442 words
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Miscellaneous124 1988-08-09 14 ADVERTISEMENT o 0 VJJCL Q a r > i l;i In the teachers* common room Miss Ng, I don’t feel very well today. Can you please take my class? LNo You should take the day off to rest. I’m OK. I’m still recovering from last week’s flu. L K ■m.124 words
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Advertisement165 1988-08-09 16 CONGRATULATIONS SINGAPORE ON 23 VIBRANT YEARS. KODAK. THE OFFICIAL FILM OF THE NATIONAL DAY CARNIVAL 1988. A K W WI 0 5 Y N L R F TRIPS E T 0 CiS 0 L TiHa YM Just buy a roll of Kodacolor Gold film. Play the scratch game inside, and165 words
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Advertisement141 1988-08-09 17 I ALL TOGETHER NOW WITH METRO u n \J SING SINGAPORE 7 'APES GOING FOR A SONG! Just for our National Day Celebrations, Metro will be offering our exclusive ‘Sing Singapore’ double cassette tapes at a specially reduced price of 50% off the regular price! As these tapes will only141 words
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Article, Illustration1121 1988-08-09 18 and CHRISTOPHER TEH; ROHANIAH SAINI, GOH YUE YUN, IRENE ANG - Almost all flats sport Singapore flag and the residents are proud of it Teck Ghee Reports by and CHRISTOPHER TEH ROHANIAH SAINI, GOH YUE YUN, IRENE ANG RESIDENTS in Block 316, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 are unflagging when it comes to1,121 words
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Advertisement134 1988-08-09 18 Look for Sony's EF-60 Audio Tape in blue, at any Authorised Sony Tape Dealer. For one comes free with every purchase of either two blue Sony E-120 or E-180 Video Tapes. A purchase of one of each is also valid. And remember EF6O Audio Tape automatically entitles you to enter134 words
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Advertisement227 1988-08-09 19 GTC DON T LET THIS X FASTA YOU BY (Basement). SP sP range and 9 «S* rfp HP x, X x m X, 7 t i a /1 f V 5 9 V S'." X JLX s X x Sfc ovx ■«r I_. <• a 1 -V-:.. Kuhn Rikon 18/10227 words
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Article641 1988-08-09 20 AS RECESSION takes its leave, the reasons for rejoicing have come back to the nation. Yet as natural as it is to celebrate National Day, it is equally important for Singaporeans to count their blessings and understand how these have come about. Singaporeans have earned641 words
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Article, Illustration1681 1988-08-09 20 The Prime Minister’s National Day message WE HAVE done better than expected for the first half of 1988. We made 11.1 per IgUfe cent growth, the highest since 1975 for SB any half-year. The growth was broad based. Productivity growth was 4 per1,681 words
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Article, Illustration1089 1988-08-09 20 Westerners ‘should not fear Asia’s economic surge’ Viewpoint From The Economist ASK a Western businessman to list the big commercial challenges of the past 20 years, and “coping with Japan’’ will be one of them. It will be on his list for the next 20 years too1,089 words
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Article, Illustration1256 1988-08-09 21 ABBY TAN - By ABBY TAN, Manila Correspondent ZAMBOANGA CITY The Badjaos or sea gypsies of the Philippines are among the poorest of the minorities. Yet they form an important link in the economic chain of East and South-east Asia. The Badjaos spend their lives fishing and1,256 words
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Article, Illustration796 1988-08-09 21 Our correspondent’s file Ong Ming S«ing WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Robots are the most familiar tools enhanced by artificial intelligence, but many of those in use in America today are relatively stationary and perform only repetitive tasks. But soon robots796 words
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Advertisement441 1988-08-09 21 COMMUNICATIONS with Singapore t to' rTort, fI»«TT second hit -v.t\ rjL JflT® ,v ‘SS s‘4V S5 Lx «r industry has never l< N> A V ns V set V r r 2 A H if V\ -V' fe It or wm/ 1A ijr With Singapore having the second highest number441 words
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Article170 1988-08-09 22 I REFER to the letter “Many at NTI have no rooms” by “United We Stand (62 Students)”. (ST, Aug 6). The letter and the headline may give readers the impression that many students have not been given hostel accommodation. This is not the case. The170 words
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131 1988-08-09 22 WE thank “L.W.S.” (ST, July 20) and Ms Janice Gibb (ST, July 23) for their interest and suggestions on the colour blindness test conducted by the traffic police. The traffic police use the Binotest machine to test colour blindness on the primary colours of131 words
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Article197 1988-08-09 22 I REFER to “GPO ATM rejects cards but other machines accept” by Mrs M. Ng. (ST, Aug 6). It is correct that some ATMs are more sensitive than others. A mint ATM card should be accepted by all ATMs. However, due to normal wear and197 words
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Article, Illustration345 1988-08-09 22 This will prove beneficial in the long run I WAS interested in the article “Getting rid of trash is everyone’s problem” (ST, July 27), and would like to add a comment or two. I have lived in various places in Japan, where each345 words
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263 1988-08-09 22 I REFER to the article “Fewer claims against Motor Insurers’ Bureau but more paid out” (ST, Aug 1) and would like to point out some factual errors in that report. Firstly, your report stated that “payments increased by more than 24263 words
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Article112 1988-08-09 22 AS a regular bus passenger, I find it rather inconvenient to prepare the exact fare every time I want to board a bus. In the mornings, especially while rushing to work, and when most shops are closed, it is difficult to get small change. May I112 words
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Article116 1988-08-09 22 AT about 9.20 pm on July 27, I boarded a Service 33 bus (3337) along Mountbatten Road. A friend was in front of me and a man behind us. I put 70 cents into the fare box after my friend had collected his ticket.116 words
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Article94 1988-08-09 22 RECENTLY, my maid boarded a feeder service bus in Toa Payoh and dropped five one-cent coins and one 10-cent coin into the fare box in full view of the driver. However, the driver insisted she put in another five-cent coin, saying the five one-cent coins could not94 words
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Article106 1988-08-09 22 AT about 10.55 am on July 29, I was at the bus stop along Alexandra Road when a Service 192 bus (6598) came along. The driver was driving at high speed, so much so that he stopped beyond the stop for a106 words
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Article95 1988-08-09 22 AT about 6.55 am on July 29, I was the last person to board a Service 83 bus (5354) at the stop just before the Bukit Timah Road-Serangoon Road junction. The driver closed the door before I could show’ my bus pass. The door slammed95 words
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Article122 1988-08-09 22 I AM an undergraduate and live in a hostel at Kent Ridge. On July 31 at about 10:50 pm, I was at the bus stop at the junction of Upper East Coast Road and Bedok South Avenue 3 hoping to catch a Service 10122 words
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Article78 1988-08-09 22 MY daughter has to take a Service 165 bus from Upper Thomson Road to school in Holland Road every morning. Unfortunately, she has difficulty because most of the buses are full by the time they reach that stop. She is already there at about 6.30 am. She78 words
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Advertisement95 1988-08-09 22 Dear Readers THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers, if any. They should preferably be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish. But we would prefer95 words
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Article, Illustration53 1988-08-09 23 I YESTERDAY, the Straits Times Industrial In«*dex climbed 5.82 points to hit a new post-crash high of 1,177.87 on active trading. But turnover dropped to 67.61 million units valued at $99.37 million compared with last Friday’s 72.82 million units worth $90.93 million. Advances overtook declines by53 words
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Article283 1988-08-09 23 Rises Fails I DutfBhd 125 +30 CK Tan* 510 -«0 betan 50c 805 25 Metro Hkfgs 115 -20 fit Lite 1820 +20 Transmarco 545 —15 Lun Chang 50c 168 +17 ICS 760 -10 DBS 930 +15 A*imo20c 432 -8 Inchcape 685 +15 Hong Fok 146 -7 U06283 words
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Article65 1988-08-09 23 Closing Change Vol (’000) Amtek Engrg 20c 166 —2 7 Fuji Offset 20c 1 04 -2 33 GB HWgs 10c 1 62 -1 7 Metalock 25c l.OOcd -2 28 Nat Kap 50c 1 26 -1 290 Singapore National Printers 50c 2.53 —2 49 Singatronics 20c 1.33 +4 114 fibs65 words
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Article40 1988-08-09 23 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Times Business Times Industrial Composite 1987 High 1505 40 (26/8/87) 1327.69 (11/8/87) 1986/87 Low 563 34 28/4/86 470.92 28/4/86) All time High 1505 40 (26/8/87) 1327.69 (11/8/87) All time Low 74 75 (17/9/64 470 92 (28/4/86)40 words
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Article30 1988-08-09 23 DM Y FF S$ HKS l S$ US$ 1 8932 133 78 unq 2 0490 7 8070 1.6905 1 8995 133.87 6 4060 2 0438 7 8054 *****30 words
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Article13 1988-08-09 23 THE US dollar gained 148 ticks to close at DM1.8995 in Singapore.13 words
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Article50 1988-08-09 23 Eurodollar: Lost 20 ticks to 91.42 a contract. Deutschemark: Lost 38 ticks to 0.5283 a contract. British Pound: Lost 134 ticks to 1.6866 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 37 ticks to 0.*****9 a contract. Nikkei: Lost 75 points to ***** a contract. Gold: Gained US$0.40 to US$432.10 an ounce.50 words
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Article113 1988-08-09 23 AFP. NEW YORK Australian-born press magnate Rupert Murdoch is about to take over America’s largest-selling weekly magazine in a US$3-bil-lion (556.14 billion) deal, a spokesman for his organisation said on Sunday. The takeover of Triangle Publications Ltd is believed to be the second largest media— AFP. - 113 words
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Article59 1988-08-09 23 AFP BONN Nixdorf Computer AG will double turnover to 10 billion deutschemarks (5510.74 billion) in the next five years by raising t'S and Far East sales, management board Chairman Klaus Luft told the newspaper Die Welt. It will also cut costs. “We are giving ourselves— AFP - 59 words
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Article101 1988-08-09 23 AFP. MELBOURNE Corporate giant Elders IXL Ltd will remain domiciled in Australia but its vast brewing interests may be moved offshore, Chief Executive John Elliott said on Sunday. Mr Elliott, speaking on a television programme, said he hoped to have a restructuring plan ready at the— AFP. - 101 words
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413 1988-08-09 23 LIM ENG HAI - Its net after-tax profit inches up 2.6% to $66m By LIM ENG HAI THE growth in earnings at the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation group seems to have tapered off after last year’s strong showing. OCBC yesterday announced a 2.6-per cent rise in net after-tax profit413 words
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211 1988-08-09 23 BOUSTEADCO Singapore yesterday said it had not admitted liability for debts its former associate Hands DIY Superstore owed to the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation. In a statement to the Stock Exchange of Singapore, Bousteadco said it was served a writ of summons with a211 words
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309 1988-08-09 23 AFP, Reuter. LONDON The US dollar soared against the deutschemark yesterday. It brought swift action from the US Federal Reserve Board and West Germany’s central bank the Bundesbank. They later sold greenbacks and, for a while, forced the unit off its best highs— AFP, Reuter. - 309 words
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286 1988-08-09 23 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Promet Bhd says an estimated potential one billion patients in Asia will ensure the viability of its proposed joint-venture eye hospital in Pulau Langkawi. The eye-surgery hospital, in partnership with a Soviet consortium, will be the only one of its— Bernama. - 286 words
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Article448 1988-08-09 23 THE Singapore Post Office Savings Bank achieved a record surplus of $158.5 million last year more than double the previous year’s $69.38 million. The figure is also 73 per cent higher than the $91.7 million forecast early last year and above the $119.5 million forecast448 words
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285 1988-08-09 23 NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) has been spared a few million dollars in taxes this year as a result of the timely decision by Singapore and the US to waive taxes on each other’s shipping income. If not for the pact, documented in285 words
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221 1988-08-09 23 Bernama. JAKARTA The Indonesian Commodity Exchange (ICE) will be linked to the Singapore Rubber Exchange when ICE adopts futures trading. Mr Yanda Muhammad, Secretary of ICE’s Executive Board, said that at present, the exchanges could not be linked because they used different trading— Bernama. - 221 words
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Advertisement119 1988-08-09 23 THAT MOMENT OF QUIET PRIDE YOU SHARED. THAT MILESTONE YOU'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER. OMEGA. FOR THIS AND ALL YOUR SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS. ■s p > f' I m r X J v'*'» I s Vr; DB 39 ***** I .--a tr A c j RnystcrtH.l Model OMEGA ALWAYS MARKS SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS IN119 words
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Article4708 1988-08-09 24 19M Tel Last Gr'a Vol Day Last Quote High Low Coda Company Sala or- V’ld (’000) High Low Buyer Seller SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 141 95 t 9 1000 Acma 140 +1 0 7 242 141 139 140 141 85 42 1001 Alcorn 80 unch -74,708 words
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Article3055 1988-08-09 24 INDUSTRIALS Ajinomoto (263/270) Alcorn (106/107) 105 (5) 106 (56) 106 (1) 108 (7) 107 (100) API (51 5/52) 52 (1) 51 (4) 51 5 (40) 52 (65) AISB (144/145) 134 (68) 135 (29) 133 (34) 137 (18) 138 (4) 139 (45) 140 (25) 141 (70)3,055 words
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Article107 1988-08-09 25 THE US dollar closed firmer against most major currencies at 3 pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it ended easier at 2 0440/50 in erratic trading. It traded within 2.0507 and 2.0440. It opened initially at 2.0490 00. Against the Deutschemark, the US dollar opened at 1.8935/40107 words
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Article152 1988-08-09 25 THE kilobar market traded between S$28,480 and SJ28.600 yesterday. In the Far East market, gold opened at US$431.80/ US$432.20. It traded between US$431.50 431.90 and US$432 432.40 in extremely quiet and featureless trading. It closed for lunch at US$431.80 432.20. It re-opened in the afternoon at the same price152 words
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Article28 1988-08-09 25 GOLD USJ/oz Mon Fri Singapore 431.80—432.20 431.50—432 00 Mon Sat Hongkong 431.80—432 30 431.90—432 30 Fri Thurs New York 431.90—432.40 433.00—433 50 London 432.30—432 80 433.00—433.5028 words
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Article241 1988-08-09 25 Managers’ price* for August 10 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 06—1.13 The Sarings Fund 0.94—1.00 S'pore Prog Fund 0.44-0 48 S pore Sec Fund 0 70—0 75xd S pore Inrest Fund 0.74—0 79 S'pore Equity Fund 0.53—0.57 Asia Unit Trust Mai Inrest Fund 146—1 56 Mai Prog241 words
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Article18 1988-08-09 25 Rubber Closing prices cents/kilo Singapore 256.00 September up one cent Malaysia 344.00 September up half a cent18 words
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Article17 1988-08-09 25 Tin Closing prices M$/klo KL Tin 19.24 up three cents Turnover 94 tonnes up seven tonnes17 words
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Article28 1988-08-09 25 Closing prices Coppur £/tonne Fri Spot 1260.50 —1261 00 (1252 00 —1253 00) 3 months 1254 00—1255 00 (1245 50-1246 00) Market tone: Steady Sales: 15.825 tonnes28 words
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Article22 1988-08-09 25 CM* prices Silver IBS/trey (2 Singapore 6 83-688 Fri Thus Nee York 6 83—6.88 683-6 88 Source Credit Suisse S pore22 words
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Article26 1988-08-09 25 Closint prices Aluminium £/teme Fri Spot 1544 00-1545 00 (1505 00-1510 00) 3 months 1454 00—1455.00 (1425 00-1430 00) Market tone: Easier Sales: 3,300 tonnes26 words
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Article98 1988-08-09 25 Crude MS/tom palm oi August 1077.50 (south) 1060 (central) Refined palm oil US$/tomes KBD palm oil August 427.50 (sellers) September 430 (sellers) October 435 (sellers) RBO Stearin September 425 (sellers) RBD Olein August 435 (sellers) September 442.50 (sellers) October 450 (sellers) Nov/Dec 450 (sellers) Crude stearin Neutralised Unq98 words
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Article575 1988-08-09 25 Income Bond Policy 1.82—189 Simex futures Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rate) Open High Lew Sett Est Vol Sept 88 91.43 91.44 91.41 91.42 4528 Dee 91.08 91.09 91.07 91.07 1310 Mar 89 91.06 91.09 91.08 91.06 510 Jane 90.96 90.96 90.95 90.96 129 Sept 90.84A 90.84575 words
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Article195 1988-08-09 25 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dollars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SSIO foreign currency Australian dollar 1.6280 —1.6308 6.17 —6.03 Canadian dollar 1.6906—1.6928 5.95 —5.86 NZ dollar 1 3602 —1 3629 7.47-7.26 Sterling pound 3.4492 —3.4529 2.92 —2.88 US dollar 2 0440 —2 0450195 words
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Article353 1988-08-09 25 OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATES Savings: daily 2 3 4 2 Vi 2 Vi 2 3 Monthly 2V« Autosave 3 Fixed deposit 1 month 2 Vi 2V 4 2 3 4 2V 4 (1) 2 months 2 3 4(1) 3 months 2Vi 2V* 2% 2V 4 (1)353 words
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Article1795 1988-08-09 25 Stock markets round-up PRICES closed higher across the board as Singapore yesterday anticipated good news today. The Straits Times Industrial Index carved out a 5.82-point gain to a new post-crash record high of 1,177.87 while the broader-based Business Times Composite Index surged by 7.35 points to1,795 words
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Article, Illustration270 1988-08-09 25 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Vessel Berth Arr Dep Keppei Wharves Gerbera P1B aside 09/08 Jurong Horizon Star P1A aside 09/08 Als Oedicati K15 a side 10/08 Iris P2D a side 09/08 Asia Moon no a side 09/08 Fengtao K29 a side 14/08 Nha270 words
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Article, Illustration488 1988-08-09 26 KL ‘plans to diversify futures industry 5 Ber- nama. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia plans to diversify futures trading in the country to include refined palm oil, pepper, timber and possibly financial instruments, Primary Industries Minister Datuk Dr Lim Keng Yaik said here yesterday. “The government will continue to provide whatever assistance— Ber-; nama. - 488 words
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155 1988-08-09 26 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Cocoa futures were off to a flying start when they were launched on the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) yesterday. An ui'expected 147 lots, each of 10 tonnes, iraded within 45 minutes of the market opening. The— Bernama. - 155 words
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289 1988-08-09 26 Berna- ma. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian International Shipping Corp (MISC) yesterday got a Msloo-million (5577.35 million) syndicated Promissory Notes Facility from a consortium of six financial institutions. In part the facility will be used to finance the purchase of two 16,000-dead-weight tonne vegetable oil— Berna-; ma. - 289 words
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257 1988-08-09 26 MBT. KUALA LUMPUR Miniconglomerate Berjaya Corp (Malaysia) has a full textile order book for the next six months and its textiles arm plans to continue expanding overseas. This is among bright outlooks contained in a study prepared by Jardine Fleming Securities. It— MBT. - 257 words
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Article, Illustration452 1988-08-09 26 DAMIEN LiM - By DAMIEN LiM QI AM a Singapore citizen working as a salesperson in a private limited company. The company does not pay me any CPF contributions. Does the company have the right not to make any CPF contributions for its employees? If not, please advise me on ways to452 words
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Article, Illustration585 1988-08-09 27 ROGER YUE - By ROGER YUE Racing Editor TO THE vast majority of punters on both sides of the Causeway, the sobering thought at the end of the races on Sunday (eve of Aug 8, 1988) was that 8 was not as585 words
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Article54 1988-08-09 27 KUALA LUMPUR Giant Hawk, Matushima and Rare Vintage 11, three of jockey K.L. Oo's four winners over the weekend, have been promoted from Class 2 to the top class. Re-classifications: Restricted Terms to Class 4: Charlie Chaplin 11, Currency 11, Egoistic, Forward Thrust54 words
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Article168 1988-08-09 27 LIONEL LEE - By LIONEL LEE KUALA LUMPUR Dashing rider K.L. Oo is all geared up to surpass Ismadi Ismail’s record of 55 winners in a season by a local rider. Ismadi achieved this feat in 1985 and was champion local rider. (K.C. Ng won the overall168 words
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Article116 1988-08-09 27 KUALA LUMPUR The Selangor Turf Club, in a revised schedule, has included a Class 3 race for Kuala Lumpur-based horses to “bunk up” this weekend’s races. Nine trainers responded and 16 horses have been handicapped for the 1.200 m sprint on Sunday, (see weights116 words
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Article742 1988-08-09 27 KUALA LUMPUR Weights and ratings for this weekend’s races here: SATURDAY Class 5 Div A— 1,200 m (Ratings: 61-50) Our Antidote 57 61 Sophistication 57 61 Carrera 56 59 Celestial Buoy 55.5 58 Prince Endeavour 55.5 58 Western Warrior 55 57 Rick’s Cafe 54.5 56 Fearless Judoka742 words
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Article, Illustration540 1988-08-09 28 Brazilian takes over as leader Reuter. BUDAPEST Brazilian Ajrton Senna replaced his McLaren team-mate Alain Prost as leader in the World Drivers’ Championship on Sunday when he held off a determined challenge by the Frenchman to win the Hungarian Grand Prix. Senna, driving— Reuter. - 540 words
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Article, Illustration448 1988-08-09 28 Reuter. INDIANAPOLIS Serving like the Boris Becker who twice won Wimbledon, the top-seeded West German overpowered fifth seed John McEnroe 6-4, 6-2 to win the U *****,000 ($846,600) United States hardcourt tennis championships on Sunday. The match was their first meeting since last summer, when— Reuter. - 448 words
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397 1988-08-09 28 Reuter. NAMUR (Belgium) Belgian Erik Geboers created motocross history in his homeland on Sunday when he clinched the 500 cc World Championship to become the first rider to win all three categories. Geboers, 125 cc champion in 1982-83 and 250 cc king last season, finished— Reuter. - 397 words
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Article135 1988-08-09 28 Reuter. DONINGTON PARK (England) American Wayne Rainey scored a runaway win in the British Grand Prix motorcycle race here on Sunday his first 500 cc World Championship success in his debut season. World champion Wayne Gardner, of Australia, v.as second on a Honda, nearly seven seconds adrift. But— Reuter. - 135 words
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337 1988-08-09 28 AFP, Reuter. CORDOVA (Tennessee) American Jodie Mudd shot a final-round two-under-par 70 for a one-stroke win over countryman Peter Jacobsen and South Africa’s Nick Price at the U *****,000 ($1.53 million) St Jude Classic golf tournament. Mudd, who had a one-stroke lead after— AFP,; Reuter. - 337 words
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Article, Illustration208 1988-08-09 28 AFP. HONGKONG World No. 2 Jimmy “Whirlwind” White smashed past Neal Foulds 6-3 to win the Hongkong Masters snooker championship on Sunday. A magnificent display of potting early in the best-of-11 frame final gave White an overwhelming 5-0 lead. Although Foulds tried bravely to stage a— AFP. - 208 words
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Article259 1988-08-09 29 KUANTAN Hosts Pahang outplayed 25-time champions Selangor 3-0 in a Malaysia Cup soccer match at the Darulmakmur Stadium here last night. It was Pahang’s first home match and against highly-rated opponents, a mix the fans would normally find hard to resist. But the 26,000 capacity259 words
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Article, Illustration893 1988-08-09 29 J. RAJENDRAN; Pictures by JERRY SEH - Inability to score goals dims quarter-final hopes Report by J. RAJENDRAN; Pictures by JERRY SEH P W D L F A Pt Kelantan 7 5 0 2 15 6 15 Penang 7 4 2 1 8 5 14 Negri 8 3 3 2 10 7893 words
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Article306 1988-08-09 29 GODFREY ROBERT - Or Singapore team face early exit from competition COMMENT by GODFREY ROBERT WHATEVER coach Seak Poh Leong may say or whatever excuses the players may give, there is no denying there is something seriously wrong with the Singapore soccer team. Four draws and a defeat and306 words
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199 1988-08-09 29 PETER KHOO - By PETER KHOO INACCURATE passing let the Singapore Under-21 team down as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat to Oman’s Under-19 side in a friendly soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Singapore often lost possession unnecessarily as their passes either went astray199 words
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Article313 1988-08-09 29 AFP, AP. Reuter, UPI. JOHN FASHANU, the striker who plays for English Football Association Cup-winners Wimbledon, will not feature in Nigeria’s Olympic team as his team need him during the English season. Ll'IS FERNANDEZ, the French team captain, said he would leave Matra Racing, of Paris, if he— AFP, AP. Reuter, UPI. - 313 words
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188 1988-08-09 29 JOE DORAI - By JOE DORAI BOTH North and South Korea have agreed to take part in a five-nation soccer tournament to mark the formation of the Far East Regional Federation. China, Hongkong and Japan are the others in the competition, which will be held every188 words
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164 1988-08-09 29 NST. JOHOR BARU Klialid Shahdan scored hat-trick of his Malaysia Cup career to ignitg Johor’s 4-2 win over 3»bah here yesterday. Midfielder Khalid *Jvho has often been criti«sed for not pulling his weight on the team, was on Soud nine after he scoredNST. - 164 words
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Article44 1988-08-09 29 A TOUR agent is a ranging a trip to for the Malaysia Cup -er match between Singapore and Sarawak on Sunday The cost is $390 ea *h. which includes returrf air passage, accommodation a.id a grandstand tiS<et. For reservations. calfi*****10.44 words
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Article, Illustration801 1988-08-09 30 ALAN HUBBARD - BRITISH OLYMPIC TRIALS RESULTS By ALAN HUBBARD Reuter. LONDON The jury returned to deliver its verdict yesterday following the trial of Sebastian Coe and sentenced him to life without the Seoul Olympics. There was no last-min-ute reprieve for the 31-year-old double gold medallist when— Reuter. - 801 words
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Article, Illustration470 1988-08-09 30 PETER KHOO - By PETER KHOO MALAYSIA have selected a strong squad in their quest to go one better and win the 12th Asean Schools Track and Field Championships, from Aug 15-17, at the National Stadium. They accumulated 14 gold medals in last year’s championships in Bangkok, three fewer— NST picture. - 470 words
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Article222 1988-08-09 30 ALBERT JOHNSON - By ALBERT JOHNSON ITALY and Yugoslavia have pulled out of the Pesta Sukan water polo competition starting at Toa Payoh pool on Friday. The Singapore Amateur Swimming Association have now invited a 16strong squad from Western Australia as replacements. Said national coach Tan Eng Bock yesterday:222 words
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129 1988-08-09 30 MALAYSIA’S David Hor chalked up 497 4 points to win the individual overall title at the Pesta Sukan Shooting Championships at Mount Vernon on Sunday. Other results Speed Coarse (stages 3 9 4) Ind: 1 Yuki Kuniyuki (SRA B) 136.09 Z David Hor (Mai)129 words
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Article, Illustration205 1988-08-09 30 SHIRLYNN HO - SHIRLYNN HO LACK of fitness let Singapore's juniors down in last week’s Asean Schools tennis tournament in Brunei. The girls though spearheaded by Singapore’s No. 1 women’s player Lela Zainal and comprising Valerie Tan. Jean Ho, Connie Lim and Merlinda Khoo managed to205 words
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Article30 1988-08-09 30 SINGAPORE Airlines beat Ceylon Sports Club 5-0 in a Premier League hockey match at Changi on Sunday. Jaswant Singh (two), M. Jeevanathan, Kevin Ng and Nirmal Singh scored.30 words
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157 1988-08-09 30 Reuter. WARSAW Poland’s Dorota Idzi won the women’s modern pentathlon World Championship on Sunday after beating defending champion Irina Kiseleva, of the Soviet Union, in the final event the two kilometres cross-country race. The difference of 12 points between Dorota and Irina before the run meant— Reuter. - 157 words
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Article330 1988-08-09 30 AFP. AP, Reuter. BASEBALL Relief pitcher Jorge Valdes gave up just two hits and shut out the United States Olympic team for five innings to give Cuba a 4-2 victory and level their seven-game series at one game each in Millington, Tennessee, on Sunday. tmerlran League results:AFP. AP, Reuter. - 330 words
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Article, Illustration509 1988-08-09 31 LEE WAI WUN - Classy Americans overcome unruly crowd and poor refereeing to lift Cup By LEE WAI WUN A PERFECT century sealed a lovely night for Brewster Heights Packing Club, who outshone China’s Olympic team 100-83 to win the fourth Merlion Cup basketball invitation tournament last night. So delighted— Pictures by ALBERT SIM - 509 words
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Article303 1988-08-09 31 LONDON Opener Desmond Haynes scored a resolute 77 not out to steer West Indies to an eightwicket win over England in the Fifth and final cricket Test at The Oval yesterday and a comprehensive 4-0 series victory. Shortly after tea on the fourth day of the303 words
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Article262 1988-08-09 31 NOTTINGHAM. (England) Nottinghamshire pace bowler David Millns snatched three quick wickets to plunge Sri Lanka into trouble in their second innings on the second day of their three-day match at Trent Bridge on Sunday. Brief scores: Sri Lanka 307-7 dec (B. Kuruppu 158, R Madugalle 72)262 words
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Article, Illustration399 1988-08-09 31 LEE WAI WUN - LEE WAI WUN A BADLY bruised cheek will be Peter Vilfan’s souvenir from Singapore. Just five minutes into yesterday’s final game against Queensland Australia, the Yugoslav collided with Emery Atkinson during a rebound and lay groaning on the floor. Vilfan did not399 words
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Article46 1988-08-09 31 BOWLING Singapore International c’ships (Orchard Bowk. 12pm). CRICKET 4&B Rare Cricket Carnival: Johor v Selangor (CSC), Sabah v Penang (LA), Federal Territory v Negri Sembilan (SCC). Perak v Singapore (SRC) all at 10.30 am. SOCCER Malaysia t up: Perlis v Sarawak (Kangar, 4 30pm).46 words
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Article290 1988-08-09 31 SHIRLYNN HO - By SHIRLYNN HO SOME came, some saw, some gambled. But most jeered and more when Brewster Heights took on China in the match to decide who won the Merlion Cup for basketball at the Geylang Indoor Stadium last night. Five thousand people, largely Chinese,290 words
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Article210 1988-08-09 31 SHIRLYNN HO - SHIRLYNN HO A NINE o’clock flight home distracted Queensland Australia from their match as they succumbed to Smelt Olympia 42-73 in a final-round match of the Merlion Cup basketball tournament at Geylang Indoor Stadium last night. The Yugoslavs’ victory means they finished third in the competition. In a210 words
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Miscellaneous56 1988-08-09 29 TOTQ Group I Prize $300,000/Group II Prize $27,513/Results of Draw No. 269/88 Mondiy, 8 August 198$ 04, 30, 12; 19, 31, 38 Add. No. 42 If there is more than one winner in either Group I or Group 11. the prize will be shared equally by all winners in that56 words
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Advertisement29 1988-08-09 30 T R A V E L L I N G j See our “Travel Guide” i for the widest choice of tour itineraries around the world! C.A.T.S. 737-1166 l29 words
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Advertisement294 1988-08-09 31 THE NEW PAPER METRO PRESENT 0 0 r* ri. < EXPERIENCE IT AT METRO MARINA NOW! f t *r'f f <»+* SBC actress Chen Bifeng (above) talking to teenager Cecilia Lee. Cecilia: How long did it take for you to grow your hair? Bifeng: About a year. What about you?294 words
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Article, Illustration549 1988-08-09 32 MRTC exec director, EDB chairman top list AN ECONOMIC Development Board chairman and the executive director of the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation are the two top recipients of this year’s National Day awards. Mr Chan Chin Bock, the Alternate Chairman of the EDB, and Mr Lim549 words
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621 1988-08-09 32 UPI, AFP, Reuter. RANGOON Burmese staged a nationwide day of protest yesterday to demand a democratic government and an end to their economic plight. Rangoon Radio said massive demonstrations took place in Rangoon and 14 other towns across the country. It said— UPI, AFP,; Reuter. - 621 words
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Article24 1988-08-09 32 AP. NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 2.67 points to 2,121.80 in the first hour of trading yesterday.— AP. - 24 words
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Article100 1988-08-09 32 AFP. SYDNEY An unemployed Chinese immigrant from Malaysia yesterday found that the day of the eights was indeed the luckiest day of the century. Mr Foot Siong Thoo, 53, won A560,000 (S$98,000), the first prize in a Sydney lottery. Another winner was Sydney baby PeterAFP. - 100 words
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Article, Illustration569 1988-08-09 32 THE Prime Minister yesterday gave Singaporean architects a boost when he opened the world’s tallest building outside the United States. This was the 280-metre-tall OUB Centre at One, Raffles Place designed by world-renowned architect Professor Kenzo Tange. Giving due credit to foreign top-class architects, Mr569 words
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113 1988-08-09 32 Reuter. SYDNEY A 37-year-old man stabbed someone seven times because he dreamt his wife was having an affair with the man, police said yesterday. The two men were grappling with a knife when police arrived at a suburban home in Sydney on Sunday— Reuter. - 113 words
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Article164 1988-08-09 32 IN THE story Even Ministers Were Little Boys Once on page 23 of the National Day Supplement, the opening sentence of the interview with Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar was “There are two hard lumps on Dr Ahmad Mattar’s chest. (No, I didn't check.)”. It should164 words
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233 1988-08-09 32 AP, Reuter. LA PAZ (Bolivia) A bomb exploded yesterdayon a road only seconds after US Secretary of State George Shultz passed it while entering La Paz. US officials said three cars in Mr Shultz’ motorcade, including one carrying his w-ife Helena, had their— AP,; Reuter. - 233 words
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Article57 1988-08-09 32 Reuter. TOKYO Japan has agreed to reschedule for Poland yen and dollar denominated loans which fell due in 1985, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday. The loans totalling 13 billion yen (Ssl97 million) and US$ll million <5522.44 million) were rescheduled for 10 years from January 1986,— Reuter. - 57 words
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Advertisement46 1988-08-09 32 YOUR PIN-UP TODAY: 23 SBC STARS MORE CHOOSE SINGAPORE 130 new citizens take the oath each week. AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SQUASH KING KHAN THE CABBIE WHO DROVE SH 8888 ON 8-8-88 TALK AND GAWK AT THE VIDEOPHONES At Metro Marina today from 10 am to46 words
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Advertisement121 1988-08-09 32 Today in BUSINESS TIMES Exclusive reports Promet: Back in the news Having been suspended from trading on the KL stock exchange for the better part of 1987 and recently re-listed on the SES, investors are now starting to look at Promet again. What, asks Hock Lock Siew, is fuelling the121 words
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Miscellaneous34 1988-08-09 32 Weather mmmam Showers over several areas in the late morning and early 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, Illustration1910 1988-08-09 1 Teens Last week, children of broken marriages wrote of a cycle of grieving. Today, others recall how the trauma affected their growing years. Compiled by IRENE PATES. Best way out of a big mistake DIVORCE. The minute I think of this word, I associate it withLIM SIN THAI - 1,910 words
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Advertisement153 1988-08-09 1 Who indeed? And just who is Josephine, you might ask. Josephine was Napoleon’s life. She was companion, friend, his devoted admirer, and the love of his life. She was someone who fulfilled his many fantasies. Our Josephine too is by no means a lesser affair. Buried somewhere in our long153 words
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Article570 1988-08-09 2 PAULA DANZIGER - A THOUGHT FOR TUESDAY By PAULA DANZIGER A FRIEND recently mentioned that she had just made out her will and suggested that I do the same since “none of us is getting any younger”. “Any vounger,” I gasped. “A will?” An explanation is in order.570 words
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Article, Illustration687 1988-08-09 2 A woman writes to a husband who wants out and to her children. Jan 12, 1987 IT’S 4.20 am and I’ve just completed organising the children’s toys backbreaking but therapeutic. The pain sears. I cannot fathom how it is possible, after giving so much ofFile picture posed by models. - 687 words
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214 1988-08-09 2 IRENE PATES ONE reader wrote: “Girls undergo strict diet and aerobics in order to obtain the perfect figure. “They are so worried if they gain the slightest weight. But this can harm their health. Is it worthwhile being skinny but have lots of health— IRENE; PATES - 214 words
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Article398 1988-08-09 2 Life after a divorce From Page One Bertie, 20 MY MOTHER attempted to leave my father several times, only to be dragged home and beaten up again. Once she did succeed in leaving him for more than a year. But my father put me inBertie, 20 - 398 words
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Advertisement186 1988-08-09 3 Here’s to Singapore! mi in l|pl K M ilfittll iiiiii iIW SKS r M v s i 5 a S m s- S* •> A :>>S* a* -s.™ i W *S.N V.Ny.XVV t SRS KiMi r •s -A A :i fc p* A i i We are truly proud to186 words
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Article, Illustration720 1988-08-09 4 Professor Tu Weiming discusses the impact of modern democracy on traditional Confucian society. CHONG WING HONG reports. THE latest developments in industrial East Asian states provide rich food for thought: how will the traditional Confucian society accommodate the impact of modern democracy? Harvard Professor Tu Weiming720 words
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Article275 1988-08-09 4 Q: Will Confucianism breed nepotism, as the family is regarded as the nucleus of a Confucian society? A: One has to go beyond parochial understanding to grasp the essence of Confucianism. The aim in Confucianism is to develop a holistic sense of mutuality in which there is275 words
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Article, Illustration372 1988-08-09 4 td A.ftftAff nt ft *07 ft 7 ftiftfti# A (ft ft ft A ff (A ft fill fK .7, Fi ft. fit >H*l<ft St'I’W “H/IV.” o (ft ft ft Atf Li T*X ■t JA A fS‘A tiieUc iaffc mi JfiJif-t mu fr “n Rftiri as** 7ffr-W“ft o i’mmmj <ftft372 words
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Article, Illustration318 1988-08-09 4 TAN BAN HUAT - By TAN BAN HUAT LIM SIANG HIONG is probably the first Singapore artist to hold two solo exhibitions in Bangkok, Thailand, all within a matter of three months. The first successful exhibition was in May and Lim, who owns an interior design318 words
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Article, Illustration373 1988-08-09 4 MANY researchers of Chinese culture and history claim that China’s is a dragon culture. But what does a dragon look like and when did it first appear? It is generally believed that the idea of dragons actually originated with snakes which were revered as totems373 words
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Article, Illustration1063 1988-08-09 5 Bulan Bahasa Melayu (Malay Language and Cultural Month) returns after a six-year lapse. MARDIANA ABU BAKAR talks about the significance of the month which will be launched on Saturday. YOUNG Malays appear to be one of the main concerns of the second Malay Language1,063 words
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Article, Illustration96 1988-08-09 5 SIX graceful petals rise from a nib with the words Bulan Bahasa arranged in a semicircle around the nib. The six petals symbolise bangsa (race), bahasa (language), budaya (culture), sastera (literature), ilmu (knowledge) and perhubungan (communication). The nib reflects the manner in which the six elements can be96 words
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Article193 1988-08-09 5 A 20-member strong Majlis Pusat choir will sing the 12 lines of the subtle beat of masri (regular subtle Malay tempo) before the keynote address. Short and succint, the words of the song are arranged by Cultural Medallion winner and culture custodian Muhd Ariff Ahmad. Teacher and composer193 words
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Advertisement138 1988-08-09 5 CONGRATULATIONS SINGAPORE COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE Business World Services Re Ltd 4 SHENTON WAY #Ol-01 SHING KWANG HOUSE SINGAPORE 0106 TELEPHONE *****66 Open more doors. On August 21, The Sunday Times dresses up its pages with the latest in modern furniture and furnishings in a colourful feature section. MY HOUSE promises138 words
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Miscellaneous316 1988-08-09 5 Teka Kata Siri BT Bahagian 1 Word Quiz BT Part 1 SUM PO BANG KAH SOM A IMG BA BUIMG BUNG ME A ANG BUR GAH IMG AH GA GAK bong KAK KUH GAK GA CONG TAK INSTRUCTIONS: Match the syllables below so as to form words. Write down 10316 words
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Advertisement1303 1988-08-09 10 m m 1 i .m f. m NATIONAL DAY Excellence Together.... Singapore Forever W v C.A.T.S. 737-1166 Richard Ellis salutes Singapore on her 23rd National Day. We are proud of her achievements. We’ve provided professional property consultancy in Singapore for the last 30 years. Chalking up a giant track record1,303 words
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Advertisement1279 1988-08-09 11 c NATIONAL DAT Excellence Together.... Singapore Forever C.A.T.S. 737-1166 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE ON THEIR 23RD BIRTHDAY We look forward to a Better Future! BONAMI TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED We are the Futures People BONAMI TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED 108 Robinson Road #l2-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Tel:1,279 words
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Advertisement665 1988-08-09 14 Excellence Together... Singapore Forever CELE 1 ENG WAH 'ORGANISATION OPENS TODAY AT 10 CINEMAS PLUS MORNING SHOW AT: JUBILEE/TOA PATOH MANDARIN/EMPRESS PLAZA/HOLLTWOOD/ DAUT/UWAGU PEOPLE’S/GALA (NO MORNING SHOW FOR HOLLYWOOD GALA) D l 00, 3 00, 7 30. 9 30 H WOOD I 00, 3 30. 7 00, 9 I 5665 words
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Miscellaneous799 1988-08-09 16 SUN TAN By Collette THOMAS HARPY ONCE SAW ‘A HANPSOME MAIP U/ITH W J LAR6E INNOCENT EVES' RIPIN6 IN A CART..SHE WAS L --L OBVIOUSLY VERY POOR ..WHICH MAPE HARPY \WONPER WHAT HER BEAUTY UKXJLP LEAP TO" y 'ATA FOUR-WHEEL PRIVE PICKUP COMMERCIALS -Vi ioUATUfr o**lH£: r XL iX ixtdhM.799 words
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Article, Illustration597 1988-08-09 17 JUDITH HOLMBERG on the Filipino and Thai dramas staged at the First Asean Theatre Festival. CENTAURS, trishaws and luminous hula hoops were just three of the disparate creatures and objects featured in Florante At Laura, which rounded off the week-long Asean Theatre Festival in Manila.LIM SENG TIONG - 597 words
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Article, Illustration528 1988-08-09 17 THAILAND gave a glittering glimpse of what could well be the country’s theatre of tomorrow at the Cultural Center of the Philippines last Friday. Combining dialogue in verse with a costumed dance-drama was just one unusual aspect of the world premiere of its 90minute528 words
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Article, Illustration588 1988-08-09 17 VERNON SCOTT - By VERNON SCOTT IMAGINE: John Lennon is a 100-minute movie documentary tracing the life of the late Beatle narrated entirely in his own voice. The film, directed by Andrew Solt for producer David Wolper, traces Lennon’s personal and private lives through the use of home588 words
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Article586 1988-08-09 17 NATIONAL DAY PARADE INCLUDES MASS DISPLAY ITEMS that tell the story of Singapore and precision drill by the SAF Provost Unit. Grand finale by the 5,000strong Singapore Nichiren Shoshu Association and its formation with light wands and “lighted flowers”. Spectators must be seated by 5.45 pm. National Stadium.586 words
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Miscellaneous910 1988-08-09 17 your Listening I Radio One FM Service 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 Prime Minister’s National day Message (repeat) 7.20 On Air (cont'd) 7.30 On The Road 8.00 News910 words
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Miscellaneous1589 1988-08-09 18 ft m Kaye Hamid (left) and Jacintha will be entertaining the crowd after the National Day Parade ’BB (Ch 5 8,7 pm). National Day razzle-dazzle at stadium National Day Parade 'BB (Ch 5 8,7 pm): Singaporeans can look forward to 90 minutes of razzle-dazzle at the National Stadium. By the1,589 words
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Article, Illustration498 1988-08-09 23 Christine Mak has been invited to show her works in Taiwan. T. SASITHARAN talks to her. HER looks belie her depth, but some things about Christine Mak are simple enough. She is single, an advertising manager, and is most certainly an artist going places. Come Monday,498 words
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Article, Illustration172 1988-08-09 23 THE kids loved it and even the crankiest adults coaid feel a smile tugging at their mouths. The occasion was Naval Base Secondary School’s first puppet performance at the National Museum Art Gallery. Titled Romance At kampong Glam, the five-minute show was172 words
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Article, Illustration699 1988-08-09 23 Pat Benatar’s back with a new album. She talks to JOHN SWENSON. UPI AFTER a two-year hiatus, singer Pat Benatar has emerged with the most powerful album of her career, Wide Awake In Dreamland. Benatar’s voice is in magnificent form on material with— UPI - 699 words
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Article785 1988-08-09 23 NATIONAL DAY CARNIVAL 'BB THK 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): Ventriloquist Show,785 words
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Advertisement79 1988-08-09 23 If you are holding an event you want our readers to know about, fill in the coupon and send it to: What’s On. Section 2, The Straits Times, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. Your coupon should reach us three days before the event. Name of event: St aged/ presented79 words
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Miscellaneous976 1988-08-09 23 Your Listening Guide I Radio One FM Service 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) 9.00 News In976 words
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Miscellaneous337 1988-08-09 24 Television l 5 Wm as a* 3 Danny Wilde (left), played by Tony Curtis, and Lord Brett Sinclair, played by Roger Moore, are wealthy playboys from very different backgrounds. In The Persuader (Ch 5,11.20 pm), haif serious and half on a lark, they travel around Europe looking for romance, adventure337 words
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Miscellaneous1212 1988-08-09 24 SBC 5 SBC 8 SBC 12 3.00 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed by Kids’ Corner Sesame Street (Children’s programme/r) 4.05 Fury 01 The Dragon (Mandarin with English subtitles, episode 9 of 30/r): Xiao Shan Dong (Lian Zhen) escapes from his captors but is later killed by a mysterious man1,212 words
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Advertisement98 1988-08-09 1 SECTION A A STRAITS TIMES NATIONAL DAY SPECIAL <? V. m k. V L v* 3 m K* HP* M f* f* r a 'vl Safi si 4 l ~A-, as m zu ws 5 T ffc li r s» Ekl ym j a v Sira® r ft. M i98 words
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Article, Illustration189 1988-08-09 2 RUSSELL HENG - RUSSELL HENG WHEN in need of a winning formula, think young. Give readers cute babies and smiling little faces and their hearts and minds will follow. That made up my mind that this year’s theme for the National Day Supplement would be Young and Singaporean the word youngPicture by MICHAEL HEW. - 189 words
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Article, Illustration969 1988-08-09 2 NARENDRA AGGARWAL does his sums and discovers just how much a Singaporean is made of AS THE nation celebrates its 23rd birthday today, an estimated 150 new Singaporeans will join the birthday bash. Let’s call every one of them Singapore child. Singapore child can look forward969 words
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Article, Illustration940 1988-08-09 4 HELEN CHIA - By HELEN CHIA FIRST, the bright prospects. Singapore’s children are reading more. Last year, close to 3.7 million books were borrowed from the children’s section of the National Library and its six branches, an increase of 16 per cent from 1985. Two major940 words
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Article, Illustration919 1988-08-09 5 STELLA KON - By STELLA KON CHILDREN’S books published in Singapore often look like textbooks. They come with notes and questions making them look less appetising than the glossy, imported Enid Blytons. Nevertheless, some very enjoyable reading is to be found, for example, in the Heinemann Reader’s919 words
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Article, Illustration745 1988-08-09 6 MAGDALENE LUM - Children are turning to high-tech fun though old games survive By MAGDALENE LUM COMPUTERS, machines and packaged games. There is no running away from them when children today search for fun. Naturally they come with price tags. And they are usually sold in an air-conditionedPictures on the right by NGHAI CHEE WAH - 745 words
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Article, Illustration301 1988-08-09 8 Children's wear has gone fashionably adult Here's how kids can dress up today Co-ordination: CATHERINE ONG Hair and make-up: SHELLEY ANN SEAH from Mosche, Dynasty Hotel. NEW LEISURE CLASS: Looking cool ore (from left) Peh Zhen Chong in T-shet, $29, and drawstring bermudas. $3B; Peh Zhen301 words
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Article, Illustration1027 1988-08-09 8 Today’s children are brand-conscious consumers who take their parents shopping, reports SHAMINI MURUGAN HOW much does a Singapore child spend? A survey was conducted at Haig Girls’ School recently asking pupils from Primary 1 through to Primary 6 how much they got as pocket money. The amounts ranged1,027 words
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Article, Illustration564 1988-08-09 10 Small though it is, Singapore offers many fun tt they are attracting younger and younger childn FONG scoured the island to seek out some of go-getters. And she found that, for them, it is n They put body and soul into these hobbies. ■is, Singapore offers many funPictures by MICHAEL LIEW - 564 words
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Article, Illustration907 1988-08-09 12 The way children are disciplined has changed, reports SHARON SIMON TIME was when a reward for good school results would be a toy, a book or just a pat on the back. But for today’s children, coming first in class can mean907 words
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Article, Illustration1013 1988-08-09 14 Chin Hui sells newspapers at night Name: Teo Chin Hui. Age: n. Parents: Mr Teo Lye Seng, 45, van driver; Madam Lee Hui Hong, 41, housewife and washerwoman who also plucks roots off beansprouts in the market to earn an extra dollar or two. Home:1,013 words
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Article, Illustration1008 1988-08-09 15 Or does sexual stereotyping begin at a tender age, asks CAROL LEE JUST how macho is a Singapore teenage boy expected to be? There may not be a cult of machismo here as in say the Latin countries but Singapore parents do teach their1,008 words
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Article, Illustration885 1988-08-09 16 Most people say they know one when they see one. They called these teenagers Ah Beng. And if there is a term for them, they must be real enough. TEO LIAW HUAY who counts some Ah Bengs among her friends tells you who885 words
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Article, Illustration961 1988-08-09 17 You see them alone in void decks, watching a film, or hanging around shopping centres. What can be the causes of loneliness in a densely populated city? CEPHAH TAN talked to some lonely young Singaporeans to find out. AT 17, Pre-University 2 science961 words
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Article, Illustration1177 1988-08-09 18 Dating, Holding hands. A romantic walk in the moonlight. Teenagers are doing all that. But there may be a growing minority going beyond the innocent kiss, warn social workers. SERENA TOH reports. LOVEBITES, petting and condoms they seem to know them ail. Young SingaporeansPicture by MICHAEL LIEW - 1,177 words
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Article, Illustration793 1988-08-09 18 JUDITH TAN - By JUDITH TAN WHEN I fall in love, it will be forever”, croons amber-voiced Nat King Cole. Whenever dear old Mum hears the song, it brings tears to her eyes and she speaks longingly of her teens. Today’s teenagers, when they grow up,793 words
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Article, Illustration114 1988-08-09 19 The life of a national service recruit is a new, often exhilarating, sometimes maddening, experience. The pictures, anti-clockwise from top left, give you a peek at it. THE GOODBYE BOY: Sometimes, it can be a touching send-off. HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW: Recruits get a style114 words
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Article, Illustration165 1988-08-09 22 — RUSSELL HENG - RUSSELL HENG 1 HERE are only girls on if c over design. But, if one Miigapuie boy on the front tge of the first section can fpresent both his male and cmale peers, then there is no business to complain about an female collage being unrepresentative. >liss Karen165 words
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Article, Illustration951 1988-08-09 22 RUSSELL HENG - By RUSSELL HENG THE news that Singapore separated from Malaysia came on radio at 10 am on Monday, Aug 9, 1965. At noon, Malaysian flags were taken down from public buildings and Singapore flags went up. My generation was schooling then, children of a troubled eraArtwork: LEE YEOW HENG - 951 words
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Article, Illustration1534 1988-08-09 23 Mr Wong Kan Seng; — Bertha Henson - Mr Wong Kan Seng Bertha Henson TICK took, tick took, tick tick tock. Back in the 1950s and 1960s that sound of bamboo tapping meant the guo-tiao boy was passing by to take orders for bowls of noodles. If you were then living in1,534 words
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Article, Illustration1063 1988-08-09 24 A time of the cling -tong’ man and 20¢ trishaw rides Singapore in the early 1900s. What was it like to be a child of those somewhat distant but still recognisable times? Two Singaporeans, who were children then, shared their memories with TERESA CHEONG. They are Miss Tan Chee Chee,1,063 words
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Article, Illustration955 1988-08-09 27 DAVID KRAAL - By DAVID KRAAL IN EAST Coast Road, opposite the old Roxy cinema, a blue-eved. fair-skinned boy of seven loafs around in baggy shorts and blows hard into a new condom. The year is 1944. the boy is me and the condom is955 words
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Article, Illustration1108 1988-08-09 30 ZAKI was in Primary Two when Singapore had self-government in 1959. Asked to recall that year, he looked up names of old classmates in the phone book and called them. He hopes he has started a trend. THE only thing I could remember about Primary TwoArtwork: LOW CHEAW HWEI - 1,108 words
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Article, Illustration968 1988-08-09 32 KHNG EU MENG recalls a time when there was no fast food WAY back in the 1960s, when I was at school, a quick lunch usually meant going to the Indian rojak stalls under the Flame of the Forest trees in Waterloo Street. That was if theArtwork: LOW CHEAW HWEI - 968 words
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Article, Illustration846 1988-08-09 33 CHUA CHIN CHYE - By CHUA CHIN CHYE YOU adults who were once children go to the cinema still, but when was the last time you went to an open-air screening? Remember those cinemas which came round once a week to the neighbourhood football field or just anyArtwork HAUMA SHA'ARI - 846 words
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Article, Illustration981 1988-08-09 34 JANICE SEAH - By JANICE SEAH ~W~T WAS the day of Revam thi’s first period. To Hint du families like hers, she had came of age. For the next 11 days, the women of the family giggled, cooked, gossiped and celebrated with abandon. Their little girl had981 words
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Article, Illustration905 1988-08-09 35 ANNE LOW - FANS, THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED By ANNE LOW WHEN Beatlemania struck in the 60s. young men and women unabashedly aped Paul, John, George and Ringo from Liverpool. The mop-hair look became in and a generation of youth let their hair down eitherArtwork: VINCE LEUNG - 905 words
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Article, Illustration193 1988-08-09 38 — RUSSELL HENG - RUSSELL HENG TODAY’S young are the citizens of a more prosperous age. Where the basics of life are taken for granted. Where parents strive hard to give them the extras, be they tuition in school work, music lessons or overseas holidays. This section looks beyond such tangibles and193 words
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Article, Illustration748 1988-08-09 38 K.S. RAJAH explains how tie welfare of children is protected by Singapore law WHEN a married couple decides to break up, there may be an innocent bystander to be protected their child. One major decision the court must make is who gets custody of the child. In748 words
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Article, Illustration718 1988-08-09 40 That’s how doctors see today’s children. GILLIAN POW CHONG reports TODAY’S children are taller, healthier and brighter. But they are also fatter and more short-sighted and those visiting the Institute of Health Child Psychiatric Clinic are getting younger. That is the picture painted by paediatricians, a718 words
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Article, Illustration905 1988-08-09 41 Open doors not closed minds. That is what Poh Choon Siong is saying with his hands. It is a message from handicapped children as they try to look beyond their setbacks. But besides sympathising from a distance, are Singapaeans doing enough to help them? Do we know how905 words
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Article, Illustration1059 1988-08-09 42 LEE SIEW HUA reports on children of different races who are FOR this story I turned hunter. My quarry a pair of Singapore schoolchildren who are best friends. That would have been easy if they were just any two best friends as there are thousands in ourPictures by MICHAEL LIEW - 1,059 words
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Article, Illustration993 1988-08-09 44 Many youngsters are heeding the call of the outdoors. But there are still parents who remain too protective of their children and are curbing their sense of adventure. MAYLEE CHIA reports Fifteen-year-old Vincent Ee believes there is a world beyond that of schoolwork. He said: “I wouldn’tPcitures by MICHAEL LIEW - 993 words
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Article, Illustration925 1988-08-09 46 GRACE CHNG - By GRACE CHNG Herbert lian is only nine years old but he is already giving his mother tips on using the personal computer (PC). He also knows how to write simple software after attending computer classes these past two years. Now925 words
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Article, Illustration841 1988-08-09 47 SANDRA DAVIE reports on Singapore's budding talents A GRACIOUS and vibrant society this vision of Singapore in the 1990s might not be that far away looking at the burgeoning number of youth in the arts scene. Ballet, art, sculpture, drama, music and traditional dances all841 words
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Article, Illustration891 1988-08-09 48 HAKIKAT RAI - By HAKIKAT RAI EVEN as darkness envelopes the National Stadium oval, feet continue to pound the brick-red synthetic track. Among them are Mona Kunalan’s, 16, one of Singapore’s most promising girl sprinters since Chee Swee Lee. At the Raffles Institution gymnasium,Pictures by ALBERT SIM - 891 words
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Article913 1988-08-09 50 SUMIKO TAN - By SUMIKO TAN It you know of a battered child, DO NOT mind your own business. The law in this country protects children against abuse but it cannot detect the crime. That duty belongs to neighbours, teachers, relatives or friends of the' young victims. In short, you913 words
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Article, Illustration998 1988-08-09 52 TAN LIAN CHOO - Report and pictures by TAN LIAN CHOO This is not a story about Singapore children but there is a good reason for running it. While we Singaporeans provide our children with the best, we should also think of those who live in countries less fortunate998 words
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Article, Illustration223 1988-08-09 56 — RUSSELL HENG - RUSSELL HENG THIS section contains the winning entries of the Straits Times National Day Competition. Altogether 1,274 entries were received. Irene Pates of the Teens Page helped to select and edit them. The youngest is Foo Xiao Faye, 3 years 7 months. The oldest is Nurmala Sutan Maruhum,223 words
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Article, Illustration150 1988-08-09 56 Yeow tleg - There were more than 400 entries on this topic for The Straits Times National Day Competition. We publish on this page the first prize winner. fY: Yeow tleg I Y~l c ao *£"•.'<<** Lll ■K-'Sfi-ftaSff sAg s .,^-&p f<, r 4%?&sss <3?150 words
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Article, Illustration1049 1988-08-09 58 2ND. PRIZE IT WAS the winter of the world. I shuddered in icy fear as the sky grew darker each day as the sun was digested by the stone-frozen clouds. One push of the button two nuclear bombs. The world was notArtwork: VINCE LEUNG - 1,049 words
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Article, Illustration1227 1988-08-09 59 An extended wish list on the future of Singapore. Extracts from the other entries I. PEOPLE do not go locking their doors with huge locks even when they return home late. 2. More activities for our old folk especially at the Science Centre. 3. More universities.1,227 words
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Article, Illustration1302 1988-08-09 60 So, what do today's kids want to be? Of the 128 children who wrote in, 27 the highest number wanted to teach; 16 wanted to be pilots and 13 to be policemen. Here are some of the letters. Fireman I WANT to be a fireman when 11,302 words
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Article, Illustration948 1988-08-09 61 More than 200 entries were on pet likes and dislikes about Singapore. They may remind the grown-ups of similar childhood raves and peeves. NOISE disturbs me greatly. That is why I hate to live in a city. In a city, vehicles move to948 words
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Article, Illustration132 1988-08-09 62 A city of sparkling skyscrapers. Of tr< ride in the air. And towns bustling witt People of many races and beliefs. Wc and soldiers. Judges and scholars. Tf Singapore. As seen through the eyes young artists. of sparkling skyscrapers. Of trains that the air. And towns132 words
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Article529 1988-08-09 64 I LOOKED around. Students were all assembled in the classroom. One by one the names were called. It was the day when I was to get my Primary School Leaving Examination results. “Li Huilun!” My name was called. My heart was thumping wildly as I529 words
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Article, Illustration504 1988-08-09 64 I VISITED one of the homes in Wood bridge Hospital. It was foi young people and had about 60 five-in patients. Most of them ware not violent. Some were mentally handicapped. They were there because they had lost their parents, or in some cases, had been abandonedArtwork: HALIMA SHA’ARI - 504 words
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Article, Illustration79 1988-08-09 65 A bus ride in a tropical downpour. A ceremony with exotic fire-walkers. Happy cooks and agile sportsmen. That’s Singapore. As captured by more young artists. 1. NAME: Li Mei Hua AGE: 11 SCHOOL: Pa Lin Arts /prize\ l. VINNER i 2. NAME: Quek Yeong Hwe79 words
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Article, Illustration702 1988-08-09 66 Kids tell us the places they would like to visit A TRIP by land to West Malaysia would prove most satisfying. As we pass through the Causeway checkpoint, my first destination would be Johor Baru. My favourite tourist attraction is the safari park, where motorists can702 words
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Article, Illustration233 1988-08-09 67 can bva \tv, otV S^n° l Lsi, X* 6 a n uV a \\otn e r b bo^ catv wV a a«. o e V tvoV C\° c aa »\%ffC. A I K c '^y s W free „ourW' es \v;H p v bat^ Aecota e233 words
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Article, Illustration398 1988-08-09 68 A horror story, among many sent in, that struck the right chord of fear IT WAS a cold, stormy night. The noise of windows rattling and the claps of thunder were unbearable. A few dogs in our neighbour’s backyard howled like wolves. I was all aloneArtwork: HALIMA SHA’ARI - 398 words
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Article, Illustration233 1988-08-09 69 The final word comes from the oldest and youngest entrants I AM a Singapore citizen (by birth) but then I am 30 so I’ll be disqualified right away from this National Day competition. But then I wrote in not as a competitor but as a contributor. I justArtwork: LEE YEOW HENG - 233 words
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Advertisement318 1988-08-09 14 ONE LAND ONE PEOPLE ONE VISION Singapore Contractors Association Ltd and its members share Singapore’s vision for tomorrow To build a better life for all Antara Koh Pte Ltd CDC-Construction Development Pte Ltd Chuang Uming (Pte) Ltd Civic Construction (Pte) Ltd Construction Technology Re Ltd Econ Piling Re Ltd Eng318 words
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Advertisement102 1988-08-09 15 EURO SHOE SHOP PTE LTD Best Wishes to the Government People of the Republic of Singapore on her 23rd National Day RACINE ROVERO K1 t RAGLAND REGENT REILLY RHODA Rl SSELI BALLY SUTT/JKLfVM) NEW ARRIVAL SIZES 5 w 11 t ()l .1) ST< IKV .1 l l ATHI J* »I\T102 words
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Advertisement111 1988-08-09 16 £&Esr\VblJ£6'E7 The People Government of the Republic of Singapore on the occasion of the 23rd National Day from O The Organisation of The Tokyu Group Tokyu Agency International Tokyu Car (Singapore) Tokyu Claymore Investment Tokyu Construction Tokyu Department Store Tokyu Hotels International Tokyu Investment Singapore Tokyu Tourist Corporation Tokyu World111 words
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Advertisement122 1988-08-09 17 Genetic Computer School 1, Selegie Road, #O3-04, Paradiz Centre, Singapore 0718 City Guilds (418) of London Institute Computer Programming Information Processing Fees: Ssl2o per month only Exam: June 1989 No prior computer knowledge and qualification required. Specially designed for those who intend to build up a career in the computing122 words
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Advertisement74 1988-08-09 20 lON FOR THE FUTURE RESTS IN OF EACH AND EVERY SINGAPOREAN S Mi X;X m mmi m m A m XWi. m As we stride confidently into the 1 990’5, armed with the knowledge, diligence and integrity to build a better tomorrow, there is nothing to hold us back. Every74 words
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Advertisement230 1988-08-09 22 WHAT’S IN STORE Karly 1900s P. 24, 25 War childhood F. 27 Lat P. 28, 29 Schooldays P. 30 Food P. 32 Pastimes P. 33 Rites of passage P. 34 Fan mania P. 35 Volvo BIOM heralds in the next generation of buses for Singapore’s public transport 4 9* JF230 words
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Advertisement79 1988-08-09 23 a •_s. a 1- Wss H m wm i ic ■MS F V JR Home Grown* From the beginning, we made a commitment. A commitment to growth. And innovation. To the continued development of the technological expertise of our industries. Development whose success is a result of the skill and79 words
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Advertisement76 1988-08-09 24 EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY vr if »k« z ’"i f*?) J °Ol OQo ?P o-O oo 0 oSi a i f We rejoice with the People and (jouernment of Singapore on the occasion of her National Day Tvui Village Dragon ulg tt&m *;a HAITIENLO »IlM< iT 1 IK76 words
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Advertisement245 1988-08-09 24 The Junior Computer Stimulates your child’s search for knowledge, O O 17 separate games includes Spelling, Word Jumble, Music, Puzzle, Matrix drawing and optional Cartoon Animation. The Junior Computer is a new audio-visual computer, programmed to develop learning skills of children 6 years of age and above. It prepares students245 words
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Advertisement509 1988-08-09 25 For your children’s better and brighter future, enrol them at CAL. *4r v In this modern day and age. practically everything is done through or at least related to computers. Hence, a computer education has become a necessity, not a luxury. Don t we want our children to be computer509 words
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Advertisement599 1988-08-09 26 sA l f Hitachi (Singapore) Pte Ltd salutes the nation on Her ?3rd Birthday. With Hitachi’s combination of audio video technology, your favourite moments need not remain as just fleeting memories. Capture Capture the Memorable Moments with a Hitachi Video Camera. Hitachi’s VM-C4OE Compact VHS Movie Camera/Recorder can capture the599 words
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Advertisement126 1988-08-09 27 From the top of the world comes one of the world's top paper qualities SVENSKA NEWSPRINT O 0) }&> a* ORTVIKEN newsprint mill is operated by SCA Paper AB, a subsidiary of Swedish SCA Group. Following expansion in 1984/85, it has an annual capacity of 600.000 tonnes on four paper126 words
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Advertisement83 1988-08-09 27 We re proud to be part of Singapore’s success. At Great Eastern Life, we're proud of our long association with Singapore. Ever since 1908 we've been providing Singaporeans with financial protection and savings through life insurance. And we've contributed to the nations growth and progress through long term investment of83 words
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Miscellaneous738 1988-08-09 29 He sent his envoys to Singapura toi/fv a paper.thm Wood shaving Sever* -faikoms tong rotted to look /ike a. Jirlf ear stud.. X*'* >o o a, X) Lei Greet ntrodace me Sa 9 to finest hn£S Our on Be faA fts rn Ca our The fts one and. me era738 words
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Advertisement438 1988-08-09 30 Best Wishes to the Government and the People of the Republic of Singapore on her 23rd National Day X KrsUuranl M*iw»gri Mr ang Kan Sa\ Mr Mv**f i had 1 H. <rvV ■> «*3 wr -i 1L Ml* Mr anvil N «4» »n (.rern Vl.ni I«> Hat c IVikKibNjwi USf438 words
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Advertisement95 1988-08-09 30 Join The Winning Tfeam SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics, the semiconductor expen that covers everything from simple transistors and diodes to the most complex digital signal processing s>stems to full service application-specific capabilities, offers their Congratulations Best Wishes to the Republic of Singapore on the occasion of her National Day. loin the Winning95 words
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Advertisement98 1988-08-09 31 Building a Foundation of Strength for Our Future Generations. l l N &v 1 V We re Proud to be a part of it. v <- >iiC j©r ft y.'«. jjffifo.. i# .J® 0 i *3fcgp HONG LEONG GROUP SINGAPORE RHEEM (FAR EAST) FE LIMITED 1946 L HONG LEONG INVESTMENT98 words
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Advertisement373 1988-08-09 32 &L Congratulations from the Italian national oil company. Our sincere congratulations to the Republic of Singapore and her people on their 23rd Anniversary and 29th year of Nation Building. As one of the largest oil companies in Europe, we’re active in 42 countries worldwide with interests in air and sea373 words
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Advertisement196 1988-08-09 33 ELKA 10 successful years in Singapore and we are still growing. Our National Day Celebration Offer The new high tech R 310 at only $2850.00 The new sensational star with the most realistic sound!!! Fully programmable split stereo sounds with 32 percussions 18 Orchestra+6 Solo Upper Voices Digital recording sequencer196 words
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Advertisement98 1988-08-09 33 Congratulations to Singapore on its 23rd National Day. CHINA AIRLINES NOW, TWICE A WEEK TO JAKARTA! Announcing China Airlines new service to Jakarta, departing Singapore every Monday and Friday at 8:00 pm. For reservations Please call 737-2211 or your travel agent. f Creating a new dynasty in the air CHINA98 words
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Advertisement173 1988-08-09 34 TV t n 'At *1 if r Mezzanine Lounge (2nd Floor) Pine Court (35th floor) Soaring with the Nation m i.-.r I s'* 4 S3* The Mandarin Singapore. Soaring high above fashionable Orchard Road, we're well on our way to the top with our recipe for success. A recipe that173 words
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Advertisement62 1988-08-09 35 \A w ves' 0 > \\N 80 years Of Cane Furniture Manufacturing a* t TRELLIAGE Strong in structure Strong in character Cushions are Dacron Wrapped Upholstery in Hampshire (Exclusive American Scotchguard Fabric) Cane: Genuine Manau Cane ■Vf A«l C 3 HERE ran *****28, *****28 CHUAN SIN CHOON KEE CO. LIEN62 words
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Advertisement393 1988-08-09 38 WHAT’S IN STORE Health P. 40 Race P.42 Adventure P. 44 Technology P.46 The arts P. 47 Chid abuse P. 50,51 Your Club Med holidays begin with Konica FILM. 3*. n v. atwsw** v* r* TIB 4?* &v" m -i.• j mm m xww'fz r t W. 4 47 >393 words
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Advertisement311 1988-08-09 39 *nHU>l7 srrrnt •OBjfTjWTW r p V t National National wo*u> 17srsrrTM WO*U> 17 SYSTEM National National O V E R 117 MILLION COLOUR MADE TO DATE WHEREVER YOU LOOK IN THE WORLD THE WORLD LOOKS AT NATIONAL. Over the years National has produced over 117 million colour TVs. That’s more311 words
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Advertisement80 1988-08-09 40 fm m rmw m z.m X •< .1~ V !\'fr? ,:.s J *»-x»:V:.rs«s v* j*s T f 'Jllfi^fll^ k< ftm&m v,,v\< s®s?i ><r TjllW K.^.^vsr •&4S ■K|J Together we can reach for the stars. ADD-ON PTE LTD AUREX TRADING PTE LTD COLOR PLAY MARKETING ASSOCIATES E\CON EXHIBITION AND TRADE FAIRS80 words
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Advertisement271 1988-08-09 42 PARKWAY HOLDINGS GROWS WITH SINGAPORE ogether with its subsidiaries, Parkway Holdings pays tribute to Singapore on her 23 years of independence and 28 year's of nationhood. PARKWAY PARADE The East ('oast’s largest shopping centre which l>oasts of 350 specialty shops also comprises a 17-storey office tower and medical centre. It271 words
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Advertisement154 1988-08-09 43 mm SH 7‘ T A OB -sr- ISk, > *9^ C~ r r f u:r-::.-n: "tiflFtHr: rr^nr.: lr I 'A u m Jri £5 5 r:5 5F r U :!if". ii I <1 Mm A" H B 9' fi The spirit of Singapore is strongly reflected in its people. People154 words
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Advertisement104 1988-08-09 45 C&rvvjdirv\&yyjC£'oj' H M f# M P ffr AS®; J# 4 1 11 WL 'i r M i# M P rfr £f tf 11- 'S vi ff i> rJ MM'% ft p 't’HiSiSX S£>s] XBI+X &r* a ,41 1; P X rtiS X 'it &s. 4> ns r 111 is i?104 words
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Advertisement122 1988-08-09 46 M mmount on us 5 publicly-listed companies Over 100 subsidiary' and associated companies More than 5,000 dedicated employees worldwide $1,765,000,000 in assets... Keppel has been growing steadily since 1859, when the first drydock was built in Singapore. From that humble beginning, Keppel has expanded geographically and diversified its business interests.122 words
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Advertisement94 1988-08-09 47 Caltex and Singapore, Growing stronger together. Caltex joins Singaporeans everywhere in celebrating its 23rd National Day. A day that recognizes commitment to achievement. A day dedicated to its people and in particular, to the nation's youth. We, at Caltex, believe and share in that goal and promise of helping Singapore94 words
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Advertisement141 1988-08-09 48 Congratulations to the Republic of Singapore on the occasion of her 23rd National Day. GM GM SINGAPORE PTE LTD 501 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 1 Singapore 2056 The Straits Times WfUO OVtastH 101TKJN WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION Subscribe now. Call 740-1840/1. EmpText am > 1%; m c •S THE isotonic141 words
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Advertisement98 1988-08-09 50 jflffj The smiles say it a11... Happy National Day to the People of Singapore. r m v m kS T- 2 V s m &i£M mm mm SOGO HOUSEBRANDS WITH DESIGNER LABEL STYLE MEN’S EXPRESSION FEMALE. SOGO’S housebrands come with all the style, flair and quality you’d expect of designer98 words
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Advertisement464 1988-08-09 51 shadow of violence IF —4 n a 9 V v: m cz v z /J Y&>w ?Y V &< yt '..—t i Challenging the Future :k KyocEßa 7 m —>• v h n i r o Congratulations Best Wishes to the Government People of Singapore on their 23rd National Day464 words
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Advertisement105 1988-08-09 53 One day these little ones may lead Singapore ui .J I X ■> is r- I Ni n s KVi 4R3* > a- t V V *£gg WS&tk x 1 *4Jk 1 I I$N -V" *B* -MB*. Wm:. r' '■Wx,' tr .x .-..v-si* w jis ■OR -a .V.V^x" ralSSr fm105 words
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Advertisement122 1988-08-09 54 Our future. ft’s in their hands. 1 lie children of Singapore Fhose who will inherit tomorrow what’s being planned today At NCR, we’re helping to create that future. m iV value today For all the people of Singapore. M* Z* V m m mi mm jHm m r employees, suppliers,122 words
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Advertisement685 1988-08-09 56 WHAT’S IN STORE The future P. 56,58 59 Artists P. 62 63,65 Careers P. 60 Waxing lyrical P. 67 Piques and paens P. 61 Short story P. 68 REJOICES WITH SINGAPORE HER 23RD BIRTHDAY AMERICA HONOLULU PEARL HARBOUR POLYNESIA SHOW/ DISNEYLAND UNIVERSAL STUDIO SEAWORLD TIJUANA LAS VEGAS/MGM SHOW SAN FRANCISCO/685 words
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Advertisement495 1988-08-09 56 maxeit Ooucie win Free Gift Exchange A Gift Guaranteed With each box of Maxell Floppy Disks comes along a gifts exchange coupon which entitles you to redeem one of these attractive sports gifts. Buy Maxell and stay always a winner! Promotion expires on 31 Oct 1988. Never before in the495 words
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Advertisement120 1988-08-09 57 m SALUTE .Hr I ■X X.X **vuta»fcr f r-> ,>. XX ,„p SwlSra#:' Hi #1 Y &&kz iV.» Jv ys3? 'V r-. yti&Sl 1 v 't» T 'jgm J*j£” < -Xr): ,V 't- SiSi'SSlsj fv •>« •I'-iS’-i i >■; i C/ji* f. v rv sik3 PS I, 35 Y. «•>120 words
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Advertisement109 1988-08-09 58 Total health works from the inside out. w v jVj i,■ r 3 <* Its K bhi a I i H,Sfe3«i ultured milk drc* 8 cultured Bti- b m > 1 Mt fl? gm VI i m mm '•V 'a m ITHPI Mi WITH \mUM Vitagen is a cultured milk109 words
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Advertisement168 1988-08-09 59 HIGH in the things you need (like protein and vitamins) Why High Protein? Protein-rich foods are vital for healthy growth in children and to promote muscle development at all ages. Why Vitamin Enriched? The so-called minimum daily requirement of most vitamins is only sufficient to prevent the appearance of a168 words
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Advertisement75 1988-08-09 60 If you cant find a Marigold to suit your taste, you arent thirsty. I 'H'YTj GRAPE f a tor; ji i<> i i APPLE 100'< JI'ICE jb f cz^a, ORANGE MANGO H)O r < JUICE NECTAR V ttjmm < f nndkf s. Marigold* MANGO Marigold GRAPE m Ltl B \Arigold75 words
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Advertisement145 1988-08-09 61 Congratulations Best Wishes to the Government and People of Singapore on the occasion of the 23RD ANNIVERSARY of the Republic v wm 3 i mSm $%J£xM mm s U-i 99WWW? *4 fc M i-w; r-' >r. m ,JZ j&r* 53*“ s 5* tf SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO. PRIVATE LTD. GENERAL145 words
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Advertisement355 1988-08-09 64 —f ¥T'rr»j i Tiger Prawns serwd with garlic sauce to a taste of our TIGER PRAWNS. (Each about 20cm long, weighs approximately 90 grams). Grilled and served with your choice of either garlic, sambal or barbecue sauce or simply have it as Tiger Prawn Thermidor. Set Lunch or Dinner at355 words
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Advertisement134 1988-08-09 65 VIVE SINGAPOUR! Moulinex is proud to extend its felicitations to the people of Singapore on their 23rd year of Independence. Vive Singapour! ms THE FRENCH REALLY KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR WRINKLES iojetpiu van Trust the French to create Variojet Plus. The only cordless steam iron with Chrome134 words
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Advertisement383 1988-08-09 66 AUSTRALIA Congratulates the People Government of the Republic of Singapore on their 23 rd National Day BONDS Grand Slam" Sports wear that equals the performance of Champions 7 4', ‘A V M > 4 m #1 w A Available at leading stores throughout Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei Indonesia. Sole Agent: MALAYAN383 words
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Advertisement22 1988-08-09 66 (8) The Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations—a wonderful book to read in the 100, in a traffic jam, before you fall asleep.22 words
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Advertisement147 1988-08-09 68 Reach Out and Soar, SINGAPORE! The Jurong Bird Park is Proud to Celebrate Singapore’s 23rd National Day. •r* >r &W*£Zat‘ C -vs r 1 V JURONG BIRDPARK o i <si*fe Jurong Hill, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim Singapore 2262 Tel: 265 0022 Opening hours: 9.00 am —6.00 pm Daily a 5*P Mi147 words
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