The Straits Times, 11 December 1988

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    14 1 The Sunday Times No: 2737 MCI (P) 93/12/87 55 CENTS gjg u uf y
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    Employment up sharply as more women rejoin workforce
    617 1 Employment up sharply as more women rejoin workforce Pool of new workers expected to grow dramatically SINGAPORE'S employed workforce increased by a larger-than-expected 45,600, or 3.8 per cent, m the 12 months from June last year, mainly because more married women rejoined the workforce. The Government's latest Labour Force Survey,
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    Employment up by 3.8 per cent
    42 1 Changes m the labour force |pj^fi-F JliD6 1988 CtlBilQS OVBT Employed persons 1,238,500 up 45,600 (or 3.8%) Unemployed persons 42,900 down 15,900 (or 27%) Males 30.100 down 9,800 (or 24%) Females 12.800 down 6,300 (or 33%)
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    Strong navy vital to keep lifeline open: Ghok Tong
    729 1  -  MATHEW PEREIR A By RSN gets a boost with launch of first Singapore-built Missile Corvette SINGAPORE'S continued access to the major sea lanes is essential to the nations survival and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has an important role m
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    Unemployment rate down to 3.3 per cent
    18 1 admire jwmm Ovrall 4.7% 3.3% Males 5.1% 3.8% Females 4.0% 2.6%
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    Lock icon Woman found murdered with screwdriver
    324 1  - Woman found murdered with screwdriver DAVID MILLER By A WOMAN m a miniskirted dress was found slumped inside a rented car yesterday morning with a screwdriver embedded m her neck. A passer-by stumbled upon the brutal murder of Madam Jeanne Yeo Siew Kee, 33, at about 8.30 am. Madam Yeo
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    Lock icon Gorbachev flies to quake zone as toll is put at 40,000
    406 1 Gorbachev flies to quake zone as toll is put at 40,000 MOSCOW As the Soviet Union observed a day of national mourning yesterday, Kremlin chief Mikhail Gorbachev flew to Armenia to oversee relief operations m the earthquake-devas-tated areas of the southern republic. Meanwhile, the Soviet Foreign Ministry issued the first
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  • NEWS IN FOCUS
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      AT A GLANCE
      577 2 HK FEARS FRESH VIET INFLUX: The Hongkong government yesterday expressed concern that the British colony m the coming weeks could face an influx of Vietnamese refugees who already were resettled m China. Officials fear a repeat of the summer of 1987 when more than 7.000 Vietnamese sneaked
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      SPORTS
      189 2 INJURIES HIT EINDHOVEN: Dutch team PSV Eindhoven battle Uruguay's Nacional de Montevideo for the World Club Cup football title m Tokyo today. But European Cup holders Eindhoven have fresh injury problems to upset their plans to lift the coveted trophy for the first time. Right-back Eric Gerets was elbowed
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      Lock icon Disaster a major setback for Gorbachev's reforms
      718 2 Earthquake m Armenia Moscow can ill afford to divert resources to deal with victims MOSCOW Long after the victims are buried and the rubble removed, Wednesday's earthquake m Armenia will haunt Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's effort to revive the Soviet economy and reshape
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      Americans rally to send supplies, aid to Armenian quake victims
      435 2 Americans rally to send supplies, aid to Armenian quake victims WASHINGTON Americans, especially those of Armenian extraction, are rallying to help the victims of the brutal earthquake m Soviet Armenia, with heartfelt offers of aid ranging from blood and blankets to airplanes and earthro overs. The offers came as the
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      Lock icon Azerbaijanis rejoice in streets over 'divine punishment'
      143 2 MOSCOW Azerbaijani youths celebrated m the streets of their capital Baku that northern Armenia was devastated by earthquake, eyewitnesses told AFP on Friday. "Masses of young blockheads were m Baku's main streets late on Wednesday, welcoming what they think is divine punishment for
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      Lock icon Everywhere — devastation, debris and death
      564 2 Everywhere devastation, debris and death When the first shock came, my girlfriend and I even laughed. We thought it was simply another earth tremor... Then the building crashed down all of a sudden. I managed to get underneath a tool machine. My girlfriend was gone. I was completely covered m
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      'Killer' cholesterol level here tops US, Japan average
      561 3  - 'Killer' cholesterol level here tops US, Japan average Death rate from heart disease shows no sign of declining By SERENA TOH SINGAPOREANS have taken to heart one characteristic of a developed society that puts the country ahead of others such as the United States and Japan. Except that this distinction
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      Risk of heart disease rises with cholesterol level
      8 3 Risk of heart disease rises with cholesterol level
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      Dying for a meal
      24 3 Good food No cholesterol at all from vegetable fried noodles (left), vegetable cutlet (centre) and bean curd with mixed vegetables.
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      Cholesterol can be bad — or good
      180 3 Cholesterol can be bad or good CHOLESTEROL a white, waxy and fatty substance manufactured by the human body and found m food is not all bad. It is essential for building cells, making Vitamin D and making sex hormones and the adrenal gland hormones. Recently, doctors have differentiated between "good"
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      Bad food
      31 3 High cholesterol food (clockwise from top left) cuttlefish 800 mg, big cockles 500 mg, fried prawns 520 mg, oysters with vegetables 400 mg, and pig brain (centre) 2,000 mg.
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      Keep to 300 mg a day
      117 3 NO more than 300 mg cholesterol a day, say health experts. This means that if you eat a meal which is high m cholesterol, for example Indian fried noodles (159 mg), you should watch your cholesterol for the other two meals. A healthy diet
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      177 2 Windy with showers over a few areas m the late afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max 24 mm SUNSET today: 7.00 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow 6 57 am TRAVELLERS' WEATHER \d.laid. IK 24 C cloudy I Lm Xn^-Us I7;'.:u' Clear Amsterdam 5/7 C <'loudy Madrid 1 lOC
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon 'Two shot dead by police in Tibet demonstration'
      362 4 BEIJING At least two people were reported killed and a Dutch tourist wounded yesterday m strife-torn Tibet when police opened fire on a group of anti-Chinese demonstrators m the capital, Lhasa, foreigners m the city said. The report could not be officially
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      Lock icon Italian to design Japanese airport's passenger terminal
      176 4 OSAKA The selection of Italian architect Renzo Piano to design the passenger terminal at Japan's new Kansai airport is a breakthrough m foreign efforts to penetrate the country's insular construction industry. An international jury on Friday chose Mr Piano's work from 15 projects,
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      Lock icon Walesa and Sakharov meet for first time
      136 4 PARIS Poland's Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and Soviet human rights activist Andrei Sakharov met for the first time yesterday ahead of celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Both men, winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, met at
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      Lock icon Thousands try to march to Roh's palace
      355 4 SEOUL South Korean riot police fired teargas yesterday to stop thousands of youths who tried to march to the presidential palace hours after President Roh Tae Woo called for an early end to the crisis surrounding his disgraced predecessor. More than 3,000 radical
      Reuter; AFP  -  355 words
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      Lock icon Shultz slams Israel for its raid into Lebanon
      356 4 BRUSSELS US Secretary of State George Shultz has criticised the Israelis for their commando raid into Lebanon, saying they should have learned their lesson after an invasion there m 1982. "It's a surprise to me and I'll just have to learn more
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      Lock icon Tamil made an official language in Sri Lanka
      293 4 Tamil made an official language in Sri Lanka COLOMBO Sri Lanka's Parliament has ended a 30-year-old irritant by granting official status to the Tamil language spoken by the island's minority community. Sri Lankans will now be able to use Tamil as well as Sinhalese, the language spoken by 11 million
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      Lock icon Parents, officials find LSD stickers joke nothing to laugh about
      151 4 Parents, officials find LSD stickers joke nothing to laugh about NEW YORK Parents, school officials and doctors m New Jersey are warning children about what they have been led to believe is a new insidious drug hazard. But there is no such threat. The story goes that drug dealers are
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      Lock icon Chinese depositors unable to collect money turn violent
      170 6 Chinese depositors unable to collect money turn violent BEIJING Angry crowds, denied payment on money orders by cashshort post offices, have smashed windows and beaten up postal workers m two Chinese provinces, the China Daily said yesterday. It said customers were enraged after they were unable to collect money, some
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      Lock icon Hongkong fears fresh Viet influx from China
      514 6 Refugees attracted by 'false rumours' of favourable treatment, resettlement HONGKONG The government yesterday expressed concern that this British colony m the coming weeks could face an influx of Vietnamese refugees who already were resettled m China. Officials fear a repeat of the summer
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      Lock icon Japanese to stop publishing Little Black Sambo books
      263 6 TOKYO Japan's three largest publishers of children's books have decided to stop publishing Little Black Sambo nearly five months after an American reporter drew attention to widespread use of racist black stereotypes here. Kodansha, Shogakukan Publishing and Gakken said their decision was
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      Lock icon India has 'pivotal role' in Cambodia issue
      402 6 Its help being sought to find solution to conflict NEW DELHI As Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi prepares for a trip to China on Dec 19, India is moving into a pivotal role m the efforts to find a solution to a decade-long war
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      Lock icon O'Toole and the cast of Lawrence of Arabia
      62 6 British actor peter U'TOOie contemplates a cement cast of Eric Kennington's portrait of T.E. Lawrence at the National Portrait Gallery m London before the opening of an exhibition to mark the centenary of Lawrence's birth m 1888. OToole played the role of
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      'Positive' progress made, say ministers
      415 8  -  SIVAM SUBRAMANIAM Gatt ministerial meeting By MONTREAL The majority of trade ministers on Friday defended the Gatt ministerial meeting here as a positive outcome despite its failure to reach agreement on farm subsidies. Both United States Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter and European Community commissioner Willy
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      Minister in scandal over diplomatic' personal cargo quits
      315 8 Minister in scandal over diplomatic' personal cargo quits DHAKA Bangladesh Foreign Minister Humayun Rashid Choudhury has resigned, the Information Ministry said here yesterday. Mr Choudhury, 61, submitted his resignation on "personal grounds" and it was accepted by President Hussain Mohammad Ershad, a ministry spokesman said. He gave no other details,
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      Lock icon Bush, new EC get task of ending farm subsidies rift
      308 8 MONTREAL President-elect George Bush and a new European Commission have been handed the task of resolving a protracted dispute over farm subsidies that split trade ministers during a week of negotiations here. At a five-day meeting of senior officials, US
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      Lock icon Amateurs take pictures of Atlantis and secret satellite in space
      183 8 Amateurs take pictures of Atlantis and secret satellite in space NEW YORK In a demonstration of how easy it is to observe a secret military space mission, amateur astronomers photographed the space shuttle Atlantis flying m close formation with the secret reconnaissance satellite it deployed last Friday. The magazine, Aviation
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      Lock icon Paper's staff blame VDTs, renovation work for high number of miscarriages
      264 8 WASHINGTON Officials and employees of the newspaper USA Today are concerned about an unusually high number of miscarriages among women working m its newsroom. Some employees at the paper's suburban Washington headquarters fear that a reported 14 miscarriages among
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      Lock icon Western leaders back reforms, Gorbachev told
      282 10 Worry over critics unfounded, say Reagan, Bush WASHINGTON Towards the end of their luncheon meeting on Wednesday, President Reagan and Presi-dent-elect Bush assured Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that leaders m the West want his campaign of economic change to succeed, administration officials said on
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      Californian town launches drive against cholesterol
      214 10 Californian town launches drive against cholesterol CALIFORNIA Nuclear-free zones are nothing new, and neither are bizarre ordinances m Californian cities, but the town of Sausalito has taken the cake with its latest legislation. Officials of the scenic village at the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge have established a
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      Tenor sings in Vatican for leukaemia victims fund
      181 10 VATICAN CITY Spanish tenor Jose Carreras sang a Latin American mass m the Vatican to raise money for victims of leukaemia, a disease he fought for a year to overcome. Mr Carreras, 42, received a standing ovation from the audience of 10,000
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    • PEOPLE
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        HK actor's winning role
        130 10 THREE TIMES m the past five years, Hongkong actor Alex Man Tse Leung (right) had the galling experience of watching someone else walk away with an award that he had been nominated for. This year, finally, Man's ship came m: He won the best actor award
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        Disc inventor wins award
        70 10 YOSHIRO NAKAMATSI the Japanese inventor of the floppy disc, is one of several winners of the 1988 awards of the World Book of Inventions. Mr Nakamatsu, who has been credited with 2,360 inventions, sold the rights to the floppy disc, the magnetic device which stores data
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        Six-time best actress
        98 10 SI (CESS has never been so sweet for Indonesian actress Christine Hakim (left). She bagged her sixth Citra Award for best actress at the 1988 Indonesian Film Festiva but this one was especially meaningful. The reason: Besides starring m the title role of Cut Nyak Dien which
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        Arafat shows off cross
        93 10 YASSER ARAFAT, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, wears round his neck a Cross of Lorraine which he says was given to him by the late French President Charles de Gaulle, the weekly Paris-Match magazine reports. Mr Arafat said he had "a lot of respect" for
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      Lock icon Reagan and wife in 'top physical condition'
      155 10 Reagan and wife in 'top physical condition' 1 WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, wen pronounced m excellent i health though a small polyp was removed from the President's colon for further examination, the White House said on Friday. "The President is m remarkable physical condi- tion," Col
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      Lock icon Japan's growth in 1989 'will outstrip US and Europe'
      343 11 Japan's growth in 1989 'will outstrip US and Europe' NEW YORK Japan will lead the industrial countries m economic growth next year, outstripping the United States and Europe, where expansion is expected to slow, the New York investment bank, Salomon Brothers, forecast on Friday. The Japanese economy, stimulated by increases
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      Lock icon China to publish porn classic in full
      183 11 BEIJING China's pornographic classic, The Golden Lotus, will be published unabridged after being banned since the 1949 communist revolution, an official report said on Friday. But the bawdy tale about a philandering merchant and his six wives will only be sold to university
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      Lock icon 30 top shares edge up
      58 11 Dow Jones NEW YORK The Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrial indicators edged up slightly m slow trading on Wall Street on Friday to close at 2,143.49 points. The Dow rose 1.78 points as some 134 million shares changed hands. Advancers outnumbered decliners 776
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      Lock icon Thai students clash at charity rock concert
      271 13 BANGKOK One person was shot dead and seven others wounded when two rival groups of students clashed and hurled at least two home-made plastic bombs at an outdoor charity concert, a police officer said yesterday. The violence erupted on Friday as one of
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      Lock icon Aluminium project row: Temporary accord reached
      318 13 JAKARTA Indonesia and Japan have reached a provisional agreement m their current dispute over a joint venture aluminium project, according to an official statement yesterday. But representatives of the two governments who met m the Indonesian capital from Wednesday to Friday failed to solve
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      50 13 MANILA Government troops raided two radio stations and questioned two commentators for allegedly sabotaging military operations against communist insurgents. The commentators Joselito Ojeda and Romeo Carmona were said to be airing comments which tended to "incite public opinion" against military operations at their stations m Lueena City. UPI
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      Lock icon Jakarta set for key role in coal market with $970 m mine deal
      191 13 Jakarta set for key role in coal market with $970 m mine deal JAKARTA Indonesia is set to become a leading player m Asian coal markets after the deal with British Petroleum (BP) and CRA, the Australian minerals group, to start commercial production at the US$5OO million (Ss97o million) mine
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      Lock icon Aquino orders curbs on breach of human rights
      536 13 MANILA Philippine President Corazon Aquino issued orders yesterday for curbing human rights violations and blamed elements within the military for continuing abuses. Mrs Aquino, speaking before the official Commission on Human Rights (CHR), said: "I and everyone else concerned about the safety
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      Chatichai stands firm on patents issue
      464 14 'Even if it means an end to privileges for Thailand under the GSP' BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan has said he will not change his stand on computer and pharmaceutical patents, even if it means an end to privileges under the US Generalised
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      Language centre to become self-financing foundation
      120 14 JAKARTA The Australian Language Centre (ALC) m Jakarta is to become an independent, self-financing foundation next month, the Jakarta Post reported. The Post quoted the Australian ambassador to Indonesia, Mr Bill Morrison, as saying that the change of status to that of a foundation
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      Lock icon Marcos in hospital for chest pains
      203 14 HONOLULU Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos is resting comfortably after he suffered congestive heart failure and was rushed to hospital on Friday, an aide said. The 71-year-old Marcos, who was ousted from power m February 1986, began having chest pains on Friday morning after
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      Lock icon Call tor murder charges against two guards
      192 14 MANILA A military panel ruled yesterday that a leader of a coup attempt last year was killed while trying to escape from a military prison, but recommended that murder charges be filed against two prison guards. Military Chief of Staff General Renato de
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      Lock icon Jakarta 'fighting rebels with help from PNG'
      299 14 JAKARTA The commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, General Try Sutrisno, has vowed to continue the campaign to smash a separatist movement m the country's easternmost province of Irian Jaya, with aid from neighbouring Papua New Guinea. "Indonesia is still conducting an operation
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon MCA branch secretary resigns Ampang Jaya seat
      473 17 KUCHING The secretary of the Selangor Malaysian Chinese Association, Dr Lim Ann Koon, has resigned his Ampang Jay a parliamentary seat, and the party has been asked by the National Front to prepare for a by-election. MCA chief Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik,
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      Lock icon Don't depend on govt subsidies, exporters told
      217 17 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called on Malaysian manufacturers to shed tr°ir dependence on government subsidies m their efforts to penetrate foreign markets. He said subsidies to enable exporters to reduce their prices would be negated by countervailing
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      Lock icon Greater commitment needed to widen international use of Malay: Anwar
      261 17 KUALA LUMPUR Efforts to enhance the status of Malay as a language of knowledge and culture, and to widen its international usage require greater commitment from language experts m the region, Education Minist.-. Anwar Ibrahim saii. He said there was
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      Lock icon Malaysian fleet sails past for Royal review
      87 17 LI Ml T (Perak) The Yang dl-Pertuan Agong, In the uniform of the Admiral of the Fleet, reviewing the Royal Malaysian Navy (KMN) off Pangkor Island on Friday. Landing on board the multi-purpose command and supply ship hi) Mahawangsa from a Royal Malaysian
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      Mentri Besar 'not told of officers' transfers'
      406 18 \i A LUMP R Twentyone senior Kelantan officers have been transferred without the knowledge of the Mentri it, and it could cost the state its funds from the federal government. The Star has reported. On Friday, it quoted Mentri IT Tan Sri Mohamed
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      Lock icon Kelantan's lake draws villagers and tourists
      89 18 Kelantan's lake draws villagers and tourists THESE villagers near Pasir Mas m Kelantan, have been up as early as sam to visit their lake about 30 km away. They congregate at Danau Toban and wait for the fishermen to bring m their catch for sale. The bargaining then goes on
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      Lock icon 20 senior police officers face torture charges
      244 18 20 senior police officers face torture charges BAHAU (Negri Sembilan) About 20 deputy superintendents and assistant superintendents of police have been given show-cause letters to explain various charges against them, including torturing suspects held under remand. The decision to issue the show-cause letters was made by a sevenmember police force
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      Lock icon Detainees now treated better than in colonial days, says police chief
      207 18 Detainees now treated better than in colonial days, says police chief KUALA LUMPUR The treatment which Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees now receive is far better than during the British rule, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Haniff Omar said yesterday. He said the Home Ministry had made many changes to
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      Lock icon Municipality chief charged with corrupt practice
      80 18 KLANG The president of the Petaling Java Municipality, Johan Samsuddin. was charged with corruptly making use of the municipality's men and equipment to carry out work on land owned by his wife. Johan, 47, was alleged to have committed the offence between Sept 29
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      40,000 foreigners took up citizenship
      177 18 KOTA KINABALU About 40,000 foreigners have become Malaysian citizens m Sabah since the state gained independence through Malaysia m 1963, a senior state official said yesterday. Outgoing State National Registration Department Director Mohamad Sani Adnan said these applications for citizenship were approved because the applicants
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Kidneys and corneas of Andrew Road murderer transplanted
      571 20  - Kidneys and corneas of Andrew Road murderer transplanted SERENA TOH By BOTH kidneys and corneas of murderer Sek Kirn Wan, 24, who was hanged on Friday, have been transplanted into four patients, fulfilling one of his two last wishes. According to yesterday's Shin Mm Daily News, the Health Ministry's spokesman
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      Most singles want to marry
      157 20  -  MATHEW PEREIRA By I But difficulty m finding partner a major problem MOST single Singaporeans want to marry but the difficulty of finding a suitable partner and the lack of opportunities to meet potential spouses stand m their way. This was revealed by Dr Paul
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      Why Singapore stay single
      158 20 Why they delayed Male Female Difficulty of finding a suitable partner 22% 23% Lack of opportunities for meeting 1 9% 20% potential partner Enjoyment of independence 11% 12% Difficulty of owning a home 7% 3% Career advancement 5% 4% meaning, other personal reasons Necessity to support
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      Potong Pasir may not hold elections to pick town councillors
      195 20  - Potong Pasir may not hold elections to pick town councillors CEPHAH TAN By i POTONG Pasir may not hold elections to pick town council- lore if there are enough nominations and qualified candidates to fill its town council line-up. Opposition MP Chiam See Tong was clarifying his ani nouncement last
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      Valour joins naval fleet
      125 20 "I NAME this ship Valour. May God bless her and all those who sail on her," declared Mrs Goh Chok Tong, wife of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence. The traditional smashing of a bottle of champagne followed and the Republic of Singapore
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      Case against journalists fixed for next month
      147 20 THE case against two journalists charged with contravening a judicial order has been fixed for further mention next month. Lianhe Wanbao journalists Tan Eng Tai, 54, and Tan Kok Yiu, alias Chen Cheng. 57. are accused of breaking a judicial order made by
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      Plays have more pull than music and dance
      547 21  -  JACQUELINE WONG By Committee on Performing Arts report THE play's the thing, and indeed, twice as many people m Singapore prefer to watch a play than sit through a music concert or a dance performance. This is because local stage works appeal
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      40 willing to bare for art's sake
      597 23  -  MICHAEL LIM By Two women among those volunteering as nude models DARE you take off your clothes to pose for a group of artists? A teacher, a clerk and an executive officer m a government ministry would. They were among more than 40
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      New Paper, Shin Min readers stand to win $300,000
      257 23 New Paper, Shin Min readers stand to win $300,000 PRIZES worth more than $300,000 await readers of The New Paper and Shin Mm Daily News who take part m their 3 Plus 1 Blockbuster Draw this coming Lunar New Year. To win, readers must collect six Hong Bao Daily Vouchers
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      Game machines must have permits, police warn
      192 23 POLICE have warned that video games and computer game machines are not allowed m trade fairs ?nd expositions. A public entertainment licence is required from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for the operation of all amusement game machines. "We issued the warning m
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      Third incineration plant to handle expected increase in rubbish
      467 24  -  LYNETTE ONG By I $400 m plant will extend life of two dumps A THIRD refuse incineration plant costing $400 million is to be built m Singapore. The Senoko Incineration Plant, expected to be completed by early 1992, is designed to
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      Boyfriend of ex-Seagate planner charged
      126 24 Boyfriend of ex-Seagate planner charged THE boyfriend of a former Seagate planner, who cheated her company of about $2 million, was charged yesterday with having stolen property. Aw Chee Kheong, 31, a part-time car salesman, is alleged to have dishonestly retained more than $200,000 m cash and valuables at a
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      Foreign Minister from Taiwan arrives on visit
      70 24 Foreign Minister from Taiwan arrives on visit THE Foreign Minister from Taiwan, Dr Lien Chan, arrives m Singapore today for a fourday visit at the invitation of Foreign Affairs and Community Development Minister Wong Kan Seng. Dr Lien is scheduled to call on Mr Wong tomorrow. Dr Lien, who will
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      S'pore stamp album on sale
      52 24 STAMP collectors will be able to buy the Album of 1988 Singapore Stamps for $20 each from tomorrow. The album, designed by Mr Eng Siak Loy, will be sold at all post offices, Telecoms (Corncentre Branch) and the customer services area at the Mail and
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      Singapore to host world games for transplant patients
      350 24  - Singapore to host world games for transplant patients ALAN HUBBARD, Europe Editor By LONDON Singapore is to host the World Transplant Games next year, a five-day mini-Olympics for patients who have successfully undergone "spare-part" surgery for replacement organs, including hearts, livers, lungs and kidneys. They will compete for cups and
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      Woman who tried to fool bus driver with half a $1 note fined $600
      162 24 A PRODUCTION operator tried to pay for her bus fare with only half of a $1 note but the ruse was discovered by the driver. Ilavenil Iyinnan, 30, was fined $600 and jailed a day yesterday
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      Associations 'can help uphold racial and religious tolerance'
      261 27 Associations 'can help uphold racial and religious tolerance' RACIAL and religious tolerance and acceptance must be upheld if Singapore is to progress and associations like Bustanol Arifin can help. They can transmit desirable values to the people by their educational programmes, said Mr Wong Kan Seng, Minister for Foreign Affairs
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      Kan Seng calls for school course on major religions
      416 27 Kan Seng calls for school course on major religions Tolerance best strengthened at young age: Kan Seng FOREIGN Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday called on the Education Ministry to consider introducing a course on major religions for secondary school students so that they can better appreciate the beliefs of their
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      BG Yeo urges study on how Islam can help to strengthen unity of S'poreans
      256 27 ISLAM can help strengthen the Muslim community and the unity of all communities here. How this can be done was worth reflecting on, Brig-Gen (Res) George Yeo, Minister of State for Finance and for Foreign Affairs,
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      Rare gems thief gets eight years
      307 27 TWO men broke into Sentosa Rare Stone Museum and stole gems and stones worth a total of $210,000 m June. Ahmad bin Hashim, 28, unemployed, was sentenced to eight years' corrective training on Friday. His accomplice, Ridzuan bin Jalil, 30, has already been dealt
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      Woman found murdered in Changi: Husband charged
      122 27 THE husband of a woman found stabbed to death at her New Upper Changi Road home was charged with her murder yesterday. Pua Wee Jiang, 50, al:.v stabbed his wile, Madam I .oh Neng Ngim, 42, a factory production worker, with a vegetable
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      SPCA discourages pets as Xmas presents
      371 29  -  CHAI KIM WAH By DO NOT give pets as Christmas presents unless you are sure the recipients will look after them, appeals the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA). The society has often ended up with the "gift" once the recipient
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      Excellence the theme for ministry's art competition
      246 29 PAINTING a picture of excellence m communications and information might just win you $5,000. This is the theme and the top prize m the Ministry of Communications and Information Art Competition and Exhibition 1989. It was launched at a press conference chaired by
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      Four Thais jailed for illegal entry and overstaying
      254 29 FOUR Thais fleeing Singapore m a car boot had their cover blown by immigration officers at Woodlands Checkpoint. All four, who were working here as labourers, pleaded guilty m a district court yesterday to charges of overstaying and illegal entry. They were
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      Francis Seow's trial adjourned till tomorrow
      473 27 Francis Seow's trial adjourned till tomorrow LAWYER Francis Scow's trial for tax evasion was adjourned for a second time yesterday but this time at the request of the prosecution. The case will be heard tomorrow to allow Deputy Public Prosecutor Lawrence Ang time to prepare "an adequate response" to the
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      Fewer older men working worries ministry
      419 30  - Fewer older men working worries ministry GOH ENG YEOW By It wants employers to revise retirement age 'without delay' More males retiring earlier Male labour force participation rate by age group 1980 1987 15-19 years 45.8% 25.2% 20-54 years 95.8% 94.6% 55-59 years 73.2% 65.1% 60 yssrs ovfcf J9.ovt> 31.1%
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      Youth jailed two years for extortion
      235 30 A JOBLESS youth who took advantage of a father's anxiety over his missing daughter was jailed two years on Thursday for extorting money from him. Ser Boon Hai, 19, a Malaysian, admitted demanding $1,500 from Mr Loke Kam Pooi, 40, m exchange for information
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    • Article
      Expressway Patrol may try out 'black box'
      265 30 Expressway Patrol may try out 'black box' USEFUL but pricey that is the reaction of a number of organisations to a little "black box" which can keep tab on drivers' road habits while on duty. However, Traffic Police' of-ficer-in-charge (road safety), Mr Lee Swee Thin, said they would evaluate it
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      Man's close shave with death after swallowing bone
      475 30 A SABAHAN who felt as if a knife was stuck down his throat, had difficulty locating the source of his problem until more than a week and several doctors later when the pain was foind to oe caused by a fish bone.
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      665 24 "Deep m the Chateaux-encrusted A free lance model was strolling along The shape and the heel immediately marked charming little red house which is the or someone who can afford thirty-five pairs". Loire valley there is a woman whose life, the left Bank of the Seine when she and her
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      344 26 Find out if you are one of the lucky winners m the 1988 POSB Grand December Lucky Draw by checking your account numbers against this list. The account numbers are listed with the corresponding ticket numbers drawn. ■POSB Grand December Lucky Draw" FIRST PRIZE: $150,000 10 Prizes: 25 Prizes: 060-025
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      The Sunday Times VIEW
      320 31 The Sunday Times VIEW Spending free LET'S hear it from the multi-millionaires who have a taste for cars, sleek and fast, was the message of a classified advertisement m The Straits Times earlier this week. It wants to sell three cars, each m the million-dollar league. That advertiser is really
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      25 YEARS AGO
      130 31 What The Sunday Times reported on Dec 8, 1963 KUALA LUMPUR Compulsory registration for possible National Service begins at 163 centres throughout Malaya on Monday. The process will last one month. You must register by law if you are a male citizen aged between 21 and 28.
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      Lock icon When life hangs by a thread
      1334 31 Two thousand liver transplants have been carried out worldwide. Singapore's first liver graft surgeon is DR SUSAN LIM We have a successful kidney donation programme at home and it is entirely feasible to remove other organs such as the liver, pancreas and heart at
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      Is it time for a Ministry for Youth?
      969 32  -  I Bertha Henson With a Youth Ministry, instead of ad hoc programmes and one-off surveys, the Government should be able to monitor systematically changes m moods and perceptions of the young. Trends can then be identified faster and problems nipped m the
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      Car control: Introduce a compulsory exchange scheme
      781 32  -  I Winston Lee ONE thing is certain about the recent 20-per-cent hike m road tax it will have little or no effect on either car use or the car population. In fact, its implementation has had the opposite effect it has led to
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      Growth up, trend down
      859 32  -  I Murray Seeger Surplus countries also have a responsibility to aim for balance. While the US gets its financial accounts m order, the other economic engines should pick up the slack by buying more of the imports that the US is certain to reject ON THE
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      Wanna buy a copy watch?
      573 32 ALSOGOLF bin Takraw, the pride and joy of SATU, the Singapore Anti-Touting Unit, is supposed to harass touts. But when I saw him last week, he looked more harassed than harassing. "Uncle Alsogolf, you look awful," observed Alex, my 10-year-old budding genius of a nephew.
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      The empire strikes back
      1659 33 Political unrest m six of the Soviet Union's republics. Bloody fighting m two of them. Is Russia the empire beginning to unravel? MURRAY SEEGER examines the Soviet Union's winter of discontent. While the greatest ferment is within the smallest republics of the USSR, the agitation is
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        SIM courses cater to working execs
        443 33 I REFER to the article titled "Part-time Business Degrees A Waste of Time and Money?" by Lee Swee Hoon (Sunday Times, Oct 23). In the article, a Mrs Sharon Tan questioned the value of degree programmes offered by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM).
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        Don't apply pressure
        309 33 KOH Buck Song's opinion on "Hands off, Doc! We don't need you to save our souls" (Sunday Times, October 30) and the reference to arguments such as "the evangelical doctor would be taking undue advantage of the trust, respect and gratitude felt by his dying patient" could
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      Raven will be hard to catch
      249 34  -  DANNY KHOO, By our man on the track PROMISING Raven could be the one to beat at Bukit Timah m Race 9 today. This New Zealand-bred by Sound Reason, after finishing a debut fourth to Corinthian Call ever the 1,200 m here m October,
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH CARD
      6018 34 MWMIB 2.00 RESTRICTED TERMS DIV C about 1,200 m (Stakes: $15,000) I 43 Highland Nugget 5C.5 Joon-B Ang 4eg +2.5 (1200 m). Led early but failed to sustain effort to finish 9 -length 3rd of 6 to Captain Atom with 54 RT-B Pg 1200 m soft
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      Jolly Fella should please in Race 5
      377 34  - Jolly Fella should please in Race 5 TAN THEAN LOON By JOLLY FELLA, who has come to hand nicely, cah go far. This makes him a top bet m the card of nine at Bukit Timah today. The four-year-old grey won his fourth start m convincing manner over the Bukit
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      415 34 RACE Racing Editor Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Lionel Lee Malcolm Bastians 1 1 Highland Nugget 1 Highland Nugget 9 Perestroika 1 Highland Nugget 9 Perestroika 1 6 Mission Bay 4 Canter In 1 Highland Nugget 9 Perestroika 8 Better Times I 3 Bright Future 9
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      Blindfolded horse crashes into car of starter
      136 35  - Blindfolded horse crashes into car of starter LIONEL LEE By A FREAK accident which left a horse m an equine hospital and a stationary car with a big dent marred the opening day of the Bukit Turf Club December meeting yesterday. Restricted Terms newcomer Si's Garden was waiting to be
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      Welcome change of luck for trainer Dragon
      901 35  - Welcome change of luck for trainer Dragon OUR RACING TEAM By SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Venom, ridden by Abdul Razak, upset the fancied horses m the last race at Bukit Timah yesterday to pay $57 for a win. At the three racing centres m Malaysia, the payout was $128. Carrying topweight of 57kg,
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      Lock icon Krygsman the evergreen horse owner
      498 35  - Krygsman the evergreen horse owner ROGER YUE Picture by By Racing Editor MANY racehorse owners come and go, but Jack Krygsman is one of the few durable ones. Krygsman has raced a small but successful string of horses on the local turf for over 20 years and yesterday at Bukit
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      Five jockeys run foul of stewards
      150 35 STEWARDS of the Rukit Turf Club inquired into an altercation between jockey I Ismadi and apprentice T. Jaffari after Rare 5 yesterday. After taking evidence from both riders, they were found guilty of misconduct under MRA Rule 53 (a) and suspended for two race
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      Punters sent home with a $57 dose of Venom
      138 35 Senandong Rindu first leg of Zafir's double FIRST 3474 SECOND 4871 THIRD 1556 STARTERS 8993 0874 0732 1014 1917 5661 2465 4573 0948 3741 CONSOLATIONS 6735 5211 8953 5830 7406 9813 2020 5394 9195 0511 Keep those tote tickets WIN or
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      $38,401 quartet jackpot to be won
      1989 35 casting his off-fore plate. Boom Times. Unlimited Profit and Master Wishes n were slow to begin. Shortly after the start Clean Sweep n had to steady off the heels of Daytona n. who jumped m. At the same stage, Unlimited Profit knuckled. Rounding the
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      That $5 win minimum
      135 35 HATS off to the Racing Editor for so boldly speaking out the views "of racegoers regarding the reduction of the minimum win dividend from $6 to $5 (Sunday Times. Nov 27). The kia-si kia-su ("afraid to die afraid to lose") attitude of the Totalisator Boards m
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      261 36 321 Deaths 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MDM. TAN JEE LIN AGE: 75 pasted away peacefully m China on 6 December 1988 leaving behind beloved Husband: Wang Ngalp Wah Sons Daughtar-in-Hw Wong Chow Kirn, Alex Christine Tan Wang Chow 800. Raymond Daughters Sons-in-law Wong Wah Jong Llm Jow Heng Wang Chow
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      322 Acknowledgements
      163 36 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE T. SEETHARAM DEPARTED 27.11.88 ExprexM tlirir l»f;irllflt upprfciuUon (<j ill relatives, friemK and colleagues lor thnr cond aasixuince, attendance, wreaths and donations during their recenl bereavement itith day prayers (kurumathl) will be iifhi on Sundaj !i:h December hh irom KiKipin onwards at Hlk
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      50 36 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHIES CONDOLENCES TO MR ALEX WONG CHOW KIM MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MASER ENGINEERING (S) PTE. LTD. ON THE DEMISE OF HIS BELOVED MOTHER MADAM TAN JEE LIN DEPARTED ON 6 DECEMBER 1988 FROM: THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF MASER ENGINEERING (S) PTE. LTD.
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      33 36 The Family Of The Lai* MOM AU YEONG CHEN Departed 6.12.88 wishes to express their heartfelt thank* to all relative*, friend* and colleagues tor their attendance, aswreaths during their recent ilßA»Brnen^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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      324 In Memoriam
      25 36 In loving memory of CHUA KEE SIONG Departed 11/12/85 In life loved and honored. In death remembered. Fondly remembered by loved one«.
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      41 36 In loving memory of MADAM LEE OR KHEK Departed 11 December 1967 You may be gone from our lives mother dear but In our hearts you'll always be near Dearly missed by children, grand children and great grandchildren.
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  • SPORT
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      'Davids' making presence felt in world sports
      726 36  - 'Davids' making presence felt in world sports ALAN HUBBARD ALWAYS ON SUNDAY IT WAS an American football notable, one Mr Danny Ozark, who once offered this piece of sporting wisdom. "In sport," he reminded us, "nothing ain't certain. Remember, even Napoleon had his Watergate." Such sentiments, roughly speaking, were expressed
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      Lock icon Flach and Seguso fail in semi-final bid
      376 36 FOREIGN TENNIS LONDON American top seeds Ken Flach and Robert Seguso, who left home reluctantly to play m the Nabisco Masters Doubles, were denied a place m the semi-finals of the U*****,500 ($535,600) event late on Friday night. The Wimbledon champions had beaten
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      Lock icon IOC to ban athletes who compete in South Africa
      262 36 VIENNA Top Olympic officials moved on Friday to bar any athlete who competes m South Africa from the Games. As they concluded a week of meetings, the International Olympic Committee's executive board asked the federations that govern worldwide sports to strip
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    • Article
      Tyson's trainer sacked
      95 36 World heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has fired Kevin Rooney, leaving open the most lucrative training job m boxing, the New York Post reported on Friday. "I don't have a trainer now. Kevin is out. I*ll get another trainer," Tyson said. The 22--year-old champion was enraged by public
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      Flo-Jo to sue?
      44 36 Olympic gold medallist Florence Griffith-Joyner is considering legal action against fellow-American track star Carl Lewis for suggesting that she took performance-enhanc-ing drugs, her manager Gordon Baskin said.Baskin said Florence's lawyers had asked Lewis to come forward with evidence supporting the allegations.
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      Abolish grass
      61 36 Former world No. 1 John McEnroe says grass tennis courts should be abolished, including those at Wimbledon. "It's a disgrace we should have courts at our top event of the year where you can't get two bounces the same," McEnroe said before an exhibition match m Los Angeles.
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      Cash returns
      53 36 Last year's Wimbledon tennis champion Pat Cash, who has been out with knee and ankle injuries, declared he was fully fit and ready to return to the international tour. The Australian, whose ranking has slipped to No. 20, will launch his comeback m a low-key round-robin style event
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      It's Holyfield
      45 36 Evander Holyfield, the undisputed cruiserweight champion, bolstered his claim of being a legitimate heavyweight contender when he stopped Pinklon Thomas after seven rounds at the Covention Centre m Atlantic City on Friday night. Holyfield landed about 20 punches m the last 10 seconds.
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      Qatari leads
      47 36 Salem Monsuri, of Qatar, averaged 221 for the first eight games of the men's quarter-fi-nals to take the lead with 1,924 points (1,769 pinfalls) m the 24th Bowling World Cup m Guadalajara, Mexico. Twicechampion Paeng Nepomuceno, of the Philippines, was placed 12th with 1,579 points.
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      Role switch
      31 36 Scrum-half Pierre Berbizier, who lost the French captaincy when he broke his left an m June, is m contention for a recall for the Five Nations championship as fly-half.
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      Soviet tour
      23 36 Two American National Hockey League teams will be chosen next month to play exhibition games m Leningrad and Moscow m September.
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      Title defence
      32 36 Greg Haugen, the International Boxing Federation lightweight champion, will defend his title against Pernell Whitaker on Jan 21 m Whitaker's hometown of Norfolk, Virginia, for a total purse of U*****,000.
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      Boxer in jail
      42 36 Mexican boxer Lupe Aquino was jailed pending U5525,000 bail and extradition to California to face charges of vehicular homicide and drunken driving. Aquino was arrested m Detroit for failing to show up at a scheduled hearing m Los Angeles.
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      Swiss delight
      32 36 Peter Muller of Switzerland raced to his 19th World Cup victory m the first men's downhill m Val Gardena, Italy. Muller, twice-Olympic silver medallist, timed a breakneck 2min 00.51 sec.
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      Coach quits
      27 36 Frank Layden has quit as head coach of high-riding National Basketball Association side the Utah Jazz, halfway through a 10-year contract. He cited "personal reasons".
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      So who's running football?
      770 37  -  IDENTITY cards may not be the only sign of the British government's influence m footballing matters. There is now evidence that Mrs Thatcher's men are picking managers' teams for them. I jest not. Over the past week a Tory MP has been pulling strings to try
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      Lock icon Eindhoven hit by eve-of-match injuries
      430 37 Preview of today's Toyota Cup match between PSY Eindhoven and Nacional (SBC will telecast the match live over Channel 5 at 10.55 am). TOKYO European Cup holders PSV Eindhoven suffered fresh injury problems on the eve of their bid to lift the World Club Cup
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      The squads
      95 37 PSV EINDHOVEN: Hans van Breukelen, Patrick Lodewijks; Ronald Koeman, Erik Gerets, Adick Koot, Ivan Nielsen, Berrie van Aerie, Randy Samuel; Jules Ellerman, Jan Heintze, Gerald Vanenburg, Cemal Yillmaz, Soren Lerby, John Veldman, Anton Janssen, Hendrie Kruzen, Stan Valckx, Frank Berghuis; Edward Linskens, Roberto Lanckohr, Hans Gillhaus, Wim Kieft,
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    • Koreans make the semis
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        Lock icon ASIAN CUP
        188 37 DOHA South Korea advanced to the semi-finals of the ninth Asian Football Cup on Friday with a hard-earned 3-2 victory over hosts Qatar. But Cup-holders Saudi Arabia could only draw 1-1 with Bahrain and must now beat China to ensure a semi-final berth. The Koreans' victory m Group
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        Lock icon SOCCER SHORTS
        248 37 BRUCE Grobbelaar looks set to be told he must i stay at English champions Liverpool and see out j the rest of his contract. The 31-year-old Zimbabwe international goal- j keeper stunned the champions before today's Merseyside derby against Everton by handing m a written transfer request. Understudy
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      Lock icon 'Submarine start' sunk
      293 38 SWIMMING WASHINGTON The revolutionary "submarine start" invented by American backstroker David Berkoff and used by Olympic gold medallist Daichi Suzuki, of Japan, has been declared illegal by the International Swimming Federation (Fina). Fina's 17-member ruling bureau has ruled that the technique m which Berkoff would swim underwater
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    • Article
      David: Ban is a step backwards
      208 38  - David: Ban is a step backwards ALBERT JOHNSON By SINGAPORE'S premier backstroke swimmer David Lim last night described Fina's decision to ban the "submarine start" a "backward step" because it will restrict individual performances. The United States trained ace, who switched to the new technique during his training at Brigham
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      Swiss sprinter has victory snatched away
      375 38 Swiss sprinter has victory snatched away EDINBURGH Briton Kevin Boyd and Dutch .teenager Nathalie Koekkoek scored good wins on the opening day of the annual European Cup shortcourse swimming meeting on Friday, but Swiss sprinter Stefan Volery had victory snatched away amid technical confusion. The Soviet Union and East Germany
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      Re-think by Changi would do local soccer a world of good
      552 38  -  GODFREY ROBERT SPORTS EDITOR SAYS IT would be a big blow to local soccer if Changi Constituency were to be banned for five years and the semi-professional Premier League reduced to seven teams. While Changi's reasons for pulling out
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      Champs Geylang sign three Finnish stars
      402 38  - Champs Geylang sign three Finnish stars J. Rajendran SOCCER By PREMIER League soccer champions Geylang Internation al will be boosted this coming season by the presence of three top players from Finland, all of whom are rated better than Sixten Bostrom, Geylang' s Finnish star of the last campaign. The
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      Marathon for officials
      444 39  -  A. SURENDREN By FOR competitors, running a marathon requires careful and often lengthy preparations to ensure they are able to complete the gruelling race. Likewise, the marathon organisers have to spend as much and very likely more time to make sure the event runs like clock-work on
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      Runner who won't be at the start
      244 39  -  PETER KHOO By AT 68, Mr Goh Teck Phuan will be running the marathon. But not as a competitor. Mr Goh is the organising secretary of the Singapore International Marathon and is responsible for the smooth running of today's race. A father of
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      Long, long wait in store
      157 39 Long, long wait in store THE first runner should arrive at the finish point at the National Stadium a little more than two hours after the start of the race. But the timekeepers and marshalls will have to wait for another four hours more for the die-hard, tail-enders to complete
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      Spotters to look out for trouble
      150 39 Spotters to look out for trouble YOU may be forgiven if you think a motorcycle gang is shadowing the marathoners on their run today. They even have a catchy name Spotters but they do not harbour any evil intentions towards the competitors. The spotters are volunteers whose job it will
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      Radio hams helping out too
      143 39 DO NOT be alarmed if you happen to notice several people carrying signal transmitting sets into their vehicles early this morning. They are probably some of the volunteers from the Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society going out to carry out communications tasks for the Singapore
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1193 39 BASKETBALL American NBA: Boston Celtics 121 Philadelphia 76ers 107, Charlotte Hornets 96 New Jersey Nets 95, Indiana Pacers 112 Sairamento Kings 105, Denver Nuggets 121 Miami Heat 110, Detroit Pistons 92 Atlanta Hawks 82, Chicago Bulls 118 Milwaukee Bucks 100, Phoenix Suns 110 Golden State Warriors 105,
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      102 36 Deepest sympathies heartfelt condolences to Mrs Elizabeth Kwan-Yee Williams and family on the demise of her beloved mother Age 85 Departed 7 December 1988 m China from Partners Staff of T Q Urn Co f "In Memoriam" J is for the 1 loved ones whom you i remember 1 Acceptance
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  • The Sunday Times
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      Malaysian stars to stay home
      207 40 Malaysian stars to stay home KUALA LUMPUR Singapore's Premier League will have to do without Malaysian soccer stars next year. The Football Association of Malaysia have banned their internationals from playing abroad for six months to enable them to prepare for the pre-World Cup qualifying round tournament m May and
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      Double delight for SPH
      262 40  -  A. Surendren SQUASH By SINGAPORE Press Holdings achieved a double m the Anchor Business Houses Squash League at the East Coast Recreation Centre yesterday. SPH won both the men's and women's Graded titles. Their men edged out Singapore Aircraft Industries 3-2 while the women coasted to
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      Hamid keeps No.l ranking
      158 40  -  J. Rajendran BADMINTON By HAMID KHAN boosted his confidence for next week's Malaysian Open by winning the National Ranking League title at the Singapore Badminton Hall last night. He easily defeated John Ngerng 15-1, 15-5 to maintain his winning streak m the competition which, for the
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      Injured Yusman on sidelines
      383 40  -  JOE DORAI previews tonight's Merdeka Cup match KUALA LUMPUR Singapore's new soccer striker Yusman Yusof has to pay a heavy price for scoring a goal m his first international match: He will miss tonight's Merdeka Cup tie against tournament favourites SV Hamburg. Yusman had gone all
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      Lock icon Brave Indonesians hold Soviets
      224 40  -  KUALA LUMPUR Indonesia held the Soviet Union Un-der-19 side to a 1-1 draw at the Merdeka Stadium last night to boost their hopes of reaching the Merdeka soccer tournament semi-finals. The Indonesians, who drew 0-0 m their opening match against Malaysia, were expected to be trounced
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      SuperBowl opens in style
      115 40  -  Mahmood Gaznavi BOWLING By SUPERBOWL, boasting some of the most modern bowling facilities m the region, was officially opened by Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon, the Minister of State (Community Development), yesterday. Mr Ch'ng praised SuperBowl, located at Marina South, for their efforts m helping raise funds
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      Singapore tame Thais
      242 40  -  Albert Johnson RUGBY By SINGAPORE'S national un-der-20 squad came out with flying colours when they beat their sturdy Thai counterparts 15-9 m the inaugural two-na-tion Youth Cup Rugby Championship at the Padang yesterday. The victory brought smiles to the Singapore camp, especially coach Selamat Rakisan, as the
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      Kiwi rivals to clash in showdown
      225 40  -  RUGBY fans can expect some fast and furious action when the Singapore Rugby Union League finals are held at the Padang this afternoon. Division One table-toppers Cobras take on runners-up Scorpions m an all-Kiwi final at spm with Cobras aiming to avenge their 7-4
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    • THE LATE NEWS
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        Arsenal hold Norwich
        78 40 Arsenal hold Norwich Norwich were held Arsenal 0-0 yesterday to stay at the top of the English soccer First Division. The leaders are still two points clear of the Gunners who have a game m hand. DIVISION ONE Charlton i yPR l Coventry l Man United 0 Derby 0 Luton
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        US in lead
        38 40 The United States took a three-shot lead going into the final round of the World Cup golf tournament m Melbourne yesterday. The US are on 19--under-par 413 with Australia and Japan joint second with 416.
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        Windies win
        37 40 West Indies beat Pakistan by 89 runs m their opening match m the World Series Cup m Adelaide yesterday. The West Indies scored 269 from 47 overs and Pakistan could only manange 180-7 m reply.
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        Scrap call
        31 40 The Supreme Council for Sports m Africa have warned England's cricket authorities against going ahead with a tour of New Zealand with players who had links to South Africa.
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        UAE on top
        20 40 The United Arab Emirates beat Japan 1-0 m an Asian Football Cup tournament match m Qatar yesterday.
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        Wales lose
        14 40 Rumania beat Wales 15-9 m their rugby union international m Cardiff yesterday.
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
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      124 40 TODAY'S EVENTS ATHLETICS Spore International Marathon (National Stadium, 5.30 am). BADMINTON 7th F&N Yonex National Ranking League (SBH, 9am). BOWLING Fred Perry Striker's International Championships (Striker's Bowl, 9am). HOCKEY Junior KO semi-fi-nal: Khalsa v Jansenites (Tanglin, 5.15pm). RIGBY SRU tournament finals Div 1. Cobras v Scorpions (spm), Div 2: Lion
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      These men are out to get your money
      17 1 These men are out to get your money Find out who they are on the Back Page
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      TODAY'S TELEVISION CHOICE
      138 1 TODAY'S TELEVISION CHOICE STRATEGY: Final. Strikers and Panther Force slug it out m the final of this Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association's general knowledge quiz which requires quick thinking. SBC 5, 9.45 pm. TOYOTA CUP: Final. The skipper of football team Nacional of Uruguay is convinced that his team, who
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    • PERSONALITY
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        Lock icon Alistair Cooke's amazing grace
        972 2 The broadcaster and writer with an eye for detail and a ear for the unusual turned 80 on Nov 20. WILLIAM H. HONAN talks to him. I've lasted because I found out that what people really wanted to know was anything that you notice m life,
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        LOOK EAST
        372 2  -  JUDITH TAN By Real-life Malaysian crime caught on video THE first Cantonese made-in-Malaysia serial has finally been made. Titled Tak Keng Kuan Ying, this 20-parter is made up of six different stories revolving around true-life crimes committed m Malaysia, reports the Shin Mm Daily News. The videos launched
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        Richard Simmons, I love you!
        731 3 Sunday's sensational new cat-slim TV cook sends JANICE SEAH darting back into her kitchen to try out his Chinese Chicken Salad I LIVE m hope for the first low-calorie chocolate fudge brownie. So I watch Richard Simmons' Slim Cooking every Sunday. I live m hope
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        Lock icon My crusade against fat — and long faces
        962 3 My crusade against fat and long faces years ago I I opened my first exerI cisc studio called the H Anatomy Asylum. If you are crazy m the head, you go to an insane asylum. If you are crazy m the body, you go to the Anatomy Asylum. When I
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        Sizzling love and Hotel du Lack
        692 4 VAL MACQUEEN ON*TV FIRST it was Queenie, then it was Emma, Queen of the South Seas. This week's half-caste woman who overcomes all odds to make it to the corridors of power and other trendy scenes is Josephine, Empress of France. In Napoleon and
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        Into the murky depths of a mad mind
        214 4  - Into the murky depths of a mad mind PHILIP COOREY VIDEO UPDATE By THE COLLECTOR Starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar Directed by William Wyler 1965. RCA/Columbia. Videovan JOHN Fowles' novel of the same name was a gripping story about a deranged young man, a collector of butterflies, who kidnaps
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        Lock icon Christina Onassis mini-series in offing
        209 4 A TELEVISION film based on the life of troubled multi-million-aire heiress Christina Onassis will likely expand from a twohour feature to mini-series length after her recent death. Producer Danielle Alexandra said the American Broadcasting Corporation has given the green light to the Onassis project, which
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        Lock icon No more little kid on the prairie
        384 7 MELISSA Gilbert, former pigtailer on the prairie, is now 4 1 2 months pregnant. She has been married for nine months to a man she has known for only 11 months. She is trying valiantly to quit smoking. And she just bought a
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        The iron hand behind top doors
        757 7 Patrons of Munich's trendy nightspots quail under the gaze of alt-powerful doormen who weed out 'undesirables' at a glance, reports STEPHEN LEBERT m Numberger Nachrichten, a German newspaper NO BLOCKHEADS are allowed m Munich's Park Cafe. That's official. Mr Hansi Grandl, 29, who manages
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        Lock icon Hey Buster, watch this drummer act
        535 9 Pop's Mr Nice Guy, Phil Collins, has developed a groovy new kind of love. JEANNE WILLIAMS reports WITH the movie Buster, Phil Collins is not only a drummer who sings but also a drummer who acts. During the production of the film about England's
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        Lock icon The demo that seals the show
        271 9 LISTEN closely to Groovy Kind of Love at the end of Buster the movie. "The version m the film is the demo I did m half an hour at home," says a proud Phil Collins. He never intended to do any music for Buster,
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        More peace and love from Shinji
        233 9  - More peace and love from Shinji LIM SEX ASIAN POP By THE LION AND THE ROSES Shinji Tanimura and the London Symphony Orchestra (Polydor) COLLABORATING wjth the London Symphony Orchestra is a giant step forward for any Asian performer and Tanimura (of Subaru fame) is a deserving candidate. Some of
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        382 9  -  ONG SOH CHIN WESTERN POP By SEE THE LIGHT The Jeff Healey Band (Pacific) THE band is the new sensation from Canada and for good reason, too. Born with eye cancer, Jeff Healey is a blind 21-year-old who plays the guitar with a blistering ferocity.
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        528 10 A hunky hero, a distressed damsel, a vicious villain they are among the ingredients that go into an epic Hollywood-style myth, says TAY YEK KEAK who also reviews Willow CONTRARY to popular make-believe, the greatest myths are not found m Tolkien's Middle Earth or King
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        482 10 WILLOW Coming to Cathay PRAISE the bones! George Lucas is back. The High Aldwin, the wizened head wizard of the gnome-like Nelwyn tribe, consults an innocuous sprinkle of bones and sends his chosen dwarf, Willow Ufgood, on a journey of sword and sorcery m Willow. With
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          122 10 More thrillers from Mad Mel MEL Gibson is a busy man these days. His latest movie, the thriller Tequila Sunrise, has been released m tho TinitoH states, m time for Oscar consideration. This month, "Mad Max" Gibson straps on his pistol to reprise his Lethal Weapon cop role as Martin
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          73 10 ANGELA Lansbury wants to quit the detective business. Well, not totally. The British-born star one of the highest-paid actresses m Hollywood, thanks to her five-year stint as Jessica Fletcher m the hit TV series Murder She Wrote says she does not mind playing sleuth part-time, perhaps once
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          71 10 RICHARD Carpenter has made a movie about the last days of his talented sister Karen's life. The surviving member of the once-hot pop group The Carpenters says he made the movie so that others would not sneak m first with their version. Karen died at the age of
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          92 10 ROBERT DeNlro is jumping onto the directing bandwagon. The actor, who has just finished a movie with Jane Fonda and got rave reviews for the comedy Midnight Run with Charles Grodin, will star m and direct Double Bang. DeNiro, however, has not decided whether to play the good
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          67 10 THE first-ever film about the life of Charlie Chaplin is to be made by Britain's Sir Richard Attenboroagh. Chaplin's widow, Oona, and his nine children have given him the go-ahead after deciding to lift a family ban. Filming is due to start next year. Sir Richard has
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        243 19 IT is just two weeks to Christmas, and the shops won't let us forget it. According to their sales, this is the time when the whole of Singapore goes on a shopping spree. I think your own eyes bear this out as you jostle with the hundreds of
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        47 19 Do you know... Will eating carrots help people to see m the dark? This old wives' tale is based on scientific fact. Carrots contain carotene which, m turn, contains Vitamin A. When Vitamin A is absorbed into the bloodstream, it helps eyes adjust to dim light quickly.
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        282 19 HANGING up reindeer would add a suitably seasonal and original touch to your Christmas tree. You will need: Beige macrame cord Thick wire (No. 18) Fine wire (No. 22) Chenille stem or stiff cloth Green embroidery thread Scrap of red felt cloth Glue Invisible thread
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        460 19 I I Wm WHEN you see a tightrope walker perform m a circus, it seems so easy. But it really requires a lot of strength and concentration to acquire the balancing skill needed. Tightrope walkers or funambulists, to give them their proper name, also need courage. The greatest
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        904 20 They tug at Christmas purse-strings JUNIPER FOO reports on the ads and admen out to grab your last dollar this season If you think Christmas seems to come earlier every year, spare a tear for the advertising people who have to grapple with the holiday hard-sell as early as June.
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        868 20 The judges: Associate Professor Jan Selmer, PhD, specialises m marketing and management at the University of Stockholm and is now m Singapore on a visiting research appointment and Dr Corinna de Leon, from the Philippines, is a marketing consultant
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      1707 1 CHRISTMAS LIGHT-UP I an<^ aria t |Ons on Yankee Doodle j^^JK I '88 (f rW f^k Theme m the style of Bach. Beethoven, Marina Square Sundays ||B|flß| JVytk l£d Ladies League of the Singapore Food and games stalls Sunday and p a t^W~ mSf^lt I A BAND PFRFORMANfF Saturday. 11
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      251 4 THE BEAST WITHIN: Raped by a "thing", a woman produces a monster son. A second-rate effort by Philippe Mora, who did The Howling. 1982. Distributed here by Warner Home Video. STILL OF THE NIGHT: Meryl Streep and Roy Scheider m a romantic thriller m which director Robert Benton is more
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      3514 5 i™ YOUR WEEK AHEAD 1 MONDAY ['I TUESDAY I J^^^ *_H EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE LABYRmTH 5/w^ 5e 5^ /f M-* 5 tedjr /V«i*ff. SBC 5, 10.40 pm ■Sg-__-F^_-k-W-M______l Llte 'S not eas y when you are a divorcee, and it is made harder when This 1986 movie was produced
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      222 7 Thank you, so sorry from Suzuki Your response to the launch of our We promise you price protection all-new Suzuki Swift 1.0 GL recently regardless of fluctuations m exchange was overwhelming. All stocks were rates or factory costs, completely sold out, except for our We assure you that the price
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      596 8 kJ JCTfci a^vJ J^jP^j^ HHHBHaaaMH aaa«HM«M«MMv 1 H^^^^7 >^^l tt^. -'.SV.E R I N G FUTURE NEEDS Honda creates another masterpiece on wheels the Concerto. A note above her Japanese rivals, the Concerto exudes the air of a distinctive European Classic. The Concerto sports elegant contours and boasts a smooth,
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      290 10 WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A LIQUID DETERGENT WITH FABRIC SOFTENER ALL-IN-ONE WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO A FREE SAMPLE sr^^mW "Yes" a revolutionary double-action laundry Simply collect it on 10 and 1 1 December 1988, r^^r detergent plus fabric softener. With its clear 12 noon to 9.00 pm (while
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      155 11 MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN BY LEE TALK I M^"f T^T^t^TC L^-Q 7 UIHk THEY'RE V YOU SAW 111 Mill 'h I 11ll 1 T 'lIV VK I 1 II /A® I EXPLAINED OUR. W WOT OUR fcj£ I 1H& HUUZ iK^h 4sM V) HAVING TROUBI.E /MANPRAKE HAnPLE FARCE NARPA IS /WV^^y^B'l
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      298 12 _^j^BMß^|_w T imeszone, the weekly neighbourhood Test Marketing Increase Frequency section m The Straits Times, which is -i y^^^^ printed m three zonal editions, offers you You can use Timeszone for test marketing a When your sales are slow m a certain area exciting new options. new product m a
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      239 12 Tilli BMW LfISEHL r7^^v^~^ I I ~m 1 I today's world i§, s I v^^s^ (r\ pa m ir^^= b/ Art Chip Sansom izH£ffill£ElSt> 17/'W\HyiV '^■S*^ Li- I V W. /Kn a. j i r^*^ l_/*-j f m^ i f l I LEAST TEU ME IF (T'sWMAI) I WA I'l
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      316 13 l^^U^^i^ *^^JR^P^^ MM <a<^^9fV ''^BiWfiUJ WBB^p\S7T~SO^PECT~WE~ IITI L.VOO'LL HAVE FIGURED OOT THAT 'W^^/ >JB W^^t7 J l^^^ S^B*-^^llte?V* |^W N/EVER KNOvV M^ E ONLY THINC3 MORE FL3TILE (S.RAMMV'S REWARD RDR FINDING BARON RiCKFIELD EXCEEDS HER f^'^ SOUNDS "Wl /6>RAM N Y SAR&E :CTATIQKJS. voo>g g CQMVEPTIM^Vvp-g>. WF'LI Rg Run DIMA
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      14 14 Blare out m The Straits Times Classified for the sale of your stereo equipment.
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      89 14 r> v D\mLl Please bring this coupon ll|\Mf| I with you to the zoo m^ZZ^^, and exchange It for a \W A kl/uilf drawing paper before December 31,1988. ™l Name: Sex: Address: POLAR School: I W-r PU 'B/Corl/CNo. Group: 4" r ULrav t iifi Who adopted Nanook the Polar Bear?
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      5001 15 SS^ISH Of^ *****G8 |J| |C-A.T.S.| TLX: R*****3 CLASS FAX: 732-02MT] 55 Garage Sale EXPAT. LEAVING Furniture. household appliances, hi-fi, clothes for sale. 7D Orange Grove Rd. sO3-09. Spore 1025. 10 00am 5.00pm Tel *****74 KING SIZE VELVET bed wardrobes. Italian design with radio cassette. Selling $650 (new $3,500) *****09 (morn
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      730 15 79 Business Opportunities AN AMERICAN FINANCED E( Uon Centra m Batam Island Indooaala iifftis Singapore Edufor easy reference Send queries to lMiiuha Educational Centre.' Jalan Raja All Hajl. Komplek' Lumbung Rejeki. Blk A N0.3,' Batam Island. Indonesia Tel ***** (IA) Tlx: ***** BJHTL IA FAX ***** Cable BAJAHL MALAYSIAN FRESHFRUIT
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      577 16 92 Domestic Help Available i f{ TRAINED vl f HANDPICKED VIDEO] Sri Lankan n Indonesian c Filipino •Thai Maids |^\Compul«ri»»d matching by ft N. IChlng Uchnlqu* #04.19 LUCKY PLAZA Te1:*****€2/3 RESPONSIBLE NANNY/ AMAH (ex-Convent Olrls preferred) required by working couple In Bedok Live- In Salary neg Assured home environment Call:
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      601 16 104 Other Positions APPLICANTS REPLYING to Box numbers of vacancies are requested not to enclose original copies of testimonials or reference with their applications No responsibility can be accepted for their loss. Applicants are also advised to write to Box Numbers correctly and check them before posting. REQUIRED PART-TIME DELIVERY
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      937 16 130 Alfa/ Peugeot/ Volvo For Sale '85 MODEL VOLVO 7«> ULE. fully auto 1 pte owner, chauffeur driven, leather seats, view 25 West Coast Pk. OWNER LEAVING. MUST BSllf] owner Alfa 75. Low mileage, seldom used Tel. *****07. SEPT. *81 VOLVO 244 OLE Auto 1 owner, gteed showroom condition Tel:
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      930 16 133 Ford/ Fiat For Sale SEPT. '83 FORD BSCOTt RSI fil sunroof, alrcon. radio cassette. s/rlms Central locking, power windows, electric mirror Tip top cond *****04 83 FORD GRANADA 28 Ohta (Germany). Fuel injection. Auto. PARF eligible Low mileage, agt maintained. Immaculate cond. $59,500 286-1310. LADY OWNER SELLING Fiat Uno
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      845 16 134 Nissan For Sal« 134 Nissan For Sale ©FULSAN MOTORS PTE LTD COME TEST DRIVE TODAY 9.00 AM 7.00PM kfrltM VJ NISSAN PULSAR 1.4 12V SUPER SLX SUNNY 1.4 12V SLX DATSUN BLUEBIRD 1.8 TWIN CAM 16 VALVE Low Downpayment High Trade-in Value Free $1000.00 Holiday Voucher Low Insurance Premium
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      824 16 135 Toyota For Sal* LATE -«4 TOYOTA Corona 1 BGL. 5-speed, new model, nice no plate, power steering/ windows central lock, alrcon., new s/rlms hl-fl Road tax 3/88. beautiful $38,900. can loan $32,000. *****93 M» -M TOYOTA Corolla 1.6 liftback, 16 valve. 5-dr., 1 pte. owner, alrcon., hl-fl, power steering/
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      1400 17 138 Honda For Sato •83, HONOA ACCORO (lo<kJ cond Kull accessories $35,700 ono Tel *****32 •3 HONDA ACCORD Standard Power windows, central lock, s rims Al condition Tel *****11 "84 ACCORD 12 valve, power windows, central lock Agt maintained Excellent cond *****02 84 CIVIC QL |J Immaculate condition. Alrcon, radio/
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      728 17 141 Hyundai For Sale 141 Hyundai For Sale 141 Hyundai For Sato 141 Hyundai For Sato 141 Hyundai For Sato HYUNDAI IS THENoT SELLING CAR IN SINGAPORE 566 cars 668 cars registered m «B^fi§3g|j^fl registered September m October Hyundai Stellar 1% pa interest rate with low downpayment. From 28 Nov
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      459 17 143 Other Makes 143 Other Makes 143 other Makes For Sale For Sale p or sale RENAULT 5 ffi 5 24 LENG KEE ROAD SINGAPORE 031 5 O *****11 ■81 DEC. PORSCHE 911SC (204 BHP). I careful owner. Done 38.000 km Leather interior, turbo, spoiler s/rlms Must view to appreciate.
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      404 17 144 Commercial Vehicles For Sale MID SO TOYOTA panel van aircon new tax, good cond. $6,800 0.n.0. Page *****08 1/80 DAIHATSU 3' i ton lorry Wooden bed. 1 owner. Good cond. $4800 *****07/ pg *****34 12/80 MITSUBISHI CANTER 14ft lorry Wooden bed $5300. Tip top cond *****07/ pg. *****34 1972
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      721 17 145 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale/ Wanted PRODUCTION HONDA FOR exhaust V 45 Magna for sale. Tel 567-0269 YAMAH RXK FOR sale New Insurance. Good condition $1,000 o.n o. Tel 241-8334 10 MTHS. OLD Yamaha RD3SO for sale Original colour. Ist owner Seldom used Tel: *****23. 4/87 VESPA GS. Showrm. look,
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      756 17 146 Vehicles Wanted LICENSED DEALER OFFERS servire .ui't .iMr.i.Mw CASti .''ir all U.sei] I I muht URGENTLY REQUIRED ONE -'ml hand vehicle Interested ptessf rail Jimmy MS-SaTM VEHICLES WANTED Any in.ik.' any model PK contort *****71 *****H5/ *****38 after 11am WANTED '78. MERCEDES 250. 80 BMW 7351 auto ii all
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      703 17 173 Apartments For Rent 173 Apartments For Rent MHHTO LETaHBB LONG OR SHORT LEASE IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION FAR EAST PLAZA HOTEL STYLE LUXURIOUS APARTMENTS At the |unctior of Scotts Orchard Road next to Hvau Hote l Advance Bookings Available 14 000 igli Motel bt»l*LoDt>v l» u no«..tt. 'S Courl Sou«»h Ampl*
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      895 17 179 Houses For Sale OPEN HOUSE 7-% PM. DIST 21. 35 SUNSET VIEW (CLEMENTI PARK) ■2'i-.storey detached, beautifully renovated/ landscape waterfall garden, large balconies. paUo. north east facing. 7000/ 3000 sq ft Sailing $960* RPC *****1*. OPEN HOUSE Sunday, 2.00 pm 5 00 pm 26 ROSYTH ROAD. Drathct 19 2
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      1905 18 186 Private Apartments 186 Private Apartments 186 Private Apartments For Sale For Sale For Sale The Height of Luxury, In the Heart of Newton. |i§t;3Hg j /i wary t**m 3^\ tower rI/\ I I X I^4 Developed m the prime Newton area. Spacious interiors with splittimira Heights gives you a
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      872 18 190 HUDC Apartments 190 HUDC Apartment* For Sale For Sale ~1 o^>> HUDC FLATS J*/ FOR SALE Blks 832. 834 840 Blk 840 Sims Aye 23 «02-844 (Eunos vide estate) »02-85<J Blks 119 120. 123. Blk 119 130 131 134 117 #02-182 Tampines Street 1 1 «02-188» Blk 350 Hougang
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      593 18 191 HOB Apartments For Sale 3-RM. WHAMPOA BLK.S6. All terrazzo. kitchen cabinet Near shop market Tel: *****20 4-RM. A.M Kto selling below full CPF, ceramic/ cabinets/ mkt. Tel. *****27 agt. 4-RM. A AH Hood Rd blk 106. high fir morning sun. no blocking, price neg. Places *****87 4-RM. CORNER BEDOK
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      421 18 265 Secretarial/ Typing 265 Secretarial/ Typing j Course* Courses LCCI PSC for Job Satisfaction. Better Pay and Status Enrol now for new full part-time and revision classes commencing 2 January 1989 I was very satisfied with my PSC Course at Brighton Lily, 1987 Free practical Computer. Word Processing. Telex and
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      158 18 278 Career Guidance CLASSIFIED CHRISTMAS COUmDOWN 14 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS Lace your tree with hand-made ornaments. Enrol for a course at classification 278. C.A.IS J7S7-n*4 305 Lost all I WANT for Christmas l Silky Terrier back Lost around Wilkinson Road Finder, please call *****01 BLACK/ TAN SILKY Terrier, body
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      Lock icon THE SPORTING GOODS BOOM
      2233 1 Singaporeans are decking out m smart sportswear, and snapping up the latest gear, supermarket-style, to make a splash on courts and m gyms. But LEE SWEE HOON discovers that fitness is not quite on their minds Ambitious young executives use fairways and driveway ranges as stepping
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        469 3  - LOOKING ROYAL SUZY MENKES dfd By MONARCHIES and empires have been swept away by a democratic tide since the Belle Epoque. The conundrum for Charles and his mother, Queen Elizabeth, is to bring the monarchy m line with modern times. The same dilemma, m its ceremonial form, is faced by
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        Aseanfare for yuppies
        270 3  -  ORCHARD Road has become a retail battle zone since Tangs opened its speciality yuppie storeTangs Studio a few months ago. Isetan has opened its speciality MRT shops IN at Orchard station for teenagers, and In-kids at Dhoby Ghaut for kids. The basement of their renovated Wisma Atria
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        Here's to the budget bubbly Extra gas creates the fireworks
        915 4 Here's to the budget bubbly Extra gas creates the fireworks Champagne's kissing cousins sparkling wines burst just as delightfully on the palate, says CH'NG POH TIONG SPARKLING wine, with bubbles that rise, burst and tickle your nose as you savour it, is pure fireworks m a glass. But so much
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        Bocuse loses a four-star rating
        434 4  -  SUZY PATTERSON PAUL Bocuse, France's most famous chef, has been dethroned. The 1989 edition of Gault-Millau, a leading French gourmet guidebook, has just cut him down from its coveted top rating of four chef's hats to three. In a country like France, where chefs and
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        Sunday LUNCH
        341 4 Sunday LUNCH NEW CANTONESE House of Blossoms, Marina Mandarin: 338-3388. Now menu of about 100 Cantonese dishes, like lobster salad, braised dried seafood and stir-fried bird's nest. $8 to $150 (a la carte). Lunch and dinner. THAI FESTIVAL River Terrace Coffee Shop, Hotel New Otani: 338-3333. Buffet of Thai favourites,
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        Who says I am not a sweetie?
        1340 5  - Who says I am not a sweetie? KATH WALSH By THE older I get the grumpier and more impatient I become, claims The Lady I Live With. This, of course, is patently untrue. I happen to be one of the most gentle, sweet-tem-pered chaps around. Ask anyone. But do not
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        Treat a cut with a press-and-hold
        286 5 DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE Ml Part 7 of a series STUDENTS are m the thick of their holidays now. And for those who are active outdoors, they must be getting their share of cuts and scratches. The first step then is to stop the
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        Pilgrim's progress
        506 7  - Pilgrim's progress KENNETH JAMES fgf By MEDJUGORJE (pronounced Med-joo-gor-ye) is fast taking its place alongside Lourdes, Rome and Fatima as a place Singapore Roman Catholics want to visit. Many go m the hope of witne^ing the solar dance m the hills of Yugoslavia. Thousands claim to have seen, and even
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        Where the grass is greener
        494 7  -  A. SURENDREN fgf By Museum-hopping m Europe, visits to holy lands, nature rambles.. the demand for specialised tours has risen. More are being organised ADVENTUROUS souls, they get a charge from meeting nature face-to-face. But Malayan Nature Society members got more than they bargained for
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        A close brush with the masters
        398 7  -  KENNETH JAMES fgf MRS MARIE Mathieu, 50, teaches art at the Katong Convent School. Her imagination was fired at a symposium conducted by art historian and critic T. K. Sabapathy. So when the Ministry of Education's Art Unit organised a two-week art and history
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        Curling up with a python
        1540 8 Serving a baby snake morsels on a platter can drive a grown man up the wall, discovers British freelance writer JOHN JAUNCEY Having caught the snake, I needed to put a name to it. At the local bar, slithering along the bar-top, he was duly
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        What turns three kinds of VCR-lovers on
        521 8  -  TOH HAI LEONG VIDEO By SOME video watchers have a lovehate relationship with their gizmos. Aiyah! Which button to press? Quick, lah, the show is starting! But is such heartburn arising from mismatches between man woman and machine really necessary? First, know yourself
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        If men had wombs, they'd be in her good books
        376 9 Women are the heroes and males merely decorative m Judith Krantz's latest glitzy potboiler, writes VERNON SCOTT MALE novelists are nowhere near as good at capturing women's thoughts, feelings and values as are female writers, opines Judith Krantz. "I'm able
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          Le Carre's latest book out next year
          59 9 xMASTER author of espionage John le Carre's (below) latest manuscript has just reached his publishers a rare event that happens only every three years or so The new book, called The Russia House, will be published m the middle of next year. Le
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          New-look Penguins for the young
          75 9 THK latest marketing concept m British publishing Is the h<Mil<-as- st> le-ohjwt, aimed at making materialistic youngsters receptive to quality literature. In I Vhruary, Penguin will launch a new series which has such emphasis on visual appeal that the title and author do not appear
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          Lock icon What's in a book title?
          91 9 THE Important annual Frankfurt Book Fair has .1 zany silk' U) it the 1 Hagram Group Prize for (xldest title, the results of which were recently announced. Previous winners have included Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice. and The Madam as Entrepreneur:
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        Straight to the art of America
        1058 9 Aim: For 20 Singapore artists to show their true colours. Target: New York, the art world's commercial heart. Launch date: Next April. VALLI SUBRAMONY reports. SINGAPORE art is set to show its true colours m the world's biggest art market the United States. Artists
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    • HABITAT
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      314 5 Hampers overflowing with all sorts of Christmas goodies were there before me. 'It was as if time had stood still. There m front of me were memories of childhood days gone past. Childhood's spent around big open fires, eyeing the big Christmas hampers my mother had so beautifully put together.
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        24 1 Book some time for a good read Page 2 m search of the perfect toy Page 4 A Japanese wife's Spore Christmas Page 10
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      Book yourself some time for a good read
      582 2  -  By THELMA SIM [F YOU have had ?nough of shopping and festive partying and all you want is to have some quiet moments and a book at hand, the National Library would be your best bet. It has a collection of about
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        494 2 fMWSfej- 1 2 A l41 5 y^yr yfl l>lr (;hIIMIII )v W^-M suiniustCiKktail Drink at all outlets 6 30f»i 9.30p« X $17.50 adull II ill Vf f3 $1() r>() rhll(1 >T I 1 f 1 i 'V^ 1 now till D,r A\ S] I}] L_ %al ?4|ff 11 Christmas Reuelru
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        150 2 Imagine your Favourite shoes at up to 60% off! Imagine fashionable quality shoes at your favourite store! JZ* 00 \At Americaya, your imagination comes true }f Experience the magic of Christmas now at Americaya!—^^^o jlPt FREE G I F T M 2,000 pieces of Japanese Calendar tftfi scrolls will be
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      DESIGNED for CHRISTMAS
      477 3 DESIGNED for CHRISTMAS «WESTLEY LIM approached four local designers to put together a costume that best embodied the holiday spirit be it fun, humorous or outrageous. The results are what you see m these photographs. TARO CHAN. It is more difficult to five a brief for what is required than
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        148 3 Je Taime Brings You All The Joys Of Christmas $960 R26 S1 goft ■■K l '--^^h\ $1,820 I R2l $2,060 b^. R24si,M^r^ R2552.1» 1 Ri jT^ JEy fl^B^V* 1 t E3 S2 330 E2 $2 180 a v he sparkle- of Je Taime adds style to a special fc^^Br occasion.
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      In search of the perfect toy
      1101 4 THE youngsters can hardly believe their luck a room full of brand new toys to play wiih to their hearts' content. But m an adjoining studio, hidden behind a two-way mirror, there is an air of tension among a team of experts as the
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      That unforgettable gift: A tutu, boxing gloves, a baby girl
      57 4 That unforgettable gift: A tutu, boxing gloves, a baby girl No matter how old we get, we remember a Christmas that had its own particular magic. And movie stars are no exception. Ms York's most memorable present was her first Christmas with her baby girl. Actor Connery bashed a bigger
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        1539 4 CMRISX/VIAS Charmer's Bar Lounge River Palace Sichuan Glnga Japanese New Year s Eve Set per person From 6am Free novelties hats A N rmalflarPl Restaurant Restaurant Steamboat Dinner at EVE SPECIALS Festlve Sichuan Buffet Teppanyaki New Year $1 5 nert per person m New Year Family 1 omplimentary snacks 9
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      Lock icon Christmas in Australia is sheer summer pleasure
      801 5  -  By JILI GOCHER IN THESE hedonistic times, the true meaning of Christmas may have been lost, but the spirit of the festival lives on. It is the one time of the year when people forget their differences, bury old grudges, buy their friends
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      San Francisco: Singles gather for a meal
      467 5  -  By HONG LEE TIAM CHRISTMAS is special m San Francisco. The sky is blue and the air is so crisp it makes you pull your coat close around you. Store windows are bright with festive colours while streets are decorated with all sorts
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        176 5 >%/^ bitgest mawufactiaei of y/\\]^^ uvhions, TZapee, Stings to you extensive tange of affoi?ahta aitiHitif pto?ucts. y^p^|H|^ l\uipee cushions an? pibbows ate fttHe? L with ipeciat Men? of fwthiv an? f|f t sJicomse? fihte that ate somewhat Me <>? n /O_ n^ Mm coitspnngs. LJieu ate so cushy, so f
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        169 5 TECHNIQUES P/VNT- G4^OE SWISS MADE SINCE 1860 La. fl Pirn 881. iSu» r < SOLE AGENT: IT. I I 1 1 \I IT-SINGAPORE PTE LTD Authorised Dealers: Cortma Watch Centre Pte Ltd Tei *****28 Sincere Watch Co Pte Ltd Tel *****06 Watches ot Switzerland Pte Ltd Tel *****08 Chew Cheong
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      Going for the traditional taste
      607 6 Going for the traditional taste Mauritian FLAMBOYANT sous chef Aftahar Housee remembers carrying a flambe (flaming torch) to the river to look for lobsters at midnight. "A torchlight would frighten them away," he said animatedly m French-accent-ed English. Chef Housee hails from Mauritius and the nocturnal trips were to get
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      Japanese
      146 6 At Kurumaya Restaurant, Dai-Ichi Hotel, Chef Rikuo Narita, 46, will introduce kaiseki courses m a set dinner for Christmas. The kaiseki is a very formal style of Japanese dining, experienced only at official functions. It is expensive and usually for entertaining, never for the family. But it will be
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      Russian
      288 6 ■Go authentic Russian or traditional West at the Shashlik Restaurant. There will be two soups to choose from borsch or fresh mushroom. Next comes the grilled meuniere fish m lemon and butter sauce. There is a choice of roast turkey or beef shashlik for the main course, followed by
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      Away from the regular turkey
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      Swiss
      41 6 TRADITIONAL Swiss specialities will be offered at the Movenpick Restaurant at Scotts. The Christmas Eve set menu is at $55 4per person, with a choice of main course (roast goose or salmon fillet) and dessert of pudding with brandy sauce.
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      North Indian
      79 6 TURKEY will be given an Eastern twist at the Imperial Hotel's Rang Mahal. Tandoori turkey will be the highlight of a buffet spread of North Indian delights such as tandoori prawns, saag gosht (mutton and spinach), mutter paneer (cottage cheese and peas) and murg murmtaz (butter chicken). The
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      Cantonese
      61 6 FOR those of us who are less adventurous, Cantonese cuisine is the safest bet. At the Fragrant Blossom Restaurant, Holiday Inn Parkview, 32-year-old Chef Lee King Sum from Hongkong will feature a special sixcourse dinner for four. At $100 the most Western dish is roast chicken with fresh fruit.
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      Sichuan
      94 6 LOVERS of spicy cuisine will be able to choose from three sets of menus at the Taikan-En Restaurant, Hotel New Otani, this Christmas Eve. Costing $350, $450 and $550 (plus service charge and cess), each will consist of nine courses and cater to 10 persons. Over at the Long
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      BBQ
      87 6 Hilton's Tradewinds Restaurant is offering steaks, spare ribs, garoupa, Muslim favourites, Chinese delicacies and desserts. Novelties included. Entertainment by Los Santos. $35 for adults and $18 for children. The Beer Garden at Cairnhill Hotel has several choices for the barbeque set dinner, which includes a complimentary glass of red
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      Warm food for that cosy party feeling
      445 7  -  JULIA GOH By SO YOU are feeling smug, having organised your Christmas party down to the last toothpick. But before you put up your feet, consider how you are going to present the food. If you hated the last party you went to,
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      Where to get food warmers
      59 7 IF YOU are wondering where to get those chafing dishes and food warmers, try these places: Tangs. Tel: 737-5500. Daimaru Spore (339-1111). Robinson Co (S) Pte Ltd (733-0888). Sogo Department Stores (S) Pte Ltd (339-1100). Coco Baretta Pte Ltd (291-2828). Five Stars Household Ware (565-9668).
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      In Manila, it's a time for moral, spiritual renewal
      878 8 In Manila, it's a time for moral, spiritual renewal Christmas m the Philippines has probably become the most adulterated m the Catholic world shaped by almost 400 years of Spanish-style Catholicism, reshaped by 48 years of American pop culture, and blended with Filipinos' love of art, music and merry-making. It
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      146 7 These made-in-Hongkong silver-plated food warmers are an attractive alternative to chafing dishes. Food is warmed m Pyrex dishes. Clockwise from top: The rectangular warmer ($150) conies with two 1.5 -quart servers. Dishes can be kept warm m this round 2-quart warmer ($102). If you can't afford silver, the oval silver-plated
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        168 8 The precise passage of time is measured m the strength of sapphire and steel by dunhill. BMb r\ lnß^BrV iBH I Verything that carries the Dunhill name has to be the Ix^st of its kind. It has to have a lasting beauty and be both useful and dependable. To this
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      Christmas IN S. Africa enjoyed by all colours
      794 9  -  By Gillian Pow Chong IF there is one time of the year when South Africans put their country's problems aside, it is at Christmas. Shops may not be as well-stocked or overly decorated, but it is the festive season and a time
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      A Japanese wife's Spore Christmas
      5 10 A Japanese wife's Spore Christmas
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      507 10  - By! TERESA CHEONG BACK home m Tokyo, Christmas would have passed like any other working day for Mrs Terumi Kobayashi. But since coming to Singapore six years ago, Christmas has become one of her busiest times. Not only are there more invitations to Christmas parties, her two young children get
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      320 10  - ON THE evening of Christmas Eve m Urawa-city, a busy suburb just outside Tokyo, Japan, the close-to-ze-ro temperature and icy cold winds would keep nearly everyone off the streets and safely behind closed doors. But not the thousands of immaculately dressed office workers, merrymakers and last-minute shoppers who are expected
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      720 11  - Yuletide lights mean good business in HK STEPHEN CHU By rtONGKONG, the Pearl of the Orient, s at its brightest at Christmas. It iazzles with Christmas lights m the our is t centres, shopping areas and :ommercial districts. No formal light-up competition is needed to boost the lights at this
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      Nepal: Santa and his elephant-size 'deer'
      768 12 THE fact that it was Christmas Eve had slipped our minds. We were exhausted after an arduous trekking and rafting expedition. Evening arrived at Jungle Lodge, Chitwan Wildlife National Park. Hari, the manager, ordered a round of drinks for all the guests. We were
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      In Finland, a flurry of activities as tradition runs deep
      748 12  -  By C. SIEW ANG CHRISTMAS m Finland is what everybody imagines it to be snow, people bundled up m fur and felt and a log fire m every hearth. And tradition. For the Finns, Christmas comes m two parts. The
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      24 14 Mr Soh m action "It was really just like Fairyland, except it's for real."
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      809 14  - By MALINI TAMBYAH DISCOVER some of those idyllic scenes from Christmas cards church spires m a lonely vale, icicles suspended from Christmas trees, cosy cottages with chUKdren revelling m the snow outside, throwing at snowmen. Why not spend Christmas as the Austrians do at one of those unpretentious ski resorts
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      Will you be lonely this Christmas?
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      235 15 HERE are some suggestions offered by councillors and psychologists on how you can ward off lonely-heart blues OCCUPY yourself. You could watch the television, or engage yourself m a favourite hobby. Embark on something you have never tried before, like soap carving or sewing your
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