The Straits Times, 25 December 1988

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    10 1 The Sunday Times No: 2738 55 CENTS MCI (P) 43/12/88
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    Lock icon Cambodian coalition wants talks delayed
    421 1 Cambodian coalition wants talks delayed 'Phnom Penh's attitude unhelpful to success of Jakarta meeting' BANGKOK The resistance coalition battling Vietnamese troops m Cambodia has asked for a postponement of informal talks on the Cambodian problem set for February because of the attitude of Phnom Penh and Hanoi, a resistance official
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    Lock icon Faint noise at end of cockpit tape examined for bomb clues
    459 1 The Pan Am crash LOCKERBIE (Scotland) Investigators yesterday were analysing a faint noise at the end of the cockpit tape-recording of the crash of a Pan Am 747 for clues as to whether a bomb blew the plane apart.
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    Gift of sight makes this a bright Christmas
    385 1  - Gift of sight makes this a bright Christmas SERENA TOH By THE Christmas colours of bright red and green appear m special brilliance to school teacher Jeanette Philomena Ec, 52, for the first time m 15 years. This is because she received the gift of sight, a cornea graft, two
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    Irate touts chase photographer around courts
    279 1 THREE touts, who were fined $140 each by a district court yesterday, chased a Straits Times photographer around the Subordinate Courts building for taking their pictures. One of them, Tay Chong Meng, 21, even stood m front of the photographer's taxi m an effort
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      107 1 DIAMONDS Think Quality First *J tr Vv crJ It? I o Shangri-la Hotel Tel: *****89 FOCUS I If 1 W8 I Why singles flat out Mr Santa's cause National ideology: Get focus right SUNDAY PLUS The Eurasians today Party stunners TV PLUS Hit list' for pub crawlers FOCUS Editorial 19
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      8 1 Razaleigh makes friendship offer to PAS: Page 12
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      28 1 The price of love: Page S Sharity Gift Box gets 5,7« presents: Page 14 EDITORIAL: Page It TV update CHANGES to RTM TV programmes are on Page 17.
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      178 1 INVESTMENT The Prime Minister wishes all Christians a Merry Christmas. The Straits Times wishes its readers a Merry Christmas. There will be no publication of The Straits Times tomorrow. NOW-INSTANT INTEREST MONTHS TIME DEPOSITS! Plus Free Gifts! Invest a minimum of 555, 000 m a you'll receive either a special
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      AT A GLANCE
      427 2 OUT TO APPEASE JAPANESE: US military forces m Japan, under attack for errantly firing bullets into homes on Okinawa and flying jet fighters dangerously low over neighbourhoods, have announced sweeping changes to appease their hosts. Possible disciplinary action against offenders are also on the cards, and a
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      SPORTS
      118 2 KIAN CHAI IN THE RUNNING: YeoKian Chai, who represented Singapore m the 1972 Munich Olympics, may become the first full-time coach on the payroll of the Singapore Amateur Athletics Association. The recently retired traffic police officer has discussed the possibility of coaching national sprinters with SAAA president Loh Lin
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      UK admits it took no action —and causes a storm
      667 2  - UK admits it took no action and causes a storm ALAN HUBBARD The Pan Am crash Terrorist threat not passed on to airport authorities BjM Europe Editor LONDON While the scarred Scottish town of Lockerbie continues to pick up the pieces, learning to live again after the crash of a
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      Reagan defends practice of not revealing threats
      435 2  - Reagan defends practice of not revealing threats ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON While he mourned the loss of Americans killed m the crash of Pan Am Flight 103, President Ronald Reagan defended the practice of not telling the public about threats to airliners. "I want to express our
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      Lock icon Frankfurt paper tells of alleged security lapses at airport
      425 2 Frankfurt paper tells of alleged security lapses at airport FRANKFURT A Frankfurt newspaper has reported allegations of security lapses at the air port where Pan Am Flight 103 originated, and authorities said an air pressure-activated bomb was seized during recent arrests of suspected radical Palestinians. While such a bomb would
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      $65,045
      668 3  -  SANDRA DAVIE By^ It depends on the calling Calling birds will cost true lovers more. The price of a merbok, for example, depends on its calling. Four merboks can easily add up to $2,400. "They can cost anywhere from $600 to thousands of dollars, depending on their singing ability,"
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      77 2 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY Most earn under $1,000 OVER half a million workers, who constitute more than 60 per cent of all those contributing to the Central Provident Fund, earned less than $1,000 a month last year. In fact some 200,000 wageearners made under $500. njs i I ■I
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      192 2 Showers over several areas m the late afternoon and early evening TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.07 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.04 am. TRAVELLERS' MATHER Adelaide *C Loe Angeles 6/15 C Rain Amsterdam 6/10 C Cloudy Madrid 0/15 C Gear Athens 6/15 C
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      256 3 The 12 days of Christinas How it all adds up J&fV'f Twelve drummers ■FPVPW (uT^ /^P^gJU^ drumming \|J Eleven pipers k^-^^\ /ZjEzS piping =J*^ (Ten MPs m a charity skipathon) (2/^V\> £&i\W Nine ladies Vjgllll dancing 7fi&&&& (l^P Eight maids WWWm &S U|lY a-milkmg V^>s? Seven swans BF¥VWV fr\ \~jiM)
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Soviet minister in Rome for talks with ex-Afghan king
      467 4 ROME A top Soviet official has arrived m Rome for what diplomatic sources described as highly significant and unprecedented talks on the future of Afghanistan with former king Zahir Shah. Italian officials said Deputy Foreign Minister Yuli Vorontsov, who is also
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Xmas celebrations
      289 4 COLOMBO Sri Lanka, a Buddhist majority country plagued by guerilla violence, lifted a two-month-old night curfew yesterday to allow Christmas celebrations. National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali said the move would enable Christians to attend midnight services. The curfew will also be lifted tonight
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      Lock icon Arafat's Christmas gift to the Pope
      95 4 POPE John Paul II admires a wood caning of the Nativity Scene given to him by Mr Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, during a private audience at the Vatican on Friday. Mr Arafat had earlier called for fresh United Nations Initiatives
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      Lock icon Burmese junta bans civil servants from joining parties
      212 4 Burmese junta bans civil servants from joining parties RANGOON Burma's military government has banned civil servants from joining political parties as part of a nationwide purge of allegedly corrupt government employees, the state-run press said. The Working People's Daily said civil servants also had to sign a pledge that they
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      Lock icon More than seven million children in China dropped out of school this year
      318 4 More than seven million children in China dropped out of school this year BEIJING More than seven million young Chinese, lured by jobs and discouraged by an unrewarding education system, dropped out of school this year. The State Education Commission said there were 7.39 million dropouts, with 2.9 per cent
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      Lock icon South accepts N. Korean call for talks to ease confrontation
      299 4 South accepts N. Korean call for talks to ease confrontation SEOUL South Korean ministers decided yesterday to accept North Korea's proposal for high-level political and military talks, the staterun Korea Broadcasting System said. The decision was made at a breakfast meeting of Cabinet ministers m the presidential residence that included
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      Lock icon Shev seeks better trade ties with N. Korea
      237 4 TOKYO Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze has called for improved trade and economic co-operation between the Soviet Union and North Korea, the (North) Korean Central News Agency said. In a report monitored m Tokyo, the agency quoted Mr Shevardnadze as saying m
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      Lock icon Green light for US-Canada free trade pact
      111 4 OTTAWA A major free trade agreement between Canada and the United States won final approval yesterday by a vote of 141-111 m the House of Commons. It was the final reading for the trade agreement's enabling legislation, and the new pact is scheduled
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      Lock icon Ethnic violence continues in Russia
      153 4 Ethnic violence continues in Russia MOSCOW Violence is continuing between Armenians and Azerbaijani, Tass, the official Soviet news agency, reported. The report followed a meeting here of the Interior Ministry, the KGB State Security Police and the Public Prosecutor's Department, but Tass did not say m which republic the "acts
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      Lock icon US forces in Japan act to placate unhappy host
      496 6 TOKYO US military forces m Japan, under attack for errantly firing bullets into Japanese homes on Okinawa and flying jetfighters dangerously low over neighbourhoods, have announced sweeping changes to appease their hosts. Possible disciplinary action against offenders are also on the
      UPI  -  496 words
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      Lock icon 23 hurt in Okinawa disco stampede after teargas bomb explosion
      166 6 NAHA (Okinawa) A teargas device set off at a disco m southern Japan frequented by American servicemen caused a stampede that injured 23 people. Two women were m critical condition m hospital after 200 people rushed to a staircase m
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      Lock icon Soviets stop work on six nuclear plants
      401 6 MOSCOW The Soviet authorities have halted construction of six nuclear plants because of seismic conditions or changes m construction norms after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Atomic Power minister Nikolai Lukonin announced on Friday. Construction work had stopped on water-cooled nuclear plants m Azerbaijan,
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      Lock icon Wall Street edges up 8 points on quiet trading
      85 6 Wall Street edges up 8 points on quiet trading Dow Jones NEW YORK Wall Street closed up on Friday m a quiet market as Christmas and the New Year approached with the Dow Jones index of industrial values closing at 2,168.93 points, up 8.57 points. Some 82 million shares changed
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      Lock icon Ties restored
      38 6 NAIROBI Kenya has restored diplomatic ties with Israel, the sixth African country to renew links out of the 29 African states which severed relations following the 1973 Middle East war, the government said on Friday. AFP
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      Lock icon Ambling through the streets on Santa's elephant sleigh
      73 6 Santa capers RUDOLF'S replacement is not quite the dashing sort, so it looks like Santa Claus will have to make do with ambling through the streets of New Delhi instead. Here, Saint Nicholas is pictured with his alternative transport during a stopover
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      Lock icon 'Cadillac Santa' hands out US$10 bills on skid row
      213 6 LOS ANGELES A mysterious self-styled Santa Claus m a Cadillac car made an appearance at a soup kitchen for the seventh year m a row, lavishing Christmas cheer on the poor m the form of US$lO (Ssl9) bills. The middle-aged, gray-haired
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      Britons ready for 12 days of partying after record shopping spree
      463 6  - Britons ready for 1 2 days of partying after record shopping spree ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON The twelve days of Christmas are being taken literally by most British workers. The nation put its feet up on Friday, turned on the television, got out the party hats and settled
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      Bush's son to help give out aid in Armenia
      103 6  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON In a move to underline his commitment to improving USSoviet relations, Presi-dent-elect George Bush will have a son and grandson m Soviet Armenia on Christmas Day to help distribute American aid to earthquake victims.
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      Lock icon Japanese judge upholds worker's right to vacation
      321 6 TOKYO The Japanese have a long way to go to change their image as ul-tra-diligent workers, but a court ruling may provide those who want a break with increased paid vacation time. The Tokyo High Court, reversing a lower court ruling, ordered a
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      Lock icon Minister wraps up delicate problem
      106 6 STOCKHOLM Swedish Civil Service Minister Bengt Johansson has revealed that he had, after four long years, solved a delicate problem of political protocol involving himself, a princess and a petticoat. His problems began during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games when he found a petticoat
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    • PEOPLE
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        Sharif ah adopts a 4th child
        111 7 MALAY SINGER Sharifah Ami (right) has adopted another daughter the fourth adopted child m her family. At the launch of her 38th album m Kuala Lumpur a few days ago, Sharifah joked aboul the "birth" of the latest addition, who is called Siti Naquiah.
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        Filipinas win 'Miss Saigon' role
        91 7 TWO TEENAGE Filipino singers, Lea Salonga and Monique Wilson, will alternate m the lead role of Miss Saigon, a new musical which is expected to be a hit when it opens m London's West End m September next year. The show is described as a
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        Spiritual warning for Thai PM
        156 7 THE WORD around Bangkok is that Nancy Reagan is not alone m consulting "other-worldly" advisers on her husband's behalf. The latest scoop from the beyond, reportedly revealed to Madam Boonruen (left), the wife of Thai Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan, is that her husband's government will
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        Woman, 112, to enrol at university
        107 7 MTTSU FUJISAWA, at 112 Japan's oldest person, plans to enrol m an open university next April. She has never been to school and grew up supporting her family as a pedlar. Her interest was kindled by Mr Yaichiro Hirasawa, a professor of physiology at
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        Unicef role for cricket captain
        58 7 THE CAPTAIN of Pakistan's national cricket team, Mr Imran Khan, has agreed to serve as a Unicef (United Nations Children's Fund) special representative for sports, according to the organisation. He is the latest celebrity to become a Unicef celebrity-representative. Others include actress Liv Ullmann, singer
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        Imelda still an object of mirth
        65 7 IMELDA MARCOS (right), the former Philippine First Lady, is still providing amusement for Filipinos three years after she and her husband Ferdinand Marcos went into exile. A women's group and a radio station are organising an "Imeldific Christmas party" at a disco this weekend.
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        West Side Story actor dies
        72 7 TUCKER SMITH, who played the Jets gang's cool lieutenant Ice m the award-winning movie West Side Story, died from neck and jaw cancer last Thursday. He was 52. After the 1961 movie, which won 10 Oscars, actor-dancer Smith joined the stage version of the musical
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      Lock icon Japanese firms in US told to hire more blacks
      440 7 TOKYO Japanese firms are waking up to the need to recruit minority employees m the United States, but only after prodding by US officials and civil rights groups. Japanese companies came under fire for not hiring enough minorities, particularly blacks, m
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      Lock icon Environmentalist shot dead in remote Amazon jungle town
      331 7 Environmentalist shot dead in remote Amazon jungle town SAO PAULO Mr Francisco Mendes, a leader m the fight to save the Amazon jungle from deforestation, was fatally shot at his home m a remote Amazon jungle town, police said. Mr Mendes, 44, was shot at point-blank range by a gunman
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      Lock icon Tokyo zoo's baby panda makes its debut at naming ceremony
      113 7 Tokyo zoo's baby panda makes its debut at naming ceremony TOKYO A panda born m Tokyo's Ueno Zoo made its first public appearance yesterday for its official naming ceremony. The panda, named Yu Yu from over 110,000 choices sent m from around the nation, was born on June 23 and
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      Lock icon ET child star Drew Barrymore treated for drinking problem
      215 7 LOS ANGELES Drew Barrymore, 13-year-old star of the film blockbuster ET, The Ex-tra-Terrestrial, has been treated for excessive drinking, her publicity agent said on Friday. The news was revealed as Drew, who belongs to one of the most famous acting families
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      Lock icon 'Dramatic drop in Soviet living standards'
      395 8 MOSCOW Conditions for Soviet consumers deteriorated drastically during the first 11 months of this year, according to a profoundly pessimistic assessment of the Soviet economy. A daily Russian newspaper, Sovietskaya Rossiya, which published an cinii-perestroika manifesto this year, said on Friday basic commodities such
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      Lock icon Call for urgent Soviet farm reform
      236 8 MOSCOW A member of the Soviet Communist Party's Politburo has called for urgent farm reform to improve production and distribution. He also said the country's leadership should seek advice on agriculture m the West. Mr Yegor Ligachev, who heads the recently created Agriculture Commission,
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      Lock icon US opposes plans to pour more money into IMF
      402 8 US opposes plans to pour more money into IMF WASHINGTON The United States, defying its allies on what will be an important economic policy issue for the Bush administration, is opposing plans to pump more money into the International Monetary Fund. The tough stance could set the stage for a
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      Lock icon Nude paintings draw the crowds in Beijing
      294 8 BEIJING Hundreds of artloving, or simply curious, Chinese queued m freezing weather on opening day for an expensive taste of once-forbid-den fruit, the People's Republic's first show of nude paintings. Crowds flocked on Friday to the Nude Oils Exhibition at Beijing's National Art
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      Lock icon Chance discovery may help detect alcoholism factor
      285 8 NEW YORK A chance discovery by cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin has led to the development of a blood test which they say might detect a genetic predisposition to alcoholism. The researchers say they have not definitely established that the substance
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      Japan to import London cabs in $10 m deal
      172 8  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON London's famous black taxi is to be exported to Japan as a luxury city car. It will be known there as Big Ben. In an initial deal worth about £3 million (5*10.35 million), nearly 100
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      Lock icon Vietnam opens first private university
      176 8 Vietnam opens first private university HANOI Vietnamese Prime Minister Do Muoi has authorised the opening of Vietnam's first private university here pq an experimental basis, the Vietnam News Agency said on Friday. The computer school corned under the Ministry for Higher Professional Education. It is designed as an experiment to
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      Lock icon Heroin bust
      32 8 MUNICH West German police said they seized their b'ggest haul of heroin, worth nearly 30 million marks (SJ33 million) on the black market, and arrested five people on Friday. Reuter
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      Lock icon Tanker blows up, leaving trail of death and destruction
      212 8 Tanker blows up, leaving trail of death and destruction MEMPHIS (Tennessee) A propane tanker truck crashed into a concrete bridge support and erupted m a fireball on Friday, killing six people and injuring 12 more. The exploding tanker engulfed nearby vehicles and sent its flaming tank somersaulting "like a missile"
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      Lock icon China reports rich oil and mineral finds around Spratlys
      71 8 BEIJING Rich oil and mineral deposits have been found around the Spratly Islands m the South China Sea, the Xinhua news agency said. Scientists from Nanhai Oceanography Research Institute found 105 billion barrels of oil reserves, 25 billion cv m of
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Jakarta expected to charge Japan more for its oil next month
      142 9 Jakarta expected to charge Japan more for its oil next month JAKARTA Indonesia is expected to raise the price of the oil it exports to Japan from U5512.50 (5524.12) a barrel to about US$l5 next month, press reports said here yesterday. The reports, quoting Indonesian Minister of Mines and Energy
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      Hitch in merger plan by four Thai parties
      335 9 Opposition leader declines top post m new party to be formed BANGKOK A planned merger of four Thai opposition political parties has met with some difficulties after one of the leaders refused to take up the post of secretary-general m the new
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      Govt denies Siddhi-Chatichai rift
      264 9 BANGKOK The Thai government has denied rumours of any foreign policy differences between Foreign Minister Siddhi Savetsila and the fcTime Minister, the Bangkok Post reported quoting a government spokesman. Dr Suvit Yodmanee was speaking to reporters about rumours that the Social Action Party, headed by Air
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      Lock icon Tropical storm heads for Philippines
      223 9 Tropical storm heads for Philippines MANILA A tropical storm yesterday swirled towards the Philippines, where at least 76 people were missing and feared dead m sea mishaps over the past two weeks, officials said. Called Val, the storm with a wind speed of 65 kmh, was located yesterday afternoon about
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      Lock icon Businessmen considering Italian model for Philippine development
      375 9 MANILA Philippine businessmen and some ruling coalition congressmen have become intrigued with the Italian "Law of 20" as a possible model for the economic development of this country. The Italian model prescribes that small firms employing 20 or fewer workers be exempt from
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      Lock icon Christinas on garbage mountain
      100 11 At Manila's Smokey Mountain dump site, a solitary unnstmas lantern nangs like a caricature of holiday merriment. While people the world over rush to pick up last-minute Christmas presents, a boy makes his way under the lantern, with a sack slung over his shoulder, to collect
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      Lock icon Farmer killed and ate parts of lover's husband
      107 11 Farmer killed and ate parts of lover's husband JAKARTA A farmer was jailed for 13 years for killing and eating his lover's husband, the newspaper Kompas reported. Mr Dirman, 23, discovered 19-year-old Taga caressing his wife m a field last May and threatened him with a traditional Borneo hunting sword.
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      Lock icon Xmas trees: Another growing Asian export
      224 11 BANGKOK Today, thousands of families m North America, Europe and Australia will unwrap presents under brightly lit artificial fir, pine and spruce trees rushed m for the occasion from tropical Asia like Thailand. The "eternal green plastic trees", made of polyvinyl chloride, are the
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      Lock icon 'Manila is playing Soviet card before US bases talks'
      487 11 'Manila is playing Soviet card before US bases talks' MANILA The Aquino government is playing its "Soviet card" m advance of negotiations to extend the lease on strategic US military bases m the Philippines, said Western and Asian diplomats. They said the impact of the 24-hour visit by Mr Eduard
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      Death threat leads to seven schools closing in Thailand
      320 11 YALA A message threatening to kill teachers if they came to class has forced seven schools m southern Thailand's Yala province to close for fear of terrorist attacks, The Nation reported. The message was found on a blackboard at Baan Bayor
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      MCA shortlists four as possible candidates
      203 12 Run-up to Ampang Jaya election KUALA LUMPUR A woman doctor is among four candidates shortlisted by the Malaysian Chinese Association for the Ampang Jaya parliamentary by-election next month, party deputy president Lee Kirn Sai said. All of them are professionals, he said. The woman
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      Lock icon Four suspects in fake IC racket arrested
      288 12 KOTA KINABALU Police have arrested four foreigners m Sandakan, Sabah, who are believed to be behind a syndicate making and distributing fake identity cards to illegal immigrants. Following the arrests on Friday evening, police seized about 50 fake identity cards, several hundred photographs
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      Lock icon Fake $50 notes found in Malacca and Taiping
      157 12 MALACCA The Bank Negara branch here and two other banks have reported to police the discovery of counterfeit MSSO notes. A police spokesman said yesterday that a Bank Negara official found one of the fake notes when a youth went to the
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      177 12 Mahathir gets Malay unity forum resolutions KUALA LUMPUR The organising committee of the Johor Malay Unity Forum has submitted to Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad the six resolutions adopted at the forum to restore Malay unity. The six-member committee led by Tan Sri Dr Abdul Jalil Hassan also
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      Lock icon Razaleigh invites PAS to co-operate with his group
      379 12 Razaleigh invites PAS to co-operate with his group KELANA JAY A (Selangor) Former Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has invited the opposition Islamic Party (PAS) to co-operate with his group. Tengku Razaleigh, who is heading a group trying to revive the old Umno that was declared illegal m
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      Lock icon 'Report on findings will be delayed if police prosecute'
      296 12 Perak poison deaths SEREMBAN Deputy Health Minister Datuk K. Pathmanaban said the release of the final report on the 14 poisoning deaths m Perak m October would be delayed if there were to be police prosecution over the matter. He said
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      MIC wants more seats on national economic council
      214 12  -  R. VASANTHI By KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) wants more seats on the National Economic Consultative Council, party President Datuk S. Samy Vellu said yesterday. Expressing disappointment over the seat allocation for the Indian community on the council, Datuk Samy
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      Lock icon Asean to form fisheries advisory body
      92 12 Asean to form fisheries advisory body KUALA TRENGGANU An Asean fisheries consultative body, made up of private entrepreneurs, will be formed soon to upgrade regional co-opera-tion m the industry, chairman of the National Fishermen Association, Mr Hassan Ismail, said yesterday. Its chairman will be from Indonesia, vicechairman from Thailand, secretary
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      Lock icon Trio rob $42,600 worth of jewellery from shop
      124 12 PENANG Three men, two armed with pistols, robbed a goldsmith shop of MJ60.000 (5*42,600) m Jalan Pitt. One of the two gunmen grabbed the shotgun from the security guard of Kirn How Jewellers when they rushed into the shop on Friday, while
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      Lock icon Visit by Chinese minister
      82 12 KUALA LUMPUR China's Construction Minister Lin Hanxiong will lead a six-member delegation on a week's visit to Malaysia beginning next Wednesday. A Housing and Local Government Ministry statement said the delegation would also include Xuzhou's mayor Wang Guangto. During their stay, the delegation would call on
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Sharity Gift Box nets more than 6,700 presents
      43 14 Madam Tonf (with glasses) eiamininf the pie of presents with her friends, Mr Lav Wont Thim, 60, (middle) and Mr Wee Tok Enf, 81. Madam Tone and Mr Wee are ambassadors for the Community Chest.
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      'Response shows Singaporeans do have a heart'
      316 14 'Response shows Singaporeans do have a heart' SINGAPOREANS showed they cared: The Sharity Gift Box closed yesterday with more than 6,700 presents. The avalanche started on Thursday after The Straits Times highlighted the earlier poor response to the project. It had received only 400 gifts after two weeks. Presents were
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      Clothing and food for Philippines typhoon victims
      290 14 Clothing and food for Philippines typhoon victims REPRESENTATIVES from three constituencies yesterday marked Christmas by formally sending off a gift of eight lorry-loads of clothing and foodstuff to typhoon and fire victims m the Philippines. The clothes are intended for the people of Camarines Sur, a province m southern Luzon,
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      Artist to display works
      65 14 A GRADUATE of Singapore's Nanyang Academy and China's Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts will exhibit his figure prints at the National Museum from Jan 26 to 29. The artist, Mr Ang Cheng Chye, 34, has just returned from a three-year stint m China. Mr Ho Kah
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      Check cans for ripped seams, rust and 'blown' look, advises Case
      284 14 THE Consumers' Association of Singapore yesterday advised people buying canned food to check for ripped seams, "blown" cans and rust as signs of spoiled food. It said m a statement that the contents of dented and rusty cans can
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      STPB wants penalties against touting to be made stiffer
      609 14  - STPB wants penalties against touting to be made stiffer YAW VAN CHONG By LET'S hit the touts hard that's the aim of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB), the organisation that has been working hard to project a positive image of the Republic. It is concerned that the maximum fines
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      Car sales show record growth for November
      118 14 CAR sales shot up further last month to produce a record 5.6 per cent growth rate. According to figures released by the Registry of Vehicles, 2,276 new cars were registered last month and 968 deregistered. The growth figure m Octo- ber was 5.3
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      Man faces new charge of possessing ammunition
      138 14 A SHOP assistant was charged yesterday with having six rounds of ammunition m his Telok Blangah flat. Ng Boon Kwee, 27, who was alleged to have committed the offence on Dec 16, also faces three other charges. Two of them, both for disposing
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      Woman, 84, robbed by man posing as ex-neighbour
      103 14 AN ELDERLY woman was on Friday robbed of $675 by a man who posed as a former neighbour. Madam Yong Yee King, 84, told police she let the man into her Toa Payoh two-room flat at about 2.30 pm. A police spokesman
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      Sliding windows safe: HDB
      356 16 Likely cause of falling window: Safety catch not locked and wear-and-tear damage, it says THE windows m HDB flats are very safe, the Housing Board said on Friday.' This came m response to an incident when a sliding-window frame plunged six storeys down from an HDB
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      Deposit needed for hotel bookings by S'poreans
      476 16  -  SERENE LIM Rule to prevent last-minute cancellations, say spokesmen m check with 12 hotels By SINGAPOREANS who make advance bookings or check into most local hotels have to pay a deposit. This also applies during off-peak periods, a check with 12 local hotels
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      SBS carries out spot checks to catch errant bus drivers
      365 16 ERRANT SBS bus drivers had better watch out. Bus inspector Susan Beh and about 20 other company officers are watching at traffic junctions all over Singapore to note down the numbers of buses which do not give way to pedestrians.
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      Citibank third bank to sign new wage pact
      197 16 Citibank third bank to sign new wage pact CITIBANK on Friday became the third bank, from the group recently involved m a dispute with the Singapore Bank Employees Union, to conclude a new collective agreement with the union. The first two were Standard Chartered Bank and Banque Nationale de Paris.
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      Case gives tips on how to select a pet and issues a warning
      363 16 Case gives tips on how to select a pet and issues a warning OWNERS who make sick animals work or who use animals for fighting or baiting run foul of the law. "Animals" include any beast, bird, fish, reptile or insect, whether wild or tame. This reminder from the Consumers'
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      SAF exercises
      100 16 SAF exercises THE Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting military exercises m Lim Chu Kang, Tuas, Hong Kah, Marsiling, Mandai, Sembawang, Wing Loong. Loyang, and Tampines from 8 am on Tuesday to noon on Saturday. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used during the exercises. The public is advised not to
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      3 escape as shop goes up in flames
      275 16 THE smell of smoke woke a shopowner from his siesta on Friday just m time for him to alert two sleeping friends before the shop was engulfed by fire. "I was awakened by the choking smell of smoke. The heat was intense,
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      More installing a second phone line
      469 17  -  EUGENIE LEE Convenience, privacy and heavy use cited as reasons By BOOKIES are not the only ones installing more than one telephone line at home; a few thousand families have two or more lines m their homes. And these are not necessarily big families
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      Malaysian brought back to S'pore over 1981 murder
      209 17 A MALAYSIAN, believed to have been involved m the murder of a 19-year-old youth at a Boon Lay Drive flat m 1981, was brought back to Singapore by the police yesterday. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested m Kota Kinabalu. Sabah, by police
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      Plans for 8 more senior citizens' clubs
      73 17 Plans for 8 more senior citizens' clubs ANOTHER eight senior citizens' clubs will be formed to add to the present 80 m Singapore. The target is to reach a total of 55,000 members by next year, said Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon, Minister of State (Community Development). At present there are
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      Shaw charity
      34 17 SCHOOLS and colleges will receive the largest charity contribution from the Shaw Foundation this year about $2.7 million. The funds will be used for upgrading teaching facilities, scholarships, bursaries and building funds.
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      Four jailed for stealing tourist's handbag
      209 18 FOUR men were jailed for six months each yesterday for stealing a Greek woman's handbag m a Lucky Plaza shop. Syulri Qolyubi, 32, Ghandi Husin, 21, Luisman, 25, and Muhammad Yamanto. 41, all Indonesians, admitted stealing Madam Koulordsili Eleni Konstantinos' bag, which contained cash
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      Survey on child-care needs planned
      114 18 THE Ministry of Community Development will be conducting a national survey of 4,000 married women, aged 19 to 45 years. Targetted at those with young children and those who intend to have children, the survey is to find out their needs m child-care arrangements. Through
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      Firm refits office for worker paralysed in recent crash
      388 18  -  CAROLINE CHAN Esso very supportive, says officer now handicapped after test drive accident By ESSO Singapore has refitted a toilet, moved partitions and built ramps at its office all for the sake of one employee who was paralysed m a recent
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      STPB celebrates four-million mark
      125 18 THIS is one cake Mrs Jane Denny can have and eat as well. The 30 kilos of confectionery before her, made with 80 eggs, is enough to feed a platoon. At a dinner m her honour on Thursday Mrs Denny, the four millionth visitor to Singapore
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      'Photo outing' takes 100 Japanese shutterbugs to S'pore
      197 18 'Photo outing' takes 100 Japanese shutterbugs to S'pore TAKE 3,000 rolls of film, 300 cameras, 400 lenses and 100 Japanese photographers, put them all together and what do you get The globe-trotting members of the Nikkor Club, who arrived here on Thursday to capture Singapore on film. But these camera-toting
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      M-cyclist held partly to blame for collision with bus
      273 18 A FORMER fitter, whose motorcycle and a Singapore Bus Service bus collided more than three years ago, was found 60 per cent liable for the accident on Wednesday. District judge Rahim Jalil found both the motorcyclist, Mr Chua Tua Sai, 77,
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      Chang Charn Road to become one-way street
      69 18 THE Public Works Department will be converting Chang Charn Road, off Leng Kee Road, into a one-way street from 10.30 am on Wednesday. Motorists using the road from that day will have to enter Chang Charn Road from Hoy Fatt Road and exit
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      Food offering for monks
      74 18 TO COMMEMORATE New Year's Day, a traditional offering of food to Buddhist monks m Singapore will be made by the Thai ambassador, Mr Asda Jay ana ma. his staff and members of their families on the morning of Jan 1. It will be held m the
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      'Junice' is winning name for zoo's baby giraffe
      280 18 JUNICE that is the winning name for the Singapore Zoo's latest baby giraffe. The name was picked out from among 950 entries after a 3 1 I> -month-long contest. The female giraffe was nicknamed "Baby" by zookeepers when she was born on
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      558 15 ill CGICDroXIOii Hk^V H 1 of Christmas, ikjfl m >;^^^^^^^!W^m. vi wm pv w j**- y yip n i Metro Stores are hL lP^ _i s HL] I k. BL a I closed today. mo^?!*m p^^PL P^i W wKEmm o PI business tomorrow, W ,^j^^ f our Metro stores will
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      333 17 TV programme changes There have been changes to today's programmes over RTM 1 and RTM 2. Below is the updated version. On SBC's Radio 1, a five-minute message from Queen Elizabeth will be aired after the 9pm News. RTMI 7.50 A.M. OPENING S.OO CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME. 8.30 MERRY WORMMGHAM CHRISTMAS. Prepara
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  • The Sunday Times
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      Reach out in joy
      306 19 CHRISTMAS m Singapore, with its fairytale lights, imported Santa Claus, frenzied shopping and revelry, can become, all too easily, just so much gilt and glitter. It is good, of course, that the season of giving and merrymaking embraces all races and cultures m a glow of
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      25 YEARS AGO
      117 19 What The Straits Times reported on Dec 24, 1963 A SPRING-CLEANING drive spread at first over three months is to be launched throughout Singapore by the Ministry of Health next year. A Government statement today said that it was proposed first to clean the backlog of litter
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  • FOCUS
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      Santa Claus wears glasses
      1297 19 What keeps Singapore's Mr Charity, DR EE PENG LIANG, going and continuing to keep giving? The hair has thinned and is mostly white but the portly figure receiving giant cheques as donations to charity remains the same. A founder member of the Singapore Council of Social
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      47 19 We're still delivering DECEMBER Tomorrow, Boxing Day, you can still get the hottest news m The New Paper. The morning newspapers will not be published. From noon you can get The New Paper at Newspaper outlets 7-Eleven stores Times The Bookshop branches fpp^m Monday to Saturday umIIiShHI
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      326 19 Are you running out of ideas on pr renovating or furnishing your home? I |~v I C I ri Homes Renovations '89 L-? LJ World Trade Centre Hall 2 >^^^^m 1 7th 26th December '88 y^ 12 noon- 10 pm *^4kl EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS Renovations (5cF °r ldea n I now
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  • FOCUS/Viewpoints
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      Rajiv's China trip makes good political sense
      632 20 I Sailesh Kottary MR RAJIV Gandhi's visit to China last week is more than just another foreign jaunt by the Indian prime minister who has already visited more than 40 countries since taking office m 1984. It is a bold attempt by the
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      A national ideology is not ideology if it is for survival
      1162 20 I Patrick Daniel CHRISTMAS may not be the best time to discuss the national ideology. But then again it may be. With the number of catastrophes and tragic events this year, some among us who celebrate the occasion will
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      Storeland: A dream gone wrong
      498 20 1 Anne Karpf WELCOME to the modern shop; welcome to the dream. No passports required; all are citizens of storeland, plenitude on several floors. The department store has gone Disney, a leisure venue for the acting out of fantasies, a total environment offering a vicarious
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      Where's the spirit of Christmas?
      481 20 IF YOU have children, or nephews and nieces, then you will know that what they like about Christmas m Singapore (apart from the presents and the feasting) are the Christmas lights along Orchard Road. Rows of lights dangle from the trees, twinkle among the branches
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      323 20 I NOTICE OF REMOVAL I I THASEVI FOOD EATING HOUSE I II (JALAN KAYU FAMOUS ROTI PRATA) I I JMHBIMK-- c are now located at: I I Mi H( m SINGAPORE 2879 I I r J 44* (Near to Esso Service Station) I PhhHPII m& Proto Time: 6am— 1 1
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  • FOCUS/Analysis
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      LEAVING HOME
      2296 21 It's called flatting out and a growing number of young people are doing it. LEE SIEW HUA examines the phenomenon which some fear might lead to unfilial children THEY are adults and too old to be classed as runaways, although that is how some upset parents at first
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      One who came back:
      318 21 V I moved out at 22 because it took I 1 2 hours to get to the university by bus. I had no room of my own and put my things m cardboard boxes. I also wanted to live closer to my boyfriend to spend more
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      ...and one who stayed away
      286 21 A I STUDIED m Britain for B two years and worked a year abroad. In that time I got used to having my own study table, drawers and wardrobe. When I came back m 1987, I had to share a bedroom with two sisters. If
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      A mum's tale
      130 21 Madam Ang Slew Eng, 51, housewife When my son wanted to move out, I did not say much. It is only a tempo-,, rary arrangement until he find* a girlfriend and gets married. 3 I was not heartbroken wherv he wanted to go. He needed his; own
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  • OBITUARIES
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      324 In Mamoriam
      262 22 PATH-DA PHOG Th« family of th« Lat* ARA JAN SINGH 8/O LABH SINGH (BHAGANA) will b« holding Ist yoar Barti prayara on 26 12 88 at Pardosi Khalia Oharmak Diwan from 9.00 am 11am. Plaa»a traat this a* partonal invitation. SAT SRI AKAI In Loving Mtmocy of
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  • RACING
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      Back Alcove, Quatro-Uno
      347 22  -  TAN THEAN LOON Both are very fit and will take a lot of beating By Our man on the track PENANG Patience will pay today. Of the eight races on the card, the two confident bets are Alcove II m Race 7 and Quatro-l'no m the last.
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      353 22 RACE Racing Editor Tan ThMn Loon Lionel Lee Danny Khoo Wang Soofc 1 First Son Wings Of Fortune 12 King's Quest 2 Malaysian Paarl 5 Pttlar To Post I 2 Malaysian Pearl 5 Pillar To Post 2 Malaysian Pearl 1 First Son 3 Mun Fu 4
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      TODAY'S PENANG CARD
      5704 22 ■"^HPT^M 2 CLASS 4 DIV D 1,200 m laf.Y^^l (Ratings: IV 69-50) (Stakes: $13,250) 1 a 3l*7* Pint 8m 58 (IV N) TCL-Rodgers 5 ag +4 (1400 m). Well up but faded m straight (or 7th of 11 to Daredevil II C4-A XL 1200 m Nov 12;
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      A win dividend to Cherish
      1520 23  -  OUR RACING TEAM His few backers rewarded with three-figure Xmas present By OWING to early printing times, the Stipendiary Steward's report on the races at Penang yesterday has been held over until Tuesday (there Is no issue of The Straits Times tomorrow). Tuesday's tone will
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      Two prominent racehorse owners die within day of each other
      250 23 TWO prominent race owners died within a day of each other last week. Lawyer C.H. Smith, whose most successful horse m recent years was the grey. Hissing Sid, died m England on Wednesday. A former partner of Donaldson Burkinshaw and
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      312 23 321 Deaths 321 Deaths NEO CHIU LAI Age 65 passed away peacefully on 24th Dec. 1988 leaving behind beloved: WIVES: Png May Lee Ec Choon Kwel »on»: Daughters-in-law: Neo Hock Chong Ong Sul Yem Richard Neo Amy Oh Ronald Neo Josephine Tan Patrick Neo Neo Hup Boon Jan Kwek Francis
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      43 23 323 Condolences 323 Condolences OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO MDM. NO KOK ENG. MR. LIM CHEE KIAT (MANAGING DIRECTOR) AND MR LIM CHEE KIAN ON THE DEATH OF THEIR BELOVED MR. LIM YEE TEE From Management Staff of Tridex Private Limited
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      321 Deaths
      202 23 Mary Lim Kah Chang Age 60 Called home to be with the Lord on 22 Dec. 88 leaving behind beloved: Son: Ooh Choon Heng Daughter. Florence Camella Ooh Qod-Deughter. Heng Puay Fung Body lying at Church Of Nativity Welfare Hall, tel: *****83/ *****06 (12km. Upp. Ssringoon Rd Junction
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      321 Deaths
      144 23 MR. JOSEPH A. DAB Departed Dec. 24 1988 to be with his beloved Lord, leaving behind: Mother: MARY RAPHAEL Mother-in-law: ROSITA DE SILVA Wife: PAMELA Daughters: BRIDGET RUTH Son: ISAIAH Brother* and •later* Naphawa u%6 maca« 1 ha v* fought tha good fight. I hay finished the race,
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      323 Condolences
      46 23 OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES AND DEEPEBT SYMPATHIES TO MDM NO KOK ENQ, MR. LIM CHEE KIAT (MANAQINQ DIRECTOR) AND MR LIM CHEE KIAN ON THE DEATH OF THEIR BELOVED MR. LIM YEE TEE From Management Staff of Trldex Construction Pte Ltd Trldex Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)
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      322 Acknowledgements
      40 23 Tha family of th« let* Mdm. Lim Seok Cheng Departed 17/12/88 wiaha* to axprwaa lhair haartfalt thanki and gralitud* to r*laliv*« and Irianda tor their kind attendance, •milinct. prayers condolancaa. wraatha and donations during Iheir recent bf awroent.
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memonam
      335 23 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memonam EE SOON HOWE Departed 25/12/80 In Loving Memory of My Beloved Husband. Your Love and Tender Care Is always remembered In my heart and dally thoughts. From your dearest wife Grace and family. In loving memory of our beloved son MASTER TAN THIEN LOONG
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      325 Requiems
      43 23 AL-FATIMAM MS. JAMILAH BEGUM wo MR. MOHO. YUSOFF D«p»rt»d 18th Nov. 19U To all relatives k friends 40th day prayers will be held on 261h Dec 1968. 11am at Blk 140 Lc.ong Ah Soo. »02-203 pi»»»» traat this a personal invitation.
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      75 23 c Katesjor Omtuaries IN SWEET REMEMBRANCE uf I name i who departed two years ago That unselfish life; it has not rtied Dearly missed hy name i Photo In memory ol (name) n fy*> Mn Departed June 80, 1981 DeparUd March 15. 1980 Cione from our lives one so Mother
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      97 23 MR. A.M. DAWES Aged 89 years, father of Mr. J.A. DAWES, passed away peacefully at Madras on 23rd December 1988 leaving behind 4 sons 2 daughters, 2 daugh-ters-in-law, 2 sons-in-law. 22 grandchildren. 6 grandchll-dren-ln-law and 9 great grandchildern to mourn his loss Tel: *****80 Acceptance of obituary announcements 9am to
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  • SPORT
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      Kian Chai may be first full-time national coach
      516 24  -  Shirlynn Ho ATHLETICS By FORMER Olympian and Singapore sprint ace Yeo Kian Chai may become the first full-time coach on the payroll of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association. SAAA boss Loh Lin Kok has been having talks with the 45--year-old Kian Chai,
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      Lock icon 'Exhausted' Davis faces fine
      248 24 SNOOKER LONDON World snooker champion Steve Davis could face another fine after pulling out of the European Open because of "exhaustion". Davis, winner of five tournaments already this season, has decided he needs a break from his heavy playing schedule m the New Year. He has
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      West Indies struggle after Border asks them to bat
      386 24 West Indies struggle after Border asks them to bat MELBOURNE Australia, 2-0 down m the series, had West Indies on the ropes for the first time this year on the opening day of the Third cricket Test yesterday. At close of play West Indies were 246-8 but only after Curtly
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      Lock icon Tyson back in training
      251 24 BOXING NEW YORK Chubby champion Mike Tyson has begun light training behind closed doors this week m Las Vegas to shed some flab ahead of his Feb 25 heavyweight title defence against British challenger Frank Bruno. "Nobody else is allowed m the gym but his entourage,"
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      Officials sacked for drug scam
      489 25 Hristo Meranzov, president of the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation, and his entire 15--member executive board were sacked on Friday following the disqualification of two Bulgarian lifters from the Seoul Olympics for using banned drugs. At a press conference m Sofia the federation announced that Meranzov, who
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      Lock icon All that glitters is not gold, Biondi learns
      872 25 All that glitters is not gold, Biondi learns SWIMMING NEW YORK Matt Biondi relaxed m a chair, legs crossed and arms folded, debonair m a dark blazer, warmcolored Argyle sweater and neck tie. His Oxfords shined with success. The American swimming star was at ease out of water, unlike some
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      Lock icon Bond-ed to his passion
      255 25 AMERICA'S CUP PERTH Australian businessman and art collector Alan Bond is spending millions of dollars on new ventures m his other great passion yachting. The British immigrant signwriter who made good is planning a record sixth attempt at the America's Cup which his Australia II won
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      Lock icon An easy final for Kok Keong
      323 25 BADMINTON KUALA LUMPUR Foo Kok Keong won the men's singles title m the Malaysian national Grand Prix badminton finals at the Selangor Badminton Association Hall on Friday. Kok Keong overcame Wong Tat Meng 15-7, 15-8 m 45 minutes. Tat Meng, the first Project 88-90
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      245 25 BASKETBALL American NBA: Atlanta Hawks 131 Indiana Pacers 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 119 Seattle Supersonics 107, Miami Heat 101 Utah Jazz 80, Charlotte Hornets 103 Chicago Bulls 101, Los Angeles Clippers 114 San Antonio Spurs 108, Milwaukee Bucks 113 Dallas Mavericks 101, Phoenix Suns 119 Denver Nuggets 107.
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      Lock icon Glasnost on the high seas
      244 25 YACHTING SYDNEY Glasnostwill take to the high seas tomorrow when a Soviet boat makes its first appearance on the international yachting scene m the gruelling Sydney-Hobart race. About 130 yachts have signed up for the treacherous 630 nautical mile trek through the South Pacific Ocean
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      A very merry Christmas to you all
      1315 26 'TIS the time of peace and goodwill to all men not least all sportsmen. So, m the festive spirit, ALAN HUBBARD offers some seasonal party pieces and posers, to be taken with just a pinch of stuffing. 4 H3BB 4 The one who
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      Guess the names of Famous Five
      1057 27 THE sporting year belongs, or should belong, to performers we could recognise m silhouette. Below are five soccer stylists of 1988. Can you guess their identity? One over-riding clue: This being the season of goodwill we shall keep it clean so no villains, no
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      184 27 ENGLISH champions Liverpool on Friday turned down goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar's written transfer request. Zimbabwe-born Grobbelaar asked for a move after failing to regain the place he lost to Mike Hooper following an attack of meningitis early m the season. Grobbelaar said he accepted Liverpool's decision. JAN MOLBY and
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      Major breakthrough for indoor soccer
      518 27 NEW YORK Indoor soccer, and those m the United States who helped pioneer it, finally may be vindicated at least somewhat. Three years after soccer's international governing body threatened the United States and 17 other countries with sanctions if they played m a rumoured world
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      Lock icon Ref stops game as fans turn violent
      263 27 Ref stops game as fans turn violent BUENOS AIRES The referee suspended a vital Argentine First Division soccer match at Racing Club on Thursday after two Boca Juniors players were injured by objects thrown from the crowd. Goalkeeper Carlos Navarro Montoya and defender Juan Simon were struck by objects as
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      Lock icon Utah fizzle out as Miami turn on the Heat
      331 27 Utah fizzle out as Miami turn on the Heat AMERICAN NBA NEW YORK Rory Sparrow scored 19 points, including eight during a key third-quar-ter run, as the Miami Heat upset the Utah Jazz 101-80 on Friday for their first basketball victory at home. Miami, who lost their first 17 games
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      Lock icon Shy Vreni's ready to be crowned queen of the ball
      646 27 SKIING Profile on Swiss star Vreni Schneider MILAN Vreni Schneider's success on the slopes has been a Cinderella tale for the shy Swiss skier. Surrounded by more famous names and powerful personalities when si.c Joined the team m 1983, Vreni
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      64 25 haji hadapi j&KZ T^Ptuntutan di mahkamah I 1 1 Panduan ke arah membina 1 wj\ keluarga bahagia g Rahim Maarof puji M. Nasir s _f Memupuk anak ■r JjL di sekolah rendah Ibu risau tak fasih bahasa Inggeris Apa dia softenis? Sabree akan "^lafcMh IT K« Aznah Hamid? J«* Km
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      784 28  -  GODFREY ROBERT THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS IT IS concern for the welfare of the less fortunate members m the national team that brings together V. Sundramoorthy, Fandi Ahmad and Malek Awab to the National Stadium tomorrow night. In the tradition of
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      Fandi v Sundram in sizzler of the year
      521 28 J. RAJENPRAN previews the National Players' Shield soccer match FANDI AHMAD versus V. Sundramoorthy, with a supporting cast comprising a Dane, four Finns and several prominent players from the local scene, m the soccer sizzler of the year. That is what will
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      103 28 Geylang: Rahim Ismail, Sudiat Dali, Samad Ahmad, Omar Khalid, Razali Saad, Raymond Cher, Salim Mom, Hashim Hosni, Kamsadi Dahalan, Razali Rashid, Steven Choo, Kadir Yahya, Malek Awab, Tay Peng Kee, Chua Aw Kwang, Azmi Abdullah, Fandi Ahmad, Ismail Matsuk, Rashid Salleh, Hamzah Hashim, Sanizal Jamil, Rohaizad Ismail, Pasi
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      103 28 TICKETS for tomorrow's National Players Shield match are priced at $3 for adults and $1 for schoolchildren. There will be no restriction on seating, which means ticket holders can sit m either the gallery or the grandstand for the same price. Entry through the West Entrance
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        114 28 Malaysian badminton star Misbun Sidek's struggle to find his stamina has stumped even his father, Haji Sidek Abdullah Kamar. Misbun, the Malaysian National Grand Prix champion, was beaten by Project 88-90 player Wong Tat Meng m the quarter-finals of this year's competition and he failed to turn
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        Munich beat Jurong
        69 28 Munich University All-Stars beat Jurong Town Football Club 3-1 m a lacklustre match at Jurong Stadium yesterday. The visiting German amateur team opened accounts m the 25th minute through Heinrich Albrecht but Jurong replied almost immediately with a goal by Danish import Finn Jensen. Munich went two-up
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        Dilip sacked
        30 28 India's cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar was ordered off the field during a League match m Bombay after a row with an umpire over the dismissal of a batsman.
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      Two Chinese players get four-month stint with Man United
      405 28  - Two Chinese players get four-month stint with Man United MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By JAKARTA Two of China's leading players m the current Under-16 Coke Cup soccer competition m Jakarta will be attached to English First Division club Manchester United for four months from next month. Top striker Su Maozhen and skipper
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      15 28 Tie Sunday Times, December 25, 1988 DYNAX 7OOOL The world's most intelligent, most creative autofocus
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      37 28 I EVENTS TODAY: Geylang West Police Boys' Club fund raising 7-aside tournament Open section (PA, 8.30am). TOMORROW: National Players' Shield: Geylang v Jurong (National Stadium, 7.30pm).Geylang West Police Boys' Club fund raising 7-aside tournament U-17 (PA, 8.30am).
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      11 1 TV PLUS Scene TV Eye TV Listings Comics Classifieds Young Life
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      THE PUB CRAWLER'S Countdoum TO THE NEW YEAR
      227 1 THE PUB CRAWLER'S Countdoum TO THE NEW YEAR THE MAN at the bar in the suspenders got it right. Pub-crawlers cannot go into cold turkey, he said. Cold turkey is for making sandwiches. Pub-crawlers apparently have to use the principle of the hair of the dog if they want to
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      TODAY'S TELEVISION CHOICE
      146 1 TODAY'S TELEVISION CHOICE THE CHRISTMAS GIFT. In this 1966 production, a big-city architect goes to a small Colorado town to survey a project site, only to fall under the town's charming spell. Stars John Denver and Gennie James. SBC 5, 3.05 pm. WE LOVE LUCY. This special of one of
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        20 reasons to groan if you missed them in '88
        933 2 JANICE SEAH presents a list of pick-me-ups and let-me-downs in cinema, television and music 1 Huang Wenyong's five-second kiss with Xiang Yun in SBC's drama, Heiress. Better still is the story behind the kiss she was so shy that she
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        10 reasons to cheer if you missed 'em
        390 2 1 Bruce Willis' toes in the movie Die Hard which were only a mite better than the perpetual smirk on his face. He was barefoot in the dark almost throughout the movie about a group of people, all of whom wore shoes,
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        The pub crawler's countdown to the New Year
        853 3 A merry JANICE SEAH props herself among the multi-coloured drinks, pushes past lounge lizards and pops countless peanuts to suggest the night spots that can keep you m good cheer Monday munday Ah yes, 'twas the day after Christmas and the head
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        SNAKE WOMAN
        79 3 Every 'woman should aspire to be a Snake! Because, according to the Chinese zodiac, the Snake Woman is everything sensuous, seductive and surprising. See HER World Annual's celebration of the Snake Woman in all her many glorious forms. Co vergirl Zoe Tay Styled as a Sensuous Snake Woman
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        Small hotel's goings-on ninny to a fault
        695 4 Small hotel's goings-on ninny to a fault VAL MACQUEEN ON*TV WITH the return of Fawlty Towers (Tuesday, SBC 12, 9 pm) we are now assured of at least one truly funny comedy to watch each week. Although it's a repeat, this show has lost none of its original lustre. John
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        Reunion that packs a punch
        443 4  -  LIM SEK ASIAN POP By By ONG BOH CHIN American Dream Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (WEA) Will To Power Will To Power (CBS) Autumn Prtecilla Chan (Polydor) Is this the Way to Say it Chyl (Rock Records) I TO I BACK together after 18
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        TOP OF THE POPS
        82 4 Singapore 1(2) Groovy Kind of Love &(3) Waiting for a Star to Fall Phil Collins toy me et* G |rl 2.(6) First Tim* 7 Oo> to my own D«vic«s Robtn Beck Pet Sh °P Boys 3(1) Kokomo 8(8) Kissing a Fool Beach Boys Gwf«e Michael 4.(4)
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      209 2 Increase your word f^^\ power...boost your fft5>^ chances of success 1 with this lively and r f^** entertaining new book. *&^t& i People who do well in life tend to have well-stocked vocabularies and the ability to choose and use words ML\ with skill and precision. They have word power!
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      38 2 WHAT TO EAT AND WHERE TO GO? LOOk UD TimeSZOnC- Central. Tim «szone Central is distributed free Your bright and racy guide Thur^y.^cS'r 7 > to eating, shopping and entertaining m the city, or jonea wee on 730-5792. 3*
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      541 3 npiif >llR^^BaaaaaaCrMrm><P£i cinemas is The Naked Gun, a IIW" BBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa^d.iSßi Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! film de Pictins a foiled 4«««i-%4 4 B^Baaaaaav^^"aßaaa^^f^B^S Baaaaaaaaaaaaf^BaV^Baaaaa assassination attempt on IWISI 10 L^LaaHL Britain's Queen and featuring whodunit r1 S'TSSr w l^^^i Viß^Baaaaaal IP Presley; the plot centres on Robert Parker, author of the aaW^^ Elizabeth II
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      433 4 LIDO: NOW SHOWING (*****14) 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15 No Fr«« List .MIRTH-filled SEASONAL ENTERTAINMENT.! a A DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS Wise-CRACKERL ■tA\^^ jGHANGI 3: WATCH FOR IT! > PRINCE 1: NOW SHOWING (*****06) 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.45, 9.15 No Free List JURONG: OPENS TODAY! (*****70) 1.30. 3.30, 7.00 A 9.15 No
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      596 4 CATHAVORGANISATIONCATHAVOPGANISATIONCATHAVOPGANIS I'Jt -Merry- Christmas- 3 «qPfc~^^ ORGANISATION gg; g 1 ■j*F T fll^f>Vi^al>l I#l lII iIC a¥Bß*BwJ < (*****00) 5 SHOWS: 10.30 AM. 1.15, 4.00. 8.45 A 9.30PM. > if ENTHRALLING HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENT! g 'O C*O LIST) o INK 53.50/S4.SO 5 .RON HOWARD V* aBSKi I VI LLOW I 35
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      126 4 VFREE FLIGHT... The Republic of Singapore Flying Club (RSFC) is having an "open house" from 24 to 26 December 1988 during which time you are cordially invited to join us as a member for-the day One day membership costs only Ssso 00 per person and for this, you get absolutely
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      43 4 s&<&/* 988 No 1 BOX FF|CE H|T S^sk iSC^S BERNARDO BERTOLUCCIS W THE x IASTEMpm@R X f\ ACADEMY JOHN LONE c JOAN CHEN c PETER O 1 TOOLE a I RPQT PIPTI IDF aY >4aflaH X DCO 1 r IKj I Ur\C jM^^P^^P^^^
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      2579 5 is YOUR WEEK AHjEAD CCCTIUC EUCMTC /^■^■■^v Soon Kam. lim Chee Nam. Ho Kah MflMllAY TIIECfIAV FESTIVE EVENTS f J K\ Leong and Ang Ah Tee Monday to IflUllllAl I UCoUAT l|||jl I Friday, 10 am to 7 pm. Excellence '^^^^^^^^^-j— I Mondays to Fridays. 7pm to midnight m tor
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      2989 6 TV PLUS C MONDAY TUESDAY C WEDNESDAY 9w :ss=s: io s&ffsassrvss m s»as3S»i pro. a ssisssr -no m iss ssssssrSb ss s^ssas".. POLIS! A look at the animals m the San NESE MATINEE: United We Stand See High- GRAMME HIGHLIGHTS FOLLOWED BY GRAMME HIGHLIGHTS FOLLOWED BY ILLAY- GRAMME HIGHLIGHTS FOLLOWED
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      229 7 m BONUSES. I ferV^CII l^ir^Tp^ I todays world r== ~jr c^tWHML'6WfTHBOU6WSOFMCXiy i^ r TjKKE IT gaJTL^! Jj^^y 1 kJ^ THg y6CXj IP gg jpUV, FA-LA- LA-^ aJj^^^' K^A rwl* I T^S^ l|i^^ /^>x 0 o° o° <CT I :P=*- Borry aboUt tho bUmpy r d "t hink" P f :r
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      332 8 —^H^B^^H MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK J^B HH ,^v 1 /C KI P > V^v* IBr/'l r 1 lfi\ laeiawj i -^^y- ""^^^f "^~^^^M f *^^^m^ ■■~b^ ■^^M^ I 7,, v r Li'rm B^^S^BH r^^/ papa?? a A4ahp/za/<£ 's mag/c Fred -hot.' m ow.. I papa., how can i
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      629 9 l^^fl >^^ IT'5 NOT FAIR' 3RENDA ALL CALM DOWN, STORES ARE L^U|# A THE EXCITING? ASSIGNMENTS 1 >vl PESKY ABOUT AS /^%^a\ d^K^^^^^^flß^riK^^rflA, -^/^V^ HERI y exciting to A^^i/Jj/jrN f^^L^^tllßßßiß^BPWP^B^^^B^~l^LßZl^ N^^(r X BN Vm^^C^^^^ I WALL STREET >Y^ I YOU HAVE MV NUMBER. ONE CAMPAI^M H p!!n\r u^pn%^ E Y^\
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      122 10 STOP PROCRASTINATING! \\\\V^^^K^m Paul Stevens. Principal ol Job Search and Career \jtf^\^^P*Z&& fS^^^^^^ Guidance Services, Sydney and Director of The \^fH^^^^^^s^^ Centre lor Worklife Counselling, urges you to find job satisfaction and STOP POSTPONING W^^F^^^. I HI Rl SI OI YOl R 1 lM I^BH^^l^^^ Read this enlightening book and
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      920 10 MARVIN by Tom Armstrong ■■■■■••■1^ P7 1 X I 1 FT^^_____________ I WHAT HAVe YOU W/S3 U6T N J^PF, HB SAIP 1 lv?*ft i^»\ui r' rv "run >I^hW i^^rTm. f m J I fl VJBr_— -t^»* IfV H^? IC-/LU'. n z'* I *9r I /^v^V^--^ J >■ <(► f /Hi^,^^v
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      847 12 174 Rooms For Rent 179 Houses For Sale BUKIT BATOK EAST Aye 5. 1 OPEN HOUSE 2PM-5.30PM D2O room for single/ couple. Please N0.57 Jalan Chempedak s/storey call 566-4151 terrace. 2000/ 1400 sq.ft. 3 rms. D.9 JLN. JINTAN (behind Lucky Central alrcon. Well renovated. Plaza. Orchard) Alrcon. rm. Fe- freehold,
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      880 12 241 Tours 241 Tours 279 Other Courses/ 308 Religious Instruction Announcements I 1 I I J i 1 U I TsPECIAL CHRISTMAS^ ■^^■^■^"■^■■■•■■■^^■^'^■H^^^^ AN INVITATION TO SERVICE /1f,,,, I/,,, t7,/»QS/««^ -^1 ALL PARENTS Sun. 25/12/88 .jfIUK 7* 77 Brat B«Mh Ro«d. S(O7H) Af*Z nAV^ I KINDERGARTEN T^upmunpm ■fVIJ llnl J
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      311 12 Hello kids IT gives me great pleasure to be able to wish you all a Merry Christmas on the day itself. By my calculation, it won't happen again for another six years! As a special treat, I have contributed a joke m the Ha ha section. I hope you like
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      255 12 Crown your Christmas tree with an angel^ IT is not too late to put the black marker pen on the cloth. finishing touch to your Add rouge to the cheeks. Place it Christmas tree. Find some on top of the sponge and the .<^< L-"^ scrap material and get HZtoe
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      577 12 FAMOUS TOYS AND GAMES HBiV SOFT toy characters like Ker- HH|^HHH^HRj "HIHHfIiHHH^^I^HI mit the Frog, Miss Piggy and fl^^^BH^Bp^B^H the Cookie Monster look mod- I orn but are much older than KM* M&^m. wtF*' the people who play with X (I/aY jMr >j& V^^ them. Kermit, for instance, is Rr~v^
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      64 12 Tuminah: How's a cat different from a comma? Fatimah: A cat has claws at the end of its paws, and a comma has a pause at the end of its clause! Winifred: What is the opposite of robber? Jacqueline: Father Christmas! (Contributed by Aunty Jo. Age: a secret) Mohammed: Why
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
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      2 1 SUNDAY PLUS
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      EURASIANS TODAY
      2760 1 CONTINUING THE HOCHSTADT LINE: Mr Henry Hochstadt, father of Herman Hochstadt, Permanent Secretary (Law), proudly displays a photograph of his father, John, of German and Portuguese Eurasian ancestry, who was an engineer turned businessman. The late John Hochstadt founded the Singapore Casket Company, a well-known funeral parlour, m
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        218 1 ■^J W____\ ____wQ_\ mr_m 5* Vy>^M| From the world rally champ, here's an offer you'll say yes to m 9.7 sees flat. 111 JH W ■HHHB^ Ihe Lancia Thema i.e., the definitive A contemporary limousine with a roomy All these and more at a very special Af(f^Htr European 2000 cc
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        10 1 Fashion Food Mind Body Sports Calendar Arts Books Travel Time-off
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        Celebrating Christmas
        204 2 FOR Mrs Agnes Pereira, 58, as for most Eurasian women, Christmas Is the busiest time of the year. Her preparations began m early December and culminated last night m a sumptuous Christmas Eve midnight supper. Her family of six feasted on feng (diced pig irnards m curry), roast
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        201 2 THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS GIFT GOD'S GIFT OF LOVE? A I \J^K^~ IJV^\ i ((tw > rhe World j\\f/ \lr^ "Jesus" /iiV T HIS NAME IS JESUS You can have Him and all He has to give, which is everything What is Christmas to you? To many, Jesus can turn an
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        SPECIAL OCCASION DRESSING
        631 3 SPECIAL OCCASION DRESSING What constitutes knock-out clothes for some of Singapore's acknowledged best dressers? CATHERINE ONG reports. PARTY dressing for women has always meant lace, organza, taffeta and silk. Most of us buy what we can afford and what we like. But for some other dressers, their position or jobs
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        29 3 J/f^ (fIHSEw) TRADE ALLIANCE (S) PTE LTD, 1 0 Anson Road, #16 23 International Plaza, 5^ Singapore 0207, Tel: 22 1 7524 *****94, Tlx: RS ***** TRDING, Fax: *****94
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        CHRISTMAS LUNCH
        286 4 CHRISTMAS LUNCH For $25 and under BOULEVARD HOTEL Cat* Carousel. Family buffet of Christmas and local favourites, like turkey, ham and chicken rice. $25 (adults). $18 (children under 12). Tel: 737-2911. CAIRNHILL HOTEL Coffe* Garden. East-West mix. ranging from roast turkey to 40 Chinese and local dishes. $18 (adults). $14
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        ...and other influences on the Singapore food scene
        393 4 The milkman goes mod THE Indian man on a bicycle delivering bottles of fresh milk to the door is almost history, but a new-style milkman of the 80s has appeared on the scene. Area agents, even housewives, go around housing estates taking
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        Looking back in hunger
        684 4 Restaurants were hot, and Baba, Thai hybrid and Hongkong-Cantonese foods were a hit, says MARGARET CHAN^ who reviews how Singapore ate m '88 H EATING OUT I THE double-eight year was undoubtedly one for restaurants. They not only blossomed m numbers, but also m quality. Whereas
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        Spreading to the suburbs
        100 4 IN 1188, as Orchard Road got more congested In the evenings, the pressure on this central eating area eased as restaurants began to spread outwards, popping up In residential districts. Way oat of the city milieu but still attracting diners are such outlying eateries as the
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        Vegetarian fare mushrooms
        130 4 THE Western trend of healthy eating seems to be the reason for a boom m vegetarian restaurants here. There appears to be one, or at least a hawker stall, m almost every neighbourhood. These are mainly Chinese, though a part of Orchard Road boasts two ethnic vegetarian
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        Changing faces for the yuppie
        73 4 THE cafe-lounge was a new idea that transformed the traditional image of Bibi's, the Baba restaurant at Peranakan Place. The concept promises to appeal to Orchard Road's largely yuppie crowd. Bibi's, like Brannigan's, Yesterday's and the soon-to-be-opened Cheers m Novotel Orchid Inn, taps this market
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        Nasi padang revival
        47 4 AS RESTAURANTS search for yet another spicy alternative to phenomenally successful Thai cuisine, nasi padang— the spread of cooked spicy dishes eaten with rice is enjoying a revival. But its current appeal seems limited to hotel buffets on a promotional rather than regular basis.
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        Not a gravy train, the MRT
        61 4 THE MRT has had little impact on dining. Only a few restaurants and food centres have opened near stations, and the trains have not brought a flood of customers. Neither has the habit of dressing to the nines and taking the "tube" to dine
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        Leave it to Jeeves
        465 4  -  HUH TIONG DRINKS By A gentleman's gentleman's cure "If you would drink this, sir," said Jeeves "It is a little preparation of my own invention. The Worcester Sauce gives it its colour. The raw egg makes it nutritious. The red pepper gives it bite Gentlemen have
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        Let dieting go to your head
        778 5 Almost everyone knows what to do to slim down step down calorie intake, step up exercising. So why do so few people succeed? NANCI HELLMICH of USA Today discovers that what goes on m the head is almost as vital as what goes into
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        Lock icon Genetic link to schizophrenia seen
        373 5 AN international research team has found "the first concrete evidence for a genetic basis to schizophrenia", one of the most devastating and widespread of mental illnesses. It has long been known that schizophrenia often runs m families, but solid links to heredity have been elusive.
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        Best cure for backachesgo flat out
        393 5 Best cure for backachesgo flat out OOOH-HH, my back! This cry could well come from a sedentary office worker, a gardener or someone just out of bed or who is under stress. In short, backaches are not peculiar to any job, age and sex. Painful as the condition may be,
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        150 5 [•SCHOOL HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR '88 I '•THERAPY EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION 88g FAIR '88 P ALL ARE WELCOME (admission free) I Come with your family to enjoy the magic act, carolling, I story-telling for children and variety shows. A Extra Christmas gifts will be given away with purchases of 4 P books.
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        480 5 THE SWEET ALTERNATIVE THIS CHRISTMAS Take a little exercise. Take a V healthy diet. And V B take Hermesetas. A The sweet V^ M Calorie free w^ fm alternative to sugar. Hermesetas helps you to take tf^HflßpHH^^H^ good care of W flJmllJlJ^lJ h^^L yourself ■KV cteuf DistnbuMdby jflgTperS) Harpers Trading
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      1989 1989
      1972 6 1989 1989 SPORTS CALEN )RTS CALENDAR Mk 1 BADMINTON TT A TWT 1988 Grand Prix finals (HK) 23-Mar If: District chama| I pionships, inter-school championships (preliminaries) JLI» 1 BASKETBALL 24-Feb 2: Asian Junior championships (Manila) BOWLING *-29: Ist Jatico Tournament of Champions (Kirn Seng Bowl) CYCLING 8: Road race Sea
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      THE STARS TO WATCH IN THE TO WATCH IN THE NEW YEAR
      31 6 THE STARS TO WATCH IN THE TO WATCH IN THE NEW YEAR Mona Kunalan: Sprint sensation Nf Yue Menf. Swimming champion champion Desmond Koh: Swimming wonder Huang Hua: Chinese badminton ace
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        Empire of the rising sums
        753 8 Empire of the rising sums The Japanese are paying record prices for big-name paintings. GEORDIE GREIG, arts correspondent of The London Sunday Times, unravels the spending spree. Most Japanese are very discreet about what they buy, says a Western dealer. ONE Monday about a month ago, m an auction room
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        Highest demand is for works by Picasso
        705 8 bi suctions 1. Van Gogh's Irises $107,166,061 2. Van Gogh's Sunflowers $87,862,500 3. Picasso's Acrobat and Young Hariequin $74,195,000 4. Monet's On the Prairie 550.765.00 X) 5. Picasso s Motherhood $46,243,418 6. Van Gogh's Trinquetaille Bridoo $44,907,500 7. Jasper Johns's Falae Start $33,394,480
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          Lock icon Dali back home after a brush with death
          89 8 SPANISH painter Salvador Dali.who came close to death at the beginning of this month, was recently discharged from hospital and returned to his surrealistic home, where he lives in virtual seclusion in a mediaeval tower. time in four years that Dali, 84,
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          Lock icon Nabokov's Lolita goes Russian
          51 8 VUVDEMIR Nabokov's novel, Lolita, Is to be published for the first time In the Soviet I nion, where it had previously been banned. Hie novel, about an adult's infatuation with a 12-year-old glri m the United States, will be published m the author's own Russian version.
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          Lock icon Louvre Museum to close for a month
          87 8 THE famous Louvre Museum m Paris will be closed to the public for a month next year to allow completion of construction of an entrance through its glass-walled pyramid annex. The museum, which gets more than 3.5 million visitors a year, will be
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          Lock icon Ransom rather than sale?
          80 8 THIEVES who recently stole three paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, worth tens of millions of dollars each, may seek a ransom rather than sell them, said Dutch poUce. Hie thieves broke into the apparently theft-proof Kroller-Mueller Museum hi east Holland. Hie remote museum, set hi a
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        Fashionable flight of fancy into art
        624 8 Can fashion become art? With designer Issey Miyake, it is hard to tell, says fashion reporter CATHERINE ONG who saw his" latest exhibition m Paris. ART or fashion? Fashion or art? These days, when both are oh so m vogue, it is hard to
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        511 8 Train for success a better job and better pay Choose from 61 Career Opportunities. Send for free facts. Get your Career Diploma without attending class at home m your spare time. Now it's easy to train for a successful career. Get your ICS Diploma to help you get a better
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        98 8 0+ £b WHAT WORKS t^i> WORK H I Hemlines are up, the j^^^^^^^^^^H S8 V I power suit is out, and I dresses are okay, say mfw W the experts from New w^m^^M m or^- AlH^ tor men wider ties, subtly HI W patterned socks and VI ft shirts are
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        Holidays on white ice
        793 9 Holidays on white ice It's exhllirating to be going downhill all the way, says TAN CHUNG LEE THERE'S magic about a wintry scene. Like a Christmas card come alive, snow falls m gentle powdery flakes, covering rooftops with soft layers, like creme chantilly. Tall dark pine trees stand broodily like
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        Two other ways to ski
        323 9 Cross-country skiing: You use long thin skis and wear soft shoes attached to the skis only at the toes. There ace no mechanical tows. Instead you trek up on skis. It is a long distance sport and demands stamina; you ski up and down plateaux,
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          From Asia to America
          342 9 EUROPE, particularly France and Switzerland, are favourite winter playgrounds because of the sheer size of skiing terrain and the well-developed facilities. Some resorts offer night or summer skiing (on glaciers). France will host the next Winter Olympics m 1992. Austria ranks next, particularly m ambience its
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          Getting organised
          488 9 PERHAPS the best option, especially if you are holidaying solo, is to join an all-inclusive package which usually covers accommodation, halfor full board and ski instruction. You are placed m a class of your level. Club Mcd has 20 ski villages m France, Switzerland and Italy, including one
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          Doing it yourself
          95 9 IF HOLIDAYING with friends, you may want to share an apartment. In many resorts, apartment blocks have coin-operated Laundromats. Ski lessons are available from local ski schools. Some resorts even offer a "chalet girl" who will do these chores for you. Solo skiers can join chalet parties
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        Dressing to keep warm
        492 9 THERE'S fashion these days on the slopes and each year, new designs and colours appear. But there is little need to buy new ski gear annually as a good suit will last you years. An inexpensive outfit is the salopette or overalls, usually padded, and made
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        260 9 jndifl -^SK^^^B Come South to Madras the seat of -*^^^8 I indu Orthodoxy 1 where festivals abound B^, -^B K^ Hv' j| I AI1(1 lrrttl itional music and dance flourish B^-^f^^^ ■B^'cJ^B Come South to Mahanahpuram noted Bl' '•fcTr^^, I for lts IlXm<lus Sn °re Temple and cave Iff I
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        Canaries make a comeback
        1145 10 They are being rediscovered as a songbird par excellence. But do not keep them m a round cage, says LESLEY LAYTON SYLVESTER the cat is mad about Tweedie. Singaporeans, too, are taking a liking to canaries, but, of course, for a different reason. Now with the
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        Creatures great and small, I pass them all
        564 10  -  SUE LIM JOGGING By IT'S five m the evening. I decide to go jogging. It's not for exercise. I think I have jaundice. I need to sun myself. I put on my jogging shoes. They're nicely padded. It's how I differentiate them
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