The Straits Times, 5 March 1989

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    Lock icon NEW CITIZENS OF SINGAPORE
    82 1 These were some of the happy faces of the latest batch to acquire citizenship. There were 54 of them, formerly Indonesians, Indians, Malaysians, Taiwanese or stateless. Dr Sect Ai Mcc, Minister of State for Education and Community Development (second from right), yesterday gave them their certificates.
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    2,000 couples get 4th-child tax rebate
    543 1  - 2,000 couples get 4th-child tax rebate NARENDRA AGGARWAL By Year Number 1907 5,384 1960 1,885 1965 1,525 1986 1.337 1987 1,600 1988 2,040 ABOUT 2,000 couples will enjoy the new $20,000 income tax rebate for their fourth child, announced by Finance Minister Richard Hum his Budget Speech on Friday. Of
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    President Lee from Taiwan coming here
    76 1 PRESIDENT Lee Teng-hui from Taiwan will be arriving here tomorrow for a four-day visit at the invitation of the President. He will be accompanied by Mrs Lee, Foreign Minister Lien Chan, National Defence Minister Cheng Wei-yuan, Economics Affairs Minister Chen Li-an, the Mayor of
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    Lock icon 10 killed in blast
    25 1 BEIJING Ten people were killed and 35 others hurt m a bus explosion m Zhengzhou city, a report said yesterday. AP
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    Lock icon Hacker-spy suspect says group acted out of interest in computers
    313 1 BONN A member of a group of West German computer hackers accused of spying for the Soviets has said that the group was motivated by an interest m computers and not espionage. He acknowledged that information had been sold to
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    Thatcher cool; Rushdie fears he's being ditched
    407 1  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor Threats of 'blasphemy' suit block Madonna tape: Page 5 A driven writer, a marked man: Page 17 LONDON Author Salman Rushdie has spoken from hiding of his fears that the British government is backtracking over his book, The
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    It's official — Chandra Das is the new Mr Feedback
    206 1 It's official Chandra Das is the new Mr Feedback SPECULATION as to who the new Mr Feedback will be is now over. He is Mr Chandra Das, the Cheng San GRC MP whom most people thought would take over when it became known m January that the current Feedback chairman,
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      AT A GLANCE
      221 2 NORTH'S EX-BOSS FINED: Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane has been given a suspended sentence and fined US$2O,OOO (S*38,000) for his role m the Iran-Contra affair. McFarlane, the former boss of Oliver North now being tried on 12 felony charges, is the first man to be sentenced
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      SPORTS
      99 2 CHIEN-SOON STILL MASTER: Lv Chien soon maintained his two-stroke lead after the thirdround of the Rolex Masters golf championship at the Bukit course yesterday. The Taiwanese professional carded an even-par 71 for a 211 total. Singapore's Lim Swee Wah remains m second spot on 213, adding a 71 to
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      Inter-faith council gets general support from religious leaders
      974 2 Growing Christian evangelism and a revival of Buddhism call for more sensitive handling of religion here, according to a recent Government-commissioned study. Among its recommendations, made public a fortnight ago, was the suggestion for a high-powered inter-religious council to promote inter-faith harmony
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      Anglican bishop pessimistic about council's usefulness
      250 2 ANGLICAN Bishop Moses Tay sees the running of an inter-re-ligious council as being fraught with difficulty. He has proposed an alternative an advisory council on religious affairs, set up by the Ministry of Community Development and chaired by a senior ministry officer. In a
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      Taoists and Buddhists want to see rules laid down
      271 2 TAOIST priest Tan Kok Hian remembers occasions when he was performing funeral rites and the police arrived, acting on complaints about the noise. The natural reaction of Taoist devotees is to think that neighbours belonging to other religions called the police.
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      Hindus in favour of wide representation
      217 2 THE Chairman of the Hindu Advisory Board, Mr V.K. Rajan, welcomed the idea of an inter-religious council and said it should have wide representation to be effective. Details about its workings could be worked out later by those who set up the council, he
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      A serious disposition, a keen grasp of law
      837 3  -  P. C. SHIVADAS Malaysia's newly-elected King By MALAYSIA'S newly elected King is one of the most learned rulers of a Malaysian state. As Lord President, he is credited with over 300 judgements which were reported. In some instances, he decided on difficult
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      Lock icon Hawk who relished the fleshpots
      941 3 A Tower of trouble MR JOHN Tower has always looked like a cartoon character. Now he is one, m newspapers all across America. Not since Ollie North crept out of the White House basement bearing missiles for the Ayatollah have the satirists had such a
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      Marina South a haven for migratory birds
      268 3  - Marina South a haven for migratory birds K. F. SEETOH Pictures and Report by THE flocks of migratory birds which sojourn m the swamplands of Singapore each year have found another haven m the heart of the city. The purple heron was one of 35 species of feathered visitors sighted
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      161 2 I < df CHAMPIONS V S^^^\ CZv/V 111 W I a: January 9 to February 5 July 3 to 23 Ist Jatico Tournament of Champions sth Jatico Tournament of Champions Kirn Seng Bowl Queenstown Bowl February 20 to March 19 August 3 to 20 2nd Jatico Tournament of Champions 25th
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      69 2 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY W^ More traffic at Ghangi S FORTY-NINE airlines fly m and out of here every *5 wee k- Last year they carried more than double the SI number of passengers arriving, departing and > changing flights compared with 10 years ago. On average, an aircraft
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      204 2 Showers over several areas m the late afternoon and early evening TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 mix.. 24 mil SUNSET today: 7.18 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.13 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER Adelaide 26 30C Cloudy Lm Angeles 11 12 C Clear Amsterdam 38 C Cloudy Madrid 5/16 C Gear
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Pay rise for Burma's civil servants
      321 4 Hikes range from 20% to more than 100% RANGOON Burma's state employees and services personnel are to enjoy pay hikes ranging from 20 per cent for the top brackets to more than double (or minimum wage earners, said Finance Minister Colonel David Abel. At
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      Lock icon Soviets and US to increase embassy staffs
      132 4 Soviets and US to increase embassy staffs WASHINGTON The United States and the Soviet Union have agreed to increase their embassy staffs, reversing cutbacks ordered by the administration of former President Ronald Reagan, the State Department said on Friday. Department spokesman Charles Redman said 18 positions were added last month
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      Lock icon Czech spy in Britain gets 10 years' jail
      366 4 LONDON A Czechoslovak spy sent to Britain to ferret out US Star Wars secrets and infiltrate Soviet emigre groups was jailed for 10 years on Friday. The 44-year-old man told British security agents who caught him receiving coded radio messages at his
      AP  -  366 words
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      Lock icon China urges HK residents: Stay and share skills
      391 5 HONGKONG China yesterday urged Hongkong residents to stay after the British colony reverts to China m 1997 and share their expertise m management and economic development. At a press conference here, Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Zhou Nan addressed the problem of Hongkong's "brain
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      Lock icon $4.7m jewel that's a bone of contention
      106 5 $4.7 m jewel that's a bone of contention THIS is the Middleham Jewel that is at the centre of a legal tussle. The jewel, a 15th century gold pendant with a large sapphire, was found m a field near Middleham Castle, England, m 1985 and later sold for a world
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      Several killed as two British trains collide
      289 5  -  ALAN HUB BARD By i Europe Editor LONDON Several people were reported killed and about 50 injured m Britain's second rail crash horror within three months. It happened at Purley, m Surrey, at lunchtime here yesterday when two passenger trains collided, throwing four
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      Lock icon Threats of suit stop video of Madonna caressing priest
      204 5 ROME Threats of a blasphemy suit have blocked a controversial music video m which pop star Madonna is featured caressing a priest and passionately kissing a black statue that comes to life. Plans to broadcast the video had been shelved "to
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      A first by US as laser beam shoots down missile
      192 5  -  ONG MING SEI NG By < Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The United States has announced what it calls the first successful use of an experimental US military laser beam to shoot down a supersonic missile. The Pentagon said on Friday that
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      Lock icon Thailand to host four-day conference on Aids
      461 6 BANGKOK Thailand will host a four-day international conference on the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Aids) here starting tomorrow. The conference, organised jointly by the Public Health Ministry, Mahidol University and the World Health Organisation (WHO), will be presided over by Princess Chulabhorn. It
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      Lock icon 600 new Aids cases last month
      155 6 BANGKOK Almost 600 new cases of Aids carriers were recorded m Thailand last month, a report issued by the Thai Public Health Ministry said yesterday. The report by the ministry's Aids Prevention Centre said the number of human immuno-deficiency virus (HTV) cases rose by
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      Lock icon Recruit founder indicted
      63 6 TOKYO The former chairman of a firm behind an insider trading scandal that has shaken the Takeshita government was indicted along with three others on charges of giving and receiving bribes, the prosecutor's office said yesterday. Recruit's founder and chairman Hiromasa Ezoe and Hiroshi Kobayashi, the former
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    • PEOPLE
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        Star's prank now a plot
        69 6 AN ACTRESS' private obsession with making anonymous prank telephone calls gave a Taiwanese film director the plot for his new film. In return, he gave the young woman a major part m the film, The Terroriser, now showing m London. Film-maker Edward Yang cast Miss
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        Lock icon 'Dragon' accused of graft
        62 6 FEISTY Commissioner of Immigration and Deportation m the Philippines, Mrs Miriam Defensor-Santiago (left), has to contend with disgruntled employees who filed corruption charges against her before the official Ombudsman office. The fire-breathing dragon lady once said she was being subjected to trial by publicity m several
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        Luo's break with politics
        92 6 EVER since he gave up his dentistry career for music, Taiwan's Luo Dayou has stood against tradition and his songs critical of society are especially renowned. His latest album, Comrade Lover, includes elements not just from Chinese and Western music but also from the Indians of
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        Rejected for the third time
        69 6 FIORELLO Estuar failed m his third attempt last week to get confirmed as Philippines' Secretary of Public Works and Highways by a congressional body. Senator John Osmena blocked the confirmation, after Mr Estuar managed to weather objections from other legislators. Sen Osmena said he opposed
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        Anita vies for pop award
        73 6 SINGER Anita Sarawak will be competing against eight other countries m the Asian pop-music awards m London on March 19. Although she now lives m Las Vegas, she will be representing Singapore for the first Asian pop awards, to be held at the Royal Albert
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        Lock icon 5,000 threatening letters
        104 6 A WOMAN accused of sending 5,000 threatening letters to actor Michael J. Fox (right) was ordered held m jail on Tuesday after prosecutors said she posed a risk to Fox and his pregnant wife, actress Tracy Pol lan. Shipping clerk Tina Ledbetter, 26, who crouched on the
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      Lock icon McFarlane escapes jail but is fined $38,000
      501 7  -  ONG MING SEING Iran-Contra scandal By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Former national I security adviser Robert McFarlane has been given a suspended sentence and fined US$2O,OOO (S$38,000) for his role m the Iran- Contra affair. McFarlane, the first man to be sentenced m the
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      Lock icon Moscow to cut oil exports by 5% for six months to support Opec
      340 7 MOSCOW The Soviet Union, the world's largest producer of oil, will cut oil exports by 5 per cent m the first half of this year, Tass news agency said. The announcement followed speculation m Opec circles that
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      Jittery comeback on Wall Street
      136 7 Dow Jones NEW YORK Wall Street regained its balance last week after the previous week's interest-rate increases threw it into a tailspin. The Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials topped the 2,250 barrier to end the week 28.75 points up over last Friday's close.
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      BBC cuts feature film so as not to libel Thatcher
      213 7  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON Only two days after publishing new guidelines on editorial standards, the BBC has ordered last-minute cuts m a feature film due to be screened tonight after fears that it might libel Prime Minister Mrs
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      Man seeks to keep fertilised eggs from wife
      134 7 MARYVILLE (Tennessee) A man divorcing his wife is seeking to keep her from becoming pregnant by demanding joint custody of the fertilised eggs they had placed m storage. In a divorce petition, Mr Lewis Davis, 30, said he and his wife, Mary
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Jakarta hopes to sign Timor Sea Gap treaty by year end
      285 8 Jakarta hopes to sign Timor Sea Gap treaty by year end JAKARTA Indonesia hopes to sign a final treaty with Australia on a zone of co-operation m the oil-rich Timor Sea Gap by the end of the year, a senior Indonesian official said here yesterday. "The target is that by
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      Lock icon Dutch asylum for Sison 'won't affect Manila ties'
      166 8 Dutch asylum for Sison 'won't affect Manila ties' MANILA President Corazon Aquino has said that relations with the Netherlands would not be strained if it granted asylum to a Philippine communist leader, but indicated that he should not be allowed to conduct rebel activities from there. Dutch officials last month
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      Sihanouk rejects appeal to meet Hun Sen
      462 8 We don't speak the same political language, he says BEIJING The Cambodian resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk said yesterday he would not meet the Prime Minister Hun Sen. of the Phnom Penh regime, despite an appeal for him to do so from Thailand
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      Lock icon Vietnam seizes 10 Thai trawlers
      107 8 BANGKOK Vietnamese coastguards have impounded 10 trawlers and detained about 100 Thai fishermen for illegally entering Vietnamese waters, the state-run Thai News Agency (TNA) reported yesterday. TNA quoted Deputy Secretary-General to the Thai Prime Minister Jia Kokpol as saying that seven of the seized vessels
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      Lock icon Fundamentalist groups worry Filipino bishops
      374 8 Fundamentalist groups worry Filipino bishops MANILA Filipino Roman Catholic bishops are raising an alarm over the increasing number of fundamentalist religious groups m the Philippines, some of which have been linked to right-wing political organisations. From plazas where bible-tot-ing preachers snout "Praise the Lord" to midnight television shows, so-called "born
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      US team to attend KL meeting to help plan refugee conference
      344 8  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The United States will send a delegation to Kuala Lumpur to attend a meeting to help plan a United Nations conference aimed at promoting humane treatment for Indochinese refugees. State Department spokesman
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      MAS wants age restriction on visits to China lowered to 30
      212 9 MAS wants age restriction on visits to China lowered to 30 JERANTUT (Pahang) Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has asked the Home Affairs Ministry to lower the age restriction on visits to China to 30, the Chinese daily Tong Bao said yesterday, quoting the Transport Minister, Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik. At
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      Hertogh wants to live in Malaysia with her 10 children
      274 9 Hertogh wants to live in Malaysia with her 10 children KUALA LUMPUR Madam Maria Hertogh, who as a girl was brought up by a Malay family and whose custody case led to racial riots m Singapore 39 years ago, has said she wants to live m Malaysia with her 10
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      Lock icon New Umno sets March 31 deadline for membership
      432 9  -  KALIMULLAH HASSAN By KUALA LUMPUR New Umno yesterday fixed March 31 as the deadline for automatic membership for members of the old Umno. The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Ghafar Baba, said at a press conference after the New Umno Supreme Council had
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      Lock icon New Umno calls for curbs on gambling
      309 9 KUALA LUMPUR New Umno yesterday said it wanted government curbs on licensed gambling m Malaysia. "We are very concerned and worried about the increase m various forms of gambling," New Umno Deputy President Ghafar Baba told the press after chairing a two-hour party
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      Lock icon Post-1990 NEP should return 'just rights' to Malays, says Najib
      350 9 Post- 1990 NEP should return 'just rights' to Malays, says Najib KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's economic policy after 1990 must be a strong and stable one with the thrust on returning the just rights to the Malays without any restrictions. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Najib Razak said yesterday. He said
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      Report extra teachers, Chinese schools told
      161 9 KUALA LUMPUR Headmasters and school committees of Chinese primary schools which have more English and Malay language teachers than they need, have been urged to report to the Education Ministry so that these teachers could be transferred soon. Mr Loot Ting Ec, acting president
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Moscow still draws myopic patients
      534 10  -  SERENA TOH Same operation is done cheaper m Singapore By A FEW Singaporeans have gone all the way to Moscow for a somewhat controversial eye operation which is now performed routinely here at much lower cost. Between May and December last year, eight Singaporeans went
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      Local doctors prefer Russian to US way
      282 10 SINGAPORE eye surgeons are already practising the technique used m the Soviet Union, which some say is safer than the American method. The Russian procedure, first started about 15 years ago, involves cutting the surface of the cornea from its outer edge towards
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      Votes end up in incinerator
      180 10 Ballot papers stay a secret, says Chiam OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong assured Singaporeans yesterday that how they voted as individuals m the last election remain a secret. Mr Chiam, who escorted the 358 sealed boxes containing the ballot papers all the way from the
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      Caterer fined $700 for mass food poisoning
      178 10 A FOODSTALL owner responsible for the mass food-poison-ing of guests at a wedding dinner last June was fined $700 yesterday for unlicensed food catering. Oh Kee Eng. 49, catered for the dinner at Marsiling Community Centre that led to about 400 guests out
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      Two jailed for trying to smuggle out Thais
      261 10 IMMIGRATION officers caught two Malaysian men trying to smuggle Thais out of Singapore m the boots of their cars at the Woodlands checkpoint on Thursday. Both Lee Woo Sang, 23, and Pung Ah Wah, 32, unemployed, were yesterday jailed 16 months each
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      Hokkien businessmen turn up in force at Fujian trade fair
      255 10 SINGAPORE'S Hokkien businessmen turned up m force at yesterday's opening of the China Fujian Trade Fair, one of the largest Chinese trade fairs held m Singapore. The fair, which drew 54 Chinese companies from the Fujian province and a high-powered
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      More schools opting for seminars in hotel comfort
      451 12  -  TAN EE SZE By A GROWING number of schools here are warming up to the airconditioned comfort of hotels and conference centres for their staff seminars and workshops. It takes teachers away from the staid atmosphere of the school and allows them
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      Stiffest sentence for lorry driver who ran boy down
      260 12 Stiffest sentence for lorry driver who ran boy down A LORRY DRIVER has been given the stiffest sentence of three years' jail and a five-year allvehicle driving ban for killing a boy pedestrian after beating a red light. Neo Bin Chua, 35, was found guilty by District Judge Sarjit Singh
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      Motorist fined $2,000 for punching van driver
      126 12 A MOTORIST punched a van driver m the face, breaking his jaw, after the van accidentally hit his car m the rear. A district court heard on Wednesday that Wo Ah Kirn, 45, hurt Mr Goh Poh Keng after his car, then stationary,
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      BBC videotapes available on subscription
      347 12 BBC videotapes available on subscription SINGAPOREANS can now catch BBC television programmes just days after they are shown m Britain thanks to a new videotape subscription service. The three-hour tape, BBC World Video, offers a selection of the best of British TV current affairs, news and analysis, plays and drama,
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      Library to double fines next month
      383 13 It will also charge $1.50 for reserving a book, to deter 'frivolous' bookings LIBRARY users with overdue books will feel a bigger pinch next month when fines are doubled to 10 cents per book per day. Readers will also be charged a new fee
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      Man who gave Rasa Singapura its name saddest to see it go
      473 13  -  TAN EE SZE By WHEN Rasa Singapura goes, the saddest person will be the man who christened the popular hawker centre m the Orchard Road tourist belt when it was opened 11 years ago. "I thought that when
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      Govt's anti-enclave argument fallacious, says SDP
      344 13 Govt's anti-enclave argument fallacious, says SDP THE Government's argument for setting limits on the proportion Df races m Housing Board neighbourhoods and blocks of flats is "fallacious", opposition politicians said on Friday Speakers at the Singapore Democratic Party's monthly forum maintained the Government was wrong m saying that Singapore could
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      Aware forum
      48 13 THE Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) will host a tea cum forum to celebrate International Women's Day. The forum, What Is Feminism, will be held today at 3 pm at the Institute of Education House No. 4. The fee is $5 per person.
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      Family the focus at Science Centre today
      166 13 FOSTERING better relations among parents and their children will be the main aim of the Singapore Science Centre's annual Family Day today. The event, which begins at 10 am, is aimed at encouraging meaningful outings for families. The centre promises an extravaganza of
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      47 PWD workers to resign under special scheme
      376 13  -  YANG MEI LING By FORTY-SEVEN daily-rated workers of the Public Works Department have been asked to resign under a special scheme for redundant public servants who cannot be redeployed. A spokesman for the PWD confirmed on Friday that 42 workers from the
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      Budget perks will help to keep family together, says Kan Seng
      187 15 Budget perks will help to keep family together, says Kan Seng THE package of tax incentives m the Budget to encourage families to look after aged and disabled dependants will help relieve the State of a major part of the burden, said Community Development Minister Wong Kan Seng. "The Government
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      Grassroots bodies' vital role
      157 15 THE Government's Budget has given the lead towards fostering family unity, but grassroots and community bodies also have an important part to play. They have an important role m promoting family ties which is part of the National Ideology programme, Mr Chew Heng Ching, the MP
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      Three recent Acts now in force
      158 15 THREE Acts passed by Parliament last month came into effect on Friday. This was announced m the government gazette issued the same day. One is the Destitute Persons Act, under which a habitual beggar who is able-bodied but resorts to begging because it is
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      New CPF rulings on bonus aimed at preventing abuses
      433 15 New CPF rulings on bonus aimed at preventing abuses Some are getting bonuses up toslm THE Finance Ministry yesterday said that the new rulings announced m Friday's Budget concerning CPF payments on annual bonuses were aimed at preventing abuse of the CPF scheme and were not intended to discourage the
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      Zoo magazine still a hit after 10 years
      272 15 OLIVER QUEK was a seven-year-old Primary 2 student when he started reading Zoo-Ed, the Singapore Zoo's quarterly magazine. Today, 10 years later, the 17-year-old junior college student still finds the magazine he has scanned, since its third issue back m 1979, an
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      Don't let down guard against glue-sniffing'
      177 15 Don't let down guard against glue-sniffing' DESPITE the drop m the number of glue-sniffers among teenagers m Singapore, there should be no let-up m vigilance by parents and the authorities to stamp out the practice. This call was made by Mr Matthias Yao, Political Secretary to the First Deputy Prime
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      Lawyers-as-judges idea gets mixed reception
      663 16  -  CHENG SHOONG TAT Most do not object to proposal but say there are practical problems By THE idea of senior lawyers doing "national service" sitting two to three weeks a year as judges has drawn mixed reactions from lawyers m the Government Legal Service, the
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      Tasneem's parents to get $50,000 raised for cancer boy Shu Ze
      265 16 Tasneem's parents to get $50,000 raised for cancer boy Shu Ze THE parents of liver-transplant baby Tasneem Babu are to receive the balance of $50,000 from the $423,000 raised for liver-cancer boy Lee Shu Ze, who died last November. Mr Lim Boon Heng, MP for Kebun Baru, who spearheaded the
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      'Singing Nurse' Cynthia Lau dies in London
      215 16 MISS Cynthia Lav, the "Singing Nurse" who was a finalist m the 1968 English talentime, died last week m London. She was 41. Miss Lav, a nursing officer who also won the Chinese section of the then 1971/72 Radio Television Singapore Talentime, was
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      Another 48 held for illegal bookmaking
      124 16 Another 48 held for illegal bookmaking IN A continued crackdown on illegal bookmaking, police yesterday arrested another 48 people at the Bukit Turf Club (BTC). This brings the total number of arrests since the police swoops began at the club five weeks ago to 149. The Turf Club has blacklisted
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      Shady walk to WTC
      67 16 A SHADE will be built over the pedestrian bridge connecting the World Trade Centre to the bus terminus and food centre across the road. The bridge, across Telok Blangah Road, will be closed for two months so the Public Works Department can put up new railings
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      Istana guard ceremony today
      40 16 A CHANGING of the Istana Guards ceremony by the Singapore Armed Forces Provost Unit will be held at the Istana main gate at 5.50 pm today. The Republic of Singapore Navy Band will be m attendance.
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      New SBS air-con bus service starts today
      254 16 THE Singapore Bus Service will introduce a new air-conditioned bus service between Ang Mo Kio and Marine Parade today. Service 76 will provide residents of Kampong Übi, Kaki Bukit and Serangoon North with new links to Still Road, Marine Parade and Ang Mo
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  • The Sunday Times
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      As naturally as leaves to a tree
      317 17 MOST successful people m the business arena, when asked to give their formula for getting where they have got to, would modestly purr that it is 90 per cent perspiration and 10 per cent inspiration. But not the five out of six winners
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  • Article
    25 YEARS AGO
    128 17 SINGAPORE The People's Action Party is to contest the Malayan General Election m April. This was announced yesterday by the Dr Toh Chin Chye, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, who is also chairman of Jie PAP. Speaking at the opening of a new Taml national daily, the
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    A driven writer, a marked man
    1355 17 What limits to literary freedom? SALMAN RUSHDIE is finding out now m the most shocking way. SALMAN RUSHDIE was bom June 19, 1947, m Bombay, btfa. Education: Cathedral and John Connon Boys' High School, Bombay; Rugby School, England; King's College. Cambridge 1964: British citizen
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  • FOCUS/Viewpoints
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      Why I returned to the religious ways of my parents
      991 18  -  Tan Sai Siong The religious practices of my parents are not to proselytise. They do not speak of faith or acts of goodness but try to live m ways as best as they know how. Perhaps such tolerance was a
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      Beneath the shiny surface, a country full of superstitions
      998 18  -  Sumiko Tan The secrets of the future and of good fortune may indeed be hidden m the skies, m an almanac, on the palm, m tea leaves or m a stack of cards. But we should accept that we, too, have
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    • Article
      Behind a senator's challenge to Bush
      786 18  -  Murray Seeger AMERICAN President George Bush has more at stake m Washington this week than the confirmation of a key Cabinet officer. The fate of his entire presidency is under challenge. In 200 years of US political history, only eight Cabinet nominees have been
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      Night the dragon ate the moon
      537 18 dg r rtr THE night the chap goh mci full moon was m eclipse, the whole kampong came out. Old Mr Yu Dai had telephoned everyone. "Look sharp," he advised, "and you can see the dragon swallowing the moon. It has never swallowed the
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      Communism today: A crisis of faith
      1563 19 From the brutal totalitarianism of Stalin to the smiling glasnost of Gorbachev. What does it mean any more to be a Communist? Fifty Communists from 23 countries spoke to the New York Times. SERGE SCHMEMANN reports on the wrenching reappraisal of a once-monolithic faith.
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      A Soviet lawyer: 'Trying not to lose our principles'
      284 19 Erik Ametlstov, 54, a Moscow lawyer specialising m international law at a government research institute, is a member of the Gorbachev generation. He has recently been working on reforms of the legal code. IT SEEMS to me there is a serious
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      A French believer Not embarrassed to be a communist
      419 19 A French believer Not embarrassed to be a communist Jean-Pierre Qullgars, 33, was dismissed from his job at a Renault factory m Paris two years ago. He said he was one of 10 Communist Party members and unionists dismissed for organising protests against layoffs. Renault also prosecuted them on various
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      A Chinese poet: 'Very practical reasons for joining party'
      207 19 A Chinese poet: 'Very practical reasons for joining party' First you have to love the party. To love the party that means you have to agree with the party unconditionally. Which means you should not ask any questions as to whether the party's policies are correct. You just agree with
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      A Vietnamese novelist: Reality is different
      462 19 A Vietnamese novelist: Reality is different Tnn Bach Dmag joined the Vietnamese Communist Party at 17; two years later, m 1945, he was a leader of the uprising that briefly seized Saigon. When Saigon fell again In 1975, Mr Dang was found to have run the party for a decade
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  • Article, Illustration
    Maquis can make it two-in-row
    313 20  -  DANNY KHOO By I our man on the track LAST-START winner Maquis (Race 7) can defy a promotion when he tackles a Gass 3 Div A field over 1,600 m at Bukit Timah this afternoon. Maquis found his winning touch a fortnight ago over the
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    WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
    324 20 RACE (toeing Editor Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon UofWl Lm I Martin Tay I TEN UPON TEN 3 KSTEST 7 QUATROUNO 5 MOME SQUAD 5 MOMi SOMO 1 7 QUATROUNO 5 MOBILE SQUAD 3 BESTEST 3 KSTEST I ttSTEST^ 5 MOBILE SQUAD 4 COOL DANCER 5
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    MUDLARKS
    75 20 RACE 1: Hunting Eagle, Bestest, Cool Dancer (late Werapum), Quatro-Uno, Ten Upon Ten. RACE 2: Peking Knight, Marciano 11, Fulmar, Gasing. RACE S: Dreamer, Dendrobium IV, Excellence, You Are Special. RACE 4: St Gallen, Feu Vert, True Hearted, Windu Karya 11. RACE 5: Chinese Wall, Money Mart, East Coast
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    TODAY'S SINGAPORE RACE CARD
    5932 20 Best bet: MAQUIS (Race 7) Best outsider. SIAPA RAJAH V (Race 3) Going forecast SOFT DAr* C 1 2.00pm CLASS 1 DIVISION 4 1,200 m nMV/C I RATINGS I 75-56 STAKES $27,000 1 ***** HUNTMG EAGLE 57 (75) Jing Jing-R Ang 8 nzg 5 (1400 m)
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    $25,000 bonus prizes again
    94 20 THE Bukit Turf Club is again offering two lucky draw bonus prizes of $25,000 each on totalisator tickets purchased on the four days of the Singapore Derby meeting. This is m addition to the normal first prize of $10,000. One bonus prize will be drawn on
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    Lock icon Lucky 13 scores in blinding rain
    352 21 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW FIRST 0954 SECOND 9043 THIRD 9586 STARTERS 7131 6047 9979 7672 1723 2121 7142 1687 8240 4970 CONSOLATIONS 7378 4032 5924 6740 0556 6123 1948 5923 8227 2997 RACE 7 at Bukit Timah yesterday was run m torrential rain and produced a
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    Owner banned for two years gets stay of execution
    367 21 Owner banned for two years gets stay of execution RACE meeting stewards of the Bukit Turf Club concluded an inquiry into the MRA analyst's findings on the blood and urine samples taken from Assured and Concerto who were engaged to run m Races 1 and 6 respectively on Jan 21.
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    YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS
    2113 21 1 1 4 2 5 3 S 4 2 5 7 6 3 7 8 8 RACE 1 CLASS 3 DIV B 1,200 m 8 TUCK MN4B 5 (16-6) Lyndon (6) 1 1 1 3 NEKR RETREAT 53.5 c 54 (23 7) Arifßn (8) 4 4 2
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    Lock icon It's a racetrack, not a battlefield
    79 21 Five jockeys le sprawled across the track fotowing a multiple pile-up during the runnhg of the Wyong Guineas at the provincial track at Wyong. north of Sydney, on Friday The accident happened when the pace-setter. Wyee Prince, faltered at the 600 m and horses
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    Additional entries: 41 from Class 4
    193 21 SINGAPORE trainers have responded with a total 41 entries from Class 4 horses to beef up the second weekend of the current Bukit Turf Club Singapore Derby meeting which started yesterday. The additional home-based entries will make up three extra races. Thirty-one of the
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      621 21 Be proud of your English Are you content with the way errors How io express your ideas you speak and write? Are you fluently. sure that you are not making The study requires only a mistakes that cause people to little time, and very moderate underrate you? You are judged
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      487 22 321 Deaths 321 Deaths LOW BOON WAH Age) 87 was called home to be with the Lord Jeeus on 3rd March 1989. leaving behind Sons Daughters m lew Low Peng siong (deceased) Helen Chan Low Peng Eng Tay Ah Slam Low Peng Lye Ula Valeric Low Low Peng Koon Lily
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      321 Deaths
      126 22 CHIN QUEE YIN AGE: 14 caMod homo to b* with the Lord on 3/3/ M Leaving bohind: Husband Llm Kwang Hong Sons: Francis (Ah Kok) Lawrence Thomas Dauflhtan-in-law Choy Ming Nyok l. hi i Daughter* Ah Choo Margaret Lucy Mary Sons-in-law: Richard Llm Alan Koh 13 orandcMMron 1
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      322 Acknowledgements
      44 22 Tha Family of the Late MR. PIANA PERIAN ALIAS PERIANNAN Departed 3.3.1989 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends and colleagues, for their kind assistance, condolences, donations, wreaths, and attendance during their recent bereavement C JLT.S. 1 737-1166 1
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      322 Acknowledgements
      85 22 TAN TIAN QUAN, GORDON wish** lo aipras* thoir haartlalt gratituda and appraciation to all ratottv— frionda, coHaaguaa, bu»inaaa associates. Pastor Worth Worloy and mombors ot Horitago Baptial Church. Paator Was and mambars of Shalom Baptist Church, mombors o« Calvary Charismatic Church, doctor* and nursa* Of NUH Hospital and
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      324 In Memoriam
      113 22 CHARLES FRANK GOMES Departed. 5.3.88 The leaves of remembrance today unfold, Of one so dear, In our hearts we hold. The memories of you. we cherish like gold, We miss and love you. beyond words untold. Forever remembered by Wife Olga, Daughter BueHti and lowd on—. In
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      324 In Memoriam
      192 22 In avarloving mtmory of JUDY EE GEK CHOON who d«part«<j on* yaar ago She suffered patiently and long But, m her struggle, her hope was bright, her will was strong until her last day with the Lord on March sth. 1988 Although she is now not with
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  • SPORT
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      Evelyn slams drug slur
      550 22 Evelyn slams drug slur Evelyn Ashford, who lost her Olympic 100 metres title and world record to Florence Grif-fith-Joyner last year, has hit back at claims she needed drugs to get to the top. Charlie Francis, disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson's coach, claimed at a Canadian inquiry into drug abuse m
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      Lock icon Chien-soon slips but recovers
      626 22 TAY CHENG KHOON at the Rolex Masters TAIWAN'S Lv Chien-soon was briefly toppled from the top of the leader board m the Rolex Masters golf tournament at the Bukit course yesterday, but he steadied his game on the back nine to regain the lead. Chien-soon finished
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      Pohl turns on heat with blistering 62
      156 22 CORAL SPRINGS (Florida) Dan Pohl held a three-stroke lead at the rain-interrupted PGA Classic golf tournament after a blistering course record 10-under-par 62 second round on Friday. Half the field of 144 was left on the course when darkness forced suspension of the
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      975 22 ATHLETICS World indoor championships m Budapest (all flnalsz) Men's fitm hardies: 1 Roger Kingdom (US) 7.43 i Colin Jackson (Brit) 7.45 3 Igor Kazanov (SU) 7.59 4 Holger Pohland (EG) 7.70 i Emilio Valle Alvarez (Cuba) 7.71 6 Tonic Campbell (US) 7.86. 2Wm: 1 John Regis (Brit)
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      Case for four more sports to join Council's team
      881 23  -  GODFREY ROBERT The Sports Editor says IT IS clear that when recommending the 18 sports for promotion, the Advisory Council for Sport and Recreation applied these criteria: the sport's popularity and appeal to spectators; chance for regional glory; and the sport's
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      Swift, Red Hawk start training
      295 23 The Sunday Times Shin Mm I THE Swift Athletes Association and the Red Hawk Sports Club two of the well-known race-walking clubs m the Republic have started their preparations for The Sunday Times Shin Mm big walk at Marina Square on May 28. The Swift
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      Safsa beat CSC for final place
      216 23 Safsa beat CSC for final place SINGAPORE Armed Forces Sports Association triumphed 2-1 over Ceylon Sports Club m yesterday's Singapore Hockey Association Under-21 semi-final at Tanglin. Chin Tiong Peng and Yong Char Kar found the mark for the soldiers, while P. Suresh replied for the losers. There was little doubt
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      Lock icon Little gets big surprise with unexpected bronze
      348 23 SBC will telecast highlights of the World Indoor Championships tonight and tomorrow at 7pm on Channel 12 BUDAPEST Roger Kingdom, Nelli Cooman and John Regis shattered meet records m winning the first tßree gold medals of the World Indoor Track and Field Championships
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      Punch, shoot and snort: American sporting way
      807 24  -  ALAN HUBBABO ALWAYS ON SUNDAY "HAVE a nice day," they sugar-smile at you from behind the kiosk as you pick up your ticket for the ball game. But American sport is not having a nice day at all. In fact, it is having
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      Lock icon McEnroe levels score as Lendl loses his cool
      424 24 WCT TENNIS DALLAS John McEnroe beat arch-rival Ivan Lendl for the first time m more than three years on Friday m a four-hour semi-final at the U5|685,000 ($1.32 million) World Championship Tennis Finals. McEnroe downed the world No. 1 6-7 (4-7), 7-5
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      World first for Portuguese
      195 24 WORLD YOUTH FINAL Portugal 2 Nigeria 0 RIYADH (Saudi Arabia) Portugal deservedly clinched a first world soccer title at any level by seeing off Nigeria 2-0 m the World Youth Cup final on Friday. In the spectacular setting of the US$56B million ($1.09 billion) King Fahd
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      222 24 MILAN (Italy) A.C. Milan made a bid of US$5.3 million ($1.08 m) to sign Brazilian soccer striker Careca for three years, it was reported on Friday. But Careca is uncertain about future options, having been offered $3.8 million for a three-year extension on his contract, which ends m
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      Lock icon Waddle defies hair-razor
      164 24 LONDON Chris Waddle, the long-haired Tottenham forward poised for an England recall m next Wednesday's World Cup qualifier m Albania, has refused to take a "short cut" to Tirana. The in-form Spurs star may be forced to have his shoul-der-length locks chopped before England's trip to Albania
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  • BOXING IN SINGAPORE
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      More bouts will spur local boxers
      486 25 More bouts will spur local boxers AMATEUR boxing would certainly benefit from the regular staging of professional fights m Singapore. But sadly, the present state of boxing m the Republic is so deplorable that only a handful of amateurs are worthy of even an undercard. The South-east Asia Games are
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      $1.6 m knockout, but Dunoo fights on
      962 25 LEE WAI WUN analyses the financial background to last Saturday's IBF world title fight and examines the future for boxing m Singapore 'We still think Singapore is an ideal place for a boxing event. The first time is always the toughest. We've learnt
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      Phelps' 15-hour wait for date with fate
      968 25 MIKE PHELPS awoke last Saturday morning to the biggest and saddest day of his life. The butterflies were coming to life m his stomach. The countdown had started for his challenge against Indonesian Ellyas Pica! for the International Boxing AFTER the two boxers
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      184 25 HI-TEC 10KM PROGRESSIVE RUN SAT 18 MAR 89 5.30 PM NEW FERRY TERMINAL DIVISION (A) MEN'S JUNIOR (19 YRS BELOW) (B) MEN'S OPEN (20-39 YRS) (C) MEN'S VETERAN (40-49 YRS) (D) MEN'S SENIOR VETERAN (50 YRS 4 ABOVE) (E) WOMEN'S OPEN (NO AGE UMIT) (R FANCY DRESS RACE EACH PARTICIPANT
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      75 25 \x<tf^ tl -^2^m He |Rk ijy <f» nLr ih Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Chairman and Committee Members of Char Yong Association on the occasion of their 131 st Anniversary of the Association, opening of the new Association premises and completion of the rebuilding of the Association^ Fei Choon
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  • The Sunday Times
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      Malaysia surprise with big bag of birds
      388 26  - Malaysia surprise with big bag of birds A. Surendren SHOOTING By- NORTH KOREA, the hot favourites at the 1969 Asian Clay Target Shooting Grand Prix, fired to expectations m the skeet competition at Rifle Range Road yesterday. After the first day's two details, the North Koreans lead the standings with
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      Ernest effort saves the day
      529 26 PUNLOP SALVER SQUASH by Shlrlynn Ho WITH a little bit of luck, many irretrievable nicks, tricky courtcraft and remnants of a cold, Ernest Tan took Singapore to a narrow 7-6 win m their annual squash international against Malaysia at the West Coast Recreation Centre yesterday.
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      Kannan spares the blushes
      240 26 JURONG 2 TYRWHITT 1 FORMER Singapore skipper Au-yeong Pak Kuan did not have a happy return to bigtime soccer although his club Jurong Town beat Tyrwhitt Soccerites 2-1 m a Premier League match at the rainsoaked Hougang Stadium yesterday. Au-yeong, who had not played four years,
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      132 4 Robert Palmer, the EMI rock star Dates: 22nd 23rd March "89 With the Sensational COllege-boy Admission: $55 on 22nd, $75 on 23rd nett inclusive of first drink looks performs his latest hits m Showtime: 1 1 .00 pm person Simply Irresistible Als featuring M FIRE DESIRE, from the USA EaHy
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      908 14 138 Honda For Sale ma is honda civic 5-dr 2 pte owner. Alrcon, radio, cassette well maintained. *****54 MM) 13 ACCORO XX 2-dr. 1 owner, full accessories, low mileage. $36,500 neg. 256-3771/ *****43. MID 14 PRELUDE, power steering/ windows/ central lock Tip top. $48,500 Pg *****19 NEAR ii HONOA Accord.
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      746 14 147 Scrap Vehicles Dipt om at USED CARS offers you attractive prices for your used cars. We also sell It accept trade m. for inquiries, pg. *****49. ATTRACTIVE CASH HIGHEST offer tor all cc. scrap cars. *****18/*****8S Kicky Tay 24-hr. WEST price fob scrap cars of all capacity. Fast It
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      881 15 OPEN HOUSE: BEDOK Ct. studio apt. l to 4pm. Cassia 81k. 295 #14-03. 1,200 sq.ft. 99 yrs. Seavlew. K/furn. 1230K 0.n.0. C&C *****05. OPEN HOUSE SUN. 2-spm. Tel. *****71 Chuan Park 81k.244, #18-01, well renovated with 2 split units alrcond. OPEN HSE. 3PM to 6pm. IMS King's Mans. Blk. A.
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      80 16 TOP OF THE POPS Singapore 6(8) Paradise City 1(9) Lott m Your Eyes Guns Roses Debbie Gibson m n 2(1) Esp^ially lor You Kyhc M Up Paula Abdul Mmogue and Jason Donovan *•<— Th« Living Years 3.(2) Armageddon II Mlke the Mechanics Defleppard 9(— Born to be My Baby 4.(4)
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      473 1 J^M THAILAND'S ARTS CRAFTS YEAR IS PACKED WITH THINGS TO SEE AND DO. 1111 w| Thailand's Arts Crafts Year is a colourful celebration of the country's fascinating culture and ancient traditions One tradition is that of offering visitors to Thailand I^2^ UL: •5m en)Oyed the f TOUnSm AUthOntV f Tha
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      Lock icon THE ABORTION PILL BATTLE
      252 1 THE ABORTION PILL BATTLE picture A new drug. Hope for millions. General rejoicing. Not so m this case. STEVEN GREENHOUSE of the New York Times reports on a ding-dong fight among scientists, company shareholders, politicians, priests and angry women WITH his mop of black hair and his brown ankle-high boots,
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          The abortion pill battle
          2901 2 The discovery of the abortion pill was hailed as a breakthrough for women, especially those m the Third World, where a shortage of doctors and sanitary surgical facilities make abortion particularly dangerous Confronted m his office by Dr Baulieu, Dr Sakiz surprised his friend. "You are
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          Test on 100 in Singapore yields results
          518 2  -  SHAMINI MURUGAN By AS CONTROVERSY continues to rage m the West over the French abortion pill. Xl m, 1M women m Singapore have already had a go at it. They took part m a test conducted by the National University Hospital together with
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        RAGS TO RICHES
        867 3 RAGS TO RICHES The Paris high fashion shows are just over, but how influential is haute couture when it sells to only 3,000 super-privileged women m the world? CATHERINE ONG on the difference between couture and designer ready-to-wear. AN Elizabethan-style jacket shown by Emmanuel Ungaro m the recent Paris haute
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        424 3 WHEN Guy Laroche died on at the age of 66 on Feb 17, three weeks after gaining his second coveted Golden Thimble Award, a contemporary from his earliest days remarked: "He was never a luminary m the world of haute couture, but he made a mean little
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        Keeping toddlers at bay
        1006 4 Keeping toddlers at bay Does a restaurant's controversial $25 surcharge for bringing m a child represent consent to all kinds of nuisance the toddler may create? Some feel restaurants should go even further, says LYNETTE ONG MONEY. That's what the $25 surcharge on children under six, recently introduced by the
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        If the chid is under six
        165 4 ■DO NOT expect such a child to keep still for more than 15 minutes, says Dr Irving Lazar, a visiting American child psychologist. He drinks it is fine for parents to bring children along when they dine out, provided that restaurants do not mind
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        Lock icon London's Yankee craze: The look is American, the food British
        503 4 UNTIL five or six years ago, American restaurants m London mostly served hamburgers and pizzas. Now, a more sophisticated assortment of edible Americana has invaded the British restaurant scene. Somewhere between burgers and haute cuisine, it consists of British interpretations
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          Shaping up an egg anyway you like
          139 4 SQUARE eggs? Well, Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous sleuth, loved them that way. And with the Egg Magicer, you can even make them triangular, star-shaped or even heart-shaped! The gadget is basically a round container about the size of a sandwich box. At
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          No-mess way to peel oranges
          106 4 APART from Mandarin oranges, peeling these fruits can be messy. Not with the Orange Peeler, which looks like a pair of scissors. The gadget has a small, sharp plastic protrusion on one handle, and a blade-like extension on the other. First, use the small protrusion
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          Getting a flat surface on cake
          179 4 ONE problem I face when baking cakes is getting a flat surface on the top of the cake mix once I have put it into a cake tin. A palette knife is clumsy and difficult to manoeuvre around a tin. Another problem is scraping
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          A cutter and server in one
          111 4 BEFORE I bought the All Purpose Pizza Cutter/Cake Server, I used to resort to a cutter to cut the pizza and a server to pick up the pieces. This gadget combines both functions. The rotary plastic cutter at the top end of the handle
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          Potato peeler with a knife edge
          83 4 THIS gadget looks like a typical potato peeler with a 10 cm handle, except that the handle is really a knife concealed m a sheath. When peeling potatoes, keep the knife sheathed. When using the knife to scrape carrots or to cut fruits, cover
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          152 4 Peranakan Food Fast. Ficut Cafe, Orchard Hotel 734-7766. Lunch and dinner. Daily. ARE you craving for homecooked Peranakan food? Troop down to the Ficus Cafe anytime until March 12 for dishes cooked just like mum's or grandma's at $18 ($lO for children under 12). The babi sio (pork
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        274 4 TASTY THAI Reception Hall, Mandarin Singapore: 737-4411. Special buffet of unusual Thai dishes by 10 Thai chefs, including kang ped pet yang (roast duck curry), mcc krob (crispy rice noodles) and gaeng som pla chon (hot -sour soup). Lunch: $25 per person. Dinner: $30. Daily. BARBECUE BUFFET River Terrace Coffeeshop.
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        273 4 «>]^l Q] Restaurant Now enjoy Servings" for Dinner? Till 21 March only! ar M9^a K< noose fr 001 a A"- yours to enjoy tor jvist S2B+ I B totally new per adult, S l6++ per child. jflMtJi "Unlimited Two to four persons will be |Hf Servings" a la carte served
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        Triumphing over cultural schizophrenia
        1370 5 Triumphing over cultural schizophrenia We were all sent to English mission schools where we learnt to speak the Queen's English, parlez-vous with the French nuns, and learnt Western cooking m domestic science class. Now I see the immersion m a Chinese school and the learning of the mother tongue as
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        They don't make weather like they used to
        537 5 They don't make weather like they used to DID you see that news story about a bunch of mad scientists claiming that temperatures and precipitation have hardly changed a bit m nearly 100 years? These dangerous subversives should be clapped m irons and dragged before the bar of justice forthwith.
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        123 5 WHATEVER I THE OCCASION HAPPINESS PROSPERITY LONGEVITY aM pn hshvk R€smußftrrr Whether you are celebrating Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries, Babies Ist Month we have the right environment and menus for you. For a table of 10 persons, you can choose our Set Dinner Menu at $228.00, $248,00 or $268.00. Plus, you
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        80 5 1 I i t^^^XJ L f^ Dusil '|^J>. For fast pain-relief Take Dusil to relieve pain fast! Vilfl^' SI Dusils active pain-relieving /^^^BS lIII^WII ingredients work effectively and jBVSJ BOU 91l quickly. An effective formulation £S# to relieve headaches, period pains, flu, fever, toothaches and sote throat Dusil comes m
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        147 5 Elastoplast ANTISEPTIC •DISINFECTANT KILLS GERMS EFFECTIVELY IN L> MANY WAYS It is formulated with two antibacterial agents widely known for their effective action. This assures you the double-protection against harmful bacteria, it can either be used diluted or straight from the bottle Whilst being the ideal first-aid antiseptic for cuts
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        Eternal life and death on the Nile
        853 6 As two Singapore tour operators add Egypt to the list of package-tour destinations, MICHAEL WATKINS of the London Sunday Times discovers balm for the soul while sailing m the shadows of the Pharoahs' temples THE QUALITY of food served aboard Egyptair flight MS7BO
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        Egypt at a glance
        197 6 GEOGRAPHY: Egypt gathers on its borders Israel, Libya, the Sudanese desert and the Red and Mediterranean seas. Weather: The Khamsein is a hot desert wind which blows for days m April and May; Egypt is at its best during the mild winter months of September to
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        X-rays and scrambled chips
        617 6 Beware the airport hazards which may cause laptop computers to lose their minds MANAGER Mary Dee Harris recently travelled with her portable computer and ended up on her hands and knees on the airport floor to prove that her laptop was not a bomb. She had
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        G'day, good buys!
        161 6 G'day, good buys! PEARLS or pears, Australia has them, and a new guide to the country's best buys has been produced specially for the Asian tourist by the Australian Tourist Commission. Besides sheepskin rugs, shops listed m the guide sell goods ranging from fashionwear and jewellery to gourmet food and
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        Sailing into HK's past
        102 6 BUILT 36 years ago. the Duk Ling is the oldest Chinese fishing vessel nnder sail m Hongkong and also the colony's latest lore for tourists. Typical of junks built 150 years ago, it has been restored to its original design. Its present crew, like the junk's
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        Vacation afterglow
        108 6 "AFTERGLOW" from a vacation lasts six days, provided there is an average of 1 days to unwind at the start of the holiday. However, nearly 1 m 10 people m an American Express survey of 1,000 say they never truly unwind and the afterglow is more iike a
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        171 6 PRIME-TIME NEWSMAKERS* Power and polish of SBC's 4% *k female news- JK^. casters. The %if^ Q inside story. p N -'J MH \A/ C\ \A/ J budget -iJB 1 77 U 77 i brigade. ■flrftsfctfr^H Women W 1 IM i .-> /\1 IB I w^° see 7¥|^r| sS 1 j
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        1150 7 When dog and owner goto obedience school Three months of an $80 dog-training course culminate m The Test for JANICE SEAH and her terrier Shmoo SUNDAY, Jan 29. I girded myself for a battle that would make the Perseus-Medusa bout look like a lovers' spat. Armed with a training lead
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        898 7  -  JOHN LIM dfhfg fghh By THE 35mm SLR is by far the most popular camera among serious hobbyists and pros. What exactly is an SLR camera and what are its advantages over the many different cameras available? An SLR camera
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        219 7 Homex Spring The furniture and home appliances exhibition that's stacked with beautiful bargains World Trade Centre, Halls 3& 5. March 4-12. 12 noon-10 pm. /oted the top home exhibition for both 1987 nnnmrnnnni V and 1988. Homex Spring formerly named H llVl*n H n V Combine Home Appliances is stacked
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        A WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE
        2729 8 A WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE TONG YUET CHING (right), 83, embodies all thai is special about Cantonese amahs: independent, hard-working, indomitable. She is illiterate, comes from an agricultural background, and worked as an amah for almost 50 years. Her philosophy of life is simple and uncompromising. When it comes
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        Exceptional or simply exploited?
        263 8 THE amahs, with their low wages and poor conditions of work, bear all the characteristics of exploited labour. Although few employers deliberately exploited them, most would appear to have taken advantage of their sense of professionalism and loyalty. Although Independent and enterprising, they were restricted by
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      All right for a loin cloth, but as art?
      1056 9 While batik is enjoying arty-crafty popularity abroad, it has almost faded away at home. Why? JUNIPER FOO finds out. POOR batik. Once hailed as ideal for local artistic expression, it has languished for more than a decade, rejected as too commercial
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      912 9 EVERY year, the Young People's Theatre festival becomes more and more of an into-theatre-and-onto-stage attraction for the young. This year's month-long marathon is no exception, with a record total of 22 junior colleges and schools taking centrestage with nine local amateur and two professional groups,
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        Auction of Miro works raises $5m
        52 9 A RECENT auction m Barcelona of 305 lithographs and etchings by the 20th century Spanish artist Joan Miro (right) raised 335 million pesetas (555.6 million) for the Miro Foundation. The money is needed for overhauling its museum's security systems after six paintings were stolen
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        Guess who's serving dinner?
        53 9 RUSSIAN cellist MstLslav Rostropovitoh director of Washington's National Symphony Orchestra, may have a back-op career If his cello playing or conducting ever falters. The symphony members were flying home after a tour of the United States, when he tried his hand as a flight attendant and
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        60 9 AMERICAN choreogra pher (right) was recently honoured (or his lifetime achievements by the Black Filmmaker's Hall of Fame's Paul Robeson award, named after the legendary black American entertainer. British architect Norman Foster, best-known for his steel and glass high-rise constructions m Hongkong, also won the 1989
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