The Straits Times, 26 November 1989

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    13 1 The Sunday Times No: 2785 55 CENTS MCI (P) 43/12/88 November 26, 1989
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    New board to be set up to turn national parks into attractions
    508 1  -  YAW YAN CHONG By THREE recreation areas will come under an umbrella body which will transform them into at-traction-packed national parks at a cost of more than $75 million. The National Parks Board, a new statutory body, will
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    Lock icon Hardline Czech leaders ousted
    983 1 New leader calls for coalition govt; jubilant crowds pack Prague streets PRAGUE Czechoslovakia's Communist Party bowed yesterday to mounting pressure from citizens m the streets and completed a remarkable leadership shakeup with an overhaul of the ruling Politburo. Within hours, the new leader of the party,
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    CPF home protection insurance premiums to be cut by up to 40%
    668 1 LIVING up to its promise to provide the best possible deal to members of its insurance schemes, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) will reduce Home Protection Insurance Scheme (HPIS) premiums by between 10 per cent and as much
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      23 1 New Czech leader a virtual unknown: Page 7 E. Germany 'will stick to socialism': Page 7 Salesmen lie to enter homes: Page 27
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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        MINDEF INTENSIFIES LAND USE
        80 2 Twice the floor space from half the previous land area that is the result of the Defence Ministry's (Mindef's) shift from prime land at Tanglin to its present Bukit Gombak site. The $90~miHion Mindef Building provides a total built-up floor space of 96,000 sq m compared
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        MORE LONELY AND DEPRESSED
        78 2 While relationship problems still form the bulk of telephone calls to the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), worries about loneliness, emptiness of life and depression are on the increase. These troubles may start because of competition at the workplace or m school, or can be caused by
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        SALESMEN POSE AS ESSO REPS
        55 2 around the Bedok and Jurong West housing estates to check on the safety of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders and sell gas hoses to consumers. But a spokesman for Esso said on Friday that the company had not authorised anybody to act for them or make
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        'UPHILL TASK FOR RAZALEIGH'
        60 2 Former Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn said yesterday that it would not be easy for the leader of the Spirit of '46 party, Tengku Razaleigh Ham/ah, to discuss peace with Umno. Tun Hussein said Tengku Razaleigh's concern for his supporters was restraining him from moving forward
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        330 CPM MEMBERS 'TO RETURN'
        102 2 Thai military officials said m Bangkok yesterday that more than 330 members of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) will return to Malaysia after a truce is signed this week, ending 40 years of armed struggle by the party. The officials also said Malaysia had
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        NON-GENUINE REFUGEES 'MUST GO'
        76 2 In an apparent split with the United States, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has insisted that Vietnamese boat people m Hongkong who are not genuine refugees will be sent back to Vietnam. Speaking on Friday after more than four hours of talks with President George Bush
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        FOUR SUBURBS OPENED TO ALL
        79 2 Four South African suburbs have been opened to all races for the first time since apartheid was introduced n 1948, but the government vowed to retain segregation for those unwilling to see it go. Planning Minister Hernus Kriel announced on Friday that a district m
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        CHINA 'BUYING STABILITY'
        76 2 China's leaders are buying stability by ensuring that several million workers forced into redundancy under unpopular austerity measures have enough money for food, a senior trade union official said. Releasing official figures for the first time, Mr Chen Ji of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, said
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      NWC is a useful tripartite forum, says Teng Cheong
      569 2  -  SUNNY GOH NTUC Ordinary Delegates' Conference Reports by MR ONG Teng Cheong said yesterday that the National Wages Council should be retained because it served as a useful tripartite forum for the Government, employers and unions to meet regularly to discuss
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      Keying In to future wage talks
      168 2 THE computer In the picture may hold the key to wage negotiation sessions m the future. The computer terminal is linked to an elaborate NTUC computer system commissioned by Second Deputy Prime Minister and NTUC secretary-gen-eral Ong Teng Cheong yesterday. The system has a
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      Japanese giant Matsushita sets up largest OHQ in Singapore
      517 2  - Japanese giant Matsushita sets up largest OHQ in Singapore STEVEN PAK By JAPANESE electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial, which is set to become the largest Japanese investor here by 199 L with total investments of $1.1 billion, has established a new regional operational headquarters (OHQ) which is the largest such
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      'Unionists must sharpen their skills to look after needs of workers'
      351 2 'Unionists must sharpen their skills to look after needs of workers' TRADE union strategy and philosophy must fit m with the economic and political realities of the day, such as the prospect of a better-educated and more intelligent workforce m the 1990s that will judge the quality of union leadership
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      Restore C-class beds to SGH, Govt urged
      263 2 THE National Trades Union Congress yesterday urged the Government to consider restoring C-class beds to the Singapore General Hospital as soon as practicable. NTUC secretary-general Ong Teng Cheong made this call when he addressed the difficulty faced by daily-rated employees seeking admission to
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      Independent schools' fee hike: Parents give priority to quality
      1335 3  -  CHUA CHONG JIN NG WEI JOO Families earning from $1,500 to $2,000 ready to make sacrifices Reports by and The Sunday Times requested that an independent school provide its projected balance sheet for the coming year. The capitation grant here is
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      Mendaki offers scholarships at independent schools
      334 3 MENDAKI, the Council for the Development of Muslims m Singapore, will offer bright Malay /Muslim pupils scholarships to study m independent schools, its executive chairman, Mr Ridzwan Dzafir, announced yesterday. The scholarships, each worth $1,000 a year, would be awarded for a period of
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      Lock icon Boy kills himself playing Russian roulette
      105 3 WASHINGTON A 10-year-old boy who was playing Russian roulette with his father's revolver at h»s family home m Washington shot himself dead with a bullet through the head on Friday, police said. The boy, John Thomas, loaded the gun while his parents were out
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      The case for a fee increase
      388 3 THE recent fees increase has sparked off some lively comments both FOR and AGAINST the hike. People from all walks of life from MPs to parents, teachers, principals, and even the First Deputy Prime Minister have spoken on the issue. We summarise here some
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      The case against a fee increase
      291 3 BURDEN TO POOR FAMILIES: Though financial aid is available, the question still remains as to whether both the government and the school can afford to give subsidies to every poor child. INCREASE IS TOO SUDDEN: Some parents feel that the fees increase should have
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      229 2 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY A more crowded island With each passing year, as the number of people living here goes up, the island is getting more crowded. How the Republic's population density has grown m recent years: By Narendra Aggarwal Basic data: Department of Statistics Narendra Aggarwal is on
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon KAL plane crashes while taking off from Seoul airport, injuring 19
      157 5 SEOUL A Korean Air (KAL) aeroplane with 46 passengers and six crew crashed yesterday as it took off from Seoul's Kimpo International Airport, injuring 19 people, an airline spokesman said. The Fokker F-28 had just taken off for Kangnung
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      Lock icon Saudi airline plane with bomb aboard lands in Karachi
      299 5 Saudi airline plane with bomb aboard lands in Karachi KARACHI Police recovered a time bomb from a Saudi Arabian airline jumbo jet carrying 343 people which was forced to land here after taking off for Riyadh from Islamabad, airport and official sources said. A Karachi Airport Security Force commander, speaking
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      Lock icon Mums taking multivitamins 'less likely to bear babies with spinal defects'
      389 5 Mums taking multivitamins 'less likely to bear babies with spinal defects' CHICAGO Mothers who take multiple vitamins containing folic acid early m pregnancy are less likely to bear babies with spina bifida and other spinal column defects, a new study concludes. The birth defects were about onefourth as common among
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      Lock icon Sydney woman, 93, believed to be victim of 'Granny Killer'
      191 5 SYDNEY A 93-year-old woman found bashed to death m her north Sydney home is believed to be the fifth victim of a serial killer known as the Granny Killer terrorising elderly residents of the area, police said yesterday. The body
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      Thatcher insists Viet refugees in HK must be sent back
      509 5  -  ONG MING SEING By wasningion correbponuem WASHINGTON In an apparent split with the United States, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has insisted that Vietnamese boat people m Hongkong who are not genuine refugees will be sent back to Vietnam. Speaking
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      Lock icon Four hurt in fight between rival groups in HK centre
      264 5 HONGKONG Several hundred Vietnamese boat people battled each other with stones inside a detention centre yesterday morning and police fired more than 20 rounds of tear gas to control the situation, police reported. The fight at the Shek Kong detention
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      Lock icon S. Africa opens four suburbs to all races
      381 6 But govt vows to keep some areas for whites only CAPE TOWN Four South African suburbs have been opened to all races for the first time since apartheid was introduced m 1948, but the government vowed to retain segregation for those unwilling
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      Lock icon Stocks make strong gains in slow trading
      73 6  -  Dow Jones NEW YORK Stocks gained strongly on Friday m exceptionally slow post-Thanksgiving Day trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18.77 points, to 2,675.55. For the week, the Dow rose 22.89 points, or slightly less than 1 per cent. Blue-chip stocks held
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      Lock icon Matthias Rust charged with attempted murder of nurse
      169 6 HAMBURG Matthias Rust, the young West German pilot who m 1987 defied Soviet air defences and landed his plane near Moscow's Red Square, has been charged here with the attempted murder of a young trainee nurse. Rust, 21, was remanded m custody
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      Lock icon Outbreak of illness in US linked to product made in Japan
      284 6 Outbreak of illness in US linked to product made in Japan NEW YORK US federal health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of a serious illness linked to a dietary supplement, L-tryptophan, said they were focusing on the way it was manufactured m Japan. The health officials said two new studies
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    • Focus on Eastern Europe
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        Lock icon New Czech leader is an 'untainted' bureaucrat
        468 7 PRAGUE Czechoslovakia's new Communist Party chief Karel Urbanek is a virtually unknown bureaucrat who has not been directly associated with two decades of unpopular hardline policies m the country. That appears to be the 48--year-old leader's greatest asset as he tries to restore
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        Lock icon Let's work together, Gorbachev tells Polish PM
        354 7 MOSCOW Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has told visiting Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki that Moscow was willing to work with his Solidarity-led government. He also said both countries should learn lessons from past events that have clouded relations, the official Tass news agency
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        Lock icon East Germany will stick to socialism, Krenz declares
        489 7 LONDON East German Communist Party chief Egon Krenz declared his country's unstinting allegiance to socialism m an interview published yesterday, and warned against hopes for the complete dismantling of the Berlin Wall. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said planned
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        Lock icon Bush assures Thatcher he places importance on Europe's stability
        226 7 WASHINGTON President George Bush has reassured British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that Europe's stability will be foremost m his mind and that there would be no abrupt foreign policy changes when he meets Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev next month. Mrs Thatcher,
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        Lock icon A prayer of thanksgiving
        39 7 CZECHS at Wenceslas Square In Prague celebrate on hearing the announcement that the Communist Party Central Committee Presidium had stopped down Friday. Amidst the jubilation, a woman sinks to her knees m prayer. AFP picture.
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        Taiwan eases visa rate for E.Europeans
        152 7 THE Taiwanese government has greatly simplified visa applications by East Europeans coming to Taipei, the China Times newspaper reported. The move was made following the institution of reforms m Eastern European countries and to encourage bilateral exchanges, the paper said. However, the easing of
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      Lock icon Violence and vote-rigging plague Indian elections
      522 8 Massive security ring m place as Punjab goes to the polls today NEW DELHI As India's troubled Punjab state goes to the polls today m the final phase of a staggered and bloody nation-wide election, official concern has been expressed about the level of
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      Lock icon Labor heading for one-seat win in tight Aussie state poll
      191 8 ADELAIDE Premier John Bannon's Labor government appeared to have been reelected by one seat m a tight state election here yesterday, party officials said. A state-wide swing of nearly 4.5 per cent away from Labor did not appear to have
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      Lock icon Israeli planes blast radical Palestinian group's base in Lebanon
      171 8 Israeli planes blast radical Palestinian group's base in Lebanon CHTAURA (Lebanon) Israeli warplanes blasted a guerilla base of a radical Palestinian faction near Syrian army lines m south-east Lebanon yesterday. Police said at least two Palestinian fighters were wounded. In Israel, an army spokesman confirmed the air attack on Sultan
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      Lock icon New Lebanese head vows to continue peace efforts
      456 8 CHTAURA (Lebanon) Lebanon's new president, Mr Elias Hrawi, has appointed a carefully-balanced Cabinet barely eight hours after his election, pledging to continue assassinated president Rene Muawad's effort to end 14 years of civil war. But Christian army chief Michel Aoun, who controls
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      Lock icon Japan parliament 'likely to be dissolved in January'
      160 8 TOKYO An influential member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said yesterday that Japan's Lower House of Parliament was likely to be dissolved m late January for general elections. Mr Shin Kanemaru, former deputy prime minister, said the dissolution was expected
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      Lock icon Major military reshuffle announced in Taiwan
      201 8 Major military reshuffle announced in Taiwan TAIPEI President Lee Teng-hui implemented a major military reshuffle yesterday to promote younger officers, the official Central News Agency reported. Chief of the Air Force Chen Shen-lin, 65, was promoted to Chief of the General Staff, succeeding General Hau Pei-tsun, the report said. Gen
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      Lock icon North Korean soldier defects to the South, sparking row
      206 8 North Korean soldier defects to the South, sparking row SEOUL South and North Korea accused each other of opening fire with machine guns across the border yesterday soon after a North Korean soldier defected to South Korea. The exchange of accusations followed a South Korean Defence Ministry announcement that a
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      I am no lame duck Premier — Thatcher
      616 10  - I am no lame duck Premier Thatcher ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor She confirms she will not be standing down after next election LONDON There may now be a "stalking horse" or even a "sacrificial lamb" m Westminster's political menagerie, but, insists Mrs Margaret Thatcher, there is no "lame duck".
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    • PEOPLE
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        Suspended legislator back
        91 10  -  ABBY TAN CONGRESSMAN Nicanor de Guzman resumed his seat m the Philippine House of Representatives last week after a 60-day suspension meted out when he was caught smuggling m 314 guns at the airport. Mr de Guzman volunteered to stay away from plenary and committee sessions until
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        Ex-PM quits think-tank post
        110 10  -  KWAN WENG KIN FORMER Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has stepped down as president of a think-tank which he set up last year as a base for his private diplomatic activities. His International Institute for Global Peace has been inactive until recently following Mr Nakasone's alleged
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        Ashdown plugs HK cause
        157 10  -  ALAN HUBBARD WHEN outspoken British opposition politician Paddy Ashdown opened his party's conference recently with a few well-chosen words m Chinese the message was not only symbolic but unequivocal: Britain must honour its obligation and give the full right of abode to those Hongkong citizens who
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        Keeping a Magic Eye on river
        109 10  -  TAN LIAN CHOO MS CHODCHOY Sophonpanich, a prominent social figure who has campaigned widely to end littering m Bangkok, is now turning her attention to the sadly polluted Chao Phraya river. Ms Chodchoy, or "Esther" as she is known to friends and family, is
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        Unwed mum in campaign row
        113 10  -  ACTRESS Jackielou Blanco, 20, raised hackles m the Philippines when a local group affiliated to the United Nations Children's Fund appointed her as a spokesman to promote breastfeeding. Some are questioning the propriety of Ms Blanco as an image-maker, as she is the unwed mother
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      Lock icon China 'buys peace with money for redundant workers'
      402 12 China 'buys peace with money for redundant workers' BEIJING China's leaders are buying stability by ensuring that several million workers forced into redundancy under unpopular austerity measures have enough money for food, a senior trade union official said. Releasing official figures for the first time, Mr Chen Ji of the
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      Lock icon Entrepreneurs barred from joining party
      94 12 BEIJING China's Communist Party twisted the ideological screw a bit tighter yesterday, announcing that private entrepreneurs m the capital would no longer be admitted as party members. The official Beijing Daily said the decision was made at a meeting chaired by Beijing party secretary Li
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      Lock icon Stop prattling on human rights, China tells UN
      225 12 NEW YORK The Chinese government warned the United Nations and Western countries on Friday not to meddle m its affairs by "prattling human rights slogans". "Some people may disagree with us, but it does not matter," Chinese Ambassador Ding Yuanhong told the
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      Lock icon Colombian cocaine 'godfather' gives police the slip
      290 12 Colombian cocaine 'godfather' gives police the slip BOGOTA The reputed godfather of Colombia's cocaine traffickers, Pablo Escobar, eluded an air and ground search after reportedly fleeing half naked into the jungle during a police raid. Two gunmen were killed, 10 were wounded and 55 people were arrested m the raid,
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Islamic group's decision to quit politics hailed
      726 13  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent Many opportunities for service outside this sphere, says Suharto YOGYAKARTA President Suharto yesterday gave his personal endorsement to a decision taken five years ago by a huge grassroots Islamic organisation to stay away from party politics. He
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      Lock icon Jakarta agrees to 50-50 split of treasure auctions
      278 13 JAKARTA Indonesia has agreed to a 50-50 split with national and foreign companies of the auction proceeds of historic artifacts lifted from shipwrecks m its territorial waters, the Antara news agency said yesterday. The Finance Ministry said that all historic and cultural
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      330 Reds 'will return to Malaysia after Dec 2 pact'
      398 14  -  TAN LIAN CHOO By Bangkok Correspondent They will be allowed to take part m politics, say Thai officials BANGKOK Thai military officials said here yesterday that more than 330 members of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) will return to
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      Lock icon Ramos calls for closer Asean defence links
      223 14 MANILA Philippine Defence Secretary, General Fidel Ramos, yesterday called on Asean members to forge closer defence links so that they could depend less on the superpowers. "Defence co-operation is a must m Asean," Gen Ramos said during graduation ceremonies at the Philippine Command
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      Lock icon Monkeys at Thai temple treated to a 12-course feast
      269 14 BANGKOK Hundreds of monkeys descended from their Buddhist temple home m Lopbur, north of Bangkok yesterday for a 12-course meal with menus and linen napkins. But they forgot their manners and hurled soda cans at curious onlookers. The furry guests leapt
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Peace talks with Umno an uphill task for Razaleigh
      239 16 Peace talks with Umno an uphill task for Razaleigh KUALA LUMPUR Former Prime Minister Tun Hussein Onn said yesterday that it would not be easy for the leader of the Spirit of '46 party, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, to discuss peace with Umno. Tun Hussein said Tengku Razaleigh's concern for his
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      Orang utan bites off man's fingertips
      102 16 JOHOR BARU A factory worker lost three fingertips on Thursday when he tried to feed and shake hands with Awang, the orang utan, at the zoo, The Star reported yesterday. Mr Zulkifli Alias, 30, was ad- mitted to the Sultanah Aminah General Hospital where
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      Lock icon Road caves in after heavy rain
      221 16 ABOUT 30 m of the winding and hilly Seremban-Kuala Pilah road caved m at the 17 km mark early on Friday, leaving thousands of travellers stranded, The Star reported yesterday. Works Minister Datuk Leo Moggie, who was on his way to Bahau to visit
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      Servicing firm wants to buy 35 A-4 Skyhawks from government
      325 16 Servicing firm wants to buy 35 A-4 Skyhawks from government KUALA LUMPUR Airod, the country's aircraft maintenance and overhaul company, wants to buy 35 A-4 Skyhawks belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) which are lying idle m a desert m the United States, The Star newspaper reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon Sabah, Sarawak 'will not phase out log exports'
      244 16 KOTA KINABALU Sabah and Sarawak will not phase out log exports despite a recent proposal by the federal government to include the two states m a ban on log exports. Officials from the two states told a meeting of Malaysian timber associations
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      Lock icon Exam leak: 7 to be charged
      210 16 KUALA LUMPUR Seven people believed to be involved m leaking a major secondary school examination paper will be charged under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), a senior police officer said yesterday. The Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Datuk Samsuri Arshad, said
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Hotel occupancy rate hit 91% in September
      405 18 Rate the best recorded m nine years HOTELS here continued enjoying a booming business m September, recording the best occupancy rate m nine years with an average of 91.2 per cent. This good showing resulted from the strong growth m the Singapore tourist
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      Thomson CC first to conduct skateboarding course
      348 18 THOMSON Community Centre became the first community centre to conduct a course m skateboarding when it introduced coaching for its first 10 young trainees yesterday evening. The eager participants, pupils aged between 10 and 15, are all novices who have had little or
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      Borg to meet youths from Chest next month
      203 18 Borg to meet youths from Chest next month SOME under-privileged and troubled youths here will get an early Christmas treat when Bjorn Borg, the five-time former Wimbledon tennis champion, drops m for a visit early next month. The Swedish tennis ace who now runs his own fashion company has agreed
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      Chiam rapped for accusing Govt of furthering Chinese chauvinism in S'pore
      453 18 Chiam rapped for accusing Govt of furthering Chinese chauvinism in S'pore OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong was taken to task yesterday for accusing the Government of furthering Chinese chauvinism and planning to convert a "Singaporean Singapore" into a "Chinese Singapore". In a hard-hitting speech, Leng Kee MP Ow Chin Hock
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      New Mindef building: More space on less land
      745 20  -  MATHEW PEREIRA By $90 m complex example off intensified land use TWICE the floor space from half the previous land area that is the result of the Defence Ministry's (Mindef's) shift from prime land at Tanglin to its present Bukit Gombak site,
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      Giant ice-blue spaceframe focal point of complex
      396 20 A SPRAWLING ice-blue state-of-the-art spaceframe, a roof which spans the width of the recessed driveway of the main block of the Mindef Building, is the most prominent feature of the complex. The area directly under this roof provides a convenient area to hold
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      Air-raid sirens to be installed throughout island next year
      398 20 Air-raid sirens to be installed throughout island next year SOME 200 or more air-raid sirens will be installed throughout Singapore next year and will be fully operational by early 1991 or 1992. The island-wide project, which involves placing sirens with ranges of between 800 metres and one kilometre on top
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    • TRAFFIC ALERT
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        Orchard Road closure today
        120 20 THE stretch of Orchard Road between Scotts Road and KiVliney Road will be closed to traffic today between 4 pm and 10 pm for the monthly Orchard Road Street Party. Motorists are advised to avoid this area and the peripheral roads during the period of closure.
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        Road diversions at Tangs
        127 20 THE construction of a pedestrian underpass across Orchard Road linking the Dynasty Hotel and Orchard MRT station will convert the present entry point to Tangs store at Scotts Road to an exit point from Tuesday. The change will take place at the end of the morning
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      SOS getting more calls from lonely, depressed
      679 22  -  CHARMAINE CHAN By WHILE relationship problems still form the bulk of phone calls to the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS), worries about loneliness, emptiness of life and depression are on the increase. These troubles may start because of competition at the workplace or m
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      Machine for common MRT and bus ticket here for trial run
      304 22 THE first machine that will accept a common Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) and bus ticket on buses m the future arrived here on Friday. The machine, known as a validator, was produced m Japan by Sanyo Electric Works. It
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    • Article
      Feats of skill at ballroom dancing championship
      197 22 ELEGANCE, style and stamina will come together tomorrow night when couples take the floor to vie for top places m the National Ballroom Dancing Championship at Raffles Ballroom at the Westin Plaza Hotel. Six adjudicators, including one from Singapore, will judge the competition,
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      Speakers of Malay 'must maintain language's role'
      555 25  -  ROHANIAH SAINI By THE Malay language m Singapore's bilingual school system faces many challenges, one of which comes from the main language here English. This was said by a speaker during a Malay language seminar yesterday. Mr Selamat Omar, who presented a paper
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      S'porean elected president of regional weather body
      162 25 A SINGAPOREAN has been elected president of the World Meteorological Organisation Regional Association for the South-west Pacific area. He is Mr Paul Lo Su Siew, currently Director of Singapore's Meteorological Service. Weather experts from 25 countries ended a two-week session here on Friday,
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      CNB officers nab 4 and seize 2.7 kg of heroin
      462 25 A SINGAPOREAN and three Malaysians were nabbed after negotiating a deal to sell 2.7 kg of heroin with an estimated street value of $1.6 million to an undercover narcotics agent on Friday. Officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized
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      BG Lee opens carnival with appeal to support Community Chest
      280 26 MICKEY Mouse and other Disney characters were out m force yesterday as the Walt Disney Carnival was opened. Joining Brigadier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong, the Minister for Trade and Industry, who opened the carnival at the World Trade Centre, were
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      Students given conservation tips at forum
      531 26  -  Francesca Nathan By USE energy-efficient light bulbs, drive the family car less often and don't frequent fast-food restaurants that serve food m polystyrene containers. These were some of the practical pointers 70 preuniversity students were given on their role m helping conserve nature and
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      Some conservation do's and don'ts
      323 26 Use energy-saving lamps: An energy-saving 20-watt bulb can give as much light as a 100-watt bulb. This will reduce the amount of fossil fuel burnt at power plants to produce electricity so less carbon dioxide is emitted. Use ozone-friendly aerosol products: When buying toiletries such
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      Mobile disco man in rape case faces more charges
      257 27 Mobile disco man in rape case faces more charges MORE charges have been preferred against a man, accused last week of rape and attempted molest. Philip Tan, 24, a self-em-ployed mobile disco man, was accused of raping a 28-year-old secretary at Selegie Complex on June 11, and trying to molest
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      Salesmen pose as Esso agents to sell gas hoses
      420 27  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By They pretend to check safety of LPG cylinders before sales bid A GROUP of salesmen are alleged to have posed as representatives or authorised agents of Esso to go around the Bedok and Jurong West housing estates to
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      SFCCI chief is candidate for presidency of Asean Chambers of Commerce and Industry
      302 27 ON THE eve of Asean Chambers of j Commerce and Industry meetings j starting here tomorrow, the local busii ness community yesterday finally reached a consensus and nominated Mr Tan Eng Joo as the candidate for the
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      Botanic Gardens to get pyramid-shaped greenhouse
      655 29 New plans for national parks The Singapore Botanic Gardens, Fort Canning Park and the Nature Reserves m Bukit Timah will come under a statutory board, the National Parks Board. The Government will invest more than $75 million m the development of these three national
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      Redeveloped Fort Canning Park to offer walks into Singapore's past
      650 29 TAKE a walk through Singapore's history. View the spring where 14th century royalty bathed, or enter the 19th century house that Sir Stamford Raffles lived m. These will be some of the attractions at Fort Canning Park when its $25-million
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      Bukit Timah reserve to have $2.5m visitor centre
      251 29 Bukit Timah reserve to have $2. 5m visitor centre A $2.5 MILLION visitor centre will be built m the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve where Singapore's indigenous flora and fauna are. The tracks there will be reorientated and signboards will be put up so that visitors have a clearer idea where
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      Positive attitude of parents 'can help children learn a language'
      337 29 Positive attitude of parents 'can help children learn a language' PARENTS can help their children learn a language by adopting a positive attitude towards it and it is better still if they also make an effort to learn the same language. Dr Son Kay Cheng, an educational psychologist with the
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      Man cheats 11 boys of $80 with offer of part-time jobs
      167 29 Man cheats 1 1 boys of $80 with offer of part-time jobs ELEVEN schoolboys were cheated of $80 by a man who offered to get them part-time cleaning work during their school vacation. The man collected the money from the boys on the pretext of buying some cleaning materials. When
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      40 19 Heartiest Congratulations to MINISTRY OF DEFENCE on the official opening of MINDEF BUILDING and to Lands Estates Organisation, MINDEF on their successful completion of this project. tftffftftfMl I■ *Il! I I w r Singapore CDC-Construction #j^% Technologies Development Pte Ltd
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      280 28 Lite M^P*i hE^b^^v lij^ MMJMaHifbmi iii immtiMnw^itlMiWilJlMiMifc^riiii fi IHL r ■nm— rnwrn*^™'— M *^nrr J K|r jM I mil y II Hk^ loßfe Elmar Otiver a*m r»s 1 697 Molitar Stradivanus Velin WKen I won the Tchaikovsky competition, 1 was thrilled. Later came the Avery Fisher prize. I was overjoyed.
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      181 30 Made m England >** ll w ■kvl /^uf^orised CLERKS dealers: Champion Shoe Co., People's Park Complex/ People's Park Centre Lucky Plaza House of Clarks, Liang Court Raffles Ctty/Centrepoint X Sho«, Far East Plaza Soie Agent S. G. Parrett Son (Pte) Ltd., Singapore nOM'T IUITSS THTS OPPORTTTNTTVI wjj X/ V ll
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  • FOCUS
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      How age can be a long melody
      338 31 VIEW SENIOR Citizens' Week is over but the awareness raised during this week about the older folks hopefully will linger on so that all who must eventually tread the same path will be better prepared than some of today's elderly. By now, most
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      25 YEARS AGO
      127 31 What The Straits Times reported on Dec 8, 1964 KUALA LUMPUR The Minister of Education Mr Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib resigned from the Cabinet this evening. His resignation was accepted "with regret" by Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman at an emergency session of the cabinet. On
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      The reluctant Finance Minister
      1305 31 After six years m the saddle, Datuk Daim Zainuddin still sets a demanding pace, like his boss Dr Mahathir "No file remains on his desk for longer than 12 hours," says an aide to Datuk Daim ■DATUK PADUKA DAIM ZAINUDDIN was born on April 29, 1938,
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  • FOCUS/Viewpoints
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      Which regional market has as much going for it?
      945 32  -  Tan Sai Siong If Singapore could make it possible for shares from Asean markets to be freely available here m the currencies which the investor chooses, there is no reason why it cannot become the centre for regional shares HISTORY-MAKING events
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      When conservationists do not see people for the trees
      882 32  -  M. Nirmala Perhaps saving the forests will save everyone from an ecological disaster m the long run, but if some countries do not sell their timber, their citizens go hungry m the immediate future TO ME, the Commonwealth leaders' meeting m
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      High rents, better retailers?
      907 32  -  Doreen Siow If these retailers think rent increases can be easily passed to consumers, without any compensating improvement m service or variety, they may be m for a rude shock THE big squeeze on property prices along Orchard Road, which is making developers and landlords very
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      If you ask me, I don't know
      497 32 WITH the school holidays charging out of every school gate, I decided to do the decent thing namely, to bring my favourite nephew Alex for a boat ride and a swim at Seletar Island. Alex was excited, until he remembered something. "But aren't
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      379 32 ITS BEEN A LONG SWEEP SINCE WE ARRIVED WITH VAX The search is over, time has arrived for a vacuum which is not only a dry vacuum but an amazing super cleaner that washes corpets, upholstery, mops marble, parquet and ceramic floorings. What's more, it sucks up spills, clears blocked
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  • FOCUS/Analysis
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      When big isn't beautiful anymore
      1681 33 South Korea's large firms are m trouble. Loss of state protection is leaving many fumbling out m the big league with hard-hitters Japan and America. If these conglomerates wobble, so will the country, says DAMON DARLIN of the Asian Wall Street Journal. 'We are a
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      Hopes are pinned on the small entrepreneur
      431 33 SOUTH Korea's lumbering, uncompetitive giant companies are falling out of favour. Hopes are Increasingly pinned on smaller, risk-taking entrepreneurs. Mr Wee Sang-Sik, 55, chairman of a family-run company that specialises m mass-producing imita-tion-Italian furniture, is typical of the breed. He lost his empire
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  • LETTERS
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      Wrong queue, wrong message
      179 33 THE huge picture of the long queue chosen to illustrate the article "The Dark Side of Democracy" (The Sunday Times, Nov 19) was not taken m Hungary, as the language used on the signboards and on the shop window's poster convincingly proves. It is not as
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      Useful JC guide, bar some quibbles
      250 33 I read your article "Which JC to Choose Part 1" (The Sunday Times, Nov 12) with pleasure. Opting for one junior college out of 14 must be a bewildering task. Had the article been published last year, it might have been useful to me
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      Reaching the top in their own way
      275 33 I FIND the headline "Indian women work, but few at the top" (The Sunday Times, Oct 29) offensive and m poor taste. I see no merit or purpose m that piece which claims to have assessed "the Singaporean Indian woman's role m the
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  • TODAY'S IPOH RACE GUIDE
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      THE EXPERTS' SELECTIONS
      8449 34 EEH Class4 P'vB 1,600m l|^3| Ratings IV 71-57 Stakes $13,250 1 *****5 Nadir 3 (4nzg Yeoh Golden Sand) (1600m) KL Oo +4.5 57 2- 2478 Somethir^ Fabulous N 7 (4ag Bougoure-Supreme) (1900m) T Lucas +5 55 3 7855-1 Day To Remember 2 (5ag H Tan-Remember) gy (1900m)
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      HOW TO READ THE NEW FORM FOCUS
      183 34 TO READ the new form focus, an extended version for Quicksilver III, is used as an example. 1. QWCKSH.VER HI (By Spectacular Bid) (9 3 4) I1200g SMOOg I1600y. 3RD K Skinner 554 (4 10. 1/2/3. $10) 64L Command House (51) C2A PMOOy
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  • RACING
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      Teh's best laid plans should pay dividends
      415 35  -  Tan Thean Loon IPOH PREVIEW By ON NUMBERS alone, champion trainer Teh Choon Beng dominates the final leg of the $100,000 Rothmans International 100 Triple Crown today. His six runners Best plan, Home Made, Quick Turn, Tres Bien V, Raven and Captain Atom
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      Da Cruz to ride The Chief again
      327 35  - Da Cruz to ride The Chief again TAN THEAN LOON HK INVITATION CUP IPOH Globe-trotting Hongkong jockey Tony Da Cruz will again ride defending champion Colonial Chief m the third Hongkong Invitation Cup at Sha Tin on Dec 17. The crack French-based jockey rode a masterly race to score a
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      Lock icon Dominguez, Yong Lee team up for early double
      452 35 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Nov 25 1989 FIRST 6793 SECOND 5839 THIRD 3282 STARTERS 9767 0474 0846 2187 1595 2204 8000 0847 0302 8010 6079 1817 CONSOLATIONS 2457 6139 5118 2957 5018 0310 5569 7612 8703 9490 IPOH ROUND-UP AMERICAN jockey Rick Dominguez had
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      YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
      2584 35 Going: Good from Races 1 to 7, then heavy RACE 1 CLASS 4 DIV D 1,400m 11 RELAUNCH 51 5 (105) R Dominguez (6) 2 2 1 5 FERROUS 54.5 (14-7) KC Ow Yang (3) 1 1 2 4 TAMBUN JOY 55.5 (991-150) KWTan(12) 10 7 3 10
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  • SPORT
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      Big Jack eyes the big fish
      926 36  -  Alan Hubbard Ij^W/fijf L^i X 4 We have our own way of playing and we'll inflict it on everyone and see how they can cope with us. Us? We'll cope with anything. There is not one country which m has me wor- ried. Jack
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      Lock icon Belgium press claims
      238 36 BRUSSELS Belgium have written to the World Cup organisers pressing their claim to be seeded at next year's finals m Italy, a Belgian soccer union official said on Friday. Alain Courtois, secretary-gen-eral of the Belgian soccer union, said a letter had been sent to Hermann Neuberger, chairman
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      Lock icon Police arrest unruly soccer manager
      337 36 SCARBOROUGH English soccer's disciplinary crisis deepened on Friday night when police arrested a manager involved In an ugly Incident daring a League game here. Visiting York City's boss John Bird was arrested after clashing with his Scarborough counterpart Ray McHale towards the end of their
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      Lock icon I'm still hungry for more points, says Griffiths
      417 36 SNOOKER PRESTON Terry Griffiths, the former world snooker champion who has not landed a major title for seven years, denies that his comfortable lifestyle has dulled his competitive edge. Griffiths, a member of the wealthy Matchroom stable, earned £165,000 ($500,000) m prize
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      Lock icon Malaysia to play world hosts in 1995
      252 36 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will host the World Snooker Championship m 1995, said the president of the Malaysian Snooker and Billiards Federation (MSBF), Mr W.Y. Chin, on Friday. He said m a statement issued here that Malaysia obtained 18 votes m a secret ballot
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        Frost in line for fifth title
        98 36 Frost in line for fifth title Denmark's Morten Frost showed that he is m the mood to collect a fifth Scottish Open badminton title m Edinburgh on Friday. The 31-year-old top seed hammered Scotland's Ross Glad win 15-2, 15-5 m the first round and followed up by routing Matthew Smith,
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        Four records
        63 36 China's King Fen set four new world records m retaining her 44kg title at the women's world weightlifting championships m Manchester, England, on Friday. She broke her own snatch and jerk records while twice improving her world best total. King Fen finished with a winning aggregate of 165
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        Bali venue
        45 36 The eighth meeting of the Olympic Committee of Asia will be held m Bali next month. Observers from the United States, Canada, Australia, Britain and West Germany will also participate m the Dec 11-13 meeting, said Bob Hassan, the meeting's executive committee chairman.
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        LeMond's visit
        60 36 American Greg LeMond, the two-time Tour de France and world cycling champion, returned to France on Friday for a brief visit to the home of his new team. LeMond, who won this year's Tour de France m the final day by Bsec over France's Laurent Fignon, was at
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        Lindh survives
        62 36 Defending champion Erik Lindh, of Sweden, lived dangerously m the qualifying rounds of the Masters table tennis Grand Prix m Paris on Friday. The Swede was close to elimination m his final match when he trailed Yugoslav Zoran Primorac 11-17 m the second game after losing the first.
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        Brisbane hosts
        49 36 Brisbane plan to host an indycar auto race m 1991, officials announced on Friday. Queensland State Premier Russell Cooper said his government had concluded negotiations with Championship Auto Racing Teams' officials for Surfers' Paradise to become the first venue outside North America to host an Indianapolis-style race.
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        Kiwis shine
        53 36 The New Zealand maxi ketch Steinlager II took line honours m Fremantle, Australia, yesterday on the second leg of the Whitbread round-the-world ocean race from Punta del Este, Uruguay. Steinlager 11, skippered by Peter Blake, crossed the line lhr 34min ahead of the sloops Rothmans, from Britain, and
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        Buying again
        67 36 English First Division side Crystal Palace, who broke the world record for a goalkeeper when they signed England B international Nigel Martyn for £1 million ($3.04 m) last week, are set to spend a further £650,000 on Newcastle's England Under-21 defender Andy Thorn. The English Second Division side
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        In command
        66 36 Bordeaux recovered from a goal down at half-time to consolidate their lead m the French First Division soccer table with a 3-1 win over Racing Paris on Friday. Piet den Boer flicked home the equaliser 10 minutes into the second half before Didier Senac and Jean-Marc Ferreri put
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        No release
        69 36 Belgian First Division champions Mechelen have said they will not release their four Dutch internationals for a soccer friendly against Brazil next month, the Dutch ANP news agency reported on Friday. ANP said Mechelen manager Paul Courant wrote to the Dutch soccer association to say that John Bosman,
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        Jin Mulia in
        31 36 Jalan Mulia qualified for the 1990 Football Association of Singapore Second Division competition when they edged out Somerset United 2-1 m an Island-wide League match at Queenstown yesterday.
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      The pros and cons of where rewards lie
      928 37  -  Tay Cheng Khoon I TEE TO GREEN BY THERE is money to be made on golf courses and I am not refering to the one-one or two-two hustling which spices up social rounds. No, I am not talking about penny ante stuff
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      Par gives Samson fifth place in Ipoh
      358 37 GOLF SINGAPORE'S Samson Gimson fired an even-par 72 final round for a 289-total and fifth position m the MAS-TDC golf circuit at the Royal Perak Golf Club m Ipoh yesterday. P. Segeran, of Malaysia, closed with a 73 to emerge easy winner on
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      Fenech floored but still unbeaten
      254 37 Fenech floored but still unbeaten BOXING MELBOURNE Three-time world champion Jeff Fenech rallied from a sixth-round knockdown on Friday night to score a unanimous 12-round points decision over Mexican Mario Martinez m a WBC super-feather-weight elimination bout. The Australian, who improved his record to 24-0, dominated the first five rounds
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      Monica rushes past Gabriela in Masters event
      327 37 TENNIS ESSEN (West Germany) Yugoslav 15-year-old Monica Seles upset world No. 3 Gabriela Sabatini 6-2, 6-2 m just 63 minutes m a Group B match m the US$5OO,OOO ($960,000) West German Masters women's tennis tournament on Friday. "I had not counted on winning
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      Berger loses cool, then apologises
      196 37 ITAPARICA (Brazil) Mnerican Jay Berger was wHfrned about his behaviour as he beat defending champion Jaime Yzaga, of Peru, 6-4, 7-5 to re^tfi the final of the Itaparica JOpen men's tennis tournament oft Friday- O The second seed lost his temper m the second set
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      Jahangir sweeps aside a 'bored' Jansher
      491 38 If he is bored af- ter only three years on the circuit, what will it be like when he has been playing longer? I used to play most of the tournaments on both the hardball and softball m circuits. Jahangir (left), on Jansher (right)
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      Lock icon Philadelphia fightback
      402 38 BASKETBALL PHILADELPHIA Charles Barkley had 32 points and 15 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame a 17-point second-period deficit to defeat the Washington Bullets 121-108 on Friday night. Hersey Hawkins added 24 points for Philadelphia, 14 m the third period when the 76ers outscored the Bullets 36-14. Washington
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1177 38 ATHLETICS 3rd Asies/ Swifts cross-country c'shlps Men's Junior: I S. Nesimani 17min 55sec 2 A. Sivakumar 18:01 3 Tan Yew Hwee 18:02. Open: 1 M. Ramachandran 34:42 2 Helmer Alasken 35:30 3 Boon Yen Kian 35.37 Women's Junior: 1 Kristina Charles 18:30 2 Elke Chong 18:42 3
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      Drizzle washes out motorcycle GP final
      359 38  -  Danny Khoo MOTOR RACING By MACAU A steady drizzle was all it took to cause havoc on the opening day of the finals of the 36th Macau Grand Prix here yesterday. The highlight of the day's events, the 23rd Macau motorcycle Grand Prix, was
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      Rensing geared up for victory
      240 38 MACAU West German Otto Rensing can boost his Formula One prospects next year by beating 29 rivals to the chequered flag m the Formula Three Grand Prix here today. The 27-year-old, who is m his third year of Formula Three competition, hopes to break into
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      Stick with youth for future
      955 39  -  Godfrey Robert More ground to be gained by clipping wings of jet-setting officials SDFA FASF ASF AS A ASD SA ASDFASF ASDF LOH LIN KOK was m his element again last week. This time the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association president's outburst was directed at three
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      Fund for youths set up in Victor's honour
      348 39  - Fund for youths set up in Victor's honour Shirlynn Ho BOWLING By FROM one man's love and enthusiasm for bowling, the Vie's Memorial Youth Development Fund was born. Friends of the late Victor Tham, who was well-known m bowling circles for his tireless contribution to the sport especially m promoting
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      Lock icon Chuan Hwee steals show for Geylang
      487 39  -  Peter Khoo SOCCER By HALMSTEAD FC'S winger Janos Tot defied the brilliance of former national reserve goalkeeper Koh Chuan Hwee when he netted the only goal of the friendly encounter between the Swedish First Division club and National Football League Premier Division champions Geylang
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      Sweden's Lindqvist faces welcome quandary
      514 39 PROFILE: Sweden's Stefan Lindqvist SWEDEN'S soccer striker Stefan Lindqvist is m a quandary but the 22-year-old is not complaining. Lindqvist, who plays for Halmsted FC m Sweden's semi-professional Division One League, has been approached by Italy's Inter Milan and other top European sides. In addition
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      Zainal gives kids lesson and laughs
      368 39 SQUASH by Tay Cheng Khoon AN enthusiastic bunch of 30 children yesterday signed away a big part of their December school holidays to lt>;u n the correct way of playing squash. And, for the first session of the Singapore Sports Council-Sprite Junior Training Scheme
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      Lock icon Johnson wants chance at gold in Barcelona
      426 39 Johnson wants chance at gold in Barcelona ATHLETICS PARIS Disgraced sprinter Ben Johnson has pleaded for a second chance so he can prove he is still the fastest man m the world by taking the 100 metres gold medal m the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. His plea came during the
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      Lock icon Usha for Auckland
      205 39 NEW DELHI India's P.T. Usha, who bagged four golds and two silvers m a stunning comeback at the recent Asian track and field championships, is among 16 athletes selected for the Auckland Commonwealth Games m January. The athletes were selected by the Indian Sports Ministry based on
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  • OBITUARIES
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      445 38 321 Deaths 321 Deaths RICHARD YEO KEE CHOO Age: 66 yrs Passed away peacefully on 25 Nov. 1989, leaving behind his beloved family. Body lying at Singapore Casket, Lavender Street, Parlour 301, Tel: *****88. Cortege will leave on Wednesday 29 Nov. 1989 for Mount Vernon Crematorium at 11.30 am. All
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam
      324 38 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam In Loving Memory of LIAN BOON THOR MDM. KNG SIEW KAH Departed 12 Dec'Bl Departed 26 N0v.77 Time changes many things But not the memory these days bring. Always r«m«mb«r»d by: Son: Daughter-m law Peter Llan Vivien Sect Grandchildren: Andrew and Carol. In Loving
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      322 Acknowledgements
      53 38 The family of the late JOHN TAY YONG MENG Departed 20-11-89 •xtanda thair haartfalt gratituda to Fathar Auguttina Tay, Falhar Brian Lastar, Prayar Groups of 81. Joaaph'i Church and St. Mary of th« Angala, all ralativaa, friandi and collaaguas for thair attandanca, aaslstanca, condolancas, donations and wraaths during
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      325 Requiems
      70 38 MDM MARY MATHEW AGEDM passed away peacefully m Kinattum Veedu, Pullichira. Kerala, on 30/10/89. leaving behind children: CM. Joseph (Kerala) CM. Dominic (Kerala) Jenova Angetese (UK) CM. Simon (Spore) (C. M. Atoysius viec eased) A 30th- day Requiem Mass will be offered at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church
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  • The Sunday Times
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      Lock icon KL's science faces the art of Pahang
      634 40 Previews of tonight's Malaysia Cup soccer semi-final, second leg, natches: XL v Pahang (8.45pm) and Kedah v Perak (8.45pm) FIRST LEG RESULT: Pahang 1 Kuala Lumpur 0 KUALA LUMPUR The setting for tonight's second-leg Malaysia Cup soccer semi-final clash between defending champions Kuala
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      Lock icon Hopes and dreams rest on final before final
      573 40 FIRST LEG RESULT: Perak 1 Kedah 1 ALOR STAR Whatever the result tonight, the only thing certain is that tear", will be shed m the dressing rooms of Darulaman Stadium; tears of joy m one, tears for a dream lost m the
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      Lock icon Asia Electric could provide sparks against Chinese
      513 40  -  SHIRLYNN HO previews the Merlion Cup basketball tournament PREDICTING the outcome of the Merlion Cup basketball tournament, which starts tonight at the Geylang Indoor Stadium, is well nigh impossible. For unlike m previous years (American teams have won the past two Merlion Cups)
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      Xuan Hui keeps the flag flying
      255 40 YACHTING NG XUAN 111 I proved to be Singapore's best Optimist sailor and best girl performer after the final day of the individual event of the third Asean Optimist yachting championships off Port Dickson, Malaysia, yesterday. The 12-year-old finished m second spot with 34
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      Joo Chiat's first title in 17 years
      350 40  - Joo Chiat's first title in 17 years SHIRLYNN HO JUBILANT roars sounded after the final buzz- j er as Joo Chiat CSC pulled off an historic 83-78 i win against the more fancied Hong Kah Cen- j tral CSC m the Inter-constituency basketball final at the Gey king Indoor Stadium
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      Boon's double ton tops Perth record
      318 40 CRICKET PERTH Opener David Boon completed his first Test double century and Dean Jones made 99 as Australia continued their run spree against New Zealand m the one-off cricket Test m Perth yesterday. The Australians passed the 400-run mark m their first innings for
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    • THE LATE NEWS
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        Jaite wins
        23 40 Martin Jaite, of Argentina, beat American Jay Berger 6-4, 6-4, m the final of the Itaparica Open men's tennis tournament yesterday.
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        Danes take charge of Open
        136 40 Danes take charge of Open Commonwealth badminton champion Steve Baddeley tumbled out of the Scottish Open m Edinburg yesterday as Denmark staged a takeover of the men's singles. The joint No. 3 seed lost 15-7, 15-8 m the quarter-finals to joint fifth seed Nils Skeby, who joined compatriots Morten Fiost,
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        Thais win Cup
        35 40 Thailand came back from nine strokes down m the final round with a two-under-par 214 to capture the 29th Putra Cup golf team championship by one stroke over Burma m Manila yesterday.
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        Still unbeaten
        30 40 Unbeaten Cuba extended their winning streak to six when they breezed past South Korea 15-10, 15-1, 15-9, m the eight-nation men's World Cup volleyball tournament m Tokyo yesterday.
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      SPORTSLINE
      35 40 CALL Sportsline (730-5005) for English Division One football results. Merlion Cup basketball results will be available from 9.30pm and the results of the Malaysia Cup soccer semi-final, secondleg matches will be included from 11pm.
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      5 40 ffltSiffJ <*EKT PIECE OF WORK.
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      104 40 TODAY'S EVENTS I BASKETBALL Merlion Cup: Opening ceremony (7.30pm), China v Asia Electric (Bpm), Hung Yuen (Taiwan) v USA (9.30pm) all at Geylang Indoor Stadium. BOWLING Inter-con c'ship finals (Kallang Bowler-drome, 12pm). Fred Perry Strikers International c'ships (Strikers Bowl, 9am). MARATHON P&O Containers Ltd Half-Marathon (Macßitchie Reservior, 7am). SOCCER Malaysia
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      8 1 TV PLUS The Sunday Times, November 26, 1989
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        History, adventure, rest – the river cruise has them all
        449 2 History, adventure, rest the river cruise has them all Out with the family: how the Lees rate six popular spots •From Page 1 Bumboat ride THUMBS up from all for this scenic Singapore River jaunt, especially from the children. School outings had never featured this, so it was something of
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        Fresh air, exercise and a quiet talk together
        435 2 East Coast Park THE three-km stretch of beach from the refurbished Bedok pier to the lagoon was bustling with activity when the Lees spent a Saturday evening there. The Lee children are encouraged to try outdoor activities, and the family visits other
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        They came, they saw, they met the animals
        459 2 The zoo LIVE shows, rides and getting to touch animals especially cold, slimy snakes got the whole family enthused about the Singapore Zoological Gardens. The Lees were glad that they had come nearer noon on a Sunday, when it was not so
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        Great browsing, right prices
        356 3 Yaohan WINDOW-SHOPPING at Yaohan proved to be an agreeable diversion for the family, who decided to explore the store's two newly-renovated basement levels m the Plaza Singapura shopping centre. This, the Parkway Parade Yaohan, and Metro and Daimaru are among their favourite stores not just for
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        Qing treasures: right up Dad's street
        407 3 Empress Place Museum MIXED reactions for this grand old dame by the Singapore River, just next to the Victoria Theatre. The adults were fascinated; the children had been there before on school outings. Stepping into the hushed foyer of the handsome neo-classical building, Mr
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        Holy dinosaurs! A mini-Disneyland
        396 3 Science Centre THE Lee children were no strangers to the 12-year-old Singapore Science Centre m Jurong Town Hall Road. They had visited its galleries on many school excursions to learn about and explore the secrets of the Universe. But they were curious and excited about the
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        Smile, you're on satisFACTORY
        709 4  -  KEN JALLEH JR ON*TV SOMETIMES, TV is unrealistic. Unreal, even. For instance, take this girl on last Monday's satisFACTORY (SBC 5, 9.30 pm). She was a bank-teller. No big deal, except that she actually smiled! (And I thought that only happens on Candid Camera.) But wait,
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        Look east
        529 4  -  ONG KEONG HIAN By Wang-ing his way here TAIWAN chart-topper Wang Chieh will make his live debut in Hongkong in February, says the Shin Min Daily News. Six concerts are planned, but the organisers are pestering him to do 10. The soulful-looking singer will be going on to
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          Un-cover boy
          70 5 MICHAEL Jackson, who hasn't agreed to be photographed for a magazine since 1984, makes a comeback on the cover of the special Look Back at the '80s December issue of snob glossy, Vanity Fair. The Gloved One, white silk shirt open to show off chest, leads a Hall
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          Muscle money
          54 5 JUST as Rambo's muscles helped blow away his enemies, so too are superstar Sylvester Stallone's (left) muscles raking In cash. Stallone only recently finished his fitness book, yet publishers were queuing up at his doorstep long before. As advance payment, Sly is said to be demanding a boom-boom
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          Bye-bye, vinyl
          49 5 AN ENTIRE musical era is about to end. The seven-inch black vinyl single record was recently made redundant m the United States. "Tie recent US No 1 single, Roxette's Listen to Your Hearts, is the first that is not available on vinyl only on CD or casette.
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          Who's the boss?
          59 5 GUESS who recently became a twosome? Batman Beauty Kirn Basinger and Tony (Who's The Boss) Danza who make an unlikely pair. No, it's nothing to do with romance, but with food. The duo have Joined the growing numbers of restaurant owners they've just bought an Italian eatery
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        Digital breeze or dizzy chore?
        928 5  -  JUNIPER FOO What's here Auto Re-dial. Telephone can be programmed to redial an engaged number within 10 minutes. Call Transfer. Calls can be re-directed to another phone line. Do Not Disturb. Incoming calls are referred to a pre-recorded message in English that says the person
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    • MUSIC
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        How to fall for all that jazz
        786 6 For first-timers to jazz, newer artis*es will perhaps be more palatable. They have a more commercial and cleaner sound than "old jazz". If visiting Japanese jazz giant Sadao Watanabe's music leaves you cold, JACQUELINE WONG offers a quick way to warm to his
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          ASIAN POP
          291 6  -  By LIM SEK YOUNG male boppers from Taiwan have really dominated the charts for the past year. From teen pop to touching ballads, the guys have held musical sway and don't seem to be losing their grip. Wang Jie, Zhang Xin Zhe and Chi Ching have held on
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          WESTERN POP
          208 6  -  ONG SOH CHIN -1 By WE TOO ARE ONE Eurythmlcs (RCA) THE Eurythmics started out in the forefront of the techno-pop bands of the early '80s and have since opted for a funkier American style, rather than the familiar pristine pop that echoes in the British charts. This
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        TOP OF THE POPS
        80 6 United States I Blame it on the Rain Milh Vamlh 2.(5) Angelia Richard Marx 3(3) The Way That You Love Me Paula Abdul 4.(6) Love Shack 852s 5.(1) When I See You Smile Bad English 6(8) We Didn't Start the Fire Billy Joel 7(4) Listen to
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        A re-toon to animation
        803 16 Parents are turning their children on to favourite classics and rediscovering cartoons themselves Cartoons are making a big comeback m the US, marking a 'toon boom' not seen for more than 20 years, reports SUSAN SPILLMAN. SOME of the biggest stars to emerge from the new
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        A tale of 'wolves' and murder most foul
        379 16  -  TOH HAI LEONG SENTENCED TO HANG At Eng Wah, Shaw and Borneo Film Organisation cinemas By FOR the first time m a long while, here is a movie that recreates a real-life crime m Hongkong m the 1960s coherently, sincerely and realistically.
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        Weird Al Yankovic takes a bad turn
        275 16  - Weird Al Yankovic takes a bad turn NICK KHOSLA VIDIOT At Changi 2 By IMITATION may be the sincerest form of flattery, but parody take it from Weird Al Yankovic pays better. Fact, after all, will never be funnier than fiction; if, like most pop stars, it takes itself too
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        Rock 'n' roll King!
        907 17  - Rock 'n' roll King! MARK COOPER Two women, one aim: to challenge stereotyped ideas of their abilities By A MASS of tumbling curls still frames the vulnerable eyes and prominent nose, but Carole King has changed the cut of her jeans. Gone are the flares so prominent on the cover
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        Queen of Hollywood's 'heroines'
        827 17  -  GORDON THOMAS By "I THINK the time is coming when women will totally dominate the screen as heroes," says Gale Anne Hurd. "Not heroines, but heroes. Women audiences are ready for that. "And what women audiences want, men will go along with," she adds. "1 think
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      782 1 uSi||mm n\ SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS A Living "t X. Legacy. More than just a ;£>> v park, the Botanic Gardens v' k I is a museum of flora, with v over 3,000 species of trees —"T^MStfiSSsltf and shrubs and more than tB wßPtff 600,000 preserved speci- /hjfcwr JBy mens. To
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      841 4 TAN KAH KEE FOUNDATION FORUM Speaker: Professor Charles K. Kas Vice-Chancellor Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong i TOPIC 1 A Consequence of Abundance The Technical Implications m the Information Intensive Society Chinese Lecture 29 Nov. 1989 (Wed) English Lecture 30 Nov. 1989 (Thur) Time 7.30 pm Venue: Singapore
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      944 13 132 Mercedes For Sale •74 MERCEDES 2808 (iood ,-ornl Full accessories. $21,000 o n o Tel: *****84 after 2pm 75 M/BENZ 200 Manu.il In excellent condition Open to offers Tel: 454-8049. •78 MERCEDEB 200 Manual S/rlms, hl-fl, tax 1/90 $36 800 0.n.0. Tel. *****21 84 190E MANUAL, white, SBC plate,
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      919 13 134 Nissan For Sale '71 DATSUN 1200. Compl. new. Full accessories Tel *****91/ pager *****12 ■78 NEAR iooa PI alrcon., tax 4/ p 9O, passed AA. metallic paint, $6,400 Loan $4,000 *****11 •79 100A AIRCON., tax 2/90, passed AA, metallic paint, beautiful. $8700. I-oan $6,000 *****11 8/82 SUNNY 1.3 OL,
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      1028 13 135 Toyota For Sal* 1 OWNER 5/-B4 Toyota Tercel 1.3 DX 5-speed Tax 3/*9O Excellent cond. $24,500 0.n.0 *****51 1/82 CARINA 2-DR. Alrcon., radio/ cassette, s/rlms. tax 2/*9 O. $18,500 neg *****27/ pg *****45 11/'S3 TOYOTA TERCEL. 3/rlms, 5-speed, Blaupunkt set, full accessories. $22,500 Tel: *****11. 12/80 COROLLA. FULL accessories,
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      1072 14 137 Muzdm For Sale JUN™IJ7^MTToTxT 1 5^peed™J door, original sparkling black, I owner, central lock, remote ext mirror, well maintained, accident free. Tax 5/90, audio system, aircon $35,800 0.n.0 Tel: *****97 (Jack). S3 MAZDA 628 OLX. 5-Door Hatchback, 2nd owner. Power steering/ window, central lockIng Alrcon., radio cassette, tip top
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      1025 14 138 Honda For Sale i960 CIVIC. 1 owner, orlg paint, offer to owner at 29 Nlmbu Road carpark 1030 am onwards. 1984 CIVIC 12-VALVE manual Asking $28,800 neg. Contact *****21 or pg. *****57, Wilson. 1989 HONDA PRELUDE, 4-wheels steering. 1 owner, rd tax 2/"90 *****41" *****08 (off.) 2 OWNERS 84
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      752 14 140 Suzuki For Sale JULY "87 SUZUKI ;tOH 5-dr I owner, alrcon. hl-fl, brand new condition. $25,300: *****65 LADY OWNER '84 Suzuki 800 c.c Excellent condition, alrcon., hlfl, nice paint. Tel: *****65. MID '84 BUZUKI 310 3-dr 2nd owner, alrcon., hlfl, s/rlms. asking $24,000. *****07 SEPTEMBER 82 SUZUKI 800 New
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      965 14 143 Other Makes For Sale 1987 MASERATI 2 5 BITURBO COUPE (Metallic Gray) 1 owner Done 26.000 Km Velour seats Condition aa Original (Trade -In/ HP arrangeablp) Vi«w: Apt. Blk. 40 Shalford Road #02-06 Waltan Estate Condo Tal: 487 8960 BEST IN TOWN. Volkswagen S/Wagon van. Pte. plate. Fully alrcon.
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      1028 14 145 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale/ Wanted AQ VESPA SPRINT. Tax 3/90 Tip top cond. Recently overhauled! $400 0.n.0. Call Mr Wan, *****84 AZRXS FOR SALE. Oood condition. Selling at $850 Page *****73 afUr 3pm. BEST OFFER TO your motorcycle Mon. -Sat Pis. call *****37 Peter. 1110 Serangoon Road, Spore 1232
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
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      Masthead
      8 1 SUNDAY PLUS The Sunday Times, November 26, 1989
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      The war against pesticides
      1677 1 The war against pesticides i Pesticides can cause cancer, say scientists. So an anti-pesticide revolution is sweeping American farms- It will affect Singaporeans, who relish ^l apples, oranges and grapes from the US. i SUSAN GILBERT, writing for the New York ß Times' Good Health Magazine, reports on the S
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        Fruits and foods at risk
        237 2 The US National Academy of Sciences lists over a dozen foods In which pesticide residues present potentially significant risks. It believes they account for 95 per cent of the health problems associated with pesticides. 1. Tomatoes 2. Beef, because the grains fed to cows contain
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        How Garden City gets its greens
        549 2  -  JUNIPER FOO By SINGAPORE grows only 4 per cent of the vegetables It consumes. The rest and all of the fruits we eat come from abroad. Currently, the US Is our third biggest fruit and vegetable supplier, accounting for nearly 15 per cent of
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        WET WEATHERS WEAR
        560 3 STEVEN THIO presents the^^^ options to getting^^^^ soaking wefor4BBBi^^^^ shivering in the office. THE weatherman says the first half of this month was wetter than normal. If December runs true to form, expect a lot more showers, even thunderstorms. How to avoid looking like a bedraggled hen?
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        Royal chic versus Hongkong flash
        531 4  -  Victoria McGlothren By PRINCESS Diana, whose model figure and adventurous clothes changed the stuffy image of Britain's royal family, had a hard time competing with Hongkong's fashion-con-scious women on her recent official visit. The royal mannequin would have blended m with the colony's society set
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        GAGA OVER GIGLI
        489 4 A designer like Romeo Gigli is known as a pot-stirrer. That means don't expect him to deliver practical clothes. He is an innovator. ROMEO Gigli's clothes are exceptionally unaffordable and frequently unwearable. So why is this Italian designer making retailers and fashion editors swoon over his collections?
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        Under the shade of Stirling trees
        640 5  -  MARGARET CHAN Clams that taste like abalone, milky porridge that slides down your throat... soaks m the tranquillity of a little haven that stays open till 4 am EAT OUT A GOOD part of a food writer's life is spent driving through the streets
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        UPDATE
        394 5 A porcelain Christmas IF you are prowling the stores in search of gifts for Christmas, look around the crockery section for a present for a house-proud friend or relative. Tangs has attractive sets of dessert plates, complete with forks. A five-piece plate and fork set is $49; a six-piece
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        Sunday LUNCH
        293 6 Sunday LUNCH Fish frolics SUCCULENT SALMON Claret Grill, Harbour View Dal-Ichl Hotel: 224-1133 THICK cuts of Norwegian salmon emerge from chef Robin Sing's kitchen experimentally dished up. A touch of whimsy comes with the hot, pinkish salmon baked and hidden m a fishshaped pastry shell. Or have the fish grilled
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        Colour it beautiful
        789 6 Colour it beautiful Think of a steak resting alone on your dinner plate. Hardly appetising. Throw m carrots, potatoes and broccoli, and the senses perk up. LEE GEOK 801 explores the magic of colourful cooking. EAT IN IMAGINE white cauliflower florets stir-fried with white scallops. How pallid. Compare that with
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        578 6 California Peach and Roast Duck Salad Serves four 20 g dry mifen 1 454-g can California cling peach slices Vfr roast duck Vi cup shredded red cabbage Va cup toasted almond slivers Va cup water chestnuts, cut into strips 2 stalks green onions, cut into thin strips 1 Tbs
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        Mum only gets the last third of the day to herself
        549 8  - Mum only gets the last third of the day to herself Vana The Compleat Woman By IF ONE divides a day into three, then for the woman, one-third belongs to the office, one-third to the family and home, and one-third to herself. In the office, which is the all-important mortgage-pay-ing
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        When a child can't sleep easy
        769 8 The sleep of the innocent can elude a young child. DAN SPERLING pinpoints the night-time terrors that keep youngsters awake, and suggests solutions. IT IS close to midnight and six-year-old Bridget Parent is still awake. Sitting up m bed, she peers happily at the
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        Bedtime rituals important
        164 8 Keep your child on a regular schedule with regard to meals, bedtime, wake-up time and naps. When these are irregular, it disrupts the rhythms that control sleeping and waking. Bedtime routines and rituals are very Important. Spend some time with the child, reading, talking or engaged m
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        Fairy tales about kiddie slumber
        247 8 DR RICHARD Ferber, author of Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems, identifies common myths about children and sleep. Myth: Sleep problems are an Inevitable part of a child's development, and have to be outgrown. By five or six months, children have the ability to sleep through
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        Customised flats: sign of the times
        1018 9 Customised flats: sign of the times Flat-dwellers of the future may have a say m the internal shape of their homes. JUNIPER FOO reports on adaptable housing which leave; decisions such as number of rooms and location of power points up to the proud buyer and reviews the spin-offs and
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        Lock icon Looking seaward for 1992 Olympics
        440 9  -  EDWARD CODY By WITH Mediterranean extravagance, Barcelona is undertaking an urban renaissance that will change the face of the city and turn its view towards the sea. The Spanish city's extensive facelift, timed for the 1992 Olympic Games, includes a US$6.4 billion (5512.8 billion) array
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        Hiding shoes in the hallway
        60 9 QUITE often, the elegance of a hallway Is marred by an unsightly jumble of shoes by the door. Open wire racks create order, but look just as uglyOne attractive solution (picture) is to create a decorative alcove for art objects, telephone and hallway paraphernalia. Below,
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        How are you doing, mate?
        688 11  -  CHAI KIM WAH Heading off to Australia or just thinking about it? On this page and the next, our writers capture the original charm that marks the continent Down Under. By REMEMBER the Qantas ad where a series of friendly faces beam warmly at you
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        Travel notes
        175 11 MANY tours are already sold out till late December. These include the six-day Perth, six-day Gold Coast and nine-day Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne packages. The Free Independent Travellers (FIT) packages are easier to get but cost 20 per cent more. Agencies, like Jetabout, have programmes (airfare and
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        297 11  -  MARIA TAN By BOOK the first day's accommodation as it is hard to sleep on a night flight. Ask the airline for children's meals for your kids. Get brochures from the Australian Tourist Commission, Goldhill Square (tel: 255-4555). Plan where
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        Waking up in an overnight sensation
        662 11  -  THOM AS E. KING By IT HAS taken 20 years for Cairns to become an overnight sensation. Some of the more liberal locals m Queensland's most northern city say it could not have happened to a better place. Others say the camera-clicking tourists and
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        216 12 PKRTH: Stunning coastal vistas with hidden coves and empty beaches, and forest expeditions upcountry. Good shopping too. Darwin Temperatures that rival Singapore's. The frontier- is never far away with nature m all its splenfour and savagery. The amazing Ayn-s Rock should r*> seen from
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        169 12  - Unwinding at night to the beat THOMAS E. KING SYDNEY'S entertainment scene could best be described as a cultural smorgasbord. At any given time, there are about 31 live productions (not Including ballet, concerts and operas). Professional productions are not cheap. Bargain-hunting the-atre-goers, however, can contact Half-tix, a small booth
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      8 1 The Sunday Times, November 26, 1989 Christmas Nostalgia
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      31 1 5^^5aai or^rSrisesP^ '™%£X* W\ur prose of nostalgia could H^flSSt entries. flUXUtIea /atehes u)fll The BCU Christmas Contest. Tt»e Stratts ™««>re 0923. December 6. Late entnes u>ui m* FGSDFG F SD PG
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      Scenes of 'native life' decorated greeting cards
      407 2 This photograph of a Singapore street scene appeared m a postcard which belonged m a private collection, and is reprinted here by courtesy of the National Archives. The inscription on the card reads: "April 27, 1908. These rickshaws are very pleasant to ride
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        426 2 /^L—^qV /I S~\ I Sole agent Distnbutor for Spore, Malaysia. Indonesia Brunei vQQI A nni< V I riTr& -7H ORLY MARKETING PTE LTD. I 82) OL UlAjLa C>CjXjLtU/l4C' 42 MacTaggart Rd #02-01 MacTaggart Building < --y PARI^ (l Singapore 1336. Tel: 280-0488 00^ Louis Quatorze Boutique: 1 258 Tudor Court
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        24 2 The Christmas Supplement team Editor: May Ho Writers: Evelyn Yap, Magdalene Lum, Yeo Kirn Seng and Valli Subramony Designer: Jane Chew Artist: Peter Gwee
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        633 3 How are you? I received your letter yesterday. Glad to hear that you are on your way to recovery after the whooping cough. Christmas and New Year revelries went off very well this year. It's still hard to believe that I am m Singapore at last. Yes, there are a
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        619 3 I hope you are keeping in the best of health. I never was very good at writing long letters. So you are right when you said in your last letter I never write enough about the life here. I will attempt to do so now. All is quieter now that
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      Shopping at the turn of the century was a real steal!
      704 3 Working m rooms cooled only by whirring fans... the officers would change shirt collars two or three times a day on exceptionally hot days. Shirt collars were probably a much appreciated gift at Christmas. IMAGINE spending just $4.62 for
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      664 4  -  EVELYN YAP By On these two pages, our writers recall their most memorable Christmases. Platforms on my feet, and Tom m my heart MY EARLIEST memory of Christmas goes back to when I was eight. A small living room m a pre-war house m Pennefather Road was our
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        605 4 Now when you buy two 250g SCS butter, you get SCS Butter Get Rich Draw. Cold Storage Dairies the chance to attend special SCS Baking Pte Ltd, 214 Pandan Loop, Singapore 0512. Workshops and win cash totalling $30,000. All m Rules b the SCS Get Rich Draw' 1 Each entry
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      tinsels of the past
      454 5  -  MAGDALENE LUM The year I became a Christmas angel By EVERY year when I decorate my Christmas tree I always make sure I have a little angel on top of it. But I never imagined myself being turned into an angel, but it happened. I was
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      Christmas in London is drizzly, not white
      381 5  - Christmas in London is drizzly not white VALLI SUBRAMONY By THE Christmas tree has always remained my bone of contention with my mother. After my first Christmas visit to a schoolfriend's when I was 12, I wanted one m our house too. Her reply was an adamant "no". I begged
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      Year of the watershed in my spiritual life
      494 5  -  YEO KIM SENG By CHRISTMAS brings me much joy as a Christian but the one which was most memorable was when I shone the lights on others. It was at a church play called Only But One, staged at the old Victoria
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      I am still searching for the meaning of Christmas
      358 5  -  JANE CHEW Isy WITH each Christmas that passes, I feel an inexplicable sense of sadness, because it means I am growing older but not necessarily wiser. My besit Christmases were those of my childhood. They were not extravagant or even glitzy;
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      Gold on batik is Adjie's style
      411 6 THE House of Adjie m Jakarta has the rich and famous of Indonesia for its clients. In Singapore, Adjie is a new name. But if 28-year old Adjie Notonego<x>'s plan to open a boutique here with his two local partners comes through, bis world
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      Sheer s soft luxuries
      172 6 Sheer s soft luxuries The smooth 9 elegant flow of this yellow mixed! with purple dye I chiffon I wra p-aroun d top, I and matching 1 pleated chiffon calottes, msike it a delight both for elegant day wear and stunning A eveningwear. m Price: $85f. M Magenta chiffon silk
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      498 7 Fashion whirl goes back to yesteryear THE look for Christmas this year is nostalgic, both m clothes and m accessories. Gold and black are once again the main colon but if you are thinking ahead to the Lunar New Year, the "in" colours will be khaki, mustard, beige, orange, red,
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      The first carols were songs for dancing
      552 8  -  SAM LIEW By AT THE heart of the Christmas message is the joyous celebration of life, love and peace. And at the first Christmas, the army of angels chorused, "Glory to God m the highest; and on earth, peace to all mankind..." Then
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      637 9 High Street and Raffles Place the shopping meccas It s that time of the year again for exchanging gifts. VALLI SUBRAMONY goes back In time and imagines what Christmas shopping was like at the turn of the century. SHOPPING for my parents was always smooth sailing. Flor de Piedra cigars
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      Annual sales, train schedules and rickshaws made up life in the 1900s
      233 9 ADVERTISEMENTS announced annual sales usually about six weeks before Christmas, although the ads were just a simple listing of the goods available. Most goods were imported by steamers, so delivery took several weeks to a few months. The
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      Good fun for a good cause
      408 10 A GROUP of Boys' and Girls' Brigade officers will sing carols at the official opening of the Sharity Gift Box m Orchard Road on Dec 1. The Combined Choir of the Boys' and Girls' Brigades represents the first effort by the two uniformed groups
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      130 10 Antique octagonal-faced pendulum clock with Oriental influence. At least IN years old, and m good working condition. One key is used for two different keyholes one to wind the clock for time movement, the other to wind the chiming on the hour mechanism.
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