The Straits Times, 27 May 1990

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    13 1 The Sunday Times No: 2810 55 CENTS MCI (P) 169/12/89 MAY 27, 1990
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    Lock icon Moscow may accept united Germany within Nato
    696 1 But it must have same status as France and not be part of alliance's military organ MOSCOW President Mikhail Gorbachev has indicated that Moscow might be able to accept a united Germany with the same Nato status as France, which belongs to the
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    Lock icon Sabah dissolves assembly; polls likely within 60 days
    351 1 KOTA KINABALU The Sabah Legislative Assembly was dissolved yesterday, paving the way for a general election m the state a year ahead of schedule. State officials said they expected the Elections Commission, an independent body, to set the date for polling within
    Bernama; AFP  -  351 words
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    Dr Goh examines the Chinese bureaucracy
    63 1 LAST Sunday, former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee discussed policy-making m China and dispelled media stereotypes of reformists and hardliners m the first of a two-part review-essay. Today, with special reference to how China devised its energy policies, he examines the structure
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    PM: Achievements more likely to last if new team takes over now
    651 1  -  Alan John By m London LONDON The achievements of the first generation of Singapore leaders are more likely to endure if a younger team is allowed to take over now, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said here on Friday.
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    Lock icon PM and Mrs Lee call on Thatcher at Chequers
    181 1  -  ALAN JOHN LONDON Fourteen-month-old Michael Thatcher appearing with Grandma, Mrs Margaret Thatcher, to greet Mr and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew when they called on her on Friday. The Lees went by helicopter from here to Mrs Thatcher's country residence, Chequers, and
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      17 1 Two stalwarts of Sabah's ruling party 'detained': Page 16 ROY reveals open-market values of cars: Page 3
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        SAFES NOT THAT SAFE
        100 2 The safe you buy may not be as safe as you think. Burglars have been getting away with large hauls after ripping some of them open like sardine tins without having to l-esort to any special equipment like oxy-acetylene torches. The problem, say agents for safe
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        NO SMOKING PLEDGE
        108 2 The models featured m the Health Ministry's anti-smoking advertising campaign have all pledged not to smoke for at least a year and have signed a contract binding themselves to this pledge. And if they break the contract, they could be taken to court, says the Ministry. This
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        VIDEO CENTRE FINED $30,900
        72 2 Information from the Board of Film Censors on pirated videos submitted to them for censorship has led to what is believed to be the single highest fine ever to be slapped on a video pirate here. Hng Hoa Video Centre was fined $30,900, when it pleaded
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        MANILA REDS A THREAT': An
        73 2 Indonesian think-tank close to the military says it has information that would reveal the arms and funds network of communist insurgents m the Philippines, and has offered to give it to Manila. Several members of the International Forum on Indonesia, a private organisation, also warned
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        MAHATHIR ON ALATAS PROBE
        85 2 Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said that all parties should respect the independence of the Anti-Corruption Agency m carrying out investigations of Universiti Malaya vice-chancellor Professor Syed Hussein Alatas. As an independent body, the AC A had the right to conduct such
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        REDUCING EAST-WEST TENSIONS
        71 2 Nato has acknowledged reduced East- West tensions by sharply reducing the frequency and size of the war games it will conduct m Europe m the coming years, the alliance's chief military commander says. Authorities have begun using computers and other high-tech equipment to simulate manoeuvres and make
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        WARNING ON GLOBAL WARMING
        47 2 A panel of scientists has warned that unless the amount of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases was cut immediately by more than 60 per cent, global temperatures would rise sharply over the next century, with unforeseeable consequences for humanity. World, Page 8
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        JAPANESE CLEANLINESS FETISH
        55 2 Store shelves throughout Japan are overflowing with personal hygiene products as a new generation becomes hooked on cleanliness. This obsession with personal hygiene has got some experts worried. "Cleanliness has become a criteria of evaluation for everything," according to psychiatry professor Kenshiro Ohara of Hamamatsu University school
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      21 out of 23 pig importers are now licensed
      393 2 21 out of 23 pig importers are now licensed PPD confident there will be no disruption to the trade TWENTY-ONE of the Republic's 23 pig importers obtained the import licences on the same day the Government announced the new rule that from Monday all importers of live pigs must be
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      Thai doctors here to check on workers' health
      489 2  -  Leong Chan Teik By THAI doctors are being stationed here on rotation to keep tabs on the health of Thai workers. The first such team of seven doctors from the Thai Public Health Ministry arrived on May 17. They are operating from
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      Jurong fire destroys $6m of property
      199 2 Jurong fire destroys $6 m of property PROPERTY worth about $6 million was destroyed m a fire which lasted for more than four hours m a factory m Jurong on Friday. Police said that no one was hurt m the blaze at Southern Wood Products m Penjuru Road. Part of
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      Lock icon Panic buying in Moscow after news of higher food prices
      362 2 MOSCOW Panic buying, set off by government plans to raise prices sharply, continued here yesterday as the authorities made plans to introduce rationing of most basic foodstuffs and restrict purchases. Officials m the Soviet capital have announced that they will
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      Hills warns of trade wars If US fails to agree on rules by December
      404 3  -  Ong Ming Seing By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON US Trade Representative Carla Hills has warned that trade wars will break out if the United States fails to achieve by December a set of rules to govern international
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      Persuade kin to agree to kidney pledge, Mattar urges Muslims
      694 3  - Persuade kin to agree to kidney pledge, Mattar urges Muslims Salim Osman By THE Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mat tar, yesterday urged prospective Muslim kidney donors to make an effort to persuade their next-of-kin to agree to the pledge. Speaking at a forum on organ transplant at the
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      Lock icon Rangoon tightens security as people prepare to vote today
      382 3 RANGOON Security measures were tightened m Rangoon amid official warnings that anti-government activists were out to create unrest ahead of the polls today. More than 20 million voters arc expected to cast their ballots at some 18,000 polling booths across the
      AFP  -  382 words
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      ROV releases list of open-market values of cars sold here
      529 3  -  Leong Chan Teik By Figures on 221 models will give buyers a better idea of cost and what they are paying A LIST of the open-market values (OMV) of cars sold m Singapore was released for the first time by
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      109 2 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY Older first-time brides Young people m the Republic these days tend to marry at a later age than they used to. While the average age at first marriage for men has risen only marginally m the past three decades, that of women rose at a
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      177 2 Showers over several areas m the momin|. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 33 max., 26 mm. SUNSET today: 7.06 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 6.57 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER Amsterdam 8/17 C Gear Madrid 10/26 C Gear Athens 18/33 C Gear Manila 25/35 C Goudy Auckland 16 20 C Rain Moscow
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      376 3 innn^ik.l^ Engine capacity OMV B«m price "Selling price 1.000 cc& below (cc) [jn_ (I) Daihatsu Charade CS 993 8,496 27,187 38,273 Fiat Uno 45 (Fire) 999 8,884 28.428 39,280 Nissan March 988 8,498 27,193 40,159 Suzuki SB3OB GL 796 6,516 20,851 29,954 Toyota Starlet XL 999 11,351 36,323 42,630 1.001
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Yeltsin fails to get elected as president by 28 votes
      463 4 New elections expected to be held early this week MOSCOW Leading radical Boris Yeltsin narrowly (ailed to win election to the presidency of the Russian Federation on a second vote yesterday, forcing the holding of new elections, official results showed.
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      Lock icon One-year Hongkong visas for foreigners
      113 4 HONGKONG Hongkong will begin issuing one-year visas to foreigners coming to the British colony for residence, employment and education, an Immigration Department spokesman said yesterday. The new policy beginning m June will allow foreigners to stay 12 months instead of the current six months at
      AFP  -  113 words
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      Lock icon Gorbachev reverts to hardline stance against Lithuania
      385 4 MOSCOW Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has reverted to a hardline stance against Lithuania on Friday, ruling out special measures to speed up Lithuania's return to independence even if the rebellious republic were to freeze its March 11 independence declaration. With visiting French President
      Reuter  -  385 words
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      Lock icon 100,000 whites denounce de Klerk reforms
      221 4 100,000 whites denounce de Klerk reforms PRETORIA In the biggest display of white political power m recent decades, South African right-wingers rallied at a national shrine yesterday and roared "no" to reformist President F. W. de Klerk. About 100,000 whites, mostly Afrikaners of Dutch descent, gathered at the Voortrekker monument
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      Lock icon Stuntman misses his flight
      95 4 Veteran stuntman Jake Lombard (circled) didn't quite reach his destination while preparing to Mm a segment for a television programme, Live The World's Greatest Stunts. Mr Lombard was catapulted off the New Gorge Bridge m Fayettevle, West Virginia, on Thursday as a biplane attempted to catch
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      Lock icon Akihito invited to Seoul 'to seal reconciliation'
      402 4 TOKYO South Korean President Roh Tae Woo wound up his emotionally charged visit to Tokyo yesterday after winning expressions of remorse from Japan for its past colonial rule, and invited Emperor Akihito to Seoul to seal the reconciliation. "I invited the Emperor to
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      Lock icon Search for UN role in Cambodian peace plan 'making progress'
      361 4 UNITED NATIONS After almost six hours of discussions, the five major powers of the UN Security Council said on Friday they were making progress m exploring a key United Nations role m resolving Cambodia's bitter civil war. "We're making a
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      Lock icon China may reveal long-held state secrets
      162 4 BEIJING China is considering revealing some of the state secrets it has kept for the past 40 years of Communist Party rule. Mr Shen Hongying, Director of the State Secrets Bureau, said yesterday that Beijing planned to review documents classified over the past four
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      Lock icon Five die in riots in Hyderabad
      85 4 HYDERABAD At least five people died and over 200 were injured yesterday m clashes between security forces and rioters m the southern Pakistani city of Hyderabad, police said. Police blamed the fighting on a militant faction of the Mohajir Qami Movement, a small political
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      Lock icon Nato cutting down frequency and size of war games
      542 5 Move reflects reduction m tensions: Nato chief MONS (Belgium) Nato has acknowledged reduced EastWest tensions by sharply reducing the frequency and size of the war games it will conduct m Europe m the coming years, the alliance's chief military commander says.
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      Lock icon Distortions marred but did not affect Romanian polls: US
      288 5 WASHINGTON Organised violence and voting distortions m favour of the ruling National Salvation Front marred last Sunday's Romanian elections, supposed to be that country's first free and fair vote m 50 years, the State Department said on Friday. "The United States
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      Lock icon Cheney out to save thousands from the sack
      255 5 WASHINGTON Secretary of Defence Dick Cheney has said that he will act on his own to save tens of thousands of military jobs by trimming funds for strategic weapons if he cannot reach agreement with Congress. "We want to protect military personnel
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      Lock icon Colombian presidential polls today
      207 5 BOGOTA Despite escalating violence, millions of Colombians are to go to the polls under tight security today to choose a successor to President Virgilio Barco. Three presidential candidates have been killed since August and some 1,300 people have died m shootings and bombings since the beginning
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      Lock icon Cut harmful gases by 60% now, UN scientists urge
      490 7 Otherwise world will see sharp rise hi temperature, sea level LONDON A panel of scientists has warned that unless the amount of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases was cut immediately by more than 60 per cent, global temperatures would rise
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      Lock icon Two to use legwork to help young cancer patients m HK
      207 7 HONGKONG The road to curing cancer is a long one, but that is not stopping a Hongkong team from hiking across Australia for the cause. Mr Wilier Tarn Chi-wah, 29, and Mr Justin Dear, 30, plan to set out
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Dow dips after big sell-off
        104 7 NEW YORK A big sell-off m high-flying technology stocks pounded Wall Street on Friday, extending losses to a second session following record highs reached earlier m the week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 34.63 points or 1.21 per cent to 2,820.92, after a string
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        Lock icon Dissident's wife to join fight
        120 7 TAIPEI Ms Linda Gail Arrigo, the American wife of pardoned leading dissident Shih Ming-teh, said here that she would join the overseas opposition movement to push for more democracy m Taiwan. "The struggle for democracy m Taiwan was very tragic but it was worth it,"
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        Lock icon It's war on flies in Beijing
        88 7 BEIJING Beijing sounded the death knell on Friday for the capital's flies and mosquitos, announcing a lOOklay campaign to wipe out the winged pests before the 11th Asian Cames open here m September. City officials said this year's heavier-than-usual rainfall had forced them to
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        Lock icon Subaru cars in US recalled
        61 7 CHERRY HILL (New Jersey) Subaru of America announced on Friday that it was reca'ling 285,000 front-wheel drive cars because of possible rear suspension corrosion. The models affected include the 1980 to 1984 Subaru front-wheel drive sedan, hatchback and hardtop models. The carmaker said it was
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        Lock icon Reagan puts off Europe trip
        107 7 IX)S ANGELES Former US President Ronald Reagan postponed a planned trip to Europe next month on his doctor's advice after several small adhesions, or scar tissue formations, were found m his small intestine, his office said on Friday. His doctors said the adhesions, which are
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        Lock icon Winnie Mandela 'persecuted'
        129 7 JOHANNESBURG A Johannesburg court has found Winnie Mandela's chief bodyguard, Jerry Richardson, guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy, after a trial which her husband, Mr Nelson Mandela, said was unfair to her. The Rand Supreme Court court found that Richardson, 41, had killed black activist Stompie Seipei
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      Lock icon 'More will get skin cancer' in West if ozone layer is damaged
      189 7 'More will get skin cancer' in West if ozone layer is damaged LONDON Damage to the ozone layer could produce a sharp rise m skin cancer cases and bring so-called "hot climate" diseases such as malaria and leprosy to the West, a British health expert said here on Thursday. Addressing
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      Lock icon US first-quarter deficit lowest in six years
      290 7 WASHINGTON The shortfall between US exports and imports shrank during the first three months of this year to its lowest total m more than six years, the US Commerce Department said on Friday. The merchandise trade deficit fell for a second straight quarter
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      Lock icon S. Africa 'may lift emergency'
      227 7 ROME President F. W. de Klerk of South Africa has said his government is considering lifting the nationwide state of emergency that has been m force for four years. Winding up his nine-nation European tour, Mr de Klerk aim said he senses that a consensus
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      Lock icon US and World Bank set for clash over loans to China
      470 8 WASHINGTON The United States looks headed for a confrontation with the World Bank over the organisation's plans to resume full-scale lending to China, bank sources said on Friday. "So far, neither side is backing down," one source said. Tae
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      Lock icon Ringside action for these two Foxy Boxers
      55 8 AP picture. Two wel-butt, skimpily-clad "gladiators" doing battle at the Hongkong Coliseum on Friday, to the delight of these ringside male spectators. The two women belong to the Foxy Boxers, a female wrestling and boxing group from California which was Duttine on three
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      Lock icon Arafat asks for UN troops and a permanent M-E envoy
      502 8 GENEVA Palestine Liberation Organisation chief Yasser Arafat called on the UN Security Council here on Friday to send a UN peace-keep-ing force to the occupied territories and to impose sanctions against Israel. He also asked UN secre-tary-general Javier Perez de
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      Lock icon Kashmir governor resigns after killing of Muslim cleric
      383 8 NEW DELHI Jammu and Kashmir's state governor Jagmohan has resigned, five months after he was appointed to quell a Muslim uprising against Indian rule. He was succeeded on Friday by Mr Girish Chandra Saxena, a security adviser to Prime Minister V.P. Singh
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      Lock icon 3 Security Council members call for peace talks
      340 8 GENEVA China, France and the Soviet Union, three of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, have reaffirmed their desire to convene an international Middle East peace conference. Addressing a special Security Council session here on the situation m
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      Lock icon Man in custody battle opposes ex-wife's decision to donate frozen embryos
      323 8 KNOXVTLLE (Tennessee) A woman's decision to donate seven frozen embryos she won m a custody fight rather than use them to become pregnant does not end the battle, her ex-husband said on Friday. "I am totally against it," Mr
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      Lock icon Japan's obsession with cleanliness worrying experts
      494 10 TOKYO Store shelves throughout Japan are overflowing with personal hygiene products as a new generation becomes hooked on cleanliness. But this Japanese obsession is worrying some experts. "Cleanliness has become a criterion of evaluation for everything," according to psychiatry professor Kenshiro Ohara of Hamamatsu
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      Lock icon Elvis committed suicide with drug overdose, writer claims
      472 10 NEW YORK A controversial biographer who stunned Elvis Presley fans m 1981 with his revelations about the drug habits of the rock 'n' roll king now says Elvis committed suicide with a huge drug overdose. "It's the dream gone to nightmare. It's
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      Lock icon Live TV coverage as Nicu Ceausescu's trial begins
      241 10 SIBIU (Romania) Nicu Ceausescu, son of Romania's executed dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, went on trial yesterday on a charge of genocide. Nicu, 37, is accused of ordering security forces m the town of Sibiu, where he was Communist Party chief, to open fire
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    • PEOPLE
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        HK tycoon 'to retire soon'
        100 10  -  LI KA SHING, reputedly Hongkong's wealthiest man, has indicated that he would retire soon. He, however, did not mention a time-frame for his supposed retirement. "I have been working for too long," said Mr Li, adding that it has been 40 years since he established
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        Airs Bangkok penthouse
        109 10  -  MUHAMMAD ALJ, once billed as the world's greatest boxing champion, has signed a contract with a time-sharing condominium developer, Vacations Forever, for use of a posh downtown penthouse m Bangkok. The former boxer recently wrote a cheque for U5527,500 (5550,330) to join the Bangkok-based Vacations Forever, which
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        State honours for 3 Filipinos
        121 10  -  THREE Filipinos architect Leandro Locsin, writer Francisco Arcellana and painter Cesar Legaspi have been named National Artists of the Philippines by President Corazon Aquino. The award carries a life pension and a state funeral for eminent Filipinos who have contributed to the enriching of cultural
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        Singer blames 'faulty' meter
        108 10  -  FOO CHOY PENG SINGER Frances Yip has blamed a "defective" parking meter for her appearance m a court m Hongkong. Accused of trying to short-change a meter, Ms Yip told a magistrate on Thursday that she had paid for two hours' parking at a lot m
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        Filipino actress sues tabloid
        68 10  -  POPULAR singer and actress Sharon Cuneta has filed a 20 million pesos (Ssl.B million) libel suit against a tabloid which carried a police report linking her to drug use. She claimed m her suit that the story "exposed her to public hatred, contempt and ridicule". A
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  • NEWS ANALYSIS
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      Does Riau have enough water to export?
      1534 13 A high-level Singapore team visited Indonesia's Riau province recently to study the possibility of getting water supplies for the Republic. The Singapore Government said that it would first have to work out the economics of the project before going ahead. This news analysis
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  • ASEAN
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      Lock icon PLO will not interfere, new ambassador assures Philippines
      133 15 MANILA Newly-accredited Palestinian ambassador to the Philippines has pledged that the Palestine Liberation Organisation would respect the country's sovereignty. "We have also no intention of interfering m the Philippines' domestic affairs," ambassador Mohamed Hassan Hamdona said here yesterday m response to a
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      Lock icon Thais concerned over influx lot Vietnamese land people
      267 15 Thais concerned over influx lot Vietnamese land people fcANGKOK A group of 56 Vietnamese refugees have ar»ved m Thailand from Cam■mdCa, sparking concern of an ■n/litoc of "land people", a ■Thai official said. I Tile 38 men, 10 women and Kight children crossed on Frifcay into tfw border district of
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      Lock icon Sex not a sign of democracy: Thai paper
      156 15 BANGKOK Sexual indulgence does not always help KonsoHdate democracy, a wha> newspaper warned a Hungarian businessman who Kays he wants to make Buda■wsttto Bangkok of Eastern Mr l#zlo Voros' claim that w iex industry was part of the ■Jetnocratisation process has Hilready
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      Lock icon Jakarta group knows how Manila Reds get arms
      464 15 Think-tank also warns that communists pose threat to Asean JAKARTA An Indonesian think-tank close to the military says it has information that would reveal the arms and funds network of communist insurgents m the Philippines, and has offered to give it to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Aussie shot at and girlfriend killed near Clark Air Base
      147 15 MABALACAT (Philippines) An Australian national was attacked and his Filipino girlfriend killed by suspected communist guerillas near the US Clark Air Base, police said here yesterday. The attack came after suspected communist assassins gunned down two paramilitary constables m Manila
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    • Article
      Lock icon Rebels threaten to kill staunch Aquino supporter
      285 15 MANILA Military rebels have threatened to kill a top Filipino banker and a staunch supporter of President Corazon Aquino several days after powerful explosives were found outside his bank. The clandestine Revolutionary Alliance of the MassesSoldiers of the Filipino People, which led the
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    • Article
      Normalisation of S'pore-China ties no cause for concern: Kan Seng
      389 15 THE Foreign Affairs Minister of Singapore, Mr Wong Kan Seng, has said that Singapore's normalisation of relations with China should not be a cause for concern even though about 75 per cent of Singaporeans are of Chinese origin. This is
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      Lock icon PAL puts live B-737S back in service
      152 15 MANILA The state-con-trolled Philippine Airlines (PAL) have put five of its Boeing 737 jetliners back into service after carrying out safety checks, PAL spokesmen said here yesterday. The aircraft had been cleared by air transportation officials who had earlier ordered mandatory safety checks
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Anti-graft body has right to probe Alatas: Mahathir
      226 16 ALOR STAR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said all parties should respect the independence of the Anti-Cor-ruption Agency m carrying out investigations of Universiti Malaya vice-chancellor Professor Syed Hussein Alatas. As an independent body, the ACA had the right
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      Lock icon Property firm Renong names new exec chairman
      148 16 Property firm Renong names new exec chairman KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Renong Bhd, the property company which announced a M 51.23 billion (SsB46 million) deal last month, has named a new executive chairman, who is linked to the ruling Umno party. Renong said m a statement that Mr Halim Saad, a
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    • Article
      Lock icon Two stalwarts of Sabah's ruling party detained: Report
      79 16 KINABALU Two stalwarts of Sabah's ruling party, the Parti Bersatu Sabah, were arrested on Friday under security laws allowing indefinite detention without trial, the Borneo Mail reported yesterday, citing their relatives. The English language news- paper, which closely reflects the views of
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      PAS delegates back Angkatan links
      386 16  -  Ismail Kassim By KUALA LUMPUR Delegates attending the annual congress of the opposition Parti Islam yesterday voiced their support for the strengthening of ties with its partners m the Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (Movement for People's Unity). Taking part m the debate on the presidential address,
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      Front nominates MCA man as Deputy Speaker
      330 16 THE MP for Am pang Jaya, Mr Ong Tee Keat, has been nominated by the National Front for the post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. The English-language daily quoted Mr Ong as saying that he had been informed
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      Lock icon Cuepacs may cut ties with MTUC over stand on GSP
      488 16 KUALA LUMPUR Cuepacs, the umbrella organisation of the public sector unions, has threatened to sever ties with the Malaysian Trades Union Congress if the congress refuses to help the government defend Ma'aysia's trade privileges accorded under the US Generalised System
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      Lock icon MTUC's support-for-pact offer to political parties
      141 16 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Trades Union Congress is expected to seek agreement from political parties m the country on 15 proposals m exchange for the congress' support m the next general election. The proposals, called the "minimum programme", require the political party to sign
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  • HOME
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      Models sign contract not to smoke
      602 17  - Models sign contract not to smoke Francesca Nathan By Pledge will add credibility to anti-smoking campaign: Ministry THE young models featured m the latest anti-smoking brochures and media ads have all signed contracts pledging not to smoke for at least a year. This was a condition set down by the
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      NO PUFF, NO HUFF
      29 17 Ignatius. Teenage smokers are insecure and immature. Calvin: Does not want a girlfriend who smokes. Either: Would not want to fo out with a smoker.
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      Man broke into neighbour's flat through rubbish chute
      204 17 A MAN who was m need of money broke into his neighbour's flat at Upper Cross Street through a rubbish chute, a district court heard last Friday. Steven Ang Keng Leong, 22, was alone at his 11th storey home at Block 34
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      FEELING GOOD AND LOOKING GOOD
      157 17 THIS photograph (above), taken at the East Coast beach during three days of filming, alms to project the active, healthy lifestyle of the non-smoker. The group of vibrant youths splashing In the sea reflects the message that the Health Ministry Is trying to convey that
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      Dimly-lit Han exhibition has inbuilt safety features
      454 18  -  Tan Ee Sze By But don't rush through show, take your time, The Empress Place urges visitors SAFETY measures such as strategically-placed lights have been incorporated into the design of the Treasures of Han Exhibition to ensure that visitors can wander around without
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      Safe in a fire but far from burglar proof
      485 18  -  Foo Siang Luen By THE safe you buy may not be as safe as you think. Burglars have been getting away with large hauls after ripping some of them open like sardine tins without having to resort to any special equipment
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      Nostalgia time again for former Rl boy
      216 18 LOWERING Raffles Institution's flag at Grange Road for the last time was a nostalgic moment for lawyer Tan Geok Ser yesterday. For this former RI boy had lowered the flag when the school moved from Bras Basah to Grange Road m 1972. He
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      Fruits in HDB estates left to rot
      619 19  -  Yeo Kirm Seng By Residents are afraid of running foul of the law TREES m Housing Board estates are fruiting but some ripe mangoes, jackfruits and jambu ayer are rotting because they are not harvested. And residents are afraid to gather them for
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      10-minute video on fire safety highlights Robinson disaster
      323 19 A FIRE which gutted the former Robinsons department store m Raffles Place about 18 years ago, killing nine people and destroying property worth $21 million, is highlighted m a video tape as a grim reminder about fire safety m high-rise buildings One
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      Trade plate fees for vehicles to be raised to $1,200
      416 19 THE annual fee for trade plates, used mainly by car agents and distributors when taking a prospective customer out on a test drive of a new car, will be increased. From Friday, it will go up from $240 to $600,
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      Marina draws late-night shoppers
      356 20 LATE, LATE SHOPPING... IT WAS past 11.31 pm last Friday bat the Ho family was still shopping at Marina Square. Businessman Philip Ho, 38, and his family were among the hundreds of late shoppers around when the 81,51* sq m shopping mall kept Its doors open
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      7-Eleven stores step up safety measures
      652 20  - 7-Eleven stores step up safety measures Ng Wei Joo By Measuring tapes to gauge height of robbers SINGAPORE'S 7-Eleven store chain, hit by a recent spate of petty crimes by teenagers, is improving its security measures, one of which is to have measuring tapes stuck on the front doors to
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      HOW TO SPOT MISSING ITEMS FAST
      60 20 Mr Steven Lav, 7-Eleven's personnel and training manager, briefing an employee at the Marine Parade branch on some of the security measures he should carry out m the store. One of these which employees are expected to implement is the proper arrangement of goods
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    • Article
      Knife-man robs woman of $3,000 in lift
      164 20 A MAN, wearing a crash helmet with a visor, robbed a sales manager of over $3,000 m cash and valuables inside a lift on Friday. Miss Ng Ai Guek, 25, told police she had just returned from Changi Airport after a trip to
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      Animal guidelines for contest?
      429 21 Outcry over mouse used m science entry may lead organisers to consider new rules THE organiser of a science contest that saw a mouse die after being subjected to tainted air may set guidelines on the use of animals m future competitions. The Training and Health
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      Special schools to get 35% more in funds from Govt
      458 21 THE Ministry of Education's grant for special schools this year will rise to about $6.1 million, an increase of over 35 per cent compared to last year. The $6.1 million will include costs incurred m setting up and operating a
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      Singapore must stay tough on drug abuse Dhanabalan
      246 21 SINGAPORE must continue to maintain its tough laws against drug abuse and not take the soft way out like some European countries are doing, said National Development Minister, Mr S. Dhanabalan, yesterday. He said these countries believe that legalising the sale of
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      PKMS plans alliance of opposition parties
      367 21  -  Salim Osman By THE Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) is setting up a national alliance of opposition parties as an alternative to the ruling People's Action Party. Disclosing this at a Hari Raya dinner on Friday, PKMS president Sahid Sahooman said that the party
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      New home for intellectually disabled
      273 21 THE intellectually disabled should, as far as possible, live with their families and be a part of the community, President Wee Kirn Wee said yesterday when he opened the Tampines Home for the Intellectually Disabled. President Wee also called for more community-based services such as
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    • Article
      Information from censors leads to hefty $30,900 fine on video pirate
      509 22  -  Dominic Nathan By Video centre pleads guilty to having 103 pirated copies of movie INFORMATION from the Board of Film Censors on pirated videos submitted to them for censorship has led to what is believed to be the single
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      Indonesian dragon boat team raring to go
      184 22 OUT of the water and m their track suits, this Indonesian dragon boat team (right) looks relaxed and easy-going. But today they will turn on the heat m the semi-finals and finals of the first World Invitation Dragon Boat race at Marina Bay.
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      Trailer and four vehicles collide
      178 22 A TRAILER towing a large tank which was wider than the traffic lane it was moving m, crashed into four on-com-ing vehicles including a bus before the driver finally stopped. Police said the driver, whose name was not disclosed, was conveying the empty four-metre wide
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      Merry-making at Marina Bay for Merlion Week
      300 22 Today Main Stage Show: Pop Concert, featuring Gingerbread and Broad Sword, 8.30 pm Side Shows: Gasing demo and Snake Charmers, 5.00 pm Buskers and Street Performers, 5.30 pm ZOO 101.6 Radio Show, 7.00 pm. Finals Boat races -6 pm 1 1 pm. Carnival
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      Go to community centres if you have not completed population census forms
      303 22 MORE than 85 per cent of households m Singapore have completed the forms for the population census. Residents who have not been visited by census officers have until Thursday to go to their neighbourhood community centres to complete
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  • The Sunday Times
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      An Eton in Ang Mo Kio
      275 23 They are not as famous as Geelong or Gordonstoun but Singapore has boarding schools catering to those families who, for various reasons, have to keep their children m a school hostel. These hostels also take m youngsters from the region sent here for the
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  • PROFILE
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      25 YEARS AGO
      137 23 What The Straits Times reported on May 19, 1965 SINGAPORE, Tuesday Former Singapore Grand Prix driver Sunny Ang, 27, was sentenced to death m the High Court here this afternoon for the insurance-murder-at-sea of one-time bar girl, Jenny Cheok Cheng Kid, 21, months ago. The jury took
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      Champion of the dying
      1291 23 DR ANNE MERRIMAN lost the fight to teach clinical geriatics but won the love of countless patients v A doctor who has been taught to cure rather than care considers it a black mark if he were to allow his patient to die. DR ANNE MERRIMAN,
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      209 23 WAhh* to Mno //o/U^Pi/ti^ V^H at •'»><'«' neu >iu(i-( i/vi/ur fmijunte That Seufuxj "j£H V, *Jf Kt^lliMTUMl \3t BE "TI JMI H^^^^H^^^Bski^ CV /iffi- ,*um tv ...iiwi (11 the tni ■<! Jmmn Zsj -3-ri Jm c*i» t*&^^^^B^^&G[ r.A, >' lit j .1 1 1 >fiM} A«9B|BHC^' ''A" nim I** fiditsnv
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  • VIEWPOINTS
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      Tutors and tingkat cooks are lubricants in the economy
      894 24 I Tan Sai Siong Rather than monitoring those who moonlight, the taxman should channel his energy at small-time speculators of shares, property and certificates of entitlement for new cars THE recent rumpus arising from cheating complaints against a woman who allegedly
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      Make the Chinese word-list relevant rather than trim it
      865 24 I Tan Ban Huat What is needed is periodic reviewing of the word-list to drop the less useful words to make way for the more relevant words to keep up with the times IN AN important policy statement on bilingualism m
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      Mr Oei Hong Leong, what do you look like?
      822 24 Doreen Siow Keeping a low profile should not mean hidden. After all, Mr Oei did meet with reporters face-to-face so his shareholders surely deserve a photo too. SINGAPORE'S biggest takeover has ended after seven weeks. Among the many twists and turns
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      Singapore River is source of mystery
      430 24 IMACAW LAST week, my nephew Alex and I had a long walk along Lorong Jodoh which was rather difficult to do as the road is only 8 m long. Lorong Jodoh is off busy Holland *load, just opposite a posh condominium. And what was
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      211 24 APPOINTMENT f REGIONAL BUSINESS T I DEVELOPMENT MANAGER I Circa U.K. HK$5OO,OOO p.a. Training Plus Commission One of the largest U.K. electrical equipment distributors wishes to extend its network to Asia Pacific THE TASK To establish distribution channels m several Asia Pacific markets from the existing Hong Kong base. This
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Successes and shortcomings
      2797 25 Governing China Last Sunday, DR GOH KENG SWEE upturned media stereotypes of hardliners and reformers m his review-essay on Policy Making m China: Leaders, Structures and Processes (Princeton University Press, 1988), by Kenneth Lieberthal and Michel Oksenberg. In this article, he focuses on the structure of Deng
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  • SINGAPORE RACE GUIDE
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      Best bet: Dawn Storm (Race 3) Best longshot: My Way II (Race 6) Going: Good
      4983 26 Ratios IV 74-64 Stakes $21,000 1 -***** Clouds Open 11 (6ag Zafir Clouds Open) g (1400 m) d 2 WYChot +.5 57 2 *****9 Common Sons* 4 (4n:g Read-AIK) g (1200 m) d 3 Sivan
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      Storm brewing for double
      313 26  -  Malcolm Bastians By SINGAPORE PREVIEW DEBUT winner Dawn Storm stands out m the main sprint for Class 2 Div 1 horses over 1,200 m (Race 3) at Bukit Timah this afternoon. But the four-year-old son of Runnett is not likely to have it easy with the
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      THE EXPERTS' SELECTIONS
      238 26 R«c« MBMtimt TL Tan Ron T#o 11 QUALITY GOLD 15 PROFOUND 4 HAPPY HOUDAY 1 10MOSTGRANO 10 MOSTGRANO 5 AUTOBIOGRAPHY 13 SUPERPOWER 13 SUPERPOWER 1 1 QUALITY GOLD lI MDSUN 11 SURE WM 7 STARS I STRIPES 2 11 SURE WIN 4LOROCHARME 4 LORO CHARME 7 STARS
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Ipoh trainers bag doubles
      302 27 I FOUR-DIGIT DRAW May 26 1990 FIRST 3131 SECOND 3707 THIRD 4081 STARTERS 8821 1136 9399 9901 9355 1873 4897 2577 5934 7424 6312 CONSOLATIONS 8962 0167 5341 7318 5479 7045 1201 7035 9361 1506 SINGAPORE ROUND-UP IPOH trainers K. Shanmugam and Malcolm Thwaites shared the
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      TODAY'S CARD CONT'D
      1178 27 I 440-0 Unmask 9 (snzg Kang Phantasy) g (16O0m) Mkhkawa +.5 54.5 7 80-809 Yard Of Ale 12 (snzg X Leong Mdm Tan Chey Eng) g (1600 m) ul Ow Yang —3 54 8 *****8 Esparanzar 6 (6ag R Ang ling Long) y (1600 m) ul Suaidf
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      Lock icon Moore applies for Privy Council appeal
      189 27 HONGKONG The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club have postponed disciplinary proceedings against Gary Moore, originally scheduled for last Thursday, as the jockey has applied to appeal to Britain's Privy Council. Moore, former champion jockey here and m France, was to face an inquiry by
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      Thwaites keeps reaping bountiful harvests with American-breds
      879 27 By TAN THEAN LOON SHOW Malcolm Thwaites any American-bred galloper and his keen horseman's eye is likely to focus a little sharper. The Ipoh trainer, who achieved a personal best of 10 winners at the just-concluded Penang meeting, has always been a firm
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      YESTERDAY'S SINGAPORE RACE RESULTS
      2889 27 GOING: GOOD RACE 1 CLASS 4 DIV 2 1,200 m 10 VJCKI VALE 55(18-7) Ismadi (5) 2 2 1 7 BREED TO SUCCEED 55 (23 8) Bakri (8) 1 1 2 14 MAGIC KINGDOM 54 (64 20) John (6) 4 3 3 15 BROCKMAN 53.5 (101-38)
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  • SPORT
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      Lucky stars shone brightly for Argentina
      933 29 World Cup soccer countdown: WILFRED YEO recounts the 1978 finals m Argentina ARGENTINA, like many of the previous venues, was a controversial choice. The fear, this time, was the military junta of General Jorge Videla and the background of urban terrorism, torture and a
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      Lock icon Police probe Gascoigne as England wing out
      456 29 LONDON A subdued England avoided fans and wellwishers when they flew out to Sardinia to begin their final World Cup preparations on Friday. It was only on Thursday that Bobby Robson, England manager for eight years, had announced he would leave his job
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      FOR THE RECORD
      401 29 THIRD PLACE Brazil 2 Italy 1 FINAL Argentina 3 Holland 1 Argentina: Fillol, Olguin, Passarella (capt), Galvan, Tarantini, Ardiles (Larossa), Gallego, Ortiz (Houseman), Bertoni, Luque, Kempes. Scorers: Kempes (2), Bertoni. H*[ and: Jongbloed, Poortviliet, Brandst, Krol (capt), Jansen (Suurbier), Neeskens, W. van der Kerkhof, R. van Der
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      Lock icon press report that Gullit is ready for World Cup
      274 29 press report that Gullit is ready for World Cup AMSTERDAM Dutch newspapers on Friday pronounced soccer star Ruud Gullit "ready for the World Cup" after his role m AC Milan's victory m the European Cup. AC Milan's 1-0 win against Benfica on Wednesday marked Gullit's second full match since recovering
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      The charge of the light brigade
      964 29  -  Alan Hubbard ?y \^^^^2Um^M^^r BEATING Steffi Graf m Germany would seem to be as improbable as Cameroon winning soccer's World Cup m Italy, but there is no mistaking the message thumped out by 16-year-old Monica Seles only a week before the start of the
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      Lock icon Becker's build-up hits a bump
      135 29 OUESSELDORF (West Germany) Spaniard Jordi Arrese spoiled Boris Becker's 1 final preparations for the French Open starting tomorrow when he crushed the Wimbledon champion 6-2, 6-1 at the World Team tennis Cup on Friday. But the upset, which helped Spain to a 2-1 win over
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        Argentina disappoint draw
        95 29 A disappointing Argentine side drew 1-1 with Spanish Division One runners-up Valencia on Friday m their Jast warm-up match before -the World Cup m Italy text month. The world champions* let Valencia attack without reacting m the first half andHhe Spanish side, playing on $eir home ground,
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        Gooch's ton lift England
        55 29 Graham Gooch hit a matchwinning 112 not out as a fierce England attack crippled New Zealand to win the Texaco Trophy at The Oval on Friday. England scored a comfortable six-wicket victory m the second international m reply to Wednesday's four- wicket defeat at Headingley. They
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        Racing deny Marseille
        57 29 Racing Paris, relegated to the French Second Division last week, denied Marseille a second consecutive soccer double on Friday with a 3-2 Cup semi-final victory m Marseille. Racing, who finished 19th m the French league two Saturdays ago as Marseille celebrated their second title, will meet Montpellier,
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        Two booted for brawling
        58 29 Two English soccer fans m Italy for next month's World Cup will be deported for kicking and punching railway police while drunk, police said on Friday. The two 23-year-olds, both Liverpool fans, received a sixmonth suspended sentence from a court m Spoleto, north of Rome, and
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        Coe fined for speeding
        54 29 Sebastian Coe, whose sprint finish won him two Olympic 1500 metres titles, has been fined for speeding m London. Coe, who hopes to become a Conservative Member of Parliament m the next general election, pleaded guilty to driving his BMW at 156kph on a motorway and
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        Lazaroni for Fiorentina?
        42 29 Brazil's World Cup team chief Sebastiao Lazaroni looks set to coach Italian First Division side Fiorentina next season, his agent said m Gubbio, Italy, on Friday "Between Lazaroni and Fiorentina agreement has practically been reached," agent Giovanni Bianchini said.
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        Toe woe for Cooper
        49 29 Tendonitis of the left toe could cost winger Davie Cooper a place m Scotland's World Cup finals line-up. The problem has prevented the 34-year-old Motherwell player from taking part m training under the blistering sun m Malta, where the squad have begun their acclimatisation programme.
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        Gardner breaks leg
        71 29 Former world champion Wayne Gardner will miss both the West German and Austrian 500 cc motorcycle Grands Prix after fracturing his foot m nine places m a crash during practice m Nuerburgring, West Germany. A spokesman for the Australian's sponsors said on Friday that Gardner had his
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        Lewis skips US nationals
        81 29 Six-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis will not participate m the United States national championships again this year, his coach Tom Tellez said on Friday. The decision apparently means that Lewis wUI not be eligible for the Goodwill Games m Seattle m July un less The Athletics
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      Crossed signals lead to Borhan's omission
      641 30  -  PETER KHOO By A BREAKDOWN m communication prevented national soccer team stopper Borhan Abu Samah from playing m last night's Semi-Pro Division One Malaysia Cup match against Kedah m Alor Star. National team manager Mohamed Shahar Hussein had announced on Thursday that Borhan would
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      Wan Che and Steven roll their way to Las Vegas
      320 30 BOWLING FORMER Jatico champions Tan Wan Che and Steven Chua rolled their way to Las Vegas to take part m the world's richest bowling tournament when they won the Martell High Roller Championships at Striker's Hougang yesterday. The two businessmen
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1248 30 BASEBALL American League: Tigers 2 White Sox 1, Twins 16 Red Sox 0, Yankees 6 Royals 3, Orioles 12 Rangers 2, Angels 5 Brewers 4 (13 inns), Athletics 5 Indians 2, Blue Jays 3 Mariners 1 (11 inns). National League: Reds 5 Expos 0, Padres 5 Mets
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      Thanks, but no thanks, for Thomas Cup memories
      1236 31  -  Godfrey I Robert Bv M M^ rf^gl p j THE Thomas Cup is all about memories to me. Badminton's equivalent of soccer's World Cup has given me cause to celebrate, reason to cheer, occasions to lament and a tragic event to mourn.
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      Top four reach semi-finals easily
      543 31 SIQW reports on the Thomas and Über Cup badminton tournaments from Nagoya m Japan Defending champions China lead charge with comprehensive 5-0 victory THOMAS CUP NAGOYA China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Denmark all cleared the first hurdle of the Thomas Cup badminton competition at Nagoya Sports
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      Grand Prix finals in December
      171 31 NAGOYA The Indonesian Badminton Federation will organise this year's Indonesian Open m Samarinda, east Kalimantan, m July and the Grand Prix finals m Bali m December. The Indonesian Open, from July 18 to 22, will offer prize money of U*****,000 ($243,000), the same as last
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      New Chinese double act in the making
      343 31 New Chinese double act in the making ÜBER CUP NAGOYA After China's top women badminton players Li Lingwei and Han Aiping retired, the names Tang Jiuhong and Huang Hua have come to the fore more and more. Can these two, who are not yet household names, be the new Chinese
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      No let-up in drug war, says Palmer
      669 31 NAGOYA International Badminton Federation president lan Palmer wants random testing for players during training to be implemented m the future. He said this yesterday when he warned players against drug abuse and pledged that the IBF would do everything to overcome this problem.
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      Lock icon Olazabal shares four-way lead
      461 31 GOLF WENTWORTH (England) A last-hole birdie earned Spaniard Jose-Maria Olazabal a share of a four-way lead as he continued his superb form m the first round of the British PGA golf championship here on Friday. Olazabal's late afternoon six-under-par 66 pulled him level with Eduardo Romero,
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      Lock icon Speedy Senna sparkles
      194 31 MOTOR RACING MONTE CARLO Ayrton Senna yesterday broke his own qualifying lap record again and claimed pole position for today's Monaco motor racing Grand Prix. The 30-year-old Brazilian threaded his Mcl^aren round the street circuit m lmin 21.3145 ec to improve on his previous record, set on
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      Lock icon Fittipaldi eyes second victory
      198 31 INDY 500 INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana) Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, who has won the hearts of American racing fans, goes after his second consecutive Indianapolis 800 km motor race today feeling "the odds are behind me" to win again. Fittipaldi. 4H, will start from the pole position m a
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      326 30 LUCIA ANTHONY (Wlte Of Late CD. Anthony) Age: 72 PMNd away peacefully on 26th May 1980 at 7am leaving •on* DaiigMarß In law Sebastian Mary Dorothy Raphael Mary Selln O«orge James Joseph Jane Lav William Ottuolitoftt ftont-4iv»4aMtf Baratha Mary (Oirly Michael Fernandex Uly (M'sla) Anthony Fernandez
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      322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements
      193 30 THE FAMILY OF THE LATE MRS. CHAN WAH CHIP 1 I nee KOH HAI BEE i I THANK ALL RELATIVES, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FOR THEIR KIND CONDOLENCES, WREATHS, DONATIONS, ATTENDANCE, ASSISTANCE AND PRAYERS DURING THEIR RECENT BEREAVEMENT SPECIAL THANKS TO DOCTORS AND
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam
      196 30 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MRS. MARIE ELEANOR OLIVEIRO Departed on 27-5-87 Love remains In our hearts forever. Always remembered and painfully miaaad by her loved oner QOH CHWEE LENG Departed: 27.5.81 How patiently you wal'«d Calming our tears and giving us courage To climb
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      324 In Memoriam
      167 30 MDM. CHOO SUT MEE Departed 27/5/86 Time changes many things, But not the memory this day brings. By William Wong IN LOVING MEMORY OF RICHARD PANG KWOK WAH DEPARTED 27 5 1983 Dearly miaaad and always tinwnb«t«l by wiH and family bUHKJEWYUH Deputed 27 Moy 1986 with
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      77 30 DENHOLM-YOUNG E.J. (TIM) BRIGADIER DSO, OBE Pasted away on 27-5-66 Silent thought of time together Memories that will last forever No words we write can ever say How much we miss you everyday Sadly missed by Grace A daughter, Diana. I t.A.T.S* I [737-1166 I The Straits Times f% Classified
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      74 32 PiW D L F A Pt Perak 4 3 10 4 1 7 Pahang 4 2 118 6 5 Selati(?or 4 13 0 5 3 5 Kedah 4 2 115 4 5 Johnr 4 12 18 2 4 Singapore 4 I 2 1 S 4 4 Sabah 4 112 4
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      'Reject' Sundram has last laugh
      627 32  -  J. RAJENDRAN Semi-Pro League, Division One, soccer match m Alor Star: Kedah 2 Singapore 1 By FAS "discard 1 steals show as Kedah send Singapore crashing to first defeat ALOR STAR V. Sundramoorthy, ran rings round the Singapore defence as he inspired Kedah to a
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      Perak beat KL to stay top
      299 32 SPORTS STORIES INSIDE TODAY TOP FOUR CRUISE INTO BADMINTON'S THOMAS CUP SEMI-FINALS Page 31 GODFREY ROBERT ON HIS THOMAS CUP MEMORIES Page 31 WHY BORHAN ABU SAMAH MISSED LAST NIGHT'S SEMIPRO SOCCER Page 30 ENGLAND SOCCER ACE GASCOIGNE IN POLICE PROBE Page 29 IPOH
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      Lock icon Soldiers strike seven times
      241 32 HOCKEY KUALA TRENGGANU Malaysian Armed Forces went on a scoring spree to overwhelm Kedah 7-2 m a Division One match of the Tun Razak Cup hockey tournament yesterday. MAF made a slow start m the first half with a 2-1 lead but came back stronger and
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      Sarawak up to their old tricks
      379 32  -  Joe Dorai JOHOR 5 SARAWAK 2 By SARAWAK'S controversial "Ngap Sayot" is not dead. Neither are the bad habits of their players, the cause of so much controversy last season. They displayed those bad habits notably threatening the match officials and dubious tackling last
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        Real pay $3.6 m for Hagi
        83 32 Romania's international midfield star George Hagi has signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid worth US$2 million ($3.6 miUion). The Spanish club are believed to have paid Steaua Bucharest of Romania's First Division about US$3.5 million for the 25-year-old. Hagi, capped 54 times for
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        New record
        46 32 New Zealand racing driver Heather Spurle yesterday shattered the women's world water speed record held by Gina Campbell, daughter of legendary record holder Donald Campbell. Heather powered across Lake Ruataniwha m the South Island, New Zealand, at 270 kph, 36kph faster than Gina's mark.
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        Fast Heather
        34 32 American Kevin Schwantz on a Suzuki was again fastest m the official 500 cc practice sessions of the West German Grand Prix held m Nurburgring yesterday. He was also fastest on Friday.
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        Coach out
        38 32 French soccer club SaintEtienne who finished 15th m the First Division and were knocked out m the semi-finals of the French Cuip have sacked coach Robert Herbin. He will be replaced by his assistant, Christian Sarramagna.
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      234 32 TODAYS EVENTS! ATHLETICS Swifts meet finals (NUS, 2pm). Plaza Hotel skm Jogathon (Beach Rd, 7.46 am). BADMINTON Intermediate In-ter-Club league: Ngee Ann Poly v Chinese SC, Useful Badminton Party v Wong Shoon Keat's team both at SBH, 7.15pm. CRICKET Div 1: SCC I v SRC (SCC). CSC v SCRC (CSC),
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      8 1 SUNDAY FLUS The Sunday Times, May 27, 1990
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      Lock icon G'day, mate, Australia is back
      95 1 G'day, mate, Australia is back It was a dispute which nearly sent a country's No. 1 industry down under. For eight months starting last August, industrial action by Australia's pilots wreaked havoc m internal air traffic and devastated its tourism industry. GEOFFREY PEREIRA, Iwho went on a trip sponsored by
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        59 1 Hollywood's high rollers 12 Whatever NeXT? 24 Those musical lions of Singapore 10 Sunny days ahead for Nissan Q Mental workouts 7 Bulgarian intrigue Goodbye, shoulder pads 3 A coffee drinker's guide to designer brew 4- Comics and Your star this week 16 Your TV and leisure highlights H <M
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        G'day, mate, Australia is back
        2402 2 Australia sees Asia as one of the top three tourist sources m the next 10 years. Asian visitors, especially the free-spending Japanese, are now being actively wooed. The internal airline industry is scheduled to be deregulated m November. Passengers can certainly look forward to the
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        Why industrial action does not work if the battle gets too big
        707 2 THE pilots' dispute showed how trouble In one area of an industry could spread like a bush-Are to engulf the whole nation. But why were the parties so aggressive? Who was to be blamed? What can be learnt
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    • STYLE
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        GO SOFT on the SHOULDERS
        400 3 GO SOFT on the SHOULDERS Bulky paddings are passe, says STEVE 1 BLAME IT on Dallas (the soap opera) or Montana (the designer) remember them? but shoulder pads were the style icons from the late 1970s through to the *****. It seemed that having burnt their bras, women chose to
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        Gimme more Monet!
        210 3 STYLE FILE MONET'S versatile jewellery (left) were given more twists when Ms Helen Johnson flew into Singapore last week. Fans of Monet 22K-Kold plated costume jewellery got a treat when the international fashion director put together a Monet look at a one-day appearance at Robinson's department store.
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        186 3 ERNO LASZLO PRESENTS..... EYECARE AT ITS FINEST. Now there is hope for the vulnerable skin around your > eyes. A way to offset the undesirable effects of fatigue and /^^M^S. dryness /j^ BVm\ Erno Laszlo presents effective, pure eye programme that 1 respond to all those elements and make your
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        184 3 *JHVi t JHB '4HIHR t* k fucked away m a delightful niche along An array of recreational facib'ties are District 11, lies one of Singapore's most available for the residents. They include I exclusive condominiums Trevose Park. curvilinear swimming and wading pools. BBQ Architecturally conceptualised to capture a pits, tennis
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    • FOOD
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        Some like it hot
        1293 4 LEE GEOK 801 brews some good ideas on how you can make that morning cuppa even more satisfying 1 EAT IN Like wine, the flavour of coffee depends on the type of beans, where they are grown, the climate, soil, age of the trees and how
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        Why she called her wine shop His Vineyard
        576 4 DRINKS CH'NG POH TIONG The chain of circumstances convinced Florence that the shop was God's gift to her. She says...that m life 'we become God's workers m His vineyard. SITUATED along the main flow of the Bukit Timah traffic, His Vineyard, a
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        When cakes go upper crust
        1210 5 4 1 envision Mrs Ong Mci Lin coming m to buy dozens of cakes as well as a janitor coming m to buy, maybe, one 7 Saint Honore's managing director Hemi Yip The decor and uniforms are stylish and only fashionable shop addresses are desired.
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        THIS WEEKS SPECIALS
        243 5 Down by the bay HARD ROCKIN' AT THE MARINA BAY KITS'JH or clever, Hard Rock Cafe's red Cadillac, which hangs precariously over the cafe's entrance m Orchard Place, Cuscaden Road, will make an appearance at the Merlion Week Carnival, one of the events marking Singapore's 25th anniversary.
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        Lock icon Herbal food is now the rage in Hongkong
        270 5 HERBAL foods and drinks are increasingly being consumed by the health-conscious m Hongkong. The number of Chinese herbal-tea shops, which stand out because they often have large copper urns with dragon-head taps, has blossomed m the British colony m recent years. Chinese
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        449 5 OF SAN FRANCISCO (Level 5) The Call of the South Seas And when it beckons, just follow your heart. To Trader Vic's. Where the romantic ambience and the exotic South Sea Island setting are matched only by the splendour of its food and the uniqueness of its drinks. Our menu
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        Sunny days are here again
        1022 6  -  WINSTON LEE town. reports. The staid Nissan has had an image makeover. The latest Nissan Sunny with high-gloss looks to match its lively performance has vroomed into NISSAN has an image problem. That was the conclusion Nissan's bigwigs arrived at three years ago when it
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        Hidden benefits of the revised PARF system
        530 6  -  WINSTON LEE VIEWPOINT THE latest changes to the ARF system appear to be a fair way of reducing the ARF without penalising existing owners. By assigning scrap values to existing cars, owners are assured of a fixed residual PARF value. Basing the PARF
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        436 6 K^Jl L/A ill ■«J PJ^*X^r» 2,^/ H^vIBMI LXjl^3 Shin Mln Dally News A Style of Our Own ■25#ii yj TttwrniLn '±mmiLitiWn*tu& f M )e> IJ car owners who have /jj^Bt^ f \wmT^wmr\imr bought this special package I Buy the 3 packages and get a Service Package ABSOLUTELY FR€€U mm f.i*
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    • SPECTRUM
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        Brain-boosters make some shake heads
        902 7 Mental gymnastics is catching on m America. JOSEPH PEREIRA tried it out, hoping to become a star scribe. I AM hooked up to a machine that is bombarding my eyeballs with kaleidoscopic lights and my eardrums with static. Billed as a submarine of the subconscious,
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        Lock icon And now, dolphin-safe tuna on the US market
        420 7 THE tuna cans m supermarkets have long posed a dilemma hard to stomach. Health experts urged Americans to live longer by eating more fish, but environmentalists warned that netting America's favourite fish annually killed 80,000 dolphins, one of the most intelligent creatures
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        40 7 8 1 •6 LU NINA RICCI PARIS Available at Boutique Nina Ricci, Galeries Lafayette Nina Ricci Corners- Metro Orchard. Metro Marina, Metro Paragon, Metro Grand Lucky Plaza, Singapore Daimaru Midori Classic Selected Outlets Sole Distributor: Nina Ricci (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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        Softness and satire in Bulgaria
        1032 8 Apart from being the world's biggest rose grower, Bulgaria has some entertaining quirks, DAVID BRAZIL discovers BULGARIA, land of Balkan intrigue poisoned umbrella tips, murky bids to murder popes, and, m the pre-peres-troika days, total loyalty to the Soviet Union. The same land is full
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        Travel notes
        163 9 BULGARIA Is difficult for Individual travel at the moment, as the state's national air carrier Balkan goes to Sri Lanka and Bangkok but not Singapore. The easiest way of getting there is via Moscow on Aeroflot. Nansel Tour Centre (tel: Stt-3811) Includes two nights m Sofia m its
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        And the national soft drink is Bozo
        203 9 FEEDING m Sofia outside its hotels is not a joyful business. Still, do track down the trendy Magoura ice-cream parlour on the east side of Baba Nedelya Square. And do try to sample the local yoghurt on sale almost everywhere, as Bulgarians insist
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        Lock icon Down-to-earth in S. America
        788 9  -  By SUZANNE WINCKLER EARTH Day was born 20 years ago. As I write this, I am travelling alone m South America. I find myself thinking that travelling has taught me more about the world than all the books, lectures and museums devoted to the environment. What
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          Lock icon Germany's East-West links
          91 9 GERMANRAIL, the West German network, is adding 165 daily trains to the existing 37 between East and West Germany. Services will link Frankfurt and Leipzig, Cologne and Berlin via Hanover, Munich and Leipzig and Munich and East Berlin, among other East-West connections. Germanßail plans to announce a
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          Another Harrods
          32 9 HARRODS ol London opens a 1,115 sq m doty-free shop at Heathrow Airport's Terminal Three this inly. It will sell Harrods-brand merchandise, including cosmetics, clothes, costume Jewellery, toys and china.
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          Lock icon New York shuttles
          101 9 NEW York's three airports and Manhattan are now linked by a van and bus service operated by Gray Line. The shuttle services run between the airports and mid-town hotels as well as Gray Line's terminal at Eighth Avenue and 54th Street. They leave daily from the city
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          Lock icon Movie fantasies
          77 9 HOLLYWOOD'S Universal Studios will have two new attractions by June 15 Back To The Future and An American Tale. The latter features a full musical production and a series of rides based on the adventures of Flevel the Mouse. The rides are giant movie props a 4.5-m-high banana
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          Midsummer music
          85 9 MIDSUMMER nights m England are well-spent outdoors and this year's Kenwood open-air concerts at Hampstead an easy driving distance from central London are being held on Saturdays from June 2 to Aug 25. Programmes include Beethoven's Choral Symphony, French and Russian nights, a Royal Opera production of Puccini's
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        213 8 Composition with blue. Mondriaan, 1937, Haags Gemeentemuseum. In banking, as m art, a clear concept can make all the difference. mmmm^ m^ mmmmmwmmmmmmwmwmmmmmm W mwm^ mmm Jhe Dutch artist Mondriaan spent more than 8 1 I I 20 years refining a style of painting he called neo-plasticism. Similarly, Rabobank carefully
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      810 10 The latest addition to the Singapore songbook is a folksy tribute to the men who shaped the Republic, on local group Overheads' first album. LOH KENG FATT reviews the release. One man had a dream, that dream became a reality. Let's keen our dreams alive!
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        1095 11 Music Pie-Tour Concert. Choral music by Victoria Junio College Choir. 8 pm, Victoria Concert Hall. Ticket: at $4, $6 and (8 at door. Band Performance. By the Anglo Chinese School Band. 12.30 pm, at the field next to the Zoc theatrette Admission: J5 for adults and $2 50 for children
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        884 11 I YOUR WEEK AHEAD Cynthia Gibb and Mitchell Anderson as The Carpenters ODD MOMENTS (Radio 5, 2.30 pm). Arson disposed of her last employer. Now it looks as if the housekeeper will reprise her murder m her present post m this black comedy. A HARD DAY AT THE OFFICE (Radio
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        1137 11 7.25 SEAL MOTHER. Follows a couple who, I for the last 12 years, have been saving baby seals. 8.00 COSMORAMA: Tanamera Lion Of Singapore. Johnny's continuation of his romance with Julie drives a wedge between the Soong and Dexter families. 8.50 MUSICAL INTERLUDE. 9.00 HOME TO ROOST: Front Runner. John
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        219 11 Top local teams wi be at the dragon boat races DRAGON BOAT RACES (1 pm, Marina Bay and Marina Promenade). Highlight of the Merlion Week. Top local teams will compete m the final rounds. This will be followed by the World Invitational Dragon Boat Race, featuring 17 of the world's
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        476 13 HANS Christian Andersen is regarded as one of the three men who helped define the art of the fairy-tale. The others are the Brothers Grimm (Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs) and Charles Perranlt (Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty). Born m Odense, Denmark m 18t6, Andersen was
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        274 13 LOOK WHO'S TALKING At Orchard and Marina 1 WONG KIM HOH THERE'S no business like show business. Bruce Willis reportedly made a cool US$lO million <5518.3 million) out of Look Who's Talking and he did not even appear m the movie! He merely
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        1852 14 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 3.45 CODENAME KVML Four part spy thriller WILD HERITAGE. Inner Oceans (T) WHEN ffiM S TOUCH (C/r 625 Sw^T (T/0 BY TOUCH (C/r^ GRAMME HIGHLIGHTS FOLLOWED BY about the KGB's efforts to flush out a 6.25 NEWS (T) 345 CODENAME KYRIL^n Kvr I f.ruk him 645 3T
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        500 14 FRIDAY S?. A S?« H SS, HT S FOUOWED BY NAMME WGHLIGHTS FOLLOWED BY TEA-BREAK SPECIAL: Touch The Sun LITTIE memqle. Cartoon Top Enders. See Highlights (Friday). g 25 430 SS!, IS? a hi r ollve s ons t0 :45 o* i°* < c > Two Of Us Ca Z
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        523 14 SATURDAY 9.00 A.M. OPENING, PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS 3.00 P.M. OPENING, PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS AND THE PORKY PIG SHOW (r). AND DORAEMON (C) Cartoon. 9.30 SESAME STREET. 3.30 WILDLIFE ON THE EDGE: Flight From 10.25 CHRIS AND CRUMBLE. Cartoon. Extinction. Jersey's (island off Britain) 10.30 WIND IN THE WILLOWS. Cartoon. birdlife awaiting reintroduction
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        1252 15 DAY 4 Fourth part of five-day package to help you stop the smoking habit Gentle persuasion "She didn't nag or scold, but m different ways tried to show me how much better it would be if I didn't smoke." Sgt Teng on his wife's support
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        299 15 SMOKE-OUT SUCCESS STORY 'At my age, I can still jog 10 km that's not bad.' Mr Pak, 42, who quit smoking 10 years ago. AS A child, Mr David Pak, 42, was often sent out to the shops to get cigarettes for
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        427 15 WHAT YOU'LL SEE AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARS. SOCIAL BENEFITS IT HAPPENS often enough: people shun you, give you reproachful looks and some get downright hostile. Smokers often get discriminated against not so much because people disapprove of their habit but also because cigarette smoke is harmful to non-smokers around them.
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        483 15 PEOPLE are often worried that they will have a weight problem if they give up smoking. But there is no rule that says you will gain weight. Everyone is different: some people gain weight and some stay the same. For some, it can
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        92 15 See your doctor before starting an exercise programme if you are over 35 years old. Choose an aerobic exercise such as walking, swimming, cycling or jogging. Include a warm up and cool down segment m your exercise programme. Do not allow your heart
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        332 15 IT WOULD be terrific if there is a standard programme of physical exercise for all new non-smokers. But, unfortunately, there is no such programme. All new non-smokers share one thing m common the great achievement of breaking the habit of smoking. Physical fitness
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        119 15 H Make a decision O Set your quit date O Understand your smoking pattern A Apply the 5-D strategies R Review the benefits of non-smoking |J Avoid smoking situations Seek support O Think and act as a non-smoker Q Take control of your life Use all the physical, social, I
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        36 15 I'll set a bettar example for children and increase the chance that they'll never become addicted to tobacco. Watch out for the fourth programme of Feel Good, Quit Smoking, tonight at 9.30 pm on SBC 5.
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        100 17 P 11 I f 7QA WlliCh and get the most out of Timeszone. It's the special advertising section m J»in B iAimn aa fM The Straits Times with three separate 3GVertlSlllg ItteCllUni aiIOWS editions, every Friday for the North and hnctMACCOC tit #O1«OA^ rlifisOl«Of«t 9 West Zones and every Thursday
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        257 17 X °6^ J**^ 1 /sf^ WELL, I'LL BE/ I REMEMBER SURE, IT'S IN THE THttT SV4OP r^CTfe^-^^NEIGHBORHOOD v_y%p^ j)^v WHERE WE i S l^ P^ST GOT AAARRIED ri THIS IS YES, I REMEMBER THE PLACE, S^rr, IT TOO/ ALL RIGHT^.^ i N^^Xf THEY'LL BE READY THU «SDAY WHAT WERE YOU
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        51 17 COMICS TODAY'S WORLD "About that lotion you sold me "Kaep off seafood and p m <M% -to make my hafr arowl" coconuur Pm momant. THE BMMLfISEIL W^W^^^^i RfeSO^^ll by Art Chip Sansom I L >v^_>i_ 6LAC^S..!) /O>WET, IM (^O(JnU6! /AM I A WIHEEIf K-DEAL£P-/ > t)y PuCX^.diAXPySLY MUSH 1 491
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        103 18 a^^ /^esA"! L/mv report P^^l H WALLACE STEVENS WAS a\ BB k A MOST PEOPLE MOST PEOPLE ALSO PON'T KMOW THAT /I NEVER 60T TO PR > NnpA ■<; FAMOUS POET..HIS WIFE M i r^! PO NOT KNOW IF I HAP A PIME FOR EVERY ONE OF ,T" E^ T
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        921 19 (jJTO&^nff 1 Lr^GLaafl B^^B| BPW v^»/m« l .C 5. LX' 34' LA^ H FAX' 2 Eating Out SLOANE COURT HOTEL. Large Tiger Draught Beer $5 40 > Set lunch $7 40* curry lunch $8 90 1 Steaks, Chops Oxtail Stew at reasonable prices. Rooms dally from $45 upwards. Free parking.
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        694 19 24 Carpets/ Rugs 24 Carpets/ Rugs CARPETS LIQUIDATION SALE One full container of hand-made Oriental Rugs from Persia, Pakistan, India, China, Kilims, Afghanistan etc. AT GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES LAST CHANCE FINAL LAST DAY SALE 27th of May Few pieces left. MUST SELL AT ANY COST DUKE HOTEL 42/ 46 Meyer
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        510 19 31 Pets/ Pet Care ROTTWEILER DOQ puppy (or sale. Male Si female. Tel: *****12/ pg *****38. VERY TAME, BEAUTIFUL young yellow-crested parrot for sale. Tel: *****81. 2 MTHS. OLD cute Tlbetlan Terrier male puppies for sale. $250 each. Tel. *****75. 2 PAIR OF 6 weeks old Oerman Shepherd puppies for
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        832 19 44 TV/ Video/ Hi-Fi CONRAD JOHNSON PVS, MVSO, Aragon 2004, Audio Innovation 300, Audio Research tube crossover, Meridian M 2, Modsquad Line Drive. Revok 8126. #01-11 Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre. A.B. SPECIALISES IN repairs of Video. CTV, Hl-fl System, Antenna Installation. On the spot service. Guaranteed Tel: *****61. COUNTERPOINT BA2O
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        597 19 47 Plumbing/ Electrical ALL ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING, tM•onabla charges for pipe leaking/ pier failure. Auto machine to clear chock. Khoon Bee Engineering Co. Lie. *****0/00-M. Tel *****69/ *****09. 24 HRB. ELECTRICAL Si Plumbing Service. We undertake urgent repairs In pipe leakage, choking, electrical faults. Tel: *****88/9, Reco Electrical Serv. Lie. 3/2307. 51
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        419 19 60 Private Inv— tigators 60 Private Investigators PREMIER SECURITY PRIVATE INVESTIGATION OIVISION (Foundtd by !he S pors Police Mulli Purpose Co operative Society Ltd and the Sport Government Servants' Co operative Thrift Loan Socltly Ltd) We have professional expertise to serve our clienteles the following investigation services with reliable and
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        560 19 63 Domestic Help Available TC PERSONNEL The Specialists In Filipino maids. For more details, see tomorrow's ad. We give our staff a rest on Sundays (it Public Holidays) to service you better Mondays Saturdays. Tel: *****11 C 1598-01. COMPETITIVE FILIPINO PACKAGE at $630. Carefully screened and selected from province. Call
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        644 19 63 Domestic Help 63 Domestic Help 63 Domestic Help Available Available Available 0969 M HAVE MADE US NO: 1 vN !^JSa2//> Weekly arrival of fresh Bio-datas for'wider OX»^^ better choice The ONLY agency j^S^^Q^* with 4 training centres more mr^ 9 than 400 maids for selection J«" Sulfn Centre mr^^l
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        181 19 97 Domestic Positions FILIPINA MAIDS FOR Canada urgently required. Low fee It "fly now, pay later" plan. Apply personally to: Humana, #05-02 OUB Centre (Raffles Place MRT) Sunday lla.m 2pm. only. Lie. No.: B 0317-01 IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT FOR Flllplna/ Thai/ Lanka/ Local/ Malaysian maids. Arrange by own Hong Kong Canada
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        499 19 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions ELECTRONICS TRADING COMPANY requires ACCOUNTS SUPERVISOR To look after the accounts department and Inventory control. Requirement* Minimum OCE O 1 level with recognise accounting qualification 2-3 years experience In similar position should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and computerise accounting package Should speak and write
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        688 20 100 Technical Positions 100 Technical Positions BißliriiTiilTlilHlVlHVirillfll'll'lßJai ■M& E I CLERK OF WORKS Requirements «c Possess NTC HI Trade Certificate or Diploma m Mechanical/Electrical Engineering At least 3 5 years relevant working experience m on-site supervision of mechanical and electrical services for condominium/residential building Able to work independently and interpret
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        635 20 104 Other Positions Japanaaa Lounge require* 1) HOSTESSES 2) BARMAID a With/ without experience. Age: 18 to 28. Transport provided. Interested please call Tal: 713*533 5 Koafc Road #03-10/ 11 Cuppage Plaza Singapora 0922. attar Bpm SERABEL KOREAN RESTAURANT requires Full-time/ Part-time Waiter/ Waitress and Caahlara Interested plaaae call: *****50
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        800 20 101 KiEl?" 101 ZIZOIZ'T 101 S r °?.V ctJon 101 "'auction 101 Production 101 Production Po>tf<on> Positions Positions Positions Positions Positions Earn more than $500 p.m. excluding transport and overtime allowances. FEMALE PRODUCTION 1 OPERATORS Be a dinner m our Quarterly Lucky Draw! We welcome those who are 14 years
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        1868 20 131 Alfa/ Volvo For Sale 131 Alfa/ Volvo For Sale 131 Alfa/ Volvo For Sale /j!!hoP Crgdlt NEW ALFA PRICES r^ oT nfUP^°,i J ALFA 33 1.7 QV 858.000.00 V tfftOO^Jsai^ ALFA 75 2.01 TS (ARF Prices Excluding Quota Premiums) Not applicable for A l B4 I Showrooms: Kaki Buklt
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        745 20 137 Toyota For Sale END 14 TOYOTaTTdX. tip top condition. Full accessories, tel *****93 JAN. 13 COROLLA 13 DX Well maintained, alrcon., radio cassette. $18,500 0.n.0. Tel: *****15 JULY OS COROLLA DX Hl-fl, power windows, tax Dec 90 2 owners. $31,500. Tel: *****98. LATE '04 TOYOTA Corolla 1300 DX. Showroom
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        1039 20 138 Mitsubishi For .Sale '99 MITSUBISHI OALANT S Saloon Tax 9/80 Immaculate cond $53,500 ono Tel: *****34 139 Mazda For Sale LATEST MODEL. MAZDA RX7 OTR 138 Turbo Inter-cooler Fuel Injection 185BHP Full accessories. See to appreciate Highest offer 22 Walmei Drive '93 323 QT, 2-drs. 3 owners, recently overhauled
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        1048 20 140 Honda For Sal* O, 5/93, HONDA Accord 16 WX Auto Alrcon., expensive hl-fl $19,800 o no Tel *****73 Q 14 HONDA Accord EX 5-spe«l Power steering, hl-fl, alloy rims. Orlg colour *****64 SBA 10/94 HONDA Civic auto. 12 valve, lax 9/90, excellent cotui $***** neg. *****71/ *****80 1 LADY
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        6132 21 145 F^aS*"" 145 F^ali" 11 SSt!?*" 145 Other Make. 145 Other Make. 145 Other Makes 145 Other Makes 145 Other Makes 145 Other Makes 145 Other Makes p0 l!!L s=^^ JZ______ For Sale F <> r >■»• F <> r For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale
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        998 22 181 Houses For Sale (Dists. 12 20) ERA OPEN HOUSE 1 <>t< 2pm, D.20 s/storey terr No. 42 Jalan Oelenggang. Beautifully renovated. 4 rms. attached attic Move In cond. Selling near to valuation price Pg *****48 OPEN HOUSE lpm 4pm District 19. No 25 Realty Park Lorong 1. 2 storey
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        690 22 182 Houses For Sale 182 Houses For Sale 182 House* For Sale 182 Houses For Sale (Dists. 21 28) (Diets. 21 28) (Dist*. 21 28) (Dists. 21 28) btTTHF AA7IWT^QeOI?^^BT^ BATAM ISLAND I™ l/O\/l\ y HAPPY GARDEN NAQOYA TOWN 1Q MnnP TU AkJ A UAMF' conveniently located near Batams busiest
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        561 22 191 Private Apts. For Sale (Dists. 09 11) OPEN HOUSE 2.00 pm. 6.00pm. 21, SOMMERVILLE PARK CONDO Sommarvill* E»t. Rd. 3-storey townhouse. 4+l with pte. courtyard, a Covered carpark. Full facilities with Olympic size pool. a Freehold. 3,300 sq.ft. $1 28 million. PARAMOUNT HOUSING AGENCY Tal: *****28/ pg *****52 DJ
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        912 22 192 Private Apts. 192 Private Apts. For Sale For Sale (DiStS. 12 20) (Dists. 12 20) HAIB tf AfiTMEiro SHOW UNIT OPENS p° n j' 8 lyw flw ZJ U Townhouse Style Design KIM LOONG BUILDERS glwriwal nm **Sw»««»mi 464. GEYLANG ROAD. (1438) jggiMo^T^n^ rd TEL: *****11 (oflic* hours) Lot
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        1114 22 192 Private Apts. 192 Private Apts. 192 Private Apts. 192 Private Apts. For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale (Diets. 12 20) (Diets. 12 20) (Dists. 12 20) (Dists. 12 20) XBll-837 UPPER EAST COAST ROAD «J3bVb« BBhu. 4^ h NBsk<iUßZ ill* aftfc. "> *3&£' An exclusive condominium estate,
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        797 22 204 HDB Apts. For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon) EXEC. MAIS. Sorangoon N blk 123, ceramic, split unit alrcon. wardrobe, cablneU, etc $235K neg CPF 1204K *****50/ *****36 AMK 205 HDB Apts. For Sato (Jurong/ Bt. Batofc) OPEN FOR VIEWING EXECUTIVE MAIS. JURONO WIST STREET 41, BLK. 473 o High fir, no
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        685 23 192 Private Apts. 192 Private Apta. 192 Private Apts. For Sale For Sale For Sale (Plata. 12 20) (Plata. 12 20) (Pists. 12 20) SAVOUR THE GREENERY TRANQUILITY At last, the peace and quiet that you have been searching for. Discover GRANDE VISTA, resort styled living at affordable prices m
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        352 23 209 Properties Wanted GENUINE CLIENTS URGENTLY to purchase seml-ds m Ooldhlll Estate D 10 U 11. Please contact T Jude, Oeraldlne at pg. *****78 or *****50. READY BUYERS REQUIRE 3/4/5 rm./ exec./ mals./ HUDC. Fast selling and best price. Owners Pg. *****33 ERA. ALL DISTRICT PROPERTIES wanted. Owners please call:
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        153 23 213 Office Spaces For Rent CLASSROOM TO LET. Alrcon. f/furn carpeted. Cheap rental. Call *****44, 9am 9pm. OFFICE AVAILABLE. 11.000 sq.ft. Middle Rd. Page Christopher: *****34. 215 Shop Spaces For Sale FAR EAST PLAZA #05, 1550 sq.ft. 2 units with tenancy at $1300 p.s f neg. Tel: *****05 Mr. Chan.
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        633 23 219 Land: Sale/ Wanted AN OFFER IRRESISTABUE to the client! Situated strategically the heart of D 14, vacant possession it planning approval for 1 blk. of 8-storey apt. Land area 6,000 sq.ft. Interested pis. fax *****69 or pg *****76 Best offer secures. ERA Exclusive Marketing Agent. 220 Other Real Eatato~
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        613 23 220 Olhf Raal Estate 220 Other Real Estate 220 Other Real Estate 220 Other Real Estate I BATAMJCEM PARK I PJsS6B,OOO r LAND AREA; 1730 SQ.FT.- 4208 SQ.FT. IBUILT-IN AREA; 1829 SQ.FT.- 1849 SQ.FT. MARINA CITY DEVELOPMENT 459 3925 TEL:{BATAM) ***** SINGAPORE ENQUIRY OFFICE: ISLAND CLUB CONDOMINIUM PTE LTD Models
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        298 23 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses BOOKKEEPING ft A/CB, Shorthand, Ccnversatlonal Japanese. Better spoken English, Eng. for Commerce. Llvale Training Centre *****37. BOOKKEEPMG A A/C8 (Level 2) Start Today 9.30 am. Rex Commercial Sch. *****00/ *****85 TRAVEL ft TOURISM, Air Cargo, NeT Airfares Ticketing Coune. ECP *****03/ *****92. 267 Language Courses PYAESS
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        273 23 FREE BEAUTY WORKSHOP for all ladles. Learn about skin care make-up techniques at the Clifford Studio of Arts. Call *****87 275 Tailoring Instruction CURTAIN SEWING CLASSES avail. at Bedok Res.. Bt. Panjang other areas. 15 curtain patterns. Call *****87/ Pg. *****19. 276 Fitness/ Sports Instruction LADIES ONLY Low impact aerobic
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