The Straits Times, 30 December 1990

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    15 1 The Sunday Times No: 2841 55 CENTS MCI (P) 15/12/90 K^-iMl^ 'C k>- ."■■•> ipV-. .*-iQ°'j&iM
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    PM on twin economic goals
    912 1  -  Zuraidah Ibrahim By D Aiming for steady growth of economy H Spreading the benefits around •Wo intend to let at many pooplo at participate and help m the nations growth got a participation priz«. In oth«r words, w« will tpfad the benefits of economic growth
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    Lock icon Ex-TV entertainer is only Japanese woman minister
    200 1 She was once fired as panel chief for playing hooky TOKYO Former TV entertainer AkIko Santo, (above), the only woman In Japan's new Cabinet formed yesterday, was once sacked as chairman of a parliamentary panel because she skipped a session to play golf.
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    Panel to probe hockey coach
    89 1 A FIVE-MEMBER inquiry, headed by lawyer S. H. Almenoar, has been appointed to look into allegations of ill-treatment of youth players by Under-15 hockey coach Sukhmindar Singh (left). The others m the panel include ex-World Cup soccer referee George Suppiah. Police officer Sukhmindar, 31, has
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    Lock icon US 'should attack quickly if Iraq fails to withdraw'
    711 1 LOS ANGELES President George Bush has decided that the United States should move quickly to launch a military attack on Iraqi forces if Iraq fails to withdraw from Kuwait by the Jan 15 United Nations deadline, the Los Angeles Times said
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      94 1 zxcvzx SUNDAY PLUS ▼LI L»k SBC to stage the Bard Designers on who's got the look |g^^2 B^Bk B^B& Joint SBC-BBC mini-series Top cars or 1990 What Suntimes told Saddam Stallone vs lawyers et al PROFILE SB From lawyer to Justice Minister Spore needs civil society FOCUS Editorial 19 TimeoH
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      113 1 Kaifu bow* to party kingpins m major Cabinet reshuffle: Page 3 PATHOS and hope, the /4k fck highs n ml the lows, the Jm wk bitter and the sweet JWpI(SB|PBM|BBISM|pIB The Sunday Times rewinds MSM Wfisß \99() and runs fast forward {yjsg9_ SBffJB to the new year m a special
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • AT A GLANCE
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        EMPRESS PLACE TIME CAPSULE
        39 2 time capsule with 88 objects reflecting Singapore's progress m various fields was buried outside Empress Place yesterday. The stainless steel cylinder will be unearthed m the year 2015, during Singapore's 50th anniversary. Home, PflQ# 12
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        ORCHIDS GET A BOOST
        79 2 Singapore has started a national effort to boost agrotechnology here into a $650-million-a-year industry by 1996, using high-tech agricultural methods to produce food and flowers. And the orchid is very much a part of this effort. This is because of the Republic's world lead m research
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        BREAKDOWN SIGNS A MUST?
        51 2 Motorists may be required to use triangular breakdown signs when their vehicles stall on the roads if a Traffic Police proposal gets the okay. It is learnt that two recent incidents, m which three people were hit while attending to cars, prompted the proposal. Home, Pag*
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        HOTELS GET PATS, BRICKBATS
        104 2 A Sunday limes Christmas feature over the weekend resulted m a wide range of responses. A church based its Christmas Eve sermon on it, regional newspapers highlighted it, the compassionate front desk manager received a commendation note from a minister, roses and calls from strangers. But
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        KL HELP FOR THE ABLE ONLY
        91 2 !The government will not be able to help bumiputras m business if they themselves are not efficient m management and fail to adhere to values like trustworthiness, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. The two factors were vital for bumiputra businessmen and entrepreneurs
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        AQUINO DROPS THIRD MINISTER
        57 2 Philippine President Corazon Aquino yesterday dropped the third major figure from her Cabinet m three weeks and is expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle today. She accepted the resignation of Public Works and Highways Secretary Fiorello Estuar but has yet to name a replacement, Press Under-Secretary
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        SOVIET ELECTION FRAUD?
        60 2 A radical group of Soviet parliamentary deputies has said that the country's new vice-president was fraudulently elected and called for an investigation. A spokesman for the deputies, members of an alliance known as the Inter-Regional Group, described Thursday's vote to elect Mr Gennady Yanayev, a close ally
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        MATSUSHITA-MCA DEAL ON
        87 2 Two US federal Judges have rejected llth-hour attempts to block a deal under which Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd will complete a landmark US$6.6 billion (5&1.4 billion) takeover of MCA Inc. In Washington, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia denied a request by Go-Video Inc to stop
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        TURKEY A SECOND FRONT:
        44 2 The possibility that Turkey could become a second front against Iraq if war should break out in the Persian Gulf has further increased tensions between the Middle Eastern neighbours, Western and Middle Eastern diplomats in Baghdad say. World, Page 7
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      'Sorry, no more stock... and no follow-up action
      751 2  - 'Sorry, no more stock and no follow-up action Choo Siew Bee By A look at indifferent service shoppers here get IF YOU have a horror story or a satisfying experience with Singapore salespeople which you want to share, call The Straits Times Newsline on 791-9IM. Oar line will be open
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      Boutique offers free gown for girl's prom night
      416 2 IT WAS 2 pm one day m October. A mother with her tall, slim 18-year-old daughter walked into Glamourette Boutique looking for a gown for the daughter's prom night. Madam Anna Asis, the sales assistant, approached them with a smile. Four hours
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      Lock icon Kaifu bows to party kingpins in major Cabinet reshuffle
      606 3 TOKYO Prime Minister Toshiki Kalfu bowed to pressure from ruling party bosses yesterday and carried out a major reshuffle of his Cabinet, bringing In 18 new ministers. But Mr Kalfu, whose popularity at home is fading, won a small victory by
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      Lock icon Of snomes and lumpies in the Goo
      345 3 With allied forces (Saudi Arabia) Snome and two ponties require pony for rasa m Goo. Nonsense? Not so, say British forces m Uie Gulf. They have turned military Jargon into an art form m the five months since Iraq invaded Kuwait. "Our acronyms
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      23 3 pontie a person Snome senior of no tactical naval officer importance. Middle East. Goo the Gulf of Crabs the Oman. Royal Air Force.
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      Lock icon Changes in Soviet Union are to restore order: Gorbachev
      556 3 He assures that reforms will not be reversed WASHINGTON Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has assured President George Bush that changes taking place m the Soviet Union are designed to ensure order and do not mean that reform policies are being abandoned,
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      329 2 Windy with passing showers over a few areas m the afternoon. TEMP. (C) 19 to 6 am tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.09 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.06 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER AaMtffiim 5/7 C Cloudy Madrid 2/10 C Clear Ataens 7/13 C Cloudy Manila 21/27 C Cloudy Auckland 17/23
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      474 3 Tokyo Budget plan promises more overseas aid and cuts In national debt: P. 6 That's right. FREE. Automatically. consecutive 6()-day period you designate m private or employer-paid insurance you With no strings attached and no obligation. 1 99 1, just m time for your holiday travel.) may have, including Medisave
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Yanayev's election won by fraud, says radical group
      394 4 MOSCOW A radical group of Soviet parliamentary deputies has said that the country's new Vice-Presldent had been fraudulently elected and called for an Investigation. A spokesman for the deputies, membeis of an alliance known as the Inter-Regional Group, described Thursday's vote to
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      Lock icon Soviets cancel TV show on Shev
      430 4 Move is troubling, says presenter of popular weekly news programme MOSCOW Soviet broadcasting officials have cancelled a television programme about the resignation of Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. Mr Alexander Lyubimov, presenter of the popular weekly Vzglyad (View), said the cancellation of Friday's edition was
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      Lock icon Soviet police arrest suspected sex killer
      189 4 MOSCOW Police m the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have arrested a man suspected of sexually abusing and murdering more than 30 women and young girls, Soviet news reports said on Friday. The daily Izvestla, referring to the suspect as Andrei Ch., said he
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      Lock icon Walesa picks to be new Prime Minister
      83 4 Walesa picks to be new Prime Minister WARSAW Polish President Lech Walesa yesterday proposed Mr Jan Krzysztof Blelecki, a 39-year-old entrepreneur, for the post of Prime Minister following a week-long search. The selection of Mr Bielecki, a parliamentary deputy from Gdansk and head of a business consulting company, appeared designed
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      Lock icon Shekhar agrees to talks with militants: Sikh leader
      480 4 NEW DELHI Powerful Sikh leader Slmranjit Singh Mann has said that India's Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar had agreed to meet separatist militants m a bid to find a solution to the strife m Punjab state where they are fighting for an independent
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      Lock icon Tokyo Budget plan promises more overseas aid and cuts in national debt
      431 6 TOKYO Japan's Cabinet adopted a Budget plan for Fiscal 1991 yesterday aimed at spending more on expanding global responsibilities and cutting its large national debt. The 70.35 trillion yen (SS9OT billion) Budget, which still needs parliamentary approval, represents
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      Lock icon US courts clear way for Matsushita to complete MCA deal
      466 6 LOS ANGELES Two US federal Judges have rejected llth-hour attempts to block a deal under which Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd will complete a landmark US$6.6 billion (5511.4 billion) takeover of MCA Inc. In Washington, Supreme Court Justice Antonin
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      Lock icon 1 killed, 140 hurt In Brooklyn subway explosion
      216 6 NEW YORK An explosion m an electrical cable poured choking smoke through an underground rail tunnel m Brooklyn during the morning rush hour on Friday, killing at least one person and injuring up to 140, authorities said. "We were told to lie
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      Lock icon Albania grants permit to first opposition newspaper
      197 6 VIENNA Albania's communist government has legalised the country's first opposition newspaper and granted increased independence to the mass media, the state news agency, ATA, reported. The agency said the Council of Ministers decided to permit publication of a newspaper by the new opposition
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Cinderella's 'voice' sues Disney for $34 m
        152 6 BURBANK (California) The singer who provided the voice of Cinderella m an animated film version has filed a US$2O million (SJ34 million) lawsuit claiming that Disney violated her contract by producing video cassettes of the classic. Ms Ilene Woods Shaughnessy, who m 1948
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        Lock icon Lovesick man found in palace
        118 6 LONDON Lovesick Irishman Eugene Smith broke into the grounds of Buckingham Palace to try to see Queen Elizabeth and ask her to help him find a lost sweetheart, a court heard on Friday. Police grabbed him before he could reach the Queen, to whom girlfriend
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        Rushdie appeals to Iranians
        99 6 LONDON British novelist Salman Rushdie defended himself on Friday by radio directly to the Iranian people over Iran's death order against him for his book, The Satanic Verses. The Persian language service of the British Broadcasting Corporation transmitted the interview with Mr Rushdie, 43, m which
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        Lock icon Blue chips buck down trend
        59 6 NEW YORK US blue chips drifted higher on Friday but other stocks lagged as the market ended its slowest week m five years. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.71 points to close at 2,629.21, but m the broader market, declining issues led gainers 786
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        Lock icon Actress' sister charged
        106 6 HONGKONG A woman, believed to be the sister of famous Chinese actress Liv Xiaoqing, has been charged with unlawfully obtaining a Dominican Republic passport. Ran Yi-hong, 36, pleaded innocent m court on Thursday to charges of using a fake travel document and making a false representation to
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      Lock icon Israel warns Jordan not to host Iraqi troops
      259 7 Israel warns Jordan not to host Iraqi troops JERUSALEM Israeli Chief of Staff General Dan Shomron on Friday warned neighbouring Jordan against allowing Iraqi troops on Its territory and threatened to Join m a Gulf war If Washington requested it. His warning came amid reports that Jordan, which shares borders
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      Lock icon We're keen to avoid war, says Kuwaiti official
      223 7 SINGAPORE Kuwait is keen to avoid a war with Iraq and is still hopeful of a peaceful settlement of the Iraqi occupation of the country, a Kuwaiti official said here yesterday Mr Mohammed al-Had-dad, a professor at the University of Kuwait, said:
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      Lock icon Iraqis being trained for 'suicide missions
      220 7 NICOSIA (Cyprus) Thousands of Iraqis have been trained to conduct attacks against US-led multinational forces if war breaks out, Asian military analysts said on Friday. Some were also being prepared for suicide missions. The analysts said Iraq has been training regular army commandos and
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      Lock icon Turkey 'could become second front if war starts'
      609 7 BAGHDAD The possibility that Turkey could become a second front against Iraq if war should break out m the Persian Gulf has further increased tensions between the Middle Eastern neighbours, Western and Middle Eastern diplomats m Baghdad say. This week, for the
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      Lock icon Palestinians battle Israeli troops in bloody clashes
      395 8 KHAN YOUNIS (Gaza Strip) Israeli soldiers shot dead four Palestinians and wounded at least 125 m the occupied Gaza Strip yesterday m one of the bloodiest clashes m recent months, medical staff said. Palestinians said wounded Arabs were still being brought to Nasr
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      Lock icon S. Korean activists tear Chun's return from exile
      412 8 SEOUL South Korean activists said yesterday that they feared that former President Chun Doo Hwan's planned return to Seoul from self-imposed exile could mean a return to authoritarianism. Mr Chun, reviled by many for taking the presidency by force In 1980 and
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      US hits out at Tokyo, Seoul for not aiding freer trade
      484 8  -  Ong Ming Seing By Washington Correspondent Japan has not taken a leadership role m Gatt, says Hills WASHINGTON US Trade Representative Carla Hills has hit out at Japan and South Korea for failing to play their part m promoting
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      Lock icon 11 people killed in Madrid bus crash
      55 8 1 1 people killed in Madrid bus crash picture. Injuring 20. The accident occurred because the driver had steered off the city ring road at excessive speed. PoUce and firemen sifting through the debris of a bus that skidded and smashed into a sign post north of Madrid on Friday,
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      Lock icon Algerian airliner hijacked over Sahara
      330 8 Algerian airliner hijacked over Sahara ALGIERS An Algerian airliner carrying 82 passf ngrrt and six crew was hijacked over the Sahara Desert and forced to fly to eastern Algeria, officials said yesterday. Conflicting reports surrounded the Identity of the hijackers. The official APS news agency cited informed sources as saying
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Italy hates Maradona'
        103 9 fib picture. ROME Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona has been voted Italy's most hated man m a year-end poll conducted for La Repubbliea newspaper. The temperamental Napoli captain heads a list including Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. US President George Bush and pop singer Madonna, whose erotic stage
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        Lock icon Guitarman's first LP out
        106 9 THE Philippines' rock and roller guitarman Ramon Jacinto has produced his first LP after years of absence from recording. Aptly called The Guitarman, the LP is a collection of old favourites he and his backup group called the Riots used to play hi two popular bistros
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        Lock icon Bardofs Truth forever
        105 9 PARIS Brigitte Bardot, I French cinema's best-known sex symbol, has said that she disavowed all but one of the dozens of films she had made and would never act again. "Everything I appeared m during that period can disappear forever I couldn't care leas," Ms Bardot. 55,
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        Lock icon Shivers over showers
        74 9 HOLLYWOOD actress Janet Leigh has developed a phobia about taking showers after she played the part of a woman murdered m that famous Alfred Hitchcock scene m Psycho. In an interview with Movieline magazine, Leigh revealed that she had been taking baths instead of showers m the
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        Lock icon Jahangir finds his match
        90 9 picture. KARACHI Jahangir Khan, six times world open champion, married the daughter of another top Pakistani squash player on Friday. More than 2,000 guests attended the wedding of Jahangir and Seemi Jawaid, whose father Aftab Jawaid was three times British amateur champion and three times a
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        Lock icon Centre named after Hope
        108 9 NEW YORK A proposed family history centre at Ellis Island, through which 17 million immigrants entered the United States, is to be named after comedian Bob Hope. The 87-year-old entertainer was a British immigrant to the US when he pa&ed through Ellis Island at the age
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      Lock icon Yaohan boss Wada sets eyes on Chinese market
      354 9 HONGKONG Mr Kazuo Wada, chairman of Japan's Yaohan department store chain, waxes eloquent when talking about vegetables on the Chinese free market. "Cucumbers, tomatoes, cauliflowers very good quality," the son of a greengrocer exudes, making shapes m the air with his hands.
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      467 6 i Chao Phaya Celebrates The New Year j jar Ti r -^^atTV^^aML^ WmMP BBkaT m j'arT iT>~ i And what better way to celebrate than to eat, drink and be merry. With this m 0 mind, Chao Phaya has come up with some very tantalizing treats to let you celebrate
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      766 8 HL^flfl m plus our strollin trio New Year's Eve Dinner Buffet FTKBLTTirLTBT^in^nHnfIH BBVVVI I Los Marineros. Monday Dec 31, 1990, 7pmtolo pm »MJUUb*abidkUUk\ijykliJLU L^ri ■lrM'lMl' V $12 (adult) Buffet dmner a complimentary glass of FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD W T" T j j^pSSfflfl^ $8 W" W Los m M
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  • ASEAN
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      Lock icon Aquino drops third Cabinet minister
      530 10 MANILA Philippine President Corazon Aquino yesterday dropped the third major figure from her Cabinet m three weeks and is expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle today. Mrs Aquino accepted the resignation of Public Works and Highways Secretary Fiorello Estuar but has yet to name a
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      Lock icon Philippine army ready to repel rebel attacks
      149 10 MANILA Rebel soldiers may launch attacks against government targets m the next two weeks but security forces are ready to repel them, a Philippine military commander said yesterday. Manila military chief Brig-Gener-al Marino Filart said m a radio interview that rebel soldiers were
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      Lock icon Aquino checks price of fish
      56 10 picture. Like most housewives, President Corazon Aquino is interested m the price of fish. She stops to check with a fishmonger during a visit to the fisNng port of Camafif an to the south-east of Mania on Friday. She was there to inaugurate a fishing
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      Lock icon Suharto calls for dialogue to foster religious tolerance
      166 10 JAKARTA Indonesian President Suharto yesterday called tor healthy dialogue between members of the various faiths m this predominantly Muslim nation to further foster religious tolerance. "In a diverse society such as m Indonesia, the growth of tolerance between believers can be continuously
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      Lock icon Security needs must not stifle people: Sudomo
      337 10 JAKARTA The Indonesian government should relax its security-minded approach or it will stifle its people, Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security Sudomo said. "There is certainly a dilemma between freedom and stability But it is wrong if our concern with security is excessive
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      Lock icon Jakarta will never give up East Timor, says Gen Try
      230 10 JAKARTA Indonesia's top general said his country would never give up its disputed rule of East Timor and told the few rebels still fighting to give themselves up, the official news agency, Antara, reported on Friday. "Such groups that still
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      Chinese nationals with forged passports nabbed in Indonesia
      246 10 INDONESIAN authorities have arrested several Chinese nationals who entered the country illegally using forged passports, the Kompas daily reported on Friday. The Indonesian-language newspaper quoted the Director General of Immigration, Mr Roni Slkap Sinuraya, as saying that they were arrested at Cengkareng,
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon 2 vital factors for bumi businessmen to succeed
      397 11 They must be efficient and trustworthy: Dr Mahathir ALOR STAR The government will not be able to help bumiputras m business if they themselves are not efficient m management and fail to adhere to noble values like trustworthiness. Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir
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      '8,000 emigrate to Australia yearly'
      154 11 BETWEEN 7,000 and 8,000 Malaysians emigrate to Australia each year, said the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr Prank Murray, m a Nanyang 'Slang Pau report yesterday. The report, however, quoted the diplomat as saying that there had been a slight drop m the number
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      10 teachers in Kelantan to fight transfer order
      379 11 A GROUP of 10 Kelantan .school teachers who have defled an Education Ministry notice to serve hi Sabah are seeking a court order to declare the transfer directive invalid, according to Bernama. In a report from Kota Baru, the news agency said
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      Ex-Nantah students Pm Goh to lift ban
      164 11  - Ex-Nantah students Pm Goh to lift ban Ping Lin By 'Writing for The Sunday Times KUALA LUMPUR About 200 to 300 former Nanyang University students m Penang have appealed to Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong to lift a ban on them entering the Republic. The students, all Malaysians, were
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      Trengganu couples encouraged to have more than 5 kids
      166 11 COUPLES m Trengganu are to be given incentives to have more than five children to increase the state's population. The scheme will be proposed by the State Family Development Foundation, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. Foundation director Haji Azman Muda said
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      Lock icon Toll-free hotline on road safety gets calls on child abuse
      173 11 KUALA LUMPUR The toll-free 24-hour hotline (or road safety which started on Dec 22 has received calls on child abuse cases, according to the project co-ordinator, Mr Mohamed Azam. He said that those who called the hotline must have mistaken
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      88 symbols of progress buried in time capsule
      490 12 A MICROMOUSE. the music score for the national anthem, a video tape of the tint National Day Parade In 1966 and water from the Singapore River will all have a story to tell 25 years from today. They were among the 88
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      Special guest gets to meet and name Bird Park's youngest penguin
      495 12 Jurong Bird Park welcomes millionth visitor THE "Charlie Chapllns" of Jurong BlrdPark yesterday helped the park bring m its millionth visitor this year. For that, the Bird Park's youngest penguin, a homebred Humboldt, was given a pat on the
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      NUS steps up security after locker thefts
      420 12 THE burglars who broke Into 116 lockers m a secluded corner of the National University of Singapore over the Christmas holidays got away with mostly books, lecture notes and more books. Mr John Tessensohn, president of the NUS Students' Union, said the theft
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      Orchid industry set to benefit from agrotechnology boost
      610 13  -  Kwan Chooi Tow ■y SINGAPORE has started a national effort to boost agrotechnology here into a $650 million-a-year industry by 1985, uting high-tech agricultural methods to produce food and flowers. And the orchid is very much a part of this effort. This
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      Today's experiment, tomorrow's flower
      187 13 A ROUNDISH, yellow bloom with thick, luscious petals that can last up to a month: This may be the orchid that will replace traditional favourites like the rose as the flower to give on Valentine's Day. At various government and private laboratories, work is on to
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    • Article
      Man wrote death threat on photocopy of parking summons
      242 13 Man wrote death threat on photocopy of parking summons A DELIVERY man who wrote a death threat on a photocopy of a parking summons and mailed It to the Housing Board was fined $300 on Friday. Kwong Kum Hon, 29, admitted m a district court to writing the following words:
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      Elderty cyclist knockod down
      69 13 AN ELDERLY cyclist was seriously hurt after he was knocked down by a car at the Junction of Stevens Road and Anderson Road on Friday. Police said that Mr Osman Sharlff 68, suffered head injuries and is warded at Tan Tock Seng Hospital after the accident,
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      Chok Tong taking over as PM voted top story of the year
      817 14  -  Serene Lim By IMAGES 90 1 MR TAN S ENTRY "News of Iraq* s Invasion of Kuwait sent shock waves throughout the world. Fears of downturn struck home Immediately... Is Ml© |H9rOIUauU üßvßUvu of a small Independent country
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      Stray animals make a mess of garbage bags
      270 14  -  Chan Talk Nik Kasmani Story: Leong Pictures: STRAY dogs and other scavengers are responsible for litter m some parts of Singapore. They dig through garbage bags left overnight and leave food scraps strewn about. Two Sunday Times photographers chanced on such a
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      Budding violinists play Dr Suzuki's song
      197 15 THE sound of violin music greeted Dr Shinichi Suzuki and his wife on their arrival at Changi's Terminal 2 on Friday. The violin recital of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by 20 children enchanted Dr Suzuki, the founder of Suzuki Violin Method. He praised the
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    • Article
      Republic's men win in both rounds
      260 15  -  Ignatius Ltong Singapore vs Malaysia chess challenge By Special to The Sunday Times ASIA'S chess wizard, Grandmaster V. Anand, switched to a non-playing role to declare open the First Parkway Singapore vs Malaysia Chess Challenge yesterday. The event at Parkway Parade pits 26 players
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      Compulsory vehicle breakdown signs being considered
      380 15  -  Brendan Pereira By MOTORISTS may be required to use triangular breakdown signs when their vehicles stall on the roads if a Traffic Police proposal gets the go-ahead. It is learnt that two recent incidents, m which three people were knocked down while attending to
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    • Article
      Man hurt in fall during anti-drug raid
      143 15 A MAN was seriously hurt after apparently falling three storeys while trying to escape from police. The incident happened on Thursday at 5.50 pm when a group of officers from the an-ti-drug unit of Ang Mo Kio Police Station were checking an area
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      TRAFFIC BRIEFS
      488 16 THE stretch of Orchard Road between Scotts Road and Killiney Road will be closed to traffic tomorrow, New Year's Eve, from 7pm to lam the following day. The following peripheral roads will also be closed during the same period: Orchard Turn (between Wisma Atria and Orchard Road), Mount
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      Govt survey to find out mods of elderly sick
      119 16 THE Ministry of Health will conduct a survey m Toa Payoh estate to find out how well served the needs of the elderly sick are. The survey will also be targeted at the elderly who are likely to develop illnesses. The
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      Pats and brickbats for hotels in test for charitable spirit
      1295 16  -  Choo Siew Bee By DUTY MANAGER GETS COMMENDATION FROM MINISTER •I was touched by your response. 'Don't let the fact that it was not a genuine need m the case blunt the compassion and concern that you obviously have for
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      Jam-busters will fix your car even in the worst traffic snarls
      379 16 WHO do you call when your battery goes dead? Why, the Jam-buster, of course. Even when you are stuck m the middle of a massive traffic Jam m Orchard Road, this motorcycle mechanic will get your car started again.
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    • Article
      SGH charms for Class A, Class B go up from Jan 1
      155 16 THE Singapore General Hospital will raise its daily ward charges, operation and treatment fees for Class A and B patients from Jan 1. The hospital said m a statement yesterday that Class C ward and specialist outpatient charges
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      New SGH fees
      102 16 Howwtyp# Cuftvnt Now Cufwim pww Single bedded (A1) $200 $220 liio"" $200 Double bedded (A2)* $160 $170 $200 Fourb»d<tod(Bl) $110 $120 $130 $150 Ten bedded (B 2) $35 $40 Open ward (C) $22 $22 I li%#aamKia f^*r* iii^yil 4aaa I Class (A) 1 $350 I $300 I
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  • PROFILE
    • The Sunday Times VIEW
      • Article
        Death is not merry
        295 17 THE DRUNKEN driving advertisement by the Traffic Police showing a filled body bag lying on a stretcher did not go down well with some Singaporeans. Quite understandably so, especially with the tagline drily asking readers if this was how they planned to go home on Christmas.
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    • Article
      25 YEARS AGO
      109 17 What The Straits Times reported on Dec 28, 1965 SINGAPORE Busy Orchard Road is to be converted into a one-way street. The project will cost $2 million and is one of the highlights of the Public Works Department's $28.31 million development budget for next year. PWD officials
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      The rise of the Lion's cub
      1283 17 SYED HAMID ALBAR does not drink, dance or gamble but works, works and works his family being his biggest inspiration Me, God-fearing? What goes on between your Maker and you is private, not to be used to publicise yourself. SYED HAMD ALBAR was born
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      139 17 With the opening of our new branch at Bukit Batok Central, we have made it even easier for POSBANK OPENS you to bank with us Here> you N. can withdraw up to $10,000 m JisP^^^ J lO0 000 b y Cashier's v\ j^^^^^k rc^ er eac 1 ay om your
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  • VIEWPOINTS
    • Article, Illustration
      This is the year of civil society...
      789 18  -  Russell Heng In 1965, a group of professionals teamed up to comment publicly on a broad range of issues. The then Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, endorsed their activities. LOOKING at 1990, a term I learnt earlier this year keeps coining to
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      ... but how many S'poreans are active members?
      812 18  - but how many S'poreans are active members? Asad Latif Singapore must bear m mind that the results of civil society can be most uncivil WHETHER as a theory or as a guide to political action, the concept of civil society is a problematic one. Civil society is that sphere m
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    • Article
      Don't blame computer pirates only
      771 18  -  Lynelte Ong Many US software makers price products here the same or higher than m the US. This is rather ironical considering the lower income levels m Asia. I WAS reminded of the stillprevalent problem of computer piracy last week when police raided three computer
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      Consuming passion
      285 18 FIGURE IT OUT with Agnes Chen PERUVIANS spend 70 cents of every dollar they scrape together on food. London's well-fed bankers, however, fork over only 14 per cent of their salaries to put steak and eggs on groaning dinner-tables. But then, who ever said life is fair? And
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      259 18 "Sealed With A Kiss" as you usher m the New Year •^te^ while "Ginny Come Lately". As the candles glow '^H 1 >' 7^^ anc cnam P a g ne flow, relish the sumptuous spread 4^\ laden with the finest selections. And for that memorable occasion, Brian Hyland will mesmerise
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  • ANALYSIS
    • Article, Illustration
      VILLAGE POLITICS
      2465 19 The genie has been released from the Marxist bottle and there's no turning back. Dr Goh Keng Swee concludes his review of The Spiral Road written by Prof Huang Shu-min (Westview Press, 1989), about life m a Fujian village m China, seen through the eyes of the village
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  • PENANG RACE GUIDE
    • Article
      Best bet: Star Princess (Race 1) Best longshot: Viva My Son (Race 4)
      3633 20 HpppagHpJ 1. HUA LI (By Protos) (10 0) 11TH Azhar 55 (14-16. 7/11. $471) 20V«l Carwan (54) RT 3 Sl2ooh 1 19 8 Nw2s. 2. SARATOGA GLORY (By Smoggy) (1*0) HIM Snj 55 (9-14. 14/13/13. $111) 33ViL
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      Lock icon Reid tears into England to nut hosts in charge
      557 20 TEST CRICKET SCOREBOARD England Ist laas 562 Australia tat laas SM England tad Ibm 0. GMch c Alderman b Reid 58 M. Ataertea c Healy b Reid 4 W. Larklßt c Healy b Reid 54 B. Smith c Taylor b Reid
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      Zaman Baru to govern
      311 20  -  Malcolm Bastlans PENANQ PREVIEW By THE stock of prolific New Zealand sire Zamazaan get better with age and experience and I am using that guideline as a strong pointer to Zaman Barn's chances m the Governor's Gold Cup at Penang this afternoon. And the longer it
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      THE EXPERTS' SELECTIONS
      213 20 Race JulaaCartar Ron Too M Baatiana 9 STAR PRWCESS 9 STAR PftINCCSS 9 STAR HHNCBS 1 7 CHERRY BLOSSOM 12 RAMADOUR 1 HUA LI 11 PRIVATE EYE 5 LOVE ME AGAIN 7 CHERRY BLOSSOM 2 BETA RAY BILL 13 KEEP GOING 2 BETA RAY HLL 2 1
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  • SPORTS / RACING
    • Article, Illustration
      ...and words shall never fail them
      1540 21 IT WAS the year of the upset, the underdog, but definitely not the uneventful. And, as usual, there was as much said as done. Some comments were memorable, some fanciful, and quite often those infamous last words left us with the feeling that sport
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      Deadheat slows Teh's charge to century mark
      267 21  -  Ron Teo PENANQ ROUND-UP By FOUR-DIGIT DRAW December 29 1990 FIRST 2057 SECOND 0454 THIRD 6717 STARTERS 6175 3155 0375 2283 3489 9349 4538 1985 5280 CONSOLATIONS 8377 4290 4639 6044 1601 3647 5950 1831 5830 6357 A DEADHEAT at Penang yesterday provided
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      158 21 BASKETBALL MM: Rockets 101 Nets 99, Hawks lH Celtics 114. Pistons 97 Timberwolves 85. Spurs 104 Kings 88, Suns lIS Tiers 91 ■■rlssjl Basketball Week: World Basketball League All-Stars 100 Olymplque d'Antlbes (Fra) 95, Commodore Den Hekter (Hoi) 97 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Isr) 87. ■Mbb* Ope*, fit
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      YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS
      2017 21 RACE 1 RES TERMS 1,400 m 1 BELLA BELLA 58 (116) Foo (12) 1 1 1 10 NEW CHAPTER 111 49 .5 (74 15) Gopal (13) 3 2 2 2 CANOVA 55 (288) Samiurl (6) 10 4 3 3 NASB V 51.5 (4913) Aihar (5) 4
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  • OBITUARIES
    • Obituary, Illustration
      321 Deaths 821 Deaths 321 Deaths
      562 22 321 Deaths 821 Deaths 321 Deaths MR NG TECK BOON AGE: 74 called home to b* with Mm Lord on 29 December 1990 leaving a^-a a Dvnina nia utfiovva W110; Main Khoo Chow Hoon •ONt! DAUQTHfRS-IN-LAW Ng Peng Hul Michelle Lai Ng Peng Hong LJm Beng Na Ng Wm Kong
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      321 Deaths
      105 22 MR PNAY TEMQ BONQ AM 71 Pmmo 9mwf po#oafulty on 29 D#o laa** taNn* WNm Tay ftM Kang taw Phiy Kok Wan Phay Kok Chiang Phay Kok Kwang Phay Kok Klan Phay 800 Huang Tm Lang Nol Laong flow Han Linda Chaw Chlaßun Yu Hang Chiang Yeoh Roy
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      322 Acknowledgements
      141 22 Tlm family of tho lit* MDM. MARY FRANCIS NEE LEE POH NEO wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Fathers M. Arro, P. Munier and A. Brys, relatives, friends, colleagues and church groups from OLPB and Holy Family for their sympathies, condolences, wreaths, donations, kind attendance,
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      79 22 323 Condolences 323 Condolences YEN. BEX HONG CHOON DEPARTED: 24TH DECEMBER 1990 "By day shines the sun, by night gleams the moon. The Warrior shines m his armour, The Brahman shines In trance, But all the day and all the night, the Buddha shines In splendour." Dhammapada in# ntiKifiii moiik,
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam
      282 22 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam ANG BENG LEA Departed 30.ia.i9ae So many gifts God grant us, The wind, the rain, the sun; So many days with beauty And Joy In everyone; So many kinds of pleasure, So many friends to treasure But, dear son, Just one you. Desrty missed
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  • SPORT
    • Article, Illustration
      Samson falters and opens door to rivals
      645 22  -  Tay Cheng Khoon GOLF by SAMSON GIMSON re-opened the door to the Pioneer Singapore PGA championship when he could only manage a two-over-par 74 m the third round at the Sime course yesterday. The Sentoaa Golf Club pro seemed to have the title
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    • Article
      THIRD-ROUND SCORES
      231 22 (Singaporeans unless stated): til Samson Glmson 74 63 74. ZIJ Nandasena Perera (SL) 73 70 70. 215 Peter Teravainen (US) 73 74 68. til Nazamuddin Yusoff (Mai) 75 70 71. 217 M. Ramayah (Mai) 72 74 71, Poh Eing Chong 71 77 69. 218 Achin Sopon (Thai) 74
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    • Article
      TEE-OFF TIMES
      103 22 Pint tee 7.11 am S.Onchum, Lira Leng Ana, Rlshi Naraln 1.17 Chua Guan Soon, Tony Maloney, M. Balraj 7.4S All Ratlm, Richard Kan, S. Meesawat 1.41 Ardn Sopon, T. Wlrachant B. Ruangkit 1M Nazamuddln Yu sof, Poh Elng Chong, M. Ramayah 8.11 Samson Glmaon, Nandasena Perera, P. Teravai
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    • Article, Illustration
      Some bright moments in a generally gloomy year
      739 22  -  Tay Cheng Khoon SINGAPORE golf had, once again, a rather poor season. The amateurs failed to make any impression at regional tournaments such as the Putra and Nomura Cups. And they fared miserably m their annual international against Malaysia, winning one and
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      Soccer boss Abbas on the horns of dilemma
      693 23 Stopping the exodus to Malaysia THE FAS PREDICAMENT 'Wo will make it difficult for them to leave Singapore. They will need our permission to leave because without the International Transfer Certificate from us, they cannot play for anyone else.' Major Abbas (left)
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    • Article
      Payments depend on player's quality
      580 23 HOW THE TRANSFER SYSTEM WORKS Tax reminder PEKAN The Football Association of Malaysia yesterd ay reminded semi-professional players that they are net exempted from having to pay Income tax. PAM Semi-Pro soccer committee chairman Tengku Abdullah Sultan llaji Ahmad Shah said the players should liaise
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      302 23 ITALY'S FIRST woman soccer referee, Paola Bazzoli, was due to make her debut yesterday, the Italian Referees' Association said. But the 27-year-old from Fossato Di Vico near Perugia In central Italy did not have to undergo a baptism of fire m front of tens of thousands of spectators.
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      Malaysia try extra hard to win Friendship
      354 23  -  J. Rajendran RUGBY by MALAYSIA scored three tries m the second half to retain the Friendship Shield with a 22-12 victory over Singapore m their annual Under-23 rugby clash at The Padang yesterday. Despite dominating most of the first half, the visitors could
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    • Article
      Big bucks, houses and cars are the attractions
      363 23 WHAT LURES THEM AWAY PAST soccer greats such as the late Rahim Omar, Mahat Ambu and Majid Ariff pioneered the entry of Singapore footballers into Malaysia. They represented Perak and Selangor m the 60s. But they did not receive the princely bonuses,
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      Pouring in money to attract local talents
      397 23 WHAT THE FAS DO TO MAKE THEM STAY l THEY say that money talks. And the Football Association of Singapore, not wanting to be left behind m the race for honours, have been spending a fair bit this season. How much does it
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    • Article
      Fandi and Sundram look set to stay on in Malaysia
      307 23 xcbvzxbv SINGAPORE'S Fandi Ahmad and V. Sundramoorthy are almost certain to pack their old kit bags again and look north for their jam. The striking duo are said to be casting their eyes m Pahang's direction, though nothing has been
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      96 23 "When did you hear that the Giants won the last game?" "Just now, on the phone." W i |Ou call 005-1-212-976-1313 or 005-1-212-976-2525, > M bnd all the latest i p< its news dtre< t from usa Chat's because International Info Hothne is available iround-tne-clooli and tin- information is provided
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  • The Sunday Times Sportsfront
    • Article, Illustration
      Haron still suspended, says athletics boss
      658 24  -  Mahmood Gaznavi ATHLETICS B> No change in status even though 18 months have passed If the High Court upholds the validity of Haron's complaint, then it is established that he is m the right and he will serve no ban at all. But if
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      Perses lift life ban on coach following appeal
      270 24  -  J. Rajendran BEPAK TAKRAW By THE life ban on former national sepak takraw coach Rafif Senan has been lifted. The Singapore Amateur Sepak Takraw Association (Perses) decided at their meeting yesterday to lift the ban on Rafif, who was suspended four years
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      Lock icon Geylang are out on away-goals rule
      424 24  -  Joe Dorai SOCCER By LEAGUE champions Geylang International paid a heavy price for missing several sitters and a penalty as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Indonesia's Krama Yudha Tlga Berlain m the Asian Cup-Winners' Cup soccer competition at the National Stadium
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    • Article
      Senior lawyer to head panel
      266 24  -  Sukhmindar Singh saga HOCKEY: SENIOR lawyer S.H. Almenoar wUI head a n ve-member Inquiry panel to look Into allegations of 111-treatment of youth players by Un-der-15 hockey coach Sukhmindar Singh. The others In the Independent inquiry are lawyer Chandra Mohan Nalr, former World Cop soccer
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      TIME OUT
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      Edwards cuts his holidays short to fill in for Abbas
      290 24 Edwards cuts his holidays short to fill in for Abbas ALISTAIR EDWARDS, the top goal-scorer m the recent Semi-Pro competition, has had to cut short his holidays to replace Sydney Olympic and Singapore team-mate Abbas Said m an National Soccer League match tonight. Edwards, who scored 13 goals for Singapore
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    • THE LATE NEWS
      • Article
        Kelly wins first Open race
        75 24 Singapore's Kelly Chan was first across the finish line m the 30-km marathon race, the opening event of the Anchor Beer Singapore Open boardsailing championships, at the East Coast Sailing Centre yesterday. Kelly, the South-east Asia Games gold-medal winner, beat world lightweight raceboard champion Jean-Phillipe
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    • COVER STORY
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        Celestial hindsight
        1087 2 MR.GOH CHOK TONG (aboveX a Taurus, would have {sen pleased to know that the stars were m the right place for his historic swearing-in ceremony last month. The Sunday Times said: "You are at your ntost sociable and ereathfe m mid-week." Boni m the Year of the Snake,
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    • STYLE
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        Hark back in wonder
        1545 3 Four local designers tell EVELYN YAP what they find stylish or kitschy about 1990's varied trends Colour coated Colour and print have always been spring/summer best bets. But foreign designers went colour crazy this fall. Yellow, fuchsia, blue and purple stayed throughout the year. Wee: I
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    • TIME OFF
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        921 5 S. TSERING BHALLA talks to the man who believes m the goodness of the earth 4 We need to inculcate m our children a love of nature, of plant and animal eyeteme to make ue more m humane. JUST m case you think raising leeks
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        347 5 WHAT you need are some basic tools and materials such as a hoe or a changkul which can be bought from a hardware shop or flower nursery. The hoe comes m two separate parts, a sharp metal plate and a wooden handle. Cost: $6. A hand trowel and
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        394 5 MjJACAW IN THE Thieves' Market m Sungei Road, you are bound to meet bounders out to make a buck. I met one while doing some Christmas shopping. He was selling brass oil lamps. "Two lamps for $9.99!" he called "Why two? One not bright enough?"
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        240 6 PACKAGED batter mix: Mix batter according to instructions and flavour with small chunks of ham/ cheese/fish/prawns/vegetables and fry m hot oil. Vegetables: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, carrots and cabbage. The first four can be used to fix salads, the last two to make coleslaw.
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        611 7 Back to bread and kaya MARGARET CHAN bids farewell to two old friends a stone oven bread house that will soon close down, and a historic Indian restaurant that has already served its last meal EAT OUT NOSTALGIA tasted sweet m my mouth. It took the form of a French
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        405 7 SOM ETIM ES you have to say farewell, though the word sticks la a lamp In your throat. Farewell, Omar Khayyam, sweet dreamer. Silver Is for 25 yean of love, laughter and tears. Silver Is the anniversary of my country. Sliver Is the
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        1304 8 After more than a thousand years of hiding, the kingdom of Bhutan is revealing its secrets to those willing to endure the rigours of Himalayan trekking. ALAN FRANKS found his efforts well rewarded. There is a Bhutanese belief that men have no business up there; and that
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        443 8 YOU can visit Bhutan only as part of a group as the country does not admit Individual travellers. Two local firms, Universal Travel Corporation and German Asian Travel, have package tours to Bhutan. Universal has an eight-day package on Royal Nepal Airlines, which Includes a three-night stay In
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        1155 10 WINSTON LEE finds that different car makers have carved a niche for themselves m the various price categories THE year began with new moves to control the car population. Instead of increasing the Additional Registration Fee (ARF) or road taxes, the Government introduced a quota
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      576 12 A joint BBC-SBC mini series, based on Anthony Burgess 1 The Malayan Trilogy. SBC artistes to do the classics on stage. WONG KIM HOH looks at the station's future plans. THE Malayan Trilogy. British author Anthony Burgess' three famous novels about life m post-war Malaya, will
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      656 13 ALRIGHT, an SBC team-up with BBC to do a big-budget literary classic may be too long a shot. But here is another idea which should fit for size. Let SBC stars test their acting skills on stage and be part of the lively drama scene. Hopefully, the
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      309 13 ABE Jolnt-ventaret with foreign TV itattoM too remote a poMlbUlty for SBC toeonriferfb the staging of a play by local TV artistes Merely wishful thinking on ow part? Sarely Ml? After all, SBC has scaled qnlte a few simmlts la ill!
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        788 23  - Rocky and the witness box J. MALANOWSKI By IT IS hard to believe 14 years have passed since blue-movie actor Sly Stallone insinuated himself successfully into our consciousness. Since then, he has been busy giving us so many unforgettable movies, like Paradise Alley and F.I.S.T. But not so busy that
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        1049 24 Peter Wang's passionate pursuit of Chinese themes will bring him to film m Singapore soon. JUNIPER FOO calls the Chinese-American director m New York. WHO does Peter Wang think he is, anyway? Hollywood knows him as a science professor-turn-ed-director who makes critically acclaimed cross-cul-tural movies such
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        428 24  -  TOH HAI LEONG DAYS OF BEING WILD AtEngWahand Overseas cinemas ROMANTIC angst fills Days Of Being Wild, an introspective study of two women's futile love for baby-faced Leslie Cheung. Leslie's callousness towards his surrogate mothers/lovers (Maggie Cheung and Carina Lav stems from
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      245 1 y SBC, y>7vc join hands to co-produa mini series J2 Fashion roundup by top local designers 3 4 Peter's passionate Pursuit: Chinese American to film here 2!<s Bidding goodbye to Omar Khayyam V )uu nn l )o i s s(ll>u^ l^ aUl^ scoops The most unspoilt nation m the world
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      378 3 %ng m 1991 with a As Big Ben strikes midnight on RISTORANTE BOLOGNA BP^B 31 Dcccm er 199 more man io 00 Eftfl balloons will cascade down our Atrium 7pm 12 midnight H^B m a shower of Stardust. Begin with a 6-course candlelight dinner Aspirations rise. Spirits soar. Dance your
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      519 5 j^^^,^^(Admission Ticket: \|ji V^L Boogie skate to the beat, join m some crazy games or check out our lucky draw. After we countdown to 1991, the parly goes on till 2am and novelties will be given to all. B^WM^a^a^^r^t^a^^^^a^^a^aa^^^TiW^B^^^a^Bl^twußM* JSttA \rf£^ -cftP World TYade Centre, Hall 4 22nd— 30th December
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      435 7 Special Ribs menu will be served on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day for lunch and dinner ONLY at oeMChTs corner RIBS STEAK HOUSE 7 Maxwell Road 6th Storey Annex B %J\Pl('L. Ar MND Bulding Singapore 0106 Tel ??***** £&!*<£? Also Available,: ?*te^bZ NEW YEAR'S EVE <*Mjol% °^jL LIINCH
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      112 7 In the teachers' common room f /No problem. Miss Ng, I don't feel You should I I very well today. Can you take the day I Iplease take my class? off to rest. J I I'm OK. I'm still I recovering from I used to feel weak too. j Until
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      509 9 aUWWIBiIWaI^ NOW SHOWIN6: CAPITOL /CHANGI 3 CAPITOL 11, 1.30. 4.00. 8.30. 9 15 CHANQI 3 1 45, 4.15, MS a 9 30PM CAPITOi: $3.50 1 U 50 CHANQI 3: U 00 NO FREE LIST m_. ■Mf'Til l BlllBlilliH'PaH"ll'TTBW B^ b^bv^l 1 1 1 11 'I hfl 1 1 1'llrt 111
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      68 9 Christmas lifts I t\ A CHINESECARPEIS Compare our prices quality before you make a purchase (NEW ARRIVALS! Just unpacked) I j^^j ja 1 p j|i m m .j'Lit y^. -^»*..'JB^B^K lH GNEE HONG CO. PTE. LTD. bsto 1934 (At Funan Centre) 109 North Bridge Road #04 01 Funan Centre (Level
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      838 11 HIGHLIGHTS ■fll^^^ BB^ .^BBI __^L*is's!i^BH fcf^ i^JMBBBBrii i jMBBBBBBBBII^^BBB^BBBBI^BBi Arts Circle spotifhts actor-director-playwrifht Steven Berkoff MOVIE PARADE: CRUSOE (SBC 5, 2.00 pm). The sole survivor of a shipwreck finds refuge on an uninhabited island m this adaptation of Daniel Defoe's novel. Stars Aidan Quinn, Ade Sapara and Hepburn Graham. SCREEN
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      1836 11 M TV /RADIO /DIARY Me and my goggle-box I are rather good too. Their comrpTT TT7 Ann/^*T-I peres are very seasoned and expeWONG KIM HQH Taiwanese variety shows lack col- tmie t0 watch T v but has a ■^■■■■■■JIJpHpjIJIJPJPJPJPJPJPj our and spontaneity. so S P°^ or Mickey Mouse B I
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      765 11 HIGHLIGHTS SCIENTIFICALLY CHEATING Today, Radh 5, 1.15 pm A new four-parter on some of the biggest scientific hoaxes ever per petrated In the first programme The Strange Case Of The Piltdown Skull, an amateur archaeologist m 1912 produced fossil bones which apparently provided the vital kok j between apes and
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      76 13 BEST RELEASE FOR THE SEASON Our Chef s Top Hits Our Chef's outdoing himself for nett for New Year's Eve. inclusive of New Year's Eve. With mouthwatering first drink, novelties and a T-shirt gift appetizers, sumptuous entrees, and So make your reservations now. at outrageous desserts. Tel: *****32. for what
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      2562 14 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 2.40 P.M. TEST PATTERN AND MUSIC. 5.15 PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS AND SINGA- 9.00 A.M. HIGHLIGHTS AND TALES AROUND 12.55 P.M. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS AND TAM- 2.40 P.M. TEST PATTERN AND MUSIC. 5.50 P.M. PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS AND 300 PRO6RAMME HIGHLIGHTS AND TWELVE PORE f 9O (T). Documentary. THE WOULD. Cartoon
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      1315 15 asdfadf Which rocker went down m a blaze of glory? And who returned as a shopping bag? LOH KENG FATT pops the questions m this quiz based on IThe movie, Tequila Sunrise, did M^t m\ m\ of several gigs already. The name the rounds here, starring Mcl Dj^B^jJ^%|AA T m
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      218 17 /2-30 I I 9 I I I I I -^fcfrcyg Gp^ir I MZHfrTO fry m C^SPm gREMPA AND MIKHAIL HAVE gEEN OPT FOR A STROLL AN^AHEAgT^ CAN'T YOU GO BOOK SHOPPING SOME OTHER TIME J3&**M [z/SttisZS^^ 'i ITioTHiMG^sT)&UER~^\ ~1 IhERE IT r**^ AnOU NTERRUPTEP I I AND BECAUSE HIS VOICE
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      322 18 [those are the worst- looking I TODAY'S WORLD "Normally rdaayao for along "You'ra 100 laiy avwt to lak* th* "Wall, would you mind u*lng a walkoncaaday.Bullnyour dofl for a walk lhaaa day.r dlffarwM Ink for tha aalaa onVf I'M TAKING THIS CHRISTMAS I DON'T I I'AA CALLED THE OLD Z
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      824 19 23 Aquariums OONT MISSI NIW arrival of quality Japanese Kols. View at: No 17 Fish Farm Road 2. off Tarnpines Road Tel: 287 3883. IST GRADE ARROWANA 7 $480. Ut trade, 5" $380. Serious buyers only Pager 208-4245 IST QRAOE RIO Arrowana all slses, M'sla Oolden. Blk. 329, #08-358 Serangoon
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      627 19 24 Carpets/ Ruga 24 Carpets/ Rugs A. SHAH'S CARPET Annual Clearance Sale Hand knotted carpets from Persia. Turkey, Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan others. 304 Orchard Road #02-06 Lucky Plaza Singapore 0923 Tal: *****19 Business Hours: 10.30 a.m. 8.30 p.m. 31 Pals/ Pal Car* SOOKII KINNIL Big bone Oerman Shepherd, Brlndle Boxer,
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      605 19 41 Horn* Furniture/ Furnishing WE SPECIALISE IN custom -made furnitures, kitchen cabinets $100 above p.f.r., wardrobe etc. from fty. at reasonable price. Enquiries without obligation: *****69 PRII DESIGN DIRECT from fty: kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, etc. 10-day delivery. $100 p.f.r Tel: *****06/ *****11 (Day ft night) Wl SPECIALISE IN sofa settee
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      642 19 32 Plaaaura Boats/ 32 Pleasure Boats/ Bea Sports Bea Sports 35 Computer Products/ 35 Computer Products/ Sarvfeaa Services APEX SYSTEM The Pinnacle of Perfection YEAR END BPECIAL OFFER TILL 30 DECEMBER 1990 ONLY APEX PRO-200-ISOC 200-12 (1 MB, 1.0/ 18.3 MHs) $2,199 APEX PRO-200-200C 2SO-W (1 MB, 10.0/ 21.0 MHi)
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      554 19 54 Photography/ Video Filming FS3 (B). TAMRON SP 00. HP 3S-210, 8P 80-200, Nikon bag Tel. *****04 before 4pm HASSEBLAD SOOC S 80mm len, 2 Mat. Pentax ox 7 with 3 lens. Pg. *****4. 90% NIW CANON, new v\ with AE It FN finder. $950 Blk 51 1, 12-337 West
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      932 20 W Domestic Help 63 Domestic Help AvaUabie Available FILIPINO MAIOS SPECIALIST STATISTICAL RESEARCH^ HAS PROVEN THA T THE V ARE BE IItRIN SPOKEN ENGL ISH. BkTIERCHILDCARE HANDLING AND BE T TtR HVGIENt IN DOMESTIC CHORES PERSONALLY SELECTED AND TRAINEO BY OUR SINGAPOREAN BASED IN PHILIPPINES tstabhshmlsince 1982 U' I I
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      716 20 96 Tutorial Poaltiona 100 ASSIGNMENTS. DYNAMIC re quires reliable teachers, full/ part time tutors. Call *****15 97 Domestic Positions AMERICAN JAPANESE COUPLE expecting a baby seeks a full time Domestic Help In Japan. Approx. US$lOOO per month room ft board. Preferably Singaporean who want to study In Japan and has
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      711 20 121 Vehicles for Hire SIANO HOCK OfFERS cars/ plclcups/ vans/ lorries/ box vans mini-buses at low rates. Balestier. Tel: *****88. A OATSUN PICKUP $18. Van. lorry or M ft. Junction of 34 588 leylang Rd.. tel. *****33/ *****37. TODAY OFFER 3 days, 2 nights 1300 cc to 2000 cc from
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      1661 20 133 BMW For Sala 133 BMW For Sala Coma and aaa our latest 520 24 Valve Engine BMW CENTRE 280 Kampong Arang Rd. Tal. *****68 SIME DARBY CENTRE Dunearn Road Tal. *****00 11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. 138 Nissan For Sala New Pulsar 1.4 Super SU HEW SUNNY I.4EX 16
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      917 20 137 Toyota For Sala HUP HENQ LEE ENTERPRIBE Mr. Ony, tofc *****87 (day) for Honda, Toyota, Maida, Wiun, MlUuW.hl. Font uMd care PARF a Non-PARF all Undo Of COfTl IH#i*C UU VMNCNM 10 NEAR TOYOTA Corolla 1.6 OL. 5-speed. 16 valves. 1 private owner. Alrcon, Sony hl-fl, power steering/ windows,
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  • IMAGES '90
    • Title Section
      Masthead
      9 1 The Sunday Times, December 30, 1990 IMAGES '90 ■^■^■■■■■■■■•■■■■■•■■■■•jßHPti^i..™
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        26 1 Pathos and hope, the highs and the lows, the bitter and the sweet...The Sunday Times rewinds 1990 and runs fast forward to the new year. ll^hW^^r
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    • 323 Condolences
      • THE HOMEFRONT
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          PASSING OF THE TORCH
          2149 3 Culmination of a meticulously planned process of renewal i nNAbriekand simple ceremony onNov 28, 1990, Mr GohChokToog became Singapore's second Prime Minister, replacing Mr Lee Kuan Yew who had led the country for 31 It was at once a historic event as well as only a
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          A RETURN TO ROOTS
          1076 4 Ethnicity debate was the most intensely and emotionally discussed issue of the year While most people agreed that a knowledge of one's ethnic culture was no bad thing, the fundamental question was whether a revival of ethnic consciousness was bringing the country together or pulling it
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          HOT NEWS
          1410 5 The most tragic, the most heart-warming, the most unusual here are the events which made headlines m the year MYSTERY OF THE YEAR The sleep of fear QACH night, before they go to bed, thousands of Thai workers m Singapore utter a silent prayer and hope they will
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          It's out of this world...
          326 5 It's out of this world DHIS MUST be the year of weird happenings. Not only did wild elephants find their way to Pulau Tekong, antarctic penguins also startled sunbathing Singaporeans when they waddled ashore at East Coast. Whether they came ashore looking for warmer climes, were survivors of a shipwreck
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    • NEWSMAKERS
      • THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY
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          Man with the golden heart
          219 6 QOURTES V is more than Just a one-off gesture of gallantry for Mr Tubi Mohd Salleh, a 97-year old grandfather of two. For over three years, the spry fitter has been helping visually handicapped Madam Rosie Wong, 41, a telephone operator, to get to her
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          Superwoman, supermum
          200 6 DESPITE being widowed at the age of 34 after spending 13 years caring for her cancer-stricken husband, Madam Alphonsa Gomez, 41, resolutely put her traumatic years behind her and started her own business. This mother of three now successfully runs her own trading company dealing m foodstuffs. In
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          New liver, new lease on life
          199 6 DAD Surinder Kaur, a 25-year-old Malaysian production worker, not received a new liver, doctors would give her up to a year to live. On Sep 29, she received a new liver and a new lease on life. Surinder also made local medical history as
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          Row, row, row that boat —for charity
          252 6 Row, row, row that boat for charity Iff"! R SIMON Woods, rower extraordinaire, I Jj I has every reason to raise his arms up m m jubilation and delight. On May 10, the gritty stockbroker with a big heart and even bigger courage single-handedly rowed non-stop round Singapore In 15
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          Lady killer
          128 6 OK years ago, this man had sex with a girl, beat her up and then flung her from his lOth-storey flat the next day. Honsley Anthony Neville, then 27, had mot Miss Urn Hwee Huang, 19, a conservative and homely girl who hardly kept late nights, at an
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          Casanova conman
          134 6 Casanova conman DN MARCH, Tan Swec Kok's love 'cm and cheat 'em exploits earned him the dubious title of "the Casanova conman". A married man with a teenage daughter, Tan, alias Lee Joo Nee, 43, du|H'd 33 single women out of $1.13 million over a four year |mm Wml from
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          Terror of Bedok
          117 6 Terror of Bedok Q CHAPTER m Singapore's criminal history closed when Teo Kirn Seng, the Tenor of Bedok, hung himself m his prison cell m February. A pock-marked electrician, Teo's vicious reign of terror lasted three months m 1988. His victims, who included a lounge hostess, a hairdresser, a factory
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          Standing tall
          297 7 OT 2.02 m, security officer Hardip Singh, 23, has earned himself the distinction of being the tallest Singaporean. He "surfaced" m a nation-wide search organised by the Guinness World of Records Exhibition Singapore. But being tall is no bed of roses, said Mr Singh. Because of his height,
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          One good heart deserves another
          220 7 PPlj UCH as he would have preferred to keep I n I out of the limelight, retired civil servant mm Wee Soo Hup, 59, topped the headlines m July as Singapore's first heart ransplant patient. Mr Wee received the heart of a 41-year-old onstruction worker,
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          A real gem
          191 7 NT BEGAN as a hobby to relieve her boredom after her retirement but Mrs Jade Martin's involvement m charity work soon became a full-time passion. So committed is the 68-year-old grandmother to running the Henderson Senior Citizen's Home m Bukit Merah View that she now regards the
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          'Us, heroes? Naaah!"
          201 7 a HEN Mr Urn Tor Seng sprinted into a blazing gas-filled flat m Tampines to carry a badly burnt woman to safety on Oct 28, he spared little thought for his own safety. Only moments before, Mr Lim, 23, a delivery man, had saved the woman's 13-year-old
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          Cool winner
          161 7 MH| HILE most people would be dancing a jig and M hatching ambitious plans to splurge when Ifl told that they had won a million dollars, instant millionaire Yeo Ban Seng remained unruffled by his good fortune. The 38-year-old poultry supplier won the $1 million first prize m
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          Young Einstein
          181 7 QHEN he was only (our, Teo Chuan Tze, an Anglo-Chinese Secondary School student, was already solving complex mathematical equations mentally. And by the time he was 11, Chuan Tze had bagged an Al for GCE O-level mathematics, even before sitting for his Primary School Leaving Examinations last year.
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          Against all odds
          178 7 DHE odds were stacked against Mr Lim Kee Huat when he became the victim of a vicious acid attack 12 years ago. Left dreadfully scarred and blind, Mr Lim was spat on, suffered cruel jibes, and was even sued for bankruptcy. He also spent five excruciating months
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    • THE WORLDFRONT
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        INVASION
        4459 8 The Th ief of Baghdad struck swiftly, stealing a jewel called Kuwait. We reconstruct the event which shook the world The dispute is a cloud which will pass with the wind. Egypt's Mubarak 12 days before the HUH invasion. mi mi is cast are Februai y An unmarked jet
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      • THROUGH THE
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          Peace, finally
          183 10 I CAMBODIA I I DHB U-year-old Cambodian problem will come to Mine kind of settlement la IMI. That will mean a new crop of peacekeeping problems but it will at last provide a structure for the Cambodian people to determine their own future and for the big powers
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          Ripe for trouble
          164 10 PHILIPPINES DIERE will be more attempts to ■■mat PrwUwrt Ceraaoa Aquino of the Philippines. Since 1966 there have been seven attempted coups or military uprisings, besides mounting calls on her to resign by political rivals and even Congressmen who support her. For the rest of her term,
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          Warm front ahead
          226 10 JAPAN nAP AN and the Bovlet Union will reach a con! rontatlen of the Cold War. Next April, President Mikhail Gorbachev is scheduled to visit Tokyo. Although he Is not likely to bear a gift of the islands on his visit, a compromise solution to the dispute
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          Spilling of blood
          230 10 BURMA QLOOD will be shed again In Bonn*. After allowing an honest multi-party election for the first time m 30 yean, Burma's military junta then threw many of the victors into prison and refused to transfer power to the National League for Democracy which won 80 per
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          Inching closer
          224 10 THE KOREAS DHE ftws imH will erase cl«ser together. Although Korean reunification Is stiU a far-off prospect, a reconciliation begun this year will gain momentum next year. The wish for reunification will remain a dream for some time yet Judging by the stubborn restatement of previous positions by
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    • CRYSTAL BALL
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        Sliding into slump
        219 11 WORLD ECONOMY DHE world will slide Into recession. It will do more than that It war breaks oat m the cut The world economy was slowing down even before the Gulf crisis increased the risks of inflation due to high-cost oil. Most economist! say a US recession
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        Gls will stay
        184 11 THE GULF QHKTHEK or nut war breaks out In the new year, American forces win not go marching home at least not all of them. Victory for the US-led multinational force will not mean the end of the Gulf crisis. Iraq's defeat could unleash chaos both within
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        Split goes on
        258 11 THE SOVIET UNION DHE Soviet Union will continue to breakup. But It will be a lengthy and perhaps bloody process. Of the 15 republics, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Georgia are most determined to leave the union, but there are also nationalist or ethnic movements m Moldavia, Armenia,
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        Wrath of Nature
        221 11 THE ENVIRONMENT DRAMATIC changes la world weather patter— will mean more natural disasters. According to scientific forecasts, the aeries of disasters this year earthquakes In the Philippines, Iran, Peru, typhoons, floods, volcanic eruptions may be exceeded next year. A United Nations report says natural disasters are becoming
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        Fortress Europe
        249 11 MASS MIGRATION *rV lURATION from the poor countries of the I A I BMth to the te^Mtriallsed countries In the BUB North will Increase, largely because of a population explosion In the South. This will be paralleled In Europe by a mass movement of people from former communist
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      ULF... ULF
      50 13 ULF... ULF Gorbachev istoric handshake he gulf between different nature i soldiers (seen on together zxvcvagdasf i President Vloleta Barrios de Jiowledglng the cheers of her her Inauguration on April 25. woman clad In the traditional is the loss of her family In an tlch claimed 8,000 lives In June.
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        149 13 "WE DID IT, FIRST TIME ROUND. AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS WE SPENT TOGETHER AT SCHOOL, I KNEW WE'D MAKE AN UNBEATABLE PARTNERSHIP/ »*..!>- z ■Lit > ■■'iJi^H W^*^ v< ti .M^^Bl? i* ''''Vj I f 1 £J^^l '•*.■■,*''"> 'f «JL-»*hH I' t/^^flr^ OMEGA. The watch that records the world's significant
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    • THE ECONOMY
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        GLOOM BUT NO DOOM
        1559 14 The breakdown of the Gatt talks to liberalise trade and warnings of an impending recession m Singapore's largest trading partner, the US, have made caution the buzz word The government has forecast a growth rate of 3-6 per cent next year, barring the outbreak of war
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    • VOICES
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        QUIPS AND QUIBBLES
        798 15 They said it, you heard it let's reprise the best of the parting shots Ouwait is Iraqi past, present and future. Iraqi Information Minister Latif Nasif Jasim. The meek will inherit the earth. But for goodness sake, Just how meek mist they her Jordan's Crown Prince Hassan
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      • FACES GOING PLACES IN 1991
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          Banking on growth
          215 16 OVERSEAS Union Bank's president, Mr Fock Siew Wan, 50, is the banker to watch for next year. With nearly 30 years' of banking experience, Mr Fock, who became OUB president more than two years ago, presided over a period of rapid expansion of the bank. In percentage
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          Canny helmsman
          214 16 W^FM it LIM Kirn San, 74, I H I Executive Chairman of U^| Singapore Press Holdings and Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority, has continued to make waves after retirement from politics. In Just two years, he transformed SPH from a stumbling giant to a lean and
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          The great organiser
          200 16 ffl R PHILIP Yeo, 43, I i'j I chairman of the Economic U^| Development Board, will be m the news as the next 12 to 18 months are exciting times m the Growth Triangle comprising Singapore, Johor and the Riau Province. The EDB, m close co-operation with
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          Expected to make waves
          190 16 QU1 -GOING Managing Director of Hewlett Packard and Chairman of Singapore Telecom Koh Boon Hwee could well be one of the faces to watch next year. One of Singapore's top business leaders and a tnwn of dynamism and vision, 39-year-old Mr Koh will Join rags-to-riches tycoon
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          MEMO TO THE FINANCE MINISTER
          920 16 3)2^ |\M/^ This Christmas, I detected a certain restraint m the festive merriment. No, it had nothing to do with the trappings of Yuletide; the food and drinks were still plentiful at parties, the tinsel decorations along Orchard Road never looked better nor the crowds
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      BUSINESS PEOPLE All eyes on Oei
      121 17 BUSINESS PEOPLE All eyes on Oei IVPI HAT Mr Oei Hong Leong will do m l"l 1991 to earn extraordinary income for United Industrial Corporation is one question on the minds of most stock market players. The group successfully took over premier property group Singapore Land this year with funds
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      On the fast track
      102 17 DORMER IBM Managing Director John Wong, 45, who has kept a low profile this year, may just be the buslnessmsn to watch next year. He Joined Hong Leong Corporation, the trading and manufacturing arm of the Hong Leong Group, as Group Managing Director m February. When
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      Sounding good
      106 17 IPY 1 R SIM Wong Hoo, 35, may not be a 1 11 1 nousen °ld name now, but do not Mil underestimate the potential of this man. As founder chairman and managing director of Singapore computer manufacturer Creative Technology, he was responsible for the original Sound Blaster
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      Great Scotts!
      108 17 QAFIQ Jumabhoy, 39, Managing Director of Scotts Holdings, likes to keep a low profile. He first made waves m the business world by transforming Scotts Shopping Centre into an a vant garde shopper's paradise. But since the diversified group recently won a 30-year lease for its $8.3 million
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      Voice of business
      108 17 ■TT^I R LEONG Chee Whye, 44, became I LI I one Singapore's first two Nominated Members of Parliamt'iit on Nov 22. He is also the managing director of listed United Industrial Corporation and Singapore Land, as well as chairman of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. With his
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      Mr Keppel
      109 17 OHE INFLUENCE of Mr Sim Kee Boon, 61, on Keppel Corporation is so great that when he underwent surgery m mid-November, the group's share prices took a tumble When the company issued a statement that it was only a temporary sickness and that he was back at the
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    • HOMESPORT
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        RETURN OF THE ROAR
        1436 18 Increase m market value of players A resurgence of soccer interest Swelling of attendances at National Stadium The soccer team have shown that they are proud to pull on the Singapore colours and put on their best showing even when the reception they get from the
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        THE UPS
        463 18 aON'T leave the stable door unlocked m Ivan Allan's yard a champion is sure to bolt Yet again the Bukit Timah mentor provided the thrills m most of the big local races. Colonial Chief's mantle was not shaken, but stablemate Danzadancer, with two course records, stepped through the
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        THE DOWNS
        445 18 NT COULD not have happened m a worse race. Two horses, both stablemates, started from the wrong barrier positions m the showpiece of the local turf, the Singapore Gold Cup. And one was the winner. As it was, Danzadancer's win was never m doubt. He led about 100
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      GOODBYE GLORY, HELLO GREED
      1313 19 What raised pulses to fever pitch was the World Cup, with West Germany's victory over Argentina being the top story of the year Douglas 9 conquest of Tyson was the biggest upheaval in boxing since Muhammad Ali exorcised another ogre named Sonny Liston QOOTHALLKIt Danny Ulanchflowei
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        284 19 ONLY ONE NAME IN PAGERS IS BACKED BY TELECOM. zm mmßßrt&R li; MwmWu&affi&c, s&^r mm OBM WmWrf^iSw llli' m mmmkJflT Am mm i »y' 4T°M bt^'Hlu/'''^ v**^ j j- //If! >H .^H HTaV /^/-''-v^-a BP^jH-H-K. 1 fS^ m Am W m I^«JKjl >>' y/-*^' JfiWttlmmmmmWmmW? mm\mW f H^ ,«^H Br
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        385 20 THE GAME OF TjrJE^JNI AMES Thay hardly heard any* fjrj^^^.-', i!|_^ J \t\A s^s As a> Ss v k JB^sm m^&m W I l" I Economic Development ■uV f JK^ I) I I Jb^B^^^Bßbv isfi I _^BrRSP -^T^frr'sw I I Bmf Board s Creatlve Services Strategic LA W V\\aT l%^fM\r#J
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      THE CLASS OF '90
      21 21 Meet the people behind the peaks (some literally!) and dips of the showbiz scene m the year
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      The great pretenders
      183 21 WFjm Ml VANILU: You've got 1111I II I to hand lt to them These WAIM guys won a Grammy and sold millions of records untfl they decided to commit career Jramßnw by revealing that they sang nary a note on their first album. All Or Nothing. The
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      Oh! Carol...
      168 21 QABOL CHENG: The year's most sensational quote was attributed to this Miss No-nonsense, when she broke up with film producer Julian Kam Kwok Leung after an on-off decade-long romance. "The first thing she told me was, 'I don't love you anymore. And then she said, 'We don't have
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      Step aside, Joan Chen
      161 21 OONG LI: The young and talented leading lady of Red Sorghum stunned Hongkong's film-makers m 1990, after starring opposite director boyfriend Zhang Yimou m Ching Siu Tung's A Terracotta Warrior. Film offers have been flooding m. The 25-year-old star from China is set to star with
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