The Straits Times, 16 February 1992

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    10 1 The Sunday Times No: 2899 55 CENTS MITA (P) 26/12/91
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    Ex-Soviet N-scientists offer work to West
    321 1 Ex-Soviet N-scientists offer work to West CHELYABINSK-70 (Russia) Some of the top nuclear bomb designers of the former Soviet Union presented Mr James Baker on Friday with a list of commercial scientific projects they were ready to work on if the West would invest in them. The US Secretary of
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    Cutting a shadowy figure-in minutes
    166 1 PRIMB Minister Goh Chok Toag mm! Mrs Goh look on as artist Tan Yee Hong executes a few deft strokes to snip a shadow protralt of a grassroots leader within minutes. "Quite good, quite good/' Mr Goh chuckled. Mr Tan was one of nearly 2t
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • IN SUMMARY
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        NO SHORT-CUT TO WEIGHT LOSS:
        56 2 Liposuction, the removal of body fat by suction, is not an instant substitute for a strict diet and exercise. Plastic surgeons and doctors at a seminar yesterday emphasised that it is more a form of cosmetic surgery, and there is no short-cut to weight loss
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        UNIONS AIM TO RECRUIT EXECS
        73 2 least seven unions are gearing up to recruit more than 2,000 front-line supervisors and other junior executives by the end of the year following the release of the Labour Ministry's new guidelines allowing executives to join unions. A check showed that these unions, which represent
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        FREE FEED AT COFFEESHOP
        28 2 Singaporeans crowding the Jackson Centre at the former MacPherson Market during its opening last night to take m the free food. See Page 11.
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        BOY DROWNS IN POND:
        69 2 Mohd Herman, 12, a pupil of Bukit Batok Primary School, drowned m a pond at the Bukit Batok Nature Park on Friday when he went there to play with his schoolmates. This is the second drowning incident m the pond. Last June, Mr Sim Ah Toe,
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        NEW JOHOR HOUSING RULES:
        67 2 Foreigners must get permission from the Johor state government before they can buy houses under new schemes, reported The Star newspaper yesterday. It quoted Mentri Besar Tan Sri Ha ji Muhyiddin Yassin as saying that the move was to protect local interests and check rising prices
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        NAVY TO GUARD EAST TIMOR:
        82 2 Indonesia had ordered its navy to guard East Timor against the arrival of a Portuguese ship carrying mourners to mark last November's army massacre, the local media reported yesterday. The daily Kompas reported that East Timor military commander Brigadier-General Theo Syafei had set up a
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        JOB SEEKERS FLOOD GUANGDONG:
        65 2 Hundreds of thousands of newcomers have arrived m Guangzhou m recent days m an annual influx of job seekers wooed by the economic success of southern China's Guangdong province. As many as 80,000 people are expected to arrive daily m the provincial capital over the weekend,
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        BILL TO CUT WORK IN JAPAN:
        50 2 Japan's Labour Ministry plans to submit a Bill to Parliament next month to encourage companies to reduce work hours. The drive to shorten work hours is a by-product of a serious labour shortage and an economic slowdown, says the Nikkei Weekly. World, Page 5
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        EX-REPUBLICS TO ATTEND TALKS:
        68 2 An unprecedented summit starting m Teheran today will bring together Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and the former Soviet republics of Muslim central Asia, where the three are jockeying for influence. It is the first summit of the Economic Co-operation Organisation, touted as a future Muslim common market,
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      Lock icon Agreement to create biggest single market reached
      513 2 Way dear for accord to unite EC, Efta countries BRUSSELS After 18 months of tortuous negotiations and a court ruling that nearly scuttled the whole deal, the European Community and the European Free Trade Association (Efta) have reached an agreement clearing the way
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      S'pore's Bone Bank calls for donors
      620 2  -  Tumour and accident victims need transplants By Yohanna Abdullah SINGAPORE'S four-year-old Bone Bank needs donors badly, according to its head, Associate Professor Aziz Nather. While many people are familiar with the need for organ transplants, few know of the need for bone donations. He
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      Lock icon Opec 'plans reduction of oil output'
      120 2 GENEVA Opec nations neared agreement on a "substantial reduction" m oil production designed to drive up prices on the world market, the president of the oil cartel said yesterday. Nigerian Oil Minister Jibril Aminu said the 13-nation Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries was putting
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      Lock icon A cop when you need one
      52 2 picture. NST grass verge while waiting for the ambulance. Hoping to alleviate some of his distress, police constable Rosnan Atan borrowed an umbrella from a passer-by and shielded the injured 24-year-old for II minutes until the ambulance arrived. And then it was back to
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      Amar — a victim of Saddam's aggression
      446 3 Amar a victim of Saddam's aggression Disfigured boy m London for treatment LONDON Amar Kanim's face is so badly disfigured, he can neither laugh nor cry. The awful wounds on the rest of his body are matched by psychological scars no photograph can show. He arrived m London last week
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      21 clients file negligence claims against their lawyers
      510 3  -  By Vivienne Khoo TWENTY-ONE dissatisfied clients have filed claims of between $30,000 and $500,000 against their lawyers, alleging negligence m the way their rases were handled. These were made over the past year, since the Compulsory Professional Indemnity Scheme was introduced m
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      Lock icon Bush raps Japanese officials tar attacking US workers
      125 3 WASHINGTON President George Bush has rebuked Japanese officials for denigrating US workers and said he deplored "Ihe ugliness and discriminatory undertones" of the growing trade dispute with Japan. "Getting into this bashing of each other is not the answer. But I'll defend
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      Lock icon Some ex-Soviet republics vow to form separate armies
      628 3 MINSK (Belarus) Nearly half of the former Soviet republics have vowed to form separate armies, saying that the new Commonwealth of Independent States should concentrate on economic issues, not defence. But all 11 leaders of the commonwealth signed several co-operation agreements during
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      Russian bomber crews 'defect' from Ukraine rather than swear allegiance
      170 3 MOSCOW The Russian crews of six combat planes of the former Soviet air force have "defected" from Ukraine with their bombers rather than swear allegiance to the newly-Inde-pendent state, according to Itar-Tass news agency. The aircraft, Identified by Radio Russia
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      270 2 Fair eicept for showers over a few areas m the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 am. tomorrow: 32 max.. 25 mm. SUNSET today: 7.21 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.16 m. TRAVELLERS' HEATHER Airaterdam 4/8 C Cloudy Madrid 1/18 C Clear Athens 7/17 C Cloudy Manila 20/33 C Cloudy AurWand 20/24
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Thousands of job-seekers pour into Guangdong province
      523 4 Region's economic success a strong attraction GUANGZHOU Hundreds of thousands of newcomers have arrived here m recent days m an annual influx of job-seek-ers wooed by the economic success of southern China's Guangdong province. Officials said that an estimated 20 to 30 per
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      Lock icon 130 Japanese lawmakers took bribes from firm, say papers
      350 4 TOKYO More than 100 Japanese legislators accepted payoffs from the head of a big transport firm, some taking billions of yen each, according to allegations m two leading Tokyo dailies yesterday. In interviews with Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi Shimbun, Yasuo Matsuzawa,
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      Lock icon China reminds US to abide by terms of arms sales to Taiwan
      164 4 BEIJING China, reacting to reports that the United States is about to sell combat helicopters to Taiwan, urged Washington yesterday to respect its commitments. The Aug 17, 1982 communique between China and the US contained explicit stipulations on
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      Lock icon Disco-beat Mao songs spark controversy in China
      258 4 Disco-beat Mao songs spark controversy in China BEIJING Controversy has erupted over a new album of old Cultural Revolution songs that deify Chairman Mao Zedong as China's "reddest sun" but set the lyrics to a disco beat. The cassette, Red Sun: Songs of Mao Zedong, contains 30 songs from the
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      Lock icon Sperm fraud trial doctor 'often visited toilet with vial'
      274 4 ALEXANDRIA (Virginia) A doctor being tried on charges that he fraudulently inseminated women with his own sperm often went to the toilet with a vial just before the procedure, his former secretary testified. Ms Nancy Whitten, who worked for Dr Cecil
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      Lock icon Bush campaigns hard to avert setback in crucial primary
      456 4 Run-up to US presidential elections MKRRIMACK (New Hampshire) President George Bush is campaigning hard m New Hampshire at the weekend to avoid an embarrassing setback m Tuesday's primary election following another popularity plunge. Though no one expects Mr Bush to lose
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      Lock icon Netherlands stops $2b submarine sale to Taiwan
      343 4 Deal would have breached arms pact with China THE HAGUE The Netherlands has stopped a US$l.5--billion (552.4-billion) sale of four submarines to Taiwan, saying that it would abide by an agreement with China not to sell arms to the National-ist-ruled island. Disappointment over
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      Lock icon Roof of gym being built in Japan collapses, killing 7
      121 4 Reuter picture. Seven construction workers were kled and 13 others injured when the massive ceing of this gymnasium being built at a naval air base m Atsugi, 45 km south-west of Tokyo, collapsed on Friday. The dead and injured were
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      Lock icon Paralysed woman dies after asking to be taken off respirator
      232 4 MONTREAL An incurablyill Canadian woman, who had last month won the right to halt medical treatment, died on Thursday seven minutes after being disconnected from her respirator. Ms Nancy Bolduc, 25, had been paralysed from the neck down after being
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      Tokyo plans Bill to encourage firms to reduce work hours
      502 5 TOKYO Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Japan's consumer electronics giant, aims to reduce annual work hours to 1,800 next year. To do so, it must cut SO hours, about 30 work days, from its 1969 figure. Matsushita is not alone, accord-
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      Japanese car workers 'exhausted'
      436 5 Relax emphasis on competition, overworked employees ten industry TOKYO Japanese car workers, m unusually blunt criticism of corporate Japan, say they are exhausted from overwork and that the industry should alter its business and trading practices to change its predator image overseas. "The cause of the
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      Lock icon Dahmer an insane killing machine, says defence in closing arguments
      330 5 The Milwaukee murders MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin) Jeffrey Dahmer was an insane "steam-rolling killing machine" who had sex with corpses and ate victims' flesh, his lawyer said on Friday before the confessed serial killer's sanity trial went to the jury. "He couldn't
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      Lock icon 17 years' jail for man accused of seducing men and torching genitals
      101 5 TAMPA (Florida) A man accused of seducing men, giving them spiked drinks and setting their genitals on fire, has been sentenced to 17 years m prison. Former Atlanta lawyer Robert Lee Bennett, 44, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Rushdie shows up for talks
        128 5 picture. BRITISH author Salman Rushdie made a surprise public appearance m London on Friday, the third anniversary of an Iranian death threat against him, and declared: "I refuse to be an unperson. "I refuse to forgo the right to walk freely m my own country
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        Hello...and goodbye
        88 5  -  UNITED NATIONS Special Envoy Amos Wako, who was m Jakarta for discussions on the killings m East Timor, held a press conference on Friday, but otherwise remained tight-lipped earlier m the week about his talks with Indonesian leaders. On Tuesday, journalists crowded around him after his meeting with
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        No more a hit with bankers
        86 5  -  FORMER Malaysian Airlines managing director Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman has found that he is no longer a favourite among bankers. He told colleagues at an annual dinner m Kuala Lumpur that when he was at MAS, bankers used to queue up to
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        Lock icon Chinese journalist dies
        82 5 ZHAO CHAOGOU, a journalist who wrote a famous book about China's communist guerillas during the *****, has died m Shanghai, according to the Beijing Daily on Friday. He was 83. It said that Mr Zhao died on Wednesday night of an illness, but did not give any
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      Lock icon China should expand open-door policy: Yang
      451 6 BEIJING President Yang Shangkun, echoing calls for China to adopt a bolder approach towards economic reform, has said that there should be a further expansion of the country's open-door policy and greater use of foreign capital and managerial techniques. The path of opening up
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      Lock icon Giving up is hard to do... especially Havanas
      49 6 picture. A Dominican priest, Frai Betto, lighting a Cuban cigar on Friday m Havana, while Cuban President Fidel Castro looked on Dr Castro, who used to enjoy smoking the famous Cuban cigars, was said to have given up the habit. Reuter
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      Lock icon Vietnam to allow Laos continued access to its sea ports
      271 6 BANGKOK Vietnam pledged yesterday to give neighbouring Laos, one of the world's poorest countries, continued access to its sea ports m a joint communique issued following talks m Vientiane. The communique, carried by the official Laotian news agency KPL m
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      Lock icon Maxwell's auctioned bed to grace hotel's 'Scandal Suite'
      350 6 LONDON Late media tycoon Robert Maxwell's silkdraped double bed, auctioned on Friday with other possessions from his London apartment, will grace the "Scandal Suite" of a hotel m the west of England. Hotelier Shirley Gardner, 39, bought the bed for £1,400 (SKOOO)
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      Lock icon Kashmiri women up in arms m Srinagar
      63 6 Kashmiri women shouting pro-independence slogans m Srinagar on Friday, gathering after Friday prayers m defiance of curfew orders. Yesterday, hundreds of Muslims poured into the streets and held anti-Indian rales. The authorities re-imposed the curfew hastily as the Kashmiris also dashed with police
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      Mid-East accord possible within 2 years: Israeli envoy
      528 6  -  By Irene Ngoo THE Israeli Ambassador to Singapore yesterday expressed optimism that a Middle East peace settlement would be achieved within two years. Mr Benad Avital envisaged that the settlement might see the Jewish state giving up some land m the occupied
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      Lock icon Arabs kill three soldiers in attack on Israeli army camp
      357 6 EIN IBRAHIM (Israel) Arabs armed with knives and axes killed three soldiers and wounded a fourth early yesterday m an attack on an Israeli army camp near the occupied West Bank, army officials said. The attackers were Palestinians or Israeli
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      Lock icon Iraq 'to discuss UN demands with council'
      397 6 UNITED NATIONS Senior Iraqi officials will hold discussions with the Security Council next month on what Baghdad needs to do to get an 18-month trade embargo lifted, according to Western diplomats. They said a delegation, which would try to prove to council members
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      Lock icon Muslim republics of former Soviet Union to attend summit
      573 8 Talks to open as US and Turkey try to stem Iranian influence m central Asia TEHERAN An unprecedented summit starting here today will bring together Iran, Turkey, Pakistan and the former Soviet republics of Muslim central Asia where the three are
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      Lock icon Ozone loss 'may reduce Aids victims' resistance'
      386 8 NAIROBI (Kenya) A United Nations environmental report speculates that depletion of the earth's protective ozone layer could weaken Aids victims' resistance to the virus. It suggests that increased ultraviolet radiation from ozone depletion could speed up progression of the disease m those already
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      Lock icon Pentagon aims to end use of ozone-destroying chemicals
      365 8 WASHINGTON The Department of Defence, which uses millions of kilogrammes of ozone-destroying chemicals each year m its weapons, plans to step up efforts to eliminate their use. The new policy, which could be made public this week, directs Army, Navy and Air
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      Lock icon Island states 'could vanish if global warming is not checked'
      303 8 UNITED NATIONS Officials from 37 island states worldwide say their countries could disappear beneath the oceans without immediate action to reduce global warming. The envoys, representing about 23 million people, protested at a conference on Friday against the lack of
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      Lock icon Two warring Somali factions pledge immediate ceasefire
      259 8 UNITED NATIONS Two warring factions m Somalia had pledged an immediate halt to the fighting and a formal ceasefire would be signed m Mogadishu before the end of the month, delegates of the factions said on Friday. The two delegations to the peace
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      Lock icon Vatican denies helping Nazis to flee Europe after World War II
      332 8 VATICAN CITY The Vatican denied strongly on Friday that it helped Nazi war criminals to escape from Europe after World War 11, saying that it helped save a great many Jewish lives during and after the conflict. "The suggestion
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    • BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Pot-bellied men face higher risk of heart attack: Paper
        116 8 LOS ANGELES Millions of people on the traditional high-fat diet prevalent m Western countries are at risk of heart attack even though their cholesterol levels are normal, according to researchers. In a paper published m yesterday's American Journal of Cardiologists, researchers
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        Lock icon Nurse loses frilly-cap fight
        95 8 LONDON A British nurse who refused to wear a standard issue frilly cap because she said it turned her into a sex object, had her sex discrimination complaint rejected by an industrial tribunal on Friday. Ms Lisset Burrett, 24, had complained that having to wear the
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        Lock icon Sacked for being 'dumb'
        122 8 picture. SYDNEY Fat Cat, a tall furry feline m big boots and braces who starred m his own children's television show for nearly 15 years, has been fired by his Australian network because he is thought to be too dumb. He was shown the door by
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        Lock icon Record high week for Dow
        65 8 NEW YORK Stocks ended a volatile week on a steady note on Friday, with blue chips almost unchanged and the broader market showing a bit of weakness. The Dow Jones industrial average adjourned for the long weekend at 3,245.97, off just 0.68 point for the
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        Lock icon UK film award nominations
        108 8 LONDON Last year's Oscar-winning Dances With Wolves and this year's likely Oscar nominee The Silence of the Lambs led the nominations on Friday (or the 1991 British Academy of Film and Television Arts, receiving nine mentions each. They will compete for best picture alongside Thelma and
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        Lock icon Churchill's 'club bill overdue'
        136 8 picture. BANGALORE (India) Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill owed membership dues to the stately Bangalore Club m this south Indian city from 1899, Prince Charles was told on Friday. Club Chairman V. V. K. Mani showed him records that said Mr Churchill, then a lieutenant
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        Lock icon Mental patients on the loose
        65 8 JOHANNESBURG Dangerous mental patients staged a mass break-out from a maximum security hospital m Cape Town and some were still on the loose on Friday, police said. They said some of the 34 prisoners who escaped on Thursday were arrested while bathing naked m a
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      150 4 Plaza Hotel Dragon Seeds Publications (HK) Pte Ltd jointly present SPRING EXHIBITION '92 For the first time, Plaza Hotel Singapore is jointly organising this Spring Exhibition '92 to help promote cultural awareness m Singapore. This special exhibition features the largest collection of over 100 pieces of zisha teapots and porcelain
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  • ASEAN
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      Lock icon Suspected Acheh rebel leader killed, woman captured
      375 9 Suspected Acheh rebel leader killed, woman captured JAKARTA Government forces m Indonesia's Aceh province shot and killed a man, believed to be the leader of a separatist movement m the region, and captured a woman, Jakarta's Suara Karya newspaper reported yesterday. The suspect, identified as Jamal Burak, was shot to
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      Lock icon Navy to guard against Portuguese ship s arrival
      344 9 JAKARTA Indonesia had ordered its navy to guard East Timor against the arrival of a Portuguese ship carrying mourners to mark November's army massacre, the local media reported yesterday. The daily Kompas reported that East Timor military commander Brigadier-Gener-al Theo Syafei had
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      Lock icon 2,700 to contest Thai elections
      182 9 picture. BANGKOK A total of 2,742 candidates would contest Thailand's March 22 general election, officials said yesterday. A total of 2,851 hopefuls from 21 parties had registered by Friday when nominations closed, but six of the parties and their candidates were disqualified for not fielding
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      Lock icon Manila orders evacuation of 6,000 living on Taal volcano
      292 9 MANILA The authorities yesterday ordered the evacuation of 6,000 people living on Taal volcano, saying it could erupt within weeks. Scientists recorded 385 rock-fracturing quakes during an 18-hour period ending at 6am yesterday on Taal, 55 km south of Manila. Ms
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      Lock icon Ministers to discuss straits pollution fund
      285 9 JAKARTA Asean environment ministers, who meet m Singapore this week, will discuss the setting up of a fund to check pollution m the Straits of Malacca, one of the most important waterways m the world. Malaysia's Minister of Science, Technology and Environment, Mr Law
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      Lock icon Imelda to get her passport
      246 9 MANILA President Corazon Aquino has ordered her Foreign Secretary to issue a passport to Imelda Marcos, which could pave the way for a possible return of the body of her late husband, former President Ferdinand Marcos. In a memorandum to Mr Raul Manglapus on Friday,
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      Lock icon Don't pry into kidnap case, Aquino tells press
      189 9 Don't pry into kidnap case, Aquino tells press MANILA Philippine President Corazon Aquino has warned the press not to pry too much into police action to end the kidnapping of American businessman Michael Barnes, saying it could prejudice efforts to free him. Mr Barnes, 41, vice-presi-dent of a local subsidiary
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      Indonesia opens its first Islamic bank
      220 9 JAKARTA Indonesia, home to the biggest Muslim population m the world, now has an Islamic Bank, according to the Indonesian Observer yesterday. The newspaper said that President Suharto recently opened Bank Muamaiat Indonesia officially. It is the first Indonesian financial institution to operate on
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Foreigners 'need permission to buy houses in Johor'
      307 10 Foreigners 'need permission to buy houses in Johor' BENUT (JOHOR) Foreigners must get permission from the Johor state government before they could buy houses under new schemes m the state, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. It quoted Mentri Besar Tan Sri Haji Muhyiddin Yassin as saying that the move was
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      Lock icon Proton share offer attracts record $1.2b subscription
      158 10 Proton share offer attracts record $1.2 b subscription KUALA LUMPUR The flotation of Malaysia's national car company attracted a record subscription of Ms 2 billion (551. 26 billion), the largest amount received m a single public issue, the press reported yesterday. The overwhelming response from the public to the share
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      Lock icon Shipowners urged to attend meeting on anti-piracy plan
      300 10 KUANTAN Merchant shipowners who do not support a proposal to deploy policemen on board ships using the Straits of Malacca and nearby waters should attend a meeting first before they voice their disagreement, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said yesterday.
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      KL, Bangkok to set up high-level panel to review border ties
      479 10  -  By Ismail Kassim LANGKAWI Malaysia and Thailand yesterday agreed to set up a high-level committee to review all aspects of border co-operation to minimise problems. Thai Foreign Minister Arsa Sarasin said that its main term of reference would be
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      Lock icon Police to spend $62m on copters for surveillance
      357 10 IPOH Malaysia's police are to spend more than Msloo million (S|62 million) on 11 helicopters to step up surveillance along border and coastal areas, according to the director of Internal Security and Public Order, Datuk Syed Othman Ali, yesterday. He said aerial
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      Lock icon RMAF recruiting grads to cut training time
      179 10 IPOH The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is recruiting graduates with professional skills to cut the time taken to train personnel to handle its sophisticated equipment and aircraft. RMAF Assistant Commander (Planning and Operations) Brigadier-General Mohamad AH Wayat said the RMAF had stopped
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  • HOME
    • Article, Illustration
      Coffeeshop stunt sees big rush for free food
      739 11  -  By Shirlynn Ho WITH arms reaching out like the crab claws they were after, Singaporeans not surprisingly scrambled and bolted for the stall famous for its pepper crab. And m two hours, 180 kilograms of crabs were devoured. Free for all took
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      Japan-bound artists get modest help from arts council
      458 11 FOUR artists leave for Japan today to represent Singapore at an international -art show there, with a mod:.est show of support from the National Arts Council. Mr Leo Hee Tong, Mr Yeo Siak Goon, Mr Tan Chee Teck and Miss Tan Chin
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    • Article
      Liposuction 'not a short-cut to weight loss'
      494 11 LIPOSUCTION, the removal of body (at by suction, is not a cure (or obesity nor is it a short-cut to weight loss, said plastic surgeons and doctors at a seminar yesterday. Dr Fong Poh Him, a plastic surgeon and treasurer of the Singapore
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    • Article
      Long and winding road for students out for youth award
      449 11 Long and winding road for students out for youth award TRAVELLING the 20 km route from Jurong Bird Park to Clifford Pier takes no more than an hour by bus and MRT, but five Junior college students took two days to cover the distance. They did it on foot and
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    • Article
      Media and other groups urged to keep Malay alive
      270 12 THE mass media. Government and private institutions should work together to keep the Malay language relevant m today's Singapore. The Malay language daily newspaper Berita Harian and the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation should be models of Standard Malay. Banks and other bodies
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    • Article
      Cook's murder: 3 more charged
      118 12 THREE more men were cl irged yesterday with a cc )k's murder while being m mbers of unlawful assemblies on Monday, bringing the to al number of people charged so far to 20. No pleas were taken from Sukumaran Suppurananyam, 21J Peter Pragasam J. A.,
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      First national speech contest in Mandarin to be held next month
      219 12 First national speech contest in Mandarin to be held next month SINGAPORE'S first national Mandarin speech contest will be organised next month by two Mandarin toastmaster clubs, the local media and the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations. Organising committee chairman Lee Pen Su, who is also the vice-chairman of
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      Talk it out, children of aged parents advised
      640 12 Resentment and anger natural, says psychiatrist CHILDREN of sick and ageing parents must come to terms with some of the emotional problems of looking after old people, experts say. They need services to cater to the old people's needs and support m
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      PM Goh hosts Lunar New Year party for 4,000
      370 12 PM Goh hosts Lunar New Year party for 4, 000 TO THE soothing strains of Chinese classical music from the NTUC's Chinese Orchestra, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong mingled with the 4,000 guests at the Istana grounds yesterday. Grassroots leaders, trade unionists, community leaders and their families gathered under the
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    • Article
      BG Lee cautions against 'spend to please people' way
      325 12 SINGAPORE must not go the way of other countries which have ended up poorer and m debt because their governments spent too much money m the hope of making the people happy, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said last night.
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    • Article
      Yio Chu Kang Road re-aligned
      57 12 I? S Jf a 1 g Road o a the junction of Hougang Avenue 2 and IO u, AV u nu L 3 has been tem Porarily re-aligned because there^ Department is constructing an interchange Motorists are advised to drive carefully and to follow the
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      Unions aim to recruit 2,000 junior executives by year-end
      718 13  -  By Chua Mui Hoong AT LEAST seven unions are gearing up to recruit more than 2,000 front-line supervisors and other junior executives by the end of the year following the release of the Labour Ministry's new guidelines allowing executives to join
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    • Article
      THOSE WHO CANNOT JOIN
      167 13 THE new Labour Ministry guidelines made it clear that most junior management staff were free to sign up as members of existing unions. Only a minority would be barred from joining the same unions as their non-executive colleagues. They include those with: Direct authority or "substantive
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    • Article
      Expect rainy weather over the next fortnight
      124 13 SHOWERS mainly m the afternoon and early evening are expected on seven to eight days over the next fortnight. The Metcreological Service said that the North-east Monsoon conditions should prevail with weak north-east winds. Showers are likely to be tsolated at first but
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      Schoolboy is third person to drown IN Bukit Batok pond
      520 13 A BOY drowned m a pond at the Bukit Batok Nature Park on Friday when he went there to play with his schoolmates. Mohd Herman, 12, a Primary 8 pupil of Bukit Batok Primary School, fell into the pond at
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    • Article
      Lift molester gets 3 years and the cane
      189 13 A TECHNICIAN was found guilty of molesting a production operator m a lift and was sentenced to three years' jail with three strokes of the cane, yesterday. Sooi Keng Seng, 28, was released on $20,000 bail, pending appeal against conviction and sentence.
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      We still remember
      555 14  -  Report by John Lui Picture* by Wong Kwai Chow and Alphonso Chan THE sun rose yesterday over 1,000 people who were at the Kranji War Memorial to remember friends and relatives who fell defending Singapore and South-east Asia against the Japanese. The mainly Australian and British veterans
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    • Article
      Can't hide brutal face of war from younger Singaporeans: BG Yeo
      195 14 After touring the Singapore Surrenders! exhibition, BG (Res) George Yeo, Minister (or Information and the Arts and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, spoke with reporters. He said that if younger Singaporeans ceased to know what took place during the
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    • THE SURRENDER
      • Article, Illustration
        Japanese students in tears
        177 14 SIX Japanese students from a Tokyo college were deeply moved, some to tears, when they attended yesterday's memorial service at the Cenotaph. Wiping her eyes, Miss Yuko Takagi, 21, said: "I am crying because an old man described to me how the Japanese soldiers killed and
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      • Article
        Ashes of PoW laid to rest
        100 14 ONE of the Australians here for Heritage Day had a special mission of her own, besides attending yesterday's Kranji service. Mrs Bell Matthews, 72, brought some of her late husband's ashes to scatter at three key spots here. "I'm going to scatter some of
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      • Article
        War plaque by Aussie dentist
        136 14 A PLAQUE with a short history of the Japanese invasion of Singapore was unveiled at the end of yesterday's Kranji ceremony. The 65 kg solid brass plaque is the handiwork of Dr Ross Bastiaans, 41, an Australian dentist who took 1 14 years to fashion
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      • Article
        Brutality of the Japanese
        86 14 "WHY were the Japanese so brutal towards their prisoners? Well, the Japanese tend to judge, to see if people are superior and inferior. They despise the inferior, who can be treated m any way. But I'm not sure. I have lived m Japan so many years
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        Roasted rats for meals
        64 14 "I SAW Australian soldiers roasting rats to eat. My father was taken away by the Japanese and killed. The young must not forget. The world must not forget." Retired dentist Mr Chua Seek Thian, 12, who wm at the Cenotaph ceremony. Or Ross Bastiaans with the
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  • PROFILE
    • The Sunday Times VIEW
      • Article
        In name and in substance
        291 15 WHAT'S m a name? Plenty, judging by the recent calls for substitutes for terms like "ex-drug addicts" and "C" class hospital wards. Mr Hamn Ghani, Political Secretary (Home Affairs), who is involved actively m tackling the drug problem among members of the Muslim community, thinks
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      • Article
        25 YEARS AGO
        126 15 What The Straits Times reported on Feb 16, 1967 SAIGON Vietcong guerillas yesterday marked the end of their seven-day new year truce by sinking a US minesweeper and damaging two others m the Tao River leading to Saigon. One US seaman was reported missing and 13 wounded.
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      • Article, Illustration
        A traditional businessman
        1153 15  -  Although better known for his work with clan bodies here, Mr Chua says he is an entrepreneur first Has there been a lack of festive spirit this Chinese New Year or for the last few years? Yes, says Mr Chua Gim Siong, who is at the forefront
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      251 15 You cant a^ord a Van Gogh or Picasso. ttttgM^ jgggßg/gßm****-*-~~~^^ So start small. With these four attractive stamps featuring scenes of the Singapore f^HHMßfc|Pi!fr> r r_: Jjdaj^ j Rlver and rural life m ear'y Singapore by 'j local artists. Which will be available from mm b r- Hk| 1 11
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      73 15 /SenS\ 4 Central landscaped r^~^~ Z~~ I garden with pavilion jP^lff^Sfa y M BPlai I SHOW APARTMENT OPEN BSHB^g^^^^Pf^ijlfll 9>3 AM T0 s<3 PM DAILY U' uUUI\I I ly o d f I'J C i ICJ LJ 1 1 rrS £4)| CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED fl I i 3^ 36 Robinson
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  • VIEWPOINTS
    • Article, Illustration
      Overpaid dealers? Not in a free market
      927 16 THE recent exodus of dealers from stockbroking house JM Sassoon four, says the firm, seven, according to one of those who left raises speculation again as to whether another round of musical chairs is about to start for the industry. Four of those
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    • Article
      Is the rule of law a reliable shield for small states?
      924 16 ONE of the key elements m the survival strategy of small states must be to emphasise the importance of the rule of law regulating the unilateral use of force by countries. Small states have a vested interest m upholding
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    • Article
      How to be really productive
      789 16 THE recent slanging match between the United States and Japan over the quality and work ethic of American workers is another manifestation of the countries' continuing dispute over trade. To diffuse the row, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologised for what he considered a misinterpretation
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      652 16 01 fe. GUTHRIE MANUFACTURING (S) PTE LTD ~^3" (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) GUTHRIE (A MEMBER OF E GUTHRIE GTS UMITED GROUP) ANNOUNCEMENT Guthrie Manufacturing (S) Pte Ltd fthe Offeror"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Guthrie GTS Limited C Guthrie"). has today acquired a total of 8,889,000 shares of 550.50
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      207 16 The gift of sight More blind people would see if Singaporeans generously donated their corneas after death, said Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong recently. Here is a snapshot of the visually handicapped and the near-sighted. Blind and visually handicapped people* 10,000 to 12,000 (estimate) 'ffT 1I I r^ T Number
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  • ANALYSIS
    • Article, Illustration
      Why Singapore fell
      1950 17 IT WAS Dec 5, 1941, and the defence of the Malayan mainland against an imminent Japanese invasion was about to begin. Operation Matador, a pre-emptive strike planned by the British military forces to forestall an enemy invasion of the Kra Isthmus, was now operative. Most of the
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    • Article
      Gen Percival must take blame too
      146 17 ANY review of the war m Malaya cannot be complete without evaluating the role of Lieutenant-General A. E. Percival, then General-Officer-Commanding. With no air support and tanks, poorly trained troops, questionable intelligence and half-hearted support from Whitehall, he could not really be expected to
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    • Article
      'Impregnable fortress' was all bluff and wishful thinking
      466 17 SINGAPORE fell to the Japanese on Feb 15, IMS bat her fate had already been sealed when her defences were planned In the ltZts. After World War I, Britain's strained economy prevented her from maintaining more than one naval fleet. This prompted
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  • SPORTS/RACING
    • Article
      Senior just one stroke behind angry Norman
      373 18 GOLF Australian Masters MELBOURNE Greg Norman held on to the lead of the U*****,000 ($853,740) Australian Masters despite distractions from camera-wielding spectators and losing five shots to rampaging fellowAustralian Peter Senior after yesterday's third round. Senior, beginning the round six shots behind Norman,
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      YESTERDAY'S PENANG RESULTS
      468 18 RACE 1 RES TERMS 1,400 m 10 TOCMMI5l(lO-7) Hmui (3) 2 2 1 6 US£ YOUR CONNECTIONS 51 5 (32 8) Ye* (9) 1 1 2 5 OU»WrOWBESTSI.Sc49(3I7) Sharrol (2) 3 3 3 Others m finishing order. Southern Boss (341 28) Sain. Perhaps (20-6) Asogan, Persian Commander
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      Tequila T caps great day for T's
      186 18 PENANQ RACING TEQUILA T survived an objection m the last race and capped a great day for horses starting with the letter "T" at Penang yesterday. The others were Tien Chan (Ismadi Ismail), Tottenham Court (Wayne Harris) and Team Racer (Martin Sng). Together
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      TODAY'S PENANG GUIDE
      2989 18 Marzuki 52.5 GOING FORECAST: GOOD Stakes $20,000 I Oryi Enterprise 6 (3nzg Rodger s M.lliryx) (1400 m) jMim 55 Petite Suite 12 (4amg Zafir^Whisic) (1200 m) Ow Yant 55 3 Twrin Sparks 1 (3ag H8 Unvlilian Foo) (1200 m) Azhar 55 c f Ct« 2(4irg W Leong-Oeagn)
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      STEWARDS' REPORT
      598 18 Wan 54 RACE 1: Perhaps jumped awkwardly. Persian Commander, who jumped awkwardly and lost ground, must pass one starting stall test. Shortly after the start, Perhaps and Outran Your Best bumped. In the straight, Mcßltchle, Outran Yoar Best and Sod them Bsss shifted out under pressure and finished
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      THIRD-ROUND SCORES
      348 18 (Australians unless stated): tit Greg Norman 69 70 71 til Bradley Hughes 75 68, Peter Senior 70 75 06 Ml Roger Mackay 69 73 71 ■Ml Craig Parry 72 76 67. Gavin Stnthfold 7« 71 *7. J! 0?? i VP n73 Wl Mtke Cotandro (US) 75 69 71
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      41 18 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Feb 15 1992 FIRST 1518 SECOND 7667 THIRD 2205 STARTERS 4613 9692 3246 7427 8579 9297 6624 8827 9521 6047 CONSOLATIONS 4328 7792 3206 8677 4980 4766 1922 7314 3732 2257 SOLE AGENT UIC CHEMICALS PTE LTD TEL *****48
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  • SPORT
    • Article
      Lock icon Connors beats Krickstein to enter s-finals
      346 19 TENNIS MEMPHIS Veteran Jimmy Connors survived a first-set loss to defeat ninth seed Aaron Krickstein 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Friday m the quarter-finals of the Memphis international tennis tournament. Krickstein got off to a good start, breaking Connors m the third game to lead
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      Lock icon Botham's smashing 79 is a winning knock
      298 19 CRICKET CHRISTCHURCH A vintage lan Botham innings and a matching knock by Robin Smith led England to an impressive total of 255-7 and a 71-run win m a rain-shortened 40-over match against New Zealand yesterday. England's experiment m opening the batting with Botham
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    • Article
      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      996 19 ATHLETICS Madrid meeting (Americana unlem stated) Men's Mm: 1 Andre Cason 6.4lscc (world rec) 2 Bruny Surin (Can) 6.53 S Mike Marsh 6 61 Hn hurdle*: 1 Renaldo Nehemiah 7.50 2 Courtney Hawkins 7.51 3 Igor Kazanov (CIS) 7.52. l,sMm: I Fermin Cacho (Spn) 2mln 20.18 sec
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      Samson's bungle opens door for three
      271 20 WITH Samson Gimson bunkering his chance when he blew up on the second day of the Johnnie Walker Golf Classic hi Bangkok, two marathoners and a swimmer became early contenders for the Coca-Cola/The Sunday Times Sports Stars award for February. Samson added a 75
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
      • Article
        Bond beats Thai ace Wattana
        108 20 A spectacular start counted for nothing as Thai snooker star James Wattana crashed out of the £120,000 ($350,400) Welsh Open on Friday. Englishman Nigel Bond fought back from 3-1 down at the interval to win the quar-ter-final 5-4. Wattana made breaks of 77 and 52
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      • Article
        Holyfield's choice
        68 20 Evander Holyfield will meet with his advisers over the weekend and decide whether he will next defend his heavyweight boxing championship against fellow-Americans Larry Holmes or Riddick Bowe. Manager Shelly Finkel said on Friday tentative deals with Holmes and Bowe were set, and the champion would decide who
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      • Article
        Italy opens borders
        48 20 Italian soccer clubs can sign as many foreign players as they like next season, the federation's executive committee decided on Friday. The agreement, which falls m line with the European Community ruling on free trade, is likely to run into opposition from the players' union.
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        Prost heads for S. Africa
        79 20 Alain Prost is almost certain to travel to the Kyalami motor racing circuit for the South African Grand Prix on March 1. But whether he will be there for the start of the new Formula One season as a spectator or behind the wheel of
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        Coach quits Romania
        40 20 Romania's national soccer team coach Mircea Radulescu resigned on Friday m protest against allegations of dishonesty by leading club officials. "I can understand criticism that I made wrong selections, but I reject accusations of dishonesty," he said.
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        Bruno to face Italian champ
        49 20 Frank Bruno will meet former World Boxing Organisation heavyweight champion Francesco Damiani m his second comeback fight at Wembley on April 22. It will only be Bruno's second bout since his defeat at the hands of Mike Tyson m I-ls Vegas m February, 1989.
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        Aussies to tour S. Africa
        68 20 Australia are set to become South Africa's first Rugby Union opponents since the banned republic was readmitted to world sport, an Australian official said m Sydney yesterday. Joe French, the president of the Australia Rugby Football Union said the Wallabies would tour South Africa m
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        De Cesaris for Tyrrell
        53 20 Tyrrell has signed Italian Andrea de Cesaris only four days after naming Alessandro Zanardi as its driver for the Formula One motor racing Grand Prix season. De Cesaris, 31, takes over as team-mate to Frenchman Olivier Grouillard m a switch which leaves Zanardi without a drive
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      Lock icon Cason and Ottey smash world indoor records
      471 20 ATHLETICS MADRID Red hot American sprinter Andre Cason and Jamaican Merlene Ottey smashed the men's and women's world 60 metres records m a dramatic finale to an international indoor athletics meet on Friday. Cason flew home m 6.4lsec to better his own world
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      Safsa looks to Tong Hai as it chases first win
      360 20 Redhill v Safsa Ciementi Stadium, spm SINGAPORE Armed Forces Sports Association will be looking to national soccer defender Lim Tong Hal for a boost as it goes for its first win against Redhill Rangers at Clement! Stadium this afternoon. The
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    • Article
      Azmi wants to celebrate his birthday at lawmen's expense
      329 20 Gilbraltar v Police Jalan Besar Stadium, Bpm GILBR ALTAR Crescent's top scorer Azmi Abdullah celebrates his 30th birthday today and his wish is for his team to collect two points against Police Sports Association m their Premier League soccer clash at
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      Lock icon 'Flying Finn' Toni, 16, jumps into history
      466 20 picture. WINTER OLYMPICS ALBERTVILLE (France) Toni Nieminen, a 16-year-old "Flying Finn", became the youngest male gold medallist m the history of the Winter Games on Friday while three sharpshooting mademoiselles gave the French fresh cause to celebrate their return to Olympic glory. Bonnie
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    • Article
      Priscilla too swift for rivals
      244 20 PRISCILLA ANN, a student of Merlimau Primary, packed too much speed and endurance, coasting to an easy win m the Asics/Swift age-group cross-country championships at Macßitchie Reservoir yesterday. She was first across the finish m the race for girls' Un-der-14, clocking 15min 49sec for the
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      Joscelin just fails to break one-minute barrier
      354 20 SWIMMING BREASTSTROKE specialist Joscelin Yeo came agonisingly close to breaking the one-minute barrier for the women's 100 metres freestyle yet again. She clocked 1:00.09 m winning the event for girls' Under-13 on the final day of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's single age-group
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      MEDAL TALLY
      69 20 G8 B T CJermany 5 6 3 14 Austria 4 5 4 13 as 3 3 4 10 ttance 3 3 17 Norway 3 12 6 US 3 0 14 Finland 2 12 5 Italy 12 14 China 0 2 0 2 Holland 0 112 Canada 0 0
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      Lock icon Balestier running hot, fifth win on the trot
      528 21 Picture by Balettier 4 Tyrwhitt 1 BALESTIER UNITED continued to show impressive form when it beat Tyrwhitt Soccerites 4-1 m a Premier League soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The win was Balestier's fifth m a row and coach Richard Chew
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      MAN OF THE MATCH
      81 21 I'aulle Gmi (right) staked a strong claim for a berth In Singapore's Semi-Pro League team with another Impressive showIng yesterday. With two goals, the 2«-year-old Croatian shot away to a clear lead on the Premier League's scoring table with a total of It. "I hope Mlloiu
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      LEADING GOAL-SCORERS
      65 21 II Paulic Goran (Balestier. 2). 7 Azmi Abdullah (Cilbraltar). (•rSSShitt 1 l TlonK BahrU> I}> Abdullah Noor (Tlon Bahru). Jim Reeves ff£fi «?%&i%!!*%k!& D C"on« Bahru, 1), K. Kannan («f ywnjj 2), Zlatko Vidan (Ceylang), Ahmad Ibrahim (Ceylang) I Nodin Kalil (Balestier), Martin Vana (Tiong Bahru), E. Manimohan
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      DIADORA'S PLAYER RATING
      87 21 BALESTIER TYRWHITT Ruslee Asnawi 5 Abdul Rahim 7 Othman Abdullah <T Ishak Saad ~6 ■H. Kanayalal 6 Hushaini Manaf 6 Jai Prakash 7~ Hazali Nasiron ~6 Stephen Webster <T Robert Martin ~~6 Steven Tan 7 Hasnim Haron 7 (Peter D'Cruz, 83) (T Nazri Nasir ~~7 Juraimi All
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      Kvacek must be sole selector
      1037 21  -  Godfrey Robertg L^l it must be spelt out that the manager attends to the welfare of players and the coach alone is responsible for selection, unless he chooses to discuss some aspects with the manager.' HE IS being hailed as the saviour of Singapore soccer,
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      HOW A COACH SHOULD SHAPE UP
      64 21 BEFORE his appointment as Singapore's national soccer coach last week, Czech Milous Kvacek was rumoured to have had heart problems. It turned out that he merely had an operation to remove renal stones. But just how fit should a coach have to be to
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      Coaching a game that takes plenty of heart
      457 21 'I remember what 'Uncle' said after his amputation: 'Although I've lost my leg, I've not lost my head. He wasn't fit, but he made use of players to do the demonstrations.' Robin Chan on another former national 1 coach, Chop Seng Quee
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      Age plus factor with Kvacek, FAS keen on father figure
      313 21 'We wanted a fatherly figure and we found it m Kvacek. His age doesn't really matter because each coach has his own style of conducting training sessions.' Steven Tan, the FAS executive secretary on new coach KvaceV THE Football Association
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      Pathma: Brains not brawn
      287 21 'Actually, there isn't even a need for coaches to do demonstrations themselves. I'm not belittling coaches but the fact is that players can demonstrate better.' Singapore captain Thambiayah Pathmanathari MENTAL, rather than physical, strength is Singapore captain Thambiayah Pathmanathan's main requirement for the national coach. The
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      473 19 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths SEET HIONG KIAT AGE: 81 YRS passed away peacefully on 15th February 1992 leaving behind beloved: WIFE: KUAH SIEW ENG CHILDREN: Lily Dr. Slow Kon Sang Robert Wende Khoo Bee Leng Lucy Molly Kenneth Tan Klat Lay Michael Evelyn Hu Toh Leen GRANDCHILDREN: Sect
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      850 Deaths
      88 19 MDM. NG KIAT AGE: 80 YRS. OLD PMMd away pwfuHy en 14 ZM towing behind: Son: Urn Kok Keong (China) Daughters: Llm Lay Geok Urn Lay Kuan Llm Lay Hua Daughter-in-law Tan Olm Har (China) Tay Oow Tec* Lee Chwee Bock Arthur Ser All Grandchildren i Gr.itgrandcMMrejfi Body
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      853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam
      240 19 853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam MR. SING ARAM BAL AKRISHNAN Departed on 16/2/1989 A beloved father, we'll never forget Three years have passed, no can can fill your vacant space. The grief and deep sense of a dear one gone to rest Although you are gone,
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      850 Deaths
      194 19 KOH HUAN CHOO AQE: 81 Passed away on 14th Feb. 1992 Leaving behind WM«: Phee Geok Kee J 0 Daughters-in-law: Koh Hock Choon Koh Hock Guan Teo Oek Buay Koh Hock Kee Ltm Boh Tee Koh Hock Seng Chiam Mvi Lee Koh Hock Chye Helen Llm Oi Peng
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      851 Acknowledgements
      42 19 Ttw family «4 lh« late MR. LOW AH KIT Departed: 10th Fab. 1992 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends am colleagues for their kind attendance, condolences, wreaths, donations and assistance during their recent bereavement
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      853 In Memoriam
      74 19 With Fond Memorie. of MARTIN NADEN Departed: 16-2-91 Wish we had the chance To say goodbye You left us so suddenly We didn't know what to do Wish we had a chance To say thankyou For being a loving husband A wonderful father And a good friend
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      77 19 ATHMA SANTHI RENGAYYA MOORTHY DEPARTED 02/02/92 Karumath, «,ll h«W on 18/2/W (SUNOAY) at Mk.l7, #(M-253 MARSUING LANE, SPORE M7l NEXT DAY (MONDAY) U/2/W. PRAYERS WILL BE HELD AT WOODLANDS 81V AN TEMPLE at 7pm. The family of the late Rengayya Moorthy wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and
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      61 21 ■fIMBIMMBI NEXT DRAW N0 f| 111 Monday. 17 Febojary 1992 111 111 DRAW VENUE: MM M MM Singapore Pools (Private) Umrted V\On^ 10 KSon Road #03-13^6 v\ International Plaza. Smgaporo 0207 \^AJIS Tim* 5.30pm Drew No. 635/92 Group I Prize $878,000 Group II Prize $1 78,000. Pick up your Toto
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  • The Sunday Times Sportsfront
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      Lock icon Rafi saves the day for Tiong Bahru
      710 22  - Raf i saves the day for Tiong Bahru Godfrey Robert By Premier League soccer showdown: Geylang International 2 (K.Kannan 2) Tiong Bahru CSC 2 (D. Devaraj. Rafi All) WHEN all seemed lost for Tiong Bahru with only two minutes remaining last night, precocious Rafi All volleyed home a 25-metre gem
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      Referee cops flak from both camps
      426 22  -  Joe Dorai By KARI RISSANEN was not among the scorers. Neither was the Finn prominent In the dead ball situations that punctuated this braising Premier League encounter. But In his quiet manner, the midfielder played a pivotal role for Geylang running the ball, spraying
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      Azmi is Diadora Player of the Month for January
      235 22 MILOUS KVACEK, the new national soccer coach, arrives tonight on Czech Airlines flight OK 510 from Prague (ETA, Changi Terminal One, 6.30pm). AZMI ABDULLAH, Gilbraltar Crescent's prolific striker, is the Diadora Player of the Month for January. A Timesport panel decided
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      Rough justice for young Lions
      414 22 Mahmood Gaznavi m Bangkok on the Coke Cup: Thailand A 3 Singapore 0 SINGAPORE failed to earn the point it was aiming for when it went down 3-0 to Thailand A m the Asia Under-17 Coke Cup Group A soccer match at the Bangkok National
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        S'pore shines
        76 22 Batsmen Mokhtar Ahmad and Ravi Chandran put on 76 for the fifth wicket as Singapore hit 177 on the first day of the two-day Malaysian Cricket Association's League match against Johor at Balestier Road yesterday. Brief scores: Johor 119 and 23-4) <R. McKenzie 39, X Ramadas 26, R.
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        Krabbe's ban
        28 22 German athletics star Katrin Krabbe and fellow sprinters Grit Breuer and Silke Moller have been suspended for four years by the national athletics association for doping.
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        Trouncing
        19 22 Australia trounced Malaysia 7-0 m a friendly hockey Test match at the Tun Razak Stadium m Kuala Lumpur.
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        England wins
        44 22 England beat France 31-13 m their Five Nations Championship rugby union international m Paris yesterday. Sr*rers Kraace Trie*: Sebastian Viars. Alain Penaud. Penalty: Viars. Caaveretea: Viars. Kngland Tries: Jonathan Webb, Rory Underwood, Dewi Moi-ris. penalty try. Penalties: Webb (3). CmiverateM: Webb (3).
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      101 22 TODAY S EVENTS ATHLCTH S Mash Cross-country .-'ships N!.,, Kit, hif Reset voil 3pm I CRICKRT MCA later-state leagae: Spore v Johor (CSC. 10 30am) KOCCRR Premier league: Redhill v Safsa (dementi. spm) Oilbraltar Crescent v Police (Jalan Besar Stadium. Bpm). NKL Dlv 1: Bukit Merah v Changi Utd (Hougang).
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      Papa the hero
      80 1 Papa the hero A DAUGHTER REMEMBERS Lim Bo Seng is Singapore's best-known World War II hero, but what kind of man was he? His wartime diary and a letter he wrote to his wife provide glimpses of a man gripped by a sense of duty and honour. His eldest daughter
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        Papa the hero
        2234 2 Papa the hero LIM BO SENG held each of his seven children, aged two to 11, and kissed them one by one. He held his wife next. One long look, a brief clasp to the heart and it was over. Then, steeling himself to his children's sobs, the tall, gentle-looking
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        The life of Lim Bo Seng
        417 2 1909: Lim Bo Seng was born m Nan Ann near Amoy m China. He was the first son of a man who had married five times. His father would go on to have another wife and 18 children. 1925: Lim Bo Seng's father migrated
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        LONG LOOKS for LESS
        360 3 LONG LOOKS for LESS Pants are hot this year. SUZANNE SOH shows how to get designer styles without feeling the pinch. IF THERE is one wardrobe item you should invest m this year, it is a good pair of pants, or a pants suit. All the main designers had a
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        Lock icon The unlikely designer
        582 4 He never had any formal training, but Todd Oldham's (right) simple shapes with elaborate embellishments are much sought-after m the US TODD Oldham never went to design school. He taught himself how to make patterns and really wants to be a film director. But m three years,
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        Lock icon Recycle an Armani blouse, at a discount
        478 4 PICTURE a boutique where a Chanel suit sells for less than a third of its original price. Or a shop offering Ralph Lauren boots for US$7O (Ssll3), an Armani blouse for US$l5O or a sequined evening suit by Bob Mackie for US$55O instead
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        499 4 LaaaV^Laaaaaaaw^Law^LaaaV^Laaw^Laafl a^a^aHß^a^a^a^B^a^a^a^a^a^Bj^Haa^a>^a>^a>^a>^BftKKKKKKKK^a^Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa«aaa> (Assorted m«fcnand«se at special pnces) Ifc Kjrvwr if« hotter and if« KoAk m full fnrrval Zi^-X n s o»jyer, it s owwr ana rrs oaox m fuii force! Tymg the nuptial knot? a*~"^--2n vBf y rst m *> in-Style '92 exhibition Will Congratulations' With gowns. B be held
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        Listen, do you want to know a secret?
        1094 5 US gossip columnists today are as interested m spilling the beans about politicians and bankers as Hollywood stars, reports PAT GUY ■HH HE Washington Post re- cently rcstylcd its person- alitics column, calling it The Reliable Source. Lois Romano, most recently on
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        Sales fillip from golden oldies
        295 5 Sales fillip from golden oldies WITH loyalty to brands eroding, and new ones more difficult to establish than ever, American advertisers are casting a longing eye at the good old days. Thcv are hoping that consumers, jaded by today's barrage of advertising, will do the same. Marketing directors and agency
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        481 5 I DUE TO OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, WE ARE HOLDING ANOTHER EXHIBITION OFOURGENINUE I EBONY THREELEGGED TOAD AT PEOPLE'S PARK COMPLEX (GRD FLR- OUTSIDE I TASHING EMPORIUM) FROM 14 FEB 92—1 MARCH 92 TIME: 10.30 AM TO 9.30PM I The Three-legged Toad carved I from hundred years old EbonyJ/Vood. SlL l S2
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        Hungry years
        950 6 EAT IN AFTER all the gorging on rich foods during the Lunar New Year season, it is probably hard to appreciate how Singaporeans felt 50 years ago exactly when they woke up on Feb 16, 1942. The British had just surrendered to the Japanese the day before, heralding
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        Recipes
        212 6 Lemak Sweet Potatoes And Kangkong Serves four 500 g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces 500 g kangkong, cleaned and cut up 2 cups coconut milk Salt to taste 1 Tbs oil Pound together 1 Tbs dried shrimps 1 thumb-size piece belacan 4 shallots 4 fresh chillies Heat
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        Goose fat can be eaten and worn
        425 6 GOOSE fat can be as healthy as olive oil. This piece of mildly astounding news is based on a 1 0-year probe of the life and food of the Gascons, who are stricken with fewer heart attacks than the rest of France. This
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        FOOD
        781 7 MARGARET CHAN returns to the revamped Rang Mahal and finds a coquette turned sophisticate HI-FOOD THE Rang Mahal is like an old friend who has matured along with me. Twenty years ago, it came on the scene at about the same time I entered the job market. During our
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        Hot heads, Chinese-style
        673 7  -  MICKEY CHIANG LO-FOOD THIS is not a fairy tail. Once upon a time, fish heads were thrown away. Only the Cantonese seemed to know what to do with a large fish head. They turned it into hearty yui tao mm fun. or fish head noodle soup. But
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        400 7 supports the trim fit lifestyle I Pearls feP^^SBWVfl Isugar free] I 1 I umrMiniOFoo<K^ngtefl I Eucalyptus I {ill ••'"•■*v«*«* f i Swis-. i m R 1 1 r a» mi '1 I that's why we take out the sugar from our RICOLA PEARLS LOZENGES to give you a more natural,
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        232 7 Are you handicapped by your English Are you content w ith the way errors. How to express your ideas you speak and write? Are you fluently. sure that you are not making The study requires only a mistakes that cause people to little time, and very moderate underrate you? You
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        UNKNOWN
        977 8 HOLIDAY LINE MAGDALENE LUM EXPLORE and discover a whole new world this year. One new destination that will no doubt captivate and fascinate Singaporeans, especially those keen on exotic spots, is South Africa. The country had been off limits to Singaporeans previously because of its previous apartheid policy. No
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        Sikkim's mighty peaks
        1074 9 Braving the cold and hardship for a trek up the world's third highest mountain, LEE GEOK 801 discovers what lures the adventurous IT IS possible to walk up a Himalayan mountain m the night with the aid of a torch and a friendly moon. It is also
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        Travel notes
        284 9 Getting there: German Asian Travels (tel: 221-5539) handles treks to Sikkim. All treks must have a minimum of six people and be led by a licensed Sikkimcsc guide. Visa: The special 15-day trekking permit for Sikkim is available from the Indian High Commission. The standard trek route up
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        D.I.Y. car wash
        852 10 D.I.Y. car wash A good wash goes a long way m prolonging the life of your car. Some tips from A. SURENDREN on how to do just that. THE man who washes his car often is not just showing that he is proud of his possession. He is also helping
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        Get them right
        183 10 THINKING that a wax and a polish are the same is a big and dangerous mistake. Wax your car weekly and you shine it. Polish it every Sunday and see your paint fade, fade, fade away to reveal bare metal. Here is the difference: Polishing: Using an
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        Professional help available
        299 10 Professional help available Autocare Services Pte Ltd I bi Road 1, Block 3019A #01-28, Singapore 1440 Tel: 748-9262 Provides Zeeglaze, a glazing compound, which does not melt off like ordinary wax. Rates: $80 for small car up to 1,600-cc. $120 for larger cars. Steamcleaning and fabric protection treatment also available.
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        WHAT'SON TODAY
        682 11 Art Passions Of Tht Open Eye. 91 at) stract paintings by New Zealandborn artist Andrew K. Jack. 9 am to 7.30 pm. Queen's Room, The Empress Place. Free. Last day. Exhibition* h-Styte 92. An exhibition of the latest furniture, home appliances and health products. Noon to 10 pm.
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        Face to face with WWII
        993 11  -  NICHOLAS LEONG LEISURE WATCH THE best exhibitions arc more than a collection of photographs and other artifacts. They usually try to involve history, anecdotal evidence and, sometimes, an emotional relevance to everyday lives. This preoccupation with the context of events m history is evident m
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        31 11 Everybody's cup of tea Chinese "^^j V entertainment j bRInQ ll I When we entertain, we >^ That's entertainment. HH^l^ ra Six days a week uMaSufl £^/tsA entertainment ifaSLSJH NEW, NEWS, NEWSY
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        1040 11 JyIoVEWY n France Starrin 8 Miou-Miou and I 1 Tangs and Centrepomt Till tomor '""""^T^' o l^ Isabelle Huppert In French with En- dm I row Art giish subtitles. Today: 7.15 pm. To I I W The S» Road: Treasures Of Tani "wrrow: 9.15pm. ABiance Francaise, V^a Q An exhibition
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        Troubled youth, footloose Kids
        865 12 A doomed romance m Northern Ireland and a pop band on a roll are among the new videos reviewed by JUNIPER FOO Musical NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK STEP BY STEP: This hour-long tape is for the Blockheads, boasting close-ups of each Kid as he talks
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        Sit down, exercise
        233 12 VIDEONAUTS can now get a physical workout while having fun shooting space monsters. Sega has produced an accessory called The Chair, which players sit on and activate like a joystick. Lean the body forwards and the screen character moves down, and vice versa. Tilt sideways and the
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        389 12 I v >> M ONCEA WEEK, MOTHERS CAN NOW All parents can now help to improve their children's Chinese with Friday M M^^H Weekly Singapore's first and only I I P^ V^ V MB™ Chinese-language weekly for ■1111 ■II ■M M B students. I nil mm mm I llf pi
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        Winfrey's winsome ways
        860 13  - Winfrey's winsome ways WONG KIM HOH TV WATCH LAST year, Oprah Winfrey chalked up earnings of US$BO million (Ssl2B million), placing her third on a Forbes magazine ranking of the highest-paid entertainers of 1990 and 1991. It pays very handsomely, it would appear, to discuss tabloidstyle issues on TV. Which,
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        977 13 SUNDAY MORNING 50th anniversary of the fall of Singapore. Includes a vis- yfl Pcrcival's command bunker counts how Singaporeans ""^S9* v M GOLF: Australian Mas- §S^\ bourne, of the closing hours R f ;ij of this event. The winner's t^ v W/\ /'lif' purse stands at A5500,000 EBS& \I jj
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        860 13 TELEVISION RADIO Monday i^^'^iP' pp^^^ i^HHßl ALI 6ABA BUJANG LAPOK CLASSIC CONCERTS RFIHNT wiT»mnM ■T Afo/9/ Afewe, flffC, 9.30 am STfiLw. m^ m SBC 5, 4pm Live concert recorded m 19/1 starr™. stor, jbj., a ,apane» green V S^ l^d KSc S BlaC Mi Sla 3 > l 0 HMVe
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        792 13 HIGHLIGHTS SAY AGAIN? Symphony, 1.15 pm Part three of a 10 part series on jj foreigner's view of Singapore Laglish. Today, a look at how the same words may have "aried meanings. THE OTHER SYOMANS ENDAU AND BAHAU Radio 1, 7.10 pm Interviews with Singaporean survivors of the little known
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        Lock icon Eight stages of casting a spell
        1371 14 Putting a pop show on the road can be a formidable task m an age where on-stage theatrics matter as much as the music. Here is one performer's nightmarish countdown. FOR dance-pop artistes m the video age, touring has become very daunting, especially when
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        127 14 While other forms put them to sleep, they'll stay awake for the newspaper. WE GET THEIR ATTENTION EVERYDAY THE STRAITS TIMES T^S^ CLASSIFIED c^Si a great place to advertise 1 737-1166 1 °*^**"»»taaiii I What's In store for the stock market In 1992 /S/K/oX^—^^^ I Where are property prices headed?
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        264 14 S^ISIO WAH ORQAIMIBATIOIM «g MANDARIN 1/TOA PAYOH/EMPRESB/JUBILEE MARINA 2/HOLLYWOOD/DALIT/LIWAGU/PLAZA K.A. PEOPLE'S/YANGTZE 2/QUEENBWAY/BAVOY 2 WOODLANDS 2/REPUBLIC 3 (No Free List) M/S V. 10 15 TP/ ÜB/MO/E /HWOOO/M2/D/L<l: 10.30 Q/P 11.00 f SP€CUI 4.4S IP/ÜB/MD/E/HWOOO/M2/D/LW: SIS P: 5 30 I (NO MOIINWG SHOW FM PtZ •NO $«CWL SHOW F« PIZ. Q-W*Y. »BIIC.
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        430 14 CATHAYC«CANttAriOfK>THAYO«CANISATK><CATHAYO«iANttATK>NCATHAYOgC fiTMll'li'iliillll^Tll'El jajfc, MICHAEL HUI 3 9.00 AM: COMMONWEALTH <SP^bKLEON LAI > 510 AM: YANGTZE 1» 11.30 AM: ZENITH I! «Jcky hu. o 6 10.30 AM: NEW CROWN RAJA S^fi* JTV I I MANDARIN 2 MAJESTIC Srs-jfl-)^ I I HAM: BEDOK 2 CENTRAL gfT J%±m£ 3 REGAL GOLDEN SULTAN •K|
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        299 14 CATHAYOgCANttAjOWC^THAYCJ^NISATK^ Qfr^jiHjin;M:iiiiKia WMSESMJESEMz SWJJM BEOOK 2 > IIimOHBBIHHBBIMI 1.30, 3.30, 7.50 9.sopm 3 3 (*****00) S SHOWS GOLDEN SULTAN 2 11AM, 1.30. 4.00, 8.45, A 9.15PM 1.00. 3.00, 7.00 9.00PM V KlrtSfD MUtSSION FUtCtS (NOFME IST) MAJESTIC 5 1 30, 3.30. 7.30 A 9 30PM > q IS A KNOCKOUT!
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        577 15  -  SYLVIA TOH By THE down side of celebrity status is you cannot control the junk dished up about you, Paula Abdul tells The Sunday Times. She chokes when the question of junk food addiction was brought up: Is it true you binge first and vomit after?
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        80 of the best from Zhou Xuan
        591 15  -  GUAN LIBING CHINESE POP A SET of five CDs featuring 80 songs popularised by Zhou Xuan, the woman dubbed the Golden Voice Of China m the 1930s and 40s, has been released. Previously, only four of her CDs and cassettes were available. For
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        Silent prayer from bubbly teen
        249 15  -  LOH KENG FATT WESTERN POP INNER CHILD Shanice (Motown) THE album is mainly streaked with bubbly, get-happy pop funk tunes from the 18-year-old, whose I Love Your Smile is currently No 2 on the local Rediffusion chart. Most times, Shanice Wilson sports a shrill Sheena
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        904 15 l^nmnJi!' 1 '.WlMniriMllTJ* MM MMM 1 M m 11 WmSuSLU mMnmßttßam ""^oT^Joln? 1 TODAY llam SHOW TODAY llam SHOW r S°"^rri ifgggSSil i^^HrS i «tm«™>™* i ««bu S b~»« SSKTTTr*^ P i „S w °rL i A female rocky From j A P ovverful romantic mystery thriller. recruitment i CH
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        2841 16 ilHßHilHflßMHbaUtaßi I MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY i K^T"^R9^^^l B1 HHRfIRIIimV9 >^9V3HH^H^^HHHI iHl^^^^^^^^^^F^'^r^^F^^^^^^^^^^^^ i:S optN^ T^ TT S!SZ!^ a 2 3 3S K.S 1 rp N RoX C H.6H a KNE^'JESSy^r 2 30 PM A co^ lat ol FOLLOWED BY TEA BREAK SPECIAL: FOLLOWED BY ZEROO^MAG/Si T l^7s Fofl^7 w t!o n?
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        194 17 I P I^^M 1 Alm bi99ef OudienCe m A«AM AEROSPACE is axisidered one of the world's b,- /^^B^^B J^ tf^H JA 1^ I mos^ o^ 3^ air shows. Three of our newspapers will be M^ publishing a special feature m conjunction with this great exhibition ■F j|j ik iB JP^^yi^
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        611 20 10 Catering OARDIN CITY: CATIRER rum eof feeh'se. fi per head. Warmers free. 21 Outram Pk. #68-221. *****17/ *****43 (W*****-K-0O0) OS BUOesTT BUPFIT Cater 20 pax above. 88 each/ 10 dishes/ warmers. Ttl *****46, EL-E-82-024E000 Pube/Karaofce MOBILE KARAOKE/ DISCO for any functions. Pis call Mr. Lee pager 908-4646. 102 Antique*/
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        776 21 330 AHa For Sale 330 Alfa For Sale Why Wait For The Next C.O.E. Bid?! BOOK AN ALFA ROMEO NOW AND GET YOUR CAR NEXT WEEK WITH OUR TRANSFERABLE C.0.E.! ALFA 33 1.7 IE $68,000 ALFA 33 1.7 16V QV $75,000 ALFA 75 2.0 i IS. $84,000 Milan Auto (S)
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        654 21 itrt> BMW SSSCSi auto. S careful owners. Beautiful In white. Sunroof. COE. paid. Immaculate cond. 980 K. View 921 Bt Tlmah Rd. Transcar tt BMW 7SSIA, full option. Tax 7/"92 (PARF). Loan or trade-in. Tel: *****56 3.N. Tan 10 BMW 31*. 1 owner, nice number. Beautiful k good cond. Selling
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        919 21 334 Daihatsu For Sale MID 71 turbo Charade, 3 dri. New paint, s/rims remote lock/ alarm. See to appreciate, highest often. Tel: *****40. 1 OWNER. "88 Black Charade. 3-dr. Alarm, central lock, power window, s/ rims $35,000. Contact: *****48. 11/14 CHARADE I.OCX. alrcon s/rlms,. tax 5/92. Tip top cond condition.
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        854 21 340 Honda For Saie Specialist m Honda All kind model PARF non-PARF Commercial/ 'Q 1 plate *****84 Hup Hong Lee Enterprise Mr Ong, day/ night ALMOST M ACCORD 18 "X, sspeed, power steering/ window, central lock, s/rlms, remote alarm. Tax 4/92, hi fl, orlg. paint, g'teed beautiful fi ortg. cond.
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        924 21 340 Honda For Sale 12/80 HONDA CONCERTO EXI Auto. White. Full accessories. $65,000. Tel: *****43 1882 ACCOM) EX auto, full accessories. COE paid, best vehicle, no upset, tel. *****17 Miss Cho IMI HONDA ACCORD 10 EXI auto Ist owner. Tax 6/92. Silver. Beautiful cond. Pg. *****63. l/'M HONDA ACCORD 16
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        875 21 342 Hyundai For Sale •SO EXCEL IJLB 3-dr (new model). Full accessories. Tax 6/92. Tip top cond. Downpayment $6800 Lean/ trade-in. *****29 •91 HYUNOAI EXCEL 1.3L8, 1 owner, 4-door. 5-speed. power window/ lock, tax 7/92, low mUeate Must view. *****71/ pg. *****14. S/SB HYUNOAI STELLAR 16 OLS. 2 owners, full
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        837 21 346 Mercedea For Sale AUTO SPEED MOTOR Showroom: 7S UPPSR EAST COAST RD. Ops salts Sfcjlap POM 44S1MS (S Unas) MERCEDES KNZ *M MM auto ABS. ■M MS auto New facelift "M SMM auto. Leather, ABS •as mote auto. (Est. Facelift. •M SMt auto. ABS Facelift H 2ME auto Leather.
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        780 22 TNB BBST 71 near white Meriedes 200 manual. 10 yrs. COE tax 4791, fully rebuilt to -84 mod-.-_«4> new upholstery MB lex, sq. lamp, 4 headrests, wooden con- MM), orlg. power windows, cen- •>, tral lock, s/rlms. hi ft. agt. maini« talned. Pull accessories, g'teed I Ilkt ntw cond. $39,600.
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        593 22 M 9 wiitsuDtsrtl For Bbm> SBN S/S9 LANCER OLX, 1.3 auU 12 valves. 1 owner, brand ne\ showroom cond Power ste«rlnt 2 Irving Rd Lot 3. *****00 1 OWNER, im Lancer OLXI.: new Lax. s/rlms, power steerlni central lock $47,800. Tel: *****65 pg *****53. SO MITSUBISHI LANCER 1.4 81.. 5
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        597 22 350 Nissan For Sale '7$ DATSUN IJOY. Alrcon, s/rlm Oood condition. Selling chea Pg: *****18 77 OATSUN 100 FII, tax 4/"9 CUE. paid Tel *****40/ pagt 78 NEAR n 1000 c.c. C.O.E. pal ($5431). Alrcon. hl-fl. Loan $580 Tel: *****15 I 7t SOUAM LAMPS, DaUun 100; 8/ rims., radio cassette.
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        670 22 360 Suzuki For Bbn> ISSS SUZUKI 310 OL, atrcon p. s/rlms. tax 8/92 Selling with ne plate -EX969U' $25,800 Tel *****89/*****82 12. i-r $1 SUZUKI 80S. Really very beau Utul cond. Passed Inspection. 2Y paint, COE. Tax 7>'92 S/rlms Id Can loan/ trade-in. Pg: *****03 1 OWNER 2/89 Swift BF3IO.
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        915 22 362 Toyota For Sale IS/'SS STARLET I.S 5 -speed 1 owner. 12-valve. Accident free Tip top cond $38,500 *****12 11/-B1 TOVOTA CORONA I JOL. sspeed 2nd owner. New COE Call: 339-3838 12/-83 TOYOTA Corolla 1300. .Sell Ing for $17,800. S/rlms. Interested pis call 284-2870. Andy tovota corona s-spet a White.
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        903 22 366 Other Makes For Sale i"oWN«R"TBO™Beat 11 IpTsa 1 T I T7 door, latest model, tax 12/92, hlfl. 100* accMenl free Tel: 2. "997 10/83 AUDI 10SC auto. Alrcon PARF Qood cond. $35,500. Tel: *****89/ *****02. 1881 SAAB 900QLS. COE paid 2nd owner Excellent. New tax. $29,000 ono Tel: 740-0000.
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        831 22 380 Vehicles Wanted ATTRACTIVE HKU4EST OFFER WANTEO PARF or NON-PARF vehicles, private/company cars, commercial vans o» pickupt. Viewing location at your convenience. TAN HO SUM MOTOR CAR TRADING 1* UPP Pare Lebar Rd. (ISS3) TeL IBS 0801/ SB7-4SS4 Coolact Mr Tan (Sam iipm) QOOO NEWS FOR all car owners/ sellers
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        881 22 411 Apart menu Foi Rent 411 Apartments For Rent (Diets Oa-ii) (Piste Ot-11) TO LJT S FAR EAST PLAZA DELUXE SERVICED APARTMENTS For Long or Short Term Leases I Immediate Occupation Briliard Room, At the junction of Gymnasium and many Scotts/ Orchard Road, other facilities next to Hyatt Hotel SeMsmvice
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        819 22 412 Apartments For Rent (DUts 12-20) O.U ARANG COURT. 3 Alrcon bdrms F/fum. 1250 sq.ft Beautiful environment with pool/ squash ct Immediate available. $3460 Tel: *****25/ *****36 0.18 UPP. EAST Coast 2300 sqft Lower mals. 3+l rms. Pte gdn Facing pool Beautifully turn Quiet environment. See to appreciate $4800 neg.
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        914 22 413 Apartments For Rent (Diets 21-M) 4-RM. YiSHtiN blk m r/furn No rooms locked $800 T38M19 JRB.A »-RM. -A- vishun blk abb, nicely furn./ alrcon. AmenlUe*/ Krtatib MRT $1180 net. LKRB 758-10 M $-aai. vacj s-MB. apt r/fum High fir. Ist Mar TH occupancy Harry 7M8638/ *****05. Agt 5-W* WOOOLANOS
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        818 23 421 Apartments Wanted (Rent/ Buy) cut Locals. PR, HKonger Expat urgently require your apt* HDB/ private. Any districts »^Bfi DUjfwpQ 6JC r#fllaM©. Pla. caJl 78BSS8S, pa. ***** 75. COUPLE NEEDS HDB) 3-rm. flat, all areas. Near MRT $700 Furn. Wtlson 748-3483. no acts. EXPAT. COUPLES NEED HDB/ apts $600-***** Near
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        521 23 428 Houses For Sale (Dtsts 12-20) f BEDOK Prestigious 2-Storey Semi-Detached Bung Terrace Houses I Bedok Ria. homes of 2-b terrace houses are nestle East Coast Bedok Ria ol Close to secondary and and East Coast Park. With] Bedok] Exclusr homes Katong fi select fe For Enquiries o*o6-00 61 (Next
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        1554 23 428 Houses For Sato (Dists 12-20) O.lt OPEN HOUSE (lpm 4pm): No. 4. Jin. Chulek 2-storey terr. 2100 sq.ft. 3 t l Orlg. cond. Price neg. Pat: *****75 ERA. O.lt TAI KENQ Odns. D/storey terrace. 3 1 bdrms./ attached. Split-level. Oood facing. Well kept F'hold. Unl-Trend *****23 0.20 SEMBAWANQ HILLS
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        436 23 429 Houses For Sato (Dists 21-28) D.2S 3<i-*tof*y Mmi-d. with basement. 3800 sq.ft 4+ 1 +2. Renovated JTK *****21 40, SUNRISE AVI. 2-storey seml-d. 3+ 1, aircon. View Sun. 10/2. 1 3pm. *****82 SML 436 Private Apts For Sato (Dtots 01-09) 04 YOMO SIAK St. Renovated. 3rms. Aircon, 1350 sq.ft.
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        368 23 437 Private Apts 437 Private Apts 437 Private Apts 437 Private Apts For Sato For Sato For Sato For Sato (Dists 09-11) (Dists 09-11) (Dists 09-11) (Dtots 09-11) -Wyj BtiiM II MlgßuiijyaigOvly^flPlll Located right m the heart of River Valley, District 9, \i\ A/^*> At/Jrr- Dragon Pearl faces Killiney Road
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        211 23 DJ OPEN M'SE: 2-4pm. 48-B Eng Tal Mans., St. Thomas Walk. 107 sq.m. 3 rms./ 2 baths. Original cond. Well kept Prime location S3ISK 0.n.0. Malpcre *****80. DJ OPEN H-tC. 3-spm 31. Leonle Hill. #12-04 Rtvershlre. Brand new, 1680 sq.ft 3+ 1, facilities Foreigners eligible. Wardrobes/ aircon. JB2OK *****03, sole
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        223 23 OJ OUICK SALE. Claymore Plaxa. 1173 sq.ft. Selling close to valuation $508 K. Call Jones Lang Wootton *****88 or page *****71 Mark. OJ YONO AN Pk. 3110/ 3460 sq.ft 4 1 rms. F'hold. Fantastic panoramic view. Exclusive condo. facilities 51.45 M/ S! 62M Pg. *****10/ *****43 x 20, agt O
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        152 23 OKN NBC 11 lJOpm. D 10. 29- F. Fernhlll Orove. upper mala, }JOO sq ft 3-1 rms Selling at IBKK oji.o. Colliers Jardlne: 320-3532 pg aO4-0788. 0.11 NIWTON PT. quiet 2-bdrn. fhold. High fir Pool ■■■■■li $500,000 United *****0 ft/ 50W378 D MAC! MANB. Bea-Tte«. gAod rental. 3-1, 2200 sq.ft.
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        605 24 438 Private Apts For Sale (Diets 12-20) O.U TtMBELBW PROVE fMt onok* m ohass. BaauUtm !*»<»3»>»» Jsvslspwwit Only 84 un^j^^wJmmm, port «lh» Good dttfon S concept Quality titling, a tlni.ha. arc PnilesU thoyfhom J"be<lroom» 1300 aq.ft (•pprox.) l bedroom 580 sq.ft (approx.) Facilities: s/pool, sauna, game L gymnasium room, landscaped
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        673 24 438 Private Apts For Sale (Diets 12-20) ERA OPEN HOUSE I.oopm. 3.00pm O.IS StQlap Court, #09-02 Ws*k-up apt (opp. Mandarin Odn.) Very well kept 2 1 rms. 2 split alrcon, 2 attached, 1 common bath, ceramic/ parquet, p/furn. Lift landing. Near seaside. 0 years. 1200 sq.ft. mold. aaaogjsjsjK NEtt.«aa* Daniel
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        591 24 438 Private Apts 438 Private Apts For Sale For Sale (Plats 21-28) (Dists 21-28) D.28 GRANDE VISTA I Cactus Road Phase I II all sold out Phase 111 open for booking now SHOWFLAT Open from 10.00 am to 5.00pm Penthouses: 4 bdrms. selling at $219 p.s.f. Apartments: 3 bdrms. 1636
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        491 24 452 HDB Apts For Sale (A.M. Kto/Btohan) SCLUNO CHEAP 2-RM. A.M. Klo Blk. 174. Well kept. Opp. mkt. $36K 0.n.0. Pg. 001-0143 agent 3-rm. A.M. XX) Newly renovated. Simply beautiful. Amenities. SO6K neg. *****01/ *****72 No agt. 4 MM. AM. Klo Blk. 330 High fir. Beautifully renovated breeiy Price neg.
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        646 24 454 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/Tampines) 3 -A' TAMPINES Blk 164. high flr near MRT/ amenities. Price neg CPF $50K. Pg.*****18 *A7 4 'A7 4 new generation Tamplnes, near MRT. View to appreciate. *****41/ *****30 agt. 3-PMS 'A' TAMPINES blk. 275. simple renovation. Amenities. $75K neg. *****71/ *****27 agt. 3-RM.
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        770 24 462 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong/Bt. Batok) OPEN H'SE 2 30 to 500 pm 5-rm A' corner Blk 203 #16-40 Bt. Batok si 21 Ooodview, MRT. Well kept. Includes furn li titling, oven, fridge. CPF SI27K Alex *****00 ERA 4-RM. -S' BT. Batok [ilk 370, low flr. but no blocking.
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        754 24 464 HDB Apts For Sale (Ywhun) J RM. 'A' VISHUN Blk 238, nice renovation. All rms. marble Alrcon, no blocking. Built-in kitchen cabinet* it bdrms. wardrobes. MRT it amenities. Worth to buy David (from H.K.). *****39 ERA. S-RM. YWHUN CENTRAL. Simple renovation. CPF $42K. Near amenities. *****38/ *****06. Agt 4-RM.
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        943 24 499 HDB Apts For Sale (Other Eatat— S 'A 1 VECRASAMY Blk 633, high fir., no afternoon sun, CPF IIO2K, cash 123K Pg *****81 agt J-RM. DORSET RO. Blk. 49, high fir. City view. Well renovated CPP MIX. Pg. Dei *****48 ERA. 3-RM HOLLAND VILLAGE. High fir Renovated. MRT/ amenities
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        1000 24 495 Fortign Properties 908 Computer Courses I INVESTMENT I I Al TDf)N PROPERTY ■fr,7^.s^7^. AUSTRALIA V^'uDLit'lLo I l^ l^^ 1 Large fc popular shopping 'I** tS 1 namA centre In Brisbane. a^par pH* /a.«.i Queensland for sale PAC PLUS J* 0 1 Comprising 32 shops L re- rtfn^uJiZxTmTar turning lIS
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        813 25 612 Language Courses LIVALI TRAINING CINTRE offers Full/ Part-time Ing./ Jap. courses. Tel: *****37 (Mons Sata.) 622 Home Tuition EDUCATION CTR. IN Ylshun offers tuition In Chinese, Malay. Tamil, Hindi, Eng Maths, Combined Science k Pure Science at affordable feet. Prl. 1 Sec 4 ('N' tt O" level). Contact 753-4812.
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        467 25 643 Tailoring Instruction TAJLORMO OP INDIAN Oarments, Sari Blouses, Punjabi Suits, Oents' Ourtas. Cheap ready made punJabl suits available Home delivery, 24-hours service. Tel: *****68/ *****24 anytime 680 Driving Instruction CATHAY DRIVING CTR. conduct basic k final theory course $40 k $90 Hourly $12 *****53/ *****11 LEARN DRIVING at Ang
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