The Straits Times, 17 May 1992

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    11 1 The Sunday Times No: 2912 55 CENTS MITA (P) 26/12/91 dfgf
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    Unprotected sex: 50,000 men risk Aids virus
    826 1  -  Ravi Veloo By 6,000 also put wives m danger, survey shows Aids update: 27 dead so far TWENTY-SEVEN Singaporeans have died of Aids as of April 1, according to the Health Ministry. Forty others have rail-blown Aids. The total number Infected with the
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    20% of younger Chinese uncomfortable with English: Mr Lee
    687 1  -  Bertha Henson By m Vancouver gdfgdfg "Take, tor example, the black problem In America. So long as It I* the whites running the welfare programmes, they will never reach them. It Is something I discovered In IMB when I spent a
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    Reservist in Vigilante Corps dies after collapsing during fitness test
    203 1 A VIGILANTE Corps (VC) reservist died m hospital yesterday, a day after he collapsed while taking his Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT). VC Juraime Kamsani, 23, a despatch rider and a keen sportsman who played soccer regularly, reported for the
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    Lock icon Malaysia wins Thomas Cup after 25 years
    210 1 THE Thomas Cup symbol of men's world badminton supremacy returned to Malaysia after 25 years when the host took a winning 3-1 lead over Indonesia before a capacity 12,000 crowd at Stadium Negara m Kuala Lumpur at 12.40 am today. Malaysia, which beat
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      8 1 Proton Saga a bestseller In Spore: Page 14
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      9 1 Sex m Singapore See Sunday Plus for more reports
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      112 1 \L\DE IN GERMANY SCHUHE BOUTIQUE #02-28 RAFFLES CITY SHOPPING CTR. TEL: *****28 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong sends his greetings to all Buddhists on the occasion of Vesak Day. The Sunday Times sends best wishes to all Buddhist reader: WITH A MADE TO-MEASURE REPAYMENT PLAN. YOU PAY ONLY WHAT YOU
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      UK judge questions remark on Jeya by Privy Council
      526 2 London court sets aside WP leader's libel suit against ST THE Privy Council's controversial remark that Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam had been wrongly convicted of four criminal charges m Singapore has been called into question by an English Judge. He remained
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      11-17% of English-educated Chinese read only Chinese papers — Surveys
      450 2  - 11-17% of English-educated Chinese read only Chinese papers Surveys Bertha Henson Mr Lee: Those uncomfortable with English use Chinese as dominant tongue By In Vancouver dfgdfgd gfggdfg THEY might have gone to English-stream schools, but between 11 and 17 per cent of these Chinese Singaporeans read only the Chinese-lan-guage newspapers
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      IN SUMMARY
      202 2 SABA SELLIN6 BETTER: Proton Saga sales accelerated 66 per cent last year. The Malaysian cars have overtaken Mazda and Suzuki to be the eighth best-selling make here. Home, Pag* 14 WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER?: Participants at Social Promotion Section functions and activities will now wear number tags. Shy members
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      Lesson in pulling power if CDAC had stuck to opting-in system
      218 2 IF THE men behind the Chinese Development Assistance Council had stuck to their original idea of an opting-in system m seeking funds from the community, they would have learnt that they lacked the pulling power. Mr Lee Kuan Yew
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      What it should have been
      50 2 IN THE report "Sweet little pagers on sale for 50 cents" on Friday, the price of the toy pagers containing sweets is not 50 cents as reported, but varies between 80 rents and $1, depending on the retail outlet. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Two charged with offering bribes to football players
      182 2 TWO men faced two charges yesterday of offering bribes to a player and the goalkeeper of Gilbraltar Crescent Football Club last year. A district court heard that Stephen Choong, 31, then a player with Jurong Town Football Club, and Kana Ramachindram, 38,
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      Lock icon Bus bursts into flames, killing 20 children, 3 adults; Taipei driver charged
      386 2 'It was all too sudden. The bus driver shouted, 'Run for your lives!' after the back of his seat exploded m flames. I rushed out with several pupils but when I turned around, the entire bus was already
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      Lock icon Beating of Rodney King: New trial ordered for cop
      639 3 LOS ANGELES A judge has ordered a new trial for one of the four white policemen acquitted of beating up black motorist Rodney King despite defence claims it could incite more violence. Superior Court Judge Stanley Weisberg said on Friday that
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      Ramos widens lead amid charges of fraud
      438 3  -  Reginald Chua By Manna correspondent MANILA Former defence chief Fidel Ramos widened his lead m the Philippine presidential race, as self-de-clared winner Miriam Defensor Santiago yesterday backed off from threats to stage nationwide protests against alleged election fraud. Instead, she held what she
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      3,000 expected at new temple
      279 3 OVER 3,000 devotees are expected at the Burmese Buddhist Temple m Tai Gin Road, to celebrate their first Vesak Day today m its new building. The $4 million temple, on a 2,018-sq-m site off Balestier Road, was completed m March. It houses a 10-tonne, 3.
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      Lock icon Girl who saved for college learns thrift doesn't pay
      294 3 Girl who saved for college learns thrift doesn't pay NEW HAVEN Determined to work and study her way out of poverty, Ms Sandra Rosado began saving for college secretly when she was 16. She never dreamed she and her family would be penalised for doing so. Her mother, Madam Cecilia
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      285 2 Showers ov«r a few areas m (he late morninc and early afternoon. i^f (C) J2iir S J m tomorro 32 25 mm. SUNSET today: 7.06 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 6.55 am. TRAVELLERS' MATHER AnutonUm 13/28 C CTear Ma4rM 15/27 C Cloudy Athew 13/22 C CToudy Itturfl. £/35 C dSr Auckland 9/17
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Pay talks in German metal industry set to break down
      394 4 Employers face national strike action BONN Regional wage negotiations between German metal workers and employers are foundering and the industry could soon be crippled by national strike action. Employers m regional wage talks had no plans to improve their pay
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      Lock icon Germans air their sexual fantasies and practices in survey
      175 4 HAMBURG Germans have a reputation for liking the great outdoors and that apparently extends to their love life. A survey m the Neve Revue magazine said nearly one m two German men and women (48 per cent) fantasised about having sex
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      Rich nations urged to pay for preserving forests
      520 4  -  Chorian George By m Washington Call by World Bank matches Asean stand on controversial issue WASHINGTON A World Bank report to be released tomorrow will call on rich countries to compensate developing countries for preserving their rainforests. It matches Asean's stand on
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      Lock icon Bosnia calls for Gulf-type blitz to remove federal army
      323 4 SARAJEVO Bosnia has called on the United Nations to mount a "Desert Stormtype" operation to remove Yugoslav federal soldiers from its newly-independent republic. Referring to UN approval of US-led action that forced Iraqi troops out of Kuwait last year, Bosnia's Foreign
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      Lock icon Emergency state in Azerbaijan lifted after council takes over
      282 4 MOSCOW A state of emergency m Azerbaijan was lifted yesterday hours after the nationalist opposition ousted President Ayaz Mutalibov and installed an executive National Council m the second of two coups m as many days. The 50-member National Council a restricted
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi's husband leaves Myanmar after 2-week reunion
      229 4 YANGON Professor Michael Aris, the British husband of detained Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, left Myanmar yesterday after a two-week reunion with his wife granted by the ruling military junta. Ms Suu Kyi has been under strict house arrest
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      Lock icon US-Japan trade tensions likely to worsen: Reports
      448 6 US- Japan trade tensions likely to worsen: Reports Tokyo not prosecuting 66 contractors suspected of bid-rigging TOKYO US-Japan trade tensions are likely to escalate following a decision by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission (FTC) not to prosecute construction firms suspected of bid-rigging, according to Japanese newspapers. Just as US Vice-President
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      Lock icon EC losing support since its accord on union treaty: Poll
      234 6 BRUSSELS Popular support for the European Community has slipped since its leaders agreed last December on the Treaty on European Union for closer political and monetary links between the 12 states. A survey carried out throughout the EC for the
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      Lock icon Yeltsin hits out at opponents . who accuse him of drunkenness
      513 6 Yeltsin hits out at opponents who accuse him of drunkenness Bid to 'discredit President' 'I feel ashamed of those who raise such issues. They are trying to start a campaign to discredit the reputation of the President.' Mr Yeltsin (left) TASHKENT (Uzbekistan) In an emotional outburst, President Boris Yeltsin of
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      Lock icon '4 killed in Hindu, Muslim fighting in New Delhi'
      185 6 NEW DELHI Four people were killed and 85 injured m Hindu-Muslim fighting early yesterday, Indian news agencies said. They said police imposed an indefinite curfew on east Delhi's Seelampur area, where the two sides used guns m the fighting and set
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      Lock icon San Francisco police chief sacked for abuse of power
      150 6 SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco police chief Richard Hongisto has been fired for abusing his position by ordering his officers to remove homosexual newspapers critical of his leadership from street news racks. Mr Hongisto, who had held the job for only six
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      Lock icon 140 Aussie kids saved after raids on religious cult
      400 6 SYDNEY About 140 children have been taken into protective custody m two Australian states following raids on six houses connected to the worldwide religious cult, the Children of God. The raids by police and community services offices m Victoria and New
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      Lock icon Concern over increasing number of Americans doing shift work
      649 7 Many hit by health and relationship problems DULUTH (Georgia) At 11 pm, or 1 am on the many nights she must work overtime, Ms Allison McClure stops at her mother's house to pick up her three-year-old daughter, Mia, take her home
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      Lock icon Suicide doctor Kevorkian helps another woman to kill herself
      454 7 DETROIT Suicide-machine inventor Jack Kevorkian, who is already facing murder charges for helping two women kill themselves, assisted m yet another suicide on Friday. Police m the Detroit suburb of Clawson, Michigan, said they found Mrs Susan Williams, 52, dead m
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon I fail as a father: Police chief
        126 7 CONTROVERSIAL Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates' upcoming autobiography describes how he refused to post bail for his 36-year-old drug-addicted son after a fourth arrest, and his sense of failing as a father. "As the 70s progressed, it wasn't only murder and mayhem
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        Lock icon Bush tackles a gift problem
        153 7 EVEN If his re-election bid fails m November, President Goerge Bush has reeled m enough gifts these past four years, especially m golf clubs and fishing tackle, to stock a sports shop. According to a financial disclosure report released by the White House last Thursday,
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        Lock icon Harmoko bares his heart
        132 7 INDONESIAN Information Minister Harmoko, at the end of a campaign speech for Golkar m Sulawesi last Tuesday, offered his yellow cap to supporters nearest the stage, but ended up having to strip off much of his clothing as a result. Supporters who were further back, not
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        Lock icon Singer Tarn files suit
        89 7 HONGKONG singer Roman Tain has sued a company for allegedly failing to fulfil its contractual obligations. In the writ, Tarn and his agent claim that the company, Yiu Wing Entertainment, had agreed to pay the singer HK$3 million (*****,000) m three instalments to perform 60 shows
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        Lock icon Love inspires Rashid Sidek
        80 7 LOVE is m the air between Malaysia's badminton champion Rashid Sidek and local pop queen, Ella, according to reports m the local papers. She was spotted sitting with members of the national badminton team during the semi-final between Malaysia and China last Tuesday. Malaysia won with
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        Lock icon Hashimoto aims for 5 Olympics
        93 7 SEIKO Hashimoto, the first Japanese woman to win a medal at the Winter Olympics, has announced her intention to seek a berth at the coming Summer Olympics at Barcelona. Hashimoto, who won a bronze m the women's 500 m speed-skating event at AlbertvUe, is hoping
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      Lock icon N. Korea 'building nuclear reprocessing plant'
      493 9 Plutonium produced not enough for a weapon, lAEA chief told BEIJING North Korea is building a nuclear reprocessing plant and has produced Plutonium at the site as part of atomic energy experiments, according to the world's top nuclear inspection official yesterday. Mr Hans Blix,
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      Lock icon Kirn Jong II 'likely to visit China soon'
      195 9 TOKYO Mr Kirn Jong n, the son and heir apparent of North Korea's President Kirn il Sung, is likely to make a rare foreign trip and visit China soon, the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper has reported. A delegation from the North Korean Public
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      Lock icon S. Korean opposition leader enters presidential race
      303 9 SEOUL Opposition leader Kirn Dae Jung entered the presidential race formally yesterday, saying that he was best qualified to bring complete democracy and prosperity to South Korea. It will be his third bid for the presidency. The election must be held before the
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      Lock icon Bandit queen among candidates in Indian by-election
      191 9 NEW DELHI A bandit queen and two film actors will be star candidates m a key by-election for India's Parliament next month, according to the United News of India (UNI) news agency. It said Phoolan Dcvi, serving a life sentence for a kill-ing-and-robbing
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      Lock icon Tokyo labour group backs modified plan on peace troops
      174 10 TOKYO Japan's largest labour group agreed yesterday to back a modified proposal that would allow Japanese troops to take part m peacekeeping missions abroad as long as parliament was consulted before each deployment. The eight-million-member Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as
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      China plans to open doors of 'forbidden business areas'
      392 10 Baifng to look tor HK, Taiwan and Western partners, say sources HONGKONG China is planning the most significant expansion of its open-door policy since patriarch Deng Xiaoping ended the country's isolation m 1979. Aside from such traditional areas as industry, infrastructure
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      Lock icon China warns off chaos as share prices soar
      299 10 HONGKONG China issued a stern warning that chaos was threatening its stock markets as investors threw caution to the wind and sent prices rocketing on the southern Shenzhen exchange, brokers said on Friday. "B" shares reserved for foreigners have soared by up
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      Hardline leader Song defies Deng
      268 10 HONGKONG A key leader of the conservative wing of the Chinese Communist Party has defied senior leader Deng Xiaoping's Instruction that only cadres with contributions to reform be elevated to top positions. Mr Song Ping, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee m charge of
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      Lock icon McDonald's bombings suspect held
      251 10 TAIPEI Police yesterday arrested a 28-year-old man accused of setting a string of bombs at McDonald's restaurants m Taiwan that killed a policeman and injured four people. The suspect, Chen Hsichieh, an unemployed plumber, was arrested at a friend's apartment m Chungho City near Taipei after
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      Lock icon De Klerk, Mandela try to break deadlock in talks
      350 10 JOHANNESBURG South African President F. W. de Klerk and ANC leader Nelson Mandela intervened yesterday to break a deadlock over a new Constitution to end decades of white minority rule. Mr de Klerk and the president of the African National Congress
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    • BRIEFS
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        Lock icon UK police nab 8 over loss of central bank's old notes
        109 11 LONDON Up to £50 million (S|l46 million) may have been stolen from a Bank of England depot north-east of London where worn-out bank notes are sent for destruction, according to a Daily Mail report. Scotland Yard said on Friday
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        Lock icon Ban on 'crucifix-imprint' shoes
        67 11 ATHENS Greek Orthodox priests have won a court order to ban the sale of several brands of American and Greek-made shoes because they leave imprints on the ground resembling crucifixes. The Athens court granted the companies importing and selling the shoes 40 days to prepare their
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        Lock icon King Hussein, wife in London
        110 11 picture LONDON King Hussein of Jordan and his wife Queen Noor, dogged by rumours that their marriage Is on the rocks, arrived In London on Friday looking happy and relaxed. The King, 56, would not comment on news reports earlier this month that he was
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        Lock icon Dow closes 16 points down
        80 11 NEW YORK WaU Street stock prices fell on Friday as hopes for an interest rate cut faded and bank issues were pressured by the filing for bankruptcy protection of real estate giant Olympia A York Development Ltd. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 15.79 points
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        Lock icon Boxer Berbick Jailed for rape
        79 11 MIAMI Former world heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was sentenced to four years m prison here on Friday tor raping a family baby sitter. Berbick lost the heavyweight title m 1986 to Mike Tyson, who is also serving a prison sentence for rape. In February, Berbick
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        Lock icon Court fines 'unlucky' lover
        70 11 WELLINGTON Ross Larkin's patience finally ran out after finding his best friend m bed with one of his girlfriends, for the fourth time. Larkin. 20, admitted punching Karl Steer 10 times. "He has done it to me three times before with different girlfriends/ Larkin told a
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        Lock icon School doors close on scouts
        104 11 BERKELEY (California) The city's schools are closing their doors on the Boy Scouts m the latest protest against the organisation's refusal to admit homosexuals and atheists. "It's not Just Berkeley," said Ms Susan Self, spokesman for the Berkeley Unified School District. "It's problems the Boy
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        Lock icon Killer-nurse jailed for life
        69 11 picture Waltraud Wagner, one of the four nurses found guilty of king elderly patients m a Vienna hospital between 1983 and 1988, being escorted to a courtroom on Friday. The Supreme Court confirmed the life sentences passed on her and Irene Leidolf and the 20-year jail
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  • ASEAN
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      Lock icon Govt used deceit to stop protests, says Chamlong
      467 12 He urges the public to return to Bangkok's streets today BANGKOK Thai opposition leader Chamlong Srimuang has accused the government of stopping the mass demoni rations last week by deceit and has urged the public to return to the streets today. "They
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      Lock icon Thai police short of batons for crowd control
      240 12 BANGKOK Thai police face a shortage of batons needed to contain the huge crowds expected at rallies against Prime Minister Suchinda Kraprayoon m Bangkok today, according to police sources here. Bangkok police, reinforced by elite border patrol units and police cadets, needed
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      Lock icon Salonga the latest to admit defeat
      459 12 Philippine elections MANILA Former Philippine Senate president Jovito Salonga, who spearheaded a campaign for the withdrawal of US forces, was yesterday quoted as saying that he had accepted defeat m the presidential race. Currently m fifth place m the seven-cornered fight for the presidency,
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      Lock icon Non-aligned meeting ends with moderate statement
      367 12 BALI A ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ended m Bali yesterday with a moderate statement which Indonesian Foreign Minister All Alatas said reflected the changes m the world. A communique issued at the end of the two-day meeting touched on what Mr
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      Lock icon US Bill to end aid to Jakarta over E. Timor tabled
      223 12 UNITED NATIONS A Bill that would end United States aid to Indonesia because of alleged human rights violations m East Timor has been introduced m the House of Representatives. Its sponsor, Democratic congressman Tony Hall, called the legislation a
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  • MALAYSIA
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      3,000 Johor fishermen glad about patrols near disputed isle
      296 13 MUAR About 3,000 fishermen m Johor have expressed relief over the Marine Police's decision to station several of its patrol boats to guard the area near Pedra Branca, which has been administered by Singapore but is now claimed by Malaysia. The
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      Paper hits out at lack
      340 13  -  Kalimullah Hassan By KUALA LUMPUR The Berita Harian newspaper yesterday expressed shock that none of the ruling National Front MPs supported Malaysian Indian Congress president Datuk S. Samy Vellu when he came under a barrage of criticism from opposition MPs m Parliament on Thursday. "The
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      Lock icon Confusion over drug, so trial of 3 Iranians adjourned
      318 13 KUALA LUMPUR The High Court yesterday adjourned the trial of three Iranians charged with peddling morphine an offence punishable by death because of confusion over the substance they were caught with. Judge Mohtar Abdullah deferred the case until Tuesday after the
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      Lock icon KL prepared to amend laws to suit country's needs: Minister
      501 13 KUALA LUMPUR The government is prepared to consider any proposal to amend existing laws to suit current needs, according to Law Minister Datuk Syed Hamid Albar yesterday. As an independent country, it was time for Malaysia to have its own
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      Lock icon of Front support for Samy Vellu
      155 13 action of Telekom Malaysia shares awarded to the Indian community. None of the 40 other NF MPs stood up m defence of the minister. It was only after Parliament had adjourned that some NF MPs from Umno and the Malaysian Chinese Association made their
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      Lock icon Drama on Buddhist teachings can now be screened
      172 13 PETALING JAVA A Vesak Day programme, cancelled earlier because of objection from the Film Censorship Board, would now be shown over TV Malaysia tomorrow, Deputy National Unity and Social Development Minister Datuk Alex Lee said yesterday. He said the drama featuring Buddhist
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      Lock icon No reason 'given to Maika for retracting offer'
      339 13 KUALA LUMPUR The Finance Ministry did not give any reason to Maika Holdings, the investment arm of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), for its retraction of an earlier offer of 10 million Telekoms Malaysia shares, its director Tan Sri G. K. Rama
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    • Article
      Proton Saga among top 10 cars with 66% jump in sales
      528 14  -  Geoffrey Pereira By MALAYSIA'S Proton Saga strengthened its position on the list of Singapore's bestselling cars last year, with a 66-per-cent leap m sales. As expected, Japanese names dominated the list of popular makes, with the three top spots
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      Best-selling makes
      67 14 Model 1991 Quantity Percentage sale* change '90 change '90 1 Toyota 4,145 -89 -2% 2 Nissan 3,914 741 23% 3 Honda 2,772 -1,604 -37% 4 Mitsubishi 2,676 276 12% 5 Hyundai 2,320 197 9% 6 Mercedes-Benz 2,008 -100 -5% 7 Subaru 1,990 -790 -28% 8 Proton 1,903 760
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      Best-selling model
      62 14 Model 1991 Quantity Percentage sale* change '90 change '90 1 Sunny 2,464 1,193 94% 2 Coroila 2,040 293 17% 3 Proton Saga 1,903 760 66% T lancer 1,884 -8 -0.4% 5 Civic 1,586 -858 -35% 6 Mercedes (Wl 24) 1 ,338~ »140 -9% 7 Excel 1,279 -620 -33%
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      More showers with occasional thunder expected
      139 14 MORE showers, occasionally accompanied by thunder, are expected this fortnight as the weak South-west Monsoon condition prevails. They are likely to fall over six to eight days m the late morning and afternoon. Widespread rains and gusty winds around dawn or early morning are
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      French artist turns the spotlight on kopi-tiam as star of its own show
      454 14  - French artist turns the spotlight on kopi-tiam as star of its own show Yohanna Abdullah By FOR three days this month, a 40-year-old coffeeshop m Bukit Timah will star m its own show. The everyday scenes at the kopitiam near Newton hawker centre, the folks who frequent the place and
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      China 'pushing for more changes to woo investors'
      365 14 CHINA will push for more changes to boost its foreign trade, said Chinese Ambassador Zhang Qing yesterday. He said that China would consider devising more incentives to attract foreign investors to its special economic zones, technology districts and coastal cities. In particular,
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      10,000 expected to take part in S'pore's first-ever bridge run
      359 14 AN ESTIMATED 10,000 joggers will be allowed to run across the Benjamin Sheares Bridge, which is usually closed to them, as part of Singapore's first-ever bridge run. Called the Sheares Bridge Run, it will be organised by the Singapore Armed
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    • NEWS FRONT
      • Article, Illustration
        Apple give-aways by kidney foundation
        129 15 DO A good deed and get free apples. That is what the National Kidney Foundation hoped people would do when it set up six counters along Orchard Road yesterday as part of the foundation's fund-raising drive. For eight hours, its volunteers encouraged the public to
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      • Article
        10-year driving ban and fine
        155 15 AN 18- YEAR-OLD delivery assistant who drove a van illegally and caused the death of a pedestrian was fined $10,100 and banned from driving for 10 years yesterday. A district court heard that Wong Joo Tat lost control of the van along Jalan Bukit Merah
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        SPH gives $75,000 to zoo
        183 15 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) yesterday renewed its adoption of the zoo's special enclosure for animals on loan and rare or endangered ones. Mr William Chee, SPH group general manager (Human Resources, Corporate Relations and Administration), yesterday presented a $75,000 cheque to the zoo s executive
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        Down-to-earth Brother
        170 15 OLD boys of Malacca's St Francis Institution are holding a celebration tomorrow to mark the golden anniversary of their former principal, Reverend Brother Harold Reynolds (right). He celeb-<tted his 50th year as a (Jnristian Brother last Friday and v visiting Singapore as part of a three-week trip here
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      Jeya's convictions in S'pore stand: UK judge
      1661 17 dfgdfgd THE Straits Times was granted permission to publish Justice Brooke's judgment only on May 7 some 15 months after it was first delivered m his chamber and then only m an abridged form. He had ruled that the judgment was not to
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    • Article
      Long chain of events began with Bernard Levin's column in London Times
      562 17 WHAT began a long chain of events culminating m Mr Jeyaretnam's suit against the ST was a column m the Times of London on June 19, 1989 by Mr Bernard Levin. It was carried prominently under the heading
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    • Article
      Exhibition and sale of child seats, restraints
      94 17 MOTORISTS can view the range of child seats and restraints available on the market and buy them at a discount at a four-day exhibi- tion and trade (air this week. Organised by the Automobile Association of Singapore and the Traffic Police Department, it
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      New lease of life after 19-year wait for kidney
      604 18  -  M. Nirmala By IT TOOK David Devan 19 years to get the kidney he needed and now, after a successful transplant operation, it is finally time to start life anew at 43. He hopes to get a job m a friend's
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      MP Yatiman displays his poetic side with book of poems
      367 18 THE poetic side of MP Yatiman Yusof took a back seat after he entered politics seven years ago m December 1984. But it has re-emerged with a book of 74 poems, written over the two decades before he became an
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    • Article
      CDAC must reach out to Chinese who don't speak Mandarin, says board member
      254 18 PROGRAMMES run by the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) must also reach out to the nonMandarin speaking groups m the Chinese community, a board member of the newlyformed council said yesterday. Architect Tan Kah Hoe, who represents
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    • Article
      Money deducted from pay, not CPF savings
      87 18 Money deducted from pay, not CPF savings Meanwhile, the Central Provident Fund Board, m a statement yesterday, clarified that employees making contributions to the CDAC under a check-off scheme would have the money deducted from their salaries, and not from their CPF savings. The statement said it will act purely
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      President appoints 84 to elite corps who keep Istana functions ticking smoothly
      712 19  -  M. Nirmala B) MANY an Istana visitor has had Major Bernie Ho to thank for helping them dress properly before calling on President Wee Kirn Wee. Major Ho, the former Aide-de-Camp to the President, said: "President Wee has
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    • Article
      What you must know to qualify as an ADC
      170 19 AN AIDE-DE-CAMP Is expected to know Singapore history, politics, sports and all kinds of details about life here. These things help In the art of making small talk, and engaging In conversation with foreign visitors who might ask any question at
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      President Wee appoints S'pore's first four women Aides-de-Camp
      411 19 PRESIDENT Wee Kirn Wee appointed Singapore's first four women Aldes-de-Camp yesterday and told reporters: "It's a little late, but it's better late than never." Three of the women are Singapore Armed Forces captains: Ryna Tan, 33, Ong Soo Mci, 32, and Ong
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      Ex-woman executive fined for $46,000 CBT
      230 19 A FORMER woman executive m a securities firm was Jailed for a day and fined $10,000 by a district court for misappropriating nearly $46,000 from her firm. The court heard that Mitchell Jucy, 36, then head of contracts and settlements m Credit Lyonnais Securities
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      Full-length animated film on life of Buddha
      204 19 SINGAPORE'S first full-length animated film is a 90-minute story on the life of Buddha. The 1200,000 film is scheduled to be released for next year's Vesak Day celebrations and will be dubbed m English and Mandarin. Animata Productions, a local company, will produce
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    • Article
      SAF EXERCISES
      174 19 THE Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting military exercises m the Lim Chu Kang, Hong Kan, Marsiling, Mandai, Sembawang, Tampines, Tuas, Upper Jurong, Jalan Bahar, Kranji and Seletar areas from 8 am on Tuesday, May 19, to noon on Saturday, May 23. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used,
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      Now it's match-making by numbers
      629 20  -  Shirlynn Ho New service launched to help shy singles meet By SINGLES too shy to play doubles can now play the numbers game to help them make the first step. In a move to help singles who think they might have found their ideal mate
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    • Article
      Sophisticated simulators best way to train and test navy crew — Dr Yeo
      543 20 Sophisticated simulators best way to train and test navy crew Dr Yeo USING sophisticated simulators is the best way to train and test navy crew on the complex and advanced combat systems of today's ships, said Defence Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong yesterday. Speaking at the inauguration of the Combat
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      Navy training simulator centre inaugurated at Tuas Naval Base
      168 20 TUAS Naval Base may not be ready, but one of its facilities already is. The new Combat Information Centre Simulation Centre which was inaugurated yesterday is just one of several facilities that will be at the 27--heetare base to be completed
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      Chinese Cultural Festival to kick off with book fair next month
      235 20 THE World Chinese Book Fair will kick off the six-week-long Chinese Cultural Festival next month. This year, the fair will feature 50,000 new titles and special emphasis will be given to children's books, where there will be more than
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      AYE collision causes 3-hour jam, three injured
      107 20 A CONTAINER truck overturned after colliding with a pick-up along Ayer Rajah Expressway yesterday. It was the second container truck accident this week. Police said a 10-wheeler lorry and a van were also involved. Three people were injured. Mr Ng Tian Hock, the
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  • PROFILE
    • The Sunday Times
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        Get tougher on road bullies
        301 21 IT IS really a bit too much. A driver breaks the arm of another driver after a road dispute; a man punches a woman who reserved a parking lot; a motorist punches and uses a spanner on another motorist after a small accident; a lorry
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      • Article
        25 YEARS AGO
        130 21 What The Straits Times reported on May 17, 1367 BEIJING Chinese demonstrators today set fire to a straw effigy of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson m protest against the action of British authorities m Hongkong. Tens of thousands of Chinese marched to the office of the British
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      The small people's big chief
      1264 21 Mr Rudini has the unenviable job of ensuring that the Indonesian elections next month are free and fair Government officials are supposed to attend to the people. They are not servants of the conglomerates. Mr Rudini to farmers who complained that officials often sided with
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      176 21 U_IC"" I s It's Madness. It's Much Awaited. The Sale of Sales at Actus. You'd be mad with yourself if you miss it! pan] |Dr r^ ~r mr •ua zprn f^| IffC^/jf iNV l-^HB^— If 1 UIILyLOuU I I |^K\ HH M S^^^^^r/^s^ i^ i!^^ UE/YELLOW/RKD) I 111 111 Mmk
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  • VIEW POINTS
    • Article, Illustration
      If bright, rich kids get aid, why not prodigies?
      925 22 I Tan Sai Siong The bills for developing young violinist Lee Huei Mm's talent come to $30,000 a year In Singapore and are expected to escalate to $70,000 overseas AS A journalist given the privilege to share my thoughts and opinions
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    • Article
      Private homeowners: Upgrading is in their hands
      809 22 I Sunny Goh Some older private blocks are already looking run-down compared with HDB ones which boast better-quality bricks for walkways and well-lit signs EVERY time the Government announces plans to upgrade old housing estates, some owners of private homes hit the roof.
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    • Article
      NWC should set pay rises again
      825 22 I Steven Pak If the NWC is more specific, employers can use its recommendations to contain overvoracious demands. Workers too are more likely to accept increments tied more closely to productivity growth, if the NWC says so. IN ABOUT 10 days' time, the National
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      A wedding in a CC can be a tourist lure
      481 22  -  K.F.Tang fdg Lby_ THE Community Development Ministry is considering letting grassroots leaders solemnise marriages, like Justices of the Peace now do. The ministry said couples about to be married and grassroots leaders will be consulted on the proposal. Though not
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      173 22 The more efficient car The catalytic converter is the most advanced and most efficient way of dealing with pollution, while at the same _^_i^__i time allowing your engine to have maximum performance and fuel economy. normal car price Long before the Government imposed a 4ttfi RRR J u ty <^
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  • ANALYSIS
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      SUNSTROKES Lee Chee Chew
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      Lock icon Days of Rage
      2404 23 Rioting m Los Angeles and other cities reminds the United States that urban problems and race relations are getting worse 'Can we stop making it horrible for the older people and the kids? It is just not right. It's not going to change anything. We'll all get
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    • Article
      Favours for votes: is it right?
      229 23 LETTERS I Upgrading HDB estates MISS Chua Mvi Hoong suggested m her column, "PAP's new strategy may be good for opposition" (The Sunday Times, April 26), that giving priority m the upgrading of housing estates to constituencies that voted the People's Action Party is
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  • SPORT
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      Chan on mission to remain No. 1
      421 24  -  Chua Chong Jin European trip can help him keep ranking BOARDBAILINQ By SINGAPORE'S Kelly Chan, ranked the world's No. 1 boardsailor m the Raceboard Lightweight class m the International Boardsailing Association's latest standings, heads (or Europe today (or a series of competitions m
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      Lock icon FILPINO RACING DRIVER KILLED IN INDIANAPOLIS TRAGEDY
      42 24 i-» pictures. Marcelo's race car bursts into flames after hitting the concrete wal when enterinf the first turn at Indianapolis Reuter Marceto sits unconscious and Meedbif after his car had finaly com« to a halt.
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      Lock icon Marcelo crashes into wall at 300kmh
      253 24 INDIAN APOUS Jovy Marcels, of the Philippines, wm killed on Friday when he crashed Ml Lela-Cesworth daring practice l or the Indianapolis Ml meter race, scheduled lor next Sunday. Marcel*, a H-year-old from Quezon aty near Manila, died from severe head and chest Injuries
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    • Article
      Lock icon Mansell pips Senna again
      185 24 IMOLA (Italy) Nigel Mansell and Williams-Renault continued their Formula One domination on Friday, breaking the track record and beating Ayrton Senna by more than a second to earn the provisional pole (or today's San Marino motor racing Grand Prix. Briton Mansell, who will be bidding (or
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        King's boxing empire under FBI probe
        118 24 Don King's boxing empire, already rocked by the rape conviction of Mike Tyson and a stream of affidavits questioning the promoter's financial deals with the former heavyweight champion, now has come under the scrutiny of the FBI. Two agents appeared at King's Manhattan townhouse
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        Two incur NBA's wrath
        81 24 The National Basketball Association on Friday fined John Starks of the New York Knicks US$5,OOO ($8,100) for a flagrant foul he commited against Chicago's Scottie Pippen m Game Six of the East era Conference semi-finals on Thursday night. Starks grabbed Plppen around the neck and head
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        Moorer stops Cooper
        88 24 Michael Moorer, knocked down m the first and third rounds, got off the canvas to stop Bert Cooper m the fifth round to win the vacant World Boxing Organisation heavyweight title m Atlantic City on Friday night. Moorer, 29-0 with 27 knockouts, won the fight with a
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        Another leg to Anderson
        72 24 Australian Phil Anderson won his third stage of the Tour Dv Pont cycle race on Friday after Dutch team-mate Michel Zanoli provided a wayward assist when he punched pursuing American Davis Phinney m the closing minutes of the ninth stage In Richmond, Virginia. Anderson, 34, gained
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      741 24 AUSTRALIAN RULEB AFL: Fitzroy 15.15 (105) North Melbourne 9.12 (66), Hawthorn 18.12 (120) Melbourne 7.6 (48), Geelong 28.13 (181) Essendon 17.22 (124), West Coast 15.16 (106) Carlton 11.16 (82). BASEBALL America* Leagae: Boston 3 California 0, New York 3 Oakland 2, Seattle 2 Toronto 1, Cleveland 5
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      Pearl of the Andaman unearths golfing gem
      891 25 Phuket's Blue Canyon CC is a paradise awaiting the Singapore 'swinger' 'You can't sail all the time. So I used to go down to Blue Canyon and follow its development. I became fascinated as it took shape and then decided to join the
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      Busy as a bee as BC's queen goes back to nature
      598 25 THEY call her Khun Bee. According to Tavisri Upatising, her nickname stems from her Chinese name. But close friends swear that it is more a reflection of her busy-as-a-bee lifestyle. "I was not always so active," said Tavisri, a
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      Lock icon Kite tailed closely by old mate " Crenshaw
      347 25 Kite tailed closely by old mate Crenshaw FOREIGN QOLF TEXAS Tom Kite, gaif»* all-time leading money winner who is looking for his second straight victory, fired a five-under 65 m gusty winds on Friday to take a one-shot lead midway through the second round of the rain-disrupt-ed Byron Nelson Golf
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      Lock icon Player charged with bribing his team-mate
      140 28 KUALA LUMPUR Wee Yew Lee, a farmer Armed Forces soccer player, pleaded net guilty la the Sessions Court here Friday to a charge af allegedly giving M$l,5M (SMS) to his own toam'g goalkeeper to rig a match last year. Lee, 24, was allowed hail
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    • Article
      Sivaji puts his faith IN experience
      369 28  -  Peter Khoo SOCCER By SINGAPORE'S soccer team manager Larry Thambiah warned his charges against complacency as national coach P.N. Sivaji banked on experience when selecting his 16-member squad for tomorrow's Semi-Pro League Division One clash against Negri Sembilan at Paroi Stadium. Said Thambiah: "We
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      One less to worry about
      175 28 SINGAPORE midfielder Hasnim Haron's withdrawal from tomorrow's Semi-Pro League clash against Negri Sembilan is the best news that Negri Czech coach Josef Herel has heard all week. Herel said yesterday that Hasnim's absence could sway the match Negri's way. "I've watched the Singapore team play
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    • SOCCER SHORTS
      • Article
        Lineker aims for record
        63 28 England's goal ace Gary Llneker aims to bid farewell to Wembley against Brazil today m record-equalling fashion. The Tottenham striker needs just one goal to draw level with Bobby Charlton's England scoring record of 49. "I'm looking forward to the game," said the England captain, who
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        Jones out
        32 28 Liverpool defender Rob Jones has been ruled out of the European championship finals because of shin splints and told to rest until August if he wants to continue his career.
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        No go, Gazza
        40 28 England manager Graham Taylor has confirmed that Tottenham's Paul Gascoigne will definitely be absent from the squad he names on Monday for Sweden. Gascoigne has not played since rupturing knee ligaments m last year's FA Cup final.
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        Doubtful
        32 28 Sceptical Scots were Just getting over the surprise of Richard Gough's appointment to captain Scotland against the United States m a friendly international today when injury appeared to rule him out.
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        Trio the key
        35 28 Australia will rely heavily on three Belgian-based players Lorenz Kindtner, Paul Okon and striker Zlatko Arambaslc when it faces Holland m an Olympic Games qualifying match at the Sydney Football Stadium today.
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        Webb move?
        43 28 Unsettled England midfield player Neil Webb is being lined up for a £lmillion ($2.93 million) move from Manchester United to Sheffield Wednesday. Wednesday manager Trevor Francis needs a replacement for John Sheridan, who has rejected the offer of a new contract.
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        Uefa donation
        24 28 The European Football Union is to donate U5565,000 ($104,000) to the fund set up after last week's Furiani Stadium disaster m Corsica.
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      Lock icon BODYBUILDERS MUSCLE IN ON THEIR REWARDS
      105 28 SINGAPORE bodybnllder David Yee shows off the rippling muscles that helped him strike South-east Asia Games gold medal In Manila m December and a |SM reward from World Gym at Sneakers Bay fitness clnb In Alison Hotel last night. Sneakers Bay managing director C.W.
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      Flying start for Hougang
      284 28 HOCKEY Hougang 5 Safsa 1 HOUGANG CSC started its defence of the Premier League hockey title with a convincing 5-1 win over Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association at the Delta Sports Complex last night. But it was Safsa which fired the first salvo and gave Hougang
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      Khoo and Maha have done well in 'thankless' jobs
      1591 29  -  Joe Dorai dfdg By SOCCER decisions do not usually get spontaneous support, especially when they involve eight different clubs each looking at its own interests m the Premier League competitions. There is bound to be discontentment, anger, frustration and even suspicion.
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      Break becomes a fracture
      1560 29  -  Godfrey Robert By THE 1992 Premier League soccer competition, which started on Jan 4, ended last Tuesday. But it was not a five-month tournament because there was a break of eight weeks. The competition attracted bigger crowds, better gate receipts and renewed interest. Still, there were
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  • SPORTS/RACING
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      Lock icon Chang, Sampras stumble in q-finals
      457 26 Graf, Capriati to clash m German Open semis ROME World No. 1 Jim Courier was left to carry American hopes alone after compatriots Pete Sampras and Michael Chang were both beaten m the men's Italian Open quarter-finals on Fri- Second seed Sampras led fiy one
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      TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR GUIDE
      2710 26 J^^^J Res Terms Div 1 1,200 m JEHJ Stakes $20,000 2 Royal ftfcsfen 14 (4amg B Ang Royal Distinction) V Nathan 55 2 2 My Prerogative I 8 (3ag Thwaites-AR Walters) •Hoodworth cZH 54 3 2 Success Trend 2 (4nzg P Lee-Chew's) Leong c 3 53.5
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      Sairi bags longshot double, Azhar back in business
      212 26 XL RACING JOCKEY Sairi Sulaiman had a good trot at Kuala Lumpur yesterday, topscoring with two good-priced winners while leading rider Azhar Ismail took the main event the $70,000 Racing Writers Association Stakes on Village Kid. Just back after serving a six-day
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      YESTERDAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RESULTS
      859 26 RACEI RES TERMS DIV 2 1,200 m 6 ACE m 54 (8218) S* (8) 2 2 1 8 BATTLE ROYALE 54 c5l (301-45) KH Nf (4) 1 1 2 12 MONEY CO* 53.5 (18-5) Siva. (2) 4 3 3 Others m MM* order: LorenaNat (121-25) D
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      STIPES' REPORT
      921 26 RACE 1: Ortea Daaear, who could not be boxed and was withdrawn has to pan two starting stall tests. Daddy's B«y was slow to begin and has to pass one starting stall test. Bnml Deetotoa Jumped awkwardly. Ac* win Jumped awkwardly, striking the outside gates. Shortly after the
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      219 26 I FOUR-DIGIT DRAW May 16 1992 FIRST 4109 SECOND 2057 THIRD 0499 STARTERS 6592 9221 8669 3500 5362 0277 8285 3995 2744 1781 CONSOLATIONS 2645 3643 5671 2118 1600 6505 3575 0263 5499 1488 NOTICE VESAK DAY HOLIDAY PRIZE COLLECTION The office of Singapore Pools (Private) Limited will be closed
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      257 27 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths passed away peacefully on '^^k I.ith May 1992. Husband: (Ong Ec Kiat, deceased) |^B H Sons: Daughters-in-law: i H Ong Tbng Hai Chew Soon Sim •< Ong Tbng Lim Chua Kcam Tee H H Ong Kwee Choon Ang Kwee Bee ji| H H (Ong
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      186 27 850 Deaths 850 Deaths OON KHYE BENG AGE: 85 passed away peacefully on 14th May 1992 leaving behind beloved: Wife: Elsie Kwan Ming Tak Sons: Daughters-in-law Dr. Oon Chong Teik Dr. Chung Sook Yin Dr. Oon Chong Jin Susie Chu Dr. Oon Chong Hau Helen Chen Grandsons: Grand Daughters: Zhi
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      429 27 850 Deaths 850 Deaths MDM IRENE CHOO GUAY LIAN Age: 43 passed away peacefully on 15 May 92. Sadly missed by: B«4ov*d Mother: Rosy Sng Poh Eng S«Jov*d Husband: Chan Hon Meng F»th»r-in-l»w Chan Son Mother-in-law: Loh Foong Hoe Brothers: Sitter-in-livr Steven Choo Teo Kuen Hwa Joseph Choo Sister*: Margaret
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      852 Condolences 852 Condolences
      79 27 852 Condolences 852 Condolences Our Deepest Sympathy and Condolences to the Family of MDM IRENE CHOO GUAY LIAN Departed 1 5«5«92 From The Management Staff of LMA PPC Our Deepest Sympathies Condolences To The Family Of The Late With Deepest Sympathy A Condolence to the Family of the late R/VTE
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      853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam
      88 27 853 In Memoriam 853 In Memoriam WITH FOND MEMORIES OF G. VAIRAKANNU Departed: May 17 1990 Dearest Father You toiled all tho«« year* for us, Two long years have passed away; You are gone, but still are living In the hearts ot those who stay. Always remembered by tons, daughter,
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      853 In Memoriam
      246 27 In Loving Memory Of CHAN FEE HON. ANTHONY Departed 17th May 1991 The love we .shared Is eternal and death cannot part us Your presence and closeness Mill remain with us. There is not a single day <i«r»r that we do not think of you. Memcriei ol
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      854 Requiems 854 Requiems
      137 27 854 Requiems 854 Requiems C. THANDAYU THAPAHNIE T. AMMA PONNU AMMAI Departed 1/4/72 Departed 16/5/91 Thalai Thevasam Prayers will be held on 18/5/92 at Blk 227 Jurong East St 21 #07-831 (Tel: *****65) Please treat this as a personal invitation T Muthu Knshnan ATHMA SANTHI KUPUSAMY s/o CHINATAMBY Departed 17-5-79
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      81 29 KicKiHg-L/p A R<W Topper Junior 7-A-Side Soccer Attractive prizes with trophies, (Harun Ghani Challenge Trophy) Topper products cash, will be June 6, Sat., June 7, Sun. 9am 6pm awarded to the first four teams. Football Field Hurry, entries close on the 21 May. Goal fever strikes again. Get your team
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  • The Sunday Times Sportsfront
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      Lock icon Foo swings it with shock win
      800 30 THOMAS KOH reports on the Thomas Cup badminton final m Kuala Lumpur yj^lJlJl^gjy^^liiyj Malaysian names first Rashid Sidek bt Ardy Wiranata 15-11 10-15 15-4. Razif and Jalani Sidek lost to Eddy Hartono and Gunawan 9-15 15-9 3-15. Foo Kok Keong bt Allan Budi Kusuma
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      Lock icon Zhaoying has the trappings of Zhao, says coach Chen
      547 30 YE ZHAOYING was hailed as China's female version of Zhao Jianhua immediately after her victory over South Korea's Shim Eun Jung, which gave the Chinese their fifth consecutive Über Cup victory two nights ago. Like her temperamental male compatriot, Zhaoying has
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      COURTSIDE SNIPPETS
      421 30 YANG YANG, the former Chinese ace who is now the Malaysian coach, was the architect behind Rashid Sidek's upset semi-final victory over China's world No. 1 Zhao Jianhua. The 28-year-old unbeaten m three Chinese Thomas Cupwinning squads from 1986-90 knows Zhao's game like the back of his hand
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      Wright out of team
      52 30 England soccer defender Mark Wright is out of the team to face Brazil at Wembley today. The central defender pays the penalty for preferring Liverpool's FA Cup celebrations this week to flying to Hungary with England. Te*m: Woods, Stevens, Dorigo, Palmer, Walker, Keown, Daley, Steven, Platt,
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      Night of a thousand South Korean tears
      316 30 THE South Koreans so confident that this would be the year that they stamped their mark as the leading light m women's badminton were completely shattered after their 2-3 loss to China m the Über Cup final. Shim Eun Jung, who lost the
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      180 30 TODATS^EVENTSj ATHLETICS SAAA Lemgme Walk (National Stadium West Entrance, 7.30 am). CRICKET Dlv 1: CSC v UWC (CSC), IA v JR (IA), SCRC v SRC (SCRC) all at 10.30 am Dlv t: UWCS v SCC2 (UWC, lpm). HOCKEY Premier Leagae: Khalsa v SRC (Delta Sports Complex, 7pm). SHA Dlv t:
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      3 1 SUNDAY FLUS FDG
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      Sex in Singapore
      312 1 RAVI VELOO reports on the first comprehensive survey of sexual behaviour among more than 2,000 Singaporeans betweenls and 49years old. sowed their wild oats for a few years before they tied and 29 years old had never had sex. And half the women m that age group
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        473 1 3 Colourful, Low-fat 10 most asked Rise and The overseas Today's Ten best TV and witty laksa, questions fall of Chinese eye-tech rail radio handbags anyone? about wine the LP at the movies advances journeys highlights Auatralla Chan'a World Exclualve FREE Gkand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Fr—no A '^B»H taaaaaaaaaaß aaaaaaaß
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        Older men tend to marry the first woman they sleep with
        585 2 Older men tend to marry the first woman they sleep with GENERALLY, married men said that they sowed their wild oats for a few years before they tied the knot. Malay men were more likely to be married within a year after their first sexual encounter. Indian men took two
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        Earlier start to sex
        1235 2 Sex In Singapore IT IS official: Today's youth have a very different sex life from their dads and mums. A comprehensive survey of sexual behaviour m Singapore the first of Its kind m the region paints an overall picture of a very conservative country where most
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        More educated, more conservative
        463 2 to say no? How many gave permissive responses? Single men with primary school 0/ education /O Single men with more than AO/ A levels 09/0 WOMEN as a rule objected to permissive behaviour more than men, but one m five of them approved of premarital sex
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        Why prostitutes were planted in the sample
        237 2 UNKNOWN to the interviewers, a few prostitutes and others whose sexual histories were already known were planted m the sample to see if people would tell the truth. Their responses were not included m the findings. The sole homosexual said that he was
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        How permissive are yoy?
        275 2 Respondents were asked whether they approved of the scenarios listed here. Two points were given for each "yes", one point for "not sure" and zero for "no". The chart below shows how many per cent of men and women approved each scenario. How do you compare?
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        Bags which carry you away
        329 3 SAMUEL WONG lays hands on the latest m carry-alls THAT reliable sling bag has definitely seen better days. The cumbersome carry-all that has hung from your aching shoulder for so long is finally making a slow exit. Go for the exciting new range crowding the
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        Lock icon The cold comfort of home
        722 4 Passing winter m world's northernmost abode means being with nature for a Norwegian couple. NIGEL TISDALL meets them. IT WAS December. Darkness had fallen on this lonely trappers 1 cabin, the world's northernmost dwelling, m the midst of winter. Just 1,280 km south of the
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        How baby sleeps may cause death
        577 4 WHEN a seemingly healthy baby is found dead m its cot, parents are shattered and doctors baffled. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Sids), which kills 7,000 a year m the United States, has been explained m many ways; the suggested causes range from faulty proteins
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        Lock icon Eye-tech advances bring better sight
        1067 5 New materials are making contact lenses softer, longer-wearing and even disposable. Glasses that ride on your nose, meanwhile, are getting lighter mo Ricci never saw the punch I coming. An assailant hit the I high school junior, crumpling his glasses and driving them into his
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        Latest lenses are here
        187 5 THE eyes have it good m Singapore. Of 12 optometrists interviewed at random here, all save one carried the six main types of lenses commonly available m the United States and Europe. Only one well-known, up-market optometric chain did not carry disposable contact lenses because, according
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        Stop! That pill could be a fake
        502 5 COUNTERFEITERS have always liked the drug industry the licit one, that is. Copying legal pharmaceuticals is a breeze. More important, drugs firms rarely squeal even when poorly made or impure fake versions of their drugs harm people because they fear that publicising such
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        263 4 CELLINI M CELLINI DESIGN CENTER Cellini contemporary furniture makes the Difference ■■^■■■■1 from others 882 24k Gold Plated Brass Bed THE CELLINI DIFFERENCE c uxr<mXee ue u <m't fall fc*\s'^Zr'*/^ S v '4L~^i%'* r apart on you. Cellini is the only contemporary furniture maker i^T'iuZ J^J'jppur. /-"^-..jiiLi /umitUTe togedu:T EJjf
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        791 5 IT'S HOT! IT'S CLAYPOT! The humble earthen claypot seals m food freshness and natural goodness. Discover the full flavour of claypot from the marvel o( Mixed Seafood and Stewed Beef m Claypot to Braised Superior Shark's Fin and Braised Beancurd with succulent Prawns at the Taikan-En. Each selection, from $12
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    • FOOD
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        A moveable sushi feast
        762 6 Watching carriages of raw fish roll by may just help sushi neophytes to break the ice, says MARGARET CHAN EAT OUT EATING kaiten sushi is like playing with toy trains. You sit at a table, and watch your food go chugging by on a conveyor belt.
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        Higher spirited Asians
        552 6 BITES Compiled by SALLY KHOW ASIANS are drinking more alcohol, reports Asiaweek magazine. For example, m Singapore, liquor and beer sales jumped by 120 per cent between 1980 and 1990. In Japan, the amount of beer drunk has tripled m the past 25 years and the amount
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        Less lemak, more healthy
        643 6 JUDGING by the number of places selling it, laksa must be one of the top national favourites today. It is hard to find a hotel coffee-house which does not offer it, and the number of coffee-houses, cafes and cafeterias that sell it is legend. But with
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        Still Handy after 40 years
        828 7 Is the one-time bible of novice cooks still relevant today? LEE GEOK 801 reports. THE cookbook which became the bible for many Singaporeans was written by a woman who claimed she did not know too much about cooking. Said the late Mrs Ellice Handy, author
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        10 most asked queries about wine
        863 7 1 0 most asked queries about wine DRINKS CH'NG POH HONG HAVING given wine talks to many groups for over Tour years, it never ceases to amaze me how the same questions pop up over and over again. Not just m Singapore, but also m Malaysia, Indonesia and Taiwan. Is
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        Recipes
        496 7 Bee Hoon (Ah Foon's Style) Serves eight to 10 450 g Dee noon, scalded well, washed m cold water and drained 300 g taugeh, cleaned 300 g prawns, cleaned and halved 300 g ikan kurau, cut into pieces 6 dried mushrooms, soaked m water and sliced 3 eggs beaten
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        155 6 How to pick up three Gourmet meals with j WPa J I mI Mm. ffl. St^W** j&M Kw^Hll!Jl^^B' ;1 I Our Gourmet meal packs fl *Iv __-2*ii^^^B^^^Hl|- and Mortadella Paprika, must be our freshest idea yet. J li! H^. tnere s virtually no With three of our five cured ,pjtyftt
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        179 7 Lee Ming, I think s^" j -t-^' you're overworked. Oh, I know! J Mf you don't take care\ You know how of yourself, you may hectic my schedule not look your best on is at the dance V your wedding day. studio. I just can't ■> vv jiK take any
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    • TRAVEL
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        Raise the red notes
        1622 8 In Beijing today, the market place is winning the battle over ideology, reports RATNA LACHMAN HOW does a Singaporean greet the prospect of a year m Beijing? Fed on images of tanks rolling into Tiananmen and Mao Zedong portraits balefully staring out at the drab uniformity
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        TRAVEL NEWS
        349 8 Working out m the plane LONGHAUL passengers on Swissair can now exercise from their seats to get rid of tensed muscles from having to sit long hours m the same position. They can take part m an in-flight isometrics exercise programme without needing to move from their seats
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        Intourist out of action
        874 9 Once a foreigner could not travel m the Soviet Union without an Intourist guide. Now the tour agency has disintegrated for better or worse along with the ex-superpower, discovers HENRY KAMM MIDWAY through a three-week tour of independent Ukraine at about the time I had adapted
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        Top ten rail rides
        603 9 TRANS-SIBERIA/MONGOLIA: The longest continuous rail line m the world, the Trans-Siberian spans 8,960 km and seven time-zones between Moscow and its terminus at the Sea of Japan. Take the daily Rossiya Express from Moscow, crossing the surging Volga River and leaving industrial Russia behind as you
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        830 9 r _s3B-i ..$6B--^ H i Night Express Package i 8^ Otl 6 <Meilx 4 lltres) 'r^ H I I- Oil change (Helix 4 litres) ~OJ V I Oil filter I L^ Oil filter o^|^_!B^ Spark plugs (4 pcs) I W^ >■ Lubrication (if necessary) ■^^■■P Contact point' I r_ BraKe
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        298 10 ch£a^ he historic day that marked the incorporation of a company was later to become the Soon Seng Group. A company bom of one man's vision of success, spurred on by determination and fortitude. Today, the family concern founded by I Mr Tai Yew Vow has grown into one of
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        Big-brother power
        1054 11 FDG Price $85,000 (with 6 months road tax OMV $22,000 Tax (1 year) $2,098 Capacity 1,998 OC Type 4-cylinder m line, multi-point fuel-injected Power 150 bhp Drive 5-speed manual Brakes Front ventilated discs, rear discs, with ABS PCHfOnMANCe 0-100 kmh 8 seconds Top speed 217 kmh CONSUMPTION Highway
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        MOTOR FILE
        501 11 GEOFFREY PEREIRA Eunos Town Day fun drive A RESIDENTS' Committee is holding a fun drive that takes participants to way out places m Singapore on June 21 Besides sponsored gifts there will be quizzes and games, with prizes to be won along the route, say the organisers, the
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        593 11 Congratulations S. SI IMIK S to all winners m the DRAW 1 COFFEEMIX lvriVV A Ist Prize winner $5,000 Tang Oi Fang 11 ***** /H 2nd Prize winner $3,000 Quek Siew Tin *****1 8/ D 3rd Prize winner $1,000 Quek Eng Cheong *****74/Z Consolation Prizes 10 Winners of $100 cash
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        On the wall, the way we were
        668 12 LEISURE WATCH ABSTRACT, realistic 1% small, the collection of 10 murals decorate the walls of The Substation's garden. The paintings on the walls were done over a period of four weeks by nine individual artists including Tang Da Wu, Johnny Lav and Ahmad
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        Are you proficient in English?
        174 12 Are you content with the way you speak and write? Are you sure that you are not making mistakes that cause people to underrate you? You are judged by your English. Thousands are handicapped because they make embarrassing errors m speech and writing and cannot
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        WHATSON TODAY
        657 12 Art The Eighteenth Century Engravings Of WHam Hogarth. Original prints by the celebrated English artist whose works depicted the sensational topics of the day. 10.30 am to 5 pm. Antiques Of The Orient, #0102 Ming Arcade. Free. Last day. Three Phases Of Sky. Paintings m various media by
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        WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK
        1197 12 MoNDdY Art Motet's 25th Anniversary Art ExNbiHon. Over 120 new artworks by the Molan Art Association, whose members are a group of Chinese artists specialising m Chinese painting and calligraphy. 9am to 7.30 pm. Empress Place Building, Art Gallery. Free. Last day. Exhibition Women. On show
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        201 12 ROYAL THAI BUFFET DtNTNtiER A choice of ZS itetns for yo%*r selection Every Tuesday, Wednesday fit Thursday (6- 10pm) Adult $12.50 nett Child :SO.OQ nett i A LA CARTE BUFFET LUNCH i I Available from Monday to Friday I I (11.30-1430 Hrs) I I •$12.80 Nett per person* 50 items
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        3200 13 I^BH Too old? P don't buy that rr™ J BBC, 8.30 am I^^ AR". 1 fll 1 .^^^HSEjhi&S^^^ frao»Hw eof m rural Cmin iKnuf Rl'WlKsr uimui l- ,^fl tt^ m irageay sei m rural ipain aoout a (SBC ***** I A J)^ I 1 I k y-' L man seeking
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        HOLLYWOOD
        623 14 P.S. She wears fruit SINCE American TV series P.S. I. Luv You shoots at a different Palm Springs hotel every week, star Connie Sellecca gets to mingle with tourists. In one such encounter, Sellecca (left) noticed a woman wearing "my shirt". That is, a garment from Montgomery Ward's Connie
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        When being Chinese is a
        528 14 cinemascope to the colony's fledgling movie industry m the *****. These film-makers used Hongkong as a production centre to make movies some revolving around the lives of immigrants for Chinese audiences m San Francisco and other parts of the United States. By the *****, the
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        Chinese is a burden
        729 15 i her a satay, o find 5 this :rThe Patrick 5 help erious arts of mmupation set m melo)s, the jy the ts that to the le late tional vorld- cries ongfu often id aslignity m foreign lands. In his first movie The Big Boss, he
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        A Chinaman rears his shaven head in Hollywood
        644 15 THEY string sentences together without articles, shave their foreheads and probably have linear vision because of their slit eyes. That's the stereotypical image of "Chinamen" that was perpetrated by Hollywood for several decades. Chinese characters have appeared m American movies since the
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        'You saw, and heard, it here first'
        1015 17 'You saw, and heard, it here first' They may not be household names but two news agencies have cornered the market for TV coverage of world events ISRAELIS ambush the Hezbollah leader Sheik Abbas Musawi m Lebanon. An attempted coup backfires m Venezuela. Another truce m Yugoslavia is shattered when
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