The Straits Times, 31 December 1995

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    9 1 The Sunday Times No: 3099 65 CENTS MITA(P) 045/12/95
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  • Article
    Leeson decides not to appeal against 6½-year jail sentence
    431 1  -  Douglas Wong DECEMBER 31, 1995 By THE book on former Barings trader Nick Leeson's appeal is closed, with the 28-year-old Briton deciding late on Friday not to challenge his 61/2--year jail sentence for cheating the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. "Leeson has
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    Lock icon Manila nabs 9 foreign suspected terrorists
    499 1 Bomb devices seized in series of raids MANILA Philippine police have arrested nine Middle Eastern men, suspected of being terrorists, including the brother of World Trade Center bombing mastermind Ramzi Yussef Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan said yesterday. He said six of the arrested men
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  • Article
    Lock icon Sino-French cooperation on a roll
    107 1 STRASBOURG (France) A Chinese restaurateur in France has taken integration with tbe locals to its logical culinary conclusion the Sine-French spring roll. The delicacy comprises a traditional mixture of carrots, fish and noodles stuffed inside a rice pancake, bnt with an extra ingredient: prime locally-produced,
    Reuter  -  107 words
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    Lock icon China's 1995 GDP growth dips to 10.2%
    504 1 Inflation rate falls as economy cools down BEIJING China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 10.2 per cent in 1995, slowing down from 11.8 per cent last year and in line with government targets to cool an overheating economy, according to official figures
    Xinhua; Reuter; China Daily; UPI  -  504 words
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    Lock icon Brother Christopher logs on to a PC — at 92
    421 1  - Brother Christopher logs on to a PC at 92 Jimmy Yap By BROTHER Christopher Chen is almost 92 years old and needs a walking stick to get around. His eyesight and hearing are failing, but that has not kept him from learning how to use a personal computer. He started
    TAN SUAN ANN  -  421 words
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon Key British parliamentarian joins opposition ranks
      522 2 'I believe that it is the Conservative Party that has shifted and not my own views. To me the ship has gone to the right and there I find it hits a rock. I wanted it to stay in the middle.' Ms Emma Nicholson.
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      Lock icon Clinton, Republicans close to agreement
      489 2 Gingrich 'willing to recall furloughed federal workers' WASHINGTON US President Bill Clinton and Republican congressional leaders, after weeks of angry debate oyer a plan to balance the federal budget, signalled after 'more than three hours of new talks on Friday that they were getting closer
      Bloomberg; Reuter  -  489 words
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      Lock icon Not a heavy load to bear
      221 2 School designs lighter bag to carry fewer books FIRST Toa Payoh Primary's Simon Yong Keen Keong, 11, is excited about bis new bag. It is lightweight waterproof, brightly-coloured, bears the school crest, and costs $16. The Primary 6 schoolboy said that as the new
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      Lock icon Chun recovers after hunger strike
      261 2 Chun recovers after hunger strike SEOUL South Korea's former president Chun Doo Hwan is recovering from his hunger strike a day after he was put on an intravenous drip and forced to use an oxygen mask, the Yonhap news agency said yesterday. "Everything is okay with him and Mr Chun
      Reuter  -  261 words
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      Lock icon Family donates 4,000 old Chinese books to NTU
      506 3  -  Leong Ching Ching By SINCE he was old enough to walk, Mr Poon Tien Sheu, 45, has been 'taking care of bis father's books. Twice a year, with his seven siblings, he would take the collection of more than 4,000 old Chinese
      LIM SENG TIONG  -  506 words
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      Couple reward maid for rescuing their three children from fire
      531 3 Toa Payoh fire FILIPINO maid Zenaida Ricarte has been rewarded by her employers for taking their three children to safety during last Monday night's fire at a Toa Payoh block. Mr and Mrs Vincent Lim, who were separated from their
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      Wong Hung Khim joins SBS as group chairman and CEO
      360 3 SENIOR civil servant Wong Hung Khim is retiring from the civil service and joining Singapore Bus Service Limited (SBS) as group chairman and chief executive officer with effect from tomorrow. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office yesterday said that
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Internet wiretapped for first time in US crime probe
      316 4 How it began Investigations began last spring after ATAT offlcials complained thai cellular telephones programmed with stolen numbers and eavesdropping devices were being advertised for sale through a site on the World Wide Web. Eventually, tliree people were arrested and charged
      NYT  -  316 words
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      Lock icon YOUR DRIVER'S LICENCE, PLEASE:
      58 4 picture. AFP This mounted police officer in west London just could not contain his curiosity and decided to have a word with the driver of the futuristic armoured vehicle featured in the movie Judge Dredd. The driver was waiting for permission to enter the Olympla Exhibition
      AFP  -  58 words
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      Lock icon Italian President rejects his Prime Minister's resignation offer
      289 4 ROME Prime Minister Lamberto Dini offered his resignation yesterday but President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro refused to accept it and told him to go before Parliament for a showdown on Italy's political future. The prepared formula, which had been expected, cleared the way
      Reuter  -  289 words
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      Lock icon Major stresses importance of monarchy
      456 4 LONDON Prime Minister John Major stressed the importance of Britain's monarchy yesterday, apparently assuring Princess Diana of a major role in public life despite the prospect of a divorce from heir-to-tne-throne Prince Charles. Speaking about the future of the 34-year-old Princess for the first time
      Reuter  -  456 words
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      Tamil Tigers by down terms tor peace talks with govt
      303 4 There must be foreign mediation The army must leave Jaffna town COLOMBO Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger guerilla chief Velupillai Prabhakaran offered to resume peace talks with the government but only with foreign mediation and after the army left Jaffna town,
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      Lock icon Soviet communism is hit-movie material
      644 6 'It's about admitting that there were things that were good, that there is nothing to be ashamed of, and that we don't have any other history what else can we reflect. Why should we struggle with ourserves?' Leonid Parfyonov, a young TV star who co-produced
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      Lock icon India launches satellite for data business
      206 6 BANGALORE (India) India has launched the first of 10 satellites it hopes will put it near the forefront of a mul-ti-billion dollar global satellite data business, officials have said. IRS-IC, launched from the central Asian republic of Kazakhstan on Thursday, was scheduled to start
      Reuter  -  206 words
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      Lock icon Dow closes year with 21-pt gain
      73 6 NEW YORK The stock market ended its best year in two decades on Friday with one more round of gains. Despite uncertainties over the federal Budget stalemate in Washington, the Dow Jones industrial average advanced 21.32 points, to 5,117.12. For the year, the Dow
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      Lock icon Possible for Bosnia to hold free and fair polls within six to nine months'
      408 6 ROLE OF OSCE The Organisation far Security and Co-operation in Europe, established In the Bosnian peace accord signed tn Dec 14, to charged with supervising elections, monitoring human righto and assisting in negotiations with arms control.
      Reuter  -  408 words
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      Lock icon The snow may not taste right, but the horses aren't complaining
      60 6 picture. VISITORS to Naples' Pletmdto Square on Thursday evening ware treated to a special New Year eiNbit a salt -mountain with He-sized horses by Itaian sculptor Mmrno Paladmo. Youth volunteers patrol the piece of art to stop visitors and
      AFP  -  60 words
    • WORLD FILE
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        Lock icon CLASHES IN BAHRAIN
        78 6 police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Friday when clashes erupted in Bahrain after security forces surrounded two Shi'ite Muslim mosques, preventing weekly prayers, opposition figures said. Riot police tried to disperse the crowds in the two Shi'ite villages of Diraz and Bani Jamra close to
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        Lock icon STRIKE CONTINUES
        77 6 transport strike that has crippled the Mediterranean port of Marseille for over three weeks was set to continue into the New Year as strikers broke off talks on Friday. The strikers, who joined in a nationwide transport and public services blockage that started early this month, only to
        AFP  -  77 words
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        Lock icon POISON PILL
        78 6 conglomerate Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which just bought CBS, announced plans in jm Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday for a so-called "poison pill" to discourage hostile takeover bids. The Westinghouse board adopted the plan that would allow existing shareholders to acquire preferred voting shares if any potential acquiring party obtains
        AFP  -  78 words
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        Lock icon RWANDAN REFUGEE TALKS
        88 6 The UN was to open new talks with Zairean and Rwandan officials in Kinshasa here to discuss the problem of refugees in the east of the country, a Zairean government spokesman said on Friday. *J The announcement of the new talks i followed Zaire's agreement earlier this
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        Lock icon MEXICAN RESHUFFLE
        81 6 Mexico's President Ernesto Zedillo reshuffled his Cabinet on Friday in a bid to strengthen his anti-corruption drive, modernise the country's all-important energy sector and spruce up his Image. He left most key economic and political posts untouched, but named a new Energy Minister and a new Comptroller-General. Mr
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        Lock icon BBC CUTBACK
        97 6 BBC World Service Droaacasts to Europe in French would fall silent after today, ending a < tradition dating back to 1938, the government-funded radio said on Friday. I The shutdown, plus the closing of a BBC news and music programming service to about 100 French commercial FM stations,
        AFP  -  97 words
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  • A LOOK BACK AT WORLD EVENTS
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      Lock icon The not-so-good news
      593 8 [1995 Protests, conflicts, disasters, murders and bombings they dominate many of the headlines in the year 1995. Here are some of the top stories: Reuter Reuter picture. picture. Reuter picture. 2 Reuter picture. Reuter picture. Reuter Reuter picture. Reuter picture. picture. Reuter Reuter picture. picture. Reuter picture.
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Israel and Syria to talk through weekend
      647 10 Syria says: 'We can't predict the results of the talks now, but we are optimistic' Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara. Israel says: i think that there has been some kind of progress towards common conceptions.' Israel's chief negotiator Uri Savt. Decision to carry
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Elton John on UK Honours List
        29 10 pictures. Elton John (left) was made a Commander of the Order of British Empire while Sir David becomes a ComDaraon of Honour. File
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        Lock icon Others given titles include Sir David and Hurd
        112 10 LONDON British pop star Elton John and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough were among those to receive awards yesterday when Prime Minister John Major's office announced the annual New Year's Honours List. The singer-songwriter was made a Commander of the Order of the
        Reuter  -  112 words
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        Lock icon In space, brandy wil do
        167 10 MOSCOW Two Russian cosmonauts and a German will usher in the New Year on the Mir space station with brandy because it is hard to sip champagne in zero gravity, Itar-Tass news agency said on Friday. Tass quoted sources at mission control as saying that
        Reuter  -  167 words
      • Article
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        187 10 Meanwhile KING TURNS 50: Nepalese on Friday celebrated the 50th birthday of King Birendra, the Hindu monarch who scrapped his own absolute power and reintroduced democracy to the Himalayan nation. MITTERRAND LEAVES EGYPT: Former French President Francois Mitterrand, known to be seriously ill. left Egypt on Friday after spending Christmas
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        Lock icon A different kind of practice
        58 10 picture TRACK star Jackie Joyner Kersey throng confetti from a roof ii New York's fines Square on Friday durnf a practice for the giant New Year's Eve celebration. More than 300,000 revelers are expected to gather ii Tines Square for the 88th annual Bal Drop
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon US chided over N-technology curbs on China
      503 11 American firms losing market to other countries, warns Beijing official BEIJING A top Chinese official yesterday criticised the United States for obstructing the development of China's nu-clear-power industry and for .hindering US companies from winning lucrative contracts for power projects. "Sino-US co-operation in
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      Lock icon China blasts Western criticism over jailing of dissident
      273 11 BEIJING China has lashed out at the United States Congress and the European Union for criticising its jailing of dissident Wei Jingsheng, warning that their "malicious" statements could harm bilateral relations. National People's Congress Standing Committee member and Foreign Affairs 1 Committee
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      Lock icon Taiwanese will suffer from independence drive: Li Peng
      371 11 TAIWANESE nationals would be hit worst by the increasing clamour for independence for the island, warned Chinese Premier Li Peng. "Reunification will lead to peace and division to disaster," he was quoted as saying in the latest issue of the mainland magazine,
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      Lock icon Beijing wants Manila to free 4 fishermen
      215 11 BEIJING China on Friday demanded that Manila release four Chinese fishermen sentenced to 10 months' jail for entering waters claimed by the Philippines in the disputed Spratly Islands, saying the verdict was "illegal". A Foreign Ministry spokesmen repeated Beijing's stance that "China has
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      Lock icon Hongkong will have a glorious tomorrow: Zhou Nan
      290 11 HONGKONG China has told Hongkong that it will enjoy a "glorious tomorrow" under Chinese rule, the day after Governor Chris Patten warned that residents will leave if their autonomy is threatened, according to reports yesterday. In his New Year greeting, Mr Zhou
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      Lock icon Economy 'expected to slow down'
      56 11 HK FINANCIAL Secretory Donald Tsang said that Hongkong's economic growth would slow down next year. He estimated ***** domestic product growth next year at between 4J5 and U per cent, compared to S per cent this year. Reuter by Tsang: Estimated jross domestic product growth
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    • IN A NUT SHELL
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        Lock icon LIVE-FIRING DRILL
        39 11 Taiwan will conduct a live-firing exercise in international waters near Japan next month, the United Evening News said yesterday. It quoted unnamed Foreign Ministry sources as saying the Japanese government had been told about the drill. Reuter
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        Lock icon TWO MORE DOWN
        55 11 Hongkong's bitter Chinese newspaper circulation war has claimed two more victims: a special interest tabloid, Sun Racing, and a women's monthly magazine, Elegance. Many analysts see the circulation war as a battle between two mass-circulation newspapers and their bosses, Mr C.K. Ma's Oriental Press Group and Mr
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        Lock icon END TO PORN
        52 11 Laser disc cinemas in Beijing and Guangzhou have been ordered to stop playing pirated and pornographic discs and video CDs. As many as 33 video cinemas in Beijing were caught with the offence this month. About 1,000 such cinemas in Guangzhou are to be closed by Jan
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        Lock icon GREEN SUIT
        69 11 A Chinese company has been ordered to pay 2.5 million yuan (*****,000 for environmental damage, following an unprecedented five-year law suit filed by an entire village. The Qingdao maritime court awarded the damages against the Changhai County Ocean Shipping Co after ruling that its offshore sand mining operations
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        Lock icon THEFT RING SMASHED
        53 11 Beijing police said they have smashed China's biggest car theft ring, resulting in the arrest of 28 people who could receive the death penalty if convicted. A special anti-crime unit spent six months rounding up gang members who allegedly stole and sold 78 vehicles, the Beijing Daily
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        Lock icon ILLEGAL OFFICIAL CARS
        56 11 In the past two years, more than 13,000 cars used by officials in China violated regulations which say their foreign luxury cars must be replaced with China-made ones. The cars must also have specific exhaust emission levels, said a spokesman for the Central Discipline Inspection Commission and
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        Lock icon ANTI-DRUG DRIVE
        65 11 China sentenced an average of 111 people to death or life in prison for drug-related crimes each month between 1991 and 1994, news reports said on Friday. During the period, a total of 189,000 people in 125,000 drug-related cases were arrested and the authorities seized 15.8 tonnes of
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • REGIONAL FILE
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        Lock icon PLANE-LEASE DEAL
        61 12 Indonesia's state-owned Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) had signed a deal to lease 16 locally-made CN-235 passenger aircraft, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. Under the deal signed on Friday, MNA would lease the aircraft, made by state-owned Industri Pesawat Terbang Nusantara (IPTN), from German-based firm Deutsche Morgan
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        Lock icon 7 KIDS MISSING
        45 12 Seven children Ei being sought after a fire burned i a temporary settlement for ras of a 1989 fire in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, tke Kompas daily said yesterday. The children went missing after the fire on Wednesday, the Kompas daily said.- AFP
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        Lock icon E. TIMOR PROJECTS
        69 12 Indonesia said it had spent 1.9 trillion rupiah (551.17 billion) on development projects in the former Portuguese colony of East Timor over the past 20 years, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. The funds had been invested in nine priority areas including agriculture, processing industries, construction
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        Lock icon RAMAYANA FESTIVAL
        62 12 Thousands of people flocked to Cambodia's 12th century architectural jewel, Angkor Wat, on Friday night to watch the first International Ramayana Festival. The five imposing towers of the wat formed the backdrop for a performance of the 2,000-year-old Hindu epic of good and evil by 300 Khmers and
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        Lock icon PRE-SUMMIT MEETING
        68 12 Foreign ministers of Asean's seven member-countries, China, Japan and South Korea would meet on Feb 3 and 4 on the Thai resort island of Phuket for preparatory talks ahead of an Asia-Europe summit meeting in March, Thai Foreign Minister Kasem Kasemsri said on Thursday. The ministerial meeting would
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        Lock icon CURRENCY CEILING
        51 12 Vietnam, experiencing a tourism boom, said yesterday it was easing restrictions on the amount of money travellers could carry in or out of the country. The Vietnam News reported that the US$5,OOO (557,000) foreign-currency limit would be raised to US$7,OOO in either cash or travellers cheques, from tomorrow.
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      Lock icon One way to beat the traffic?
      53 12 picture THAI Deputy Prime Mmter Thaksin Shjnawatra preparing to take off in a bakoon on Thursday to observe Bangkok's road chaos. The bakoon checks, financed by the Traffic Problem Solution Fund, are designed to five officials a better view of the traffic at low
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      Thailand 'to be open about its defence plans'
      393 12 White Paper to be produced to build trust among neighbours, says Chavalit BANGKOK Thailand's Defence Ministry is to produce a document giving details of the country's military-development plans, including national military strategies, future arms-pro-curement plans and measures to reduce the size of
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      Lock icon Myanmar's junta urged to hold talks with Suu Kyi
      298 12 BANGKOK In a rare public statement, 23 senior Myanmar politicians have called on the ruling junta to open a dialogue with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in an effort to achieve national reconciliation. The statement, whose signatories include Mr Bo
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      39 12 picture. Philippine President Fidel Ramos (right) raising the country's flag m Manila yesterday to celebrate the 99th anniversary of the death of national hero Jose Rizal. Beside the President is former Vice-President Salvador Laurel. Reuter
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      13 Filipino clan members killed while watching TV
      196 12  - 13 Filipino clan members killed while watching TV Nirmal Ghosh By Manila Correspondent FIVE masked men armed with pistols, assault rifles and machetes on Thursday night killed IS people In a remote village In the province of Camarlnes Sur, some AH km south-west of Manila. Three of the victims were
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      140 12 BANGKOK A former Buddhist monk whose fundamentalist teachings brought him into conflict with the Thai religious authorities was given a suspended two-year sentence for violating religious laws, his lawyer said yesterday. Rak Rakpong, formerly known as Phra Photirak, was found guilty on two
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      Lock icon Publishers and govt officials queried in textbook graft probe
      432 14 Bribery allegations The publishers and writers alleged that the manuscripts were approved a year age, bat seme division officials waited until they allegedly received bribes. KUALA LUMPUR The AntiCorruption Agency (ACA) has questioned several publishers and officials of the Textbook Division
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      53 14 picture. Taman Sri Muda resident Jamaluddin Salleh, 28, putting his wet clothing to dry on the roof of his house. There was much cleaning up to be done for those living in the housing estate in Shah Alam after the area was hit by floods last
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      Govt should ban all clear-cut haram habits, says PAS
      253 14 PETALING JAYA Parti Islam (PAS) has urged the government to ban "clear-cut" haram habits instead of continuing to debate whether smoking by Muslims should be considered sinful. The Star yesterday quoted PAS president Fadzil Mohd Nor as saying that religious scholars
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      Lorry driver pleads guilty to raping two young,daughters
      210 14 Lorry driver pleads guilty to raping two young, daughters KUALA LUMPUR The trial of a 41-year-old lorry driver accused of raping his young daughters took a dramatic turn when he pleaded guilty to the charges. The Star reported yesterday that the trial was into Its third day of hearing an
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        71 14 Senator John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth in February 1962, is expected to hold a dialogue with guests on his experience in space during his visit to the Sumur City Aerospace Adventure exhibition in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 9. The organisers said yesterday in a statement
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        83 14 Fifty-five lumps of white powder believed to be heroin, in four pieces of condom, were found yesterday in the intestine of a dead Ghanaian at the Kuala Lumpur hospital. Police said yesterday that Bashiru Mohammed, 47, of Accra, Ghana, was pronounced dead on Friday a day after he
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        65 14 A month after the Sabah Air Bell 412SP helicopter with 10 persons on board crashed off Sabah, drivers are still combing the seabed for the remains of four unaccounted passengers and parts of the aircraft. The Star yesterday reported the searchers as saying that diving operations would go
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        52 14 A 51-year-old woman was burnt to death in a fire at her house in Kampung Jen-am, Kuala Terengganu, on Thursday night, according to The Star yesterday. Kuala Terengganu fire services officer Roslan Buyong said that she was alone when the fire, fanned by strong winds, spread throughout
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        59 14 The price of chicken in Johor Baru has gone up and is expected to exceed the cost price over the next one week, according to The Star yesterday. The newspaper quoted Johor Poultry and livestock farmers association chairman Chua Chin Huat as saying that the optimistic conditions were
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        48 14 Penang plans to set up a fund to buy or renovate old buildings for heritage conservation, Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has said. The Star yesterday quoted him as saying that there was a need to identify and designate such buildings for conservation.
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      451 16  -  Raoul Le Blond By AN EARLY morning shouting match between two teenage girls erupted into a drunken scuffle involving a group of about 30 people, mostly young girls, at Boat Quay yesterday. The 2am fight outside a discotheque was caught on
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      933 16 Getting ready for pupils and parents Big day for 47,000 pupils as they start Primary 1 on Tuesday Reports by M. Nirmala, Ching Ching and Bras-ma Mathi FOOD WORRIES MANY parents worry about recess time at school, and whether their children will know hew is get their feed aad drinks.
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      572 18  -  Julie Kee By STARTING this week, accused persons who want to apply for bail may do so from prison without having to go to the Subordinate Courts. Accused persons in Queenstown Remand Prison will be linked to Court 26
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      Singapore consulate in Shanghai to be upgraded
      153 18 Singapore consulate in Shanghai to be upgraded THE Singapore Consulate in Shanghai will be upgraded to a Consulate-General tomorrow, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. A Consulate-General will also be set up in Xiamen, Fujian province, early next year, but its address and opening date are yet to be
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      Unsuitable gifts finding their way back to stores
      426 18 'lt is not likely that the^ giver of the present gate the recipient a receipt Jte long as we can identity the riierc^anrise, an zz exchange can be arranged wilh no problera' 2 —»Ms Eileen Bygrave, qenersi manager of Ufre Crswfofd. 'We
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      Trade with Hebei looks set for boost
      263 18 A NEW working committee set up by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) and China's Hebei province yesterday endorsed a work-plan for next year. This will increase economic and trade exchanges between Singapore and Hebei. The Hebei-SCCCI Economic and Trade
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      I wish, I wish... What S'poreans want for 1996
      806 19 I wish, I wish What S'poreans want for 1996 The Sunday Times asked a number of what they wish tor 1990, on a personal level, ~for Singapore or their fellow citizens. Here's what some of them said: 5 Afrs Pamelia Lee, Senior Lmirector, Special Projects/STPB Consultancy "■Every Singaporean who msavels
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      591 19  -  Jason Tan By The terminal costs $8.3 mion to buiid and is four times the size of the old one. It has 426 parking bays, including 40 for tour buses, seven for buses on fixed routes, and 124 for taxis. It houses
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      Most teens Intend to spend holiday job money on themselves
      631 19  -  Raoul Le Blond Zheng Ren By and DIFFERENT STROKES IN CONTRAST to tbe youths spending all their vaca t ion job earnings on clothes and entertainment, Singapore Polytechnic student Woon Lee Is aslng hers for a different purpose. For Miss
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      Teacher is new Sinda assistant director
      432 19  -  Braema Mathi By Giving Job her best shot 1 know this job is not cushy. It is complex. I will miss my children and school. But I am wiling to give it my best shot and personal time.' Mrs Menon on her new task.
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      Fares for 2 Bus-Plus services to go up by 50c
      140 19 FROM Tuesday, the discounted fares for Bus-Plus Service 4 and Service 7 will both increase by 50 cents. This means the new fare for Service 4, which plies between West Coast Park and Orchard Road, will be $3.50, and that
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      Lock icon Record 2,000 visit National Museum's Open House
      538 21  -  Zheng Ran By 'My husband and I wanted to bring our two sons here for a long time but were too busy. Our visit today was prompted by the free admission.' Madam Wu Shiu Chin, 38, a housewife. Free admission draws twice the
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      Passport renewal made easier with new mailing system
      261 21 HOLDERS of Singapore international passports will now find it easier to renew them. Since last month, Singapore Immigration has been sending renewal forms with pre-printed information to those whose passports are expiring within the next nine months. An applicant needs only to
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      391 21  -  Chang Ai-Lien By MORE than 75,000 people nave yet to change their identity cards for new ones, said the National Registration Office. If they re-register by next year, they will pay a $50 fine each. The fines increase to $100 in
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      999 21 At Dover Crescent, next to Singapore Polytechnic I DOVER PARKVIEW A luxurious seaview condominium that sets a new trend for 21st Century living with its intelligent home automation systems I j Built on high ground, with higher floors that command an excellent view of the buildings of Raffles Place I
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  • RACING
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      Some fare well, many others bid farewell
      1015 22 THE past year ushered in many new faces in new places, with a fading away of familar personalities, one a local legend whose record may never be matched. For the first time, there were professionals brought in to police racing. Cashless betting arrived
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      272 22 1 995 racing highlights in a nutshell I B* BBTvßfl lawman John Schreck. '\^SAo';?fn^Hrcrßote UmH^S^ T^^^ iM^' j Nor Azman and Kelvin Oh. r 1"13^^ r a MRA Chief Handicapper, Englishman BUI Paton-Smith. ,PMabysian Chief Stipe Chris Lee, another Briton. Um Hock Bee, Claude Charlet. Keith Stone. n Kiwi woman
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      Good day in store for Foong and Yellow-battlers
      382 22  -  Tan Thean Loon By FOUR-DIGIT DRAW PBC3O 1995 FIRST 9921 SECOND 6141 THIRD 4161 STARTERS 1942 3727 3807 7531 9246 4228 6709 0520 2725 5760 CONSOLATIONS 3568 5671 6225 5182 5987 4219 6697 4869 7881 9630 JHE less glamorous little men in
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH RACE GUIDE
      1979 22 B^^flßmmßTwatnmslHv4 1 aawOftwUflitt JgJ| Stmts $20,000 1 Ever Tap 11 (3rug H Tart-Mdm May Lim) Foot* 57 2 97 Gam'i Speci. 1 (3nzg Balfour-Fairdeal) D Owe 57 3 Hefcobacter 9 (3nig Yeofi-Bibi) Jm 57 4 Lord Hufe 8 (3ag R Ang-Lord Hugo) .Soman 57 5
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      260 22 TANTHEAN DANNY MALCOLM MARC TAN LOON KHOO BABTIANS 3Heicobacter I MM 4 Lord Hugo 1 Em Top 1 6S. World 2 Gem's Special 7 Silver Tycoon 4 Lord Hugo BW«ibeK 3 Helicobacter 9 Lucky Lass 7 Silver Tycoon 4 G. Supreme 3 G. Land 10 Zanjabeel 3 6.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      397 23 HENRY LIM YEW BOON Ager. 82 passed away peacefully on 28/12/98 leaving behind. VBtfe: Choo Pok Tin Son: Daughter-in-law: David Lim Choon Kong Tan Poh Tin Daughter. Son-in-law: Jenny Lim Gek Hiok Joshua Lee Yew Shing Grandson: Granddaughters: Clarence Lee Chin Yun Aileen Lim Lai Ching
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      45 23 Our Deepest Sympathy Condolences To ONG POH KUAN FAMILY On The Demise Of Their Beloved Father MR ONG SAY SENG from Directors and Staff of Genisys Group of Companies in Singapore Malaysia Myanmar China Vietnam
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      214 23 "O lard Almighty, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they are ever praising You. Psalm 84:3b-4 VICTOR TEO TECK UAN was called horn* to be with the Lord on 30 Dec 1995 having behind beloved Wife: TEO
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      850 Deaths
      55 23 VUA YA D/O JAGANATHAN Hi of l-rt# \m, Oovin<-4oS>MiTiy Age: 40 pssssd away peacefully on ■MM leaviag behind: Daughtora, son-in-law, grandchildren, relatives and friends to mum a her. Body Mag at Stock 87, Circuit Rd #00-410, S'pore *****7. Cremation on Sl/IS/S8 O 2.00pm. Tel: Mmmm Basmea Funeral service
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      88 23 ATHMA BHANTI POOJA VEERAPPAN RENGANATHAN Departed 17.12.88 Karumathi prayers mfl be held at Blk. 236. Hougang Ave. 1 #10-270 Singapore *****6 on 31st December "96 12 midnight. Athma Shantt prayara will be hold at Sri Sivan Temple. 24 Gaylang East Ave. 2 at 7pm of! 1 a January
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      85 23 aflflflflflflflflflflflflflflßflmmß The Family of the lata QIAM PECK LEAN Departed 28.12.86 wishes to express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Rev Peul Nga of Toa Payoh Methodist Church, relatives, friends, colleagues and well-wishers for their kind assistance, attendance, prayers, condolences, donations and wreathe during their recent bereavement. Tho
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      884 Condolences 884 Condolences 884 Condolences
      110 23 Our Deepest Sympathy Condolences to I On Poh Kuan Family I on the demise of their beloved father m I Mr Ong Say Seng I The Management and staff of: I Metronic Sdn. Bhd I M etronic Engineering Sdn Bhd I Metronic Integrated System
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      434 24 I WONG FOOK HONG 8 DEPARTED 31 DEC 1989 A Since the day you left, our hearts are sore As time goes by we miss you more A Your wise advise and gentle face *A No one can ever fill your
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  • SPORT
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      Lock icon Liverpool discard Molby joins Norwich on loan
      176 24 LONDON Brilliant Liverpool midfielder Jan Molby has joined First Division club Norwich on a month's loan. The former Danish soccer international, who was an Anfield favourite for years but who cannot find a place in the first team now, was scheduled to play
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      Lock icon Edwards gets an MBE
      540 24 Royal salute tops off superb season for Athlete of the Year LONDON Jonathan Edwards had more reason to jump for joy here alter being told he had been made an MBE in the New Year honours list. The award, announced on Friday, marked a glittering end
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      Lock icon Relief as clubs vote against total pull-out
      287 24 ENGLISH SOCCER LONDON A mass resigns"' tion of English First Division soccer clubs was averted on Friday after a three-hour meeting in London. The 24 clubs had gone into emergency session after their attempts to win greater power were defeated at an earlier
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      Republic's squad hit by Sea Games burn-out
      435 25  -  Cecilia Chan By Injured Goh forced to watch action from the shore BOARDSAILING THE recent South-east Asia Games seem to have claimed a few casualties as only the reserves from the Singapore squad participated on the first day of the Singapore Open Boardsailing
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      Lock icon Surgeon with a chilling name puts Crisp back on the winning trail
      441 25  -  Jessica Crisp Picture by PROFILE AFTER a successful leg operation under a surgeon in France surnamed Butcher, Jessica Crisp is back on the sailing trail. The Australian, five-time World Windsurfer champion, broke her right leg last March in
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      458 25 J¥asketball NBA*. Golden State 117 Atlanta 96, Charlotte 102 Portland 99, Orlando 122 LA Clippers 98, Washingtan 127 New York UO. Chicago 120 Indians 93. Phoenix 103 Denver 92, Seattle 124 Boston 85, Sacramento 117 Philadelphia 97. JbqafuSsaiuhq flm-caair Oasa (after Baes 1): Ilea's Mm-tral: 1 Oka
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      Lock icon Player hits SRC's Tan on head with hockey stick
      436 25  -  Shirlynn Ho-Pereira Skipper gets whacked By HOCKEY ONE club dismissed it as an unfortunate accident. The other has lodged a police report. But the otf-the-ball incident itself was not disputed that Indian Association's Simerpal Singh's hockey stick had hit Singapore Recreation
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      Lock icon Bullets strikes New York, at last
      340 25 BASKETBALL: NBA LANDOVER (Maryland) The Washington Bullets broke a 15-game losing streak against the New York Knicks, winning 127-120 in overtime on Friday. But it had a scare when star forward Chris Webber again injured his left shoulder. New York, playing without centre Patrick
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      Lock icon Australia the team to beat In World Cup
      641 25 against a flurry of disputes the Salim Malik bribery affair, ball-tampering allegations against the Sri Lankans, later rescinded and the Muttiah Muralidaran throwing episode. Taylor, celebrating his ninth Test win as Australian captain in 17 Tests, four others drawn, also went into
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        116 25 RATTANAPOL Dutchboygy m retained his International Boxing Federation mini-fly-weight crown in Lamphun, Thailand, yesterday wfth a sixth-round technical knockout of Oswaldo Guerrero of Mexico. The Mexican's second intervened 30 seconds into the round to stop the fight and give the Thai champion his 12 successful title
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      136 25 NOTICE n NEW YEAR HOLIDAY 1 Office Closure The office of Singapore Pools (Private) Limited will be closed on Monday, 1 January 1996. 2 Prize Collection Patrons are advised to collect prizes not exceeding $3,000 per ticket from Toto/4-D retailers. Payment of prizes above $3,000 will be made from the
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      48 25 [TODAY'S EVENTS I ATHLETICS MR2S Super Endurance Run 12 hrs (Macßitchie Reservoir, 7am). Nike Midnight Dash (Sentosa Causeway, 11pm). BOARDSAILING SlngaSsre Open C'ships (PA East oast Sea Sports Centre, 11am). SEPAK TAKRA W Parses President Cap Srd placing (4pm), Final (7.45pm). SOCCER Tspper/Berita Harian/Mlnggu 7-a-slde (Sentosa Field, 9am).
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    750 26 Hold your tongue, for words can haunt and taunt WHAT THEY SAID IN 1995 SPORT LIGHTS YOU probably have not heard of Publilius Syrus, much less know him. But what the Roman writer said in the first century BC still applies today: "I have often regretted my speech, never my
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    1468 26 Timesport 1995: How it was JERRY SEH PICKS HIS PHOTO OF THE YEAR IT WAS aa August Sunday morning. I had arranged a surprise far my colleagues sa The Straits Times who were having a football match at the National Stadium ta celebrate the paper's 159th Anniversary. I had managed
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    680 26  -  GODFREY ROBERT THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS IF THE low point for 1995 is Singapore's pulling out of soccer's Malaysia Cup, then the high point should be the forward pass it has made for the S-League to score in 1996. But as we mull over our thoughts
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        RICE Witht there be enough for the next century?
        1849 1 Several Asian countries, including Indonesia, China, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Nepal and North Korea, suffered rice shortages this year, even though some of them have enjoyed self-sufficiency in the past. As Asia industrialises, large tracts of land are being taken away from
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        Super-rice and super-super-rice
        268 4 IN THE '60s, the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Philippines, engineered the IR-8 species of rice, a miracle that helped stave off mass hunger in several Asian countries. Now, as shortages loom, the scientists are back in their laboratories looking for the next miracle plant
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          Charity begins without cards
          284 2 SENDING greeting cards at this time of the year has become almost a reflex action. The spirit of the gesture is, of course, entirely commendable, for it is intended to convey good wishes and a sense of fellowship on an occasion of both religious and social
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          25 years ago
          143 2 On this day A BILL to make Singapore a beautiful, garden city was passed in Parliament today. It was the Trees and Plants (Preservation and Improvement of Ameni- ties) Bill, 1970. Moving the second reading of the Bill, the Minister for Law and National Development, Mr E.
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        May the good life stay within reach despite 'developed' status
        1128 2 IT IS that day of the year again, the meeting point between the old and the new, that brings with it a pensiveness from wishes unfulfilled and resolutions abandoned. There are also stirrings of new hope and new determination. A
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        Why surrender democratic language to the West?
        933 2 IN A series of moves marked by the absence of fanfare, Singapore signed three international human rights treaties in the latter half of this year. The vast majority of Singaporeans probably did not even realise it, so low-key was the act of acceding
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        Reluctant heiress gives $16 m to students
        1609 3 Tm anti-Princess Di. She made a mess of the royal family. I don't feel sorry for her. Her eyes are very crafty. She never looks people face-to-face, it's sideways. Mrs AHce Scott-Ross MRS ALICE SCOTT-ROSS, nee Alice Tan Kim Yoke, was born in
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        Forecast is for heady times
        988 5 WHERE TO PUT YOUR MONEY THE exotic currencies of East and South-east Asia, because of the region's amazing growth, attractive yields and enormous potential for further economic expansion. The New Zealand dollar, because the New Zealand economy is one of the fastest-growing in the OECD,
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        Investors must control emotions and greed
        336 5 NEXT year will continue to present astute investors with many opportunities to profit from the volatility that is expected in the forex market. It is important to discern between trading and investing, with the former more short-term than the "latter. Investors often get lost
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        Can shrinking primary schools be saved?
        947 14 A primary school closes today, another five next year. Why? What has gone wrong? M. NIRMALA of the Newsdesk looks at whether the system should be changed. COULD six primary schools that will close by next year for demographic and economic reasons be saved
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      774 7 COMPUTER FOR SALE. 4860X4 (100). 16MB ram, 1.44M8 floppy. I.OBGB Hardisk, 4 x speed CD rom, 14" monitor, HP Deskjet 600 colour printer, 101 keyboard, mouse A spaeker with computer table for $2100 neg. Pg: 9215-4252 OFFER FOR: MPEG Card at $159 only. Islendwide Service/ Repair/ UPGrading CPU: Monitor; Printer:
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      1026 8 312 Flat For Sale 7/80 RAT UNO 45 Blue 5-door 5-speed. Very good condition $29,500 neg. Call owner: *****28 313 Ford For Sala 10/88 FORD LASER 1 SGL 4-dr 09/88 Ford Laser 1 SGL 4 door New tax/ paint. Full accessories, PARF $11,200. Offer your price Loan 3 yrs (Deposit
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      1180 8 316 Honda For Sale 87-86 HONDA ACCORD 1 6EX manual, 2nd owner, orig. colour, s/rims. Immaculate cond., $15,800 J 0.n.0. Lot 8 Kallang Auto Ctr. 8/81 HONDA CIVIC I.OSi. 3 dr. I Sun roof Beeutiful condition. G teed accident free. Accessories $63,800. Tel: owner 344-8860 '80 SPORTY POWERFUL Civic >
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      1018 8 317 Hyundai For Sele 1 OWNER NICE no. plate 4/*92. I Elentre 1.6, orig. paint. Tip top cond. $60,500. Lot 6 Kallang Auto 1 OWNER 'S3 Elantra GLS. Bid dad no. CO player. Well kept. Accident free. Call *****68. 1 OWNER 11/-S3 Sonata 2 OGLSi I Agt. maintained. Tax 4/96.
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      498 8 325 Mercedes For Sele 328 Mercedes For Sele I 325 Mercedes For Sala AUTO (nT)LTi^^^i f^^ (A subsidiary of Orchard Credit Pte Ltd) Bookings are now open for the Delivery from March *96 Delivery from January "96 Book now to avoid disappointment (Subject to Stock available) v^ For enquiries: J
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      814 8 .BMBBB9BSBBRBBBB9BS.BR. 3/83 MERCEDES 208 Manuel. 3 owners. White. COE 7/2002. Tax 2/96. Downpayment $6K. Selling $64,888. Tel: *****88. 3/88 ClBO. 1 owner. White colour with bidded 'SCK' no. Excellent condition, low mileage. Maintained by C&C. Owner 9724-3823 8/81 MERCEDES 200E, 1 owner, white, converted to E2OO. SCK plate, Henly Enterprises,
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      900 8 320 Mitsubishi For Sole j S/80 LANCER 1.4. 5 speed 4dr COE. Aircon. Hifi. S/rims. 100% beautiful. $15,800 0.n.0. #02-18 Balestier Pt. (McDonald). *****97 < 8/89 LANCER I.BOLXI f/euto. 01 transfer. Tax 1/96. S/rima. Low mileege. Accident free. Excellent I cond. Asking $34,800 *****86. 2 END '78 LANCER 1.4 SL.
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      1051 8 mmmmmmmmmmmm. 32S Nissan For Sale '82 A 'SI Detsun 100A, 5-dr. COE. Aircon. Hifi. S/rims. Beeutiful. $14,800. Loan $12,000. #02-18 Balestier Pt. (McDonald). *****97 '82 PRBSEA 1.8 CTII. F/auto. (Orig. ABS) 4-dr. 16-valve. Fuel injection. Power steering/ remote alarm. *****33/ *****794. REPOSSESSED ERI7IBA '81 Datsun 100A. Lot 17 Kalleng Auto
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      1066 8 33S Renault For Sele 1 OWNER 4/90 Chamaoe 19GTS. 1.4, 4-dr. Sedan. Tex 4/96. Full accessories. 100% accident free. $34,800 0.n.0. Tel. *****97 '90 ESPACE 2.8 Spacewagon. 2 owners. Top cond. $66K. PARF $29K. Loen/ trade in. Lot 3 Irving Road. Tel: *****00 Scotts Motors. 1 OWNER '88 Renault 21TS
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      1683 9 342 Suiuki Por Sate 342 Suzuki For Sale 342 Suzuki For Sala 342 Suzuki For Sale __J^S^Sm=S=—_Smm—m a? Bam Ay —W BbbwBv _W MPaZßak. .sdßßßßßaflaasß^ bB?MBMBBbBBBBbbw /jSMJ MJBBBW"^ aaarßM W 8.45- MONDAY MORNING. YOU'RR ON TIIE BUS. On your way to work. The guy next to you has some cheesy
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      1018 9 3SS Ptcfc-Ups For Sale NEAR '94 ISUZU Doublecab Pickup. Diesel. Aircon./ Hifi/ new paint/ new tax/ canopy Enquiries welcome. Tel: 738-3055 1 OWNER ALMOST 94 Toyots Hilux Double Cab. Superb cond. Low mileage. Jax 4/96 $44,800 on o *****768/ *****974 Z/-84 ISUZU DOUBLECAB First owner. Road tax 2/'96. Going chaapl
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      765 9 414 019-20 SersnyoonV Thomson PTE APTS Ront MAGNIFICENT MACRITCHIE LAKEVMJW. Renoveted. 3 rms. 1750 sq.ft. Quiet. MRT/ amenities. Ideal for co. laaaa Pg. 9-*****16 D.IS. 20. VARIOUS apts. avail, for rent Facilities. P/fum. Resona ble rant Hurry! 9493-2891 HSR. 0.20 SIN MINO Pleze. 2-bdrm. 1,100 sq.ft. F/aircon. P/furn. Pool/ playground.
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      1985 10 480 Dl s-16 east Coast HOUSES -Sala LAST CHANCE TO Buy UUi Marshall Rd. SV storey, semi-d 4+l. F'hold. 4300/ 3000 sq.ft. Nicely renoveted. Velued 82.15M. Exclusive egt. Robin *****138 LY D.IB CARRMAEL 80. PrewAf terr. 1600 sq.ft. F'hold. Approved for 3VS itorey development. S97OK nag. Good buy. 647-7144 apt
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      650 12 ~^SSS_________m .470 D l9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sata D.19 BT. ANNE'S Wood bT" new 3-storey corner terr. 4+l. 2400 sq ft $I.BM neg *****152 0.1 9 S4OO SQ.FT. S/storey semi-d Berwick Dr Bio gdn. Well maintained *****979 Brighton. D.20 JLN. NUKAM. 4000 sq.ft. 3+l F'hold Renovated Marble flooring. Pries neg
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      490 12 478 D22-28 Wast North HOUSES-Sala sTeTrvT r^BBB FLORIBSA PARK a 3 storey comer tarr. F'hold 4412/ 3096 sq.ft. 3+l rms. 3 bathrms. Valued 52.4M Sailing 52.03M 0.n.0. JLW *****182/ *****840 IRENE BONO/ IRINN LEE '^^aßßß»^^*™-"R^H D2B MUGLISTON VIEW. 3 storey sami-d. 3500/ 3300 sq.ft. Eleveted grd. Unique design 5 rms.
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
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      Future: Uncertain
      55 1 As the new century looms, global m leaders and thinkers are concerned about among other things, the great uncertainty ahead as old social structures and terms of references break down one by one. Their concerns are yours too. Mardiana Abu Bakar fills you in on Pages Two and
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        192 1 CHERIAN GEORGE Media trends I to watch out for in 1996 WP-'S msm Surprises Ending the year on a lighter note ••-a-SsW *aSP a___ *^aa_^^^^^^^l SSrVaXal^Ttf- HHBa-fc IniMflflflf TTbBBI L%_r> RFfm__. I B 188 I l_r_ t\ B 1 1 1 aa_a6a_— __t\. _Ra__k I m.*.m.m>m*mmmm. eßk UM A _________K_L
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        16 1 SUMIKO TAN You party» while I curl up with a book I tonight 4 iasaaaaaaseaaaaaae _»_a---aeaeaaasaaaaa»ae*a
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        World leaders, thinkers share their concerns
        2369 2  -  MARDIANA ABU BAKAR FUTURE: UNCERTAIN NEED TO RETHINK OUTLOOK ON LIFE the values that have been considered throughout civilised history by all societies and by all religions to be destructive and disintegrative greed, debauchery, violence, unlimited self-gratification, absence of moral restraint are the daily
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        FUTURE: UNCERTAIN
        65 3 BLEAK SCENARIO OR HOPE FOR THE FUTURE? Rwandan refugees (left) fleeing ethnic violence. According to political pMosopher Isaiah Berfin, open ethnic welfare is a big threat h the next many years, whie journalist Rysarzd Kapuscinscki suggests that the model for how to Ive in peace in diversity wl
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        7 3 Tomorrow: Changes in the workplace be prepared
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        413 3 _A__ A fa H \WW TAI HOE HOTEL 163 Kitchener Road Singapore *****8 Tel: (65) *****22 Fax: (65) *****00 Official Opening Today! Am Invitation __Ww__W_^_^_^_^m^_mam_, Jj Management of TAI HOE HOTEL .^L^w.-. yl^g^Jj extend their to Guests, I flfl Business Associates Friends to jf HH flfl attend the "Official Opening"
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        OK, so I'm a party pooper
        1095 4  -  SUMIKO TAN On Sunday *IF 'TIS the season to be jolly -■and all that, why do 1 feel so glum? But, then, it is not unusual for me to be feeling blue at this time of the year. J" I put it down to
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        Are Malay graduate women too outspoken and bossy?
        802 4  -  TUMINAH SAPAWI VIEWPOINT WHEN several of my peers in university started tying the knot with their male counterparts within a few years of graduation, I thought it was a natural thing to do. But perhaps more importantly, it was also the most
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        Lock icon Male shoppers a rare breed
        619 5  -  ELISABETH GWEE WHATEVER happened to the menfolk this Christmas? While women shoppers proved that 'twas the season to be merry, and indulged in clothes and accessories, judging by retail reports, sales in the menswear department of major stores like Takashimaya and Metro proved dismal. This
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        Calendars hit by rising paper costs
        582 5  -  ELAINE LO THE annual affair of getting free calendars from business associates has become trickier this year. With paper cost rising from an initial 10 per cent in April to an all-time high of 90 per cent in October, and a further -rise expected,
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        Lock icon Paradise is a stall where fresh sausages sizzle
        746 6  -  MAH KAN KENG The family stall became famous at China Street before the food colony was demolished. CHEAP AND GOOD "XIE tian. xie di (Thank heaven, thank earth)," wrote the Lianhe Zaobao food writer after rediscovering his favourite guanchang (fresh sausage) stall
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        Extras to help digest the new year
        581 6  -  MAGDALENE LUM BITES SAY farewell to the old year and count down to 1996 in style. Most eateries here have prepared special New Year's Eve dinner menus. Below is a list of those that come with little extras: ALBERT COURT: The Straits Cafe
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        712 6 ANNOUNCEMENT iAKk TRI M TECHNOLOGIES (S) LIMITED //mW^_\ (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) n9a*P*aHIRBP*H*HBBHHLVn THE GROUP THE COMPANY 1995 1994 1995 1994 SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO Turnover 35,286 73,423 -52% 32,977 68,700 -52% Investment Income 0 272 -100% 0 272 -100% Interest Income and others 397 682 -42% 465
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        38 6 Young I Parents I -When I you I want I the best I for your I children I "I bought one cm and sold 10,000 sqiL" J^^^ir^i_^7<^ I _J^'sm?l_ i ?_!^OoJ_ Call today for results tomorrow. [cats 1800-737-1166
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        188 7 Nk. "*****1,, .r at^Mr^^l^^tf^^^lßg nerve-racking 41 -^^fc... ba^Sff^HP VtMHEßaHaHaa^p^^Hißl II W Kbl 'V--' a. blbUbw «afe aaa*/ aa*? ea* I "w fc- m*^<~ mW II aaaf < *wS WttmmWl •'eaffi^aaaK aaKaaal^Bai^Bßa^^BaHßalßaVS)^^Vvl< Ba^eHß^Ba^Ba^Ba^Ba^BaHaa^BaHPtli MJlBiJ^Eaii^Biaßaa^i^Baa^Bßßwaal, jjaBaaBBBBBBBBBB Are Your Heels Cracked? Are Your Elbows Less Than Smooth? Are Your Hands Dry, Rough Chapped?
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        771 7 PERFORMANCES EXHIBITIONS THE QOATKEEPER ON THE HILLTOP WEDDING FESTIVAL The Substation's Guinness Theatre, 45 Ar- Suntec City Hall 402, 4th floor. Till tomormenian Street. Last day: 3.30 pm. A village row: 11 am -10 pm. Highlights include boy has to choose between freedom and TCS actress Zoe Tay on the
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        2084 7 What's On Today ■■HH NATIONAL MUSEUM TALKS/COURSES H Daily except Mon: 9am 9 pm. Admission: MEDICAL TALKS jy^^^^^^^M $2.50 (children below 16 and senior citi- Tampines Polyclinic, 1 Tampines Street 41. zens), $4 (adults). A separate admission 7pm Wed: Bodyaches by geriatrician Dr I the a ll1 1 WIS. ExhlDltl
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        Govt takes leave to study new ways to share wealth
        624 8  -  Bertha Henson By Ministerial committee set up THE Government yesterday shut down for a month, to figure out new ways to share the country's wealth with the people. All government employees started the New Year on paid leave so they
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        S-League mascots take wing
        344 8  -  Tay Chang Koon By footballers chased after Crazy Horse (reminding one and all of Nasir Jalil, the former international with the same nickname), while ducking the diving attacks of the eagle. Once order was restored on the field, the opening match of Singapore's first attempt at
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        $50 COE result of scam by car firm employee
        312 8 WIDESPREAD rejoicing at the news that Certificate of Entitlement prices had tumbled to a record low of about $50, ended yesterday when the Communications Ministry revealed that the low price was the result of a scam by a motor firm worker.
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        Boy loses bearings with his parents' savings
        328 8 LEE NEE SAN, the 12-year-old aspiring banker who absconded with his parents' life savings and ATM cards, has been brought home by NSmen who found him operating offshore, on Pulau Tekong. t Dressed in an Adidas teeshirt and a cap emblazoned with the
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      New group to fight for men's rights
      407 9 A GROUP of male professionals has banded together to fight for the rights of Singapore men. The Association of Men for Action and Revenge (Amaxe) was formally established yesterday following reluctant approval from the Registrar of Societies. Amaxe president, Mr Wan Mo Say,
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    • NEWSFUN
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        The littering problem — in brief
        152 9 The littering problem in brief MR BOEY TAH HAN, 53, a cleaner at the Harbour Pavillion, had a mild heart attack the day after singer Tom Jones' concert. He found hundreds of panties scattered on stage, evidently left behind by screaming fans, who had rained them on the singer. "I
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        SDU closes doors
        142 9 POOR business has led to the closure of the Social Development Unit. From today, staff will be transferred to the Registry of Marriages to marry graduate couples, now tying the knot at a rate of one couple per minute. "Our advertisements promoting marriage and family life have
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        Do you know this man?
        65 9 POLICE are looking for relatives of this man (left), wbo was found by Life! reporters wandering around Times House yesterday. He is probably suffering from amnesia and can hardly talk. He quotes from Herzog, and claims his name is Kaspar Hauser. But he is Chinese,
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        Off with the cheongsam
        132 9 B AT A hastily called press conference yesterday, Raffles Hotel general manager Jennie Chua told reporters tbat she would give up wearing the cheongsam from tomorrow. ty salary has finally t up with my i in this hotel," said pore's best-known rom tomorrow, 111 aring Armani,
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      Chiam and Ling: Arm-wrestling match to settle scores ends with free breakfast
      280 9 POLITICAL foes Chiam See Tong and Ling How Doong settled their scores at a Potong Pasir coff eeshop yesterday, after an arm-wrestling match. Amidst a crowd of SO diners at Seen Eat All coffeeshop, including chanting supporters from
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      What it should have been
      116 9 TODAY, Funday Times reported that the Government was shutting down. This is not true. We also said that a man was caught for attempting to defraud the Government This is also not true, and no, COE prices did not come down. Hah! You wish, right?
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      From us to you for 1996
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        244 9 B^^ B BB^^ B aV _^Kaa8 B BL.^^^ t^^^a I > I j^^ta.^^H aaWaWaWaBS-^Lw.W.W.WaWeWM.»^.W.W.BBBBBBBBBBBB.BiBiBiW _-a-mAmWt_w_w_w_WAmw_w_mw_wm_m__. S^ mm&sm fMAHA bodhi SCHOOLI NOTICE OF REMOVAL 1 taaa*aaaWaaaaaa*aaaiaßßillaMlaalß^^ H Please be informed that with effect I from January 2 1 996 1 Maha Bodhi School will be in operation at the following address
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        My predictions for next year, plus fortune cookies to nibble on
        994 10  - My predictions for next year, plus fortune cookies to nibble on Cherlan George The 1996 General Election will be the first cyberspace election. The Internet will not affect the election results either way, but It will provide a fascinating parallel universe of debate. I Media Watch IT HAS been a
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        412 10 Your stars During early ARIES week, be pre- I*^ 21 to April 20 pared to accept the suggestions of friends and contacts. Mid-week, there may be disagreement on the home front, and you will need to be cool. Late week, the Full Moon in Cancer makes it a difficult time
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        415 10 Ihe1 he LIBRA first few days gept 24 to Oct 22 of this week, all you can think about is romance and having fun. During mid-week, changes on the working front may be unsettling. But it will change in the next 48 hours. Saturday is an ideal time for making
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        712 10 I "7 --■-„m -m i, I ">-- —m^ 'I J* PERFORHANCES WINGSOFSONG Victoria Concert Hall. Tomorrow; 8 pm.' An evening of vocal ensemble presented by the National Theatre Club. Highlights, include duets, trios, quartets and quin-* tets from the United States, England, the" Philippines, Japan, Korea, Germany,* Austria, Indonesia and
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        613 11 dfsdfsdfsdfsd sd AOCXJT T&NIOHTS NEW YEARS EVE f X OTILL CrVN'T 3?Z5 1 r KOUI AS£ |tf Y7T < o0^ V TTT PARTY WILL Y<?U BE WEARING JM I BELIEVE YCXJ PIPN'T f\l\\ hH^ /VStf^ r^^T^^V^^^ WHAT YOO WORE LAST YEAR.. (MIX 1 TELL ABOUT CJ/T \^L%/_\P\C TSv Wal^ J
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