The Straits Times, 25 February 1996

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    9 1 The Sunday Times No: 3107 65 CENTS MITA(P) 045/12/95
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    Lock icon Saddam's sons-in-law killed by family members
    515 1 'The traitors have gone to hell and the wast of fates' BAGHDAD Two sons-in-law of President Saddam Hussein who had returned to Iraq after defecting were shot dead by members of their family on Friday m a bloodbath which claimed the lives of seven
    Reuter; AFP; NYT  -  515 words
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    China's war zones 'combat-ready'
    503 1 South China Sea Fleet also ordered to gear up CHINA'S Nanjing and Guangzhou war zones are m a state of combat-readi-ness while more troops have been deployed on Hainan island m the run-up to a large-scale military exercise, Taiwan's China Times quoted informed sources as saying
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    Lock icon Mercedes recalls 500,000 C-class cars
    116 1 Mercedes recalls 500,000 C-class cars STUTTGART (Germany) Mercedes-Benz is recalling 545,000 of its C-class motorcars worldwide to rectify a defective and potentially dangerous catch securing the bonnet, the German company has said. Firm spokesman Olaf Meidt put the expected total cost of the recall at 22 million marks (Ss2l million).
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    Lock icon Belgian Premier arrives on 4-day visit
    318 1  -  Susan Sim By BELGIAN Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene flew into Singapore at dusk yesterday to a ceremonial welcome at Changi airport. The first Belgian premier to visit Singapore since both countries established diplomatic relations m 1966, he was received by Prime Minister Goh Chok
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    Lock icon SAVED BY THE NET
    67 1 picture. REVEREND Ken Walker has a lot to thank the Internet for. Rev Walker, from Arbroath, Scotland, was having an electronic conversation via his computer with a fellow Net user m Boston when he collapsed. His electronic friend, Richard Eastman, became suspicious when all went silent
    Reuter  -  67 words
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon Slowdown in US economy greater than expected
      644 2 EEEIJ Not much hope for quick rebound this year 'The data we've been getting m for the first quarter of 1996 has been particularly noisy because of the government shutdown and the blizzard. But over the course of the year, we expect the
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      Lock icon Clinton, Hashimoto stress cooperation
      580 2 SANTA MONICA (California) US President Bill Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto have pledged full cooperation m resolving trade and security issues m order to preserve USJapanese relations. The two leaders met for an hour on Friday m what was billed merely as a get-ac-quainted
      AFP; Reuter  -  580 words
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      Fewer road accidents in S'pore in 1995
      476 2  -  Ginnie Teo The (disturbing news: Elderly and m-cycle fatalies, drink-driving incidents all up By THERE were fewer traffic accidents on Singapore roads last year, but three trends are disturbing a large number of elderly people were being killed on roads, there were many
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      CDAC extends tuition to more students
      475 3 Income ceiling up, so students from families with incomes of up to $2,000 a month can apply THE Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) will expand its tuition programme to cater to Secondary Three students from the Normal and Express streams from July. Classes m
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      Singapore Recreation Club donates $1 m to charity
      295 3 AFTER a rocky start to the fund-raising, the Singapore Recreation Club finally gave away $1. million to more than 10 charities at a glittering charity ball last night. 1 The money came from the membership fees paid by 400 new members last
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      Lock icon FIREWORKS LIGHT UP CHINGAY
      107 3 For the first time, pyrotechnics added a special glitter to the annual Chingay In the grand finale, fireworks dazzled the spectators at Orchard Road, who responded with claps and cheers. Blue, red, green and yellow streamers and confetti rained down on the crowd m a burst
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      Over 20 HDB precincts shortlisted for upgrading
      387 3  -  Eliza Teoh By There will be a scoring system. As long as they are all reasonably clean, they will all qualify for upgrading. 'Only if the precinct is persistently dirty will it be disqualified.' Mr Lim. TWENTY to 26 HDB precincts have been
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Romanian street urchins locked up
      45 4 picture. ROMANIAN street children behind bars m a police station m Bucharest on Friday. Police rounded up hundreds of them during raids on the city's sewers. The authorities say there are more than 1,000 street children m Bucharest alone. Reuter
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      Lock icon Israel and France snooping on US firms, says report
      483 4 WASHINGTON Israel and France are among several allies that have been engaged m economic espionage against the United States through their work on US defence contracts, according to a US newspaper. The Washington Times quoted a report by the General Accounting
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      Lock icon Ex-spy agency employee 'spied for Moscow'
      171 4 WASHINGTON The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it had arrested a former employee of the super-secret National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday on charges of conspiring to spy for the Soviet Union for 19 years from 1964. It said Robert Lipka, 50, who
      Reuter; AFP  -  171 words
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      Lock icon Seals and dolphins overstay hotels welcome
      108 4 Seals and dolphins overstay hotels welcome LIMA Put two performing seals m a luxury hotel pool, add a playful dolphin duo, and stir. For two months; Guests and management at the Hotel El Pueblo in* the seaside city of Trujillo, 570 km north of Lima, an* not amused. A hotel
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      Lock icon Shooting of tourist in Miami heist sets off fear of new attacks
      363 4 MIAMI A Dutch tourist died m hospital here on Friday after she was shot m the chest during a robbery, raising fears of a new. wave of attacks against tourists that could dampen the city's crucial tourism industry.
      Reuter  -  363 words
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      Lock icon Clinton rejects Buchanan's protectionist trade promises
      839 6 WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, whose opposition to global trade helped propel him to an upset victory m the nations first primary election, has taken angry aim at China and Japan. The populist, protectionist former White House speechwriter won 27 per cent of
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      Lock icon Ex-Klu Klux Klan chief to run for US Senate
      225 6 BATON ROUGE (Louisiana) Mr David Duke, the one-time Klu Klux Klan leader who made international headlines four years ago with a racially divisive campaign for governor of Louisiana, will run as a Republican for the US Senate. Mr Duke, 47, announced
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      Lock icon NICE HOT BATH ON A COLD DAY
      47 6 picture. A man taking a bath at a warm mineral-water source near the Baikonur cosmodrome m Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Although the winter air temperature is minus 5 deg C, the water year round is a comforting 24 deg C. Reuter
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      Lock icon New discovery sheds light on formation of galaxies
      323 6 PASADENA (California) A team of astronomers said on Friday that they had discovered a new group of distant galaxies, providing fresh evidence the universe had been forming galaxies while it was still m its infancy. The discovery, reported by astronomers at the
      Reuter  -  323 words
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      Lock icon Dow Jones chalks up new record
      137 6 NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks closed at a record high for the second consecutive day on Friday after a volatile session m which profit-takers finally gave m to the bulls. Bonds fell sharply, depressing the dollar, after upbeat economic data rekindled fears that the Federal
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      Lock icon Slovak leader's abducted son returns home
      128 6 ETRAZALKA (Slovakia) Mr Michal Kovac Jr, a son of Slovakia's President, returned to Slovakia on Friday, 176 days after he was abducted under mysterious circumstances to Austria. He was kidnapped by unknown assailants on Aug 31, forced to drink a large amount of alcohol,
      Reuter  -  128 words
    • WORLDFILE
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        Lock icon TALKING AGAIN
        68 6 Jordan's King Hussein has spoken to the Kuwaiti emir for the first time since the Gulf crisis to discuss ways of healing the rift between Arab countries, an official said on Friday. King Hussein telephoned the Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Jaber el- Ahmad el-Sabah and "exchanged with him points
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        Lock icon EXECUTED
        73 6 William Bonin, the notorious "Freeway Killer" who murdered 14 boys and young men, was executed on Friday, becoming the first condemned inmate m California to die by lethal injection. Bonin, 49, was convicted m 1982 of the killings. The nude bodies of his victims, who had been beaten, sexually
        Reuter  -  73 words
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        Lock icon NABBED
        58 6 Two reputed gang members were arrested on Friday as suspects m the shooting of a fifth-grade teacher who was struck m the head by a stray bullet m front of his students. Mr Alfredo Perez, 30, was listed m critical condition at Martin Luther King Jr-Drew Medical Centre after
        Reuter  -  58 words
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        Lock icon DRUG ARREST
        53 6 Rican-based drug ring m New York led to the arrest of 85 people and confiscation of nearly 5,000 kg of cocaine, authorities said on The detainees included an New York City police officer and a National Guard sergeant accused of using their positions to ensure the safe shipment
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        Lock icon CRASH
        34 6 A British Royal jump-jet became the eighth British combat aircraft to crash within a year. The Sea Harrier, based m the west of England, plunged into open country during a training mission. AFP
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        Lock icon ANCIENT FIND
        58 6 Brazilian archaeologists announced on Friday they had found the country's oldest human skeletons, which they said are between 10,500 and 11,000 years old. Mr Altair Sales Barbosa of the Goias University said the skeletons of a child and an adult aged 20 to 25 years were uncovered m
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        Lock icon 10 CHARGED
        53 6 A French anti-terrorist magistrate on Friday charged 10 people, most of them Algerian or Franco- Algerian, following a swoop on suspected Muslim extremists last week, judicial officials said. The two women and eight men were accused of "associating with criminals m connection with an act of terrorism" by
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    • DATELINE: ASIA
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        Sudomo unwinds under water
        110 7  -  PAUL JACOB He went scuba-diving during festive break INDONESIA: When Presidential Advisory Council chairman Sudomo, 69, needs to unwind, he goes to what might seem to be the unlikeliest place to find peace, beauty and freedom under water. A diving enthusiast since 1970, the former Co-ordinating
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        TV role for Takemura
        87 7  -  K W AN WENG KIN I JAPAN: Former Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura puzzled his colleagues by taking time off recently to participate m a recording of a television drama. With Japanese politicians preoccupied with tackling the bad-loan scandal involving special housing-loan firms, his colleagues wondered whether
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        Banharn brushes up for Asem
        115 7  -  SINFAH TUNSARAWUTH THAILAND: Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa is said to have been studying hard for his hosting of the I inaugural Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) m Bangkok this week. He has not only read background papers on issues 1 that might be raised during the March
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        Ramos sought talks, says rival
        118 7  -  LETICIA PEREZ PHILIPPINES: Four years after being defeated by Mr Fidel Ramos m the presidential elections, Senator Miriam Santiago has yet to lose her fire. In court, Mrs Santiago claimed she was cheated by the President m a fraudulent election. The court ignored her protest
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        Meet the 'toilet director'
        156 7  -  HO W AH FOON MALAYSIA: A toilet is the best place to show a Person's true self, according to Malaysian-born aiwan-based film director Tsai Ming Liang. During a stopover m Kuala Lumpur on route to Taiwan after holidaying m Kuching during the Lunar New Year, he
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      Lock icon French armed forces' role redefined
      460 7 Emphasis on domestic security and fighting terror Bigger role for gendarmerie PARIS France's future armed forces will stress domestic security and fighting terror, and up to 50,000 youths could be hired by the gendarmerie paramilitary police if civilian national service is introduced, a top Defence
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      Lock icon Oklahoma City to exhume blast victim who was buried with the wrong leg
      204 7 OKLAHOMA CITY Officials will exhume the body of a young woman killed m the Oklahoma City bombing m order to rebury her with her own leg, the medical examiner's office said. FBI Investigators said Ms Lakesha Levy,
      Reuter  -  204 words
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      Lock icon Yeltsin fires top officials in pre-election crackdown
      408 8 Cabinet warned to stop diverting public payrolls MOSCOW Russian President Boris Yeltsin sacked more top officials m a widening pre-election purge on Friday and threatened to dismiss the Cabinet unless it halted the practice of diverting money from public payrolls and pension funds.
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      Lock icon President's health 'may not hold up until polls'
      165 8 WASHINGTON Russian President Boris Yeltsin's health problems are so serious that he may not be able to hold out until the June presidential polls, a US newspaper has said. The Boston Globe on Friday quoted intelligence analysts as saying that he needed
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      Russia lifts sanctions on Bosnian Serbs
      230 8 UNITED NATIONS Russia announced on Friday that it was unilaterally suspending UN sanctions against Bosnian Serbs, breaking ranks with the other members of the Security Council. Russian President Boris Yeltsin's office m Moscow said that he had signed a decree lifting UN-imposed sanctions. Friday's
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        Lock icon INTIMIDATION CHARGES
        108 8 Soon after switching the rebels' flag for the blue fleur de lys standard of the *i Bosnian authorities, federation police searched the office of Mr Rajko Koprivica, the suburb's Serb mayor who retains authority until the deadline. Intervention by High Representative j» Carl Bildt who oversees the civilian
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        Lock icon UN WAREHOUSE ABLAZE
        167 8 warehouse used by the UN refugee agency to store food was ablaze and looted on Friday m Rajlovac, a Sarajevo suburb, UN High Commissioner for Refugees spokesman Kris Janowski said. The warehouse, a prewar food wholesaler to supermarkets m Sarajevo, may also have held supplies for the
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      Lock icon Probe ordered into charges that Rao took bribes
      451 8 Opposition urges Premier to quit over scandal NEW DELHI The Indian opposition asked Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao to quit yesterday after a court asked detectives to investigate charges that he took bribes from the chief suspect m a raging corruption scandal.
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      Lock icon Explosives found at home of IRA bomber killed in London bus blast
      186 8 LONDON British police found "further substantial" quantities of explosives and bomb-making equipment at the home of an IRA bomber killed m a London bus blast last weekend, Scotland Yard has said. The area around the home of Edward
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      Lock icon Slain Iraqi defector believed he would be safe
      1018 9 AMMAN Jordan's King Hussein will discuss plans for pursuing a more forceful anti-Iraq policy at a meeting with US President Bill Clinton m Washington next month, officials and analysts said yesterday. Jordanian officials said the talks on March 6 would focus on
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      Lock icon Opposition protesters paralyse Bangladesh
      127 9 DHAKA Opposition sup- porters crippled Bangladesh yesterday m a campaign to Jdrive the newly re-elected Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, from office. Police battled protesters 1 and pro- and anti-government activists fought each other m Dhaka, Chittagong and other cities. At least 65 people were injured.
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      Lock icon Members off China's Flying Dragon gang indicted in US
      378 9 NEW YORK US prosecutors on Friday said the top leaders and members of a violent gang from Fujian province m China had been charged with racketeering, murder, extortion and kidnapping. The Manhattan US attorney's office said 64 members of "The Flying
      Reuter; AFP  -  378 words
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      Lock icon Brooke Bond, Tetley brewing a storm in Britain's tea cups
      288 9 LONDON A storm was brewing m Britain's teacups last week as the two biggest companies In the £530-million (Ssl.l-billion) industry announced revolutionary concepts to change the nations drinking habits. As Brooke Bond revealed its three-dimensional pyramid teabag, which it said
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      438 9 SINGAPORE WSk I Showers over several areas m fISM High: Sunset today: fll I the afternoon. I 31 7.20 pm SB 111 i nw Sunrise tomorrow: 8 WSm 90' 7.15 am KjQBB tv For an update on the local weather, call 542-7788 AIR QUALITY PSI (at 4 pm yesterday): 30
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon US must improve relations with China, says senator
      506 10 It would be irresponsible and dangerous for the US and China to continue on our present course. It is time to end the period of estrangement between the US and China.' Senator Sam Num. WASHINGTON An influential senator said on Friday that
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      Lock icon No regrets for speaking up, says Chinese doctor
      188 10 'Expose' on orphanages LONDON Dr Zhang Sh£ yun, who provided evident* alleging that state orphanages m China were system,, atically allowing sick, deformed and handicapped, children to die through starvation and neglect, said sh!4" knew she could not return to China. H
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      Taiwan's 5-point plan for cross-strait peace
      273 10 A PANEL under Taiwan's Executive Yuan, or Cabinet, yesterday decided on a fivepoint agenda to handle crossstrait developments, according to a China Times report. The meeting of the Mainland Affairs Planning Subgroup, convened by Vice-Pre-mier Hsu Li-teh, decided to take a "liberal" approach and
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      Lock icon Lien reappointed Taiwan PM despite opposition efforts to declare him unfit
      359 10 TAIPEI Taiwan's parliament voted late on Friday to reappoint Mr Lien Chan as Premier, despite the efforts of opposition parties which argued he was unsuitable to continue. Mr Lien won 85 votes m the 164-seat Legislative Yuan, against 77
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      Lock icon Chiang Kai-shek's grandson dies of pneumonia
      107 10 TAIPEI Mr Winston Chang, grandson of the late Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek, died here yesterday of pneumonia. He was 54. Mr Chang, who had been m a deep coma since suffering a stroke m Beijing on Nov 14, 1994, died early yesterday morning at
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    • IN A NUTSHELL
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        Lock icon WARNING
        49 10 China's Foreign Trade Ministry had warned the country's trading firms against doing business with North Korea, saying that the risk of non-payment was high, Jiji Press reported yesterday. Beijing issued the warning after several state-owned companies failed to receive commodities m barter with North Korea, sources said. AFP
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        Lock icon DEFECTED
        52 10 An elderly South Korean couple had defected to the communist North via a third country, monitors quoted the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) as saying yesterday. KCNA gave few details of the defection of 66-year-old Jong Yon Gyo and his wife Ri Myong Sun, 50, "a few days
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        Lock icon $77M LOAN
        65 10 Taiwan's Kuan-yin Farmers' Credit Union yesterday received approval for a NT$l.5 billion (Ss77 million) loan from the Central Deposit Insurance Corp (CDIC) after suffering a heavy run of NTSBOO million, the CDIC said. Depositors withdrew NT$65O million from the union m the northern county of Taoyuan on Friday
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        Lock icon 12 SACKED
        75 10 Twelve officials lost their job for spending public funds to organise a lavish funeral attended by 400 people m 100 official cars, the China Youth Daily said yesterday. A traffic accident last month killed Mr Liv Quanyou, a tax official m the north-eastern city of Dehui, Jilin province.
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        Lock icon DANGER GOODS
        49 10 Shanghai railway police have detained or fined 149 people for carrying dangerous goods such as explosives and detonators m the 20 days leading up to the Lunar New Year. During the period, they found 5,400 incidents of travellers carrying illegal goods, the Liberation Daily said yesterday. Reuter
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        Lock icon OPIUM WAR
        36 10 China planned to shoot a film on the Opium Wars, reported Guangming Daily yesterday. Director Xie Jin said the film would cost 100 million yuan (5518.4 million) and would be shot m April. Xinhua
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      Lock icon HK govt under fire over deaths during _ cold spell
      292 10 HK govt under fire over deaths during cold spell HONGKONG The Hong kong government faced in* tense criticism yesterday over the large number of er derly people who died as th& territory was gripped by rare cold spell, with the death toll rising to 29. Some newspapers put the toll
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      Lock icon China plans to overhaul its police force this year
      485 11 Move to make it more efficient and powerful BEIJING China's police chief has pledged to streamline the country's public-security forces this year, carving up an overstaffed bureaucracy to provide a stronger and more efficient service, a report said yesterday. Public Security
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      Lock icon I'm crazy, says Japanese cop before going AWOL
      194 11 TOKYO A 25-year-old policeman sent to check out a reported parking violation went missing early yesterday after radioing his station to say he had gone crazy and fired two gunshots, police said. Policeman Ken Yamamoto was carrying a revolver with five bullets
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      Lock icon LDP acts to ease opposition to jusen bailout
      281 11 Seven jusen or housing-loan companies collapsed under huge bad debts created by heavy lending to the then booming commercial property market m the 80s. The government plans to inject 685 billion yen (559.2 billion) m taxpayers' money to liquidate these companies. TOKYO
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      Lock icon Fresh demo in Seoul over Tokyo's claim to islets
      204 11 Japan-South Korea territorial row •SEOUL Some 400 students burned and beheaded ran effigy representing Japan yesterday m the first anti- Japanese demonstration here m a week over claim to the ToktoTakeshima islets m the Sea of Japan. The students, shouting l
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      Lock icon Geared up to foil terrorists
      59 11 picture. THREE South Korean soldiers taking part m an exercise to combat chemical and gas terrorist attacks at a subway station m Seoul on Friday.Since the subways m Japan were hit by sarin-gas poisoning incidents last year, the South Korean government has stepped up training
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      316 12 Thai fishing and naval vessels alleged to have seized Viet fishing boats and crews That about 40 Thai fishing boats accompanied by naval vessels entered an area off the southern Vietnamese coast on Feb 16 and seized a number of local fishing boats. That or
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      Lock icon Yangon and Karen guerillas to work towards ceasefire
      221 12 MAE SOT (Thailand) Myanmar's Karen guerillas and the Yangon government have agreed that a ceasefire to end their decades-long war is desirable but that more talks are needed, a guerilla official said yesterday. The Karen National Union (KNU) official was a member
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      316 12 SAN FRANCISCO A former Thai member of Parliament extradited to the US on drug charges would be released on bail this week unless prosecutors presented more compelling evidence to detain him, a judge ruled on Friday.
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      Lock icon Out on a limb — for bird's nest
      185 12 Out on a limb for bird's nest AT THE end of this month, collectors of high-priced, edible swiftlets' nests from caves In Krabi province m southern Thailand will once again risk their necks, climbing tall, shaky bamboo ladders high up into cave ceilings where the nests are hidden. Their fate,
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      Lock icon FBI seeks Viet migrants' help to expose spies sent by Hanoi
      425 12 SAN FRANCISCO The FBI is placing advertisements m Vietnamese-lan-guage newspapers m the United States asking recent emigres to report to the agency on the activities of possible spies for Hanoi, an FBI spokesman said on Friday. The FBI ads
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      197 13 MANILA The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) has said its members will not carry out executions but are willing to certiiy that an executed convict is dead, a senator said here yesterday. Senator Ernesto Herrera, a vocal supporter of the death penalty, said he had
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      Lock icon Abu Sayyaf leader 'shot dead by Philippine military'
      179 13 ZAMBOANGA CITY Military officials said yesterday that the leader of a Muslim militant group based m the southern Philippines was killed m a massive operation m a rebel hotbed. Abdurajak Abubakar Jan- jalani, head of the Abu Sayyaf group responsible for a
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        59 13 A US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mission will arrive m the Philippines today to assess if safety standards at the country's main international airport meets its standards, aviation officials said yesterday. The FAA last year downgraded the Manila airport from its "Category I" rating of safe airports after
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        Lock icon PISTOL PLUG
        66 13 A Philippine senator raised his campaign for the import of a Czech-made pistol to new prominence with a full-page advertisement m a Manila daily yesterday. Senator Francisco Tatad attacked the Israeli- and Italian-made pistols that beat the Czech CZ-75 gun for a police contract and called on President
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        Lock icon CRACKER MAD
        55 13 A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to six months m jail m Dong Nai province for setting off firecrackers found dangling from a soccer goalpost, the daily Vietnam News said yesterday. Dang Huu Tri told a court that he could not resist lighting the crackers. Firecrackers were banned
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        VIOLENT END
        44 13 former convict was clubbed to death by a mob of villagers m Central Java after news got around that he had stolen a tape-recorder, according to a report m yesterday's Jakarta Post. Mr Tafsir bin Ma'ani's face was reportedly beaten beyond recognition.
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        54 13 Philippine President Fidel Ramos called on movie producers to turn away from the sex and violence that are a staple of the local film industry. "Let's not overdo this business of sex and violence because this will boomerang on all of us later on," Mr Ramos told movie
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        56 13 One kilogram of marijuana, wrapped and addressed to a Tokyo resident, was discovered at the Yangon post office, the daily New Light Of Myanmar reported yesterday. Customs officials discovered the marijuana after opening the parcel, which had been taken to the post office on Feb 7 by a
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      Lock icon Ramos sacks officials over ferry disaster
      277 13 MANILA Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday sacked maritime officials after a ferry sank, killing more than 50 passengers. Mr Ramos ordered the immediate relief of regional directors, port managers and station commanders of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine Ports
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      330 13 JAKARTA Indonesia has defended its relief efforts since a large earthquake and tidal wave m Irian Jaya killed at least 102 people and left thousands homeless a week ago, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. "We have already made efforts
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Litter turns bus terminal into an eyesore
      56 15 picture. RUBBISH left behind at this temporary bus terminal at the Tun Razak Hockey Stadium m Jalan Duta m Kuala Lumpur. The litter was apparently discarded by passengers and hawkers who set up stalls at the stadium. This is despite the provision of
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      615 15 400 more needed to cope with fleet expansion KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Airlines, which was saddled with surplus pilots about 15 months ago, is ready to absorb all 200 now, and is looking for another 400 because of fleet expansion. "The time is
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      Joint drive to sell Port Klang to region's shippers
      497 15 PORT KLANG Terminal operators from here will soon •visit ports m the region, including those m Myanmar and eastern India, to get .more cargo transshipped so as to make Port Klang a load centre. The joint promotion drive to places such
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      Pact on car-ferry service across Malacca Straits
      299 15 "PETALING JAVA Malaysians touring Indonesia will isoon be able to travel around *he country m their own cars. Indonesian Ambassador !Yaacob Dastao was quoted m The Star yesterdayas saying jthat his government had approved using ferries to carry vehicles across the Straits of
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        CYCLE LANE
        62 15 Johor will consider having a special lane for motorcyclists m an effort to reduce the high accident rate, The Sun reported. Mentri Besar Haji Abdul Ghani Othman said m Muar that Johor had the highest number of road accidents all year round. It was also important for motorcyclists
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        TOLL RISES
        60 15 Road accidents m Malaysia have killed 24 people m the 24 hours since 6 am on Friday, taking the countrywide toll since the previous Saturday to 144, Bernama quoted police as saying. A total of 468 road accidents were reported m the last 24-hour period, raising the number
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        CLOSER TIES
        57 15 The Malacca state government is set to forge closer ties with China's Guangdong Overseas Chinese Association, according to a report m The Sun. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Zin Abdul Ghani said the state government was planning a visit to the province later this year to identify investment
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        NEW AIRPORT
        59 15 Perlis would build an airport with Ms7o million (Ss3B million) allocated by the federal government, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim said yesterday. Bernama quoted him as saying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad had agreed to the proposal of the state government. The airport would be
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        VERSATILE PHONES
        52 15 Telekom Malaysia is to introduce public telephones which will use three modes of payment, The Star reported. A total of 75,000 phones, which will accept either cash, credit or debit cards, will be installed at a cost of M$4,OOQ (552,200) each, the paper said. Telekom now has 38,000
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        NEW BRIDGE
        62 15 The Ms 33 million (5518.2 million) bridge across Sungai Prai, part of the 16.7-km Butterworth-Kulim Highway, is expected to be ready by June, three months ahead of schedule. Project official Tan Hak Sieu was quoted by the New Straits Times as saying the 252-m bridge would have a
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        ILLEGALS HELD
        46 15 Police looking for a gang which used explosives m a Msloo,ooo (5555,400) jewellery heist instead stumbled on 1,732 illegal immigrants. The Star reported that the illegals were picked up during a search of five villages. The gang with the stolen jewels remains at large.
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      Lock icon Sabah Chief to stay in post till Mahathir decides on rotation
      340 15 KUALA LUMPUR Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Salleh Said Keruak's term, which ends on March 17 under the rotation system, has been extended. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Datuk Salleh would continue as Chief Minister
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      Girl, 2, latest victim of abduction by 'decent' woman
      166 15 PENANG As the search for missing seven-year-old Tin Song Sheng continued through the festive season, another child has been abducted a girl this time. The Star and other newspapers said two-year-old Annine was carried off from the Komtar Food Court just
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  • HOME
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      Lock icon Man nabbed for theft of Rolex watches
      458 16  -  Liang Hwee Ting Suspect ran off with 12 watches from 4 shops By A 23- YEAR-OLD man with a penchant for Rolex watches was arrested yesterday morning. His weakness for the "watches is believed to have led him to steal 12 of them
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      Post-its to help SIA cabin crew beat forgetfulness
      554 16 Complaints on the rise since May last year 'Passengers commented that our crew did not seem concerned when responding to their requests. 'When their requests could not be accommodated, no apologies were given. The attitude was one of 'nothing can be done.
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      THE TIPS
      151 16 To avoid putting their foot m their mouth, cabin crew were told what to say and not say to passengers. Never say "wait!" it gives the impression that one is impatient and abrupt. Nor say "the flight is full; there is nothing I can do!" if a passenger
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      ...AND THE BOUQUETS
      193 16 While complaints about SIA service have been increasing since May last year, compliments still exceed complaints. Cabin crew are caring, smiling and warm, judging from the bouquets received from passengers published m Highpoint, a magazine for cabin crew and staff in-flight operations. THE four cabin crew on
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      Some smaller firms find tax form deadline hard to meet
      357 16 SOME small and mediumsized companies are having problems meeting the March 1 deadline set by the tax authorities to send out tax forms to their staff. The IRBA forms contain information about the employee's salary and are needed for filing
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    • IN SHORT
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        AUSSIE POLLS
        143 16 Australians m Singapore who wish to vote m the week prior to the elections or on polling day, March 2. Voting hours during the week before the elections are from 9 am to noon and from 2 pm to 4 pm. Voting will take place from Monday to
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        TRANSITLINK GUIDE
        120 16 Public transport users can find the latest bus and MRT information, including the changes brought about by the opening of the Woodlands MRT line m the North, m this year's Transit Link Guide. The booklet, priced at $1.40, will go on sale from tomorrow at all Transit Link
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        FILM RAISES $50,000
        126 16 The premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' Toy Story, the first feature film to be created entirely through the use of computers raised $50,000 on Friday for the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (Minds). It was sponsored by Microsystems, a computer company. Minister for Information and
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      509 17 Shower at any time, thanks to energy-efficient pump boosters i A HOUGANG resident used f to rush home by 10.45 pm every night so that she could take her bath before the booster pump m her block was switched off. Now, like many other resii dents living on the top
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      Fengshan CC to get theatrette, multi-purpose hall and e-mail link
      203 17 WITH the extension of the Fengshan Community Club, additional facilities such as an e-mail communication network, a theatrette and a multi-purpose hall will be introduced, said Bedok GRC MP Arthur Beng yesterday. Speaking at a CC fund-raising dinner at the
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      Tamil offered at one more kindergarten run by PCF
      200 17 SINGAPOREANS who know their mother tongue well will have a first-hand knowledge of their cultural roots, said Sembawang GRC MP Ho Peng Kee yesterday. The mother tongue also provided a ballast against outside influences, and gave Singaporeans a greater confidence m
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      Drivers, look out for the elderly
      524 17 Elderly pedestrians and m-cyclists most vulnerable, figures show SLOW reflexes, poor hearing and failing eyesight make elderly people easy targets for moving vehicles. Last year, almost half of all pedestrians killed m road accidents were aged 60. years and above. Twenty-nine old people died
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    • TRAFFIC SIDELIGHTS
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        A FINE MACHINE
        105 17 Towards the end of the year, there will be 60 to 80 ATM-like kiosks installed around the island for the public to pay their traffic fines. Traffic Police Commander Lum Hon Fye said: "We're working with the subordinate courts on the automated kiosks for the payment of
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        MALAYSIAN RIDERS AT RISK
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        ILLEGAL PARKING
        85 17 The number of summons issued to motorists who parked illegally increased from 254,141 m 1994 to 264,572 last year. This was due to more spot checks on problem areas such as Orchard Road, Shenton Way and Balestier areas. Traffic Police Commander Lum Hon Fye said: "Many people view
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      Woman gets 10 years for robbery
      521 18  -  Zheng Ren She stabbed man with chopsticks, and has string of convictions By •My father used to eat at the coffeeshop downstairs but now depends on us to buy him food. He's so scared he dares not step out of the house for even
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      Bankrupt's picture in paper leads to jail term for leaving country
      465 18 AN UNDISCHARGED bankrupt announced he was responsible for a horse owner's alleged $1 million betting debt at a press conference last year. This started a chain of events which resulted m his being sentenced last Saturday to six weeks'
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      Newspaper vendor loses $11,000 in attack after work
      213 18 I j] «^jMl H>! yj^ I PB Sl^l Pj A NEWSPAPER vendor was beaten up and robbed of her day's collection of $11,000 as she was getting her car to go home after work. Madam Poh Teck Eoon, 39, who sells newspapers
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        VICE RING BUSTED
        205 18 A couple pleaded guilty m a district court on Thursday to running a prostitution ring out of an apartment m River Valley Road. 7 Tan Yong Seng, 49, who is unemployed, faced a total of eight charges, five for pimping and three for bringing women into Singapore
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        TAXI ROBBERY CHARGE
        40 18 A 40-year-old security Manickam Elangovan allegedly hit Mr Ng Ban Seng, 46, on the neck and robbed him of $120 after Mr Ng drove him to Yishun St 21. His case will be mentioned again on Friday.
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        POT THROWER JAILED
        165 18 A man was jailed for six weeks for throwing a flower pot from the 10th storey of a Housing Board block m Toa Payoh. Sim Poh Tiong, 33, a rubbish collector, pleaded guilty on Thursday to doing a negligent act. A magistrate's court heard that on Valentine's
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      SAF EXPRESS
      119 18 THE Singapore Armed Forces will hold military exercises m several parts of the island for six days, beginning tomorrow. The areas are Lim Chu Kang, Hong Kah, Marsiling, Mandai, Sembawang, Tampines, Upper Jurong, Jalan Bahar, Kranji, Seletar, Bedok Jetty and Tuas. The exercises will start at Bam tomorrow,
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      383 19 Chingay parade Reports by Ginnie Teo and Dawn Tan ORCHARD Road turned into a giant ballroom last night, where waltzing couples, robust Turkish dancers, and swaying hula dancers all performed to a responsive crowd. The weather was equally cooperative it stayed dry unlike last
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        The dragon dance
        61 19 Mr Mohammad Arif, 29, a sales assistant: 'I always like watching lion dances and dragon dances. Tonight's dragon dance was even better because it was the longest dragon I've seen!' Rearing its head three-metre high m the air, this dragon was a sight to behold. 200 performers
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        Turkish, what else?
        36 19 Mr William Sim. 43, an executive director: 'I liked the Turkish dancers. Their dance steps were very lively. It's good that every year we have different groups coming here, otherwise we'll get bored.'
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        Dance of bravery
        26 19 Miss Winnie Tan. 24, a student, said with a giggle: 1 liked the bums of the Taiwanese men m the Dance of Bravery.'
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        International feel
        57 19 Madam Sally Lim. 38. an Indonesian housewife, said m Mandarin: 'My family rushed from Penang and arrived here at 10 am this morning, specially for the parade because there are no such parades m Indonesia, where you can see so many countries performing at the same time. 'If
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        Fireworks!
        27 19 Mr Pang Mm Sang. 62. a part-time odd-fob labourer, said m Mandarin: 'I liked the pyrotechnics best because they gave a festive atmosphere to the event.'
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      Lock icon PAIN AND SWEAT BEHIND ROYAL PARADE
      414 19 NOT only did it take choreographer Neila Sathyalingam 10 painstaking months to put together the costumes, accessories and props for the Indian royal parade m last night's Chingay procession, it took the 75 dancers three hours to put on their elaborate make-up and costumes.
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  • OBITUARIES
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      508 20 880 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths MDM. CHEONG PUI LENG Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 24 February 1996 leaving behind beloved: Children: Son/Daughters-in-law: Chan Kum Ec, Spencer Cindy Eng Gek Kew Chan Linor Oska Lav Cho Kui Chan Kum Tao Carol Giam Cheng Kwee Chan Kum Kit Laura Koh
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      856 In Memoriam
      20 20 In Loving Memory Of Louis Victor Karl Departed: 25.02.9S Alwmy* lovd by: miv. Chlldfn, Orandchildrmn mnd Sona-in-law.
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      363 20 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths DOMINIC CHEN BLOODWORTH Age 50 passed away peacefully on 22 February 1996, leaving behind loved ones: Father: Mother: Dennis Bloodworth Judy Bloodworth wits: Ming Chu Bloodworth Daughter: Victoria Margaux Bloodworth God-Sons: Malcolm Lv Mighel Lv Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Bosco Chen Bloodworth Alice S L Bloodworth
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      886 In Memoriam
      50 20 IN LOVING MEMORY OF PAUL ONG SOON ANN Departed: 28 Feb. '89 Always ramtmbarod by wnv, cniiorvn oi loved ones* ht Loving Memory Of MDM GOH SWEE NGOH Departed: 24/2/94 Heart of our hearts The Memories of you will always remain. Always remembered by C.Y. 8. Lan
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      858 Requiems
      163 20 OM The Family of the Late MOM RENGASAMY PARVATHI Deported peacef ully on 10 Mi 1996 Express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends, staff of ward 48 (SGH) and the staff of Rajoo Casket for their invaluable assistance, attendances, condolences and donations. Kannnathi Pray*** will be
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      165 20 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths "Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23.-6 WIRIO KASENDA alias OEY GIOK TJENG AGE: 76 was called home to be with the Lord
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      111 20 856 In Memoriam 886 In Mrnnoriam 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam In Deepest Memory Of Tan rvia Her Founder of Wah Heng Glass Group Departed on the 25th February 1995 Always remembered by wife, sons, daughter, all family members and all loved ones. Jesus said "I am the Resurrection,
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      81 20 868 Requiems 858 Requiems ATHMA SHANTI We, the family off late MR. S. RAMASAMY (Ananda Bhavan Restaurant) Dap art ad on 28 January 1906 express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to relatives and friends m India, Malaysia and Singapore for their kind support and assistance m coping with our
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  • RACING
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      Penang boys have plenty to celebrate
      333 21 XL ROUND-UP IT WAS celebration time for the Penang connections at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Jockey Oo Khuang Liang and trainer Joseph Phun, both based at Penang, emerged the most successful. Oo greeted the judge on Mr Perseverance m Race 3, debutant Sigurado II m
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      YESTERDAY'S SELANGOR TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT
      1125 21 RACE 1: Prince Amirul sustained lacerations to his head whilst being transported to the course. He was examined by the club's veterinary surgeon and passed fit to race. Treasured One and Winning Glory II were slow to begin. Gay Hunter II laid out
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      YESTERDAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE RESULTS
      1020 21 RACE 1 RES TERMS DIV 1 1,400 m 2 PRWCE AMRUL 56.5 c 54 (22 7) M«el (10) 4 2 1 8 WONDERFUL SURPRISE ¥52.5 (11-7) Shamri (11) 5 4 2 7 ROISTERER 52.5 c 49.5 (20-7) Rwafci (2) 1 1 3 Others m fMsMng
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      TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE GUIDE
      2726 21 GOING FORECAST: GOOD I "1 f Pax 3 Dlv 3 I*2oOtn(ScT] Ratios 70-57 Stakes $26,000 1 180 Grand (HI 5 (3ag PK leong-Mdm GB Tan) KH Ng 57 2 479-4 Mack Carpet 3 <sag Baertschiger Mrs SR Baertschiger) *$*Im c 3 56 Z 3 -56-0-
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      TIMESPORT SELECTIONS
      324 21 TANTHEAN RON MALCOLM MARC TAN LOON TEO BASTIANB 6 Chiron 2 Mafic Carpet 4 Star Tribute 4 Star Tribute 1 4 Star Tribute 4 Star Tribute 2 Magic Carpet 10 Davidson 7 True Colours 7 True Colours 6 Chiron 6 Chiron 7 0. City 7 0. City 4
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  • SPORT
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      Stop the bias, for sport's sake
      925 22  -  GODFREY ROBERT Recent incidents of double standards run against spirit of the games THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS HAVING been brought up at the old British Naval Base m Sembawang during the postwar colonial reign, I am familiar with situations where Asians end up second
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      256 22 BASKETBALL MIAMI This would have been a real longshot, but Rex Chapman does not gamble. Chapman scored 39 points 27 on 9-oMO three-point shooting to lead the undermanned Miami Heat past the National Basketball Associa-tion-best Chicago Bulls 113-104 on Friday. The Heat
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      Lock icon Sampras to face Chang in semis
      230 22 TENNIS MEMPHIS (Tennessee) World No. 1 Pete Sampras beat ninth-seeded Mark Woodforde 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) here on Friday to reach the semi-finals against Michael Chang at the ATP St Jude Classic. Sampras has secured his place atop the rankings ahead of Austria's Thomas Muster
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      Lock icon Capriati's dream run fades away
      182 22 ESSEN (Germany) Fourth seed Jana Novotna of the Czech Republic ended American Jennifer Capriati's comeback tournament on Friday with a three-set victory m the quarter-finals of the Faber Grand Prix tennis championship. Novotna won 7-6 (8-6), 2-6, 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals. Capriati had
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      Lock icon Wrenn's set to fly after long break
      264 22 GOLF LOS ANGELES Robert Wrenn, who is sponsored on the tour by Eskimo Pie, and Craig Stadler, who looks as if he has eaten a few of them, rolled like a dessert cart straight into the weekend at the Los Angeles Open. Wrenn
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      Lock icon Plans for Dutch, Belgian league
      187 22 BRUSSELS Leading soccer clubs from Holland and Belgium are discussing plans Jj to set up a joint First Division championship, Belgian newspapers reported yesterday. t Both countries would provide their eight best teams for the league, but it was unclear which clubs would qualify or
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      Lock icon Hats off to 'the man with the cap'
      258 22 FRANKFURT Helmut Schoen, the mastermind behind West Germany's 1974 World Cup soccer triumph, died at a care home on Thursday night at the age of 80. He had suffered from Alzheimer's Disease for many •years. German national coach Berti Vogts, who played
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      Lock icon European footballers score political goal
      346 22 SOCCER LONDON Europe's professional footballers were handed the chance to play a major part m planning the future of the game after Uefa invited the players' union Fifpro into negotiations on Friday. As the influence of the players' union starts to be felt, a working
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      784 22 [badminton Thomas Cup qualifiers In Prague, •-finals: Denmark 5 England 0, Sweden 4 Holland 1. Über Cup, s-flnals: Denmark 5 England 0, Russia 3 Sweden 2. BASKETBALL NBA: Indiana 102 Philadelphia 95, Miami 113 Chicago 104, Atlanta 108 New York 97, Charlotte 100 Washington 94, LA Lakers
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        Here's some food for thought, Edberg
        601 23 Here's some food for thought, Edberg In fact, I daresay more Indians have died from not eating anything than from eating something.' IF I were a tennis fan m India, I would dedicate a new dish to Stefan Edberg when my Davis Cup team hosts Sweden m April. The dish
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      Greenridge Sec ends UWC's long reign
      200 23 RUGBY GREENRIDGE Secondary won the John Clark Trophy m the Singapore Cricket Club Rugby Sevens for schools at the Padang yesterday. It carved out a 22-7 (two goals, a try and a dropped goal to a goal) win over United World College, ending UWC's
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      Is hockey a dangerous sport?
      1077 23 Reactions are mixed, but medical records show that it is safer than most sports ISSUES IN SPORT Recently, some parents raised fears about the dangers of hockey following an injury to a 19-year-old player m a match. This week, S. Murall takes a look at
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      Changes in format and rules affect local teams
      287 23 VOLLEYBALL JAPANESE teams proved too strong for the locals m the inaugural women's Orchid Cup Volleyball Tournament at the Japanese Secondary School yesterday. The tournament, which attracted 16 teams from Singapore and Japan, saw Osaka C, Osaka D, Seiban A and the
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      Skipper Guo Hwei shows the way
      215 23 TABLE TENNIS LEE GUO HWEI put up a captain's display to lead Raffles Institution to a 3-2 win over Catholic High m the final of the Schools' South Zone B Division table tennis championship at Bishan. With the score tied at two matches each,
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      Lock icon Five-year Aussie ban for Hill
      487 23 SQUASH 'His behaviour at the World Championship was such that it was very costly to him m that particular match and to the Australian team. The real problem is that he can't seem to console himself on court.' Geoff Hunt, Australian national coach and Hill's
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      Lock icon Pakistan makes short work of UAE
      385 24 World Cup cricket Defending champion scores nine-wicket win GUJRANWALA (Pakistan) Pakistan began its World Cup defence yesterday by cruising to a nine-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates m a rainshortened Group B match. After heavy overnight rain had reduced the game from 50
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      Lock icon Aussie fast bowler McDermott to fly home
      152 24 VISHAKHAPATNAM (India) Australian fast bowler Craig McDermott has been ruled out for the rest of the World Cup because of a serious calf-muscle injury, coach Bob Simpson said yesterday. Simpson said McDermott would fly home and permission was being sought from the World
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      Singapore beaten by 84 runs
      341 24  -  Mahmood Gaznavi By SINGAPORE surrendered the Stan Nagaiah cricket trophy to Malaysia when it went down by 84 runs m the second one-day match m Ipoh yesterday. Having lost the opening match by five runs on Friday, yesterday's defeat means the Malaysians have an unassailable
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      Lock icon Russian mum denies Swedes a berth in Über Cup finals
      318 24 Thomas Cup badminton AUCKLAND Malaysia and China booked their berths for. the Thomas Cap badminton finals when they won their Asian Zone qualifying semi-finals here yesterday. Malaysia defeated Sooth Korea 4-1 while China whitewashed Taiwan 5-9. South Korea and Taiwan
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        Portuguese star Cadete about to sign for Scottish club Celtic
        88 24 SCOTTISH Premier League soccer club Celtic was on the irerge of completing the transfer of highly-rated Portuguese striker Jorge Cadete for around £1 million ($2.17 million) yesterday. Manager Tommy Burns was hoping to have concluded negotiations m time to have
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        Ex-snooker champ shot
        94 24 PAKISTAN'S former national snooker champion Naveen Parvani was shot and critically injured early .yesterday m an ambush by unidentified gunmen m Karachi, police said. Hooded attackers opened fire on 24-year-old Parvani while he was driving home with his fiancee Sangeeta from a late night party m the
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      Tampines invites two foreigners for trials
      262 24 SOCCER S-LEAGUE club Tampines Rovers has invited two strikers, Brazilian Marko Antonio and Kiwi Vaughn Coveny, as a possible replacement for its injured Croatian Nikolic Miroslav. The two players, who arrive tomorrow, will be on stand-by m case Miroslav fails to pass his medical
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      Lock icon SRC, IA ready for another showdown
      391 24  -  S. Muraii HOCKEY By SINGAPORE Recreation Club and Indian Association booked their passages into the final of the Singapore Hockey Federation under-21 tournament m contrasting styles at the Delta Sports Complex yesterday. SRC carved out an emphatic 6-0 win over Singapore Khalsa Association, while
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      No danger to players, says SHF
      252 24 THE fears expressed over the safety of players m the Singapore Hockey Federation Under-21 tournament are totally unfounded so said the SHF m a press statement issued yesterday. In response to a letter of complaint sent by Indian Association manager Raj Dcv Singh, the
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      Fandi and Co inaction
      81 24 EIGHT national squad members, including captain Fandi Ahmad, will turn out for Singapore Malays m a friendly soccer match against Kuala Lumpur FC Malays at the Jalan Besar Stadium today. The match is a tuneup for the Singapore squad for the Sultans' Gold Cup competition from
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      Lock icon Mahathir slams Canada for 'fixing' allegations
      188 24 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday lambasted Canadian hockey officials for. alleging that the Malaysia-India match m Barcelona last month was fixed. Dr Mahathir told the Canadian hockey authorities to prove the allegations and not tarnish the image of the two countries.
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      52 24 TODAY'S EVENTS I ATHLETICS SAAA second league walk (National Stadium, 7.30 am) HOCKEY SHF U-21 finals (Delta Sports Complex, spm) RUGBY Singa Rugby Carnival (Padang, 10am) SOCCER Friendly: Singapore Malays vs XL Malays (Jalan Besar, spm) SOFTBALL Spore Slow Pitch League (Kallang, 12pm) VOLLEYBALL Women's Orchid Cup (Toa Payoh Indoor
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      Lock icon SEARCHING FOR the Dream
      1489 1 SEARCHING FOR the Dream Ten years ago today, Ferdinand Marcos and his family fled the presidential palace m Manila, after a mass peaceful uprising made it clear that Filipinos had had enough of dictatorship. Manila Correspondent NIRMAL GHOSH reports on the legacy of the revolution. 'The revolution that threw out
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          Could it be the drivers?
          333 2 THE Singapore Bus Service was quick to order a safety review after its buses were involved m three accidents a fortnight ago. In the worst of those crashes, a woman passenger had a foot severed when a double-decker slammed into a tree. After the company
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          25 YEARS AGO On this day...
          106 2 25 YEARS AGO On this day THE Housing Board explained today that its flats are priced m three categories new town, suburban and urban. Those m the satellite towns are the cheapest, urban flats the most expensive and those m the suburban areas m between m price. Thus the board
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        Give incentives but leave basic tax rates untouched
        821 2  -  TAN SAI SIONG If votes are any consideration at all, Dr Hu can do no worse than to continue a practice begun m recent years of picking up HDB dwellers' rent and conservancy tabs m full or m part, depending on the
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        Flirting with the vote can bring unintended results
        1024 2  -  WARREN FERNANDEZ WITH a General Election looming, opposition parties have declared their plans to re-run the "by-election" strategy that worked for them m the 1991 General Election, when four seats were wrested from the People's Action Party. Given the success, it is
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        Sunstrokes
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        Property king gets passport to empire-building
        1420 3  - Property king gets passport to empire-building KWAN WENG KIN Few know how Japan-born Paul Sun made his fortune or that he is now a Singapore citizen. Tokyo Correspondent reports. 'There is no way that the Chinese can play an important political or economic role m Japan. Mr Paul Sun MR
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        10 YEARS AGO, TODAY
        227 4 EDSA short for Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue is an arterial road that curves fat and py-thon-like through Metro Manila. For four days 10 years ago, culminating on Feb 25, Edsa was jammed with people from Makati to the police and army camps at Quezon City,
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        730 5 IN THE rush to provide financial services on the information highway, snappy new discount brokers are pulling ahead of the industry's Cadillacs. Full-service brokers such as Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney offer Internet sites that are little more than extensions of
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        CD, program pirates still very much in business
        1646 12 CD, program pirates still very much in business The Sino-US accord on protection of intellectual property rights is a year old tomorrow. Hongkong Correspondent MARY KWANG looks at the impact the accord has had on CD piracy m China and Hongkong. A COMPUTER buff from Singapore headed straight for the
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        More illegal video CDs, CD-ROMs being seized by HK Customs
        535 12 "ANYTHING that can be put on a CD can be copied," is the simple nondiscriminatory principle by which pirates operate. It is also a lucrative one, said Mr Giouw Jui Chian, Hongkong-based regional director of the International Federation of the
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      1031 9 398 Motorcycles/ *73T Scooters For Sale GSF4OOP/ OSXR4OORR/ RGI2B. CMI2SCR/ TZRI2S/ FZR 150/ RXZ. I Call *****37 Guan Hoe Cheong. We*"provide 500 km. warranty. Downpayment from $490/ trade-in i Accepted at 1110 Serangoon Rd. Today open from 9am. -6 30pm. AU-CASHI FC Cagiva Bluebs 125 Chopper, $1650/ FE Yamaha 125
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      874 9 408 Dl 2-14 Balestier/ MacphersoiVGeylang PTE APTS Rent D.14 APT. 3+l. F/aircon. Unfurn. Near Aljunied MRT/ amenities. New well kept. 9-*****40 ERA i^ mmmm^ 410 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Rent D.IB FIRST MANS. Off Meyer Rd. Tip-top condition. 1600 sq.ft. 3 bdrms. F/furn. $3200. UT *****423 D.lB HAWAII
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      1052 9 422 HUDC/ HDB Apts For Rant LADY FLATMATE TO share 3 rm. flat m Toa Payoh. Fully fur- nished. Near amenities/ MRT/ conI venient. $650 neg. Call *****90 TAMPINES 4 'A' blk. 421, f/furn. $1650. Bt. Panjang blk. 151, exec. apt. f/furn. $2000. Übi Aye. 5 "I" I f/furn. $1500.
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      650 9 440 DoloBCity ft South-Wast HOUSES Sale (D.05) WEST COAST Road. Selling your house? Call any LV Agent. We get results. Louis Yeap Realty Pte. Ltd. Tel: *****39. 441 DOl-08 City ft South West PTE APTS Sale OPEN HOUSE 2pm. 9pm. D.03 Landmark Tower #2504 1,400 sq.ft. Full facilities Close to
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      729 9 446 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale ERA SHOWHOUSE 3 6PM. (VIEW BY APPT. ONLY) D.09 WESTWOOD APARTMENT Mid fir. Approx. 2860 sq.ft. 3+l (attached) theater rm. F'hold 5 star hotel, brand new luxurious renovation (SSOOK) Fully aircon./ facilities Big balcony with greenery view. Facing South 5 minutes walk
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      1575 9 486 Dl 2-14 Balestier/ Macpheraon/ Geylang PTE APTS Sale I I Ifiiia 'X m D.14 WINDY HGTS. F'hold. Best facing unit's. 2476 sq.ft. 4+l. Facilities. MRT. Upgraded. $493 p.s.f. neg. View 12-3pm. Aim 841-2523 OPEN HOUSE 4 6PM. D.12 FORTUNA COURT, #02-41 39, Jalan Rajah, off Balestier Rd. 1367 sq.ft.
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      155 9 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast HOUSES -Sale W^vViavS^l^kHß^B^M M (D.15) FRANKEL AYE. Selling your semi-detached? Call any LV Age*. We get results. Louis Yeap Reafly Pte. Ltd. Tel: *****39. jft f" S 1,11 BB*> ■uw WsM D.15 OPEN HOUSE I Sun. by Apflt. Lorong Siglap. 12 noon 2ptft. Semi-D. 2,500
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      546 10 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast 460 D l 16 East Coast HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale 3-Storey Contemporary Design Terrace Houses m the East Coast NwmExcwsivfTANAHMEW<CourmYCiw&MfffSm7iot& Located m a tranquil enclave off the East Coast,
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      356 10 D.15 ONAN RD. F'hold. 3/storey corner terr. 4+l. F/aircon. 3200/ 2800 sq.ft. Easy access to PIE/ ECP. Valued $2.3 M. *****944 DTZ (D.15) JEDBURGH GARDENS. Selling your bungalow? Call any LV Agent. We get results. Louis Yeap Realty Pte. Ltd. Tel: *****39. hi ji—^^^^^j-gMaMTnilfli p-"" i •'^P ■ft SSLIhbmV (D.16)
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      754 10 D.lB JLN. LIMAU Manis. 999 yrs. semi-d. 4+l rms. 3750/ 2800 sq.ft. Big carporch gdn. Good price. Pg. 9-*****32 sole agt. D.I B D/STOREY SEMI-D 4700/ 3500 Sq.ft. f'hold easy access. Okoku *****287/ *****88 Velvet D.lB JLN. UMAU Manis. 2-sto-rey semi-d. 4+l. 2800/ 3400 sq.ft. View to offer. 9-*****54 agt.
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      561 10 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ Pasir Ris HOUSES Sale OPEN HOUSE (2PM 5.30PM) DIST IS 47 PASIR RIS HEIGHTS Land '500 sq.ft., built-in 2900 sq.ft. 4 bdrms., beautifully renovated. Valuation Sl-28M Call JLW *****88 or Pg: *****243 Doria /flat H& DON'T MISSI D.17 Jin. Kelempong (Loyang Villa vicinity). 2/storey cosily renovated
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      2673 10 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 D l 18 Changi/ 465 D l 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ Pasir Rit Pa«ir Ris PP r R Pa ir R P«*ir Ris Pasir Ris HOUSES -Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sala HOUSES Sala
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      625 10 493 HDB Apts For Sflli (Bedok/ Chai CheSJ 4 'NG' BEDOK Res. Blk. 626,. ur£ block. Windy. Near mkt. RencW* cd. Price neg. *****798 agt. l J 4 'NG' BEDOK N. Blk. 124. Mid fir. Marble. Walking distance to stadium/ pool. 9211-1097, sole-tfW 4 *S' BLK. 147 high fir. BetoK
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      860 11 493 HDB Apt* hor Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* 493 HDB Apt* For Sal* (B*doW Chal Ch— (Bedok/ Chai Ch**) (B*dok/ Chal Ch— (Badok/ Chal Ch— (Badok/ Chal Ch— (Badok/ Chal Ch— The Straits
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      722 11 500 HDB Aptt For Sale (Choa Chu Kang/ BukH Panjang) 4 'A' CCX Blk 293, 5 years old No blocking. Near amenities. Low fir. Price neg. REB *****325 4 'A' TECK Whye. Mid fir. Wel renovated. Valued. Pg: *****592 ERA 801 HDB Aptt For Sale (Clementi/ OPEN H'SE. HOLLAND Aye
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      803 11 504 HDB Aptt For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ i Ylo Chu Kang) CORNER 4 'A' Hougang Blk 661. low floor. Renovated. All races. I Shaik *****61 WLP. > EXEC. MAM. HOUOANQ St. 21. Just 5 yrs. Beautifully renovated. Must viewl Sharon *****389 ERA. HOUGANG 4 *S' Blk. 502/ 6-rm. Blk. 303.
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      699 11 512 HDB Aptt For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) D.lB EXEC. MAIS, at Pasir Ris blk. 422, living by the park. High ftr. Good view. Well renovated. Mins. to MRT/ central/ Mcdonald. Hurry! 9-*****42/ 9-*****77 HSR OPEN HSE. 3-7PM. 6 'I' corner Pasir Ris 106. Access. Newly renovated. Near amenities. Can
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      787 11 516 HDB Apts For Sato (Toa Payoh/ Potong Pasir) ATTNI TOA PAYOH 3 rm. blk. 123, high fir. Near Braddell MRT/ mkt./ food ctr. Agt. 9-*****19 EXEC. MAIS. JALAN Rajah. Well keptl High fir. Very near city, amenities. Ambel 9202 3643 agent. RARE I3OK CASHI 4 'I'/ 3 'I' Toa
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      707 11 520 HDB Apts For Sale (MixetfKher Estate*) B-RM. JLN. BATU (Mountbatten), high fir./ windy, quality interior, big rms., view without regretl Don't missl Alison 9201-7865 B-RM. LENOKONG TIGA. Facing morn sun/ pte. hses. Unblocked. Ist owner. Near Kembangan MRT. Exclusive Agt. pg: *****80 4 'NO' DELTA Aye. blk. 4. Dr.
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      1063 11 527 HUDC/HDB Apts Wanted (Rent/ Buy) REA REAL ESTATE Assoc. Pte Ltd wishes everyone a Happy Prosperous New Year. Our office will resume on 26/2/96. SINGLE INDIAN BUYER to purchase 3-rm. m Woodlands, Blks. 150-160/ 300 series. Owners please page 9575-0484 Anne COUPLE/ PROFESSIONAL WANTS to rent HDB 2-5 rm./
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      833 11 539 Shop Space Wanted SHOP WANTED FOR sale/ rent/ assigned m any areas. Owners pis. call *****926 G&R 540 Restaurant/ Lounge Space For Rent FAR EAST PLAZA, reasonable rent, 830 sq.ft. approx. with water supply. Rent/ sale. *****43 TH 544 Warehouses/ Storage Space For Sale D.13 TONGTJT l ßWg™37 l
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      676 11 630 Sale* Positions A branded goods boutique is looking for Chinese female age 18 35 experience preferable but not a must attractive salary 4 commission extra bonus Call *****76 or drop by at PARKWAY PARADE §02-24 PART/ FULL TIME INSURANCE at your own time. Good income. Free training/ guidance. *****161
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      791 11 715 Foreign Education AMERICAN DEGREE PRO GRAMS by the American Education ft Cultural Foundation: Com-* puter/ Business Technology, Communication Studies, Psycholo* iljy, etc. Call 733 2961 for more* 1 jnformstion^^^^^^^^^^^" 721 Language Courses^ ImodvJaponjejwm^ufJ Our ayata me waa awarded r patent In Japan forte uniqueness ana eftetlveneesj In accounted learning,
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        412 1 RICHARD LIM on going out with a subordinate OHM M«HI f As changes and new demands are being made Li on the tourism business, bigger travel agencies are K^H^| j recruiting people with more paper qualifications. I m. L w I I 111 Magdalene Lum reports on Page Two. ILJ
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        152 1 CHERIAN GEORGE on Singapore's funniest family il^r A 'X. L^ Me I BvHL'fllStj WMf^M^M^ ■ftw^ /\r- v\<> V^ **C /LJ m*J mMmyy^irr^t El «.<v^ -4^ \«?4* jN hEST I VA T \ffi%?£m Your run n rood-rilled packages W/w&!sMr3 wonders or Hong Kong. a i.,«i. cdtnoQ ,»,J ;^^l,,J^. T/^^^ I! ufINnHS
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        1124 2  -  MAGDALENE LUM MORE GRADS JOIN TRAVEL INDUSTRY IT WAS the lure of free trips abroad prompted Mr Alden Tan, 28, an arts graduate from the National University of Singapore (NUS), to enter the travel industry. "I love travelling and relating my experiences abroad to
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        697 2 jjj Chan is his first truly International CHAN blockbuster m that Jackie speaks to jA jTKE STORY OF CIA his excited audience m English, Ej M IRST STRIKE Mandarin, Cantonese and even 111 a Z Russian. In fact more than 50% of the hrn j film is m English. But
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        726 3 Europa Holdings has bought the becalmed East Coast Sailing Centre. CLAUDETTE PERALTA maps out the plans to get the once-bustling windsurfers' haven back on even keel. IT BEGAN as a dream for four sailors: to set up a home for others like themselves. Fifteen years
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        510 3 THE world's oldest person, Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who turned 121 this week, credits frequent smiles and the occasional cigarette for her long life. But doctors say it is more likely the result of good genes and access to modern medical care. So,
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        1346 4  -  RICHARD LIM "SHE was the prettiest girl m the line jand I was her supervisor. I made the Sistake of taking her out. She was 19, had come from Penang, aj)d could hardly speak English. We spoke m pidgin Mandarin
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        837 4  -  EVAN THOMAS WHAT explains the current fascination with the novels of Jane Austen? Her 19thcentury dramas of British gentility offer no violence or explicit sex; the action is pretty much limited to raised eyebrows or the glimpse of a heaving breast. There is romance,
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        876 4 uoosonbux CAfnommoNO SHMvtBSUMGAuav wiooniaypu^e WWBW Hffli m II Z" ""I TT, 1 J I£VCISSHAWHOUS£ ISTAMKXDIID 100 BEACH RD *****40 LMyEjatiM SBStiUUJH il /""LnU^N fe aFe S y a ma *****24 337 97M 293 2581 l/4rf^3sM!r) hungry woman would snare her daughter's rnnr A rnnc _a3k I vw^v lover SylvieVartan /do/
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        779 5  -  MAH KAN KENG Cosmopolitan cuisine at the new Tampines Mall gets a reputation and brings m customers tired of the same old things CHEAP AND GOOD ANGUS beef, Norwegian salmon, Australian scallop, New Zealand oysters, English pork, Japanese ehoki and shirataki all this, the
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        394 5  -  MAGDALENE LUM BITES TODAY, which is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, is celebrated by the Chinese traditionally as Everyman's Birthday (Ren Ri). If you plan to celebrate, then consider these eateries. MERCURE: Besides the traditional Lunar New Year buffet, there are freebies
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        2631 6 i What's On Today fc of dioramas, photographs, maps and arte- I IVWM >w iHM.* L3MH3KZT" lin 8- Fee: $3 month Call Ms phua on Sl adults: !5 pick "P points- from SingaDCDrADUAIIACC facts, the exhibition highlights the kinship. i^MKJ 4flk *Jt MmUl 324-2353 pore Trolley at the following points
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        1185 7  - New way to go behind the scenes of shows through the Net Cherian George Some of the sites are set up by the companies behind the programmes, but many are maintained by die-hard fans Media Watch NOT even families who held open houses during the Lunar New Year could have
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        771 7 This Week PERFORMANCES SSO CONCERT Victoria Concert Hall. Fri Sat: 8.15 pm. With soprano Lynda Russell and tenor Richard Suart from Britain. Pieces include Britten's Les Illuminations and Faure's Requiem. Lim Yau conducts. Tickets: $6, $10, $14, $20, $30 from Sistic. Student and senior citizen concession tickets at $4, $7
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        862 7 Your stars Early m the ARIES Your P lanet LIBRA week people March 21 t0 Apr|| 20 Venus is ex- Sept 24 t0 22 may be giving tremely busy good advice, and the only question is up until Wednesday. This puts you m the whether you are going to heed
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        529 8 fHCW MANY "TIMES DO I HAVE I f IIL ASK THAT B\G SLIMY 1 TO TELL YOU WE SHOULD MONSTER IN "WE STOREROOM I ALWAYS BE TRUTHFUL? «F I To COME OUT WP GET YOU!^ JJf^ CATCW YOU LYIN6 AGAIN "I Life's like this! MY DAUGHTER WAS ALWAYS LYING r^^
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        247 9 /don't Do\ i /IF YOU TOUCH THIS /YOU WILL HAVE TIT /BUT MOST OF I |he'sRI6HT..IMAYHAVE /^BUT 0065 NEVER t/ REGRET ANP ~fr£± ALL, YOU Will I REGRET AND REMORSE, V RUE THE PAY.' J REMORSE, ANO YOU i frr^Ti V RUE THE PAY ANP MAY EVEN MAY EVIEN EXPERIENCE/
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        999 10 SURINDER SINGH meets Dr John Samuel Yu who has just been named Australian Of The Year FOR much of his life, Dr John Samuel Yu has managed to avoid publicity. This despite the fact that he is chief executive of the New
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