The Straits Times, 25 January 1998

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    9 1 The Sunday Times No: 3207 65 CENTS MITA(P) 113/12/97
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    Lock icon Will Clinton be impeached?
    600 1 The President and the intern WASHINGTON Amid widespread talk of impeachment, President Bill Clinton is rallying members of his Cabinet to his defence following allegations that he lied under oath about having a sexual relationship with a former White House intern and then asked her to
    LAT-WP; Reuters; AFP  -  600 words
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    Lock icon Just when he's going to push for Asia bailout...
    344 1 Just when he's going to push for Asia bailout WASHINGTON In his upcoming State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton will assert that the nations vital economic and security interests have been put at risk by the continuing financial crisis m Asia, two key Clinton Cabinet members said on
    LA Times  -  344 words
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    HIV man gets 12 months for lying
    670 1  -  Elena Chong By 'When a person goes and donates blood, his main concern is to donate blood. When they give a questionnaire, I just take it lightly.' Former accounts clerk Loo Wah Yew. AN HIV-POSITIVE man who lied six times m his blood
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    Lock icon Say goodbye to jams at 2 junctions
    601 1  -  Karamjit Kaur Interchanges at Holland/Farrer roads and Bt Timah/Adam roads open By JAMS at the junctions of Holland Road/Farrer Road and Bukit Timah Road/Adam Road should be a thing of the past now. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is confident that with the
    ALPHONSO CHAN  -  601 words
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Clinton facing biggest mess of career
      1294 2  -  Louise Branson The President and the intern Impeachment might very well be an option because subornation of perjury and tampering with witnesses are very very serious charges. But it is important to note they are just charges as we speak.' Mr Henry Hyde, chairman
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      Lock icon Tapes disclose Clinton engaged in phone sex
      308 2 Tapes disclose Clinton engaged in phone sex WASHINGTON Ms Monica Lewinsky claims that President Clinton telephoned her frequently at home late at night and engaged m explicit sex talk, a source said on Friday after hearing portions of the former White House intern's secretly tape-recorded conversations. The source also said
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      How Clinton-Lewinsky probe came about
      610 3  -  The President and the intern HOW did the present investigation of President Bill Clinton's relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky come about? The series of events that triggered the investigation is no more than a few weeks old. The law requires credible evidence
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      Lock icon Primary colours
      92 3 SHE WAS RECOMMENDED: A retired New York City insurance executive, Mr Walter Kaye, who was one of President Bill Clinton's top fund contributors, recommended Ms Monica Lewinsky for her job as a White House intern, according to a former Clinton campaign official and government investigators. NYT 'Only Clinton
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      HER NAME IN LIGHTS
      23 3 In Ms Monica Lewinsky's high-school yearbook, she was voted the student most likely to have her name m lights.
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      A NAMING PROBLEM
      18 3 Headline writers have a problem: What to call the scandal? Zippergate, Naughtygate, Jailbaitgate, Sexgate, Monicagate,
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      Lock icon HUMOUR AND CRISIS
      52 3 CNN media analyst Jeff Greenfield, formerly of ABC, said gallows humour was to be expected m a time of national crisis but comedians like Leno and David Letterman contributed to a mood of national cynicism and a culture m which all politicians were "treated like fools and
      Reuters  -  52 words
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      Consequences for US and S-E Asia may be serious
      903 3  -  Janadas Devan News analysis By A MAN sleeps with a woman not his wife. Generally speaking, not a good idea, but unfortunately, not uncommon. For that reason, one hardly expects it to become the occasion of a constitutional crisis. But that
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Woman survives pain and horror of hunting knife plunged into her skull
      622 4 'The pain was searing and at that point, I was preparing to die. I thought I was dying. The pain was as much as one can have without dying.' Miss Alison Kennedy (above). LONDON Miss Alison Kennedy, the
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      A psychopath with fantasies of violence since boyhood
      362 4 The attacker LONDON Robert Buckland is a psychopath who had fantasised about murder and violence since boyhood. In school art classes, he produced a series ©f drawings of women being stabbed m appalling circumstances, according to the Daily Mail. "Everything focused on
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      Lock icon FPDA vital to 'ensuring security of South-east Asia'
      642 5  -  Dominic Nathan By m Rotorua NZ's role m arrangements important, says Tony Tan THE Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) is fundamental to ensuring the security of South-east Asia and New Zealand continues to play an important role m it, Deputy Prime Minister
      Reuters  -  642 words
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      Lock icon Spielberg denies stealing idea for film Twister
      342 5 Screenwriter Stephen Kessler says the idea for Twister (above) was stolen from his unproduced 1989 script, Catch the Wind. ST. LOUIS (Missouri) Film director Steven Spielberg has testified m a United States court here that the idea for the 1996 film Twister, which
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    • WORLDFILE
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        Lock icon BELFAST DEATH
        65 5 A man was shot dead m north Belfast on Friday just hours after one of Northern Ireland's proBritish guerilla groups, the Ulster Freedom Fighters, said it was ending hostilities against Irish nationalists. The victim was shot m the head while laying gas pipes on a road m a
        Reuters  -  65 words
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        Lock icon TIT FOR TAT
        60 5 Tensions rose m Serbia's volatile Kosovo province on Friday after a local Serb politician was killed m apparent retaliation for police action 24 hours earlier m which an ethnic Albanian died. Kosovo, where ethnic Albanians outnumber Serbs nine to one and want to secede, is considered the
        Reuters  -  60 words
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        SNOW TRAGEDY
        53 5 At least 10 people died and two were missing on Friday after a huge avalanche swept away a group of schoolchildren and their guides trekking m the French Alps, local officials said m Grenoble. A further 20 people were injured, six seriously, m the country's worst avalanche disaster
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        Lock icon DEATH IT IS
        66 5 An American federal judge sentenced Pakistani national Mir Aimal Kasi to death on Friday for the killing of two Central Intelligence Agency employees, confirming the recommendation of a trial jury last November. Judge Howe Brown confirmed the sentence m court m Arlington, near Washington, following the conviction
        AFP  -  66 words
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        Lock icon BACK TO MALI
        62 5 French President Jacques Chirac has returned to Mali a 12th-cen-tury pottery ram acquired from illegal diggings that was given to him as a gift on his 64th birthday. The ram, a gift from an aide, was handed over on Thursday by France's Ambassador to the head of
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        Lock icon EXPERT GUILTY
        55 5 A Russian computer expert has pleaded guilty to US charges of hacking into Citibank's computer system and illegally transferring US$3.7 million (556.5 million) of customer deposits to accounts he controlled m several countries. Vladimir Levin, 30, entered his plea on Friday to one count of conspiracy at a
        Bloomberg  -  55 words
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        Lock icon STYLISTS WIN
        51 5 A Milan appeals court on Friday cleared top stylists Gianfranco Ferre, Krizia and Gianni Versace's brother, Santo, of corruption for paying bribes to tax police, overturning convictions handed down last year. The court said there was no case to answer because the defendants had been victims of extortion.
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      Lock icon India's guardians of the desert rise to the occasion
      59 6 picture. THESE camels of India's Border Security Force usually guard the desert area bordering the western state of Rajasthan. But New Delhi's presidential palace was the backdrop as they rehearsed last week for tomorrow's Republic Day parade, with which India will
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      Lock icon UN council rejects Iraqi proposal to stop arms inspections
      285 6 UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council has rejected as "unacceptable" Iraq's proposal for a moratorium on UN weapons inspections. But even as the three-month UN-Iraq crisis moved into a new phase, following Baghdad's warning that UN inspectors could be shut out
      AFP; WP  -  285 words
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      Lock icon Israeli plans for troop pullout are peanuts, says Arafat
      414 6 The idea of peace is dying m the minds of Palestinians and Arabs; Mr Arafat, who is concerned that the impasse m the peace talks will sow fresh violence m the Middle East. WASHINGTON Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat has rejected
      LAT; Reuters  -  414 words
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      Lock icon Brazil lays down tough traffic laws to keep roads safe
      341 8 BRASILIA Brazil has imposed tough penalties to quell the anarchy on its roads but few think the measures would tame the country's notorious drivers. The new law includes heavy fines for those who ignore seat belts, red lights and pedestrian
      Reuters  -  341 words
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      New flight plan for Sydney raises fears
      462 8 Plots warn of safety risks following move to open al three runways SYDNEY The safety margins for aircraft movements at the airport here have been narrowed following a new flight plan on Friday that allowed all three runways to be used, warned air
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      Lock icon Bombings and attacks claim 45 more
      351 8 ALGIERS A wave of bomb attacks and killings by suspected Islamist militants across Algeria m the past few days had left at least 45 people dead, independent newspapers reported yesterday. At the same time, 19 armed extremists had been shot dead m counter operations
      AFP  -  351 words
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      Lock icon Colombia to send study team to Singapore for port project
      346 8  -  Foo Yang Yann By COLOMBIA is interested m sending a study team to Singapore for a port-develop-ment project back home. The Foreign Minister of Colombia, Mrs Maria Emma Mejia Velez, told reporters yesterday that the project to develop the port
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      Next on the cards... a 'suicide condolence' from Hallmark
      297 8 Next on the cards a 'suicide condolence' from Hallmark NEW YORK The United States greeting card giant, Hallmark, plans to launch a "suicide" condolence card for those grieving over loved ones who have taken their own lives. The company, which has 44 per cent of the American market, said that
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    • DATELINE: ASIA
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        LDP sec-gen's jargon blues
        109 9  -  KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN: Mr Koichi Kato (above), secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, used to dealing with broad policy matters only, is reportedly having some problems keeping up with the jargon-filled discussions of financial issues m parliamentary committees. "Terms like preferred stock used to
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        Tycoon cousin of Suharto a wiser man after stroke
        97 9  -  DERWIN PEREIRA INDONESIA: Business tycoon Sudwikatmono, a cousin and close ally of President Suharto, said he had become wiser and more religious after a stroke m 1995. "I try to live m peace with everybody because I realise that we live
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        Come be my running mate in Philippines polls, coach
        111 9  -  LUZ BAGUIORO affJ PHILIPPINES: While some presidential contenders bank on the youth or the business community to push their bid, aspirant Richard Gordon is thinking of capitalising on the Filipinos' passion for basketball. Aides said the head of Subic Bay Metropolitan
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        Most-photographed Chinese envoy camera-shy
        94 9  -  MARY KWANG I CHINA: Mr Shen Guofang (above), better known as China's spokesman, is heading for New York for his new posting with the Chinese mission at the United Nations. The diplomat, 45, said at a press conference last Thursday, that it would be his last
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        Taiwan's DPP officer quits to run in elections
        82 9  -  LEE SAN CHOUY TAIWAN: Democratic Progressive Party information director Sisy Chen, 40, has announced her resignation recently, saying that she was quitting m preparation for Taiwan's year-end parliamentary polls. She is planning to run m a Taipei electoral district. Mr Hsu Hsin
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        Soldiering on against illegal video-arcade operators
        48 9  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA MALAYSIA Selangor state politician Datuk Fuad Hassan will continue his crusade against illegal videoarcade operators, despite threats by gangsters. He said recently: "I am giving them a warning not to take on the authorities because it is a high-risk game."
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      Arguments for an Australian republic have merit, says Howard
      473 9 'The symbolism of Australia sharing its legal head of state with a number of other nations has become an anachronism and is no longer appropriate for an Australian nation about to enter the 21st century.' Mr Howard on his country sharing
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      Lock icon US trade embargo against Cuba hurts the needy most, says Pope
      217 9 HAVANA Pope John Paul II has issued a stern denunciation of tho US trade embargo against Cuba m a letter to the nations youth. calling such sanctions "deplorable because they always hurt the most needy.'* The letter was released
      LAT-WP; AFP  -  217 words
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Taiwanese brave chill to vote in local council polls
      180 11 TAIPEI Taiwan voters braved a drizzly chill yesterday to cast ballots m urban and rural council elections seen as a gauge of the island's political mood ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote late this year. Polling places closed at 4 pm
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      Lock icon Sayonara, samurai
      192 11 Stars and fans bid Toshiro Mifune farewell at actor's funeral TOKYO About 1,800 film stars and fans gathered at a funeral yesterday to mourn Toshiro Mifune, whose powerful portrayals of samurai warriors earned him international recognition. A large portrait of him m the role of warrior m The
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      Lock icon Public rally in Taipei to promote communism? Sure, just go right ahead
      242 11 TAIPEI Taiwan had lifted a ban on rallies and marches advocating secessionism or communism, saying present police powers violated the principle of free speech, the judiciary said yesterday. "Effective immediately... police cannot disapprove applications for public rallies advocating
      Reuters  -  242 words
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      Lock icon Tokyo-Seoul ties all at sed over fishing treaty
      319 11 Tokyo-Seoul ties all at sed over fishing treaty TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday raised concern about the impact of a fisheries dispute on the future of JapanSouth Korea relations, the Jiji Press reported. "I'm not optimistic at all," he said. His Cabinet decided on Friday to quit the
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      Lock icon Apec panel unveils Asian self-help measures
      444 11 TAIPEI A panel of Asia-Pacific economies yesterday proposed a package of self-help measures for Asia's battered economies, including issuance of state bonds that would be backed by regional powers and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Host Taiwan pledged its full support for the package,
      Reuters  -  444 words
    • EAST ASIA FILE
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        OFFICIAL QUITS
        78 12 Deputy Xinhua news agency director Qin Wenjun has quit the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) after his name was taken off the list of Hongkong delegates, it was reported yesterday. The CPPCC standing committee has replaced him with fellow deputy director Zheng Guoxiong. The move is said
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        Lock icon GREAT WALL CRACKED
        68 12 :a major earthquake north of Beijing has cracked the Great Wall that once divided China from the outside world, the official Xinhua news agency reported. A 2.000-km section of the wall, which dates from the Ming dynasty, was shaken badly. The quake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter
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        Lock icon NEW JETS ARRIVE
        73 12 Six more French-built Mirage jet fighters have joined the Taiwanese air force, the island's United Daily News said yesterday. The Mirage 2000-5S were unloaded from a French ship m the eastern port of Hualien on Friday and will be deployed at the northern air base m Hsinchu,
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      • Article
        Lock icon 89 EXECUTED
        34 12 Eighty-nine criminals were executed m 12 separate sessions m Beijing recently, the Shenghuo Shibao daily said yesterday. They had been convicted of crimes such as armed robbery, murder and aggravated assault. AFP
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        Lock icon SACKED FOR GRAFT
        74 12 China's Communist Party has expelled a provincial official for accepting bribes m the form of shares and cash while he served on the securities regulatory committee m Hainan province. Kin Yejiang, deputy chairman of the island's People's Congress, was arrested and charged with graft, state television reported
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        Lock icon SEA MISHAP
        57 12 Three South Korean adventurers were found dead m Japanese waters after their 7-m raft capsized m stormy weather yesterday, officials m Seoul said. One man is still missing. The four were tracing the sea route linking Palhae, the ancient Korean dynasty m north-east China, and the ancient dynasty
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      Lock icon HK checking if 'mad-cow serum' was legal
      451 12 Substance not classified as a drug HONGKONG The territory's Hospital Authority is investigating whether the medical reagent which triggered a "mad-cow disease" scare m the territory was imported without the necessaiy papers, a spokesman said yesterday. "Regarding the regulatory monitoring process, the test
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      Lock icon Police taking no chances in explosives case
      72 12 picture, HANDS on holsters, fingers on triggers, these armed policemen were set on Friday to screen all who entered a Hongkong court where three men were jointly charged with possessing 818 kg of explosives, 497 mof safety fuse and 2, 100 detonators enough
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      Lock icon Bird flu virus did not come from China, say WHO officials
      264 12 BEIJING The "bird flu" virus which has left six people dead m Hongkong originated m the territory and not m China, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) officials quoted m the China Daily yesterday. WHO experts who had just
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      Hongkong using cameras to nab culprits of killer litter
      217 12 HONGKONG Cameras have been installed by Hongkong's Housing Department to catch tenants who throw things out of their windows, it was reported yesterday. But the installation of the cameras has drawn the attention of the Privacy Commissioner, who is worried that
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Regional Economic CRUNCH
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        Lock icon She survives attack, but not her father
        183 15 Khmer Rouge rocket kills 5 m market THIS Cambodian girl has just lost her father (left, on the ground) to a rocket fired by Khmer Rouge soldiers. The missile had slammed into a busy market, killing five people m Samrong, 300 km north
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      • NOTEBOOK
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          Lock icon Aussie minister visiting Jakarta
          84 15 CANBERRA Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer will be m Jakarta from today till Tuesday, together with diplomats, to monitor any potential threat for Australians m Indonesia m the wake of its economic crisis, a government spokesman said yesterday. "Certainly on the streets m Indonesia there is
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          Lock icon Chuan to speak at World Forum
          69 15 BANGKOK Thai Premier Chuan Leekpai will be a guest speaker at next week's World Economic Forum meeting m Switzerland where he will rally support for Asia amid its economic collapse, officials said yesterday. "He is the only Asian leader invited to speak at the
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          Lock icon Soldiers exchange swords for ploughs
          86 15 BANGKOK Thai soldiers are turning m their swords for ploughs by launching an agricultural sideline m an attempt to beat the economic slump, reports said yesterday. Faced with a rising cost of living and the sharp plunge of the Thai baht, the military has converted
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          Lock icon Two TV channels to reduce broadcast hours
          57 15 JAKARTA Two private Indonesian television channels are planning to reduce their broadcasting hours because of the economic crisis, media reports said yesterday. The Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia, controlled by President Suharto's eldest daughter Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, and the Andalas Televisi are planning to cut
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        IMF and US praise Thailand
        584 15  -  Lee Slew Hua Reforms get signal of confidence from Camdessus and Clinton By US Correspondent WASHINGTON Good job, Thailand. This was the sought-for signal of confidence from both the International Monetary Fund and US President Bill Clinton on Friday. IMF chief Michel Camdessus praised Bangkok
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        101 15 TOKYO The Japanese government plans to offer Thailand loans worth US$5 billion (SsB.7 billion) to support the country's export industry, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. The daily said that the ExportImport Bank of Japan would extend the untied loans to Thai state
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        Lock icon Teenage Thai stars lead campaign against drug abuse
        225 17 BANGKOK The message is clear: Just say "no" to drugs. Some teenage stars m Thailand are taking part m a T-shirt design contest as part of a "Just Say No" antidrug campaign, according to a Bangkok Post report on Friday. It has
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        Lock icon Indonesian firms want to roll-over foreign debt
        390 17 Companies seek grace period of two years JAKARTA Indonesia's economic crisis deepened further yesterdaywith the news that the country's private sector was unable to repay billions of dollars m foreign debt. Companies, stung by the drastic plunge of the rupiah, were seeking a
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        Lock icon 1,000 loot shops in East Java in latest outbreak of violence
        124 17 1 ,000 loot shops in East Java in latest outbreak of violence JAKARTA Indonesian police guarded shops m an East Java town yesterday after mobs angered by rising prices looted food stores m a fresh outbreak of violence m the province, residents said. Witnesses said that about 1,000 people had
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        198 17 TOKYO Japans Vice-Fi-nance Minister Eisuke Sakakibara has said Japan will build a united front with Singapore and the United States to save Indonesia from ruin, a daily reported yesterday. "We will never let Indonesia break down at any cost," Mr Sakakibara, dubbed
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        Jakarta military can back civilian for V-P
        386 17  -  Derwin Pereira By m Jakarta THE Indonesian military has said that it would back a civilian for the post of Vice-President if necessary, dispelling any notion that it would support only a figure from the armed forces. Lieutenant-General Yunus Yosfiah, the chief of
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          Singaporean shoppers 'cleaning out shelves of JB supermarkets'
          399 18 JOHOR BARU There is no stopping the flood of Singaporeans shopping at Johor Baru. The "invasion" of Johor Baru by Singaporeans over weekends and public holidays may be nothing new. But the frenzied pace by which they sweep clean supermarket shelves sure
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          266 18 KUALA LUMPUR Malay sia's top publishing group said yesterday it would stop publishing several magazines because of the rising cost of newsprint. The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd (NSTP) was also facing slower volume growth m newspaper advertisements, managing director
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          Be patriotic and help govt, Mahathir appeals
          360 18 Premier wants public to understand problems caused by ringgit's depreciation KUALA LUMPUR A sense of patriotism will help expedite the government's efforts to revive the economy, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said. Stressing the need to have confidence m the
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          Lock icon If you can going too slow
          219 18 If you can going too slow KUALA LUMPUR Going by this road sign, the authorities want drivers to shoot past this stretch of road m Petaling Jaya's SEA Park as they approach the hump. Motorists going under 355 kmh would be breaking the law. And if motorists need to slow
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          Lock icon Get your husbands to sell overseas assets and invest at home, wives urged
          237 18 KUALA LUMPUR Wives have been urged to encourage their husbands to sell their assets abroad and bring the money home to invest m the country. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Friday called on women
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            Lock icon WORKERS DETAINED
            42 18 A total of 425 foreign workers at a cement factory m Chemor near here were detained this morning during an operation mounted by members of the General Operations Force. The workers, aged between 20 and 35, were mainly Bangladeshis. Bernama
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            LAUNDRY THEFT
            54 18 Thieves broke into a laundry shop at Jalan Sultanah here last Sunday and made off with official attire belonging to several state dignitaries, including exco members. It was learnt that shirts and a suit belonging to a son of Mentri Besar Tan Sri Sanusi were among the items
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            Lock icon SYNDICATE BUSTED
            55 18 Police believe they have smashed an inter- national syndicate which deals m stolen microchips with the arrest of three people m a raid at Bukit Jambul here early yesterday. The syndicate was believed to have stolen microchips from the warehouses of several electronic factories m Bayan Lepas to
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            Lock icon LAWYERS' PROTEST
            77 18 :The Malaysian Bar Council has protested against reported plans by US-based law firm Baker McKenzie to set up a branch office here. Bernama news agency, citing a report m the Australian Financial Review, said the firm planned to open a 40-lawyer office m Malaysia within the next two
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            INCEST CHARGE
            34 18 A blind factory worker was charged with raping his 14-year-old daughter. The 49-year-old man claimed trial to raping the girl m their house m Kajang sometime last year, the Sun reported yesterday.
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            51 18 picture. Grand prize winner Dzuzani Mohd Gahazali, 24, was on top of the world when she received Msloo,ooo (5537,000) from McDonald's Malaysia for the most creative signature for the word "McValue". The research assistant with Lembaga Koko Malaysia will share her Hari Raya windfall with her family and; charities.
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          Lock icon Bystanders scramble for loot from robbery
          147 18 KUALA LUMPUR A crowd ignored a warning shot fired by a robber as tney scrambled for jewellery dropped on a street after a bungled gold smith's shop heist. Masked robbers dropped a tray of jewellery as tney were trying to escape after a M
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      Lock icon Doctor loves taking women's photos in search of beauty
      819 19  -  Lea Wee By Is Zoe Tay the ideal Singaporean beauty? And how do S'porean women compare with the ideal Caucasian face? OTHER FINDINGS Eyebrows: In most Singaporean Chinese women, the eyebrow arches nearer the temple than the forehead. So instead of
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      Lock icon Giant potluck party brings cheer to 2,000 elderly in Ang Mo Kio
      412 19  -  Kao Chen By IT WAS a simple call to Ang Mo Kio residents to bring a dish to a giant potluck party for 2,000. And more than 40 families said "yes". Yesterday, they helped make up a spread
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      Public urged to give blood
      72 19 THE Singapore Blood Transfusion Service is appealing to the public to donate blood to help it maintain blood reserves during the coming festive period. It also wishes to remind donors visiting its National Blood Centre m Outram Road of certain changes m operating hours. On
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      Higher starting pay for teachers with good degrees
      588 20  -  Ahmad Osman Professional-upgrading schemes to attract talent By STUDY, THEN TEACH HELP from the Education Ministry for teachers who want to improve themselves professionally: Higher starting pay for teachers with good honours degrees. Study leave f or non-grad-uate teachers to get degrees.
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      Leprosy will be a thing of the past here in 20 years' time
      549 20  -  Lea Wee By 'Most probably got the disease about 30 years ago when it was still a common problem here and are showing the symptoms only now; Dr Scow, on why most new Singaporean leprosy patients are
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      Sacked steward who sued SIA loses his claim
      196 20 A FORMER Singapore Airlines steward who was sacked for taking two bottles of liquor from an airplane sued the airline for wrongful termination of his employment. The airline had accused Joseph Benedict Gomez, 45, of dishonestly removing two sealed bottles of liquor
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      Showdown in GE 2002: Chiam vs Gan
      1473 21 The next general election may still be five years away but Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has already thrown down the gauntlet to veteran opposition MP Chiam See Tong. Speaking at the recent PAP convention, he said: "By 2002, Mr Chiam would have
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      Lock icon Electronic road pricing on East Coast Parkway from April 1
      452 21 ELECTRONIC road pricing (ERP) will be introduced on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) on April 1. Motorists, who now need only an area licence to travel on that expressway and to enter the Central Business District, will have to pay
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  • MONEY
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      Lock icon Creative reports 32% rise in net earnings
      409 22  -  Reports by Tammy Tan CREATIVE Technology continued its good performance when it reported a 32 per cent increase m second-quarter net earnings to US$75 million yesterday. Group revenue for the three months to Jan 2, was marginally higher at US$395 million (Ss6B7 million),
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      Lock icon Cash is king in gloomy times, so group to slow down acquisitions
      566 22 'We have to take Asia as it is right now. It's going to be tough for some time to come, we just have to rough it out.' Creative Technology chairman Sim Wong Hoo. The new multi-tier interchanges at
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      Lock icon 3 shopping places fined for flouting safety rules
      129 23 BAGS of rice, all neatly stacked, blocking the fire exit at an NTUC Fairprice supermarket at Bedok. It was one of three shopping places fined yesterday afternoon for fire-safety violations during a crackdown carried out by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).
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      Many fires last year caused by people who were not careful
      391 23  -  Chang Ai-Lien Reports by THERE were more fires m 1997, and more than half of them were caused by people who threw lighted materials, such as matches or burning cigarette butts, indiscriminately. The exceptionally hot, dry weather last year
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      NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE CALLS UP
      292 23 ALMOST four m every 10 calls (38.8 per cent) for a Singapore Civil Defence Force ambulance last year were for non-emergencies. Non-emergency calls m fact increased to 24,057 last year, from 20,712 m 1996, despite the introduction of a non-emergency ambulance service run by private ambulance
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      Pastor who died much loved by all
      501 23  -  S. Tsering Bhalla Accidents involving stationary vehicles By 'Philip was a very gentle person. He would never force his opinions on others and I'd never seen him try to get his way.' A colleague, Pastor Andrew Raman, on Pastor Philip Koh. HE LIVED
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      Lorryman and supervisor charged with expressway death
      231 23 THE lorry driver who parked his vehicle on an expressway, which led to the death of a motorist, and a supervisor were charged m court yesterday. Muthuvadu Ganathan Ganesan, 26, who worked for subcontractor Goy Lim Engineering Construction, was charged with causing the
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      409 24 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths b PASTOR PHILIP KOH KIM TIAN AGE: 38 WAS CALLED HOME TO BE WITH THE LORD JESUS ON 23 JANUARY 1998 LEAVING BEHIND LOVED ONES: WIFE SERENA SON ELISHA DAUGHTERS GLORIANNE KATRIANNE PARENTS CHARLIE BONG SOO SISTER SABRINA FAMILY WAKE SERVICES: BLOCK
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      369 24 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths KELLY FOO YUIM KIN AGE: 7 was called home to be with the Lord on 23rd Jan. 1998 leaving behind loved ones. Father: Mother: Foo Say Puan Jana Kang Hui Cheng Grandfather: Grandmothers: Kang Ngian Him Son Scow Choo Teo Ah Nee Great Grandmother:
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      307 24 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths ERIC HO THIAM SOON Age: 48 years passed away peacefully on 23 January 1998 leaving behind beloved: Mother: Chng Siew Luan Wife: Amy Lim Gek Eng Daughter: Rachel Ho Li Wei Sisters: Brother-in-law: Ho Swan Poh Ang Kok Hai Brother: Sister-in-law: Thomas Ho Thiam
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      852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements
      165 25 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family of The Late CHIA TEOW HOE JAMES Departed 17/01/98 wishes to express our heartfelt appreciation to Rev. Dr. Daniel Lee, Mr. Lee Peng Lye, leaders members of Charis Methodist Church, Rev. Teo See Eng, Elders members of Carmel Church, all relatives, well wishers friends
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      852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements
      204 25 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family of The Late TAN POH CHOON Departed 19-1-1998 wishes to thank all their relatives, friends anc colleagues for their kind assistance, atten dance, condolences, donations and wreath: during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to RN Esther Ho, Dr Wynn anc staff of Hospice Care
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      856 in Memoriam
      86 25 Ist Anniversary In Loving memory of R. PONNUSAMY Departed on 05-02-97 Not just today but everyday, we remember the times we shared. Always remembered by loving wife, aona, daughter, son-in-law. Daughters-in-law, Grandchildren, relatives and friends. Prayers will be hold at Blk 238 Hougang Aye 1, #06-300 on
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      98 25 854 Condolences 854 Condolences Our Deepest Sympathies Heartfelt Condolences to the family of our late Managing Director ERIC HO THIAM SOON Departed on 23/1/98 From: The Management Staff of: TARKUS INTERIORS PTE LTD. With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to the family of the late TAN TECK SIN Departed on
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      856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam
      154 25 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam In Everloving Memory of a Fabulous Wife and a Wonderful Mother COLEEN VALERIE LV Departed on 24 Jan. 1997 Deeply missed by: Husband: Jean-Paul Children: Olivia Lianne Daniel IN LOVING MEMORY OF MICHAEL CHOONG Departed 25/1/95 Though 3yrs have passed Your memory still lingers
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      856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam
      107 25 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam In Loving Memory of COLEEN VALERIE LV nee LESSLAR Departed on 24 Jan. 1997 Sadly missed by: Mother: Doris Brother: Jeremy Sisters: In Loving Memory Of S. MURUGESU Departed 25.01.96 Dear Dad, we love miss you Always remembered by children. Daughter-in-law Nancy Paul, Son-in-law
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      858 Requiems
      31 25 MARUTHAMUTHU SUPPIAH Departed 11/1/98 Bik 103 Whampoa Drive #0203 Tel: *****38 Athma Shanti Pooja will be held at Sivar Temple Geylang East on 26 Jan 98 at 1 30pm
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  • RACING
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      Lock icon Sparring saves the day as punters take a beating
      457 26  -  Danny Khoo Singapore round-up By FAVOURITES flopped m yesterday's card of 10 races at Bukit Timah. Although conditions were ideal for racing on a track rated good, only one top fancy obliged. The Keith Stone-trained Sparring, with jockey Sam Subian aboard,
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      YESTERDAY'S BUKIT TIMAH RACE RESULTS
      1073 26 RACEI CLASS 5 DIV 2 1,400 m 4 SHARP SUN 55 (27-9) John (3) 3 2 1 11 HAPPY PRINCE 51c 52 (83-1 9) Sofhan (6) 5 4 2 5 EAST GENERAL 54 5c 53 (36- 10) Satee (7) 11 7 3 Others m finishing
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH RACE GUIDE
      2535 26 GOING FORECAST: GOOD I RTDiv 2 abt 1,400 m (sc) Stakes $25,000 1 -2- Crypto Star 10 (3nzcP Lee-Owner) Saimee 57 2 Hamilton 2 (3nzc R Ang-Hamilton) 'C Ang c 3 57 3 58 Happy Money 7 (3ag M Breukelen-YZ Racing) Au 57 4 05
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      TIMESPORT SELECTIONS
      350 26 TANTHEAN DANNY MALCOLM MARC TAN LOON KHOO BASTIANS 7 Porsche Wing 7 Porsche Wing 7 Porsche Wing 1 Crypto Star 1 1 Crypto Star 1 Crypto Star I Crypto Star 7 Porsche Wing 5 Lucky Day 9 Wmthrill 8 South General 4 Imperial Finish 6 On Song 6
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      67 26 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Jan 24 1998 FIRST 0062 SECOND 7775 THIRD 8826 STARTERS 0160 2798 4148 3057 3501 1253 4476 5135 8551 1455 CONSOLATIONS 8807 1849 5571 3847 2639 4248 3025 7203 5564 5928 Excerpts from Singapore Turf Club stipendiary stewards' report: See Pg 27 1= j— <:^'S MU ""Ula, fj>
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  • SPORT/RACING
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      Apprentice Teh disqualified 12 months for no-merit ride
      1391 27 Apprentice Teh disqualified 1 2 months for no-merit ride STIPES' REPORT ROOKIE Teh Ming Wan was yesterday disqualified one year after being found guilty under Rule 144 (a) for failing to ride Win Master on merit m Race 4 last Sunday. At the conclusion of an inquiry, the stewards found
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      Lock icon Green Bay ready to pack off Denver
      657 27 Super Bowl XXXII: Green Bay Packers v Denver Broncos (live on Premiere 12, Monday 7am) History does not favour sentimental favourite Elway's Broncos m final SAN DIEGO It has been 29 years since an underdog the size of the Broncos has prevailed m
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      Lock icon Fearsome Favre will not risk bid
      546 27 SAN DIEGO Mississippi son Brett Favre has a reputation as a riverboat gambler but he would not be taking risks m his bid for a second straight Super Bowl, just straight shots. The 28-year-old Green Bay Packers quarterback, known for his locker-room pranks and
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      Lock icon Elway hopes to be fourth time lucky
      489 27 SAN DIEGO Denver quarterback John Elway's three Super Bowl defeats make him the sentimental favourite m today's Super Bowl 32. But against a team like Green Bay, sentiment does not count for much. "The last two weeks, going into Kansas City and Pittsburgh,
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      Lock icon WHAT THE NFL IS ALL ABOUT
      429 27 TOMORROW'S game is Super Bowl 32. Before 1970, it was called the National Football League-American Football League Championship Game. It is believed the name "Super Bowl" came from former AFL President Lamar Hunt, who came up with the idea after seeing his children playing
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      Should there be a game clock and sin bin in football?
      1099 27  -  YAP KOON HONG SPORTS WORLD THE AMERICANS are nothing if not generous. So it was m that spirit that Alan Rothenburg, the businessman lawyer who brought the World Cup to the United States m 1994, offered the crown jewel
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        FAS to hold basic course for referees
        88 28 THE Football Association of Singapore will be conducting a basic referees' course from March 9-20. Interested applicants who are below 32 years old and possess secondary-level education can register at the FAS. The course Tee is $56.65. For details contact P. T. Murthi
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        Lotto sevens at Yishun
        52 28 WELLINGTON FC will be organising the Lotto seven-a-side football tournament at Blk 367, Yishun Ring Road field on Feb 8. Entry forms are available at Blk 106, #01-193 Yishun Ring Road. The closing date is Feb 4. For details please contact Dave at *****017 or Mohan
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        Paes to lead India
        55 28 OLYMPIC tennis singles bronze-medallist Leander Paes and his doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi will lead India m April's Davis Cup World Group first-round match against Italy m Genoa. The All-India Tennis Association named South Asian singles champion Prahlad Srinath and rookie Syed Fazaluddin as the other members
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        UAE lifts 17-year ban
        61 28 THE United Arab Emirates will lift its 17-year ban on foreign players m the local soccer league from next season. The Minister of Information and Culture, Sheikh Abdullah Zaid al-Nanayan, told a press conference on Friday that the move was the first m a series of
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        Registration for league
        55 28 TEAMS of at least six players can register with the Singapore Squash Rackets Association now for the local squash league starting on March 19. Fees are $100 for club or company affiliation to the SSRA and $100 for registration. Those keen to play can contact the SSRA
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        Boxer may lose title
        64 28 RUSLAN Chagaev, controversial winner of the heavyweight title at last year's World amateur boxing championships, is set to be stripped of his title after being exposed as an ineligible professional. The legal commission of the International Amateur Boxing Association, the sport's governing body, will meet m
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        Kipketer has malaria
        50 28 WORLD 800 metres recordholder Wilson Kipketer is m a hospital m southern Portugal suffering from malaria, his coach Slavomir Novak said on Friday. The Kenyan-born Dane, who had a sensational year on the track m 1997, caught the disease during a recent visit to his native country.
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        47 28 THE Dutch Swimming Federation will boycott the World Cup event m Beijing next month m protest against what it believes is the inaction of world governing body Fina over Chinese drug abuse. The meeting will be held there from Feb 25-26. G. CHANDRADAS
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      577 28 NBA BASKETBALL ATLANTA Antoine Walker scored 19 points, including the go-ahead basket with 32 sec onds left, as the Boston Celtics blew a 22-point lead before notching an 89-85 victory over the Atlanta Hawks that snapped a three-game losing streak. Rookies Chauncey Billups and
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      VAS to focus on women and youth development
      278 28  -  Chan Tse Chueen VOLLEYBALL By THE Volleyball Association of Singapore is picking itself up after the disappointment of being axed from last year's South-east Asia Games m Jakarta. With new president Ang Mong Seng, Member of Par- liament for Bukit Gombak, at
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      Batter up, bases loaded and baseball's all set for a home run
      750 28  - Batter up, bases loaded and baseball's all set for a home run Chan Tse Chueen BASEBALL By BASEBALL as American as apple pie is on its way m while softball takes a back seat. In its spanking new programme for the next two years, the Singapore Softball Association is committed
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      Congratulations, but erm...you didn't play by our rules
      265 28  -  Tay Cheng Khoon By HOW petty can you get? The USPGA Tour has carried its battle against Casey Martin to ridiculous lengths. The American professional, who is suffering from atrophy of his lower calf muscles, won an interim court order last month
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      Bare-foot in Hawaii
      110 28 ON A recent trip to Hawaii, I was surprised when told at a driving range that I was not allowed to use my spiked shoes. "It will destroy the mats,"' said the pro shop attendant. Fair enough. But when I asked for a refund since I had
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      Having a swinging time
      183 28 MORE on Hawaii golf. There are about 80 golf courses m the land of the hula dance, almost half of which are either public courses or municipal-run. And they are proving to be a hit with the approximately 250 Singapore students studying at the universities there.
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      When it's in but not in
      133 28 ARTHUR'S ball was stationary on the green, six centimetres from the hole. Flight-mate Sam. chipping on from 10 metres out. "cannoned" it m. Arthur felt that he had received a bonus but Sam insisted on the ball being replaced m its original spot. They
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      Fat shafts and slim cards
      226 28 EVERY fortnight, Terrace Talk will introduce a couple of new golf products on the local market. Today, we feature a fat shaft and a slim card. We are all so used to shafts tapering towards the club-face that the Wilson Fat Shaft irons may appear
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      Lock your cars first
      64 28 Golfers, probably late for tee-off. tend to leave their car doors unlocked and windows down. For example, Raffles Country Club found that, from August to October last year, there were 47 instances of cars left open. This can be dangerous, especially since there have been a
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      Kudos to these aces
      69 28 CONGRATULATIONS to the following for achieving the hole-in-one last month. Changi GC: Simon Kee (4th). James K. W. Lee (4th). Johnson Quek (4th). JurongCC: Richard Ong (17th), Tan Chin Huat (17th). Keppel Club: Freddy Gan (15th). Doris Koo (4th). Orchid CC: Titus Alexander (Dendro 4th). Raffles
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      Lock icon Berasategui upsets Rafter, Aussie fans
      651 29 Australian Open tennis tournament m Melbourne WORLD No. 2 Pat Rafter was knocked out of the Australian Open, beaten by Spaniard Alberto Berasategui m the third round yesterday. It was the biggest upset so far at the year's first Grand Slam. The US Open champion
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      Lock icon New-look Agassi gathers steam and bookies' bets
      212 29 ANDRE AGASSI scored a straight-sets victory at the Australian Open yesterday that shot him into an elite group of serious contenders for the men's title. As fifth-seeded Greg Rusedski of Britain and world No. 2 Patrick Rafter became the latest seeds to fall,
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      Lock icon World Championships a real eye-opener
      855 29  - World Championships a real eye-opener Shirlynn Ho-Pereira SWIMMING By 'lt was a real eye-opener for them, especially the younger swimmers. The most exciting thing for them is to watch how the top swimmers prepare and how they get psyched up.' David Lim, team coach and manager. EXPERIENCE and exposure have
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      Lock icon Hingis wins battle of young ones after Kournikova cracks
      227 29 WORLD No. 1 Martina Hingis fought off a strong challenge from Russian pretender Anna Kournikova at the Australian Open yesterday. The defending champion, at 17 a year older than Kournikova, prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 m a battle sure to be repeated
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      Gusta should have come to us, say Eagles
      290 29  -  Santokh Singh SOCCER by GEYLANG UNITED stood by troubled footballer Gusta Guzarishah when it mattered and now it expects the player, who was arrested for drug abuse last March, to do likewise. Seak Poh Leong, Geylang's director of football, said yesterday that
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      Lock icon Cobras' duo to use S-League as a platform
      311 29  -  Joe Dorai By YOUNG British footballers Damian Henderson, 24, and Matty Hyson, 21, want to use the S-League as a stepping stone m their aspirations to become top-class professionals. With this m mind, the duo have decided to accept an offer from
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      SCORES
      572 29 ["basketball NBA: Indiana 106 Utah 102. Boston 89 Atlanta 85, Chicago 100 New Jersey 98 (OT). Philadelphia 98 Port land 87, Miami 102 Orlando 90, San Antonio 81 Dallas 75. Phoenix 93 Denver 77, Vancouver 88 Golden State 80. CRICKET Shaw Foundation li-17: RI 76-1 (Anand 29. Renchun 24
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      32 28 Naxf Draw No. 1 253/98 Monday, 26 January 1998 THE CASCADE DRAW Group 1 Prize $5,000,000, Hi up yew Tote ft/45 Wuh fori hk for QuickPkk And Sytfem Entries mmwem ■2*—v& PIILI
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      114 29 Operating hours during the Lunar New Year's Day and Hari Raya Puasa The operating hours for the various services and facilities offered by the Singapore Turf Club during the coming Lunar New Year and Hari Raya Puasa will be as follows: 4-D Branches Off-Course Customer Service Date Telephone Betting B
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      Lock icon Yayuk, Sugiyama join Tamarine in fourth round
      361 30 TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE Indonesia's Yayuk Basuki led an Asian charge into the fourth round of the Australian Open tennis championships as world No. 1 Martina Hingis fought off a strong challenge from Russian pretender Anna Kournikova m the women's singles. Yayuk upset
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      Lock icon Slow Faldo closes in after 69
      582 30 Johnnie Walker Classic golf championship m Phuket Warning for English star as Els hangs on to one-stroke lead NICK FALDO, warned for slow play, remained focused to shoot a three-under-par 69 yesterday to edge within one shot of defending champion and overnight leader Ernie
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      Lock icon High-flying Thai Prayad's Asia's Golfer of the Year
      355 30 PHUKET Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng, whose performances last year were an inspiration to his peers, has been named Asian Golfer of the Year. World No. 1 Tiger Woods, competing alongside Prayad at the Johnnie Walker Classic at the Blue Canyon Country Club here,
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      Lock icon Lankans meet easy target
      142 30 CRICKET COLOMBO Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets m the second one-day international to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead m the three-match series at the Premdasa Stadium yesterday. Faced with an easy target of 212, the world champion achieved it m the 49th over after
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      Lock icon Gibson's birdie blitz gives him temporary share of lead
      428 30 ARIZONA Kelly Gibson birdied four of the final six holes to match Brent Geibeiger for the lead when darkness suspended second-round play at the US$2.5-million (554.4-million) PGA Phoenix Open. Gibson and Geiberger. both seeking their first PGA Tour titles, are equal
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      179 30 SOCCER MILAN Inter Milan's Ronaldo had his first brush with Italian football's disciplinary committee on Friday, when he was fined two million lira (S$20,000) for comments about referees. The Brazilian claimed that penalty decisions had been biased against Inter m its game against Sampdoria on
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      Lock icon England boss plans Spanish stopover
      135 30 MADRID Glen Hoddle plans to fine-tune England's last-minute preparations for this summer's World Cup by taking his players to Spain, it was reported yesterday. The plush Hyatt Regency hotel m La Manga, a favourite haunt for English holiday-mak-ers, is having talks with Hoddle about his
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      Lock icon Italian giant Milan set for public listing in 2000
      160 30 MILAN Italian soccer club AC Milan expects to list on the Milan bourse m the year 2000 and m London the following year, executive vice chairman Adriano Galliani told II Mondo busi ness weekly. Galliani said that media magnate and political
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      30 30 1 TODAY'S EVENT j HOCKEY SHF U-21 tournament Boys: Safsa v Jansenites A (3pm), Chenab v Barkerites (4.30pm). Girls: Theresians v SHF Youths (6pm), Jansenites v Barkerites (7.30pm) Delta Stadium.
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  • SUNDAY Review
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      Masthead
      8 1 SUNDAY Review The Sunday Times January 25, 1998
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        Lock icon Habibie gets successor role in latest shadow play
        2605 2  - Habibie gets successor role in latest shadow play PAUL JACOB THE MAN THE WORLD MARKET DOESN'T WANT STAYING PUT? In fact, there is greater reason for Dr Habibie to remain m a Cabinet position, perhaps m an elevated coordinating research and technology position. Given his penchant for not being able
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          Again, please, in English
          282 3 AN INSURANCE company. Prudential Assurance, has made the discovery that wooden language m client documents is a turn-off. "Complex and overwhelming", it says. Maybe it is not good for business too. Prudential has now started to replace dreadful jargon with plain English. Splendid! May it be
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          25 years ago
          95 3 On this day Vietnam's guns will fall silent at midnight GMT (7 am Sunday m Saigon) on January 27-28 after 12 years of fighting. Dr Henry Kissinger and Mr Le Due Tho, who hammered out the agreement m 24 bargaining sessions, beginning m August 1969, initialled the
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        This time, they 'fight to win' and they look set to succeed
        1181 3  -  Koh Buck Song MY IF A week is a long time m politics, four years must seem a lifetime. But m a system with the kind of political stability that Singapore enjoys, it is m no way foolhardy
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        Hurt Thai pride and risk a bloody nose
        1142 4  -  Edward Teng 1 1 .<j nm:< sj ;v>y y i PATRIOTISM is alive m Thailand. Every other commentator on every other television talk show or newspaper column is calling on his compatriots to chip m to help the country during this economic
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        Lock icon The elephant stands out against East Asian tigers
        1239 4  - The elephant stands out against East Asian tigers Sunanda K. Datta-ray LbJl? ~-WJI 9 J& 1 FRENCH President Jacques Chirac is m India to join m tomorrow's Republic Day celebrations m New Delhi. This is more than ceremony. Accompanied by a high-powered delegation including three ministers, officials and the heads
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        5 4 ADAM LEE
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        Traps to avoid when trading shares
        1479 5 Many Singaporeans have suffered net losses on stocks. NG WEIJOO of Family Money On Sunday gets timely advice on investment pitfalls from three experts UMENGHAI director ol research. The blue-chip syndrome YOU can have the greatest of stocks, but at the worst of times
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        Interest rates, by any name, could hurt you just as much
        1122 5  -  NG WEI JOO INTERBANK rates. It is a term that home-loan borrowers have become acutely aware of recently, whether they like it or not. Basically, the interbank rate is the rate at which banks lend to, or borrow from,
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        1660 6  -  RICH MILLER BILL NICHOLS and USA Today RESPECT He brought something Democratic presidents used to have to bring Republicans m for: respect from the markets. Former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos (left) REALISTIC 'He recognises that life's without certainty and does what I think is
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        525 6 PERSPECTIVE ON THE PAULA JONES CASE IF A man drops his pants and asks a woman whom he has just met to perform a sexual act, his action is despicable and possibly criminal. If the woman is an employee or subordinate of
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        PAULA JONES
        137 6 ALTHOUGH I made my charges against the President m good faith, I have decided that there are some things more important than the pursuit of my claim. Thus, I have concluded that it is m the best interests of the nation that the matter proceed no further. I
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        PRESIDENT CLINTON
        177 6 ALTHOUGH I deny the charges asserted against me by Miss Jones. I am convinced that it is m the best interests of the country and my family that the matter be settled. Continuation of this litigation, no matter what its outcome, would serve to diminish the office of
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        Confronting the alien in ourselves
        2108 8  -  Lee Weng Choy ESSAY By HIDDEN HISTORIES OF SCIENCE by Oliver Sacks, Jonathan Miller, Stephen Jay Gould, Daniel J. Kevlesand R. C.Lewontin Edited by Robert B. Silvers Granta Books/193 pages/$19.99 As the writers of Hidden Science suggest, the gist of science is to confront that
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        1503 8  -  Michael Lewis ESSAY By Jack Beatty has composed a fine intellectual profile of Peter Drucker. Necessarily this means that the book ignores all but the bare outlines of Drucker's long life. It is short on biography and legwork and long on literature. But what literature! In
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        Copywright raises crossed wires on the Internet
        1997 9  - Copywright raises crossed wires on the Internet TAN TEE JIM HARDER TO PROTECT When content can indeed be detached from the physical medium, the consequence is that notions of property and exclusivity will become irrelevant. Ideas and expressions of ideas will become increasingly less susceptible of exclusive possession, exclusive appropriation,
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        'We shall overcome'
        1224 10 In the face of the crippling economic crisis, the gritty South Koreans are tightening their belts, sacrificing their gold, and determinedly telling the world: In the second m a series by our correspondents about the impact of the economic crisis on ordinary people, VICTOR FIC reports from
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        62 10 THE GOLD RUSH Wedding rings, lucky charms, sports trophies and prized golden tortoises to turn into gold ingots AFP South Korean workers m Seoul handling gold ingots collected through a public campaign to help the country out of its financial crisis. Earlier this month, the country exported its first
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        28 10 Children AFP A girl, accompanied by her parents, handing over her gold rings, which she got for her first birthday, at a bank m Seoul earlier this month.
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        Lock icon S. Koreans rally to nation's cause with gold
        501 10 GOLD kept pouring into South Korea's central bank as South Korean housewives bit back tears and office workers sacrificed graduation gifts to help the country out of its financial crisis. Television reports showed long queues forming outside banks and other collection points,
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        Lock icon ... and company workers, too
        23 10 and company workers, too REUTERS Three Daewoo employees showing the gold jewellery that they planned to sell to Daewoo Corp earlier this month.
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        Lock icon Don't covet thy neighbour's Lexus
        1038 24 PAUL KRUGMAN peeks into his neighbour's driveway and finds that luxury car envy, and all sorts of one-upmanship, threatens us all. A FEW years ago, when I moved from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to Stanford, I was struck by the prevalence of luxury
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        TO CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA'S NATIONAL DAY
        648 11 Message from Australia's High Commissioner to Singapore, His Excellency Mr Murray McLean Australia Day is a special day. It provides Australians with a chance to celebrate our achievements our prosperity, our strong community and family values and our democratic and free system of government. Traditionally,
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        Have ETA, will travel
        313 12 A time-consumingjprocess gets short shrift. The Australian Government's Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) has passed another milestone. The 1.5 millionth ETA was issued recently and the number of ETAs issued worldwide by travel agents and airlines continues to increase every month. Australia's ETA is the world's first
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        Pride of place
        316 12 Sports facilities are not the only focus of attention for the Sydney Olympics. The city itself is undergoing a facelift. Less than three years before the 2000 Olympic Games m Sydney, the main Olympic complex is now a mass of bulldozers, white concrete, sparkling steel, multicoloured hardhats,
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        New premises for Australian School
        183 12  -  Loh Wei Ling The Australian International School (AIS) recently moved to its new premises m Ulu Pandan m December last year. Consisting of 4.41 hectares (44,100 sq m), the school now has the capacity to accomodate more than 1,100 students. Founded m 1993, the school
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        Australian-style education in a local setting
        211 12 Studying abroad is usually a costly endeavour, fraught not only with financial burden, but the added stress of adjusting to a new cultural environment. But for Singaporeans wishing to study at post-secondary education institutes m Australia, this all changed m April 19% with the
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        Strong defence ties
        528 13 Australia and Singapore share a common interest m promoting regional stability. The two countries often participate m bilateral training activities. For many years Australia and Singapore have enjoyed a strong relationship m defence cooperation. The two countries share a common interest m promoting regional peace and stability.
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        Mixing business with pleasure
        169 13 The Singapore Australian Business Council (SABC) was founded m 1981. It is a business organisation fostering links between Australian businessmen based m Singapore, Singaporeans working for Australian companies and Singaporeans investing m Australia. With over 400 members, the SABC offers its members monthly networking functions and
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        Making connections
        322 13 Austrade Singapore plays "go-between". Linking Singapore and Australian companies is the primary role of the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade). It is the Australian Government's front-line marketing arm. helping Australian companies to export goods and services and stimulating investment m both directions. In Singapore, Austrade helps Singapore and Australian
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      357 1 PAUL KRUGMAN Thou shall not covet thy neighbour's Lexus _Kf|^^H& |W President Suharto's hint last week that Dr Bachruddin Jusuf J^mbM* Habibie might be his choice to be vice-president got the world markets frightened, leading, m part, to mm a free fa °f the rupiah. But have the markets 1
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      194 3 I (T_% Van Ommeren We are a multinational Company with more than Ss3oo million invested m our tank storage facilities m Singapore. We are expanding our facilities m Singapore as well as regionally and we are inviting applications for a: The Job: The incumbent will be trained m commercial operations
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      525 7 The peacemakers §H The Singapore Police Force announced this month that it will be setting up a team of officers to undertake peacekeeping actions m conflict areas B|PP^^ *^™!tSSS B&BB: "rpyUl MM9 If M IIHH fvBjTII HnlVv lijrfta3Ti/i 1 C*^g%flrf| Ql3\M*tf*ti3 R^TilrtLQ QflH —\§\ii AaKaUaK^^i^ JB OVV^^ OZffvw JLJ(*€ %s\Jf
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      874 14 BJ W A Sunday Classified special on -^^antiques, collectors' items, and arts crafts I s^s^Flea Mart ib- g I X Today, 9am spm 1 X Pick up some real bargains from these advertisers... m Lot 1 Toys, action figures, Lot 19 Antique paintings, toys, Lot 38 Fans, telephones, clocks, Lot
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      301 14 EURASIA OFFERS Classical Chinese furniture m Huanghuali at BEST PRICES 68 Namly Place Tal: 467 2297 Tues.-Sun. 11am.-6pm. HOME SALE Teakwood Furniture, Dinning Chairs, Tables, Benches, Chests available at crazy prices. 33 JASMINE ROAD from 11 to spm. HUGE DISCOUNT TODAY Indian Antique Cabinets, Furniture Accessories. Babazar 31A-35A Cuppage Terrace
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      216 14 I SALE II! The Newest (over 10,000 sq.ft.) Ethnic Furnishing Store In Town.... Tho Urban Jungle 28 Lor Ampas Tel: *****24 10:30 am 7pm daily SdwM Han Don tXfji mm BEAUTIFUL OIL PAINTINGS/ antiques for sale. Suits home/ offloe decor. Purchase before 27 Feb 81 get a free collectible. *****334
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      370 14 B fer a_-_-__. -j^-rnm E Umar New Year Special i^Miii ii i ii swejtojwtn ."Hong Bao" will be given away whh any purchase per customer lstprize: t«t?i "i^^-^iH 2nd Prize: HiS^^'teji^ 3rd prize: HuSi^fflfeWng 'stool L^utuTjjT^L^'BßflHnßaj raseaawa- r t .|amUUi ',il MU& n?yyiQ!°^LCc>rgc4atjon P"ispj| BMpWflaV iHEPWEWHITCXj^LIaRY^^^ f Specialised In fine
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      203 14 STOP!!! LOOK US up before you buy, customer got upset after see ing our good quality, low price teak pieces cos' they pay much more elsewhere. Colonial Home Pte Ltd. Blk 2038 Henderson Rd #06-08 Tel: 275 8885. Mon Sat 10am 6pm. Sun. 1.30pm 6pm COLLECTOR MOVING SELLING round Malacca
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      600 15 72 Musical Instruments THE MARVELLOUS NIEMEYER Piano, brainchild of English piano master, Bob Gregory. Ever popular at 52.266 only Cnstofon Music. «03 01 Funan Ctr *****09 j WHY PAY MORE Ch.ldren giving up Yamaha UIA. ClOB, LUIOI. EL9O. 40. HSB. V> price selling, Srviley Co. *****22 Piano/ organ wanted. HANDMADE
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      596 15 74 Pets/ Pet Care 74 Pets/ Pet Care ASIA'S LATEST PET IS IN TOWN! /^jkCffjfcv Pet Kingdom /jfrsf\ r\ N vC\ EaBt Coast branch: IS/ VLsJ \"0»\ 52 East Coast Road #01 04 -_W____-~ XW\ Singapore *****5 r W^k* i Tel: *****02 la> V l 7 *V M° n Fri
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      325 15 90 Airconditioners/ Refrigerators TAI WAH AIR-CON Fridge, W/Machine Repair 0 INSTALLATION CENTRE 2 Bonn. 3 Bonn. National split ***** $3350 Sanyo split $2400 $3500 Daikin split $2450 $3550 Toshiba split $2200 $3280 Fujitsu split $2200 $3280 Carrier split $2400 $3500 Goldstar Split $2000 $2750 New Daikin $3000 $3900 GE split
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      403 15 102 Gardening/ Landscaping CALL ROR FOR free estimation. Tree grass cutting. Cow carpet grass turfing. Disposal de molition. Pg. *****120/ *****65 106 Home Appliances/ Lightings WASHING MACHINE, COOKER, fridge repair. Day night service. Call Al Nasim, 566-1240/ 762-3794. 108 Home Furnishing FREE DESIGN DIRECT from fry: kitchen cabinets, wardrobes, etc.
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      912 15 120 TV/ Video/ Hi-Fi Equipment JEFERENCE ELECT. SERVICE. New Year Sale for all brands of TV, video, VCD, mini system, washer, fridge. Trade-in acceptable. Call *****92 for better price. SCIENCE TECHNICAL SERVICE. Video/ CTV/ antenna installation. Reasonable charges. Services g'teed. Tel: *****905/ *****75 ON THE SPOT repair TV, video, LD,
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      263 15 l=Jla?l=fcd.;l=ra Indonesia Filipina Sri Lanka Burmese-Chinese .mpr n/dav I Indonesians showing M_™jL_m_\ I 7Wg/f? BESTHERE! affaafW^ We GUARANTEE you will select a maid Liffli^^laßaßriß* 1 1 from our 600 bio datas (Change _m/__^^_\ \\m M week| y) Come See for yourself. y!____\__W_____\\ CALL NOW! \\^^mammmW^^ Courteous Service B-Mf^ 4622-777 aaßaßaaßW*^
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      238 15 don'tXmiss IMMEDIATE SELECTION/ TRANSFER experienced Filipina/ Indon. maids. Weekly new maids' biodatas. Direct hiring/ passport renewal/ air tickets. Call Averise Agency. *****77. #04-56 Lucky Plaza. (Agency no. C*****1F) BEST INDON. a Filipino Maids. 500 biodatas for selection. Free trial 30 days. Money back guarantee. Bt. Timah Shopping Ctr. #03-14 Tel:
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      436 15 EXPERIENCED FILIPINAS/ INDONS. for transfer New biodatas avail. Robert Larine. 733-0816 (Agency no. C*****1C). FILIPINA MAIDS FOR transfer Good m babysitting/ child aged care/ housework K&E *****95 Agency no C*****1F GOOD, HARDWORKING FILIPINA direct. Fast Arrival. Replacement G'teed. Genesis *****71/ *****72 (Agency No. C-*****1) INDIAN/ SRI LANKAN Eng/ Tamil Telegu
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      885 15 152 Domestic Help Wented HK FAST TO Go! Car loan (Exit Manila with free food 8i lodging) Call Denrich *****22 #04-07 Lucky Plaza (Agency No 3479-01G NANNY CUM HOUSEKEEPER required for S porean Chinese family m Canada Interested pis call Mrs Chong at 348 3197 IMMED. EMPLOYMENT FLIPI NA/ Indon
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      380 16 188 Watch— Clocks i BUY, SELL, REPAIR, polish used branded watches, Rolex, gold jewellery. Call Bonfield, *****18. i Blk 48 Tanglin Halt Road. #01 329 BUY/ SELL/ TRADE-IN Rolex/ j branded watches, jewellery. *****00 #02 33 Golden Landmark SWATCH PRIVATE COLLEC- i TION must sell. Owner leaving. Ltd. Editions. *****10/
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      343 16 221 Computer Products/ Services WinwroHo Computer Systems Acer TX Mainboard 512K 32 MB SDRAM/ 4.3G8 UDMA HDD 32X Wearnes CD-ROM Crystal PnP Soundcard, S3 Virge DX 4MB EDO Commwave 56K Internal Fax/ Voice Modem, Keyboard. Mouse. Intal Pantium 180 MMX $1280 Intal Pantium 200 MMX $1400 Intal Pantium 233 MMX
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      326 16 239 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal A BARGAIN PRICE. Specialist m disposal/ transportation svc. Huat Soon Ming Transport: *****20. A BUDGET PRICE. Immed. service. House/ office removal disposal service. 24-hr. *****91 AEROFAH REMOVAL PROMPT! Services. OtfV home/ fty. etc. Safe removal Si disposable. *****28. ALL HOUSE/ OFFICE/ safe/ piano/ organ, etc.
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      251 16 241 Phones/ Faxes/ Pagers/ Spacial Numbers GF 70S $488 with trade-in 388. Other models welcome. Lucky Plata #02-68 Awacs *****74 GH 888 $248 with trade-in 388. Other models welcome. Lucky Plaza *81-134 Apache *****68 244 Printing/ Copying Services SINGAPORE RUBBER STAMP Maker Instant Rubber Stamp 20 mm. Instant Name Card
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      3032 16 aaaaaaaaaaaaaa^aaajjaaaiaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaai aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMaMaaaaaa —^■^■aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—aaaaaaai aaia^aaaaaaaa— aaa— aa— aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa— waaaaaaaa—aaaaai aaaaaMaaaaaaaa—i— ——a— 313 Ford For Sala 313 Ford For Sale 313 Ford For Sale 313 Ford For Sale 313 Ford For Sale 313 Ford For Sale i L^Ba*^BaßaßMßßal^ka_^ s —Wm—£ Ep^V^^Jaa! aaßrßaa! intliffil^™ B/ 5313^^^! Jfl I BK^|i_S__Bi^_B— Sal B~^_i HP^N^
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      587 16 316 Honda For Sale '85/ '84/ '83/ '80 Accord Auto I manual New 2K paint S/rim. Hi-1 Tel: *****28 9/95 ACCORD 2.OLX Auto Leather seats 1 owner S/nms Hi fi Good cond $104,888 *****87 '91 CIVIC 3-DOOR. Full bodykil Expensive 15ins s/rims. Red Se< to believe 773-5111/ 9737-6566 '91 NEAR
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      3017 17 |]Mp \VJ f_fl I ■■< 318 Kancil For Sala 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale l 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale I 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale 318 Kancil For Sale <sfi*> O A^^
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      896 17 325 Mercedes For Sale 79' Merc 200-COE Till 2000 July Good cond. Rd. tax till Apr. 9B. Asking $***** ONO *****39 8/90 BENZ 200 auto. 2 owner converted E2OO white well kept *****13/ *****881 8/91 BENZ SL32O Metallic Black Very sporty Tip top cond. Tel.: i 472 2222 8/92 WHITE
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      1411 18 326 Mitsubishi 326 Mitsubishi 326 Mitsubishi j 326 Mitsubishi For Sala For Sala For Sala For Sale r HAPPY NEW YEAR XAWAmr mjm jmjaf-'M- o v^, W__^T *«S£" -X Iff lall n^iflnfn) f-j iru I rinfiiiii rim- 328 Nissan For Sale 882,800 ONLYI 1 owner. 7/96 Nissan Sunny 1.6 manual.
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      465 18 328 Nissan For Sala 5/93 SUNNY I.SEX Saloon. 1 owner. S/rims. Hifi. $55,800. Lot 22 Aljunied Used Car Ctr. 8/89 PULSAR 1.4. Must sell. Good cond. well maintained. $19,000 0.n.0. Mr Lee 9540-5878 6/93 SUNNY 1.8 manual. Red. 1 owner. Agt. maintained. Low mileage. $52,800. *****32/ *****522 7/89 CEFIRO. PARF
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      984 18 330 Opel For Sale 11/94 OPEL ASTRA 1.4 auto. Fuel injection. Tax 4/98. Agt. maintained. Mint. cond. 9-*****38 4/94 VECTRA GL 1.6, 1 owner, 5-speed, OMV $17K. Hifi. Tip top. $57,300. 9620-2802/ *****244. 8/94 CORSA 1.2 5-dr. 1 owner, accident-free, low mileage, j $54,300, trade-in avail. *****23 332 Peugeot For
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      920 18 332 Peugeot For Sale 332 Peugaot For Sale 332 Peugeot For Sale aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa j aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa j aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa jjiiimiiiiMiii.iiiuiniii inn mm iin niiuiiiaiiiii minim ■■MMM j $93,800 j Peugeot 405 GRi 1.6 I Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri A Prosperous Lunar New Year from all of us at Le Car. In honour
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      749 18 341 Subaru For Sale 887.000. 2/87 IMPREZA AUTO 1 owner. Brand new cond. Tax 8/98. Loan/ trade m. 440-2136. 1 OWNER. 11/89 Justy 1.0. Full accessories. Tax 4/98. No repairs needed $20,800. Tel. *****55. 1 OWNER. 4/96 Vivio. Full ec- j cessories. Tax 3/98. Beautiful. Must view! $49,800. Tel: *****93
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      708 18 342 Suzuki For Sale 3/95 SWIFT 1.0 4-dr. Green S/rims. Agt. maintained. 1 owner Good cond. 7735 111/ 9660-2788 4/91 SUZUKI SWIFT 1.6 Auto 2 owner. Grey. Full accessories Well maintained Pg 9-*****39. 4/96 ESTEEM 1.3 4-dr. 1 owner, accident-free, power steering, s/rims. $66,800, call *****23 4/96 SWIFT 1.0. 4-dr
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      957 18 344 Toyota For Sale MID '96 COROLLA 1 6GL auto ABS airbags CD. hifi Tax 4 98 Mileage 22,000 km Well main tamed, ong cond $88 8K *****29 1 CAREFUL OWNER 4 94 Corona 1 6GLI 4 dr Maroon Full accessories Seldom Used Accident free $75,800 0.n.0 *****97 1 OWNER
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      752 19 344 Toyota For Sale 8/83 CORONA I.SGLi auto S/rims. Excellent cond Loan avail. Pg. 9523-2031 SK Tan '84 COROLLA I.3GL AEBO. 2 owners, hifi, s/nms COE 4/2003. well-kept. $30.8 K. *****96 "89 COROLLA I.6GL auto. 1 owner Good cond. $18. 8K 458-9997 No. 8 Jalan Gelanggang 9/92 CORONA GLi 16
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      359 19 349 Other Makes For Sale TOE SPORTY LOOK '73 Mini Morns 2-dr. COE 10/2001. S/rims. aircon. Dark colour 1275 c.c. c 02 transfer. i Highest offer secures. *****300 1 '83 BMW 628 i auto. Usable till I 7/2000. Very well kept. $18K. 520. East Coast Road. »01-02. Tel. 2414-282/ 9-*****96
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      388 19 356 Off-Peak Cars A BEST OFFER/ SELL All Used Cars Weekend/ Offpeak Cars Hq: Lot 7 Kallang Auto Ctr Miss Ng (Sam 11pm) Br: Lot 8 Kaki Bt Carmart SCF 7/94 COLT 1.6 GLXi. 3 -dr. 5-speed. S/rims. Easy loan. Lot 8 Kaki Bukit Carmart. *****27. Also sell 12/93 Colt
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      809 19 381 Scrap Vehicles ALL BRAND CARS export Mer cedes, Jaguar, BMW, Volvo. Ricky Tay *****18/ *****19. 24 hrs. ALL HIGH PRICE. PARF, scrap/ SZ/ "Q' plate/ used/ COE rebate. Kwok 250-5963/ 250-1142 24-hr. CHECK US OUT. High price for all scrap SZ cars/ lorry/ van for export. *****093/ *****152 Joyful
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      925 19 393 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale STEED 400. 12/'B5. Excellent cond. Many accessories. Saddle backs. $6800 0.n.0. Tel. 448-5160. SUZUKI lIOOWS a SRAD 600. Both m top cond. Highest offer secures. Pg. 9509-8580 Shah. ZXR 400 H2. FH97O6A. COE 10/2000. Selling cheap 0.n.0. Call Dino 245-2309/ 9-*****70 '85 APRILLIA. BLACK colour.
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      697 19 IP R 0 P E R T I E < J |iyi H %rff WkWPL^T W I aaaV aHaf I 404 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Rent D.lO VALLEY PK. 1-rm. $3K/ 2-rm. S4.SK/ 3-rm. 56.5K/ 4-rm. $6.5 K. *****156/ *****737 Albert. D.lO 1 BALMORAL. Furn./ air- con. Few
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      716 19 410 015-16 East Coast PTE APTS Rent LOOK ATTN. EXPATS. RENTAL over 100 listings for you to choose. East Coast 81 Changi Apts. Call now *****888 HSR. D.15 CONDO. ST. Patrick's Rd. With 2nd. level. 3 bdrms. Pool/ squash/ BBQ. Car park. F/furn. F/aircon. 345-3797/ 9-*****62 EXPATRIATES' RENTAL SPECIALIST. Over
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      851 19 416 022-28 West/ North PTE APTS Rent D.23 MERALODGE. 1318 sq.ft. 3+l +1. Very high fir. Full facilities. $4200. Colossians 9-*****80 D.27 ORCHID PK./ Season Pk 2+ 1/ 3+l/ 4+l. Pool/ reservoir view. MRT, shops. 9515-4452 Eliza HILLVIEW HGTS./ PARC Oasis MRT. Full facilities/ furn./ aircon. 2/ 3/ 4-bdrms. Unblocked.
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      1334 19 sssasosssssß^~~ 420 Houses For Rent 420 Houses For Rent m^ m^^^ mmmm^ m^^^^ ...Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamaeaaal ■FOR LEASE BRAND NEW BUNGALOW WITH SWIMMING POOL 'aVaaV^aaVaal ll aaarjaaaaP^ LaaaaT^l 18 lPaa"^"B»74 [I Baßaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! ■aal aaaraan aaa I B< "_T m I E<aaaaaaaaaaa*aaaaafaaa»9t^£&'9 aaj aaaaal aal w^nmm^amSnamta W^mmW aaaW f afißafl BaaaaaaaaaaaKaW HJBaaTa^ Jf
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      766 20 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak BaaaC 1 J M I 429 Short-Term Accommodation mmm^_^_^_^_ m^ mm mmm m mmmmmmm^s D.O? (NEW) APT. 2/ 3+l rms. j S/pool. Gym. 5 mins. to Kallang 1 MRT Immed. $2500/ $3000. For short/ long-term. *****462 F&W D.12 KEMAMAN FT. 2*l F/furn. Amenities, facilities. Immed. avail. *****817 Long/ short
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      553 20 SS]==SSS==S=S 441 DOl 08 City 441 DO l-08 City 441 DO l-08 City A South-West South-West South-West PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale &<xittf £t**t 9<**k to. tyuK ■aaaal BaaoaaV aar <9J m BaQß&ar* l bbbwQbl Bar aayaUaaaariaaa^M »v JT^^" Bav-'H' i J WW^ f~ am *aY
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      496 20 445 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland HOUSES Sale D.IO KINGSMEAD RD. 8500 sq.ft. S/storey. 3+l. Quiet. Pool. Priced to sell. Pg: *****366 D.IO BTH AYE. F'hold. Semi-d. 3300/ 2700 sq.ft. 4+l rms. View to offer. Price neg. Pg: 9300-4762 OFF HOLLAND RD. 30.000 sq.ft. 2/storey bunglw. Rebuilt m '86, pool, tenanted,
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      575 20 446 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin/ Holland PTE APTS Sale D.OB YONG AN Park. High flr. 3300 sq.ft. F'hold. Tenanted. Serious offer considered. HB *****961 D.IO AURA PK. Love at Ist sightl Very elegant. F'hold. 1658 sq.ft. SI.IBM. *****036 Malpore D.IO CASA ROSITA. 1300 sq.ft. 3 rms. F'hold. Renovated. Tenanted $5900. 51.45
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      667 20 450 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi HOUSES Sale D.ll URGENTI MUST sell! Below valuation 2ft-storey brand new bunglw. with Jacuzzi. F'hold. 5543 sq.ft. Any offer considered. Sole agt. *****069/ *****261 3-6PM. 0.11 A superb 2ft-storey semi-d. at price of land cost. 3 yrs. old. Land 4600/ 5500 sq.ft. Like
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      727 20 -451 Dll &21 Newton/ 451 Dll &21 Newton/ Bt Timah/ Clementi Bt Timah/ Clementi PTE APTS Sale PTE APTS Sale PEPPERMINT GROVE Showflats Open Daily: 10.00 am. 6.00pm. FREEHOLD Boutique Development With Swimming Pool at 45, NEWTON RD. Only 15 apartments TOP obtained! Walking distance to MRT Tel. 2255 377
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      1108 20 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast HOUSES Sale D.16 CEYLON RD. 3 storey Terr 6+l 2 master bdrms 3000/ 1770 sq.ft. F'hold. Immed regn Best buy! Alvin *****515 ERA D.16 MINARET WALK 3-storey terr 6 yrs. 1800 sq.ft. s+l F"hold Excellent 8t serene, near Tanah Merah MRT. CBiH 94-0101-22 Akira rfviNG
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      241 20 461 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS Sale Bast Of East Coast Bayshore Park Penthse Panoramic full saa view 3300 sqft 2 masterbdrm +2 1 1 huge 2 balconies 2 living 1 dining Large kitchen backyard Tastefully ren Fully aircon I Pis Pg Joanna *****882 P D.lB EASTWOOD GREEN Con
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      1881 21 465 Dl 7-18 Changi/ 465 D l 18 Changi/ 465 D l 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ 465 Dl 7- 18 Changi/ j 465 D l 7- 18 Changi/ Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris Pasir Ris HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale HOUSES Sale
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      90 21 470 Dl 9-20 Serangoon/ Thomson HOUSES Sale laatM BRAEMAR DRIVE CORNER terr. 2800 sq.ft. French door entrance. 3 bdrms. 2 bathrms. 2 carspace Big gdn. Nice h'se no. ***** 778 EH D.19 BRIGHTON CRESC. 2H storey semi-d. Huge built-in. Nice landscape/ Koi pond. Convenient. Ideal home. 9576-3767 ET Co. irfoEfni
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      1002 21 475 022-28 Watt North HOUSES-Sale D.26 SPRINGLEAF HGTS Open hse (3-spm), 2 brand new 3 sto rey semi-d, 2A 2B 2772/ 3139 sq ft Low price View to offer Pis pg 9-*****37. 9 *****07 UFI D.23 HILLVIEW AYE. Almost new' 3000 sqft 2h-storey corner terr 4+l bdrms./ attached Family hall
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      808 22 478 D 22-28 Meet ft North HOUSES-Sale COUNTRYSIDE PHASE 3 j semt-d. 3400/ 3900 sc|.ft. Top quala» TOP '98. 52.48 M. *****612 LV D 28 JLN. LAKUM inter terr 2 yrs. 2.340/ 2.700 sq.ft. Beautiful interior. Convenient. Pg. 9542-3827 D.28 KELULUT MTU.. New 2 sto- rey terrace 1855 sq.ft. 4*l
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      886 22 488 HUDC Apts For Sale PTE. CORNER MAIS. Blk 716 Hougang Aye 2. high flr. Move m Scenic view *****929 ERA SELLING S4BSK ONLYI Don t Maial Hougang Blk 350 Aye. 7. Lovely mais *****752, DW SERANGOON N. MAIS. Blk. 130. unblocked, windy, renovated SS2OK neg. *****89 sole agt. 492
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      803 22 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Bedok/ Chai Chee) j (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) I (Bedok/ Chai Chee)
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      657 22 i 496 HDB Apts For Sale (Bukit Batok) a] j#V T I y^M Gonii AY Fa Cai lj^ BB __4^ BBa a j Selamat PHari Raya Aidilfitri tJiiltmyclunh, eJUeamt tfjnami, t- fWjMjtr ____W^ 1 aaaaal your support STEPHEN KIEV/ (Certified Realtor) I «>BO2 QBBS 1 SELL AT VALUATIONI Exec. Apt.
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      1123 23 517 HDB Apts For Sale (Woodlands/ Sembawang) SSK CASH! 3 'I' Marsiling blk. 6, high flr. Valued at SII3K. Mkt, pn sec. sch., must see. *****404 3 'A' BLK. 158. High flr. Next to corner. 3 mins to MRT. $40K$50K grant. Pg. *****160 ERA 3 'NG' blk. 204 Marsiling Dr.
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      8 1 SUNDAY plus The Sunday Times January 25, 1998
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        128 1 Helena Bonham Carter A r\ The Ivory princess 1 1 1 takes off her clothes 1 \J Sumiko Tan A ■k. *mm Wte -t_WL 811 *****888-^IbBbI H|-: "v.- BBBBBaV Wm |P^^ being at the right place with the right crowd Our Special Features The right place, because the editoral focus
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      Lock icon Surviving the long weekend
      792 2  -  MAGDALENE LUM PREPARING for Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa next week means more than buying new clothes and spring-cleaning. Singaporeans will also have to contend with the long weekend, which stretches over the three public holidays and the weekend. And with many businesses closed
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      Looking for food? Try these places
      365 2 HERE is a short guide to some food suppliers (market stalls, hawker stalls and eateries which are open for two to three days (Wednesdays Fridays): Wet Markets: Fruit stall (#Ol-387) at Marine Terrace wet market: Open for half a day on Thursday and Friday.
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      Try lantern-making on Sentosa
      292 2 SENTOSA THE buses to Sentosa start at 7 am while the ferry and cable-car services start at 9 am and stop at 9 pm. The last bus leaves the island at 12.30 am. Those who go there on Saturday and Sunday can watch Chinese New Year
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      Need groceries? Here's where
      147 2 SOME supermarkets, provision shops, minimarts and sundry shops which are open for two to three days: Supermarkets Cold Storage: All outlets open from Wednesday to Friday, except Takashimaya, Bugis Junction, Promenade, Parkway Parade and Siglap. Opening hours on Wednesday: 9 am 6 pm. Thursday: 10 am
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      Help, it's an emergency
      201 2 Medical Singapore General Hospital's Accident Emergency (A E) DEPARTMENT operates 24 hours. Walkin clinic: Open from 8 am 8 pm daily. Specialists' clinics closed. Call SGH on 222-3322. The National University Hospital A E DEPARTMENT (tel: 772-5000): Open 24-hours. Walk-in children's clinic (tel: 772-5736): Opening hours:
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      Lock icon A simpler welcome for the New Year
      1093 3  -  TUMINAH SAPAWI No more fat hongbaos, pricey restaurant reunion dinners and fancy baju for many families as they prepare for the festive season Cost-cutting tips IHAVE reunion dinners at home and get the whole family involved m the cooking. Buy ingredients from the
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      Lock icon Britain's Asian corner stores fast disappearing
      558 3 Britain's Asian corner stores fast disappearing FOR years, men like Mr Hitesh Amin typified Asian immigrants m Britain hardworking, thrifty owners of small grocery shops that prospered all over the country but now, he may be part of a dying breed. For the first waves of Indian, Pakistani and other
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      1006 4  -  SUMIKO TAN On Sunday FINALLY, I have succumbed. For months no, years I have fought against it. No way was I going to lug that- thing around with me, day and night wherever I went, adding extra weight to a handbag already heavy
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      Want to stop wining and get Behind Bars?
      687 4  -  PHILIP ROWELL HAVE you noticed that there are a lot of wine bars about these days? The most common sign on the streets is not Stop, or Give Way, or No Parking. It's Cafe And Wine Bar Opening Soon. In the past
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      Value meals within a store
      655 5  -  TAN SAI SIONG At Ikea's cafe restaurant, camaraderie is high and prices low CHEAP AND GOOD Ikea, the furniture people, are better known among Singaporeans for their "you don't have to be rich to be clever" line of fun furnishings and home accessories. But among
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      Seeing red and gold this new year
      720 5  -  CH'NG POH TIONG DRINKS THE reddest of all red wines the colour so rich that it is blue and black before it is even red is an unforgettable sweet wine from Portugal. The vineyards are dizzily steep. Any steeper, and mountain-climbers will be
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      Novel festive fare to tempt jaded tastebuds
      500 5  -  MAGDALENE LUM BITES IF YOU are tired of the usual festive goodies and cuisine, several restaurants have introduced some novel cuisine: CHINESE FEASTS RESTAURANT: The chefs at this Suntec City outlet have whipped up the Fortune Platter, inspired by the festive fare of
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        160 5 Going th\e dfet&nce What's tne matter V _jK\. with you Eddie? VPl2*^Jk\>/ !i^~ X Y° u j us t can't seem a^r%^ > m j \J W&te I don't feel hungry Mum. I haven't even got the I energy to play varsity basketball anymore. 'IF'" Tp^l F I M t~~^**>^
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      Kerala boasts spicy mix of history
      1169 6  -  TOM COCKREM Get to know Cochin on India's Malabar coast by cruising down waterways and discover the treasures that lured traders from ancient times Getting there: Singapore Airlines flies to Madras daily except on Tuesdays. When to go: Best time to go is from
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      Travel guide to Britain's rock 'n' roll soul
      1228 6  -  NICK WALKER Liverpool's music lore is dominated by The Beatles, and it still seems extraordinary that this menacing port city spawned a pop group which and charges of hyperbole are invalid here changed the world. No matter that the four moptops fled
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      Touch a dinosaur
      279 7 RECREATE Jurassic Park minus the screaming and running for your children at Dinoworld. This extensive exhibition of fossils excavated m China is organised by Body Mind Spirit Festival, a Singaporean event organiser which specialises m natural health events, and Academia Sinica, a leading authority m dinosaur research
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        119 7 Dinoworld is open daily at Sentosa's Asian Village from 11 am to 7pm till Feb 8, except tomorrow and on Tuesday, when it will be closed. Admission: $4 for adults and $2 for children and students. The usual Sentosa island admission charges of $5 for adults and $3 for children
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        1911 7 WhSt S On TOd3V island admission charges, excluding at_jl tractions and transport: $5 (adult), $3 (child). Underwater World: 9 am 9 pm. Features more than 6,000 aquatic creapapail tures. Children under 12: $7, adults: $13. I I Dino World Exhibition at the Asian Village ISf^JI K7TT^FITaHT3rT»7iT?T*T^ till Feb 8. Also
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        599 7 Feb 5: 9am 6.30 pm except public holi- sing a prepared piece of their choice. Inqui days. Matthew Ngui is a visual artist whose ries, call 336-6277 work straddles the disciplines of sculpture, installation, performance and theatre. Per- [~^K^ formance by Ngui today and Jan 31: 2.30 4 pm. Free.
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        Will a red high rise from the black trenches
        858 8 Will a red high rise from the black trenches Is the regional currency crisis a catastrophe or an opportunity^ on thebAsian fashion fro CAT ONG checks out the Hongkong Fashion Week ont? >k. SIX months ago, among the companies vying to become the Anne Klein and Bloomingdale's of Asia were
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        287 8 Eastern flair for Western fare IF THE East already manufactures for the best designers of the West, will the day come when Asia can also sell its designer fashion to Europe? It's already happening, according to Mrs Mimi Yeung, from the Hongkong Trade Development Council, who is behind the two-year-old
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        154 9 Top chicks will wing it m fashionable feathers this year. (Below and left) Hongkong designers wrap it around the neck, the decolletage, everywhere! WHEN it turns cold this autumn/winter season, the trendy set of Hongkong will go cuckoo. This is according
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      444 10 The 'other woman' moves into spotlight off-screen 'I know I have to move out. On a practical level, I don't have enough space. I also want to learn to do all those domestic things. because I don't cook.' WHILE Helena Bonham Carter is trying very hard to be taken more
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