The New Paper, 20 March 1990
1990-03-20
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Title Section15 1990-03-20 1 the new paper TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1990 MCI (P) 36/4/89 SO CENTS the new paper15 words
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Advertisement116 1990-03-20 1 'ANITA WANTS TO BE 1:1; hi: li Hsagfceeg tligtr Anita Mui wants to get her sins pardoned and her spirit cleansed, says a newspaper report But just for three months and no shaved head, she says. 2 f i THIS MAN MAY MAKE A PASS AT YOU /Plfl 7 0*116 words
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Article, Illustration19 1990-03-20 1 experience at the Sarawak Experience food promotion./ Page 3 Picture/ Simon KerPicture/ Simon Ker - 19 words
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THENEWSTODAY
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Article, Illustration180 1990-03-20 2 N ORTH Korean basketball player Ms Chu Yon Chuk, 27, was found dead yesterday in the swimming pool at the North Korean embassy at Fort Road. She was in Singapore with her team for the 13th Asian Basketball Championship For Women held in Singapore180 words
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Article, Illustration299 1990-03-20 2 HONGKONG is slated to get its own version of the singing nun. Canto-pop star Anita Mui has announced that she wants to be a nun but just for three months. She won't shave her head, however. She says the demands of show business299 words
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158 1990-03-20 2 AFP. A WOMAN committed suicide on Sunday in Thailand by jumping into a packed crocodile pond in front of shocked and screaming tourists. Workers at the crocodile farm in Bangkok's suburb of Samut Prakarnat, a local tourist attraction, spent half an hour attemptingAFP. - 158 words
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153 1990-03-20 2 AP. JAPAN'S central bank will raise its official discount rate by 1 percentage point to 5.25 per cent today, news reports said. The Japan Broadcasting Corp (NHK) said the Bank of Japan will hold a special policy board meeting today at which an interestAP. - 153 words
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Article142 1990-03-20 2 NST. A MAN with a severed penis caused a stir at a Kuala Lumpur hospital when he ran half-naked in the ward. The 27-year-old man, whose identity is being withheld, had earlier jumped out of his hospital bed while being examined by a doctor. The incidentNST. - 142 words
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Article29 1990-03-20 2 THREE more radio channels by year end (TNP, March 19): The second frequency allocated to NTUC Radio is FM 100.3 MHz, not FM 101.3 MHz as announced earlier.29 words
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Article, Illustration346 1990-03-20 3 Trudy Lim - THE Sarawak Experience is at the Hilton's Orchard Cafe until Monday. A buffet spread of Sarawak specialities will be served. There will also be cultural dances and an exhibition of handicrafts. Cost: $20.50+ (adults), $14.50+ (children). Stories/ Trudy Lim sorely. RARELY had the distance from platesorely. - 346 words
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Article122 1990-03-20 3 SARAWAK has a lot to offer urban Singaporeans, said the state's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Datuk Amar James Wong Kim Min. "Sarawak is a vast adventure land, the last frontier of this rapidly diminishing world of nature," he said. Sarawak hopes to increase the122 words
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Miscellaneous21 1990-03-20 2 Weather SHOWERS over a few areas in the afternoon. Max temp: 34 deg C. Min: 25 deg C. Sunset: 7.14 pm.21 words
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Advertisement9 1990-03-20 3 Ahmad bin Ali ||sM •——Grandfather llgggi Ali bin Johari9 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration403 1990-03-20 4 Trudy Lim - By Trudy Lim A N elephant helps drive home the important point of belting up in cars in Sweden. A monkey sets the example. Animal farm? Not really, just part of a comprehensive campaign to ensure car safety for both adults and children. In Sweden, these403 words
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Article93 1990-03-20 4 THE Volvo Seminar on Traffic Safety will be held today from 8.30 am to 2 pm at the Hilton Hotel. It will address road safety, child safety, automobile technology and child restraint measures. Mrs Gerd Carlsson and Mr Perry Hakansson will be joined by Professor Chao93 words
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Article, Illustration375 1990-03-20 4 MADAM Maznah Jaafar smiled for the first time in six weeks yesterday. Joy returned to her face as her pet Siamese-Persian cat, John, came home. The white tabby had been missing since Feb 3. And Madam Maznah had been crying "every day" since then. But375 words
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Advertisement16 1990-03-20 4 >- m MIT 1 LOOK OUT FOR WANT Iv jhemjn FREE fIWS MOVIE CAMERAS? WsM next week16 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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DAY 6 BUDGET DEBATE
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Article21 1990-03-20 6 TELEVISION and telephones dominated debate on the Ministry of Communications and Information estimates. Debate on the Ministry of Environment ended.21 words
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Article34 1990-03-20 6 DEBATE on the Ministry of Communications and Industry continues. Also scheduled is discussion of the Judicature, AttorneyGeneral's Chambers, and Ministry of Law and the start of debate on the Ministry of Home Affairs.34 words
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
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Article, Illustration137 1990-03-20 6 THOSE who make and sell food illegally will face stiffer penalties including mandatory jail terms if they persist in breaking the law. Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar said his ministry will not hesitate to increase the penalties if the situation does not improve. "My ministry will press for137 words
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Article, Illustration56 1990-03-20 6 ALL areas prone to flooding will get computerised early warning systems like the one in Bukit Timah. Dr Mattar said that one has worked well. It monitors the canal's water level and issues a telex to the police via a computer hook-up. That enables police to issue faster56 words
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Article, Illustration59 1990-03-20 6 TO flush first, or let the next man do it at "peak times" at the common urinal? That was the question raised when Mr Chin Harn Tong (Aljunied GRC) suggested automatic sensor-operated systems be installed in Parliament House. Environment Minister Dr Ahmad Mattar's response: automatic flushing systems will59 words
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Article, Illustration108 1990-03-20 6 MOTOR vehicles will have to be equipped with catalytic converters if the Environment Ministry determines that lead-free petrol should be used here. Such petrol is mandatory in Sweden and common in other western countries. It emits less harmful gases when filtered. The catalytic converter transforms carbon monoxide,108 words
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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
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Article, Illustration350 1990-03-20 6 DR HONG Hai (Bedok GRC) began his speech in a way that certainly grabbed the attention of print journalists covering Parliament. Said Dr Hong Hai: "Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has a monopoloy of the printed press in Singapore. It runs as a private concern, and is350 words
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Article, Illustration62 1990-03-20 6 MOST people will pay smaller telephone bills if Singapore Telecom switches from its present flat rate system to one based on how much a phone is used. In fact Communications and Information Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong said new uses such as the facsimile machine meant62 words
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Article, Illustration64 1990-03-20 6 DR Yeo said that his ministry is working with the CPF Board to permit the use of CPF funds for the purchase of Singapore Telecom shares after it becomes a private company. Singapore Telecom is expected to become even more efficient and more effective, providing the64 words
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Article, Illustration67 1990-03-20 6 IT is okay to watch TV3. But the Government will not help you get it. That was the gist of a response by Minister of State (Communications and Information) Mr Mah Bow Tan to Mr Lau Ping Sum (Yio Chu Kang). Mr Lau had asked that town67 words
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Article, Illustration62 1990-03-20 6 THE next stop if the MRT is extended would most likely be Woodlands rather than Changi Airport or Punggol, Dr Yeo said. He also answered a query about complaints from Housing Board estate residents about noisy MRT trains passing by their blocks. He said complaints usually subside62 words
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Article, Illustration482 1990-03-20 7 Look out for the men making passes at perfume counters. LOIS NG reports IT HAS been said of Julio Iglesias that he makes women think of men in special ways. Now women can also think of men as perfume promoters. The singing482 words
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Article302 1990-03-20 7 SOFT-SPOKEN Alex Lim, 20, helps women choose their perfumes, body lotions and dusting powder. He is one of the two male promoters with Prestige Products Distribution. "There is little difference in selling women's products," said Alex who promotes men's and women's fragrances in302 words
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Article, Illustration218 1990-03-20 8 Christopher Khoo - By Christopher Khoo THE computer has come to the aid of parents worried that their children are not growing normally. A European pharmaceutical company has come out with a program that lets them assess if their child's growth rate is normal. Based on details of theTimesgraphies/ Alfredo Elicierto - 218 words
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Article, Illustration387 1990-03-20 8 Karen Goh - By Karen Goh A DIAMOND necklace with the centrepiece from Charlie Chaplin is one of 23 pieces of jewellery from Paillette Goddard that will be auctioned by Sotheby. The necklace is thought to be made up of diamonds given to the 1930s Hollywood film star387 words
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163 1990-03-20 8 THE Magnificent Jewellery Exhibition is Sotheby's Singapore's first. "We are trying to encourage more people from Singapore to bid," said Ms Audrey Chua, 24, of Sotheby's Singapore. This branch of the internationally renowned auction house has been in Singapore since 1985. "If we bring in163 words
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Article196 1990-03-20 8 HEALTHTALK This column on health is by the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore. Readers who have questions on health can send them to Health Talk, c/o The New Paper, Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. Q: My nose glands have been enlarged for more196 words
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Article94 1990-03-20 8 THESE words are in our stories. The following will help you check their meanings. apathy: State of mind in which a person is not interested in anything. blanch: Be shocked or become ill. commissar: An official of the Soviet Communist Party who works in the armed forces. entrees: Main94 words
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Article, Illustration471 1990-03-20 9 Irene Hoe - Stories/ Irene Hoe NOBELITY has its privileges. Just ask Sir William Golding who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. With the prize comes a kind of aura which makes people treat one differently from other human beings, he told The New Paper.471 words
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Article, Illustration281 1990-03-20 9 Sir William Golding credits his wife, Ann, for her role in his writing more than many writers would their spouses. Yesterday, he did so again when asked how they achieved this special relationship. "Rule One: Marry a remarkable wife and281 words
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Article, Illustration456 1990-03-20 10 Chefs the world over have been gathering here since 1978 for Food&HotelAsia International Salon Culinaire. This year, it will be held at the same time as the trade-only Food&HotelAsia exhibition. LIM PHAY-LING previews the two events FANCY a three-course meal cooked by world-class chefs456 words
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Article64 1990-03-20 10 SALON Culinaire will be at World Trade Centre Hall 6 from April 3 to 6. Open to the public. Admission charge: $6 per person, but those who make lunch or dinner reservations need not pay the entrance fee. Haute cuisine lunches and dinners cost $35 nett each. Call Ms64 words
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293 1990-03-20 10 FOOD&HOTELASIA 90 is the other exhibition which will run at the same time as Salon Culinaire. It is billed as the region's biggest and most important food and hospitality event. The exhibition space now stands at 24,000 sq m. It comprises two halls featuring293 words
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Article189 1990-03-20 10 THE Cold Storage group is moving into Housing Board estates. It has been given a site to build an office and shopping centre in the centre of Yishun New Town. The complex will be about two-thirds the size of Wisma Atria. Cold Storage will pay189 words
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123 1990-03-20 10 TWENTY-SEVEN Singapore computer manufacturers will market a wide range of computer products and software at CeBIT '90 in Hannover, West Germany. The international trade show will be held from tomorrow to March 28. This is Singapore's biggest partici- pation at CeBIT following successful123 words
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Article109 1990-03-20 10 JOHN Seah, 35, has been jailed for 20 months for cheating two 87-year-old women. In one case, he told Madam Ng Lien Huay, who was selling snacks without a permit that he could help her apply for a hawker's licence. He took $202 for the job109 words
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Advertisement105 1990-03-20 7 Dazzling (Showmanship, Great Style at Kangxi Louqge §Let international sensation, Sophia enthrall you with her own style, delivering your favourite repertoire of Mandarin and Cantonese hits. Razz Band and Ovada from the Philippines also promise dazzling entertainment with their great showmanship and versatility in rendering a wide selection from current105 words
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Advertisement357 1990-03-20 9 QUESTIONS 1. A traditional food served during Han Raya Puasa is the "Ketupat" which is made of coconut gratings glutinous nee served with brown sugar stnps of interwoven coconut leaves, filled with nee and boiled to become dumplings rfll 1 2. Dunng the month of "Ramadhan", it is obligatory for357 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article137 1990-03-20 11 AP. LIBYA has detained several people suspected of causing a fire at the Rabta plant that allegedly produces poison gas. Libyan ambassador to Italy Rahman Shalgam said yesterday the fire was apparently set by "a member of the technical staff at the factory", the Italian newsAP. - 137 words
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Article59 1990-03-20 11 AFP. ISABELLA di Giovanni, 21, yesterday became the first female Italian football fan to appear before a court for hooliganism. She was given a three-month suspended sentence by a Rome court for taking part in fighting between fans of two clubs, Lazio and AS Roma. She wasAFP. - 59 words
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Article, Illustration29 1990-03-20 11 Graffiti for good: Children of Windhoek's Katatura township paint a wall with pro-Namibia independence graffiti yesterday. Namibia will become independent tomorrow. Picture/ AfpPicture/ Afp - 29 words
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418 1990-03-20 11 Q V-Jome Japanese children, unable to cope with pressures in school, attack their mothers. A few have even murdered their mothers. The reasons are loosening family ties and increasing pressures on children to do well in exams. Many specialists say the absence ofAP. - 418 words
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Article279 1990-03-20 11 Reuter. THE new Indian Government sharply raised defence spending in its first budget j presented yesterday. This was in response to increased tension with Pakistan over secessionist movements in Punjab and Kashmir. The budget for the financial year beginning April 1 also promised major concessionsReuter. - 279 words
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Article, Illustration63 1990-03-20 12 Gently does it Thirty two-year-old Joyce, an elephant in the Shrine Circus appearing in Reading in Pennsylvania, takes a break along Madison Street during a stunt and exercise session. The elephants in the circus are being housed in a parking garage across the street fromPicture/ Ap - 63 words
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409 1990-03-20 12 Wire services. THE Soviet Government yesterday warned the breakaway republic of Lithuania not to put up its own customs posts, introduce its own currency or take over Moscow-run factories without permission. Lithuania declared itself independent on March 13. The nationally televised announcement didWire services. - 409 words
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245 1990-03-20 12 BOOKS containing obscene pictures are being sold at the opposition Parti Islam's (PAS) by-election campaign in Kedah, said the New Straits Times. A PAS member, however, denied that the party was circulating the pornographic materials. Police are now looking for the man selling the245 words
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Article217 1990-03-20 12 Reuter THE Social Democrats, distant runners-up in East Germany's first free election, has rejected a role in coalition government with the triumphant conservatives but hinted at possible cooperation. SPD leader Ibrahim Boehme told journalists yesterday that his party stood by a campaign pledge not to governReuter - 217 words
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390 1990-03-20 13 It used to be thought that a very short time in the sea killed off these organisms, but we are having to recognise this is not the case. Professor Alasdair Mclntyre of tho University of Aberdeen, chairman of the panel that prepared theAP. - 390 words
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Article, Illustration146 1990-03-20 13 AFP. PHILIPPINE Defence Secretary General Fidel Ramos has urged manufacturers and suppliers of defence products in Southeast Asia to co-operate more. SBC quoted Gen Ramos as saying that such co-opera-tion within Asean would give defence companies an advan- tage over competitors outside the region. GenAFP. - 146 words
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FOREIGNSTOCKS
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Article, Illustration282 1990-03-20 13 Wire services. SHARES finished broadly lower in a particularly sluggish session on London's Stock Exchange yesterday, with investors sidelined before the government's budget statement later today, which is expected to take a severe anti-inflation stand. The Financial Times 30share index was down 30.6 points at 1,758.8 at the close.Wire services. - 282 words
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Article93 1990-03-20 13 Reuter. TOKYO share prices reversed course and fell back during mid-morning trade after a jump start at the open. Brokers explained the slight rebound earlier as little more than a last-ditch effort to revive stocks after they had plunged yesterday. "The market had a little rally earlier, led byReuter. - 93 words
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Article53 1990-03-20 13 FT Industrials Mon 1,759.90 (1,789.40) Dow Jones Average Mon 2,755.63 (2,740.09) a ST Industrial Mon 1,562.86 (1,570.99) n NST Industrial Mon 3,060.95 (3,068.55) Hongkong Hang Seng Mon 2,871.39 (2,886.46) Australian All Ordinaries Mon 1,594.70 (1,584.50) Nikkei Stock Average Mon 31,263.24 (32,616.44) Figures in brackets refer to those of the53 words
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Article, Illustration285 1990-03-20 13 Wire services. PRICES of leading shares on Wall Street closed higher yesterday after fighting back from a plunge that followed the major drop on the Tokyo market. The Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials closed 14.42 points higher than Friday's close, at 2,755.63 points. Some 142 millionWire services. - 285 words
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Article, Illustration129 1990-03-20 14 This weekly advertising feature provides a guide to what's available on the shopping shelves. It appears every Tuesday. THE L'Eau de Fendue collection from Niki de Saint Phalle is mounted on a horse. The animal now embellishes her sculptured flacons perfume bottles. Until now they were129 words
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Article, Illustration56 1990-03-20 14 SEND your birthday wishes with 3-D effects. An exciting range of greeting cards from the Netherlands is available. They come with pop-up three-dimensional greetings. The Sparo cards are specially created by designers whose names are printed on the cards. The prices range from $2.80 to56 words
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Article66 1990-03-20 14 PELICAN'S Universal Textmarker 441 is an improved version of the old model. It is now possible to highlight important text on fax messages without spoiling the print. The new highlighter comes in four colours fluorescent yellow, pink, green and blue. The highlighters are also available66 words
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Article, Illustration214 1990-03-20 14 CASIO is introducing three new digital sports watches that feature multi-functional crystal display graphs. They are designed specifically for yachting, surfing and aero-sports and feature timers and memories. Casio Yacht Timer AW-300: By setting the race start time in advance, the timer begins its countdown214 words
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Article, Illustration43 1990-03-20 14 BODY Mist Fresh is an anti-perspirant deodorant described as ozone-friendly. It keeps you dry and smelling fresh. Body Mist Fresh comes in three fragrances Dawn Fresh, Wild Fresh and Spring Fresh. Price: $5.90. Available at all Guardian Pharmacies. Deodorant: Three fragrances,43 words
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Article, Illustration80 1990-03-20 14 IT is called 821 Ultra-Light Creme for the Day. It is made by Orlane. It is formulated to reinforce nature's own protection of the skin. It helps to improve cellular metabolism. It use helps moisturisation. It stimulates cellular regeneration by increasing the cell's natural capacity80 words
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Article214 1990-03-20 15 Ting Mei See - 8EENLASTNMHT BY Ting Mei See HOW many times have you let an opportunity slip by like asking someone for a date because you were too afraid to do so? If you say countless, perhaps you could learn something from Larry in Perfect Strangers (TV 2,214 words
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Miscellaneous150 1990-03-20 15 Page FINISHING LINE Zoe Tay: Plays a rich girl, Ye Pei, in fffP ||lffiF this new 30-part SBC serial. The story 11|fMH SPw RmHj centres on four good friends who grew I ||ji jJIMjl!'' I MM I up the opening ii M J |JJ||" i Also starring Chen Zhicai and150 words
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Miscellaneous747 1990-03-20 15 THE SAINT: THE BRA- jllllljili, I aU^N [CONNECTION In ||W« s5s=- III r 1S1Q11 55 3.32 PM Programme Summary 4.50 PM Programme Summary 3.00 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed 5.45 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed 7.30 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed 3.35 Quran Reading 4 55 Quran747 words
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Article214 1990-03-20 17 Ting Mei See - 8EENLASTMQHT By Ting Mei See HOW many times have you let an opportunity slip by like asking someone for a date because you were too afraid to do so? If you say countless, perhaps you could learn something from Larry in Perfect Strangers (TV 2,214 words
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Miscellaneous158 1990-03-20 17 Page FINISHING LINE (SBC 8, 9.20 pm) Zoe Tay: Plays a rich girl, Ye Pei, in this new 30-part SBC serial. The story |j; P" 'IHIIi||| centres on four good friends who grew Wjliji JJMJjjh''H MM I up in Sembawang. In the opening jj||||| J J jjjr accidentally damages Ye158 words
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Miscellaneous815 1990-03-20 17 Myiil|||M ij ilk. THE NEW PAPER/TuesdayJIarch 20. 1990 Pag* 15 THE SAINT: THE BRA- |||B I ZILIAN CONNECTION |ll Ijll Vg' I I IJ!1I5U'.'IJ1J71 3.32 PM Programme Summary 4.50 PM Programme Summary 3.00 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed 5.45 PM Opening and Programme Highlights, followed 7.30 PM Opening and815 words
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Article, Illustration356 1990-03-20 18 Adeline Woon - Stories/ Adeline Woon T HERE are Filipino bands and there are Filipino bands. We've gone through that ho-hum before. Now comes the more interesting bit. There are also good Filipino bands. And good means really good high drama showmanship, slick technical musicianship and energy personified. Good enough to356 words
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Article, Illustration267 1990-03-20 18 TALK about a racing pulse rate. There's Heartbeat at Top Ten and there's Heart Beat at the Crown Prince Hotel's Lounge. Top Ten's Heartbeat is a high-energy dance band, with a hard-driving Top 40 repertoire calculated to get the crowd dancing. Bon Jovi, Def Leppard,267 words
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Article, Illustration502 1990-03-20 19 Lim Kuan Chiang - By Lim Kuan Chiang IF there is an award in the Manhunt 1990 contest for sheer guts and determination, Jackson Koh will win it hands down. For the 23-year-old national serviceman has impaired vision he is blind in his left eye and has deteriorating502 words
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Article, Illustration437 1990-03-20 19 Lim Kuan Chiang - By Lim Kuan Chiang THEY like Punjabi music and are into the bhangra. And the four of them are finalists in a Punjabi beauty contest. Nothing unusual here. Except that Haslinda Haron, Siti Rashida Mohd Rashid, Sahara Johari and Anita Jangil are the only437 words
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Article, Illustration525 1990-03-20 20 Vivien Chiong - ARTS FESTIVAL June 1 July 4. Productions: Sankai Juku's Unetsu, the stylised local play Lanterns Never Go Out, the All-Star Jazz, and a Peranakan family drama, Unexpected. By Vivien Chiong T k HE organisers of the Arts Festival were not joking when they said525 words
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Article, Illustration265 1990-03-20 20 Wong Sing Yeong - By Wong Sing Yeong BABY PLEASE NEWLY-WED Hongkong actress Jaime Chik is anxious about having a baby. Jaime hopes to give birth within the Year of the Horse, but so far, there are no signs of pregnancy. A Hongkong newspaper reports that Jaime is urging her husband Miu Kiu265 words
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Advertisement72 1990-03-20 20 Memories Are Forever Photographs capture the joy of your wedding and keep the celebration fresh for years. Your private collection. A wedding announcement printed in black k white is the greatest manifes- a tation of your com- I mitment to your loved jr one. Completes your priceless collection. Announce your72 words
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Article, Illustration341 1990-03-20 21 Trudy Lim - By Trudy Lim LUNCH is not just a time to eat. For many businessmen, it is also an opportunity to negotiate. So restaurants and hotel outlets take pains to attract the business crowd, with quiet nooks for conversation, unobtrusive service, and quick lunches that341 words
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Article334 1990-03-20 21 Irene Hoe - By Irene Hoe SHANGRI-LA'S Latour restaurant does not bill its semi-buffet midday menu as a businessman's lunch. But that is what it has become. Latour replaced the ShangriLa's Golden Peacock in the mid1980s, launched its semi-buffet style lunch menu, and has been copied relentlessly ever since. I'm334 words
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Article85 1990-03-20 21 GO for the marinated salmon at Blooms continental restaurant. The appetiser buffet offers three kinds of fish salmon marinated two ways and smoked marlin, apart from the salads and cold meats. Like most businessmen's lunches at hotels, Blooms at Orchard Hotel offers a choice of hot entrees and85 words
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Advertisement24 1990-03-20 21 IMPROVE YOUR TASTE WITH KIKKOMAN f I 'm' flU' f iiki m-n."^' Naturally brewed for months No artificial colouring or preservatives KIKKOMAN Soy Sauce24 words
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Miscellaneous267 1990-03-20 22 TUESDAYRADIO BIQEHiIDHI NOON News in Brief NOON News in Brief 12.05 Lunchdate 12.03 Popular Classics 1.00 News in Brief 1.00 News and Weather Forecast 1.15 Lunchdate (cont'd) 1.10 Currency Exchange Rates 2.00 News in Brief 1.15 Popular Classics (cont'd) 2.05 Words and Music (cont'd) 1.45 Midday Market Report 3.00 News267 words
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Miscellaneous91 1990-03-20 22 I COMICRELIEF Curry-Puff/Raymond Lee Augusta /Dominic Poelsma Angus McGill isLAiVO 1 WlfHan-ANY Vr I WTI TMWK /1 <s/\ cK J George the Robot/Stephen Stanley _No, JT wijSTcrac:- mihdco \N 'WO fee MofiT B WHAT Oc*S IPaiS R PlEoPte PRcAceAAS I Duffy/Bruce Hammond I f Tie FUTURE 1 y'tCr-v. '"1 /i91 words
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Miscellaneous558 1990-03-20 23 COMICRELIEF TUESDAYRADIO Orchard Road/coim Goh 1:1 j»1lj rUTjHfIHBI NOON Good Musk. Company and NOON Nowsdesk Mo 12.30 Off tho ShoH IGNATIOS ADoNlf> HENG HI.&OKTAOj t'VESOD THREE IS |oH,SOARI!R>R THAT'S 12.15 Sentimental Journey 12.45 Now Idoas ST*ftß\W6 fls ARE -THREE NOTfcAb?/ AN I6NATIUS ftETTER! 12.30 Hooping Track 12.55 Book Choice RAb558 words
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Article1455 1990-03-20 24 ►Exhibition CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING. See the works of Chinese artist Zhao Hua Sheng on display. Zhao has won several awards for his works which have been shown in Japan, Europe and the United States. 11 am 8 pm. #03-18, Orchard Point Exhibition Hall. Free. Until1,455 words
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Article, Illustration44 1990-03-20 24 Durtag Mir liIhat (K>y>M»n viih to his book* will bt mi display at tkr KtMmI Council Wlf| kwtbm* of Urd of Ike Mirt mmd Rites of Pim«|». Im i* also a Nobel mmd Booker priie-aiaaisi novelist. Tke duplat ends on Saturday. Iree44 words
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Article362 1990-03-20 27 AP, Reuter. JENNIFER Capriati suffered the first major upset of her young career yesterday. She fell to qualifier Nathalie Herreman, of France, 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round of the International Players Championships in Key Biscane. By winning, the left-hand-ed Herreman, ranked No 113, reached the quarter-finals ofAP, Reuter. - 362 words
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Article, Illustration414 1990-03-20 27 A UNITED States federal judge yesterday set an April 9 trial date for boxing champion Buster Douglas. He wants to break his contract with promoter Don King and fight under a potential $108.6 million deal with The Mirage hotel-casi-no. Judge Howard McKibben set the date after rejecting an effort414 words
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Article125 1990-03-20 27 Reuter. THE landslide election victory of East Germany's unity-keen Conservatives has boosted the prospects of a joint German team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Leading West German sport sources said yesterday they would need only a year to organise a joint team once political unityReuter. - 125 words
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Article86 1990-03-20 27 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SOCCER English Div Two: Port Vale 2 Barnsley 1. Div Three: Tranmere 2 Notts County 0. Div Four: Stockport 1 Gillingham 0. TENNIS International Players Cham* pionships in Florida Men's singles 3rd rd: Martin Jaite (Arg) bt Christo Van Rensburg (SA) 4-6,Wire services. - 86 words
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Article, Illustration457 1990-03-20 28 Bernard Pereira - By Bernard Pereira FROM U*****,000 ($412,000) in total prize money last year to US$3OO,OOO this year, to "not less than US$4OO,OOO next year". The Singapore Golf Association could not have done better in fattening the purse for the Epson Singapore Open, which has become now the457 words
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Article, Illustration347 1990-03-20 28 Alfonso Chan - By Alfonso Chan THERE will be no messing around with team selection when Singapore hosts the prestigious East Asian squash championships in mid-April. That is the lesson the Singapore Squash Rackets Association learnt from their 9-4 defeat to Malaysia in the Dunlop Salver international347 words
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Article240 1990-03-20 28 Dennis Chia - By Dennis Chia SECOND seed "Jungle" Jane Ong stayed on course for a showdown with Mah Li Lian in the women's Open of the Ascot Singapore squash championships when she effortlessly won her quarter-fi-nal tie at West Coast Recreation Centre last night. The athletic Jane240 words
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Article328 1990-03-20 28 Results: Men's Open 3rd round: Anthony Chua bt S Tang 9-1, 9-2, 9-0; Stephen Chan wo Basil Liu; Roy Lim bt Koh Yew Hock 9-4, 9-0, 9-4; David Gan wo Chris Pong; Lee Yew Chuan bt Ng Seng Joo 9-2,9-1, 9-0; Tiong Ern Yeow wo A Chia;328 words
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Article, Illustration692 1990-03-20 29 JEFF LOW - Two dark horses, Yugoslavia and Colombia, take centre-stage in the countdown to soccer's World Cup today. Both have style, but no success so far. Will 1990 be the turning point? JEFFREY LOW reports JEFF LOW THE ROAD ROME THERE must be something wrong with Yugoslav soccer692 words
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Article, Illustration266 1990-03-20 29 FIERY, temperamental, colourful and polished, Colombia's fortunes will be as unpredictable as its form. And the man who exemplifies its free spirit is that crazy goalkeeper, Jose Rene Higuita, whose extravagance include defending, attacking and sweeping in a solo parade of total football.266 words
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Article, Illustration168 1990-03-20 30 Reuter. BRAZILIAN striker Roraario, who broke his leg playing for Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven two weeks ago, is expected to return to action before the end of next month. "We are talking about possibly five or six weeks before he's back," the club's assistant trainerReuter. - 168 words
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Article, Illustration317 1990-03-20 30 Reuter. T HE Dutch Soccer Federation 1 (KNVB) will decide this week whether to keep national coach Thijs Libregts for the World Cup finals. "At the moment it is impossible to say what will happen, but we are expecting a decision later this week," saidReuter. - 317 words
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Article94 1990-03-20 30 Reuter. SPAIN'S national soccer coach Luis Suarez has renewed his contract for four years. That will keep him in charge until after the 1994 World Cup in the United States. "No problems. Both sides wanted to renew," said Suarez, who as a player represented his countryReuter. - 94 words
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Article84 1990-03-20 30 AFP. HORST Wohlers, the coach at West German First Division side Bayer Uerdingen, yesterday rejected the chance to take over the Danish national team. The Danish federation said on Sunday that Wohlers would take over the national side after Sepp Piontek leaves at the end ofAFP. - 84 words
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Article, Illustration493 1990-03-20 31 Ardul Shukor - Singapore 2 MAF 1 By Ardul Shukor SINGAPORE'S victory last night did nothing to alleviate the fact that the national team has a long way to go before it can match the giants of the Semi-Pro League, let alone win the Malaysia Cup. How will Singapore farePicture/ Nicklaus D’cruz - 493 words
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Advertisement63 1990-03-20 31 9 t[Jpibw 0 horses, qM pe Yugoslavia and ~A ROME Coloumbia, take M L. centre-stage m& R- the countdown to Wmm soccer's f Cup have no success so far. Carlos Valderram a: Star of Colombia ROMARIO OK Plaster cast is taken off Brazilian star's broken leg. He'll be back in63 words
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