The New Paper, 25 August 1988
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Title Section12 1988-08-25 1 the new paper THURSDAY AUGUST 25, 1988 MO (P) 179/4/88 50 CENTS12 words
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Advertisement113 1988-08-25 1 MAGNIFICENT JMMBMJ] MOSES w Wl 3 UJh* top hurdler for a decade seemed over the hill. Now Old Man Moses is back SP/JFdW 4% A the fastest times in the world. j THE LOVE MACHINE A dating computer is all set to find your life's mate. Now you can buy113 words
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Advertisement97 1988-08-25 1 SINGAPORE TODAY RALLIES STARTTODAY J >*# vd Fever's up: Even before the end of National Day fever comes election fever. And nowhere is this more clear than at Alexandra. It's truly a national election. Page 8 OOPS! We were two hours late with our Special Election Edition yesterday. To all97 words
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Article, Illustration48 1988-08-25 1 To find love, quack like a duck. Also do the "trust walk" (in photo at right) where you close your eyes and let a stranger lead you by the hand. That's what Chow Wai Fong finds at SDS weekend camp for singles./Page 16 Picture/ Jonathan ChooPicture/ Jonathan Choo - 48 words
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179 1988-08-25 2 MUSA Hitam wants to debate the question of truth in politics with his old boss Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed on television. The two have been hurling insults at each other in the Johor Baru parliamentary by-elections, which are being held today. The Prime Minister179 words
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370 1988-08-25 2 Chitra Rajaram - Camp Cupid/ Pigl 16 By Chitra Rajaram A DOLLAR a date. Well, almost. It will cost you $1.25. That's only if you insist on dating 24 people over two years. But if you meet your match after one date, it will still370 words
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Article123 1988-08-25 2 THE little girl didn't want to get her teacher in trouble. So she told a lie. She said her ear had been cut by glass. But doctors and her father in Batu Pahat, West Malaysia, didn't believe her. And now her teacher is accused of pulling123 words
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Article334 1988-08-25 2 A FAKE Singapore passport can be sold for $32,000 which explains why passport thefts have been going up lately. The High Court was told yesterday that in 1985 there were only 12 cases involving tampered Singaport passports. But in '86 there were 23, in '87334 words
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Article, Illustration60 1988-08-25 2 The champ: Mike Tyson shows off the cast on his right hand, which protects a hairline fracture that the heavyweight champion received in a one-punch brawl with another heavyweight, Mitch Green. Tyson said Green started it; Green, who needed five stitches, said Tyson suckerPicture/ Reuter - 60 words
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Miscellaneous29 1988-08-25 2 the Weather WEATHER outlook for Singapore from noon to midnight: Showers over many areas in the afternoon. Maximum temperature: 31 degrees. Sunset today: 7.10 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 7.02 am.29 words
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Article, Illustration352 1988-08-25 3 Geneieve Kwek - By Geneieve Kwek WEIRD World is a place where you can have a dream and a nightmare at the same time. It is a hi-tech amusement centre which is so strange that several government officials had to check it out. A representative from the Urban RedevelopmentPicture/ Jonathan Choo - 352 words
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Article118 1988-08-25 3 FACES on the wall. Some nasty, some gruesome, some scowling. And all with sound effects. Magic World Here, you can be a magician. Play the Phantom piano without touching the keys. But watch out for bubbles and smoke from the keyboard. Dream World Are you118 words
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Article, Illustration309 1988-08-25 4 Wong Sing Yeong - Swing Singapore set to roll on Saturday By Wong Sing Yeong YOU can dance with the stars in Orchard Road. All you have to do is show up for the Swing Singapore bash. But if you want to stay at home you can still dance with309 words
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Article192 1988-08-25 4 THESE words appear in some of our stories today. The notes here will help you check their meanings. Anecdotes: Short, entertaining stories of an event or a person that has happened, usually to the person telling them. Approachable: Friendly. Someone who is approachable is easy to talk to and192 words
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Article, Illustration194 1988-08-25 4 HE got off too lightly! Readers who called HotlinePlus yesterday said that about motorist Lim Tian Swee. He knocked down Chandrakala d/o Samugan Nathan but did not stop to help her. Lim was fined $1,000 for not reporting the accident to the police, not helping the194 words
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Article54 1988-08-25 4 A trader accused of forging share certificates with a face value of $1 million got a discharge not amounting to an acquittal yesterday. But Kong Choot Sian, 46, faced a new charge of conspiracy to cheat. It was to be heard on Aug 27. Bail54 words
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227 1988-08-25 4 IT IS a sad fact that just as some men can be considered well trained as husbands they tend to up and die. These tragedies have left a lot of widows in Singapore 106,541 of them at the last count made in mid-1987. About227 words
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Article216 1988-08-25 4 IT WAS just monkeying around. But it sent three policemen and two journalists from The New Paper on a wild goose chase on Monday night. Police said that a Mr Lee of 15, Halifax Road, had called that afternoon to say that a monkey216 words
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Article, Illustration299 1988-08-25 5 Ambrose Poh - By Ambrose Poh THE rider of a motorcycle that crashed in a freak accident at the slip road off the Pan-Island Expressway was still stunned when visited in hospital yesterday evening. His pillion rider, Mr Jazuli Haji Retahi, 25, was thrown off the bike andPicture/ Jonathan Choo - 299 words
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Article, Illustration405 1988-08-25 6 Irene Ng - By Irene Ng A DAY in jail can last from just a few minutes to a few hours. And in one year such a short term can be forgotten completely. That's what a 27-year-old man said in court yesterday. To Sambasivam s/o Sarma, who405 words
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Article117 1988-08-25 6 DINNER was more expensive than expected for housewife Lim Siew Bee on Tuesday evening $2,000 more. Someone stole her handbag containing the cash which she had left behind in the car while dining with friends. Lim, 40, left her car at the National Stadium car117 words
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Article102 1988-08-25 6 A FITTER working with a blow torch on a ship at the Sembawang Shipyard was killed in an explosion on Monday evening. Tan Ah Cheng, from Penang, fell seven storeys following the explosion. He died instantly. Tan, 30, was patching up a hole with an102 words
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Article, Illustration257 1988-08-25 6 Harinder Gill - By Harinder Gill IT will be an assembly with a difference for students of the Singapore Chinese Girls School this afternoon. The Singapore Dance Theatre will be showing them everything from bourees to jetes small steps on tip-toe to grand and graceful leaps. The Singapore Dance Theatre257 words
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Article, Illustration268 1988-08-25 6 THIEVES have become surprisingly fond of mobile toilets lately. Two recent incidents involving the portable 100 showed up on court and police records. In one, Bujang Husin stole a door off an outdoor toilet at a construction site. That made him a real268 words
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Article253 1988-08-25 7 FOOD retail giant Cold Storage is to close its Goldhill Square store at the end of this year. This decision was taken despite an offer of a reduction in the rent for the store. "We offered them about 15 per cent less than what253 words
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Article, Illustration277 1988-08-25 7 Angeline Song - By Angeline Song w I 1 HAT the Tay family makes in their Ang Mo Kio shop goes up in smoke especially in the month of the hungry ghosts. Mr Tay Yong Poh, the 65-year-oldowner, is a joss stick maker. His father brought the family trade fromPictures/ Choo Chwee Hua - 277 words
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Article, Illustration83 1988-08-25 7 First step: Sawdust containing some glue, is imported from Malaysia and Indonesia. Water is added to form a paste. Layering: Three lavers of the paste are wrapped around a wooden pole. ISach layer must be dried before the next is applied. Figarinas: Separate sawdust83 words
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Article, Illustration443 1988-08-25 8 WHAT MINISTERS AND OTHER CANDIDATES SAY PM LEE KUAN YEW "You'll have to ask my younger colleagues, because they move around much more than I do now." when asked for his assessment of the mood of the people. MR GOH CHOK TONG443 words
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Article, Illustration43 1988-08-25 8 In high spirits: Mr Abdullah Tarmugi's election placard crew jazzes it up for our photographer last night. Siglap is a straight fight between the PAP candidate and Mr Chong Tung Shang of the Workers' Party. Picture/ Jonathan ChooPicture/ Jonathan Choo - 43 words
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Article164 1988-08-25 8 PAP 7pm to 10 pm Clementi stadium, Upper Ayer Rajah Road (for Pasir Panjang GRC) WP 11.30 am to 2.30 pm Fullerton Square URA car park (for Telok Blangah constituency) 7 pm to 10 pm Car park No. 17 behind Block 13 Jalan Membina (for Tiong Bahru GRC)164 words
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Article, Illustration314 1988-08-25 8 H.l. Lim - COMMENT/ H.l. Lim TAKE another look at our Page 1 picture on the general election. The candidates' placards are hung up against a backdrop of National Day pennants. Elections during celebrations? And why not, from the point of view of the ruling People's Action Party. As314 words
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240 1988-08-25 9 Chua Chin Chye - By Chua Chin Chye [HE ClD's Secret Societies i Branch has taken over investigations into the case of a schoolboy who was beaten up by a gang last week. Jurong Police were in charge until the CID stepped in. ClD's involvement means police240 words
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Article, Illustration319 1988-08-25 9 National Reading Month starts tomorrow. It will introduce you to lots of new writers, but not to old favourites like Somerset Maugham. Meet the man who knew the writer but never read a single word he wrote. HO Wee How is a man admired byPicture/ Nicklaus D'cruz - 319 words
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196 1988-08-25 9 SCHOLARS from Taiwan and China will attend a conference held here by the Institute of East Asian Philosophies. Twelve from China and seven from Taiwan are among 41 academics coming next week for the conference on Confucian studies. This will be a first for196 words
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Article291 1988-08-25 9 FINDING sunken treasure is a fascinating way to make big money and a new enterprise hopes to make it big business for Singapore. Retired banker David Yong and an Italian treasure hunter, Bruno V. de Vincentiis, are registering a new company the Flor de291 words
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284 1988-08-25 10 Wire services. AMERICAN experts probing the plane crash that killed Pakistani President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq are studying the possibility of an explosion in the cockpit. Also a possibility, they say, is a toxic-gas release that may have knocked out both the pilot andWire services. - 284 words
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Article, Illustration46 1988-08-25 10 Sudan S agony: First his house was swept away by heavy floods that have caused extensive damage and suffering throughout Sudan for the past few weeks. Now, 13-year-old Ismad, reduced to bones by famine, has Seen stricken by severe anemia. Picture/ AfpPicture/ Afp - 46 words
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Article215 1988-08-25 10 Wire services. A US Navy captain may be court-martialed for refusing to appear at a hearing on charges that he failed to rescue starving Vietnamese boat refugees. A Navy spokesman said yesterday that Capt Alexander Balian exercised his rights to skip the hearing scheduled forWire services. - 215 words
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160 1988-08-25 10 Wire services. IRANIAN and Iraqi officials meet in Geneva, Switzerland, today for the first direct talks since the Gulf war erupted in 1980. UN Secretary Gen Javier Perez de Cuellar, who will mediate the sessions,, says thatWire services. - 160 words
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270 1988-08-25 10 NYT. THE world's biggest group of so-called cocaine cowboys is locked in a savage fight for control of one of the world's biggest markets New York City. Police say the battle has erupted because of a surplus of cocaine. Low prices are forcing traffickers toNYT. - 270 words
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Article169 1988-08-25 11 Wire services. UNEMPLOYMENT blues may soon hit more than 20 million people in China. Officials say Chinese factories have at least that many surplus workers, and maybe more. Adding to the problem are millions of peasants who face the loss of jobs to machines. Chinese newspapersWire services. - 169 words
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Article, Illustration59 1988-08-25 11 Costly nostalgia: This glittering suit worn by a London model was sold at a London auction for $86,000. It was once worn by the king of rock 4n roll, Elvis Presley The late singer called the outfit his "shooting star" suit It was bought byPicture/ Reuter. - 59 words
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Article225 1988-08-25 11 AFP. ASIAN nations have warned that a new US trade law encourages trends that could disrupt the world economy. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan condemned the law, signed yesterday by President Reagan. European countries also object to the law, which sets the stage for the USAFP. - 225 words
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Article96 1988-08-25 11 Reuter. A US trade official predicts that America's trade imbalance caused by its increasing dependence on imports will fall by about $60 billion by the end of the year. Mr Clayton Yeutter, the US trade representative, said the likely drop from the 1987 record of $340Reuter. - 96 words
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Article, Illustration255 1988-08-25 11 Wire services. SHARE values recovered in afternoon trading to close slightly higher on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. The Financial Times 30share index closed 1.4 points higher, at 1467.5. However, dealers said activity remained sparse, as many players stayed on the sidelines ahead of today's release of British tradeWire services. - 255 words
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Article82 1988-08-25 11 Reuter. SHARE prices rose in initial trade on Tokyo today, on a sharp 37-point gain in Wall Street overnight, but lingering nervousness and the approach of the end of the August trading period will keep volume low, brokers said. Investors are still not sure which way to go, saidReuter. - 82 words
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Article51 1988-08-25 11 FT Industrials Wed 1,467.50 (1,466.10) Dow Jones Average Wed 2,026.67 (1,989.33) ST Industrial Wed 1,065.03 (1,067.02) NST Industrial Wed 1,760.08 (1,757.34) Hongkong Hang Song Wed 2,520.29 (2,532.13) Australian All Ordinaries Wed 1,633.30 (1,629.90) Nikkei Stock Average Wed 27,799.67 (27,919.95) Pifurca in bracket* refer to those of the previous trading51 words
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Article, Illustration278 1988-08-25 11 Wire services. A LATE-AFTERNOON surge helped the New York Stock Exchange post a big gain yesterday, as stocks regained some ground lost over the past three sessions. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, which lost 0.89 on Tuesday and nearly 38 points over the past three sessions,Wire services. - 278 words
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Article, Illustration554 1988-08-25 12 Ravindra Kumar - By Ravindra Kumar A YOUNG champion is murdered. He leaves a lovely wife behind. And there is this great friend of the family also a young man. Ah, say the sleuths, it all adds up. But, in the case of Indian badminton champ,554 words
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111 1988-08-25 12 AP. AFTER a month of calm, thousands of protesters have returned to the streets of the Soviet Union's troubled Nagorno-Karabakh region. They again insist the area be annexed to Armenia. In February, the mostly Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh began strikes and street protestsAP. - 111 words
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134 1988-08-25 12 AFP. JAPAN'S Prime Minister will focus on two relatively safe issues economics and culture, rather than politics in his first official visit to China. Mr Noboru Takeshita will meet with top Chinese leaders, including Deng Xiaoping, during a five-day visit that beginsAFP. - 134 words
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Article219 1988-08-25 13 Reuter. BURMA'S leaders say they are ready to give protesters what they want: A chance to vote on whether to end 26 years of one-man rule. Maung Maung, the third head of the ruling Socialist Party in a month, called an emergency party congress for SeptReuter. - 219 words
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Article170 1988-08-25 13 Reuter. DRIVEN from the Philippines by a "people power" revolution, Ferdinand Marcos is now fighting to get back in. In his latest move, a court in Manila was asked yesterday to order the Government to give Marcos travel papers so he can come home. TheReuter. - 170 words
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Article, Illustration65 1988-08-25 13 Reluctant lawyer Lawyer Kenneth W. Smith, with bandage, tried to withdraw from Leslie Gay Barker's robbery case because his client may have Aids. He fears the disease may infect him through his cut hand. But the judge in Houston, Texas, was not persuaded. He ordered Smith65 words
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Article228 1988-08-25 13 Reuter THE SOVIETS may now be as much as nine years behind the United States in its ability to make the tiny silicon chips needed for smart weapons and computers. That estimate came from Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Steve Bryen yesterday. Byren told reportersReuter - 228 words
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125 1988-08-25 13 UPI. AN anti-terrorist expert says it is dumb for an American to wear a cowboy hat or some other distinctive gear when travelling in other countries. Steve Sloan said Western hats or American clothing can immediately mark you as a target for terrorists lookingUPI. - 125 words
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292 1988-08-25 13 Wire services. BANGLADESHI Customs police are near defeat in their long war to end a nearly $1 billion yearly smuggling trade between their country, India and Burma. "Let me admit frankly that we are overwhelmed," said Senior Officer Mohammad Arif. k And those whoWire services. - 292 words
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Article, Illustration386 1988-08-25 14 Lo Tien Yin - By Lo Tien Yin w i 'ANT to cross a busy road? Just do a grand jete. In ballet, that's a great and graceful leap. Two dancers from Singapore Dance Theatre, Donato Ferrer and Jamaludin Jalil, first did a grand jete across Orchard Road in April this386 words
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Article, Illustration236 1988-08-25 14 Danny Tan - By Danny Tan BEEFY men, fuelled by ABC Stout, have openly fought and wrestled each other to impress them. But to 23-year-old law graduate Miss Tan Sulian, it is "just another job". She played the role of the teaser in the236 words
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Article, Illustration301 1988-08-25 15 Ting Mei See - By Ting Mei See THE change is complete. The country and western songs lazily twanged out by Matthew And The Mandarins in a dark, smoky atmosphere is no more. After renovation work that cost $400,000, the Peacock Bar at Shangri-La Hotel now offers clean jazz301 words
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Article, Illustration354 1988-08-25 15 Vivien Chiong - By Vivien Chiong T HE official Olympic song 1 Hand In Hand is about international friendship and already it is a show of togetherness. Versions of the song, written by producer/songwriter Giorgio Moroder, who was behind hits such asPicture/ Nicklaus D'cruz - 354 words
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Article, Illustration868 1988-08-25 21 spotlight PUT 38 unmarried strangers in a room. Get them to play games, including "musical laps", a variation of the popular party game and make a barbecue, with songs, jogging, a hike and workshops on how to make a date. And what do you get? Maybe a few868 words
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Miscellaneous2097 1988-08-25 17 Television SCREEN M Feature Special Get Smart The Survival Expressions Rostropovitch GSL*\s) W King Of The Olympics: Of The Fattest (r) With The London Philharmonic (SBC 5, 10.40 pm) wh? VIRTUOSO cellist Mstislav Modem OlvmDic (jfim6s was stflscd \V ood I{/ill. 'I'hcy present Dvorak s th« gem of a comedy2,097 words
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Article, Illustration867 1988-08-25 21 spotlight PUT 38 unmarried strangers in a room. Get them to play games, including "musical laps", a variation of the popular party game and make a barbecue, with songs, jogging, a hike and workshops on how to make a date. And what do you get? Maybe a few867 words
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Article, Illustration238 1988-08-25 22 Josephine Ng - FASHIONTOCAY BY Josephine Ng FIRST it was suspenders on male pants, like those worn by Michael Douglas in Wall Street. Now, suspenders have got their grip on dresses. Hang it all, they have even been seen holding up sundresses. It's fun and chic, and helpPicture/ Choo Chwee Hua - 238 words
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Article, Illustration280 1988-08-25 23 Karen Goh - POODNOTES By Karen Goh IT was the thought of an ice cream loaded with few calories that lured me to the Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream Shop at Marina Square. The claim that their ice cream is made from only fresh ingredients, cream instead of butter and280 words
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Miscellaneous1521 1988-08-25 24 RADIOGUIDE Enm EMIHtMI i9H MOON Newt li Brief (Programmes in Mandarin) NOON Good Music, Coaipaay Mk NOON Newsdesk 12.M lonchdate: See Air Raves. o t Some musical entertainment 12.30 Classical Record Review: A rePvO* I•* m imi «ui *1 ln< ri HI/UN tasy UIMIIIC aome light in- f or y1,521 words
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Article, Illustration333 1988-08-25 25 Wong Sing Yeong - By Wong Sing Yeong CURRENT and lighthearted that's Si Dai Tong Tang (The Four Generations) which will replace Neighbours on Oct 3. The series 130 parts to begin with is about four generations of the Luo family living in an old mansion at Gentle Road. Filming startsPicture/ Nicklaus D'cruz - 333 words
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223 1988-08-25 25 Ting Mei See - By Ting Mei See THE general elections will have an impact on TV programme schedule. Certain programmes will be pushed to later time slots or worse, held over for the following week. So if you are hot on the trail of some exciting serial,223 words
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Article, Illustration34 1988-08-25 25 UPLIFTING news from Lisa Bonet, star of A Different World. Lisa says that after years of trying, she's now able to levitate and float above the ground. Lisa: Says she's going up.34 words
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Article, Illustration79 1988-08-25 25 JACLYN Smith, ex-Angel and the star of many made-for-TV movies has a strict daily beauty regimen. "Every morning I apply cream to my face, get in the shower, and keep applying cream in the steam of the shower. Afterward I take it off with a cool skin freshener."79 words
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Article50 1988-08-25 25 PRINCE used to hate the name Prince when he was a lot younger. And he used to throw a tantrum whenever anyone called him by that name. "They used to call me Prince Charming, Prince this, Prince that," he used to complain. Well, look who's complaining now.50 words
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Article, Illustration33 1988-08-25 25 GOLDIE Hawn has returned her Oscar to the Academy to have its bottom replated. For some strange reason, the gold has worn off Oscar's behind. Goldie: Hep lute for Oscar.33 words
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Article30 1988-08-25 25 RICK Astley has acquired a back-up singer called Lauren for his Together Forever video because "it gives the audience something to look at other than my ugly mug."30 words
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Article49 1988-08-25 25 USA Today. WHEN asked to talk about his success, Burt Reynolds said: "I haven't had a hit since Joan Collins was a virgin." And Anita Baker's answer as to whether she will ever duet with Whitney Houston: "Not unless I can sing in my sleep." USA Today.USA Today. - 49 words
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Article, Illustration197 1988-08-25 26 I T is hard for an actor to switch from television to themovies. The move has sometimes been compared with getting over the Berlin Wall. Some have made the successful leap. Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Burt Reynolds, Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Dan Ackroyd, Bill Murray, John Travolta.197 words
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Article, Illustration207 1988-08-25 26 Sonja Tan; Toh Hai Leong - By Sonja Tan and Toh Hai Leong ■ANGEL II (Shaw cinemas) THIS fast-paced sequel to Angel has the right mix for the box-office superb stunts, violent brawls, two well-choreographed car chases and exploding pyrotechnics. Moon Lee, Alex Fong and Elaine Lui star as the Angel Trio. Moon Lee207 words
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Advertisement175 1988-08-25 28 Five-Foot-Way trades, affectionately known in the Hokkien dialect as "Gho Kha Ki" trades, have been in existence since the early days of Singapore's history The term "five-foot-way" has its origins in Singapore's founder's planning scheme. Sir Stamford Raffles' planning etipulated that all buildings were to have a covered walkway or175 words
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Miscellaneous130 1988-08-25 28 COMICRELIEF Hagar the Horrible/pik Browne pappy! W& hot I Yoiit2 TZ> <eo phtil HALF v V r —JB AFTEfi! £ATIM<3 J J AllgUStS/Dominic Doelsma Angus McGill t| /Vxfnl; §v I ji^jjuyuLMy George the Robot/stephen Stanley Mptau K/ i Dllffy/Bruce Hammon AU- RI6HT/ ICVW fcfc BU6 I'LL SURVIVE WW AM I130 words
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Article, Illustration636 1988-08-25 30 SEOULBEAT SPORTS/DLYMPtCS AP. W HEN Edwin Moses, the world's premier intermediate hurdler for more than a decade, suffered his first defeat in 10 years last season, there was talk that his reign was over. Not so. The magnificent Moses, who compiled a 122-raceAP.; Picture/ All-sport - 636 words
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Article, Illustration250 1988-08-25 31 Reuter. DOUBLE Olympic champion Sebastian Coe yesterday graciously accepted that his hopes of competing in the Seoul Games next month were over. The Briton broke his silence after International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch said in Lausanne that he would not be seeking a specialReuter. - 250 words
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465 1988-08-25 31 RACING MORNING TRACKWORK with DENNIS CHIA JOCKEY M. Gopal has recovered from his injury and will be back in the saddle this week. Gopal, who fell off from Wings of Fortune in Ipoh last month and dislocated his shoulder, was astride King Diamond465 words
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Article501 1988-08-25 31 Wire services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: ATHLETICS EAA meet (Berne): Men: 100 m: 1 Ola Adeniken (Nig) 10.29 2 Istvan Tatar (Hun) 10.47; 200 m: 1 Chidi Imoh (Nig) 20.31 2 James Butler (US) 20.43; 800 m: Race A: 1 Joaquim Cruz (Bra) 1:44.58 2 Ocky Clark (US)Wire services. - 501 words
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Article145 1988-08-25 31 DRUGNET AP. ONE of the women trying out for the United States Olympic basketball team tested positive for drugs and was banned for six months, the Amateur Basketball Association said yesterday. The suspension was upheld at an Aug 10 arbitration hearing, requested by theAP. - 145 words
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Article126 1988-08-25 31 Reuter. Malaysian seed Misbun Sidek, playing with an injured thigh, was knocked out in the first round of the China Open badminton championships in Shanghai yesterday. Misbun, beaten in the first round of the Hongkong Open last week, crashed 915, 9-15 against China's 19-year-oldReuter. - 126 words
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Article95 1988-08-25 31 AFP. SEOUL police are on the alert against hundreds of international pickpockets expected to arrive in Seoul for the Olympics. The Korean police has just received a list of 807 pickpockets from Interpol, press reports said yesterday. The list contains the names of 228 East Europeans,AFP. - 95 words
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Article, Illustration582 1988-08-25 32 SOCCER Would you refuse an offer to play for one of the world's top soccer clubs? Paul Goddard did. The former England international striker says he has other priorities besides football... IPS. D ERBY'S new signing Paul Goddard, caught in a tug-of-love with football, says hisIPS. - 582 words
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Article, Illustration110 1988-08-25 32 AFP. BRYAN Robson could be stripped of the England soccer captaincy for alleged bouts of heavy drinking. The Manchester United midfielder could lose the job before next month's friendly against Denmark at Wembley when he appears before a Football Association committee. England manager Bobby Robson, FootballAFP. - 110 words
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Article137 1988-08-25 32 Reuter. ITALIAN soccer club Juventus paid $10.5 million for Dynamo Kiev midfielder Alexander Zavarov. This was disclosed by Soviet government newspaper Izvestia who quoted Kiev trainer Valery Lobanovsky as saying yesterday. The Turin club announced the signing on Tuesday. Zavarov, 28, will join the club for theReuter. - 137 words
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Article, Illustration286 1988-08-25 33 AP. MITCHELL Green, who was involved in a scuffle with boxer Mike Tyson, yesterday said he would not drop charges against the heavyweight champion. Green claims Tyson punched him outside a Harlem clothing store. "Mike Tyson hit me and ran like a cissy (coward),"AP. - 286 words
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Article, Illustration256 1988-08-25 33 Alfonso Chan - By Alfonso Chan TENNIS will never be the same again in Singapore when the East Asian Satellite Circuit is set up next year. International Tennis Federation Director of Development Doug Mac Curdy is to discuss this with the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association next month. This "challenger" circuit256 words
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Article162 1988-08-25 33 Judy Khaw - By Judy Khaw FOR MORE than 10 years, Singapore has missed out on Australia's richest and most prestigous bowling tournament the South Pacific Classic. But Striker's Bowl manager Sam Ang has put a stop to that. He will send two Singaporeans to Sydney to162 words
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Article, Illustration643 1988-08-25 34 MALAYS I AC UP MALAYSIA CUP WEEKLY ROUNDUP ...With S. GULAM P ITY the romantics. The Malaysia Cup soccer competition at the end of the season may not be that topsy-turvy, after all. The underdogs seem to have run out of steam at a stage when it643 words
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108 1988-08-25 34 NST. JUST when everything began to look good, Johor's Malaysia Cup run has hit a snag and it's bad enough to worry coach Zainolddin Ahmad. Johor skipper and cen-tre-back Ismail Ibrahim has hurt his right knee. He is now doubtful for Sunday's match againstNST. - 108 words
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Article, Illustration186 1988-08-25 35 S. Gulam - Stories/ S. Gulam A CHANGE of strategy at half-time helped Singapore turn possible defeat into victory against Selangor at the Merdeka Stadium last Tuesday. In a post-match analysis, Singapore soccer coach Seak Poh Leong revealed that he told his players to bypass the midfield with long balls to186 words
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77 1988-08-25 35 MALAYSIACUP SALIM Moin will remain as first-choice striker. Coach Seak Poh Leong confirmed that Salim was replaced for tactical reasons against Selangor and he would be back in the frontline against Malacca on Sunday. Poh Leong replaced Salim in the 67th minute with midfielder Zulkifli77 words
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Article, Illustration188 1988-08-25 35 SOCCER The English soccer season is two days away. Will champs Liverpool start without striker lan Rush? AFP. LAN Rush may miss the first game of the season on Saturday because he is short of match fitness. Liverpool's star re-signing from Juventus held his firstAFP. - 188 words
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Article112 1988-08-25 35 Reuter. A DISAPPOINTING French soccer side struggled to continue their unbeaten run this year when they drew 1-1 with Czechoslovakia in a friendly international yesterday. Young striker Stephane Paille gave France the lead in the 52nd minute but Jan Daniek grabbed a deserved equaliser for the visitorsReuter. - 112 words
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Advertisement48 1988-08-25 34 MALAYSIACUPFIXTURES TOMORROW: SUNDAY: KELANTAN v PERLIS MALACCA v SINGAPORE (Kota Baru, 8.45pm) (Kubu Stadium, 4.30pm) KEDAH v SELANGOR TRENGGANU v PENANG (Kuala Trengganu, 8.45pm) PAHANG v PENANG KL v NEGRI SEMBILAN (Kuantan, 8.30pm) (Kajang, 4.30pm) SATURDAY: SABAH v ARMED FORCES PAHANG v JOHOR (Kota Kinabalu, 4.30pm) (Kuantan, 8.30pm)48 words
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Advertisement274 1988-08-25 35 OFFICIAL SOFT DRINK OF THE 1988 OLYMPICS wST""* two Seoul CHymfric trips worth $13,000 Highlights of the Quesrions(acmBs>. To Enter Ist Prize extravaganza I- Almost half a century after Jesse £'<£* Owens won four track and field golds cwcST" 1 1 w 1 double return deluxe tour package to the274 words
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Article801 1988-08-25 36 Centrestage FAMILY PLAYS. Two plays Round And Round The Dining Table Is about western values and father-child relations while Crosswords is about combining career and family. Both plays by Necessary Stage. Drama Centre. 7.30 pm. Tickets: $5 and $8 from Victoria Theatre central booking office and801 words
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Article15 1988-08-25 36 OUT AND ABOUT: Dance contest FILMS: Life and space FOOD: Italian buffet dinner15 words
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Article, Illustration78 1988-08-25 36 Expect flying kicks, lightning blows and style. The fights start today in the first invitation silat championship to be held in Singapore. Experts from the region and as far as Yugoslavia and West Germany are taking part in the competition. There are two categories silat as a78 words
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