The New Paper, 4 December 1989

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  • 15 1 the new paper MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1989 MCI (P) 36/4/89 50 CENTS the new paper
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    • 105 1 HI ,1*... V r STOREANSGO Not Just Las Vegas, but Burswood in Australia, Genting in Malaysia, Monte Carlo in Europe and Macau as well. Our Lady Luck series today takes you to more of the popular casinos around the world./ Paget 18 and 19 USER-FRIENDLY NEW SCHOOLS Unique and quality
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    • 48 1 DYING AIDS MAN SAYS: "I have accepted the fact that my days on this beautiful planet are numbered... Treat Aids as a medical problem first rather than a moral problem, and there will be a likelihood that treatment or cure will be foreseeable in the future."/ Page 6
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  • 64 1 Doing it in boots: Twelve commandos, each with a rifle in hand and 20 kg on his back, stepped off in army boots to join the 42 km Mobil Marathon yesterday. They jogged and finished as a group save one man, a victim of blisters who came
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  • THENEWSTOCAY
    • 417 2 Wire services. TWO million East Germans joined hands yesterday to form a 1,300 km chain across the country. Organised by the Protestant Church, the people were demonstrating for greater democracy. People of all ages, including children, held lighted candles and sang hymns. Yesterday, too,
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    • 189 2 MALAYSIAN police have crippled a vice ring that tricked kampung girls into prostitution by promising them jobs and the glamour of city life. The Malay Mail newspaper reported that since early last week, Kuala Lumpur police have rounded up three suspected members of the syndicate.
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    • 124 2 THE opposition movement in Czechoslovakia has rejected the new Cabinet named by Prime Minister Ladislav Adamec yesterday. The Cabinet includes a handful of non-Communists for the first time in 20 years. The Civic Forum opposition called for more street protests and possibly another general strike. Civic
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    • 269 2 THIS landslide at the new Bukit Batok sports stadium gave some nearby Housing Board residents quite a start over the weekend. A soft rumbling interrupted Mr Eddie Tan as he was watching television at 11 pm on Saturday. Mr Tan, a quantity surveyor, looked
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    • 52 2 AFP. AN elderly Australian wo trapped in bed for at least five days undftr the decomposing body of his IJ4 kg obese, wife. Police in Hobart, Tasmania, said yesterday the 72-year-old unnamea man was in serious condition in hospital, suffering from dehydration and loss of leg
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    • 35 2 IF you want to share a point of view, call HotlinePhj& on 734-7711, or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, S 0923. Include your name, address and telephone number.
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    • 332 3 STUDENTS working part-time at McDonald's joined the fun at the Mac Tonite bash last Saturday. The disco party was organised by McDonald's for its customers. It was held at the Sentosa Fountain Gardens. McDonald's staffers, the part-timers included, had exchanged their maroon-and-white striped uniforms for
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    • 281 3 WE til took another look when it arrived at The New Paper newsroom. The deep blue masthead with the special orange tick looked familiar. Inside, the page logos for Showtime, Foodnotes and Sports were dead ringers of the real thing. But the "paper"
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 454 4 S IXTEEN new-generation 'secondary schools will be kbuilt and 37 others improved Fat a total cost of more than $500 million. Each of the new schools will have its own unique design. This spells an end to the mass-produced school buildings of the 1960s and 1970s which
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    • 259 4 TWO organisations, one into further education and the other into telecommunications, today join hands to do research projects. Nanyang Technological Institute (NTI) and Northern Telecom (NT), a manufacturer of telecommunications systems, are signing an agreement to do joint research in telecommunications.
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    • 1120 6 A Singaporean who died of Aids earlier this year told how the killer disease affected him. He penned his thoughts after encouragement from his doctor, Dr Roy Chan of the National Skin Centre. The article was published in the Theatre Works programme for the play,
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    • 375 7 MORE than 400 Filipinos had expected to meet General Fidel V Ramos at a Christmas party yesterday. Gen Ramos, the Philippines' Secretary of Defence, was the guest of honour but he did not turn up. Instead, two other Ministers arrived unexpectedly at the party organised
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    • 452 8 ALMOST one out of every three babies born at a private hospital here is delivered by caesarean section. Sources say caesareans account for between 28 and 30 per cent of all deliveries at private hospitals. This is an all-time high. At government hospitals, however,
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    • 221 8 GUEST workers in Singapore can and do join unions. Some even serve as union leaders, says the Second Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong. Mr Ong, who is also Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress, says that in Singapore guest
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    • 287 8 BATMAN swooped down on the crowd at the West in Stamford Hotel, accompanied by a lady in red. The couple joined a crowd that included a bird (in borrowed plumes), a clown, a punk lady and a Caucasian "Chinaman". These characters were dressed
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    • 178 8 THE Housing Board is in the process of re-roofing several blocks at Tiong Bahru Estate to improve the waterproofing system. We reported on Saturday how some residents there were coping with leaking roofs while work was being done during this rainy season. Responding to our
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    • 330 9 THE Ministry of Environment (ENV) and Registry of Vehicles are planning to get tougher on smoky exhausts, especially from diesel vehicles. Soon diesel engines will have to meet certain standards which are even stricter than now. They will have to be designed to meet the
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    • 274 9 MAILBOX I refer to the article "Overseas MBA degree boom" which appeared in The New Paper on Sept 8. Some of the comments, allegations and implications concern me. Most of the home study students prefer to do their courses with British universities How
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    • 370 10  -  By Lois Ng LOCAL romantics who want to give their loved ones live partridges for Christmas will have to wait till next year. Poultry farmer Joseph Ho has been flooded with calls since Oct 8 when The Sunday Times reported on his partridge farm. Mr
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    • 308 10 A HOUSEWIFE who won the top prize of The New Paper Fastads Food Fest '89, a Subaru Justy, can't believe her luck. "I even forgot I had entered the contest. I handed in just one entry form about three months ago," said Mrs Irene
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    • 316 12 Plans to encourage more executives to take buses were recently announced by the Singapore Bus Service. ROHANIAH SAINI spoke to several executives to find out what will it take to get them to switch from cars to buses to go to and from their
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    • 358 12 UPMARKET employees said they cannot bear the dust, heat and strong breezes in buses as they prefer to arrive in the office looking fresh. Mr William Chew, a sales executive who works in a Japanese multi-national corporation takes the MRT and taxis. He said: "Just imagine if
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    • 169 12 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. bravura: A very showy style of performing something. compelling: Describes something that is so interesting that it grips one's attention. dazzling array: Impressive group of different things. effervescent: Describes
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 228 13 Wire services. PRESIDENT George Bush and President Mikhail Gorbachev ended a two-day summit by declaring themselves good friends. Such friendly personal relations, said the American and Soviet leaders at a joint news conference in Valletta yesterday, could give a boost to ties between the countries they
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    • 377 13 AFP. INDIA'S new Prime Minister has promised to tackle the crisis in Punjab and ensure freedom of information by amending the country's Official Secrets Act. He said this in his first address to the nation on television yesterday. Mr Vishwanath Pratap Singh, 58,
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    • 130 14 The Filipino mutiny continued in Makati, Manila's business district, and at a key air base in Cebu, central Philippines. In Makati, government forces are engaged in what the Singapore Armed Forces would call Fibua (fighting in built-up areas) SEE NEXT PAGE Filing Oil ratals: A loyalist soldier fires
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    • 53 14 Everything youneea for baby I jL^a>>^^lTv^ v *»> Jr- special 2day feature on baby wear, baby care and baby food on December 7 and 8, where you'll find all the necessary r items you'll for Baby's jJTjjlf'n Checklist on OMII ||J EX, 7 tout New Paper A special matuh op
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 313 15 Wire services. REBELS soldiers fired on government troops in the financial district of Makati this morning. The shots came as forces loyal to President Corazon Aquino prepared for an assault on scores of army rebels and snipers holed up atop Makati's highrise apartment blocks and hotels.
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    • 258 15 Reuter. ABOUT 100 Chinese turned out yesterday to defy a government ban on "English Corner", a Beijing park area where people have gathered for years to practise their English language skills with foreigners. Cordons sealed off a glade in the Purple Bamboo Park. But
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    • 73 15 STOCKS opened mixed in line with sentiment as brokers applauded healthy economic conditions. A Nomura Securities analyst noted that "technically there's pressure on the index to ease, but the fundamentals look good". Currency is stable and interest rates in the US and Japan look like going down. Domestic
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    • 320 15 Mr T Jasudasen, Singapore Charge d'Affaires at Manila spoke to The New Paper about the coup bid and its aftermath. WE'RE right in the midL die of the battle zone. A ring of government troops has encircled the battle zone and this
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    • 120 15 DEC 1: Planes piloted by rebels bombed the presidential palace compound and other government buildings. Bombings marked the start of the sixth and bloodiest coup attempt against the Aquino goverment. Government forces launched a counter-offensive with help of American fighter jets. Street fighting killed at least
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  • Article, Illustration
    498 16  -  Showtime By Adeline Woon R OCK band Search has shown that H can easily command a concert audience of about 12,000 faithfuls. And when you have Nasir, Sharm, Irwan Shah, and the group Wings on the same programme, you get a concert that should rock Sentoea from the
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    • 1851 17 Pipit miItWPAPtB/Monday. Pooombor4, PRpIT (SBCS, I 1 ill tales 4t*> jf q I Dp|jj|j,|? |ij|i M|ji jjj YOUNG AT HEART 1 |lr«riiMMMpsZSHMlMpaM—pßE—pga— 4.00 PHI Programme Highlights 4.50 PM Programme Highlights 3.00 PM Programme Highlights followed by Yan Feng 5.50 Ml Programma Highlights: followed by World Har- 7.30 PM Programme Highlights
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    • Article, Illustration
      308 18 Tfcrir />/ws/i surroundings have a special allure for big spenders. A visit to a lavish Australian resort casino reveals that such premium gamblers are treated like the kings and queens of diamonds. Also, a trip to three other popular gambling haunts around the world. R OGER de Lima reaches
      Illustration / Cel Gulapa  -  308 words
    • 246 18 Mr de Lima has been around casinos for almost 25 years. Experience in London was followed by a spell as manager of the Shah's Summer Palace Casino in Teheran. When that was closed in 1978, he introduced American-style games at Monte Carlo. Then he headed for the
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    • 451 18 Junkets gamblers from Southeast Asia who arrive in groups of up to 18 players pass through continuously. "High rollers like ambience and junkets help to create this. What's the good of a premium player having a million dollars if he can't get a bet? says Mr
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    • 204 18 SINGAPORE'S nearest casino, Genting Highlands, is an hour's flight plus a 46minute taxi ride away. The surroundings may not be as lavish as in Monte Carlo but one has to dress up to get into the casino. Men have to wear a tie or a batik
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    • 232 18 GAMBLING in Monte Carlo is carried out in an aura of opulence and grandeur, with sparkling chandeliers on the ceiling and beautiful croupiers on the ground. Monte Carlo is in Monaco which is south of France. It became popular in the late 19th century as the
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    • 177 18 WITH five casinos, dog-racing and trotting tracks, Macau can be labelled the Monte Carlo of the East. Located 64 kilometres from Hongkong, Macau is a tiny 5.46 square kilometre peninsula which was once a Portuguese colony. The New Paper spoke to two avid shop-pers-cum-gamblers who
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  • SHOWTIME
    • 558 20  -  By Lo Tien Yin N EIGHBOURS will return but there) will be no familiar faces such as Ahi Chai (Duan Weimin). Six fresh SBC drama graduates will play the main roles in Friends Next Door a spinoff from Neighbours which ended last year. They will appear
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    • 307 20 USA Today. RAGING bull is on a roll, topping another major list of the decade's best movies in the US, at least. In separate polls conducted by entertainment magazines in the United States, Raging Bull emerged tops. Mike Clark of USA Today declares Bull
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    • 349 20  -  By Brenton Wong STAY WITH ME (REGINA BELLE, COLUMBIA) IF you're into soul, rhythm and blues, this album is for you. Regina Belle burns up the tracks with her honeyed voice. Her jazz-tinged ballad eering style also shows a strong Motown influence. After a two-year absence since the release
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    • 363 22  -  Singapore Dance Theatre's Fourth Season Friday and Saturday Victoria Theatre review/by Lo Tien Yin p .OWERFUL and stark images were the hall'mark of the Singapore Dance Theatre's fourth season. After watching the recent Giselle by the Australian Ballet, one might be disappointed by the
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    • 362 22  -  By Lim Kuan Chiang THEY are wizards in the recording studio. But last night, Canadian pop duo Kon Kan showed they are just as good performing live on stage. Singing to only minus one backing, Barry Harris and Kevin Wynne enthralled their audience at the
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    • 146 22 I A MOTHER'S LOVE: EPISODE 16 A Mother s Love Tonight SBC S, 9.30 pr. A LOVE triangle develops into a four-sid-ed relationship. Xiaoliang in a drunken state, kisses Ruiwen by mistake. Zhaohui who blunders in at that moment, thinks Xiaoliang is being unfaithful to Yining. He
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  • UPDATE
    • 1615 23 GAUfFY 0 TRAVEL IMPRE88ION8. See the colourful paintings of Spanish artist Joan Redorta, organised by the Delia Butcher Gallery. He gathers a stock of rich narrative material from his travels to faraway places like Mall and Caledonia. His paintings captivate the eye with graphic images
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    • 17 23 GALLERY: TRAVEL IMPRESSIONS FOOD: PENANG FARE OUT 1 ABOUT: OLD CHINATOWN COMING IIP: MODERN DANCE
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    • 68 23 The Judith Marcuse Dance Company will be conducting a ballet workshop today. Free. Register at the National Theatre Trust office at Kallang Theatre or contact Miss Yap at 345-8488. Participants must have attained at least an intermediate level in classical ballet. First come first served. Come appropriately
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 768 24 MONDAYRADIO COMICRELEF QB3Q33EEHI Curry-Puff/Raymond Lee NOON News In Brief (Programmes in Mandarin) 12.05 Laachdate: Entertaining music NOON Beautiful Music: Light /tAN and soncs played for your lis- instrumental music for your lis- y > f ''O—O temng pleasure. tening pleasure. > -mi I 4 JJT J tTw«l 1.00 News and
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    • 616 25 COMICRBJEF MONDAYRADIO Orchard Road/con go» |;Jdil|ddlLTTiT7Bl f£- -W* KUUiAUiUHi UifIPHHH ifr NOON Oaad Musk, Cmm«T «»d NOON NmiM T" o fa r J|V£" 12.30 Off tl» Skate Struan Rodger I "THIS ries on the tradition*, supersti- C^orwaJsLieiMMk. 81 1 0 4 ■1 h GIFT m 11 WANT a" d ".45
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  • FASHIONTODAY
    • 517 26 The department stores are bursting with rich, rich looks in brocade and velvet, but priced most affordably, as BRENTON WONG discovers T HE buzzword in men's Christmas dressing this season is the vest. The big department stores such as Metro and Isetan have stocked their shelves
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    • 122 26 BYTHEWAY A Roger Lascelles clock could make a timely gift for an antique-loving friend. There is a range of reproductions priced quite affordably at between $65 and $165. They are available from: Jessica Art N' Craft at Holland Road Shopping Centre, Cold Storage and the Promenade
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  • SPORTS
    • 258 30 Reuter. STEFAN Edberg salvaged a frustrating season with a devastating one-two punch. He upset defending champion Boris Becker in the final of the Masters tennis championship. Edberg, who had lost six of seven previous finals this year, beat his West German nemesis 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-1 to
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    • 518 30 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: GYMNASTICS International tournament in Stuttgart, WG Men: Ring: 1 Juri Chechi (Ita) 9,788 pts 2 Vitali Marinitach (Sov) 9,725 3 Valentin Mogilny (Sov) 9,688. Vault: 1 Valerv Belenki (Sov) 9,825 2 Peter Langer (WGermany) 9,776 3 Kalofer Hristozov (Bui) 9,725. Floor: 1
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  • 392 31 Few however get the challenge and responsibility of puttini a navy on ttie seas. Or are entrusted with maintaining the sophisticated weapons that ensure Singapore's independence. Because it is such a crucial role, Naval Mechanics receive the best technical training, resulting
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  • SPORTS
    • 364 32 EUROPE KICKOFF AFP. ENGLISH LEAGUE ARSENAL saw its odds for retaining the English title cut after a 1-0 home victory over Manchester United. The win avenged Arsenal's 4-1 defeat at Old Trafford in the opening game of the season. Arsenal now has 30 points along with Liverpool and
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    • 146 32 DUTCH LEAGUE Reuter. LEADER PSV Eindhoven had its grip at the top loosened when it crashed 4-0 at struggling Feyenoord. The result left it level on 21 points with Ajax Amsterdam and Roda JC, but top of the table on goal difference. It also has a
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    • 218 32 Reuter. ITALIAN LEAGUE INJURY-HIT Napoli extended its lead to four points with a 3-1 victory over Atalanta while European champion AC Milan moved menacingly into a three-way tie for second place. Diego Maradona watched from the bench, nursing a back strain for all but the last
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    • 142 32 Reuter. FRENCH LEAGUE STRIKER Jean-Pierre Papin broke out of a slump with three goals as Marseille crushed Toulouse 6-1. Marseille led 5-0 at half-time and 6-0 after only 49 minutes. Papin, the league's leading scorer the past two seasons, had scored only two goals in
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    • 237 32 SPANISH, P'GUESE LEAGUES Reuter. REAL Madrid was held to a goalless draw by modest Celta in Vigo but maintained its three-point lead in the Spanish First Division. Real missed four clear chances to score. The best was in the final minute. Midfielder Michel Gonzalez squandered
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    • 231 33 MALAYSIA CUP FINAL FOCUS Bernama. SINGAPORE'S hot-shot striker Sundramoorthy was bombarded by fans and coach Milous K vacek for not being in Kadah's starting line-up for the Malaysia Cup final against Kuala Lumpur at the Merdeka Stadium last night Sundram had informed K
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    • 346 33  -  MERLION CUP BASKETBALL KIEV STROITEL 84 CHINA 81 Stories/ Abdul Shukor O N A night when the Singapore Indoor Stadium at Kallang was resplendent with lights and filled to near capacity, the Fifth Merlion Cup basketball invitation tournament closed with a flourish. But nearly all of the estimated
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    • 194 33 HUNG YUEN 115 ASIA ELECTRIC 96 HUNG YUEN'S Melvyn Kennedy scored 43 points to become the only player to collect more than 40 points when the Taipei team beat Asia Electric 115-96 last night. But he paid a price for it. His right foot got tangled
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    • 154 33 JOSHUA Wright, youngest son of University of Nevada coach Lonnie Wright, stole the show during last night's interval. The precocious three-year-old, already adept at slam dunking and dribbling, displayed his talents by leading a group of local children. Joshua still has a long way to go before
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    • 243 34 TWELVE brave soldiers showed their mettle yesterday when they completed the gruelling Mobil Marathon dressed in full battle order. Never mind if it took them a little more than six hours to finish the race. Forget about the lone soldier who came in 30 minutes
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    • Article, Illustration
      598 34 How tough is it to run a marathon? DENNIS CHIA, among the top veteran triathletes in Singapore, makes a personal appraisal. He followed the runners in yesterday's Mobil Marathon on car and... I T was an army of sorts some 6,000 strong which assembled outside the National Stadiumn
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