The New Paper, 15 December 1989

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1 51 The New Paper
  • 15 1 the new paper FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, IMS MCI (P) 36/4/89 SO CENTS the new paper
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    • 156 1 eciinicalservices! DIVISION IA7IC V A! __Si OFFICES IN ONE BUILDING HIT BY BURGLARS Burglars break into 20 offices in 21-storey Straits Trading Building on Battery Road. Total loot from 12 of the offices: About $38,000. Building supervisor says four security guards are on duty at night. They patrol every one
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  • 44 1 This is not the reception area at a swanky condominium. It is the lift lobby of HDB Block 408 in Pasir His New Town. Showpiece block has other eye-catching features to upgrade HDB living./ Page 3 Picture/David Tan
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 306 2 Reuter. BRITISH censors yesterday upheld a ban on a video film showing the sexual visions of a 16th century nun. It is the first time in more than 70 years that a film has been banned in Britain on the grounds that it is
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    • 143 2 AFP. FRENCH police have foiled a plot to kidnap the children of national soccer team coach Michel Platini. The Interior Ministry confirmed that one of the suspects had served time in prison for a role in the kidnapping of industrialist Baron Edouard-Jean Empain in
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    • 74 2 SIA adds more flights to HK, US with new Megatop Page 14 Clinclwd: From left, Swissair president Armin Baltensweiler, SIA Deputy Chairman Lim Chin Bene and Swissair Chief Manager Otto Loepfe sign a contract on co-operation between the airlines in Zurich yesterday. The airlines plan
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    • 105 2 A TALENT Award Fund will be established to encourage youngsters living in Tampines East to excel in sports and the arts. It will complement the Bursary Awards for academic achievement. Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and MP for
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    • 337 3  -  HDB’s upgrading programme By Ronald Wong ENTER the lift lobby of Block 408, Pasir Ris Drive 6, and you would think you are entering a deluxe condominium. This is the Housing Board's lift lobby of the future. The showpiece is in Pasir Ris New Town.
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    • 153 3 THE upgrading of HDB flats has been going on for about 10 years. A new 26-page booklet, Our New Estates, was released by the HDB. It shows improvements in finishes, fixtures and fittings in the estates over the last 10 years. The most dramatic changes are in
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    • 85 2 j BAG AR DI cS; Cbke, I 15/12/89 I Bring this coupon and I i let 10o?e I with I BACARDI&G>Ke. DICKEN S TAVERN J PARKWAY PARADE I I TV Onty product purdtaM qu«l>y for lucfcy draw. IP3I S v/a I liSj Bacardi and t» Davtcaara *Coti»" f«gi«laf*4 UHKJHMHHIi tadamaite
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    • 38 2 HOTLINEPLUS IF you want to share a point of view, call our HotlinePlus on 734-7711, or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. Please include your full name, address and telephone number.
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  • 502 4  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Thusitha De Silva and Trudy Lim BURGLARS literally worked their way through offices in the Straits Trading Building on Battery Road early yesterday morning. They hit 20 offices in the 21-storey building. The break-ins occurred despite regular patrols by four security guards.
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    • 49 4 HEAVENLY SOUNDS From Carding's Angels now performing at The Lounge Carding's Angels, one of the most celebrated and popular upbeat bonds to come to us from the Philippines is now performing at The Lounge, rfightty from 9pm. except Mondays. SINGAPORE tt|[||H INTERNATIONAL 581 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923. Tel: 737-2235T
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    • 34 4 [WAREHOUSE sale myi All your favourite msaL^T\ i <bli mm M 1 piayrningt ana Dfinota toyiUnduoidprloN. 4 c OO <tO QQ For■ limitedperiodonly. O M &Oi l&iOtf riikko 10an 6pm gjy *5 Ymmw mm&M*
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    • 181 5 -V>J SHiS £»&< fcj' jknu y fct •:%»^'3? h V -v *'fyv^^M»flMWBv-jffizPwMEBlBiifriSx• '> v "v*j- '&$tjL§ 'j' V V--' *!ri^• *PV ,J, 'r--'^fwV'r ™v THE SUN, THE OK\> V: IT GAVE DS THE TIME, LONG BEFORE WE WERE AWARE OF IT 1 nt t -M* H sl Al I IN
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    • 427 6 0 Christmas in ®oj>Ianb git ®ai-flati Eamaba March right-up and celebrate the festive season with us amidst the enchanting atmosphere of a Christmas in Toyland. m fttmxi UPHSmWLOP "-OUNCE ruru l. 71 Hop on board for a steaming hot Set Steamboat December24,31 iwuecemoer 51 Dinner by the pool Live entertainment
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 518 7  -  By Ng Wan Ching THE Bukit Turf Club seemed to be caught in a time warp yesterday. The high-tech 80s were nowhere to be seen. Instead, a colonial ambience prevailed. What was going on was a theme party, part of the
      Pictures/ Kenneth Koh  -  518 words
    • 326 8 A virgin was wrongly tested as pregnant at Kandang Kerbau Hospital recently. How accurate are pregnancy tests? GERALDINE GOH investigates PREGNANCY test kits are not fool-proof. Doctors interviewed said there are seven main reasons why some tests give false readings: A diluted urine sample produces
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    • 134 8 PREGNANCY can be detected as early as the second day after the expected date of menstruation has passed with locally available test kits. The kits usually come with a plastic holder that contains a blotter, a dropper and two tiny test-tubes. A urine sample taken first thing in
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 295 10  -  NEWBEAT Esther Tan CHIA Meng Tze came to work with very sore calves one day. She had just run a marathon. No, she didn't quite finish the full course. But she promises she will next year. Meng Tze, 26, has been heading the Culture Section in
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    • 413 10  -  By Thusitha De Silva A TAXI driver was not only beaten, tied up and robbed on Tuesday night his three assailants told him before they drove off in his cab: "Wait here, we call police for you." Mr Tan Kim Song, 35,
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    • 131 10 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. Bohemian: Someone who lives in a very casual way that is different from the way most people in their society live. diluted: When something has water or another liquid
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    • 456 11  -  By Thusitha De Silva THE scissors danced at the 6th Golden Scissors Awards at the Plaza Hotel last night. The cream of Singapore's young hairstyling talent engaged in a battle of hairdryers, mousse, hair spray and various other tools of their trade. They caressed
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    • 155 10 Is the food you eat free J "ZZzzzz —I ,rom harmful Bem,#? m&b| Was it prepared under clean I ar >d hygienic conditions? I Was it stored at the correct I is it free from crossI I—l contamination? L-Bk Thought ißy t I questions, even It you pnpand the food
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 298 13 FOUR businessmen with no experience in publishing have turned "bohemians". They have launched a monthly magazine called Bohemian, mainly for Chinese yuppies or "chuppies" as this group of people were described in a Sunday Times article on Dec 3 It is intended as an upmarket publication
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    • 237 14 GOOD news for jetsetters from Singapore to Hongkong and the US. With the arrival of the fifth Megatop today, Singapore Airlines is set to boost the number of its flights to both places. The Megatop is SlA's name for the
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    • 354 14 FIVE 18-year-olds were selected for the Guinness Stout Effort Award to be given tomorrow. But four felt they did not deserve the honour. Not only that, students Chua Soon Ghee, Lim Shiang Liang, Tay Soo Tong and Cheong Kwok Leong wrote to the organisers
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    • 300 13 III! raCEMMR Is)©s) m 1 silver cutlery, picture frames, trays, cocktail J; shakers, brush mirror sets, fine china figurines, tea coffee sets, crystalware, I at reduced prices!! F till the cSshop private Imited g I 11 CAVENAGH ROAD, #01-07 HOUDAY INN PARKVIEW, SINGAPORE 0922. TEL: 235 1909 mm GIVE A
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    • 149 14 THE /n 51 OA 3-WAY LOUDSPEAKERS new Nitrogen-fired, liquid-cooled Titanium Tweeter of which previously unattainable levels of performance in the high frequency range extending above and beyond the limits I of human hearing is achieved. A 10" Carlponloaded polypropylene woofer means bass extention to cover the frequency. Internal bracing and
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    • 260 15 djf^t In bet, to be absolutely precise, weVe now one of the VCR offer* the highest picture quality, with more than 400 best selling VCRs in over 130 countries worldwide. lines of resolution. This certainly says a lot about the quality of our VCR*. Or the fact that all our
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 174 16 DANCERS and singers from the People's Association cultural troupe will spread their special brand of Christmas joy next week. Six performances of the Christmas Rhapsody 1989 are scheduled for the public at different venues around Singapore. On Wednesday night, under the full moon and spotlights, the
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    • 50 16 WHERE to watch the Christmas Rhapsody: Dec 18 Blk 40 Margaret Drive. Dec 19 Basketball court at Blk 632, Hougang Ave 8. Dec 20 Carpark at Blk 165, Bt Batok West Ave 8. Dec 21 Bedok CC. Dec 22, Buona Vista CC. Dec 23 Boon Teck CC.
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 284 17 AP. A NIGERIAN woman whose husband and two daughters burned to death in a 1982 car fire has won an $86 million lawsuit against Toyota. A jury yesterday ordered Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc and Toyota Corp to pay actual and punitive damages
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    • 117 17 Reuter. BRITISH motorists with a taste for the expensive personal touch spent $4.5 million yesterday when a collection of exclusive car number plates came up for auction. A mystery buyer paid a record $580,000 for plate number IA, while doting mother Sheila Bell spent $126,000 on
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    • 248 18 NYT. DEMONSTRATIONS by Vietnamese boat people against their forced repatriation are spreading to more camps in Hongkong. More than 8,000 of them took part in the protests yesterday. They were sparked by the return of 51 Vietnamese against their will to their Communist homeland on Tuesday.
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    • 154 18 Reuter. VIETNAM said yesterday that the boat people deported from Hongkong by Britain are being handled in the same way as Vietnamese refugees who returned voluntarily. The Vietnamese official overseeing the 51 refugees flown home under heavy guard on Tuesday said they would be
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    • 80 17 DEVELOPING THE TOTAL I PERSON I A seminar sponsored by Golds' Gym Fitness Centre Date and Time: Saturday 16 Dec 1989 at spm Venue Studio 2, Golds' Gym Singapore, Basement, Paradiz Centre Speaker MR RICHARD SOO (Dip. in Teaching, 8.A., Master in Communications) Free Admission Call Nelson, Agnes or Jacky
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    • 124 18 I This coupon entitles you to I ONE FREE USER BEER at 085 i I Theatre Pub J Valid for today 15 Dec '89 A. applicable to the first 50 at Bibi's from 6pm m One coupon per customer only. I Paranakan Placa, 180 Orchard Road Singapore 0923. Ta1:*****66 I
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    • 152 18 "kf's M with Bibis Die MW Yes, Kenny Chan, the original Nonya Auntie is 'her' point with hilarious results! back at Bibi's Theatre Pub once again! BIBI'S DIE HARD II is sure to be another And as the Year of the Horse gallops in, Bibik Kay massive sell-out, so book
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 257 21 Reuter. THE United States has welcomed the flexibility expressed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen towards a peace settlement of his country's civil war. A State Department spokesman said: "We note with interest Hun Sen's Dec 9 interview in which he indicates a willingness
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    • 258 21 Wire services. A MUSLIM extremist group in Lebanon has threatened to kill Pope John Paul II because it says he supports the Christian army chief General Michel Aoun. They also told the Papal Nuncio in Beirut, Monsignor Pablo Puente, to leave the country as
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    • 176 22 UPI. RUMANIAN gymnast Nadia Comaneci paid nearly $40,000 in traveller's cheques for a Camaro convertible and shopped her way through clothing stores this week. She was escorted by Mr Constantin Panait, the married roofer who helped her escape. They are staying in a $260-a-night
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    • 253 22 Reuter. BULGARIA'S new Communist leader, Mr Petar Mladenov, was jeered yesterday as he tried to calm thousands of angry protesters massed outside the country's parliament. They were demanding his resignation. The jeering, heckling crowd thronged the square outside the National Assembly to protest against a parliamentary
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    • 162 22 Reuter. WEST and East Germany are coming closer as business partners. They agreed yesterday to set up a joint economic commission to guide intensified trade and investment co-operation in a new era of open borders. The decision, coupled with an agreement on
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    • 197 23 UPI. BILL Cosby, favorite television father in the United States, says he is estranged from his real-life daughter Erinn, whom he calls untrustworthy. "She's 23 now. She's never held down a job, never kept an apartment for more than six months. "She uses her boyfriends.
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    • 295 23 MILLIONS of middle-aged and older women may get a new lease on life if a new form of hormone replacement therapy now undergoing tests in Britain is successful. Researches claim that the therapy which will rejuvenate elderly women will have few side effects.
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    • 252 24 Wire services. SOVIET Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze will make an unprecedented visit to Nato headquarters next week in a move symbolising the crumbling of East-West hostilities. "The Soviet Foreign Minister has requested that he be able to contact Nato during his visit to Belgium
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  • 199 25  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By Lo Tien Yin WHEN it comes to inspirations for a plot, it seems there is no better source than events around us. In All in the Family (SBC 8, 7.45 pm), the most important person in the household turns out to be the
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 93 25 THE PHIL lIP 1 SILVERSSHOW Phil Silvers: After being the best j^H man at a Mend's wedding, Sgt Bilko JP? starts to re-examine his relationship with his girlfriend. THE LAST EMPEROR FRIDAY AT THE MOVIES (SBC 5, 20.35 p/n> BERNARDO Bertolucci's spectacular epic on the life of Pu Yi, the
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    • 1479 25 THE NEW jgW J' GENERATION JMMfI! Michaeljwng: Hmtsjhe i 4 ICIC lSlOll aa 12.00 NOON News in Malay 1.50 PM Programme Summary 3.00 PM Programme Highlights followed by Tea-break 5.55 PM Programme Highlights followed by Hey! Bumboo 7.30 Programme Highlights followed by The Ruth Rendell 12 15 Lsriiatul Ouran- R*li«rious
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  • Article, Illustration
    1593 26 An addiction that makes people lie, steal, murder and leads to prostitution Benefits charity, stabilises commodity prices and helps boost the economy spotlight When people gamble, the Joker often has the last laugh. But when the Joker is wild he can appear in many guises and may even
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  • 199 27  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By Lo Tien Yin WHEN it comes to inspirations for a plot, it seems there is no better source than events around us. In All in the Family (SBC 8, 7.45 pm), the most important person in the household turns out to be the
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    • 99 27 THE PHIL JpSS 1 SILVERS SHOW Phil Silvers: After being the best j^H man at a Mend's wedding, Sgt Bilko lMBr JP? starts to re-examine his relationship l llII||rWM^^ with his girlfriend. y -<L THE LAST EMPEROR < FRIDAY AT THE MOVIES (SBC 5, 10.35 pm) BERNARDO Bertolucci's spectacular epic
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    • 1478 27 THE NEW jgW J' GENERATION JMMfI! Michaeljwng: Hmtsjhe aL icic ISK >11 a 12.00 NOON News in Malay 1.50 PM Programme Summary 3.00 PM Programme Highlights followed by Tea-break 5.55 PM Programme Highlights followed by Hey! Bumboo 7.30 Programme Highlights followed by The Ruth Rendell 12 15 Lsehatul Ouran- R*li«rious
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  • FOREIGNSTOCKS
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      299 28 Wire services. THE recent flurry of activity on the London stock market inspired by the new water issues dried up yesterday, and with it went much of the market's recent gains. Average earnings figures out mid-morning pointed to continued inflationary pressure and did sentiment no good, while Wall Street's
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    • 81 28 Wire services. SHARE prices opened lower on the Tokyo Stock Exchange yesterday, dampened by an overnight fall on Wall Street. The 225-share Nikkei index slipped 23.03 points or 0.06 per cent to 38,157.67 in 10 minutes after jumping 118.28 points to a record close of 38,180.70 yesterday. The leading
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    • 53 28 FT Industrials Thu 1,871.40 (1,880.10) Dow Jones Average Thu 2,753.63 (2,761.09) ST Industrial Thu 1,467.98 (1,464.29) NST Industrial Thu 2,756.97 (2,752.60) Hongkong Hang Seng Thu 2,876.75 (2,851.84) a Australian All Ordinaries Thu 1,614.40 (1,614.80) Nikkei Stock Average Thu 38,180.70 (38,062.42) Figure* in brackets refer to those of the
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    • Article, Illustration
      298 28 Wire services. A LATE selective buying spree on Wall Street yesterday brought back the Dow Jones Index of leading industrials from a 17-point drop earlier in the day to end 7.46 points down at 2,753.63 points. Trading was heavy with 179 million shares changing hands. Decliners outnumbered gainers
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  • SHOPTALK
    • 444 29  -  STORIES; Angeline Song YOU don't have to shop till you drop for Christmas presents this year. Personal shoppers can do the shopping for you. Found in at least two departmental stores, this service is relatively unknown. "Personal shoppers cut down on the time you take to
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    • 307 29 EYETOEYE THERE are people who cannot use lenses. The reasons for this include sensitivity and allergies, poor corneal tolerance, inadequate or poor tearing, pregnancy, illnesses and fear of using lenses. Allergies: If someone has skin trouble, wearing contact lenses may be a problem. Excessively
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  • Showtime
    • 505 30  -  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts concert National Stadium, yesterday review/By Wong Sing Yeong SOME singers sound better live than on tape. Joan Jett is unquestionably one of them. Her concert last night at the National Stadium was a scream in more ways than one. Jett
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    • 119 30 JOAN Jett and The Blackhearts, formed in 1981, is considered one of the world's toughest and purest rock 'n' roll bands. Featuring Joan Jett (Vocals, guitar), Ricky Byrd (Guitar), Kasim Sulton (Bass) and Sandy Gennero (Drums), they were slated for a Grammy last year
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    • 451 31  -  By Vivien Chiong IT was her eyes that caught everyone's attention. As Hongkong singer Sandy Lam walked into the function room at the Pan-Pacific Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, all eyes went not to her coiffured hair, stylish elbow-length gloves or the gaping neckline of her
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    • Article, Illustration
      329 31  -  By Wong Sing Yeong YVONNE QUITS SBC DRAMA artiste Yvonne Tan has left SBC. She quit after her contract expired to concentrate on her own business. Yvonne, who was crowned Miss Singapore World in 1982, was a mod- el before she joined SBC in 1986. She acted in shows
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    • 365 32  -  Magic Theatre By Stars Dec 13-17 Drama Centre REVIEW/ By Ting Mei See m I OST of the kids who turned up at the Drama Centre last Wednesday found Stars' Magic Theatre delightful at least the younger ones did. They laughed at the antics of the
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    • 349 33  -  By C Shantheni SMALL and coey that's the new pub After 5 Beer Wine and Cafe at Holland Village. "The idea was to create a second home. A transit point on the way back from work. So, what better name than After 5," said the owner,
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    • 130 33 A MOTHER’S LOVE: EPISODE 25 A Mother's Love Today SBC 8,9.30 pm THIS time, who cries? Yes, the villain of the story, Xiaoliang. During a meeting at the sawmill, Yining is nearly ousted from her position. But in the nick of time, Xiaoliang dashes in with her father's
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
    • 848 34 FRIDAYRADIO f" COMICRELIEF li'lVll'l-— Clirry-Puff/Raymond Lee NOON Newt Hi Brtaf (Programmes in Mandarin) —v. 12.0S Lunchdate: A selection of con- NOON Beautiful Music: Instrumental f ,<$& L SJ I (V.*. O temporary hits. and sentimental music is of- l [\prfn j C "/V J *-v Oy "V 1.00 Naws and
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    • 1600 37 CENTRESTAGE I —7 CHRISTMAS Ar FAVOURITES. A night of familiar favourites with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lim Yau. They perform Chopin/Douglas" Les Sylphides, The Three-Cornered Hat Suite by de Falla and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite. The SSO will also play familiar Christmas jingles
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    • 15 37 CENTRESTAGE: CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES NIGHTLIGHTS: NEU FACES TALKS: HANDLING PEOPLE COMING UP: HAUNTING ART
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    • 47 37 Based on Hans Christian Anderson's tale, this dance-drama is performed by students from the Practice Performing Arts School. Choreographed by Ms Goh Lay Kuan. 8 pm. Victoria Theatre. Tickets at $5, $8 and $10 available from Central Booking Office, Tangs, Wisma Atria and Centrepoint.
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    • 245 38 X'MAS X'MAS Turkey with aU the^H||j| NEW YEAR'S NEW YEAR'S EVE dSt to g J®F EVE DINNER AND make your^mouth All these > Mamma Mia Wine, dine and boogie away till the*beautiful grounds of the turf^wßfaj Ristorairte ItaHano offers to 3am. All yours for club off Bukit Timah Road. person,
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    • 193 39 A i• st iCa^s UPfiEarfs A THE LONDON "3 -In -1" LOUNGE SSSESS x>m a gaveyou ...JSSZU-u. f Alex Karaoke Pub v U Special features: !'j f:.~'-: c- 1 k 1 'LIVE'MUSIC BY FAHRENHEIT 1 m I„ 'DJ TO SPIN YOUR FAVOURITE HITS. H, OLDIES EVERGREEN POP /I IkTjl competitive
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    • 60 39 1 !Join in the Christmas ceCeSratiotis grtmm'g ffufr 5 "'The Tub 'Where 'People GREG with their >fe I^B^^ f" Wpi Edmund Tan to MH \2 4 re-live nostalgic ■L momenta with you. y9 HAPPY HOURS: 5.00PM to 9.00PM \S 1% Ml. Males at 20% ttscMwt ncMt Prealui Braids 3§5 yr
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    • 184 40 R I\S T. jft[ »A*"S KhBI SING-A-LONG KARAOKE LOUNGE #01-02, Kim Seng Plaza. 100 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923 *****66 PTE LTD ,TE CLUB Singapore 0923 rtt '1 A rtt «rfi tt?«. A*/® ii wj JHH HAI ZHONG TIAN SEAFOOD vHffjSv RESTAURANT PTE LTD O \Q^>\» 41, Bukit Pasoh Road,
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    • 169 41 Aftfc ri.R I's'Ti.Fs giREVEIRY jagfe* W l|| I fclT Level 3, East Wing Viewing Gallery, vpt rim ||l ||J |p 24th December 1989 .ll| ■Eg Capture the magic of Hi Christmas with a festive wmXw 6-course meal with white or red I WINE and CHAMPAGNE. Tis the time for cosy
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    • 540 41 How some first-timers will say Merry X'mas THEIR Christmas wish is to be able to spend the Guests will have to pay a first drink charge of day with their favourite people. Their customers of $10 for the special night. course. Gino's Restaurant, a new Italian eatery at MariThis is
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    • 192 42 *s T ffr.A'S I Christmas at //£T\\ 1 s\ e nSL y j Rumours is (Jf JL r££l£* 1 gonna be real {f\ I f) PA\ J merry! Ju)) J Speedway with the With door gifts, I \f V vibrant Patrick Lee. I novelties and terrific y— Singapore's Leading Rock
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    • 154 43 Jfc&fc H ri I*S T.ri A"S ft' aaap jfl| wsfafe ?>/■} L >y- amm mm&e I K 89 Short St. (off Albert St.), #81-09 j yn Golden Wall Auto Centre, Singapore 0718 W^^gy, SERENADE AT yfV^Gu| |M# e atest karaoke in town. Let the London S Design Decor gives you
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    • 141 43 |P I SPORTS MUSIC jg* VIDEO PUB jlfel DRINK DURING HAPPY r$ HOURS AND ENJOY HAPPY rt HOUR PRICES jgfe THROUGHOUT! (EXCEPT EVE OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS) Happy Hour Bar Price ILj* Tiger Draft 3.40 nett 4.95 nett KT[ Jug $13.40 nett $16.50 watt House r Liquor 4.15 nett 5.10 nett
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    • 503 44 Jkl*C H.li I'S T.^tA'S FVF.I~Ry iiaapije^fc fSffilSLi- o I *aUan family Restaurant X EAR 'S eve menu! At Gino'», we icrve only authentic Italian cuisine for the fn ooy e^^myd^ lC ««<* tWrlr^n^iHjS l^* l^ E&NET f 1 1 Whole famUy In fact, eilng it Gtoo. to a tnie Italian
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    • 565 45 M t nr% 'W** •00 Feed/lirtertalnmeiit tOO Food/Ent«rt*inm«nt 000 Food/Entertainment MO Food/Ent*rtakim«nt 0M Food/Entftalwmut M 0 Food/Entertainment 800 Food/Entertainm«nt SSBSr i ssssssassti to the management I ■||lllllHllHli"T M—l—' O i 3 X a 4 staff of H Arm^ i GREENLEAF 6 chunT w < 467B^ pore2ls9 A' PLACE es «|i
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    • 136 45 831 Employment PLASTIC MOULDING ENGINEER A fast growing International co. la looking for a suitable candidate for it's plant In Jakarta. The person we require must be a qualified Engineer In plastic moulding preferably in Toy moulding. Salary ft Incentive would be paid baaed upon experience and Initiative TMa la
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    • 361 46 ttl Employment t»1 Employment 831 Employment You have I always been impressed with .jK motorola's HMXI achievements the electronics and J§ communication PRODUCTION acid. B«t do you CONTROL/SALES ORDER know that we also ADMINISTRATOR PCB plant in Degree in Business Administration/Science Singapore as well? Engineeringor T, r Diploma in Industnal
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    • 152 46 a factory In Woodlands 1. LATHE MACHINISTS NTC 3or NTC 2 with 2 to 3 years' experience 2. MACHINISTS toe orindlnQ ihmMam. i i o No experience i required. 1 i o NTC 3or Secondary educaUon. 3 STORE ASSISTANT i i All applicant* must have i completed N.S. i 1
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    • 482 46 831 Employment 831 Employment as=^=a=—— —i— WALK-IN INTERVIEW Date: 16 Docombor 1989 Tim*: 11am to 4pm Vanuo: No.l Magazine Road #06-07/ 08 Cantral Building Singapore 0316 for the following positions In a proposed large karaoke business In Singapore's Central Business District. MANAGER (Preferably with Tertiary education) ASST. MANAGER (female) CASHIERS
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    • 281 46 831 Employ mant A CASHIER Hj 1) Q.C. IN-PROCESS (Male/ Female) Salarv range $1000 Includes overtime Able to um micrometer* !i dial caliper* k dial comparator, etc. e Able to work on permanant 2nd or 3rd shift MACHINE OPERATORS Salary range tSSO Include* overtime e Age 18 and above Simple
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    • 359 46 I 831 Employment |!Tpmarket!ng'l (S) PTE LTD Due to rapid expansion, j an established trading company requires:jI Pre-requisites: aGCK O' level I Able to type well Min 1 2 years I relevant experience Ability to operate computer j Able to stan work on 2nd January 1990 Interested applicants, please contact
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    • 453 47 EUROPE KICKOFF: ITALY, SPAIN, HOLLAND, FRANCE, WEST GERMANY Reuter. ITALY'S brightest young striking star Roberto Baggio is the subject of growing speculation as the Italian League transfer merry-go-round gathers pace with barely half the season gone. Baggio, Fiorentina's creative inspiration, has told officials he wants
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    • 388 48 EUROPE KICKOFF: ENGLAND TWO of the less fashionable clubs, Norwich and Derby, have a rare chance to divert attention away from their more glamourous rivals when they meet tomorrow. Derby has won six and drawn one of its last seven games. Norwich has won four and lost
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      447 48 Wire services. Bebeto to move?: Rome's sports daily Coiriere dello Sport reported yesterday that Napoli has signed Brazilian striker Bebeto, 25, for the next season. According to it, Napoli agreed to pay Vasco De Gama about US$6.5 million ($13.6 m). The daily reported that he would replace fellow-countryman Alemao,
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    • 196 49 AP. SINGAPORE'S Jack Wong continued his good form in the World Bowling Cup in Dublin yesterday. He was in fourth place at the half-way stage of the quarter-finals. He had 1,853 pinfalls after eight games. Singapore's Grace Young, however, failed to make the cut in the
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    • 132 49 Reuter. AUSTRALIAN swimming's governing body said it would ask Fina, the International Swimming Federation, to ratify the 1,500 m freestyle world record denied Glen Housman by a technical malfunction. Hand-held stop-watches clocked Housman at 14:53.595, 1.17s faster than the world record, in the heats at
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    • 309 49  -  By Alfonso Chan THE Soviet women's volleyball coach may have had imimtnyita with hit team but forget about glssnoet Pot Nikolai Karpol, discipline and silence is the rale for the day. None of hie Olympic girle could speek to the press. Efforts to interview them during
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    • 210 49 MORNING TRACKWORK RACING... with DENNIS CHIA FABIAN who ran his best race to date when second to Princely Lad, is due for a winning break. The Henry Tan chestnut gelding appeared to have made progress when he cantered twice on the sand track
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    • 414 50  -  Stories/ S Gulam T HE participation fees for next year's National Football League have been reduced by as much as 50 per cent. The new entrance fee for Division One clubs is $1,000, while Division Two clubs need to pay only $500. The previous fees
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    • 220 50 THE Football Association of Singapore has increased the cutoff mark for demerit points in the Premier and National Leagues to give more clubs a shot at the Fairplay Award. Clubs will now be allowed to chalk up to a maximum of 39 points for the
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    • 142 50 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: BOWLING World Bowling Cup in Dublin, Ireland Men's q-finals, eight games: 1 Paeng Nepomuceno (Phil) 1882 2 Kenneth Andersson (Swe) 1864 3 Bernard Bauhofer (WG) 1863 4 Jack Wong (S) 1853 5 Gery Verbruggen (Bel) 1849 6 Mobuyuki Takahama (Jap) 1811 7
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    • 430 51 PROFILE: KARCH KIRALY (US) The World Volleyball Gala begins at the Singapore Indoor Stadium tomorrow. And some of the world's best players are in Singapore for the two-day fiesta. ALFONSO CHAN finds out what makes these stars shine K ARCH Kiraly (pronounced "ki-rai") is large. He is
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    • 265 51 FRENCHMAN Alain Fabiani has fabulous good looks, like his namesake Alain Delon. But Fabiani's skill is in killing volleyballs than in making women swoon, as the actor does. The 31-year-old volleyball player hails from the town of Fragus near Cannes, and the Riviera. Fabiani has
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    • 666 47 831 Employment Due to rapid eipenslon, an eetabiieHed INQINIIIIINO and Kaa vacancies for 1. SALES INOINCKR ITC/ NTC 2ln Electrical/ Electronic* Engineering Energetic and ability to work Independently Posten clan 3 driving licence 1-2 years experience In ■alas of photoelectric aenaora and motora, thoaa without experience may also apply Prepare
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    • 68 49 HUMMEL's 3-S Shockabsorbing Silicone System is the latest in shoe technology for reducing the risk of foot injuries and providing true rebounce during tennis play. balls of silicone enclosed in forefoot and heel ensure super-effective shock absorption 100% energy return during take-off durable soft leather and foam padding for extra
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    • 564 50 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15,1989 50/89-5 I Win $s,ooocash J jackpot this week. j Cut out and attach with other coupons (Monday to Saturday) Name: I I/C No: I FILL IN MISSING LETTERS ACROSS USING CLUES BELOW. <! I I 1 y I I I I 1 I EINIG[ U I I
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