The New Paper, 29 December 1990

Microfilm: NL17481
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    Masthead
    16 1 the new paper Nikon SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29/ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1990 MCI (P) 75/4/90 SO CENTS
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      25 1 HONEY, YOU'RE FAR TOO SEXY Ex-beauty queen and singer Honey's video banned on Thai TV. "Too sexually provocative," say officials. Page 2 ZOOM WITH Nikon
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    Lock icon Why?
    106 1 A car accident kills the driver and seriously injures a passenger. A passport, which does not belong to either of them, is found at the site. Twenty hours later parts of the car and some other items are still lying around. Some questions: How long after an accident is
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Honey, you're far too sexy
      292 2 I EX BEAUTY QUEEN'S VIDEO BANNED T J.he 21-year-old singer, also known as Honey, was clad in a form-fitting skin-coloured outfit that left little to the imagination. The banned video of one of Thailand's hottest singers Wire services. A RAUNCHY video starring a Thai beauty
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      Match and win Levi's vouchers
      127 2 ON Monday, we're going to play 20 questions. There are 20 Levi's vouchers worth $100 in store for winners. What you have to do is match the newsmaker with something he or she said this year. There will be 20 of them with quotes to
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      Lock icon In the dock for lovesick Irishman
      213 2 AP. A LOVESICK Irishman broke into the grounds of Buckingham Palace to seek Queen Elizabeth's help in finding a lost sweetheart. But his labour of love landed Eugene Smith, 32, in the dock on Friday. The jobless Irishman was arrested by police on Dec
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      Singer-actor Raffi guilty of drug charge
      313 2 SINGER-ACTOR Raffi Hussein, once dubbed the Elvis Presley of Malaysia, has pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing cannabis. Raffi, 31, admitted to the charge when he appeared in a magistrate's court in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, the New Straits Times newspaper reported. The
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      Lock icon Here's a GIANT
      495 3  -  Q a limited number of Alaska Crabs is brought in at a time, I only serve them to my regular customers. Restaurant manager Jacky Ma of Tsui Hang Village Restaurant By Angeline Song s I INGAPOREANS are snapping up giant crabs which weigh up to 8 kg.
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      29 2 mm eeeb MS 734-7711 HOTLINEPLUS TO share a point of view, call Hotline Plus, 734-7711, or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Rd, Singapore 0923.
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Work for the community
      185 4 HOT STORIES TWO stories on a caring society: The National Kidney Foundation moves towards providing dialysis on a long term basis and Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong calls for trade unions to do more community work. NKF $50 m ENDOWMENT FUND The NKF will be
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      POTLUCK
      2 4  -  Low
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      HEADLINERS
      89 4 ST: Liem takes over control of UIC. BT: Oei sells UIC shares to Liem in surprise twist. LZ: US ready for war; Iraq will not compromise Berita Harian: America sends special team. SBC morning news: President Bush: US should move quickly to launch a military attack on Iraqi forces
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        PAS-Umno row
        65 4 THE opposition Parti Islam seems to be heading for another confrontation with Umno, the leader of the ruling National Front coalition. The dispute is over the Memali shooting in Kedah in which 18 people were killed on Nov 19, 1985. PAS regards members of the party who died
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        Sleep working
        45 4 WORKERS who regularly fall asleep cost an estimated $119 billion in annual losses to American companies. Researchers have completed two studies which showed that millions of Americans fall asleep at work. Most are rotating shift workers who have problems adjusting to new shifts.
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        China laws
        47 4 CHINA yesterday adopted a new anti-drug law which carries a maximum sentence of death and a minimum sentence of 15 years' jail. An anti-pornography law was also passed, with life imprisonment facing people involved in "serious cases". No elaboration was given of what "serious" means.
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        Brain surgery
        49 4 A SINGAPOREAN doctor became the first in the region to use a computerised machine which reduces the possibility of damage to tissue during brain surgery. "Previously, locating a small, deep tumour was like searching for a needle in a haystack," said the neurosurgeon. I)r Lee Kheng Hin.
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        Wang sacked
        29 4 MR Wang Fang, the Public Security Minister, who failed to keep order during last year's massive democracy movement was replaced by his former assistant, Mr Tao Siju.
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        Liem buys UIC shares
        81 4 MR Oei Hong Leong sold the bulk of his shareholding in United Industrial Corporation to Indonesian tycoon Liem Sioe Liong. Mr Oei sold 182 million shares at $1.60 each to Mr Liem for $291 million. He thus reduces his stake in UIC from 22.5 per cent
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      38 4 mrnmm] i K I What's the coolest I thing you've fl| done today? > f Nothing yet? r Well, just cut out this I coupon and you're K on your way j to the Height of Cool. 3 J
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      69 5 Tli Tii l 1 1 1 m I'iii ic™SEßK26SP?^^S'm* B Ijf ,<T&& loft '."i twßffis&n >.;^Miy>ffiPS&gOgXg.E' r < kt ITS A CRYING SHAME TO MAKE YOUR FAMILY PAY FOR YOUR LAST DRINK. MHHIHHHHHHHif YOU DRINK, DON'T DRIVE HiHHHi THIS ADVI»tISIMINT IS SrONSOtIO IN TMI INTIIIST Of ROAD SAf IT V
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Death wish on a parking summons
      309 6  -  PARKING SUMMONS, CASE 1 T A. he persons who issued this summons will soon be knocked down by a vehicle and get killed. His family members will also be knocked down by vehicles and get killed just like him. Death with on parking summons.
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      Engraved number leads to wrong summonses
      271 6  -  I PARKING SUMMONS, CASE 2 By Dave Ang BUSINESSMAN Ng Liang Soon kept his old number plate when he bought a new car. But the number 58D6333E remained engraved on the front and rear windscreens of his old car. As a result, Mr Ng
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      Kuan Yong gets camping offer
      248 6 CAMP Rainbow, a special fun and adventure camp for terminally ill children, may soon sign up its first participant at the Singapore General Hospital. The camp's organisers are planning to invite Ng Kuan Yong, a 14-year old leukaemia patient, at the hospital on Saturday evening.
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      GLOSSARY
      173 6 THESE words appear in our stories today. The notes will help you check their meanings. constituents: People who live in a certain area, especially those who are able to vote in an election. Dom Perignon: Well-known expensive champagne. enclaves: An enclave is an area surrounded by other areas which
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      87 6 The New Paper/ Polo Mint Giveaway I c r*> I Get your free tube of Polo mint with The New Paper today. Here's how. Just present a copy of The New Paper, which carries this coupon, at our Redemption Counter at the entrance of the Somerset MRT Station next to
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      49 7 AIA V i VxV T f Bt a TJ I■■ The hole-in-one. The man-hole. ?TZi Watering hole. Hole in the pocket. The hole in the wall. The key-hole. Hole in the ground. Pigeon hole. I A hole in the argument. The black hole. The mint with the hole. 5
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Bid to save memorial tablet
      371 8  -  By Michael Lim T HE flames were about to engulf his Road restaurant and all Mr Kwek Sing Kin wanted was to save his late father's memorial tablet. But he was prevented from dashing into the inferno by a policeman. The father of two could
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      AGED WOMAN LOWERED FROM 2ND FLOOR WINDOW
      116 8 MR Kwek's aged neighbour, Madam Wong Kit Chian, was saved from her burning home. Her son lowered her from the second floor window. "My uncle had to lower my grandmother from the second floor window because the staircase was on fire and she
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      Screech...Jam-buster's here
      343 9  -  By Francis Dorai HERE'S help on two wheels for the stranded motorist. If your car conks out in the middle of a massive traffic jam, look out for the jam-buster. A motorcyclist mechanic will come equipped to get your car started again. The jam-buster is a $15,000 250
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      88 objects to be buried in time capsule
      283 10  -  By Angeline Song E I IGHTY-EIGHT objects symbolic of key events in Singapore's history will be buried in a time capsule on Saturday. They will be unearthed in 25 years' time. Called the Singapore 2015 Time Capsule, it records the country's achievements
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      TIME TRAVELLERS
      104 10 EVEN a mouse has made its way into the Singapore 2015 Time Capsule. To be more specific, it is Ngee Ann Polytechnic's micromouse, a robot designed to find the shortest possible route through a maze. Other interesting items in the capsule include: National Service (1967) call-up notice. Pictures
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      Lock icon Now NUH goes for Macvision test
      295 11 T HE National University Hospital has devel--1 oped its own software programme to test colour vision using a Macintosh personal computer. Developed by Dr Paul Chew and Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, the system made its first appearance at the 26th International Congress of Ophthamology held
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      Missing teeth
      250 11 DENTALTALK I HAVE eight upper front teeth and four lower front teeth missing. I wear dentures. I will be undergoing an operation to remove two buried upper front teeth. Why have they remained buried? Will my original denture still fit after the operation? I am considering implants to
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      Mystery of crash site passport
      501 12  -  PENALTY People who find things at crash site are advised to hand them over to police. If not, they could be charged with criminal missappropriation of property if the items are for personal use. The penalty is up to two years' jail or an unspecified
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      44 8 starts at W >(rr4 Bpm to 2am 7 Ticket: \Jjl Boogie skate to the beat, join in some crazy games or cheek out our lucky draw. After we countdown to 1991, the party goes on till 2am and novelties will be given to all.
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      239 8 Having A Karaoke Concert At Home? How Could You Ever Miss Super Star KM-88? SPECIFICATIONS J New and classical design to suit your home r .vJSJI MMI VMM (Dim 140 cm W 20cm) Easy Installation to any VCR and hWI/ mini- y compo/ laser disc player I Multkaudlo function to
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      87 9 CONGRATULATIONS to the lucky winner of a Panasonic Palmcorder (NV-S100) Tristan Michael NRIC: *****65-E and the 10 lucky winners of Panasonic Still cameras in The New Paper Saturday Special on 15 December 1990. Nee Teng Kang *****58-H Chee Siew Sin *****75-D Tan Kiam Chew *****79-H Lee Hwee Choo *****90-C Amran
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      148 9 f'a \Wi foWv <&&£-/ t%) irate with a group of 6! five of your friends and for 380+ the six of you will :omplimentary Celebration ail with a "Take-Home'' And that includes admission, ffl Piffl H f~l H novelty mug first drink and surprise novelties I I I You'll also
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      87 11 ttj* -iif Dancing cheek to cheek? Ample* keeps you doubly fresh. SS2SIESS£& just pop in Amplex fresh breath capsules 28 CAreuß anytime you want to freshen your breath, mSBMM I especially in close-up situations. Its double- action fonnula ensures instant freshness that lasts. So you can whisper sweet nothings to
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Suspected sex killer nabbed
      214 13 Reuter. Soviet police have nabbed a man suspected iOVIET police have nabbed a man suspected of sexually abusing and murdering more than 30 men and young girls. The man, identified as Andrei Ch, had been hunted by a task force of 50 investigators, the Tass news
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      The accident
      242 13 THE black Ma/da 323 crashed into trees, breaking branches some 5 m to G m above the ground. The driver Mr Puah Ah Leong landed in a monsoon drain about 20 m from where the wreckage of the car came to rest. Residents rescued Mr Koh Aik Leong
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      Lock icon Mother and child die of poisoning
      334 14 I thought they were sleeping when I first saw them Only later I realised they were not moving or breathing and I knew they were dead. Madam Rasambal A WOMAN and her two-year-old son were found dead in their home near Klang on .Christmas
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      Lock icon Iraq 'training suicide troops'
      288 15 AP. IRAQIS are being trained as commandos for possible suicidal attacks against the USled multinational forces if war breaks out in the Gulf. Asian military analysts in Baghdad said on Friday that thousands of regular army commandos and volunteers from the Popular Army have been trained
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      CRISIS UPDATE
      59 15 The US military will soon begin vaccinating its troops in the Gulf to protect them against possible germ President George Bush cancels Egypt's $11.9 billion military debt. Egypt supports the US stand in the crisis. Yugoslav Foreign Minister Budimir Loncar heads for Baghdad in what may be an
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      Lock icon 140 hurt in subway explosion
      178 16 Reuter. AN explosion in an electrical cable poured choking smoke through an underground rail tunnel in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday morning. At least one person was killed and 140 others were injured, authorities said. "We were told to lie on the floor to avoid
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      Lock icon Zaiton wants to sell house
      228 16 MALAYSIAN singer Zaiton Sameon wants to sell the house she bought for her only child, Azirwan, who died earlier this year. "I decided to sell the two-storey bungalow because I couldn't stand living in that house anymore," Zaiton told Berita Harian Malaysia. The bungalow is
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      39 13 I The New Contest i &MynatcdataM& to the following 4 winners of a Sistema suitcase worth $520/- each. Name l/C No. Lim Gek *****78-E Maimoon Hanan *****76-H Molly YeoM.K. *****26-H GaryChu *****17-B Winners will be notified by post. Mi
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      177 13 "^av'S lr I And how else to net into the swing of things the live hand Bark 2 Back. Admission (by tickets only) than with makan? With a five course Western New is $J7+-► including a New Year cocktail and novelties. Year's Eve Dinner and complimentary champagne Buy tickets at
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  • FOREIGNSTOCKS
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      Lock icon London
      148 14 AP SHARE prices ended lower after a lackluster session on London's Stock Exchange on Friday. Trading was expected to remain subdued until after the New Year holiday. The Financial Times 30-share index fell 2.6 points to close at 1,685.2. Volume was 249.3 million shares. -AP Yesterday Pre* Allied Lyons
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      Lock icon New York
      147 14 Wire services. THK Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose .'1.71 to 2,629.21. Declining issues outnumbered advances by about 9 to 8 with 7(M> up, 788 down and 523 unchanged. Volume totalled 111.04 million shares. Advancers included NCK, Lockheed and Olin. Wire services. Yesterday Pre* Allied-Signal 26.88 26.88
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      51 14 Indices/Closing FT Industrials Fri 1,685.20 (1,687.80) Dow Jones Average Fri 2,629.21. (2,635.64) ST Industrial Fri 1,154.48 (1,160.54) NST Industrial Fri 2,854.69 (2,860.65) Hongkong Hang Seng Fri 3,053.73 (3,066.71) Australian All Ordinaries Fri 1,278.00 (1,280.40) Nikkei Stock Average Fri 23,848.71 (23,940.70) Figures in bracket* refer to those of the previous trading
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      15 15 Take your pick from The New Paper Fastods today. m mshds Hie Fmployment Classified Section
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      207 15 mm M in riiinwffimiMiriiiCTiw YOUR NEW YEAR'S/'jUjjN BASH IS ON usjft. vH?r I CONTENTS OF uL I 1 PARTY PACK ,W I 2— Asti Spumante juV Sparkling Wine 1— Martini Bianco JMK 1— Martini Rose 1— Martini Rosso I I 1— Martini Extra Dry |EBBSSEffIQB&QE33SZ&33EQQBEfIE!9^ liß(>binM>n R J Singapore 9106
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      154 16 1 a you H| I m New Year's Eve Buffet Lunch. Adult New Year's Kve Dinner by Buffet (Adult) U W Bk New Year Buffet «M Js W"** Entertainment by "LOS AMIGOS" J Si' 1 Aduit a A New Year's Day High Tea f Fashion show W*. Adult Child New
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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      792 17 SUNDAYRADIO 6.00 AM Newsbrief 6.00 AM Newsbrief, Summary 600 AM Newsbrief, Weather 6.00 AM Singapore Good Morning 5.00 Desert Island Discs 6.05 Rise and Shin* 6.05 Breakfast Classics 6.05 Contemporary Hits of the 7.00 News 6.00 Race Commentaries and 4-D 7.00 New and Weather Report 7.00 News and Weather Report
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      Lock icon BURMA'S HIDDEN WARS
      561 18 Burma, land of teak and opium, is torn by war. Tribes battle to maintain territories, students fight for democracy, and drug lords draw blood so they can tend to their poppies US News World Report. ACROSS the remote jungle valleys of backcountry Burma a region of pious
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      Burma's main tribes
      247 18 MOST of the insurgent fighting is done by a handful of small ethnic armies scattered along Burma's northern and eastern border regions. The main groups: KACHINS The strongest, riand best-equipped of the rebel forces, the Kachin Independence Army has nearly 8,000 guerilla fighters. It is almost impervious
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      44 19 UCpiHHU|a|g| i LOOKS ,Jl-. A. j|H If you're after head turning looks, try National's hairdryer. It's turbo boost will k r* I I W* I Rive you a windswept look B|f' ii -J I I HK ILL* CSTST"" even He Xiu Qing would envy.
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      1063 19 saturdaytv EcoN NiTE ■■■Mi AMERICA'S funniest (Channel 8, 8.30 pm) HOME VIDEOS Akl Isijg^|»| THIS is a variety series which will (Channel 5. 6 pm) ?I run for seven weeks starting tonight. K Making a special appearance in TOP prize each week is $10,000 in M tonight's edition is Sky
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    And they lived happily ever after
    208 20  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By Vivien Chiong FRIENDS Next Door (SBC 8, 7.30 pm) finally ended on Friday night after a year's run. Like several other SBC serials, it closed with a wedding. Three weddings to be precise for Zhu Huoren and Huang Biren, Wang Changli and
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      492 20 j Ml J&L.. ITS TOERE Technics X Series Midi System performance Features: into your home with new X Series Midi TUNER (ST-X3OIL) With new better f«*alurt*s to satisfy wide range of .u v ua- Quart/, synthesizer tuner with Fl. display and Timer function preferences the X Series Midi System delivers
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      302 20 saturdaytv THE PRIZE IHIHH PALM Beach, Florida, one of the premiere enclaves of the fmM super-rich. A community in which private jets are as common -y- r, vvT as bottles of Dom Perignon. Arriving at the age of 22, Roxanne I 'Inch, an innocent all American beauty is an S
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      857 21 sundaytv I: I HAPPY NEW \'V\» adjustment takes a back seat when she discovers (Channel 5, 11.20 pm) f-X Cj&a.L? tha her old pal, Salty the Dolphin, has been PETER Kalk (above) teams up with the '.WE!? "T captured and is about to be subjected to a inimitable Charles Doming
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  • Showtime
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      Warming up to Emily
      380 22  -  Emily of Emerald Hill Played by Jalyn Han, directed by Ng Sin Yue, written by Stella Kon, staged by Practice Theatre Ensemble FIRST NIGHT REVIEW/Bv Dave Ang I FINALLY met Emily Gan of Emerald Hill. She invited me to her house on Friday night and told
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      SHOWTIME
      29 22 Place: The Substation Time: Bpm every night until Jan 6. Tickett: $10. Available at The Substation, Victoria Theatre, Youth Bookstore (Bras Basah Complex) and Practice Theatre Ensemble (337-2525).
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      Lock icon A laugh a minute on video
      340 23 UPI. 808 Saget may be host of a top-rated TV show but he comes across as a slightly self-conscious fill-in emcee. He is the focus of all eyes on America's Funniest Home Videos (every Saturday, 6 pm on SBC 5). "I didn't even want
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      Lock icon BETWEEN HOME VIDEOS AND FULL HOUSE
      106 23 UPI. 808 Saget has his hands full at the moment. Besides hosting America's Funniest Home Videos, he is also one of the stars of the TV sitcom, Full House. He tries to pace himself while working on both shows. Because Full House is an
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      Sentosa's New Year star spread
      275 24  -  By Alfonso Chan T WO years that's what it took to bring together the kings and queens of Dangdut for the New Year's Kve Malay show at Sentosa. Zaleha Hamid, more popularly known as the Queen of Dangdut, will lead an array of stars from
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      SHOWTIME
      19 24 Sentosa Musical Fountain, Dec 31, Bpm to 10.30 pm. Admission free, but usual entry charges to Sentosa apply.
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      Lock icon SEEINGSTARS
      293 24 UPI. Sinatra's spaghetti sauce FRANK Sinatra has gone into the packaged food business, starting with spaghetti sauce. A spokesman for the singer said his sugo da tavola Italian-style sauces are available in three varieties: tomato basil with parmesan, milano style and marinara with mushrooms. They are being sold in
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      Viswa to compere Malayalam show
      167 24 HERE'S a surprise for those who have heard and seen SBC's Mr Feedback, Viswa Sadasivan, on TV. He will be compering a Malayalam show on Saturday night. "Viswa will compere the show in Malayalam," said Mr R R Subash, a spokesman for Singapore Kairalee Kalanilayam.
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      Lock icon Hamlet: A noisy affair
      364 25 UPI. ACTRESS Glenn Close's neighbours were startled when her shouting and stomping shattered the London night air. But it was just her way of getting to know Mel Gibson. The two were rehearsing for the filming of the four-centu-ry-old Shakespeare play, Hamlet. Having survived that encounter,
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      GIBSON ON HIS ROLE
      112 25 "I HAD a few reservations. It was a big bite for me, but it wasn't all that much more difficult than anything else I've tried. "I'd seen Hamlet three or four times on stage and I saw two film versions. Maybe subsconsciously I picked up some
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      CLOSE ON HER ROLE
      94 25 "I DIDN'T base my performance as Gertrude on anything I'd seen before. My image of her was as a rather uninteresting woman who was sort of part of the wallpaper. "I did go back and see other Hamlets because it was such a problem role. I
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      157 22 LET HEARTBEAT USHER IN A REALLY HAPPY Mil NEW YEAR OVER AT L THE EAST COAST! It s the end of the old year and the beginning of another new. A time to look hack fondly hut better yet, a time to look ahead.....by celebrating in style! Heartbeat has all
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      53 23 THE NATURAL niKN.*nicM.MLvu)MV()i- HISTORY OF CHINA Written by a team of experts IfraiL. from Beijing Normal University, T** book is essential to all those interested in the world's largest unvisited area: the great expanse of China. Times The Bookshop 1 New Industrial Road, Singapore 1953 208/12/9 C Time s Publishing
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      13 23 j Use the j I for employment opportunities every Wednesday. aflfßMlCßfll VTjhli] Iklluldkl
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      44 25 THE SOLID SINGAPORE JOKE BOOK by Ben Mathews At long last here's a joke book Singapore j can call its very own. It's packed with over 450 jokes plus lots of special items to keep you entertained for a long, longtime. STP Distributors j
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      10 25 f Get the PICK C. CROP ADVERTISE YOUR JOB OPENINGS
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      403 26 SATURDAYRADIO Hji [i*i ij NOON News in Brief N00N N#WJ Brjtf 12.05 PM Real Fun 12.03 PM Popular Classics 1.00 News and Weather Report l M New# and Shjre Marfcet Revlew 1.10 Traffic Report/Interlude j 30 Pop(||ar Clattics (conrd) I.30 Lo*e on the Airwaves 2.00 Programme Summary 2.00 News in
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      456 27 COMICRELIEF SATURDAYRADIO Orchard Road/coim Goh (2328E3E2M NOON Future Hits NOON Newsdesk Y <—H =-I ?l i- 00 PM News 12.30 PM Here's Humph! (Lily* )lW\\ All SfcC bV)tS <A ORCHftRb ROfiD CMTODWIST 1.10 Random Rhythms 12.45 Worldbrief /A /lt^^)//mllj|f^!>A^lr^| 'MRAQKt.,. LEAVER SINGAPORE/// 2.00 Case's Top 40 1.00 World News U
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      396 29 S3l Professional/ Executive Appointments r INTERNATIONAL BEA/AIR FORWARDING A I GONBOUQATOR MOTES APPLICANTS FOR THE I POST OF: m 3E2J|C222C3^ESi22i]HHC B RMogntoad Diploma In Accounting m Abto to laap full aat of accounts I I* 3 8 yaara 1 relmant working agpartanca m Computer taowtodga art abiltty to *paak Mandarin
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      580 29 832 Employment I Q)MPA® PURCHASING CLERK ACCOUNTS CLERK The successful candidate will be assisting buyers (COSTING "People Stav in liaising, coordinating and expediting on plant material requirements and he responsible for f '<-'<[» <•* when they computerized data entry ,rl v,d,n >< dcncal ass,su ce aM and enjoy what they
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      59 29 832 Employment MARKETING MANAGER 2 years marketing experience In wholesale. dairy food products Ability to promote, negotiate, motivate and train sales executives. Salary negotiable Write In to: The Director Benaonly International Corporation (Food Diviaion) 372-A Tg. Katong Road Singapore 1542 A petroleum company requires GENERAL CLERKS e GCE 'O' level
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      111 29 832 Employment I Expanding film production company Is looking for: 1. STUDIO ASSISTANT Chinese male only. R O D. personnel may apply 2. A GIRL FRIDAY Chinese female only School Leavers may apply. Applicants must be versatile, efficient and be able to cope with pressure and the wlerd and wonderful
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      56 29 832 Employment I rfi vacancies for RECEPTIONIST cum TELEPHONE OPERATORS Bilingual: Mandarin English typing preferred No rotating shifts Free duty meals Attractive salary -tcommission Walk mi interview Mon Fri, 9am-spm Personnel D*parlm*nt Hot#! Btnccxilin 47 Bancoolan StrMl Singapore 0711 d GENERAL I CLERK I required I 71 Frankel Avenue (Caltex
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      99 29 832 Employment An expanding local precision machining company urgently requires: PRODUCTION OPERATORS Age limit mln 16 yrs old No experience necessary Full time or part-time BanatlU: Grass salary $850 Attendance allowance Confirmation Increment 13 months bonus Alrcondltloned working environment Singaporean/ Permanent residents only Please come for walk In interview at:
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      404 30 ENGLISH SOCCER UPDATE C PALACE LIVERPOOL Live on TV 3 Sunday, 11pm AFP, Reuter. LEADER Liverpool faces a critical test on Sunday at Crystal Palace. Third-placed Palace beat the Reds in the FA Cup semi-final last season but is thirsting for the opportunity to wipe out the nightmare
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      180 30 Reuter, AFP. JAHANGIR Khan, six times World Open champion, married the daughter of another top Pakistani squash player in Karachi on Friday. More than 2,000 guests attended the wedding of Jahangir and Seemi Jawaid, whose father Aftab Jawaid was three times British amateur champion and three times a
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      198 30 Wire services. THE Soviet football federation has asked Werder Bremen to host Spartak Moscow's Champions Cup tie next March against Real Madrid, fearing poor weather in the Moscow area. Willi Lehmke, president of the German club, said the quarter-final first leg could be held in Bremen on March 5,
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      299 30 832 Employment MITSUMINE FASHION REQUIRES FULL-TIME PART-TIME SALES ASSISTANTS at Liang Court Pleasant and outgoing Speak English and Mandarin About 20 years old Some sales experience Uniforms provided, medical benefits sales commission, a.l.c Call: 336 4414 SALES ENGINEER Diploma or Technical Certificate In Mechanical Engineering Possess own transport Willing to
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      324 30 832 Employment i i New manufacturing i i factory requires j I j FEMALE SALES j j executive Ile Age 20-35. I i e OCE O' level. i| e Fluent In English l Mandarin ii e Hardworking and self-1 i i i motivated. i i Ii e Experience not neces-'
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  • SPORTS/RACING
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        339 31  -  PREVIEWS ByThf Thi The Three Musketeers T HE YANG Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup is missing quite a few of the circuit's better stayers and topweight goes to Adelaide Proud, a gutsy performer but without a win since January. Man Of Honour cantered around the
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        Everybody Knows the winner
        670 31 ON A GENERALLY poor Penang card on Saturday, Race Three stands out as potentially the most exciting. At least it offers four fairly evenly matched gallopers in a 11 horse field. The quartet is straightforward. Box out Cheyenne Raid, Elektra, Saugatuck and Everybody Knows. The payout
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      354 32 1990 is a year Diego Maradona will like to forget. On the field he did not do much. And his off-the-field antics have made the Italians like him even less than Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Italians agree Maradona is a trouble-maker, a hypocrite and a sower of
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      273 33  -  ASIAN CUP WINNERS CUP 2ND LEG 2ND TO (Sat, Nat Stadiyw, 7.30pm) The first Asian Optimist championships last week was Anthony Kiong's last in the class. And he left in the finest tradition by beating five favourites to win the last race. LOH TUAN LEE reports By
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      League hopeful Bt Merah fourth time lucky
      173 33  -  By S Gulam AFTER four attempts Bukit Merah CSC has finally succeeded in qualifying for the National Football League. It finished runner-up in the re-cently-concluded FAS Island-wide Leagues to secure a berth in next year's NFL Division Two. The tournament, also known as
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      Anthony bids adieu with optimism
      239 33 JUNIOR sailing saw the departure of an Optimist Dinghy Association of Singapore (Odas) pioneer earlier this week. Anthony Kiong, 15, had joined the first batch of Odas sailors in 1983 at the tender age of eight. He will be too old for the Optimist class
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      FULLTIME FOOTBALL
      514 34 Game for a career in soccer? It could come true within the decade if soccer boss Major Abbas Abu Amin realises his target. In a year-end interview with S GULAM, Major Abbas outlines his game plan. "In five years time we can have several players earning their living
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      THE FUTURE
      113 34 IN EXPLAINING hia idea, Major Abbaa Abu Amin spoke on how a talented player like national team midfielder Haanim Haron can be kept here not by force but by making him a good offer. He Baid: "Take Haanim for example. If he can be employed by hia club,
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      THE PRESENT
      147 34 A MAJORITY of the current national players are already receiving monthly incentives from the FAS. They are divided into three categories and earn between $600 and $3,000. They also receive $20 for each training session and about $250 as match bonus for each victory in the Malaysia Cup.
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