The New Paper, 10 January 1991

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  • Title Section
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    17 1 the new paper THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1991 MCI (P) 75/4/90 50 CENTS the w new T paper
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Baker-Aziz talks fail
      379 2 Wire services. US-IRAQI talks, billed as a last chance to avoid a Gulf war, ended in failure yesterday. Iraqi Foreign Minister Tareq Aziz said afterwards that his country would attack Israel first if war erupted. Mr Aziz met US Secretary of State James Baker for over six
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      Lock icon WHY THEY FAILED
      191 2 Reuter. THE differences between the US and Iraq on the issues central to the Gulf crisis are so wide as to be almost unbridegable. Iraq's occupation of Kuwait The US says this is the only issue at the talks. Iraq must withdraw by Jan 15 or face
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      WHAT THEY SAID
      186 2 w Ye are not among those who bow to threats, and you will see what trap the Americans will fall into. If the Americans are going to venture (into war), we will make them swim in their blood. President Saddam Hussein (left) addressing ruling Baath party officials.
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      Lock icon UN chief heads for Iraq on peace trip
      212 2 I WHAT NEXT Wire services. j THE United Nations Secretary-General will be I leaving for Baghdad today on a last-minute peace mission. Speaking to reporters at the United Nations last night, Mr .Javier Perez de Cuellar said he hoped to arrive in
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      Gulf war primer
      167 3  -  WHY SADDAM RAVAGED KIJWAIT dairies/ Rosnah Ahmad IRAQ was broke. And oil-rich Kuwait refused to give Iraq money it wanted. So President Saddam Hussein invaded tiny Kuwait on Aug 2 last year. Mr Saddam is a power-hungry man. He wants Iraq to be the leading force in
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      WHAT SADDAM WANTS
      75 3 PRESIDENT Saddam Hussein wants the world to accept that Kuwait is now a part of Iraq, its 19th province. But Mr Saddam hints that he may think about leaving Kuwait if the Arab countries or the United States can offer him a deal such as persuading Israel
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      Saddam may surprise, says envoy
      430 3  -  Will there be war? Iraq has been given five days to get out of Kuwait. Starting today, we highlight the countdown by going into the Gulf crisis issues in a question-and-answer format. We also ask newsmakers to answer the big question: Will there be war?
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      IRAQ-IRAN WAR
      125 3 REMEMBER what President Saddam Hussein did at the end of the Iraq-Iran war, said the Turkish Ambassador. "He didn't explain anything. He just declared victory," he said. After eight years of war and half a million casualties, he gave back the territory seized. What the Iraqi leader did
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      What Indo-China, Burma can do
      155 4 m IN the *****, following the changing world order, countries such as Vietnam, Burma, Laos and Cambodia will discard their unsuccessful economic systems. This will offer opportunities to Asean, similar to what eastern Europe is now offering to the West, although not on the same
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Manila warned
        53 4 US bases negotiator Richard Armitage warned Manila that he was under no pressure to conclude the treaty on US bases in the Phillipines as both sides remained deadlocked yesterday He said Manila risked inflicting irreparable harm on its ties with the US by insisting that the bases close
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        Fewer Chinese
        71 4 A FALLING birth rate among the Chinese in Malaysia may end their economic domination in the country in 10 years. Datuk Wong See Wah, a deputy minister in the PM's Department, said the Chinese population has fallen five per cent between 1970 and 1990 while the Malay population
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        Police promotions
        63 4 A RECORD 207 senior officers from police, prisons and police were promoted recently. Among those promoted at the first annual promotion exercise under the new Police and Civil Defence Services Commission was DSP Oh Kar Chye. He joined the force 19 years ago and has worked his way
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        Centre for elderly sick
        69 4 THE Health Ministry is looking into the possibility of setting up a national health centre for the elderly. Such a centre will be able to co-ordinate and centralise health care for the elderly and serve as a training institute for professionals in geriatrics. Dr Aline Wong,
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      HEADLINERS
      74 4 The Straits Times: A crescent of prosperity: FM Goh. Business Times: PM Goh envisions East Asian prosperity crescent. Lianhe Zaobao: US/Iraq talks making progress. Berita Harian: Create a regional crescent of prosperity. SBC: Talks between the United States and Iraq to resolve the Gulf crisis have ended in failure.
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      DIVER DROWNS
      118 4 LATEST A national serviceman, Corporal Soh Tiam Guan, 21, a naval diver from the Naval Diving Unit drowned in a training incident at Sembawang last night. A Mindef statement this morning said that Cpl Soh was on a night swimming exercise in the sea. He was noticed missing
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      30 4 PEOPUE 30 AND HAPPY? Princess Di 10 years after the fairy tale wedding MY CftlSEft *.i« MMt ssst < <W.: b« •JtVr' fresh new style iimpit vnrinniii JANUARY ISSUE OUT NOW!
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Woman slashed with chopper
      414 6  -  By Ng Wan Ching A r WOMAN was attacked by a man with a chopper Doctors at Tan Tock Seng Hospital had to perform an emergency operation on Madam Goh Bee Siew, 31. Madam Goh, a clerk, suffered slash wounds on her neck, hands, legs, body
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      Four times — and on target
      290 6  - Four times and on target By Ng Wan Ching IT was the first time he handled an Ml 6 assault rifle. Despite that, Dr Lee Boon Yang, Senior Minister of State (Defence), was on target on all four tries. The shooting practice took place at Pulau Tekong on Tuesday morning.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Hot, hot, hot in Singapore
      418 8  -  By Cephah Tan T iHE world got hotter last year. Many countries experienced temperatures almost half a degree above the normal average of 15 deg C, the most sizzling since recordkeeping started in the *****. Some foreign scientists believe the rising temperatures are an indication
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      WAYS TO SLOW DOWN GLOBAL WARMING
      73 8 Burn less fossil fuel and conserve energy Plant more trees. During their growing stage, trees take in more carbon dioxide, said Dr Richard De Dear, a geography lecturer from National University of Singapore. Stop deforestation. When trees rot after they are chopped down, they
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      HOT, HOT, HOT — IN THE U.S.
      181 8 HOT, HOT, HOT IN THE U.S. SOME scientists in the US be- lieve global warming is here, USA Today reported recently. A buildup of carbon dioxide, j methane and other gases from burning fossil fuel such as oil means the world will become warmer and warmer, they said, creating the
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      RC Family Club members get new discount scheme
      210 8 RESIDENTS' Committees Family Club members can now enjoy discounts at about 180 outlets under a new scheme. Under the RC Family Club Discount Scheme, members need only present their membership cards at outlets that display the Family Club logo stickers to enjoy
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      Man with headphones falls
      310 9 POLICE are waiting to question a man who plunged 10 storeys and survived with his portable stereo headphones still plugged in. Residents of Block 175 Boon Lay Drive found him sprawled out at the foot of the block with headphones stuck in his ears and a
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      THE MYSTERY CASE
      76 9 WHY? That is one of the questions that will have to wait until the man who survived a mystery fall comes out of his coma. The posers: Why were the headphones still plugged into his ears when he fell? What was he doing in the block when
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      MAN FALLS ON SPOT OF WEDDING FEAST
      238 9 THE family members of Miss Robiah binte Haron, 25, were busy preparing for their brother's wedding when they heard a loud thud on the spot where the wedding feast was to be held. She had a fright when she pushed open the bedroom
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      Tussle over Lady on a Hammock
      456 10  -  By Mike Lim A LADY on a hammock caused a tussle between diplomat David Marshall and some civil servants. The diplomat wanted her moved. The bureaucrats wanted her to stay put. Words flew back and forth until Mr Marshall yesterday agreed that the Lady
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      Lock icon Chingay beauty run-up
      338 11  -  By Helen Chang T HE beauty queens were dressed up for fantasy, but most had to deal with a dash of reality, too. They felt nervous, sweaty and clumsy, in what was supposed to be a fantasy-theme parade for this year's Chingay Procession on Feb 23. "Actually,
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      FANTASY PARADE
      82 11 THIS year's Chingay Procession will take place on Saturday, Feb 23, at 8 pm. It will run down Orchard Road from C K Tang store to the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. Titled Chingay Fantasy 1991, the parade promises to be "fanciful and fabulous", says People's Association (PA) spokesperson
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      Two jailed, caned for robbing taxi driver
      262 11 TWO unemployed men were yesterday each sentenced to 3 1 L» years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane for robbing a taxi driver last year. Lim Hin Teck and Soong Pack Hung, both 24, robbed Mr Tan Ah Thaw, 54, of $160
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      102 10 Rr c it f T H/ tL JLi I Congratulations to our WINNERS who will receive a Martini party pack worth $200 each! CHER HUAY LENG *****77H LIM GEK KIM *****871 MABEL FANG CHUI-YUN *****218 DR EDMOND TAN CJ. K*****3 LEE LI SEN *****02F MARTIN FONG *****49Z ERIC TAN *****13
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      34 11 FEATURE ANGER AT WORK How to keep your cool when you want to scream |n M-m wmmm h im w»» n r.« i M y Vk ut'iTn 1 new style JANUARY ISSUE OUT NOW!
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      248 11 H DO YOU HAVE SOME SPARE TIME OR B H ARE YOU RECENTLY RETIRED? H 0 (ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A RECENTLY RETIRED TEACHER) J"J If you are and want to put that SPARE TIME to productive Bui Mjm use, then we have an offer YOU CANNOT REFUSE IjM tJ
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon US may declare emergency
      273 12 Reuter. US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney said yesterday that he might ask President George Bush to declare a national emergency. Such a move will allow Mr Bush to authorise activation of up to one million part-time military reservists in the Gulf crisis. But Mr Cheney stressed
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      Lock icon Defection hoax: US, Saudis blame each other
      295 12 Reuter. UNITED States and Saudi officials are apparently blaming each other over a report on a defection by Iraqi pilots that never took place. A US official said the US Defence Department had learned a lesson from the incident check such reports coming
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      Lock icon Saddam gets the axe
      62 12 The price of notoriety: A doll of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is about to lose its neck. As the axe comes down on this Hongkong creation, both doll and axe let out a piercing scream. The world of make-believe panders to all tastes; also available are
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      Lock icon Germans crack down on Iraqis, 2 held
      257 12 Wire services. HRAVILY armed police burst into at least two hoarding houses yesterday in Germany to search for Iraqibacked terrorists. German radio said two people were arrested. Bonn government officials said several Iraqi Kmbassy personnel were leaving Germany. The Bild newspaper said seven
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  • FOREIGNSTOCKS
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      Lock icon World markets down
      274 13 Reuter. STOCKS and bonds tumbled and oil prices soared yesterday after the lIS and Iraq failed in talks to resolve the Gulf crisis, increasing the prospect of war. The losses were especially bitter because Wall Street was engulfed by optimism in the morning. Traders had bet that
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      Lock icon London
      121 13 Wire Services. SHARK PRICKS closed higher yesterday, with investors encouraged by continuing talks in Geneva between Iraq and the United States. At the close of trading, the talks between Iraq's Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, and US Secretary of State .lames Baker were still in progress, fuelling hopes that a
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      New York
      137 13 SHARK prices soared in early trading yesterday as the US-Iraqi talks appeared headed toward a possible compromise, but then freefell as soon as Secretary of State James Baker admitted the talks had achieved nothing. Stock, bond and commodity markets swung wildly as news broke from talks in Geneva
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      Lock icon Tokyo
      92 13 Reuter. STOCKS opened lower after news that Wednesday's talks between US Secretary of State James Baker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tareq Aziz had failed to resolve the Gulf crisis. The key 225-share Nikkei index was down 196.49 points or 0.86 per cent to 22,772.78 in the first 10 minutes
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      Indices/Closing
      52 13 I □FT Industrials Wed 1,668.50 (1,636.90) Dow Jones Average Wed 2,509.41 (2,470.29) ST Industrial Wed 1,167.29 (1,160.59) NST Industrial Wed 2,801.48 (2,803.86) Hongkong Hang Seng Wed 3,027.60 (3,009.42) Australian All Ordinaries Wed 1,232.40 (1,236.90) Nikkei Stock Average Wed 22,969.27 (22,897.84) Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Gunman stalks lovers’ lanes
      326 14 AFP. A N unknown gunman has attacked two couples on lovers' lanes in New York city, in a case reminiscent of the "son h of Sam" murders in the late *****. Police said they have linked the two shootings in which an assailant fired on lovers
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      Lock icon Sinead, Ivana top worst-dressed list
      303 14 AP. IRISH rock star Sinead O'Connor has topped Mr Blackwell's list of worst-dressed women. The American fashion critic called her the "bald-headed banshee of MTV" and a "new age nightmare." Announcing the annual list of fashion frumps yesterday in Los Angeles, Mr Blackwell put Ivana
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      Lock icon Killed for just a dollar
      141 14 Wire services. AN immigrant waitress from Hongkong died for a dollar in New York's crimeplagued subway after she chased a mugger who had snatched her purse and he shoved her into a moving train, police said yesterday. Ms Cheng was trapped between the moving train
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      Lock icon $2.3 m tab for HK wedding
      232 15 t I HK wedding of the century that's what Hongkongers are calling millionaire Stanley Ho's three-day wedding reception for his daughter which began on Tuesday. The cost? Modest estimates put it beyond at about $2.3 m. Formalities began on Tuesday in the marriage between
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      Lock icon Indian ‘godman’ held for robbery
      227 15 AFP. POLICE in New Delhi have arrested a "godman" with connections to top politicians, and charged him with robbery, blackmail, wrongful confinement and possession of illegal firearms. Swami Om Sadachari, alias Vinodanand Jha, was arrested in a massage parlour raid in South Delhi on Tuesday
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      Lock icon $170m drug haul in Britain, 5 held
      127 15 AFP. BRITISH customs agents have seized half a tonne of cocaine worth $170 million and arrested five people in Scotland. The haul was the country's largest ever seizure of the drug, a customs spokesman said in London yesterday. The drugs were shipped to
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      Lock icon Dogs feast on dog lover’s body
      125 15 Reuter. AN elderly dog lover who died of natural causes in her New York home earlier this week was partly eaten by the 18 malnourished dogs she left behind, police said on Wednesday. The mutilated body of Anna Hates, who was in her 80s,
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      Lock icon It’s banned but they do it
      35 15 Ice hockey: Factory workers playing ice hockey on a frtr/.en moat In-side the Forbidden ('ily in Beijing on Wednesday. The urea is officially clttsed for retreat ion. Picture/ Reuter
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  • spotlight
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      The ABC of CPF
      646 16 The ins and outs of CPF can sometimes be confusing to workers and bosses. So the Central Provident Fund has printed a special guide to the CPF', explaining contributions, and other vital terms. A spokeswoman for the board said the booklet, which is given free to
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      NEST-EGG IN A NUTSHELL
      157 16 WITH CPF savings, you can be sure that you have money when you retire. In the meantime, the savings can also be used to: Buy homes. Get public transport concessions (under the Singapore Bus Service shares scheme). Buy CPF's home, life insurance and/or medical insurance (Medishield).
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      BACKGROUND
      118 16 THE CPF turned 35 last year. It began with 12,900 employers, 180,000 members and savings of $9 million, and today has the support of more than 73,000 employers. Its 2.1 million members have CPF savings worth more than $39 billion. The average Singaporean has a total of about $50,000
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      141 17 Now CD quality goes on the move like never before. Technics SL~XP2 Portable CD Player jjjr* M Technics SL-XP2. Poised to be the standard by which other portable CD players will be judged. Hear it Outstanding features: Super-Lightweight A mere 360 gms (including batteries) in a new sleek, compact design
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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      956 17 thursdaytv A KIND OF MAGIC I THE RAY BRADBURY THEATRE I (Channel 12, 9 pm) > (Channel 5, 9.30 pm) K JP 0b TOP television illusionist Wayne TUIC t WML Dobson (right with Linda Lusardi) ™I'.ftMll teams up with glamorous former 11 paris, namely Ine Muraerer ana Mars is U
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    You’d better believe it
    250 18  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By Lo Tien Yin IT is hard to relax and let the imagination take over. Last night I bristled with disbelief when the kelong exploded in Happy World (SBC 8, 6.45 pm.) Alamak, I said to myself, how can it happen? Such a coincidence! As
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      91 18 I the rise of the 7sj v s f.fe i*Sr kr&W She's young, beautiful and rich and she's "coming out into society" this Jan 4 in The Debutante Ball. Why, suddenly, is Singapore witnessing THE RISE OF THE DEB? JANUARY'S HER WORLD also presents THE SEX PAGE. A regular page
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      299 18 thursdaytv S FEATURE SPECIAL: K THE BLOOD OF OTHERS ■n SET in France from 1938 to 1941, it is the story of an unconventional, uncompromising heroine, Helene Bertrand Her first love, Paul Perrier (Lambert Wilson), has dumped her for politics. The second, Blomart, is an idealistic union organiser who puts
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    Girlie bars in HK package
    417 19  -  TRAVELNOTES Stories/ David Brazil N IGHTLIFE in Hongkong is getting spicier. The old stories of Suzie Wong and her Wanchai waterfront girlie bars still have a hold on the imagination, even if the remaining Wanchai bars badly need a facelift today. But there's much more
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    COMPASSPOINTS
    265 19 HIROSHIMA TOUR RIGHT now, the world may need a reminder of the horrors of an all-out war. That may be the reason why Japan Airlines has introduced a special 7D Hiroshima tour at an introductory price of $2,288. The invitation is to '"see the nuclear bomb aftermath" with two
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    TRAVEL SNAPS
    100 19 H 2D Cruise-to-Nowhere on hoard a boat new to the Singapore market, the Greenseas. Departures on Jan 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 19 with introductory prices starting at $69, all meals i included. Phone Siam Express at 252-8833. Kuantan Challenge 11 j International Board i Sailing Regatta
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  • Showtime
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      I’ll not be coy
      516 20  -  BY Lo Tien Yin F OOD columnist and actress Margaret Chan could be in for a rather hard time in her first major movie role. First, she will be "killed" in the film by having her face crushed mud and held down until she has "suffocated".
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      BATMAN PUTTNAM
      328 21  -  By Alfonso Chan D I AVID Puttnam is a Batman of the movies. He is a crusading voice in the movie wilderness, a vanguard against moral vandalism. He was in town with actor Sean Astin to talk about the movie Memphis Belle, which he produced. In a marathon
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      SEAN ASTIN
      230 21 SEAN Astin does not want to remain in the shadow of his famous mom Patty Duke Astin or director father John Astin. The good-looking 19-year-old says people have said he looks like his mom, hut Sean has no regrets about being the son of celebrities. Sean was in
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      Die Hard 2 sued for missing drill
      348 22 T l OUGH guy Bruce Willis has everything it takes when he smashes a terrorist gang except his Black Decker. An original scene in Die Hard 2 showed him carrying his drill as he escaped through the grate of an airconditioning duct. The
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      Lock icon Mother-daughter team again
      208 22 MARGARET Chan and her daughter, Cara, 14, are teaming up for a second time. The two first appeared together in the Omnimax movie, Homeland the film specially made for Singapore's 25th anniversary celebrations last year. It showed Margaret injured in the war and Cara cradling her head
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      169 21 Lounge Track down the new band in town Oh yes, the Sound Track is in town. Our very own local talent, singer-guitarist And they're playing at The Lounge, Crown William Lim, plays his usual slot, 6pm to Prince Hotel. 8 pm, Monday to Saturday. These are music makers in the
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      94 22 paper^ 1 says it all, You were away two weeks. Fishing trout in Mew Zealand. Or fishing some contracts in I Tokyo. How you're back. And you've some catching up to do. You want to know what happened while you were away. You could read every past issue of The
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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      388 23 S THURSDAYRADIO NOON News in Brief NOON News in Brief 12.05 PM Your Lunchdate 15... 12.03 PM Popular Classics 1.00 News and Weather Report 1.00 News and Weather Forecast 1.15 Lunchdate (cont'd) 1.10 Currency Exchange Rates 2.00 News in Brief 1.15 Popular Classics (cont'd) 2.05 Feminine Flair With Olive Saw
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      205 23 COMICRELIEF Fox Trot/Bm Amend STILL MAD AOOUT THE YE5.' I MEAN, RM6E, MAYBE YoO SHOOLD I SMO, VJHAT'S AT PETER? DANCE? ES/EN WiTH SToP ALL TH«b SPECOLATiNCJ WRoNfr No. I'M THAT STOPiD AD, AND SIMPLY ASK SOMEONE vJtJT Ju5T No6oDY's ASKED ME YOURSELF. WHAT?? WiTH YOG?' M imaglM Augusta /Dominic
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      519 24 COMICRELIEF THURSDAYRADIO Orchard Road/coim Goh EE9HHHHI 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey NOON Newsdesk uta'ura I I ~a,p T T l 1&1& 1 IPH Y »FTC* 1 u*. I 1.00 News 12.30 PM Off the SheH 1 trTV wota GRATUITOUS S*NT JtMtS 110 Calling Ml Maids 12.45 Andy Kershaw's World of Music
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      222 25 831 Professional/ Executive Appointments Multi national trading company with offices in over 20 countries worldwide and the ability to source raw materials have opening for versatile, dynamic I TRADER with minimum 3-5 years commodity trading preferably in fertilizers with fundamental knowledge of shipping/documentation/ banking salary package commensurate age and experience.
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      185 25 832 Employment Marine Engrg Co dealing in Instrumentation communications fire fighting systems requires urgently: 1) ENGINEERS 2) TECHNICIANS 3) ELECTRICIANS 4) PIPING SUPERVISOR 5) DRAFTSMAN (Piping/ Moch.) ui' 11 Diploma/ NTC Cert In Electrical. Electronics. Instrumentation. Pipe fitting L drafting Able to do field li overseas assignment Related experience Eg
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      275 25 832 Employment A wall established Refrigeration/ Aircondilioning firm in Jurong has immediate vacancies for the following poats:TECHNICIANS a NTC-2 &3 in Electrical/ Mechanic Engineering a Knowledge of refrigeration/ alrcondltlonlng electrical systems a Possess Class 3 driving licence a Possess PUB licence ELECTRICIANS a Knowledge of Marine Electrical Engineering Is preferable
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      270 26 832 Employment WALK-IN-INTERVIEW TODAY TOMORROW Singapore Pr*M Holding* We invite you to join the region's leading publishing company of newspapers, magazines periodicals. GENERAL CLERK REQUIREMENTS: Minimum GCE 'O' level Certificate Basic Bookkeeping knowledge Some experience in accounts work would be an advantage Personal computer literate and able to type Suitable
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      301 27 832 Employment FULL-TIME FITNESS INSTRUCTOR required Interested please write In toCardio Fitnaaa Cantra 320 Orchard Rd, Tha Dynasty Singapore or call *****01 for appt. JUNIOR SECRETARY a Mln. OCE 'A' Level. a Good personality It strong command of Eng. a Computer literate, e Responsible with ability to work Independently a
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      208 27 832 Employment FEMALE CLERK required by an EetaWieed Co. in Eaat Coaat Road a Bilingual a Ability to type e OCE 'N'/ •O' level Cell: *****42 lor en interview Attractive benefits ere ottered to the right candidate KNITTING AND HANDYCRAFT SHOP reqwree FULL TIME ASSISTANT. Abie to coach knitting. Tat;
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      Gilbraltar’s plea: Release our players, Safsa
      309 28  -  By Bernard Pereira RIVAL soccer clubs Gilbraltar Crescent and Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association are caught in a wrangle over two players just three days before the Premier League kick-off on Saturday. Gilbraltar has accused Safsa of not releasing two Air Force personnel striker
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      156 28 GIBRALTAR Crescent should go through the proper channel when seeking the release of players from Safsa. That was the reaction by Maj Victor Lam, the Safsa secretary, when told about Gilraltar's difficulty in seeking the release of two of its players. Said Maj Lam: "Gilraltar officials approached the
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        249 28 AFP. WIMBLEDON snatched a dramatic 1-0 victory against Aston Villa when substitute Alan Cork scored 30 seconds from the end of extra-time at rain-lashed Plough Lane. The two sides seemed set for a third meeting a week on Monday when Cork, the London club's record goalscorer, struck another
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        99 28 ITALIAN CUP Reuter. ITALY captain Giuseppe Bergomi struck one minute from time yesterday to earn Inter Milan a 2-1 win over Torino in the first leg of their Italian Cup third round tie. Bergomi met a centre from fellow defender Andreas Brehme to glance the ball home, six
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        92 28 Reuter. AMERICAN tennis star Andre Agassi said yesterday he regrets the controversy caused by his withdrawal from last month's Grand Slam Cup and would pay the $43,500 fine imposed bv the International Tennis Federation (ITF). "I regret the entire affair and accept the penalty that
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        116 28 AFP. JIMMY White had to be at his masterly best to withstand the challenge of rookie Ken Doherty in the quarter-finals of the Mercantile Credit Classic. White trailed 2-0 but recovered to win 5-3 and book a meeting with Mike Hallett. Doherty, world amateur champion in
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        119 28 Wire services. DIEGO Maradona said he may rethink his decision to quit Naples following an attack by club president Corrado Ferlaino on Italian soccer authorities. "In seven years it's the first time I feel him (Ferlaino) a part of us," Maradona wrote in his weekly column in the Naples
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        110 28 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: DARTS World Professional Championship Q-final: Dennis Priestley (Eng) bt Phil Taylor (Eng) 4-3. SOCCER Italian Cup 3rd rd, Ist leg: Inter 2 Torino 1. Scottish Cup, 2nd rd: Spartans 0 Cowdenbeath 0. SNOOKER Mercantile Credit Classic Q-final: Mike Hallett (Eng) bt Rod
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      Lock icon MIDFIELD MAGIC
      51 29 Tsalestier's strength centres around the midfield. Its hope^^ of the title will depend on Hasnim Haron, Zulkifli Kartoyoho and Hazali Nasiron, reports BERNARD PEREIRA All for one, one for all: Balestier players with chief playmaker Hasnim Haron in the centre take common aim towards the title. Picture/ Sam
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      Three of the best
      161 29 THERE'S magic in Balestier United's midfield. It has three of the best midfielders in last year's Malaysia Cup Semi-Pro season Hasnim Haron, Zulkifli Kartoyoho and Hazali Nasiron. Indeed, Hasnim and Zulkifli are two of the most sought-after midfielders, with Johor in particular being the highest bidder
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      ‘Geylang the big threat’
      248 29 BALESTIER United views defending champion Geylang as the biggest threat to its chances of winning. Says Balestier manager S Thavaneson: "Geylang has the most balanced side. It is sound in defence, midfield and attack although I would rate Fandi Ahmad, D Tokijan and Zlatko Vidan a
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      STAYING POWER
      323 30 When it comes to producing stars, Jurong Town is like a kiln. The club has the temperament wherec\ay feet is turned lethal, that with old blood and you have a team that has what it takes to win. LOH TUAN LEE reports EVKN though Jurong has lost some
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      A score to settle on opening day
      286 30 CALL it what you will the clock turning back, or deja vu. By a curious coincidence, the very same two teams which met at the final of the Premier League last year will he the first two to start off these year's season.
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      I WANT THEM
      243 31  -  f By S Gulam SINGAPORE team boss Mohamed Shahar wants Abbas Saad and Alistair j Edwards back for this year's Malaysia Cup soccer season. Mr Shahar said he will recommend to his fellow council members that the Australian internationals be recruited for another season. He said he
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      Abbas,Alistair still willing to play
      310 31  -  By Abdul Shukor AUSTRALIANS Alistair Edwards and Abbas Saad are willing to play again for Singapore if asked to, despite coach Robin Chan not wanting them. Both of them will wait until Monday, when the FAS council meets to take a final decision, before considering
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      135 29 1988: Premier League Runner-up President's Cup Quarter-finalist Pools Cup Runner-up 1989: Premier League Third President's Cup Semi-finalist Pools Cup Semi-finalist 1990: Premier League Third President's Cup Semi-finalist Pools Cup Champion @§H Premier League Champion President's Cup Champion Pools Cup Champion $200,000 worth of sports gear (jerseys, boots, track suits and
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      113 30 1988: Premier League: Third President's Cup: Champion Pool's Cup: Semi-finals 1989: Premier League: Third President's Cup: Champion Pool's Cup: Champion 1990: Premier League: Runner-up President's Cup: Quarter-finalist Pool's Cup: Semi-finalist Premier League: Top three President's Cup: Champion Pool's Cup: Finalist Hummel $30,000 worth of sports equipment and cash. The team
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