The New Paper, 19 February 1991

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    15 1 the new paper TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1991 MCI (P) 75/4/90 50 CENTS the new paper
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      84 1 WOMAN SWNj»> BIKE AT, WOMAFkGOP Woman cyclist fined for attacking WPC with bike ED A H 1 tKKKK i 1 I U I II II mm i b .SSL >-y-'_ -v-, >', .r- al mmm ■miB numim n a M* Gorty's four-point plan to save Saddam's face r i \t
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Gorbachev comes out with peace plan
      218 2 SOVIET President Mikhail Gorbachev has put forward a four-point plan to settle the Gulf War The proposals include opposition to any "punitive actions" against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The four "central points" of the proposal: Iraq withdraws from Kuwait without preconditions, to allow for
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      Lock icon SAVE SADDAM
      221 2 wire services. THE Soviet Union has presented to Iraq a "save Saddam plan". Its message is clear: To give Mr Saddam a face-saving way out. President Mikhail Gorbachev also wants to keep Iraq intact afterwards, a Soviet spokesman said yesterday. "The Soviet message to Iraq is that Iraq
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      Lock icon PULL OUT, TALK LATER
      201 2 Wire services. TALK later that is the other prong of the peace plan offered by Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to Iraq and the Allies. All other issues including the Palestinian question can be negotiated after quick peace is achieved. "I would not call it a personal
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      PLAN PROVIDES BEST CHANCE FOR PEACE
      242 2 MOSCOW'S latest plan offers the best way out for both Iraq and the US. It gives Iraqi President Saddam Hussein a face-saving way out of the Kuwait quagmire. It essentially guarantees that his government and he can continue to survive. This is provided that
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      Lock icon War plans on schedule: US
      234 2 Wire services. US President George Bush has received the peace proposal made by President Gorbachev to Iraq. But the American leader ordered US military officials to keep their war plans on schedule, a White House spokesman said today. "President Bush appreciates having received a summary
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      High cost of going down under
      563 3 From sailing to diving, Singaporeans are forking out money to indulge in their passion. MICHELLE LEE reports T a squirt of sea spray, add a shot of danger, and sink in a lot of money. Scuba-diving is catching on with Singaporeans, says Mr Khoo
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      55 2 Hotline TO share a point of view, call HotlinePlus at 734-7711,or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Rd, S'pore 0923. coffee lounge provide y.ou the comfort and quiet ambience, with video programmes. CJ» PARADIZ DE SAUNA 1. Selegie Road. <*04-06/11. Paradiz Centre Singapore 0718 Tel: *****76
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      INDONESIA, MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE
      144 4 INDONESIA, MALAYSIA SINGAPORE GROWTH TRIANGLE HOT STORIES MALAYSIA, Indonesia and Singapore will promote the Growth Triangle jointly. They will take part in a joint overseas investment promotion mission scheduled for later this year. They will also design a common logo to promote the region to foreign investors. This was disclosed
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      INDONESIA AND SINGAPORE
      94 4 BILATERAL LINKS < SINGAPORE'S investments in Indonesia have quadrupled over the last four years. The investments are poised to expand faster under the Growth Triangle which links the Republic, Riau and Johor. Singapore's Ambassador Barry Desker said in Jakarta last Thursday that the Republic's investments had increased
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      HEADLINERS
      60 4 The Straits Times: Iraq gets Gorbachev peace plan. Business Times: Stocks start Goat Year with a bang. Lianhe Zaobao: Hussein to reply to Gorby's new peace initiative today. Berita Harian: New peace plan from USSR. SBC: Iraq is expected to respond today to Gorbachev's initiative. BBC: The Iraqi Foreign
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Clean town
        71 4 TO A Payoh Town Council is going all out to make the township super clean. From April 1, the town council will clean heavily-used areas such as lifts, central staircases and shopping areas three times a day instead of just once. The council is also cracking down on
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        Asean meet
        66 4 FIVK of the six leaders of Asean countries will attend a seminar in Bali next month. Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said this in -Jakarta yesterday. He said the leaders of Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand and Indonesia had confirmed they would attend the seminar. The sole absentee will
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        Bag counters
        71 4 IT is not always safe to keep bags and packages at bag counters in supermarkets. A reader complained to The Straits Times that a bag he left at an NTUC Fair Price bag counter was lost. The attendant said another shopper had picked it up. An ST test
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        KL economy
        57 4 Malaysian Finance Minister Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin said yesterday the economy would grow stronger under his successor, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Datuk Faduka Daim said there would be 7.8 per cent growth this year despite the Gulf war. He was tabling the 1991 Supply Bill in the Senate.
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      INTERVIEW WITH UTUSAN MALAYSIA ON HIS 66TH BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY
      85 4 GHAFAR AND SUCCESSION We are about the same age. I would not dare to say that after Dr Mahathir, it will be me (who becomes Prime Minister). Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba. GHAFAR AND RETIREMENT But in politics there is
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      350 4 FOOD GALORE AT FORUM w XI^JI You always know who serves the better burger. Come and enjoy our special 'Big Mac Meal* Big Mac, large order of French Fries, and a medium soft drink, from those golden arches of McDonald's at Unit 81-25,33 to 35, Forum The Shopping Mall. SPECIAL
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Partners for palace hotel
      392 5 JAIPUR JAIPUR is known as the "pink city". It was painted this colour to welcome Kngland's Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, when he visited the city in 188:1. w Y ANTED: Partners to develop and run a palace hotel in India. A former Indian maharaja
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      PALACE HOTELS
      151 5 INDIA does not have any maharajas or rajas anymore. Following the country's independance in 1947, and the merger of princely states with the union of India, most of the privileges of royalty were taken away. While most former rulers were left with fabulous personal assets, some have been
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      Call to introduce rating system
      398 6  -  Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong made two announcements recently. He said censorship regulations will be reviewed. He also said he is in favour of more Members of Parliament serving on the boards of private sector companies. What do the people involved think? On this page,
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      WHAT THE CENSORS ALLOW
      243 6 IN recent months, some controversial movies were allowed to be screened after cuts. But some were not shown at all. The critically-acclaimed Sammy and Rosie Get Laid brought in by the Singapore Film Society last year was banned at first. But the Board of Film Censors
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      Mixed views on corporate MPs
      125 7  -  By Elaine Koh and Diana Oon Business Times CORPORATE reactions to the idea of Members of Parliament serving as directors on company boards have been mixed. The views of people have ranged from positive to sceptical. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said recently he is
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      Insights that an MP can offer
      211 7 [POSITIVE VIEWS MR Goh Chok Tong's encouragement is welcomed particularly in the light of the new requirement for listed companies to have audit committees, which calls for more independent directors on hoards. From the mere fact of their being MPs, with proven stature, their
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      Juggling two hats can be unsettling
      197 7 MIXED AND SCEPTICAL VIEWS SOME people find the juggling of two hats unsettling. "What people would be most concerned about is the possibility of abuse," said the partner of a major law firm. "Being a lawyer, I know that an MP's letter attached to
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      Lock icon Ball almost cost man his life
      515 8  -  By Yaw Yan Chong A MAN nearly drowned when he swam after a beach ball. The ball had been kicked into the sea off the East Coast bv picnickers. Though an experienced swimmer, Mr Zasman bin Sulaiman almost died trying to retrieve the beach
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      GLOSSARY
      137 8 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. decompress: To decompress is to bring someone back to the normal pressure of the air after they have been underwater and under greater pressure. lobbying: Actively trying to persuade
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      $297,500 for a tiny piece of old metal
      441 9  -  By Michelle Lee IN a small room in the Westin Hotel, about 100 men, some in casual T-shirts, some in suits, are bidding. Excitement rises as the bidders drop out one by one. At the end, tens of thousands of dollars change
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      THE AUCTION
      26 9 THE coin auction will be held at the Bencoolen Room in the Westin Hotel tomorrow and on Thursday, from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm.
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      Coins of all shapes, sizes
      133 9 COINS at the auction come in all shapes and sizes. They come in oval, knife, spade and tree shapes and range from as small as half a thumbnail to as big as 10 cm long. The pre-Meiji period (1837-43) gold coin from Japan, for example,
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      She stole from tourist when she wasn't paid for service
      164 10  -  I By Charmaine Chan ANGRY that she was not paid for her services, a masseuse stole cash and items worth $2,962 from her client's hotel room, a district court heard yesterday. Nursadrina Banu Abdul Majid, 28, pleaded guilty to stealing
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      Woman swung chopper bike at WPC
      385 10  -  By Angeline Song LUNAR New Year's Eve was an eventful day for Woman Police Constable See Yian Yian. She had tried to stop a woman cyclist, Kua Bee Leng, from riding against the traffic flow on East Coast Koad. When finally cornered, Kua, a
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      CYCLIST FINED $500
      146 10  -  By Charmaine Chan A WOMAN cyclist, who pleaded guilty to hurting a traffic policewoman, was yesterday fined $500. Kua Bee Leng, 43, a clerk, swung her bicycle at woman police constable See Yian Yian, 23, who had warned her not to ride against the How of traffic.
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      283 6 P EBH cSJ NEIL RQAD I EAT JLSHOP i VegeJuTftao CRAFT Leather Bap CcrpocMe Grfu Related Xin Carrot Cake SUBop Roll Dwm KOO REE Acceawne. TM CHOCO HOUSE Chocolates YONG TCW FOO MEE Niang Toufu Bean Card EVERSHINE FLORIST Flowen Wedding Bouquets FnhMot KITCHEN Cutki Ron Jala Pnat Baskets Potted
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      61 9 CM Teochew Porridge Buffet Lunch Sp 3 $7.90++ 1 -98 F- h YuSheng 1-Z5 FeD Promotion x--12.30pm to 2.30pm daily 8 Feb-1 Msr J Inclusive of Chinese lea. f ysN^ Additional hot dessert S at $1.50++ «mmrj M #|fcl rjflmT N Pm !fe® 1 1 A mrmhrf ill ihr I*
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      322 9 f A The New Paper/OshKosh B' Gosh® "Pi<tur# P«rfe<t" Photo Contest. i I H ill k pJk V rmKx 1 WJtC ■pW A\» I& Kids look adorable in OshKosh B 1 Gosh." We are looking (or Singapore's most adorable kids. Just enter your favourite children's photograph (14 years below) and
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      105 10 mSaSmSmBSSBKKtw^Kmm Looking for some real Jim and entertainment? Make your way to the new Gazebo Fun Pub at the Paramount Hotel. Whether its singing, dancing or just sit-back entertainment you enjoy, we've got it aU. at The Gazebo. jM^ Tap your feet to the rhythm of the beat! Take to
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      28 10 NEED A SERVICE? HMJIDNIHE SIMS MS OUSKD Let your fingers walk to the service professionals listed in our service directory of The Straits Times c j£js Classified. 737-1166
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon 'Iraq bribed Belgian'
      252 11 AFP. SEVERAL Jordanian ministers and a senior Belgian Defence Ministry official received bribes from Iraq for I delivering a special powder for a "supergun", a British engineer has alleged. The Belgian-made powder, needed in the Iraqi project to build a long-range "supergun", was delivered in violation of
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      Lock icon French TV boycott in Gulf
      186 11 UPI. FRENCH television crews in the (»ulf have boycotted coverage of their country's soldiers in Saudi Arabia after authorities refused to allow them to film with units expected to fight in the Allied ground offensive. The correspondents and technicians from all four main channels, TF-1,
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      Lock icon Go back to Saddam, wife tells Iraqi husband
      215 11 UPI. THE Gulf war is rocking mixed marriages in which one partner is an Iraqi. Divorces among mixed couples have increased, Kuwaiti officials and Egyptian press reports said yesterday. The latest case reported by the Arab media involved an attractive, young Kuwaiti
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      Lock icon Top Soviet officers hit out at Allies
      363 12 AFP. SENIOR Soviet army officers have strongly criticised Allied actions in the Gulf. The criticism was reported by the non-official Soviet agency, Interfax. This was the first public criticism of US actions in the Gulf by senior Soviet officers. The military adviser to
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      Lock icon First fight for UAE in Gulf War
      184 12 AFP. FRENCH-MADE Mirage 2000 fighter planes from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) went into action for the first time in the Gulf war, a Saudi military spokesman said yesterday. Colonel Ahmed A 1 Robayan said UAE fighters carried out four sorties over Kuwait
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      Lock icon New ways to 'kill' tanks: US
      376 13 Reuter. THE United States has found new ways to "kill" tanks with great accuracy. US planes are destroying between 110 and 200 Iraqi tanks a day after changing their tactics and weapons to hit them in sand defences, a senior US military source said
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      Lock icon Iraqi tanks and guns hit by artillery, says Britain
      231 13 AFP. BRITISH ground units staged their first artillery raid against Iraqi forces yesterday, destroying three tanks, three guns and three Iraqi gun positions, a British army spokesman said. Units of the British first armoured division used multi-barrel-led rocket launchers and other
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      106 13 At sea, six Marines were slightly injured when two ships struck mines in the northern Gulf that had presumably been released by Iraqi forces. In the air, bombers showered leaflets on southern Iraqi cities to warn residents to leave their homes ahead of major attacks on five cities that took
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      Lock icon 100,000 M'sian women in 30s still unmarried
      200 14 Bernama. MORE than 100,000 Malaysian women aged between 30 and 39 are unmarried. National Unity and Social Development Minister Datuk Napsiah Omar said this yesterday. The number of unmarried Malaysian women in that age group increased from 1 per cent in the 50s
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      All crushed up — by design
      49 14 All crushed up by design Blow me down: This abstract-looking building in downtown residential Tokyo looks as if it has been crushed by force. It is actually designed this way under the theme, "Fitness and Impactand houses a drawing school. No objections have been raised by neighbours so far.
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      Lock icon Car industry 'in bad state'
      219 14 AP. c HRYSLER Corporation shut down all its US car assembly plants last week. This rare shutdown shows the bleak state of the US car industry, analysts said yesterday. It may get worse, they added. "There are some severe capacity problems right now," said analyst
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      Lock icon Postmark honour for Jackson
      100 14 Reuter. American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson became the first living black and only the second living person to be honoured on a US postmark. At a Postal Service ceremony honouring a "Blacks on Stamps" series yesterday, the postmark showed Mr Jackson's likeness in a collage
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      123 11 The Come South to Madras the seat of Hindu Orthodoxy, where festivals abound and traditional music and dance flourish. Come South to Mahabalipuram. noted for its famous Shore Temple and cave sculptures. Come South to lush Kerala. India's paradise. One vast sylvan landscape, interspered with groves of coconut. cashew nuts
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      376 12 jiwpp— TTJTI I W W r I J V B B'a'l I W V* V Iwj I I if fl 1"J B A A Vfl I L 1 J l The New Paper and Singapore Zoological Gardens jointly present a series of contests to test your knowledge on Koalas and
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      219 13 The Best Bet in Bukit Timah In house Chef Specialities Set Dinner at a la carte prices from Monday to Thursday(iiq extra charge of $3.50 for complete meal which includes soup of the <J*y, dessert of the day, and coffee or tea. A A D«»s«rt All the above wse,l Ti!!
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      176 14 time to celebrate with family and Opt for the non traditional fare friends with our wide choice of Hllllthis fesbvc season Pamper your specially prepared Lunar dclicacics. taste buds with our extensive spread of Indonesian delights Lunar New Year's Eve Buffet BMylyjl|Tyy7|llH You'll be back for more! 122°? Adult 2
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    Savour the new class of Malay cuisine
    735 15  -  FOODNOTES Sukmaindra, 3rd level Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Opening hours: 11 am till 3 pm and 6.30 pm till 10.30 pm By Sara Chen FIVE-STAR service and food but at three-star prices. That best sums up the new Malay restaurant that opened at
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    BIG, BAD MAD Madonna, that is
    60 16 showtime One day she's blonde, the next brunette, the third day black. Her face and image change ever so often, it's a strain to keep up with her. The Material Girl is a chameleon who is always seductive. Here are some pictures of Madonna
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      140 17 Mow CD quality goes on the move like never before. Tedinics SL-XP2 Portable CD Player Technics SL-XP2. Poised to be the standard by which other portable CD players will be judged. Hear it pr Outstanding features: Super-Lightweight A mere 360 gms (including batteries) in a new sleek, compact design 4-times
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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      989 17 tuesdaytv INSECT! BENEATH INDIAN 1 GRAMMY LEGENDS (Channel 5,9.45 pm) SKIES ■IWf (Channel 12, 10 pm) ITAmMI n I (Channel 12 8 Dm) Jilfi'. THIS musical tribute NOTHING unusual ever happens 1 v', 1 jj ifE j honours the outstanding in the small, isolated town of Mill INDIA has a
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      94 18 SUPER VISION DRAW Now till March 1991 GSgil PanasonicTX-29VIM NICAM H^p MBSKSBO 9< i Panasonic NV-SIOOEN Palmcorder Panasonic TC-LIM M-,* K? Movie Camera k. a >( Mini Vision TV. (3 winners) K. N/vl si w nners per draw V 7 |r per draw \j\de° \N'^ K National O S <
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    SBC vs HK stars in soccer
    416 18  -  THETVPAGE By Vivien Chiong T HEY have portrayed swimming champions, policemen, divers, soldiers, crooks but never soccer stars. No matter. SBC's male drama artists will get that chance come March 29. Together with former national stars Quah Kim Lye and Kim Song, they will
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      Lock icon Moscow plans to raise prices by 60%
      203 19 Reuter. S OVIET Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov said yesterday his government planned to raise prices 60 per cent on average. But higher wages and welfare payments would compensate people for most of the increase, he added. In a report to Parliament, Mr Pavlov
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      Lock icon KL farmer escapes gallows
      160 19 Bernama. A VEGETABLE farmer escaped the gallows yesterday when the Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court set aside the death sentence imposed on him by a high court. But his elder brother would not escape the hangman's noose. Goh Ah Yong, 34, and Ah Kau alias Goh Sze
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      113 19 Automatic masseur f w W j.m aJ[ M ditM Massage lounger: Shiatsu massage at the touch of a button. AN automatic masseur is now at your service. National has introduced the Shiatsu Massage Lounger. Electronic technology has now duplicated the finger movement of professional masseurs. Recline on the lounger, press
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      124 19 BUYINGGUIDE the massage lounger is turned on. If you fall asleep during the massage, the timer will automatically shut off the lounger in 15 minutes. See a live demonstration of the lounger at Yaohan Orchard. Recommended retail price: $2,650. Chinese tea in bags A tea that combines the taste, fragrance
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      101 19 New baby powder Diapers rubbing against a baby's wet skin cause chafing and irritation, often leading to diaper rash. New Johnson's Baby Powder with cornstarch helps protect baby's skin against diaper rash, says Johnson and Johnson. The cornstarch is processed to be free from harmful micro-organisms. Recommended price: $2.80 for
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      146 19 Using a controlled mist of steam, you can have a steam treatment that will soften your pores. This deep cleansing allows impurities such as oil and dirt to be flushed out. It also helps revitalise chapped, dry skin and relaxes tired, tense, facial muscles. The compact travel kit also comes
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      BREAKINGOUT
      527 20  -  By Lo Tien Yin 01 Dick Lee! Can take a back seat or not? Here come names such as Michael Tan and Francis Leong (better known as Francis Frightful). Huh...who? Well, Michael used to wield the drum sticks for a lion-dance troupe when he was in school. Now he
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      Wishful thinking By Lo Tien Yin
      436 21 w HILE even an alternative group such as the Opposition Party is coming out with a CD, cutting an album remains wishful thinking for the Singapore Guitar Quartet. This established name was founded in 1986 under the leadership of Robert Luse. Mr Luse has
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      Robin Givens makes a comeback
      395 21 THE LAST time she had a starring part, it was also a sparring part opposite heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Now 24-year-old American actress Robin Givens is about to hit the headlines again as the sexy seductress in the leading role of a new film, A
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      A beauty queen in 30 secs
      404 22  -  By Lois Ng t LHIRTY seconds was all it took for Singapore's beauty queen, Leng Yen Thean, to walk away with the Miss Chinese International title in Hongkong. Dressed in a swimsuit, she delivered a witty Lunar New Year message to 1,000 spectators in
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      45 22 IT'S party tIME! AT \4 fiU Lkj 1 D ifsuaii 1 ityl Ha Yesterday's Cafe Bar Tl i:SI)AV l 4 > 111 FhBRUARY 1991 BE THERE AND WIN MANY PRIZES FROM Poly Gram AND Budweiser KINO OF BEERSAVAILABLE EVERYWHERE ON CDS AND :i CASSETTES •I ■f\
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      317 23 TUESDAYRADIO News on the Hour noon News in Bn«f 12.03 PM Popular Classics 12.0S PM A LuncMate with Rosa Tan 1.00 News and Weather Forecast Musk and a Mystery Voice 1.10 Currency Exchange Rates Jl j 1.15 Popular Classics (cont'd) 205 M, r rt Homo Makers 2.00 Programme Summary 4.05
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      370 24 COMICRELIEF TUESDAYRADIO Orchard Road/conn Goh U2U22E3381 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey NOON Nmd«k *TkU£ FRIENbS'Mf ACO»JAIfiTAKC£6 THOSE 1.00 News 12.30 PM Off the Shelf IUDSE ViHO GAVE m£ M£ TH&SE G»ViHO MHO "TRIED To 1.10 Callins All Maids 12.45 Financial News MEE-Fl6O*E SUMS; TOKEN SOWIS... M I PASS OFF Ml« 2.00
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      339 26 •32 Employment 832 Employment Bingaporm Ami HokUngß REQUIRES PART-TIME INTERVIEWERS (To conduct house-to-house interviews) REQUIREMENTS: Singapore citizen Above 18 years of age Completed GCE 'A Level Ability to speak English, Mandarin and chinese dialects is essential Applicants are invited to call personally today from 10.00 am to 12.30pm or 2.00
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      389 26 •71 Education/ >71 Education/ Instruction Inatruction Canadian Overseas College WHAT'S IN A CANADIAN EDUCATION FOR YOU? A Canadian education otters: Instruction provided by certified Canadian teachers A curriculum developed in accordance with Ontario Ministry guidelines An internationally recognized diploma the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O S S O.) to graduating
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      216 27 AFP, AP. DIEGO Maradona, under investigation for alleged involvement with drugs and prostitution, claims he is the "victim of a vendetta." The Argentinian super-star claimed: "Someone...Maybe because of some match that we won which we shouldn't have... has targeted Maradona to try to take attention
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        121 27 DAVID HOWELLS AFTER NIGHTCLUB BRAWL AFP. TOTTENHAM utility player David Howells may miss the rest of the English football season after having his jaw broken in two places in a nightclub last Tuesday. The incident occurred when Howells had a night out in Hertfordshire with team-mate Paul Stewart. It is
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        114 27 STEVE McMAHON OF FA CUP REPLAY AFP. MIDFIELDER Steve McMahon is out of Liverpool's FA Cup fifth-round replay with Everton tomorrow night. He could also miss the rest of the season. He was still in hospital yesterday as Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish anxiously awaited a specialist's verdict on the extent
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        119 27 MARIO ZAGALO AS VASCO COACH Reuter. VETERAN Brazilian coach Mario Zagalo quit his job with Vasco da Gama yesterday after needing police protection from jeering fans at the weekend. Zagalo, who was a member of Brazil's World Cup winning sides in in 1958 and 1962 and was coach in 1970,
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        BORIS BECKER — FOR FOUR WEEKS
        111 27 BORIS BECKER FOR FOUR WEEKS BORIS Becker, who lost his world No 1 ranking to Stefan Edberg at the weekend, is taking a four-week break from tennis because of a thigh injury. Announcing the withdrawal of the German from this week's Stuttgart Classic tournament which started yesterday, 1 Becker's manager
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      227 27 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SNOOKER British Open 3rd rd: Robbie Foldvari (Aust) bt Cliff Wilson (Wales) 5 0, Mark Bennett (Wales) bt Barry West (Rng) 5-2, Terry Griffiths (Wales) bt Jim Grech (Malta) 5-0, Robert Marshall (Kng) bt Willie Thome (Kng) 5-4; Doug Mountjoy (Wales) bt
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        545 28  -  National soccer team manager Tay Soo Wan last night made known the FAS offer to the 12 contracted players for 1991. For Premier League top scorer D Devaraj, it is disappointing... THE OFFICIAL VIEW w 've considered every aspect of our offer and we
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        286 28  -  THE PLAYER S VIEW By Abdul Shukor THE Premier League's leading marksman, D Devaraj, was disappointed at the new contract announced by manager Tay Soo Wan last night. Devaraj has not been promoted but his monthly allowance has been increased by $200 from last year's $600.
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        M'sian states were prepared to offer more
        182 28  -  By Abdul Shukor SINGAPORE midfielder Hasnim Haron is worth at least $6,000 a month in the football market. And that does not include accommodation and match bonuses. So too, D Devaraj and Abdullah Noor. They are worth about $5,000 each to Sabah, which
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      Lock icon BEBT WISH
      398 29 FOCUS: ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL B DIVISION BADMINTON TEAM Anglo-Chinese School has been ruling the roost in the B Div Boys' badminton arena for the past 15 years. And the player who could lead it to its 16th title next month is Lin Jin Xiang, a national intermediate squad
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      Together we shall continue to triumph
      220 29 WHAT is it that transforms an ever-changing team into a winning outfit year after year after year? To ACS' triumphant B Division Boys' badminton squad, it is "togetherness". "Rejoice in victory or mourn in defeat, we always do it together, as one family" is
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      Lock icon NOT GOOD ENOUGH?
      337 30  -  Not good enough at first sight S Gulam IF I were to decide whether to splash out about $100,000 on the Brazilians after watching them last night, the answer would be NO. I was quite astonished to find that they had difficulty judging the weight and flight
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      176 30 FA CUP FOURTH-ROUND REPLAY AFP. NOTTINGHAM Forest trounced Second Division Newcastle 3-0 in its FA Cup fourth-round replay yesterday. Nigel Clough kept his father's FA Cup dream alive by breaking the deadlock with a 34th-minute goal. In 25 years as a soccer boss, Clough senior
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      330 30 Wire services. MARSEILLE captain Jean-Pierre Papin has been linked with Juventus. Asked about a statement by Marseille president Bernard Tapie that Juventus had offered 50 million francs (sl7m) for him, Papin said: "I know nothing about it. But if the Italians are really interested, I am certainly willing to
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      Handicap of being Brazilian
      317 30  -  Abdul Shukor THE best soccer players in the world are South Americans. Before, during and after the last World Cup in Italy. That is what I feel and I still believe in god samba, never mind if Argentina did not win the Cup. And Brazil came
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    423 31 Reuter, AFP. Manchester United lost its hold on the FA Cup yesterday when it was beaten 2-1 by its jinx side Norwich in a fifth-round tie. United has now lost to Norwich in eight meetings in various Cup competitions stretching back 86 years. A crucial substitution by Norwich
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