The Straits Times, 16 February 1988

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1988 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/87
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    Lock icon Ferry blast rocks Cypriot port
    469 1 Palestinian 'ship of return' damaged 24 hours after 3 PLO officers are killed by car bomb NICOSIA An explosion m the Cypriot port of Limaasol on Monday heavily damaged a ferry which the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) had hired to carry Palestinian deportees back to
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    Firecrackers:
    757 1 Children will not be exempted; Lorry driver gets two months' jail POLICE have issued a strung warning that they will act against people letting oft crackers or fireworks during the festive season. All police divisions are on the lookout for offenders. Children "will not be exempt from punishment", Deputy
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    Lock icon Firecracker explodes in teenager's mouth
    144 1 PENANG Even before its advent, the Dragon Year has breathed (Ire on a pupil when a cracker exploded inside his mouth. Khoo Kay Leng, 15, suffered a punctured throat as a result of a freak accident. His mother, Madam Nah Ah Eak, 53, said her
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    Umno hopeful that problems will be solved soon
    502 1  -  ISMAIL KASSIM By I KUALA LUMPUR Optimism is growing m Umno circles that the party, which was declared unlawful by the High Court on Feb 4, will not split up but will instead resolve its problems within a short time. Such hopes
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    Aerosol spray robbers flee with $82,800
    206 1 Aerosol spray robbers flee with $82,800 LIQUID sprayed from an aerosol-can temporarily blinded three men who had just come out of a coin convention. Seizing tbe opportunity, the attackers grabbed a briefcase with US$4l,OOO (about S582.800) and fled m a blue car. All this happened within minutes on Sunday, at
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    Lock icon Britain's top dog
    50 1 LONDON A three-year-old English setter ***** named Starlit Express was on Sunday named supreme champion at Crufts dog show, the biggest competition of its kind m Britain. Starlit Express came tops m a record entry of more than 15,500 dogs at the fourday show m London. AFP
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    27 1 SHIN Mm Daily News will not be published today, the eve of Lunar New Year, and tomorrow, the first day of Lunar New Year.
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    Lock icon Japanese fish delight may dish out raw deal
    253 1 TOKYO Raw fish Japa-nese-style may be seen as a low-calorie health food by its fans, but the dieter's delight can conceal nasty parasites, a Japanese official said yesterday. Mr Noboru Kagei of Japan's national health institute said certain types of raw fish
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    Going north for the holidays
    199 1 HAPPINESS is a seat or berth at the end of the line... For many people heading across the Causeway this week for the Lunar New Year celebrations, the annual "rite of passage" on trains, planes, express buses and taxis has begun. At the Keppel Road
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      23 1 Inside Summary 2 World News 3-5 Aaean C Causeway 7 AYP 11 (ommen; Perspective 12,13 Letters 14 TUnesltoUar 15-18 Racing 2t Sp»rte 21-23
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      302 2 Govt ad m Journal THE Government yesterday took out an advertisement m the Asian Wall Street Journal to publish a series of letters the newspaper has refused to run m its letters column. The advertisement contains four official letters concerning some AWSJ articles on the Government's restriction on the
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      Comment
      193 2 THE STRAITS TTMES SAYS: THE authorities are right to come down hard on people who violate the ban on Ore crackers. The price of allowing the tiring of crackers In deaths, injury, property damage as well as emotional distress is too high for something Singaporeans can evidently live without.
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      Around the world
      255 2 Shadowy investments PROSECUTORS are closing m on Taiwan's shadowy financiers amid warnings that underground investment houses have grown large enough to threaten the island's economic stability. Unregulated investment groups have grabbed a huge slice of Taiwan's cash supply, with some of them offering monthly interest rates of
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      95 2 UNHAPPY STUDENTS STUCK THE FIRST of two letters about private training centres is from a group of students who are unhappy because the resignation of a teacher has left them m the lurch. They say they have spent much money for the course, that they need to finish it
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      Around Asean...and Across the Causeway
      163 2 Around Asean .and Across the Causeway Prem on Laos talks THAI Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda has played down expectations for a solution to Thailand's border conflict wiih Laos, on the eve of the arrival of a Laotian military team for talks on ending the bloody battles over a disputed border
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      240 2 SES LOOKING INTO MARKET FOR ASIA PACIFIC STOCKS THE Stock Exchange of Singapore is looking into the feasibility of setting up an organised market to trade m securities listed m the other exchanges of Asia Pacific. SES Executive Chairman Tan Chok Kian said on Friday: "This will create greater
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      290 2 Winter Olympic blues AN AIR of gloom and despondency covered the Calgary site of the Winter Olympics on Sunday. It was double tragedy for American speedskater Dan Jansen, who, hours before the 500 metre-race, heard that his older sister had died from leukaemia. The 22-year-old medal prospect carried on,
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      Section Two
      497 2 Grandpa plays nanny WHEN MR Lav Chen, 77, retired 14 years ago, he took on a rewarding job at home. He offered to take care of his daughter's five-day-old baby, Michelle. That was the start of a hectic schedule. Now, Mr Lav and his wife, 62, look after
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      Buyers' Guide
      313 2 Product Advertiser Section/Page Acrobatic Show lye Chuan I 6 Amusement Tart S pore Wonderland Amusement Pk I Bart Lombard North Central Pic Busness Opportune Alberta Canada I 20 Cameia Boon Co 1—7 Compact One Philips Courses ATT Distance Education Centre The Vale College I 24 Dcpt Store Spore
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      6 2 Business jjjjw BUSINESS TRENDS FEBRUARY 1988
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  • around the WORLD
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      Lock icon Dae Jung rapped for rejecting merger proposal
      300 3 Dae Jung rapped for rejecting merger proposal SEOUL Opposition leader Kirn Dae Jung yesterday came under strong attacks for rejecting the proposed reunification of the opposition, as his supporters refused to hold merger talks with members of the main opposition party. Twenty parliamentary deputies belonging to Mr Kirn's Peace and
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      Lock icon Teheran says Iranian fire forced US copters to flee
      247 3 MANAMA (Bahrain) Iranian forces fired on American helicopters shepherding a convoy of four US-registered Kuwaiti tai-kers through the Gulf last Friday night, forcing tlte aircraft to flee, Teheran i adio said on Sunday. But a US military official m the Gulf
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      Lock icon Chess prodigy, 16, beats world champ Kasparov
      139 3 LONDON Michael Adams, a 16-year-old British schoolboy chess prodigy, defeated world champion Gary Kasparov by television satellite on Sunday. Adams, who played m London, was one of 10 young opponents m 10 countries whom the Soviet grandmaster played simultaneously from Cannes m southern
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      Lock icon HK protesters plan more rallies for direct polls
      164 3 HONGKONG Protesters here yesterday pledged to hold more rallies m their fight for early direct elections to the Hongkong legislature. The vow came after about 400 demonstrators marched through Central District, the business heart of the British territory, on Sunday and burnt
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      Lock icon My Fair Lady's composer dies, 86
      280 3 PALM SPRINGS Frederick Loewe, who teamed with Alan Jay Lerner to compose such hit musicals as My Fair Lady, Camelot and Gigi, died of a heart attack on Sunday night, hospital officials said. Mr Loewe, who was 86, was admitted to hospital on Wednesday
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      Lock icon Israeli troops get warning on brutality
      402 3 Two soldiers who buried youths alive arrested JERUSALEM The commander of Israeli forces m the occupied West Bank said yesterday that the action of troops who buried four Arab youths and left them for dead was beyond his worst dreams. The army arrested a
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      Lock icon Ex-champ accused of murder
      176 3 MAR DEL PLATA (Argentina) Former world boxing champion Carlos Monzon was charged with killing his estranged wife during an early morning fight m which she fell to her death from an apartment balcony, police said. Monzon, world middleweight champion from 1970 until he retired undefeated m
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      Lock icon Waldheim to touch on wartime report
      158 3 VIENNA Dr Kurt Waldheim, whose insistence on remaining Austrian President threatened a government crisis, vowed yesterday to give a clear response to a damning report about his wartime past. The former United Nations Secretary-General was expected again to reject a ground swell of demands
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      Lock icon Hunt for Tamil rebels turns to the north
      180 3 Hunt for Tamil rebels turns to the north COLOMBO Indian troops are switching their search for Tamil rebels to northern Sri Lanka after completing a major sweep m the east yesterday, police and witnesses said. Residents m the northern Vavuniya district said Indian soldiers cordoned off the villages of Nedunkerni
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      Lock icon Trade row may go to Gatt, US warns Japan
      200 3 Trade row may go to Gatt, US warns Japan TOKYO The United States has warned Japan it may take their squabble over the beef and citrus trades to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) m April, a senior Agriculture Ministry official said yesterday. Mr Hideo Maki, direc-tor-general of
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      Lock icon 'No Pope trip to China'
      62 3 HONGKONG A Chinese Catholic leader has dismissed reports that Pope John Paul n could visit China this year, a pro-Beijing newspaper reported yesterday. Wen Wei Po quoted Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan, president of the Beijing Patriotic Catholic Association, as saying that he "knows nothing about
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      Japan will step up economic aid in region: Takeshita
      418 3  - Japan will step up economic aid in region: Takeshita Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO The Japanese government does not intend to build up Its defence force to help America maintain security m Asia but Japan will contribute to peace and stability m the region by stepping up economic co-operation.
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      Lock icon Prove policy changes, Howe tells Soviets
      260 3 MOSCOW British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe yesterday called for concrete evidence of changes m Soviet policy, m the interests of stabilising East-West relations. In a hard-hitting speech at a luncheon hosted by Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, the British minister welcomed new "fragments
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      Lock icon Ershad gives assurance of safety at polls
      240 3 Ershad gives assurance of safety at polls DHAKA President Hussain Mohammad Ershad has stressed that parliamentary polls will be held as planned on March 3 and assured that all measures will be taken to ensure the safety of voters and officials. "We shall deploy the army and take all other
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      Lock icon Taiwan closes in on shadowy financiers
      453 4 Illegal investment houses a threat to economic stability TAIPEI Prosecutors are closing m on Taiwan's shadowy financiers amid warnings that underground investment houses have grown large enough to threaten the island's economic stability. Unregulated investment groups have grabbed a huge slice of Taiwan's cash
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      Lock icon Nevada trader hits $14m jackpot
      146 4 Nevada trader hits $14m jackpot RENO (Nevada) A 61 year-old Reno businessman won US$6.9 million '5513.9 million) from a slot machine here on Sunday, casino officials said. The casino withheld the identity of the winner until state gaming agents verify the win. The officials said he won the money, which
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      Lock icon Stroessner is Paraguay President for 8th time
      241 4 ASUNCION (Paraguay) Army commander General Alfredo Stroessner won an eighth consecutive term as Paraguay's President on Sunday m voting marred by widespread claims of vote fraud. Colorado Party President Sabino Montanaro said that wtth two-thirds of the ballots counted, the 75-year-old Gen Stroessner
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      Lock icon Corrupt Soviet official jailed for 8 years
      103 4 MOSCOW A former leading official m Kazakhstan was sentenced to eight years In a prison camp for abuse of authority and misappropriation of public funds, press reports said. Duisseitai Bekezhanov was an aide to ousted Kazakh leader Dinroukhamed Kunaev, whose replacement In December
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      Lock icon Dog fight racket smashed in London
      165 4 Dog fight racket smashed in London LONDON British police smashed an underworld dogfighting ring and arrested 12 spectators at the weekend m the biggest such raid since the gamblers' blood-sport was banned a century ago, Scotland Yard said. Police swooped on a dog fight held secretly on waste ground near
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      Lock icon $20,000 doghouse goes on sale
      62 4 picture. CHILDREN 1b Tokyo looking at a three-month-old spitz enjoying the comforts of a doghouse costing about USSIMM (Bs2t,2M). The doghouse went on sale on Saturday and comes equipped with such comforts as air-conditioning, floor-heating, a TV set and a moth-repeliant light. The pet which
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      Lock icon Asia may dominate world in 21st century: Report
      213 4 NEW YORK Asia, led by Japan, could dominate the world economically m the 21st century, Newsweek magazine said m a report on the region. "Now Japan is arguably the world's most powerful economic actor, ready to assume leadership m an era of
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      Lock icon British air traffic controllers want talks on safety
      252 4 British air traffic controllers want talks on safety LONDON British air traffic controllers, concerned by a near-miss a week ago between two airliners carrying more than 500 people, have called for urgent talks to improve air safety. Delegates representing 1,600 air traffic controllers, meeting at their annual conference at Stock
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      Lock icon Hawke names new minister in mini-reshuffle
      193 4 Hawke names new minister in mini-reshuffle CANBERRA Prime Minister Bob Hawke yesterday named one new minister and announced a mini-reshuffle of portfolios following the surprise resignation of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs Minister Mick Young. South Australian Senator Nick Bolkus was elected to fill the ministerial vacancy while Mr Hawke promoted
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      Lock icon 3-nation expedition plans 'live' telecast from Mt Everest
      125 4 KATHMANDU "Live" television pictures of 18 climbers standing on the top of the world this is the goal of a huge threenation expedition to Mount Everest setting out early next month, Nepal's Tourism Ministry announced on Sunday. Thirty-five years after New Zealand's
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      Lock icon 9.4% growth for China last year
      169 4 BEIJING China's economy grew at a healthy rate of 9.4 per cent m 1967 but the pace is expected to slow this year, the China Daily said yesterday. It quoted Mr Wu Minglu, an official of the National Research Centre for Scientific and Technological
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      Lock icon Bomb attack in Peru
      48 4 LIMA Guerillas bombed the offices of Royal Dutch Shell and five other targets m night attacks around Peru's violence-plagued capital, police said on Sunday. The attacks destroyed doors and shattered windows of the buildings, but no one was reported hurt, according to police. AP
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      Few Japanese think they are affluent, say surveys
      599 4  - Few Japanese think they are affluent, say surveys Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO When expressed m dollars, the Japanese now enjoy the highest average income m the world, but a series of ascent surveys indicate thai most workers believe they are h rich nation of poor people. A recent
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      Lock icon Jaguar shot dead
      45 4 SYDNEY A jaguar was shot dead as it savagely mauled a game warden at a Sydney safari park on Sunday, park officials said. The 100-kg cat escaped from its enclosure and attacked chief warden Derek Pauls, pinning him to the ground. UPI
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      Lock icon US presidential contender puts trade deficit blame on others
      413 5 MERRIMACK (New Hampshire) Democratic presidential contender Richard Gephardt has sent alarm bells ringing among free traders who fear his protectionist policies could start an international trade war. But critics say an upsurge m US exports revealed m new trade statistics may
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      Lock icon China tells US: Don't interfere in our affairs
      366 5 China tells US: Don't interfere in our affairs Warning from top foreign affairs specialist BEIJING Washington's relations with Beijing will worsen unless the United States stops "interference and blackmail" m Chinese affairs, a top Chinese foreign affairs specialist warns m the latest issue of an official magazine. The director of
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      Lock icon Heroine of the Sandinista movement dies
      143 5 MANAGUA Nicaragua's former ambassador to the United Nations Nora Astorga, who gained prominence m the Sandinista revolution by luring a top Somoza general to his death m her bedroom, died of cancer on Sunday. She was buried yesterday with the full honours of "a
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      Lock icon Ortega tries 'new money' cure on economy
      140 5 Ortega tries 'new money' cure on economy MANAGUA Nicaragua has scrapped its currency, the cordoba, and is issuing a new one as part of a reform package designed to prop up the country's shaky economy. Announcing the move, President Daniel Ortega said m a broadcast speech the new cordoba would
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      Lock icon One-legged cyclist's feat
      57 5 BEIJING A one-legged peasant has returned to his village m east China after a 700-day, 30,000-km bicycle tour around China, it was reported. Zhong Wenfang, 22, was welcomed home on Saturday m Tiaiudn township, Jiangxi province, by hundreds of villagers applauding and setting off fireworks, the official
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      Lock icon Fire in Zurich hotel kills six people
      202 5 Fire in Zurich hotel kills six people ZURICH Six people were killed m a fire at Zurich's high-rise International Hotel on Sunday, a (ire department spokesman said. The blaze broke out m the Panorama Grill Restaurant on the 31st floor of the five-star hotel m the Zurich-Oerlikon area between the
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      Lock icon Studies link exercise to infertility
      312 5 BOSTON Women who exercise regularly to stay thin can significantly reduce the likelihood of breast and reproductive cancer but may have considerable difficulty conceiving, medical researchers said. Doctors at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science said they were increasingly
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      97 4 May you have a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year I I A symbol of good wishes. while Kimisawa Supermarket will close at 6 pm. And we'll be closed from Feb 17 19 (including Kimisawa). Have an enjoyable celebration! IS ETA N Singapore NEW ISETAN ORCHARD Wisma Atria, 435 Orchard
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Mochtar denies dropping cocktail party idea
      267 6 Mochtar denies dropping cocktail party idea JAKARTA Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja has dismissed as "inaccurate" news reports i that Jakarta was dropping an Asean-backed bid to host cocktail party-style peace talks on Cambodia. "That's the problem when foreign policy is conducted by newspapers, 1 the Jakarta Post quoted him as
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      Lock icon Prem plays down hopes in Laos talks
      294 6 BANGKOK Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday played down expectations for a solution to Thailand's border conflict with Laos on the eve of the arrival of a Laotian military team for talks on ending the bloody battles over a disputed border area. "We cannot
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      Malaysia first stop for Murdani's farewell calls
      379 6  -  Yang Razali Kassim By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Outgoing armed forces chief General Benny Murdani arrived m Malaysia yesterday and is expected to be m Brunei today for a round of farewell calls before formally handing over his post to Army Chief of Staff
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      Lock icon Sulu rival factions trade fire
      89 6 Sulu rival factions trade fire MANILA Armed factions backing rival politicians traded mortar fire yesterday as voters m vio-lence-wracked Sulu province chose local officials m the final stage of regional elections. About 4,000 troops backed by helicopters and warships stood guard during the voting m Sulu province, some 960 km
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      Golf course on Batam gets go-ahead
      189 6 JAKARTA President Suharto has approved the building of an international 36-hole golf course on Batam island at a cost of US$l5 million (5J30.3 million), it was announced here last week. An Antara news agency report quoted an Indonesian businessman, Mr Sudwikatmono, as saying that
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      Lock icon House 'no' to martial law
      398 6 MANILA The House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution yesterday strongly opposing any plan to impose a state of emergency or place the Philippines under martial law. The resolution was passed hours after suspected New People's Army (NPA) guerillas shot and killed a policeman m
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      Some bank dealings heard in camera
      224 6  - Some bank dealings heard in camera Catherine C. Ong Tns Brunei Bank trial By BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Sensitive matters relating to dealings by certain customers of the defunct National Bank of Brunei were heard m camera yesterday. High Court Judge Barry Mortimer granted an application by the prosecution to have
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  • across the CAUSEWAY
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      Application to set up new party rejected
      504 7  -  ISMAIL KASSIM The Umno crisis Tengku Razaleigh wants Societies Act to be amended By KUALA LUMPUR The Registrar of Societies has turned down the application by a group led by former premier Tunku Abdul Rahman to set up Umno Malaysia. This was disclosed
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      Lock icon Mahathir: Send pledges of support via ministers
      326 7 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday asked organisations or groups wishing to pledge support for him and the government to do so through ministers, deputy ministers, chief ministers or mentrts besar. As such, organisations outside Kuala Lumpur need not
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      Lock icon MIC to back MCA man as acting chief if needed
      187 7 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) will give its full support to a Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) candidate to be acting National Front chairman should there be a need to elect one, MIC president Datuk Samy Vellu said last
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      Lock icon 8 survive mass suicide bid at police station
      135 7 8 survive mass suicide bid at police station KUCHING Eight detainees at a police station m Sibu who slashed their wrists m an apparent mass suicide attempt have been discharged from hospital. The eight were among nine youths picked up by Sibu police on Thursday under the Emergency (Public Order
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      Lock icon Kuching to have two mayors when it becomes a city
      198 7 Kuching to have two mayors when it becomes a city KUCHING Two mayors will be appointed for Kuching when it achieves city status m August, Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Taib Man mud announced. He said the appointments were reasonable and m keeping with the racial composition m
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      Lock icon Metal work know how
      59 7 KUALA LUMPUR Twenty people from 14 Asia-Pacif-ic countries, including Nepal, Bhutan and Papua New Guinea, are attending a five-week metal-working technology course, Jointly sponsored by the Malaysian and Japanese governments. The course, conducted annually by both governments, was opened yesterday by the secretary-general of the Science,
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      Lock icon Pilgrims to be immunised against brain disease from this year
      215 7 KUALA LUMPUR All Malaysians intending to perform the ha) from this year will be immunised against meningococcal meningitis, a disease infecting the meninges (membrane enclosing the brain). Pilgrims Management and Fund Board (Tabung Haji) medicai director Haji Azmi Ahmad said
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      Lock icon Malacca council's idea bears fruit
      97 7 MALACCA these days has grown quite a fruity crop. There are others like this giant fruit seen here. It is shaped like a mangosteen but it is not a fruit. This fancy-shaped food stall does not even sell fruits. Instead it carries burgers and drinks.
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      Lock icon Mahathir calls for better inter-racial ties
      275 7 Mahathir calls for better inter-racial ties KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians should take advantage of the Lunar New Year to further enhance inter-ra-cial relations and understanding, Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. "The spirit of brotherhood, understanding, preparedness to give and take and mutual respect m a multi-racial society
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      Consumer price index fell 0.1% last month
      147 8 Consumer price index fell 0.1% last month THE consumer price index last month fell marginally by 0.1 per cent compared to the December level. The drop was mainly due to lower food prices. With cheaper vegetables and sugar, food prices went down 0.8 per cent. However, non-food items cost more.
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    • Article
      Forum on effect of GSP withdrawal
      97 8 Forum on effect of GSP withdrawal TWO business leaders and a university lecturer will speak on the impact of the withdrawal of duty-free benefits for Singapore under the United States Generalised System of Preferences at a forum on Feb 25. The speakers are Mr Tan Wan Thong, president of the
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      Galvanisers
      23 8 THREE companies specialising m galvanising iron and steel structures to prevent corrosion have come together to form the Galvanisers Association of Singapore.
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      Changi prison museum opens
      407 8  -  JENNIFER KOH World War II memorabilia donated by former prisoners-of-war interned there By A WATER-COLOUR sketch of a pair of rough sandals, old photographs showing emaciated prisoners m rags, a handmade razor. These are all memorabilia of World War II enshrined m the Changi prison museum
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    • Article, Illustration
      TV launched 25 years ago to boost political awareness, says Raja
      386 8 MOST Singaporeans tuned m to television as a source of entertainment when it was introduced 25 years ago, but the Government's intention was to use it as a political tool against procommunists. The television, to the Government, was to
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    • Article
      Heads of chambers join hands to lay Cenotaph wreath
      209 8 FOR the first time, the presidents of four chambers of commerce together laid a wreath at the Cenotaph yesterday to commemorate the death of civilians during the Japanese Occupation. Although the presidents of the Malay, Indian and International chambers of commerce
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      Govt takes out ad in Journal to publish its letters in full
      593 8 Govt takes out ad in Journal to publish its letters in full THE Government yesterday took out an advertisement m the Asian Wall Street Journal (AWSJ) to publish a series of letters the newspaper has refused to run m its letters column. The advertisement, headlined Telling It Like It Is?,
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      50 actors and actresses sought for Arts festival's Malay drama
      173 8 A CAST of about 50 actors and actresses is needed for a combined Malay drama production for the Singapore Festival of Arts m June. The play, entitled Arwan or The Man Who Was, is about the spiritual and psychological journey
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      Burnt victim recalls his nightmare 18 years ago
      716 9  -  THAM KOK WING SUMIKO TAN The firecracker horror Reports by and Scars on hand and body a reminder A PROMINENT 15-cm scar on his left hand and other less visible scars on his body will always remind Mr Heng Chor Meng, 37,
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      Deaths led to ban on firecrackers
      815 9 DEATHS, terrible injuries and destruction of property led to the introduction of the Dangerous Fireworks Act which was enforced m 1972. Below is a run-up of events leading to that Act: *****: Indiscriminate firing of firecrackers and fireworks was rampant. During Yuan Xiao Jie
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      Additional SBS buses
      149 9 FIFTEEN bus services to places of interest and residential areas will be expanded tomorrow and on Thursday to meet higher demand during the Lunar New Year. The Singapore Bus Service will operate additional buses for services 18, 25, 137, 171, 197, 240, 250, 261, 265, 266, 269,
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      Roads closed to traffic on 3 nights
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      Rain expected this week
      95 9 BRING an umbrella when visiting relatives and friends during the Lunar New Year. Rain is expected this week, especially m the afternoons, according to the Meteorological Service yesterday. 11.30 pm tomorrow and Thursday. The show, to be staged on the steps of City Hall, will start
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    • NEWSFRONT
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        Maid saves 18-month-old toy from fire in flat
        246 11  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA A QUICK-WITTED Filipino maid saved a sleeping 18-month-old boy from being burnt to death yesterday. Miss Edita Silla, 21, was boiling water m the kitchen of a four-room flat m Yishun when she smelt smoke. She dashed into the master
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        Spoilt Child due in March
        189 11  -  MUNI BHOJWANI A "SPOILT child" will be brought to Singapore by French film star Jean-Paul Belmondo at the end of next month. This is actually a French film, titled Itinerary of a Spoilt Child, which is being shot m France, the United States, Germany, Polynesia
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      • Article
        Two 'kept stolen money'
        114 11 A TEXTILE businessman was yesterday charged with dishonestly retaining $640,000 of stolen money. Mohamed Ali bin Ismail, 31, allegedly had the money belonging to HBZ International Exchange Company (S) Pte Ltd, a money-changing company m Peninsular Plaza, on Saturday. The case will be mentioned again on
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        Back together again
        90 11 THEY let their fingers do the walking and rounded up 90 people who had not seen each other for more than 31 years. It was a warm reunion on Saturday night for the old boys of Winstedt School who included their principal, Mr Lee Teck Hock, gO,
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      SPH donates $120,000 to Community Chest
      215 11 SINGAPORE Press Holdings has donated 1120,000 to the Community Chest of Singapore. SPH Chief Executive Prank Yung presented the cheque yesterday morning to the Chest's President, Dr Ec Peng Liang, at the Margaret Drive Special School, which is funded entirely by the Chest. Mr
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    • Article
      Trial of Peter Tham postponed to March 28
      430 11 THE trial of former PanElectric Industries director Peter Tham Wing Fai on 10 counts of criminal breach of trust and abetment of criminal breach of trust involving nearly $100 million has been postponed yet again, to March 28. Deputy Public Prosecutor Eleanor
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    • Article
      VC member's appeal leads to legal poser for court
      390 11 VC member's appeal leads to legal poser for court IS IT legal to assign Vigilante Corps members duties m the construction brigade? This was the question Judicial Commissioner Chan Sek Keong was asked to determine yesterday when the High Court heard an appeal by a VC who was Jailed for
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    • Article
      Man's default jail terms cut on appeal
      197 11 AN ODD-JOB labourer who went to jail as he could not pay fines totalling $32,200 for offences linked to illegal video tapes yesterday succeeded m reducing his default sentences. His nearly 30-month default term was cut to 7 1 months. Scow Puay Seng,
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    • Article, Illustration
      Burglars broke in via rubbish chute
      395 11  -  CHARMAINE CHAN One of them jailed two years for offence By A COMMON rubbish chute shared by adjoining flats and a diminutive cat burglar these were the key ingredients of a plan worked out by three men to rob an empty flat two months
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    • Article
      The rubbish chute burglar and his 'wriggly' path to loot
      338 11  -  TAN EE SZE By THE rubbish chute opening I saw was about the dimension of a Straits Times newspaper folded m half. It seemed incredible that a person could wriggle through the 42 cm by 27 cm opening. Yet a
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      190 8 y V mvl b i Mm m f ik Vkl lv I 1 §Mm m m /^l** %T V 7 ■L j|i lk^^^" iB fhicS Chinese New Year you can celebrate r 2 iH^HDH m brilliant, while* or the briejile.sl coloui |(J m^ d B InhmilftO^vl X thanU to 1AI)
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      227 9 m Feast on Prosperity SjmJ The seventh day of the C'ljj t (Large:s6o. small:s4o). Make i^H Lunar New Year is dedicated /KVc your least complete with .nne |J^^to to Man- The gastronomic lllLj other special 1 unar New Yeai ■Rl^^l highpoint of Mankind's Day is VTIWtCOUgTj dj snes including Bountiful
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    • Article, Illustration
      RC adopts St John's Island
      425 10  -  Telok Blangah CEPHAH TAN Telok Blangah Zone C residents' committee will play 'Big Brother' to more than 20 islanders By A TINY community of over 20 people on St John's Island now has a "big brother" on the main island a residents' committee (RC) with
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      Lock icon Lift buttons that are out of reach
      179 10 Geylang West MOST children are in a hurry to grow up but youngsters living in blocks 5 and 6 at Geylang Square have a special need to do so to be tall enough to reach lift buttons. They are more than half a
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      Removal of bigger bird cages ends complaints
      306 10  -  Ayer Rajah A BIRD-OWNER whose feathered pets annoyed some residents m Teban Gardens has reached a compromise with them after the Housing Board stepped m. He has removed the large bird cages he had put up m the playground between Block 3 and
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    • Miscellaneous
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      181 10 J|# FOR YOUR INFO Talk on Sax: Or Wong Yee Mandarin Coursa: Joo Chee will talk on Sex Edu- Chiat CC Management cation on Friday, Feb 26, Committee is organising a at Bpm at the Chong Boon Conversational Mandarin CC. course every Wednesday This is organised by the at the
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      184 11 or a^ v > ce on y° ur nearest 7 Eleven please feel IPf 1 10 ~+i y^; i nc to ce P Y our party cool, don't forget to pick fi| Orthe normal size at the usual price of 51. 20. EJ^J^3B^K^^3 LUNAR NEW YEAR specials s*^ •ftßS!^ m.
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  • COMMENT/ Perspective
    • The Straits Times
      • Article
        Crack down on crackers
        295 12 TO THE many Singaporeans too young to remember the mayhem and death caused by fire crackers m the days before they were banned, the two-month jail sentence imposed yesterday on a man found guilty of illegal possession probably seems unduly harsh. They probably see no harm
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      • Article
        Go, Mr Waldheim
        287 12 SEVEN years ago, Austrian President Kurt Waldheim made himself the international laughing stock by his desperate efforts to remain United Nations Secretary-General despite clear evidence that a large proportion of the members wanted him out of the job. Today, he risks not just his personal reputation but
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      It's Cheah
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      Asian press is realistic, not the kowtowing type
      1651 12  -  PETER WATSON Freedom of the press and the right of reply Viewpoint By Freedom of the press and the right of reply to perceived unfair reporting m the media are issues which have commanded some prominence m news headlines m recent weeks.
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      Protagonists to continue fight for right of reply in Britain
      1276 12  -  ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor France: Editors are required to publish corrections to inaccurate reports where they affect an identifiable person. If they fail to do so then the offended person can bring a legal process through a low-level court
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      Lock icon Fresh whine in old battlers
      1342 13 Low-cost way to upgrade vintage weapons THE United States military has found a way to maintain its bang and save taxpayers some money as well. And even the munitions makers are learning to love it. With the help of "smart electronics" and other technological advances,
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    • Article
      America goes back to the basics -of ethics
      782 13  - America goes back to the basics -of ethics Ong Ming Seing Our correspondent's file WASHINGTON REPORTS of insider training, tax evasion, falsified records and various other scams have generated an ethics movement m the United States. Only last week, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade were
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      16 12 JtT -mm MARINO NEWTON BALLY f of Switzerland Sole Agent S.G. Parrett Son (Pte) Ltd. Singapore
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      182 12 E.EAF DE SAUNAS c's leading health centre bs its eighth anniversary ana tuisnes our clients and members a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year Goidieaf De Sauna Singapore s leadma health service our revolutionary new concept m the centre which offers the unique SHIATSU SHIATU MASSAGE system net with MASSAGE
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  • FORUM
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      Changing door? Get area office approval
      390 14 THE report "HDB allows main doors to be changed" (ST. Feb 4) said that the Housing Board had confirmed the following points: 1. "Owners may also change the main door of plywood panel to other approved types. They can pick from a range of
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    • Letter
      No mix-up of tapes
      180 14 I REFER to Dr Norris Newton Jr's letter (ST, Feb 12). On Jan 22, his cargo agent brought three tapes m a sealed parcel to the BFC. He opened it m front of an officer of the board. The censorship application number was then endorsed on
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    • Letter
      Producer sorry
      120 14 WE refer to the letter "STPB concerned about reputation, not victims" by "Y.C.N." (ST, Feb 11). We wish to assure "Y.C.N." that we have m fact taken action m Japan by instructing our regional office to contact the film crew. The producer has expressed regret over the incident,
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    • Letter
      Chiam told: I can't agree with total removal of ISA
      397 14 Chiam told: I can't agree with total removal of ISA I REFER to the report "Chiam calls (or abolition o( ISA" (ST, Feb 11) and wish to clarify on the question I raised at the Singapore Democratic Party forum as reported. My question was quite a lengthy one, arguing for
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    • Letter
      City-bound residents want to turn right
      123 14 City-bound residents want to turn right RESIDENTS of Blocks 703 to 713, Hougang Avenue 2, now use the following routes to go to work m the city. 1. They take Florence Road and Lim Ah Pin Road before turning into Upper Serangoon Road towards the city. This is a long
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      Expressways not used properly
      203 14 SINGAPORE now has a road system which would be the envy of any nation. Expressways have made it easy for us to drive across the island. However, with more and more expressways it becomes equally important to educate motorists on how to drive on them. In
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    • On private training centres
      • Letter
        Unhappy students can't leave course
        333 14 WE are full-time and part-time students from Katong, Hougang and Bukit Merah of a secretarial course at two private training centres. The course began smoothly. However, some time last month, one of the teachers resigned because of problems with the management. The teacher had been
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        Centre unable to find suitable replacements
        188 14 MY nephew took up an external diploma course m marketing m a private training centre m September last year and subsequently registered for the examinations through the centre. However, some of his key lecturers later resigned and the centre has been unable to obtain
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
    • In the markets
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        Prices close higher
        66 15 SHARE prices closed higher on the Singapore stock market yesterday m response to the reduced US trade deficit announced last Friday. The Straits Times Industrial Index climbed 8.88 points to 882.06. However, trading was cautious with 16.91 million units valued at $31.% million changing hands, compared with
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      • Chief Price Changes
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          Rises
          65 15 Cattarf 555 +19 MnnHu MO +20 Pita* MS +20 OK MO +1S ft H 715 +15 MwHi 170 +1S tt«MiC«rpn 2M +14 HMtf 411 +12 OCX (35 +10 tfrtjf Bn Iprt 3M +10 Rlß^Mt 2SO 152 +9 Uk«taM Ttf HI +4 Cmlmp 3N +1 XT 2U +1 V 119
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          Falls
          60 15 Ibikm MS -5 Honf I o* M 4 7 PukHM -3't Eu r«n s«c m -3 StMfTMISOc IS -3 Mk«m 424 -2 OUt J22 -2 MIM IN -2 MfbiCUiNn X -2 1 1 It Me M -2 ftbrca ftfe 71 -1 UnK*N|« t) -1 Mora4|Soc 31 -1 me Me
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          Indices
          107 15 Feb 12 Feb 15 Feb 12 Feb 15 BT Composite 763 86 ***** ST Mminp 272 01 272 21 BT 06/ OS 304 122 SI Plantations 1904 70 1907 29 CAW 7183 7100 OSS CPF Indci 286 70 289 35 10-dar M Aiff 716? 7174 OCBC ***** ***** Bl
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          Most Active
          11 15 UPP 1,733,000 GtyDev 1,234,000 SSteomship 1,203,000 Simc Darby 974,000
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        INDICES — Highs & Lows
        37 15 INDICES Highs Lows Straits Fines Business Fines Industrial Composite 1987 H»gh 1505.40 (26/8/87) *****9 (11/8/87) 1986/87 Low 563 34 (28/4/86) ***** (28/4/86) All t.me High 1505 40(26/8/87) 1327 69 (11/8/87) All time low 74 75(17/9/64) 470 92(28/4/86)
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        Sesdaq
        43 15 Closing Change Vol (000) Amttfc Enri 20c 1.225 unch 1 GB rtdfj 10c 065 Sintapore National PrMm 50c 165 unch 1.5 Sncjtroncs 20c 0 70 —2 23 riw 50c 0 645 fonhow W We 0 78id 4-1 M Napco 50c 0 .73
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        Exchange crossrates
        31 15 DM V FT S$ HkS IS$ V9s 1 7135 131 28 unq ***** 7 7960 1 7375 1 7098 130 50 5 7755 2 0250 7 7995 1 7418
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        Forex
        13 15 THK US dollar gained 143 ticks to close at DM1.7098 m Singapore.
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        Gold
        10 15 In Singapore, gold gained US$5.BO to U*****.50 an ounce.
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        Simex
        50 15 Enrvdollar: Lost 17 ticks to 93.01 a contract. Deotncbeinark: Lost 48 ticks to 0.5872 a contract. British Pound: Lost 120 ticks to 1.7410 a contract. Japanese yen: Lost 34 ticks to 0.*****0 a contract. Nikkei: Gained 160 points to ***** a contract. G»ld: Gained US$5.5O to U*****.10 an ounce.
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      • Short Stops
        • Article
          Lock icon Park Hotel sells United
          93 15 HONGKONG Public listed Park Hotel Ltd said it agreed to sell its wholly-owned United Assets Co Ltd to Japan's Abe International Ventures Corp (HK) Ltd for HKJ292 million (5575.74 million). It said m a statement United's sole asset is a piece o! land on which a
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          Lock icon Blue Circle wins bid
          113 15 LONDON Cement firm Blue Circle Industries (BCT) has won its closely contested £275 million (*****.9 million) bid for foundry products group Birmid Qualcast PLC. The offer was on the basis of 380p cash per share. Baring Brothers, the merchant bank advising BCI, said BCT had gained
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          Lock icon Sharp move to NICs
          64 15 TOKYO Sharp Corp plans to produce twothirds of its total output of calculators m newly industrialised countries (NICs) by the end of the fiscal year to March 31, 1989, a company spokesman said. It now makes about half its annual output of 30 million calculators m
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    • Article
      SES keen on setting up organised market
      558 15  -  CONRAD RAJ Move to create greater awareness of investment opportunities By THE Stock Exchange of Singapore is looking into the feasibility of setting up an organised market to trade m securities listed m the other exchanges of Asia Pacific. SES Executive Chairman Tan
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      NZ securities commission to look into Lion, Nathan merger
      547 15 THE New Zealand Securities Commission will conduct enquiries into the circumstances and terms of the proposed merger between New Zealand brewer Lion Corporation and L. D. Nathan A Co Ltd, the country's largest retailer. The hearings, which begin on Friday, are
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      Simex cuts Eurodollar futures margins
      313 15 Simex cuts Eurodollar futures margins THE Singapore International Monetary Exchange has followed the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and reduced the margin requirements for the Eurodollar futures contract because the market has stabilised. From Friday, the initial margin will be reduced from US$l,5OO (5J3.036) to US$l,OOO, while the maintenance margin will fall
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      Accountants panel warns members
      453 15  - Accountants panel warns members EDMUND LOH By A SINGAPORE Society of Accountants committee has issued a warning to its members against adopting "blatant violations" of accepted accounting standards under the guise of "creative accounting". The notice, issued by the Chairman of the SSA's Financial Statements Review Committee, was contained m
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      S'poreans invited to bid for Aussie site
      146 15 ARIADNE Properties, an Australian public company, is inviting Singapore parties to bid for a 13,490 sq m parcel of land at Surfers Paradise, on Australia's Gold Coast The property group is asking for about AsBo million (Sf 114.8 million) for the site, about
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      New corporate titles for 800 UOB executives
      458 15  - New corporate titles for 800 UOB executives HSUNG BEE HW A By THE United Overseas Bank group, which yesterday announced new corporate titles for more than 800 executives worldwide, has promoted Mr Ernest Wong Yuen Weng to the newlycreated post of Senior Executive Vice President. Mr Wong, 42, previously General
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      Chung Khiaw now fully-owned by UOB
      246 15 UNITED Overseas Bank Ltd's Scheme of Arrangement to make Chung Khiaw Bank Ltd a whollyowned subsidiary is now effective. It was approved by the High Court last week. An official copy of the High Court order was lodged with the Registrar of Companies on
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      Business done in Singapore
      3175 16 READERS should be aware of the irratatiom of this information. Not every transaction, nor every price dealt m at the stock exchange, is covered m "business done". Further, because al deairtfs at a particular price are lumped together the table does not show the trend m
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      Business done in Kuala Lumpur
      2240 16 INDUSTRIALS Aano(— A|«omoto (3205) (I 320 cb. Ale* Hlo Akom (655) (3) 65 14) 66 07) 65 AfSB (926 935) (2) 88 (4) 90 (I) 89 0)91 (2)92 (3)93 xd API (398 39 SS) (2) 38 5 00) 39 (4) 39 5 ASM O82B) (45)
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      How your stocks performed
      2931 16 M shares anted have a pa value of $1. urtew otherwise specified Mvpi stocks arc shorn n bold print Adjusted tor scrip/righte. N Tai-eiempted dwtend UN b traded ii lots of 10 shares tach. «*h the price quoted n dofars AOCF shares are traded ii US
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      • Article
        Bank rates
        434 17 Mi 11.000 2 Far bnt cwtamn or* 3 OCBC Ftamct 4 ivaliMt at OK Ftaact 5. Qu*y*t Hut r*t« <rt «ff«r*d br wbtkfarr OUT. UOF'i r»t« jho i.iirf* it U» km mfaMt X DBS ffcnct OCBC OUB UOB DBS DEPOSIT RATIS Savings daily |M 2'« 2\ Monthly 2
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        168 17 Interbank Over the foreign Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to SJIO Australian dollar 1.4350 1.4367 7.09 6.91 Canadian dollar 1.6000 1.6020 6.31—6.22 NZ dollar 1 3469 1.3496 7.63-7.41 Sterling pound 3.5167—3.5204 2.87—2.83 US dollar 2.0240 2.0250 4.98—4.94 Austrian schilling 16.8302 16.8455 60.22 58.19 Belgian
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        Forex
        114 17 THE US dollar closed higher against most major currencies at 3.pm yesterday. Against the Singapore dollar, it closed higher at 2.0240/50 m fairly active trading. It traded within a range of 2.0205 and 2.0240. It opened initially at 2.0220/30. Against the deutschemark, the greenback opened at 1.7140/50 and closed
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        Gold
        169 17 THE kiJobar market traded between 5529,C77 and 5529,217 yesterday. In the Far East market, Hongkong was closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. In the Singapore market, gold opened at U*****.10/ U*****.60 and closed (or lunch at U*****.20 TO m extremely quiet trading. It re-opened at U*****.25 U*****.75. Some
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        Gold market
        35 17 GOLD USVoz Mon Fri Singapore 446.00-446.50 440 50—441.50 Mon Sat Hongkong Closed 440.60— 441 10 Fri Thus New York 445.70 446 30 440 30 440 90 London 442.50 443.00 441 50 442 00
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        Unit trusts
        294 17 Managers' prices for February 16 Sincapore Unit Trust The Commtf ce 0 90—0 96 The Savinp Fund 0 79—0 85 Spore Prog Fund TO 36 0.40 Spore Sac Fund 0 61-0 66 S pore Invest Fund 0 65— 0 70 Spore Equity fund 0 43 0 47 Asia
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    • Stock markets round-up
      • Article
        Market responds to US figures with mild trading
        807 17 TRADING on the Singapore stock market continued on a bright note yesterday, with share prices closing firmer following Friday's announcement of the reduced US trade deficit. Dealers said market sentiment was boosted by the US$l2.2 billion deficit figure. However, most of the
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        Hongkong
        378 17 f* mi Qamt Assoc InM HoteK 2 20 +01 Bonk Ot tost A,ski 19 50 +0 4 opitol Corp 0 72 -0 04 Coihoy Poc.tk Aw 585 +015 Cheung Kong 6 40 +0 05 <9ht 1 7 40»d 0 4 City Resources 116 +006 Cross Horb Tunnel 1 3
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        Tokyo
        342 17 F* H Vm Ounce Apnornoto 3500 120 Ako. 509 -6 Amodo 1 340 +40 Asoh. Chem 1080 10 Asoh. &k»s 1850 +40 Bonfc Of Tot-yo 1420 10 Bridg- 1330 +40 >r, 1070 +30 Casio Com*"'"' 1280 +50 .t,/»- 599 4 D Nip Print 2610 +20 0 Nippon Vi»*r 99">
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        Sydney
        348 17 ftb 15 Cants Ounce (tot) A C I 380+5 A N I 150-2 Abertoyle 335 -5 Age 365 unch Amen 355 -7 Ampol Exp 272 onch Ampot Pet 360 10 Anz 345 2 Anodne Aiist 46 1 Ashton 112 +5 B H P 652+2 Beoch Petroleum 28 unch Be«
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        INDICES
        63 17 I i II i i I NST Index Monday 1,400.06 (1,383.04) Hongkonf Hang Sent Monday 2,301.75 (2,287.23) |E_ Aimraian M-Oromaries Monday 1,210.00 (1,199.00) Nkkei Stock Average Monday 24,207.47 (23,981.94) Financial Tines Industrials Friday 1,385.00 (1,381.00) Dow Jones Average Friday 1,983.26 (1,961.54) (Figures m brackets refer to those of the
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        Lock icon Colombo port aims to do more trans-shipment
        106 17 COLOMBO Sri Lanka's main port of Colombo aims to increase its role as a leading trans-ship-ment centre m South Asia and has plans to increase capacity. "This year we hope to handle 500,000 containers. In 1967 we handled 437,000 and m 1980 only
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      Container schedules
      471 17 LCL Recewiif Rtceimg Ship (Voyage) hn Carjo fine Block Anson (6UBBN) 18/02 (0900) F7 *****700 A4 B Metor (067) 18/02 (0900) F5 0930- 1030/ 1030- 11 30 A3/C3 Klang Reefer (412N) 18/02(0900) F5 *****100/2100-2200 R4 Tafcar. II (2590) 18/02 (0900) Fl 1000 1030 EBVC As Ptutus (056) 18/02(0930)
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      Rubber
      13 17 Rubber Closing prices cents/Mo Singapore March ***** unchanged Malaysia March 280.50 unchanged
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      Tin
      17 17 Tin Closing prices MS/kio XL Tin 17.23 up three cents Turnover 145 tonnes up 49 tonnes
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      Copper
      27 17 dosing prices Copp«r torn* Fri Spot 1367 00—1 m 00 (1395 00—1396 00) 3 months 1238 00—1239 00 (1269 00-*****0) Market tone Easter Sales 19.000 tonnes
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      Silver
      30 17 Clmf pricn Silv»r USS/trtT U Mm Situjpore 6 37-6 4? 6 ?9~ 6 34 Fri Ihn New rort 6 36—6 41 6 ?9— 6 34 Source Credit Swsse. Spore
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      Aluminium
      27 17 flour* prices Aluminium tonne M Spot 1193 00-1194 00 (1193 00—1194 00) 3 months 1107 00—1108 00 (1104 00-1104 50) Market tone Steady Sales 11.450 tonnes
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      Palm oil
      97 17 Crude MS/toim palm oi February ***** (central) 990 (south) March 985 (central) Refined palm ol US$/ tonnes RBD palm otl March 415 (sellers) April 410 (sellers) May 397 50 < sellers) RBO Stearin March 370 (sellers) April 365 (sellers) May 355 (sellers) RBO Olem March 425 (sellers) April
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      INSURANCE FUND
      6 17 Income Bond Pokey 157-163
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        Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
        68 17 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rate) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mat 88 93 02 93.03 93 00 93 01 2793 Jur 92.84 92.85 92.82 92.82 2680 Sept 9255 92.56 92.54 92.54 445 Dee 92.27 92.27 92.24 92.26 336 M*rBt 92.02A 92.00 4ue 91.80A 91.78 Sept 9163A 91.60
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        Deutschemark
        30 17 (L'S dollar Deutschemtrk l Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 88 0.5847 0.5872 0.5846 0.5872 195 Juw 0.5920 Sept ***** Opro lot (Frl): 04. Act V»l (Pri): 415.
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        British pound
        23 17 (British Pound) Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 88 ***** Jut 1.7295 Open lot (Frl): 52. Act V*l (Frl): NU.
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        Japanese Yen
        34 17 (Japanese V'en) Open High Low Sett E«t Vol Mat 88 0.*****3 0.*****0 0.*****2 0 *****0 770 j B 0 *****2A 0 *****9 Sept 0.*****4 Opes lit <FH): IStl. Act Yd (Frl): BM.
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        Nikkei Stock Average
        40 17 (Nikkei Stock Average Index) Open High Low Sett Kst Vol Sml *****.13 *****.47 *****.13 *****.47 Mar 88 ***** ***** ***** ***** 791 Jut- ***** ***** ***** ***** 228 Sept ***** Opts Int (Frf): SBIS. Art Vol (Prl):
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        Gold
        21 17 <US$ per troy ounce) Open High Lew Sett Eat V«l FebBB 446.50 Opea Ist (Pri): NU. Act V*l (Pri): NU.
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        Deutschemark Options
        181 17 Fr.doy, February 12 1988 Moi 88 call* Mar 88 puts High Low S«tt High Low IM 54 3 55 5 56 9 57 240 18 58 160 38 36 38 59 -91 79 73 75 60 47 128 61 24 202 62 11 290 63 4 385 64
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        Japanese Yen Options
        228 17 Mor 88 colls M r 86 P uts H.gh Low S«tt Hiqh Low S«tt 69 CAB 70 CAB 71 2 73 I I 9 9 9 74 21 19 19 75 257A 252 33B 32 76 185A 182 60 52 60 77 121A 116 103 89 101
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        Eurodollar Options
        182 17 Mor 88 colls Mar 88 puts High Low Sett High Low Sett 8900 401 CAB 8950 351 CAS 9000 301 CAB 9050 251 CAB 9100 201 CAB 9125 176 CAB 9150 151 CAB 9175 126 CAB 9200 103A 100 9225 /8A 75 2 9250 55A 53 3 9275
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      Ships in port
      367 17 Vessel Berth Arr Dep Kepptl Wharves April GL K2B a side 16/02 B'kok Navee K3S aside 20 02 C R P Noire Kl6 aside 16/0? C S Ocean K34 a side 16 02 Kola Ratu K3l aside 16/02 Luteng KlO aside 16/02 Nak Kasem 2 Kl7 aside
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      Lock icon Japan to cut Trust Fund rate
      188 18 Japan to cut Trust Fund rate TOKYO The Finance Ministry wants to cut interest on deposits at its Trust Fund Bureau by 0.2 point to 5.0 per cent from Feb 19 due to (alls m coupon rates on 10-year government bonds since October, a ministry official said. The ministry had
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      Lock icon Excess funds in KL banks 'will persist'
      351 18 KUALA LUMPUR Excess funds will be a prominent feature m the Malaysian financial system for some time, some bankers say. They say surplus funds will continue to circulate m financial institutions as long as the gap between deposits and loans persist, and until
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      Lock icon NZ to sell Petrocorp stake to British Gas
      242 18 WELLJNGTON The New Zealand government said on Monday it would sell its majority stake m the country's leading energy group to British Gas for almost £300 million (551. 055 billion) and use the money to help repay foreign debt. The sale of
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      Lock icon HK govt denies part in repayment plan
      449 18 HONGKONG The Hongkong government was not behind a controversial plan requiring Singapore businessman Robert Ng to repay only part of an estimated HKJI billion $259.4 million) m defaulted futures contracts, the Hongkong Futures Guarantee Corp said yesterday. "It's purely a commercial operation between
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      Lock icon Call for Aussie tax changes
      214 18 SYDNEY Australia needs rapid tax changes if it is to develop into a global financial centre and compete with economic rivals m the region, said a study published yesterday. New Zealand, Hongkong and Singapore pose a major threat to Australia's financial industry, said the study
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      Moneywise
      583 18  -  DAMIEN LIM By QI AM a citizen and resident •f Singapore and I own shares In companies registered In Singapore and other countries. If I die, are the shares subject to estate duty In Singapore or the other countries? How do doable taxation agreements apply? A AS A citizen
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      110 15 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Enjoy Your New Year At Singapore Wonderland Amusement Park which entitle you a New Year Special Package. (From 16 Feb 22 Feb 1988) lS^ l^.j.<SB There will be 4 shows a day I 1 18.2.88 2— 3 pm, 4— 5 pm, Admission aii Rides Total 19.2.88 8—
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      551 18 NOTICE OF REDEMPTION AM) TERMINATION OF CONVERSION RIGHTS SAKAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. (Sakai Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) U.S. $15,000,000 5% per cent. Convertible Bonds Due 1996 (the "Bonds") NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, m accordance with the provision <Jf the Trust Deed dated 29th December. 1981 between Sakai Heavy Industries. Ltd
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  • RACING
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      Th waites' feat—winning five out of six RT races
      178 20 Th waites' feat— winning five out of six RT races TRAINER Malcolm Thwaites created a record of sorts when he took five of the six races for Restricted Terms horses at the just-ended Kuala Lumpur meeting. Only on the final day, m the Restricted Terms Div A race when he
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      Suntelle again plays second fiddle
      238 20  - Suntelle again plays second fiddle ROGER YUE AFTER finding one to beat m her two runs at the Penang December-January meeting, punters went solidly for SunteUe at Kuala Lumpur last Sunday, thinking that it would be third time lucky. But not even the vigorous riding of Maree Lyndon helped. SunteUe
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      Rajoo making hay while under a cloud
      407 20  -  FREDERICK QUEK By KUALA LUMPUR Jockey R. Rajoo has a sevenmonth penalty hanging over his head but he is making hay on "borrowed time" pending appeal. At the just-concluded meeting here, he had only seven rides but he did exceedingly well with three
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      Lock icon How they ran at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday
      199 20 At the 400 m At the finish f*yrsT3ti -I^F-Ym^El isexim Picture* at the 44tm by LIM SENG TIONG Restricted Terms Div B 1,200 m 1. Saratoga Special 2. Wings Of Fortune 3. Vim Lv Lai 4. Miami A I Margins: 2 2,
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      Penang weights
      803 20 PENANG Weights and ratings for this weekend's races here: SATURDAY Class 4 Div B 1,700 m (Ratings: 76-62) Monthey 57 76 Apache's Fury 55 72 Taste-Yin 55 Commanchero 54.5 Strauss n 54.5 71 Mardi Gras II 54 70 Oriental Bay 53.5 69 Takanawa Prince 53.5 69 Spi Boy
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      Lock icon Forty Niner and Epitome among 380 nominees for triple crown
      207 20 LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) Forty Niner and Epitome, last year's two-year-old champion thoroughbreds, head a list of 380 colts and fillies nominated for the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes the three legs of the American triple crown. The
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      Lock icon Gold Cup hope in steroid puzzle
      312 20 LONDON Cheltenham Gold Cup hope, Cavvies Gown, is m the thick of a steroid puzzle. Trainer David Elsworth said Cavvies Clown had been given a steroid six weeks before failing the second of four consecutive drug tests. Although the steroid usually clears the system
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      367 20 TIMES GOOD ENGLISH GUIDES This series adopts a lively self-help approach to the learning of various aspects of the English language. Each book focuses on a particular problem area m English language learning, identifying the common pitfalls and explaining them m short, easy-to-understand units Witty illustrations accompany the text to
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  • TIMESPORT
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      Lock icon Gullit sent off in ugly match
      461 21 ITALIAN LEAGUE Goal spree sends Napoli five points clear ROME Unstoppable Napoli stormed to a 4-0 win over Avellino on Sunday sending them five points clear at the top of the Italian First Division. But second-placed A.C. Milan did not have such a happy
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      Utrecht's revenge on PSV
      149 21 DUTCH LEAGUE AMSTERDAM Utrecht, crushed 9-0 by Dutch League leaders PSV Eindhoven m August last year, made amends on Sunday when they became only the second side this season to force a draw against the reigning champions. PSV, virtually assured of their third consecutive League title,
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      Lock icon CALGARY CAPSULES
      260 21 VICTORS m the women's cross-country and the men's 70-me-tre ski jumping got their gold, silver and bronze medals and a lot more a lesson m Olympic history, a dose of Canadian heritage and a hi-tech display of lasers and multi-colored fireworks. It w.is nothing like the traditional and
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      302 21 BASKETBALL The Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 115-106 m a National Basketball Association game played on Sunday. Other remits: New Jersey 109 Philadelphia 105, Houston 115 Portland 103, Denver 107 Utah 93, Dallas 110 LA Clippers 100. BOXING James McGirt avenged the only defeat he ever
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      Lock icon RESULTS ROUND-UP
      247 21 DITCH LEAGUE: Utrecht 0 PSV Eindhoven 0. DUTCH CUP tad r»««d: Volendam 2 Ajax Amsterdam 3, Den Haag 0 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4, Roda JC 2 Fortuna Sittard 0, Excelsior 0 RKC 6, SW 1 RBC2. ENGLISH LEAGUE EMv Tw»: Middlesbrough 2 Aston Villa 1. Div Three: Brentford 3
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      Lock icon Brave Jansen skates on despite tragedy
      497 21 WINTER OLYMPICS US star pledges to win after his sister dies CALGARY It was a day dominated by heartaches and disappointment as the Winter Olympics continued here on Sunday. American speedskater Dan Jansen's older sister died from leukaemia only hours before he took to
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      Lock icon Swedes win 13-2
      136 21 CALGARY World champions Sweden slaughtered France 13-2 on Sunday m the opening match m Group A of the Olympic ice hockey tournament. The Valentine's Day massacre was so complete that only three Swedish players (ailed to register a goal or an assist. Sweden, who won the World
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      Lock icon Lamberti tops Gross again
      417 21 BONN Giorgio Lamberti, of Italy, broke a second world-best short-course time set by West German Michael Gross on Sunday, just two days ahead of a contest between the two m the Italian town of Pescara. Lamberti swam the 200 metres freestyle m lmin 43.955ec. The time
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      Lock icon Bayern to face Hamburg
      155 21 WEST GERMAN CUP BONN Bayern Munich beat Bavarian First Division rivals Nuremberg 3-1 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the West German Cup where they will face Cup holders SV Hamburg. Nuremberg held Bayern to 1-1 at half-time but lost their way m the second
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      376 21 PAUL WALSH'S probable departure from Liverpool to Tottenham for £500,000 $1. 770,000) is likely to herald an Anfield transfer bonanza. Liverpool player-manager Kenny Dalglish also wants to sell Danish midfielder Jan Molby so that he can mount bids for Middlesbrough central defender Gary Pallister and Hibernian midfield player
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      Lock icon Leaders Real put under pressure as Atletico win
      406 21 SPANISH LEAGUE MADRID Atletico Madrid, trailing faltering league leaders Real Madrid, kept their title hopes alive with a home win over Celta on Sunday but thirdplaced Real Sociedad slumped to defeat against Seville. Atletico had to come from behind to beat an
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      Lock icon England call-up cheers Fenwick
      175 21 England call-up cheers Fenwick LONDON England soccer manager Bobby Robson called up Tottenham Hotspurs Terry Fenwick on Sunday for the first time since the Mexico World Cup. Robson turned to centra] defender or midfielder Fenwick to reinforce his squad, depleted by injury and availability problems, for tomorrow's friendly against Israel
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      Qualifiers still have to go for trials
      391 22  -  ALBERT JOHNSON SWIMMING By ALTHOUGH three swimmers have qualified for the Asian Championships m Guangzhou m April, they will still have to undergo official trials scheduled on Feb 29, March 1 and 4. The trio Desmond Koh, Tan V-Meng and Irving Ng beat
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      Lock icon A double delight for Jackie
      358 22 ATHLETICS FAIRFAX (Virginia) Jackie Joyner-Kersee set her second American record m as many nights and Gwen Torrence continued her winning streak by equalling the American record m the women's 60-me-tres at the George Mason Invitation Indoor Athletics Meet on Sunday. Jackie, the world re-cord-holder m
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      Lock icon ALL THE RESULTS
      232 22 Aamtcui, aaleaa stated Men's Mm: 1 Emmit King 6.steec I Lee Mcrae 6 62 S Vladimir Krylov (SU) 6.70. Mm hardies: 1 Greg Foster 7.48 t Tonic Campbell 7.56 S Renaido Nehemiah 7.60. 4Mb: 1 Antonio McKay 46.36 2 Roddie Haley 46.56 I Danny Harris 47.28. Mtm:
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      109 22 E. Germans break three records VIENNA East Germans set three new indoor world records at an international athletics meeting here on Sunday. Heike Drechsler broke her own long jump record by five centimetres with a leap of 7.37 m, improving on the 7.32 m she cleared m New York a
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      Lock icon Edberg takes title in style
      244 22 TENNIS ROTTERDAM World No. 2 Stefan Edberg snapped up the first major tennis title of the 1988 European season with a stylish 7-6, 6-2 win over Miloslav Mecir m the Rotterdam Grand Prix on Sunday. He overcame a hesitant start to give a superb exhibition
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      Lock icon Liz humbles world No. 2
      232 22 SQUASH WELWYN GARDEN CITY (England) Liz Irving, surprisingly overlooked by Australia for last year's World Team Squash Championship, underlined what a blunder that was here on Sunday by beating world No. 2 Lisa Opie m the semi-finals of the Bovis Homes International Irving, ranked two
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      Ngai Kin's suspension is lifted
      255 23  - Ngai Kin's suspension is lifted HAKIKAT RAI Athlete claims ignorance m his appeal By NATIONAL decathlon record-holder Tang Ngai Kin has been reinstated as an amateur. Ngai Kin, 32, lost his amateur status last November because of a Singapore Amateur Athletic Association ban on him (or appearing m advertisements without
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      Brooks run entries
      60 23 THE Singapore Amateur Athletic Association have extended the closing date for entries for the Brooks Cross-Country Championships to Saturday. The race at Macßitchie Reservoir on Saturday (2pm) Is open to men and women Juniors and seniors, and veterans. The event Is open to affiliated and non-affiliated runners.
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      Koo's 69 gives him the A Medal
      272 23  - Koo's 69 gives him the A Medal TAY CHENG KHOON KOO Kok Wing (handicap 12) shot a nett 69 to win the Jurong Country Club's A Medal. The best gross of 78 was submitted by international Kevin Lee (4). while Bob lirn (6) was the nett runner-up on 73 ocb.
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      Record entries for Rolex Masters
      407 23  -  TAY CHENG KHOON Big purse, slot m Asian Circuit the attraction By THIS year's Rolex Masters is proving to be the biggest and best m its 16-year history thanks to a record purse and a first-time slot on the Asian Circuit. The tournament started m
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      Lock icon Wadkins makes it with late birdie
      304 23 Wadkins makes it with late birdie HONOLULU Lanny Wadkins birdied the final hole to clinch c one-stroke victory over Canadian Richard Zokol m the US$6OO,OOO ($l-2 million) Hawaiian Open golf tournament on Sunday. Zokol entered the final round with a two-stroke lead and was three strokes ahead of Wadkins and
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      Lock icon Refereeing is a sore point with four clubs
      658 23  - Refereeing is a sore point with four clubs JOE DORAI Match officials take centre-stage m final stages of Premier League Picture by By THE only sore point of the Premier League, now m its final stages, is the inconsistent and tough decisions of match officials which has resulted m the
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      Lock icon Star Waugh to rescue
      119 23 MELBOURNE New South Wales batsman Mark Waugh, brother of Test all-rounder Steve, hit an unbeaten century to thwart Victoria's victory bid m their Shettield Shield cricket match yesterday. Waugh scored 100 not out to pull his side out of trouble after their front-line batting failed, and
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      Bedok Hall to host judo meets
      209 23  - Bedok Hall to host judo meets J. RAJENDRAN RESIDENTS In east Singapore will be able to watch alot more judo following the Singapore Judo Federation's decision to use the Bedok Sports Hall as a venue for major championships. The move will not only save the SJF the big headache of
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      SPORT NATIONWIDE
      276 23 JEFFREY Lee won the Masters final of the Pepsi-Cola Thursday Night League at Kallang Bowler-Drome on Sunday. He notched 3,145 pinfalls (average 196) to defeat 36 other bowlers m the 16-game roU-ofl. He also scored a high game of 268. Bomlto: 1 Jeffrey Lee 3,145 pinfalls I Vincent
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka crash to innings defeat
      441 23 PERTH SRI LANKA capitulated yesterday, losing their last six wickets for 75 runs as Australia won oniy the second cricket Test match between the two countries by an innings and 108 runs. Australian paceman Merv Hughes took four wickets m the first session on
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      Lock icon Great batch of catches could see Test record fall in NZ
      220 23 Great batch of catches could see Test record fall in NZ CHRISTCHURCH A world cricket record could fall at Lancaster Park, venue of the first England-New Zealand Test, but it is unlikely to go to Richard Hadlee. New Zealand's Mark Greatbatch, not even selected m the final XI, could take
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      161 22 321 Deaths 321 Deaths HO SIOW MAX 90 years called home to be with The Lord on 15.2.88 leaving behind: WIFE: Tan Say Hul SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW: Ho Kee Seng Ming Yuk Chlng Ho Ec Seng (deceased) Ho Nat Seng Sin Hang Mtu Ho Wee Seng Ho Chin Choon Chin Sook
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      321 Deaths
      100 22 Joaaph Patros Ex-Police inapaclor paaaad away peacefully on IS-2-M, leaving bahind wifa Sornam, daughtars ShMay Varoniea, Paulina and mm Jaaon and »i«taf Eliiabath. and al. lova oo#a. For funaral arrangement Please contact: Tat: t«34«0 MOM. TAY SOH KHIM (PUH TAY) D*p.rt*d 13 2 M In the announcement on
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      322 Acknowledgements
      96 22 Tha family of tba late MR. GOH BENG CHOON (o GOH AH CHYE »pt«»i their haartlait thanka ie th« Singapore Polica Fores, all bualnaaa aaeociataa. collaaguee, retattvae and friends for tha*r kind attandanca, eeeietanea, maeeagee of eondoloncoa, wroatha and donation* during than racani Special thanks to tha Singapore
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      322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements
      139 22 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements The family of the late Mr. CHAN PECK HONG Departed on 6.2.88 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to friends and relatives for their kind attendance, assistance, donations, condolence, banners and wreaths during recent bereavement. With serial thanks to Doctors and staff
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      36 22 323 Condolences 323 Condolences Our deepest condolences to the family of CHIEF OFFICER IVAN TEE Sadly missed and always remembered by friends: Cheok Hwee Michael Tan Eric Chan Christeve Koh Tony See Jessica Kuek Christa Ng
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      324 In Memoriam
      98 22 To our sweat loving 4—r friend MR. BEQAR Age: 25 Departed 14/02/88 You wanted a memorable day. You left us on a special day. Your memories will be with us everyday. From: Ra|an/ Lakahml ■BBMk fAfJBJ ML JsysfMn Oamaha IST ANNIVERSARY M LOVMIQ Memory Of CHAN WAI
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      324 In Memonam
      176 22 IN EVERLOVING MEMORY OF MR. HENG KOONG KWANQ LAURENCE CaNod to bo with Mm Lord on 16 F»b 83 'Remember, I am with you always' Mathow 2fc2o Always remembered by: Wife. Agnes Childr.iv wilie. Nancy. Alice Lye Hock (Son-in-law), Suzy and Irene Grandoon. Daryl and aM Iwrod
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      325 Requiems
      61 22 PATH DA BHOG QURDEY KAUR Departed: 12th Feb. 1968 The family of the late OURDEY KAUR d/ 0 THAMAN SINGH RANSIHKE thank all friends and relatives for their attendance and condolences during their recent bereavement. BHOG will tw ImM on Sunday, 21at I February 1988 from 2.00pm. to
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      130 22 The Straits Times Classifieds hot line is 737-1166 C^atesjor I Owtuaries IN SWEET REMEMBRANCE of (name) who departed two years That unselfish life, it has not died Dearly missed hy name Photo In memory of (name) ■^rtJCt is. 1960 Departed June 80. 1981 Hone from our lives one so Moiner
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      142 22 WITH DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO PROF. LAM TOONG JIN Head. Department of Zoology National University of Singapore on the demise of his beloved father MR LAM KENG HONG on 13th February, 1988 From: Academic and Non Academic staff of Dept. of Zoology National University of Singapore. to that oP an onion
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      137 23 Embcisss of Pakistan wcsnid Journey through Pakistan A Cultural Extravaganza Venue Singapore i ■>; ference Hail Date: 23 —24 February 1988 Time 7. 10pm Tickets: $5, SfO, $15 Tickets (.uiulahle Victoria fhtutrt i ia noon Sm^afwrc C 'tmferenoe Hall i h Kimc *h<>u C.K. Turn; C"c/J Storage fCrnncpmnt) Vu./r^ Fextt/es
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    632 24  -  AGNES WEE DOREEN SIOW Far East Organisation offers highest bid of $57m By and PROPERTY giant Ng Teng Fong's Far East Organisation plunged aggressively into the URA's first land sale since 1986, offering the highest bid of $57.08 million for the plot of land
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    357 24 BOSTON The brains of smart people use less energy than the brains of those who are less intelligent, probably because they are wired more efficiently, new research has shown. Dr Richard Haier told the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Sunday that
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    What it should have been
    73 24 What it should have been WE REPORTED on Feb 4 that Housing Board residents who want to change their main door need not get permission from their area office. This information, given by senior officers at two area offices, is wrong. The report also said there is a range of
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    26 24 BELFAST A part-time soldier was shot dead m Northern Ireland early yesterday m an ambush at the factory where he worked, police said. Reuter
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    Naoko learns Mandarin song for Hongbao show
    407 24  -  LEONG WENG KAM By JAPANESE singer Naoko Kawai, the star of the Singapore River Hongbao 88 variety show starting tonight, surprised everyone at a press conference yesterday when she said: "Wo de ming zi jiao Naoko. The pronunciation may not have been perfect,
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    $202 album covers
    67 24 $202 album covers NEW YORK John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has autographed 60 copies of Lennon's "Imagine" album to raise funds to save the only Russian-American Secondary School m the United States The album covers have been placed m gold frames and are being sold (or US$lOO (Ss2o2) each to
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    54 24 I GARY (Indiana) Seventeen members of an obscure sect here have given up jobs and education as they huddle m their church awaiting a tornado They have been there for six weeks, but the tornado, first prophesied for Jan 3, then Jan 24. has still
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    292 24 FRANKFURT West Germany's economy, the biggest m Europe, continued to grow at the end of last year despite turbulence on share and currency markets, the country's Central Bank said yesterday. But businessmen are reluctant to invest because they remain uncertain after the crash of
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    443 24  - Condom ads to be Fallowed only in print media JANICE SEAH By CONDOM advertisements will not be allowed on television, radio or cinema under stricter guidelines to be issued by the Health Ministry. Only the print media, such as newspapers and magazines, will be able to carry any and then
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    508 24 Dole tipped to win in New Hampshire MERRIMACK (New Hampshire) Former US Secretary of State Robert Dole is strongly tipped to beat Vice-President George Bush m the crucial New Hampshire primary on Tuesday and become front-runner m the Republican presidential race while Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis remains the clear favourite
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    163 24 PARIS Three doctors have been accused of killing a woman patient during a routine operation m a case that promises revelations of bitter professional rivalry. The case centres on Bakari Diallo, 40, doctor and anaesthetist, accused of deliberately sabotaging an operation to humiliate the employer
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    Caddy dies after being struck by lightning
    269 24 Caddy dies after being struck by lightning A TEENAGE caddy died after he was struck by lightning on Sunday while carrying golf clubs for a Japanese player at the Singapore Island Country Club. Colleagues of Mr Peh Wei Chong, 16, said yesterday that he died almost immediately after being struck
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      11 24 US presidential oontf ndf r pots trade deficit blame on others:
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      204 24 Weather Showers over many areas m the late afternoon and early everanf. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow 31 max., 24 mm SUNSET today: 7.21 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow. 7.16 am. GLOBAL HEATHER Adelaide 18/30 C Fine Loa Angelr* 11/24 C Gear Amsterdam 4/12 C Goudy Madrid -2/13 C Gear
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      GRANDPA PLAYS NANNY
      1219 1  -  JULIET CHEW On Lunar New Year's eve, Kids Things and Teens salute grandparents. By 4 It's a full-time job, especially with Ginney, who is so mischievous. My wife and I can't catch up with her. I don't know why children of this modern generation are so naughty.
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      Grandma, I understand your sacrifices
      305 1  -  AUDREY SOO WAI MUN By 14 AS I sit beside my sleeping grandma, I suddenly see her m a different light. She has shed her weariness and worries. She seems so contented and peaceful. The lines on her forehead (where she frowned when awake), linger
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      While there's time, let me love my grandparents
      323 1  - While there's time, let me love my grandparents TRIVINA KANG By w MY grandparents have been married 50 years, have seven children (including my mother) and 10 grandchildren. They once had a business m ship chandlering and provided stocks for foreign ships. Later they embarked on retail sales and opened
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        114 1 Over to you I HOPE you enjoyed reading the story about Mr Lav and his grandchildren. Did you read it with your parents or your grandparents 9 Do you live with your grandparents? Do they take care of you when your parents go out to work? Or do you visit
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        469 1 Moving Sound Disco -J— a vibrant atmosphere for the Lunar New Year celebrations. J^\ Fri Feb 26: 9.00 pm -1130 pm N^/^ /yw^i S^W* Fl ■m.I WS^M%^TW I W >^fW h LOTS OF FUN FORTUNE A^ftr DRAGON YEAR. fjmQ^^Tjin r <3^ Its all happening at Sentosa! Come on iWfJ'^ V
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          I wash the dishes till they squeak
          185 2 IN MY house, there is no pampering. My sister and I are treated equally. Sure, sometimes I get more clothes than she, but that's because it's hard to get clothes for her and her fussiness doesn't help at all. Sometimes she is excused
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          The perfect husband for a lazy wife
          163 2 EVERY Saturday, when I come home from camp (I am a National Serviceman), I mop the floor and dust all the furniture m my home. After that, I wash the corridor outside. Next I dump my dirty uniforms into the washing machine. I
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          115 2 I wash the car, the house and am m charge of preparing breakfast at 5.45 each morning. Yet amazingly, when my sister is asked to fold the clothes, she swears at my parent: for being chauvinists. What's wrong with boys being pampered when girls are automatically pampered by being exempted
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          123 2 Parents may pick on daughters to do housework. But sons should think, be considerate and chivalrous enough to volunteer to do the chores as they are part of the family. Cheong, tt When we three boys do not complete our chores, Mum says*. "Boys are no use, only know how
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          99 2 My brother goes to school m the afternoon (he's m Sec 2) while I'm m the morning session (I'm m Sec 4). If I have any extra-curricular activities or extra classes m the afternoon, I write him a note: "Please, brother, could you clean up the kitchen for me since
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          86 2 because my mom had just dismissed the maid. He would have to clean his own room, tidy his cupboards and so on. He pleaded and tried unsuccessfully to bribe me to tidy up his room. Finally, reality sank m and he did his chores. Reality, 15 My youngest brother m
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          He's our brother, we work together
          185 2 MY MOTHER makes sure my sister, 16, and brother, 13, help out with chores. We each have specific tasks but we normally do more when we are free. Every evening, my brother clears the rubbish m the kitchen and throws it into the dustbin
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          Dearest brother, sunny-side up
          177 2 MUM personally serves my brother food each time he shows signs of hunger. He cannot stand chilli-hot dishes, so he has a special plate set aside for him. He was my Number One enemy and I spent the better part of my pre-teen years bullying him
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          What is it about you that I love?
          140 2 HAVE you ever had a crush or been infatuated, or "fallen m love"? Some teens m their letters give me the exact length of time their feelings of being overwhelmed last. Have you ever analysed what it was about the person that
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          Talking about sex
          145 2 A WORKSHOP aimed at helping participants feel comfortable talking about sexuality is being organised by the Singapore Planned Parenthood Association. Called Sexual Attitude Reassessment, it includes an introduction to sex education and counselling techniques. Although the two-day workshop is not for teenagers, some parents may be interested
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        257 2 v oj# ffit l^ ftp f m '#> its& 1 W m (ft Afo „4» ™*^z& W&3L 9£a3£fi&!r%i&& *>» <HTI +4t Venue: Chinese Garden, Singapore See the exhibition of Dragon 'paper-cuts' from Foshan, China. D a t e 17 21 February 1988 om m c merr i ment &c Festival
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        The man behind a film empire
        843 3 TAN BAN HUAT traces the rise of Runme Shaw and Shaw Brothers, names which are synonymous with film entertainment m Asia. The article is based on records from the Oral History Department. MR RUNME SHAW (1901--1985), who was born and educated m Shanghai, came
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        Boy Wonder back again to hop on his head
        705 3  -  Chong Wing Hong By EVEN Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty who celebrated the Lunar New Year with acrobatic shows m his capital 1,400 years ago did not get to see the grand spectacle that the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe promises the
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        105 3 -LOi? Anil y A/-t4cb >^r aid] h*« a wps■% ft t n g I 59'^ I "^?tia/HK hi ;t* r ha* irq msfc aidi t-ng «r«ira m MkiStttt -'i^^^S-6'j ft«(lKM4lPtt4(B^ H flt!ff&fl M atn*a s»j tii* f-. t* r 1 'Mi •••ll 'l' •Wt fiffi-W- -ft m*& It* itw drifts
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        Lock icon Acrobats encouraged to be creative
        531 3 ACROBATICS m China are enjoying a golden period. Audiences at acrobatic performances at home and abroad have continued to rise. But now the question is how to keep Chinese acrobatics a glamorous art. "The key lies m how well we can do m the future
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        Lock icon Lunar New Year for 4 Chinese-Malay families
        1142 4 TONIGHT Is that all-impor-tant annual reunion dinner the ultimate symbol of family togetherness. Tomorrow, the Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year. And being married to a Malay does not mean that the reunion dinner, modified as it may be, has lost its
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        Cara saudara baru sambut Tahun Baru
        562 4 APAKAH erti Tahun Baru Cina buat pasangan Melayu-Ci-na? Petang mi ialah petang Tahun Baru Cina dan masa untuk Makan Malam Berdamai, yang merupakan simbol keutuhan persaudaraan buat ke-luarga-keluarga Cina menjelangnya tahun baru mereka. Walaupun Makan Malam Berdamai mungkin telah di- ubahsuaikan menurut keadaan, namun
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        194 4 BAILIFF'S SALE In the Subordinate Court of The Republic ot Singapore In the Cause of Writ of Seizure Sale No 6319/87 Central Provident Fund Board Plaintiffs Versus Integrated Graphics Pie Ltd Defendants AUCTION SALE OF Personal Computers, Photocopier, Telephone system. Office equipment and furniture TO BE HELD AT 37 Jalan
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        92 4 Teka Kata Siri BM Bahagian 3 Word Quiz BM Part 3 INSTRUCTIONS: In the space below there are groups of letters arranged horizontally and vertically. Write down eight words only on the lines provided byusing the letters given. The words you give must have the meaning of: TEMP AT AIR
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        191 5 r 13 Hat Issue! I What's the social scene like for the single girl m Singapore? Sinfully Sheldon Our thirst for blood, lust and revenge why Sidney Sheldon's potboilers sell On The Dragon's Trail Looking back on what the past Dragon Years brought to Singapore Dirty Looks The steamy star
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        632 5 K^ W*[ j 111 L+l^J SUN TAN By coiiette PEANUTS By SchuiT r" I "1 =^V^^?HyiSw V I EVERY TINNE THEY All I SOMETIMES PEOPLE I OTHER TIMES ThEY THE BOH N LOSER By Art Sutsom BEETLE BAILEY By Mart Wmtker /^T^T^^"^ \>r\> /&m ocme- w£ X om~^Tv^^hl^^\ Bj^ iTte
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        452 6 :-v- -->>s»s GONG XI m FA CA| V^SHAW ORGANISATION N.B. ALL THEATRES NO FREE LIST CAPITOL: NOW SHOWING (*****59) 11am, 1.30, 4.00, 6.30, 9.15 No Free List B Plus TONIGHT MIDNIGHT at CAPITOL SEASON from TONIGHT fl PRESIDENT: 9.30/JURON6: 9.15 SEXY" b m 41 K ANNAN CHANDRAN B A^ 4^^BfN3^
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        462 6 LIDO: SEASON from TONIGHT at 9.15pm Plus TONIGHT MIDNIGHT (No Free List) From MILLIONAIRESS .i""^ a to MAID <flB m m VLLVSHEEDY If \^W f ORDER m >\ For ALL k m MMM\ HiuKni)\s(.iii)^ r >' ll *V\ B JH I Ml( HAM HN7KMN W I >2a^M> w. iK'i"tK*iM VV
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        620 6 (*****00) 6 SHOWS: 11 OOAM. 1 30, 4 00. 6.30, 9 15 I 11.45PM PLUS TONITE SPECIAL LUNAR NEW YEAR MIDNITE OF NON-STOP HARDHITTING' ACTION i ~4^ifc A PRIVATE ARMY S I I m^^\ OF FORGOTTEN MEN I -'.^^Si^^^^nt' 'L± Officially heroes > SPf^^iißf/^HF|rr offic.uJl/ dead 1 I 5; They
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        629 6 LUNAR NEW YEAR SPECIAL ATTRACTION O. SULTAN (*****78) 4 SH( > /A 134 X) BEOOK (*****r7> 4 SHOWS I 30 400 7 30 9 30pm .?> BROADWAY (***** M) 4 SHOWS I 3 30 7 00 9 00pm MAJESTIC (*****32) 4 SHOWS I 00, 3 30 7 00 4 9
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        421 7 BB}^.____^- W 4x» act- tv«* if V <•« HcXe-h -X Jf M Veiyt Aj^fUowi* o^ -€9 17*, flr Ok Vc^ "The Vu*eowal( i» "tVie «a^ oah^ -thwa iv\ «\tc/Umwu^-t it) hit -town. Mow/, you c<*k c,tt <^W \jola»t- {avou^c pop sftus fA l^rflCT'-WiflM-lifC- or eve* multiple iw«»q« of -tuatf ov*
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        121 7 Wfree flight... The Repubic o f S ngaoore Fly (RSFC) ;s hav.ng an ooen house <r om 17 to 2l February 1988 dur.ng which tme you are cordially invited to jom us as a member 'c I day One day membership costs only SS4OOO per person and for this you
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        301 8 Welcome the Dragon with o toss at 1 900 is an auspicious year for all welcome it with a full course meal with your friends and relatives at "led Lantern Revolving Restdurant. Our raw fish speciality is an appropriate start to toss the New Year followed by mouthwatering choice of
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        312 8 'iDlS!G]G3SG]E]i3Qlr3]E](33i?J|f3 eem) fa OMFI II rFn wivim r=i RESTAURANT RENOWN FOR THE BEST [jjjj SZECHUAN CUISINE Begin the Year of the Dragon on a prosperous note with our HiV i n rl t!Vj Lj ;7i\V J j r^j Hlcl I I I And (east on the variety of delectable dishes
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        169 8 RESTAURANT sperit w.^ 1 6/2/88 to 2/3/88 7^\* 3 HO* Kf. P 19 Cairnhill Circle (off Orchard Rd) Spore 0922 Ample Free Parking Car Jockeys available All prices sub/ect to id service cftarye A 3% govt. tax VAN PALACE Wishing all patrons, friends business associates a Happy Prosperous 1988 J^N
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        575 8 P^^fP B wi <^^ '*T A Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year to one and all H|^HIH c w iH be closed on the eve of the Lunar New Year |^PV (Tuesday, 16th February) and on Lunar New Year day fl^aifcjggß (Wednesday, 1 7th February). Business will be as usual
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        415 9 \Jk Pu. Jitd. FIRST CREDIT PTE LTD (Known for Quality Used Cars) wishes all customers, business associates and friends (mwjCong Xi Fa Cai N^O^X-X 47 Scotts Road, #01-01/06 Goldbell Towers, Singapore 0922 4 TEL: *****55 I ii I a ALFA FIRST LOVE I GONG XI FA CAI $$ra J J
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        821 9 WISHING ALL PATRONS, FRIENDS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES GONG XI FA CAI KIN ZHANG JIANG RESTAURANT PTE LTD 3rd Floor. 401 Havelock Road S pore 0316 Tel: *****35 (5 lines) MONTE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT PTE LTD 101 Upper Cross St #03-32 People s Park Centre S pore 0105 Tel: *****75, *****36 ZUI XIAN
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        291 9 k I Nulon with PT F E keeps your car t|B^ 'Rjt going longer, for less It is a metal <M^ treatment which offers long lasting benefits Suitable for engines, gearboxes, differentials, power steering and automatic transmission -^^TW mn BENEF.TS reduces operating temperature\ VJ22»»W^^ WafW^ |t reduces fuel consumption '^m$
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        869 10 —<^ I f I i I W_ 1-1 USHERING IN THE NEW YEAR Hll3 I KtlcV W^ l^-L^fltl 1 __> IVm H _^_1 _n j_ VllllVl A^Ftll C_l SIE THE WORLD AT TRIBUTE TO OUR raMf ow w ow oxley on I FASCINATING USA ASIA IN SPRING 1 4/SDAySDUNWF NTM(
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        162 10 The Management Staff of 100. Kirn Seng Rd. n W \h^~ jV Kirn Seng Shoppng Centre -(./^J\^ mgapore 0923 rf Wishes aU clients, business v M.-*J? associates W v^jiF**^ friends I Hi I ig _ig 13 sJ LU\:VR\EW 13 YEAR SPECIAL M fe r "LUCKY RAW FISH a 13 l^W
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        56 10 < ii GONG XI v Vl FA CAI J>; From JAMES T.T. YAP y KAH MOTOR 3S^| kCO i/ J fir SOLO REAL ffi^T ESTATE yEPn AGENCY J r f y (The Real Estate Peoplt) "GONG XI «Sm FA CAT f^^ Call us it you netd help f^V r^K V
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        48 10 HOMAN PARKTON REALTY AGENCY wishes all Clients. Busslness I Associates Friends a Hap- py Prosperous New Year GONG XI FA CAI j Four Whe«lt Motor Pte Ltd Tel. *****08/9 a Poh Hock Motor Trading Co. T«l: *****55/*****08 wish all clients, business associates friends a PROSPEROUS HAPPY DRAGON YEAR
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        695 11 ASP We ore open <Q>v till 12 noon (11am ffi deadline <& /qJ for tomorrow's /gj publication) rg and will resume our pf rr\ service at 9am on Si Vft Thursday 18 X^W February. 92 Domestic Help Available FABOUT MANAGEMENT SERVICES/ STAFF wishes their friends arid clients A Happy ft
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