The Straits Times, 14 August 1988
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Article, Illustration932 1988-08-14 1 Chok Tong: Aim for unity in diversity The different races should work hard to achieve this, he says Through interaction and sharing, old bonds will be strengthened and new bonds created. But this must be done without compulsion. No community should coerce another community to adopt its customs. Mr Goh932 words
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Article, Illustration220 1988-08-14 1 KUALA LUMPUR Veteran jockey Edward Chan was disqualified for life by racing stewards of the Selangor Turf Club after he was found guilty of deliberately leaping off his horse during the running of Race 1 here yesterday. Chan, 42, who was astride220 words
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233 1988-08-14 1 1,500 tourists evacuated as firebreaks out at Empire State Building NEW YORK A fire on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building shot up 16 storeys to the top floor of the skyscraper, forcing the evacuation of 1,500 tourists before it was put out two hours later, officials said.AFP; UPI - 233 words
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Article60 1988-08-14 1 TEHERAN Thirty people were killed and 50 wounded when two intercity buses crashed head-on on a busy highway m northwestern Iran, Teheran Radio said. The accident occurred when one of the buses swerved m front of the other on the highway between Mianeh and Zanjaneh,UPI - 60 words
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775 1988-08-14 1 BANGKOK Burmese took to the streets of Rangoon dancing and chanting to celebrate the resignation of hardline socialist leader Sein Lwin after five days of bloody agitation against his brief rule, residents said. "Our victory, people's victory," they chanted, crowding intoReuter; UPI; AFP; AP - 775 words
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Advertisement63 1988-08-14 1 FOCUS Making Hayden while the sun shines Ministers should get payrise too SUNPLUS Land of the rising sons Movie-land holidays Why the hoop-la? TVPLUS The feeding of Fathol FOCUS Editorial 19 Profile 19 Viewpoints 20 Analysis 21 SPORT Alan Hubbard ?0 Rob Hughes 23 Godfrey Robert .24 rv plus Today63 words
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Advertisement33 1988-08-14 1 supplement 7 Comics 10 Classifieds 14 Young Life 17 Cinema 18 SUNDAY PLUS Feature 1 Mind4Body 2 Food 4 Arts 5 Travel 6.7 Korea supplement 8 Indonesia supplement 10 Motoring 13 Fashion 1433 words
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Advertisement18 1988-08-14 1 Bio*raph> of Zobtr Said launched Page 14 Yesterday's race results: Panels Shangri-La voted world's best hotel Page 318 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration537 1988-08-14 2 CHINA BOWS TO REALITY: Beijing's recent decision to allow peasant couples to try again for a male heir is a sign that its rigid "one-child" policy has failed to overcome the twin obstacles of present economic needs as well as centuries-old tradition. By relaxing its family planning537 words
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Article136 1988-08-14 2 RECORD SHATTERED TWICE: David Ber koff shattered the 100-metre backstroke world record twice on Friday at the United States Olympic swimming trials. Using a "submarine start" he stayed under water for the first 18 sec Berkoff broke the record m the morning preliminaries when he clocked 54.95 sec, then136 words
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Article, Illustration998 1988-08-14 2 GILLIAN POW CHONG - Unnecessary medical tests: Both doctors and patients to blame GILLIAN POW CHONG By Costs of medical tests Patients have this kiasu (afraid to lose out) attitude and go around comparing tests. They want to know why they cannot have a test if the other person's package includes it. A hospital998 words
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Article, Illustration681 1988-08-14 2 BANGKOK Mr Sein Lwin ruled Burma for only 17 days, but he won the attention of the world and the fierce hatred of his people. The last image the Burmese people had of him on Friday was asAP; Reuter; UPI - 681 words
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Article, Illustration544 1988-08-14 3 MAYLEE CHIA - 'Best for guests' philosophy makes Shangri-La No. 1 MAYLEE CHIA By SINGAPORE is Number One from being best m services, trade and academic performance to worker productivity, food and hotels. The Republic has clinched top spot m many international and regional competitions. It has also won worldwide coveted titles and544 words
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Article, Illustration255 1988-08-14 3 THIS ordinary-looking door on the void deck of Block 203, Chua Chu Kang Road, leads to an underground Housing Board civil defence shelter. The shelter, believed to be the first m a housing estate, is located at Blocks 203 and 204 of255 words
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Advertisement126 1988-08-14 2 THE MOST REFINED SUNDAY IN SINGAPORE. Sundays call for a certain refinement So what could be more appropriate than Sunday Brunch at the Tea Garden 9 Here, m our sparkling atrium, one can select from a feast of cold dishes, a tempting Herb Bisquit Consomme, then proceed to the carving126 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous225 1988-08-14 2 Showers over a few areas m the morning and m the afternoon TEMP (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 25 mm SUNSET today: 7.13 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow. 7.04 am. TRAVELLERS 1 MATHER Adelaide 1120 C Cloudy Log Angeles 17 26 C Cloudy Amsterdam 15 20 C Cloudy Madrid225 words
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Advertisement88 1988-08-14 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY Where tourists come from TWO-THIRDS of the record 3.7 million visitors last year were Asians. Tourism earnings over the past decade have grown by more than two and a half times to about $4.67 billion. The top 10 sources of tourists: Asean 1,073,986 29.2% Japan88 words
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FOREIGN NEWS
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430 1988-08-14 4 Seoul to free 1,400 prisoners in amnesty today Move comes on eve of banned North-South students' meeting SEOUL South Korea will release 1,409 prisoners, including dissidents, today, the eve of a banned border meeting between North and South Korean students. A Justice Ministry spokesman said the release was under anReuter - 430 words
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Article, Illustration76 1988-08-14 4 Mr Bill Hogan, 65, of Fairfield m Middletown, Ohio, waiting for rescuers to retrieve him from the wreckage of a 1929 Waco biplane which crashed on Friday. The plane crashed m a pond adjacent to the airport m Middletown where the plane was going to land.AP - 76 words
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153 1988-08-14 4 VIENNA South Africa has the capability to produce nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Pik Botha said yesterday. Asked whether South Africa had a nuclear bomb, he told a news conference: "We have the capability to make one we have the capability to do so should weReuter - 153 words
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308 1988-08-14 4 Soviet Union to give $203 in worth of aid to Afghanistan KABUL The Soviet Union has agreed to provide Afghanistan with economic aid worth US$lOO million (Ss2o3 million), the Afghan news agency Bakhtar said yesterday. Aid agreements were signed m Kabul on Wednesday as Soviet troops continued their withdrawal fromReuter; AFP - 308 words
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328 1988-08-14 4 Lebanon to elect new President on Thursday BEIRUT Lebanon's Speaker of Parliament Hussein Husseini announced yesterday that the House will meet on Thursday to elect a new President for a six-year term. "According to the Lebanese Constitution the Parliament calls for electing a new President and will meet at 11Reuter - 328 words
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210 1988-08-14 4 China recovers satellite for W. German firms BEIJING China yesterday recovered a satellite launched eight days ago and carrying experimental devices owned by three West German firms, the official Xinhua news agency said. The report said the satellite, launched by a Long March 2 rocket from the Jiuquan Space Centre210 words
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264 1988-08-14 4 Berlin Wall ugly but necessary, says paper EAST BERLIN An East German newspaper marked the 27th anniversary of the Berlin Wall yesterday by describing it as architecturally uninteresting and unfriendly but necessary. The young communist daily Junge Welt, the country's most widely read newspaper, said it was clear Western politiciansReuter - 264 words
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Article80 1988-08-14 4 PANAMA CITY Military leader Gen Manuel Antonio Noriega marked his fifth anniversary as head of the Panama defence forces on Friday by telling the United States to keep its hands off the country. The US is backing moves to force its former ally out of power.Reuter - 80 words
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Article152 1988-08-14 4 MADRID Showrooms of French car manufacturers and a dairy company were hit by seven bomb attacks m northern Spain early yesterday, police said. The explosions, at Renault and Peugeot-Citroen-Talbot group showrooms and a Yoplait office, were believed by police to have been the work ofAFP; AP - 152 words
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309 1988-08-14 5 Gorbachev aide opposes Ligachev in foreign policy MOSCOW Mr Alexander Yakovlev, a senior member of the ruling Politburo, has ruled out class struggle as the determining factor of Soviet foreign policy. Mr Yakovlev's remarks on Friday to Communist Party members m Lithuania contrasted sharply with a recent speech by MrReuter - 309 words
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190 1988-08-14 5 Reagan seeks to have Siberian radar station dismantled WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has written to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, urging him to dismantle a radar station m Siberia that the United States considers a "significant violation" of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) treaty. US and Soviet arms negotiators are to meetAFP; Reuter - 190 words
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703 1988-08-14 5 LOUISE BRANSON - LOUISE BRANSON By of the Foreign Desk BEIJING Beijing's recent decision to allow peasant couples to try again for a male heir is a sign that its rigid one-child policy has failed to overcome the twin obstacles of present economic needs as well703 words
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90 1988-08-14 5 Prices dip for sixth time in seven sessions Dow Jones NEW YORK Wall Street share prices slipped to their sixth loss m seven sessions on Friday due to rising interest rates and inflation worries. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 1.78 points to 2,037.5, making its loss for the weekReuter - 90 words
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Article, Illustration252 1988-08-14 5 WASHINGTON Attorney-General Edwin Meese used his last day m office to take a final swipe at his foes m Capitol Hill, signing an order that would require appointment of independent prosecutors when serious allegations of wrongdoing are made against members ofNYT; Reuter - 252 words
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Article, Illustration423 1988-08-14 6 People waiting m line for tickets outnumber protesters m all 8 cities HOLLYWOOD After a month of protests and angry rallies by groups that consider the movie blasphemous, Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ opened to long lines, scattered picketingNYT; Reuter; AP - 423 words
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PEOPLE
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Article, Illustration173 1988-08-14 6 THE PRINCESS of York, new-bom daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, made her first public appearance, oblivious to the hundreds of cheering well-wishers gathered outside Portland Hospital m central London. The princess, as yet unnamed, was swaddled m a white blanket with onlyReuter - 173 words
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Article, Illustration189 1988-08-14 6 POP SINGER Anita Mvi (right), said to be one of the richest women m Hongkong, has put two of her luxurious homes up for auction. Her many fans will shortly be able to view her flat m Happy Valley m the city and her three-storey189 words
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Article88 1988-08-14 6 PRINCE AYA, a grandson of Emperor Hirohito and third m line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, has left for London to study zoology at Oxford University for two years. A palace official said the 22-year-old prince, second son of Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko, would88 words
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Article95 1988-08-14 6 MATHIAS RUST, the daredevil West German pilot whose landing m Red Square stunned the world last year, wants to see Moscow again from the ground, his lawyer said m an interview published last week. "He plans to visit this city as a tourist. He95 words
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Article, Illustration144 1988-08-14 6 A FEDERAL judge has thrown out a lawsuit m which actress Ginger Rogers (left) accused Italian filmmakers of invading her privacy m the movie Ginger and Fred. District Judge Robert Sweet ruled that the film, directed by Federico Fellini, was an artistic expression that "enjoys the full144 words
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448 1988-08-14 7 NEW ORLEANS Republicans, buoyed by a new poll ahead of their national convention this week to nominate Mr George Bush for President, are promising he will carry on Mr Ronald Reagan's conservative policies if elected. Vice-President Bush has trailed Democratic nominee Michael DukakisReuter - 448 words
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153 1988-08-14 7 Police out to catch pilot who buzzed Paris PARIS French Interior Minister Pierre Joxe said yesterday he was bolstering the air surveillance system to try and identify a mystery pilot who buzzed the capital at night m defiance of minimum altitude laws. "This operation is going to require approximately 250UPI - 153 words
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Article, Illustration322 1988-08-14 7 BEIJING The qigong master is more likely to be a doctor of medicine or an engineer than a monk these days as China goes about updating the 2,000-year-old deep breathing therapy. According to the China Daily, more than 50 million people, or 7.4 per cent322 words
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Article, Illustration136 1988-08-14 7 Outing for man who shot Reagan cancelled WASHINGTON The mental hospital caring (or President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin, John Hinckley, has cancelled a planned outing for the man who shot Mr Reagan m 1961. St Elizabeth's Hospital announced the decision at a court hearing after federal prosecutors noted "disturbing entries"AFP - 136 words
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Article43 1988-08-14 7 TEHERAN Earthquakes measuring up to 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the Gulf port of Bushehr and Shiraz City m southern Iran on Thursday, the Iranian news agency Ima reported on Friday. It made no mention of casualties or damage. ReuterReuter - 43 words
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ASEAN NEWS
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Article, Illustration382 1988-08-14 8 MANILA Forty-eight Filipino fishermen freed by Malaysia after more than four months m jail arrived here yesterday to a welcome by hundreds of relatives and officials led by President Corazon Aquino. About 500 people cheered wildly and applauded as the doorsAP; AFP - 382 words
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Article, Illustration671 1988-08-14 8 "When I need his support, it seems that he is not prepared to give that support. So I don't think I should be blamed if he claims that his (role m the) de-cision-making process was close to zero." "The time has comeAFP; AP - 671 words
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234 1988-08-14 8 Son Sann rejects invitation to attend non-aligned conference on Cambodia BANGKOK Cambodian resistance leader Son Sann has turned down an invitation to a Non-Aligned Movement conference next week on the Cambodian conflict, a resistance radio broadcast said. The Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF) leader, who is also Prime MinisterAFP - 234 words
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242 1988-08-14 8 MANILA Corruption accusations against an official Philippine body tracking down the alleged ill-gotten wealth of deposed president Ferdinand Marcos may jeopardise the search, the Senate president said on Friday. Mr Jovito Salonga, a former head of the Presidential Commission onAFP - 242 words
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112 1988-08-14 8 JAKARTA Government employees found goofing on the job m the island of Timor may soon be paraded around town m pillories, a newspaper said here yesterday. District chief Pieter Alexander Tallo was quoted by the daily, Suara Karya, as saying he plannedAFP - 112 words
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Article, Illustration217 1988-08-14 8 JAKARTA The Indonesian government has ordered commercial banks m the country to lower their lending rates to boost business investment. The Finance Minister, Mr J. B. Sumarlin, said the Central Bank and commercial banks should also increase their efficiency to reduce the financialBernama - 217 words
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111 1988-08-14 8 Indonesia to send 1 5 to observe Gulf ceasefire JAKARTA Indonesia is sending 15 military officers as part of the United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group which will monitor a ceasefire between the two warring nations, Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said yesterday. Mr Alatas said after meeting President Suharto thatAFP - 111 words
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Article, Illustration221 1988-08-14 9 Poster war hots up among parties in Johor Baru by-election JOHOR BARU The poster war is beginning m the parliamentary by-election here, with the National Front and Partai Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia scrambling for vantage spots to display their posters. However, there is no sign of posters or banners of independentNST - 221 words
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215 1988-08-14 9 ALOR STAR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has expressed confidence that the National Front will win the current Johor Baru parliamentary by-election. He said this on his arrival at the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport here for an audience with the Sultan of Kedah.Bernama - 215 words
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190 1988-08-14 9 KL shortlists suppliers of military hardware JOHOR BARU Malaysia, which is now shopping for more sophisticated military hardware, including fighter planes and a submarine, has narrowed down the list of countries from which it would make its purchases, Defence Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said yesterday. "We have had discussions withBernama - 190 words
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268 1988-08-14 9 JOHOR BARU Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat yesterday said there are two unauthorised groups which are using the name of the King and New Umno to collect donations from businessmen m Malaysia and Singapore. Speaking toBernama - 268 words
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358 1988-08-14 9 There will be 'no compromise for malpractices' PENANG Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba said yesterday the Co-operatives Department has been directed to act quickly and firmly against malpractices m the cooperatives movement. He said there would be no compromise, no matter whoNST - 358 words
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Article153 1988-08-14 10 Workers' $32,000 payroll stolen WORKERS at a shipyard will have to wait slightly longer to get their hands on their pay this month. Their $32,000 payroll was stolen from their foreman's Jurong flat on Friday. A police spokesman said the burglars also took an assortment of jewellery worth $6,800 and153 words
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223 1988-08-14 10 THE Big Four local banks and some stockbrokers are considering offering their services through the Teleview public information system to sharpen their competitive edge. If things go according to plan, Teleview users will be able to select or even apply for bank loans223 words
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242 1988-08-14 10 Potential PAP candidate speaks at N-Day dinner POTENTIAL People's Action Party candidate Dr Hong Hai was the guest of honour at the Kampong Chai Chee National Day dinner last night. Addressing more than 1,000 residents m Malay, Mandarin and English, Dr Hong Hai, the second adviser m the constituency, spoke242 words
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197 1988-08-14 10 ASIAN Aerospace '90 is all geared to take off with one-third of the 12,500 sq m of exhibition space already sold even though the air show is still ltt years away. Another 41 per cent of the space at the air show,197 words
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National Day observances
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Article, Illustration419 1988-08-14 10 THE views of Singaporeans from all walks of life will be considered before the Government drafts legislation on the elected presidency, said Dr Yeo Ning Hong last night. "The Government will take into account all the views expressed by the419 words
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140 1988-08-14 10 BUKTT Panjang MP Lee Yiok Seng yesterday warned Singaporeans they would have to live with their choice if they picked the wrong people to govern the country. Speaking at his constituency's National Day dinner last night, Mr Lee, who is also Senior140 words
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Article, Illustration470 1988-08-14 10 SHAUN SEOW - SHAUN SEOW By SINGAPOREANS will be able to try out the multi-mil-lion-dollar Teleview system for the first time next month. Telecoms, which developed the public information system, said it would be publicly launched on Sept 1 at an exhibition lasting "a few days".470 words
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323 1988-08-14 10 Jek will not stand in next election VETERAN MP Jek Yeun Thong told his constituents last night that the guessing game was over: He will not be standing m the coming general election. Mr Jek, a People's Action Party stalwart and MP for Queenstown since 1963, said the party had323 words
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125 1988-08-14 11 Man fled from pub after stealing woman's bag A MAN who lifted $80 from a woman's handbag at a popular watering hole ended up $1,000 poorer after he was fined that sum for theft yesterday. Abdul Rahim bin Salim, 28, was m Branigan's Pub m Hyatt Regency Hotel on July125 words
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Article76 1988-08-14 11 A POLYCLINIC, completed at a cost of $3 million, was handed over to the Ministry of Health yesterday. The three-storey clinic, m Jurong East Avenue 1, houses a registration counter and pharmacy and out-patient consultation rooms on the ground floor. The second level is mainly76 words
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Article, Illustration408 1988-08-14 11 CHUA CHONG JIN - Keep your sights high, Air Force tells boy, 11 CHU A CHONG JIN By XU TIANCAI, 11, wants to be a fighter pilot despite two seemingly insurmountable obstacles less than perfect eyesight and not-so-good mathematics results m school. He is determined to fly high m an FSE fighter. And on408 words
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418 1988-08-14 11 NEEDY pupils are still getting milk free under the school milk scheme, but the criteria for assessing pupils' eligibility is being reviewed. More stringent criteria may be needed to ensure that obese children would not normally be eligible for free milk since the milk418 words
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290 1988-08-14 12 THE Singapore Civil Defence Force hopes to give greater impact to the civil defence message by holding exercises on a smaller scale. Instead of just holding the usual Community Spirit Exercise which involves up to seven constituencies but held m one location, the290 words
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218 1988-08-14 12 A NATIONAL Day celebration took place m the Singapore Pavilion at the Expo 88 m Brisbane, Australia, last Tuesday. The Minister of State (National Development and Home Aftairs), Dr Lee Boon Yang, who was on a visit there, told the gathering of Australians218 words
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Article, Illustration543 1988-08-14 12 JUDITH TAN - JUDITH TAN By MOVIE talkies of a different kind are emerging here and they are not amusing cinemagoing Singaporeans. The "talkies", people who constantly chatter throughout a movie, create so much vocal pollution that other people are keeping out of cinemas because of them.543 words
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275 1988-08-14 12 LATECOMER Most likely a woman, she arrives one third into the movie, taps her friend on the shoulder and pants: "What's happened so far?" She will, of course, be given a full update from her ever-willing-to-fill-her-in companion. STATING-THK-OBYIOUS He gives a running commentary to275 words
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Article, Illustration218 1988-08-14 12 SOFTWARE pirates were sunk when more than 500 illegal copies of computer games and manuals were seized m raids at three outlets on Friday. The raids were carried out at computer outlets m People's Park Centre m Upper Cross Street, Beauty World218 words
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349 1988-08-14 12 EYEWITNESS reports have given detectives the likely descriptions of the four armed men who pulled off Wednesday's $700,000 jewellery shop robbery m Bukit Batok. Indications are that there appear to be no link between the latest hold-up and Monday's $1.2 million heist m349 words
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172 1988-08-14 14 Catholics hold biggest celebration of the year THE biggest organised event of the year among Catholic churches kicked off on Friday with a youth rally. The rally is part of a three-day celebration being held to mark the end of an event m the Catholic calendar the Marian Year which172 words
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Article227 1988-08-14 14 SAF exercises FIVE military exercises will be conducted next week lasting from tomorrow till Sunday. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used m a Singapore Armed Forces exercise m the Lim Chu Kang, Tuas, Hong Kah, Marsiling, Mandai, Sembawang, Wing Loong and Loyang areas from 8 am tomorrow till 6pm on227 words
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473 1988-08-14 14 START a society of estate managers and the upshot may be an improved standard of maintenance and conservancy services for home-owners. Making this call yesterday was Mr Lim Boon Heng, the Kebun Baru MP who is also chairman of Ang473 words
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Article, Illustration295 1988-08-14 14 \WI: Born m Minangkabau m Central Sumatra, the eldest of eight children. 1928: Arrived m Singapore and joined a bangsawan troupe. 1838: Married singer Tarminah. 1947: Worked as part-time photographer and composer. 1958: Wrote national anthem Majulah Singapura. 1959: Majulah Singapura was accepted295 words
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251 1988-08-14 14 THE Malay community should take steps to supplement efforts by the Government to provide the right environment to develop the Malay language within the context of a multiracial society, Mr Sidek Saniff said last night. He said Malay teachers and graduates m251 words
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Obituary, Illustration47 1988-08-14 14 HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRINCIPAL MR CHEN SHAO CHERN (PBM) ON BEING AWARDED THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MEDAL (BRONZE) From Teaching Non-Teaching Staff of Ping Vi Primary School Ban Leng Huat Electrical Co Kingswear International Pte Ltd Promate Trading Enterprise Sin Hua Book Store Swee Hoo Trading Company47 words
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Advertisement535 1988-08-14 14 Now we bring 20UK tfah^rsities and Polytedinics,>. Coming to Singapore an 1 senior academics and student counsellors from a varied group of 20 1'K fl government funded and accredited AVAVAV institutions. fl They will provide details of B their undergraduate and A postgraduate courses, give fl A individual advice on535 words
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Advertisement59 1988-08-14 14 These cuisine experts have one thing m common. Each of these master chefs considers Knife Brand Cooking Oil as a trusted and ft JI essential partner m bringing out the best of his culinary skill. KNIFE BRAND fUM^n Lam Soon Oil Soap Mfg (S) Pte Ltd V«\/\/Iml 1 IVJ U59 words
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Article303 1988-08-14 15 IT IS one night that is worth storing away to tell our children and our grandchildren. For a few memorable and wonderful hours Singaporeans came together at the National Stadium to celebrate Aug 9 m a way and on a scale never done before. There was303 words
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Article141 1988-08-14 15 What The Sunday Times reported on August 11, 1963 A NATIONAL movement for the study of the national language by people m all walks of life, especially government officers, is to be launched soon. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong said this tonight, when he spoke at a ceremony141 words
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Article, Illustration1286 1988-08-14 15 Has Australian Foreign Minister BILL HAYDEN received an offer he can't refuse? An unrepentant darling of the working class m an unashamedly egalitarian society, Mr Bill Hay den is now viewed by many as the man most likely to preside over Australia's eventual break1,286 words
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Advertisement362 1988-08-14 15 APTONTMHNrre WE'RE LOOKING FOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING PEOPLE WHO CAN SEE BEYOND THE HORIZON. NovAtel, a world leader m cellular communications, invites you to join us m Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The air is clean, the temperature is moderate NovAtel people leave their high-energy Industrial Engineers (even m winter), the362 words
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Article, Illustration957 1988-08-14 16 Tan Sai Siong - Tan Sai Siong The question is whether the nation can m one and the same breath talk of bonus, service increments and flexi-wage for itself, and sacrifice and more sacrifice for its political leaders. RECENTLY there has been much talk about paying957 words
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Article, Illustration741 1988-08-14 16 Ahmad Osman - Ahmad Osman Employees seeking changes to the flexi-wage pacts are not out to abandon the sound principles which form the basis of these agreements. What most of them want is an increase m basic pay of more than 2 per cent.741 words
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841 1988-08-14 16 Murray Seeger - Murray Seeger The resolutions of regional disputes would open the way for Moscow to widen trade with the non-communist world, get investment from new sources and enter into joint ventures that have helped other less-developed countries prosper. IF YOU hear a faint, unfamiliar841 words
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Article, Illustration434 1988-08-14 16 WHILE my little nephew Alex and I were having an evening stroll just before National Day, a tour bus stopped near, us. A horde of tourists charged out shouting and shooting their automatics. Cameras, I mean. Alex sidled up to a towering German and tugged his434 words
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Advertisement72 1988-08-14 16 Your last chance to talk to the celebrities and see them live through the videophone! The videophone is m Singapore! For fun and for free, go to the Metro Marina and try the technological marvel. CaH The New Paper on one of the two videophones and you can talk to72 words
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Article, Illustration1447 1988-08-14 17 Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue, Manila, February 1986. A president was toppled by People's Power. Filipinos were jubilant. This was their finest hour. They talked of a new dawn. Two years down the road, nothing much has changed. The problems that plagued the nation are1,447 words
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Article, Illustration471 1988-08-14 17 FILIPINOS urgently need a moral recovery programme because the problems that beset them spring deep from within their culture and national character. This was the plaintive cry from Senator Leticia RamosShahani when she moved a resolution last September calling for an urgent inquiry into471 words
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226 1988-08-14 17 A SENSE of patriotism and national pride heads the list of goals for change proposed by the report following its inquiry into the Filipino's strengths and weaknesses. The others are a sense of the common good, a sense of integrity and accountability, discipline and226 words
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Article521 1988-08-14 17 The root of the problem The lack of suitable local textbooks and the dependence on foreign textbooks, particularly m the higher school levels, force Filipino students as well as their teachers to use materials that are irrelevant to the Philippine setting. They thus develop a mindset that things learned m521 words
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Article, Illustration641 1988-08-14 18 LIONEL LEE - LIONEL LEE By our man on the track BEST BET Yard Of Ale (Race 6) BEST OUTSIDER Super Moment (Race 2) KUALA LUMPUR Jockey V. Nathan renews partnership with Sing Mister m the $40,000 Wilayah Silver Bowl (Race 4) today and the combination641 words
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171 1988-08-14 18 RON TEO - Trip just right for Rushmore Heights RON TEO By RUSHMORE HEIGHTS. long due for a comeback win, gets his chance m Race 2 for Class 2 stayers over I,Boom at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. The six-year-old American gelding has been knocking on the door again he found one to beat171 words
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Article4703 1988-08-14 18 ffVPM 2.00 RESTRICTED TERMS DIV B 1,600 m mlfA (Stakes: $11,000) 1 *2 Wlsnu Vn 55.5 Agasam-SH Lee 4 amg +2. Debut 9 1 4 -length 2nd of 12 with 53.5 to Revelry restricted terms Div B Spore 1200 m yielding July 2 by Sovereign Dancer out4,703 words
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Article63 1988-08-14 18 RACE 2: Rushmore Heights, Kinross Lad, Super Moment. Sofia, Aussie Spirit, Alchemist 11, How Now RACE 3: Graceland. Smooth As Silk, Seattle Steel RACE 4: Persian Hero 11, Udomsak, Eishin FI, Mr Magic, D'Capricor.. RACE 5: Simply Perfect, Go Fred Go, Trust 11. Fat City. Pepper Kid. RACE 7:63 words
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Article, Illustration2152 1988-08-14 19 Newcomer Corinthian Call gives him 33rd winner of season By OUR RACING TEAM FIRST *****2 SECOND *****6 THIRD *****9 STARTERS *****9 *****6 *****6 *****6 *****1 *****9 *****4 *****5 *****6 CONSOLATIONS *****2 *****8 *****0 *****8 *****3 *****6 *****3 *****2 *****0 *****3 KUALA LUMPUR Leading local jockeyNST - 2,152 words
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Article, Illustration318 1988-08-14 19 JACK ELLIOTT - 'Fastest horse' finishes last of five JACK ELLIOTT By MELBOURNE Placid Ark, dubbed the "fastest horse m Australia" and who won his last start m Perth, his home city, m record time, finished a long last of five runners m the weight-for-age Chirnside Stakes (Group 2) over I,ooom at Caulfield318 words
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Article228 1988-08-14 19 DEAUVILLE (Frame) Miesque, Soviet Star and Warning, who have never finished out of the first two m 30 races and who have won 13 Group One races among them, clash m the Prix dv Haras de-Fres-nay-le-Buffard (formerly Prix Jacques le Marois) over 1,600 mReuter - 228 words
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OBITUARIES
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Obituary, Illustration433 1988-08-14 20 321 Deaths 321 Deaths 321 Deaths TAE KOW SWEE AGE: 62 patted away peacefully on 12th August 1968 leaving behind beloved WIFE: LEE AH PANN SONS: DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: TAE BOON LENG LEE HENG CHOO TAE MONG HOR :tae boon teck DAUGHTERS: SONS-IN-LAW: TAE CHOON LEE LIM TECK LERNG TAE SIEW EE433 words
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Obituary, Illustration19 1988-08-14 20 In loving memory of CHOW WING MENG Departed 9/8/88 Fondly remembered a Mdfy mteeod by Jennifer Richard.19 words
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Obituary, Illustration39 1988-08-14 20 The family of the late MOM GAN Al POH Departed 4 8.88 wishes to express their thanks appreciation to relatives, friends, business associates colleagues for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, donations It wreaths during their recent bereavement.39 words
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Obituary, Illustration63 1988-08-14 20 323 Condolences 323 Condolences With deepest sympathies and condolence* to the family of Mr* Rosy Lim on the death of her beloved mother Mrs Alice Wong From:- The management and ataff of Rma (Home Appliances) Pte Ltd 1, Scott Road Shaw Centre #03-45/46 Singapore 0922 Tel: *****51 Aa a mark63 words
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Obituary, Illustration90 1988-08-14 20 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements FAMILY OF THE LATE CHIN JOO WAI, JOSEPH alias TAN KIA SIM Departed: 7.8.86 Express their heartfelt thanks to Fr. Barthoulot, Prof. Feng tt staff of WD.54 TT.S.H., relatives and friends for their kind attendance, assistance, prayers, condolences, wreaths t and donations during their recent bereavement.90 words
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Obituary, Illustration114 1988-08-14 20 In Loving Memory Of JAMES KWEK CHIP SIANG Departed: 14 Aug. 1987 In our hearts your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true, There Is not a day, dear father, That we do not think of you. Requiem mast on 14/8/88, 10a.m., Church Of St Tereaa, Kg.114 words
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Obituary, Illustration140 1988-08-14 20 In Loving Memory Of MiM Manjula d/o Kanapathy Departed Aug. 14, 1985 W<> offen think of the yesteryears When we were together; Fond memories of you linger, Making your absence that more painful for us. Mi«t«d dearly by Mum, filiitr Brother, Brother-in-law ft nephew. In Loving Memory140 words
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Article, Illustration1049 1988-08-14 20 ALAN HUBBARO - ALAN HUBBARO ALWAYS ON SUNDAY 6 Ivan Allan (left) keeps a small string of horses m Newmarket... and if you bring up the Singapore trainer's name m conversation with the ruddy-jowled, jod-phur-clad locals over a drink, they'll nod sagely and discourse at length about Commanche1,049 words
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Article678 1988-08-14 20 BUDAPEST Galina Chistyakova, of the Soviet Union, recorded the joint-second-best women's long jump m history on Friday, leaping 7.45 metres at the Budapest Grand Prix athletics meet. The jump equalled the former world record shared by East Germany's Heike Drechsler and American Jackie Joyner-KerseeReuter - 678 words
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Article, Illustration212 1988-08-14 20 NAIROBI World champions Paul Kipkoech and Billy Konchel lah dealt a double blow to Kenyan Olympic hopes on Friday when they failed to qualify for next month's Seoul Games. Kipkoech, winner of the 10,000 metres gold at the Rome World Championships lastReuter - 212 words
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Article179 1988-08-14 20 STOCKHOLM World high jump champion and record holder Patrik Sjoberg pulled out of the Swedish national athletics championships yesterday because of a nagging foot injury, his trainer said. Viljo Nousiainen dismissed rumours that Sjoberg, who set the world mark of 2.42 metres here m June last year,Reuter - 179 words
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Article408 1988-08-14 20 NORTH KOREA have until Sept 2 to drop their boycott an< join the 161 other countries partic ipating m the Games, organisers said yesterday. "The door is still open (or North Korea's participation m the Seou Games," said Sports Minister Cho Sang Ho. North Korea, rebuffed m theirAFP; AP; UPI - 408 words
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Article, Illustration674 1988-08-14 21 Berkoff shatters world 100 m backstroke mark Biondi qualifies for seventh Olympic event AUSTIN (Texas) David Berkoff set a world record for a second time on Friday as he used his submarine start to shatter the standard for the 100-metre backstroke at the United States Olympic swimming trials. Berkoff, 21,Reuter; AP - 674 words
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Article, Illustration403 1988-08-14 21 TORONTO Australian Mark Woodforde scored another major upset by using his head as well as a barrage of well-placed passing shots to beat John McEnroe to reach the semi-finals of the U*****,500 ($1.2 million) Canadian Open tennis championship on Friday. Woodforde, who earlier eliminated second-seeded Swede StefanReuter - 403 words
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Article323 1988-08-14 21 PRAGUE (Czechoslovakia) Top seed Miloslav Mecir, of Czechoslovakia, was upset by Spain's Fernando Luna m the quar-ter-finals of the US$l7O,OOO ($346,800) Nabisco Grand Prix tennis tournament here on Friday. Mecir lost the first set 2-6 m stifling heat when even his famous backhand gameAP; AFP - 323 words
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Article355 1988-08-14 21 BASEBALL Boston beat Detroit 9-4 m an American League match on Friday. Other reunite: Cleveland 6 Texas 3, NY Yankees 6 Minnesota 4. Toronto 3 Kansas 2, Milwaukee 8 Baltimore 3, Chicago 7 Seattle 2, Oakland 4 California 0. National League: St Ixmis 4 Chicago 0. (Ist) PhiladelphiaReuter; AFP; AP - 355 words
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Article, Illustration617 1988-08-14 21 Azinger leads at half-way mark as Rummels shoots course record EDMOND (Oklahoma) American golfer Paul Azinger shot a five-under-par 66 on Friday to overtake Florida club professional Jay Overton for the halfway lead m the United States PGA Championship. Azinger, runner-up m last year's British Open, finished with a 36-holeReuter - 617 words
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335 1988-08-14 21 LOS ANGELES Chris Evert on Friday said that the United States Tennis Association had bungled the selection process for the Seoul Olympics team. Chris last month was named to the team m place of Elise Burgin. Elise, who was chosen last December, said sheReuter - 335 words
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276 1988-08-14 21 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian pro Johnny Wong crumbled under pressure as Filipino Frankie Minoza fired a five-under-par 66 to storm to a three-stroke lead m the Fairway Genting Classic golf tournament at the Awana Course yesterday. Johnny, joint overnight leader with Paterno Braza, ofReuter; AP; NST - 276 words
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Article184 1988-08-14 21 TAY CHENG KHOON - TAY CHENG KHOON K.N. PERERA. of Sri Lanka, carded a one-under-par 70 for a 212 total after three rounds of the Singapore Open Amateur golf championship at the Bukit course yesterday. Perera, a plus-two handicapper who had opened with rounds of 71, 71, stretched his lead184 words
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Article, Illustration661 1988-08-14 22 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - Skipper Mukhtar steers Singapore through to final MAHMOOD GAZNAVI J&B RARE CRICKET CARNIVAL SEMI-FINALS By cey Muruthi 9-5-10-2, Muhammad Asif 8-0-21-1.' SINGAPORE Mmkhtar Akmed not out 49 MmMm Patal c Kumar bAzmi 3 B. Balakrlskaaa b Idris B. MarcgaiiM«rthy b Azmi 4 SUcey Mornthl c A.R. Idris b S. IdrisALBERT SIM - 661 words
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184 1988-08-14 22 ALAN HUBBARD - ALAN HUBBARD By LONDON The Oval, England's oldest cricket ground, will be called the Fosters Oval if members of the Surrey club approve the change of name at a meeting later this month. The Australian lager firm want to change the name184 words
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Article, Illustration507 1988-08-14 22 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - Jagdev sets bowling record as he spins FT to an easy triumph MAHMOOD GAZNAVI PENANO Urn Wei Teag b Amarjit 3 A- Jeyaaeganui c Suresh b Hassan 3 Avtar Stag* lbw Banerji 9 V. Mwmll not out 18 S. Bahwtoun c Suresh b Jagdev 1 Raj libu c Harris b507 words
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Article, Illustration231 1988-08-14 22 SHIRL YNN HO - Speedy Mona has to find space for another prize SHIRL YNN HO By /sporting achievement yOFTH^JONTH/ WITH her shelves already filled with prizes, Singapore sprinter Mona Kunalan has to make space for one more after winning May's Sunday Times/Coca Cola Sporting Achievement of the Month Award for her 11.9 secALBERT SIM - 231 words
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Article211 1988-08-14 22 JOE DORAI - Safsa win in final minute JOE DORAI SINGAPORE Armed Forces Sports Association produced a hero and villain m their Premier League hockey match against Boon Lay at Farrer Park yesterday. Midfielder Mohammed Noor Adam was their hero and defender Sect Swee Teck the villain. Noor was Safsa's toast, scoring a211 words
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Article96 1988-08-14 22 AMSTELVEEN Holland kept their unbeaten record m the men's pre-Olympic hockey tournament on Friday as they put together another exhibition of skill and power to beat the Soviet Union SO. The win makes a Dutch title m the tournament almost a certainty as they areReuter - 96 words
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Article, Illustration272 1988-08-14 22 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By IT MIGHT seem much easier to tackle a task when you have someone to help you. After all, two are usually better than one. But the Asian Mixed Pairs bodybuilding championships at Kallang Theatre next Saturday and Sunday are different. Taking272 words
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Article, Illustration103 1988-08-14 23 Maradona sets up Napoli win TOKYO Diego Maradona set up Antonio Careca to score two goals and lift Italian First Division soccer club Napoli to a 2-0 victory over Japan m a charity match here on Friday. Brazilian Careca booted m a pass from Maradona m the 15th minute andReuter - 103 words
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Article326 1988-08-14 23 CHELSEA lost their appeal on Friday against a £75,000 ($262,500) fine the heaviest penalty ever levied on a club by the English Football Association imposed after crowd trouble at the London club's ground last May. Chelsea lost the play-off match against Middlesbrough and were relegated from theAP; AFP; Reuter - 326 words
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Article238 1988-08-14 23 TAY CHENG KHOON - TAY CHENG KHOON DEFENDING champion Anthony Chua came back from a game down to retain his Dunlop A-Grade squash title after a closely-fought final against Simon Yang at Kallang yesterday. Simon seemed set to create an upset but was let down by poor concentration at crucial stages238 words
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Article, Illustration1066 1988-08-14 23 ROB HUSHES - ROB HUSHES TALK OF SOCCER 6 The first time I trip over a television cable, I'll remove the plug and the camera could end up m the River Trent. Forest boss Clough on /TV's move for interviews during matches. I N YEARS1,066 words
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158 1988-08-14 23 Rashid hungry for more shuttle glory MALACCA Rising badminton star Rashid Sidek, who defeated elder brother Misbun on his way to winning the Sarawak Open recently, is determined to add more feathers to his cap. He said he had to further sharpen his skills and correct weaknesses m some areasBernama - 158 words
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Article306 1988-08-14 23 DARTS Kuala Lumpur's Madhouse clinched the Pesta Sukan team title when they beat Australia's Sand Grouper 8-5 m the final at Hotel New Otani yesterday. The Singapore national team and Alex Sports were joint third. NETBALL Safsa IT defeated Vit-bi 26-19 m a National League Division Two match at306 words
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319 1988-08-14 23 NEW YORK Mike Tyson will get a gross purse of "well over US$5 million ($10.2 million)" from his heavyweight title defence m October against England's Frank Bruno, the champion's manager predicted on Friday. "And I'm being conservative," Bill Cay ton said. "ItAP - 319 words
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Article, Illustration363 1988-08-14 23 Fenech wants to unify all titles MELBOURNE Australian Jeff Fenech wants to unify the three world featherweight titles after his destruction of Trinidad's Tyrone Downes m five rounds to retain the World Boxing Council crown. A desperate Fenech, bleeding from a cut over his left eye from the first minuteAFP - 363 words
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Advertisement160 1988-08-14 23 HEALTHY ISN'T IT TIME YOU GOT OFF THE DIET ROLLER COASTER? If you go on a meal replacement weight loss programme, you lose some weight Then you start 'Dinging*. You gain what you lost Even more perhaps. You start again. And the roller coaster rides go on each ending with160 words
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Article, Illustration590 1988-08-14 24 J. RAJENDRAN - J. RAJENDRAN By KUCHING For the first time this season, Singapore's soccer coach Seak Poh Leong appears ready to make some serious changes to his line-up, as he desperately searches for a winning formula. If so, Poh Leong need to look no further than the590 words
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Article, Illustration488 1988-08-14 24 LEE WAI WUN - LEE WAI WUN By He takes overall lead m qualifying tournament JACK WONG is well on his way to becoming Singapore's first Olympic bowling representative. The 36-year-old national champion fought off the discomfort of a hamburger diet to win the mixed doubles gold and claim488 words
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Article275 1988-08-14 24 PETER KHOO - PETER KHOO By SINGAPORE'S Hungarian water polo technical adviser Zoltan Gem, fuming at "a total lack of commitment", put the national team through a tough punishment session immediately after their 10-5 defeat against a Singapore Selection side m the Pesta Sukan competition at Toa Payoh Stadium275 words
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Article, Illustration311 1988-08-14 24 LEE WAI WUN - Wu aims to step out of Ma's shadow LEE WAI WUN TAIWAN'S Wu Shih-bin desperately wants to shed his bridesmaid image to compatriot and rival Ma Yingchieh. He hopes the Singapore International championships, now in the seventh day at Orchard Bowl, will provide the opportunity. Wu, 35, was runner-up inALBERT SIM - 311 words
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Article67 1988-08-14 24 LONDON Scottish soccer giants Celtic and Rangers both got off to winning starts on the first day of the Premier League season yesterday. Celtic beat Hearts 1-0 while Rangers defeated Hamilton 2-0. Otter remits: Dundee 1 Aberdeen 1, Hibernian 1 Mother well 0, St M'rren 067 words
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Article, Illustration447 1988-08-14 24 TODAY is D-day for soccer coach Seak Poh Leong and his boys. In fact it is decision day for Singapore soccer. By about 10 tonight, we will know which direction the state of the Republic's soccer will take. It all hinges on the result447 words
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357 1988-08-14 24 Godfrey Robert - Godfrey Robert IN A passion sport, emotional excesses both on and off the playing area are to be expected. But when such outpourings cross the boundaries of reason and rationale, it becomes a shame. The crowd at the recent Merlion Cup basketball tournament357 words
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Article, Illustration881 1988-08-14 2 ANNE KARPF confesses her penchant for the tele-doctor TO SAY that I love medical soaps is to risk derision. For while almost every other genre and star has been reclaimed and rehabilitated over the past decade they were even touting Doris Day as aROBERT GRESHOFF - 881 words
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Article, Illustration504 1988-08-14 2 JUDITH TAN - JUDITH TAN By Search on for missing actress LAST week, China's movie queen Liv Xiaoqing was reported missing. Her director-husband, Chen Guojun, said the Chinese government is taking steps m locating the actress, known for her role m Hibiscus Town. Chen is also appealing to the foreign media504 words
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Article, Illustration517 1988-08-14 2 PHILIP COOREY - PHILIP COORE Y VIDEO GUIDE By DIRTY DANCING Starring Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes Directed by Emile Ardollno, 1987 Vestron Video, United Vision Entertainment NOTHING dirty about this movie, although the dancing is sensuous and exciting. The film focuses on the517 words
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Article, Illustration1266 1988-08-14 3 The moulding of a muscleman Singapore's Fatholomein Ali pumps iron and downs six hefty meals a day to keep yi prime hunk condition for next week's Asian Bodybuilding Championships. LOW MEI MEI keeps pace with the six-time Mr Asia. IN 18 years, Fatholomein Ali has shovelled a houseful worth of1,266 words
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Article278 1988-08-14 3 BREAKFAST: 7 am A plateful of vegetables (boiled cauliflower, carrots, french beans, broccoli and baby corn), seven half -boiled eggs (but only two yolks), two tomatoes, one huge potato, one large sweet potato, one yam, two slices of oatmeal bread, three thick slices of278 words
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Article, Illustration725 1988-08-14 4 VAL MACQUEEN - VAL MACQUEEN Monkey see, monkey do. But speak it doesn't. For a jolly good show last week, one had to turn to the swaying humans. ON THE BLINK By THE trouble with the recent Birth of Language on Ch 12 was that it didn't seem to be able725 words
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Article, Illustration403 1988-08-14 4 "CRAWL the length of the kitchen," the director instructs the actress. "And don't look at the camera." Simple enough request. Except when the star is 11-month-old Ashley Fuller Olsen who has no idea what he is talking about. It is timeUSA Today - 403 words
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Article, Illustration322 1988-08-14 4 Somers out to prove she's smart SUZANNE Somers, who made her name playing a dumb blonde, is out to show the world that there are brains behind her looks and she is banking on the TV series, She's The Sheriff, to prove it. "I have confidence m myself," says Somers.IPS - 322 words
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Article, Illustration972 1988-08-14 7 Better trade and business ties with Spore A special feature to mark the country's 41st year of independence tomorrow MESSAGE Emmanuel Barwa Acting High Commissioner IT GIVES me great pleasure to greet the Indian nationals living m Singapore on the auspicious occasion of the 41st anniversary of India's independence. India's972 words
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Article, Illustration312 1988-08-14 7 UMA MOORTHY - Tourist arrivals up by 7.6 UMA MOORTHY By INDIA has long been a tourist destination for people all over the world. Its spectacular scenery, historic buildings, palaces and temples, rich m culture and tradition, coupled with its variety of wildlife still draw people eager to discover the its mysteries. Last312 words
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Article, Illustration699 1988-08-14 8 Figures up by 20 m first six months of this year B RECENT years have seen a strengthening of Indo-Singapore trade and economPrime Minister Lee Kuan Yew paid a two-day official visit to India m March this year, accompanied by a high-powered trade delegation699 words
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479 1988-08-14 8 Economic performance and future prospects RELATIVE to many other Third World economies, India has done reasonably well on many indicators of economic and social progress. Agriculture The most critical challenge India faced at the time of independence was feeding its growing millions. Droughts, floods and lack of planned agricultural advance479 words
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Article, Illustration812 1988-08-14 9 Dr Lalitha Vaidyanathan - Dr Lalitha Vaidyanathan By ON INDEPENDENCE DAY this year, the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-IA) completes Kiys m orbit, was launched on ti 17 from a Soviet xirome at Baikanur m Kazakhstan. The 975--kg satellite is not only the heaviest of the seven Indian satellites812 words
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Article581 1988-08-14 9 SAM PITRODA - SAM PITRODA By HIGH technology m India is a relatively new phenomenon. While the notion of high technology may mean different things to different people, it is best understood as a technology which brings about significant changes m the way of problem solving.581 words
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Article240 1988-08-14 17 I HAD always suspected that as many adults as "kids" enjoy the Young Life page. Now, I have a letter to support it. Mrs Hedwig Anuar, the Director of the National Library, read my words to you about resting during the holidays so that you will be fresh240 words
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Article64 1988-08-14 17 Do you know... What is "athlete's foot**? Athlete's foot is the name given to a fungal infection that usually occurs between the toes. The fungus settles on the soggy skin and feeds on the dead skin that the body sheds each day. To avoid it, wash your feet daily with64 words
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Article, Illustration224 1988-08-14 17 Long ago people believed that pomanders, which are sachets of aromatic herbs, could ward off the plague and other diseases. Nobody thinks this anymore, but they continue to be popular as a way of scenting a room. You will need: An orange224 words
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Article, Illustration460 1988-08-14 17 American Presidents of the 20th Century JOHN F. Kennedy was the youngest man to be elected to the Presidency at the age of 43 and also the youngest to die m office, after serving only two years and 10 months. He was also the first Roman460 words
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Article, Illustration964 1988-08-14 18 After a two-year screen absence, the star of Top Gun combines swizzle with lots of sizzle as a swinging bartender m Cocktail, a film recently released m the US. TOM GREEN reports 6 1 get so obsessive about anything I do. It is a goodUSA Today - 964 words
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Article327 1988-08-14 18 LIM SEK - LIM SEK POP REVIEW BY READY Sandy Lam (CBS) FOUR years ago, at 18, this young Hongkong deejay was singing about childhood dreams and fantasies. Now, at 22, she sings about unrequited love, loneliness and rainy days. Unlike her last effort, this release contains more translated327 words
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Article, Illustration443 1988-08-14 18 Blood, sweat and fears A MAJOR film-maker is working on a movie based on the Hungerford massacre, the shocking event that left 16 people dead one year ago. British-born director Adrian Lyne, who turned Fatal Attraction into a money-spinner, has been working on a script with writers mIPS; IHT - 443 words
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Advertisement882 1988-08-14 16 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments 179 For Sale: Houses PALM RO. VICINITY D 15 d/storey terr. 1700/ 1500 sq.ft 3+l rms. beautifully renovated facing S. fhold S43OK. Challenger *****88/ *****38 D.19 OPEN H'SE 2-4 p.m. Serangoon Odn. No. 10 Bloxhome Dr. seml-d. 2800 sq ft. View to appreciate ERA *****37 D.19882 words
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Advertisement655 1988-08-14 16 186 For Sale: Private Apartments The Height of Luxury, In the Heart of Newton. 2jmbk b la JM^mmmM rW^^L" 1 m nn *"22T ■*> i si a^B^^B^a^^V^LKaV^BT v^Ly^iw y£- p^ r Pwi \Q»V yO' f^f Jk. Sk I^.^^^ /OfMasffy a>^} Tow f tr V\ I r~7 r^^^rM-^ f LJ^; f^^655 words
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Advertisement439 1988-08-14 16 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments CHEAP LISTINGS 5-rm. Bodok N. (CPF BMk) BMk 5-rm. Jurong Eaat $127k 4-rm. A.M.Kto (CPF $72k) $73k 3-rm. Jurong E. (CPF $47k) $45k 3-rm. Holland/ Ghim Moh $3Sk 3-rm. Clomonti (CPF S47k) $45* 3-rm. Tanglin HaH 24k 3-rm. T.Payoh (CPF439 words
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Advertisement402 1988-08-14 16 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 191 For Sal*: HDB Apartments 5-rm. Pandan Pt. blk 401, terrazzo good view, $104k (full CPF $05k) 4-rm. Butrii Batok modal A, blk 338 high fir., ceramic, kitchen cabinet. 908k (full CPF $88k) 3-rm. Hougang Blk 301. model A high fir., ceramic all CPF. 4-rm.402 words
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Advertisement1019 1988-08-14 16 191 For Sale: HDB Apartment* PRICE NEOt 4-RM. Bedok South Blk 46/ 48/ 53/ 71 Beautifully renovated. Near amenities. See to offer. Exclusive: *****66 Pat. $42K ONLY. CPF $50,500 Whampoa Drive 3-rm. blk 74, all ceramic kitchen, cabinets. 453-5555/ pg *****17 (Agent) S49K NCOI (Full CPF $52.5K) 3rm Clementl Blk1,019 words
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Advertisement1309 1988-08-14 16 261 Fofign Education 261 Foreign Education 1 i SEEK EXCELIENCE icijH SCHOLARSHIPS r-jj-^-^ \si/ MATRICULATION STUDIES \to*M/T 1 (YEAR 11 YEAR 12) Perth Graduation College (PGC) Eligibility f? offers matriculation programmes (Year 11 12) to prepare students 5 9°° d GCE Level credits for for admission into universities m Year1,309 words
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Advertisement411 1988-08-14 16 261 Foreign Education 268 Music Courses PROPER VOICE TRAIMNO classes. Overseas grad. In pop classical music teacher. Free tryout lesson. Call 307-4520 Winnie. 269 Driving Instruction CATHAY DRIVING CTR. Hourly $10. Full course $400. Basic theory $40 Final theory ISO. *****53. PATIENT. ENGLISH SPEAKING Instructors avail. In Übl area. Free411 words
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Miscellaneous157 1988-08-14 17 MATCH c 3 o K^TX^f7^3!r7'^ ww MrA^ IR^^^^^HHlH B E^SE^Sfe tM yTßmjj|j|jjm|nT|t|--- "^/%K irlßry'^r^ WAS 5*lPT£» AMtfS£ HlMsEii= Mci Mci- What is all and \f'lllfllwwui\ iv I ll^B«^l!M?i^ TPAVPn Ef?C W/fW itTPAMJf ••"•Lrt^^^ *V>k*- dangerous and purple? completes the house? >J J -7*^^^ (g>^ Tir>< s'v5 v i^ /^/'x^^** mother157 words
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Advertisement31 1988-08-14 18 V^rder six pieces of Original Recipe chicken at $9.00 and get one extra piece free. Hurry, offer ends on August 21st! emellemctubetnei mmmmßm 4vM NOTHING COMES CLOSE Kentucky Fried Chicken jfflM31 words
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Advertisement342 1988-08-14 1 When Hyoung M. Pak, right, arrived penniless m Korea Town m Los Angeles, he was one of 5,000 Koreans. Now, the Korean community numbers 500,000, and he is a multi-millionaire m 7 j^r Deßeers Q£IHJLWQMAN__ JV I* WHO DESERVES THE jflr These exquisite pieces, priced from SSJ.J(H). represent just a342 words
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Article, Illustration578 1988-08-14 2 Do you wear yourself out because of a sense of guilt? A WOMAN'S PLACE "IT'S very simple why we are more tired than men: women work harder," says Dr Holly Atkinson, who has just written a book on the subject. The chronic fatigue can take the form of heaviness in578 words
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Article, Illustration1178 1988-08-14 2 When nightmares strike, parents wrack their brains, unable to fathom what has come over their loved ones. Who or what's to blame? A horror movie, a school bully, or a late meal? The underlying causes could be far worse. 6 Psychologists say parents sometimes push theirIPS - 1,178 words
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621 1988-08-14 2 UPSET writes: Am I a bad girl if I want to go out with my friends to Orchard Road? My mother says so. I want to go out because I want to socialise with others and because my young621 words
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Article, Illustration75 1988-08-14 2 Mind the alcohol in durians l WHAT makes the durian such a Potent fruit? Many durian lovers claim the fruit makes 1 1 them feel sleepy, even "heaty". They could have over-in-dulged m too much of the fruit. But the trace of alcohol m durian may also contribute to the75 words
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Article, Illustration116 1988-08-14 2 FEELING irritable, tense and bloated just before that time of the month? home remedies that some other premenstrual sufferers have found to work. For a woman's general wellbeing, she should increase her intake of whole foods (unprocessed) such as fruit and vegetables and cut out fast116 words
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Article, Illustration110 1988-08-14 2 AS WOMEN get °^er many suf*er from osteoporosis. This is the loss of bone mass, because f a loss of cal- cium from the bones, making them more brittle. It can start m the 20's and by their 40's there is a noticeable increase m bone110 words
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Advertisement385 1988-08-14 2 MIRASIN' IB The Start to a Slimmer You! Mi 1 Wa l^^^b t+^^^l m n fk f\ m*\ i With MIRASIN 18, losing weight is much UII V n| easier' H.I 111 fillip What is MIRASIN 18' gSS: f| U I II MIRASIN 18 is a chewable. fibre food i385 words
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Advertisement14 1988-08-14 2 Ads of the same nature flock together m The Straits Times Classified for results14 words
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Advertisement93 1988-08-14 2 iislifl Dli^vil f^ (9^ Dusil Take Dusil to relieve pain fast 1 Dusil's active pain-relieving J~~W i^iC I^Wl ingredients work effectively and wMWm mwM quickly. An effective formulation %M^ to relieve headaches, period pains, flu. fever, toothaches and y^^^^H^v sore tnroat Dusil comes m convenient 2-tablet II^WUSk and 4- tablet93 words
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Article, Illustration1749 1988-08-14 1 LAND OF THE RISING SONS r Their lives are usually m tatters when they land on America's shores. But for the thousands of Asian and Hispanic immigrants who pour into the United States, it means a fighting chance to make good m the land of opportunity and plenty. They bring1,749 words
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Advertisement376 1988-08-14 3 Doesn't everybody deserve to be spoilt just a little?" "As my eye roved around the shelves filled with the most exquisite of things I chanced upon the Millefleurs soap. Picking up a bar I knew it was what I'd been looking for. Even its name sounded romantic. As for its376 words
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Article, Illustration797 1988-08-14 4 Big tastes better, say some. No, small is succulent, say others. But to each his otvn size m crabs, says MARGARET CHAN. EAT OUT For a fresh crab connection PICK a restaurant with a high turnover. This ensures that you get a fresh crab,797 words
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Article271 1988-08-14 4 ITALIAN FESTIVAL Golden Dew Coffee House, The Dynasty: 734-9900. Buffet spread by Italian chef. $23 (adults), $10 (children under 12 years). Lunch and dinner. Until Aug 28. SINGAPOREAN BUFFET Orchard Terrace, Orchard Hotel: 734-7766. $18 (adults). $10 (children under 12 years). Lunch and dinner. Last day. Orchard Cafe,271 words
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Article308 1988-08-14 4 MARGARET CHAN - MARGARET CHAN EAT IN By SWEET and luscious, the lychee is traditionally eaten as a fruit; few cooks experiment with it m the way they do, say, pineapple or durians. At most, the fruit is canned or dried to form a pulp with a nutty, raisin-like flavour called308 words
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Article, Illustration341 1988-08-14 4 Lychee with duck Serves 4 400 g Cantonese roasted duck breast (about one medium-sized breast) 10 large lychees I "M/i-cm young ginger 1 spring onion 2 tbsps light soya sauce 1 tbsp Shao King wine 1 tbsp sesame oil 3 tbsp lychee juice 1 tbsp toasted, white sesame seedsLOW CHEAW HWEI - 341 words
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Article, Illustration380 1988-08-14 4 CH'NG POH TIONG - CH'NG POH TIONG DRINKS THE difference between red and white wine should be obvious enough. Or is it? To be precise, there is no such thing as pure white wine. Milk is white and so too soya bean juice, but a white380 words
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Advertisement715 1988-08-14 4 f^RI7AT FREE! UiV.ri/1 I Two great catches just for you. y"^| A W_¥ "T* f Order ClaypotS<H»n H»KklishOß If\ I I 1~l f HarJxn ued Chicken I j Singapura OR X^A M. X 4LmW am lobster dish and >(»u II receive a plate of |ac k s s<-ati nhl darden's715 words
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ARTS WORLD
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Article117 1988-08-14 5 CULTURE buffs who visit Seoul now have a new and almost complete art edifice to call on besides the numerous other monuments m the city. The Seoul Arts Centre is located within the city limits. The centre's concert hall, main auditorium, recital hall, cavernous main117 words
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Article, Illustration167 1988-08-14 5 COULD It be that women novelists are Joining the backlash against feminism that seems to be the mood of the times m the West? Alison Lnrie's latest book, The Truth about Lorin Jones, has the lesbian as the baddy: a manipulative, self-centred, sexist creature. The hero ofLondon Sunday Times - 167 words
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Article97 1988-08-14 5 ONE of only four known sets of the first edition of the collected works of Moliere is to be auctioned m November m Paris. The eight-tome collection, bound m leather, includes original editions of several of the 17th-century playwright's works such as The Misanthrope and GeorgesIHT - 97 words
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Article64 1988-08-14 5 THE London Symphony Orchestra will tour the United States and Japan m March under Its new American conductor. Michael Tilson Thomas. The tear of US cities m March begins m Philadelphia and will close on m San Francisco. In six concerts m Japan from MarchIHT - 64 words
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Article67 1988-08-14 5 ROSSINI'S six-hour opera, William Tell, will inaugurate the new season at Milan's La Scala theatre on Dec 7. The season will include five new productions, and will be preceded by a September tour, m which the company will perform some of the most popular operasIHT - 67 words
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Article, Illustration836 1988-08-14 5 Hidden images m the background of a painting are as important as the foreground. MICHAEL BRENSON looks at what makes a complete picture. THE 1876 Portrait of Madame Charpentier and Her Children at the Metropolitan Museum of Art m New York is one of Renoir's mostNYT - 836 words
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Article, Illustration887 1988-08-14 5 A rose by any other male pen-name Writer SALLY EMERSON tells why woman novelists have to hide their identities if they want to be taken seriously and succeed IT HAS never been quite respectable for women to write novels. George Eliot knew it, the Brontes knew it, and their solutionLondon Sunday Times - 887 words
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Advertisement33 1988-08-14 5 Sally Emerson has written for a number of newspapers including The Times, The Sunday Times, Vogue and The Illustrated London News. Between 1979 and 1985. she edited the literary magazine. Books and Bookmen.33 words
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Advertisement328 1988-08-14 5 I ll piled high with all manner of marvellous things." Si "Stepping through the door was like stepping back m time. The whole shop seemed to whisper enticements from a fairer, gentler age. Exquisite jars and tins and boxes were stacked on the j shelves wherever I looked. Fine food,328 words
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Article, Illustration666 1988-08-14 6 How easy is it to translate celluloid fantasies into something approaching reality? DAVID WICKERS of the London Sunday Times explores the sets of four box-office hits. From the Singapore end, LEE SIEW HUA tells you how to get to where the most memorable scenes were shot.666 words
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Article322 1988-08-14 6 FOR a film set mostly m New York, Crocodile Dundee has had an amazing impact on tourism to Australia. Not only was Paul Hogan, Mister Croc, chosen to spearhead Australia's advertising campaign m Britain, but tour operators now sell Crocodile Dundee country as an easy add-on322 words
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Article, Illustration454 1988-08-14 7 SIR David Lean has probably been responsible for generating more tourism to the countries where he films than any tourist board advertising campaigns. A Passage To India was no exception. There are actually three main locations: the Malabar caves, scene of Forster's picnic, where Aziz454 words
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Article, Illustration403 1988-08-14 7 MUCH of the film was set In Colombia, but the grandest scenes were set against the backdrop of the spectacular Iguazu Falls, part of the frontier between Brazil and Argentina. The opening sequence, m fact, shows a missionary, martyred to a cross by Indians, plunging over the403 words
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Article, Illustration258 1988-08-14 7 BARONESS Karen Blixen, alias Isak Dinesen, had a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills, "a landscape that had not the like m all the world". The hills, known to the British settlers as the White Highlands and revered by the Masai as258 words
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Advertisement61 1988-08-14 6 H MONTH, WE'RE INTO iHl^^Bl il^Bl LJ CRIME, EXPAT MEN, I^^^Bil^^Hr 4H| W ADVENTUROUS LAWYERS, H^^V H V- MACHO HANG-UPS AND I^^H^^Hr RICE. NOT TO MENTION A IHHMfIr .^^■l STUNNING LINE-UP OF OUR |||||^^^^^H| LOOK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS. Bi^^^^^^^B^B B NEED WE SAY MORE? MK^9^B BB jV m M61 words
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Advertisement38 1988-08-14 7 Learn to make decor statements the way you make fashion statements. Take a tip from HOiViE- ot 'f^^^^^^^ 1 IB A I I f~* I i AUU— w€ *k 9 M wJL~- x" mm. t A&'^lk9 Newsstands ■übmhSJ38 words
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Advertisement130 1988-08-14 7 W GRAND BOOK FAIR AND THERAPY EQUIPMENT EXHIBITION You have to be there to believe it! extended to 21 August 1988 due to overwhelming response popular demand from the public! Wide variety of Books Language Programmes for young children, teenagers adults (inclusive of Professionals) at special discounts with gifts World's130 words
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Advertisement135 1988-08-14 7 NO CAPITAL OR EXPERIENCE NEEDED How to start a profitable IMPORT-EXPORT Agency part-time You can start with little (M no capital investment m your spare or full-time 1 ("he Wade World Trade Import Fxport prouram will provide you with the knowledge, the contacts and the back up you need to135 words
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Advertisement357 1988-08-14 7 As I opened the jar the sweet smell of Aberdeen Heather filled the air. < "Browsing through the shop I came upon a shelf filled with potpourri. In England I had always kept one by my bedside. Now, half a world away, I'd found the self-same fragrances that filled my357 words
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SPOTLIGHT Republic of Korea
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Article, Illustration1292 1988-08-14 8 A landmark year for Korean people A special feature to mark the country's 43rd National Day tomorrow 4 Recent trends in the expansion of trade and •xchange of people between South Korea and Singapore attest to much more dynamic relations between the two countries towards the next century. P Geography1,292 words
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235 1988-08-14 8 Seoul Land world's largest theme park WITH Seoul Land, South Korea can lay claim to having the largest theme park m the world. Sprawling over an area of 850,000 square metres, this Korean version of Disneyland is about three times the size of the one m Anaheim and about twice235 words
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Article, Illustration466 1988-08-14 9 THE 1988 Seoul Olympic Arts Festival is going to be one of the biggest and most spectacular m Olympic history, say its organisers. For three months, from Aug 17 to Oct 5, the South Korean capital will be turned into a global466 words
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481 1988-08-14 9 Festivals galore to keep visitors and Koreans entertained HAN RIVER FESTIVAL, Han-gang River, Sept 13-16. Non-stop food, fun and entertainment will prevail along the banks of the Han-gang River during this four-day river festival, turning the river banks into a busy open-air marketplace. Creating an air of festivity will be481 words
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Article, Illustration466 1988-08-14 9 TERESA CHEONG - City set for 250,000 Olympic visitors TERESA CHEONG By OLYMPIC fever will hit Seoul m just over a month's time, when the 24th Olympic Games take centrestage m South Korea's capital city. From Sept 17 until Oct 2, hundreds of thousands of athletes, journalists and tourists will be m Seoul466 words
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Advertisement734 1988-08-14 8 .^^^J» Meeting the challenges of P?P -"PWr *u^ OAAAo SSANGYONQ CEMENT v v TWIC nAMk' nc i/^c* me ZUUUB (SINGAPORE) LIMITED COMMITTED Int HA™ U»- NOKtA p.l KOREA FIRST BANK iJis ffiß^tk Functions Industry Areas T0 MEETING THE DEMANDS OF t SINGAPORE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE \+J Singapore repbesentat,^ off.cc fltttths !i734 words
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Advertisement618 1988-08-14 9 /Am«^v I|L I 9 J I J II I 111 I V^| I' 1 I V^^^T" lILy II W J w Jw l vaVI I Iw^ mm w J 111 V^^^a Am m^A. Ov'^ Strengthen your hand by joining hands a DAEWOO CORPORATION y*"^ WJth SAMSUNG 'Mk M^6*»-^ Singapore y^618 words
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Article, Illustration926 1988-08-14 10 A special feature to commemorate the country's Independence Day on Wednesda' MESSAGE Dalindra Aman Charge d'Affaires a.i. Geography WITH 13,677 islands stretching over 5,120 km, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago. Its main islands are Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Irian Jaya and Java, which also926 words
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Article396 1988-08-14 11 INDONESIA is enjoying an unprecedented surge m tourist arrivals. Last year, the country finally hit the million-visitor mark with 1,060,347 tourists entering its many gateways. This is a record 25 per cent increase over 1986. Indications are that Indonesia will reach its target of 1.2396 words
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Article, Illustration377 1988-08-14 11 JILL GOCHER - JILL GOCHER By THE new Pulau Bayan Marina Club's ground-breaking ceremony was held at Indonesia's Bintan Island on July 9. Officiating at the ceremony were the Director General of Tourism, Mr Joop Aye, and the Chief of Staff of the Navy, Admiral R. Kasenda.377 words
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Article, Illustration417 1988-08-14 12 WHILE the Indonesian government is trying to encourage all-round industrial development, it has also been trying to stimulate the non-oil /gas According to an investor's guide book, Doing Business m Indonesia, several policies have been drawn up to make investment m these areas as attractive as possible.417 words
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321 1988-08-14 12 SIS to offer courses in Bahasa Indonesia THE new Sekolah Indonesia Singapura (SIS) will offer elementary courses m Bahasa Indonesia to the public before the end of the year. According to an Indonesian Embassy official, Mr Ra hard jo Djojonegoro, the $9 million school m Siglap Road is well-equipped to321 words
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Article, Illustration987 1988-08-14 12 JILL GOCHER - JILL GOCHER By THOSE who prefer an interesting, off-beat holiday instead of a week at a luxury resort may want to visit the island of Sulawesi. Located north of Bali and east of Kalimantan, it is a short flight from Jakarta987 words
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Advertisement344 1988-08-14 10 WWARINGIN 1 II (PTE) LIMITED 11 INDOCEMENT I 1 i^d SINGAPORE PTE LTD extend their I very best wishes to the 1 1 GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA on the occasion of their INDEPENDENCE DAY S 17th August, 1988 P Mengucapkan g Selamat Atas Perayaan Hari Kemerdekaan m Republik Indonesia Yang344 words
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Advertisement251 1988-08-14 11 I TO THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT V I OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA ON THEIR 1 43rd INDEPENDENCE DAY R'HIJ INVESTMENT HOLDING PTE. LTD I 3. Shenton Way 14-09 Shenton House Singapore 0106 Tel 224-8330 Jtk Tlx RS ***** RHIJ Fax *****03 3^^ BUSINESS UNES l^L PROPERTIES INVESTMENT HANDLING PURCHASING251 words
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Advertisement150 1988-08-14 12 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA ON THEIR 43RD YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE. Our Jakarta Business Package I congratulations 4 flights a day ai^f£^S to plus 6 hotels to choose from. /gESSSSL 077 th@ OCC3SIOU Jakarta Business Package 3D/2N Jakarta Executive Package 2D/1N ~t+L^ aq~a from150 words
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Article, Illustration766 1988-08-14 13 Cake is nice, but most of us have to be satisfied with bread-and-butter cars, reflects WINSTON LEE, looking back on the biggest car event recently. DID you sniff at the $1.5 million Porsche 959 and mutter: "Money down the drain"? Or did you strain at766 words
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356 1988-08-14 13 WINSTON LEE - WINSTON LEE By POWER steering or, more correctly, power-assisted steering is fast becoming a standard item m many cars, even relatively small ones. One might even predict that within the next couple of years, even 1000 cc cars will have this convenience. Electronically-controlled356 words
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Article, Illustration456 1988-08-14 13 WHEN you take your dog out m the car, is it a pain or a pleasure? It all depends how well your mutt has been brought up, but the choice of car is important too. A dog's place is m the extreme backIPS - 456 words
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Advertisement102 1988-08-14 13 v CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 6th ASIA-PACIFIC FURNITURE FAIR 88 GRAND LUCKY DRAW HELD ON 7th AUGUST, 1988, WORLD TRADE CENTRE HALL 5 PRIZE NAME ICNO TICKET NO Ist Fauziah hte Menwari *****36G *****8 2nd Wong Chew PanK *****541 *****9 3rd ChewGekLan *****27E *****7 4th Benny Nr U*****D102 words
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Article, Illustration452 1988-08-14 14 CATHERINE ONG - CATHERINE ONG Story: Pictures: SIPA PRESS DRAPED as a Grecian statue. Hooped as a hula dancer. These were two of the strongest looks m the recent au-tumn-winter Paris shows, which will influence what we wear m the next few months and at party-time over Christmas. They may just452 words
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501 1988-08-14 14 Tangs Studio: What went in first rush WHERE were the mannequins? If the first-week shoppers who poured into the new Tangs Studio were hoping for guidance on what would go with what, they did not get it. There was hardly a dummy standing about to show how to combine clothes501 words
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