The Straits Times, 18 August 1989

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1989 50 CENTS MCI (P) 44/12/88|
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    Lock icon Walesa bid to form Polish govt
    576 1 Nation may get non-Communist rulers for first time m 40 years WARSAW Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and the heads of two smaller parties announced yesterday they were ready to form Eastern Europe's first government dominated by non-Communists since the late *****. A joint statement
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    We're going BIG on the street party of the year
    176 1 We're going BIG on the street party of the year ABOUT 300,000 people maybe more an? expected to converge at Orchard Road tomorrow for the biggest street party of the year: Swing Singapore '89. This is what The Straits Times has m store for you, apart from our usual coverage:
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    Soviet leaders offer autonomy in bid to end ethnic strife
    537 1 MOSCOW The Soviet leadership, alarmed by nationaiist turmoil bubbling across the country, yesterday proposed "radical transformations m the Soviet federation" to address the needs of its different nationalities. A Communist Party policy document said solving demands for greater autonomy, ending
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    Lock icon Mum forces daughter who stole to drink poison
    107 1 Mum forces daughter who stole to drink poison SEOUL The mother of a 12-year-old primary school girl was arrested yesterday for forcing her daughter to take poison for stealIng money from her neighbour, news reports said. Police m the southern city of Kwangju charged Yang In Ja, 41, with murder,
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    Lock icon Dead-ly shock for family
    178 1 RIYADH An Arab's mother and sister died from shock when he returned from the grave dressed m his burial shroud, the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al-Riyadh reported yesterday. The newspaper said the Saudi Arabian was dug from his grave after shepherds walking overhead heard his screams for
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    GEARING UP FOR THE REAL THING:
    48 1 Singer Christina Ong, up on a cherry-picker, going through her paces to prepare ror me real swing tomorrow. Miming the song Kiss (I Love You), Christina's appearance at the rehearsal outside the Hilton Hotel last night drew a crowd of curious onlookers.
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    Lock icon 'Martial law in Beijing to continue'
    481 1 Chinese official also says Zhao may face charges TOKYO Martial law m Beijing will not be lifted for the time being, Chinese government spokesman Yuan Mv said m an interview published here yesterday. He also told Japan's biggest circulation newspaper, the Yomiuri Shimbun, that
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    Lock icon 'Yang ordered abduction of defence minister'
    389 1 'Yang ordered abduction of defence minister' HONGKONG Troops loyal to Chinese President Yang Sh;mgkun took China's Defence Mir and several military commanders after a dispute over a top military post vacated by purged Communist Party boss Zhao Ziyang, Chinese sources said yesterday. The sources said Mr Yang, a mastermind of
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      29 1 I insioe Summary News 2,3 World News 4,5,1,8, It Asean 14,15 Causeway 18,17 Around Your Place 25 Comment/ Perspective 26,27 Letters 28 Sports 2S-32 Raolng 33 TlmesDollar 34-4 B
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      91 1 THE THINGS PEOPLE DO WITH THEIR MONEY Pcture Permit No RC, 52/89-06 COLOUR PINUP OF MISS SPORE/ WORLD FINALISTS Guess who the judges wilpick. And win prizes. Re-tender for embassy site Thailand is calling for a re-tender for the redevelopment of its embassy site, to the ire of at least
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      12 1 More reports: P. 8 Shenzhen poses a dilemma for leaders: P. 26
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    IN SUMMARY
    706 2 BOMB SHELTER DRILL: At least 5,000 people will take part in a bomb shelter exercise at the Lavender Street MRT station next month the second such exercise to be held in Singapore. Participants of the exercise on Sept 24 will include residents, workers and school children in the
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    Law reform team looks into use of video in court
    721 2  -  Cheng Shoong Tat Aim is to reduce trauma for sex abuse victims, child witnesses By AN official law reform team is studying the use of live video cameras m courtrooms m order to make it less traumatic for sex abuse
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    Lock icon Longest non-stop flight
    280 2 SYDNEY A Qantas Boeing 747-400 touched down here yesterday after a non-stop flight from London, the longest ever made by a commercial jet, a spokesman of the airline said. The new Qantas jumbo flew the 17,850 km m 20 hours and nine minutes, slicing several hours off
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    UK prisoner gets tagged and a free telephone
    138 2  - UK prisoner gets tagged and a free telephone BY ALAN HUBBARD. London The first prisoner to be electronically tagged under an experiment by the British Home Office will receive an unexpected gift a free telephone. Richard Hart, 23, charged with theft and burglary m Nottingham, has been granted bail, provided
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    Replace RK with civics: Middle School teachers' union
    320 2 Replace RK with civics: Middle School teachers' union THE Singapore Middle School Chinese Teachers' Union has recommended that the Religious Knowledge course m schools should be replaced by a civics course emphasising moral education, nationalism and religious tolerance. The change would help young Singaporeans appreciate the various religions and cultures
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    Union supports Chinese as first language in 2 JCs
    195 2 Union supports Chinese as first language in 2 JCs THE Singapore Middle School Chinese Teachers' Union backs an Education Ministry's move to offer Chinese as a first language m Hwa Chong and Temasek junior colleges next year. In a press statement yesterday, the union urged Chinese parents and students to
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      208 2 IN BT»TGOAY IN BT» TODAY IN BT •TODAY M^ I Today m I BUSINESS TIMES 5 EXCLUSIVE REPORTS ■E Reason for re-tender Thailand has decided to call for a a re-tender for the redevelopment of its embassy site, to the ire of at least one previous tenderer. Towards 2000 What
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    100 take part in first heart transplant 'Olympics'
    131 3 100 take part in first heart transplant 'Olympics' AMSTERDAM About 100 former heart transplant patients from several European countries competed on Wednesday m the world's first "Heart Transplant Games" m the Dutch town of Gorssel. The tournament, which continues until tomorrow, features tennis and badminton and track and field events
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    Alteration centre a nook in the wall
    262 3 A SHOPPER strolling around the fourth storey of Far East Plaza m Scotts Road, could be forgiven for failing to notice the nook m the wall used as an alteration centre. While the neighbouring shops m the shopping complex have wide display glass
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    Lock icon FDA to test 30 top-selling generic drugs for safety
    239 3 WASHINGTON The United States government agency that regulates prescription drugs reeling from revelations of payoffs and other irregu'u ir>s i the generic drugs approval process said it would test the 30 top-selling generic drugs for safety. "The purpose of the na-
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    Major conference on the role of CCs
    421 3  -  TAN TARN HOW By THE role of community centres m the 1990s will come under the spotlight at a major, once-a-de-cade, conference to be held at the end of the year by the People's Association. The discussions will focus on young Singaporeans, women
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    Don't dictate to us, foreign politicians told
    428 3 Reaction to Singapore statement on US bases The fact that Singapore is minute m size does not mean that we cannot stand up for our sovereign right to do things that are best suited for our citizens. Mr Teo FOREIGN politicians should look
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    Lock icon Robbers make off with $2m
    93 3 SEOUL Three young robbers armed with teargas handguns yesterday commandeered a car carrying 690 million won (Ss2 million) m cash m what is believed to be South Korea's biggest-ever heist. Police said four officials of a co-operative bank were carrying the money to the provincial
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    Lock icon Begin now recovering
    48 3 JERUSALEM Reclusive former prime minister Menachem Begin, admitted to an Israeli hospital after complaining that he felt weak, appeared to be recovering yesterday Mr Begin, who rarely leaves his Jerusalem house, entered Shaarei Zedek Hospital on Wednesday only days after celebrating his 76th birthday. Reuter
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      181 3 Weather Cloudy with showers over several areas m the morning. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today 7.12 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.03 am. GLOBAL WEATHER AmiiU>rdam 16 21 C Clear Madrid tt/SIC Clear Athrna B/SC Clear Manila 8/32 C Cloudy Auckland 3/13 C Clear
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      Lock icon France sends aircraft carrier to Lebanon
      354 4 Move coincides with intense efforts by Paris to stop the fighting PARIS France is sending one of its two aircraft carriers to Lebanon as a ceasefire went into force at midnight after a United Nations appeal for a halt to warfare shattering the country.
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      Lock icon Sharon to visit Soviet Union
      120 4 Sharon to visit Soviet Union JERUSALEM Israeli Trade and Industry Minister Ariel Sharon will make an official visit to the Soviet Union m October, the first by a Cabinet minister since Moscow broke off ties m 1967, his ministry said. Mr Sharon was invited to visit the Soviet republic of
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      Lock icon Breast op for Kate Jackson
      46 4 LOS ANGELES Kate Jackson, one of television's original Charlie's Angels, is resting comfortably after undergoing an operation for breast cancer, her press agent said. Ms Jackson, 38, underwent a modified mastectomy and reconstructive plastic surgery on Tuesday, her agent said. Reuter
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      Britain sacks 50 senior detectives for malpractices
      307 4  -  ALAN HUBBARO By Europe Editor LONDON Britain's biggest police scandal for nearly 20 years has resulted m a purge of more than 50 senior detectives and the closure of one of the country's best-known serious crime squads. This follows allegations of malpractice, including
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      Lock icon Guerillas kill 23 Indian soldiers
      206 4 Guerillas kill 23 Indian soldiers COLOMBO Tamil guerillas killed 23 Indian soldiers m a attack on their camp m northern Sri Lanka early yesterday, official sources said. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eeelam guerillas also grabbed 20 weapons and a supply of mortar bombs m the raid on the camp adjoining
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      Lock icon First lunar eclipse in 20 years seen from five continents
      297 4 First lunar eclipse in 20 years seen from five continents NEW YORK People on five continents got their first chance m more than 20 years to watch a lunar eclipse, as the full moon dipped towards the Earth's shadow and was transformed into a glowing, reddish disc. Weather permitting, the
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      Tokyo to crack down on porn, violence in videos
      374 4  - Tokyo to crack down on porn, violence in videos PETER HAZELHURST By Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Tokyo's municipal government is cracking down on pornographic and violent video movies m the wake of the brutal kidnap-murders of three young children and a spate of animal tortures. Authorities announced yesterday that the city
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      Lock icon Rangoon accuses food merchants of 'blackmail'
      163 4 BANGKOK Rangoon's military commander accused merchants who failed to cut the price of rice, meat and fish of trying to destabilise Burma's government. In a speech to Rangoon officials, officers and traders, Brig-adier-General Myo Nyunt said the action of some merchants amounted to economic
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      Lock icon CALCUTTA TURNS 300
      205 5 Some 200,000 people jammed central Calcutta on Wednesday as the former capital of the British Raj launched its 300 th birthday party. Leaders of the communist government of West Bengal state, of which India's second-biggest city is the capital, shed ideology and clambered aboard Raj era horse-drawn
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      Lock icon Canberra seeks to put more life into city with a casino
      235 5 Canberra seeks to put more life into city with a casino CANBERRA Australia's national capital is gambling on a casino to change its somewhat boring image as well as raking m new revenue. The Canberra casino proposal has the support of Prime Minister Bob Hawke, no stranger to blackjack tables
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      UK schools may stress Asian languages
      130 5  - UK schools may stress Asian languages ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON "Ni hao ma?" could replace "Comment allez-vous?" as French lessons give way to Mandarin m a new shake-up of foreign language teaching m British schools. The Education Minister, Mrs Angela Rumbold, says too much emphasis is being put
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      Lock icon Khomeini's son rejects hostage talks idea
      236 5 NICOSIA Ayatollah Khomeini's radical son Ahmad yesterday rejected co-operation to release Western hostages m Lebanon and said that Iran would drive the United States out of the Middle East. "Today the US thinks that since the Imam (Khomeini) is no longer among us it
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      Lock icon Murdoch and Fairfax in fierce fight for Sunday market
      267 5 Murdoch and Fairfax in fierce fight for Sunday market SYDNEY Three new Sunday newspapers will hit the streets of Melbourne this weekend m an all-out war between international media baron Rupert Murdoch and his only serious print rival m Australia. At stake is the future of the heavily-indebted John Fairfax
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      Lock icon Japan's open policy attracting more Vietnamese refugees
      571 7 OMURA Vietnamese refugees are increasingly turning to a new, non-tra-ditional destination, Japan, rather than heading for the shores of their already inundated neighbours m South-east Asia and Hongkong. So far this year, 1,422 refugees have made their way to Japan, compared with 219
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      Lock icon Argentina and Britain move to restore ties
      357 7 NEW YORK Argentina and Britain are holding talks m New York as a first step towards restoring diplomatic ties broken as a result of the 1982 Falklands war, both countries said on Wednesday. A statement released simultaneously m Buenos Aires, London and at
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      Lock icon Second test flight of Stealth bomber cut short
      161 7 Second test flight of Stealth bomber cut short EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE (California) The US Air Force's costly B-2 Stealth bomber's second test flight ended prematurely when a low oil-pres-sure reading forced the plane to land an hour after take-off. The US$53O million (551.03 billion) radar-evad-ing bomber was due to
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      Lock icon Listed at last
      48 7 MOSCOW Muscovites who have to rely on word-of-mouth for the telephone numbers of foreign embassies will soon be able to find them m telephone books, Tass reported on Wednesday. Telephone books, which are m short supply m Moscow, do not include individuals' home numbers. AP
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      Lock icon Tourism ad for Chicago found too revealing
      253 7 Tourism ad for Chicago found too revealing CHICAGO It may be art, but tourism officials could not believe their eyes when an advertisement featuring a watercolour of a nude woman invited Europeans to visit Chicago. Portrayed on the other side of the Atlantic as home to seamy politics, bluesy music
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      Lock icon Snatch thieves rammed by car: Driver charged
      108 7 PARIS A woman motorist who allegedly knocked down two snatch-thieves after a car chase, killing one and seriously injuring the other, was charged with assault and manslaughter on Wednesday. Nang Tian, of Laotian origin, was said by her lawyer to be m a
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      Lock icon Rafsanjani puts poverty high on his list
      406 5 NICOSIA Mr AH Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani took over as Iran's fourth president on Thursday, proclaiming a new era of national co-operation to revive the country's war-hit economy and improve living standards. In his inaugural speech, he directed his attack on hunger and poverty
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      Lock icon Factions 'must agree to have UN peacekeeping body first'
      447 8 International Conference on Cambodia BAN SOON SOM (Thailand) The head of a special United Nations team said yesterday that all four factions m Cambodia would have to agree to a UN peacekeeping body before one could be sent to the war-torn
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      Lock icon China's new undergrads will have to pay fees
      404 8 Move latest m series of measures to prevent regrouping, says report BEIJING Chinese students, who for decades have enjoyed free schooling, will have to pay for part of the bill for their college education under a new regulation thai will go into
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      Lock icon Clampdown on dissent continues at universities
      491 8 BEIJING China's brutal spring clampdown on dissent is continuing into the autumn, as returning students are bombarded with political re-education courses or at one top university simply sent back home. At Beijing University, the 15,000 students who thought they would begin classes this week
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      Proposal to move UN to HK 'just wishful thinking'
      292 8  - Proposal to move UN to HK 'just wishful thinking' Catherine C. Ong By Hongkong correspondent HONGKONG Casino tycoon Stanley Ho's proposal to move the United Nations to Hongkong as a way to shore up confidence after 1997 was nothing more than wishful thinking reflecting the prevailing sense of panic here,
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      Lock icon Tokyo to resume economic aid projects
      281 8 Tokyo to resume economic aid projects TOKYO Japan has decided to resume work on some economic aid projects to China and lift a warning against travel there, except m Beijing, Foreign Ministry officials said yesterday. They said Tokyo will gradually resume aid projects m places other than Beijing that had
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      Zhao made use of mass media, says daily
      419 8 Zhao made use of mass media, says daily IN THE latest salvo fired against ex-Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang, a leading Beijing newspaper has accused him of manipulating the mass media. The Guangming Daily, m a commentary on Tuesday, cited the controversial television programme Heshang, or River Elegy, as an
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      Lock icon Citic board chairman 'named a vice-premier'
      96 8 HONGKONG The Chinese Communist Party has named Mr Rong Yiren, board chairman of the China International Trust and Investment Corporation (Citic), as a fourth vicepremier, a Hongkong economic daily reported on Wednesday. The Hongkong Economic Times attributed the information to sources close to China.
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      Lock icon 3 German hackers charged with spying
      307 10 KARLSRUHE (West Germany) Three West Germans have been charged with spying after allegedly breaking into secret Western computer systems on behalf of the Soviet Union, the Federal Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday. A spokesman said it was the first West German case involving "hackers",
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      Lock icon Belgians in sizzling row over making of low-calorie fries
      187 10 BRUGES (Belgium) Two Belgians squared up on Wednesday for a legal battle after both claimed to have invented a gadget that makes low-calorie potato chips or French fries. Flemish potato merchant R. Stroobandt invited the Belgian press to a restaurant m
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      Lock icon East Berlin warns Bonn against aiding refugees
      475 10 Ties at risk if it keeps sheltering E. Germans m embassies, official told EAST BERLIN East Germany has warned Bonn that bilateral relations would suffer if West Germany did not stop sheltering East Germans m its diplomatic missions. It was East Germany's strongest
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      Britons may yet be whining and dining if bubbly's rationed
      265 10  -  ALAN HUBBARO By Europe Editor LONDON Britain has become the world's biggest consumer of champagne and Britons are drinking so much that it may have to be rationed. All drink sales are soaring m Britain because of a long, hot
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      Lock icon Forbes flying guests to Morocco for birthday bash
      133 10 NEW YORK American publisher Malcolm Forbes is celebrating his 70th birthday this weekend by flying hundreds of guests to Morocco for an extravagant party on the grounds of a palace. His spokesman Don Garson said 500 to 600 people will board three
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      Lock icon Democracy begins to transform Pakistan
      899 12  -  MOHAMMED AFTAB But tensions, both at home and abroad, continue to simmer By picture. ISLAMABAD One year after President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq died m a plane crash that ended more than a decade of authoritarian rule, Pakistan is eating the fruits of democracy, both bitter
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      Lack of child-care options keeps West German women at home
      496 12  - Lack of child-care options keeps West German women at home STEPHANIE GRIFFITH By Writing for the International Herald Tribune DARMSTADT (West Germany) Although West Germany enjoys one of the world's highest standards of living and provides many social benefits that are hallmarks of an industrialised society, it lags behind most
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      Lock icon S. Korea's feminists demand changes in a men-first culture
      1404 13  -  KELLY TUNNEY By SEOUL A popular cartoon shows a smugly smiling Korean man holding a bird cage with a woman locked inside. If feminists have their way, he would not smile for long. Feminists are demanding radical change m South Korea's
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  • AROUND ASEAN
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      Lock icon Bigger US military presence not needed, says congressman
      615 14 Reactions to Singapore statement on US bases 6 As far as the offer by any country to accept and to share m the responsibility of providing mutual security m the area, of course we welcome that. But that doesn't mean we are
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      Lock icon Chavalit will not discuss issue while in S'pore
      260 14 BANGKOK Thai army com-mander-in-chief General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, who arrived m Singapore yesterday, said he would not discuss Singapore's offer to host US military facilities during his visit. He told reporters m the Thai capital before his departure that the question of US
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      Lock icon Vietnam condemns move for the second time
      224 14 Vietnam condemns move for the second time BANGKOK Vietnam has again denounced Sing; pore and the United States over the island Republic's offer of military facilities. "At a time when the process of settling the Cambodian issue is progressing and the possibility of turning South-east Asia into a zone of
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      S'pore could become the Lebanon of S-E Asia, says PKMS
      331 14 S'pore could become the Lebanon of S-E Asia, says PKMS THE opposition Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKMS) has condemned the Government for offering to host United States military facilities here. It said that the move would be "detrimental to the interests and well-being of Singapore" and could turn Singapore into
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      Lock icon Soviet no 'a reason for XL opposing move'
      199 14 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Abu Hassan Omar said yesterday that Soviet objection to establishing any United States bases m Singapore was one reason why Malaysia opposed Singapore's offer to accept such facilities. "One of the reasons why we oppose the
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      Asean ministers may discuss matter in Paris
      233 14  -  ABBY TAN Call to bring it up at Aipo meeting as well By Manila Correspondent MANILA Asean foreign ministers might take the opportunity of an Aug 29 meeting m Paris prior to the resumption of the International Conference on Cambodia to discuss Singapore's
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      Lock icon China's tacit disapproval
      146 14 BEIJING China yesterday expressed tacit disapproval of Singapore's offer to host some US military facilities now located m the Philippines. "China's principal stand is that it is against the establishment of military bases m one country by another country," a Foreign Ministry spokesman said when asked about
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      Offer comes as no surprise because of Singapore's position: Indonesian paper
      515 14 Offer comes as no surprise because of Singapore's position: Indonesian paper SINGAPORE'S announcement that it was prepared to host US facilities should come as no surprise, the Indonesian daily Pelita said m an Aug 8 editorial. It said that long before the Vietnam War ended m 1975, Singapore Prime Minister
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      Sudomo: Premature to react without knowing details
      187 14 INDONESIA'S Co-ordinat-ing Minister for Political and Security Affairs, Mr Sudomo, has said it was premature to make an assessment of or give a reaction to Singapore's bases offer, the Indonesian afternoon daily Suara Pembaruan reported on Tuesday. He also said Singapore's offer could
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      Jail tragedy: Row continues in Manila
      492 15  -  ABBY TAN Lawmakers join attack on military for 'bungling' rescue By Manila Correspondent MANILA Controversy and recriminations have dogged a full-scale probe which began yesterday into the Davao City jail hostage tragedy m which 21 people died. Legislators and the press joined m a
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      Simple ceremony marks Jakarta's 44th year of independence
      282 15  - Simple ceremony marks Jakarta's 44th year of independence AHMAD OSMAN By JAKARTA President Suharto and other Indonesian leaders attended a simple ceremony at the presidential palace here yesterday to commemorate the country's 44th year of independence. Mr Kharis Suhud, Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly and House of Representatives, read
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      Aquino welcomes accord to help cut $54.8 b debt
      342 15 Aquino welcomes accord to help cut $54.8 b debt MANILA President Corazon Aquino has welcomed reports of a Philipplne government agreement with foreign banks to help reduce the country's debt and for new loans, a presidential spokesman said yesterday. He said the accord, reached m principle m New York, was
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      144 15 Indonesia, PNG begin marking Irian Jaya border PORT MORESBY Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have begun physically marking the sensitive Irian Jaya border as the two countries tried to bolster often-strained relations, a Foreign Ministry official said here on Monday. The senior official said that a joint Papua New Guinea-Indonesia
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      Lock icon $312 in fraud: No appeal from convicted seven
      330 15 $3 12 in fraud: No appeal from convicted seven BANGKOK Seven convicted swindlers have decided not to appeal against the 20-year Jail sentences handed down for their part m a US$l6O million (Ss3l2 million) fraudulent investment scheme, court officials here said yesterday. Only one of the eight original defendants has
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      Lock icon Thai ministry acts to dispel fears veg may pose Aids risk
      258 15 BANGKOK Thailand's Public Health Ministry tried yesterday to calm public hysteria over local press reports that Aids could be transmitted by mosquitoes and vegetables on which human waste was used as fertiliser. Public Health Minister Chuan Leekpai, speaking at
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      Lock icon Mahathir views page of Malay history
      81 16 Mahathir views page of Malay history MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad touring an exhibition of old Malay manuscripts m Kuala Lumpur after opening a week-long international conference on The Malay Civilisation. Madam Shahar Banun Jaafar (left), who headed the organising committee, gives Dr Mahathir a run-down of
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      45 16 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's population this year is estimated to be at 17.36 million, the Statistics Department reported this week. Its latest social statistics bulletin also said the annual rate of population growth between 1963 and 1987 was 2.6 per cent. AP
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      Probe into orchid farm where prisoners worked
      269 16 THE orchid farm where former prison inmate Abdullah Ang and other prisoners were sent to work has become the focus of a probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA), The Malay Mail reported. The paper said questions have been raised about the farm's
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      Lock icon Ragging: 9 ordered to see psychiatrist
      316 16 PETALING JAVA Nine University Kebangsaan Malaysia undergraduates, who were found guilty of ragging their juniors during orientation week last month, have been ordered by the institution's disciplinary board to see a psychiatrist at the Medical Faculty. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs) Professor Datuk Dr Abdul
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      Umno 'acting to boost business interests'
      508 16 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the country's dominant party, have made another move to expand business interests and shore up party funds threatened by heavy debts, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported
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      Lock icon New quarters for staff of XL mission in S'pore
      215 16 STAFF of the Malaysian High Commission m Singapore will m October be able to occupy new quarters that are being built on the premises, the retiring Malaysian High Commissioner to the Republic, Datuk K. Tharmaratnam, said on Wednesday. The quarters are
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      Lock icon 'Develop training materials for Asean journalists'
      327 16 PULAU LANGKAWI Senior officials of Asean national news organisations agreed yesterday that training materials for journalists should be developed within the region to replace existing ones which "smack of a Western bias". Participants of the 4th Asean Editors Conference suggested at the end of
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      Lock icon Harun seeks court order to nullify election regulation
      331 17 KUALA LUMPUR The former Mentri Besar of Selangor, Datuk Harun Idris, is seeking a declaration from the High Court that an election regulation which allows the serial number of a voter to be written on the counterfoil of the ballot paper be
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      Lock icon Misunderstanding over Islamic Bill 'resolved'
      403 17 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that the misunderstanding over the Islamic Bill passed by the Selangor State Assembly recently has been resolved. "The resolution was made according to that of the Barisan Nasional (National Front) method," he told reporters
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      Hamim leaders meet Razaleigh over coalition
      277 17 LEADERS of Hamim, a component party of the ruling National Front (NF) coalition government, have met former Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and other leaders of the Islamic United Front to discuss its application to join their proposed opposition coalition, the tabloid
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      Lock icon Injured parachutist dies
      83 17 Injured parachutist dies KUALA LUMPUR The parachutist who was seriously injured on Sunday when his chute became entangled with another m mid-air, died at the General Hospital here without regaining consciousness. Mr Saharudin Mohamad Sharif!, 32, who sustained injuries during the rehearsal for the South-east Asia Games opening ceremony, died
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      Lock icon MAS to buy nine new Fokker jets for $144 m
      218 17 JITRA (Kedah) Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will buy nine jet-propelled Fokker F-50 aircraft to replace the F-27 planes which are now used on domestic routes, the airline's managing director, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman, said yesterday. He said the nine
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      Woman seeks witnesses to husband's accident
      217 18 TEN months have passed since a motorcyclist died m a traffic accident but his wife has not given up the search to find people who saw the accident. She has put up a sign at the accident site appealing for witnesses. "I need to
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      Orchard tunnel dig may be totally underground
      484 18  -  RAY DHALIWAL Aim is not to disrupt traffic flow while pedestrian link is built By THE much-awaited pedestrian tunnel between Tangs and the Mass Rapid Transit station across the road is expected to be dug with handheld tools. It was learnt that work
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      Photography competition
      48 18 ENTRIES are invited for the Discovering Singapore 3 photo competition Photos should be submitted to the PA's Continuing Education Section or to the following community centres: Alexandra, Boon Lay, Crawford, Joo Chiat, Jurong Town, Kallang, Kampong Übi, Kreta Ayer and Queenstown. The closing date is tomorrow.
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      'Ampoules of drugs were similar'
      603 18 Wrong drug death case A HOSPITAL matron said that at a glance there was some similarity between the ampoules of a drug wrongly given to a newborn baby and the one which a staff nurse had intended to use. And while nurses always check before
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      New York Phil to conduct free violin master class
      262 18 THE New York Philharmonic Orchestra, which visits Singapore next week, will hold a free violin master class for four serious music students here. The Philharmonic's Concertmaster, Mr Glenn Dicterow, will conduct the two-hour session next Friday at La Salle at 2
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      Proton Saga poised for a snappy start
      471 19  -  MATHEW PEREIR A 250 out of 365 units have been booked, says agent By THE Proton Saga has made a snappy start m the Singapore market barely a month after setting up its dealership here. Its agent, Cycle Carriage Industries, said 250 units
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      Suspect caught after chase, freed after tall story
      274 19 Suspect caught after chase, freed after tall story A SUSPECTED snatch thief caught by five students after a chase told his captors the shouts for help they heard earlier were from a family dispute. When a youth appeared and confirmed the suspect's story, the boys let him go. But the
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      World-class workers should not worry about HK competition'
      397 19 World-class workers should not worry about HK competition' SINGAPOREANS, who form the world's best workforce, should not sell themselves short by worrying about competition from the 25,000 Hongkongers who may come here under the liberalised immigration rules. This was the message from Mr Lim Boon Heng, Deputy Secretary-General of the
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      Man who committed CBT punched himself to fake attack
      220 18 Man who committed CBT punched himself to fake attack A MAN punched himself m the right eye and then claimed that he was attacked by robbers after he had misappropriated money belonging to his employer. He reported the incident to the police but because of inconsistencies m his report, he
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      Some upset by new hospital's location
      528 20  -  LOONG SWEE YIN Condo residents say value of their property will drop By THE Health Ministry, which is building its first community hospital m Ang Mo Kio, has assured residents of the next-door condominium that they have nothing to worry about. The proposed hospital,
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      Missing map numbers explained
      267 20 EVER looked into the Singapore Street Directory and wondered why there are so many "missing" map numbers? For example, there are no map numbers 71 to 75 m the latest edition. In all, there are 25 such "gaps" m the directory's Sectional Maps portion, which starts
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      Indonesia's N-Day joy
      76 20 INDONESIAN Ambassador Tuk Setyohadi (left) looking on as his wife, Mrs Jessy A. Setyohadi, gives Mrs S. Ohanabalan a customary Indonesian greeting. National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan and his wife were among the 450 or so guests present at a reception at the Indonesian Embassy last night
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      POSB buys another 50 ATMs
      126 20 POST Office Savings Bank (POSB) depositors will soon enjoy greater convenience as the board is expanding its islandwide chain of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) with the purchase of another 50 "new generation" IBM 4731 ATMs. The bank currently has 345 ATMs at 296 locations. The
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      Novel on sale here before launch in US
      348 20 Novel on sale here before launch in US A NEW book by American blockbuster novelist Tom Clancy has made its way to bookshelves here well ahead of its launch m America this week. The novel, Clear and Present Danger, was available here as early as two weeks ago because the
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      MPs' questions for Parliament sitting
      106 20 TWO Members of Parliament have filed questions for the next sitting of Parliament. Dr Dixie Tan, the MP for Ulu Pandan, wants the Education Minister to explain why a fourth child is not given the same priority for admission to schools as a third child,
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      Man on hurt charge
      89 20 A LABOURER was charged m a district court yesterday with fracturing a Filipino maid's rib bones. Voo Choon Kiak, 50, is alleged to have caused grievous hurt to Madam Grace Evangelista, 47, when he fractured her left eighth, ninth and tenth ribs at a house m
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      Your guide to a good time
      1189 22  -  DOMINIC NATHAN Mapping out entertainment, eating places, toilets, transport and emergency posts along the road By MAKE your way to the biggest party of the year tomorrow at downtown Swing Street Orchard Road every other day of the year. The 2-km stretch will be
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      Newsline
      85 22 Spot anything newsworthy happening m your neighbourhood? Or you may have some views to express Call us on 737-8700 from 9am- 5 pm weekdays and from 9 am noon Saturdays. Going to party down tomorrow? Tell as •boot It. Call The Straits Times NewsLine and nil an In on
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      Dress cool and light for a better time at the party
      282 22  -  ONG BOH CHIN PARTY PEOPLE This is the final part of the personality profiles and styles by The Straits Times of people involved m this shindig. By DRESS to the nines for the party, and dress smart. The Straits
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      Fanfare with a touch of brass
      89 22 THIS 48-member brass band atop the Shaw House will herald the start of Swing Singapore tomorrow with a specially composed 20-second fanfare. At their rehearsal on Wednesday, the band members, their ages ranging from nine to 16 years, had to react precisely when they
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      Cleopatra to swing down Orchard Rd
      450 22  -  SERENE LIM By National University of Singapore. In keeping with the current Festival of Hungry Ghosts, they have decided to "haunt" Orchard Road until the wee hours of Sunday morning dressed as up ghosts, of course. Arts undergraduate Hector Teo, 23, said his group
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        Seletar croc to be placed in breeding lake
        121 23 THE female crocodile caught at Sungei Seletar Reservoir will be placed m an enclosure at the Jurong Crocodile Paradise. A statement from Crocodile Paradise said the reptile will later be transferred to a breeding lake to improve its chances of breeding. The
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        Toothy weapon
        137 23 A MAN who pointed at the door of his house and told his rowdy drunken brother-in-law to leave had the tip of his pointing index finger bitten off, a court heard yesterday. Angkamuthoo Palanisamy, 35, unemployed, admitted grievously hurting Mr Rajagopal Raman, 28, at their home m Jalan
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        Newsline
        40 23 Spot anything newsworthy happening m your neighbourhood? Or you may have some views to express. Call us on 737-8700 from 9 am 5 pm from Monday to Saturday Miss N00r failed to tarn up for the press photography session.
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        Beauty disqualified
        136 23 A FINALIST of the Miss Singapore /World 1989 has been disqualified from the beauty pageant. According to a spokesman for the organisers, Vanda Tours and Promotions, this was because undergraduate Nooi C'ntang, 20, failed to turn up for a press photography session and a presentation show where subsidiary
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        Woman bit policeman
        143 23 A WOMAN bit the arm of a policeman sent to investigate a quarrel. A magistrate's court heard yesterday that constables David Khoo Teck Soo and Cheung Fook Hin from Tanglin station went to Block 114, I,orong 1 Toa Payoh, on June 26 last year to investigate a
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      5,000 for Lavender bomb shelter drill
      360 23 MRT station there to be venue for exercise next month AT LEAST 5,000 people will take part m a bomb shelter exercise at the Lavender Street MRT station next month the second such exercise to be held m Singapore. The participants of the exercise
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      Uniform look for Joint Civil Defence Force officers
      163 23 THE uniform of the Singapore Joint Civil Defence Force officers will be standardised from next month. All civil defence officers will follow fire officers m donning dark blue pants instead of the present grey. Their shirts will remain grey. Fire officers will
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      Statements of accused not made voluntarily — defence
      272 23 Statements of accused not made voluntarily defence Murder of ex- Amex banker COUNSEL for the third accused m the Laguna Park murder trial yesterday urged the High Court to reject as invalid his client's three police statements as they were made involuntarily. Mr V. C. S. Vardan, for Wan Phatong,
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      President to open Red Cross home
      81 23 President to open Red Cross home PRESIDENT Wee Kirn Wee will officiate at the opening of the Red Cross Home for the Disabled at Princess Elizabeth Estate tomorrow at 5.30 pm. The home is located at the former Princess Elizabeth Primary School which was renovated at a cost of $150,000.
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      Mass walk
      50 23 THE People's Association Clubs Co-ordinating Council will organise a Mass Walk (or senior citizens on Aug 27. About 4,000 senior citizens are expected to take part m the walk, which will start at Marina Park, under the Benjamin Sheares Bridge, at 8 am and end at the PA.
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      2 let Chinese use passports for a fee
      325 23 2 let Chinese use passports for a fee TWO Singaporean men who allowed their passports to be used by Chinese nationals to enter Canada for a fee, were each jailed for six months by a court yesterday. They were said to be involved with a syndicate which supplies Chinese nationals
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      275 23 Pf m BRITAIN 1989/90 THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL Mr Terry Mnith, Senior Overseas Adviser, will be m Singapore shortly to interview students wishing to study at Hull m 1989 or 1990. Venue: Imperial Hotel Library, Jalan Rumbia Date Monday, 21 August, 10 am 6pm The University of Hull: offers a
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      564 24 Wouldn't you like your child to pass the PSLE with -Lt^o^rf If you would like to give your child more than moral CHINESE •more than 1100 phrases ex- W£^ -LW support and encouragement to do well m our plained F§P^sl* B very competitive exams, give him the TIMES look-alike and
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      Sharing helps six forge close ties
      699 25  -  ROHANIAH SAINI Marine Parade GRC They swop recipes, food and experiences regularly By A SIMPLE "makan club" that meets every day m a neighbourhood playground has led six Malay women to discover each other's culinary skills and forged friendships. The five housewives and a
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      A stretch for animal lovers in Seletar West
      783 25  - A stretch for animal lovers in Seletar West ROMEN BOSE Cheng San GRC By MANY creatures big and small live m a rather sequestered comer of Singapore. Tropical fish and rare turtles live side by side with lizards and frogs Cats co-exist with dogs, and birds of several varieties twitter
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      'Mini city' look for new Monfort School
      449 25 WALKWAYS, courtyards, plazas, a clock tower and a park with a pond no, these are not features of yet another tourist spot but those of a school. The new Monfort School, covering over four hectares, is designed like a "small city" to give
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      Capitalist Shenzhen poses a dilemma for Chinese leaders
      1373 26  - Capitalist Shenzhen poses a dilemma for Chinese leaders LOUISE BRANSON By Writing for The Straits Times SHENZHEN (Guangdong) On every rooftop here, bristling television antennae crane southwards as Chinese citizens sit glued to Hongkong's gongtu films and the latest hysterical reports of repression m post-massacre China. In this city, on
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      Influx of HK 'yacht people' causes resentment in Canada
      901 26  -  i SUZANNE GOLDBERG By Financial Times TORONTO The electronic billboard beams a message across the crowded shopping district m huge Chinese characters and then flashes a helpful English translation: Have a nice day. In the discreet private dining room of the
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      The art of being clear and vague
      714 27  -  JOSEPH SISCO Or why Bush views force and diplomacy as complementary m hostage issue By WASHINGTON Constructive clarity. Constructive ambiguity. That is what diplomacy is all about. President George Bush is practising both as he orchestrates policy on the hostage issue. The overall
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      Troubled waters as more get into the Channel swim
      895 27  - Troubled waters as more get into the Channel swim Alan Hubbard Our correspondent's file LONDON LONDON Like Mount Everest, the Engl J sh Channel has always had a fascination for the adventurer. There is something intensely evocative about the 35.8-km moat that separates the white cliffs of Dover from the
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      Small investors back in stock market to seek higher returns
      527 27  -  TRIP STRAUSS By TOKYO It is time someone applauded the resilience of the American stock market. Since that fateful day m October 1987, the Dow Jones industrial average has raced back up and is now a stone's throw from its
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        Redistributing wealth
        605 26 AMID the excitement over the massive upgrading exercise for public housing estates, few people are paying enough attention to calls that the project be extended to nonHDB estates. Mr I^eong Horn Kee, MP for Thomson, argued early this month that private estates were also entitled to benefit from
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      Foreign contributions would boost growth
      489 28 Debate on emigration and the relaxed immigration policy New foreign investments and additions to the workforce are inorganic growths. As the economy grows, everyone benefits as the existing pie gets bigger. s RECENT government initiatives had generated widespread comments, some well-meaning, from outside as well
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      Ensure immigrants integrate into society fast
      271 28 Ensure immigrants integrate into society fast OUR government agencies must ensure that the influx of a considerable number of foreigners into our shores does not lead to the development of a Hongkong enclave, comprising people who interact only or mostly among themselves, and keeping most forms of social and economic
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      We stuck it out and built a nation we are proud of
      387 28 AUGUST has always been a very special month to us Singaporeans for the 9th is our National Day, when we commemorate the day when, 24 years ago, we were unceremoniously thrown out of Malaysia. Not long after, Britain
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      Some remarks achieve little
      131 28 Some remarks achieve little I REFER to Mr Mohamed Jufrie Mahmood's statement on our immigration policy made at the Singapore Democratic Party forum and reported m The Straits Times of Aug 5. As a Singaporean and a Malay, I too am concerned about the possible impact of thousands of Hongkongers
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      Protection needed for local talent
      237 28 AN INFLUX of Hongkong talent from various sectors is expected m the very near future. Dentists m Singapore are already expressing their worries over an over-saturation m their profession. What about the others? The Singapore Government may have good reasons to take m foreign talent
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      Malays enhancing Singapore's competitive edge
      326 28 Malays enhancing Singapore's competitive edge DR HUSSIN Mutalib expressed the concern that the Government is exploiting the instability of Hongkongers without due regard to regional sensitivities ("Well-meant move but some points need to be clarified" ST, July 29). In all fairness, I believe Dr Hussin need not remind the Government
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      Offer is just extension of current practice
      215 28 SINGAPORE faces the problem of having less than an optimum level of population. We can therefore do with more people, especially the qualified and skilled categories. For this reason, the Government has always welcomed skilled workmen and highly literate people from all parts
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      Govt should try to stem outflow of Singaporeans
      208 28 Govt should try to stem outflow of Singaporeans I FULLY agree with the Prime Minister that Singapore's economy is too open for us to shut our doors. But I cannot help feeling sad m noting that we are losing such a large number of good Singaporeans. Shouldn't the Government try
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      Make immigrants pay to come in
      164 28 IMMIGRANTS will never replace our well-qualified Singaporeans migrating elsewhere. First of all. the Government should find out why so many top-brain Singaporeans are migrating. Is it because of the education system, national service, high cost of living like private housing and car ownership or
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        Weigh the pros and cons
        68 28 WE DEFINITELY do not despise any foreigners, but instead feel honoured and proud to welcome them, when they choose a small country like Singapore. We only wish that the Government will consider carefully the pros and cons and treat Singapore citizens as its first priority.
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        Check their background
        145 28 IN THF: best interest of our growing city of peace and tranquility, all Hongkong immigrants should be thoroughly screened to verify their background, to ascertain that they have no criminal record and to confirm that they are qualified to blend into our society. As a Singaporean, I
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        Should share defence burden
        28 28 HONCKONCKRS who SUCCCCd m becoming Singaporeans should also do their fair share to shoulder tho defence burden of this country. Singaporeans have been doing
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        Adding to competition
        50 28 WORKING to live a comfortable life m Singapore is competitive enough and it is often at the expense of time for family, pleasures and hobbies. We do not have to import people to get us to increase the competitive drive m us. MADAM P. PADMINI Singapore 1027
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      Lock icon Republic's 7-goal blast
      413 29 ASIAN SCHOOLS SOCCER SEA GAMES XV KUALA LUMPUR 1989 WITH the Sea Games just two days away, Timesport reporters WILFRED YEO, TAY CHENG KHOON and PETER KHOO give an insight into what is happening m Kuala Lumpur as teams arrive and final preparations close. SINGAPORE bounced back
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      Sprinter Haron in model-athlete role
      451 29 SPRINTER Haron Mundir played the role of a model athlete to perfection m the YIP room of the Subang Airport here yesterday. Haron, who arrived with a contingent of 99 Singapore athletes, boxers, traditional boat racers, weightlifters, cyclists and shooters, found himself singled out by
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      Mardi to run after hat-trick
      273 29 A HAT-TRICK of Sea Games golds that is the target Inionesian speed merchant Mardi Lestari is running after. Mardi said winning golds m the 100 m, 200 m and 4xloom will be his present to his fellow countrymen, who celebrated their 44th Independence Day yesterday.
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      Bouquets for gymnasts at full rehearsal
      386 29 Bouquets for gymnasts at full rehearsal THE parachutists landed safely even if not always on their feet at the Merdeka Stadium, and yesterday's full dress rehearsal of Sunday's Sea Games opening ceremony passed without incident. Last Sunday, one parachutist died and another was seriously injured when they got entangled m
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      Eduardus returns to training
      266 29 IT WILL take more than a bad fall to stop Indonesia's distance ace Eduardus Nabounome from successfully defending his 5,000 and 10,000 metres Sea Games titles m Kuala Lumpur. Eduardus was found unconscious m his hotel room a few days ago after slipping m the bathroom.
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      Singapore hit the peak
      372 29  -  J. Rajendran SINGAPORE 4 QATAR 1 By SINGAPORE'S soccer team received a massive dose of confidence for the Sea Games when they trounced Qatar 4-1 m last night's friendly match at the National Stadium. Showing greater commitment than they did against Perak on Tuesday when they
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      THE LATE NEWS
      160 29 SAAAhit out at Flash Flash Athletic Club were last night criticised by the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association for submitting a new national shot put record for ratification when the ball used was short by 235 gin weight. James Wong, who is m Kuala Lumpur for the Sea
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      Lock icon Vietnam's Vu aims to surprise rivals
      517 30 Sea Games build-up: Wilfred Yeo, Tay Cheng Khoon and Peter Khoo report from Kuala Lumpur SEA GAMES XV KUALA LUMPUR 1989 VIETNAM'S Vu Thi Noen is out to give the favourites including Singapore's gold medal hope Patricia Kirn a scare when the Sea Games
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      Like father, like son
      438 30 BURMA yesterday unveiled Myo Hlaing Win, their answer to Singapore's Fandi Ahmad, at a press conference. Hlaing Win is only 20, packs power m both legs and uses his head on the soccer field m more ways than one. To complement his physical attributes, he has
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      Burma keen to be hosts
      235 30 BURMA are prepared to host the Sea Games any time they are offered to them. This, said their chef-de-mlssion Col (Ret) Aung Din, Is now possible after the construction of the 30,060-seat Thu Wana Stadium and the 10,875-oapaoity National Indoor Stadium. "Burma were one of
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      Thailand's Sumet surprise
      368 30 THE Thai contingent to the Sea Games arrived here yesterday and immediately sprang a surpise: athletics coach Surapong Ariyomongkul announcing that they wanted to pull defending champion Sumet Promna out of the 100 metres and replace him with Chainarong Wangganot. But before there could be any reaction
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      Carlsberg boost
      108 30 WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP MR E.W. BARKER, patron-in-chief of the Singapore Billiards and Snooker Council, yesterday received a cheque from Carlsberg, co-sponsors of the RPM world snooker championship from Nov 6-19. Carlsberg are one of 11 sponsors for the championship, which SBSC president Richard Lim said would cost $350,000
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      Keeping check on drug abuse
      830 30 SNIPPETS ANY SEA GAMES competitor planning to do a Ben Johnson off the track, that is, had better think twice. Better still, think for 9.B3sec. The Games organisers certainly will not think twice about banning anyone who fails the drug test. The tests, which are
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      252 30 ERIC CANTONA, back after a year's ban for rebuking the former French manager, inspired France to a 4-2 win over Sweden m a friendly football international m Malmo on Wednesday. Cantona, barred from playing for his country for a year after an unsavoury public row with Henri Michel,
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        Kenyan aces miss deadline
        81 31 Kenyan aces miss deadline Kenya's star athletes may be absent from January's Commonwealth Games m Auckland after officials missed Wednesday's deadline for submitting qualifying standards. The standards should have been submitted to the Kenyan Olympic Association, which are handling Kenya's selection for the Games. It was unclear whether it was
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        Star-clash
        64 31 Golfers Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino will take on defending champion Ray Floyd m this year's U*****,000 ($873,000) Skins Game m New York, the organisers announced on Wednesday. Nicklaus, who has played m every Skins Game since it began m 1983, won the event m 1984. Trevino triumphed m
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        Impressive lead
        36 31 Britain and Ireland took an impressive 7 l /2 to 4' 2 lead over the United States on Wednesday after the first day of the 32nd Walker Cup invitation amateur golf competition m Atlanta.
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        Sound motives
        40 31 Danny Ferry and Brian Shaw, Messaggero Roma's big-name American signings, said on Wednesday their move to Italy was motivated more by the chance to play good basketball and help boost the sport m Europe than by big money.
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        Kuddock next
        55 31 Donovan "Razor" Ruddock, recently stripped of the Canadian heavyweight boxing title, will fight Mike Tyson for the world championship m the near future, a spokesman for promoter Don King said. The Toronto fighter has accepted a million-dollar deal to meet Tyson either m October or two or three
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        'Rose lied'
        46 31 Cincinnati Reds baseball manager Pete Rose's problems are growing worse. A newspaper report said that Rose lied to baseball investigators about his betting with a Massachusetts bookmaker. Rose, one of major league's most colourful personalities, is under investigation for allegedly betting on baseball games.
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        Drug warning
        38 31 College athletes caught cheating by a drug-testing programme to be implemented m Canada next year will be suspended for one year or life, the federal inquiry into drug use m amateur sport was told on Wednesday.
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        Eight for SA
        48 31 Eight top French players left Paris on Wednesday for Johannesburg to play m the South Africa Rugby Board centenary celebrations. They are national captain Pierre Berbizier and fellow interna tionals Philippe Sella, Franck Mesnel, Laurent Rodriguez, Jean-Pierre Garnet, Marc Cecillon, Denis Charvet and Jean-Philippe Elhorga.
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        Theft probe
        46 31 Police have said they were investigating the theft of U5539,000 ($75,600) from a British official embroiled m a controversy involving former Olympic champion Steve Ovett. A spokesman said the cash wns stolen from promoter Andy Norman's room at a London hotel on July 14.
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        Rivals to meet
        56 31 World champion Fatima Whitbread, 28, and former Olympic champion Tessa Sanderson, 33, are set to renew their bitter rivalry m the javelin at the Commonwealth Games m New Zealand next January. The pair took the two javelin berths when the England women's athletics team for the trip
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      Chris in
      24 31 Chris Evert has decided to take part m a record 19th US Open championship, the Women's International Tennis Association announced on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Kingdom rules the world
      610 31 ATHLETICS ZURICH Olympic champion Roger Kingdom kept his promise on Wednesday when he broke the eight-year-old 110 metres hurdles world record at the Zurich Grand Prix athletics meeting. Kingdom blasted from his starting blocks and powered away from the field to clock 12.925 ec and improve
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      Lock icon Darnyi splashes to hat-trick
      352 31 SWIMMING BONN Hungary's world and Olympic champion Tamas Darnyi, undeterred by influenza and miserable weather, maintained his remarkable record of swimming supremacy when he claimed his third successive European championships 400-metres individual medley title on Wednesday. Darnyi was made to fight to the end by East
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      Lock icon Claudio's speed wins the duel
      207 31 Claudio's speed wins the duel CYCLING LYON (France) Italy's Claudlo (iolinelll achieved the victory he craved on Wednesday, erasing bitter memories of the doping scandal which cost him a medal m last year's World Track Cycling Championships. He was far too strong for Japan's Yuichlro Kamiyama m the professional sprint
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      Lock icon England beaten by Dutch
      180 31 England beaten by Dutch CRICKET AMSTELVEEN (Holland) Further humiliation was heaped on England's battered cricketers when their second string side were beaten by three runs m a one-day match against part-timers Holland on Wednesday. Already 4-0 down m the Ashes series against Australia, England included several players on the edge
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      Lock icon Chang in revenge victory
      180 31 Chang in revenge victory TENNIS CINCINNATI (Ohio) Fourth seed Michael Chang needed a third set tie-break on Wednesday to avenge his recent defeat to fellow American Jim Grabb. The French Open champion, who lost to Grabb two weeks ago at Stratton Mountain, turned the tables with a 6-3, 5-7, 7-6
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    • OBITUARIES
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        321 Deaths 321 Deaths
        237 32 321 Deaths 321 Deaths Bro. Joseph Chanel Soon, F.M.S. Age: 71 wm caNad horn* p*MstM) to Mm Lord on 17 s.M Body lying at IS Flower Rd., Spore 1064 Funeral Mass at 2p.m. on 20 8.80 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Cortege arrives at Mt. Vernon Crematorium Building 2
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        322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements
        316 32 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements The family of the late MADAM TAN GIM GUAT Departed 9th August 1989 wish to cxprc.is ihcir heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their wreaths, condolences, donations, nightly visits, assistance and attendance during their recent bereavement. Special thanks also to Drs
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        324 In Memoriam 324 In Mamoriam
        511 32 324 In Memoriam 324 In Mamoriam FONDEBT MEMORIEB OF MDM LUCY CHAN (MRS LEE GEK SENG) caNad Horn, to ba with tha Lord on August 18 1983. We remember, the goodness of your heart the generosity of your Love. The gentle sacrifices made with your hands and th« good times
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      Lock icon Guy limps off as Tyson triumphs
      429 32  -  Shirlynn Ho TENNIS by WAS a swuden ankle the reason why defending champion Steve Guy retired from his quarter-fi-nal match against Desmond Tyson m the Honda-Kah Singapore men's tennis Open? Or did he walk off the court at the Singapore Island Country Club m
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      Seok Hui makes comeback
      201 32 SEVEN— TIME national women's squash champion Lim Seok Hui will be back on court m Singapore for the first time since she left two years ago for studies m London m the Lady Ascot tournament, which starts today. Seok Hui, 21, a law undergraduate at the
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1359 32 ATHLETICS Zurich Grmad Prix: Men lMm: 1 Carl Lewis (US) 10.09 sec t Dennis Mitchell (US) S Leroy BurreU (US) ZNtn: 1 Rohson da Silva (Bra) 20.02 2 Daniel Sangouma (Fra) 3 Stefano TiUi (Ita) Wm: 1 Butch Reynolds (US) 44.31 t Danny Everett, (US) 3 Roberto
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      120 29 TODAY'S EVENTS I CRICKET Carl Schubert U-23 international: S'pote v M'sia (CSC, 10.30 am). RUGBY Schools Nat C Div: 3rd/ 4th placing: Dunearn Tech v St Andrew's (3.45pm). Final: Raffles v ACS (spm) both at Padang. SOCCER Asian Schools: S. Korea v Macau, China v Malaysia (Jalan Besar, 6pm and
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      218 30 SPOTLIGHT ON SCIENTIFIC TESTING AND MEASURING Two events bringing you the latest scientific developments m testing and measuring the vital factors m ensuring quality production. China Symposium and International Symposium Exhibition of Measuring on "Standards and Instruments '89. Applications of Testing and Measuring m the The National Institute of vpar
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  • RACING
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      That's Entertainment I to XI
      864 33  -  RON TEO By MENTION names like Entertainment, Cinema or Film Studio to the older generation of racegoers and immediately the word Shaw springs to mind. Shaw Bros Organisation, a household name m the field of entertainment and the cinema world, once wielded considerable power on
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      Speedy Pom draws attention
      623 33  -  RonTeo By TRACKWORK GUIDE TO WORKOUTS FORWARD-LOOKING newcomer Speedy Pom underlined his chances m the Class 4 Div E race over 1,200 m (Race 8) tomorrow with an impressive winding-up gallop yesterday. The four-year-old gelding, with a riding boy astride, was never off his bit when
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      Ismadi on comeback trail
      186 33  - Ismadi on comeback trail TAN THEAN LOON JOCKEY Ismadi Ismail will be back m action at Bukit Timah tomorrow after been sidelined for 2V4 months because of a knee injury. Said the two-time local champion yesterday: "Yeah! It's good to be back. When I was m the hospital I really
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      7 shots fired at jockey
      113 33 JOCKEY Ng Kirn Chor and trainer Bonny Ng, who both skipped the local turf to take up jobs at the Macau Jockey Club, escaped unhurt when seven shots were fired into their flat on Aug 7 the New Paper reported yesterday. Mr Antonio Kduardo, a
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      TOMORROW'S SINGAPORE RACE CARD
      1484 33 DAPC 2.00pm CLASS 4 DIVISION G: 4 6 4142 BRONZE RULER 53.5 (72) Bronze Ruler Allan 4 nzg 2 307 PEKING KNIGHT 56 (106) Return X L Chong sagdl I »#%WE I 1,200 m RATINGS IV 71-54 f 4.5 (UOOm) KLOo 14 (1200 m) M Rahmat
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      645 33 I II I I Results of Draw No. \^JIl/£/ THU, 17-08-89 Group I Prize 04 11 20 $756,790/- 24 31 32 Group II Prize Add no $*****/- I 28 4 SINGAPORE If there is more than one winner m either mbb j Group lor Group 11, the prize will be
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      685 33 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 145 OF 1989 In the Matter of the Companies Act (Chapter 50) And In the Mater of KAH CHUAN CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice is hereby given that a Petition for the Winding-Up of the
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  • TIMESDOLLAR
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      Lock icon Taiwan govt to privatise 19 out of 45 state-run companies
      274 34 Taiwan govt to privatise 19 out of 45 state-run companies TAIPEI The government will privatise 19 of Taiwan's 45 state-run companies to further financial and economic liberalisation, a senior official said yesterday. Mr Yeh Wan-an, Vice-Chair-man of the government Council for Economic Planning and Development, said privatisation will also help
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      Lock icon Chicago markets to record deals on hand computers
      479 34 US crackdown on white-collar crime Move will improve method of detecting trade abuses These instruments will not have an eraser at one end There is no way you can change the time of f execution. J CME Chairman Leo Melamed comparing the
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      Lock icon Oil companies to pump $828 in into Malaysian oil exploration
      141 34 KUALA LUMPUR Oil exploration companies are expected to spend US$425 million (SsB2B million) over the next five years to explore for oil m Malaysia. Nada Petronas, the newsletter of the government-owned National Petroleum Corporation (Petronas), also quoted Petronas President Azizan
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      Lock icon More Asian firms buying into US food companies
      325 34 NEW YORK More Asian firms are buying into US food companies to enter the market there. Under the latest deal, Pillsbury Company said on Wednesday it was selling Bumble Bee Seafoods for US$269 million (*****.55 million) to Unicord of Thailand. This is
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      Lock icon Latest figures show US can avoid recession
      312 34 Latest figures show US can avoid recession WASHINGTON In what is seen as further evidence that the US will be able to avoid a recession this year, the US government on Wednesday said industrial production rose for the first time m three months m July while housing starts posted a
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      Lock icon NY dealer admits selling doctored aircraft parts
      162 34 NY dealer admits selling doctored aircraft parts SEATTLE A New York airplane parts dealer on Wednesday admitted selling used and doctored aircraft parts as new to the United States and Israeli governments and some of the world's major airlines and aircraft builders. Bruce Rice, 42, President of Rice Aircraft, Inc.
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      KUALA LUMPUR
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      SIMEX FUTURES AND OPTIO
      476 35 Thursday August 17 1989 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (100 implied interest rile) Open Hifh Low Sett Est Voi Sept 19 9130 9133 9130 9132 2060 Dec 9151/52 9154 9150 9151 ***** Mae 90 9176 91/6 9173 9175 1246 June 9173 9T /4 9173 9174 145 Sept 9159
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      HONGKONG
      707 35 Thursday August 17 HK$ Ind Equity (P«c) 1530 unch Jardlne Math 2120 4-0 20 Amoy Properties 3 075 -0075 Jardlne War 535 006 Asia Sec int I 2 075 -0 075 JSH 12 20 010 AiKSwWird 080 -002 X M But 7 30 -0 06 Bank of EA 14
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      343 35 Thursday August 17 YEN f/- Mitsub Heavy 1210 unch Mitsubishi 1590 +-20 A|inomoto 2870 10 Mitsui Co 1150 10 Akai 770 HO Mitsui Shipbldg 840 -10 Amada 2010 io Mitsui Smelting 849 17 Asahi Glass 2390 +30 Mitsukoshi 2370 +-20 Asahi Kasei 1240 unch Mitsumi 1040 -20 Bank Of
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      354 35 Thurwtey Auavet 17 CENTS Halm Corp 105 unch Hooker Aberioyle 590 +10 ICI 648 +4 Amalil 1270 +20 Ind Equity 215 -9 Amcor 496 +18 Int Health Ampol Expl 196 3 Leighton 66 unch Ani 91 Nls 354 unch lend Lease 1290 WO Ani 96 Nts 265 unch Magellan
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      225 35 Rubber Tin Closing prices (cents/kilo) c (M$/kilo) Turnover 41 tonnes 14) Malaysia 239 00 cents r nnn0r Clrarif* A September unchanged V.?PP Ura onn/wn (Official closing quotation, GBP/MT) Wed Thurs Cash 1756 1757 778 -1779 Palm Oil 3 months 1747 1748 1/66 1766' 2 Settlement 1757 1779 Crude palm
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      507 35 W*dn.«l.y Augu.l 16 P.«« MINING INDUSTRIALS Aueu* p««« Asda-MFI 202 -4 Charter Con-* 571 -1 Allied-Lyons 545 H Cons Gold 1475 unch Amec 470 -1 Rust Plats 1607 H3 BTRPLC 460 -3 ZCI 32 H Barclays 515 unch UM Beecham 643 unch BICC 545 2 AAC 24 V XR
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      669 35 Wednesday August it USt Intl Busi Mach tmm Intl Paper Co 56% 11l Corp 6254 V 4 A«,tn« Cif« 59% Jhsn4Jhns 51 Alcan Alumin 23% +54 X Mart 40% am 0 73 U 78 u h Alleg Intl Kerr Mcgee Cp 47% Alhod Prd 1454 -54 La Land
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      278 35 OCBC OUB UOe DBS TLB POSB DEPOSIT RATES Savings 3 2 3 A 2U 3. 3 3 Fixed deposit 1 month 3 3M 3 1 3'« ZV* 3 months 3 3 4 3 3 6 months 3<i 3 1 3% 3% 12 months «Vi 4% 4Vi 4 3
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      356 36 TAIPEI As Taiwan's red-hot stock and property markets begin to cool and its currency stabilises, billions of dollars of speculative funds are fleeing the island for Japan, economists said yesterday. They estimated almost US$5 billion (559.75 billion) of what they called "hot
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      150 36 CFTC still reviewing UK options sale in US WASHINGTON The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is still reviewing applications by UK futures exchanges to sell British options products to clients m the US, a CFTC official said. "We have petitions from three exchanges on file and we are m the
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      Lock icon Davis ups bid for UAL to US$275 a share
      431 36 NEW YORK Financier Marvin Davis confirmed on Wednesday that he had increased the price he is prepared to pay for UAL common stock to US$275 (5J536.25 per share from US$24O, m a negotiated transaction to acquire UAL Corp. Minutes after UAL
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      Lock icon Aussie firm hopeful of gold find in Thailand
      185 36 Aussie firm hopeful of gold find in Thailand BANGKOK CRA Ltd's subsidiary CRA Exploration Pty Ltd said it sees a good chance of finding gold and copper m Thailand's north-east Loci province, where the Australian firm is seeking mining concessions. CRA Exploration Director lan Johnson told reporters that a joint
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      Lock icon Hanson has 90% of Cons Gold
      60 36 Hanson has 90% of Cons Gold LONDON British group Hanson PLC said it now holds more than 90 per cent of British diversified mining group Consolidated Gold Fields PLC under its recommended £3.5--billion offer. Hanson's offer was declared wholly unconditional on Aug 7 after the group received acceptances representing a
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      HK's TVB helps boost Shaw profit to $42m
      327 36 HONGKONG A solid performance from its television interests helped raise profits of Sir Run Run Shaw's film and television conglomerate to HK1191.8 million (5547.95 million) last year, an increase of 17.6 per cent over the previous HK5163.1 million, the South China Morning
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      290 36 LOWELL (Massachusetts) US computer company Wang Laboratories Inc, which is m financial difficulties, said it is holding talks with its lender banks, and pending the resolution of those negotiations, it will not make certain payments of principal and interest on its
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      Lock icon Malaysia's cocoa planters firmly oppose global pact
      348 36 Malaysia's cocoa planters firmly oppose global pact KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's cocoa industry cannot accept a price support pact that shields inefficient producers, planters here said yesterday, ahead of a review to consider whether Malaysia should join the International Cocoa Agreement (ICA). Cocoa industry officials said the Malaysian Primary Industries Ministry
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      URA to simplify building project outline applications
      373 37 URA to simplify building project outline applications PLANNING procedures for buildings will be speeded up even further under forthcoming new measures aimed at simplifying project outline applications by developers. Mr Lim Hng Kiang, the National Development Ministry's Deputy Secretary, said the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will be informing the building
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      Firm ties up with Chinese company
      192 37 Firm ties up with Chinese company LOCAL trading company JB Rupa has entered into a joint venture with a Chinese firm to tap the growing computer market m the Middle East. The agreement to sell computer hardware and software systems was signed last week between JB Rupa and Beijingbased China
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      Digital Equipment wins $2m job for MRT-bus fare system
      326 37  - Digital Equipment wins $2m job for MRT-bus fare system Sivam Subramaniam By DIGITAL Equipment Singapore has bagged a $2-million deal to supply the central computer network for Transit Link's integrated MRT-bus fare and ticketing system. It will be housed at the head office of Transit Link and connected to all
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        Lock icon Profit-taking alternates with buying in KL
        119 37 SELECTIVE buying interspersed with profit-taking resulted m a mixed to easier close on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Brokers were unperturbed by the profit-taking. In fact, they seemed to welcome the corrective selling which some said was needed to cool the overheated market.
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        137 37 MARKET players taking a breather after Wednesday's rally let share prices close mixed m light trade yesterday. The Nikkei Stock Average struggled to a new record traded high shortly after the opening but the momentum faded and prices wallowed m negative territory most of the day, brokers said. "Everyone's
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        48 37 THE Australian share market closed higher yesterday, buoyed by continuing positive sentiment m the wake of the 1989-90 Federal Budget and July current account figures, dealers said. The All-Ordinaries Index finished 6.4 points up at 1,725.30. National turnover totalled 122.6 million shares worth A5219.42 mil- lion. Reuter
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        149 37 SHARE prices m Hongkong eased m quiet trade yesterday with players exercising caution ahead of US June trade data, analysts said. The Hang Seng Index shed 18.92 points to close at 2,616.98 on turnover of HK|786.61 million, well down from HK$l.O6 billion on Wednesday. "I think sentiment might improve
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        Lock icon NEW YORK
        57 37 THE stock market rose m lacklustre trading on Wednesday but closed below the session's peaks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5.51 points to finish at 2,693.29. Advancing issues outnumbered declines by about 11 to nine on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume totalled 150.06 million shares against
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        42 37 SHARE prices rallied strongly on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, boosted by a reluctance to sell stock, renewed speculative interest and an upward move on Wall Street. The Financial Times 30-share index rose 14 points to close at 1,961.80. AP
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      Inchcape seeks to expand group's core businesses
      461 39  -  Goh Eng Yeow By INCHCAPE BHD, which recorded one of its best performances last year, aims to begin the next decade with a multi-pronged strategy to expand its core businesses such as timber and services. The group will also be looking very actively
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      '$3m profit likely' for Keppel Finance this year
      208 39 '$3m profit likely' for Keppel Finance this year KEPPEL Finance Ltd, which sprang from the merger between Sim Lim Finance and Keppel Corporation's wholly-owned Shing Loong Finance, has forecast that group pre-tax and af-ter-tax profit will go up to $3,025 million m the current financial year. Keppel Finance directors said
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      Sing Investments profit set to hit record again
      162 39 FINANCE company Sing Investments Finance looks set to exceed last year's record earnings if its half-time figures are anything to go by. For the six months ended June 30, group pre-tax profit jumped 41.89 per cent to $3.41 million although operating revenue
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      HKBank arranges $130m loan for Parkway's warehouse stake
      264 39 A $130-MILLION financing package is being put togetner by the Hongkongßank group for Parkway Holdings to take a 50-per cent stake m the Singapore Warehouse Complex. The signing ceremony will take place this morning for the seven-year syndicated facility to Central Merchandise
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      United Engineers replies to SES
      180 39 IN REPLY to a query from the Stock Exchange of Singapore, United Engineers Limited yesterday said the total value of its two latest acquisitions was $1.16 million. The larger of the acquisitions, Garden Landscape Centre (Pte) Ltd, which is involved m landscape architectural consultancy, cost
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      Rothmans Industries maintains profit levels
      378 39 ROTHMANS Industries has managed to maintain its profit levels despite the adverse effects of the continual anti-smoking campaigns. For the financial year just ended June 30, group pre-tax profit amounted to $38.5 million, just 0.4 per cent over the previous year's figure. To celebrate, it
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      Sri Hartamas suffers further losses
      193 39 PROPERTY developer Sri Hartamas Corp Bhd (SHC) continues to bleed with pre-tax losses for the six months ended June 31. Losses rose 23 per cent to M 55.3 million (553.83 million) although turnover increased to M 510.5 million from M 5266,000 m the previous corresponding
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      S'pore forex market adopting global standards for dealing amounts
      352 39  - S'pore forex market adopting global standards for dealing amounts Sharon Lav By SINGAPORE'S foreign exchange industry is adopting the international standard dealing amounts for the major trading currencies to align itself to the major financial centres of Tokyo, London and New York. In a recently-issued statement, the Singapore Foreign Exchange
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      Citicorp starts new car motor insurance policy
      201 39 CITICORP Insurance Brokers has launched a new motor insurance policy m readiness for the introduction of the new car insurance scheme on Sept 1. Citidrive is believed to be the first tailor-made car insurance policy for the new scheme, which bases premiums mainly
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      64 36 SIX MASTERS PICASSO MIRO HOCKNEY MOORE PASMORE CHAGALL Exhibition 3-27 August A premier event among art collectors and lovers...' Business Times. 29 J*Jy 1989 listen to the Masters' voices. They are an unforgettable melody" The Straits Times. 28 July 1 989 i RRT BRSE GALLERY 78 Shenton Way #01 -02
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      HIGH AND LOWS
      74 38 airaus limes industrials 1989 High 1379 96 (14Aug89) 1988 High 1177 87 (8 Aug 88) 1987/88 Low 700.45 (7 Dec 87) All time High 1505.40 (26 Aug 87) All time Low 74 75 (17 Sep 64) Business Times Composite 1989 High 1261.03 (14 July 89) 1988 High
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      45 38 Insas Bhd 50C 6 778 m Chuan Hup Wrts 94 6.544 m Promet 5.212 m M Resources 4 472 m MBf Hldgs 50C 3.624 m TanChongsoC 3.297 m L &M Wrts 3.268 m UE 2.892 m UPP2SC 2 867 m API 2.476 m
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      41 38 Sector Volume Value Industrials 2.645 m 2 787 m Finance 544,000 445 400 Hotels 99,000 87,810 Properties 674,000 794,270 Bonds. Loans. Wrts 1 131 m 1059 m Plantations 29,000 34 020 Mining 10,000 6,135 Total 5.132 m 5.214 m
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      69 38 Main Board Wednesday Thursday Industrials 43.629 m 59 650 m Finance 7 091 m 10 933 m Hotels 2568 m 2 747 m Properties ***** m ***** m Bonds, Loans. Wrts 39.329 m 22.494 m Plantations 3.089 m 1 391 m Mining 511,000 1.738 m Total volume 110.643
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      4284 38 TRANSACTION DATE: AUGUST 17, 1989 hh,hT.w c^co^n, is 0,. is, nSr LO w ■st'el a°£ m^r INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL: A-J 184 111 1000 Acma 146 -2 80 146 145 144 146 34 8 94 60 1001 ABom 83 -2 12 84 82* Us U -39 5 67 7 326
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      Market drifts on as cautious investors dominate
      539 38  - Market drifts on as cautious investors dominate Steven Pak MARKET REPORT By THE Singapore stock market yesterday ended on a mixed note for the second day running after selective bargain-hunting alternated with profit-taking. Brokers said the market again failed to pierce the 1,380 level on the Straits Times Industrials Index
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      BONDS, LOANS AND WARRANTS
      592 38 284 124 t 1543 CX Tang Wt *****30 227 232 81 75 t 1591 Chuan Hup Notm77vt -2 1662 80 76)4 7754 78 45* 14* t 1500 Chuan Hup Wrts 30* 594 31 30 30 31 57* 52* t 1590 Chuan Hup Wt 9456* unch 6644
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      284 38 168 120 4000 Amtek Eng 20* 156 +4 56 156 153 156 158 100N 7 1 13 111 66 3 93 70* 4008 Fu|l OflMt 20« 79 2 65 80 77H 78* 80 10 ON 4 6 2 5 8 7 26 1 215 138 4001 GB Hldgs 10*
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      SECTION TWO
      319 38 Al shares quoted have a par value of $1, unless otherwise specified. Adjusted for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend^ ratios and gross yields of foreign shares are adjusted for currency differences. Trustee stocks under CPF Approved Investment Scheme t Margin stocks. ABN is traded m lots of 10 shares
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      236 38 Manager's prices for OCBC SIMBL Investment Mgt MARA Bumiputra AUgUSt 18 Savers Capital Fund 1 06 I 10 First B'putra 40-7 45 Savers Trust Fund I 06 I 10 Second Bputra 6 80-6 85 Third Bputra 4 73 4 78 Singapore Unit Trust Fourth Bputra 5 85-5 90
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      542 39 Volume 118.03 m units 7.39 m) Value: $183.11 m 21.86 m) Indices August 17 August 16 ST Industrials 1375.56 1377 30 ST Finance 2561.47 2562 92 ST Hotels 1050.08 1048.77 ST Properties 782.78 ***** ST Minings 227.85 227 88 ST Plantations 1480.44 1481 87 BT Composite 1242.86 1246 57 BT
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      35 40 Up Down Unch Industrial 58 64 28 Finance 9 14 5 Hotels 4 9 4 Properties II 13 5 Plantations 4 4 Mining 3 2 0 Warrants 15 1/ 7 Total 104 126 53
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      45 40 Wearnes 645 I 35 Sea View 494 f 28 A|inomoto 195 f 25 Spore Land 1320 *-20 Metro Hldgs 665 f2O SlandWrts 560 +15 L &MSOC 210 +-14 L M Wrts 107 f 14 HLeong Credit 298 +13 Khong Guan 252 f 12
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      35 40 Inchcape 585 20 Bolton 162 14 UAC 219 13 Eu YanSang 308 12 DBS 1130 10 OCBC Foreign 1120 10 F&N 975 10 OUE 790 10 M Banking 720 10 Apollo 260 8
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      Lock icon 'Four Asean states set to be next NIEs'
      235 40 'Four Asean states set to be next NIEs' MANILA Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines are poised to be the next newly industrialising economies (NIEs), the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said here yesterday. Mr Masao Fujioka, speaking to Manila business leaders, hailed what he called a coming
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      Tang Village to be promoted in US
      436 40  -  Caroline Chan By WITH construction barely started at the $50-million Tang Dynasty Village site m Jurong, its owner is already planning to launch the cultural village-cum-movie complex m the international market. Far East Holdings International (FEHI) 'hich belongs to Hongkong tycoon Deacon Chiu
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      More investing CPF savings in shares
      149 40 THE number of Central Provident Fund investors making use of their compulsory savings to invest m stocks and shares has continued to increase. According to the CPF Board's statistical update for the quarter ending June 30, 65,885 members have withdrawn a total of $1.12
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      26 40 NEW YORK The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was down about six points at 2,687.00 m the first hour of trading yesterday. AP
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      Singapore plugged into global direct Infonet service
      248 40  -  Kenneth James By I BUSINESSES m Singapore now can have direct and better access to communications with their partners overseas through a global integrated network called Infonet. Singapore Telecom International (STI), which owns 5 per cent of Infonet, said yesterday that more than
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      S'pore spice maker in hot pursuit of Western market
      400 40  -  Lynette Ong By HAVING successfully penetrated the Australian and New Zealand markets, local spice maker Spices of the Orient is now on an expansion trail to cash m on the growing Western market for oriental food. For a start, the fully-owned
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      US trade deficit for June the lowest in 4 1/2 years
      446 40 US trade deficit for June the lowest in 4 1/2 years Shortfall shrinks 18.9% to USsB.l7b WASHINGTON The US trade deficit shrank by 18.9 per cent m June to US$B.l7 billion (5515.93 billion), the lowest monthly deficit m 4V2 years, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Exports rose 1.5 per cent
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      Don't look at me, I'm just the playwright
      1172 1 Michael Chiang may write funny plays, but he is no a-laugh-a-minute person, HELEN CHIA discovers. Don't look at me, I'm just the playwright VISITORS to Michael Chiang's apartment m Hougang are always slightly taken aback by the surroundings. Stacks of cardboard boxes
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        Terry, Hans and Phillip make a top Cellar
        785 2  -  Ida Bachtiar By FORGET about squeezing into The Cellar at Yen San Building m Orchard Road on a weekend if it is past 9 pm. By that time, the crush of mer-ry-makers has already staked out that dark appendix to Jack's Place,
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        Guide TO NIGHTSPOTS
        724 2 TOP 40S, ROCK 'N' ROLL AND BLUES Celebrities (Orchard Towers) HEAVEN KNOWS comprises of Singapore and Filipino singers and the group keeps some of the energetic mood going with current Top 40s. The place is cellar-like and is one of the more atmospheric joints along Orchard Road.
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        Singapore theatre gets physical
        634 3 By Mary Rose Gasmier DRAMATISTS here are enthusiastically exploring the possibilities of physical theatre and many plays m the current 11th Drama Festival use the body to project messages or symbols without the aid of conventional devices like props or costumes. Theatre Works only prop m
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        Polyrhythms from an eclectic company
        865 4 is his smoking "I really do try to stop" he is here m Singapore to arrange a licensing deal with the multinational German company BMG to manufacture and distribute Rykodisc. His loud and often hilarious enthusiasm makes him a great one for converting the ethnographically
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        Eye-opener for dance theatre
        393 4  -  Lisa Kong By TAKING the first step towards bigger and better things is the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT), the country's first professional ballet company. Its two performances m Penang today and tomorrow mark the first time the company will be performing outside Singapore. "One of our
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        Drama Festival 1989
        22 4 Undergrads (from left) Lisa Lim, Alphonsus Chung and Leslie Koh m the heady play, The Mad Sport Of Zeng.
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        A touch of Zeng
        277 4 Mary Rajkumar previews Varsity Playhouse's The Mad Sport Of Zeng ZEN And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance was the student manual of the '70s. How about Zeng and the Sport of Madness for students of the •80s? This afternoon at the Shell Theatrette, the Varsity Playhouse
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        Witty, warm and bubbly Maria
        748 6 Witty, warm and bubbly Maria Maria Cordero, best remembered for her role as the warm Filipina maid m the TV serial, Seasons, and Philip Chen, the police-man-turned-actor-drrector, talk to Guan Libing about movies and their plans. "A MIRACLE m the Hongkong showbusiness" this is how Maria Cordero describes herself as
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        Wacky humour livens up a fantasy plot
        580 6  -  CINEMA THE ICEMAN COMETH At Eng Wah cinemas Tomorrow Lee San Chouy MOVIE heroes may be admired, but it is the innocents who are loved. There is a special, endearing quality about starry-eyed innocents lost m a cynical world, be it Audrey Hepburn's
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        Movie-maker Chen coming our way
        530 6 HONGKONG actor and director Philip Chen is planning to start a movie production house here. He has appointed Zip Production, a Singapore company, to find a production crew for a detective movie which he will shoot here m October. Chen revealed his plans when he
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        Winners of Cross-language Crossword No 32/89
        585 6 $54 cash: LAI CHONG LEONG (I.C. No: *****95/E) $29 cash each: POH CHOON KIOK KAR GOON LIM (I.C. No: *****11/A) (I.C. No: *****30/ B) CHEW Till AN SER LUA TIOW HOCK (I.C. No: *****18/H) (I.C. No: *****33/ D) LIM CHOON KEOW ANG SOON HIAN
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        Mix of violence and love a box-office hit
        766 7 Sumathi Vaidyanathan previews Tezaab, to be screened on Sunday on SBC 8 at 12.20 pm N. CHANDRA, the director of Tezaab (Acid), is the newest whiz-kid on the Indian scene. This film, his latest offering, was released m India at the end
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        Some flaws, but no lack of talent
        490 7  -  Prabhavathi Nair Drama Festival 1989 MUKHANGAL (FACES) By the Singapore Kerala Association DBS Auditorium Last Saturday FACES that prove to be a facade behind which corruption lurks and faces that attempt to destroy it. That, m a nutshell, is the theme of the
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        Seminar on Indian community and language
        193 7 THE National University of Singapore's Tamil Language Society is organising a conference about the Indian community and the Tamil language here. The seminars begin tomorrow at Lecture Theatre 11 m the Faculty of Arts and Social Science on the Kent Ridge campus. The six
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        168 1 IT USED to be just hillbillies who played the harmonica on feisty summer nights. But Singaporean Ho Chong Wing (above) is blowing some nifty pop ditties with his own mouth-organ. The harmonica virtuoso has compiled an album of pop and commercial tunes, played with a pure
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        198 1 THE bad Beastie Boys (above) released their second LP, Paul's Boutique, two years after their first LP still within press hysteria over it. The new album (see review on Page III), with the title taken from a men's clothing store, features cars, girls, guns and New York life.
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        136 1 MONDAY Pop Club (SBC 5, 11.31 pm) LUKE (right) and Matt Goss from the group Bros will be performing songs from their platinum album Push m this new entertainment programme taped at the Hammersmith Odeon m London last year. Hits featured will include I Owe You Nothing,
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        809 4 The StmitsTimes APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES TEL: 730-5942/5939/5902/5901/5940 737-8800 FAX: 734-4982 TELEX: RS ***** TIMEAD RATES: The Straits Times $28.35 per col, cm. BOX SERVICE: $10.00 (Collected) APPOINTMENTS Infotech Consultants The Software Specialist Our company specialises m the marketing and support of proprietary software products. We now have vacancies m Singapore and Malaysia
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        570 4 philips m I Mp, Join Philips, the technology leader Mk At Philips Singapore, we have the facilities and resources to Iq9hs *sjys design, develop, manufacture and market a wide range of I products and systems which have earned their reputation as l§el«^ £§PJ3li market leaders. "HsHf' M STORE SUPERVISOR B
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        494 4 AN INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER H SHIPPING AGENCY invites L H applications for the following positions:- w H SALES MARKETING MANAGER I H Experience m shipping sales. w H Wide personal contacts with S importers/exporters. -j^ H Knowledge of container trade. B Preferably possess own transport. I BOARDING OFFICER I m Minimum
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        476 4 A f SS| NTUC CHILD CARE If you enjoy working with young children, we have just the Job for you. SUPERVISOR Diploma/Degree m Eariy Childhood Education/Child Development or retted field OR GCE 'A' levels with an IE Intermediate Certificate or equivalent 2 years of working experience m a child care
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        2496 6 NOTICES r^j|j^'|Q^^Hi|[^^^^Hn=H^ TCMrACn HATI/*r Tenders are invited from D»SCOVCR a WORICT Of YOUI OWn. IblMDfcß NOTICE registered tenderers for the m^ am^^^^^^ m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ supply of the following A (-ALL F 0 R LXPRKS S I 0 N S 0 V INTK R X S T Sentosa Development Corporation T«nd*r» or©
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        994 7 NOTICES -*W PUBLIC UTILITIES \*J BOfHD Tenders are invited from eligible CIDB/CSD Registered Contractors for the following: 1 Supply of 450/750 volts 70 mm 2 1 core Cu/PVC/PVC overhead line 2. Supply of low voltage heat-shrinkable termination kit For Items 1 and 2: Registered Contractors m Electrical and Electronic Materials,
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        959 7 SENTOSA DiScoVeK a Woßlct of YoUi Own. Sentosa Development Corporation TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for: COASTAL CONSTRUCTION WORKS FOR BEACH AND LAGOON IMPROVEMENTS AT SENTOSA LAND AND HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY The survey work covers the entire 3.5 km Southern shoreline of Sentosa and requires land and seabed levels and revetment
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        696 7 PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY TENDER NOTICE I Tenders are invited forI (1) REMOVAL OF REDUNDANT STEEL GANTRY I BEAMS AT RNAD (WEST) AND IN GODOWNS S3, S5 AND S6, SEMBAWANG WHARVES Cost of Document $25 00 Closing Date 12 Sep 89 Eligibility: CIDB Demolition Site Showround: Meet at entrance to
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        757 8 NOTICES #15. Ml l3 SPARES Tender No PT*****9 Closing Date 12-10-89 Head CSD/MSS/1 Financial Limit $250,000 QE2S2SuS3I2ai2SI 16 pa system Tender No PT*****0 Tenders are invited for the Closing Date 1 5-9-89 supply of the items below Head CSD/CNE/1, (Closing time is 11 00 am of the CSD/AVE/I.CIDB date shown)
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        738 8 Singapore Telecom Tenders are invited for: CATEGORY I BUILDING (a) LPPM/T/89/084 Supply and install Ino 50 TR air handling unit and alter ductworks to Ist storey. Customer Services Centre. Comcentre. (b) LPPM/T/89/087 Supply and install 39 KW and 1 4.4 KW air-cooled split type computer room air conditioning units and
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        638 8 Singapore Telecom PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT FOR SINGAPORE TELECOM S OPERATIONS Pre-qualification for the Appointment of Risk Management Consultant for Singapore Telecom's Operations. 1 Singapore Telecom will be inviting tenders for the appointment of Risk Management Consultant for Singapore Telecom's operations. 2 Suitable brokers and consultants
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        809 8 TENDER Cost of Document/ Separate Tenders are invited Category Closing for each of the following:- Date BUILDING INCLUDING General $250/ SANITARY WATER INSTAL- Building 119 89 LATION at Pasir Ris Neigh- G7 and bourhood 5 Contract 5 (Total above 459 Dwelling Units) RECONSTRUCTION OF CAR- Roads $50/ PARKS at Marine
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