The Straits Times, 31 January 1993

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    11 1 The Sunday Times No: 2948 55 CENTS MITA (P) 528/12/92 dfdf
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    Ventures abroad: Panel of advisers named
    608 1  -  Chan Hwa Loon By THE Government yesterday named a high-powered team to advise it on ways to encourage Singapore entrepreneurs to venture overseas. The 14-member Committee to Promote Enterprise Overseas includes the chief executives and chairmen of some of Singapore's biggest companies. Among them
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    Govt may deregulate taxi fares, says Mah
    350 1 THE Government is considering deregulating taxi fares, allowing them to be determined by market forces, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. He was responding to a newspaper report yesterday that taxi companies would submit a proposal for a fare increase to the
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    Lock icon Hilton Hotel closed after fire
    605 1  -  Teo Lian Huay ■350 guests evacuated, moved to other hotels 7 still in hospital By THE Hilton International Singapore has been closed, following a (ire in its second-storey electrical switchroom yesterday morning. Fifteen people were taken to the Singapore General Hospital and seven including guests
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      5 1 Editorial: Sunday Review, Page 2
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      138 1 PRESTIGIOUS INSIDE Fire alert Civil defence Heroic turn by Chronology of men waited for management events power cut trainee Reports and pictures on Page 1 1 ON_THE FRONT PAGE or* (d/\it smaller the world becomes, the more you need international connections. The kind that will allow you to access your
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon US threatens to back sanctions against Israel on deportees
      502 2 WASHINGTON United State* Secretary of State War- ren Christopher has threatened to back United Nations j sanctions against Israel ff it does«ot agree rapidly to the J return of a large number of the 415 Palestinians expelled recently, the Washington Post
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      Loan shark arrested for hitting client with spade
      314 2 '«)LICE have arrested an un-".«-licensed moneylender who as- saulted a man from whom he 'tried to recover an unpaid "debt. '<.-' A police statement issued yesterday said that the moneylender, a 30-year-old Chinese hawker, was arrested on vFriday. 9j»i He used a
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      IN SUMMARY
      230 2 WINNERS GET JOB OFFERS: rive Singapore Polytechnic students did so well in a contest that they not only won the top prize, but also job offers. A judge at a business strategy competition was so impressed with the team's ideas that he wants them to become his consultants.
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      Lock icon Taiwan's PM to resign after weeks of conflict in party
      454 2 TAIPEI Taiwan's Premier Hau Pei-tsun announced yesterday that he would resign after weeks of conflict between liberal and conservative factions in the ruling Nationalist Party. "In order to conform with the current political situation, I have decided not to remain
      Reuter; AFP  -  454 words
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      Lock icon No global trade pact before March 2: Dunkel
      429 2 DAVOS (Switzerland) Mr Arthur Dunkel, the man overseeing crucial world trade talks, ruled out on Friday the possibility of a global trade pact before March 2, the deadline for a procedure allowing rapid approval of an accord in the American Congress. It
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      HEAVY FLOATER
      86 2 )ne of the hot favourites at Chingay 21 Singapore was this float, the Niihama Taikodai, from the Ehime Prefecture in Japan. The heaviest float in the parade at 2.5 tonnes, it took 150 men to carry it down a 1.5 km stretch of Orchard Road. Despite their burden,
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      US, Europe should help foster East and S-E Asian economic ties, says Kan Seng
      430 2 AMERICA and Europe should encourage greater economic co-operation among East and South-east Asian countries rather than fear it, Foreign Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said yesterday. But he stressed that closer economic co-operation did not mean
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      Colourful mural block in Hougang is residents' pride and joy
      310 3 RESIDENTS of Block 25 at Hougang Avenue 3 did not know what to expect when workmen turned up with paint brushes and the most colourful of paints. Housing Board worker Razaleigh Mohammed, 50, said: "I usually come back late at
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      Traffic fines: A lot cheaper to pay up early
      450 3 Offenders may pay 80 times more if case goes to court IT SEEMS fairly obvious that people who are caught overparking should pay their composition fine of $6 if they do not want to risk paying 80 times more in court.
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      Lock icon Kohl to visit Singapore as part of 13-day Asian tour
      270 3 BONN Chancellor Helmut Kohl will visit Singapore from Feb 22 to Feb 24, as part of a 13-day swing through five Asian countries, his biggest tour abroad since German unification. The government press office, giving final details of the swing,
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      Malaysian light aircraft carrying 10 S'poreans and 5 others missing
      317 3 A MALAYSIAN light aircraft with 10 Singaporeans and five others on board has gone missing en route from Medan to Aceh in Sumatra. An AFP report yesterday quoted a Medan airport official as saying: "The SC-7 Skyvan is believed to
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      KL authorities looking for plane
      60 3 Meanwhile, in Kuala Lumpur, an official of the Malaysian Civil Aviation Department, which is in charge of flight operations, said they were aware of the missing plane and were "trying very hard to locate the aircraft". The AFP report added that the Skyvan office was
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      No-confidence vote for Johor State Secretary
      434 3  -  David Chew By JOHOR BARU The Johor State Executive Council passed a unanimous vote of no confidence in the State Secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli at a meeting here yesterday, but deferred making a decision on his future to FebB. The inability of the
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      10 2 Policy differences souring ties between US, UN chief. Page 7
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      8 2 US 'tilting towards more protectionist stance': Page 6
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      215 2 Showers over a few areas in the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 30 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.20 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.16 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER !ucWan d is/JJh ,^'T MMIU »/»C Cloudy XlnXi S/S,. C<Mr NewD 6/25 C Clear SSI* fi?L. ar NewY "»< 3/3 C
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon UN to decide on Bosnia after factions refuse to sign deal
      522 4 GEls^VA' International mediators said yesterday that they'would be turning to the Unltid Nations for a final decision after Bosnia's Muslimled government and its Serb enemies refused to sign key partf of a peace plan. Mi Cyrus Vance and Lord
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      Lock icon Opening of sluice eases danger of dam in Croatia bursting
      232 4 split (uroaua) workers opened a sluice at a dam that was apparently bombed by retreating Serb militiamen, reducing the danger that it would burst and flood the homes of as many as 20,000 people, a Croat official said yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Man and wife donate parts of lungs in pioneering transplant to save daughter
      334 4 LOS ANGELES Parts of the kings from a man and his wifc( were transplanted into their dying 22-year-old daughter fcm Friday in the world's first such operation, a hospital Announced. "Surgeons removed portions of the lungs of
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      Lock icon Akihito to visit Okinawa in April
      132 4 TOKYO Emperor Akihito is to make a highly sensitive visit to Okinawa in April, the only part of Japan with a civilian population which was involved in a ground war during World War 11. He will be the first reigning Japanese monarch to go
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      Lock icon China's private sector 'enjoyed spectacular growth due to reforms'
      191 4 BEIJING China's private sector grew spectacularly last year and should continue the trend this year, thanks to market reforms undertaken by the central government, the China Daily said yesterday. China counted some 15.3 million private businesses at the end of the
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      Lock icon I'll never go on strike again, vows chief spokesman for union in Cathay strike
      767 4  -  Mary Kwang By Hongkong Correspondent HONGKONG Ms Rachel Varghese, the face of the union in the just-ended industrial action by Cathay Pacific Airways flight attendants, has vowed that she would never take part in another strike.
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      Lock icon Thousands stranded in Sydney after walk-out by Qantas workers
      183 4 SYDNEY Thousands of air travellers were stranded in Sydney yesterday after baggage handlers walked off the job in an inter-union dispute. No international flights were leaving or arriving at Australia's busiest airport following a walk-out by 300 baggage handlers employed by
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      Lock icon Airline and union resume govt-mediated talks after strike collapses
      263 4 HONGKONG The Hongkong- based carrier Cathay Pacific Airways and its flight attendants' union resumed government-mediated talks yesterday following the collapse of the cabin crews' 17-day strike. Cathay spokesman Jane Cowe said the airline was pleased that strikers had ended the walkout
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      Lock icon US 'tilting towards more protectionist trade stance'
      674 6 All ayes on Clinton's response to carmakers' Import curbs call WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton's trade policy is still largely an unknown, but experts say Washington appears to be tilting towards a more protectionist and hardline stance than was seen under the past 12
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      Lock icon US health bill may hit $2.8 trillion yearly by end of century, experts warn
      244 6 US health bill may hit $2.8 trillion yearly by end of century, experts warn WASHINGTON Federal health economists said em Friday that the health bill fer Americaas could hit US$l.7 trillion (Ss2.B trillion) a year by the turn of the century if present treads continued. The Health Care Financing Administration
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      Lock icon Clinton 'to call for $36b in new govt spending and tax relief to spur growth'
      317 6 WASHINGTON Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman has confirmed that President Bill Clinton will propose US$l5 billion (5524.8 billion) in new government spending and perhaps up to US$7 billion (5511 .6 billion in tax relief to
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      Lock icon Mandate of peacekeepers in Angola renewed; size of force depends on situation
      212 6 UNITED NATIONS The Security Council has unanimously renewed the mandate of UN peacekeepers in Angola but permitted the United Nations to cut down its presence if security in the west African country continues to deteriorate. At the same
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      Lock icon Forbes' richest man, property magnate Mori, dies at age 88
      247 6 TOKYO Mr Taikichiro Mori, ranked by Forbes magazine as the world's richest man, died of heart failure yesterday at a Tokyo hospital, a company official said. Mr Mori, 88, a landowner and president of Mori Building Company, was worth an
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      Lock icon Gay-ban compromise reached pending review
      770 6 Military recruits spared questions on sexual orientation while hearings are held in next 6 months WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton, moving to lift a ban on homosexuals in the military, has announced a compromise deal under which new recruits will not be asked about their sexual
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      Taiwan to invite Chinese volleyball team for tournament
      164 6 Taiwan to invite Chinese volleyball team for tournament HONGKONG Taiwan has told the International Volleyball Federation that it will invite China to compete in the World Volleyball Grand Prix in Taipei in June, according to the tournament organisers. If Beijing accepts, the volleyball team will be the first national squad
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      Lock icon Taipei officials to be allowed to visit the mainland
      113 6 In another development, Taipei yesterday announced it would allow officials in charge of Chinese affair* to visi the mainland to learn more about the situation there. The officials might apply to visit the mainland for a maximum of two months for
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      Lock icon N. Korea may end N-site visits if South holds war exercises
      155 6 SEOUL North Korea may halt inspections of its nuclear sites by the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA) if South Korea stages war games with the United States this year, according to the Yonhap news agency. The South Korean agency
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      Lock icon Tokyo prosecutors give up bid to charge Kanemaru and 60 others over Sagawa scam
      383 6 TOKYO Tokyo prosecutors have abandoned efforts to charge a former political kingpin and 60 other lawmakers suspected of accepting illegal donations, ending their investigation of Japan's latest political scandal. The Tokyo District Prosecutors' Office said on
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    • PEOPLE
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        China congress woos tycoon
        102 7  -  MARY KWANG BEIJING has asked Hongkong property tycoon Li Ka Shing to be a member of the National People's Congress. Sources said that Beijing was hoping to j bank on Mr Li's business and social stature in its bid to enhance the national legislative body. Chinese
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        Two doctors win Thai award
        81 7  -  j TWO doctors who have campaigned relentlessly against smoking one English and the other Chinese have been named winners of Thailand's prestigious Prince Mahidol Award. Sir Richard Doll, 81, who first demonstrated the link between smoking and lung cancer, and Dr Chen Minzhang, 61, China's
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        Japanese makes West End
        79 7  -  KWAN WENG KIN ACTRESS Naoko Mori, 21, has made theatrical history in Britain by being the first Japanese to star in a London musical. Mori has been playing the starring role of Kim in Miss Saigon at the Drury Lane Theatre since Jan 20, according to
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        Patten, tongue in cheek
        114 7  -  MARY KWANG TOE Hongkong Economic Journal has been running a daily comic series featuring Hongkong Governor Chris Patten. The satirical series is entitled "Fat Pang Theatre", after Mr Patten's physique and Cantonese name Pang-tin-hong. In a recent strip, which was published when the Cathay Pacific Airways
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        Close call for Sukarno kin
        88 7  -  PAUL JACOB THE daughter of Indonesia's founding President Sukarno said she narrowly escaped death earlier this month when a deflected US cruise missile hit Baghdad's popular Al-Rasheed Hotel. Ms Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, in the Iraqi capital for an Islamic conference on Jan 17, was holding private
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      Lock icon Policy differences souring ties between US and UN chief
      582 7 Ghali not reforming body the way Washington wants WASHINGTON A series of differences is threatening to sour relations between the United States and United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Ghali. The differences over conflicts in Somalia, Yugoslavia and the Middle East highlight deeper
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      Bonn has learnt its lesson despite recent outbursts of racist violence, says Kohl
      494 7 Germany marks 60th anniversary of Hitler's rise to power BONN Marking the 60th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Chancellor Helmut Kohl insisted on Friday that Germany had learned a lesson from its Nazi past, despite
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      Lock icon $1 b payment for victims in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
      69 7 Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that Germany would pay one billion marks (Ssl.ol billion) to the victims of Nazism in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Mr Kohl promised Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Moscow last month that Germany would
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      Lock icon New US Republican leader vows to play down abortion issue
      324 6 ST LOUIS (Missouri) The Republican Party's governing body meeting here on Friday dealt a setback to the religious right, which had been bent on taking control by electing a party chairman with strict anti-abortion views. Instead, the Republican National Committee
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      Lock icon Moscow offers to sell New Delhi its latest fighter-jet trainer
      321 8 NEW DELHI Russian President Boris Yeltsin has disclosed that he had offered to sell his country's latest fighter-jet trainer to New Delhi as part of efforts to revive Moscow's special relationship with India. The disclosure on Friday came two days
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      Lock icon Zaire capital calm after troop rampage
      504 8 BRAZZAVILLE (Congo) The reinforcement of France's embassy security detachment and the impending arrival of several hundred Belgian troops appeared yesterday to have restored calm to the Zairean capital, Kinshasa. Businessmen reached by telephone said many people were returning to work after a two-day rampage
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    • BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Soldiers to help police keep streets of Moscow safe
        102 8 MOSCOW Soldiers would help patrol the streets of Moscow to battle a record crime wave, a news agency reported on Friday, one week after President Boris Yeltsin (retted that Russia was becoming a "Mafia power". Mayor Yuri Luzhkov described the measure
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        Lock icon Berlin bids US troops farewel
        67 8 pkturt US troops and futsts at a fartwtf party for the 7,350th Ak Base Group at tht Tempdhof to Bast in Bofin on Friday. The US forces arrived in Ttmpdhof on My 2. 1945, and wi ttavt on Juno 30 thb ytar. In the foref
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        Lock icon A first by UK envoy to France
        103 8 PARIS Britain's new ambassador to France has made history by becoming the first British envoy to take up his post travelling only by land. Exchanging his diplomatic blue suit and feathered hat for overalls and rubber boots, Sir Christopher Mallaby on Friday travelled
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        Lock icon Staple diet, Valentine's gift
        134 8 TOKYO Roses are red, violets are blue, rice is sticky and tastes nice with seaweed The slogan may need some work but an agricultural co-operative in northern Japan is sure it has come up with a winner of a Valentine's Day gift with a kind of
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        Lock icon Bull's-eye... what a sight!
        50 8 Bull's-eye what a sight! picture. It is not every day that a Spanish matador jets this dose a view of one of his fighting buls. For matador "El FunoT', the dose encounter of the unnerving kind happened during a buMfht in the town of Ajahrir near Madrid on Friday. Reuter
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        Lock icon Dow Jones up 3.8 points
        99 8 NEW YORK Wall Street closed only slightly higher on Friday despite the release of encouraging economic figures. The Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials closed at 3,310.03, up 3.78 points. Trading was moderately heavy, with 247 million shares changing hands on the New York
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      176 7 Deutschemark Canadian British Swiss US Dollar Dollar Pound Franc 8.250% p.a. 5.875% p.a. 6.000% p.a. 5.000% p.a. 2.750% p.a. The above rates are applicable only to one-month deposits. Minimum deposit for any period: 25,000 units. Contrary to popular belief, investing in foreign currencies and earning >*"~ attractive interest from them
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  • ASEAN/MALAYSIA
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      Ghafar urges rulers to join parties if they persist in interfering in politics
      471 9  -  David Chew By JOHOR BARU Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba yesterday advised Malaysia's royalty to join political parties if they continued to interfere in the country's polices. He said the rulers were demeaning themselves in the eyes
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      Constitutional amendments Bill presented to King for consent
      591 9  -  Kalimullah Hassan Row over rulers' legal immunity Govt, monarchs in for showdown if there is no approval by Feb 28 deadline By KUALA LUMPUR Parliament yesterday presented the controversial constitutional amendments Bill to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (or his consent, thus setting
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      26 'illegal' luxury cars seized from N. Sembilan ruler
      378 9 THE Malaysian Customs has seized 26 of the 56 luxury cars that were brought into the country by the Negri Sembilan ruler without permits and without import duty being paid, according to a report in the Utusan Malaysia. The newspaper yesterday
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      Lock icon Speak with one voice at UN, Mahathir urges Muslim countries
      272 9 PETAUNG JAVA Prime Minister Dahik Seii Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said that Muslim countries must have a unified voi<*e at the United Nations to play an influential role in the world body. He said that Muslim countries could not afford
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      Lock icon Peace talks with army rebels still on, says Manila
      417 9 Dissidents want those in prison to be freed first MANILA Philippine Defence Secretary Renato de Villa denied yesterday that talks with army rebels had been suspended after military dissidents accused the government of reneging on an agreement to free all rightist
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      Trimmer armed forces a govt goal, Chuan reiterates
      342 9 Trimmer armed forces a govt goal, Chuan reiterates THAI Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has repeated the pledge of his government to streamline the armed forces and seek co-operation in developing the country along democratic lines, according to a report in The Bangkok i Post on Friday. Mr Chuan, who inspected
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      Lock icon Jakarta to decide on details of nuclear plant 'by end of year'
      457 9 JAKARTA The government plans to decide on the type, cost and site of the country's first nuclear-power plant by the end of the year and expects the plant to begin operation by 2003, according to a senior official.
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      Lock icon Ramos' KL visit 'successful beyond expectations'
      164 9 MANILA Philippine President Fidel Ramos returned home yesterday from a fourday visit to Malaysia, calling the trip "successful beyond expectations". "We ventured into new avenues of understanding," said General Ramos, the first Philippine President to visit Malaysia in 25 years. He admitted that "contentious
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      Lock icon Manila police foil holdup by gunmen
      54 9 picture. A Mania police officer with a clutch of handguns which had earlier been used by gunmen who tried to hold up a savings-and-loan office yesterday. The gunmen took five hostages when they were cornered by poke, who later arrested them. None of the
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  • SPOTLIGHT
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      SM Lee's influence is still strong
      2146 10 China Times, a Taiwanese Chinese daily, interviewed Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Istana last month. The interview was conducted by chief editor Huang Chao-sung and regional correspondent Hsu Tsung-mao, and published in the newspaper on Friday. On the same day, it also
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  • HOME
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      Civil defence men had to wait for power to be cut off
      387 11 Hilton Hotel fire IT WAS all men and equipment on deck at the Hilton fire, but putting it out took some organising. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers arrived at the scene at about 8.10 am with
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      LOG BOOK OF A FIRE
      822 11 For 350 guests of the Hilton International Singapore, yesterday went wrong first thing in the morning. Everyone had to evacuate after a fire broke out in the five-star hotel's electrical switchroom. JOAN BUNGAR and JOHN LUI interviewed guests, hotel staff and rescue workers yesterday to
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      Lock icon Management trainee puts training to good use
      369 11 SHORTLY after the fire broke out, a management trainee on attachment with the Hilton took over and managed. Mr Yacob Hussain, 27, (left) who had just ended his shift as the night manager and was about to go home when the fire started,
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      Clinton should 'think carefully before pressing for human rights'
      601 11  -  Cherian George By SEVERAL participants at an international conference that ended here yesterday have called on new United States President Bill Clinton to think carefully before pushing for democracy and human rights abroad. Americans as well as Asians at the three-day
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      Next COE tender open from tomorrow till Saturday
      180 11 TIIK next monthly tender for vehicle entitlements will be open from tomorrow at 9am till Saturday at noon. The Registry of Vehicles (ROV) said yesterday that temporary certificates of entitlement (TCOKs) issued in this tender exercise under categories 1, 2, 3, 4,
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      Five poly students win contest — and land job offers
      474 13 Five poly students win contest and land job offers FIVE Singapore Polytechnic students did so well in a contest that not only did they win the top prize, they also received job offers. A judge at a business strategy competition was so impressed with the team's ideas to raise funds
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      Getting a feel of what it must have been like for grandma
      247 13 THESE Primary 5 students of Mei Chin Primary School had a chance to "cook" as their grandmothers and greatgrandmothers might have done in a mock-up of an old kitchen of the early 1900s. Eileen Lin, 10, stirs her
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      Sales tax will spread tax burden more evenly: Boon Yang
      453 13 THE proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) will spread the tax burden more widely among Singaporeans and encourage savings and investment, Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang said yesterday. This is especially important as Singapore's population is greying, and the proportion
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      OTHER WINNING IDEAS
      287 13 THREE other prizes in the Marketing Institute of Singapore Business Strategy Competition went to novel ideas such as using an automated teller machine to donate money. SECOND PRIZE went to a National University of Singapore group. Loi Pok Yen, Soong Kim Lian, Mark Tan and Yee Keen
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      Thai workers' unexplained deaths 'may be linked to soil disease'
      485 13  -  Ravi Voloo By THE tropical soil disease which killed 24 people in Singapore last year might be linked to the phenomenon known as Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome (Suds), which has killed over 300 Thai construction workers here in the past
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    The cable car tragedy, 10 years after
    835 14 fddfdffdfdf Restricted entry for vessels over 52 m. Vessels between 48 and 52 m allowed in only if certain conditions met. Laser height detectors ensure strict enforcement. Cable cars checked for cracks and metal fatigue every five years bySisir. RSAF rehearses cable-car rescues
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    He doesn't remember anything, but they won't let him forget
    368 14 The survivor 'My grandfather in Johor likes to tell me the story of how I was saved. He even showed me some newspaper cuttings I don't like it once they start, it just goes on and on. 1 Tasvinder, who
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    Me doesn't like to talk about it; 'it was the natural thing to do'
    363 14 There«ttftr PORT worker Abdul Latip Jantan, 36, was a shy hero 10 years ago, and it is still hard to get him to talk about how he saved toddler Tasvinder Singh's life. He received four awards
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    NPB to help small retailers strengthen corporate brands
    386 14  -  Chan Hwa Loon By THE National Productivity Board will assist small retailers to strengthen their corporate brand names through franchising, which in time would also enable them to go regional. Mr Lim Boon Hong, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry
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      Stylish annual parade keeps audience enthralled
      544 16 CHINGAY 21 Singapore delivered its promise yesterday as the audience was captivated by a stylish parade. Mrs Joyce Liew, 50, a housewife, said in Mandarin: "I always attend the Chingay parade. But this year, the parade was better. There was so much more to
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      Jaycees bring new year cheer to Woodbridge patients
      327 16 WHILE about 3,000 people were getting ready to party in the Chingay parade in town, 96 wheelchair- and bed-bound patients had a party of their own at Woodbridge Hospital. About 20 City Jaycee members visited the patients of the Chronic Sick Unit.
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      Art show to raise cash for Geylang West CC
      156 16 AN ART .fair of works and collections of three community leaders will be held at the Singapore Conference Hall on Feb 27 and 28. The exhibition is part of the Geylang West Community Centre's efforts to raise $750,000, or 30 per
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  • SPORT
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      Lock icon Sandra makes it a 16-minute breeze
      595 17  -  Grace Sung Millie outplayed by top seed's physical strength SQUASH .57 i didn't expect it to be so easy. She was too nervous, I think. Of all the players, she was the only one who could really give me a fight, but it didn't
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    • SOCCER SHORTS
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        'Play behind closed doors'
        98 17 -Belgian champion Club Brugge has been ordered to play its I European Cup semi-final against Glasgow Rangers in March in -an empty stadium as punishment for crowd trouble, Uefa said •lon Friday. Brugge is one of three clubs sanctioned by Uefa for crowd trouble and forced
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        Slip-up puts Feyenoord top
        90 17 .A lOth-minute own goal by Fortuna Sittard defender Paul Jansen put Feyenoord Rotterdam on top of the Dutch soccer League on Friday. Jansen was trying to head clear a threatening free-kick from Feyenoord's Rob Witschge, but succeeded only in deflecting the ball past helpless Fortuna keeper
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        US to take on Swiss club
        49 17 The United States will play FC Zurich, of Switzerland's First Division, in an exhibition game at Mission Viejo, California, on Feb 9, the US Soccer Federation said. The US does not expect to have most of its top players available for the game.
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        South Africans for France
        68 17 A multi-racial South African squad will play in France on Feb 23-24. The squad, which will include players from So we to and other black townships, has been invited by a sports federation close to France's biggest trade union, the CGT. It will play in an
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        Hartlepool given new lease
        61 17 Hard-up Hartlepool was given a new lease of life in the London 0 High Court on Friday. A judge cancelled a winding up order against the English Second Division club which faced a demand for payment of debts of more than r.260,000 ($650,000). The court was
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        Zaire-Swaziland match off
        30 17 Political unrest in Zaire has led to the indefinite postponement of today's World Cup qualifier between Zaire and Swaziland, Fifa, soccer's world governing body, said on Friday.
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      Lock icon Sani and Young make it after close decisions
      273 17 The Coca-Cola/The Sunday Times Sports Stars Award picture. HOCKEY goalkeeper Sani Mohamed and ace woman bowler Grace Young swept the October and November honours in the Coca-Cola/The Sunday Times Sports Stars of the Month award. Sani won a close decision over bowler
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      Lock icon Turnaround at Highbury or relegation worry for Reds
      304 17 English Premier League: Arsenal v Liverpool (Live on TV3, 11.50pm SOCCER LONDON Fallen English giant Liverpool begins its bid to revive a disastrous season here today when it visits old rival Arsenal in the Premier League. Humbled by Second Division Bolton in
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      Naish is terrific on the waves and just as cool on the beach
      604 17  -  Shirlynn Ho BOARDSAILING By! 5 TUDOR This is like a holiday for me. Everybody's not too concerned about winning or losing. I would like to do more of such events when I retire.' Naish ALOHA and happy
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    • CAUSEWAY CAPSULES
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        Johor consults its lawyers
        116 17 V THE Johor Football Association wants its pound of flesh from Annu.u Abu Bakar and Sazali Nasir, but it may very well come up empty even after calling up its lawyers on Friday. Still, that did not stop Johor team manager Datuk Suleiman Mohamed Noor from
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        Lock icon Urukalo to coach Police?
        127 17 SECOND DIVISION Police has a long waiting list of coaches, but the front-runner for the job this season is former Johor coach Michael Urukalo. The Australian is the latest applicant, said Police FA secretary Hassim Abdullah after a meeting on Friday. Hassim said that Urukalo's "terms
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      Jackie ends Pakistani stranglehold
      300 17 Jackie ends Pakistani stranglehold BOYS' FINAL FOR the first time since its inception in 1983. Pakistan has lost its boys' stronglehold on the Asian Junior Squash Championships Last night, Kumail Mahmood lost to Hongkong's Jackie Lee 3-9, 9-4, 9-5, 4-9, 9-6 to surrender the Pakistani domination of the event. No.
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      Lock icon Jahangir keen on winning 11th British Open title
      291 17 LONDON Squash legend Jahangir Khan wants to add to his record of 10 British Open titles and will warm up with an appearance in next month's Leekes Classic in Cardiff. The tournament from Feb 17-22 will be his first appear ance in
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      Lock icon Buffalo Bills fancied to be first to lose third successive scalp
      1319 19 Preview of Super Bowl, the pinnacle of American Football. Live on TVI at 7am tomorrow KEY INFORMATION VITAL STATISTICS: The Dallas Cowboys has played in a League record of 40 post-season games with a League record of 23 wins
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      Norton and son Ken Jr go separate ways in sport and, sadly, in life
      871 19  -  Dave Anderson By I'm not going to say what it was. I love my son. The bond that was between us can never be broken, but he stopped talking to me.' former boxing champion Ken Norton
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      Lock icon Gallant solo voyage keelhauled
      508 19 YACHTING WELLINGTON French solo yachtsman Bertrand de Broc was towed into a New Zealand port on Friday, bringing to an inglorious end his gallant effort in yachting's solo Vendee Globe Challenge. De Broc was 1,500 km south of New Zealand and lying third in the Challenge
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    • BOWL BITES
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        Clinton roots for Dallas, his mother goes for Buffalo
        86 19 The Super Bowl is a game that for one week infiltrates every aspect of American life even the White House. President Bill Clinton has already been asked which team he backs, Dallas or Buffalo. He was not sure, but when he
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        Time to barbecue the Bills
        101 19 The small town of Buffalo, Texas, changed its name to Blue Star for the duration of Super Bowl week as a gesture of loyalty to the Cowboys. Dallas itself, where fans have not had a Super Bowl appearance to celebrate for 14 years, is awash
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        Enough talk, time for action
        109 19 It will be a truly super Super Bowl respective coaches Marv Levy and Jimmy Johnson promise. They made one vow as they met the media on Friday (or the final time: to open things up. Said Johnson: "Too many coaches who get into a big
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        Big betting on underdog
        111 19 A surge in bets on the Buffalo Bills has forced British bookmakers to shorten the odds on the AFC underdog. On Friday Ladbrokes reduced the odds on the Bills from 9-4 to 7-4 in what the bookmakers say is its busiest Super Bowl ever. The Cowboys
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      Lock icon Ambrose snaps up 7 wickets in 32 balls
      489 20 SCOREBOARD AUSTRALIA lat D. Imi Richardson b Ambrose 44 J. I asgrir r Murray b Bishop 10 8. Waaga r Murray b Bishop IS M. Waagk c Murray b Ambrose t D. Martya <• Simmoas b Ambrose 13 A. Barter Murray h
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      Lock icon England collapses under spin attack
      325 20 [^COREBOARD^ INDIA M km (Overnight M3~4) M. Ukttwtam c Gooch b Hick 112 P. Amn c Hick b Jarvto ImlDit c Lewta b Hick 13 K. M«f« not out 4 A. KiiMi b Malcolm 0 R. flirtui b Malcolm 2 V. Raja r Salisbury b
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      Low-scoring Singapore manages nine-run lead
      256 20 SINGAPORE managed a slim nine-run lead over Negri Sembilan after the first day's play in the Carlsberg National Cricket League in Seremban yesterday. Electing to bai, the Republic was reduced to a paltry 129 all out. But the host failed to build on its good
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      Lock icon Wattana sends White reeling to 5-2 defeat
      166 20 SNOOKER NEWPORT (Wales) A barrage of breaks from Thailand's James Wattana sent Jimmy White crashing out of the £140,000 ($350,000) Welsh Open snooker tournament on Friday. Full of confidence after landing the World Matchplay title last month, Wattana won his quarter-final 5-2. The
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      Concentrate on Semi-Pro, FAS
      1066 21 'What we are likely to witness is a dearth of star material in the Premier League' Administration committee was very supportive of his contract proposal, but, as I understand, there is still unhappiness among some clubs over the paltry sums offered to a few of their
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      Underdog Edberg can wrest Courier's crown
      556 21 Underdog Edberg can wrest Courier's crown Preview of today's Australian Open tennis championships men's final; Jim Courier v Stefan Edberg (Live on SBC 12 at 11 am) MELBOURNE Sweden's Stefan Edberg winner of six Grand Slam tennis titles can rarely be considered the underdog. But he seemed satisfied with the
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      Lock icon Sampras believes Courier will retain his title
      249 21 MELBOURNE Jim Courier will keep his Australian Open men's singles title at Stefan Edberg's expense today, ac- -oordlng to the man who wants His world No. 1 spot. Despite losing In straight sets to Edberg in the semi-fi-nals, fellow American Pete Sampras Is
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    • COURT CAPSULES
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        Lock icon Lendl needs glasses
        123 21 AN AUSTRALIAN eye specialist has told 'tennis star Ivan Lendl he should start wearing glasses or contact lenses after diagnosing astigmatism, Australian newspapers reported yesterday. Lendl, 32, who has slipped to No. Bin the world from his top berth at the end of 1969, had complained about
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        Lock icon Navratilova in the news
        125 21 SHE did not play this year at the Australian Open, but stories about Martina Navratilova nevertheless new at the tournament. One involves a book written by the player's, former friend Judy Nelson, the ex-Texas beauty queen. Nelson claims that she and Martina were "married" in the
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        Lock icon With, without a cap
        128 21 JIM COURIER will not part with his baseball cap, but other players do not seem to feel comfortable with the headgear. Courier is never seen on court without his cap. But the idea of wearing one is not pleasing to Michael Stich. The bare-headed German lost
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        FINAL RESULTS
        56 21 (Prefix number denotes seeding) M WOMEN'S SINGLES 1-Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) bt 2-Steffi Graf (Germany) 4-6 6-3 6-2 MEN'S DOUBLES 10-Danie Visser (South Africa)/ Laurie Warder (Australia) bt 4- John Fitzgerald (Australia) Anders Jarryd (Sweden) 64 6-3 6-4. MIXED DOUBLES 1-Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Spain )/Todd Woodbridge (Australia) bt 3-Zina
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      597 21 BASKETBALL NBA: Suns 125 Spurs 110. Celtics 116 Magic 105, Lakers 123 Hornets 108, 76ers 92 Bullets 86, Pistons 112 Timberwolves 103, Kings 130 Mavericks 120, Clippers 106 Warriors 105. .■CRICKET Sheffield Shield la Sydaey: Tasmania 292 and 295-9 dec (D. Hills 101; G. Mat-i thews 541);
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      Lock icon Glory for unfancied pair
      194 21 MELBOURNE Danie Visser and Laurie Warder proved that sometimes the hard road can lead to success as they captured their first Grand Slam doubles title. The No. 10 seeds, who survived an epic shr 19min quar-ter-final match, beat the seasoned No. 4 duo of John Fitzgerald
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        Plot to stage Lewis fight in the US
        94 21 Two English boxing promot era have been accused of trying to set up Lennox Lewis's first world heavyweight title defence in the United States rather than in his home country. Frank Maloney, manager of Britain's newly-crowned World Boxing Council cham pion, claimed
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        Sethi sweeps into final
        59 21 India's Geet Sethi, 31. brilliantly disposed of English rival and world No. 2 Mike Russell to reach the final of the £10,000 ($24,500) UK Professional Billiards Championship in Sheffield on Friday. The world champion scored a 4-1 win despite losing the first frame 67-150 to set
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        Prost in crash
        55 21 Alain Prost was lucky to escape injury after his Wil-liams-Renault crashed and burst into flames at a private Formula One practice session In Estoril, Portugal, on Friday. France's triple world champion suffered slight concussion and bruising and immediately returned to his Swiss home, where the Frenchman's physiotherapist
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        Winterbottom to quit
        53 21 England's most-capped backrow forward, Peter Winter hot torn, 32, is to retire from rugby union after the British Lions' tour of New Zealand later this year. The 32-year-old Harlequins flanker, who has made 55 appearances for his country, wants to concentrate his energies on his caret.- as
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        Bauer cleared off assault
        49 21 Canadian cyclist Steve Bauer has been cleared of assault charges brought by former Belgian champion Claudy Criquielion. An appeal court in Gent, Belgium, dismissed claims by Criquielion that Bauer had deliberately caused him to crash during the 1988 world road race championships at Renabc, Belgium.
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        Ryan signs for Oilers
        51 21 Former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan agreed on a two-year term as defensive co-ordinator with the Houston Oilers American football club on Friday. Ryan met Oilers head coach Jack Pardee on Friday morning to hammer out details of the deal, then flew home to Tampa,
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        Coffey traded to Red Wings
        60 21 The Detroit Red Wings acquired star ice hockey defenceman Paul Coffey, a member of four Stanley Cup-winning teams, in a sixplayer deal with the Los Angeles Kings, the clubs announced on Friday. The trade, which sends the the 10-time All-Star to Detroit, brings centre Jimmy
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        Golf petition withdrawn
        65 21 The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) announced on Friday it was withdrawing its petition to include golf as a medal sport at the 1996 Games ACOG, in a one-page statement, said the decision was made following remarks by International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch
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        Senior hangs on to his lead
        73 21 Peter Senior resisted a challenge from Australian compatriot Peter O'Malley yesterday to build a three-shot lead in the Vines Classic golf tournament in Perth. A fine homeward nine, including four birdies, kept Senior on the top of the leader board for the third consecutive
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      114 17 The year of the Rooster. t < fi^ The birth of another new year f^a^fiOQ^ warrants celebrations in grand style at China Palace. jT /y\^ hjs&P Tass to prospent>' with our jyKTSsaV 'YI' SIIENG* priced from iHB^^IfJMR Baked PepF^f lobster $15* f^ff^Mii^W Courtier<s chickcn 12< (^vBSISHb Tcnder J uic V
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  • RACING/SPORTS
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      Sir Oriole rewrites mark
      361 18  -  Malcolm Bastians KL RACING By FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Jan 30 1993 FIRST 2580 SECOND 7920 THIRD 9575 STARTERS 8933 6668 3303 5632 2394 1113 2174 1531 5769 7589 CONSOLATIONS 6128 8744 1902 3707 8176 8510 3900 4902 5854 5134 A 10-YEAR course record held by Chum my
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      Lock icon Suns scorches surging Spurs
      305 18 NBA BASKETBALL PHOENIX (Arizona) The Phoenix Suns, already the National Basketball Association's best and still learning how good it can be, rose to another challenge on Friday to beat the surging San Antonio Spurs 125-110. Danny Ainge scored a sea-son-high 26 points as the Suns snapped
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      TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD (meeting at Penang)
      2681 18 GOING FORECAST: GOOD 1 Stakes $20,008 1 Chma Town IV 16 (4nzg Zafir-Owner) (1200m) lam 55 2 Concert Prince 11 (3ag B Ng-Owner) (1200m) JO** 55 3 Hidden Rock 12 (4nzg Shanmugam Shan) 1 200m) .Au-Yeung 55 4 Honest Apostle 7 (3nzg
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      YESTERDAY'S KL RACE RESULTS (meeting at Penang)
      1532 18 RACE 1 RES TERMS DIV 8 1,200m 1 ABU DHABI SS (134-30) Looi (9) 2 3 1 13 OMENfALKMtL VS4 (11 7) 6*4(10) 3 2 2 2 MNN SQUM) 55 c52 (86 21) SakaM (18) 4 4 3 Endtss love (43-13) Saifudm. Cist
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      STEWARDS' REPORT
      1005 18 RACE 1: Trainer David Tan was fined $50 for failing to produce the declared colours on Swift C— o,«eror Oriental Pearl V broke through the barriers twice and had to be reboxed. Masale Velocity, who was slow to begin, then had to be steadied when Ceat La \W
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      409 20 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths MR CHUA KIM HUAT AGE 73 was called home to be with the Lord on 29 January 1993. Beloved wife: Mdm Seet Eng Neo Sons: Daughter-in-law: Huey Beng Soo Lim, Adrian Siany Relaty Bestari Daughters: Sons-in-law: Angeline Edmund Ee Lucie Douglas Edgar Mollie Gabriel
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      610 20 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 850 Deaths LIM SWEE LIAT Age: 85 years passed away peacefully on 29.1.93 leaving behind loved ones to mourn him. Beloved wives: (Goh Hui Ning deceased) Chan Noy Whay Sons: Daughters-in-law: Kee Wei (Koh Yok Chei deceased) Cheah Mooi King Knee Leng Tan Ngai Giok Kee
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      851 Acknowledgements
      155 20 The family of the late LINOA SERN LEE ENO Departed M Jsnuary IM3 •W»M to ciprttt their h.«rtt»lt thanks and appreciation le th« pmtors, brothers and utter »-.n-Chn«i ol Church Of Pim—. Church 01 tingaper*, Victory Christian Centra. King of Kings, Catvary Charismatic Cantra. Centre Ol Hep* and
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  • The Sunday Times Sportsfront
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      Lock icon Monica's just grand as she slams Steffi
      773 22 Australian Open tennis championships women's final: Monica Seles beat Steffi Graf 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 MELBOURNE Monica Seles's amazing domination of women's tennis continued unchecked here yesterday with a memorable triumph over Steffi Graf to give her a hat-trick of Australian Open crowns. Seles,
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      Lock icon I let match slip, says downcast Graf
      607 22 i'm not very happy about how I played. There were times in the second set when I felt I wasn't aggressive enough and especially on her serve. I just let up in that second set/ Steffi Graf MELBOURNE Steffi Graf locked herself into
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      Joscelin sets new mark for 50m freestyle
      393 22  -  Shirlynn Ho SWIMMING By TO NO one's surprise, Joscelin Yeo broke yet another National Open record at the Singapore Swimming Club yesterday. This time it was in the 50 meters freestyle. The 13-year-old sprinted the length of the pool in 27.105ec, bettering her
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    • THE LATE NEWS
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        Gascoigne denies being fined
        220 22 England soccer international Paul (Jasroigne donied yesterday that his Italian club Ivi/io had fined him for belching on television and quashed newspaper rumours of an imminent transfer. Gascoigne, criticised by club officials and an Italian MP in Parliament about his attitude and behaviour, said in his
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      Confident Wayne reigns
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        776 2 THE Motherhouse, Mother Teresa's official residence, is located in a simple grey building on one of Calcutta's most crowded and noisy thoroughfares Lower Circular Road. It takes about 25 minutes by car and at least 45 minutes by the antiquated tram
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        2143 2 With Mother Teresa in Calcutta When I speak to Pumlma, a Nepalese widow, In Nepali, she begins to weep. "No one has spoken to me like this for so long," she says. "Please don't go." The pity I feel Is visceral. It wrenches my guts and I hug her and
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        650 3 TALK SHOP By Evelyn Yap Turn the skin around based and have to be rinsed off. ANCIENT beauty potions used a substance tapped from the willow bark as a cleansing anti-blemish aid. Clinique has taken the same substance, salicylic acid, and put it into a new exfoliating formula. It is
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        336 3 The nuisance of the nuance THE gift-giving season may be officially over, but with Valentine's Day just round the corner, it is useful to know what your gifts signal. Gifts from men are tricky to decipher, because they often act on a salesperson's recommendation. But the general analysis from
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        1328 4 Eye surgeon Dr Geh Min, granddaughter of late philanthropist Lee Kong Chian and an active supporter of the arts, talks to KANA SHEKARAN about her nonionsense but warm childhood. MY CHILDHOOD MOST people think I had a privileged childhood but I never saw it that way.
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        410 4 MY PERFECT ESCAPE 1 Manvinder Puri Food Beverages Director, Raffles Hotel WHERE would you go? I'd go on a jungle safari, preferably to Malamala in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. It is the most relaxing place that I've ever been to, and
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        926 5 Just why is Sandy not hip? Sunday with 'WONG KIM HOH '11, ■Ife YUICHI SAKAMOUtO. R.E.M. TangerK ine Dream. Sting. head nodded wiib approval. ."Then my friend Sam saw mv;box-set of Zhou Xuan compact discs. She looked tioirified. The approval on hcfrace gave way to disbelief, t^tempt and disappoint:J5 l
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        Clinton, more than Elvis fan
        240 5 UNITED States President Bin Clinton admires the late Elvis Presley. So much so that the' recent Inaugural parade included an Elvis impersonator. Could it be that Mr Clinton is more like his idol than Ofctoß Formally referred to as the president lived in a place
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        150 5 Are you content with the way you speak and write? Are you sure that you are not making mistakes that cause people to underrate you? You are judged by your English. Thousands are handicapped because they make embarrassing errors in speech and writing and
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        1019 6 Keep moving, burn calories If you are lying prone, get up! To lose weight, never keep still, says HELEN GILBEY CHRISTMAS and Lunar New Year leave most of us squirming in front of the mirror because of extra body fat. And the knowledge that the weight must be shed before
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        Metabolism, movement and munching
        407 6 WE ALL know people who can over-indulge themselves at the buffet table and not gain a centimetre, and others who just have to look at a slab of chocolate and get rounded hips. The difference is metabolism. Some people bum calories fast and some burn them
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        367 6 MAGDALENE LUM Transparent toothbrushes TAKE a good look at your toothbrush when you clean your teeth tonight. If you cannot see through its head, perhaps you should get a new transparent one. Apparently, clear toothbrushes allow more light to enter the bristles to help knock off germs, claims a
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        275 7 K.KARUNA marvels at the many ways in which one can cook chicken JAN 23rd was the beginning of the Chinese New Year and 1993 is the Year of the Rooster. With it conies the customary colourful celebrations which are enjoyed the world over. Equally colourful is the art
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        562 7 Serves 6 1 kg chfckan, skinned, cleaned and washed. Mix bis bowl: 1 Tbs dark soya sauce libs honey or 2 Tbs tomato ketchup 1 Tbs ground black pepper 1 Tbs ground garfic paste 2 Tbs ginger jutoe 1 Tbs sesame 08 1 Tbs Chinese wine t Rub mixed
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        169 7  -  ANNA JACOB Tliis is a new fortnightly column of quick-to-cook dishes. Clay pot rice Serves four IV2 cups rice 2V2 cups water 250 g cabbage thinly shredded 300 g lean chicken, shredded V2 cup long beans, chopped 3 Tbs dried mushrooms, soaked and cut into strips 2 Tbs
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        278 7 SALLY KHOW Not just a cuppa TEA has many uses apart from just being a drink. It can be used as an ingredient in dishes as diverse as cakes and chutney. When baking puddings or cakes, soak dried fruit in tea instead of sherry or orange juice. Turn
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        802 8 Just the two of us gfgfg HOLIDAY LINE IF THE thought of Valentine's Day two weeks from now has put you in the mood for a romantic holiday, or if you want to have your wedding abroad, there are both well-known destinations and others which Cupid has not found yet
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        518 8  -  AGNES WEE By TAKE a trip into a snowy postcard this northern winter. Try skiing in Innsbruck, Austria, where the ice is still thick and plentiful. A convenient way to get to Innsbruck is to fly to Munich which is only about two hours by
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        679 9 Daewoo's Racer, 'the new South j Korean car in Singapore, offers value for the limited budget, says GEOFFREY PEREIRA. SOUTH Korean car maker Daewoo recently entered the market here with a practical, few-frills range of cars, all wrapped in very competitive prices and initial
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        Every top-up, servicing and cost recorded
        406 9  -  Geoffrey Pereira fcy DARK red Mitsubishi Lancer here has probably the most detailed car log kept in Singapore and possibly in the world. It has had every detail such as each time it was refuelled since it was delivered on Oct 26, 1990 logged
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        104 9 Price $57,900 (with 6 months tax and COE) OMV $11,129 Tax (1 year) $1,350 Capacity 1,498 cc Type 4-cytinder in-line Power 89bhp Drive 5-speed manual Brakes Front discs, r— r drum 0-100 kmh Not available Top speed 165 kmh CONSUMPTION Highway 13.3 km per litre (estimated)
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        88 14 fE AR after saying that the erprise was being docked for d, movie bosses are gambling million (SsB4 million) on Star kVII. Captain Kirk, Mr Spock and rest of the original crew are ig signed for one more tour of y. But William Shatner, who /s
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        48 14 SIR A l l AS Mel Gibson, 37, ming US$lO million <S$ 1 6J? km) for his latest movie, ever Young, which gives him ongest-ever nude scene. Producer Curt Hamilton sts: "You've heard of the Six ion Dollar Man? Well, this is 1 0- million-dollar bum."
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        66 14 X)2 1 0 star Shannen Doherty (left), 21, turned to pose for Playboy because her bosses would et her strip. Instead, they :hed the magazine's money for erty to keep her clothes on. lie star was desperate to pose shedding 6.7 kg. Says a friend: the first time
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        57 14 1A Roberts, 23, is to star m irst fifan for more than two i. lie is to take the lead as a •paper reporter in the intk comedy, 1 Love Trouble. le last appeared on screen as erbell in Hook. Her comereunhes her with Touchstone ires, which launched
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      2290 14 Seen and hea ard They are everywhere, these little tykes with big talents who are winning over Singapore audiences. But how far can they go? ey go? GUAN LIBING finds out. ZHENG Zhijian, eight, would like to be a lawyer when he grows up. But right now, he has to
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      505 15 THE woman who has become "arguably the most influential female in Britain" is 48. single and hardly watches television. As programming director in charge of BBC's entire TV and radio output, from news to current affairs and drama. Miss Lii Forgan's appoint ment will make her
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        989 17 LEISURE WATCH PAT D'ROSE NG ENG Teng, master sculptor and potter, may be somewhat disappointed if you choose not to drink tea from his foot, or his hand, preferring instead to just sit and talk about his works of art. But as tea and conversation go
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        1046 18 Three concerts by three sets of top musicians and all in the space of nine days. What a windfall. What a squeeze What a drain on the pocket. JUNIPER FOO helps you decide where to put your money. CHICAGO Now And Then Far East Tour
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          74 18 SHARLA Cheung Man h.* no qualms about being labelled a decorative prop ih movie circles, according to J China Times. What is important to the Shanghai-i born actress is that the mon)?y is rolling in. The 25-year-old beauty gained popularity recently when she appeared in several
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          87 18 THK break-up of tht relationship between Japanese teenage starlet Rlt Miyazawa and sumo atar Takahanadabpordya pubndt> stunt. Shin M in I huh news quoted gongfu mpentar farfrk Hian i Mjing Drawing from tan vaot experience in the entertainment cirde, the Hongkongvr wid it common for Japanese
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          78 18 FORMER SBC actress He Jie received more than publicity after she posed for a aeries of sexy photographs two months ago. A mid-dle-aged "good looking" fan presented her with a garland of dollar bills during one of her performances at a Singapore nightclub. The "bouquet" apparently added up
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        382 18 WESTERN POP LOHKENGFATT POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONTTE Spin Doctors (Epic) NO, THIS album is not from Superman but from a US quartet which revels in brash bluesy rock. All the numbers here delight with foot-stomp-ing up-tempo arrangements, a la J.Geils and the
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        432 18 CHINESE POP GUAN ÜBING ITS MY REAL GLORY Andy Lau (Warner Music) LAU gets better with each release and this Canto pop album shows that the Hongkong actor can be as good behind the mike as he is in front of the camera. Over the years, his voice
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      1021 28 WITH age thinning the credibility of most ac-tion-movie heroes and some, like the reigning he-man Arnold Schwarzenegger, hungrily eyeing less athletic roles, the search is on in the Hollywood arena for fresher, younger muscle the better to play to an audience consisting mostly of 15- to 25-year-old males. The
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      349 28  - Angst gets in the way NICK KHOSLA DAMAGE At Snaw onanw OF THE paunchy, middle-aged R(A) regulars who will queue to see Damage, a line from the 1988 film. Bull Durham, nicely sums up the situation: "It's amazing what a man will put up with as long as he thinks
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      278 1 JHf2o© Child stars get bigger bite 14 BIHr'^TBP^ Romantic getaways 8 28 Mi^ST 1^ K J° ur nalist looking V^\l IW^I for a story calls I IT^^^^^^l ■^2 lAy on Mother Teresa t^tJt J^^^U best known nun tells her: Go and f^^^^H L^^ 1 help the sjsters P^^^fl Doing as
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      59 5 I THE REGENT INSTITUTE Dept sr 361 a I Union Building #10-179, 171 Tras Street I Singapore 0207. I Please send me, without obligation, a free copy of "Word Mastery" describing I the English course originated in l-ondon especially for overseas students. j NAME AGE ADDRESS Associate Co. of I(S
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      268 5 Answering Your "Clinique By Request" With Clinique At Metro. Here, for you, just the way you'd want it indispensable little jl *^lS^^ k fi^ ts that'll be welcomed by your skin and lovely colours tor eves, "^oj^^ lips. Together they make up a request that's beautifully answered 'W^^^^St^^^ "Clinique By
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      165 8 jjti^^lProductl JaSt inB«i2^ i Launch k &10. HjmWH^P ?T JUST VINCENT'S Chinese New Year elet>r.atioxx A OIFT FOR CHILDREN* A f\ v rwhi* stock Lous) B|pß9!i|HP|t I LV I I^l W /\j\ 4 B 1 K^HHUBBMupBINaaB|H V V I I ta fc^fc^^^^*^ Ba^a^^f^ J^j^^ 37 Braddril Road (NaarWoodMgh Park), Singapof*
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      1151 11 _^*>Mf WELL, WHERE TIJC RDfIH I (ICCB* ljrsAjjAOsrTiMe! om.ooy! I I rwe wncieKnou y u &>4fe) wfa y ARE TWEY ?I J r 1 1 1 v tt k***^ -^vi fc BY X^fiAiSj'ybUr^ar T^RAK^ (5^5 CT <^\^>l r^^S? J>J£_N«nMßK HOUR«>TME A V^V^SL OO^/ THE 3RRIT... f MONEY/ I CAWT FINO
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      578 16 5.30 P.M. TEST PATTERN AND MUSIC. 5.55 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOLLOWED BY THE SCIENCE SHOW: Materials (dual sound: T/E). Documentary. 6.25 NEWS (T). 6.45 STAR CHARADE (C). Game show. 7.00 SMOULDERING HEAT (C). Jiale hires a hitman to kill Haojie. 8.00 NEWS AT EIGHT. 8.30 VARIETY TOWGHT (C/stereo/live). 9.30 HEAVENLY BEINGS
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      570 16 TV WEEK TUESDAY I 7.00 A.M. AM TEXT (stereo) 8.00 A.M. CLOSE. 1.55 P.M. OPENING FOLLOWED BY PM TEXT (stereo). 3.00 THE OTHER WOMAN (C/r). Thomas dies. 4.35 CURIOSITY SHOW: Paper Apples Have Humps (stereo). Spotlights an unusual apple and a cardboard chair. 5.00 TAKE PART. Visits a recycling site.
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      550 16 5.30 P.M. TEST PATTERN AND MUSIC. 5.50 OPENING FOLLOWED BY SATHANGAI OLI (T). Indian classical music 6.25 NEWS (T). 6.45 STAR CHARADE (C). Game show 7.00 SMOULDERING HEAT Trouble ensues when Wenrou discovers that Jiale has been harassing Xiaotong. 8.00 NEWS AT EIGHT (C) 8.30 VARIETY TONIGHT (C, stereo/live) 9.30
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      589 16 WEDNESDAY 7.00 Ail. AM TEXT (stereo). 8 00 AM. CLOSE. 1.55 PM. OPENING FOLLOWED BY PM TEXT (stereo). 2.30 ADBREAK. 3.00 THE OTHER WOMAN (C/r) Haofan en counters difficulties in getting a iob while Yixm has a miscarriage 4.40 DAPPLEDOWN FARM. Shows the differ ence between a filly and a
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      553 16 5.30 P.M. TEST PATTERN AND MUSK 5.50 OPENING FOLLOWED BY NAAOAGA A* ANGAM (T) Drama 6.25 NEWS (T). 6.45 STAR CHARADE (C) Game show 7.00 SMOULDERING HEAT. Jingsheng beats up Jiale for causing Wenrou to have a miscarriage 8.00 NEWS AT EIGHT (C) 8 30 VARETY TOMGNT (C/ stereo/ live)
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        201 1 the siren s m s 9 msiri I hat roreign SOTlgS 2 Minister 3 «i i »>y aaaaH MlZlinO I In VPlU A NpW carbon woods by l vanguard OC I To complete this r^^; IVllZUnO UnVeilSAi>ieW maintaining an extremely winning formula is an %2L* j^^kj*22^ Generation Of Graphite w
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          A taximan for all seasons
          321 2 SOMETHING needs to be done about the taxi situation in Singapore. You cannot expect too many Singaporeans willingly to forgo cars in favour of public transport if one major component of the latter never seems to be available when it rains or during peak hours
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        25 YEARS AGO
        108 2 What The Straits Times reported on 24 Jan 1968 WASHINGTON A US Navy intelligence ship was captured by North Korean patrol boats in the Sea of Japan last night and believed taken to a North Korean port, Defence Department officials said today. They had no knowledge of
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        When prophets preach risk or relaxation, beware
        1031 2 'KfIUPmB^PmHHfIiHHIH THERE are two types of prophets in Singapore today whose messages I find disconcerting, because of what could result if the majority middle-of-the-road Singaporeans were converted. These middle-roaders need to be driven to excel and equally need strong rules to keep them
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        Let CPF holders pool their extra savings to invest abroad
        923 2 gfgfg SHOULD Singapore dismantle its social safety nets to give its people a harder push to venture abroad? This was suggested last week by a Hongkong-based Singapore lecturer, Mr Chan Yan Chong, in an article in the Lianhe Zaobao, reproduced
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        111 2 ALTERMQF Pantang maut sebelum ajal j Dalam awal 1980-an dulu, para doktor memberinya J peluang untuk hidup sebanyak 30 peratus sahaja. Tidak JL kurang yang meramalkan beliau sudah tiada lagi ff^^%JM& harapan untuk hidup kerana penyakit barah otak. Beliau W jantung. "iflN^LJlk fa**ti&* Tetapi sasterawan Noor *T^ 4^h*^Kt t L^
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        Tough but not ruthless
        1301 3 Thailand's new Foreign Minister, Squadron Leader Prasong Soonsiri, visits Singapore later this week. Our Bangkok Correspondent, TAN LIAN CHOO, reports on the man who used to be his country's chief spy and, briefly, one of its top political dissidents. would like to bring more democracy to
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        Swiss Bank gearing up for big moves in local bourse
        1481 4 Why did Swiss Bank pay $16.6 million for a stake in local broking firm Paul Morgan to gain membership in the Stock Exchange when an international membership seat costs just $8.2 million? DOREEN SIOW reports If you are going into
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        One of the best investment options on the stock market
        1310 4 Acma Ltd Given its moderate risk profile and strong management, Acma offers excellent value as an investment opportunity. Not only is it trading at a very attractive P/E ratio, it also offers a dividend yield that is far above both
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        Good as investment or home
        1043 5  -  ROBERT NG Leasehold property By Based on the increase in new developments forecast for the next two years, the price of a leasehold apartment is likely to fall LEASEHOLD properties are gaining acceptance and popularity among home seekers and investors who have traditionally shunned these
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        45 5 H*■HI■III I I I 8 I K I I B^^ SPECIAL !lvv/K?IE HPVV ll^V ii it/^ HI HI II BT «^4Ai 1 K>^ Hll fl Ilifll II ON SALE NOW! Available at Newsstands and from your Newsvendor Also at Times the Bookshops and 7-Eleven stores.
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        GST will help S'pore stay competitive
        1210 6 IT HAS yet to be seen how closely Finance Minister Richard Hu will follow the New Zealand model on exemptions and zero-rating. Some industries and interest groups will probably complain about the impact of the GST and plead for special consideration. But the problem
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        Ivory towers under siege
        1161 7 Ivory towers under siege Universities are under pressure everywhere. Once the pampered darlings of society, and protected from the sordid world of bottom-lines and cost-effectiveness, they now have to justify their existence and scrabble around for money like everyone else. LEONG CHAN TEIK describes the culture shock, as told at
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        383 7 Buildings: NTU is trying to maximise the use of its buildings in a number of ways. One is to open up certain areas to the whole university instead of restricting the space to individual schools. The Registrar then acts as the overseeing authority for the
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        798 7 Hongkong Diary Mary Kwang CATEGORY Three films will draw bigger than ever crowds; a new singing star will shine; Governor Chris Patten must go on a diet, and a senior Chinese leader will pass away in April. These were some of the predictions that Hongkongers listened
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    • A SPECIAL FEATURE TO MARK THE COUNTRY'S NATIONAL DAY
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        Unity amidst diversity
        428 8 MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT RANASINGHE PREMADASA Exactly 45 years ago, Sri Lanka re-emerged as a free and independent nation. This event signified a reunion with our proud and glorious past. On that occasion we looked forward to a promising future. Since Independence, we have achieved much. We have
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        723 8 MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER D.B. WIJETUNGA Feb 4 is our national day. The 45th anniversary of our national independence also falls on this day. We have been a free and sovereign nation since 45 years ago. Since then Sri Lanka has come a long way
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        462 10 MESSAGE FROM HIGH COMMISSIONER W.D. OSWALD TILLEKERATNE Feb 4 marks the 45th anniversary of re-gain-ing Independence for Sri Lanka. It was on a day like this in 1948 that my countrymen hurled down the British Union Jack and hoisted the Lion flag in a peaceful
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        New deal for investors
        650 10 Prima Ltd: flour mill (100 percent foreign-owned) Singapore Telecom International: data communications systems (joint venture) Shing Kw an Investments Ltd: shop and office complex 100 per cent foreign-owned) Wan Chang International Resort Hotel (joint venture) YGM Garments 1 00 per cent foreign-owned) Freight Link Express: warehouse
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        378 8 w J^B aVam Message from Foreign Minister 2 ■BflMHHBaaBf^oB- asBaSflpfli New or pfeisj RS 2017S rK«N G OF PEARLS, BVBTNERS PROFITS. Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean has opened for foreign investment and you, the investor, have the opportunity to reap rich rewards. but only if you choose
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        880 9 MESSAGE FROM FOREIGN MINISTER HAROLD HERAT c the recent period has marked a consolidation of our relations with many countries in the world, particularly our immediate neighbours.' On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of our Independence which is our National Day, I take
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        124 9 CONGRATULATIONS BEST WISHES j TO THE GOVERNMENT PEOPLE OF I SRI LANKA ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR j 45TH NATIONAL DAY I I ESAIA TEXTILES INDUSTRIES (PVT) LTD I Lot No. 98.101A& 1018, Phaselll, 1.P.Z., Katunayake, Sri Lanka. (Member of YGM Group of Companies) CONGRATULATIONS BEST WISHES TO THE GOVERMNENT
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        236 9 ASMA EXCHANGE PTE LTD is your choice. You can remit your earnings to Sri Lanka at very competitive rates through the electronic clearing system set up by our agent, HATTON NATIONAL BANK LTD. You will have them credited on the same day without extra cost. HATTON NATIONAL BANK LTD has
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        231 10 CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST*WfSHES TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF SRI LANKA ON THEOCOymOFTHEIR 45TH NATIONAL DAY Emirates Fly us once, fly us always. B Congratulations £j 3 Best Wishes Q HTo The Government People Of Sri Lanka On The Occasion U fl Of Their 45th National Day Q Sy INTERCONTINENTAL
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        294 10 Singapore Telecom International. Born local. Going glotmL lfH[ Across the Indian Ocean is th^Hautiful H island of Sri Lanka tsk r#, And tner e. a bond between us M Bped _J| Because Singapore Telecom m Htional ft^VKi (STI). a subsidiary of Smgapofl s BHuI participating with Sri Lankans^ Hoping and
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