The Straits Times, 28 January 1998

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1998 60 CENTS MTTA(P) 114/12/97
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    Lock icon Indonesia acts to revive its ailing banking sector
    875 1  -  Derwin Pereira Temporary freeze on debt servicing proposed By m Jakarta kfjklsdjflsfjlsfs THE Indonesian rupiah staged its first real rally of the New Year on the strength of banking reforms announced m Jakarta, gaining back a fifth of its value and lifting
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    Lock icon Preparing for the festivities together
    88 1 IT DOES not matter that they are celebrating two completely different festivals Chinese New Year and Hari Raya. As far as these Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 neighbours are concerned, they have to tackle the same sort of planning for the occasion. So, it seemed
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  • Article
    Japan Finance Minister to quit
    377 1  -  Kwan Weng Kin He takes responsibility for arrested officials m bribery scandal Byl Japan Correspondent TOKYO Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said yesterday that he will tender his resignation today because of a bribery scandal involving his ministry. He said after a meeting with Prime Minister
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    Lock icon Officials asked for sex club shows
    243 1 TOKYO The two Japanese Finance Ministry officials, who were arrested over an alleged bribes scandal, had demanded that bankers entertain them at sex clubs, dailies reported yesterday. Mr Koichi Miyagawa, a senior official at the financial inspection department, asked Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank m 1994
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon Clinton's State of Union address to stress US role in helping Asia
      724 2  -  Lee Siew Hua By US Correspondent *He wants to help people understand why these events that seem a long way off and currencies really do have a material economic impact m the US.' White House spokesman Mike McCurry
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      Lock icon Li Peng calls for unity talks soon
      521 2 BEIJING Premier Li Peng yesterday appealed to Taiwan to rejoin quickly negotiations aimed at an eventual reunification as a People's Daily editorial promised no change to Taiwanese lifestyles and their penchant for democracy. Calling for "the motherland's complete reunification and rejuvenation of the
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      SM clarifies report in Jakarta paper
      224 3 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew's press secretary has written to The Indonesian Observer to clarify a report which quoted Mr Lee as saying that President Suharto had blundered by not consulting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before releasing his first budget for this year.
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      Lock icon Birthday bash ends in nightmare for teen
      521 3  -  Sharon Vasoo By! We didn't see them until some of them started shouting as they approached us. I didn't know what was happening suddenly they pounced on us.' A CLASSMATE'S birthday bash ended m a nightmare for Tan Kong Lin, 17, after he
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      Ex-cop accused of buying drugs off addict
      164 3 sklfjlsfjljflskfjslf A POLICE corporal accused of buying drugs from a addict while investigating a case m 1992, was charged m court yesterday, six years after the alleged offence. Zamri Hairon, 31, was arrested m February 1992, for failing to arrest a drug addict.
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  • WORLD
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      Year of the Tiger: What else but a Tiger?
      356 4  -  Leong Ching Ching New Year joy m London with Spore theme By L m London CHINESE New Year celebrations m London will have a Singaporean flavour this year with Tiger Beer as its major sponsor, and Singapore-born violinist Vanessa Mac its
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      Lock icon Time is running out, US warns Sad dam
      441 4 Military strike on Baghdad may be just weeks away, says official WASHINGTON The United States said that time was "running out" for a diplomatic solution to the weapons standoff with Iraq and insisted a sex scandal would not affect President Bill Clinton's
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      Lock icon A killer combination
      66 4 picture. CELEBRITY impersonators Phil Novak and Corelei Lee dressed up as superstars Clint Eastwood and Madonna to become "live" additions to London's largest landscape painting, which was unveiled at Bank tube station on Monday. The mural, which is American Airlines' latest advertising campaign, covers completely the 86-metre-long
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      Lock icon WHAT IRAQ IS UP AGAINST
      203 4 WASHINGTON The US had assembled a powerful force to keep the pressure on Iraq over UN access to suspected weapons sites, military officials said. Two aircraft-carrier battle groups with 108 aircraft are patrolling the Persian Gulf, providing a capability to hit targets 1,600 km or
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      Lock icon Astronaut's oversized space suit gets quick fix
      347 4 CAPE CANAVERAL A successful bit of outer-space tailoring made certain that US astronaut Andy Thomas' first full day as a Mir crewman would not be his last. Mr Thomas and Mir commander Anatoly Solovyev adjusted straps m the armpit and torso areas of
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      Former KGB regains some lost power
      386 6  -  Kremlin Policy reversal by MOSCOW The Kremlin is planning to boost the former KGB, whose power had been cut back m recent years, by giving it control of the country's 220,000 border guards, said a report m the Electronic Telegraph yesterday. The decision by
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      Lock icon HIGH ALERT
      60 6 picture. Policewomen armed with automatic weapons training m a busy Mul tan street last Saturday to prepare for possible violence during the hofy month of Ramadan. Security forces m the region are on high alert during the holy month, following a massacre m Lahore city on Jan 1
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      Lock icon Russian soldier kills 7 mates
      128 6 MOSCOW A Russian soldier based on the far-eastern island of Sakhalin killed seven of his comrades and wounded another seriously m the second such incident m 24 hours, Russian news agencies reported yesterday. The troops were on guard duty when they were killed late on
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      Lock icon Sonia will not be contesting polls
      123 6 NEW DELHI Mrs Sonia Gandhi, widow of former Indian Premier Rajiv Gandhi, will not contest the forthcoming election, ending a day of suspense about tier political plans. A statement from her secretary, Mr Vincent George, yesterday ended confusion m New Delhi. Mr George denied
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      Lock icon Arafat seeks Mubarak's support for Arab summit
      416 6 Arafat seeks Mubarak's support for Arab summit CAIRO Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, seeking support for an Arab summit on Middle East peace, met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday. Their talks m Cairo were expected to focus on the outcome of last week's Washington meetings US President Bill Clinton held with
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      Lock icon Lack of weighty support shows Clinton's dire political peril
      600 7  - Lack of weighty support shows Clinton's dire political peril Louise Branson As friends and his own party keep President at arm's length, the First Family rallies round him By m Washington THE President's party has deserted him. The White House sex, lies and audiotape scandal and talk of impeachment or
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      Lock icon Clinton lawyers want judge to speed up Paula Jones case
      217 7 LITTLE ROCK Lawyers for President Bill Clinton asked a federal judge to speed up his trial m the Paula Jones sexual-harassment lawsuit so he could respond to the sex scandal engulfing the White House. Lawyer Robert Bennett said m a
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      'No sex ... only emotional ties'
      536 7  - 'No sex only emotional ties' LOUISE BRANSON PRESIDENT Bill Clinton denied forcefully having "sexual relations with that woman" Monica Lewinsky but has admitted privately that they had been involved emotionally and that he had tried to get her legal help. "I want you to listen to me I did not
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      Lock icon Paper withdraws report on Secret Service witness
      159 7 DALLAS The Dallas Morning News withdrew its Internet report early yesterday that a Secret Service agent was ready to testify that he saw President Bill Clinton and Ms Monica Lewinsky m a compromising situation. The paper took the report off its online edition
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      What Estrada would have done
      37 7 Twill just be truthful and tell nothing but the truth/ Philippine Vice-President Joseph Estrada (left), a self-confessed former womaniser, when asked what he would do if he was m President Clinton's shoes.
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      Lock icon 'Not true' Cook's lover lost job after affair surfaced
      375 7 LONDON Allegations that British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook decided against appointing his mistress, Ms Gaynor Regan, as his ministry diary secretary after their affair was discovered by MIS agents were denied by his spokesman on Monday. The spokesman insisted that the
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      Lock icon White House drama plays out on silver screen
      164 7 WASHINGTON Life, they say, imitates art. Perhaps nowhere more so than at the White House this week. A top-drawing film now playing across America Wag The Dog, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert de Niro depicts a president engulfed m a White House
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      Lock icon I stand by my father, says Chelsea
      306 7 WASHINGTON Chelsea Clinton is standing by her father m the face of allegations of an af fair with a former White House intern just a few years older than her, civil-rights leader Rever end Jesse Jackson has said. Rev Jackson, who spent Sunday
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      Lock icon London court delays decision in tobacco hearing
      169 8 LONDON The Court of Appeal has delayed a decision m a potentially ground-breaking class-action suit by 43 cancer victims against two of Britain's biggest tobacco companies forfailing to curb the damage of smoking. The three judges were due to decide on Monday whether
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      Lock icon Hip fractures 'can kill' elderly
      507 8 Queen Mother's surgery *no ordinary operation for someone her age 9 Expert view Hip fractures are potentially lethal m anyone over 70. Between 30 and 50 per cent are dead within six months of a hip fracture m people over 70. The condition can also
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      Lock icon Floods turn road in Aussie outback into raging river
      126 8 CANBERRA A state of emergency was declared m the 'devastated outback town of Katherine yesterday after record flood waters left 1,000 homeless, food shortages and a raging torrent where there once was a high street. Residents say it is the worst
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    • PEOPLE
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        149 8 Meanwhile ONLY ONE CAR FOR WINNER: A man who won two NZ537,000 (5538,480) Alfa Romeo cars within minutes at an Auckland casino slot machine has been told he cannot have the second car because the machine malfunctioned. QUEEN E'S HOME OFFER: Britain's Queen Elizabeth had offered the Duchess of York
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        52 8 To me, this is SmithKline Beecham's contribution to the next millennium.' Mr Jan Leschly, chief executive of the giant pharmaceutical firm, which has decided to provide albendazole, an anti-parasitic drug, free to about one-fifth of the world's population as part of an effort to eliminate the grossly disfiguring disease known
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        Lock icon Castro's kin seeks asylum in Spain
        156 8 MADRID Ms Alma Fernandez Revuelta (above), the daughter of Cuban President Fidel Castro, had sought political asylum m Spain, the respected Madrid daily El Pais reported. However, immigration experts quoted her as saying that she had little chance of being granted polit-ical-refugee status. It
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        Lock icon Ex-Miss Universe denies role in murder attempt
        134 8 CARACAS Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado has denied m a Venezuelan court that she had anything to do with an attempted murder Last year. Lawyers acting for Mr Francisco Sbert said that witnesses saw Miss Machado drive the getaway car after her boyfriend,
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        Lock icon Trainer 'justified' in killing tiger which mauled kin
        118 8 ST PETERSBURG (Florida) US prosecutors said on Monday that British animal trainer Graham Chipperfield (left) was justified m killing the tiger that maulea his brother, Richard (right), and would not be charged. Graham, 28, could have been charged with cruelty to animals
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      397 6 SINGAPORE B Generally fair and windy with a KM High Sunset today: slight chance of passing I 33 pm showers mainly over the western I Sun nse tomorrow: Singapore. 04 7 16 am For an update on the local weather, call 542-7788 For detailed current weather, call 542-3983 AIR QUALITY—
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      160 7 LASTS DAYS! HALF PRICE ENTRY ON JAN 28, 29 30 ONLY The Leonardo da Vinci show ends Feb Ist '98. 50,000 people have already come cheek-to-cheek with true genius at Leonardo da Vinci's blockbuster show, now on at the Singapore Art Museum. Sadly, it's almost time to bid this once-in-a-lifetime
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  • EAST ASIA
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      HK gears up for influx of mainland kids
      374 9 HONGKONG Security officials had been warned to draw up plans to deal with a massive influx of migrants m the territory after a court ruling gave 81 mainland children the right of abode, it was reported yesterday. The decision on Monday extended
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      Happy Birthday ... you can remain in HK
      179 9 Happy Birthday you can remain in HK HONGKONG Recent birthday girl Lai Sze Nga (left) is preparing for her best present ever a Chinese New Year celebration with her family. Her mother, Madam Ng Mci Lei, jumped forioy when she learned of the court decision allowing them to live together
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      Lock icon Tug of war ... in the middle of winter
      43 9 Tug of war in the middle of winter picture. BARE-CHESTED schoolchildren competing m a tug of war m the snow m Koyacho, western Japan, on Sunday. The contest was part of the Cold Endurance Sports Day, held to strengthen the children's health. Reuters
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      China TV fights competition with New Year show from new studio
      371 9  -  Mary Kwang By China Correspondent BEIJING China Central Television (CCTV), whose annual Chinese New Year's Eye variety gala faces increasing competition, staged this year's show m a spanking new 2,000-sq-m, four-storey high, state-of-the-art studio which is twice the size
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      Lock icon Imitate-and-learn music teacher dies
      431 9 Violinist Suzuki taught kids to play from memory TOKYO It began with the belief that any toddler could learn music m a suit-ably-supportive environment, making sounds fay imitation rather than by studying notes. Music teacher Shinichi Suzuki, who died on Monday at his home m Matsumo
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    • EAST ASIAFILE
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        Lock icon EU-CHINA SUMMIT
        71 9 The European Union (EU) has moved to upgrade its relations with China by announcing that a special summit would be held m London on the sidelines of an Asia-Pa-cific meeting on April 2-3. British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, speaking after an EU foreign ministers' meeting m Brussels, said:
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        Lock icon MAGAZINE FOLDS
        49 9 A Hongkong news magazine, whose publisher Leung Tin Wai had an arm hacked off by gangsters m May 1996 before its first edition hit the streets, closed down yesterday. More than 100 staff lost their jobs when the Chinese-language Surprise Weekly folded, blaming falling advertising revenue. AFP
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        Lock icon QUAKE RUMOURS
        53 9 China's seismologists yesterday issued a denial of any indications that a major earthquake would hit Beijing during the Chinese New Year holidays. The official statement followed two days of rumours that a tremor of up to 8.2 would hit the north-western outskirts of Beijing at Mentougou tomorrow or
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        Lock icon U.S. INVITATION
        66 9 A US congressman has invited North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Kirn Gye Gwan to visit Washington next month as part of an effort to promote better understanding between the two countries. An aide to Representative Tony Hall said the lawmaker extended the invitation m October for the Feb 5
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        Lock icon NOVELIST KILLED IN FIRE
        83 9 Award-winning Japanese novelist Tamio Kageyama died yesterday m a suspicious fire m his Tokyo home, police and news reports said. Kageyama, 50, died from severe burns to almost 70 per cent of his body. News reports speculated that he may have committed suicide due to suspicion
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        Lock icon KIDNAP VICTIM FREED
        57 9 A kidnapped Taipei man was released early this month after his family paid a ransom of NT$lO million (*****,000), Taiwan police said yesterday. Mr Chu Kuo-shu, son of Mr Chu Ching-tang. a former president of Hungjen Hospital, was kidnapped on Jan 8 near his house. The kidnapping
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Thai, Indonesian armies do their hit
      581 11 High-ranking officers join drive to donate money and gold to help overcome economic crisis HIGH-RANKING militaiy officials m both Indonesia and Thailand are joining the people m donating money and gold to help their governments overcome the monetary crises gripping their countries. In Jakarta,
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      Politicians do their bid for auction to raise money for reporters
      248 11 BANGKOK In the heyday of reporters, their main commodities were politicians whom they criticised, mainly to sell the news. Now that the reporters have been affected by the economic crisis, these same politicians have started to help by donating
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    • REGIONALFILE
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        Lock icon What is a dove doing among weapons of war?
        68 11 picture. THIS dove, a symbol of peace, was not where it should be on Monday m Cambodia. The 1,500 rifles seen here were later destroyed m a bid to cut down the fighting m the country. They had been confiscated from
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        Lock icon TRAFFICKERS CHARGED
        48 11 The Myanmar authorities charged 4,446 people with drug-related offences last year and seized large quantities of opium, heroin and amphetamines. According to official statistics, 7,883 kg of raw opium, 1,401 kg of heroin and more than five million amphetamine tablets were seized durina the year. AFP
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        Lock icon VAMPIRE SCARE
        44 11 Police have been trying to assure residents of a Manila suburb that talk of a vampire like creature roaming the area was untrue. The rumours spread after a 21--da y-oid baby was found dead m his cnb, said newspapers last Saturday. AFP
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        Lock icon MAHATHIR VISIT
        65 11 Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad will make an official visit to Thailand next Thursday and Friday. Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan said the proposed visit was part of a regional tour to discuss ways of surmounting the Asian economic crisis. Bilateral issues including border problems
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        SACK FOR JUDGE
        65 11 Aiudge found guilty of demanding and receiving 50,000 baht (551,710) from a plaintiff and a case of imported whis ky from his lawyer will be sacked, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. A disciplinary committee found Mr Nitiphon Joralee guilty of a serious breach of discipline by taking
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        Lock icon ASEM DISPUTE
        53 11 Thai and British diplomats are trying to solve the dispute over Myanmar's proposed participation m an Asia-Eu-rope Meeting m London m April. Thai and British officials are discussing a British proposal to let Yangon send envoys to informal meetings between the European Union and Asean, the Bangkok Post
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        Lock icon SPRATLYS' SPAT
        61 11 Vietnam blamed Filipino fishermen yesterday for a shooting incident m the disputed Spratly Islands and said the Philippines should educate its fishermen to respect Vietnamese territory. Its embassy m Manila denied Vietnamese forces had fired on a Philippine boat near a reef occupied by Vietnam and said they
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        Lock icon SEA TRAGEDY
        45 11 rwenty-three Filipino fishermen were missing and two others devoured by sharks after their boat capsized m heavy seas, the Navy said yesterday. Four other fishermen survived the tragedy last Saturday off Ilocos Norte province, about 400 km north of Manila, it said Reuters
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        Lock icon MARCOS LOOT
        72 11 Manila has furnished the guarantees requested by the Swiss authorities for the return of about US$52O million (Ss92o million) deposited by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his family, the Office of the Federal Police said m Bern on Monday. Switzerland's federal court had agreed earlier this month
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      Don't politicise financial woes, Jakarta military warns
      468 11 Don't politicise financial woes, Jakarta military warns The crisis has entered a third round, namely a social crisis. The first round began with a monetary crisis which was followed by an economic crisis.' Mr Adi Sasono, secretary-general of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association. JAKARTA Indonesia's military yesterday warned the country
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      Lock icon Surrender or else ...
      338 11 Surrender or else Bangkok police give rebels m southern provinces one-month ultimatum BANGKOK Thai police had given the leaders of rebel groups responsible for terrorising the country's southern provinces one month to surrender or face a renewed crackdown, reports here said yesterday. The warning came as the police claimed responsibility
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      Corrupt govt? Allegation a ploy to weaken our economy, says Mahathir
      428 12 Corrupt go vt? Allegation a ploy to weaken our economy, says Mahathir KpTA BARU Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad said claims that the Malaysian government was corrupt, inefficient, practised favouritism and lacked transparency were merely a ruse to weakea the country's economy. The Star yesterday quoted him as
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      Razaleigh made Umno divisional chief
      643 12  -  Brendan Pereira By m Kuala Lumpur Appointment 'shows his rehabilitation is complete' FOR more than a year, supporters of prodigal son Tengku Razateigh Ham zah waited for a sign that showed he still had a role to play m Umno. They saw it on Monday
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      Hari Raya joy ... and pain
      20 12 Hari Raya joy and pain Mr Satar and his son preparing for their light-up of the mosque. The Star picture.
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      Setting their sights on a brighter celebration
      118 12 EVERY year Satar Mohamad, 52, of Kota Tinggi, Johor, would wait patiently for Hari Raya to decorate his house with kerosene lamps. But this year, he decided to take his annual festive activity a step further by lighting up kerosene lamps around a
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      Two boys hurt while experimenting with homemade firecracker
      223 12 MALACCA Two more children m Malacca were injured on Monday, one seriously, when a firecracker they were making at home exploded. A Malay daily, Utusan Malaysia, yesterday reported that Mohamed Zaidi Ani, 10, injured four fingers on his left hand and suffered
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      Govt ticks off two companies for layoffs before festive season
      269 12 KUALA LUMPUR The government has ticked off two companies for retrenching their workers just days before the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa, describing it as unfair and inconsiderate. "They should have informed their workers first," The Star newspaper
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    • MALAYSIAFILE
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        FIRE DOUSED
        39 12 The fire at the rubbish dump m Hulu Langat, Selangor, has been brought under control following a four-day battle by firemen. A report m the Sun newspaper yesterday said the fire should be extinguished completely before Friday.
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        'FACTS WRONG'
        64 12 A youth wing of the Malaysian Chinese Association has called for a ban on the distribution of an encyclopaedia which has claimed that there is racial instability m the country. The Star newspaper yesterday quoted MCA Negri Sembilan youth chief Yip Chee Kong as saying that the movement
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        MALE NURSES
        55 12 The Malayan Union of Nurses has urged the government to amend its policy to allow men to take up nursing as a career, The Star reported yesterday. Union secretary Anne Khoo said married women should also be allowed to take up nursing courses offered by the government to
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        MORE STAFF
        49 12 Malaysia's Public Complaints Bureau is being beefed up to ensure that government units resolve people's problems effectively and quickly. The Sun newspaper yesterday quoted Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as saying that the move was part of the drive to inject integrity into government management.
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        DUO KILLED
        56 12 A motorcyclist's attempt to avoid a traffic police roadblock cost him his life and that of his woman pillion rider along the new Klang Valley expressway on Monday night, the Sun reported yesterday. The couple fell into the path of an oncoming car after the rider made a
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        DAM PROJECT
        65 12 The Malacca government is finalising plans for the construction of a dam m Jasin to head off the anticipated shortage of water supply by 2006, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Abu Zahar Isnin has said. The Sun yesterday quoted him as saying that the Malacca Water Corporation should not
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        AIRPORT TESTS
        53 12 Fhe Kuala Lumpur International Airport will begin testing key facilities an Feb 16, The Star reported yesterday. Transport Minister Datuk Sen Dr Ling Liong Sik was quoted as saying that the airport would test the airport management and baggage systems and would assess their status at the end
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      Ex-police scholar to head social service council
      306 17 THE new chief executive officer of the National Council of Social Service is former police senior assistant commissioner Benedict Cheong Thiam Beng. The 37-year-old former President's and police scholar will take up his new position on Feb 1. He has resigned from the
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      Backyard storeroom goes up in smoke
      68 17 Backyard storeroom goes up in smoke A STOREROOM m the backyard of a semidetached house m Lorong L, Telok Kurau, went up m flames on Monday. No one was hurt. It took 12 firefighters 30 minutes to put out the blaze. The storeroom, a zinc-roofed structure, and some old furniture
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      New police operations chief
      180 17 THE new director of operations of the Singapore Police Force is Assistant Commissioner Leo Yip. He will take up his new position on Sunday. He will take over from Senior Assistant Commissioner Benedict Cheong, who has resigned to join the National Council of Social Service as
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      Lock icon She's the commander of a Coast Guard boat
      530 17  -  David Miller By PINT-SIZED Geraldine Tan is the only woman boat commander m the Police Coast Guard, and she leads a crew of 14 on one of the biggest vessels m the fleet. With her baggy overalls and short-cropped hair, Assistant Superintendent
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      Woman took bribe for forged social visit pass
      303 19 She was acting as a contact for a syndicate AN UNEMPLOYED woman who took a $400 bribe from a dance hostess to help get her a fake social visit pass extension was fined $20,000 for corruption on Monday. Lee Say Moi, 38,
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      7 cars forfeited for carrying illegal immigrants
      330 19 SEVEN Proton cars used for carrying illegal immigrants were ordered to be forfeited by a district court on Monday. The cars had been seized by the Immigration Department between Sept 20 and Dec 5 last year. The department said all the vehicles would
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      Mediation centre for family disputes opens on poly campus
      465 19  -  Wong Chee Meng By LABORATORY The service will also function as a laboratory for those pursuing legal studies, to act out disputes and mediation m role-play. A one-way mirror and dosed-circuit television allow students to observe the mediation process. Any actual
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    • All set for the holidays
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        Lock icon Big rush to stock up on New Year
        377 20  -  Allison Lim SHOPPING By ON MONDAY night, with just one shopping day left before the Chinese New Year, it seemed like the whole of Singapore was out m force to stock up for the festive period. From 9 pm to 2 am,
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        Lock icon Double dose of festivities in schools
        144 20 sdjflsjflsjflsfjslfjs SCHOOLS around Singapore had a double dose of festivities as Chinese and Muslim students celebrated the Chinese New Year and Hari Raya together. Schools were adorned with a myriad of decorations, with hongbao and ketupat made from ribbons to heighten the festive mood.
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        Rental cars snapped up for the festive season
        602 20  -  Karamjit Kaur jsfjslfjsl;fjs;lfjlsf Many need to take their families around By TWENTY residents of Toh Vi estate, all members of NTUC Income's car-shanng cooperative there, have made bookings to use the four Mitsubishi Lancers they share, during the festive period. The first
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        More Boat Quay patrols
        332 20 POLICE THE police are stepping up patrols at Boat Quay throughout the festive period. Following checks by about 50 law enforcement officers at 19 Boat Quay outlets last weekend, the police presence there will be greatly enhanced during Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa, since
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        So happy, she sang and danced during lunch
        254 20 jdsjflsdjflsjfsl;fjs;lf MADAM Poon Chat, 82, was so happy at lunch-time yesterday that she improvised a song-and-dance routine at her table. She sang a Cantonese song to the guests at a Chinese New Year lunch at the Stars Restaurant and Cafe at Chijmes
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      Lock icon Serangoon Gardens still a dengue hotspot
      518 21  -  Jasbir Singh By They come every day. This morning, m fact, they just sprayed the place. I think the problem will disappear. They (the ENV) are really going all out/ Con way Grove resident K. K. Lam, 36, a housewife. SERANGOON Garden remains the
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      Poly student in court faces her molester again
      487 21  -  Karen Wong He cross-examines her and accuses her of lying By AN 18-YEAR-OLD polytechnic student who was molested along Thomson Road one morning endured a second ordeal when she had to face her molester m court The unemployed man, Rajagopal Mutusamy Aiyalu,
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      Teen who drowned in condo pool liked to play underwater
      267 21 A 17-YEAR-OLD Australian student who liked to time himself to see how long he could remain underwater drowned m a condominium pool last November, a coroner's court heai d yesterday. Charles Kennedy Mules, described as a good swimmer, was swimming
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      Lock icon Waste not, so company gives to charity
      319 21 HOSTING a Chinese New Year dinner can be a waste of good food when only half the diners turn up. Gift hampers, too, can go to waste when so many gifts of food are being received. One firm got around both problems and
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      676 18 JBBbB tttßti ~"Ti |fe^/^| B ■Klh Herald ike Hew year with our roaring special K^M Bj YU-SHENG SB "|^j_> Our Yu Sheng Selections will feature an invariably wide assortment of the finest Ja £ff*^**3 Yu Sheng ingredients. 'Lo Hei 1 this Chinese New Year to greater heights at our fine
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      284 19 z z z z Z PHNHSONIC HLKHLINE BHTTERIES Z NOW HHVE THE POWER I TOMHKEVOU f Z SEE BETTER. HEHR BETTER I H N D FE EL i 7 Hinß &hh I I Ihh 181 7 Z H H THE PHNHSONIC Z Z Hi POWER-UP DRHW. Z z U H
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      167 20 Bigißpßigiifiiiing^ißiiiiaigngißigißlii'Biii" *>fi taste Of Sp™ n W* Come to Swensen's, where the feasting never ends! jfik (Especially when we stay open for Ak^ jfcjra^ you throughout the holidays.) ~J&2& Savor Swensen's Springtime Delightsl Prosperity Porkloin, Bounty Catch, Longevity Chicken And Get A Taste of Good Fortune! Win prizes worth up
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      30 20 CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAYS: All community clubs and community centres will be closed for the Chinese New Year and Hari Rava holidays from today to Friday, said the People's Association.
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      107 21 Handicrafts 9$ cRMim Group of Companies £^3L!\Py^ Wishes You A Happy Prosperous New Year We're closed from 28 Jan to 1 Feb '98. Business will resume on 2 Feb '98. 3 SINGAPORE HANDICRAFTS 72 Euros Avenue 7, Singapore Handicrafts Building 5{*****0) Internet Website http://www.singhandicrafts.com.sg/ Congratulations to BE X IN CNSTHCTM
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
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        Good vibes and reflections
        734 22 "In matters of international relations, the United States is one nation. I'm worried that Saddam Hussein, not understanding America, might be confused by the difference between headlines and the national wilL" US House speaker Newt Gingrich declaring Republican support for President Clinton 's Iraq policy. "A
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      Who wants a paper full of bad news, anyway?
      751 22  -  Chua Lee Hoong SECOND LAST WORD By TWO weeks ago my colleague, 800 Ng, wrote m this space about a common complaint among readers of The Straits Times that the newspaper seemed to purvey nothing but "gloom and doom" these days.
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      Reconstructing the welfare state
      1547 22  -  Neville Stack Tough choices ahead as Blair seeks to control unaffordable system By m London 'SACRED COWS Health Medical and hospital care is free "at the point of delivery". This extends from general practitioners' surgeries to full hospital treatment, from transplant surgery to long-term care for
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      A fishy issue raises old grievances
      1162 23  -  Chua Huck Cheng I In New Zealand By THE fragile relationship between Caucasian New Zealanders and the Maori, the minority indigenous people, has come under strain again over a fishing dispute that has dramatised the unfinished business of redressing grievances that date back 150
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      With Europe rising, Asia faces a new Western era
      659 23  -  Gerald Segal By Europeans and Americans also have reason to worry that they will become flabby economically without the fear of Asian competition. Current European efforts to reform welfare systems owe a great deal to concerns about Asian competition, even if
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      663 23 Business As Usunl ai Clarke Q\4ay B This Lunar View Year e// v^ ft Sf \\p HHHPIHHHBBft' Lunar New Year at Clarke Quay Seafood Restaurant and Quayside dj ft is always special. Let the China Ya Tc Ra.\ Steamboat. From January 27 to (L RVpriMHHi Acrobatic Troupe from Guizhou take
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  • FORUM
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      Policy implicit in statute requires consideration
      1241 24 ST, Jan 20 No restriction I am not advocating that we rid ourselves of our Constitution. I am simply highlighting the fact that judges can apply laws m accordance with social requirements without being restricted fay mere wordings, at least to a reasonable extent
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      Developing a safety culture among all will help lower accident rate
      351 24 Collisions involving stationary vehicles on expressways WE ARE deeply saddened by the recent collisions involving stationary vehicles on the expressways. These incidents serve to remind us that despite the excellent efforts of our road engineers and enforcement officers, accidents
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      Caucasian hurled racist slur in bus
      240 24 STRANGERS ON OUR SHORES I WAS travelling on an SBS service number 14 bus on Jan 21 when it stopped at a bus-stop just before turning into Orchard Road. As the driver was pulling out of the bus-bay ana at the same time observing
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      Not in Singapore ...
      142 24 Not in Singapore AT CHANGI Airport on Sunday at around 6 pm. about 100 China nationals were shouting loudly at the Cathay Pacific check-in counter. Five of them were seen arguing loudly with the staff. Later, one stood on the luggage platform and shouted, while the rest echoed what he
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      217 24 I Today's Classified is m Life! section. CATS. 1 \0 Burton Marketing Pte Ltd Wishing you a Prosperous and Happy New Year Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri Toner, ink cartridges, ribbons and related supplies. Dealers, resellers and distributors are all welcome Tel. (65) 255 9958 Fax. (65) 258 0098 >^ FACAIYUSHENG
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      30 24 P~ i THE MUSK PACE W mg^J Vbur weekly guide to what's hoM I Wfj and hip on the music scene fj& -The New Paper Fastads, every Tuesday. M J%
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Martin set to battle PGA Tour
      339 25 GOLF PORTLAND A federal magistrate m Eugene, Oregon, has denied a request by the PGA Tour to throw out a lawsuit by golfer Casey Martin, setting up a trial next week to decide whether the 25--year-old athlete with a circulation disorder m his right
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      Six-month ban for national duo
      517 25  -  Santokh Singh Goalie Effendy and midfielder Dalis dropped from Lions' squad for indiscipline SOCCER by We expect our national players to be on their best behaviour even when they are playing for the clubs. Every player must know that he is not an automatic choice
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      Whitbread sets Lions Tiger Cup challenge
      346 25  -  S. Murali By NATIONAL coach Barry Whitbread wants the Lions to prove themselves at the Tiger Cup to earn a spot at the Asian Games m Bangkok. He said this yesterday while explaining to Timesport the programme for the national team this year. Said
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      Chan out of Gusta transfer committee
      222 25 S-LEAGUE chief executive officer Chris Chan will not sit on the Player Status Committee looking into the Gusta Guzarishah affair on Monday. Chan, who is a member of the Football Association of Singapore committee led by lawyer R. Palakrishnan, has been left out because
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      Zhou and Pan bow out to Father Time
      358 25 WUSHU SINGAPORE'S national wushu exponents will lose two respected coaches m Zhou Shusheng and wife Pan Shuyi m March. The couple, both 58 years old, have decided not to renew their contracts with the Singapore National Wushu Federation which expire on March
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      Lock icon Czech Korda triumphs and sets record straight
      312 25 CZECH veteran Petr Korda beat Jonas Bjorkman yesterday to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and set the record straight against those who attacked him for pulling out of last year's US Open. Korda beat the Swedish fourth seed 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
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      Woods opens the gap at the top
      101 25 GOLF LONDON Superstar Tiger Woods has extended his lead m the official golf world rankings with his stunning victory at last weekend's Johnnie Walker Classic m Phuket, Thailand. The American world No. 1 shot a seven-under-par 65 to equal the four-round total of
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      320 25 BASKETBALL NBA: Boston Celtics 94 New York Knicks 85, Toronto Raptors 91 Philadelphia 76ers 87, Phoenix Suns 96 Atlanta Hawks 91, Cleveland Cavaliers 94 Miami Heat 93, San Antonio Spurs 115 Houston Rockets 90, Sacramento Kings 111 Seattle Supersonics 92. CRICKET Under-19 World Cup m East London,
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      Lock icon Venus Williams' no blazing star
      347 25 Venus Williams no blazing star Australian Open tennis championships m Melbourne VENUS WILLIAMS betrayed her youth at the Australian Open yesterday. In a carefree 17 minutes, the 17-year-old swept second seed and fellow-American Lindsay Davenport off the court as she took the first set 6-1. Davenport, the world No. 3,
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      Lock icon Williams sisters lose battle of the sexes
      220 25 THE score m the battle of the sexes came out at twolove yesterday after the dynamic Williams sisters foiled to conquer the male professional they challenged to play them. Germany's Karsten Braasch. a former No. 38 who slid outside the top 200 after
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      Lock icon 'Captain Marvel' hangs up his boots at age 41
      600 26 1 have no regrets over packing it m as a player. I have had a wonderful career. I wish I could start all over again/ Former Man United captain and present Boro boss Bryan Robson (left). Robson to focus on bringing
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      Lock icon Top footballers support Ronaldo
      377 26 ROME Top Italian footballers were sending Ronaldo messages of support on Monday as the Brazilian ace struggled to come to terms with life m the world's toughest league. He is suffering a near twomonth goal drought m the Serie A and has been criticised publicly by
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      Lock icon Wednesday's bogey team strikes again
      346 26 ENGLISHFACUP LONDON Blackburn Rovers heaped misery on Sheffield Wednesday for the second time this season as it won 3-0 at Hillsborough on Monday to advance to the fifth round of the English FA Cup for the first time m five years. First-half goals by Chris
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      Lock icon AC Milan denies Kluivert moving
      219 26 MILAN Italian club AC Milan denied British media reports on Monday that Dutch striker Patrick Kluivert was on the verge of leaving the squad. Britain's Daily Mirror reported that the 21-year-old player had told AC Milan he was leaving for London-based Arsenal. "Kluivert is still
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      Cantona clashes with United again
      232 26 LONDON Eric Cantona was on Monday night at the centre of an astonishing dispute over profits to be made from his appearance m the Manchester United testimonial match aimed at raising funds for the survivors of the Munich air crash. The former Old Trafford idol
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      Lock icon Del Piero will lead Italy's battle in friendly
      461 26 CATANIA (Sicily) Alessandro Del Piero of Juventus will lead the assault on Slovakia here today as coach Cesare Maldini rings the changes for Italy's first pre-World Cup friendly. Maldini is fulfilling a promise he made last November after Italy's laboured qualification for
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      Lock icon France wants Spain's scalp
      412 26 PARIS It may be a friendly fixture to inaugurate the new Stade de France, venue of the 1998 World Cup final, but France dearly wants to beat Spain today to underline its status as one of the tournament favourites. A full house of 80,000 is expected
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      136 25 L/ M \/*l Next Draw No. 1254/98 #/V/ V Monday, 2 February 1998 Draw No. 1254/98 Group 1 Prize: $500,000 (Minimum Guaranteed Amount) WINNERS FOR DRAW NO. 1253/98 Group 1 Prixe: $4,671,271 3 Winners Shared Equally Sold at: 1 Tong Aik Huot, Blk 685 Hougang Street 61 #01-160 (One Quick
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      124 26 I Pate ;30 Jan '98 (Friday) Purchase a copy of Lianhe wfwUKKJK Wanbao at any of the following SPH Slop Press Kiosks and you '-i^SN""' will get 1 pack of "Want Want c^^ Dragon Gilce" FREE! |Hb R^ffiiwii i tpi r? r- id^^B mm i B6HB Win a Mitsubishi Pajero
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  • SPORTS/RACING
    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        No go for two Grand Prix races
        78 27 THE Indonesian and Portuguese Grands Prix have been removed from this year's calendar, the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) announced on Monday. The Indonesian race, to be held on April 19, will be replaced by the Malaysian Grand Prix at Johor, which was originally
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        Kirsten's ban reduced
        41 27 BAYER Leverkusen's international soccer striker Ulf Kirsten had his elbowing suspension reduced from nine to eight weeks on Monday following an appeal by his club. The German Soccer Federation ruled that Kirsten would now be banned until Feb4.
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        Irish turn down Dons
        60 27 IRELAND soccer chiefs on Monday underlined their oprition to a projected move English Premier League club Wimbledon from south London to Dublin. The Football Association of Ireland decided to reiterate it was against such a move after Irish press reports last week suggested the FAI was
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        Masters Tour scrapped
        45 27 THE South African Masters, one of the three major events of the Southern African golf tour, was scrapped on Monday because of the lack of a cosponsor. The Tour has now shrunk from the originally proposed 11 -event circuit to six tournaments.
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        Kipketer recovering
        36 27 WORLD 800 metres champion Wilson Kipketer, hospitalised with malaria last week, will be able to leave hospital soon. Dan Engell, a spokesman for the Danish Athletics Federation said the athlete had made good recovery.
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      714 27 DEBUT winner Solar Eclipse looks set to return to his winning ways, judging by his star workout at Kuala Lumpur yesterday. With a track rider aboard, the John Brink-trained galloper drew notice to his chances m Race 7 on Saturday when he reeled off 600 m
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      575 27 2.00 RACE 1 C 4 1200 m (SC) 1 Golden Sparks (7) Yin 57 2 Srimenanti Star (2) *Isa 57 3 Bravura (9) Saimee 56.5 4 Who's Waiting (6) Holder 56 5 North General (4) •Sake 55.5 6 Bold Success (3) Kway 54 7 Mr Quick
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      Lock icon Cavs turn on heat to end six-year Miami jinx
      764 27 Ilgauskas' late free throw seals narrow 94-93 victory BASKETBALL MIAMI Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 11 of his 23 points m the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead free throw with 1.3 seconds left, as the Cleveland Cavaliers posted its first road win over
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      Lock icon Sprewell's appeal against suspension kicks off
      323 27 PORTLAND (Oregon) Latrell Sprewell's immediate NBA future began yesterday with an arduous arbitration hearing that will determine if his one-year league suspension for assaulting former coach P.J. Carlesimo was proper punishment or too harsh. Independent arbitrator John Feerick, dean of Fordham University Law School,
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      239 27 AMERICAN FOOTBALL SAN DIEGO Coach Mike Shanahan and his Denver Broncos team, while celebrating the historic present, turned Tan eye towards the immediate future on Monday, urging quarterback John Elway not to retire after his first Super Bowl crown. Elway, who returned to Denver Monday
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      Lock icon Coach gave drugs, says ex-swimmer
      236 27 SWIMMING BERLIN The 1980 Olympic Games 400 metres individual medley champion Petra Schneider said that her coach, Eberhard Mothes, had supplied her with drugs during her successful career. The 35-year-old former East German swimmer, who broke the world record when she took Olympic gold, said
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        103 27 CYCLIST Bernard Wong, tagged the "Blur King" of last year's South-east Asia Games m Jakarta for not even knowing he had won the 30-kilometre points race gold medal, has got another title. The 21-year-olds performance m his first international road race, though dismal by his own
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        71 27 Two men dressed as teenage Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova cheering her on during her third-round match against world No. 1 and defending champion Martina Hingis of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis championships m Melbourne last week. Alas, their fervent support was of no avail to the
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        High standards
        83 27 THE recent parting of ways between the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress and its head coach Mike Boroskae has caused more than a few ripples m the sporting fraternity. One person who called Timesport to state his cause was business manager Mike Lam: "I am not just supporting Boroskae
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        El Loco fakes it
        132 27 NOT content with having "Crazy" emblazoned on the back of his shirt, Sebastian Abreu of Spanish First Division soccer club Deportivo Coruna continues to live up to his nickname "El Loco". Photographs have also appeared m the Spanish media of Abreu m the full make-up of
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      227 27 BOXING PARIS A powerful group within the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) is aiming to overthrow long-serving president Anwar Chowdhry of Pakistan at the organisation's quadrennial congress. The group, comprising some of AIBA's most senior figures, believes Chowdhry has been m control for too long,
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      303 28 NG CHEN KIM AGE: 74 was called home to be with the Lord on 27.1.98 Wife Looi Han B«k Ng Kok Sang (NgKokEng. dicmnO NgKokChuan Chin Mac Fong NgKofcHn Ng Kofc Hun Ng Kok laong NgtsaLan Ng Lai Kfcang Chi* KM Yoon CM* Yong Hai Oiia
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      83 28 In Loving Memory Of S- BALAMOHAN MANHMAfIAI Al BALAMOHAN I P— ■*■< 25.1.M Dmpmrtmd 28.1.97 Tim* has passed so quickly, Vet memories reminds us of you. May Jesus embrace you tenderly Forever through and through. Dearly missed by mom. brothers, sisters. your daughters and
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      261 28 I Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Ido not give to you a% the world give: Do not let your /Mart* be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 MARIE HOUW Age: 81 passed away peacefully on 27 January 1998. leaving
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      62 28 IN EVEBLOVINQ MEMORY of George Tan Eng Leong. Gone but never forgotten. 868 Requiems THANGARAJOO. M AGE: 60 Departed on 14.1.98 wish to thank relatives friends for their condolences during their recent bereavement. Athma Shanti prayers will be held on 29.1.98 at Sri Sivan Temple 24, Geylang
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      856 In Memoriam
      69 28 3rd Anniversary RICHARD SOON HOCK CHUAN Departed 28.01.95 'Jesus is the Resurrection the Life.' The family members friends remember that Richard is now resting with our dear Lord, Jesus. 2nd Anniversary In Loving Memory of AMROSE UM CHA KONG UM PENG SIANG Departed on 29/1/96 Always remembered
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      304 28 The Family of The Late PASTOR PHILIP KOH KIM TIAN Departed 23 January 1998 Wife: Serena Children: Elisha, Glorianne, Katrianne Parents: Charlie Bong Soo Sister: Sabrina and family Parents-in-law: Lo To Yee Sheow Ying Brothers/ Sisters-in-law and their families Wish to express
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      71 28 IN LOVING MEMORY I FRANCIS BARUCH 18-4-22 to 29-1-92 You fill our thoughts m things we say do Forever we cherish these memories we have of you. Always remembered by wife, _.|_l| jln n ft, aitfat cnit€aT#n m >■»*»■ KOHMEU Departed: 29/1/96 Gone from our lives one
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      46 28 3RD ANNIVERSAY In Ever Loving Memory of DJEO HSIOH SING Departed on 28/1/95 3 years have passed since you left us so suddenly. Thoughts of you still bring silent tears and deep pain m our hearts. Sadly missed by husband and loved on—.
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      106 28 z/n Ouerloumy Jliemory Of Peter Lim Soon Kheng Departed £8/1/1997 Our heart* are tore As time goes by we mm you more We often think of the yesteryear* When we were together Fond memories of you linger Your loving smile, your gentle face So
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      HONGKONG
      335 29 January 27, 1998 HK* ASM Pact*: 4.35 unch Allied md int! 0.54 -Hied Oversea 0 33 +0.03 -S-aSecint 0.47 .003 3____otEA 13.38 -0.06 CPPokphand 133 +0.01 CO*. Hotel 2 23 0 07 CataOeCorai 1.49 +0.07 CatnPacA* 7.10 +0.30 CenfuryC.ty 104 -001 ChaungKong 39.50 +180 Ohma Light 42.50 +0.20 China
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      TOKYO
      389 29 January 27, 1998 YEN Admits et Corp 8780 -40 Ajmomoto 1330 -50 AkatElacM: 178 +15 Amada 815 unch As** Chem Ind 542 -28 MaWOian 745 +18 8k atTVy-MJUufhl 1880 -80 OUdgaatnns 2960 -150 Canon 3010 -30 Caa» 1070 +106 Owen 941 -9 Oar Nippon 2330 -90 Om ichi Kangyo
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      BANK RATES
      284 29 OCBC OUB UOB DBS TIB POSB KB O&OST RATES Say-figs SH 3 3', 3. SH 3v, 4 Foed Jeposit t m<»* 5 1 5H sv« sv. 5^ 5^ 3morths 5 1 5".. sv, sv. 5Vi SV« 6 norths s^« S<- 5W sv, s^i 5>4 12 .norths 5H 5H
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      CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
      58 29 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES CRUDE PRODUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (US*) BBL MEKTBUNO Mar +113—1.13 1587-1592 WEST TEXAS htsrm Mar +133-133 16.89-1693 DUBAI FATEH Mar .125-125 1380-1385 TAraatENO Feb +070 -0 70 1585-15 95 UNAS Feb +0.70-0.70 14.60-14.70 NAPHTHA (Of Jap) +525-575 *****-***** NAPHTHA ♦0.80-080 17.30-17 50 CBT-IWHSFO -100-100 5500-56.00 Tmng o.
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      PALM OIL
      39 29 Jan 26, 1998 Crude pahn oil (Ms/toiw«| Fet> 98 2.550.00 (South) fvMbwd pwT) oil (USSrtonM) HBOPtknOi Feb 98 587.50 (seller) Mar 582.50 (seller! PBDCmm Feb 98 595.00 (seller) Mar 587 50 (seller) RBOStserw Mar 98 535.00 (seller)
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      18 29 Ctoeeig pricee (USSrtroy <a) Siig_(_ore 5 800—6810 5 970-5 990 Thu Frt -eaYorti 5790-5800 5950-5970 Somc9: nMfcKMU
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      SIMEX FUTURES
      350 29 January 27, 1998 Open High Low Sett EstVol Mar 98 14.74 0 Apr 1488 0 Ma* 15.08 0 Ad Vol (Fn): 54 Open Int (Fri): 760. Spot US Dollar/ Japanese Yen Open Nl|h Low Sflt EstVol Mar 98 ***** 125.90 125 90 ***** 0 Act Vol (Mon): 117
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        Lock icon NEW YORK
        54 29 Blue-chip stocks shed most of their robust welcome of White House denials of sexual impropriety on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing just 12.2 points, or 0.16 per cent, higher at 7,712.94. About 558 million shares changed hands. Gainers outnumbered losers by 1,311 to 1,544 with
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        39 29 The market was uuosieu Dy rumours of acquisitions and by a positive Wall Street opening on Monday. The Footsie index advanced 55.8 points, or 1.08 per cent, on the day to 5,237.2. Share volume totalled 651 million. AFP
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        66 29 Jncertainty m overseas marxets and investors deserting the banking sector forced Australian share prices 0.7 per cent lower yesterday, brokers said. The All-Ordinaries Index fell 19.4 points to 2,603.9. National turnover totalled 262.61 million shares worth A5820.27 million. Falling stocks outpaced advancers by 574 to 539. The All-Industrials Index
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        Lock icon Blue-chip buying boosts Hang Seng
        109 29 HONGKONG shares surged 3.1 per cent yesterday on strong buying of blue chips m a half-day trading session ahead of the Chinese New Year break, brokers said. The key Hang Seng Index jumped 278.5 points to 9,252.36 on a turnover of HK$4 billion (*****.9 million).
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        81 29 Share prices closed moderately lower yesterday, pressured by profit-taking following recent sustained gains, brokers said. The key Nikkei Stock Average fell 91.71 points to 16,981.62. But the broader Topix index edged up 3.55 points at 1,293.62. Trading remained active, with turnover on the major board totalling about 950 million
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        40 29 Share prices rose u.b per cent yesterday as late profit-taking ahead of the Islamic holidays pared earlier gains following government measures to rehabilitate the banking sector. The Jakarta Stock Exchange composite index closed 2.63 points higher at 476.31. AFP
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        Lock icon BANGKOK
        67 29 The share market shrugged off early nerves over Indonesia's "voluntary" debt moratorium but still closed yesterday 0.3 per cent weaker m light trade, analysts said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index finished 1.41 points down at 432.1, while the SET 50 selected index sliDDed 0.01 Doint to
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        OVERSEAS INDICES
        38 29 J_n_7 Cttmg* XL Composite Hang Seng 9252 36 +278.50 Nikkei Average *****62 -91.71 Australian All-Ord 2603.90 —19.40 Dow Jones (Mon) 7712 94 .12.20 FTSE 100 (Mon) 5237.20 +55.80 Jakarta Composite 476.31 +2.63 Thailand SET 432.10 -1.41
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      GOLD PRICES
      97 29 SINGAPORE Physical (SS) Tue Mon Kilobar *****-*****.51 *****-*****81 100 gm 1685-1765.42 1689-1769 54 50 gm 844— 887 86 846-889 92 20 gm 336-***** 337-***** 5 gm 84-97 85 84-9785 1 gm 17-26.78 17-26.78 BuMon coins (SVo_) Spore bullion coin 539-545 541—547 Canadian maple leaf 53»-545 541-547 Australian nugget
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      CURRENCY
      167 29 Singapore dollars to on* unit of foreign currency BuyingOO Selling US (toiler 1.7325 ***** Sterling pound 2.8461 ***** Australian dollar 1.1467 ***** Canadian dollar 1.1858 1.2257 NZdollar 1.0015 1.0479 EC unit 1.9558 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 13.4906 14 2433 Belgiaflfranc 4.6155 4.8384 Danish
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      SICOM FUTURES
      295 29 January 26, 1998 Rubber Future* (Closing prices) RSS 1 Contract Tonnes (Scents/kg) Month High Low Sel Vol Open Int Fee 98 137.00 150 Mar 138*5 300 Apr 140.50 4000 May 142.75 4225 Jun 144.75 3700 JuVSep 158.00 156.00 ***** 450 4845 RSS 3 Contract (UScentsltg) Feb 98 71.00
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      TIN
      12 29 Jan 26, 1998 Closing prices (MSAilo) KLTin $23.10(— 0.33] Turnover 120(+28]
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      111 29 Contract date: January 27, 1998 lINIT ONE 3 6 9 12 r M VALUE UWT PITH MTH HTTH MTH MTH CALL DATE US$ 5 5 5 Si, s'/,, 4'/,, 3/2/98 AS 4% 4U 4. 4'/,, 41. 3. 3/2/96 N2S 7"*, 7% 7V. 7% 7H 7M 3/2/98 STG
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1691 29 Transaction Date January 27 Oft 1997 96 Curr Last Vol Day Div Net M Cap High Law Company Traded Sal* +or- 000 High Low P/E Smll 479 28 m j A I SB SOc 86.5 +0.5 350 88 85 5.0 39.5 88.7 137 12 3 m s AMOBSOC
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      859 30 1997/98 Curr Laat Vol Day Gi^a Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale +or- '000 High Low Div p/E $_nii Price 186 76 c ABR Hldgs 5c 115 30 1643 511 113 448 76 eAS Auto 10c 154 +4 40 154 150 15.0N 12.8 175 8 143 129 48.5
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      3862 30 TranaacMon Data: January 27. 1998 I 1997 98 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net MCapWtAvg rfgh Low Company Traded Sale +or- 000 High Low Div PE $mll Price IS7 18.5 a ACE DvnamicseOc 29 -1 30 29 28 23.7 28 ASE NTJIO 200 US BSS BSS ASFUSICtOO US
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      INDICES
      84 30 January 27 Chang* ST Industrials 1259 92 +362 ST Finance 2416 70 .12 97 ST Hotels 1550 90 +7 96 ST Properties 772 94 +1133 BT Composite 1089 52 +915 BT-MGA 751 96 +9 01 BT-SR! 572 27 +8 60 BT 08/ OS +236 -68 BT CADI -***** +92
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      SCOREBOARD
      62 30 MAIN CLOB Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Industrial 82 38 42 34 7 8 Finance 17 6 111 1 2 Hotels 9 2 0 10 1 Properties 6 2 6 14 0 4 Plantations 0 0 0 7 0 0 Mining 0 0 0 10 0 BLW 20
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      New Year rally fails to materialise
      337 30  -  COLIN TAN MARKET REPORT HEAVY buying-in to cover short-selling positions and a short-lived mini-rally m bank counters were the key features m an otherwise dull half-day of trading yesterday ahead of the three-day holiday. Bank stocks were firm until their run-up fizzled out as
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      TOP ACTIVES
      32 30 TACBtIO2OO 7,517,000 Sing Tel 15c 7,241,000 Renong Bhd 50c 4,458,000 UOB Foreign 3,735,000 Rekapacific Bh 3,675,000 DBSLand 3,111,000 MBf Capital 2,601,000 City Dcv 50c 2,444,000 Courts 20c 1,945,000 MetroplexsOc 1,833,000
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      75 30 Total Market Mon Tue Industrials 85 .849 m _4.573 m Finance 25 547 m 16 062 m Hotels 2.842 m 1.784 m Properties 27.131 m 15 436 m Loans Stocks 1 1 ,021 m 6 753 m Plantations 3.600 m 1 521 m Mining 923,000 450,000 Total volume
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      1649 30 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS All irures quoted havt a par value of $1 untau oftefwiw »p«citi«d h trading m this tlo<* v retlnctaO to twyins-in marluK onh/ AdjutM tor »cripniBM». N Tai-rampM dMdtnd. WE raUot radtct the tat annual concoHdrtMl rMutte. P€ nikM Md Gr'( rid of toraign thMt m adjusted
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      902 30 Mgrs Prices, January 28 Aberdeen Asset Mat Asia Ud Aberdeen S'poreGrFund 0818-0860" Aberdeen Satoct Porte*) (it NAY) Asian Fixed Income Fund 0 932" Pacific Equity Fund 0917" Indonesian Equrty Fund 0803" Malaysan Equity Fund 0 873" Philippine Equity Fund 0870" Sngaipore Equity Fund 0 798" Thailand Equity Fund
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      Lock icon AT&T to slash up to 18,000 jobs and freeze salaries of top execs
      777 31 NEW YORK AT&T Corp chief executive Michael Armstrong will slash as many as 18,000 jobs, or 14 per cent of the workforce, and cut long-distance rates by as much as half as he pushes to regain AT&T's
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      Lock icon Bangkok Bank to up foreign shareholding limit
      381 31 BANGKOK Thailand's top commercial bank is to open its doors wider to foreign investment by boosting its overseas shareholding limit from 25 per cent to as much as 45 per cent, a report said yesterday. Bangkok Bank chairman Chatri Sophonpanich told the Nation
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      Lock icon Compaq, DEC Asia output will see little overlapping
      660 31 THERE is likely to be little production overlap m Asia of Compaq Computer Corp and Digital Equipment Corp (DEC), company officials and analysts said m Singapore on Tuesday. "It doesn't look like there is an overlap. Our plants make PCs (personal computers),
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        Lock icon BAIL-OUT FOR KOREAN FIRM
        64 31 Creditor banks will soon extend a massive bail-out to South Korea's 21st largest conglomerate, Kohap Group, to save the debt-stricken group from insolvency, Seoul television said yesterday. Creditors agreed m an urgent session late Monday to inject 300 billion won (Ss3l4 million) into Kohap, which has
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        Lock icon MATSUSHITA TO INCUR LOSS
        100 31 Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co said yesterday it would incur a 120 billion yen (Ssl.7 billion) loss from liquidation of its financial unit m the year to next March. But the loss would be offset by securities sales and would not affect the company's earnings results
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        Lock icon ITOCHU TIES UP WITH SINAR MAS
        87 31 Japan's Itochu Corp said m Tokyo yesterday it had formed a joint venture with Indonesia's Sinar Mas Group to build port facilities and a food processing complex m eastern China. The two companies planned to invest a total of about US$lOO million (S$ 177.1
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        Lock icon KANGAROO ROUTE AIRFARES DIVE
        62 31 Airfares on Australia's "Kangaroo route" to Europe have plunged to a 10-year low as airlines slash their prices amid intensifying competition sparked by Asia's crisis. The reductions follow pleas from Australia's beleaguered tourism industry for lower prices to try to compensate for customers lost through holiday
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        Lock icon THAI AIRWAYS PLANS BUDGET CUT
        41 31 Thai Airways International is proposing cutting its budget costs by six billion bant (*****.3 million) for this year to compensate for the economic turmoil m the region, an airline source told Reuters m Hongkong yesterday. Reuters
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        Lock icon IBM GETS CONTRACT
        51 31 International Business Machines Corp on Monday said it received a US$l5O million (*****.7 million), nine-year outsourcing contract from Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. IBM Global Services Australia will take over management of Cathay Pacific's data centre m Sydney and provide data centre operations for Cathay Pacific, IBM said.
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      Lock icon S. Korean economic officials may face travel ban
      293 31 SEOUL State auditors have suggested a travel ban on senior economic policymakers as part of a probe into the cause of South Korea's financial crisis, a Seoul newspaper said yesterday. In a report to Presidentelect Kirn Dae-Jung's advisers, the Board of Audit
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      Lock icon Silver lining in Asian crisis may lie in retail stores
      428 31 WASHINGTON If the Asian financial crisis has a silver lining, US retailers of apparel and other imported goods are the ones most likely to benefit from it. A strengthening US dollar will result m lower prices for many Asian goods,
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      Lock icon Prudential raises stake in Malaysian unit
      175 31 LONDON Prudential Corporation said it has raised its shareholding m Berjaya Prudential Assurance Bhd (BPAB) to 51 per cent from 30 per cent for M 5220.5 million (5587.3 million) m cash. Prudential said it entered into an agreement to increase its shareholding m BPAB
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      TOP RISES (c)
      51 32 HiT^I Cents SIA Foreign 1120 50 4.7 DBS Foreign 1100 30 2.8 SPH 1600 30 1.9 SPH Foreign 2230 20 0.9 Sea View 500 20 4.2 UOB Foreign 640 20 3.2 TACBUO2OO 79 19 31.7 Spore Land 328 18 5.8 CityDevsoc 535 15 2.9 DBS 800 15
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      TOP RISES (%)
      46 32 TOP RISES Cents IME2Sc 15 87.5 7 Wassail A 20c 27 80.0 12 VanderHWt9B 8 60.0 3 MetroplexWtOO 18 50.0 6 PubßkFß 1.5 50.0 0.5 QA_LtdWt9B 3 50.0 1 UICVW9B 1.5 50.0 0.5 BBRConstnSc 23 35.3 6 TACBtIO2OO 79 31.7 19 Apollo Wt99 8.5 30.8 2
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      TOP FALLS (c)
      49 32 Cents CreativeT2sc 3080 360 10.5 JCement 460 38 7.6 StTyresWto2 8 25 75.8 Delifrance 10c 161 14 8.0 AvimoGrp2oc 206 10 4.6 lnchMotorsoc 176 8 4.3 Prima 306 8 2.5 Straits Trdg 151 8 5.0 CSAHldgs2oc 60 7 10 4 Parkway Wt9B 72 6 7 7
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      TOP FALLS (%)
      54 32 TOP FALLS Cents St Tyres Wto2 8 75.8 25 Creative T 25c 3080 10.5 360 CSAHWgs2Oc 60 10.4 7 Broadway 20c 13 10.3 1.5 PalmcoHWtOO 14 9.7 1.5 HoWah G Int2sc 26 8.8 2.5 HaiSunH_pWo2 11 8.3 1 Delif ranee 10c 161 8.0 14 Parkway Wt9B 72 7.7 6 J
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      Lock icon Jakarta sets up committee for 'Voluntary' debt renegotiations
      712 32 Jakarta sets up committee for 'Voluntary debt renegotiations Govt wiQ meet ailing firms as early as next week for talks INDONESIA, faced with hundreds of companies that need to delay foreign debt payments, yesterday said it was creating a committee to oversee "voluntary" re-negotiation agreements between borrowers and creditors. Mr
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      Lock icon IMF allows key changes in Thai rescue package
      436 32 Budget surplus target prime among terms up for review BANGKOK The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to changes m key conditions of Thailand's US$l7.2 billion (5530.l billion) bail-out to reflect the flagging state of the economy, Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda said
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      Lock icon Central bank rules out debt moratorium
      258 32 BANGKOK The central Bank of Thailand (BOT) yesterday ruled out a Thai debt moratorium following Indonesia's announcement of plans to stall debt repayments by its corporate borrowers. "We do not need to follow Indonesia's lead," BOT financial supervision department director Kleothong Hetrakul told news
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      133 31 Walk hand-in-hand, ride the bus, MRT train, river taxi and cable car Valentine's Day Dinner at Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort Win attractive prizes including a pair of return air tickets to London with 3 nights' accommodation A $12 Transit Link farecard, two T-shirts and other freebies for each couple To
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      8 1 THE STRAITS TIMES Life! WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28, 1998
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        No need to fear: This year's tiger is really a pussycat
        562 2  - No need to fear: This year's tiger is really a pussycat TEO PAU LIN PAWS FOR THOUGHT AFTER the most bearish Bull year Singapore and the region have seen m years, the Tiger takes over the Chinese zodiac from today. What rotten luck, you growl. Despite all the doom-and-gloom forecasts,
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        Lord of the pool is the shy and quiet sort
        340 2 'I try to be romantic once m a while if time permits. But I do procrastinate, so I think I can do better.' AngPengSwng ■mmm aHvciDf or vie Hro swim I AM only very minimally the typical tiger. I am
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        I'm not fierce and I don't bite, says Lina Ng
        383 2 I'm not fierce and I don't bite, says Lina Ng UNA NG, 23, Television Corporation of Singapore actress, currently seen as a tomboy sports broadcaster m period sitcom, The Right Frequency on Channel 8 I'M VERY lively, adventurous, and I'm daring m trying out new things. I have more manly
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        I work hard, play hard and have a big heart
        362 2 I work hard, play hard and h ave a big heart Tm very, very sensitive and romantic. I will cry m a sad movie, I will cry m a happy movie.' Victor Khoo VICTOR KHOO, 47, entertainer and managing director of Victor Khoo Pradwctlont I THINK I'm a typical tiger.
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          TIGER WOODS
          158 4 GIANTS fall with a swing of his dub. Golfing giants, that is. Meet golf prodigy Tiger Eldrick Woods, 22, who has done for that staid and genteel game what Michael Jordan did for basketball. He was named after his father's best friend nicknamed Tiger for his fighting skills
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          TIGER BALM
          158 4 DO NOT think that this little jar of brown, pungent ointment is used only by old fogeys. Nearly 100 years old, Tiger Balm has fans among toddlers and yuppies. And most recently, tennis-star Michael Chang said on current affairs programme, In Conversation, that he uses the Tiger Balm
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          TIGER STAMPS
          89 4 STAMP collectors can celebrate the Year of the Tiger with an unusual first day cover. Besides the two stamps issued specially for the event, each envelope comes with a pewter foil reproduction of the new $2 stamp, which features what else a tiger. The Singapore Philatelic Museum licensed
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          ESSO TIGER
          138 4 THE slogan may say Put A Tiger In Your Tank, but Singaporeans are dangling their Esso tiger tails from so many places besides rear-view mirrors, car boots, even Christmas trees. The tiger has been an emblem associated with the worldwide Esso Petroleum Company as early as the '30s,
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          TIGER BEER
          140 4 PROMISING to put an animal m you is Tiger Beer, Singapore's very own brew. Its drinkers, or at least those m its TV advertisements, are men of action, men of adventure, and men who always have ample-bosomed girlfriends who say "No, give him a Tiger." The cool, frothy
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          BITS AND BITES
          285 4 ASIAN TIGERS COINED m the late '80s, the term refers to the four powerhouses of Singapore, Taiwan, Hongkong and South Korea for their mighty and intimidating economic performances. LAST TIGER IN SINGAPORE DESPITE being founded as the Lion City (Singapura), Singapore was actually home to tigers. The
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        Why I was called 'blur' in London
        1077 4 OwWeiMei on Wednesday DURING my eariy years m London, I never knew when Chinese New Year would fall. But greeting cards would remind me that the festival was near. And so, if I happened to be m Soho, I would ask a shopkeeper
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        1434 3 I From hunter to hunted^ejfc^ j I The tiger m the Chinese horoscope represents strength, courage and other attributes t^"^&9b de^B^BHi inspired by the awe-inspiring cat. In reality, this magnificent creature is a highly JJk r^\ v^ endangered animal. Infographic artist FOO HWEI WEN gets up close. J yJB^l f
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      Lock icon Looking for good men? Forget the movies
      1495 5  -  RICHARD A. SHWEDER V% hare men lost their voices? Has the wm^ WHY are images of men m movies these days so desolate when it comes to real love, real sex, real families, real children and real work? Why has the art form
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      Titanic star devastated by death of former boyfriend
      620 5 KATE WINSLET has been left devastated by the death of the man she called the "incredible love of my life". The 22-year-old actress has fled the North London flat she shares with two friends as she struggles to come to terms with
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      Lock icon SSO's chorus master finds home in music here
      834 6  -  LYNN SEAH AS the newly-appointed associate conductor and chorus master of Singapore Symphony Orchestra's, American Bart Folse, will be making his home m Singapore for at least the next two years. He easily found a one-bed-room apartment m Spottiswoods Park, less than
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      Andy Lau changes tune to something serious
      642 6  -  Jason Leow Chinese Pop Update WHEN LOVE BECOMES BONE DEEP AndyLau BUG ANDY LAU'S Mandarin album last year, The Chinese, was the signal that he was moving towards a more serious image. This 10-track release confirms his determination to be different from his
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        249 6 THE HOUSE OF LIM GARFIELD &ON6 WFA CAI&RMJDNIA WELL.THE REUNION 1 1 SO NOM KMOW MOVi THW WHAT'S BEEN 1 NSJ UNDERSTAND THAT CHILDREN WILL 03 I I L OOK/ A I L HE'S &ONE, WHNtRWENTON LAST NIGHT WITHOUT ANY DONE FOR THOUSANDS OF MS CAN'T NEVER BE ALLOWED TQ
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        Lock icon $1.7 m sought for survival of tigers
        660 7 At the beginning of the century, there were more than 100,000 tigers m Asia. Their numbers have declined by almost 95 per cent. The World Wide Fund for Nature wants the Year of the Tiger to be the year to save the endangered
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        Lock icon Young and old contribute in month of giving
        574 7  -  TUMINAH SAPAWI LAST Friday Iffa Khalissa made her fourth visit to bustling Geylang Serai during the month of Ramadan. For the fourth time, the four-year-old Kindergarten 1 pupil at the Association of Muslim Professionals insisted on contributing to the Tabung Amal Aidilfitri
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        Old and new festive hits
        334 7  -  Junaidah Dahlan Malay Albums VARKHJS Dikißaya (Mua'ka Entertainment) THIS is a unique Hari Raya collection. Produced m Singapore by talents including Khairudin Samsudin, Dikißaya provides a refreshing alternative to the usual Hari Raya songs. The album starts on a solemn note with Prolog Hari Raya:
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        Surprise hongbao for movie
        217 7 A CHINESE film, especially made for release during the New Year holidays, has landed an unexpected boxoffice success of nearly 10 million yuan (552.2 million) m Beijing alone. Party A, Party B, a comedy about a private company whose task is to fulfil clients' seemingly weird
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        Book captures pain behind fame of 198 people who achieved greatness
        764 7  -  You Jin Descendants Off The Dragons BEHIND every successful person is a blood-and-tears story of struggle. People usually envy a person for his glorious achievement but they do not see the hard work that went into it. A Taiwanese
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        341 10 186 Wanted WE BUY AND sell CTV, hi-fi. I fridge, washer, gas cooker, fax, I aircon. and furniture. Tel: *****92 188 Watches/ Clocks BUY. SELL. REPAIR, polish used branded watches. Roiex, gold I jewellery Call Bonfield, *****18 81k.48 Tanglin Halt Road, #01-325 192 Other Personal Products ekj m «w rHafffJy
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        547 11 209 Business 209 Business 209 Business Opportunities Opportunities Opportunities c °f eA Find out who's open to xSSo^^4^^S^^ serve you during the Chinese New Year and T^fflffltte^Hjtf Hari Raya Puasa /ttttl^itffir^ Fastads tomorrow. yMM\\ aMitujna/at "^Kn I '<o^sEbß!sJ^ 230 Office Equipment/ Suppttos SALE/ SERVICE/ RENTAL of Ctnon Copier, Canon NP1215.
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        614 11 SWJO CREDIT PRIVATE Limited wishes everyone Happy Holidays. Business as usual (From 2 Feb) 312 Flat For Sato MASSA MOTOR WISHES all Fiat owners A Happy and Prosperous Gong Xi Raya. We will be open on 2nd February 98. 316 Honda For Sato SWEE CHENG AUTO Ent wishes all customers,
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        485 11 328 Nissan For Sale A GENUINE OFFER. We buy ft sell any model of Pte. Car, PARF, COE Car. Tel.: *****14. CHOON SEE MOTOR Ent wishes all clients a prosperous New Year. Business will resume on 3/2/98. JUST AUTO ENT. Wishes All Clients ft Business Associates A Happy ft Prosperous
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        698 11 377 Car Financing/ Insurance EDMUND MOTOR CREDIT wishes all clients friends a Happy Chinese New Yrl Tel. *****39. TAI THONG LEE wishes all clients, business associates ft friends a Happy New Yr. *****68. WAH LEE CREDIT offers lowest rate for used ft COE cars. Tel. *****34/ Pg: 9-*****11 381 Scrap
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        2464 11 429 Short-Term Accommodation AMCON FURN. RMS. $50 $60 nett. Near Orchard, Novena MRT. Hotel style. 9677-0818/ *****23 D.IS GROUND FLR studio apt. F/ furn with aircon. With facilities. 600 sq.ft. Pg. *****386. 441 DO l-08 City South-West PTE APTS-Sale D.05 SOeOK NEG. Dover Parkview. 969 sq.ft. 2 rms. Tenancy/ vacant.
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        435 11 446 DO9-10 Orchard/ Tanglin,/ Holland PTE APTS Sale I 3S^™"----HBB=BBBB3"HMBB MING STRUCTURES WISHING all clients, associates ft prospects: I health, happiness ft prosperity m the new year! Apts for sale/ rent MT. ELIZABETH RD. studio, good layout. 2 balconies. High fir. Morning sun $I.IBM. (proposed en-bloc sale SI.7M). MB! *****011
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        687 12 460 Dl 5-16 East Coast 2 HOUSES Sato VUfA PROPERTIES WISHES all a fielmat Hari Raya A Happy Chineee New Year. *****88 461 Dl 5-16 East Coast PTE APTS -Sato O.ta SEE NOW or regretl Best m townl F hoid. Condo. 3.498 jq.ft Cosy development with facilities/ MRT Shartyn 9202-9752
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        713 12 493 HDB Acts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sato 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale (Badok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Badok/ Chai Chaa) (Badok/ Chal Chee) (Badok/ Chai Chae) (Bedok/ Chai Chee) The Straits
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        996 12 524 Rooms Wanted (Rant) DEAR INDIAN OWNERS. Furn. master/ common rms. for indian expats. Pg. 9513-2914 Agt INDIAN EXPATS/ SINGLE need master/ common at T. Blangah/ Bt Merah. Can cook. *****918 agt ROOMS WANTED IN all areas. Furn./ unfurn. Immed. tenancy. *****37 Sheik. Immed. reply. TAC PROPERTY Rooms wanted immed.
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        437 12 527 HUDC/HDBApts 527 HUDC/HDBApts Wanted (Rant/ Buy) Wanted (Rant/ Buy) I ESMACO PTE LTD wishes all clients, business /C!*S!^ associates and friends g$ tt^My l U4OIJV j^, DDsflCDlJ^jftTTC Agency Dept Tel: *****20 Have ready buyers for 3-rm. 4-rm. HDB flats II BjBJBHBJH BJBjII I 3-RM. Flat Wanted! Buying at market
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        369 12 532 Factory Space For Sale JURONG CORNER TERR. fty. Land 18,500 sq.ft. Built-in 10,500 sq.ft. Balance 41 yrs. c/w overhead crane. Estee Property *****766 MPI INT'L WISHES all clients Gong Xi Fa Cai. Fty. sale/ rent specialist Business resume 5/2/98. 534 Office Space For Rent AT BELIUOS LANE. Off Serangoon
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        451 12 574 Cruises CRUISE TO NOWHERE/ Penang/ Malacca 2-5 Days from $109. Tourworld Travel *****88 TAS6B. 581 Tours 1 3D Hatyal $"248~| 30 Jakarta $268 3D Phuket $338 3D MedanLakeToba $328 3D Penang $258 40 Ball $418 40 Bangkok/ Pattaya $338 SO Bangkok $298 50 Hatyal/ Samul $368 50 Hong Kong
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        698 12 736 Tuition FAITH AGENCY hat cchool teacher*, lecturers, NUS/NTU tutor* for horn* tuition J.CJ Sac.: Chemistry, Brotofly, Phywc. Sac 1/ Sac. 2 Sciatica OP, EngHafi. Chi"— Literature, History Mathematics CJ F, A/ E. Sac. 1/ 2 Math. Primary: EnoJiah, Math*, Science *****13/ *****18 Sam-lOpm P». 9483-8100 EXAM-ORIENTED ENGLISH/ OP Course
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        1468 13 IN THT HmH COLKT OF THK BElHrn^ir OF SINGAPORE Compania Winduig Up No. 3^ of 1997 In the mailer of the Companies Act (Cap 50. 1994 Ed) And In tile Mailer of YAOHAN DEPARTMENT STORE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED (RC No. 19M*****H) NOTICE OF WINDING UP OBHEB LN THE MATTER OF
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        961 13 Hi |H /DO/ •KXT' Aai nwr J3&- HJUUI RAW IPG) WMHI fP JSh /DO/ -flflrfr 3:00 -5:00 -7:00 -9:00 PM gj I vrLrr^rf^ hard rain ra the repucemint khi£rs (pg) KARORAIMIPG, "^^SPM 11AM-I*O-S IIAM^IgO^MO -ftgJJJ 11AM -1:30 -4:00 7:00-9:15PM TOM/P»/SAT 1 1 .30 PM 6:30-9:ISPM THE WINGS Of THE DOVE
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        1097 17 W_ ■p^^flE"W Carmen Fantasy featuring Wong Swee Meng and Hans Luders 1 Cir- I BffiiiiIiB^HMBM^Wf!PWBffi!W!^BB«WH!SB rj| m *JR Bi^^B A Jsr^ cus Scenes. Tickets: $6, $8 from Wisma Atria information counter n r ffITnSBWBJIIctJnfIfffBSBBKBIBijHW^^ I^Xd Br I. mMr MkWMF JQJ and The Centre for the Arts, NUS. Inquiries, call 874-7953.
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        977 18 CHANNEL 5 PRIME 12 6.00 AM Breakfast Briefing (News) 6.30 AM Singapore (Breakfast show) 9.00 AM Home Shopping 8.30 Children Cartoon Special I Enchanted Tales: Tales Of 1 0.00 Little Nemo Adventures In Sumberiand (Cartoon) Egypt 1 1 .30 Sireh Plnang (Malay variety) 9.30 Children Cartoon Special II Streetflghter II:
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