The Straits Times, 9 August 1998

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    20 1 The Sunday Times August 9, 1998 130 Pages in four parts MITA(P) 113/12/97. A Singapore Press Holdings publication OO cents
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    We must protect reserves, says PM
    761 1 These hard-earned savings must not be flittered away, even though there might a Budget deficit next year too WINNING IN WORLD LEAG UE "You have all watched the World Cup. The better teams not only had outstanding individual players, but they were better organised
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  • Article
    Top award for ex-police chief
    330 1  -  LESLIE KOH By FORMER police commissioner Tee Tua Ba tops the list of this year's National Day Awards, which sees more than 600 grassroots leaders, civil servants, teachers and private sector employees receiving medals for their outstanding contributions to the nation, and another 4,000 for
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    Prabowo 'involved in abductions'
    417 1  -  SUSAN SIM By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA The chief of a military honour council has revealed that testimony so far points to the direct involvement of the son-in-law of former President Suharto in the abduction of a number of political activists earlier in the year. Army chief
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      87 1 UNDERGROUND TUNNELS: Government to go ahead with^bjnfrastructure project page 3 |i| T J^' THIS IS NOT THE 11| L but Singaporeans still find they ha H mk things to be happy about. Like family ties. HI L i Good health./ iJHWKi'"T'''"- v Shiok!, our two-part Natio i! Day SHEBHHHHb^ Special
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  • PRIME NEWS
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      Lock icon Major dyke breached
      487 2 Part of important industrial centre Jiujiang is under 2m of water. Thousands of people are missing BEIJING Thousands of people were missing yesterday after a major Yangtze River dyke breach unleashed a deluge, submerging part of the eastern city of Jiujiang. A Chinese journalist said he saw
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      Lock icon US probes embassy bombings
      536 2 US probes embassy bombings NAIROBI A massive US investigation swung into gear yesterday, and Israeli experts took over a desperate scramble for survivors thought to be trapped beneath the rubble ofa devastating car liomb attack in the Kenyan capital. Dozens of US medical and forensic experts began arriving in Nairobi
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      Lock icon Green light for $9b sewage system
      526 3  -  DOMINIC NATHAN The system will have two highway-size tunnels criss-crossing the island, 50m below ground, says the ENV minister Hy TAKING SEWAGE TO NEW DEPTHS IN THE largest single boost to the sagging economy, the Government announced yesterday that it will go ahead with
      TIEN CHUNG PING  -  526 words
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      The end of foam parties on Sentosa?
      396 3  -  SHARON VASOO tin Why review The Liquors Licensing Board is reviewing Sunset Bay's liquor licence as it is concerned about under aged drinkers and the fact that the pub management Is unaware of their presence. Last month, at least eight 16-year-olds bypassed security
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      Lock icon Malaysian leaders send National Day greetings
      166 3 KUALA LUMPUR The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Ja'afar, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Foreign Minister Abdullah Badawi sent National Day greetings to their Singapore counterparts yesterday. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's greetings were conveyed to President Ong Teng Cheong. "We are most pleased to learn
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      303 2 INSIDE World ...4,6,9,10 East Asia 12 S-EAsia 14 Malaysia 15, 17 Home.. 19,21,22, 24,26 Weather 21 Money 27,28 Review 29-34 Editorial 32 Sports 37-40 Racing 35 PLUS larl WF 4*^l Fly the colours ofthe national fl^ Paqes6and7 Music 3 Long Interview 4 Mixed Media 10 Your Stars 10 Cheap Eats
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Taleban overruns enemy's last major outpost
      192 4 Taleban overruns enemy's last major outpost KABUL The Taleban militia stormed into the last major opposition stronghold of Mazar-i-Sharif yesterday, after smashing through enemy lines in a lightning dawn attack, independent sources said. Western sources sail the hardline Muslim militia ploughed through fractured opposition defences easily and grabbed key positions
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      Lock icon Five girls found dead in locked trunk of US car
      298 4 SALT LAKE CITY Five girls aged between two and six were found dead on Friday, dressed in bathing suits and locked in the trunk of a car, apparently the accidental victims of heat stroke, police said. "Clearly, Jjbe cause of
      Reuters  -  298 words
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      Lock icon Cops for hire
      433 4 New York's controversial rent-a-cop programme is a hit with private businesses and policemen who work for them on their days off NEW YORK A controversial new rent-a-cop programme allows police officers here to hire themselves out to private companies on their days off wearing official uniform and
      AFP; RAYMOND LEE  -  433 words
    • THE WEEK AHEAD.... AND THE WEEK THAT WAS
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        Nagasaki marks A-bomb
        118 6 Nagasaki marks A-bomb TODAY TODAY marks the 53rd anniversary of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, three days after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 by the US B-29 bomber Enola Gay. The nuclear fireball and radioactivity from the pluto-nium-239 device almost twice
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        Puerto Rico to vote on US ties?
        109 6 WEDNESDAY PUERTO RICO'S legislature will hold a special session to debate whether the island should hold a non-binding plebiscite on its future relationship with the United States. The plebiscite would ask voters whether the island should become a US state, break away as
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        Tokyo minister to meet Albright
        177 6 THU RSDAY JAPAN'S new Foreign Minister, Mr Masahiko Komura, is expected to hold his first meeting with US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in Washington, said officials. The meeting will cover bilateral and international issues, including Tokyo's efforts to revive the economy since Mr Keizo
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        Iran pilgrims due in Iraq after 18 years
        280 6 SATU RDAY LAST WEEK: China call on riots Monday CHINA has, for the first time, urged Jakarta to punish those who brutalised the ethnic Chinese minority during violent riots in Indonesia in May. Tuesday More than 1,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians are
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        Lock icon Starr faces 'leaks' probe
        331 6 Independent counsel or his team may have violated grand-jury secrecy rules by leaking information to the media about the Lewinsky case WASHINGTON In a ruling hailed by the White House, a US appeals court called for hearings into alleged media leaks by independent counsel Kenneth Starr
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      • WORLD FILE
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          Lock icon AGENT 007 'MORE VIOLENT' NOW
          51 6 JAMES Bond films are getting more violent in a bid to compete with Hollywood blockbusters, Britain's film censor said on Friday. Several cuts had to be made to Tomorrow Never Dies, starring Pierce Brosnan, so it could be seen by its target audience of 12--year-olds.
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          Lock icon COLOMBIA'S NEW PRESIDENT SWORN IN
          48 6 HARVARD-EDUCATED free marketeer Andres Pastrana was sworn in on Friday as the new President of Colombia, marking the end of the scandal-tainted rule of Mr Ernesto Samper. The 43-year-old was inaugurated 28 years after his late father, Misael, took the same post. Reuters
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          Lock icon 30 YEARS' JAIL FOR KILLER DAD
          51 6 COMPUTER programmer Larry Froistad, 29, who confessed to his online chat group in March that he had killed his five-year-old daughter in 1995 by setting fire to their house, pleadea guilty on Friday and will be jailed for 30 years under a plea bargain.
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          Lock icon ECUADOR TROOPS 'ENTERED' PERU
          59 6 ECUADOR TROOPS 'ENTERED' PERU PRESIDENT Alberto Fuji mori faced a mounting crisis on Friday as he accuse Ecuadorean troops of bein inside Peru, "face to face with his troops, hours afte he accepted his Prime Min ister's resignation. Maverick Premier Javie Valle Riestra quit amid Peru and Ecuador s most
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          Lock icon MONSTER SEEKERS TO FIND LAKE BEAST
          54 6 A GLOBAL team of mon-ster-seeking specialists will explore the Great Lake at Ostersund in central Sweden later this month. A fleet of 16 boats will set off next Sunday to track down a horse-like creature which had been spotted on 150 occasions by 450
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    • DATELINE ASIA
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        Lock icon Governor's house visits cause jams
        93 9 THAILAND FLIP SIDE OF WALKABOUT THE good intentions of Bangkok Governor Bhichit Rattakul may have backfired. Recently, he embarked on a programme of regular visits to the homes of residents in the city to try to understand more about their problems instead of relying on
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        Lock icon SANTIAGO OFFERS TO SPEAK FOR ESTRADA
        124 9 PHILIPPINES SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago, who reputedly talks a mile a minute in accented English, has offered a way out for tonguetied President Joseph Estrada. "I dkcussed with (Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon) the possibility that I might assist President Estrada by representing our country
        Luz Baguioro  -  124 words
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        Lock icon ANWAR MAKES LIGHT OF GLOOMY STATS
        85 9 MALAYSIA THE economy is in turmoil and speculation rife over his political career, but Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Sen Anwar Ibrahim still manages to see the lighter side of things. At a briefing to give details on a new mechanism to restructure debt, he
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        Lock icon WRESTLING TIP FOR JAPANESE POLITICS
        143 9 JAPAN MR TAICHI Sakaiya, the head of Japan's Economic Planning Agency and the only non-politician in the new Japanese Cabinet, is a great fan of professional wrestling. But of women's, not men's. According to the latest edition of the weekly magazine Shukan Yomiuri, he showed
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        COACH IN 'RACE' TO RAISE MILLIONS
        103 9 COACH IN 'RACE' TO RAISE MILLIONS C IIINA ACE coach Ma Junren, who has trained several world-champion athletes, is busy trying to raise 60 million yuan (5512.8 million) to build his first training grounds in the city of Dalian. Mr Ma, who used to train his runners in rented facilities
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      Lock icon Britain 'financed plot to kill Gaddafi'
      342 9 Britain 'financed plot to kill Gaddafi' It spent $280,000 on 1996 assassination attempt, says renegade former intelligence officer awaiting extradition to Britain LONDON A renegade intelligence officer has claimed that Britain spent £100,000 (S$28O,OOO) financing an assassination attempt on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The allegation was made by David Shayler,
      Reuters  -  342 words
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      Lock icon Arab extremists suspected in embassy blasts
      611 10 Arab extremists suspected in embassy blasts THE CAR BOMBINGS: The toll and the suspects A CAR bomb exploded outside the US embassy in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on Friday morning, killing at least 132 people and injuring more than 4,000. Minutes later, another bomb tore through the US embassy in
      New York Times; Los Angeles Times; AFP; FOO HWEI WEN; REUTERS  -  611 words
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      Lock icon US sends FBI agents to probe attacks
      210 10 WASHINGTON The US has responded quickly to the devastating bombings at two of its embassies in East Africa, sending FBI agents, military medical teams and security personnel to Kenya and Tanzania. A Foreign Emergency Support Team, pre-pack-aged for such emergencies, was ordered to
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      Lock icon Embassies hit were among least secure
      488 10 WASHINGTON The United States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania which were bombed on Friday were among the least secure of the 260 US foreign legations, experts here said. They said that neither building met US security standards set after a carbomb explosion ripped through
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      172 6 Another First for Singapore: The Newly Opened Mg Nam Bee Hi-Tech Rice Mill I JV^g Mi/ra 2te£*s newly opened hi-tech rice mill in Singapore I I M is a state-of-the-art facility where imported high-grade fragrant rice is nulled aiui'paekzd locally in accordance h^^. t.- toith Singapore's exceptionally high standards of
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      135 9 GRAMD NATIONAL DAY <yPf AUCTION AT THE REGENT fiw M > Come and celebrate Singapore's proudest ij m moment with us, where, 120 masterpieces r^j» were specially flown in just to mark this 2? if** auspicious day!! Don't miss these beauties Jf^ jp from Persia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Russia a|
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Body of murdered councillor back in Taiwan
      504 12 Hundreds of mourners wearing yellow ribbons on their arms and homing sunflowers greet the casket at Taiwan's Kaohsiung Airport KAOHSIUNG The body of a Taiwan city councillor, murdered in a bungled kidnapping attempt in northeastern China, was returned to her hometown yesterday. The
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      Lock icon SNOW FUN
      44 12 AFP I A snowman at Tokyo's Toshimaen amusement park draws children and women alike. The park created a snow playing field beside its swimming pool using snow-making machines which churn out 20 tonnes of snow daily. The attraction is open till Saturday.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Top cops held for bribery
      118 12 Top cops held for bribery BEIJING Two senior police officers in northern China's Hebei province have been arrested for accepting bribes to protect the operator of two illegal gambling and prostitution rings, the official Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Wei Guoan and Sun Jiping, deputy chiefs of the Hanshan district
      AFP  -  118 words
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      Lock icon Tokyo minister in Beijing to boost ties
      190 12 BEIJING Newly-ap-pointed Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura arrived here yesterday on a weekend visit aimed at firming up ties between Tokyo's new Cabinet and Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency reported. He was due to meet his Chinese counterpart Tang Jiaxuan at the
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      Lock icon Fresh storms hamper S. Korean rescue ops
      335 12 Over 300 dead after week of floods, including two US soldiers SEOUL Fresh rainstorms pounded South Korea yesterday, hampering rescue operations after a week of devastating floods and landslides left more than 300 dead. Tens of thousands of people fled their homes as
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    • EAST ASIA FILE
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        Lock icon JAPAN TO CUT LANDING FEES
        64 12 JAPAN'S Ministry of Transport has decided to cut airport landing fees at the country's regional airports from April next year to help struggling airlines survive amid a slumping economy and industry deregulation. The Nihon Keizai newspaper said yesterday that the cuts at the 40 regional
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        Lock icon FARMER DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY TAXMEN
        66 12 THE family of a Chinese farmer, who committed suicide after an encounter with tax collectors, put his body on the road to seek justice, blocking traffic for hours in a small Chinese village, police said. The dead man, Fan Zhongai, from Cuijiaqiao village had
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        HN HOSPITAL STAFF ON VIRUS ALERT
        70 12 MEDICAL staff at Hongkong's Prince of Wales Hospital are monitoring themselves for symptoms of a hand-foot-mouth infection after a doctor was diagnosed with the disease. The South China Morning Post said yesterday that the doctor had developed lesions and a fever. The disease can
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        Lock icon ANCIENT CHINESE TOMBS UNCOVERED
        47 12 ANCIENT CHINESE TOMBS UNCOVERED MORE than 570 ancient tombs which date back to 506 BC have been discovered in northern China's Hebei province and more than 1,700 relics have been unearthed. Archaeologists estimated that there were another 300 ancient tombs under the site in Lingshou county. Xinhua
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        Lock icon TAIWAN TO BUY U.S. STINGER MISSILES
        79 12 TAIWAN is expected to sign a deal to buy unspecified numbers of surface-to-air Stinger missiles from the United States by the end of this month, the China Times has reported. It quoted military sources as saying that Taipei and Washington had planned to finalise
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        Lock icon FISHING SAFETY A PROBLEM IN CHINA
        59 12 SAFETY has become a problem for people in the fishing industry in China, government officials have warned. In the first half of this year, there were 198 accidents at sea, 201 fishing boats were wrecked, more than 200 fishermen were hurt and about nine
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      171 13 Like all the best ideas, it's a simple one; and Rolex were the first to develop it. The Rolex GMT-Master has a conventional hour hand that goes round once every twelve hours, and another hand (the FOR A 24-HOUR WORLD. red one) that goes round once every THE 24-HOUR WATCH.
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Brunei's new Crown Prince
      189 14  - Brunei's new Crown Prince IGNATIUS STEPHEN By IN BANDAR SKRI BECAWAN BRUNEI'S next ruler who will be the 30th in an unbroken line is a man who used to be known at Oxford University simply as Mr Omar Hassan. He is, in fact, Prince AlMuhtadee Billah, 24, the soft-spoken, first-born
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      Lock icon FLYING THE FLAGS
      40 14 AFP Flags of Asean countries were hoisted during a ceremony in Jakarta on Friday to celebrate the regional grouping's 31st anniversary. Among the guests at the celebration were Asean Secretary-General Rodolfo Severino and ambassadors from member countries.
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      Estrada denies splurging on palace kitchen
      255 14  - Estrada denies splurging on palace kitchen LUZ BAGUIORO By IN MANILA AN ANGRY President Joseph Estrada has dismissed as "lies" a newspaper report that he was spending 10 million pesos (*****,000) to renovate the kitchen of the presidential quarters so he could indulge in his No 1 passion food. The
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      Lock icon Funds for riot-wrecked businesses
      557 14 The Indonesian government has launched a programme to help those entrepreneurs whose businesses were affected by the May riots REBUILDING SOLO: Businessmen get $1.4m THE government is channelling 8.4 billion rupiah (Ssl.4 million) to 300 entrepreneurs in Solo for the reconstruction of their businesses. The damage
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      Ethnic Chinese rally in US
      427 14  -  LEE SIEW HUA PROTESTS AT INDONESIAN CONSULATES Students and professionals protest against Indonesia's racial violence By US CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON About 250 ethnic Chinese students and professionals took part in a peaceful protest at the Indonesian embassy here on Friday to condemn the racial violence against
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      Support for rape probe welcomed
      208 14  -  Lee Siew Hua WASHINGTON Indonesia welcomes international support as it investigates the rape reports, including from Singapore, Malaysia and Australia where some victims have reportedly been hospitalised, a visiting Indonesian minister has said. Women's Affairs Minister Tutty Alawiyah said on Friday that such support was
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      Lock icon Tools, not arms, for Irian troops
      370 14 JAKARTA Indonesian troops newly-deployed to the easternmost province of Irian Jaya will be armed with agricultural equipment instead of weapons, the region's most senior officer has said. Irian Jaya military chief Major-General Amir Sembiring was quoted yesterday as saying that the change in the
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Special team to nab trouble makers
      249 15 Special team to nab trouble makers KAJANG The police have set up a special team to nab those responsible for spreading rumours about rioting in Kuala Lumpur, InspectorGeneral of Police Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Noor said yesterday. Reiterating that members of the public must not believe in the rumours, he
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      Lock icon KL police to nail e-mail rumour-mongers
      612 15 The government will take serious action against those spreading rumours of social unrest in the country over the Internet, says an of f icial of the Home Ministry BUZZ ON THE STREET THAT there were disturbances in the Chow Kit area. As a precaution,
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      Lock icon GRADUATION FLOWERS
      38 15 AFP I Students at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, buying flowers for graduating friends on Friday. The government has called on Malaysians to study locally to cut down on currency leaving the country amidst the economic crisis.
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      Padi farmers accuse state agency of unfair practices
      257 15 KUALA LUMPUR The state-owned rice-trading agency Bernas has come under fire from padi fanners, who accused it of engaging in "unfair" practices which would make them lose millions of ringgit. But Bernas chief operating officer Ahmad Ilham Abdul Samad said in response
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      Thursday blues for Langkawi hoteliers
      186 15 Thursday blues for Langkawi hoteliers LANGKAWI Hoteliers here are in a fix over this year's traditional Christinas Eve and New Year's Eve celebrations as they fall on a Thursday, the day when night entertainment outlets are banned from operating by the Kedah state government A report in the Sun newspaper
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      Lock icon Pawn gems abroad to help economy, says Mahathir
      384 17 Malaysians can help improve domestic capital resources by pawning their valuables overseas, Prime Minister tells MIC general assembly PETALING JAVA Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday suggested Malaysians pawn their valuables abroad and use the money to help raise more
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      Lock icon GREAT EXPECTATIONS
      43 17 STAR A happy Awangku Duraman Simpul with a 20-kg jackfruit which he bought near Kota Kinabalu on Friday. He wants to plant its seeds in the hope of harvesting big fruit. An average-sized jackfruit weighs between 5 kg and 10 kg.
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      Lock icon KL code suggests alternatives to layoffs
      247 17 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has issued a series of guidelines setting out what companies could do instead of retrenching workers, as retrenchment figures hit 50,000 for the year. These include a freeze on recruitment and reduced work hours. The Code for Industrial Harmony, issued by
      Bernama  -  247 words
    • MALAYSIA FILE
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        Lock icon WHY GEAR OF 'PIRATES' NOT SEIZED
        96 17 DOMESTIC Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub has defended the ministry's decision not to seize or seal three VCD replicating machines during a raid on two plants in Kepong in Kuala Lumpur last week. He said that the decision
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        Lock icon STIFFER SENTENCES, SO LESS CORRUPTION
        63 17 THERE has been a drop in the number of corruption cases this year following greater public awareness in reporting such cases to the authorities, Anti-Corrup-tion Agency Director-Gen-eral Datuk Shafee Yahaya said yesterday. He said that this was the result of the enforcement of the Anti-Corruption
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        69 17 PERLIS has recorded a dramatic rise in domestic violence this year with 57 cases reported as of last month, compared to only three last year, according to the state's One Stop Crisis Centre. Centre chairman Dr Zaininah Mohd Zain said yesterday that during the same
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        56 17 WELDER Chan Lean Tieang, 39, survived a 200-m fall into a deep ravine while searching for ornamental stones on Gunung Keriang, near Alor Star, on Friday. A Kedah Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said Mr Chan, who suffered only bruises and cuts, was rescued some
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        34 17 FORMER Education Minister Tan Sri Mohamad Khir Johari has filed a suit against a son-in-law for allegedly failing to repay RM30,000 (5512,090) lent to him for a business venture. Bernama
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        56 17 SARAWAK State Secretary Tan Sri Haji Hamid Bugo has said that the government will publish a guidebook that defines the role and scope of work of community leaders to help them carry out their work better. He said in The Star on Friday that the guide
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      809 19  - We compete fairly, says Mah GERALDINE YEO Singapore earns an honest living and is not out to sabotage other countries. Mr Mah Bow Tan said last night By OBSERVANCE DINNERS: What others said 'In recent weeks, our relations with Malaysia have again been tested. We have always said that both
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      343 21  - Granny chases snatch thief as he gets away CHANG AI-LIEN *L A FEISTY grandmother hit a snatch thief with her umbrella and chased him after he grabbed her gold bracelet at a bus stop at the West Coast Highway on Friday morning. But he got away, and Madam Goh Poh
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      297 21 Broker pocketed $230,000 The man kept the money instead of handing it over to the sellers of two cars. He was jailed two years for CBT A FREELANCE car broker pocketed more than $230,000 given to him by the buyers of two cars, instead of handing it over to the
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      157 21 TWO men, both travelling in an army ambulance, were seriously hurt when the vehicle overturned after colliding with a taxi at the junction of Victoria Street and Rochor Road yesterday. One of the men was flung out of the ambulance. The impact of the
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      529 22  -  AHMAD OSMAN The wage cost of these people is more significant than the pay of rank-and-file workers who earn less, says labour chief Lim Boon Heng H,j LABOUR chief Lim Boon Heng has urged managers, executives and professionals to exercise severe wage restraint
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      161 22 Skip rope, but don't skip exercise AUSTRALIAN Kevin Brooks, 68, is known as The Father of Skipping in Australia. He has won several world skipping records in the 50 years that he has been involved in the sport Here for three weeks at the invitation of the Singapore Sports Council,
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      397 22 IT WAS an extraordinary experience that could never be re-lived, said former police chief Tee Tua Ba, 56, of his 30 years in the police force. The recipient of the top award the Pingat Jasa Gemilang, or the Meritorious Service Medal in this year's National Day Awards,
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      672 22 AWARDS: How they feel THE work has been very purposeful, because it was creating something that will affect the way we live in the future. Tne greatest challenge has been merging all the different entities from PWD, ROV,MRTCand Ministry of Communications when Mr Liew
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      F & N ups wholesale prices
      549 24  - F N ups wholesale prices SAMANTHA SANTA MARIA A carton of F N soft drinks costs about 5 per cent more and soft drinks in plastic bottles have increased by slightly more than 5 per cent By FRASER and Neave, the company that bottles and cans such drinks as Coca
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      205 24 FIREFIGHTERS from Serangoon Fire Station, Rota 2, rescued about 20 people from a block of flats in Potong Pasir 1, where one of the units was ablaze, on Jan 17. This was the latest of several fire -and -rescue operations which earned the team
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      174 24 A GROUP of Malay mothers approached the Minister for Information and the Arts, Brigadier-General (NS) George Yeo, after he took over Eunos ward of the Aljunied group representation constituency. Their request caught his attention. It reflected the changing scene of race relations in Singapore after
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      228 24 HUNDREDS of men, who usually go for their prayers at the Darul Ghufran Mosque in Tampines, crowded the Alkaff Mosque in Bedok Reservoir Road on Friday. Darul Ghufran Mosque was closed last week for eight months after bricks cladding its wall fell off on two
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      852 26  -  GINNIE TEO The economic crisis is driving more people, who have lost their jobs or are worried about retrenchment or pay cuts, to get professional help Reports fry "We're seeing more stockbrokers, used-car salesmen, executives, real estate agents people whose jobs have been affected oy the
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      283 26 HUSBAND RETRENCHED Unable to cope with money and other problems JANE TAN'S husband was retrenched, but, it was she who sought help from a counsellor. He was a supervisor in a cleaning company and was taking home about $1,800 a month with overtime. When he
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      Churches, temples see higher attendance as economy worsens
      419 26  - Churches, temples see higher attendance as economy worsens LESLIE KOH Reports by IN THESE tough times, when jobs are hard to find and even harder to save, more people are turning to religion to seek comfort and strength. Attendance at churches and temples is up, dramatically so at some places,
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      260 26 Downturn brings out spiritual side THE economic downturn has pushed Michael Choo to focus more on the spiritual and emotional aspects of his life and to take a. "more active role" when he attends church services at the Novena in Thomson Road every week. "Now I spend more time on
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      577 25 i 4 9 a Singaporean my forefather arrived here in the early {7^^— B H PSilSfl ITI days, back in the 1880s. Through the years, my A IAI family's fortunes have ebbed and flowed, just like /Jf tf^ the tides of our shores. lam a true son of the soil.
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      104 26 Wawancara Khas Menteri Penerangan dan Kesenian, BG (Kerahan) George Yeo, singkap perubahan sekitaran kaum di sini sejak Singapura merdeka 33 tahun lalu. Isteri penyanyi M.Nasir, Junainah Johari, meninggal dunia selepas diserang lelah semalam. |_L Tim I 1 lam to 7pm Due to poor business we are closing down and liquidating
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      487 27  -  KALPANA RASHIWALA Jidemco Land's EC units are booked at ►378 psf on the opening day of sales. At Hong Leong's NorthOaks, another 79 units were sold after a cut in price By BEWARE THE FINE PRINT PIDEMCO Land sold 73 units of its Woodsvale executive condominium
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      Dream-home loan: Do the sums and time it well
      643 27  -  ELAINE TAN IF YOU have bought a home under the deferred payment scheme, or are planning to do so, do not delay booking your housing loan until the project is completed. Otherwise, vou may find yourself scrambling to make up the
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      FCC cuts its condo prices
      346 27 FCC cuts its condo prices FIRST Capital Corp has cut the prices of unsold flats at its Maysprings and Stratford Court condominiums by a further 9-4 per cent to an average $480 psf. At the same time, it is inviting potential buyers of its Westville landed development in Jurong and
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      Singapore's institutions rated tops
      371 27  - Singapore's institutions rated tops LESLIE KOH By SINGAPORE'S national institutions were rated tops again by the Hongkongbased Political and Economic Risk Consultancy. It gave Singapore's judiciary, monetary authority, legislature and stock market regulatory authority the thumbs-up, ranking Singapore first in its assessment of national institutions in 11 Asian countries. Conducted
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      152 27 NEW YORK -Blue chip share prices closed higher on Friday as strength in the high-tech sector and a favourable July employment report were offset by caution following the week's sharp falls. The key Dow Jones index closed at 8,598.01 on Friday, up 20.34 points from Thursday's closing,
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      1395 28 Simex'sfirst Singapore stock index futures contract kicks off this month. Don't be put off if you think futures are "riskier" than normal shares. They're for small investors as well as the big boys. ANNE RON and jummmtake the mystery out of futures trading.
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      748 28 0: A FEW years ago, I had two credit cards and a supplementary card for my wife. Due to poor spending habits, I overspent and ended up owing the bank about $10,000. The bank threatened to sue me but I managed to pay, by instalments, the full amount plus
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      Lock icon THE MIDDLEMEN TAKE OVER
      1578 29 Factories Of The Future Doing it on someone else's time On the Internet clock, middlemen are becoming manufacturers as computer companies pass on assembly ana inventory functions to others MIDDLEMAN AS MANUFACTURER: IS THIS THE FACTORY OF THE FUTURE? The dominant theory of production is moving
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      22 29 Graphic Big Money How banks work pace si Catch our weekly English soccer preview League season l£i£&S&^H kicks off next week UflJfialH
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      307 29 P ROFILE Keizo ObucM Ramen guy is on the boil page 33 .pVI The long awaited exhibition by C LuST 7 Singaporeans, is now back for the 10th \2 daYS time with more exhibitors (250 booths) l V r and more merchandises 1 000 over items) We are proud, we
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      718 30 COMPUTER dealers are the hardest hit in the reorganisation of the computer industry. Mr Thomas Thibault, owner of a small computer dealer in Pleasant Hill, California, started losing business in the last two years to direct sellers. When he started in 1986, he would
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      Lock icon Winners: Distributors'sales boom
      371 30 Winners: Distributors' sales boom FOR the distributors, their new alliances with manufacturers present, mostly, opportunity. While smaller companies are largely being bought over as they cannot cope with the increasingly complex system, a handful of major US players Ingram, Tech Data, Merisel and Pinacor are enjoying much faster growth than
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      Big money business
      883 31 Banks are usually the most boring of institutions. But lately, they have been making headlines, twith spectacular failures and mega-mergers. CHRISTINE LIM looks at how banks work and why they sometimes don't. <m suppliers FUNDS Most banks issue shares to raise the required capital to do business.
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      The bigger the better ?
      281 31 The bigger the better A wave of mergers and consolidations is sweeping the financial industry worldwide. For some ailing banks in the region, it is the only way they can stw in business. But even successful banks such as Singapore's biggest, DBS ljank are merging with others to compete better.
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      1382 34  - Not just Britain vs China ONG SOR FERN Second Opium War A new book on the conflict, which took the author 30 years to write, seeks to pinpoint its causes and correct some common perceptions 'As a result of that war, Russia fot a piece of land as big as
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      Lock icon Car industry in for a global shake-out
      793 34 There may be only 10 car manufacturers in the world WORLD CAR MARKET TO CONSOLIDATE? ANAL YSTS say that the pullback after seven years of growth would affect the crowded European car sector in particular. Mr Bernd Pischetsrieder, chairman of BMW, was among
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        Singapore as one
        300 32 A RALLYING call in Parliament last Monday by Brig-Gen George Yeo, for Singapore Inc to pull together in the face of a gathering storm, has an easy, familiar appeal to the people. The message is a well-worn one: Singapore must continue to run a tight ship to
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      Lock icon Make Punggol 21 a model township for 21st century
      1029 32  -  DOMINIC NATHAN MY VIEW By TWO National Days ago, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tone unveiled the Punggol 21 vision of the model town for the next century. With the release of the Punggol 21 Development Guide Plan last month /the vision
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      In Philippines, someone's watching you all the time
      855 32  -  NORMAL GHOSH LETTER FROM MANILA By SOMETIMES, it seems an extraordinary atmosphere of mutual suspicion plagues the Philippines. At department store checkout counters, for instance, invariably as many as three clerks get involved in handling your purchase. One operates the cash register,
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      Lock icon Ramen guy is on he boil
      1366 33  - Ramen guy is on he boil K WAN WENG KIN Japan's New Premier With the departure of former PM Ryutaro Hashimoto, the ruling party has chosen Keizo Obuchi to see the country through the tough times By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT OBUCHI: At a glance KEIZO OBUCHI was born in Nakanojo, Gumma
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      535 33 *We love calling people up from the conference rooms and say, 'Hey, where are you? We're all in Decent. Yahoo's Mm Erin Moore WHEN top executives at Yahoo get together for a high-level huddle, they might do it in Frogs. Or Locusts. At
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      127 33 Is your nose shining after TRAOE r >, marks walking under the sun? sj& Tear a sheet or two from the POWDERED J f IJW X* PAPER BOOKLET and gendy blot your face /j| w/^Wti C and nose to remove the oil and dirt Afl MJ^wM X* POWDERED PAPER (PAPIER
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      178 33 *w o d i 41 g v M Mjiri wf l^k. i I WATCH PRETTY MODELS PARADE THE LATEST BRIDAL FASHION DOWN THE RUNWAY, AS WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL DAY WITH THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF WEDDING DRESSES MAGAZINE. This year, Weddinc Parade is back with more innovative bridal desicns and va
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      337 35  -  DANNY KHOO KUALA LUMPUR ROUND-UP Big day to remember for long-suffering connections of five gallopers in FIVE gallopers, who between them had a total of 93 losing outings, made good at Sungei Besi yesterday. The quintet who finally gave their connections something to cheer about
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      1041 35 n BENNY'S CHOICE 51c 51.5 (70-28) SY Leong (8) 3 1 1 2 FLYING DREAM 56.5 (24-10) OwYang (13) 12 11 2 4 BAZOOKA II 55 c 56.5 (76-21) G Smith (6) 8 5 3 Others In finishing order: Kualapllah Star (63-22) Loh, Jolly Good
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      479 36 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS IN LOVING MEMORY OF TOH EWE TUNG Age: 80 passed away peacefully on 7th August 1998. (Husband: Goh Tee Boh, Deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Daughters: Sons-in-law: Goh Eng Wah Tan Kirn Ek Goh Qui Heock Goh Eng Koon Lav Khin Eng
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      330 36 850 DEATHS 850 DEATHS AGNES LIM AH LEK AGE: 84 was called horn* to be with the Lord on 8/8/98 leaving behind loved ones to mourn km (Husband: Wee Cheng Leong, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Wee Eng Choon, Joseph Low Kim Hoon, Teresa Wee Eng Tee, Eric Lee Siew Luang, Annie
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      40 36 4th Anniversary In Loving Memory of LOH PENG LIAT Departed: 9/8/94 Always remembered and cherished by Wife, Daughter, Son-in-law Grandchildren In Loving Memory of LIM KIAH CHING D*art«* 9.8.84 Always remembered by children, grandchildren and loved ones.
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      63 36 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory Of JIMMY TOH SIEW HUAT O«o«rtt<l: 9.8.97 A year has passed but the memory of those many happy moments that we share live in our hearts everyday. To live In the hurts of those you toft behind Is not toot*.' A /ways
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      590 37  -  SANTOKH SINGH HOCKEY Four China girls to help local hockey develop into regional power h FACTFILE: The players Nmm: Niu Lei. Aoe: 20. lltiffct 1.68 metres. Woiffct: 58kg. Positfoii: Forward. T«MK Gansu. Maw: Zhang ]un. Aft: 21. HtJfM: 1.69 m. W*l«ht: .58kg. Position: Forward. Town: Inner Mongolia.
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      454 37 GOLF TAWAU (Sabah) Lightweight Scot Simon Yates overcame searing heat and the intimidating presence of big South African Des Terblanche to move into the third-round lead at the Sabah Masters yesterday. Yates fired a five-under-par 67 to pass overnight leader Terblanche and finish
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      308 37 BEAVERCREEK (Ohio) Dottie Pepper, without a win in over a year, set a course record on Friday with a nine-under-par 63 to grab a one-stroke lead after one round of the Star Bank LPGA Golf Classic. The American, who finished 14th at the du Maurier Classic
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      281 37 GRAND BLANC (Michigan) A stunning eagle-three kept Brandel Chamblee clear of his pursuers at the Buick Open on Friday. The 36-year-old Arizonan, who has never won in 10 years on the PGA Tour, added three birdies in a four-under-par 68 that put him at 11-under 133,
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      1186 37 BASEBALL American Ltajut: NY Yankees 8 Kansas City 2 (Ist game). NY Yankees 14 Kansas City 2 (2nd game). Seattle 6 Detroit 3 (Ist game), Seattle 7 Detroit 1 (2nd game), Cleveland 5 Tampa Bay 1, Oakland 7 Toronto 6, Baltimore 16 Minnesota 9, Texas 4 Boston
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      726 38  -  TAY CHENG KHOON TERRACE TALK «V NO ONE would blame Australian Adrian Percey if he spends the weekend at the bar in his Sabah hotel. After all, he has nothing else to do after being disqualified in the
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      219 38 CARLSBAD (California) Mary Pierce of France defeated third seed Venus Williams 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 4-0 on Friday when the American teenager retired with an injured left knee at the Toshiba Tennis Classic. "I think if I wasn't hurt, I would've won that
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        118 39 FIGHTING CRONJE STEERS S. AFRICA A FIGHTING half century by captain Hansie Cronje gave South Africa a first innings lead of 22 runs as Angus Fraser kept England's hopes alive on the second day of the Fifth and final cricket Test at Headingley on Friday. Replying to England's first innings
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        52 39 POLAND'S sports authorities and soccer federation struck a compromise late on Friday minutes before of a Fifa deadline threatening to bar Polish teams from international competition. Sports minister Jacek Debski told reporters that he had informed Fifa headquarters in Zurich that sacked Polish soccer officials had
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        49 39 SOUTH KOREAN World Cup midfielder Yoo Sang Chul is to have trials at Barcelona, the Spanish side's assistant coach Ronald Koeman said yesterday. The League and Cup double winner has played a series of preseason matches in Holland and England and now moves onto Germany.
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        130 39 AUSTRALIAN Brooke Hanson collected her fifth gold medal when she won the girls 100--metre breastroke in the 18 years and above age Oin the 12th Asiaic Age Group Swimming and DivingChampionships at Shan Alam yesterday. She set a meet record when she clocked lmin 12.245ec.
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      1010 39 Here's the dope it's fraud, plain and simple DRUGS IN SPORT Sports bodies have neither clout nor will to stamp out drug problem '...how much admiration can one feel if the means to the impressive end are artificial? It is like admiring a man with a toupee for his thick
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      285 39 ROME Italian soccer bosses said on Friday that they would meet next month to discuss doping issues following disturbing allegations by AS Roma's coach Zdenek Zeman. He was quoted by L'Espresso magazine* as saying that Italian soccer had a serious doping problem.
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      461 39  - Test of Goodwill for the league's foreign players YAP KOON HONG SPORTS WORLD *'J TOO much. That is one view of the pay cut Singapore's professional footballers must suffer. While news of the 20 per cent salary reduction by the S- League must have hit all involved like the proverbial
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      37 39 TODAY'S EVENTS BOWLING Motorola Singapore Open (Singapore Bowling Academy, 9am). HOCKEY Friendliest Singapore v Australia SY (spm), China v Australia (7pm) Delta Sports Complex. SOCCER FAS/S'pore Pools NFL Div 3: Aver Rajah v Katong (Tampines Stadium, spm).
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      214 40 Foreign Help For Growth aSfHffiQ Agassi Subdues Sampras -mJW Cobras Need Lifeline iHv -our girls from China may spearhead "M,!^l** T Andre Agassi writes another successful h /JWI TheS iMmip'^nwr^^™!^ Kt the Singapore Hockey Federations U\ chapter in his long-running rivalry with iMW rnavnoTb^nouthtan^vl f^ desire to fie a regional
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      527 11  - Curry takes 3 days to make Clarissa Oon Hainanese Curry Rice The old-world item is fast to eat but slow to cook. And unlike its more famous chicken-rice cousin, it is not to be found on China's Hainan island < 111 \l» I VIS THOSE under the age of 35
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      333 4 COME CELEBRATE NATIONAL Day at Nippon Koi Farm. Photographs from our recent trip are ready for viewing. Selections incl. Kohaku from Takigawa; Takeda. Sakai Shiroutsuri from Omosako. See you at 45, Jin. Lekar. Tel. *****82 CICHLIO FARM: WE breed many types of Cichlids for retail direct sale. Add: 46 Jin.
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      514 6 SOB BMW FOR SALE Day Spedrtf 7\^S MID '96 BMW 316i Auto. 4 door. Red Leather seats. Accident free 1 lady owner. Price neg. Maintain by agt. Pq *****814 $112K neg i SCPI62BM 1 OWNCR 6/97 BMW 523i Steptromc. full accessories, OMV $50,147. Tax 12/98. Asking 5175.8K 5A Bt. Teresa
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      896 7 334 PROTON FOR SALE 8A93 WIRA 1.5 GLi 2 owners, accident free, power steering. Tax 12/98. S/rims. $55 BK. 842 2942 9/'9l SAGA 1.3 Liftback. manual sdr. 2 owners. Well kept, beautiful cond. $27 SK. Pg: 9497 1557 '94 PROTON SACA 1.3 manual. Blue 1 owner. Beautiful cond. Low depreciation.
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      755 7 344 TOYOTA FOR SALE 5/96 CORONA 1.6GL1 Auto. 1 owner Low mileage. Accident Iree. Maintained by agt $83.800. *****649 6/81 TOYOTA COROLLA DX. COE 5/2000. Tax 5/99 Selling $BK. *****61/ *****00 6/90 COROLLA I.3XL. 2 owners. Tax 11/98. PARF $11,200. Power steering. Asking 525.8K *****96 1 6/92 CRESSIDA 2.0 GLX
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      780 7 983 VEHICLES WANTED ABSOLUTELY BEST OFFER For all Models. With/ without COE. Confirm on the spot. Call *****90 ALL BRAND CARS. Attractive cash on-the-spot for all used Japanese cars!! Pis. call Mr Ong 445-4255 ARE YOU SELLING your vehicle? Can you get the price you want? Let me help you.
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      646 7 402 001-08 CITY SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS RENT 0.07 NEW 2/ 3+l. Gym. S/ pool. 5 mins. walk to Kallang MRT. P/ furn. Build in wardrobe. Balcony. For 3 mth. lease and above also. $1800/ $2200 neg. Pg. 9-*****62 WYY ISLAND VIEW. RESORT style living. Fantastic sea view. Full facilities. Fully
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      664 7 404 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS RENT WHITLEY HGTS. ATTRACTIVE 3 bdrms. 1700 sq.ft. Big balcony. Greenery. Quiet. Low density. Pool. Open space. Convenient. $4,200. P/furn. 272-4643 YK APT. TO SHARE in Holland. F/ furn./ aircon. Cosy, resort living, facilities, immediate. Short/ longterm lease. Price neg. 9416-6800 DRI. AT
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      801 7 406D11 21 NEWTON/ BTTIMAH/ CLEMENT PTEAPTS-RENT BEST VALUE 111 Maplewood 2 bdrms $2*oo Paatfa* Vaßay 4+l $3000 Nawtaa View 3+l $3800 Cisa Esparanza 3+l $4500 Hill Court MalS. 4+l $6000 CMxakttk Hgt. 4+l $6800 Nlssam Part 4+l $7200 JERRY PC. 9515-8787 Co-Broke Welcome D.21 SOUTHAVEN 1. 3-level penthse 5597 sq.ft.
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      864 7 Vehicles Properties 4K> Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTEAPTS-RENT 0.15 FULL SEA view, penthse (3200 sq.ft.) 3 bdrms. (1657 sq.ft.), brand new. Makena. Facilities. Pg. 9536-0864 1 D.15 ORCHARD RO. off East/ Meyer Rd. High rise condo. Seaview. 3+l/ 4+l. 2142-2400 sq.ft. $3500--$5500. PL 9559-5594/ 9616-9194 LOOK NO FURTHER. Call me, tell
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      652 7 414 019-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTEAPTS-RENT OCT. KENSINGTON PARK 3 bdrm 3rd fir., walk up, family only full condo. Goh *****123 (9am-spm) 416 022-28 WEST NORTH PTEAPTS-RENT AT LAKEPOINT CONDO. 2200 sq.ft. Beautiful view. F/furn. lmm«d MRT. $2.5K. neg. 9804-5753 ERA DAIRY FARM/ PARC Vista 2+l/ 3+l rms. Balcony. Full condo.
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      444 8 Properties 420 HOUSES FOR RENT 0.15/ Mj CLASSIC colonial/ contemporary. Bunglw./ semi-d./ terr. 4- 11 rmt. 2100- ***** sq.ft. Landscaped, pod. Decor furn/ unfurn. Reasonable rent. 9255-3112 ERA D.19 GLASGOW RD. 2 storey semi d 4 urge bdrms., study, maid, family ar«a Spacious living/ dining gd#i. View to appreciate. David
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      457 8 420 HOUSES FOR RENT D.lO SIXTH AVE. Renovated. D/storey terr. 3*l. Tastefully furn. F/aircon. Asking $4500. 466-3546 0.13 CHEAPEST $MBO 0.n.0. Braddell 2/storey terr. 3*l. P/furn. Aircon. Immed. 9410-3097 Sole agt. 0.13 MACPHERSON TERRACE house 2 storey. 3 bdrms Attached bath. Modern design. Owner, 253 1869. D.14 KEMBANGAN MRT. Single
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      451 8 422 HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT A CALL TO *****51 I*l BttfakSV Boom \*f $800 '♦lCkwwntl $850 2*l Boon Kmmj/ Boon Lay $1000 2*lT«t«GankM» $1100 2+IEwiMCTMc«rt(MRT) $1200 2*IAJMJ(hi/TlwilMl $1250 2*IA»wIH(MRT) $1300 2*l Outre* $1400 2*lMar<MDrlv« $1400 3*l YlshOT (approved) $1200 3*l simmm $1200 3*l Bt.P«nMi (approved) $1500 bVLMbV ACT FASTI
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      625 8 422 HUDC/ HDB APTS FOR RENT APPROVED 4-RM. BLK. 221. T. Pa yoh. High fir. Jurong W. 407 mais. All f/furn. Aircon. KF 9313-3098 I APPROVED 3/ 4-RM. Marsiling. AMK. Furn. Aircon. Near amenities. Windy. MRT. 9203-5766 agt. APPROVED 4 'A' blk. 234 Hougang Ave 1. High fir. Amenities. Lock
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      724 8 424 SERVICE APARTMENTS STUDIO/ 1/ 2/ 3-bdrm. apts. Rental from $2500 $4000. With rm. cleaning service weekly monthly avail. Call *****84/ *****209 426 ROOMS FOR RENT SHUNFU AREA. 2 rms. Near Mt. Alvernia Hospital. Suit, for execs, doctors, nurses or students. Singles or couples prefered. Asking $450 each rm. For
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      681 8 424 ROOMS FOR RENT HOUGANG. PREFER LADY/ couple. Can cook. Convenient. Amenities. Owner seldom home. *****155 HOUGANG SERANGOON Central. Rms. for rent. No agts. Call owner at: *****32/ *****00/ *****623 HUGE AIRCON RM. Near Orchard Rd. Opp. Great World. No owner. Ladies. *****991 C&H JURONG W. 408, high fir. Aircon.
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      925 8 440D0108 CITY SOUTH-WEST HOUSES -SALE D.OS WEST COAST Grove. 2 storey semi-D. 7840/ 3000 sq.ft. 4+2 rms. Well kept. Big gdn. $2.499M yet neg.! 9-*****18 ET Co. URGENT SALEI FABER Pk. 2 storey bunglws. 9000 ***** sq.ft. s+l. Pool/ gdn./ car porch Nicely renovated. Price neg. Pg. 95P-3118 WLS D.OS
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      720 8 *****9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES SALE Astrld Hill 31.000 sq ft. land for rebuilding, matured gdn. privacy. Belmont 34.500 sq.ft. Hilltop land for building top notched bunglw. Cornwall 22,000/ 11,000 sq.ft. 6+2 elevated unmatched in its class. Nasslm 14,000/ 4,800 sq.ft s+l pool. Most sought after address. ShenqrHe. Peace tranquility.
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      614 8 443 DO9-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND HOUSES -SALE CORONATION 2 STOREY bunglw. 6100/ 4000 sq.ft. 4+l+l. F'hold. Renovated. F/aircon. Good facing. Park 4 cars. Urgent *****996 lOA D.lO BELMONT ROAD. Hilltop land approved for 2 bunglws. Approx. 35.000 sq.ft. Excellent facing. Pis. call Owner 440-2233/ 9709-2316 D.lO MUST SELLI O/storey bunglw.
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      754 8 44*009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE D.09 PRIME F'HOLO. Riveria View, near Orchard MRT. Spacious 3 bdrms. Clean, priced to sell, view Mon. 2- spm. Pg. 9319-9907 ERA 't^ti^H-^^St Ibß D.09 TANGLIN VICINITY. This apartment was sold recently. We will sell yours too or help you find one Call
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      544 9 446 009-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS SALE SCOnS 21 lON, 1636. 1658 sq.ft Mid/ high fir.. 2/ 3*l. F hold $1130 psf up PH *****383/ *****165 THE ASPINE S Balmoral Rd. F hold Valued $1 35M 1700 sq.ft 3H Sell SIOOK below value. *****788 Fait UC SO. 1500 sq
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      613 9 450 Oil 21 NEWTON/ BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI HOUSES SALE 0.21 TON TUCK Gdn ?'vstorty terr High ground. 4*l. F'hold. $988,000 HARVEST *****915 D.21 1-STOMY MIOM€ATC Terr 1900/ 2400 sq ft 4*l Fhold Ma tured gdn Pnomes *****881 S2OO P S.F BUNCLN. land 22.500 i sq.ft Valued $5 5m Selling $4
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      789 9 4SI Dll fc 21 NEWTON/ 481 Dll 21 NEWTON/ 451 Dll 21 NEWTON/ I I BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI PTEAPTS-SALE PTE APTS SALE PTE APTS SALE I by HABITAT PROPERTIES PRIME FREEHOLD RESIDENCE IN DISTRICT 11, Auspicious Address at 38 (ill stead Road Modern Exclusive
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      223 9 SOUTHAVEN 11, BLK. G. 1539 sq.ft. 3*l. 999 yrs. TOP soon. Full facilities. Price neg. Pg. *****639 agt. URGENT SALE! D.21 Greenlodge. Toh Tuck Rd. 1800 sq.ft. 4 bdrms. Full facilities. F'hold. *****59 455 Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/ GEYLANG HOUSES SALE ERA SHOWHSE. 4 TO 6.30pm Puay Hee Ave. Brand new
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      294 9 498 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/ GEYLANG HOUSES -SALE i =-open-= HOUSE 1- 4PM. 33 Jin. Sukachita Seranqoon Park 2-storey inter, terr. 1650/ 1900 sq.ft. 4 rms. SBSBK > 9605-2475 DW. Aqts. welcome. I I fSr i IPM-4PM. NO 97. Jin Kembangan. 4497 sq.'t. 6+l. F'hold. Nice decor. MRT. Best buy!!! Don
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      534 9 489 Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ 459 Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/ GEYLANG MACPHERSON/ GEYLANG HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE 3 semi-detached left Spacious living with 4 bedrooms guest room utility family area I High double volume ceiling Marble to living/dining Wet kitchen Land area: 2,499 2,824 sq.ft. Built-up area: 3.072 3,422 sq.ft. 2 Bus-stops from
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      338 9 BOON TECK LODGE off Balestier, quiet, unblocked. 14 unit project. F'hold. View tomorrow 11am -2pm View to offer *****300 460D15-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE <><><><><><><><><><x><> D.15 14 SIGLAP ROAD MARINE GARDEN 3 Storey Townhouse Like Terrace <><><><><><><><><><><><> <« Best Location >» Brand new. Freehold 1733/ 1800/ 2350 sq.ft. 4+l bedrooms
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      1005 9 Properties 1 "w^Sr m WKB L '"sssaassa. fiLAKis SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE FREEHOLD APARTMENTS" ***** < g^'»>f Geylang 29 units of 2 and 3-bedroom apartments 775 to 1,238 sq ft i Near to Aljunied MRT station NO RESTRICTION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION I iS^^Sg^^Bß 46 8^ ?0 _^I^^^^^^^^^S^SU «BPNo 613(V94
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      343 10 Properties 4S D1^ 4 BALEST| E«/ 486 Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ 4M Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ 496 Dl2-14 BALESTIER/ 456 012-14 BALESTIER/ MACPHERSON/GEYLANG MACPHERSON/GEYLANC MACPHERSON/GEYLANG MACPHERSON/GEYLANG MACPHERSON/GEYLANG PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTE APTS- SALE PTEAPTS-SALE PTEAPTS-SALE I I I \^r m W aw M M a^l ffi 1 I HI B H AIH k J W^L^B^C^^eV
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      260 10 4 O SoUS 6 Ei A T AL? AST ■L^ —^^•^2^^_ _r PRICEO TO SELL! Best offer secures. 2 Lor. Siglap. 2* Storey Semi-D. Land 2600 sq.ft. 6*l rms. Newly built. Bassi 9223-9062 LY VIEW MON. 4-6PM. D.16 Bedok Ria f'hold terr. 2250/ 2300 sq.ft. 4 bdrms. Park 2 cars.
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      689 10 460 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES SALE D.15 ONAN RD. corner terrace. s*l. 2800/ 2500 sq.ft. Amenities. Call 9617 3441/ 9559-4945 RL D.15 SICLAP RD. 3800/ 3400 sq.ft. Semi-d. Fhold. High ground. 5H 6 yrs. Price neg. 9700-2410. agt. D.15 SICLAP RD. D/storey inter. terr. F'hold. New renovation. 3+l 1905/ 1850
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      811 10 4«1 015-16 EAST COAST 461 015-16 EAST COAST 461 Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS SALE PTE APTS SALE PTE APTS SALE i A Reflection Of Distinctive Living in Prime District 15 At $580 psf upwards j,tf.-^i^^tJE^^k |l Comprises 49 units of I clifl I IfB 3 -bedroom apartment 1 IpMWI
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      722 10 ALMOST SOLDI D.IS Haig Mansion. Approx. 1300 sq.ft. 3 rms. F'hold. 4 yrs. old. 9201-9414 Co-broke. AT ST. PATRICK'S Gdn. 954 sq.ft F'hold. Renovated. Pool facing Near market. 9307 9788 DW. BAYCOURT F'HOLD. 1679 sq.ft. ground fir. 4+l. F/aircon. Facilities Selling cheap! 9209-0819 BL BAYSHORE PK. 2-RMS. Just beautifully renovated.
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      550 10 4«1 Dl5-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS SALE PARKSHORE 990 SO.FT. F hold Mid 1 fir. Near National Stadium Pg 9582 3775 ERA i PEBBLEBAY PENTHSE. 6500/ 2626/ 2357/ 1894/ 1400/ 850 sq.ft. I 6+l rms. *****888 HSR > TELOK INOAH LOR. G. T. Kurau I Ground/ upper fir. mais. 1539/
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      1014 11 460 SJS"i!?rl A IT C P AST 4*o Dl5-16 EAST COAST I *****5-16 EAST COAST 460 Dl5-16 EAST COAST 440 015-16 EAST COAST 440 015-16 EAST COAST HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE Senior Associate Director National Achievers Outstanding Award '97 ASREA lop Realtors
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      36 11 4T0D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES SALE ■I 09 I SEMI-D. BRAND-NEW. No 25A Jalan Rindu 99 years lease. Selling at current market price. Opp. Maris Stella Pg *****-128 Horizon |GAT.S. 46S 017-18 CHANGI/ PASIR RIS HOUSES -SALE
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      736 11 *****9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON HOUSES -SALE OPEN HSE. 3-SPM. Jansen Rd. Most affordable spacious 2 storey terr. 2000 sq.ft. 5 rms. Quiet. View to offer. Gary Fong 9-206-3330 DW VIEW TO APPRECIATE! 34 Casuan na Rd., corner terr. Move in cond. F/aircon/ furn. Designer decor. Open House: 1 spm. Pg. 9212-1196.
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      689 11 471 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON PTE APTS SALE Weekend CHILTERN PARK. 936 sq.ft. 2 rms. High fir. NJC nearby. Mins to Serangoon Town Centre. Move-in cond. To view call Pat *****358 m -#[l^ftt-I Mi D.19 SERANGOON GDN. vicinity. This apartment was sold recently. We will sell yours too or help you
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      387 11 479 022-28 WEST NORTH HOUSES-SALE JALAN BUMBONG. BRAND new 3/storey bunglw. and semi-d. Fhold. Quality finishes. Si. 3m onwards. For enquiries, call 745-8200 or 9410-3759 BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED SEMI-D. (D.27), fhold. 2952/ 2950 sq.ft. s+l. Huge master rm./ jacuzii. Big gdn. MRT/ beach. Mark *****379 COUNTRYSIDE 2' i-STOREY Ttrr. 1820/ 2570
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      658 11 Properties 479 022-28 WEST NORTH HOUSES-SALE Exclusive D.28 MIMOSA WALK 3 storey semi-d. 999 yrs s+l with attached. 4500 sq.ft. Ouiet surrounding. On high land. Pg. 9609 8138 ERA ifoTorarfol tglHOiisElrij 0.28 3PM-SPM. 19 Begonia Drive 2 storey semi-d. 3800/ 2800 sq.ft 4+1. 2 attached. Huge gdn. Serious i seller.
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      694 12 ?L^uc«F, ANGOON/ 470 019-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl9-20 SERANGOON/ 470 019-20 SERANGOON/ 470D19-20 SERANGOON/ 470 Dl9-2I uSV.c THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON THOMSON HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES -SALE HOUSES SALE HOUSES SALE C&ivoli rl 80% SOLD P
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      392 12 476 D22-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS SALE CASHEW HGTS. 154 sq.m. Pool view. 4 rms. Good facing bree2y. Call Lawrence Chua 9818 6010 ERA CHUNTIN RD. 2/STOREY semi d. Orig. cond. Land 3250 sq.ft. Price neg. Urgent sale. 9540-1234 DW DAIRY FARM. CHARMING nature to go back to. 2+l. Garden.
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      529 12 476 D22-28 WEST NORTH PTE APTS -SALE OPEN HSE. 2-SPM. Hillview Hgts. F hold. 3+l. 1216 sq.ft. Nice pool view. S6BOK 0.n.0. 9607 1188 ERA PARC OASIS 1076-1378 sq.ft. 2+l/ 3+l. Renovated. Various units. See to appreciate. WK *****464. PARC OASIS 1076 sq.ft. TastefuMy renovated. Beautiful view. Serious i offer
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      657 12 488 HUDC APTS FOR SALE JURONG E. IVORY Hgts. Blk 117 high fir., unblocked, breezy N.S. facing. *****278 SHUNFU BLK. 315 apt. Urgent sale! j High dr. Renovated, totally un- blocked. Pg. *****392. Co-broke. SHUNFU BLK. 316 Exec. Mais. Mid j fir. 1673 sq.ft. Simple. SSSOK neg. Good location. 9313-3330
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      1985 12 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) LOW LOW CASHI 3 NG Blk. 550 Be I dok N. High fir. Near McDonalds next 2 wet mkts. ERA *****834 NEW LISTING! 3 NG Bedok Central I 201. High fir. Renovated. Bus-inter-change. Edward *****623 ERA SELL BELOW VALUATION! 5 I Blk 603 Bedok
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      766 13 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/ CHAI CHEE) 5-RM. CHAI CHEE Pt Blk 33 Near sch./ mkt./ MRT Unblocked Mid fir Must view 9609 2692 agt 5-RM. PT. BLK. 54 Bedok S Low fir Renovated. Near MRT/ mkt ame nities No blockage agt *****292 5-RM. PT. BLK. 19 Bedofc S
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      829 13 494 HOB APTS FOR SALE (BISHAN) 4 A' CORNER, ground fir Bishan 270. low cash Valued S3IBK Kopi tiam All races. 9606-2441 ERA 4 'A'. Lin level Bishan Blk 206. Move in cond. Chinese not eligible Valued 5327K. Pg 9204 1468 4 NC- BLK. 306 Shunfu Rd. Walk up Renovated.
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      958 13 496 HDB APTS FOR SALE (BUKITBATOK) I 3 BLK. 324. Lift landing. Tip top i cond. 101% move-in. Unblocked Shops/ sch./ mkt. KF *****520 4 'A' AT Blk 112. Bt Batok. beautifully renovated, mins. to MRT/ shpg ctr *****80 agt 4 'A' BLK. 106 Bt Batok Low fir. Valued 5237K.
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      559 13 fHDB APTS FOR SALE BT MERAH/OUEENSTOWK/ TELOK BLANGAH 3 'I' STIRLING blk 167. High fir. Un blocked. Nicely renovated Near mkt./ sch./ food ctr. *****322 agt 3 -HQ 1 T. Blangah Hgts. Blk 60. Low cash. Mid fir. Valued SI46K. Minder pg. 9-302-0063 HY 3-RM. BLK 28. Hoy Fatt Rd
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      382 13 499 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CENTRAL/CITY) A RARE 4-RM. (Bras Basah Com plex). High fir. Dr. to dr. City Hall/ Bugis MRT. 9308 9298 Sole agt DON'T MISSI 3 NC blk. 50. Dorset Rd. High fir. Open view. Well kept. Future MRT. Casbel *****881 ENBLOC OUTRAM 4-RM. Open h'se. on
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      302 13 500 HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) ALL CCK FUTS FOR SALE EXEC. APT. Blk. 341 mM fir. S 'I' CORNER Blk. 346 hlgn fir. 5 T CORNER Blk. 430 low fir. 5 T CORNER Blk. 503 N«n fir. AH Nft love*. CCK Central, opp. Lot 1.
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      305 13 SOO HDB APTS FOR SALE (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) EXTRA BIGI EXEC. Apt 531 CCK, corner, high fir. Renovated. With view. 4*l*l. Near market/ school. Sole agent 9210-1818 ALR. Of EN MOOSE 1-4PM. CCK. 5 T 549, high fir. Renovated! Opp. mkt. Bring your cheque and make your offer!
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      1078 13 SOO HDB APTS FOR SAL (CHOA CHU KANG/ BUKIT PANJANG) He. Jtv/\ Exclusive 3 'A' COMER 5 yrs. Blk 511 CCK renovated, split unit aircon. No af ternoon sun. Can contra 9556-9919 Jimmy. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 4 NG Teck Whye Lane 17. High fir. Low cash. Valued $I9OK. *****804 ANY OFFERI
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      1663 13 Properties I SOI HDB APTS FOR SALE (CLEMENTI/ WEST COAST) J SELL AT VALUATIONI 3 1 Dover Cresc. Blk. 20. Corner. Move in I cond. Amenities. *****188 ERA > TOH Yl. EXEC. Mais. Blk. 8. Gdn I view. Nice renovation. Choice locale. COLOSSIANS 9808-9108 I TOH Yl MAISONETTE. Blk. 2.
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      1339 14 Properties ?i R /-urtf 4M HOB APTS FOR SALE 493 HDB APTS FOR SALE HDB APTS FOR SALE HOB APTS FOR SALE HOB APTS FOR SALE (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAI CHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) (BEDOK/CHAICHEE) The Straits Times Classified PROPERTY GUIDE (HPB ESTATES) J QomKavA/ann V s*\ Oei I lUdWdl iu v
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      649 14 504HD8 ARTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) 9/8. 1-SPM.. EXEC. Mais. 322 Seran goon. High floor. Unblocked, beautiful renovation/ marble. Future MRT. Don t miss! 9309-9999 Irene AT VALUCI CXCC. Mais. 429 Hou gang. Future MRT/ NTUC Mall. Open view. Urgent. Call *****71 BCLOW VALUATION EXEC. Mais Hougang 633. High
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      889 14 SO4HOB APTS FOR SALE (HOUGANG/ SERANGOON/ YIOCHUKANG) S2OK BELOW VALUE) Good buy! Exec. Mais. Hougang. High fir. Renovated. Amenities 9-*****83 ERA. $9K CASHI 3 NG' S'goon. Bik. 220. NO7. Move in. Well kept. Unblocked. Valued Si47k. 9-*****01 JOT 151 SO.M recess. Exec. mais. Corner. Blk 407. Mid fir. Near Hougang
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      656 14 BOS HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) PANORAMIC VIEW. 5 T Pt. Blk. 106. Beautifully renovated. Italy marble. 4 split aircon. Central/ MRT. High fir. Valued S33BK. Asking S3BOK neg. 9-*****20 Unis HAPPY 33R0. BIRTHDAY to Our Na tion! Blk. 315 Jurong E. 4 'A'. Low fir. Move- in cond. Near
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      971 14 808 HDB APTS FOR SALE (JURONG) LOW CASH! 5-RM. Jurong W. Blk. 840. Mid fir. Unblocked. Windy. Renovated. Pg: 9217 0188 ARN. OPEN HSE. 2 SPM. 5 T Pt. blk. 116 Jurong East St.l3. High fir. Near amenities! Breezy. 9492 0668 UFI 3 'A' BLK. 475. High fir. Well kept.
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      Lock icon 33 years and so little talk of happiness
      1218 2  - 33 years and so little talk of happiness Koh Buck Song HAPPINESS. Human beings have pursued this elusive quality ew since God first breathed into a lump of clay and crafted man. A search on the Internet reveals more than 289,000 .lines for "happiness", in(lading advice on relationships and advertisements
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      Lock icon Excuse me, are you happy?
      1451 4 S. Mill's advice was not to ask people if they were happy, or they would realise that they were not. But we did anyway, in a survey examining what happiness means to Singaporeans, probably for the first time to this depth. RON BUCK SONG analyses
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      Lock icon Are Malays, Indians & others more contented?
      462 4 Are Malays, Indians others more contented? TWO THUMBS UP NON-CHINESE Singaporeans appear to be happier, on the whole, than their fellowcitizens of the majority group, according to the survey for this supplement. The poll's 458 respondents include 352 Chinese and 106 Malays, Indians, Eurasians and members of other minority races,
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      People now more upbeat than 5 years ago
      298 4 SINGAPOREANS appear to have become happier than five years ago. The survey for this supplement finds 96 per cent Singaporeans very or quite happy, but a regional study in 1993 found only 92 per cent giving this response. In the latest survey,
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      Lock icon Joy is doing what's worth doing
      1049 6 Everyone, rich or poor, powerful or not, has his own way of seeking joy. Five public figures tell KOH BUCK SONG whatnappiness means to them, on Pages 6-9 Most people are not rich; many people are not born good-natured; many people have uneasy passions
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      Lock icon We should be glad
      606 7 ROBOTS: Are we like that? W In II I isid i I \l\ .*****1,11 l.i\| I)« < nil k i I ,is struck l>\ lii« I. id lli.il .lllllotl'Jl .*****1.11 j>CO|ltc ,|!i >< X HI I ill. 11l lie. tils ill! M i ■liu-i ll.l|)|)li )|n
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      246 8 Meet Sean Connery? Can die HAHAHA: Sound of music I In S( >l|||(l (it l.ui'^lilii rs|)( < i.ilk < •lilMfctl-s I.Hl'Jih I (In kill** is ,i '^n .it iu! Sylvia Toh, on what gives her a kick Ms Sylvia Toh Paik Choo, 52, well-known humorist who still makes no secret
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      Lock icon You must be able to face God & man
      280 8 You must be able to face God man HER CREED: Do unto others W lull 11 1 IV si His 1 1 li,i|»|Hll« ss '.iiinol ti Mil. til \«mi I )dii t flu ,tl p. i.|)|, „i v\.rc»n« 1 1 1. ii i Vhi nmsl l**tt< .K l( .11 (1)1
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      Lock icon It can be a concrete or a fleeting moment
      677 9 It can be a concrete or a fleeting moment HAPPINESS: Anytime I l.l|>])illl ss .111 .lIIIW 111 II si (11.1l I iiii.ill.im.iliN' id( ,iK ni.i\ \i}\x>. us uplillni'j, linp< It t .in <\rii sin lacr w lien \\i I Kalis) ||t;H |)in s(s i.I sli.ii |> pleasure w ill .il\\a\s
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      462 10 Simple lives of quiet joy Businessman turned masseur. Former convict and drug addict. Bombay-trained snake-charmer. These and other not-so-ordinary Singaporeans bare their souls to SUSAN LON6 on what happiness means to them, on Pages 10-12 OUT: But free? satisfied until his soul is put to rest. Of course we are
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      To make merrier is more difficult
      274 10 LIFE: Just normal happy ourselves. Our life is just normal. We're just looking for our bread and butter to live with our families. To make merrier is more difficult. Snake charmer Sabumiya Ahmad Mr Sabumiya Ahmad Ibrahim. 52, is one of the last gaily
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      I cooked Maggi mee to stay alive
      280 10 Miss Urn Lee Lee's optic nerve was burnt during incubation when she was born premature, leaving her blind. Now 29, she works as an insurance agent and is into her fourth year of studying for an Open University BA degree in English Language
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      408 10 Just spread sunlight ENJOY: With less few weeks but how much they enjoy! Then I thought to myself: "Why can't we enjoy life? Why must we have money?* -Retiree Thomas Ee Retiree Thomas Ee. 80, was a medical laboratory manager, teacher and Journalist before he retired in 1965. Five years
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      422 12 Kumar, the flamboyant, cross-dressing Boom Boom Room performer, grew up beinq a biq fan of dancing. But that outraged his traditional father from India, who believed it was for girls and his only son should become a civil servant. After his O-levels, Kumar insisted
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      Free of drugs, I now get a different high
      221 12 JOY: I kicked the habit accepted back into society and being able to stand on my own two feet. -Ex-heroin addict Ranjit S.^h Mr Ranjit Singh. 37, used to spend up to $100 a day on heroin until he was busted
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      It's the satisfaction within yourself
      246 12 NOT ABOUT: Money the time. What sort of happiness is that? Therapeutic massaqe master Roosevelt Tan Mr Roosevelt Tan, 58, used to be a hard-headed businessman handling multi-million dollar projects in the region until, one day, a visit to a temple in Thailand cured him
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      Lock icon That's all you need, each other
      351 12 JOY: In my family I am satisfied with what I have. I have a husband, an electrical supervisor, is understanding, and my son, Brian, 13, is healthy. Catherine Sim Madam Catherine Sng, 47, is better known as the gossipy Auntie Kiasu on Channel B's
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      Lock icon His art and creativity drive him
      266 12 SOMETIMES: Sad My job is to make people happy but backstage, I may not be like that. Roy Pay amal, clown Mr Roy Payamal, 34, is a clown. The Secondary 2 dropout from Punqqol Vocational Institute has trained for this profession since he was
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      I saw my daughter and realised I mustn't fail at being a parent
      445 13 CASH: Not king Money you make, you lose. You secure a big contract, you're only happy for a Former businessman Peter Seah Mr Peter Seah, 50, ran his own interior design and contracting company for 20 y
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      Contentment is not stopping to think if you are
      416 13 Contentment is not stopping to think if you are FRUIT: Of hard work clinch the first prize and know I was at my best then. I fell sick after that from fatigue but I was on cloud nine. OartCtfa If there were young over-achievers club here, Clare CMa, 15, would
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      Lock icon Life is a brownie with icecream
      253 13 UMM: Yummy Prada or Gucci bag, just let the hot brownie and cold ice-cream fuse together in your ttlOl.lt il Comedienne Susan Ouah, 27, who lives to eat, believes that the best way to happiness is a oood jiak pah koon Hokkien, literally "eat,
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      Is power really that shiok?
      1809 16 Is power really that shiok? Happiness Source i: Power And Fame There are some people who are happier the more power they have. But history shows that a society's happiness requires that it put power in its place, says CHERMN GEORGE Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. Henry Kissinger, former United
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      483 17  - Zoe Fame has a flip side CHIN SOO FANG Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate Emily Dickinson, American poet (1830-86) SHE is the most recognisable star on Singapore television. But Zoe Tay, 30, thinks she is far from famous. "Many Hongkong and Hollywood stars have to be
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      Lock icon Some of the classic things that make S 'poreans happy
      369 18 Some of the classic things that make S 'poreans happy Pictures by Main piclurci bv Doable nposure picture by GEORGE GASCON Etched en the winner's face, a schoolboy runner taking part in the Singapore Press Holdings school relay competition is the ecstatic and tnumphant joy of victory earned after many
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      Lock icon Like a mini-kampung
      85 20 Happiness Source 2: Family All happy families resemble one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer (1828-1910), Anna Karenina Not surprisingly, our happiness survey confirms that goodfamily relationships are the number one source of joy for Singaporean^ Why is this
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      Lock icon Life was hard but there was my family
      1885 21 Life was hard but there was my family IT WAS A TRAUMATIC CHANGE. FROM A SOMEBODY IN THE OFFICE TO A NOBODY AT HOME. BUT SEEING THEIR HAPPY FACES, I ASKED MYSELF WHY DIDN'T I DO THIS A LONG TIME AGO?' Mn Helen Ng, who gave up a high-paying job
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      Lock icon Money no happy
      2085 22 Money no happy Happiness Source 3: Wealth Contentment consisteth not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire; not in multiplying of wealth, but in subtracting men's desires. I liomas Fuller, British scholar (1608-61) I'M IN THE MOST MATERIALISTIC BUSINESS BUT CAN IT BUY YOU HAPPINESS? TEMPORARY HAPPINESS
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      Lock icon When two become one
      1079 24 Happiness Source 4: Love Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. Jane Austen, English writer 1 775- 1 8 1 7), Pride And Prejudice The quest for a mate continues from the Stone Age; only the clubs, courting rituals and mating calls have changed.
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      Lock icon From wayang to wherever
      1806 25 Happiness Source 5: Escapism ESCAPISM: Sometimes painful We are less bored than our ancestors were, but we are more afraid of boredom. Bertrand Kusscll, English logician (1872-1970), The Conquest Of Happiness WE THRONG CLUBS LIKE ZOUK, VENOM OR SPARKS IN SEARCH OF THE SAME NUMBING SENSATIONS.
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      Low pay, high satisfaction
      914 26 Happiness Source 6: Achievement The only way to be happy is to shut yourself up in art and count everything else as nothing. GuiUve Flaubert, French writer (182 1-80) It's more than the money SINGAPORE WILL PROBABLY NEED MORE FOREIGNERS TO BE NURSES AND EVEN TEACHERS,
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      Lock icon Winning for S'pore gave me so much joy
      492 26 NOT ANYONE CAN HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT THE COUNTRY AND I FEEL VERY HONOURED/ Tan Paev Fern FOR Miss Tan Paev Fern, 24, Singapore s No. 2 woman tabletennis player, sports brings its own unique sweat-soaked pleasures. Winning a gold medal
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      $1,000 in 7 months, hut he paints on
      519 26 $1,000 in 7 months, hut he paints on WITH consumer spending even on necessities cut back with the downturn, pleasures such as art have been moved onto a lower shelf. And artists like Tiong Tian Tong, 36, are hit. He has sold only one of his Chinese ink paintings, to
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      Lock icon H is for hope, not hell
      484 27 I ENJOY BEING A POSITIVE FORCE IN THEIR GROWING UP.' ACCOUNTANCY graduate Chong I.ee Chen, 27, is one woman who opted for job satisfaction above money or status. She chose to become a primary school teacher after graduating from Nanyang Technological University in 1993.
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      1654 3 AugustQaS^P .^Bh^ jW^ a monthly newsletter by the committee on healthy lifestyle The Committee on H^r j^ o t z Healthy Lifestyle wishes bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb all Singaporeans a S^ s =CX. Cv afeaW healthy National Day .^i BbW af MM BF"% r MSm ■'^wm^ exercising Mm B&^k&^M bT j V b7
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      96 16 33 Progressive Years Together Prima looks ahead to many more with Singapore i« n f -f§ flfiß »n M^^^^BPf^ I %> i I I ■8 ■I Bf I H w>' pHMPI JT mmim u tPPI m I u ISr IW Mi M j^ prima group |F OF COMPANIES Br PRIMA
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      173 21 The Celebration Of fl Healthy Nation W We present V< {Ocean natural mineral water, processed through the latest filtration and purification 4»^W system for the highest quality >^^ x standard, and pure distilled water <#^ which is water derived from nature's sources being heated to a very high jt dft}
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      50 22 R^ Ln^ v^lll&ng wishes everyone I with Marble and Granite at "UraDlllty^S KC3Uty^^Hk Tan Chiang is the largest stockist of natural stones in Singapore. fl w| To transform your home or office into a place of beauty dm rr I l i i at arrordable prices, come visit our showroom!
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      140 23 Together 1 in harmony. AIA celebrates Singapore's 33 years of nation building. ncH HI Hi' *^fcv >^^k V M Where there's security, happiness and a promising future, there's harmony. This has been the vision of Singapore in its decades of nation building. And it's a vision shared by AIA. Today,
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      522 24 THE HEART DOCTOR: Is in j 1 PI CLUBS 3nd PUBS ta^ en U^ Acute eye-sight to see what the target is whether you are doing a pelvic-thrusting Elvis, or a iOOldllff lOr lOVGl reading. constipated Michael Bolton growl, the power of the I Techniques: No need for an encyclopaedic
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      199 25 A2l is a real time Year 2000 ready Windows 95/98/NT based accounting software for SMEs. Developed in Singapore, we are responsive to local needs. A2l Accounting easy to use and power-packed software with many features that aims to impress you! We make A2l work for you through ONSITE IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING
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      113 26 Let Europe weave its spell on you starting with igffk mk a relaxing, comfortable flight with Aeroflot. 'fflt JJ^ We offer more value, with our convenient wEBW- If ik-^» I onward connections to major European cities, •*»'<'*«* -^IhHHP and a choice of stopovers in the ip §\^HHf R^^gs Bkhd ever-fascinating
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      33 28 i>l ffi JMw^B^B^B^B^Bifc B^B^ I Bfl^Br B^B^B^HBB^B^B^BB^BBl^Bißl^Ba^^3B^B^g'^ *^L 1 ISTb^BB j^AJ^utbkwßlJn^b^b^bbbPP^^^^^^ BBflf jfllfailflfl bb^b^bL i'y P^^ Jflfe |^^P^^^^^^^^^^B^^^^^^^B^^H^^HPj|lkß^^*»J[|k I I ..i I V j-T -jfl^*^ iJH^HSHRpr- ObbUBB I B^B^Bh^Bi apQn b^^^^^^^^bb^bl i b^^^"^^H
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        62 1 August 9, 1998 y^±>\ VVj^H /scßk I (C\ PnT^ I I Now YOU snouicl nave a bet ter I S<r~T^<; ,11 J dea e var ous sources of /j^^^AW lil^SWiL 1 think about and take hold of, so /^^■B M\v 1^ MmL<%£l that its pieces fall nicely into rrom now.
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      1700 2 Is it the government's business to ensure happiness? Happiness Foundation i: Ponm^i Sj abilii x our ooject in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class. Plato, Greek philosopher (c.428-347 BC), The Republic As the Asian region stumbles towards
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        41 2 On t/iis joyous occasion we celebrate with Singapore flwrf look towards building a nation of people for a ■HjM|i|i|i^B L| better tomorrow WSf^Ssf&^wkS^HM HhhRtWV^PWpBSv HURBB'BHBnrtBiiHBBHHHH 99k|j|pp|UppUM \imTl FPiPPfRVpIPWVIiI P^^ PBS IP^bEb^l BBBB^BMBMBBIBiBBBBMBBBBMBBBBBBBiBBBBBBBBBI BtJUHBI Hfflllßßlfßll'Wl Hl>TTfflll!Pni PBWWPI BTPWFBanmffTT^ffß WBPBfWB Br '^BBak^i Bg^Bli^Bß^B
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        211 3 Photo Illinlratinn by ERNEST COII "=^™MLis& After 1 50 years of listening, H^ X'^^^^ fc __^B^r *^===sJHflk*^L«sttfe-~--j3ME> a little noise making •••Rip*^^^^^^ m m ■■«MMX«a«fc—^^^^^^Wß>i'^^^^Hßßßßßßßßß^^^^ I «J I \mA «J 111 I B^.^ '^i '-;^^^^M^g^^^^MßM|M Prudential is the first insurance company to be conferred the Singapore Quality Class. This scheme,
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      How to beat the Asian flu
      2028 4 Happiness Foundation 2: Economic Stability We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Franklin D. Roosevelt, United States president (1882- 1945), speech in 1937 The Asian crisis has knocked even Singapore's reputed economic stability,
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        309 4 Tr ust, security and strength. 8' 50| This is the year we at Poh Heng Jewellery r jlflfc*,^ ,^jfc CELEBRATE OUR SOTH ANNIVERSARY, WITH A Jf^SSS^U^^K^xKX^Sß^t^^^^m^^^^BKStKKi TRADITION OF TRUST. SECURITY AND STRENGTH: «M|&BfißHJ|gßßE^^ THE VERY CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR NATION *3Jt^sßbl?l flai ""^^^•"^■^By^^^JSP^SußßaH *WB&J3^PaaßaßaP^^^ bb^s^Hb^^^^^^^^^P bbp^^^^^Bßbi bbb^^^^ Today, we: salute all
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        383 5 KATANAGOLF Forged Titan Drivers and Irons FEEL THE Clubs Forged in Fire to Help You Hit Further "j l Ifcb*. Katana Golf KG 801 Ww^ Forged Soft Cavity Iron 1 j^ "^^o^ With precision forging of a soft iron material, a high precision and high performance clubhead is accomplished. The
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      Lock icon You and me against the world
      1800 6 Happiness Foundation 3: Group Identity To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others. Albert Camus, French writer (1913-60) THERE WAS IN THE KAMPUNG CULTURE A PATIENCE, A FLEXIBILITY, SOFTNESS, FORGIVENESS AND SMILING FACE THAT MADE THE INDIVIDUAL FEEL WANTED, COMFORTABLE, AT
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        374 6 1 X H HH j■■! "^^aSir^BfllH^BVaflßV^B^Bil V Mafi \SBa^BW^^^BBP^*^?^K«s^B\^%lf JP^Uf I" IS law Gbß aCQa^flQ PI am m tA y I I /^TfCri ME if nW i-^-^^^^TTsO Sept eiiw Win big cash prizes with Gardenia, Singapore's favourite bread. Every entry gets you great chances to win at the Weekly Draw
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      Lock icon Regardless of race, language or religion
      2108 7 Happiness Foundation 4: Harmony Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone... no matter what their race or the colour of their skin. Wendell Willlrfe, American politician (1892-1944),
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        649 7 Only one thing is as attractive as ■H^^^^ LG Golden EYE TV's features. /^fTfcN, BflßHv Our $300 Trade-in Offer! V f Natural Algorithm Eye m V I (Golden EYE) m USUaI $1 488 m automatically modulates contrast, I After Trade-in i I bri 9 htness colour and shar P ness
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      1691 8 Happiness Foundation 5: Mind And Body A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Proverb* 17:22, The Bible CHRONIC DISEASES LINKED TO A SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE AND A HIGH-FAT AND CHOLESTEROL DIET HAVE REPLACED INFECTIOUS DISEASES AS THE MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH. Our survey found 95
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        181 8 ___K_9K_l-r ___PC3Ps__r^ There are two reasons why you should buy the ii j|_^_^(SB_^ (1 JVC 29-inch Super Multi-System Colour TV. II 1 It's only $999. |^^H^hHH^HK BB 2. See point one. 1 I l E^___#_H j^w§j_^^v I AV-K29MSI JVC Multi-System CTV with Super Twin Dome Speaker and live Spatial Surround
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        26 8 Lea Wee knows she can derive great pleasure from exercising her mind and body, but alas, while the spirit is willing, the flesh is often weak.
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        81 9 Congratulations Singapore, on your 33rd year of independence. t T/^om ctfra? ?/7^^ understands the priceless value of significant events.) Well, lucky you. As the rest of the nation embarks on a day of jubilance and celebration, here's another privileged peek at the new DBS Platinum MasterCard. Priceless to those who
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      518 10 Happiness Foundation 6: Spirit Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised. G. K. Chesterton, English writer (1874-1936) Our survey found that one in three Singaporeans turns to prayer whenever he is unhappy. All religions deal with the after-life, but what can the major
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        104 10 It's time to celebrate again, as Singapore turns 33. And while we've been And we are proud to be a part of this wonderful nation as together, nurturing her with warmth and light, Singapore has grown just as we have. we reflect on the past and look ahead to future
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      362 11 Hinduism HUMAN life is a constant quest for happiness, according to Hindu Swami Jagadatmananda, 60, although it always eludes man. The reason for this, says the president of the Ramakrishna Mission in Bartley Road, is that "we confuse the brief joys from quenching our desires with permanent
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        41 11 BUY SELL FIND Classified ads are purr... feet for finding lost little kittens. No matter what it is, you can always buy it, sell it or find it with the Classified. to 1 1 fit 1800-737-1166 (til 't<ir Iti li-.alii Uatiti*
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        93 11 11^^ i m/" I J^au Inspection and Commodity Surveys Lab Testing and Analytical ServL:.- ISO 9000 and ISO ***** Certiiio^Ucn Marine and Non-Marine Engir.ecrir.^ Buf )y« Services to the Oil and Chemicui Industry NOT and Calibration Servin.* Environmental Services Pest Bird Control and Cargo Fumigation Blockage Clearance Services Soil Treatment
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      415 12 Islam IF YOU TRUST GOD, YOU ACCEPT THAT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WILL HAPPEN. YOU TRY YOUR BEST, AND LEAVE THE REST TO GOD.' Imam Syed Hassan Alattas (below), on the route to lasting happiness IN ISLAM, which means "peace", lasting happiness is "everlasting peace or
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      The sting of the flesh
      380 12 The sting of the flesh Christianity IF YESTERDAY I HAD MONEY AND NOW MY FAMILY IS IN POVERTY, I WILL NAVE MY FAITH IN GOD AND OBEY GOD'S WILL' Brother Joseph McNally (below), on a Christian'* view of the economic crisis THE Christian view of happiness is achieving a balance
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        28 12 I 11 I I 33 YEARS I J^^ LUM CHANG GROUP I 38 Kim Tian Road, #03-00 Kim Tian Plaza, Singapore *****2 Tel 273 8888 Telefax 278 507Z
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        104 12 VJS Princeset International Pte Ltd m Happy Birthday SINGAPORE We are a one-stop centre for all your office automation needs. Full range of computer products and office consumables are available at most competitive prices: 1. IBM, Lexmark, Dataproducts Many Other Brands 2. Internet and CD Rom Advertising Services 3. Networking
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      370 13 Taoism IF YOU HAVE SUFFERED A REVERSAL IN LIFE. COME TO TERMS WITH IT. AND WHEN YOU START AGAIN, GO ABOUT IT WITH A CLEANSED HEART AND LIMIT YOUR DESIRES WITHIN YOUR ABILITY.' Taoist priest Li Zhiwang (above) WE SHOULD GROW, PROGRESS, DO OUR SNARE
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      Beyond worry and greed
      372 13 Buddhism ETERNAL bliss the ultimate happiness according to Buddhism is to attain enlightenment. This does not mean one cannot also be contented with simple pleasures like a cup of tea, says the venerable Miao Quan, 33, superintendent of the Pu Ming Si Temple on Bukit Timah
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        119 13 I it you owned an orange grove I wouldn t you makp I the best orange juice I SvH^ j I fioricia^ j Fionucts I That's precisely what we do. As growers who own the land.^B^^ the trees and the company, we take particular care to grow the best oranges.
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        524 14 W 33 i/ears later, check hi aw BM mHv 1 Introduction of robot domestic helpers CT3 ***** K3E3^J33«I 4*% Ronaido, Baggio, Shearer and Telepod travel ala Star Trek gj no more language barrier, no more levies and «C others take up permanent reduces the vehicle population; no more reports of
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        529 15 //?//r developments that could JtffIHHBHBBBaBte. ppiness Cartoonist LEE CHEE CHEW MlBBBB**********88B^EBS!i!lilB^^ rystal hall and comes up with BBBB^BHSIffgBsWMffIEB^3pMWK^WW K^cl) f/i/s cartoon spread and, aaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBF Un^^SBRBaSIIIBa^^ 7^ck many he opt right. V| HR l^^\^^*a^^^^BBBBBßßßß^BßBßajp pr v/ O O '■•MV l P^BBB^BBBB^|BB|B^^« l < l ß^Baß|Blf» w 5 A national roster of
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      106 16 The race factor Happiness Foundation 7: Ethnic Culture Singapore's multi-racial character is both a source of spiritual wealth and a well-spring of contentment. What can the four main ethnic cultures tell us about the meaning of happiness? Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is at their heels. Bertolt
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      1007 16  -  ALISON DE SOUZA fWTO THE word "happy" has several meanings revolving around well-being, pleasure, enthusiasm and blessing. It Is also associated with hick, good fellowship or camaraderie, including being "characterised by a dazed irresponsible state". In Webster's Third New International Dictionary, "happy" traces
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      1030 16  -  BRAEMA MATH I Hu THE INDIAN WAY OF LIFE IS TO BE AT PEACE WITH ONESELF THE IHHEI SELF IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PHYSICAL SELF. IT IS ALSO A UNIVERSAL ASPIRATION BUT PERHAPS WITH THE INDIAN IT IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF HIS BEING.' Lawyer
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      985 17  -  ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM Hu gfdhgfvdxhvjfvb Bahaqia, written in Jawi, means peace and contentment. It is the root word for kebahaqian, or happiness, is used in the national Pledge when read in Malay. The word is of ancient Sanskrit origin, and one hypothesis Is that it Is
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      831 17  -  LEONG WENG KAM By MUSIC may be the food of love to Shakespeare, but it is simply joy or happiness to the Chinese. So synonymous is music with happiness in the Chinese language that they even share the same written character (Jfc), although they do
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        176 17 <*§>inq (cpiot Gut ®Nation... HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SINGAPORE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. tuS^tr -tiJ^ a^a\ w\i*nj I klAr'" PROVISIONS SUPPLIERS CORPN. LTD. <2P(S)T# @ftowp G<fj Companies Celebrates (^inqafoves 33z$ (^National <Ss ay Trading A Distribution Manufacturing Leisure A Property
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      1983 18 Silver lining among the grey? Dark Cloud i: Ageing Society All the statistics point to one inescapable fact: Singapore has the world's fastest ageing population. How will this change the meaning of happiness? TAN SAI SIONG peers into the lives of the senior citizens of tomorrow Growing old is no
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        296 19 .^BLia^a^a^am^^^^^^^^^t^aM f Jm*f JLm^ JL J. m. M^ Bl i^^^^.\ I j/" I L 1 1 I I 1 X. liy^aß 1 af^Bi 5? 1 I F^l I^^Sv i^P^al iV'^l L^a^aW. V«^ fidtth Bffli KYUaRfI a^a^a^^ > V Bf Hv J^Jy^afl Bfa^^BßSa^l J^ jIR gggV g^gggj gggggPf^B il^g^K. i^ki^Si i^Rfl
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      32 20 Dark Cloud 2: Dehumanisation Technology... the knack of so arranging the world that we don't have to experience it. Max Frisch, Swiss writer (1911-91), The Image
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      1532 21 Or will high-tech make future life high-experience The high-tech future is upon us, with information technology dominating more aspects of life from telecommunications to kitchen equipment. Will computers boot up happiness, or delete human feeling? EDMUND TEE logs on to the issue CAN THE BEEPING TAMAGOTCH (ABOVE), A VIRTUAL PET,
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      1291 22 Dark Cloud 3: Childlessness He that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue, or of mischief. Francis Bacon, English philosopher 1561-1626), Of Marriage And The Single Life Increasingly, the Singaporean family means
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      538 22 'IF I WERE A WOMAN WITH CHILDREN, I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD TIME TO LOOK AFTER OTHER WOMEN IN AWARE.' Ms Zaibun Siraj IT WAS easy to tell themselves that they would like to grow old without children. Even their parents did not need convincing, although
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      415 22 'THE TRUTH IS, WE LIVE IH A COSY, TWO-PERSON WORLD AND HAVE COME TO ACCEPT THIS AS A FACT.' Mr Aaron Lim MADAM Mavis Tay laughs heartily at the jokes her husband cracks. Nothing unusual in this, except that for three years, she
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        31 23 Hua Kok Group celebrates with the People of Singapore in the 33rd Year of Progress Building Into The Future 1 fl^^. j L" jg^^ .^^Kk. Iy: .^fl I I^B L^^ U
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      738 24 Dark Cloud 4: The Rat Race Happiness: An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. Ambrose Bierce, American writer (1842-1914) WHAT COULD MAKE THIS CROUP OF CAREFREE TEENS UNHAPPY? 'WORRIED GOT HO JOB/ VENTURED ONE.'STUDY SO LOH6, ALSO HO JOB, DAMN CHAM!' "pressure" the
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      1604 25 MAGNETS AND GLUE. EVEN AS SINGAPORE DRAWS TALENTS. INVESTMENTS AND INFLUENCES FROM ABROAD, DOES IT HAVE THE COHESION TO REMAIN SINGAPOREAN? AN OLDER GENERATION, HAVING SEEN THE LEAN YEARS, WAS WILLING TO MAKE EXTRAORDINARY SACRIFICES TO MAKE THIS PUCE WORK. A YOUNGER GENERATION, HOWEVER,
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      1464 26 Unhappiness Cure 1: Music COPING WITH SADNESS Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below. —Joseph Addison, English writer (1672-1719), Song For St Cecilia's Day Our survey found that when Singaporeans are unhappy, three in jive turn to music. So, how
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      774 28  -  Koh Buck Song ckvkj vdnhckvdl B y a persistent regional crisis has dimmed he lustre of the nation's material wealth, more r/iitn idea of joy comes off the shelf, or isn't it time, after 33 years, to trim he true meaning of happiness, and let us see it means
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        68 28 THE SHIOK! TEAM EDITOR Jo^^\ Koh Buck Song m(. B VaV SUB-EDITOR r v sSS/jh Can Cheong Soon PICTURE i—^ EDITOR George Gascon COYER DESIGNER Choo Bee Yian PHOTOGRAPHER Jfc(v^/ (r^/ ILLUSTRATOR mf) Miei PHOTO^^ ILLUSTRATOR C Ernest Goh CARTOONIST If Lee Chee Chew THANKS TO JOE HENG AND JUANITA
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