Weekend East, 14 March 1997

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    20 1 WEEKEND east FREE WITH THE STRAITS TIMES EVERY FRIDAY MITA (P) 009/10/96 Vol. 12 No. 10 Friday, March 14, 1997
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      238 1 Tampines Rovers coach on the signing of new players Page 8 Nonya treasure trove Page 16 YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER a 15TS I'll, c- r—r JShS ft fcjprft i, W, m >■ vX II *4r sw? l wV v-l gout... GLAD to be going back to work... Mr Francis Yeo after
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  • this week
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      Blue videotape ring smashed
      79 2 POLICE have smashed an obscene tape syndicate with the arrest of three suspects last Thursday. The men were in a lorry which was believed to have been used as a mobile video library. It had 262 videotapes, 235 video CDs, labels and videotape covers. The gang
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      Stiffer fines if more ICs lost
      102 2 SINGAPOREANS and Singapore permanent residents who lose their identity cards may have to pay higher replacement fees. They may also have to wait up to three months before they are issued with new ones. Stiffer penalties have been suggested after 40,667 ICs were reported
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      Courts plan to go paperless
      167 2 AN Electronic Filing System that enables lawyers to file their documents via an electronic link-up was launched last Saturday. This move was made by the judiciary as the first step towards a computerised courtroom where lawyers can call up stored information with the click of
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      Aged get new home
      109 2 RESIDENTS of the Lions Home for the Elders moved into their new premises last Sunday. The 43 patients were transported from their old home at Toa Payoh Rise to their new one at Bedok South Avenue 2 with the help of their family members. The Toa
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      Tips on going back to work
      75 2 WORKSHOPS and overseas trips for housewives who wish to re-enter the workforce are being planned at community centres. Organised by the People’s Association Women’s Executive Committee Coordinating Council, the workshops will give tips on the jobs and training programmes available, as well as sources
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      My teacher the cop
      94 2 COME August, some teachers will don police uniforms and have the power to deal with delinquent students. Called the Honorary Volunteer Special Constabulary programme, this policing scheme for schools is an innovative way of checking the increasing number of juvenile delinquents, said Minister of State for
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      Homegrown greens
      97 2 BUTTERHEAD lettuce, a temperate vegetable that usually takes five days to import, can now be grown locally. Using aeroponic technology, the lettuce is grown without soil at Aero-Green Technology’s farm in the Lim Chu Kang Agrotechnology Park, the first commercial aeroponics farm in Singapore and Asia. TTie Productivity
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      71 2 MOTOGARD MOTOGARD SERVICE CENTRE PTE LTD (off Tampines Ave 1— Behind SAFRA) Tel: 783 2332 Fax: 781 6702 100% FULLY SYNTHETIC OIL CAR SERVICING AT AN UNBEATABLE PRICE OF $69 1. ELF 100% synthetic oil 4 litres 2. Original eng. oil filter to your car brand 3. Next service reminder
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      126 2 Weight Inches-Loss That Really Works! BODY SUMMING COURSE A (For 10 Treatments) (includes a sensible diet plan) $399 2. Proslim brings you a 3-in-1 slimming effect. With this slimming treatment, you will be able to achieve slimming results in a short period of time. Money back guaranteed if you don't
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      61 2 CLOSING SALE! (Last Days); •j <9 r i •Children's nighties, panties, briefs casual wear Ladies suits, jackets casual wear Lingerie nighties Maternity wear undergarments Lacy lingerie in striking beautiful colours DCFILIA BOUTIQUE N 0.5 Tampines Mart Tampines St. 32 002-12 Mon Fri 12 pm-4 pm, 5.30 pm -10 pm. Wed
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  • NEWS
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      Drug to fight gout lands manager in hospital
      775 3  -  Picture and story by ANDRE YEO IN all his 39 years, Francis Yeo has never been admitted to a hospital. He thought it would be over in a matter of days when he had what looked like a simple case of gout.
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      Ride a ‘wild’ tiger
      176 5 TAKE a walk on the wild side and venture into this amusement park for a ride on its “wild animals”. At Ken-Air’s Animal Kingdom, your kid can experience the thrill and excitement of kid-die-rides in the form of a tiger, elephant and panda. To add a
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      Drivers beware!
      553 6  -  Joseph’s on the lookout for you Story and picture by ANDRE YEO THIS man is out to get certain motorists. But fear not. Mr Joseph Raj Doraisamy is just a life member with the Automobile Association of Singapore (AAS) who is looking out for courteous drivers. The senior
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      178 3 <SM> Handy2B/38 P3SE Manually opreated cylinder lawn mower. Cutting width :28cm(11") 38cm (15'). Cutting height :3 positions from 1,5*3.5cm (1/2"-1 3/8"). Wheels :Nylon with rubber tyre. Weight :Bkg79kg. -The 5-blade cylinder ensures a beautiful and even cut. -The handle is shaped to ensure a comfortable work. -The lower blade is
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      199 3 FACtWpRKS 14th Anniversary Celebrations! Help us to celebrate. We invite you to our open house from 14-16 March 97 where all products and services enjoy a 15% discount. There's more reason to celebrate. If you spend more than *S3O/- on your purchases, you just pay another J7O/- (usual price SI
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  • WEEKENDPEOPLE
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      Not trying is a sin in football
      509 4  -  Says Tampines Rovers coach William Gallagher By BALVINDER SANDHU ALL Tampines Rovers coach William Gallagher wants to do this coming season is make everyone happy. Gallagher, 55, said: “The basic thing is for us to send the fans and sponsors home happy after
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      New stag Saswa
      195 4 WITH former national player Malek Awab no longer playing for the Stags, the team has signed on another national player Saswadimata Dasuki. Saswa (right), 27, played for Tiong Bahru United last season, but decided to join Tampines Rovers this season mainly because he recently shifted to the
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      280 4 GOOD Furniture RETAILER AERO FURNISHING CENTRE Find the finest furniture and furnishing collection at AERO FURNISHING CENTRE Contemporary bedroom sets, IQ Children's bedroom sets, exquisite sofa sets, modular cabinets, unique dining sets, quality mattress and more! *****02 King Kbil Since 1898 USA 20%-50% DISCOUNT i S ssHi I f--4k 4.
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      343 5 Available At Both Funan Centre A Tampines Mall Outlets. f/2 t pectolto* S Me* Oa(y lmm *ttm mxo+ fa*y W3.OC+ I (xu* lufeyiAi C Ca»yttrf.» 4 I S' S' V l»4y*i Qkicfcaa I I Mae wymxt+4 •pecMtaM ImwlM I (My «tU)4 4 > V PROMOTION VALID TILL 9 MAY 1997
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      85 6 Normal Astigmatism There is no one single best vision correction device for everyone or for every refractive error. Only your eye care practitioner has the technical knowledge and experience to recommend the best correction for your particular eye condition. Come to PAVILION OPTICS today. PAVILION 80 Marine Parade Road, Parkway
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      22 6 Distributed free with The Straits Times every Friday 82 Genting Lane, News Centre, Level 2, Singapore *****7 News Desk 740-1214/1199/1200 Marketing 740-1151/2
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      217 7 t -v f < i? 5 jo# hSPii|iS ow I&HH9R nose: m%k V ::i UPM fe| <\tre A ®»ap fa? V* SICLAP CENTRE V. i Get hold of your Scratch Win coupon and win instant prizes Just spend a minimum of $5O at any two outlets and you’ll get 1
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Join the Village People and do the ‘YMCA’
      229 8 IF YOU remember dancing along to “YMCA” back in the late seventies, this is one show you must not miss. The Village People will be in town for a one-night performance at Sparks on March 20. The six-man group is the brainchild
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      Musical with an anti-drug message
      116 8 HIP-HOP fans should check this act out. “Jam on the Groove”, a hip-hop musical, will be staged at the Hard Rock Cafe on March 19. It is written, composed, directed and choreographed by GhettOriginal Productions Dance Company, a multi-cul-tural group of dancers from New York
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      155 8 A FUN-FILLED CHINESE 7i f (4 ENRICHMENT COURSES S (Registered with Ministry Of Education) 4 > i i I F/A' m Popular Courses at SAFRA: Mandarin Reading Performing Arts Chinese Creative Writing f i SAFRA NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION w 1/A Tampines St 92 Tel: 788-8433 (Caroline) fh mi 293 Toa
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      122 8 ropy rag Why Is So Popular? v *S>ch t n oo *Tr<^ >#• Trdkk/^ sV*> M Uls(L4ui\.* fmcVi iona v 3 \AS i O°*s O 0^ I ■fpn Orrv Liqjr\\ U*y La<sT\o^ Hassle-Free Repair Retail Points: #Ol-21/22 #Ol-15 #O2-43C #O3-09 #O4-68 #O4-25 #Ol-10 #O3-223 #Ol-07 #O5-07/08 #O2-76A #O3-223 URL -http://*MA#.bodypac.com
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      158 9 ATTENTION ALL KIDS E m g w> ACT TOUCH BE TOUGH Challenge the latest obstacles course at Ken Air Funworld It's tough Run across the swinging bridge Rock climb the slides Go thru' the punching bags maze Swing across the play Do the Hump Crawl Reach the peak in the
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  • WEEKLY UPDATE
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      Grandfather’s tales
      527 10 DRAMA “Oily Cakes, White Elephant, and Sang Kancil and Raja Sulaiman’s Belt” Tomorrow (5 pm), Sunday (2 and 5 pm), March 20 and 21 (11 am and 2 pm), March 22 (11 am, 2 and 5 pm) and March 23 (2 and 5 pm). Act 3, 126, Cairnhill
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      273 10 Bedok Centre Electrical Company Blk 214, Bedok Town Centre, #Ol-163 Te1:*****32/3 ready \C3 •5 s lit m SR-870 Dolby Pro-Logic five channel amplifier *high power output 11 OW/channel RMS(Front) 110 W RMS (Centre) 75W/channel RMS (Surrond Subwoofer out SR-96 Main 110Wx2(80hms) Centre -110 W (8 Ohms) Surround -90 W x
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  • CENTRESTAGE
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      Much ado about nothing
      449 11  -  ‘The Bald Soprano’ turns the ordinary into the absurd into the funny By CELINE TEO IF THE doorbell rings is someone really there? Apparently not. It rings twice but each time Mrs Smith goes to open the door, there is no one there. Frustrated, she refuses
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      375 11 I I 1 Cool. Comfortable, Convenient Stf From between 14/3/97 to 30/3/97, for every s2o* that you spend at any of our retail shops at Tampines Mart, you will be entitled to a free spin at our Wheel of Fortune Win attractive prizes ranging from mugs, hand towels, stationery etc.
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    Lock icon Cindy Crawford gets her man
    457 12 He proposes at 9,000 m NATIONAL ENQUIRER SUPERMODEL Cindy Crawford finally has caught her man and she did it by making him insanely jealous! The supermodel’s romance with bar mogul Rande Gerber moved to a higher plane when he popped the question on a flight
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      298 12 PIANO MART 150 sets Piano on Great Offer Date: 15-16 Mar 97 Time: 10am -6pm Venue: Blk 3014 Bedok Ind. Pk E #O2-2154 Tel: 449 4866 (2 days only) Whole Container of Exam Piano on Great offer Otto Meister designed by German master Lothar Schell with a stylish classic European
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      46 12 ELISA H&W INTERNATIONAL School Holiday, Sale 50% for first 20 customers (valid for all outlets) 5000 F Marine Parade Rd #Ol-26 Laguna Park S'pore *****9 Tel: 241 3268 #Ol-27 Ginza Plaza Tel: 872 2168 #Ol -29 Liang Court Tel: 339 9168 #O2-23 Paragon Tel: 733 9688
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      103 12 PROMOTIONAL SALE New Japanese Tyre 175/70 X 13 $65 185/60 X 14 $B5 (Excluding GST) Min purchase 4 pcs new tyres and get FREE Off Wheel Balancing Wheel Alignment Check While stocks last! Hurry While Stocks Lest It your steering wheel vibrates at the speed of 80 km per hour
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  • FILM
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      Vintage Campion
      773 13  -  ‘The Piano’ director, Jane Campion, returns with another dramatic period piece based on a strong-minded woman By BARBARA KOH THE opening sequence may lead you to think you are in the wrong cinema. But stay put, because it’s just something Jane Campion has pulled out from her directorial
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      62 13 HELENA Hair Salon "We're BACK In Business To Serve You Better!" RE-Opening Promotion! 10% OFF on All Hair Services except shampoo blow 9.00 am to 7.30 pm Closed on Monday 4 Business Hours:- Tuesday- Sunday Call Us NOW! Helen Min (Gina) Te 1346 0308 Our New Address: Blk 81 Marine
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      16 13 Full range of Car Stereo Accessories /////supne. KENWOOD ‘Sony Mobile <\j Infinity Sun CTCIDOt Clarion Remostar.
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      52 13 LAUNDRY UNLIMITED The Laundry you can really trust, Unlimited attention we give, Totally Reliable we mean. H FREE* COLLECTION DELIVERY Call Us At TEL 442-7576 Applicable for bilk exceeding $2O only 480 Changi Road (*****4) (facing Kembangan MRT Station) Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 7am-7pm Sat: 7am-6pm Closed on Sundays Public Holida
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  • WEEKENDFOOD
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      Sample gourmet dishes at cafe
      533 14  -  Then prepare them at home with items from nearby deli By PEARLIN SIOW ROMANTIC chateaux and lush vineyards come to mind when one steps into this gourmet “boutique”. Located at Chijmes, La Maison des Gourmets is a quaint delicatessen which stocks up on a selection
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      Pastries and cakes with an Austrian flavour
      494 15  -  Choose from traditional desserts of linzer and sachertorte to apple strudel and cream puff BY PEARLIN SIOW TUCKED away in a little corner of Changi Road is this little gem of a bake shop. Vienna Pastry, which follows European-style bakeries, has a comer
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      Filipino feast
      91 16 HAVE rustic Filipino fare for a change this month. Chefs from the Kamayan restaurant in the Philippines will be at Furama Hotel’s Tiffany Coffee House from March 17 to 31 to offer you their culinary delights (top). Try dishes such as chicken with white sauce, crispy beef spare-ribs,
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      Nonya treasure trove
      466 16  -  Savour old-time favourites of ngoh hiang, chicken buah keluak and bakwan kepiting By PEARLIN SIOW FROM the same people who gave us My Mum’s Cuisine (Holland Village) and T-lyrics (Novena) comes this new Straits Chinese restaurant. Boasting the same winning formula cosiness and affordable good food, Old
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      93 14 Vi Co/we a/irf savour our wide selection of 48 specially created dishes to tantalise your tastebuds. Each specially cooked to order. All meticulously prepared to perfection. Silver Bait Egg White Sesame Chicken Quick-Boiled Live Prawns Sauteed Squid with Broccoli Fish Head Bee Hoon in Claypot Come and discover the rest
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      108 14 ft Promote mmms* If you order one of our 10-persons set meals, you can have 1 FREE Suckling Pig OR 1 FREE Peking Duck (2 styles).For lunch and dinner 500 g Prawns 550 g Pomfret Peking Duck (2 Styles) Free Roast Suckling Pig For sBB*oo++ Daily for Dining in Diners
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      80 15 for Qeneratim...youT ‘Trusted Partner in Marriage Special Wedding Package! Weekdays from Ss2BB* Weekends: Ss29B* subj. to prevailing govt, taxes incl. 3% GST With Our Compliments (For 20 tables and above) Freeflow of Soft Drinks 1 Bottle of Champagne Deluxe Honeymoon Room Invitation Cards Mini Fruitcakes Ss3o additional per table for
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      224 15 off writing season is open at Le Meridien Changi Wrrumble... hungrrryf! Listen all you predators Let your keen sense of smell lead you to The Verandah for our Game Meat Promotion on March 3 through March 28. Prey on szechuan style sliced emu, sauteed guinea fowl with cherry sauce, confit
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      47 16 DEN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Q A Halal SeaFoocl ParacHse Executive Business Set Lunch V .flald HONG KONG TIM SUM. For Lunch Only i D€N SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 1257, Changi Road, Singapore *****6 (Next to Darul Aman Mosque) Tel: 749 2933 Fax: 749 0740 Open Daily: Lunch 11.00am-2.30pm Dinner 5.30pm-11.00pm
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      45 16 DIFFERENTTASTES iti/Ai/tp S£iAe i /i&usn -j No service charge no hidden extra, just the food. Be Different! Taste the Difference! JACKIE’S BOWL 542 East Coast Road 5(*****1) Tel: 241-6518 Opening Hours: 10am to 12 midnight daily. Dine-in comfort with FREE parking. Take-aways also available. v.
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      20 16 IQDI Ullasconi’s «6> s? pi z z in r*«* W--1 CALL *****93@*****# TASCONTS BEDOK *****88 TASCONTS TAMPINES *****77 THtanggnng Walal
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      910 17 0 2 2 7 4 9 EL t 7-4 0 A X I S 2 10 PETS PET SUPPLIES CENTER CITYCAT/ SNAPPY TOM 400 gm $l.OO PEDIGREE (PAL) 700gm-$2.20 SPECIAL: FREE!! I BAG (40 lbs) MINICHUNI DOGFOOD WITH EVERY BAG PURCHASED ONLY |55 CASH DISCOUNT FOR PRECISE, lAMS.EUKANUBA.SCIENCE DIET, EACLE,
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      1063 18 CLASSIFIED ADBANK 22 DOMESTIC HELP 76 FOR THE YOUNG We customise training for each family s ne S' The T'IRST OSD agency in the East at TAMPINES Block 139 Maids to Fit The Job Our maids are: personally selected interviewed large selection of bio-datas trained in a hospital environment trained
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      1238 19 CLASSIFIED ADBANK 79 LANGUAGE COURSES 90 POSITIONS VACANT 101 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS Coleman Language Centre English For Foreign Students Student pass sponsorship School admission accommodation English/Chinese Enrichment Abacus Mental Arithmetic Phonics/Hanyu Pinyin Effective Reading Creative Writing Pri. Sec. Tuition Language Courses English, French Japanese, Mandarin •Thai, Indonesian, Malay it JW A
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      201 20 w ,1 tit- > 1 ay Parade! For the first time ever, Underwater World Singapore is bringing baby sharks to Parkway Parade in a Touch Pool. Watch how sharks, starfish, stingrays, spiky pufferfish and other marine creatures are fed! Fun-filled activities like Jumping Air Castle by Kid's Adventure and Little
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