The New Paper, 9 August 1988
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Title Section15 1988-08-09 1 the new paper TUESDAY AUGUST 9, 1988 MCI (P) 179/4/88 50 CENTS the new paper15 words
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Advertisement115 1988-08-09 1 vlTw usti K Xlgjg£jtiBi^^^^H^L^^H B King Khan What if you had a party? AND 100,000 CAME WHHH Sttlwr JI^HI: -'il^^^H #t -^IBBi ABBBBBBBBHMHHBV ■■nHTKHn|H|| It was Singapore's first street party. The invitation promised a birthday boogie until 2 am. But so many came, there was no room to move. And115 words
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THENEWSTODAY
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Article, Illustration283 1988-08-09 2 Irene Ng - By Irene Ng A GROWING number of foreigners are choosing Singapore over the countries in which they were born. This year 2,854 people had become Singapore citizens by the end of June. That's about 130 each week. And that's 45 per cent more per week283 words
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33 1988-08-09 2 THE New Paper will publish tomorrow the full list of Long Service Medal winners. These are among those honoured by the State on National Day today.33 words
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Article, Illustration59 1988-08-09 2 A royal occasion: London's town crier Peter Moore sends a spray of champagne into the air after announcing a royal birth. The Duchess of York, 28-year-old wife of Prince Andrew, gave birth today to a 3.06 kg daughter. The baby is the couple's first childPicture/Reuter - 59 words
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Article, Illustration224 1988-08-09 2 Leong Chan Teik - 8-8-88 SPECIAL By Leong Chan Teik CABBIE Phua Chiang Chay had an unusual booking yesterday. Starting at 8 am he delivered wedding invitation cards in his taxi which has the licence plate SH 8888. Of course, yesterday's date was 8-8-88. Phua saidPicture/Leong Chan Teik - 224 words
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162 1988-08-09 2 TWO climbers a Briton and a New Zealander have made mountaineering history on the forbidding granite slopes of Mt Everest. The two have completed three quarters of a climb up the most-feared and last unconquered route of the 8,848-metre-tall peak. They are the162 words
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Article154 1988-08-09 2 Leong Chan Teik - By Leong Chan Teik FOUR Singaporeans called The New Paper Hotline Plus to say they also would celebrate the day in an unusual way. Starting at 8.08 last night they gave away 88 red packets at Marina Centre. Each hong bao contained eight cents.154 words
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Miscellaneous32 1988-08-09 2 THE WEATHER WEATHER outlook for Singapore from noon to midnight: Showers over several areas in the afternoon. Maximum temperature: 31 degrees. Minimum: 25 degrees. Sunset today: 7.15 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 7.05 am.32 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration154 1988-08-09 3 ■j We want to move to flexl-wage. We should keep the basic wage relatively stable, and adjust for good or bad years by increasing or reducing the annual bonus. mm They (the second generation leaders) tackled the problem P (of recession) head on. CPF contributions154 words
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Article, Illustration421 1988-08-09 3 Wages KEEP salaries down but pay larger bonuses, says Minister of Trade and Industry Briga-dier-General (Reservist) Lee Hsien Loong during a briefing on Singapore's economic performance. "If 2 per cent (basic pay increase) isn't sustainable, then 3 or 4. But if you can keep421 words
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Article205 1988-08-09 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. Aggrieved: Hurt. Someone who is aggrieved is upset and unhappy because of the way he has been treated. Clientele: Group of customers. The clientele of a place refers to205 words
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Article, Illustration481 1988-08-09 4 Brian Miller - On this and the opposite page, we bring you pictures of a party that was too good to miss in the end, A the very success of the party resulted in the cancellation of the dancing that many had jwmIEm M looked481 words
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Article, Illustration200 1988-08-09 4 Ng Wan Ching - By Ng Wan Ching FIVE children were lost in the crowd outside the Orchard Road MRT station last night. "We took the MRT from Yio Chu Kang to Orchard Road. As we were leaving the station, our two children got separated from us200 words
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Article161 1988-08-09 4 THERE was dancing in the streets. But with hardly room to move, they danced on the spot. The party was planned for 20,000 people. About 100,000 turned up. People started camping on traffic islands. Some perched on top of bus shelters. And the crowds swelled at161 words
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Article, Illustration124 1988-08-09 5 Brian Miller, Adeline Woon; Wong Sing Yeong - OUR PARTYGOERS Words/ Brian Miller, Adeline Woon and Wong Sing Yeong Exuberance: In the way they doffed their shirts and the way they sang along. High spirits: So there's no room to move, but just look at the faces. Little room: For partygoers andPictures/David Tan, Sam Yeo, Nicklaus D'cruz and John Tan - 124 words
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Article, Illustration328 1988-08-09 6 Chua Chin Chye; Ambrose Poh - By Chua Chin Chye and Ambrose Poh THE police are looking very closely at a small plastic bag, two abandoned cars and a bloodstained axe with a $7.20 price tag. Four masked men left these things behind after robbing a goldsmith's shop in Yishun328 words
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Article, Illustration257 1988-08-09 6 Flying the flag has clearly become quite an issue with Singaporeans this year. Hotline Plus callers told us who's flying (or not flying) the flag. They asked when, where, how and whether to fly it. There also seems to be some semi-secret competition going on to fly257 words
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Article, Illustration385 1988-08-09 6 FOR many Metro Marina shoppers the one phrase that best describes the vidoephones there is: "Hey, this is fun!" Eunice Lim, 14, of Katong Convent (above) agreed, but added: "I'm not sure I would want one at home. What if I have to answer the phone385 words
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Article, Illustration93 1988-08-09 7 And it's right here in Singapore THE OUB Centre, the tallest building outside the United States, was opened yesterday. The Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, did the honours. Overseas Union Bank Group Chairman Lien Ying Chow specially picked the date 8-8-88 for the opening.93 words
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Article247 1988-08-09 7 A HEALTHY mother's breasts make the best possible food for a baby but a survey shows nine-tenths of our babies are quickly fobbed off onto the rubber nipple of a bottle. Dr Chua Poh Kim of the National University Hospital Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics reported247 words
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171 1988-08-09 7 FIVE little girls in Singapore face a dreadful life because they have been hit by a rare incurable disease. Actually, there may be seven little girls. Two others may also be the victims of RETT Syndrome. Those two cases171 words
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Advertisement68 1988-08-09 4 CELEBRATION BUFFET At Phoenix, we're celebrating in a big way with a sumptuous spread of hot local favourites like laksa,"paper wrapped" fried chicken, beef curry, mango pudding and many, many more! Join us for dinner on Bth August or lunch and dinner on 9th August. Adult: $1450++ Child: $1050++ f^Oinix/Vu68 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article, Illustration369 1988-08-09 8 Guns silent, then envoys to talk in Geneva Wire services. THE United Nations announced today that after eight years of war and the deaths of a million people the guns of Iran and Iraq will fall silent on August 20. Secretary General Javier Perez DeWire services. - 369 words
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Article, Illustration40 1988-08-09 8 Public shower. Unusually hot August temperatures in picture-perfect Switzerland are forcing desperate measures. This young man beats the heat by waterskiing down the Rhine river and using self-generated water pressure for a cooling shower. Picture/ReuterPicture/Reuter - 40 words
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134 1988-08-09 8 Wire services. TIGERS at the Beijing Zoo are on a strict diet. Elephants have given up bananas for carrots. Only the pandas have their regular diet. The reason: higher food prices. Zoo officials say their 3,000 animals don't qualify for the food subsidiesWire services. - 134 words
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Article162 1988-08-09 8 Wire services. CAMBODIAN resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk wants Japan to help keep the Khmer Rouge from returning to power in Cambodia. Sihanouk urged the Japanese to serve on an international peace-keep-ing panel that he wants set up. Japan is the first country he has invitedWire services. - 162 words
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63 1988-08-09 8 UPI. A LEBANESE newspaper today named several locations including Iran's embassy as the places where 16 foreign hostages are being held. The usually reliable A 1 Diyar said an Iran-backed group called Hezbollah is holding the captives in a house in south Beirut, the IranianUPI. - 63 words
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Article231 1988-08-09 9 Wire services. A TOP Soviet commander has warned that the Red Army's pullout from Afghanistan may be slowed if rebels continue to receive new arms shipments. More than 20,000 Soviet troops are slated to leave the country by next week under terms of a peaceWire services. - 231 words
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Article101 1988-08-09 9 Wire Services. ARE thousands of children forced to work as whores? Are newborn babies sold to be killed for organ transplants? Does slavery still exist? These are among the unproved reports to be investigated by a United Nations panel over the next year. Much ofWire Services. - 101 words
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Article, Illustration66 1988-08-09 9 Making their stand: South Korean students have again taken the lead in anti-government protests. This time, they want the government of President Roh Tae Woo to lift a ban on a meeting between South Korean and communist North Korean students. Here, students express their anger by throwingPicture/Afp - 66 words
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143 1988-08-09 9 Wire services. US Secretary of State George Shultz has survived an assassination attempt in Bolivia. A bomb exploded near his motorcade at La Paz, shattering a window in his wife's car. She was not hurt. The explosion occurred just seconds after Shultz's own carWire services. - 143 words
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Article218 1988-08-09 9 Reuter ONE AND a half million people are without food or shelter because of floods that devastated Khartoum last week. Just two weeks ago this dry African country was sweating through still another drought. Finally the rain came. At first it was welcomed with joy. ThenReuter - 218 words
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Article164 1988-08-09 9 Reuter. SOME may sneer at England's wine but it is tasting good these days. The country is seeing some of its best harvests since the Middle Ages. Growers of grapes in England insist their quality is high enough to draw a toast from Bacchus, theReuter. - 164 words
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Advertisement89 1988-08-09 10 Fourstals of fun Win around at the Wheel of Fortune, counter the Cube Puzzle, get into Guess The Number of Words and solve the game of Snakes Ladders. You can join in the fun and win lots of attractive prizes in the four exciting games stalls presented by Singapore Press89 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article171 1988-08-09 11 THE report used as the basis for sacking Malaysia's top judge accuses him of misbehaviour and misconduct. The King dismissed Lord President Mohamed Salleh Abas on Sunday after hearing the report of a special sixjudge panel. The report was made public yesterday. Among other things, it171 words
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Article, Illustration56 1988-08-09 11 An ex-collecton: A huge pair of boots and a pinball machine are among the things that rock singer Elton John didn 't want after spring-cleaning his house. But what is junk to him is worth money to auctioneers. Here, the star poses with his belongings beforePicture/Reuter - 56 words
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156 1988-08-09 11 Wire services. THE bloody riots sweeping Burma have begun to look like the "people's power" protests that swept aside Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines. That i* the impression of diplomat* and other observers who saw thousands of Burmese take to the streets yesterdayWire services. - 156 words
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Article152 1988-08-09 11 SOUTH Africa declared an immediate ceasefire yesterday in the 13-year-old war in Angola In Pretoria, the government said it also plans to begin on Nov 1 the process of giving independence to Southwest Africa, better known as Namibia. Foreign Minister Pik Botha said further negotiations152 words
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STOCKMARKETS
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Article, Illustration267 1988-08-09 11 AFP. AFTER a firm start, shares sharply reduced their gains after the announcement at midday of another half-point hike in UK interest rates to 11 per cent. The market then traded narrowly near the lows of the day, not helped by Wall Street's hesitant opening. The FT 30 indexAFP. - 267 words
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Article93 1988-08-09 11 Reuter. SHARE prices were mixed in initial trade with little buying momentum due to the traditional holiday season here and a drop in Wall Street overnight on fears of higher interest rates and oil prices, brokers said. "The fundamentals will still be there if some individuals want to comeReuter. - 93 words
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Article50 1988-08-09 11 FT Industrials Monday 1.514.70 (1,512.80) Dow Jones Average Monday 2,107.40 (2,119.13) ST Industrial Monday 1,177.87 (1,172.05) NST Industrial Monday 1,879.92 (1,872.44) Hongkong Hang Seng Monday 2,659.10 (2,671.17) Australian All Ordinaries Monday 1,644.10 (1,641.20) Nikkei Stock Average Monday 28,253.12 (28,362.18) Figures in bracket* refer to thoae of the previous trading day50 words
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Article, Illustration281 1988-08-09 11 THE stock market lost ground on Monday, still mired in uncertainty about the outlook for inflation and interest rates. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, down 9.60 last week, fell another 11.73 to close at 2,107.40. Declining issues outnumbered advances by about 7 to 5 on the281 words
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Showtime
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Article, Illustration387 1988-08-09 12 Danny Tan - By Danny Tan THE National Stadium plays host again tonight to the National Day Parade spectacular. Opened in 1973 as a sports stadium, it has also played host to pop concerts, gospel rallies, the Pope's visit, choral concerts and of course, football matches over the years.387 words
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Article, Illustration55 1988-08-09 12 Officially opened on July 21, 1973, by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Cost* $28 million. Designed by two senior PWD architects, Mr Tan Beng Kiat and Mr Tan Choo Guan. Built by a private developer, Mr Toh Sing Sit. Can seat up to 60,000, though 72,000 have •queezed55 words
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Article, Illustration973 1988-08-09 13 Michael Jackson had several brushes with death. The New Paper's exclusive excerpt f r from h s book Moonwalk, gives you the details. o 1 NE day, during a break in a Thriller recording session, I was riding down the Ventura Freeway in a Rolls-Royce, with973 words
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Article82 1988-08-09 13 ONE July day I was messing around on the beach, and all of a sudden I couldn't breathe. No air. Nothing. I tried not to panic, but I ran back to Jermaine's house. He took me to hospital. It was wild. A little blood vessel had82 words
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Article, Illustration1015 1988-08-09 14 Irene Ng - National Day By Irene Ng HERE'S WHY THEY CHOSE TO CALL SINGAPORE HOME Q Mr Shanta Sumasundaram, 44, engineer, ori Lanka: "I feel very much at home here. I like the curries, I can speak my Tamil language here, I can see Tamil moviesPicture/Simon Ker - 1,015 words
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Miscellaneous1774 1988-08-09 15 Television hb screen M Superman j Holiday Matinee II Holiday Matinee I gems r 50th Anniversary The River The Yearling < A (SBC 5,4.35pm) IWw J (SBC 5,2.15pm) (SBC 5, 11.45 am) I JjEte THE Garveys (Mel Gibson and BASED on the bestselling book by I FIFTY vears aeo a1,774 words
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Article, Illustration1014 1988-08-09 17 Irene Ng - National Day By Irene Ng HERE'S WHY THEY CHOSE TO CALL SINGAPORE HOME QMr Shanta Sumasundaram, 44, engineer, Sri Lanka: "I feel very much at home here. I like the curries, I can speak my Tamil language here, I can see Tamil movies here.Picture/Simon Ker - 1,014 words
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SHOWTIME
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Article, Illustration88 1988-08-09 18 Mike "Crocodile" Dundee is the world's foremost male libber. This is the verdict of leading US psychologist, Dr Ken Druck, who told The Age in Melbourne that Dundee "has room for sensitivity, softness and gentleness." "Unlike almost all our former heroes, he doesn't need to kill or88 words
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Article, Illustration322 1988-08-09 18 Lo Tien Yin - By Lo Tien Yin A I PLAY without a script? Impossible. Possible, said Mr Kuo Pao Kun of Practice Theatre Ensemble. He is directing just such a play Mama Looking For Her Cat. Possible because the players are tailor-made for their roles. They draw upon their life experiencePicture/Sam Yeo - 322 words
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Advertisement288 1988-08-09 18 THE NEW PAPER METRO PRESENT r>v,' f ll lVTot* |> AT METRO -5 t* MARINA NOW! g Brian Miller (above) talking to Ricky Poon, a 28-year-old SBC actress Chen Bifeng (above) talking to teenager s technician. Cecilia Lee. Ricky: I like betting and I reod The New Paper's racing C*ata:288 words
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Article, Illustration325 1988-08-09 19 Geraldine Goh - What do five girls, two weeknights, one dream and lots of creativity add up to? By Geraldine Goh THEY meet twice a week to work on their leather and metal trinkets. Cecilia Lim, Mandy Tan, Lim Ying Ying, Teo Siew Nai and Phua Soh Loo are fivePictures/Choo Chwee Hua - 325 words
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Article, Illustration134 1988-08-09 19 Lim Phay-Ling - By Lim Phay-Ling MADAM Magdalene Chua switched from dressmaking to silk flowers 12 years ago. But she never dreamt it would turn into the profitable souvenir business it is today. Her two D'Magdalene shops in the Singapore Handicraft Centre and Marina Square sell imported knick-knacks such134 words
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118 1988-08-09 19 THE chance to win $30,000 and a luxury cruise. Isn't that reason enough to buy now the electrical appliance you always wanted? To celebrate 30 years of Better Living (as their anniversary slogan goes), National's maker, Matsushita, and local distributor Hagemeyer are spending $2.4118 words
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Miscellaneous188 1988-08-09 20 COMICRELEh Hagar the Horrible/Pk Browne co tHinlk of tmat &oov, huh 4 I J —y— r < AllgUStfl/Dominic Doelsma Angus McGill (jT\ Ave oust want %o Yofeow&GA r) I PUYPI6*Y-PACKS iTOV.TWf btt* to \A George the Robot/stephen Stanley <yt<*Kp.~\'fA ooN'TPW y/RrTTe« AMO *X »«orV S*c*T OF A. TH* £>AM£ SYr188 words
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Miscellaneous103 1988-08-09 21 COMICRELIEF M r^~ Cathy/cathy 3uisewite I I—— 1 I Imm \f^roHi«*d f... Moots mS SET 11 11 /mTO II ?3? T* !td #it mitch fcofic w 1 §W5iP Muio CMCUUITC... \oww n?il prospects. And it s unlikely that I wi11...1 ill wiwoil ri, t*! I couldn't care less if spring103 words
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Article, Illustration286 1988-08-09 22 Adeline Woon - By Adeline Woon A MAROON London taxi called Abigail rolled up Kent Ridge on Friday evening. Squeezed inside were former showbiz personalities Bernard Solosa, Larry Lai, Tan Swee Leong and Mike Ellery. Tumbling out, they headed straight for the Guild House disco, The Last Degree, for somePicture/Nicklaus de Cruz - 286 words
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Article, Illustration274 1988-08-09 22 Pauline Loh - By Pauline Loh OUR cake is melting in the heat and the reporter's gone missing. It looks like the monster 30-kilo red-and-white sponge cake is going home to the Hotel New Otani to keep cool. But all's Wong Sing Yeong turns up, fresh274 words
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Article, Illustration306 1988-08-09 22 Vivien Chiong - By Vivien Chiong LIKE FATHER LIKE SON (Orchard) An old idea, but it succeeds. Dudley Moore and Kirk Cameron act as father and son who switch identities. What they do with each other's life provides the laughs. Times: 11.15 am, 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.15 pm. NO WAY OUT (Prince306 words
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Miscellaneous1806 1988-08-09 23 RADIOGUIDE cEMMJm liiVjUi'Hl'U EnSl^^H |1J jfcZ Nmr« la Brief (Programmes in Mandarin) NO9NIM Mask, Cempaay And Ma: "00* Hewsdesk KV 12.05 Laachdate: A choice selection NOON Easy Listening: Light and easy Afternoon entertainment starts 12.30 Witbeat Strlags: Dan Zerdin JXN of lunchtime music for every- listening with a few instru-1,806 words
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Advertisement478 1988-08-09 25 APPOINTMENTS SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for E following appointments: I Qualifications: I I GCE *0' level passes in 3 subjects (including English Language) I or GCE 'O' level passes in any 3 subjects plus at least a grade 8 I I in English Language or478 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration298 1988-08-09 26 Leong Chan Teik - HEALTH Fitness By Leong Chan Teik HERE'S announcing the return of a simple but fun activity you should not skip. Around the world skipping is enjoying a new popularity, according to Mr Eugene Lim, 38, managing director of FER Singapore. His company organised the recent FirstPicture/Aundry Gan - 298 words
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Article104 1988-08-09 26 PETER WATSON - SIMPLY SNOOKER By PETER WATSON MANY series of this kind start with a history of the sport. We will not. You do not want to know how and when snooker started. You want to know how to play it, or how to play it better. We will104 words
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Article, Illustration101 1988-08-09 26 THE table area is 3500 mm long by 1750 mm wide. This is measured inside the face of the cushions. The height from the floor is between 850 mm and 875 mm, measured to the top of the cushion rail. The 15 reds are grouped in101 words
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Article, Illustration253 1988-08-09 26 WE will talk about all the rules later. For now, it is enough to know how you score points. A player strikes the white ball with the tip of his cue to make the white ball contact an object ball and send it into one of the253 words
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Article, Illustration229 1988-08-09 27 Shahiron Sahari - By! Shahiron Sahari LINA ONG easily won her Malaysian Junior Open title in Kuala Lumpur yesterday but she's still going home disappointed. Lina, Singapore's Sportsgirl of 1987, defeated Malaysian Junior champion Pauline Wan 9-5, 9-4, 9-0 in a 20minute final. But she's unhappy because the girl'sPicture/Nst - 229 words
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Article, Illustration217 1988-08-09 27 Abdul Shukor - By Abdul Shukor SIMON Yang took one further step to the Men's 'A' Grade squash title at Kallang and then took the umpire to task. "I was furious with the referee, he distracted my game," Simon fumed. The 27-year-old cargo clerk was playing Chew Kok Keene in217 words
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Article202 1988-08-09 27 AP. MATT Biondi and Angel Myers set American records yesterday in qualifying for the finals of the United States Olympic swimming trials in Austin, Texas. Biondi swam the 200-metre freestyle in lmin 47.725 ec o.2Bsec off the world record and o.l7sec faster than his ownAP. - 202 words
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Article, Illustration416 1988-08-09 28 Alfonso Chan - By Alfonso Chan WHAT an explosive climax! The flair of Brewster Heights Packing team roared above China's defensive wall to win the Merlion Cup final 100-83 at the Geylang Indoor Stadium last night. The game was full of drama a fight, crowd trouble andPictures/Choo Chwee Hua - 416 words
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268 1988-08-09 28 Alfonso Chan - By Alfonso Chan IF IT weren't for the wet, slippery floor, which at times resembled an iceskating rink, the Merlion Cup tournament was a great success. There was quality of play. And variety. Yet it was enthralling. China, heading for the Seoul Olympics,268 words
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Article, Illustration418 1988-08-09 29 Judy Khaw - AN INTERVIEW WITH THE No. 1 IN SQUASH By Judy Khaw Debonair. That's Jahangir Khan. Smart-looking in a long-sleeved shirt and slacks. Not your typical squash player, but a sportsman all right, judging from his physique. The world squash champion arrived in Singapore last night after playingPicture/Aundry Gan - 418 words
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Article121 1988-08-09 29 ON JANSHER JAHANGIR Khan yesterday dismissed all talk that there was a feud between him and Jansher Khan. "I don't know what they've been saying but it's not true," said the world champion, who regained his crown this year. "It's the same if I played against121 words
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Article117 1988-08-09 29 ON THE SINGAPORE OPEN SINGAPORE squash fans are in for a treat World No. 1 Jahangir Khan is down to play in the Anchor Beer Singapore Open next month. With Jansher Khan also taking part, the scene is set for the clash of the titans.117 words
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Article501 1988-08-09 29 RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: ATHLETICS International meet in Malmo, Sweden Men: 200 m: 1 Carl Lewis (US) 20.32 sees 2 Henry Thomas (US) 20.57 3 Floyd Heard (US) 20.99; 400 m: 1 Steve Lewis (US) 44.75 2 Kevin Young (US) 45.67 Moses Kyeswa (Swe) 46.13; 110 m hurdles:501 words
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Article656 1988-08-09 30 TRISHAW RIDES. Tahe a nde down memory lane on these thme wheelers. Area F. 11 am 10 pm. DISCO NIGHT. Boogie under the stars to the sounds of the I latest hits. The S3 entry ticket can be exchanged for a soft dnnk or S1 off656 words
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Article19 1988-08-09 30 OUT AND ABOUT: Liu Kang's paintings FOOD: Free lobster offer AT THE CARNIVAL: Steps to keep fit19 words
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Article, Illustration105 1988-08-09 30 It used to be the dragon and the phoenix. But today look out for the colourful dragon and its train of Ave carps, supported by bamboo poles. The dance will be performed by 40 members from the Crawford Community Centre Youth Group. Asked why the105 words
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