The New Paper, 19 August 1988
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Title Section15 1988-08-19 1 the new paper FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 1988 mci (P> 179/4/88 SO CENTS th.o new* paper15 words
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Advertisement161 1988-08-19 1 _r HINDI STARS SMWTar) P ARRIVING AT CHANGI 1/ r L jfc" 'L jh i fl |r H] JnHHvv t K^HHIHHRiiMSl Lion dancers and 500 eager fans greet Bombay troupe here for variety shows at World Trade Centre today and tomorrow. Kumar (above) says: "It's unbelievable to be loved by161 words
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THENEWSTODAY
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Article379 1988-08-19 2 STEPMOTHERS have a bad name in folk and fairy tales but almost anybody could be a child abuser. Official figures show more than three quarters of those charged with child abuse are natural parents, not stepmothers or stepfathers. Most of them are also young and have379 words
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Article, Illustration121 1988-08-19 2 Wire services. Picking Dan Quayle as George Bush's vice-presiden-tial running mate in the U.S. elections may cost Republicans the votes of those who fought in Vietnam. That is the verdict of political analysts after it was revealed that Quayle used family influence to avoid aWire services. - 121 words
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Article, Illustration46 1988-08-19 2 Solemn homecoming: Grim-faced Pakistani soldiers carry the coffin bearing the remains of President Zia ul-Haq off a C-130 transport plane at Islamabad Airport. He was killed when his plane exploded an act of sabotage, officials suspect. Full report on Page 13. Picture/ ReuterPicture/ Reuter - 46 words
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Article253 1988-08-19 2 Wire services. THE Malaysian Government has promised to expand the Causeway between Singapore and Johor Baru where it is battling a key by-election. Deputy Premier Ghafar Baba said yesterday that $231 million would be spent to add another lane to the Causeway, expand customs andWire services. - 253 words
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Article, Illustration369 1988-08-19 3 Lawrence Low - By Lawrence Low THE pixies at the bottoms of these gardens would be smart to double as water babies. Almost every house here has a pool. The pools are so discreetly placed they are not obvious from road level. But from the air, these areasPictures/ Philip Lim and Simon Ker - 369 words
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Miscellaneous30 1988-08-19 2 THE WEATHER WEATHER outlook for Singapore from noon to midnight: Showers over many areas in the early afternoon. Maximum temperature: 28 degrees. Sunset today: 7.12 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 7.03 am.30 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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93 1988-08-19 4 MR SEAH KWANG HUAT, one of the two injured men in the explosion at Toyo Ink at Jurong, is still in critical condition. Seah, 25, is conscious, but his face is swollen and most of his body is bandaged. He is under93 words
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Article, Illustration326 1988-08-19 4 Michelle Oh - By Michelle Oh NURSES have different reasons for joining nursing, but the most common one seems to be an interest beginning in childhood. Other reasons are that it offers good career prospects, is a noble profession and that it's not a desk-bound job. New nurses at326 words
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Article151 1988-08-19 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. ■Adulation: Praise. Adulation is very great and uncritical admiration and praise. Bigamist: A bigamist is someone who marries again when he or she is already married to someone else.151 words
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Article, Illustration326 1988-08-19 6 Lois Ng - By Lois Ng HE is a simple cowherd. She is seventh daughter of the heavenly emperor. They are married to each other but meet only once a year on a bridge of magpies over the Milky Way. Yesterday was the date for their rendezvous, the seventh326 words
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Article, Illustration259 1988-08-19 6 Leong Chan Teik - By Leong Chan Teik AN EXPERT on Chinese religion says families who burn joss paper in common burners need not fear that their offering won't find the right ancestors. That's the word from Dr Kow Mei Kao, 42, of the Department for Chinese Studies at259 words
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Article149 1988-08-19 6 Abdul Hadhi - By Abdul Hadhi A definite bargain. That's what Mr Tan Cheng Jua thought when he was offered a videotape for just $3. So he bought 121 of them in Sungei Road. But Tan, 42, a bus driver, got more than he bargained for when he149 words
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Article, Illustration254 1988-08-19 7 Chitra Rajaram - By Chitra Rajaram TELESCOPIC eyes. Fluffy pom-poms. Golden fins and orange tails. These are the stuff of science-fiction movies, high school cheerleaders and cars of the *****. They also belong to some of the new fish introduced at Van Cleef Aquarium in River Valley Road yesterday.254 words
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Article, Illustration157 1988-08-19 7 SOME stared from a distance. Others walked past for a better look. The more curious stopped to look and chat with our attractive female "newsvendors". M 9 Alice Siew, 26, a research asistant, said: "I was wondering why the news vendor was so pretty." The157 words
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Article, Illustration288 1988-08-19 8 Trudy Lim - By Trudy Lim A SWITCH from man to machine has increased ang koo kway production by more than eight times at a Bedok bakery. Mr Richard Goh, owner of the Borobudur Snacks Shop, has never regretted getting the machines. Four years ago, his two workers could onlyPicture/ Sam Yeo - 288 words
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Article, Illustration299 1988-08-19 8 Karen Goh - By Karen Goh BROWSERS are the bane of booksellers. "They are bad for business," said a bookseller. "They damage books sometimes. Very few people know how to care for books." He is in for more headaches. The National Reading Habits Survey in June and299 words
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Article169 1988-08-19 8 MDM Cheng Yoke Choo, 34, reads novels daily. This is untypical of the people polled in the National Reading Habits Survey of 1,000 Singaporeans this year. Only one out of five Singaporeans reads as often as she does. Her preference: Novels of the Harold Robbins169 words
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Article172 1988-08-19 8 BURSO Tan of Manjusri Secondary School reads for leisure for half an hour everyday in school. His school principal, Ms Ong Siew Lean, sets aside time for the students to read before class begins. Burso, 17, scored a C 5 in his school's mid-year English172 words
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Article, Illustration325 1988-08-19 10 Augustine Low - By Augustine Low MRS Desiree Chen broke down and cried when her husband, Kenneth, told her he was going into politics. That was a Tuesday morning three months ago. "It came as such a shock. It was like some unknown venture," she said in a telephone interview.Pictures/ Nicklaus D'cruz - 325 words
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Article123 1988-08-19 10 Election date: Sept 3 Nomination date when political parties register their candidates for the constituencies they are contesting in: Aug 24, 11 am to 12 noon No of nomination centres: 12 Total number of constituencies: 81 Group Representation Constituencies (GRC) where candidates will be elected in teams of123 words
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Article, Illustration133 1988-08-19 10 Mr Loh Meng See, 39, group personnel manager of Keppel Corporation. Graduated in Business Administration from the University of Singapore in 1972. Vice-chairman of the Kampong Glam citizens' consultative committee. He is married with two daughters. Mr Lew Syn Pau, 34, general manager133 words
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Article157 1988-08-19 10 THE People's Action Party promises more good years for Singapore. Over the next two weeks, it will explain how that can be achieved. Mr Goh Chok Tong said this yesterday when he introduced the PAP's general election campaign theme: "More good years? Polling day is157 words
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Article170 1988-08-19 10 AN elected President and town councils are two crucial issues in the Sept 3 general election, according to the People's Action Party. The people will be told that a vote for the PAP will be a vote for the proposal to have an elected President. That170 words
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Article, Illustration163 1988-08-19 10 THEIR first reaction was one of disbelief when told they were Week Three winners in The New Paper-JetS-tream Tour contest. They are Ms Kong Guay Eng, 41, personal assistant to a judge; Mr Tommy Ong, 25, an audit assistant, Ms Lim Siew Mei, 21, graphic artist,163 words
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Article147 1988-08-19 10 GIVE what you can, but give. Heartstrings, a Community Chest fund-raising project aims to appeal to everyone. You can help by taking part in 11 activities some of which have already started. Others begin next month. And then there'll be the mammoth Heartstrings show147 words
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Advertisement118 1988-08-19 11 Look for Sony's EF-60 Audio Tape in blue, at any Authorised Sony Tape Dealer. For one comes free with every purchase of either two blue Sony E-120 or E-180 Video Tapes. A purchase of one of each is also valid. And remember EF6O Audio Tape automatically 'We are Draw. For118 words
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WORLDTODAY
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227 1988-08-19 12 Wire services. VIETNAM and the government it installed in Cambodia have rejected the latest Khmer Rouge peace plan, calling it a "farce". In Hanoi, a spokesman for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said the proposal's main fault was that it did not rule out aWire services. - 227 words
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Article, Illustration48 1988-08-19 12 Aiming high Indian tycoon Vijay Singnania hopes to fly to Bombay from London in 23 days in a microlight airplane. In January, an Englishman made the flight in a record 34 days. Here, Singhania gives the aircraft a final check in London. Picture/ ReuterPicture/ Reuter - 48 words
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182 1988-08-19 12 Wire services. DELAYS in reaching agreement on the future of US bases in the Philippines could hold up a new aid plan for the country. So says Mr Emmanuel Pelaez, Manila's ambassador to the US, in a story in the Manila Chronicle. PelaezWire services. - 182 words
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Article, Illustration171 1988-08-19 12 UPI. SOUTH Africa's president has hinted that ailing black nationalist Nelson Mandela might be released from prison for health reasons. Mandela, 70, has been in jail for 26 years on charges of plotting to overthrow the government. He is being treated for tuberculosis. President P WUPI. - 171 words
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Article108 1988-08-19 12 Wire services. AUSTRALIA says it is perfecting a vaccine to stamp out a poultry disease which kills millions of chickens each year in Asia. Peter Spradbrow, a Queensland University expert who heads the effort, said trials were under way in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and theWire services. - 108 words
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Article, Illustration285 1988-08-19 13 Wire services. THE remains of President Zia ul-Haq have been flown back to Islamabad following his death in a plane crash Pakistani officials blame on sabotage. The body of the man who ruled Pakistan with a firm hand for 11 years arrived late last night in aWire services.; Picture/ Reuter - 285 words
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Article, Illustration166 1988-08-19 13 MOST Pakistanis interviewed here were shocked at the death of President Zia ul-Haq. "I have no words to describe the loss," said Mr Tasneem Nooraini, the Charge d'Affaires at the Pakistan Embassy. Some felt it was a tragedy for Pakistan. "It is the greatest166 words
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Article150 1988-08-19 13 Wire services. TWO gunmen sought in the most spectacular bank robbery in West Germany in a halfcentury have been caught by police after a bloody shoot-out. A woman hostage was killed and another wounded during the crossfire on a highway between Cologne and Frankfurt yesterday. Police saidWire services. - 150 words
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122 1988-08-19 14 AP HARDLINE Christians who want Syria out of Lebanon blocked Parliament from electing a Muslim as president yesterday. It sets the stage for still more turmoil in Beirut. The Christians boycotted the election session. So not enough members were present for a legal vote on SuleimanAP - 122 words
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152 1988-08-19 14 AS EXPECTED, the vote was unanimous. George Bush is now the Republican Party's choice to win election as President of the United States. The outcome was never in doubt. The vote at the Republican Convention in New Orleans was little more than a loud,152 words
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234 1988-08-19 14 Reuter. BURMA'S shaky government has offered the angry and impoverished nation a number of proposed reforms to try to end rebellion. Signs of continuing unrest were on all sides today as the People's Assembly prepared for a meeting to choose a new president andReuter. - 234 words
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Article, Illustration53 1988-08-19 14 Troubled waters: In the Sudan it's either too dry or too wet. This time the rains that relieved one of history's worst droughts have caused widespread flooding. 7Vo million are homeless and hungry. Here a family in Khartoum tries to salvage what is left of theirPicture/ Reuter - 53 words
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Article168 1988-08-19 14 Reuter. NEW living quarters will be built for the 22,000 Vietnamese "boat people" still in Hongkong. They fled from their country to seek a new way of life, only to find that no other country wants them. Hongkong was almost overwhelmed by the refugees. ItReuter. - 168 words
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Article36 1988-08-19 14 AFP. SOME 220 million people in China cannot read or write. That means one out of every four illiterates in the world is Chinese, the People's Daily reported in Beijing yesterday. AFP.AFP. - 36 words
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Advertisement31 1988-08-19 14 Trusted. Reliable. Reputable, Genuine jewelleries of international class now on special discount. Courteous service. Satisfaction assured. Member of The Diamond Exchange of Singapore The Singapore Jewellers Association. Ample Parking Space welcome.31 words
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STOCKS/WORLDTODAY
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Article, Illustration214 1988-08-19 15 Wire services. SHARE values traded within a narrow range on the London stock exchange yesterday, and the Financial Times 30-share index was up 0.9 point at 1,476.2 at the close. Shares had been slightly lower in morning trading before edging higher. The market was encouraged by the stable averageWire services. - 214 words
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151 1988-08-19 15 AP AUSTRALIA and New Zealand moved closer to a trade partnership yesterday by signing a new agreement to end all trade barriers between them by 1990. The agreement was signed in Canberra by New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange and his Australian counterpart, Bob Hawke.AP - 151 words
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112 1988-08-19 15 Reuter. THE INTERNATIONAL Wheat Council in London has issued the gloomiest forecast yet on how North America's drought will cut world grain output. The council predicts wheat stocks will be the lowest in 10 years and this will increase the cost of foodReuter. - 112 words
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Article71 1988-08-19 15 Reuter. SHARE prices were higher in initial trade on the Tokyo stock exchange today. The market responded to a slightly firmer, more active Wall Street overnight and a steady dollar/yen rate, which helped dispel fears of a rise in Japan's discount rate, brokers said. The Nikkei index gained 64.30Reuter. - 71 words
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Article53 1988-08-19 15 FT Industrials Thursday 1,476.20 (1,473.30) Dow Jones Average Thursday 2,027.03 (2,025.96) ST Industrial Thursday 1,096.37 (1,120.27) j NST Industrial Thursday 1,793.06 (1,821.81) I Hongkong Hang Seng Thursday 2,571.41 (2,594.66) Australian All Ordinaries Thursday 1,629.60 (1,607.90) Nikkei Stock Average Thursday 28,129.36 (28,178.86) Figurm in brackcU refer to those of the53 words
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Article, Illustration252 1988-08-19 15 Wire services. A FEEBLE Wall Street advance fizzled late yesterdayand prices turned mixed in another slow trading session that reflected widespread investor disinterest in stocks. Although stocks strengthened slightly earlier in the day, subsequent selling eroded the gains, which brokers called a symptom of the underlying anxiety aboutWire services. - 252 words
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Article, Illustration314 1988-08-19 16 Lo Tien Yin - By Lo Tien Yin Y I OU have heard them now you see them. There's Jenny Teo of course, from Radio One who is now a popular TV figure. Even the Radio Five presenters, who have smaller followings, are now getting their share ofPictures/ David Tan - 314 words
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Article, Illustration198 1988-08-19 16 IN THE broadcasting station are many panels. These panels strike fear in the hearts of newcomers. "You have to press the right button at the right time, or something will go wrong," said Reena Mathews, who is a year old in the business of broadcasting.198 words
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Article, Illustration300 1988-08-19 16 Elvis lives in his fans' hearts YOU will not believe that 5,000 fans lined up in the hot sun for a walk through Elvis Presley's mansion on the 11th anniversary of his death. But it's true. Presley's popularity has not waned. He has become almost a cult figure among ageing300 words
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Article, Illustration333 1988-08-19 17 C Shantheni - By C Shantheni YOU can tell Hema Malini is a star. Her beauty shines. But two stars shone brighter for the fans at Changi airport last night. They were her companions, Kumar Gaurav and Mayur, who shook hands with the waiting fans, signed autographs readily andPictures/ Nicklaus D'cruz - 333 words
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Article, Illustration286 1988-08-19 17 Wong Sing Yeong - By Wong Sing Yeong C ATCH the late movie queen Lin Dai at her best in The Blue and the Black (Parts 1 and 2) on Channel 8 this Sunday and next Sunday. Born Ching Yuet Yue in Kweilin in 1930, Lin Dai286 words
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Article, Illustration185 1988-08-19 17 Sonja Tan; Tom Hal Leong - By Sonja Tan and Tom Hal Leong FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC (Capitol) CORRINE (Victoria Tennant) is suddenly widowed and penniless. She returns to her father's mansion. But he mustn't know she has four children or Corrine will be cut out from his will. So, the children are kept in185 words
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Article, Illustration693 1988-08-19 18 Danny Tan; Brenton Wong - By Danny Tan and Brenton Wong M I ARTHA and the Vandellas did it first. Then David Bowie and Mick Jagger did it at the Live Aid concert. Now you can do it. C'mon Singapore! The time is right! For dancing in the streets! The plan693 words
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Page 19 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous2086 1988-08-19 19 Television SCRFFN M Friday tTheMovies Growing Pains Sportscene FIFA GEMS —The Night The Scarlet Letter Women's International The Lights (SBC 5 8.30 pm) Football Tournament 1988 Q Went Out In Georgia THIS b not The Cosby Show but you (SBC 12, 7.30pm) (SBC 5, 10.30 pm) can still have some2,086 words
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Advertisement179 1988-08-19 20 NaM: Jackie Chan |^HH 1H Baal aaaw: Chan Kwong-Sang Jfek Ji The SJlVs^d'ow Faetty ttrwctere: Only 1 ton. 'T"^^' M tdmt Chinese Opera W f -&U Research Institute where he learnt tinging, dancing, acrobatics, and martial arts. A child actor, he was in 25 movies by the time he ZHiSiwitasehwfc179 words
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Article, Illustration693 1988-08-19 21 Danny Tan; Brenton Wong - By Danny Tan and Brenton Wong M ARTHA and the Vandellas did it first. Then David Bowie and Mick Jagger did it at the Live Aid concert. Now you can do it. C'mon Singapore! The time is right! For dancing in the streets! The plan to693 words
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SHOWTIME
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Article, Illustration475 1988-08-19 22 Sonja Tan - You are promised a Snarling rampage of terror' in 3D; you may be disappointed then again, the specs may take some getting used to By Sonja Tan THE 3D movie Rottweiler, now showing at Jade 2, promised a "snarling rampage of terror and death? Instead,475 words
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Article, Illustration143 1988-08-19 22 PRIMARY Five student Mark Lin Duande is almost a veteran contest winner at the age of 11. His last prize was a set of encyclopaedias which he won in a sticker contest last year. This time, he won a consolation prize in The New Paper's "Bros...The143 words
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Article112 1988-08-19 22 First prize: Mr Tan Guan Feung of Teck Whye Lane, who won: One Bros "PUSH" cap; one Bros T-shirt; six pin-up badges; one limited edition 18-min. 12inch single of "I Owe You Nothing"; one 12-inch club mix single of "When Will I Be Famous"; one112 words
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Article, Illustration302 1988-08-19 22 Vivien Chiong - DISCOSCENE By Vivien Chiong A NINE-DAY birthday party starts tonight. The occasion is the first birthday of Celebrities, the disco lounge in Orchard Towers. The party goes on till Aug 27 with hours extended to 3 am. The bash has been billed as The NightPicture/ David Tan - 302 words
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Article, Illustration334 1988-08-19 23 Cinty Li - By Cinty Li AP. ASIA'S top action film star is tired of all this attention being paid to Sylvester "Rambo" Stallone. Jackie Chan, not overly modest, will tell anybody that he is better than Stallone. Said Chan: "I think I am far better than him because IAP. - 334 words
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Article, Illustration291 1988-08-19 24 I F you can't be a saint, you can at least try to be an angel. And even that's tough, as Claire Yarlett, Tea Leoni, Sandra Canning and Karen Kopins found out. For the standards of angelhood as set by the talent search for Charlie's Angels291 words
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Article, Illustration113 1988-08-19 24 Brenton Wong - By Brenton Wong LIGHT and shadow or "chiaroscuro". That's what Ramon Orlina's one-man exhibition is all about. The multifaceted glass sculptures trap, reflect and refract light in a masterful handling of the medium. This 44- year-old Filipino artist was responsible for the largest glass sculpture113 words
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Miscellaneous149 1988-08-19 25 COMICRELIEF Orchard Road/coim Goh Single Slices/Peter Kohisaat l j —-—y-— ————t I WAH LAU, AH a Hflb T I i bte/irtvr 100 BROUGHT 1 isn'T THAT weißb? THIIJK I M 100 KNOW ft RfflL bmrrs I I oMteoTAri BftCK J \vt #»iLTHt m 66 we wve Kurd C3thy/Cathy Guisewite V*/149 words
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Advertisement181 1988-08-19 26 Ftve-Foot-Way trades, affectionately known in the Hokkien dialect as Gho Kha Ki" trades, have been in existence since the early days of Singapore s history The term "five-foot-way" has its origins in Singapores founder's planning scheme Sir Stamford Raffles' planning etipulated that all buildings were to have a covered walkway181 words
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FOOTNOTES/SHOPTALK
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Article156 1988-08-19 27 EVERYONE needs some salt to stay healthy. But most of us take about two teaspoonfuls of salt a day 10 times more than our body needs to work well. Giving it up is like giving up sugar in drinks you get used to it and then156 words
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Article, Illustration110 1988-08-19 27 Foods highest in salt: hard cheeses bacon, ham, salami, sausages, beefburgers, processed meats canned soups prawns olives some breakfast cereals, bread. Potassium This is another mineral which works with salt to control the amount of fluid in our cells. It prevents us from drying up,110 words
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205 1988-08-19 27 Step One: Use less salt in cooking. If you think you'll never get used to the taste, use other flavourings instead. Try garlic, fresh or dried herbs, spices and citrus peel. Step Two: Stop adding salt at the table. Step Three: Cut back205 words
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Article, Illustration433 1988-08-19 27 Lim Phay-Ling - WEEKENDBROWSER By Lim Phay-Ling ROBINSONS: The sale "worth waiting for" starts today. Storewide savings with a lot of goods at half-price. Good buys include Jantzen swimwear (now at $34.75$39.75), Maidenform bras ($l9-$29.50), bed linen, crystal and furniture. The store closes later, at 9pm, for the433 words
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Advertisement238 1988-08-19 27 Retailers, A promotion, sale or weekend special you'd like readers to know about? Tell The Weekend Browser, a column which appears every Friday with the latest shopping news. Write to The Weekend Browser, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, SINGAPORE 0923 or fax us at 737-5375. Let us know238 words
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Article, Illustration341 1988-08-19 28 Lim Phay Ling - By Lim Phay Ling A JAPANESE sales twist that hooks a lot of customers goes like this: Rent a function room in a hotel for a day or two. Fill it with exclusive, branded goods. Send out invitations to people on your mailing lists. Sit backPicture/ Nicklaus D'cruz - 341 words
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Article, Illustration271 1988-08-19 28 Lim Phay Ling - By Lim Phay Ling PEOPLE used to consider it taboo to give clocks as presents. Some Chinese still do. They say it's bad luck to receive or give a clock because the word for clock in Cantonese, zhong, sounds like the wordPictures/ Aundry Gan - 271 words
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Page 29 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1681 1988-08-19 29 RADIOGUIDE u3§§||f|| EM3MBI EMiEHI lU3HHB \AAaJj A/\J NOON News In Brief (Programmes in Mandarin) NOON Good Music, Company And Mo: NOON Nowsdosk 12 05 LunclMlato: Take a lunchtime NOO N Easv Li.t.ni., a mnnt u an A B ia Richm d "tarts off the 12.30 Country Stylo: Popular country break1,681 words
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Advertisement194 1988-08-19 30 large I group of I 437,000 potential I who said they would I read' The New Paper. I (Prelaunch Survey, November 1987). I Recruit effectively with Fast Ads' Our Appointments Classified Section The New Paper, Singapore's newest HHHHHH HHPVHHIH! nfT!7nPWrrPrrfP English weekday noon tabloid, delivering informative and easy-reading news in194 words
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Advertisement286 1988-08-19 31 mm TELEPHONE SERVICE: Monday to Friday: 9am to spm (3:3opm deadline for next day) Saturday: B:3oam to 2:oopm (10:30 am deadline for Monday) Public Holiday: 9am to Ipm (for publication day after next) RATE: $6.30 per column cm. (Minimum lcm x 2col) BOX SERVICE: $10.00 for replies collected by advertisers286 words
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Advertisement160 1988-08-19 31 APPOMTMENTS CTSm FEMALE PRODUCTION I OPERATORS Ist Shift: 7am 3pm H 2nd Shift: 3pm 11pm 3rd Shift: 11pm 7am I Competitive salary 2nd 3rd shift allowance Employees Long Service Incentive scheme 5 day week/olternote Sat Sports/social activities for employees and families In house canteen ft recreation etc. Walk-In Today and160 words
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Advertisement308 1988-08-19 31 APPCHNTMENTS II DIETHELM II We are an established Swiss Company II II and leader in the field of high quality II II and exclusive furniture. We are looking II II for suitable candidates to fill the vacancies II 11 FIELD SALES II CONSULTANT II II (Household Furniture) II 11 The308 words
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Advertisement288 1988-08-19 31 An eatabliahed Printing Company require*: ACCOUNTS CLERK a LCCI Higher Accounting or equivalent qualification Able to keep full set of books Ability to type accurately At least 2 years relevant working experience Interested applicants, please write In or apply personally to: 2 Soon Wing Road #01-01 Soon Wing Induatrial Bldg.288 words
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Article, Illustration432 1988-08-19 32 Italy's decision to relax the rules to admit three foreigners per team has resulted in an influx of players. Critics say it will lead to a clash of styles South American technique against European.... SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AP. T HE Italian League is heading for aAP. - 432 words
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Article172 1988-08-19 32 AP. ASCOLI: Walter Casagrande (Braz); Newcomers: Mustafa Arslanovic, Boro Cvetkovich (Yug). ATALANTA: Glenn Stromberg (Swe); Newcomer: Robert Prytz (Swe). BOLOGNA: Newcomers: Stephane Demol (Bel), Hugo Rubio (Chile). CESENA: Davod Jozic (Yug); Newcomer: Hans Holmqvist (Swe). COMO: Dan Corneliusson (Swe); Newcomers: Milton, Andre Cruz (Bra). FIORENTINA: Glenn HysenAP. - 172 words
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Article, Illustration191 1988-08-19 33 Dennis Chia - MORNING TRACKWORK By Dennis Chia THE second leg of the Rothmans International 100 Triple Crown on Sunday appears to be at the mercy of classy He's Dawan. The Malcolm Thwaitestrained American gelding by Coulee Man, who captured his last two starts in easy fashion, looked a picture191 words
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Article114 1988-08-19 33 Horses scratched from Sunday's races: RACE 1: Class 4 Div F 1,200 m (2.00pm) Breakthrough 11, Strike Rate, Ammushanti 11. RACE 2: Class 4 Div D 1,200 m (2.35pm) Clouds Open, Japanese Tycoon. RACE 3: Class 1 Div 2 1,200 m (3.05pm) Venom. RACE 4: Class I Div.114 words
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Article, Illustration80 1988-08-19 33 Reuter. DANISH international soccer striker Michael Laudrup has been recalled by Juventus. Laudrup, 28, was told last week by the Italian club to pack his bags and make way for a new foreigner. But negotiations over the signing of Soviet midfielder Alexander Zavarov have stalled and no contractReuter. - 80 words
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Article392 1988-08-19 33 Wire Services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: BADMINTON Hong Kong Open tournament men's singles first round: Liu En Houng (Tai) bt Hamid Khan (Sin) 15-5, 15-7; Liu Tao (C) bt Matthew Smith (Brit) 4-15, 15-11, 15-3; Chen Ning-Biau (Tai) bt Peng Wen-Bin (Tai) 15-12, 18-13; Steve Butler (Brit) btWire Services. - 392 words
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Advertisement256 1988-08-19 33 Mlwl OFFICIAL SOFT DRINK OF THE 1968 OLYMPICS wiN""" 1 two Seoul Olympics trips worth $13,000 Highlights of the Questions(across>. lb Enter Ist Prize extravaganza 1 double return deluxe tour package each What's the surname of the American tS-c-J« Spnu week to the Olympics worth $13,000 which swimmer whose seven-gold256 words
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Article, Illustration314 1988-08-19 34 SINGAPOREOPEN For many athletes taking part in the Singapore Open, it's a trial for a place in the Seoul Olympics. SHAHIRON SAHARI and ABDUL SHUKOR highlight the stars and local hopefuls of the three-day event. FOR many athletes, the 50th Singapore Open Championships is a step314 words
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Article, Illustration196 1988-08-19 34 SINGAPORE woman shot-putter Ng Chiu Fong has been given the honour of taking the oath at the Singapore Open at the National Stadium this afternoon (4pm). This is the first time that Chiu Fong, who holds the national record of 12.49 metres, is taking196 words
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Article, Illustration212 1988-08-19 34 SINGAPORE student Syed Ahmad Taha has set himself a target this afternoon. Syed, 19, had planned to run below 15 min 20 sec for the 5,000 metres last week but the flu put paid to his plans. "I couldn't train for one week, so my212 words
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Article, Illustration271 1988-08-19 35 Judy Khaw - Stories Judy Khaw JACK WONG, Singapore's representative to bowling's special Olympics in Seoul, kept his fans waiting for more than two hours last night before he took to the Orchard Bowl lanes. When he finally did, the delay had taken its toll. As defending Masters271 words
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Article134 1988-08-19 35 Yenny Hendrawan, of Indonesia, showed what a graded bowler could do, given the time and place. Yenny struck a new women's high game with a 268 last night, overtaking May Chow's 257 set last week. Earlier, two-time world champion Paeng Nepomuceno raised his position to fifth134 words
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Article, Illustration153 1988-08-19 35 BOWLINGOPEN TO bowl or not to bowl? That is the question. For Lucy Low, that is, who's nursing an injured toe on her left foot, the sliding foot. She is currently in second position (1209) in the women's Masters qualifying round of the Singapore International153 words
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Advertisement10 1988-08-19 34 Canon F|Q) THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS EQUIPMENT 1 "he intelligent choice.10 words
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Advertisement419 1988-08-19 35 The New Paper Jetstream Tour Contest Checkout The Story with this [E &Win an all expense paid Adventure in japan. Every day, there are stories marked with a tick in The New Paper. But only ong of these ticks is inside a double border Look for the tick with this419 words
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Article, Illustration486 1988-08-19 36 Singapore's Malaysia Cup soccer squad has so far laboured through five draws, one defeat and one win and is now in troubled waters. In its next three matches, beginning with tonight's against Pahang, it can ill afford to lose more than three points. If it does,486 words
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Article, Illustration356 1988-08-19 36 Ken Jalleh Jr - Ken Jalleh Jr SEAK POH LEONG'S problem is not with scorers who don't score, but with a surname that screams for an impolite pun. A surname that could mean dismissal. Or, in soccer language, the boot. It is sick, the things some people356 words
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Article93 1988-08-19 36 TOUR operator Walter Koh is organising a tour to Kuala Lumpur for the Sin-gapore-Selangor Malaysia Cup match on Tuesday. The group leaves on Monday night, returning on Wednesday morning, with a stop at Port Dickson. It costs $105, and it includes two-way air-con coach,93 words
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Article, Illustration331 1988-08-19 37 S. Gulam - Stories S. Gulam IT IS probably his last chance to prove his worth. If he doesn't score tonight, he knows very well he could be benched for future matches. K. Kannan, criticised severely from all quarters, has promised to answer his critics with a331 words
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Article, Illustration339 1988-08-19 37 SINGAPORE'S hopes are dwindling. But it's not time yet to press the panic button. Neither will any heads roll. So says Maj Abbas Abu Amin, the Football Association of Singapore chairman. Said he: "There is no denying the boys have not delivered the339 words
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Advertisement121 1988-08-19 37 YOU CALL _THE SHOTS v S iJ^^P '«•< Gimes with E.V.A insert A microponnjs, shock-absorbent rubber that provides support and increases comfort Signa Map Indo-Dclta Ergonomically designed captivating colours. Sole Agent for players who are So swing into action Newk Plus Four Far East Pte Ltd conscious of the comfort121 words
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Article669 1988-08-19 38 I FRIDAY Gauerv BE THROUGH THE \V\ LOOKING GLASS. See \w J 16 beautiful glass sculptures, each carved out of single glass blocks. The artist is Filipino Ramon Orima. the same man who created 67 steel btrds in flight suspended from the atnum at Wisma Atria.669 words
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Article16 1988-08-19 38 p. GALLERY: Through the looking glass FILMS: A bureaucrat's nightmare NIGHTUGHTS: Jazz with Jeramzee16 words
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Article, Illustration102 1988-08-19 38 Meet Hema Malini, the doe-eyed movie star who has acted in more than 400 films. And Kumar Gaurav, the handsome Hindi heart-throb who rose to become one of India's top teenage idols. They are part of a star-studded Bombay troupe who are in town for a two-day stint.102 words
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Advertisement29 1988-08-19 38 GO August: Out Now! This month, we're into FEMALE CRIMINALS, EXPAT MEN, ADVENTUROUS LAWYERS, MACHO HANG-UPS, GREAT-LOOKING WOMEN and RICE. How's that for a mixed diet? GO GET IT.29 words
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