The New Paper, 10 September 1988
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Title Section18 1988-09-10 1 the new paper SHOWTIME SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10/SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1988 MCI (P) 179/4/88 50 CENTS the new paper18 words
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Advertisement50 1988-09-10 1 T m (P) 179/4/88 50 CENTS 'I WAS NEARLY I MJi SBC actor Jin Jugong was to be hanged filming a scene from Strange Encounters II. And he nearly truly was. i < 3 to .4 CL O K|u|jg^|^^^^^gJL^|^^^pXj|liXj^^^S <t I wmmwmmm >- mr**\.!'lj{'T^ml!T«ffB 31 M«Mn «t Sfc—J PIG-NAPPED: 3050 words
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Advertisement84 1988-09-10 1 NO TO BATHING BEAUTIES? New boss of Miss America pageant wants to scrap swimsuit parade. But the girls disagree. Page 11 THEIR LOVE MEANS DEATH Bukit Batok blast family: Stupid or merciful? Page 9 TAXI CHARITY DRIVE Guess how much 7,000 taxis can raise. And win a prize. Contest details84 words
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THENEWSTODAY
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285 1988-09-10 2 Wire services. "l HEARD an explosion louder than lightning A ball of fire rolled for a kilometre." Those vivid words from villager Orn Chuayklintes described Thailand's second airline disaster in just over a year. The toll: 75 people killed, six badly hurt. Most diedWire services. - 285 words
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150 1988-09-10 2 MR J.B. Jeyaretnam this morning said that he would reply later to the offer of the two seats in Parliament made yesterday to the defeated Workers' Party candidates for Eunos. Jeyaretnam, Secretary-General of the party, has seven days to decide. Election losers who150 words
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Article120 1988-09-10 2 CHICKENPOX is popping up all too often in Singapore. So far this year two people have died of it and 4,628 cases have been reported. That is 78.1 percent more than the same number of cases reported during this same period last year. The latest edition of120 words
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Article103 1988-09-10 2 Wire services. WHEN superstitious police in the African state of Namibia drowned two women, they said it was to protect ordinary folk from the spell of witches. But the country's Supreme Court puts little store by talk of witches and spirits. It sentenced five policemenWire services. - 103 words
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Article, Illustration57 1988-09-10 2 Getting attention: A member of the AnimafPeace group leaps from a church tower in West Berlin to protest against the injection of hormones into livestock by producers. The practice has caused a major political stir in West Germany. The protester's fall was checked by a rubberPicture/ Afp - 57 words
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Miscellaneous29 1988-09-10 2 THE WEATHER WEATHER outlook for Singapore from noon to midnight: Showers over many areas in the afternoon. Maximum temperature: 32 degrees. Sunset today: 7.04 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.57 am.29 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration279 1988-09-10 3 Leong Chan Teik - By! Leong Chan Teik IT'S for the birds. And it's for the bird watchers too. In fact, it is a bird watcher's paradise. West Coast Park is one of only two in Singapore which will give refuge for land birds. The other is the East CoastGraphics/ Chan Chee Kin, Soh Ah Teck, Cel Gulapa and Doris Nga - 279 words
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Article, Illustration296 1988-09-10 4 Ronald Wong - By Ronald Wong THIRTY little piglets worth $1,500 in the market will not make it to market. They disappeared on Tuesday night, and no one heard a squeal. Their owner suspects some swine carted them away. "I do not know where the piglets have gone or who could havePicture/ Ronald Wong - 296 words
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131 1988-09-10 4 Abdul Hadhi - By Abdul Hadhi TAN Lai Choo has a sweet tooth. It got her into serious trouble, and her husband couldn't get her out of it. Tan, 22, pleaded guilty in court yesterday to stealing sweets worth 90 cents last June. But this131 words
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Article219 1988-09-10 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings'. Contrived: Something that is contrived is planned and does not happen naturally. Deja vu: Deja vu is the feeling that you have already experienced in the past which is219 words
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Article151 1988-09-10 4 THE Keppel Road railway station owned by Malayan Railway will be given a new look soon. The six-month renovation will cost about $500,000. An official said they would repaint the building and change the flooring. He said they would not be doing more because "we are short151 words
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Article99 1988-09-10 4 A DISTILLER of the potent and illegal liquor called samsu was fined $7,500 by a District Court judge yesterday after he pleaded guilty. The court also confiscated the pick-up truck that Tan Kay Huat, 44, was driving when customs officers swooped down upon him on June 5. Customs99 words
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Article, Illustration348 1988-09-10 4 STUDENTS of Peicai Secondary School went for the gold. They wanted to win the top prize in the Courtesy Cup contest. So they used colours to encourage everyone to be courteous. Courteous students were awarded coloured badges and gold was the highest prize. Youth Challenge,348 words
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Article, Illustration315 1988-09-10 5 Chitra Rajaram - By Chitra Rajaram SHE stepped out of the white Mercedes with the dignity and presence of Greta Garbo. She wore a Thai silk suit and dark glasses. Crowds stopped to stare at her. She waved and blew kisses at everyone. But this was noPicture/ Sam Yeo - 315 words
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Article, Illustration163 1988-09-10 5 THE rapid growth of Thailand's economy has impressed Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee said one reason for the growth was the sound policies of the Thai leaders. The people are skilled and talented too, he said. Also, Thai leaders had done well by163 words
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Article205 1988-09-10 5 BROTHERLY love vs duty. Duty won. A man fought with his conscience and then decided he had to call the police to turn in his brother who stole from a lorry. The court heard yesterday that Hashim Salim, 26, watched while his elder brother stole205 words
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Article352 1988-09-10 6 Loh Tuan Lee - Stories/ Loh Tuan Lee A DITCH. A drain. Or just a big hole in the ground. These were the kinds of shelters Singaporeans dashed into almost 45 years ago. That was when bombs rained down on Singapore during the Japanese Occupation. Today's air raid shelters are like352 words
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Article, Illustration146 1988-09-10 6 WHAT is life like in a modern air-raid shelter? What would take the most getting used to, perhaps, is the toilet. It's not a flush system. In fact, it's dry. Every time you have to go, you'll get a plastic bag to place over the146 words
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210 1988-09-10 6 Trudy Lim - By Trudy Lim WALK-IN interviews are fast and convenient for most people, but some find it a chore. This was the opinion of some applicants at a walk-in interview for nurses yesterday. The Singapore General Hospital Pte Ltd advertised for nurses. Interested people streamed in210 words
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Article118 1988-09-10 6 SEVEN CAR PARKS are being included in the area of free parking from 7 am to 10.30 pm on Sundays and public holidays. They are in the Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency and in Tanjong Pagar. The change becomes effective on Sunday. The Tiong Bahru carparks:118 words
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219 1988-09-10 6 Lawrence Low - By Lawrence Low AT $20 per kilogramme, it was vital that the big 75-kg yellow-fin tuna not turn bad. One of the cooling units was not working properly at the Seafood Asia '88 exhibition now on at the World Trade Centre. Workmen at the219 words
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93 1988-09-10 6 BUSINESSES now spend $400 million a year on advertising but the annual total is expected to reach $600 million by 1992, a rise of 50 percent. Mr Denis Tay made this forecast in a talk at the Singapore Advertisers Association luncheon yesterday. He93 words
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173 1988-09-10 6 TANTRUMS certainly did not help Ramamurthi s/o Kandasamy in his dealings with the police. You might think he would control himself after appearing in the subordinates court on a charge of assaulting a policeman. But no. Right after court adjourned, he fell173 words
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Article, Illustration456 1988-09-10 7 Ng Wan Ching - Story/ Ng Wan Ching WHEN the small boat hit the rapids, the cold water was like a slap jolting us from a stupor. The River Kiso looked calm, but there were hidden dangers such as rapids and falling trees., In the old days whenPictures/ Jonathan Choo - 456 words
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Article, Illustration470 1988-09-10 8 Stories/ Chua Chin Chye, Thusitha de Silva, Lois Ng, Michelle Oh; Ng Wan Ching - THEBUKIT BATOKBLAST Stories/ Stories/ Chua Chin Chye, Thusitha de Silva, Lois Ng, Michelle Oh and Ng Wan Ching THE first thing Mrs Kalaimani Govindasamy saw in the rubble of the blown-out apartment was heart-break-ing. "I could see the little baby under some rubble screaming. She wasPicture/ Lianhe Zhaobao - 470 words
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Article, Illustration300 1988-09-10 8 A TANK of goldfish shattered. A door blew open. Jagged glass from broken windows flew through the air like deadly shrapnel. The Bukit Batok explosion devastated parts of Blk 245, Bukit Batok East Ave 5 on Thursday. Yesterday the faint but acrid smell of smoke lingered300 words
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224 1988-09-10 8 IT IS still not known who will foot the bill for the repair work needed because of the gas explosion on Wednesday. The police are looking into the cause of the accident. The question of who is responsible will come up later,224 words
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360 1988-09-10 9 THE Bukit Batok blast has raised this big question among Singaporeans: Why do parents kill their children when they take their own lives? A psychiatrist has this answer: Such parents feel they cannot leave their children behind alone in a cruel world. But360 words
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Article106 1988-09-10 9 Latest on victims: Mr Elangumar Alagursamy, wife Madam Parimala and surviving daughters Indrani, 5, and Amutha, 3, are conscious. They are still in critical condition \ftith deep burns. Odds on their recovery: 50-50. Father undergoes surgery: Mr Elangumar Ala!;ursamy was operated on ast night. It's murder, say police:106 words
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215 1988-09-10 9 THE gas explosion at Bukit Batok on Thursday brings to mind the case of the Scully family in 1981. The bodies of Henry Victor Scully, his pregnant wife Jillian and their two sons were found in their home on July 31 that year. They215 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article, Illustration516 1988-09-10 10 Wire services. W I ITH BURMA today near anarchy, an opposition leader was moving to form a new government to shoulder aside a regime that remains in the grip of Gen Ne Win. Diplomats braced for a new wave of violence between backers of the present regimeWire services.; Picture/ Reuter - 516 words
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229 1988-09-10 10 Wire services. IT'S stop again in the stop-and-go talks over the fate of the US bases in the Philippines. The latest wrinkle: Uncle Sam won't give Manila the $2.4 billion in annual aid that the government of Corazon Aquino wants forWire services. - 229 words
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116 1988-09-10 10 Wire services. AMERICA is moving towards the export of US-made satellites to China. The Reagan administration said yesterday that it was ready to grant licences. The matter now goes to Congress and America's Western allies for approval, which is by no meansWire services. - 116 words
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Article204 1988-09-10 10 Wire services. THE honeymoon between the United States and Iraq the result of US support for Iraq in its war with Iran has ended abruptly over Baghdad's use of poison gas against the Kurds. The latest expression of the growing concern was a Senate vote yesterdayWire services. - 204 words
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Article, Illustration44 1988-09-10 11 Olympic flam 6: University students in Seoul vow to keep nti-government riots through the Olympics. They say Ewant to draw attention to abuse of power by President Tae-woo, being burned here in effigy by an angry student Picture/ ReuterPicture/ Reuter - 44 words
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Article214 1988-09-10 11 Wire services. A HONGKONG man who became rich after immigrating to Canada is the new lieutenant-governor of the province of British Columbia. David Lam, 63, was sworn in yesterday in a ceremony at Government House in Victoria, capital of the West Coast province. Lam wasWire services. - 214 words
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Article160 1988-09-10 11 Wire Services WESTERN Europe's Ariane space rocket made a perfect blast off and launched two US communications satellites into orbit around the earth. But it will be about a month before satellite operators will know if their sophisticated technology withstood the shocks and vibration ofWire Services - 160 words
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Article190 1988-09-10 11 Wire services. SOUTH Korea's government appears to have failed in attempts to keep dog stew, snake soup and blood worms off the menu during the Olympic Games. The government banned sales of these and other exotic delicacies for fear of offending foreigners during the Olympics that begin onWire services. - 190 words
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Article, Illustration66 1988-09-10 11 Mine: They don't make gold rushes like they used to. A worker at a new mine near Canada's Kirkland Lake inspects chemically-treated ore sticks to find the gold. The high-tech mine from which the ore was taken is the first to produce in the regionPicture/ Reuter - 66 words
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240 1988-09-10 11 THERE'S dirty work afoot in the US: The new boss of the Miss America pageant wants to scrap the swimsuit parade as part of the contest. And as the Miss America pageant goes, so go others around the world. This blow falls at240 words
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Article, Illustration204 1988-09-10 12 Wire services. SOVIET human-rights activist Andrei Sakharov has publicly accused the Kremlin's second-highest official of undermining Mikhail Gorbachev's economic and political reforms. Sakharov told a Moscow news conference yesterday that Yegor Ligachev was "a reactionary force". "I have the feeling that since May of thisWire services. - 204 words
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Article149 1988-09-10 12 Wire services. THE Soviet Union lost radio contact with a space probe bound for Mars less than two months after its launch, reports the Tass news agency. Phobos-1, launched on July 7, is packed with instruments from 13 countries participating in one of theWire services. - 149 words
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Article104 1988-09-10 12 Wire services. A MAN in his 30s set himself on fire across from the United Nations, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was taken alive to New York Hospital-Cor-nell Medical Centre. His condition was described as "very critical". A hospitalWire services. - 104 words
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Advertisement86 1988-09-10 12 v S 1 a BRIDAL LOOKS... Romantic gowns for grand church weddings Brides go Stylish in sophisticated gowns Brides go Gtitz with gorgeous jewellery 2 BRIDAL BLISS... for busy brides is getting professional help I THE DAY THAT I MARRY' How to pick an Auspicious Day THE WEDDING PLANNER... week86 words
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WORLDTODAY/STOCKS
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Article181 1988-09-10 13 Wire services. ONE of China's top economists has warned that the country must slow rapid industrial growth and curb excessive bank loans to stem inflation. Yang Peixin, whose public criticism of official policy is rare for China, told the New China News Agency that price reformsWire services. - 181 words
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Article, Illustration35 1988-09-10 13 Security: A South Korean security worker inspects the seal of a manhole cover. All manholes near the Olympic Games have been welded shut to guard against their use by terrorists. Picture/ ReuterPicture/ Reuter - 35 words
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Article182 1988-09-10 13 Wire services. A PROPOSED law aimed at stemming Asian exports to America has been approved by the US Senate. The Bill would freeze current textile and clothing imports at 1987 levels and limit growth to one percent a year. Both kinds of goods areWire services. - 182 words
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173 1988-09-10 13 Wire services. UN Secretary Gen Javier Perez de Cuellar today began meeting with high-level economic experts to find a way of easing the debt crisis of developing nations in Asia, Africa and elsewhere. The meeting comes amid rising concern over the debtWire services. - 173 words
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Article, Illustration258 1988-09-10 13 Wire services. SHARE prices on the London Stock Exchange finished slightly lower yesterday after a choppy day of trading. Shares plummeted more than 22 points after trading began, mounted a midday rally, and then fell back again late in the afternoon. The Financial Times 30share index fell 3.9 pointsWire services. - 258 words
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Article13 1988-09-10 13 Figures for the Tokyo Stock Exchange were not available at press time.13 words
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Article51 1988-09-10 13 FT Industrials Fri 1398.50 (1,402.40) Dow Jones Average Fri 2,068.81 (2,063.12) ST Industrial Fri 1,063.53 (1,066.61) NST Industrial Fri 1,751.47 (1,756.57) Hongkong Hang Seng Fri 2,496.56 (2,508.53) Australian All Ordinaries Fri 1,546.10 (1,555.00) Nikkei Stock Average Fri 27,647.10 (27,740.11) Figures in bracket* refer to thoae of the previous trading51 words
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Article, Illustration283 1988-09-10 13 Wire services. WALL Street stocks made a modest advance yesterday in a volatile session marked by uncertainty about the prospects for inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished ahead 5.69 points at 2,068.81 after zigzagging between a 20-point loss and a 20-point gain. The index rose 14.22 pointsWire services. - 283 words
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Showtime
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Article, Illustration510 1988-09-10 14 Wong Sing Yeong - By Wong Sing Yeong A FTER running for more than two years, the series Neighbours bade farewell yesterday on the final day of filming in SBC's Studio 4. There was no farewell party, no emotional Auld Lang Syne. Episode 506 was like any other filming session. EpisodePicture/ Nicklaus D'cruz - 510 words
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Article, Illustration83 1988-09-10 14 i Everybody identifies with Er Gu (Cai Pinkai) because she's just like us I always laugh when I read what she says in the subtitles.* 35, FMpiaa um! <Coffeeshop boy Ah Cai (Duan Weiming) makes us sympathise with him. But sometimes he does stupid83 words
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Article, Illustration334 1988-09-10 15 s i TRANGE things do happen in Strange Encounters 11, the kSBC serial on tales of the 'occult currently being filmed. In the show, SBC actor Jin Jugong was to play dead as soldiers hung him for public display. But this 29-year-old actor actually faced334 words
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Article, Illustration411 1988-09-10 15 A THIRD Oscar seems likely for actress Meryl Streep for Evil Angels, the Australian newspaper Daily Telegraph reports. She plays Lindy Chamberlain, convicted of murdering her 9-week-old daughter by cutting her throat, then hiding the body in the family car. All411 words
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Article, Illustration187 1988-09-10 15 IT'S a cheery hello to Belgium from 11 members of Hi! Theatre. The theatre of the deaf will be going there for two weeks. They leave on Oct 14. They are scheduled for four performances in Belgium. Three will be in schools in the towns187 words
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Article, Illustration174 1988-09-10 16 Vivien Chiong - By Vivien Chiong IF CHERIE Chung is moon, Maggie Cheung star and Carol Cheng sun in Moon Star Sun, who is Zheng Yi? Zheng Yi is the voice singing all the songs in the movie about three dance hostesses. The theme song is Wild Fire while174 words
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Article, Illustration222 1988-09-10 16 Sonja Tan; Toh Hai Leong - By Sonja Tan and Toh Hai Leong THE PRESIDIO (Prince 1 Changi) AN ac-tion-thriller with bits of romance. It's the latest plot about mismatched lawmen busting the baddies. The car-chase and foot- chase scenes and the final shoot-out provide the thrills. Stars Sean Connery and Mark Harmon. Time: Midnight.222 words
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Advertisement260 1988-09-10 16 The business magazine people aire talking aboet THOSE GOLDEN BEACHES Three Singapore property developers are bask- i°g in the glow of Phuket's phenomenal suc- 111 cess as a vacation paradise. UIC, Wah Chang International and Lum Chang Holdings have already opened four hotels on the "Hawaii of ■PjPPjIIJBIW the East"260 words
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Miscellaneous1600 1988-09-10 17 RADIOGUIDE (Programmes in Mandarin) NOON That's-Wln-A-Car Satellite NOON Newsdesk Shaw: A recording of the show i in u..__ki NOON Easy Listening: Featuring the held last week at the Parkway music of Pete Tex's The Gold- Parade with cp-hosts Brian 12-45 Reflections en Saxophone Top Hits and Richmond and Joey Kurian.1,600 words
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Article, Illustration932 1988-09-10 18 ►Centrestace MUSICAL MOMENTS. Pianist Martina Maixnerova plays music by Mendelssohn, Chopin and Roussel with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Choo Hoey conducts. Victoria Concert Hall. 8.15 pm. Tickets: $4, $7, $10 and $15 from the Victona Concert Hall box office. Students: $2. senior citizens: $3. WAYANG AT THE OLD VIC.932 words
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Article, Illustration100 1988-09-10 18 You too can be Indiana Jones. This is a different kind of treasure hunt. The treasures are old buildings, places, trees, events and even people. And you have a whole month for it. Everyone can join in. Contestants are to identify their discoveries and learn what they can100 words
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Article989 1988-09-10 18 Heritage Week Hill Street Building. Free. —-js COCONUT PLAITS. Mr Haji Sukaimi Ibrahim, a 1 master of this art, will demonstrate how young coconut leaves are made into mats, containers and ornaments. 2 pm 6 pm. DONDANG SAYANG. This is a form of Malay poetry with music which was989 words
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Article, Illustration86 1988-09-10 18 The Devil helps a gambler turn a new leaf because he had given refuge to a man destined to be emperor. Pilgrims are faced with a problem in their quest for the Buddhist sutra. An honest court official is framed by his fellow officials. These are86 words
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Article, Illustration76 1988-09-10 18 rrpr NIGHTUGHTS: Get high with the Hiyas from the [f_j Philippines. The eight-member band plays top 40 hits and new wave. Also catch their impersonations of Elvis and Boy George. Tonight at Celebrities, Orchard Towers. rrx OUT AND ABOUT: Enjoy he lush outdoors. Take an I I afternoon stroll76 words
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Article, Illustration84 1988-09-10 18 FOOD: It's Filipino fiesta at the Mandarin Hotel. Tuck I into mouth-watering Filipino cuisine while models show off stylish Filipino wear. Also watch craftsmen do embroidery and woodshaving. (T/f HERITAGE WEEK: Time rediscover your roots. Watch I 1 a demonstration of how coconut leaves are cleverly weaved into mats84 words
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Advertisement178 1988-09-10 19 rarar? WOWI S3SS WATCH IT E9 WATCHABLE TV Listings compiled by GERALDINE GOH TO BE A BETTER SPORTSMAN, CAPTURE YOURSELF be a dead shot with features such as: Flying Erase Head Piezo Auto Focus System Back-Light jBBHBBB Compensation 8-Video-Head Switching System 2-Step Speed Shutter (l/1000sec l/500sec) VHS Tape Adaptor plus178 words
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Miscellaneous1465 1988-09-10 19 j detective-cum-secret agent Yoyo attempts a ,Hj| f culminating in his death. Alan Howard survivor the alien massacre. John to recover the formula with his good friend 1 stars. rPUTPFCTAr* Hurt, Tom Skernt, Yaphet Kotto, yim .^.c Inspector Robin and a beautiful lady spy. 8 22:00 23:50 SEP 10 121,465 words
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Miscellaneous208 1988-09-10 19 83 83 10.30 pm Saturday Night Movie Alien (r): See Screen Gems. 12.30 Harem (r): Another chance to catch this spectacular series about an American woman who is kidnapped in Damascus in 1906 and gets involved in a revolution. Stars Nancy Travis. Omar Shariff and Ava Gardner. Harem returns: SBC208 words
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Advertisement46 1988-09-10 20 rarara WOW! E3G3 WATCH it S3 WATCHABLE TV Listings compiled by LIM KUAN CHIANG —J ■WE GO TO GREAT LENGTHS FOR COMPLETE TV COVERAGE lIMImJH The ins and outs, the who's about... we promise you the choicest bits on local and foreign soaps, sitcoms and serials.46 words
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Miscellaneous1780 1988-09-10 20 TelevisionSecret Admirer (SBC 5,7.50 pm) Kazantzakis/Marc Chagall: efforts by geologists to save the HEARTTHROB C Thomas 1 j rainforests and wildlife of the Amazon GREEK writer Nikos Kazantzakis, Ch3gdll S creation: The artist Howell stars in this mindless but I I from extinction. Also looks at the highly who wrote1,780 words
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Miscellaneous312 1988-09-10 20 I I 0 11.25 pm Superstar* Of :5 Wrestling 12.10 Close up 10.15 pm Golden Phoenix I <C): Long Teng and the Siahou sisters are shocked when they discover that the two Song emperors, whom they have rescued from the Jin Army, are bogus. 11.05 Late News On 8 (C)312 words
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Miscellaneous1695 1988-09-10 24 RADIOGUIDE [Trimmi I \WIIyVJ vy yy KAArf >f II M jTVVV A«i Colour City Beat /r. v (Radio 1, 10.30 am) VW mKLm <* 8 AI A£ TOn f CO-HOSTS Roger Kool and I.ynette lx»n will brmg colour to your world with a host of songs for your listening pleasure.1,695 words
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Miscellaneous461 1988-09-10 24 •.00 World News 0.00 From Our Correspondent: News reports from BBC correspondents worldwide. 0.25 Nature Notebook 0.40 Reflections: A moment of religious reflection. 0.45 Sports Roundup 7.00 World News 7.00 Words 7.15 The Tony Myatt Request Show 0.00 World News 0.00 News About Britain 0.15 Radio Newsreel 0.30 Puccini: Julian461 words
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SHOWTIME
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Article, Illustration344 1988-09-10 25 Sonja Tan - REVIEW/ By Sonja Tan Sonja Tan p kETER Hyam's The Presidio is for those who ■have already forgotten the story-line of Lethal Weapon and Best Seller. It's the latest odd-chum police story with a tired difference on the recognisable theme of mismatched lawmen busting the344 words
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Article, Illustration311 1988-09-10 25 Wong Sing Yeong - Jaz 'just the girl next door By Wong Sing Yeong TEN years from now, Jazreel Low hopes to be a mother of four, run a small fashion business and "put on some weight". For a top model just starting an acting career, that seems a bit strange. Not for Jaz.311 words
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Article, Illustration391 1988-09-10 25 Vivien Chiong - By Vivien Chiong JAZREEL LOW was "discovered" not only by SBC Star Search, but also by singer Eric Moo. The 25-year-old saw Jazreel, 22, on TV during the talent quest and was captivated. But he didn't get a chance to meet her till last month.391 words
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Article, Illustration441 1988-09-10 26 Ting Mei See - By' Ting Mei See COME Thursday night Steven Tan, 24, will be rushing back and forth between the Parawave Disco at Paramount Hotel and the Warehouse Discotheque at the River View. That's because he will be competing as a finalist in the fifth Freestyle Solo DancePictures/ Sam Yeo - 441 words
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Miscellaneous169 1988-09-10 27 COMICREUEF Orchard Road/conn Goh OIWEMIOU'VEUSEDUP ...IK ONE WGEK AlflNE wta. IfTHm'S THE Vuie TM fcOTTLft OF SHAMtoO, »-m IIAIHNIN6 ID SLOWLY R 1 J WHERE ARE jiukn toirifi of mi* *E««M»*nteUof jy iC! V™P \iCMoM ECm Cathy/Cathy Guisewite THISTSS?P1 UP AHEAD m wrHTl fTHeVRe A i FRIENO IRVIN*. IRVING IS169 words
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Miscellaneous29 1988-09-10 27 Single Slices/peter Kohlsaat "My first husband had no bad habits. He was impossible." Ziggy/Tom Wilson ifOOBNAMe i&BU-L? V aJbuitty •fW* L*| "I can't see it. Look in your pockets."29 words
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Miscellaneous173 1988-09-10 28 COMICRELIEF Hagar the Horrible/Dik Browne WILL YOU MELP cueAJZ 111 tk>! jver rfe p&^es,PBAP! TAgLg, PEAP 7 AllgllSt3/Dominic Doelsma Angus McGill fIMOWCWm\ Tww \(WWAT A (W\ fyKSh.r^V^ [N&6OIH6KKA AOOl/T AJXW ujjjgff W% 10V£UY NATURE I THfcBIO JHE W2. H Bi \VfOOO*\ J ivai k tupc>lJ<sH I EMD I Wl£K£P ELM173 words
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Article, Illustration336 1988-09-10 29 Lim Sek - Olivia's come-back album sounds better THE RUMOUR OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN MERCURY By Lim Sek I USED to be devoted, quite hopelessly, to Olivia Newton-John and her brand of easy listening pop. Then came Soul Kiss, the 1985 release. That made it clear she needed a long break. And a long336 words
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Article, Illustration327 1988-09-10 29 Danny Tan - By Danny Tan FEW musical breaks are as colourful as Michelle Shocked's, one of the four top women of pop. The three others are Tracy Chapman, Toni Childs and Sinead O'Connor. She recorded her first hit album on a simple Sony Walkman in the Texan fields.327 words
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Article273 1988-09-10 29 Wong Sing Yeong - Lady sings the jazz and blues REVIEW/ By Wong Siong Yeong Wong Sing Yeong m I ■UST as well admit it. I'm not big on jazz. But I know a good thing when I hear one. The good thing is Lady Rebecca, a jazz singer from Baltimore. With such a273 words
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Article, Illustration474 1988-09-10 31 Harinder Gill - A MATTER OF OPINION By Harinder Gill Gurdip Singh, 17. Ayer Rajah Vocational Institute. "Not really. I like the PAP and I know that they will stay in power for the next 10 or 15 years. So I don't feel474 words
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Article, Illustration341 1988-09-10 31 Geneieve Kwek - By Geneieve Kwek T I HEY are called The Splashers, but these five boys can definitely do more than that. They are qualified lifesavers and they will represent Singapore at the Asia Pacific Life Saving Championship to be held in Christchurch, New341 words
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Article, Illustration124 1988-09-10 31 B WHAT YOU MUST KNOW |"aW^ at though younger people have been accepted. WHAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE: ~7~ Life-saving 1,2,3: At this stage, you must be able to do a simple rescue and recognise the different kinds of victims the non-swimmer, weak swimmer, the injured and drowned124 words
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Advertisement180 1988-09-10 32 read' The New Paper. I I 1 il™ (Prelaunch Survey, November 1987). I Recruit effectively with Fast Ads' Our Appointments Classified Section The New Paper, Singapore's newest English weekday noon taoloid, delivering informative and easy-reading yyySsiujiH news in a colourful and comfortable Q a n extra format, offers you: HHHHBHIi180 words
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Article, Illustration630 1988-09-10 34 The Three Musketeers - RACING TODAY'S BEST BET: Fulmar in Race 7 By' The Three Musketeers o UTSIDERS were in the fore last week but followers will have at least got out of trouble by following our selections for the last races on both days. For today, we will make630 words
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Article352 1988-09-10 34 L'MACHO and Uncompromising both scored scorching wins over the metric mile and proved their liking for the soft ground. On breeding, both should get tomorrow's 2,000 m trip in Race Four and backers will be looking for Uncompromising to complete a hattrick. Our last week's selection352 words
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Article411 1988-09-10 34 Wire services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sport: ATHLETICS Pre-Olympic meet in East Berlin: Men: 400 m: 1 Jens Carlowitz 45.13 2 Mathias Schersing 45.20 3 Thomas Schoenlebe 45.93; 800 m: 1 Hauke Fuhlbruesse 1:46.62; 3,000 m: 1 Andreas Rettig 8:03.12; Hammer: 1 Ralf Haber 82.54 2 Gunther Rodehau; javelin:Wire services. - 411 words
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Article, Illustration783 1988-09-10 35 Gabriela Sabatini overcame a tough challenge yesterday to reach the final but top seed Steffi Graf had it easy. Sabatini came up with winners when she needed them to beat Zina Garrison 6-4, 7-5. Graf received a walkover when Chris Evert was forced to withdraw fromReuter, AFP.; Picture/ Afp; Picture/ Reuter - 783 words
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Article147 1988-09-10 35 AFP. ERIC Cantona, France's most expensive footballer, has been banned. He was suspended yesterday from international sides until the end of the season following his outburst against national manager Henri Michel. The striker was also given a five-match suspended club ban by the French Football Federation. Cantona,AFP. - 147 words
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Article, Illustration167 1988-09-10 35 UPI. SPANISH League champion Real Madrid, with a bit of pride salvaged after its European Cup win, goes to Gijon this weekend for League action. Real's win last Wednesday showed that coach Leo Beenhakker had sewn up the holes in the side's defence, which concededUPI. - 167 words
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Article, Illustration178 1988-09-10 36 Ih J W m HHHHf. Ifl=lil if MVifl ifli m d SEOULBEAT DESMOND KOH Meet Desmond Koh, the baby of the team to Seoul. Incidentally, he idolises OLYMPIC FACTSHEET FULL NAME: Desmond Koh BIRTHPLACE/DATE: S pore, 19/5/73 HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 1.75m, 59.0kgs HOME: Sennett Avenue OCCUPATION: Student YEARS AS ANPicture/ Sam Yeo - 178 words
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Article, Illustration503 1988-09-10 37 Alfonso Chan - SPORTS SQUASH By Alfonso Chan JANSHER Khan squashed all doubts that he is still the king of squash The confidence with which Jansher took apart Chris Dittmar in the fourth and fifth games of their Anchor Beer Singapore Open semi-fi-nal was worthy of a final itself.Picture/ Sam Yeo - 503 words
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Advertisement340 1988-09-10 37 The New Raoer-letstreamTbur Contest 3K adventure in is yours~ Every day, there are stories marked with a tick in The New Paper. But only one has a double border. Look for the tick with this double borderlLTll and write down the headline of this story in the Space marked on340 words
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Article, Illustration360 1988-09-10 38 Abdul Shukor - China still leads the medals tally with six golds and one silver, ahead of Japan (4-2-2), Taiwan (2-5-4), North Korea (1-2-1), South Korea, India (0-2-1), Indonesia (0-1-0), Bahrain (0-0-2) and Iran, Qatar, Singapore and Sri Lanka (0-0-1). TODAY'S THREAT KONOMI By Abdul Shukor KONOMI Nakamatsu is only 18360 words
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Article, Illustration191 1988-09-10 38 CHINA'S Li Jing, winner of the boys' discus yesterday, is merely following in the footsteps of China's senior Asian champion, Li Weinan. Jing, 19, won with a record 50.12-metre throw, which is a feat he now shares with Weinan, who is also191 words
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Article, Illustration185 1988-09-10 38 Shahiron Sahari - YESTERDAY'S FRET JAEHONG By Shahiron Sahari PARK Jae-Hong had a scare on his way to winning the boys' high jump yesterday. But his real problem has been his diet. Coach Yun Chang-Ki blamed Jae-Hong's below-par performance on the "conditions" and especially on the factPictures/ Aundry Gan - 185 words
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Article109 1988-09-10 38 A MOMENT'S stumble yesterday destroyed the chances of Singapore's best 5,000 m runner, Syed Ahmad Syed Taha, and he finished in his worst time in six months 16min 19.865ec. Syed, 19, had been preparing for the Asian Junior meet the whole year. He never had illusions109 words
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Article, Illustration362 1988-09-10 39 S. Gulam - Stories/ S. Gulam HOT-SHOT Salim Moin believes his problems are almost over. If he can overcome just one more hurdle to regain his famed and feared long-range shots we may see the complete Salim again. "I've really enjoyed the past few games. But tonight was myPicture/ Steven Lee - 362 words
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Article205 1988-09-10 39 TWO of the three match officials came under fire from Brunei after last night's game. A usually cool Brunei team manager Ajimain Haji Abdullah was furious with referee S. Poovan and linesman K. Ponnusamy, from Selangor. He blamed them for his team's heavy defeat. Said Ajimain: "Singapore's205 words
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Advertisement249 1988-09-10 39 IPLAYPOINTS Date: 9 Sept. Venue: National Stadium (S'pore) Kick Off: Bpm EBHSEpnSSIHK David Lee 1 Ibrahim Abu Bakar 21 Sudiat Daii 2 Japari Samad 2 Borhan Abu Samah 3 Aji Hussin 3 RazaliSaad 4 LiewChuanFue 16 IshakSaad 16 YusliMohdYusof 17 Zulkifli Kartoyoho 10 Yaakob Abu Bakar 6 D.Tokijan 7 Zainuddin249 words
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Article, Illustration385 1988-09-10 40 A clutch of goals, it was. But the crowd's response was boos, boos and more boos. Why a Singapore triumph and a big one at that had to finish on such a sour note, only Seak Poh Leong has the answers. For Singapore played boring, non-constructive football andPicture/ Steven Lee - 385 words
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