The New Paper, 9 December 1988
1988-12-09
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Title Section12 1988-12-09 1 the new Paper FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1988 MCI (P) 179/4/88 SO CENTS12 words
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Advertisement62 1988-12-09 1 CHOLESTEROL? IS THAT ANEW PETROL? Some of their answers can give you a heart attack!/Page 6 SENT0SA PLANS 9 FUN SPOTS They include a health farm, a park for water activities and a flea market. Developers from around the world were invited this morning to bid for the projects. Page62 words
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Advertisement77 1988-12-09 1 7 SEE THE WEDDING RING? Meet 16 very sporting women, like this one. Oh, and their husbands, too. The New Paper presents from today, one by one, Monday to Friday, the finalists in the Mrs Singapore/World contest. Picture on Page 23 Story on Page 24 SHOPPERS WHO POKE, SNIFF AND77 words
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Article, Illustration31 1988-12-09 1 Armenia offer help to crushed and mangled victims some of the tens of thousands hurt but left alive in the worst earthquake Soviet history. An' estimated 50,000 are Picture/REUTERPicture/REUTER - 31 words
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THENEWSTODAY
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Article, Illustration256 1988-12-09 2 SOMEONE thought a Hotel New World disaster was going to repeat itself at Serangoon Plaza last night. But it did not. A pillar on the fifth floor collapsed while being built. "It made such a loud noise I thought for a moment the256 words
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Article, Illustration378 1988-12-09 2 A LEGAL fight to free four persons accused of a Marxist conspiracy against the Government won them only a brief taste of freedom. A Court of Appeal ordered the Government to let them go. But the Government said the order was based on aPicture/ Reuter; Picture/ Lianhe Zaobao - 378 words
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117 1988-12-09 2 MALAYSIA'S former deputy prime minister Datuk Musa Hitam says he will withdraw from Johor politics because leaders of Umno 46 (old Umno) call him a "trouble-maker". He told reporters he no longer intends to take part "in any political activity." The Chinese language117 words
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Article, Illustration534 1988-12-09 3 Trudy Lim - By Trudy Lim SWEAT into shape on a health farm. Search for antiques at a flea market. Have a high time at a tea house. Cavort at a resort hotel. Gat on a riverboat restaurant. Snack at a food village. Submerge yourself in a534 words
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Advertisement49 1988-12-09 2 Febs gives effective relief for colds Febs helps relieve your cold discomfort effectively. That's because Febs is specially formulated to relieve pain,fever and nasal congestion. It also contains Vitamin C to build up resistance. -fum? So at the first signs of a cold, Fe )S product 4^k MHP *****649 words
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Miscellaneous35 1988-12-09 2 THE WEATHER THE weather outlook from noon till midnight: Showers over a few areas in the late afternoon and early evening. Maximum temperature: 31 degrees. Minimum: 24 degrees. Sunset: 6.59 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.57 am.35 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article165 1988-12-09 4 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. annals: Part of history. at random: To do something at random is to do it without a definite plan, pattern or purpose. catwalks: Narrow platforms that models walk along165 words
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Article, Illustration368 1988-12-09 4 Karen Goh - By Karen Goh WHEN Mrs Yeo Lai Mun says Dec 7 is her birthday, believe her. She means it, literally. Dec 7 is also the day she gave birth to her two children, one last year and one this week. This means she has twice spent368 words
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155 1988-12-09 4 A RESORT-STYLE marina for about 400 luxury yachts and other pleasure craft will be developed at Tuas. The Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) announced yesterday that the facility will be built on a six-hectare site near Raffles Country Club. The plans include a clubhouse, restaurants,155 words
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Article170 1988-12-09 4 INDONESIA has given the Muslim Religious Council (Muis) a list of approved Indonesian religious speakers. There are 10 names on the list. This should help Muis to tell if speakers invited from that country are acceptable. If they want to invite an Indonesian speaker whose name170 words
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161 1988-12-09 4 TEACHERS' unions want to promote traditional values by holding an Asian Value Week. That will help everybody help each other get acquainted with these values, union representatives said during a closed-door forum organised by the Education Ministry yesterday. The ministry is gathering161 words
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327 1988-12-09 6 C HOLESTEROL? What's that? Is it a new petrol? f These were some of the answers given when The New Paper asked a group of Singaporeans about cholesterol. Of the 18 people interviewed, only four were able to say correctly what cholesterol is about327 words
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Article, Illustration147 1988-12-09 6 Ms Diana Aug, 25, assistant planner -It has something to do with food. But I'm not very sure. I would moat probably go for a cholesterol teat if it's free. If not, I don't think it's necessary." Ms Jsliaaa Tan, 20, clerk: "Something to do147 words
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Article, Illustration128 1988-12-09 6 IT starts when there is too much cholesterol in the blood and deposits begin to collect on the inner lining of the blood vessels, the arteries. As more cholesterol is deposited on the vessel wall, the wall thickens. Finally a huge bump of complex fat substances128 words
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188 1988-12-09 6 FIVE vegetable merchant associations in southern Malaysia are sending a delegation here to deal with the kai lan food poisoning problem. They want to find out exactly what happened, and make sure it never happens again. The head of the farmer's association, Mr188 words
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Article, Illustration93 1988-12-09 6 DEALERS who import vegetables from China told the Chinese language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao that their kai lan was blameless. They said kai lan from China can easily be distinguished from kai lan grown here or in Malaysia. China's kai lan has thick stalks, few leaves93 words
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Article102 1988-12-09 6 A FOUR-POINT plan to help government and private business take advantage of computerisation was announced yesterday by Finance Minister Richard Hu at the opening of Information Technology (IT) Week at the World Trade Centre. TTiey are: A linking of government and private computer systems, including102 words
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Article, Illustration386 1988-12-09 8 Nicklaus D'cruz - Picture and story/ Nicklaus D'cruz s I INKING land around two blocks of flats in Bedok has caused walkways to slant and I crumble. Large cracks have opened in some 'floors. The residents are worried. But the Housing Development Board said there is no cause for386 words
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223 1988-12-09 8 WHEN Ms Ng Moi Khen got married she wore a cast on one leg and an assortment of bruises and four policemen in plainclothes were in the church. They were looking for her former boyfriend who attacked her in a223 words
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Article, Illustration378 1988-12-09 8 THE unthinkable may happen on Saturday, Dec 17. The men may actually outnumber the women at the 30th anniversary celebrations of Eusoff College. Once an all-woman university hostel, it started admitting men in June 1984. Now it will have its own alumni association.378 words
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Article, Illustration359 1988-12-09 10 A SWIMMING complex, sports hall, condominium, some HDB blocks and a commercial building are standing out from the others today. Tney have been nominated as outstanding building projects. The Construction Industry Development Board announced this morning that the NPB Building, the Hougang Swimming Complex, the Bedok359 words
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Article63 1988-12-09 10 CHANGI International Airport and Seletar Aerodrome handled more than 10 million air passengers in the first 10 months of this year. This figure includes both foreigners and Singaporeans who travelled abroad and those who were in transit. It is an increase of about63 words
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138 1988-12-09 10 FIVE workers were injured after a freak explosion in a construction hole on Pulau Seraya, off Jurong. Police said thick piles of lime and soil were thrown out of a 7-metre-deep hole when the men were doing technical piling at about 10.10 am on138 words
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146 1988-12-09 10 FOR the late news, switch to radio from Jan 2. That's the day the late news bulletins on Channels 12 and 8 will be taken off the air. Reason: The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation says there have been few news146 words
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Article, Illustration230 1988-12-09 11 Thusitha De Silva - By Thusitha De Silva JAPANESE film-goers will see Changi Airport, Raffles Hotel and the Botanic Gardens in a movie to be shot mainly here soon. And if they behave true to type, Japanese tourists will be swarming all over the island to see for themselves230 words
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Article, Illustration234 1988-12-09 11 A FAN of SBC artists thanked his lucky stars when he found an entry pass into the SBC studios. Lai Soon Leong, 22, a polytechnic student, used it several times to get into studios to watch the Chinese variety shows. He snapped pictures234 words
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Article60 1988-12-09 11 FOUR private security firms have been contracted to check out alarms before the fire trucks roll to make sure the call is not a hoax. The Singapore Fire Service signed the contracts because of so many hoax calls. About 97 per cent of the 4,00060 words
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Advertisement21 1988-12-09 4 H DUSTTN HOFFMAN *5555 1 |tc 1 ISABELLE ADJANI WARREN BEATTY Two comics and a beautiful terrorist in a spy action21 words
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Advertisement604 1988-12-09 9 rrr»-v 21 October 1988 28 February 1989 -|gpS9 Hitachi lets you pick prize you want. purchase any impressive line-up some Hitacni's latest products refrigerator, colour TV, washing machine, video cassette recorder video movie camera you stand to one but several mu 4m Every one of the above-mentioned items comes with604 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article, Illustration579 1988-12-09 12 Wire services. IT WAS mid-morning a cold clear day in northern Armenia, a Soviet republic that lies along the border with Turkey. At first, the ground seemed to move only a tiny bit. People could not be sure they felt anything at all. The branchesWire services.; Map/ Afp; Picture/ Reuter - 579 words
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Article, Illustration300 1988-12-09 12 Wire services. THE earthquake that struck the Soviet Union took place in a quake zone that is one of history's most deadly. In AD 893, centuries before instruments were devised to measure violent movements of the earth's crust, a quake in the same generalWire services.; Picture/ Reuter - 300 words
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217 1988-12-09 12 Wire services. THE world has begun to respond to the Soviet earthquake with offers of help. Among the first to react was Britain. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said a team of London firemen would leave today in response to an urgent requestWire services. - 217 words
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Article288 1988-12-09 13 Wire services. NATO now proposes that fleets of army tanks operated by the East and West in Europe be reduced by half 20,000 for each side. This move by the Nato alliance was in response to a Soviet pledge to cut its forces by 500,000Wire services. - 288 words
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139 1988-12-09 13 Wire serives. A TERRORIST says that a year spent studying a kidnapped Japanese woman helped her to pose as a Japanese tourist while planting explosives aboard a South Korean jetliner. The self-confessed terrorist, Kim Hyon-hui, said she lived with the woman captive from July,Wire serives. - 139 words
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131 1988-12-09 13 Wire services. AN American locust-spray plane was downed today by a missile near Mauritania's border with Western Sahara. Another plane was fired on but flew to safety, said US officials. Both planes had been hired by the US government from a firm inWire services. - 131 words
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Article, Illustration353 1988-12-09 14 Wire services. THE world trade talks in Canada have been extended through today because of a dispute over government support of farm prices. Argentina and Brazil yesterday threatened to block progress in other areas if the United States and the European Economic Community do not come toWire services.; Picture/ Afp - 353 words
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Article195 1988-12-09 14 Wire services. PRIME Minister Benazir Bhutto promised a better day for Pakistan's poor but for now she has to stick to the same old budget. In a televised budget speech to the National Assembly, Mr Eh-san-ul-haq Piracha, Minister of State for Finance, asked for tolerance.Wire services. - 195 words
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Article294 1988-12-09 15 Wire services. AUSTRALIA has promised that new changes in its migration selection policy won't discriminate against Asians. The changes were outlined for Parliament yesterday by the minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Senator Robert Ray. The changes have aroused concern among Asian immigrants. They fearWire services. - 294 words
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Article, Illustration57 1988-12-09 15 Superstar: He says he's bad but —judging from the cheers that met him at Tokyo's Narita Airport Japanese fans think Michael Jackson is the greatest. The singer greets an adoring throng as he arrives for a concert. It is part of a world-wide concert tour. For a JacksonPicture/ Reuter. - 57 words
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420 1988-12-09 15 Wire services. THAILAND says it is taking steps to protect refugees in camps along the Cambodian border controlled by the Khmer Rouge. A spokesman for the National Security Council, NSC, says some 260 troops will be gradually added to a special Thai militaryWire services. - 420 words
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Article199 1988-12-09 15 Wire services. CHINA is bidding for a share of the commercial side of space research. It has built a rocket launching centre on Hainan island and invited foreign researchers to use it. The official Xinhua news agency reported the base took two years to buildWire services. - 199 words
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Advertisement71 1988-12-09 13 I** WMmernmai I From December 9'BB to January 8 '89 Wu> Join In the festive joy and 'J I Up savour our festive delight I I r for your entertainment W 12 noon— 3pm I ADULT: $9.80 I CHILD: $$M I I adult?*lKo I CHILD: $9.80 I I++ Subject to71 words
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FOREIGN STOCKS
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Article, Illustration260 1988-12-09 14 internationals Wire Services. SHARES ended a gloomy session with a marked fall yesterday on the London Stock Exchange. The Financial Times 30-share index closed 13.9 points lower at 1,437.1. Volume was a moderate 543.8 million shares, up from 490.1 million shares a day earlier. However, shares managed to recoverinternationals; Wire Services. - 260 words
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Article88 1988-12-09 14 Reuter. ON THE Tokyo Stock Exchange share prices were slightly lower in opening trade in selling carried over from yesterday. Investors also want to wait and see whether Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa resigns, brokers said. The Nikkei index lost 14.36 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 29,744.54 in 10Reuter. - 88 words
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Article51 1988-12-09 14 FT Industrials Thu 1,437.10 (1,451.00) Dow Jones Average Thu 2,141.71 (2,153.63) ST Industrial Thu 1,002.84 998.99) NST Industrial Thu 1,758.86 (1,745.23) Hongkong Hang Seng Thu 2,680.20 (2,690.28) Australian All Ordinaries Thu 1,476.50 (1,471.60) Nikkei Stock Average Thu 29,758.90 (30,050.82) Figures in brackets refer to thoM of the previous trading51 words
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Article, Illustration270 1988-12-09 14 Wire services STOCK prices fell in slow trading on Wall Street yesterday following a week of increases. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, which had risen 61.35 points in the week's first three trading days, dropped back 11.92 to close at 2,141.71. Some 124 million shares changedWire services - 270 words
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Article, Illustration422 1988-12-09 16 Ting Mei See - By Ting Mei See M EMBERS of the Navy, Air Force and Infantry bands are joining forces to make music together tonight at the Singapore Conference Hall. It will be the first public concert of the 45-member Singapore Armed Forces Symphonic Wind Band made upPictures/ John Tan - 422 words
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Article216 1988-12-09 16 IF you missed David Rasif on Talentime, catch him at Starburst 5 today at 7 pm at the Forum of the National University of Singapore in Kent Ridge. Starburst, in its fifth year, is an annual concert by students of the university's Kent Ridge Hall.216 words
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Article, Illustration189 1988-12-09 17 MOON WALKER (Shaw cinemas) MOONWALKER is a mul-ti-million dollar personal fantasy adventure of Michael Jackson. Dance sequences and special effects are well done. ■WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (Orchard) MUST-SEE movie where cartoon characters share top billing with human actors. Bob Hoskins is the human detective helping Roger Rabbit, who189 words
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Article, Illustration319 1988-12-09 17 Sonja Tan - REVIEW/By Sonja Tan MOONWALKER, the movie, is Michael Jackson's $60.8 million personal fantasy adventure. And his personal crusade against drugs. Stunning special effects are interwoven within these two themes. The song and dance numbers, as you'd expect, are spectacular. The first part of the movie is a319 words
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Advertisement444 1988-12-09 17 I Midi System. Sherwood DM-235 MK 2 with Sherwood S-270 speakers Built-in: Double Cassette Deck/Tuner/Amplifier 30 Watts RMS x 2 With Surround Sound And 5-Band Equalizer. Sherwood S-270 speakers: 70 Watts RMS. 2-Way Bass Reflex System, 1" Ferrofluid Cooled Polyester Soft Dome Tweeter, 6V2" High Compliance Polyprophylene Coating Woofer Maxi444 words
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Advertisement490 1988-12-09 18 (fSKSa iCLEAN Presented by Jebsen 6c Jessen CS) Pte. Ltd. Sole Distributor of SOILOGEN's range of quality detergent products in Singapore. 100 prizes including trips, appliances and products to win. Clean-up some big prizes. Take home SOILOGEN quality detergents and win. LOOK FOR ENTRY TOKENS ON THESE PACKS. SKY BIOBACT490 words
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Advertisement66 1988-12-09 19 National H75 Hi-Fi VCR gives you sound power with remarkable realism. Ideal for stereo broadcast or simulcast TV programmes and tapes like being in the cinema or concert hall. Hi-fi sound system offers: extremely wide dynamic range, extremely low wow and flutter, and gready extended frequency response. Plus brilliant video66 words
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Miscellaneous1782 1988-12-09 19 HP 1 iuhmh lelevisions gSHH SCREEN M Friday at the Movies l^__l Simon and Simon White Fury Trading Places Lost Lady (Last Episode) The Untamed Tibet of i Titet"'An'" > »1 second film, is a comic powerhouse and Wild Slid WdCkyi Is Eddie out eight years of her life. Guest1,782 words
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SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL MARATHON
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Article, Illustration196 1988-12-09 20 Shahiron Sahari - 10,000 expected to take part in 42-km run on Sunday Story/1 Shahiron Sahari mmtntw Hup Lee I F you plan to watch and cheer on the runners of the Singapore International Marathon on Sunday morning, be DreDared to v get up really early. This year's Marathon will196 words
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Article226 1988-12-09 20 THIS year's route is very different from last year's Mobil Marathon mainly in that this year's is flatter and passes through a different area. Most of the route is shady and flat and passes through several housing estates. Most of the slopes are not worth mentioning for the226 words
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Article, Illustration173 1988-12-09 20 ATHLETE artificially loads muscle with extra fuel in the form of carbohydrate (stored as glycogen, an energy source in the muscles). This is done to delay the dreaded "hitting the wall" condition, the time when all the glycogen has been exhausted, and the body starts to draw instead on its173 words
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Article, Illustration443 1988-12-09 22 HERE comes a tricky question, so pay attention. Which SBC show was second only to Miss World 88 as the most popular English programme last month? Not an easy one, this. The answer is Strategy, the quiz show that tests the wits and general443 words
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Article, Illustration166 1988-12-09 22 DORCAS Chan is taking part in the Mrs Singapore/ World contest "for novelty's sake." She was encouraged by her colleagues to participate last year but she missed the closing date. So this year, she decided to enter, and when she asked hubby, he told her: "Go for166 words
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300 1988-12-09 22 Lo Tien Yin - By Lo Tien Yin REVIVE those memory cells. Tune in to Superbrainstorm, starting on Tuesday next week. This three-part game show, a "sequel" to the earlier Brainstorm series, will be loaded with fun questions to send you ransacking your memory bank rather than the300 words
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Article, Illustration308 1988-12-09 22 Danny Tan - By] Danny Tan CONSCIENCE WOMACK AND WOMACK (Island) IT'S a musical mix of sorts. Husband and wife team Cecil and Linda Womack sing soul with a message to the heart. The songs are preceded with messages about how relationships are like. At times it sounds like a self-improvement tape.308 words
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Article, Illustration251 1988-12-09 23 Adeline Woon - By Adeline Woon SHOWBIZ jobs, apparently, are not the only ones for which people have to audition by singing and dancing. The waiting staff at the soon-to-be-opened Cheers pub at the Novotel Orchid Inn off Dunearn Road had to show the boss that they251 words
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Article, Illustration259 1988-12-09 23 Vivien Chiong - By Vivien Chiong WU SZE Kai's voice has been mistaken for that of Alan Tam, Andy Lau, Wang Chieh, Gmil Chao and a whole host of other Hongkong singers. All because the 22-year-old Hongkong singer started his showbiz career making cover versions of other259 words
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Article, Illustration160 1988-12-09 24 YESTERDAY we asked you to play matchmaker with the 16 Mrs of the World finalists. We asked you to put your matchmaking skills to the test and match the husbands and their wives. Today, find out how well you scored. For those who achieved a perfect160 words
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Article, Illustration323 1988-12-09 24 Geraldine Goh - By Geraldine Goh VINCENT Leow's hands work raw blocks of marble, sandstone and wood into shapes of exquisite beauty. He is inspired by the human figure, which he portrays in various forms. His nine sculptures are outstanding pieces at the Shell Discovery Art Exhibition.Picture/ Sam Yeo - 323 words
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Article, Illustration380 1988-12-09 25 David Brazil - By David Brazil NEW YEAR IN LANGKAWI FANCY seeing in the New Year on a beach at Langkawi, the resort island off the north-west coast of Malaysia? There's an attractive offer now available from Tradewinds, the SIA subsidiary. Four days for the price of three that's $399. For a380 words
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Article, Illustration264 1988-12-09 25 Trudy Lim - By Trudy Lim s i 0 many rivers run through I the heart of Jakarta that river boats are a thriving busii ness. A river boat is not just any old boat. Jakarta's river boats don't have motors, they don't even have oars or paddles. HowPicture/ Simon Ker - 264 words
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Advertisement212 1988-12-09 25 Now its easy to share CAREFREE, ENCHANTING holidays with your family... without having to check your bank a/c at only $us/ day uHERATING HOLIDAY VILLA vacation ownership plan opens the door to fabulous holiday at 1001 increasing) destinations worldwide. BE ONE OF THE FIRST 500 NEW MEMBERS, EASY PAYMENT SCHEME212 words
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Article, Illustration545 1988-12-09 26 Lim Phay-ling - BY Lim Phay-ling YOU'RE the one footing the bill. Ms Gwen Tan's the one who tells you what to buy. Or what not to buy. Really. Ms Tan is a personal shopper. This slim, tanned, 25-year-old mother of two works at Tangs Studio in ScottsPicture/ Sam Yeo - 545 words
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Article, Illustration224 1988-12-09 26 Brenton Wong - 3y Brenton Wong THE latest modelling agency in town Hanis International will launch itself onto the catwalks with two fashion shows on Monday and Tuesday There will be 20 international models 14 women and four men from Tokyo, Paris and Manila. But the star224 words
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345 1988-12-09 26 WEEKENDBROWSER SKOOB BOOKS: Until Dec 31, all books are at a 20 per cent discount, except those from Tech Publications. A shipment of books arrives every two months from Britain. Topics range from academic subjects such as anthropology and philosophy to art, sports345 words
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Advertisement123 1988-12-09 27 Take a walk to Dempsey Road toddy. -j\ pr —-i— well changel your life. The Army is looking for suitably qualified young men and women to fill a wide range of exciting career opportunities. There's even options for uniformed or non-uniformed appointments. If you have TNT' level qualifications or above;123 words
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Miscellaneous1529 1988-12-09 28 RADIOGUIDE NOON News in Brief (Programme* in Mandarin) NOON Good Music, Company and Mo: NOON Newsdesk <ZX ptts 12 05 LuncM.tr Afternoon of irreat A musical treat to keep you 12.30 Poems By Root: Michael Rosen fr m S? ic f r your lunchtime li 8" e n EST 11,529 words
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Advertisement160 1988-12-09 29 Do you find the thought of being interviewed somewhat daunting? Do you have sleepless nights before the interview? I W Y /oA I y JI v This book offers some useful hints to help you prepare for an interview. It explains some important do's and don'ts, and provides an insight160 words
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Article, Illustration312 1988-12-09 31 Hong Lim Swee - By Lim Swee Hong A i RE Singaporeans really that awful when they're choosing food at the supermarket? Yes, says NTUC Fair Price, 'operator of one of the largest local chains of supermarkets, located mainly in Housing Board estates. "There have been cases of customers sniffing, licking312 words
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Article359 1988-12-09 31 SHOPPERS help themselves to food they haven't paid for in supermarkets. But ask them to pack their own groceries and they'll feel offended. TTie dishonesty of some customers, for example, is making it hard for a distributor of a brand of frozen yogurt. He is359 words
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Article, Illustration142 1988-12-09 31 HERE are examples from Consumer magazine of what people get up to in the supermarket and why they shouldn't. Sniffing: Customers open up products such as jam to have a sniff. Some products are vacuum-packed. When opened, air get? in and the food may spoil faster. Fingering142 words
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Advertisement46 1988-12-09 31 I You dress like Princess Di; he dresses like Crocodile Dundee. You want a Porsche, he wants world peace. You like fine restaurants, he wants to feed the starving. Will it ever work? Find the answer in Status Clash, in the December issue of HER World.46 words
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Article, Illustration411 1988-12-09 32 Gullit's timely boost for AC Reuter. DUTCH superstar Ruud Gullit looks set for a long-awaited return to the AC Milan team on Sunday. And his recovery from injury seems to have come at an appropriate time for AC faces city rival Inter at the San SiroReuter. - 411 words
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Article341 1988-12-09 32 Reuter. ARSENAL midfielder Paul Davis, set to make his firstteam comeback after playing in the reserves, is tipping his side to win the English First Division soccer title. Davis was suspended nine matches for breaking the jaw of Southampton's Glenn Cockerill with a punch. He feels ArsenalReuter. - 341 words
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Article208 1988-12-09 32 Wire services. SOVIET star Sergei Baltacha, who signed for Ipswich, may not be able to play his first match for two months. Ipswich MP Michael Irvine is pressing the Department of the Employment and the Home Office, which handles immigration matters, to speed up the process. Ipswich has agreedWire services. - 208 words
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Article234 1988-12-09 33 I ASIAN CUP SOCCER <The players lost control and started hitting long balls into the penalty area and praying someone would score.* Prtra, Kuwaiti coach. AFP. KUWAIT crashed out of the Asian Cup soccer finals when it was beaten 1-0 by Syria in Doha yesterday. What had beenAFP. - 234 words
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Article, Illustration80 1988-12-09 33 Reuter. FLORENCE Griffith Joyner said Carl Lewis may have slandered her when he suggested she took perfor-mance-enhancing drugs. "There's so much jealousy in this sport, but I didn't think I would ever hear anything like that from Carl Lewis," she said in an interview in LosReuter. - 80 words
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Article112 1988-12-09 33 AP, Reuter. THE battle against drugs in sports took a major step forward yesterday when East Germany said it would join the United States and the Soviet Union in a crackdown on doping. Said Manfred Ewald, president of the East German Olympic Committee: "Having the threeAP, Reuter. - 112 words
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Article331 1988-12-09 33 RACING... with DENNIS CHIA Raven has improved further and can follow up on his last start win to score again. The Sound Reason three-year-old was eager to go but had to be restrained by jockey Ismadi when he cantered on the sand track at Bukit331 words
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Article, Illustration442 1988-12-09 34 S Gulam - says FAM official Stories/ S Gulam SINGAPORE clubs should not sign Malaysian footballers for the Premier League, says Mr Paul Monysamuel, the Football Association of Malaysia executive secretary. He said Singapore clubs' efforts to sign Malaysian stars on a short-term basis could prove detrimental to thePictures/ Malay Mail - 442 words
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150 1988-12-09 34 THERE is no talk of fire, no prediction, no boasts just plenty of prayers instead. Singapore, poised for a bad show in the Merdeka tournament, take on Oman tonight (7.45) with hopes of snatching a point. Singapore coach Seak Poh Leong admits that Oman150 words
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293 1988-12-09 34 THE Reds are here to thrill. They took the Merdeka Stadium by storm last night with a stunning performance that left the Thais blushing. The Russians are only their country's top under-19 players. But their display of power, pace and deadly finishing belied their293 words
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Article, Illustration402 1988-12-09 35 A WEEK after SAAA president Loh Lin Kok recently called the National Stadium track "a disgrace", the Sport Council decided to stop all use of it for repairs. But SAAA thought it was a ban. SHAHIRON SAHARI helps to clear up the mess. SINGAPORE'S athletes have402 words
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Article228 1988-12-09 35 FOR the national athletes in the centre of the whole misunderstanding, there was relief yesterday. Most of the athletes assumed that the ban was at least partially lifted. They had all thought that there was a ban. On their part, they also called stadium officials regularly to228 words
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Article378 1988-12-09 35 Wire services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: BOWLING AMF World Cup in Guadalajara Leading scorers after third round (through 24 games, top 16 advance to ?uarter-finals): 1 Chung Hee oo (SK) 5,167 pins 2 Paavo Gronmark (Fin) 5,134 3 Mark Lewis (US) 4,985 4 Salem Monsuni (Qatar) 4,969 5Wire services. - 378 words
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131 1988-12-09 35 Now that national athletes can train at the National Stadium gym with a clear conscience, here's bad news for them: It will be closed for repairs. The gym, arguably the best in Singapore and Malaysia, will be closed for a month from Dec131 words
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Article, Illustration344 1988-12-09 36 The French men are strong favourites for Sunday's Singapore International Marathon. Defending champion Alain Lazare, if he recovers from the flu, is the hot-shot. But, if he fails, there is compatriot Jean Pierre Pietrement, reports SHAH IRON SAHARI IF the Singapore International Marathon had a flagraising ceremony for344 words
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Article239 1988-12-09 36 Alfonso Chan - Bri Alfonso Chan CONSISTENCY will be the key to national selection in bowling next year. Changes to the format for next year's Jatico Tournament of Champions will reward bowlers who show consistency throughout the seven tournaments. The changes were suggested by bowlers and bowling centre managers239 words
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Article, Illustration300 1988-12-09 37 Hamid Khan is ready for next week's Malaysain Open. A three-week training sting in Kuala Lumpur has made him fit. And, he starts his campaign on a special day. ALFONSO CHAN reports M AKE it a birthday to remember, Hamid, when you blow out those 23 candles. The300 words
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Article311 1988-12-09 37 IN the beginning, it was "hell." In the end, it wasn't enough it was "great". That was how Hamid Khan's summed up three gruelling weeks of training with Malaysia's top players like Misbun Sidek, Rashid Sidek and Foo Kok Keong in the Malaysian Project 88-90. Hamid311 words
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Article811 1988-12-09 38 FRIDAY Centrestage fTyT THRU LITTLE PIGS IfH GO PUNK. Starring a crazed wolf and three little pigs who have formed a rock group called The Ham Gang Music Band. Local drama ffoup Act 3 updates the old bedtime story. See it at the Drama Centre. 11811 words
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Article14 1988-12-09 38 OUT AND ABOUT: Holland fair CENTRESTA6E: Three punky pigs GALLERY: British landscapes14 words
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Article, Illustration183 1988-12-09 38 Yankee Doodle the way Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Gershwin might have composed it? That will be the highlight of the programme. It aims to get children interested in serious classics in a light-hearted way. The old American tune will be played like a Bach fugue,183 words
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