The New Paper, 24 April 1989

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    12 1 the new paper MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1989 MCI <P) 36/4/89 50 CENTS
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      82 1 Builders can cut their costs by 25 per cent in two to <p^ five years. How? By following 26 suggestions given ifi f0^^\UjP in an official report, scheduled to be released this morning. The Government has accepted it. How x will it affect future buildings?/ Page 4 m«w« u Drop
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      65 1 ma ikwwji (fir-" I CHAMP BREAKS I STATION I ASIAN RECORD I MURDER I sww f |H Hussein (right) P3 MVCTC DV> breaks his own pi Ifl 191 bit I H Asian slalom H H record. "I have Q PICTIIRF H broken the rivlUIlt record several k3 M times before
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    Lock icon Chicken boy's rooftop roost
    50 1 About 200 fowl squawk at this farm on the roof of a three-storey shophouse. So rare are some of them that Jurong Bird Park and Sentosa want them. Loving owner is schoolboy Lawrence Kuah (above). But guess who's poaching his pigeons?/ Page 3 Picture/ Sam Yeo
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon MRT murder: Door to rail tracks was open
      417 2 POLICE were dusting glass doors for fingerprints last night at the Raffles Place MRT station. They hope this would provide clues to the murder of a man there. The question was why the normally closed doors were open. The doors separate the
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    • Article
      Bomb scare at new Malaysian power plant
      180 2 A BOMB scare disrupted work at a new power plant in Malaysia on Saturday. The police bomb disposal squad was called in to remove a suspicious-looking package. Workers had found the package in the station's com-puter-control centre. The Star, which carried the story
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      Lock icon Chinese funeral for an Indian
      267 2 AN Indian casual worker who died suddenly last Saturday was given a Chinese funeral by his family, the Lianhe Zaobao reported today. The man, identified only as Kaliah, 43, also had a Chinese name, Wanli. He was married and had three children. His sister, aged
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      Lock icon The schoolboy who plays fowl
      409 3  -  By Geneieve Kwek SCHOOLBOY Lawrence Kuah is called the Chicken Man by his friends. But it has nothing to do with any lack of guts. Lawrence, 15, keeps and breeds about 200 birds, some rare and exotic, on the rooftop of his three-storey shophouse in
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      99 2 J presenting k THE PRESIDENT'S 1 SECRETARIES' WE |£L^ A (Sl Huang Palace Buffet Dian Xin Special 11 00 am 2.30pm daily W 8.00 am 2.30pm Suns Pub j Sumptuous spread of traditional Hong Kong F Dian Xin.s7.Bo++ adult.s6.Bo->-+child k Also caters to weddings special 1 occasions. Private Rooms are
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      32 2 The weather WEATHER outlook from noon: Fair except for showers over a few areas in the late afternoon. Max temp: 34 deg. Min: 25 deg. Sunset: 7.07 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 6.58 am.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Govt accepts CIDB report
      509 4 HOWTOCtfTBUiLDIMG COSTS T HE Government has accepted a set of recommendations which are designed to cut building costs by 25 per cent in two to five years. There are 26 recommendations in all. They were made by a task force set up last year to look
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      Fund-raising exceeds target
      147 4 IT made a pile of money. More than $90,000 in coins and $1 bills was brought in by 4,100 People's Association youth group volunteers from Saturday's fund-raising project. It took 50 people nearly 10 hours to count, package and stack the small fortune. The final tally: $91,587.89
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      Office rents record likely
      101 4 DEALS for office space in Raffles Place were recently signed at $75 a square metre. But owners are raising their rates to $80 in the latest negotiations, a property consultant said. Jones Lang Wootton (JLW), said that office rents in Singapore are almost certain to reach
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      88 5 FILL THIS FORM IN I If you take this form to the Festival of Sight and Sound I at Raffles City, you may end up seeing more than just great I entertainment and the latest in audiovisual technology. Ybu -iiiii iiS M could win a 14" colour television, carry compo
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Pill and IUD not popular in S'pore
      352 6 SINGAPORE couples do not like using contraceptives such as the pill or the IUD. The pill and IUD are considered the more effective reversible contraceptive methods, with over 90 per cent success. "We do not have a history of utilising such methods," said
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      Thanks for ALL your calls
      568 6 OUR HotlinePlus telephones buzzed steadily last week. Readers made more than 40 calls with tip-offs, complaints, suggestions and reactions to stories and photographs. Fans of the mysterious would be interested in this off-beat tip we received: Graphics designer Mr Wilfred Lim, 36, told us there
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      Soon, the taste of exotic fruit
      323 7  -  Pictures and Stories/. Nicklaus D'cruz STRANGE fruity tastes are coming to Singapore. Atemoya, galipnut, mamey American or jabotica are just some exotic fruit the Primary Production Department (PPD) is testing to see if they will grow here. Every year since 1984, the PPD has
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      Getting Ebiu here at all cost
      294 7 THE PPD sends a team of two people each year to collect new fruit trees for Singapore. They go only to tropical or sub-tropical regions as fruit from these areas have a better chance of success here. Before going on the fruitcollection trips, weather
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      FRUITY FORETASTE
      95 7 BELOW is a taste of what is to come: Star fruit (Taiwan): Expected at year end. Has more flesh, is less fibrous. Ebiu (Australia): Excellent. Like coconut but very soft. Similar also to an apple but sweeter. Eggfruit (Taiwan): Texture and taste like egg yolk. Very sweet. Black
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      132 7 HELD OYER FROM SATURDAY, APR *****9 FsJllffiN WEEKLY DRAW 7 (APRILI2 TO 18) WINNERS OF 3 SAMSUNG PORTABLE STEREO SETS (ST-A35) by courtesy of Prospere Pte Ltd LUCYANG *****93F VERONICA ONG *****148 TANPOHCHUAN *****86E WINNERS OF 3 DINNER VOUCHERS ($3O) by courtesy of Sanur Indonesian Restaurant 4 SEOW MING HWEE
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon US to cut back on Star Wars, delay Stealth
      300 8 Wire services. THE United States plans to scale down its "Star Wars" programme and delay full production of the radar-elusive Stealth bomber by a year. These were among the elements of the Pentagon's 1990 budget outlined by Defence Secretary Dick Cheney
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      Lock icon Monk shoots ex-girlfriend, kills himself
      94 8 Wire services. A BUDDHIST monk committed suicide in Bangkok after shooting and critically injuring his former girlfriend following an argument. The monk, identified as Thongkhoon, 23, had travelled to Bangkok from his monastery in north-east Thailand's Loei province to try to persuade Ms Thongpat Saraphan,
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    GLOSSARY
    132 8 SINGAPORETODAY THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. armament: The process of increasing the number of weapons to improve defence. bric-a-brac: Small cheap ornamental objects. configurations: Arrangements of various parts of something. constitution: System of laws
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      537 8 Jackpot still intact, $500 awarded Stephen Avenue is the only winner of MONDAY, APRIL 10 TUESDAY, APRIL 11 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 Moneyworts [TBZJj[[IIOB| |j_HdJMnTFM| Tdithe 2|n I ciM 2Us t oTM 2|t 0 nTM 3■ D U L 3■ V I C 3MI I E W rpppivypn hIQ mm was
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      21 8 Leam to make decor statements the way you make fashion statements. Take a tip from HOME 6c A Times Periodicals Publication
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon We have strength to rule: Cambodia
      219 9 Wire services. THE Hanoi-backed regime in Cambodia says it has enough experience and strength to "independently" control the country. The claim was made in a wide-ranging official report aired over Radio Phnom Penh yesterday. It gave an upbeat outlook on the ability of Prime
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      Lock icon TOKYOSTOCKS
      89 9 Reuter. SHARE prices rose in opening trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange today after Wall Street closed at a new post-crash high on Friday and the US dollar remained above 131 yen. The Nikkei index was up 81.79 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 33,111.60 after 10 minutes of
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      Lock icon Green Berets in US-Thai exercises
      159 9 Wire services. THAI security personnel and a US Special Forces team have begun joint sea and land anti-terrorist exercises near the Cambodian border in eastern Thailand. Police personnel and troops from Thailand's three armed forces opened three days of anti-terrorist exercises at the weekend with
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      Lock icon Kabul threatens to strike Pakistan
      292 9 Wire services. A FGHANISTAN is threatening rocket attacks against its neighbour, Pakistan. B Defence Minister Shahnawaz Tanai said any such attacks would be in retaliation for increased rebel offensives inside Afghanistan. The rebels are backed by Pakistan. The guerillas battled government forces in four provinces
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      Lock icon Freedom protests continue in China
      38 9 Short break: Weary students take a catnap in Tiananmen Square during a lull in their protest for more democratic freedom in China. Students in Beijing plan to boycott classes from today. Picture/ Reuter
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      Lock icon 50 arrested at Moscow rally
      190 9 Wire services. POLICE units arrested about 50 dissidents at a Moscow rally of 3,000 people protesting against a crackdown on Georgian nationalists two weeks ago. The nationalist demonstration in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi claimed the lives of 20 civilians on April 8. Ninety minutes
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  • Showtime
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      Envoy's home turns festive
      369 10  -  By Ting Mei See o NE look at No- 5, Tyersall Road, and you'll know it's no ordinary rich man's house. Designed by the well-known Japanese architect Kiyoshi Seiki, it is the new residence of Japan's ambassador to Singapore, Mr Wasuke Miyake. A sloping driveway leads
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      JAPANESE ARTISTS ON SHOW
      127 10 IT is not often that such Japanese art masterpieces are on display together under one roof. According to an Embassy official, Ambassador Miyake managed to put together the exhibition through his close contact with the artists. Ikuo Hirayama has made 48 trips to China and India
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      Close encounter for 1,000
      414 11  -  By Wong Sing Yeong ABOUT 1,000 people packed the Liang Court atrium for the fourth show by SBC's Perfect 10 radio channel. The enthusiastic but orderly crowd was almost within touching distance of the performers, who included four SBC drama stars parading in a fashion show.
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      Ramayana to be staged in Japan
      415 11  -  By Ting Mei See ARTS and Acts, which performed the Mandarin version of the Indian epic, Ramayana, in Hongkong this year for the Hongkong Festival fringe, will be staging it in Tomaya, Japan, for the Youth Theatre Festival in August. The 2,000-year-old Ramayana is
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      Sex on TV? Just education
      198 11  -  0SEENLASTNKJHT By Wong Sing Yeong TENSION filled the air. Even the laughter had a nervous edge. People shifted uneasily in their seats. A few didn't utter a word. The scene? A forum on sex education in the TV magazine programme Contact-Y on SBC 5 last
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      Oscars lose out to big films
      400 12 Were you one of the 150,000 or so people who watched the recent 61st Academy Awards show? Newly released figures reveal that viewership for the much-touted show lost out to blockbuster movies such as The Killing Fields. SONJA TAN reports A BOUT 158,000 people
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      QUICKTAKES
      170 12 OVERBOARD (Orchard, Marina 1) A COMEDY of riches-to-rags. Real-life couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell put up a splendid performance as husband and wife. Good. Times: Orchard 11am, 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.15 pm. Marina 1 1, 3.30, 6.30, 9 pm. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Changi 3) A COMEDY. Steve Martin
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      Miss S'pore turns down film offer
      244 12  -  By Geraldine Goh BEAUTY queen Teo Ser Lee has rejected her Hongkong film offer. The reigning Miss Singapore/World 89 was spotted by a talent scout after she appeared in a watch commercial with Hongkong actor Andy Lau early last year. An offer was made
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  • FOODNOTES
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      Chinese teahouse stopover
      460 13  -  stories/ Lim Swee Hong Taikan-En Chinese Restaurant Hotel New Otani Opening hours: 11.30 am to 2.30 pm f 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm $3++ per person for tea, sweets at 80 cents each Lu Zu Chun Chinese Tea House Hotel Equatorial Opening hours: 10 am to 6
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      WHAT MAKES A SUPER POT OF TEA
      323 13 IT takes good brewing techniques to get the best out of Chinese tea. Here are some tips: Tea leaves: Amount to use depends on individual taste. Half a teapot of leaves is standard. Leaves can be re-brewed four to five times. Water: Immediately-boiled
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    Silk and Simplicity
    477 14 China models emerged in colourful splendour over the weekend. And showed off the fluid beauty of Chinese silk with their languid elegance. But it was a rare fashion show for another reason, reports BRENTON WONG FASHIONTODAY SIMPLE silhouettes in silk for the woman who wants her presence
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      73 15 nYiVf* SEE THE LATEST HAND \U HELD VIDEO CAMERAS. Since their creation, video cameras have gone through an amazing revolution in design. In fact, some of them are so small they can be wL» held with only one hand. To see the latest video cameras and other audiovisual equipment, come
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      94 15 USE THIS TO PROGRAMME YOUR a NATIONAL VCRs. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I I I Ku( iHk-/wyrMiiirn-<>isii\tMrirni-i^fViiitit^; c FAMILY TIES STUDIO ONE PRESENTS SPORTING CLASS 3 20:25 21:00 APR 24 a 20:30 21:30 APR 24 12 21:00 21:20 APR 24 UlllflllllllllllllllllllDlDllW ***************1111 miMIIIIHIIIIII C NEWS AT NINE o PATROL THE MINO 3 21:00
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      1684 15 Television .^L M Cagney and Lacey —I* "'ftSBJ l V The Assisi Underground Wired SCREEN M Roll Call (9.30 pm, SBC 5) 10.30pm, SBC 5) GEMS (11-15pm, SBC 5) PADRE Rufino is sent to prison to THIS edition of Wired features BEAUTIFUL TV actress 4jflf > await execution by firing
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  • spotlight
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      THE RELUCTANT SAMURAIS
      906 16 Japan has often been compared to the legendary phoenix rising from the ashes of defeat in World War II to become one of the world's most formidable economic powers. Yet the world, especially the Asian countries, has not forgotten the brutal way that Japan waged the war.
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      FACTSHEET
      265 16 AFTER World War II a vanquished Japan was placed under US occupation forces. It was given a constitution that renounced war. Demilitarisation was encouraged. A National Police Reserve Force was formed to look after Japan's basic security needs in the immediate postwar period. In 1962 it was converted into
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  • secretaries Weeks? A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT
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      The Apple of his eye
      508 17  -  secretaries' Week By Irene ng S HE takes a bite of the good life as an executive secretary at Apple Computer. i Mrs Nellie Goh, secretary to Apple's manag- ing director Mr Jim Forquer, has high-tech machines to slice up her working life into enjoyable
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      Tales 'office wives' can tell
      426 18 :On Saturday, we wrote about what every boss should know about Uheir secretaries come Secretaries' Week. Today, we reveal what she normally keeps secret: What Every Secretary Already Knows I About Her Boss IF you think former Miss India Pamella ißordes has stories to tell,
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      High-tech roles for secretaries
      514 19 It was predicted authoritatively 10 years ago that as more people used computers, secretaries would become extinct as the dodo. Instead the new technology has enhanced their roles. IRENE NG tells why SECRETARIES are not extinct, even though it was thought a decade ago that they
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      Keeping up with the latest
      138 19 THE changed image of the secretary caused by office automation, is happening world-wide, said Mr John Watkin. In Singapore, about 10 per cent of secretaries in Sapes are already in management or preparing for management responsibilities, said Mrs Margaret Wee, the association president. But Singapore
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      163 18 B u -m I Say? Or Tuesday? Wednesday? Or later in the week? We wouldn't Then tell her that our Inn of Happiness is featuring special the opportunity to treat your secretary to a brief, yet well-earned respite be surprised if she's wondering the same thing. lunch-time fashion shows complete
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      182 19 Take Secretary Down A Catwalk R>r Lunch. Celebrate Secretaries' Week in style, at The Oriental, Singapore. Our chef has prepared two special luncheon menus at $22* or $24*. as well as our regular a-la-cane menu. Enjoy them throughout the week at the relaxing Cafe Palm the perfect location for all
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      170 20 A SECRETARIES' WEEK SPECIAL FROM MAGIC MUSHROOM AND THE NEW PAPER START WORK *M v I H M I EVERYDAY liiwi^mv' EFFECTIVE LIQUID AIR FRESHENER »«*«2***i» W Citrus Grove H4B Haze Magic Mushroom is the highly efficient 250 Magic Mushrooms will be given out at each liquid air freshener with
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    Visions of the future
    356 21 The film Working Girl used the catchy slogan More to life than smiling, filing and dialling. Singapore's secretaries agree secretaries' week A GREATER role for secretaries in management. That is how some of the 170 secretaries at yesterday's opening of Professional Secretaries' Week see the future.
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      94 21 [free KAOI GIFT PACK To celebrate Secretaries Week, we're giving fi B away Kao Gift Packs when you present this B coupon. The Gift Pack comprises Kao Biore I I Facial Wash, Kao Biore Milky Foam, Kao B I Biore Body Cleansing Foam, Laurier Extra B I Slim and Laurier
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      179 21 !§CP A Refreshing Alternative '4ft't lb Perk-up t Productivity Natural Mountain Spring .V mm Water On tap, anytime j| Anytime, anywhere, you can enjoy natural mountain spring water at the touch of a button whether at the prm office, home, gym, factory, etc *2 Thanks to the Aqua automatic dispenser,
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      151 22 ENTER THE HER WORLD WED-IN-STYLE CONTEST YOU could be the lucky bride-to-be to win this special wedding package: •BEAUTY-IMAGE will provide make-up and hairstyling on your wedding day both in the day and in the evening Plus a trial make-up too. •BP DE SILVA JEWELLERS will present a 0.20 carat
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      1515 24 RADKXUIDE III! IMII-rMiM ■:M.II.bI.M|IHT.IWIMffEKMBM NOON Nwi la Brief (Programmes in Mandarin) NOON News la Brief aad Weather NOON Good Mask, Company Me: *00N Nuwsdesk 12.05 Laachdate: Listen to some en- NOON Beautiful mask: A selection of Bepert Noon-time entertainment to 12.30 Daagereas la Leva: "Dangertertaining music played for you light
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Chesnokov's challenge
      209 25 Reuter. ANDREI Chesnokov joined the Russian tennis rebellion yesterday by pocketing his $53,200 cheque for winning the Nice Open. Chesnokov's refusal to hand over his winnings to the Soviet Tennis Federation was prompted by compatriot Natalia Zvereva's recent announcement that she would keep all her prize-money in future.
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      Lock icon 'Ben OK for '92'
      226 25 AP. BEN Johnson would be welcome to compete in the 1992 Olympics, International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch said yesterday. Samaranch said Johnson must be treated "like any other athlete," despite being involved in the biggest drug scandal in Olympic history. "Johnson was treated like
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      Win after warning
      152 25 RACING... with DENNIS CHIA A WARNING that his riding licence would not be renewed spurred jockey Luke Danis to the ride of his life. That gave him victory on Trustworthy in the $200,000 Perak Derby at Ipoh yesterday. He was told by the chairmen of the four
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      Lock icon A tough act
      465 26  -  Stories/ Alfonso Chan VIJAY Amritraj's presence in the Epson Singapore Super Tennis is tinged with poignancy as it comes right after his making a most difficult decision to stop playing Davis Cup for India. The 36-year-old film star, tennis player and businessman, looking nothing like the player
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      Quest for year's first
      166 26 SINGAPORE'S current heatwave does not worry second seed Amos Mansdorf of Israel as he seeks his first title of the year. Everyone will play under the same conditions, said Mansdorf, whose best result this year has been at the Auckland Open, where he lost in the
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      Sunny-Wai Yaw for doubles
      88 26 SINGAPORE'S Liu Wai Yaw and Sunny Liu have been given a wild card entry into the main draw of the doubles event of the Epson Super Tennis. Tournament director Graeme Plum offered a slot in the 16-pair draw to the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association last night
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      Lock icon Barnes and Nicol out
      336 27 Reuter, AFP. LIVERPOOL players John Barnes and Steve Nicol have both pulled out of Wednesday's World Cup soccer qualifiers. Barnes is out of England's match against Albania and Nicol for Scotland's tie against Cyprus. Both the players want to attend funerals of some of the fans
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      Lock icon SPORTSLINE
      283 27 Wire services. DAVE McPherson, the uncapped Hearts defender, has been called into the Scotland soccer squad for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Cyprus at Hampden Park. Manager Andy Roxburgh called up the 25-year-old centre-back yesterday as a replacement for Liverpool's Gary Gillespie, who withdrew because of a groin injury.
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      Record-breaker
      291 28  -  Stories/ Abdul Shukor SUPER skier Jasmie Hussein broke his own Asian slalom record at the Sprite Water Ski Championship at Kallang River yesterday, when he cleared two buoys at "35 off'. It meant he completed the course at 58kph with an originally 60-foot line shortened by 35 feet. His
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      Young Edmund aims to be a champion
      262 28 AS Jasmie Hussein skied his way to a Asian slalom record at Kallang yesterday, little Edmund Yang watched from the beach, hoping some day he would emulate the champion. "I enjoy waterskiing and I would like to be like Jasmie. "He's very good
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      Lucky seven
      231 28  -  BOWLING By Alfonso Chan SEVEN must be a lucky number for Patty Hor. After seven years, Lady Luck finally smiled on Patty when she won her first national tournament in dramatic fashion. She had to beat Katherine Lee for a chance to meet masters qualifying leader Vicky Teh
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      Lock icon SCORELINE
      537 28 Wire services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: CRICKET Second day of the four-day match between India and Jamaica in Jamaica: India 586-24 (N. Sidhu 286, D Vengsarkar 111, S Manjrekar 57; Carter 2-129, Tucker 2-115). MARATHON London Marathon Men: 1 Douglas Wakiihuri (Ken) 2hrs 9mins 3secs 2 Steve Moneghetti
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      Kelantan wants Ahmad
      275 29  -  Stories/ S Gulam NATIONAL soccer striker Ahmad Ibrahim has been approached by Kelantan to play in this year's Malaysia Cup. But the offer has put the 22-year-old Singapore Armed Forces regular in a dilemma. He wants to fight for a place in the Singapore team but at
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      Balestier United fined $550
      138 29 BALESTIER United has been fined a total of $550 for chalking up 60 demerit points in the recently-con-cluded Premier League. Balestier, which finished third in the seven-team tournament, was fined the maximum of $250 for reaching 40 demerit points. It was fined an additional $300 for
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      Zaman's a winning loser
      312 29 SCHOOj£RUCBY ...with SHAHIRON SAHARI FOR one St Andrew's Junior College player, the 6-3 semi-final win over Raffles JC on Saturday, brought mixed feelings. Match-winner Kamarudzaman Zainal Abidin, who sent Raffles crashing out of the National A Division tournament with two superb penalty goals, is a former
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