The New Paper, 30 November 1989

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1 39 The New Paper
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    15 1 the new paper THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1989 MO (P) 36/4/B9 SO CENTS the new paper
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      226 1 SDU BACK TO GRADS ONLY A-tovtl tlnflts to be transferred to SDS, probably from next year7Pag> 4 RBCETVfc figpu ||F STOP VEHICLE THEFT RISKY CARPARKS v r<An'»VT Warning sign Beware of the vehicle uiiefisays the crime prevention campaign to be launched on Sunday. They're prone to vehicle thefts, say police.
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Computer expert murdered 16 men
      292 2 Reuter. A CALIFORNIA computer expert, Randy Kraft, was sentenced yesterday to die in the gas chamber for the tor'ture and murder of 16 men. "If anyone ever deserved the death penalty, he's got it coming," said Judge Donald McCartin in a Santa Anna, California, court.
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      Lock icon Airliner 'bomb' only a video game
      195 2 Reuter. A SUITCASE that appeared to contain dynamite was blown up at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday the "bomb" turned out to be a video game. A police bomb squad blew up the suitcase before it could be put on a Colombian airliner in
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      Flats to hotels: 'Speculative'
      119 2 "PURELY speculative". That is the Housing Board's view of reports that vacant HDB flats may be converted into hotels for tourists. And that would be the case "until the feasibility of the idea is thoroughly considered by the relevant authorities", an HDB release said. It was
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      Chin Peng reappears
      144 2 COMMUNIST Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng has come into public view again. The first newspaper photograph of him in almost 35 years was carried by the Bangkok Post on Tuesday. Chin Peng, 67, was shown greeting Thai Acting Supreme Commander General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh. name is Ong
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      Lock icon Meridien sticks to tradition
      480 3  -  By Geraldine Goh BIBLICAL scenes in a hotel lobby? While other hotels in Orchard Road have put on the glitz and glitter, Meridien Hotel is playing it traditional. "We've decided to break away from the commercialisation of the Christmas season this year," said Ms Gwen Ling,
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      Tangs special for S'pore
      130 3 A DEPARTMENT store has special calligraphy in its calendar to celebrate Singapore's 25th anniversary next year. Instead of the usual paintings by local artists, Tangs has commissioned calligrapher and Singapore Cultural Medallion winner Pan Shou to do a 1990 calendar. "Pan Shou has specially put together
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      51 2 Jy cenlre y OF HOPE W CHURCH mm invites you to see a FILM on ..jjfr* 'SATANISM' ■Hi J I^TRE^dmissio^MTJl I Our church service is held B every Sunday at the same place time. m For more information, Jr call our Pastor Rev Peter Y T Tay m Tel: 253-1022
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      44 2 HOTLINEPLUS piUffTl IF you want to share a point of view, call our IlLlll I IIINI HotlinePlus on 734-7711, or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore IpHIiEIIfWI 0923. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. 734-7711
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      SDU to focus on grads
      545 4  -  By Irene Ng THE Social Development Unit, the government match-making agency for graduates and A-level holders, will soon concentrate its efforts On graduates only. It will transfer its A-level members to the Social Development Section which now caters to secondary school leavers. Observers call the
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      Fined for operating illegal taxis
      128 4 USING deregistered taxis to ferry passengers did not turn out to be profitable for Mr Sob Chiang Lim, 41. In fact, it was downright expensive for Mr Soh, who was fined $9,900 by a magistrate's court yesterday. He was also suspended from driving for three
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      PLAY MONEYWORDS
      6 4 /Coupon on Page 39
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Yummy, more free yoghurt up for grabs!
      235 6 THOSE with a yen for yoghurt can head for Parkway Parade today or Raffles Place tomorrow. At both places, 1,000 free cups of yoghurt will be given away. Originally, only 500 cups were to be given free, but the response yesterday at a
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      Poor response to music award
      365 7 ONLY four musicians have applied for the $80,000 La Salle string music scholarship. But none is eligible for this first music scholarship by a private school. Two did not have the required Grade Eight qualification. The other two did, but in piano. Some of the
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      GLOSSARY
      156 7 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. at loggerheads: Refers to a situation in which two or more people disagree very strongly with each other. hustings: The political activities, such as speeches, that take place just
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      Hair affair in court
      191 8 GET a haircut, a man was told in court. The district judge told a production operator yesterday that if he did not trim his long locks, the court would arrange a "free haircut" for him. Ahmad bin Abdul Rahim had appeared in court with his hair
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      Keeping customers satisfied
      559 9 How do you keep the customer satisfied? A fast food company, a hotel, a hospital and the airport authorities revealed their secrets at a workshop on customer satisfaction held at the NPB Building yesterday.KAßEN GOH reports McDONALDS FAST food restaurant McDonald's is re- ally fast. You place
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      Car theft: Wanting signs put up
      526 10  -  By Brendan Pereira w ARNINGS against vehicle thieves are to be displayed at more than 100 carparks. TTie move is to further cut the number of vehicle thefts. Every month, almost 300 vehicles are stolen. So signposts carrying the warning will be put up
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      These are the 136
      838 11 CAR THEFTS: WARNING SIGNS PUT UP FOLLOWING are the theft-prone HDB carparks. 1. Blk 20 Upper Boon Keng 2. Tanjong Pagar Plaza 3. Blk 19 Jin Bt Merah 4. Blk 110 Jin Bt Merah 5. Blk 146 Jin Bt Merah 6. Blk 25 Outram Park 7.
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      215 6 Tis the season of celebrations at NTUC FairPrice. We've got an exciting line-up of events and specials just for you! So come join us. 9 Hj CHRISTMAS TOY FAIR 'Jtfflfejk A/FairPrice we're stocked with toys of all £+£rjS- sorts. Join us at our Christmas Toy Fair '-rvySr' 5 f 0
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      7 6 PE/CEFPDM MOSQUITOES, ANYWHERE Another Innrwriwul pnduct from
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      215 8 There's no better way to keep <n shape, trim down or tone up than by indulging in Aerobics. If s the exercise to improve your m I cardio-vascular capacity as m B well as your flexibility and agility, v i the FUN and REWARDING way. 1H Each movement works specific
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      61 9 Limited Edition: The Omega Art. Q The Omega Art. However you turn it: Essential, complete. Utter simplicity. Art on the reverse side by Richard Paul Lohse, Max Bill or Paul Talman. Signed and numbered editions. 9f** om9ga Available at selected Omega retailers. Sole Agents Service Centres: SILVAROYAL PTE LTD. 250
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      208 10 MADE EASY. Stan*** Hrtß.ll (WIS. rofertal poMM pn aid mrchmral pracll an SUM TTUimjX Una Cokwr Portia 112 cokmnl MM '-*—ItOTMlrtrhrm? W— «T*Wa»* MUWUKta—iHptpHW MMckpiMl PBMTCL Pnatrr Cotan 112 rotr*n.| M.M COLLON Qtar Pear* aJ.aS Sdmol Km flt-*a te* lIJH3K ataprarn M«4M Itt rotaanl M.» 1 Pffy l ~pf££kmß <
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      393 11 :f IT'StoRTYTIME (V. N »AT ORCHARD ROAD I Fri Sat (Dec 1 2) A. 4 Time: 1 .00pm-7.oopmr- f A Tangs Forecourt SPECIAL BIRTHDAY GIFTS 4 Special birthday gifts for first 100 children (each day), aged 15 and below (born on Dec 1 2). Bring your birth certificate and/or identity
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      392 12 HAVE A FEAST AND \WIN A RENAULT f/nSBkHA r J 1e J HK **^ggF— Have a feast today at the UDMC Seafood Centre and you stand a chance to win a Data of Draw iS March 1990 fI^KA Renault 19 1721 cc. (*at PARF) and many other fabulous prizes. Tlma
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Computer firm to open stores abroad
      355 13 A YOUNG Singapore computer company, Challenger Microcomputer Products, is looking for sites to open six new stores in Singapore and six others in Melbourne, Jakarta, Hongkong and Sri Lanka. This would be the first time the company will be opening its own stores outside
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      37 COUNTRIES TO JOIN INFORMATICS SHOW
      81 13 SINGAPORE Informatics 89 is at the World Trade Centre. It will be from Dec 7 to 10. About 1,200 exhibitors from 37 countries are taking part. The organiser of the show is the Singapore Federation of the Computer Industry. It is sponsored by the
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      116 13 lia Co-ffee oran u i c e Marigold Yogurt Drink ~1 I <m )Ji~n i I'TB 1 LOW FAT Y^RTMINK l I A Better Start To A Brand Mew Day I I j j Karaoke's 0n... come drink along. It's after five and the crowd's warming up wifh aperitifs, highballs
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      For and against NMPs
      512 14 POLITICS A Bill that would create nominated MPs dominated debate in Parliament yesterday after IDPM Goh Chok Tong stated his case for the proposal. Fee hikes in independent schools and a proposal to separate politics and religion were the other major topics. Debate on the MPs
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      Aid for children who can't pay high fees
      280 14 [eovJC^^^ Govt will not intervene in the fee hikes at five independent schools and Raffles Institution next year THE Government will not stop independent schools from raising their fees. But children who qualify for them will not be left out if their
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      ACADEMICS, PROFESSIONALS FOR NMPS
      149 14 THE average Singaporean was indifferent about the proposal for NMPs. By contrast many academics and professionals had "enthusiastic support" for the idea. They believed NMPs would represent a wide cross-section of views and enhance the quality of parliamentary debate. These views were relayed to Parliament by
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      Schools may get control over budgets
      248 14 THE Government is considering giving schools more control over their finances and operations. This is so they can meet the hopes of parents. Minister for Education, Dr Tony Tan, said this in answer to a question from non-constituency MP Dr Lee Siew Choh, who
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      New Bill for politics, religion
      167 14 RELIGION PROPOSED laws for keeping religion and politics separate will be outlined in a White Paper to be issued in two weeks. Law and Home Affairs Minister Professor S Jayakumar said the paper would spell out the need for laws aimed at maintaining religious tolerance
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      285 15 Double CDs for twice the fun. -mA. iflflH [JUI i B1 I^—■MH'i t||, i i Introducing the latest in the Space selections non-stop. Its twin music ways. Using the adjustable Mix Mic, you Compo family. The CD-X99X(BK) with a schedules include Automatic Programma- can even turn it into your very
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Tours prepare heart patients
      353 16  -  By Chitra Rajaram HEART operations make most people nervous. Waking up after a major heart surgery or a bypass operation could be a traumatic experience not only for the patient, but for family members, too. That is why the National University Hospital's (NUH) cardiothoracic unit has
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      ONE FAMILY'S ACCOUNT
      154 16 MR Jusak Tan to Purnomo, 62, was reassured. After the pre-operation tour by NUH, even his family looked mentally prepared for his bypass operation. They had come all the way from Indonesia for the operation recently. "At first we were very scared. But they showed us everything,"
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon USSR to sell MiG-29 to the West: Jane's
      280 17 Wire services. THE Soviet Union wants to sell its MiG-29 warplanes in the West, says a respected journal of military affairs. According to yesterday's issue of Jane's Defense Weekly, Western companies are negotiating to buy MiG-29 "Fulcrum" fighters. The aircraft will be
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      India opposition seeks consensus chief
      213 17 INDIA'S opposition parties are scrambling to find a consensus leader. Their efforts have become urgent after Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's resignation yesterday. Mr Gandhi's Congress Party has said it will not try to form India's next government. "The people have given their verdict. In all
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      Lock icon Czech Reds' monopoly ends
      376 18 Wire services. T I iHE Czech Parliament has voted to end the the Communist Party's monopoly of power. The 350-member Federal Assembly unanimously approved the abolition of Article Four of the Czech constitution yesterday. The article stated that the party shall have a "leading role" in
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      Lock icon Picasso's work may break price records
      216 18 Wire services. A PAINTING by Pablo Picasso goes on sale today and might just break all price records. Art experts say the Spanish artist's Les Noces de Pierrette could bring in more than the $106 million paid for Van Gogh's Irises in 1987. The
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      Lock icon Japanese spends $60m on paintings
      128 18 Reuter. A JAPANESE financier spent more than $60 million at London auctions this week. Mr Yasumichi Morishita never lifted a finger to bid because he does not speak English. His transactions were handled by a colleague. His biggest purchase was Picasso's La Maternite, one of
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      25 17 [Vie have a wide variety of'fun'gifts and novelties hgm guaranteed to tickle your fancy posters, mugs, badges, unique cards and novel gift ideas to brighten
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      248 18 CASIO. M)D Incredible Sounds! Sound like a true pro with 100 crystal-clear instrument sounds. HHPljl PIANO, TYPEWRITER, HARPSICHORD, ACCORDION, JAZZ ORGAN, PIPE ORGAN, CHURCH ORGAN, ROCKDRUM BRASS ENS, WARM BRASS, BRASS HIT, WIND ENS, ENGLISH SAMBA WHISTLE, WAW VOICE, TWINKLE, ECHO, CHORUS, BRASS-STRINGS, FLUTE-VIB, BASS-STRINGS, I WARM STRINGS, JAZZ GUITAR,BAGPIPE,
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    Fashion's practical touch
    182 19  -  SEENIASTNIGHT By Ting Mei See AT last, an episode of Video Fashion News which does not leave you wondering who would be caught dead wearing the queer creations of prestigious designers. Last night's programme (SBC 12, 7.20 pm) focused on American designers such as Calvin Klein, Bill
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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      147 19 MATLOCK iH" Andy Griffith Stars mind masked by country charm and lHH||| JH j an easy going manner. He is joined I W this season by Don Knotta, who plays JHHH Ml a recurring role as his new neighbour, I II! P Lea Calhoun. I ANNE OF THE THOUSAND I
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      1365 19 DONHILLDOUBIE (RTM 2, 8.35 pm) IBi! 1 i Burt Reynolds: Plays a Los iiillLiJ iiiil I' I "V Angeles police detective who is torn >1 iP .ilili i 111 111 l 11 W BPHJIffIRTOTI between duty and his personal i iUlnSlffl 11, fl HMH H lll1H1i«el<1i» involvement with a jet
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      THE JUNGLE WAR
      561 20 The Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) is expected to end its 41-year-long shooting war this weekend when it signs an agreement in Thailand with the Thai and Malaysian governments. Under a Thai amnesty, the insurgents will emerge from hiding at the Thai-Malaysian border and lay down their
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      Chin Peng, the bicycle dealer's son
      399 20 COMMUNIST Party of Malaya (CPM) leader Chin Praf is due to sign a truce agreement this week in Thailand to end its 41-year-kmg armed struggle. The signing is expected to take place in Bangkok on Saturday. One of the world's most secretive revolutionaries, Chin
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      1721 21 MATLOCK JM if DUNHILL DOUBLE jjHHRIIk iSBC S, SOD pw> mjMt I HUSTLE ij l| Andj Griffith: Stars asßen Hi II (RTM 2, 8.35 pm) 'Iff 1 1 |j j|||! HI 1' J mind masked bycountry charm and JH Burt Reynolds: Plays a Los i!| liil IB' I "V an
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon 'Soviets an obstacle' in C America
      322 22 Wire services. US President Bush will ask Soviet President Gorbachev to show the same "new thinking" in Central America that he has shown in East Europe by curbing arms shipments to the region. The US Secretary of State, Mr James Baker, said in Washington
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      Lock icon Comrades, chat up a star on BBC
      178 22 AFP. MILLIONS of Soviet radio listeners are expected to tune in to the BBC tomorrow for a phone-in with British rock stars. The British Broadcasting Corporation said the programme will be in aid of victims of last year's Armenian earthquake. The stars include
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      Lock icon Gorbachev proposes naval cuts
      311 23 Wire services. SOVIET President Mikhail Gorbachev has proposed talks on reducing the Soviet and US naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea. At a state dinner in Rome, Mr Gorbachev said: "During the Cold War, such a presence could be justified, but now the situation has changed."
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      Lock icon Tight security in Rome
      133 23 Reuter. SOVIET KGB agents and Italian police joined forces yesterday to throw a massive security screen around Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev as he began a three-day visit to Italy and the Vatican. The security arrangements involving helicopters, armoured cars, dogs and a fleet of Soviet and
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      Lock icon Bolivian police nab drug baron in raid
      234 24 AP. T HE Bolivian government has arrested one of the country's two suspected top cocaine traffickers. Carlos Lisboa Melgar was nabbed in the eastern city of Santa Cruz. Police raided a home in a residential neighborhood of Santa Cruz, a major trafficking centre
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      Lock icon Venezuela: $16 billion corruption case
      157 24 Wire services. A VENEZUELAN tribunal yesterday ordered the arrest of 10 people including four former cabinet ministers and the former head of the Central Bank in a corruption case that may involve billions of stolen dollars. "The decision was taken for the crimes of embezzlement
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      Lock icon Auction of bronzes
      56 24 Christie S show; Three magnificent bronzes are examined by an expert for the auction in December. (From left) A 17th Century piece of Neesus abducting Delaneira, a 16th Century automation clock Stag with Hound Attacking, and The Rape of Sabine, a Renaissance statuette by Giambologna expected to
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      102 23 MEET LADY LUCK at The New Paper Fastads Food Fest 89 Grand Draw and BHTOIIOME A BEAUTY! ■nnpSjamwl Come and see the draw of our lucky winners of a Subaru Justy and Viki rTSTSySI this Saturday. Popular SBC artiste Ms Zeng Hui Sap y/01l fen will do the honours of
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  • FOREIGNSTOCKS
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      London
      254 24 SHARE prices finished generally higher yesterday in thin trading on the London stock market with few substantive developments to affect the overall market. The Financial Times 30share index was up 13.4 points at 1,781.7. Volume totalled 418.3 million shares against 436.8 million on Tuesday. Most sectors improved: mechanicals, chemicals,
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      Lock icon Tokyo
      80 24 Reuter. TOKYO stocks continued a six-day rally by posting slight gains at the open today. The key 225-share Nikkei index rose 56.25 points to 37,077.71 in 10 minutes after firming 36.16 yesterday. Early winners were brokerage, real estate, credit/lease, auto, communications, pulp/paper, precision instrument, airline and electric power sectors.
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      INDICES/C'osing prices
      52 24 FT Industrials Wed 1,781.70 (1,768.30) Dow Jones Average Wed 2,688.78 (2,702.01) ST Industrial Wed 1,410.13 (1,404.06) NST Industrial Wed 2,627.71 (2,587.61) Hongkong Hang Song Wed 2,751.48 (2,760.08) Australian All Ordinaries Wed 1,607.50 (1,599.90) Nikkei Stock Average Wed 37,021.46 (36,985.30) Figures in bracket* refer to those of the previous
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      Lock icon New York
      274 24 Wire services. SHARE prices ended lower on Wall Street yesterday. After five daysof gains and just one day after breaking the 2,700-point barrier, the Dow Jones industrial average shed 13.23 points to close at 2,688.78. Declining issues outnumbered gainers by about three to two on the New York
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  • UPDATE
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      YOUR GUIDE TO TODAY'S ACTION
      1262 25 Out&About OBUMBOAT RIDE. Take a half-hour ride down the Singapore River in a bumboat. You will pass at least 25 places and monuments of historical Interest. These include Raffles Landing, Elgin Bridge, Old Malacca and Anderson Bridge. Tickets at $6 (adults) and $3 (children under
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      DON'T MISS:
      16 25 OVT ABOUT: BUMBO/U" RIDE FOOD: NASI PADANG NICHTLICHTS: THE ANGELS COMING UP: JAPANESE DOLLS
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      TRAVEL IMPRESSIONS
      71 25 See the colourful paintings of Spanish artist Joan Redorta, organised by the Delia Butcher Gallery. He gathers a stock of rich narrative material from his travels to faraway places like Mali and Caledonia. His paintings captivate the eye with graphic images of places and people observed. This is
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      116 25 1 jsi> "bub fCatadkt fauna* k 4', f </Z° r s 1 4/ f Vj-/ 212 West Coast Way, Ground Floor W VwdL Hong Leong Garden Shopping Centre, S'pore 0512 w TEL: *****21 *****63 Business Hours: 2.00pm -12 midnight mmpf We've a wide collection of English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino
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  • Showtime
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      Who is Jaz right?
      603 26  -  By Lo Tien Yin A T least 20 women want to be Jazreel the Seckond. This was the number who answered SBC's call for a Jazreel look-alike to play her twin in a new serial. SBC shortlisted eight from the 20 who wrote in with their
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      Lock icon Beatles: Yesterday once more?
      306 27 The Beatles' meteoric rise to fame in the early 60s ushered in a new era for British pop music. In 1969 the group broke up. Since then Paul, George and Ringo have continued making fine records but within a narrow range of music and emotions. Talk
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      Love triangle shaping up...
      144 27 A MOTHER S LOVE: EPISODE 14 A Mother's Love Tonight SBC 8, 9.30 pm YINING leaves Xiaoliang's cocktail party, hurt by his angry rebuke over her delayed arrival. She makes her way to the pier at her father's sawmill where Zhaohui finds her. He stays by
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      No 'Hard Attack' for Europa
      405 28  -  By Adeline Woon THERE is life at Europa yet and this is despite the departure of the long-staying group Adam, Adil and Ben to go fishing, said one of them. Today, the mixed crowd still comes in the yuppies, the blue-collar workers, the army commandos,
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      Lock icon SEEINGSTARS
      212 28 USA Today. MOVIE ON BUDOHA BERNARDO Bertolucci, the Oscar-win-ning director of The Last Emperor has his eyes Buddha. That's the theme of his new movie. The $35 million production, which is scheduled to start shooting next year in India, will have a screenplay by Robert Bolt (Lawrence of Arabia).
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      873 29 THURSDAYRADIO COMICRELEF EEHH3EH C2HD9HI Curry-Pllff/Raymond Lee NOON Naws la Briaf (Programme* in Mandarin) I >. 12.05 Laatkdate: A musical election NOON Baaatlfal Music: Instrumental ///A for your listening pleasure. numbers featured for your /J/ U jS/sf M N//V f/f'Y\ VV 1.00 Naws aad Waatkar Rapart pleasure. v/Z /J/* /t f
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      660 30 COMICRELEF 1 THURSDAYRADIO Orchard Road/conn coh NOON Gaad Mask, CmmRT «»d NOON Nmillk Noon-time musical entertain- 12 JO Off tba SMfc A serialised read- ment. ing of Tees of the DTlrbervilles uic uf\vF 12.15 Saatlaiaatal Journey: This pro- by Thomas Hardy. ONE FIIM gramme invites you on a jour- 12.45
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      1052 31 WtrnmBbds737^066 THE EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIED SECTION av rs class. fm: 732*230 821 Bu»ln— To s*TscheSyM^ichw »V* inches by UU Inch** OMkMmte I InebM by S inches w»n Po.fr Cilnto with M inch— 7<7MM Ml Employment H«rnMi Company urgently requires ABBIBTANT TECHNICIANS e O.C.E. 'O' or 'N' level e with experience or
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      124 31 •31 Employment I liASai Aaauikn finlnni ka Aim |A* MV ridOry m\ Ang MO Klo Pi^ulnt! 1) SALES ENGINEER (11,200) 2) DMVDI CUM MUVDIY (1700) S) MALI A FEMALE MACHINE OPERATOR* (128 per day) 4) MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (1880) GENERAL CLERK (MOO) Interested, please walk In for Interview: MIl 14, AiuflVHigMii
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      453 32 •31 Employment American owned company In equipment and supplies 5 for electronic/ semi-con- Z ductor fabrication, assem- bljr and test requires:- BALEB AND 2 SERVICE i ENGINEER 1 Requirements: e Diploma In Electronic*/ Electrical S Engineering Age 29 -30 years, Male B g Singaporean e Able to work lndepen- dently
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      342 32 131 Employwnt MOUNT ALVERNIA HOSPITAL Personal Secretary To Hoapital Administrator An ettractive end challenging rt exiete at Mount Alvornla a poreon with the following quaHftcatlone: e Secretarial Diploma e Oood communication skills o Oood command of English Language (written and spoken) e Familiar with Modem Office Technology e Experienced In
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      396 32 •31 Employment MOUNT ALVERNIA HOSPITAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENT NURSE We offer SCHOLARSHIP to SINOAPORE CITIZENS who wish to reepond to the needs of our community in the heetthcare services. You are Invited to undergo a 3-year full time professional training at the School of Nursing, Singapore, commencing Id May 1900.
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      273 32 831 Employment I l We are the largest chocolate manufacturer in Singapore with VAN HOUTEN as our lead brand. We are now looking for suitably qualified and energetic candidates to take up the challenge of the following position: Sales Administration j Assistant I Minimum GCE 'O' level with credits in
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      65 32 831 Employment II ACORN L OCV PTE LTD I A computer company representing a wide range of renewed PC products such as IBM. HP. AST. Epson. Wearnes. 871 Education/ 871 Education/ insinjciiofi instruction RAM ME Courses at affordable fees: I I* Primary $20* Secondary $25 Advanced $251 For enquiries, please
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      Penang's clock tower gets a new coat
      284 33  -  Story and Picture David Brazil REGULAR Penang visitors who are fond of the island's historic landmarks are in for a little surprise. The 92-year-old clock tower at the Lebuh Pantai-Jln Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah road junction is not what it was. Formerly cream
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      310 33  -  By C Shantheni IMAGING going down Rochor Canal in a beautifully decorated boat, rowed by a masculine young man. Imagine soaking in the sun as he hums a love song. If you close your eyes and dream long enough, you could very well be
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      COMPASSPOINTS
      278 33  -  By David Brazil INDONESIAN CRUISES A FULL programme of Indonesian Expedition cruises on board the Island Explorer vessel is on offer for 1990 from P&O Spice Island Cruises. Most popular cruise is the 14D tour that goes east from Bali, exploring the string of islands all the way to
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      73 33 CALL IN NOW! South East Asia T SELLER Only 200 H,s HOLIDAY magazine is a useful research and planning tool to maximise your holiday trips. S.E.A.Traveller brings Free T-Shirts exciting and exotic destinations to your doorstep. For only $80, you'll receive 18 beautiful issues over 3 years. ARE AND A
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    730 34  -  SHOWTIME Bv> Vivien Chiong S HE has played roles ranging from a five-year-old grandchild to a 60-year-old grandIma. At 36, former child star Petrina Fung Bobo looks back with pride at a film career that has spanned three decades. "I may not be
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon 'No seeding for England'
      273 35 AP. E NGLAND will not be one of the six seeded nations in the 1990 World Cup finals, Fifa president Joao Havelange said yesterday. f Havelange said in an interview with Rome's sports daily Corriere dello Sport that defending champion Argentina, host Italy, Brazil, West Germany,
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      TOP 10
      198 35 TO P 10 THE PLAYERS i 101 9» lnfor» Milan, 3} 10. Ruben Sosa (Uruguay, Lazio, 2,5) RUUD Gullit, a key figure in Holland's successful World Cup qualifying campaign and AC Milan's 1989 European Cup triumph, was voted World Footballer of the Year by the London-based monthly magazine World Soccer.
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      220 35 Wire service. Results of yesterday's international sports: SNOOKER UK Championship (best of 17 frames): T Griffiths (Wales) bt A Robidoux (Can) 9-2, S Davis (Eng) bt M Hallett (Eng) 9-5. SOCCER Division One England: Sheffield Wednesday 2 Liverpool 0. Rumania: Jiui Petrosani 1 Con- stantza l.Arges 2 Bihor 1,
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      264 35 Wire services. MJUD Gullit, sidelined through injury since June, is to undergo a second knee operation tomorrow. And it may keep him out of action until well into the New Year. Gullit's club AC Milan said in a statement yesterday that after talks with the player and his Brussels
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      Lock icon Liverpool in shock defeat
      326 36 Reuter, AP. SHEFF W 2 L'POOL 0 ENGLISH League leader Liverpool, re- turning to Hillsborough Stadium for the first time since April's disaster, was surprisingly beaten 2-0 by bottom club Sheffield Wednesday yesterday. In front of a crowd of 32,732, both teams observed a minute's silence
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      Lock icon Exeter almost upsets Sunderland
      268 36 AFP. f OURTH Division Exeter came within seven minutes of an upset over Sunderland in its fourthround Littlewoods Cup tie yesterday. It went 2-0 up over the Second Divsion side with Darran Rowbotham's 16th goal of the season and Steve Neville's 10th. But within 90 seconds
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      Lock icon McEnroe beats Krickstein
      65 36 TENNIS Reuter. JOHN McEnroe came back from a set down to defeat fellow-American Aaron Krickstein in the season-ending Masters tennis tournament. McEnroe, seeded fourth, won the Rod Laver group match 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. On Tuesday, defending champion Boris Becker struggled past old nemesis Brad Gilbert 2-6, 6-3,
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      Lock icon Jansher-Robertson final
      97 36 SQUASH Reuter. CHRIS Robertson of Australia will play Jansher Khan in the final of the Dutch Open squash championship. He beat England's Bryan Beeson in straight games yesterday. Fourth-seed Robertson, who struggled for five games against Welshman Adrian Davies to reach the semi-finals, won 15-8, 15-4, 15-10. Jansher
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      Lock icon Aston Villa wants Francis
      215 36 AFP. ASTON Villa is interested in Trevor Francis as a player. Villa manager Graham Taylor is keen to sign Francis, 36, who lost his job as Queens Park Rangers manager on Monday. Francis, if he moves, will be returning to the city where he made his
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      Lock icon Crowding out tactics
      342 37  -  By Abdul Shukor CROWD WAAJ support in any sporting activity is vital. Once you have it, you have it made. And from the support it got, you would be forgiven if you thought China was playing University of Nevada in its own backyard. True, China was fitter,
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      NOTES & QUOTES
      222 37 NOTES QUOTES UNIVERSITY of Nevada coach Lonnie Wright is a charming man but he can be very competitive when his team plays on court. Like in the game against the Chinese last night. Livid by the space China's captain Sun Feng Wu was getting, Wright told Pat Green: "You get
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      Wrong footed?
      247 38  -  PROFILE: ALEXANDER OKUNSKY (Kiev Stroitel) By Abdul Shukor THE tallest player in the Kiev Stroitel team has probably the biggest pair of feet in the fifth Merlion Cup. But local fans may never watch him in action due to an injury to his right ankle. Alexander Okunsky is
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      Ricky's chances take a beating
      249 38  -  MOBIL MARATHON NATIONAL STADIUM, SUNDAY, 6am By Dennis Chia A RECURRING spine injury might hamper Singapore's top runner Ricky Khoo in Sunday's Mobil Marathon. As a result, he has not been putting in the mileage he had intended to in training. Said Khoo yesterday: "I
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      War Plan ready for battle
      171 38 RACING... with DENNIS CHIA WAR Plan, winner of four of his five starts, faces his biggest test this Sunday when he contests the Coronation Cup at Ipoh. The Steven Ong trained gelding looked a picture when he trotted round and did pace work in the
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      103 39 TCXJVWUtvr I II Mm HfrhHght*: support plus China's brilliant .MB play gives it victory j i -jT®®"* over the University of Nevada-ABDUL SHUKQR reports Soviet M Alexander Okunaky I is not only the team's tallest but as also the biggest feet. He uses shoe size 16!.../P»t> 39 WOt Boost: Dutch
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