The New Paper, 10 August 1990

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    24 1 the new paper FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1990 MCI (P) 75/4/90 50 CENTS sm^' new* paper FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1990 MCI (P) 75/4/90 50 CENTS
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      232 1 Picture/ CHOO CHWEE HIJA I fir X Ki w l w# B***'* 4 w jßv b» ~9 mmm m W* A wtt I ftp VI 112 SHE M m& K^WTa4 P fl bV tf WW* £112 AWbh Btv VBm i m BBS m &M Bh L' r 4b Hbw> 1
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      37 1 WON'T EXPATS r£U r ses to release d AQI foreigners held in Baghdad /?a/>£, looting, killing, say Kuwait refugees /sroe/ responds by testing a missile Ara6 summit shelved to narrow split Reports on Pages 20 and 21
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    Lock icon Talking hand, talking faces
    13 1 Chin Pob Lin thrttwa her m Picture/ David Tan
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    Lock icon People's picnic
    525 2  -  By Ken Jalleh Jr SINGAPORE threw a picnic on the Padang yesterday and 23,000 people forgot to bring the sandwiches. Singaporeans? Forget about food? A lama k, but true at least for two hours, which is about as long as anyone can reasonably expect Singaporeans to ignore their
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Balloon Bonanza
      385 3  -  m TRAVEL Air witmn balloons (called envelopes) heated by burners for lift. Passengers and pilot suspended from basket below envelope. Envelopes made of nylon, and burners run on propane fuel. Envelope sin determines maximum number of passengers Largest oaltoons have 30.000 cubic metres of air; the Martell and
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      Lock icon Students spread reading virus
      239 3  -  By Dave Ang THE rain came down but the balloons went up. Though the skies were heavy and overcast, the message sent by 200 students of Guangyang Secondary on Wednesday was light and clear. Their message: Spread the reading virus around! The students braved a passing
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Triangle race
      223 4 It is a risk worth taking: PM J-fJ rS4 MR Lee Kuan Yew in his last National Day message as Prime Minister urged Singaporeans to secure their future by staying ahead of the competition in the Singapore-Johor-Batam growth triangle. The competition will get tougher as Malaysia and Indonesia
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Mahathir briefs C'wealth
        41 4 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad explained to Commnwealth Se<-relary-General Chief Emeka Anyaoku in London whal Commonwealth DbMfWft were expected do during the Malaysian general election. He said ihey w«.uld be invited to observe the election, Ml '<• OVQIBM
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        Assault case youth arrested
        65 4 A SUSPECT has been arrested in the case of 15-year-old schoolboys Lee Choon Keong and Lim Soon Lye who were beaten up in a bus on .July 28. The suspect, aged 20, was detained by narcotics officers on Monday on nuapiciofl <»t drttj faking. The two
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        Differing views
        99 4 TWO views on the restoration of Indonesia-China relations. "Indonesia's diplomacy had been handicapped in the past because of the absence of ties with China. Now it can be more effective because we will have direct contacts with Beijing in solving conflicts," said Mr Jusuf Wanandi, head of the
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      HEADLINERS
      47 4 The Straits Times: Salute to Singapore. Business Times: Sterling silver Lianhe Zaobao: One nation* one people, one Singapore* Berita Marian: My flag, my Country. SBC morning news: UN Security Council declares annexation of Kuwait illegal. BBC morning news: I S iayi Iracj tightening grip on Kuwait.
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      144 4 HOTLINEPLUS If you want to share a point of view, call our Hotline Plus on 734-7711. or write to The Editor. The New Paper, 390 Kim Sens Road, Singapore 0923. Please include your full name, address and telephone number. Our Full Range of Colour TVs VCRs For Your Viewing Pleasure
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      83 5 Timeless Romjnce M grandeur Rome from S fkrvxi Time 9 J B but* S B j^^B^^^^oiMHH^Hflßß SOLVIL.,TITUS <wT kkd i Awaiiapte exclusively at Raffle s City Plaza Singapura Far East Plaza Peninsula Plaza (Klassef Lucky Plaza Marina Square Shaw Leisure Gallery Parkway Parade• People's Park Complex 7"oa Payoh lOriental |jRKI
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    Freshie Queen out, Miss Uni in
    452 6  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Ganesh Rajaram THERE will not be a Freshie Queen this year. The university students' annual ball tonight at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant will have instead a Miss University contest and a Manhunt contest For the first time, the beauty queen will represent
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      275 6 jttMKM -1 j -The New Paper- j Galeries Lafayette Special. j DISCOVER j j G/ A Lyn E R I J/l S j WIN A I $1,000 GALERIES LAFAYETTE i Shopping Voucher! j Simple! All you have to do is to identify the Galeries 5 Lafayette department featured above) So,
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      66 6 1 r| "v.—.-- —f r««! I#t Answer These Questions For Your Chance To Win! J The picture features a department at Galeries Lafayette LiatTowers I I 1. Which department is it? (e.g. Gents, Toys etc) a Name: PLUS! i i i 50 Consolation A c No Tel J I Age
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      85 7 V X %ST Ny\ *V. >4^ JK cwJh\ I f In celebration of Singapore's 25th Anniversary, we at Galeries Lafayette will be offering a parade of clothes and accessories i time going through our offers gale I Galeries Lafaye A pP O/Vf PEOPLE OHVsiHCAPORI Little Bo Peep Dress $16 00
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      N-Day: Not disloyal to go away
      430 8 G OING away for a holiday on National Day does not necessarily mean Singaporeans are less patriotic. Patriotism is in the heart people who celebrate National Day elsewhere are merely making good use of a long weekend, said eight out of 10 people interviewed
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      Extortion: Drugs in cigarette racket
      231 9 s INCAPOKK tourists have Warned !i\ the T'liirism Police Division of Thailand nut t<> lim cigarette i from vendors outside tl>»- Grand Palace in Bangkok. The cigarette* nay havs marijuana inside them, i h u (imlm e I laptain K<«\ Sukumonchantla 11< s.ji<l this in
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      GLOSSARY
      158 9 THKSK \vnl- .ipjM ir in "iir i..rii i...if I !><• Cnllowinu uolw will help In i •-< ymi need to i lum k i li. ir mi .nun buckshot: on Ini Iris ol lend -h«>i uftrtl lor hunt inn •I disfigured: Win. iomeun< S|i |>c.ir;iMi r or I.it c(h
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      'Principal turned my son away'
      293 10 During the recent primary school registration, Madam Tracy Ow tried to register her son at Bendemeer Primary School. But the principal discouraged her from doing so, she said. The reason? So that the school need not ballot applicants, Madam Ow claimed. Principal Maria Phua says
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      'She might have misheard me'
      296 10 MS Maria Phua, principal of Hendcmcer Primary School, recounted a somewhat different version. Miscommunication, said Ms Phua. They had spoken for only five to 10 minutes and it had been very nfltftj Um timi'. 112 Her children were running ahoul in the corridor, screaming and
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      MINISTRY COMMENTS
      47 10 A MINISTRY of Education spokesman blamed the dispute on rmscommunicatton. "We have our procedures pnncipais would register whoever comes in and if applicants exceeded vacancies, there would be balloting as laid down. Mrs Phua was just informing the parents of the vacancies and was misconstrued."
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      Prophets of doom 'so wrong'
      319 11 THE prophets of doom who made gloomy forecasts when Singapore separated from Malaysia are the focus of Mr Wong Kan Seng's speech this morning. Mr Wong. Minister for Foreign Affairs and Community Development, is scheduled to speak at a National Day Observance Ceremony at Jurong
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      Lock icon Women's handbag secrets
      102 12 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opened her handbag on TV recently and revealed tissues and ozone-friendly hairspray but no cash. What of Singapore women? TNP looked into the handbags of nine women and came up with THE items in nurse Shirley Leong's handbag: 1. Mrs Leong's wallet;
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      298 8 SOAR TO GASTRONOMIC HEIGHTS THE KELANTAN FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL V AUGUST 6 TO 18 ome <^'scovef Kelantan'j exotic cuisine and > f j/a V«» cultural splendours II the Kelantanese are as passionate about food as they ore about pursuing and Preserving °g«"old traditions and customs Jm[S 09 We've scoured
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      80 8 K H'l I r;-'--«r »m ;.',li #8 pW^p Kemble pianos have been carefully and meticulously crafted to give you a lifetime of musical pleasure Its excellent tonal quality, traditional craftsmanship and beautiful finish make it a joy to play And since it's tropicalised. it's perfect for our climate No wonder
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      108 9 ECP CONSULTING GROUP The Education and Career Planning Consultants If you aspire to be a Flight Steward/Stewardess Attend our Free Personal Assessment and career counselling Planning to become you own boss? Attend our Small Enterprise Management Seminar and manage your business more successfully STUDY SMART (A one day seminar) Anxious
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      215 10 MOH NO TO COLDS c* OH YES TO RELIEF Febs ss *ith vitamin c rAvVV COLD RELIEF TABLETS If a cold is getting to you. get Febs Cold Relief Tablets Because Febs with Vitamin C is specially formulated to ease nasal congestions and symptoms of colds effectively. g So. keep
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      49 10 Here are the 3 winners of The New paper Michel Jordi KNOW-THE-M ASTERS" PROMOTION 31 JULY, 1990 1. Leong-Tan Guay Siang *****01-E 2. Alexius Spruyt *****70-C 3. Mohd. Anip B. Abdul *****48-G Answers: Name of Master Artist: Paul Cezanne True, Michel Jordi is an !*%m 1 original Swiss Watch
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      42 11 s f r i V r L«*• y. 7; ,A;j£\ -T'>, SINGA P 0 R E "Together we can achieve our best, and more." (^Sterling"! I HOME FURNISHINGS I N Showroom: #03-329-323 Marina Square, 6 raffles Boulevard, Singapore 0103 Tel: 338 8661
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      40 12 ENTER "NEWSMAKERS" CONTEST 8 GUCCI TIMEPIECES WORTH $600 EACH TO BE WON! From August 6 11,1990 An exclusive Prizes sponsored by •:|x I.'!'!. 5"! v I) 111 I Ml f :x: i >'i '!§:?:v^ 'vl; is* promotion hmi i-ii 111»
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      141 12 JSW tts&iiri 1 ROSE GARDEN SICHUAN Kl SIAI KANI f« I evel *>. (lolden I .iiulm.iik I Mel MH'hliioi Mnn Singapore Sichuan Cuisine at its spicy best In a new locale, where East meets West I he Rom- Garden Sichuan Restaurant .11 the (..olden I andmark Hold A now name
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      293 13 Where Do You Go? LADIES' WEAR M~ VOHJ2/55/ mm: tUI UlwVUlwUj* If iCijS* CIAI l>E HMHEIEH) (toll WH*n <mi» wiu i ivv ,/,«l X WW/5 rasua/ i>a<?s Iselected) 539 559 (ruff* MGLfI WW $19-$39 Import ill 100% silk Nouses w».«»«.« V M B Irurpt w,w WH LESS 30% S lieium
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Towel, toilet roll, medicine, toys
      471 14 A TOILET roll, coloured pencils and a plastic bag in case the owner feels like throwing up. These are some of the things we found in three handbags. Another five also carried some pretty unexpected cargo for equally unusual reasons. Ms Nellie Lim's motto must
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      Mrs Thatcher's tissues, hairspray and secrets
      217 14 BRITISH Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher let the cat out of her hag on national television recently. Inside, she said there is always a packet of tissues and a can of hairspray "ozonefriendly, of course", she told interviewer Sue Cameron. Mrs Thatcher revealed the secrets
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      135 14 NOW YOU CM TYPE, WRITE ft/P C*9MHY 0F <*«*,», ©mmr* cover up The new Pelikan Roll-fix Cover Up...the perfect way to disguise your slip-ups. Pelikan Singapore-Malaysia Pte Ltd It is the first of its kind in the market. Dry and even, the no mess Singapore Cover Up allows you to
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      106 15 Thank You for Kind iM: Patronage And Support Over The Years. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE JaLi\& Place a placc for steak I 1. 80 Marine Parade Road, *01-30 Parkway Parade 6. 435 Orchard Road, *03-18/19 Wisma Atria Tfel: *****03/*****28 Tel: *****68/*****26 88, 2. Blk 231 Bain Street, *01-01 Bras Basah Complex
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      137 16 COLORS. A NEW WORLD FOR MEN. jfUßk. > KKI /jHIK& C* -J ,&&f. v m -<4h The emergence of a new kind of man. A man the BENETTON Tmid Formula 1 car FREE. With of the world in body spirit and mind, living ovary purchaso of 100 ml COLORS do
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Liberia alleges US bid to kill Doe
      242 17 AP. THE United States is trying to assassinate President Samuel Doe, a Liberian Government spokesman alleged. US Marines fired from a helicopter at the presidential palace in Monrovia yesterday, wounding a presidential adviser, the spokesman said. The US State Department denied that the
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      Lock icon No all-German polls on Oct 14
      198 17 AP. THE West German Government yest e r d a y scrapped plans to advance allGerman elections from Dec 2 to Oct 14. It was a major defeat for Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who until now had set the pace of German unity. East German
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      Clay modelling at CCs
      153 17  -  ESTHER TAN NEW BEATi THERE'S something comforting and reassuring about kneading and squeezing clay. Businessman Vincent Lim Huong Siong, 38, who never forgot that feeling has taken it a few steps further. He did a two-year ceramic art course at the Baharuddin Vocational Institute, and now
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      163 17 Tfeuex 'Se£oie..?Hever/lyai« At Ptcced LARGEST SALE OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTUREPAEDIC M BEDDING COLLECTIONS MADE TO RELIEVE hJW BAD BACKS AND PREVENT BACK PROBLEMS tfUiuunw* iN, «> I I NO MORE fcj SIMMONS BACKACHES! omv omv B*«i 111 PER SET iOLI V > < H PER SET OOt EN SITE Jkl'lM"
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      112 17 Soak up the cheer the charm, and the cosy comfort. ma Bi ne dipping on a long, cool beer... Level 7 the wind whisking in your face... merry-making with friends over long Happy Hours... This is the lure of the Beer Garden by our pool terrace. This is the life...
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      61 18 ImHBVM n lll9M PARK RIDE AT _3 MRTSTATIONS H IB TaJ i ■< i MltMttl It UMI' NK< It IM ••«•»> EX-COP NABBED mam y Said to have raped 7in Petaling Java Sf®''' t Stalker struck terror among factory girls Pigt IS «H MW> w~* BANG! AND THIS BLEW UP
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Bhutto alleges victimisation
      297 19 Reuter. PAKISTAN'S ousted Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has accused the new leadership of victimising members of her administration. The caretaker Government of Prime Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi has dismissed employees of her administration and frozen some bank accounts, she alleged. Meanwhile, former Information Minister Ahmad Saeed Awan
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      Noor's father thanks Selangor Sultan for help
      387 19 THE father of actress Noor Kumalasari has expressed his gratitude to the Sultan of Selangor over his offer to help solve the Malaysian star's problem in getting married to a businessman. "I was both touched and happy after reading the news of the
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  • FOREIGNSTOCKS
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      Lock icon London
      179 19 Wire services. SHARKS closed mostly higher on the London stock market yesterday amid quiet trading conditions. The Financial Times 30share index was up 4.3 points at 1,752.8 at the close. Volume totalled a modest 329.4 million shares, compared with 429.2 million on Wednesday. (iilts showed slight gains. Weaker crude
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      Lock icon Tokyo
      78 19 Reuter. TOKYO stocks opened higher on stock index futures arbitrage-related buying this morning. Brokers predicted a day of volatile and thin preweekend trading due to tension in the Middle East and the approach of a Japanese summer vacation period next week that will sideline many players. The key Nikkei
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      INDICES/Closing
      51 19 c: FT Industrials Thu 1,752.80 (1,742.30) r Dow Jones Average Thu 2,758.91 (2,737.38) c ST Industrial Thu (1,375.72) NST Industrial Thu 3,060.91 (3,099.95) Hongkong Hang Seng Thu 3,091.59 (3,145.57) Australian All Ordinaries Thu (1.566.00) Nikkei Stock Average Thu (28,509.14) Figures in bracket* refer to those ot the previous trading
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      Lock icon New York
      203 19 Wire services. WITH no major developments reported from the Gulf, Wall Street got off to a hesitant start yesterday before investors decided to build on the advances of Wednesday's session. After oscillating between the plus and minus columns, the Dow Jones index ended the day at 2,758.91 points,
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Iraq refuses to let foreigners leave
      449 20 Wire services. THOUSANDS of foreigners are still trapped in Iraq and occupied Kuwait because of Baghdad's refusal to let them leave. In an ominous development, the US State Department said Iraq had now made it clear that most of the foreigners within its borders
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      Lock icon Arab summit postponed
      224 20 Reuter. AN Arab emergency summit to avert a military showdown over Iraq's annexation of Kuwait has been postponed till today. The delay was aimed at giving two Arab giants Egypt and Iraq time to narrow their differences over the summit's agenda. Iraq's senior delegate, First Deputy Prime
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      Lock icon Israel tests missile
      209 20 Wire services. IN what appeared to be a direct response to Iraqi threats, Israel yesterday test-launched, for the first time, a new missile designed as a shield against Iraqi rockets. The test of the US-financed Arrow missile came only a day after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein threatened
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      Lock icon Plunder, rape by Iraqi troops
      424 21 Wire services. A GROUP of Kuwaiti refugees yesterday said Iraqi forces were leaving a trail of plunder, rape and violence in their country. Iraqi troops who stormed into Kuwait on Aug 2 had spirited away many influential Kuwaitis, said a Kuwaiti businessman now in Geneva.
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      Lock icon Bush goes on vacation today
      254 21 Wire services. US President George Bush planned to begin a threeweek vacation today. Aides said he would be able to monitor the crisis and make decisions from his holiday home in Kennebunkport, Maine. "He is very satisfied with the course of events during the last
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      Lock icon 'No emergency oil-sharing yet'
      153 21 Reuter. THK disruption to world oil markets caused by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait was not severe enough to require emergency ingThis was stated by the Western world's energy watchdog, the International Energy Agency (IKA), yesterday. In a statement issued after a day of high-level talks in
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      42 20 I mbs' win oveiH®""- i I Plk IN PRIZES!" Lo_ok o_ut for the Entry |Qjj j I rt\ $10 redeemable voucher for any Old pair or Coupon in A A W New pair of Levi's jeans entered for the contest this Saturday
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    Lock icon LIFE IN VIETNAM TODAY
    702 22 spotlight Vietnam has suddenly discovered capitalism. Price controls are gone, so are subsidies to state firms. Curbs on investment have been lifted. Life there today reminds some observers of China in the early 80s. Free trade flourishes in city streets as Ho Chi Minh's communist country
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      88 23 HOur Super Visual televisions offer the most life-like colours. We invite you in for a screen test. When you compare televisions preset most other brands, they have a revolutionary at the manufacturers'colour and brightness Invar Mask Picture lube that delivers high settings, you'll notice our SV range of 26", image
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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      1014 23 JOURNEY'S END PROFILES IN PROGRESS (Channel 8, 9.30 pm) 1 lIP MASTERING MONEY j 'f AFTER rescuing Shang Manhua, J v (Channel 12, 7.25 pifl) I Wt Tiansheng (John Hong, right) discovers she J I j» "V is Chuhan's daughter. He invites her to ride I '1 THIS programme explores
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    They put ears to 'good' use
    197 24  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By Adeline Woon WEIRD-LOOKING animals have always been a staple of cartoons. Before there were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and for that matter, before the word teenager was coined there was Dumbo in 1941. Nobody knew much about radioactive sleaze in sewers then,
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      119 24 THE WAY WHY WOMEN MYTH SINGAPOREANS LOVE LOSERS INFORMATION SHINE OF THE DRESS The appeal of men The beauty lies TIMES VJtaTswong ten -old i of the day SINGAPORE GIRL ABORTION F A U L L BL P° M I 1 How you've Just the facts, Wild about grown in
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      305 24 fridaytv CELEBRATION SPECIAL: «H POLICE ACADEMY 3 K (Channel 5, 9.35 pm) THIS second sequel to Police Academy re-works the JP proven hit formula which groups together a bunch of I ill-matched oddball weirdos and social misfits at a police S J training academy. The plot involves rivalry between two
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  • SHOPTALK
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      More info on rice bags from October
      302 25  -  By C Shantheni T i HE next time you pick up a bag of rice at your local groccer, do read what's on the bag. It might very well say, Thai-Vietnamese rice. From Oct 1, there will be more information on rice bags
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      WHAT SOME CONSUMERS SAY
      174 25 THE New Paper asked some Singaporeans what they thought of the new rice policy. Mrs Margaret Lee, 38, a housewife, said: "It will be nice to try different blends. And if it is cheaper all the better. But the other information is already on the bag,
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      Who can wear contact lenses?
      445 25 EYETOEYE Q: I AM a 14-year-old girl and I play netball. I am now wearing a pair of glasses which are thick and heavy. They keep sliding down my nose. I have asked my parents to get me contact lenses, but they refused. My father
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      110 25 Eat out today and you coura drive away in a Nissan NX Coupe tomorrow -IJ*i |SSSp The most exciting iPSS?VSf|J|i: annual food feature is LA2A2L*! i now on rill September StiJJ) 29, 1990 in The New i:| :=:g? Paper and the Lianhe trard Zaohao. Spend $30 and above at any
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  • Showtime
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      WINGS S'PORE IN HK FILM
      701 26 The first Hongkong movie to be shot entirely in Singapore may have the largest cast of any movie in history. A chase scene was shot at Swing Singapore where 500,000 people danced in the streets on National Day eve. LO TIEN YIN reports comiw up
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      45 27 LET'S CELEBRATE SHOWCASE OF SINGAPORE ALL-STARS IN CELEBRATION OF SINGAPORE'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY ANGEUNE KONG CHRIS HO CLEMENT CHOW DICK LEE EDGAR'S FAULT mGANI HERITAGE JACINTHA MAIZURAH ONESIMUS PRINCIPLE OVERHEADS SYDNEY TAN NOW PLAYING IN A SHOP HEAR YOU AVAILABLE ON LP, CD AND CASSETTE ujea
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  • SHOWTIME
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      History comes alive in drama
      338 29  -  By Dave Ang H I ISTORY lessons need not be dusty and bland. Students at Bedok South Primary School found out yesterday when they happily lapped up Act 3's The Story of Singapore. The play is adapted from parts of a soon-to-be-released book with the
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      THIRD PERFORMANCE
      84 29 BEDOK South Primary School was the third primary school Act 3 performed at. The group will he taking the act to eight other primary schools between Aug 16 and Aug 30. The book, The Story of Singapore, will be available at next month's Book Fair at the World
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      Bird lets fly with laughs
      374 30  -  PREVIEW, Adeline Woon Bird On A Wire Coming to Shaw cinemas I 1 N Bird On A Wire, action man Mel Gibson teams up with featherbrained klutz Goldie Hawn. It should be the ideal partnership. You get to ogle brawn while tbe blonde creates the
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      Matchwinner Goycoechea
      80 30 TODAY'S PIN UP SKKGIO Goycoechea. 27, goalkeeper for Argentina in World Cup 90, wont to Italy prepared to watch Nerv Pumpido in front of tin- net. But Pumpido, who helped Argentina to the 198(i world title, broke his leg in the second game. (loycoechea took his place and
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      176 30 Happy Hours (4pm-Xpm) it's 1 Bu y onc drink GS ft and the next is yours and yours alone absolutely free! (Except premium brands) KATHY'S TRIO Introducing kathy band leader and lead vocals. Rostam Bin Nani keyboard player. Ra/.ak Bin Kadir bassist. 11 D (p ■r K Mi direct from
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      320 31 FRIDAYRADIO VTTXTITTTIV^^I NOON News in Brief NOON News in Brief A 12 OS Lunchdate 12 03 Popu,ar Cla ,cs «m m D 1.00 News and Weather Forecast 1.00 News and Weather Report 4 I IS LuncMate (cont d) 110 C c 1 E h «•<" >« zr?S£r »^cu Mto ic
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      195 31 COMICRELIEF 1 Curry-Pllff/Raymond Lee fas? ~£p* r 7\^' Augusta /Dominic Poelsma Angus McGill f JU4T THINK 1 A ICNV£<\ (&J1 AP&TT \f WtU,.SQMt &UT W£ WONT" 1 I HOLIOAY |N ftZANdfc 7 AM I V- .A fft&M 1 I txp&rr j w George the Robot /Stephen Stanley r nQ r
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      599 32 COMICRELIEF FRIDAYRADIO Orchard Road cohn Goh EH9SHHBS r N °ON Go®* Music, company and me NOON Ne s(lesk NO. MO 1 CAN'T LIT I HAUST &olbll #<r Kr 12.15 Sentimental Journey 12.30 Off the Shelf 'THE Klft-SU 1 NIENTUfct INTOM. NO(>T I |lM\gT DO n3Q Keeping Track: Topic Not All
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      114 33 THE RIGHT CONNECTION YOU CAN EASILY AFFORD A Powerful Keyphone System at the most affordable price. Just Sit back A ISOLECTRA will assist you in all necessary arrangements including hiwpurchasing A leasing A free PHILIPS radio/ cassette wil be given upon every purchase All tar you to gai* by colling
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      277 34 821 Business To 821 Business To 821 Business To Business Business Business SPECIAL PROMOTION < FOR^UGUST^NIY m i $385 I ***£> A i 4" CGA COLOR MONITOR jM ItJCP HAND SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS PTE ITMSP If mSI No I RocKor Conol Rood, 105 13, Sim lim Squom, S (0718] Tal: *****49
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      433 34 831 Employment 831 Employment 831 Employment CLERICAL OFFICERS (Ministries/Departments) Applications are invited for the above appointment: Entry Qualifications GCE 'N\ or 'A' level, or Certificate in Office Skills or Preliminary Certificate in Business Studies from VITB Starting Salaries Depending on qualifications, starting gross salary ranges from $553 pm tor candidates
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      341 34 831 Employment I A we* establish sd Amancan |*||M| J 1 i UMTItW NrYIOV CO. W JUrOng 1. COATERS/ BLASTERS Able to communlclat* In English Physically fit Experience not necessary, training will be provided Able to work shifts Preference to those who have completed N.B. 2. SECURITY GUARDS Able to
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      271 35 831 Employment 831 Employment CRQwn PRPCE HOTEL Singapore I Managed by Prince Hotels Japan tJJVeu, Revised Salary Waiter/Waitress Confirmed salary $735 pm (Part-Time 54.50 per hour) Steward/Stewardess Confirmed salary $645 pm Bartender Confirmed salary $795 pm e§ Food Runner EE (Chinese Restaurant) Confirmed salary $605 pm Pantry Assistant Confirmed salary
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      287 35 831 Employment 831 Employment ATfcJIAITIS ENGINEERING A CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD r (A Subsidiary of NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD) Propel Your Career Into The Fltture We are a progressive ship building and ship repairing company To cope with our expansion, we invite applicants for the following positions: Secretary Mature able to
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      342 35 831 Employment 831 Employment We are an established Corrugated Carton Manufacturer situated in Jurong, and at part of our expansion programme, we are recruiting the following: 1) PRODUCTION CLERK e GCE O' Level e At least 21 years of age e 2 years experience 2) GRAPHIC ARTIST 3) DIE-CUT OPERATORS
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      442 35 831 Employment B A wall established marketing organisation with branches in JJ 9 S C. Alia dealing in business 5 machines and office automa 5 lion haa immediate vacancies S J.or: SALES EXECUTIVES 5 If you are ambitious and 5 g wish to make sales .1 ca g g reer,
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      432 36 t3l Employment 831 Employment PETER LAI JEWELLERY PTE LTD I invites Chinese applicants for the position of I Requirements:- Must speak fluent English and possess good interpersonal and communication skills. j Ability to speak Japanese would be an advantage. Aggressive and 9elf motivated individual who is determined to make Sales
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      559 36 831 Employment 831 Employment ft Great Singapore SuewßStPly 1 The renown Betigfttfftf! Solo Cake Shop with 12 outlets irtSirgapot* is expanding and we are inviting tt**e wW» Interesting personalities to join our dyn«nto team as: 1) EXPERIENCE BAKERS 2) DELIVERY DRIVERS we offer tttractlw talrtes and wiem fringe benem *^^WP^#
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      322 36 831 Employment Company with MMy llnaa of European and AiMricn ooqki haa a vcancy tor JUNIOR SECRETARY The job entails a comprehensive knowledge of the dally business operation and a fair amount of Independent work and decisions will be required by the self-starter Ability to take shorthand will be an
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      349 36 831 Employment DRAUGHTSMEN REQUIRED I i practtoi I Mln 3 years experience i S working days i 1 1 3 mln. from Tanjong 1 I Pagar MRT i i Salary commensurate i i i to experience i Oood working environ- i ment j ******94 for interview. An established ship-chandlers requires
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      388 36 831 Employment I Dynamic Seminar Company requires: COPYWRITER/ EXECUTIVE j a excellent wrlUng skills a good interaction with all levels a wishes to learn seminar business 0 able to do administrative 1 tasks jo able to work hard and long hours o computer literate An excellent opportunity for i career
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      261 37 •31 Employment Stub. Conatructlon firm requires 1) TECHNICIAN Mln. NTC/ ITC In mechanical <■ electrical engTg I Class 3 driving licence and tome working experience 2) SITE FOREMAN kfln. Poly grid with diploma In building 3) SITE CHECKER Clan S driving licence Some knowledge of English I working experience Call
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      344 37 •31 Employment JUNIOR SECRETARY I Mln OCE O' Level S with PBC 2 Knowledge of PC B Bilingual in English It m Mandarin Able to start work immediately Interested parties, please call or write in with full resume together with a non-returnable photo- 5 graph to: PANESIAN SINGAPORE S PTE
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      400 37 131 Employment SALES CLERKS (ADMIN.) e Ability to type accu- 1 rately e 1 year working expert-J 11 enc I Apply personally to. i i Swenmet Engineering i Pte Ltd i 174 Gul Circle I Jurong, S. 2262 II or Tel: Ml-5569 I i I i SBS Sua: 252 from
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      284 37 831 Employment 831 Employment 1 M The Polyolefin Company L (SinQopore) Pte. Ltd. I Our Company is one of the downstream companies in the Petrochemical Complex located on Pulau Ayer Merbau and produce two kinds of essential plastic materials low density polyethylene and polypropylene. We invite suitably qualified candidates for
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      299 38 Reuter. AMERICAN Bobby Wadkins was a surprise early leader in the 1990 PGA Championship yesterday. He carded a superb 31 on the back nine for a four-un-der-par 68 on a warm, sunny day with virtually no wind Another American Fred Couples was one stroke be- hind on
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      180 38 68 Bobby Wadkins 37-31 69 Fred Couples 34-35 70 Billy Mayfair 35-35, Scott Verplank 32-38 71 Brian Tennyson 35-36, Nick Faldo (Brit) 36-35, Payne Stewart 36-35, Steve Pate 35-36, Mike Reid 36-35, Tim Simpson 36-35, Chip Beck 35 36. 72 Lonnie Nielsen 36-36, Wayne Grady (Aust) 36-36,
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      158 38 Reuter. ANDERS Holmertz of Sweden powered to the fastest 200m freestyle of the year yesterday at the European Open Cup swimming meeting in Rome. Holmertz, 1988 Olympic silver medallist and 1987 European champion, won the final in 1:47.28s. It was 0.2s faster than Italian Georgio Lamberti's
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      794 38 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: ATHLETICS World junior championships finals in Bulgaria Men's lOOm: 1 Davidson Kzinwa (Nig) 10.17 2 Jason Livingston (Brit) 10.25 3 Rodney Bridges (US) 10.37. Discus: 1 Ilian Iliev (Bui) 58.28 m 2 Franck Biset (Cuba) 57.10 m 3 Jan Engelmann (EG) 56.82
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      202 39 Reuter. F [LAMBOYANT American Andre Agassi told a French magazine he contemplated quitting tennis after a disappointing season last year. Said Agassi: "In 1989 I thought about retiring from tennis. "I didn't, but I thought a lot about the reasons which can prompt someone to commit
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      251 39 AP, Reuter. BEN Johnson will be able to compete again for Canada. But he will never again get federal funds. Canadian Sport Minister Marcel Danis announced yesterday that the lifetime ban on federal funding will remain and it will be up to Athletics Canada
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      485 39 Wire services. SAID Aouita, the world 1,500m and 5,000m recordholder, has ditched plans to return to action in Holland on Sunday. The Moroccan had hoped to make a belated start to the season in the 5,000m at the Adriaan Paulen Memorial meeting in the eastern Dutch town of Hengelo
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      312 40 says Pahang manager Bernama. p i v AHAN(j will not throw in the towel in the I Division One Semi-Pro League, says team manager, Datuk Haji Ibrahim Taib. Datuk Ibrahim's decision comes in the wake of a string of controversies that have seized the state team
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      285 40 NST. THKRK'S so much pressure on Perak, one of the three top contenders for the First Division title, that coach M Karathu had to deny the team's request for a day off yesterday. Like the others, Perak has four more League matches to play
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      Saudi club in for three games
      183 41  -  By S Gulam AL-ITTIFAC, a top Saudi Arabian soccer club, will play three matches in Singapore as part of its threeweek training stint. The Arabian and Gulf Cup champion plays Singapore's second stringers tomorrow (5pm) at the National Stadium Practice Track. On Wednesday (7.30pm)
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      323 41  -  By Alfonso Chan STANLEY TAI does not believe he can retain the National Panasonic Singapore Open Masters title he won last year. But it won't be from lack of trying. To boost his chances, he has brought along a 10-pound ball to supplement his 15-pounder which gave
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      63 41 SOCCER coaches from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur will play their annual match as a curtain raiser to Sunday's Semi-Pro League Div One match at Merdeka Stadium. The match will he played at the National Electricity Board (NEB) ground in Bungsar, Kuala Lumpur, at 9am followed by informal discussions
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      112 38 Win 1,000 Ken-Air Silver Bonus Coupons ingniij' Participate in the most exciting food feature ImSiSiSj promotion now on till I September 29, 1990, I every Wednesday and fLSESSpl Saturday, in The New fUEBUfcLfli Paper Fastads/Lianhe Zaobao M i niads a nd get a chance to win 150 sets of Ken-Air
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      272 40 I "NEWSMAKERS" O .J ©EXCLUSIVE GUCCI TIMEPIECES, WORTH $600 EACH, MUST BE WON! V mpl c! Each day, form 6to 11 August IW (Excluding 9 August) we will feature the name of two current NEWSMAKERS (anyone who has been in the Unscramble these two Newsmakers I news lately) with its
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      104 41 VtlfcigflML Every Cartm watch tarries a unu/ue hologram lahel as jvur guarantee oj Swiss math quality anil Mental Carven design Catven H'auh is the OJfiaal Timepiece for the Miss Singapore I'mverse I'W) Miss Malaysia Universe I Wll Pageants. I s The He H r n 'ti ot rrancc > >
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    539 42  -  By Ken Jalleh Jr SINGAPORE threw a picnic on the Padang yesterday and 23,000 people forgot to bring the sandwiches. Singaporeans? Forget about food? Alamak, but true at least for two hours, which is about as long as anyone can reasonably expect Singaporeans to ignore their gastronomic traditions.
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    576 42  -  By Trudy Lim THE earth moved yesterday, beneath the feet of about 13,000 performers and 250 vehicles on the Padang. Miss Chan Poh Lin, 47, felt every tremor. So did I. For me, it was a moving and new way of enjoying the parade. For
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      165 43 Chan throws her m BW Talking hand, WQ talking faces Picture/ David Tan Picture/ Choo Chwee Hua -a 'I*iSie H r J? /\7 j J r i g '3 j y y Jf $3L ILN K JB The hand of Miss Chan Poh Lin (top picture) and the faces of
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      34 43 msnnmnnsm i RAf^y WON'T FREE EXPATS foreigners held in Baghdad Rape, looting, killing, say Kuwait refugees Israel responds by testing a missile Arab summit shelved to narrow split Reports on Pages 20 and 21
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