The New Paper, 11 May 1991

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    14 1 the new paper SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1991 MITA (P) 13/4/91 50 CENTS WEEKEND EDITION
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      83 1 Nikon She suffers from incurable liver cancer. She wants to die, so she takes sleeping MllftlCr r3p pills and alcohol. Her husband suffocates her by tying a plastic bag over her c head. The husband is charged with murder in a US court. Jury gives the verdict: 10T HGipillg He
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    Lock icon The man who can stop S'pore
    88 1 He is big, he is strong. But he is not in a friendly mood. Sabah's giant of a goalkeeper is the man likely to stop Singapore in tonight's soccer match. Singapore coach Robin Chan thinks so. The goalkeeper, Netolicka Jaruslav, says so. "I'm going
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Welcome aboard the megatop
      50 2 Hot scat: Kurdish refugees sit in the shovel of a bulldozer as they travel home from their high mountain camp near the Turkish/Iraqi border. Thousands of refugees who poured into the hilly border area fleeing Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's venom are now going back. Picture/ Reuter
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      Lock icon Gun dealer, buyer die in KL shoot-outs
      275 2 Bernama. M ALAYSIAN police shot dead two men and seized five revolvers during two separate shoot-outs yesterday. One man was killed in Kuala Lumpur, and the other at Serdang, 20 km from the capital. One of the men was a gunrunner and the
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      'Be my friend', but he molests her
      233 2  -  By Charmaine Chan A PRODUCTION operator who tried to make friends with a student ended up molesting her instead. Seow Lye Hock, 28, hugged and kissed the 17-year-old girl inside a lift When the lift reached the sixthstorey, she ran out shouting for
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      Lock icon Eyeball a shark and live
      434 3 The flood gates are about to open for fish and people alike. Come Monday, you can walk through Underwater World and stroll among its 2,300 fish without getting wet. OVIDIA LIM takes you on a close encounter of the finned kind. Fishy trivia UWS is
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      LOCATION AND CHARGES
      70 3 ■Location: Sentosa Island. Opening hours: 9 am to 9 pm daily. Accessibility: Monorail (Station 7), bus, bicycle, or on foot along the waterfront promenade. Disabled: The main aquarium is accessible by wheelchair. There are staff to help. Schools: An education officer can assist in educational tours for
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      135 2 HOTLINEPLUS TO share a point of view, call our Hotline Plus at 734-7711, or write to: The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Rd, S'pore 0923. SATURDAY SPECIAL I Rascals memberships worth $5,600/ Page 14 BENEFICIAL FULLYGUARANTEED WEIGHT LOSS INCH LOSS [——JMMAM ME S Sandra lost a total of
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      JOB-HOPPING
      175 4 HOT STORY JOB-HOPPING is not a serious problem in Singapore, a National Productivity Council (NPC) spokesman said yesterday. Despite employers' complaints of rampant job-hopping in some sectors, 85 per cent of the local workforce is relatively stable, the spokesman said. But it is an area of concern, he added.
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      HEADLINERS
      83 4 The Straits Times: Accord on security in the Gulf. Business Times: S'pore productivity level highest among NIEs. Lianhe Zaobao: Najib says military ties between M'sia and S'pore will not be based on what's past but on closer relations. Berita Harlan: Malay-Muslim community urged to support ASM. SBC morning news:
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Land exercises
        48 4 THE Malaysian and Singapore armed forces can consider resuming joint land exercises if their air and naval exercises go well, said Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak last night. He was speaking to reporters at the end of a two-day official visit to Singapore.
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        China's warning
        44 4 China's Premier Li Peng has warned the United States that the loss of most-favoured nation (MFN) status will harm Beijing's reform policy and opening to the West. MFN status reduces duties on Chinese exports to the US, amounting to billions of dollars.
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        CTE completed
        60 4 THE last section of the Central Expressway has been completed. The 3.7 km stretch from Bukit Timah Road to Chin Swee Road, which includes Singapore's first underground tunnels, was finished last month. Work to install ventilation, traffic control, lighting and fire protection systems in the tunnels is still
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        Mendaki fund
        54 4 Mendaki yesterday launched its first unit trust scheme. The Amanah Saham Mendaki (Mendaki Growth Fund) is to encourage savings and investment by the Malay/Muslim community and help it achieve a greater stake in Singapore's economy. More than $8 million has been pledged, said Environment Minister Ahmad Mattar at
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        'Do it in stages'
        90 4 MALAYSIA'S call to form an East Asia Economic Group (EAEG) will gain wider acceptance if it is implemented in stages and does not exclude certain countries, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said in Tokyo yesterday. To prevent opposition from countries such as Australia and the United
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      177 4 At the Apollo, it costs so little to make Mother's day. 12 Mav 1991 V "^X Nonya Buffet Brunch Time: 11.00 am 2.30 pm Adult: $18.00 Child: $12.00 Perennial Peranakan favourites like Ikan Asam Pedas, Ayam y Tempra, Gado Gado, Nonya Kueh and more! The kids will lijMfl/ have a
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      25 4 corpse was found a week KgS later lying on the sandy beach at Changi.lt was Em&k already highly I decomposed and was Jjkyji;!lAH covered with
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Bangla plea for cash, food
      218 6  -  EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF STORM DAMAGE /Page 10 THREE MORE TORNADOES HIT BANGLADESH /Page 13 By Ng Wan Ching c ASH and canned food are what the cyclone survivors of Bangladesh need most urr gently. "These are the most practical thing they need," said Brigadier-General Gyas
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      MUSLIMS RAISE MONEY
      122 6 AT least four Muslim organisations in Singapore will be helping raise money and collect canned food for the cyclone victims. The Muslim Trust Fund Association (MTFA), a charitable body, has formed an ad-hoc committee to help raise funds and collect donations from Singaporeans. The Islamic Religious Council
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      Royal honour for PM Goh
      411 7  -  By Irene Hoe THERE is no red carpet laid out for Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in Johor Baru this morning when he receives Johor's highest civilian honour. That is because the palace's carpets are golden yellow and royal blue. Golden yellow for Malaysian royalty
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      Girls join no-smoking clinic
      374 8  -  By Helen Chang M ORE students especially girls are asking for help to stop smoking. The Cancer Society's Smoking Cessation Clinic saw a 40 per cent increase in the number of students attending its sessions last month. The clinic helps smokers kick the habit. Earlier, most
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      WORKSHOPS
      42 8 THE Cancer Society's Smoking Cessation workshops consist of three one-hour sessions held over three weeks. The success rate is 95 per cent. Recovering non-smokers receive a certificate of achievement and membership in the Stay Fresh Club. For more information, call 221-9577.
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      Horse races re-run – on tape
      325 9  - Horse races re-run on tape By Chua Bee Hua s i OME horse-racing enthusiasts are not content with live action they replay their favourite races on video as well. Racing buffs have been able to do that since April 1987, when JTV Productions came out with a weekly video of
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      WHERE AVAILABLE
      34 9 THE videos are available at the following shops: Video Village, Centrepoint; Lian Teck Hong Trading, Albert Complex; Kim Soon Huat Video, Upper Cross Street; Broadway Video, Circuit Road; Blueberry Trader, Toa Payoh.
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      ALL RACES FEATURED
      112 9 JTV Productions race videos are made in conjunction with the Malayan Racing Association, the controlling body of horse-racing in Singapore and Malaysia. Each tape costs $28 ($5.60 of which goes to the association). All the races of the previous weekend about 16 are featured. It includes slow-motion
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      184 6 8 PI NEIL ROAD EAT JLSHOP Xin Carrot Cafcc Scaßop Aoil Pmro KOO KJ2E Armwno TM CHOCO HOUSE Chocolate* YONGTCW POO Niaag Toofu BcmCbrl F.VERSHINE RORIST IWt. Watfa* Booquer. RAMcat MJDRA-SKrrCHBN G«k»Rf*iJah Fruit Baricm Potted PUnn ALTERNATIVE Too. Onpp<i Cany Piwai HWAYUEN GIFTS Kaxkraftcd Onmic Cloda Wooden Boms PORRIDGE AND
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      122 7 Acnederm provides help for your blackheads B and ocne. Acnederm Wash and Acnederm Ointment. Two anti-bacterial products to l?j |)P V -7j" help With the prevention and t treatment of pimples, blackheads Uk With Acnederm, you know you can come face to face < 7 c ear good-lookmg JJrs 3
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      149 7 :J If: -Ajre Music and fun now gets underway at Heartbeat.. 4§v •$S East Coasts hottest in pub entertainment With 2 live bands (Front Page and Singapore Swing), disco jS&j and karaoke all under 1 roof I SjSj LOOK WHAT WE'VE PLANNED FOR YOU I jWJ J *Vv Every Sunday
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      261 9 Have all the Splendour at splendidly Splendour is known for its high quality, fresh bee products at excellent value. Nutrient-rich food with all the essential protein, vitamins and minerals to revitalise and rejuvenate tired bodies. Now you'fl value Splendour bee products even more at these special offer prices. For a
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Give this baby a name
      236 10 IT'S not every day you get the chance to name a polar bear. But today's the day. On Page 12 of this copy of The New Paper you will find a coupon you can use to enter a contest. It is to name the male
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      What a cyclone left behind
      382 10  -  By Yaw Yan Chong FOUR ocean-going ships beached about half a kilometre from the sea, uprooted tree trunks and thousands of flattened buildings were what a Bangladeshi businessman saw in the cyclone-hit port of Chittagong. "Everywhere I went, I saw widespread destruction. The ships looked
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      147 10 Now, i*Sße#f JjxH of mttunnoooLm Sawf II I/' ¥>• rt. rWUMVIIIGI cffv qiaN Yi Ding Ijglll From now until June IHHPH karaoke entertainment ■■■P 20th, you can scratch ;|M system worth $4,000. and be an instant winner of H| JS It's easy! It's fun! And jp' as 2 phone card.
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon S Korean protests continue
      265 11 Reuter. T iHOUSANDS of anti-govern-ment protesters continued to rally in major cities across South Korea yesterday. The protesters are demanding the resignation of President Roh Tae-woo. Some 3,000 students and workers rampaged through the streets of Pusan, the country's second largest city. They clashed repeatedly with
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      WHAT THE PROTESTERS WANT
      83 11 LAST week leftist leaders set a deadline for the government to meet their demands. They wanted, among other things: The resignation of the Cabinet; The disbanding of riot police squads; The prosecution of the entire chain of command from the interior minister down behind the squad
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      Lock icon Teenager jailed 75 years
      203 12 Reuter. A TEENAGER, with white supremacist ties, has been sentenced to 75 years in jail for racial attacks on six Japanese students in a park. The incident took place in Denver, Colorado, in October last year. Under the sentence, handed down yesterday, James Clifford Close Jr,
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      Lock icon Charges against media blasted
      374 12 AP. JOURNALISTS have blasted a prosecutor's decision to file charges against a newspaper that named an alleged rape victim. But victims' rights advocates praised the action. They said it is up to authorities to police the news media if the media are not willing to do
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      Lock icon China: Taiwan must do more
      257 13 AP. T AIWAN'S decision to lift its "state of war" against mainland China's Communist government was not enough, says Beijing. Taiwan should adopt further measures towards improving relations. China's response yesterday was in a commentary carried by the official Xinhua News Agency. This was China's
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      Lock icon More deaths as fresh tornadoes hit Bangladesh
      394 13 AP. TORNADOS, squalls and floods have compounded Bangladesh's distress. Yesterday, at least 53 people were killed when three more tornadoes ripped through their homes. Two American cargo planes carrying medicines and aid landed in Dhaka, the first US aircraft to bring relief for
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      Lock icon Wife's death: Man acquitted
      492 14 Wire services. A MAN who helped his terminally ill wife commit suicide was found not guilty of murder by a Detroit jury yesterday. The Hemlock Society, a right-to-die group of which they were members, applauded the decision. Mr Bertram Harper, 73, and his wife Virginia Harper,
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      Lock icon X-stuff tagged on children's video
      156 14 AP. AN American couple rented Lassie's Great Adventure for their children without realising it included six minutes of X-rated material. The discovery was made by their two children. About 75 minutes into the film, a Lassie look-alike began cavorting in a forest with two nude
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      324 11 ROYALTY IS WHAT MUM DESERVES On May 12, Royal Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza plans a royalty treatment for all mothers. SSMQSAN JEHU SICHUAN RESTAURANT For mums who prefer Oriental food, Meisan Sichuan Restaurant offers special set menus priced at SS26B, Ss39B and Ss4so for six persons, eight persons and ten
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      532 12 A Singapore Press Holdings Exclusive Promotion S "Hi! I'm Nanook, the s> S f SPH-sponsored polar > Know about us I bear. I'm smiling (I hope ov%rl CPU M all of you can appreciate 1 B I the effort I took in dBMk and win tnps I modelling for the
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      117 13 BEAJEAE IN MUISS% EYE THIS 1 MOTHER]! D/fl AT SHAKBTS. i SBLUcK *D*AWT,cm WITH EVEW coW* o**0** MOTHER S DAT Dine in at Shakeys...Celebrate with our special $25 COMBO MEAL $25 combo meal... And enter the Lucky Draw! 1 lPan 01 Ten pieces of fine jewellery must be won plus
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      218 14 The New Paper Saturday Special win M MM M 11 MEMBERSHIPS worth $5600! It's easy! Crack our rVMHHHjM "rei "I crossword and HffiugDSDH you're on your way mQggmm to winning. I Id 1 1. "Rascals" Discotheque Send your entries to: offers two types of mem- I The New Paper Saturday
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  • SCENE&HEARD
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      In death, larger than life
      524 16 MARLEY MANIA: Today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Bob Marley. Earlier this year the Jamaican Government declared his birthday a national holiday. PAUL ZACH tells of his first-hand encounter with the Marley mystique WHEN I first set foot in Jamaica in 1982,
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      BEST OF MARLEY
      160 16 TO mark the anniversary celebrations, Polygram's Island label has released Talkin' Blues on compact disc and cassette. The 1973 recordings includes several with original Wailer, Peter Tosh. The sound quality is superb. Besides a never-before released track, Am a Do, it features excellent alternate versions of the
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      Filipino stars in concert
      528 17  -  GOOD CAUSE: Six Filipino entertainers will stage a concert tomorrow in aid of earthquake victims and a performing panda from China may be coming this way When: 2 pm tomorrow Where: Singapore Indoor Stadium Tickets: $10, $20, $30 can be bought at the stadium gates tomorrow.
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      Performing panda may come this way
      396 17 IF the Indoor Stadium is available, Singapore will get to see a famous panda from China, Pan Pan, perform. Among the tricks up his "sleeve", Pan Pan can blow the trumpet, sit on a cart pulled by monkeys, somersault and eat like a gentleman
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      Noisy sleepwear
      217 18  -  PSSST: What you wear can tell tales about you, claims an image consultant By Vivien Chiong DO you sleep in the raw? If you "do, you must be someone who avoids malting decisions. Wearing a skimpy piece of sleepwear can reveal a lot about your personality, image consultant
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      Lock icon Sheet stories
      530 19  -  By Vivien Chiong THE New Paper asked local personalities what they wear between the sheets and if the character analysis is correct. Cotton nightwear You are decisive. You don't like lovers who cling to you. You are comfortable with your sexuality. Linda Bartlett, 26, Mrs Singapore 1990: "I
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      97 17 i, m Any purchase of 2 NAXOS flflf] CDs at $13.90 each entitles (1 X...., vn tn f "Hnw tr» hllilrl a NAXOS (SINGAPORE) Pie. Ud. ■H you TO a iree HOW lO DUlld a For a free colour catalogue in English or Chinese, H classical compact disc VAXOS (Singapore)
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      58 18 Win an $89,000 Hokftjfffl Executive Sedan! I fabulous car. Just collect a coupon each month May, June and 555 ||j windows and mirrors, and Holden's very own radio/ AI cassette system. The luxurious interior comes with 'v v M* fcd w- A ■It nfm generous seats, tasteful upholstery, carpets and
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      1135 19 These 300 readers have won double tickets to see the BATTLE OF THE GIANTS ARSENAL vs LIVERPOOL Nama: NrtcNo: Numc NHcNk Name: NHcNk Abu Bakar *****41/0 LaaLinChin *****16X3 Poh Yaw Laong *****33* Adam Bin Saitoh *****63/0 Laa Mai Kang Jaaaia *****180 Pugot Bit Mermd *****001 Ahmad Bin Al *****66/B Lm
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  • MYWORD
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      Lock icon Green peace for kids
      533 20 STRADDLED between two camps of thought about nature, I end up one real confused kid. cmp fc carefOl now In one camp are friends and acquaintances who decline tuna croissants at Delifrance, boycott deodorants without a "CFC-free" tag and insist on refillable Body Shop bottles so
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      Exercise/diet dilemma
      333 20 THERE are two feasible ways of losing weight: exercise or diet. I thought of choosing the lesser of the two evils recently. DIET? My stomach growled in protest at the very word. The purpose: to land me a better figure, I had hoped. So, like any potential diet-freak,
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      59 20 j SEWIIMENTAL§ I CHARMING I Read all these expressions in the 'Tributes To Mum" Special in The Sunday Times Classified, Berita MB! Minggu Klassified and Lianhe Zaobao Mini-ads on May 12,1991, that special day for all mothers. And if you are one of those who have sent 13 words of
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    Brian Miller
    19 21 What's the talk of the town? Who's doing what? And with whom? Our m 3 "tunes yoiHn
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    Sly's flower shower
    115 21 According to an American pop magazine, singer Paula Abdul has been bombarded with flowers by Sylvester Stallone. But before you start jumping to conclusions, let's set the record straight. There is NO hint of romance. The flowers are Stallone's way of apologising for a nasty incident that
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    Lock icon COW HAPPY...WE MARRY
    66 21 STILL on Paula Abdul. The singer recently received a marriage proposal from a farmer in Derbyshire. He wrote to the singer to say that her music soothes his cows to the extent that they are producing more milk. Wonder if Madonna gets that kind of mail. After
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    SHEIKH AT THE DISCO
    145 21 THE Top Ten disco in Orchard Towers has played host to many a celebrity both local and foreign. On Saturday, another distinguished guest walked through its doors. He was Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sa-bah, 24-year-old cousin of the Emir of Kuwait. According to the womenfolk, the Kuwaiti prince
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    Jodie Foster to play Steffi Graf
    106 21 SINCE I'm on the subject of tennis, I might as well let you in on something that's soon going to happen on the international scene. Jodie Foster Academy Award-winner for her role in the movie, Accused will play the part of tennis star Steffi
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    Happy Days closes
    121 21 IT'S sad times at Happy Days. The once-popular music pub on the first level of Orchard cinema last week boarded up its doors, disconnected its speakers and, in short, closed down. Attendance at the rock 'n' roll pub had been dwindling in the last couple of months
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      91 21 gti/ Sting of nonV »Jcoho)ic (nut Make your mother feel like an empress Mother's 12 May Treat her to a sumptuous meafat the River Palace. Set menus available for 4-10 persons from $88++ to $268++ To make this day even more memorable, we have designed an elaborate Imperial setting where
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  • COVERSTORY
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      Lock icon farewell SINGAPORE
      1302 22 Three years ago, Journalist RAVINDRA KUMAR left The Statesman, a leading newspaper in India, to join The New Paper. Tomorrow, he leaves us, and, In a few days, Singapore, to Join his former paper In New Delhi. In a two-part lookback, he writes about Singapore as he sees
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      Lock icon Long wait for Pepsi
      307 23 As he heard us approach, Pepsi (our dog in quarantine) would go berserk with joy. When it was time for us to leave, he would yelp in pain THE first month in Singapore was sheer misery. Our dog, Pepsi (named for the pep he had as
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    Lock icon Alistair is human, too
    656 24 ETCETERA BEFORE we all get caught up overreacting to Alistair Edwards' decision to prick the ozone layer with his middle finger, let's get one thing straight: Not everyone in the Johor team opted to let their fingers do the talking. Not everyone in the team chose
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      303 25 Yol We've kinda looked at how First yo'oll gotta look at our Dads' And this is our generation. Singaporeans copy Americans, backgrounds. Most of 'em were Cool dudes, all uv 'em,.. but ah guess we sHll ain't got kampung folks, right? Lookit 'em. u iv Yol Play that stucl^in^ 1
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    Lock icon PHOTOFINISH
    54 26 SANDSURFING IN THE SAHARA: It all started in Hawaii, where people rode big waves on surfboards. Then other bright sparks rode little waves on sailboards and swamped sidewalks on leg-powered skateboards. Now, people in the arid Sahara are joining in. They ride big dunes on sandboards propelled by wit
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      889 27 saturdaytv IN COURT: CINEMA I: iasre is mew co p «f ™e T»wn HENRY FONDA (right) (Channel 5, 12.15 am) (Channel 8, 10.15 pm) to CHRIS (David Andrews), an |BLi v LI Huiming (Li Xiuxian, reconsider their hasty industrious college junior, 1 left), a tough police conviction of a hov
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      841 28 sundaytv [""law 12 the E unmatchable match BECKER wants the firm to handle entertainment law, but Leland is against the idea. Nevertheless, Becker undertakes to defend a beautiful screenwriter in her divorce proceedings. II Kuzak, meanwhile, is defending a terminally-ill *J man who claims he wants to be frozen after
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Britain will veto move
      230 29 EASING OF U.N. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ Wire services. British will veto any easing of United Nations sanctions against Iraq as long as President Saddam Hussein is in power. This declaration was made by British Prime Minister John Major at a conference of the ruling Conservative Party
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      Lock icon Escape bid ends in death
      202 29 Wire services. A PANIC-STRICKEN mother threw her two children from the 12th floor of an apartment block in Cairo and then jumped to escape a fire. All three died. Another five were reported killed and 35 injured when the fire swept through a 14-storey apartment
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      60 29 r Newsstands from your Newsvendor. Also J Mmm^ at Times the Bookshops, Guardian Pharmacy, jK$ VjMfM 7-Elevenstores vOAvVJMK if and selected Shell stations. If you are unable to get GO at your usual outlet, ca11:*****39/*****40 \W« Wj^^KSgf during office hours. W GET IT IWW A memtar of If* Audit Bureau
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      37 30 TRAVEL CLASS HOLIDAYS Looking for a different travel experience 7 Why not pick up a skill at your favourite holiday place. HOME DECOR suggests a few schools in Europe where you can do just that ONLY IN
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      96 30 SATURDAYRADIO FM 90.5 FM92.4 11 Rog r K ol 1 3.30 Topd the Pops from Brian'"t 415 Tho Singor and tko Song Mathews in London 4.45 Readings The Rag by Edna 405 AraaM RMd Wlth L 5.00 Nows in Briof 5.05 Music Carousal 5.03 Beautiful Music 605 tos <«Mrtd» •30
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      546 37  -  PREVIEWS/ By' The Three Musketeers w P HEN Smile For Me won the Perak Derby last month, he did it in cruising fashion proving once again that when it comes to a staying classic, an extra ounce of lead can make the difference between winning and
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      245 37 Wire Services. Results of yesterday's international sports: BADMINTON World Championships in Copenhagen Men's q-finals: Ardy Wiranata (Indo) bt Andrei Antropov (Sov) 15-4, 10-15, 18-15; Zhao Jianhua (C) bt Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Den) 15-10, 18-13; Liu Jun (C) bt Joko Suprianto (Indo) 11-15, 15-6, 15-8; Allan Budi Kusuma (Indo) bt Wu
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        98 37 AFP. BORIS Becker's trainer, Niki Pilic, said yesterday that he'd had enough of the German tennis star and plans to quit after less than three months in the job. Said Pilic, who also coaches the German Davis Cup squad: "Things can't go on like this. Enough is
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        118 37 Reuter. CONCHITA Martinez of Spain upset Martina Navratilova 6-3, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open tennis championships yesterday and thus avenged last year's defeat. Martinez had lost 6-0, 6-2 defeat to Navratilova at the same stage last year, a loss that left her in tears. She
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      364 38 WORLD BADMINTON C'SHIPS Reuter. SECOND seed Wu Wenkai of China crashed out of the world badminton championships yesterday and top seed Ardy Wiranata almost joined him. Wu lost his quarter-final to classy Indonesian Allan Budi Kusuma 9-15, 15-4, 17-14 while unseeded Soviet Andrei Antropov almost toppled
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      241 38 AFP. GEORGE Graham claimed another prize for Arsenal yesterday when he was named the English league Manager of the Year. The award will join the Football League Championship back at the Highbury trophy cupboard for the second time in three years. And Graham said
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      320 38 Wire services. MARSEILLE'S Chris Waddle has been recalled by England for its friendly against the Soviet Union at Wembley on May 21. Waddle, 30, was omitted from the squad for last month's European Championship qualifier against Turkey but returns after guidir.g Marseille to the European Cup
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      252 38 Wire services. NEWCASTLE United striker Mark McGhee has been appointed player-manager of Third Division Reading. Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson recommended the former Aberdeen and Hamburg forward to the club. ANDREI Kontschelskis, Manchester United's Soviet winger, will make a surprise debut against Crystal Palace today. This followed a dash
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      316 39  -  By Abdul Shukor CRAIG Foster has a special mission for tonight's match against Sabah: He wants to score at least one goal. And he is optimistic of a good showing tonight The main reason is that he will play in right midfield. This, he
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      THE MAN WHO COULD STOP SINGAPORE
      326 39  -  By S Gulam BIG, strong and not so friendly. At least towards Singapore tonight That's Netolicka Jaruslav, Sabah's former World Cup goalkeeper. Indications are that he will be Singapore's stumbling block today. Standing 1.87 m and weighing 84kg, Netolicka is one of the heftiest
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      194 39  -  By S Gulam A VICTORY over Sabah is a must, says Singapore team manager Tay Soo Wan. "It's the only way to silence the critics and to take some pressure off after the defeat by Johor," said Tay. Besides, he said, a win will help the
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      185 39  -  By Abdul Shukor ITS budu (or rather, voodoo) time at the Larkin Stadium tonight when Kelantan looks for its first Semi-Pro League win against Johor. And the Kelantan boys will need all the budu (a Kelantan appetiser) power they can muster to beat a Johor team
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      479 41  -  k SPOTLIGHT^ ill 1 A kfA By S Gulam WHAT has happened to Nazri Nasir? Ask the player himself and he will reply: "Nothing." And he means it. Frankly, nothing has happened since his return from a three-month training stint in Czechoslovakia though a
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      377 42  -  The pressure is on...After two poor performances, Singapore has to win tonight if not for regaining the faith of home fans, at least for rekindling the fire of team-spirit which, says JEFFREY LOW, has been doused after only 45 minutes of football By S Gulam NO
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      537 42 np NO more messin' about now, Singapore. If you haven't yet realised the importance of tonight's match, you have only a few hours left to do so. The heat is on for the Lions to produce a matchwinning performance not necessarily a victory, but at least
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