The New Paper, 23 August 1991

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    15 1 the new paper FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1991 MITA (P) 13/4/91 50 CENTS the/ new' paper
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      42 1 Konica IS HE THE REAL Anatoly Lukyanov (above), deputy speaker of the Russian parliament, is said to be the mastermind of the failed coup. He was Gorbachev's college friend, a brilliant law student and the seemingly perfect No. 2./ Page 17 Konica
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    Lock icon MY 72 HOURS OF HELL
    70 1 > l\'l I Mikhail Gorbachev (right) relives his 72 hours of hell Pi i 1 when coup leaders locked up the Soviet leader and his lU'< n Ljl family in a holiday villa. They ate only food at hand, P PJ fearing poisoning. Telephone lines
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      My 72 hours of hell
      826 2 President Mikhail Gorbachev gives a vivid account of his family's ordeal during their three-day house arrest in their villa at the Crimean seaside resort in Foros ON Aug 18, at 4.50 pm, I was told by the chief of the Guard That there are people
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      Lock icon They could have killed me
      617 3 Ordeal over: Behind those f deep lines on his j unshaven face lies a 7'2-hout tale of hell for Mr Mikhail Gorbachev and his family. ...SEVENTY-TWO hours under very heavy pressure. My guards felt they might attack us from the city, but then it turned
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      R-rated movies
      209 4 HOT STORY R —RATED movies are not just about sex. They are rated R because of language, violence and drugs, among other things, cinema operators said. "It is not a shot at cheap sexploitation," said Mr Yap Bock Seng, secretary of Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association, in a letter
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        4th heart transplant
        76 4 A 31-YEAR-OLD woman became Singapore's fourth heart transplant patient yesterday. She is the first woman recipient here. The heart transplant operation was successfully carried out at the Singapore General Hospital yesterday morning, nine days after the third transplant. The woman, a book binder, received the heart of
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        Peace moves
        40 4 SYRIAN Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa arrived in Alexandria, Egypt, yesterday for talks with President Hosni Mubarak on Middle East peace moves. Mr Sharaa delivered to Mr Mubarak a message from President Hafez Assad. Its contents were not disclosed.
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        Another Sogo store
        95 4 JAPANESE retail giant Sogo is setting up a store in Tampines. The department store and supermarket will be in the DBS Tampines Building which will be ready late next year. Sogo has a super-store at Raffles City. Sogo said it will be the anchor tenant in the
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        Official missing
        44 4 XINHUA news agency, China's "de facto" embassy in Hongkong, has lost another senior official. Mr Chen Zhesheng, head of Xinhua's economic affairs department, has been missing since Aug 7. Last year, Mr Xu Jiatun, Xinhua chief in Hongkong, fled to the US.
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        Student shop
        81 4 ABOUT 170 Ngee Ann Polytechnic students have set up a shop and are running it. They have been doing it as part of their Small Business Management course since classes started last month. Called The Student Shop, it sells items such as stationery, leather goods, watches and branded
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        Smoky vehicles
        51 4 MORE than half of the vehicles checked as part of a nationwide crackdown on smoky vehicles in Malaysia failed the test. Road Transport Director-General Datuk Haji Hamzah Ahmad said that 55 per cent or 1,904 out of the 3,487 vehicles inspected failed the test, the Star reported on
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      HEADLINERS
      90 4 The Straits Times: Gorbachev swiftly tightens grip on power. Business Times: Sembawang in major tie-up with Indon giant. Lianhe Zaobao: Gorbachev tells reporters Soviet reforms have been put through the toughest test. Berita Harian: World welcomes Gorby's return to power. SBC: Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who spearheaded the campaign
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      115 4 10 0 6 is a multi-purpose cleanser that can be used pn oily, dry and is a basic beauty aid. a A M complete cleanser and a skin 10 0 6 helps to keep your Jfl B skin free from bacteria and your complexion fresh and radiant 10 0 6
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      78 4 Miffgfflim 1 So you want a LAW DEGREE? A public talk for those Date: 24 th August interested m pursuing a career 1 1 lme: 3.00 pm in laze or its various related fields. Hear on knv ,o gualifi to and study Jor a Laiv Degree 252 M iJJIc Road
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Winners who aren't kiasu
      377 5  -  By R Vijaya SINGAPOREANS kiasu? Not always, judging by the results of the Panasonic "I Wanna Pick My Own Prize" contest. Of the top five winners of the lucky draw, only one picked the most expensive prize. He was Mr Sim Boon Leng, 21, a Nanyang
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      SDS women kiss and tell on their dates
      135 5 LAST year, 19,000 nongraduate women attended functions organised by the Social Development Services (SDS) hoping to meet the right man. The SDS, which has more than 50,000 members, introduces and matchmakes men and women with O and A levels. So far, it
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      Lock icon 'Clubhouse' sails up to members
      202 6  -  By June Kong w HEN members can't go to their Pulau Bayan Marina Club, their clubhouse will come to them. The Captain's Lady, a 43 m pleasure cruiser owned by the marina club, will be moored in Singapore on weekdays. "It's for Singaporean members who
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      179 5 tin won. Thai's right? I lost my extra kilos j id 1 won the first prize in the NTUC I lother Of The Year contest thanks > Expressions Slimfit Studio. "I started off weighing 59 kg. After i ve sessions of the Expressions eight-loss and inch-loss programme, was down 7
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      247 5 v —J Br] 1 t H wTa r T -I WW —iSmS^ MX-70 COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER 4 Kinlt in amplifier* "l/earning" CSRP (('(>MIM' LINK Source Related Presetting) Mk mixing < Surround sound 7-Rand electmnk SEA graphic equalizer Pre-pntgrammed equalizations. I user-created equalization Full-function remote conlrul with power oiVoff
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      266 6 BEWARE Because There's Only One Original. And it's a fact! Because SUN-X is indeed the ONLY genuine sun-control film that has been in Singapore since 1968. Through our professionally trained team of film specialists, SUN-X sun-control film has been installed in countless buildings, offices and houses. AJ)) WS ABMyUf® SUN
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      212 7 A FEW WORDS IN DEFENCE OF ALL THOSE WHO WEAR THEIR STATUS ON THEIR WRIST. History is dotted with individuals whose greatness emanated from one particular part of their anatomy. Cyrano de Bergerac became a legend with his prominent nose. Nefertiti's famed beauty lay in her slender neck. The Abbe
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    Lock icon Does your car have mudflaps?
    453 8  -  9NGAPORETODAY By Loh Tuan Lee DO you know that your car's rear wheels must be fitted with rubber mudflaps if its metal mudguard does not cover the upper half of the wheels? If not, join the club. Seven of 10 motorists interviewed by The New
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      116 8 I TYR/SAICONY BIATHLON Men's ()pcn Under 44) years 14 Sep.'9l, Sal.. 3pm 7pm Women's Open Above 2<) years StkiMi Beach Men's Veteran 41 to 49 years Experience the challenge of this battle of Men's Senior Veteran Above 50 years strength. And test your endurance in the Entrance fee: $9 per
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      121 8 The world famous jazz fusion {{roup Spyro Gyra fi ■mS k 'Jc-■>■■■"' mP«R WK^MSmiWSSmmmK^ 2 shows only on 31 August 1991 Tickets: $35 nett (3 pm) and $50 nett (7 pm) Available at: Marina Village Information Booth (after 6 pm) Xavisat Marina Square (#O2-252/253) and International Building (#O2-13) New Marina
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      What do you think?
      468 10 INGS BEGIN: PAP STARTS CAMPAIGNING WITH THREE DIALOGUES... The Prime Minister asks this question when he discusses issues with his colleagues. This is another example of Mr Goh Chok Tong's open style of government, says Mr Abdullah Tarmugi. He and three other PAP candidates standing in
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      Sunrise surprise at Tampines
      316 10  -  By Trudy Lim TAMPINES residents had a sunrise surprise on their way to work this morning. On hand to greet them at the Tampines bus interchange were the PAP candidates for Tampines GRC. The four, pamphlets in hand, were at the interchange at 6.55 am to
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      Braddell people get close to PM
      245 10  -  By Ken Jalleh Jr IN another era, prophets preached on hillsides, surrounded by soft meadowgreenery, perhaps for special effect. Last night, Mr Goh Chok long chose a kindergarten classroom to deliver his message of a gentler and more personal approach to politics. No fire
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      '2 MPs for the price of one'
      374 11  -  II WHILE OPPOSITION HOLDS RALLIES By Irene Ng VOTE for me. Get an extra MP to work for you. Mr Gopalan Nair (Workers' Party Bukit Merah) made this unusual two-for-the-price-of-one offer at a rally in Bukit Merah last night. "If you elect me
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      Costs 'will go up if you vote PAP'
      204 11 VOTE for PAP and it will cost you, opposition parties said last night. SDP rally SDP secretary-general Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir): Give the PAP a strong mandate and you give it the chance to increase the prices of everything. Privatisation of
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      174 11 GUARD AGAINST CROCODILE SKIN OR YOUIL WEAR IT FOR LIFE You love the sea and the great outdoors You adore the feeling of the sun on your skin. But do you know the sun has harmful rays that damage your skin's deeper layers to cause sunburn, premature ageing, and eventually
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      141 11 UNWRAP MORE GOODNESS IN HEINZ ENTER A GRAND LUCKY DRAW WITH JUST TWO HEINZ LABELS 1 August 30 November 1991 you i/wap m*? goodness t f m Me.n/ Baked Beans With 100 (J I* 111 r~? I green iabe<s Iron me 440g cans mat you send to us complete «nm
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    Liz Taylor getting younger?
    450 12 THENEWSTOCW REMEMBER when veteran film star Elizabeth Taylor used to look like this? Was it 10 years ago? 20 years ago? Then look again. This photograph (left) of Liz, 59, was taken in February this year. Photographer Bruce Weber took the "creation" portrait of Liz as
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      152 12 Kind out what you need to know about Diet and (Jut Cancers Experts will speak on Out Canters in Singapore Cancers of the Large Intestine Cancers of the (X'>ophagus and Stomach Diet and (tut Canters Canters of the Liver, Call Bladder.and the Pancrea.s Venue: The Canning and Padang Rooms The
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      150 12 TEE OFF WITH US. MEAT AT THE SHIP ((ti THE SHIP Cold Storage Trading ACSTAUMWT O l Here's your chance to win one of the five prizes at the famous Ryder Golf School. From August S to August 31. with every order of corn-fed t'.S. Beef you will be given
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  • WORLDTOAY
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      Lock icon Sonia on secret holiday abroad
      227 13 Reuter. MRS Sonia Gandhi, 44-year-old widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has left India to travel abroad for several weeks, western diplomats said yesterday. She left on Wednesday for the United States and Britain with her two children, Rahul, an undergraduate at Harvard University,
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      Lock icon High-tech shoe race in Tokyo
      297 14 AFP. WHO will be the real winner at Sunday's multi-million dollar race in Tokyo? American sprint stars Leroy Burrell or Carl Lewis? Or their high-tech shoes? Two of Japan's biggest sports manufacturers Mizuno and Asics believe the shoes are involved in a high-tech race. Mizuno
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      116 13 1 "Delicious, spicy Indonesian cuisine... Delightfully satisfying." ohe Kinta-Mani Indonesian Restaurant serves delicious and spicy Indonesian cuisine. The menu features aut hent ic I ndi >nesian J ishes Mich as Gado Gado, Opi>r Ayam, Rendany Sapi, Tahu Telor, Udann Bakakakand many other specialities. Qhe superb tare, cosy conducive ambience and
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      73 13 After all, who says everything has to remain the same? I "1 v A. Breaking with tradition has always been a French heritage. C.'anin li'juh is the Offwial Timepien for tin Afro I niirrsi 199] A/i" Muhytui I Hnrr<r 199J jnts. carven pur In So;e Age-t Serv.:e 0 ire VGVRfcS
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      64 14 POLICE Hi il l with UV Protection 1 FRAMES SUNGLASSES lun INTERNATIONAL BRAND) SPORTY, EASILY IDENTIFIED REFINED IMAGE imm f 'v_ V Mod. 50) .w Moa.2o 40 "JB Symbol For New Changes In Frames Sunglasses Essential Accessory For Fashionable Men Women Available Now At Selected Fine Optical Stores —■>£* National
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      152 14 lllgillillillllililißfi f 8 TOA PAYOH f #3Sl§ lucky restaurant fe I? Blk 101, Toa R "y° h Lorong 4. #02-602. Singapore 1231 "fel: *****71 i To enjoy the taste of the finest Cantonese cuisines. I n ]|e come to Toa Payoh LUCKY RESTAURANT .We offer a variety of authentic, Hong
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      158 15 Expect to see quite a crowd on Tangs forecourt from August 23 to 31. All there to celebrate Switzerland's 700 th Anniversary. And to see the SWISS WATCH COLLECTION. A collection of some of the finest examples of Swiss watch making. The rare, the beautiful, the historic and unique. A
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      127 15 SWATCH The Swiss watch that's taken the world by storm is already a collector's item vv ith recent auctions by Sotheby's in Milan and Christie sand others in Zurich. See the SWATCH COLLECTORS WATCH Tl Keith Marine's "Pi'ruuinuf!e\" PEOPLE MODELS, some ol the world's rarest Swatches. And the SWISS ART
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      135 15 Sh IS\ \l t Stv l! "WIHTI \hmml i l:\iln\iwl\ a\ailaMc at Tam:\f Tissor Since 1K53. Tissol has been lhe name to watch for fine timepieces. The Tissol Collection includes for the first time in Singapore the TISSOT SOTTSASS LIMITED EDITION. Designed by Italy's world renowned Ettore Sotlsass. As part
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      Lock icon Still worth $83,000
      182 16 JIMI HENDRIX'S SMASHED GUITAR AP. P I lECES of a guitar smashed by American rock legend Jimi Hendrix sold in London yesterday for five times more than a whole guitar once owned by him. Auctioneers Sotheby's said an anonymous American paid $83,160 for the relics of a
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      Lock icon Russians celebrate in Red Square
      179 17 Reuter. THOUSANDS of Russians marched in front of the Russian Parliament and then streamed into Moscow's Red Square in a show of strength yesterday. Carrying a huge flag of the Russian Federation, they chanted 'Down with the Communist Party.' The Russian President, Mr Boris Yeltsin,
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      Lock icon 'Gorby's old friend the mastermind'
      485 17 UPI. THREE people have pointed a finger at Anatoly Lukyanov, naming him as the coup mastermind. Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian republic president Boris Yeltsin and Russian republic premier Ivan Silayev have named him as being the brains behind the putsch. Unlike the eight conspirators who openly
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      Comrades, it's so sickening
      182 18 Never had so many Soviet officials fallen ill within hours of each other this week. HUP LEE has his diagnosis of the coup bug P VJorbachev is undergoing treatment in the south of our country. He is very tired after these many years and he will
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      Lock icon Kazakh leader quits Red party
      238 19 Wire services. THE President of Kazakhstan has quit the Soviet Communist Party leadership in protest over what he said was its support for the failed hardline coup. Interfax news agency said yesterday that Mr Nursultan Nazarbayev, among the most influential Soviet republican leaders, had resigned
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      Lock icon Bush ends freeze on aid
      355 20 AP. PRESIDENT Bush said yesterday he has stopped the freeze on economic help to the Soviet Union and added that he sees the recently failed coup as an opportunity to accelerate talks for Baltic independence. Mr Bush said he did not view Soviet President Mikhail
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      63 16 I Singapore's first and only -i E3| I Y-1 paper for m pi Si if LI Hn >- K3 Hill School Scoops: El Fascinating happenings I in various schools I 3® W rc pr Wm TOr* c-' 4Sr M' I ■DaveWang's Sjngaporecan break H love story Efworld records H What
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      69 18 Shark's Fins Soup with Crabmeat 8.8. Q. Suckling Pig Roasted Crispy Chicken Traditional Peking Duck Steamed Seabass with Bean-Crumb Fried Venison with Peking Sauce Deep Fried Frog's Legs with Sliced Crispy Ginger Shanghai Pancake and many others.... fc 4 "f" fir AvS JS GMUunum L| 19 Cairnhill Circle Singapore 0922.
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      108 18 MEET JOAN DORNBUSCH From University Lecturer to romance fiction writer *She is a genuinely warm person-spritely and full of life, not unlike the romantic heroines depicted in her hooks!' Susan Long tMjrv I teVnrr as Mjdelvn l>ohrn Their latest novel 'On* for One' from Silhouette Following her recent interview which
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      48 20 FREDO THE FLINTSTONES LONGEST HAPPY HOURS 12pm to Bpm (Monday to Sunday) SWIMWEAR FASHION SHOW Wednesdays at 9 30pm NO COVER CHARGE Live Band starts at 6 30pm PAUtXHM V V 19 Cairnhill Cirde W Singapore 0922 Tel 734 6622 Outside CBO Ample f Parking Valet Parking Available
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      117 20 Lots in Store! Video shows Extra savings on tour packages Interesting games Lucky dip i 0 Door gifts And more!! V Don't miss this date with us! V B Date: 25th August 1991 (Sun) Time: 0930-2000 Venue: Westin Stamford, Canning Room-Level 4 /Li A L Chan Brothers Travel Pte Ltd
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      48 21 QoWfie Swing Flow 1 i THE OFFICIAL DRINK BP MOUNTAIN SPRING WATER I Ml{pi Sole Importer: FIELD CATERING SUPPLIES. SO Jalan Sultan *20-10, Jalan Sultan Centre. Singapore 0""19. Tel: *****19, Fax: *****40, Telex: RS ***** FICAS Produced by: P.T. AQUA GOLDEN MISSISSIPPI, Jakarta since 1974 j I J
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      People power vs tanks
      53 22 Two scenes of human flesh versus hulking metal at two communist capitals but they produced different results. ROSNAH AHMAD examines why MOSCOW: Jubilant Muscovites last Monday climbed on top of tanks that had earlier in the day tried to enter Red Square. Protesters managed to turn
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      RED SQUARE TRIUMPH
      149 22 THREE days of recent street protests against a coup bid by Soviet hardliners ended with President Mikhail Gorbachev's triumphant return to Moscow. Five people died in the clashes with soldiers on Wednesday. People power succeeded in the world's largest communist state because: The struggle pitted hardliners against
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      TIANANMEN SQUARE TRAGEDY
      144 22 SIX weeks of pro-democracy protests in China in June 1989 ended with troops and tanks crushing demonstrators massed in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Thousands were killed or injured. That popular uprising failed because: The struggle was basically between hardliner under strongman Deng Xiaoping and the people. The protesters
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      KGB's fallen idol
      40 23 Crash: Thr huae statu? of Felix Dzerzhm*ky, founder of the Soviet net ret service. mj> pulled down lust flight by demonstrators. The statue stood in front ot the infamous Lubyanka headquarters of the K(ili in central Moscow.
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      Lock icon Come, pursuers told
      266 23 UPI. S OVIET Interior Minister Boris Pugo, one of the eight coup conspirators, calmly answered the telephone call of his KGB pursuer early yesterday. He said: "Come." Then he shot his wife and himself. Police experts think that Pugo, 54, former head of the Latvian KGB, tried
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      'Little change expected under new chief'
      150 23 THE new KGB chief is not likely to bring much-needed changes to the Soviet security service, said a former KGB agent who defected to the West. President Mikhail Gorbachev yesterday named Mr Leonid V Shebarshin as the new chairman of the KGB. Mr Shebarshin's
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      Lock icon Choice of new minister surprises
      146 23 AFP. So\ lET President Mikhail Gorbachev's choice as new Defence Minister has surprised Washington. General Mikhail Moiseyev, 52, was named Defence Minister yesterday. Gen Moiseyev was Chief of Staff of the Soviet armed forces during the abortive coup. His predecessor, Marshal Dmitri Vazov, 67, one
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      46 22 WIN A PIECE OF jpq-n HISTORY ir„ From one of the world's leading watchmakers. Hamilton Jointly Sponsored by: S 2 LONGINES [PPSI Over $5000 worth of exclusive timepieces must be won! Contest coupon in The New paper Saturday Special tomorrow, August 24,1991. Longmes singipore pte Ltd
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    Lock icon BURELL BLINDER
    534 24 sports Leroy Burrell will be the star attraction at the World Track and Field Championships in Tokyo because he is the world's fastest man. But he almost never became a sprinter... LEROY Burrell is the fastest man in the world today because he is blind in one eye.
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      107 24 Creative picture taking is a snap with Minolta range I The Minolta RIVA ranse has sot it all! Capture the widest, tallest, and most incredibly beautiful panoramic pictures you've ever seen with the new Minolta RIVA Panorama. Go photo-shoot ins with the ease of point-and-shoot RIVA AF3S or the RIVA
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      983 25 fridaytv LETHAL WEAPON 2 FANNY AND "1 SECRET OPERATIONS (Channel 5, 10.15 pm) ALEXANDER (Channel 8, 9.45 pm) MEL Gibson and Danny f /Channel 12 830 Dm) XIAOLING falls into Ah Glover (right) return as two T uc n ion- Q Sheng's trap and ends up owing extraordinary Los Angeles
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    Talkies silenced in S'pore
    630 26  -  Showtime THE MOVIES PAGE Planning to see the criticallyacclaimed Dead Ringers? Forget it it's gone. LO TIEN YIN finds out that local audiences still prefer mindless laughs and action to thought-provoking films. But times may be a-changing By Lo Tien Yin DEAD Ringers died after just
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      When seeing double is fun
      411 27 FROM PREVIOUS PAGE DEAD Ringer strikes a raw spot in the heart of Wilson Ng, 28, who has a dead ringer for a brother. Some of the emotions depicted in the show are old, familiar feelings for him. Wilson, a bachelor, is a marketing executive
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      Family in courtroom drama
      248 28 CLASS ACTION (PG) Starring: Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. Where: Orchard. Story: A courtroom drama where lawyer Gene Hackman, defender of underdogs, meets his high-flier lawyer daughter in a lawsuit. Their fragile relationship is tested in the chamber as each is bent on beating the
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      Sam puts on 18kg to be No.1
      404 29  -  By Vivien Chiong HONGKONG actor Sam Lui put on 18 kg in his bid to be number one. He has succeeded, to a certain extent. He plays drug baron Limpy Ho in the Mandarin movie To Be Number One. This is the first
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      91 29 MOVIES RADIO TELEVISION MUSIC FASHION <| WOULD DEFINITELY PREFER TO BE A SINGER. BUT MOST OF MY FANS ACCEPT ME ONLY AS A GOOD ACTOR. IT'S HARD CHANGING THEIR MINDS.' Hongkong screen hunk Andy Lau on his uphill climb as recording artiste. More on the ambitious I PLUS! DO THE
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    124 31 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. anterior: Means situated at or towards the front of something. blossom: If someone or something blossoms, that person or thing develops very good, attractive, or successful qualities. charismatic: Someone
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      564 31 COMICRELIEF Orchard Road/conn Goh UJAAAfti LOOK 1 f"IMICK-THICK 1 BH.UHVS HE UTEK 60t F1 AT AH ONE WIEMCAL feftMNGTHfIT M p L 0c00h... J BoOKSoME AH? Ht WANTS N0,.,) 'XI Cathy/Cathy Guisewite KNOW VOU M/*VE TO GET fa BRILLIANT JO-/¥IONTH-OLD > Y OONt IT, CfITHW MmO IT'S All SCREAMING,A BACK
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      352 32 FRIDAYRADIO NOON Brian Richmond Presents FM 88.9 < contd > NOON Newsdesk 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey 2 30 PM o ffthe Shelf 1.00 News 12 45 Jaz2 Now and Then fcMt d) Pre ntS 1 00 World News 2.00 Chinese Opera Twenty Tour Hours 5.00 Goodtime Gold 130 World Bus,ness
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      166 32 COMICRELIEF PhippS/Joseph Farris w J AdSIII/Brian Basset HERE'SQCOOMCjORUS I USES GOODDO6CARL |HK'S«H>Kfc<N*-| 7 WAT A A Ow© IBVIN& CARL RUNNING OOWNSWRS'TO UFTIN(j"WE BAPI UP v MIA NONE WITH HERBAL (HKKOH"WtBAB<Ara AND (WING IT ItTO WUESHEftK mtß®< CUNES <WT OP The LIMING ftOOWv I OUT. r*\. ITS CRIB WfAUStXMK RSHW. ,-x
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      595 38 Hi mst adS 737-1166 THE EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIED SECTION tu-*ssxmcuss. f*c *****30 811 Personal Services/ 811 Personal Services/ 811 Personal Services/ 811 Personal Services/ Merchandise Merchandise Merchandise Merchandise CLEARANCE SALE L** A SANTAGOLD Approximate? 600 unit* 5 > j I *J f ROOM 4 TABLE H P outboard eng.ne j <;
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      549 39 831 Professional/ 831 Professional/ Executive Appts Executive Appts s m r iiiuiiiiiiiiiiiLiri! 5 S KMHHWOT M (Male/Female) I Frequent travel to PNG ft F A\ Hong Kong requited M r\A Ability to work under presMue j Interested parties, please write in before Zf V 30.08.91 with full resume and a
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      492 39 832 Employment 832 Employment 832 Employment I" I The Insurance Corporation of Singapore Limited invitre applications for the following positions: I A) EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS H Applicants must have a GCE A'level with ACU and AAll pi«s 2to years' kg experience in similar capacity in a general insurance cemparty Selected Uj
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      301 39 832 Employment 832 Employment 1. WIRELESS RADIO OPERATORS 2. CLERICAL OFFICERS Poet 1 Bilingual in and Mandann Goad telephone communication skill* In-charge of booking and despatching of taxi* to commuters Working Houra 7.00 am 3 00pm 2 Rotating Shift plus 1 3.00pm 11 00pm Midnight duty per week or 7.00
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      325 40 832 Employment 832 Employment 832 Employment Eastern Wire A member of NatStee) Eastern Wire, a member ol the Nat Steel Group, manufactures wire mesh, low and medium wire products tor the domestic and export markets. To moot our expanding needs, we invite dynamic and highly motivated persons to join our
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      317 40 832 Employment 832 Employment I 4 I I 1 TOKYU j GENERAL AFFAIRS CLERK OCE O' or N' level 5 Able to type Mature and pleasant personality 2 Lotus 123 knowledge Is preferable Male applicant must completed N.S. DATA ENTRY CLERKS OCE O' or N' level At least 1 year
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      341 40 832 Employment 832 Employment Research Assistants Ihe YVrstin St.tmit>id I lu- Wniin Pla/a urgmth requires Part-Time Research Assistants to undertake assignment for two weeks. Requirement Ability to work on shifts (vood interfjersonal skills Students on vacation ma> appl\ Interested appluant.tould dial-in 3f»o S3lB lot an interview Ix-twcen Khiin lo I'Jpin
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      262 41 832 Employment 832 Employment Jewellery Shop at Raffles City requires: SALES STAFF With/ without experience Preferably with knowledge of Japanese Minimum salary $1,000 Interested please call: TIARA CREATION #01-10 Raffles City Shopping Centre Tel: 339-3086/ 338-9934 I 1 CHARGEHAND (Mechanical Engineering) a I Experience In metal fabrication, equipment 9 assembly
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      99 41 Engineering Co in Ang Mo Kio urgently requires: TECHNICAL OFFICER e Diploma in civil engineering e Min lor 2 years steel fabrication experience e Responsible for planning. drafting, designing estimations and project co-ordinations Interested please write in with detailed reeume. non returnable photograph stating present and eipected salary and contact
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      303 41 832 Employment Electrical engineering company requires urgently SKILLED/ SEMI-SKILLED ELECTRICIANS (Singaporeans) Interested, please call personally at PARICO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PTE. LTD. 126, Joo Seng Road #05-12, Gold Fine Industrial Building Singapore 1336 Tel: *****44. Engineering company urgently requires A) DESIGNER CUM PROJECT CO-OROINATOR ITC Diploma in ElectroMechanlcal Engineering e Experience
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      365 41 832 Employment Plastic Injection Moulding Factory requires: 1) PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS a Musi have knowledge of trouble-shooting L at least 5 yrs. Ii above in similar field 2) ROTATING SHIFT SUPERVISORS a Knowledge of Mould set up ti shift supervisory 3) OA. SUPERVISORS a Mm 2 yrs QC Supervisory experience a
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      317 41 832 Employment An Established Local Construction Co in Bukit Tlmah area requires 1) ACCOUNTING OFFICER e OCX A' level or Diploma holder Experienced in keeping full set of accounts 2) ASST. QUANTITY SURVEYOR a Diploma holder a Mln 2 yrs experience Interested, pis write in with full resume L n.r
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      301 41 832 Employment An established Co. requires A) ASST. BEAUTY TRAINER B) BEAUTICIAN Bilingual Experienced with beauty knowledge Walk in interview from today (22/1) till tat 24/• al: SO Cast Coast Rd #03-30 Roxy Square Shopping Contra Noxt Katong Plaza Singapora 1542 A leading Italian Freight Forwarder has vacancy for CUSTOMER
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      303 41 832 Employment An established USA company has vacancies for: A) QUALITY CONTROLLER (garmanta) Experience required Travelling to neighbouring countries Is necessary B) GENERAL CLERK Please sumblt full resume to: PHILLIPS VAN HEUSEN CO. 99 Short Street #10-09, Qoldon Wall Ctr. Singapora 0719 LATEST TRAININO CENTRE ■Ik SOS #09-993 Jurong Watt
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      234 42 832 Employment Established Chemical Company Invites application for OUTDOOR SERVICE TECHNICIANS Hardworking willing to learn Electrical knowledge Motorbike ownership Free Medical Benefits Interested applicants art invited lo ring 8****** tor an interview. Expanding Management Firm requires ACCOUNTS CLERK a Wltll bMIC Bookkeeping. typing knowledge a 81-llngual a OCE O' or
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      240 42 832 Employment New Co. requires JUNIOR SECRETARY in Sungei Kadut Industrial Park a Knowledge of accounting. a Bilingual a Able to write simple Mandarin Tel: *****34 PART/FULL-TIME LIFE INSURANCE AGENTS wanted Training provided Age above 21 With 3 'O' levels TEL: 337 5788 ROGER ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT a Mln 2 years
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      293 42 832 Employment SALES EXECUTIVES Male or Female required tor international medical publishers The position entails frequent travel throughout the region to sell advertising space to manufacturers of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals. You should have at least 3 years sales experience preferably in a similar position We offer a basic salary
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      167 42 832 Employment GENERAL WORKERS 1 1 required from 1 1 j j j Marslllng. Woodlands. j J i Yishun and Ang Mo Kio l l areas I 1 I Salary S7OO-S9OO j Call 368-8166 Int'l Freight Forwarder has lmmed!i"«' vyrmn-ies p I 'or: 1) DRIVERS Class 3 4 a 2)
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      Lock icon Three with a triple chance
      372 43 SOVIET pole vault star Sergei Bubka and Americans Carl Lewis and Greg Foster, all gold medallists at World track and field championships in Helsinki and Rome, could extend their streak at the third championship in Tokyo. Lewis competes in two events the men's 100 metres
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      'Best yet to come'
      126 43 LEROY Burrell has run the fastest legal 100 metres in history and he thinks he can improve on it. "I didn't run my best race," Burrell said yesterday of his world record performance. "I can run the perfect race and I haven't done that yet." Burrell's
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      Lock icon Ottey takes a vow
      136 43 Reuter. EVER since the Seoul Olympics, the women's sprints have been renamed Merlene Ottey. The 31-year-old Jamaican star has dominated the events for the past three years. She has gone undefeated in 56 races since 1987 in the 100 metres, and in 36 since 1989 in
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      139 43 Reuter. JACKIE Joyner-Kersee will hit the long jump pit in what should be a gripping duel with German rival Heike Drechsler. Joyner-Kersee is the world and Olympic champion in both the long jump and heptathlon. She has often called the long jump the love of her life
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      Beaten Opie backs out
      286 44  -  By Abdul Shukor LISA Opie, world No 2 in women's squash, has pulled out of the Malaysian Open to be held in Kuala Lumpur next week. The 28-year-old Britisher made the decision after her quarter-final loss to Cassandra Jackman in the Anchor Singapore Open Championship at
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      It's simple, if you're Jansher
      261 44  -  FROM THE SIDELINES Abdul Shukor HE strides into the Centre Court swinging a racket, as if he is swatting a fly. A brief smile crosses his face before he reverts to his famous, poker-faced expression. That is all the emotion you are likely to get
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      235 44 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SWIMMING European Championships in Athena Men'* IOOn freestyle, finals: 1 Alexander Popov (Sov) 49 IS 2 Rudolph Nils (Ger) 49.52 3 Giorgio Lamberti <Ita) 4957 200 m bark: 1 Mirtin Lopet-Zubero <Spa) 1:58.66 2 Vladimir Selkov (Sov) 2:00.18 2 Dirk Rirhter (Ger)
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        Lock icon Krisztina's world mark
        76 44 Reuter. KRISZTINA Egerszegi claimed Hungary's second world record of the European swimming championships when she cracked the women's 100 metres backstroke mark in Athens yesterday. The 17-year-old world champion clocked 1:00.31 seconds to slice 0.28s from the long-lasting record set by East German Ina Kleber in Moscow
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        Lock icon Holmes poser
        145 44 AP. LARRY Holmes was heavyweight champion for 7-1/2 years, so why does he need Michael Greer? In fact, why is he fighting at all? Ego? Mid-life crisis? Boredom? Greed? Envy of George Foreman? Or does Holmes really think he can be champ again? Whatever the reason, the 41-year-old
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        89 44 AP. THE draw for the US Open tennis championships produced dangerous first-round matches for a few men's seeds, worst of all for No 8 Andre Agassi. Agassi, runner-up last year to Pete Sampras, meets Aaron Krickstein. If he wins, he meets Tim Mayotte or Jaime Yzaga.
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      Lock icon Why Falcao was sacked
      264 45 AFP. PAULO Roberto Falcao lost his job as Brazil's national soccer coach because he refused to allow his committee members to pick the team. "He tried to be his own man and the officials don't like that," said Brazilian Football Confederation's former press officer Vital Bataglia.
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      Lock icon Pressure mounts on the top two
      374 45 EUROPE KICKOFF Reuter. ARSENAL and Liverpool managers George Graham and Graeme Soilness, for whom anything but winning the English League title will be seen as failure, are already feeling the pressure. Unexpected midweek defeats for both sides have left Cup-Winners' Cup holder Manchester United
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      208 45 Reuter, AP. ENGLAND soccer star Paul Gascoigne arrived in Italy yesterday to a rapturous welcome from hundreds of supporters of his new Italian club Lazio. Young fans charged over barriers at Fiumicino international airport outside Rome as a cordon of police accompanied Gascoigne out of customs.
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      352 45 Wire services. DANISH international Jan Molby is facing three months on the sidelines after being injured in a Liverpool reserve match. The 28-year-old midfielder, who has been hunted by Everton recently, has been admitted to hospital for X-rays on a knee. "There could be cartilage or ligament damage," said
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      SELANGOR SAVIOUR
      614 46 Coach Ken Worden is touted as Selangor's saviour. S GULAM finds out why A GOOD tactician, a great motivator, an excellent coach. Superlatives are being splashed on Ken Worden, the Australian who is being hailed as Selangor's saviour. Not without reasons, of course. When he first came to
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      WIN FOR US, LIONS
      49 46 Singapore must pick up four points against Selangor and KL to have a good chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals. To boost Singapore's hopes, Perak must lose against either Kelantan or Terengganu. KL will be ruled out if it loses its last match to Singapore
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      Lock icon Marlon and Pastor ruled out
      195 46 NST. THOMAS Hossmang, usually the provider, will lead Terengganu's attack against Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Regular strikers Frank Pastor, Marlon van der Sander and Ariffin Osman are all out. Pastor and van der Sander are serving automatic suspensions for collecting five yellow cards each. Both
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      FOR LOCAL SOCCER OFFICIALS
      153 46 T At is not impossible to win away from Kallang. If we could win our away matches last year, and previously, I don't see any reason why we can't do the same this year. It all depends on the attitude of players and officials. We should
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    356 47  -  THE BATTLE FOR MALAYSIA CUP BERTHS Singapore cannot afford to lose to Selangor tomorrow if it wants to qualify for the Malaysia Cup. Its chances of avoiding defeat look better as Selangor's star striker Khan Hung Meng is ruled out with an injury Stories/ S Gulam SELANGOR
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    KL-Terengganu tie put off only for security reasons
    307 47 WHY has the Kuala Lum-pur-Terengganu match, originally scheduled for Saturday, been postponed to Sunday? This has been the question on many Singapore fans' minds for the past few days. But there is no "han-ky-panky", said Datuk Paul Mony, the executive secretary of
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