The New Paper, 16 December 1996

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1 47 The New Paper
  • 11 1 the new paper MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1996 MfTA (P) 061/V96 60CENTT*
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    • 68 1 so mean %gPF But Showbuzz hostess laughs off -t; T\Turn-off tag in our Flame Awards /Page 22 L BE ___—^B m t 'V ajtHPs 9H^^^HH3»h*jiii^^HE^l^M^Hl OXL*^, lm^^HRPSi Nervous tourist slips twice after Agitated tiger refuses to let go of her posing with tiger for this photo neck —until it's hit
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 325 2 But will allies agree? THE US is talking to its allies in the Middle East and Europe about taking tough action against Iran. The reason: Iran's alleged involvement in the bombing of US barracks in Saudi Arabia. The blast killed 25 soldiers. One of
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    • 70 2 SAUDI Interior minister Prince Nayef headed the investigation. He is the brother of King Fahd. The Saudis claim that the terrorists are part of a group trained in some of the 11 terrorist training camps identified by the CIA in Iran. Although Iran did not specifically order the
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    • 31 2 Moondancen Could it be? Yes, it's Hongkorig Heavenly King Aaron Kwok. Why is he dressed up as Michael Jackson? FIND OUT ON PAGE 28. Picture/ David Tan
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    • 396 3 A Malaysian couple who abandoned their six young children more than a month ago have been found. They appeared calm and even managed to smile for the camera Source: The Star. THE long arm of the law has finally caught up with Mustakim Karim and
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    • 126 3 ELDEST child Nurwana Idatul was father, mother, nursemaid and cook rolled into one during the time when her parents were away. "I had to cook for my brothers and sisters before I going to school When the four of us were in school, Mohamed Ubaidillah,
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    • 187 2 Leisure Showtime: Pages 22,23, 26 28 TV: Page 32 Comics: Pages 30 31 P ft Call us. Hotline "*****55 Hay s Formula i GIVE YOUR HAIR A NEW LEASE OF LIFE Herbal Shampoo With Hay's Formula, you need no longer worry about hair problems like balding, hair loss, damaged hair,
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 321 4 HOT M STORY k i Mr Goh was speaking at a AalogM aaaaion at Putong Pa sir yastarday. K was Ms sacond saaaioo with rasidants and grassroots laadars, aftar attending ona at Naa Soon Cantral in tha morning, on
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    • 108 4 The Straits Times: Ministers will make greater difference in wards: Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew urge voters to back PAP teams in GRCs The Business Times: Hard disk drive prices shoot up by 209^40% Uanhe Zaobao: PAP's single wards will come under GRCs
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    • 22 4 The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 4.92 points to 2174.22 points at 9.15 this morning from friday's close of 2179.14
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    • 23 4 The Business Times Singapore Regional Index fell 12.67 points to 1068.63 points at 9.15 this morning from friday's close of 1081.30
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 83 4 CAMBODIAN Co-Premier Hun Sen (right) has warned exiled Prince Norodom Sirivudh not to return to Phnom Penh. He has threatened to shoot down any airliner that brings him back. "Any plane which dares to carry Sirivudh will be hit," he said, adding that tanks and other
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      • 64 4 KEEN corporate demand for upgrading computer storage has forced up prices of hard disk drives. Prices have risen 20-40 per cent in the last three months. Systems integrators, computer vendors and retail buyers particularly want the 1.2 gigabyte and higher storage models. Dealers are unwilling to
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      • 61 4 MALAYSIA'S high-flying International Trade and Industry Minister has been dropped from a leading position with the women's wing of her party. Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz (right) is no longer head of Perak Wanita Umno. Datuk Dr Siti Zaharah Sulaiman, who ousted her for leadership of Wanita
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      • 88 4 HONGKONG'S chief executive-designate Tung Chee Hwa (right) will not be a Chinese Communist Party member after the colony is returned to China in 1997. Mr Tung, who will be in Beijing this week to accept his appointment, said he would decide on his team-designate after his
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    • 135 4 The Chrwirtß Candy with j 1 SSB»l| I WORTH OF PRIZES TO BE WON R I g> Chew your way to instant prizes wl|Mo^ «f h H"cHEwSft S L a ndy flaVOUrPaCk V-A-? '"Oc* <*=■ j• A Scratch Win card will be given in iJ-Sa 8 I g each 2-flavour
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 470 5 TffcESIDENTS of single■V seatwards: If you vote B for a PAP MP, you will get all his programmes for your ward and a Minister attached. This is Prime Minister Goh Chok plan for singleseat wards after the coming election. Unlike the GRCs, the nine single
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  • 210 5 LOOK at Marine Parnde dRC The Prime Minister's ward had the first pilot upgrading programme and residents didnr have to pay. The top price for a three-room flat $340,000 is in Marine Parade. Prices elsewhere: $180,000. Top price for a five-room flat $650,000 also in
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 87 6 Philip Tan Boon Heng and Ying Hock Kwangwere the last of the 13 victims in the tour bus crash to be identified. Another 12 people were injured when the tour bus, heading for Genting Highlands, burst into flames after slamming into
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    • 497 6  -  By Khor Su Min HE knew his mother did not like him to gamble. So Philip Tan Boon Heng, 25, told her he was going to Desaru instead of his real destination Genting Highlands. It put her mind at rest. So much so that Madam Lim
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    • 109 6 THOUGH a frail 81-year-old, Madam Chua Pong Tee insisted on going to Malaysia to collect her grandson's remains. She has looked after Philip Tan since he was a toddler. His parents have been living in Tokyo for the past 15 years. Said Madam Chua in Hokkien: "He
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    • 428 7  -  By Khor Su Min IT was his biggest payday at the races $10,000plus. But it didn't last long. Mr Lim Ho Seng, 30, was relieved of his winnings and his own money, totalling $15,000, at knifepoint in the lift near his Yishun flat
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    • 350 8 The National Solidarity Party yesterday introduced the first three of its 11 candidates for the General Election. One was party president Tan Chee Kien, a veteran. YVONNE LIM checks out the newcomers IT sounded like bad news her then-fiance, Mr Christopher Neo, was joining
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    • 304 8 HE wrote at least 26 published letters, many of them thousands of words long, to The Straits Times Forum page over four years. Now, Dr Patrick Kee is ready to put his views to the ultimate test at the ballot box. Dr Kee, 49, a family doctor,
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    • 133 8 THIS will be NSP president Tan Chee Kien's first General Election in 12 years. In 1984, he got 48.7 per cent of the votes in Kaki Bukit. He was invited, but refused, to take a non-constituency MP seat in Parliament (seat meant for losing opposition candidates
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    • 59 6 Teater KAMi presents BETWEEN WORLDS -a devised play in English directed by Elvira Holmberg 19 -21 December 1996 8.00 pm Drama Centre ticket price $8, $12 tickets available at Tangs, Substation, 126 Cairnhill Arts Centre under the National Arts Council supported by official TV station annual grant scheme M&. a.r-t.s-fund
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 654 10 BUS-DRIVERS-TURNED-HEROES Bus drivers have often come to the aid of passengers in distress. JOHN LOW asks three SBS drivers what went through their minds when they turned heroes FOUR months after he saved a woman from serious injury, Mr Ong's right hand is still swollen. "It
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    • 79 10 SBS bus drivers made 12 police reports this year on incidents that happened while they were on duty, said SBS public affairs manager Loo Ing Heng. He said the company encourages its drivers to help passengers in trouble. They are told they can seek help at
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    • 193 10 THE NEW PAPER/SPORTSGIRL PROMOTION A GIRL like YOU .could be The search for the new Sportsgiri is on! And you could be the one. If you are between 14 and 25 years of age, just send us two 3R photos and you could win fabulous prizes! The top three winners
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 388 12  -  BY Alethea Lim DETAIN one girl, and the other girl might take her place. You never know with the Toh twins. Eight-year-old Toh Shi Wei and Shi Hui not only look alike, they also help each other out. So when they received a
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    • 76 12 THE Citizens' Consultative Committees will present $12.7 million to about 53,000 students through bursary schemes this month. Of this, $10,798,550 will be handed out under the Edusave Merit Bursary scheme introduced last year to encourage lower-income students to do well. The students will receive between $150 and
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    • 119 12 JFerrt Tree Ca/e ri-. > Christmas New Year's Eve Gala Buffet Dinner Dance (7pm to 2am) Adult $45.00+ Child $25.00+++ Including Novelties, Lucky Draws, Games One Special per couple(A(iults Only) Games <*nd Entertainment includes Fashion Show, Limbo Rock Contest, Hula Hoop Contest, Lucky Draw many others. Christmas New Year's Day
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    • 1423 13 g Ivory $100 purchase of Sony products (excluding Communication, Data dip products and radio pagers) entiHes you to ONI Lucky Draw Coupon that HJH qualifies you for both the Christmas Draw as wel as the Orond Draw. ggp fIHHHRiMSiIP V' 1 '^jJK^ 1 Electronic Shock PJ D*UI Protection Mega Bau
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  • 337 14 SINGAPORETODAY NO time to waste or tired of surfing endlessly for news? Then here's good news: The New Paper QuickNews page has just gone Electric. On the menu youll find the usual goodies, of course: Highlights of the best offerings of the day on the
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 226 15 Boeing, McDonnell Douglas in 18b merger Source: Wire services. TWO big US makers of aeroplanes are planning to link up, creating what would be the world's biggest aerospace company in the world. The deal between Boeing Co and McDonnell Douglas will be worth about US$13.3 billion
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    • 91 15 It isn't a case that you're merging because you're starving to death. It's a case that there's lots of opportunity That's a much healthier basis on which to consolidate. US Financial analyst Wolfgang Demisch BOEING is the leader in the civil aircraft industry producing 737, 747, 757, 767
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    • Article, Illustration
      397 16 Former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha Jayaram has hit the headlines with outrageous amounts of wealth being seized from her home. Are there many others like her in India? RAHUL PATHAK digs the dirt RECENTLY, a former Indian minister accused a rival of corruption. "Mr Devi Lai (former
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    • 177 16 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAGI) has the authority to question any government deal. But, in 1989, the authority of the CAGI was lost for ever. He had punched holes into the Bofors gun deal, in which former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was
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    • 506 17 This Malaysian tourist (right) was one of at least eight tourists to pose for photos with this white tiger at a Jakarta safari before tragedy struck. When Madam Ngai Fong Chee's turn came, the tiger was clearly agitated. Then Madam Ngai slips twice... THE massive tiger
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    • 211 17 If only it hadn't rained MADAM Ngai Fong Chee might still be alive if it hadn't rained. According to tour companion Fu Shi Qin, it was raining when they reached the safari. The rain made the tiger platform wet and caused Madam Ngai to slip in her rush to get
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    • 118 15 HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WORLD t Certificate, Diploma ACCA r B :±"r d Dip,om E Administration Accounting .nd Steading to a BBu» degree awarded by rinanCC University of Southern Queeraiand (Aim) ran Book-keeping/Diploma Certificate, Diploma 131 in Accounting Mji and Advanced Diploma I MCI Private Secretary's in Administrative 1(11
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 66 17 Regent Hotel on 19 Dec. '96 specially wk for our valued patrons. Those interested can call 324 3989 to M f confirm. Please provide us with your I valid box pin niunbers upon confirmation. Invitation on a first I come first serve basis. Limited sejftsjfe jL available. So do hiuTy!
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    • 78 17 J A Couple Of Things e re Famous For Aren't Even On The Menu. DELIGHTFULLY TACKY, YET UNREFINED Great service and of course, the now famous Hooters Girls. Hooters is the place for sports figures and anyone who enjoys good food, a relaxed atmosphere, reasonable prices, music and FUN. FUN.
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 318 19 UN CHIEF USED TO BE A PERT DPI J KCTOR IN GHANA Reuter. KOFI Annan's experience as a youth should be useful when he becomes the new United Nations Secretary-General. He helped his mum as an informal debt collector. As the new UN chief, he will
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    • 188 20 Wire Services. ISRAELI police think Moshe Beeri's attachment to his late mother has gone far enough. Miriam Levy, 70, died 10 days ago. But instead of burying her, Mr Beeri, 49, has kept her in the freezer of their apartment in central Israel. He hopes scientists will one
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    • 86 20 All fall down: President Bill Clinton (left) starting to get up with the help of a Secret Service agent after he slipped and fell to his knees while jogging. Mr Clinton was about half-way through a30-minutejog along the banks of the Potomac River yesterday morning, when he
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    • 200 19 I a jl* |n idk wife« "Between Friends" The Friendly Hotel Package From Mandarin Singapore Singaporeans, Permanent Residents and Malaysians wtl receive very speaal treatment at the Mandann Singapore from I December 1996 to 31 March I997. In Mandarin Singapore's "between friends" At Mandann Singapore. H pays to be fhends.
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  • DEARWIJEY
    • 139 21 QI HAVE only got N-level education. I've been working as an admin assistant for two years. Lately, I've been thinking of upgrading myself by taking up some courses in the administrative line. But I do not know what kind of courses I should take.
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    • 146 21 QI AM in Secondary Three. I am keen on doing nursing but I do not want to take my nursing course in Singapore. I am planning to go to Australia. Do I need to pass my O levels with flying colours? What are the subjects that
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    • 197 21 QI AM in the express stream and I am currently sitting for my 0 levels. My ambition is to work in a hotel, country club or holiday resort. So I wish to take up a hospitality management (hotel management) course in the polytechnic.
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    • 105 21 Do you have any questions Call 1900- 914-0003 and leave regarding education? your questions for Mr Wijey. Write or fax your questions to You can listen to his earlier i m iiiaa Dear IVIr Calls cost 30 cents a minute w w (an additional surcharge of he New Pa P
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  • Showtime
    • 641 22  -  By Carol Leong AT closing time, Lauretta Alabons still didn't know she was a Turn-off nominee in our Flame Awards this year. So when we broke the news to her, the Showbuzz host did three things, all in quick succession: She shrieked She wanted to know
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    • 355 23 FANS screamed as he reported to work for the film Ransom in New York. Donnie Wahlberg flinched. "It's started all over again," thought the ex-lead singer of New Kids on the Block. Drawing nearer, he finally made out what they were yelling: "Mel! Mel! Mel!" The movie's
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    • 107 23 BABE OF THE YEAR Michelle Goh ZoeTay fannWong Ann Kok WongLi-lin MJDE OF THE YEAR XieShaoguang ChewChorMeng James Lye Moses Lim LimYuBeng NEW FLAME OF THE YEAR HossanLeong Andrew Seow IrinGan LisaAng Susan Quah TURN-OFF OF THE YEAR Lauretta Alabons Benedict Goh Wendy Jacobs Mark Richmond
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    • 102 23 Tell us who you think should win each of the seven awards. Cell The New Paper InfoHne on 1900-*****02. A voice will tell you how to vote. The winners of the awards will be determined by the highest number of votes received. t If your selection coincides with the
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 32 23 a COJ>y S to redeem attractive freebies like comic books, 0? <~V;^2 movie passes, cleanser toner, m wf |>>^> v Comrades, Almost A Love Story Starring Leon Lai t Maggie Cheung POMS' S
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    • 102 23 LaW Vi»TOa^^Jlll^—l MD| 24 DECEMBER 1996 (?Ari&tm4S £ve Z)inyter fr "Z^Ance Tivoli Coffee House //iW 1 It's the Yuletide season again, a season of peace and love to he celebrated with your loved ones. This Christmas Eve, hring them down to the Tivoli Coffee House for a sumptuous International Buffet
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  • LOOK
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      407 24 CAROL LEONG loves the idea of plastic and fake. Here are some looks that will go superbly with fluorescent coloured drinks WHO doesn't love the idea of play clothes? Of slipping on a cheeky tee, wrapping a plastic thing around the hips, and slipping into some stylish boots,
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    • 98 24 TWO Perfect 10 DJs will be at Nex.is at Ngee Ann City from 7 to 9 pm tomorrow to make song dedications on site and play games with shoppers. There will also be a streetwear fashion parade at 7 pm on that day to show you funky
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  • 408 25 SHOWTIME Malaysian rock band Search has been around for 15 years, and it seems to be getting better with age. Last year was one of the band's best. The albums Gema Di Tumur Jauh and Search Unplugged sold over 250.000 copies. In March, Search won the best
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    • 122 25 ARTS MRNfiGEMENT R5S0CIRTES 6 BIS PRODUCTIONS. INC. J M Argentina m Wgf W "Simply the most exhilarating production j W on liroadway today!" J'w Hroiulicay Critics Corner Dor 19, 2D, 2i, 8pm 4j I Harbour Pourfron (Dorfd Trade Centre 4* A Matinee: Sit, Dcc 21, z.)Opm im vJpfepV i 1
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  • SHOWTIME
    • 314 27  -  By Yong Siew Fern HAVE we had enough of Michael Jackson? Hongkong Heavenly King Aaron Kwok does not think so. So, at his one-night concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last Friday, he made us watch him do the 'MJ Leaning Tower of Pisa' and dance
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    • 54 27 BETWEEN songs, Aaron milked his ardent female fans for squeals by asking: "Who wants to kiss me?" And: "Who wants to go on a date with me?" He even brought onto stage, for one song, a teddy bear as tall as him, which just sat and
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    • 46 27 AARON surprised everyone when he appeared for the encore...in the drummer's seat. And it was not just fiddling of drumsticks, mind you. It was confident drumming. He belted out with panache, Strong an inspiring, upbeat song written after his father died last year.
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 69 27 Easyfil, Sedia, Morning Glory, Rubbermaid, Han 3M J I Jtf AT FANTASTIC OFFER PHOTO ALBUMS STATIONERY GIFT ITEMS Venue: The Singapore Conference Hall (Shenton Way) Concourse (Opposite NTUC Club) Date: 16 -20 Dec 1996 (Mon Fri) Time: 11.00 am 7.00pm SEE YOU THERE Present this coupon at the Fair and
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    • 103 27 FRUTTEdrink I Berri Frutte. Made from crystal clear, Australian spring water With a delicate 1 l touch of natural fruit flavour. TangyAAandarin, fresh Guava r vibrant Lemon Lime, I juicy Blackcurrant or refreshing a free bottle of fits healthy, natural drink; 1 just step right up to on the stated
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    • 107 28 fegilW I I Ilk t I m. i y —1'» t ri I m p i r II THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACH! I 17 Mepa Hifs in one Empite Compilation I Where do gou go Gimme Gimme) II Ready or nof China Boq [Lich it Version] -M. Inrernahonal Missing in
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  • 487 29  -  ET CETERA WITH ROSNAH AHMAD HE is my hero. We were both in New York at the same time. And I missed him. No, I'm not talking about some Hollywood flavour-of-the-month, whoever that might be. (Forgive the ignorance. I deserted Hollywood for stars nearer to
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 256 29 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson r VANTTO 1 NO, I'VE GOT Y I UAVE. OU, GROSS. 1 TfSTt \T AND] POfiGET IT YOUDOH*Tf I i TM MY FMORITE PEANUT N PROCESSED "OWS NOT SOE. WERE. I DON'T WEN HUM KIND SAHDNKMES. KINO WWAT DID BUTTED MOUSE LOAF REALLI WMSE ITWNK
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 97 30 COMICRELIEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh rtU.lutfl HAW MM W/ 7 \~O TC*KW7 'ttlltfirr THOSE W NL aacs. Tian-Pi/Komics Kreations I WONDER WHY SANTA HAS SUCH A IN CASE HIS SACK IS NOT 810 THICK BEARD. ENOUGH FOR THE PRESENTS, HE 1 CAN KEEP SOME IN HIS BEARD. /J4{ I |0p
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    • 819 31 tvpage_ iIUNMEI 5_ CHANNEL 8_ Of NOON NewssToday NOON Comedy Beat<Variety/r) Little Denise (Mason Gamble, 12.10 PM Home Shopping 1-®® PM Mid-Day News left) makes up for all the trouble 1.10 Family Matters (Comedy): Steve 1 30 Money Week (Business feature) he has caused his neighbour, Mr transforms back into
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  • 359 32  -  By i Clarinda Lim If you are looking for a posh restaurant offering a pleasant dining experience that will not leave a hole in your pocket, this is it 1 Club Amandari, a three-month-old restaurant at Robinson Tower offering discerning diners reasonably-priced Indonesian cuisine amidst an
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    • 297 42  -  Stories^ Calvin Low CONFIDENCE is high in athletics circles that the Jakarta Games next year will feature a Singapore relay team. This is despite the fact that no current women's 4x100m relay team has breached the South-east Asia Games qualifying mark of48.00sec. So far, the women's
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    • 283 42 VETERAN coach Lim Tiang Quee said the women's team should not just be looking at the shorter sprint relay. "The runners we have in the squad now can also run the 400m well. They could also qualify for 4x400m relay in Jakarta," he said.
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    • 404 42 THE women's relay squad will begin training for the Jakarta SEA Games in March or April. Said SAAA director of coaching and development Peter Thumm: "The last season has been too long. The girls need a rest for three weeks till January." Added Thumm: "Training will not
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    • 165 42 NBA DENNIS Rodman dyes his hair, decorates his body with tattoos, wears women's clothes in public and says outrageous things because he likes to show the world how contrary he is. On Saturday, he truly was contrary; he wasn't his usual whining, trash-talking self, said a
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    • 454 43  -  SOCCER FIVES BY Jeffrey Low BALESTIER CENTRAL 7 TAM PINES ROVERS 2 A WHOLE new ball game might be sweeping the nation by the turn of the century if last night's evidence was to go by. For two solid hours at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall,
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    • 95 43 Lim Boon Heng, NTUC Secretary-General: There are two reasons why I suggested at the 1994 NTUC Sports Dinner, that we should promote Soccer-5. First, because of scarcity of land, it allows for mass participation. Second, it could be the training ground for future stars. R Sinnakarappan, chairman,
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    • 305 43 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: ATHLETICS Cancun Marathon Men: Sammy Korir (Ken) 2:12.33, Alexis Cuba (Cuba) 2:13.18, Isidro Rico (Mex) 2:14.11. Women Judith Nagy (Hungary) 2:34.14, Paola Cabrera (Mex) 2:37.14, Nora Leticia Rocha (Mex) 2:38.56. BADMINTON World Cup Badminton Finals: (Men's singles) Dong Jiong (Chn) bt Jeffer
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    • 384 44 MSIA^UF* O-F'NALS UAEI Iraq 0 Kuwait 2 Japan 0 TONIGHT Iranv S Korea S Arabia v China CALL INFOUNE Call The New Paper Infoline on 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow for results of tonight's matches. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Reuter. DEFENDING Asian Cup champion
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    • 184 44 Reuter. DEFENDER Abdel Hussain scored a "golden goal" with a freekick from 30 metres to give host the United Arab Emirates a 1-0 victory over Iraq. Hussain crashed the ball home 13 minutes into sudden-death extra time after a goalless 90 minutes. The goal, which
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    • 169 44 EUROPE KICKOFF Reuter. ITALIAN international Alessandro Del Piero scored two goals for the second time in a week yesterday. His double strike helped Juventus recover from 2-0 down to beat Verona 3-2 and take a five-point lead in Italy's Serie A. Juventus's title ambition was
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    • 72 44 Reuter. WHEN it comes to crowning a new soccer boss, Italy could hardly choose a more aptly-named coach than Cesare 'Cesarone' (Big Caesar) Maldini. The Germans had all-conquering 'Kaiser' Franz Beckenbauer and now Italy, which appointed Maldini as national soccer coach yesterday, has its Caesar. It also has
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    • 109 44 Reuter. MARSEILLE, looking to regain past glories under a new chairman, beat Auxerre 3-0 yesterday its second victory over the French champion in six days. Former French international Xavier Gravelaine put the 1993 European Cup champion on course with a 39th minute goal, then fellow striker Marc Libbra
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      18 45 Leeds 0 Tottenham 0. Attendance: 33,783 Wimbledon 1 (Holdsworth 85th min) Blackburn 0. Attendance: 13,246
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    • 106 45 LIVERPOOL 5 (Fowler Ist min, 28th, 77th f 85th, Biornebye 45th) MIDDLESBROUGH 1 (Fjortoft 75th) ROY EVANS Liverpool manager BRYAN ROBSON Middlesbrough manager Fowler was up for it and looking sharp. He was sprinting everywhere. Coming to Anfield and conceding a goal within 29 seconds was
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    • 162 45 LIVERPOOL'S superb team play showed the Reds had quickly got last week's shock 1-0 home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday out of its system. Middlesbrough was never in with a chance after falling behind so early and was always second best in its 12th league match without
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    • 473 45 ROBBIE FOWLER'S astonishing achievement of scoring four goals against Middlesbrough will surprise the world but not his team-mates. Nobody has scored four goals in a Premier League match this season. And while prodigies are notorious for fading, Fowler's team-mates have said he is a phenomenon that will only
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    • 397 46  -  BY Lan Brown REPORTING FROM ENGLAND LIVERPOOL 5 MIDDLESBROUGH 1 OUTCLASSED is the verdict on pathetic Middlesbrough as scintillating Robbie Fowler shot his way into the Anfield Hall of Fame. His four goals in Liverpool's rampant 5-1 drubbing of sad Boro means that he pips
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    • 531 46 SUNDERLAND 3 CHELSEA 0 INFOLINE Derby meets Everton tonight in an English Premiership match. Call 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow for the result. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. AFP. RUUD Gullit's expensively-assembled Chelsea was given a lesson from the honest journeymen of Sunderland
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    • 269 46 Vinnie Jones: Wimbledon's self-styled hardman found himself in more trouble after criticising and mocking his colleagues in a weekend newspaper article. But Wales skipper Jones, the most controversial player in English football, could escape punishment for the piece in which he also celebrates his team-mates' qualities in a
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