The Straits Times, 8 March 1987

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Total Pages: 54
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    12 1 The Sunday Times No: 2648 55 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 109/12/86 ksjhjdfsgfh
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    Lock icon 140 feared dead in sea disaster
    934 1 405 plucked to safety as Engiish Channel ferry capsizes We were trapped inside the cafeteria. The water came up higher and we climbed up higher to get out of it. It smashed all the glasses. People were panicking, screaming and shouting. It was 15
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    Lock icon Marion's magical midnight
    169 1 MARION Nicole Teo will represent the Republic in the 1987 Miss Universe pageant to be beamed around the world from Singapore in May. Miss Teo, 19, a part-time model, was crowned Miss Singapore moments before midnight at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant last night. The first runner-up was
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    Things will be better if outsiders don't interfere, says Sidek
    375 1 Things will be better if outsiders don't interfere, says Sidek r THE process of national integration and the progress of a country can run more smoothly if every state operates on the principle of non-interfer-ence and non-intervention. The Parliamentary Secretary (Trade and Industry), Mr Sidek Saniff, did not mince his
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • AT A GLANCE
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        SOCIAL LOAFERS
        60 2 A psychologist says that contrary to what many believe, people spend more time goofing off when working in a group than they do when toiling by themselves. The phenomenon is called "social loafing", defined as "the unconscious tendency for you to slack off when performing in a group,
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        LAWYER'S CONFESSION
        98 2 A Paris lawyers admission that he worked for France's secret service while defending Lebanese guerilla Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has sparked a legal furore. Jean-Paul Mazurier, 32. said in a French television interview on Friday that he passed on to the French secret service the text of messages given
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        ARMS BREAKTHROUGH
        69 2 The Soviet Unions chief negotiator in the Geneva arms talks with the United States has said the two sides have achieved a breakthrough on the removal of medium-range nuclear missiles from Europe and a treaty could be drafted in months. All questions of principle had been resolved and
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        NO THREAT FROM CHINA
        89 2 Former Ameri- can Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger said yesterday that China would not pose a security threat to Asean nations in the foreseeable future despite its modernisation. It would be too pre-occupied with its problems to cause trouble to its southern neighbours. Speaking in
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        THREE ACES
        90 2 The Looi triplets may have many things in common, like friends and interests, but in their studies, the 16-year-olds Jenny, Audrey, and Kareen (from left, above), who together obtained 12 A's in last year's 'O' level examinations prefer to do it alone. Said Kareen: "We look out for
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        FLIGHT TO SAFETY
        77 2 About 60 birds with in- jured wings landed here yesterday from America, reports AGNES WEE. They were donated to the Jurong Bird Park by the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Injured directly or indirectly by Man, all have been treated and are now nearly as good* as new. Dr
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    • SPORTS
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        OUT, IN; OUT AGAIN
        82 2 Irishman Eamonn Coghlan, the world's fastest indoor miler, was at the centre of a seesawing battle at the first World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis. First, he fell in his 1,500 metres heat on Friday, the first day of the contest, and failed to
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        SECOND TRY
        98 2 Swimmer Ng Yue Meng (right) was cruelly denied a place in last year's Asian Games because he qualified too late, after entries had closed. His feat of breaking the national record for the 100m breaststroke three times in two months, it seemed, was still not good enough for
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        CHRISTIANS CHALLENGE
        81 2 Christian H;idinata may have given up competition for coaching, but he will still feel the familiar nerves when Indonesia compete in the All-England this week. Home fans expect a few titles at London's Wembley, and Christian has the daunting task of preparing their team for the all-important badminton
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      Books worm their way into hearts of many Singaporeans
      802 2  -  AUDREY PERERA Story: Pictures: DAVID TAN THEY come in with one stack of books, and leave with another. Their faces have become familiar to librarians because they are among the most frequent of borrowers. In fact, some, such as Madam M.
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      Lock icon Glue-sniffing between shelves prompts library to set up Health Corner
      229 2 A FEW incidents involving youngsters sniffing glue between book shelves have prompted the Bukit Merah branch library to put its collection of books on drug and inhalant abuse in a prominent place. The branch library recently set up a Health
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      Lock icon Students give US schools a failing grade — survey
      198 2 Students give US schools a failing grade survey NEW YORK High school seniors believe America's public schools are in trouble, citing discipline and drug abuse as the most serious problems, a survey has revealed. The students, however, gave good grades to their own schools. The survey covered 1,712 students in
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      Lock icon Brothers team up to bring old buildings back to life
      409 3  -  STEVEN LEE Pictures by SCULPTOR Sim Lian Huat has a studio in a double-storey terrace house off Bukit Timah Road. Strewn on the lawn there are plaster statues, balusters, sculptures, busts of famous musicians, statue heads and even a plaster
      AGNES WEE  -  409 words
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      UN official tells how S'pore can help world's homeless
      340 3 WITH two billion people likely to be homeless by the year 2000, Singapore can help other nations by showing how it managed to provide homes for its citizens within a short time. "We are not talking about theories and studies, but
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      Conservation work to be closely supervised
      741 3  -  Contractor must first complete sample unit to URA's satisfaction By^ AGNES WEE THE conservation of 32 shophouses in Tanjong Pagar will be painstakingly supervised to ensure the utmost attention to detail. The Urban Redevelopment Authority will be looking over contractors' shoulders and watching carefully
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      Lock icon Channel plagued by shipping mishaps
      273 4 LONDON The disaster of the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry in the English Channel appeared the deadliest peacetime shipping wreck in northern European waters in 34 years. In January 1963, the Princess Victoria mail ferry plying the narrow Irish Sea channel between Lame, Northern Ireland,
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      Lock icon Vessel flooded... and the nightmare began
      455 4 Vessel flooded and the nightmare began Channel crossing that never made it ZEEBRUGGE (Belgium) For the lucky ones, the wet, cold horror on board the doomed Herald of Free Enterprise ended with the smash of a rescuer's axe through a porthole. It began, one survivor said early yesterday, with the
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      Lock icon A horrific sight, says Thatcher
      106 4 A horrific sight, says Thatcher ZEEBRUGGE British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was flown over the sunken wreck of the British ferry in Zeebrugge Harbour yesterday and said afterwards: "It is horrific to see." "It has been a night of anguish for everyone. It has also been a night of great
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      Lock icon Woman's ordeal after ordering dinner
      198 4 Woman' s ordeal after ordering dinner ZEEBRUGGE (Belgium) Mrs Susan Hames had just ordered dinner on the Herald of Free Enterprise and then "the ship tilted slightly and a few glasses tipped over", she said. "At first we did not know what was happening," the 33--year-old woman recalled. "Then suddenly
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      Lock icon Ferries flood more quickly
      210 4 NEW YORK The ill-fated Herald of Free Enterprise must have taken on water far faster than other types of vessels because, like other ferries, it lacks bulkheads that would have contained the flooding sea, according to a naval engineer from the US Coast Guard. "Most vessels
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      Lock icon Police storm Golden Temple to save injured colleagues
      189 4 Police storm Golden Temple to save injured colleagues NEW DELHI Hundreds of aimed police entered the Golden Temple in Amritsar yesterday to rescue four plainclothes colleagues wounded in a gunbattle with Sikh extremist youths. It was the first time uniformed security forces had entered Sikhdom's holiest shrine since last June,
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      Lock icon Scandal a blow to Sweden's reputation es peace arbiter
      318 4 STOCKHOLM Sweden's reputation as an arbiter for world peace is in danger of b«?ing tarnished by an arms snuggling scandal which led tc the resignation of the managing director of its biggest weajwns firm, Bofors. Mr Martin Ardbo resigned as managing
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      Lock icon Civilians among 17 killed by mine
      99 4 Civilians among 17 killed by mine COLOMBO Seventeen people were killed yesterday when a landmine blew up an army vehicle in northern Sri Lanka A military spokesman said 11 security men and six civilians died in the explosion at Ulukku.ama in Vavuniya district. The civilian victims were also in the
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      Lock icon Counsel: I passed client's messages to secret service
      344 5 Abdallah s lawyer confesses to betrayal PARIS A Paris lawyer's admission that he worked for France's secret service while defending Lebanese guerilla Georges Ibrahim Abdallah has sparked a legal furore. Jean-Paul Mazurier, 32, said in a French television interview on Friday that
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      Lock icon Man who shot Pope may be freed soon
      285 5 ROME The Justice Ministry said on Friday pardon proceedings for the Turkish terrorist who shot and wounded Pope John Paul n in 1981 "could be imminent" and that the President of Italy was likely to grant freedom to the would-be assassin. Justice
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      Lock icon Coalition split over who should lead Italian govt
      143 5 Coalition split over who should lead Italian govt ROME President Francesco Cossiga has postponed a decision on how to deal with Italy's latest government crisis beca'ise of deep disagreement among leading political parties. Mr Cossiga had planned to name a Prime Minister-desig-nate yesterday but will instead consult advisers during the
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      Lock icon 'Model' for Michelangelo's David found
      248 5 'Model' for Michelangelo's David found NEW YORK A doll-sized stucco fragmeni of a model for Michelangelo's "David" has been discovered after being out of the public eye for nearly three centuries, a Michelangelo expert said on Friday. The 20cm model, a remarkably detailed torso that resembles but does not duplicate
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      Lock icon Man sheds 27 kg through surgery
      104 5 THIS 290-kg man lost nearly 27 kg in an emergency intestinal bypass operation that removed a large amount of body fat on Friday. A spokesman for a Los Angeles hospital says Mr Ray- mond Robles, 54, is in stable bat critical condition. The spokesman
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      Lock icon Group efforts can give rise to 'social loafing'
      272 5 WASHINGTON Contrary to what many believe, people spend more time goofing off when working in a group than they do when toiling by themselves, a psychologist says. The phenomenon is called "social loafing", defined as "the unconscious tendency for you to slack
      UPI  -  272 words
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      Lock icon Brunei Sultan's $21 m probably pocketed
      295 6 Brunei Sultan's $21 m probably pocketed WASHINGTON Assistant Secretary of State for InterAmerican Affairs Elliott Abrams has said that US$lO million (5521.4 million) donated by the Sultan of Brunei for the Nicaraguan Contras "probably wound up in somebody's pocket". In his first public comment on the Tower Commission's report on
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      Lock icon Arms treaty could be drafted in months
      553 6 PARIS The Soviet Union's chief negotiator in the Geneva arms talks with the United States has said the two sides have achieved a breakthrough on the removal of mediumrange nuclear missiles from Europe and a treaty could be drafted in months. The statement
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      Lock icon Reagan agrees with criticism of aides
      406 6 WASHINGTON The White House re-affirmed on Friday President Ronald Reagan's support of a presidential review board's report, including its criticism of how Secretary of State George Shultz and Secretary of Defence Caspar Weinberger handled the Iran arms affair. The President accepts the report, said
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      Lock icon Blue chips hit new high
      85 6 NEW YORK Wall Street blue chip issues closed at another record high on Friday but the gain was modest compared with advances earlier in the week that pushed the Dow index up more than 50 points. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.80 points to
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      Lock icon Connery and Hepburn honoured by France
      154 6 PARIS Deputy Culture Minister Philippe de Villiers on Friday named film stars Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn as Commanders of Arts and Letters. The award is one of France's most prestigious honours in the arts. Mr de Villiers congratulated American Miss Hepburn and Scot
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      Lock icon Ex-porno star gets liver transplant
      71 6 PITTSBURGH Linda Lovelace, who starred in the 1972 X-rated movie. Deep Throat, and then went on to campaign against pornography, has had a liver transplant. The operation was carried out at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh late on Thursday night and lasted almost 14 hours.
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      Lock icon Jail for two who sold heroin to Boy George
      163 6 Jail for two who sold heroin to Boy George LONDON An American Vietnam war veteran and his girlfriend were jailed for four years each on Friday for supplying heroin to pop star Boy George. Steven Luben, 36, and moth-er-of-four Diane Feiner, 35, had denied a joint charge that they supplied
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      Lock icon Judge rules Watergate documents can go public
      98 6 Judge rules Watergate documents can go public WASHINGTON Former US President Richard Nixon's efforts to prevent the National Archives from releasing 1.5 j million Watergate documents on May 4 were rejected on Friday by a federal judge. US District Judge George Revercomb said the National Archives was not bound to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      218 2 UP TO 1 pm. Showers over a few areas from around noon onwards. r EMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 32 max., 25 min SUNSET today: 7.18 pm; Sunrise tomorrow: 7.12 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER Ade.aide 12 19 C Hazy j London 13C Sleet Amsterdam 9 3 C Cloudy Los
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      93 3 STATISTICS THAT SHAPE THE COUNTRY Shifting profile THE population at the end of last year stood at 2.6 million up by 26.600 people since end-December 1985. How its ethnic profile has slowly shifted over the iast four years: i Ij 1? 1? lear tn&nt Population Chr*« Malay Indian Others 1982
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Much rhetoric by Shev, but peace hopes slim
      432 7  - Much rhetoric by Shev, but peace hopes slim YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Mochtar 'not at all disappointed' with Soviet stand JAKARTA Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze leaves for the Indochina states and Vietnam today, leaving behind much peace rhetoric but little hope of an immediate Soviet-sponsored solution to the Cambodian
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      Lock icon Marcos crony offers to hand over $26 m
      210 7 Marcos crony offers to hand over $26 m MANILA The Philippine government is expected to reap a windfall this month from an exiled businessman associate of deposed President Ferdinand Marcos who agreed to turn over US$l2.5 million (5526.8 million) of the former leader's allegedly ill-gotten wealth. Officials of the Presidential
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      Lock icon Warning on polls terrorism
      119 7 MANILA Armed Forces Chief Gen Fidel Ramos has warned of growing communist guerilla violence in the run-up to the Philippines congressional elections in May in an effort to terrorise voters into supporting their candidates. He told a meeting of businessmen on Friday that reb-el-related violence had
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      Lock icon Suharto not yet ready to visit Soviet Union
      212 7 JAKARTA Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze yesterday indirectly reminded President Suharto that he has yet to take up a standing invitation to visit the Soviet Union, but the Indonesian leader appears not to be immediately ready to accept it. Mr Shevardnadze, however,
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      Thais warn newsmen over raids on opium king
      238 7  - Thais warn newsmen over raids on opium king ALBERT RAMALINGAM By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Thai police warned yesterday that foreign correspondents here who leave the country illegally to report on attacks by go'vernment troops against opium warlord Khun Sa's Shan United Army rebels would be arrested. A senior police official
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      Lock icon Prem leads 80 on visit to Egypt and Europe
      225 7 Prem leads 80 on visit to Egypt and Europe BANGKOK Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda left yesterday with a Th«i delegation c! 89 for official visits to Egypt and Europe his first trip overseas after more than a year. He told newsmen light-heartedly that he hoped nothing would be amiss while
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      Lock icon Merchant fined $33,000 for illegal logging in Indonesia
      172 7 JAKARTA A Sabah businessman, Datuk Hiew Ming Yun, has been found guilty by an Indonesian provincial court of operating an illegal timber camp in East Kalimantan, Tempo magazine reported. Hiew, owner of Sabah-based Hiew Fook Realty, escaped arrest when Indonesian authorities raided
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Use Bahasa in daily conversation call
      150 8 Use Bahasa in daily conversation call PENANG Malaysians should use Bahasa Malaysia in their daily conversation, Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghafar Baba said on Friday. 1 Bahasa Malaysia is not monopolised by the Malays," The Star quoted him as saying. "The other races should regard it as their bahasa ibunda
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      Lock icon Singapore motorist robbed by 'hitch-hikers'
      95 8 Singapore motorist robbed by 'hitch-hikers' SEREMBAN A kind deed by a Singaporean who gave a lift to two "hitch-hikers" resulted in him losing $8,900 in cash and jewellery as well as his car on Friday. A police spokesman said Mr Seah Jon. 31, a management consultan T was on his
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      China and Asean security – by DrK
      392 8  - China and Asean security by DrK ISMAIL KASSIM By KUALA LUMPUR Former American Secretary of State Dr Henry Kissinger said yesterday that China would not pose a security threat to Asean nations in the foreseeable future despite its modernisation. He added that Chinese expansionism towards the south directly or indirectly
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      Singapore's action on greens not retaliatory, says minister
      302 8 KUALA LUMPUR Singapore's recent action in not alj lowing the sale of Cameron Highlands spring onions should not be viewed as a retaliatory act, Deputy Trade I and Industry Minister Datuk i Kok Wee Kiat said on Fridav. "It is only a
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      Lock icon Gregory's parents on way to Penang
      199 8 Gregory's parents on way to Penang S LONDON The parents of 1 Derrick Gregory, the Briton who received the death sentence for drug smuggling, have left for Malaysia to be with their son, who is in Pej nang Jail while an appeal is being lodged. Kenneth and Mary Gregory said
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      State Umno treasurer: I gave M$35,000 to Chief Minister
      223 8 State Umno treasurer: I gave M$35,000 to Chief Minister $800,000 extortion attempt trial MALACCA STATE Umno treasurer Datuk Aziz Tapa has said that he put M535,000 in an envelope and handed it over to Chief MinisI ter Datuk Seri Rahim Tarn by I Chik, The Star reported yesterday. He told
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      Lock icon 'Infidel' remark: Hindu group reports publisher to police
      225 8 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Hindu Youth Council has made a police report against the publisher of a bi-weekly newspaper for allegedly attempting to create racial disharmony. MHYC president S. Rajaratnam said the article, published on Feb 25, criticised the staff of the
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      Lock icon Ghafar unaware of move for compromise
      290 8 UMNO ELECTION KLUANG (Johor) Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba said yesterday that he was not aware of any plan by the Umno Mentris Besar, Chief Minister and State Assembly Speakers to seek a compromise in the Umno elections next month. However, if a compromise
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      Lock icon Hopes of avoiding top-level showdown dashed
      270 8 Hopes of avoiding top-level showdown dashed KUALA LUMPUR Hopes of a compromise in the April 24 Umno election to prevent a divisive struggle for the top posts have been temporarily dashed. The party's policy-making organ, the Supreme Council, which met last night, failed to discuss any proposal on avoiding a
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  • HOME NEWS
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      US firm donates $1m in software to EDB
      147 10 US firm donates $1m in software to EDB AN AMERICAN firm has donated more than $1 million worth of computer software, used in the design of computer printed circuit boards, to training institutions run by the Economic Development Board. The software packages, destined for the French-Singapore Institute (FSI) and the
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      What it should have been
      133 10 What it should have been IN OUR report, "Sembawang shops to make way for redevelopment", in last week's Sunday Times, we stated that a row of shops called The Strip would be making way for redevelopment. While most of the establishments along The Strip will be affected, the row of
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      Cheerful welcome for school's oldest girl
      158 10  -  TAN SUAN ANN Picture by OLD girl Mrs Lim Hock San, 83, was cheerfully welcomed by staff and students of Raffles Girls' Secondary School yesterday to celebrate a double event. The celebrations marked the school's 107th birthday and 70 years of the Girl Guide's
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      PE teachers have vital role as mentors
      406 10  -  IRENE HOE By Dr Tay: Close rapport will allow students to turn to them for help and advice PHYSICAL education teachers can play an important role as student counsellors, the Minister of State (Education) said yesterday At the ground-breaking ceremony for the College
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      Don t rush in, say the 'cautionists'
      658 10  - Don t rush in, say the 'cautionists' VALERIE LEE By^ Forum on excellence in schools THEY were not optimists; neither were they pessimists. They did not unabashedly praise, nor did they bury the 12 principals' report which contains recommendations to make Singapore schools more lively, creative and stimulating. Instead, most
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      Education the key to future: Dhiina
      318 10 EDUCATION is a key issue of the national agenda that will see Singapore through the rest of the century, Mr S. Dhanabalan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and National Development, said at a cultural event in Kallang last night. In an age of fast
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      3 Thais to stand trial for murdering compatriots
      126 10 3 Thais to stand trial for murdering compatriots THREE Thai construction workers were ordered to i stand trial in the High Court for murdering two Thais while being mem- j bers of an unlawful assem- j bly. Boonlwe Soncharoen, 29, Suriya Thethsrimuang. 26, and Lert Thongsong, 23. reserved their defence
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      Winding-up petition withdrawn
      98 10 Winding-up petition withdrawn A MALAYSIAN company. Resorts World (M) Sdn Bh'd on Friday withdrew its wind-ing-up petition against Modern Travel Services (S) Ltd after the travel firm paid up its M5110.431 ($92,734) debt in full. Resorts World had stepped in as the petitioning creditor after a local printing firm. Sydney
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      Wear woollies, it's winter in the office
      360 12 Survey says air con levels are set too low MORE than a quarter of Singaporeans who work in airconditioned offices here should wear indoor winter clothing. A study on offices in Singapore, conducted by doctors from the Department of Social Medicine and Public
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      Jail term for Thai who hired worker without permit
      147 12 FORTY-TWO Thais were found to have overstayed when immigration officers raided a factory in Jalan Perwira on Thursday, a court was told yesterday. One of them was Amnuay Meeson, 21, whose visit pass expired on July 6 last year. Last November,
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      Out of sight, not out of business
      430 12 HAWKER Anverdeen is seeing less of his customers these i days and he blames a panel of i wooden boards for coming between them. The wooden boards were j erected around part of the Taman Serasi hawker centre, off Cluny Road, last Friday.
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      Traffic to be diverted for flyover construction
      165 12 THE signalised junction at Upper Ayer Rajah Road/Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim/ Jurong Town Hall Road will be expanded to form two signalised junctions from 10 am today for about 10 months. This is to facilitate the construction of a flyover there. A stretch of
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      When a tooth extraction can prove to be deadly
      587 12  -  KONG SOOK CHIN By PEOPLE who suffer from congenital heart disease, such as hole-in-the heart patients, and those who have rheumatic heart disease, should not have surgery or even have a tooth extracted without antibiotics. Otherwise they could be endangering their
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      Restraint on wages still needed to restore advantage
      240 12 Restraint on wages still needed to restore advantage BE PATIENT about wage increases and don't scuttle all that has been achieved through wage restraint, a National Trades Union Congress official said yesterday. To restore our competitive edge, such restraint is still needed this year but the improved economic climate has
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      Indian state minister calls on Dhanabalan
      145 12 Indian state minister calls on Dhanabalan MR NATWAR SINGH. Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, called on Mr S. Dhanabalan. Minister for Foreign Affairs and National Development, yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Also at the meeting were Mr Wong Kan Seng, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and
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      427 13  -  LOONG SWEE YIN Bi THE Looi triplets have many things in common same circle of friends, same interests, almost the same ambitions and the same lively disposition. But, when it comes to their studies, the three 16-year-olds Audrey, Jenny and Kareen who together obtained 12 A's in
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      American wanted for fraud in US to be extradited
      232 13 AN AMERICAN will be extradited as soon as a US agent arrives to escort him back to California, where he is wanted for alleged fraud involving about US$l.5 million (553.2 million). The order to have businessman James Leroy Fletcher, 42. extradited
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        89 13 A MAN accused l^st week of having a pistol was furthei charged yesterday with unlawful possession of eight bullets. No plea was taken from Loo Siew Wan, 30, who is accused of the offence in a house at Lorong 23, Geylang, on Feb 26. He has been charged
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        Held for murder
        75 13 A MALAYSIAN man was charged in cour f yesterday with the murder of a 29-year-olc man while with six others in an unlawful assembly. Satha Sivam s o Sinniah. 25, is alleged to have been with the group at Silat Road on Feb 5 when Mr Hamid
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        Alleged intimidation
        78 13 A MAN yesterday claimed trial to a charge of intimidating his brother-in-law by threatening to burn down his house and kill his family. Koh Keng Guan, 35. unemployed, allegedly produced a flick knife when he made those remarks to Mr Ang An Guan, 34. The alleged offence took
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        Two pupils hurt
        119 13 TWO schoolchildren were seriously injured in separate accidents while they were crossing the road on Friday. Goh Chin Li, 15, was knocked down by a motorcycle as she was crossing Hougang Avenue 2, in front of Block 709, at 7 am. She suffered a fractured left leg
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        NTUC study loans
        79 13 CHILDREN of needy members of NTUC Fairprice can apply for study loans from the co-op-erative. The loans, totalling $115,000. are for students from Primary 2 to tertiary level. They range" from $100 each for 100 Primary 2 pupils" to $2,000 each for 10 university students. Applicants must
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      New criteria for productivity awards
      285 13 New criteria for productivity awards THE hunt is on again for companies and individuals who have contributed to productivity improvements in their workplaces. The awards, conferred by the National Productivity Council (NPC), will be given at the start of Productivity Month in November. To reflect shifts in economic priorities, the
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      Student fined $4,500 for stealing from cars
      175 13 Student fined $4,500 for stealing from cars AN INDONESIAN youth had a busy Saturday morning getting in and out of cars not going visiting but stealing. It happened in Sommerville Park, off Fairer Road, as Tan Shaw Bing, 17, a student, prowled round his neighbours' cars. He stole two radio
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      Invitations out for annual culture grants
      285 14  - Invitations out for annual culture grants IRENE HOE By THE Ministry of Community Development, which gave out $98,000 in annual grants to 13 cultural organisations last year, is now inviting applications for this year's Annual Grants. It is not known how much the ministry has budgeted for the awards this
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      Labour firm operator jailed for cheating
      163 14 A MAN who operated a labour supply firm reneged on his promise to an Indian citizen and instead disappeared with the $15,000 meant for processing work permits for 15 Indian nationals to work in Singapore. After getting the money, Thanabal s o Saminathan Veersasmay,
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      Lock icon New home for 'handicapped' birds
      467 14  -  AGNES WEE By^ ABOUT 60 birds with injured wings landed at Changi Airport before dawn yesterday, after travelling for three days by plane from America. All the birds have undergone surgery or other treatment and are now healed and nearly as good as new. They
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      Problem of making groups accountable
      590 14  - Problem of making groups accountable STELLA DANKER Fund-raising by charities By CHARITIES in Singapore depend on the public's kindness for the money they need to help the less fortunate. Various government departments and a social service council share the responsibility for helping charities do their work and, at the same
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      Who's in charge of what
      232 14 HERE are the agencies that look after charities. Commissioner of Charities. Registers charities and grants tax-exemptions. Checks their books. Failure to register could lead to a $2,000 fine. Registrar of Societies. Registers all societies of at least 10, including charities, and requires submission of annual
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      191 14 W ik m W m B Yes, it's not a typographical error, j J^ And we really mean 50% OfE I s.ial Kt.'tail Pnce: S^Q All Singaporeans who are fortunate >^^mfff^jp enough to catch this unbelievable offer j^i m from Ist March till 31st May, 1987 will rest J| sp.
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        Keep up the cressure
        299 15 Keep up the cressure IN A democratic society, it is not unusual for the majority to have their way. Up to now, however, this has not held true where smoking is concerned. Though non-smokers are in the majority and have every right to demand clean air, they have been suffering
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      25 YEARS AGO
      140 15 What The Sunday Times reported on March 11, 1962 THE Government's aim is to build more and more integrated schools so that understanding and tolerance among the multi-ra-cial peoples in Singapore can be fostered and improved. The Minister for Education. Mr Yong Nyuk Lin, said this last
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      The beacon of Boys' Town
      1333 15 BROTHER VINCENT continues to help young people gain a purpose and a vision I BROTHER VINCENT was born near Mont r eal, Canada, on Jan 1. 1919. 1940: Teacher. Holy Innocents (later renamed Montfort) School. 1942: Imprisoned by Japanese forces. 1948: Launches St Josephs Trade
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      A look at both sides of 'to do or not to do?'
      912 16 M Tan Sai Siong MR GOH CHOK TONG, the First Deputy Prime Minister, told a story recently that turns on some harsh voltage on the Singaporean. Speaking at the Work Improvement Teams' sth anniversary celebrations, Mr Goh said
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      Home-grown volunteer plan with international scope
      907 16 1 Irene Hoe fcKEBB* The experience the volunteers have had. working and living with people in developing countries, will be an invaluable asset in making Japan more international. ABOUT 20 years ago, Japan began sending young volunteers overseas to live and work alongside people
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      Norway comes out on top in the women-in-politics league
      878 16 THEY cannot buy contraceptives, divorce their husbands or have an abortion. And many men still think their place is in the home. Yet in the fiercely Catholic Irish republic, women won over 8 per cent of the seats in the recent
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      Listening to a vegetarian's bee'
      473 16 WHEN I bumped into my vegetarian friend Kukhin Dhal last week, he looked more like a grouchy calf than a beefy herbivore. "What's your beef?" I asked thoughtlessly. It was only after hearing his outburst for five minutes that I got to the root of
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      Lock icon Gaddafi: The moving target
      2296 17 Gaddafi: The moving target leader Muammar Gaddafi has reverted to his nomadic ways after surviving the American bombing raid nearly a year ago that smashed his ily's living quarters in Tripoli. COLIN SMITH and DONALD TRELFORD, taken by a circuitous route to his Bedouin tent somewhere in Libya, find him
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      ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
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      175 16 An open invitation to women Catch a colourful 41 t eature "Women Today" on March f 29 is The Sunday Times focus Wtt fj on the modern woman. «f supplement celebrates this new sensibility with these m% Wk incisive editorial topics: Recreation for women mm m 1 what private clubs
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      206 17 J "Enjoy your local seafood favourites in air-conditioned 4 comfort. Amidst our unique courtyard setting and SjH^^^^tsfc ■Ih|. v Coffee or Cognac. And, if you require privacy, three ViP rooms are available for '*..,«^Pv Jack's Seafood Garden. Continuing the Jack's tradition of great food and great value. Jack's Seafood Garden
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  • RACING
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      Out for greater Glory
      351 18  -  TONTO Big drop in weight and should clinch berth in Cup race By our man on the track KUALA LUMPUR Last-start winner Olympic Glory has a big drop in weight in the unofficial Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup trial (Race 6) today and should win and
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      Champion jockey can get first win of season
      259 18  - Champion jockey can get first win of season LUCKY LEO By IT'S WHO U KNOW, who came from the rear to finish third to Hunting Eagle in the 1,400m King's Knight Stakes at Bukit Timah in December, can give last season's champion jockey, K.C. Ng, his first win this year.
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      MUDLARKS
      109 18 RACE I: Vetri Veeran. RACE 2: Medallion, What's Enough 11, Worship, D'Capricon, Stockpiles. RACE 3: Bonsai. Strength To Strength. RACE I: Falcon 11. Thanks A Lot. She's A Lady 111, Gay Milanu. RACE 5: Ribossino. RACE S: Keep Going V. Count Of Honour. Bullrush, Henderson. Thorold, Just HKidding, Beat
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      TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR CARD
      11 18 DTJDJDT I race 4 I MUr^^Sjm/M tykfgkhgfkgf
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      450 18 RACE RACING ED TONTO PEDIGREE LUCKY LEO MARKSMAN 13 G Grata Forest 2 Vetri Veeran 3 Radiance 15 A Authority 11 Jardimer 1 6 Precious Gem 15 A Authority 2 Vetri Veeran 3 Radiance 10 Soochow Belle 3 Radiance 6 Precious Gem 1 Titan 6 Precious
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      STC to absorb 5 pc rise in betting tax
      123 18 STC to absorb 5 pc rise in betting tax THE Singapore Turf Club Committee y ester day held an emergenev meeting u> consider th*imposition of a further 5 per cent increase in betting tax (from 21 to 25 per cent). Tim Thompson, General Manager and Secretary of tht- SIX said
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      Lock icon What a finish!
      69 19 In the closest finish seen at Aqueduct racecourse in New York in 43 years, Girning, ridden by Jerry Baiiey, beats K.C. Turn (on the rails) and Quickly Bold ion the outside) with Gnome's Pleasure (partially obscured) fourth, in the fifth race on Friday. A nose separated each
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      BIG SWEEP
      31 19 FIRST *****7 SECOND *****6 THIRD *****0 STARTERS *****4 *****9 *****5 *****0 *****5 *****9 *****7 *****9 *****5 *****4 *****9 CONSOLATIONS *****4 *****4 *****5 *****1 *****0 *****1 *****6 *****2 *****9 *****9
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      Sprint treble feat by Ark
      196 19 Sprint treble feat by Ark MELBOURNE Placid Ark raced to a historymaking win in the A5250,000 (about *****,000) Newmarket Handicap over the Flemington 1,200m straight yesterday. The West Australian gelding became the first winner of all three autumn sprint classics the Lightning Stakes, the Oakleigh Piate and the Newmarket in
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      TODAY'S CARP (continued)
      1729 19 into straight, dropping back in run-in for Bth of 9 C3-2 S'pore 1600m Feb 8 his first start after 4-month spell; charged home for 1-nk 3rd to Rockabilly with 54 C3-2 S'pore 1600m Oct 4. F KW Tan 3 ****** La Granda 56 (85) Li Wan Wan-Goh
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      Bonecrusher to 'take on the world'
      290 19  -  JACK ELLIOTT By AUCKLAND Champion New Zealand galloper Bonec usher will "take on the world" thanks to a "subst.intial six figure" sponsorship dea!. Bloodstock company, Troy Corporation, announced it would sponsor Bonecrusher's international campaign which would see the Kiwi star race in four countries
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      Fifth win in seven starts
      237 19  -  OUR RACING TEAM Ety Now Nostradamus is set for the $250,000 Derby KUALA LUMPUR Four-year-old Nostradamus yesterday won his fifth race in seven starts when he whipped stablemate Istanbul by 2 3 4 lengths in the Class 1 Div 2 race over 1,600m. After the
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      Wilkimson gives Terry Tan first success as trainer
      3057 19 CLASS 3 DIV 4 1,206m Star Figure Stable's 7 Star Figure 54.5 (13-6) Woon (5) 1 1 1 12 Carry On II 53.5 c52 (28-9) John (4) 2 3 2 11 Ocker Ossie 53.5 (27-9) Jonaldl (7)4 2 3 5 Petty Cash
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      181 Deaths 181 Deaths
      222 20 SIA BOON LAY AGE: 70 Passed away peacefully on 7/3/87 leaving behind: Wife. Chua Hoon Sons: Daughters-in-law: Cim Huan Wong Foong Chi Kim Soon Poon You Kim Sia Kim Eng Tan Kim Huay kiih check Teo Hui Ling Kun Soo Sia Kim Kiat Sta Kim Chye
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      182 Acknowledgements
      154 20 The family of the late ONG KIAN CHIOK Departed 3/3/87 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to all relatives and friends for their kind donations, attendance, assistance, condolences wreaths during their recent bereavement The family of the late MR SEE SEET PENG wisnes to express their heartfelt thanks
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      184 In Memoriam
      93 20 In loving memory o( MRS. LIM ENG TEIK Departed: 8/3/86 Sadly missed and always remembered by family and loved ones. In sweet memory of G. YELLAPPAN NAIDU who departed on 0-3-82. Gone from our lives one so aear. But in our hearts forever near. sth Anniversary prayer
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      Lock icon Coghlan KO in 1,500m heat
      453 20 i_S l^^^^^g^f^B^f^^'yy^ I pictures World's No.l crashes out of contention and into controversy on opening "day INDIANAPOLIS The impossible happened on Friday. Eamonn Coghlan, of Ireland, the world's fastest, best and most celebrated indoor miler, fell in his 1,500-metre heat on the first day of
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      Lock icon Foster claims long-awaited record in 60m hurdles
      229 20 Foster claims long-awaited record in 60m hurdles INDIANAPOLIS American hurdler Greg Foster on Friday captured the world record he had been chasing all year while the Soviet Union claimed the early honours at the World Indoor Championships. The 28-year-old Foster, who had predicted fast times on the magnificent Mondo surface,
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      Lock icon How it all happened
      228 20 INDIANAPOLIS With only 465 metres a little more than two laps remaining in Coghlan's heat, Thee Mbiganyi, of Botswana, was third, Coghlan fourth and Dieter Baumann, of West Germany, fifth. Mbiganyi started slowing down, and Coghlan and Baumann decided at the same moment to pass him.
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      Extend hand of hospitality to pros in S'pore Open
      731 20  - Extend hand of hospitality to pros in S'pore Open TAY CHENG KHOON TEE TO GREEN I T was a fierce but friendly spirit of competition which filled the air when East met West at the Tanah Merah Country Club last week. It is true that most of the women golfers
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      Lock icon Steady 70 puts Chen three up
      295 20 GOLF WORLDWIDE KUALA LUMPUR Chen Tze Ming, of Taiwan, shot a steady two-under-par 70 yesterday to take a three-stroke lead after the third round of the Malaysian Open, the third leg of the Asian circuit. The veteran Taiwan golfer was on 208, followed by
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      High-flier Langer two ahead
      231 20 High-flier Langer two ahead CORAL SPRINGS f Florida) West German Bernhard Langer mastered the high winds here on Friday to shoot a five-under-par 67 for a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Professional Golfers' Association tournament Langer. at seven-under 137, was followed by Bruce Lietzke, of the United States,
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      321 20 Soviet's super world record MOSCOW Soviet super-heavyweight Leonid Taranenko set a world record by lifting a total of 467.5 kilogrammes in two separate efforts on Friday. Tass news agency said the 30-year-old Taranenko snatched 205kg and jerked 262.5kg to set the record His effort was 2.5kg better than
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      Soccer's new Super show
      207 21  - Soccer's new Super show JOE DORAI REPORT. ..By FAS accept bold blueprint by Special Committee SINGAPORE'S domestic soccer scene will be re-shaped next year with the main emphasis on an elite Super League carrying a first prize cash award of $30,000 to stir interest in the game among fans and
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      THE COMMITTEE
      303 21  -  JOE DORAI Col. M.S. GUI (chairman, above), Tan Soo Nan (deputy chairman), Steven Tan (secretary), Tan Eng Yoon, Dennis Khoo, Urn Jiew Keng, Francis LJm, Hassan Almenoar, David Tan, Chong Qoat Chin, Jeffrey Low, Tay Soo Wan, Lto. M.A. Phillips, Peter Wong, K. Suppiah, Robert Tan, S. Thavanesan.
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      Football's disenchanted star
      809 21 C NGLISHMEN have become sick- ened to the core by the bulldozing of our famous clubs. Fulham have a stay of execution. But their death by merger, looks likely. I happen to be in America this weekend, in a land where sports franchises transfer a thousand miles;
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      183 21 Schumacher banned: Goalkeeper Harald Schumacher has been banned from playing for the West German national team as a disciplinary measure following his controversial autobiography. PejOVIC dies: Branko Pejovic, the general secretary of the Yugoslav Football Association, died in Belgrade on Friday from injuries suffered in a road accident
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      Proposed Domestic Football Scene
      580 21 PREMIER LEAGUE Champions $36,099, nuiners-op $20,000, third $18,009, fourth $5,909, fifth $3,009, sixth $2,908 DIVISION ONE Champions $4,006 DIVISION TWO Champions $3,000 The transfer fee will be spelt out in the contract before the player signs. And clubs who participate in the Premier League will have
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      Sponsors and fans must do their part
      592 21 Sponsors and fans must do their part jOMMENT...By GODFREY ROBERT THE Super League, with its facets of semi-professionalism, is not a new idea. As far back as the Soh Ghee Soon era of the 50s and 60s, the Football Association of Singapore headquarters hummed with talk of introducing pro-soccer. We've
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      Keeping a dream above water
      880 22  -  kl OT so long ago, Ng Yue Meng saw a dream die in his arms. He had nurtured it for 11 years, pulled it through its weak infancy and finally, after it had taken strength and shape, he had had to bury it. He withdrew
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      The stage is set for a smash hit
      1070 22  -  ALAN HUBBARD It's Black Clark Gable and the Boy King Kong in 'Goodbye Mr Smith' A fter watching Mike Tyson beat up Trevor Berbick to become the youngest world heavyweight champion, one American fight manager joked that he was going to Africa
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      The fight to end all the disputes
      368 22 LAS VEGAS Whoever wins the fight between Mike Tyson and James Smith will be recognised as the heavyweight champion of the world. Officially, there are three heavyweight titles: the World Boxing Council's, held by Tyson, the World Boxing Association's, held by Smith, and
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      Rain brings halt to Lendl, Connors hostilities
      346 22 Rain brings halt to Lendl, Connors hostilities TENNIS KEY BISCAYNE Nerves tortured by the terrible playing conditions, an intense dislike for each other, and heavy rain, left Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors deadlocked in their men's singles semi-final showdown at the International Players' championships on Friday. Sixth-seeded American veteran Connors,
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      Christian does the 'talking' on court
      543 23  - Christian does the 'talking' on court PETER SIOW INDONESIA DOUBLE UP TRAINING FOR THEIR MEN'S DOUBLES ASSAULTS By Soft-spoken coach prepares his charges for All-England HE was a tiger on the badminton court, moving with lightning speed and timely reflexes and his racket swishing to put the shuttle to rest.
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      Jean strikes it right in comeback
      380 23 yjhgfh IF IT were a major international meet, Singapore supporters would have brought the roof down. Such was World Cupper Jean Tan's form during the women's final of the Striker's First Anniversary Masters tournament yesterday. That it was a local competition did not stop
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      YOUR SPORTING SUNDAY
      164 23 ATHLETICS SAAA 2nd All-Comers meet (National Stadium. 2pm). BODYBUILDING PA c'shlps for S. Rajaratnam Cup (Crawford CC, Bpm). BOWLING National Youth selection trials (Kim Seng Bowl, 9am). Youth Roving League Jackie's Katong, 8.30am). First Anniversary Masters tournament: Men's Open final (Strikers Bowl, 9am). CRICKET SCA Div One:
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      LOCAL SPORT IN SHORT
      794 23 Clare's record: Clare Chan broke Grace Cheong's 10-year-old Under-9 50 metres breaststroke record when she clocked 45.625ee at the Singapore Swimming Club's age-group meet at Amber Road yesterday. Five other records were broken. Results B«ys: Mm fir*: 1-8: I Peter Kong 2 i hons; Kah Wei
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      Geylang reclaim crown after two-year lapse
      280 23  - Geylang reclaim crown after two-year lapse J. RAJENDRAN INTER-CON FINAL j*y GEYLANG West recaptured the inter-constituen-cy badminton title after a lapse of two years when they beat Serangoon Gardens 3-2 in the final at Toa Payoh Sports Hall last night. The Geylang team coached by former Thomas Cupper Yeo Ah
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      295 23 SWEDISH OPEN MALMO China's Yang Yang gained sweet revenge for his Konica Cup defeat by Eddy Kurniawan when he ousted the Indonesian in the men's singles quarter-finals of the Swedish Open badminton championships on Friday. Yang Yang won 15-12, 15-9 to join Morten Frost,
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      280 23 dbmhjl eufgjvncvjf REFEREE M. Kunalan was again in the centie of controversy, resulting in a two-minute free-for-all at Jalan Besar Stadium last night when Tiong Bahru beat Pioneer Arsenal 1-0 to qualify for the final of the National Football League Division One reports Joe Dorai).
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      157 22 Result of FUNAN 2ND ANNUAL DRAW drawn on 28th February 1987 at Funan Centre Atrium IST Prize *****7 2ND Prize *****0 3RD Prize *****0 Consolations: *****8 *****9 *****1 *****1 *****8 *****6 *****3 *****7 *****6 *****0 *****7 *****4 *****1 *****7 *****0 *****0 *****8 *****8 *****6 *****6 *****5 *****4 *****7 *****8 *****7
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      256 22 sportin^\ chance ACHIEVEMENT Uldhoe o^he^onth/ for the early bird IT may be early days yet, but a bowling queen and a golfing maestro have already staked their claims for the March award in the Sunday Times Coca Cola Sporting Achievement of the Month competition. World Games bowling champion Adelene Wee,
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      265 23 GO FOR IT! Mobil Marathon '87 I The Mobil Marathon 87 on December 20 4 progressive mini-runs is a people's marathon that means it's for Run 1 (15 km) Mayio m^^ you Go for it! Run 2 (15 km) June 21 Run 3 (25 km) September 6 And to help
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      Pro-look National League next year
      519 24  -  JOE DORAI By VV hat the Super League is all about. Proposed domestic soccer scene (in graphit'). The sponsor and paying fan can make or break soccer in Singapore. FAS to engage a full-time PRO to help publicise the Super League. Page 21 4 We
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      456 24  -  TAY CHENG KHOON DUNLOP SALVER SQUASH INTERNATIONAL By_ THE skirt-brigade rescued Singapore from embarrassment in the Dunlop Salver squash international against Malaysia at the West Coast Recreation Centre yesterday. The women won all their three matches to enable Singapore to pip the visitors 7-6.
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      Pakistani pair reign in Spain
      148 24 MADRID Former world champion Jahangir Khan will play fellow-Paki-stani Jansher Khan in today's final of the Spanish Open squash championship. Neither man dropped a game in yesteray's semi-finals against Australian opponents. Jahangir beat Tristan Nancarrow 9-2, 9-5, 9-2 and Jansher defeated Chris Robertson 9-5. 9-2,
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      171 24 AHMEDABAD India's Sunil Gavaskar set yet another cricketing record yesterday when he became the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs as the Fourth Test against visitors Pakistan headed for a draw. India, replying to Pakistan's first-innings total of 395, were 165 for three at
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      116 24 FIVE NATIONS RUGBY PARIS France, with three tries from left wing Eric Bonneval and another from right wing Philippe Berot, overran Scotland 28-22 in a pulsating Five Nations rugby union championship match here yesterday. The Scots came back strongly at the end after trailing 7-18 at half-time.
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      217 24 LONDON Liverpool, who led the English First Division for a brief sevenday spell in January, went on top for only the second time this season yesterday when they took their revenge on FA Cup conquerers Luton. A 2-0 victory at Anfield, courtesy of
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      27 24 PUNGGOL trounced Pakistan League 5-0 in a Barker Trophy under-21 hockey match at Fairer Park yesterday. In another match, Boon Lay beat Singapore Schools (Yuhua) 2-1.
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      533 24 I'm taking Tyson to beat Bonecrusher in two kdfjgfh LAS VEGAS Even before Iron Mike Tyson has thrown his first punch as world heavyweight champion, they are signing contracts for his next defence. Tyrell Biggs, the 1984 Olympic super-heavy-weight champion, will meet Tyson here on May 30, and the ink
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        662 2 THEIR acceptance speeches might have been short and to the point, but many of the winning artistes at last month's Grammy Awards ceremony (today, Ch 5, 10.30 pm) were more excited and chatty once they were holding those coveted statuettes backstage at the Shrine Auditorium
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        598 2  - Richie dresses down to woo new fans ROSNAH AHMAD By RICHIE Ricardo's eternal smile should be familiar to followers of the Malay Indonesian pop scene, even if they don't remember his name. The 21-year-old Indonesian singer, who recently starred in the movie Dewi Cinta with top Malaysian actress Fauziah Ahmad
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        816 2 POP REVIEW By LIM SEK THE LOVE INSIDE Tracy Huang (UFO) TRACY'S last English release broke sales records in Taiwan, with more than 150,000 copies sold the highest figure for any English record. This, together with her two other Mandarin best-sellers, which together sold in
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        436 3  -  LIM KAY TONG OVER THE TOP Coming to Cathay cinemas Starring Sylvester Stallone, David Mendenhall, Robert Loggia and Susan Blakely Directed by Menahem Golan By IT'S back to dog days for Sylvester Stallone. In Over the Top, possibly the first movie glorifying arm-wres-tling,
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        495 3  -  LEE SIEW HUA By THE COLOUR PURPLE Coming to Jade Starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar and Rae Dawn Chong Directed by Steven Spielberg AN EPIC for black America, The Colour Purple is carried by an ug-ly-duckling girl with a glowing spirit. Celie (Whoopi
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        372 3 INVADERS FROM MARS At Cathay Starring Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen, Bud Cort and Louise Fletcher Directed by Tobe Hooper THIS will be perfect either as a Saturday matinee or a latenight show. Full of marvellous, cheap special
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        419 4  - SBC bags Most Outstanding Radio Station award JULIE TAN By WHEN SBC was invited to take part in a recent international radio competition, it submitted two programmes for consideration in two separate categories. The shows, a Malay radio documentary and a Mandarin storytelling cum chat-show, didn't win in their respective
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        Timely guide to ground rules in Parliament
        660 4  -  LIM KAY TONG TV REVIEW By SOMETIMES, one wonders if the business of Parliament here isn't much like rugby. A game I used to be very involved in, rugby is not something for the weak-kneed. It often involves some pretty rough play, but
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        355 4 TV PREVIEW The Wizard Today, Ch 5, 6.30 pm THERE is quite a bit of Steven Spielberg's influence in this new action-adventure series: Child-like magic, a brainy and adorable lead player, adventure in exotic climes, and thrills and spills thrown in for added effect.
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        Filmfest director likes operas best
        486 4 Jessieca Leo. director of Singapore's first International Film Festival. calls herself a TV junkie. though she hardly watches television. She tells JOSEPHINE NG why. Mm e "j [and !B£s I DON'T watch much television because I'm seldom at home. But whenever I am I just
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        1144 7 PHILIP CHEAH assesses the recently-concluded Singapore International Film Festival, and singles out some titles for honourable (and dishonourable) mention. AT FIRST, Singapore's First International Film Festival threatened to be a glamorous mega-star event. Hearts throbbed expectantly for Richard Gere and Jeff Bridges. They didn't make
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        When Kermit the Frog brought his shy Muppet Master to life
        679 7  -  SUMIKO TAN By LIKE his famous creation Kermit the Frog, the tall, thin and wispybearded Jim Henson is easy-going and rather likeable. But unlike the green, felt frog, Henson is an introvert who frequently speaks in not-too-sparkling understatements. In
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        382 7  -  JULIE TAN m,/hk;gzdfvgd By IN RECENT years, veteran Hongkong actress Tang Pek Wan has been conspicuously absent from the serial scene. But now, the well-loved grand dame of the Cantonese television shows is ready to go before the cameras once again. According to Hongkong
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        564 20 _HBiBi-4___BHa4i_i SINGER- ACTRESS Roslyn Kind's latest movie, in which she plays a drug addict, is entitled I'm Going to be Famous a sentiment which coincides perfectly with her real-life ambitions. The younger sister of superstar Barbra Streisand is determined to make it, but without
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        745 20  -  JULIE TAN By SOME girls aspire to be rock queens. Some imagine themselves as princesses. Still others dream of being cool sophisticates. Anita Mui doesn't just dream. She lives out every one of those fantasies. And nowhere was this more evident than at her one-wom-an
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        567 20 Leaping for fame and stardom BACK home in Hongkong, their clean-cut faces stare at you from window-displays in shopping centres and life-size advertisements in MTR stations. These three young men could easily pass off as bright-eyed teen models. But the Hongkong public knows them better as The Grasshoppers. The who?
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        239 12 HAVE you noticed that the animals of Sharityland have joined Young Life? Last week, you helped Lavender Lamb through a maze to find her umbrella. This week, Sharity Elephant invites you to draw and colour him. And more of these cartoon characters will appear on this page, courtesy
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        571 12 Do you know... 4**^ How does a helicopter work? The helicopter has three or four curved blades which, when the engine is started, will spin very fast to create a low pressure area above them. The higher pressure beneath then pushes the helicopter up. The blades are also tilted in
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        Have lovely gooey fun with starch
        248 12 Have lovely gooey fun with starch FINGER-PAINTING with starch and paints is a lovely gooey experience. Parents are not particularly enthusiastic about it as it looks very messy. But most young children enjoy it tremendously. However, you will need the help of your mother or an adult to make the
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        BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA (1905)
        463 12 MEN AT WAR WHEN Japan emerged the victor in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, it sent shock waves throughout the world. Previously, all confrontations with the West had ended with Asians and Africans watching their countries being carved up by the European powers. The Japanese victory,
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          337 16 Geography RITIUS lies in the Indian Ocean. The country takes its name from the principal island, which is about 800 km east of Madagascar. The other main islands are Rodrigues, the Agalega Islands and the Cargados Carajos Shoals. History The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, formerly French possessions,
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          Scene is set for the next decade
          511 16 A four-page special to mark the country's 19th National Day on March 12 1 MESSAGE Aneerood Jugnauth Prime Minister INDEPENDENCE in the national context means freedom, freedom to choose one's way of life, freedom to elect the architects of one's destiny, freedom to
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          Intense diplomatic activity in the region to promote ties
          489 16 MAURITIUS is celebrating its 19th year of independence with a sense of pride. The genius of its people has prevailed over all obstacles and constraints and 1986 has seen a healthy rise in the GDP, a real growth of 30 per
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          A favourable climate for investment
          549 17  -  JUDY TAN By BUSINESSMEN who are keen to invest in Mauritius can consult the Mauritius Export Development and Investment Authority (Media), a one-stop guide to prospective investors and buyers. Set up by the Mauritian government. Media is an organisation where both government and private sector
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          Soaring into the '90s
          488 18 TRAVELLERS flying Air Mauritius ?an look forward to a more comfortable flight from April 1. The airline is using a bigger and better aircraft, the Boeing 7475P, to fly the Sin-gapore-Mauritius route, a direct sevenhour flight. The Boeing 7475P can carry up to 329 passengers, more
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          A haven for sea and land activities
          509 19  -  Landlubbers can spend afternoons strolling among the basket shops in Port Louis, Mauritius' capital (above). Sea sports enthusiasts will find much around the island to gratify their fancy (right). MAURITIUS is a haven for mariners. The island boasts virgin beaches embraced by coral
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      85 2 TOP OF THE POPS United States 1.(1) Livin' on a Prayer 6(6) You Got It All Bon Jovi The Jets 2.(3) Jacob's Ladder 7 (14) Somewhere Out There Huey Lewis and the News Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram 3.(2) Open Your Heart 8.(11) Big Time Madonna Peter Gabriel 4(4) Will
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      67 4 LIVING LANGUAGE This series of two books Nature Calls and People Talk was born from the popular Sunday Times language column in 1982 1983. Many of j the confusing and often illogical idioms which native speakers take for granted are presented and explained with clarity j and humour. I .A
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      660 14 106 Accommodation Available: Houses IN-GRD. POOL, S/STOREY detached bungalow 4 I bdrms Fully aircon Huge matured gdn. (area 14,000- sq.ft Reasonable rental. Open house: 48 Binjai Park. 9.30a. m 330pm *****55. D.lO VICTORIA PK vicinity, d/storey modern bungalow with sparkling pool/ twin patio. Estab. gdn. 5 1 rms $5,000 Gateway
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        791 1 gjdhds A AMERICA BEST BARGAINS Irresistible Price! Unbeatable Value! I BffUlilinni 11DAYSAIVIERICA W.^ 9/11/13 DAYS AMERICA JEW ii^^^^ 1 WEST COAST DISCOVERY FROM $2394 1 T^ 1 Fortherealtasteof an America holiday, our tours include ui^ui irurc Hawau/Honoluiu/Pearl Harbour/Waik.k, Resort/Los Angeles>^S f Ivi^ if HonoMu-enchanting.AlohalsleofHawiS HIGHLIGHTS Anaheim D,sneyland/Seaworld/San Diego^T.juana (toco), *f>
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        440 2 YOU wake each day with the urge to call in sick. Hate your job but are not sure what to do about it? Here are some suggestions compiled from the ideas of the people interviewed. f/r~ "^H| Analyse the reasons |^0* I for your dissatisfaction
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        845 2 LEE GEOK BO! finds out what makes a job perfect, and offers tips on how to make working life more pleasurable SHE works the graveyard shift once every five days as well as 12-hour shifts. The Lunar New Year and Christmas are not always holidays. Yet
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        1530 2 From Page 1 But here again the Convent-edu-cated Ellen exhibits her generosity and flexibility. She will see those urgently in need of a sympathetic ear by appointment outside of the scheduled counselling session. And after the initial encounter, she is even willing to take phone calls from her
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        659 2 Timeless splendour. Kashmir. Kashmir beckons. On high Handicraft galore: carpets, ground. shawls, silver-ware, walnut wood In the valley of the Gods. and papier mache boxes, silks and Cool. refreshing. Flower-filled embroidery, meadows. Ice-cold lakes and Your dream destinations, springs. Srinagar "paradise on earth". A year-round vacaoon. encircled by towering mountains
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        215 3  -  LIM PHAY-LING By Pink is the perennial pastel that Western designers use to refresh their spring-summer collections. But here, pink is strong all year round. IT IS a colour that conjures up images of ultra-feminine, simpering women, cute little girls in lacy frocks, sugar and spice, and everything
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        665 3 THESE days, a woman can get a makeover, make-up or skincare advice and even have a facial at a price that's redeemable for skincare products. Which makes it all practically for free. Certain cosmetic houses Estee Lauder and Elizabeth Arden. for starters now offer
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        186 3 SHOPPING for Junior is going to be even easier now that Bubblegummers, the children's footwear range marketed by Bata, has introduced a fashion line. The Bubblegummers cotton tops, pants, shorts, skirts, dresses and jumpsuits for active boys and girls aged between two and nine years are designed
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        292 3 YOUR WAY Wil to success MililSilM through SOA home study courses I^JoULj^y^lQU The School of Accountancy Business Studies, K.y# Jj J) p j\tj^J m Sy^i i^fciW^'^ with 70 years successful expenence, BH^feHBHfIfIMHtfiHHHHHHH^ offers you courses tor the examinations of: Association of (ertified Accountants Association of Accounting Technicians 0U Can CO
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        100 3 -^/*|m| ||P- j We pose this question to some S f pore women "Our Marriage Is A Great Partnership" PM Thartch^ on -^a, 35 years of togetherness How Has Recession Affected y Lg The Spore Woman and her attitude to job and spend! §J§ A HER World Survey Re| How
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        1491 4  -  MARGARET CHAN EAT OUT By WHILE the Americans are known to rear their best cattle on corn, raisins and music, the Japanese raise theirs on a diet of barley and beer, throwing in a daily massage for good measure. This bovine pampering
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        1141 4 Part 2 of 3 excerpts from The Asian Microwave Cookbook EAT IN SOME traditional Asian recipes are actually easier to prei pare using a microwave oven. Carol Selvarajah's newly released book, The Asian Microwave Cookbook, has a recipe for salt-steamed chicken which takes
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        196 4 I 1 m 37.50 Nett at Kuala Lumpur's newest hotel CUohcC Continental <& teL Offers £3 R^Sl Welcome Drink m D e i uxe Room J* Extended check-out time to S— -?Z 20% off at Health Centre plus ""S tree sauna •Jfcjft No charge tor children below 12 yrs. old
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        48 4 Vittel fhe pure natural mineral water for healthy living. '-all I "Lf^^ Tim ii fBW"' fciiir r '■^"r»ll'i ill lrf»^^ J Mineral H ar<r /wm France One of Europe s top selling Jnnks Sole Agent ALANTA TRADING PTE LTD 21 Jalan Toa Payoh Singapore in32 Tei *****08 *****88
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        1343 5  -  RONALD TAN l;fcn,c, By A top-down approach means that they have to assess the economic and political environment first before deciding on the amount of funds for each type of invest- ft ment and for each country. An industry in the doldrums is stifl worth a second
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        520 5  -  WINSTON LEE By 1 CAR CHART Excellent Good Average Poor ee e e ee e ee e Nissan Pulsar 1.3 SLX Styling Performance Economy Transmission Handling Brakes Accommodation Ride Comfort Noise Finish Equipment Refinement Score 2.75 THE new Pulsar range has just won the
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        220 5 SINUAPORE'S premier annual rally, the astrol Yokohama Tour de Singapour Rally?, will he run on March Tl. I>r Adrian Tan Cheng Book, MP for Aver Rajah, will flag off competitors who will traverse a '!00 km route with seven speeial stages interspersed all over the island.
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        737 5  -  PENNY QIAN By WHY pay cash when you can get by, by charging? That is che message which charge and credit card companies blandish when trying to entice new members to their club. My first reaction to such beckonings is: "I
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        168 5 MICHELIN RALLY WORLD CHAMPION 1986 //J p V "jMi__iii— M^Bßßf JmK Qhk. •"^^i H Hi 119 m '7- 1 1 fe A ft] j t^Yt 3 fil ■*?»>' o° w/^ You need a good set of tires competition tires. Because with high perform when the accelerator hits the an outstanding
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          791 6  -  RICHARD NG Picturesque sights await the visitors who go to 'the end of the earth'. By A MAIDEN walking along a jungle path was suddenly attracted by a man's singing. She quickly edged towards a tree when she realised the song was dedicated to
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          296 6 IN HER long history of some 5,000 years, China has seen many dynasties. Their respective capitals were located in different parts of the country, but seldom straying from the central-north-northwest belt. One of the earliest capital sites was Xian, formerly called Changan. It was the power centre of dynasties
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        211 6 BROUGHTTOVOUEXCLUSIVaYBYDINERSWORLDTRAVEL I Like the famous Great Wall, to visit China without cruising along the Yangtze Kiang (also known as the Changjiang) GUARANTEED DEPARTURES from $2888 I I the 3rd largest river in the world, is like visiting Egypt without gliding down River Nile. The scenery is one of 11 Days
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          832 7  -  SUN MAOQIN Pictures by KHNG EU MENG maps outs a tour which offers you the thrill of the swirling Yangzi River and a peek at the historical treasures of these cities. meant for the imperial navy. Outside the capital are the Great Wall, the only man-made object
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        55 7 Individual departure guaranteed n Jsf J fr^-^T^^^^^^fcitt.^flr^'ll LOTUS TRAVEL (1986) i/in-T f youf Memo 'y China" A OP OUr Wide range Ot IS/O/ me P'fiase smd me a copy ot your I A s-m brochure and details to a Memory China programme, I contact your travel agent or Nome I
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        A cool city rich in scenic beauty
        855 8  -  KHNG EU MENG By YUNNAN sounds rather faraway, and such "faraway" places tend to have many exotic surprises. There wasn't much that I knew about this south-west Chinese province before my visit. Primary school history books told me it was where the Thais
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        A trip up the gongfu trail
        436 8 Martial arts fans can even sign up with the school in Henan, reports RICHARD NG. THE brand of martial arts practised by monks in the province of Henan would excite even those who have no interest in Chinese gongfu. With stances named Green Dragon
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        924 9  -  SNG POH YOKE By 4 If you go to Suzhou today, what you will see are gardens sadly in need of good maintenance and preservation. But the artistry that created the arched and painstakingly carved doorways and windows is still evident despite the faded colours and chipped
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        755 8 mm x? T--- I fli^H I 9 INTERNATIONAL MASS WEDDING HONEYMOON TOURS 87 SOUTHERN CHINA GUANGZHOU, GUIUN V 2* U3ySOv>'ObU Dep n May. 18 May. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 7 Dec 1 I X^k..jji 15 Da V s EA STERN GLORY *****8 SOUTHERN CHINA ELITE CHINA FANTASY CHINA CLASSICS Shanghai
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        67 8 Clothes £or I T Winter J^^l Naked y|Wwml Truth: R% YiuL Exposure in The Via! us before spencting'a fortune UUQllo 1 liuco on clothes just for a trip Coats and {"M 9Ccifif>rl lackets that are almost brand new volaoolllCU will keep you snugly warm r>otr»hoc From only $10— $70 UdlClie&
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        334 8 SATE HCi_lC4ys CHINA DREAMS 1987 Superior hotel accommodation F^\ Most comprehensive itineraries V. *S^ J H A meals ln China V^/^ HR^C Officially appointed by CTS in Beijing L 10 DAYS CHINA THAILAND fl I Bangkok Pattaya Kummmg Guilm sf i^^B H^hHl Guangzhou Hong Kong C anßHjr^^H I Dep 19
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        375 9 /^fe\ Cultural Entertainment (|P CHINA HOLIDAYS >-*^%!si|? Our Experience Best Service "*j^ Most Ideal Itineraries Means: j*&sßk* A Memorable Holiday for You in this Land of Ancient Civilization. P^pJl From the ancient capitals, Beijing, Xi'an, Nanjing, Hangzhou, to the scenic wonders of Yangzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, and Guilin. From the breath-
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        503 9 More time on your own, but it'll cost you RIDE a camel through the desert lands of the Silk Route stopping by Buddhist stupas. Next, take a cruise along the Yangzi River twice for a better look at its magnificent gorges, and spend all the time you want in Beijing's
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        156 9 The Silk Route Hal E *«JT Thai Royal Executive Class to Beijing. The smooth-as-silk route. That's first-class privileges at no surcharge. comfortable journey. the Thai way to Beijing. Departing These include airport lounge facilities Thai Royal ExecutivcCb Singapore, every Tuesday and and special speedy check-ins. Aboard, Thursday at 8.30 am.
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        1085 10 CHIA WAI HON visits the Recent British Painting and Prints exhibition and finds it rich in ideas and glowing with brilliant hues ART THE exhibition of Recent British Painting and Prints, now on at the National Museum Art Gallery, gives a running commentary on what British
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        930 10  -  LEE SIEW HUA DRAMA I By THIS year, the catchphrase is mass involvement. Students in greater numbers are taking centrestage in more plays in the Young People's Theatre. More, too, are expected to swell the concert halls and the fringe:
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