The Straits Times, 15 March 1987

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    17 1 The Sunday Times No: 2649 55 CENTS M.C. (P) No. 109/12/86 The Sunday Times BL y t^^^I
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    Majlis Pusat appeals to Malaysian politicians
    124 1 See report on Page If THE Central Council of Malay Cultural Organisations in Singapore, Majlis Pusat, yesterday urged Malaysian politicians not to interfere with the problems of Malay Singaporeans. It also asked these politicians to stop giving the wrong picture of the position of
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    Lock icon Hotel New World — one year later
    246 1 Hotel New World one year later MARCH 15, 1987 Pictures by MISS Jerina Tan Oi Ling looked out over the site of the Hotel New World yesterday, on the eve of the first anniversary of the building's collapse. Miss Tan, who was the hotel's receptionist, was the eighth person to
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    No automatic ban for directors
    539 1  -  CATHERINE C. ONG By Section 149 of Companies Act to be repealed THE controversial section in the Companies Act which automatically disqualifies directors of failed companies is to be repealed. The Select Committee on the Companies (Amendment) Bill, in its report released yesterday, has recommended
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    Malaysia Cup S'pore in
    73 1 Malaysia Cup S'pore in KUALA LUMPUR Singapore will take part in the Malaysia Cnp tournament starting on June 12. This was unanimously decided at yesterday's Football Association of Malaysia Council meeting. Last year there were some voices raised in soccer circles calling for the expulsion of Singapore from the cnp.
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    Malaysian minister expresses regret over that BG Lee remark
    433 1 Malaysian minister expresses regret over that BG Lee remark LABIS (Johor) Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Rais Yatim has expressed regret over the statement by Briga-dier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong that Singapore Malays would not be assigned to important positions in the army. According to the New Straits Times, he said
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    Lock icon A spanking a day ...
    101 1 A spanking a day LONDON A London doctor who recommended spanking as a cure for various illnesses, and in some cases administered the prescription himself, was suspended on Friday from practicing for eight months. Dr Kenneth Hines, a 42--year-old father of two, was said to have been inspired by the
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      119 1 POWER I A^ ROLEX. FOCUS i L_ l The spirit of wage reforms l How politics has changed my life L 1 SPORTS JH H All-England: The top two mm 1 SUNDAY PLUS Grandpa's new face in 80s Hornets hot on your tail I i TV PLUS The street that
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      8 1 KL green light for spring onions: Page 8
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • AT A GLANCE
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        PUBLISHER'S HOUSE RAIDED
        86 2 Federal detectives in New Delhi raided the home of a newspaper owner on Friday night, only hours after his newspapers had brought into the open a row between President Zail Sir gh and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Central Investigation Bureau sources confirmed searching the house of Mr
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        DENGS REFORMS OPPOSED
        62 2 Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (right) faces an open challenge from parliamentarians over a pn> posed key reform aimed at reducing the Communist Party's influence over industrial enterprises. Xinhua news agency reported that the proposal would give overall responsibility of running factories to plant managers rather than the
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        CARDINAL REJECTS CRITICISMS
        70 2 The Vatican document against artificial procreation has drawn a wave of criticism fr:>m politicians, scientists and some church officials alike. But Cardinal Ratzinger. the document's principal author, has said the Vatican's decision was prompted by fears of attempts "to create certain types of people for specific needs".
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        BOMB ATTACK POSER
        77 2 Thai army chief General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh thinks the bomb attack at the home of Thai opposition leader Mr Samak last Wednesday was an attempt to discredit him. He says both the left and the right have been trying to accuse him "of all sorts cf things", and
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        NARCOTICS ALERT
        78 2 The Central Narcotics Bureau is on the alert following an opium bumper harvest this year in the infamous Golden Triangle region. Anticipating an increased inflow of drugs, vigilance at all the entry checkpoints has been stepped up. including patrolling narcotics-detector dogs at the water pipelines near the Causeway.
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        PROGRAMME FOR HEALTH
        75 2 Several Singaporeans have become so health-conscious that they have paid about $900 each to take part in a five-day, residential healthy living programme that starts today. Thirteen people have checked into the Garden Hotel for the Youngberg Memorial Adventist Hospital's Newstart programme. Among them are a managing
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    • SPORTS
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        A PULSATING VENDETTA
        95 2 How electrifying will the atmosphere be between Wimbledon and Spurs when they meet in the FA Cup quarter-finals tonight? It should be pulsating and it may be a vendetta, says ROB HUGHES. For on top of the naked ambition of a Cup quarter-final there is the legacy
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        A LONG DIVE DOWN
        69 2 More than a decade has rolled by since woman diver Nora Tay's splendid goldmedal success in the South-east Asia Peninsular Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1971. Diving is now at its lowest ebb. Fully aware of this poor state of affairs, the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association
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        NOT AVERAGE KIDS
        71 2 JANICE SEAH talks to some Singapore students who have managed to combine successfully studies and sports, and discoveis that they are not your average, stereotype kids. Neither are they over-fed bookworms. Fiona Tan. Singapore's Number Two woman tennis player, for instance was a little depressed about her
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      Hotel New World Disaster
      63 2 ONE YEAR AFTER... Flashback The Sunday Times of March 16, 1986 At presstime about 50 rescuers were workup feverishly to find victims buried more than 12 hours earlier One body had been tounti and nine survivors had been brought to safety But authorities feared that as
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      The day that Spore can't forget
      365 2 A YEAR has passed, but the collapse of the Hotel New World is still fresh in the minds of most Singaporeans. It was not the kind of catastrophe that occurs at sea or somewhere far from homes and shops. It happened on a city
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      'The nightmares have stopped'
      436 2  -  AUDREY PERERA By "EVERYTHING is almost back to normal. The nightmares have stopped. I can sleep better and I'm not afraid to be alone anymore," Madam Chua Kim Choo told The Sunday Times on Friday. Still, visions spring to mind unexpectedly, like the sight of the
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      How the survivors are adjusting
      217 2 How the survivors are adjusting THE five bank employees who were rescued from the ruins of their branch Mr Cheong Cheng Guan, 32, Mr Boey Mun Wai, 34, Miss Christina Phua, 21, Miss Boh Gee Cheng, 22, and Mr Albert Sim, 37 have been assigned to other branches of the
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      Help in getting over the trauma
      246 2  -  AUDREY PERERA. JUST as hurt bodies needed mending and care after the Hotel New World collapsed last year, so too did the minds which had been dealt a harsh blow by the unexpected. Survivors like Mrs Jayadhurga Poorasai Kumaran, a tourist from India who
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      CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
      612 2 Saturday, March 15, 1986. 10.45 am: Hotel New World receptionist Jerina Tan Oi Ling hears "quite a loud bang" from somewhere in the building Mr Ayoob bin Mohd Thambi. a bellhop, is told to coflect some timber to shore up cracked columns on the Owen Road side.
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      Hotel New World Disaster
      7 3 ONE YEAR AFTER...
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      Lock icon Turning point for civil defence
      606 3 THE Hotel New World collapse was a major turning point in civil defence training in Singapore. The disaster revealed untapped strengths and taught lessons that could not have been learnt in a lifetime of classroom sessions. Soon after the six-storey Serangoon Road building collapsed in
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      Panel of inquiry ordered the very next day
      270 3  -  KONG SOOK CHIN ON THE day of the disaster, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Mr Goh Chok Tong, called for a Commission of Inquiry. The very next day, March 16, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said
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      Wish we could have saved more lives: Rescuers
      252 3  - Wish we could have saved more lives: Rescuers STELLA DANKKK 11IK MKN from the Mass* Rapid Transit Corporation did their best. But when the> think about the painstaking hours thcv put into the rescue work, thcv think about those who didn't make it. "We tend to speak more of the
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      Lock icon Machines that make a difference, pictures that tell a story
      136 3 A LIFE-DETECTION device of the type used in the desperate search for survivors at the Hotel New World a year ago and dramatic pictures of that week-long rescue effort are on display at Wisma Atria in Orchard Road. Today is
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      209 2 UP TO 1 pm. Showers over several areas from around noon TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow 32 max., 25 min SUNSET today: 717 pm; Sunrise tomorrow: 7.10 am. TRAVELLERS' WEATHER Adelaide Sunny L— -2 4C Sleet Amsterdam TIC Cloudy l os \ngeles 13 20 C Cloudy Athens 08C
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Bangladesh Muslims demand Islamic state
      131 4 BANGLADESH riot police batoiwharging some of the 5,000 brick-throwing Muslim protesters in the capital of Dhaka, who were demonstrating for an Islamic Constitution for Bangladesh. Police said more than 100 were injured and some arrested in the clash on Friday. The protesters tried to stage
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      Lawyer held and home of publisher raided
      300 4 Report that brought Zail Singh-Rajiv row into the open NEW DELHI Federal detectives raided the home of a newspaper owner on Friday night, only hours after his newspapers had brought into the open a row between President Zail Singh and Prime Minister Rajiv
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      A broader, not wholly unsympathetic look after earlier critical editorial
      757 4  - A broader, not wholly unsympathetic look after earlier critical editorial LIAK TENG KIAT Voice of America documentary on Singapore By Washington Correspondent j WASHINGTON A month af- ter editorially criticising Singapore's action against the Asian Wall Street Journal, the Voice of America returned with a broader look at Singapore in
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      Lock icon Aids cases up
      37 4 GENEVA Cases of the killer disease Aids reported around the world rose by 1,766 over the past month, reaching a total of 42,704 in 91 countries, the World Health Organisation said vester- day. Reuter
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      Lock icon Nakasone losing his popularity rapidly
      227 4 Nakasone losing his popularity rapidly TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone is losing popularity rapidly because of his planned sales tax, according to an opinion poll published yesterday. The poll, conducted by the Asani Shimbun earliI er in the week, showed Mr Nakasone on a popularity rating of 24 per
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      Lock icon No word on hostage after deadline
      189 4 j BEIRUT A deadline set j by Muslim kidnappers in 1 their threat to kill a French hostage was over yesterday and police said they had no word on the fate of the captive The Revolutionary Justice Organisation, the proIranian group that had threatened
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      Lock icon Experts examine world economy
      147 5 Experts examine world economy NEW YORK A group of 80 economists has forecast that the world economy will continue to grow in the short run at .i modest annual rate of about 3.5 per cent The economists also forecast continuing high domestic and foreign deficits by the United States. They
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      Lock icon Deng's factory reform openly challenged
      334 5 Deng's factory reform openly challenged BEIJING In an open challenge to the policies of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, parliamentarians on Friday criticised a proposed key reform aimed at reducing the Communist Party's influence over industrial enterprises. The official Xinhua news agency, which seldom reports on internal political conflicts, said members
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      Lock icon Meghann is youngest to get four liver transplants
      72 5 NINE-month-old Meghann Laßocco, the youngest person ever to receive four liver transplants, is dressed up to gj home. She is held by her mother, Mrs Shirley L&Rocco, at the University of Chicago's Wyler Children's Hospital. Meghann is the third person to have
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      Lock icon Tories criticised over spy memoirs case
      196 5 LONDON The British government faces embarrassment in a probable election year over its failure in an Australian court to stop a former secret agent from publishing his memoirs. Opposition politicians charged the government with muddling after the New South Wales Supreme Court rejected on
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      Lock icon At least 1,000 feared dead in Ecuador qnke
      349 5 LAGO AGRIO (Ecuador) President Leon Febres Cordero said mudslides and floods triggered by a series of earthquakes in north-eastern Ecuador last week have left at least 1.000 people dead or missing. He also said that Ecuador would be unable to repay its
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      Lock icon Millions in seized cash lie idle in US vaults
      212 5 Millions in seized cash lie idle in US vaults WASHINGTON Millions of dollars in cash seized in federal drug raids are sitting idle in vaalts instead of earning interest in banks or helping fight crime on the streets, the General Accounting Office said on Friday. GAO officials toid a Congressional
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      Lock icon Two dead in garage Teenage copy-cat suicides?
      309 5 CHICAGO Two teenaged girls killed themselves here in an apparent suicide pact similar to one that took the lives of four youngsters. The deaths set off an anguished look at teenage suicides, the second biggest killer of young people in the United States
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      Lock icon Stocks lower on profit-taking
      97 5  -  Dow Jones NEW YORK Wall Street stocks closed 8.68 points lower on Friday on mild bouts of profit-taking, traders said. The 30-share Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to 2,258.66. For the week it declined 21.57 points. Declining issues led advances 860 to 654 as volume slid
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      Lock icon Cardinal unruffled by wave of criticism
      315 6 Vatican document on artificial procreation ROME Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, principal author of a controversial Vatican document attacking artificial procreation, has defended it against a wave of international criticism. Cardinal Ratzinger said the Vatican's decision was prompted by fears of possible attempts "to create certain
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      Lock icon Teheran accuses US of trying to provoke Soviets
      260 6 Teheran accuses US of trying to provoke Soviets The Iran arms affair LONDON A top Iranian leader said the Tower Commission Report into US arms sales to Iran sought to damage SovietIranian relations. Hojatoleslam Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, told a Friday prayer meeting in Teheran that
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      Lock icon Trials to be held over Chernobyl
      192 6 MOSCOW The Soviet Union is to put on trial the men accused of being responsible for the disaster last year at the Chernobyl atomic power plant. Mr Andronik Petrosyants, head of the State Committee for Atomic Energy, told a press conference on Friday that
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      Lock icon Couple charged with killing daughter
      169 6 ANGERS (France) A coupie battered their 16--month-old baby girl to death because her crying interrupted their television programme, stashed her body in the freezer and tried to feed pieces of it to the family dog, a court was told here on Friday. Michel Dussap, 30,
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      Lock icon VW sacks top manager and suspends six other staff
      292 6 $556m lost in suspected currency fraud WOLFSBURG (West Germany) Volkswagen's managing board has sacked a top manager and suspended six other employees as a result of a suspected currency fraud that cost the company about US$26O million (***** million). The company
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      Lock icon Toad in the hole — it's official
      206 6 Toad in the hole it's official HAMBLEDEN (England) To the clicking of press cameras on Friday, a toad inaugurated Britain's first official toad tunnel provided by caring conservationists to help the harmless amphibians avoid death under the wheels of speeding vehicles. Every year 50,00(1 toads are squashed under the wheels
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      Lock icon Troops leave as Brazil's labour unrest eases
      211 6 Troops leave as Brazil's labour unrest eases SAO PAULO Brazil's iabour troubles eased at the weekend as troops withdrew from the country's main oil installations and about 5,000 st' iking seamen returned to wort The troops, some supported by tanks, went into the oil refineries on Tuesday because the state
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      Lock icon Support for use of brain tissue from aborted foetuses
      193 6 Support for use of brain tissue from aborted foetuses CLEVELAND (Ohio) A panel of medical, ethica 1 and legal experts here has endorsed a plan under which brain tissue transplanter from aborted foetuses could be used tc heip people suffering from neural disorders. The panel, in findings published on Friday
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon An attempt to blacken my name: Chavalit
      393 7  -  ALBERT RAMALINGAM Bomb attack on Thai opposition leader's home By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Thai Army Chief General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said that the bomb attack on the home of a prominent opposition leader on Wednesday was an attempt to discredit him. But the police
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      MPs see revamp of security council as a threat
      296 7  - MPs see revamp of security council as a threat BANGKOK The recent restructuring of the powerful Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC), announced by Thai army chief General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh. has come under attack again from a group of MPs. Speaking on behalf of the MPs. Dr Surin Pitsuwan said a
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      US embassy raps use of tape by opposition man
      316 7  -  ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA The US embassy here has slammed as "reprehensible" a tape made public by an opposition politician of a telephone conversation purportedly between an American diplomat and a relative of President Aquino. The tape was a
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      Lock icon Laurel orders probe into Soviet aid report
      244 7 MANILA Vice-President and Foreign Minister Salvador Laurel has ordered three key offices in the Department of Foreign Affairs to conduct a formal inquiry into a newspaper report that the Soviet Union and Vietnam had offered weapons, finance, and training to the Communist Party
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      Thai army to give up peace-keeping in Bangkok
      113 7  - Thai army to give up peace-keeping in Bangkok ALBERT RAMALINGAM BANGKOK The Royal Thai Army will relinquish its peace-keeping role here. Army Chief of Staff General Wangchai Ruangtrakul said peace-keeping would come solely under the police, while the military's Capital Securitv Command (CSC) here would concentrate on matters such as
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Parliament asked why no opposition to Kissinger visit
      290 8 Parliament asked why no opposition to Kissinger visit KUALA LUMPUR A gov ernrnent backbencher questioned in Parliament the invitetkm u> former US Secretary of State Henr\ Kissinger to visit Kuala Lumpur when Malaysia had recently protested against the visit of Israeli President Chaim Herzog to Singapore. The Star reported yesterday.
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      Herzog controversy over, says Anwar
      471 8  -  SALIM OSMAN Palestine Week in Johor not aimed at Singapore minister By in Johor Baru EDUCATION Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that the Palestine Week, now being held here under Umno auspices, is not directed against Singapore. He said the event was to allow Malaysians
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      Lock icon Records of some projects may be scrutinised: Dr M
      377 8 KUALA KUBU BARU (Selangor) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad told reporters yesterday that the government could exempt data on cost-intensive projects from the Official Secrets Act (OSA) if it was considered necessary for the people to know about them
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      Lock icon Dissidents in Snap withdraw support for their president and NF
      246 8 KUALA LUMPUR Dissident Central Executive Committee members of the Sarawak National Party (Snap) resolved at a meeting here to pull the party out of the State National Front, The Malay Mail reported yesterday. But Snap president Datuk Amar James Wong,
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      Bank hit by withdrawals
      98 8 KUCHING Several state agencies have withdrawn a total of about $150 million from a bank here owned by some members of the group of dissident assemblymen opposed to the Chief Minister of Sabah. Datuk Patinggi Abdul Taib Mahmud, according to sources quoted yesterday by The Star.
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      Lock icon KL gives green iight for export of spring onions to Singapore
      192 8 KL gives green iight for export of spring onions to Singapore KUALA LUMPUR The government has given the green light to farmers to resume export of spring onions to Singapore. Deputy Agriculture Minister Datuk Alex Lee said yesterday he had instructed the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) to issue permits
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Unit to boost three-child norm mooted
      856 9 Unit to boost three-child norm mooted Mrs Yu-Foo: It can be as successful as 'Stop At Two' board tHsazat Last time, the Family Planning Board told people about contraception. We should have a unit to tell people now how to play a dual role as parent and career person, how
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      Understand the Quran, minister tells Muslims
      172 9 ALL Muslim Singaporeans must read and understand the Quran to gain a better appreciation of the Islamic way of life, the Environment Minister and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, Dr Ahmad Mattar said last night. The Quran, he said, was the best guide for Muslims
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      Police seek help in murder case
      118 9 THE CID wants to contact Mr Luah Kang Hai, alias Ah Tee, 32. who they believe can help investigations into the recent murder of a proprietor. Mr Luah's last known address was -05-403, Block 210, Jurong West Street 21. Anyone with information can contact
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      ACS seeks head for its new school
      205 9 ACS seeks head for its new school ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL has taken a big step towards going independent. It advertised yesterday for a principal for the new school. The advertisement placed by the chairman of the Search Committee, Dr Chen Choong Kong, said the ACS Board of Governors was preparing a
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      Woman hanged herself in bathroom
      192 9 Woman hanged herself in bathroom A BUSINESSMAN made an about-turn on a shuttle flight home from Kuala Lumpur the same morning after learning of his wife's death, a coroner's court heard. Mr Andrew Chua Buan Lee, 39, said he was informed by Singapore Airlines when he arrived at Subang Airport
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      Seeing Thailand through the camera
      527 9  -  ALBERT RAMALINGAM By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK French photographer Richard Kalvar spent a whole day in Haadyai in southern Thailand shooting pictures of army chief General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh. Singapore-based freelancer Gerald Gray spent days lugging his camera over rugged terrain to take photos of gems, while
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      Do not distort position of Malays in Singapore
      759 10 Majlis Pusat reacts to Malaysian politicians' criticisms of BG Lee's remarks: Council also asks Govt to let Malays hold key posts in the SAF THE Central Council of Malay Cultural Organisations, Majlis Pusat, yesterday urged politicians in Malaysia to stop painting an
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      Air race planes to swoop down here for stopover
      151 10 SEVENTEEN light aircraft from several countries will swoop into Singapore today for a three-day stopover of an international air race. The aircraft from France, Britain, Belgium. Italy, Switzerland. Hongkong and the United States are taking part in the Paris-Beijing-Paris race, which
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      Dhana to children: Keep off the rivers
      400 10 DON'T try to catch fish, crabs and turtles in the river as this can prove very dangerous, Mr S Dhanabalan told young people yesterday. The Minister gave this avuncular advice at a presentation of gifts and certificates from Guinness Singapore Pte Ltd to
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      Lock icon Narcotics alert as Golden Triangle harvest hits high
      310 11  -  SUMIKO TAN B> THE Central Narcotics Bureau is on the alert following a record bumper opium harvest this year in the infamous Golden Triangle region. Anticipating an increased inflow of drugs, vigilance at all the entry checkpoints has been stepped up. Since
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      Call for more ties among cultural groups
      259 11 THE Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr Yatiman Yusof, yesterday called for greater interaction among cultural groups in Singapore. They should exchange ideas and help promote greater understanding of the different cultures in the country, he said at an inter-school Malay cultural competition
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      Two new Bills introduced
      49 11 TWO new Bills were introduced in Parliament on Friday by the Finance Minister, Dr Richard Hu. They are the Local Treasury Bills (Amendment) Bill and the Development Loan Bill. The Development Loan Bill is to authorise the borrowing of $35 billion for the Development Fund.
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      Lock icon Telling a good story is really Nur sweat
      388 11 FOUR-YEAR-OLD Nuramima Mohd Ramshees charmed weekend shoppers with a livej ly narration about her handpuppet monkey, which gave her a little bit of help every i now and then. But it was big brother Mohd Hakeem, eight, who suffered the jitters on
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      Jailed for drunken driving
      129 11 A DRUNKEN man was driving a rented car from Jalan Eunos towards Aljunied Road when he lost control of the vehicle. It went over the centre road divider and collided into an oncoming car on the other side of the expressway. Yesterday, Mehman Singh so Karam
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      Ministry to study idea of children's hospital here
      342 11 THE Health Ministry will be looking into the possibility of setting-up a children's hospital in Singapore. Dr Kwa Soon Bee, Permanent Secretary (Health) told reporters" yesterday that the ministry has not made any decision yet but it would be examining the cost
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      Power-boat drivers face new licensing rules
      337 12  - Power-boat drivers face new licensing rules STELLA DANKER By DRIVERS of power boats who haven't got their licences yet and aren't booked to sit for tests this month have missed the boat. They won't be able to meet the deadline for getting licences before new licensing rules take effect on
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      Did you see this accident?
      60 12 AN eight-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was hit by a van on Friday. Police said Nor Fadlee bin Abdul Wahab was crossing the road at the junction of Sembawang Road and Yishun Avenue 3 when he was hit at 1.30 pm. Witnesses can
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      Five-day $900 stay-in to learn healthy habits
      504 12  -  KONG SOOK CHIN By SEVERAL Singaporeans have become so health-conscious that they have paid about $900 each to take part in a fiveday, residential healthy living programme that starts today. Thirteen people the youngest 32 and the oldest in his 60s have checked
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      Judge rejects girl's 'I hurt two' guilty plea
      166 12 A 17-YEAR-OLD girl yesterday admitted using a paper-cutter to hurt two schoolgirls after a "staring" incident on May 30 last year. But Ong Mei Leng's guilty plea was rejected by District Judge Khoo Oon Soo after she said in mitigation that her
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      Python makes a meal of family's pets
      414 12 Python makes a meal of family's pets A FAMILY has solvec the case of their disappearing pets. The Bart us. who come from Switzerland, have lived in their Seah Im Road home in the Mount Faber area fo: four years. In that time, they lavi lost eight cats and two
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      191 12 Mawhvich Violin Dm Thursday, 26th March 1987, DBS Auditorium Recital: 7.30pm, Master-class: 8.45pm Dana Pomerants-Mazurkcvich and Yuri Mazurkevich are outstanding pupils of the legendary David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory. While living in Soviet Union, Dana won prizes in the J.S. Bach International Competition and the George Enesco Contest of
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      Boyish, busy and eager
      1168 13 Parliament committee chief DR ARTHUR BENG splits his time among family, patients and constituents Dr Arthur Beng, a Member of Parliament for less than three years, is surprised at the acceleration of his pace of life. TAN LIAN CHOO catches up with this general practitioner and
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        Improve those driving skills too
        280 13 GOING for a spin on the expressways will one day no longer be the low-tech affair that it is now. Sure, some cars have so many bells and whistles and fancy digital meters that their owners will tend to think of them as very sophisticated
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        25 YEARS AGO
        131 13 What The Sunday Times reported on March 18, 1962 THE Minister for Finance, Dr Goh Keng Swee, yesterday called on members of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce to take part in industrialisation. "We must not be too dependent on overseas manufacturers to establish industries here." he
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      10 13 1 H HwCMB-^'' _-_-_-k--P% jl founder of Kenwood, travelled some
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      How I leapt continents without leaving home
      1022 14  -  Tan Sai Siong 4 The printed word doesn't just open windows to other worlds, internal and external, but acts as a catalyst to create new lands, unique to each reader, for no two people react in the same way to the same book.
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      Giving loans for study abroad could help NUS
      1459 14  -  Patrick Daniel 4 It makes greater sense for a small country like Singapore to make use of the many reputable foreign universities instead of re-inventing our own m wheels. 4 The NUS and NTI must be subjected to international competition if they
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      Make my day — criticise me
      650 14 Make my day criticise me MY LOVABLE 10-year-old nephew Alex came up to me one day wearing a cheeky grin. "Uncle Mac, is it true that Singaporeans cannot accept criticism?" he asked. "Who said that? How dare he say that about my people?" I replied, rising to the occasion. That
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      56 15 The intricacies of turning wage reform into reality were featured on this page last month. In spite of the complexities, some companies have succeeded in creating a flexible wage system according to their needs. SUZANNE 001 follows the trail of two of the pioneers to see
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      Shipyard focuses on performance and profits
      1183 15 Shipyard focuses on performance and profits individual annual Increments of between 0 and 4 per cent, depending on performance. Total cost to the company to equal 2 per cent of the monthly basic wage bill. Additional increment for new skills at management's discretion. One-month annual wage supplement In normal circumstances.
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      Sanyo finds it no problem at all
      1079 15 Annual increment of 2 per cent of the monthly basic wage biii. One-thirteenth of monthly wage added to the basic wage in 1987 as part of the adjustment from a three-month annual wage supplement. One-month annual wage supplement in normal circumstances. Productivity bonus
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      100 15 What the NWC proposed PRINCIPLES Wages should reflect the value of the job. Wage increase should lag behind productivity growth. Wage increase should also take into account company profitability and individual performance. Wage increase for company or individual performance should not always be given on a permanent basis. There should
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    305 16  -  TONTO By Our man on the track Olympic Glory looks far superior KUALA LUMPUR By acquiring Olympic lilory. champion owner Auric Stable is now in line for a hat-trick in the Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup over 1.600m in Race 6 today. The seven-time top owner
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    4694 16 mtm WOOM 1.30 CLASS 3 DIV 2 I,Boom \<H (Ratings: 90-80) mmm**- (Stakes: $14,500) 1 *****0 Smart t Slick 57 (90) KL Chong-Lim 5 nzg same. Beat two home for 12th to Win-Em- All II C3-2 1600m last week; 2-length 2nd to Precisionist with 56 C3-3
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    868 16 PPPMI 4.05 CLASS 1 1.600m IUiHUHI (Weight-for-age) f»llfJ;Va JTI (Stakes: $150,000) 1 3642** Money Mart 57.5 C O-J Breukelen 6eg -1.5. By Music Boy; money spinner with six wins and seven placings from 18 starts; won 1200m King's Gold Cup by a length from
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    PAST WINNERS
    45 16 Ski Fantasy fresh for the task 1980 PAITITI GOLD 57 M Lee 1981 SIAPA RAJAH 111 57 Murray 1982 PAITITI GOLD 57 Sng 1983 ANDERMATT 57 G Donnelly 1984 THUNDERBIRD 57 Khoo 1985 JINGLE BELL IV 57.5 Subian 1986 BEST BOLD 57.5 Marzuki
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    WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
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    Ski Fantasy is my fancy
    186 16  -  MARKSMAN By r\ EMERGENCY acceptor No. 1 Ski Fantasy, who got into today's Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup line-up after stablemate St Gallen was withdrawn, is poised to make the most of the opportunity. A plus factor to the Icecapade gelding's chances is that his
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    87 16 RACE I: Run Angel Run. Two Sta General. Marching Home RACE z: Jesse Reaim Booklet RACE J: Chiefs Award. Bea The Clock. Man Of Honour IV, Bes Bold. Istanbul RACE 4: Razzmatazz V, She Ching Concerto. Graceland RACE S: Chevalier Du Vaa] Stockpiles. Santaray RACE C: Henderson. Measure n
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    Grand win for owner Allan
    174 17 Champ Ng and King Diamond let Malaysia-Singapore down By OUR RACING TEAM KUALA LUMPUR Second favourite favourite Grand Illusion, owned by former Bukit Timah trainer Ivan Allan of Redcap Stable, slammed 11 rivals in the first of four jockeys' invitation races held in conjunction with
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    2610 17 TOTE BOARD STAKES CLASSES 4 5 l,2*m Cho Cho Stable's 3 Plastic Queen 53 (10-6) Cooksley (7) 3 I 1 1 Karly Bird 11 57 < 41-7) Sahab (5) 5 3 2 2 Mala>sian Pearl 57 c 54.5 (22-7) Sivan (6) 1 2 3
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    Lock icon Edwards banned for six years
    152 17 Edwards banned for six years PERTH TRAINER Roy Edwards of Western Australia on Friday admitted to cheating at races and was disqualified for six years, the Royal Hongkong Jockey Club said. It said in a statement that Edwards. 60, admitted he had conspired with others to fix races in the
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    Star outshines that other Diamond
    269 17  -  JACK ELLIOTT By SYDNEY Our Waverley Star, having his first Australian start since finishing fifth in last year's Japan Cup, won the Asloo,ooo (*****,000) Chipping Norton Stakes over 1,600m at Warwick Farm here yesterday. He was ridden by Lance O'Sullivan. who was originally selected to
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      185 Requiem 185 Requiem 185 Requiem
      229 17 185 Requiem 185 Requiem 185 Requiem rHALAITHEVASAM^ 7.LKRISHNA KUMAR Born on 14.8.62 passed away peacefully on 28.3.1986 KRISH ne year since you have gone The depth of sorrow is deeply mourned The memories you left benind could ne>/er re-born 111 the day our life lingers on Those moments we shared
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      184 In Memonam
      186 17 In Loving Memory of MRS NG HUNG JENG nw MDM YEO SIEW TEAN Departed 15.3.M The depths of sorrow we cannot tell. Of the loss of one we love so well, And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep. Her memory we shall always ketp. Always remembered by
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      184 In Memoriam 184 In Memonam
      174 17 184 In Memoriam 184 In Memonam MR. MRS. M. K. RATNAM Deceased '16-3-84 14-3-86 YOUR RESPECT, WAS INBORN. YOUR HONOUR WE CHERISH, SPIRITUALLY, YOUR EVERLASTING PRESENCE WILL ALWAYS PROTECT AND GUIDE US. PEACEFUL BE YOUR SWEET REST IN ALMIGHTY GOD'S GRACE Sons: Daughters: K. Kanesan Nanmalar K. Puvanesan Tavamalar Shamala
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      372 18 181 Deaths 181 Deaths 181 Deaths LEKHRAJMAL H. SAKHRANI (AGE 68) KALE COMPANY passed away peacefully on 4/3/87. SADLY MISSED BY: His Wife: Mrs. Kamla L. Sakhrani His Son Daughter-in-law: Mr. Mrs. Ghani L. Sakhrani their 3 children. His Daughter Son-in-law: Mr. Mrs. Pishu L. Mahtani their 2 children. His
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      182 Acknowledgements
      37 18 The family of the late MADAM FOO WHYE CHUN (Departed 9.3.87) Expresses their heartfelt thanks to members of Bukit Arang Bethesda Church, relatives and friends for their condolences, assistance and attendance during their recent bereavement.
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      184 in Memoriam
      83 18 In loving memory of MDM LOW FUNG THAI Departed 15.3.1985 Today recalls sad memories. Of a dear mother/ grandmother gone to rest. And the one who thinks of her today Is the one who loves her best. Sadly missed by beloved husband, children 1 grandchildren. In everloving
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    John Fashanu haunts Tottenham
    1011 18  - John Fashanu haunts Tottenham ROB HUGHES Talk of Soccer 'Elbows' that spell terror TODAY'S CUP TIES- WIMBLEDON v SPURS, WIGAN v LEEDS THE true Englishman abroad hears the distant clarion call of FA Cup day. He feels in his bones the extra effort, the even more frenzied running of our
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    Marvelous stalks Leonard
    1703 18  - Marvelous stalks Leonard ALAN HUBBARD JOHN FASHANU AND HAGLER: ARE THEY MEAN AND UGLY OR NICE AND FRIENDLY? SUNSPORT PROVIDES THE ANSWERS Always on Sunday All I'm doing is using what I've got height, strength and pace. Mark Hateley knocked people about a bit and scored a few goals and
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    225 18 ATHLETICS Seb Coe opened his 1987 season with a runaway 3.000 metres victory in 7 min 54.33 sec at the England versus United States indoor international meet in Cosford on Friday. After the meet Coe dropped a bombshell when he disclosed that he did not expect to
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      87 18 In Loving Memory Of VIOLET CHOO Departed on 15th March 1986 Today recalls sad memories Of a dear Grandmother gone to rest. And the one who thinks of her todayIs the one who love her best Dearly missed by Marianne, lona. Debbie. Richard and loved one*. More obituary announcements on
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    Looks like another cliff-hanger
    171 19  - Looks like another cliff-hanger JOE DORAI SOCCER 3, SOUTH Avenue led 2-0 after 25 minutes and looked virtually assured of a place in the final of the National Football League Division Two. But complacency crept in and they allowed Tyrwhitt Soccerites to level the score and force a replay. That
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    Lock icon Kiwis hold advantage
    219 19 CRICKET CHRISTCHURCH The West Indies face an uphill battle to save the Third Test against New Zealand after the third day's play yesterday. They will start the fourth day at 35-0 in their second innings, after New Zealand declared 40 minutes before the close at 332-9, a
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    Clash of the sporting stars
    387 19 CAN V. Sundramoorthy's silky soccer skills outmatch Lim Seok Hui's superb squash strokes? Will Lau Wing Cheok's shuttle successes outdo Harith Azman Lim's darts' coup in Kensington? Will Haron Mundir's speed surpass Tan Kim Seng's track coaching ability? Can pole vaulter Ng Kean Mun's vertical
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    PRESENTING THE LINE-UP FOR THE ANNUAL SUNDAY TIMES/COCA COLA AWARD
    973 19 JANUARY V. M NDRAMOORTHY, 20 (soccer) V. Sundramoorthy Wi.n the January award for scoring seven goals in Malaysia Cup matches that month, including four against Negri Sembilan. Because of his talent and an uncanny knack for scoring goals the Football
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    SEPTEMBER — BOWLING TRIOS TEAM
    168 19 SEPTEMBER BOWLING TRIOS TEAM MIKE WEE, 38, hit his purple patch after 12 years of bowling with a gold in the Asian Championships at Petaling Jaya in June Three months later, he rolled a magnificent 204 average to anchor the three-man team that won Singapore's only silver at the Asian
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    Ranjit faces cut in allowance
    399 19  - Ranjit faces cut in allowance HAKIKAT RAI ATHLETICS By SINGAPORE women's highjump champion Ranjit Kaur goes into the final week of her j university examinations with a threat hanging over her head. It comes in the form of a temporary cut in training allow following the ace jumper's failure to
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    138 21  -  JANICE SEAH Said and Done 4 It's strange, really, having to train for squash makes you maximise your time. You already spend so much time on court that you know that you'd better spend the little you have left wisely. On the other hand, if
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    231 21 MARCO ISLAND (Florida) Chris Evert Lloyd and Australian Wendy Turnbull survived two tie-breakers on Friday to advance to the final of the Women's Team Tennis Doubles Championship. The second seeds struggled to a 7-6. 7-6 semi-final win over unseeded Americans Betsy Nagelsen and Robin White.
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    152 21 ATHLETICS Press Sports Clob cross-country (Macßitchie, 4.30pm). Walk-a-jog: River Valley CSC inaugural meet (RVCC, Bam). BOWLING Ebonite High Roller qualifying Ju rong Bowl. 7pm). Youth Roving League (Kim Seng Bowl, 9am). National youth final selection trials (Jackie's Katong. 8.30am). CRICKET SCA Div 1: SCC II v SCRC (Padang),
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    204 22 "The All-England will always mean something special to me and players of my generation," said the London-based Dane, 28. "But with all the younger players coming up and the proliferation of new tournaments, the All-Eng-land has to watch out." The All-England was
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    89 22 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's dream of making it to Seoul for next year's Olympic Games started on a nightmarish note when they went down 0-1 to Thailand in the first leg of their PreOlympic East Asia Group Two soccer tie at Merdeka Stadium here yesterday. Clumsy handling
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    257 22 ORLANDO (Florida) South African David Frost took a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Bay Hill golf classic on Friday by shooting a three-un-der-par 68 for a seven-under total of 135. American Tim Simpson was even with Frost until he bogeyed his final
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      18 1 TV PLUS WTmwmW^mmW^i^mT W^AmfS Jk m\\MmmT W\ mmV mmmm——' n immmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm—m, i The Sunday Times, March 15, 1987
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      31 1 THIS IS THE STREET THAT SBO BUILT ffgjl $250,000 street set tomorfOW n n SenB Ve v^SSp a^ out the men who p ut all Jb£3m Picture by mmmrm-^,,.-. NIK KASMANI
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        623 2 CHRISSIE ILEY talks to Anita Baker, the smoky-voiced sensation whose album Rapture has earned her not only rave reviews but two Grammys as well. ONE of Anita Baker's most striking memories is of seeing her Aunt Lois at her dressing table in a
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        1091 2  -  MICHAEL TAY Starting this week, we'll be running a new fortnightly column spotlighting classical and jazz titles released on compact discs. COMPACT DISC SCENE By TRICYCLE Flim The BBs (DMP CD 443) CAMOUFLAGE Bob Mintzer Big Band (DMP) LIGHT HOUSE Billy Barber (DMP)
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        1028 2 DANNY TAN gives you an update on the compact disc, which is still a spinning success on the hi-fi scene both here and abroad. TOP OF THE POPS Singapore 1.(1) I Knew You Were Waiting for Me 6' 4 Change of Heart Aretha Franklin
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        913 3 Oscar candidates who pulled a surprise this year Who's most likely to take home the Oscars this year? Industry observers feel the results on March 30 will prove surprising if the nominations themselves are any indication. JACK CURRY reports. I think Hollywood is looking for the movies that have some
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        697 3  -  UM KAY TONG By THE MISSION Coming to Shaw cinemas Starring Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Ray McAnally and Aidan Quinn Directed by Roland Joffe IT ALL looks set to be a classic confrontation. The protagonists are two men, joined in brotherhood through God but
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        627 4  -  By JOHN SMALLWOOD PAM Pawner, star of TV's hit series My SLster Sam (Thursdays. Ch 5. 7 pm), didn't shed many tears when she left smoggy Detroit. She was going out into the world, determined to make a name for herself. She did.
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        717 4  -  LIM KAY TONG By TV PREVIEW Panorama: The President's Star Warriors Saturday, Ch 12, 7.30 pm THE big debate over American President Ronald Reagan's Star Wars programme is whether it offers "a vision for the future" or ushers in "a terrible new
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        396 4 Though bedroom scenes are an accepted part of Hollywood movies, not everyone takes to them kindly. Screen legend Ginger Rogers, who was in town last week, tells IRENE NG why such scenes on television are an instant turn-off for her. M I WATCH
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        350 4  -  JULIE TAN 1 WiJI be screened simultaneously on two channels CRIME Watch, which hit the headlines when it made its debut three months ago. will be back next month. And this time with greater impact. The TV show, which re-enacted unsolved crimes in the
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        844 7  -  PHILIP COOREY VIDEO GUIDE By REPTHJCTS Starring Cal Ottosen and Ann Smyrner Directed by Sidney Pink NIGHTWING Starring David Warner and Nick Maneuso Directed bv Arthur Hiller PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES Starring Barry Sullivan, Normal Bengell and Angel Aranda Directed by Mario Bava
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        536 7  -  JULIE TAN LOOK EAST By JAPANESE stars seem to have a penchant for lavish wedding celebrations. Showbiz personalities Momoe Yamaguchi and Miura Tomokaza blazed the trail with an extravagant oartv when thev tied the knot" in 1980. Then, Seiko Matsuda f uttered away millions on her
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        669 7 Turn on the radio in China and you would expect a hot earful of propaganda. Well, things are fast changing. EDWARD A. GARGAN reports on a radio station that's churning out Chinese rock music and more. "GOOD morning. It's five
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        265 8 HURRAY for holidays! You lucky schoolchildren are out of school for a week. I wish I were back in school again. I know many schoolchildren fantasise about the day they get out of school: No homework to worry about and no nasty teachers to make life miserable. If
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        54 8 Do you know Who invented the vacuum cleaner? Hubert Booth, an English bridge-builder and designer of big wheels such as the ferris- wheel in Vienna. Although there were earlier inventors of cleaning machines which sucked up dust. Booth came up with the most effective way of filtering the dust from
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        359 8 Dress up the dull old sandwich THE holidays are here again. Make some sandwiches and head for the beach or the Botanic Gardens for a picnic. Sandwiches need not be boring with a bit of dressing up or with new fillings. One of the best ways to make a sandwich
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        477 8 IT WAS the biggest naval battle in history. It was also the first in which Japanese kamikaze pilots staged their futile suicide missions. The damage done, however, was not enough to give Japan victory. In 1942, Japan controlled huge resources from her conquests in South-east
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        55 8 FRISK (verb): to skip about playfully; (idiomatic): to search (person) for weapons etc (see picture). FRITTER (noun): a piece of fried batter containing fruit etc. (verb): (with away) to waste time etc, e.g. He frittered away his time at the university and failed miserably. FRIVOLOUS (adjective): playful
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        849 16  -  By I RICHARD NG THE advertisement on television shows a group of men and women in their 20s. Trendily dressed in loose, colourful Hawaiian shirts, shorts or skirts, they are all smiles and are dancing to a catchy tune called Go One Up. They also have
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        494 16 A child is defined as one below 12 years old FOOD is a requirement in any party. But if you are thinking of a gathering where the objective is to meet and mingle, then something simple and easy to prepare will be
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        709 17  -  SNG POH YOKE B THERE is definitely more to Japanese cuisine than tempura, teppanyaki and sukiyaki. if you're thinking of dining Japanese. It's a common experience. I am sure, among many Singaporeans, to be recommended these relatively "'safe" dishes by the Japane^ restaurant they are dining
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        296 17 HAVING to choose the right wine for a meal is not easy. If the wine is too sourish or too dry, it may spoil the meal and may even ruin the evening. What's even more difficult is to refuse the bottle after the
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        889 18  -  RICHARD NG By "PLEASE don't touch the stars" is a catchphrase used in a restaurant in the world's second tallest building, New York's One World Trade Centre, 443 m high. At the Compass Rose at Westin Stamford, 226 m above sea level, one can understand how
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        847 19 4 The next step is important the waiter will pour a bit of the wine in your glass and invite you to taste it. If you are famiiiar with the variety of wine, you will be aole to evaluate it easily. But even if the wine
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        405 19 YOU wouldn't throw away half a chocolate cake; you'd wrap it up and refrigerate it. So why do people throw out perfectly good wine? If the wine was pleasing and you might like to have some the next day, or in a few days, chances
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        975 20 Starting tomorrow, viewers can catch a glimpse of old Singapore in the new SBC serial Five-Foot-Way thanks to a new $250,000 outdoor set built en Caldecott Hill. JULIE TAN goes behind the scenes to meet the men responsible. z A joss-stick shop in
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      433 9 ADVERTISEMENT 1 The Perfect" Complex ioi Beauty Tips Ever wondered how some people keep themselves looking perennially pretty and youthful? It's in the genes? Perhaps. But you can be like them too, genes or no genes, so says the beauty expert at Queen Lin Ting Beauty care, and the method's
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      678 14 93 For Sale: Honda 1985 -SBB' HONDA Prelude. Manual. Road tax 10/87. full bod> kit, central locking, ladyowner. Interested please view at: Mackenzie Road Used Car Centre. Unit 2. George Yeo. 1980 HONDA ACCORD, 4-door. Manual. 1 private owner, full accessories, showroom cond. White colour. Tax: B 'B7. 253-8877. 1984
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      911 14 95 For Sale: Suzuki NOV. '85 SUZUKI 1000 c.c. model 310A. Sjdoor. 1 owner, accident free. Aircon. sports rims, high power, cassette $22,800 o n.o. Tel *****19. 10am. onwards. MID. '82 SUZUKI 800 Ist lady owner. Tip top condition. Aircond Radio cassette $12,000 0.n.0. Contact *****11 5 MONTHS OLD Suzuki
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      733 14 99 Vehicles Wanted ABILITY TO ACCEPT ALL USED CARS Cash Payment Call us first before you sell We purchase: Pte, PARF/ Non-PARF Si co. regd cars. Commercial vans/ pick-ups and trucks Mini buses with private, co. or PB plate Kindly contact Mr Goh. Tel: *****33 (7am 11pm) HIGHEST OFFER FOR
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      729 14 107 Accommodation Available: Apartments /N V\ For Lease n«i m v Only I iifiry im> in i JKflj Districts Pasir Panjang Hill No. 26-B Brand New Mediterranean Style Town House overlooking Kentridge Park. 3 Units of 4 storev Dlus Basement Each unit consisting 2 sell- contameo apartments 6 bedrooms 2
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      1528 14 114 For Sale: Private 114 For Sale Private 114 For Sale Private Apartments Apartments part men;* i Tulip Garden ©'^^^^fe BELLONA Block I X^%^ lS Unique Stepped r— Maisonnettes Sh w n^ aiJ on 7« e n |"> m 10.00am 5.30pm Daily Choice district 10 iocation at -r_i 4fi p
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      993 15 116 For Sale: HOB Apartments 4-PM DEPOT RO Blk 111 rubber Mnets, price neg Tg Pagar Plaza Blk 8. marble ceramic cabinets. $105,000 Buffalo Rd Blk 662. broken marble, cabinets. $U7.dbo Waterloo St Blk 263. ceramic. $70,000 A M Kio Blk 422. rubber tiles, cabinets. $75,000 srm Geylang Bahru Blk
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      595 15 117 Properties Wanted IMMEO BUYERS FOR semi-d in Pasir Ri.s Also tenants for 4 -bdrm Bayshore Pager *****89 ;«***** (Mun I URGENTLY REQUIRE SEMI-D 1)14 15. 16 Budget S3SOK S4.SOK Owners call *****54 No Agts URGENTLY WANTED HOB. 3/4/5rm All areas tor ready buyers Owners call Hap Seng *****58 118
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      531 15 137 Tours 137 Tours 137 Tours p is coi> er u ftfal 5/6 Days Manila/ W V J I accommodation at Dep: Mon. "~*Mmm\ e MANDARIN MANILA Wed. Fri Sun JR. |Jper gS!^ W or.d-s bS Jj/ffih €f™ gTO« r renowned hotel (Jf£Q> —#*****66 146 Foreign Education 146 Foreign Education
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      125 15 A' LEVEL Pre-U 1 (Commerce) Classes e Principles of Accounts General Paper Economics e Maths. (Syllabus C) e Additional Maths (A/O' level) Management of Business starting on Full-time: Wed. 15/4/87 8.30am Part-time: Mon. 6/4/87 7pm Experienced, Dedicated Teachers REX COMMERCIAL SCHOOL 768-G Upper Serangoon Road Tel: *****00/ *****85 GRADUATE OFFERS
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      465 15 148 Computer Courses INTENSIVE COURSES FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Computer Course for Children. Tue 17 '3 to Fri 20'3 a.m. p.m Basic Prog (Elementary): Tue 17 3 to Fri 20 3 a.m. 'p.m. Bring a friend and get 10% Discount Off WEEKLY COURSES Computer Course for Children (3 months): Sat 8.30am
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      799 15 155 Modelling/ Deportment Instruction JOHN ROBERT POWERS Personal grooming 'Plus Professional Modelling. Speech improvement for Adull> it Children (evenings weekends^ Enquiries *****93 156 Cookery Instruction MON SPECIAL 16/3 2p Dl ed tartlets, tresh fruit cake gifpelhupf Mr Aw tel *****13 159 Fitness/ Sports Instruction AEROMODE 12 yrs old Fitnesv Creativity
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      717 17 Scandinavia at The Belvedere <M^ i if -mCm%m rS *>«mV^ «4% Beww,fc% k< C^^ Jb Q I 9 H^.^Jto *u qpt ii,c m*****™ V. V Vo-nj m aJ'W <k* I, J iTsfF 'n uni o n^ o Sk««*9lSIS. B««e* USIO^H Ns!l^^ ?L.l» nUdvta s^S^Cuy u« w MHISH PENHtH':'ll \W^ M
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      433 18 THE SPICE OF SZECHUAN IN SINGAPORE frtf »i) hot and spicy cuisine to tempt your palate. /^aKaX A blight cheerful atmosphere for conversation. tSfSliy Beautiful hand-painted Chinese screens to re-create s/t coaMn me elegance of a past era. Open Noon 2.30pm and co(jm I 6.30pm -1 1 pm. Closed on
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
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      Masthead
      13 1 SUNDAY PLUS The Sunday Times, March 15, 1987 V SSSSSSV SSSSsV J WfA^F'
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      My grandparent,my friend
      2425 1  -  LEE SIEW HUA By GRANDPARENTS. Are they still the age-old stereotypes peering sternly out of dusty photo frames 0 Or have they stepped out of the frames to forge a new bond with today's go-getting grandchildren 0 Barely two decades ago, there was only one musty visage
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    • FEATURE
      • MIND & BODY
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          Speak simply and baby will learn finer points of speech
          901 2  -  TAN LIAN CHOO fktdfltdfgf,lkd By" BY THE time a child turns two, his or her language base is already well in place. It does not necessarily follow that the child speaks fluently but it does mean that whatever the child
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          Hold her arm gently and cross the road
          336 2 Hold her arm gently and cross the road Etiquette Q: IS IT all right tor a man to hold the hand or arm of a woman while guiding her across a road? What it she feels uncomfortable about It? Should she let him? A. It is all right for a
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        283 2 |F 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 vacation. encircled by towering
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    • TRAVEL
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        Treasure trove of splendid ruins
        1178 3 Jordan's biggest attraction is its history, reports HSUNG BEE HWA who spent a week travelling the country and the West Bank. CAMELS, Bedouins and arid desert: These images sprang to mi.ui when I received an invitation to visit the Middle Eastern kingdom of Jordan, bordered
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        Travel notes
        255 3 THE fear of being caught in the cross-fire of terrorist attacks in the volatile Middle East may deter some from visiting Jordan and the West Bank. Bnt chances are yon will not even hear gunfire in the distance. To avoid unnecessary hassles and security risks, Join a group
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        601 3 Great Holidays— Great Britain «fll!lflSflflflflflHßflfliflHHHHfc_ JSfXfSH flDtts, Vfl HP^T flHßEHflfli HaaHß H mum am m mm j IBl^^. fl m W^ •^^^sf^JJK B S»**^2 l^Lsflflkv tbbl wnSW MJBI JraH^jß-^^i Wm I 'afl I s&£flfll I sss»»«W%Xl sssflßflflflML fl^fll I sKfIW .Jgk flflflfll sflT^sT BsF mWM. H^9H 888 jfl —aK k
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        Putting people at ease with new technology
        778 4 The past few months saw a greater than usual interest in office automation. This spurt of interest means more firms are investing in new systems, observed an IBM spokesman. In this special eight-page report. MARA FERNANDEZ looks at some of these developments. BRINGING
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        Lock icon To each his own look
        488 4 CAN offices in Singapore expect anything new in furniture design in the near future 9 ■'Yes. absolutely," said Mr Nigel Mortimer, consultant to Pacific Decor, the local distributor for the world's second largest furniture maker, Herman Miller Incorporated. "There is now a very strong evolution
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        When your desk may tell a tale or two about you
        1327 5 Did you know that your office says a lot more about you than you realise 7 The truth is that co-workers and clients judge your value as a worker by how you keep your office. In this article from
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        Lock icon My second home
        746 6  -  E.C. NEO By 4 As an executive spends so much time in the office, he should make it both cosy and pleasant to m work in. 7 Fong Hoe Beng THE modern office is not just a place for work. It has become a second home to
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        $5 m break into office systems
        634 7  -  MARA FERNANDEZ By H IT WAS an absolute newcomer to the office systems business when it bid for the job. But this did not stop Jardine Marketing Services from winning the tender to provide work stations for 20 of the 52 floors in the
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        Fax for your eyes only
        269 7 WHAT do chief executives and men at the top do when they want a verv confidential document in a hurry 0 Get their own compact telephone-cum-facsimile machine, suggests Canon Marketing Services which launched their machine last month. With the Canon FaxPhone. executives can send off
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        Lock icon A far-sighted view to banking
        596 8  -  MARA FERNANDEZ IT'S no empty boast if the staff at the Rainier National Bank talk about their being far-sighted and that they hold the highest office in Singapore. Not when they have their heads 241 m above ground level on the 57th floor of the
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        Lock icon How a hotel countered a
        62 8 Picture bv Each of Hotel Amara s sateiite check -in counters has a computer a telephone a calculator and a special key c arr which punches m room keys Guests like Mrs Judy Alexander (right) an export marketing executive trom Austraha who is here on
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        I countered a reception problem
        614 9 The formidable hotel counter, which has withstood generations of change, has given way to satetiite stations. MARA FERNANDEZ speaks to hotel staff and guests to find out how the new system is working. M THINK of a hotel receptionist's office and you picture a work
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        Lock icon Ahoy! Paperwork ahead
        421 10  -  MARA FERNANDEZ By fll WHEN William Estill talks about havWg r >ugh weathei at the office he means what he says. For on rough days, his papers, pens, pencils, charts, and everything else on his desk are strewn on the floor. It happens only when the Fort
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      • Article
        Lock icon Needs of the happy office worker
        891 10 CONTENTED bees make more honey. Happy humans also perform better, whether at work or outside. But what is happiness 9 Office workers, like anyone else, it seems, value a little privacy and a sense of their own identity, but at the same time need
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        Lock icon Airing work problems over a cuppa
        372 11  -  MARA FERNANDEZ MA. right colleagues. Let's gather around the coffee pot. partake of a slice of cake and corner that elusive department head to ask him why he has not responded to our requests for better work conditions. No. this is not a dream
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        What to look for in a well-designed office chair
        559 11 AMONG the many office automation products made by Itoki, a Japanese office furniture systems maker, is the econom-ically-designed chair. The trend to office automation has resulted in more time spent in operating Visual Display Terminals (VDTs). Related health problems, such as
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        Relationship of office equipment in VDT operation
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        Bosses start the day with breakfast talks
        305 11 Bosses start the day with breakfast talks FOR the past two years, some chief executive officers have been up extra early once a month, and sometimes twice, to listen to talks given over breakfast. These breakfast talks are arranged by the National Productivity Board and were introduced in May 1985
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        134 4 Reliability Flexibility Ready Stock Professional Service Wide Products Flexibilit As you know, there are many systems furniture suppliers available. The question is which one can deliver, today and tomorrow£___---I sw m^fWMtomm**- jmm afc, f I m sr****^^ Mm i r iiiiililflslil fltofetoi Zl a flf**fll w ~^o^~ I fen jf
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        421 5 Canon The Canon Office: where you'll have the workrs At Canon, we make the world s biggest range of office equipment. B wk And we make more m m mgm _|JJ aW^ I BaA mWmma aW^ .mt*ma. models of each machine, IMflfl fH 1 1 ■^■■■■■■■^fii each with a greater
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        289 6 Ym have heard of \amm\ T 1 *J Lotas HAL MmW Ik; H H ksss| mmaMm.amM%mlmA 1 J| Jmi *mi 4,.-: *i'-*-Nowyoucanget Hp Lotus Haf free g H= Jq^PH when you buyany J^E^ MP m ofthe foUowing JP^Tt WS- M IBM Personal f *§^S §mM Computers Qr <$YV j$ 9
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        151 7 ■■^^pj fl 3[3 flf^j'n P"" sflflflssiiisssflsssssflssssssflssssssssssssssissSßsflkJflfll k fIPJ sV L W if H Partitions from $2 80 Bsflßflfls^LaVflflflflflH iW In""'*^ Ceiling from $160 p.s.f B-*^l 1 Carpeting from $0.90 p.s.f. W I Wallpaper from SO 60 p.s.f Ife^P^^^T^^fl 5198 tkl^KL^M *a* Jl l-L r^l ww i ■■■■-——ill rr— s^fc^fflsl •L
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        213 8 Ja The day coopers lybrand \X ASSOCIATES CAME TO US FOR ADVICE ON MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT Bo provide an even more efficient standard of service to their clients, Coopers Lybrand Associates, one of Singapore's largest management consulting firms purchased twenty Sherry computers from us. Coopers Lybrand Associates couldn't have made
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        366 8 BHsF JVMi>isH W^ ssssssflsssMsssslllsl M mw^ .ssssi UT Am sssssl ".A5 .^llWi "^^-ssl tjAO^ctO^ < 2 [Jill lmmm IfelS IiIBBTIT ll l TWINRITER 5 two printing systems into a single unit cuts printing superscript, auto underline piopor vou e K'^^ S£ costs d Mves space But not aU ?r spac
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        46 9 *Zm if f p 1 JB JBI brother piopor n speed both "*U U -tOOO •o*r» for sssre mmnmmm or clip the essasa Bro Bhhmm Mactaaes (S) Pte Ltd 7 Kaki Bukit Road 2 *02-08 <*eat Pacific Warehouse Stagapore 1441 brother >** cam ou rmxtaocn en paper
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        360 9 QidmaryAisles Etectooiux Archive System (E.A.S.) The Heed Storage System far the Moctem office. The revolutionary E.A.S. BSTvSSM mUm desi^s. What's more, the shelving system is mounted on E.A.S. system can be moved rails for extra mobility. The _jFM and locked en bloc, giving vou shelves can be moved by hand,
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        345 10 NEW WORK STATION SYSTEM The office is moving into the I otwc* mno»»Mon oomp»mto« swa** WOrk Station 6ra. (0A convß,s cr „om a tmaamtV Doom to intensification ol mto'rnation ano knowledge practical effective OA! Capacity to cope wth tecnnoiogicai cnange ano innovator The "work station" provides individual worit space. Office
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        210 11 iB""**" tat mmm&mmswmrsmr im i fzwmmnmmmr— imikW!iiv>>msm>- g> al i a*^aßP- 1 lififi I^3ll1 r Misura St. Misw^a St. Modulo 3 MBgm a *WHaBI „^w,w 111 ■W***L*- AmUmm aaa^-^^^^^ Jfl Ms^f mm^ l^ aTjMfal a^ mU^ mmmmm u ma rr~ *Mk it^^ssaaa. m\ Mt^^ s^fe&s:K-saß aa^Matia^ *9 Hm_ "9VI m
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    • ARTS & BOOKS
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        Tenor's boat trip hit a high note
        971 12 SNG POH YOKE speaks to Leow Siak Fah, who is co-producing and sharing the lead role in Singapore's first Western opera, and the two women who sing the part of the heroine YOU can hardly call Mr Leow Siak Fah a man of
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        One role, two interpretations
        642 12 HTHE debut of Giuseppe Verdi^ La Traviata on March 6, 1853, in La Fenice, Italy, was a fiasco. The actress who played Violetta, the tragic heroine, was too rotund and robust to convince people that she was dying of consumption. The grand tragedy became a comedy.
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        Through nudes, man's psyche is laid bare
        953 12  -  CHUAH Al MEE ART By THE nudity, which is so rarely seen in Singapore art, hits one in the eye, particularly as the situations in the works are suggestively sexual and the paintings are large. But Wong Mei-Sheong's oil paintings go be^yond the
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        430 12 hat you study in a classroom can just as well be learned in your home at your iwn convenience. Stamford's expertly 1 structured correspon ience courses with its system of personalised instruction plus access to the most up-to-date facilities, will bnng out the best in you. Courses include: GCE 0
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    • FOOD
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        Hongkong hawker delights
        880 13  -  MARGARET CHAN Snake soup and double-boiled papaya are just two of the exotic dishes of this buffet EAT OUT BY 01 'R mission: Fly to ■*3_"^^ Hongkong and as?V^<gjr semble the best versions of authentic haw ker dishes for a 10-day foodfest at the Royal Holiday Inn.
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        Staying a jump ahead of deadlines
        818 13  -  LEE GEOK BOI By THE packet of biscuits looks attractive and your child pesters you to buy it. So you do only to discover that the biscuits are stale and taste awful. Consumption deadlines stamped on packets are useful protection for consumers against stale
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        Just one day for a taste of prices of yore
        217 13  - Just one day for a taste of prices of yore LEE GEOK BOI BACK in 1974, it was a treat to eat in a hotel coffeehouse where a meal ordered from the a la carte menu could cost less than $10 per person. At the Cafe Vienna in the Holiday
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        Lock icon Greens: Avoid the pick of the bunch
        530 13 "WASH and wash thoroughly under running water rather than soaking in a bowl. And don't forget to separate the leaves of the vegetables as you wash." That's the age-old advice being handed out by Mr Adinan Husin, a director of Mardi's Food Technology
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        139 13 The original claypot specialist _______n_kta_____fl________!L. >— a Wm^^^^^^^ m m J Lion City claypots (Sha Bao F_.n) are prepared from original recipe in seasoned earthen wares. Available for lunch and dinner in six scrumptious varieties Chicken. Beef. Seafood. Pork, Mixed or Vegetarian. A La Carte dishes and daily Western and
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        1055 13 Be proud of your English Vv s.iu content *nh the ssjs errors Moss to express s. i sou -.peak and wntc' Alt' >ou fluentls sure that sou arc not making The studs require* onls a mistakes that cause people lo little unit, and sirs moderate underrate sou Nou are judged
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    • TIME-OFF
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        Happy family
        169 14 Top shots Submitted by J Tan, 32 b Photo Editor: The extremely good backlighting gives a tincture of gold to the top of the heads of all four children. The photo is natural and lively, catching all four in different postures. Prize: Kodak Ektalite 10 camera plus one
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