The Straits Times, 31 January 1988
1988-01-31
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Article, Illustration638 1988-01-31 1 A foul blow, says S'pore to Reagan End of duty-free status undermines faith m US: BG Lee THE Government yesterday expressed deep disappointment over the decision by the United States administration to withdraw duty-free benefits from Singapore from January next year a move that is tantamount to Singapore's graduation from638 words
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588 1988-01-31 1 THE Government is willing to allow the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) to reproduce advertisement-free copies of the magazine for sale, at cost, to Singapore readers. This is provided for m last week's amendment to the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, which allows distributors to588 words
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185 1988-01-31 1 I quit for good: Sihanouk Page 3 THE Government has done as much as it can to bring down the cost of dialysis treatment m Singapore. For instance, the Health Ministry has done its best by helping m the bulk purchase of materials needed185 words
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Article, Illustration425 1988-01-31 1 SURESH NAIR - SURESH NAIR By A UNION official has reported to police that a senior unionist tried to run him down in his car on Friday. "He deliberately tried to kill me," said Mr Matthew Lim, the assistant secretary of the UnitedReuter - 425 words
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171 1988-01-31 1 AMSTERDAM Philips has decided to shelve a plan to bar aids carriers from joining the staff, after strong protests from unions and political parties. A spokesman for the electronics giant said Philips was reconsidering the plan to test job applicants previously shown toReuter - 171 words
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Advertisement130 1988-01-31 1 Too few budget shops for tourists? Maids: Measure to censure Cowboy who makes Reagan look bad I SUNDAY PLUS Hi yf '^4-' J" i^ '^^Crr Conquerors from hick country Parisians of the East SUPPLEMENT The dragon's upon us Lunar New Year special Future stars: Peek into their lives FOCUS Young130 words
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Article, Illustration478 1988-01-31 2 US CUTS BACK SECURITY AID: The Unit ed States government is cutting back sharply on securisistance to some key allies and is wiping out military aid to all of Latin America with the exception of three Central American countries. It indicated grant and credit sales programmes as478 words
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Article, Illustration290 1988-01-31 2 ELWAY THE KEY MAN: Denver Broncos quar terback John Elway holds the acts when his team meets Washington Redskins m tomorrow morning's Super Bowl XXII at San Diego. Elw.iy, 27, was rated only 12th among National Football League quarterbacks this »n. But his rifle arm, cool head and exceptional290 words
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Article, Illustration457 1988-01-31 2 ONG MING SEING - ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Many analysts here expressed doubt that the White House decision to drop the Asian NICs from the GSP scheme would have a significant effect on cutting the trade imbalance between the four "tigers" and the457 words
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800 1988-01-31 2 AGNES WEE - Foreign investments Will Still keep coming, say businessmen AGNES WEE By The top ten products affected 1 Accounting, computing ?-nd other data-pro-" cessing machines 2 Telephone sets and o'»her terminal equipment 3 Machines and machine parts 4 Switchboard panels 5 Furniture 6 Medical and surgical instruments 7 Telephone answering machines800 words
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248 1988-01-31 2 We'll take it in stride, say other three NICs HONGKONG The US decision to cut special trade concessions for Hongkong, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore was seen yesterday as both unfair and mistaken by officials m the region. But they said the decision was expected, and they believed their economiesReuter; AFP - 248 words
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167 1988-01-31 2 THE US introduced the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme m 1976 to help developing countries expand their economies. The GSP allows 141 countries to export some 3,000 products to the US free from import duties. But its objectives are not entirely altruistic.ONG MING SEING - 167 words
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490 1988-01-31 2 'An extremely disappointing decision' The Singapore Government statement against the US decision to drop Singapore from the GSP programme. f f THE Government of Sin- gapore is extremely disappointed with the decision of the Administration to graduate Singapore from the US GSP programme with effect from January 1989. Singapore's disappointment490 words
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Article, Illustration724 1988-01-31 3 BEIJING Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced here yesterday that he was stepping down "permanently" as head of the Cambodian resistance and cutting off peace talks with the Vietnamese-backed Phnom Penh regime. In an exclusive interview with the news agency Agence France-Presse, Prince Sihanouk said the tripartiteAFP; Reuter - 724 words
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Article, Illustration452 1988-01-31 3 JENNIFER KOH; K. F. SEETOH - JENNIFER KOH K. F. SEETOH Story: Picture*: Thousands dance to the rhythm of community songs THE thousands of people who turned up at the Sing Singapore show last night went only to watch and listen but many ended up being part of the performance452 words
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Article, Illustration425 1988-01-31 3 COLOMBO Election fever is sweeping Sri Lanka, even though President Junius Jayewardene is maintaining silence on the subject of an early poll. General elections, last held m 1977, are officially due m August next year but talk that one will be heldReuter - 425 words
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Miscellaneous192 1988-01-31 2 Showers over a few areas m the predawn hours and over many areas m the afternoon TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm SUNSfT ioday: 7.20 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7 16 am. TRAVELLERS WEATHER Adrlaldr 24 31 C Rain la* Angeles 14/8 C Ctew Am*t<rdam 3192 words
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Advertisement127 1988-01-31 3 MONTBLANC THE ART OF WRITING MEISTERSTUCK" -the pride of the MONTBLANC Collection -is probably the most famous writing instrument of our times. Representing the best m design, it combines technical excellence and perfect styling— from the piston filling system to the 1 4-carat gold nib and the gold-plated fittings. The127 words
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FOEIGN NEWS
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554 1988-01-31 4 MGR's widow sacked as chief minister after only 24 days m office NEW DELHI The Indian government sacked the widow of movie idol M. G. Ramachandran as chief minister of Tamil Nadu state yesterday, reigniting a battle of former leading ladies to succeedReuter; AFP - 554 words
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455 1988-01-31 4 WASHINGTON President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt says Israel is halting new settlement activity on the Israelioccupied West Bank, scene of violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces. "Settlement activity is being ceased now," Mr Mubarak said m an interview telecast by the PublicAP; AFP; Reuter - 455 words
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Article, Illustration51 1988-01-31 4 picture SHARING a paper can be enjoyable too, as these schoolchildren and grown-ups show. They were holding up a 2.5 km-long newspaper printed by La Presse de la Manche, near Cherbourg m north-western France, on Friday, the occasion of the nationwide Day of the Press.AP - 51 words
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159 1988-01-31 4 Sergeant cleared of batting the bottoms LONDON A British army sergeant has been cleared of two brutality charges that included hitting recruits on their bare buttocks with a baseball bat until they sang a tune A court-martial at Tern £-1111 army base in central England found Sgt Brian Thomas ofReuter - 159 words
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Article30 1988-01-31 4 PRETORIA Six black policemen and one civilian were wounded m the black dormitory city of Soweto near Johannesburg on Friday when gunmen opened fire on their vehicles. AFPAFP - 30 words
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353 1988-01-31 4 MOSCOW Soviet President Andrei Gromyko met the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister on Friday and pledged Soviet support for a Middle East peace conference and efforts to end the Iran-Iraq War. Tass news agency said Saudi Foreign Minister Saud AlFaisal was seeking Soviet support for aAP; UPI - 353 words
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Article, Illustration364 1988-01-31 5 Biologist finds new species of lemur by accident BONN A West German biologist has set the world of zoology buzzing by accidentally finding a new species of lemur m Madagascar. Mr Bernhard Meier, who dot's post-graduate research at the Ruhr University m Bo.'hum, said he was looking for another rareReuter - 364 words
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362 1988-01-31 5 Israel not affected but Philippines only one to get more WASHINGTON The United States government disclosed on Friday it was cutting back sharply security assistance to some key allies and was wiping out military aid to all of Latin America with theAP; AFP; Reuter - 362 words
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260 1988-01-31 5 STOCKHOLM A new Swedish law has given live-in lovers, whether heterosexual or homosexual, identical rights to couples married by church or state. It is the latest move by the Swedish state, champion of liberal lifestyles and minority social groups, to recognise the legitimacy ofReuter - 260 words
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175 1988-01-31 5 US, Germany and Japan stand by post-October policies ZURICH The United States, Japan and West Germany yesterday rejected criticism that their efforts to co-ordinate economic policy provoked the October world stock market crash. "There is a lot of pessimism around. But policies are moving m the right direction," Mr DavidReuter - 175 words
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351 1988-01-31 5 Boeing sued for $25m by relatives of 58 who died in JAL crash TOKYO Relatives of 58 of the 520 people who died m a Japan Air Lines jumbo jet crash m 1985 yesterday filed a 15.8 billion yen (SJ2S million) suit against the aircraft's maker, Boeing Company. The groupAP; Reuter - 351 words
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338 1988-01-31 5 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) A rocket carrying 15 payloads, including four small rockets that will simulate Soviet warhead boosters, will be launched this week m a major test of the Star Wars defence .system. Sources said on Friday that the Delta rocketAP - 338 words
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319 1988-01-31 5 Montreal is top target of bank robbers MONTREAL In an otherwise law-abiding city, off-beat bandits make Montreal the bank robbery capital of North America. Police say the capital of two million people usually has more armed bank robberies a year than New York or Los Angeles, a phenomenon that bafflesReuter - 319 words
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Article256 1988-01-31 5 LONDON British businessman Richard Branson, whose recordsetting Atlantic crossing by hotair balJoon last July nearly cost him his life when it crashed m the sea, has clinched a unique hotel deal m Moscow, London press reports said. The Daily Telegraph reported from Moscow that theAP - 256 words
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Article, Illustration726 1988-01-31 6 Pomp and grief as two million Taiwanese flank flag-lined streets to bid leader a final farewell TAIPEI TAIWAN buried President Chiang Ching-kuo with tears and dignity yesterday as huge crowds massed to mourn the man who took this anti-communist bastion across the threshold ofAFP; AP; Reuter - 726 words
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Article, Illustration314 1988-01-31 6 Madam Chiang Kai-shek fails to turn up at funeral TAIPEI Madam Chiang Kai-saek failed to attend the funeral here ye terday of her stepson, President Ch ang Ching-kuo, a Taiwan government official said. The official, of the Government liiormation Office, did not explain the absence of the 86-year-old widow ofAFP - 314 words
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168 1988-01-31 6 ABOUT 250 Taiwanese nationals here attended an hour-long memorial service for the late President Chiang Ching-kuo at the Taiwan Trade Mission at the PSA Building m Alexandra Road yesterday. Wearing black armbands, they included factory workers, teachers, airline staff, businessmen and their families. The168 words
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Article, Illustration424 1988-01-31 6 LONDON PRIME Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain and President Francois Mitterrand of France have pledged to step up military co-oper-ation between their two countries. Mrs Thatcher hosted Mr Mitterrand and French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac at a one-day Brit-ish-French summit onReuter - 424 words
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184 1988-01-31 6 WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan will ask Congress to set up a US$lO million (5520.1 million) fund for cash prizes to inventors of new technologies aimed at improving the quality of life. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater announced that each prize could be worth hundredsReuter - 184 words
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Article, Illustration432 1988-01-31 8 White House backs Meese over 'bribe bid' memo WASHINGTON The White House has been forced to come to the defence of Attor-ney-General Edwin Meese, the latest m a line of top aides to President Ronald Reagan to face a criminal investigation. "The President has full confidence m Ed Meese," WhiteReuter - 432 words
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Article, Illustration63 1988-01-31 8 Britain's Duchess ot YorK, me former Sarah Ferguson, arriving at the Odeon m London's Marble Arch with her husband, the Duke of York, on Friday. The Duke and Duchess were attending the premiere of the film "White Mischief". It was the Duchess' first publicReuter - 63 words
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369 1988-01-31 8 MUSCAT The remains of a smashed pick-up truck and three dead camels lay by the roadside. Police had already removed the bodies of the three men killed when their vehicle smashed into the wandering dromedaries. In Oman, where new roadsReuter - 369 words
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97 1988-01-31 8 Hospital launches 'pay now, have baby later' scheme ISTANBUL A Turkish hospital strapped (or cash to complete a test-tube baby unit has asked hopeful couples to make advance payments m return for an early place on the waiting list, the Anatolian news agency reported. Dr Refik Capanoglu said Izmir's universityReuter - 97 words
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282 1988-01-31 8 BONN West Germany posted a record trade surplus last year and economists are expecting another big surplus this year. The Federal Statistics Office said the 1987 surplus surged to 117.5 billion deutschemarks (5J142.13 billion) from 112.6 billion deutschemarks m 1986.Reuter - 282 words
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195 1988-01-31 8 Rhino horn effects may be more fatal than potent WINDHOEK Asians and others who use powdered rhino horn m the belief that it enhances sexual potency could find themselves experiencing very different symptoms, according to a recent report by conservationists here m Namibia. The report said a rare black rhinoAFP - 195 words
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196 1988-01-31 8 NEW YORK New York state investigators videotaped court representatives in the act of taking valuables from apartments of people they thought were dead. Sources familiar with the unusual "sting" said the operation was part of a city-wide inquiry into the conduct of publicNYT - 196 words
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294 1988-01-31 8 LONDON A group of British researchers looking into the role of aspirin m preventing heart attacks has said it obtained less encouraging results than a parallel US trial. It says it is disturbed by the number of strokes among subjects takingUPI; AP; NYT - 294 words
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138 1988-01-31 8 NEW YORK A woman undergoing brain surgery was severely burned when a laser knife set fire to an operating room curtain suspended above her. The fire broke out after doctors had successfully operated on Ms Genevieve Arico, 55, for a brain tumourReuter - 138 words
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Article48 1988-01-31 8 NEW YORK Wall Street share prices finished higher on Friday, closing out a choppy week with a gain that was pinned on hopes that interest rates are headed lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.18 points to close at 1.958 22 ReuterReuter - 48 words
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222 1988-01-31 8 Nicaragua peace talks to resume after US aid vote SAN JOSE (Costa Rica) Nicaraguan rebel and government negotiators ended a first round of face-to-face peace talks on Friday and agreed to meet again m two weeks after the US Congress votes on new aid for the rebels. The head ofReuter - 222 words
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222 1988-01-31 8 WASHINGTON In the first formal step of what promises to be a titanic legal battle, the Reagan administration last Friday barred most of the nations family planning clinics from providing advice or any other help that would help women obtain abortion.NYT - 222 words
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PEOPLE
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Article103 1988-01-31 10 PHKSIDENT Corazon Aquino is to appear m a series of television advertisements appealing for increased use vi I'hilippine-made products, a business leader said. Mr Raul Concepcion, head of the Buy-Filipino Movement, a business group promoting locally-produced Items, said on Friday that the group hadAFP - 103 words
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Article, Illustration105 1988-01-31 10 HONGKONG pop star Lisa Wang (right) will share the limelight with deposed Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang when the two sit as fellow members of the National People's Congress m March, according to Chinese officials. Miss Wang outpolled Beijing's top representative m Hongkong m a voteAFP - 105 words
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Article145 1988-01-31 10 SHORTLY after completing a series of z» concerts at the Hongkong Coliseum, thus qualifying for the Guinness Book of Records, pop singer Anita Mvi filed a libel writ m the Hongkong High Court claiming damages against Nouveau City Weekly, a Hongkong magazine. She is suing two145 words
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Article, Illustration131 1988-01-31 10 ROLLING Stones rock star Mick Jagger (left), who is inching towards middle age, says he will not give up his career until he is over the hill but doesn't want to end up like Elvis Presley. "Some people like to make out that I'mReuter - 131 words
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618 1988-01-31 10 Black FBI agent harassed by white colleagues WASHINGTON On this one point, government investigators already are agreed: Donald Rochon, an FBI agent, was a victim of often brutal racial harassment by his white colleagues. The Justice Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have found m their investigations that MrNYT - 618 words
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179 1988-01-31 10 WASHINGTON President Ronald Reagan has ordered an internal review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's surveillance of domestic groups opposed to his Central American policy. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said on Friday: "He is concerned because there should be no investigations of Americans forNYT - 179 words
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Article, Illustration241 1988-01-31 10 Lacroix wins the Golden Thimble again PARIS Christian Lacroix has been awarded a Golden Thimble, the second time he has won the coveted French fashion award. But the designer, 37, ran on his own ticket this time, unlike m 1986, when he was m the pay of Pierre Balmain. Lacroix,AFP; Reuter; Reuter file - 241 words
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Article, Illustration337 1988-01-31 10 MOSCOW World chess champion Garry Kasparov has been accused of double standards by a Soviet newspaper, the first overt criticism of the unconventional champion. An article m the daily Sovietsky Sport by former Soviet chess official Viktor Baturinsky said remarks m Kasparov's book Child ofReuter - 337 words
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215 1988-01-31 10 SAN FRANCISCO Several Hollywood stars will travel to the Soviet Union next month for what San Francisco organisers say will be the first American film festival there. Daryl Hannah, Michael Douglas. Marlee Matlin and a few others will ac--1 company theirReuter - 215 words
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283 1988-01-31 10 LONDON A Bible-read-i ing drifter who strangled seven pensioners then tucked them neatly m their beds has been jailed for life. Kenneth Erskine, 24, dubbed the "Stockwell Strangler" after terrorising a south London district for four months last year,Reuter - 283 words
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ASEAN NEWS
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Article, Illustration442 1988-01-31 11 MANILA Nearly two years after the revolt that installed President Corazon Aquino m power, one of the most cherished Philippine institutions has returned with a vengeance the society column. Newspaper pages devoted to stories and gossips about the rich and famous disappeared whenAFP - 442 words
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335 1988-01-31 11 Parliamentarians urged to 'think as Aseans' and strengthen group KUALA LUMPUR Asean Inter-parliaiiientary Organisation (AIPO) president Tan Sri Mohamed Zahir yesterday reminded Asean parliamentarians to strengthen the regional organisation and instill an increased awareness of co-operation among the member countries by "thinking as Aseans". Towards this end, AIPO should proceedBernama; Reuter; AP - 335 words
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199 1988-01-31 11 ABBY TAN - ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA The European Community has pledged to give a US$5OO,OOO (Ssl million) grant to Asean to help promote m Europe the "Visit Asean Year 1992." the Philippine Undersecretary (or Tourism. Miss Narzalina Lim, said. The donation was accepted199 words
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229 1988-01-31 11 BANCJKOK Laotian Am>lor Khamphan Simmalavong has formally urged the Thai Foreign Ministry to h.>ld talks to end their bord«'i conflict. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saroj Chav.tr. said Mr Khamphan handed his country's written request, Issued on Monday m Vientiane, to Mr Thep Devakul,AFP - 229 words
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358 1988-01-31 11 BANGKOK The United States Embassy here has expressed concern over Thailand's decision to close its doors to Vietnamese "economic refugees" arriving by boat. "We are concerned (with the decision) and are discussing this matter with Thai officials," embassy spokesmanAFP; NYT - 358 words
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490 1988-01-31 12 Australians, Britons and Israelis other possible targets MANILA Communist rebels warned yesterday they were considering an assassination attempt on the United States ambassador and would include Australians, Britons and Israelis as targets for attack. The warning was made m an interviewAP; Reuter; AFP - 490 words
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191 1988-01-31 12 Philippine soldiers killing the innocent: Human rights group MANILA An Asian human rights group said yesterday that Philippine soldiers and anti-communist vigilantes were intimidating, torturing and killing innocent people as part of the government's counter-insurgency drive. The Asian Human Rights Commission, a private group of lawyers and other experts, saidReuter; AP - 191 words
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Article, Illustration459 1988-01-31 12 ZAMBOANGA Indistinguishable from their victims until the shooting starts, dark-^yed men with scarves around their heads and carrying big native knives rule the sea off the 1 southern Philippines. In a country where the rule of law is often tenuous, small groups ofReuter - 459 words
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141 1988-01-31 12 BANGKOK The Thai government has condemned the destruction of a South Korean airliner as a terrorist act without naming North Korea as being behind it. A brief statement issued by the Thai Foreign Ministry on Friday said Thailand deplored the loss of theAP - 141 words
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130 1988-01-31 12 Mitigation pleas of three accused to be heard on Feb 1 3 The Brunei bank case BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN The Brunei High Court has fixed Feb 13 for hearing of mitigation pleas of three people involved m the National Bank of Brunei (NBB) fraud case, the head prosecutor m theAFP - 130 words
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116 1988-01-31 12 Indonesia exporting more to China JAKARTA The balance o, trade between Indonesia anChina was heavily m Beijing' favour for the five years enc ing 1986, but the gap is nairowing, according to the Artara news agency. Antara cited Ministry ..f Trade data which showed Indonesian exports to China hid increasedAFP - 116 words
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297 1988-01-31 13 KUALA LUMPUR Many Umno members are concerned only with short-term gains, without considering the consequences to the party, and they should be firmly opposed, the party's official organ said yesterday. In its latest issue, Merdeka said many of Umno's estimated 1.4 million membersBernama - 297 words
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162 1988-01-31 13 Ex-magistrate held in Nepal reports JOHOR BARU The Johor Anti-Corruption Agency said yesterday it could not verify reports that a former woman magistrate wanted by Malaysian police had been arrested m Nepal. Former magistrate Balbir Kaur, 30, went missing when she failed to appear m court to answer allegations thatBernama - 162 words
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Article, Illustration206 1988-01-31 13 KUALA LUMPUR Police are studying the possibility of introducing a nationwide system under which traffic offenders can pay fines of up to Ms3oo (*****) on the spot, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayub said. The fines can alsoBernama - 206 words
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Article, Illustration270 1988-01-31 13 Ringgit fluctuation: Govt will not step in, says Daim PORT KLANG The government will not intervene in the current fluctuation of the ringgit, Finance Minister Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin said. "I am quite happy with the status of the ringgit now and we do not want to interfere," he told270 words
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165 1988-01-31 13 Malaysia's trade surplus up, thanks to higher export prices KUALA LUMPUR Fuelled by higher export prices, Malaysia's trade surplus climbed 77.1 per cent m the first 11 months of last year, the Statistics Department said yesterday. The trade surplus m the first 11 months of 1987 was Msll.BB billion (5J9.37Bernama - 165 words
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226 1988-01-31 13 Woman hawker gets three years for selling Thai baby JERANTUT (Pahang) A woman fruit hawker was sentenced to three years' jail and fined MJ3.000 (552,370) by the magistrate's court here yesterday after she pleaded guilty to selling a Thai baby boy. Siok Kiaw alias Kwok Sook Kiew, 38, adnitted sheBernama - 226 words
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Article, Illustration203 1988-01-31 13 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's national car, Proton Saga, has made further inroads into the foreign markets with a first shipment of 100 units to Ireland on Friday, while exports to the United States will begin m October. The Saga, a productAP; Bernama - 203 words
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118 1988-01-31 13 BUKTT MERTAJAM A criminal fugitive wanted m three states was kilJed m a shoot-out with the police at an orchard near here yesterday. Bukit Mertajam police chief Mohamad Murad said Lee Swee Ho, 30, was killed when he was hit by two bulletsBernama - 118 words
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Article, Illustration782 1988-01-31 14 LIM KWAN KWAN - LIM KW AN KWAN Fears that it may become like pasar malam By THE management corporation of Lucky Plaza, concerned that the Orchard Road shopping complex is turning into a pasar malam (night market), has ordered the tenants to smarten up their shop premises782 words
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446 1988-01-31 14 Manslaughter case heard for first time in Subordinate Courts SENTENCING m the first manslaughter case before the Subordinate Courts was deferred to Feb 13 yesterday. On Friday, market stall helper Toh Eng Soon, 31. pleaded guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder m Upper Thomson Road on Oct 3446 words
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84 1988-01-31 14 TICKETS to the Omni-Theatre shows will be more easily available to the public from tomorrow. Tickets will be on sale at the Information Counter of Centrepoint and the Customers' SerI vices Department at Tangs from 10 am to 8 pm daily.84 words
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Article, Illustration217 1988-01-31 14 CHINATOWN was abuzz with activity and noise last night a playback of the same pre-Lunar New Year cheer of the good old days. Street hawkers were shouting themselves hoarse to be heard above the din, while hundreds of festive shoppers, armed with bags full of217 words
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176 1988-01-31 14 1 1 hotel chefs serve up a lip-smacking fund-raiser TAKE 11 seasoned hotel chefs, one of whom is a petite woman, add one baking class every month till November and you have a lip-smacking rec- ipe for charity fund-raising. Called the Charity Bake-Off, the idea is for the 11 chefs176 words
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140 1988-01-31 14 ACTING Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong will visit Kuo Chuan and Toa Payoh constituencies today. During his ministerial walkabout m Kuo Chuan, Mr Yeo, who is also the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, will present bursary awards to students and140 words
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173 1988-01-31 14 THE number of reported dengue fever cases has dropped by two thirds, from 91 last month to only 32 this month. An Environment Ministry spokesman said yesterday that the dengue fever outbreak was now under control. The ministry is making it compulsory173 words
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Article, Illustration417 1988-01-31 15 SALMA KHALIK; MICHAEL LIM - SALMA KHALIK MICHAEL LIM Stories by and SPECTATORS at the air show m Changi yesterday were held spellbound by the awesome power of jets m action and the whines of the engines. All 16,000 of them, many with cameras, were agog at the display ofNIK KASMANI - 417 words
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Article, Illustration331 1988-01-31 15 THE voice thousands of spectators have heard at the Asian Aerospace aerial display at Changi belongs to John Blake, a one-armed pilot and World War II veteran. Those watching the aerial manoeuvres have been listening intently to Mr Blake's description of each loop,331 words
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Article, Illustration95 1988-01-31 15 IN OUR story "How to get to the big air show" yesterday, it was reported that visitors can take Tibs services 853 and 854 to the show site at Nicoll Drive. Cahners Exposition Group, the show managers, have clar- ified that Tibs No. 853 will operateKENNETH KOH - 95 words
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Article, Illustration567 1988-01-31 15 MICHAEL LIM - Air Force unveils Hush House to reduce jet noise MICHAEL LIM By THE Air Force yesterday showed off its Hush House an apt name for a hangar that allows jet engines to be tested round the clock. Special sound-absorption panelling inside the hangar at Paya Lebar Airport muffles the 130-decibel567 words
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245 1988-01-31 15 Malay chamber plans second programme to update business skills THE Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce is launching a second programme to help Malay businessmen update their business skills. Chamber president Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff said yesterday that Peat Marwick management consultants will be brought m over a six-month period to245 words
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98 1988-01-31 15 Yong Pung How reappointed SBC chairman MR YONG Pung How, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Oversea -Chinese Banking Corporation, has been reappointed the chairman of the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation for another two years. The former permanent secretary of the Culture Ministry, Mr Cheng Tong Fatt, will remain98 words
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245 1988-01-31 16 First condom ad appears and runs into a snag THE first newspaper condom advertisement since the recent lifting of the ban on such advertising has appeared and it will also be the advertiser's iast, for the time being at least. Diskrit Services had placed the advertisement m Friday's Straits Times,245 words
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Article, Illustration451 1988-01-31 16 SERENA TOH - SERENA TOH By MORE than 200 people here are believed to have undergone treatment to smooth out their wrinkJes by injections of cow tissue. The method, introduced about three years ago, involves injecting small amounts of connective tissuo or collagen from cows into the451 words
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540 1988-01-31 16 AT LEAST two food stalls have bought protection against customers who may sue them for food poisoning. They have taken up an insurance policy against such claims. A drinks stall and a seafood stall at Tenco food centre, which opened last July540 words
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240 1988-01-31 16 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has signed an agreement for a computer recovery service that will allow it to carry on its computerised operations m the event its system is out of use for a prolonged period. At the signing ceremony with Computer240 words
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Article, Illustration382 1988-01-31 16 AN OFFICIAL of the private club where a teenage girl nearly drowned m its Jacuzzi hot tub on Jan 20 said last Friday he believed she might have put her head into the water. The sports and recreation manager382 words
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184 1988-01-31 16 SINGAPORE Airlines has added yet another feather to its cap. Air Transport World, an international aviation publication, has picked SIA for a Financial Management Award m its 14th Annual ATW Awards made for last year. ATW, a monthly which has its headquarters m184 words
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242 1988-01-31 17 Golkar Party chief arrives today for visit at Dhana's invitation THE secretary-general of Indonesia's Golkar Party, Mr Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, arrives today for a four-day official visit at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Minister S. Dhanabalan. A Foreign Affairs Ministry statement yesterday said his visit was part of the frequent exchange242 words
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Article58 1988-01-31 17 Indonesian minister flies home THE Indonesian Defence and Security Minister, Gen (Rtd) j S. Poniman, left for home yesterdiy evening at the end of a j three-day visit. Gen Poniman, who was here at the invitation of First Depu- ty Prime Minister and Defence Minister Goh Chok Tong, visiied Tengah58 words
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Article, Illustration462 1988-01-31 17 (■■■nvin Mmpppapi STEGODONS first appeared more than two million years ago and Uved until about B,#* years ago. Among the earliest true elephants, they are larger than the Asian elephants. The tusks of some stegodon species were as long as 3.3 m compared with462 words
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328 1988-01-31 17 TEO HAN WUE - TEO HAN WUE By SINGAPORE can make an important contribution to the study of Chinese philosophy the way the British scholar Dr Joseph Needham did with his celebrated work on the history of Chinese science. This is the view of American328 words
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101 1988-01-31 17 Bus routes to be diverted for Thaipuisam SIX Singapore Bus Service services and two belonging to the Trans Island Bus Services will be diverted on Tuesday for the Thaipusam procession along Tank RoaJ. SBS said that services 104. 123, 139. 143, 195 and 198 *ill be affected and temporarily divert101 words
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212 1988-01-31 17 Yock Suan on importance off Team MP concept LABOUR Minister Lee Yock Suan last night stressed the importance of multi-racial representation m Parliament through the Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) or what is more commonly known as the Team MP concept. Mr Lee said since Singapore was a multi-racial country, it212 words
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Article, Illustration553 1988-01-31 18 SANDR/ DAVIE - SANDR/ DAVIE By ROLLER discos that have packed m thousands of teenagers for the past two years are being edged out of business by the new fad of tea dances. Skate wheels rumbled at nine roller discos when discoskating hit its peak about a553 words
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Article, Illustration723 1988-01-31 18 SERENA TOH - SERENA TOH By SOME teenagers are beginning to venture into new ways of earning money other than the usual stints at fast-food restaurants or giving private tuition. A small group aged between 15 and 19 are taking on more challenging723 words
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307 1988-01-31 18 The AWSJ offer AFTER the AWSJ's daily circulation was cut from 5,000 to 400 copies last February, it offered to distribute the newspaper free to subscribers and hotel purchasers. The Government was prepared to consider this, provided the Journal took out all advertisements307 words
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Article303 1988-01-31 19 Familiarity tends to breed carelessness which may be the reason why more people are injured accidentally at home than at work or on the road. Most people too would m a lifetime spend more hours at home than anywhere else, increasing the chances for a303 words
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Article138 1988-01-31 19 What The Sunday Times reported on Jan 31, 1963 BRUSSELS Britain's 16-month-old bid to enter the European Common Market ended last night, and Mr Edward Heath accused General de Gaulle of thwarting the high hopes of so many for political reasons. Mr Heath, Britain's chief negotiator, told138 words
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Article, Illustration1270 1988-01-31 19 The Western world's most intellectual leader is concerned about his place m history Guessing whether President Francois Mitterrand is going to run again has become a national pastime m France. But what is behind this complex and elusive personality who has been nicknamed, not entirely affectionately, Le1,270 words
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Advertisement435 1988-01-31 19 It happens to all of us. We find ourselves listeners, rum to stimulate their genuine unable to speak up when we really need interest, whether speaking to one person to. tVe remain m the ranks oi the "silent or to a crowd majont\" the people who are ne\er v heard435 words
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Article, Illustration840 1988-01-31 20 Murray Seeger - Murray Seeger Lyndon Johnson made big mistakes m trying to save South Vietnam, but he left a heritage of social legislation that has benefited millions of Americans. What will be Ronald Reagan's legacy besides the world's largest debt and a840 words
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Article, Illustration1000 1988-01-31 20 Liak Teng Kiat - Liak Teng Kiat A reporter is only as good as his sources and even the best, the most objective journalist can rarely do completely accurate and balanced stories if the people who have the full facts will not talk. LISTENING1,000 words
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Article795 1988-01-31 20 Tan Sai Sionq - Tan Sai Sionq Language facility aside, a maid from the sticks of Bicol is really no different from one from the interior of Thailand or Indonesia BEFORE Mrs Cory Aquino puts a temporary stop to Filipinas coming here to work as domestic help, it795 words
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Article, Illustration537 1988-01-31 20 IT WAS a rather remarkable performance by Alex the other day. Several matronly ladies m fact made certain remarks, which my lawyer is looking into. Meanwhile, let me describe Alex's act. First, you could not see my 10-year-old nephew because of the pile of537 words
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Article, Illustration2138 1988-01-31 21 Are Singapore shopkeepers losing the tourist dollar unnecessarily? Could they be earning more by setting up budget-price factory outlets and fewer swanky name-brand boutiques? SUZANNE 001 investigates and identifies the real threats to our share of the tourist wallet. TWO busloads of Western tourists arrive2,138 words
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Article, Illustration307 1988-01-31 22 LIONEL LEE - LIONEL LEE By Our man on the track JP-ANI>COMING Danny D can be difficult o catch m the Star Prince Stakes for Class horses over 1,200 m (Race 5) at Bukit Pimah today. This four-year-old by Hakim Boy is cerainly one of the most promising307 words
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Article5624 1988-01-31 22 VnTPTYfc 2.00 CLASS 2 DIV B 1,850m (Ratings: 116-97) (Stakes: $22,500) 1 7*3622 NsMero 51.5 (111) Auric-Teh 5 nzg +2. Led into straight when 2 1 .-length 2nd to Wells Fargo HI with 55.5 C2-A 1600m last week; always better in second run; led until last5,624 words
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Article374 1988-01-31 22 3ACE Racing Editor Lionel Lh Tan Thean Loon Martin Tay Danny Khoo 9 Arizona Moon 5 Giant Hawk 7 Lucky Lucky 1 Noblaro 1 Nobl.ro 1 7 Lucky Lucky 1 Noblero 9 Arizona Moon 5 Giant Hawk 5 Giant Hawk 5 Giant Hawk 7 Lucky Lucky374 words
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327 1988-01-31 22 TAN THEAN LOON - True Hearted to wipe the slate clean TAN THEAN LOON By TRIE HEARTED, who suffered his only defeat at his last start, can wipe the slate clean m the last race at Bukit Timah today and deprive the in-form Lone Venture n of a double for the meeting. Entered for327 words
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Article94 1988-01-31 22 RACE 1: Jay Kay, Kinross l,ad. Giant Hawk, Tron, Blan of Glory, Charcoal, Raise Your Glass 11. RACE I: Stars Stripes, Swing Ahead. Return Of Spring, Respec! 11, Stockpiles, High Index. Bujang Senang. RACE 3: Hall Of Fame V. Diplomatic Joy. RACE 4: Wongawallah. X \CE 5: Southern Err.peror.94 words
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Article, Illustration2431 1988-01-31 23 OUR RACING TEAM - Rolling home to a grand double OUR RACING TEAM By ijallgßiMaAiS i FIRST *****0 SECOND *****1 THIRD *****4 STARTERS *****7 *****9 *****5 *****9 *****7 *****7 *****1 *****9 *****4 *****3 *****5 CONSOLATIONS *****2 *****9 *****3 *****1 *****6 *****7 *****8 *****6 *****3 *****4 Newcomer Bazooka guns down opposition despite gate slow mNGHAI CHEE WAH - 2,431 words
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Article550 1988-01-31 23 New Zealand and Australian round-up by JACK ELLIOTT WELLINGTON Dana's Fun won the 3,200 m Wellington Cup at Trentham yesterday m the record time of 3.15.6 set Ridden by the jockey associated with Bonecrusher fame. Gary Stewart, the the six-year-old became the first mare to550 words
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Article249 1988-01-31 23 c The stewards yesterday concluded the inquiry into the reason for Track Jester (Ng) being checked near the 900 m m Race 8, a Class 5 Div 3 race over about-1,400m, on Dec 20, final day of the Singapore December meeting. Evidence was taken from Ariffin249 words
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Obituary, Illustration299 1988-01-31 23 321 Deaths 321 Deaths LEX KWONG HUAT Age 89 patted away peacefully on 29.1.88 Leaving behind hi* beloved: WIFE: TAN AH Al Son* Daughtert-m-law Lek Yuen Thong Chew Cheok Siew Lek Yam Chuan Lek Yam Teck Tan Heng Huay (deceased) Lek Yam Leng Wee Jee Wah Lek Yam Mong Lim299 words
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Obituary, Illustration83 1988-01-31 23 Th* family of tha lata MR YEO YAK NGUAN Wishes to thank all relatives. i friends. SJDAA and priests for I their donations, services and I prayers during their recent bereavement. fIMHaMHMBHHBMBHfIMaI AL-FATEHA The family of the late HAJI HARON BIN FATEHDIN Departed UMh .lan 1!»HH wishes to83 words
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Obituary, Illustration173 1988-01-31 23 The family of the lute MR LOW SIEW NGHEE wish to express tneir heartfelt thanks to Pastor Khoo Cheng Hoot. Rev. Father Denis Watt. Bro. Kiely. Bro. Visitor. Rev. Fathers, sisters ft brothers, Or. Ec Peng Liang. Board of Management. Principal, staff ft students of Catholic Junior College.173 words
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Obituary, Illustration135 1988-01-31 23 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MR. HUA CHING KIM AGED 79 passed away peacefully on 30/1/88 at SGH. Leaving behind: WIFE: Cheng Bwell Wan SONS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Chua Kia Siom Ong Kirn Choo Hua Kia Ho Goh Juat Ngoo Hua Kia Gee Tan Swee Lian Hua Kia Peng Ton Ah Kek DAUGHTERS135 words
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Obituary, Illustration37 1988-01-31 23 323 Condolences 323 Condolences With Deepest Sympathies to the family of the late MR LIM SOON CHYE from. President General Committee Of The Automobile Association Of Singapore President Board Members of The National Safety Council Of Singapore37 words
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Obituary, Illustration36 1988-01-31 23 The Family Of The Late TAN JOON KIAT Departed 25th Jan. 88 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to friends, relatives, colleagues for their kind attendance, assistance, condolences, wreaths donations during their recent bereavement36 words
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Obituary, Illustration101 1988-01-31 23 MR JOSEPH TMAVARI PILLAI Departed 31.1.87 our thoufhta aw al I with you. Our hearts an lore with pain This world would be like heaven, If you were her*' ;igain Always remembered by loved ones. THALAI THEVASAM P T. GOVINDASAMY (DEPARTED ON 12.2.87) ANNIYKRSAUY Pla\ffJ will tu'id101 words
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Obituary, Illustration121 1988-01-31 23 With Fondest Memory ot A Dear Husband and Loving Papa PAUL OENNIES PEREIRA Departed 31 January 1986 I you so much. Thf iove you gave u^ beautifully Ol Always remembered by wife, children, daughters-in-law and grandchildren In Loving Memory ol GOH PENG LIAK Departed 3 1st Jan121 words
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Article494 1988-01-31 24 England crawl on eventful day CRICKET SYDNEY England made few friends among Australian cricket supporters yesterday by taking almost two days of a celebration cricket Test match to meander to 425. At stumps on the second sunlit day, Australia had reached 14 without loss after 40 minutes at the creaseReuter - 494 words
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Article, Illustration259 1988-01-31 24 DON REEDER'S INSIGHT INTO THE FINER POINTS OF THE SUPER BOWL SOME common terms m American football: Clipping An illegal play m which a defender hits an opponent without the ball from behind. Offside Forget the soccer definition. This is an infraction that occurs when259 words
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Article, Illustration102 1988-01-31 24 TORONTO Canadian Ben Johnson set a world indoor best m the 50-yard dash of 5.15 sec at the Toronto Challenge athletics meeting on Friday. Johnson, the world record-holder at 60m indoors and 100 m outdoors, broke his own 50-yard world best of 5.20 sec set twoReuter; AP - 102 words
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Article, Illustration637 1988-01-31 24 PREVIEW TO SUPER BOWL XXII WASHINGTON REDSKINS V DENVER BRONCOS SAN DIEGO Instead of the usual two-team battle, tomorrow morning's Super Bowl XXII, climax of the American football season, shapes up as one team the Washington Redskins against one man Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway. The637 words
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Article210 1988-01-31 24 SUPER BOWL NOTEBOOK THE two devoutly religious coaches Dan Reeves of Denver and Washington's Joe Gibbs organised a Super Bowl XXII chapel in a San Diego hotel yesterday evening. But some of the Washington Redskins say even religion can't bring them to bury the hatchet with the Denver Broncos beforeReuter; UPI - 210 words
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Article430 1988-01-31 24 CALGARY Ireland and Senegal have withdrawn from next month's Winter Olympics, reducing to 57 the number of nations taking part. Organising committee spokesman Renee Smith said on Friday that no official reason had been given for the teams' decision to pull out of theReuter - 430 words
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710 1988-01-31 24 "Foot balle, wherein is nothinge but beastlie furie and exstreme violence." Sir Thomas Elyot. 1490-1546. TOMORROW morning's Super Bowl with all its attendant publicity has aroused the curiosity of some Singaporeans about how American football is played. Here is a brief710 words
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Article, Illustration195 1988-01-31 25 BRISBANE Three Australians, including the world No. 1 Greg Norman, shared the lead after the third round of the Palm Meadows Cup here yesterday. Norman, Peter McWhinney and Roger Mackay were tied on 14-un-der-par 202, three shots clear of the international field195 words
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Article, Illustration475 1988-01-31 25 OAHU (Hawaii) Four of the biggest names m golf Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Chi Chi Rodriguez and Sam Snead play each other this weekend for U*****,000 ($723,600) m a Senior Tour Skins game. The two-day tournament at the Turtle Bay Hilton Country Club Course475 words
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197 1988-01-31 25 an amendment. I am not begrudging amateurs. But I feel that there are enough tournaments for them. Why, practically all Asian countries run Amateur Opens. Also, there are the Eisenhower Cup, Nomura Cup and Putra Cup tournaments m which Singapore regularly participate.197 words
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Article, Illustration426 1988-01-31 25 BENSON HEDGES MASTERS SNOOKER LONDON Joe Johnson played the bad guy, beating local hero Jimmy White 5-3 here on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Benson Hedges Masters for the first time. The majority of London's snooker fans were hoping the Wimbledon"whirlwind" would426 words
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Article136 1988-01-31 25 RENOVATIONS UNCOMPLETED PARIS The Austrian Grand Prix has been cancelled because improvements at the super-fast Zeltweg circuit cannot be completed in time for the Aug 14 race. International Motor Sport Federation president Jean-Marie Balestre said. "The scope of the work at Zeltweft is such that Fisa's executiveReuter - 136 words
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Article116 1988-01-31 25 RENOVATIONS PLANNED LE MANS (France) The fast straight on the Le Mans 24 hours race track will be resurfaced following complaints by drivers, and extra safety barriers will be completed for thus year's ra Automobile Club De L'ouest (ACO), organisers of the annual sports car race, saidReuter - 116 words
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Article183 1988-01-31 25 LONDON Brabham may be absent from Grand Prix motor racing this year unless a deal for a satisfactory engine can be signed within the next few days. The team, owned by Formula One Constructors' Association president Bernie Ecclestone, have been hard-pressed to find an alternativeReuter - 183 words
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Article, Illustration631 1988-01-31 25 TAY CHENG KHOON - TAY CHENG KHOON Tee to Green SAMSON GIMSON will hold a very special privilege if he decides to compete on this year's Asian golf circuit, starting with the Hongkong Open from Feb 11-14. For, as the Hongkong Amateur Open champion, Samson, Singapore's leading amateur,631 words
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Article, Illustration367 1988-01-31 25 Stoltenberg, Natalia named 1987 junior champions by world body LONDON Australia's Jason Stoltenberg and Natalia Zvereva, of the Soviet Union, are the junior world champions for 1987, the International Tennis Federation announced here on Friday. Stoltenberg, 17. won the Australian Open junior singles title and was runner-up m the OpenAFP - 367 words
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Article, Illustration170 1988-01-31 25 GUARUJA (Brazil) Eliot Teltscher, of the United States, and Danilo Marcelino, of Brazil. won their matches on Friday to qualify for the semi-finals of the Chevrolet Classic tournament here. Top seed Teltscher, No. 22 on the ATP world ranking list, defeated Pablo Arraya, of Peru,AP; Reuter - 170 words
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371 1988-01-31 26 $25 m offer for Tyson to fight Bruno LONDON Two London promoters said they were heading for New York this week to offer Mike Tyson £7 million ($25.06 million) to defend his world heavyweight boxing title m England against Briton Frank Bruno. Promoters Vince Heckman and Kiernon Murphy said theyAFP - 371 words
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Article, Illustration1065 1988-01-31 26 ALAN HUBBARD - ALAN HUBBARD Seconds out for old warriors, save for Sugar Always on Sunday 41 thought his jab would still be there, and that he'd have kept some of that old resilience. But he'd aged more than I realised...and you have to give Tyson credit. He's strong,1,065 words
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362 1988-01-31 26 Fighting for dear life is Norton's biggest bout LONDON There is one retired heavyweight boxer who won't be making a comeback bid against Mike Tyson. Ken Norton, the handsome muscleman best remembered for breaking Muhammad Ali's jaw, has brain damage and it has nothing to do with boxing. Two years362 words
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Article, Illustration1028 1988-01-31 26 ROB HUGHES - ROB HUGHES The money game could tempt Uruguayan midfield powerhouse Francescoli to Juventus Talk of Soccer Q LD Nicolo Machiavelli, past master of power, v deception and gossip, may well chuckle m his grave. He is succeeded by rich, cut-throat Italian billionaires who buy1,028 words
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Article112 1988-01-31 26 ANKARA Turkish First Division soccer club Genclerbirligi were banned from European Cup matches for two years because they played a game m the breakaway Turkish republic of North Cyprus last week. An official of the Turkish Football Federation said the club were also banned from playing112 words
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Article, Illustration151 1988-01-31 26 OSAKA Thailand's Sot Chitalada is full of confidence heading into the sixth defence of his World Boxing Council flyweight title against Hideaki Kamishiro, of Japan, today. Chitalada, whose punching power has produced nine knockouts, has lost once m 15 fights. Asked about Kamishiro at a press151 words
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Article, Illustration838 1988-01-31 27 Dutch ace feels there's more to life than soccer MILANELLO (Italy) I play m a team where team spirit is the most important thing. Of course we are a young side, but we try to achieve that sort of team joy that you can getReuter - 838 words
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Article, Illustration423 1988-01-31 27 Rahmat m front: Rahmat Ahmad heads the men's qualifiers m the Remy Martin Open Masters bowling championships now on at Striker's Bowl. Leaders Men: 1 Rahmat Ahmad 1,299 pinfalls 2 Arthur Son 1,262 3 Gilbert Lai 1.257 4 Jack Wong 1.225 5 Johnson Soh 1 224 Patrick Wee423 words
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Article, Illustration245 1988-01-31 27 JOE DORAI - JOE DORAI By LAST season's Malaysia Cup soccer competition's top-scorer and former Singapore international K. Kannan, of Kuala Lumpur FC, has promised to get his first goal m the Premier League tournament for Jurong Town FC on Saturday at Ang Mo Kio Stadium.ALBERT SIM - 245 words
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499 1988-01-31 27 LEE WAI WUN - LEE WAI WUN By A FISHERMAN and his net were the bane of windsurfers on the opening day of the Sprite International Boardsailing Circuit at East Coast yesterday. For they caused a buoy to shift from its original position m the Division II499 words
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Article184 1988-01-31 27 ALBERT JOHNSON - ALBERT JOHNSON DESMOND KOH and Conine Ng shared the limelight with record-breaking performances on the final day of the Chinese Swimming Club's multiple age-group meet at Amber Road yesterday. Desmond rewrote the 100 m freestyle record when he posted 56.925 ec for boys 13-14184 words
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Article331 1988-01-31 27 Indiana out-paced: Phiia delphia beat Indiana 94-89 m an American National Basketball Association game on Friday. Otber nmlto: Detroit 125 Boston 108. Dallas 117 Seattle 109, Chicago 120 New Jersey 93, Milwaukee 97 LA Clippers 88. LA Inkers 117 Atlanta 107, Portland 12X Phoenix 119. (Jolden State 102Reuter; AFP - 331 words
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Article, Illustration328 1988-01-31 27 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - No clear favourites in muscle contest MAHMOOD GAZNAVI THIS year's national bodybuilding championships, to be held at Kallang Theatre today (2pm), will be a keenly-contested affair. Unlike the previous 24 championships, when the winners could be easily predicted, there is no clear-cut favourite this time around. This is because bodybuilding328 words
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Article, Illustration298 1988-01-31 27 ANTWERP Defending champion Ross Norman, of New Zealand, and Pakistani world champion Jansher Khan both posted quarter-final wins on Friday to stay on course for a showdown m the Belgian Grand Prix squash tournament final. Norman beat unseeded Australian Austin Adarraga 10-8, 9-6,Reuter - 298 words
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Article, Illustration396 1988-01-31 27 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By SUNDAY TIMES/COCA-COLA SPORTS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MONTH AWARD My choir* it Reason NiflU AddreM Tel S»«* W> Sparu Act>OT»m«M. Sunday T<im» no Kia S*tt( Ro»d S. o*2) ELEVEN- YEAR-OLD Ranjit Nehru was literally swept off his feet when he met his hero, national396 words
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Article161 1988-01-31 27 BADMINTON k*nlca Cup qualifying r«mpetltUa (SBH, 9am, 7pm). BODYBUILDING National c'shlps (Kallang Theatre, 2pm). BOWLING Grand Slim Classic finals (Orchard Bowl, 9am). Remy Martin Open Master* (Striker's Bowl, 9am). Jatir* T*araament *f Champion* (Kirn Seng Bowl, 10am) CYCLING Track Race (AMK AC. 9am). HOCKEY Friendly: National U-21 v161 words
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Advertisement207 1988-01-31 26 YOUNG PARENTS magazine has lined up two cant-miss Workshops and gifts specially for the expectant or new MUM! fl} Sat. 26th March '88 11am to 4.30pm Dynasty Hotel »C Learn from the beauty and child-care experts m a terrific fact-filled programme presented M&^K'**'^ •!&<**. by Clarins, Johnson Johnson and Mothers-In-Vogue207 words
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Article560 1988-01-31 28 RUN-UP TO THE KONICA CUP...BY J. RAJENDRAN Indonesian youngster is Yang Yang's main threat CHINA'S chief badminton coach Mr Wang Wejiao has singled out Indonesia's Alan Budi Kusuma as the main threat to world champion Yang Yang m the men's singles of the Konica Cup, starting560 words
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Article, Illustration68 1988-01-31 28 Malaysia seek psychologist for Sea Games KUALA LUMPUR The (Malaysian) National Sports Council will engage a psychologist from Canada to help prepare national athletes for the South-east Asia Games m Malaysia next year. Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Sen Najib Tun Razak said yesterday the effort to get the assistanceALBERT SIM; JERRY SEH - 68 words
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Article, Illustration17 1988-01-31 28 Scuffle after a scramble: Tempers flare between PoFce (m blue) and SCC players17 words
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221 1988-01-31 28 ALBERT JOHNSON - Lawmen gain sweet revenge over SCC in heated final ALBERT JOHNSON By POLICE gave a plucky performance when they beat Singapore Cricket Club 11-7 (two tries, one penalty to one try and a penalty) to retain the Singapore Rugby Union-Cathay Pacific Airways Knockout Cup Winners' Cup competition at Police Academy221 words
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Article143 1988-01-31 28 LEE WAI WUN - Kim Wah cling to victory LEE WAI WUN BASKETBALL KIM WAH edged out defending champions Braddel] Heights 46-44 to win the Basketball Association of Singapore women's National League title at Bedok Sports Hall last night. But while Kirn Wah were, naturally, ecstatic, their opponents were upset by not only the143 words
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Article458 1988-01-31 28 BRITISH SOCCER LONDON THIRD Division Port Vale wrote their own piece of FA Cup history yesterday when they ended Terry Venables' dream of leading Tottenham Hotspur back to Wembley. Vale, struggling m 18th place m the Third Division, beat the mighty North Londoners 2-1 m458 words
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Article, Illustration276 1988-01-31 28 GATESHEAD Anti-apartheid protestors tried the course by officials. to stop South African-bom British athlete Zola "I was m that Birkenh«?ad race m 1985 and Budd at the England world women's cross coun- people forget that they also ran out at me that try championship trial276 words
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Article, Illustration24 1988-01-31 28 Tumble after a fumble: Poke foafceeper Abdul Malek plucks the bal from Tiong Bahru's Abdiiah Now (airborne)24 words
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Article79 1988-01-31 28 SRI -Cathay Pacific Airways Knockout Cop Winners' Cap: Police 11 SCC 7 (two tries, one penalty to one try and a penalty). Plate final: SCC Tankards 26 Johor Anchorman 3 (five tries, one goal to a penalty goal). Premier League soccer: Police 1 Tiong Bahru 0,79 words
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Article252 1988-01-31 28 JOE DORAI - JOE DOR AI By. TIONG BAHRU CSC, last year's double title-winners, were yesterday bundled out of contention for the Premier League soccer crown following a 1-0 defeat by Police Sports Association at Clementi. It was Tiong Bahru's fourth defeat from six outings and it put252 words
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423 1988-01-31 28 MAHMOOD GAZNAVI - MAHMOOD GAZNAVI By TABLE Premier League ONE of the benefits of being a football reporter is that you don't have to pay to see a match. So when you are confronted with a boring tie like the match between Tampines Rovers and Jurong423 words
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Article303 1988-01-31 28 JOE DORAI - JOE DORAI SINGAPORE and Geylang International striker Razali Rashid started the Premier League with a bang, scoring four goals m two matches to win the hearts of the fans. Another striker, Dollah Salleh, the Malaysian national squad and Johor skipper appeared for Balestier United against Tiong303 words
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Advertisement30 1988-01-31 28 ROB HUGHES Sugar adds spice Lure of the lira adds spice to to comebacks Page 26 the rumour mill Page 26 Samson can spice up Murugiah's pro career Page 2530 words
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Title Section13 1988-01-31 1 TV PLUS TV Eye Scene TVListings Music Young Life Cinema Scene Comics /Classifieds13 words
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Article, Illustration870 1988-01-31 1 Zm T»y, 20, voted Top Model Of The Year m 1987, grew up on a Lim Chu Kang pig farm and only recently moved into a five-room Bukit Panjang flat with her family. She has appeared m magazines, press advertisements and TV commercials m her two years asKENNETH KOH - 870 words
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Article, Illustration1133 1988-01-31 2 On Oct 14, 1943, 300 Jews escaped from Sobibor, a Nazi death camp m Poland where nearly a quarter of a million had died. Now an award-winning mini-series, based on the experiences of a few survivors, charts the uprising. WILLIAM ROWTHER reports. FORGETTING thatIPS - 1,133 words
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359 1988-01-31 2 ANNE LOW - ANNE LOW Escape from Sobibor Tomorrow, Ch 5, 9.30 pm By ESCAPE from Sobibor is compelling drama. The gripping tale about the mass escape of Jewish prisoners from a Nazi extermination camp is a lesson m history and another reminder of man's atrocities. TV audiences359 words
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Article, Illustration342 1988-01-31 2 LOW MEI MEI - LOW MEI MEI By STARS, beware of what you wear on TV. Viewers dont just tune m to your act. For Lo Hoi Pang, it seems, they eye his valuables, say Chinese newspapers. Last week, five men waylaid Lo, funnyman of TVB. Apparently, they wanted342 words
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Article, Illustration243 1988-01-31 3 Catch the many faces of Anita AFTER a record-breakinp 28 concerts at the Hor.gkong Coliseum, Anita Mvi is heading this way to break yet another record. In March, Anita, recently voted Hongkong's top female singer for the third time, will perform at seven shows here. This is believed to be243 words
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Article, Illustration1072 1988-01-31 3 Turner taking a new tack When the much talked-about Tina Turner Break Every Rule World Tour makes its way here, fans will be able to watch what could be the superstar's last concert tour. Meanwhile, readers can take part m a contest and win tickets to the show. TINA Turner1,072 words
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Article, Illustration281 1988-01-31 3 ■TO TAKE part m the Tina Turner Break Every rule World Tour Contest, all you have to do is tick the correct answers and fill m entry form below. The first 25 all-cor-rect entries drawn will win: Two $60 concert tickets, two Tina Live casettes,281 words
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Article, Illustration793 1988-01-31 4 Will fame be the next step? This year's Chinese talentime winners face some big questions about their future singing careers. LOW MEI MEI explores the possibilities and how past winners have fared, while ANNE LOW reviews the show that puts them m the spotlight. SHE IS still getting friendly stares793 words
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456 1988-01-31 4 LAST Saturday night, a community affair took place at the Kallang Theatre. For the first time, constituency representatives decked themselves on stage and gamely performed m a show of support for their contestants at the Talentime 1987/88 final, which saw Yong Suan456 words
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Article, Illustration688 1988-01-31 4 KEN JALLEH Jr - KEN J ALLEH Jr VIOEO GUIDE By WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT Starring Donald Sutherland, Terri Garr and Tuesday Weld Directed by Waris Hussein Lrlmar, 1953 LETHAL WEAPON Starring Mcl Gibson and Danny Glover Directed by Richard Dormer Waraer Home Video, 1187 HELL CAMP688 words
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Article, Illustration688 1988-01-31 7 Moonlighting is back for a new season m the United States with Maddie having a baby. While the show's creator is not saying who the father is, everyone hopes the addition will help raise the show's ratings. MONICA COLLINS reports. A BLONDE, a rogue and aUSA Today - 688 words
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Article77 1988-01-31 7 United States 1 (5) I Think We're Moms Mino. and The Alone Now Maiors Mm 2 (3) Sign Your Nam* 1 (7) I Found Someone Terence Trent D arby Cher 1(1) Heaven It A Place 8(] 3 j HutMtkar On Earth AC DC Belinda Carlisle Strangles77 words
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Article237 1988-01-31 7 MICHAEL TAY - MICHAEL TAY COMPACT DISC SCENE By SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME Miles Davis Sextet (MOBILE FIDELITY) THE RUMPROLLER Lee Morgan (BLUE NOTE) ROSEMARY CLOONEY SINGS THE LYRICS OF JOHNNY MERCER (CONCORD) COLE PORTER ALBUM Helen Merrill (VICTOR) LIVE AT THE ALLEY CAT Ernestine Anderson (CONCORD) RECORDED237 words
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Article, Illustration536 1988-01-31 7 From being just one of the kids m The Cosby Show, Lisa Bonet has her own sitcom, A Different World, starting today. And with the movie Angel Heart comes a more grown-up image. DENISE Huxtable, the free-spirited, college-age daughter of Cliff and Clair on536 words
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Article255 1988-01-31 8 WE KICK off a new series on Singapore's public monuments with the Dalhou.su> Obelisk, the huge upturned needle that stands m Empress Place. When you see the photograph of it, I am sure you will recognise this familiar sight But you probably will not have heard of Lord255 words
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Article, Illustration260 1988-01-31 8 You may have noticed feathers strewn around the chicken and duck stall m the wet market. But perhaps you have not thought you can turn those white feathers into fragile butterflies. Ask the stallholder for some and try. You will need: Four white feathers A small styrofoam260 words
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Article, Illustration383 1988-01-31 8 THE stone pillar standing on a plinth at the Empress Place end of Anderson Bridge bears the distinction of being the first public monument to be erected m Singapore. A statue to Sir Stamford Raffles. Singapore's founding father, was planned first but the Dalhousie Obelisk was completed 37383 words
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Article, Illustration411 1988-01-31 9 KEN JALLEH Jr - Distressed dame meets stuffy yuppie KEN JALLEH Jr WHO'S THAT GIRL At Lido Starring Madonna and Griffin Dunne Directed by James Foley By LONG before Madonna, there were movies. Real movies starring real actors playing real people. Who's That Girl, however, is a masquerade of maudlin excesses. And an excuse411 words
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Article, Illustration527 1988-01-31 9 WONG SING YEONG - WONG SING YEONG CALL GIRLS 1988 At Cathay cinemas Starring Fung Bo 80, Margaret Cheung, Elisa Chan, Ng Kar Lai and Vi Chien Woon Directed by David Lam By THE moral overtones of Call Girls 1988 are so strong, you can sniff527 words
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Article, Illustration397 1988-01-31 9 In the footsteps of famous mum THEY share the same pixie looks, the constant look of surprise, and the turned-up mouth with a smile never far from the lips. But actress Sachi Parker goes to great lengths to avoid being compared to her famous mother, Shirley MacLaine. Sachi hasIPS - 397 words
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Article243 1988-01-31 18 Population THE population of Sri Lanka is about 15 million. It comprises Sinhalese (74 per cent), Sri Lanka Tamils (12.6 per cent), Muslims (7.2 per cent), Indian Tamils (5.5 per cent) and others. Languages SinnaJa and Tamil are both official languages, with English being accorded the status of243 words
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Article, Illustration494 1988-01-31 18 J. R. Jayewardene - J. R. Jayewardene A special report to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's independence MESSAGE President FEB 4, 1988, marks the 40th anniversary of Sri Lanka's national independence. A decade hence, we would have enjoyed half a centu- ry of free existence and be494 words
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Article, Illustration401 1988-01-31 18 A. C. Shahul Hameed - A. C. Shahul Hameed MESSAGE Minister of Foreign Affairs TODAY we celebrate the 40th year of the regaining of our independence after centuries of colonial domination. Anniversaries are a time for reflection both of our past achievements and our future aspirations. Since independence, our efforts have focused401 words
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Article, Illustration297 1988-01-31 18 R. Premadasa - Time to reaffirm dedication to democracy and social justice R. Premadasa MESSAGE Prime Minister ON THIS day, 40 years ago, modern Sri Lanka was born into nationhood. At that time, we made a national commitment. It was to preserve and enhance our freedom within the framework of democracy, social justice297 words
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Article, Illustration563 1988-01-31 19 Councils Bill aims to solve ethnic problem ON NOV 12 last year, the Sri Lanka Parliament passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution and the Provincial Councils Bill, aimed at providing a longlasting solution to the ethnic problem. They provide for substantial devolution m administration to the provinces, within the563 words
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814 1988-01-31 19 FOREIGN investment is a key element m the economic policies of President J. R. Jayewardene's government m its effort to brin? rapid development to the country. And one main attraction to investors is the availability of a large pool of educated workers, who are able814 words
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Article, Illustration890 1988-01-31 20 Holiday-makers made up 94 per cent of visitors to Sri Lanka m 1982 but today ethnic conflict has dealt a severe blow to the tourist r industry. TOURISM is one of the industries that has suffered considerably since the outbreak of ethnic conflict m Sri890 words
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Article, Illustration501 1988-01-31 21 Ancient temples are evidence of civilisation m Anuradhapura, Buddhism's holiest city ANURADHAPURA, the city of dagabas repositories of relics) and reservoirs, is Buddhism's holiest and most ancient city m Sri Lanka, with its history and culture going back to more than two thousand years. Temples,501 words
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Advertisement111 1988-01-31 18 The Airline of the Democratic Socialist Republii* of Sri Lanka celebrates with the people and government on the occasion v*.^> X i !>.« if^^^R i y^ fl KJi B^B% T t^ 4 W. B^BBB^BV *^B^B^^~ A- blbb^ ibbV bl M. Hb^Lb b^bkVb^V m^ J Jb^L '^■^b^bbM Bb^b- r V^^Bbb^L^^BE a111 words
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Advertisement164 1988-01-31 19 \JII kjllL/1 \s kJ&iJKs f^B BIL3 Hk^M Because Sri Lanka's And because the GCEC makes V I '^B^J^p^H investment potential is well it so much better with... '^^Kf Wki worth your consideration... loO o /o tax holidays of upto 10 l^l»^^^^^ midway on trade routes, east WkM fe> v and164 words
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Advertisement200 1988-01-31 19 PIL GROUP SINGAPORE PACIFIC ASIA PTE LTD COLOMBO EASTERN MARITIME PTE LTD COLOMBO Congratulates the Government and People of The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 40th Independence Day PIL Building 140 C«d Strwt #OMO Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 (20 km) n Fax: (65) *****41 ij I Telex: RS *****,200 words
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Advertisement466 1988-01-31 20 SRI LANKA Newest Growth Centre m Asia Wealth of investment ■^^^■1 opportunities m IHBBI r»» \i ttfn Rubber- based industries ir Tg •Electrical Electronic mi !i mm industries mr.it it 1>» M 'Toys Handicrafts •^tf»«tfMtf "r .'^UMM 'Mineral-based industries ttttMttMH^BK 4< i!>«^B 'Other manufacturing Bmiii ii i'HIHHB industries X •Agro-based466 words
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Advertisement63 1988-01-31 20 Congratulations and Best Wishes to The Government and People of The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the occasion of her 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE XT WON HUP (PRIVATE) LMTTED k W H MTERNATIOIIAL (PRIVATE) MUTED A Singapore Office. 232 Tarnong Rhu Road, JLW/ *03-00 Aurum House, Sogopore 163 words
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Title Section9 1988-01-31 1 SUNDAY PLUS Travel Arts and Books Motoring Food Fashion9 words
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Article, Illustration1703 1988-01-31 1 WORLD BEATERS FROM HICK COUNTRY z^^K^fjf Britain may have colonised Australia, but m the last decade a so, it was the old country that has come under the domination of I^^ a new breed of Australian artist and entrepreneur. r BRYAN APPLEYARD of The Times of London reports on the1,703 words
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Advertisement193 1988-01-31 1 DISCOVER THE PEOPLE WHOSE I The kind of music that flows from our very heart. From the Filipino heart, warm and hospitable. So discover the Philippines now. And swing to the enchanting rhythms of our music— in our colourful fiestas, sophisticated discos, Mabini's merry-making watering holes and more— for one193 words
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Article, Illustration1145 1988-01-31 3 TAN LIAN CHOO - TAN LIAN CHOO By WHY would any parent want to spoil a European holiday by taking a baby along? I would say. "Because it is cheaper than it will ever be m the tuture." A child under two years will cost you a tenth of your air ticket1,145 words
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Advertisement464 1988-01-31 3 (dX/^A^ljfe e^S I IS THERE POWER f K«| /Vv 1 CftA German Design Sofa Se^^ fcfc PLUS: Fashion W"^ Jennifer $/:Cri L/rzSz/fai A %JOO Genuine Leather V idßfl^K Schcx>n shows aspiring women f- 03V Italian L**«n s«fa Set -^T^f V^ I managers how to POWER JX^ 1 i^ W f464 words
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Article, Illustration1007 1988-01-31 4 STEVE JACOBI goes behind the Ancient Mariner visage of Nobel prize-winning novelist William Golding now visiting here for the author's disturbing central preoccupation with evil m Man WITH his white hair and beard, and weather-beaten face, people could be forgiven for thinking they had come1,007 words
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Article, Illustration396 1988-01-31 4 BOOKENDS SAVED BY A PIANO: What does a philosopher do when he finds himself m brothel? Friedrich Nietzsche's reaction had an instinctive logic. A schoolmate tells this story, quoted m Conversations with Nietzsche (Oxford University), edited by Sander L. Gilman: "One day m February396 words
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Article, Illustration522 1988-01-31 4 WINSTON LEE - Maserati Biturbo beauty for a gentleman WINSTON LEE mmmm By Excellent Good Avtr»fl« Poor MASERATI BITURBO COUPE Styling Performance Economy Transmission Handling Brakes Accommodation R>de Comfort Noise Finish Equipment Refinement Score 2.75 THE first impression of the Maserati Biturbo Coupe is that despite its illustrious name and proud heritage, it522 words
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Article, Illustration1055 1988-01-31 5 MARGARET CHAN - MARGARET CHAN EAT OUT By LAST Tuesday, many Buddhists would have eaten a bowl of fruity laba porridge to mark Buddha's Enlightenment. But anyone who loves desserts can have their "fruit-in-a-soup" at the Esquire Kitchen from now until the Lunar New Year. One of the1,055 words
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Article, Illustration612 1988-01-31 5 LEE GEOK BOI - LEE GEOK BOI By NAPLES gets the credit for creating one of the best loved of Italian dishes the pizza. Over here, Milano Pizza and Pizza Hut probably get the credit for popularising the dish among young Singaporeans. It has some way still612 words
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326 1988-01-31 5 Salsa Pizzaiola SPOTTED m Jasons: Frozen pizza crusts, the pizza-lover's answer to a tasty meal on the go. A packet of two 30-cm Poni pizza crusts sells for $4.50. Each piece is about enough for three to four people, depending on appetites. Pizzas326 words
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Advertisement342 1988-01-31 5 ■f IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT PASSING YOUR EXAMINATIONS, LET BPP'S STUDY TEXT AND REVISION KIT HELP YOU!^^ Study Text Complete syllabus coverage c li I n Past examination questions Every examinable topic is fully i i i ii i with tull solutions provided explained and illustrated. I TOO Ke342 words
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SPOTLIGHT New Zealand
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Article, Illustration335 1988-01-31 6 Geography NEW ZEALAND, which comprises two main islands and a number of smaller islands, lies m the south-west Pacific Ocean. With a combined area of 26.9 million hectares, New Zealand is almost similar m size to Japan. New Zealand is mo:-e than 160,000 km long and 450 km335 words
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Article, Illustration750 1988-01-31 6 PETER KEENAN - PETER KEENAN A special two-page feature to commemorate Waitangi Day on Feb 6 By NEW Zealand recently entered its JF^* fourth year of a bo id economic ex- pcriment. Having struggled through the 1970s and .nto -i 1 the 1980s with ihe problems of overextended public budgots,750 words
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Article, Illustration261 1988-01-31 6 D. G. Harper - D. G. Harper MESSAGE High Commissioner IT IS always a pleasure to celebrate New Zealand Day m Singapore. With so many New Zealanders living and working here m the busi- ness community, schools, hospitals and New Zealand Force South-east Asia the occasion is celebrated with261 words
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576 1988-01-31 7 Sharing Kiwi expertise with other countries TWO New Zealanders are undertaking a rural development project with a difference on the Indonesian island of Lombok. Funded and managed under the government's Official Development Assistance Programme, the project provides for the sharing of expertise beyond New Zealand's traditional areas of rural development576 words
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Article, Illustration696 1988-01-31 7 ~~jpr 1 YOU don't need to I be very rich to ene- pZfea* joy a New ZeaHtfTS^ land holiday. rtL Endless opportutt > nities exist for the young and fit, as 1■ '4 I well as for the not-so-young-and-energetic visitors. CAMPING.696 words
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Article, Illustration970 1988-01-31 8 STAND at any street comer m Hongkong's downtown Central District or watch the girls at the touristy Tsimshalsui area m Kowloon and you will notice a certain effortless chic about many of them. How do Hongkong girls look so good even when they970 words
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Article, Illustration159 1988-01-31 8 PARISIANS OF THE EAST SISIANS OF THE EAST Whether she is casually dressed or togged up for i success, the Hongkong girl has her own fashion signature. Her chic and confidence are unmistakable, enthuse her admirers. LIM PHAY-LING, who was m the colony for its Fashion Week recently, scans both159 words
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Article, Illustration1028 1988-01-31 8 Knits and sportswear S and sportswear top the orders FOR AT least two Singapore department stores Tangs and Metro Hongkong is one of th»-ir top three markets for imported ladies fashion, after Italy and France. Why? Because, our buyers say, Hongkong's garment makers are more up-to-date m their styles. The1,028 words
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Article, Illustration474 1988-01-31 9 HONGKONG'S rag trade has switched from ready-to-wear to high fashion. This new upmarket tack was very obvious at the recent Hongkong Fashion Week when most of the fashion shows highlighted more designer creations with plenty of handi worked details such as emJL broidery and beading. During the474 words
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Advertisement437 1988-01-31 7 If you deposit NZ$5O,OOO for one month, your profit can grow to around NZ$635. The exact amount depends on how man) days there an' m the month and whether the final da) is a business day. It' it is not, we put the maturity to the next business da) and437 words
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Advertisement291 1988-01-31 9 How would you Eke to be thrice lucky m the Year of Double Fortune? You can. Because Kodak is giving away 1988 iTr iß^ eartl linir > ()U I)U > > ()UI Kodacolor big prizes, just tor th( 4 new year. And you f|^^T^^B^ Cold film. Kill them up. clip291 words
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SPOTLIGHT Lunar New Year
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Article, Illustration620 1988-01-31 10 TERESA CHEONG - TERESA CHEONG Though the experts may differ on the element that rules the coming Dragon Year, they are agreed that it holds promise for many people. By IS THE coming j«g3r dragon year ruled dr\ by the wood or afe-jr earth element? m^gff^ Chinese620 words
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Article, Illustration708 1988-01-31 10 ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM By THE DRAGON, that celestial creature of ancient mythology, will descend upon us soon. People born under this fifth animal symbol of the Chinese zodiac are said to be specially blessed with good fortune. Energetic, skilful and philanthropic, dragons are confident708 words
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Article, Illustration639 1988-01-31 11 TERESA CHEONG - Family goes bright and easy for the Dragon Year TERESA CHEONG By GO BRIGHT and easy for this New Year season it is the best bet to ensure that everybody m the family will look smart and cheery for the Dragon Year. With 18 more shopping days to the LunarAZIZ HUSSIN - 639 words
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400 1988-01-31 12 GRACE TAN - A time to re-establish old ties and pay respects GRACE TAN By THE idea of meeting with one another, bearing gifts that symbolise good fortune and prosperity, has always been an integral part of the Lunar New Year custom. The first celebration of Lunar New Year, as told m Chinese400 words
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Article, Illustration543 1988-01-31 12 Reunion dinner SIXTEEN-year-old Wang Xiaoyun's (centre, with friends Fu Fangfang and Lin Xiuqing) new year resolution is to be a "good girl and student" to please her parents. The Secondary 4 student from St Joseph's Convent said: "The best part of the celebrations543 words
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Article, Illustration506 1988-01-31 13 CHAN KIN SANG - A festive affair with cookies lives on CHAN KIN SANG By 1 NEW YEAR goodies may be readily £Sf available from the neighbourhood jfi^ shops but some families still prefer to jfoj^ give a personal touch by making their :«r§|3w§ own cookies. yg&gfar? And, such sessions are not just a506 words
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Article, Illustration475 1988-01-31 14 BLACK IS IN: FOR restaurant greeter Miss Amy Kee, 18, Lunar New Year means wearing her best and it doesn't matter if it's black. This $69 sleeveless figure-flattering black dress is her choice for a new lunar outfit. Said the aspiring model from the475 words
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Article, Illustration654 1988-01-31 15 Singaporean Chinese are not the only ones who celebrate the Lunar New Year here. A group of non-Chinese is also caught up m the festivities. UMA MOORTHY reports. "~r 1 WHEN Miss Sheila Wilson married Mr J&% Philip Wee seven years age m Engjfi^654 words
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Article, Illustration747 1988-01-31 15 JULIANA NG - JULIANA NG By FOR HOTEL cleaner Lum Chong Beng of Queens town, missing out on part of the action during Lunar New Year has been a way of life. While her friends and relatives are feasting and visiting, it747 words
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