The Straits Times, 19 February 1988

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1988 50 CENTS MCI (P) 92/12/87
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    Out hops the Rabbit and in roars the Dragon
    347 1 Lunar New Year around the world Page 4 Grander celebrations next year Page 14 Rabbit fish remains a costly favourite Page 15 Chok Tong strikes a gong to usher m new year THOUSANDS watched frcm the Padang as First Deputy Prime
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    Crackdown on developers who don't pay
    643 1  -  CONRAD RAJ By Govt lays claim on properties with levy unpaid; buyers may have to foot bill BUYERS of private properties must ensure that the development charge for the land has been paid or they may find themselves having to foot the bill The
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    Lock icon Call to exclude 'traitors' from new Umno party
    501 1 TELUK INTAN Youth I and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has called for exclusion of those who had acted against the interests of Umno from the new party formed earlier this week. Datuk Seri Najib said members of the new
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    Lock icon IBM's new superchip — data in 20 billionths of a second
    194 1 IBM's new superchip data in 20 billionths of a second NEW YORK International Business Machines Corporation announced it has developed the world's fastest dynamic memory chip for computers. Researchers at a conference m San Francisco reported that IBM has built experimental chips that could retrieve one unit, or bit, of
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    Lock icon US marine kidnapped in Lebanon
    287 1 TYRE (Lebanon) An anonymous caller purporting to speak for a previously unknown group claimed responsibility yesterday for kidnapping a i US marine officer serving I with a United Nations peacekeeping force m south I^banon. In a telephone call to a Western news agency, the Arabic-speaking
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    Lock icon Thailand, Laos sign border truce
    458 1 Four-point pact ends six months of conflict BANGKOK Thailand and Laos, moving to end their worst dispute m a generation, have agreed on a ceasefire to a bitter six-month conflict over border hills. A four-point accord signed here on Wednesday after the second day of
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    Lock icon 600 held
    28 1 BEIJING More than 600 people, including Communist Party officials, have been arrested m a crackdown on gambling m northern China, an official newspaper said yesterday. Reuter
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      8 1 Aftermath of the I mno crisis: Page 13
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      25 1 Inside Summary World News J-1 World Focus 8 Asean II Causeway 12,13 AYP 18 Comment Perspective 21,21 Letters 22 TlmesDoUar 23,24 Racing 25 Sports Vl-n
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  • IN SUMMARY
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      270 2 Grander river show FESTIVE crowds at the Singapore River for the past week can look forward to an even grander Lunar New Year celebration at the river and its banks next year. First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, impressed by this year's festivities at the river, wants the
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      Comment
      187 2 THE STRAITS TIMES SAYS: ALTHOUGH the Government has good reasons to he cautions against calls for the local universities to offer part-time bachelor degrees, this policy ought to be re-examined In the light of indications for a greater demand for graduates m Singapore. So long as the same stringent
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      92 2 BUREAU EXPLAINS THE CENTRAL Narcotics Bureau, m reply to the letter "Help, my brother is a glue-sniffer explains the powers of the authorities under the law m such cases. It says the writer's brother was arrested on Jan 6 on suspicion of inhaling glue and a blood rest carried
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      Around the world
      292 2 Overseas expansion JAPAN'S powerful electronics industry confronted with the high cost of domestic manufacturing is planning a substantial expansion of overseas production facilities m Europe, the United States and South-east Asia this year, Mr Katsushige Mita, chairman of the Electronics Association of Japan, declared yesterday. While plants
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      259 2 Russian revenge THE Soviet Union beat the United States 7-5 m a Winter Olympics ice hockey thriller at Calgary on Wednesday night. This was sweet revenge for its stunning defeat at the Lake Placid Games eight years ago. Soviet captain Viatcheslav Fetissov scored two goals and recorded three assists
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      Section Two
      528 2 Head Turner TINA TURNER turned m a scintillating performance at Jakarta's covered badminton hall, Istora Senayan, on Tuesday. The hall could barely contain the energy Tina unleashed on stage with her eight-piece band as she rocked through hits past and present. That same energy will be unleashed at
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      246 2 JAPANESE COMMODITY BROKER TO REVAMP SINGAPORE UNIT ONE OF Japan's largest commodity brokerages is revamping its Singapore subsidiary to take on a more aggressive tack m the financial and commodity futures market. Okachi and Company's local unit, Okachi Futures Ptd Ltd, a non-clearing member of the Singapore International Monetary
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      Around Asean... and Across the Causeway
      160 2 Around Asean and Across the Causeway Two hats for Try? THE post of commander of security and order, Pangkopkamtib, will have its role expanded, but mystery remains whether this job will still be held by Gen Benny Murdani or be passrd on to the next armed forces chief, Gen Try
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      Lock icon Lankan leaders may act jointly on killings
      430 3 COLOMBO The killing of a popular film star-turned-politican has jolted Sri Lanka's leaders into considering joint action to halt a siring of political assassinations that has shocked the nation. Mr Vijaya Kumaranatunga, voted the most popular actor over the past six years and
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      Reagan's budget reflects Congress constraints
      290 3 Reagan's budget reflects Congress constraints WASHINGTON President Reagan's final budget of US$l.l trillion (552.22 trillion) which went to Capitol Hill yesterday, reflects more the constraints of an accord with Congress than his long-time policy goals, administration officials say. Left out of the plan were Mr Reagan's goals of balancing the
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      Lock icon Prosecutor demands death for Nasser's son
      170 3 Prosecutor demands death for Nasser's son CAIRO Egypt's state prosecutor yesterday demanded the death penalty for a son of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser over the murder of two Isr raeli officials and wounding of two US Embassy employees m Cairo. Khaled Abdel Nasser, a 38-year-old engineer living m
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      Lock icon Pakistan rejects Najibullah role in Afghan settlement
      279 3 WASHINGTON Pakistan believes Afghan leader Najibullah must be excluded from an interim government m Kabul that would form part of an Afghan settlement, a Pakistani envoy said on Wednesday Mr Zain Noorani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said Pakistan was prepared to
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      Lock icon British major meets his Waterloo in speeding case
      153 3 STROUD (England) -A British army major was riding a wave of patriotism, with the thunder of hooves and call of bugles echoing m his ears, when police stopped his car for speeding, a court heard on Wednesday. Major Christopher Gilding, charged with
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      Lock icon Palestinians vow to launch 'ship of return'
      148 3 ATHENS Officials of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) have vowed to restage a symbolic voyage of Palestinian deportees to their homeland, even if the journey took months or even years. The PLO said it had indefinitely postponed the planned trip by sea to
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      Lock icon Third defeat for Irish govt
      89 3 DUBLIN A surprise defeat m Parliament for Ireland's minority government revived speculation yesterday about a possible early election. Prime Minister Charles Haughey's Fiana Fail administration, m office for nearly a year, lost by one vote on Wednesday, a ballot m the Dai] on the proposed
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      Lock icon Sihanouk to visit Japan in August
      251 3 Sihanouk to visit Japan in August TOKYO Prince Norodom Sihanouk has said he will visit Japan m August m response to an official invitation from Japanese Foreign Minister Sotsuke Uno. The Prince, who recently stepped down as head of the UN-recognised Cambodian resistance coalition, included a visit to Japan m
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      Lock icon Korean boy's death blamed on police
      133 4 Korean boy's death blamed on police SEOUL A 16-year-old boy died m South Korea yesterday after being tortured m police detention last month, hospital officials said They said Myong No Yol had survived on a life-support system since Jan 12 when he lapsed into a coma. An autopsy on the
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      Japan to up output in plants abroad
      483 4  -  Peter Hazelhurst By Tokyo Correspondent Electronics firms will use Asian facilities to export to Japan TOKYO Japan's powerful electronics industry confronted with the high cost of domestic manufacturing is planning a substantial expansion of overseas production facilities m Europe, the United States and
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      Lock icon China's drive helps cut cracker toll
      221 4 BEIJING China cut its annual toll of New Year accidents this week after a national anti-fireworks campaign but aimed a broadside of bangers at Nationalist troops on a Taiwan-held offshore island. Traditional firecrackers and rockets were banned m many densely-populated areas of Beijing and
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    • Deng, 83, appears — the picture of health
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        141 4 CHINA'S senior leader Deng Xiaoping was said to be m good health as the country celebrated the Lunar New Year but his heir-apparent, Mr Zhao Ziyang, was curiously not mentioned m official reports on Wednesday. "Mr Deng was greeted with an ovation from more than 700 participants when he
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        HONGKONG
        170 4  -  Mass holiday exodus of 2 m MORE than two million people left Hongkong for the Lunar New Year holiday m one of the biggest exoduses the territory has known. Railway stations and the airport were jammed on Monday and Tuesday as the exodus began. More than 1.8 million passengers
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        127 4 SOUTH Korean Presi-dent-elect Cabinet plan o h o occupies Roh X^puSng finishing touches to his Cabinet line-up as j most of his countrymen celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Dragon. Transport Ministry officials said about a quarter of South Korea's 42-million population left cities and towns overnight
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        Lock icon US reduces fleet in Gulf, three ships sail home
        283 4 US reduces fleet in Gulf, three ships sail home WASHINGTON The battleship lowa and two escort warships are steaming home from the Gulf and another ship is scheduled to leave soon m the first real reduction of the US fleet m the war zone between Iraq and Iran, the Defence
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        Lock icon Rapist who murdered 71 gets 16 years
        108 4 Rapist who murdered 71 gets 16 years GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador) A Colombian who raped and murdered at least 71 women and girls was sentenced m this Pacific port city to 16 years m prison on Wednesday, the maximum term under Ecuadorean law. court officials said Daniel Camargo Barbosa, 57, was accused
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      Lock icon Dhaka opposition chief calls for 'bloody revenge'
      488 5 DHAKA At least 10 people were wounded m bombings and gun battles during a political rally m northern Bangladesh on Wednesday, police said. They said hundreds of people attending a Freedom Party rally at Chapai Nawabganj ran for cover when dozens of home-made
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      Lock icon Striking Ford workers vote on pay offer
      316 5 Striking Ford workers vote on pay offer LONDON Ford workers held mass meetings yesterday to decide whether to accept a two-year pay package and end a 10-day strike that has cost Britain's largest carmaker L 570 million (Ssl.9 billion). Final results of a secret vote during the day by 32,500
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      Lock icon Tourists in Tibet under curfew
      223 5 BEIJING Police have imposed a night-time curfew on foreigners staying m Lhasa during Tibet's new year and religious festivals, tourists said yesterday. Official notices posted m budget hotels warned foreigners not to join m or take pictures of any disturbances, one Western student said. The
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      Lock icon Aussie wins race up Empire State Building
      199 5 NEW YORK An Australian has won the annual staircase race up 86 storeys to the top of the Empire State Building. "I'm probably just good at climbing up stairs," said Mr Craig Logan, a 26-year-old pastry chef from Melbourne, who dashed up 1,575
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      Lock icon Laos returns remains of American servicemen
      107 5 Laos returns remains of American servicemen BANGKOK Laos has returned remains believed to be those of American servicemen missing m action during the Indochina war, a statement issued by the US embassy m Laos said on Wednesday. It said the remains were returned to US authorities at Vientiane Airport. It
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      Lock icon Polls show more Austrians want Waldheim to quit
      389 5 VIENNA Pressure on Austria's beleaguered President Kurt Waldheim to resign because of a storm over his war service has mounted, as a second opinion poll m 24 hours said that his public support is crumbling. Both polls said fewer than 50 per
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      Lock icon Thatcher tells Nato: Keep up military might
      423 6 A nuclear element is needed, she says BRUSSELS British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has urged Nato to keep up its deterrent capability by modernising its weapons including nuclear arms and maintaining solidarity with the United States. "I start from the point that a
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      Lock icon Bonn doctors endorse use of shock waves to remove gallstones
      235 6 Bonn doctors endorse use of shock waves to remove gallstones NEW YORK Using shock waves and medication to dissolve gallstones is a safe and effective alternative to surgery, says a team of West German doctors. That is potentially good news for more than half a million Americans who, because of
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      Lock icon $6m fine for Playboy
      86 6 ISTANBUL A Turkish court on Wednesday fined a local edition of the American magazine Playboy a record 3.5 billion Turkish lira (5J6.26 million) for breaking a law on the publication of pornographic -pictures, judicial sources said. The fine was expected to spell the end of the
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      Lock icon Jane Fonda opposed
      73 6 CHICOPEE (Mass) Actress Jane Fonda's request to make a movie m this small town will be put to an open vote next month after opposition to her presence by local Vietnam war veterans, a spokesman for the Aldermen's (councillors') office said on Wednesday. Ms Fonda's bid to
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      Lock icon Time bomb kills 12 at Burmese high school in Kachin state
      294 6 Time bomb kills 12 at Burmese high school in Kachin state RANGOON A timebomb blast has killed 12 people and injured more than 100 at a state high school m eastern Kachin state, press reports said. Authorities blamed the Kachin Independence Army, believed to number 5,000 to 6,000 fighters, for
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      Lock icon Check-up for Afghan PM
      36 6 ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Sultan Ali Kishtmand of the Soviet-backed Afghan government left Kabul on Wednesday for the Soviet Union for a series of medical check-ups there, the official Kabul Radio reported. Reuter
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      Lock icon Tokyo teenagers flocking to fortune-telling shop
      260 6 Tokyo teenagers flocking to fortune -telling shop TOKYO Every day. hundreds of Tokyo teenagers spend hours queuing up m front of Tarim, a small basement shop m the popular Harajuku fashion centre, to spend 20 minutes with a fortune-teller. The shop, nestled among fashion boutiques on busy Takeshi ta Avenue,
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      Lock icon Riot at rock show
      94 6 ADELAIDE A concert by the Australian heavy metal group AC DC, described as the loudest rock band m the world, ended m a riot on Wednesday night with 33 people arrested for wilful damage and disorderly behaviour. Police said the trouble began when the gates of
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      Promiscuous in Britain not fazed by Aids
      288 7  - Promiscuous in Britain not fazed by Aids ALAN HUBBARD By Europe Editor LONDON Most Britons have failed to change their sexual behaviour, despite the danger of Aids. Their attitude is: It couldn't happen to us. Promiscuity is not waning, and there is widespread complacency, according to the govern-ment-backed Health Education
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      Lock icon Aids may wipe out entire races, says WHO official
      508 7 Aids may wipe out entire races, says WHO official TOKYO The Aids epidemic is fast reaching the stage where the existence of entire races is threatened, said the man nominated to be the next chief of the World Health Organisation. Mr Hiroshi Nakajima, slated to take over as WHO director-general
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      Lock icon Great drinking Scots
      81 7 LONDON The Scots, known throughout the world for their whisky, are the hardest drinkers and heaviest smokers m Britain, according to latest government statistics. The average Scot spent £326 (551.141) on alcoholic drinks m 1985, against a national average of £.279. Scots also spent an average E162
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      US exports will rise by 18% this year: Jetro
      513 7 Boom will help world trade grow by 4% it predicts THE Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro) has forecast that United States exports will rise sharply by 18.2 per cent m real terms m 1988, helping world trade to grow by 4.1
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      Lock icon World Bank lending likely to go up
      418 7 WASHINGTON The World Bank is expected this week to tentatively approve a US$75 billion (*****.5 billion) increase m its capital, a measure that will lead to a substantial rise m its lending, monetary sources said. The agreement has the official blessing of the
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      Industrial output in US rises for third month
      263 7  - Industrial output in US rises for third month ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON In a sign that its manufacturing sector is continuing to build up steam, the United States has reported a 0.2 per cent rise m industrial output last month despite a sharp drop m the production
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      Lock icon Nuns arrested at anti-nuke protest
      88 7 LONDON police arrest Sister Assunta Kirwan as she tries to make her way through a barrier to the Ministry of Defence building to daub anti-nuclear slogans with ash. Police said they arrested 57 people including nuns and priests during an anti-nuclear demonstration outside the ministry
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      Lock icon 'Cancer drugs could cause clots'
      133 7 NEW YORK Drugs used to fight cancer appear to lead to blood clots m some patients, according to a group of Canadian doctors. "Our results suggest that the relationship between chemotherapy and thrombosis is causal, the doctors, from several research centres m Hamilton, Ontario, reported
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      Lock icon Foreigners make slow inroads into Tokyo firms
      758 8  -  Graham Earnshaw By I'm not sure we can fit into the system long-term. They (the Japanese) see themselves as unique and believe that no one can fit m unless they are born m Ja- pan. A foreigner working m Japan. TOKYO Foreigners are
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      Lock icon Calcutta's poor crackdowns on rickshaws
      500 8  - Calcutta's poor crackdowns on rickshaws STEVEN WEISMAN By CALCUTTA To som,->, the hand-pulled rickshaw makes life a little more efficient m one of the world's most unlivable cities. To others, it is a degrading anachronism symbolising the city's inhumanity. Now, after years of debate, Calcutta's 75,000 rickshaw pullers are facing
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      Poser over whether Try will hold 2 jobs
      452 10  -  YANG RAZALI KASSIM Not known if Murdani will pass Kopkamtib post to him BY Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA The powerful post of commander of security and order, Pangkopkamtib. will have its role expanded, but mystery remains whether this job will still be held
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      175 10 Kriangsak key man in ceasefire with Laos BANGKOK Former Thai Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan, a retired general on trial for rebellion, was a key figure behind a ceasefire with Laos scheduled to take effect today, officials close to the negotiations said. Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda used Gen Kriangsak, 70, to
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      Lock icon 5 soldiers die in raid
      80 10 MANILA More than 500 villagers m southern Philippines fled their homes after communist guerillas attacked government troops, leaving five soldiers dead, a military spokesman said yesterday. Major Achilles Canonigo said 100 guerillas of the New People's Army swooped down on Tarragona last Friday and clashed
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      Lock icon Philippine military drops ISA idea following outcry
      393 10 MANILA The Philippine military has dropped the idea of a stringent Internal Security Act after an outcry over the proposal, according to Defence Secretary Fidel Ramos. The retired general told a Senate defence committee hearing that military officials had studied the feasibility of
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      Lock icon Reds threatened to kill newsmen, says paper
      276 10 Reds threatened to kill newsmen, says paper MANILA Communist rebels have threatened to kill journalists who are hostile to their cause, according to the Manila Bulletin. The leading newspaper, quoting police intelligence officers, said the Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB), a communist assassination squad operating m the capital, had sent threatening
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      Lock icon Jakarta: Ties only after Beijing says sorry
      302 10 Jakarta: Ties only after Beijing says sorry JAKARTA Indonesia will not normalise relations with China until Beijing has admitted and apologised for involvement m a 1965 coup attempt here, Indonesia's intelligence chief said yesterday. "This is a principle issue that has to be resolved China has to say 'we admit,
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      164 10 JAKARTA Indonesia's intelligence chief has warned that social problems could disrupt security during the National Assembly which meets next month to elect the country's President. General Yoga Sugomo, chief of the State Intelligence Co-ordinating Board, said social problems related to ethnic, religious, racial and sectarian issues could
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      Lock icon Pertamina to build $1.4b refinery to service Asian market
      252 12 Pertamina to build $1.4 b refinery to service Asian market JAKARTA Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina oil company has announced plans to build a US$7OO--million (551.41 Million) oil refinery to supply oil products to Asia. Company president director Abdul Rachman Ramly told Parliament on Wednesday the refinery would be a British-de-signed plant,
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      Lock icon US aid for Thai border villagers
      82 12 US aid for Thai border villagers BANGKOK The United States has pledged 125 million bant (SJIO.I million) to villagers near Thailand's war-torn border with Cambodia, a US Embassy press release said. The funding would supplement the 904 million baht Washington has provided Thai villages m the eastern and north-eastern provinces
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      Lock icon 'Confidence in judiciary crucial'
      531 12 XL's Lord President warns of dangers to constitution It cannot be too liberal at to adopt unwarranted judicial activism nor should it be too restrained as if the laws remain at a standstill for all A times. Tun Salleh (right), stressing the need for the ludiciary
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      Lock icon I Reagan praises democratic revolution m Manila
      142 12 I Reagan praises democratic revolution m Manila MANILA US President Ronald Reagan has paid tribute to the Philippines as an example of how a democratic revolution can avoid a left-wing or rightwing dictatorship. Mr Reagan said m a message to the three-day International Conference on Constitutional Principles and Issues which
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      Lock icon 5 feared dead after boat capsizes
      120 12 5 feared dead after boat capsizes KUALA LUMPUR Five Indonesians, including a woman, are feared drowned after their boat capsized during a storm off Johor on Tuesday. An Indonesia-bound Japanese tanker, MV Cosmo Mercury, which left Singapore early on Tuesday morning on its way to Duma i. rescued 15 survivors.
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      Lock icon Man, 9 children die in drowning incidents
      247 12 Man, 9 children die in drowning incidents KUALA TRENGGANU The holidays proved a tragedy for 10 people killed m drowning accidents m the East Coast. Nine of the dead were children, seven of whom were on a picnic. In Batu Buruk beach, the sea claimed the lives of four children,
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      Lock icon KL to streamline Bahasa scheme
      144 12 KULAI The Education Ministry will soon streamline the implementation of Bahasa Malaysia Baku m all primary and secondary schools. Bahasa Baku is standardised Bahasa Malaysia m which words are pronounced as spelt. Deputy Education Minister Woon See Chin said yesterday the move was necessary as
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      Philippine Muslims closer to self-rule with new panel
      437 12  - Philippine Muslims closer to self-rule with new panel ABBY TAN By Manila Correspondent MANILA Autonomy for the Filipino Muslim minority is one step closer to reality with the formation of the Regional Consultative Commission (RCC). President Corazon Aquino was to go to Mindanao m the south this weekend to announce
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      Fear that bumiputra investors may sell off shares
      168 12  - Fear that bumiputra investors may sell off shares R VASANTHI By KUALA LUMPUR Officials of the Permodalan Nasional Berhad, the state investment arm for bumiputras, fear its bumiputra investors will want to sell their shares when they mature m 1990. "We can deduce that our investors will start disposing of
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      Lock icon Varsity staff pledge support for govt
      217 13 Varsity staff pledge support for govt KUALA LUMPUR Three university staff associations have pledged their support for the present government. Representatives of the academic staff associations of Universiti Malaya, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia pledged their loyalty and support at the Education Ministry office m Damansara on Tuesday
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      Lock icon Pro-tem committee to meet next month
      422 13 Aftermath of the Umno crisis KUALA LUMPUR The Umno pro-tern committee will hold its inaugural meeting early next month to appoint temporary state liaison committees and pro-tern divisional and branch committees to rebuild the party network and register members. Its deputy president, Mr Abdul
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      Lock icon Party bid not for self-gain: Tunku
      194 13 PENANG Former Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman has said his group's application to set up Umno Malaysia was not aimed at personal gain but to ensure peace and goodwill. The Tunku, who was the pro-tern president of the party, denied that he and former
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      Lock icon Mahathir: Racial unity vital to stability
      304 13 Mahathir Racial unity vital to stability KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has stressed that racial unity is vital to ensure continued stability m the country. The Prime Minister said he hoped the existing goodwill among the various races would be maintained. Speaking at the Lunar New Year "open
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      Lock icon Minister expects even more to join new party
      169 13 Minister expects even more to join new party JOHOR BARU Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat is confident membership of the new Umno will exceed the 1.4 million members of the de-registered Umno. The pro-tern secretary of the new party said on Wednesday he based this expectation on the overwhelming support
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      Lock icon Grander celebrations next year
      424 14 Ushering m the Year of the Dragon FESTIVE crowds at the Singapore River for the past week can look forward to an even grander Lunar New Year celebration at the river and its banks next year. First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, impressed by this
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      Crackers let off despite police warnings
      191 14 RACKhRS were heard ling \n several of the island during rit- Lunar New Year I. 'spite [>olice warnings hat serious action would h taken against people •Mting them off or winging them into Singapore. era] readers living m Yishun. Bedok, Bukit Fiatok and Clementi
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      Lock icon Rabbit remains a favourite
      472 15  - Rabbit remains a favourite But large supply drives down prices compared to last year Report: C. SHANTHENI Pictures: and THE pei tor rabbit fish was the main attraction at Juiong and Punggol fishing ports yesterday. "It is only once a year that the pei tor comes with eggs and we
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        Few needed cash-on-line
        134 15 ATM account holders would have found scores of machines throughout Singapore yesterday, ready and willing to dispense cash at a touch of the buttons. But few seemed to need it. That was what The Straits Times found when it went round the island to check if Singaporeans
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        Traffic jam at Causeway
        99 15 SINGAPOREANS who thought they could escape the crowds nocking across the Causeway on Tuesday, the eve of the Lunar New Year, by delaying their trip for two days were mistaken. The jam which reduced Johor-bound trafficto an inch-by-inch on Tuesday repeated itself yesterday afternoon (see picture
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        Chinese Chamber fete
        82 15 THE Lunar New Yew is also a firm 1 when the president and officials of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry play hosts to various groups of people. including foreign diplomats and representatives of other chambers of commerce here. They gathered at the SCOCTfI Hill
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      Over 100 buildings checked for faults
      662 16  -  M AYLEE CHIA By „■>- OWNERS of more than 100 Singapore buildings have quietly carried out inspections to check for structural faults even before a law requiring this comes into effect. The early inspections some of them done without fanfare m order not to
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      What six checks showed up
      437 16 Slagapere Rabber How* Cellyer Qi*y: Owners, Savu Investments, engaged an engineer to check the building which it bought last year. The inspection concluded that the 15-storey building was still "strong" but there were problems with its foundation, cracks and leaks m the basement and concrete
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      Die-cast firm invests $2m in new equipment
      267 16 A SINGAPORE company, Dynacast, has scored a first m using an advanced technique to produce injection-mould-ed magnets. The company, a subsidiary of Brit-ish-based Coats Viyella Group, will invest over $2 million m specialised equipment needed for the new technology, the first to be
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        Beggars prey on festive temple crowds
        215 17  -  FESTIVE crowds attract beggars at temples like this one m Bright Hill Drive, off Sin Ming Road. Many people go there on the 27th day of each month of the lunar calendar, considered a propitious time for prayer. And so do the beggars. While
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        Tiger Bairn at Olympics
        121 17 Us 1 ONE bound, Tiger Balm has made it to the Winter Olympics now going on m Canada. Long considered a panacea for muscularaches and pains here, it is toning muscles m sports clinics at the Olympics which began on Feb 13 and will end on
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        Punjabi beauty contest
        215 17 ONE of these girls will create history of sorts m the Punjabi community here. On April 9, she will be crowned Vesakhi Queen m the first-ever Punjabi beauty contest, at Kallang Theatre. They are, front row from left, model Ranjeet Kaur, 21 newsroom assistant Marjeet Kaur, 22;
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      S'pore $ undervalued? No, say experts
      815 17  - S'pore undervalued? No, say experts Sivam Subramaniam Look at Singapore's global trade balance, not just surplus with US, says one economist By IS TIIE Singapore dollar undervalued? With the continued pressure exerted by the United States administration on Asia's newly-industrialis-ing countries (NICs) to revalue their currencies upwards. The Straits Times
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      Infection hit 16 child centres late last year
      423 19 151 kids had hand, foot and mouth disease HAND, foot and mouth disease swept through 16 chikJcare centres recently, infecting at least 151 children within days. The Environment Ministry believes that more could have been stricken but that other places, being unfamiliar
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      Rare Manchurian cranes the latest attraction
      189 19 RARE Manchurian cranes are the latest attractions at the Jurong Bird Park and the Singapore Zoo. Bach has acquired a pair of these cranes under an exchange programme with the Pyongyang Zoo m North Korea. In return, the Jurong Bird Park has given the
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      Bird park gets new ticketing system to clear queues
      225 19 Bird park gets new ticketing system to clear queues THOUSANDS of visitors descend on the Jurong Bird Park entrance, especially during bird shows, public holidays and Sundays. To ease their flow into the complex, the bird park has introduced an automated ticketing system at its new entrance plaza. The park,
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      W. German leader due today
      109 19 A WEST German leader, Dr Bernhard Yogel. the Minister-President of the federal state of Rhine-land-Palatinate, arrives here today for a threeday private visit. Dr Yogel, who is also president of the Bundesrat, the second legislative body of the country, will call on First Deputy Prime
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      Poor business forces Sate Sate to close
      306 19 A CITY restaurant which offers a menu of only hawker fare may be a novelty, but buiness-WBW it is a hi*; risk. That is what the satay restaurant. Sate Sate (Joldhill Square, and its outlet at Forum Galleria have found both their final
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      79 14 4 A till hH lt>^ w m > -'9 BH^^^V BB 1c B >-"* 4 'VkJk^^Hl OK^^9H V*t Fukuoka. The< radleoi Zen Buddhism and from 28 March our latest destination m Japan. Every Monday and Thursday our Airbus A3lo departs Singapore al 7am. arrh A same days, arriving Singapore at
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      131 15 CHINESE NEW YEAR I ./f/^PqJß^BSr^Xrx v jf^^ no 3pcs China porcelain 4. rice bowl, spoon ji N "****i^ t 1 1 mM^~ saucer S^bU 51.1U 1 s Jß*J^*^ >— PUP tahlp rlnth N^ X $6.50 ll' jjQ „A B Hi /*q 1 16" x 33" $7 $5.15 ■■■■■■Ri^^Hlll^^H^^HHHdin^^HH DasvShartsFm »S
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      418 16 A mk YU SHENG AND TUPTWO WAYS TO GOOD FORTUNE Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with good luck Yu Sheng. Order a 7UP to go with it and you could be on your way to double good fortune. For every Yu Sheng and 7UP you order at any of
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  • around YOUR PLACE
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      HDB helps councils cut costs
      380 18  -  CEPHAH TAN Ang Mo Kio By TOWN councils are holding down costs by continuing to rely on the Housing Board to perform some major administrative tasks. Calls for tenders of term contracts for conservancy, cleaning and other works for the councils are still handled by
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      It's sushi a la cart for this restaurant chef
      449 18 It's sushi a la cart for this restaurant chef Friday People MANY cuts make a fine cook as Mr Tan Kwok Tiong, sushi chef at the Senbazuru Restaurant m Hotel New Otani, will attest to. Better known as Sushi Tan, he proudly shows off a semicircle scar on the tip
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      The qigong breakfast club
      459 18  -  JENNY LAM Bedok By EACH morning at about 7.45 am, a dozen or more sweaty middle-aged and senior citizens dressed m all manner of garb from jogging suits to samfoo saunter into a neighbourhood coffeeshop at Bedok North. They order their usual breakfast favourites and cup
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      390 19 e^/ #t#«oi teainnina 77?e air /turns h;7/i excitement. I lashes of -L^ smiles spell goodwill. Seighbouring streets of Chinatown pulsate happily m prepara- i^B^^MPHBBV*^WWW**^U^MB //>>// /5 full days of noisy celebration. H^HuU^M^LUELhUb2£^Ji Bl FFI 1 DINM H //'s Lunar Xew ear once again! y &hci m the ot ihe Oagon
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  • COMMENT/Perspective
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      Lock icon Large US firms get staff to give of their best
      1034 20 Flexible benefits a novel means of compensation Gain-sharing is being linked with another novel form of compensation offered by many large American companies so-called flexible benefits. Pioneered by PepsiCo, flexible benefits give employees so many dollars worth of benefits and
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      India's economic liberalisation needs a shot in the arm
      799 20  -  JOHN ELLIOT By The Financial Times THE Indian economy is back m the doldrums with the waning of Rajiv Gandhi's reformist zeal. But after a Cabinet reshuffle this week, the Indian leader is showing signs that he is trying to reassert
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      An Arab 'Israel' is the only answer to the Palestinian problem
      814 20  - An Arab 'Israel' is the only answer to the Palestinian problem WILLIAM R. POLK By International Herald Tribune VENCE (France) As the death toll m the occupied territories mounts, it becomes clear that a return to the status quo ante is unlikely. Even for the "victors", the predictable future is
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      Lock icon US fundamentalists on the march
      985 21 Presidential hopeful's supporters fight for moral regeneration TWO years ago when a hurricane threatening widespread destruction dissipated harmlessly, the Reverend Pat Robertson claimed that he had changed its course through prayer. That statement, much mocked by satirists and non-believers, may yet come back to haunt
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      Lock icon In Japan, low-cost phones are for export only
      648 21 TOKYO When discount stores here recently began selling cordless Panasonic telephones for about US$BO (Ssl6l) instead of the normal US$6l5, consumers were delighted. But the outraged Japanese manufacturer, Matsushita Electric Co, said the phones were for the less exacting US market and
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      Give them a chance
      585 20 TIME and again, Singaporeans are reminded that they are the country's only resource Which must mean, logically, that every available opportunity should be provided to all who can make it to have tertiary education. It puzzles many when they learn that, m Singapore, a belated bite
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      320 21 Oaivif l ()mc cccss Pre-arranged Loan Card. Simply said, it's a pre-approved valuation. Up to 100% financing. And a fixed rate financing option for the first 5 years You loan. And its yours when you come to Hongkongßank for a Home Access can take up to 30 years to repay.
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      Glue sniffer must agree to be admitted
      458 22 I REFER to Ms Lucy Chua's letter "Help, my brother is a glue sniffer" (ST, Feb 4). There seems to be some misunderstanding about the powers of the authorities under the law. Ms Chua's 24-year-old brother *as arrested on June 6 on suspicion
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      Let exit signs indicate road names
      168 22 Let exit signs indicate road names WE are all extremely proud of our MRT and the way it is run. We are all now looking forward to March and April when more stations will be opened up. It is an excellent idea to announce the name of the station as
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      Not true that there is ample parking space
      297 22 On parking lots and signs at MRT stations I HAVE to disagree with a statement m the report "Survey on impact of MRT on traffic" (ST, Feb 11) that "there is ample parking space near most stations". I have come to the
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      DBCD staff rude when dealing with the public
      400 22 DBCD staff rude when dealing with the public YOUR editorial "Protecting home buyers" (Jan 16), when commenting on the way the Development and Building Control Division served the evacuation notice on Cheng Hong Mansion residents, stated that "it may be said m mitigation that the DBCD may not be used
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      Don't train SAF drivers in residential areas
      137 22 LATELY, I have noticed that the army has been using the Lower Delta/Henderson roads Bukit Merah View Jalan Bukit Merah area to train its personnel to drive military trucks. This is especially so during the morning and evening peak hours. What I really
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      Replace handwritten signs
      69 22 DURING recent trips to the City Hall MRT station, I noticed several untidily written signs directing passengers to the various levels of the station. These signs, written with felt pens on boards, are a real eyesore. I hope the MRTC will see fit to replace them with
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      Japanese commodity broker to revamp Singapore unit
      469 23 ONE of Japan's largest commodity brokerages is revamping its Singapore subsidiary to take on a more aggressive tack m the financial and commodity futures market. Okachi and Cor local unit, Okachi Futures Pte Ltd, which is a non-:iear-ing member of the Singapore International
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      Lock icon Faber seeks to cut its debts and diversify
      537 23 Xl ALA LUMPUR Ailing Faber Merlin Malaysia is expected to recover its financial health once it has reduced its debt and its new areas of business begin to contribute to the group. Replying to questions raised at the company's annual general meeting
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        Lock icon Midland loses $1.7b
        49 23 Midland loses $1.7 b LONDON Britain's Midland Bank posted a pre-tax loss of £505 million (5J1.78 billion) last year compared with a profit of £434 million pounds m 1986. The losses were due largely to the establishment of a £1.016 billion Drovision against bad loans, the bank said. AFP
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        Lock icon Elders' record profit
        73 23 MELBOURNE International brewer Elders IXL Ltd has posted a record half-year net profit of A5272.14 million (5J392.4 million) on increased sales of AJ18.33 billion and proposed a l-for-4 bonus issue. Chairman John Elliott said brewing was the biggest contributor to the increased profit for the six months
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        Lock icon Hotel sold for $387m
        99 23 Hotel sold for $387 m LONDON Park Lane Hotels of Hongkong has bought tne five-star Churchill Hotel lor £.110 million (Ss3B7 million) from the International Realty Investment Group of Kuwait. The price is the highest ever paid for a European hotel and is the biggest property investment made by a
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        Lock icon Salomon in Thai Fund
        108 23 NEW YORK Salomon Brothers Inc and Salomon Brothers International Ltd, units of Salomon Inc SB, said they are managing the introduction m the US and Europe, respectively, of an 8.3-million share public offering by The Thai Fund Inc, a newly organised, non-diversified, closed-end investment management company.
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        Lock icon Sumitomo earns more
        92 23 TOKYO Sumitomo Chemical Co has said its ordinary income and net income m the year ended last Dec 31 more than doubled over the preceding year due mainly to cost cutting. The company said ordinary income and net income totaled 25.12 billion yen (Ss3B9 million) and 11.24
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        Lock icon Wheelock to sell unit
        96 23 HONGKONG Wheelock Marden and Co Lid, wholly owned by World International (Holdings) Ltd, said it will sell its Japanese trading arm to a company controlled by Sir V K. Pao, major shareholder of World International. It said it would sell its 90-per rent stake m Comes
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      Lock icon Idris Hydraulic insurance arm posts $7.8m profit
      307 23 Idris Hydraulic insurance arm posts $7.8 m profit KUALA LUMPUR Talasco Insurance Sdn Bhd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Idris Hydraulic (M) Bhd, reported a pre-tax profit of Mslo million (Ss7.B million) for last year compared with Msl.s million previously. Principal Officer Abdullah Ismail said m a statement this was the
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      Lock icon Japan cited as example for US investors
      198 23 Japan cited as example for US investors TOKYO US investors should learn from their Japanese counterparts and keep cool when the market starts to fall, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman David Ruder said. "In my opinion, om of the primary causes of :he market break was an effort
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      Lock icon De Benedetti takes control of his Generale stake
      413 23 De Benedetti takes control of his Generale stake BRUSSELS Mr Carlo de Benedetti has taken direct control of his 18.6 per cent stake m Societe Generate de Belgique m a move analysts say could herald movement m secret negotiations on the future of Belgium's biggest company. In a joint statement,
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      UEM bid for Aokam, Istidaya stakes off
      510 23 KUALA LUMPUR United Engineers Malaysia )'s proposed acquisition of a 30.42 per cent stake m Aokam Tin and a 51 per cent interest m Istidaya has been called off. In a statement, UEM said agreement had been reached with the vendors to rescind
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      Lock icon Tokyo bourse admits 22 more members
      251 23 TOKYO The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) said it formally admitted 16 foreign securities companies and six Japanese firms as members. The foreign members include six US-owned companies: Salomon Brothers Asia Ltd; First Boston Asia Ltd; Shearson Lehman Brothers Asia Ltd; Smith Barney, Harris Upham
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      Lock icon Last year worst in decades for biggest US banks
      850 23 NEW YORK Not since the Depression of the 1930s did the United States* biggest banks perform as poorly as they did last year, a survey of their financial results indicates. Eight of the nations 15 largest bank holding companies reported losses
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      192 24 Foreign Local dolars to Foreign currency currency one unit of to Sslo foreign currency Australian dollar 1.4419-1.4447 7.01—6.84 Canadian dollar 1 5957 1 5977 6.31—6.22 NZ dollar 1.3399-1 3426 7.54-7.33 Sterling pound 3 5175—3 5213 2 86-2 82 US dollar 2.0210-2.0220 4.97-4.93 Local dolars to of foreign currency
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        585 24 TOKYO share prices surged to close higher yesterday for the sixth consecutive session as powerful trust funds and other institutional investors entered the market after being mostly absent this year. The Nikkei Stock Average spurted 245.41 points to 24.675.36. Advances
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      437 24 LONDON Prices may have edged up a little since the Crash of 87 but dealers report that the volume of business on London's stock market is still depressed and little new money is being pumped m. London is Europe's leading centre of trading
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  • RACING
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      Too few Teh entries, so Maree to ride for other trainers
      203 25  -  PENANG Maree Lyndon, No. 1 jockey to trainer Teh Choon Beng, will have "outside" rides for the first time at the meeting starting here tomorrow. Reason: Teh has entered only a handful of horses for the meeting. He has
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      Stayer with six wins commands Respect
      472 25  - Stayer with six wins commands Respect PENANG Goodman Stable's stayer, With Respect, a winner of six races m England, is the pick of four Class 4 newcomers entered for the Penang meeting starting tomorrow With Respect (late Longstop), is a six-year-old bay Irish gelding by On Your Mark out of
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      Five more amateur entries
      76 25 Five more amateur entries PENANG The Penang Turf Club has received five more entries from the amateur ranks, bringing the new total to 45 amateur horses. The amateur horses will run m four races next weekend, two on Saturday and the other two on Sunday. The origina] schedule was one
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      Sensational in smart gallop
      391 25  -  TAN THEAN LOON ON THE TRACK with Four horses renamed ALL Night Long (Class 5) will race as Transformed from the Penang meeting starting tomorrow (he is engaged m Race 6). From the Singapore Derby meeting which follows, Indiscreet n (Class 1) will race as Dragon
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      Workouts by horses running on Sunday
      166 25 Workouts by horses running on Sunday RACE by race guide to workouts by horses engaged on Sunday. RACE 1: Desert Stream (Razak) returned 43.9. Pacework: Gemflsh (Razmy). RACE 2: O'Malley II (Azhar) clocked 40.5. Pacework: Beverly (Zainal). RACE 3: Baldonald who flopped m both his starts at the Ipoh meeting
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      Lock icon Owner fails in appeal against ban
      109 25 Owner fails in appeal against ban PERTH Racehorse owner Bruce Morris has failed m a Supreme Court action to have his five-year disqualification declared invalid. The court, after a three-day hearing, ruled that he had failed to make any grounds for it to intervene m the decision of the Western
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    • SPOTLIGHT ON THE WINTER OLYMPICS
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        327 27 CALGARY The Soviet Union beat the United States 7-5 m an ice hockey thriller on Wednesday night to take some revenge for their stunning defeat at the Lake Placid Games eight years ago. Soviet captain Viatcheslav Fetissov scored two goals and recorded three assists as
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        276 27 EDDIE "The Eagle" fever is sweeping Calgary, three days after Britain's lone ski jumper finished last m the 70 metres event. Twenty-four-year-old Eddie Edwards' dogged progress as a ski jumper on a shoestring budget and his cheerful and humorous acceptance of his own limitations have captured the public's
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        162 27 Canadian coach in doping row CALGARY Marty Hall, the Canadian nordic skiing coach at the centre of a row over blood doping allegations, claimed on Wednesday he had been misquoted and had not intended to accuse Soviet athletes. "In reply to questions, I mentioned a number of reasons for (the
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        585 27 Swiss skier misses out on gold just 16 seconds from finish CALGARY Pirmin Zurbriggen, hiding disappointment behind a broad smile, said he was "totally surprised" when he ran into a gate during Wednesday's combined slalom and went sprawling into the snow, missing a second consecutive
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        234 27 SELECTED RESULTS Mea's Alpine skllag <-omblimtion downhill (offliUl revised pUclngs): 1 Pirmin Zurbriggen (Swi) lmin 46.905 ec I Franck Piccard (Fra) 1:47.38 3 Felix Belczyk (Can) 1:48.24. omblnatlon *lalom leadlag wtfmuA ru tlmea: 1 Paul Accola (Swi) lmin 24.935 ec I Armin Bittner (WG) 1:25.64 3 Bernhard Gstrein (Aus) 1:25.82.
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        413 27 ATHLETICS Britons Linford Christie and Tony Morreil clocked the year's best times for the 200 and 800 metres respectively on Wednesday while world 800ir champion Billy Konchellah finished a humiliating last at the Ghent International Indoor meeting. Christie set a British record of 20.555 ec m the
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      Pros to vie for China berths
      352 28  -  TAY CHENG KHOON GOLF AT HOME AND ABROAD Today s BP circuit forms part of trials By SINGAPORE'S golf professionals will take time off from the Lunar New Year festivities to play m the Warren-leg of the British Petroleum circuit today. Apart from an
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      Lock icon Tyson in Tokyo early for fight
      226 28 Tyson in Tokyo early for fight TOKYO Undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson arrived here on Wednesday to prepare (or the defence of his crown against fel-low-American Tony Tubbs at the new Tokyo Dome on March 21. Speaking to journalists at his Tokyo hotel, Tyson undefeated m professional fights
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      Lock icon Tim cruises to easy triumph
      147 28 Tim cruises to easy triumph LONDON Former world heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon did not have to move out of second gear to beat Mexico's Maricio Villegas at York Hall, Bethnal Green, on Wednesday night. The fight was stopped midway through the ninth round when roly-poly Villegas had come m for
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      Lock icon Different routes to victory for top seeds
      362 28 Different routes to victory for top seeds TENNIS MEMPHIS Top-seeded Stefan Edberg and sec-ond-seed Andres Gomez both advanced to the third round of the U5J415.000 ($830,000) US indoor tennis championships with victories on Wednesday. Edberg served his way past West Germany's Damar Keretic 7-6, 6-4 while Gomez struggled past unseeded
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      Lock icon Sunshine gloom
      203 28 GERMISTON (South Africa) Two black golfers failed to tee off m the first round of a Sunshine circuit golf tournament on Wednesday after threats from radical black activists who see golf as a white-dominated sport. Britain's Mark James, American John Cyboran and Hugh Baiocchi, of South Africa, shared
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      Panel system set up to iron out wrinkles
      412 28  -  THE one coach system, which had caused ruffles within the boxing fraternity, has been knocked out by the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association. Instead, they have appointed a panel of national coaches. Fearghal Pinto, Ricky Lee. Vincent Robinson and Sunny Lim have agreed
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      58 28 CAPRIOLO (Italy) Italy's Piero Morello became the new European junior-lightweight boxing champion here on Wednesday night when he out pointed compatriot title-holder Salvatore Curcetti over 12 rounds In the 10th round, the challenger put the issue beyond reasonable doubt when he sent Curcetti down with a magnifi cent
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      Lock icon Unfancied Israel outshine England
      331 29 ISRAEL 0 ENGLAND 0 OTHER RESULTS EINfOU I Z\ q-fln*l, flnrt leg: Scotland 0 England 1 (In Aberdeen) Sln»«d Cap, third nud: Evert on 1 1.uton 2. KigUsh Hv 3: Brighton 2 Chesterfield 2, Rotherham 2 Brentford 0 Dlv 4: Halifax 2 Wolverhampton 1. Scottish Premier:
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      King Krishnan faces strong challenge
      313 29  -  HAKIKAT RAI ATHLETICS... By DIMINUTIVE G. Krishnan will be the man to beat m tomorrow's Brooks Cross Country Championships at Macßitchie Reservoir (3pm). The 26-year-old set-up technician with Black and Decker Housewares will be making his fourth successive defence of the title. But Krishnan, who
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      Eight to try out for team to China
      199 29  - Eight to try out for team to China ALBERT JOHNSON DIVING... By SINGAPORE divers, who missed iast year's South-east Asia Games at Jakarta, will get a chance to prove their worth m a one-day selection trial at Toa Payoh pool on Feb 28. The trial has been arranged by the
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    • OBITUARY
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        Sub-editor Norman dies
        112 29 Sub-editor Norman dies NORMAN LIM, a subeditor with The Straits Times sports desk, died >n Tuesday night after a long illness Norman, 39, was a teacher before joining the New Nation m 1981 as a sports reporter. He was transferred to The Straits Times a year later as a sub-edi-tor.
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      Lineker double for Catalans
      205 29 SPANISH CUP BARCELONA Two goals by England striker Gary Lineker helped Barcelona cruise to a 3-0 home win over (>sasuna m their Spanish Cup semi-final second-leg clash on Tuesday night. Barcelona, who drew 0-0 m the first leg at Osasuna's ground m Pamplona earlier this month,
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      Lock icon Two share lead on 68
      227 29 GOLF EXTRA MANILA Taiwan's Hsieh Chin-seng and Steve Bowman, of the United States, each shot 68 yesterday to share the firstround lead of the US$l2O,OOO ($240,000) Philippine Open golf championship. Hsieh, 25, had four birdies on a bogeyfre? round of the par-72, 6381-metre Wack Wack
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      Lock icon Match fizzles out despite 'fireworks'
      251 29 NEW ZEALAND-ENGLAND TEST CHRISTCHURCH The First cricket Test between England and New Zealand spluttered to a draw on Wednesday with five overs left to be bowled m the home side's second innings. The only fireworks were provided by England's Graham Dilley, both m his fast
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      Lock icon Oldfield spurs Luton to victory over Everton
      273 29 Reuter AUSTRALIAN teenager David Oldfield marked his first full game by scoring twice for Luton to spur them to a 2-1 win over champions Everton m the third round of the Simod Cup. west German League leaders Werder Bremen beat Schalke 04 5-0
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      A bonus even if you lose
      300 29  -  MAHMOOD GAZNAVI CRICKET... By LOSING at cricket may no longer be as bitter an experience as it was m past seasons. Under a new points system to be introduced when this year's season starts on March 6, a team may lose the match but
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      Lock icon Soviets block Blokhin move
      127 29 REST OF FOREIGN SOCCER IN SHORT VIENNA The transfer of former European Footballer of the Year Oleg Blokhin from Dynamo Kiev to Austrian Division Two Vorwaerts Steyr has been mysteriously blocked by Soviet football authorities, the Austrian Football Association (OFB) announced on Wednesday. OFB received a
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      Kuwait saga will not deter Chandra
      766 29  -  JOE DORAI P. T. MURTHI By Next week: Fifa ref hopes son Kabilan will follow footsteps IN three years time, when Singapore's Fifa referee Nadesen Chandra is forced to hang up his whistle, it will not be the last the soccer fraternity will hear
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      Lock icon Saudis hold Scots
      224 29 SAUDI 2 SCOTLAND 2, GREECE 3 N. IRELAND 2 RIYADH Saudi Arabia fought back after conceding two goals m two minutes m the second half to draw 2-2 with Scotland m a friendly soccer international on Wednesday. The Saudis dominated the first half after striker Youssef Jaze
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  • OBITUARIES
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      363 28 321 Deaths 321 Deaths TAN CHOON BWEE 71 YEARS OLD PuMd away peacefully on 15th Fab 1968 laaving behind Wife: MDM LIM K AH TEE Daughters-in-law Tan Hln Seng Diana Tay Mian Joo Tan Hln Blan Koh Llan Hua Tan Hln Teng Aw Sal Har Tan Hln Tat Tan Hln
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      322 Acknowledgements
      120 28 Th« family of the Ist* ANNA KOH GUAN CHENG Expresses their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Father Aortal, members of various prayer groups, relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates for their prayers, night visIts, donations, wreaths and support during their recent bereavement. Th« Family of the late GRACE
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      91 28 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MAKHAN SINGH HOONDAL S/0 MDM BALWANT KAUR AGE: 55 Passed away peacefully on 18.02.88 and cremation was held on the same day. Leaving behind his beloved WMa: Mdm Jasbeer Kaur Son> Deughters-M-iaw Ourdlp Singh Hoondal Amarjeet Kaur Balblr Singh Hoondal Harblnder Kaur Kuldlp Singh Hoondal Inderjlt
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      324 In Memoriam
      166 28 In Everloving Memory of LTA TIO SOI NGEE Departed 19th Feb. 1983 Our thoughts are always with you, Our hearts are sore with pain; This world would be like heaven If you were here again. Sadly missed by parents ft family. In Loving Memory Of JASWANT SINGH
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      92 28 HARI OM AKHIL KUMAR BANSILAL SHAH Departed: 19-2-86 Time takes away the edge of grief But memory turns back every leaf. S*9diy lIMtatMJ but O#V#f foryott#n by family, r«iativ»s and frn>nd« IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR NG YOOK SOON Departed. 11.2.86. 3rd day of the Ist month
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      101 28 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MDM QUEENIE WOO Ag«:88 TJH ai K ed home to the L o on the morning of 18th February leaving behind: Son: Roland Chow Daughter*: Sons-in-law: Yoong Yue Yeoh Klan Teck Yoong Ming Chan Kal Meng Yoong Chuang Lee Peng Choong Yoong Chlng and n grandchildren,
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      324 In Memoriam
      76 28 In Loving Memory of MR. YEO KIM CHYE Departed: 19th Feb. IH7 Gone from our lives one so dear, But In our hearts forever near. Always remmebered by wife, daughter loved onaa. SULAKHAN SINGH BAJWA Departed 19/2/IMI Qone from our lives one so dear. But In our
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      17 28 In Loving Memory of JASWANT SINGH Departed 19.2.87 Sadly missed by: WHUam, Roelen Mohan.
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      28 28 Our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of Norman Lim Soon Huat, called horn* on 16/2788. Always remembered by ASP Colin Chong and family, Brunei.
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      248 29 Wishing Everyone a Happy Prosperous Year of The Dragon GOOD LUCK RAW FISH TOSS J J TO WELCOME THE DRAGON (served from Feb 1 8 to Mar 2) Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a grand meal at Chuen Chuen Chicken Rice, other delicious dishes V^^. cooked to mouth-watering goodness
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      38 29 TODAY'S EVENTS GOLF British Petroleum circuit (Warren, Bam). SOCCER SBHFL Div S: Maybank v Texins, Holiday Inn Park View v Standard Chartered Bank Tanfilin; Polycore v Singapore Technology, MAS v Westin Stamford Farrer Pk. All matches at 5.15pm.
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    Two killed in gang attacks festive period
    430 30 Two killed in gang attacks festive period TWO men were killed m separate attacks by mobs m Jurong and lengkok Bahru after what is believed to be abortive talks over the settling of gambling debts during the Lunar New Year. Police have arrested eight people, aged between 17 and 21,
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    Lock icon 'Dragon-slaying' keeps Japanese out of school
    188 30 TOKYO A popular computer game m which the player imagines himself a dragon-slaying hero has set off a buying frenzy among Japanese youngsters and kept thousands of them out of school. The day before Dragon Quest m went on sale last week, long queues
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    Barber's book on love in colonial Singapore to be filmed here
    587 30  -  JENNIFER KOH By TANAMERA, Noel Barber's saga of an inter-racial romance set m colonial Singapore, is to be made into an A57.2 million (5J10.4 million) mini-series. It will be filmed, m large part, m Singapore and the role of
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    Bush scores surprise win in New Hampshire
    646 30  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent Republican row stuns Americans as Dole snaps at vice-president on TV WASHINGTON Americans were stunned by the Republican presidential race after it turned nasty at the New Hampshire primary where the campaign of Vice-President George Bush carried
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    Lock icon Two face millions in fines for selling fake juice
    268 30 Two face millions in fines for selling fake juice NEW YORK Two former executives of the Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation, the second largest US maker of baby food, have been found guilty of intentionally distributing millions of bottles of phoney apple juice. John Lavery, 56, BeechNut's former vice-presi-dent of operations, was
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    32 30 \h\\ YORK The Dow ./ones avenge of 30 industrials foil 8 28 points to 1.992.71 m iho (ust houi of trading on ihe New York Sto«"l< E«- hanse yesterday. AP
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    88 30 ALL it takes is a slight tip of her pretty head to upset the precarious pose. But these two young performers appear poised and at ease during this bowl-balancing act at a press preview yesterday. This and other riveting stunts including juggling, aerial acrobatics,
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      319 30 TABRIZ ORIENTAL CARPET AUCTION i La JK JLr *k M*r 21st February 1988 Hyatt Hotel Jasmine Room Viewing 10am to Ipm Auction 2pm sharp Over 120 workshop and tribal rugs and carpets from Persia, Afghanistan and Pakistan will \x- sold at exceptional bargains. For further information (all 732*5266 All items
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      197 30 Weather Showers over several areas m the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm SUNSET today: 7.21 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.16 am. GLOBAL WEATHER Adelaide 15 L' 4 C Hazy Los Angeles 822 C Clear Amsterdam 37 C Cloudy Madrid 510 C Rain Athens 49
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      HEAD TURNER
      922 1 HEAD TURNER When Tina Turner goes on the World Trade Centre Hall 4 stage tomorrow, she's going to set the place on fire, if her Jakarta concerts are any indication. KANNAN CHANDRAN caught the queen of rock m the Indonesian capital early this week. "ARE you ready for me?" Tina
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        164 1 •iSS^BBSS^ the annual Great Sports Sale >l Y^ Vl f r flflftfkhl Fantastic savings and i^N^^^ J '^^■Iklß.^ discounts on all sports items. 3^ Up to 60% savings on quality branded merchandise. •lititfii filßß v HB^' f^"i^Bk Come now for the best mHRHh^ l|jVw r HhIL bargains. Come early for
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        The price of driving ambition
        608 2  -  AUDREY PERERA FORD THE MAN AND THE MACHINE Monday, Ch 5, 9.30 pm BEHEAD every great man lies a cupboard full of skeletons. And the makers of this drama on the inventor of the automobile, Henry Ford, make no bones about it. Ford The Man
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        The life and work of a tough guy
        447 2  -  AUDREY PERERA I HEMINGWAY A PORTRAIT IN FOUR PARTS Wednesday, Ch 12, 8 pm ERNEST HEMINGWAY was one complex man. And any story which traces his life and work inevitably reads like a "Life-is-a-*****-and-then-you-die" message. But that's not difficult to understand. The
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        Lock icon Once upon a time, with Jim Henson
        345 2 MUPPET master Jim Henson never seems to run out of innovative, entertaining ideas, and his magical touch is evident yet again m Jim Henson Presents, an hour-long television series scheduled for next season. The quiet-spoken, bearded Henson, whose muppets still captivate the young-at-heart
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        139 2 Don'f lef our Chicken Promotion fly pasf you f| ur chef at Blooms has gone delightfully crazy over birds of a feathered kind chickens to be precise. Starting 1 February right till the end of the month, you'll be able to sample his unsurpassed creations of savoury chicken dishes Chicken
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        286 2 I^l ■^■fli^H k v*J^^^ _m V f T bH BBBBBBbH A MsKVr? X M mkmF f "^BBBBBM H I BB^B^WSfl IKbVT B^BbßvCkA\ 3h •..^k'JP^L SB^^ft^^_-^__^^^^^_^^_^_^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^HH^fl ]^SH%^oV^^9Bbbl Ivtinnr Bfe^w Tear T^STbival r3^^^ c;«« a r^r O See the exhibition oi Dragon 'paper-cuts' from Foshan, China. Venue: Chinese Garden, bingapore p~ it
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        Po Po: I won't strip for camera
        484 3  -  KON SJEW TIN By FUNG PO PO, dubbed Shirley Temple of the Chinese screen m the '60s, wants to leave her glamorous but fun-less childhood days well behind her. The 34-year-old Hongkong actress said that when she watches herself m the old movies,
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        Lock icon Actor fined for careless driving
        244 3 AMERICAN actor Matthew Broderick, star of Project X, the movie now showing at Orchard, was fined £100 (Ss3sl) m Belfast on Monday for driving on the wrong side of the road and causing an accident that killed two women. Broderick was touring Ireland and Northern
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        Lock icon Surprise year for Oscar watchers
        365 3 The Academy Awards IT WAS a year when Hollywood insiders despaired of accurately predicting the Academy Award nominations. And when the nominations were announced, they were even more surprising than expected. The biggest shock for the hundreds of journalists, producers and press agents at the
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        Who stands to win what
        168 3 HERE are some of the Academy Award nominations: BEST PICTURE Broadcast News Fatal Attraction Hope And Glory The Last Emperor Moonstruck BEST ACTOR Michael Douglas m Wall Street William Hurt m Broadcast News Marcello Mastroianni m Dark Eyes Jack Nicholson m Ironweed Robin Williams m
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        New faces on the scene
        1100 4  -  Chris Ho The pop life SO WHAT'S new m pop these days? Brothers, it seems, is suddenly the word. There's a Brother Beyond, a trio called Bros., and three brothers named the Christians. Brother Beyond is EMl's proudest new find. The group is heavily promoted
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        Amplifier reveals exactly what is present in recording
        642 4 Audio/Video Golden Auricle MONDIAL DESIGNS is a company which recently made an assault on the high end with its Aragon 004 series of amplifiers. Designed by Dan D'Agostino of Krell fame, the Aragon 4004 advertises itself as "a world-class amplifier that should
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        Level 42 on Singapore leg of world tour
        1009 5  -  PAT D' ROSE BY LEVEL 42 wound up 1987 m the United States. This time, it was a guest appearance on the Tina Turner tour. But by then, brothers Phil and Boon Gould, the main songwriters, had decided to quit touring. While
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        Musical theatre
        255 5 EILEEN RICHTER, who made her first club appearance here at the now defunct Bistro ToulouseLautrec m 1984, is currently performing with Jeramzee at Brannigan's m Hyatt Regency. Last October, she performed m Murder At Rutherford House at Westin Plaza Hotel. Essentially a cabaret performer when she's not doing
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        48 5 Everyone who works j M siaNMES m advertising C fßr^T'W-'v- ifciia I—\1 I /I f\ H /I tjV^l^ J D c I Ihe new direction m promotion. I advertising and marketing strategy.! Specially priced at 51 3.75 j Times The Bookshop Times Publishing Group S^SSSSSS I •Sr~~~^~ I
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        46 5 Sb%^ (Tformore someone^ overseas 8 appointments about I Singapore. I notices please I REFER TO jivaßteß^ I PAGES 25, 26 &27 Subscriber. |j OF SECTION ONE Call 740-1840/1. 1] I If you care about your Personal Living Space, subscribe to HOME Gc DECOR Now At Newsstands
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        823 5 NOTICES A I M/ NCB National Computer Board f TENDER NOTICE i I Tenders are invited for the following I (a) To edit, publish and print an information I technology periodical for the National I Computer Board I Tender No NCB(T)O24/88 I Closing date 1 1 Mar 88 at 12
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        566 5 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER M IW6 REVISED EDITION) IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OP SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy Ne. IMS ef IM7 1 Re: MDM NG AH MOV Ex-pute: ASIA COMMERCIAL BANK LTD Judjpnrflt CradiUra NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT Te: MDM NG AH MOY new mt late «f ITiA Bwie—
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        867 5 IN IHK UK. II (OIKT OF 1 11 1 KKTI HI.X OF SINGAPORE OrtKlnatlßß SamnMiu s: m «\m In the Matter of 1/7 share of Lot 127-3 of Muklm 27 (now known as Lot 6325FS of Muklm 27) together with the house erected thereon and known as No 21G, Jalan
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        Prepare your own yu sheng treat
        893 6  -  DIANE LIM A special feature on the raw fish salad that heralds a fresh start m the new Lunar Year By A J MORE goes into the fc'ijfa making of yu sheng A JtsA tnan i^ raw fisn> .A S*j2? an y° ne wno
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        Mixing it up for wealth and long life
        872 6 FROM now until early next month, most Chinese restaurants will serve yu sheng, and many of us will sample this delicacy at least once during the Lunar New Year season. But what is the significance behind eating this salad of fresh and
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        A career boost in Beijing
        391 7  -  TERESA CHEONG The joy that the Dragon Year brings to two people By MR CAMERON Dug never expec ted to hit the high spots. But his recent promotion from front office manager to a di vision manager is a, sign that his ca reer is
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        Where you can get a Raw Fish meal
        197 7 PLACE PERIOD TYPE OF FISH PRICE Cairnhill Hotel Feb 16 Lobsters and $30+ Cairncourt March 2 scallops, grass Restaurant carp grass carp $10++ (S) $20++ (L) Crown Prince Hotel Feb 16 Ikan parang $25+ Long Jiang Sichuan March 2 $50+ Restaurant Dai-lchi
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        It's a double bang for Gwendolin
        305 7 MISS Gwendolin Ong, 17 had every reason to celebrate the Lunar New Year twice over this year her 18th birthday fell on the first day of the new year! But this Tampines Junior College student brought forward her birthday celebrations so that her best
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        Don't miss out on new tastes in the cocktail circuit
        435 7  - Don't miss out on new tastes in the cocktail circuit By SANDRA DAVIE TIRED of the familiar taste of drinks on your night outs? Here are some new tastes m the cocktail circuit for the Lunar New Year that you shouldn't give a miss. What better way to toast the
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        248 6 AUSPICIOUS DRAGON 88 A I A t^B OC J fcSPECIAL LUNAR NEW YEAR DISHES ■MfIMIUMM «&<A'f HENG CAI Jl'l SHOC «W«f ftmftnm X.m PM s.ii.id Mm 4 H| IMIm HAO SHI FA CAI »f W LONG FENG CHENG YIAN 1E M flf Hr.iiM<) Ka C.v v*i(h DrM Ojwtaf m Chicken
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        118 6 \Sv" ■'V'-^^H 'Skk^bß^^'*' ''^L. Bp E*iK»rC^^W' .^1 i 1 m. V~ Double up your fortune for 88! WithYuSheng Come and toss up your luck with the i traditional Chinese New Year delicacy of Yu \J Sheng, and complement it with a fine Sichuan or Teochew meal at the same time.
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        173 6 11 WELCOME L THE DRAGON at Xovolcl t, Kfer^^ m, JbEUfi^^^Bw^ IVN^S^/v cf*~^9^ i P^ Uflher m the Year of the 1 rragon witli a feast of Lunar delicacies at the Moby Dick Coffee House from 17th Feb 2nd Mar '88! "FA CAT Buffet Lunch ,Sl6+ (adult)/ 812+ (child) Traditional
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        64 7 TjuctyTLaWJish SPECIALITIES Szechuan Cantonese Cuisine JBL PJb 3D fSTSS*COMFI RESTAURANT 220 West Coast Way. Hong Leong Garden Shopping Centre Off Upper Ayer Rajah Road. Singapore 05 1 2 Tel: *****67/8 J 5 ~ZZT a m rob C 3 Hongkong Palace Special New Year Dishes Live Seafood and Herbal Tonic Soups
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        164 7 I GongXiFaCai •h specially prepared A VW^PlEilMllgW^ 7 SUPER RAW FISH Traditional dishes for the Festive Season. 2*» Delicious Dian Kin served j5» daily from 7am to 3pm. 1 eg? I RED STAR RESTAURANT S 23F, Block 54. Chin Swee Road yT Singapore 0316. Tel: *****03 *****66 I^SngxTl^cajl Come experience
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        133 7 <^*2P w**%, PRAWN &fp* HOUSE RESTAURANT S MARINA SQUARE, ROOF GARDEN, toffies Boulevard 04-401 Roof Garden, Marina Square Singapore 0103 TEL: *****88 Wishing All Our Customers Friends "GONG XI FA CAI" Let's Celebrate The Lunar New Year With Our "FA CAI YU SHENG" (Good Luck Raw Fish) r^f And Vari
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        461 8 CATHAYORGANISATIONCAIHAVORGANISATIONCAIHAYORGA^ ofl ■fJvftVj^^V^sLulSAAALkiE^B! H SHOWS: 11.00 AM. 1.30. 4.00, 6.30 9.15PM J IkPB HBW g I o^\ i Vbt HSSSSbUblb^bQbb^b^bbl^b3bl 2 (*****83) 5 shows: 11am, 1.30, 4.00. 6.30 a 9.15pm q I hr our vwirth v* nun ■Mm Mm fW<« O •itaiuiinff ill line for. y^'J^BVum*"* Sus|)«iis»fiil .tml highl> I
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        201 8 OVERSEAS MOVIE presents Golden dementi New Town New Crown Queenstown Princess Raja Palace Kreta Ayer People's NOW SHOWING at 9 THEATRES! SHAOLIN TEMPLE'S JET LI LI AN JIE is the LETHAL WEAPON taking on EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS including KURT ROLAND PETTERSSON G: 9.00, 11, 1.30. 3.30, 5.30, 7.30, 9.30 ,-^|rV~ C
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        721 8 The Theatre that has been causing jg a sensation! J A screen 5-storey high. An electrifying 20,00-watt sound system. Relax it s only a movie' GO magazine. When it was all over, my legs felt wobbly and my senses reeled Straits Times TO FLY (OMNIMAX MOVIE) "People come out of
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        236 8 *XI FA* CAI #P f 0f WISHING ALL OUR PATRONS I A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! NOW SHOWING AT 14 CINEMAS J ÜBILKC/ TO A f ATOH MAMDAJtIM KMPREM PUMCB 1/ HOLLTWOOO DALIT/ UWMO/ PLAZA/ OMXNTAL/ SATOT/ ÜBBBTT/ OALA/ WOODILAMM D I 00, 3 00. 7 30, 930
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        426 8 MOW SHOvTIMG at "THEATRES CAPITOL/PRESIOENT/JURON6 tLB. ALL THEATRES NO FREE LIST CAPITOL (W7«755) DAILY 5 SHOWS: 11am. 1 JO. AM. fJO. US PRCSIOEMT (*****85) DAILY 4 SHOWS: 1 JO, »JO. 7 00 00 JUROHQ (2SS3S7O) DAILY 4 SHOWS: 1 30. 3JO. 7 00 t 15 0 *7flMLtaa*» A M OVIE
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        Women who hold up half the sky
        1116 9 GOH BENG CHOO discovers that the contemporary Chinese novel depicts the modern Chinese woman as spirited and strong, courageous and cool an image quite different from the victimised, pathetic creature one reads about m early literature. VAN FENG, a peasant, is determined to
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        Country Bumpkins are married but not to each other
        475 9  -  GUAM LIBING B) VETERAN Hongkong actors Lee Hong Kum and Tarn Ping Man have been mistaken for a couple m real life and they have only themselves to blame. They gave impressive performances as a pair of bungling farmers m their
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        Fennie tired of sweet-young-thing image
        454 9  -  GUAN LIBING HONGKONG actress Fennie Yuen is not worried about ageing. In fact, she cannot wait to grow up. Yuen, 18, who delighted fans with her cute schoolgiriish charm m box-office hits such as The Happy Ghost series, United We Stand and Trouble Couples, is
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        In memory of those Wisma days
        313 9  -  LEE SAN CHOUY "THE stage has vanished, but the songs are heard again", so says the cover of Wisma Diamond Stage, a series of three cassettes produced m commemoration of Orchard Road's Wisma Theatre m the 70s. Old names like Yu Tian, Yang Xiaoping,
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        Two who wrote with humanity and social awareness
        388 10  -  S.V. KRISHNAN By In the past two months, the Tamil literary world lost two writers who contributed much to its growth. THE Tamil literary world recently saw the death of several talented writers who had contributed towards the growth of Tamil literature.
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        The many names of Lord Shiva
        642 10  -  SRIVATSA What's m a Name? BY ON TUESDAY was Shivaratri, a festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, one of the Hindu Trinity. The name of the festival literally means the night (ratri) of Shiva, for devotees keep awake the whole night, singing songs m praise
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        343 10 2 Eating Out 4 Catering COCKPIT HOTEL CATERS for occasion Buffet, dinner, birthday, wedding, co function, tea party. Tempting menus Function rooms avail. Seating capacity for 500 persons. Mobile disco also avail. Pis. call 737-9111 (ext 115. 116. 117) or *****05/ *****01 JOSEPH CATER: Buffet. Cocktail. Wedding, Parties for only
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        507 10 2 Eat<ng Out 25 Pets/ Pet Care K-fS TEAM OF American certified Master Trainers presents Obedience/ Protection Courses *****39/ *****21 PUPPIE OOQ (FEMALE). 12 wks. old, vaccinated, local breed, looking for a good home Pis ring *****39 ENTHUSIASTS WISHING TO join the Singapore Avlcultural Society Phone *****31 FREE DELIVERY. SCIENCE
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        411 11 54 Gold/ Pawn Tickets P EMINENT I Goldsmith Jewellers HIGHEST PRICES OFFERED FOR YOUR Wishing you a Happy Lunar New Year Business will commence on 22-2-88 (Mon) HIGH PRICE offered for Diamond, Watches, Jewellery, Lighter, Pawn Tickets, Gold (9K, 14K, 18K. 20K. 22K Si 24K), White Gold (9K, 14K. 18K.
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        399 11 72 Packing/ Storage/ Delivery/ Removal A BUDGET PRICE Professional delivery, removal disposal services. Specialist In pianos, organs and safes removal. Contractors for government and statutory boards. Careful uniformed workers and team leaders SHALOM TRANSPORT SERVICES PTE. LTD Tel: 2******/ 2M5191 OFFICE/ HOUSE REMOVAL/ local deliveries on adhoc or contract basis.
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        451 11 1 92 Domestic Help Available j r t Sri Lanka/lndon 7haiSisoUP^\ J^P*"J"l Lice Treatment lUaiaaJa Hair Cut irte'v«wed De'scaHy 2 weeks D r a isto'fning Sessions be'o'e cepaiu'e g T'jtned 4 ocwOe'"; P r ee 'ep'accrieiT a Lee»»eeesee»»»«mmi« 1 We wish all our clients Gong Xi Fa Cai' We're closed
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        733 11 98 Positions Vacant: Secretarial/ Clerical I SINGAPORE A U.S. baaad multi-national corporation angagad m tha manufacturing or world ••tab lisrted Acma foliar chain and Morn Control* cabla product* invitaa candidate* to apply for tha poat of PRODUCTION/ INVENTORY CONTROL CLERK Candida!** should poasass: Minimum OCE 'O' Level with credit In
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        490 12 100 Positions Vacant. Technical We are a large multi-national organisation with significant manufacturing as well as marketing activities covering a diversified range of products. We are inviting promising individuals to share our tradition of p r ogress and join our team as Service Technicians (Workshop) To undertake pre-installation test and
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        17 12 100 Positions Vacant: Technical I i Naked Truth: Exposure m The Straits Times Classified catches the eye.
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        592 12 101 Positions Vacant: Production H NICHIAS Japanese Manufacturing Q=^ Company m Jurong W > requires > Production Foremen Is ITC Trade Cert 1-2 years supervisory experience Able to troubleshoot carry out minor me repairs To lead a small group of operatives m achieving set targets Prepared to do shift duties
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        379 12 104 Other Poaitiona Vacant WELL ESTAB. HEALTH Ctr. requires (1) Masseuses above 21 yrs. (2) Locker Boy. (3) Receptionist. Tel: *****86/ *****08 or call personally at 181 Kitchener Rd. *03-17. President Merlin Hotel Complex. Spore 0820. SELF SERVE STATION requires morning afternoon shift female Cashiers. Pis. apply personally at. 115
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        641 12 1 I 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance NIHON MOTOR OFFERS Best terms on HP/ Insurance for new/ used cars Tel: *****25 TAI THONG LEE Trading Pte Ltd wishes all clients friends a Happy St Prosperous New Year. 130 For Sale: Alfa/ Peugeot/ Volvo Special Otter 1% interest rate on ALFA 33
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        721 12 144 Vehicles Wanted URGENTLY REQUIRED. ANY makes/ models Including commercial vehicles. The extra that you want could be at this no: 253-8877 Victor Koh. Singapore Used Car Pte Ltd. DIESEL TRUCK (with low bed), preferably passed Inspection. Urgently required Call 785-4421. FREE HONEST VALUATION. Any makes/ models, PARF/ NonPARF We
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        569 12 173 Accommodation Available: Apartments Collet' at VCX: I omit. tin ,\U>. Groom up ai Saloon <lt' Vamano, Lunch at T\ing Lok Shark's Tin. Grab a novel at Hooks Kinokuiiiya. shop at Daimaru Dopt store ami Supermart. Work out at Riverside Fitness Centre. Dine at The New Otani Trader ie \s
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        226 12 173 Accommodation Available. Apartments D.S WESTPEAK CONDOMINIUM (Walking distance to Jap sen.) High fir. Panoramic view. 3*l bdrms. Beautifully furn. $2,000 Full condo facilities AE *****55 DIST.2 SPOTTIBWOODE PK. Beautifully furn J-bdrm apt $950 Agt. *****65 D.lO F/FURN. MAIS, with tv. video Pool/ squash, $2,000. Call RT. *****21 tomorrow D.IS
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        978 12 174 Accommodation Available Rooms COSY COMPLETELY FUf»4. rm at Shangrtla Walk off A M Klo Aye 2. with CIV, stereo, attache* bathrm., phone, maid service, washing and ironing, room cleaning. PUB. nice gdn household (acuities, free parking it breakfast, lunch dinner arrangeable Monthly S3BO to $550 Sharing $190 to $250
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        576 13 176 Accommodation Wanted: Apartments Toss for luck on 20 and 23 February m Yu Sheng a delectable presentation of raw fish outlets m The Straits Times Classified. 186 For Sale: 186 For Sale Private Apartments Private Apartments The comfortable long term commitment WHY FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS SHOULD LOOK FIRST TO
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        228 13 176 Accommodation Wanted: Apartments 197 For Rent: Office Spaces Orchard Building Located along Orchard Road tourist belt. Close to hotels, restaurants, shopping centres and other commercial buildings. Walking distance to Orchard MRT station. 24 hour security. Ready for immediate occupation. Attractive rental and terms. can 732-5533 I tor immediate advice
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        485 13 186 For Sale. Private Apartments i i FLAME TREE THP: VERY NAME conjures visions of red flame and that is how it is. m mm^ r m mm i £5 Set on a chokf elevated sit edoffL'pper Thomson Road bang the 3!2:2l"£! k 1 Singapore Island Country Club, FLAME TREE
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        208 13 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 199 For Sale: Shop Spaces LUCKY PLAZA #03-71 F'hold 346 sq.ft. $520,000. 0.n.0. Vacant possession possible. Tel: 734-9183. Strictly no agents please. CITY PLAZA QRO. fir shop. Approx. 1500 sq.ft. $1,400 p.s.f neg. Pis. contact Miss Wong. *****55 QUEENSWAY SHOPPING CENTRE. 3rd. fir Freehold. 684
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        445 13 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 186 For Sale: Private Apartments V%JomAnOrtiivaryJm? mmm mmm You should be having fun on a Tour To EUROPE AMERICA C^3&* M^. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND C» A Jfc I It's a once-in-a-llfetime experience Go before you hit 35 years old. Give yourself a /9Mat"*%i^HUr'^H. .^Hfe. I
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        264 13 186 For Sale: Private Apartments 261 Foreign Education 261 Foreign Education 1 W///////////////////^^^ Sw ize' and s leading Hotel Scnooi HIM. HOTEL INSTITUTE y FOR MANAGEMENT m McrUej* ot'e-s a1 y r Cen 'icare 2 y XJ DiQion-a n Culinary Operations Management t\ the t>es y vj Swss ano Eb'opea
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        381 13 241 Tours MALAYSIA/ INDONESIA ISLANDS BEST VALUE BEACH/ HILL TOUR Hun Sand Sea 2O BATAM ISLAND FROM «/$l2O RIAU ISLAND TO PINANG $I*o SO P ANGKOR ISLANO FROM $1«2 HBJf OF TIOMAN $140 B. BEBAR HILLSIDE CHALET $1M ALAND EXPRESS (TA 2M) ISO Mtddl* Rd. #02-16 Fortun* Ctr. j T«l
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        648 13 264 Computer Courses I INFORMATICS COMPUTER SCHOOL 1 Sophia Road »03-01 Peace Centre 5109?2i We are the authorised training centre tor m. Lotus Honeywell and ITM:t>WaJ k^aa^Bv Wt use the IBM 9370 mam frame Computer PK3BI Call *****66 tor a free consultation o I Please send turner details on Into'matics
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        538 13 264 Computer Courses 266 Commercial/ Technical Courses DT CONSULTANCY W« Garmwil Industrial Production Management Consultant* and trm offering professional training Product Eng>n— ring: Master Paper Pattern Grading Markermaklng Sampling Garment Industrial CAD/ CAM For enquires, call 2i4-t*at LCCI ACCOUNTING/ COST ACCOUNTING Course designed to prepare students for June 88 Exam
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        216 14 MANAGEMENT DRIVE LEADERSHIP CONTROL I I _^_ri_o_N^ __L A Practical Guide _______[_^^^rr« -^v H Book to Modern i Management on How to unlock \M\^^ hidden Potential SsiS'*^!«*' .1 B People at B lMara B work and turn I companies into y) m i winners. i HH m •~__SiSJr"i_iLr** i xr'j___|
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        48 14 THE OFFICIAL OPENING 12 MARCH 1988 I N^ilfiW^lP'l On 12 March, 1 The Straits Times i A will publish a 'V;# s Pecial section #^ii^^ •»i^T/ on th e MRT to s^3^^ x+VsQrJmk commemorate the I s%!2r^St official °P^ing. fIX T^^^^i V» a^ v^ise, please s~! call Supplements
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        639 14 SUN TAN By Collette PEANUTS By Scholx ■P^STDP*ASfiN<SYOU*^B IPrSSS^^ ~B W r-7 1 I I r— I fieTour-fiilte-^ J I X^!__L_* >Vt^_3 m /I KNOW LUMEN I'M IM GONNA 5L AM THE IM 60NNA LEAVE f ONE OF THOSE Vjcr DowHTcwtfixy ANP^lb^" r *> PT VNOT OUANTEP^/ POOR ANP LEAVE
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        510 15  -  JUDITH TAN By SINGAPORE audiences will get to know the colourful and vibrant culture of Pakistan when the National Performing Arts Group performs at the Singapore Conference Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7.30 pm. The group was founded by the Pakistani International Airlines (PIA)
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        Kasparov still rated tops in World Chess
        248 15  -  Knight Chess KASPAROV is still No. 1 m the World Chess rating list. World Chess champion Gary Kasparov of the Soviet Union, who retained the world crown recently from fellow Soviet Anatoly Karpov, remains the high-est-rated player m the world, according to the
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        784 15 BRITAIN is currently m the midst of an unofficial Noel Coward Festival. Revivals of his early plays, including Easy Virtue and The Vortex, are running m London and Glasgow, and last week, the new Sadler Wells opera launched its nationwide tour of Bitter Sweet,
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        209 15 MILAN SINGH sings a Hindi duet alone. The sweet female voice don't be deceived by the name switches to any of five different male voices, leaving many to wonder if there is some trick backstage. A Bombay stage singer, she will perform
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        608 15 What's nn SHELL LUNCHTIME Tomorrow. Raffles Place prisoner of war of the Japa- landing steps behind Parli- days: 3, 4 and 6-9 pm. Satur- century Straits Chinese resiCULTURAL PROGRAMME A Dynamic Enterprise. 9.45 nese m 1942. Le Meridien Sin- ment House (tel: 222-2528). days, Sundays and public holi- dence. Peranakan
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        1122 15 Radio One FM Stereo 90.5 mNz m VHF Band II 5.58 AM National Anthem, followed by Opening Announcement 6.00 News In Brief 6.05 On Air 7.00 News And Weather Report 7.10 Morning Digest 7.20 On Air (cont'd) 8.00 News, followed by Radio Patrol 8.10 On Air (cont'd) 9.00 News In
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        149 16 j9raHl^H that power at a fraction |X: I||^^HH^^^^^B: Managing business growth of the cost of traditional NCR makes it possible 'H^^HB^^^^^H is a 24-hour a day job. You system conversion. Often with multiple, indepenH c^ 1 aff 01 tne disruptions while your existing pro- dent application processors usually caused by
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        1436 16 II .•.MMIMIIW I "I" —■■■I |IP II I ■MY VIEW by U* HSU FEI and KOH SIEW immma^mmmm^mmmmm^mmmmmammmmmm^mm^mmmmmmmmmmm^mmmammm ■■jcT^??? l^MK "^QHHI I For the Young Dedicated cops resort to unorthodox means m *Wn SESr bottles are mack Also, the story of Friday At The Movies 9 j ~^Kk the husband-and-wife
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