The Straits Times, 17 July 1988

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    10 1 The Sunday Times No: 2718 55 CENTS MCI (P) 93/12/87
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    Scow freed, detention of two others extended
    914 1 LAWYER Francis Scow, a key figure m the Hendrickson affair, was released yesterday 72 days after he was first arrested by the Internal Security Department on May 6. But two other detainees, lecturer Chng Suan Tze and businessman Chew Kheng Chuan, will remain
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    Big CTE road-tunnel project kicks off
    799 1  -  RAY DHALIWAL Benefits to motorists will more than make up for inconveniences: Dhana By A LEVER was pulled, an excavator sank its "teeth" into the ground and the ambitious project to take the Central Expressway through the city area was under way. National Development
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    Kim Young Sam 'invited to visit China'
    321 1 SEOUL Opposition leader Kirn Young Sam has been invited to China m what analysts said could be a significant breakthrough m Seoul's efforts to court Beijing. One of his aides yesterday confirmed a local press report that the general secretary of Mr Kirn's
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    Agong to make 3-day visit to S'pore
    117 1 THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong will pay a three-day state visit to Singapore from July 26, diplomatic sources said yesterday. It will be the first state visit by a Malaysian King since Singapore was ousted from Malaysia m 1965. The sources viewed the state
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    328,404
    111 1 The Sunday Times hits new high m circulation THE Sunday Times has chalked up record circulation figures. The July 10 figure of 328,404 was almost 1,000 more than the previous Sunday's figure of 327,441. And average circulation figures throughout April and May showed increases of over 16,000 compared with
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      107 1 FOCUS Can a jumbo economy tap dance? 'Veep' m the heart of Texas SUNPLUS Artists blow m from the cold Olympic high jinks! SUPPLEMENT London cab's a-calling 16-page car and accessories special TVPLUS George Michael reinvented FOCUS Week Ahead 5 Editorial 23 TV Listings 6 Profile 23 Music 1 Viewpoints
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      AT A GLANCE
      527 2 MORE SELF-HELP GROUPS: A social movement of self-help and mutual aid is surging m the United States and worldwide. The movement includes Emphysema Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Debtors Anonymous, Pill Addicts Anonymous, Prison Families Anonymous, WWL2M (Women Who Love Too Much) and thousands of others. The movement has
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      SPORTS
      213 2 PRICE STEALS LEAD: Zimbabwean Nick Price snatched a one-shot lead over Spaniard Seve Ballesteros with a four-under-par 67 m the second-round of the British Open Golf Championship at Lytham St Annes, on Friday. Price played his fine round before Ballesteros had even started and then had to wait several
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      Hanoi seeks to mend ties with Beijing
      647 2 HANOI Vietnam appears to be making new overtures to China after nearly a decade of hostility that included a war and sporadic border clashes, the Washington Post reported yesterday. Instead of the usual references to "Chinese hegemony", Vietnamese leaders have struck a surprisingly
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      Lock icon Vietnam agrees to let former political prisoners emigrate
      413 2 Vietnam agrees to let former political prisoners emigrate HANOI Vietnam and the United States have reached an agreement m principle to enable former Vietnamese political prisoners to emigrate, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Robert Funseth said here on Friday. Mr Funseth, the leader of a four-man delegation here, told
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      Man with something to shout about
      630 2  -  JANICE SEAH By IT IS not every day that your father gets picked to lead a parade, meet the President and go on television live all at the same time. It is quite an honour, one would think. But five-year-old Sherlynn Hoon is not
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      The women entrepreneurs
      1726 3  -  ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM More women m Singapore going into business on their own and making good By OIL tankers conjure up the image of a Greek tycoon, not a soft-spoken woman shipowner like Miss Lilian Lim. But the demure Miss Lim, 36, is comfortably at the helm of
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      209 2 Fair except for showers over a few areas m the late morning and early afternoon. TEMP (C) up to 6 am. tomorrow. 32 max.. 26 mm SUNSET today 7.16 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.05 am. TRAVELLERS' HEATHER Adelaide I ISCSwmtl l-os Angeles It/TTC ON Amsterdam 13 16 C Rain Madrid 17
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Warsaw Pact backs freeze on arms spending
      393 4 WARSAW Leaders of the seven-nation Warsaw Pact yesterday expressed support for an East-West moratorium on increases m military spending and called for new talks before the end of the year on reducing conventional arms. The communist allies also signed a separate statement at
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      Lock icon Armenians toss TV sets out of windows in protest
      169 4 Armenians toss TV sets out of windows in protest MOSCOW Armenians, infuriated by Soviet news coverage of the disputed Nagorno-Kar-abkh region, tossed their television sets out of windows and went ahead with plans yesterday for a rally m Yerevan, a spokesman for the Novosti news agency said. The spokesman, contacted
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      Lock icon Moscow 'does not want Khmer Rouge back in power'
      390 4 BANGKOK The Soviet Union is ready to take part m an international conference to settle the Cambodian problem and wants any accord on the issue to guarantee that the Khmer Rouge does not return to power, news reports said yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Man axed son to cure himself
      99 4 NEW DELHI A 50-year-old ailing villager was arrested m eastern India after he axed his son to death, thinking the killing would cure him of an illness. Sukumar Bhoi of Orissa state murdered his eight-year-old son and buried him outside his village on July
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      Lock icon Amex takes out ads in China
      177 4 BEIJING Plastic money made a splashy debut m the People's Daily newspaper yesterday as American Express ran full-page ads to promote its credit cards for the first time m China. "Can a little plastic card be worth more than gold?" the advertisements asked m
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      Lock icon Shultz confident Olympics will be a success
      375 4 SEOUL US Secretary of State George Shultz arrived m Seoul yesterday promising "unwavering" support for South Korea's democratic progress, stressing the importance of free and fair trade, and predicting success for the coming Olympics. Mr Shultz, accompanied by his wife, landed at Seoul
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      Lock icon Interpol fails to trace ex-Union Carbide chief
      298 4 Interpol fails to trace ex-Union Carbide chief BHOPAL The former chairman of Union Carbide, facing prosecution over the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, is untraceable and cannot be summoned to court, an Indian government prosecutor said. Prosecutor U. S. Prasad told a Bhopal court yesterday that Interpol had failed to find
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      Lock icon Japan to boost govt spending
      191 6 Japan to boost govt spending TOKYO Japan has announced its biggest increase m government spending m six years to meet international demands that it gives more to poorer nations, and to strengthen its armed forces. Budget guidelines announced by Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and approved at a Cabinet meeting on
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      Lock icon Takeshita to outline tax reform plans
      327 6 TOKYO Japans Parliament starts a special session on Tuesday during which Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita's government is expected to submit plans for sweeping tax reform. Opposition parties led by the Japan Socialist Party agreed to the session provided that planned sizeable income tax cuts
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      Lock icon France disputes Greek charge of Frenchman's part in ship attack
      311 6 ATHENS Greece and France were locked m an increasingly bitter dispute yesterday over the identity of a young Frenchman who died after a guerilla attack on a tourist ship. The Greek government said on Friday that 23-year-old Laurent Vigneron took
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      Lock icon Iran 'may hire outsiders to disrupt pilgrimage'
      208 6 Iran 'may hire outsiders to disrupt pilgrimage' KUWAIT Iran intends to use hired people from other countries to disrupt this month's annual Muslim pilgrimage m Mecca, a senior Saudi Arabian official said m remarks published here yesterday. Teheran has accused Riyadh of barring Iranian pilgrims. Last month, Iran said it
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      Lock icon Old Mercedes fetches $5.4m
      78 6 Old Mercedes fetches $5.4 m LONDON A 1936 two-seater Mercedes-Benz roadster car, which had been rusting m an old garage for 30 years, was auctioned for E1. 6 million (5J5.4 million) at Christie's on Thursday. The bodywork of the roadster, one of only a handful still m existence, was rusty
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      Lock icon Labour MPs want plain English used in Commons
      178 6 LONDON Three opposition Labour MPs have called for plain English to be used m the House of Commons, saying the old-world courtesies now used would confuse television viewers. They tabled a motion on Friday saying the "archaic form of address" used during
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    • PEOPLE
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        Michael J. Fox to marry
        96 7 MIf'HAKL J. FOX (right), the boyish stai of the hit movie Back to the Future, and US television's Family Ties, will marry actress Tracy Pollan this weekend, according to close friends. Mr Fox's publicist confirmed to Reuters that the couple, who met as co-stars on
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        Jesse Owen's fifth 'gold'
        134 7 IN A unanimous decision, a US House subcommittee approved legislation last week that would grant the late Jesse Owens his fifth gold medal. Owens was the first athlete to win four gold medals m one Olympics. On May 25, 1936, m Berlin, m a 45-minute period,
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        Meet Dr Paul McCartney
        92 7 IMER Beatle Paul artney (left) was ded an honorary arate by Sussex ersity last week iving pleasure to ons during his pop c career, c 46-year-old onaire musician, can now call ;elf Dr McCartney, the first pop star 1 granted the ur by the ersity when
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        Bergman turns 70
        76 7 SWEDISH film director and theatre producer Ingmar Bergman celebrated his 70th birthday m his summer house on Faro island on the Baltic Sea last week. AFP said that the director has so far made some 40 films, including the 1956 blockbuster, The Seventh Seal, starring longtime favourite
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        Lock icon Hale and hearty at 116
        80 7 A WOMAN, 116 years old last Friday, still enjoys a daily shot of whisky, say relatives who claim she is the world's oldest person. "She never gets sick," Mr Yacoub Yacoub told AP of aunt Sherin Youseph Kuloo, who lives m Ceres, California. "If she
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        Henry Miller's love notes
        96 7 HUNDRF]DS of unpublished love letters from American writer Henry Miller to Hollywood actress Brenda Venus, who was 50 years his junior, have surfaced at a London auction. AP says the letters will bo sold this month at Sotheby's as part of the papers and books of
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        US awes Walesa's son
        104 7 BI'ILDINCiS and cars m the United StatCf arc making an impression on the teenaged son of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, according to the young Pole's summer host. "He's impressed with the immensity of the tall buildings m every city we visit and by the automobiles. Every
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      Lock icon Self-help groups on the increase in US
      388 7 NEW YORK On a recent evening, nine members of the self-help group, Warm (Women's Association for Research m Menopause), met m a room m Manhattan. Seated m a circle, the women, who were m various stages of menopause, discussed such common concerns as
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      Lock icon More violence amid foreign calls for Mandela's release
      233 7 JOHANNESBURG Police yesterday reported an upsurge of violence m South Africa as international pressure mounted for the release of jailed black nationalist leader Nelson Mandela, who will be 70 tomorrow. They said that two black men were shot dead and five wounded
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      Lock icon Dollar surges against the mark and yen
      458 9 Rally follows smaller-than-expected US trade deficit m May NEW YORK The dollar surged on Friday to an 11-month high against the West German mark and reached a nine-month high against the yen after the government reported a smaller than-expected US trade deficit for
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      Lock icon US reports $1.4b rise in trade deficit with Asia's four tigers
      235 9 US reports $1.4 b rise in trade deficit with Asia's four tigers WASHINGTON The United States' trade deficit with Asia's four tigers South Korea, Singapore, Hongkong and Taiwan rose m May, the US Commerce Department announced on Friday. The deficit with the four tigers grew to US$2.3 billion (554.6 billion)
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      Lock icon Nicaraguan envoy beats US expulsion deadline
      190 9 WASHINGTON Nicaragua's ambassador to the United States, Mr Carlos Tunnermann. left Washington on Friday five minutes before a deadline set for his expulsion by President Ronald Reagan. But as a parting shot, Mr Tunnermann vowed legal action against the US administration for ordering him
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      Lock icon Firms can place ads on Soviet rockets
      104 9 Firms can place ads on Soviet rockets MOSCOW Bug-eyed t monsters and other forms of extraterrestrial life if there are any will soon be receiving strange messages, courtesy of Glavcosmos, the Soviet space organisation. The body which is responsible for Soviet space launches has decided to allow foreign and Soviet
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      Lock icon More tourists
      32 9 BEIJING The Chinese capital attracted a record 513,000 overseas tourists m January-June, up 12.6 per cent on the same period last year, the official Beijing Daily newspaper said yesterday. AFP
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      Lock icon Japanese builders gear up for future projects in space
      374 9 TOKYO Nothing could be more down-to-earth than the construction business, but Japanese contractors these days are taking to the skies at least m their heads. One by one they are setting up development sections when none existed before and trying to
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      Lock icon Dog with a stomach for golf balls
      70 9 Robert Hoffman, who owns a golf practice range m Albany, New York, holding a basket containing 24 golf balls that his German Shepherd ate. When seven-year-old Nike went to an animal hospital m November for a routine check-up, the veterinarian noticed a lump
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      Lock icon Addicts used to keep kids away from drugs
      345 10 Addicts used to keep kids away from drugs AMSTERDAM Want to keep youngsters off drugs? Introduce them to their local addict. That's the approach of a new plan launched by police m a city known as the drug centre of Europe. The programme, co-ordi-nated with city schools, is based on
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      Lock icon China urged to ease anxieties over HK
      415 10 Concern about basic freedoms after 1997 understandable: Howe LONDON British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe has warned that there was "understandable concern" about China's guarantees to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the people of Hongkong after 1997. Opening a House of Commons
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      Lock icon A real knockout
      56 10 That is what Pepsi hopes to achieve with its new advertisement featuring boxer Mike Tyson and his wife. The commercial, which was scheduled to debut last Friday on American television, shows the world heavyweight champion and his wife, actress Robin Givens, m a tender moment before a
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      Lock icon Jackson enlists Cuomo's help to heal party rift
      288 10 LOUISVILLE (Kentucky) Democratic spirits rose after the Rev Jesse Jackson said there was no hostility between himself and presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. Rev Jackson also said he had drafted New York Governor Mario Cuomo m a "diplomatic initiative" for party unity. "There
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      Lock icon Panel wants study on report that Asians in US earn more
      404 10 Panel wants study on report that Asians in US earn more WASHINGTON The US Commission on Civil Rights has voted to delay adoption of an extensive report showing that some groups of Asian Americans tend to earn more than American whites. Several commission members said on Friday they wanted the
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      Lock icon UN to ask members for interest-free loans
      204 10 NEW YORK United Nations Secre-tary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar will ask member states for interestfree loans to save the world body from bankruptcy after the United States declined to pay its dues, UN sources said over the weekend. President Ronald Reagan told the
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      Lock icon Honeymoon couple go on robbery spree
      130 10 Honeymoon couple go on robbery spree IPSWICH (England) Newlyweds Marylyn and Mark Allen went on honeymoon with a crossbow and carried out nearly 100 robberies m three weeks, a court was told. Their loot from hold-ups across 12 English counties totalled about L 5.000 (S$17.000). Their targets were usually post
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      Lock icon Man in debt eats up documents
      91 10 Man in debt eats up documents ÜBEDA (Spain) A Spaniard m debt to a building firm tried to solve his problems by eating two loan documents for 4.6 million pesetas (about SJ78.000), the company said. The man, who had forced an employee to fetch the papers from the office safe,
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      Lock icon Fatal pile-up
      27 10 TOKYO Five people died and five were injured m a fiery 11-vehicle pile-up m a motorway tunnel north of Hiroshima on Friday. nolicp said. Reuter
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      Lock icon Rifles seized in pre-polls blitz
      184 11 Rifles seized in pre-polls blitz BANGKOK Authorities have seized hundreds of rifles m a nationwide crackdown to ensure law and order for next Sunday's general elections, a police official said. Most of the weapons were seized m Chantaburi, Prachinburi and Kanchanaburi provinces on Thailand's troubled borders with Cambodia and Burma,
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      Lock icon Jakarta plans to sell refined oil products
      308 11 Search for partners to help finance refinery construction project JAKARTA Indonesia, which saw a fall m oil revenues that make up half of its export earnings, has unveiled plans to switch from shipping crude to selling petroleum and other higher-value refined products. Launching
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      Lock icon Philippine police defend town hall against Reds
      214 11 CAGAYAN DE ORO (Philippines) Policemen defending a besieged town hall m southern Mindanao island fought off heavily armed communist rebels, leaving three guerillas and a policeman dead, a military spokesman said yesterday. Army division commander Colonel Rogelio Villanueva said about 100 New People's
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      Lock icon Soviets offer Manila farm equipment
      257 11 MANILA The Soviet Union has offered to provide farm equipment for the Philippines land reform programme m exchange for sugar and copra oil, a senior politician said yesterday. Senator Aquilino Pimentel said Soviet officials made the offer when he and 11 Congressmen visited Moscow from
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      Lock icon Thailand may close refugee camp
      356 12 BANGKOK Thailand's top security officer has said that the country is considering clearing Khao-I-Dang Camp and moving its 15,000 refugees closer to the Thai-Cambodian border as part of its policy of making asylum less attractive. Mr Suwit Suthanukul, Secre-tary-General of the National Security Council, told
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      Lock icon Phnom Penh 'moves Thai prisoners nearer border'
      172 12 Phnom Penh 'moves Thai prisoners nearer border' BANGKOK The Hanoi-in-stalled Phnom Penh regime has moved about 120 Thai civilian and military prisoners closer to the border with Thailand, it was reported here yesterday. The English-language daily, The Nation, quoted an unidentified journalist who returned from Cambodia last week as saying
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      Lock icon Bases pact likely this week, say Manila officials
      336 12 MANILA Philippine representatives to talks on the future of US military bases m the country said yesterday a new agreement is expected to be finalised this week. "If by Friday, we are not talking of an agreement yet, things will be more
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      Lock icon KL 'scaring off Filipino fishermen from Spratlys'
      210 12 MANILA Malaysian jets and gunboats have been scaring off Filipino fishing boats from a disputed fishing area m the Spratly Islands, newspapers here said yesterday. Mr Frank Thomas, secretarygeneral of the Federation of Fishing Associations of the Philippines, accused the Malaysian navy and
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon No pay rise yet for civil servants, says Mahathir
      221 13 BANCH (Selangor) The government will first have to be convinced of its financial strength before it can decide on pay increases for civil servants. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. The government would have to study whether it
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      Lock icon Call to produce Malaysian food for export
      283 13 "If the Japanese tempura and the Thai tomyam can be well-known m Europe, there is no reason why some of our local dishes cannot achieve the same status." Dr Mahathir. BANGI (Selangor) Entrepreneurs should exploit the richness and diversity of Malaysian cooking as
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      Lock icon Elite squad beefed up for Commonwealth meeting
      262 13 KUALA LUMPUR The elite Special Action Squad has been strengthened to deal with any threat during next year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) m the federal capital. "We have doubled the unit's strength and the additional personnel are at present undergoing intensive
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      Lock icon Umno Youth 'to ensure no disruption in court'
      145 13 PENANG New Umno Youth head Datuk Seri Najib Razak has said that representatives of the movement will continue to attend court cases connected with the suspension of Lord President Tun Salleh Abas. "They will be present m a disciplined manner to ensure
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      Lock icon Govt urged to ease ban on public rallies for JB by-election
      175 13 Govt urged to ease ban on public rallies for JB by-election JOHOR BARU Partai Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia (PSRM) and independent candidate Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad have urged the government to relax the ban on public rallies and gatherings for the Johor Baru parliamentary by-election on Aug 25. PSRM secretary-general Hassan
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      Lock icon Scholars urged to do more research into Malay culture
      194 13 Scholars urged to do more research into Malay culture KUALA LUMPUR Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged Malaysian scholars to undertake more intensive research into Malay culture. Such research was important to ensure the development of the intellectual faculties and knowledge of the people, he said when launching the book
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      Lock icon Malaysia has about 100 drug offenders on death row
      153 13 Malaysia has about 100 drug offenders on death row KUALA LUMPUR About 100 convicted drug traffickers are awaiting execution, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayub said yesterday. So far, more than 50 convicteo traffickers have been executed while another 300 are serving life sentences for drug-related offences.
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      Lock icon Two Malaysian sultans get top Brunei award
      97 14 Two Malaysian sultans get top Brunei award BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Two Malaysian rulers head the list of people awarded decorations and medals by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei on the occasion of his 42nd birthday on Friday. The Sultan of Kelantan and the Sultan of Perak were awarded the Darjah
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      MIC expels vice-president and suspends another
      433 14  -  R. VASANTHI By KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) yesterday expelled vice-presi-dent M. G. Pandithan after a disciplinary committee found him guilty of several charges of indiscipline. Another vice-president, Mr S. S. Subramaniam, was suspended for 12 months after he was found guilty
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      Lock icon Mum of four one of KL's first women paratroopers
      364 14 KUALA LUMPUR Eight-year-old Mohamad Fitri took the words right out of everybody's mouth when he yelled: "My mother is a superwoman!" And Cpl Jamilah Dahlan, 34, is no ordinary mother. Even having four children, aged three to eight, has not stopped
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      Personal details of teachers sought by Education Ministry
      195 14 KUALA LUMPUR The Education Ministry has prepared a questionnaire seeking personal details from teachers, including marital status, attitude towards life, sleeping pattern and mental health. The 74 questions on the list include: DO you feel that there is no point m living?
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      Five nations for joint exercise m South China Sea
      296 15 SINGAPORE, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Britain, member countries of the Five Power Defence Arrangement, will be conducting a joint maritime exercise m the South China Sea from Tuesday to July 29. The exercise, codenamed Starfish 8 88, is part of
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      Good grades 'do not guarantee success m life'
      139 15 INTELLIGENCE and good grades m school do not guarantee success m life. To succeed, one must be courageous and determined m the face of problems. This was the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Communications and Information, Mr Ho Kah Leong's message to students
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      Stress takes its toll on Singaporeans
      805 15  - Stress takes its toll on Singaporeans SERENA TOH More are seeking help, say therapists By Some symptoms that could yi^W*± signal stress ui^Xy^ inability to sleep Loss of appetite Breathlessness Breaks into tears easily Anxiety and a general feeling of being miserable Feeling of inability to cope Irritability MORE Singaporeans
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      'Day I conquered stress and helped tortoise beat hare'
      436 15 'Day I conquered stress and helped tortoise beat hare' 6 The machine even picks up the mood change when patients worry about m their parking coupons. Mrs L. J. him, occupational therapist atSGH Our reporter SERENA TOH checks her stress level on the biofeedback machine WHAT do the hare and
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      Spore 'not a nation of readers yet'
      397 17 SUBWAY commuters with their noses buried m books or magazines are one sign of a nation of readers. But not many mass rapid transit riders here do that, observed the Minister of State for Education, Dr Tay Eng Soon, at the first National
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      Library users with fines of $2 face suspension
      269 17 ANYONE who totes up $2 worth of fines for overdue National Library books, will automatically lose the rights to borrow any more books until the fine is paid up and the book returned. This ruling comes into effect tomorrow. And children, who
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      Ardent fans mob SBC stars at NTUC hall
      206 17 TELEVISION actresses Chen Xiuhuan. Ye Sumei and Hong Huifang were mobbed by hordes Of fans at the NTUC Union Hall yesterday. More than 4(M) fans, many bearing cameras and autograph books, turned up at the preview of The Golden Quest. SBC's next
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      Head of Utusan Melayu due for six-day visit
      170 17 DATO' Haji Khalid bin Haji Abdullah, executive chairman of the Utusan Melayu Group, Malaysia, will visit Singapore from today to Friday at the invitation of Mr Goh Kirn Leong, Permanent Secretary Information Dato' Haji Khalid will call on Dr Yeo Ning Hong,
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      Ex-minister to give talk
      85 17 DATUK Abdullah Badawi, the former Malaysian Defence and Education Minister, will be the guest speaker at a dinner on Tuesday at 7.30 pm at the Holiday Inn Park View hotel. The dinner is organised by the Foreign Correspondents Association of South-east Asia which described Datuk Abdullah
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      Detainees' kin protest against continued detention
      139 17 Detainees' kin protest against continued detention RELATIVES and friends of the detainees Chng Suan Tze and Chew Kheng Chuan last night protested against their continued detention. A signed statement by 18 of them called for the immediate and unconditional release of the two as well as others arrested and re-arrested
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      High-living man cheated with dud cheques
      342 17 AT THE peak of his high living, Goh Char Soon, 20, was driving round m an $84,000 BMW. He loved expensive goods and "bought" cameras, watches, high-fi sets, radio-controlled toys and cars worth $151,075 m two months But the secret behind his high living
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      How traffic flow will be affected
      1002 18 The CTE road-tunnel project How CTE plans will affect some people The Sunday Times interviewed some people who will be affected by the road closures. Here are views from seven of them. BRACE yourself for a none-too-smooth ride through the city along the Central
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      Avoid Chin Swee Road
      79 18 gf r rtyr MOTORISTS should avoid using the northbound carriageway along Chin Swee Road, between Outram Park and York Hill, from 10.30 am tomorrow. The number of traffic lanes along this stretch of road will be reduced from four to two. with one lane m each
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      Tertiary students to present radio show
      198 18 TERTIARY students will let their talents take off as they pilot the airwaves on a Radio One cultural variety show. The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is trying "to publicise outstanding talents among students" through Sunday broadcasts of "On the campus" from 8.05 pm to 9
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      Showers expected over 2 weeks
      106 19 OCCASIONAL late morning and early afternoon showers are expected over the next two weeks, according to the Meteorological Service. The showers will be accompanied by thunder and strong winds around the pre-dawn and early morning period on some days. The rainfall has been above average
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      SIA to ban smoking on KL flights from Aug 1
      100 19 SINGAPORE Airlines will ban smoking on all its flights between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur from Aug 1. The "no-smoking" decision by SLA comes as a result of a successful trial period which began on April 4. In the two-month trial
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      Event to promote Malay language and culture
      317 19 A MALAY language and cultural month will be held once every two years to promote the correct usage of Malay and help younger members of the community preserve their cultural values. This was disclosed yesterday by Mr Sidek Saniff, chairman of the task
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      Majlis Pusat to urge Malays to serve CCs
      255 19 MAJLIS PUS AT. the largest Malay grassroots body m Singapore, will step up efforts to encourage Malays to serve the community centres run by the People's Association. This was disclosed yesterday by its president, Mr Zulkifli Mohammed, who is also Political Secretary,
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      Rape-robbery accused faces more charges
      210 20 A JOBLESS man, previously charged with raping and robbing two women, yesterday had charges for offences against two other women filed against him. Tan Lam Hoo, 29, allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman at the firemen's lift lobby on the 13th storey of Robina House m
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      Bosses of rental car firm jailed for assault
      352 20  -  NANCY LOH By MR LEE Hon Sun, 38, returned a car rented by a friend but was attacked by its owners m an assault thai "bordered on gangsterism". That was the description used by magistrate Gurbachan Singh m sentencing Lim Then Hok,
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      Be mindful of realities when casting your vote, youths urged
      247 20 HOW the young will vote m the coming general election is important to Singapore's future development, said Minister for Labour Lee Yock Suan yesterday. Mr Lee, who was speaking at the Buona Vista community centre youth group's anniversary dinner and
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    • Article
      Beijing-made goods for show
      128 20 FROM hair tonics to electronics a total of 2,500 types of products will be displayed at the coming Beijing Foreign Economic Trade Fair. The week-long fair at Raffles City, which opens on Wednesday, involves 26 corporations from Beijing. Among them is a Singapore-Beijing joint-venture electronics company
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      Steady rise in car population continues
      225 22 THE car population here continues to swell, with the growth rate for May this year rising 2.6 per cent over the same month last year. The rate has been creeping up steadily by one per cent m January, 1.6 per cent m February, 1.8
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      More taking to fancy names How to change your name
      702 22  - More taking to fancy names How to change your name CHUA CHONG JIN By MISS COCO Shenile Teo or Miss Lucy Teo? It depends, said Miss Teo, 17, a model. "Lucy is my real name, but it is too common. So I use Coco Shenile for modelling. This has helped
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      116 19 A TASTE OF PARADISE J 'HP SRI LANKAN FOOD FESTIVAL JULY 17 31 Sri Lanka means hot and fiery spices. Curries with jjirujer, cumin, cloves, coriander, citifiamon, chilli, tumeric and lemon jjrass. An abundance of seafood and crisp, fresh vegetables. At T,ndn\nnds, Sri Lankan chefs create the real thing from
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        Don't overfeed me, mum
        310 23 SINGAPORE schools have begun an earnest battle to trim the children's bulge, with Balestier Primary School taking the lead. It held a twoday health fair last week, incorporating an exhibition, a talk and a concert aimed at raising the consciousness of both parents and children about
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    • Article
      25 YEARS AGO
      133 23 THERE were miles and miles of smiles as Premier Lee Kuan Yew triumphantly returned home tonight after the London talks. He smiled and waved as a thousand cheers rang out from a multitude of throats during his drive from the airport to the city. Mr Lee and
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      'Veep' in the heart of Texas
      1136 23 Will LLOYD BENTSEN help put Mr Dukakis m the White House? The newly-chosen running mate of US Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis is tall, thin and well-dressed. Mr Lloyd Bentsen, who was a Houston insurance millionaire, also happens to think more like George Bush
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      Too many shops for service with a smile
      929 24 I Tan Sai Siong The number of complaints may look more reasonable if one considers the high density of shops here and the fact that few shop regularly enough m one place to establish rapport with the salespeople A FAR from attractive
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      Informal talks in Bogor: Towards a Cambodia vision
      824 24 1 Yeong Yook Soo THE Cambodian conflict enters the tenth year this Christmas. For almost a decade, the initiatives and direction of war rested with outside powers. Later this month at Bogor, the disparate Cambodian groups will have an unique opportunity to
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      It's a giddying re-entry into skyscraper city
      1036 24 I Terry Tan AFTER 16 hours of not-so plane sailing I was back home m Singapore. With jet-lagged body almost evaporating from the humidity was it ever so stifling? I just managed to gasp at the startling transformation m so few years. It
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      How to give up your seat safely
      382 24 ■:r:WAYi WITH the annual Courtesy Campaign going on I thought it was my unclely duty to give little Alex practical lessons m courtesy. So I took him on a bus ride. We were fortunate to get the last two empty seats m the
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      Can an elephant learn to tap dance?
      1556 25 Can an elephant learn to tap dance? West Germany's lacklustre economy has been called "the big engine that couldn't" and the "worrisome Wunderkind". THOMAS F. O'BOYLE, the Bonn correspondent of The Wall" Street Journal/Europe, analyses the reasons AS I sat m the office of Karlheinz Kaske, chairman of the quintessential
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        Chiam's appeal is not his gab but his gameness
        740 25 I GENERALLY agree with Bertha Henson's caution, "Beware of judging an MP's worth by TV performance" (Sunday Times, July 10). My only comment is that m attempting to present a strong case for so-called good MPs who do not look good
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        Women stay at one-third
        155 25 Women stay at one-third I REFER to the letter "Lift one-third quota for girl medical students" by the President of the Association of Women for Action and Research (Sunday Times, June 26). The policy to limit the intake of female medical students to one-third is because women doctors, particularly after
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      SINGAPORE LIFE
      4 25  -  Theodore Nonis
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  • RACING
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      Battery charged up for Trophy race
      291 26  - Battery charged up for Trophy race RON TEO By OLD Battery is worth a chance m the Dato Yeoh Cheang Lee Memorial Trophy race. At seven years of age, the New Zealand gelding by Paracourt has found a new lease of life, winning two races m the past two months.
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      MUDLARKS
      87 26 THE following horses have won or done well on a wet track: RACEI: Cai Jin. RACE 2: Autobiography, Early Bird n, Lucky Happiness, Bravado Zest, Pledged. RACE 3: Fandango, Constant Surprise, Toshin, Kuai Ma Shen Bien, Dollars, How Now, Columbian Emerald. RACE 4: Exquisite 11. Dollar Issue, Rushmore Heights,
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      326 26 RACE Racing Editor Frederick Quek Lionel Lee Danny Khoo Ron Teo 1 Oriental Bay 1 Oriental Bay 1 Oriental Bay 1 Oriental Bay 1 6 Beverly 6 Beverly 6 Beverly 3 Admiration 2 Marrion 7 Hearfs Content Admiration 2 Marrion 6 Beverly 4 Joyful World 4
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      Zhou Dynasty to rule
      287 26  -  FREDERICK QUEK By Our man on the track IPOH Olympia Stables' Zhou Dynasty looks a sound proposition m the $50,000 Dato Yeoh Cheang Lee Memorial Trophy (Race 4) this afternoon. The English-bred gelding by High Top has proven to be a game sort since his debut
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      TODAY'S IPOH CARD
      5837 26 yt du ytr yr 1.30 CLASS 4 DIV A 1,600 m (Ratings: 83-59) (Stakes: $13,250) 1 45***1 Oriental Bay SC.S (15) Redcap-Allan 5 nzg +4. Has come right; scored drawing away by 4 lengths from All Distinction n with 52.5 C4-A 1200 m yielding last week; by
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      Lock icon 'Gift' race for Rajoo
      2942 27  -  OUR RACING TEAM He replaces Junaidi on form horse Race The Devil and wins easily By < FIRST *****5 SECOND *****6 THIRD *****0 STARTERS *****7 *****3 *****0 *****9 *****9 *****8 *****5 *****9 *****2 *****1 CONSOLATIONS *****3 *****4 *****8 *****7 *****1 *****3 *****1 *****6 *****2 *****3 Thomson
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      Race caller should be more alert
      130 27 IPOH Reliable 11, with Leslie Khoo up, collapsed and fell near the I,loom during Race 5 yesterday but the race caller either did not see the mishap or bother to announce it. It was only after all the horses had passed the post that
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      Colt fetches highest price —$32,000
      499 27  - Colt fetches highest price $32,000 FREDERICK QUEK National Stud Farm sales By IPOH A two-year-old colt fetched $32,000, the highest bid at the National Stud Farm's 14th annual sales held at the Perak Turf Club yesterday. The colt, by American sire Gorytus out of Irish mare Real Snug who arrived
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      128 27 ■JM&fIHI^NJjHpHjKA^taB Shin Mm Daily News A style of our own |cr~— B^ M I /JJinggu adeganranjang ■^91 Usus di luar jj IHHHHWr^I cHI perut masih .wr f paniang Suka duka bintang umur lama Mariani: W*^ Pengarah suruh peluk Ahmad '^^J^ Mahmud tapi dia tak berdaya, S sebaliknya dia terjun ke
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      510 28 321 Deaths 321 Deaths MDM TAN GER KIANG Age: 67 pMMd away peacefully on 15th July 19M, leaving behind SONS: DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Chua Hlok Choon Cha Any a Chua Heok Chuun Janet Yeo Chua Hlok Stew. Charlie Chua Htok Chlng Chua Hlok Choo. Francis Chua Hlok Suah, Lawrence Irene Quek Chua
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      321 Deaths
      359 28 ARJUNAN RAJU AQEO 49 CHAN KIM HEE Age: M rear* oM Paaeed away peacefully on ISth July 19SS. Leaving behind: WHk Tng Bee Oeok Andrew Chan Chye Seng Charlie Chan Chye Keng Patrick Chan Chye Heng Jonathan Chan Chye Peng Daughters: Susan Chan Suan Eng Lilian Chan Suan
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam
      133 28 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam In Loving Memory Of My Beloved Hubby DANIEL DE ROZARIO departed 17th July 1987 My dearest Dan, you have left us so suddenly a year ago. Thoughts of you bring so much pain and tears Though I find It hard to live without you,
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      325 Requiems 325 Requiems
      51 28 325 Requiems 325 Requiems THALAI THEVASAM AIYAR VISWALAKSHY A DEPARTED 30/7/87A (41 1 Deeply missed by sons, daughters, (A) 1 J grandchildren A loved ones. Prayers will be held at 10am 18/7/83 Blk 145, #02-123, Lor. Ah Soo, S pore 1953^^^ Please treat this as a Personal Invitation TEL: *****83
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      322 Acknowledgements
      39 28 The Family of the late MOM. TAN TOON YEAH wishes to express their heartfelt thenka and appreciation to all relative*, trlanda and colleague* for their attendance, prayara, aaaistanca, condolences, wreaths, scrolls and donations during their recant bereavement.
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      324 In Memoriam
      121 28 In loving mtnory of Michael Choong Tuck Mew Departed 17.7.87 Gone from our lives one so dear. But In our hearts forever near. Always remembered by dad, mum, brother*, •iater-in-law, ■■•tar. niece and loved one* In Loving Memory Of DANIEL DE ROZARIO departed 17th July 1987 A
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      324 In Memoriam
      49 28 3RD ANNIVERSARY In Memory of SSG DANIEL DE ROZARIO Departed 17 July 1967 Always remembered by: Commanding Officer and all Ranks of SAF Provost MRS LIM THIAN SOO (MOM. ANO GEOK KUAN) Departed 17th July 1965 Always rtnMmbwtd by: Children Daughters-in-law, Sons-in-law, Grandchildren A Loved Ones.
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      325 Requiems
      40 28 THALAI THAVASAM MDM. P. VALLIAMMAL Pr«y«r« will b« h«ld from 900 lo 11 30»m on 197 88 at 10-A. Jalan S«nang Friends relatives are kindly Invited. Please treat this as a personal Invitation VS. PITCH AY AN FAMILY
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      Lock icon Greens flooded so play called off
      145 28 LYTHAM Steady rain flooded greens and ended the day's play early m the third round of the British Open golf championship at Royal Lytham yesterday. The championship committee decided to schedule the fi- nal 36 holes today with the players redrawn m three-man games,
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      Have golf dreams must travel
      743 28  -  TAY CHENG KHOON TEE TO GREEN A BEARDED American, who tied with British Open favourite Severiano Ballestros after the first nine holes of the British Open golf championship at Royal Latham, caused some confusion among journalists there. They thumbed frantically through the American and European
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      217 28  - Gimson set to take Open title TAY CHENG KHOON SAMSON GIMSON strolled to a 14-stroke lead after three rounds of the 72-hole Singapore Island Country Club invitation golf championship at the Bukit course yesterday. Gimson added a three-un-der-par 68 for a 207 total. He had earlier carded scores of 69
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      579 28 LYTHAM Nick Price had the world at his feet for a few moments m 1982 as he coasted towards victory m the British Open golf championship at Troon. Three shots up with six holes to play, he had only to go through
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      367 28 NEWPORT (Rhode Island) Top-seed Pam Shriver coasted into the semi-finals of the US$2OO,OOO ($408,000) Newport International tennis tournament, but second-seed Lori McNeil had to save three match-points to avoid elimination on Friday. Lori, who defeated Ann Henricksson 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, will play fourth-seed Ros
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      1080 29  -  ROB HUGHES Vietnamese boat boy set for stardom with Tottenham TALK OF SOCCER Will the day come when people look at this photo and say: That's Hung Dang, England k goalscorer, who's the fellow with him'? T HE boy now stands almost eye level to Eng-
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      111 29 NANTES England international striker Mark Hateley was on target for champions Monaco as they kicked off the new French League soccer season with a 1-1 draw at Nantes on Friday. Hateley scored the opening goal of the campaign with a typically powerful header after Nantes' debutmaking
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      373 29 KENNY Sansom's distinguished ca reer with English First Division club Arsenal looks over after club directors "reluctantly" agreed to his transfer demand. The 29-year-old England fullback, who has been a regular at Highbury for eight seasons, asked for a move follow ing an unhappy season. A statement from
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      184 29  - Tyrwhitt suffer setback TYRWHITT Soccerites 1 first bid to win honours at a national age-group competition has received a severe setback. Their top striker, Vijay Kumar, is under suspension and will miss tonight's National Youth Under-17 final against Tampines Rovers at Jalan Besar Stadium (7.30). Talented Vijay, who scored nine
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      1066 30  -  GODFREY ROBERT Report: TTMESPORT*S Olympic Games countdown continues today with a visit to the Taenung Sports Centre m Seoul where the South Korean hopefuls sweat it out m preparation for the September event. On Tuesday, Timesport will feature the Asian challenge. Korean athletes go through spartan training
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      365 30 Lewis twice runs 100 m in 9.965Sec US ATHLETICS TRIALS INDIANAPOLIS Carl Lewis put on the most impressive one-day performance ever by a 100-metre runner on Friday when he twice ran 9.% seconds m preliminary rounds at the United States Olympic trials. No other athlete on record has ever run
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      412 30  -  LEE WAI WUN SUNDAY TIMES-COCA COLA AWARD By IS THERE a Singapore sports star whom you admire but never knew how to express it? Schoolgirl sprinter Mona Kunalan, perhaps, who clocked a sensational 11.9 seconds for the 100 metres m an All-Comers' meet m
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      66 30 LAS VFXIAS The troubled United States Olympic boxing programme got more bad news on Friday as Sugar Ray l^eonard quit as special adviser to the team, saying his advice has been ignored. The resignation comes on the eve of a "box -off" here to select the
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      221 30 ATHLETICS East Germany's young discus thrower like Wyludda bettered her own world record for the fourth time this yoar with a throw of 72 70 metres on Friday. The 19-year-old improved the week-old previous mark by 46cm at the East German junior championships m Karl-Marx-Stadt. B VSKBAI.I. New
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      344 30 SINGAPOREAN athletes and tourists going to Seoul m September to take part or watch the 24th Olympics will be able to get the daily schedule of sports events at the touch of a button. Thousands of computer terminals, located conveniently at the Games Village and more than 30
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      248 30 Suprianto shocks defending champ Zhao BANGKOK Seventh seed Joko Suprianto, of Indonesia, upset second seed and defending champion Zhao Jianhua, of China, 15-6, 8-15, 15-12 m the men's singles quarterfinals of the Thai Open badminton championships here on Friday. Thai eighth seed Sompol Kukasemkij upset Indonesian fourth seed Eddy Kurniawan
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      1262 31  -  ALAN HUBBABD ALWAYS ON SUNDAY T HE red-brick headquarters of the Football League stand within a three-iron drive of the golf links of Royal Lytham, a course pitted with almost 200 bunkers filled with enough sand to build an extension to nearby Blackpool beach. Bunkers
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      339 31 VILLARD-DE-LANS Pedro Delgado, of Spain, took a firm grip on the Tour de France cycle race on Friday, winning the individual time trial to capture the 13th stage only 24 hours after seizing the leader's yellow jersey. Delgado's first stage victory of this year's Tour, following Thursday's
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      540 32  -  LEE WAI WUN Woman kegler Jesmine also makes it to Olympic trials m Florida By JACK WONG and Jesmine Ho put Singapore on the road to Seoul yesterday when they both qualified for next month's final Olympic bowling trials m Florida. National champion Jack made
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      410 32 ON THE CRICKET SCENE SINGAPORE Cricket Qub stayed on course for a double when they clinched the Barker Shield title with an easy 37-run win over Singapore Recre ion Club m yesterday's final at th< Padang (reports MAHMOOD GAZNAVI). SCC, occupying the No.
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      185 32  -  JOE DOR A I CHAMPION Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, of Fiji, will meet American challenger Mark Lewin m the world heavyweight professional wrestling title bout at the Geylang Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. This fight was scheduled m Singapore two months ago but the National Wrestling
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      450 32  -  JOE DORAI New Paper to aid Players' n jnd by penalty shoot-out By GOALKEEPERS Lim Chiew Peng and Abdul Malek will have the unenviable task of facing 25 penalty kicks tomorrow night. But it's all for a good cause as the National Players' Fund stands to
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      49 32 MALAYSIA CUP SEREMBAN Penang maintained their unbeaten run with a 3-1 win over Malaysian Armed Forces at the Municipal Stadium here yesterday. Penang striker Aziz Azizan scored a hat-trick (24th, 40th and 64th mm.) while Zulkifli Mohamad replied for Forces m the 79th minute. Bernama
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      336 32 ATHLETICS Sam Boon won the men's 10,000 metres m the 35th Swift meet at Kallang yesterday. Selected rcmlti Men's IMNm: 1 Sam Boon 33:06.7 I S. Ramasamy 34:00.2 S Sandrasegaram 34:35.9. lMun walk: 1 R. Saravanan 52:069 2 Ricky Khoo 52:41.5 3 A. Thiruchelvan 59:49.5. Mfcn (Junior): 1
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      171 32 COMBINED Schools scored a penalty goal during sudden-death extra-time to steal victory (9-6) from the jaws of defeat against Blacks m the national Under-20 rugby final at Grange Road yesterday (reports J. RAJENDRAN). Fly-half Lim Tuck Beng saved Schools from defeat when he kicked a
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      502 32 It's time to oil the hockey machinery The Sports editor says FROM being $29,000 m the red, m five years the Singapore Hockey Association are $50,000 m the black. There is a bigger number of coaches and umpires, and m place is a better development programme. Still all is not
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      338 32  - Players must fan away the Monday blues Godfrey Robert THERE are fans and there are fans. I know of several who rang up The Straits Times Sports Desk after the Singapore-Penang Malaysia Cup match last Monday and alleged that goalkeeper David Lee had been bribed. There were a couple of
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        912 2 Pardon, I'll read that again Broadcast journalists should avoid cliches like the plague. Senior BBC editor RICK THOMPSON says what makes a good and bad news bulletin for television and radio, while K.F. TANG meets the man who keeps the verbal junk out of SBC THE suspbcts APPEAR TO HAVE
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      213 17 Add up the knots to make a bookmark If you are tired of the usual paper bookmarks you get at the shops, try making your own. At the same time, you will learn a basic knot m macrame, the art of knot-tying. You will need Two strands of twine A
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      454 17 American Presidents of the 20th Century THE 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was born m New York m 1858 and was just 43 years old when he took office. A graduate of Harvard University, he became very involved m politics as a young man even
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      169 10  - By VALERIE TREVOR CURTAINS may have helped shield some husbands under fire, but this function has given way, one suspects, to the aesthetic one. Besides being essential to home decor, curtains have become social indicators of sorts. Do they match the stateliness of your home? Or your status? Yet, when
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      672 10 of a room or the window's shape. The fabric is also important m evoking a mood. Sheer whites and pastels, for example, create a soft look while bold colours and heavy fabrics tend to dominate the room. There are several styles to choose from cafe
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      481 10 WHETHER it is green, red, black, white or yellow, colours make a world of difference m the decorating and furnishing of a home. A pink colour scheme m a baby girl's nursery, for example, suggests the femininity of its occupant. A combination of
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      933 15 133 For Sale: Ford/ Fiat OCT. '82 FORD laser (ihia hspeed. srlms Alrcon hl-fl, tip top $23,850 0 no Pg *****59 •O' 78 FIAT 131 1 6 TC. Auto, alrcon, s/rtms, hl-ft, new tax Tip top $7,700 ono Tel *****11 "88 FORD ESCORT Statlonwagon 1.1 Full accessories. $4,500 Loan $2,000
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      723 15 141 For Sale: Other Make* The cosrr of luxury comes down to earth. $33,334 NETT PARF HYunoni Cars that make sense. I%WIAIb>W AUTO PTE LTD 249 Alexandra Road Singapore OS IS Til 4~SHMHB Open 7 days a week: 9.30 am to T pm. I 136 For Sale Mitsubishi MID 80
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      723 15 141 For Sale: Other Makes 137 For Sale Mazda MAZDA 929 HARDTOP Auto 4-dr '83. EV pte Beige, centralised locking, power steering. 5 pieces new low profile tyres with s/rlms., new Monroe gas-matlc shock absorbers, new coll spring, brake pads, brake master pump. Passed Vlcom. View: 35 Dunbar Walk, Spore
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      599 15 141 For Sale: Other Makes 138 For Sale: Honda VEHICLE WANTED High**! Cash Payment for c PARF or non-PARF used car*, c Commercial vehicle* Q' piate Wa al*o Mil all kind* of vehicle. Mr Ong. Tel 2M1447 (day) 2M5335 (night) 1/85, HONDA SHUTTLE Auto. 15 c.c 5 doors. Tip top
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      673 15 141 For Sale: Other Makes 138 For Sale: Honda 7/84 ACCORD EX Power steering windows, central lock, tax 12 88 Orlg paint $42,900 *****78 •80 HONDA CIVIC 13 5-door Alrcon. hl-fl. Beautiful condition $18,000 Tel: *****45 '81 ACCORD Auto. Orig power steering, alrcon.. hi-fi, s/rims. new tax paint Tel: *****23
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      869 16 143 Sal*/ Wanted: Motorcycles/ Scooters AUG '84 HONDA Kalder HXI3S Orlg paint Oood cond Accident free $2,050 neg Call *****56 AW SUZUKI QPIOO, with box $550 Free helmet, spare tyre and rim G'teed beautiful 566-1487 FA YAMAHA LC 125 c c good condition. $2,400 Near '81 RX 100 c c
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      858 16 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments FftW PROPERTIES 3-ROOM Bedok North 81k. 122/426 $47,000 Clementi Blk 365/310 $49,000 Geylenfi Eaet Blk 126 W3 000 Stirling Rd. Blk 170 $46,000 Telok Blangah Blk 44 $52,000 Weet Coaat Blk 519 $53,000 3 ,-ROOM Hillview Blk.l $57,000 4-ROOM Paya Lebar Way Blk 121 $01,000
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      1027 16 191 For Sale: HDB Apartments 5-RM. PT. BLK Open house 12- 3pm Blk 25. »05-81, Telok Blangah Cres All marble nicely renovated. $165K Sole Agent: P.L.P 456-9726 FULL CPf $IM,OOO. Only selling at $165,000 (neg 5-rm Spottlswoode Park High fir No blockIng RV *****83 NO CASHI 3-RM. Upp Boon Keng
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      52 17 HBbHHBH^HHHHHHHI Where do waves come (rom? There are two kinds of waves, very small ones called ripples and larger ones. Wind separates water into heaps and mounds and this causes the water to move. This moving water m turn causes more water to move. So, waves start by wind blowing
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      12 17 SPOT 'EM Can you spot the two rings that are exactly alike?
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      RUSSIAN ARTISTS COME IN FROM THE COLD A
      2567 1 RUSSIAN ARTISTS COME IN FROM THE COLD A Until glasnost, recalcitrant' writers were exiled or liquidated. It took the Chernobyl disaster to change all that. Now, there is no staunching the torrents of truth unleashed by the Soviet intelligentsia, reports MICHAEL GLENNY of the London Sunday Times magazine. Pictures by
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        391 3  -  CATHERINE ONG NIK KASMANI Story: Pictures: TWO months more to the Seoul Olympic Games and the merchants have been quick off the starting block. Setting the pace were the global companies for everything from petrol and soft drinks to cars and sticky tape, who pumped a whopping US$65 million
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        677 3 Time for a privileged few Watch-makers are out to make timekeeping a more confusing affair. It is a logical development say two watch manufacturers who were m town last month, French designer Maurice Renoma and Geneva watchmaker Raymond Weil if you regard watches as decorative accessories. Fancy designs
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        The art of keeping wine at its best
        471 4 DRINKS By CH'NG POH TIONG STORING wine is an act of dedication and patience postponing a pleasure until a later, better time. Red or white, still or sparkling, wine bottles should be kept horizontal. This ensures the cork stays moist, thus preventing
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        Tripe and true story of a family legacy
        852 4 With chopsticks m hand, MARGARET CHAN unravels the history of Hainanese beef noodles, and picks the best stall around today EAT OUT A QUIET battle has been fought and won. The Hainanese beef noodle dish has supplanted its Teochew counterpart as the
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        422 4  -  MARGARET CHAN EAT IN By LIKE bees to a honey pot, the Westerners have taken to soya bean which they discovered quite recently, compared to the Chinese who were already reaping its benefits 2,000 years ago. Prince Liv An of the Han dynasty was supposedly
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        394 4 Coral Bean Curd Serves six to eight 300 g prawn meat 50 g pork fat (optional) 270 g soft bean curd (about 1 packet from the supermarket) 4 egg whites V 2 tsp salt 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tbsp Shao King wine 1 tsp sugar 1 2 tsp
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        252 4 LUNCH SRI LANKAN FEST Tradewmds. Hilton International: 737-2233. From $3.50 for a soup or dessert to $14.75 for a curry prawn dish. In conjunction, the Music Room will serve a variety of favourite Sri Lankan teas. Until July 31. MEDITERRANEAN LUNCH Golden Daw Coffee House, The Dynasty Hotel: 734-9900.
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        Food allergies: Are they all m the mind?
        713 5 Eat first and ask laterBetter still, don't. This way, the additives may be no bother, tests show. Neville Hodgkinson of the Times of London reports. SCIENTISTS believe they may have solved the mystery of why so many people think they are victims
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        275 5 jhgj ghjfhj CHILDREN under age three should not be enrolled m organised swimming programmes, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. Experts do not know how many children have been endangered by swimming but, "all m all, we feel the risks are not worth it," Dr Joseph
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        Wet markets one up on Mt Everest
        352 5 URGENT message to my Wall Street broker: sell all supermarket shares. Invest life savings m wet markets. It probably would not be wise to go that far. Mr t Americans will still insist on obtaining their groceries flash-frozen, encased m impenetrable plastic and
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        163 5 Those grisly sights, however, are offset by the fascination of watching vendors, even children, wielding huge cleavers to dissect meat and poultry with the dexterity of brain surgeons handling scalpels. Our wet market m Farrer Road has stalls selling such non-food essentials as shoes, clothing, kitchen ware, flowers
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        Boys who expect more at end of dance
        316 5 jgjg ebye rt DANCING QUEEN writes: I go to a social club regularly to dance and I will dance with anyone who asks me. If I were to dance only with the handsome ones, I may have no one to dance with
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        Lock icon Bali Hai and lows discovered
        897 6 Bali Hai and lows discovered Greedy vendors, a purposeful lack of originality m art and ankle-threatening potholes. Is this~Bali? Teacher MARIA TAN sees the side brochures skip but is enamoured of haunting gamelan orchestras, Tanah Lot temple and the wonderfully patient Balinese BALI can be evil. The travel blurbs ring
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        Tips m the Isle of Gods
        212 6 SWIMMING can be rough for kids but they will love being tossed onto the fine sand. Be wary of waves even onshore they are likely to swish away your footwear. Seafood is plentiful and cheap and you can enjoy lobsters, crabs, prawns, fish and
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        A backwater under seige
        886 6 The allure of Alishan is not for hordes of Taiwanese, who descend instead on nearby Penghu isles. Bank executive QUEK SOON HUAT finds out why. WE STOOD atop a windwhipped fort built by the Manchus and gazed into the faint blue distance. My companion, a grave
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        Masterpieces a major target of thieves
        533 8 Masterpieces a major target of thieves Every year 5,000 major works of art disappear m Britain. Dealing m stolen art treasures is now among the world's most lucrative form of organised crime. BRITAIN'S art heritage is m danger of being stolen piece by priceless piece, and no national records are
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        One of England's best literary talents this decade
        618 8 Waterland, a gripping tale of two families, is testimony to the fertile imagination of author Graham Swift. WONG MING EE discusses the appeal of the book, an examination text m the 1990 A-Level English Literature paper, and Swift's other works. STRIKING, provocative,
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        Different versions of the truth
        191 8 GRAHAM Swift's latest novel, Out of This World, published by Viking m March, is a moving and painful saga of the Beech family. In unravelling the unhappy lives of the members the grandfather a war hero, the son a celebrated photo-journalist, the granddaughter estranged and
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          Lock icon Twyla Tharp to join New York dance group
          79 8 TWYLA Tharp will join American Ballet Theatre m New York as artistic associate, a position that will make her a resident choreographer with the company. Several members of her dance troupe will also join Ballet Theatre m what she called a merger
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          Lock icon Soprano loses voice in Aida
          99 8 GRACE BI'MBRY sang the first two acts of Aida m a spectacular London production, bat polled out when she suffered voice problems. The Bulgarian soprano Ghena Dimitrova took over the role of the Ethiopian princess for the rest of the performance before almost l5,Hf people
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          Lock icon US stint for Beijing scholars
          78 8 TWO Chinese archeological scholars from Beijing University are spending a year m residence at the Smithsonian Institution m Washington. They will study tricks of the museum trade, and management and administration at two galleries which specialise m Asian art. Song Xiang Guang and Cao Yin
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          Lock icon Warm Alaskan welcome
          102 8 AITHOR James A. Michener was greeted by a brass band and community leaders when he returned to Sitka, the south-east Alaskan city where he wrote much of his latest novel, Alaska. The 82-year-old novelist and his wife, Marl, arrived recently aboard a cruise ship at the former
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          Lock icon Mexican works on show in Japan
          86 8 MEXICO is commemorating 100 years of commercial ties with Japan by sending an exhibition called The Galleon of Acapulco to two museums there. The exhibition of 138 pieces at the Moa Fine Arts Museum is on until July 25, and will go to the
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          Lock icon Death of Met Opera singer
          87 8 MARCH' KRITE BKI.I.KRI, a mem ,er of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus for 57 years, died m New York early this month of heart failure at S3. Mrs Belleri, horn dretl Maerkl m Traunstein, Bavaria, was engaged for the Met m 1911 when still a schoolgirl
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        The mystery of the disappearing Rembrandt
        374 8 THE problem of disposing high-profile goods is probably what saved Rembrandt's Jacob ITI de Gheyn. The £10 million (Ss34 million) Rembrandt will go back on display at the Dulwich Public Gallery m the next few weeks, ending the latest chapter m the bizarre saga
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      362 4 Lucky Draw Jointly Organised by. |Tt 0 win oTexdus-ve pr^es. an you I Lucky Restaurant (T.K.) Pte. Ltd have t0 IS t0 patronse between *04-09 Tanpng Katong Complex 15tn Ma y 1988 and 3 1st Dec (Above former Yokoso- TEL *****22, *****82 1988 a1 either Luck > R^ 4^"^' (Tanjoog
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      114 4 SEAFOOD Catch two great treats at the Marina Mandarin's House of Blossoms. Fresh Seafood and Chef Joe Tang, recently off the QE2, where he impressed passengers with his special skills m creating innovative and delicious seafood sensations. Like Baked Roe Crabs, Lobster m Spicy Sauce. Steamed Fresh Clams with Soya
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        Event significant to Singapore
        116 11 Message OUR new and beautiful network of roads and expressways have opened up a whole new motoring experience for many Singaporeans. With better knowledge and understanding on the proper use of our expressways, motoring m Singapore can be a joy. In fact, driving on our expressways
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        Singapore can be world car showroom
        475 11 Motoring takes centrestage on Wednesday when an international exhibition begins. YEO KIM SENG reports Exhibition: Singapore International Motor Show '88 Them*: The Joys of Motoring Venue World trade Centre, Halls 3, 4 and 5 plus outdoor booths near halls 3 and 5 Date: Wednesday
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        Cosy, dynamic cars of the future
        477 11 CARS of the future are likely to be cosy, dynamic machines that are intelligent as well. The Nissan ARC-X prototype and the Toyota FXV-II concept car, which will be exhibited at the motor show, are examples of such futuristic cars. A concept or experimental
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        Model cars to race on carpet
        455 13 I thrills and I of this radio modr grand prix ake place on ted carpet! erally. But will be no let up on participant's enthusiasm when an expected 150 'drivers' turn up for the first carpet race here. Ten per cent of them will
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        40 DRIVE IN
        103 13  - 40 DRIVE IN JOHN ROBINSON DRAWN BY Panic stops— really standing on the brakescause the wheels to lock. Weight is transferred to the front with the result that the back slides out. Avoid by anticipation. Seaside holidays can wreck havoc with the car. Back home, make a point of hosing
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        Lock icon Jacks make working underneath cars simpler
        574 13 tf MANY bits and pieces of the car's works are housed most inconsiderately under the car. Since clearance between the car floor and ground is usually only about 17 cm, getting at these things can be difficult. To work on the exhaust system, the
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        More service centres planned
        82 13 BOSCH Service Centres plans to double the number of its stations m Singapore. The aim is to increase the number of centres from 5 to 10 to improve services here, according to a press release. Bosch services include the check- ing and repairing of conventional and
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        Rustproofers tap car-makers market
        405 14 MOTORISTS may some day save on rustproofing their new cars. More car manufacturers and assemblers are rustproofing their vehicles as they roll down the production line. They believe this would reenforce the life of the car's chassis. Car makers and assemblers m South-east Asia who have
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        Car that conducts own show
        300 14 YOU might have heard of Mr Ed the Talking Horse. Now comes Volvo 740 Talking Car. This car, which has made its debut at various international car shows, is specially made for exhibitions. The 16-valve machine is electrically wired m such a way that when
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        Autocentre to test additive
        143 14 i BWILL a car treated with an engine oil additive be dam- aged if it is driven for long distances after the oil is completely drained? This is what the Singapore Automotive Engineering Autocentre m Portsdown Road plans to find out after the opening of the
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        551 11 r*<%' ~*Y\ rrf^ \J*J ANSWERING FUTURE NEEDS tuVVI >k\kl rt\ QMy Tgp. V%?^x >^BBP^ t^^^^^^m I<y^*Aw£ar'* i^a^^^^^ '^^^^^^HBBBJR Honda legend Coupe mB SBp^ 11^"""^ bP^^l W '^mffr*l The ultimate driving experience. Whisper quiet yet ji Ibß I^bP^BBBBBB B^% BBBBBBpP" 1111^- T^^3 powerful. Beautiful to look at, more beautiful to *****8
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        416 12 Panasonic Car Audio FOR A GRAND For sounds so clear and sharp, there's nothing that can beat the technologically advanced Panasonic Car Audio. It's innovative m design and high m reliability. cq-f3o HHHfiii^HHMHiIHiHiHiiiHHHHB PERFORMANCE Bebop, jazz, rock or heax^y metal, every note is distinct and every performance a grand one.
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        292 12 f^lllfiA #n Motor Show programme 10am 11am 12pm Ipm 2pm 2.30pm 3pm 4pm spm 6pm 6.30pm 7pm Bpm 8.30pm 9pm II" 1 Ik. JL July 20th Official Best Music Music Daily Music Music SBC Daily Contor- Fashion Music MIMNI IllVll O Wednesday Opening Display Drawl Artiste Draw II tionist Show
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        85 13 Plastic Steel Vmaa[L Putty<A) Plastic Steel "-3S Putty (sr liib^^^J Plastic SteeT M^ "viixy a <•■ '9i60 _^^^JIHIIIIHHIHHIHI V J^JP^PB^-^i. ii Devcon has developed a W,. complete assortment of fast J^l^^^B B^fcjß BmP' JT<qfllfl(^ urnin 9 re P air arx^ maintenance iVJi P ro^ ucts to kee P y° ur
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        207 13 4TT^k W^ ITI < )nce again, readers of the An impressive performer, fet Auto Motor L T nd Sport, one it comes with a host of \^Kj^/ I JPiC^ 1 Jmmor lML^m T^S Jk of the leading automotive features that you must l»fr iirtl M W^ •Mm v tL**n:>&& 1
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        872 14 W No mistake. You heard right. Phase Linear's PL 3690 car afa*^ IBM b^HI speakers can deliver a mighty peak power capacity of 250 watts, and 110 watts continuously Id Carefully crafted m the USA, Phase Linear car d m speakers are the only ones you can find with woofer
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        88 15 THE SHO^ Singapore International Motor Show '88 THF STAIR JLJLIIj i II r\\ ll ar> We are proud to feature eight superb examples of remarkable automotive engineering at the Singapore International Motor Show '88, Ixxrth no. 3D2. /SV^^ Cycle Carriage Industries (1986) Pte Limited SALES i Alexandra Sale* Outre. 239
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      Sneak previews
      492 16 1 I BIGGER, better and bolder-coloured cars to capture the hearts and imaginations of many a motorist that's what this year's motor show promises visitors. The variety extends from the vintage, exotic and futuristic, right down to the practical models, to kindle the interest of enthusiasts. Here is
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        225 16 They all have a point m common. It is this i#p (jf-^ citroEns HYunDPii f^p (U/j IPEUCEOT s^^ Mercedes-Benz M TBg? H t^^^^^^^^B B^k^BßflMHß^Hl^^H^^^^^^Bß^l^HiHHHßHl^^Hi^^Bi^^^B u^w *iimii- B^B>y^Bß JSSfIEH D I S^B^^^^^^-^J^B^^^^^^^B^l^B^B^^B^B^^^B^^BMi^^^. BERLIN SQU 87 NEW YORK SQR OS TORONTO SQR 48 MON FREAL SQR 48 MELBOURNE SQR 26 PORTO 26
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      Lock icon Two weeks of adventure on wheels to Thailand and back
      758 17  -  BRENDAN PEREIRA By SY A two-week holiwhere you have of beautiful sights up, servings of de- food and be sured by hospitable Well, that was a group of motorists got when they went on the recent Asian Highway Auto Venture
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      BMW to field electric car again in this year's race
      290 17 BMW researchers, who have been working towards the realisation of electric drive for road vehicles, will be fielding their electric cars again for this year's 1988 Electric Car Grand Prix. In June last year, a former formula one driver Marc
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        53 17 ,>.4^1.1,1.^ Solves all cleaning problems >/*ir^^ *"W Removes moss stains from walls, floors, drains, ji|||? A Clear choked pipes s^l AJt Wash car. £JKOr demonstration 1.015 psi^*^ a I HTM ■PHRi SOLE AGENT: aa |e MULTI-TECH E EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTOR 401 Victoria Street. Spore 0719 Telex: RS ***** TLMKS F«: *****
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        14 17 A lively way with words IMOMS Available at all good bookshops Fedet al Publications
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        35 18 THE NEW BMW 5 SERIES. JUST THE SORT OF CAR FOR BANKERS, DOCTORS, MANAGING DIRECTORS, STOCK BROKERS. AND THE HOLDER OF BIG SWEEP TICKET NO. *****26. VIF WING BY APPONTMENT O*Y CAU PtRK*MANCE MOTO«S 0
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        273 20 rt^N Theft prevention chassis l/nP^HM High-rigidity anti-vibration mechanism 3 beam laser P'Ckup CO PLAYER Electronic volume control with attenuator v .'.^Kjjj j^ ii a^^l £^tKS^M^BM^^M^3BKOMmf^B^MW^j^^^^^^^^M^M^M^MwMw Wireless remote control Ultra narrow gap hyperbolic bi-azimuth tape head iXQ^ -0001 I 3 motors lo 9' c control l\lxV»^"'yjrjr II Full computerized function/display system
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        321 20 THE WINNING! (See it on Stand No. 3Z-3) |l I IbeeeL<^3 L^tr^l i B^BE^EeI 'bj^^J ESmEESEEb thrilling displays and attractions. The Singapore International Motor Show '88 contests and special appearances by some of the biggest motoring event ever is all revved SBC's most popular artistes, up. To take you for
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        118 20 "Z*~<~-'—*' -5^ 1 CQM^ARISOH 4 SHAPES AHO W^S f PATTERNS V/EICKT J MOREAOOITION AHO SUBTRACTION Here's a step-by-step introduction to Elementary Mathematics for your pre-schooler. Colourful stickers, every child's favourite, is employed lavishly together with delightful illustrations to capture the child's imagination and enable him to easily grasp mathematical concepts.
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      Lock icon The shape of car engines to come
      854 21  -  JEFFREY DANIELS By I task of the ne designer must provide power for the car c next centuis been made 'asingly difficult by a conflict of interests. It is not simply that the consumer demands more power for increased performance. Concern for finite
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        282 21 You've seen him on tv Now catch him on tape. Follow the exciting adventures of Alt, the lovable furry creature m the Rainbow Children's Library Set. Two stories —Alt Goes Wild Alt Drops In m a book and cassette combination provide a fun-filled experience for your child. Rainbow Children's Library
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        353 21 ADVANCED HUMAN ENGINEERING TAKES A NEW FORM. mm &ML^^^^^^^^S^^~ZmmmmmmmZ~mmmmm^mm^^^^^^^^~~ NF W NISSAN CEDRIC BROUCHAM YIP Other remarkable features m the new Nissan Cedric When the engineers at Nissan designed the Brougham YIP new Nissan Cedric Brougham YIP, their objective Revolutionary Nissan A.r Suspension System was tQ sat j s fy
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      What lies behind the urge to splurge on stereos
      633 22  -  VALLI SUBRAMONY By J TAKES more than st an ordinary sound stem to satisfy toly's proud car owners. Having got the power icked under the bon■t of the car, they next ok for high quality usic to soothe their me may
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      Softening a long hard drive
      213 22 COMPACT disc music that may prove to be a driver's dream-come-true has arrived m the form of two new Japanese models. Pioneer's CDX-MlOO with KEXMlOO priced at $1,900 and Panasonic's CX-DPIO, at $1,888, are both new players that allow up to more than 30 recordings
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      Carbon monoxide detector for cars
      285 22 MOTORISTS can now warn themselves of the dangers of carbon monoxide a silent killer that comes from the exhaust pipes of cars through a detector of the gas called Deadstop. The detector comes m the form of a reactant mounted on a piece of plastic
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        530 22 Whatever the weather trust the world's largest rustproof er. Total reliability under all A •^^^»^r* -<I^^v When it rains and humidity is exceptionally m V high only Tuff Kote provides protection for f *J JKSm^^^^^AX^ your car Our exclusive 2 step system is M JL designed to work under such
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      Bug that has smitten some in Singapore
      709 23  -  WONG SU FEI By VOLKSWAGEN Beetle lovers are sticking to their ev-er-growing fan club. From the young to the not-so-young and even the old, they can be found behind the wheels of these little buggies. Take the Chee family, for instance. Mr S.
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        30 23 SINGAPORE REVISITED through 1000 photographs historical snippets of streets street names 20 maps glossary indexes of names, places, architects and designers. STP Distributors TIMES 2Jurong Ro«d SingapoM Times Publishing Croup
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        120 23 Power Safety Add on these features to the comfortable ride you get, you'll know you and your family are m good hands. Born from years of motoring research and development, Yokohama quality performance radials never fail to deliver. Race-proven 'sticky rubber' gives you that extra grip. On any road condition.
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      Paraplegic friends to drive upcountry
      300 24 H THREE paraplegics who have put their disabilities firmly behind them are planning to share the joys of motoring by driving to Malaysia together before the end of the month. The three, retiree Wahid bin Baba, 60, and managers E. Alan Ho, 32, and Esmond
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      A legend in its time
      260 24  -  I THE new Honda Legend Coupe, the only one of its kind here presently, imparts the ultimate pleasure m driving for a car of its class. At a recent test drive, the gleaming white two-door hard-top cruised so silently I was almost unaware of the
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        406 24 |i^ Gouwai HAS THE POWER TO MOVE ANY LOAD Goldbell Engineering brings you the power to move any load, anywhere. From the truck and commercial vehicle specialist comes Mitsubishi's Fuso, Singapore's bestselling heavy and medium-duty truck, which has captured more than 56% of the market. And the light-duty Canter, Singapore's
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        218 24 Mr _^^tf4l* slk\,^^kmWmm K^KaSI .^mmW& OnV3tG COmO3OV C3TS Wk^o^ mwkmwkmmmMu^kmmm Wk^L\ commercial vehtcies j^ ■mrr' —^I>§ss^^^B^B Hre-purchase fhance at rll< fl| i| Bt m\ W^mW I M fVeHBH competitive interest rates 1 Pi MB I 1 IT I V^H RR Ifel Motor insurance coverage Ifl j»l After sales service provided
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      Wheels of fortune to cost $1.4m on the road
      529 25 Wheels of fortune to cost $1.4 m on the road 15 Porsche 959 rare breec ng only 200 of kind m the d, will cost a $1.4 million > it possible to c the beauty on Singapore roads. The cost price, according to its makers, is 450,000 marks ($540,000). Customs
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      London taxi among the attractions at bridal show
      225 25 PLANNING your wedding this year? Then look out for the special exhibition of wedding cars at the motor show. Among them will be a maroon London taxi the only one of its kind m Singapore which will be festooned with ribbons and
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        70 25 jyfe&« kt gtti^ i \fl jHiftV's > R jtf r ..z/ v ----tt; !!p^BßEblbjb»^B| iSBiB^BBft BL^L_^BJ Computer Aided Programme Transfer V^B^H ■^■^■^■■Hb^B^B^B^Bhß^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^l kex-M7oo Vi I k^^^^^^f^^^^^^^^^TZ^^Zl^^^^^3 CDX-MlOO Inf'a-red remote control B^B^BJ WKSJEmEEBBSBSBIB M ;jsin 9 Mf remote control tor the Pioneer home use B^B^BJ I ultl DlH vcr with MPSS
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        230 25 A much longer run for your money. Conceived m Goodyear's state-of-the-art laboratories and perfected by extensive testing, the VARAGO 70 is built like no other tyre on the road. It's an allround winner! 4g£s The tread pattern is computer-designed to 4*^? match today's advancement m automotive The ride is smoother
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      Company computerises truck workshop
      192 26 GOLDBELL Engineering, a firm of truck distributors, has computerised its workshop. The project, estimated to cost some $230,000, is scheduled for completion before the end of the year. With the computerisation of its workshop management, the company hopes to integrate its sales inventory, servicing and repair
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      Japanese car makers aim for luxury
      1028 26 Affluence has triggered the quest for luxury motoring and one thing is already certain about Japan's car of the future: it will cost a lot more than today's Japanese cars, reports CARLA RAPOPORT THE reason is not just the appreciation of the yen. Japanese
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      Tips on engine oil use
      559 26  -  JULIA GOH By WHEN it comes to engine oil, are cars using too much or too little? This was a question that was put to the experts. According to Mr Milton Lim, 38, regional manager of Chemlube, the attitudes of motorists fall into two groups.
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