The Straits Times, 26 February 1989

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    12 1 The Sunday Times No: 2747 55 CENTS MCI (P) 43/12/88 fd ht
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    Lock icon Nine sucked out of jumbo jet
    255 1 HONOLULU No bodies have been recovered so far by search teams after nine passengers were sucked to their apparent deaths over the Pacific on Friday when a gaping hole ripped open on the United Airlines jetliner they were travelling m. US Coast Guard and
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    Lock icon PM, Suharto discuss Jakarta move on ties with Beijing
    547 1 TOKYO Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Indonesia's President Suharto yesterday held closed-door talks which focused on regional developments, including Jakarta's move to normalise relations with Beijing. The Kyodo news agency quoted an Indonesian official as saying Mr Lee told President
    Bernama; AFP; Reuter; AP; WONG KWAI CHOW  -  547 words
  • Article
    New moves to boost sports proposed
    623 1  -  GODFREY ROBERT By We must be very realistic We are a small population and the talent pool is small. So our priorities must be different. We cannot hope to produce champions m every sport, so we must be selective. Mr ohanabaian THE tendency for
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    Lock icon Bush predicts stronger Sino-US ties
    321 1 BEIJING Ptesid.-nt George Bush, brushing aside a forthcoming Sino Soviet summit. yesterday predicted ever-stron-ger ties between the United States and China as he began a two day visit to China In an upheat speech at a welcoming banquet m the I Hall of ih«- People,
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      92 1 Jr FOCUS When a doctor slips up New boss r-^ of the museum Jft V The case for a Parents' Budget SUNDAY PLUS Small tots, big business What ails three heads of state TV PLUS 4g* f I Poor man's country club FOCUS Week Ahead fditfi'Mi I 1 TV listings
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      18 1 Reaction of Indonesian media to JakartaBeijing ties move: Page 8 Woman fainted' after using hair restorer: Pg 12
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      18 1 Bush to meet Sihanouk m Beijing: Page 8 'No desire to pla\ off China against Soviets: Page 3
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      91 1 /-ZcvulvZZuil Oven 3|l s^fß Monthty $24 X 24 [flffi^ Passengers recount the horror aboard Flight 811 Investigators look for evidence of structural failure: Page 5 LBCT FASHION APPAREL 1989 >/ "~Lea" FASHION APPAREL cotton tee and knit pants henht 1 stor»« at: Scotts Shopping Centre Wwma Atna Lucky PJaza y^r-
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      AT A GLANCE
      585 2 TOWER SEEKS REPUBLICAN HELP: In a last-ditch effort to fight the odds against his nomination for the post of US Defence Secretary, Mr John Tower has met key Republicans to plan a strategy for the coming battle m the Senate. Mr Tower's chances took a knock when
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      SPORTS
      184 2 FLO-JO TO RETIRE: Florence Griffith-Joyner. who dazzled the track and field world last year, says she is retiring. On Friday, she confirmed reports that she was leaving the sport. Flo- Jo was scheduled to hold a press conference m New York yesterday. An American athletics official said she delayed
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      Consumers' shield
      1382 2  -  TAN EE SZE M The amended Hire Purchase Act Buyer gets upper hand from Apr 1 as Act is extended to cover a wider range and cost of items Reports by How two disputes brought up to Case were settled BELOW are two hire-purchase transactions which were brought
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      WHEN YOU CAN CANCEL CONTRACTS
      425 2 WHEN YOU CAN CANCEL CONTRACTS UNDER the Hire Purchase Act, buyers can cancel the contract and get a refund under the following circumstances: Interference. The seller keeps interfering with the buyer's use of the car, or a third party claims to own the car and stops the buyer from using
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      Sixty to 70% of deals made on hire-purchase'
      243 2 JUST how popular are hirepurchase transactions? Figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore show that as of last November, the total hire-purchase debt m Singapore exceeded $980 million, compared to $542 million m 1987. This figure is based solely on the turnover
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    • Bush's visit to China
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        Lock icon 'No desire to play off China against Soviets'
        824 3 Relationship with China stands on its own now, says Bush TOKYO President George Bush, who arrived m Beijing yesterday for a two-day visit, rejected suggestions his interest m China reflected a desire to play off that country against the Soviet Union He
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        Lock icon Call to lift barriers to foreign trade, investment
        483 3 BEIJING President Bush has urged China to lift barriers to foreign trade and investment, calling freeing of market forces "the true basis for sustained prosperity". Mr Bush called for better legal protection for investors m China, protection of intellectual property rights and
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        Lock icon President kick's off Beijing visit with walkabout
        315 3 President kick's off Beijing visit with walkabout BEIJING US President George Bush began the second stage of his whirlwind Asian tour with a brief walkabout yesterday m Beijing's vast Tiananmen Square. Mr Bush emerged from the limousine bringing him from the airport to wave and shake a few hands near
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      182 2 Showers over several areas m the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a m tomorrow: 24 max., 31 mm. SUNSET today: 7.20 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.15 am. TRAVELLERS' HEATHER Adelaide 17 26 K.nr Los Angele* 16 30 C Cloudy Amsterdam 27C Cloudy Madrid 1 lOC Rain Athens 817 c <
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      90 3 5 THAT SHAP£THE COUNTRY Faxing catches on WITH the emphasis these days on speedy communication the facsimile machine has gamed immense popularity. Text, graphics, drawings and messages written m any language can be faxed to other users m the Republic and m over 60 countries. How fax connections here have
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      189 3 MONT U BLANC THE ART OF WRITING I II I 111 I II HI HI I II I I MONTBLANC THE ART OF WRITING "MEISTERSTUCK SOLITAIRE" SOLID GOLD The most precious fountain pen m the MONTBLANC collection also happens to be the most expensive m the world* The perfection of
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Ties with Tel Aviv first, Moscow told
      511 4 No M-E peacemaker role until condition is met: Shamir TEL AVIV Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has said Moscow cannot not play a role m Middle East peacemaking until it resumes diplomatic relations with Israel. "As far as we are concerned, the Soviet Union
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      Lock icon Afghan guerillas to seek world recognition
      269 4 ISLAMABAD The Afghan resistance will soon launch efforts to gain international recognition for the interim government elected last week by a nationalist assembly, a delegate said here yesterday. The guerillas will also be ready for major offensives, concentrating attacks on Afghan cities such as
      AP; Reuter  -  269 words
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      Lock icon Bombay tense after 12 die in riots over book
      294 4 Row over Satanic Verses BOMBAY India's busiest commercial centre was tense and trading came to a virtual standstill yesterday after 12 people were killed m riots here over the controversial novel. The Satanic Verses. Police maintained a ban on assemblies, marches
      Reuter; AP  -  294 words
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      Lock icon Dozens hurt in political unrest in Poland
      161 4 WARSAW Police fired tear gas at radical student demonstrators m Poland's worst political violence m almost a year, and dozens of people were injured and arrested, authorities said yesterday. The Communist Party newspaper. Trybuna Ludu. denounced the violence which took place m the
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      Lock icon 'Hissing noise — then, a blast'
      674 5 'Hissing noise then, a blast' All of a sudden it was like a dream a section of the plane wasn't there any longer. A passenger, Mr Gary Garber HONOLULU Some passengers looked up to see rows of seats and people near them suddenly gone. One man saw the sky while
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      Lock icon Probe into cause of hole in Boeing jet
      482 5 HONOLULU Federal investigators yesterday looked for evidence of structural failure m the jumbo jet which blew open over the Pacific, ripping a huge hole m the fuselage through which nine people were sucked to apparent death. Although they have not ruled out
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      Lock icon Wiring problems found in two more Boeings
      176 5 SEATTLE Air Canada has discovered wiring problems m two of its Boeing jets, the latest of a series of such problems that have come to light since the Jan 8 crash of a Boeing 737 m central England. The Federal Aviation Administration received
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      Tower seeks Republicans' help for Senate battle
      516 6  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent 4 It's not fair to the President of the United States. We asked him m his inaugural address to reach out to Democrats He shouldn't get his hand chopped off. Bob Dole, Senate Republican leader (left). 4
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      Lock icon Gorbachev favours more rights for republics
      381 6 MOSCOW Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has opened the door to a possible victory for Armenians m the troubled region of Nagorno-Karabakh, who are seeking to shake off Azerbaijani control. Mr Gorbachev, who flew back to Moscow on Friday after a four-day tour of the
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      Lock icon Fed shows its resolve to fight inflation by raising rate
      491 6 Fed shows its resolve to fight inflation by raising rate WASHINGTON The IS Federal Reserve has demonstrated its resolve to fight inflation and main tain its independence from the White House by raising its key lending rate. On Friday, the Fed raised the discount rate, the interest it charges banks
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      Lock icon Interest rate rise drives prices down
      130 6 Dow Jones NEW YORK Share prices took a tumble on Wall Street on Friday following announcements by major commercial banks and the Federal Reserve that they were increasing interest rates. The Fed raised its discount rate by half a point to 7 per cent
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      Lock icon US to ease controls on low-tech exports to communist world
      278 6 WASHINGTON The US Commerce Department will announce this week relaxed export controls over the sale of low-level technology to communist countries, department officials said. They said the new control list was agreed to last year by the Paris-based Co-ordinating Committee
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      Lock icon 'Male smokers tend to get spare tyres'
      436 7 CHICAGO Although men who smoke m..v weigh less, more of their body fat is deposited around the waist m a "spare tyro" pattern linked to higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death, a new study says. The study published m the
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      Tyson: I cried before divorcing Givens
      113 7  - Tyson: I cried before divorcing Givens ALAN HUBBARD WORLD heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, whose title defence against Britain's Frank Bruno will be seen on SBC this morning admitted he cried himself to sleep at night before divorcing his wife, actress Robin Givens. Speaking for the first time on the break-up,
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    • PEOPLE
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        Child star overworked?'
        122 7  -  ABBY TAN REPORTS THAT child star Aiza Seguerra. 5, is being exploited and overworked has prompted the Philippine Labour Department's Bureau of Women and Young Workers to conduct an inquiry. But Aiza's mother Carina and her manager Malou Ochoa denied that the moppet, who earns pesos 5,000
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        Prince Hiro's quest
        130 7 CROWN PRINCE HlRO(left). the first m line to Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne and probably the country's most eligible bachelor, quietly turned 29 on Thursday. The death of Emperor Hirohito on Jan 7 may have clouded the marriage prospects of Emperor Akihito's eldest son. "I hope that no matter
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        Sentimental stop
        101 7 THE RETURN of President and Mrs Bush to the Chongwenmen Protestant Church m Beijing has an extra special sentimental value. Their daughter, Dorothy Leblond, was baptised there at the age of 16. Ms Anna Perez, the First Lady's press secretary, told UPI that every time it was arranged
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        Love is blind, they say
        135 7  -  TAN LIAN CHOO THEY SAY love is blind, but for Pairoj and Sirinat Chartkaroon, love is respectably as normal as for those who can see. The two met years ago at the Bangkok School for the Blind, fell m love, married, and now have two
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        What next, Li Ning?
        156 7  -  Yazhuu Zhoukan From HINA'S -Wince of Sports" Li Ning announced his retirement from the sports field at the Seoul Olympics. The question most people ask is "What is he going to do next?" When the gymnast attended the prize giving ceremmv of the Top Ten Chinese
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        Giant dream comes true
        119 7 ITS A press agent'l dream Fay Wray on top o( the Empire State Building giving out autographs. King Kong? He wasn't invited, but who knows what a 100-foot, lovesick gorilla might do? Wray, on** of the most famous screamers m movie history, celebrated the publication of
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      8 4 First protest m Malaysia over Rushdie's book: PageS
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      105 5 For Our Imperial Guests hJL DINNER SPECIALS! MONDAY USUAL N° W >T LIVE LOBSTER $18 I (300-35Ogm) i rUESDAY SUCKLING PIG §i^o $68 J>* (Whole) f _f^ WEDNESDAY C2J SUPERIOR §32" $18 SHARKSFIN >£ (Per person) THURSDAY DRUNKEN PRAWNS $28 (500 gm) i^ > FRIDAY »Sr Whole ABALONE $18 J^f^
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  • ASEAN NEWS
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      421 8 fhe Cambodian issue: Bush urges Asean to stay united Ranariddh's call to Tokyo Chatichai-Bush talks TOKYO President George Bush, announcing before he left for Beijing yesterday that he would meet Cambodian resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk there, urged Asean to maintain its unity on
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      Lock icon 'Give more support to UN force plan'
      293 8 TOKYO Prince Ranariddh, son of Cambodian resistance leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk, yesterday called for stronger Japanese backing for his demand for a United Nations peace-keeping force m Cambodia. He also urged the United States and Japan to provide military aid to non-communist factions
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      Chatichai to US: Help us boost trade in Indochina, Burma
      473 8  -  TAN LIAN CHOO By Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Thai Premier Chatichai Choonhavan has urged US President George Bush to join Thailand m its policy to step up trade and investment m Indochina and Burma. During a 30-minute meeting m Tokyo, where
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      Youths on rampage spark false alarm in Jakarta
      291 8  - Youths on rampage spark false alarm in Jakarta YANG RAZALI KASSIM By Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Indonesian youths went on a rampage late on Friday night following a rock concert, triggering a false alarm here that this week's decision to normalise ties with China was drawing violent reactions. Diplomats said troops
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      Filipinos mark 3rd year of people power
      163 8  -  ABBY TAN MANILA As Filipinos celebrated the third anniversary yesterday of the restoration of democracy, Philippine leaders reminded them of the need to buckle down to hard work and to engage m less politics. Before tens of thousands of people gathered at the
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  • ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY
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      Lock icon Protesters join 'death for Rushdie' call
      425 9 KUALA TRENGGANU More than 2,000 Muslims have demonstrated with placards and banners against the book The Satanic Verses and joined Iranian leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini m calling for the death of its author Salman Rushdie. The Home Ministry yesterday announced a ban on the
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      Lock icon 'Cabinet studying rising costs in Johor'
      170 9 'Cabinet studying rising costs in Johor' JOHOR BARU The Cabinet is studying the implication of the rising costs of living here, Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said. Speaking to reporters on Friday, he said prices of essential services and goods were going up and, if unchecked, "it has the potential
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      Lock icon Johor tycoon and brother jailed for CBT of M$14.5 m
      301 9 Johor tycoon and brother jailed for CBT of M$14.5 m JOHOR BARU Tycoon Yap Sing Hock and his brother, Sing Chang, were yesterday sentenced to jail after being found guilty by the Sessions Court here of criminal breach of trust involving M 514.5 million (5510.15 million). Sing Hock was sentenced
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      Lock icon Malaysian Navy to build base in Sabah
      239 9 KOTA KINABALU The Royal Malaysian Navy will build a base m Sabah to strengthen its eastern command as well as fight piracy m Sabah waters, Defence Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said here yesterday. He said the base, which would be the second largest
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      Government offers to recognise two of college's diplomas
      214 9 KUALA LUMPUR The Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TAR) has received an offer from the government to recognise two of its diplomas. The chairman of the College Council and Minister for Transport, Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik, said yesterday the college received the
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      Lock icon Legal action to be taken to recover part of M$22 m
      233 9 Legal action to be taken to recover part of M$22 m Bank Negara fund transfer fraud KUALA LUMPUR Police will take legal action to recover part of the M 522.2 million (about Ssl4 million) fraudulently withdrawn from Bank Negara and believed to have been invested m several firms m Singapore
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Continue giving feedback, community leaders urged
      569 10 Don't get disheartened after debates m Parliament, says Dr Beng KEEP the feedback flowing. That was Government backbencher Arthur Beng's appeal to grassroots leaders m his constituency last night. The reactions to ceoent parliamentary debates had left some grassroots leaders feeling disheartened about their
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      Murder' most fowl lands 2 in court
      298 10 THIRTEEN cages of live chickens went to market, and disappeared. Six hours later the same chickens turned up at another market slaughtered. The mystery of their disappearance was disclosed yesterday when a magistrate's court was told that two men Tan Kirn Seng, 33
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      Bank union votes to keep out SDP man
      267 10  -  LOONG SWEE YIN By AN OPPOSITION party activist expelled from a bank union because of his political affiliation failed last week m his bid to get back his union membership. A special delegates' conference of the Singapore Bank Employees Union voted on
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      Last polls' ballot papers to be destroyed
      85 10 Last polls' ballot papers to be destroyed ALL ballot papers and related documents used m last September's General Election will be destroyed on Saturday the Elections Department said yesterday. The ballot papers, kept m sealed ballot boxes, will be taken out of the Supreme Court vault m the morning and
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      Traffic Alert
      87 10 CLEMENCEAU Avenue between Penang Road and Oxley Rise will be closed between 1 am and 5 am from tomorrow to March 12. The final section of the Oxley Rise Flyover will be dismantled for the construction of the CTE tunnels during the period. Motorists travelling along Clemenceau Avenue
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      Outstanding six win top honours
      700 10 The Cultural Medallion award A POTTER, a photographer, an author, a dramatist, a choreographer and a musician will each be given Singapore's highest award for the arts this week. They will receive the Cultural Medallion from Mr Wong Kan Seng, the Minister for Community Development
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      New tender called for Telok Ayer Market — previous tenders too low
      404 11 New tender called for Telok Ayer Market previous tenders too low ANOTHER tender has been called to run the newly reconstructed Telok Ayer Market because the earlier submissions to turn the place into an upmarket food and entertainment centre were all too low. A Singapore Tourist Promotion Board official told
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      Lay off these crabs
      618 11  -  SARASWATHI SUNDRAM Two species of Singapore crabs face extinction, warns zoologist By YOU can eat them or keep them as "pets" but a zoolo- gist warns that two species of i freshwater crabs, indigenous only to Singapore, face possible extinction unless they are left alone. If
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      Burglar on run for 3½ years caught following tip-off
      331 11 A PRISONER jumped out of a window m a police station and went on the run for 3 1 years before he was finally re-ar-rested on Thursday. Inspector Ting Nge Kong, prosecuting, told a district court yesterday that Mohd Ripin bin
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      Nimble 'armchair' thief
      96 11 FIVE minutes that's all it took for a $200 armchair to disappear after being left outside a Housing Board flat lift m Dover Road on Friday. Businessman Mr Tan 800 Joo, 24, told police he was delivering furniture to the home of Madam Rusnah binte Atan, 24,
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      Moscow Narodny Bank plans to retrench a third of its staff
      369 11  -  GERRY de SILVA By THE Moscow Narodny Bank is planning to retrench about 25 of its 76 staff here. Those on the retrenchment list are believed to be affected by an exercise which is being carried out as part
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      Woman says she blacked out after using hair restorer
      493 12  - Woman says she blacked out after using hair restorer MATHEW PEREiRA By A HOUSEWIFE, who used a hair restorer, has reported that she fainted and suffered temporary loss of hearing after using it. Mrs Leong Seng Ho, 41, reported to the Consumers' Association of Singapore recently that she developed a
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      Singapore, Belgium sign more liberal air pact
      159 12 SINGAPORE and Belgium have concluded a "very liberal" revised air services agreement on increased traffic rights, routes and capacity. A Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) statement said on Friday that Singapore Airlines and Sabena Belgian World Airlines may now fly between Belgium
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      Unionists back Govt 'no' to foreigners leading S'pore unions
      406 12 Unionists back Govt 'no' to foreigners leading S'pore unions FIVE unionists and a personnel manager have backed the Labour Ministry's decision not to allow six Malaysians to serve m the executive council of the Air Line Pilots Association Singapore (Alpa-S). They said the principle behind the decision, that Singapore unions
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      Suspect flung from stolen motorcycle
      162 12 A MAN believed to have stolen a motorcycle skidded while riding it and was flung into a drain at Mountbatten Road on Friday. The man. however, managed to escape even though residents said he appeared to have suffered injuries to his arm and leg. The
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      Kin of 4 vagrants sought
      158 12 WELFARE officers from the Ministry of Community Development want to contact the relatives or friends of four people who were recently detained for vagrancy. A MAN aged about 70 years, who calls himself Nagavan, was found loitering at the ground floor of Block 106, Boon
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      HDB resale requests rise with new rules
      482 13  - HDB resale requests rise with new rules CEPHAH TAN By SEVERAL hundred people have been scrambling to buy or sell flats after the Government announced that it will set a limit on the proportion of races allowed m each Housing Board neighbourhood from Wednesday. The new measures, to ensure a
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      'Major festivals should be celebrated by all races'
      214 13 THE major festivals of Singapore's different ethnic groups should be celebrated on a bigger scale and people of all races and religions should be drawn into the festivities, Mr Mah Bow Tan said last night. "In this way, there will come a
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      Shaw Towers shops to move by end-March
      285 13  -  SUSAN LEAN By ALL the shops and eating houses at Shaw Towers will have to move out by the end of March because the complex will be getting a new look. The renovations to upgrade the shopping complex are expected to take about
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      Scow's response to accusations put off till Tuesday
      372 13  -  ONG MING SEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Lawyer Francis Scow has put off until Tuesday the release of his written response to accusations made by the prosecution against him m a Singapore court. The decision by Scow, who is facing tax evasion
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      Hazards in Orchard Road
      157 13 UGLY motorists who park their cars indiscriminately create hazards for other road users. This Mercedes on the double yellow line near the taxi stand at Centrepoint yesterday was there for almost 15 minutes, while the car behind was parked for five. Meanwhile, as they lingered, taxis
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      Encouraging women to upgrade skills
      308 14 ROSNAH used to be just another factory worker. But her life has changed dramatically since she upgraded her skills and became a technician. Now she earns much more and, with her husband's pay, her family has a spanking new five-room flat, her daughter takes piano
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      Man, 62, exposed himself to neighbour
      148 14 IRRITATED by excessive noise from a woman living next door, a 62-year-old man showed his annoyance by exposing himself to her twice. Tan Ah Chai, a labourer, was fined $1,000 by a district court yesterday for his double exposure after he admitted insulting the
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      500 truckloads of earth dumped daily in sea
      307 14  -  FREDERICK QUEK By EVERY DAY about 500 truckloads of earth are removed from the Central Expressway construction sites and dumped m the sea off Pulau Semakau. And m two to three months' time, when excavations reach their peak, that number will increase
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      Govt will prevent dump site from polluting sea
      471 14  -  MICHAEL LIU By THE Government will do everything it can to save the sea from pollution when the offshore area on Pulau Semakau's eastern side is turned into a refuse dump sit 3 after 1997. However, dumping of earth spoils at the
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      MP backs call for new inter-religious body
      312 14 A MEMBER of Parliament has backed the call for an effective inter-religious body to be set up to advise the Government on in-ter-religious affairs. Dr Ong Chit Chung (Bukit Batok) urged the Government to seriously consider replacing the existing Inter-Religious Organisation with "a
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        303 15 PEOPLE who have been to the cinema or the theatre or attended a concert and had their enjoyment ruined by howling or playful children m the audience would no doubt applaud what a Chinese restaurant here has just done. The Chang Jiang Shanghai Restaurant at Goodwood
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        25 YEARS AGO
        144 15 What The Straits Times reported on Feb 27. 1964 MIAMI BEACH Amid scenes of chaos and confusion typical of the man, 22--year-old Cassius Clay won the world heavyweight championship last night when Sonny Liston did not come out for the seventh round because of an injured left
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      Past, present, prefect
      1335 15 Latter-day Indiana Jones or the obedient civil servant? KWA CHONG GUAN might have to be both as the new boss of the museum What if the expected windfall from the Government does not materialise? He says: "We'll have to trim our activities. ..lf you give us cloth
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      Johor murmurs over S'ore influx are to be expected
      890 16  -  Tan Sai Siong While a few foreigners and their money can always bank on getting a warm welcome anywhere, it becomes another story altogether when the trickle becomes a flood WELL, the grumbles have begun to rumble. They are to be
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      Don't denigrate religion; it could rile unnecessarily
      866 16  -  Suzanne Ooi To live according to the do's and don'ts of a religious authority is not to delegate the moral decision to somebody else but to avail oneself of signposts to a correct decision. THE proselytising zeal of certain Christian denominations seems to
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      More babies? Give more family relief
      830 16  -  Narendra Aggarwal Rewards must be given to those who have the "courage" to take on the responsibilities that come with marriage. As a parent, I can testify that life is an endless stretch of expenses. WITH the Budget Statement due this Friday, Finance Minister
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      Catch birds, keep slim
      562 16 vfuyfdt yrt t I BELIEVE it was last Thursday that Andrew Pendleton the Third wandered slightly off course along busy Orchard Road and ended up 12-km away at Mohideen's Sarabat Stall. Now as you all know, Mohideen never advertises, so we regular sippers of his thick
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      324 16 SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COIN CONVENTION 1989 24-26 FEB 1989 HOTEL NEW OTANI, LEVEL 6. HHHBHHR^BHHHHHDHHJI Ask any conservationist how many ;:^MfSBJP|HIBHBBBHHBBBB|B^BB snow leopards are left m the wild and none would dare hazard a guess. :B^HaIBBB|^^B^BBBWHB[B^BB^^BBB||^^^H The fact is no one knows. H^ra9JH^HH^^^^HH|^^^^^^^H^B^^^^^H There are a few. This we know from
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      Lock icon When the doctor slips up
      1900 17 Is medical negligence on the rise? What redress is there for an aggrieved patient or his relatives? SUZANNE 001 asked a panel of experts L Doctors m most cases w refuse to testify against m their peers L Quite frequently, the patient goes to the
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      19 17  -  THEODORE NONIS "I'VE WON', I'VE WON! AT LAST. 1 1 CAM NOW SETUP MY OWN 4-P STALL/"
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      Dollars and sense of suing a doctor
      601 17 001: Let us turn our attention to the legal pitfalls a patient faces. DR GWEE: Those who want to complain go and see a lawyer. The lawyer says: "If you want to see me, $500 retention fee." DR SOE: I don't think we
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  • RACING
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      Thwaites can add three e to tall
      313 18  - Thwaites can add three e to tall LIONEL LEE By Our man on the track BEST BET Saugatuck (Race 7) BEST OUTSIDER Malaysian Pearl II (Race 6) THESE horses have won or done well on a wet track RACE i: Suntelle. RACE 5: Jansen. RACE <: Bujang Senang, Tricks. RACE
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      WHAT THE TIPSTERS SAY
      344 18 RACE Racing Editor Lionel Lee Tan Thean Loon Danny Khoo Martin Tay 1 Don't Tease Me 1 Don't Tease Me 1 Don't Tease Me 1 Don't Thm Me 5 Brazen Gambler 1 2 Locomotion 5 Brazen Gambler 5 Brazen Gambler 5 Brazen Gambler 1 Don't Tease
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      TODAY'S PENANG CARD
      4888 18 h jdth rty 2.00 RESTRICTED TERMS OIV A 1,200 m JfljLJJfiUi (Stakes: $11,000) 1 42* Dent Teaae Me 55.5 Don't Tease Me-Thwaites 3 amg +2.5. Did not accept last week m race won by stablemate Saugatuck; shouted the winner with 53 until High Strike came with burst
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      Flying Luskin captures BTC Trophy race in Auckland
      150 19 AUCKLAND A four-year-old chestnut horse, Flying Luskin, won the Bukit Turf Club Trophy race at Ellerslie racecourse here yesterday. A son of the speedy Luskin Star, a former winner of the Golden Slipper Stakes, the richest sprint m Australia for two-year-olds, Flying
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      Rising Star makes no mistake
      2423 19 He wins convincingly despite running about m the straight By OUR RACING TEAM FIRST 6768 SECOND 4025 THIRD 0510 STARTERS 2887 1174 0489 9432 4992 6045 6234 3100 9297 8811 CONSOLATIONS 7164 3804 0635 4163 5351 9654 1874 8888 2096 3747 Mudlark Three Commandos surprises
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      Lam gets three months, lsmadi four days
      220 19 PENANG Jockey M.C. Lam was suspended for three months over his handling of Hypertension m Race 6 here last Sunday. Racing stewards of the Penang Turf Club handed I,am the penalty yestel day at the conclusion of an adjourned inquiry. Lam had been
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      Barker to present Horse of Year award
      113 19 MR. E.W. BARKER, chairman of the Bukit Turf Club, will present the Ritz Club Horse of the Year award for the top sprinter and leading stayer of 1988 at a dinner at a leading hotel here on Friday. The annual ceremoney is organised
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      Azhar, ill last weekend, lands 'hot' double
      100 19 PENANG Jockey Azhar Ismail, who did not ride last weekend as he was unwell, bounced back yesterday with a 100 per cent success rate. He had only two mounts and both won. In Race 3, Azhar scored a six-length victory on raging favourite
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      616 20 321 Deaths 321 Deaths PAUL ONG SOON ANN AGE 90 years old was called home to b« with hi* Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ on Saturday 25 February 1989 leaving behind Beloved wives: Teo Lian Chee (Deceased) Ruth Goh Pul Leng Sons Daughters-in-law Dr Ong Yong Koon, Betty Loke Het
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      103 20 323 Condolences 323 Condolences OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE CHAIRMAN OF MSP STEEL WORKS LIMITED Th« Lat« MR. YAP EE TOON From: Ths Board of Directors. Management A Staff of SRG TILESTONE TRADING PTE. LTD./ SPORE SRG TAK AMIYA CO. LTD./ JAPAN CONDOLENCE We extend our
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam
      240 20 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam FIRST ANNIVERSARY In loving memory of MDM ANTONIA PETER (wife of the late Francis Joseph Peter of 30-A Madras Street) Departed: 26.2.88 Age: 78 years We hold you close within our hearts And there you shall remain To walk with us throughout our lives
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      54 20 LOH SHIUEH LING Departed 26.2.87 Take her In Thy arms, dear Lord, And ever let her b«A messenger of love Between ours hearts and Thee Always remembered by family relatives and friends. IN LOVING MEMORY OF CHIN KIAN MIN OEP: 27.2. 87 Always remembered by men of
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      322 Acknowledgements
      133 20 The family of the late Mdm Lee Slew Hong Departed 20th Feb. 1969 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation to Elders Sect Poon Soo, John Lee and Or. Tan Ban Cheng of Bethesda (F.E Church; Rev. Dr Canon James Wong, Rev. Inbati Caldwell and Bro.
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      325 Requiems
      36 20 KARUPPIAH RAMASAMY Departed 29-1-89 Aihma Santhi prayers will be held on 27-2-89 (Monday) at 7pm at Sivan Temple Serangoon Road. i Relatives and mentis are cordially invited Kindly treat this raonal invitation. Tel HMMII
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      Lock icon Diane, O'Mara in upsets
      363 20 ATHLETICS NEW YORK Jackie Joy-ner-Kersee and Marcus O'Sullivan found themselves m the unusual position of second best m upsets at the United States indoor athletics championships on Friday. New Yorker Diane Dixon was one favourite to come through, thrilling a sparse but appreciative Madison Square Garden
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      Lock icon Halsall sets world best mark despite re-swim
      450 20 WORLD CUP SWIMMING LONDON Swiss sprinter Dano Haisall claimed a world best mark m a re-swum event m the World Cup swimming series on Friday after the first race had ended m confusion. Haisall touched first m the 25-metre freestyle but officials ordered
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      Lock icon Sprint queen Flo-Jo to announce retirement
      293 20 NEW YORK Florence Grif-fith-Joyner, whose electrifying sprint times and spectacular racing outfits dazzled the track and field world last year, says she is retiring. On Friday, she confirmed reports that she was leaving the sport. Flo- Jo was scheduled to hold a press conference
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      Lock icon Miandad hits a magnificent 271
      453 20 CRICKET AUCKLAND A magnificent 271 by Javed Miandad placed Pakistan m an invincible position at the end of the second day of the Third and final cricket Test against New Zealand yesterday. Miandad savaged the threadbare New Zealand bowling as the tourists pushed their overnight
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      Eadelin's second record
      217 21 SWIMMING EADELIN LIM rewrote the 100 metres freestyle meet record on the final day of the Chinese Swimming Club's multiple age-group championships at Amber Road yesterday. Eadelin, 12, of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, clocked lmin 05.575 ec for girls 11-12 years. Her fine effort
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      Nearly-man Wing Leong is third time lucky
      492 21  -  TAY CHENG KHOON on the Ascot squash finals HO WING LEONG finally discarded the nearly-man image when he upset top seed Roy Lim to win the Ascot Singapore Closed Under-16 squash title at East Coast Recreation Centre yesterday. Wing Leong's 9-6 9-2 3-9
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      National team for World Open to be selected in August
      373 21 THE Singapore team for the World Open squash championships here m October have not been finalised, said Singapore Squash Rackets Association president Eddy Jacob yesterday. Although four players will be going on a three-month stint to Europe next week, the
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      Lock icon Claar extends lead to three strokes
      249 21 THAI OPEN GOLF BANGKOK American Brian Claar fired a four-under-par 68 yesterday to stretch his lead to three strokes going into the final round of the Thai Open golf championship. The 29-year-old from Tampa (Florida), who led by one stroke at the halfway point,
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      Lock icon Woodland steals Norman's glory
      223 21 FOREIGN GOLF SYDNEY Newlywed Jeff Woodland outplayed his Queensland compatriot Greg Norman to take the third round lead m the Ausssoo,ooo ($787,875) Tournament Players' Golf Championship at the Riverside Oaks course yesterday. Woodland birdied the last iwo holes on his way to a five-under-par 67 and
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      1871 21 ATHLETICS SAAA road relay (llkm): 1 M. Maran (Swift) 10.05.03 2 A. Saravanan (Swift) 10:13. 3 M Kumar (Safsa) 10:23 Tram: 1 Swift A 41:22 2 Safsa A 42:40 3 Swift B 43:39 IS Indoor championships In Net* York (US unless stated): Men's Long Jump: 1 Larry
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      Lock icon Yoo takes advantage of Kirn's generosity
      747 22  -  SHIRLYNN HO reports on the finals of the Tiger Beer Pacific Rim tennis championships at Kallang RESULTS OF ALL THE FINALS Men's singles: Yoo Jin Sun (SK) bt Kirn Bong Soo (SK) 6-2, 6-3. Men's doubles: Yoo Jin Sun Kirn Bong Soo (SK) bt
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      A walk in the Park for Wang
      499 22 TAIWANESE teenager Wang Shi-ting blasted her way to her second singles title m three months when she overwhelmed South Korea's Park Mai Sim 6-2 6-1 m the women's final of the Tiger Beer Pacific Rim tennis championships at Kallang yesterday. It was a
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      Lock icon Mayotte to meet Agassi in semis
      323 22 PHILADELPHIA Defending champion Tim Mayotte faces topseeded Andre Agassi, the flamboyant world No. 4, m the semi-finals of the US Pro indoor tennis championships. The semi-final between mild-man-nered Mayotte and the entertaining Agassi was set up by contrasting quarter-final victories on Friday. Mayotte held
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      Lock icon Martina among final four
      324 22 Martina among final four OAKLAND (California) Top-seeded Martina Navratilova posted a 6-1 6-3 victory over Australian Jenny Byrne to lead the top four seeds into the semi-finals of the U*****,000 ($477,500) California women's tennis tournament on Friday. Second-seeded Natalia Zvereva and her fellow-Soviet Larisa Savchenko, the fourth seed, also advanced
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      Making sports a way of life
      2865 23  -  GODFREY ROBERT By 1 Artificial Hockey Pitch $1.72 mil 2. Gymnasium (2,000 spectators) $8.50 mil 3. Archery Range $1.50 mil 4. BMX Cycling Track $1.70 mil 5. Skateboard Park $1.80 mM~ 6. Shooting Range $7.00 mil 7. Rock-Climbing Facility and $3.00 mil Campsite (Pulau
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      Tyson aiming for fastest K.O.
      1198 24  -  ALAN HUBBARD Champ to use Bruno as a human speed bag Always on Sunday The live telecast on SBC 12 will begin at 9.25 am. The big fight should start at about 11.25 am THERE is nothing lady-like about Mike Tyson, but the world's fiercest
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      No verbal slugging at weigh-in
      268 24 SECURITY ai the 9,860-seat Hilton Centre has been doubled with 2,000 British fans swarming into Las Vegas this weekend for the world heavyweight boxing championship fight between Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno (the fight starts at 11.28 am Singapore time today). Bruno's fans, who have
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      Big show of wealth in quarter-final clashes
      815 24  -  ROB HUGHES Talk of Soccer WINNING m Europe is about money and power; and about impudence, know-how and timing. This week's European club quarter-finals opens up a catalogue of wealth: Real Madrid, PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, Napoli, AC Milan, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Monaco. The
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      Duran upsets Barkley
      489 25 In* a furious performance reminiscent of his vintage years, Roberto Duran slugged his way to a split 12-round points decision to dethrone World B<jxing Council middleweight champion Iran Barkley, of the United States, on Friday. The bout, waged exactly 21 years and one day after his first
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      Lock icon Walker, Foster in fine fettle
      289 25 NOTTINGHAM Nottingham Forest soccer defenders Des Walker and Colin Foster both came through a reserve team match on Friday and hope to be included m manager Brian Clough's plans for today's Littlewoods Cup semi-final second leg at Bristol City. Walker made a first-team comeback last
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      Too much of something could lead to nothing
      690 25  -  GODFREY ROBERT The Sports Editor says IT SEEMED as though the sporting world was m Singapore yesterday. From pro-box-ers to semi-pro footballers and an assortment of amateur rugby players to a thorough mix of shuttle aces. For added measure, there were some
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      Geylang's Cup hopes take a back seat
      538 25  -  JOE DORAI POOLS CUP S-FINAL FIRST-LEG: Jurong Town 3 Geylang 1 GEYLANG International's hopes of retaining soccer's Pools Cup were severely jolted yesterday when Jurong Town FC beat them 3-1 m the semifinal first-leg before more than 1,500 fans at Jalan Besar Stadium.
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      390 25 A THOUSAND fans brought Iraklon to a standstill overnight after lighting big fires m the city centre as they protested against tough punishments meted out to three players and six fellow-supporters of Greek First Division club OFI Crete. Following a controversial Greek Cup tie against Larissa earlier this
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      Balestier set three-goal target for Yugoslav trio
      265 25 POOLS' CUP SEMI-FINAL Balestier United v Safsa PREMIER League soccer leaders Balestier United's three Yugoslav strikers Bilobrk Pavao, Josko Spanjic and Boris Lucic have to carry out a three-goal mission when Balestier meet Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association m the Pools' Cup first-leg
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      Lock icon Boro boss wants changes
      134 25 Boro boss wants changes MIDDLESBROUGH Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch has asked the Professional Footballers' Association to back his proposed changes m English Football Association disciplinary procedure to cope with the demands of televised games. "Because of increased TV involvement, a player can be suspended longer than expected," Rioch said. "Peter
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      464 26  -  J. Rajendran Konica Cup men's singles semi-finals By ZHAO JIANHUA'S thirst for revenge took precedence over his hunger for food as he ended Lius Pongoh's hopes m the men's singles semi-finals of the Konica Cup badminton championships at Singapore Badminton Hall last night. The Chinese ace,
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      226 26 By A. SURENDRENTHE three supporting fights offered mixed fare for fans at the International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight title bout between Elyas Pical and Mike Phelps at the National Stadium last night. Indonesian featherweight Noce Lukman knocked out Japan's Hisao Ishido m the sixth round of their
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      424 26  - Aiping and Young Suk have easy passages into final Mahmood Gaznavi KONICA CUP WOMEN'S SINGLES SEMI-FINALS By CHINA'S Han Aiping and South Korea's Lee Young Suk charted similar courses into the Konica Cup badminton championships women's singles final with easy wins m their semi-final matches at the Singapore Badminton Hall
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      393 26  -  Jules Carter PICAL-PHELPS BOUT By ELLYAS PICAL retained his International Boxing Federation title on a split-decision after a bruising affair with Texan Mike Phelps at the National Stadium last night. The fight ended m controversy with Phelps' managertrainer Kenny Weldon blasting the
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        58 26 Igor Kazanov, of the Soviet Union, set a world indoor record of 7.42 seconds for the 60 metres hurdles yesterday, Tass reported. Kazanov, competing m the Soviet Cup indoor athletics championships m Moscow, shaved o.o4sec off the previous mark set by American Greg Foster at the inaugural
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        45 26 Rookie professional Mark Johnston-Allen made a spectacular entry into the last 16 of a major snooker tournament for the first time when he made a brilliant break of 140 on his way to a 5-2 victory over Eugene Hughes m the British Open.
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        47 26 English First Division football club Norwich will be without top striker Robert Fleck, who has scored 13 goals this season, for a month. Fleck had a cartilage removed from his right knee after he was hurt m last Saturday's FA Cup clash with Sheffield United.
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        35 26 Three-time world cross country champion John Ngugi will lead Kenya's team to the world cross country championship m Stavenger, Norway, on March 19 despite finishing a disappointing seventh m the Kenyan national championships.
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      159 26 TODAY'S EVENTS! BADMINTON Konica Cup finals (SBH, 7). BODYBI ILDINti National Championships (Sentosa, 5.30). BOWLING 2nd Jatfco tournament of champions (Jurong Bowl, 10am X CRICKET Gandhi Cup: IA v SCC (Balestier, 10.30 am). HOCKEY SHA 1-21: Punggol v Singapore Colts (4). Police v Jansenites (5.30). Both at Tanglin SWHA League
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      1284 1 POOR MAN'S COUNTRY CLUB Swimming, tennis, discos JANICE SEAH H discovers that today's snooker halls offer a lot more than just green baize tables Pi 888 F DEEJAY Jackie Koh, 19, feels like working fl up a good sweat, the club she belongs to gives j» her a few options.
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        861 2 KUQ PAO KUN takes a critical look at SBC's debut English-drama series, which ended last week, and ponders the station's role m the development of drama on the tube and stage SBC's decision to present five plays m English for TV should be applauded.
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        289 3  -  JANICE SEAH THERE were no carpets. No vacuum cleaners either, by the look of It. Dress cede: shoes; decent language? Forget It This was a place to let It all hang oat. And since the patrons of Sin Wah snooker saloon like down-home comfort, shirts, stomachs,
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        517 4 Show that was all sound and phooey LEE SIEW HUA contemplates the view of the Brits Awards high up m London's Royal Albert Hall IT WAS a night for counting stars. Phil Collins? Yes, follow that guy whose pate is shining like a spotlight under all those spotlights. Tina Turner?
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          97 4 THE film industry m China is m a quandary. Often looked to as the haven for movies, China's own set-up has incurred so many debts that it may be having trouble upkeeping itself, let alone paying its workers, reports the Lianhe Zaobao. In fact, last
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          83 4 HONGKONG actor Andy Lav wants to win a Golden Horse so much that he has bvon putting himself through a gruelling filming schedule. Nicknamed "14th Brother" at UK TV H, Lav signed up for 1 1 movies last year. So far, 11 have already been shown
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          73 4 JAMES Wong, composer of the theme songs for Shanghai Beach and A Chinese Ghost Story, has finally asked long-time girlfriend Eunice Lam to marry him. Lam, a novelist, was once married to the brother of well-known gongfu star, Bruce Lee. Wong, who always wanted to marry I^im,
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          44 4 HK-TVH'S top actress, Carol Cheng, was asked by reporters recently if she would ever pose m the nude. Tongue-in-cheek, the vivacious star replied she would but only if the opening price Ls at least Ss3 million, reports The Metropolitan Weekly.
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          62 4 HONGKONG actress Ann Bridgewater may be representing Hongkong m the Beijing 18th Song Festival. According to the I.ianhe Zaobao. she was nominated by her manager who felt Bridgewater has the talent and the potential to become a singing sensation. The other countries participating m the festival include
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        272 15 A VISITOR who came to stay with me a short while ago worked out that the best way to find the right bus-stop for my home was to count the number of trees after an overhead bridge. But three days later, she was lost again the trees had
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        437 15 J -^^*"a V"^ M 1 k. r A* VX I I P 1 ONE of the living legends of jazz is trumpeter Miles Davis who has pioneered many new styles over the last 40 years. He has made radical changes m both technique and style. He is
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        244 15 DOGS are called men's best friends. If you don't have a real one, you can now make yourself a toy one. You will need: Wool Two plastic eyes A plastic nose Felt Thread Glue Scissors Pencil 1. Cut 60 strands of wool each 8 cm long.
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        605 16 An actress called Jamie Lee Never again, says the actress who plays the sexy, determined Wanda, m the film which KEN JALLEH JR rates as one of the best comedies to be shown JAMIE I^e Curtis, who plays a determined, sexually aggressive woman who uses her body to get what
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        496 16 By Jove! Cleese has got it A FISH CALLED WANDA At Cathay and Marina 1 I SAY old chap, do catch A Fish Called Wanda. Positively smashing. Brilliant piece of theatre. Utterly, even. Gives us English a sense of humour, as it were. Not to mention teaching those upstarts across
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        370 16  -  NICK KHOSLA GORILLAS IN THE MIST At Lido and Changi 1 By NEVER mind the hype about how this film Is the story of Dian Forney. At the end of It, the anthropologist remains as much an enigma as she was before it. She spent
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        200 16  -  TOH HAI LEONG PEDICAB DRIVER At Eng Wah theatres By VETERAN actor-director Samo Hung mixes romance, tragedy and comical gongfu m an unlikely combination that nevertheless entertains. The movie also shows that Hung is developing as a fine film-maker of romance, a logical
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
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      SMALL TOTS, BIG BUSINESS
      2985 1 Or is it? But the signs are many: bullish growth of new-wave child-care centres, the emergence of day-care entrepreneurs, and the rising number of working mothers. SHAMINI MURUGAN reports DOWN m middle-class Loyang Valley and perched on a gentle slope are two all-pink bungalows that only
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        7 1 P~ Tf^ ITjyfT?lJJ^B| Afrt **p^J^yfrv w^ follow
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        256 1 Fashion Travel aMind Body Food Arts Motoring Good locations are hard to find P mjniiw"" "~^<^ >■■ ghat's why Nathanville -m size from 78 sq m (840 sq ft) to 158 I I District 10, next door to sq m (1,701 sq ft). \^ZI -^^>W//^>i Regency Park and only a
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    • COVER STORY
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        Styles are different, substance the same
        646 2  -  AGNES CHEN By rill MM ARK centres In Singapore run the gamut of styles and character, yet are bound by common features. This is the result of their conforming to the same standards set out by the Government. A visit to three child-care centres
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        What a parent should look for
        379 2  -  AGNES CHEN "THE standards that Singapore has are good, but they are not Rolls Royce standards," says American child-care consultant Dr Irving Lazar, so parents have to play the part of quality control inspectors when choosing a day-care centre for their child. Dr Lazar,
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    • FASHION
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        MODERN ROMANCE
        688 3 MODERN ROMANCE Mum can give her daughter some competition m the ladylike fashion stakes this year. But can a woman catch a bus, attend a business lunch or conduct a meeting, without looking incongruously languorous? CATHERINE ONG reports. Cutting town the wish (as Jhomas t Wee psees ID HIGH tea
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        232 3 A Citibank Exclusive The comfort of now m the First Class- world of banking. Flying First Class. It's being welcomed by igMMf-T 1 ?%F name. Seated m comfort and elegance. Treated to the best. Now the same service conies to the world of banking. ■■B^SE^ v jMMttjj^^ At CitiGold a
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    • TRAVEL
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        Where monarchs and movie stars dwell
        958 4 VERONIOUE SANSON-ECKSTROM samples the winning hand of a postage-stamp size country that draws gamblers, people-watchers and blue-bloods Like his guests, the Monegasque at play goes to the beaches, nightclubs, or he watches the stars IT WAS m Monaco that I got stuck with the
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        Going loco over a bag
        603 4 Running after the porter, catching the train m Delhi can leave one breathless, recalls VERONIQUE SANSON-ECKSTROM THE night I caught the northbound train at Old Delhi's train station, my taxi stopped m the midst of screaming chaos. Five seconds later, my suitcase was out of
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          Getting into the Moomba mood
          84 4 AMATEUR aviators leap off Swan Street Bridge, a symphony plays m the park, and water-skiers perform stunts, ail for free as Australia holds one of its biggest parties hi Melbourne next month. The Moomba Festival *89 (March 3 to 13) offers art, music, sport and
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          Butterfly, my butterfly
          88 4 Butterfly, my butterfly HONGKONG'S Ocean Park has a new HK$7 million (Ssl.7 million )haven for butterflies. The caterpillar-like glass Butterfly House, located next to the theme park's Greenhouse Complex, has lush tropical vegetation and waterfalls, an ideal environment for its more than 1,000 butterflies. All 20 Hongkong species are represented
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          Touring the Bank of England
          119 4 Almost 300 years old, the venerable Bank of England is opening its doors to tourists rep< -"ts the International Herald Tribune. Tho bank is the country s note-issuing authority, tho government's bank and also manages the nations gold reserves. Visitors to London can now tour
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          China visits may cost more
          144 4 TOIRISTS are Likely to have to pay more for their visits to China this year, reports The New York Times. This comes on the heels of plans by China's tourist authorities for better tourist guide services and standardised hotel ratings. While more hotels are being
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        207 4 DISCOVER THE EXCITEMENT OF ADELAIDE I gfc > 111 fl PI A !nfc l v n W 51 A. fl v»'ir > 1 5 ■^^^SMfl^^Hr BS^^^^^l -^Ti '*^L S There's no city more welcoming than Adelaide. Renowned tor its cosmopolitan lifestyle, it offers a host of first-class entertainment. Golf courses,
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    • MIND & BODY
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        How soon back to normal?
        464 5 LEE GEOK 801 reports on a trio of diseases that struck Dr Mahathir, Mr Botha and Singapore's President Wee at about the same time. Age, not fame, is the common denominator THE day South African President P. W. Botha, 73, was discharged from hospital following
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        Six months to a full recovery
        486 5 Six months to a full recovery re tawrewr The heart is a muscle that pumps blood to the rest of the body. Blood reaches it through coronary arteries. They tend to get clogged up with fatty deposits produced by a diet rich m animal fats. If there is nicotine m
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        Half the victims regain use of limbs
        591 5 A STROKE happens when blood supply to the brain is interrupted. As people age, arteries thicken, get clogged with fatty deposits, become brittle (arteriosclerosis). A blood clot may form, blocking a blood vessel m the brain (cerebral thrombosis) and cutting off the blood
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        First signs of trouble
        360 5 THE prostate is found only m men and is a walnut-size organ located at the base of the bladder. It surrounds the urethra, the tube through which urine and seminal fluid pass out from the body. The gland produces prostatic fluid which is believed to keep
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        166 5 I f rHurt Oc^^ lx L^-^^ V"\\ iVIvA i .^^Mk B^ t comes as no surprise that young people today are drinking p^^^p^^-^ more milk than ever before. Milk has become an essential part of the daily diet of any young person who wants to keep m good health, have
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    • FOOD
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        Sunday LUNCH
        314 6  - Sunday LUNCH LEE SWEE HOON Hotplate heavies 10-course teppanyaki Senbazuru Japanese Restaurant, Hotel New Otani: 338-3333. Lunch and dinner. Daily. SENBAZURITS feast, where the chef does acrobatic cooking m front of you, is back by popular demand. For $32, you get entertainment as well as generous portions of tiger prawns,
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        Designer plastic
        803 6 When a Japanese restaurant offering so-so fare at ouch-ouch prices packs the foodies m, it must have a formula for success. But what is it? asks MARGARET CHAN. FIRST, you have to wait for your order. When it finally arrives, the flavours are surprisingly bland, the portions ungenerous
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        When torn is yummy
        673 6  -  LEE GEOK BOI dfsgdst etfert By FOR lovers of Thai food, there is now a growing range of Thai instant noodles. Some, like the torn yum flavours, tasted delicious despite peculiar-sounding names and the lack of clear instructions on how to prepare them. And flavours were
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        Lock icon Getting a taste of the French Revolution
        531 6 FRENCH legend has it that King Louis XVI lost his head over a pig's foot no surprise m the culinary capital of the world, where gastronomy is an art and eating a ritual. So it was fitting that a pig's foot, cooked to
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        515 6 tfß\ Protimex Protimex Protimex Protimex Protimex Protimex Protimex I Protimex Protimex Protimex Protimex Protimex o| W H Mi t I f 1,1 t vjm.naiHMi CH irs.^ Alforrthw Writer < Guwfc fN S >»r\f-f- I r .1 i W B l^ln^rKcnngl.-uncl BRITISH INSTITII Hit j\y? £>FDEE Colourful fcdby ,'L^-—{! s A
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        'Dancing' on air for art
        868 7 Millions of US viewers will see Singapore-born pianist Margaret Leng Tan 'dance' m a TV film on famous artist Jasper Johns. XU WENJIAO speaks to her m New York. SINGAPORE-BORN pianist Margaret Leng Tan was recently invited to play m a TV documentary about one
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          Lock icon Von Karajan wants to retire from conducting
          84 7 FAMED conductor Herbert von Karajan, 80, has asked for a reprieve from his contract with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, which he has conducted for 35 yea'-s, because of failing health. He wrote to Berlin cultural authorities that he is unable to fulfil his
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          Lock icon For sale: Shaw's birthplace
          52 7 THE Dublin birthplace of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (left) was recently put up for sale, with an asking price of 165.000 punts (S$480,000). A possible purchase 7 of the eight-room house is the Shaw Birthplace Museum Trust, which wants to turn it into a Shaw
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          Lock icon Dame Joan to sing for charity
          42 7 AUSTRALIAN soprano Dame Joan Sutherland has agreed to sing m a charity concert m October to raise £50,000 (*****,000) for Prince's Trust, which helps needy youths. Her husband, conductor Richard Bonynge, will serve as accompanist. IHT
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          Lock icon Baryshnikov plays a cockroach
          44 7 RUSSIAN ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov (left) is currently making his stage debut m an American city, playing a cockroach m an adaptation of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis. The three- week run is sold out, and opens on Broadway next month. IHT
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          Lancer GTi — saloon with sports car pizzazz
          434 7  - Lancer GTi saloon with sports car pizzazz WINSTON LEE By IN ITS heyday m the *****, Mitsubishi had two front runners the Lancer dominated the 1200-1400 cc class while the Galant consistently topped the 1600 cc class. However, Mitsubishi sales went on the skids as the 80s began. Their front-wheel
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          Revving about a Ritmo
          737 7 Andy Leong, 53, a senior technical officer, kicks off a new series by telling ANGEUNE SONG why a Fiat Ritmo is his pride and joy fds gfe wrfw "DARE to be different." That's the motto I live by and it applies to my choice of cars,
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        703 7 STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES Officials from the universities listed below will offer formal presentations on US higher education and hold interviews with interested students They will explain academic course requirements, admission procedures, costs, availability of financial assistance and visa regulations This program is open to the public, at no
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        242 8 Q You have been seduced by the sapphire blue water of Tahiti m the travel brochures you took home. You know it must look even better m real life. "I need a holiday," you say to yourself. But there are those extra expenses you must meet next month. Does Tahiti
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