The Straits Times, 3 December 1989

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    13 1 The Sunday Times No: 2786 55 CENTS MCI (P) 43/12/88 DECEMBER 3, 1989
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    Lock icon Chin Peng signs peace pacts with KL and Bangkok
    462 1  -  TAN LIAN CHOO By Bangkok Correspondent HAADYAI After waging an armed struggle that spanned four decades, the outlawed Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) yesterday signed truce pacts that called for its remaining force of 1,188 guerillas to lay down their arms.
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    Lock icon Manila rebels seize business area
    953 1 Coup bid soldiers ignore Aquino's 'surrender or die' ultimatum MANILA Heavy gunfire was reported late last night as crack Philippine troops were ordered to dislodge rebel soldiers holding out m Manila's business centre. The rebels ignored President Corazon Aquino's ultimatum to "surrender or die" and
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    Bush and Gorbachev begin talks
    422 1 A handshake before the summit: Page 4 VALLETTA (Malta; United Stales President George Hush and his Soviet counterpart Mikhail Gorbachev began their first summit talks yes terday In the comfort of a So viet luxury liner- after heavy seas and high winds forced a change
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    Why your paper was late
    54 1 Why your paper was late KKADKKS of The Straits Times m various areas m Singapore received their newspapers late yesterday. This is because operational problems m the printing process resulted m the printing being completed at about 6.45 am instead of the usual 4.30 am. We apologise to our readers
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      27 1 Trapped m a Makati building occupied by rebel soldiers Fifst-hand account of the fighting by our correspondent on Page 14 Gorbachev: Soviet-led invasion not right Pg 6
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • AT A GLANCE
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        MRT WAIVES 50 c CHARGE
        117 2 MKT users who underpay will have the 50 cents administrative charge waived. This will take effect tomorrow for two months. They need only pay the fare difference. If there is no increase In the number of people who underpay during this trial period, this charge
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        TOO MANY FAIRS
        99 2 There are too many consumer fairs, exhibition organisers, exhibitors and the public say. According to the Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (SACEOS), there are about three consumer fairs m the World Trade Centre each month. There art also other shows m places like
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        DON'T DIAL AND DRIVE
        107 2 If you drive, don't pnone wnue in your car unless me carpnone nas a "hands-free" facility. At least one motorist rammed into another car which had stopped at the lights, because he was preoccupied with a business call on his mobile phone and had failed to
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        10 MOST WANTED MEN
        64 2 Police have come up with a list of 10 men who are most sought after by them to help m investigations into white collar crime cases committed m the past 10 years The list is the third compiled this year by the Criminal Investigation Department, m
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        UMNO BACKS SELANGOR
        71 2 Umno has given its full support to the tough stand adopted by the Selangor state government not to amend a controversial Islamic enactment unless eight Malaysian Chinese Association assemblymen withdraw their threat to quit their seats. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who is also Umno
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        BANGKOK WOOS HK INVESTORS
        65 2 Thailand, aiming to attract capital and know-how for its rapidly developing economy, is wooing wealthy Hongkong investors and experts anxious to leave the colony before the Chinese takeover m 1997. Thailand has set up offices m Hongkong to offer long-term investors and trained personnel permanent residence
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        LEGIONNAIRE'S DISEASE THREAT
        108 2 legionnaire's disease is likely to hit the Third World soon, health experts warned on Friday. Specialists from 10 nations at a three-day conference on the illness said the infection is likely to be one of the unwanted consequences of a tourist boom m developing countries. To date,
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        CHINA WANTS A STABLE HK
        96 2 Beijing does not plan to exercise tight control over a future Hongkong government and wants to ensure the territory remains stable after it reverts to Chinese sovereignty m 1997, a senior Chinese official said on Friday. This assurance came as Britain published a long-waited White
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        STRIPPER OR IRON LADY?
        135 2 Voters m Taiwan's gritty port of Kaohsiung have an exotic choice of parliamentary candidates this year: a stripper QT an iron lady. Ms Hsu Shao-tan, a nude dancer and self-styled "daughter of the working class," is challenging Ms Wu Der-mei, a tough Nationalist party veteran who
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        SHIPPING BAN WORRIES EXPERTS
        75 2 mi-i .'ih«nf Kut iv nrilil/..l t. k- |ii« <iii m, inn IB UIIIIKI'iy l() n«lve .1 III! Jill 1I11|).'H I Oft trade, ihlpping experts said. "It is an irritant rather than a major disaster for shipping but it sHs a bad precedent and is potentially very
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    • Taiwan elections
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        Lock icon Opposition looks set to break KMT's monopoly
        495 2 TAIPEI Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), competing legally m its first election yesterday, appeared to make progress m its goal of break ing the Nationalist Party's 40 year monopoly on jmwer. Partial ami preliminary re suits reported on state radio said the
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        Lock icon V. P. Singh sworn in as Indian PM
        597 2 V. P. Singh sworn in as Indian PM Mild-mannered leader now has to win Parliament's vote of confidence NKW DKLHI Mr Vishwanath Pratap Singh, who until two days ago said he Just wanted to run his Janata Dal party, was sworn m as Prime Minister of India yesterday and took
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        Beijing closes art show backed by foreigners
        246 2 BEIJING Police elated Beijing exhibition featuring six ymiriK Chinese artists spun sored by foreigners yesterday, m another sign t h«* authorities arc extending their tough i<i« i <> logical crackdown. Three uniformed policemen and several m plainclothea ai rived at the Great Wall
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      Growing interest in Asia-Pacific is good: BG Lee
      417 3 Growing interest in Asia-Pacific is good: BG Lee THE increased interest of the major economies m Asia-Pacif-ic economic co-operation (APEC) is good for the region. Trade and Industry Minister Brigadier-General Lee Hsien l.oong yesterday told top Japa nese business leaders. Noting that Japan was keen to play a leading role
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      Singapore's envoy in Tokyo named business matchmaker
      623 3  -  GERRY DE SILVA By THE HIGH-powered Japan-Sin-gapore Economic Advisory Group, made up of top business leaders from the two countries, will have a "matchmaker" to marry business deals of the members of the select group. Mr Cheng Tong Fatt, Singapore's Ambassador to Japan
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      Lock icon Gymnast Nadia defects to US after fleeing Rumania
      466 3 I wanted to have a free life, says beaming Olympic star NEW YORK Nadia Comaneoi, the star gymnast of the 1976 Olympics, has arrived m the United States after fleeing from her native Rumania to Hungary and staying out of sight for
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      14 2 Army ordered to .speed up Sri I -ink an pii I lout: Page 4
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      151 2 t Windy with passinf showers TFMP (C) up to 6 am tomorrow 29 ma i 24 mm SUNSET today 656 pm; SUNRISF tomorrow: 653 am IRAVHIfRS MAIHIR \iiiMl4-rditni I |4 (limi M.«.lrM 'I Uhrns i)HC ClomK Manila t Auckland Moscow I, i, c I |„,,,|v Bahrain ai fflc i ]>■<<
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  • FOREIGN NEWS
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      Lock icon Opposition holds up S. Korea's 1990 Budget
      559 4 They demand that govt atones for its 'misdeeds' SEOUL President Roh Tae Woo's government suffered a political blow as the opposi-tion-controlled National Assembly refused to pass next year's national Budget by the legal deadline yesterday. The constitution stipulates that the annual government Budget
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      Lock icon Labor wins first Queensland election in 32 years
      308 4 J BRISBANE The Labor Par- ty won power m the northeast j state of Queensland for the first time m 32 years with a 1 1 landslide victory over its dii vlded conservative rivals m I state elections yesterday. 4 With nearly
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      Lock icon 173 killed by Phnom Penh troops in border clashes
      236 4 173 killed by Phnom Penh troops in border clashes BANGKOK Phnom Penh regime troops have launched a major offensive against coalition resistance forces m north-western Cambodia, killing 173 guerillas and wounding many others, Phnom Penh's official radio said yesterday. It reported that Phnom Penh troops had killed 173 guerillas of
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    • The Malta summit
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        Lock icon A handshake before the talks
        95 4 UNITED States President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev shake hands as they meet on board the Maxim Gorky before they began their first summit talks yesterday. They met m the comfort of the Soviet luxury bier after heavy seas and Ndi winds forced
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        Lock icon Assault to dislodge defiant Aoun from presidential palace delayed
        535 4 BEIRUT President Elias Hrawi says an assault to dislodge defiant Christian General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace has been delayed at the request of a number of Arab and other countries, the newspaper An -Nahar reported yesterday. The Syrian-backed President
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        Lock icon Indian govt orders military to speed up pullout from Sri Lanka
        404 4 NKW DRLHI The Indian government yesterday ordered the Indian military to speed up withdrawal of its troops from Sri Lanka, a Defence Ministry spokesman here said. The new administration of Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh asked the Defence Ministry
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        Lock icon Solar satellite ends decade-long voyage with a fiery re-entry
        324 4 WASHINGTON The Solar Maximum satellite ended its decade-long voyage of discov cry about the sun with a fiery plunge through the atmosphere yesterday over the Indian Ocean. Major Dick Adam of the US Space Command said officials did not immediately know
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        UK daily in trouble for insulting its owner
        284 4  - UK daily in trouble for insulting its owner ALAN HUBBARD By Furope Editor LONIX)N Just a few days after the British press agreed to an historic new code of conduct, loading daily newspaper is m hot water for publishing a gross insult against its own proprietor! Publisher Robtri Maxwell is
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      Lock icon Third World 'faces Legionnaire's disease threat'
      302 5 Third World 'faces Legionnaire's disease threat' Tourism boom likely cause, say experts JGENEVA legionnaire's disease is likely to hit the Third «"World soon through the airfconditioning systems of new .-hotels, health experts warned Jon Friday. The infection is likely to be ■one of the unwanted consequences of a tourism boom
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      Tokyo commuters spared from cacophony of announcements
      405 5  - Tokyo commuters spared from cacophony of announcements Asahi TOKYO Tokyo commuters, who (or years have suffered silently under the assault of a cacophony of bells, whistles and seemingly endless an "nouncements while riding the city's trains, got a welcome relief on Friday. East Japan Railway Company (JR) on Friday started
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      Lock icon Mother Teresa gets pacemaker
      187 5 CAIX:UTTA Mother Teresa underwent surgery on Friday to receive a pacemaker, and hundreds of nuns belonging to her Missionaries of Charity order prayed for her recovery. The 79-year-old Roman Catholic nun, who had suffered a heart attack m September, was reported to be resting comfortably after
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      Lock icon Index soars on heavy foreign buying
      79 5 Dow Jones NEW YORK Stock prices registered their bif?R' l st gain m weeks on Friday, buoyed by heavy foreign and institutional buying. The Dow Jones industrial average soared 41. .'W points, or 1.53 per cent, to 2,747.65, the largest «am since the bellwether
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      Lock icon Lemmon wins award
      108 5 IX)S ANGELES Actor Jack l>emmon, winner of two Acad emy Awards, was named the recipient of the Screen Actors (Guild's highest honour, its An nual Achievement Award I-cmmon, 64, will receive the award at the guild's yearly membership meeting on Dec 10, the guild said last week.
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    • The changing face of communism
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        Lock icon Soviet-led invasion of Prague inappropriate, Gorbachev admits
        498 6 BJMILAN Soviet President MikHP la 1 Gorbachev has admit fed tWthat the Kremlin reaction to RrCzechoslovakia's reform move known as th« Prague Spring, which was crushed by Warsaw Pact forces m 1968, was "not quite appropriate". Mr Gorbachev, addressing a conference on the
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        Lock icon Raisa in red suit breaks Vatican dress code
        334 6 VATICAN CITY Mrs Raisa Gorbachev, dubbed the "Queen of Kremlin Chic" by Italy's starstruck press, flouted Vatican dress codes by attending her husband's historic meeting with Pope John Paul m a cherry red suit. The ever-elegant Soviet First Lftdy surprised the white-robed
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        Lock icon Top leaders hid $105b in Swiss banks, East Germans told I
        428 6 BAST HKRMN Top Communist Party leaders took bribes, lived m opulence, indulged m luxury vacations and managed to hide more than 100 billion marks (Sslos billion) m Swiss bank accounts, a stunned East German public has been told. "This
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        Lock icon Ukrainian Catholic Church to be registered, say officials
        485 6 MOSCOW Officials m the Ukraine have announced that they will register congregations of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, taking a step closer to legal recognition of the Church. The announcement on Friday was clearly timed to coincide with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's meeting
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      Lock icon No plans to tighten control over HK: Chinese official
      749 9 HON(;KONK; Beijing does not plan to exercise tight control over a future Hongkong government and wants to ensure the territory remains stable after it reverts to Chinese sovereignty m 1997, a senior Chinese official said on Friday. This assurance came as
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      Lock icon Viet paper calls for renewal without undermining party
      347 9 HANOI Vietnam should "gradually" renew its political system, but the Communist Party should maintain its leadership role, according to the daily Nhan Dan. In an editorial on Friday that came as major reforms so far condemned by the Hanoi authorities are under
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      Lock icon Labour Party surges ahead as new opinion poll deals Thatcher a double blow
      236 9 Labour Party surges ahead as new opinion poll deals Thatcher a double blow LONDON Britain's opposition Labour Party is 10 points ahead of the ruling Conservatives while Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is at her low est opinion poll rating since 19H7, according to a now opinion poll. The British Broadcasting
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      Lock icon China sacks 159 senior officials
      100 9 China sacks 159 senior officials HONGKONG Hrijlng has purged 159 senior officials who supported the student-led democracy movement of last May and June m China, a new Hongkong news magazine said on Friday. All were officials m central government departments and included seven vice-ministers, the Contemporary Weekly said. The weekly
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      Lock icon Meet Tristan, a parachutist at age 5
      80 9 At an age when his friends begin to learn how to handle a bicycle, five-year-old Austrian Tristan Heitzmger is the world's youngest parachutist. Since the law forbids his jumping by himself, he is seen here hitched to a "colleague" and enjoying a nice
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      Lock icon Immigrant kids in NZ without English skills seen as burden on state
      346 9 Immigrant kids in NZ without English skills seen as burden on state WKI.MNCTON Chinese immigrant cfaikkta unable to s|x'ak Knglish are causing headaches for New Zealand's fr«*o education system, and their par ents may have to pay extra for the cost of teaching them the language, said an education official
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      Lock icon 'Exotic' candidates contest Taiwan polls
      511 11 A stripper and an 'iron lady' battle it out m Kaohsiung KAOHSIUNG (Taiwan) Voters m Taiwan's gritty port of Kaohslung have an exotic choice of parliamentary candidates this year, a stripper or an iron lady. Ms Hsui Shao-tan, a nud<> dancer and self-styled "daughter of
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      Lock icon Jane Fonda and husband file divorce papers
      176 11 SANTA MONICA (California) Actress Jane Fonda and California legislator Tom Hayden filed separate divorce petitions on Friday to end their 16-year marriage. They said the split was amicable and that they had reached agreements on financial and property matters. But as part of
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    • PEOPLE
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        Thai millionaire couple tie the knot
        180 11  -  TAN LIAN CHOO IT'S NEVER too late to say "I do" and it's impossible to keep it a secret m Thailand when both man and wife are millionaires. Such was the recent wedding between Mr Sukum Navapan, 64, multi-millionaire co-founder of the Thai Military
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        Walesa's solidarity with UK strikers
        120 11  -  ALAN HUBBARD THOUGH ho is unquestionably Mis Margaret Thatcher's favourite trade unionist, Mr Lech Walesa hardly gladdened her heart with his generosity during his first visit to London last week. He decided to show Solidarity with Britain's striking ambulance drivers by presenting them with a
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        Lock icon Singer is UN goodwill ambassador
        124 11 KNTKRTAINKR Olivia NewtonJohn has boon named goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' Environment Programme, a move aimed at calling attention to con cerns for global warming and pol lution. "I'm really thrilled. ho|>e I can learn enough so I will he helpful m some way,
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      Lock icon US ban on Panama worries shipowners
      302 12 LONDON A US decision to ban all Panamanian-registered ships from entering US ports after Feb 1 sets a worrying precedent, but is unlikely to have a major Impact on trade, shipping experts said. "It is an irritant rather than a major disaster for shipping
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      Lock icon Muldoon critically ill with bacterial infection
      145 12 AUCKLAND Former New Zealand prime minister Sir Robert Muldoon was yesterday m a critical condition m Auckland's Creen Lane Hospital fighting a bacterial infection, the hospital said. Hospital general manager Sue Belsham said the infection had affected one of Sir Robert's heart valves and
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      Lock icon 10,000 mourn top German banker killed by bomb
      341 12 FRANKFURT More than 10,000 hankers and employees marched through Frankfurt on Friday m a procession of mourning for financier Alfred Herrhausen who died m a car bomb linked to Red Army urban guerillas. Well-heeled executives, dealers and secretaries from several banks marched
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      Lock icon Colombia's drug barons declare a 'unilateral ceasefire'
      287 12 Colombia's drug barons declare a 'unilateral ceasefire' BOGOTA Colombia's cocaine traffickers have declared a "unilateral ceasefire" m their terror campaign to allow a referendum on the issue of extraditing drug suspects to the United States, said a political leader. Mr Norberto Morales Ballesteros, president of the House of Representatives, said
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      Lock icon Hunt on for people exposed to deadly monkey virus
      282 12 Hunt on for people exposed to deadly monkey virus RKSTON (Virginia) American disease experts are trying to track down people who may have been exposed to a deadly virus discovered m a shipment of monkeys imported from the Philippines. A task force of state and federal experts an contagious diseases
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      Lock icon Doctor shoots colleague to death over lover
      131 12 CATANIA (Sicily) A doctor stormed into an ofM'iating room, shot a colleague to death, wounded his physician girlfriend and killed himself <m Friday, while surgeons nearby operated on a child, Italian news agencies reported. The AGI agency said Vincenzo »Parisi, 34, whipped out
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  • ASEAN NEWS
    • Coup attempt in the Philippines
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        Trapped in a Makati building occupied by rebel soldiers
        813 14  -  ABBY TAN MANILA Being a veteran of five previous coup attempts and a mass popular revolt m the Philippines is no guarantee that you will know how to avoid danger. As I drove my car into White Plains, a posh residential
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        Lock icon Aquino's troops take up positions on overpass at vital road
        78 14 Troops of the Philippine presidential security command take up positions on a pedestrian overpass, giving them command of a vital roadway and access to rebel snipers entrenched near the presidential palace m Mania. Although the advancing rebel troops were driven
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        64 14 MANILA Officials at Manila's domestic and international airports said they suspended all flights for a second day yesterday. All International and domestic flights to and from Manila were cancelled on Friday after coup troops seized control of a military air base near the Ninoy Aquino International and
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        Lock icon Political cost to Manila of US help likely to be heavy, say analysts
        560 14 MANILA US President George Bush is unlikely to get much thanks m the Philippines by saving President Corazon Aquino so openly from the country's latest attempted coup. The dramatic American intervention m the Philippine military coup, providing
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        Lock icon Moscow warns US against interfering in Manila
        232 14 Moscow warns US against interfering in Manila MOSCOW The Soviet Union yesterday again warned the United States against interfering m the Philippines, where US Air Force fighter Jets backed government troops trying to crush an attempted military coup. "We unambiguously speak out against interference m the affairs of any state,"
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        CIA report casts doubt on long-term survival of Aquino govt
        337 14  -  ONG MING BEING By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON The big question being asked at the Pentagon yesterday was how long the United States could keep President Cora/on Aquino propped up m the wake of the sixth coup attempt m just more
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        42 14 A government trooper attends to a fellow soldier killed yesterday when a government fighter plane accidentaly rocketed a convoy of loyalist troops encircling a rebel position near the Camp Agulnaldo mitary headquarters m suburban Mania. AFP picture.
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      629 15 BANGKOK Thailand, aiming to attract capital and know-how for its rapidly developing economy, is wooing wealthy Hongkong investors and experts anxious to leave t m colony before the Chinese tAeover In 1997. Thailand has set up offices m Hongkong to offer long-term m vestors and
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      506 15 Family planning expert Mechai waging war against Aids in Thailand BANGKOK Handing out condoms to bare-bosomed go-go dancers and charming donations out of corporation executives, Thai family planning campaigner Mechai Viravaidya says he. is waging a war against the toughes£ enemy Thailand has faced Aids. The 48-year-old development expert, whose
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      143 15 BEUUfG The first official Chinese delegation to visit Indonesia since diplomatic ties were suspended m 1967 will leave for Jakarta today, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The delegation, headed by Assistant Foreign Minister Xv Dunxin, will discuss technical issues
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    • Signing of the CPM peace pact
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        706 16  -  K ALIMULLAH HABBAN By writing tor The Sunday Times MALAYSIA said yesterday that any political party formed by returning members of the Communist Party of Malaya would not be allowed to have communism as its Ideology. The Home Ministry secre-tary-general, Datuk Wan
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        Accord is an honourable settlement, says Chin Peng
        326 16  -  TAN UAN CHOO THE agreement by more than I,UO guerillas of the outlawed Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) io lay down arms did not amount to their surrender but was Instead an "honourable settlement", CPM leader Chin Peng said yesterday. Asked at
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        Chin Peng recognises S'pore is independent
        275 16  -  TAN LIAN CHOO By Bangkok Correspondent COMMUNIST leader Chin Peng stated categorically m Haadyai yesterday that he recognised that Singapore obtained independence from Malaysia m 1965. At a press conference after signing the pact renouncing the Communist Party of Malaya's (CPM) armed struggle, Chin
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        What the communique says
        305 16  -  KALIMULLAH HASSAN THE main points of the peace agreements signed by the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) and the Thai and Malaysian governments were summed up yesterday In a four-paragraph Joint communique the only official document released to newsmen gathered In Haadyal. Two separate peace pacts
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        Lock icon New role for armed forces, says Mahathir
        403 17 KUALA LUMPUR The role of Malaysia's armed forces will be directed at ensuring the safety of the country's land and sea areas, especially the exclusive economic zone now that the Communist Party of Maiaya has given up its armed struggle, the Prime Minister
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        205 17 Be vigilant, Malaysians told KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday urged Malaysians to continue to be vigilant and sensitive about anything that could pose a threat to national stability and seen rity. He said that as a nation of various tares, religions and cultural, Malaysia would
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        Lock icon Set up panel to review ISA: Bar Council
        220 17 KUALA LUMPUR The government should set up a committee to study whether the Internal Security Act (ISA) is still needed m the country, the Bar Council said yesterday. The committee could then recommend measures to prevent any abuse should the Act be
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        Chin Peng is like a stranger, say brothers
        315 17  -  PING LIN By Writing lor Fhe Sunday Fimes KUALA LUMPUR Two brothers of Chin Peng, the 67-year-old Secre-tary-Oneral of the Communist Party of Malaya, said he was like a stranger to them as they were very young when he loft their home
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        Lock icon Number of Indonesians working in Sabah total 150,000
        93 17 SANDAKAN The number of Indo nesians working m Sabah has reached 150,000, the Indonesian ambassador to Malaysia, Mr Sunarto Djajusman, said here yesterday. He said that the number UOSOded the state government's estimate of 100,000. Under the slate government's am- nesty programme
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      Umno backs Selangor govt's tough stand on Islamic law
      538 19  - Umno backs Selangor govt's tough stand on Islamic law ISMAIL KASSIM By KUALA LUMPUR Umno has given its full support to the tough stand adopted by the Selangor state government not to amend a controversial Islamic enactment unless eight Malaysian Chinese Association assemblymen withdrew their threat to quit their seats.
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      Govt will not hesitate to act against wrongdoers: Mahathir
      378 19 Govt will not hesitate to act against wrongdoers: Mahathir THE Government will not hesitate to take action against wrongdoers, regardless of whether they are from the National Front or from the opposition, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The Star newspaper on Friday quoted Dr Mahathir as saying
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      Lock icon KL keeping tab on students overseas
      198 19 KUALA LUMPUR The government Is keeping close tabs on Malaysian students overseas to ensure they do not participate m anti-government activities, Deputy Education Minister Dr ]*o Michael Toyad told Par liament. He said on Friday that his ministry had assigned several officers to Malaysian
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      91 20 LIN LI CHOO "Before I wrap up the programme, I would like to pick the three lucky winners m our Homeviewers' Draw." "Well, that's all we have for you tonight but well be back next week." "My job looks easy but actually it is not. I often
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      MRT waiving charge for underpaying for 2 months
      430 20 Commuters need only pay the fare difference during the period FOR a two-month trial period from tomorrow, the 50 cents administrative charge for those who underpay their MRT fares, will be waived. They will only need to pay the fare difference. If
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      Singapore musical tickets on sale
      148 20 SINGAPORE'S 25th anniversary celebrations will be officially launched on a high note with the musical My Country, My Singapore at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Dec 31 at 11 pm. The musical is the first to chronicle the Republic's story. It will also be the
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      Offer to share umbreila a cover for theft
      128 20 HEAVY rain provided the perfect cover for thieves to relieve an elght-yenr-old girl of a gold chain and pendant at Rochore Canal Road. Madam Tan Poh Kian and her daughter, Gwyneth Liang, were trying to cross the raid m pouring rain at
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      Nanyang Primary's Yuni tops PSLE with score of 287
      235 20 Chen Yuni: Being at the top is nothing new to her. TWELVE- YEAR-OLD Chen Yuni of Nanyang Primary School got the highest aggregate this year m her PSLE exams 287. Another pupil, who did almost as well is Alfian bin Saat,
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      $4.5 b construction contracts will exceed annual estimate by $700 m
      438 20 IN VIEW of the upturn experienced m the building industry this year, local construction contracts for the year are expected to exceed $4.5 billion, some $700 million more than had been estimated during the middle of the year. The
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      More Muslim aftercare officers needed: Harun
      210 23 MR HARUN GHANI, Political Secretary (Home Affairs), yesterday underlined the importance of having Muslim volunteer aftercare officers counsel Muslim ex-drug addicts. Mr Harun said that if a nonMuslim officer were to counsel a Muslim, unhealthy suspicions of proselytisation might be aroused. "The task of
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      Buddhist Counselling Hall for drug addicts opened
      253 23 SPIRITUAL well-being is important m helping drug addicts kick the habit and renew their faith m life. This point was made by Mr Ch'ng Jit Koon, the Minister of State for Community Development, when he opened the Buddhist Counselling Hall at the Sembawang
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      Too many consumer fairs, say organisers and public
      610 23  -  YAW VAN CHONG By THERE arc too many consumer tain and exhibition organisers, exhibitors and the public say. According to the Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (SACEOS), there are about three consumer (airs m the World Trade Centre
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      Woman killed by tour bus: Driver fined and banned from driving
      175 23 A TOUR bus driver stepped on his accelerator and shot through an amber traffic light at a junction and crashed into a car. The accident caused by Low (look Seng, 26, badly injured Madam Lam Yew Kum, 58, who
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      Disney carnival: Some patrons disgruntled but a treat, say organisers
      423 23 Disney carnival: Some patrons disgruntled but a treat, say organisers ONE event m the World Trade Centre that has been raising the heckles of patrons is the Walt Disney Carnival. Some of them said that the show, which ends today, is not worth the $6.50 admission fee but the organisers
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      Coleman Bridge traffic diversion
      79 23 Traffic Alert TRAFFIC travelling on the existing western carriageway of Coleman Bridge will be diverted from 10 am today to the newly completed eastern carriageway. The diversion, expected to last till January, is to allow the Public Works Department to work on the western carriageway of
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      'Dial and drive' motorists a hazard on the road
      545 24  - 'Dial and drive' motorists a hazard on the road STEVEN LIM By IF YOU drive, don't phone while m your car unless the earphone has a "hands-free" facility. At least one motorist rammed into another car which had stopped at the lights, because he was pre-occupied with a business call
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      Teng Cheong to address timber congress
      116 24 SECOND Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong will be delivering the keynote speech at an international congress of workers m the building and timber industries tomorrow. Mr Ong, who is also Secre-tary-General of the National Trades Union Congress, will address about 500 unionists from
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      'Scold war' that turned hot between 2 feuding housewives
      300 24 'Scold war' that turned hot between 2 feuding housewives A "SCOLD WAR" developed into an armed confrontation between two housewives who were already not on the best of terms, a court heard on Friday. Even the intervention of a mediator, one of the women's husband, failed to bring about an
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      Changing of guard
      35 24 THE changing of Istana Guards ceremony by the Provost Unit will be held at the Istana main gate at 5.50 pm today. The Republic of Singapore Navy Band will be m attendance.
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      Man killed former lover before jumping to death
      292 26  - Man killed former lover before jumping to death CHARMAINE CHAN By A COUPLE who used to live together was last seen alive when they drove off m a car m a bid to settle their problems, a coroner's court heard last week. The woman, Miss Jeanne Yeo Slew Kee, 33,
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      Co-operate with your doctor: Dr Sect
      588 26  -  ROHANIAH BAINI By PATIENTS must give their doctors full co-operation during treatment as the patient is the one who ultimately bears the responsibility for his own health care. His doctor can only advise and treat him within the boundaries dictated by him. This was
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      SAF exercises
      86 26 SAF exercises THE Singapore Armed Forces will conduct week-long military exercises m various areas from 8 am today. The places are: Llm Chu Kang, Hong Kah, Marsiling, Sembawang, Loyang, Tampi nes and Tuas. Blanks and thunder flashes will be used. The Republic of Singapore Air Force will carry out firing
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      Housewife wins car in lucky draw
      189 26 A "simply stunned" Mrs Irene Chua, 48, was soon all smiles yesterday afternoon after learning that she had won the top prize of a $37,549 car m The New Paper's Fastads Food Fest 89 lucky draw. The Cavenagh Road housewife was taken by surprise
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      Maid falls to death
      57 26 INDONESIAN maid Paini binti Samadi, 22, fell to her death from the 21st storey of her employer's flat m Telok Blangah Drive last week. The maid hit the second-floor parapet of the flat m Block 48 at about 6 am last Wednesday. Police do not suspect
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      White-collar crimes: 10 men most wanted by police
      1025 28 POLICE have come up with a lilt of 10 men who are most sought after by them to help m investigations into white collar ctJme cases committed m the past 10 years. The list is the third compiled this year by the
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      Bank manager charged with three counts of CBT
      299 28 Bank manager charged with three counts of CBT A BANK'S securities trading manager was charged on Friday with three criminal breach of trust counts of transferring shares and warrants, belonging to the bank, into his mother's account. When Yong Tai Kong, 32, a Malaysian, was a senior trader at Gulf
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      BG Yeo appointed head of reservists association
      343 28 BG Yeo appointed head of reservists association BRIGADIER-General (Res) George Yeo, the Minister of State (Finance and Foreign Affairs), has been appointed the new president of the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists' Association (Safra) management committee. The one-year appointment took effect from Friday. BG Yeo's appointment was made by the President
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      Distributor of massage cards caught after a chase
      189 28 A DISTRIBUTOR of massage parlour cards ran for almost 1 km down Havelock Road, with two hotel security men m hot pursuit, before he was re-de-tained by them, a court heard yesterday. Guests at Riverview Hotel m Havelock Road had complained of
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      'Press should offer govt constructive criticism'
      511 30  -  TAN EE BZE It should neither be watchdog nor mouthpiece, says forum By THE press should neither be a government watchdog nor its mouthpiece but should offer constructive criticism oJf government policy. These were among the points journalists made during a spirited workshop discussion
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      Model of a good press should be 'human' rather than 'Western'
      302 30 Model of a good press should be 'human' rather than 'Western' THE Western press is not truly free because it depends on advertising, commercial success, and on competition which "degrades issues to merchandise on a gigantic bazaar where the richest decide what is on the agenda". Describing what he called
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      Harmoko leaves after 4-day visit
      124 30 Harmoko leaves after 4-day visit THE Indonesian Minister for Information, Mr Harmoko, left for home last night after a four-day visit here. He was sent off at Changi Airport by Dr Yeo Ning Hong, the Communications and Information Minister. On Thursday, Mr Harmoko, a former journalist, addressed the Bth Confederation
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      Man found battered to death in flat after neighbour hears scream
      310 30 Man found battered to death in flat after neighbour hears scream A 12-YEAR-OLD neighbour of a dead man said she heard a scream that came from his Marsiling Drive flat on Friday night shortly before his battered body was found. Miss Kavita, a neighbour of Mr Salleh bin Misnin, a
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      Swiss cheese delight for minister's wife
      187 30 A TASTE of Swiss cheese was what Mrs Wong Kan Seng got at a charity bazaar organised by the wives of the heads of foreign diplomatic missions m Singapore. Mrs Wong, wife of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Community Development, opened the bazaar.
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      Support and motivate children: Zulkifli
      171 30 A SUPPORTIVE home environment is vital for motivating children to strive for better results ami higher education. This point was made by Mr Zulkifli Mohammed, Political Secretary (Community Development) at the Kunos Community Centre llursary Award Presentation Ceremony held at the community centre yesterday. Mr
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  • FOCUS
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      Nothing to be shy about
      310 31 VIEW ONE ready reason explains why some Singaporeans are embarrassed about buying condoms. In an Asian society, anything vaguely sexual is best kept private. Being shy about purchasing these little rubbery things however operates on a more complex psychology. Somehow queueing up to pay for
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      25 YEARS AGO
      132 31 What The Straits Times reported on Dec 9, 1964 SINGAPORE The recently completed new Johor Causeway is not only wider and higher, thus affording an unobstructed view of the scenic beauty of the Johor Straits, but is also being provided with improved lighting, a Public Works Department
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      Mayor who hates to say No
      1309 31 New York's first black mayor will grapple with escalating crime, race hatred and a runaway budget deficit Mr Dinkins' standard greeting "How ya doing, buddy?" is a significant departure from the New York represented by the "How am I doing?" greeting of Mr Koch
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      There is hope outside of independent schools
      969 32  -  Tan Sai Siong Parents with bright youngsters who cannot afford expensive independent schools should stick to good normal secondary schools, of which there are still many. THE tremendous fuss stirred up by the move by five Independent schools and Raffles Institution which will
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      Smoker bashing — are we doing too much too soon?
      1004 32  - Smoker bashing are we doing too much too soon? Bernice Ng To forcibly curb a smoker is an interference and infringement of his personal lifestyle and freedom, just as depriving a non-smoker of clean air encroaches on his rights. I USED to smoke. I suspect it was more a case
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      Local stocks can fill void after the split
      894 32  -  Sharon Lau It is not a matter of simply filling up the places left vacant by the Malaysian companies. This is obviously of little use if investors do not trade m the new issues after the initial period of listing. AS THE
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      Send money now! You'll be rich in hell
      571 32 SEE Buay Ho stepped out of his semi-de-tached house one morning to see smoke coming from the house next door. "Fire! Fire!" he yelled. "See I>ee! Soh See l,ee! Your house is on fire!" His neighbour's head popped up above the common
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      Cashing in on the feel-good era
      1034 33 Pharmacies are sprouting up all over, thanks to today's health-conscious generation. Who are the players and whose toes are they treading on? Consumers may benefit from the competition but doctors have to swallow some strong medicine as a result. CHAI KIM WAH reports. The
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      Friendly partners or bitter rivals?
      827 33 Doctors claim that pharmacists are practising medicine. Pharmacists say doctors are earning more from medicine than from consultation THE growing number of pharmacies is giving more Singaporeans the choice of whom to get their medicines from the doctor or the pharmacist. Where to buy your
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      'Make prescriptions compulsory'
      858 33 Pharmacists say let patients decide where to buy drugs. Doctors say the sick do not want to shop for cheaper medicine. WITH easier access to pharmacies these days, the public should be given a "genuine choice" of where to get their medicine, suggest some pharmacists. This can
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    TODAY'S IPOH RACE GUIDE
    10501 34 isfiW^l Cldss 4 Dlv 2 1.600 m BkTih Ratinfj IV 75-57 Stakes $13,250 1403 M -403M Sapu -Jagad 9 (4ag West Jagad) y Saki H 57 I OXKJ lan The Conqueror 11 (3ac Ismail lan) ...*P Muri cJ f 5 56 3 57)325 Patnfßagus t (7nzh
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    THE EXPERTS' SELECTIONS
    410 34 \mem Frtd Quek TL Tan Ron Teo Danny Khoo Martin Tay 10 CERRABOUTS 4 BRAVE HERO J PAI ING BAGUS 10 CERR ABOUT S 9 PRUCE ROHRTO 1 9 PRINCE ROBERTO 9 PRINCE ROBfRIO 6 SHAMA KARUNA 9 PRINCE ROBERTO 1? HAVE FUN 6 SHAMA KARUNA 3
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    HOW TO REAP THE NEW FORM FOCUS
    185 34 TO READ the new form focus, an extended version for Quicksilver 111, is used as an example. 1. QUKKSLVER M (By Spectacular Bid) (9 3 4) ll?00g SHOOK H6oov 3M> X Skinner Ss'/i (4 10. 1/2/3. $10) 6'« l Command House (SI) C?A
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  • RACING
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      Toby puts Teh on 99 wins
      360 35 IPOH ROUND-UP I FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Dec 2 1989 FIRST 1198 SECOND 4598 THIRD 7653 STARTERS 1668 9428 4124 2030 5664 3770 4926 6650 0870 1828 2825 CONSOLATIONS 5960 9716 0344 3497 2212 8197 3356 4048 8782 2341 SIR TOBY 111, whose only win on
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      Bestplan, Saugatuck to take spoils
      408 35  -  Tan Thean Loon IPOH PREVIEW by THE luck of the draw should see m form speedsters Bestplan and Saugatuck respectively win the two feature races today, the $125,000 Sultan's Cold Vase and the $150,000 Coronation Cup. Hestplan has drawn barrier 17 over the I,loom straight
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      YESTERDAY'S RACE RESULTS
      2575 35 Going: Yielding' RACE 1 CLASS 4 DIV 3 1,200 m I KIND HOSPITALITY S /<.">/> A Razmy (3) 1 1 1 HKSHEST PONT 515 (85) CH Kam (6) 2 2 2 FIGHT TOWM 54 (155) V Sivan (4) 3 3 3 4 EGOISTIC 55 (931 88) SB
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  • SPORT
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      Redemption of Roberto
      1071 36 No more "no mas" from the Hands of Stone the only safe prediction I've waited nine years for this. Now I can almost taste the sweetness I know will come from victory. I will win because Leonard fears me. He knows that I am ej the only
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      Fight is live on SBC 12
      73 36 THK Sugar Ray Leonard-Kobcrto Duran rematch will be shown live on SRC Channel 12 on Friday. The trans mission from La* Vega* starts at Ham with the main event expected at about llJomm. For those people unable to catch the live action In the
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      Lock icon Senior moves into four-stroke lead
      245 36 AUSTRALIAN OPEN QOLF MELBOURNE Peter Senior, playing virtually flawless golf yesterday, took a commanding fourstroke lead Into the final day of the A5500,000 ($756,600) Australian Open here. The Queenslander fired a three-under-par 69 at the Kingston Heath Golf Club to go 15-under for the tournament,
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        Pitcher signs $31 m deal
        102 37 Pitcher signs $31 m deal Free agent pitcher Mark Langston became the highest paid player In baseball history on Friday when he signed a guaranteed five-year contract worth US$l6 million ($31.2 million) with the California Angels. The signing of Langston, 29, capped a week of furious spending by Major League
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        Rashid upset
        47 37 Malaysian national badminton junior Wong Tat Meng created an upset when he beat Rashid Sidek 12-15, 15-1, 15-5, m the semi-finals of the National Grand Prix at the Kuala Lumpur badminton stadium yesterday. Tat Meng will play national champion Foo Kok Keong m the final.
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        Tubbs hearing
        42 37 Heavyweight boxer Tony Tubbs, who tested positive for cocaine after defeating Orlin Norris on a split decision to win the North American title 13 days ago, will face a hearing m two weeks to decide if he keeps his crown.
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        Meet off
        18 37 The Civil Service six-a-side hockey tournament scheduled for today has been cancelled because of bad weather.
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        Faldo 'best'
        31 37 Britain's Nick Faldo, the Mas ters champion who won tourna ments on three different continents this year, has been named World Player of the Year by Golf Digest magazine.
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        Rugby tour
        41 37 A strong international rugby team will be invited to tour South Africa next year to mark the centenaries of the Natal Rugby Union and Cape Town's Newlands Rugby Stadium, said Jan Pickard, president of the Western Province Rugby Union.
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        Maynard out
        27 37 Matthew Maynard's decision to tour South Africa with England's cricket "rebels" has now cost him a 13-day pre-season trip to the West Indies with Glamorgan.
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        Kenya's 12
        26 37 The Kenyan Amateur Boxing Association have named a 12--man squad for the Commonwealth Games m Auckland from Jan 24 to Feb 3 next year.
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        Cram clash
        63 37 Steve Cram, who was overlooked by England's selectors for the 1,500 metres at the Commonwealth Games m Auckland next year, Is to race later this month against the men who kept him out of the team. Cram, Peter Elliott and Tony Morell have all accepted invitations to race
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        Sala quits
        38 37 Spanish driver Luis Perez Sala has left Minardi after two seasons, the Italian Formula One motor racing team announced on Friday. Minardi did not say whether Sala would join another team or who would replace him.
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        US squad
        43 37 Eleven players have been named m the US tennis team for the 1990 Davis Cup campaign. They are: Andre Agassi, Jay Berger, Michael Chang, Ken Flach, Brad Gilbert, Aaron Krtckstein, Rick Leach, Tim Mayotte, John McEnroe, Jim Pugh and Robert Seguso.
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        Kingdom tops
        60 37 World No. 1 hurdler Roger Kingdom was named the 1989 recipient of the Jesse Owens Award as the top track-and-field athlete m the United States. Kingdom, who broke the world record m the 110 m hurdles this year, easily beat woman hurdler Sandra Farmer- Pa trick m voting
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        Grooves suit
        45 37 USPGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman said he was confident the courts would rule against a lawsuit brought by Karsten Manufacturing Company over the Tour's ban on the use of square or U-groove clubs. The ban is scheduled to go into effect next month.
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        New hosts
        43 37 Mexico will replace Guatemala as host of the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games, the Mexican Olympic Committee said on Friday. Guatemala, who were to have hosted the games m June, bowed out on Thursday because of problems financing the event.
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      Lock icon Lendl, Becker serve notice
      810 37 SEMI-FINAL LINE-UP, ROUND-ROBIN WRAP-UP SKMI-KINAIS B Becker (WG) v J McEnroe (US) I Lendl (Cze) v S Edberg (Swe) Friday'! r«Mlta: Becker bt Edberg 6-1 6-4, Lendl bt McEnroe 6-3 6-3, A Krickstein (US) bt M Chang (US) 6-3 7-6 (7-5). FINAL ROUND-ROBIN RKCORIXS Ill« Nutate
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      Lock icon Beckenbauer to quit next year
      448 37 WEST QEMAN SOCCER FRANKFURT Franz Beckenbauer will quit as West German soccer team manager after next year's World Cup m Italy and will be succeeded by Berti Vogts, officials said on Friday. Beckenbauer, who took over as team manager m 1984, will become a marketing
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      384 37 DUTCH SOCCER star Ruud Gullit underwent a successful 45-minute knee operation m Belgium on Friday but will only be able to resume training m three months, a medical source said. The captain of Italy's AC Milan and the Dutch national team has been plagued by a right knee
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      Gary blows his big chance of beating Davis
      226 37 SNOOKER PRESTON New snooker sensation Gary Wilkinson blew his chance of beating world champion Steve Davis m a dramatic semi-final at the United Kingdom championship on Friday. By his own admission, Davis seomod a rx\ii en man. Ho had fought back from
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      Elina strikes winning form at third try
      489 38  -  Mahmood Gaznavi BOWLING Hy I thought it was going to be No. 2 again for me. During both times m the last two years when I bowled m Singapore, I lost narrowly and somewhere m the 14th game today, I was feeling like
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      Bird's second-half scoring spree nails Cavaliers
      532 38 BASKETBALL BOSTON Larry Bird overcame a cold-shooting start and scored 20 of his 29 points m the second half as the Boston Celtics roiled to a 102-89 victory over the injury-plagued Cleveland Cavaliers m a National Basketball Association match on Friday night. Bird made
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      About 6,000 for today's morning run
      205 38 MOBIL MARATHON IF you happen to be up early this morning, spare some thought and encouragement for about 6,000 runners who could be running along your estate during the Mobil Marathon, which nags off at the National Stadium at 6am. Dubbed the "Fun Marathon"
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1570 38 BADMINTON Malayxlan OP Men's Mingle*, l.p A.Mustafa Ah hi Fung Hwang 10-15 15-4 15-2. tip B: Kwang Yoke Meng bt ()ng Kwe Chye 15 3 15-7 Dsnnlea, Up A: Lm Hock Su \ah> Hock l^ong bt Chin Saw I.K.ng Chong Ktv Cheong 15-10 15-18 1.V7. Up R:
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      Kadir tells why he does not mind being unpopular
      1059 39 Kadir tells why he does not mind being unpopular The punch-up m boxing has spilled out of the ring. All because the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association appointed Syed Abdul Kadir as chairman of the coaching committee of the Sea Games squad. The boxers were angry that Kadir had been brought
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      Mukhtar named skipper
      142 39 Mukhtar named skipper CRICKET MUKHTAR AHMED will lead Singapore m their 20-day International Cricket Conference Trophy competition m Holland starting on June I. The Singapore Cricket Association have short-listed 21 players for the competition. The Republic have been drawn m a tough group with defending champions Zimbabwe. Bermuda and West
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      Lock icon Manjrekar's double ton lifts India
      279 39 CRICKET LAHORE Sanjay Manjrekar made a double century (218) to steer India to a massive 458-5 at the close on tho second day of fhe Third cricket Test against Pakistan yesterday. Up bwame the highest individual scorer for India m Tests against Pakistan and also
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      Boxing takes beating at special inquiry
      1068 39 Lessons to be learned m school of hard knocks But the fact that nine of the national boxers continue to train four times a week and are keen to rope m more youngsters despite a hazy future is enough evidence that boxing m Singapore
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      Lock icon Robins and Tewksbury make big splash
      333 39 Robins and Tewksbury make big splash SWIMMING MONTREAL Briton Grant Robins and Mark Tewksbury, of Canada, surged to the front on Friday after the first event of the second annual swimming World Cup. Robins finished first m the 100 and 400 metres individual medleys on Friday, adding those victories to
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  • OBITUARIES
    • Obituary, Illustration
      321 Deaths 321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      289 38 321 Deaths 321 Deaths 321 Deaths Mdm Seah Hiam Age: 65 pasted away peacefully on Sat, 2nd December 1989 leaving behind *on» Daughters In law Ong Ah Kok Teo Bee Eng Ong Ah Chua Lee Choo Tee Ong That, Tony Ong Klong Daniel Yeo Lee Koon, Nancy Ong Chin Hock,
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      322 Acknowledgements
      54 38 The lamiiy of ttte lele MDM. TAN KIM LUAN Departed 27/1 1/ M wlihM to express their heartfelt thanks L appreciation to the Pastor and Members of Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church, relatives, friends, business aasoclates L colleagues for their condolences, donations, wreaths, prayers, attendance L aaslsUncr during
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      324 In Memoriam
      226 38 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MR. B.L. PERUMAL 6/8/1915 2/12/1982 Hli smlllnß way fc pleasant face Are a pleasure to recall; He had a kind word for each And died beloved by all. Some day we hope to meet htm. Some day, we know not when. To claap
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      324 In Mamoriam
      183 38 In Loving Memory Of JOSEPH QOH TECK LIM D.parUd 3rd D«C. 1978 Memories are treasuren No one can steal Your departure leaven a heartache no one can heal Eleven years today, the Lord Jesus came To free you from sorrow and pain. Though w mm you now
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  • The Sunday Times Sportsfront
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      Both KL and history against Kedah
      699 40  -  J. RAJENDRAN But three foreign imports can help twice-beaten finalists grab glory previews tonight's Malaysia Cup soccer final KUALA MJMIUJK The thousands of Kedah fans who are expected to descent! on the Merdeka Stadium tonight (8.45pm) to support their team m the Malaysia Cup
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      PROBABLE LINE-UPS
      60 40 Kuala Lumpur Rashid Hassan, Razip Ismail, Chow Stew Yal. Serbegeth Singh, Mohamcd Nadzim Din, Mat Zan Mat Aria, Malek Await, Mm Teong Kirn, Saidin Osman, Subadron Aziz, K. Kannan. Krdah: Ahmad Sobri Lsmatl, K. Ravt- < handiun, lav Kin Hong, Ng Chew llontf, Mohamed Ramlee, Eric Amsler, Tan
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      HOW THE EXPERTS SEE IT
      330 40 4 1 think XL will win because thay ara a more composed side unlike Kodah who wara a washout m tha last final. XL ara also a vary hardworking taam, and thay don't giva you room to move. Playars lika Malak Awab also inspira tha
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      Steoitel coast to fourth win
      412 40  -  Merlion Cup basketball: Steoitel 105 Asia Electric 88 China 94 Cougars 86 ■Satisfied Singaporeans celebrate Singapore Indoor Stadium's first night THE swish of the net when a perfect basket Is made never sounded sweeter, or more painful, depending on whose side you are on. For
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      China tame Cougars
      245 40 UNCK axaln, China 'n Nuperior fltneflM and the team-work triumphed as they beat a fighting ou gam team, from Audtralla'N <iold Coast, M-8C In the Merllon Cap baNketball Invitational competition lart night. The Cougars, In a luminous lime-green kit, were on the war-path determined to redeem themselves
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      TABLE, FIXTURES
      107 40 Twdav: Ahl» Kkctrtr v UunK Yuan (6pm), Cold Coast C'ouKars v I! of Nevada (7..'M)pm), China v Steoitel (9i>m) all at Singapore Indoor Sta.li urn. TlckrtN at $10 and $25 BJI available at Hrn i;i imuhl floor noar tho blast Kuivunco from 2pm to ft .'ill|ini Student licket.s
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      Lock icon Sparkling baptism of $68m jewel
      552 40  -  LEE WAI WUN captures the first-night atmosphere SIN(;AI*()KK sport rocketed m to a new era last night; an era of plush marine blue seats, grey cai jx'ted floors and high tech equipment at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. About 4,000 panto lurned up at the Merlion
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      THE LATE NEWS Kaki Bukit win
      58 40 THE LATE NEWS Kaki Bukit win KAKI HUKIT won the sepaktakraw inttM- constituency title when they odßod out West Coast 2-1 at tho lloriok Indoor Stadium yesterday. tut rrgu (juniors) Kaki lUiklt won IS-5 1.V2 tmi m>m (men's soniors, Ist Icim) Wost ((wist won 15-7 9-15 15-10 Sr* rcga (men's
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      21 40 S U &wShkw feff^Ll f-.*»w«K3orll THIS FORUM ON WtD SPfcAfctß COUlI) \i\\\\_l MWN6 UP IN STOWS!-. J ,yNOT tWEITHtRE.J SPttCH J
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      138 40 TODAYS EVENTS I HASKKTBAI.I. Merlion Cup Asia Bcctrlc v Hung Yuan (6pm), Cold Coast Cougars v U of Nevada (7 30pm), China v St<»ottel (9pm) all at SlnKa|>on' Iniloor Stadium. 110W1.1N4. Fred Perry Strikers International < ships. Open MaM.-i-. finals: Women (9am), Men (1. 30pm) at Striker's Howl. MARATHON Mohil
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      Masthead
      8 1 TV PLUS The Sunday Times, December 3, 1989
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      DON'T WORRY, BE CHUPPIE
      805 1 DON'T WORRY, BE CHUPPIE There is a new kind of yuppie in town young, urban, professional, proud of his Chinese roots and unabashed about that. SUMIKO TAN profiles the chuppie, a new phenomenon in Singapore society. THEY are hip. They know what is hot. And they are up on the
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        For them, all things current and cultural
        518 2 The Cerebral C|mpyk' AS THE name suggests, this type is more serious. No SBC Turn of the Tide soap opera serial for him, thank you, though he does watch it once m a while to relax. Instead, the socially-conscious Cerebral Chuppie prefers to
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        Lug a Vuitton, zip around in a Viki
        526 3 HE OR she might not belong to the Rich Set, but so what? Aged below 28, the Celebrity Chuppie is certainly younger and more with-it than others of his kind. He or she Is either m showbiz, writes about showbiz or has
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        517 3 THIS is a rather more complex type. Call him chuppie to his face and he might just crown you with his golf club. But call him a yuppie and he might ask you to his wine-tasting sessions. On the
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        Parliament sparks, a dream fades
        585 4  -  KEN JALLEH JR ON*TV AT ABOUT the HUM time on Wednesday night when SBC L 2 scheduled The l.aiiKn;ixr Of Antlers, a purportedly monien tous, enriching perspective about the secret life of the moose, SBC 5 had Today In Parliament (10 pm). Which to watch?
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        Look east
        440 4  -  ONG KEONG HIAN By And the winner is ME! SYLVIA ChMf has wisely turned down an Invitation i<» host this year's Golden Horso Awards, Taiwan's Oscus Having iXM'ti host for three years, she naturally fell (hat "enough is enough". What's more, reports the Lianhe Wanbao. the Taiwanese star
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        Shock therapy
        1016 7 Playing Jiang Qing on stage has been terrifying at times for Tsai Chin whose parents died as victims of Madam Mao's paranoia. ALAN HUBBARD reports. IT HAS been a Long March from Suzie Wong to Madam Mao, one traversing 30 years for the Chinese actress Tsai Chin, a
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          The tills are alive...
          72 7 JULIE ANDREWS, of The Sound of Music ;m<l Maty Poppins fami>, is being wooed for her memoirs by publisher Penguin which has taken a lot of harassment for Salman Rushdie's controversial novel. The Satanic Verses. Pengirin is so keen to improve its image thai it is
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          Love is free
          61 7 A HAPPY Madonna hat* succeeded m talking her on-off lover Warren Beatty Into agreeing to make a rare TV appearance m the pop Mtar-turned-actresN' upcoming movie special Marilyn Monroe. Reatty will play Monroe's <\ hiishuml. author-playwright Arthur Miller. And his fee? Oh, that In to he given
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          54 7 FUNNYWOMAN Roseanne Han's latest ambition is to play Tammy F\-iye Bakkcr, over-made-up wifo of the American evangelist Jim Bakker now disgraced and jailed for misappropriating funds from his nock. Rarr is currently trying to buy up the rights to the inevitable movie that will be made about the
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          Lucky star
          51 7 JOAN COLLINS, the axelewt ItrltKh m-trrss In to star with suave Hfiyptlan-born actor Omar Sharif, renowned as a playboy and a bridge expert, In a new IS-part TV series. Titled Astrology, It Is due to start filming In Paris soon. Who knows? Joanle may learn a trick or
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        Madam Mao's monster
        461 7 HKITISII critlcH are mildly pralsInn Tsal Chin for bringing "rharm" to her portrayal of Jiang Qlng as well as "an aweaome NteellneHs" to the play Madam Mao. Its BrlttHh debut at a major theatre In Liverpool has been more enthuHlastlcally received by the local community, with Its
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      Deejays make the big switch
      1009 8 IK YOU see an unfamiliar fare on TV these days, just cIOM your eyes and listen to the voice. Chances are you will have heard it Ix'fore on radio, that is. For instance, the charming presenter of satisFACTORY on SBC 5 on Monday nights is
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      Lock icon How film hits turn into TV gems
      526 8  -  SUSAN SPILLMAN By MOVIES are often prime stuff to turn into prime-time TV series. The question is, which ones? More and more, the answer will affect what TV audiences see. Lucrative small-screen spin-offs ar»> so inviting that TV potential is a top consideration
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        The reel woman of the 90s
        751 10 SARAH GRISTWOOD hails the arrival of a new breed of realistic Hollywood heroines HOLLYWOOD'S new subtle sensation is When Harry Met Sally, a romantic comedy that has already taken a hundred million dollars or so at America's box offices. More important than the money
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        543 10  -  TOH HAI LEONG BEYOND THE SUNSET At Overseas Movie cinemas GIFT FROM HEAVEN At Cathay cinemas By ITS title sounds promising. But what is purportedly a serious "little" film about the plight of the retired and the elderly turns out to be
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          A remarkable year for growth in trade
          256 18 On the occasion of the 72nd Anniversary of the Independence of Finland Message Mr Ensio Pesonen Commercial Counsellor Embassy of Finland TRADK between Singapore and Finland has enjoyed a substantial rate of growth this year. It has increased at the remarkable pace of
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          BRIEF FACTS
          306 18 Geography THE Republic of Finland lies in northern Europe and shares a border with Norway in the far north, Sweden in the north-west and the USSR on the whole of the eastern frontier. The country has a rugged terrain and harsh cold climate, so much so that no
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          Forest industry thrives on paper
          801 18 RIDING on a crest of a boom continuing for the third year running, the Finnish forest industry turned m a re-cord-breaking performance last year. With capacity utilisation rates ranging from 96 to 100 per cent. Finnish paper, board and pulp mills were, for all practical
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          New thrills in the chill
          680 19 ""THREE new packages from FinTnair Tours, a subsidiary company of Finnair, invite tourists to try out new ways of having fun m Finland. These tours boast, among other things, of three different activi[ties: A cruise on an ex-icebreaker; A hideaway package where couples can get
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        Can Singapop storm the world?
        902 20 If Dick Lee's peculiar brand of local music could wow the Japanese, surely other swinging Singapore sounds can, too. Or can they? asks JACQUELINE WONG. COLOURFUL snatches of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Peranakan phrases mingle dizzily with Singlish, all set to the familiar modem, hip,
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          120 20  -  LIM SEX By AWAKKNING HldeakJ Tokunaga (Polydor) SHIRLEY WONG Shirley Wong (Oncpoly) TOKUNAGA'S latest effort is every bit as laid-back as his previous albums. But this time, the attention to musical accompaniment has resulted m a more atmospheric tone. Haunting dramatics form an interesting contrast to Tokunaga's strong
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          WESTERN POP
          134 20  -  ONG SOH CHIN By ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT Kylie Mlnogar (PWL) NEITHER FISH NOR FLESH Terence Trent !>' \rh\ (CBS) THIS album Is a strange me- lange of discordant violins and strings, pieced together with Trent D'Arby's amazing voice, which fluctuates from angelic choirboy falsetto to soulful Percy Sledge
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        82 20 Britain »<« You Got It 6(8) Lmmbmdm New Kids on the Block 2(3) Don't Know Much Linda <<> Another Day m Ronstadt and Aaron Neville ParadiM 3(1) All Around th« World Ph,| Collins lisa Stansfield 8(10) Homely Girl 4 (71) Tha Eva of tha War ÜB4O
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      171 2 H^.] ORGANISED BY: NEW LEE SENG PTE LTD. ISUBa SPONSORED BY: RAYMOND MUSIC Ntwuiwal q UAD STUDIO DATE 30TH DEC 1989 rj«HHHM TIME 7.30 pm 89^9^Hll^^^^^r^ VENUE NATIONAL STADIUM B9V 9WV TICKETS AT $12 ONLY Jf V* TICKETS ON SALE AS FROM M^T i*i >L T 4TH DECEMBER 1989 B^»
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      2956 6 TV WEEK J MONDAY C TUESDAY WEDNESDAY~~) ?40 P.M. TEST PATTERN AND MUSIC 530 PM. TEST PATTERN AND MUSIC 240 P M TFSI PATTERN AND MUSIC S3OPM If SI PATTERN ANO MUSIC > inpu T ,c, p. mD iv nan uinr 300 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRO- 5 .50 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS
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      Songs for children were inspired by St Nicholas
      517 2  - Songs for children were inspired by St Nicholas SAM LIEW By THE practice of presenting gifts at Christmas stems from the poignant account of the three Kings taking gifts to the Christ Child. This customary practice is further propagated m the person of one Nicholas of Myra who, according to
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      A Christian's faith recreated in music
      241 2 THIS Christmas, listen to some good homespun Christian gospel music tor a change. Faith Beyond Reason is an all-original cassette with 11 compositions by Patrick Goh, a 29 year-old doctor. The music is reflective and personal. Based on a Christian's journey of faith as
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      The story behind the religious symbols
      592 3 Angels In the Bible, m the books of Matthew and Luke, the Christmas story tells of the angel Gabriel appearing to Mary to tell her that she had been chosen among women to bear the Holy Child. Gabriel also appeared to an old priest
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      Of Santas, ponsiettas and plum puddings
      851 3 Santa Inns, rhlmiu> s and In the middle ages, Saint Nicholas was a popular figure. It is lx i lieved that he was born m the fourth century m Asia Minor to a wealthy family. His parents died young and he inherited a handsome
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      Realising a dream in Manger Square, Bethlehem
      932 4 Two thousand years ago, m the spot where Manger Square stands, baby Jesus was born. DR PETER WEE recounts his 1982 visit to this sacred place. Manger Square, Bethlehem. It was on that spot 2,000 years ago when a little baby was born
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      Xmas for the expatriate
      875 5 Xmas for the expatriate Cynthia yeo finds out how the Brits celebrated the occasion m colonial Singapore. CHRISTMAS m Singapore m th<> car ly days was one big round (if par tics. recalled Mrs Cynthia Koek, who ar lived m Singapore m 1923. Mis Koek, 88, recalled Christmas as "a
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      Novel ideas to beat the blues of commercialism
      560 5 Novel ideas to beat the blues of commercialism /2|\ m W m HOSE who have always known Christmas as a time /Sfft^j I of mad shopping and crass commercialism might like [(limn t0 know that Christmas is actually a religious Will j) occasion. It is about the birth of Jesus
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      Cross-cultural 'liaisons' were again the social co nst ode
      1597 6  - Cross-cultural 'liaisons' were again the social co nst ode EVELYN YAP By LUVC ua STORY E/J Dang hesitated. She knew what the European ladies were whispering, while looking her from head to toe "If she marries Scotty, their children will be Eurasians." And that was a fate worse than death.
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      How a rich Baba family celebrated Xmas
      997 7 Singapore m the late 1920s saw greater interaction among the colonial residents and the locals, evelyn yap, a true-blue Peranakan, imagines what life was like then for a wealthy Baba family. DXC 5, 1928 Dear Diary, My cousin Git Neo says I'm too
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      Make your own cards and seals
      311 8 WK HOPE Children will havt fun doing their own ClUittmai cards from tht> cartoons on this page Hut for those who want to take on more project*, here is another challenge: The Straits Times is organising a Design a Seal for Sata contest, sponsored
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      Xmas in the 20s — a low-keyed affair
      704 9  - Xmas in the 20s a low-keyed affair EVELYN YAP By DR BENJAMIN Chew can recall no fancy party caps or flashy things m the Christmases of the *****. Society was indifferent to Christmas and turkey was unheard of Rut he still had a "nice time". Eighty-two-year'old Dr Chew, a contemporary
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      Cream of the crop reports profits in cake business
      835 10  -  EVELYN YAP CYNTHIA YEO By and WHERE there are Singaporeans, there is food. Going by figures from the hotels alone, Christmas appears to be one BIG binge. Based on averages taken from major hotels, Singaporeans chomped up 130,000 eggs, 3,400 kg
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      A Christmas of hope and liberation for ex-addicts
      667 11 FOR most people, Christmas is a time of fun, frolic and even fantasy. But for four former drug addicts, it was a time of meaningless highs. EVELYN YAP talked to the four who have since found a way out of the drug
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      Breakthru house of hope for former drug addicts
      173 11 Breakthru Missions was started by an ex-junkie, as Mr Simon Neo described himself. He had done the works an initial puff of marijuana led to him opium and heroin addiction. Later he was addicted to morphine for 10 years. To kick the
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      Creative do-it-yourself decoration ideas for the festive season
      368 11  -  BARBARA DEWITT By HOLIDAY decorations do not have to be elaborate or expensive. Some of the cheapest ;ind most festive transformers are greenery, lighting and colour. Ms Mary Gilliatt, author of Decorating on the heap, says you can pep up a room
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      Seal your greetings for a good cause
      864 12  - Seal your greetings for a good cause JANE CHEW AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION By CHRISTMAS is a time to reflect on the plight of the less fortunate as we buy Christmas cards from charities, but few people are aware of the story of the Christmas seal which has helped tuberculosis patients
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      Charity cards, calendars and T-shirts ...
      354 12 Charity cards, calendars and T-shirts WHKN buying greeting cards, why not spare a thought for those who may know so little Christmas joy? Here are some charity cards for a good caus«v Mouth and Foot Painting artiste Cards: Set of eight cards $10 per set 1990 desk calendar: (Chinese or
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      966 2 CLASSIC LINES. NEW LOOK For f/tr woman who enjoys the finer things m life. (<*2H*ll2ir< k l) Genuine Leather Collection PAKIS s.>lr .^.-nt I ),m, ,1,.,i... 1,,, s, M nv.i.um.. Pmmi 1 1n.1.Mi.M.. a ORI.Y MARKJ I l\( PTE. LTD. 43 Ma Tmjgm K.I #09 01 Mm Tmmmn PuiJinj ff'-fnyri
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      21 6 nmsm Christmas Gifts Decorations ORCHARD TOWER #01 03. SINGAPORE 0922 TELEPHONE 737 265a CENTREPOIST #04 07, SINGAPORE 0923 TELEPHONE 734 7437
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      25 10 There's no bigger lottery m town. Just $2 for a chance to win $1 million. fiSr i^ifiw^tk. Trie Singapore Sweep. Its the big one. JJBt/tf&M
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      282 11 A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROMPENTAX freal yoursell this season with our Pentax SFXn Date fld Christmas package at a ver> attractive price. *^^^^^^K^ Only till Christmas, the SFXn Date auto focus SI R camera comes with an original Pentax 35 70mm zoom lens plus case. What's more we'll present you with
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  • SUNDAY PLUS
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      8 1 SUNDAY PLUS The Sunday Times, December 3, 1989
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      HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS BY REALLY TRYING
      1771 1  - HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS BY REALLY TRYING PETER MARTIN NOTES FROM THE CONSUMER SEVOLUTION BY I the steak. Shirts are returned from the laundry with theii "GOOD morning, sir. A touch cold today, I think." In these uncaring times no one more fully personifies old-world customer service than Mr
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        The diner's suspicions
        169 2 The diner's suspicions I IB O^wlUftfr JUU^AaMA^A 4Wa mill tr* good intentions. Tot waiter rec*«mt«Hir the sea has* ntemtt it is •JptdtUy good. But we think, "Hallo, the bass muit be tmribia if he's that desperate to get rid of it" Or count, part of a waiter's Job U sell-
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        Guru who turns companies outside-in
        684 2 Why should a telephonist be courteous to callers when her boss walks past her every day without so much as a 'Good morning'? An outside-in company looks upon j customer complaints as a God-given opportunity to put something right BRITAIN'S foremost cus-tomer-service guru, Dr John
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        SEASON OF SPICE
        420 3 SEASON OF SPICE STEVEN THIO selects some key looks for the year-end letting off steam FANCY singing Christmas carols m a Punjabi suit or sari? Party dresses for the yuletide season this year look towards sensuous and exotic India for ideas. Major department stores seem eager to cash m on
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        Second-best and proud of it
        776 4 Paris and Milan? Overdone. The new European fashion centre is Dusseldorf, where the successful sales philosophy is pragmatism with panache. Some of what is being produced under famous French labels is absolute junk Mr Wolfgang I^y, president of the (Jorman company, Escada FEW of the
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        394 4 Lea, face of the season The Mail on Sunday newspaper m Britain warns its readers to expect beauty spreads on the Oriental look, fashion pieces on Manila, tips on a hundred ways with a sarong. She plays a tragic Vietnamese girl who falls m love with a US
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    • MIND & BODY
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        Battle of the sexes — the early years
        640 5  - Battle of the sexes the early years Vana By BROUGHT up m a family of three sisters, it never crossed our minds to even think of the difference between boys and girls. We were quite self-sufficient, playing cowboys and Indians one day and masak-masak with pink and yellow flowers the
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        A voice of crisp toast
        960 5 A melody is perceived not only as sound but a mental picture of "shiny white isosceles triangles". ERICA E. GOODE reports on synesthesia a rare and wonderful condition m which the senses commingle. WHEN writer Vladimir Nabokov was a child, he told his mother that
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        Painting what he hears
        257 5 DAVID llockney Ih an artlnt celebrated for bin powerful use of colour for limtance, the rippling tranHlucenclcH of hIN trademark swimming pools. So It should not be .surprising that the British painter, winner of the coveted Praemlum Imperial*' award, perceives the world In unusual way*. He
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    • MOTORING
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        Vroom service
        1186 6 Tokyo's recent motor show not only showcased glittering new models but also offered a glimpse into the cars of the future, reports WINSTON LEE Do signals given by an individual apply? SO YOU think you can drive well and safely and that you can cope with most emergencies.
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        Little details count for car interiors
        464 6 FROM the cockpit of the Eagle Talon, the view is clear over the wraparound black instrument panel. Lights flash and gauge needles dance to the hum of the turbo engine. The operator scans the horizon... And changes lanes. No, the Talon is not a
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        259 6 LAW OF INTERNATIONAL IKADE COMPANY LAW SUCCESSION FAM// vij IXfYlv 3iP 'INCRr-ASK YOUR I*L XXLAXV p CAREER SUCCESS' JANUARY START COURSES STUDY AT HOME FDR A At lILT, the UK's leading independent College group, ImIUN I VBRSIIY OF you can expect the best. 1^)1 J O I I A N/f
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        Lock icon The Japan beneath the language
        890 7 The Japan beneath the language Ambivalence is part of the Japanese soul and speech, says ANDREW RANARD, who teaches English m Tokyo THE scene is an English conversation class m a private language school m Tokyo. When it is time for the young Japanese girl to speak, she confesses that
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        Lock icon Dear Sherlock Holmes ...
        538 7  - Dear Sherlock Holmes SHEILA RULE By NIKKI Caparn is Sherlock Holmes' secretary. Yes, that Sherlock Holmes. Of course, Holmes has been retired for decades m the English county of Sussex, or so the story goes, and spends his days following the gentler pursuits of beekeeping and re viewing the records
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        187 7 PRESENTS THE 1-HOUR CYLINDER REPLACEMENT We'll replace your empty 7 days a week Singapore's Ist Tele-ordering ■■■Km^HIHI cylinder within one hour. (between Bam and Bpm). service. WT vHK You usually have to wait between Vi hour You can place your orders through the Take advantage of this unique service J^SmjM
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    • FOOD
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        Delicious in the raw
        743 8 Delicious in the raw EAT OUT In case of shipwreck, get used to uncooked fish. MARGARET CHAN steers the aspiring survivor —or plain gourmet -to a Waterloo Street hawker centre. AS A teenager, I was terribly awed by a Reader's Digest story of how a couple survived more than a
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        Jumping on the wine wagon
        556 8 With wine bars opening up here, there and everywhere, elegant drinking seems to be the way to go, says"CHTVG POH TIONGT WINE bars are popping up like champagne corks at Christmas. Hyatt is starting one, Pan Pacific too, and so is the hotel training school.
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        Mazere magic
        254 8 FRENCH CLASSICS Truffles, The Dynasty: 754-HM FORMERLY La Vendome restaurant, Truffles has undergone a $500,000 face-lift and now boasts a wine cellar and an all-new menu featuring creations by Monsieur Roland Mazere, who has earned two stars m the prestigious Michelin Red Guide to France. You must try
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        Knives with an edge
        1231 9 A cook's best friend is a knife that works all the time. But which does? Two kitchen professionals tell LEE GEOK 801 the essentials are a 600-g chopper and a 40-cm French knife. KNIVES are among the first items bought (or a new household. Yet, sadly,
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        For sharpening a knife
        329 9 For sharpening a knife Klectrlc sharpener: In theory, this is very easy to use. In practice, getting your knife edge blunted is often the result you can hardly see if the knife edge is sitting properly on the grinding stones. Sharpening gadget*: One such gadget is a piece of steel
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        309 8 YouW line! a least ana more at every turn at Ha root i r View Dailcni favourites of trie Local Our new menu packs a host of lip-smacking specialities to suit all palates. Local favourites like Pork Rib Pot Noodles and Beef Pot Rice tenderly cooked and served m a
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        55 8 Swensen's, makers of Am< I Come and taste Swensen's new ON THE HOUSE'at all Swensen's Resteuijfrija iM^om/m 3rd December •1 2 noon and we know you'll say "This-cani-be-Yc^jiirff But It Is! I pp m Available at alt Swensen's restaurants and scoop partocK X Thomson Plaza Plaza Slngapura Changl Terminal Orchard
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    • SPOTLIGHT
      • THAILAND'S NATIONAL DAY
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          King of immense service
          672 11 King of immense service PRINCE Bhumibol Adulyadej was born m Cambridge, Massachusetts, the US, on Deo 5, 1927. His father, Prince Mahidol of Songkhla, was then studying medicine at Harvard University. When m 1946, King Ananda Mahidol, his royal brother, died Prince Bhumibol Adulyadej, then nineteen, became the ninth Chakri
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          Singapore-Thai ties developing briskly
          480 11 Message Mr Asda Jayanama Ambassador of Thailand DEC 5 is a special day m the hearts and minds of the people of Thailand as Hfs majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej was born on this day 62 years ago. Since he ascended to the throne some 43 years
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          Thais can sign book at embassy
          48 11 THAI nationals here can sign a special book at the Thai Embassy m Orchard Road between 11 am and 2 pm on Tuesday. That is the day of the 62nd Birthday Anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the National Day of Thailand.
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          BRIEF FACTS
          336 11 Geography Thailand has an area of 513,115 sq km and is strategically located on mainland South-east Asia, sharing its borders with Burma m the west and north. On its borders m the east and north is Laos. In the east is Cambodia and m the south, Malaysia. The
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          Role of stock exchange in Thai capital market
          944 12 IN its fourteenth year of operation, Securities Exchange of Thailand (SET) has assumed an effective role m promoting economic development, internationalisation of securities trading, financial and capital markets development. Performance The SET has been highly successful m mobilising long-term funds. As at
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          Royal Chitralada projects
          1102 13 These experimental and demonstration projects were established not to compete with the private sector but to help promote the national economy. The results of these experimental projects are constantly compiled and reported to King Bhumibol, who then passes this knowledge on to his people, for improving their
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          Project to create 100,000 jobs
          1409 14 The Eastern Seaboard Development Committee (with the Prime Minister as chairman), which is the policy body for the ESDP, has reaffirmed the policy of making the ESDP suit the needs of industrial investors, both local and foreign, and thus regularly considers proposed adjustments and improvements
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          Model economy
          635 15 THAILAND'S track record m economic and social development over the last 30 years is often praised as a successful role model by multi-lateral institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The transformation m the structure and size of the Thai economy and m the
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          Discover new freedom in Siam
          733 16 THAILAND, formerly known as Siam, means "Land of the Free". More than anything else, that is what all visitors to Thailand will discover; the kind of freedom and happiness that have enchanted visitors since ancient times. A predominantly Buddhist kingdom, Thailand also has a small
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          Cabinet approves land-bridge project
          369 16 WHILE the Eastern Seaboard Development Programme (ESDP) is m the implementation stage, the Thai Cabinet on Nov 21 approved a "land bridge" project m southern Thailand for the ambitious Southern Seaboard industrial development programme. The area is about 10 times larger than the ESDP and will
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        59 11 Out best wishes to His Majesty IxIIILI Bhumibol Adulyadej on His 62nd Birthday and to the Govc^rnment I^^^^^^^^Hi^^^VJ^^H and People of Thailand on their National Day. Overseas Union Bank v^v l^HiE rejoice with the People of Thailand Vi on this happy occasion. Overseas Union Bank Ltd We Care Head Office:
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        134 12 jZoigrafulafioip Scat fishes to ,^>is JGajesly .tU^ iftnimibd )3dulyadcj or the occasior of his ©2nd Birthday JlrrivcrsarY OF THAILAND t v xy^^ <> Kafllcs Koulcvarti, #02-2(K) Marina Square, Singapore 0103 JEW -Gg| LONG LIVE HIS MAJESTY THE KING Qs Bangkok Bank Limited Thailand's Largest Bank I In Singapore ilmr 1957
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        137 12 Ist Anniversary Celebration V^olehrate this special OOCMiOII and join us for a hearty nual. In the true splendour of Thai royalties savour our wide spread of authentii I'hai CuWfie at its U-si Prepared m the most drh< :ire and finest form, thr new addition to the menu im ludes "IWk
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        52 13 j Lom^ L/ve His Mfl/esti/ fe Iwe KfWO Thailand p i 0w t^ie occasion of his g I 62wd BIRTHDAY I Best W/sfos to t/ie I 8 Government g flwd People p Thailand g j oh t/ie/r p I NATIONAL DAY I 3 KUOK BROTHERS SDN. BHD. E JJ^2 K
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        99 13 Temptingly Delicious, Superb, a. Authentic Thai Cuisine. Bi^. y j|^ p.^^ a j^^^^/T*^Jjgx. RediHover Ihai iumne jf^^^tt\ A «W .^'^M T^^^^^y.^3b T^v//' >/ difference. ■'T'^A .^^^felfl ~^^^^g^F many newly added, exfx-rt I y prepared fry our firjM^ jfiJT C k^^ P#^ exth'rieme the exquisite, .H Hu J^jß MP^ T fffrm^
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        262 14 I Congratulations (Best Wishes j to His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej I on his 62nd Birthday I The Government People of Thailand I on their National Day I MASS MANAGEMENT AGENCIES RAMA ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES 28 Ophir Road. Singapore 0718 Tel *****82 4 92 A Chang, Road. Singapore 1441 Tel *****09
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        59 14 Condar Drawn to the fabulous kingdom of Condar, Jamie is quickly and hopelessly obsessed with the exquisite Rachel, exiled Queen of Condar. "Sex, violence, horror, beauty and love wellwritten and very readable. Publishers Weekly. ARROW BOOKS Available at Times The Bookshop and all good bookshops. STP Distributors ATTRACT POTENTIAL CANDIDATES
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        149 14 M Best Wishes To His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej On His 62nd Birthday And To The Government And People Of Thailand On Their National Day." Free Red Packets From Noble Pine Crane Fragrant Rice Now, tilth fv««tv purchase ol R HPM^^^i skg or 10kg park Noble Pine fc rane Fragrant
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        73 15 Rut 1 imothy Cono is <ilso Ule •,(Il,lltl",l I()li(|ti|".t iih).l p< t, r, lent private IMVeSlKJ.ltof .IIOIJt\() lII moves m ,i world ol s(<m k m.llket r urr. iiisuiim <■ Ir.ujfi i inilfiieri i.ll |ie ifi.ii j< .mil C()il t)ii .uu".s Iroiils lor l.ttinde'i-ii Mot) money A world where Of—
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        637 15 Discover all the exotic wonders i V of an enchanting kingdom. J\ yb Bangkok's Grand Palace is one of ttu> great __j\_ r<?^^ ii^^^^ wonders of the world. While Partaya is justly famous as, %!&&&&> the Riviera of the East' /t^'-^il *?-vfw*Mo^ But there's much more to Thailand than ~.FspfiM
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        480 16 t^ai Cuism at its Most (\vTh£NHc yZ OnlyatChaoPhaya, W^^m B^^^^^^l^^^^^^^^l tf A bewildering spread iM^flL V T of 2(K) items, each an k** KJ^SSk-^ PB r^ e.Mjui^ite I "hai culinary I kfl|^^ W^^^ X&W M V y perfect io)i kitigprajcns [a m M^^^^^^^^t^_^^^^B t^ w m red curry paste, jHy^
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        21 16 When it's time to clean out the store room, it's time to place a classified ad m The Straits Times Classified.
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        120 16 Ibast to His Majesty, The King of Thailand on his 62nd Birthday. Tease your palate with exotic Thai specialities. Each a scrumptious delight skillfully prepared by Thai masterchefs commissioned from Bangkok, you get to savour the best of Thai food m town, right here! Choicest pork ribs marinated with our
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        Lock icon New Madrid: wide awake all night
        686 18 New Madrid: wide awake all night Partying Spaniards listen to jazz, snack on seafood anything but sleep, reports ALAN RIDING WARNING: Madrid contains a potential-ly-addictive form of night life. Visitors can develop a sudden reluctance to sleep early. Much of the local population show symptoms of advanced insomnia. There is
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        Opera's high note
        119 18  -  ALAN RIDING THANKS partly to Jose arreras, the tenor Placldo Domingo and other top Spanish sinner*, opera Is booming In Spain. It 1b playing a central role In the broad cultural revival following the return of democracy here II years ago. Today, world-clam singers are drawn not
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        Lock icon Finding your tongue overseas
        423 18  -  CAROL ASCHER By MY richest vacations have been m places where the language is new and where the conversation around me, the radio and the newspapers offer no clues as to what is going on. Then. I turn to my "Just enough Serbo-Croat" or "Turkish for
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        342 18 *4|P^^^^^HH T^c surest way to create a smile And while they bring so much Hff^3^^^^^|^^^H|H|H|||Bflfl||BLfLViVlHLflLlLVL!LVLVslS^ tn s Christmas, is to present |^^^^^^^HflH| PLEASURE, they're ißS^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^i^iE'* someone with a Crabtree 6c so c« s v to give. ALL you Evelyn HAMPER There's nave to do is decide which one ■iSW nothin
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