The Straits Times, 13 February 1991

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, IWI 50 CENTS MCI (P) 18/12/90
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    Bush decides to delay ground war
    653 1  -  Alan John Till* < n 1 \s it DAY 27 By Compiled from agency despatches 'Strike at the person committing injustice.' President Mubarak, defending war as necessary at times. Report on Page 8 More reports: Pages 4 and 6 PRESIDENT George Bush has decided
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    Boost for pre-school education
    983 1  - Boost for pre-school education Ng Wei Joo Move will better prepare pupils for formal schooling: Dr Tan By Alternative programme will offer Malay or Tamil as well Primary 1. STEPS are being taken to further upgrade pre-school education m order to better prepare pupils for formal schooling. Details which were
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    Live CNN news broadcasts for a month from today
    589 1  -  Julia Goh By FROM today, you will be able to view live Cable News Network programmes for 12 hours daily on Channel 12. The telecast, which will be for a month and will start at 7.30 am from Mondays to Fridays,
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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • IN SUMMARY
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        Hotels takestepstocutcosts
        39 2 steps to cut costs Hotels, ravaged by a marked drop m tourists and business travellers from the US, Europe and Japan because of the Gulf war, have frozen employment and are adopting cost-saving measures. Home, Page 15
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        Orchids soften up Terminal II
        58 2 The rambling corridors of Terminal II have been given more colour and warmth with lush orchids m the arrival hall. The purple, red and white flowers were brought m after staff feedback indicated that the terminal, being about 30 per cent bigger than Terminal I,
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        Waiting time to book flats cut
        42 2 The 18-month wait that some applicants for Housing Board flats had to experience before they could book their flats was only a transitional problem which will not be repeated, the HDB said yesterday. Home, Page 19
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        Control over TV, radio shows
        40 2 The Telecommunications Act will be amended m the next session of Parliament to give greater clout to the Information Minister to control the contents of programmes being aired on TV and radio. Malaysia, Pag* 14
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        'Some progress' in bases talks
        33 2 Some progress was achieved yesterday as intensive discussions on the bases treaty got underway between the Philippines and the United States, according to spokesmen from both panels. Asean.l2
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        Iceland backing for Lithuania
        31 2 Iceland's Parliament has voted to recognise Lithuania as an independent state and instructed the government to set up diplomatic ties as soon as possible. World. Page 11
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      Lock icon Forces in West attempted economic coup: Soviet PM
      498 2 They tried to flood country with billions of roubles, he says 'Such actions have been carried out m many regions of the world m order to change a political system and oust inconvenient politicians.' Soviet Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov. MOSCOW Soviet Prime
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      Lock icon Kaifu hints at dispatching military planes to S-E Asia in emergencies
      315 2 'It's a non-military and human matter.' Mr Kaifu. TOKYO Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu hinted m parliament yesterday that Japan might dispatch Self-Defence Forces (SDF) aircraft to South-east Asia m the event of an emergency. He said Japan might send
      AFP  -  315 words
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      Lock icon Soviet target to dismantle Warsaw Pact's army structure
      388 2 MOSCOW The Soviet Union said yesterday that it had agreed with its Warsaw Pact partners to dismantle the alliance's military structure by April. "Those countries that make up the Warsaw Treaty have concluded that the time has come to take steps to
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      Toa Payoh printing factory gutted by fire
      172 2  -  KOH JOH TING A FIRE which broke out m a printing factory, Union Inks and Graphics, m Toa Payoh Industrial Park at about 10 pm last night was brought under control at midnight. At the height of the blaze, firemen struggled to keep
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      Lock icon 2 Koreas to form joint sports teams for the first time
      547 3 Two teams, one flag The joint team flag will depict the outline of the Korean peninsula. The team anthem will be Arirang, a popular Korean folk song. The teams will be sent to a table tennis tournament m Japan
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      JC student dies after being impaled by a javelin
      375 3  -  Brendan Pereira By A JUNIOR college student died m hospital yesterday after he was pierced m the chest by the back end of a javelin, which was lodged m the ground. Aik Tai Wee, 16, a JC 1 student at Catholic
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      Lock icon Two Chinese dissident leaders jailed 13 years
      545 3 BEIJING Two leaders of China's pro-democracy movement, crushed In 1989, were sentenced to 13 years m jail yesterday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chen Ziming and Wang Juntao, condemned by the government as "black hands" who masterminded the demonstrations m June, 1989,
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      Woman, 78, found robbed and murdered
      219 3  -  Elaine Tan By A 78- YEAR-OLD woman was found murdered m her one-room flat m Telok Blangah Crescent after she was robbed. Madam Sukarti Amari was found lying face down by her husband and nephew at about 8.10 pm when they forced open the
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      475 2 MAN SETS DOG ON COP We are the only English language newspaper on that day. Make sure you get a copy. The Chinese management system What is it about Chinese management which gives it amazing advantages over 'modern' methods? The pessimistic industrialists Investment interest among manufacturers for the current year,
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      182 3 i WEATHER 1 Showers over several areas m the late afternoon and early evening. TEMP. (C) up to 6 a.m. tomorrow: 31 max., 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.21 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.17 am. GLOBAL MATHER iMlmiim -10 -5 C Snow Madrid 0/7 C Cloudy A then 8/16 C Cloudy Manila
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  • GULF WAR SPECIAL
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      Lock icon Basra a key target of allied bombing
      343 4 OX I 111 WAIIFKOXT 'Military town' boasts a naval base and port facilities NICOSIA The Iraqi port city of Basra has become the focus of heavy allied bombing missions. Brigadier-General Richard Neal of the US Marine Corps, explaining why Basra was an important
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      Lock icon Marines move into attack positions at frontier
      572 4 DHAHRAN (Saudi Arabia) Tens of thousands of United States Marines are moving into attack positions ahead of an expected assault on Iraqi troops, who the allies say have suffered a severe mauling from the bombing raids since the start of the Gulf war.
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    • THE QUESTION OF IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
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        Lock icon Media, Gorbachev 'duped' by Baghdad
        342 4 WASHINGTON White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater has suggested that journalists and even Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev have been duped by Iraqi propaganda over civilian casualties m the Persian Gulf war. Mr Fitzwater asserted on Monday that the United States had no reliable civilian casualty estimates
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        Lock icon Thousands killed or hurt, says Baghdad
        464 4 NICOSIA Iraq has dramatically upgraded its estimate of civilian casualties, saying that thousands have been killed or wounded m the allied forces' aerial barrage since the start of the Gulf war. It also called on Arab and Muslim sympathisers to go beyond protests and
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    • GULF ROUND-UP
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        Lock icon Allied rockets demolish Iraqi govt ministry
        84 4 BAGHDAD Allied rockets yesterday demolished the headquarters of a government ministry headed by President Saddam Hussein's cousin, killing six people, civil defence officials said. Four explosions rocked the centre of Baghdad during the night, jolting people from their beds and shattering windows m residential
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        Lock icon 'Land strike by allies'
        122 4 An American field commander m Saudi Arabia has reported a ground attack by allied forces on an Iraqi defensive position inside Kuwait, the BBC said early today. Brigadier-General Richard Neal told reporters m Riyadh that infantry and tanks backed up by artillery and naval gunfire had
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        Lock icon Plane crowded
        111 4 AN AIRBASE IN SAUDI ARABIA The skies over Kuwait are so crowded with allied planes that mid-air collisions are feared, a senior US Air Force commander has said. With the allied air force pounding Iraqi positions m Kuwait m hundreds of missions daily, air traffic control has become
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        Lock icon Move to hit radio stations
        83 4 RIYADH US commanders m the Gulf have decided to stop Iraqi President Saddam Hussein broadcasting to his own people, military sources said yesterday. US and allied military sources said allied commanders had decided to target all radio stations which Mr Saddam used to communicate with
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        Lock icon Saddam meets council
        90 4 BAGHDAD Baghdad radio reported yesterday that President Saddam Hussein had met with senior officials of the Revolutionary Command Council, but did not specify the time, location or agenda of the session. Those attending were RCC Deputy Chairman Izzat Ibrahim, First Deputy Prime Minister Tana Yassin Ramadan, National
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        Lock icon 2 US soldiers moved
        102 4 WASHINGTON Iraq apparently has moved two captured US soldiers a man and a woman to Basra, said a Pentagon official. An Iraqi prisoner of war told the Pentagon that he was responsible for the transfer to Basra of the two Americans, believed to be Army Specialist
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        Lock icon Troops moving into flats
        55 4 NICOSIA Iraqi occupation troops are moving from exposed positions into fortified Kuwaiti apartment blocks, a London-based Kuwaiti group reported yesterday. A report quoted by the Kuwaiti news agency, Kuna said the Iraqis "have fortified their new positions and sealed off windows with concrete, leaving only small
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        Lock icon Kick that's no mean feat
        38 4 A judo expert kicking a Kuwaiti army voluteer during martial arts training on Monday. About ix.ltt voluteen have Joined the Kuwaiti forces, which will spearhead tfce posh to free their homeland. Reuter picture
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  • GULF WAR SPECIAL
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      Lock icon Diplomatic efforts to end war gain momentum
      507 6 IMI'I.OM.VIK I'HOXT NICOSIA Diplomatic efforts to try and end the Persian Gulf war gained momentum yesterday with Soviet envoy Yevgeny Primakov preparing for talks with President Saddam Hussein m Baghdad and the non-aligned foreign ministers meeting m Belgrade. Mr Primakov, a Middle East
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      Lock icon Israel refuses to assure Washington that it will not retaliate against Iraqi attacks
      667 6 ISRAEL: AS SCUD ATTACKS CONTINUE... m Israel: 1 Two Scuds launched at Tel Aviv intercepted by Patriot missiles. m Saudi Arabia: One Scud launched at Riyadh blasted out of the sky by Patriots. WimiNGTON Israeli Defence Minister
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      Lock icon Baghdad open to 'unconditional ceasefire' calls
      342 6 Mr Hammadi, at a news conference m Tunis on Monday, declined to answer a direct question on whether his country would accept a ceasefire if requested to do so by the United Nations Security Council. TUNIS Iraq is willing to study any call for
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      Lock icon Iraq trying to rally Muslims to boycott haj
      191 6 BAGHDAD Iraq will boycott this year's annual pilgrimage to Mecca and is pursuing contacts with several Islamic countries to do the same, according to the Iraqi Minister of Religious Property and Affairs. Mr Abdullah Fadel, announcing the move to AFP on Monday,
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      Lock icon Dark days for city of 1,001 nights
      305 6 BAGHDAD BEING BOMBED INTO CITY OF THE PAST RELENTLESS bombing raids have pushed the city of 1,001 nights back into the past, AP reporter Dilip Ganguly said m a report cleared by Iraqi authorities. Horse-drawn carts have replaced cars, water is drawn from
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      Lock icon Levy offers to open talks without any conditions
      432 6 ISRAEL: OLIVE BRANCH TO SYRIA JERUSALEM Israel has held out an olive branch to Syria with Foreign Minister David Levy offering talks without any conditions. If Damascus "wants to start a dialogue with Israel, we will hold out a hand", he told
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      Lock icon Saddam 'hurting Palestinian cause'
      340 8 His actions have divided Arabs, says Mubarak 'War is a bitter and painful thing but it is at times necessary to safeguard the land, end the injustice and strike at the person committing injustice.' Mr Mubarak (above). CAIRO President Hosni Mubarak, m an emotional message fraught
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      Lock icon Kuwait govt rules out quick return to democracy
      366 8 MANAMA (Bahrain) Kuwait's government-in-exile has ruled out a quick return of the parliament it dissolved m 1966, setting itselt on a collision course with pro-democ-racy activists. In Monday's announcement, the exiled government also refused the activists' request for speedy elections m Kuwait
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      Lock icon Saudi stores up prices as US troops pour into desert
      464 8 SOLDIERS SEE RED AS PRICES JUMP AL SADWI (Saudi Arabia) Saudi shopkeepers along the main northern highway have doubled and tripled prices as United States troops poured into the northern desert and come to rely on local stores for small
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      Lock icon Executed Jordanian pilot and friend 'spied for Israel'
      342 8 AMMAN Jordan has hanged a young air force pilot and a friend for spying for Israel, the first executions for high treason m nearly 10 years, an official Jordanian source said yesterday. Lieutenant All Abdul-Hafiz Abdul-Hafez, 24, and a childhood friend, Ahmed
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      Lock icon Battle-hardened guerillas to aid allies
      78 8 Afghan mujahideen arrive m Saudi Arabia A US marine sitting with a group of Afghan mnjahideen m their tort on Monday. More than SM Afghan guerillas, carrying small arms, have arrived m Saudi Arabia to light on the side of the US-led alliance. Their experience
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Soviet radio and TV chief says censorship needed
      330 9 MOSCOW Mr Leonid Kravchenko, named by President Mikhail Gorbachev as director of a new company to control television and radio, told a news conference that he was subordinate only to the Soviet leader and that continued censorship was necessary. Mr Kravchenko, accused
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      Lock icon Czechoslovakia's Civic Forum splits into 2 wings
      368 9 PRAGUE The Civic Forum, the party born of the mass movement that overthrew communist rule here 15 months ago and carried its leader, Mr Vaclav Havel, to the presidency, has broken into two wings. Its name and joyous emblem of a smiling face
      NYT  -  368 words
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      Lock icon Anti-abortion protesters to pay $13m
      87 9 PORTLAND (Oregon) A US jury has ordered 34 antiabortion demonstrators to pay US$B.2 million (5513.8 million) m damages for locking a Portland abortion clinic's doors. The clinic's lawyer said the award on Monday was believed to be the largest ever reached m such a case.
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      Lock icon Japanese property king grapples with $10b debt
      716 10 His plight symbolises corporate excesses of the 80s TOKYO It was bad when the banks sent their people to monitor his debt-laden operations and worse when they slammed the brakes on his hectic pace of property acquisitions. But now the bankers say the
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      Lock icon Next change from Hollywood: Smaller budget movies with strong storylines
      363 10 LOS ANGELES Hollywood, which will announce its nominations for this year's Oscar awards today, is shying away from spectacular budget blockbusters and multi-mil-lion-dollar starring roles. Films such as Dances With Wolves, starring Kevin Costner, are being touted by film critics
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      Lock icon Always depressed? Blame the right brain
      493 10 The art of body make-up NEW YORK The secret to a sunny disposition, or a doleful one, may lie m a specific pattern of brain activity, studies suggest. People with more activity m the left frontal cortex than m the right, tend to have
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      Lock icon Harvard wants students' suit dismissed
      177 10 'No right to question hiring practices' BOSTON Harvard Law School is being sued by a group of its students who claim that the school discriminates against women and minorities when hiring staff. The students are scheduled to be m Middlesex Superior Court later this week
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Four elderly people die climbing Ayers Rock
        121 10 Four elderly people die climbing Ayers Rock ALICE SPRINGS Elderly tourists may be prevented from climbing Australia's Ayers Rock m the midday heat because too many are dying trying to prove themselves on the world's largest monolith. Four elderly people have died m the past 12 months on the rock
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        Lock icon Sir David has surgery
        83 10 HONGKONG Governor Sir David Wilson, who broke a cheekbone m a fall on Feb 6, underwent successful surgery yesterday to repair the damage, a government spokesman said. He said surgeons reset Sir David's cheekbone, which was broken m three places, and the operation was 100 per
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        Lock icon Alternative 'UN' set up
        110 10 THE HAGUE Delegates claiming to represent 35 million of the world's ethnic minorities and independence seekers established an alternative "United Nations" on Monday. Membership of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation would be open to any of the 5,000 peoples and nations not recognised by the
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        Lock icon $68m treasure found
        88 10 $68 m treasure found LONDON British archeologists said on Monday that they had discovered a treasure of gold and silver items dating back to the Iron Age 2,000 years ago with a possible market value of £20 million (Ss6B million). The British Museum archaeologists have recovered more than 50 items
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        Lock icon Bomb hoax: Smoker booked
        106 10 SAN DIEGO A man who was upset about being unable to smoke aboard a flight from Oakland, California, to San Diego handed the flight attendant a note which stated that he was carrying explosives and demanded US$l3 million (5522.2 million) and a flight to Cuba, the
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        Lock icon Twins starved to death
        111 10 PHILADELPHIA A 23-year-old mother of seven was ordered on Monday to stand trial for murder m the starvation deaths of her seven-month-old twin daughters on Christmas Eve. Judge Francis Cosgrove dismissed first-degree murder charges against Marcelette Miller but ordered that she face trial on charges of
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      Lock icon Iceland votes to recognise Lithuania's independence
      377 11 REYKJAVIK Iceland's Parliament has voted to recognise Lithuania as an independent state and instructed the government to set up diplomatic ties as soon as possible. It was the first such move by a Western country since Lithuania declared itself independent from the Soviet Union
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      Lock icon Key witness to testify, so hearing will go on
      389 11 Winnie Mandela's trial JOHANNESBURG The trial of Winnie Mandela on charges of kidnapping and assault will go ahead after a key witness decided to testify m open court, state prosecutor Jan Swanepoel said yesterday. He told the Rand Supreme Court that
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      Lock icon Mandela, de Klerk in secret talks on pact
      297 11 Mandela, de Klerk in secret talks on pact CAPE TOWN African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela met South African President F. W. de Klerk yesterday for secret talks on a faltering pact on the suspension of armed opposition to white rule, government sources said. One source said Mr Mandela
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      Lock icon Nationalist govt 'committed to wresting back power from China'
      334 11 TAIPEI Taiwan Premier Hau Pei-tsun said yesterday that his Nationalist government was still committed to wresting power from the Communist Party m mainland China. Mr Hau also said the re-uni-fication of Taiwan with the mainland was still a iong way off
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  • ASEAN
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      'Some progress' reported at intensive bases talks
      392 12  -  Abby Tan Mania Correspondent MANILA Some progress was achieved yesterday as intensive discussions on the bases treaty got underway between the Philippines and the United States, according to spokesmen from both panels. Philippine panel spokesman Raul Rabe said Manila had responded to the
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      Lock icon Aquino rapped for testifying in court
      320 12 MANILA Philippine President Corazon Aquino damaged the prestige of her office by testifying at the trial of a journalist she has accused of defaming her honour, Manila newspaper commentators said yesterday. "We saw that the emperor had no clothes," wrote Manila Chronicle chief editor
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      Lock icon Have your Valentine and eat it too
      260 12 MANIIA Forget red roses and heart-shaped billets-doux. X-rated cakes are the Latest hit m the Philippines, where a Manila bakery is turning out edible erotic sculptures for lovers to share on Valentine's Day tomorrow. "We're also promoting cake-wrapped gifts," says Mr Tom Carlos,
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      Lock icon Indonesia running short of electricity as demand surges
      351 12 JAKARTA Indonesia, Asia's biggest oil producer with its economy on overdrive, is running short of power. "Never m our history has demand for electricity jumped like this," Mr Artono Arismunandar, who is m charge of the country's electricity generation, told Reuters m
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      Lock icon Phnom Penh pushing for more army recruits
      413 12 Further talks sought on UN plan BANGKOK Cambodia's Vietnamese-installed regime has urged expanded recruitment for its army fighting three guerilla groups, but has also showed interest m more talks on a UN peace plan. Mr Chea Sim, the No. 2 man m the
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      Lock icon Don't accept hampers, civil servants told
      124 14 PENANG The Anti-Cor-nfptfon Agency has advised gVMnunent servants not to accept hampers during the Lanar New Year celebrations. State ACA director Haji Ismail Mohamad said it was advisable for civil servants not to accept hampers as the gifts could mean that the senders might
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      Lock icon Minister to get powers to control TV, radio shows
      305 14 Law to be amended at next Parliament sitting KUANTAN The Telecommunications Act will be amended at the next session of Parliament to empower the Information Minister to control the contents of programmes being aired on television and radio. Information Ministry Parliamentary
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      Lock icon Row over demolition of KL restaurants
      316 14 KUALA LUMPUR About 25 people demolished two restaurants with a bulldozer m Jalan Perak here at the weekend and threatened to assault workers, the owners of the restaurants alleged. According to the owners, Bara Sdn Bhd, the men also cut the telephone and electricity
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      Lock icon JB declared a dengue epidemic area
      261 14 JOHOR BARU The Johor Baru district has been declared a dengue epidemic area after health authorities found the situation to be out of control. State Executive Councillor Datuk Jimmy Low said dengue figures so far this year were worrying because a total of 139
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      Lock icon Appointment of Ghafar as Sabah Umno chief to unite bumiputras: Najib
      263 14 LUMUT The appointment of Mr Ghafar Baba as Sabah Umno liaison chief was to ensure that the party's entry into the state would truly unite the bumiputras there, Umno Youth leader Datuk Sen Najib Tun Razak said yesterday. He
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      Lock icon 3 robbery suspects killed in shoot-out
      132 14 JOHOR BARU Police shot dead three suspected robbers m a shoot-out on Monday. However, two other men with the trio managed to escape, Johor police chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Zakaria Chek said yesterday. He said a police team rushed to a money-changers' when told
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      Hotels cut costs as occupancy rates nosedive
      685 15  -  Francis Dorai ACTION TAKEN ■Closing down rooms on entire floors ■Saving electricity ■Freezing employment By HOTELS, badly mauled by a marked drop m tourists and business travellers from the US, Europe and Japan because of the Gulf war, have frozen employment and are
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      Home chores a breeze for househusband
      602 15 He scoffs at the idea that household work is only for women. 'Everybody has to eat, right? And no one wants to live m a dirty home, do they?' A HOUSEHUSBAND of sorts who uses his management skills to speed up his work at
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      More couples opting for 'JP marriages'
      314 15 THE advantage of having customary wedding rites combined with the civil marriage ceremony has encouraged more couples to tie the knot before a Justice of the Peace (JP) instead of at the Registry of Marriages. Since the scheme, which saw the appointment of 55
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      Man threw acid on wife, threatened his daughter-in-law
      294 15 A 67-YEAR-OLD man was jailed for four months yesterday for using diluted hydrochloric acid to hurt his wife and threatening to kill his daughter-in-law last October. Ng Hon Kum alias Ng Hon Tong, a Malaysian, admitted threatening his daugh-ter-in-law, Madam Cheah Ec
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      Celebrating the Lunar New Year meaningfully
      575 16 8Lg« ::Mi%dP l#"mlm MANY Chinese Singaporeans may have lost touch with tradition when it comes to celebrating the Lunar New Year. Or they may have forgotten the meaning behind certain customs. To help these people, The Straits Times today begins a three-part primer on
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      TV dish won't get all shows
      386 16  -  Kwan Chooi Tow Signals must be beamed to this region By CONTRARY to popular belief, the installation of a satellite dish will not automatically allow Singapore users to receive any programme beamed by satellites now orbiting the Earth. Users can only receive programmes beamed
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      A few minutes cost S'pore businessmen
      200 16 WHY LIVE" NEWS MATTERS DOOM was written on the ministers' faces when the final talks to persuade Iraq to leave Kuwait failed. But Singapore businessmen could not see this "live" on television, and paid for it. This shows that Singapore cannot wait too long
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      'Beef up local media to counter satellite shows'
      362 16 Govts must spend more, says prof SATELLITE broadcasting may be impossible to resist, but countries can try to counter its cultural impact by making their local media more relevant, a visiting broadcasting expert from Germany said yesterday. To do this effectively, there
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    • NEWSFRONT
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        Club's Hitler leaflet makes hotel see red
        192 17 ADOLF Hitler may be dead, but he's still stirring up trouble. His likeness is being used by a club to promote its opening. But the Pan Pacific Hotel where the club. Rascals, is located, is taking the entertainment spot to task. Mr John
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        S'pore Miss at Times Square
        157 17 THIS picture of Singapore model Catherine Tan which the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board says is the world's largest photograph looks over the famed Times Square of New York. The 15 m by 9 m colour portrait of Ms Tan and her lions, titled Singapore Miss,
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      • Article
        Nightclub damaged by fire
        105 17 A NIGHTCLUB m Middle Road was partially damaged by fire at noon yesterday. No one was hurt m the blaze at the Campbell Deluxe Niteclub on the seventh floor of ICB Enterprise House which happened while the club was closed. Firemen who rushed to the scene,
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        Monkey God classic retold
        138 17 SINGAPORE RIVER HONG BAO SPECIAL THE tale of the Journey to the West comes to life m this moving display at the Singapore River Hong Bao Special 1991. In this scene, one of four m the display, the Monkey God, Pigsy and Sandy escort their master,
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      Orchids add colour and warmth to Terminal II
      419 17  -  Ray Dhaliwal By Move follows staff feedback that terminal is cold and empty MORE colour is being added to Terminal II to give the rambling building more warmth and cosiness. Lush purple, red and white orchids have been brought m to brighten
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    • Article
      Death leap woman blamed evil spirit
      160 17 A WOMAN, who was still alive after jumping off a block of flats, told her husband that she was induced by some evil spirit to jump, a coroner's court heard yesterday. Madam Urn Phek Hua, 36, had leapt from the sixth storey and landed
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      Robbed on overhead bridge
      100 17 A PRODUCTION operator suffered a cut on the head during a scuffle with two robbers on an overhead pedestrian bridge on Monday night. Madam Lim Choon Hua, 33, was walking across the bridge m Hougang Street 12 at about 11.55 pm on hef way home from
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      Kindergartens 'should be run by the private sector'
      1842 18 But Govt to play 'a pioneering role' to upgrade pre-school education: Dr Tan BETTER PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION: MINISTER ANSWERS QUESTIONS At'ltM a tour of the Fengshan Education Centre yesterday, Education Minister Dr Tony Tan spoke about the need to upgrade pre-school education m
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      Withdraw copies showing nude males, magazine told
      473 18  -  Chua Chong Jin By THE publisher of Beverly magazine will be ordered to withdraw all copies of its latest issue from shops and newsstands. The Ministry of Information and the Arts (Mita) is acting because of a 10-page fashion spread m the magazine
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    • AROUND THE COURTS
      • Article
        Veteran diver drowned
        139 18 A VETERAN diver drowned while servicing a sea water cooling system of the Senoko power station m the sea off Sembawang on Aug 7, 19* Mr Ong Swee Kheng, 33, a partner m Commercial Diving Services, a family enterprise servicing the station then, was doing underwater main
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      • Article
        Death jump after quarrel
        134 18 A SATAY Club waitress who cut her wrist during a quarrel with her husband on Aug 15 last year jumped to her death when he rushed to call an ambulance. A coroner's court heard or Monday that Madam Tie* Siew Chuan, 30, was found dead outside
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        Driver fined and gets ban
        112 18 A MAN was fined $5,000 on Monday and banned from driving for five years for causing a woman's death on Oct 21. 1968. Phua Kia How, 29, then a supervisor, had not stopped at the junction of Gul Drive and Gul Way. Instead, he cut
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      • Article
        Waiter hurt brother-in-law
        77 18 A WAITER confronted his brother-in-law about his having another woman at hotie and ended up hurting *f m with a chopper, a dis.T*ct court heard on Monday. Balasubramaniam s/r Vienkadasalam, 22, pleaded guilty to hurting his brother-in-law with the chopper aid was fined $2,000. Mr Kuppusamy Nirayana
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      HDB: Long wait for flats was a transitional problem
      910 19  -  Rohaniah Saini Booking system faster, now that backlog of 45,000 has been cleared, says board By HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS Submitting requests: Every three months, the HDB announces details of its latest building programme. At the same time, it invites potential
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    • Article
      Dengue haemorrhagic fever still a threat in 3 areas
      326 19 THE number of eases of deagae aad dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) continues to he Ugh, said a statement from the Ministry of the Environment oa Monday. For the week Jan tl to Feb 2, there were SI aslMUid cases of the
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      10 15 I %BtW^ Details m The Straits Times today H kMnOm
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      459 15 (juomance Comes Alive At Chao Phaya! Candlelight Valentine's Dinner 13th February. <P^t^3H& 5 Course Set Dinner at $78++ per couple. A Lo° slcr fried with Tamarind Sauce K\. *'^5& I i Small Kailan Shiitake Mushroom fried with Oyster Sauce I Deep fried Seabass toPP^ 3 flavour C^i Sauce V S\
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      220 16 WING ON LIFE I V^3P^_ S^»»' k^ I mt^^^ \S~?Jr\. X^MPk. prNSTOfrTIMTAnw^^PHERTEESA^TOt^^pW^^ JACKSON LEE HON MING JUStTnLJOWBOONTUA^ fc i X -ff JF* Miff <^ 4. I Hv At m. A. I W .^^H ■l. ft I Bf 1^ ''<-'" Bay I ~s^B^ MABCUS CHANG YOKE MUW AOWtANCHeAHGKoTIIOWGB ■■■^'^W-'' pLBfRTTQHFATmONG FRANCIS
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      198 17 P^l II Hhbl IHHHiHI HI iSiHlißliH 9HHm Applauded by the world's foremost hi-fi capturing every nuance of the original signal, journals, the Philips Bitstream A/D conversion bringing total realism into recordings, system has received international acclaim for its Thus the one-bit conversion principle cornunique talent m capturing pure 1 pletely
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      564 18 t¥i I I Jade Room Restaurant 2nd Storey, Hotel Royal, 36 Newton Road, Singapore 1 130 Tel: 251 8135 254 8587 254 8603 NEW YEAR' SPECIAL "FA I 'flb f RAW FISH" iL Available nil j MM 01/03/91 JV— J SERVED DAILY PEKING STEAMBOAT BUFFET Hong Kong Chefs Specials Satay-Soup
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      488 19 The management and staff of Jack's Place Group of Restaurants wish all our patrons^p^' business associates and friends a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year. The following outlets will be closed on the respective days during the Lunar New Year period:1 805 Bukit Timah Road #01-03 Sixth Aye Centre Tel:
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times
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        Ask not what nation can do
        662 20 WHEN a country's finances are as sound as Singapore's, where public revenues nearly always outstrip expenditures, almost any move to reduce tax rates would seem a sterling idea, to be welcomed by all. Unfortunately, that cannot be said of the proposal last week from
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        109 20 QUOTES "Singaporeans can do better. Do something useful to yo«r so«l, something of higher value because a ■mm dees not live by bread and batter alone." Fanner communist leader Eu Chooi Yip on that something which is mifsdng m Singapore despite the all-round prosperity. "We pat ourselves on the line,
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      US has company for its post-war Gulf plan
      1150 20  -  Thomas L. Friedman Iran, Israel, Soviet Union, PLO signal interest m new order By New York Times INTERESTED PARTIES Mr Rafsanjani's peace proposal included a promise by Iran to "do everything m its power" to persuade the United States and its allies
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      Allies' war of steel versus Saddam's war of gestures
      898 20  -  Asad Latif SECOND LAST WORD By In the Gulfs wayang kulit, half the characters are real: They bomb and kill and win. The other half are shadows that respond m surreal, dance-like gestures co-ordinated m some dimly symbolic harmony. They cannot
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      Punchlines
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      KL Cabinet reshuffle: Much more at stake than filling a vacancy
      1663 21  -  Ismail Kassim By of the Foreign Desk MAHATHIR'S CHOICE It was a neat way out of his dilemma. In the process, Dr Mahathir made clear his preference for the youthful Datuk Anwar, accommodated the rank and file who voted
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      Celebrating different festivals is no barrier to being fast friends
      934 21 NingJuHa Poor Lin, I thought, not celebrating Hari Raya. Then the thought came: Poor me, not celebrating Lunar New Year. Lin had no such thoughts to bother her. She remained cheery through my glum silences, and after a while I
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      79 20 VALfeNTINE'S RETREAT I kAMNA B AY|||jl 13th February 1991 \/^J j China China Restaurant j Love Set (A) $88+ for 2 persons psh Love Set (B)*@ $138+ for 2 persons Cupid's Candlelight Dinner fimF\ I\y^ $55+ for 2 P 6l ***** mxkj 13th 14th February 1991 llpC yvNishiki Japanese Restaurant/
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      103 21 "Wishing you a Year of Plenty. One filled with an abundance of good luck, good fortune and happiness. j& tierSeaTvuwe V^ RESTAURANT #81-55 United Square, 101 Thomson Road, Singapore 1 130 Tel: *****30 Opening Hours: Lunch :1130am- 3.00pm Dinner 630pm 10.30pm #01-16 Forum Galleria, Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 Tel: *****88
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      SJCDF's ambulance policy not helpful to certain patients
      247 22 I REFER to the Singapore Joint Civil Defence Forces' (SJCDF) ambulance policy as stated m the report, "Ambulances will stick to closest hospital policy" (ST. Feb 7). I do not feel comfortable with the explanation given by Hrn Home Affairs Ministry's Deputy
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      College's name is Wellesley, not Wesleyan
      64 22 THERE was an error m the Reuter report on Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek's widow (ST, Feb 9). Mrs Chiang (nee Soong May Ling) graduated from Wellesley College, and not Wesleyan College. She left the college a fund, the May Ling Soong Foundation, to finance
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    • Letter
      Every effort taken to ensure re-wiring work done properly
      139 22 WE REFER to Mr Xv Xiaojing's letter, 'Telecom slow to -fectify error" (ST, Feb 8). We would like to apologise fc> the writer for the Inconverience caused. Singapore Telecom does take every effort to ensure (feat re-wiring exercises are carried out
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    • Letter
      Fumigation of Aussie-bound planes: Are cans CFC-free?
      170 22 I HAVE noticed that every aircraft, before it departs for Australia, has its cabin sprayed with three 250-ml aerosol cans of insecticide. And again, just prior to its arrival, another three cans are emptied m the airplane. On arrival, these six empty aerosol
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    • Letter, Illustration
      Thaipusam and frivolous youths: Education needed
      565 22 I WOULD like to congratulate your writer, Ms Sumathi Vaidyanathan, for showing much insight and objectivity m her article, "On the Fringe" (ST Life!, Feb 4), which laid bare some home truths about the changing opinions of Indian youths on Thaipusam and its sanctity.
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    • Letter
      Monthly coupon plan for URA and HDB carparks not feasible
      398 22 PLEASE refer to the letter, "A monthly parking label would help solve litter problems" by Charles Tan Bee Chong (ST, Nov 21). In a reply to this letter (ST, Nov 28), we informed your readers that a study into the
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      111 22 Buy 2 rolls of Konica Film: Get 2 alkaline batteries 2\ N Now when you buy Konica Super SR 100 I I ERSS 3frex P° sure Film ust make sure the Sertbu Lucky Drew where 100 trips must be boxes of film you pick up carry the special won> EntrieB
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      103 22 Business Times The Chinese management system What is it about Chinese management which gives it amazing advantages over 'modern' methods? The pessimistic industrialists Investment interest among manufacturers for the current year, hit by the Gulf war and the American recession, has fallen to its lowest level since mid- 1986. Some
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      325 23 k 1.-*rti\ Walk away \i\o»S M Ten Gift Vouchers 1{ Worth 1 00 __mlJ\.____ot—\-\ ea c^ m Come Watch U^-^^IONe BAHRU CSC VS 6EYLANB HfTERHATIOMAL Venue Jalan Besar Stadium Time 7.30 pm Singapore Press Holdings is sponsoring Tiong Bahru Soccer Team for $140,000. Two Brazilian players are being engaged to
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      51 23 TODAY'S EVENTSI SOOCEB rriialtir Lm|w: Tlong Bahru v Geylang International (Jin Besar. 7.30pm) BBHPL Dlv 3: Varta v Times Publishing (Toa Payoh), Texins SC v IMA/PPC SC (St Wilfrid), SSE v Mesa (Tangliq 2), Asahi Techno Vision v Airtrusi (Farrer Pk) all 5.15pm. BWIMMING PAYSC age-group meet (Toa Payoh, 6
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon SPH's $140,000 donation boosts pro soccer plan
      494 23  -  JOE DOR AI iy SINGAPORE Press Holdings' donation of $140,000 to Premier League club Tiong Bahru CSC was yesterday described as a boost for plans to introduce professional soccer m the Republic. The sponsorship, the biggest by a corporation to a soccer club
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      Fandi v Devaraj as top two teams clash
      678 23  -  Tiong Bahru v Geylang SOCCER PREVIEW Chance for fans to cash in SOCCER fans attending tonight's Premier League match between Geylang International and Tlong Bahra CSC at Jalan Besar Stadium have a chance of winning It POSBank vouchers, worth $1M each, and
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    • Article
      Azhar's mistake proves costly
      314 23 Balestier 2 Jurong 0 JURONG TOWN failed to recover from a shock fifth-min-ute own goal and eventually lost 2-0 to Balestier United m last night's Premier League soccer match at Toa Payoh Stadium. Defender Azhar Ma ha ran was under little pressure when he suddenly tried
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      Welcome increase, but why the hassle?
      461 23  -  J. RAJENDRAN COMMENT By SINGAPORE'S soccer players are generally a quiet lot who rarely express controversial views m public. But m recent weeks, two issues have hurt them enough for them to speak their minds, albeit mostly under the cloak of anonymity. Both issues
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      Players react cautiously to rise in budget
      360 23 SINGAPORE'S Semi-Pro Division One soccer squad members have given a cautious welcome to the news that the overall budget for 18 local players' salaries has been increased by 35 per cent. But they are reserving their full judgment until they see exactly how
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    • THE LATE NEWS
      • Article
        Indy race to go ahead
        110 23 The Australian Gold Coast In dycar Grand Prix will go ahead on March 17 despite any sanction imposed by Fisa, world motor sports' governing body, when they meet m Paris today, race chief Bob Minnikin said. The race, the first Indycar event outside the US,
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      • Article
        Villa swoop
        28 23 English First Division soccer club Aston Villa made a re-cord-breaking £400,100 ($1.32 m) swoop for Fourth Division side Scunthorpe's 19--year-old fullback Neil Cox on Monday night.
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      Lock icon Ryan's lone goal seals victory for Outram
      538 24  -  Shirlynn Ho SCHOOLS' SOCCER By RYAN SINGH was not particularly outstanding but he will be remembered as Outram Institute's hero m their 1-0 victory over Ang Mo Kio Vocational Institute m the Schools' North Zone A Division soccer final yesterday. Not surprisingly he
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    • Article
      Lock icon Arsenal goalkeeper Seaman justifies $4 million tag
      624 24 •I am enjoying the best form of my career and this is the best defence I've played behind... l have always said if you play well for your club, you will get the chance. And if you do, it's up to you to
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      Lock icon Peace returns to troubled Napoli as Diego makes truce with coach
      546 24 GAZZA SURE KNOWS WHEN DOUBLES DON'T SPELL TROUBLE ROME It may be too late to change the course of the season, but peace seems to have settled over troubled Italian First Division soccer club Napoli. "We've returned to reality,"
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      Lock icon Vercruysse, Ferreri out
      172 24 PARIS France's soccer coach Michel Platini named an almost unchanged squad on Monday for the crucial European Championship Group One qualifier against Spain on Feb2o. The only surprise came m midfield, where Philippe Vercruysse and Jean-Marc Ferreri were dropped after poor performances m the League. Vercruysse did
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      Lock icon Chinese fancied
      158 24 KUALA LUMPUR The best of Asian and European soccer will decide the champions of the Merdeka soccer tournament when China's Olympic team meet Admira Wacker, of Austria, today. The Chinese, anchoring Asian pride, will troop into the pitch to show their prowess yet again, having demolished a Soviet
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        O'Donnell surprise winner
        79 25 O'Donnell surprise winner One-day specialist Simon O'Donnell, who has not played a Test match m five years, has won Australia's In- ternatlonal Cricketer of the Year award. O'Donnell's win, announced at a dinner on Monday, came as a mater surprise because i he had played no part m Aus- traUa's
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        Shoe ad gets the boot
        53 25 England captain Will Carling and several of his team-mates have been banned from ap- pearing m an advertisement In the match-programme for 'Saturday's Five-Nations rugby union match against Scotland at Wembley Stadium. The Rugby Football Union vetoed the plan on Monday after hearing rumours of
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        Lawson signs for Cagiva
        83 25 Eddie Lawson, of the United States, who has won four world 500 cc motorcycling titles for Yamaha, will ride for Italian stable Cagiva for the next two seasons. He will be partnered on the World Championship circuit by up-and-coming Brazilian rider Alex Barros and will have
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        Shot player returns home
        63 25 Tampa Bay linebacker Broderick Thomas was back home on Monda>, recuperating from gunshot wounds he suffered outside a nightclub. Thomas, a 23-year-old sec-ond-year player m the National Football League, was released from Tampa General Hospital last Sunday, a day after he was wounded m the armpit
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        LeMond leads strong field
        75 25 Greg LeMond. of the United States, heads a strong entry lor the first big race of the European cycling season, the Mediterranean Tour, which started m the old French city of Carcassone yesterday. Along with LeMond, winner of the Tour de France for the past two
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        Grace out of battle
        51 25 Grace Jackson has avoided a confrontation with fellow-Ja-maican Merlene Ottey m Cosford, England, on Sunday. They were due to meet over the rare indoor distance of 300 metres m the last major meeting at the English Midlands venue, but Grace has switched to the 200 m
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        Cologne test for Marina
        68 25 Rumours that Soviet skater Marina Kilmova was on drugs when she won the European ice dance title with her husband Sergei Ponoraarenko m Sofia last month will be put to the test m Germany. A Cologne laboratory has been given the task of analysing a sample
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        Villa grab Cox
        58 25 < Aston Villa said on Monday I that they paid £400,000 ($1,360,000) for fullback Neil Cox, who has played only 25 first team games for Fourth t Division football club ScunI thorpe. This equals the record fee paid for a Fourth Division player. Cox flew out with
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        Adviser for Fiji FA
        65 25 The Fiji Football Association have hired Scottish coach Danny McLennan as their technical adviser for three years, the Fiji FA secretary Jitendra Maharaj said m Su--1 va yesterday. He said that McLennan had a wealth of experience having coached the national teams of Iran, Iraq, the
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      Lock icon Lucky Cash scrapes through
      356 25 Former Wimbledon champion aims to be m the top 10 again TENNIS BRUSSELS Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash, of Australia, flirted with defeat before beating Czechoslovak Karel Novacek 2-6, 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 m the first round of the Brussels Indoor tennis tournament on Monday. "I was
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      Lock icon Chicago bullish on Kukoc
      280 25 BASKETBALL BELGRADE Toni Kukoc, one of Europe's best basketball players, said he was considering a contract offer from the Chicago Bulls that Yugoslav media estimated at US$2B million ($47.6 m). The 2.05 m tall Yugoslav, compared m Europe with Los Angeles Lakers' star "Magic" Johnson for
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      Lock icon Norman wept all night after defeat
      335 25 Major loss caused him to shed tears on a beach GOLF 1 can tell you honestly that I have gone home after one of those disappointments and then gone to the beach and flat cried until four o'clock m the morning. Looking back, the
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      Recs chosen for Asian clubs tourney
      239 25  -  Hakikat Rai HOCKEY By SINGAPORE Recreation Club have been selected to represent the Republic at the inaugural men's Asian Champion Clubs hockey tournament m Kuala Lumpur from May 20-26. They earned the Singapore Hockey Association's approval for topping last year's Premier League competition. SRC
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      Lock icon Bubkais confident of going higher this year
      349 25 ATHLETICS MOSCOW Sergei Bufate who broke his own pole vail world indoor record at ne weekend, Is confident he car jump higher and will probe bly dominate this year's con petitions, a Soviet coach said on Monday. "He is well-prepared now and... if
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1501 26 CRICKET Tsw match (flaaJ day): Sri Lanka bt New Zealand's Central Districts by 7 wkts. Central Districts 353 and 244 (S. Briasco 92, M. Pawson 54 n.0., S. Duff 42, K. Wijegunawardene 545). Sri Lanka 419 and 1794 (R. Kaluvitarana 61 n.0., S. Jayasuriya 42 n.0., D.
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      Lock icon S'pore start for new rally
      263 26 150 top drivers to take part MOTOR RALLY SINGAPORE will be the starting point for a new 5,000 km international motor rally across jungle tracks m Malaysia and Thailand. The Singapore-Malaysia-Thailand cross-country rally, or "rawan", will be the first of its kind m South-east Asia,
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  • OBITUARIES
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      442 26 321 Deaths 321 Deaths I mi In iWMnatfMi aval Nm ma. ila wtia beMatei In aja) vM MRS. LIM TECK BENQ im» MDM KOH BEET NYA pMMd t«v peacefully on IXI/91, laavtng behind: Charlie Ua Chww Seng Paulina Law Back Lien Edmund Urn Chwaa Hal Junnle Tap Song Hee Oaorga
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      321 Deaths 321 Deaths
      511 26 321 Deaths 321 Deaths PHEY HONG HUAT, ROBERT AGE: 73 ealMd horn* lo b* with th* Lord on 12 February 1991 towing behind levad omk— Wtvwa: Teo Meow Choo Rosalind Yam Voon Yong (deceased) Sona: Oaught*rt-in-law: Phey Yew Llat, David Lee Yoke Heng Phey Yew Poh, William Rosalvn Wee Keng
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      322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements
      243 26 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements 322 Acknowledgements The family of the late PETER BOSE (DEPARTED 7TH FEBRUARY 1991) would like to express their heartfelt thanks and gratitude to: President Wee Kirn Wee, Dr. Lav Teik Soon, Rev. Frs. John Sim, Peter Tan, Paul Munler, L. Amiotte and the Padre Plo Prayer
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      323 Condolences
      39 26 With Deepest Sympathies and Condolences to the family of the late AIK TAI WEE (rtoo Dawei) Son of Mr 4 Mr. Aik Nam S.n who passed away on 12.2.91 From: Tan How Khiang Shamugam Lee Onn Mun
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      324 In Memoriam
      83 26 In Ewrtovkio Memory Of MR LOW QCOK KHOON Deported tt Fee. KM Your presence Is ever near us, Your lore remains with us yet; You were the kind of father, Your loved ones will never forget ltw*«M h ,< |-,-.;i LJ MWITI I WllVUimrVu Vj mHiiMj 41
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      324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam
      76 26 324 In Memoriam 324 In Memoriam IN MEMORIAM IN FOND MEMORY OF HERBERT LAU GEOK LAM, FOUNDER/DIRECTOR OF DEAF AID EMPORIUM PTE. LTD. (ESTD. 1949) WHO LEFT US ON 13th FEB. 1967. REMEMBERED BY LOVING WIFE (DEC'D), SONS AND DAUGHTERS, SONS-IN-LAW, DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW L AND GRAND-CHILDREN. A IN EVER LOVING MEMORY
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      323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences
      86 26 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 323 Condolences 1 1 With Deepest Sympathies Condolences AA I to our Partner: MR TEE SWEE KIONG on the demise of his late mother MDM AW HOON Departed 9.2.1991 From the Management staff of Uvv 1 FOUR SEAS CATERER I I With Deepest Sympathies
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  • SPORTS/RACING
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      Bad breaks dog Hallett from table to home
      200 27 MIKE HALLETT should have stayed m bed all day last Sunday. First, he was on the receiving end of a magnificent comeback, allowing Stephen Hendry to come back from 8-2 down to take the Benson A Hedges snooker title 9-8. As if
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      Ligtning strikes twice at 17th
      172 27 Golfers are mcst respectful of thunderstorms, high voltage having scorched many of their kind on a sultry afternoon. But Bob Charles positively delights m "lightning striking twice". This time the victim was the irrepressible Lee Trevino, the Kiwi veteran's playing partner m the final round
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      'Heavy-duty fat cells'
      143 27 Jumbo-sized American golfer Chris Patton gets a might testy (above) when reporters refer to his weight. The 1969 US amateur champion, only 23, weighs m at 136 kg (300 lbs for you older sports fans). Patton defeated fast-finishing Australian Ken Dukes 5 and 3 on Sunday to
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      Burmese bargain basement
      83 27 When Tyrwhitt Soccerites' three Burmese imports Thet Naing, Zaw Naing and Win Aung first arrived m Singapore to play m the Premier League, many eyes were on them as possible signings for the national team this season. However, the trio have not been able to make much
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      Down and almost out
      103 27 Terry Norris went within an inch of being disqualified on Saturday night. He tried to whack Sugar Ray Leonard when the challenger was down m their WBC super-welterweight title fight, and earned a stern warning from referee Arthur Mercante Jr. Had Leonard, sitting on his backside,
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      Leonard gets philosophical
      184 27 More on the big biff and the thoughts of Leonard as he worked out last week m the Klngsway Gym on the corner of 40th Street and Eighth Avenue, New York. "I fight because it is what I want to do," said the Sugarman. "What if someone
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      Lock icon Rashid faces uphill climb
      348 27 BADMINTON KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's top singles player Rashid Sidek faces a difficult task of reaching the finals of the Asian Badminton Confederation (ABC) championships here. World Cup champion Wu Wengkai is m the same half of the draw of the tournament. Seeded joint-third m the meet,
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      ABC CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDINGS
      164 27 Mtm'n riagtos: 1 Wu Wengkai (Chn) I Eddy Kurniawan (Indon); J-4 Rashid Sidek (Mai), Foo Kok Keong (Mai), M Heryanto Arbi (Indon), Lee Kwan Jin (SK), Kin Hak Kyon (SK). Kwan Yoke Meng (Mai). Wmert «tagte'»: 1 Lee Heung Soon (SK) X Wu Wenjing Chn, S-4 Nu
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      Lock icon Hearns floors unknown
      223 27 BOXING LOS ANGELES Thomas Hearns, of the United States, easily knocked out unknown compatriot Kemper Morton m the second round of a scheduled 10-round light heavyweight bout on Monday. Hearns, who has held titles m five different weight classes, dominated the first round, hitting Morton at will
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      Lock icon Winning gallop by Star
      133 27 RACING XL trackwork ROMANCING STAR did a winning gallop yesterday and looks set the break the ice on Sunday. With Tan Soo Beng astride, the son of Isle Of Man warmed up on the sand, then easily held stablemate Platoon m a 600 m trial m
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      Lock icon GUIDE TO YESTERDAY'S KUALA LUMPUR WORKOUTS
      859 27 Horses engaged on Saturday: CLASS 1 DIV 1 L2Mm: Last-start winner Count Henry, who won with Lester Piggott astride at Bukit Timah last month, trotted and strode out fluently m 37.2. Tan Soo Beng was astride. High Standards cantered one round. CLASS 1 DIV
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      Lock icon Going as scheduled
      287 27 NEW YORK It seems Donald Trump will be able to keep his Evander Holyf ieldGeorge Foreman heavyweight title fight m Atlantic City, New Jersey, after all. A tentative arrangement was revealed on Monday night by Dan Duva who would co-promote the bout with Bob Arum on April
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      Hamid to take on Pakistani
      147 27 NATIONAL badminton champion Hamid Khan will take on Pakistan's All Yar Beg m the first round of the Alba Asian badminton individual championships m Kuala Lumpur starting a week on Wednesday. Should Hamid clear the first hurdle, his second-round opponent will either be Iran's Mansour
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  • MONEY
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      US will benefit from free trade with Mexico: Hills
      400 28  -  Ong Ming Seing It means American products 'can then be produced cheaper By Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON US Trade Representative Carla Hills has said the United States wants to eliminate trade tar- x iffs with Mexico so that American goods can be
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      Lock icon Unisys to sell off $1.7b in assets
      127 28 Unisys to sell off $1.7 b in assets PITTSBURGH Unisys *'*O>rp, the troubled US computer maker trying to cut its crippling debt, said on Monday it had begun talks to sell more than US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) of its assets. The Pennsylvania-based company, the third largest m the United States,
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      Lock icon American airlines caught up in costly price war
      437 28 CHICAGO There was yet more blood-letting m the US airline industry on Monday, with carriers announcing big job cuts and stepping up a costly price war they can ill afford but dare not ignore. The fare war, coming on top of a
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      Lock icon British Airways to lay off 4,600 staff
      322 28 LONDON British Airways (BA) PLC said on Monday it would cut 4,600 jobs worldwide and put 2,000 other staff on half-pay due to rising costs and slumping passenger numbers caused by the Gulf war and the recession. BA said after talks with union
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      Lock icon Banks in Fiji to face two new Asian financial institutions
      290 28 Banks in Fiji to face two new Asian financial institutions SUVA Australian and Indian banks m Fiji face new competition from two Asian banks due to start operations soon. Pakistan's largest commercial bank, Habib Bank, will open its doors on Feb 26. The Malaysian Borneo Finance Group is expected to
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      Lock icon Crisis of confidence sweeps India's bourses
      562 28 BOMBAY Anxiety pervades India's recently booming stock markets, amid widespread concern that Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar's three-month-old government might be on the skids, brokers and analysts say. "We're facing a major crisis of confidence because of political squabbles," said Mr Ramnik Parikh, a broker.
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      Lock icon US car makers facing their worst sales slump in 10 years
      297 28 ATLANTA The US car industry faces its worst sales slump m a decade, with manufacturers and dealers plagued by recession, war and plunging consumer confidence. The annual convention of American car dealers that opened at the weekend reflected the
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      Lock icon Japan firms to lend, invest more in China
      632 28 'China still wants friendship rates on loans, which makes negotiations difficult-China's credit rating is still not as good as before the crackdown.' A Japanese government official TOKYO Japanese firms will lend more and invest more m China this year but anxieties remain
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      Lock icon East Asian nations 'to slow down'
      211 28 TOKYO The US economic recession and an anticipated Japanese economic slowdown this year will affect economies of some East Asian countries after high growth m the past, a major Japanese commercial bank reported yesterday. "After maintaining a high growth rate on the strength of
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      Lock icon San Miguel to expand in China, diversify interests
      164 28 San Miguel to expand in China, diversify interests MANILA Philippine beer giant San Miguel Corp (SMC) plans to invade other Chinese cities as part of its foreign expansion plans after establishing a beachhead m Guangzhou, company officials said here yesterday. A press statement said SMC, whose domestic profits fell sharply
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      Lock icon S. Koreans flock to service industry
      142 28 SEOUL The manufacturing sector's share of South Korea's total employment declined to 26.9 per cent m 1990 from 27.6 per cent a year earlier m its second consecutive fall, the Economic Planning Board reported yesterday. The report said the service sector's employment share rose
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS ROUND-UP
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        Lock icon Tokyo stocks surge for sixth straight trading day
        147 29 THE Tokyo stock market surged for the sixth consecutive trading day yesterday but share analysts were still hesitant to call it a bull market. Fuelled by further gains m overseas stock markets and rising anticipation of lower Japanese interest rates, the key
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        Lock icon KUALA LUMPUR
        92 29 SHARE prices here soared 1.4 per cent m heavy trading yesterday, helped by a powerful surge on Wall Street overnight and the bullish performance of regional bourses. The New Straits Times Industrial Ordinary Share Index rose 13.82 points to close at 2.933.99. Buying centred on lower liners and
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        112 29 A FURIOUS morning buying spree sent the Australian share market soaring to its highest close m more than four months yesterday. Brokers heralded the spree as the start of the next bull run. The All-Ordinaries Index jumped more than 33 points to a high of 1.396.7 m the morning,
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        Lock icon HONGKONG
        113 29 SHARE prices on the Hongkong Stock Exchange closed mixed m active trading yesterday. The Hang Seng Index, the market's key indicator of blue chips, inched up 0.92 of a point, closing at 3,395. Turnover totalled HK$l.56 billion, up from Monday's HK$l.35 billion. Among gainers, Sun Hung Kai Properties rose
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        Lock icon NEW YORK
        140 29 THE stock market racked up its sharpest gain m more than three weeks on Monday as Wall Street's early-1991 rally continued at full speed. Analysts said investors remained m a positive frame of mind over the progress of the Gulf war. They also noted hopes that US interest
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        Lock icon LONDON
        81 29 SHARE prices jumped on London's Stock Exchange on Monday on continued optimism about an imminent cut m Britain's 14-per cent base lending rate. The Financial Times 30--share Index was up 33.5 points at 1,793.7. Volume was a moderate 478.4 million shares compared with 380.2 million shares last Friday. Shares
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    • AROUND MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
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        NST on sale proceeds
        123 29 THE New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) will use the net proceeds from the restricted offer for sale and disposal of the new Renong Berhad's shares, to be issued as payment for the former's proposed disposal of 18,991,500 shares m Sistem Televisyen Malaysia, to reduce the group's
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        Pan Pacific profit forecast
        103 29 PAN PACIFIC Asia, which is making a public issue of 10 million ordinary shares of Msl each at par, has forecast a group pre-tax profit of M 52.754 million (5*1.73 million) for the year ending Oct 31 this year. In its prospectus m connection with its
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        EON reports $71m profit
        106 29 EDARAN Otomobil Nasional (EON), listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange last year, has reported a group pre-tax profit of M 5112.84 million (5J71.08 million) for the year ended Dec 31 last year on the back of a group turnover of MJ3.07 billion. It expects prospects
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      2512 29 Adjufd for rww I— o— Par valu* M$1 unless othsrwls* sp«cM«d; P/E ratios arm not adjusted tor currency dWfnc— .TRANSACTION DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 1991 1W1 Last Vol Day Nat Htgh Low Company Sal* (000) High Low P/E INDUSTRIALS 204 166 AISB 5OC 202 9 622 204 196 49
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    • SIMEX FUTURES AND OPTIONS
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        27 29 Open Htfh Low Sett Est Vol Mm 91 ***** ***** ***** ***** 10 km ***** Sept ***** Open Ml (Man) 73 Act Vol (Man): Three
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        Euroyen — 3-month deposit
        85 29 Euroyen 3-month deposit Open rich Low Sett Est Vol Mar 91 92.10 92.15 92 09 9210 1083 km 92 88 92 89 92 83 92 84 1200 Sept 93 20 93 20 93.18A 93.19 73 Dec 9329A 9329 ■far 92 93 34 km 9339 Sept 93.53 Ok 9353 Open kit
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        Deutschemark
        35 29 OS mar. Omticimmt) Open rtfti Low Sett Est Vol Mm 91 0 6892 0 6897 0 6875 0 6876 130 km ***** S-t ***** Ik ***** Open M (Mon) 436 Act Vet (Mm): 24.
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        Eurodollar — 3-month deposit
        95 29 Eurodollar 3-month deposit (M «>taj M*MSf It*) Dm rlfk Low Sett Est Vet Mar 91 93 33 93 34 93 33 93.33 2734 kM 9344 9345 9343 9343 4604 Sept 93 33 93 34 93 33 93 34 307 Doc 93 00 93 02 93 00 93 02 330 Mar
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        Euromark — 3-month deposit
        42 29 Euromark 3-month deposit Open rfifti Low Sett Est Vol Mar 91 90 X 9086 90 84A 90 84 100 km 9105 Sopt 9118 Dec 9125 Mar 92 91.37 km 91.37 Sopt 9137 Dec 91.37 Open kit (Man): 1639. Act Vol (Man): Three
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        Dubai Crude Oil
        24 29 Open rlfh Low Sett Est Vol Mar 91 1560 Ap, 15.60 May 15.60 Open kit (Mon): M. Act Vol (Mon): ML
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        31 29 Open High Low Sett Est Vol bbt il 000/820 000/825 000//% 000/801 200 000///8 Jajt 0 00//64 he 0 00/761 000//64 Opea M (Ma): 134. Act <M (Mm) U
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        Fuel Oil
        45 29 Sim. We. Price (11/2/91) 115.00 Open Wfh Low Sett Est Vol Mar 91 96.50 98 50 96.50 9850 442 Apr 8800 88 00 87 10 87.50 35 May 79.50 Jane 79.50 My 7950 Aug 79.50 Open kit (Hon): 5255. Act Vol (Mon): 60S.
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        44 29 Open righ Low Sett Est Voi Spot ***** 07 ***** 29 ***** 07 ***** 01 Fab 91 ***** Mar *****/ ***** ***** ***** 3114 249 10A km ***** *****8 ***** ***** 281 Sept ***** Open kit (Man): 5718. Act vol (Mon):
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        92 29 Mar 91 cab Mar 91 puts rtfti Low Sell Hth Low Sett 8975 C 9000 C 9025 309 C 9050 284 C 9075 259 C 9100 234 C 9125 209 C 9150 184 C 9175 159 C 9200 134 C 9225 109 C 9250 84 C 9275 59
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      COMMODITIES
      211 29 Rubber Tin Closing prices (cents/kilo) cto«ng phc- (Mvuie) Singapore 145 cents KL Tin 14.64 0.07() March up 0.25 cents Turnover 54 1 tonne) Malaysia 229 cents AlUITliliilJIll March up halt a cent (Official clewing quotation, USS/MT) Mm Tom Cash 1505—1506 unav Dolm Mil 3 Months 1537-1538 unav raim Oil
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      HONGKONG
      531 29 Tuesday February 12 HK| Amoy Properties 4.025 +0.05 Allied Overseas 0.77 unch Asia Sec Inn 2.025 -0.150 Asia Sec War 91 0.126 -0 006 Allied TW 0.73 -0.01 Bond Corp Int'l 1.13 +0.02 Bond Corp War 01 0 365 -0.015 Bank of EA 17.10 +0.20 Cavendish 3.96 unch Cafe
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      TOKYO
      382 29 Jmmtmf Ftxvry 12 VKM Ajinomoto 1530 +60 Akai 664 +26 Amada 1120 +40 Asahi Glass 1220 +40 Asahi Kase. 796 +42 Bank ol Tokyo 1240 +S0 Bridgestone 1060 +50 Canon 1310 +20 Casio Compute' 993 +26 Citizen 866 +15 D Nip Print 1540 70 0 Ntppon Screen 1370 +50
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      BANK RATES
      300 29 For deposits between $3,000 and $50,000. For deposits between $3,000 and $99,999 For balances up to $100,000. PLEASE CM! RESPECTIVE BANKS FOR DETAILS OCBC OUB UO6 DBS TLB POSB KB DEPOSIT RATES Savings 4 4 3*4 3*4 3*4 44 4 Fixed deposit 1 month 4*4 44 44 44
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      HIGH & LOW
      41 30 HIGH LOW Straits Times Industrials 1991 High 1318.84 (12/2/91) 1991 Low 1149.08 (16/1/91) All time High 1607.12 (27/3/90) All-time Low 64.83 (29/6/65) Business Times Composite 1991 High 1135.40 (12/2/91) 1991 Low 1022.52 (16/1/91) All-time High 1435.43 (16/7/90) All-time Low 64.83 (29/6/65)
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      MOST ACTIVES
      33 30 Keppel Inv Wt 3,312,000 Amcol 25C 3,284,000 LMC 2,471,000 DBS Land A-Wt 2.025,000 Hotel Prop 1,890,000 DBS Land 1,699,000 Hind Hotels 1,265,000 NOl 1,208,000 City Dcv 50( 1,202,000 OUB Wt 1,187,000
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      TURNOVER (CASH)
      32 30 Sector Volume Value Industrials 958,000 994,255 Finance 440.000 442,535 Hotels 24,000 31,040 Properties 574,000 533,680 Loan Stocks 609,000 491,315 Plantations 21,000 23,800 Mining Nil Nil Total 2.626 m 2.517 m
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      65 30 Total Market Mon Turn Industrials 34.784 m 41 468 m Finance 11.972 m 12.607 m Hotels 5.362 m 6.322 m Properties 15 589 m 16.524 m Loans Stocks 13.341 m 19.028 m Plantations 5.403 m 3.495 m Mining 818.000 1.040 m Total volume 87.269 m 100.484 m Total
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      SES MAIN BOARD
      2452 30 TRANSACTION DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 1991 Qr's leftwet Tat laat Vol Oey Last Quota Or* Nat Hhs> Lew Ceea ammm -or- ■OOOMkjn Low Buyer Seller P/E 277 192 t 1000 Acma 184 +1 31 190 184 163 185 SlB6 c 1142 Alex HkJga SO* 296 200 290 6.0
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      Share prices firm in line with overseas bourses
      487 30  - Share prices firm in line with overseas bourses Tan Sung MARKET REPORT By PRICES on the Singapore stock market closed firmer yesterday, with the Straits Times Industrials Index gaining 16.81 points to 1,318.84. The broader-based BT-MGA Index rose 7.38 points to close at 639.97. Dealers said confidence was boosted by
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      BONDS, LOANS AND WARRANTS
      909 30 6Vs 1990/91 Tel Last Vol Day Laet Quote ON Data High Low Cede Company Sate or- 000 High Lew Buyer Setter X Payable 240 78 J 1966C&CW1 136 +6 510 137 133 136 136 80 68 1646 Causeway Loan 79 unch 279 79 78* 82 6
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      SESDAQ
      325 30 M shares quoted have i par value of $1, uritn othenrot specified Mjißted tar toip/nrhh N Tai-mmpttd dmdend. P/E ratios and cross yWds of fonip dnras are adjusted tar currency oTrterence* Trustee stocks under Cff Approved Investment Scheme t Marfir. stocks. ABN hi tradeO m toh o« 10 shares
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      256 30 Manager's prices for February 13 c: iv* T..-I Mlfapore Unit IrUSt The Commerce 1.20—1.28 The Sav.np Fund 099—105 Spore Prog Fund 0.44-0.47 Spore Sec Fund 0.77-0.82 Spore Invest Fund 0.83-0.88 Spore Equity Fund 0.54-0.58 Asia Unit Tnßt Mai Invest Fund 1.59-1.67 Mai Prog Fund 0.44-0.47xd Ma) Security Fund
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      1876 30 TRANSACTION DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 1991 Gr's teSBtSl Tat Laat Vol Day Last Quote Dtv Net teat* Lew Cede Cowaaay Sale -or- -989 High Low Buyer Seller P/E 102 39 1418 COL 25* (2000) 91 +3* 40 91 90 48* 91 510.0 1030 720 1248 Camay Pac2o* 720 780
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      143 31 Volume: 100.48m units 13.21m) Value: $171. 62m $47.97m) Indices f* 12 Fib 11 ST Industrials 1318.84 1302.03 ST Finance 2423.00 2419.55 ST Hotels 954.60 943.15 ST Properties 672.76 667.16 BT Compose 1135.40 1123.22 BTMGA 639.97 632.59 BT OB/OS +488 -1-436 BT CAW 8036 -8110 BT 10-day MA 8256
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      106 31 Am at e Mm Lend* Rate: 7% Average of Singapore's Big Four Local Banks Contract date: 12/2/91 ombky mm sura sum sura 12 mth call value Mi US* SH M HI 5% 5% Hi 14/2/91 AS 10W 10% 9% 9V« 9V« 9'/i 14/2/91 HZ) 10' 10% 10% 10W
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      163 31 Hi Y SS MB AS/IBS £/USJ m Open 1.4473 127.63 1.7075 7.7945 0.7803 ***** Close ***** ***** 1.7105 7.7925 0.7806 1.9953 Source AsOtf t Pesrce Buyint 00 Sefcf US doiar 1 6915 1 7135 ?ter*ng pound 3.3692 3.4313 Australian dotor 1.2994 1.3468 Canakan dotar 1.4567 1.4909 NZ doMar
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      100 31 London monwf fix (Tu«day) 362 05 nmfc-J (SJ) Mm Tim Kdobar 20,272-20,392 20.138-20.258 100 gm 2.033-2.058 2.020-2.045 50 am 1.019-1,034 1,012-1,027 20 m 406—417 403-414 5 gm 101-111 101-110 1 get 20-29 20-29 MM C99TB (SJ/ w) Spore bulhon com 627-643 624—640 Canadun maple teat 647-653 645—651 Australian
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      Stay as liquid as possible, banker tells investors
      433 31  -  Goh Eng Yeow Present rally on most stock markets may be 'short-lived' By INVESTORS should stay as liquid as possible because the current rally on most stock markets around the world may be "short-lived" despite the general view that "most negative developments
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      121 31 THE Singapore International Monetary Exchange has appointed Mr Koh Boon Hwee, Chairman of Singapore Telecom, as its board member. Mr Koh, who is also the Executive Chairman of Wuthelam Holdings Pte Ltd, will also chair an Information Technology (IT) committee to be set up by
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      356 31 THE Singapore furniture industry is targeting its exports at newer markets m Europe such as Germany and Scandinavia. Mr James Koh, President of the Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC), said yesterday that Germany's unification represents the growth of a new market. He was
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      229 31 1.7 m people watch TV programmes every day, says SBC THE Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) attracted record audiences last year, it announced yesterday. In a press statement reviewing its performance for the 1990 financial year ended March 31, SBC said its television programmes attracted an average of more than 1.7
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      271 31 KUALA LUMPUR A new stockbroking firm, Capital Corp, is expected to begin operations soon at the Damansara Town Centre here. Stockbroking sources said the licence for the new firm was a carryover from the stockbroking licences allocated sometime back. It is
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      131 31 MR CHAN Hua Bee, Senior Vice-President and Senior Managing Director of Conner Peripherals Pte Ltd, has been appointed a member of the Economic Development Board from Feb 1. At the same time, EDB announced m a statement on Monday that Mr Koh Boon Hwee,
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      377 31  -  Kevin Lim By COMPANIES wishing to continue their exports to the European Community after 1992 may have to comply with the International Standards Organisation's ISO 9000 standards, said the Chief Executive of the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research,
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      Metroplex to buy stake in building firm
      222 31 MALAYSIAN-LISTED Metroplex Bhd has made an agreement with Metro subsidiary, Metrobilt Pte Ltd, to buy three million new shares of Metrobilt Construction Sdn Bhd (MCSB) or 60 per cent of its enlarged capital. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd, has also awarded
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      439 32 More companies forecast worsening business conditions LOCAL manufacturers are pessimistic about business prospects for the first half of this year, the Economic Development Board's latest survey of business expectations released yesterday confirmed. And for the first time since the 1965 recession, companies
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      335 32  - Indonesian ministers visiting Johor will extend tour to Singapore and Batam Mary Kwang By A HIGH-LEVEL Indonesian ministerial team, scheduled to visit Jobor next Monday, has now expanded its itinerary to include Singapore and Batam. This makes it the first-ever familiarisation tour by Indonesian ministers covering all three legs of
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      476 32 AN ECONOMIC growth rate of 2.1 to 5.39 per cent for 1991 has been projected by a team of economists from the National University of Singapore. While this forecast is lower than the official estimate of 3
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      Salim Group taking 45% stake in local polyols joint-venture plant
      438 32  -  Steven Pak By THE mammoth Salim Group of Indonesia is making another foray m the region this time m chemicals. It is taking a 45-per cent equity stake m the $7-mil-lion local joint-venture plant, Asia-Pacific Polyol (APP), which manufactures raw
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      311 32 TOKYO Asian stock markets advanced yesterday on the momentum of a strong overnight performance on Wall Street, some closing sharply higher and others easing late with profit-tak-ing. On the region's biggest stock market, Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average surged more than 3
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      273 32 DBS Bank has undertaken a restructuring exercise with several functions being brought under a new group called Corporate Affairs. The new group will answer to DBS Bank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Ngiam Tong Dow, and is seen
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      54 32 NEW YORK The stock market was little changed m early trading yesterday morning, a retreat from steady advances and heavy trading m recent days. The Dow Jones fell 2.23 points m the first half-hour and then turned up slightly to show a 0.74-point e hour into gain at
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        80 1 •THE CLASSIC--1991 ULTRARICH COLLECTION |||£jgj^M I W Contemporary jewellery that's destined to be classics. s^^mf^ ■iC2*&§sl A rare combination of the most captivating gems and <!srißr^ wjkL£?J^ E stunning designs. Superb craftsmen with a passion for jgBfcp|F perfection and detail. The classic 1991 Uitrarich Jewellen' JK^vfl H Collection. An exquisite
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        2245 1 A PERMANENT resident who had just moved to Singapore was appalled at the ugliness of the street he lives on. Yet the street is m one of the most affluent parts of Singapore, and can even be described as consisting of luxury homes. My friend is neither
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        104 2 li. P^i^Kr CuiriJT* IR^w 2 D Toss tra< tlonal raw fisn s 3 8^ "»hH5L^\ /V_>> (f T^ 6 auspicious New Year dish that k^-X^^^ ™y "^^S^/^ symbokses success and ttie *^^/>T\ /^lw/ renewal of bes between lamdy l^^l /i 4^^ Business Abundance of Wealth \Q <%fc+SSmSL A\ G Od
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        837 3 'Architecture should be like music full of sensation and emotion/ says Jean Nouvel. The prominent French architect, who was m Singapore recently to research for his latest project m Paris, tells GERALD CHEW about the art of creating buildings. HE MAY not be known
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        104 3 a NEW MANAGEMENT |ii!liJLJL^l*lA| I l^y\ HOTEL MALACCA I■¥L J -f "-J (Formerly Merlin Melaka) Single Double |^WHMHHH| Standard !Jvlsroo.oo M$ 1 20.00 I Superior M 5120.00 M 5130.00 Xi Deluxe M$ 150.00 I^^^G Junior Suite M 5200.00 IhJ^B Executive Suite M 5300.00 Luxur y Suite M 5360.00 jjS^S^^B Rdtes
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        160 3 February is jam-packed with excitement at Radioactive Entertainment: Daily Rinstein's: Tlie Relativity Bar. Uye musjc by Nightshift and hits by Whiz D.J. William Armstrong Gents' Nite: Thursdays, B.oopm onwards. One-for-one on mugs and jugs of beer for For tne fo I™l31 13 for great fun, head-down gents only. t0 Einstein's
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        Heart and soul
        525 4 CHRISTOPHER KHOO kills two birds with one stone as he suggests some last-minute Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year gifts. TOMORROW is Valentines Day and love is m the air. You see it m the sexy vermillion cards beckoning starry-eyed lovers m department stores, soft pink-laced cushions
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        312 4  -  Christopher Khoo PARENTS of newborn infants often have to check baby's diapers to ensure that his bottom is clean and dry. When you take baby with you on your rounds of visiting this Lunar New Year, a battery-operated baby diaper alarm Mri4l come m handy. Simply string this small
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        All things red and beautiful
        559 4 FOR many among us who are busy rushing from one business appointment to another, it may come as a shock to realise that xin nian (Lunar New Year) is just two days away. And we have yet to buy that new dinnerware set, steamboat pan
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        72 4 9 Wishing You A Happy and Prosperous New Year I l"FaCai"YuShengl H Available Froml6 Feb '91 J^\X INTERNATIONAL //7r MARKET 4RESTCAURANT Ji yirsuxHSMwuerrr I il We are closed on 14, 15 Feb '91 Business as usual from 16 Feb '91 S Daily Business hours: spm to midnight Ji I Weekend
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        7 4 SBC Top 10 Actors/Actresses Popularity Poll "91
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        111 4 1 WE ARE OPENED FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR >^7^ JAPANESE RESTAURANT \W&«ss£3U( (OPP. MM PHOIY OHAUT} inclusive of soft drinks P^r25 NFIV varicf/es Everyday. VA •VTINf^J prepared by our lapanesc chefs. 2^V___ I TEPPANYAKI L^S^J 7 courses set Lunch $18++ 8 course set Dinner $28++ sth Floor #0501 &4>reme House,
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        136 4 DAY Have a romantic candlelight dinner for two at the Lion City Coffee House. Celebrate with Complimentary glass of wine each A rose with our compliments for the lady Choice of Western or Local Set Dinner At $25++ per person. On Feb 13 14 Special Discount for Valentine's Day Diners
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        592 5 l liißl^^ TOMONIIOW/FIUOAY/SATUROAY M'NITE FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY 11AM SHOW CAPITOL CHANGI 2 WINNER BEST PICTURE m The Los Aageln Film CrilirvThr Nrw York Kilm C rilH s Circle Winner Best Director Martin Scorsese TV Lo« <nih Kw i. mkVTV Net Yurii Him t ntui m Ir Winner Best Actor Robert DeNiro 8
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        627 5 NOW SHOWING: PRINCE 1/CHANGI 2 CHINATOWN 1 REPUBLIC 2 Theatre PRINCE 1: 11, 1 30. 4, 6.45. 9.1S CHANGI 2: 11, 1.30, 4. 7.15, 9.30 CHINATOWN 1: 11. 1.30. 4, 6.45, 9.15 REPUBLIC 2: 1.00. 3.30. 6.45, 9.00 REPUBLIC 2: LAST DAY NO FREE LIST DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT NEW ACTION COMEDY!
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        569 5 I ORGANISATION SAVOY 2/WOODLANOS 2 REPUBLIC 3 THEATRE NOW SHOWING NO FREE LIST SAVOY 2: 11, 1.30, 4, 6 45, 9 15 "WLANOS 2 I 45. 3 45\ 7 15, 9 15 1 REPUBLIC 3 I 00, 3 00, 700 900 "ARMOUR OF GOO II OPERATION CONDOR" Mond Multiplex at
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        533 5 d BEOOK 2 (*****05) 4 SHOWS: 1.30. 3.30, 7.30 I 9 30pm OttOK-MTOHG (447MU) 3 SHOWS: 3.M. 7.00 t 9 00pm S GOUXN SULTAN (2J*****) 4 SHOWS: 1.30, 3.30, 7.30 I 9.30pm MM (*****55) 4 SHOWS 1.00. 3.00, 7.00 t 9 00or BROADWAY (*****94) 4 SHOWS: 1.00. 3.00. 7.00 t
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        574 6  -  Lisa Kong MAKING music by yourself is one thing. Whipping up tunes with a host of other like-minded musicians is another. If you are aged between 18 and 29, musically gifted and like the idea of a fully-paid, three- week stay at an intern? tional music festival m
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        Act blue, speak hot and move indirect
        708 6 HANNAH PANDIAN takes a peek at the acting workshops conducted by London drama teacher Julia Bardsley, which ends today. IT IS difficult to tell whether Julia Bardsley is smiling at you or snarling at your questions. She blinks through her round, surprised eyes,
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        292 6 /^'s irresistible! Ste^V^Pl vLM^ h^9k It Ii Ji I i% JVApP. J- Aj<a Lik r^^V it i i Novotel Orchid Singapore is doing something very special for you this Lunar New Year. Come and enjoy our special Getaway Package, valid from 14 February to 3 March 1991 only. Chinese New
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        Iron boost for farming
        501 7 Treasures Of Han THE Han dynasty (206 BC AD 220) saw considerable development of agriculture m China. Models of granaries discovered m the Han tombs often bore inscriptions which gave evidence of the large amount of cereal kept m them. And wheat, originally grown m northern
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        1068 7 Ken Horn, a Chinese-American food writer, recalls his visits to China where he got a taste of his good old hometown m Guangdong and its savoury food. CHINA did not tempt Ken Horn. The cookbook author had crossed the Pacific from his home m Berkeley, California, to Hongkong
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        594 8 Dondang sayang and ronggeng are inseparable and enjoyed not only by Malays, but other races as well. YAAKUB RASHED attended one such function last week. THE strains of the dondang sayang rarely fail to stir the Malays who love their musical heritage. It is a heritage shared by
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        703 8 BAHASA MELAYU (KEDUA) MENENGAH 3 MORFOLOGI BAHAGIAN A: PERK ATA AN BERBAGAI MAKNA ARAHAN: Perkataan bersarang, bersatu, bersekutu dan berselisih di dalam ayat-ayat berikut mempunyai berbagai makna. Pilih maksud perkataan yang paling sesuai dalam senarai di bawah mi dan kemudian, tuliskan huruf jawapannya ke dalam kurungan yang disediakan. A) berpapasan
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        124 8 Wm« l^iV^ Available at Newsstands -%t%^ m and from your Newsvendor. y^ %^l^^ Also at Times the Bookshops, w !iivO^^AW^f^l Guardian Pharmacy, C3 S«^/ f 7-Eleven stores c and selected Shell stations. If you are unable to get \fj^^ ve •mC*lWP |l^ fwfe: GO at your usual outlet, \\\(\A« xt
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        726 9 —Mam ifarh irinq H We are a progressive group of companies with diverse H H interests m Singapore, Malaysia and Sarawak. We H have an immediate vacancy for: H I PRODUCTION I I EXECUTIVE I H The incumbent should possess a Diploma m Mechanical H H Engineering with minimum 2-3
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        198 9 Arid Value To Your Career] Thomson Consumer Electronics one of the world's leading manufacturers of television, video and audio products has a place for you. Because ifs here where your talents will be recognised and together with our reputation for excellence, we wiH add value to your career! ACCOUNTANT You
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        581 10 othe5rs SIEMENS NIXDORF We are one of Singapore's leading computer manufacturers producing a wide range of high-quality systems Our on-going expansion programme has created the following vacancies Archive Controller Responsibilities: Update, maintain and control all technical documentation for the company. Provide technical data and specifications to requestors Requirements Diploma m
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        627 10 TJ% Transit Link Pte Ltd, a service JP INANCE company established by Singapore Bus Service, Singapore Mass Rapid Transit and Trans-Island Bus MANAGER Services, seeks a qualified and highly motivated individual to Join its expanding team. The Finance Manager will report directly to the General Manager. The applicant will be
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        361 10 I We are a fast expanding international company with I diversified interest m the Marine and Construction I industries. We have vacancies for I A PROJECT MANAGER/ I ASSISTANT PROJECT I MANAGER I Possesses Degree/Diploma m Building or equivalent I A good command of English is essential I Minimum 5
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        2735 11 What's On LUNAR NEW YEAR ■■■■HUjfIMHIHi Monday to Saturday: 11 am -7 pm migrants, wedding rites, reconstruction ot a nanin 1 UTIIP OAllin UCADT LUIfWn WtW I tlin B|^H^^S2SSi>i* "^HB 11 P«» s r ats Chinese bungalow, 20 dioramas of HADIU I NIUU HAUIU HtAH I H^jNBMIHUMMHfIHH^L. A look at
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        1707 12 SBC 5 6.55 AM Opening golden wedding anniversary. Ev 7.00 News Update (English Chi cry member of the extended nese, Malay Tamil) family is invited to the dinner. 7.30 SOS Hunting (Docu- 6.00 News Update (English/Ma mentary) lay) 8.00 News Updata (English/Chi 6.15 Sandiwara (cont'd) nese, Malay Tamil) 6.40 Best
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        441 12 Television l Mi ft.™ u^^^fl I™* ™m I y* V ™F uP i™H ™^^™i MiLji <B^^hbHeh8BiHH1ib9s5B™^™v% Mr ■^B^*- Highlights Film Fecos Send A Gorilla Confronted by bug-eyed monsters, the huf %M (11.21 pm): It is Valentine's man being and the Drac realise that their I Day and ™th the toss
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        488 12 SBC 12 7.25 AM Opening terrorist attacks m the United 7.30 Cable News Network (Live) States and Women In Combat 7.30 PM Opening and Programme tocuses on mmn m Highlights, followed by One American armed forces. Foot In Tha Grave I'll 9M Champion* Margaret Retire To Bedlam (Dra CoMrt (Documentary/episode
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        479 1 SECTION THREE HOW CAN REAL DIAMONDS BE SO AFFORDABLE At Diamond Industries, we import diamonds m bu\k from Antwerp's major diamond cutters. The savings we enjoy on these bulk purchases are passed on to you when you buy direct from our factory at wholesale prices. The diamonds are set m
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        584 2 (JJTOf^M^) j TODAY'S THE Place a special love note on February 14* to your Valentine m our Valentine's Lovelines feature m The Straits Times Classified or The New Paper Fastads and you may win an exclusive diamond studded ring or other fabulous prizes. iiiC>& Call CA.T.S. »\^O 0n737-1166today wT I
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        476 2 22 Antiques/ LrOtieciors ixems ANTIQUE FURnTturThALF price sale! Young Antique: 11 Blnjal Park. *****35 4676M7. 23 Aquariums CASH S CARRY 4FT. 3ft tank with stand and cover etc. $20 each. Tel: *****31 at 21 Lor. 24. S-pore 1438 between 0730 to 1200 hrs. only. 13/3/91. 4* LONG FISH tank complete
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        2489 2 26 Florist* 26 Florist* 26 Flortoto 26 Florist* Cash Carry Roses from $8 and above BkS*S Optional gifts with flowers IB^Sb^mß m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rocher heart-shaped chocolate $10 Viflufl^iSv^P^p! I Pink Lady Champagne $18 HL#?^Vigay^«**SJ I Design Philipp Jewellery Box $33 F^B£^^^fi WS&k^M wSBQ I# Wm v n <**Uv*r a stalk o/Kos*f
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        722 3 1 WfGAL PA£KAOt Fgj Fu#y documentation napJareßiansj yuatawtged Direct Hire Avadatie MIW BsO-OATAS ON selected expesieaced maids. Indonesian/ Brt Lankan Filipino. Also part-Ume b confinement maids. Under *****61 224*516 C 1773-01 r«JTCOO MAS AVAL, for transfer Skills b Resources *****51/ M6Q394. .B-lflßO-Ol mlipino MAID with release paper for transfer Mabuhay
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        665 3 73 Office Equipment/ SuppHee CANON COPIERS OfFERI c NP2TO/ 306 SM9 yrs. warranty SPI2SISOO c NPISS, no/ 121 V 3015/ 3525, etc. Brand new tax 1700 c Paper shredder 9480 c Computer AT2BB $1,570 SPUD COBMMJMCATION S€RVS 8 Sees) wing Reed (end el Teaeery Lam) Tec *****78/ *****38 NTTSUKO PAX
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        673 3 77 Book-keeping/ Secretarial/ Answering Services ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL I c Registration Address ($8) c Answering ($8) c Fax ($5). Telex ($5) c Book-keeping Service PLEASE CALL US AT *****38 WeU established b fully computerised operations at International Plasa, same building as the new R.O.C. ABBREVIATE COST: ANSWERING ($8)/ Registration Address (17)/
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        992 3 82 Business 82 Business Opportunities Opportunities Fully Serviced Offices HbbIHH Corporate Identity IT'S OUR Conference/ Reception ««"<• BUSINESS S A r ,U Wt T«. TOpROV|DE Personalised Mail And Telephone Services A HOME g*— FOR YOURS Prestigious Location I For further information Ca// 225 5809 Mate/ fema* 18 Year* At»ve W
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        50 3 93 Part-Tim*/ Temporary Position* DAY/ NMHT TRADERS Mln. 17 yean and above $250 and above per day Free course provided Flexible working hours Tat tMSM Ext 47 IMHM/Mlfak POSITIONS OPEN FOR Night Traders. Flexible working hrs. Income $52 per day minimum No experience required. Call *****55 Daniel Ng ext 28
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        454 4 tS Part-Time/ 93 Part-Time/ Tamporary Poaitlowa Temporary Positions DONT HESITATE I JOINUSAS We seek full/ part-timers to handle enquiries as well as developing new clientele base also eager to progress with our estimated monthly income $3000 A above Tel 224 0055 cat hilda urn Ext: s3/ 54 for justintan SfF^
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        278 4 96 Tutorial Poaitiona WESLEY BEFORE AND After School Care at 178 Nell Road have vacanles for Christian teachers. O' level with/without experience. Grace 224-1135. ASSIGNMENTS FOR TUTORS Who are Sec 3 i above sch teachers needed. *****88 Bam -11pm W LEVEL, UNOERORAOS. Orads. it Sch. teachers. All dlsts./ levels. 101
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        572 4 94 Professional/ 94 Professional/ Executive Poaltiona Executive Poaitiona A well established company urgently requires QUANTITY SURVEYORS Diploma In Quantity Surveying Minimum 1 year experience a Knowledge of picking up of B/Q on structural steel work an advantage Q.C. TECHNICIANS/ SUPERVISORS/ ENGINEERS c Diploma holders or Q.C. qualifications Minimum 1 year
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        785 4 98 Secretarial/ 98 Secretarial/ 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Clerical Positions Clerical Positions SBS, one of the leading and most established public transport companies m the region, has vacancies lor (A) Wages ClerkS (Bukitßatok Depot) •GCE I 1 level or GCE D 1 level Able to type Able to handle the
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        498 4 98 Secretarial/ 96 Secretarial/ Ctefical Positions Clerical Portion* I STEAMERS MARITIME HOLDINGS LTD gs TELEX OPERATOR I! *OCEtyortrtiaWßli II Typirw tpo«d of 36 wpm j •Farntlfarwithtfwusaof a taiex machine M least 1 year's experience ■Ij JUNIOR ACCOUNTS E CLERKS E ♦GCE > A t c*XyUv*swi«hcn**tin Mathemafics Witfi or without experience
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        463 4 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions ((0%) CHIEF RECEPTIONIST Minimum GCE O' level Able to type 40wpm Ability to use word processor preferred Good mter-personal and communication skills Pleasant personality •Salary $880 Fnm transport will If* provided to the successful candidates from designated pickup points at Tampines andßedok. For interview appointment, please
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        555 5 98 Secretarial/ 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Clerical Positions SUMBER CO PTE LTD m vttes appecatoos from suitable canddatac for to position of: Must poaaeai a GCE 'A' Level certificate Good command of written and spoken Ml Good shorthand skjts Proficiency m PC programmes fl^Bfta^Mav Attractive beak: salary with profit-sharing scheme
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        643 5 98 Secretarial/ 98 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Clerical Positions An expanding manufacturing company In Jurong requires the following positions: A. SECRETARY PSC Certificate o Able to operate computer B. PERSONNEL ASSISTANT OCE 'O' or 'A' level 2 years' experience In personnel functions Able to operate computer Interesed applicants, please write In
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        585 5 99 Salsa Positions ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE (Female) Established Publishing Firm looking for dynamic and ambitious personnel to Join our expanding sales force. SENIOR EXECUTIVE a Kiln. 1 year experience. JUNIOR EXECUTIVE Experience not necessary a Pleasant personality, a Bold and hardworking. We pay basic salary transport commission. Excellent career advancement
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        1024 5 99 81es Positions 99 Sal— PosHions STORAGE ft MATBRIALB HANDLING B YBTEMB Dim to growih rsstructuring of an «am^ existing suoeeesful sales force, a vacancy exists for a Project Executive. The right candidate will be> Age between 25 30 Have already achieved a proven track record m marketing a direct
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        973 5 101 Production 101 Production 101 Production 101 Production Position* Positions Positions PosWows i FuSTER I min.oHmaru6 |Pwt-fton«l HH^^SEISSiSHH I educaSoT" 1 1 00pm-5.40pm KBBSSBBSBBSB^^^ 9 aael6and Rate: MSSEiEBaai V I above Male; $3.50 per hour jij 1 j %XC f 3 Ur.M^B i malausians Female: $2.70 per hour Hp¥nlPtflfsi£vil M
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        477 6 Lounge PoeWons W— uurini In Clemen U requires: fulu pvrrvm* vmtbm •Arrmsess latsrstsd, ps—s ait or walk m interview mt: IhMMIHM^M) ■M SarMos 74. m. 144. JH S >■• 103 Security Positions The Place For Motivated a Dynamic People has immediate vacancies lor Physically fit mate or female Abie to
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        1119 6 103 Security PoeWons 103 Security Positions 103 Security Posittons [3???r!^ffi^fsT^^ SEMBAWANG SHIPYARD LTD, ■■■■■■KsCiLl one of the leading shiprepair Bffirffil y ards m Singapore has ■sMmmJblb^b^b^Wb^sM I immediate vacancies for SECURITY OFFKERS (Male Female) Secondary education Between 20 and 50 years of age Ability to read and write English Candidates
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        570 6 121 VeMdee lor Hire CELEBRATE IN FINE STYLE THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR 2.0 AUTOMATIC From $190 per day Afl Car Rmlii Pie LM Te1:473 5766 ;""e7vv"i DALY RATES VANS from $29.00 TRUCKSfiom $34.00 cail 760 1130 SIANO HOCK CORF* PTE. LTD. CAMS, VANS, PICK-UPS, LORRIES c Lutest fleet (new models)
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        217 6 128 Vehicle Financing/ Insurance W Drive Off J With A L Better Deal TALK TO US FOR ALL YOUR AUTO FINANCING NEEDS. NEW/ USED CARS OR MORTGAGE LOANS C(O Orchard Credit (Pte) Ltd 897 HOLLAND ROAD, SINGAPORE 1027. (OPP. BT. TIMAH TURF CLUB CAR PARK) TEL: *****00 lissiMiiiMHl BJJ3jf3BBJEj flaTt^
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        806 6 131 AHa/ Volvo For Baie 131 AHa/ Volvo For Sale 131 AHa/ Volvo For Sale 131 AHa/ Volvo For Sale OJBjbjji^ J^k STATUS AMEAD Of OTHEJU ■Cflfl enewa LFA33 ■Kij|^^^^^|Hß^| with Fuel Injection, Hh^H^^^^^^^B^HH^^^l Power Steering, etc. fn Pnces starting from $59,000 f^^ WM/9a |jg FREE C.O.E. -f Leaded and
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        764 6 134 Mercedes For Sale DIPLOMAT USED CAM CYCLE a CAWAQE COMPLEX 208 PANOAN OARDENS, O<22O0) 1/-90 Mercedes 1908 Auto 7Z-87 Mercedes 300 Auto 12/-88 Mercedes 30OE Auto lira Accord 4-dr. Auto EX it ■■■isillSitillSl *UI fJBrtTOPMf rwX^BjOXOIMMJBI HaTw) pUfCfMoM lIwMbToWOoI oWnom. 1007 MERCEDES BENZ 3008 EL, auto. 1 pte. owner.
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        765 6 13S Misaan For Sato ABANDON ALL CAR SEARCH A BETTER ATTRACTIVE CASH OEFER lor aH_Njaaea, Teyeta, A good price for NISSAN CASH ON THE SPOT (Also selling) JOO HUAT MOTOR TRADwK 401 Macpherson Road MB-10 Great Eastern Hotel Cum mrm.au Tefc 089 00M |k» 1 1 J»pm) ATTRACTS AMOUNT ASSURED
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        693 6 117 Toyota For Saia f V liutHlotal 1^ \D4i»ol2r Woi t /Lavgwal >^l«Jtlproolar Mptyour NEW or USED TOYOTA RMlaMnJiw'. TUFF- SYSTEM KOTE SOt Sunn $275 fiiO C»mm $205 $110 091— SMS flip Can us lor mort datails' ABANDON ALL CAR tEARCM A BETTER ATTRACTIVE CASH OWER tar aM Teawte, aWfuaiaht
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        1023 7 NJW JSfffVUBpOTrW row 9M99 PIW DAYS m Mitsubishi Lancer 13 OL. i snssa, Ist owner. Alrcon. sporu rtms, radio isssells OuarantMd beautiful $23,900 View 156 Stms Avenue, opposite Lorong IB Oeytang t new modal) b Q 1889 Mitsubishi Oalant 1.8 OLS both ears immaculate cond. no repair required Tel £*****.
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        951 7 140 Honda For Sate A BBTTTER ATTRACTWI CASH A good price for HONDA CASH ON THE SPOT (Also selling) JOO HUAT MOTOR TRAOSvQ 4SI Maepbanon Road m-10 Oreat Basle m Hotel CaS MR. TOMMY Tak MBUST (Sssb-11 Mji) ABANDON ALL OP YOUR SCAACM A 0000 PRICE GIVEN *sr awf j^j^,^****^!^
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        964 7 141 DaitMrtau For Sate SB CNAJIAOC IJ, XTK, alrcon S/rlms. Tax ft/11 2k paint. COB. $11,900 Loan $10K. Tel *****65. 11 OAMATSU CMAJUDC 10 Pte. owner, alrcon COE. paid. Selling price $*****. Tel: *****98 ■SB MOOCL TUNBO 10 3-door. full accessories. $23,300. 900, Jalan Toa Payoh Caltex Btatlon 142 Sutuki
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        1620 7 143 rryundai For Sate 143 Hyundai For Sate 143 Hyundai For Sate The Hyundai Sonata $52,500 The stylish 1 .8 Litre fuel injected Sonata GL ft'/fl M Ulti 'ULj ■II 1 1 liiVi Is I "l^T" b I offers every luxury without you having to fork out big notes. And
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        2417 7 173 Apartments 173 Apartments 173 Apartments 173 Apartments For Rant For Rant For Rent For Rant The 4? i T)(L The Glenwood f^W 1 J^afjJ Location -Tanjong Rhu (D l 5) Brand new for immediate occupation Say its real COOI 1 unit per floor Private lift lobby aIV Has /^t^^n
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        310 7 rms Full faclllUes LS *****88 x 3BV pg. *****80 BSMACULATE 3 BDRM. APT. (1,400 sq.ft.) In Parry Odn., D l 9 F/fum Alrcon. TV, fridge, video, washing machine. For lmmed 7mth. lease at $1 .600 Call 29H870 LUXURMMM APT. AJMDST greeneries. Best unit m the blk 4 spaclous rms. fully
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        1038 8 173 Apartmenta For Rent D H 9OMMERVILLE TOWNH'SE. 2800 sq ft Renovated. 4+l rms. Pte gdn Faculties. 9700a P'rum. Orchard Housing. *****18. 0." PASTORAL VMJW. Beautifully renovated/ fum. 2 rms. apt High fir with pool/ tennis/ squash 9UM. Deans Property *****66 0.11 VMXA CHANCERY townhse 4+l/ 3 bdrms. with internal
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        940 8 173 Apartmenta For Rent 0» ORCHARO RO. BfMrul CX Tang. Near MRT. 3-rm. Very beautiful ***** Tel *****64 agt ■m PLAZA 9R9J. fantastic harbour/ seaview, well furn. *****98 Dorlne (Agt) MAIS., 3 RM. at Tech Whye, Ylshun. Jurong. Paslr Ris. Slmel, Tamplnes. Call *****10 agt MARYLANO PARK. Htflh floor Facing
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        632 8 178 Short-Term Accommodation 0.9 AVAIL. IMMED. Alrcon (/furn. deluxe rm. Weekly 9350/ ***** p m Details *****18. 179 Houses For Sale (Diata. 01 08) ROOCR'S REAL ESTATlTlsheTall clients ft business associates (Jong XI Fa Car Tel *****80 T. JUDC REALTY Company wishes all a Happy Chinese New Year. Tel: *****50.
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        1088 8 181 Houses For Sale 181 Houses For Sale (Diata. 12 20) (Piata. 12 20) r\ Prestigious residential district of Katong I Gold Leaf Gardens Si $6 Type 'A' High-CUss 3-Storey Splil-Level Terr»ce Houses At Telok Kurau Lorong M, m the exclusive Katong vicinity. Freehold Land Easy Instalments Available Quality fittings
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        1715 8 194 Private Apts. 194 Private Apts. For Sale For Sale (Mixed Diets.) (Mixed Dists.) fror Your Dream Home C Lf Attractive Housing Rates: m /J lto 5 years 5.50% 18 6to 10 years 5.75% 1 1 to 30 years 6.00% Credit POSB Home Loans *sft 221 9522 207 HDB Apts.
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        637 8 209 Properties Wanted lTnoTToTjsTsTrea'^olooo™^ 40,000 sq.ft. required for development dial 9, 10 or 11 Owners pis call *****51/ 752 Fax: *****06 or Write P.O. Box 211 Raffles City 5.9H7 with details/ plans. 210 Factory Spaces For Lease Factory Space Richfield Ind. Centre 1 22 Eunos Aye 7 Areas 1518-1593 sq.ft.
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        463 8 212 Office Spaces For Sale MAXWELL HOUSE (0.1, opp MNO) 3rd Storey Office For Sale Area 2JOO sq.ft. Near Tg. Pagar MRT Easy access/ alrcon./ partitioned 24-hour security Ample Parking Avail Immed. at reasonable price T«t- *****22 Mr. K.P T M 213 Office Spaces For Rant UNITED SQUARE 1,*****,579 sqtt
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        692 8 213 Office Spaces For Rent flee space avail Immed With partition, carpeted. Area 1.945 sq.ft. Rent SSJO pj.f. Call Ms. Ranjit at 222-Mll ROBMSON TOWERS ROBBtSON Road, 344/ 12*0 2207 sq.ft pViitioned carpeted immediate occupation $6.00 pjf Tel: *****11 Mr Hauw ORCHARD PLAZA 775, 873, 13* 1647, 2164, 3096 sq
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        1609 10 254 Computer Coutms 264 Computer Course 284 Computer Court** 264 Compufr Cour— 264 Comput*r Cour— 264 Computer Cour— lUUI9SB39SHIB Ainformatics I computer school I B^ B^^^^^^^^^™ r- TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE I I (f*^ INFOPMATirS COMPUTER SCHOOL offers a Find out nnore about our wide range ot courses f* IN^KMAIILi LUMrui
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        619 10 267 Language Courses 5 LEARN JAPANESE THC right way from Yamabuta Japanese Language School. All classes are conducted by Mr. Yamabuta himself who has 19 years of experience. In Yamabuta, you don't Just listen, we create opportunities for you to speak Japanese. Personal attention to Individual students. All questions are
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        1131 11 NOTICES ■I ffH®l NATIONAL II UNIVERSITY ■I OF SINGAPORE 1 1 Postgraduate School of Engineering ■I ADMISSION TO ■I POSTGRADUATE COURSES ■I 1991 92 Ffl I Applications are invited for admission to the following I postgraduate courses m the 1991-92 academic year (commencing I 1 July 1991). I Master of
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        897 11 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LTD TENDER NOTICE Singapore^Press Holdings Ltd invites tender for the collection and dstribuboo of the company's newspapers from its printing centre to the newsvendors at their designated dropooints Requirements 1. Operating hours a 10pm to end of delrvery at final destination point for morning paper and its
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        1779 12 APPOINTMENTS/NOTICES APPdNTIvgNTS RBQ NANYANG E£9l TECHNOLOGICAL TOjSSW UNIVERSITY In JutyiQOl. the Nanyang Te<*wotog)cal Institute (NTI) w* be roconsßtuted and renamed the Nanyang Tachnotogteai University (NTU). The now university w« be a full and comprehensive unfcarsit/. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS Applications am invited for the above au>oin>nanti tor vacancies m the Registrar's Orlw.tw
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        546 12 NOTICES SATIN PTE LTD At an Extraordinary General Meeting ot the Members of the Company held at 1 75A Gotdh* Centre Thomson Road Singapore 1 1 30 on 1 1 February 1991 the following resolutions were duly passed SPECIAL RESOLUTION RESOLVED that the company be wound up voluntarily pursuant to
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