The Straits Times, 15 December 1991

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    12 1 The Sunday Times No: 2891 55 CENTS MITA (P) 26/12/91 ghtyn yiyu
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    Lock icon Speculation mounts on Gorbachev's future
    595 1 Speculation mounts on Gorbachev's future His fate uncertain as c'wealth formation gathers momentum MOSCOW With momentum gathering daily for a new commonwealth that repudiates President Mikhail Gorbachev's concept of a reshaped Soviet Union, speculation has mounted over his future. Suggestions have surfaced that there could be a new role for
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    Singapore urges Soviet republics to work out new arrangements peacefully
    223 1 SINGAPORE yesterday urged the new grouping of Soviet states, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CI8), and other Soviet republics to work out new arrangements democratically and peacefully. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Singapore also welcomed the assurances given by
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    Peeping Tom at large
    77 1 BEHIND this shelter made from old curtains, mosquito netting, clothes pegs, camouflage nets and raffia lurks a man who keeps very quiet as he peeps and peeps, waiting for some action. He has his favourite peeping spots and spends hours there with his cameras and enormous
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    Lock icon Boys who raped girl 'as prank' freed
    142 1 MANCHESTER Two British schoolboys who raped a 15-year-old girl m a children's home have been allowed to go free by a judge who said they thought it was a prank. Justice Sir Harry Ognall told a Manchester court on Friday he was satisfied
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    Olympic champ's tips for sportsmen
    126 1 khkgh k LEFT knees up and stay right on course. These instructions from the renowned American husband-and-wife track team of Jackie Joyner and Bob Kersee are not being followed truly by local athletes, among whom are heptathlete Yu Long Nyu (right) and sprinter Mona Kunalan
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    Recipients of blood from Aids carriers tested negative for virus
    450 1 Blood banks not the place to test for HIV virus, warns ministry RECIPIENTS of the blood donated by two Aids carriers before they were tested positive for the Aids virus have not been infected by the virus. A statement from
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      92 1 SUNDAY PLUS Money back or elseCute, little devils Spores sexiest men name their dream girls SBC's fair ladies Caught m a bloody feud Record heaven comes to town PROFILE Birdman banker Sleeping with the enemy Why Japanese should apologise FOCUS Editorial 29 Food 5.6 Profile 29 Travel 8.9 Viewpoints 30
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      26 1 US rules out intervention m turmoil: Page 5 Soviet experience shows 'rewards must be linked to performance': Page 26 Obscene tapes found In raid: Page 28
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        GOMGFU SHOWS CANCELLED
        115 2 Poor ticket sales caused two of the three performances on the last day of the Amazing Feats of Gongfu show to be cancelled. Many of the some 300 people with tickets for the 10 am and 4 pm shows were caught off-guard when they turned up at
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        CLASSROOM AT HOME
        82 2 At least two dozen expatriate families here have decided that the best way to teach their children is to teach them at home. It means no queueing for a place m the expatriate schools, no forking out high fees that can run to several thousand dollars a
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        IF NEWTON HAD BEEN CHINESE ...
        89 2 IF NEWTON HAD BEEN CHINESE If Sir Isaac Newton had been a Chinese sitting under a tree m China and a plum fell on his head, the theory of gravity would not have been discovered. Instead, he would have predicted if the event was a good or bad sign for
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        KL MILITARY FOR ALL RACES
        78 2 Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said yesterday that service m the armed forces was not meant exclusively for the Malays. The ministry was prepared to co-operate with non-Malay voluntary and political organisations to encourage more non-Malays to join the armed forces. He said
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        SALONGA TO STEP DOWN
        62 2 Philippine senate jovito salonga has agreed to step down, preventing a possible constitutional crisis after opponents removed him m an action he deemed illegal. He and Senator Neptali Gonzales, President of the Struggle of the Democratic Filipino Party, signed a compromise late on Friday under which
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        AIDS-FREE TRANSPLANTS PLAN
        72 2 US health officials have drawn up a working draft of a plan to regulate transplanted tissue and/organs as another step towards guarding against the spread of Aids. The officials, meeting m Atlanta last week, said that they wanted to make sure there was no repeat of the
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        CHINA'S FARMERS — HOW FREE?
        27 2 CHINA'S FARMERS HOW FREE? The Chinese leadership is divided over the degree of freedom to be given to farmers and entrepreneurs m the countryside. World, Page 8
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        TOKYO 'CO-OPERATION TAX'
        81 2 Hie Japanese government, m a move widely viewed as a substitute (or its failure to get Parliament to approve a Bill to allow troops to be sent overseas, has announced that it plans to raise US$4 billion (556.5 billion) with a new "international co-operation tax" m the
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      Asia-Pacific's 'dynamism depends on US policy'
      777 2  -  Kwan Weng Kin Mr Lee: Strong growth will continue if US policy on region remains unchanged By Tokyo Correspondent 'Provided the US remains a good anchor country, I see the Asia-Pacific region as one of the more peaceful, more energetic, more dynamic regions which
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      Lock icon Return Myanmar to civilian rule and free students, US tells military regime
      501 2 'The demonstrations show that years of military oppression have not diminished the Burmese people's desire for democracy and representative government. The United States condemns the arrest of students who were merely peacefully expressing their opinions/ US State Department.
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      Lock icon Nato to draw up plans to support military action outside its territory
      562 2 lhj,h b 'We are not drawing up specific plans m the sense of going into the Gulf or Yugoslavia We are merely recognising the possibility that we need to prepare m general terms, if the politicians want to
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      Record number of boys apply for humanities scholarship
      567 3  -  Chua Chong Jin Education Ministry's talks help boost number of male applicants By i welcome the kind of balance offered by the humanities scheme, where the boys can study the arts alongside a science subject or mathematics. It broadens their thinking.' Brother
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      Lock icon Bill threatens operations of foreign banks' branches in US
      445 3 WASHINGTON A new banking Bill threatens to disrupt operations at the hundreds of US branches of foreign banks a crisis that regulators and international bankers are scrambling to avoid. The bank reform Bill, passed by Congress on Nov 27, among other
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      Dialect names for pupils 'not a change in bilingual policy'
      460 3 Dialect names for pupils 'not a change in bilingual policy' Govt has no plans to promote dialects: BG Yeo THE Education Ministry's decision to allow the use of dialect names m schools does not signal any change m the Government's bilingual policy. Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo
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      NUS arts student wins Miss S'pore Tourism title
      228 3 UNIVERSITY student Adeline Chong Yin Szu, 20, is Singapore's latest ambassador for tourism. She beat nine other contestants to become Miss Singapore Tourism 1991 at the Singapore Tourism Industry Ball last night at the Neptune Theatre Restaurant. The National University of Singapore
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      267 2 Showers over several areas m the afternoon. TEMP. (C) up to 6 am tomorrow: 31 mar. 24 mm. SUNSET today: 7.01 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 6.59 am. TRAVELLERS' HEATHER Amsterdam -2/0 C Cloudy Madrid 4/10 C Cloudy Atheiu 0/6 C Cloudy Manila 21/28 C Clear \urkland 14/20 C Clear Mmrtw -3/0
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      647 3 Celebrate The Season In The Finest Oriental Tradition. Take a snowman home this Christmas. This year, Celebrate with a roast beef and turkey luncheon for only $28 per person. From now until Christmas Day, cocktail lovers can choose an New Year's Eve alcoholic or non-alcoholic cocktail, presented m an attractive
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Japan plans to raise $6.5 b with new 'co-operation' tax
      583 4 ,nmj,n n,j Some money likely to be spent on UN operations m Cambodia TOKYO The Japanese government, m a move widely seen as being prompted by its failure to get Parliament to approve a Bill to allow troops to be
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      Lock icon Chinese dissident to speak in Taiwan
      135 4 TAIPEI Exiled Chinese dissident Fang Li/hi would arrive m Taiwan next Sunday for a nine-day visit during which he would deliver speeches on human rights m China, the organisers of his trip said yesterday. Mr Fang, an astrophysicist now teaching at Princeton University m
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      Lock icon Hard-won US Budget pact may be revised
      284 4 "ASHINGTON An agreement to reduce the massive federal Budget, reached after months of haggling a year ago, is likely to unravel m a matter of months, according to the top congressional Budget adviser. Mr Robert Reischauer, director of the Congressional Budget Office, said
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      Lock icon 21 traders invited to join Bush on Asia tour
      269 4 WASHINGTON President George Bush has invited 21 top US businessmen, including the heads of the big three car makers, to accompany him on a coming tour of Asia to promote US exports, according to a White House official on Friday. "This
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      Lock icon Explosion of star 35,000 years ago 'speeded up evolution'
      310 4 SAN FRANCISCO Trfls of a rare element, found oVmp m Antarctic and Greenland ice, suggest a nearby star blew up 35,000 years ago, zapping Earth with radiation that could have speeded n]> evolution, a researcher said on Friday. The supernova was
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      Lock icon US rules out intervention in Soviet political turmoil
      588 5 Splintering of the Soviet Union But West urged to help reformers check chaos WASHINGTON The United States has ruled out interfering m the internal political turmoil unfolding m the Soviet .Union but urged the West to help reformers struggling to control the
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      Lock icon Baker to ask about Soviet N-safety
      604 5 Details of contingency plans sought WASHINGTON Secretary of State James Baker will ask the Soviets about their plans for best- and worst-case scenarios with regard to nuclear safety during his trip to Moscow and five republics beginning today. .American officials disclosed this on Friday
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      Lock icon Soviet mayor challenged to a duel
      156 5 MOSCOW The Soviet Union's most outrageous politician has offered to settle his differences with the Mayor of St Petersburg using Russia's time-honoured method a duel. Mr Vladimir Zhirinovsky, whose tirades against reform BBS calls for cheap vodka pronUed him into third place m Bgt
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      Lock icon Soviet Academy of Sciences dies — and is reborn
      238 5 Soviet Academy of Sciences dies and is reborn MOSCOW The Soviet Academy of Sciences has died a quiet death, ending an era for one of the world's scientific powerhouses and one of the Soviet Union's most august institutions. To no one's great surprise, m keeping with a trend that has
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      Lock icon S. Korea wants North to stop N-arms development
      488 6 It also seeks inspections before ratifying historic pact SEOUL Soon after signing a historic pact pledging peaceful co-existence, South Korea demanded yesterday that rival North Korea abandon nuclear arms development and allow immediate international inspections. And South Korea's National Assembly said it
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      Lock icon Russia to Honecker: Leave by tomorrow
      474 6 North Korea offers to take m former East German leader for medical treatment MOSCOW The Russian authorities have given former East German communist leader Erich Honecker until tomorrow to leave the country, probably for North Korea, which has offered to take him m for
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      Lock icon Monkey see ...monkey score
      32 6 Monkey see .monkey score picture. h monkey having a basket-bal of a time during an exhibition prior to an official National Colegiate Mhtettc Association basketbal fame at the Tokyo Gymnasium yesterday. Reuter
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      Lock icon US condoms used as toy balloons in Egypt
      105 6 WASHINGTON— The United States has halted supply of yrtr-""' to Egypt alter reports that millions had been resold for use as toy balloons, according to the Washington Post yesterday. The misused condoms had been distributed by the US Agency for International Development
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      Lock icon Himalayan chain of mountains still rising: Scientists
      313 6 WASHINGTON Mount Ev- 7 ;rest and other peaks m the 2,400-km-long Himalayan., ha m are still rising, accord- ing to US and Nepalese scientists. The 8,848-m Mount Everest., and a few other peaks are rising by 1 to 4 mm a year v
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      Lock icon India indirectly raps China for backing arms and nuclear build-up in Pakistan
      282 6 NEW DELHI India expressed concern yesterday to China about Pakistan's alleged support of Indian insurgents, and implicitly criticised Beijing's backing of an arms and nuclear build-up by Islamabad. External Affairs Minister Madhav Singh Solanki told his Chinese counterpart,
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      Lock icon US plan to ensure transplants are free of Aids
      333 7 Move prompted by case of infected organ donor ATLANTA US health officials have drawn up a working draft of a plan to regulate transplanted tissue and organs as another step towards guarding against the spread of Aids. The officials, meeting m
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      Lock icon 95% of prostitutes in notorious Paris park have Aids virus
      363 7 PARIS About 96 per cent of male and female prostitutes working m Paris' notorious Bois de Boulogne park have the HIV virus which leads to Aids and they contaminate up to 40 clients a day, according to a report on
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    • PEOPLE
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        Novelist realises Oxford dream
        132 7  -  FOO CHOY PENG NOVELIST and newspaper publisher Louis Cha, who wanted to study at Oxford or Cambridge m his younger days, finally had a chance to fulfil his dream but m another way. The founder-chairman of Ming Pao Daily News has just been made a visiting
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        Kukrit: My foot! Lay off!
        130 7  -  TAN LIAN CHOO THAILAND'S respected elder statesman, Mr Kukrit Pramoj, was so mad at reporters recently that he raised his foot to swear at them. Pointing one's foot at someone is a sign of disrespect but Mr Kukrit, who is wheelchair-bound, did so because he
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        Lock icon Gere, Crawford elope to marry
        101 7 FILM star Richard Gere and model Cindy Crawford eloped to Las Vegas on Thursday and were married shortly before midnight m a chapel on the city's gam- bling strip, the actor's publicist said on Friday. It was the first marriage for both Gere, 42, star
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        PAS chief on sick leave
        80 7  -  ISMAIL KASSIM HAJI Fadzil Noor, 54, has taken leave from his duties as leader of the fundamentalist Parti Islam of Malaysia, on the grounds of ill health. According to top PAS sources, he has been suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure for some time.
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        Osaka honours translator
        89 7  -  KWAN WENG KIN RDWARD Seidensticker, famous for his translations of The Tale Of Genji and novels by Japanese authors such as Tanizaki and Mishima, has been honoured by the Osaka prefectural government for furthering the understanding of Japanese culture abroad. Mr Seidensticker, who is a Professor Emeritus
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      Lock icon Media groups may face shake-up if Labour wins British polls
      352 7 LONDON British media groups, particularly Mr Rupert Murdoch's News International, may (ace a shake-up of their newspaper and broadcasting empires if a resurgent opposition Labour Party wins the general election next year. Labour deputy leader Roy Hattersley is determined to
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      Lock icon Standing tall... Miss World hopefuls
      38 8 Standing tall Miss World hopefuls picture. Miss Taiwan Lin Lan-cNh posing at the poobide m Atlanta, California, on Thursday with 92 other contestants m this year's Mas World pageant. The finals wi be held on Dec 29. Reuter
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      Lock icon Beijing divided over degree of freedom for farmers
      463 8 Differences arise despite 'consensus' on agrarian policy HONGKONG The Chinese leadership is divided over the degree of freedom to be given to farmers and entrepreneurs m the countryside. This is m spite of a "national consensus" on agrarian policy that was reported
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      Lock icon Chinese peasants see further drop in income
      188 8 BEIJING The average income of Chinese peasants has fallen even further, compounding rural problems such as natural disasters, falling grain prices and rising fertiliser prices, the People's Daily has reported. It quoted government spokesman Yuan Mv as saying that economic growth m the
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      Lock icon Copyright law set to deal blow to Japanese CD rental shops
      352 8 TOKYO Japanese teenagers are usually oblivious to the trade frictions that swirl through Tokyo like a regular weather pattern. But an international dispute over com-pact-disc rentals could soon rob them of one of their chief pleasures: cheap access to
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      Lock icon Five Indians killed in riots over water-sharing row
      256 8 BANGALORE At least five people were killed m southern India on Friday m riots over a water-sharing dispute between two states and Prime Minister Narasimha Rao appealed for talks to settle the century-old row. Police m Bangalore, capital of Kamataka state, said
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      Lock icon Yang Shangkun seen on state TV, looking fit
      159 8 HONGKONG Chinese President Yang Shangkun, who cancelled several engagements last week after coming down with his third cold of the year, has reappeared looking fit. In a brief news report on Thursday on state television, he was shown accepting the credentials of
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      Lock icon Maxwell's $59m cover: Court battle expected
      205 10 LONDON A Spanish autopsy report, saying Mr Robert Maxwell probably had a heart attack, has opened up the prospect of a bitter court battle over a huge insurance policy taken out by the British tycoon before his mysterious death. The pathologist, who carried out
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      Lock icon Restore ties with South Africa, UN urges all nations
      361 10 Restore ties with South Africa, UN urges all nations But economic, oil and arms embargoes to stay UNITED NATIONS The UN General Assembly has urged all nations to restore sporting, cultural, scientific and academic exchanges with South Africa because of progress made towards ending apartheid. The assembly, moving for the
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      Lock icon Customised copies of Newsweek from April
      151 10 NEW YORK Newsweek subscribers will be able to get customised copies of the magazine with additional editorial pages on topics tailored to their interests beginning m April. Customised magazine sections have, m the past, been advertising sections, paid for by the advertisers. But the
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      Lock icon EC closer to adopting 'green' energy tax
      208 10 BRUSSEI-S The European Community took a significant but far from conclusive step on Friday towards adoption of a new energy tax designed to combat global warming. A joint session of environment and energy ministers invited the EC Commission to submit formal proposals, including
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    • BRIEFS
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        Lock icon IRA to stop shooting alleged criminals in the knees
        102 11 BELFAST The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has decided to stop "kneecapping" alleged criminals m shootings meted out as punishment. The victims will now be ordered to leave Northern Ireland instead. The IRA has been waging a terrorist campaign against British rule
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        Lock icon Princess spreads Xmas cheer
        45 11 picture. Princess Kko, wife of Prince Akishinio, the second son of Emperor AkWto, pressing a button to light up a Christmas tree at Tokyo station last Friday. The event was held to raise funds for refugees m Asia and Africa. Reuter
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        Lock icon US stocks continue rally
        55 11 NEW YORK US stocks rallied for a third straight session last Friday, boosted by a report of modest inflation. The Dow Jones industrial average rose by 19.23 points to close at 2,914.36 for a gain of about 1 per cent on the week. Advancing issues outpaced
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        Lock icon Rottweiler saves paraplegic
        106 11 FRANKLIN (Indiana) A paraplegic woman has credited her pet Rottweiler with pulling her from her small truck moments before it burst into flames. The dog, named Eve, dragged Ms Kathie Vaughn, 41, from the vehicle last Wednesday night after it caught fire along an interstate highway near
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        Lock icon Painting fetches record $22m
        123 11 LONDON A Titien painting of Venus and Adonis was auctioned for £7.48 million (5522.06 million) by Christie's art house last Friday, the most expensive painting sold this year. It was bought by a partnership of London and New York art dealers for more than seven times
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        Lock icon Protests keep students warm
        105 11 BUCHAREST University dormitories m energy-short Romania are so icy that students are staging outdoor protest marches at night to keep warm. Students m Bucharest and the western city of Timisoara were holding daily marches after midnight because temperatures outside were several degrees higher than the minus
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        Lock icon Tramp's Xmas wish fulfilled
        90 11 LONIX>N A tramp got his Christmas wish last Friday a nice, warm prison cell. Alexander McKelvie, 54, walked into a police station m freezing cold London last Thursday night and confessed to stealing shirts from a store. His lawyer told magistrate Quentin Campbell: "The answer to
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        Lock icon Bandaranaike has stroke
        85 11 COLOMBO The condition of Sri Lanka's opposition leader and the world's first woman Prime Minister, Mrs Sirima Bandaranaike, has improved following a stroke, a spokesman said yesterday. "Her condition is better. But she is still m the intensive care unit of the staterun General Hospital," the spokesman
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        Lock icon Vauxhall to recall 132,000 cars
        77 11 [vONDON British carmaker Vauxhall Motors last Friday said that it was recalling more than 132,000 Carlton and Senator cars to replace their brake units. A spokesman said that brake fluid could seep from the cars under extreme conditions, such as regular journeys over rough ground.
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  • WORLD FOCUS
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      Lock icon Obesity a ballooning problem with children in urban China
      910 13  -  Catherine Sampson By Writing for The Sunday Times Society is richer now. You can eat just about anything you fancy these days, and parents can only have one child. ...There is a mistaken understanding that the fatter the child is, the
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      1047 14  -  Tom Redburn By No 'United States of Europe' because of differences The most profound change emanating from Maastricht, which is promised before the end of the decade, will certainly be the forging of a single currency to be managed by an independent
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  • ASEAN
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      Lock icon Salonga agrees to step down as Senate President
      235 17 Move averts possible constitutional crisis MANILA Senate President Jovito Salonga has agreed to step down, preventing a possible constitutional crisis after opponents removed him m an action he deemed illegal. He and Senator Neptali Conzales, President of the Struggle of the Democratic
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      SIA, Garuda officials to meet again next month
      478 17 TOP executives of Singapore Airlines and Garuda Airways will meet again m Jakarta next month following the second inconclusive round of talks held on Dec 9 on several aviation issues, according to a spokesman for SIA. He disclosed this to The Sunday
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    • Article
      Papal envoy visits Dili 'over shooting incident'
      137 17 AN ENVOY of Pope John Paul II arrived m Dili on Friday to get a first-hand account of last month's shooting of Timorese demonstrators by Indonesian troops, according to The Jakarta Post yesterday. It quoted East Timor Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo as saying
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      Lock icon Filipinos up in arms... for peace's sake
      82 17 Filipinos up in arms for peace's sake Men and women bowing their heads and raising their hands m prayer while two boys rest their heads on their hands out of boredom during a raly m Maria yesterday. The raly, led by President Corazon Aquino, prayed for peace and progress m
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      Lock icon Thai kids victims of 'sex tourism'
      306 17 PARIS The International medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that the demand for "sexual tourism" by Western visitors had plunged hundreds of thousands of Thai children into prostitution. The organisation, which is running a campaign against child prostitution with a local Thai
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      Lock icon US may have to quit Subic within a year'
      191 17 MANILA United States forces might have to withdraw from the Philippines within a year because of Washington's unwillingness to comply with a Philippine demand relating to nuclear weapons, a top Philippine official said yesterday. "I am not very optimistic about the
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      Lock icon Manila's policies have led to corruption: Ex-official
      176 17 MANILA Philippine government policies, including those intended to address social problems, have only created a "sizeable corruption industry", according to a former government official. Mr Ramon Katigbak, a former Finance Undersecretary, said m a report released yesterday that this was due to inherent
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Malaysian armed forces chief to retire next April
      308 18 THE highest-ranking officer m the. Malaysian armed forces. General Tan Sri Hashim Mohd All, will retire next April. Speaking to reporters m Singapore yesterday, he said: "I will be 57 years old m April. I have already extended my term for two
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      Lock icon Armed forces not exclusively for Malays, says Najib
      389 18 No quota or curbs on participation of non-Malays PEKAN (Pahang) Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said yesterday that service m the armed forces was not meant exclusively for the Malays. The ministry was prepared to co-operate with non-Malay voluntary and
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      Ling endorses leadership of Chinese body
      268 18 MALAYSIAN Chinese Association president Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik has endorsed the leadership of the newly inaugurated Federation of Chinese Assembly Halls. The Sin Chew Jit Poh quoted him as saying yesterday that he was confident the new leadership, elected through a democratic
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      Lock icon Schools want rowdy flood victims to leave
      331 18 KUALA LUMPUR Parents and officials of the Jalan Peel La Salle primary and secondary schools here have had enough of the drinking and fighting among flood victims squatting m their compound. They want them out within two weeks. The school, acting on a
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      Keep abreast of changes in S'pore, Johoreans told
      86 18 JOHOREANS have been u:ged to be well-informed about the political and economic changes m Singapore as these can affect their state's economic programmes, according to The Star newspaper yesterday. It quoted Justice Minister Syed Hamid Syed Jaafar Albar as saying that "Singapore
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      Lock icon NF man wins Serkam by-election
      81 18 NF man wins Serkam by-election JASIN The National Front retained the Serkam state seat when its candidate won the by-election yesterday with a majority of 3,808 votes. Haji Salleh Ali, 53, a retired education officer, polled 6,764 votes to defeat former Serkam mosque prayer leader Haji Mohamed Said Omar, 55,
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      Tiah Khee's 'wider-cover' way to great bird shots
      543 19  -  Lim Seng Tiong Main picture and report by THE heat of a cloudless sky may drive some people to airconditioned rooms, but not Lee Tiah Khee. Such days will find him hunched beneath his makeshift hideout for hours on end, waiting for
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      Government to give bigger subsidies for building of CCs
      340 19 THE Government has increased its share of the cost of building and furnishing community centres under a new formula, said a statement from the People's Association yesterday. More money will be given to build CCs with bigger floor areas and more
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      Boy caught shoplifting jumped to death after getting scolding
      216 19 A SCHOOLBOY leapt to his death after he was slapped and scolded by his father for shoplifting a second time, a coroner's court heard on Friday. Ang Wei Ming, 16, left suicide notes at the fifth level of a multi-storey carpark
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      SAF EXERCISES
      175 19 SAF EXERCISES ARMY: The Singapore Armed Forces will be conducting military exercises m I.iin Chu Kang, Hong Kan, Marsiling, Mandai, Sembawang, Tampines, Upper Jurong, Jalan Bahar, Kranji, Tuas and Seletar from Bam tomorrow till noon on Saturday. Blanks and thunderflashes will be used. NAVY: The Republic of Singapore Navy will
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      Poor response, so two gongfu shows are scrapped
      603 20  -  John Lui Ticket-holders offered refund or better seats for another show By POOR ticket sales caused two of the three performances on the last day of the Amazing Feats of Gongfu show yesterday to be cancelled. Many of the 300 or so
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      School is right at home for some expat kids
      757 23  - School is right at home for some expat kids Vivienne Khoo At least 25 families teach their own children By 'We like the flexibility home-schooling gives us. It is the most practical option for a family on the move. 1 Malaysian-born Mrs Lai-Kheng Pousson, 37, who teaches her children, aged
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      The Rays have done it for 10 years
      322 23 The Rays have done it for 1 0 years kl.jklu JAMES and Gina Ray sent their first child, Amie, to school for three years m the United States and did not like what they saw. Said Mrs Ray, 41: "We did not want our children to get into drugs, permissive
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      Man fined for pasting molest report to discredit fortune teller
      234 23 A FORTUNE teller accused of molestation photographed a man who was about to paste a newspaper report on the case on a wall. The Shin Mm Daily News crime report, dated Oct 17, 1987, bore the headline "Fortune teller outrages
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      If Sir Isaac Newton had been Chinese...
      713 24  - If Sir Isaac Newton had been Chinese M. Nirmala Eastern scholarship comes under scrutiny m don's talk By kyui "It's wrong to give all the credit to the West. Inventions m the West were stimulated by work m the East. "The West used the Chinese invention of printing to spread
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      Mum won't let him ride, so Man of the Year to sell his prize
      338 24 ARMY officer Max Foo, 20, may be all muscles but mummy's word about not riding the motorcycle is as final as his command to his men. The second lieutenant m the army who clinched Singapore's first
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      Man fined $2,000 for giving false report to CPIB
      281 24 AN UNEMPLOYED man who gave false information m writing to the director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau was fined $2,000 yesterday. Ng Kiat Voon, 41, declared falsely earlier this year that freelance broker Lim Wui Boh had paid two bribes
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      Italian hopes to save corals by farming and transplantation
      359 24 AN ITALIAN conservationist believes that one way of preserving Singapore's endangered corals is to grow them m aquariums and then transplant them off Sentosa. Aquaruim owner Francisco Nardelli, 38, said that if the coral grew well, coral farming could become a
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      Two China artists here to capture Singapore history in oil
      395 25 ARTISTS Pan Hong Hai and Ma Hong Dao have been visiting Singapore's historical sights since arriving from China a week ago, snapping away with their cameras and taking notes. They hope to capture some of Singapore's history on canvas, with
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      Welder used forged papers to apply for Amex, Visa cards
      239 25 A WELDER managed to get two credit cards and an Amex Gold charge card by submitting false documents to apply for them. A district court heard yesterday that Yeo Soo Kin, 34, gave false documents of his savings account and
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      Vegetable oil spill closes a section of Upper Jurong Road
      157 25 Vegetable oil spill closes a section of Upper Jurong Road AN OIL spill forced the closure of a section of Upper Jurong Road towards the Pan-Island Expressway near Kian Teck Road on Friday afternoon and yesterday. A police spokesman said yesterday that the spill was caused by a trailer carrying
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      Why relaxed pace is not for S'pore: Boon Heng
      543 26 Soviet experience shows 'rewards must be linked to performance' IF SINGAPOREANS do not want to' suffer the same fate as the men m the street m the old Soviet Union, then they must hatvo a system that rewards people according to
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      Trip of a iife-time for eight-year-old Sarifah
      425 26 JUST mention Disney World and eight-year-old Sari fa h Ibrahim's eyes light up and her excitement bubbles over. Back last week from a twoweek visit to the theme park m Orlando, Florida, she was full of stories about meeting cartoon characters Mickey Mouse,
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      More students seek places in renovated Hwa Chong JC
      664 27  -  Chua Chong Jin By HWA Chong Junior College is returning to its Ik kit Timah campus after iv* years and the number of students who want places there has gone up. The JC was temporarily located at Woodlands and Bukit Batok
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      LIA award: Search on for helpful Singaporeans
      232 27 A HUNT is now on for people who have helped to preserve or enhance the quality of life of fellow Singaporeans. The Life Insurance Association (LIA), which is conducting the search, wants to give the most worthy person the LIA Award. The first
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      664 tapes seized in obscene-video raid on flat
      436 28  -  Kwan Chooi Tow 9 men helping police; Action follows complaints about blue movie leaflets By POLICE and censorship officers yesterday raided a Hougang flat and seized 644 videotapes, many of which are believed to be obscene. They also took 15 video cassette
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      Man gets jail for throwing video rack from window
      128 28 A MAN was yesterday sentenced to 21 days' Jail for hurling a faulty video rack from his fourth-storey bedroom window. Kusot Hassan, 34, unemployed, admitted acting rashly at Block 113, Bedok Reservoir Road, on Jan 24 this year. His sentence was
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      Temporary closure of Boon Tat St
      72 28 A STRETCH of Boon Tat Street between Robinson Road and Shenton Way, next to the Festival Market Telok Ayer, will be closed to traffic tomorrow from 7 pm to 3 am. A statement from the Festival Market Telok Ayer organisers yesterday said the closure
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      Ultimately, compassion comes from people, not the state: BG Yeo
      380 28 ULTIMATELY, it is human beings and not the state that can show compassion to the underprivileged m society, Information and the Arts Minister George Yeo said yesterday. Speaking m Malay at a ceremony to present free textbooks to Muslim children,
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      Businessman wins car in food promotion
      139 28 BUSINESSMAN Victor Tham Sing Heng yesterday won the top prize of a car m a food promotion held by three Chinese newspapers. The prize, a Proton Saga 1.3 GL, is worth about $42,000. This does not include road tax, insurance and a vehicle certificate
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  • PROFILE
    • The Sunday Times
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        Serving them just desserts
        272 29 THE stringent action taken against two hawkers at the Newton Food Centre this month is commendable. Both hawkers disregarded warnings against touting and harassing customers, and both were suspended twice, before their licences were finally revoked. For them to hope for leniency is remarkable: They already
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      25 YEARS AGO
      103 29 What The Straits Times imported on Dec 16, 1966 THE Minister For Culture, Mr S. Rajaratnam, told the Legislative Assembly during the budget debate yesterday that the Government proposed to introduce television programmes m four languages, and start on two channels for four hours a day. The
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      Birdman and banker
      1098 29 Described variously as people-oriented, intelligent and 'green', RICHARD HALE is dedicated to teaching the young about wildlife 'We all know that chickens grow m supermarkets. People are frightened of everything that moves.' Mr Hale MR RICHARD EDWARD HALE, an only child, was born m Virginia Water, outside
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  • VIEWPOINTS
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      Why Japan needs to apologise for the past
      889 30  -  Asad Latif Not only was Japanese colonialism harsher, its memory hurts more precisely because while promising to rid Asia of Western colonialism, Japan instead imposed its own form of colonial control SHROUDED m semantics and symbolism, Japan's refusal to apologise unequivocally for
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      Time for society to play its part in helping Aids victims
      841 30  -  Serena Toh Sooner or later, the average Singaporean will have to confront his fears and prejudices because with the disease spreading so quickly, he will know someone stricken with it and will have to react THIS is a watershed
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      Early alert for securities mart
      830 30  -  Tan Sung Two aspects of the local securities market merit looking into: the view that the local bourse is lacking m depth, and the possibility that the industry may lose its competitive edge because of comparatively higher costs THE recent report by Hong-kong-based Political Economic
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      Purple solution for dollars and sense
      539 30  -  K.F. Tang n .jlhyuiy by HURRAH to the issuers of the nations currency. They have hit a purple patch this time. Not one unkind word has been uttered about the Board of Commissioners of Currency's largely purple $2 note due to be circulated from
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  • ANALYSIS
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      LOVING THE
      2188 31  - LOVING THE JILL HAMBURG by m Jaffa, Israel When a Jew and an Arab fall In love and Inter-marry, they do so across a great divide of Intimate hatreds and biblical wars. Shunned by families, branded a security risk by the govern- ment, and their children unanchored m either culture,
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  • RACING
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      Thwaites virtually lands top training honours
      271 32 I FOUR-DIGIT DRAW D«c 14 1991 FIRST 9584 SECOND 6215 THIRD 8857 STARTERS 7121 6498 4434 6588 5482 9451 3639 1671 9611 4650 CONSOLATIONS 5982 1428 8301 3698 4793 8574 7430 5495 6077 6528 IPOH ROUND-UP MAIXX)LM THWAITES virtually sewed up the trainers' championship
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      YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
      1096 32 RACE 1 CLASS 5 DIV 2 1,200 m 10 FAMLY PMDE 53.5 (36-9) Altar (9) 1 1 1 ,5 WNDU MBA 55.5 (26-8) Oo (2) 3 3 2 .7 AU.FRODSS4(II7) SYLeonf(lO) 4 4 3 i 5 BOtbers In hrashng order: Each Nay (161-30) KW leong. Act Fight (71
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      STEWARDS' REPORT
      1138 32 RACK 1: Trainer Ahmad was fined $100 for incorrectly declaring blinkers on Coup De Grace 11. Love Me Again, who was slow to begin, must pass one starting stall test. Par Golf and Penang Rose were slow into stride. The saddle on Love Me Again slipped during the
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      TODAY'S IPOH GUIDE, INCLUDING HONGKONG RACES
      3212 32 Ratings V 83-67 Stakes $20,000 I 0-08 Styhh 14 (snzg Allan Rapier) Oo 57 *2 5 B^)7 Comprador 12 (7nzgV Tan-Comprador) Samsuri 55 5 3 790 0 Oryx Voyager 9 (4irg Hoy Milliryx) Azhar 55.5 4 00 Harrison Ford 1 (seg Velu Hanover Street)
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  • SPORT
    • Article
      Republic on verge of winning Maruman titles
      738 33  -  Tay Cheng Khoon Singaporeans occupy top two positions on leader board and another leads amateurs going into final round GOLF by PENANG Barring any major disasters, both the professional and amateur titles at the Mam man Golf Classic should be won by Singaporeans.
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      LEADING THIRD-ROUND SCORES
      242 33 m hua Uuan Soon (81a) 7t 71 ft 212 M. MaragUk (81b) 71 71 71 216 Zaw Moe (Mya) 73 70 73 218 Krishna Singh (Fiji) 77 72 69 219 M Ramayah (Mai) 72 75 72, BUI Fun* (Sin) 71 74 74 221 Shanmugan (Mai) 75 75
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      Rare to bask in glow of good Singapore showing
      1068 33 Lan Barclay, Pat Cash's former mentor and now youth coach of the British Lawn Tennis Association, lists three important ingredients for success: Ambition, inspiration and competition.' Gimson, Murugiah and others must travel to make their marks on world golf scene I
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      532 33 BASKETBALL NBA: Bulls 99 K nicks 89, Celtics 117 Supcrsonics 97, Heat 112 Hornets 108, Pacers 124 Mavericks 108, 76ers 104 Timberwolvcs 95, Suns 112 Spurs 107, Clippers 102 Jazz 101, Pistons 113 Trail Blazers 103. CRICKET World Series Cop: India bt West Indies by 10 runs.
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      Lock icon India wins by 10 runs and dents West Indies plans to rebuild side
      386 33 CRICKET ADELAIDE India put another dent m the West Indies' rebuilding programme with a 10-run victory m a World Series Cup one-day cricket match at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. Asked to make 263 to win on the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Five weeks of a sport not quite a draw for Americans
      901 34  -  George Vecsey SOCCER By NEW YORK With a great deal of envy, I turned on the television set to watch a soccer game last Sunday. It was the best way to prepare for the World Cup draw, which would
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sampdoria seeks to win points and improve its morale
      407 34 ITALIAN PREVIEW MILAN At the beginning of the season, it was dubbed as a potential Italian First Division soccer title match-up. But while today's game between Sampdoria and Juventus at Genoa's Marassi Stadium will feature a titlecontender, it will not be
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      Having the coach as the hubby, too
      72 35 'I hope to be the first woman to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals m the heptathlon and long jump. I'm also determined to compete m the Olympics m Atlanta m 1996/ Jackie (left) 'I have little problems with Jackie because she is very
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      Lock icon Jackie has the future firmly in her sights
      1033 35  -  GODFREY ROBERT World's best all-round athlete has two main targets By Ifactfile I Age: 29. Height: 1.78 m Weight: 69kg. Favourite food: Chicken and vegetables. Favourite singers: Whitney Houston, MC Hammer. Career highlights: Olympic heptathlete champion and world re-cord-holder (7,291 pts). Olympic
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      Josephine takes crown despite flu
      235 35 DESPITE a nagging flu national player Josephine Choo managed to beat Delia Lee and win the final of the Singapore Squash Rackets Association's Ladies tournament at Kallang Squash complex yesterday. The 50-minute battle between two good friends was characterised by long rallies before Josephine triumphed
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        Johnson's hit sinks Oregon at final bell
        86 35 A three-pointer by Keith Johnson at the final buzzer boosted North-east Louisiana to a 61-59 victory against the University of Oregon at the NCAA Ball basketball tournament m Tokyo on Friday. With just 6sec left, Oregon seemed to have victory m sight when
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        Moore issues threat
        60 35 England hooker Brian Moore threatened rugby union's governing body with "mayhem" on Friday if he and his World Cup team-mates do not receive their off-field earnings from the tournament. The England squad is fuming that the International Board has delayed until March a decision on whether it
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        Feb date for Lewis, Bubka
        56 35 World record-holders Carl Lewis and Sergei Bubka have entered the DN Games indoor meet m Stockholm on Feb 5, organisers said on Friday. I^ewis, owner of the "fastest human alive" title for his 100 metres, has competed sparsely indoors m the past few years but
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        No fight for Camacho
        63 35 Hector "Macho" Ca macho was supposed to help highlight boxing's introduction into The Paramount, m the Madison Square Garden complex, on Jan 10 but he will not be m the building unless he buys a ticket. Camacho was scheduled to fight Carl Griffith m a junior
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        Krabbe to skip Indoor
        64 35 German sprinter Katrin Krabbe said on Friday she was likely to miss the European Indoor Championships next year and will race m only a few meets before the Summer Olympics. Krabbe, who won the 100 and 200 metres titles a* World Championships. Tokyo this year, told
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        Croatia has to wait
        63 35 Croatia is unlikely to become a member of the International Tennis Federation until it gains recognition as an independent state, the president of the ITF said m Munich on Friday. "We're all aware of the situation m Yugoslavia and the fact that its two best players
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        10-match bar for Hatcher
        65 35 Minnesota North Stars ice hockey player Derian Hatcher was suspended for 10 games without pay by the National Hockey League on Friday for a stick-swinging incident with Washington's Dino Ciccarelli on Dec 7. "The swing by Hatcher, which struck Ciccarelli directly m the face, was vicious
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        Lola back in rev of things
        53 35 Lola, one of Britain's most successful race car manufacturers, returned to sportscar racing on Friday when it tested its 1992 World Championship challenger. Lola three-time United States Indycar champion and twice Indianapolis 500 winner ran its Judd VlO-powered Lola T92 for the first time
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        Monaco stint for US cagers
        75 35 The US Olympic men's basketball team will train m Monte Carlo for the three weeks leading up to the Summer Games m Barcelona, it was announced m Colorado on Friday. The US men's team, which for the first time m history will include professional players
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      Lock icon Stich homes in on semis
      465 37 Wheaton, Chang and iendl also through TENNIS Grand Slam Cup -MUNICH Wimbledon champion Michael Stich won the battle of the big serve-and-vol-leyers against Guy Forget to reach the semifinals of the Grand Slam Cup on Friday. Roared on by his home-town crowd, the 23-year-old German
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      Lock icon Sick Dittmar drops out off Butch Open quarter-finals
      398 37 SQUASH AMSTERDAM Australia's ,£hris Dittmar, probably the •best player on the world squash circuit at the moment, was ruled out of the Dutch Ppen on Friday. -Dittmar, who had been struggling through the week with tonsillitis, was warned by. a doctor that
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      Lock icon Women bid for own Grand Slam Cup
      208 37 MUNICH The world's top women tennis players could be playing a Grand Slam Cup of their own next year. Brian Tobin, head of the International Tennis Federation, revealed on Friday that "we proposed a cup with eight players and US$3.5 million ($5.7 m)
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      Lock icon Conner puts the wind up sails of Cup rivals
      672 37 The America's Cup, yachting's most famous trophy, is just as much about dirty tricks, legal battles and mega dollars as it is a fierce contest on the high seas. For 140 years the Auld Mug has been contested by very rich
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      Lock icon Porterfield plots against consistent Man United
      365 38 Victory puts Dortmund three points clear Lost cause: Hansa Rostock's PersigeN (above left) fails to get the better of host Borussia Dortmund's Thomas Hekner m a German First Division match on Friday. Dortmund won the match 4-1 and stretched its lead at the top
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    • SOCCER SHORTS
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        Gazza on course for March return
        65 38 England's World Cup star Paul Cascotgne has been given the go-ahead to step up his training after a specialist gave his damaged knee the all-clear. The Tottenham star is on course to meet his target of playing again by March. "He has seen a
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        Thomas joins Liverpool
        58 38 English international midfielder Michael Thomas, who scored a last-minute goal against Liverpool to give Arsenal the League title m 1969, has moved to the Reds for US$2.7 million ($4.48 million). Thomas, 24, trained with Liverpool before completing his signing at Anfield on Friday. He is expected to
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        Bad weather takes toll
        39 38 Bad weather has forced the postponement of the following English fixtures scheduled for yesterday. Division One: Coventry v Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham v Southampton. Division Two: Cambridge v Middlesbrough, Ipswich v Watford, Swindon v Oxford.
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        Ukrainian pullout
        42 38 The Ukrainian federation said on Friday it was quitting the Soviet League, but confirmed its internationals would play for the Soviet Union m the European Championship finals m Sweden next year. It took the decision at a meeting m Kiev.
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        Uefa decision on Tuesday
        47 38 Uefa will meet on Tuesday to decide how to deal with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia both finalists m next year's European Championship. Uefa president Lennart Johansson said on Friday that a meeting would be held m Geneva next week.
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      Singapore sinkinq at Sea
      164 38 LAST Sunday, Godfrey Robert, In his "The Sports Editor Says" column, painted a gloomy picture of the state of sport m Singapore after ■spearing the Republic's performance In the nine-nation ISth South-east Asia Games In Manila which ended on DecS. Singapore collected only 18 medals IS
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      Govt support necessary for sporting excellence
      1008 38  -  Daniel Wee Be grateful for the few gold medals that were garnered 'I would say to the Singapore Government that the next lap for sportive excellence cannot succeed without Cabinet support. By this, I mean political and economic commitment. Not verbal exhortation and piecemeal
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      1983 GAMES SNIPPETS
      579 39 THE Malaysian team's 20 horses for the equestrian events were required to have "passports" to enter Singapore. Each horse had to wear an identification tag and had to stay away from the Games village. "The tags will probably include a front- view photograph of the horse," quipped
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      Sea Games venues
      254 39 Bukit Timah Saddle Club: Equestrian Changi Sailing Club: Sailing Delta Indoor Hal: Volleyball Farrer Park Athtetic Centre Women's hocfcty Gay World Stadium (now Geylang Indoor Stadium): Basketball Jackie's Bowl Orchard Bowling Jaian Besar Stadium: Men's hockey Jurong Lake. Water skiing N arty ang Technological Institute: Archery, table
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    • The South-east Asia Games
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        Looking back to...
        1304 39 kiyui dj The 1993 sports event for Singaporeans will undoubtedly be the 17th South-east Asia (James, which the Republic will host. WILFRED YEO looks back at the 1983 Games which Singapore staged and suggests the sports for 1993 edition of the biennial extravaganza, which will be a
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        Looking forward to...
        867 39 n,kgyi nyu 'What sports will Singapore choose for 1993? No-one has mentioned anything yet about the chosen sports, though Singapore National Olympic Council secretary-general S.S. Dhillon did mention two that might not be selected: cycling and gymnastics... There is no harm m choosing sports that Singapore is
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  • OBITURIES
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      850 Deaths
      252 34 850 Death* KHOO CHENG EE AGE: 82 was called home to the Lord on December 13, 1991 leaving behind Her Beloved Husband: Lee Teck Hock Sens: Daughters-in-law: Soo Ann Tsao Yuan Soo Jin Patricia Chan Mcl Using Daughters: Sons-in-law: 800 Bee Qlyn Davys 800 Choo Edward Tan Soo
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      851 Acknowledgements
      45 34 851 Acknowledgements The Family of the Late MR TAN WAH MENG Departed Bth December '91 Wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciations to all relatives, friends, and business associates for their kind attendance, condolences, wreaths, donations and assistance during their recent bereavement.
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      850 Deaths
      131 34 MENDAR SINGH MALLI VILLAGE: TALWANDI MALLIAN, FARIDKOT pMMd away on 11/12/91 leaving b#nind; Wif* Minder Kaur 8oo»: Jora. Manjit Ranjlt Daughter Paramjlt Brothers: Mohan (Spore) Joglnder (UK) Chand (Punjab) Bi»ttrt: Amarjlt (Spore) Santokh (Punjab) PATH DA BOOH w» be held on 25/12/91 at Telofc In tan Sikh Temple,
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      851 Acknowledgements
      135 34 The family of the late MRS. HELEN WAN (SEOW JIAK BUAY) Departed on 11 Dec. 91 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Priests of Ss. Peter Paul Church, Rev. Fr. Peter Wee, Fr. Carlos Ly, Prayer Oroups of Ss. Peter Paul Queen of Peace
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      852 Condolences
      48 34 852 Condolences 852 Condolences 852 Condolence* With deepest sympathy and condolence to the family of the late Mr Sac Gaw Precha Manager, Consumer Products Testing Laboratory Industrial Consumer Products Division From the Management Staff ®SGS S.G.S. Singapore (Pte) Ltd Member of Societe Generate de Surveillance S.A.
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      853 In Memoriam
      142 34 In twrtflnq memory of our vwwa moinvr MOM LIM AH WAH Departed 10th day11th month 1978 The depths of sorrow we cannot tell, Of the loss of one we love so well. And while she sleeps a peaceful sleep. Her memory we shall always keep. Always ramambarad
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      854 Requiems
      79 34 MOHAN 8/0 GOVINDASAMY (CAPTAIN) wish to express their heartfelt thanks to Management staff of Shangrlla Hotel, Defence Proc Dlv, SQH. Ministry of Health, Cycle tt Carriage Ltd, Archive Pte Ltd, Clementl Police Station, Aravanadl Plllalgal, relatives and friends for their kind condolences ft wreaths during their recent bereavement.
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  • The Sunday Times Sportsfront
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      Lock icon Lee clowns World Cup champ Huang
      494 40 Rothmans World Grand Prix badminton championships by Thomas Koh WOMEN'S ACTION KUALA LUMPUR South Korea's Lee Heung Soon pulled off the biggest win of her career when she upset world No. 1 Huang Hua, of China, m the women's singles semi-fi-nals at the Rothmans
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    • Article
      RESULTS
      69 40 fcnMluli Meirt lincles: Zhao Jianhua (Chn) bt Alan Budl Kusuma (Indon) 15-4 15-7. Wu Wenkai (Chn) bt «wmti*fw Suprianto (Indon) 15-8 15-11. DmMcs (M/4tfc> Park Joo Bong/Kirn Moon Soo (SK) wo. Gunawan/Eddy Hartono (Indon); (ith/Cth): Peter Axelsson/Par Gunnar Jonsson (Swe) bt Cheah Soon Kit/Soo Beng Kiang (Mai) 7-15 18-16
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      Easy wins for Zhao and Wu
      314 40 MEN'S ACTION KUALA LUMPUR It will be an all-China final m the men's singles of the Rothmans World Grand Prix badminton tournament as Zhao Jianhua and Wu Wenkai coasted to easy victories m the semi-finals last night. Zhao beat Indonesia's Alan Budi Kusuma 15-4,
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      SNIPPETS
      317 40 IRATE PANB, who could not go to the stadium, were really riled when a live radio transmission was cut off on Thursday when Malaysian favourite Rashid Sidek was deadlocked at 16-16 m the second set of his match with Indonesia's Joko Suprianto. Suprianto won the first set 18-17 and
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      Balestier signs Croatian striker
      379 40  -  Joe Dorai SOCCER By BALESTIER UNITED'S long search for a striker ended yesterday with the recruitment of Paulic Goran from the war-torn Yugoslav state of Croatia. Goran, 26, a former member of reputed Division One club Dinamo Zagreb m Croatia, decided to join Balestier on a
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    • THE LATE NEWS
      • Article
        Wilkinson Is razor-sharp
        59 40 Gary Wilkinson took a big step towards winning his first major title when he snatched a 12-7 lead over Steve Davis m the World Matchplay Championship snooker final m Doncaster, England, yesterday. The 25-year-old Englishman was razor-sharp as he improved on his 9-7 overnight lead to move
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        Arlott dies
        53 40 Cricket commentator John Arlott, who brought Basil D'Oliveira to Britain and helped start the anti-apart-heid sports boycott of South Africa, died yesterday on the Channel Island of Alderney. He was 77. British Prime Minister John Major headed a long list of people paying immediate tribute to the former
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        All square
        24 40 Club Africain, of Tunisia, lifted the African Club Champions' soccer Cup after a 1-1 draw with Sports Club Villa m Kampala yesterday.
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      79 40 TODAY'S EVENTS ARCHERY Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association Meet (NUS field, 10am). ATHLETICS Mobil Marathon (National Stadium, 6am). BASKETBALL Inter-con-stituency final (Bedok Sports Hall, 7.45pm). HOCKEY Friendly: Dutch Club v Cork Squad (Delta Sports Complex, 3pm). SHOOTING Srd Spore Air Gun Shoot (SJCDF HQ, 9am). SOCCER Friendly: Wellington FC v
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    • COVER STORY
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        Neither borrower nor lender
        1742 2 Neither borrower nor lender A STRANGER interrupts your office meeting and hands you a document. Everybody exchanges knowing glances because the words emblazoned on the man's white sports jacket say he is from a debt collecting firm. Mr Frankie Boon, 30, who runs Wong and Boob Debt Collection Services, plans
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        Rather the collector than the court
        936 2 WHY use debt collectors rather than take defaulters to court? For businessman James Teo, 28, time is •ne reason. He says that the legal process will take "donkey years" and "at the end of it, the court may just order the debtor to pay
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    • STYLE
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        Rebel without a pause
        433 3 Karl Lagerfeld's (right) disdain for convention has reaped the Dress Of The Year accolade ONCE again, Karl Lagerfeld breaks the rules and proves that he is top of the couture heap. He enjoys the "trashing of high fashion" as an article m The Times puts it.
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        Does khaki look good on her?
        122 3 MOST people have been told to wear this or buy that. Take, for example, Ms Gina Heng (above), retail manager, Je'Taime Jewellers: "When I was m Italy some time ago, an old friend told me that I looked fine m the colour khaki. That
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        805 4 JANICE SEAH finds out the worst and best fashion tips six people have received and what beauty experts say GINA HENG: 41, retail manager On Ms Heng's acquired fancy for khaki (see Page 3), Singapore designer Thomas Wee was blunt: "Honestly I hate
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        858 5 Now fare from a worldwide hotel chain can be whipped up quite easily at home, reports LEE GEOK 801 EAT IN A NEW book on the market will make both armchair cooks and travellers sigh. This is Great Cuisines Of The World with 380 recipes
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        204 5 SOARING vegetable prices have raised lowly cucumbers and tomatoes to special gift status at a Tokyo department store this year. Twice every year, m early summer and at the year's end, millions of Japanese buy gifts for friends, coworkers and business clients. Stores do a big
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        826 6 The boss is coming for lunch and dinner To ensure standards are maintained, the chief of the Lei Gardens samples their fare every day, reports MARGARET CHAN FOODNOTES THE father was called the "King of the southern skies". The son is "Lord of eight restaurants". Mr Chan Shu-kit, chairman of
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        467 6 OYSTERS have been an epicurean delight since the days of the Celts, Romans and Greeks. During Queen Victoria's reign, the shellfish was so cheap and abundant that they were bought by the barrel. In fact, "poverty and oysters always seem to
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        105 6 Liver delivers TRUFFLES Dynasty Hotel: 734-MM CONSULTANT chef Roland Mazere, with his two Michelin stars, has just zipped through town on his regular visits to replenish the a la carte menu. He hails from the Perigord, the land of truffles and goose liver, and so the items
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        173 6 LE CHALET Ladyhotel: 737-2111 IF THE year-end nippiness m the air puts you m the mood for a hot pot, go for the unlimited helpings of Swiss fondues during lunch here. The feast includes a speciality soup, prawns, lobster, fish, scallops, beef, venison, chicken and pork. Round the meal off
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        321 8 TRAVEL NEWS War cruises A VOYAGE to the beachheads of Micronesia anil Melanesia with lectures by experts on the war m the Pacific. That is what Pearl Oniises, a Florida-based nan, is organising m July next year to mark the 50th anniversary of the landing of American troops m the
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        685 8 A seemingly petty issue the site of a new college caused bloodshed m Quetta. SIM BOON YANG was at the scene. SIX men from the Pathan tribe were shot dead outside our hotel when we arrived m Quetta. The spate of sectarian bloodshed m
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        835 9 Lenin may not live here anymore The fervour to bring back the past, including re-naming streets, poses problems for PHILIP LOOI m Moscow and the resurrected St Petersburg IT RAINS and the sky remains a dull grey. "Wrong time of the year to visit Russia," my friends tell me. Indeed,
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        123 9 HOW TO GET THKRK: Return fares to Moscow on Aeroflot range from $1,4 M to $I,IM. A oneway ticket from Moscow to St Peter* burg on the same airline costs $13i. ACCOMMODATION: The two cities can be expensive. |!nless one stays with friends, foreigner* are restricted to hotels
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        758 11  -  ROBERT JOHNSON Many owners of baby animals from the wild are finding out that their little bundles of joy turn out to be perfectly awful pets, reports I WITH those deep soulful eyes, white button nose and cuddly fur coat, Chuckle, a red-tailed guenon
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        339 11 NOW that the statue of Feliks Dzrvzhinsky, the original Soviet secret police bogeyman, has been toppled and the good old Lubyanka, the KGB headquarters m Dzerzhinsky Square, is no longer a symbol of the evil Other Side, the Cold War espionage novel is
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        492 12 A cut above THE world's best-known pocket knife turns 100 this year. The original came with a screwdriver and canopener and was built for enlisted men. The corkscrew came at the request of officers. Now, 30,000 Swiss knives are issued annually to, who else but, the Swiss Army. Money clips,
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        360 12  -  MAGDALENE LUM FOR Jennifer Know, 24, the Swiss Army knife is her idea of the perfect gift for her 11-year-old cousin. "He can use it for artwork m school and other types of paperwork/ says the computer programmer at IBM, who was shopping for the knife at
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        958 13 Jaguar's revised XJS is as alluring as the original, reports WINSTON LEE THERE is something alluring about a classic design. Modern uf-^o-the-minute styling may be more eye-catching of atten-tion-grabbing but, to my mind, lacks a certain class and romance. It is this ability to
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        98 13 Price: $275,000 (with 12 months' road tax, excluding COE) OMV $78,000 Tax (1 year) $6,965 Capacity 3,960 cc Type Six-cylinder, in-line Power 235 bhp Drive Four-speed auto Brake Disc, brakes ail round, anti-lock brakes (ABS) 0-100 kmh BT4leconds~" Top speed 225 kmh Highway 9.9 km/litre (estimated)
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          92 13 FROM next year, Tan Chong Sons, the Nissan importer, will recycle the refrigerant m car air-conditioning units at its own service centre. This will reduce the demand as well as the release of ozone-depleting CFCs into the atmosphere. Meanwhile, a new batch of Nissan models, which has recyclable
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          88 13 NOW for the bad news: The motor car has claimed as many victims In the 20th century as did the bubonic plague m the 14th century, reports the British newspaper, The Independent. Cars kill 25t,tM people worldwide and seriously Injure three million people a year. Say 'say-at' SPANISH
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        929 14 JUNIPER FOO checks out a newly-opened music store said to be the EVER walked into a record store, asked for a title and been brushed off with a "sorry, out of stock" excuse by a salesgirl? Then, after a stubborn 30-minute search m the
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        277 14  -  LOH KENG FATT WESTERN POP ACHTUNG BABY H2 (Island) DO NOT judge this album by the first cut. The latter's thumping mechanical-like effects, reminiscent of German heavy-duty industrial rock fare, give a sharper edge to the Irish quartet's songs of a cold, alienated world. The band continues
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        2202 16 It took four years and a role reversal for SBC actress Zoe Tay to make viewers sit up. Yet she has always been a TV favourite. What propelled her career and those of Star Search runners-up Jazreel Low and Aileen Tan? GUAN LIBING tracks their
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        274 17 Surefooted Li's plan SBC HEART-THROB Li Nanxing has joined the ranks of other actors who have gone into business. Together with his sister and brother-in-law, he has recently opened a second shoe shop, Shoe Studio at Marina Square. Li also has a share m an upmarket footwear shop
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        695 19  -  S. T. Koh Toys from Metro and Sun vie Recent promotional efforts by Walt Disney shows that it has big plans for a slice of the local toy market. What does this mean fa competitors and consumers? CHEW TSE NGEE finds out 'They will definitely drain
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        344 19 Screen sex: What a sham! OSCAR-WINNING Jodie Foster plans to invest £2 million (Ss6 million) of her own to make a hard-hitting sex movie. Foster, who shot to fame at 13 when she played a child prostitute m the X-rated movie Taxi Driver, reckons most Hollywood love scenes are
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        382 22  -  TAY YEK KEAK POINT BREAK Coming to Shaw cinemas ONE really needs to dig into a bag of tricks to come up with 2,500 variants of an action thriller. Point Break insures itself with a suitcase full for a pumped-up hybrid:
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        899 22 But she is. Lena Olin is 35, Swedish, a single mother and a paradox both on and off the big screen. EVELYN YAP analyses the lady from what's revealed m reports AFTER the black bowler hat, the next thing that grabs you about Lena
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        400 22  -  BOON CHIN AUN THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING At Jade Classics THREE hours can be a long time to sit through a movie. Bat not so when the film Is as elegantly made and as exquisitely crafted as The Unbearable lightness Of Being. Based
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        276 22  -  TOH HAI LEONG FRUIT PUNCH At Eng Wah cinemas THIS cocktail is made up of updates of ingredients used m the 1980s. Instead of singers like Anita Mvi, Leslie Cheung and Kenny Bee, there is the famous Grasshoppers trio brothers Calvin and Remus Choy and Edmund So
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        955 20  -  NANCY KOH LEISURE WATCH 4 The press wants to know about my weekends on Pulau Übin and critique my works but I have yet to find that certain someone willing to spend three to four hours listening to my findings on aesthetics. Sun Yu-Li
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      751 1 FESTIVE CHRISTMAS Ten more days to Christmas, and you are firming up plans for festivities on the Eve and celebrations the next day. There's still time if you have yet to make up your mind. This special issue is filled with ideas that may help. <b JBBBBBBj»|»«^^^^^j»g»i|^U^BßßßT »^^ft^_ 4 .^fe^
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        442 2 mm TEN WAYS TO MAKE IT is^L^/A I 11/^ A A PICTURE-PERFECT X y MAS! r J* f /\wj VJ^/\_ VAQUITA Palm-saed. perfectly balanced, permits steadybne-hand tWy^f^^^^^^KE^Jm YA^nlvA operation 3x power zoom Several photo modejs §W Jr W vQ^^kjl A IA I I A A I multi-exposure, consecutive quintuple (5)
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        146 3  -  LESLIE LOONG From being one of the finalist at the 2nd Young Designers Contest m the early 80' s to launching his 2nd line "LESLIE" this month and a new Sports line being developed for overseas market, Leslie has come the proverbial "long way". Here, he presents
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        Beaded body-huggers
        165 3  - Beaded body-huggers TAN YOONG Tan Yoong's precious pieces are sculptured, draped and decorated with an eye on details. It brings to mind Miyake's sculptural designs and Vionnet's drapes all lovingly put together. Tan Yoong's choice (right) was made for a client using baby pink duchese satin ($5386) teamed with a
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        Little black dress
        232 3  -  CELIA LOE London-trained Celia Loe who opened her first boutique at Tanglin Shopping Centre m 1972, today has five outlets m Singapore and one m Kingston, London. Celia observes that there "has been a kx of improvement m dressing now that women are more conscious of how
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      1105 4 Except for the few diet-hards and the masochistic, Christmas is the time when diet plans go awry and calorie cutting becomes an exercise m futility. Unlike Western countries where the meal on the day itself is the most important, many Singaporeans celebrate
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        245 4 SOME GIFTS WILL STILL BE VALUED I iJfeISSK LONG AFTER THE CELEBRATING'S OVER I W^^SUf^^k .^RV I I^^Rh. f k^^*^ ft^Rß RBRH I F^R^RV^^^R^LV II f^^LA^L^Hfl I \^Wl^R^F^F* ?I^L*& J^Bbilfl NP T" OC^ In JfJ F^F^r Lifc^^ Ooobto C«»etto Rocofd«f 1 ;^|hSf^LK] Sbl V*tvß Jtf^ __*4^f^rl /3f r^L\^ L^r^^r^Lf^rW hH
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      Take-away drinks
      403 5 This year's souvenir mugs and other containers made especially for drinks concocted for the season are mostly m the festive theme except for Orchard Hotel's candlestick which will undoubtedly be snapped up for private collections. ,hjg ffuy The Dynasty Santa Fantasy is a ginbased concoction with dashes of
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        256 5 AT CHRISTMAS, MESSAGES OF GOODWILL ARE BEST CONVEYED WITH A CANON. This season of peace and goodwill, you'il find that cameras, even lightweight video cameras, we've somea Canon is the perfect way to show someone they're m thing to suit everyone. Which is just great for those your thoughts. From
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        956 6 yyP we have finally mastered the 11 W meaning of Christmas P Christmas becomes a way of aa B^B^Ba^B^k». 4f akaw I flH^^^^^^^^^^H iA B A Treasury of Christmas Tales IB afl The festive spirit of Christmas is IB BHI a^Pß^B^a^B^B^B^^L^B^B^BaVß^B^Bl^B afl V supc^'y captured m this feast of fl
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      Ten things to do with turkey
      971 7 Leftover turkey can be served m a variety of ways. John Roberts shows how. Option 1: If you really want something different, why not try Mexico's national dish: turkey with chocolate sauce! Don't take fright, it's not a turkey eclair m fact most people
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      Lunch date
      632 7 Christmas Day is for visiting and sitting down to a good meal with family and friends. Here is a range of lunch spreads to choose from. INEXPENSIVE $30 or less (Children's price m brackets) The Oriental Captain's Bar $28++ A buffet of salads, soup and desserts, and for
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        79 7 MKKO. HH|UHy|||||Uj|il||S^^£^ Kff^l po^ Bfff'itlgSjifl^BWHPP J- hl^ «c ef Available at all leading departmental stores and toy shops m Singapore and West Malaysia fiFSfo K\lWi~\ HEAD OFFICE TOKYO- JAPAN WNP J>f IVfV V-/ REGIONAL OFFICE SINGAPORE WORLD PIONEER OF RADIO CONTROL TOYS SINGAPORE: Nikko Electronics Toy Pte Ltd. #06-04 Perfect
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        126 7 f^W Yn WfV ■1M M 4/>| r"l lm\ I I Im/I /mm >^3 I i y S A. V. 4^l .>^ v Bi^m^nf o^* (2 buncHeci pocks) >; 4ik Ihbl q ■■Dl^^^^^.S^l^ Usual $2.00 X 1 MMHjjßpQiMjP^ Usual $1.00 XmnAiPSBjB ftMMMHBK^Q||^ Special $Q7Q Mini Mango Puddings Usual $3.00 M»?^^BB9Bi §jT*^^^
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      Christmas happenings Dec 15 — 21
      526 8 Christmas happenings Dec 15 21 I Carolling St. Cecilia and Blessed Sacrament Caroilers: Mandarin Hotel south wing lobby. Dec 15 24, Bpm. National Junior College Choir: Plaza Singapura. Dec 15, 16 and 19, 7pm 7.45pm. National Junior College Choir: Centrepoint. Dec 16, lpm. Strolling Minstrels: Tang's. Dec 17 19, lpm
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        487 8 fSLINART&NCERTS r JBi^Rhapsody In Rhythm J^Mtfrj yOl^^From Dec 20 24, Nanyang Junior fct^aj m Jjm/// College Choir performs at the lobby Dec 1 31 w\ I Festive Cocktail t^M IE A symphony of tastes served m a take- 1^ IH||^^P Cfl away music scroll-shaped mug which can be M used
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        36 8 IF THE SHOE FITS BOY IT! Take a walk through the properties section of The Straits Times Classified for the largest selection of "shoes" for sale or rent. CATS. I 737-1 166 I I awjaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaajaaaJ 1
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        433 8 T- Paragon Classic Drajw ■"oT I Paragon and improve your chances, Mayf air Mulberry DunhiN Royal D from 16 Nov to 26 Dec '9l. Doulton-SatvatoreFerragamo-Ptero H i-iw t .it. c w ai_.i_ Guidl Gino Ferruzzi Gherardini H lttPrtee: Two J^T G«m«nan Givenchy Alexil Club H Return Tickets to Paris. Boutlqu6
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      Wetide in Santa's own hometown or on the beach
      743 9 While some people are frantically making final bookings for Christmas Eve dinner, many others are planning holidays like no other: Christmas m snow or sun. Sumathi Vaidyanathan looks at tours to Finland, Land of the Lapps, and Australia, where Santa's sleigh
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        132 9 BJT Incorporates: Biking Leg Praises Beauty Belt Massage JT-*^ JJfl Bpp Arm Kxercise Squats Jogging UP. $550 NOW "350 ffn ■I JB Rowing Sit-Up Push-Up Twisting Relieving of tiredness, shoulder tension, •Jll WkU Alternature Rowing Bench Press waist toning and also firms hip '^fl Space requires 1 5 sq m
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      Bountiful basket cases
      83 10 Gift hampers today not only look more classy than the milehigh variety of old, they contain crystal, exotic delicacies, even lingerie, specially chosen to suit the receiver. Old-style goodies m a picnic-basket Cakes, ham and liquor are among the goodies m Noel's Traditional Hamper (left). It comes
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      Wicker-ed temptations
      86 10 Pretty wicker baskets filled with your choice of goodies are the specialty of Wickerworks. They are packed as though you have personally chosen the contents, like this one (above) which contains liquor, silver picture frames crystal glasses and chocolates Popular selections include champagne, crystal glasses, Cuban cigars, silver
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      68 10 Select your choice of toiletries and perfumes from Floris of London and have them packed into a hamper. Floris, which dates back to a barbar shop m London m the 1 700s, specialises m En- glish flower perfumes and toiletries Complete it with accessories like
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      193 10 Crabtree Evelyn offers a wide range of hampers suitable for all budgets, contining natural toiletries and beauty products as well as specialty foods such as mustard and loquer preserve. The Persian Lilac Gift Cube, which includes bath gel, body lotion, soap and mini heart soap, for
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        203 10 Iltl CHISTHIS. CJllilLiiillilJlillll'- M )j THEY'RE ON THE BHY. Within tfce sandy and majestic castle a[ Mama Square, Christmas dreams come [rue. JistribMting gifts; and on top of bis McMoui, t^re're rndMY) firizes BecdMse from Nov 18 t|;roMg|>Dec 24, some oj Inmost exciting c(>ristw<is activities <m>aitj>oM. to be wn rvit|>
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      337 11 Men's fashion this season dictates a more relaxed style, reports Beng Tan The big, easy new casual clothes for this season's look. This season, looking fine dosen't mean cinching yourself into ultra-tailored finery. The spirit of the season calls for loose and easy puttogethere m
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        823 11 I^^^^^^B n^/ ma y a y OMr Christmasses be bright. I ■I 9 Let The Mandarin Singapore set the TOP OF THE M 9*h Floor ACTJ ut Floor fl K^VWB l v v r^u Wit^ rancJ new ltX}ks ancl elegance after a complete (iet m the mood with Snapshots and
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      794 12 More charity appeals during Christmas Many more fund-raising lettersfrom charity groups find their way into maitooxes^at this time of the year, reaping up to 50% more than at^ottiextimes^But competition for the donor'sdqHar also increases. Sumathi Vaidyanathan reports. Private tutor, Miss Lim Hwee Sin, 23, recently sent a letter to 100,000
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      Soft toys to bring sweet comfort to needy
      228 12  - Soft toys to bring sweet comfort to needy JOHN LUI Give your child's unwanted stuffed toys to boys and girls who will cherish them. This Christmas, ANA Hotel m Nassim Hill will collect playthings for 1 ,000 orphans from three homes. The hotel has set up an area m its
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        539 12 elebrate Christmas with lots of delicious offerings from Hotel llfflHiSllliM M^ot^i a rhnctm^c f Christmas Eve. For the adventurous, an out-of-the-ordinary New Otani. A Christmas counter of freshly-baked goodies awaits L buffet lunch selection including Seafood Bar at $35. Or have you from 1 lam to 9pm, December sto 25.
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      Good choice of practical buys
      598 13 Good choice of practical buys Clement! Town Centre With goods stacked floor to ceiling inside the shops, there is no room for browsing, but if you bargain, you can get a good deal. Like chancing upon a roadhouse roaring with life along a deserted highway, a trip to Clementi Town
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      Shopper burn-out? Just leave the city!
      345 13 Is the city centre the only place to shop for Christmas? Hardly, as Eva Wong discovers m less-known parts and shares her finds on this and the next two pages. If you haven't already noticed, tribal instincts are unleashed along Orchard Road this time
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        187 13 Brighten up your kid's Christmas day with My First Sony. The It has a choice of 28 fun stamp patterns, 12 colour palette, an perfect electronics designed for little adults to have lots of fun and eraser, and even a power On Alarm. Plus fun sounds that change pitch excitement.
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      Katong, the town time left behind
      500 14 Known as a gourmet's haunt, look m between the corner coffeeshops and spiff y cakehouses for pieces of old Singapore m Katong. Like Bee Geok Beauty Salon, a prop belonging to those heydays when the permanent wave ruled. Or Popo Store, which sells old-fashioned
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      Big, red Ang Mo Kio
      484 15 With the sprawling estate that Ang Mo Kio is, its town centre is no less mindbogglingly vast. Flanked by the Jubilee Cinema at one end and the New Crown and New Town cinemas at the other, the town centre runs along a sizeable stretch of
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      Regional center Tampines
      308 15 Tampines Town Centre is distinguished by the large 'M' M for McDonald's, the fast food chain that obliges to sprout franchises at every hint of human inhabitation. Otherwise, the Town Centre is as unobtrusive as the rest of the town looking from the Tampines MRT station. Standing
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        698 15 t jwL^ II lijLC Once again the Carlton M| B is pouring on the Christmas p4s| cheer with a lavish lineup P^^^v I of traditional feasts, deli- %**W\ (■^H cious treats and festive iV'^S^S delights. But book early. BBrA*aZi&fa^ m I Make sure you have a B ball this Christmas.
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        India
        61 16 This contrasts with India, where a penchant for everything British remains. In the big cities, Indian belles still dress m elaborate ballgowns to waltz the night away at Christmas balls m thebigluxury hotels. Christmas puddings remain staple fare. Away from the urban centres Christians mark the occasion by wearing
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        Thailand
        120 16 Greeting cards and gift-giving are also synonymous with Christmas m Thailand, with the most constant recipients being Bangkok's policemen. Objects of scorn throughout the year, they are piled with presents and envelopes of money from appreciative commuters at Christmas and New Year. Gift-giving m Thailand developed among the elite
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        Korea
        143 16 Korean shopkeepers also eye Christmas as a time of booming business. A population with 20 per cent being Christians, coupled with the media preaching the gospel of consumerism far and wide, means that Christmas has become a major sales target for most department stores. Still, the needy are not
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        Taiwan
        52 16 Some Taiwanese merrymakers go straight to restaurants and nightclubs after church services on Christmas eve, hoping to win door prizes of mo- torcycles, video sets and overseas trips. After carousing late into the night, they can take comfort m the fact that they have the whole of Christmas Day
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        Indonesia
        69 17 While plastic Christmas trees from Taiwan usually adorn Indonesian homes, the purists can buy real conifer trees from West Java's volcanic slopes. The majority of Indonesia's 10 million Christians are Javanese who enjoy Christmas trappings like nativity plays m hotel ballrooms. Greeting cards are a major industry, although the
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        Papua New Guinea
        89 17 _^^kchre (yellowish I white) and not red is the colour of Christ- mas among the people of j Papua New Guinea. In the country's highlands 1 unsuspecting outsiders may !T find their bodies, clothes and ~*cars covered with the I coloured pigment by local celebrants. In lieu
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        Malaysia
        122 17 Nowhere else m Malaysia is Christmas cele- brated with more fervour 1 than m the state of Sabah, where tapai or rice wine is consumed by the Kadazans m massive quan- tities along with brandy and whisky. The drinking binge starts right after mass on the eve, and continues
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        The Philippines
        229 17 "fn the Philippines, I where 85% of the popZ JLulation is Catholic, the T church and not the department store remains the centerpiece of the holiday. This is notwithstanding the fact that what may be the world's first year-round Christmas-oriented theme park is located there, m Paskuhan Village
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        Japan
        245 17 In Japan Yuletide is a time of much fun and merry-making, although only one per cent of the population is Christian and celebrating the occasion did not become popular until 50 years ago. December is an important month for the Japanese department stores as IS per cent of their
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        248 17 H Already f^rols fill the air ..fa., la., la., la., la. 9 H T r is trie season to be jolly at 5 1 Neil Road. In Where pfices are as affordable as ever, even I* X though 4t's Christmas time. And phew there's no mad m 1 crowd! "Letii
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      Kids' things
      246 18 Kids things These are cheaper than electronic game sets have more learning value and the collection can be built up over the years. Trends aside one thing does not change: Parents will indulge m their kids more so this time of the year than at any other, and toy suppliers
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