The Straits Times, 23 August 1992

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    13 1 The Sunday Times No: 2926 55 CENTS MITA (P) 26/12/91 AUGUST 23, 1992
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  • Article
    Govt panel to review price index
    580 1  -  Chua Mui Hoong By Study on cost of living will be ready m five to six months THE Cost Review Committee will be formed by next month, and it will take about five to six months to complete its study on the cost of
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    Make public your policies, Chiam told
    287 1 SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) leader Chiam See Tong must make public alternative policies and programmes rather than just criticise the Government, Mr Lim Boon Heng said last night. The Senior Minister of State (Trade and Industry) said that the unofficial leader of the Opposition
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  • Article
    Taipei to cut diplomatic ties with Seoul, suspend air links
    437 1 TAIPEI Taiwan said yesterday that it would break diplomatic relations with South Korea, cancel all trade privileges extended to Seoul and suspend air links. The measures would go into effect when South Korea established official ties with China, Foreign Minister
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    Lock icon Ministry to release plan on manual road pricing in about six months
    398 1 THE Ministry of Communications will make recommendations m about six months' time on how a Manual Road Pricing (MRP) system can be implemented, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. Ministry officers were currently working out technical details
    ALPHONSO CHAN  -  398 words
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    Lock icon Beijing tells varsities to raise own funds
    251 1 Beijing tells varsities to raise own funds BEIJING The Chinese government, In a shift from a long-standing policy of free education, Is calling on universities to raise their own funds and to enrol more fee-paying students. The State Education Commission is asking universities and colleges to "collect their own funds"
    AFP  -  251 words
  • Article
    Dollar sinks as Dow drops 50 points
    214 1 NEW YORK The US dollar sank to an all-time low against the German mark and Wall Street stocks tumbled more than 50 points on Friday, wiping out an early positive market response to President George Bush's rousing speech at the Republican Party convention.
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      IN SUMMARY
      543 2 DID HE OR DID HE NOT?: dm pioneer artist Lee Man Fong really paint Sisters, the painting withdrawn from last weekend's auction at the Singapore Art Fair? The National Arts Council settled the question last week, after the owner of the painting produced a letter from the artist,
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      US media giving Bush a hard time
      731 2 The American President is facing the biggest political challenge of his life, but a hostile press is not making things any easier, reports Ravi VeJoo. PRESIDENT George Bush put it mildly when he told Time magazine m its latest issue that be was
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      The elderly, on their own
      57 2 In Tlong Bahru, old women get together to make soft toys, chat and meet friends. It provides a welcome break from remaining In their rented flats. About 8,699 old people live alone In Singapore. The Sunday Times finds out who they are, and why they
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      Lock icon Iraq warns it will shoot allied jets if attacked in 'no-fly' zone area
      444 2 UNITED NATIONS Iraq's Ambassador to the United Nations has warned that allied aircraft could be shot down if they went ahead with plans to stop Iraqi planes flying over the mainly Shi'ite south, British Broadcasting Corporation Television
      AFP; Reuter; AP  -  444 words
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      S'porean held in Taipei with 1.35 kg of heroin: Paper
      99 2 A SINGAPOREAN man was arrested at the Taipei Airport by customs officers while trying to smuggle m 1.35 kg of heroin, the Shin Mm Daily News reported yesterday. It said that the 27-year-old man arrived by Thai Airways via Bangkok
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      Lock icon Elections 'may be held without Khmer Rouge'
      356 2 TOKYO The chief of the United Nations peacekeeping mission m Cambodia, Mr Yasushi Akashi, said yesterday that elections could be held m May as scheduled without the participation of the Khmer Rouge. Mr Akashi, who is head of the UN Transitional Authority m
      UPI; AFP; Reuter  -  356 words
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      Doctor suspended for issuing false MCs
      112 2 A DOCTOR who issued false medical certificates has been suspended from practising for one year. Dr Lav Chi Woh's suspension will take place from Oct 1, the Singapore Medical Council said yesterday. The council said it had also taken into account a similar offence
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      Why it's important to stay hungry for success — Man
      646 3 Why it's important to stay hungry for success Man THE national football team's poor showing this season should wake Singaporeans up to the importance of staying competitive and hungry for success, Mr Mah Bow Tan said last night. The Communications Minister used the dismal performance of the footballers to drive
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      Mini-course offers 'heavenly' round of golf
      236 3 NASHVILLE (Tennessee) You start at the Garden of Eden, get past the devil and end up m heaven when you play at Uncle Budel's miniature golf course. Along the way, your ball goes into Noah's Ark, drops into Mount Sinai and visits the tomb
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      SIX OF THE WORLD'S WEALTHIEST
      46 3 Suftan Hasunal Bottak Stii top of (he Ist Ik Mori: Amassed USJI4b to rail estate. Mr lime A dtanified fortune of USs2.Bb. Mr Kurt: Malaysian-bom property tycoon. Kht Fahd: Seventh on the fst with USSIOb. Mr Li: Is worth USS3.B b.
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      Asian tycoons, royalty feature in magazine's list of world's richest
      583 3  -  Shobha Bhalla By ASIAN tycoons and royalty figure prominently on Fortune magazine's 1992 list of the world's richest people. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei tops the list for the sixth time running and is said to have a family fortune
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      345 2 Cambodian leader on private visit. Page 14 Q NO RESTRICTION ON FOREIGNERSHM^H^H < #^S LUXURY YOU CAN AFFORD... DC mWi Si iSbE F rst ass Luxur ous Apartments L.H Sri Hin §H^ Kemaman View has been designed with the aim of offering lltl nS IBS luxury. But at a price
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      256 2 Showers with fusty winds m many areas m the early hours. TEMP. (C) XJLS. Jjn tomorrol 3° 23 mil. SUNSET today: 7.11 pm; SUNRISE tomorrow: 7.02 am. TRAVELLERS' HEATHER iZ??"* J^S Clear MUM »/31C Clear Ata«M 23/35 C Cloudy Maalla 23/28 C Cloudy AMM»mi 9/13 C Rain Mnc*w 12/19 C
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Bonn 'may seek permanent UN Security Council seat'
      555 4 Germany will pursue matter if Japan makes similar move: Minister BONN Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel suggested yesterday that Germany would seek a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, Bonn's strongest claim yet to a greater UN role since German unity
      Reuter  -  555 words
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      Lock icon Bosnian Serb leader orders end to 'ethnic cleansing' as fighting rages in Sarajevo
      412 4 SARAJEVO Shelling battered the Bosnian capital yesterday, closing the besieged city's airport briefly. Three "more people were reported killed. Meanwhile, Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has ordered an end to "ethnic cleansing" and improved conditions at war
      AP; AFP; Reuter  -  412 words
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      Lock icon Reformer Zhu tipped to head new body to oversee China's stock markets
      435 4 BEIJING Leading Chinese reformer Zhu Rongji might be appointed head of a new government body to oversee the development of China's stock markets, the official China Daily newspaper reported yesterday. The new securities commission will be directly under
      Reuter; AFP  -  435 words
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      Lock icon Shenzhen 'to build country's tallest skyscraper'
      250 4 HONGKONG The bustling boom town of Shenzhen planned to build China's tallest skyscraper, saying the 88--storey tower would lead the country into the 21st century, the China News Service (CNS) reported yesterday. The 360-m, steel-frame building would be the tallest m China, the Beijing-con-trolled
      Reuter  -  250 words
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      Lock icon Deng turns 88 but still has win for political fight
      530 4 BEIJING Mr Deng Xiaoping turned 88 yesterday, frail and growing deaf, but having lost none of his appetite for political battle that has made him one of the 20th century's most extraordinary leaders. The birthday of China's paramount leader went
      Reuter  -  530 words
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      Lock icon Israel to present timetable for Palestinian autonomy
      494 6 Hopes for real progress at latest Mid-East tafts JERUSALEM Israel will offer the Palestinians a timetable for autonomy when Middle East peace talks resume tomorrow m Washington amid hopes that real progress can be made m the negotiations. The United States administration has
      AFP; Reuter  -  494 words
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      Lock icon Dissident Afghan leader agrees to UN plan to evacuate envoys
      421 6 ISLAMABAD Dissident Afghan leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar had agreed to a ceasefire proposed by the United Nations for the evacuation of diplomats and their families from Kabul, his spokesman said here yesterday. "We agree to their safe evacuation by road and
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      Lock icon American manager of Beijing hotel beaten up in row
      350 6 BEIJING The American general manager of Beijing's joint-venture Tianlun Dynasty Hotel was been beaten up m a dispute with his Chinese partner, the manager and other sources said yesterday. More than 10 hotel security guards kicked, beat and dragged general manager
      AFP  -  350 words
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      Lock icon Affair with Farrow's daughter not wrong: Allen
      188 6 NEW YORK Woody Allen said m an interview that he saw no problem m becoming romantically involved with the 21-year-old adopted daughter of longtime companion Mia Farrow. "I didn't feel that just because she was Mia's daughter, there was any great moral dilemma,"
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      Lock icon Relief in sight for Somalia as US planes land in Kenya
      546 7 Aid operation takes off after officials settle last-minute row WAJIR (Kenya) The United States has sent m the first aircraft m a massive airlift of food to starving Somalia. International aid workers, warning that time is running out for
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      Lock icon ANC, govt 'met secretly In bid to revive charter talks'
      198 7 JOHANNESBURG Senior negotiators from the South African government and African National Congress had met m a bid to revive talks on achieving non-racial democracy, an ANC spokesman said. Spokesman Gill Marcus said ANC secretary-general Cyril Ramaphosa and Constitutional Development Minister
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Ka Siting to be father-in-law
        106 7 HONGKONG tycoon Li Ka Shing, 64 will be a father-in-law for the first time when wedding bells ring at the end of the year for Victor, 28, the older of his two sons. M Senior Li told a local newspaper that the wedding would be
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        Lock icon Cycling feat by Japanese, 11
        155 7 ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Akitaka Nakatsukasa of Japan arrived at the southern tip of Kyushu Island last Friday at the end of a solo bicycle trip along the entire length of the Japanese archipelago. J* The plucky boy from the northern island of Hokkaido took 37 days to
        KWAN WENG KIN  -  155 words
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        Actress-singer Noor reappears
        74 7 ACTRESS-SINGER Noor Kumalasari has reappeared m public after disappearing for months because of discomfort during the early stages of her pregnancy. Now seven months pregnant, Noor, who is the younger sister of Anita Sarawak, attends evening functions with her businessman hubby Wan Mohamad Wan Yusof m attendance.
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        'Slim' chance for Fatty Patten
        104 7 HONGKONG Governor Chris Patten affectionately dubbed "Fei Pang" (or Fatty Patten) m the Chinese media has been light-heartedly challenged to follow m the footsteps of a former political heavyweight to boost the coffers of the Community Chest by losing the extra kilos. Chest executive director
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        King Hussein up and about
        56 7 JORDAN'S King Hussein was up and walking after doctors removed one of his kidneys and cleared a blockage m his urinary tract, according to a spokesman for the Mayo Clinic m Rochester, Minnesota, yesterday The 56-year-old monarch was hospitalised on Monday after Jordanian doctors detected
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      Lock icon Wang revamps operations in bid to emerge from bankruptcy
      204 7 LOWELL (Massachusetts) Wang Laboratories Inc is reducing organisation layers to improve communication and cutting costs to help the computer company emerge from bankruptcy. Chairman Richard Miller said on Friday that the company needed "short communication lines and fast action" to succeed.
      UPI; Reuter  -  204 words
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      Lock icon Rushdie fed up of hiding, plans more trips to seek help
      425 7 OSLO British author Salman Rushdie has said he is fed up with living m hiding and plans more trips abroad to urge international pressure on Iran to lift a 1989 death order against him. On a surprise visit to
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    • BRIEFS
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        Lock icon India okays Nepali, Konkani, Manipuri as official languages
        108 8 NEW DELHI The number of official languages m India, where more than 1,600 languages are spoken has risen to 18 with the inclusion of Nepali, Konkani' and Manipuri. The three regional languages were given official status by Parliament's two Houses on Thursday,
        AFP  -  108 words
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        Lock icon Agency fined over razor ad
        132 8 NEW YORK A federal judge on Friday held a advertising agency liable for nearly US$l million (Sfl. million) m damages for making false claims m advertisements for a shaving razor made by Wilkinson Sword Incorporated. The ruling by US District Judge Kimba Wood is believed
        AP  -  132 words
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        Lock icon Asthma famiy in Channel swim
        50 8 Al set for the chafcrtfe The Maroney famly of Sydney at Dover on Friday, a day before their attest at a relay swim of the Enrbh Channel. Al of them (from left) Susie, Mcheal, Lindy, Scan, mother Paifne and Karen suffer from asthma. Reuter picture.
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        Lock icon China mapping rice genes
        63 8 BEIJING Chinese scientists plan to spend the next 15 years mapping tens of thousands of rice genes m an effort to produce more nutritious, high-yield strains, the China Daily newspaper reported yesterday. There are tens of thousands of genes on the chromosomes of rice. The research
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        Lock icon Director Sturges dies at 82
        79 8 WASHINGTON Mr John Sturges, the director of action films like The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escaoe Gunfight At The OK Corral and Ice Station Zebra, died from a heart attack on Tuesday m California. He was 82. His films were often mean and muscular and
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        Lock icon Miniskirts, tight slacks out
        82 8 TEGUCIGALPA (Honduras) Honduran First I.ady Norma Gaborit Callejas had barred women clad m "short little skirts and provocative slacks" from entering government headquarters, an official source said on Friday. The new dress code became known after guards turned back a journalist who arrived at the government
        Reuter  -  82 words
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        Lock icon Model draws eyes to guitar
        46 8 Model Lorelei Lee, m a Madonna basque, drawing attention to a jiitar used m a Bryan Adams pop video during a preview for a sale off rock memorabia at Sotheby's m London on Friday. The sale opens on Thursday. Renter picture.
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        Lock icon 28 killed in Nigerian accident
        86 8 LAGOS Twenty-eight people were killed m a multiple road accident m southern Nigeria when petrol from a crashed tanker lorry caught fire and incinerated trapped bus passengers and rescue workers, police said yesterday. Most of the dead were burnt beyond recognition after a van skidded
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      Lock icon Canadian provinces to get more powers under new accord
      414 9 Move to meet Quebec's autonomy demands OTTAWA Canada's political leaders have agreed to a major shift of federal powers to the 10 provinces m a move to meet French-speaking Quebec's demands for more autonomy. The power-sharing agreement, reached on Friday on
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      Lock icon Defunct Japan trucking firm 'gave $6.3m to LDP kingmaker'
      308 9 Defunct Japan trucking firm 'gave $6.3 m to LDP kingmaker' TOKYO The now-defunct Tokyo Sagawa Kyubin trucking company gave 500 million yen (556.3 million) to Mr Shin Kanemaru, a powerful backroom figure of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), news reports said yesterday. Former company president Hiroyasu Watanabe told prosecutors
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      Lock icon Tabloid makes Fergie its pin-up girl as scandal fuels calls for review of monarchy
      390 9 LONDON The Duchess of York, disgraced wife of Prince Andrew, suffered the ultimate humiliation yesterday when Britain's best-sell-ing tabloid made her its pin-up girl for the day. It was yet more embarrassment for the former Sarah
      Reuter; AFP; AP  -  390 words
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      Lock icon Sterling model of German castle on show
      86 9 Here's excefcnce money cannot buy. This model of the German Neuschwanstem Castle is made of sterling silver and weighs 52 kg. The 155-cm-long and 40-cm-wide model took Spaniard Pedro Ouran three years to bufld and has 741 dyer parts and 360 windows adorned
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      Lock icon Yeltsin warns of a hard winter, but says no more coups
      453 10 Opponents of reform 'do not have broad support' MOSCOW Russian President Boris Yeltsin, speaking on the first anniversary of the failed communist coup, has told his compatriots they face a hard winter but should not fear another attempt to
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      Lock icon Bush and Clinton in dead heat, poll shows
      490 10 NEW YORK President George Bush and Democratic challenger Bill Clinton are m a dead heat m the race for the White House, according to a CBS News-New York Times poll. The poll of likely voters, which was taken on Thursday night as
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      HOW COUP LAST YEAR WAS FOILED
      163 10 HOW COUP LAST YEAR WAS FOILED MR YELTSIN told how he outwitted the plotters last year, whose mastermind "without any doubt" had bwn the former head of the KGB, Mr Vladimir kr> uchkov. He said that he tricked Mr kryurhkov and other plotters into leaving the Kremlin and flying Co
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  • ASEAN
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      Lock icon Ramos sacks police chief to restore force's credibility
      337 11 Move follows reports of police involvement m crime MANILA President Fidel Ramos yesterday sacked the national police director m a bid to restore the credibility of law enforcers following reports of police officers' involvement m crime. Secretary of the Interior and Local
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      Time will decide how fast we go on Baku Malay In schools: Sidek
      411 11  -  Paul Jacob By Jakarta Correspondent and TV, it will be based on Bahasa Baku as closely as possible," he said m an interview. "But we have also learnt that we should let time be the deciding factor
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      Lock icon 4 drown as thousands flee floods near Pinatubo
      250 11 MANILA Four people drowned and thousands fled their homes after a week of monsoon rains caused flash floods near the Mount Pinatubo volcano, relief officials said yesterday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that four more explosions rocked the flanks
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      Jakarta to allow local newspapers more pages to boost NAM coverage
      385 11 THE Indonesian government, m a move to give the NonAligned Movement (NAM) summit here next month maximum coverage, has relaxed restrictions on the number of pages local newspapers may run during the six-day meeting which begins on Sept 1.
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      Lock icon Indonesia to deny to ships carrying Plutonium
      260 11 Indonesia to deny to ships carrying Plutonium JAKARTA Indonesian Atomic Agency officials and environmentalists yesterday rejected plans for vessels carrying toxic plutonium to pass through Indonesian waters on their way from Europe to Japan. Final preparations are under way for the voyage of a ship transporting dangerously toxic plutonium from
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Lock icon Some civil servants 'giving information to opposition'
      483 12 Leaks used to raise issues to smear government: Mahathir KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that there might be government employees giving information to opposition parties to raise politically motivated issues to smear the government's name. He said
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      104 printing plates for porno books seized in raids on two firms
      249 12 THE Home Ministry had seized 104 printing plates used to reproduce pornographic publications from two companies m Kuala Lumpur, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. The ministry's Publication Control Unit has also recovered more than 2,400 obscene books from
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      Lock icon Front unopposed in Sarawak ward
      140 12 KUCHING The National Front won a by-election m the Sarawak state constituency of Batu Kawa yesterday when its candidate was returned unopposed. Mr Alfred Yap Chin Loi of the Sarawak United People's Party, a NF component, was the only candidate to submit his papers on
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      Lock icon Court restrains Vijandran kin from distributing alleged lewd tape
      227 12 IPOH (Perak) Former Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker D. P. Vijandran yesterday successfully applied for an injunction m the High Court here to restrain a relative from distributing a pornographic videotape m which he is alleged to have appeared. Justice Ong See
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      Lock icon KTM keen to tap full potential of Its land in Spore: Ling
      295 12 SEGAMAT (Johor) Malayan Railway (KTM) is keen to tap the full commercial potential of its land m Singapore, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Or Ling Liong Sik has said. "We are looking into ways to maximise the revenue-gen-erating capacity
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      Lock icon 'Stop blaming Tunku for the May 13 riots'
      288 12 'Stop blaming Tunku for the May 13 riots' KUALA LUMPUR A former Malaysian Cabinet minister has made an emotional appeal to Malaysians to stop blaming Tunku Abdul Rahman for the May 13, 1969. riots. Tan Sri Khir Johari, who served m the Tunku's Cabinet, made the plea while defending the
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      167 12 Govt probing purchase of 22 Volvos by City Hall, says official --^"3^ 1 VOLVO Mm*, (fcp^ "Where are a the executives?" "They have cone to test their new Volvos, Tan Sri." THE government is studying as saying that City Hall was that it was important that the all the facts
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      Sisters not Lee Man Fong's work, insist artist's family
      640 13  -  Weng Kam Reports by Leong DID pioneer artist Lee Man Fong really paint Sisters, the painting withdrawn from last weekend's auction at the Singapore Art Fair? The National Arts Council settled the question last week, after the owner of the painting
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      'Not job of Arts Council or Art Fair panel to authenticate disputed works'
      388 13 THE National Arts Council stands by its investigation into the authenticity of the Lee Man Fong painting, Sisters. Told that the late artist's daughter and son-in-law remained unconvinced, a council spokesman told The Sunday Times that its
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      Teenager who kidnapped 3-year-old girl for ransom jailed for two years
      336 13 A TEENAGER kidnapped a three-year-old girl for ransom and then spent two days loitering with her young victim. But Irene Lew Ai Ling's plan to get ransom failed because little Mayuri Thong could not give her any particulars or
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      Do not let the vocal minority dominate views, MP tells the silent majority
      425 13 Do not let the vocal minority dominate views, MP tells the silent majority THE silent majority should speak out on government policies which they support. It appears to be "unfashionable", especially among the young, to be seen supporting the Government openly, said MP for Tanglin, Mr Lew Syn Pau. And
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      Majlis Pusat group for Malay Cultural Festival in Indonesia
      162 13 MAJLIS Pusat, the umbrella body for Malay-Muslim cultural organisations here, will represent Singapore at the Malay Cultural Festival organised by the Indonesian Government. The delegation will perform traditional Malay dances and poetry recitals at the festival, which is part of celebrations
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      Book month focuses on special kids
      483 14 'Many of these children do not even go to school. Some parents are ashamed of them, hide them away at home, thinking that they bring bad luck. 9 Mrs Hedwig Anuar, chairman of the National Reading Month organising committee. CHILDREN with reading disabilities will
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      Cambodian leader on private visit
      121 14 CAMBODIAN Supreme National Council member Chea Sim arrived m Singapore yesterday morning on a six-day private visit. Foreign Minister Wong Kan Seng will host a lunch for him on Tuesday. Mr Chea Sim will also meet Trade Development Board officials, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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        Field day for spastic children at annual meet
        161 14 DETERMINATION helped 200 students from the Spastic Children's Association School and GRO (Goodwill, Rehabilitation and Occupational) Workshop complete events such as Dress Like a Clown and Big Breakfast m their annual meet yesterday at the school m Gilstead Road. The participants, aged
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        Ban on foreign smoking ads
        88 14 FROM next month, five foreign magazines distributed m Singapore will be banned from carrying any advertisements related to smoking. They are Asian Business, Newsweek, Time Magazine, World Executive Digest and Yazhou Zhoukan. The announcement was made m the Government gazette on Friday. The ban is
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        School boy dies after fainting
        152 14 OVERWEIGHT school boy Zainul Ariffin Noor Mohamad, 11, died an hour after he fainted m his classroom. His death certificate said he died of cardio-respiratory failure on Friday. Zainul had a history of asthma but his mother claimed that he had been cured when he
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        Man set fire to own home
        122 14 A MAN set fire to his own home to teach his sub-tenant a lesson for telling a debtor where he lived, a district court heard yesterday. When Othman Ahmad, 31, failed to find Mr Raj Gopal m the two-room flat at Block 174, Ang
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        Girls join Boys' Brigade
        142 14 GIRLS have invaded the all-male bastion of the Boys' Brigade. The Boys' Brigade has taken m girls as members with the introduction of the Primers' Programme m the Singapore Polytechnic and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. The programme, to equip participants with organisational and leadership skills to serve
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      OLD & HOME ALONE
      710 16 OLD HOME ALONE Six old people were found dead alone m their homes this year. As about 8,600 of Singapore's 245,000 elderly live alone, and the number of old people is expected to triple by the year 2025, there is cause for concern. YOHANNA ABDULLAH and SHIRLYNN HO talked to
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      KEEPING BUSY AND HAPPY
      286 16 Some said that private developers and the Government should provide a viable range of housing projects specially designed for single, frail old people. Four sheltered housing projects are planned by the Government m the next five years. Independent dwelling units will each house two to six
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      The unwanted
      379 16 THREE GROUPS OF THE ELDERLY 'lf relatives asked me to live with them I would, but they don't even acknowledge me!' Former amah Teo Chin Tee, 64. NO ONE wants to be old and unwanted by their relatives. But life goes on and some m this predicament prefer
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      The destitute
      431 16 HOME for the destitute old single is often a spartan oneroom HDB rental flat, lined with a patchwork of discarded linoleum and filled with old, mismatched furniture. No telephone, television, refrigerator or electric fan. But, as Madam Mek Ngah Abdullah, 66, puts it, this is far better than
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      The independent
      420 16 THE independent elderly are a motley group, ranging from former maids to retired civil servants. Having planned for retirement, they live on savings or pensions. Their homes range from simply-furnished oneroom rental flats to private apartments or houses. Theirs are often empty nests, the children having grown up
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      One in 4 S'poreans say it's OK for man to force sex on wife
      467 18 A NATIONAL University of Singapore survey has shown that one out of four Singaporeans think it is all right for a man to force his wife to have sex. This approval rate is alarming, said Professor
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      Three years of pain from an arm that was not even there
      448 18 FOR almost three years, Mr Shahir Abdul Hamid, 28, suffered an excruciating pain m his left arm. But he had no left arm. It had been amputated at the shoulder after a motorcycle accident m 1969. He was
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      Two MPs to attend KL meet on drug laws
      122 18 TWO Members of Parliament leave today for Kuala Lumpur to attend a two-day committee meeting to study the need to have uniform laws on drug abuse m Asean countries. The two MPs are Mr Zulkifli Mohammed (Jala n Besar GRC), political
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      Medisave guidebooks sent out to the self-employed
      138 18 MEDISAVE packages have been sent to some 200,000 selfemployed people registered with the Inland Revenue Department. Each package teaches a self-employed person to calculate how much he needs to contribute to Medisave, and how and when he has to pay for it. A
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      M-cyclist dies in BKE crash
      55 18 A MOTORCYCLIST died when his vehicle hit the guard rails on a road divider along the Bukit Timah Expressway yesterday. Mr Wong Chee Keong, 26, was travelling towards Woodlands when the accident hap- pened at about 3.90 am. Those who saw the accident should contact
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      340 more Muslims pledge kidneys
      684 19  -  Zuraidah Ibrahim By IN JUST over a month, the number of Muslims who have pledged their kidneys has shot up by 340. This is more than half the "US™"* 61 of Muslim donors, just 572, who had pledged their kidneys m the past five years.
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      STPB launches $13 m campaign to promote S'pore as top convention venue
      416 19 A Jl3-MILLION international campaign has been launched to raise awareness of Singapore as a convention destination. Called Meet m Singapore 1995, it was developed by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board to encourage planners to choose the Republic as
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      Steroids can be short-cut to death: Sports doctor
      643 20  -  Shirlynn Ho By Education 'the key to keeping the young from abusing drugs' 'Everyone wants to grow taller, bigger and stronger and the fastest way is to take a pi11 But many of them don't realise that the quicker the fix, the
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      CELEBRATING A NEW LIFE
      152 20 The Bhangra uancers were among zuu prison and drug rehabilitation centre inmates who danced, sang and acted last night for more than 4,000 people, a third of whom came from 18 charity homes. The dancers opened the two-hour musical extravaganza, New Life, with the vibrant Sikh
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      Workshop offers tips to town council staff on how to stop dengue fever
      434 20 ABOUT 250 town council staff and grassroots leaders received tips on how to control the spread of dengue fever at a workshop yesterday. Environment Ministry officials gave pointers on how to spot and destroy the breeding areas
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      Sudong 'becoming top SAF training spot'
      222 20 THE southern island of Pulau Sudong is fast becoming a major training area for the Singapore Armed Forces, Defence Minister Yeo Ning Hong said yesterday. After visiting reservists on a six-day training exercise there, he said: "This is a result of limited land space
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      Hunan delegation to visit S'pore to promote trade
      171 20 A TRADE delegation from Hunan will arrive m Singapore tomorrow for a four-day visit to promote trade and investment m the Chinese province and to explain its investment policies. The six-member delegation, which will be here at the invitation of the Singapore
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      No mountain high enough
      975 21 Anyone can climb the peak provided he has the will to conquer If Maggert can proceed from the Singapore Open to the PGA championship m about five years, others can, too. ..the difference between eternal glory and anonymity depends on a couple of strokes. OH NO,
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      Last-minute entrant Lim wins
      549 21  -  TAY CHENG KHOON SQUASH DANNY UM, who had no intentions of taking part m the Dunlop A-grade squash championship, walked away with the title at Kallang last night. The 30-year-old businessman outlasted Ong Soo Heng 6-9, 9-1, 9-0, 9-6 for his first major crown. Said Lim,
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      Lock icon Top seeds make it to the final
      124 21 NEW ZEALAND OPEN AUCKLAND Top seeds Susan Devoy and Austin Adarraga won through to the finals of the New Zealand Open squash tournament yesterday. In the women's final today, New Zealander Devoy will play fourth seed Michelle Martin, of Australia. Devoy easily won
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      1806 21 ATHLETICS Berlin UP: Men's lMm: 1 Unford Christie (Brit) 9.995 ec 2 Leroy Burrell (US) 10.04 S Bruny Surin (Can) 10.15. Ufcn hardies: 1 Colin Jackson (Brit) 13.05 2 Mark McKoy (Can) 13.12 S Tony Jarrett (Brit) 13.25. 2Mb: 1 Frankie Fredericks (Nam) M.Olsec 2 Mike Marsh
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      Lock icon Woosnam takes two-stroke lead
      243 21 GERMAN OPEN picture. DUESSELDORF (Germany) Without much help from his driver, lan Woosnam continued his successful recovery from his debacle at last week's US PGA Championship by taking the halfway lead m the German Open on Friday. The former world No. 1 surged ahead with a
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      Third case of elephant juice
      444 22  -  Malcolm Bastians KUALA RACING By IN YET another doping shock, newcomer Random Thoughts was named yesterday as the third horse this year to test positive for the powerful narcotic etorphine, commonly known as "elephant juice". In an analyst's report released at Kuala Lumpur yesterday, it
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      Lock icon Washington knocks out McEnroe for q-final berth
      388 22 TENNIS NEW HAVEN Hard-serv-ing Malivai Washington knocked John McEnroe out of the third round of the US$l.O4 million ($167 million) Volvo international on Friday as Stefan Edberg led the top five seeds into the quarter-finals. Only 24 hours after he was fined US$3,OOO
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      Lock icon Seles sweats for victory
      135 22 Seles sweats for victory MONTREAL Monica Seles showed a hint of vulnerability as she and Arantxa San-chez-Vicario advanced to the quarter-finals of the U*****,000 ($885,500) Canadian Open on Friday. Seles, the top seed, lost a set to unseeded Patricia Hy, of Canada, before prevailing 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 m an unusually
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      Lock icon Arsenal braces itself for tough encounter
      385 22 ENGLISH SOCCER LONDON Liverpool players might be well advised to invest m some extra-thick shin pads for their Premier League soccer clash with Arsenal today. Arsenal, the early title favourite, has yet to score a point after losing its opening two matches and manager
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      TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR GUIDE
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      YESTERDAY'S KL RESULTS
      477 22 RACE 1 RES TERMS DIV 3 1,200 m 2 Hm-% COUNSEL 55 (8-5) Unr (2) 1 1 1 4 SHAMS* 54 5 (19 7) Mkttnra (9) 2 2 tZ 9 BEE SEW 51.5 (23-7) Wan (3) 3 3 3- Others m fnstaf order Dotar Man (171 17)
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      RACE 6 RES TERMS 1,600 m
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      RACE 7 CLASS 4 DIV 4 1,200m
      101 22 RACE 7 CLASS 4 DIV 4 1,200 m 7 FEDERAL Ml 55 c 52 (13-5) N Chant (7) 1 1 1 8 WIST CHAW 545 (14-5) DO** (1) 3 2 2 6 TRML BLAZE* V 55.5 (20-8) Cfc—rtw (11) 2 3 3 Bright Star I (55-22) 00. Red Sombrero (78
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      STEWARDS- REPORT
      998 22 BACK 1: Trainer K. Shanmugam was fined $50 for failing to produce the declared colours on Klag'i C»— el. Traly GeM stood and lost ronsiderablo ground. Traly GeM must pass one starting stall test. Carvtoe Gu IMUr Mm, Staadard bne, The Uxard Uag and PaUa KLMtapera. who all
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      208 23 HENG SUI JIN AGE: 88 called horn* to be with the Lord on 20 August 1992. Sadly missed by loved ones. Wife: (Mdm. Ann May Foo, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Robert Uly Roman (Iris, deceased) (Richard, deceased) Saliah Roland Dora Victor Cindy Philip Ram Lah Daughters: Sons-in-law:
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      851 Acknowledgements 851 Acknowledgements
      136 23 Th« Family Ol Th« Late YEO HOCK THYE Departed 20 August 1992 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends and colleagues for their kind condolences and donations during their recent bereavement. Special thanks also goes to Dr. Philip Choo. nurses and
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      37 23 With Deepest Sympathies And Condolence* To Our Directors MR. AND MRS. JOHN LOW FAMILY of the late HENG SUI JIN Departed: 20th August 1992 From: THE MANAGEMENT STAFFS OF PIONEER CONTRACTS PTE LTD
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      170 23 IN LOVING MEMORY OF I REV RICHARD NG KIN CH YE M DEPARTED 23/8/91 E Though a sorrowful year has passed, 1 1 we still feel your presence ana existence around us, m whatever we do and wherever we are. Words cannot express how
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      193 23 LOO CHOON HEAN Although you are gone, time changes many things. But never shall your memory fade, we all know how much we lost one so dear loved us so much. We will always remember on this day everyday. Sadly muted by wife, son,
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      853 In Memoriam
      144 23 In Loving Memory Of REV. RICHARD NO KM CHYE Departed 23 Au«.-«1 His UJe was earnest, his actions kind. A generous hand and an active mind. Anxious to please, loath to offend. A loving brother and faithful friend. Always Remembered By: Oflicws, NCO* a Otd Boy* of
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      Singapore banking on Sam and Grace
      621 24  -  Thomas Koh Asian FIQ Bowling Championships m Perth By SEASONED campaigners Sam Goh and Grace Young will lead Singapore's charge for two possible gold medals today m the singles competition of the Asian FIQ bowling championships m Perth. Goh, a World FIQ silvermedallist m
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      Lock icon Soldiers pack too many guns for Blacks
      287 24 UNDER-23 RUGBY THE Soldiers bulldozed their way to a third successive win m the Griffin Kinetic Under-23 rugby competition yesterday, hammering Blacks 20-0 at Bishan. From the first whistle it was evident that the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association players had superior power
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      Lock icon Amazing Aussies in sensational win
      440 24 CRICKET COLOMBO Australia pulled off a sensational 16-run win over Sri Lanka m a dramatic about-turn on the final day of its First cricket Test yesterday. Chasing a modest victory target of 181 runs m 58 overs, Sri Lanka, which was right on top m
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      Lock icon Late Wallaby charge nails Springboks
      274 24 TEST RUGBY CAPE TOWN David Campese scored his 50th international try as Australia reinforced its position at the top of world rugby with a hard-earned 26-3 win over South Africa at Newlands yesterday. Unlike the previous Saturday's Test against New Zealand at Ellis Park, the
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      Gymkhana Club rattles off five wins
      207 24 HOCKEY SRI LANKA'S Gymkhana Club gave an impressive account m yesterday's Singapore Cricket Club international six-a-side hockey tournament at the Padang. Gymkha..a rattled off five successive victories m League A to make it a firm favourite for the finals to be played today. The
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      Lock icon Speed machine Hosni sets tongues wagging
      1097 25 But athletics honeymoon may be a short one for youngster BEING the youngest of five siblings, Muhamad Hosni Muhamad is used to getting what he wants. The 20-year-old is pampered by his doting mother, Rosimah, herself a former school sprinter. So when her son
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      Lock icon Doohan struggles in bid to thwart Rainey
      440 25 MOTORCYCLING Brazilian 500 cc Grand Prix SAO PAULO World motorcycling championship leader Michael Doohan was far from his best as he returned to action on Friday after missing seven weeks with a broken right leg. The Australian, who has still not fully recovered
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      Lock icon S. African Albertijn wins 125 cc title
      141 25 MOTOCROSS SUZUKA (Japan) Greg Albertijn became South Africa's first world motocross champion despite finishing sixth m the first 125 cc race and abondoning the second of the three-heats m the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday. The 19-year-old Honda rider came into the competition needing
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      Musclemen confident of golden showing despite tough opposition
      396 25 BODYBUILDING by Hakikat Ra. DESPITE a tough field, the Singapore Bodybuilders Federation has set its sights on a three-gold medal haul at the 28th Asian championships from Sept 1-6 m Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Said SBBF president Paul Chua: "This year's competition is going
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      Lock icon Christie, Fredericks display fine form
      507 25 picture. BERLIN GRAND PRIX BERLIN Britain's Linford Christie, who failed m his first major 100 metres after his Barcelona Olympic triumph, returned to top form with a vengeance on Friday. But Olympic silver medallist Frankie Fredericks, of Namibia, stole the show m the 200 m
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      Lock icon Texan Polen tipped to win at Pasir Gudang
      452 25 SUPERBIKE C'SHIPS JOHOR Current world champion Doug Polen, of the United States, is the early favourite to win the World Superbike Championships at the Pasir Gudang circuit. Polen, 32, who has been practicing on the circuit over the last two days, described
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      Boyer clinches first victory
      98 25 Eternally-hopeful Eric Boyer, of France, won his first major event at last when he clinched the Tour dv Limousin cycle race on Friday. The 28-year-old from the Paris region managed to hold onto an Bsec lead over Spaniard Melchior Mauri m the final 22-kilometre timed trial
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      Samaranch wins award
      81 25 Juan Antonio Samaranch, International Olympic Committee chief, was named winner of the inaugural Jesse Owens Global Award, award founder Herbert Douglas announced m New York on Friday. The biennial award was created to honour individuals "who have made a significant and lasting contribution of enduring quality to
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      Senna is undecided
      64 25 Ayrton Senna may be saying "no" to Ferrari next season, but the former Formula One motor raring world champion made it clear on Friday that he wants to drive for them before he quits. "Ferrari has always been my dream and I want to drive for them
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      Two beaten at last
      53 25 New Zealander Peter Belliss and Israeli Jeff Rabkin lost their unbeaten records m the world singles bowls championship m Worthing, England, on Friday. Belliss, champion eight years ago, was upset 25-21 by Zambian Duncan Nay. smith, while Rabkin surrendered a 19-9 lead to Scotland's Richard Corsie,
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      Southampton swoop
      51 25 Southampton made a £1.5 million ($4.65 million) swoop on two of London's Premier League soccer clubs on Friday to sign Arsenal winger Perry Groves and Chelsea defender Ken Monkou. Both moved for £750,000, but must wait until tomorrow's home clash with Manchester United to make their debuts for
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      US team trounced
      53 25 Italian First Division side Fiorentina trounced the United States national team 4-0 m the opening game of the Bar etti Trophy soccer tournament m St Vincent on Friday. The American squad was at the mercy of the Italian team masterminded by newly-hired Brian Laudrup, a star of
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      Younis stays with Surrey
      42 25 Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis, 20, has agreed to stay with Surrey for another three years. There had been speculation that he would switch to another English county next season m an attempt to win a better wage deal.
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      42 25 Defending champion Chris Dickson, of New Zealand, gained the semi-finals of the world match racing championships on Friday and four sailors were still chasing the other three spots after a frustrating day of light winds off Long Beach, California.
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      838 26  -  Peter Khoo Singapore 1 Perak 0, Sarawak 1 Sabah 1, Kuala Lumpur 2 Selangor 1, Pahanq 1 Johor 0, Negri 4 Terengganu 1 By Th« Singapore T©am Is sponsored by ®Tschron (mmo) PLAYER RATING I SINGAPORE 1 1 I PERAKO Sandro Radun 7 Ramli Taib
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      222 26 SEMI-PRO ROUND-UP SELANGOR became the first team to be relegated from the Semi-Pro Division One League this season when it lost 2-1 to Kuala Lumpur at Merdeka Stadium last night. Two first half goals from XL's K. Gunalan and Azman Adrian killed the 25-time
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      Lela's fine hour, men go eight hours
      364 26  -  Tay Cheng Khoon TENNIS by WHILE Lela Zainal took just over an hour to win the Oris Pesta Sukan women's national tennis title at Kallang yesterday, Kho Yung Vi and Sherman Lim were kept on court for eight hours before clinching their respective
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        134 26 Newly-promoted Middlesbrough crushed Leeds United 4-1, inflicting the first defeat of the soccer season on the champion, while Coventry beat Wimbledon 2-1 to move clear at the top of the English Premier League yesterday. Oldham joined m the goal spree, thrashing Nottingham Forest 5-3, but Manchester
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        Roger on top
        45 26 Singapore's Roger Koa was m a strong position to retain his Asian water ski crown after finishing first m the preliminary rounds of the slalom, tricks and jump events m Omigawa, Japan, yesterday. He scored 5,250 points to top the 21-strong field.
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        63 26 Olympic pursuit champion Chris Boardman set a world five-kilometre record yesterday at the British national track cycling championships m Leicester. The Briton clocked smin 38.0835 ec to take more than 7sec off the amateur record set at altitude by America's Kent Bostick last October. He was more than
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        Zhao turns table on Suprianto
        115 26 BADMINTON GUANGZHOU Reigning world champion Zhao Jianhua, of China, will meet Indonesia's Hermawan Susanto m the semi-finals of the men's singles of the 555 World Cup badminton championships today. The two men last met m the Barcelona Olympics m which the Indonesian beat Zhao for
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      123 26 [TODAY'S EVENTS ARCHERY Pesta Sukan International tourney (Gloucester 1, 9am). CRICKET SCA Dtv 1: SRC v SCC I (SRC), I A v SCRC (1A), JR v CSC (JB) All at 10.30 am). HOCKEY SCC International slx-a-slde (Padang, 11am). MOTOR SPORTS Pesta Sukan autotest, Rd 3, (National Stadium car park A,
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      146 26 LIVE ON TV The final will be shown live on SBC 12 (lam, Singapore time) on Monday. Wu was m a worse condition and the Chinese simply made too many unforced errors. The Malaysian will play the winner of the Joko Su-prianto-Thomas Stuer-Laurid-sen match for the other semi-final berth today.
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      Masthead
      8 1 sunday plus Th'» Sunday Times August 23, 1992
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    • COVER STORY
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        Confessions of a virgin backpacker
        2638 2 Confessions of a virgin backpacker After reading Celene Uo's original manuscript, her book editors asked: 'Where are the men?' PShe says: "I got very defensive. I kept Selling them, 'I am not p Bonny Hicks/ HAVE PO CHAI YUEN, WILL TRAVEL: What goes into the haversack of a young woman
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        Travel snapshots
        40 2 CHtfch pleasure: (Above) Street urchns pose eagerly for a pictire h Xiijiang, CNna Food ctlture: (Left) Flat bread, a staple food of the Egyptians, aplenty h a Cairo market Humble Ke: (Right) A sadhu (holy man) ii Ma
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        SHOP SMART
        440 3  - SHOP SMART KHOO SWEE CHENG Be experimental with six summery basics. Pair a plain white $13 T-shirt with gorgeous silk, says Photography by Urn Sin Thai; styling by Khoo Swee Cheng; hair by Eda Ongfrom The Hair Shop; make-up by Shirley Tan using Estee Lauder's fall colours. FASHION pundits are
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        Cooking up an identity
        920 4  - Cooking up an identity LEE GEOK BOI With taukwa m a Malay dish and curry m a Chinese pot, home food here reflects Singapore's multi-ethnicity, says I Recipes Filed bee hOOil the bee hoon with sauce. Turn Heat the oil m a kwali and stir- 1 onion, cubed small CtlineBe-Btyl6
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          232 4 THLi Chinese fortune cookie, a feature of Chinese restaurants m the West, has finally made its way to Singapore. J Rarely eaten m China ami T other predominantly Chinese countries such as Hongkong and Singapore, the horse-shoe shaped biscuit is the latest gimmick to join
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        My salary for a chomp
        707 5  -  MARGARET CHAN In good times or bad, there are many people who think nothing of forking out a small fortune for a rare gastronomic experience, says WOULD you pay $650 to eat a snail? Enough people did to consume more than $175,000 worth of abalone
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        Good for health, bad for the pocket
        751 5 GINSENG, deer penis, bear or buffalo gall bladder. Fortunes have exchanged hands for these items which are .supposed to add zip to your sex life, all because of the Chinese belief that health is wealth. Ginseng is known as "man root", because its
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        Slow-cooking dishes served in a jiffy
        729 5  - Slow-cooking dishes served in a jiffy MICKEY CHIANG EAT OUT IF THE expression, "eating house" makes you think of dark, smoky, noisy or dirty places, then Sin Bee Lok Bak Kut Teh Eating House does not fit into your picture. Picture this: high ceiling, airiness, a feeling of space heightened
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        1152 6  - Eat jet lag away SHEILA GREEN says The right diet pattern can beat the traveller's syndrome and help the body to reset its clock, I ET lag and culture I shock usually make a traveller's first day abroad the low point of the trip, the time when the most even-tempered
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        310 6 Free and easy passage m London FOUR Seasons Inn on the Park m London which was voted the top London hotel m Euromoney Magazine is offering a free ride from Heathrow Airport m a chauffeur-driven limousine. Contact Four Seasons Inn on the Park, Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London
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        Easy passage with rail savers
        1374 7 Easy passage with rail savers The difference between an air journey and a train ride could be vital shopping money on a holiday says MAGDALENE LUM, who checked out foreign rail passes available here f HOLIDAY LINE I HIGH airfares can rob you of the pleasure of splurging on something
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        Swiss clockwork in an Accord
        362 8  -  J. TSANG My car: Honda Accord 2.0 EXi (Auto) By WITH Honda being dubbed I the Mercedes Of The East I for its durability witness the number of decade-old Civics, t Accords and Preludes still on the road it is no wonder that Howard Wang's
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        Mum, dad, the kids and a Mazda
        482 8  -  WINSTON LEE The stylish new 626 makes a good family car, says CARS keep growing m size. Honda's Civic started life m the early 1970s as a city runabout but became a mid-sized, high-priced 1.6-litre sedan. Mazda's present 323 meanwhile, is a far
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        110 8 Price $90,900 (plus $12,000 for COE) OMV $23,000 Tax (1 year) $2,092 ENOJNg Capacity 1,991 cc Type 4-cylmder in-line, twin-cam, 1 6-vatve Power 115bhp Drive 5-speed manual or 4-speed auto Brakes Front ventilated discs, rear discs PERFORMANCE 0-100kmh 11.5secoods Top speed 195 kmh CONSUMPTION Highway 10.6 km per litre (estimated)
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        1425 9 Waterman, Parker and Biro these names have written themselves into history STEPHEN BAYLEY traces the development of the pen from a simple writing tool to its present exclusive status M JTHHN a man first picked up a WW burnt stick and wrote on the Vail of
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        Those sickening easterners
        263 9 GERMAN unity is turning into a headache for west Germans. Literally. Since 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, the proportion of western Germans complaining of headaches or migraines has risen from 25 to 33 per cent. Other stress-related disorders tiredness, nerves, sleep troubles, indigestion and dizziness,
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        Ways to woo an audience
        867 17  -  GUAN LIBING LEISURE WATCH HE HAD heard a lot about the state of Chinese opera m Singapore, about the disappearing audiences and the varying situations of the Republic's 1 7 active opera groups. So when Sng Boh Khim's wife, Poh Yoke, brought the subject up
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      MUMS & KIDS
      17 18 MUMS KIDS SPECIAL FEATURE Disciplining your child 2 Joy of full-time motherhood 4 Learning outside classrooms 5
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        618 18 Toys or music sessions, HDB void deck or suburban bungalow what makes one childcare centre better than another? Eva Wong finds out. If all you want is a babysitter for your child, spending between $280 to $800 a month to send him to a childcare centre
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        Occasional field trips
        165 18 Location Blk 2 1 9, #0 1 -28, Tampines St 2 1 In operation since 1990. One of four branches, the first of which opened m 1986. Premises HDB void deck Area 234 sq m (about the size of two fiveroom HDB flats) Hours of operation 7
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        Weekly music lessons for older children
        230 19 Kinderland $450-$490 a month Location 449, Yio Chu Kang Road, opened m January this year. One of three branches. The first opened m 1987 Premises The former Pei Hwa Foundation school Area 1 ,378 sq m including open space Hours of operation 7.30 am
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        Nature activities in the school garden
        253 19 Location 54, Dalvey Road. Opened m 1990. One of two branches, the first of which opened m 1988. A third is due to be operational by the end of the year, (remises Bungalow Ajea SM) sq m including open space Jsou rs of operation
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        Best rewards are hugs and praises
        612 19 Psychologist Dr Pamela Sharpe talks to Sumathi Vaidyanathan on how to motivate and discipline young children. Q:Dr Sharpe, you have contributed to advice columns m childcare magazines and chaired discussions on child development for parents. What are the questions parents often ask you? A:
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        Annual break from parenting
        569 20 Two views of motherhood by In June 1974, Mrs Norliah Ariyaratne gave up her job as a bank teller to get married and have children. "I know it sounds dull, dull, dull," says the slim, thirtysomething mother of four, as she cuts butter into flour for
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        Fun at mealtime
        186 20 Mealtimes are fun m the Ariyaratne family. Says Larissa, 15: "We spend two hours over dinner every night. We squabble for mum's attention, we exchange stories. Mum is funny and we have good laughs. I wouldn't miss dinner at home for anything." The Ariyaratne children have other
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        'I thank God for my mother'
        569 21 a career woman and a full-time mother *Zf oon atter she got married, Mrs Lorna Tan-Ong bought an apart- ment m a build->-3ng just across from her ►iViother's. I She had, she admits, a selfiplsh reason: "I knew I would i 1 eed my
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        Son needs Mum's permission for everything
        305 21 Paul Tan's pet peeve is having to ask his mother's permission for everything. "You don't let me do anything," he wails. "Even if I want to eat ice cream, I have to call you." But those are mum's rules and generally, he obeys. She
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        A chance to excel outside classrooms
        1156 22 More children are attending classes which have nothing to dp with school grades. Eva Wong finds out why. It helps to improve my English. I know I speak better, and my grammar has improved.' Nine-year-old Prabjot Chopra who attends speech and drama classes Thirteen-year-old
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        HOLLYWOOD
        460 30 L.A. riots on TV shows THE videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King and the subsequent acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers that ignited bloody riots m Los Angeles, will be m prime-time programmes soon. On TV shows due for screening later this year, writers are weaving those riots
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        Some offer bird's nest, some send locks of hair
        760 30 Mobbed by adoring fans driven by a passion for their idols, those m the film and pop scene m the US and Hongkong face a tough battle fighting them off SEBASTIAN Bach of US rock band Skid Row was walking down
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        Fast fingers, fertile mind
        262 30 WESTERN POP LOH KENG FATT EXTREMIST Joe Satriani (Relativity) BESIDES offering lightning-fast fingerwork from the hotshot guitarist, the American's third heavy metal outing also sees him stretch his imagination. With help from studio sessionists on the all-instrumental album, he conjures impressions of pain and ecstasy by
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        A refreshing and energetic return
        314 30 GUANUBING LOVE IN NEW YORK Qiu Hai Cheng (WhaShing) QIU'S return to the music scene after a four-year hiatus sees her trying to change her previous image of a pretty face crooning melodious love songs. The Taiwanese singer's new venture is marked by passion and
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      362 14 LOQKEAST four-star production rIONGKONG director Wong Ching nay have hit on another formula for boxrffice success, reports China Times :asting all four "heavenly kings" m a tiovie together. The four currently riding i wave of popularity are Andy Lav, Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung and Aaron Kwok. Wong said the idea
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      775 25 376 Motorcycles/ Scooters For Sale/ Wanted FF LC 125 lor sale OBStf <ondi Uon Interested pis call Henry at *****35 9am to 4pm FF 17 YAMAHA FZR4OO Oenesis Orig Excellent cond 2 owner Selling $6K Tel *****86 FG NSR2SO FOR sale or exchange New Insurance/ tax/ tyres Pg *****76 Bernard.
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      1038 26 413 Apartments For Rent (Dists 21-28) i EXEC. MAIS. BT. Batok. F/furn j Near MRT/ bus Interchange/ shops. $1400 neg. *****33 IMMEDIATEI WOODLANDS S-RM. < Blk 178 F/furn Near pool' ame- I nltles Price neg. *****49 RH YISHUN S-RM. MRT (3 mlns Fully furn. (new) alrcon. High fir. Immed. $1300.
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      818 26 418 Rooms For Rent SIMS, BEOOK RES.. I.TK Seriin(joon Ctr $250 Bartley Rd pt* $450 East Coast $300. Etc *****69 1 ROOM WITH furniture alrcon [jood for student or ladles $550 fixed Tel owner *****07 14-HRS.I ROOMS AVAR.. n various areas Immed $200 upwards Tel: *****43/ *****69 upwards I RMS.
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      423 28 450 HUDC Apts Wanted (Rent/ Buy) HUDC APT./ MAIS, wanted by genuine buyers tn all areas. Owners call Kelvin *****88 Fait 452 HDB Apts For Sale (A.M. Kio/Bithan) BEAUTIFUL 5-RM. BISHAN Big master bdrm. Cosy family/ living/ dining area Facing greenery/ South Near amenities Well renovated/ move-In condition Pag*: 606-7662
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      954 28 454 HOB Apts For Sale (Bedok/Tampines) DON'T MISSI 5-RM. corner Sime nicely renovated/ well kept onlj 5 yr. 2 mths. Easy access U MRT/ mkt 4-rm pure Bedol low fir. near amenities/ centra Esmaco *****59/ Pg. *****01 Sol* agt OPEN HOUSE: 10AM-IPM. 5-A Chal Chee blk 62 1.400 sq.ft Facing
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      1930 29 470 HDB Apartments Wanted (Buy) ATTN. CASH BUYER urgently nerd a HDB flat *****72 Ideal 475 Factory Spaces SCNOKO DETACHED FTY. lor sale I Built In 20.000 sq.ft r alrcon. off. Cemented compound 34.000 sq.ft Long balance lease. Sole mktg agt MPI Props. 235 3505 BRAND NEW FACTORY/ warehse 2000,
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      1061 29 660 Driving Instruction 760 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions LEARN DRIVING at Ang Mo Kto. —===s==== Übl 4 Bt. Batok Test Ctr. Call Alan Tan 826-0289/ Pg: 500-1476. pM|r panJang Guest House requires 670 Other Courses/ i) Mai*/ Female Instruction R*c^>iioni«u/ c«it.i.n 2) Commit Cooka FREE SIX LESSON Bible corre- 3)
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      146 29 i OBAYASHI SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITKD A leading Japanese Building Contractor invites applicants OBAYASHI f»f ">e Posts of: M E Supervisors 1) Diploma/Certificate In Mechanical or Electrical Engineering 2) At least 2 years' working experience In supervision and/or coordination of M&E Services for building projects 3) Remuneration will commensurate with qualifications
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        The Sunday Times Help for Somalia
        429 2 The Sunday Times Help for Somalia IT IS usual to think of famines as natural disasters. They also can be political disasters. If drought is the first reason for the famine m Somalia, the civil war following the downfall of the dictator Mohammed Siad Barre is a close second. Roving
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        Why worry about COEs when road ahead is uncertain?
        990 2  -  Tan Sai Siong WHATEVER happened to words like "sacrifice" or phrases like "the world does not owe Singapore a living" and "Singaporeans should tighten their belts and put their noses to the grindstone"? They probably went out with the arrival of
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        Hard to see big picture when there is no alternative vision
        1032 2 Zuratoah Ibrahim THERE is a feeling among some people that the Government cares only about the rich and successful. For these people, the burden of monthly bills, the frustrations of being unable to own a car or hire a
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        To the manor born
        1305 3  - To the manor born S. TSERING BHALLA reports He seems an ideal occupant of the White House. He has the looks and family credentials and he has served m Vietnam. But it has taken former Democrat presidential aspirant Senator Albert Gore quite a while to regain the urge to run
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        368 3 Koala Lumpers Property setting from S$ 61,000 A>«e to or*rwk*ming repon*, *m I f.™^ lll^ lindlo to to KiialaLwn|HircHy th* Apartment ßlock A, M* DimMmt J •No restriction on Foreign ownership c-aTIa-*^ Attractive Rental Returns >^^V nn »ftW<aMl^ 7 I Good Capital Appreciation HI HI BP^ iHBB 11^^ H^ H
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        Designs on overseas markets
        980 4 Designs on overseas markets Local designers are tying up with the big boys m retail to go global DOREEN SlOW and WONG LEONG MEIN report. RETAIL groups are teaming up with local fashion designers to take Singapore fashion international. Publicly listed retailer C.K. Tang started the ball rolling last year
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        Solo route for Celia Loe
        373 4 Solo route for Celia Loe DESIGNER Celia Loe has chosen to remain a small and independent operator despite moves by her peers to link up with retailers with deep pockets. Her company. First Stop, designs, produces and retails garments under the Celia Loe label. She has a factory with a
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        Slow growth, in perspective
        891 4  -  Lim Say Boon Dollars Sense «h i CONCERN over the Singapore economy's recent performance should be tempered with an appreciation of the constraints. Sure, this year's expected GDP growth rate of around 5 per cent is modest m comparison with what has been tipped for many
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        Promising waters ahead for Singmarine
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        Fast money to be made but before the clock runs out
        963 5  - Fast money to be made but before the clock runs out Wong Leong Mein Personal Investment One of the main attractions of warrants is that the risks are limited to only the initial investment outlay WARRANTS invoke the smell of danger and fast money. And that image is not totally
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        MNCs brought jobs, sparked change Gross domestic product 1960/1990. by Industry
        1771 6 MNCs brought jobs, sparked change Gross domestic product 1960/1990. by Industry THERE has been a fundamental change m the country's economic structure from 1 1960 to 1990. When the People's Action Party took over the running of the coun- try m 1959, there were enormous problems: high unemployment, acute housing
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        The role of state owned enterprises
        1350 6 For 1990 m million Sales Profits No. of Employees State-owned enterprises 9,237 2,119 83,700 Statutory boards 9,615* 2,592 59,500 Government (include 123,000 defence forces) Total 266,200 'Operating income Sources: EDB, Annual reports of statutory boards. Economic Survey of Singapore, l99l C^ Chart B ~~^>
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        Will the emperor apologise?
        1095 7  - Will the emperor apologise? KWAN WENG KIN The proposed visit by Emperor Akihito to Beijing has drawn fears m Japan that he may not be able to avoid the question of Tokyo's World War II atrocities m China, reports Tokyo correspondent DESPITE the trepidation and outright opposition of many politicians
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        Try the black market for a 'new' used car or a barrel of oil
        851 7  - Try the black market for a 'new' used car or a barrel of oil Tan Lian Choo Yangon Diary SOME things never change even though the capital is now called Yangon instead of Rangoon, and the country is renamed Myanmar m place of Burma. In private conversations, English-speaking residents refer
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        Reporting for duty at the front-line?
        1536 8 Reporting for duty at the front-line? With the shortage of males and the fact that wars are not fought with physical strength anymore there may be a place for Singapore women m combat situations, reports MATHEW PEREIRA STRAPPED into the seat of the F-16 cockpit, the fighter pilot goes m
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        Fear of males losing their fighting spirit
        330 8 WOMEN are to be taken care of that is what males m most modern societies are taught, feminist movement or no. The fear that this will be extended even to the battlefield if women are deployed at the front-line worries generals and other
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