The Straits Times, 22 December 1996

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    11 1 The Sunday Times No: 3150 65 CENTS MITA(P) 026/1 2/96 lnkljjk
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  • Article
    Chok Tong to announce Polling Day tomorrow
    756 1  - Chok Tong to announce Polling Day tomorrow Warren Fernandez By 'I want to see what turns up, who turns up, before I decide the polling date. 'The decision is a simple one. It is whether I decide to go for the minimum campaigning period of nine days, which means the
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    Hongkong sets up provisional law-making body
    593 1  -  Wang Hui Ling By Hongkong Correspondent HONGKONG'S Provisional Legislature was born m Shenzhen yesterday, prompting Chief Executive-designate Tung Chee Hwa to call it a "great day for Hongkong" and British Governor Chris Patten to label it a "sad and bad day" for the territory.
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    Lock icon Boat Quay only venue approved for lunchtime rallies
    346 1 LUNCHTIME rallies during the General Election campaign will be held at the pedestrian mall m front of UOB Plaza at Boat Quay, the police said yesterday. The site by the Singapore River was picked because police found the previous venue at Fullerton
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    Lock icon So suay and ...
    206 1 So suay and When local words convey more Anyhow hantam 'It is typical of Chee Soon Juan's approach. I can't describe this m English though. Chee Soon Juan's approach is better put m Hokkien luan hoot. Or m Singlish, the "anyhow hantam" method. That's his method. He just wants to
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      15 1 See Sunday Review cover story Qian slams Britain for refusing to face •reality' Page 11
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon Peru hostage drama
      44 2 picture CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: Hundreds of Peruvians gathered on Friday to pray for the release of the hostages. Among those released that day were the ambassadors of Brazil, Korea and Egypt. The building's phone, water and electricity services have been cut. Reuter
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      Lock icon 38 freed, but still no end in sight
      506 2 LIMA Marxist guerillas and the Peruvian government showed little sign of resolving their four-day standoff yesterday, as conditions deteriorated for some 340 hostages still held at the Japanese ambassador's home m Lima. Although the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) guerillas released 38
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    • $7 million
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        S'poreans reveal their hearts through charity donations
        671 2  -  Dorothy Ho Geraldine Yeo Chong Chee Kin By and $7m tor charity Community Chest $3,943 million National Kidney Foundation $1.5 million The Boys' Brigade Sharity Gift Box $765,800 Raffles Hotel Gala Christmas Tree Dinner Auction.... $330,000 The Salvation Army $250,000 The United Nations
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        What it should have been
        77 2 IN OUR report "Magfstrates get students' advice on teen sentences" on Dec 12, we said that the Peer Advisers Group Scheme is one of a set of new measures proposed by the Inter-Ministry Committee on Dysfunctional Families, Juvenile Delinquency and Drug Abuse. This is incorrect.
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      Lock icon World reaches agreement finally on cyberpiracy
      569 3 Now, Madonna can distribute her music on Net and be paid for it GENEVA A future m which you can watch the latest play at home on your computer or download the latest Madonna song from the Internet has come one step closer with
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      Salesgirls used stolen credit cards
      361 3  -  Lim Li Hsien By TWO health-store salesgirls stole credit cards which belonged to a customer and a colleague, and used them to chalk up about $18,000 m a threeweek shopping spree. Quek Mci Leng, 20 and Amy Lim, 19, pleaded guilty to 34 cheating and
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      THREE-WEEL $ 18,000 SHOPPING SPREE FOR DESIGNER GOODS
      119 3 THREE-WEEL 18,000 SHOPPING SPREE FOR DESIGNER GOODS What they bought Two Chanel haversacks ($5,040) Two Motorola and one Ericsson handphones ($3,288) One Christian Dior suit ($1,985) One Chanel floral blouse ($1,520) Two Louis Vuitton wallets ($955) Clinique, YSL, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Estee Lauder, and Christian Dior makeup and perfumes ($800)
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      Steve Jobs returns to Apple to turn it around
      257 3 CUPERTINO (California) Mr Steven Jobs, the charismatic entrepreneur who all but invented the personal computer industry, made a triumphal return home on Friday as Apple Computer Inc announced that it would rehire its co-founder and onetime chairman as part of a
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  • WORLD
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      British 'auditors' laud two external courses in Spore
      308 4  -  Neville Stack By m London BRITISH universities are sending academic "quality auditors" to check out trancntsed courses they run overseas. And a recent visit to two Singapore franchisees found that tne students were receiving full value. The Higher Education Quality Council was
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      Ab-zorbing pastime, this
      172 4 AUCKLAND— New Zealand, the country that introduced the world to bungee-jumping, has come up with another madcap pastime zorbing. The zorb consists of an outer 3-m plastic sphere and an inner 2-m sphere. The area between the two is pumped full of air, making the contraption function
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      Yeltsin pledges vigorous action on Russia's festering problems
      478 4 President's priorities Workers' unpaid wages Peace process In Chechnya Reform of the army and military doctrine Non-payment of taxes by major enterprises Slackening officials MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin, m his first televised appearance since undergoing heart surgery six weeks ago, has pledged
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      Aboriginal boys held for kicking: and slapping Pauline Hanson
      331 4 SYDNEY Two young Aboriginal boys were being held without bail m conservative Queensland state for allegedly assaulting and spitting at controversial Australian politician Pauline Hanson. Their detention has provoked outrage among Aboriginal groups. Media reports said four Aborigines, aged between nine
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      Lock icon CIA-linked spy ring uncovered, says Iraq
      490 5 'Confessions by four agents' broadcast [BAGHDAD The Iraqi government said on Friday that it had uncovered an espionage ring sponsored by the CIA, and it broadcast the confessions of four Iraqis who said they had taken part m the operation. Among those shown on
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      Lock icon US may seek the death penalty for CIA agent who spied for Russia
      293 5 US may seek the death penalty for CIA agent who spied for Russia WASHINGTON The govern- ment said on Friday that it might seek the death penalty for former CIA station chief Harold Nicholson on the basis i of newly disclosed evidence m the espionage case against i him. At
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      Lock icon Death-row dog sprung from cell night before execution
      224 5 AIKEN (South Carolina) In the crime annals of Aiken, South Carolina, Abraham's case is filed under shaggy dog stories. Arrested after attacking a policeman m a drug bust, he sat for two years on death row. An appeal failed but the night
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    • DATELINE: ASIA
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        Lock icon Hobby Mahathir, Kit Siang share
        160 7 Their passion for computers comes to light at IT display MALAYSIA: What do Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad (left) and parliamentary opposition leader Lim Kit Siang (right) have m common? Very little. But the press discovered recently that the pair shared the same
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        Lock icon Quiet return to Jakarta
        124 7 INDONESIA: When former Jakarta military commander Major-General A. M. Hendropriyono left the capital almost two years ago, he roared into his new command m Bandung with a convoy of 100 fellow Harley Davidson bikers. His return to the capital last week was much more muffled m
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        Lock icon First Lady's orders: Bed rest
        155 7 THE PHILIPPINES: Only First Lady Amelita "Ming" Ramos (above) can stop the Philippine President from working. When Mr Fidel Ramos was confined to hospital recently with a throat infection, he sought leave from doctors twice to attend to important functions. Still m bed, he ordered
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        Lock icon Writer takes up pen again
        135 7 B JAPAN: Japanese novelist Yasutaka Tsutsui, who did not publish any new works for over three years m protest against charges that his writings contained discriminatory language, has decided to resume his literary activities. Tsutsui withdrew from the literary world after the Japan Epilepsy Association
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        Lock icon Tung visit to Taiwan 'unlikely9
        127 7 Tung visit to Taiwan 'unlikely 9 TAIWAN: No one from the Taiwanese government had approached him to arrange for Hongkong's Chief Executive-designate Tung Chee Hwa to visit Taiwan, Mr Tung's Taiwanese brother-in-law John Y.K. Peng was quoted as saying m Kaohsiung last Thursday by the mass-circulation China Times. Mr Peng,
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      Lock icon Arms dealer invited for coffee with Clinton
      348 7 WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton said on Friday he regretted a Chinese arms dealer's involvement m a campaign fund-raising event, and promised better screening of visitors to the White House m the future. "I'm disappointed that it happened. It was clearly inappropriate," he said
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      Lock icon Last posts in new US Cabinet filled
      112 7 WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton filled out his Cabinet for his second term on Friday. His final decision, made m a meeting which lasted until after midnight on Thursday, was to pick Mr Federico Pena to be Sec- retary of Energy. Mr Pena was
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      Lock icon It was like a cocktail party without liquor'
      609 8 Peru hostage drama The Tupac squad The Tupac attack squad comprised 23 men and two women the chief, a deputy, and 23 "foot soldiers". LIMA Although his ears were still rinpng from the explosions and gunfirfc Peruvian car magnate Carlos Ch&ppori heard
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      Lock icon Video shows guerillas planning assault on envoy's home
      264 8 LIMA A video released on Peruvian television early yesterday showed guerillas from the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) planning meticulously their dramatic assault on the Japanese Ambassador's residence. The video, sent to Panamericana Television by the rebels, showed a masked guerilla presumed
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      Lock icon Simpson awarded full custody of his two children
      260 8 Simpson awarded full custody of his two children LOS ANGELES O.J. Simpson was awarded full custody of his two youngest children on Friday, more than 2Vi years after their mother was killed and their American foot-ball-star father was charged with her murder. Orange County Judge Nancy Wieben Stock ruled that
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      Lock icon Dow Jones up 10.8 points
      92 8 NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks edged higher on Friday after swinging wildly amid the so-called triple-witching expirations of December futures and options. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.76 points to 6,484.40. In early trading, the Dow rose 75 points to 6,548.99, putting it a shade
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      Lock icon Madonna and child
      60 10 POP singer-turned-actress Madonna arriving at Rome's Ciampino airport on Friday for the Kalian premiere of the film musical Evita with her three-month-old daughter Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon under wraps. Madonna, wearing dark glasses and a headscarf, told reporters: "My daughter is not a public figure." The father,
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      Lock icon Study linking Scotch malt whisky to cancer has distillers incensed
      262 10 LONDON British whisky distillers were incensed at the weekend over a report by Dutch researchers showing that Scotch malt whisky contained cancer-causing chemicals. The medical research, published on Friday m the scientific journal, The Lancet, was branded by the Scotch
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      Lock icon I shall return, Rao warns enemies
      450 10 Resignation as parliamentary chief of Congress (I) 'not a terminating point' 1 Possible successor Party president Sitaram Kesri Virulent Rao critic Rajesh Pilot Former Defence Minister SharadPawar Former Finance Minister Manmohan Singh NEW DELHI Former Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao has warned those
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      Lock icon 'Prince Foolip' strikes again
      324 10 LONDON Prince Philip, who triggered a national uproar last week by comparing guns to cricket bats and dismissing the public outcry over a massacre of 16 children, has a penchant for making controversial remarks. Be it the shape of a Chinaman's eyes, the ingratitude of the
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      Lock icon Astronomer and Pulitzer Prize author Carl Sagan dies at 62
      361 10 SEATTLE Astronomer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan, who popularised science through books and television and championed the search for life m outer space tirelessly, died on Friday at age 62. He died from pneumonia after a two-year battle with
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      Lock icon WORLDFILE
      243 10 CYANIDE ON STAMPS: Sri Lanka soldiers deployed m the north have been warned not to Duy postage stamps from local outlets after some of the stamps sold at the outlets were found to be coated with cyanide, the Weekend Express newspaper said yesterday. Traces of cyanide had been found
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      457 8 WEATHER SINGAPORE BFair and windy except for WSM Hi m Sunset toda y passing showers m the early I 33 705 pm morning over western Singapore. I I i ow Sunrise tomorrow: 22 703 am For an update on the local weather, call 542-7788 For detailed current weather, call 542-3983
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  • HK PROVISIONAL LEGISLATURE ELECTION
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      Lock icon Protesters reject formation of 'illegal body'
      179 11 HONGKONG Pro-democ-racy demonstrators marched through Hongkong and activists sent balloons into China yesterday to protest against the setting up of the Provisional Legislature. "We are here today to protest against the setting up of the illegal body," independent lawmaker Emily Lav told demonstrators m
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      Lock icon Beijing lists 7 major tasks for legislature
      349 11 China yesterday named seven "major tasks" that would be given to the Provisional Legislature set up by tjhe Beijing-appointed Selection Committee. j ;The assembly will formally fleplace the Legislative Council (Legco), whose four-year mandate resulting from elections m September last year be truncated
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      Lock icon EAST ASIA FILE
      408 11 WOMEN'S RALLY: About 2,000 women held a march and an overnight vigil m Taipei yesterday to call for better physical protection for women, witnesses said. The demonstration was sponsored by the Peng Wan-ju Foundation, named after the woman who was raped and stabbed to death last month
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      Lock icon Qian slams Britain for refusing to face 'reality'
      567 11  -  Wang Hui Ling Current situation is London's creation, says Chinese Foreign Minister By nongKong correspondent 'No matter what the obstacles, I believe that the Provisional Legislature will be able to take on any challenge, and complete its work.' —Chinese Foreign Minister Qian
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon The day Taoyuan county chief was killed
      966 12 A month after the gruesome Mafia-style murders of a Taiwanese county magistrate and seven others at his home by masked gunmen, the case remains unsolved. LEE SAN CHOUY of our Taiwan Bureau uncovers a tangled net of hypotheses and leads on the murderers'
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      Who did it?
      522 12 SINCE Nov 21, when Taoyuan county chief Liv Pang-you and seven others were shot dead by masked gunmen m a gruesome gangland-style execution m the official's home, the authorities have been overwhelmed by an avalanche of tip-offs on the police hotline regarding the identity of the murderers.
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      ... and why?
      247 12 and why? WHAT could have been the motive, if the murders were premeditated? One theory by the police says that the killings had to do with the slain county chiefs conflicts with local interest groups. Mr Liu a controversial political figure who had been indicted by the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's
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      Lock icon Washington acknowledges Beijing's efforts to curb piracy of CDs
      252 13 WASHINGTON The United States said there were indications that China was doing a better job at enforcing a USChina accord to prevent piracy of US compact discs (CDs), particularly m the southern Guangdong province. Ms Charlene Barshefsky, nominated by President Bill
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      Lock icon '100 die' in bridge collapse in Guangdong
      144 13 BEIJING A "significant" number of deaths and casualties are feared after a highway bridge under construction m southern China collapsed on Friday, the Yangcheng Evening News reported yesterday. In the first official account of the disaster, the evening newspaper did not provide any
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      Lock icon Taiwan to step up investment in C. America to cement ties
      267 13 TAIPEI Taiwan, under constant diplomatic pressure from rival China, said yesterday that it would step up trade and investment m Central America to boost relations with its allies. "We hope to develop steady relations with our Central American allies
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      Lock icon Chinese minister in Bangkok, so no stopover for Taipei's man
      368 13 BANGKOK— Taiwanese Foreign Minister John Chang was forced to cancel a weekend stopover m Bangkok after it was reportedly blocked by Chinese Defence Minister Chi Haotian, who was on an official visit to Thailand. A Thai newspaper, quoting an unidentified
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      Lock icon China still vital to US strategy, Beijing tells Washington
      328 13 BEIJING Beijing warned Washington yesterday that its strategists were seriously undervaluing the importance of China m regional and world affairs. In a signed editorial, the official English-language China Daily attacked "some shortsighted Americans who believe China is less important than before
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      Lock icon Man who held kindergarten tots hostage shot dead
      162 13 BEIJING Twenty-eight Chinese toddlers and their two teachers were held hostage by a man with explosives strapped to his body who threatened to blow them up, the Henan Daily reported yesterday. The drama ended when the man was shot dead after a
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      Lock icon Shenzhen speculator jumps to his death after stocks plunge
      243 13 HONGKONG A shares speculator jumped to his death from the 18th floor of a building m southern China after he lost four million yuan (S$680,000) as the local stock market plummeted, a report said yesterday. The authorities m the Shenzhen special
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon President's illness forces succession issue on Hanoi
      414 15 'Domino effect' may hit power balance BANGKOK The prospect of a domino effect is once again tttubling Vietnam as the sevjlfte illness of one of the nations three ageing leaders is fatting it to face the longpostpSed issue of generational change at the
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      Lock icon Indonesia-Portugal talks on E. Timor called off
      385 15 Indonesia-Portugal talks on E. Timor called off UNITED NATIONS Talks between Indonesia and Portugal on East Timor are now called off but could be revived soon by the UN chief, Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas has said. He told journalists here on Friday that outgoing UN Sec-retary-General Boutros Bou-tros-Ghali had
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      Lock icon A modem military will help secure economic recovery, says Ramos
      246 15 MANILA The newly-ap-ptbved modernisation scheme tor the Philippine military would help secure the counties economic recovery, President Fidel Ramos said here yesterday. Speaking at the 61st anniversary celebration of the Armed Forces of the PhilipOtftes, he said that "beyond the
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      THE LEADERSHIP TROIKA
      33 15 President Le Due Anh Age: 76 Ideologically conservative Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet Age: 74 A progressive reformer Communist Party general secretary Do Muoi Age: 80 Middle of the road
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      Thai minister tips off media on drug lords' identities
      519 17 Mr'D' "This man is a very powerful local official m Chiang Rai. He is widely known with the initial "D". He's very powerful and he's doing his drug business m extreme defiance of the law. No local police dare cross him."
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      Lock icon Plundered Cambodian artifacts now homeward-bound
      395 17 PHNOM PENH The tide is beginning to turn against the smuggling syndicates and looters who have plundered the treasures of Cambodia as a campaign by the government is helping to facilitate the return of 15 artifacts from three continents. With cooperation from curators and Customs
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    • Article
      Bangkok may bring back exit tax for Thais to cut deficit
      124 17 PATTAYA Thailand may reintroduce an exit tax for Thais travelling overseas to help offset the country's trade deficit, Deputy Prime Minister Amnuay Viravan has said. Despite the expected resistance from related industries, Dr Amnuay was quoted by The Nation
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  • MALAYSIA
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      Rush for university admission forms sparks chaos at post offices
      305 18 PENANG There was chaos at designated post offices all over Malaysia on Friday as hundreds of people pushed and elbowed their way to buy university admission forms. In Penang, hundreds of people, including students, parents and even grandparents, had camped
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      Lock icon Mahathir invites India to take part in region's growth
      526 18 Misconceptions 'Some Indians perceive Asean markets as being over-competitive and on the other hand, many m Asean view India as being too bureaucratic and still uncomfortable with an open economy. 1 Dr Mahathir. NEW DELHI Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr
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      Lock icon Govt to pay $16,700 for using handcuffs on traffic offender
      247 18 KUALA LUMPUR The High Court has ordered the Malaysian government to pay M 530,000 (5516,710) m damages to businesswoman Fong Ooi Lee for handcuffing her m public four years ago. Judge Datin Paduka Rahman Hussain also ordered the government to
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    • Article
      ISA threat forces NGOs to shelve tribunal on 'police abuse'
      401 18  -  Ho Wah Foon By m Kuala Lumpur NINE non-governmental organisations, which had planned to hold a public tribunal on Jan 12 to highlight alleged abuse of powers by police, announced yesterday they had postponed the forum indefinitely to avoid people
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    • Article
      Sharp rise in phone bookings for cabs
      676 20  -  Geraldine Yeo By Satellite system a hit with cabbies THE satellite taxi booking system has proven to be such a hit that many taxi drivers now prefer taking phone bookings to picking up passengers on the roads. The result? Long queues at many
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      POPULAR SERVICE
      96 20 CITYCAB: The number of calls has shot up from an average of 6,000 a day m October to 8,000 calls a day this month. Its fleet of 4,000 taxis was linked by satellite m December last year. TIBS TAXIS: It receives about 2,200 calls a day, or about
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      Lock icon Cabby takes over 200 calls a month
      360 20 'We cannot afford to stay with old systems, which may not be the best for us. Both drivers and passengers will realise this and use the satellite booking system more. It is the way of the future. —Tibs Taxis driver Tony Urn, on
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      IN SHORT
      401 20 MEDI9AVE TOP-UP: Senior citizens who were 62 or older on April 1 I will receive between 100 and $350 if they deposit $50 into their Medisave accounts by the end of this year. Reminding them about the deadline, the Central Provident Fund Board said about 150,000 eligible Singaporeans
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      Grand show to kick off next year's Chingay Parade
      217 20 A GRAND show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium will kick off the 25th Chingay Parade next year. The two-hour show on Feb 15, called Chingay 25 Spectacular, will cost about $2.3 million to stage. Featuring 1,500 performers from Singapore and eight
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      Informatics Group offers 40 scholarships
      117 20 THE Informatics Group, an education and training service provider m Singapore and the region, has offered 40 scholarships to five organisations here. It will give the scholarships for the first time to students who will be selected by the Chinese Development Assistance Council, Eurasian Association
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      Lock icon Farm Wong gets ultimatum: Settle contract row within 10 days
      469 21  -  Chin Soo Fang By POPULAR television actress Farm Wong will have to settle her contract row with Television Corporation of Singapore and a Taiwanese talent agency within 10 days or face court action. This ultimatum was issued by P. T.
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      He is match-maker to coffeeshop owners
      242 21 MR TAN Pheng Huat, 43, literally makes Housing Board coffeeshops multiply. The deputy divisional director with the j Productivity and Standards Board plays match-maker to coffeeshop owners and gets them to form partnerships. The result: coffeeshop chains that offer residents a wider variety of
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      Conmen use 'magic wood' ruse to cheat two women
      310 21 TWO elderly women were cheated of their cash and jewellery by conmen who gave them a piece of wood claiming that it could cure any sickness. In separate incidents, Madam Saberiah Abdullah and Madam Aesah Mat Said lost more than $5,000
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    • Article
      1,075 traffic offenders settle their cases with Atoms
      191 21 SOME 1,075 traffic offenders have benefited from Atoms, the automated system for settling minor offences, since it was introduced last month. Atoms has allowed 843 traffic offenders to plead guilty and pay their fines without attending court. Another 232 have used it
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      CASEFILE
      306 21 BETRAYED TRUST: A delivery driver betrayed the trust of his company by pocketing $16,800 m payments meant for the firm. He also cheated a client of $10,000. A district court heard on Friday that Tan Choo Ming, 29, an employee of Sin Him Company Private Limited, kept a $7,500
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  • GE '97
    • Article, Illustration
      'Sorry to go over this again, but...' Hng Kiang rebuts SDP charges
      849 23 "We know this is an exasperating exercise. You take an issue seriously, you present it m Parliament, you provide all the avenues for debate. The SDP MPs don't bother to turn up, don't prepare their debate, don't bother
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      SDP plays safe, to check candidates into hotel
      393 23 THE Singapore Democratic Party is planning to check all its candidates into a hotel tonight, the eve of Nomination Day, to avoid last-minute snags m assembling its slate. Sources said that its CEC felt that, as it would be contesting Group Representation
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      Will Chee Soon Juan stand in MacPherson? Or will he stand in GRC?
      909 23  -  Zuraidah Ibrahim By There may, however, be another strand of thought within the SDP: that Dr Chee would be a liability to any GRC team, and that it is better to let him go to a single-seat
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      Lock icon Chia Shi Teck to set up emergency fund, if elected
      537 23 INDEPENDENT candidate Chia Shi Teck has prepared an election manifesto which includes the creation of a million-dollar emergency fund to help his constituents if he gets elected. The executive chairman of HeShe Holdings, a garments company, said he would set
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      Lock icon WP stuck in the past: Rear-Adm Teo
      568 24 'Instead of looking forward to the 21st century, it is looking backwards. It wants to introduce ideas from the 1950s and 1960s which had been tried m Britain and elsewhere and failed.' 'The NTUC Fair Price chain of supermarkets is a good example
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      WP introduces lawyer ahead of Nomination Day
      486 24 New candidate Name: Mr Tang Liang Hong. Age: 61. Occupation: Lawyer. Family: Married, with three children. Education: Graduated with a law degree from Singapore University m 1967. Community service: Chairman of management committee of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts from 1979 to 1993.
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      NSP candidate disqualified from election
      486 24 Candidate out MR SARRY Hassan, who was expected to contest m the Tampines GRC under the National Solidarity Party (NSP) banner, has been disqualified from the election even before Nomination Day. The reason: his name is not listed on the electoral register. At a press
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    • IN SHORT
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        Lock icon Caring for the elderly and the young top Lily Neo's plans
        278 25 DR LILY NEO'S five-year plans for Kirn Seng will focus on caring for the elderly and the young, she told The Sunday Times yesterday. The 43-year-old is slated to be a People's Action Party candidate m the new four-seat
        NGHANGUAN  -  278 words
      • Article
        217 nomination papers taken
        138 25 THE Elections Department gave out a total of 217 nomination papers by the end of yesterday. Of these, 100 were for single-member constituencies, 47 for four-member Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs), 45 for five-member GRCs and 19 for six-member GRCS. The department handed out 82 GRC application
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        BG Lee to visit Aljunied
        173 25 DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Aljunied division this morning. v He will start at 9am at Block 2, Lorong Lew Lian, where he will join children at a Christmas party and start a petanque competition for senior citizens. The visit will end
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      Holland Drive residents send petition to MP on Sers plan
      324 25 Holland Drive residents send petition to MP on Sers plan RESIDENTS of two Holland Drive blocks have signed a petition saying they want to stay Sut, rather than move to new ats under a proposed Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers). The letter, dated Dec 13 and bearing 101 signatures, was
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      $6m town council project to transform Ghim Moh
      491 25 It will match private estates, says Boon Heng GHIM Moh estate will be transformed soon into a suburban village m a $6-million town council project that will build new facilities such as small parks, playgrounds and lounges for residents. The estate will
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    • Article
      GE date guessing game as old as elections here
      471 27 IN KEEPING the opposition here guessing about the date of Polling Day, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has returned "to a practice his predecessor, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, began m the 1960s and continued nthrough the early *****. Then the Prime
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      A 'PAP Hougang' could team up with Cheng San GRC
      302 27 n IF HOUGANG voted m a i People's Action Party (PAP) MP, he could team up with Cheng San GRC t MPs and this would benefit the ward, said Prime Mmii ister Goh Chok Tong yes- terday. n A PAP
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      Opposition wards In clanger of being left behind'
      341 27 OPPOSITION wards run the danger of being left further and further behind, Education Minister Lee Yock Suan said last night. He said this after his fellow Cheng San GRC MP Dr Michael Lim, remarked on the visible difference between People's Action Party
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  • HOME
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      Lock icon How PM Goh wooed his young audience
      1043 26  -  Warren Fernandez Prime Minister Goh Chok Tongs address to NTU students By 'Yes, the 21st century will usher m a tougher and more competitive world. But we have never been better equipped to compete. It will be rough. It will be challenging. You
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      PM's big worry: Too few private-sector candidates
      420 26 "They were not interested. They are very settled m their particular niche, very comfortable, having privacy, doing things which their shareholders appreciate, and never being criticised by the public." MrGoh.onthe answers he received when he approached several people m the private sector. Only
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      The young: Proud of good govt, ashamed of kiasuism
      301 26 YOUNG Singaporeans are proud of the country's good government and what it has managed to create together with the people. But they are ashamed of the kiasu attitude and lack of era ciousness, according to a poll of 71 young people
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      'Dead serious' about world-class status for NUS, NTU
      377 26 DEPUTY Prime Minister Tony Tan is heading a committee studying how to turn Singapore's two universities into Asia's Harvard and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong revealed this when responding to a student who had asked if Singapore
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      SIA affected as more Indonesians skip Change airport now
      300 26 INDONESIAN travellers who once stopped m Singapore on their way to Hongkong now bypass Changi airport and fly direct to their destination. Singapore Airlines chairman S. Dhanabalan told the Prime Minister that the airline had been forced to grapple with changing
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      24 26 HIGHLIGHTS ON TV: Highlights of the Prime Minister's forum at the Nanyang Technological University will be telecast over TCS 5 at 9.30 pm today.
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      486 27 The Government recently made a strong pitch on the difference a minister makes to a Group Representation Constituency ward. The Political Desk looks at it from another perspective. The difference a minister makes... (to a ward is like having a more powerful chip m a computer) comes with cabinet tEHBHHHHHHHHHIH
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      326 28 850 Deaths 850 Deaths V, THERESA KOH CHENG CHOO Age: 71 called Home to be with the Lord on 20.12.96 leaving behind: Husband: John Ong Beng Chooi Daughters: Sons-in-law: I Helen Ong Swee Kirn Adam Chue Kok Wai Mary Ong Swee Neo Rocque Kaw Jit Khim Margaret Ong Swee Geak
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      255 28 850 Deaths 850 Deaths Jesus amid, "lam the resurrection and the life; he who believes In Me shall live even If he die: (John 1 1:25 j LEE KAI CHEONG Age: 83 was called home to be with the Lord on 21/12/96 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: Wee Kuan Lin
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      850 Deaths
      264 28 RAJESWARI D/O PACHAIMUTHU (MARY ANN) Age: 43 was called home to be with the Lord on 20th Dec 1996 leaving behind: Husband: Joseph Nicoll Brothers: P. Davamani (Customs), P. Mahalingam. P. Subramaniam, P. Ramalingam, P. Shanmugam, P. Thayalan, P. Yanasekaran, P. Mohan, P. Kunasekaran Sisters: P. Prameswari, P.
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      191 28 850 Deaths 850 Deaths BOON CHIOK THYE AGE: 71 passed away peacefully on 21 Dec 1996. Sen: Daught«r-ln-low: Boon Keam Wah. Alfer Pun Ah Lui. Pauline Daughters: Sons-in-law: Boon Dang Boyeh, Jessie Kum Aik Hwa. Frank Boon Dang, Elsie Chan Yu Chuan, John Grandsons: Granddaughters: Boon Chin Tat. Ashley Kum
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      38 28 854 Condolences 854 Condolences With deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to our Officer In Charge, Mr Koh Lian Weng, Clarence on the demise of his beloved mother CHAN SOW LAN From The PSA Police Senior Junior Officers' Associations
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      856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam
      230 28 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam 856 In Memoriam AUM SIVAMAYAM THALAI THEVASAM G. SARATHAMBAL Departed on 5/1/96 Ist year memorial ceremony of the late G. Sarathambal w/o late Govindasamy Arauthiyar will be held on Tuesday, 24th December 1996, at 11am at our residence. Blk 120, Paya Lebar Way #12-2931
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      852 Acknowledgements
      83 28 The Family of The Late CHOE CHUNG PENG Departed 17/12/96 wishes to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, colleagues and neighbours for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, donations wreaths during their recent bereavement. The Family of the late BRIDGET MARGARET HOEDEN (JOSEPHINE) wish to express
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      856 In Memoriam
      41 28 In Loving Memory Of EMILY LEE SAY TIN Departed 22/12/95 "Thou an always than Manifesting thy concern and can Though now thou rest m bliss Evar will thee be missed" Always remembered by husband, children and loved ones
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      858 Requiems
      98 28 KARUMAKIRIYAI CEREMONY RAMAMOORTHY A/L RAMAN Bom on 20.4.1942. Departed on 10.12.1996. We cordially request the kind presence to a special prayer at our residence at Bpm on Tuesday (24/12/96) at Blk 749, #09-124 Yishun 5t.72 (near Yishun MRT) Lunch will be held on 25/12/96 at 12 noon at
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  • RACING
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      Police report destroyed
      627 29  -  Malcolm Bastians Ex-jockey Leslie Khoo's corruption trial j Probe into alleged assault by CPIB officer discontinued after discovery ITBy LESLIE KHOO, 44, a former champion local jockey and present assistant horse trainer, is being charged with giving false information under Section 28 (b) of the Prevention of
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    • Article
      Deadheat and Thwaites' treble brighten up Penang afternoon
      352 29  -  Tan Thean Loon PENANG ROUND-UP By FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Dec 21 1996 FIRST 3556 SECOND 6833 THIRD 9806 STARTERS 0524 2831 9527 6514 6375 7232 2557 3311 3147 1243 CONSOLATIONS 0693 9316 8304 7525 8792 6886 0901 4050 1585 9970 A DEADHEAT drama
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
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      987 29 YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS r «ACEI RES TERMS DIVI 1,200 m ■p DYNAMICS 52.5 (27-8) Wan (4) 4 3 1 3 JANETS LOVE 57 (15-7) Ismadi (7) 1 1 2 go KING PROSPECTOR 52.5 (20-7) Carbery (9) 8 5 3 Si Others m finishing order The Dream (92-25) 00, U
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      1065 29 Corporate Magnate (251-48) Saifudin, Southern Eagle (19-8) 00, Good Bee Bee (131-26) Sharrol.Dynamic Girl (73-20) Chavez, Eicas (53-15) Lee, My Whir (141-34) X Oh Adrenalin (151-37) Woodworth, Wonderful Life (871-141) KW Tan, Nevada IV (231-43) Sam, Linggi Star (301-62) Loh, Top Red (231-45) I Azhar. Winning stable: Shahabuddin Lynch. Trainer:
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      1219 29 Azhar, King Tao (22-7) Carbery, Red Cent (17-9) Saimee, Twins (391-68) Dahlan, Zalad (881-141) KW Tan, Super Warrior (55-14) Cropp, Vitality Prince (101-22) Ravi, Daring (631-101 Marcel, Axe (21 1 -43) Kway. Winning stable: AJK. Traiher: Malcolm Thwaltes. Margins: 2, 1, 1 V Time: 1:10.1 Forecast: $41. Tierce: $2,303. Malaysian
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      1034 29 Winning owner: KS Low. Trainer: Marinus van Breukelen. Margins: 3, 1 hd. Time: 1:11 .2. Forecast: Si 9 Tierce: $610. Malaysian W&P: $59, $15, $5, $13. Course scratchings: Diamond Trader, Jindi's Love (withdrawn). RACE 8 CLASS 1 PREMIER 1,200 m 1 MAHKOTAIIS7(I3-7) Chavez (10) 4 4 Ji 10 JUST FRIENDS
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  • SPORT
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      YESTERDAY'S PENANG STIPES' REPORT
      1304 30 RACE 1: After being boxed, Torpedo 111 became fractious and reared many times. He was then withdrawn. The gelding must requalify an RT trial. Shortly after the start, Smooth Venture was awkward when racing tight on the inside of Pompeii Reserve, who was laying m. In
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      Lock icon Velappan blasts report about decline of Asian standards
      467 30 The AFC is confident that Korea and Japan will be strong contenders for honours m the 2002 World Cup. I maintain too that within five to 1 0 years, Asia will be a force m world football.' —AFC general secretary Peter Velappan.
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      Lock icon Monaco leads before the winter break
      196 30 PARIS French First Division leader Monaco beat Lens 3*l away on Friday to go into the winter recess with a fourpoint lead over Paris SaintGermain. PSG, which will clash with Monaco m the principality m its first game after the recess on Jan 26,
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      Lock icon Wenger: No large legion of Europe stars to Highbury
      308 30 ENGLISH SOCCER LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger denied mounting speculation on Friday that a legion of foreign players were about to be signed by the north London club, dismissing the rumours as the work of players' agents. Spanish club Deportivo La
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      SOCCER SHORTS
      276 30 QhFURIOUS Blackburn manager Tony P&rkes called on English League officials to award his struggling side the points after Middlesbrough pulled out of their Premier League c|^sh yesterday because it could not field a side. Middlesbrough informed the league on Fri(fey that it could not put out a representative
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      An agent may not necessarily be a gent
      758 30  -  WILFRED YEO SPORT LIGHTS ALI DAEI and Ali Dia may sound similar but they are not the same person, as recent events have shown. Daei, the Iranian hotshot m the Asian Cup finals, is the genuine article among soccer strikers, while Senegalese
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      Lack of physical fitness 'not to blame'
      948 31  -  S. Murali By ONE of the most dramatic moments m sports this year was surely the collapse of Greg Norman m his final round of the Masters. The world No. 1, who had led by six strokes going into the final round of
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      Lock icon Shilton, 47, all set for 1,000th League match
      687 31  -  Rob Hughes SOCCER By LONDON Peter Shilton, soccer's ultimate obsessive, is m training for another milestone. Today, the goalkeeper who has played on all the world's major stages and who just will not quit at the age of 47, steps out for
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      361 31 ["basketball NBA: Atlanta 109 New Jersey 95, Cleveland 91 Toronto 82, Indiana 75 Detroit 84, Philadelphia 103 New York 110, Orlando 93 Utah 98, Denver 108 Vancouver 93, Portland 107 Dallas 77, Seattle 102 LA Clippers 86. CRICKET Third day of First Test m Bulawayo: Zimbabwe 376
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      Lock icon Mental fitness vital ingredient, says Player
      330 31 IN HIS book "Fit for Golf, golf legend Gary Player suggests that mental fitness accounts for as much as 80 per cent of a golf game. Player, who won all four major titles, says that "since the mind shapes the action, you need to
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      Sailors get chance to battle monsoon winds
      280 31 YACHTING SINGAPORE and regional sailors will get a chance to test their mettle against the northeast monsoon winds off the coast of Bintan m the third Mana Mana Amslam amateur windsurfing event next month. From Jan 8-12, top regional sailors will pit their
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  • The Sunday Times Sprotsfront
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      Middle East maintaining Asia's high standards
      508 32  -  Joe Dorai THE draft of a technical report, prepared by German coach Otto Fisher, has caused fury among Asian Football Confederation officials. The report suggested that Asian football was going backwards. It was also critical of the performance of South Korea and Japan at
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    • THE LATE NEWS
      • Article
        Forest blocks Arsenal move
        70 32 BOTTOM-PLACED Nottingham Forest prevented Arsenal from regaining top spot m the English Premier soccer league with a thrilling 2-1 victory at the City Ground yesterday. Other results: Blackburn v Middlesbrough (postponed), Chelsea 3 West Ham 1, Everton 0 Leeds 0, Leicester 0 Coventry 2, Manchester United
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        Selangor and Sabah in final
        88 32 DEFENDING champion Seiangor staged a dramatic comeback to neat Brunei 3-2 on aggregate and advanced into the Malaysia Cup soccer final although it lost 1-2 at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium at Bandar Seri Begawan last night. Azman Adnan's goal put Selangor on course for
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        Iran takes third spot
        51 32 IRAN clinched third place m the Asian Cup by winning 3-2 on penalties against Kuwait after a 1-1 draw at full time last night. The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. No extra time was played. Scorers: Kuwait (Jassem Al-Houwaidi 15th mm). Iran (AH Daei 40th
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      Lock icon TUSSLE FOR THE BALL
      40 32 Picture by Tycoon's Patrick Sanders beats his opponents to the ball but cannot stop Prince from running out 107-101 winners in a Tiger Beer Challenge Match played at the Geylang Indoor Stadium last night. JERRY SEH
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      Lock icon Hill banned three months
      351 32 yfdvr CARDIFF Australian squash star Anthony Hill, 27, confirmed his reputation as the bad boy of the sport when he was suspended for three months by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) here on Friday his second ban of the year. Hill, who was also fined £1,400
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      Lock icon Barkley, Drexler suspended, fined
      179 32 NEW YORK The National Basketball Association on Friday suspended and fined Houston Rockets forward Charles Barkley and guard Clyde Drexler for harassing a referee m a 101-115 defeat by San Antonio on Thursday. Barkley was suspended two games without pay and fined U557,500 (S$10,500), while Drexler
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      Lock icon 76ers goes down to its ninth straight defeat
      401 32 BASKETBALL: NBA PHILADELPHIA Allan Houston scored 32 points and Patrick Ewing 21 as the New York Knicks allowed just 10 points m the third quarter m handing the Philadelphia 76ers its ninth straight loss, 103-110 on Friday. Ewing also grabbed 14 rebounds
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      Lock icon Kidnap threats, so Becker to quit Germany
      278 32 TENNIS BONN Boris Becker wants to quit his native Germany following kidnap threats against his three-year-old son Noah and racial abuse against his wife Barbara. In an interview to be broadcast today by Sat-1 television, Becker, 29, explained his wife and son were
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      Local soccer needs the setting up of a payers' association
      955 32  -  GODFREY ROBERT THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS The PFA has to be decisive and confident about what matters to raise and not flounder against the whims and fancies of some over-ambitious and over-demanding players who could turn the whole situation into
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      31 32 TODATS EVENTS I BASKETBALL SBL Tigeir Beer Challenge: Wildcats v Typhoon (Geylang Indoor Stadium, Bpm) BOARDSAILING Ist Formula 42 Championship (Safra Resort Sea Sports Centre, 10 Changi Coast Walk, 9,30 am)
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        Lock icon Tung Chee-Hwa: How senior will he be?
        1508 2  -  CHING CHEONG THE most powerful man m Hongkong, Chief Executive-des-ignate Tung CheeHwa, received his full endorsement from Beijing m an official ceremony m the Chinese capital last Wednesday. It was a rather elaborate way of appointing a Chinese leader to his new post,
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    • Viewpoints
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          3 Stay alive this festive season
          311 3 3 Stay alive this festive season THE Japanese indulge themselves at this time of the yfeffi* with what they call the bonenkai, or forget-the-year fUsty. Colleagues ask one another for forgiveness for eujf- hurt or ill feelings they have caused during the year aao> look forward to a new start
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        25 years ago
        107 3 On this day MORE than 3,500 MSA workers m Singapore will accept employment with the new Singapore national airline. But m their letters of acceptance, they will strike out a clause regarding retrenchment. The Singapore Air-Transport-workers Union, which represents the workers, is demanding that the clause be
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        Election is about bringing the voter closer to home matters
        1173 3 VOTING is one of the basic rights a Singaporean has as a citizen of this country and, by tomorrow, most would know whether they will get to exercise that right m the constituency they live. This writer does not know
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        Rats! Call Arnie if you want to see a show
        1032 4 IN SINGAPORE, getting to the cineplex is usually as convenient as taking a stroll to the neighbourhood mmiii market and a ticket is just a phone call away which explains, perhaps, why Singaporeans are among the most avid moviegoers m
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      • AROUND THE WORLD
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          Spreading the benefits of the Asian Miracle
          112 4 WHO says the Asian Miracle is over? Contrary to the predictions of sceptics, mainly from the West, the economic momentum of East Asia remains strong. The World Bank assessment is that growth is expected to be more than 8 per cent a year
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          Growing racism Down Under
          113 4 THE concern over racist attacks on Asians m Australia took a new twist when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysian students studying m the country may be recalled if they became the target of abuse and attacks. The pull-out of the more than 15,000
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          Mongrel remarks
          81 4 ADDING more fuel to the fire of the racism debate was Mr Peter Davis, the left-wing mayor of the South Australian town of Port Lincoln, when he described children of mixed races as "mongrels". This remark did not hurt at all his fortunes at a council election. While
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          Repercussions beyond Peru
          118 4 WHEN leftist guerillas stormed the Japanese ambassador's residence m Lima and took 200 people hostage, they created repercussions beyond the shores of Peru and beyond whatever little influence the small Maoist group had. Japan's Emperor Akihito cancelled his birthday celebrations, and so will Japanese embassies around the
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          Snub or not
          88 4 IN A reflection of the divergence between ihe United States and France on many matters, the Americans are still smarting over an alleged snub of Secretary of State Warren Christopher by French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette. Mr Charette had walked out during a toast to Mr
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          Bloodied and hungry
          79 4 THERE is bloodletting of the most poignant kind m the Russian military. Russian soldiers are so dispirited and impoverished that some officers are selling their blood to buy basic necessities. Air force personnel are pinching food from their base cafeteria to feed their families. Even the country's
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          Piece of space history
          80 4 CALL it a piece of history. Two pieces to be exact. Eleven years after the space shuttle Challenger exploded after lift-off, killing all seven astronauts on board, two sections of the craft's wing were washed ashore at Cocoa Beach m Florida. How the sections, one which
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          People
          124 4 FORMER South Korean President Roh Tae Woo, the Jpastermind of the 1980 Kwangju massacre, had his death* sentence commuted to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of ordering an attack on democratic activists m the southern town of Kwangju. Here is where knowledge of French may get you a
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        • MEANWHILE IN SINGAPORE...
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            Hot topic
            73 4 "WINDOWS" had been the hot topic m Singapore for wfeeks. Not Windows 95, the computer operating system, but th««possible windows for the date of the General Election. Thefiovernment ended the speculation by announcing during the week that Nomination Day will be on Monday. It left open the date
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            Superb job
            76 4 THEY came, they saw, they know what Singapore is like,. This was one significant impact of Singapore's staging of the World Trade Organisation meeting, said Deputy Prime Ministe^Lee Hsien Loong. hg He said the conference proceeded smoothly only becaise it was held m a country where things worked
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            Mongrel killer
            96 4 THEY were out for his blood this week. Feeling the heaths renovation contractor Seah Lian Hock who beat up a mongrel so savagely that it went into a coma and died. Seah, who was found guilty of animal abuse and fined $500, said he wanted to teach the
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        Dining out the trendy Yankee way in Manila
        1006 5 US restaurants move m as Filipino palates develop a colonial taste and an economy on the rebound pays for it. LETICIA PEREZ reports. 'In every city m Asia, everybody is waiting for somebody to come m. It a chain reaction. Studebaker's regional
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        Carpet firm to clean up abroad
        632 5  -  PATRICK TAN 'We expect first year's revenue to touch $1 million out of an estimated market turnover of $6 million. Mr Kirit Kumar, director of Big Red IN SINGAPORE'S highly competitive carpet-cleaning market where there are many small-time players, one company begs to be
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    • Focus
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        Taiwan's status debate likely to provoke China
        1621 6 Reaching a consensus on the abolition of Taiwan 's provincial structure will be a struggle for delegates at the National Development Conference this week, asKAO CHEN reports A PROPOSAL to abolish the concept and legal status of Taiwan as a province is expected
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        Seven deadly sins of a fallen glamour queen
        1814 7  -  RAVIVELLOOR The scale of the corruption that gripped Tamil Nadu is beginning to emerge with the former Chief Minister *s arrest, reports offer's has been the -•v: most corrupt gpyernmentsofar. MrG. C. Shekhar WHAT Jayaraman Jayalalitha stands accused of: Television Sets Case.
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    • A SPECIAL FEATURE TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTDAY OF EMPEROR AKIHTO
      • JAPAN
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          Building stronger ties
          545 8 When Japanese Ambassador Katsuhisa Uchida came here about 10 months ago, he thought it would be tough to improve on the already welkemented, excellent ties between his country and Singapore. After 10 months, he still feels he is "absolutely right" He said: There are no thorny political
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          Symbols of state and pride of the people
          638 8 Cultured, learned and distinguished, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko always remain m touch with the common people. Emperor Akihito, 63, and Empress Michiko, 62, embody all the good characteristics of a royal family: learned, regal and distinguished. Emperor Akihito is very much
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        The art of sharing cultures
        818 9 The Japanese Chamber of Commerce ji industry Singapore actively supports c> "arts, sports^nd educational events m Singapore. Daphne Tan reports! Much of the improvement observed m Singapore's arts and culture scene can be attributed to conceited efforts by the Singapore government and other concerned parties
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        Dedication to duty
        248 9 Emperor Akihito acceded to the throne on Jan 7, 1989 with the demise of his father, Emperor Hirohito (posthumously known as Emperor Showa). The eldest son of Emperor Showa and Empress Nagako, Emperor Akihito was born m Tokyo on Dec 23, 1933. In 1952, two milestones were
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        New clubhouse for the Japanese Association
        685 10 n two years' time, the association will have a lot more room for its activities which are aimed at promoting friendship among tsmembersTand contributing to the mutual understanding between Japan and Singapore. Daphne Tan finds out more. By 1998, the Japanese community here can
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        Pursuing that scholarship
        265 10 ONE-YEAR GENERAL STUDY OF JAPAN Only one scholar is selected each year. The successful candidate would have to be a Singapore citizen who displays a genuine interest m Japan, and is able to play a positive role as an intermediator between Singapore and Japan. The scholar will
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        A quiet but towering presence
        998 12 Kagoshima on southern Kyushu island is the perfect getaway for nature-lovers who enjoy hot springs and vast lava fields. But Kagoshima is also a historical city and a modem tourist resort. I"T"f you are planning a trip to I Japan, look beyond the Ausual tourist
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        Getting there
        138 12 From Singapore, a number of flights will get you to Kagoshima. Singapore Airlines offers a non-stop flight to Fukuoka from which you can catch a domestic flight to Kagoshima. Japan Airlines offers a direct flight from Singapore to Kagoshima, with a stopover m Hong Kong. Alternatively, if you
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        Miyazaki's Ocean Dome
        891 13 Daphne Tan braves the sun, sand and "sea" to bring you an exclusive on the world's largest indoor theme park where you can swim m "oceans" complete with computer-generated waves. m m W n the world of theme I parks and resorts, JL Ocean Dome certainly makes
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        TRAVEL PLANS
        156 13 GETTING THERE Nonstop buses and regular buses are available from &%azaki Airport and Miyazaki Station, located just south of Phoenix Seagaia, as well as the Seagaia night bus which brings visitors to the Ocean Dome night show. For more information, call the Miyazaki Transportation Bus Centre at 0985-52-2200.
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        Fann-tastic rise: Will it all go just as quickly?
        1487 26 Fann-tastic rise: Will it all go just as quickly? Farm Wong is to date the only Channel 8 actress who made it bi2 without having to hop on the orthodox Star Search fast-track which gave other winners like Zoe Tay, Aileen Tan, Chew Chor Mens and Phyllis Quek a star-studded
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      168 1 I' I Taiwan's future status -KaoChen Picture: AFP Design NOLI C GALANG BBUTr?|ir w ili'i'i JiJHHiIlL^aß —JL fM fc^/ A Wk/^ fM ¥m^% f m IPVi I AW\ TV |kTfl R HH ■ill II il L J B^T^ M^^B m^^JM $&&^m^K mjjjijijjM^^K. This Year's Specials From For the first time,
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      233 2 ■■BHPHK THE PENANG HAWKERS m* cite dpewxWa Claudttttcu) ■tar iiP^fl at tfee Uoth WM. *'^w 13 •29 December 1996 SMsSfc**! Look who's conning to town with Santa this year! Erjfi ■feJ|p!P RT^^HPl^ yes! The ever P°P ular Penan S Hawkers will yet a^ft y r^djfmß EL^ E^ a3a n be
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      58 2 Announcing the official opening UOMO DONNA Boutique 21st 22nd December 1996 Introducing IGUAMBNTt) CONTEMPORANEO CONTEMPORARY MENSWEAR Business Hours Mon-Thu 10.00 am to 10.00 pm Fri Sat 10.00 am to 12.00 am Sunday 12.00 pm to 8.00 pm Tel: 737 1425 UOMO DONNA BOUTIQUE 14 MOHAMED SULTAN ROAD #01-01 (Opposite Imperial
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      194 3 The oiJ^3 newspapers H BfIMJgBTHiI ■J CuV SuLXSuDxG lOr mHHWk (Second Edition) JI^B O/Q "o** 'c\a I r ?3 December 9o yP'rf ik .^H For The New Paper M^m 38 chances to win The Cathay Movie Card worth Ss3B each. 1 I (The Cathay Movie card allows you to earn
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      430 4 Cranfield 52f 5 U I UNIVERSITY JM gpß 1 Former students are invited to the feiE I jj' Inaugural Meeting El Bil i South East Asia Chapter of the Shrivenham Club J^%> (Alumni Association) ?^f^\ on Friday 17 January 1997 J^kEs^ m Singapore Programme includes a presentation on current developments
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      40 4 S==B 3 IN u-f| j)L^ pi TT'" f Tni^ t 4 ff^Fl 111 li ffl 1 rn^M -V >^ N s V. HAVING &EEN SUSPENDED FROM TCS. ACTRESS FANN WOHG DECIDES TO SEEK A NEW JOB ADAM LEE. If t NOELROSALES
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      394 7 Something Beautifue Is Happening At Worid Trade Centre Haee 1 DEC 21 29, 1996 12.00PM 10.00PM ADMISSION FREE! f^t^V^m__ T^ REJkUTIFUI One oflhe greatest gifts you *L\ *m H I I can giw lo i/our k-ai ones JK7~ *jf [Ti ihefm<fmalingyour S ikl i fiW B^H^^TH H^^W BbH Whirpool Fridge
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      251 8 I/AMOAI DAIMT X 1% Sr% mm IJ VV I H I IV 1^ ansai Paint (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., with a proud history of more than 30 years, has become an important link m a network that comP^\ IP fa IP W\ %M I ft I J% prises one of the
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      219 10 C0 n S ratufat/ o^ I to The Emperor of Japan on the occasion of His Birthday. I 81 Anson Road, Singapore *****8. http://www.harbourview.conri.sg JB i i Every Flight Offers You More Flavours Of Japan With daily departures at 6.30 am, we rise with the sun. Which is your first
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        407 2  -  JOHN MARIE NORFOR WHO says Singapore men are not romantic? Housewife Marie Norfor, 45, is surprised constantly by her pilot husband who presents gifts to her m a novel way. Captain John Norfor, 49, places them m unusual places for her to discover m
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        68 7 Warehouse Sale!. "Final Reduction All Stocks To Cleaf Christmas gifts^ soft toys, designer's pens etc. 4 T 090% discount On till 22nd Dec 96 (Tuesday -Sunday) W 1 lam 6pm Venue: 2 Jalan Rama-Rama W #03-08 Golden Wall Flatted Factory Tel: 252-4396 Bus no: 21, 139, 145, 186, 130, 131
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        283 7 r^XLEMENn GARDEN SEAFOOD RMURANT 93-A Clementi Road, Clementi Woods, Singapore *****1 (Next to The Japanese School, opposite National University of Singapore) TEL: 775 3209 FAX: 775 3208 ■P"^~"~ """^ttSfcTV^Wß Bftpf 1^ sot i Come Oil dOWn to Clementi Garden Seafood Restaurant and enjoy our tantalising spread of seafood and ever
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        312 8 a^MM HI Simply answer the question below and you'll stand a chance to win one of the 1 I Bt| Bj fourMogno Talking Cars (Model No. 3614), worth $49.90 eoch! ilfOflttV I« HRI l/jAM H QuesHons I oW^' ■L^lLfEi The Masked Rider TV series is shown on: B^l H (a)
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        2776 8 What's On Today BMPB Today Jan 19. Tue, Thu, Fri and Sun: 9 E^| stitute). Tue Fri: 9am 7 pm. 9am 8 pm: Plus a Christmas quiz with 100 performance HH am 5 pm. Wed and Sat: 9am 8 pm. weekends and public holidays. Closed on mountain bikes to be
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          76 9 VERDICT WITHIN WALLS SECOND CHAPTER Drama Centre, Fort Canning Rise. Tue: 7 pm. Ravindran Drama Group presents two Tamil playlets. The first playlet is about a mother who is forced to raise her two children with the help of welfare organisations. The second focuses on the marital problems of
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          91 9 TANG QUARTET CONCERT: RUSSIAN WINTER Victoria Concert Hall. Tomorrow: 8.15 pm. Features violinists Ng Yu Ying and AngChek Meng, cellist Leslie Tan, and Lionel Tan on the viola. Works include Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile, Stravinsky's Three Pieces For String Quartet and Glazunov's Five Novelettes. Tickets: $8, $12 and $15 from
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          247 9 FUN IN LEARNING: SCIENCE HOW THINGS ARE Jurong West Library. Thu: 10 11.30 am. For children aged between six and 12. Fee: $12. Register at customer services counter. JINGLE BELLS Geylang East Library lecture hall. Tomorrow: 2.30 4 pm. Share the warmth and joy of Christmas together m
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          281 9 BRADDELL HEIGHTS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Looking for orchestra players for its New Year's Eve concert, titled Strauss Delights, to be staged on Dec 31. Call Mr Van on 283-6346. NOMINATIONS FOR THE SINGAPORE YOUTH AWARDS' 97 Nominations are open for the 1997 Singapore Youth Awards, the national recognition for young
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          40 9 CHRISTMAS DAY SPECIAL Sentosa Ferry Terminal. Wed: 4 -6 pm. Highlights, among other things, will include story-telling, animal and clown facepainting lessons and a magic show for children. Organised by Sentosa Development Corporation. Admission charges to the island apply.
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        925 9 Schwarzenegger recalls family's simple Christmas pleasures even as his new comedy will have him jingling all the way to the bank IT IS difficult to imagine Christmas through Arnold Schwarzenegger's eyes. He is Hollywood's can-do guy and he has the jet, power
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        394 11 njui •ENG JiLWAH: WHY must he gel his hair? k9Rp**-** jffij^*"* •Bfla^j^P breath n l[ll:IIIJ^(^IJMUs5 l Jsa1* jSjf''''"'Jt-4 '^»V ATHf BOO W COOKERY (PG)Mand TOY 11.30, 12.15. 130,2.00.3 30 iV l^TlfirSn fl I '^^k. 5 30, 7.30, 7 50, 9.30pm M0N 11.30, 12.25, 1.30,3.30,4.10,5.30, f NOW SHOWING EMPRESS JUBILEE MANOAHIM
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        102 11 ill PREVIEW jB BiMtf^ I^m^. TODAY fl |V^eOMHIIDESM fflEE BLH A I^VE STORaB^m GWYNETH 'C!5JBl PALTROW "EMMA Is The j Class Act Of 1996. It's PERFECT!" Brad Nimmons, NBC-TV "A Star Is Born! Gwyneth Paltrow J gives a luminous /\___^V performance." ffOW -US Magazine QUftVUIKIf* /^j^F)' Gwyneth Paltrow Toni Collette
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