Weekend East, 16 January 1987

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, January 16, 1987 M.C.(P) No. 173/5/86 Vol. 2 NO. 3
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  • Article
    Beware the hamper conmen robbers!
    467 1 As Lunar New Year nears... BE WARNED! Don’t be too eager to open your gate to strangers who appear at your doorstep bearing Lunar New Year goodies. They may be robbers in the guise of deliverymen. And make sure you pass on this warning to
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      167 1 2 more blind men robbed: Pagfe. INSIDE Anti-smoking ad minus the fire peril scene PAGE 2 When I was just a little boy PAGE 4 FUNNYLINES PAGE 6 5 richest women in Hollywood PAGE 9 LIVE LETTERS PAGE 7 Plan now for a carefree retirement PAGES 15-17 Boom gloom at
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      67 1 VP* C JfKtilfti' <i > 5: mz r II :-e WHAT’S HER LINE? Find out on Page 3 what she does. PICTURE BY CHEW YEN FOQK SHE upholds the law and likes to see justice done. She hates violence and loves to be in the limelight. What does she do?
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  • Article, Illustration
    Beware! Your child could be next victim of conman
    506 2  -  By INSPECTOR LEE CHIN SENG, CHIN SENG, Research and Planning Division, Crime Prevention Dept. PARENTS, beware! Your child could be the next victim of a conman. According to the police, 32 children were tricked into giving up their valuables between January
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    Fire peril part of anti-smoking filmlet now left out
    167 2 THE fire peril part in the anti-smoking filmlet showing TV viewers how to kick the habit by stubbing out the cigarette has been left out. This time, a man and a boy are seen together stubbing out the cigarette in a
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      211 2 Quickly ...Call to make your bookings UNITED BILLIARD SALOON 1000 East Coast Parkway East Coast Recreation Centre (Above McDonalds Restaurant) Tel: *****70 weekenpQ Distributed to 75,000 homes every week Serving the communities in Bedok, Changi, Changkat, Eunos, Fengshan, Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Kaki Bukit, Kampung Chai Chee, Kampung Kembangan, Kampung
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  • Article, Illustration
    Thieves strike again at blind S’pore Sweep ticket sellers
    296 3  -  By BRIDGET TAN THIEVES have struck again at two blind Singapore Sweep ticket sellers. Mr Alan Leow, 27, who sells lottery tickets at Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, said: “Two weeks ago, a man came up to me and asked for
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    $160,000 worth of hong bao for needy
    144 3 WITH a little belp from two St John Ambulance members, Madam Yai Ah Kiew, 97 (right), goes up to receive her bone bao from the MP for Telok Ayer, Mr One Pang Boon. This is the 39th year the Singapore Buddhist Lodge at
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    Traffic cop who loves to be in the limelight
    199 3 Our what’s-her-line girl: Did you guess right? Picture and story by CHEW YEN FOOK ANN DE WITT, 27, is one police officer with a difference she loves to be in the limelight. A cop with an excellent record, she dislikes working
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      45 3 LOOK YOUR BEST THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR! 30%0ff (When you present this coupon) (Offer valid till 28.2.87) NORMAL PRICE CUT $2O/PERM $5O/AFTER DISCOUNT $35/HAIR PROFESSIONALS:- •Simon •Kelvin «Mary •Benedict hairstyling team #O2-50 Parkway Parade Tel: *****21/*****45 Branch: #O4-16 Sembawang Shopping Centre Tel: *****66 A -.I
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      272 3 KAWAI PIANOS CX4 (BUtXiET MODEL) CE7N (EVER POPULAR) NSIS (PROFESSIONAL MODELi KAWAI PIANOS are way ahead of other manufacturers Through their latest research, Kawai came out with their new models ‘NS’ series for professionals students. New features and Improvements:- Kawai Exclusive Suspension Bass Bridge System for smoother resonance New Design
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    When I was just a little boy...
    318 4 A tricycle for his third birthday WE welcome old photographs of readers when they were kids. The pictures must have been taken at least 40 years ago. Send them with the latest picture of yourself, plus information on when the old photograph was
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  • Article
    Chance to win $6,000 bonzai plant
    237 4 CUSTOMERS who order fish and chips or any meal at Long John Silver’s till Jan 27 may just rake in a big catch. These customers can take part in a lucky draw with 20 bonsai Plants as prizes at the arkway Parade restaurant on
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    Eunos to raise $100,000 for new CC
    134 4 GRASSROOT leaders in Eunos will be busy raising funds for a new community centre this year. A bazaar, which will end this month, and a walk-a-jog are expected to rake in about $lOO,OOO. More fund raising projects are on the way. Mr T
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      505 4 Sweet Adeline, be my Valentine at the Westin l N IJ-SS iJS?j i v2«* jJSS; 5; 5 *2 y?**" y2«p< :S i Up I ii »s yw*r* *25 :<s :ss tier w” *22 v 21. i!r* »Jr-«-MS* tO »{f gss* mn» |rr Jr*" w r» r r» *w* > r
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    COMMUNITY DIARY
    575 5 Bedok 33 *****17 THE centre will organise a night tour on Sat, Jan 24 which will include Chinatown, Wonderland, a midnight show, Jurong fish market and the Pasir Paniang wholesale market. Price: $9 Cbangi w *****07 A six-month children’s art course will begin on Jan 18 and classes
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    Ex-Temasek Junior College students to meet at reunion
    147 5 TEMASEK Junior College in Bedok South has invited its 7,000 former students to its first reunion tea party in 10 years. ‘’Some 250 students have accepted the invitation. More are expected to turn up when the party is held at the college
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      213 5 E]E]E]E]E]E|E]G]E]E]E]E]E]E]E]G]E]G]E]E]E]E]E]E]E]E]E]E]E]E] OK) TOO A CN rs v BONZAI EXHIBITION AT PARKWAY PARADE DAILY FROM 8/1/87 to 27/1/87 TIME: 10.30 AM t09.30PM. 20% DISCOUNT FOR LONG JOHN SIL VER 'S r PATRONS. w r at LONG JOHN SILVER'S HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR —V~ \y D A i u i Vi You
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      55 5 TIDES Today: 1.09 am (2.4 m), 6.14 am (12m), 11.45 am (2 9m), 6.51 pm (0 4m) Tomorrow: 1 38 am (2 4m), 6 44 am (1.2 m). 12.18 pm (2 9m). 7.20 pm (0.3 m) Sunday: 2.03 am (2 4m), 7 14 am (l ira), 12.53 pm (2 9m),
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
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      Cheers! And his dentures fell out...
      80 6 THE bride and groom were doing their rounds at the Chinese wedding dinner. They arrived at our table and one of my friends raised his brandy glass to propose a toast to the newly weds. He shouted out: “YAA...” But, before he could say
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      Price I paid for a cut at hairdressing school
      198 6 I WAS fed up of paying a “bomb" for a simple haircut in England. A colleague recommended that I try a hairdressing school where a haircut costs under £2 (less than half of what you pay for a haircut at the
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  • Junior funnies
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      Skirting the problem by shying away from strangers
      95 6 WHEN I was a toddler, I got into the habit of hiding under my mum’s skirt whenever I was shy of strangers. One day, my mum took me to a toy fair. An old lady aproached us and started teasing me. I
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      Hatching birds from seeds
      55 6 YESTERDAY, I went to the bird shop to buy some birdseeds. I saw a little boy who also wanted to buy some seeds. The proprietor asked him what kind of birds he had “I don’t have any,” he replied, “but I want to grow some.” TAN
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      Science lesson goes to the dogs
      59 6 WE were having our Science lesson. Mrs Lim, our teacher, asked one of the boys: “What is the outer part of a tree called, John?” “I don’t know,” he answered. So, she told him the answer: “Bark, John, bark!” The class roared with laughter
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      518 6 Present this coupon for up to 30% DISCOUNTS on imported materials (offer valid till 23 January ’B7) D.V. (DUO VOLENTE) #Ol-32 Paramount Shopping Centre TEL: *****64 *****06 Choose ad size that works for you! You have a choice ot placing ads in standard modular units or in anv combination of
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      137 6 m 2 7 MOST of us must have had a funny experience at some time or other. WEEKENDeast welcomes contributions from readers who have had similar true life experiences as those published here. The joke could be on you, which, of course, makes it better. But it need not necessarily
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      67 6 CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIOR FUNNYUNES should be aged 15 and under, must give their NRIC number (if 12-pius), name, and address. Pseudonyms are allowed. (For those under 12, please give one of your parents' name for cheque payments.) We will pay $lO for the best effort and $5 for every entry
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    Quotable Quotes
    121 7 IF you’ve got a good marriage, it may make it even better. If you’ve got a bad marriage, it may be the last straw. I have a good marriage. Our relationship including making love remained strong through- out the illness. Actress Jill Ireland, who had her right breast
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  • Live letters to the editor
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      ‘Spoiling’ the wife by doing the dishes?
      119 7 SOME friends with whom I had arranged to play mahjong arrived at my flat while I was washing the dishes after dinner. I finished the chore before joining them. One of them, whom I met a few days later, expressed surprise that I
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      Proud to be Singaporean
      52 7 I WAS very proud of Singaporeans for contributing about $4 million to the Community Chest during the “Heartstrings” show. I never knew that Singaporeans are so generous and caring. I hope Singaporeans will keep up the good work. I am proud to be a Singaporean. NORIZANI,
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  • Replies
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      Sandpile not from work carried out at reservoir
      75 7 I REFER to the letter ‘Sandpile dirties our homes on windy days’ by Bedok Resident WEEKENDeast Nov 28 issue). Construction of Bedok Reservoir was completed at the end of 1985 and the construction materials were cleared from the site. The pile of
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      No road works by PUB
      52 7 I REFER to the letter ‘Each time it rains, we get a soaking’ by Splash Splash (WEEKENDeast, Nov 21, 1986 issue). Tne Public Utilities Board did not carry out any work in this area during the period mentioned in the letter. MRS CHOO WAI CHAN,
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      Offence not to give way
      76 7 I REFER to the letter Who has the right of way?’ WEEKENDeast Nov 21 issue). An ambulance, fireengine, or any vehicle used for military, police, or customs purposes shall have the right of way over ALL other traffic if the vehicle makes known its approach
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      376 7 Your regular copy of WEEKEmO If you live outside our distribution area you can still get a regular copy of WEEKENDeast by filling in this subscription form and mailing it to: WEEKENDeast 80 Marine Parade Road, #O2-06 Parkway Parade, Singapore 1544. >£ WEEKENDeast Circulation Dept, #O2-06 Parkway Parade, Singapore 1544.
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  • EATS with HO AI TSEN
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      Shop with everything for an authentic Thai meal
      424 8 YOU can now easily get the condiments and vegetables you need to cook your Thai dishes. Chew Luck Seng vegetable stall at Zhujiao Market (#Ol-222 and 224) at Serangoon Road offers a variety of Thai vegetables and condiments that have delighted gourmets
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      138 8 CLAYPOT FOR ONLY $2.50! Fastest Claypot in the East! AT ALVIN'S SNACK CORNER #B 1*144 Parkway Parade CLAYPOT Chicken, Pork, Prawns or Combination /> From ONLY $2.50! SET LUNCH Claypot, soup and drink From ONLY $3.80! Prawn Mee, Mushroom Mee Chee Cheong Fun. X si r SEOUL GARDEN KOREAN RESTAURANT
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      101 8 Enjoy PENANG ASSAM LAKSA Our Speciality: Authentic Penang Food 80 Marine Parade Road #BI-141 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel: *****38 JL k TASTY DELICIOUS ROAST DUCK TRADITIONAL! ZHU JIANG J&.ZZAVJ RECIPE IS OUR SPECIALITY! ?A Our mouth watering Zhu Jiang Roast Duck will satisfy your tastebuds. Come for a hearty
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  • TIME OUT
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      Lock icon 5 richest women in Hollywood
      378 9  -  By DAN SCHWARTZ National Enquirer THE list of the 5 richest self-made women in Hollywood includes TV and fitness superstar Jane Fonda, top singer Barbra Streisand, and Greta Garbo who hasn’t made a movie in 45 years. All of these stars are multi-millionairesses who did
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      Dwight and Arvis pack in a lot of music power
      372 9  -  By IRENE TOH DWIGHT and Arvis are performers with a touch of class. The ritzy interior of Top Ten was filled with their Bower when they sang [uey Lewis and the News' Power of Love. They bounced off stage, shook
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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      247 9 THE NEW AND EXCITING PUB IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD u Listen to your favourite Western, Mandarin Cantonese hits and relax the evening in our cosy environment. OPEN DAILY 4.00 pm to 12.00 am HAPPY HOURS 4.00 pm to B.oopm (No Service Charge) We have vacancies for PROs and Waitresses. Frankel Pub
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    Mother Teresa devotes life to helping poor
    441 10/11 ‘I gave food to starving family and they shared it with neighbours’ “I AM nothing. What I have done is not my work, but God’s. He acts. I am only a small and often useless instrument,” says Mother Teresa, the world’s most revered
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    Lock icon Acting is school’s play for new TV girl Fengling
    258 10/11  -  By BRIDGET TAN NEW TV girl Chen Fengling used to play Lady Macbeth in school. But she has come a long way since then. You can see her in tonight’s episode of the costume drama, “The Sword and the Song.” She
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    Liberace takes a break
    104 10/11 ENTERTAINER Liberace is taking a six-month break from appearances after settling a homosexual palimony action brought against him by his former live-in chauffeur. The flamboyant pianist is said to be “totally exhausted" after the bizarre four-year row with muscular Scott Thorson, 27, who eventually received a
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      305 10/11 YOU DON’T HAVE TO HUNT! Now you can throw out those impossible quotations. Accounts/tax/secretarial services/fascimile: telefax service/ graphic drawings/share registration/business co. investigation/back-up services/registration/conference seminars/exhibitions/advertising, promotions/company registration/incorporated. Steno s/typist/answering/mailing/telex/translation/word processing/meeting rooms/ processing of visas/work permits. Planning itinerary organising business appointments in advance of client's arrival. Interpretation translation facilities. Investment advice to
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      81 10/11 'too' ernica Unisex Hairdressing Beauty Salon Training Centre Cut by students 3 Perm $lO Colour $lO Junior Hairstylists Cut 8 Perm $l5 onwards Professional Hairstylists Cut $l4 Perm $3O onwards Courses Available Beginners (3 mths) 450 Advanced (3 mths) 480 Full Course (6 mths) 840 Professional (8 mths) $l,OBO We
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  • FESTIVE FAVOURITES
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      Blossom your home with these lucky plants
      313 12  -  By TO CHEE ENG BRIGHTEN your home with flowers and plants this Lunar New Year. The pussy willow, narcissus, peach blossom, plum blossom, celosia, peony, carmelia, dahlia and the kumquats are some festive favourites. Many of these lovely flowers are also considered auspicious
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      Dos and don’ts for the Lunar New Year
      524 13  -  By BRIDGET TAN LUNAR New Year festivities for the more tradi-tional-minded Chinese include more than just a season of feasting. Homes are given a thorough spring-cleaning before New Year’s Eve. Brooms are used to sweep away dirt as well as evil spirits.
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      Expand your wealth with a yu sheng meal
      258 13 EVERY man’s birthday is said to fall on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. It is also a day when the Cantonese make a dash to restaurants for yu sheng or raw fish salad Use your chopsticks and mix the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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      177 12 THE MOST ATTRACTIVE OUTFITS AT EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE PRICES C Come, select from a colourful range, every piece cut and designed to enhance your image. Our latest designs are ideal for the Lunar New Year. So, hurry and get the best buys now! 5% 3 m V CARDA TRADING 80, Marine
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      6 12 Buy Sell Through the weeke&qQ Classified
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      115 12 WALK IN COMFORT WALK TO MERCIER... New range every week! 20% discount off selected designs Quality shoes from as low as $9.00 Importers/Exporters/Manufacturers/ Retailers of high fashion quality ladies’/ gents' shoes handbags. Authorised dealer for SPECIAL FESTIVE GIFT FOR YOU! FREE SHOPPING BAG worth $lO when you purchase $5O and
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      690 13 iv:n .A' This is no joke! For every $250 you spend at National Shop, we ll give you $lO back, in the form of an Isetan Gift_ Voucher So. if you spend $5OO, you’ll have a $2O Isetan Gift Voucher And if you spend $lOOO, you'll have a $4O Isetan
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  • Article, Illustration
    The general is a Zulu warrior
    344 14  -  The new mini-series By BRIDGET TAN HENRY CELE (pronounced Say-Lee) is the legendary Zulu warrior general Shaka in Harmony Gold’s powerful 10 one-hour mini-series Sbaka Zulu which begins its Ch 5 prime-time run on March 4. Shaka Zulu deals with the emerging European colonial
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      220 14 You don't have to go very far for all your car needs Just visit us for a complete range of auto accessories PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT #BI-104 Tel: *****58 Associate Co: Koon Lek Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah lane 1 #Ol-174 Singapore 0315 Tel: *****69******96 I N H I GARDEN FURNITURE
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      495 14 Search for lost gold in the Grand Canyon FRIDAY' Friday at the Movies: Mac Kenna’s Gold, Ch 5, 10.30 pm ADVENTURE saga about search for lost Canyon gold with double-crosses and mysterious clues. A marshall (Gregory Peck) is forced to lead a motley group of men and women including an
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  • INSURANCE-RETIREMENT SCHEME
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      Need a security blanket after retirement?
      520 15  -  You can now deposit your CPF savings in a bank or buy an annuity By TO CHEE ENG RETIREES can now deposit their Central Provident Fund money in 23 banks or nine insurance companies approved by the Board. The scheme will ensure that members
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      NTUC Income offers other benefits with annuity plan
      522 15  -  By BRIDGET TAN NTUC Income offers an annuity plan which gives a number of benefits to CPF members who come under the CPF Minimum Sum Scheme. Said assistant general manager/secretary, Mr K T Samuel: “We feel that NTUC Income provides better benefits
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      Plan now for a carefree retirement
      466 16  -  By TO CHEE ENG SOME financial planning is necessary if you want to look forward to a carefree retirement. This advice was given by Mr S Menon, a senior executive officer of the Insurance Corporation of Singapore. He gave this tip at a seminar
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      Scheme that takes care of you for life
      723 16  -  By IRENE TOH "WE expect people to take a while to decide what they want to do with their CPF money, and start coming to us may be at the end of this month or early next month," said a spokeswoman from
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      372 15 How to maximise your CPF Minimum Sum. CPF Retirees’ Plan I CPF Retirees’ Plan II In the event of the death of the Planholder, the annuity payment would cease, In the event of the death of the Planholder, the annuity payment would cease, but there will be an immediate payment
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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      292 16 Bask in security in your sunset years with our Retirement Income Scheme rv ft •A >¥ V M It you're aged 55 on or after 1 January 1987 and a CPF our Retirement Income Scheme is for you. You can choose one of 3 schemes which have been approved by
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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      358 17 GET THE MOST FOR YOUR CPF MINIMUM SUM, LIKE I DID A life annuity is a good form of investment. You are assured of a payment for life. You do not have to worry about falling interest rates, or your savings running out in the future, or losing your savings
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      1332 18 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Wednesday 4 00 p m lor run-on classified ads 7 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9am to 5 p m Mondays to Fridays 9am to 1 p m on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in
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      177 18 22 Pen Pals CHRISTIAN LADIES SEEK sincere male Christian friends, aged 25 40. Write to WKE Box 252, #02-06 Parkway Parade. Singapore 1544 HAPPINESS FRIENDSHIP CENTRE: Reg No *****3/00-C introduces ideal friends and lifepartners confidentially. Please write with telephone number to: Mountbatten P O Box 325, Singapore 9139. 23 Pets
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  • SPORTSCENE
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      Doing it the Seak way
      793 19 WU SWEE SIN looks at SOCCERSCENE ’87 JUST over lft. years after announcing his exit from international football, Seak Poh Leong returns to lead the national team again this time as coach. And the former national skipper, appointed national coach last October, wasted little time
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      Chance to get even with Malaysia in Karachi
      159 19 SINGAPORE’S men seek to even the score with Malaysia in the current Asian Junior squash championships, which began in Karachi yesterday, writes B KULA Singapore, who were beaten by Malaysia in the match for the 12th spot in the World Junior Championships
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      Postponed to mid-February
      55 19 CONTINUOUS rain over the last few days has forced the Singapore Hockey Association to postpone Sunday’s SHA junior and senior six-a-side competitions to mid-February, reports B KULA. This year’s competition will no longer be sponsored by Staminade, as it was in the last three years. The SHA
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      I’m so bored, says Mahader
      369 19  -  TENNIS: By B KULA MAHADER HASSAN, the Republic’s top tennis player for the last decaae, is getting sick of the game The reason: He’s unable to find a Singaporean who can match him stroke for stroke. From the day he beat Bob Gilman in the
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      RAINS WIPE OUT NFL FIXTURES
      196 19 WITH rain causing havoc to last week’s National Football League fixtures, FAS officials are praying that this week’s matches will go on uninterrupted, writes S GULAM. Non-stop rain for almost a week led the Singapore Sports Council to inform the FAS of the cancellation of
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      Tanah Merah’s warning to Marine Parade
      324 19  -  INTER-CON BADMINTON By S GULAM TANAH MERAH scored a 4- victory over Fengshan in an inter-constituency badminton match to sound a warning to their fellow East Coasters and defending champions Marine Parade. Tanah Merah, based on their performance against Fengsnan, are expected to give
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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      90 19 Choose the ad size that works for you! MODULAR UNITS You have a choice of placing ada in standard modular units or in any combination of the modules listed below: (a) 9cm x 1 col. $61.20 (b) 9cm x 3 col. $122.40 (c) 9cm x 3 col. $183.60 Half (b)
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
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      79 19 IF YOU ARE BORN TODAY, you have leadership qualities. You can succeed it you start your own business. You're good at handling money. You are also very j imaginative and may find yourself drawn to some creative livelihood. Although you're independent, you work well with others. You're often tested when
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    BOOM GLOOM...
    442 20  -  Rainy nights hit Lagoon restaurants By BRIDGET TAN and TO CHEE ENG ANY Singapore restaurant owner will tell you that boom time in the stock market is also boom time for the dining-out business. Not this time though at least not in the initial stages of the current
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  • Article
    Importers bringing in a million crates of mandarin oranges
    88 20 IMPORTERS are bringing nearly one million crates of the traditional kum or mandarin oranges from China and Taiwan for the Lunar New Year. About 500,000 crates have been imported from Shantou, China, and 450,000 crates from Taiwan. They are also bringing
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      236 20 WEEKEJtmO Distributed FREE to 75,000 homes every week. Telephone No: fit Editorial: *****00/*****00 $t Marketing/Accounts/Circulation: *****33 1 rw r. T EMPTING SUGGESTIONS FROM OUR ALA-CARTE MENU Lobster Thermidor Lamb and Prawn Kebab Oyster Hawaii JACK’S GARDEN COFFEE HOUSE THE FAMILY RESTAURANT at Level 1, Unit 30, Parkway Parade (Open daily
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      97 20 Weather report THE rains came late, according to the Meteorological Department. December has always been the wettest month. But last month was dry compared with previous Decembers. It only started to rain last Tuesday. By Thursday, it poured. It was heaviest on Sunday at 127 mm. On Monday morning, the
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