Weekend East, 25 December 1987

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  • 17 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Wednesday/Friday, December 23/25, 1987 M.C.(P) No. 64/5/87 Vol. 2 No. 51
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  • 411 1  -  By BRIDGET TAN EVERY Christmas, for the past eight Christmases, Alfie Cheah has been playing Santa Claus to Vietnamese refugees at the Hawkins Road Refugee Camp. This year is no different. Last Saturday, Mr Cheah, 32, again invited 22 Vietnamese children to his
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 103 1 Wishing all a Merry Christmas AT COACHMAN INN RESTAURANT U| all in 10ve with our excellent service, cosy ambience and very tempting cuisines. That’s romance in a perfect setting. Coachman Inn fust the place for a smart business lunch or a quiet, romantic dinner. Main: 80 Marine Parade Road, #O3-07/08
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    • 92 1 qermaine de Capucnni JL 7P? Yena Trading Company Tel: *****28 A HAPPY NEW YEAR, TOO WEEKENDeast wishes all its readers and advertisers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. There will be no issue next week. Publications will resume on Jan 8. See Page 4 INSIDE Your X’mas and
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  • 312 2  -  By MING RODRIGUES WITH wide grins lighting up their faces, they revelled through the party, clapping, chatting, singing ana cheering with gusto. Children romped happily around tne place playing catch, adolescents were engaged in animated conversations while the adults were eagerly polishing up
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 230 2 Pharmaton Capsules An effective aid to good health One Pharmaton capsule a day will help to maintain your well-being, relieve tiredness and improve physical fitness. Available at all leading pharmacies, J||» drugstores and the local distributor: RiSl *rl Ot 'Jr ENQUIRIES ARE WELCOME INDRUGCO PTE. LTD. 34-C North Canal Road
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    • 115 2 A new treat for the family at A Family Plac* For Food Where authentic Vietnamese Western Fast Foods are served! ■m iN Authentic Vietnamese Food served daily in buffet style for lunch and set meals for dinner (both $lO/nett per person). Ala Carte dishes also available. Western Fast Food bacon
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 718 3 From Jurong or Woodlands y//_ From Tampinos Now Town Jaian Toa Payoh 70 *o/ a A yer Pan-Island Expressway Paya Lebar Way To Badok Reservoir Rd h Paya Lebar Way rf Hotel I I Equatorial Shangri-la Hotel From Newton Circus Scott* Rd From Tang tin Road pp Dynasty Hotel “aa"—_
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  • 285 4 Bedok 9 *****17 In conjunction with National Heart Week, the CCMC is organising a three-day talk and exhibition from Jan 8 10. Braddell Heights 9 *****58 The inauguration of the centre’s Chinese Traditional Art Centre will be on Jan 16 at 6pm Changi 9 *****07 A week-long Chinese
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 527 4 HERE’S TO ANOTHER SUPE CHRISTMAS 1 .V S' t* gra f f f/ n 9933*1> S jfc V A A s cy v V v A 2> 2 H Christmas is here again. It’s our second at WEEKENDeast another season to count blessings and thank our advertisers and readers for
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  • 367 5  -  BY MING RODRIGUES FOR Mr K S Sandhu, issuing commands is not the onlv order of his day. whenever his tight schedule permits, this SAF captain lowers the militant tones and switches to a different tune singing. Singing not just in the bath but
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  • 155 5 OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT? WHEN it comes to languages and dialects, Lily Chiok knows it all. After all, as guest relations officer at Holiday Inn Park View, you never know when it might come in handy when talking with guests. Lily speaks
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 302 5 t) NEWSMAN TRAVEL 80 Marine Parade Road #BI -34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 *****33 Head office: 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridian Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches: 81 Anson Road 81-06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen St #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre
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  • WEEKEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 69 6 EARLY one morning, my postman husband had to wake a man up to sign an acknowledgement slip for a registered letter. The man opened the door, placed the paper against the wall, and signed it. When he handed the slip back, my husband was puzzled
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    • 211 6 RECENTLY. I was invited to a church wedding at Serangoon Road Not knowing the location of the church. I asked my colleagues for directions. Nobody seemed to know One colleague said it could be near Braddell Road; another, near Potong
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  • Junior funnies
    • 127 6 ONE day, I boarded a bus with two women who were friends. They sat side by side with the aisle separating them. After some time, one of them shifted to a seat directly behind her friend, but just two seats away. The friend
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  • 181 6 I FEEL sorry for him. I will pray for him. As a good Catholic, I am duty bound to do so. I hope things will be all right for him. A priest is a human being after all. Dr Ee Peng Liang on Father Edgar D Souza
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  • Live Letters to The Editor
    • 229 6 TEACHING is a job that requires more than the ability to impart knowledge. It is a mammoth task that calls for total dedication. a lot of sacrifices and hard work. I am a tutor of a pupil attending a primary school in Tampines. He is
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    • 118 6 I REFER to your article ‘He goes crackers over crackers’ (WEEKENDeast, Dec 11, 1987 issue). A biscuit eating contest? I fail to see the value of such a competition other than in the commercial sense. I can sympathise with the boy with
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    • 72 6 WE refer to the letter “When underpass users run risk of being knocked down” by Mr Wong Chee Hong (WEEKENDeast Nov 6, 1987 issue). We thank the writer for his useful suggestion. We are pleased to inform him that the Public
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 596 6 m wf CONTRIBUTORS to JUNIOR should be aged 15 and under, must give their NRlCnumberfli 12-ptus), name end address. Pseudonyms are allowed. (For those under 12, please give one of your parents namesfor aiid IS tor ewy enl^p^lahedAJct^ trlbutkma must be original. They must not be copied from Joke books
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 274 7 EAT AND BE MERRY AT THE < FIVE FO c o 4 H li a ft SChSSE^V AV .V v -T < I-* s M 3 o §3 K P 'I TO A iii. C i IV==7 is V 7T> I w ft V* 8 K l U/ s»f fe
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  • 202 8 HAVING a diameter of 4 m and height of 3 m, this giant steamboat on display outside the Stamford Inferfood Court in Marina Centre is said to be the largest in the world It ran hold about 450 litres of water and 25 people
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 404 8 YAM I soft frozen YOGURT is now at KATONG PIER 89 FOODCOURT (Between Marine Parade Library and HDB Multi-Storey Carpark Blk 89) A special promotion surprise awaits you from today. eft SO If/tw t y 1 v Ci ALVIN’S Claypot Corner #BI-144 Parkway Parade The Claypot Specialist Fastest Claypot in
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 280 9 They’re not looking FOR A HANDOUT ft >* <w WLjm 1 I MM LOOKING FOR jgjggjj Tan Bao Sheng is 6 years old A Down's Syndrome child. Bao Sheng receives special education at M I N D S., one of the 26 charities the Chest supports. Being voting can be
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  • PEST CONTROL
    • 235 10  -  By EDWARD LIM FOLLOWING the recent outbreak of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever, the Environment Ministry has identified 42 “dengue sensitive" zones. Said an Environment Ministry spokesman: “DF/DHF is endemic in Singapore. Its transmission can occur any time in the year
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    • 192 10 TO help eradicate the dengue haemorrhagic fever problem, the distributor of Ridsect. a pesticide firm, is giving away two aerosol cans of the insecticide (each is good for one month) to the first 500 residents in the affected areas
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    • 105 10 DENGUE fever and the more severe dengue haemorrhagic fever are started by a virus spread by the Aedes mosquito. While there is generally no complication in the case of dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever can often be fatal and can cause death by bleeding and
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 304 10 DO YOU NEED TO GET RID OF PEST AND STILL LEAVE YOUR PLACE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE WITH NO TOXIC CHEMICALS, SPRAYS, POWDERS OR MESSY TRAPS? ULTRA STEREOSONIC PEST DESTROYER Model CE-399 Available in pair only X 7* Effective in controlling mice, rats, cockroaches, mosquitoes, crickets, silverfish, water-bugs and most other common
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    • 66 10 EXPERT PROTECTION! Flick PEST CONTROL r 0L rr SAFEGUARD YOUR HOME AND FAMILY. FLICK PEST CONTROL PTE. LTD. 203 HENDERSON ROAD BLOCK B #lO-08 HENDERSON INDUSTRIAL PARK SINGAPORE 0315 TELEX: FLICK RS ***** Call your local -*****44 FUCKjTiarwiow: g 00g 0 2 MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ***** GROUP SPECIALISTS IN
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 70 11 THE STRAITS TIMES, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1987 nggi \v* tv«» e *3 s* *SS- V?S» «jo* 4, p <k A V'^et^ Jk ®lrtv'S eS '-<•<• otv^ a s?k*« «sfs*—.,*«« t.» tfve s* 0 ol *Bbtfgf a 1 W des* to V' t 0 flvo^.-SSiS;- V ol AEROSOL Insect Killer Sis*
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  • 436 12/13  -  By JIM NELSON TINA BROSIUS’ home is packed with 300 trophies, crowns and other beauty pageant awards she has won in the past three years but the bubbly blonde is only four years old! “I love going to pageants. I like to win the crowns and
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  • 100 12/13 SINGAPOREANS ate a whopping 13.5 million burgers this year that’s about 37,000 burgers a day! The cheeseburger tops it as the most popular burger, with Burger King’s whopper, McDonald’s filet-o-fish, and A&W’s hamburger chomping in a close second. Together, the burgers
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  • 286 12/13  -  By CAROL PAGE National Enquirer “NATURAL” cosmetics are better for your skin... lemon juice bleaches freckles... you can “spot-reduce” areas of your body don’t you believe it! These are beauty myths, says an expert. Here are the facts behind these and other myths:
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  • Page 12/13 Advertisements
    • 375 12/13 /A IMPRESS ART GALLERY V ,11 6 ft 4 A T v A ft. f l ft U ft O ft 4 Less 20% discount on purchases of pictures. A NEW DIMENSION IN ART For the widest selection of framed or unframed art: Originals Oil, watercolour Limited Editions Posters/Prints Chinese
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  • CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST
    • 125 14 BELIEVE it or not, these poodles are definitely barking up the right tree! Their owner, Mr Raymond Wee, of the Doggy Saloon, at Paramount Shopping Centre, thought it would be a novel idea to have all his pooches on grand display this festive season on his
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    • 194 16 THAWING the Christmas turkey properly is very important. Remove giblets first and allow it to thaw at least 24 hours at room temperature, or 48 hours in the refrigerator. To speed up thawing, rinse out cavity, then place it in a large polythene bag
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    • 409 18 IF you’ve still not booked your Christmas dinner, here’s your chance to treat yourself to something special. A six-course gala set dinner at Coachman Inn on Christmas Eve includes a lobster cocktail and soup, followed by lome sherbet and then, a traditional main
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 440 14 SHASHLIK RESTAURANT <3 M For Traditionally Superb Borshch, Shashlik-Beef Fillet, Chicken a la Kiev, Baked Alaska, etc. from the former “TROIKA” Team 545 Orchard Road 4 06-19 Far East Shopping Cantra (Naxt to Singapore Hilton) TEL: 7326*01 *****90 DAILY LUNCH 12 00pm J 00pm DINNER 8 30pm 12 00am (AN
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    • 60 14 t iMMKBMMliat'i uf.l CKS? Christmas Sales Complete range of auto accessories j PARKWAY PARADE BASEMENT. #BI-104 TEL: *****58 Associate Co: Koon LeK Company Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #Ol-174 Tel *****69 •V *O5 VMCMtVcatMti CTNMW ,TFV'vji RAMLIN S A FLORAL ART ENT. #Bl-94 Parkway Parade Tel: *****24 CHRISTMAS GIFT
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 491 15 There are so many things happening at the National Shop from now till February 29,1988. Free gifts, prizes, special offers and lots more. No wonder everybody’s going to the Shop. Shouldn’t you? Introduce a friend to National Introduce a friend to our Shop so that he can take advantage of
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 168 16 CHRISTMAS OFFER Specification: 640 KB Ram On Board 4.77/8 MHz Speed. Switchabte Dual 360 KB Japan Disk Drive Color Graphic Adaptor Multi I/O Adaptor Standard 84 Keys Keyboard Line Cord and Manuals Licensed BIOS Samsung 14 Color Monitor High Speed 80 Col Printer $2,150 ONLY Complete Set with high-speed 80
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    • 93 16 X\ WALK IN COMFORT WALK TO MERCIER.. f ft New range every week! Up to 30% discount off selected designs Quality shoes from as low as $9.00 Manufacturers/Retailers of high fashion quality ladies’/gents’ shoes handbags Authorised dealer for ifp MERCIER SHOES HANDBAGS PTE LTD #ol*4B/49 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel:
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous

  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 294 17 CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST V v O 4 > v Christmas Sale' (11 Dec 25 Dec) <? 20% 40% DISCOUNT Bally, Lanvin, Gucci, Christian Dior, Glomesh, Lancel, Palizzio, Yves St Laurent, Balenciaga, Dunhill, Cartier, Louis Ouatorze, Givenchy, Daniel, Lewa, La Garde, Fila o t A V c> o
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 187 18 5 Fine Cuisine In Resort Atmosphere Come To The DRAGON GARDEN RESTAURANT 0 v Seafood Paradise Taste the food! Enjoy the perfect seaside ambience In our air-con restaurant or unique beer garden, a stone’s throw from the sea. We also cater for Weddings, Birthday Dinners Company Functions. winmimnnnmiiiiHHinmiiHiminnniminminiiifmnimmminnimmninnnmmmiiiimnnHnnHiiiinnnimnniy OUR CHEF
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    • 114 18 —■HH li'dllglF^ #O5-17 Parkway Parade Tel: *****94 A* ft A Happy New Tear SUCCESS TO YOUB CAREER WINNER OP GOLDEN SCISSOR AWARD 'B6 2nd Runner-up S’pore Hair Time ’B7 k Your career could be this one! Enrol now! 4 months Professional course $328 with only Vofc<o deposit SALON SERVICES Christmas
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 234 19 k aQ e po^ a Bdlf® odo°' 5 G1 rt box® MO' s?oo A 9®* T'" toe** w: s*& ■?*j r* 4 SOLID DUMBELLS WITH COMFORTABLE FOAM COVERING Sib* $l4- $12.90 Sib* $19.00 I(Mbs S&r $24.90 <s CHEST EXPANDER $9.90 HAND GRIPS DUMOELL SET V*r $29 $9.90 SO** seee ButterflyChest
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    • 326 19 CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries or any auspicious occasion, buy a gift for your loved ones or friends at We have a wide variety of gifts and novelties to suit your budget. So much to choose from Engraving Hot Stamping Leather Wallets Laminating Desk Sets Rubber Stamps Lighters Trophies Pens
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 49 20 wm HI- III) ASTON CANE FURNITURE Elegant, Simple, Affordable! t Discover original design in rattan with genuine manau cane. Elegance in made-to-order furniture, cushions covers. Repair, staining work also available. HOTLINE: *****16 BETTER LIVING HOME IMPROVEMENT MART Parkway Parade Unit 02-34A Telephone *****88 (5 lines) HDB Licence E/MP *****
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 80 20 STAR SPOTLIGHT 1 EC; FIVE STAR, a British pop group made up of family members, perform in the musical extravaganza "Cannes Rock Festival" (Ch 5, Friday. 11.55 am). B! y 45^ \~~7 ft L LORETTA YOUNG as Amanda Kingsley yearns for one last reunion with her grandchildren on "Christmas Eve”
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    • 416 20 Christmas is a time for caring X’MAS EVE Christmas Snow, Ch 5, 3.00 pm A Scrooge-like landlord, Snyder, (Sid Caesar) plans to evict a widow (Katherine Helmond) from the candy store she has run for 30 years and from the home she shares with her adopted children (Melissa Hart and
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    • 1041 20 TV By BRIDGET TAN Part of the “Noel Edmunds Show,’’ a popular variety programme in the UK. will be seen here via satellite. Ten families in Singapore will get to send season’s greetings to relatives and friends in the UK. Holiday Air ’B7, Ch 8,1 pm This programme presents some
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 903 21 Classified Ad Bank Classifications Deadlines Tuesday 4 00 p m for run-on classified ads 6 working days classified display ads Phone Service 9am to 5 p.m Mondays to Fridays 9a m to 1 pm on Saturdays Closed Sundays and public holidays Prepayment Some classifications of ads are payable in advance
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    • 414 21 18 House Renovation/ Cleaning PAINTING OF HDB private houses. 4-room $500. 5-room $650. Maisonette $800 Repairing of crack ceilings, polishing of floor general cleaning, call *****06 day/night WE SPECIALISE IN aluminium sliding windows, doors, grilles, amplimesh/office partitions, ceiling for private HDB Enquiries *****10/*****39 Pager *****55 19-f Driving Tuition IVAN OFFERS
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous

  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 851 22 CLASSIFIED AD BANK 22 Pen Pals ftl HUDDLESTON JONES HUMAN KM M lONSCONSUI I ANTS AND ASSOCIATES ch Level 36 Hong Lcong Building 16 Rallies Quay Singapore 0104 For Sincere People Who Seek Compatible Partners In All Age Groups GINTIIMAN, '.o+ (CHINESE) Professional, financially secure wishes to meet stylish, homeoriented
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 564 22 Savage Randy SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS by EDWARD LIM Thursday “NBA The Finals” (Ch 12, 10.30 pm) features the third game between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. This time round, the Celtics have the home advantage of playing at Boston Garden where they have won 84 out of their
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  • SPORTSCENE ...with S GULAM
    • 359 23 Musajee’s two long range shots turn tide for Chai Chee PRESIDENT’S CUP PRELIMS MUSAJEE AHMAD’S two powerful long-range shots turned the tide for Kampung Chai Chee CSC in a keenly fought game with Toa Payoh CSC in the President's Cup preliminary round at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday. Musajee,
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    • 383 23 PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW TIONG BAHRU CSC and GEYLANG INTERNATIONAL will start off as the pre-tourna-ment favourites for the Premier League, which will kickoff on Jan 2. TIONG BAHRU, winners of the NFL Division One title as well as the President’s Cup in the 1987 season,
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    • 72 23 SIMON YANG beat Alex Tay 10-9, 9-1, 9-4 to win the Pocari/East Coast Recreation Club Annual Invitation Open squash championship Lim Hwee Tong defeated Gerard Lim 9-6, 8-10, 9-7, 1-9, 9-3 for third spot. Other results: Ladies' final Chia Chew Lan bt Mah Li Lian
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    • 230 23 MILO TOURNAMENT MOUNTBATTEN made a clean sweep of all the four titles at stake in the SSC/ FAS Milo Soccer School inter-centre 7-a-side tournament held on Sunday at the Farrer Park pitches. Mountbatten 'A' won the under-12 and under-14 titles, while their ‘B’ proved too
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 146 23 IT WORKS PERFECTLY FOR US PROTEIN HIGH Spirulina is higher in protein than any other known natural food. It contains between 65% and 71% protein. VITAMIN HIGH Spirulina contains all natural vitamins in the B Complex group, is extremely rich in Vitamin A and chlorophyll, and is the world’s most
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    • 100 23 1 X--3 V” v A ,*c fa*' arena Team T-Shirt •macHmg BE A TRAINED WATER SPORTSMAN Every member has its privileges!! FREE SOUVENIRS Courses conducted with video accompaniment. Special offer other water related courses Concession rate to East Malaysia .a Indonesia excursion tours. Certificates issued to those who have passed
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous

  • 72 24 London Sunday Express. MILAN: Thousands of learner drivers from all over Italy take their test in Milan where they all know they can buy a driving test pass and obtain their licence at once. Last week police swooped and arrested 60 driving examiners and 42 officials.
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  • 135 24 LEADERS of the Singapore National Pugilistic Federation (SNPF) were encouraged to “think big” and be open-minded so that the organisation can grow and keep improving This was the advice Mr Ong Teng Cheong, the Second Deputy Prime Minister, gave to the federation at
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 528 24 .Vi Jpv; ■JkJ m r, i 4 V 'JI <*V > T 5'J ?n S *£> v i ar s> n w WHA T’S HER LILY is WEEKENDeast’s Santarina for the Christmas edition. She loves meeting people from all over the world. Lily speaks more than one language and all
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