Weekend East, 22 July 1988

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  • 18 1 WEEKEND east Your FREE weekly newspaper Friday, July 22, 1988 MCI (P) No. 89/5/88 Vol. 3 No. 28
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  • 525 1  -  Sarong cradle death By MING RODRIGUES THE parents of surviving twin Sofian Nemat, aged 11 months, have made up their minds: no more sarong cradle for him. He now sleeps on the floor. For the Nemats, of Hougang, have learnt a bitter lesson
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 401 1 Bananas for the picking: Back Page Special New Menu from France French Cheese Ham 4 Sausages Vegetarian Puff Ham Cheese Croissant C’est la fete a St St St St Delifrance Cafe Bakeries 81-51/55 Parkway Parade Also at: The Dynasty Singapore Clifford Centre Shenton House International Plaza Delifrance Boulangerie et cafe
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  • NEWS IN BRIEF
    • 74 2 ST STEPHEN’S SCHOOL held its tirst Community Day to reflect the multiracial society of Singapore by getting pupils and teachers to come in their traditional costumes. Principal Anthony Chew saia: “This is our first Community Day and it is to.inculcate the spirit of One Country, Many Cultures’
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    • 36 2 Free legal advice, provided by volunteer legal counsellors and members of the Singapore Associ- ation of Women Lawyers, is available at Joo Chiat Community Centre on July 26 from 7.30 to 9.30 pm.
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    • 68 2 To promote camp craft among school-children between the ages of 12 and 15, the Singapore Adventurers’ Club is organising a ’’Pitch-A-Tent’’ competition Cash prizes of $1,500, $l,OOO, and $5OO will be given with trophies to the top three teams in the boys’ and girls’ sections All participants
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  • 78 2 FRIENDS and members of the Ladies’ Club of Tanah Merah Zone 3 Residents’ Committee celebrated its 2nd anniversary at the Duke Hotel'by dining and dancing the night away. The MP for Tanah Merah, Mr Ibrahim Othman, flanked by Zone 3 RC chairman Mr Benson
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  • 307 2 Bedok “CT *****17 ATTKND a "Weekend Rendezvous" at the Paramount Hotel this week Fee $49 50 for members; $53 for nonmembers Braddell O' *****58 An "International Folk Dance Nite" will be held on July 30 at 7 30 pm Changi 13“ *****07 Basketball teams will be competing for
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 142 2 Consult The Specialist In Chinese Geomancy pi V w Organized By: Master Tan Khoon Yong Coll: 336-3060 (4 lines) between 12 noon to Bpm daily jt JL it •<£ \WAY CHINESE GEOMANCY CENTRE CjfJtE 149, Rochor Road, #O3-18/81-03 Fu LuShou Complex. S'o7lB Fax *****05 Consultation Hours: l2noon to Bpm Reg
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    • 77 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 pharmai ies, drugstores and the local distributor: knM'O*** Inli SKI PROOUCI”’ YLunaMON pHA# AMO s\V" sir INDRUGCO PTE. ITD. 34-C North
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 144 3 I I I A 1 •K V ©«< s* ri S UCED BY: ERNIE HCOLLAN T IVA LS L? is w >\ v 3* THE^VILLAGe'PEOPLE! COOK (yum Get FREE cookiru* lesso W 8 I I P I I I M I M It Croon along with THE BEATLES! .4 '1.7
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  • 268 4 EUNOS Crescent resident Mr Ali Haripin can now walk about on his own thanks to the volunteers of the home nursing service. When Zuraidah Muhamj mad Jizan and Rozi Ramli came to his home two years ago. Mr Ali was suffering
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  • 61 4 RENOVATION contractors have been told not to hog the lifts in the evenings. The request came about after the Residents’ Committees in Marine Parade brought up the matter to its area office. Several residents have noticed that the contractors' workers held up the lifts with
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 337 4 Always om show SLIDING SHOWER SCREENS DOORS ft jr Also available for long baths Imported from Australia Best Design Award “Non see through" unbreakable polystyrene panels 8 different frame finishes available Made-to-order, any size style Visit our showroom for the most elegant and latest designs of shower screens, slimline and
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    • 140 4 EXPERT PROTECTION! ***** PEST CONTROL > A m m i > SAFEGUARD YOUR HOME AND FAMILY FLICK PEST CONTROL PTE. LTD. 203 HENDERSON ROAD BLOCK B #10-08 HENDERSON INDUSTRIAL PARK SINGAPORE 0315 TELEX: FLICK RS ***** Call your local FLICK man now: *****44 *****62 MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL FLICK GROUP
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 520 5 Newsman travel 80 Marine Parade Road #BI -34 Parkway Parade Tel: *****90 Head Office 100 Orchard Road #O2-30 Meridien Shopping Centre Tel: *****22 *****33 Branches :81 Anson Road 81-06 Dai-lchi Hotel Tel: *****00 10 Eu Tong Sen Street #Ol-10 Furama Hotel Tel: *****61 #Ol-15 Glass Hotel Shopping Centre Tel: *****52
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  • WEEKEEND east FUNNYLINES
    • 99 6 OUR teacher who taught us English and Literature was leaving Singapore to get married in India Since she was very popular, quite a few of us went to Changi Airport to say goodbye. After waiting a while, our teacher showed up. All of us rushed
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    • 67 6 MY family and I were in a taxi, when suddenly we heard a loud burb from the front. Since my brother was sitting in the front passenger seat, my mother thought that it was him She scolded him. saying “Why are you so rude!” My brother
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  • JUNIOR FUNNY
    • 80 6 IN THE old days, cars were not air-conditioned So. when my eldest uncle took his brothers and sisters for a spin in his new car. they stuck their heads out of the windows to catch the breeze There were many hazards involved. One of them
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  • LIVE LETTERS
    • 176 6 ONE afternoon, I was standing at a makeshift bus stop in Tampines New Town. It was drizzling and I was getting wet slowly but surely There was no shelter nearby and SBS Service No 9 was nowhere in sight. I was about
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    • 127 6 RECENTLY. I applied to be a sales promoter I was selected for a second interview and was told that I would be informed of the outcome in two days. After the third day, I couldn't wait any longer so I
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    • 150 6 THE newspapers report that Singaporeans are an inconsiderate and selfish lot, judging from the sorrowful state of our toilets. But picture this. You enter a toilet and the seat is dirty You don’t want to contract a disease by sitting on it. So,
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  • 106 6 IT IS very funny to watch us dan cing as if we have four arms and four legs. It is even more embarrassing when you see your patients there. They always ask incredulously what you are doing there, as if dancing is something doc- tors don't do. 7—
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 312 6 sv m 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 be
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous

  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 403 7 ROLL UP FOR THE BEST BUY. ammm at/nym)^ EMPORIUM GROUP HURRY! OFFER VALID FOR ONE WEEK ONLY CADBURY'S Chocolate Assorted ,200g vjhoUs2Bs PAULS. Yoghurt 200g MAGNOLIA Ice-Cream 1.5 litre Assorted Flavours SCANDIA GOLD Beer 500 ml USUAL $3.80 'C. fxP 0 20% I EXTRA m vt V VALENCIO Pure Fruit
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  • 195 8  -  OUR WHAT’S-HER-LINE GIRL: DID YOU GUESS RIGHT? Picture and text by CHEW YEN FOOK LILY ONG goes on holiday all the time. That’s because she is a tour coordinator with Newsman Travel. She said: “I love travelling and meeting people. Besides, it’s like
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  • 201 8 THE Chinese Swimming Club at Amber Road is seeking its oldest member, who may be even older than the club, which began way back in 1909 when a group of young men met regularly to swim in the sea off Marine Parade. The club also
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 481 8 WALK IN COMFORT WALK TO MERCIER.. i p* r *n r New range every week! Up to 30% discount on selected designs Manufacturers/Retailers of high fashion quality ladies'/gents shoes handbags Authorised dealer for <22> i i MERCIER SIIOKS A HANI)HA<iS PTK I I I) #Ol-48/49 Parkway Parade Singapore 1544 Tel:
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 656 9 THIS WEEK’S SUPER OFFERS AT jMTm. KMfIY RtMDE HOT BARGAINS Getting all steamed up because your old rice cooker doesn’t do it right? We have some appetising news Rice cookers are on offer at Electric City. The prices of six well known models have been slashed just for 5 days.
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  • 428 10/11  -  DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR By MING RODRIGUES DISCOVERY of the Year Pamela Frances Pestana is a typical teenager who enjoys all things adolescent such as pop music, going to the movies and the beach, shopping, being with her friends, and partying And like most teenagers, she
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  • 379 10/11  -  MALE MODEL OF THE YEAR By EDWARD LIM GETTING a close shave was what led Mr Helmie Ashiblie to win the Male Model of the Year title at the Glamour Awards. Said 23-year-old Helmie: “I am glad I heeded the advice of a
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  • Page 10/11 Advertisements
    • 93 10/11 mid-year CLEARANCE S•A• L E GUARANTEED LOW PRICES slian design high-lacquered bedroo™ S et ardrobe 6'Klng-S« FREE pcs Bedside Cabinet, uressii y ressing Stool pt>ce $2,^9 VJsUB* pBVCt off** $869 SaM® 1 1 r.r°S s =2fifools,oo, cen,re Tawe Side Table ssfasar sB7° Sava Imported Hi-Lacquered Foldable Dining Set ?abfe M0
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    • 99 10/11 ESQUIRE *H± nr doors MADE WITH KASAI WOOD, WE ARE THE ONLY MANUFACTURER IN S’PORE TO PROVIDE ORIGINAL MATERIALS AND DESIGNS WITH EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP YOU CAN SPECIFY THE SIZE, COLOUR AND DESIGN OTHERWISE SELECT FROM OUR RANGE, SHAPED ALONG THE LINE OF ELEGANT EASTERN REFINEMENT REASONABLE PRICED WITH FREE DELIVERY
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    • 264 10/11 ...THE PROGRESSIVE SALON Promotion till o* o 31/8/88 Perm Usual $55 onwards Now $3B only Cab Usual $lB Now $l4 only Official Hairstylist for MDQ Qo! Mrs Singapore M\&r7r) Super Model 'BB IM# 02-45 Parkway Parade, Singapore 1544. Teb *****92, *****06 #O4-02 Wisma Atria Singapore 0923. Teb *****11, *****12 PEERLESS
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  • HOME PROTECTION
    • 450 12  -  By EDWARD LIM BURGLARIES are on the rise. Police say there was a 17 6 per cent increase from 670 to 788 cases in the number of housebreakings during the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year. It
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    • 148 12 ACTIVATE a “Shrill Alarm" and would-be robbers and muggers would be put to flight The made-in-Great Britain product, which is gas-operated, lets out a loud 120-decibel shrill when it is turned on All one has to do in times of trouble is to hold
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    • 299 14 FIRE, flood and theft are just three of the things that can endanger your home Though it is impossible to prevent these calamities, you can protect yourself from incurring severe financial losses by insuring it The type of insurance you need to
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    • 404 14  -  By EDWARD LIM POISON-PROOFING training can save your dog’s life. It may be the solution that dog owners, who are fearful that their dogs may be poisoned by strangers, are looking for. Said Mr Terrance Seah, co-owner and trainer of K-9 Dog Training Service:
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    • 484 14 THE fear of being teased cost Hafeeza her gold chain Although she noticed a suspicious looking man at her block’s void deck one night, she was afraid that her brother would tease her if she called him to escort her up When she entered the
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 274 12 AT THE HOME OF CISCO Safe Deposit Box Operation Hours 700 am to 11 00pm daily Small: $3O Medium $5O Large $95 Key Deposit: $5O The Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation CISCO Centre 20 Jalan Afifi Singapore 1440 Tel: *****88 ARE YQUJEOVERED C *3 m c C'P ''l C\ HOUSEOWNERS'
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    • 46 12 “DON’T TAKE CHANCES!” Improve the security of your home now and at the same time enjoy enhanced convenience by installing a burglar/security alarm and automatic gate system. Call us for a no obligation quote. CLASSIC ACCESS CONTROL PTE. LTO. Stmon House, 71 HHMew Avenue. Singapore 2366
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 153 13 THis COUld HAppEN to you rodAy Remember, thieves use these methods to gain entry into your premises. Forcing open main doors Breaking glass panelled doors and windows Climbing down through ‘ilii false ceilings Forcing open main doors 1 on i. a 5 V/A T. 1 i XZZ A A 3
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 454 14 MAKE SURE WE VISIT YOU BEFORE THEY DO v,‘ CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS Burglar/Fire Alarm System Fence Intrusion Detection System Closed Circuit T.V. System Card Access System Auto-Gate/Video Intercom Systems 24-Hrs Monitoring Maintenance Services ABTRIC SYSTEMS PTE LTD 138 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 0922 For No Obligation Survey,
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous

  • 381 15  -  By ROBERT M SCHWARTZ National Enquirer. DO adults need milk? Are carbohydrates fattening?...ls the artificial sweetener aspartame really safe? Here are the answers to these and some of the other most commonly asked questions about food, according to the Institute of Food Technologists: Do adults need
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 154 15 SALE with Great Discount Coet Price For All Gift Items: Ceramic, Porcelainware, Crystalware A Decorative Wooden Sculpture Special Discount On Artificial Plants/Flowers, Waterfall Chinese Scroll Paintings. 2 GIFT SHOPPE PTE LTD 195 Lavender Street, #O2-10/11 Eminent Plaza Singapore 1233 Tel: *****90 Next To Bugis Square Business Hours: 12.30 pm to
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    • 341 15 t Top Indonesian Restaurant Indonesian Specialities: Ayam Panggang, Gado-Gado, Fish Head Assam Curry, Beef Rendang, Sayur Lodeh. Outside catering available. Business Hours Daily 10.00 a.m. 10.00 p.m. Top Indonesian Restaurant Pte Ltd (A Branch of the Renowned Tip Top Restaurant in Medan, Indonesia) 899 East Coast Road (Next to UOB)
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  • Music Review
    • PACIFIC MUSIC
      • 252 16 ...to spend more time with his son National Enquirer KENNY Rogers is giving up US$10 million (S$20 million) a year to spend more time with his son. He is slashing his hectic concert schedule to gamble on a new career as a talk show
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      • 282 16  -  All reviews by MING RODRIGUES THINK OUT LOUD Think out loud (A&M) THE operative word is “hits”. And if there is one thing that songwriters/ multi-instrumentalists Stephen Kipner and Peter Beckett know about, is making hits Together and individually, they have
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
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    • 50 16 «s& Silver jf, I ,ce ->o MASSAGE with FREE use of Sauna Steam Bath SPECIAL PACKAGE $45 Massage. Sauna, Steam-Bath plus Hair-Cut Shampoo <- r >c*% Jt ALL ARE WELCOME OPENING HOI RS: 1* am lo midnight everyday. rHE HEALTH CENTRE Ind Hoof Centurv Park Sheraion Singapore Siasvni Hilt Singapore
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    • 238 16 SERVICE STATION 71 Frank el Avenue, Singapore 1545 Tel: *****88 Gordon Ouek special §sk ass—- Oil change (41 '.ZZlsprf Contact Point m y fo check cjfERING BOX We specialise in: Wheel Alignment And Ba anc,n9 chassis Lubrication and i I S .mio%^ overh f lorm fev L installation Service Airconditioning
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 758 17 JUSQUE BELLE #O5-02 FUNAN CENTRE, S'PORE 0617 TEL: *****10 (MRS. DIANNE WONG) MAKE BEAUTY YOUR FUTURE CAREER Full and part-time Courses in all aspects of Beauty Therapy leading to National and International I.T.E.C. (UK) Diplomas To avoid disappointment...CALL US NOW! rESE3HE FFER Vertical Blinds $3.50 p.s.f. onwards Venetian Blinds 50%
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 121 17 Inferno puts more than fire fighting skills to the test By BRIDGET TAN THURSDAY Thursday Feature Special: Uncommon Valour, Ch 5, 10.30 pm A DANGEROUS lunatic turns a hospital into a blazing inferno endangering the lives of its patients, some still on operating tables Fire Battalion Chief Tom Riordan (Mitchell
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    • 192 17 (Barbara Parkins) and the deranged arsonist (Gregory Sierra) while trying to save lives. FRIDAY Friday at the Movies: Dreamscape, Ch 5, 10.30 pm Dennis Quaid stars as the talented psychic who is plunged into a dream world where he has to confront the assassin of the President of the United
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    • 276 17 word puzzles, meets a woman he likes He gets a shock when he discovers that she has hanged herself. But Morse knows there’s more to the suicide than meets the eye... SUNDAY Holiday Matinee: Running Scared, Ch 5, 3 pm A young soldier (Judge Reinhold) on the way home from
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 1151 18 Classified Ad Bank 1-h Religious Notices 3 Babysitting/ Creches COME HEAR GOD S WQRD IN OCR WORSHIP SERVICES .at 4 (til f“* »B»SS*MBIY Of GOO Every Sunday B.ooam Mandarin/ English Teochew/ Cantonese 10.30 am English/ Sign Language 4.00 pm English BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD Geylang East Central Aljunied Ave 2
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  • SPORTSCENE 1...with S GULAM
    • 502 19 SOMETIMES players do forget their lines. And so it happened last Monday at the National Stadium. The presence of several big names Fandi Ahmad, Malek Awab, Rashid Hassan, Serbegeth Singh on the Kuala Lumpur side, and T Pathmanathan, David Lee, K Kannan,
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    • 198 19 TABLE TENNIS UNSEEDED Changkat are hoping that a psychological advantage gained from a previous meeting will give them the edge over Paya Lebar in tonight's (7.30 pm. Friday) inter-constituency table tennis final at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall. In fact, it was the
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    • 314 19 INTER-CON SOCCER JUDGING by their recent performances in the IntraZone Six tournament, defending champions Changkat have an uphill task in their bid to keep the InterConstituency soccer title. Changkat started off as one of the favourites for the East Coast champions' title.
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    • 204 19 SQUASH UNDERDOGS Tampines CSC came back from the brink of defeat to qualify for the final round of the inter-constituency squash tournament. The East Coast team had a disastrous start, losing their first two ties in the vital losers’ pool match against Queenstown They
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 87 19 CLASSIFIED: Situations Vacant National Electronic Components We are a leading manufacturer in the field of component technology. Due to our rapid expansion, new clerical positions have been created to cope with our increase in production. We invite committed individuals to Join our team as: CLERKS GCE ‘O’ level, preferably with
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    • 220 19 EXERCISE YOUR WAY TO FITNESS WITH,.. AIBI Alßl MULTI FUNCTIO JOGGER TE 780 1. JOG improves heart fitness and endurance improves blood circulation tones and firms muscles of lower body reduces f ody weight and fats SAVE$ mn USUAL $598 IvV NOW $498 V ROW develops chest, shoulders arms, stomach
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  • here and there
    • 118 20 London Sunday Express LOS ANGELES: When immigrant Kong Moua went looking for a wife he did it by the rules of his native country of Laos. Called "zij poj niam” or marriage by capture, it is an accepted form of matrimony similar to elopement. Kong drove to
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    • 195 20  -  Picture and text by CHEW YEN FOOK FOR the Gob family, plucking bananas is an easy business especially if the fruit is only a metre from the ground. This unusual banana tree has been the talk of the village at Somapah Road since it started
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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