The New Paper, 29 March 1990

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  • 16 1 the new paper THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1990 MCI (P) 36/4/89 50 CENTS the 4„ new* paper
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    • 143 1 ENGLAND STUNS BRAZIL England striker Gary Lineker nets one to shatter Brazil in a soccer World Cup warm-up match. Other top teams crumble or fail to do well. Road to Rome via CCj table-top soccer/Page 4 r*Y4 v n.i fttij WOMEN FIGHT DIETING FIRM Nineteen American women file suits against
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  • 74 1 You'll be seeing a lot more of singer Dick Lee and Xinyao star Eric Moo from tonight. They appear in McDonald's new advertising campaign. It is the first time the food chain is using local personalities./ Page 3 Fast and fun: The product is fast food.
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 154 2 Reuter. HOST team Italy will be put on a strict regime of no sex but lots of pasta to boost their chances of winning a fourth soccer World Cup this summer. Team doctor Leonardo Vecchiet said yesterday after medical tests on the squad that all players
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    • 328 2 A MAN was stabbed and another seriously injured when they were attacked by a group of eight men early yesterday. One of the victims was Mr Xu Tongyuan, 24, a fruit stall assistant. He was stabbed in the chest and abdomen. The other victim,
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    • 56 2 Prague punks: A ample of punk teenagers loiter in Prague city's Wenceslas Square yesterday. This and the general relaxation of rules and regulations governing ordinary Czechs are a sign of the so-called "Velvet Revolution a peaceful and smooth transition from Communism to a demtn-ratic government under
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    • 134 2 Page 19: Malaysian actress who posed topless for Playboy Hongkong edition. AP. PLAYBOY magazine, which features photographs of nude women, will launch a Taiwan edition on Tuesday, April 3, its 14th outside America. The April issue, which will cost NT$200 (about slightly less than S$15), will
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    • 455 3 Fast food giant McDonald's starts its series of TV ads starring Dick Lee and Eric Moo tonight. This is the first time the chain has used local personalities in its commercials. LIM PHAY-LING had an exclusive preview of the ad. She also
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    • 185 3 McDONALD'S told The New Paper that Dick Lee and Eric Moo were picked because they are talented performers. The two are also easily recognisable by the Singapore community. "This new commercial tits the times," said a spokesman for the fastfood chain. "It was created especially for
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    • 114 2 Hotuneplus IF you want to share a point of view, call our HotlinePlus on 734-7711, or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. Give your full name, address and telephone number. A New Paper Exclusive"] ,n( k *29 March '90 I THIS VOUCHER 1
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    • 80 3 0k t They believe that the beauty and sweet scent vT of flowers appease J3T the gods, ana make them more benign foSSfc Jts&' to earthly mortals. Jgjff Trays of flowers .r** 3 ana flower garlands SHS J*r» Wr ./f are therefore among xX the important items vS* ejjr T>n
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 307 4  -  By Ng Wan Ching T I soccer is going places. Enthusiasts can now take part in a national championship offering all-expenses paid trips to Rome as the top prizes. The table-top soccer championship, to be held this April, is to pick two Singaporeans to compete for
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    • 124 4 SUBBUTEO had its beginnings in 1947. Each set was hand-made using basic materials such as army blankets, cardboard and chalk and bought through mail order. Today, a Subbuteo player can build a whole stadium around his pitch. Undergraduate Vikas Chandiramani, 21, said: "It's a very realistic soccer
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    • 296 4  -  By Dennis Chia MEMBERS of the Singapore Turf Club will appeal to the Registrar of Societies to dissolve their club. They failed to get a quorum at their general meeting held at a local hotel last night. Only 55 members of the 417 members resident in
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    • 201 4  -  By Suresh Nair A SUSPECTED thief went down on his knees pleading to be freed after he was caught at the Indian Cultural Village yesterday. But security officers on duty were not moved. The 25-year-old man had gone to one of
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    • 416 5  -  Stories/ Angeline Song TWO surfgirls posed prettily on the beach off the East Coast Parkway yesterday afternoon. But Ms Karen Fitzsimmons and Ms Gerri Lorraine Scott, both 19, are here to promote surfing off Australia's Gold Coast, not the ECP. The duo has
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    • 117 5 TRAVEL Fair'90 takes place on Saturday and Sundayat World Trade Centre Hall 2 on the second level in the main building. It is organised by the National Association of Travel Agents (NATAS). Over 100 exhibitors, including travel agents, national tourist organisations and airlines from all around
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    • 235 5  -  By Karen Goh ON the night of Sept 19 last year, Mr Hussien Khan rescued a 67-year-old Chinese man from drowning. He was on board the ferry which plies between Sentosa and mainland Singapore when he heard cries of alarm from the
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    • 567 6  -  By Mathew Pereira T I l HE stamped envelope containing a letter has gone the way of the pigeon post for a growing number of Singaporeans. They now channel almost all their communications including personal letters through the fax and the telephone line. This change has
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    • 129 6 SOME fax machines can now be bought for about $700. Singapore Telecom has records of about 500 private fax machines. But a user thinks there are at least three times more. There is no extra charge for using a telephone line for fax, but users
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    • 329 6 A WOMAN from India was yesterday jailed for 15 years for importing 4.61 kg of opium into Singapore. A district court heard that 30-year-old Lovely Arora (the name she gave to the police) arrived at Changi Airport last October with the
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    • 396 7 A new grant scheme to subsidise 50 per cent of the costs of bringing in foreign skilled workers was announced by the Economic Development Board yesterday.The scheme applies to skilled workers who have obtained permanent or approved-in-principle permanent residence in Singapore. It starts from
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    • 126 7 The grant is given only to companies if the workers they want to bring in have been granted permanent residence status or approval. Workers must sign a two-year contract with the company. If they leave the company within two years, the new company they join will
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    • 117 7 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. accolade: An accolade is praise, honour or an award that is given to someone who is greatly admired. amphetamines: These are a family of drugs which greatly increase people's
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    • 526 8  -  What caused the deaths of over 200 young Thai workers here since 1983? Many died in their sleep or collapsed with breathing difficulties. The New Paper visited a construction site to find out what Thai workers have to say Stories/ Angeline Song MONEY worries,
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    • 186 8 AT least one Thai worker at the Hougang construction site has received a telegram from Thailand urging him to go home. Mr Prawin Plaichaiyaphum, 34, received a telegram and letter from his wife on March 22. The telegram was marked "urgent". Its message, in
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    • 128 8 A SPOKESWOMAN for the company that employs the Thai workers interviewed by The New Paper, said in Mandarin: "It is not the company's fault if the Thai workers have to pay their agents. "That is their own business, and nothing to do with us." The
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    • 204 8 OVER 200 Thai workers have died mysteriously here between 1983 and 1989. And since January this year there have been 13 deaths at different worksites. Health officials in Bangkok have so far established six common characteristics among Thai workers who have died in Singapore. They all
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    • 326 9  -  By Angeline Song EIGHTY-FOUR units of restored two-storey terrace houses will be up for sale to the public by tender tomorrow. These units are in six blocks and located in a residential area bounded by McNair Road, Towner Road and May Road. The estate is
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    • 108 9 A FULLY furnished showhouse at 55, McNair Road, will be open for public viewing from tomorrow till April 24. You can also call 321-8266 or 321-8267 for more information on the houses. The tenders will close on April 25. Only Singapore citizens 21 years and above are
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    • 176 9 THE Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered a thorough investigation into the case of the narcotics officer caught in a heroin bust. Informed ministry sources told The New Paper yesterday the Central Narcotics Bureau had been asked to submit a detailed report on the case.
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    • 138 9 TODAY, 28 representatives from the six Asean countries will meet to discuss economic co-operation in the 1990s. The two-day Asean roundtable organised by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies will be held at the York Hotel today and tomorrow. Among the participants are Mr S Rajaratnam,
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    • 210 9 A ROAD construction worker hit an odd-job labourer on the head with an axe after he was earlier stopped from hitting the man's son. Luckily, the labourer was wearing a crash helmet. Ayub Khan s/o Babu Khan, 23, was jailed for a total
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    • 186 9 I I l i i i i i i I i i I I miss you too* (lining llk* |M>l fcnv wi**k.H lum aiiM-d iixitiMiiiiiiii! (kir sinnit; tlunki hi uhi (rr\<mr iMtiriuc Imaltv and iindt-iM.iiului^ In Singapoir wv took IIm 1 unusual step of withdrawing I I Vinci although lests
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  • PARLIAMENT
    • 42 10 TWO amendments to the Constitution, the National Parks Bill and an amendment to the Co-operative Societies Bill are up for consideration. Amendment of the Constitution is to allow for the appointment of Nominated Members of Parliament.
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    • 303 10 DRIVERS guilty of repeatedly driving drunk will go straight to jail under a bill approved by Parliament yesterday. The Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill provides automatic jail terms of up to a year for them, among other tough new penalties. It becomes law as soon as
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    • 77 10 TOUGH new penalties in the bill include: Fines of between $1,000 and $5,000 or up to six months jail for first-time drunk drivers; For repeat offenders, fines of $3,000 to $10,000; mandatory imprisonment up to 12 months; automatic dis- qualification of licence for at least 12 months.
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    • 112 10 THE bill includes measures to prevent abuses of the quota system. Some provisions: It is illegal to keep a deregistered vehicle. It is illegal to give wrong information on tax chargeable on the first registration of vehicle. All outstanding fees, taxes and penalties must be paid before a vehicle
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    • 125 10 DAMAGE or destroy the Mass Rapid Transit system willfully or not and pay a fine of up to $200,000, spend up to a year in jail, or both. Those found guilty also will have to compensate the MRT Corporation. These penalties are part of
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    • 86 10 A SMOOTHER, more confidential flow of information will mark the 1990 population census that starts on April 6. The Census (Amendment) Bill provides for that, said Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry. It sets strict rules on da- ta-gathering and how data
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    • 61 10 A BILL setting up Singapore's third polytechnic was passed without debate. Senior Minister of State (Education) Tay Eng Soon moved the second reading of the Temasek Polytechnic Bill. It is in keeping with the Government's education policy to train and prepare people for working life and not just
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    • 33 10 THE Chief Statistician will assume the duties of National Statistical Coordinator. This will give him greater access to statistical data collected by other government agencies, under the Statistics (Amendment) Bill.
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    • 127 10 IT was Non-constituency MP Dr Lee Siew Choh versus the Trade and Industry Minister, BG Lee Hsien Loong, yesterday over the issue of allegations and proof. Dr Lee said that he feared the Government's data collection might be used against political opponents and dissidents. Charging
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    • 49 10 MOVING AHEAD ft WHy women comm 't suicide How to sell yourself y Somebody's Watching You Facing Up To Nature JhrJjlllP-I-s track down Singapore's adulterous men Zeng Huifen stars in her first costume ZZZZ. Rating SBC's current affairs wW* P resenters The dress is back, and it's lovelier and
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 407 11 A WOMAN in the US lost 12.6 kg in three months. She lost her gall bladder, too. Ms Sherri Steinberg, 26, of Coral Springs, Florida, believes she is a victim of a crash dieting programme, the USA Today newspaper reported yesterday. Ms Steinberg said:
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    • 186 11 LAST week, Ms Sherri Steinberg and 18 other Florida women filed suits against Nutri/System of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, saying the company's diet damaged their gall bladders. The suits claim the rapid weight loss affects bile in the gall bladder and contributes to the formation of
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    • 160 11 NSW cops take up chase on cycles and on foot Reuter. AUSTRALIAN police say that an acute shortage of police cars means they are chasing criminals on the run literally. New South Wales officers told reporters that policemen in one coastal town had to run to reported incidents because no
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    • 46 11 Take note: Tomomi Sawabe, 6, from Japan, playing her violin to Mario the doorman at London's Claridges on Tuesday where details of the 1991 Japan Festival were announced. The festival items will range from Japanese theatre to a sumo tournament. Picture/ Ap
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    • 305 12 Reuter. THE struggle to form a government in Israel has caused issues to switch from peace to money. The country's two main political parties, Labour and Likud, yesterday accused each other of trying to bribe rabbis as the religious parties became more concerned
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    • 294 12 Wire services. THE French Government has declared war on smoking and drinking. Campaigning to clean up French lifestyles, the Cabinet yesterday proposed a bill to ban advertising of tobacco products and nearly all alcoholic beverages. The Government also plans to raise cigarette prices by 15
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    • 32 12 Matching smiles: A bemused visitor to Washington's Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History closely examines the giant teeth of a life-size model of the Tvrannosaurus Rex. Picture/ Afp
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    • 205 12 "WANTED for bad driving". Notices such as this are being considered for publication in newspapers by the Malaysian Transport Ministry. The Star reported this, quoting Deputy Transport Minister Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail. The ministry was studying the legal implications of the proposal,
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    • 183 12 ELECTRONIC toll charges are essential to ease road traffic congestion in London. The move should also help improve Britain's international competitiveness. This was stated by the Chartered Institute of Transport, according to a report in the British newspaper The Independent. The institute's report was
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    • 323 13 Wire services. THE Lithuanian Government has suspended plans to establish its own border guard for fear of sparking clashes with Soviet troops. The suspension, announced by President Vytautas Landsbergis yesterday, was seen by observers as an attempt by the Lithuanian leader to reduce tensions with
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    • 111 13 Reuter. PIGEONS trying to land on Rome's Trevi fountain, where tourists throw coins for good luck, will get a nasty shock from September. Restorers said yesterday the 18th century fountain would be wired with low voltage electricity following a 20month renovation project to keep
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    • 122 13 AP. SINGER Gloria Estefan was up and walking without the aid of crutches or a cane in New York yesterday. Last week, she underwent surgery for spinal injuries after a road accident. "She's doing really well," said Evelyn Torres, spokeswoman for the Orthopedic Hospital for
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  • FOREIGNSTOCKS
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      287 13 Wire services. SHARE prices closed higher yesterday in dull trading after an early rally ran out of steam. The Financial Times 30share index was up 6.4 points at 1,793.0 at the close. Shares rose in early trading on strong buying in the stock index futures market, dealers said. They
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    • 97 13 Reuter. TOKYO shares were mixed at the opening today after an initial temporary drop. The Nikkei index was up a marginal 7.90 points or 0.30 per cent to 31,271.47 after slumping 562.39 yesterday. The weakening yen and high interest rates should keep most investors sidelined, and what buying does
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    • 57 13 n FT Industrials Wed 1,793.00 (1,786.60) n Dow Jones Average Wed 2,743.69 (2,736.94) (i ST Industrial Wed 1,605.16 (1,607.12) (i NST Industrial Wed 3,102.92 (.'1,119.08) n Hongkong Hang Seng Wed 2,990.70 (3,010.85) Australian All Ordinaries Wed 1,556.00 (1,558.40) u Nikkei Stock Average Wed 31,263.57 (31,825.96) Figures in brackets refer
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      287 13 Wire services. WALL Street stocks posted a slight gain yesterday in lacklustre trading dominated by concerns about the US economy and first quarter corporate profits. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 6.75 to close at 2,743.69. Many investors stood on the sidelines, unconvinced that Tuesday's big
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  • TRAVELNOTES
    • 207 14  -  Stories/ David Brazil THIS is a course that should whet the appetite of even the most jaded of golfers. At the Bali Handara Country Club, they play their rounds on a 100-ha, 18-hole course set in the crater of an extinct volcano some 1,140 m
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    • 425 14 SARAWAK SHORT BREAKS FREE 'n' Easy packages from Seahorse Travel for short breaks at Holiday Inn Kuching/Damai Beach Resort in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Basic 3D/2N stay costs $.315 twinshare; full-board $395. Stays of up to 7D/6N ($495, or $735 fullboard) mean dividing your time as you choose between Kuching
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 1296 15 MIAMI VICE: MIRACLE J| jjJF FINISHING LINE (SBC 5,8.00 pm) 1 Lyj. 'llfttlttnim j I L episode,'Dejian, an undergraduate, is fIR h Don Johnson: Is Tubbs. Tonight, I .S'™' 1 JI I' delighted when Ye Pei {Zoe Tay) 1 1 Dll'"''llfflflin IHf H Tubbs and Switek try to capture a
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  • Article, Illustration
    706 16 A showcase of Indian culture and heritage is on display at the Indian Cultural Village at Serangoon Road. Reporter C SHANTHENI and artist HUPLEE take a walk through the village spotlight naryTOZn CARNIVAL atmosphere prevails at the I n d' an Cultural Villa^e in Serangoon The smell of incense
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    • 1299 17 MIAMI VICE: MIRACLE J| jjJF" FINISHING LINE (SBC 5,8.00 pm) 1 Lyj. 'llfttlttnim j I L episode,'Dejian, an undergraduate, is fIR h Don Johnson: Is Tubbs. Tonight, I .S'™' 1 JI I' delighted when Ye Pei {Zoe Tay) 1 1 Dll'"''llfflflin IHf H Tubbs and Switek try to capture a
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  • Showtime
    • 541 18 'I think big and I have confidence in myself. You won't climb the ladder if you have no confidence. You'll be down there all the time. You must grab the right opportunities when they come. The Playboy pictures were a calculated
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    • 585 19  -  While Hollywood can celebrate the acting abilities of normal people to play the disabled, the reverse is, sadly, not true. In My Left Foot, LO TIEN YIN discovers how a cripple who can only express himself through his left foot fights to be understood as
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    • 387 19  -  A City of Sadness Directed by Hou Hsiao Hsien April 6-7 Plaza Cinema PREVIEW/By Wong Sing Yeong TICKKTS for A City Of Sadness were the first to sell out in this year's film festival. No surprise, as Hou is recognised as
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    • 468 20  -  By Vivien Chiong s ,OME say their teen years were the most awkward pentad of their lives. Some say teenagers are the hardest to understand. And some say teenagers feel insecure and are always hiding behind masks. The Necessary Stage will put up
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    • Article, Illustration
      305 20  -  By Vivien Chiong ANGUS TUNG Who is My True Love (Polygram) THIS album is a compilation of Taiwanese producer/singer Angus Tung's old hits, plus two songs from the current 9.30 pm serial Finishing Line. Who is My True Love, the serial's interlude number, is a soothing love song that
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 49 20 m Ten weeks of I delicious I /f Chicken and rice two of our f staple foods put together in a Chicken Rice Meals Mifflir Hi special in our jl.'m in A -ii—Li Gourmet Fare special on April 4 in The New Paper Fastads. A SPECIAL FEATURE OF IgHi^fcJ
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 537 21 I COMICRELEF HZ3MHEMM EHBM Curry-Puff/Raymond Lee NOON News in Brief NOON News in Brief f 1 C "T\ 12.05 Lunchdate 12.03 Popular Classics [p wtat Can rTZT "~3 1.00 News and Weather Report 1.00 News and Weather Forecast t- J r j)] 1.15 Lunchdate (cont'd) 1.10 Currency Exchange Rates I
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 325 22 COMICRELIEF THURSDAYRADIO Orchard Road/coim Goh rTTTnT|nTI]TJB NOON Go«d Music, Company and Me NOON Newsdesk IBEGiNt4IK6 I Af sD|4 I ...THAT HP HAS LDST Hl6 WHAT CM "TWIt POSSIBII tim ntal J L Urney 12-30 OfftheSheH IOH -ORcrtARS ROftb*,.. I iWrtAHfIWKER, I GOObTASTE H I MEfiN? FIND DOT IN THE "'J?
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  • UPDATE
    • 1623 23 ►Talks&Courses VTX DIABETICS WI WORKSHOP. Dietitians will discuss a practical approach for a healthy diet for diabetics. 2 pm 5 pm. Saturday. Lecture room, Mount Alvernia Hospital. Registration: $50 (inclusive of blood test and diabetic snacks). Call 732-8950 for registration. BACKACHE. Backaches are very common
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    • 15 23 TALKS: DIABETICS WORKSHOP EXHIBITION: NIUGINI SPIRIT FOOD: COURTLY FEAST COMING UP: INDIAN HANDICRAFTS
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    • 38 23 The dash and daring in the world of sports is presented by Dutch artist Jan van Diemen. His favourite subjects are polo and horseracing. Level 4, lobby, The Oriental Singapore. Until April 15.
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 442 24 <* «*•>•••• u► < r "j 4 e 800 Food/Entertainment 800 Food/Entertainment BBI^CorpioNJHI V_V 646 Orchard Road. #03-11 Fax East Shopping Centre, Singapore 0923 (Beside Hilton Hotel) TEL: 734-0653 &>' Experience K New g/ Singing Sensation W spm Bpm ft I I One Por One At $12,50 For beer ft
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    • 367 24 821 Business To Business 821 Business To Business 821 Business To Business THE SIGN OF QUAUTY PRODUCTS THE ROJUSTRBLE rj COnPUTER FURMTURE... *rom«Sa R C SERIES 768 *cccMMoo*Tt ftiW 732 attac,m£nt -^P tIIOMG PRINTIR kctionwitn mrw RUtKR WZM MOUHTIHCS AOJUBIAW.E 1 foomv SERIES 738 W __gf* AUTHORISED DIALER I J
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    • 403 24 831 Employment 831 Employment j I iv Singapore Press Holdings Singapore Press Holdings Ltd invites applications for the following positions in its Newspaper Sen/ices Division, which prints and distributes the Straits Times, Sunday Times, Lianhe Zaobao, Lianhe Wanbao, Shin Min Daily News, Berita Harian, Berita Minggu, Business Times and The
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 361 25 S3l Employment i TECHNICAL CHALLENGES THEYARE ALL HERE. In the field of medical products manufacturing, you'll be amazed by the speed at which technology is evolving. And Becton Dickinson is there. Sterile disposable medical products using fully automated production machinery and incorporating state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and systems. We now require
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    • 42 25 831 Employment A trading company urgently j rsQulrst! GENERAL CLERK l i a Able to type I i l i a Able to sUrt work Im-1 i I I mediately i I Intereetad, plaaaa call *****06 I I between ttajn. 12p.m. I
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    • 139 25 831 Employment 1 A Well Established Japanese Company In Singapore J J requires ENGINEER Possesses Degree/ Diploma In Chemical Process j J Technology or Mechanical Engineering Possesses Driving licence I t I Knowledge of Japanese will be an advantage I t I Candidate will be trained In Japan for several
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    • 47 25 831 Employment DRIVER/ DESPATCH o Valid class 2B 3 licence o Able to speak English o Age below 45 years, o Must be familiar with Singapore roads Interested, please ring Tal: 2CT-Mll Ext. SlO (Mro Kg) or come personally to 1123 lerangoon Rood Singapore 1232. for Interview
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    • 157 25 831 Employment SECURITY GUARDS MALE/ FEMALE vMtid for Imniodleto wort IMtf Junction of Macpharaon and Al|uniod Rood. 1. Sam to Bpm Bpm to Bam L 9am. to 5.00pm. (generally lift attendant duties S- 1 1-days week 2. 7am to 7pm or Bam to Bpm at Second Chin Bee Road L
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    • 347 25 •31 Employment I ORION I PERSONNEL ASSISTANT (Male/Female) I Minimum GCE 'O' or A' level H education H Preferably with good knowledge in H personnel functions Must be able to communicate with H all levels of people PERSONNEL CLERK I (Female) I Minimum GCE O' or N' level H education
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    • 73 25 831 Employment Dim lo expansion, we have immediate vacancy lor GRAPHIC ARTIST Able to work Independently Must have knowledge of desktop publishing Interested applicants, please call at: K enrich PubNeMng Exhibit tone (IMS) Pte Ltd 1 QotdMN Plata #03-17 Podium Mk. Newton Rd., S pore 11)0 Tat: 293*088 Wtfl CitflMMitd
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 713 26 831 Employment 831 Employment 831 Employment 831 Employment 831 Employment |H Singapore Press Holdings I Reporter I Her World, the leading women's magazine in Singapore, is looking H for a fashion reporter. Her World is part of Times Periodicals Pte Ltd. H You are the person we want if you
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    • 222 26 An established company dealing with machineries has Immediate vacancy I i for: I STORE ASSISTANT a Completed N.S. 11 Age below 40 I, Physically fit I I Interested please I I I I call personally at: I i 1 1 #00-07 1 1 Yi Guang Fty. Bldg. I I 100
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    • 349 26 831 Employment Established International Company requires: FEMALE ADMINISTRATIVE i ASST. 1 a O.C.E. 'A' or 'O' Level a PC operation* knowledge would be advantageous a Able to work Independently a Willing to learn FEMALE OPERATIONS CONTROL CLERK I a O.C.E O' or N' Level j a Experience not I necessary
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    • 331 26 831 Employment A progreesive and expanding company marketing computer and related peripherals invitee application for: SERVICE TECHNICIAN You will be part of our customer oriented service team maintaining and repairing a wide range of hi-tech products You are a self-motivated person with a positive working attitude You are able to
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  • SPORTS
    • 269 27  -  By Alfonso Chan F a trip to Manila? You could make it if you are a woman who will still be under 23-years-old on July 28 this year and bowl reasonably well. The Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress is to select two girls to represent Singapore
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    • 265 27  -  By Abdul Shukor THE selection of the 20 players to be contracted for the national squad next week will be based on their prospects and contribution to the team. This was stated by manager Mohammed Shahar Hussein. Said Shahar: "When we choose the 20 next week
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    • 410 27  -  By Bernard Pereira THE foreign coach to be appointed by the Singapore Badminton Association management committee may be from China. But the "Director of Coaching" will still be made-in-Singapore in the form of national men's coach Wee Choong Seng. SBA secretary Robin Chan
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    • 132 27 AP. THE late Jesse Owens, whose performance at the 19.36 Olympics put the lie to Hitler's boasts of racial superiority, was given a fifth gold medal yesterday for "humanitarian contributions in the race of life." President George Bush presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Owens' widow, Ruth
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    • 130 27 Reuter. MILOSLAV Mecir's weak back could stand between Czechoslovakia and a place in the Davis Cup semi-finals. Czechoslovak team captain Frantisek Pala said yesterday he would wait until shortly before the draw this afternoon before announcing whether Mecir could play against the US this weekend.
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    • 497 28 Reuter. SOVIET 2 HOLLAND 1 AN error by Ronald Koeman, captain of the weakened Dutch, gave the Soviet Union victory in Kiev. Koeman failed to control a simple pass 30 metres from goal. Substitute Vladimir Lyuti nipped in to rob him before running on to slip the 70thminute
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    • 201 28 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: CRICKET Final day of Third Test between West Indies and England in Trinidad: West Indies 199 and 239. England 288 and 120-5 (A Stewart 31, A Lamb 25, D Capel n.o. 17; Walsh 3-27) Match drawn. SNOOKER Q-finals of the Irish Masters
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    • 173 28 AFP, Reuter. POLAND 0 YUGO 0 YUGOSLAVIA'S brilliant playmaker Dragan Stojkovic came closest to breaking the deadlock in the goalless game in Lodz. Poland enjoyed most of the territorial advantage and Yugoslavia' Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Tomislav Ivkovic was forced into a series of first-class saves. But
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    • 131 28 AFP, Reuter. EIRE 1 WALES 0 BERNIE Slaven celebrated his international debut with the only goal four minutes from time. Slaven, handed a chance to book a place in Ireland's World Cup squad at the age of 29, showed the sharpness of his scoring instincts to save his
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      371 29 England stretches unbeaten run Reuter, AFP. ENGLAND 1 BRAZIL 0 ENGLAND boosted its World Cup hopes when it beat a disappointing Brazil to stretch its unbeaten run to 15 matches. Gary Lineker scored in the 35th minute when he headed home from close range after John Barnes had flicked
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    • 330 29 SCOTLAND 1 ARGENTINA 0 ARGENTINA'S hopes of defending the World Cup took another beating in Glasgow yesterday. It went down to a shock 1-0 defeat to 50-1 outsider Scotland. The defeat was the world champion's first at the hands of the Scots and came
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    • 160 29 AP. EGYPT 1 ROMANIA 3 EGYPT'S coach Mahmoud el-Gohary resigned yesterday af- ter his team's 3-1 defeat by Romania. He cited bad reaction from spectators, who had loudly cheered the Romanian team's performance. They shouted hostile slogans at el-Gohary and his players for their weak showing. But
      AP.  -  160 words
    • 166 29 Reuter. HUNGARY 1 FRANCE 3 ERIC Cantona scored twice to lead France to a comfort- able 3-1 win over Hungary in Budapest yesterday. The friendly matched two of soccer's former greats. France gave team chief Michel Platini encouragement for the future with goals from Cantona in
      Reuter.  -  166 words
    • 416 30 Reuter. AT least half the 36 referees chosen for the World Cup finals in Italy are not fit enough, International Football Federation (F*ifa) secretary-general Sepp Blatter said yesterday. Blatter was speaking at a news conference after the end of a three-day training course in Tirrenia,
      Reuter.; Illustration/Hup Lee  -  416 words
    • 314 30 Wire services. GIANLUCA Pagliuca was named yesterday as understudy to Italy goalkeeper Walter Zenga for Saturday's soccer friendly against Switzerland. Regular No 2 Stefano Tacconi withdrew from the squad after injuring his calf during training on Tuesday. FC COLOGNE has denied reports Thomas Haessler, the great hope of West
      Wire services.  -  314 words
    • 426 31 DETAILED REPORTS Pg 29-30 AP, AFP. S OUTH American hopes of retaining 1 soccer's World Cup were buffeted at .opposite ends of Britain as Argentina land Brazil lost warm-up matches yesterday. At London's Wembley Stadium, Gary Lineker, the leading scoring in 1986, stuck a header into
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