The New Paper, 14 January 1992

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1 61 The New Paper
  • 11 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1992 MITA (P) 13/4/91 teiENT
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 410 2  -  By June Kong A FITNESS centre has left its clients in a fit after shutting down without warning. Members paid about $120 to join Danceworks at Selegie Road but found themselves without a place to exercise when they returned to the club this month. Danceworks
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    • 99 2 A SPOKESMAN for the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), Mr Albert Tan, yesterday advised Danceworks' members to make a police report. He also advised those joining health clubs to check on the club's management. If they are located in a hotel, check their reputation with the hotel.
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    • 85 2 A LAYWER in private practice said it is possible for the members to lodge a claim against the club for breach of contract, and recover the rest of their membership fees. They can also sue for the value of their lost items since the property left
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    • Article, Illustration
      393 3  -  SBC employee Suriani Md Kassim was unplaced in the finals. She was the centre of a storm when some finalists said it was unfair for SBC to allow its staff to take part. By Norenshah Sahari IT was the third win for Ms Suraya Hassan when she
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    • 154 3 MR Anwar Rashid, SBC's controller for Malay drama and chief judge, said the standard of the talentime was high. "But there was a general consensus among the (seven) judges as to who the winners were," said Mr Anwar. He added that Ms Suraya Hassan performed well
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 189 2 Major Jacob Tan received his poly diploma in 1977. Today he is a fighterpilot with the RSAF. His success story is featured in Poly Grad Moves, a 32-page pullout for poly graduates. Free with today"s paper. I always thought I was fated to be /at But q/ter trying Herbal Way,
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      279 4 m SUNNY days are here again for the tourism industry, a top tourism official believes. Tourist arrivals this year projected to rise between 6 and 8 per cent are likely to be stronger than in 1991. Preliminary figures for December last year show a growth of 6.2 per
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      2 4  -  Dante
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    • 73 4 The Straits Times: Free market gets support from MPs Business Times: Myanmar to give economy top priority this year Lianhe Zaobao: MPssuppor* free-market economy, feel gap between rich and poor has to be narrowed Berita Harian: Move to help low-income group SBC morning news: Middle-East peace talks resume BBC
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 129 4 WASHINGTON is convinced that Pakistan has developed a nuclear bomb, US Republican Senator Larry Pressler told a news conference in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The US fears Pakistan may become part of a nuclear-armed Islamic federation, including Iran, Turkey and the newly independent states of Central Asia, he
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      • 78 4 TOKYO has formally apologised for its army's action in forcing Korean women into prostitution during World War 11. "The Japanese government heartily offers apologies." Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Kato said in a statement. This is the first time the Japanese government has officially admitted that its army
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      • 133 4 CHINA wants to join the East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) to uphold free trade, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday, quoting China's President Yang Shangkun. President Yang will wind up his five-day visit to Malaysia today. Dr Mahathir has proposed grouping Asean with Japan, China,
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      • 88 4 COME March, customers will be free to sit where they want at the People's Park Complex hawker centre. The centre is the last Housing Board eating place where the hawkers can reserve tables for customers who patronise their stalls. Each hawker "owns" three tables under an
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 82 6 What are the likeliest conditions for an accident to occur on Singapore roads? YAW YAN CHONG sifts through data from a report released by Policy last night and provides answers on this and the facing page to the Who, When, Why, Where and How of road
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    • 401 7 FROM PAGE 6 AN elderly person crossing a straight road with traffic on both sides between 6.01 am and 7 am is most likely to be the victim of a fatal accident. This scenario is based on statistics from 1990 released by the Traffic Police last
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    • 54 7 MOST drove cars and were between 35 and 39 years old. Those who drove cars made up about half the 5,187 offenders. About 20 per cent were in the age group. They were responsible for 215 accidents which resulted in death or serious injury. Of these, 35
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    • 77 7 THE number of road casualties in 1990 was the lowest in a 17-year period despite the increase in vehicle traffic and population. Traffic Police Commander Ong Seng Chye said: "In 1990, road accident casualties totalled 6,903 which was about half the toll a decade ago. "We
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    • 373 8  -  By Suresh Nair T j HE man who allegedly attacked a referee after a National Football League (NFL) match on Saturday has been suspended and fined by his club. Kaki Bukit Sports Club last night banned the official, an off-duty police officer, for a
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    • 96 8 POLICE yesterday interviewed the man who allegedly assaulted referee Zainal Atan. Mr Zainal, 40, filed a report at the Tampines West Neighbourhood Police Post on Sunday night, the day after the incident. The case is being investigated by the Clementi police divisional headquarters because it is near
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    • 366 8 March 13, 1991: Refer ee R Muthuveeran is cornered by a group of angry Geylang International players, officials and fans. Geylang had been beaten 3-2 by Balestier I'nited in a Premier League match at Toa Payoh Stadium. Mr Muthuveeran is hit in the face by several
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    • 552 9  -  They are familiar faces that sell slimming centres by telling the public their success stories from fat to slim. But try tracking them down for a talk and they withdraw fromjview By Loh Tuan Lee T girls do not mind parading their hourglass look-we-did-it figures in
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • PARLIAMENT
    • 301 10  -  Parliament debate continues today By Irene Hoe WILL Singaporeans ask for a four-day week? That worries Dr Ker Sin Tze, Minister of State (Information the Arts, Education) and Aljunied GRC MP. Will Singaporeans go soft, wondered Mr Matthias Yao Chih, Parliamentary Secretary
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    • 167 10 THE Government should set up a business library to help Singapore and its business people go international, said Mr Peter Sung. Companies wanting to expand overseas will need more information, said the Buona Vista MP. But smaller companies may not be able to gather
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    • 146 10  -  By Angeline Song GOVERNMENT policies are efficient. But are they equitable? When the Government considers the economic gains that will come from a policy, it should not for- get the social costs of the policy, cautioned Dr Ow Chin Hock (I,eng Kee). Dr Ow is an economist
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    • 117 10 THE Government should loosen up, said Mr Chiam See Tong. He was the only Opposition member to speak. Of university students, he said: "There is only fear on campus How can they develop to be leaders when they are not given the environment to do so?" Mr
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    • 76 10 DON'T let population policies decide how a child gets into a school, said Mr Lew Syn Pau (Tanglin). Mr Lew heads the Government Parliamentary Committee for Education. He wants the Government to change the system of giving priority to better-educat-ed parents. Instead, give Primary One places to children
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    • Article, Illustration
      78 10 DR Ho Tat Kin (Toa Payoh) said the Government should use the extra money it collects from Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) to: Extend MRT lines into housing estates so commuters would not need to take feeder buses to the train station. Subsidise bus and MRT fares. Build more
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 458 11 Protest march: Actors, directors and other members of the film industry will stage a march tomorrow to protest the penetration of the industry by triad gangs, the Hongkong Directors' Guild Association said yesterday. Five groups representing actors, directors, cameramen, scriptwriters and production crew will take
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    • 74 11 Wire services. HONGKONG'S secret societies, known as triads, are tight-knit gangs similar to Italy's powerful Mafia. Police say more than 40 triads operate in the British colony. Some triads have as many as 20,000 or more members. The triads are responsible for much of the organised crime in Hongkong
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    • 239 12 AFP. THE Iraqi Ambassador to The Netherlands, Mr Safa Salih alFalaki, resigned yesterday, calling for President Saddam Hussein's overthrow. "My country is collapsing. Saddam Hussein must be toppled," he told reporters in The Hague late yesterday. Asked about the situation in Iraq, he said
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    • 274 12 Reuter. AN Islamic party in Algeria this morning called for a nationwide struggle after being robbed of victory through the ballot box. The Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) also accused Algeria's new rulers of treason. In a statement, the FIS appealed to all Algerians, including
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    • 211 12 Wire services. THE Algerian army has never hidden its hostility to the Islamic Salvation Front and its designs on power. Observers said military officers still remember what happened to their counterparts in Iran senior army men were among the first people to be executed after the
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    • Article, Illustration
      96 13 PLANE HEAVEN /Pages 16 and 17 Mass grave: The people of Johorknow these red motorcycles well. They belong to the postal department, and for years crisscrossed the state through rain or shine, as they brought letters and parcels to people's doorsteps. Hut it is now the end
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    • 260 13 UPI. THREE kidnapped children in the US want their abductor treated leniently. Their weeklong abduction was "a vacation", said Samuel Ramon Jr, 7, when police found the children sleeping in a car with their abductor in Las Vegas early on Friday. Samuel, his brother, Daniel
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    • 250 13 CANNIBAL KILLER: 'GUILTY BUT INSANE' Page 21 AFP. THE president of the Russian Parliament, Mr Ruslan Khasbulatov, yesterday called for the Russian Government's resignation. He criticised the "uncontrollable and chaotic" price increases and accused the government of incompetence. Mr Khasbulatov also called for
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 96 11 Here's a legitimate reason for our regulars to drop in a little earlier in the day high tea. (As if they really need an excuse.) Wirh oodles of noodles, sandwiches and good old local favourites like putu mayam to choose from, we've something to suit every taste. Which has our
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
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  • Showtime
    • 542 14 HE has produced some of the biggest pop hits from Earth, Wind and Fire's After the Love Has Gone to Peter Cetera's Glory of Love. Yet few radio listeners have heard of David Foster (right). Although he writes smash hits, he rarely performs them. "I'm best at
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    • 392 15  -  WHAT: Modern Romance (20 episodes). Theme song sung by Hongkong heart-throb Andy Lau WHO: Starring Li Nanxing, Margaret Li, Tracer Wang WHEN: Jan 14, 9.30 pm WHERE: SBC 8 By Lo Tien Yin SBC'S latest serial dwells
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    • 112 15 I DAVID FOSTERS TALENTS: FROM PAGE 14 m m w® 1991 Voices That Care (Voices That Care) J fl Unforgettable (Natalie Cole) 1988 Winter Games (for the 1988 Olympic Games) 1986 Glory of Love (Peter Cetera) Best
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  • Article, Illustration
    443 16 spotlight I T'S certainly ironic but the heavens are the last place you would find aircraft that are at the end of their useful life. In fact, more than 3,200 American war planes are now earthbound at the Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona, probably for good.
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 1091 17 tuesdaytv THE HITCHHIKER: W W DINOSAUR: THE TALE MODERN ROMANCE HOMECOMING lOF A FEATHER hanne 8 9 2 Pm> rh nnQ c |r\ f\r- orv Ml v Avr* SANDY and Li Junhao (Tracer (Channel 5, 12.05 am) W or "il (Channel 12, 8 pm) Wong, left with Li Nanxing) have
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  • SHOWTIME
    • 320 18 Even the great Cosby Show must end. When it finally folds after the eighth season now on in the United States, the cast will have to find work elsewhere. But there will be no problem for 21-year-old Malcolm Jamal Warner (Theo). There is talk of a
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    • 169 19 WHATEVER will Lois Lane say? Yes, Superman Christopher Reeve plans to marry his longtime girlfriend this summer and no, it is not Lois, the gungho journalist in love with him in the Superman movies. Reeve, 39, best known for playing the title role in
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    • 298 19 WE have heard how Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan put aside his career to care for his cancer-striken wife, Cassandra Harris. She died recently. Now, there is a similar heartwarming tale from Tinsel Town where divorce and separation are all too common. Michelle Pfeiffer is said to
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    • 337 19 COURIER, Catwoman, waitress...looks like one can never have enough of the stunning Michelle Pfeiffer. The blonde bombshell played a courier on an underground mission in Russia House. Now, Pfeiffer is taking martial arts lessons three times a week to shape up for the Catwoman role in Batman 11.
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 79 19 Delicious To The Last Grain. The Famous Bayview Inn's Chicken Rice At Only S"\so++ And Claypot Rice** At Only $B.oo++ Seafood. Chine* sausage with Roast Meat. Traditional. Beef Slice vnth Ginger. Chuken Mushroom SPRING BLOSSOMS CAFE For Reservation. Tel: 33"28#2 ext;2Bl Lunch 12 noon to 2 30pm Dinner 6 3opm
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 112 20 AP. FLORIDA prostitute Aileen Wuornos may be executed if she is found guilty of murder. But Wuornos, 35, showed no signs of being worried at the start of her trial in Deland, in central Florida, yesterday. The self-confessed highway hooker smiled often and talked animatedly with her
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    • 349 20 SERIAL KILLING II AP. CONFESSED mass murderer Jeffrey L Dahmer pleaded guilty but insane yesterday to the mutilation slayings of 15 young males in Milwaukee, US. He admitted luring his victims to his apartment, then drugging, killing and dismembering them. Previously, Dahmer had entered twin
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    • 71 20 DAHMER was arrested last July when police found body parts of 11 men scattered around his Milwaukee apartment a severed head in the refrigerator, hands in a metal kettle and skulls in a box. Police were led to Dahmer's apartment by a man who said he escaped from Dahmer's
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    • 169 20 AFP. ISRAELI and Palestinian negotiators have resolved a dispute over the make-up of their delegations. The delegates, now in Washington, planned to start direct Middle-East peace talks later today. Israeli delegation chief Eliakim Rubinstein said this morning that the general meeting grouping Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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  • 191 21 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. chequered past: If a person, organisation, etc has had a chequered past, they have had a varied past with periods of difficulty or failure as well as times when
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 120 21 COMICRELIEF I School //K h Cheng Eng^ Showcase For Singapore Cartoonists mirror [piE. L*H Die Lah f MO FACE ALREADY psm.) Tok Guru /Sofiyan Yahya AS A '30M0H' I—J| NMELL... THE SIGNALS I J|....WfTW ?ReS<0€KT nNMY "DiDN'T you N6AQLV V\D DECEIVED SAlDU 9usH WStTlMG f T>*ED\CT TW6 SOMtTVJiNGr ABOUT *ny
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    • 387 22 r TUESDAYRADIO 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey FM 88.9 12.45 Aries Gold Rediffusion's Daily NOON NewsdesH h uchy Dra 12 30 PM w th ShtM Jia T,. C ,u 1245 The Learning World 1.10 Spice of Life The Final Hour l QQ Wor|d News 2.00 Chinese o*r. I. M Twenty-Four Hours
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    • 207 22 COMiCRELIEF I Cathy /Cathy Guisewite HOW'D VOLI TB*EAKfAST T l [IUMCH ONE GREEN SAIAD WITH] ETCETERA. WHfITS ]Ef I WOULD HAVE OONE TO B€D DO WES- ONE BANANA, LOW-CAL DRESSING, ONE PIECE PI I "ETCETERA"? AT 330 IN THE AFTERNOON,THE TERDAN, ONE CUP NON- DRV UHiEAT TOAST' ONE APPLE. \1
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 319 24 2701 Employment 2701 Employment II J*f\ FRASER NEAVE I (SINGAPORE) f VLil!/ PTE. LIMITED invites applications for the position of: TEMPORARY MERCHANDISERS Willing to work on weekends Working hours: 6.30pm to 10.30pm Period Required: 23/1/92 to 2/2/92 Interested candidates please walk-in for an interview with your IC and original certificates
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    • 410 24 2701 Employment GOOD >v < Communicator? v—lf you are, Call In or Write In Now. Requirements: GCE 'OVA' level with credit in English Bilingual in English and Mandarin Typing speed 35 wpm Patient disposition; able to work under pressure Tactful communication skills Interact well with all levels of people Good
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    • 41 24 2701 Employment 1 1 Required a 1 1 FEMALE CHINESE GENERAL CLERK [at Toa Payoh Ind. i i i Park. Experience not i i 1 1 necessary, but must be 1 1 able to type. J Call: *****38 or *****68 j
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    • 405 24 2701 Employment Co. dealing in international trading is looking for 30 part-time managers for the expansion or the business dept. We wilf provide successful applicants with professional and on-the-job training. Expected income range from $2,000-$6,000 per month. Please call *****19 for MR. AARON CHEN for more details I Italian Restaurant
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    • 294 24 2701 Employment ACCOUNTS OFFICER (Male/ Female) LCCI Higher Accounting a Min 3-4 years' accounting experience Able to handle full set of accounts Chances to work in our Exp Ml it* Hone Konc Vietnam for 6 mths each Write In or call Judy for in ten-lew: 430 North Bridge Rd 0
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    • 365 24 2701 Employment An Established Industrial Products Company Invites applicants (or: 1) FEMALE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT Able to handle full set ol accounts Ability to type and woprk with PC At least one year experience 2) MALE STORE KEEPER Minimum secondary education with class 3 licence Responsible (or dally store-keeping operations Handling
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 182 25 2701 Employment 030^21 FEMALE MERCHANDISING PRODUCTION ASSISTANT required OCE O' level Computer knowledge Ability to type Bilingual In English j and Mandarin Interested applicants, please write in with full resume to: 1 TANGLIN HALT CLOSE SINGAPOHt 0314 CLINIC ASSISTANT required for Baby A Child Clinic in Orchard Road Must be
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    • 156 25 2701 Employment Seafood Processing Company In Jurong urgently requires: 1) ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT LCCI Higher Accounting or equivalent Mln. 2 years experience In keeping full set of accounts Preferably familiar with computerised accounting system. Salary $1,200 up 2) AOMIN. ASSISTANT OCE O' level Preferably experience with computerised stock inventory system Salary
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    • 130 25 2701 Employment 2 CHINESE FEMALE CLERKS cum TYPISTS required urgently e Preferable with 2 years' working experience e Able to correspond Independently e With PC knowledge Interested applicants, please apply with telephone number to: Tha Advartiaar 152 Paya Labar Road #03-03 Citipoint Ind. Complei Spore 1440 Tal: 746-2911 A Cleaning
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    • 144 25 2701 Employment Group Publishing house urgently requires ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVES (Mal«/ Female) Have at least 1 year experience In selling advertising space (or tourism, trade, professional consumer markets. Salary commensurates with experience. If you think you fit the bill (Immediate employment only), please walk-In to $01 Baleetier Road #02-04 Wai
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    • 590 25 2701 Employment A new modelling agency requires: 1) SECRETARY e OCE O' or N' level e Pleasant personality e Can work Independently e Age 20 to 38 yrs 2) ADMINISTRATIVE CLERKS (Male/ Female) e Good Sec. education e Courteous/ pleasant voice e Able to type e Can work Independently e
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  • SPORTS
    • 501 26  -  Grand Slam tournaments bring the best out of teen prodigies. American 15-year-old Jennifer Capriati is no exception. She played her first Australian Open match yesterday. And, she's already a hit with the Melbourne crowd By A Special Correspondent in Melbourne SHK lists Ghost as her
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    • 193 26 AP. Weather: Sunny and warm. High temperature was 33 degrees Celsius. Expected to cool off with evening showers. Attendance: 18,002. Results Men's first round: Boris Becker (No 3 seed) bt Jan Gunnarsson 6-1, 6-4, 6-2; Ivan Lendl (No 5) bt Richard Fromberg 6-4, 6-2, 6-2;
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    • 62 27 Who stands a chance Australian Ken Rosewall is the oldest champion. He won the title in 1972 at the age of 37 years, two months. As the Australians would say, Rosewall has "no worries" that someone will take away his record this year. The oldest male competitor in
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    • 60 27 r> JJeing No 1 doesn't mean as much anymore. I was trying for that number for seven years. Once I got it, things changed. Tennis is different now. Tennis is more fun. Boris Becker, who ran out of the Australian Open Stadium last year to celebrate
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    • 57 27 Mo stands a chance The youngest champion was Rodney Heath, who won in 1905 at age 17 years, 11 months. There's only one player in the current competition who can break the record Sweden's Thomas Enquist who is 17 years, 10 months. The 190th-rank-ed Enquist, a qualifier, meets
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    • 567 27 AP. YAYL'K Basuki is one of a new breed of players putting Asian tennis on the international map. The 21-year-old from Indonesia was the fastest-rising player in women's tennis last year moving from 266 th in the computer rankings to 35th. I She advanced
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    • 113 27 AP. AXDRE Agassi, always in fashion, has reserved his coach in advance. Agassi, determined to acquire the mental strength and technical knowhow to take command in a Grand Slam final, has asked John McEnroe to tutor him next year. But. only if McEnroe retires after
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    • 317 28 French boardsailors are making a strong impact in the world Championships. After two days of competition, they have overall top-five finishes in all five classes. Their most notable success is in the Women's Lechner Class. BERNARD PEREIRA reports THE French trio of Nathalie Le Lievre, Maud Herbert and
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    • 216 28 AUSTRALIAN teenager Tom Lenthall, with only 18 months of Raceboard experience behind him, lapped up all three races in yesterday's Men's Raceboard Lightweight Class. Thriving on the strong winds, the 18-year-old Adelaide barman led throughout the three races in stark contrast to his first
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    • 83 28 NATHALIE Le Lievre has been officially declared winner of the first race in the women's Lechner Class on Sunday. The French girl was initially deemed by the racing committee to have not competed in the opening race because of a technical fault. Yesterday, Felipe Bellini, the race
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    • 678 29 Are our soccer stadiums big enough to accommodate the large turnout of fans seen recently at Premier League matches? Do they pose safety and security risks? Do some of these venues need improvements? BERNARD PEREIRA speaks to the Singapore Sports Council, which manages the stadiums,
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    • 298 29 If I pay $3, and it rains, I don't expect to stand in the rain and get drenched and fall sick. And if we go professional, I don't mind paying even $10, provided the SSC and FAS can guarantee me a proper terrace seat. Lee
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    • 145 29 the big matches will be switched to the National, Jalan Besar and Jurong Stadiums. The SSC will look into the possibility of upgrading the other stadiums only after the completion of the Premier League. It is not possible for the SSC to do any major
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    • 325 29 Wire services. REAL Madrid midfield star Robert Prosinecki says he will not play for Yugoslavia in the European Championship Finals in Sweden in June. "I don't want to make problems. I have always i thought of myself as Yugoslav. I have friends on both I sides. My father is
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    • 303 28 PREDICT THE SCORE AND WTN CAR WATCH the Premier League soccer competition and win more than $500 in cash and prizes each week. And more. You can win a Subaru JlO (Justy) weekend car, a Motorola handphone and four Alpha-Numeric Philips pagers in our grand draw, to be held at
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    • 373 30 "Host finally!" "Despite what I did, my weight just kept on increasing. One morning, I decided enough was enough. So I went through all the weight-loss advertisements I could find. The Expressions advertisement was the one that inspired me 'That afternoon, called Expressions Slimfit Studio. They were so eager to
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    • 187 32 COLLEGE life is over and it is time to (ace the working world. This supplement gives you an idea of what jobs are available to Polytechnic graduates, where to look for them and how much you can expect to earn in certain corporations. There are
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    • 495 32 Major Jacob Tan Sze Ann, a fighter pilot tells NG SOQK FUN what it takes to be a pilot and why he enjoys his job so much MA.JOR .Jacob Tan Sze Ann, a pilot, got off to a flying start literally, and
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    • 130 32 Job description: Defend the nation's sky space. Within two years, you can be either a fighter, transport or helicopter pilot. Requirements: Male Singapore citizen not above 25 years old for non-graduates and not above 27 years old for graduates. Diploma from any faculty. GCE 'A' levels with good
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    • 85 32 WHAT THRILL TO BE ABLE TO DESIGN A defence engineer who designs military equipment says there's nothing like seeing the final product./ Page 4 WHY I WILL GO BACK TO POLY A junior art director says he wants to go back to Temasek Polytechnic to teach one day./ Page 12
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    • 462 33 IT'S TRUE THAT AIR FORCE OFFICERS ARE WELL PAID. BUT IF THAT'S YOUR MAIN MOTIVATION IN LIFE, PLEASE TURN THE PAGE. On the right is shown the Air Force There are various vocations available Officer s ladder of command. m the RSAF in which you can make the best of
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  • 338 34 L He started off with a diploma from the Singapore I Polytechnic. Then he went on to do a degree in mechanical engineering and is presently doing his Masters. NG SOOK FUN spoke to a defence engineer with the Ministry of Defence who
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    • 346 34 international j An Asia Emergency Assistance Company I I AEA International is the largest assistance company in I Asia Pacific, providing emergency medical and travel- B related services to travellers around the world. I I With 24-hour Alarm Centres strategically located B I throughout the region and affiliate centres in
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    • 363 35 FORGET WHAT YOU LEARNT IN PHYSICS. THE PRESSURE IS AIIYS GREATEST at cca i run 0549:07 They say man's greatest 111 II mm Engage helicopter with guns when in fear is the unknown. After 12 disturbingly BIH I 0■ 818 I I I I range Engage hostile 64 with harpoon"
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    • 328 36  -  One small mistake and lives and millions of dollars could be lost. Yet Captain B Rajendran who trains air operations and communications officers in the RSAF says his job is challenging and gives him tremendous satisfaction By Ng Sook Fun HUNDREDS of lives
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    • 79 36 Male or female Singaporeans not above 25 years old. Good eyesight not more than 500 degrees and astigmatism not more than 200 deg. Diploma from any faculty. 'A" levels with General Paper and credits in Maths and Science at 0' level. Salary: Starting salary for non-gra-dutes (poly grads)
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    • 107 36 I PREREQUISITES; I I Diploma in any Engineering discipline or Business Studies from a recognised I I institution I H I Experience is not necessary as we have training and development programmes to equip I I appointees with the requisite knowledge and skills I I A competitive remuneration, handsome bonuses,
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    • 147 37 A' W > >'-• V vjfcfv' 1".., i Jll^Jj -IV'/ISSg^SS 1 rrijj*;.So^-. I r r W *^R l V A, > pi Your future lies within the world's busiest port. At the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), we believe Technical Officers (Quantity Surveying); Traffic Officers in constantly upgrading our staff
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  • 21 38 Cartoonist Hup Lee's view of a potential Polytechnic student POLY GRAD MOVES
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    • 327 38 PLAN YOUR CAREER WITH THE FUTURE IN MIND The Urban Redevelopment Authority is Singapore's Planning and Conservation Authority To achieve our goal of making Singapore a tropical city of excellence, we need a team of dedicated staff We have vacancies for the posts of TECHNICAL OFFICER (Gross salary: $1.133 to
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    • 66 38 I ENGINEERING ASSISTANT in the Kiln Drying Division. H Appliconts must possess the following Poly Diploma in Mechanical/Civil/Structural Engineering. Knowledge/Experience in AUTOCAD package. Successful candidate can look forward to a rewarding career offering 5 days work week. Attractive salary. Interested applicants please call/write to H The General Manager Kiln Drying
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    • 227 39 CMK SINGAPORE SETTING STANDARDS IN PCB TECHNOLOGY Over the past 11 years, CMK Singapore, With our commitment to staff training, you can specialist in high-grade print circuit boards be assured of skills upgrading, job security, (PCBs) for consumer electronic equipment, has good prospects for career advancement and a invested more
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  • 310 40 TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC POLY GRAD MOVES THERE is no need to go overseas to study tourism. Temasek Polytechnic now offers a three-year diploma course in Tourism Management through its School of Business. This is the first time that a tourism course is being conducted in Singapore at
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    • 379 41 It's extraordinary what ffour'O' level credits can get you these days. Take a look at the starting salary for Constable. And that's with just four '0' levels. Count on an even Entry.2SZS& m* hi 9 her salar V '< you've five or more O' levels, your 'A' levels $1,029 per
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  • 382 42 He is so grateful to Temasek Polytechnic for his education that he wants to teach there some day. Mr Paul Chan, a junior art director talks to NG SOOK FUN about how poly life prepared him for the outside world POLY GRAD MOVES
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    • 144 42 9 A fast expanding interior contracting 1 company requires ambitious individuals with I maturity to join in its expansion programme. II MANAGEMENT ■>< f CK' .';i> i I H Requirements: I Diploma in Architectural/Building II Familiar with local authorities requirements on site 11 supervision ll* Good contacts with interior designers/architects/
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    • 166 42 Singapore General Hospital Poly Grads Start Your Next Lap In Our Lab The Singapore General Hospital is the largest acute care teaching hospital in Singapore with 1600 beds and 21 medical care disciplines offering the most comprehensive range of patient services. We invite suitably qualified candidates to join our professional
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    • 339 43 Be a leader of industry People are our greatest asset. They Join our Polytechnic Management make what Keppel is today a Trainee Schemes and be a leader in leading industrial conglomerate with your own right. We offer wide job a business network that spans the exposure, career advancement and globe.
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    • 264 44 I Diploma Graduates, we offer you multiple avenues to one single destination. SUCCESS ij SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics is a world class Our commitment to human resource development And for the ambitious and capable. SGS-THOMSON semiconductor company with a powerful wafer means a comprehensive range of training and Microelectronics has drawn up
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    • 293 45 PORT OF SINGAPORE AUTHORITY SINGAPORE is the busiest port in the world and the focal point for about 800 shipping lines with links to more than 850 ports. And the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is responsible for keeping Singapore on top. As such, the
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    • 37 45 APPLICATIONS should be made on prescribed forms obtainable from Director (Personnel), Port of Singapore Authority, P O Box 300, PSA Building Post Office, Singapore 9111; or at the Information Counter, PSA Building, 460 Alexandra Road.
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    • 288 45 The Economic Development Board (EDB) is a statutory We are committed to your growth and development. Board established in 1 August 1961 to implement Through the assignment of meaningful and Singapore's industrialization plan. For the past 30 challenging work and a range of training and years, we have single-mindedly pursued
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    • 330 46 1 I FOR THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN PC COMPUTING C/— n AND A CAREER THAT'S T~ f ■r Engineering Engineer M I IF I|| I I I L fA ,i 1 K, •^i gn^ eer A, a „cw, yqlla ,,nc.a and /Jf I I II 111 IV ft. til ■a!||l■■
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  • 567 47 From mechanical engineering to tourism, the three Polytechnics in Singapore offer a variety of courses in a number of fields. Here we list the different areas and the jobs to look for in those fields POLY GRAD MOVES COMMERCE Graduates with diplomas in operations
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    • 47 47 POILY I Temasek Polytechnic had its first j I batch of 89 graduates from the I I School of Design in 1991 j I I Singapore Polytechnic had 4,288 I graduates in 1991 I Ngee Ann Polytechnic had 3,965 I I graduates j^H 99 w J I
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    • 698 48 CHOOSE A Singapore Airlines is looking for j outstanding young persons to join its TT7T 1 1 mm W J J training scheme for Licensed Aircraft Engineers and Workshop Engineers. IV i i I These professionals lead the team that g if maintains SlA's fleet the youngest, J•; i J'
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    • 441 49 4 I y\ V /A\ i A. CaigifffWlTffiWWl W1 >H J.I J I H Singapore lelccom is one of the most advanced telecommunications organisations in the world With resources spanning earth, sea and sky, we link our customers io all pans of \A\ the world, providing postal and telecommunications services
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    • 533 50  -  By Ng Sook Fun c ONCEIVE, believe and achieve is Ms Elaine 1 Ng's secret of success. She is full of ideas, believes in them and works hard to achieve 'her ideals. Ms Ng, 29. production and development manager at Data Unlimited (S) Fte Ltd, believes
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    • 119 50 ALTHOUGH Ms Ng qualified to enter a junior college, she chose to go to the Polytechnic. "I believe the Poly is a short cut to working life. Our education system primary to secondary school and 'A' levels to university, is a good system but it is
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    • 194 51 What gives the Poly graduate an edge over degree holders? Some employers share their views on why they value their poly-trained staff P J. olytechnic graduates have an advantage in coping with the training. They are able to grasp technical facts faster as they
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    • 233 51 WAT E P 11' C Remuneration: e 3re OO ing or offer a competitive remuneration package to suitable candidates prospective candidates. I to join US as Rewards are commensurate with performance. Starting salary is $920 per month or $1,035 per month for candidates who have completed National Service. A ft
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    • 188 52 V It's whom you first hold x—Vx hands with that will A make a difference of a f TvJjl r/'rf Founded over a century ago by VTy telephone inventor, Uexander (iraham Hell, lie have since evolved into a world technology and market leader in products, systems and services for the
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    • 266 53 They were all once polytechnic students. Today they are established in various fields from graphic designers to computer specialists and mechanical engineers. Here they tell you how a polytechnic education equipped them for their careers A XX lot of parents think that the way for
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    • 229 54  -  By Mr Frank Ng Marketing Manager of Data Unlimited (S) Pte Ltd BACKED by the firm belief that computers can be powerful tools in the learning process, my company. Data Unlimited, which specialises in educational software, was set up in 1987. We chose the
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    • 163 54 Data Unlimited employs both degree holders and Poly graduates. But the new corporate recruitment strategy is to employ more Poly graduates. Career opportunities: Marketing executive, technical support team, software development and products design. Duties: Marketing executives will be responsible for selling software to local
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    • 345 53 LEAP INTO AN EXCITING REWARDING It Into CAREER WITH THE HAW PAR GROUP. As one of Singapore's leading public-listed companies, the Haw Par Group provides good training and career opportunities for talented and motivated individuals. Haw Par's business comprises the manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical products, and the sale and
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    • 143 54 YAT LYE PRIVATE LIMITED is an established plumbing and sewerage contractor, specialising in plumbing and sanitary installation. We have immediate vacancies for the following positions nfl Quantity Surveyors IH Applicantsshould possess a Diploma inrelevantfieldsandpreferably with some experience in tender and progress claim works. Ability to operate PC will be an
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    • 154 54 We are a member of the Glaxo Group, one of 1 the world's largest growing pharmaceutical companies, whose corporate purpose is the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of safe, effective medicines of the The company is now seeking to appoint: GCE O' Level with at least 2 years' experience in
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    • 317 55 DCRA ONLY BY DU PONT n company that is committed "m to human y Founded in 1802, Du TOCOI I m Pont is one of the I COUUI UC i worlds largest and most I I diversified corporations, development is worth I 1 f electronics, energy, learning from. O polymers
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    • 211 56 ASIA EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ASIA Emergency Assistance (AEA) provides emergency medical and travel-relat-ed assistance to travellers around the world, 24 hours a day. It was set up in 1984 in Singapore. Alarm Centres: AEA has nine interlinked alarm centres in the Asia-Pacific using sophisticated communication technology. It
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    • 169 56 THE Operations Department is the nerve of every alarm centre. Coordinating, thus, is a highly specialised job. Besides possessing com- munication skills, an excellent command of English and a second language, one must also be resourceful and confident. The Operations Departi ment is a highly
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    • 173 56 ASSISTANCE is an expanding industry, especially with more people travelling abroad on business or vacations. AEA has experienced rapid growth in the last three years. Being a relatively new industry in this part of the world, it is exciting and poised to grow bigger. AEA, for example, has
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    • 276 57  -  By Ng Sook Fun TOM Cruise in the Hollywood movie, Top Gun, is looked upon as a hero. But there is another group of high calibre people, whose jobs are challenging as that of a pilot they are the senior technicians of the Republic
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    • 54 57 Job description: Maintenance of equipment in avionics, aircraft propulsion structure, electronic systems computers, air defence weapons systems and surveillance radar communication systems. Requirements: A male or female Singaporean not more than 25 years old. Must be physically fit with good colour vision. Qualifications: Possess a diploma in Mechanical,
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    • 108 56 YOKOGAWA I 1 As a major world manufacturer of Instrumentation and Automation Systems, Yokogawa offers attractive starting salaries, conducive working environment and a wide range of employee benefits with special human resource development programmes to help, you maximize your potential. Graduates with any discipline in Engineering, Computer Science or other
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    • 203 57 An expanding Established Computer Company has vacancies for A ASST SALES MANAGER CORPORATE Min Polytechnic Diploma in Business. Admin, or equiv. Supervise a team of Field Sales Executives T At least 3 years experience of Sales Marketing to Corporate office/Institution, govt, bodies and Tenders Possess Class 3 driving licence Salary
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    • 149 57 I An established M E consulting firm I I invites applications for: I I 1 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS I The candidates should have a diploma in Electrical I I Engineering, or its equivalent, with minimum 5 years I I of relevant experience in the engineering field. I Computer knowledge and the
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    • 248 58 I IL V.. It's because we understand your tertiary aspirations better than just anyone else. AT&T Microelectronics a company that is committed to Incoming a global leader in the creation and use of electronic technology, by providing its customers with excellent technology. And we are equally committed to creating a
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  • 206 59 Campus life at the Poly is not just classrooms, laboratories and workshops. Time is also spent having fun, making friends and taking part in sport POLY GRAD MOVES T A his year, we are promoting a healthy lifestyle among the students. So, we are opening a
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    • 654 60 WE ARE SMALLER J IM OUR FEATURES YOUR BENEFITS A Jj High growth, Better prospsct M: fir high-tech industry Rapidly expanding company Merlin Toh Elaine Ng Iv 7 Market leader with many "Firsts" Higher Incomo Assistant Manager Manager Fast moving products Channels Distribution Product Development Established brand names Graduate in
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    • 263 61 To GET OUR TECHNICAL OFFICERS FURTHER, WE GIVE THEM A BOOST jja, r -jLjflß^Wpyn^ ipif With a powerful engine that delivers an exhilarating top After a few years, if your performance and potential speed of I,lookm per hour, the A 4 Super Skyhawk is one of justify it, we will
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