The New Paper, 18 February 1993

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    15 1 the new paper THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1993 MTTA (P) 7S/4/V2 neons the new fx tper
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Pardons Board for Malaysian Rulers
      345 2 Bernama. A MALAYSIAN Ruler found guilty by the proposed Special Court will be allowed to appeal to the Pardons Board, made up of the Conference of Rulers. But the board should get the prior advice of the Attor-ney-General in writing, said Law Minister Datuk Syed
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      Kidnappers on the prowl
      266 2 TWO boys in Britain are wanted for kidnapping. They were seen abducting little James Bulger, 2, who was found brutally murdered two days later in Liverpool. The two boys prowled the Liverpool shopping centre farmore than an hour in search of a victim before snatching Jamie
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      Lock icon 'Chai chai' is cock of the walk
      414 3  -  By Ovidia Lim THIS rooster has a lot to crow about. He gets fed twice a day, bathed once a month and even has his own fan to keep him cool on hot afternoons. His owner is so fond of him that he
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      CTE dangers
      254 4 ■i» SNAPSHOTS In the past 16 months, 57 accidents occurred in the tunnels, which worfcs out to a low 0.37 accident per million vehicle kilometre travelled, compared with 0.87 in Europe. Since the tunnels were opened IV2 years ago, traffic volume has nsen by nearly 70 per cent.
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      WHAT'S HUP
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Sino-British talks
        81 4 BOTH the Chinese and Hongkong governments have finally confirmed that Sino-British talks are likely to be held soon. The talks are aimed at breaking the four-month-long dispute over Governor Chris Patten's plans for political reform in the British colony. A spokesman for the New China News Agency, which
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        New army chief
        61 4 INDONESIA'S highly-respected army chief Edi Sudradjat (right) will be appointed commander- in -chief of the country's 500,000-Btrong armed forces <Abri) tomorrow. Outgoing Abri chief General Try (pronounced tree) Sutrisno, who appears headed for unanimous nomination as Indonesia's next Vice-President, made the announcement yesterday. Gen Sudradjat, 54, is
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        3 teen arsonists
        93 4 THREE teenagers who caused $50,000 worth of damage by setting fire to a school's staff room and general office pleaded guiltyyesterday. The three, all aged 15, broke into the bookshop of Monk's Hill Secondary School, near Newton Circus, and stole $85 worth of goods. They used thinner
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        Kidnap chief killed
        69 4 THE chief of one of the major kidnap gangs in the Philippines has been shot dead. Red Scorpion gang chief Alfredo de Leon was found in a village hideout near Manila. De Leon's killing was the Government's biggest success in its campaign against kidnap gangs. More than
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        Early release
        51 4 CHINA has given two jailed student leaders of the 1989 Tianamen Square demonstrations an early release. Mr Wang Dan, 23, and Mr Guo Haifeng, 27, both former students at Beijing University, were freed four months and three months early. Also freed yesterday was Roman Catholic bishop Zhu Hongsheng,
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        Energy crisis culprit
        70 4 RED tape has been blamed for Malaysia's energy crisis. Energy, Telecommunications and Poets Minister Datuk Sen S. Samy Vellu says the problem could have been averted if the bureaucracy had not shelved plans for projects until it was too late. Meanwhile, the Government is studying a plan
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        'No China threat'
        76 4 SUGGESTIONS of a China threat to the region are groundless, says Chinese Premier Li Peng. Xinhua news agency said there had been "rumours" that China was building up its national defence to a level "seemingly beyond the mere size for defence" and had even started acquiring "a
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        More tax collected
        66 4 THANKS to a buoyant economy, income tax collection in Singapore has doubled over the past four years Last year, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore collected about $6.2 billion in income tax, just over twice the $2.9 billion collected in 1988. This $6.? billion income tax accounts
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      HEADLINERS
      61 4 Tlm Straits TNnts: Clinton gives assurance as shares tumble Busiaess Times: Singapore income tax revenue doubles in four years LimNi Zaefeao: China and Britain to hold talks in March; Hongkong Government hopes both sides can discuss the reform package Berrta Harian: Ghali recommends that peacekeepers stay SBC morning news,
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      668 5 MMBBB^ 1 I taking off i I Wgm m bHHb fIH I ||^HB II HERE ARE SOME EXCITING II Opportunities for you. II fl| p Self-confidence. Team spirit The desire to And if you hold an engineering diploma much in demand and work on highly special- MmWm f excel. If
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      'Wah, becoming white man?'
      589 6 Pop megastar Michael Jackson said last week he looks fair because he suffers from a skin disorder called vitiligo, not because of plastic surgery. Some Singaporeans also suffer from this condition. ANGELINE SONG speaks to one of them ONE day in 1984, Mr K M Yap
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      MICHAEL JACKSON TALKS ABOUT VITILIGO
      232 7 DuUING a rare television intervilw last Wednesday pop star Michael Jackson said his pale look* were due to the skin condition vitiligo which destroys pigmentation of the skin. He denied deliberately changing his skin colour with surgery because he was ashamed of being black. He
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      376 cases treated last year
      286 7 A Least 376 cases of vitiligo were treated at the National Skin Centre last year. Those affected come from all walks of life and all races, said Associate Professor Goh Chee Leok. He is the centre s medical director and senior consultant dermatologist. V itiligo
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      WHY THE GST IS PEGGED AT 3%
      79 8 GST SNAPSHOT The Government wants a rate that is affordable, yet large enough to be significant. If the tax is too low, it would not serve its purpose of replacing income tax for a large number of Singaporeans. If it is too high,
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    • Article
      2 versions of a movie?
      313 8  -  By Tan Hsueh Yun NOW that Restricted (Artistic) movies shown here do not exploit sex and violence, why are we not allowed to watch them? Students at the Singapore Polytechnic suggested there be two versions of a movie, R(A) and PG so that they will
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      Youth group helping twins
      422 9 Two sisters, 11-year-old twins, admitted stealing frequently in an interview with The New Paper last week. The Youth Challenge group has offered to help the twins mend their ways. AUGUSTINE PANG was with a Youth Challenge team that visited the family TAKE them out to play
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      Lock icon THE TWINS' PROGRAMME FOR THE FIRST DAY
      330 9 THE Youth Challenge programme started on a fun note for the twins yesterday. Sook Ching and Sook Ping had a whirl of a time at Parkway Parade's Funworld. They tried most of the games in the amusement park, accompanied by two counsellors from
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      TWO THEFT CASES PENDING
      77 9 THE twins have a case of theft pending at Central police. They allegedly stole about $170 from a shop assistant's wallet when she was serving customers. The incident allegedly took place two weeks ago at a Marina Square shop. The twins and their 13-year-old brother are
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      Lock icon Cabbies give 'personal' touch
      428 10  -  By Michelle Lee lAXI drivers are using pagers and handphones to set up networks of regular "personal" customers. They hand out their phone numbers so they can give "personal service". These hand-picked passengers, or clients we should say, call or page the driver directly instead of
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      WHAT ONE PASSENGER SAYS
      157 10 EXECUTIVE project director Fiona Lai in her 20s, uses "personal service" taxis. "They are a big help," said Ms Lai. She works for entertainment promoters Arts William. Once, when transport which had been arranged to take American rock band Chicago fishing failed to show up, she
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      WHAT TAXI COMPANIES SAY
      235 10 THREE of the four major taxi companies say they do not discourage the "personal service" being provided by some taxi drivers. Said an NTUC Comfort spokeswoman: "If drivers have such good personal relations with the commuter, this is good. "Not all taxis have radios. Drivers without
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      Lock icon 'I like here, it's nice'
      424 11 The New Paper is auctioning an origiifal calligraphy of the Fu character by artist Pan Shou for parity. The 'J H money will go to the Singapore Children's Society Convalescent Home. TANG WAI YIN spoke to one of the children who stays at this home
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      WHY THE HOME NEEDS HELP
      171 11 THE home is a two-storey former army office building in Sembawang with a leaky roof. It has a rundown appearance. The paintwork outside is fungus-stained and in need of a fresh coat. The window grilles are rusty and there are some missing glass panes in
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      ABOUT THE HOME
      148 11 THE home was set up in 1955 to care for under-nourished children. However, times have changed and malnutrition is no longer a big problem. Instead, the home takes in abused children or others admitted on compassionate grounds. There are now 19 children, aged between three and 11
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      8 7 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED PROPERTIES YOUR PROPERTY GUIDE
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      135 10 THE NEW PAPER SATURDAY SPECIAL FEBRUARY 6. 1993 RESULTS Congratulations to the following lucky winners One pair of Ckrutophe Arden watches (Model. 4101 CGPS 5101 CGPS) Anita D/O Oamu Jadhao *****508/ A One pair of Christophe Arden watches (Models 4103 CTGS 5103 CTGS) Ibrahim Bin Haji Omar *****66/E One pair
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      117 11 "There's smck a wiie ltletliJth the ffiiuLf 1< W Milan i*i■■ i m *OOwSM9£ vSurci, 1 w J| 'ifl fs k mil WHrn it comrs to buffets, no one can give you a spread like the Poolsuie. Greens so fresh they're oozing with natural juices. Barbecue favourites charcoal grilled to
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon UN suspends aid to Bosnia
      360 12 Reuter. The UN has stopped aid to most parts of Bosnia. The UN is ordering back to base its relief convoys trying to enter eastern Bosnia and suspending land and air relief operations to Sarajevo and Serbian-controlled parts of Bosnia. Central Bosnia was not affected.
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      THE U.N. AID PROGRAMME IN BOSNIA
      172 12 How much: The United Nations has delivered an average of more than 20,000 tonnes of aid each month to Bosnia-Herzego-vina since July, a total of more than 35,000 tonnes to Sarajevo alone. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees distributes aid to Bosnia out of
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      Lock icon Air-drop supplies, US told
      318 12 AFP BOSNIAN President Alija Izetbegovic called on the United States to drop emergency supplies by parachute following the UN decision to halt aid. In a message to US President Bill Clinton, Mr Izetbegovic said the US was the only country which could undertake a massive air-drop
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      Lock icon Eastwood's film bags 9 nominations
      323 13 1 he 65th Oscar nominations were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences yesterday. The clash in the timings of the rtws meant that some celebrated and others snored on Wire Services. THE announcements must Lave made Clint Eastwood s day as
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      BEST ACTOR
      26 13 Clint Eastwood k L'nforgiven) A 1 Facino (Scent of a Woman) Denzel Washington (Malcolm X) Stephen Rea (The Crying Game) Robert Downey Jr <Chaplin)
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      BEST PICTURE
      41 13 Howards End (Ismail Merchant, producer) In forgiven tClint Eastwood, producer) Scent of a Woman < Martin Brest, producer) The Crying (iame (Stephen Woolley, producer) A Few Good Men i David Brown, Kob Reiner, Andrew Scheinman, producers) •Jame> Ivory (Howards End)
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      BEST DIRECTOR
      21 13 Clint Eastwood (I nforgiven) Martin Brest (Scent of a Woman) Neil Jordan (The rying (iame) Robert Altman (The Player)
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      BEST BUSINESS
      21 13 Emma Thompson (Howards End) Mary McDonnell (Passion Fish) Michelle Pfeiffer (Love Field) Susan Sarandon (Lorenzo's Oil) Catherine Deneuve (Indochine)
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      Untitled
      26 13 Gene Hackman (Un forgiven) J aye Davidson (The Crying Game) Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men) A1 Pacino (Glengarry Glen Ross) David Paymer (Mr Saturday Night)
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      Untitled
      21 13 Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End) -Judy Davis (Husbands and Wives) Joan Plowright (Enchanted April) Miranda Richardson (Damage) Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny)
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      IMAGES OF A MURDER
      718 14 A two-year-old boy who wandered away from his mother at a Liverpool shopping mall last week was found dead on a railway track 48 hours later. Video security cameras at the ma 11 recorded pictures of jemes Bulger being lured and escorted away by two boys
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      Lock icon POLICE APPEAL FOR CALM
      245 14 Reuter. POLICE appealed for calm in the northern city of Liverpool, England, as feelings ran high after the murder of two-year-old James Bulger. A 12-year-old was being quizzed by police yesterday in an inquiry which has involved 20 youths between the ages of 10 and 16.
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      Lock icon China opens new areas to oilmen
      299 15 Reuter. CHINA threw open wide areas to foreign oil explorers yesterday to get the fuel flowing. Mr Wang Tao, president of China National Petroleum Corp, told a news conference in Beijing that foreigners could try their luck in 12 new onshore areas. These include
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      OUTPUT UP
      105 15 CHINA'S daily industrial output in January was up more than 21 per cent from the same month a year earlier as the economy continued its year-long boom, the Government announced yesterday. Prices also were up. The cost of living for urban residents was up 14.7 per cent from
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      Lock icon Home... after deadly trek
      98 15 A xxfter 29 years of leading expeditions to remote goals, hot and cold, this endeavour has proved by far the most difficult and near lethal... We are very happy to be back home after four months at the bottom of the world, four months which I
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      Lock icon Valentine letter bomb kills man
      163 16 AFP. A MAN was killed in Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday when what he thought was a Valentine's Day love letter exploded in his hand. Nigerian police said yesterday that the explosion blew off the right hand of Mr Cyprian Okeke, 20. The letter bomb seriously
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      Lock icon 'Dirt file' prostitute now in NZ
      415 16 LINDI St Clair, Britain s 4t dirt file' prostitute who skipped the country last month, has surfaced in New Zealand. She said she fled London because two men threatened to kill her if she released files on sex with lawmakers, judges and celebrities. St
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      WHAT THE POLICE SAY
      95 16 POLICE said that at the time of her disap pearance St Clair was heavily in debt. News reports said she owed about $260,000 in back taxes. Sussex police detective superintendent Mike Bennison said: "There are indications that she may well have done a disappearing act, so
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      27 15 That's the good news from Pan Pacific Publication Ltd in conjunction with Friday Weekly's 2nd anniversary celebrations. Interested? Get the details in the FW (Feb 19) issue.
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      121 15 n My teacher teaches with one finger..." She was born with only one finger and no toes. She can grasp a chalk between her only finger and her palm. And she holds a pen confidently to mark her pupils' books. She is a teacher. Not just any ordinary teacher. Hers
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      63 16 r OWN A SB Ik id Yes, and you can repeat mm IB JH t h at five times because IB m[ B we're giving H0 H five Nanta NT-28 fax machines worth about J|B For turn to tomorrow's Lianhe Wanbao or IBFHHH JB wB Shin Min Daily News B®M5
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      461 17 I aimpM 1.55 PM Opening followed by PM Text (Stereo) 3.00 Tim Womaa I Marry (Mandarin drama with English subtitles/episodes 13 14 of 30): V Manyu regrets her folly. She tells Jiahui that she does not love Paul. 4.30 Sesame Street (Children's info-educational): The letters N and O and the
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      232 17 iIpP®® I S.55 PM Opniig followed by Little Prince Cadric (Fairy tale cartoon): The earl visits Anne for the first time after she was driven away from the castle. 6.25 Maws ia Tamil 6.45 Star Cfcarade (Game show) 7.00 Dm Brave 0ms (Drama with English subtitles/episode 5 of 30): Xiaohua
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    Lock icon OUR BERMUDA TRIANOLE
    467 18  -  spotlight S New Straits Times (g\ 1966: BRUAS Rattan gatherers stumbled upon a wreckape of US Air Force plane in the Bubu Forast Reserve at Senggang. near Sruas. Body of twin-engine aircraft intact but front badfy damaged as rt crashed during World War Two Wreckage found 10
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    • Miscellaneous
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      96 19 COMICRELItIALSO CAN v y/ 7 Showcase For Singapore Cartoonists Beilg'Jr/Daniel Chua > wTvTWsmTorXl (WBOY was able p ruiiACj TO BLEND !N VUTH 5 Tok Glim/Sofiyan^Yahya r' Calvin and Hobbes/Biii watterson I U<E Tt> WHAT' 11 I TKK£ NCWHS AND I I/"" N( HMBE. *E OH PfEHTXJHII MN« NESg XOfiDS k-__
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      387 19 SOUNDWAVES FM96.5 v News m tlnii—r MOON Mir f"*" lIM Hl>N<T*a Vaar LaatMifa "irwrsL sssnr" 2jM Aa Aftanwaa vWi Aaita Hbmi §i 0 Wl*t s 0* 5.0S Tkl fMir Kfag SNaw I>i2 VU« It Musicj jctnt c S.JS ThaPataMUaf 9m (caafd) 7 i 2 S-M 4.30 TrafNcHajari 8.88 E«aah« Caaaart
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  • Showtime
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      Ordimary people
      541 20 Their music is far from ordinary, borrowing freely from jazz, blues, progressive rock, ethnic, even classical. But members of veteran Singapore band Heritage, whose long-awaited second album Boy Becomes Man will be launched on Sunday, tell DAVE ANG how they are actually very boring and ordinary people off-stage
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      BOY BECOMES MAN
      146 20 BOY Becomes Man is Heritage's second LP after a 10 year break. Why the silence? "Simply because there was just no opportunity to record/' said Atwell. "No one was interested. Sure, we did our rounds of knocking on doors. But they said we. were not commercial enough.
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      Andy sorry fan hurt
      174 21  -  br VIVIEN CHIONG THE bubble has burst for Hongkong singer Andy Lau. At his solo concert in Hongkong on Saturday, a male fan who was trying to catch a free balloon knocked his head and lapsed into a coma. As part of the gimmicks at the
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      Baby to save home
      153 21 BRUCE Willis saw red when he saw his wife, Demi Moore's sex scenes with Woody Harrelson in the film Indecent Proposal. Now Moore, 30, is telling friends she plans to have another child to save her marriage, reports Star magazine. "She wants Bruce to know that
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      Fan bugs Suet Wah
      104 21 OBSESSIVE fans can be quite scary. Hongkong actress Lau Suet Wah (left), based in Taiwan, will agree. Now starring as Yiping in Rain and Tears (weekends, SBC 8, 6.45 pm), Suet Wah was stalked by a female fan recently. Suet Wah said the fan, in her
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      No false fuzz for Zhu
      128 21 SOME actors have to stick on a beard when a role calls for one. But not SBC actor Zhu Houren. In an upcoming period drama, Battle of the Lotus, he plays an elderly pugilist who is the leader of a clan. For that role, he
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      Azean mad with producer
      435 22 VETERAN Malaysian actress Azean Irdawaty is fuming over her bad experience with a producer of a TV comedy series she acted in last month. Azean, 41, an award-winning star, lambasted the producer for being slow in payment and for his shoddy treatment of the cast and
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      Swayze in step only with wife
      588 23 THE woman who's been married to Hollywood sex symbol Patrick Swayze for 17 years claims that her husband has never gone "dirty dancing" with anyone else but her. Lisa Swayze, 35, said: "Roeie, our assistant, says she has never come across a man like
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      463 22 NTUC CLUB (SHENTON WAY) 6TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND NTUC MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT DAY Date: SUNDAY, 21/2/93 NOW You only have to pay a few dollars per month to be TilH6I 10.00 AM TO 12.00 midnight a general branch member of to tenew your Venue: NTUC CLUB, ShentOn Way <oppo.M s>«n.m membership
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      399 23 I A HOME DECOR PROMOTION j I I b*•. J JBl +*>*' 4 1 fc>« I 1^ &fIE*L4 M -ZZ!^HHHK-__JI Create one dish meals with panache to serve at your next party. DATE Sat March 20 Or Violet Oon, one of Singapore's leading cooks and food critics, March 27 shares
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  • SPORTS
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      634 31 ENGLAND 6 SAN MARINO 0 ENGLAND Woods; Dixon, Walker. Adams, Dongo; Gascoigne, Batty. Piatt, Palmer; Ferdinand, Barnes AFP. DAVID Piatt celebrated his promotion to the England captaincy with a goal burst. He netted four in the 6-0 thrashing of San Marino's part-timers last night. The Juventus
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      TAYLOR ON PIATT
      121 31 David didn't surprise me with tho»e goals. When I signed him for Aston Villa from Crewe, I introduced him as a footballer and a goalscorer, not just a midfielder. It's a pity his goals were tarnished by the penalty miss, but he led by example as captain.
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      TAYLOR ON BARNES
      194 31 I was disappointed with the crowd taking out their feelings on Barnes, but certain sections of the media must ask themselves whether they set the tone for that. Barnes has been out for 18 months with two major injuries and has just come back from a snapped
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      Lock icon French flair floors Israel
      323 32 Reuter. ERIC Cant on a prod uced the first strike and made the second for two- go a 1 defender Laurent Blanc to drive ranee to an emphatic 4-0 victory against Israel. Blanc's goals in the 61st and 85th minutes sealed an impressive performance in European
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      239 32 RESULTS Group 3: Albania 1 N Ireland 2 Group 5 Greece 2 Luxembourg 0 Friendly: Eire 2 Wales 1 Wire services. FIRST-HALF Strikes from Jim Magilton and Alan McDonald, earned Northern Ireland a 2-1 victory over Albania. The win lifted it to third spot in
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      317 32 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SQUASH Leekes Classic* Ist round in Cardiff: Jahangir Khan (Pak) bt Chris Walker (Brit) 15-11, 15-13, 15-13; Rodney Martin (Aust) bt Abdul Fahim (HK) 15-4, 15-13, 15-4; Austin Adarraga (Spa) bt Paul Steel (NZ) 15-9, 15-6, 15-12; Craig van der Wath (SA)
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      FAS explains its stand
      421 33 I HE Football Association of Singapore has never shut its doors on soccer heartthrob Abbas Saad or any other player. It has always welcomed offers from all players and believes in keeping its options open. Mr John Koh, the FAS honorary secretary, who said this yesterday,
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      You can love him and hate him, too
      399 34 THERE are many who believe there is only one way to react to Abbas Saad. Lpve him or hate him. Love him because of the goals he can make or score. Hate him because of the headaches he can cause on and
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      Most officials for Abbas
      504 34  -  By Abdul Shukor MOST of the soccer officials interviewed will sign Abbas Saad on first and deal with his "indiscipline" later. The New Paper contacted six football officials and asked them if they would sign the prolific Australian midfielder. Of the six we spoke to, five
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      DAVID LEE:
      86 34 "IT will be good for Singapore if Abbas were to join the team," said David. "He will be good especially for the youngsters because he has been known to have a knack in guiding the young ones. "Abbas is also a player who is always involved in the
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      WHAT IS NATIONAL COACH ROBIN SAYS
      140 34 ROBIN Cham's reaction to the newt of Adtas' I! 1.- i, ri_ _rJ nji ■_n I 1 j-i_ 4 A J| im6iy admission to trw? sm§apoff squso w3s. "This is none of my business, rm no longer tne coacn and f in no longer
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      MALEK AWAB
      138 34 "Abbas is definitely an asset to any team and more so, Singapore, because he loves to play here. "Abbas can also rally the players round him. He has shown that he can inspire them to play above themselves. "The piayers look up to him and the crowd also
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    Majestic McCoist
    312 35 SCWIHMH MUTfI JM LLY McCoist fired Scotland's O feltem* World Cup campaign into life in Glasgow last night. The lethal filsagnw Rangers forward netted once in each half as Scotland seethed its first victory in four attempts in Group One. Pat Nevin snatched the other goal. The victory
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    This soldier is full of surprises
    637 37 COMBAT SKILLS HE is trained to attack by land, air and sea. The silver wings on his chest means he is a parachutist who has passed an Airborne Course. He is also an excellent swimmer. At some point in his training, he has stroked
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      208 37 Introduction Between the this feature. •»ou I all you nt -t about careers m h>- Army. Nav.. Ai' f nr. j,i I Mindef. W' what t h e. e n t!. requirements an I provide intormau I our hardware. v.elfaH i I benefits. We'll ms- you know uhat *n- opportunities
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    F-16 FIGHTING FALCON
    155 38 THE Fighting Falcons are ragweed as the best aerial Hitters in the wortd. They are muscles in the i* h By character and temperament, the F-16 is the aWmate snterdtotor a Mend to Its ptot and a maverick to Ms toe. M pNot terminology, a aircraft's true
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  • COMBAT SKILLS
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      The stuff of dreams
      645 39 HE steps into the cockpit, and it's not like any other plane in the world. He slips his right leg into the space beside his reclining seat. Then his left. He stretches out his right hand and he's holding the flight-stick. Stretch out his left and
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      JOB DESCRIPTION
      122 39 TO defend the nation's airspace. Within three years, you can be a pilot flying fighters, transport planes or helicopters. Male Singapore citizen not above 25 years old for non-graduates and not above 27 years old for graduates. Degree or diploma or GCE A levels with good 0 levels
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      Signallers play vital role in battle
      290 39 SIGNALLERS are vital in a battlefield. Success or failure in war-time operations can hinge on a reliable network of communications. Signallers make up the nerve centre of the Singapore Armed Forces, providing the crucial link between command-control centres and the men in the field.
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      Naval combat seen from the ship's nerve centre
      480 40 HE is the Principal Warfare Officer on board a missile corvette. When the ship is in battle stations, he takes charge of the entire fighting of the ship. He runs the Combat Information Centre the CIC the nerve centre of the ship.
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      Mine games
      226 40 RSN divers are trained in EOD (Explosive Ordanance Demolition) which includes mine clearance and underwater bomb disposal in view of the acquisition of the MCMVs. Mines come in three types: Floating mines that explode when touched Submerged mines, 3m below the surface, which explode when touched or have
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      In his element — underwater
      340 40 In his element underwater IMAGINE diving to the depths of tbe sea and ogling marine life and corals. SSG Benjamin Gan, 29, not only does this but gets paid for it. He is a Naval diver in the Republic of Singapore Navy. He has been in the Navy for 12
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    A BRIDGE SO FAR
    100 41 LEGUAN THE Leguan, a vehicle launched bridge (VLB)i is the latest addition to the inventories of the Singapore Combat Engineers. It is designed for speedy road travelling with a maximum speed of 72kph. The Leguan is also very versatile in rough terrain. The bndge can be
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  • TRI-SERVICE VOCATIONS
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      Gentle jobs among the fighting forces
      214 42 Tri-service vocations are common to the Army, Navy and Air Force. Though not physically demanding, the jobs offer challenges and are important to all the services NINETEEN-year-okJ Chan Yen Peng worths in the Singapore Armed Forces as a clencal assistant. Why the SAF, you
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      TRANSPORT SUPERVISOR
      373 42 2SG Sammy Chia Chee Weng, 27, is a transport supervisor at Gloucester Camp. He said: 'I've been in army for eight years now, as a military transport supervisor.' 2SG Chia was enlisted in 1984 after his 0 levels. After Basic MiHtary Training he was sent for the Basic
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  • NON-COMBAT VOCATIONS
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      He's always looking upwards
      379 43 These are vocations in the Army, Navy and Air Force that do not require you to be at the frontline of the nation s defence. Nevertheless, these vocations provide invaluable support to their respective services and are every bit as exciting AN enemy plane is spotted,
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      She has to think quickly — on her feet
      251 43 She has to think quickly on her feet SHE looks demure, but looks are deceptive when it comes to 2SG Chan Hwee Tuan, 23. She is an Air Operations Specialist Instructor. As she talks about her job, the demure look fades and you see a poised young woman who will
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      parachute riggers
      378 44 IT'S a down-to-eartn job that sometimes starts from 300 m above the ground. 2SG Siow Ping Ping has made 11 jumps from aeroplanes in the last six years. The 26-year-old ngger said: "It gets me very excited and pumps up my adrenaline. It's a wonderful feeling." The 11
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      A wider horizon for this technician
      307 44 MIDSHIPMAN Lim Kian Guan, 21, joined the Navy as a technician. But today, he's on the verge of becoming a Naval Technical Officer. Midshipman Lim signed on as a i technician with the Navy as part of the Joint Poly-SAF Diploma Scheme. He said:
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    Relaxing away from work
    126 46 Welfare schemes and recreational benefits rank high among the priorities in the SAF. These are generally tailored to suit the family. WELFARE BENEFITS WELFARE SCHEMES AND BENEFIT* Recreational Facilities: Temasek Club, SAF Specialists Club. Sembawang Country Club SAF Holiday Bungalows/Chalets Airfares at concession rates on selected
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    HIDE AND SEEK
    116 47 PLESSEY CHAFF THIS is the most effective shield against missiles. When an incoming missile is detected, the system automatically fires rockets that throw up clouds of foil or filament. These particles are made of aluminium and other materials. The basic aim is to shield the ship in
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    GUARDIANS OF THE SKY
    174 48 I-HAWK THEY RE the guard.ans of the skies. The l-Hawk system provides long and medium range air defence cover. The Improved Homing All-the-Way Killer (l-Hawk) surface-to-air missiles can detect targets fixed wing (plane) or rotary wing (helicopter aircraft) swiftly and with pin-point accuracy, 65 km away.
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  • TPQ-37 & MILAN
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      SHARP EYE
      105 49 IT is the sharpest eye on the battlefield for the army. The TPQ-37 Weapon Locating Radar, a land-based surveillance system, can pin-point the "enemy" over an area of 2,000 sq km. It can precisely locate hostile artillery and rocket launchers at their normal firing ranges even before the
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      TANK KILLER
      64 49 I THE tattle tank continues to I oe om of the biggest tnreats Ito the intently soMier »t I prooA»me oowmd^ g. The Mian is so compact that detection of the weapon IS vVtMimt IX *5 uSiJdfly JmWQ Dj aijwifantry soWter fawn a prone position but it can
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  • DEFENCE ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS
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      Gaining the edge through technology
      323 50 THE Armed Forces of our nation has another formidable arm: The Engineering and Scientific arm of the Ministry of Defence. Known as the Defence Technology Group, or DTG in short, it consists of nine organisations. The DTG's mission is to provide the Singapore Armed Forces
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      Technology a boon for defence
      392 50 YOU'VE seen the ads about the sophistication of our defenoe technology. Now meet one of the faces behind it. Mr Ng Boon Chong, 29, is a Research Engineer with the Defence Science Organisation (DSO). Set up in 1977, the DSO conducts research and development in
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      Fax a report from the field
      346 50 EVER imagined soldiers on the battlefield being able to use the same fax or telephone facilities like what you have in your office or home? Yes, what was not possible previously has now been made possible with the introduction of the Integrated Communication System
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  • NON-UNIFORMED OFFICERS
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      Uniforms? Not in their line of duty
      389 51 For enquiries, call the Recruitment Officer, Mindef Personnel Centre at 1800-765-0310. DEFENDERS of the nation come in mufti, too. Beyond the battle fatigues, Mindef offers a wide range of jobs under the Non-Uniformed SAF (Nusaf) scheme. One has more than 30 vocations to
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      Jessica's job is like running a family
      273 51 MISS Jessica Teo has a job most girls would envy a good number of officers and servicemen to call her own. Miss Teo, 23. is the personnel officer attached to Sembawang Airbase. The petite young woman said: "I'm their mother hen. They come
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    STRIKE FORCE
    110 52 HARPOON CALL it a fire-and-forget missile. Designate the target, feed in the data automatically, plan the launch and press the button. The harpoon missile hits smack on target, even at ranges in excess of 90 km. A solid rocket booster at the tail-end blasts the missile to cruise
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    Fighting chance to upgrade
    376 53 There is no end to learning in the Singapore Armed Forces. An impressive range of study opportunities are available for those keen to further their educational profile either in local institutions or even in the best universities abroad STUDY OPPORTUNITIES STUDY OPPORTUNITIES SAF OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIP Study
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      469 54 Platoon. Top Gun. The Hunt For Red October. Choose a career that's as exciting as these movies. Remember how your heart thumped as ytt witched two and rtsilittce than anything you've done before. Other than that, war-planes in a dogfight? How your adrenalin rest as a commando yoi'H be on
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