The New Paper, 26 March 1996

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  • 12 1 the new paper TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1996 MITA (P) 024/04/95 60 CENTS
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    • 60 1 She's deaf, "She's in blind j coma and and '188% her brain cannot is like move fijSS a sponge This British girl, 18, is a victim of Mad*J9tow She's deaf, "She's in blind coma and and I her brain cannot s like move a sponge This British girl, 18, is
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 506 2 Signs of cooling tensions after Taiwan polls Source: Wire services. FEARS of an accidental war in the Taiwan Strait have eased three days after the end of the island's presidential election. US President Bill Clinton said yesterday that he was encouraged by the fact that
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    • 84 2 And the Winner is...: Placards of some of the nominees are in place as workers put the finishing touches for the Oscar awards at the Hollywood pavilion in Los Angeles. Christopher Reeve, known to millions for his movie role as Superman, will be a special
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    • Article, Illustration
      268 3  -  By Angeline Song LATE teens and 20-somethings are bitten more by the litterbug than others. Figures given by the Environment Ministry (ENV) show that those in their early teens rarely litter. Once they turn 17, though, things appear to change. In their later teens, a growing number become
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    • 233 3 THIS furtive arm of a litterbug (graphics on the left) belongs to a teen. Five years ago (1991), 50 of them, aged 13 to 19, were nabbed. Last year, this number grew by 20 times to a whopping 1,019 teen litterbugs. The Environment Ministry
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    • 51 3 THE number of people who were slapped with a Corrective Work Order (CWO) has been increasing over the past three years. ENV figures show that last year, 383 people were given the CWO, compared with 316 in 1994 and 309 in 1993. The CWO was introduced in November
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    • 57 3 OVER the past three years, 169 teenagers were slapped with Corrective Work Orders (CWOs). All of them were aged 16 and above. Those who are given CWOs are made to clfean up public areas. Fifty-two teens were given the CWO in 1993, 51 in 1994, and last
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    • 50 2 Sorry Pleasant but still a problem (TNP, March 18): Queenstown Stadium's seating capacity is 2,500, not 5,000, as given by Tiong Bahru United coach Robert Alberts. Something's wrong. And you think we can help. Call us. Hotline "***** S5 Leisure Showtime: Pages 18-21 TV: Page 24 Comics: Pages 27, 28
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    • 36 2 Catch hourly updates of the Academy Awards presentation from 10 am today in: The Electric New Paper at http://web3. asial.com. sg/tnp. The New Paper Infoline on 1900 *****02. Calls to Infoline cost 30 cents a minute.
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 142 4 HOT n of Siflgapore's young children are wearing thicker spectacles. This adds to the worry that they are becoming shortsighted at a younger age. The Singapore Eye Research Institute says "school myopia (shortsightedness) is heading for the T>oo to 1,000 degree range". Myopia of 700 degrees means a
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    • 58 4 By the age of six: About 5 per cent of children suffer from myopia. By the age of 12: Between 30 and 50 per cent are myopic. They also have myopia of between 500 and 1,000 degrees. High degree of short-sightedness means they are more prone to other
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    • 132 4 SOME Singaporeans are spending far more than they can afford. Bankers want a credit bureau to be set up to tackle this worrying trend. Most banks feel this can take the form of an on-line database of customer loans and payment history. A bank can then call up
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    • 44 4 Rising debts, an example: Unpaid credit cards debts rose 17 per cent in the last three months of 1995 to $825.5 million. The figure was 12.6 in the July to September period and 11.8 per cent in the April to May pehod.
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    • 99 4 The Straits Times: China ends military drills but re-issues warning Business Times: Alliance Sec may have to quit business by end of this week Lianhe Zaobao: Mainland Affairs Council chairman Chang King-yuh: Cultural and economic integration first' before completing political reunification Berita Harian: Taipei: Offers China to reunite after
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    • 27 4 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 7.22 points to close at 5,643.86 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 337 million shares.
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    • 22 4 The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 3.88 points to 2409.48 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 2405.60
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 76 4 POPE John Paul II, 75, does not have cancer and is set for a heavy schedule of engagements in the next few weeks. Chief Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Vails said this yesterday in response to a Spanish newspaper report on Sunday that the Pope probably had colon
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      • 60 4 RAILINGS will be put up near the water and cliff edges of the.quarries in Pulau Ubin. Illustrations wiH be added to warning signs on the dangers of swimming in the quarries or walking too close to the edges, said the Parks and Recreation Department (PRI)). Schoolboy Ahmad
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      • 67 4 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be designing some of its new stations along the North-east MKT line to match the historical background of their sites. These include Little India, the People's Park in Chinatown and the Clarke Quay station. —The LTA said it plamjed urban development to
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      • 79 4 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have donated to self-help groups, welfare charities, schools and grassroots bodies all the money they won in libel damages from the International Herald Tribune (IHT) last July. The High
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      • 75 4 SELF-help group Sinda has a new Youth Development Wing, whose main mission is to help Indian youths, especially those at risk, to develop to their full potential. New Sinda president S Dhanabalan said yesterday it would develop programmes for youths who leave school early, drug abusers
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      • 70 4 MANILA should not put off steps to modernise its army, President Fidel Ramos said yesterday. j With the economy no longer in crisis, resources were now available, he said. One priority, was to beef up offshore surveillance and patrol capabilities. Manila has problems patrolling its coast because
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 498 5 Last year, the Primary Production Department shot 10,000 crows. TAN CHYE LUAN speaks to the man behind the clean-up MR Madhavan Kannan, 49, has a strange obsession bird droppings. He especially likes sniffing around for the chalky, watery variety that is splattered on the ground.
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    • 92 5 FEEDS and rests in trees. Gathers in numbers of 100 to 500 in the evenings to sleep, around 7 pm. Nest is untidy. Made of twigs, paper rags, plastic and wires. Usually perches on tall trees with dense foliage, such as angsana trees. Breeding season: March to June.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 360 6  -  Eggs thrown on door Posters on walls By Sandra Davie STAFF at a PAP Community Foundation (PCF) kindergarten arrived early yesterday morning to find eggs thrown on the door. Pasted on the walls were posters that alleged poor management and unsatisfactory teachers. Kindergarten supervisor Chew Patt Pong said
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    • 29 6 mm Hw i nursery students at tlM centre pay $45 I fifUiun, wniiv kindergarten students pay $50 a month. Many private kindergartens charge fees above $300 a month.
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    • 81 6 I am worried because I am thinking of sending my son to Maha Bodhi Primary School next year. That school is a very good school. How is my son going to catchup? Madam Toh. Eight parents interviewed by The New Paper yesterday morning said their children had not
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    • 82 6 ONE of the teachers, Miss Norashikin Ahmad Selani, who was at home, said she had resigned because she had not been paid her overtime allowance since January. She said: "My pay of $500 plus is low. "On top of that, they had not paid the $250 monthly overtime
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    • 171 6 THE Ubi Avenue 1 kindergarten is not the only one finding it difficult to hire teachers in recent years, said Dr Arthur Beng. The Bedok GRC MP is also executive chairman of the PAP Community Foundation (PCF) kindergarten committee. The PCF runs 274 education centres catering to
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 74 8 ALMOST half the callers in our Toy Story contest last week gave the right answer: The voice of Buzz Lightyear is Tim Allen's. More than 3,300 callers took part. These people have each won a Toy Story watch (I/C number as recorded on our Infoline): *****65, *****96, *****03,
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    • 353 8  -  By Julie Leong EVERY year since 1994, The New Paper has adopted a charity as part of its community service. This year, it is adopting the Children's Cancer Foundation (CGF). "As in past years, we'll be championing a lesser known charity and one which
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    • 113 8 THE CCF was set up in 1992 to ensure a better life for cancer-stricken children and their families. It was known as Working In Aid of Leukaemic Kids (Walk) until it changed its name in January this year. It works with children up to 15 years old and
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      591 10  -  STUDENT MOHD HUMAIZI, 18, SAYS: It's not dangerous' STUDENT LEE WEI LIANG, 14, SAYS: 'Lazy' Stories/ Chan Seet Fun and Riana Zakir 46 accidents took place on this stretch of road last year... Yet, people continue to ignore the pedestrian crossings... IT is just a 450 m slice of
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    • 92 10 THE Traffic Police are concerned about the high number of accidents along Commonwealth Avenue West. Their assessment is that the problem is mainly due to speeding motorists and jaywalkers. They have been asking schools in the area to speak to their students about the situation. The
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    • 216 10 JIN SHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL 111 CLEMENTI SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC JIN Shan is making arrangements with the Traffic Police for a road safety talk to be given to its students. Said Mrs Betty Choo, the vice principal: "We also keep reminding our students not to take
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 243 11  -  Man tells police he was beaten up But police nab him for using friend's IC By Jill Lim I WAS beaten up, he said. We are arresting you, said the cops. Justin Wong, 22, found himself on the wrong side of the law when he
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    • 38 11 Under the National Registration Act, it is an offence to have an identity card that it is not your own. You can be fined up to $5,000 or be sent to jail for up to five years.
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    • 271 11 Mah Bow Tan outlines new challenges for port THE Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) wants to go beyond being the world's busiest port. It is planning to venture overseas and become an international port company. What it has to offer is its port management
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    • 134 11 "WE remain the world's busiest port," says Mr Mah. Last year, 101,000 vessels called at Singapore. Seaborne cargo reached six million tonnes, with more than half of it coming in containers. "Each week from Singapore, there are 22 ships going to Europe, 30 ships to Japan and
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    • 122 11 While the (marine) industry has been able to grow steadily in past years, it faces increasingly tough challenges in the future. Our labour costs are no longer low. And many yards elsewhere, especially in South Asia and the Middle East, are rapidly developing the technical and managerial capabilities
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 183 11 The Rock.The broad-grinned stockman.This is the Australia of the Crocodile Dundee. Marvel at the ancient aborigine culture and the wildlife in Kakadu National Park. Or cruise through the stunning Katherine Gorge. Eat, drink, shop, fish, play golf and relax with all the comforts of home in Australia's Northern Territory. Northern
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    • 107 12 z, 3s» j* ■■■'^BPI^ y an njplfcsarvlhq.gp 10 s Friday 29th March 1 51 featuring the Spring/Summer'96 collection by CfAIJ Showtime 10pm I Hosted by Nicholas Lee. Guest Dj Alfredo from Spain. Net proceeds go to the SPCA I ,jJ^BfcBMfe"" r The first 200 guests receive a limited edition Zouk
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 342 13 Fifteen girls were charged with fighting in Clarke Quay last December. Their case was mentioned yesterday. IVY ONG reports Many came to court in sleeveless checked shirts, jeans and boots; Sporting closely-cropped hair And silver ear-cuffs LAWYERS had trouble finding their clients as similar-looking girls
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    • 102 13 THE girls were arrested after a fight at about 3.30 am on Dec 30 last year at Canning Lane, Clarke Quay. National swimmer Joscelin Yeo played peacemaker in the fight. On Jan 29, eight girls were charged with unlawful assembly. Penalty: Up to six months' jail, or a
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    • 464 13 I Lr A weekly guide to I 9 lounges and discos, I every Friday in I P The New Paper FastadsJ For advertisement fl bookings, call IS [7mm J I JBISI New premium papers and films for all A ftXt I inkjet and laser printers. Art No Material Usage RRP(w/GST)
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 245 14 SURVEY ON WORLD S BEST AIRPORTS Reuter. MANCHESTER in northwest England and Singapore's Changi Airport have been voted the world's two best airports by world airline passengers, the International Air Transport Association (lata) said yesterday. Amsterdam's Schiphol came a close third in the poll which covered
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    • 114 14 AT THE TOP RATING* 1. Manchester (England) 8.32 2. Chang (Singapore) $.26 3. Schipol (Amsterdam) o 12 4. Orlando (Florida, US) 7* on 5. Sydney (Australia) t oo 6. Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) 7.84 7. Melbourne (Australia) 7.78 8. Calgary (Canada) 7.76 9. Cincinatti (US) 7.71 10. Montreal-Mirabel (Canada)
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    • 116 14 AS WELL as giving an overall preference, passengers are asked to rate airports for a range of facilities and services. These include comfort of waiting areas, friendliness of staff, speed of check-in and city-to-airport transport. lata said a separate poll among business passengers put Singapore first
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    • 313 15 AUSTRALIA'S possible entry into the Asia Pacific trade forum (Apec) was discussed when Australia's new Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Alexander Downer, met the Malaysian Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in Darwin last night. Their brief talks were held during a refuelling stop
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    • 154 15 Source: Wire services. SOUTH African President Nelson Mandela, 77, yesterday denied a newspaper report that his former wife, Winnie, 61, had assaulted him during their marriage. He said in a statement through lawyer Kgomotso Moroka that the newspaper report was "devoid of truth". The lawyer said:
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    • 268 15 Reuter. A PARKING attendant at a high-class London casino apologised to Princess Diana yesterday for triggering a pile-up of high performance cars, leaving her badly shaken but uninjured. "I thought I'd killed her," Mr Steve Biden told the Sun newspaper. "I've never had an
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    • 484 16  -  Britain has discovered 10 cases of a brain disease reportedly contracted from eating beef contaminated with the so-called mad cow disease. We look at two such reported cases in Britain and one in Germany First sign of tragedy, May
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    • 198 16 AFTER 22 years of marriage, Mr Ken Sharp can't recognise his wife. Doctors say the 42-year-old British businessman is suffering from the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease the human version of the mad cow disease. They give him 10 months to live. Said his wife, Pat, who has spent
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    • 105 16 SCRAPIE Deadly disease which infects sheep's brains. It passes from infected ewes to lambs. Widespread in Britain. Infected sheep remains, including brain tissue, used in cattle feed. BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) Disease infect cows' brains. CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE (CJD) Disease infects human brains. Early symptoms include anxiety and
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    • 73 16 Last Thursday, the Primary Production Department banned the import of British beef. Britain accounted for only 0.1 per cent of total beef imports of 18 million kg by Singapore last year. This works out to less than 15,000 kg. Singapore imports most of its beef from Australia 38.5
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    • 78 16 Reuter. A GERMAN clinic believes that it has a patient with a strain of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). A spokesman for the Munich University clinic said the female patient's symptoms were simiilar to the 10 cases which caused the British government to announce a possible link between the mad
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    • 247 17 World ban covers beef products, live cattle AFP. THE European Union has imposed a world-wide ban on exports of British beef. The temporary ban will apply to exports of live calves and cattle and all beef and veel products. It includes such things as stack cubes,
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  • Showtime
    • 499 18 South Korea's R.ef band is big, hot and has a strong link to Singapore. One of its members is Singaporean Freaky Freddy. But he is not going to be its only connection to us. EDWIN YEO reports SEOUL music's on its way here. South Korea's
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    • 171 18 THE band, Re.f, was formed in February last year by Mr Choi Min Hyuk, 29, a prominent music producer in South Korea. He picked Lee Sung Wook, Park Chul Woo, and Sung Dae Hyun, as the singers. Both Sung Wook and Chul Woo were DJs at local nightclubs
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    • 399 19 With its first hit single, Let This Love Begin, Holland-based pop band Caught in the Act is beginning to enjoy success. TRANGANAYAKI meets the members CAUGHT in the Act was caught by surprise. "There were fans waiting for us at the airport," said Benjamin Boyce,
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    • 125 19 HELP us rate the films and win prizes. This week's film: Sense and Sensibility. Ratings: Awesome, Enjoyable, Flawed, Awful.. Weekly prizes: Ten limited edition The New Paper watches. Monthly prize: A Legend 416CDW AP multimedia computer, valued at $2,880, with exclusive Packard Bell
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    • 317 20 THE No 1 hit, La Bamba, brought Los Lobos fame and fortune in 1987. But none of the Los Angeles band's five members will point to it as the turning point in their careers. No, the real breakthrough came five years earlier. "It
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    • 179 20 LOS Lobos, formed in the '70s, had a humble start, playing at bars, weddings and restaurants. "Early on, we had tough times times when we couldn't even eat," recalls drummer/songwriter Louie Perez, 43. "When you have small children, it does things to your self-esteem when you can't provide
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    • 416 21  -  By Mary Rose Gasmier TOP Chinese playwright Wei Minglun can't speak a word of English or Hindi. Yet he can reel off lines of dialogue and songs from Indian films starring the late Bollywood giant, Raj Kapoor because they had a lasting impact on
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
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    • 18 19 For stories, quizzes k songs, call Children's Funland on Y. 1900-910-0001, m X at 30 cents a minute.
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • spotlight
    • 891 22  -  KEN JALLEH JR HER story will probably not make the front page. It should, but it won't because death has become so familiar in stories filed for publication that life often goes unreported. But to be alive! How many of us see living
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    • 29 22 In leukaemia, too many white blood cells are produced and other blood cells, important in fighting disease, are destroyed. This leaves the sufferer with low resistance against infection.
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    • 582 22 FOR the past five years Zurina Othman has had death as a close, constant companion. Now, given three wishes, she would make only two. The first wish is to live. The second is to become a doctor. Some psychiatrists in the US have noticed that those who
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 871 23 fv page PWfffllffflil fflfffiMF-JMBBI 9.00 AM Academy Awards 1996 NOON City Beat (Variety/r) 2.00 PM Home Shopping 1.00 PM The Winners (Business feature) (Variety/live) x qq pm Mid-Day News 3.00 CDIS (ETV) 1.30 Money, Money, Money (Business 100 PM News 5 Today j jj Tuesday Report Incredible 4.00 Our Home
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
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  • 578 26  -  T CETERA WITH IRENE NG I SPENT Sunday afternoon on my hands and knees, trying to unclog a drainage pipe in my bathroom. It was a trying business. The first time the pipe clogged up and water rose to fill my two bathrooms, I leaned
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  • Page 26 Miscellaneous
    • 240 26 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bin Watterson MOM.CANlSETFIREl QHI MDE MY I then can i T&MYBaVOTTHBer TRKYOE QH (wmehoxieT 'I U=5 THE ROOF? (wRO") Adam/Brian Basset HJJT A FEW mope WKICS UKDC I I'M HQCWG I IONU AFEW ff&tyteas Mmftxteam fiNACWEIGH'm, KAEEN, ANI |H ANH OW •?>&>,TOW.AW WAVHN j romfvref*jzlj V™rr yew.?j
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    • 18 27 J) For stories, quizzes k songs, call Children's Funland on 1900-910-0001, at 30 cents a minute. y j
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  • Page 27 Miscellaneous
    • 140 27 COMICRELIEF THE CONCRETE JUNGLE /COIN GOH m yt'tiC I THERE A ThWS HOa) Ml)C^ laa* swap OK- T* 1 ffi? TIAN-PI/lincoln TAN JASON chong v% ■";•>. v >•» iiitfe* V*--. »,>'»'«'•. v K0P1 THIAM/JAMES'SURKH 4ABAMfcEE i j "V frrs <acrxUn lahb, lkt^I— far uuerr w* o*w) mT W 7SS M
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    • 216 31 2642 Hotel/Restsurant/ j 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions EtH c L u B mi Zouk and Velvet Underground are re-opened under NEW MANAGEMENT. We are searching for outgoing and fun staff to be part of a quality team! Trrr'rrrn'nrrfrriT m (Full-Time Part-Time) Physically fit, completed National Sen/ice (Male
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    • 234 31 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions t CULTURE CLUB i We are looking for X WAITERS/ WAITRESSES t X (17 years A above) BARTENDERS t t CASHIERS t i J We provide: Attractive salaries Duty meals Transportation Medical benefits Attractive incentives Please call us at 536
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    • 340 31 2642 Hotel/Restaurant/ 2642 HoteV Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions pST/2ND COOKS Primory Education (PSlf) 2-3 years' experience in Japanese Food preparation or Sushi Preparation. Applicant may apply for morning Shift, 6am to 2pm (except for S Sushi 2nd cook). Interested applicants, please wale in for an interview at i The
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    • 201 31 Japanese BBQ restaurant requires: Working place Thomaon (Opposite Novena MRT) Salary $1000 above S'poreans/ PR/ Malaysians only Monthly incentive* Meal* uniform provided Please call 281 9277/ 250 1086 for an appt. or come between 12 noon 6pm Tues. Fri. to: 273 Novana Gardens •01-01 Singapore *****4 YHINGTHAI AT THE BAY
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    • 217 31 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions DANCE CLUB in Tanjong Pagar requires Full-Time/ Part-Time Waiter*/ IWaitresses Nics working conditions Excellent sslsry incentives 20-30 yrs. old Meat ua at: I Colombo Ct. 105-13 Ratwan 2 6pm. f^i9htclub^^™KaraohT" Lounge at Oasis Suilding I requires ths following I poets: 1) GRO MANAGERESS 2) GRO
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 441 32 2648 2648 Administrative/ 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions Clerical Positions Clerical Positions Singapore VHP Holdings We invite you to join one of Singapore's leading companies as: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS A) Accounting Operations Hie Job Assist in the preparation of the monthly expenses and control accounts analysis Maintain petty cash expenses and prepayment
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    • 316 32 2648 Administrative/ 2648 Administrative/ 2648 Administrative Clerical Positions Clerical Positions Clerical Positions I You will provide administrative support to the department you are assigned to. B Commencing Gross Salary: $800 $900 I You will issue and pack inventories for delivery bases and maintain proper inventory control. B Commencing Gross Salary:
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    • 211 32 2648 AdministrativW Clerical Positions (WiVfWWi I I I MARINA SQUARE I SHOPPING MALL requires:- Tbassist in I I handling enquiries and promotional activities. I Requirements: I I •OCE'N'Level I Pleasant personality I Good communication skills Able to work shifts (Up to 9.30pm only) j IWALK-IN-INTERVIEW I Monday to Friday I
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    • 366 33 2648 Administrative/ 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions Clerical Positions 9HSS^^BHEfIH9BSSSS3BBB r QINDECO 1 I ENGINEERS J W M/enue 300 Beoch Road *04-02 I The Concourse 1 I Tel: *****23/*****25 I I Time :9amto 4 pm (Monday to Friday) B 9 am to 12 noon (Saturday) I Work Place: Choa Chu Kang/Sembawang/
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    • 497 33 2648 Administrative/ 2648 Administrative i Clerical Positions Clerical Positions g ooooooooooooooooooooooooooog O Music School raquiras O (A) COURSE CO ORDINATORS 0 sec. 4, female below 30 O Oft SPM with 5 credits welcome O Oft with/ without experience O ®ft salary $860 or above ®ft shifts 9am spm/ 3pm 9pm
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    • 266 33 2648 Administrative/ > Clerical Positions AVS (Singapore) Pte Ltd A leading lATA Travel Agency seeks suitable > applicants to fill tne position of ACCOUNTS CLERKS > Your duties include > invoicing, payable. receivable, bank reconcilation and general I accounting duties i Minimum O'/N' level > Minimum I year Accounting experience
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    • 251 33 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions i Interior design firm operating on 5-day work week urgently requires: 1. PROJECT SECRETARY 2. ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT 3. RECEPTIONIST Pleasant personality At least 2 years working experience Computer literate Attractive salary offered to right candidatea. Interested applicants pleeee cell 221-4560 for an appt. Internetionel Freight Forwarder
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    • 244 33 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions FEMALE CLERICAL ASSISTANT needed urgently in Ang Mo Kio 5 days Immediate Wordstar/ MS office Simple typing Call 756-5431 Miliyiiim wtlcomi. I GENERAL clerk l[l 1) Knowledge of PC (Jl < 11 2) Training will be provided 1 1 1 3) 5 days week < i
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    • 240 34 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions International Projact Shipping ft Seafreight Company raqoira: CLERICAL/ DOCUMENTATION OFFICERS Good typing apaad Plaaaa call *****58 for Juliana to arranga an appointment. 1 2681 Sscrstary/Psrsonal Assistant Positions i" i r Company urgently raquiraa Min. GCf *0' laval PSC or Buaineaa stud iaa Good telephone reception skill
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    • 134 34 > 11 I■■ l( BSBgBBBgg S 2661 Socratary/Pfonal Assistant Positions i 1 1 Urgently required JUNIOR SECRETARY/ ADMIN. Baste computer knowledge Attractive aalary Intereatad parties please walk-in for an interview at Mk. 1 UlaiisSi PlaUlpaifc •00-11/12 Paefc Paniang Rd Tel: 27VSSOSft 2664 Tschnicsl Positions An established construction company requires: Diploma
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    • 287 34 2664 Tschnicsl Positions 2684 Tschnical Positions 2684 Tochnical Positions BSS^^SBSBiSSSS poSBF"* WALK-IN INTERVIEW Dat 6:27.3.96 (Wed) 28.3.96 (Tliurs) Time: Between 9.00 am and 12.00 noon TECHNICAL OFFICER (SHIFT) Salary: $1,400 $2,450 per month Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from any of the recognised Polytechnics in Singapore RESPONSIBILITIES Assist engineers
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    • 183 34 2654 Technical Positions 2684 Technical Positions llt FEDERAL PAINT 1 I X, FACTORY (S) 1 I PTE LTD I I We, an established paint manufacturer, I I Invite suitable and qualified applicants fl I for the positions of: I Diploma in Building a Energetic and self-motivated Mature and co-operative fl
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  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • 267 35 2654 Technical Positions 2654 Technical Positions Interested please call Mandarin English-spec *****438 5 yearcHDß experience iwiTrwjiFTTi3T7!Til [MiIJiIMIHJIjM or WRITE IN to: Mandarin English-speaking China Construction Minimum 5 years expenence (South Pacific) •Must be able to use EDN and capable on building set up 2* 1 uo 15 Hoe Chiang Road,
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    • 185 35 2663 Warehousing/ Inventory Posts r I WAREHOUSE- ASSISTANT required at r Pasir Panjang Distripark Blk. 1. #02-03/ 04 Pasir Panjang Rd. r Singapore *****0 I Tel. *****22 II 2666 Security Positions Well established Security Guards Agency wants the following for immediate employment. SECURITY SUPERVISORS Salary $1300 above SECURITY < OFFICERS
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    • 230 35 2663 Warehousing/ 2663 Warehousing Inventory Posts Inventory Posts i Ten minutes walk from Aijijnied MRT Station J LsONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT J (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD M Sims Drive PanJ^Com^lei^^H 2675 Driver/Transport Positions +An established company urgently requires: Possess class 3 licence Preferably staying at J Hougang/ Pasir Ris/V Tampines 5 days
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    • 171 35 2675 Driver/Transport Positions CLASS 3 DRIVER wanted urgently 45 yrs. below Able to work weekends/ public holidays an advantage Transport allowance for those with own motorbike Salary negotiable Call *****84 for an interview or walk-in to: 118 Pasir Paniang Road (Opp. Pasir Paniang CC) J Our Company requires I Male.
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    • 314 35 2666 Security Positions 2666 Security Positions 2666 Security Positions Police IMffllHffllHW Officers Secondary Education or NTC and above to years Extra allowances up to $400 7 weeks' residential training End of contract payment up to $7,382 Earn more through very attractive overtime claims MMKWIWIWI!ffSWH!W Date: 1& 2 Apr 1996 Time:
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  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 340 36 2683 Part-Time/ Tamp. 2683 Part-TimW Tamp. Poaitiona Positions to Join ua as. To make appointments for the Sales Executive Names phones nos. provided Strictly no hard selling Commissions for each successful sale Working hours from 6.30pm 9.30pm/ 5 days work week Basic pay commission bonus incentives prizes Requirements: Possess good
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    • 338 36 2689 Othar Positions 2689 Othar Positions Well-established Shipping Company urgently requires: CI LCCI in Accounting or equivalent Able to handle full set of accounts 3 Bilingual in English Mandarin CJ 5Yi days week Salary will commensurate with experience Interested applicants, please call 534-3988 Mr Teoh for an interview appointment. Write-in
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    • 286 36 2689 Other Positions Behind Lavender MRT Station Female. PC knowledgeable (Knowledge of assisting arrangements for conventions/ seminars a definite advantage) Simple accounting knowledge Position available immed Salary negotiable attractive I (Hindi Music CDs Section) j Part-time Full-time J Male/ Female Hindi speaking a definite advantage Call personally at •Ik. 801
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    • 145 36 2700 Education cS^ouistPreston iata-uftaa authorised training centre i VJ j M I|:1M 1 ■injnTQfflTO Standard Day Class 1/4/96 Standard Evening Class 1/4/96 Advanced Evening Claaa 6/6/96 gSri SSSiSSj i 1 AIRFARE TICKETING COURSE et JAMIYAH (PKMS) Chengi Road 27hb Mac '96 every Wednesday for 4 months 6.30pm to 9.00pm Certificate
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    • 27 36 I jgr l THE NEW PAPER FASTADS LUNCH GUIDE Make Lunch Guide Your Lunch Date! The most delicious ideas are served in Lunch Guide, every Monday. isaiasE*
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  • SPORTS
    • 371 37 BRITISH RUNNER'S 18-MONTH FIGHT AGAINST DOPING CHARGE Reuter. British middle-distance runner Diane Modahl has been cleared of doping. The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) said a "serious element of doubt" existed about her guilt. Modahl, who waged an 18-month fight to clear her name, said:
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      85 37 I am delighted with the decision. I have fought for this. Now both the lAAF and BAF have accepted piy innocence. We have gone the distance in this battle. There is no more in the coffers but we have finally won. Diane Modahl (left) While the lAAF
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    • 107 37 Modahl tested positive for the male hormone testosterone at a meeting in Lisbon in June 1994. She had to be smuggled back to England from the Commonwealth Games in Victoria in August 1994 after failing the tests in Lisbon. British officials expressed anger that the Portuguese Federation took
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    • 46 37 Name: Diane Modahl Age: 29 Resides: Sale, near Manchester, England Family: Husband Vicente, daughter Imani (five months) Event: 800m Career-best: Imin 58.65secs Coach: Vicente Modahl Career highlights: 1986: Silver medal at Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh 1990: Becomes Commonwealth Games champion in Auckland 1994: European Cup winner
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    • 180 37 AFP. JENNIFER Capriati's comeback run has been halted by fourth seed Gabriela Sabatini at the Lipton Cup in Florida. The Argentine star ousted the American 6-1, 6-4 in the fourth round. Capriati, who missed the past few years with drug and personal problems, does not know
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    • 225 37 Wire Services. Results of yesterday's international sports: BADMINTON French Open C'ship Finals Men's singles: Kenneth Jonassen (Den) bt Jesper Olsson (Swe) 15-5, 5-15,15-6. Men's doubles: Michael Keck (Ger)/Dharma Gunawi (Ina) bt Jesper Larsen (Den)/Poder Nissen (Den) 15-10, 15-8. Women's singles: Marina Andrievskaya (Swe) bt Lee Kyung Wo (Kor) 11-6,
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  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • 103 38 i| V''.' Va v L L J The CAGE DANCERS Return Tomorrow Night I pi i L :»<SE.."i PRESENTING ONE SOLID WEEK OF HIGH ENERGY MONDAY Male Mode! Competition TUESDAY "Hits Misses" Ladies Nite WEDNESDAY 1 for 1, A!! Drinks, Ail Night THURSDAY Power FreeDance FRIDAY Singles' D c.'* SATURDAY
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  • SPORTS
    • 435 39 IT'S the stuff that makes great novels. Or even movies. The Toronto Raptors are newcomers to the NBA. They are one of two teams the other being the Vancouver Grizzlies that came on board during this season's expansion. They languish at the bottom of
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    • 46 39 I was so happy I We kind of fell wanted to cry. This asleep defensively meant more to me and I think that's than the the whole thing championship last about the game year. defence. Raptors' forward Chicago Bulls' Tracy Murray Michael Jordan
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    • 418 40 EURO "CHAMPIONSHIPS WARM-UP: ENGLAND v BULGARIA. Wemblev (Tomorrow) AFP. ROBBIE Fowler, just a few years out of puberty and without a senior cap to his name, says he is the man to deliver for England in June's European Championship Finals. The 20-year-old Liverpool ace is
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    • 186 40 SAINTS 1 COVENTRY 0 Renter. JASON DODD'S early goal against Coventry yesterday eased Southampton'8 relegation worries. The Saints' 1-0 win took them above Coventry in the table and four points clear of bottom club Queens Park Hangers. Dodd's second-minute header proved to be the vital match-winner
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    • 462 41 S-LEAGUE: THE FANS The Singapore Armed Forces FC nicknamed the Rhinos will be announcing its fan club package on Saturday. ERNEST LUIS has the details LAUNCH OF FAN CLUB On Saturday, at a friendly match against amateurs Jurong Town FC at
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    • 149 41 Sembawang Rangers: Its launch date is on Sunday at Yishun Stadium. The annual registration fee is $60. There are no annual subscription fees. Benefits include discounts on merchandise. Geylang United: Will be launched by the end of the month. The annual fee is $120 and
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    • 517 42  -  S-LEAGUE WARM-UP: GEYLANG v THAI STOCKBROKERS, Today (5.30pm) REPORTS JEFFREY LOW FANDI Ahmad, despite nursing injuries, will lead Geylang United out in an intriguing opening match of the tournament this afternoon. The 33-year-old Lions skipper passed a fitness test at training yesterday, prompting
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      41 42 IWFOLINE Geylang United meets Thai Stockbrokers in Bangkok today. Call The New Paper Infoline at 1900-*****12 after 8 pm today for the result. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Kiatisak: The Thai international will strengthen the Stock Exchange side
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    • 251 42 THAI FARMERS RANK v HELSINGBORGS. Today (7.30 nm) THE Thai Farmers Bank, currently Asia's best club team, will be hard pressed to beat its Swedish opponents in the second game today. For Helsingborgs IF is Sweden's second best team, having finished runner-up to IFK Gothenborg
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  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • 47 40 I—' KS I HEALTH CENTRE I #04-01 Pearl's Centre J***® H Eu Tong Sen St. Singapore 0105 <*«R*BMRT> D TEL: *****82/*****89 R I The ambience is relaxed 1 and comfortable. I Our new charming 0 and gentle masseuses with their best services^^^fl^^^l wefcom^p*»» Business Time 10am 11.30pm
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  • Page 40 Miscellaneous
    • 101 40 I 60m goal GOALKEEPER Jose Luis I jChilavert scored with a I j free-kick from inside his own IJ The goal saw Argentine IJ champion Velez Sarsfield beat River Plate 3 2 at the I weekend. While other players argued over the free-kick, Chilavert came out of his goal, spotted
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