The New Paper, 30 July 1999

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1 78 The New Paper
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    22 1 the new paper FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1999 Another quality publication of p Singapore Press Holding* http://newpaper.asia1 .com.sg MITA (P) 062/04/99 60 CENTS
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      60 1 f III Another quality publication of Slngapors Press Holdings http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg MITA (P) 062/04/99 60 CENTS /afhK j SBHHHBHHHHHI W a m--; jBWBMMMBBWWiMBIffIaBiaiIMiIIMMWIMi .ji&r S JHBBL I BHBBBBBBBBBBBBIH ■r iß| Over the last two decades, parents have found it easier to put smiles on their little ones. Here's to another 20
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    3 1 Picture/ REUTERS
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Boy sneaks on 747 flight to impress spy agency
      265 2 Reuters. A 17-YEAR-OLD boy stowed away on a British Airways flight from Boston to London and sat in business class. How did he do it? The youth: Cut the razor wire surrounding the airport perimeter surrounding Boston's Logan International Airport. Walked
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      Lock icon Berserk investor kills nine
      513 2 Stock market falls... DOW JONES US stock markets lost ground yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day down 177.62 points to close at 10,794.45. Source: Wire services: AN investor, apparently worried about a sharp drop in the stock market, went on a shooting spree
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      44 2 Leisure wIIvWUIIIv Pages 34-41 Comics: Page 33 TV: Page 79 v Introducing YONEX New Technology In court ahoe outaole Elgo-ahape and New Solid Carbon. Improve your performance jf on-eourt with auperlor toe-grip and aide eupport. Now available AUO lotd,n O tporta and departmental atorea.
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    Lock icon Lights out in Taiwan
    354 3 No foul play by China, says army THENEWSTODAY Reuters. AT 11.30 PM last night, the whole island of Taiwan plunged into darkness. It was not a military attack by China, as many callers to radio stations feared at first. Instead, it was the country's worst power
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    Lock icon SCOOTER SPLIT 3 INTO
    208 4  -  SINGAPORETODAY By' Tanya Fong IT was the nearest I had ever got up close to a smashed-up scooter. The scooter was split into three parts, and the bits and pieces scattered across the right-turn lane at the junction of Grange Road and Irwell Bank Road. The
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon First Lady very ill
      276 6 war MRSONGTENG CHEONG IN HOSPITAL FOR CANCER THE First Lady (right), who has been battling advanced stage colon cancer for the last 2 Vx years, is in critical condition. Mrs Ong Teng Cheong, 62, is now being monitored by doctors round-the-clock in the National University Hospital's
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      Lock icon Will Dr Mansoor do it for us?
      85 6 NEW AWARD: Dr Mansoor Abdul Jalil's academic record is outstanding but what he wants to do next will top everything else. Dr Mansoor, 28, who received his doctorate in physics last year from Cambridge University, wants to build the world's smallest computer chip.
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        51 6 PHONES MOVES to allow mobile phone subscribers in Singapore to use Short Message Service (SMS) between networks are underway. Since early this year, MobileOne and SingTel Mobile have been working on a technical solution for networks in Singapore, the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore says in a Straits Times
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        66 6 SCHOLARS ONLY two people won Singapore's premier scholarship this year because they were the only ones to meet the standards, the Public Service Commission (PSC) said yesterday. It was explaining why only two people, both male, were named President's Scholars for the first time in 35 years.
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        Lock icon Leash, or fine
        63 6 PET DOGS KEEP your pet dog on a leash when you're out in public places. Otherwise, you can be fined up to $200 under the Animals and Birds (Dog Licensing and Control) Rules. In fact, 73 dog owners were fined between January and June this year. You
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        Lock icon 6 groups only
        58 6 BANK MERGER IN a surprising merger plan targetted for September, the Malaysian central bank yesterday revealed its blueprint for just six large financial groups. Malaysia now has 21 commercial banks, 25 finance companies and 12 merchant banks. The six new groups will each own only one commercial
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        Lock icon HK ban lifted
        63 7 CHINA-US TIES YOUR military planes can fly to Hongkong again, China told the United States yesterday. The lifting of the ban shows that China-US ties are on the mend after Nato bombs hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in May. Since the bombing attack, Beijing has refused
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        Lock icon $ 134m deal
        63 7 134m deal BANKING BIDDING to become a regional player, United Overseas Bank (UOB) yesterday announced that it will buy a controlling stake in a Philippine bank for more than three billion pesos ($134 million). UOB did not disclose the size of the stake it is taking in Westmont Bank, which
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        Lock icon Clinton fined
        61 7 CONTEMPT US President Bill Clinton was yesterday ordered to pay a US$90,000 ($153,000) fine for contempt of court in connection with the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. A court ordered him to pay extra lawyers' fees caused by his "false, misleading and evasive answers that were designed to obstruct
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        Lock icon Merit? Not yet
        62 7 MALAYSIA MALAYS and bumiputras could become manual labourers if meritocracy was adopted in Malaysia now. So warned Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday. If the system was implemented now, "I am sure that the Malays and the bumiputras will become manual workers and will not be
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      50 6 International Herald Tribune: Labour's rising cost unnerves markets data raise fear of rate increase The New Straits Times: Financial institutions must merge by September Asian Wall Street Journal: Megawati raises voice in claim to presidency BBC news: 12 people confirmed dead in a shooting incident in Atlanta
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      Lock icon Glass ceiling for govt women?
      191 7 in F®@us ONLY five women made it to The Straits Times' list last year of Singapore's top 100 office-holders in the public sector. They were Senior Minister of State for Education Aline Wong, Ambassador to the US Chan Heng Chee, Justices Lai Siu Chiu and
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      57 7 The Straits Times: Clashes on Batam leave nine dead The Business Times: KL surprises with plan for only six bank groups Lianhe Zaobao: Yesterday's air quality is the worst so far this year Berita Harian: Mansoor "the genius" selected for excellence award PCS morning news: The Indonesian
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      108 7 WHY SM STEPPED DOWN I made a conscious choice to preserve what we mid achieved, to step down while I was still active and could do something to help the new Prime Minister switch seats with me... I would have been very sad if I'd stayed on and
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      188 6 &MDIS x2s/mendaki "CA* I YOUR PASSPORT TO A BUSINESS DEGREE A Certificate in Entrepreneurship awarded by Edith Cowan University will lead to a Degree in Business. A 9-month programme specially designed for enterprising individuals with little professional and technical know-how, teaches the basics of setting up a business, developing business
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    Lock icon His good friend died — all because of him
    346 8  - His good friend died all because of him SINGAPORETODAY By Tanya Fong IT was one sad incident after another. Shankar s/o Keresenan, 23, had just lost his 92-year-old grandfather who died of old age. His girlfriend of 2Vi years had left him. All he wanted was a shoulder to cry
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  • attitude
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      Lock icon Do you want to copy the 'idols'?
      187 9 Who's the most popular kid in class? Surely, it can't be the loner. Class popularity depends on joining the crowd, writes Yap Wy-En in his first book of poetry, When Heaven Meets Earth. TOH LI LIN reports THIS is one of the poems
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      Lock icon Stand out and stand alone
      282 9 YAP WY-EN'S VIEW FACE it. Teenage life is all about adhering to the norm and conforming. As much as a radical you want to be, one can only at best be oneself. One is forced to conform in numerous other ways so as to be
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      Lock icon Book gets professor's approval
      380 10 HAVE YOUR SAY ARE you a budding poet? Do you have a poem to share? It can be on any topic that concerns teenagers. If so, we'd like to hear from you. WRITE: E-MAIL: The Attitude Page, npops@sph.com.sg (Mark. The New Paper "For Attitude 390 Kim
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    371 12 SINGAPORETODAY THE smell is back. Together with the haze (see photo above). That's despite the heavy rain yesterday. One would normally expect sunshine after rain. But that was not the case. The rain just brought in the haze and the smell. Yup, that infamous smell of two years
    Words & pictures/ Florence Tan  -  371 words
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      Lock icon How they handle women inmates
      400 15  -  PRISON OFFICERS PROMOTED By Lingam Ponnampalam THEY are as colourful as the crimes they have committed. Some are pregnant, some already have criminal records, and some have personal problems. So, when such women are put together in the confines of a prison, can you can
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      Lock icon Use your brain like sushi knife
      325 16  -  Austrian 'kuih lapis' adviser's tip: .J* Tan Shou Min m EETakuih lapis consultant nil No, Mr Roger ltonopasek (right, IWI "walking" on water) doesn't showjou how to make kuih lapittM* Instead, the man who was broke at 29 and became a multi-millionaire at 35
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      112 17 L SIX years ago, he was He had just arrived in Australia from k Europe and was forced to sleep in a public toilet for a week. |i He worked as a labourer at a banana plantation in Australia to pay for an I
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      Lock icon Watch celebrities play — and win!
      132 17  - Watch celebrities play and win! BY Teh Jen Lee DO YOU play basketball? Don't worry if you don't: There will still be something for you at the Adidas Streetball Challenge this Sunday at Ngee Ann Civic Plaza. If you get there by 11am .and are one of the first 200
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      Lock icon FACE TO FACE WITH DEATH
      729 18  -  BY Melvin Singh LAST night, as photographer Mohd Ishak and I were gulping our drinks, we noticed that our hands were still shaking. It had been two hours since we were surrounded by men who had threatened to chop us up and even burn us.
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      Lock icon QUARREL FOR PASSENGERS THE SPARK FOR ETHNIC VIOLENCE
      422 18 survival. AT least nine people dead, said Antara news agency. Batam police chief Lt-Col D A Wibawa confirmed 11 victims. Our team in Batam learnt that the total toll could be even higher. But Jakarta Post reported the simple fact that no
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      458 19 WHt- RADIOFEST /> i4Hf- ,S BACKI And we>ve 9 0t a whole lot of events in store for you including a flflQ (1 8Y? I 1 charity carnival a massive birthday bash. This year's RadloFest aims to encourage a closer interaction between RCS and you. the loyal listener, while the
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      Lock icon The blanket truth
      113 20 mui'mui* A fcttol paMc raMtom MMpr, MM to bt mm—d,—girti wtwi t«lw hHI Wrtwn mi tow frw tfctir now: There was an airline captain who kept taking the blanket in his room. One day, when he was checking out, I was asked by my boss to check
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      84 20 OUR Legal Library offers help on various topics. Call 1900-914-0014 and enter the topic codes below: What should you consider when making a will (*****5) How can I make a valid will? (*****4) What happens when a person dies without leaving a will? (*****3) What are the
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      87 20 PSST, want a ticket to the National Day Parade? A casual search of the Internet showed six people trying to sell tickets to the event which they got for free for $80 to $100. One of them felt there was nothing wrong with this because he
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      Lock icon 'He's alive, he's not dead!'
      126 21 THE speaker of the Israeli parliament fell victim to a hoax and announced the death of a prominent politician yesterday. Former justice and education minister Amnon Rubinstein had been admitted to Jerusalem's Hadassah hospital following a mild stroke. A man called the Knesset saying he
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      275 21 INDONESIAN A-G CASE A MYSTERIOUS bank account with Rpl.B billion ($380,000) in the name of Indonesia's former Attorney General, Lt Gen Audi Ghalib, has been explained. The commander of the Central Military Police, Major Gen Djasri Marin, said yesterday not enough evidence has been
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      Lock icon He's not Marcos
      106 21 Bs totally He hasn't i f that's important. He feels that he's a patriot, he'8 done something/or Indonesia and he's not afraid to stand up and face the Indonesian people. I hope he gets better because I think he deserved better. (Mr Suharto is in hospital after
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      Lock icon Hero who did not return
      422 22  -  In any war, there will be heroes. We look at one such hero of the recent Kashmir conflict. SOUTIK BISWAS reports from Calcultta BY Soutik Biswas HE is remembered as the "Tiger of Drass" by soldiers and civilians in the war-torn northern Indian state of
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    346 24  -  WORLDTODAY BY Michelle Ang CHINA certainly got attention at the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) in Singapore this week. But make no mistake China was not trying to bully anyone. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhang Qiyue said: "If one country is considered a bully simply because
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      260 26 Baby Exercise Thin Spice VICTORIA Beckham also known as Posh Spice has slammed British tabloids for reporting that she has an eating disorder. She is angry because, she said: "A lot of children look up to us (the Spice Girls)," and she hopes their young fans don't look at the
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      364 26 IWEEP^EGAWATHAY^^ MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri, leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and frontrunner in the national ballot, made her first mcyor policy speech last night and shed tears. It was a long speech 80 minutes long, in which she called the Habibie government a lame duck, said
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      229 27 Reuters. THE King of Jordan walked amongst the common people on Wednesday morning, to find out about their troubles. And like in an old fairy tale, King Abdullah (left), 37, was in disguise. Dressed in a traditional white dishdasha, or robe, a red koufiah headdress, and
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      Lock icon What? No more Encyclopaedia Britannica?
      59 28 mutfmui* Relax, it's just the book version of Encyclopaedia Britannica that Is being stopped. Why? Because the CO-ROM version sells far better. The company now sells 150,000 CD-Roms every year in Europofione. Said lames Strachan, the UK managii^^rector A full set of volumes costs £900
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      477 29 US unlikely to send Falungong leader to China THE SECT Falungong, which appeals largely to middle-aged Chinese citizens with its promise of better health, stunned Chinese authorities in April with a protest of some 10,000 followers outside the main leadership complex in Beijing. It was aimed at demanding
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      Lock icon Markets dive over high labour costs
      229 29 Reuters, AFP. A REPORT that US labour costs surged in three months to June by the fastest rate in eight years sent stock markets diving. Bond prices also dropped sharply yesterday and the greenback fell in Europe. Fears are growing that the US Federal
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      411 30  -  But alleged attacker simply sent home BY Toh Li Lin THE cruise company tried to cover up a rape instead of seeking justice for the victim. This was what happened to her, a former employee of Carnival Cruise Lines has alleged. Carnival is one of
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    26 33 Showtime MECHANICAL MONSTERS? One of the many gadgets in Wild Wild West. THOSE LOOKS: Will Smith and Salma Hayek In Wild Wild West.
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      143 34 It huriAn nAture '(ft i "Counting Down" to Singapore Album A J^t "Cruel" and hit singles r sm > I "Last To Know", "Everytime You Cry" J and "Be There With Vou"^^^r i huriAn nAtufte ~~T I f COUNTING DOWNf I 4 August (Wednesday) HUISyjUMMUjM 7:oopm Perfect Ten 98.7 FM
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      126 35 THEIRS was a fairy-tale marriage that didn't end happily ever after. On Valentine's Day in 1989, Malaysia's Queen of Jazz, Sheila Mcgid, married her record producer, Roslan Abdul Aziz. She filed for divorce late last year. She is also filing a summons charge against him for assault.
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      248 36 111 -V Music Pop Culture Books Ojfl&RjjLSa I e up to 50 ft now till 9 August 99 at Tower Records SV (Pacific Plaza Suntec City Mall only.) ltjU^y^<3!!SiD 9 Scotts Road, #04/05-01. Pacific Plaza 735 3600 (f) 735 3487 X v. 1 pacific pioio »unt«c city Boat Quay 3
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      782 37 TOMB HIHI9 HHH 't,2\ WILD WILD WEST EXISTENZ 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU WHEN I LOON UPON THE STARS Who's acting: Will Smith Kevin Kline Who's acting: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Who's acting: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger Who's acting: Sam Lee, Shu Qi and Leo KennelSXanagh and Salma Hayek'
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      316 38 By Megawati Othman lllilllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllil^^ Here's what some of you thought of the films that are now showing Andrew Heng, 21, NSF U I WHY: "There was nothing WSjCW much else to do." M B H lil HOW WO YOU FIND IT: "It V: 1 V as scary as the first
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      554 39  -  By Yong Siew Fern THERE are toys that aren't for boys. Just ask James West. The "Wild Wild" in Wild Wild West isn't really about the women. It's for those wasp-inspired, wind-powered, whizzing, wheeling machines that take up more screen time than the women of the West. After
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      346 39 < '"'j•> The Good Guys Have... One scientist also known as the Master of Mechanical Stuff, aka US Marshal Artemus Gordon. Tha Bad Gays Hava... Many scientists although, admittedly, they're kidnapped and forced by Loveless to invent Machinery of Mass Destruction. y -4 TIm
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      168 43 CHINATOWN TION6 BAHRU I FOOTBALL CLUB is right in the Facilities KTV Rooms v^^/>. Billiard Room Video Games |T Coffee Lounge BMp M I jfln Karaoke j| 5 KTV Rooms in each room f* K. Wireless mic L with BMB system Mon Fri 2pm ZB^ Weekend Pub 2pm spm All
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      127 43 Try Our Traditional Famous Lee Tong Kee Ipoh Hor Fun 11 mmxmT.&ftxm. ET V/ delivery around the vicinity Wl f for order above $10/- Steamed Fresh Prawns Tender Chicken with Oyster Sauce Stewed Beef Deep Fried Prawn Wanton •Dumpling Soup Group booking available for 60 persons Business hrs: 10am 9pm
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      162 43 Singapore's only Chinese Comics Theme Cafe >#** <*«*.«>* at THE COMIC CAFE for only CTSO 1 1/2 of normal price in Singapore] M exclusive to our members customers only |lI9R|S|9S| of THE COMIC CAFE for just SlO a year and enjoy (5) 10X discount for every visit, including your friends.
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      189 44 CHIATOWN 4 AUTHENTIC CHINESE COUNTRY CUISINE No 18 #01 -03 Mosque Street jT Singapore *****9 Reservations: *****55 Fax 227 3357 Nominated for Tourism Awards 1999 Best Dining Experience Category ra*#e#»j*« $e.eo »(ff J' Daily Special 4 Course Set Lunch v E«se»»j«e $».9o Daily Speciol 5 Course Set Dinner Ul ~,lV
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      384 45 Lounge lively groups of customers singing up a No fancy technology or distractions in storm in their own little rooms. this karaoke pub it's just sing to your jr *m heart's content. Cashew, located in a row Cashew is open from 3pm to 2am on jjf&Q ft "f j£ Qiy]
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      358 55 Sates Positions It Sstee Positions SaissPwMons bods-bodynits has immediate vacancies for Male Female Good spoken English. Knowledge of Mandarin or Malay is an advantage. Some sales experience is an asset. Applicants have to be prepared to work on shifts, weekends public holidays. All male applicants must have completed National Service.
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      220 56 S4MPMMom 2 SALES EXEC. for Funan. Experience In retail Mies for computer products preferred though not necessary Able to work retail hours Hardworking with positive attitude Interested please call 775-5730 far an Interview. 82M2 Hotal/Loungs Restaurant Positions For our new flagship Lifestyle Cafe at Raffles Place or our busy outlet
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      257 57 aaMlHotei/loun* SS iMaHotel/lou*. Reetaurant Positions Restsurwt Position* LawjS Muk tpg The most dynamic new restaurant concept In Singapore has the following openings: Benefits: tips uniform allowance medical attendance allowance Only candidates with friendly faces, diligence and willingness to grow with the company can apply. Walk-in interviews on 30th 31st July
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      352 57 a'ESRsE Restaurant Fmltwwa Restaurant Positions Vacancies for: Waiters/ Waitress Bartenders/ Barmaids (Experience preferred) Cashiers (Experience preferred) Part-time DJ (Experience preferred) Walk-in-interview: Tuesday to Thursday Time: 3 6 pm And look for Perry pop 7ub"k araoTe 1. WAITRESSES/WAITER Those with KJ/ cashier experience preferred Starting pay $1000 Only S'poreans 2. PRO
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      235 57 alMSHotil/Louflt»| Restaurant Positions We have vacancies tor the following positions: WAITER/ WAITRESS BARTENDER CASHIER interested candidates please walk in between 3-6pm. at Wok I Roil Restaurant c/o Fort Canning Country CM 11 Canning Walk or can 3M 1212 eit 103 SS BM6 Beautician/ Hair Care Positions AROMATIC HOUSC PTC LTD
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      359 58 «i— SES NaMom Positions JMpr GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES f: NTC 2/3 in Electrical Candidates without NTC but wtth 2to 3 years of related experience will also be considered. Interested applicants, please call for an interview: 45 Pandan Road, Singapore *****6 Tel: 338 8778 ext. 12/26 Wall »st*bllsh*d mould making company
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      151 58 Bun Part-Time/ S3 *"Pwt-Tlmo/ Temporary PoeWone Temporary Poettlorw CORPORATE LAUNCH FOR MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANY minimum criteria Good customer skills To work from 10th Aug. till 30th Sept. $60 $100 p/day Positive fun loving personality 45 Islandwidt Outlets Strictly No Door To Door Salts Interested please call Williams' Promo Singapore 736-1033 Christie
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      146 58 Otter Positions Seeking Partners in High Profit Business Ventures. Contact LAURA at (HP) 9832 4489 for details Esso Holland requires: PUMP ATTENDANTS Salary $800 above 7-3pm. 3-11pm Walk-in at: 174 HOLLAND ROAD (Opp. Holland Village) Foreign shipping Co. requires ASST. SOAMMNO OfFICM Computer literate Must possess class 3 driving licence
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      390 59 NST. FIRE STARTER looks ready for the Class 3 Div 2 1,400 m event on Sunday. Taken out by jockey Rangasamy Raman in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, the three-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding by Kreisler sprinted well in a 600 m gallop to clock 39sec. He finished with
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      171 59  -  By Danny Khoo NO EARLIER than November. That is how much longer Malaysian-based trainers and owners would have to wait before knowing the status of the cross-border ban imposed by the Primary Production Department (PPD) last March. This is because the PPD requires horses to
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      98 59 ALL 5,000 admission tickets to the new racecourse at Kranji for this weekend have been sold out. As this is a trial weekend, only those who have purchased tickets will be admitted. There will be no sale of tickets at the entrances. Bukit Timah racecourse will still be
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      11863 60 n CRYSTAL MAGICAL 57 (48) ♦Tai cl.5 (5) (7mg PK Leong-Crystal Magical) By Never Qu\t-Villartd; chestnut; 58r 7-54 (*****s1:15.857, Sl200y 1:14.5 53, S1200g 1:25.9 57. Pl200g 1:13.8555, P1200y 1:15.258, S1200g 1:12.952.5. P1200y 1:16.157) .former Luckily 20.03 99 C4-6 Foong 54.5 <53) (4) 2 2 2/13
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      153 66 n SUPER KEYMAN 56.5(73) •Soo (7) (4nzgBaertschlger-Top Super) By Top Innings-By Surprise; chestnut; landed 17.3.98; 6r2~0~3 (Kl200g 1:12.257, S1200y 1:*****) 28.02.99 C3-3 Soo 55 (65) (13)2 1 1/14 ($203) lucky Mike Sl200y 1.12.4 (459) 07.03.99 C3-P Soo 56 (73) (15)11 9 3/15 ($68) 5 We Sing
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      308 60 NST. TRAINER Osman Sidek, who is one of the biggest supporters of Malayßian-bred horses on the local circuit, will be introducing a promising youngster in Our Machal for the current Kuala Lumpur meeting. The two-year-old chestnut Malaysian-bred filly by Mukaddamah out of Straightest was bought for RM50,000
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      488 67 Reuters. HORSING around in the valley of sin...Have a good ride...World of intrigue, sex and romance. No, this is not a Jackie Collins Hollywood blockbuster. These were the lurid headlines that greeted the sport of kings in England yesterday when horse racing hit the
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      87 67 Tickets To New Racecourse Sold Out For 31 July And 1 August All 5,000 admission tickets to the new racecourse at Kranji for 31 July and 1 August 1999 have been sold out. The Club would like to remind the public that only those who had purchased tickets will be
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      322 69  -  6TO NATIONAL SCHOOLS' TENPIN BOWLING C'SHIPS 1999 RESULTS: Overall Champion: C division boys: 1 Maris Stella High School 2 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)) S Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) JLI.U- tuimimt v uivtsvon gins* 1 Raffles Girls' Secondary School 2 Methodist Girls' School 3Tanjong Katong Girls' School By Lim Han
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      101 69 TEAM coach Michael Wong, who works for Superbowl Hougang, only took up the coaching job at Maris Stella High School in February this year. Since then, the outspoken coach has managed to build up the school team's fundamentals pendulum swings, footwork and the ball release techniques. The 45-year-old acknowledged
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      581 70 JEFFREY LOW sets the tone for the new English Premiership season with the tantalising question: Can Manchester United really win the Millennium Treble? THE great English debate begins now: How many titles would Manchester United win in the last season of the 20th century? Remember, it's
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      151 70 Wire services. LIVERPOOL 4 VALEMENGAI Liverpool came back from a shock one-goal deficit to thrash the Norwegian club in Oslo last night. Germans Karlheinz Riedle and Dietmar Hamann made it 2-1 at the interval. Further goals came from new signing Erik Meijer and Hamann, playing despite breaking his
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      413 71 ARSENE WENGER IQ NICOLAS ANELKA: CONFEDERATIONS CUP Latest result Egypt 1 Saudi Arabia 5 CALL INFOUNE Call 1900-*****13 after noon today for the result of the Bolivia v Mexico clash. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. YOU'VE ruled yourself out at Highbury. That's the blunt message
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      230 71 Wire services. MANCHESTER UNITED: PROMISING defender Wes Brown could be out for several months after damaging a cruciate knee ligament in a training accident last night "We're very upset for him. He has got a bad knee injury and could be out for a very long time," said
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      176 72 GOAL 2010 aside, Jan Poulsen will also oversee the Lions' training and work closely with the local coaches. This was revealed by FAS chief operating officer John Koh yesterday. Asked why the Dane was chosen over the other candidates, Koh said: "He speaks English, is methodical,
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      292 72  -  GOAL 2010 By Peter Siow SINGAPORE has found its Superman. His name: Jan Poulsen, the man who helped Denmark win the 1992 European soccer Championship. Starting October, Poulsen, who is currently technical director of Denmark and its pre-Olympic coach, will become Goal 2010 project
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      156 72 A HORSE named Heleos almost scuppered Singapore's plan to engage Jan Poulsen as its project director. The reason: his teenage daughter, i Anne-Marie, could not bear parting with her pet horse. She has kept the horse for two years. Said Poulsen's wife, Anette, yesterday: "But we convinced
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      360 73  -  SEA GAMES '99: ATHLETICS STARTS ON AUG 8 By Gerard Wong THE big man is back in town. Only problem is, he's keeping his mouth shut. Yes, defending SEA Games discus and hammer champion James Wong has finally returned home from Halle, Germany.
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      431 73  -  SEA GAMES '99: SOCCER STARTS AT 4PM TODAY By S Gulam REPORTING FROM BRUNEI He has a unique way of celebrating his goals. He doesn't run in a frenzy, imitate a flying jet or cover his face with his jersey. He doesn't
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      266 74  -  FOR THE WOMEN WHEN THE GAMES ARE ON: It's a weekend ofsoccerfor your man so youll probably be left alone. No worries. YONG SIEW FERN provides some alternative entertaining chores for women trapped in enemy camp REPORTS
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      170 74 WHO do I shoot? My colleague, photographer Jonathan Choo, asked me. Jersey numbers 3 (Rajnikanth), 4 (Rusdi Suparman), 11 (Yap Wai Loon), 15 (Azizul Kamaluddin) and the two goalkeepers, I told him. After just 10 minutes, Jonathan came
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      231 74 THE Malaysians had a big scare yesterday when chief striker Rusdi Suparman suffered a nose injury. The one-hour workout at JKR Sports Complex was almost over when Rusdi, who has just recovered from a hamstring injury, ran into the elbow of one of his team-mates. He went
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      69 75 HALF-TIME EXERCISES: Five-metre dash to the toilet. Speed dial to friends to recount first-half highlights or place bets (for him). Speed dial to friends to plan your shopping or marketing trip the next day (for her).
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      351 75 HOW will the Lions' First XI look tomorrow? Ten of the 11 places are almost settled. But there is a three-way fight for the final place. Rezal Hassan will definitely start in goal for the cruncher against Malaysia. He's the country's undisputed No 1.
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      776 75 S GULAM TALKS TO NEW THAILAND MANAGER VIRACH CHANPANICH SO, how's Singapore, asked Thailand's new team manager Virach Chanpanich. When I told him the Lions were shaping up well, he asked again: "So what's your team's target?" "Gold," I replied. "What? What
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      349 76  -  SEA GAMES '99: ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR DAYS TO GO LOW POH LIAN By Gerard Wong MOVE over Shalin Zulkifli there's a new Malaysian bowling queen in town. Her name: Low Poh Lian. After living in Shalin's shadow for the past two years, the 22-year-old Selangor bowler
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      64 73 TODAY: (selected programmes) 4.30pm: Beach Volleyball: Canadian Open (STAR Sports Channel 24) 6pm: Wrestling: WWF Live Wire (STAR Sports Channel 24) 7pm: FIFA TV (Football Channel 22) tm m i i mi,| montgnt: Golf: Greater Hartford Open (STAR Sports Channel 24) 6.50 am (tomorrow): Confederations Cup: USA v Germany (Live,
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