The Straits Times, 8 December 1997

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    14 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 MONDAY DECEMBER 8 1997 60 CENTS MITA (P) 027/12/96
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    Govt to review economic growth forecast for 1998
    680 1  - Go vt to review economic growth forecast for 1998 Walter Fernandez Regional crisis to have some impact on Spore By 'Singapore is very dependent on world trade, so whatever happens m the world economy will have an impact on us' Trade and Industry Minister Lee Yock Suan. THE Government will
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    Lock icon Circumcision ceremony may be used to boost tourism
    195 1 KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian minister has proposed that mass circumcision ceremonies be staged as cultural events to boost tourism, reports said yesterday. The Sunday Star newspaper quoted Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Sabbaruddin Chik as saying that by charging tourists "a
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    Lock icon Looking good and compatible
    607 1  -  Karamjit Kaur By THEY met only about a fortnight ago because their looks were compatible, m the eyes of the Social Development Service (SDS). But secretary Melissa Yeong, 24, and sales engineer Simon Low, 27, show no sign of awkwardness or shyness. They joke, smile and
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    Thailand braces itself for moment of truth
    581 1 Thailand braces itself for moment of truth D-Day for Thais This is really it for the government and for the country as a whole. A Western banker on Thailand's toughest economic decision since the devaluation of the bah t BANGKOK Crisis-torn Thailand was steeling itself for its moment of truth
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      10 1 .Ill 1 s'sszisraooo? The Straits Times nmg;w»«3 http://www osial .com.sg/straitsfime<
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  • NEWS FOCUS
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      Lock icon Clinton revises directive on use of nuke weapons
      610 2 Document stresses on danger from rogue states WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton issued a new directive on the use of nuclear weapons, scrapping the Cold War s central emphasis on the threat from the former Soviet Union while laying new stress on the
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      Lock icon One of 2 'bird flu' victims dies
      486 2 These are the only four cases m the world and nobody knows the characteristics of the virus. This is a 50-per-cent death rate, which is extremely high Major diseases usually kill less than 10 per cent of the people/ Mr Daniel Lavanchy of
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      Lock icon Search for plane crash survivors
      507 2 IRKUTSK (Russia) Rescuers m the Siberian city of Irkutsk yesterday sifted through the charred wreckage of an apartment block demolished by a huge military transport plane m a crash that left more than 60 people dead. The search for survivors could not start until after
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      Lock icon Currency crisis: BIS warns of broader repercussions
      646 3 ZURICH The Bank for In ternational Settlements (BIS) said yesterday that the large number of banks, especially Japanese, exposed to Southeast Asia suggested broader potential repercussions from the currency turmoil. It added that it was increasingly difficult for official aid to rescue creditors
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      Fourth drowning-related death in six days
      472 3  -  Jasbir Singh By A COMATOSE boy died m hospital on Saturday morning, three weeks after he was pulled out unconscious from a swimming pool at NTUC Pasir Ris Resort. Nine-year-old Muthu Kumara Guru Paran Maran is the fourth schoolboy m the last six days
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      Lock icon Jams at Causeway again
      207 3 THE traffic jams along the Causeway heading for Malaysia are back. Yesterday, cars were seen bumper to bumper along the entire stretch of the Causeway from as early as 7 am till about 5 pm. Almost all were Singapore-registered cars, with families heading to Malaysia to
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      251 3 The recommended average intake of fiber j^&tßti^^ w^i A per day is 25 -30Bm. To put it m graphic -'jfl terms, that's about 7 apples a day. J B[ vl V With the pace of life becoming more JkBBHB' l^F hectic, it's increasingly difficult to VI H J maintain a
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Young smokers face stiff fines and even jail in US
      577 4 NEW YORK As the US Congress prepared to consider landmark legislation intended to reduce underage tobacco use, a growing number of states, cities and schools m the country took measures to crack down on what they saw was a major
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      Lock icon 'Pregnant' housewife charged with abducting newborn
      376 4 LONDON A housewife who had pretended for months to be pregnant has been charged with the abduction of a baby just three hours after her birth. Denise Giddings, 33, was remanded m custody to appear before a Basildon magistrate's court, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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      Balding? Try Cleopatra's special formula
      323 4 Balding? Try Cleopatra's special formula LONDON She killed herself with an asp clasped to her bosom. But Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, went to her death with a secret m her head a cure for baldness. She recommended it to Julius Caesar, her lover who was 30 years her senior
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      Lock icon Howard govt's popularity plunges
      428 6 Polls also show Aussies fear split over race CANBERRA Prime Minister John Howard, threatening an early election, suffered a setback yesterday with polls showing his government's popularity plunging and Australians fearing a nationalsplit over race. Mr Howard has threatened to call an early election to resolve
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      Lock icon Unabomber suspect's cabin to be court exhibit
      86 6 picture. WORKERS preparing to unload the cabin of Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski on its arrival m Rancho Cordova, California, on Friday. Defence lawyers want to show it to jurors during the coming trial of the mathematics professor who cave up a successful career
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      Lock icon Israel orders key workers back tojobs
      264 6 Israel orders key workers back to jobs $51-m-a-day strike The strike, one of Israel's biggest, affects one worker in three. Into its fifth day yesterday, it hat closed airports, seaports, banks, government offices and state industries. JERUSALEM The Israeli government used state-of-emergency laws yesterday to order thousands of public-sector employees
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      Lock icon Sea levels will rise for hundreds of years'
      657 8 Urgent need to cut greenhouse-gas emissions to mitigate what lies ahead, say UN scientists KYOTO If the world bans all use of coal, gas and oil immediately to scrap emissions of carbon dioxide, sea levels will still rise for hundreds of years,
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        Lock icon Everyone loves sinks but not all love the bubble
        378 8 Every one loves sinks but not all love the bubble Enough acronyms at climate talks to trip up the uninitiated KYOTO The English language has become the first casualty of the battle to save the planet from global wanning at a UN conference m Japan. "We'll be discussing sinks m
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    • PEOPLE
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        Lock icon Meet Miami's Queen of Chorizo
        139 10 MIAMI Ms Caroline Laßauve (above) stepped into the tough, hard-drinking, macho world of the men who make spicy Spanish chorizo sausage with the braveheart spirit of her native Scotland. Five years after taking over a renowned but struggling chorizo factory m a Hispanic neighbourhood of
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        Britain looks to Imran Khan to free hostages in Chechnya
        164 10 LONDON Former Pakistairicricket star Imran Khan is working on behalf of Britain to try to secure the release of two British hostages detained m Chechnya, The Sunday Times reportea After being contacted by the British Embassy m Islamabad, he went
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        Lock icon Great Scot! Did Robin Hood hail from Scotland?
        319 10 LONDON The sheriff of Nottingham poured scorn on Saturday on a university report that Robin Hood (above, played by Kevin Costner m Robin Hood. Prince Of Thieves), the quintessential English hero who took from the rich and gave to the poor, was
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      Lock icon A-WADOLING WE WILL GO
      59 13 picture. Ducks are let loose to join m a parade through downtown Quito, Ecuador, on Friday. The brood of ducks was released m a symooiic gesture 10 araw attention to the preservation of the Galapacos Islands, regarded as an unsDoiled wildlife sanctuary. Quito celebrates its end-of-year
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      Lock icon US megastores stop sales of controversial rock album
      201 13 LOS ANGELES Wal-Mart Stores, the largest retailer m the United States, and Kmart have yanked a controversial album by British rock act Prodigy from their stores because of objectionable lyrics contained m the song Smack My ***** Up. On Friday, Wal-Mart removed
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      Deadly plutonium missing from British stockpile
      478 13 Deadly plutonium missing from British stockpile Concern about the spread of plutonium, one of the most dangerous substances on Earth, has increased m recent years. Inhaling or swallowing even a small quantity causes cancer. LONDON Substantial quantities of plutonium from Britain's nuclear stockpile are "unaccounted for", according to government figures.
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      Lock icon Highway of death
      489 15 More than 8,500 Lankan troops and Tiger guerillas killed or hurt m battle for strategic road to Jaffiia COLOMBO When Sri Lanka launched a big battle for a strategic highway, the government banked on it to tame Tamil Tigers and push political reforms. Seven months later, it
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      Lock icon Mock-up of house in Peru hostage rescue to go on show
      229 15 Mock-up of house in Peru hostage rescue to go on show LIMA Peru will put on display the replica of the Japanese ambassador's residence m Lima which soldiers used to train for their assault on the Tupac Amaru hostage-tak-ers earlier this year, officials said. Government officials said on Saturday that
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      Lock icon Why UFOs always look like saucers
      284 16 Why UFOs always look like saucers ACAPULCO (Mexico) The flying saucer has long been the aerodynamic design of choice for aliens visiting Earth, as every UFO buff knows. But why the flying saucer and not, say, a flying coffee spoon? Flying casserole dish? Flying rubber chicken? The answer, according to
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      Lock icon G-8 ministers aim to put cyberspace rogues behind bars
      395 16 WASHINGTON Prosecutors and police around the globe are stumbling over geographical barriers m their quest to nab Internet criminals who cross international boundaries with ease. Seeking to develop an international strategy to put cyberspace rogues behind bars, justice and ulterior ministers
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        Lock icon HAMS' ANNIVERSARY
        64 16 British radio hams on Saturday marked the 100 th anniversary of the world's first permanent wireless station on the Isle of Wight by rebroadcasting the pioneering message sent from it by Italian Guglielmo Marconi to nearby ships. The West Wight Society, an amateur radio group, greeted a Concorde
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        Lock icon SPY SUSPECT ON BAIL
        58 16 Russia's counter-intelligence agency released a US telephone technician on bail on Saturday, a day after he was charged with espionage m a rare case that has sparked sharp protests from Washington. A Federal Security Service spokesman said the agency had (reed Richard Bliss, an employee of
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        Lock icon AIDS BABIES
        55 16 Africa has the high I esi numDer or names born with the Aids virus and accounts for 90 per cent of all new cases among children every year, said a group monitoring the worldwide spread of the disease. The Monitoring the Aids Pandemic Network caljed for more voluntary
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        Lock icon FREE ENTRY
        36 16 London's British Museum announced on Saturday that it would drop the idea of imposing an entry fee of £5 (5113.50), despite mounting debts. Its spokesman forecasts a debt of £25 million by 2000. AFP
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        Lock icon NO TAKERS
        53 16 There were no bidders at a special auction on Friday for a bronze statue of Lenin, which has been stored m a warehouse since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The authorities m the town of Tartu had set a base price of 199,000 kroon (5522,700) for the
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        Lock icon FORGERS FOILED
        44 16 The secret services or tne united states, Germany, Turkey and Bulgaria have smashed an international ring of counterfeiters, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry said on Saturday. The forgers printed US dollars m Istanbul and distributed them m Bulgaria. Germany and the US. AFP
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      Lock icon French bosses plan national drive against cut in work week
      368 19 PARIS French employers, ftirious at a plan by the Socialist-led government to cut the working week, will launch a week of rallies nationwide starting today to try to kill the project A spokesman for the CNPF employers' organisation said that
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      Lock icon Rock on, but spare the Irish opera
      202 19 DUBLIN The film star-backed Planet Hollywood restaurant chain has found itself facing Ireland's small opera society m the High Court m a row over a glitzy opening ceremony m Dublin. Opera Ireland is worried that its performance of the Merry Widow m the
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      Lock icon 'Mother Teresa' headed for the manger
      45 21 'Mother Teresa' headed for the manger picture. ITALIAN sculptor Giuseppe Ferrigno working on a figurine's head after carving a likeness of the fate Mother Teresa m his shop m Naples. His annual Christmas collection uses_newsmakers and Italian politicians as characters m a manger scene. Reuters
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      Lock icon Bushfires kill third Aussie firefighter
      274 21 SYDNEY A volunteer firefighter became the third person to die battling the Australian bushfire menace, which eased m cooler temperatures and overcast skies yesterday. The 20-year-old fireman from the Sydney suburb of Kirrawee was found face down m water at Menai where a dozen homes
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      Mexican reporters risk lives to fight drug cartel
      568 21 Exposes by crusading journalists pit them against organised crime TIJUANA (Mexico) Mr Jesus Blancornelas, one of Mexico's most respected journalists, lay m a hushed intensive-care unit, taking forced breath from a respirator, struggling to recover from the bullet wounds of a botched
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      Lock icon The 'fast-food kidnap'
      210 21 That's what crime-ridden Mexico City calls muggings MEXICO CITY To get an idea of the task leftist veteran Cuauhtemoc Cardenas iust inherited as new mayor of this crime-ridden and polluted metropolis, just ask Mr Porflrioßarbosa. Mr Barbosa, Mr Cardenas' new-ly-appointed chief of staff, was mugged less than
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      241 26 HONGKONG— A year after being selected as Hongkong Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa's 70-hour work week has left his hair turning white and his family concerned for his health. As well as the long hours and business travel amounting to almost twice
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      20 26 From grey OCTOBER 1996: Before being picked as Chief Executive of Hongkong, Mr Tung's hair had darker shades of grey.
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      22 26 to white SEPTEMBER 1997- A few months into the hot seat, and much of his hair has turned visibly white. File pictures.
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      410 26 Political issues likely to take aback seat HONGKONG The state of Hongkong's economic health will be at the top of Mr Tung Chee Hwa's agenda when he visits Beijing this week to brief Chinese leaders on the territory's performance since its
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      438 26 SEOUL Charges of McCarthy ism and North Korean meddling m South Korea's Dec 18 presidential election erupted nere yesterday over a "letter from the North" allegedly wishing opposition candidate Kirn Dae Jung good luck m the polls. "McCarthyist Engineering?" read the
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      432 27 Nation 'should solve its own problems instead of going to foreigners for money 5 SEOUL While South Korean newspaper editorials railed against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for imposing tough conditions m exchange tor loans, ordinary citizens voiced confusion, anger and
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      448 27 HONGKONG Asians are finding life much more stressful this year as regional economic crises pinch pay packets and make many work harder, a survey by a Hong-kong-based consulting firm says. "This year, Asia is widely considered to be a much more stressful place
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      195 27 Ten hurt by police' in Sichuan clash BEIJING At least 10 protesters were injured and 20 others arrested when police clashed with demonstrators m a city m south-west China's Sichuan province, Human Rights Watch m China said yesterday. The demonstrations on Thursday and Friday were protests against new municipal regulations
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      68 29 picture. Students erecting a banner at the Pope Paul VI College m Hongkong last week to protest against the Education Department's decision to reject the school's application to teach m English. The English language is to suffer a major demotion m post-colonial Hongkong with a big cut m
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      422 29 Students fight police for right to vise disputed piece of land TWELVE people were injured on Saturday m the worst clash on campus m Taiwan for years, Taiwanese newspapers reported yesterday. The incident happened m Tung-hai High School m Taipei county when a task-force
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        76 29 Japan and the US will begin talks next month on the lifting of a Japanese ban on arms exports to the US. The Mainichi Shimbun said the two countries, prodded by their re spective defence industries, hope to pave the way for a departure from Japan's long-stan<
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        72 29 Taiwan's tug-of-war tragedy stemmed from the fact that there were too many players and the rope was not tough enough to withstand the combined force exerted, preliminary findings showed. The October accident was re-enacted on a smaller scale at a park along the Kee lung River, Taiwan's United
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        58 29 Taiwanese police have arrested a man suspected of helping two of three suspects m the kidnapping and murder of Pai Hsiao-yen. Police accused Huang Kuo-h sin of arranging to smuggle abroad Lin Chun-sheng and Kao Tien-min. The suspected kidnappers had been on the run since the teenager's body
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        74 29 State statistics showed eight million people were jobless at the end of September, representing an unemployment rate of 3 per cent to 4 per cent, the Beijing Economic Daily reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Mr Qiu Xiaohua, chief economist of the State Statistical Bureau, as telling a Hongkong
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        64 29 Three workers fell 45 m to their deaths on Saturday while checking the interior of the world's biggest gas tank under construction m Yokohama. Police said the workers, who were on a gondola above the tank, had probably lost their balance and fallen over the guard rail when
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        47 29 Japanese woman is preparing for a two-month, 1,000-km voyage along the west coast of Greenland, the world's largest island, by kayak, beginning m June. Ms Hiroko Takahashi, 23, plans to make the solo trip from Godthab to Ja kobshavn m a waterproof, 5.4-m-long kayak. Kyodo
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      152 29 Teng-hui's popularity sinks to new low TAIPEI President Lee Teng-hui's popularity sank to a new low after his ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party's worst election drubbing since taking over Taiwan m 1949, an opinion poll showed yesterday. The survey, conducted by Gallup Taiwan on Thursday and Friday last week, showed that
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      134 30 Thai PM planning to visit Myanmar BANGKOK Thai Premier Chuan Leekpai is planning to 'Visit neighbouring Myanmar to help strengthen relations, Thailand's army commander was quoted as saying yesterday. Army chief General Chet tha Thanajaro said he was liaising with Myanmar leaders to arrange for Mr Chuan 's visit, the
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      330 30 No reason given for reshuffle YANGON Myanmar's new-ly-named military government continued its reorganisation yesterday with the removal of three senior officials of the key National Convention Convening Commission (NCCC) charged with drafting a new constitution for the country. A statement by the State Peace and
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      75 30 WINNERS of the Miss Asia-Pacific flash their pearlies for photographers m Davao City m the southern Philippines after this year's winner. Miss Thailand Varalat Suwanalat (third from left), was crowned on Saturday. The beauties are, from left, third runner-up Miss Australia Kerry Lucas, first runner-up
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      36 31 picture. US actor BUI Paxton filming m Bangkok on Saturday. Hg was there to shoot the movie, Bright Shining Lie, which follows his character, John Paul Vann, during the the Vietnam War. Reuters
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      391 31 Fresh Thai grads lose out in race for jobs BANGKOK When she was a freshman at the Chamber of Commerce University four years ago, Ms Supatra Muhammad shared m the excitement of senior students as they revealed the lucrative job offers they were getting even before graduation. "The future looked
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      292 31 JAKARTA A prominent Indonesian businessman says he has received approval from foreign creditors to roll over US$lOO million (SII6O million) m corporate debt "I already have the approval to roll over loans worth US$lOO million." Mr Sud wikat mono, the president director
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      274 33 PHNOM PENH Cambodia could take up to a century to clear millions of anti-personnel landmines embedded m its soil, Cambodian co-Premier Ung Huot said on Saturday. He said that it could take Cambodia as long as 100 years to remove the estimated four to
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      567 33 *Both of my legs really hurt, but Fm happy that I could make it here like everyone else We hope this march will help to achieve peace. We snould not fight each other, Khmer and Khmer/ 27-year-old monk Tin Srouch. PHNOM PLNH-TJnder the
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        64 33 The President of the Philippines Fidel Ramos has said he hoped the release by communist guerillas of two captives could lead to a resumption of peace talks. The seizure had stalled peace talks as the communists had attempted to use the the captured soldier and policeman as bargaining
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        54 33 The paging networks division ot Motorola Electronics said it has signed a US$l.5 million (Ss3. l million) contract to supply and install a paging infrastructure network m Vietnam. Motorola Asia Pacific Paging Networks Division and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications signed the largest ever contract for paging equipment m
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        83 33 Another natural gas well m the northern Sumatra province of Aceh has erupted as Indonesia's state oil and gas company worked to tame other explosions m the area, a report said yesterday. The explosion, one of the two largest felt since the first wells began spewing mud and
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        65 33 Philippine government claims to assets of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos got a boost with a US court decision last week to dismiss a suit by human rights victims, newspapers here reported yesterday. The Federal Court said a suit filed against two Swiss banks could not be heard m
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        47 33 A taxi driver has filed a complaint against a policeman at the Manila Domestic Airport, claiming he had threatened to kill him last week. Edmond Saltore claimed Corporal Ajinjo had slapped him on suspicion that he was cheating his passengers, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
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        78 33 Mindanao governor Nur Misuari, who is leading a delegation to this week's Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit m Teheran, "wants to make some demands at the summit", Iran's news agency IRNA said. He said he wants the whole world to remember the Muslims of Mindanao are an
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        145 33 JAKARTA The Supreme Advisory Council has called on the Indonesian public not to speculate about the health of President Suharto, who was ordered to take a 10-day rest recently. According to Suara Pembaruan evening daily, Mr Sudomo, head of the Council which advises Mr Suharto,
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      232 33 JAKARTA Doctors sent to one of the worst-hit regions o drought-stricken Irian Jaya were reportedly too shocked to work m the province where 640 people have died this year from disease or malnutrition a report said yesterday. The head of the
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      446 34 Take less sugar Grow your own vegetables To cut dependence on imported foodstuffs, Anwar tells Malaysians: PENANG Malaysians have been told to cut down on sugar consumption and revert to growing their own vegetables to lessen the dependence on imported foodstuffs. Making the call yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Sen
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      243 34 Padi farmers to Kedah govt: Help us or else ALOR STAR Kedah padi fanners, feeling the pinch of the economic crunch, have threatened to hold a mass demonstration and boycott the next election if the state government fails to help them. Farmers' Organisation coordinating chairman Datuk Ismail Arshad said that
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      70 34 picture. A CRANE lying with its cab m the air after it toppled at a construction site m Green Town, Ipoh, on Friday. The operator, Mr Wong Ah Lek, 28, was attempting to lift iron bars to the sixth floor of a building under construction when the soft ground
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      292 34 KUCHING A green Chinese pottery, believed to nave been brought by Chinese traders into Sarawak centuries ago, is among the priceless artefacts being exhibited at the Sarawak Museum until the end of the month. it is among 138 artefacts of Chinese origin found at
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      278 35 ALOR STAR More food outlets have been ordered to close this year, almost double those closed last year, m the government's intensified war against unhygienic food premises. Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng attributed the rising number of closures of
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        52 36 A 33-year-old pub owner was slashed to death and his friend critically injured when 10 men wielding parangs attacked them outside a pub m Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The Sun reported yesterday that the assailants attacked the two men after an argument when they stepped out of
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        58 36 Some 22,000 prisoners nationwide will be taught first aid beginning next year to help them attend to fellow inmates during emergencies. The Sun yesterday reported Prisons Department director-general Datuk Zaman Khan as saying that 8,000 wardens had also been given similar training to enable them to treat
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        76 36 A primary-school teacher m Keiantan pleaded not guilty at a sessions court m Kota Baru to two counts of raping a 12--year-old pupil m school last year. The Sun reported yesterday that Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, 28, faces one count of raping the child m the teachers'
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        81 36 With seven people dead after floods hit peninsular Malaysia last week. Nationa Disaster Management and Relief Com mittee chairman Datuk Seri Mohamed Rahmat yesterday hit out at the people' lack of seriousness towards safety. "I am disappointed that although the floods are still small, seven people nave been
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      176 36 Family almost wiped out in highway crash TAPAH (Perak) Five members of a family returning home after shopping for school uniforms m fpoh died when their van collided with a lorry along the North-South Expressway on Friday night. The dead were Mr Hanifan Mydin Kutty, 41, and his wife Zaleha
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      353 36 Ministry seizes $440,000 worth of goods from outlets conducting bogus sales KUALA LUMPUR The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, stepping up its drive against "cheat sales", has seized almost Msi million (*****,000) worth of goods from errant traders. The Sunday Mail yesterday said
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      545 38  -  Slti Andrianie Bukit Purmei loses its Imkitf By BUKIT Purmei will soon lose its "bukit", m more ways than one. The small estate, tucked between Telok Blangah and the Keppel Distripark, will be renamed Purmei View while a wooded knoll on the
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      318 38 THE man found burnt to death at Marina South Trailer Park on Saturday has been identified as 48-year-old telecommunications technician Yeo Hong Bian. His son said yesterday that he had been hounded almost daily by loansharks for two months before his death.
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      148 38 A 21-year-old Thai national was arrested after being involved m a fight at Golden Mile Complex yesterday. A group attacked him at Golden Mile Complex yesterday and he defended himself with an axe he had with him. They fled and he was arrested by the police, who
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      249 38 Facility 'an example of how MPs reacted to residents' needs' PUNGGOL residents who have been clamouring for a wet market for some time got their wish yesterday when Cheng San GRC MP Michael Lim opened the first large wet market m the area. The new
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      178 39 ASSOCIATE engineer Jackie Chua, 25, received a watering down literally at the Children's Charities Christmas Fair '97 yesterday. Not that he minded. The youth group volunteer with the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (Minds) considered it "an honour" to be drenched by
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      Clearer legal definition of death
      698 39  - Clearer legal definition of death Lea Wee By I sdfas jjfhasjfg When you can be classified brain dead Heart beat: The classic definition of death is when the heart stops beating. Brain over heai t: In 1968, Harvard medical school doctors came up with another definition because ventilators and drugs
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      Lock icon Two workers burned slightly as lorry catches fire
      286 41 SMOKE billowed out of the engine compartment of a lorry as it was being driven on the Bukit Timah Expressway near Exit One last Friday evening. Worried that the lorry might explode, 10 foreign workers seated m the rear jumped off the
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      Lakeview hawker centre to go by year 2000
      532 41  -  Pang Gek Choo By YET another popular food haunt will disappear from the gourmet's trail by the year 2000. All 168 stall-holders at Lakeview hawker centre m Upper Thomson Road, which draws crowds with its excellent duck rice, curry fish-head and fried
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      Travel service bureau to be set up
      420 42 If members understand that if s good for the m to resolve things because it results m better business m the end, I don't think well need to wield a big stick. Persuasion works better than legal action.' Mr de Alwis (above). Natas'
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      Diseases spread by people travelling more
      246 42 INFECTIOUS diseases m the region were introduced across borders because people were travelling more. This was one of the concerns of members of the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore Thailand Sectoral Health Meeting that ended on Friday. The meeting, which started on Wednesday, was hosted by
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      Lock icon Touchdown: At Lim Chu Kang Road
      251 43 A REPUBLIC of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-5 jet touching down at Lim Chu Kang Road during an emergency runway exercise yesterday. Six fighter aircraft took off and landed on a stretch of the road, 2,500 m long and 24 m wide, facing Minister
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      Big slump hits LD, video shops
      542 43 Pirated VCDs cause sales and rentals to plunge by as much as 70% THE laser disc (LD) and video tape business is facing a serious slump, caused by the thousands of pirated video compact discs (VCDs) flooding the market Of the 10 LD and
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      If the haze hits again, this will be the safest place to be
      619 47  -  Dominic Nathan By Wafer fabrication plants demand that there be fewer than 350 particles, measuring 3.5 microns or larger m one cubic foot of air. This would be equivalent to having to find a pin, 3 mm
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      Poly student on industrial stint electrocuted
      369 49  -  Jasbir Singh By A POLYTECHNIC student, who was on an industrial attachment at a Taniong Rhu building site, was electrocuted to death the day before he was due to return home to Jo nor Baru for his father's birthday party. Ong Wei Chen, 19,
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      Lock icon CLAN FANS
      97 49 These dancers from the Chin Kang Huay Kuan enteruuneu guests L U ic clan's Bukit Pasoh Road premises on Saturday. The dance was one of the many events at the 20th-anniversary celebrations of the clan's recreational club, which organises its cultural activities. Earlier, guest of honour Chan Soo
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      Cheow Tong for UN meet
      135 49 ENVIRONMENT and Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong will be m Japan from today to Wednesday for a United Nations meeting, the Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Environment Ministry said m a press statement yesterday that he is attending the High-Level Segment of the convention's
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      Support group for breast cancer patients set up
      342 49 SINGAPORE'S first support group for breast cancer patients has been set up. The Breast Cancer Foundation, a registered charity since October, hopes to influence change m the thinking of the professional community and the public on breast cancer issues. The secretary of
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      Yock Suan made honorary fellow by engineers' body
      260 49 TRADE and Industry Minister Lee Yock Suan was yesterday appointed an Honorary Fellow of the British-based Institution of Chemical Engineers. But the minister revealed that he has not practised chemical engineering since graduating with a degree m the field from Imperial College,
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      193 49 For over a century we've guaranteed our original taste by printing our bosses' name on every bottle. Contrary to popular belief, the |^L Alfred Henry Heineken. hasn't wavered one bit m taste, colour or aroma, name Heineken isn't the creative jBH-jfr KhT jm jU n three very determined Over time
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  • Article
    The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 8,1997 Transparent is the future
    717 50 The Straits Times MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1997 Transparent is the future THE financial crisis, like a Yeatsian gyre, continues to spin. Amid the gathering storm, the ordinary man m the street m Bangkok and Seoul, Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo, might well be excused for suspecting that things are falling apart,
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
    • Article
      Asia: Down now, but it won't be for long
      654 50  -  Lewis M. Simons By WASHINGTON Kuala Lumpur m 1968 was sleepy. There were not enough motor vehicles to put together a traffic jam. Minutes after you left the heart of town, you could be at the edge of the jungle. My
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      Rise of DPP in Taiwan complicates process of unification
      1250 50 Rise of DPP in Taiwan complicates process of unification The outcome of the recent local elections m Taiwan is not an issue only for the political parties there to ponder. East Asia correspondent Ching Cheong believes it is a matter for Beij ing to examine closely, and then perhaps to
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      Iron out the wrinkles first
      1110 51  -  Tan Sal Siong Before deciding on that en bloc sale By BY THE WAY LAST month's surprise announcement by the Government that it intends to change the law to allow en bloc sales of private residential property to go ahead, even if some owners object,
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    • Asian Currents
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        Hope in rational voter
        121 51 From a commentary m United Daily News, a mass-circulation and pro-unifi-cation daily m Taiwan: The now infamous Taiwan's democratic system has long been characterised by fist fights among legislators. Year after year, the same fiasco takes place during elections as accusations among parties fly, scheming and
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        Review practice
        154 51 From an editorial m The Jakarta Post: The scandal over the allegation that FT Jamsostek paid money to House of Representatives' members who deliberated over the Manpower Bill this year has opened a whole Pandora's box. Many House members now admit openely that such contributions from sponsors are
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      • Article
        Don't butt in
        112 51 From an editorial m the Bangkok Post: The idea of a national crisis government has received another airing, having been raised this time by Supreme Commander Mongkol Ampornphisit. He was quoted as saying a well-intentioned person who wished to see a rapid economic recovery and peace restored
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        In own hands
        137 51 From an editorial m I tusan Malaysia, a Malay-language daily published from Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad has stressed that the National Economic Action Council would serve as a determinant m the government's effort for economic resurgence following the dive m the nnggit
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        Puppet of US
        152 51 From a reader's letter m Wen Wei Po, a pro- Beijing daily m Hongkong: Since setting foot on America, Wei Jingsheng has became the puppet of the US government and a group of self-styled democratic activists. His all-consuming ambitions are to be the "Father of democracy" and
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  • FORUM
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      Property prices: Let the free market prevail
      512 52 All Singaporeans are now fully aware of the state of affairs of the residential market. Let the free market prevail. MAY I comment on what Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang said about the Government's intention when it introduced the recent measures "aimed at
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    • Letter
      Not offering help at a tragedy is a human trait
      150 52 I REFER to the letter "Singaporeans' behaviour at tragedy was disgraceful and saddening" (ST, Dec 5). Sad to say, this pheneme^ non of claiming ignorance is not a typically Singaporean trait but rather a human one. From a psychological point
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      Are covered drains harbouring larvae?
      537 52 Mosquito breeding We must realise that we can be breeding mosquitoes m the covered drains m all our housing estates. SOME time back, m Tampi nes, I witnessed a couple of town council cleaners cleaning the covered drains which surround the blocks of flats. They
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      Taxi drivers can attain high level of service
      171 52 I REFER to your report "The ideal taxi driver" (ST, Nov 29). As a taxi driver myself, I think the high level of taxi service expected of us by NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng can be attained. The entiy requirement for the
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      Clearly marked path lit by the burning candles of my teachers9
      707 52 Clearly marked path lit by the burning candles of my teachers 9 I AM touched by the letter 'Three cheers for the principal and teachers at Seletar Institute" (ST, Dec 1) by Ms Beatrice Chew-Yeoh Swee Imm. I too came from an institute of higher studies, Jurong Institute. Like Ms
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      892 52 IPS B The P sB l^ Diplomas are recognised as entry qualifications by the Open l nive {|l9J^B| Degree Programmes (OUDP), as well as by more than 25 foreign universities. I Supervisory Development Fees SDF Fees SDF B Intakes Days (incTGST) G^nt «2*9kes Boys (incTGST) Grant Cerhficole ln Section 14Jan98-
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Spain proves too hot as Brazil melts in final
      474 53  -  Joe Dorai -ficwreDy Singapore finishes last after crashing 1-2 to Vietnam SOCCER By FUTSAL RESULTS 1 BOWL FINAL: Singapore 1 Vietnam 2. PLATE FINAL: IranS China 1 THIRD PLACING: Holland 4 Italy 2 FINAL: Spain 4 Braz 3 (full-time 3-3). RFA/AFC/FASFUTSAL
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      Lock icon Nobilo posts first back-to-back triumph
      249 53 Nobilo posts first back-to-back triumph GOLF HONGKONG New Zea land's Frank Nobilo won the U*****,000 (*****,000) Hong kong Open yesterday to record the first back-to-back successes of his career. Nobilo, winner of the Mexico Open at his last start, shot a three-under-par 68 m the final round to win by
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      Veteran Martens helps Republic's women hit Sri Lanka for six
      397 53  -  Shirlynn Ho-Pereira HOCKEY By IF SINGAPORE had trouble sounding the board on the opening day of the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation Cup Division II for women, it had no such problems yesterday. The Republic whipped Sri Lanka 6-0 at the
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      880 53 ATHLETICS Mobil marathon Men's Open: 1 Tsutomu Sana 2:28.08 2 Begha Chandra Prasad 2:50.26 3 V. Chellamuthu 2:51.33 4 Ernest Wong 2:52.29 S Shingo Nakase 2:53.03 Alvine Nathan 2:55.24. Veterans: 1 Jafar Ahmad 3.02.18 2 Lim Lian Hock 3:04.15 3 David Chow 3:04.55. Women's Open: 1 Ruwiyati
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      Lavelle proves too strong
      141 53 Lavelle proves too strong WAKEBOARDING AMERICAN champion Dean Lavelle took the men's crown as expected m yesterday's Hooters Extreme Wakeboarding Open at the Kallang Riverside Park. The 26-year-old was m a class of his own, taking the men's outlaw title with a total score of 26,050 points way ahead of
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    • THE LATE NEWS
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        Bremner dies of heart attack
        56 53 FORMER Leeds and Scotland footballing legend Billy Brem ncr died of a heart attack m Doncaster, England, yesterday. He was 54. Bremner had been taken to hospital on Friday following a suspected heart attack. The midfielder made 585 appearances for Leeds between 1959 and 1976
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      Sassa, Ruwiyati bag the top honours at Mobil Marathon
      523 53  -  Chan Tse Chueen ATHLETICS By 1 am very happy with the win, although it is too hot; Men's champion Sassa (above). TRUE to form, Indonesia's Ruwiyati outran all but one of the 6,000 competitors at yesterday morning's Mobil Marathon which finished
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      Lock icon Champion denies blood-sucking habit
      407 53 FOCUS: Ruwiyati NO, Indonesia's Ruwiyati does not depend on bloodsucking for success. The pint-sized athlete she is 1.45 metres tall and weighs 37 kilograms has denied there is any truth m a recent report that she sucked blood from her coach Alwi Mugiyanto's finger before every
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      Lock icon Chelsea hands Spurs its worst home loss in 62 years
      881 54 You have the feeling that something is growing here/ Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit after his charges thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 6-1 at White Hart Lane to stay three points behind leader Manchester United. MATCH STATS Aston Villa 3 (Collymore 2 1st
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      Lock icon England, Scotland seeded for Euro tourney
      296 54 GENEVA England and Scotland will both be seeded for the 2000 European Championship jointly hosted for the first time b> Belgium and Holland, but not World Cup host France, Uefa revealed here on Saturday. The executive committee of European football's ruling body explained it
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      Evans refuses to count Reds out
      301 54 LONDON Liverpool boss Roy Evans refused to rule the Reds out of the English Premier League championship race despite seeing his team lose 1-3 at home to Manchester United. A double from Andy Cole and a wonderful free-kick strike from David Beckham on Saturday
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      Lock icon Barca back in charge again
      262 54 EUROPEAN ROUND-UP MADRID Barcelona went back to the top of the Spanish League after first-half goals from Sergi and Rivaldo brought a 2-1 win at Real Zaragoza, while previous leader Real Madrid was held 1-1 at Oviedo. Barca's win on Saturday gives it a two-point
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      Lock icon Scot Nicol stakes claim for world No. 1 spot
      315 54 KING KHAN SHOCKED SQUASH BOMBAY Scotland's Peter Nicol may well be the new world squash No. 1 after beating Jansher Khan 9-15, 15-9, 9-15, 15-12 15-5 and retaining the title m the last major tournament of the year, the Mahindra International.
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      Lock icon Juventus closes in at the top
      498 54 Ronaldo scores but leader Inter Milan fails to beat Sampdoria SERIEA ROME Alessandro Del Piero scored twice on Saturday as champion Juventus beat Lazio 2-1 to pull within two points of leader Inter Milan, which was lucky to come away with a 1-1 draw
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      Lock icon Bad blood will not affect Iran-US match
      311 54 TEHERAN Iran's match against arch-foe the United States m the World Cup finals will not be affected by the political feuding between the two countries, a top Iranian soccer official was quoted on Saturday as saying. "We do not see this match as
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    • SPORTSPEOPLE
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        Pontiff support for sport
        98 54 SPORT is good for developing young people's personalities and can help them find God, Pope John Paul II said at Vatican City on Saturday. "Sport can help young people m their physical education and help them to develop a harmonious, solid and generous personality, open to
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        No more trips for Lazaridis
        113 54 WEST HAM boss Harry Redknapp said on Saturday he would ban soccer fullback Stan Lazaridis from travelling with Australia to the Confederation Cup m Saudi Arabia next week. Lazaridis had been out of action for two months when he was called up by Australia coach
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        Hagi to quit after France
        84 54 ROMANIAN soccer skipper and playmaker Gheorghe Hagi will quit the national side after next summer's World Cup finals m France, his agent loan Becali said m Bucharest on Saturday. The 32-year-old Hagi, nicknamed the "Maradona of the Carpathians", is set to announce his impending retirement
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      23 53 TODAY'S EVENTS 1 TABLE TENNIS National Veterans Championships (STTA Toa Payoh, 7.30pm). YACHTING 10th Asean Optimist Championships: Fleet Racing (Changi Sailing Club, 10am).
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  • SPORTS/RACING
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      Oo's season over owing to careless riding
      283 55  -  Tan Thean Loon RACING ROUND-UP By THE racing season is over for leading jockey Oo Khuang Liang. The Penang rider was suspended six race days for careless riding aboard yesterday's Race 4 winner Empire Wmdrush and there are only six race days left
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      Lock icon Clippers plays ugly basketball
      542 55 Club falls under Magic spell m the final quarter NBA BASKETBALL LOS ANGELES Clipper coach Bill Fitch looked up at the rafters and let out a sigh. He had every right to be upset after watching his team self-destruct m a 79-83 loss to the Orlando
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      Lock icon England holds Kiwis, but Springboks rampant
      409 55 RUGBY LONDON New Zealand could not quite complete a perfect year as England held the All-Blacks to a thrilling 26-26 draw at Twickenham, but South Africa signed off m style with a 10-try 68-10 humiliation of Scotland at Murrayfield. The results on Saturday rounded
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      Lock icon Hingis sets up date with Huber
      184 55 TENNIS FRANKFURT World No. 1 Martina Hingis recorded a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 victory over American Lindsay Davenport to set up a final clash with German Anke Huber at the new Masters of Champions tournament on Saturday. The 17-year-olc Swiss, who needed jus) 57 minutes
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    • SPORT IN SHORT
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        Lan sets new world jerk record
        74 55 CHINESE strongman Lan Shizhang broke the world record by jerking 160.5 kilograms m the men's 54kg category at the world Weightlifting Championships m Chiangmai on Saturday. Lan bettered the previous world mark of 160 kg set by Halil Mutlu of Turkey m 1994. Lans
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        Hoya still unbeaten
        60 55 WORLD Boxing Council welterweight champion Oscar de la Hoya of the United States remained unbeaten after an eighth-round stoppage of Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Rivera m New Jersey on Saturday. Referee Joe Cortez stopped the fight with 14 seconds remaining m the eighth round after doctor Howard Taylor
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        Thugwane in best race
        58 55 OLYMPIC champion Josiah Thugwane spurted after passing the 30-kilometre mark to clock his personal best for an easy victory m the Fukuoka marathon yesterday. The South African, who broke away from a bunch of a dozen and never faced a serious challenge afterwards, finished m 2hr
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        Jubilo wins first leg
        69 55 A GOAL m the final minute of extra time gave Jubilo Iwata a 3-2 victory over Kashima Antlers m the first leg of the J League soccer championship play-off m Tokyo on Saturday. Midfielder Norihisa Shimizu collected a pass from Ma sashi Nakayama on the edge
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        Rain foils India's bid
        69 55 INDIA settled for a draw m the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka m Bombay yesterday after rain cut short its last-ditch effort to secure a win. The Indians had reduced Sri Lanka to 166-7 m its second innings after tea on the final
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      YESTERDAY'S BUKIT TIM AH RACE RESULTS
      1025 55 RACEI CLASS4DIV3 1,600 m 10 KMCHYE 52 (15-10) Marzuki (9) 11 5 1 9 SPANISH RAMPAGE 52.5 (21 -7) Yin (7) 8 7 2 4 LOVE CRUSADERS 54 5 (82-24) Seivan (2) 1 1 3 Others m finishing order: BuHcreek Dancer (70-19) Hainn, Camaraderie
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      EXCERPTS FROM SINGAPORE TURF CLUB STIPENDIARY STEWARDS' REPORT
      1245 55 RACE 1: Saifudin Ismail replaced Lisa Cropp, who was indisposed, on Snaadee Prince. After leaving the 400 m, Lord Oregon checked when tightened by Hard Cash, who shifted inwards. At a subsequent inquiry, Loh Kin Kuen pleaded guilty to a careless riding
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      33 55 FOUR-DIGIT DRAW Dec 7 1997 FIRST 3764 SECOND 6848 THIRD 7687 STARTERS 8007 0286 6864 4527 4697 1237 2043 7225 0389 9297 CONSOLATIONS 0792 1720 9707 4530 7293 3228 0172 4975 4095 5558
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  • OBITUARIES
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      418 56 850 Deaths 850 Deaths 860 Deaths tJOON CHONG Age: 80 away peacefully on 6th December 1997. Deeply mourned and missed by loved ones. ife: Ho Yang Ying Sons: Daughters-in-law: Lam Pin Foo Oon Lay Yong Lam Pin Swee Choo Moi Moi Lam Pin Thiam Tay Lian Suan Lam Pin Khoon,
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      204 56 850 Deaths 850 Deaths LATCHM ANON S/O ALAGAN Age: 48 passed away peacefully on 7/12/97 leaving behind beloved Wife: M. Vimala Thevi Daughter: L. Manimala Son: L. Venukannan Brothers, sisters-in-law, sisters, brothers m law. naphaw. nieces, relatives, friends and all loved one*. Body leaving Blk SI 4, Je la pang
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      38 56 With Deepest Sympathy Condolences to The Family of The Late G.S. DASAN (A»»t. General Secret* ry-Upage) who paseed away on 4 12.97 r*. rrnin. The Executive Council ft Members of Union of Power ft Gas Employees.
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      188 56 852 Acknowledgements 882 Acknowledgements The Family Of The Late HARRY CHI VAN BENG called to be with Jesus on 4 December 1997 wish to express their heartfelt thanks sincere appreciation to all Priests, Nuns of The Little Sisters Of The Poor, relatives, friends, colleagues and church members for their prayers,
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      75 56 3RD ANNIVERSARY In Loving Memory of PACH APPAN VENU Departed on 8.12.94 Though you rest m peace you are always lingering m the hearts of your family Fond memories of your* still vivid m our minds. We Love You Always remembered by Beloved wife: Mutnammal (Papal Sons,
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      55 56 MARIYAMMAL D/O RAJAGOPAL Departed: 24 11-97 Sadly mlmd by: Father: Rajagopai Mother: Anchammal Brother: Krishna Karumathi will be held at Mfc 744, Jurong Wmt St. 73 #02-38 on 8-12-97 Athm. Shanthi Poojai wil be held on 9-12-97, 7pm at Sri Slvan Temple, Qeyfeng East. Friends and relatives kindly
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      89 56 Thalai Twevaaam In Loving Mwnofy of MURUGIAN ARUNASALAM (Yusoff) Departed 18 12 96 Pr«y»n will DO held at Blk 100 B«dok North Aw*. 4 #13 1918 at 10.30 am en 8-1 2 97 Athma Shanti Prayara will ba hald at Sri Sivan Temple. 24 Geylang East Ava.
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      118 56 lit Anniversary In Loving Memory Of VERONICA NG CHOON KHOON Pep aria 4 on Bth Dm. 1996 Our hearts are still sore. As time goes by we miss you more. Your loving smile, your caring ways. No one can fill your vacant place. Forever rmnnaefadhY nMMII« MOtQfS
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      549 57 Friday, Decembers ABN AMRO Bank NY 7' < ABSA Bank Umited 644 Agricultural Bank of China 6Vfc Allied Irish Bank 6V* American Express 7V4 Arab Banking Corp 7Vi Arab Bank PLC 7 ANZ Banking Group 7 Asahi Bank Ltd 7V* Ban Hin Lee Bank 7V4 Banca Commerciale
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      598 57  -  JEAN CHIA MARKET! REPORTJ SINGAPORE'S safe haven status will stand it m good stead as the regional financial crisis continues unabated. "Funds are picking up Singapore stocks m general if only by default, since it is the least risky m the region,
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      63 57 MAIN CLOB Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Industrial 62 78 17 22 28 5 Finance 16 9 7 5 6 0 Hotels 4 6 2 12 0 Properties 6 8 1 2 16 4 Plantations 0 0 0 4 5 0 Mining 0 0 0 110 BLW
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      28 57 Sing Tel 15c 45.778.000 Rekapacificßh 36,318.000 Irmovestßhd 30,582.000 RHBCapWtW 23,877,000 AsiaFood&Prop 17,882,000 Magnum Corpsoc 17,852,000 Inno-Pac2oc 17,603,000 Hotung Inv NTS 17,410,000 L&MWI99 15,893,000 KemayanCorp 14,473,000
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      75 57 December 5 Chang* ST industrials 1713.77 +1354 ST Finance 3271 05 +18 43 ST Hotels 1697 62 +4 32 ST Properties 1165 46 +0 38 BT Comport* 1449 82 +1610 BT-MGA ***** +1561 BTSRI ***** +13.83 BT 08/ OS -204 -42 BT CADI -***** -30 BT OBV +*****21 -*****
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      65 57 Total M*M Fri Thu Industri* 78.727 m 93.977 m Rnanct 21.305 m 16.077 m Hot* 2.073 m 2.679 m Propmtm 22.627 m 35.633 m Lo«w Slocks 16.583 m 27.742 m Plantations 4.323 m 10.764 m Mining 349,000 m 780,000 Total volume 14CM7M 187 652 m Total value m
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      454 57 Investors upbeat as economy continues to grow FOCUS ON NEW YORK NEW YORK US stocks are likely to extend their gains m the days ahead, spurred by optimism that the economy will continue its expansion and offset any drag on sales caused by sluggish overseas markets. The advance is expected
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        309 57 VOLATILITY is expected to reign m the Malaysian stock market despite an 11.4 per cent surge last week, analysts said. "There will be pressure on banking and property stocks following a clampdown on propertyloans. Rising interest rates and the weak ringgit will
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        245 57 The Jakarta bourse is expected to drift again this week amid continuing weakness m the rupiah despite recovering 3.3 per cent last week, dealers said. The Jakarta Composite Index closed 13.07 points higher at 414.78 last Friday Daily turnover for the week averaged 547.4 million shares worth US$lOl.O6 million
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        243 57 Thai financial marxeis are expected to be steady this week as focus turns to a government announcement expected today on the fate of 58 suspended financial firms, analysts said. Last week the battered stock market hovered near nine-year-lows while the baht plunged to an all-time low of 42.90/43.10 last
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        234 57 Shares are expected to be stable this week, dealers said last Friday, after the bourse registered a series of gains. "There's nothing really positive on the horizon, but nothing really negative either," said a dealer. "Obviously, the heat is off us at the moment and all eyes are on
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        101 57 Share prices are Ky to be m the doldrums week with investors side i due to the delay of a long-awaited economic rescue package to be released by the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), brokers said. Last week, the Nikkei fell 211.78 points, or 1.3 per cent, to
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        111 57 The London stock market made impressive gains last week, encouraged by the maintenance of the Bank of England's interest rates and the traditional end of -year rally m stock prices. The Footsie- 100 index of leading shares rose by 311.1 points, or 6.44 per cent, to close the week
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        99 57 Share prices would mark time this week after a bullish start to the month on the back of improved senti- ment on Asian markets, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's benchmark All-Ordi-naries Index ended the week up 92.1 points, or 3.7 per cent, to 2,557.2. Over the week, the
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        36 57 ALTHOUGH the greenback surged against many Asian currencies last week, its rise against the Sing dollar faced heavy resistance. It rose to 1.6260 last Friday but closed lower for the week at 1.6160.
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        Ringgit plunges
        48 57 THE ringgit plunged against the Sing unit last week on concern the Malaysian government was going to announce curbs on ringgit trading last Friday. It fell as low as 42.00. When fears proved groundless, it rebounded strongly, ending the week at 42.81 against the Sing unit.
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        Volatile week for yen
        44 57 THE Japanese yen slipped against most currencies, including the Sing unit, last week as economic concerns gripped tighter. The yen is expected to go through another volatile week after closing last Friday at 1.2389, down from 1.2479 the week before.
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        Sterling ends off highs
        37 57 STERLING closed off the week's high last Friday against the Sing unit after the Bank of England kept its benchmark lending rate unchanged. Sterling closed at 2.6893 last Friday, up from 2.6712 previously.
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        Aussie $ steady
        48 57 Aussie steady THE Aussie dollar was steady against the Sing unit last weak though gold prices fell below US$3OO an ounce. Further falls were held back by news of the stronger-than expected economy m the third quarter. The outlook is still down. Last Friday, it closed at 1.0887.
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      Lock icon HK developers blink first and cut prices
      842 58 Home-buyers benefit as high interest rates strip a fifth off property prices HONGKONG When Mr Li On- wing was looking for a new flat at Hongkong s luxury Deer Hill Bay development two weeks ago, he figured the price tag, at least US$l.7
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      Lock icon Investors' appetite for risk unaffected by turmoil
      536 58 ZURICH The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) yesterday said the crisis m South-east Asia had not called into question investors' willingness to assume risk m the hunt for higher returns, noting that the issuance of international ponds and notes hit a record again
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        Lock icon MERGER TALKS
        100 58 Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corp, Switzerland's largest and third-largest banks, plan to unite m a share swap to create a company with a market value of about 84 billion Swiss trancs (5594.5 billion), a person familiar with the situation said yesterday. While ÜBS shareholders will
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        Lock icon RE-DEFINING TERM
        116 58 Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) yesterday said it was considering a stricter definition of "unrecoverable loans", soothing investors' concerns about hidden losses but possibly tripling the declared value of banks' bad loans. "We're now discussing changing the definition of bad loans with the major banks, said Mr Sei
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        Lock icon YAMAICHI BUYOUT
        67 58 Japan's Sumitomo Bank ana Fans-based societe Generate will buy a Yamaichi Securities money management subsidiary, the Nihon Keizai newspaper reported j esterday. The companies agreed on Friday Sumitomo and Societe Generate would buy up to a 90 per cent stake m Yamaichi International Capital Management Co. Each buyer
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        Lock icon YASUDA RESCUE
        85 58 Japan's Fiiyo corporate r group led by Fuji Bank is considering setting up a holding company to help restructure its troubled Yasuda Trust and Banking Co. The Mainichi Shimbun yesterday said the holding company may become Japan's first after parliament passed bills on Friday to allow financial institutions
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        Lock icon HEAVIER PENALTIES
        91 58 The policy-making r Monetary Board plans to impose higher fines and other penalties on Philippine banks that breach their foreign exchange positions m possible peso speculation, central Dank sources said yesterday. The bank was looking at increasing the usual fine of 5,000 pesos <*****) a day on banks
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        Lock icon BELGACOM TO EXPAND
        60 58 Belgacom, the r Belgian national telephone company, will announce before Christmas a plan to expand abroad, chief executive John Goossens said over the weekend. "I would not be surprised if we make announcements between now and Christmas, of which one or two are related to our international
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      Lock icon KL offers foreign insurers 51% ownership in tie-ups
      431 59 WTO developments Mexico and Pakistan also imDrove financial offers GENEVA Malaysia, Mexico and Pakistan have filed new offers with the World Trade Organisation to open their financial services industries, WTO officials said. Malaysian Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim, speaking to reporters m Kuala
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      729 59 GENEVA China has offered to give greater access to its markets for services from banking to retailing if it is admitted to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), opening another front m its 10-year-old bid to join the international trading community. The
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      Lock icon Chinese banks to handle offshore business
      285 59 SHANGHAI China's move to allow banks to conduct offshore banking business soon on a limited basis will attract foreign funds and is a step towards making Shanghai an international financial centre, bankers said. China will soon allow banks m Shanghai's Pudong New Area, the
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      388 60 BIG KOREAN BAIL-OUT President Rim calls Cabinet meeting today as crisis deepens SEOUL South Korea is facing the prospect of a deepening financial crisis and a new wave of corporate failures following the back-to-back collapses of the Halla Group and a major securities company. President
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      Lock icon Why IMF rescue is needed and how it works
      728 60 Q. Why is the world bailing out a prosperous country like South Korea? A. Because the Korean financial system is on the verge of failure and letting that happen could be a lot more costly than the bail-out, according to the
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      602 61  -  Tammy Tan Byi *It will prove to be attractive to retail investors because they will not have to pay big bucks to get their hands on a blue chip.' Vickers Ballas analyst Jacqueline Low. ST ENGINEERING (ST Engg) shares are
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      Vista in joint venture to build Asian Hospital m Manila
      402 61 HOMEGROWN medical firm Vista Healthcare Asia has joined hands with Philippine partners to build a multi-million dollar medical complex and hospital m Manila. Located m the Alabang Filinvest Corporate City m southern Metro Manila, the proposed Asian Hospital, as it
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      British Telecom optimistic about winning telephone licence in S'pore
      427 61  -  TAMMY TAN BRITISH Telecom says the failure to acquire MCI has affected the perception but not the reality of its chances of winning a telephone licence m Singapore. BT and its Star Hub consortium partners Singapore Technologies, Singapore Power and Japan's
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      JSL to benefit from growing offshore oil rig industry
      703 61  -  Jean Chia Compiled by JURONG Shipyard Ltd (JSL) will benefit from opportunities m the offshore industry because it has a strong shipbuilding order-book and will enjoy an influx of double hull tankers, said Fraser-AMMB Research. The offshore industry is expected to
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      SES must be more vigilant to shore up public confidence
      595 61  -  Tan Sai Siong By IJ ,:M ALMOST two years after the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) vowed to take steps to prevent the Straits Times Industrials Index (STII) from being ramped minutes before the market closed, the practice continues to
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      52 62 Centi ElecBoc 500 168 25.2 HumeM 172 116 40.3 COL (2000) 230 120 34.3 Venture Mfg2sc 4% 94 15.9 AS Auto 10c 216 74 25.5 Kulim Msia 60c 129 65 33.5 NatSteelsoc 274 62 18.5 Sunnght2oc 166 49 22.8 NatEfeclOc 210 45 17.6 HmdHoteta 176
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      Lock icon Electronics rebound will assist 5-6% trade growth
      701 62  -  Yong Slew Min Cautious outlook for next year m view of regional crisis By *I am more concerned about the next two years/ TDB chairman Stephen Lee. SINGAPORE'S merchandise trade is expected to grow by 5 to 6 per cent this year, underpinned
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      Lock icon Malaysians back austerity package
      233 62 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government's package of economic measures has received wide support from people across the nation. Among those who gave their backing were the 800,000 strong Civil Service and Malaysia's three foremost opposition parties. The Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Abdul Halim
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      Lock icon Mahathir gives nod to confidence-boosting move
      548 62 LANGKAWI Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday endorsed a package of economic measures announced by his deputy, saying they would help restore investor confidence. "We have decided on these measures but I cannot say how much clearer we can be, he said. "But certainly
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      5 1 Life! MONDAY DECEMBER 8, 1997
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        Lock icon Man with two golden guns
        2545 2  - Man with two golden guns KELVIN TONG CHOW LIGHTS HIS HOLLYWOOD FIRE IT TOOK him 21 yeair, more than 70 movies and m excess of 1,000 television episodes to reach the shores of the United States. But Hongkong superstar, Chow Yun Fat, is not beat. "It does not feel like
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        THE WOMEN IN CHOW'S LIFE
        60 2 ABOVE: Chow with wife, Singaporean Jasmine Tan, whom he married m 1967. RIGHT: In 1983, Candice Yu and Chow tied the knot. It lasted 10 months. BELOW: Idy Chen (left, with TVB co-star Andy Lav stopped seeing C how when his Mum objected to her.
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      Spotlight on Malay and Indian TV stars
      596 4  -  TUMINAH SAPAWI Homeviewers will have a say m naming the most popular actor, actress and host HOMEVIEWERS will play judge for three categories m the first award presentation to recognise talent m Malay and Indian television. Organised by Singapore Television Twelve, the Prime
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      ... AND THE NOMINEES ARE
      141 4 AND THE NOMINEES ARE MALAY PROGRAMMES Most Popular Actor: Khairuddin Samsuddin, Khairul Anwar Salleh, Tahar Ghalib, Azroy Abdullah, Azhar Norlesta, Alias Kadir. Most Popular Actress: Lynn Nasir, Nina Fevriena, Faridah Yusof, Mastura Ahmad, Normala Md Shah, Juraina Ami. Most Popular Host: Zack Zainal, Amelia Awi, Razak, Khairuddin Shahrom, Amah Embit,
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      The night Aussie soccer lost its chance to become football
      962 4  -  SHAHIRON SAHARI IT WAS supposed to be the night Australian soccer made its long-awaited and, felt many, rightful place among the world's elite of the sport. It was also the night when soccer would enter the mainstream of Australian sport
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      George Michael looks back, and to the future
      2110 5 Wham! was a partnership of two that became the biggest British pop group of the '80s. Now, one of the partners tells Tony Parsons the best days of his life. WHAM! were the biggest British pop group of the '80s the link
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      Theatre takes to the streets .. and malls and MRT stations
      507 6  - Theatre takes to the streets and malls and MRT stations SELINA LUM HiE NECESSARY STAGE is going on a ■pdshow. f: The theatre group is bringing its new fjtoduction, Island Stories, to the shopping Sdls and the MRT stations. t Although TNS has performed at commuKy venues like schools, public
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      659 6 MS DONNA LEIGH, a systems manager for the Defence Department m the United States, spends at least 12 hours a day commuting and working at her job m Fairfax County, Virginia. She would love to take a break when her
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      Chow does the cooking and the plumbing too
      1151 7  -  KELVIN TONG Jasmine Tan, the Singaporean wife off Hongkong movie star Chow Yun Fat, reveals the details off their 10-year relationship, including the ordinary way it began and keeps on going Two years after we got married, he told me what attracted
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        Utusan Melayu makes presence felt — again
        768 8  - Utusan Melayu makes presence felt again MAFOOT SIMON (fed Malay newspaper group makes a comeback of sorts m Singapore with a recent spate of community-based activities *We have to be part of this community. Otherwise people do not know of our existence. If our products are not known here people
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        Thinking only of themselves
        276 8  -  Malay Saying TRUE altruism is hard to find, m any society, including Malay. There are always some black sheep m the community who have no qualms about thinking for themselves and sparing no thoughts for others. Fortunately, the black sheep are only m the minority, for
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        The artist comes, but his famous work stays behind
        340 8  -  LEONG WENG KAM THE painter of the world's longest Chinese ink-and-brush painting is holding his debut exhibition here, but without his 73-metre-long work which made it to the 1994 Guinness Book of Records. Jiangsu-born Chinese artist Zhang Sheng, 43, painted the
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      888 8 446 DO9 10 Orchard/ i Tanghn/ Holland PTE APTS S*Je D.lO ASTRID MEADOWS. 1400 sq.ft. 2 bdrms. Face greenery. Full facilities. F'hold. High yield. Aria *****56/ *****898 D.lO F'HOLD. CONDO. $550 p.s.f. yet neg. 2890 sq.ft. Full facilities. Renovated. Owner migrating. Must sell I Han 61 Boons *****503 D.lO PALM
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      1590 9 HDB Apts For Sal* 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apts For Sale 493 HDB Apt* For Sale 493 HDB Aot* For Sale (B«dol</ Ch«< Ch— (Badoky Chai Ch— (B*dokJ Chai Ch— (Bedok/ Chai Ch— (Bedok/ Chai Chee) (Bedok/ Chai Ch-} The Straits Times
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      720 9 500 HOB Apts For Sale (Choa Chu Kang/ Bukit Panjang) Laal T^sal 3k' CCX. EXEC APT. 274. 5 yrs. Best layout. High flr. 4 rms. Move m. Low cashl Pg. 9808-1681 UEM EXEC. APT. BLK. 408 Fajar Rd. High flr. Renovated. 4 bdrms. 2 living hall. OMH *****883 EXEC. APTV
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      670 9 501 HDB Apts For Sals (Clementi/ West Coast) 3 T SS K cash onlyl blk. 4 Hoi- land. Near Holland village. Lift lev- el. Renovated. OMH pg: *****435 3 KM' BLK. 309 Clementi Aye. 4. Near amenities. Low flr. Simple renovation. Pg. *****950 Ginza 3 'NO' Blk. 432/ 313/ 376
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      797 9 504 HDB Apts For Sale (Hougang/ Serangoon/ Yio Chu Kang) EXEC MAM. CORNER. Blk. 537. Serangoon N. Aye. 4. Rare unit. Nicely renovated. Face S.E. Windy. Emily *****418 ERA EXEC. MAIS. SERANGOON Aye. 2 blk. 321. High flr. Marble. Unblock. Cash SISK-S2OK onlyl Valued 5522 K. *****603 ERA FOR HOUGANG
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      857 9 505 HDB Apts For Sale (Jurong) ALL RACES. BLK. 208. Jurong East. Mid flr. MRT/ IMM. Single el igible. Move m. 9215-0524 CP. AT VALUATIONI Jurong E. 5 "IV 4 'A' blk 260/ 433. Well kept. Amenities, all race* PA *****66 EXEC. APT. BLK. 841. #08. Marble. F/ renovated. Unblocked.
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      1244 9 512 HOB Apts For Sale (Pasir Ris/ Changi) $BKI 4 'A' Pasir Riu Blk. 477 with balcony Well-kept. High fir. Can contra. All races. Schs./ resort. Valued $302* *****33 Agt. ASKING BELOW SBOOK (5 yrs.) Exec. apt. Pt. blk. 463, windy, 4 bdrms. OMH *****180 sole agt. BEST BUY! 4
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      1190 9 516 HDB Apts For Sala (Toa Payoh/ Potong Pasir) 3 'I' T. Payoh Blk 225. valued $155 K. 3 'A' Potong Pasir 104, val ued SI7OK. High fir. *****88 3 T TOA Payoh Blk 235. High fir Windy. Can contra. Any offer. Page Sam 953^3357 ARY. 5 RM. PT. BLK.
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      835 9 518 HDB Apts For Sala (Yishun) 3Vi-RMV 3 'NO' Blk 736/ 739 Vis hun. Mid fir Renovated. Mins. to MRT/ amenities. *****950 Gin;a i 3 'S' YISHUN Blk. 722 No block ing. Face S. 10 mins. MRT. Well kept. Renovated. 9595-3983 AA 4 'A' BLK. 756. High fir. Breezy. Windy.
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      956 9 527 HUDC/HDB Apts Wanted (Rajej READY CASH BUYERS urgently looking for HDB flats specially m Pasir Ris. Tampines. Bedok Simei only! We provide free valuation Tel. *****36 (24-hrs.) Vincent Ho (Assoc. Manager) Citiwide Realty Int'l Pte. Ltd. (Licenced Agency) INDONESIAN COUPLE NEEDS to rent or buy HDB flat. 2- 5
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      615 10 (32 Factory Space For Sals FOR SALE Land 50.000 to 80.000 sq ft Plot ratio 2.5 Walking Distance to Paya Lebar MRT Design Built to suit your requirement 228»88eV 7 ONLY 5390 P€W SO- FT. RAND NEW S-STOREY BUM. 60 years leasehold No ground rent. High tech image. Kaki Bukit/
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      1160 10 534 Office Space For Rent CHINATOWN PT. $3 80 p.s.f. 721, 1000, 1455, 2400, 5000 sq.ft. *****098/ *****131 SML. CIRCULAR RD. NEAR MRT 2nd/ S 3rd level. 1000 sq.ft. each. $3300 p.m Rightmann 9208 0850 j CITIMAC 2629 SQ.FT. 3 parti- 8 tioned rms. F/aircon. at only $2.00 g p.s.f.
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      1851 11 880 Property Auctions/ 550 Property Auctions/ Tenders Tenders Mortgagee's Auction Sale On Thursday, 1 1th December 1997. 2.30 pm At Ballroom 2, Level 3, Amara Hotel RESIDENTIAL •1. 79 GOODMAN RD Rectangular Hal dcvt.site. 8295 sq ft. fhold, zoned for 2-sty bungalow (VP) •2. 49 JLN GELENGGANG Single-sty terrace hse
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        3230 2 oO« Profeseionai/ 606 Professional/ i 606 Professional/ 606 Professional/ 606 Professional/ 606 Professional/ 606 Professtonal/ 606 Professional/ 606 Professional/ 606 Profession* —^fa—Mtiva Positions Executive PoaWom Executive Positions Executive Positions Executive Positions Executive Positions Executive Positions Executive Positions Executive Positions Executive Positions ■3i «m^^ e?'« 3 MEAD OFFICE IURONG BRANCH TAMPINEB
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        1946 3 606 Professional/ 609 Engineering 609 Engineering Ex9CUtIV9 Positions Positions Positions TrZrTZ IHlaillll ■*"«>»■ sp.ciaust ********** c Preferably Chinese S'porean/ D Squcaed Technology, a regioncd barcode j PR Male below 32 system integration 00. has vacancies lor a Mm. '07 'A7 Diploma m E_PJB_E9_E_E_E_B_a_Ea_E9_B_B_Bß_a_a II Business sKlTsTMMCsTlpClTTV^Til^^^iMnijraßll oMm 3 yrs experience
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        1461 3 i 612 IT Positions 812 IT Positions 618 Tutoring Positions NO COMMISSION. TUTORS re ■H I quired Tel: 445-3242. Website We on a Japanese MNC and the world's largest automotive ports httpv/www aii2ooo com/tuition hove an immediate vocanq for IR C CX IPSLE, L^B Physics), Holland (Pri). Sch teach I
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        920 3 621 Health Care 621 Health Care 621 Health Care 621 Health Cere s Po«ition» Positions Positions Positions'" r- *TAN TOCK SENG .J HOSPITAL At Tan Tock Seng Hospital, we combine the best skills and technology with a strong humanitarian spirit to heal, comfort and care for the people ofour nation.
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        420 4 627 Marketing/ ;;^77©ommunications "Positions EXPERIENCED TOUR TICKETING Asst with lATA preferred. Or chard. *****08 Miki PREFER CHINESE FEMALE Mar keting Asst urgentlyl East, Ad m.n/ marketing $1 4K, *****33 Si. SK-S2.SK. MKTG COMMU NICATION exec, m town. Degree. 2 3 yrs. experience *****11 Sally 630 Sales Positions IF] Pnnceset. the
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        1024 4 630 Sales Positions 630 Sales Positions 630 Sales Positions I BH BbbbbVJ jßanaßTaaTjf hk \h ...^JI. EbbVb^ 'SafaßMavw :^^a BaLl^aul t— r «atoaV. Ba^BF^^^BaH i bVHbbk. d± Hltafl V^aW* Ba^iaav M Ba^Br^^^BaH supervisors ($23,00o P .a.) senior sales assistants (siB.ooo P a) cashiers cum sales assistants (siB.ooo pa sales assistants
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        714 4 630 Sales Positions 630 Sales Positions '"■b^Pla 1 T**^B Til HT. m m m 1 I REQUIREMENTS j Minimum GCE N', 0' or A' level Diploma 1 Communicate well m English Mandarin I Good initiative and able to work independently I 1 year out-door sales experience Preferably with class 3
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        858 4 630 Sales Positions 630 Sales Positions An established PCB Mfg Co m Senoko has immediate vacancy for: FEMALE SALES COORDINATOR PBBB (Indoor Outdoor) MJB I GCE 'N' or O 1 level I Knowledge of MS Word/Excel Class 3 licence holder preferred Minimum 1 year experience 5-day week Transport at designated
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        788 4 630 Sales Positions FURNITURE SHOWROOM REQUIRES Male/ Female Sales Executives. Basic commission. $1500 onwards. Pis call between 1-7pm. *****30/ *****84 ORD PERSONNEL ambitious I disciplined Age 22 25 Mm. '0' level 3 credits. Only those wanting to earn $3K above need apply. Tel *****55/ *****415/ *****440 SALES CO ORDINATOR MALE.
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        593 4 636 Customer Service Positions CUSTOMER SERVICE EXECU- TTVE needed by MNC West $2000 $2500. To commence work m Jany Feb At least 2 years relevant experience. Diploma m electrical/ mechanical engineering preferred Knowledge of electronic parts an advantage. Female below 30. Excellent communication skills. Pleasant personality. Transport pick-up at Clementi/
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        648 5 636 Customer Service 636 Customer Service 636 Customer Service 636 Customer Service 636 Customer Service Positions Positions Positions Positions Positions /Leader To jAcTttf^^m Sing Tel Paging has a passion for a rare breed of individuals who can shine m their service to our valuable customers. And we provide them with
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        202 5 642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge) Positions ■HHbWWSTthE AMERICAN CLUB (Managed by "Hie International Group ofClubCorp) We invite suitably qualified candidates to join us as: SUPERVISOR (SPORTS at RECREATION) GCE 0TN 1 level 1 year's experience m a similar position 0- Enjoy working m a sporty outgoing
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        1074 5 642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 642 Hotel/ ReitauranV Lounge Positions Lounge Positions Join the dynamic Connoisseur Group of restaurants m their expansion 1. Chinese Feasts: Suntec City Mall Cashier: Part or full time Waiter ft Waitress 2. The House Of Teochew Taipan: Parco Buqis Junction Function and Catering Coordinators Bilingual with driving
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        978 5 648 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions Clerical Positions j Clerical Positions /f^SEa^ HONG LEONG RNANCE LTD /JS\ g SINGAPORE FINANCE LTD \^J g 7»4 invite applications for the positions of: |i) GENERAL CLERK m™** oe«> 3 2) CLERK/TELLER g (For fit T/rtia/t, Hougang, Alexandra, Bt Merah, £p City
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        1145 6 64* htfministrativa/ 648 Administrative/ 048 Administrative/ 648 Administrative/ CtorlMl Poartiona Clerical Poaitiont Clerical Poaitiona I Clerical Poaitiona SIA TAKES YOUR CAREER TO EXCITING PLACES. As o member of ihe world's foremost airline, you will enjoy training, benefits and facilities that ore exclusive to SIA. We hove vacancies for the positions
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        653 6 648 Administrative/ 648 Adminiatrative/ Clerical Positions Clerical Positions Sidwtda Organisation Requlrea aged 16-45 years with Secondary sn/GCE 'NTOTAVCOS/SPM/STPM Knowledge of computer and typing will be an advantage With or without experience We offer a 5-day week job. Malaysian* are welcome to apply. Hostels will be provided. WALK-IN INTERVIEW L Monday
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        926 6 648 Adminiatrative/ 648 Adminittrative/ Clerical Poaltlona Clerical Positions ACCOUNTS CLERK required urgently GCE -IT or "0" level Good communication interpersonal skills Microsoft Excel, Word Fresh school leavers are welcome 'nt created candidate; pis. walk In for interview Trade Mart Singapore Pte Ltd 608 Martin Road #09-01 Tel: 734 071 1
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        677 6 648 Administrative/ 1 Clerical Positions i s I I Construction company requires ACCOUNTS ft AOMIN. EXECUTIVE Chinese female preferred Able to keep full set of 4 accounts independently PC literate S Malaysians can apply Pis. call SSS SSI I B to arrange for an interview H i Established Certified Public
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        951 6 ©48 Administrative/ Cltjricsl Positions I DAYS. SALES COORDINATOR n Tagore Lane. Will be tranaerred to Jurong E. on Jan. Dip. m iiectricai/ electronics engrg. Need lot have experience. Relevant exlerience without dip. may apply, 'refer Chinese. S2K. *****88. UCS ASST. WITH 12 yrs. releant experience. Salary $1200 1500. Area: Kallang/
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        1020 7 648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions i FEMALE ACCOUNTS ASSTS. (Chmeee preferred/ below 36). Raf flee/ St. Merah/ Clementi/ IMM. SIBOO-S2OOO Cell *****18 MMALi QIRL FRIDAY. 5 days job. Salary $1K SI.2K according to experience Training provided! CaM 338-3884/ 339-3828 GENERAL CLERK REQUIRED invnedketety for Shipping Co. Able to type. Computer knowledge.
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        899 7 648 Administrative/ Clerical Potrtlont PERM. ADMIN. ASST. at Kaki Bukit. Female Chinese preferred. PC literate. SIK-SI.3K. *****05 PREFER CHINESE ACCOUNTS Asst., handle full act a/c, age 25 35 East area, $2600. *****33 PURCHASING ASSTS (MALE) 'N7 '0' level with clesa 3 driving licence Jurong. *****37 Patrick. RECEPTIONIST $1.2K/ PASIR flis/
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        1047 7 651 Secretary/ Personal 651 Secretary/ Personal Assistant Positions Assistant Positions CARLTON HOTEL SINGAPORE We invite you to apply for the position of: GCE O" Level with credit m English Private Secretarial Certificate an advantage Ability to handle personal computer (Microsoft) and work independently Good and effective communication skills Write or
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        546 7 654 Tochnicsl Positions 654 Tschnicsl Positions 654 Technical Positions Specially for GCE 'O' level SPM holders. Technical Operators Location: Depot Road (Normal Shift) The Requirements: GCE '0' level/SPM with minimum 1 year's related working experience m high volume production Training m a technical field advantageous PC knowledge and ability to
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        1028 7 654 Technical Positions 684 Technical Positions 664 Technical Eeeftom SCI A US$ MULTI BILLION CORPORATION Maintenance Test (Permanent 2nd/3rd Shift) (Permanent 2nd/3rd Shift) ITC/NTC m Mechanical/Electrical Diploma m Electronics Engineering Engineering or NTC m Maintenance ITC/NTC m Electronics Engineering Fitting with related experience, with 1 2 years' experience will preferably
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        670 8 Khnical PosHions 654 Technical Po.itio. B We arc a fast growing and well established G8 I contractor. In line with our expansion, we invite I applications for the following positions. Degree m Civil Engrg Mm. 5 yrs of experience Ability to use Microsoft Project Software Experience m handling HDB Projects
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        1963 8 -~-n- --xiszr sag- r gge, tI.2K-tI.IK. COMPUTER I -I i -reCHTHCIANS m West NTC/ Dip n^.— i ■p^a^Sßaj BHB I m electronic. 1 or 2 yri. experi iT I ence Class 3 lie. a mutt *****1 S^~ ■BBMtftaWeBVI I ALI ENOIMEIIIS. Oearae/ W m^ m^ mmi^ m^ m m^* m
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        1150 9 Jroduetion 667 Production 667 Production 657 Production 657 Production 657 Production 657 Production ___2 2^-^— PoeMon* PooWom Poo Mom Position* Positions Position. Dr T QUAUTY TECHNICIAN FEMALE PRODUCTION y^ XVW^' You will be responsible for performing ir^ OPERATORS •a^ Wfc^ fit Jfr process inspection (first piece inspection 1 4!-W v^
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        1109 9 697 Production Positions SKILLED/ UNSKILLED ROTO-GRAVURE PRINTERS required Duties. RoN form printing ■*V6MWyVMWI«I ShQ WVfCOfTm Good pay package Bonus negotiable TaJc *****2S Mr Loh MECHANKAL EMSMCSIS (UP to $2,810 Dipy Degree m Mechanical/ Mfg. 12 yrs. experience m mfgy precision environment. Good bsnats. Peter 542-4566. Normal shift $42. 5-day week
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        584 9 666 SexuritY PosWom REQUIRES 11 SCCURfTY SUPOrvtSOR To work day. 12 hours at River VsMey Rd. 2) SECUfBTY OUAROS To work 12 hours at Gul Circle day shNt River Vaeey day/ night Cecil Rd. -day/ night Kaki Bukit -day Sin Ming day/ night Taman Jurong night Inauaatad pis. come personally
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