The New Paper, 24 April 1991

Microfilm: NL17501
Total Pages: 39
1 39 The New Paper
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    Masthead
    15 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991 MITA (P) 13/4/91 50 CENTS the new paper
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      57 1 BUY ME LUNCH 1 \^L» ffl IL 1 J| OR ELSE This advertisement, run during Secretaries' Week, is making some secretaries see red. The ad is for the Pinnacle Restaurant. "We are not so cheapskate/' says one secretary. "It's meant to be light-hearted," defends the ad agency concerned./ Page 11.
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      68 1 \II I HttHH ij/J Ip FRIDGE Madam Ping Yeu-lan, 61, 112 kl (right) to believed to be I J the woman whoee heed I m was found deecaapqpejfcya i JHIH a fridge in a Hongko 4 1 flat Police have ameted a 24-yaar.oldßUfpectja* <ii^H illegal Uapilgiaat, a* iflk investigate K^'H
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Human head found in fridge
      380 2 A SEVERED human head was found in a refrigerator last Sunday. The gruesome discovery was made when neighbours called the police after a stench came out of an apartment in a Hongkong suburb. A man has been detained by the police in connection with the
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      Lock icon $161b to build new stealth fighter
      236 2 AP. THE US Air Force has awarded a contract worth $161 billion to Lockheed Corp, Boeing and General Dynamics to co-produce a revolutionary new stealth fighter. It is the heftiest aerospace contract in history. The consortium was selected over the team of Northrop Corp
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      Lock icon SALE, SALE, SALE?
      636 3  -  By Chua Bee Hua T HERE are two kinds of sales the ones "worth waiting for", and those you don't have to wait for at all. Take Serangoon Road's Little India, for example. Pillars inked with bold letters proclaim "Big Sale" and names like "Half Price Shop"
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      84 2 Hotuneplus TO share a point of view, call Hotline Plus at 734-7711, or write to The Editor, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Rd, S'pore 0923. BRING THE THEATRE HOME With the Thomson TVP 3000, the ability to experience life size images is simply at a touch of a button.With
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      NTUC BANK?
      165 4 HOT STORY AN NTUC Bank? "I won't discount that," said Mr Lim Boon Heng, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress. He said this while explaining that the NTUC is searching for new ventures. The NTUC is already in retail, transportation, insurance, child care, holiday resorts and
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      9% pay hike expected
      103 4 LABOUR leaders expect workers to receive a wage increase of about 9 per cent this year. This should be comparable to the total increase of 9.4 per cent for wages and bonuses paid to workers last year, Mr Lim Boon Heng told The Straits Times. He
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Hotel projects
        59 4 MORE than $1 billion is being invested in hotel projects to bring the Tanglin Road and upper Orchard Road area back into the tourist belt. The projects expected to be completed in five years include redevelopment of Hotel Negara, expansion of Orchard Hotel and The Regent hotel, and
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        Older workers
        61 4 MORE older men in the US labour market are staying on the job. Statistics from the Labour Department show that despite generous company pension plans, men in the late 50s and early 60s prefer to carry on working. A popular view among labour economists is that early retirement
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        Favourite city
        71 4 SINGAPORE is one of the world's three favourite cities for conferences, according to a poll of international business travellers. The others are London and Hongkong. In Euromoney's 1991 Business Travel Survey, readers voted: Changi Airport the best international airport; Singapore Airlines the second best international carrier, after British
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        Fee increases
        56 4 EDUCATION Minister Dr Tony Tan is to meet student leaders from both NUS and NTI next week concerning the latest hike in university fees. Dr Tan said the increases are inevitable because of rising costs. But he stressed that no student would be deprived of a place in
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        Fall in growth
        66 4 ASIA'S "dragon" economies will see declining growth over the next two years as exports weaken, the Asian Development Bank said yesterday. The economies must restructure for the long term, it said. The ADB said the long-term outlook for economic growth in Singapore, Hongkong, South Korea and Taiwan
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        Criminal assets
        45 4 SINGAPORE and Malaysia are planning to introduce laws that will let authorities seize assets acquired by criminal means. The two countries' top policemen said this in Kuala Lumpur yesterday during talks on police co-operation. Malaysian law allows drug traffickers' assets to he seized.
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      POTLUCK Cel Gulapa
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      HEADLINERS
      77 4 The Straits Times: Workers 'should get 9 per cent pay hike this year'. Business times: Plan to give new life to upper Orchard Road. Lianhe Zaobao: 510 Iraqi refugees die every day. Berita Harian: KL agrees to release KPM land to S'pore. SBC: Soviet parliament votes for President Gorbachev's
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      151 4 WORRIED ABOUT YOUR I R CALL FOR SURE PLUS and our range of hair tonic are made from top quality Chinese herbs like GINSENG, CORDYCEPS SINENSIS, POLYGONUMO MULTIFLORUM THUMB and ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANCEUC to effectively protect your hair. coOS^S^ Based on a special formula from China, they are c o r
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      42 4 I IT rim down those overstuffed areas E in y° ur home (and shape up your IH wallet to boot!). IAICIf l||T Advertise those unused k VVblUn I items for sale in The mm Straits Times* Ea V Call 737-1166 to place
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      46 5 f I The best of timed to come:... •CITIZEN J- t *i, »S A atG<V(*(C '«A(*MA«II O# o T «/f* «*▼<> CO i*oa«i Sole Agent: Sun Sing Trading (S) Pte Ltd. Citizen Watch Showroom Service Centre: 304 Orchard Road #01-16 Lucky Plaza, Singapore 0923. Telephone 235 9310.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Remove barriers, court orders DFS
      304 6  -  By Eliza Teoh THE battle of the barriers is over. A court has ordered DFS Duty Free Shoppers to tear down the barriers it erected at Le Meridien Shopping Centre. The barriers blocked the access of customers to shops on floors above. DFS was also
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      BETTER FOR BUSINESS
      31 6 I hope that business will be better and that nothing like this will ever happen in Singapore again Mr Chong Kam Len (left), owner of a leather shop
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      244 6 WM TICKETS TO SEE THE BATTLE OF THE GIANTS 17 May 1991. National Stadium. Just answer the two questions below and you're on your way to winning! Please send your entries to: The New Paper Caltex Cup Lucky Draw Locked Bag 12, Robinson Road Post Office, Singapore 9106. rwatm j.i.uuimmi
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      133 7 Caltex Cup 1991 wdmr •ARSENAL I The Battle Of The Giants. 17th May 1991. National Stadium. Kick Off Bpm. Catch two of England's most legendary Win one of 2 Subaru Jl2's* or, JVC quality soccer teams in spectacular action as they 1 products when you attend the match. battle for
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon A REPORT CARD: BY IRENE HOE
      8 8 Cel Gulapa
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      Don’t fear Growth Triangle
      212 8 PM tells workers DON'T fear the Growth Triangle. It is good for you in the long term, PM Goh Chok Tong tells Singapore workers this morning. It will bring new opportunities for Singapore. It will lead to a bigger area of prosperity and growth around Singapore,
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      WHY THE TRIANGLE IS IMPORTANT
      314 8 INVESTMENTS are the real engines of growth. Not trade. World trade grew at a compounded annual rate of 5 per cent each year from 1983 to 1988. But for investments, the figure was 20 per cent. "What this tells us is that we must see
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      HOW IT WILL BENEFIT YOU
      131 8 MR Goh gives this example: "Sony Precision Engineering Centre (Specs) in Singapore produces precision engineering components. It has developed specialised capability in this area. This capability enables Sony to launch other related investments in the region, using precision engineering support from Singapore. "It recently set
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      39 8 sx^Bß^SS^i De 1 icious Jresh_ Seafood, Dumplings by the Riverside at the WAREHOUSE CORNER (famous for its Bak Kut Teh) Convenient Location, Free Parking (Redeemable) For reservations, Call 732-9922 Extn: 1558 U(^jmyievr iJllftjiilnL iB2 Havelock Road. Singa po<«° 3l6
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      352 9 Mother's Day 12 May 1991 li#jIi#j Hr I 1 IFA 1 A v A a A ■Mlkyi| A l A Si n n 1111 ILtIVBI II (■^l I Your name: Age: Date of Birth: I.C. No: Address: Tel No: Your mother's name: §*s J It's Mother's Day on 12 May
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon ‘Murderer after dad’s jewellery’
      562 10  -  DIARY OF A MURDER: 10.30 am: Mr Kuah Chin Chye leaves for work, saying good-bye to daughter. 12.45 pm: Bee Hong misses school for the first time. 3.30 pm: Bee Hong's 12-year-old sister, Bee Leng returns home and discovers the door unlocked. She finds Bee Hong
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      Ad angers some secretaries
      579 11  -  \u Ovidia Lim A SECRETARIES' Week message for bosses from The Pinnacle has made some secretaries see red. Entitled, A Message for Your Ross, the four advertisements by The Pinnacle appeared in Rusiness Times and The New Paper (right). A group of irate secretaries have written
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      THE PINNACLE REPLIES
      148 11 "I THOUGHT it was cute," said Mr Peter Tung, 41. He is the director of operations for SMI Hospitality Services, which manages The Pinnacle. Mr l ung said while the cartoon was an exaggeration, he felt it put secretaries in a good light. "It shows that we
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      First choice: Good looker or skilled worker?
      486 12  -  As Julia Roberts found out when she met Richard Gere in a popular movie last year, it pays to be a pretty woman. A recent survey in the United States found that men and women earn more than Plain Joes and Janes. Is
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      GOOD LOOKS GET MORE IN US
      95 12 AN American survey found that "attractive" men and women earn up to $16,180 more than their plain counterparts. The study found that good-lookers are often chosen over plainer-looking colleagues at promotion time, even with the same qualifications. "Looks have tremendous power in an arena
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      WHAT WOMEN’S GROUPS SAY
      86 12 LOOKS may count, but that doesn't make it right, said some women's groups. "I think it would be foolish to hire a person just for her looks and not her skills," said Mrs Constance Singham, president of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations. Looks are "not
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      THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING WELL-GROOMED
      75 12 YOU don't haye to be pretty, but you should be well-groomed to get ahead in your job, said grooming agencies. "You don't have to have beautiful features," said Ms lona Power, director of Metanoia, a training and grooming consultancy. "But if you're put together nicely,
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      81 10 _mmm 2 polaroid FILM PACKS. 600HS Spectra Between April 1 5 and May 30, you can get a free Polaroid El 2O video tape with every twin purchase of Polaroid Spectra OtY^l/H *L- or 600HS films. Why not make your way to any dealer near you. Offer is valid while
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      34 11 Royal Pollen Bee. with 50mg royal JP nsen g an< J siu Vitamin E. I 56.00 Ginseng Pollen m^SV^EK^H 2(X)mg of bee collected pollen 200mg Available at all leading Pharmacies and major Drug Stores.
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      114 12 The C^W Enrol in y I ■aj 1 1 1 1 1 *111 In General Paper, English, Economics, Geography, Management of Business, Principles of Accounts, History, Divinity, Art, Mathematics Syll (C), Mathematics (AO), Physics/Chemistry (Theory), Malay/Chinese as a Second Language, Malay Literature. AVAILABLE Past years' Malay'AO'Book* 1006 1000 m History
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Soccer fan in jail for murder
      253 13 A FORMER security guard who murdered a 14-month old baby for crying during a televised World Cup football match was jailed for life by a court in England. Robert Baxter, 21, unemployed, of Manchester, shook his head as he was sentenced by a court
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      Lock icon Anatomy of a bus crash
      70 13 Roof deaths: Passengers of one overcrowded bus near Dhaka, Bangladesh looking at bodies of some of those who died when another overcrowded bus crashed on Monday. The bodies are laden on a truck. The latest death toll in the crash is 63. The accident took
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      Lock icon Finders keepers?
      246 14 I IRAQI PLANES IN IRAN AP. IRAN has begun painting its air force insignia on some of the Iraqi warplanes that scooted into the republic during the Gulf War. Yesterday's claim by diplomats not independently verified indicates that Teheran plans to keep some of these military aircraft. On
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      Lock icon ‘500 Kurds dying every day’
      133 14 Reuter. MORE than 500 Kurdish refugees are dying every day on the Turkish-Iraqi border, says the White House. The picture (left) shows an elderly Kurd dying in the arms of his son in the Iskveren mountain camp in Turkey yesterday. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater
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      Lock icon 13 lorryloads of loot at home
      269 15 AP. A MAN suspected of committing as many as 1,000 robberies during the past decade had his loot carted away by police yesterday in Denver, Colorado. The authorities carted off 13 lorryloads of goods, including silver, jewellery and more than 20 guns. Jeffrey Trott,
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      Lock icon Cholera death toll increases
      162 15 Wire services. CHOLERA claimed its first victim in Chile yesterday as the disease relentlessly spread through South America, health authorities said. More than 1.2(H) people have died in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia since the epidemic broke out in a fishing town in northern Peru in January.
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      GLOSSARY
      126 15 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. devout: People who are devout believe in God or a religion very deeply and show this belief in the way they live, for example by keeping religious rule* very
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      Lock icon Family locks up dad in stock
      357 16 A MAN with mental problems is being kept confined in an old punishment device by his family. Mr Mat Di Rani, 40, has his legs locked in a stock a wooden framework with holes for the feet in which people are locked in a
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      Lock icon Party drops Aung San
      244 16 AFP. BURMA'S main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has formally dropped its popular founder Aung San Suu Kyi from its leadership, Radio Rangoon said yesterday. Ms Aung San Suu Kyi held the title of secretary-general of the NLD's central executive committee even though
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      Lock icon Ex-Afghan DPM faces jail in India
      235 16 AFP. AFGHANISTAN'S former deputy prime minister Assadullah Sarwari has been found guilty of overstaying his visa in India, newspapers reported yesterday. He faces up to five years in jail and a heavy fine. Sarwari has been confined in New Delhi's maximum-security Tihar jail since
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      Lock icon We won’t go for divorce: Souness’ wife
      499 17 Two celebrities whose marital break-ups made headlines are now back in the news for their efforts at staying married, Britain's Daily Mail recently reported D i ANIGLLE Souness walked (out on her prominent soccer boss husband, Graeme, two years ago. Yet she refuses
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      Marriage for them is a cruise
      229 17 IT has been four months since handsome American actor Tom Cruise married gorgeous Australian actress Nicole Kidman. But they couple are still celebrating. Cruise, 28, has just held a surprise belated wedding party for Kidman, 23. And the cast was impressive, the Daily Mail
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      67 13 WHAT I DISTINGUISHES FRONT RUNNERS FROM THE TAIL ENDERS SUITABLE FOR UNUADLD PETROL AUDI 80 2.0E AUTO Connoisseurs of cars choose the fuel-injected Audi 80 2.0E Auto for its unbeatable German engineering. They appreciate and understand what goes into the making of a truly great car. The knowledge sets them
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      195 13 X ItIUIC/ N BENEFICIAL FULLY GUARANTEED WEIGHT LOSS INCH LOSS PROGRAMMES Now. you can enjoy Beneficial Body Contouring at room temperature! Yes, no cold turkey wraps or uncomfortable thermal treatment which result in skin dehydration. Yet. you SAVE both money and time. Here's living prool that our weight loss, inch
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      111 14 Singapore's HHHKU unfaithful wives Is adultery on the rise among our women? And what's sending them into the arms of another man lust, love, something else? Also in May s Her World IS THERE SEX AFTER MOTHERHOOD? HOW TO KNOW IF HE'S REALLY NICE what every single girl should ask
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  • Showtime
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      STAR CUT
      504 18  -  By Vivien Chiong s HE writes. She acts. Now she 1 is going to sing. Lianhe Wanbao reporter I Khoon Siew Kin will release her debut Mandarin album on July 2. She will also sing the theme song for a new SBC serial Marital Spices (SBC 8, 9.30
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      Twelve in tow?
      155 19  -  We give you a ringside seat in the showbiz arena. Every Wednesday. BY VIVIEN CHIONG MEL Gibson wants more. Already a father of six, the Australian heartthrob says he would like twice as many. Gibson, 35, comes from a big family himself— he has 10 brothers and
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      Poor little, rich boy
      126 19 FORMER child star Adam Rich from the hit television series, Eight is Enough was charged last week with petty theft, reports Reuter. Rich, 22, was arrested last Wednesday in a department store after security guards saw him pick up sunglasses and a pair of socks. The
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      Turned down flat
      109 19 IF pop idol Madonna ever meets Amy Yip, Asia's most famous bosom, they will probably talk about the difficulties of insuring their breasts. Madonna recently wanted a $24-million insurance policy for her breasts. Bui insurers turned her down flat. They say it's too risky, reports Star magazine.
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      A star mum in the making?
      96 19 WE have heard so many stories of instant fame for children of celebrities. But never the other way around. It happened recently to Mrs Chow (right). Mrs Chow, who? No, not Chow Yun Fatt's mother but comedian Stephen Chow's mum. She was recently offered
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      Elizabeth’s 10 plus points
      101 19 WHEN Hongkong composer Lam Mun Chung started courting beauty queen Elizabeth Lee (left) many were skeptical. She was said to be too good for him. But after about a year, the relationship is still standing on solid ground. The bespectacled composer recently listed 10 of Elizabeth's
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      87 18 (NOW I FEEL SO FRESH, SO COMFORTABLE J mß* Mrjt£*&T_ 1 j. H *°°J) Im feokan rit oti chM fll I rtitHgnFfinut Nice Day Nightsafe with its unique soft-touch Dri-Magic Cover, draws flow into the pad instantly and traps it in so pad stays dry and clean. Drf-Alagte WONDER GEL
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      35 19 RED HEAT. ASIABIAT AT THE GASABIANGA. Asia Beat play of soul, pop, latin rock BBS Level 3, The Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore Marina Square, 7 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 0103 Tel: 336 8111 Fax 339 1861
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  • spotlight
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      The young Japanese
      586 20 Only 10 years remain in the 20th century and doubtless this last decade will witness many changes throughout the world. These will challenge Japan to adapt. Today's youngsters will be the principal players in the coming century. A magazine, Look Japan, recently explored the characteristics of Japan's
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      THE GENERATIONS
      72 20 Kyujinrui: The old homo sapiens; a term used to refer the generation of 50-year-olds in Japan. shinjinrui: The neo homo sapiens, or sons and daughters of baby boomers, now in their 20s. ichigozoku: Meaning "strawberry generation," a play on the words ichi (one) and go (five). This can
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      JAPANESE NEEDS
      218 20 In the '70s, Japanese youth enjoyed animated films, science fiction, special effects movies, comic books for girls, teen idol-chasing and personal computers. But in the '80s some became so immersed in this sub-culture that they isolated themselves from their peers, like "nerds" in the US. Today's young women
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      991 21 wednesdaytv BORN IN EAST LA I I POINTS OF VIEW GOLDEN SHENTON (Channel 5, 10.15 pm) (Channel 5, 9.30 pm) WAY (MW CENSORSHIP,»!«Iot («an„e, 8. 9.30 video takeoff on Bruce films, video, print, and a i TANG Shiliu the Springsteen's Born in the USA. publications are under review, y I
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      430 22 THETVPAGE a Two's company for new kids Hoi By VIVIEN ChiONG serial. Three men fall for her and she TAKING on a major role on one's as nt m ate scenes with two John debut is unnerving. And, acting n J> a son. She marries the IP' y\- opposite seasoned
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  • SHOWTIME
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      Look who’s Bruce Willis?
      279 23  -  By Vivien Chiong Getting a string of stars together in a movie is certainly a boost for the box office. But deciding who gets top billing often gives headaches to its producers. For instance, Bonfire of the Vanities, one of Hollywood's biggest flops last year, stars
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      Madonna’s latest film the main focus at Cannes
      317 23 ALL eyes will be on Madonna at the 44th annual Cannes Film Festival next month. The pop star heads for Cannes this year to present her latest film. Truth or Dare: In Bed with Madonna, on May 11 and 12. It is
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      118 23 fee Happy HoofS SpeC,a SSi *%s^' l!^M-fe, ta 3 an 1 ■.JIIJI.II.LIIM.IM.W hno n J?Sling. Long is wna OoeO W s.ngapo« s 1 I Tea etc n —i N COVE C CH f 5 Gf J 7th level, Ming Arcnde, Cuscaden Road (opposite Hard Rock Cote) Tel: *****33 Shoyu K
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    Can I meet a jilted lover?
    1432 24 DEARAGGIE AGGIE gives advice every Wednesday. Questions Aggie cannot answer are put to other experts such as doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists. You can write to: Dear Aggie, The New' Paper, 300 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. You must give your name and address. But
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      323 25 WEDNESDAYRADIO FM90.5 FM92.4 News on the Hour NOON Nws i(1 Brl 12.03 PM Popular Classics "05 > 00 News .M Weather F««as, Mystery Voice Quiz MO Currency Exchange Rates 2.0S Feminine Flair with Kala 1.15 Popular Classics (cont'd) Krishnan For the Working 1.45 Midday Market Report Women and Homemakers 2.00
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      125 25 COMICRELEF PhippS/Joseph arris 1 I AddlTl/Brian Basset If H0»l PO log KEEP YOUR I W 11 DRUGS ASflßlfl. U Sw»ns rni WATCHIU6 (WAT! v J «i» L or-"- 1 Duffy/Bruce Hammond r m a urns snopx TT here's a twektv, \f sighia\[ is a again-misuses. 1/ ep. II prienp 1/
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      637 26 COMICRELIEF WEDNESDAYRADIO Orchard Road/coiin 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey FM 88.9 1.00 News NOON Newsdesk 12 mn 4 00 4.09 Words of Faith 4.15 Crowing Points in Medicine: What are the prospects for /t.i 1... developing new and more Uainy/Cathy Guisewite successful drugs for use in treating Aids? Is it possible
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      265 27 v s CgfrHHERE'S TO THE HAPPY BABIEsI WITH LOVE FROM THE NEW PAPER FASTADS FITTI. 1 HAPPi BABIES EACH BABY CETS TO RECEIVE 2 PACKS OF FITTI DIAPERS, A SINCLET, A PANTY AND A CONGRATULATORY HI CARD FROM FITTI. ANNOUNCE YOUR BABY'S BIRTH RIGHT HERE. FREE. |j f I on
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      202 27 V mm 1 11 y Our sincere thanks to all friends relatives for their kind congratulations present on the birthday of our baby Zlli Qi on 10th Jan 91. Ken Bee Leng New Fitti's Blue Double-Pry Liner X/ A gives double dryness and comfort. IZ ■X»/ ,V New improved stay-dry
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      33 27 VJe would like to relatives, friends members for I T'l H their gifts and 11 well wishles. Special thanks Welcome Mu Zhen AA §f I to be part of our family. Audrey Daniel
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      227 27 Mr t Mrs J. MANDALIA proudly if H] 1? announce the arrival of their Ist child ||g§ Bin I rn n I 1 that God has ,1 I entrusted to us. flu ■H David L. j Judith King ft: fejrf r m Si c I **v J L We thank
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      672 28 Cgfrfrl HERE'S TO THE HAPPY BABIES. 1111 l WITH I DVF FROM THE NEW PAPER FASTADS FITTI. I UADDVRABICC EACH BABY CETS TO RECEIVE 2 PACKS OF FITTI DIAPERS, A SINGLET, A PANTY AND A CONGRATULATORY U CARD FROM FITTI. ANNOUNCE YOUR BABY'S BIRTH RIGHT HERE. FREE. Mr Mrs Dave
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      81 30 FASTads 737-1166 821 Business To Business t LOOKING FOR A HIGH-PAYING PART-TIME JOB? J Be amongst the highest paid with us. Become a part/ full-time Broker cum Manager. We are providing a special package. 24 years and above, male/ female. Retired persons, regular ROD'S, all races welcome to apply. Earn
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      213 31 •32 Employment ARK YOU LOOKING FOR JOB SECURITY OR CAREER PROSPECTS? ESSO SERVICE STATIONS OFFER BOTH AND MUCH MORE. We have vacancies for: Secondary education I 'O' level Those residing in Clementi, River Valley, |urong. Boon Lay, Bedok and Toa Payoh are encouraged to apply. WALK-IN INTERVIEW Wednesday 24/4 Thursday
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      436 31 832 Employment JURONQ ENGINEERING LTD urgently requires the following: 1. MALE ADMIN ASST. 2. FEMALE INVENTORY CLERK 3. GENERAL CLERKS 4. TECHNICAL CLERK 5. COMPUTER OPERATOR Minimum requirements: O.C.E. 'O' Level or technical certificate Basic computer knowledge Able to work at work site Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please
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      266 31 832 Employment Freight company urgently requires the following: 1. SALES EXECUTIVE 2. CUSTOMER SERVICE 3. GENERAL CLERK 4. ACCOUNTS ADMIN. 5. CARGO HANDS 6. NIGHT OPERATIONS Please call 292-1395 for interview Interior firm requires: 1. INTERIOR DRAUGHTSMEN/ WOMEN Experience In design/ drafting of Internal furnishings 2. ACCOUNTS CLERK (M E
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      229 32 832 Employment REQUIRED FULL-TIME SHIFT WORKERS Morning/ A fief noon/ Midnight a No age limit a To feed Airline equipments L utensils Into auto washing machine at Changl Airport a Transport will be provided a Working hours: Morning 7am-3pm. $20 per shift/ Afternoon 3pm-llpm. $20 per shift/ Midnight llpm7am. $22
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      265 32 832 Employment ii FEMALE ii GENERAL II CLERK !ja OCEo'or N 1 level j I| With or without j l i experience I i lI a Ability to type I I i I Please write-in or call In i I i I person at: I I cp,B Blk. 37 Dafu
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      350 32 832 Employment i! m I I JAPANESE RESTAURANT I l II II I i Requires I i I FULL/ PART-TIME j j WAITRESS ii ii For interview call J j i i personally at: i i i i 360 Orchard Road #09-05 i i j International Building i i Ttl:
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      248 32 832 Employment Marine Electrical Engineering Company requires urgently: FOREMAN ELECTRICIANS WELDERS GENERAL WORKERS With shipyard experience for 2 to 3 months project. CALL 749-0800 TODAY CHINESE TELEPHONE OPERATOR e able to speak English and Hokkien Mandarin e School leavers welcome for perm Jobs e Able to start work Immediately GENERAL
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      293 32 832 Employment DESPATCH/ DELIVERY RIDER required Class 213 licence, e Completed NS. Apply personally at: •1 (tenting Lane IM-01/ 06 Everich Bldg Or Call Michael at *****61 FUNTION PRECISION at Jalan Pemlmpln requires 1. CYLINDRICAL GRINDERS 2. SURFACE GRINDERS 3. MILLERS 4. WIRE-CUT OPERATORS 9. O.C. INSPECTORS 6. SALES EXECUTIVES
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      233 32 832 Employment Law Firm requires CHINESE FEMALE CLERK Please call Susie at *****66 Legal firm requrles SECRETARIAL/ CLERICAL STAFF e To commence work as soon as possible, e Experience not essential. InttfMltd ipplicinli, please call *****15. MALAY FEMALE I CLERK e Slaying In Tamplnes e Able to start work immediately
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      461 33 132 Employment 832 Employment 832 Employment Of SWITZERLAND PTE LTD Singapore's leading Swiss restaurant seeks pleasant and H motivated individuals to join their service team. H H I CAPTAINS (salary negotiable) H WAITERS/WAITRESSES Cs7so/-and above) I I TR. WAITERS/WAITRESSES^^HH I $635/- and above) I CASHIERS $650/- and ADMIN ASST (salary
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      100 33 841 Vthicl— PICK-UPS VANS 107 14' LORRIES for hire MING HOW MOTOR Tel: *****77/ *****86 612, Chua Chu Kang Road I Singapore 2469. FASTads Only $7.00 per column cm (Minima 3cm x 1 col.) I I 871 Education/ Instruction AEROBICS For Unisex Every Tue. ft Fri. 6pm. $35 per month
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      65 33 BORED WIIH YOUR SAME OED IXJNCH PLACE Wc have the solution! Every Monday, The New Paper Fastads is running a special feature on a wide variety of food outlets for you to select from. It's called "Lunch Guide!". And what's more! We're also giving away tour packages lunch vouchers in
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      Lock icon Jin Tai enters final
      313 34  -  By Bernard Pereira SCHOOLTKACHERCOACH Sies Senan is essentially a non-smok-er. Hut at 5.15 pm yesterday, at the Jalan Besar Stadium hawker centre, the Jin Tai Secondary teacher had every reason to light up a cigarette. He had a little earlier endured a nerve-racking 115 minutes, when
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      104 34 TWO players Zeng 1 Minghai and Fahmy Abd- 1 ullah from opposing camps in yesterday's National Schools B soccer semi-final face disciplinary action by their respective schools. Minghai. of Jin Tai Secondary. failed to notify his teacher-coach, Sies Senan. that he would not be available for the
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      69 34 STARS Mil* )OS»S S**t/0 WATSoOM *000 WOOOM'DCI SCO" OAv S I INCOURT tlio action 22 to 28 april 1991 'LIVE' art the Kallmg TennKs Centre EDCAM ACTION STARTS AT 4PM (WEEKDAYS) and SPM (SATURDAY 8, SUNDAY) SINGAPORE tickets mcrn 22 April iIWOWPWI »1) -J, Zm 23-25 April SlO per ticket
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      424 35 Kelly Jones and Jeff Tarango were both beaten in the Epson Singapore Super Tennis yesterday. But while Jones had the consolation of a being a winner with the crowd, Tarango was a two-time loser. LOH TUAN LEE gets their reactions TWO-TIME Epson champion Kelly Jones was so
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      232 35 IS l.l(>am early or late? It would be considered ar early hour in the morning hut don't expect Christt Van Rensburg and Kores Open champion Patrick Baur to agree. For, that's when their first-round match ended last night. Sorry, thi.s morning. Van Rensburg (ranked 101) upset
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      302 35 "I WANT you to know that I have never retired from a single match before," said Jeff Tarango last night. The reason for his outburst was the crowd's reaction after he retired from his first-round match against the top Todd Woodbridge of Australia. Tarango, ranked
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      241 36  -  By S Gulam ROBIN Chan is worried. The Premier League, which resumes tonight after a fiveweek break, has made the national coach more worried than Saturday's Malaysia Cup opponent Perak. Fifteen of his national squad members, including nine first-choice players, will be involved in the two matches tonight.
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      137 36 Bernama. THE Football Association of Malaysia Disciplinary Committee yesterday suspended Perak player Mohamad Zaidi Nafiah for three matches. He was found guilty of kicking Penang player Azmi Ali in a friendly match on April 7. And Azmi, who was also flashed the red card, was suspended from two
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      526 36 The Cup referees: SURESH NAIR reports on the men in black PERFORM...or face the penalty. This is the ultimatum the Football Association of Malaysia has handed out to its 82 referees handpicked for the of Semi-Pro League and Malaysia Cup competitions. The men-in-black
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      331 36 Wire Services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SNOOKER World Professional Championship in Kngland Ist rd: Gary Wilkinson (F)ng) bt Doug Mountjov (Wales) 10-2, Martin Clark (Kng) bt Mark Bennett (Wales) 10-6. SOCCER I)iv 1 Kngland: Arsenal 2 QPR 0, Aston Villa I Man City 5, Derby 0 Leeds 1.
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    450 37  -  FOCUS ON PAHANG i I FACTFILE The team: Goalkeepers Khairol A/man. Basrul Kharfi Defenders Serbegeth Singh, K Ravichandran, Gyorgy Fabulaya, Kamaruddin Shawkathah. V Ravindran, Fadhirul Annuar Midfielders Fandi Ahmad, Dollah Salleh, Ahmad Yusoff. Abdul Aziz Kupai. Mohd Azaruddin Aziz, Ridwan Raffar Forwards V Sundramoorthy, Zainal Abidin, A Anbalagan,
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      1991 CHAMP?
      77 38 Second in the Semi-Pro League. Second in the Malaysia Cup. Singapore soccer made it big in 1990 after 10 long years. Will it be a repeat this season? Or will it go one better and be champion? Which are the teams that can stop the Lions from riding
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      345 38  -  FOCUS ON PAHANC S Gulam PAHANG has revitalised Fandi Ahmad. He trains twice daily, works out in a gym in his house, and goes for morning runs when there is no training. Kach evening, after training, he sharpens his shooting skills putting away 50 to 10()
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      200 38 AFTRK living in the shadows of Zainal A bid in for five years, Dollah Salleh is ready to upstage his best friend. There's no doubt that Dollah is more skilful. Hut he has never enjoyed the same status. Even after scoring 11
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    521 39 Reuter, AP. LAN Rush scored the 300 th goal of his career yesterday. And with that Liverpool made sure of a return to European soccer competition next season with a 3-0 English First Division win over Crystal Palace. League leader Arsenal maintained its three-point lead over
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      58 39 ROBIN WORRIED With the Premier League resuming today, Singapore coach Robin Chan is worried injuries may upset his plans for the opening Semi-Pro match on Saturday SPORTS FUNDI FRED UP Pahang has put the fire back in Fandi Ahmad. He has been training like never before for this year's Semi-Pro
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      26 39 ■Hevgerewe ■t<r; WL jtfH Qg333B|MiHHH^E*JZ*J!fI r (^^^9lE3l ____^B Dispute: A>y/v ■PHk/ w* B JA. fir* _JKi champion to Alex I MOHD ishak CHAMPION BOWS OUT EE
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