The New Paper, 19 May 1992

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    14 1 the new paper TUESDAY, MAY 19,1992 MITA (P) 75/4/92 50 CENTS the new paper
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      86 1 PW TUESDAY, MAY 19,1992 MITA (P) 75/4/92 50 CENTS v^yn 1 iP" g /jE^SHH I ip y^fl jjKBMKjU x 1 9 v "m*>* '.m rAI < -'«Nr"l^^?T^^^ v '»M v §^~SJL i) J r I Bi f Thai troops fire into thousands of protesters early this morning killing or wounding
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon BOAT ACCIDENT Man sliced badly by propeller dies
      440 2  -  Leisure Index Showtime: Pages 16, 17, 21 Name Game: Page 14 TV: Page 20 Radio, Comics: Pages 22 23 By Dave Ang A MAN was sliced by his motorboat propeller after being thrown out of the fishing boat accidentally yesterday afternoon. Mr
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      THE RESCUE
      154 2 BOATEL worker Rosli bin Awang, 26, (left) rushed with four others in a speedboat to the rescue. "He (Mr Wee) looked as though he was going to sink any time. So we quickly threw life jackets to him and to the boy. Then we pulled them into our
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    • Article
      Big Walk entries close tomorrow
      53 2 IF you want to sign up for the Big Walk, you still can. The deadline for walk-in registration has been extended until tomorrow because of overwhelming demand. Registration centres include Times House, Asics at Marina Square and Parkway Parade. So far, more than 12,000 people
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    • Article
      Lock icon FBI finds tapes
      189 2 Reuter. THE FBI has found hours of missing tapes between an Iranian arms dealer and his lawyer which might throw new light on whether Republicans tried to win the 1980 presidential election by stopping the release of 52 American hostages in Iran. Sources said in New York
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Troops shoot at crowds
      245 3 Demonstrations in Bangkok turned bloody yesterday as troops repeatedly shot at thousands of people calling for the resignation of unelected prime minister Gen Suchinda Kraprayoon. Last night and early this morning, the unrest continued UPI HUNDREDS of troops fired repeatedly into thousands of Thai protesters early
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon PIE upgrading
      153 4 HOT STORY EIGHT flyovers and extra traffic lanes are being added to the Pan-Island Expressway as part of its upgrading. The new flyovers will provide "shortcuts" for motorists while the extra lanes will increase the capacity of the PIE. At the PIE-CTE interchange, five new flyovers will enable
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Spratlys oil hunt
        89 4 VIETNAM has demanded the scrapping of a deal between a Chinese company and an American firm to search for oil and natural gas in the disputed Spratly Islands. The two firms signed the accord on May 8 in Beijing. Hanoi said the deal violates Vietnamese sovereignty and
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        Ramos widens lead
        65 4 GENERAL Fidel Ramos has widened his lead in the Philippine presidential election. He led with 1.57 million votes yesterday, ahead of ex-judge Miriam Santiago (1.35 million) and businessman Eduardo Cojuangco (1.17 million) in the unofficial but government-authorised Media-Citizens Quick Count (MCQC). Only about 30 per cent of
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        Birth rate falls
        48 4 SINGAPORE'S birth rate fell in the first two months of this year. Registry of Births figures show that 4,366 babies were born last December, 4,251 babies in January and 3,601 in February. A total of 49,114 babies were born last year, Lianhe Zaobao reports today.
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      HEADLINERS
      69 4 The Straits Times: Thai protesters defy crackdown by troops <• Business Times: Rioters go on rampage in Bangkok Lianhe Zaobao: Thai protesters defy curfew; Thai troops open fire Berita Harian: Thai military quells anti-govt protests SBC morning news: Severe measures would be used to end riots in Bangkok, say
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      THE MIC-LINKED SHARE CONTROVERSY
      46 4 Three companies linked to the Malaysian Indian Congress President Datuk Samy Vellu are being investigated by Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Agency. It has been alleged that nine million shares offered to MlC's investment arm, Maika Holdings, were "hijacked" and given to the three companies.
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      WHAT HAPPENED
      190 4 Datuk Samy Vellu requests for a special allocation of the 1990 Telekoms share offer to the Indian community. The Finance Ministry decides to offer 10 million shares. The shares, offered at Mss ($3.20). are currently trading at about M$ 13 ($8.30). Datuk Samy Vellu telephones the managing director
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      WHAT SAMY VELLU SAYS
      71 4 Datuk Samy Vellu (right), who is also the Energy, Posts and Telecommunications Minister, said he had previously obtained shares for Maika and they didn't do much. He refused to give them the 10 million shares because he wanted to put pressure on them to do business.
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      WHAT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION
      53 4 The Anti-Corruption Agency wants: Proof that the three companies sold 8.5 million shares as stated at a profit of M 50.95 (60 cents) per share. To find out whether the profits were diverted to Tafe College immediately. To find out whether Datuk Samy Vellu personally benefited
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Bike gangs attack police
      296 6 Wire Services BANGKOK teetered on the brink of anarchy early today as rampaging motorbike gangs took advantage of the situation to grab control of the city's streets. Hundreds of motorbike gangs spread throughout the capital, attacking police and smashing police boxes in an orgy of destruction.
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      ‘Chamlongto blame’
      49 6 c and others have been provocative by behaving dangerously. They have jeopardised national security, religion and the King. This has led to a tragedy. General Suchinda, left He said that "the Government had no choice but to use force" because the protesters were headed towards government buildings
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      CHAMLONG SRIMUANG
      166 6 OPPOSITION leader MajorGen Chamlong Srimuang was arrested yesterday. His five-day hunger strike from May 5 catalysed earlier protests against Premier Suchinda, which peaked at about 150,000. The protests stopped when opposition parties and student groups reached an agreement with the Government on constitutional reforms, an opposition politician said.
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      Lock icon A NIGHT OF TERROR
      416 7  -  By C Shantheni SHE spoke with great hesitancy, her voice was barely audible and filled with fear when it came through over the phone. "I don't want to be quoted. I am afraid. Everyone is afraid. They are watching us." "It was a night of terror.
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    • TWO CRACKDOWNS
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        THE TIANANMEN MASSSACRE
        58 7 June 3, 1989 the day the Chinese authorities let the tanks roll into Tiananmen Square to suppress a student movement demanding for democractic reform. The bloodbath left thousands dead. Most were young men and women in their 20s. The students protest in China like the protests in
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        THE THAI RIOTS
        103 7 The protests revolve around General Suchinda Kraprayoon's appointment as Prime Minister on April 7. Opposition leader Chamlong Srimuang wants the non-elected premier to resign from office. (General Suchinda replaced Mr Narong VVongwan, who was elected after the general elections in March was alleged by US authorities to
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      LATEST
      71 7 AT press time, a Bangkok Post source confirmed that the situation was still tense in Bangkok. "Nothing is working. Shops are closed, there are very few buses running and it's tough finding a taxi. "There are still many people gathered at the park right now and tension is running
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      Who's sore at military and why
      227 7 THAILAND may face months of political unrest before it can resolve the conflict between a powerful military and a growing desire for democracy, say analysts. The forces calling for the Prime Minister General Suchinda Kraprayoonon resent the military hold on power. The military coup
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      More girls apply to Greenridge
      390 8  -  I By Vanessa Ho A SCHOOL has changed its name to bring about a "sex" change to its student population. Since former Dunearn Secondary Technical School changed its name to Greenridge Secondary, more girls have applied to join it. The school has more than doubled
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      Rush for booths
      215 9  -  By Rav Dhaliwal HOTELIERS and travel agents queued up on Friday with cash and bank drafts in hand, to book their booths for the travel exhibition at next year's Asean Tourism Forum (ATF) in the Philippines. Within an hour, 36 of the 44 booths allocated td Singapore
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    • VOICES
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        Junk mail
        75 9 Mr Steven Kiew, 40, self-employed: People who put leaflets in letter boxes want to save money on advertising. Do they have a licence to distribute the leaflets? Even if they do not dirty the place, the children make a mess of it. Sometimes, we even get leaflets advertising
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        Fire extinguishers
        45 9 Mr K Raman, 51, security officer: I would like to comment on the truck that burst into flames last week. Vehicles in Singapore do not carry fire extinguishers. The driver of the truck could have put out the fire if he had one.
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    • REPLIES
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        Tution fees
        99 9 I refer to your report on the recent tuition fee revision (TNP, May 15). The University would like to clarify that when the Vice-Chancellor mentioned that the increase of five to seven per cent was in line with the practice adopted by many overseas universities which increase their
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        Warning signs
        245 9 I refer to the press report on 'Spinal Injuries After Big Splash Incident' by Ms Angeline Song on May 11. It is incorrect for her to report that "there are no signs however near the slides and none that specify to the use or dangers of the slides".
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      Lock icon Sweat to stay fit and healthy
      162 10  -  By Ovidia Lim NO pain, no gain that's the message from this year's health and fitness campaign. As we jog our way into the last of The New Paper's health and fitness series, here's a photo tribute to the health-conscious people who sweat it
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      Lock icon Help for one-parent kids
      313 11  -  By T Jeyathesan SINGLE-PARENT students from two schools are being taught to cope with their emotions in a programme initiated by a welfare organisation. Cannossaville, a Catholic welfare organisation, is running weekly courses for principals, teachers and students at the schools. About 190 students are on
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      ’I don’t hate my mum anymore’
      116 11 DAWN (not her real name), 14, comes from a single-parent family. She said: "At first I hated my mother for leaving us. She divorced my father when I was only one month old. "I was also very angry with her. If she loved us
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      155 9 ENJOY THE GREAT TASTE FLAVOUR OF CHOCOLATE BUT Ililllfll No one (especially ladies) can resist the great taste and flavour of chocolate. On the other hand, the threat of getting fat resulting from V eating too much chocolates to be 111 ■ViiMPLi VI pI reat to ence U a— U
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Sex please, we’re Russians
      374 12 Reuter. "SEX?" boomed an outraged provincial Russian matron on a transatlantic TV relay. "There is no sex in the Soviet Union." Her words may have startled Americans but they rang true for millions of Russians before the fall of Soviet communist power last year. She was
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      Lock icon THE ‘SEKS’ REVOLUTION
      303 12 Reuter. A SEXUAL revolution is sweeping Russia. Russian teenagers say they now talk freely about sex and change their partners as they please. They see the behaviour of their parents' generation under the old Soviet system as hypocritical. The turning point came four years ago at a
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      106 12 WALKNOW^, meg* DRIVI MAY WIIH A BRAND NEW SUBARU ItfdJrVv Keep up your training for the Big Walk. Remember, you stand a chance organised byBIG WALK *92 to win LUCKY DRAW PRIZES and PRIZES FOR TOP WALKERS. ffPMU W nff? aiTp p 4 i< AM )n ri ght is the
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Nine killed by friendly fire: Jury
      247 14 AP NINE British soldiers hit by "friendly fire" in the Gulf War were killed unlawfully by American pilots, a British coroner's jury in Oxford, England, decided yesterday. The lawyer for the families indicated he would seek prosecution of the two pilots. The British soldiers
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi, eldest son reunited
      179 14 AFP. THE eldest son of detained Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was reunited with her in Yangon yesterday for the first time in more than two years. The state radio, monitored in Bangkok, said Mr Alexander Aris, 18, was taken directly from Yangon airport
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      Lock icon Girl’s dad told her Hitler was ‘uncle’
      343 15 SHOT DEAD IN BED 1 Reuter. A FRENCH girl who shot dead her neo-Nazi father was cleared of murder yesterday. The man had terrorised his five daughters and raised them to idolise Hitler. A nine-member jury cleared Ida Beaussart, 19, after a day-long
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      Lock icon Sexy party costs firm $14,000
      127 15 Reuter A BRITISH legal secretary, who was sacked after complaining of sexual harassment at a Christmas party where chocolate penises were served, was awarded $14,000 by a court yesterday. An industrial tribunal in London ruled that Donna Van Den Berghen, 21, was unlawfully victimised by
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      Lock icon Boy caught in the ‘crossfire’
      137 15 2 AP. AN 11-year-old boy was shot dead during an apparent drug dispute while he slept at his mother's flat in Houston, Texas, in the US. The boy, Jamarcus Cruse, a sixth-grade pupil, was hit in the head by two bullets that shattered his bedroom
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  • Showtime
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      Living up to his name
      511 16  -  BY VIVIEN CHIONG NEWCOMER Jacky Lui Chung Yin owes his muscular frame to gongfu star Jackie Chan. "I used to admire Bruce Lee and later Jackie Chan. I had a poster of Jackie in my room and wanted to build up my body like his,"
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      Kiss for big boy bashful
      462 17  -  By Vivien Chiong ATHLETIC Jacky Lui has sinewy muscles but his skin is as thin as a wan ton's. He blushed when talking about an intimate scene with Veronica Yip in his second film, Gigolo and Whore II (coming to Cathay cinemas), where he played
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    MOSCOW MAGIC
    714 18 showtime The Soviet Union is dead. But the Moscow Circus is very much alive. It will roar into town again next month, bringing with it 17 acts of an art form which has been passed down from generation to generation, photographer KENNETH KOH catches the circus in Hongkong
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      41 18 TNP CHARITY I CIRCUS SHOW JUNE 4 SINGAPORE 1 INDOOR r STADIUM Our treat for the underprivileged and I needy. Want to put a smile on the face of someone deserving? Call us on 734-7711 More details In tomorrow^sj^aper U.- A..
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      794 19 tuesdaytv FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S BREAKING POINT TEEN WITCH WOMAN (Channel 8,9.30 pm) (Channel 0.30 SARAH, disgraced by an alfair on Yufeng. Meanwhile, Li Guding about a girl, Louise (Robyn a decides to wed Lulu. Lively), w^ho^ear^ 3.00 PM Opening followed by Happy Family (Mandarin 5.50 PM Opening followed by Kannottam (Tamil
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  • SHOWTIME
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      Actress Lange turns to stage acting
      351 20 JESSICA Lange is not afraid to try new things. After Cape Fear, (in which she starred with Nick Nolte and Robert De Niro), she will act opposite I)e Niro again in a black comedy called Night and the City. Then she will make her
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      Goodman as baseball star Babe
      190 20 GUESS who's Babe? Yes, its the big man John Goodman. (He acts as Roseanne Barr's husband in the sitcom Roseanne.) In a new film which recently opened in the United States, he plays Babe Ruth, the American baseball legend. Although Goodman is as big as
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      119 20 3 HEY SINGAPOREAN, have you heard the latest news in town? Now you can IB =jl get KOREAN BBQ or TAIWAN 2 in 1 BBQ Buffet HERE under one roof at r-| SEMBAWANG BBQ BUFFET CENTRE, 33 Sembawang Road #01-04/07 Q Hong Heng Garden. Q 3 KOREAN TAIWAN =1 YOU
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    GLOSSARY
    219 21 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. assembly line: Is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory where each worker makes only one part of a product. gigolo: Is a man who is paid
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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      183 21 COMICRELIEF V Comics Dianxin /Simply Bo Chap im can &M, Showcase A Singapore L-Jd V 1 Cartoonists v~ SWf'S A /WIAOKE. FAN. Tok Guru /Sofiyan Yahya I WHEN YOU GET TO NaYJI fcUT THEKI AGAIt4, ALWAYS THOUGHT jl AGE. YOU HAVE TO \F >OU ACE MY AGE, WAS INVENTED WATCH
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      215 21 TUESDAYRADIO FM 90.5 FM 92.4 News on the Hour NOON News in Brief 12.05 PM Rose Tan Your Lunchdate NOON PM Popular Classics 1.10 Midday Market Report 2.00 Programme Summary 1.15 Rose Tan Your Lunchdate 2.02 Afternoon Concert (cont'd) 5.00 Viva la Musica 2.05 An Afternoon with Olive Saw 6.00
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      354 22 TUESDAYRADIO 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey FM 88.9 1.00 News NOON World News 1.10 Spice of Life The Final Hour 12 15 HM|t Matt#r# 2.00 Chinese Opera rm Off the Shelf 5.00 Goodtime Gold 12.45 The Learning World 7.00 News 1.00 Newshour 7.10 Goodtime Gold (cont'd) 200 World News 730 Chinese
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      184 22 COMICRELIEF Cathy /Cathy Guisewite f I f\N\ A BRIGHT, Kl M NOT IN THAT BAO A\\ VOUR f MCKf THAT H 7 FOR/* BEAUT If UL HU/WAN BEING? SHAPEf PLENTV Of PEOPLE TAX CANrT BE fIE BATHING SUIT Of ARE IN WORSE SHAPE THAW 1 RETURN, TEll /VIE THAT THE
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      232 23 Blk 845 Geylang Road #01 02 Taniong Katong Complex (former Yokoso) Singapore 1440 Tel: *****31 *****28 Indonesian Set /CIA.O'X @$5.00 Only Daily choice of Chicken Curry. Mutton 1 Curry. Chilli-Sotong, llt 4 Beef Rendang or Assam 1 SE* R,CB Ve e,at)l s $5.50 Only Our Specialities: cho, ce of &£K2£r
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      204 23 jlMocy'sli salads, sandwiches Sr sundaes... 171 Selegie Road Singapore 0718 V Tel: 337 9509 Fax: 334 1455 J I'l il NANYANG Ijj I r~ ———I ACADEMY Of O lsl |aafacHOusc|| FWEART S V SELEGIE ROAD /\%g V J Steamboat at its very best. Come and sample our ST/f AMBOAT BUFFET.
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      267 24 Queenstown Seafood Restaurant 9 ECONOMICAL SET MENU (LUNCH DINNER) I? 3 persons-$lB g 'i 5 persons-$2B 10 pera>ns -$1 6 persons 10 persons-.. $148 BWMiMiM I Blk 40A Commonwealth Ave #02-512/534 ***** (Behind Tah Chung Emporium, above food centre) 9 *****84 *****48 j^jlloaterg Olde English Eating House 277 Orchard Rd
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      219 24 35 Si *6 S I ALBERT STREET I BIG PRAWN MEE I -£Jfs? t Ui Bugis Village Branch 3, New Bugis Street Wong Hiap Guan Coffeeshop #01-18, Singapore 0718 207 Jalon Besar, Telephone 337 7981 Singapore 0820 Cantonese delicacies unlimited with Hong Kong dian xin $12.80+ erhead I Available daily:
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      254 24 DAILY LUNCH -A (11.30 am to 2.30pm) Monday NASI PADANG or FRIED PRAWN MEE Tuesday IKAN PANGGANG SAMBAL or HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE Wednesday AYAM RICA RICA or SEAFOOD LOH MEE Thursday BEEF RENDANG or BRAISED DUCK RICE Friday FISH HEAD CURRY or BEEF KWEI TEOW Saturday NASI BRYANI orPRAWN LAKSA
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      743 25 The FOR THE BEST SINGAPOREAN CHINESE 7 I FAVOURITES, /tf\ COME! TO j NOODLEPALACE j Enjoy local favourites specially prepared for you at NOODLE PALACE, International Plaza. I Sliced Abalone Noodles. Curry Chicken. Stewed Beef. Claypot Shark's Fin Soup. Roast Duck V 'Ipoh Hor-Fun* on our menu, not forgetting our
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      149 25 2600 Education/ Instruction fs Experiencing Science! Science Z 1992 Have fun with Nature DISCOVER! EXPERIMENT I TREK I Oates: 1st camp 1 -5 Jun 2nd camp 4-13 Jun 3rd camp 15-19 Jun 4th camp 22-26 Jnr Injrtiy: Educational Trend Pta 'Id Tel: *****55 Fai: *****16 L. Curtains/ Dressmaking/ Saree Blouse
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      454 27 2701 Employment TECHNICIANS (In the following depts.) I I ITC in Mechatronics or NTC 2 in Mechanical/ Electronics Engineering/Precision Machining il PRODUCTION DEPT. (2/) Rotating Shifts) include troubleshooting and maintenance L|luSS||lM£||Usj| TOOL, DIE MOULD DEPT. (NormalShift) Duties include fabrication of jigs, fixtures, spare parts. at&s aqd plastic moulds. For this
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      201 27 2701 Employment WILLIAMS' PROMO IMMEDIATE VACANCIES! PERSONNEL AOMIN. CLERK ADMIN ASSISTANTS Basic clerical duties SALES COORDINATORS (Office Hours) SALES PROMOTERS SALES ASSISTANTS (Full/ Part-Time) TRUCK DRIVERS TRUCK ATTENDANTS Attractive remuneration A training will be provided. NIC/ CIC students are moat welcome. Tel: *****70 or visit us at: #04-15 Katong Peoples
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      283 27 2701 Employment S'l'N'C'A-P»O'R»E Be a Professional. Join the hotel that has won the STPB Excellence in Service Award times! We offer you a 5-day Malaysians with 6 SPM credits are Come to our walk-in interview on May 19 20 from 9am to 12 noon and 2pm to 4pm at: The
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      84 27 2701 Employment TANASHIN (S) PTE. LTD. raqulraa |> $200 Yaohan Gift Voucher 5-day weak (7.45 am 5 20pm) For Singaporeans only Walk-ln-lntervlew Blk 2 Paair Panjang Road, #04-16 Alaxandra Diatrlparfc Singapora 0511 Tal: *****44 I SBS No: 10. 30.51.61, I 93. 97. 100, 143. 166.176 f EARN $1200 PLUS BONUS
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      293 28 2701 Employment 2701 Employment m JURONG TOWN CORPORATION Jurong Town Corporation, a statutory board responsible for the development and maintenance of industrial estates in Singapore, has vacancies for:1) OFFICE ATTENDANT Qualification: Must have completed at least 5 years of Primary Education 2) HANDYMAN (DAILY-RATED) Gross Salary Range: $590.72 $630.50 per
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      185 28 2701 Employment I 2701 Employment BIOMEDICAL A manufacturer of medical devices requires: I OA I Pn-nquMtwst Secondary education or 5 SPM credits >p Able to speak and write English Independent, possess initiative and drive Responsibilities! Perform inspection of components, subassemblies and finished products Audit manufacturing for compliance k> documented specifications
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      326 28 2701 Employment 2701 Employment I liii I TP We are a multi-national company manufacturing and marketing construction related chemicals. We have an immediate vacancy for: WAREHOUSING CLERK Qualifications and Experience: GCE 'O' or 'N' Level Basic knowledge in operation of personal computers and ability to type e 2 years experience
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      191 28 2701 Employment MNO Ladies fashion boutique at Liang Court and Parkway Parade branches require PERMANENT FULL-TIME FEMALE SALES STAFF Able to work 2 rotating shifts Bilingual in English and Chinese hltt| $720 upon confirmation Interested applicants, please call *****00 for appointment from 9.30a.m. to 5p.m. A Tradinil Co. in Alexandra
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      267 29 2701 Employment 2701 Employment L. A Leading Plastic Injection Moulding Company has the following vacancies: PROCESS CHECKER Permanent 2nd shift (3 pm to 11 pm) QC AUDITOR Normal office hours IH,10 am to 5 pin) Interested applicants please WALK IN to: BLOCK 11 KALLANG PLACE #03-10 L, Established Hardware Co.
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      263 29 2701 Employment Iff T|TJ WANTED PART-TIME MANAGER V Professional on-the-job training will be provided Expected income from $3,000 onwards 3 Few hours a day (1-5 hours). Max 5 days a week. Excellent incentives. i Please call: 225-1206 A AARON CHEN for appointment )j t§g J I: i An International Freight
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      211 29 2701 Employment An Established Construction Firm requires: 1. SITE ENGINEERS |2. SITE FOREMEN 3. QUANTITY SURVEYORS !4. SITE SAFETY OFFICER 5. FEMALE SITE CLERKS i Interested please call j TEL: *****54 Sales Company seeks: MALE/ FEMALE S MANAGEMENT TRAINEES No experience required e Extensive training provided e $1,500 to $4,000
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      199 29 2701 Employment An EaUMMtad PrtoUn® Co i urgently requires 1) PASTE UP ARTISTS 2) FILM MASKING PERSONNEL 3) WORD PROCESSING 4 OPERATORS < Experience preterrable tor all the above posts Atlractiva salary i benefits I Intrmtid. please t'oiii** person- ally at: MENTOR PRINTERS PTE LTD Blk ISS Kallang Way 001-10.
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      258 29 2701 Employment ACCOUNTS CUM SALES CLERK GCE 'O' Level with LCCI Intermediate Accounting With initiative and be independent Knowledge of Computer 2to 3 years' related experience Must be able to handle full set o( account* Starting salary SSI2OO to SSI-SOO (depending on experience) Interested applicant. piMM write in with lull
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      367 30 2701 Employment A Well Estabiiahed Co. in Tuaa (Jurong) engaged in mtg. A trading haa immed. vacancy tor the following poaitiona: 1) PURCHASING CLERK 2) GENERAL CLERK a Salary $900 a GCE O' Level with passes in English Mathematics a Those staying in Jurong area will be considered a Transport
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      373 30 2701 Employment I Applications are Invited for the post of SECRETARY in an established co. The incumbent should be self-motivated and heve tha necetaary aacralartal experianca and attain a typing i ipaad of at laaat 35 wpm. All applicants should state their qualifications, experience. expected salary and i tel. contact
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      301 30 2701 Employment An established Japanese Restaurant at: 268 Orchard Road #20-00 (Tel: *****22) Requires: 1) WAITRESSES 2) WAITERS 3) 1 ACCOUNTS CLERK e basic accounts knowledge 4) 1F&B MANAGER a with experience In Japanese Restaurant 5) CAPTAINS (female) a with experience 6) CASHIER a with experience VValk in intarviaw on
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      218 30 2701 Employment L, BP Service Station at 462 Balestler Road requires: NIGHT CASHIER Interested please call 2 5 12 2 0 6 h_r Established trading company in CBD area requires JUNIOR SECRETARY Mln. GCE O' level Bilingual In English Mandarin Computer literate Prelerably with 1 2 years experience Intaraatad applicant*,
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      363 30 Km** I §§l Sing your way to g&J I fabulous 1 I prizes If karaoke is your buzzword for entertainment, then belting out your pMPif favourite English. Mandarin and Canto-pop hits can be a pleasurable and ||B£ profitable experience. Because from now to 10 July, every $30 you spend at
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      277 31 AP. STEFAN Ed berg's preparations for next week's French Open suffered a hiccup when he was beaten 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 by Spanish claycourt specialist Emilio Sanchez at the men's World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany, yesterday. The Swedish World No 2 started well and
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      124 31 AP. NBA star, Michael Jordan (left) won the 1991-92 Most Valuable Player award yesterday, be- coming the seventh player to win the honour at least three times. The Chicago Bulls star received 80 of 96 firstplace votes and 900 points from a nationwide panel of
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      444 32 Three football nations, including host Sweden, yesterday named their squads for next month's European championship finals. As expected, there were pleasant surprises for some and nasty setbacks for others British bookmaker Ladbrokes has installed Germany as 5-2 favourite for the Finals. Following are the odds: 5-2: Germany
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      195 32 </ AFP. GERMAN coach Berti Vogts has named Rudi Voeller as team captain for the European Championship fi- nal, in place of the injured Lothar Matthaeus. The 32-year-old AS Roma striker is one of eight players in the 20-man squad now based in
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      229 32 S Reuter. HOST Sweden relied heavily on foreign-based professionals when it named its squad. Tomas Brolin, striker of newly-crowned Italian Cup winner Parma, and Napoli-bound playmaker Jonas Them of Benfica feature among 11 players based abroad in manager Tommy Svensson's 20-strong squad. Other key players
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      185 32 Wire services. INTER-MILAN has spent 20 thousand million lire (about $32 million) on Foggia's Russian international Igor Shalimov. The 22-year-old midfielder pockets $1.63 m as his signing-on fee. His signing brings Inter's spending to 33 thousand million lire (ss3m) in three months. The rest of the money went on
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      300 33  -  By S Gulam in SEREMBAN SINGAPORE failed to win the midfield battle and that cost the side a point, national coach P N Sivaji said after the 1-1 draw with Negri. "The problem was in midfield," Sivaji said. "I thought we would be able to
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      130 33  -  TERENGGANU4 JOHOR 0 By Abdul Shukor JOHOR coach Michael Urukalo blasted his players, calling them prima donnas, after its 4-0 loss at Kuala Terengganu on Sunday night. Said the Australian, who led Johor to the Semi-Pro and Malaysia Cup titles last year: "We came into
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      307 34  -  BY S Gulam in SEREMBAN AS the Lions waited outside the stadium to board the bus for the return journey to their hotel, Michal Vana stood all alone, munching away on a bar of chocolate. There was no smile on his face, though his goal
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      420 34  -  S Gulam IT was a night of relief rather than joy for the Lions. Relief, that they had come off their first away match unscathed. Relief, that they are still unbeaten, and relief that they can now travel with greater confidence
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      8 34  -  THE SINGAPORE TEAM: BY S GULAM SGULAM
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      45 35 Ninth minute: M ichal Vana passes to K Kannan who, in turn, relays it forward to the Czech who has run to the top of the box. Vana receives the pass and slams the nail home from 18 metres out. beating goalkeeper Khairuddin Idris
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      243 35  -  By S Gulam in SEREMBAN SINGAPORE and Negri Sembilan were evenly matched in yesterday's Semi-Pro League game in more than one way. For referee N Subramaniam, the difference was hard to spot even before the kick-off. And, as a result, Singapore was forced to play in Negri
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      312 33 MI OB Follow Singapore's matches in the Semi-Pro League and win, win, win.You can win a $3,000 Diadora voucher first prize and eight consolation prizes of sports goods or sportswear each week. All you have to do is solve the jigsaw below and identify the player and his team. He
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      237 35 Now you can find out how to be free of extra fat. (free of charge) No matter whether you're male or female, being overweight isn't much fun. You've probably tried a multitude of different slimming treatments and had little success. And you're probably feeling that there's not much more that
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