The New Paper, 8 July 1992

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    15 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1992 MITA (P) 75/4/92 50 CENTS the new paper
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    Lock icon I AM A PLAYERS' MAN
    146 1 PLAYERS' 1 12. MAN it Patrick Ang, known in soccer circles as a players' man, is going to live up to that reputation. He says:"I did i not come here to be a hero. My main task is to be with the boys. If 1
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Victim: I can't lift heavy items
      351 2 Road bully Lee Seek Hing yesterday received the stiffest sentence so far for assaulting another road user one year s jail and three strokes of the rotan. Lee also has to compensate his victim $5,000. How has the case affected victim and bully? MICHELLE
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      THE CASE
      218 2 THE JUDGMENT See next page ONE November morning in 1990, Lee Seek Hing became a road bully. He got angry when motorist Alex Thng Yong Heng overtook him and cut into his lane. When Mr Thng stopped at a red light, Lee, 28, attacked him. He broke Mr
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      Bully is depressed
      261 2 ROAD bully Lee Seek Hing has now become the target of other bullies, his lawyer said. He has received death threats over the phone and in the mail, Mr M P Rai told the court yesterday. The public outcry and calls for a heavier sentence since his
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      Bully chart
      96 3 In the first six months of this year, 34 cases of road bullying were investigated by the police. In 1991, 35 cases were taken to court, an increase of four over 1990. Here is a sampling of the penalties meted out over these years Lee Seek Hing beats
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      THE JUDGMENT: EXCERPTS
      531 3 EXCERPTS from Chief Justice Yong Pung How's judgment in the appeal against Lee Seek Hing: "Having reviewed the circumstances, I am of the view that the sentence of one day's imprisonment and a $4,000 fine (in default four months' imprisonment) was manifestly inadequate to reflect the gravity
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      63 2 Sorry NDB shops going for princely sums ITNP, July 31: The floor area of Bedok Oriental Emporium is 2.048 *q in and not 1,012 sq m. Leisure Index Showtime: Pages 23. 24 25 TV: Page 22 Rodlo, Comics: Pages 26 27 Aggie: Page 19 THE RIGHT KEY. THE RIGHT COFFEE.
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Faster land sales for private homes
      200 4 mssim V THE Government is speeding up the sale of state land to meet the growing demand for private housing. Land sales for private housing development will be speeded up to provide "a steady rate" of about 3,000 dwelling units a year, up from
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      HIGH-RISE HOUSING
      64 4 THE Government will go slow on land sales for high-rise housing development because of an anticipated oversupply. More than 7,000 such units are due to be launched in the next 18 months. Sites for private flats and condominiums account for 40.2 ha, about a quarter of the 157
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      Why S$ must be strong: Dr Hu
      147 4 A HIGH inflation rate would result if the Singapore dollar were weak, undermining Singapore's competitiveness in the long term, said Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu, who is also chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. "There is no lasting gain in output arising
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      HEADLINERS
      89 4 The Straits Times: G-7 heads flex Western muscle Business Times: Govt speeds up land sales to meet demand lor homes Lianhe Zaobao: Road bully gets heavier penalty, including one year's jail und three strokes of the cane Berita Harlan: Koad bully gets cane and a year's jail SBC's morning
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        For women too
        84 4 WOMEN can now apply for the SAP Merit Scholarship. Before, the scholarships were open only to men. The Second Permanent Secretary tor Defence, Mr Teo Ming Kian, said yesterday: "In each year's A-level cohort, almost as many girls achieve four distinctions as boys. We would be myopic
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        Kelantan dispute
        60 4 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Dntuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad warned yesterday that development could stop in Kelantan where the opposition state government has barricaded roads to the Pergau hydro-electric-dam project. The PAS-led state government blocked the roads to demand 557.6 million as ex-gratia payment for the project., to be
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        Clean 'less often'
        55 4 RESIDENTS in Eunos housing estate may pay lower conservancy charges in return for having their area cleaned less often. The plan to clean the estate only once in three days or once a week is being considered by Dr Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State {Education)
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        Pressure on Anand
        77 4 THAILAND'S pro-democracy movement has given its first show of dissatisfaction with the interim government of Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun. It has set up a committee to pressure the Government to speed up the search for those still missing after the May violence and punish those responsible for
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        Troop limits
        110 4 NATO and the former Warsaw Pact countries hove agreed to limit troop strengths. The political commitment sets maximum limits on all ground troops and air forces in all but three of the 29 states involved in the talks. Naval forces are not covered by the agreement. Poland, Hungary
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Weapons? No way
      541 6 Parangs, hammers and stones are some of the things road bullies have used to attack their victims. GANESH RAJ ARAM spoke to 12 motorists to find out what they carried in their cars ELEVEN out of 12 motorists interviewed yesterday said they do not carry anything in
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      CARRYING WEAPONS IS AGAINST THE LAW
      137 6 POLICE spokesman ASP Tan Beng Hock said it is illegal to carry weapons. "The public should not take the law into their own hands. They should use legal means to solve disputes." The Offensive Weapons Act (Cap 65) lists the following as offensive weapons.
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      PENALTY
      93 6 THE sale and possession of such weapons, classified as scheduled weapons, are not allowed in Singapore. First offenders face a maximum of 5 years' jail, and a minimum of six strokes of the cane. Subsequent offenders face between two and eight years' jail, and at least six strokes of
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      Lock icon Supermodel packs 'just the basics'
      457 7  -  By June Kong SINGAPORE'S Supermodel Jane Chong is to board a jet today bound for Los Angeles and the Supermodel of the World finals. But she did not even start packing for the most important moment of her career so far until 9 pm last
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      THE ORGANISERS
      61 7 THE Supermodel of the I World competition is or- ganised by the prestigious Ford Models agency based in New York. The winner of the first j prize is guaranteed a minimum income of $400,000 with the agency. Last year's winner was Ms Daniele Benavente of Chile. The 1990
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      Try and unravel this puzzle
      530 8  -  By Irene Ng THESE are the 11 sub-groups that Indians in Singapore can be slotted into, according to the latest 1990 Census results. But the sub-groups are puzzling some Indian academics. ARE ALL PUNJABIS SIKHS? The census has sub-groups which include Sikh and Punjabi. But
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      AN INDIAN SINGAPOREAN SPEAKS
      99 8 I will put Hindustani as my language group because 1 speak it most often. And it's spoken and understood by a majority of Indians. But by birth, 1 am Sindhi. I am from Sindh, I write and speak Sindhi, but it is a diminishing group. So,
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      REAL IDENTITY VERSUS SELF-IDENTITY
      225 8 ETHNICITY has to do with a "feeling of common identity", said sociologists. "To lie the name of a language to the name of the social group is a tricky procedure. There is a distinction between how individuals relate to that language, and then whether those individuals
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      How India deals with sub-groups
      146 8  -  By Ravindra Kumar REPORTING FROM wp»A HOW does India's Census bureau in New Delhi deal with Indian sub-groups? An official who did not want to be named said the counting should be done either on the basis of the language spoken or religion or on
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      122 8 The coursc foe uses on how to use Technical Analysis tools in the stocks and futures markets to maximize your profit potential. The course includes lectures, case-studies and discussions. Course Benefits: Identify the market movements Spot and time market turning points Predict how far a move will go Who Should
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Robbed by 'air-conmen'
      425 10  -  By Augustine Pang TWO men posing as air-conditioner mechanics robbed a .Taiwanese housewife of more than $500,000 in cash and jewellery at her Neptune Court flat yesterday afternoon. The housewife, 35, who declined to be named, reported to the police that her mouth was covered, and her
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      PENALTY
      27 10 POLICE have classified the case as armed robbery. Offenders may be jailed for up to 20 years, and receive up to 12 strokes of the cane.
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      Eurasians want self-help fund
      198 10 MEMBERS of the Eurasian Association gave their approval Last night to a proposal to set up an endowment fund to provide educational and welfare assistance for members of the community. About 100 members voted unanimously for a resolution to set up the fund, association president Timothy
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      Forum on open university
      248 10 THE concept and implications of the open university degree programme here will be the subject of a public forum on July 31. The event, organised by the National University of Singapore Society (NUSS), will be held at the Guild House in Kent Ridge. The speakers are
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      Court cases computerised
      136 10 ACADEMIC Walter Woon used to spend nearly every morning for four months, ploughing through volumes in the NUS law library in search of past court cases. Two days ago, using a new computerised legal database, he located the same cases in just 10 seconds. Mr Woon, vice-dean
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      Litter-free day is far away
      331 12 Dr Tay Eng Soon, Senior Minister of State for Education said on Monday that he hoped there will come a day when it won't be necessary to fine Singaporeans for littering. MICHELLE ANG went on a "rubbish hunt" yesterday to find out how far off
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      Can we do away with the fines? YES, WE CAN
      122 12 Ms Ivy Poon, 18, sales executive: "There are dustbins all over Singapore and people are getting used to the habit of putting rubbish in them. So, things won't be much different without fines." Miss Urn Ping Ting, 18, bank officer:
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      NO, WE CAN'T
      91 12 Ms Elim Chew, 25, hairdresser: "Fines have stopped people from littering." Mr Rahman Kasidi, 35, security officer: "If there are no fines for littering, Singapore will be dirty." Mr Benfatto Rizan, 30, security officer: "If we don't have fines, people will do what they want. We must
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon UN team pelted in Baghdad
      385 13 Wire services. A UNITED Nations arms inspection team, parked in cars outside the Agriculture Ministry building in Baghdad, was pelted with fruit and vegetables by Iraqi demonstrators yesterday. The demonstration was apparently to try to make the team give up its attempt to enter the
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      Lock icon UN RIGHT TO INSPECT
      105 13 Wire services. UNDER the terms of the Gulf War truce, Iraq is required to destroy all its weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear and chemical arms. The United Nations also has the right to send inspection teams to Iraq to ensure that it complies with
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      Lock icon Aussie cop books himself
      86 13 Reuter. AN Australian police commissioner booked himself for jaywalking yesterday after being shown on television breaking the rules of crossing a road. A news programme showed a film of Mr Noel Newnham, police commissioner of the state of Queensland, crossing a road illegally near Brisbane police
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      Insurance man fakes death
      264 15 AN insurance salesman in France lived it up at a holiday resort after faking his death with another man's body, a Paris court heard. The British Daily Mail reported last week that in 1987, the man, Yves Dandonneau, insured his life with eight insurance companies for
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      Lock icon Temporary US Navy chief appointed
      260 15 Reuter. THE Bush administration has appointed a temporary Navy Secretary in the wake of a sexual-harassment scandal that resulted in the resignation of the former secretary. Defence Secretary Dick Cheney said Defence Department comptroller Sean O'Keefe was being appointed on an acting basis for at
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      Lock icon Do I look like the kind of girl who'd give up?
      340 16 AFP. MRS Danielle Mitterrand, wife of the French president, vowed yesterday to continue her humanitarian crusade for Iraqi Kurds despite a bomb attack that could have killed her. Asked if she planned to give up her action as a
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      MITTERRAND'S SHOW OF COURAGE
      74 16 MRS Mitterrand is not alone in her bravery. Last month, her husband, President Francois Mitterrand, made a six-hour visit to wartorn Sarajevo. It was an attempt to end a three-month Serbian siege of the Bosnian capital and pet emergency aid to 300,000 people trapped there. As
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      Lock icon William Tell copycat kills boy
      193 16 AP A MAN in the United States who tried to do a William Tell shooting feat, killed a 16-year-old boy. •Juan Garza, 26, tried to shoot a beer can off the boy's head. He was sentenced yesterday to 13 years' jail. William Tell was a
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      Lock icon Yeltsin gets a place at dinner
      344 17 Wire services. SEVEN world leaders set a place at dinner for Russian leader Boris Yeltsin in Munich this morning (Singapore time). Mr Yeltsin arrived at the candle-lit gala dinner at the Munich's sprawling Residenz Palace in a grey business suit. His counterparts from US
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      Lock icon Police charge into 5,000 protesters
      90 17 Wire services. GERMAN riot police charged into about 5,000 anti-summit demonstrators in Munich this morning (Singapore time). But they refrained from using tougher action. On Monday, the police were accused of brutality after they hauled away some protesters. In today's incident, several hundred policemen shoved
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      Lock icon OTHER ISSUES DISCUSSED
      122 17 Wire services. TRADE TALKS: The US and the EC remain deadlocked over trade talks aimed at lifting barriers to the free How of goods and services throughout the world. A global trade agreement could add about $162 billion a year to the value of world output and
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      Lock icon 'Three US warmongers were Kuwaiti agents'
      292 18 AP THREE prominent Americans were yesterday charged with secretly taking $12 million from Kuwait to promote US intervention in the Gulf before the Gulf War. Former Ambassador Sam Zakhem, William R Kennedy Jr and Scott Stanley Jr, are accused of failing to tell the
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      Lock icon Cat makes a meal of pigeon race winner
      116 18 REUTER A BRITISH pigeon fancier watched aghast as a hungry cat pounced on his exhausted bird just after it landed on his garden fence after winning a big race. Mr Patt Lees, a 55-year-old doorman, was delighted to see his prize bird
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      Lock icon Princess' masseur 'sacked'
      131 18 AFP PRINCESS Diana's masseur and counsellor Stephen Twigg was apparently sacked after he told the media of his fears for her marriage with Prince Charles. "He is no longer attending the Princess of Wales." a Buckingham Palace spokesman said yesterday, without going into any details. Mr Twigg
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      310 17 mi Follow Singapore's matches in the Semi-Pro League and win. win. win.You car win a 53.000 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 identity the player and his team. He will
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      31 18 I MOUNTAIN BIKES AT DOWN-TO-EARTH PRICES WTX-Z Usual $1,170 NOWs7B Wf. Shimano Rapid Fire Shifters lß*r CRMO Triple Butted Main v|\ Tubing Frameset THE MID YEAR SALE June to 12 July
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      162 18 Right now, during our giant storewide mid-year sale, get your hands on any of our great mountain bikes and accessories at rock bottom prices 20-50% off. and head towards the peak of excitement 1 But get here fast, because we'll slam the brakes on this sale 12 July, and till
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    Hubby has two mistresses
    1361 19 DEARAGGIE AGGIE gives advice on Wednesdays. Questions Aggie cannot answer are put to other experts such as doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists. You can write to: Dear Aggie, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. You must give your name and address. We will not
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    I've done my last one
    416 20 showtime What do supermodels do when they are not modelling? They get into the movies which is what Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford did. Now Christie Brinkley (left), who became a supermodel parading swim wear, says she will also take up acting. CHRISTIE
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
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      869 21 wednesdaytv HLUIGI'S LADIES MOB BUSTER BARCELONA '92 (Channel 5, 10.30 pm) (Channel 8, 10.30 pm) (Channel 12, 10.30 pm) A CONTEMPORARY comedy THIS Hongkong movie centres THIS episode spotlights drama (left) about women, on two special agents, Merciless Russian super heavyweight friendship, duplicity, money and and Scorpion, from the Omnitech
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      Supermodels THE MOVIE
      335 22 IF superheroes have their own movies, why not the supermodels. After all, the rise of the supermodels such as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelista seems unstoppable. They all have their own fan clubs. They earn superbucks, too, something like $32,000 to $40,000 a day. When
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      $1m lost over Luke
      119 23  -  BY VIVIEN CHIONG TWO centimetres cost Madonna $1 million recently. The Material Girl, reports the US Star magazine, wagered with two friends at a party that hotshot Luke Perry was 1.75 m tall. She lost he is 1.77 m. She moaned: "I thought he was small
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      PSSST...
      225 23 TALK about reversal of roles. Stars sometimes switch roles and become fans, photographers or reporters. Pop princess Danni Minogue has a crush on actor Keanu Reeves (Point Break). So does sister Kylie. "If I met him, she wouldn't speak to me," said Danni. Meanwhile, actress Fennie Yuen has denied
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      Corset chokes Kidman
      150 23 NICOLE Kidman nearly fainted from wearing a suffocating corset in scorching heat while filming Far and Away. That's her latest film, co-starring hubby Tom Cruise. She noted in her diary column in Dolly, an Australian monthly: "Every morning at 5 am, I am strapped into the most
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      Paula Abdul all set to be mum
      109 23 PAI'LA Abdul is expecting her first child in November, Star magazine reports that the 30-year-old singer and her husband, actor Emilio Estevez, 29, are over the moon with joy. First-lime mum Abdul has been reading books about what she must do to have
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      Anybody seen Anita Mui?
      163 23 WOMAN-ON-THE-RUN Anita Mui was spotted at a Thai restaurant in Holland Village on Saturday evening. She was having dinner in a private room with her boyfriend, Ben Lam, and a small group of friends. The New Paper's reporter, June Kong, who was dining there, saw her.
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      Family ties that bind
      487 24 Family is in. Don't we know it the commercials on TV and the cinemas encourage us by showing fathers and mothers all teary-eyed as they hold their first-born. Now, Hollywood stars talk about how important it is to have a family MARRIAGE and the nuclear family
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      Mother's support helps stars
      130 24 FAMILY encouragement and support mean a lot to young stars Michelle Chia. 16, and brother Kenneth. 13, (now in Memories of June, SBC 8). Michelle, the youngest actress here to have been offered a plum role in a Hongkong movie, says her mother sets a curfew
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    GLOSSARY
    207 25 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. colloquial: Used to describe words, expressions, or language that are informal, and especially used in conversation rather than formal writing. curfew: A curfew is a rule or law which
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      120 25 COMICRELIEF Comics Dianxin /Simply Bo Chap Cartoonists y Tok Guru /Sofiyan Yahya KtsiO\Aj IF 1 |F YOU CANNOT \Jl\ MY IKINEQ COfsjSCiENa CAM Relate TO THE SEAT THEM "JOIN tS FEELINGSis op^evT foeoccuPlEP uors OF ACCUMULATING- WEALTH -^T Calvin and HobbeS B n Watterson THEREA WATS HO GOOD' \TS SUBTVE.'
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      212 25 WEDNESDAYRADIO FM 90.5 FM 92.4 News on the Hour NOON Classics 2.00 PM Programme Summary 12.0S PM Lunchdate 202 Afternoon Concert 1.10 Midday Market Report 5 V i*a la Muska 1.15 Lunchdate (cont'd) 6 00 whj( s on A ternoo,, wlth AniU Kuan s!o2 Viva la Muska (cont'd) I h
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      350 26 WEDNESDAYRADIO 12.30 PM Sentimental Journey FM 88.9 1.00 News nuun World News 1.10 Spice of Ufe The Final Hour 12.15 PM Waveguide 2.00 Chinese Opera 12.25 Book Choice 5.00 Mel Makes Musk 12.30 Off the Shelf 7.00 News 12.45 Country Style 7.10 Mel Makes Music (cont'd) 1.00 Newshour 7.30 Chinese
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      159 26 COMICRELIEF Cathy /Cathy Guisewite 0H THIS ONE IS Y WCU., JlftTl THIS 6ATHIN& A f FWt. 1 [THIS 15 STAND YMTIN, If f I FECI LIKE A SPECTATOR MOSS, CNARL6MC. TAKE IT OFF SUIT TAKES EVERY LET* CfIMPftHCNSIOrt f (T'S THAT AT A TRAFFIC ACCIOENT. J THIS IS HIDEOUS. /WO
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      163 27 IPTrPfSM Cit ti d wwith lvve from J Iffii&B SSrllli >i™NEWj^ER^TADS&FI^| IS Goh Suan Neo 1| would like to announce the birth of their baby boy Chan Guo Yang born on 22/5/92. We would like to thank all our relatives, friends colleagues for their help, gifts well w Mr Mrs
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      264 27 Mr Poh Khoon Juay Cheong Yeok Kew V Marlin Za happy to announce are pleased to announce the arrival of °f eir bundle of joy their second baby girl SEAN MARTIN HOISLNGTON Poh Wei Ting on —J on 1.4.92. Many thanks to our friends 8 May 92. W jT N
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      277 27 Julie Johnson Wong are pleased to "I announce the arrival of our third child I MATTHEW WONG ZIII SHEN on 27ih 1 April 1992. Special thanks to gr relatives K friends for j their best wishes Salmah and Boharl would like to thank everyone the thought and gifts for our
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      372 28 the new paper FASTads 737-1166 2002 Food/ 2002 Food/ Entertainment Entertainment Da-Lu Music Lounge 554. Balestier Road. Singapore 1232. Tel *****50. Next to the Mobil Station Business Hours: 9.00am-12 mld-nite 7 x <«■) —Drink&Enjoy After a hard day's work. 1/}y\ com© for a cosy break. Y\/s a Experience our new
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      561 28 2600 Education/ 2600 Education/ Instruction Instruction YOUR FIRST STEP COULD TAKE YOU U SKY HIGH Q Being a FLIGHT STEWARDESS /7T Q has become one ol the most \\A popular career among young girls today. You can imagine the I B I«1 PRESTIGE and BENEFITS that M goes with the
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      512 28 2701 Employment 2701 Employment 2701 Employment STUDIO DE LA-ROSE Talent Agency New Faces For Magazines, Press Ads and Brochures. Be a part-time photographic model. No swimwear assignments, height and looks not important. Our models have appeared on advertisements for: Tokyu, Sogo, Oriental Emporium, NTUC, Isetan, Beverly Magazine, Motherhood, JVC, Pocari,
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      480 29 s I I 2700 Prof*—tonal/ 3700 Professional/ 2700 Profoaaional/ 2700 Profoaaional/ 2700 Professional/ Executive Appta Executive Appta Executive Appts Executive Appta Executive Appta WALK-IN INTERVIEW Go FOR THURSDAY (9.7.92) AND FRIDAY (10.7.92) |HE| TIME: 9.00AM-12NOON the challenge (A) Unit Controller (3 shifts) (B) Plant Controller (3 shifts) -j "w" -v
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      322 29 2701 Employment 2701 Emptoymut ALI'S PLACE CASHIER Working hours: 7pm.- lam. Salary $1200 (Those with experience will be expecting higher salary Working days: Monday to Saturday Transport allowance $10 per day Attendance allowance $100 per mth. Attractive bonus Walk In interview on Wed. Thurs., 2.30pm.- 4pm./ 7.30pm.- 8.30pm. at: Those
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      589 30 2700 Professional/ 2700 Profoeeional/ 2700 Professional/ 2700 Profseeional/ Executive Appts Executive Appts Executive Appts Executive Appts Make a clever career move to Hewlett-Packard. Friendly, caring. Personnel Specialist Hewlett-Packard is greatly endowed with Location: Gul Way all it takes to be the employer of choice. The Requirements: Diploma in any discipline
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      349 30 2701 Employment 2701 Employment Civil/ Structural Consultancy Firm Requlres:ADMIN. EXECUTIVE Ability to work Independently and manage consultancy office, reporting to director Word processing and shorthand essential Mln. 2 years experience essential Ability to work under high pressure Salary negotiable for the right person lntsr*st*d applicants picas* call Miss Anna: TEL:
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      341 30 2701 Employment Expanding Mechanical Engineering Co. urgently requires: 1. Site Supervisor With at least 3 years piping experience 2. 60 Welder With at least 5 years experience 3. Technician Sec 4 and above 4. Delivery cum Storeman With Class 3 driving licence 5. General Workers Attractive ealary/ Confirmation adjustment/ Medical
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      150 31 Established Aircon Co. has vacancies for: m ,£TTJttT^ I[^^GC^^^^ve^or^^ NTC 2/3 certificate I Completed N.S. I Working experience in aircon ./refrigeration I system I hose who are going to I IOD soon and without I experience may also I be considered. I Interested applicants, I please call 458 4500 I
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      532 32 2701 Employment 2701 Employment 2701 Employment 2701 Employment 2701 Employment Choose A PROMISING Career With Us. REQUIREMENTS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Candidates should possess one of the following People arc our most important asset We invest heavily NTC2or3 in our human resource* by providing stiff wtth structured GCE N level with
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      228 32 FOUR LEAVES BAKERY Coronation Plaza Branch 1 Bt. Tlmah Road (NTUC Falrprice Supermart) 11 i i requires i i I; FEMALE SALES ASSISTANTS jj i i Earn over $700 Age above 16 years i i Speak English Experience not required j Part timers considered j j Walk-in interview 9am. 6pm.
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      109 32 An established company requires GENERAL CLERK Chinese Female, age below 35 years old Able to type and handle phone calls Simple general clerical duties Experience not necessary School leavers are welcome Working place at Defu Lane 9 Interested applicants, please call Tel. 747-9864 or come personally for an Interview at:
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      286 32 2701 Employment International Forwarding Co. Requires: 1. CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER With relevant experience Self-motivated Possess good communications skills 2. DESPATCH ASSISTANT Valid class 2 driving licence Possess own motorcycle Salary neg. Interacted pleat* call Shirley lor appt. at tel: *****06 SMALL LAW FIRM requires: SECRETARY hardworking Chinese girl, fluent in
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      316 32 2701 Employment An established local company in Jurong requires (1) SECRETARY (2) CLERKS/ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS e At least 'O' level Able to type operate PC At least 2 years relevant experience Salary negotiable depending on qu&:iflca- j tlons 4 experience pis. call Mr Neo at 6 6 1114 4 DAI-ICHI
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      245 33 2701 Employment 2701 Employment 2701 Employment 2701 Employment If m Gain valuable experience with intelligent company. Call us now! Hewlett-Packard s strong Clubhouse Receptionist forward-moving style are EffisiXtL < Dura,bn: I abl <-» Its Open and friendly location: Depot Road environment and SSff Theß^iremenJs: attributes which Minimum GCE '0' level
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      116 33 An Electronic Co. Require* MALE/ FEMALE STORE ASSISTANT Ages between 21-35 years old Secondary education Able to work overtime Hardworking Interested plea** cell 294- S3S3 or come lor interview at 10 Jelan B*sar 002-16 Sim Lim Twr S 0820 An Established Co. due to expansion has an Immediate vacancy for
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      81 33 An expanding food company urgently requires DELIVERY/ STORE ASSISTANTS Driving licence preferred Conversant in simple English Preferably residing in West Coast Pasir Panjang areas Call 777-5433 or walk in: Blk 17 Pasir Paniang Wholesale Ctr. #01-119/ 120. 0.0511. BUS DRIVER REQUIRED. Musi have class 4 and PH Vocational licence. Interested
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      94 33 j An established Company j requires j GENERAL CLERK J ACCOUNTS CLERK ii II I 1 Those who are interested. 1 1 II II i i please rail i 734-2656 i i ii II > (Monday to Friday) > i for an Interview Established Company Servicing Airlines requires 1) MALE
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      212 33 2701 Employment L, An estetoiiefied company requires: EXPERIENCED MACHINISTS (Millers Turners) DRIVERS Please call at: Blk. 2035 #01-308 Bukit Batok St. 23. Tel: *****72/ *****72 Marine Engineering Co. in Loyang (Changi) requires RECEPTIONIST Working hours Mon.- Fri. 8.30 am- spm./ Sat. 9am.- 12.30pm. Call 545-9251 NEW DISCOTHEQUE requires urgently FEMALE
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      264 33 2701 Employment mmmhhhSSS Apparel manufacturing CO. •(porting worldwide in Woodlands haa vacancy for: GENERAL CLERK Minimum OCE 'N' level Plaata apply with full reiuihi 6 lalaphona numbar to: THE ADVERTISER 15 Marailing Industrial Eatata Road 9 #01-12 Singapore 2573 4_r PCB TECHNICAL SALES Fast growing Printed Circuit house seeks SALES
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      268 33 2701 Employment La WANTED: GENERAL CLERK living near Hougang. Part-Time or Full-Tlme. Oood Pay. Apply Personally: 81k.123 Hougang Ave. 1 #01-1404, S'pore 1953 between 4pm and 7pm Well established Jewellery shop require 1) ASSISTANT MANAGER Mln. OCE O' Level 3to 4 years of experience t SALES PERSONNEL 18 to 35
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      237 34 AP. WHEN Daley Thompson tried to qualify for his fifth Olympic decathlon last Saturday in Norway, one man, a woman and their dog watched. On Friday, world record-holder Thompson will make his last attempt to achieve the British qualifying standard of 7,850 points. But this time there
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      269 34 FILL the national stadium and we will be behind you all the way. This is the message from Aiwa Sales Singapore Pte Ltd, sponsor of this year's Merlion Cup from Dec 5-20, to the national soccer team. "We wish to continue helping the team next
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      293 34 2701 Employment S$ BE YOUR OWN BOSS tS If Your 3 'O'/ 'A' Levels is getting you nowhere Your age above 23 years Come Join me In Insurance sales You can earn up to $5,000 per month or more Call Samuel at let: *****88 for BETTER A MM FUTURE Representing
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      256 34 2701 Employment FEMALE SALES ASSISTANTS e Chinese above 20 years old Pleasant personality e Preferably with experience In leather products e Basic salary commission incentives WALK M INTERVIEW: 420 North Bridge Reed #04-12 North Bridge C*ntr* Singapore 071S (Opp Bras Basah Complex) Tat 334-3510 Yati Immediate vacancy lot DRIVER CUM
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      226 34 2701 Employment L. BERELLI DESIGNS requires FASHION PROMOTERS e Must have a pleasant personality e able to start work Immediately Interested please call Mrs Lee at 272-1709 Photographic Lab. urgently requires ROBERTLAM COLOR 53 Kim Keat Road (off B»l*tltf Rd) #03-01 Mun Hean Bldg Singapor* 1232 Tel: 2505 3 5
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      547 35 After several false starts, the Schools' National B soccer championship finally kicks off today. Eight matches have been scheduled at four venues today. BERNARD PEREIRA assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the top teams NASIRUDDIN Sawardi, Singapore soccer's top Youth stopper-cum-sweeper, will be the
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      257 35  -  SCHOOLS NATIONAL SWIMMING MEET By Bernard Pereira ANGLO-CHINESE School's Jason Lee Sheong is expected to set another record at the Schools' National swimming championships at Toa Payoh today. The 14-year-old is expected to rewrite the meet's Under-17 mark in the 1,500 metres freestyle.
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      230 36 CHOOSING YOUR FIRST SKINCARE IS AS EASY AS 1, 2, 3. Choosing your first skincare can be confusing, especially if you Hypoallergenic and safe, FAULDING is effective skincare that are a first time user! With so many factors to think about, you'd pampers your skin gently. For the first time,
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      831 37 'Mr Footbair all set to go The players' man plays the key role The Football Association of Singapore acts to arrest the slide in the Lions' Semi-Pro League fortunes. It appoints two new national team officials. They are Geylang International vice-president Patrick Ang, as general manager,
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      WHAT THEY SAY
      152 37 I Ie is the best thing to happen to the team. He treats all players the same, whether you are from Geylang or elsewhere. I have been with Geylang since 1988 and we've had a great working relationship. National player Malek Awab I Ie must prove that
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      Mah: No room for quitters
      324 37 THE Minister for Communications, Mr Mah Bow Tan, who is also adviser to the Football Association of Singapore, yesterday sounded a warning to the non-performers in the national side. Now was the time to differentiate between the fighters and the losers, he said at a
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      THE NEW ORDER
      133 37 WHAT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DO PATRICK ANG (42) General Manager: To coordinate the activities of the management, coaches and players. To make sure that all goes smoothly, on and off the field. In charge of all national soccer teams. LARRY THAMBIAH (59) Team Manager: Day-to-day handling
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      303 38 Young strikers appear to be the hottest property as the transfer market gets busy a month before the new English soccer season begins AFP. GOALS appear to be the goal of English soccer's new Premier League, which kicks off on August 15. Top clubs are involved in
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