The New Paper, 21 July 1992

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  • 16 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1992 MITA (P) 75/4/92 50 CENTS the x/ new paper
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    • 107 1 ft" £4 yearly copy) Murder on a wornln|itroll: J* jr y Rachel Nickell, va« ,Sk4, /a ]H| *jHBHs8| found viciously j'/i .MMBW Wimbledon Common. »rM^flKl3ffl 'MH j£>+- 21,1992 MITA (P) 7S/4/92 SO CENTS Wm ML#*,-. Jm SON, 2, TERROR STRUCK HIS MUM AND SLITS fc HER THROAT ■^■Klii IN LONDON
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 549 2 A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy cuddled his mother's body for 30 minutes after she was raped and had her throat slit in London last week. The boy, Alexander Hanscombe, was found by a passer-by and is in a deep state of shock, say British police. His
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    • 213 2 RACHEL Nickell turned her back on a promising future for her boyfriend and son. The British daily Today described her as "a brainy beauty" who sacrificed her university education when she became pregnant. Family friend Anthony Peterson said: "She gave up her studies to have
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    • 254 2 IN a painful coincidence, Rachel Nickell had been trying to teach her son how to cope with the death of a loved one, the British newspaper the Daily Mail reported. The day before she was murdered, Rachel borrowed a children's book from the local library called
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    • 361 3  -  SHE IS UNCOMON SHE IS EXCITING SHE IS DEFINITELY SEXUASL By Si-hoe San Ling SOME critics say her mouth is too wide and her face is too long. But the man who gave Cindy Crawford her star looks says Singaporean model Jane Chong is gorgeous. Mr
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    • 173 3 MR Angelo Zanolli has worked with Revlon for 22 years, much longer than the one year he had anticipated spending in the company "just for the experience of being an Italian working in America". Before that, he was in haute couture (high
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 155 4 HOT STORY I THREE bus terminals will be made safer after an accident in which an undergraduate was killed at the World Trade Centre bus terminal on Saturday. Reinforced concrete posts, called bollards, will be built at the terminals. Mr Lim Lih, 22, died
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    • 70 4 The Straits Times: Baker trip renews hopes for Mid-east talks Business Times: Robert Kuok launches six more projects in China Lianhe Zaobao: Padang campfire on Aug 29 to celebrate National Day Berita Harian: SIA allowed to train in Malaysian airspace SBC's morning news: Israel and US resolve differences over
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 88 4 SINGAPORE Airlines can now hold flight training in Malaysian airspace, Berita Harian reports today. The approval is contained in an agreement signed by Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation and SIA last week. The agreement, which will be for three months, is renewable. About three years ago, Malaysia
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      • 107 4 THE residential property market could slump by the year-end, with prices of condominiums and apartments falling sharply over the next three years, said an OCBC Investment Research report. By 1995, prices of landed properties are expected to fall by up to 20 per cent and condominium units
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      • 111 4 FOR the firptrtime, there will be a second recruitment exercise for teachers this year. This is to meet an expected increase in secondary school enrolment from 1994 following the decision to give 10 years of general education to all students. The Education Ministry estimates that secondary schools
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      • 160 4 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will lead the Singapore delegation to the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Jakarta from Sept 1 to 6. Mr Goh accepted a personal invitation from President Suharto yesterday, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said. Indonesia will
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      • 119 4 THE first big outbreak of dengue fever this year has been in an HIJDC estate in Bedok Reservoir Road. It has reported 16 cases. Dengue has been on the rise for the past four months, with 145 cases reported in April, 208 in May and 218 in June.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 522 6  -  By Yaw Yan Chong "I HAVE a brain tumour." "My son is sick and needs to be hospitalised". With such claims, a masseuse allegedly conned three colleagues into acting as her guarantors for loans of $170,000 from loan sharks. The woman, 31, then disappeared about three
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    • 144 6 POLICE are looking for the missing debtor to assist in further investigations after her report that she was assaulted by loansharks. But her three guarantors did not make any police report that they were harassed by loansharks. Police spokesman, ASP Yap Yeow Woon, said: "We have received no
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    • 516 7  -  By Norenshah Sahari THE men looked like movie stars with their long eye lashes, dark hair and chiselled profiles. The women were fair with big eyes. The "movie stars" were actually dancers from the Xinjiang Cultural Dance Troupe. They were here recently on an eight-day visit,
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    • 264 8  -  By Dave Ang A DUMMY hand grenade which created a stir at Bedok town centre yesterday was found to belong to the SAF. Police spokesman ASP Tan Beng Hock confirmed last night that the dummy found was used by the Singapore Armed Forces during training.
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    • 214 8 A GARDENER watered what he thought was a hand grenade for a few minutes without being aware of it. The gardener, Mr Mohd Nasir Awang, 32, was watering some plants with a hose behind the Bedok Town Council office when he noticed a small parting in the
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    • 191 8 DIVORCE between parents can be hell to a teenage girl. It's immediately shattering and can rob her of self-esteem, ruin her ideas about marriage and stop her trusting men. Of the 3,500 divorces in 1990, more than half were filed by couples who had been married
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    • 492 9  -  By Michelle Lee and Ovidia Lim A WEEKEND fisherman tried to pull his drowning father to safety with his fishing net, but could not save him. The tide was low when Mr Hasan bin Anwar, 39, a machine operator, and his father, Mr Anwar
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    • 219 9 MR Anwar bin Suhman, 70, was a fisherman for about 10 years in his native Indonesia, said his son, Mr Hasan bin Anwar, 39. He stopped fishing for a living when he came over to Singapore and did various jobs. His last one was as
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    • 545 10 A forum, The Opposition An Alternative?, at the National University of Singapore is announced earlier. But reporter IRENE NG is shut out of yesterday's forum between the four opposition MPs and more than 400 undergraduates YOU and I will never fully know what went
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    • 71 10 THIS is not the first time that the NUS has organised closed-door forums involving the opposition. Last year, opposition MP Chiam See Tong was also invited to speak in a forum at NUS. The press was also barred. The two other talks organised by NUS undergrads
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    • 182 10 ALL eight undergrads who were willing to be interviewed and quoted said they thought the press ban was unnecessary. "Actually, when we go to these sort of talks, we are going there to see what material the opposition is made of, to measure them against the
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    • 95 10 THE unofficial leader of the opposition, Mr Chiam See Tong, said: "They (NUS administration) seal off the public when they invite us to speak to their undergraduates. It's very sad, I think." He said Singapore Democratic Party members would be frank in a forum, whether or
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    • 344 11  -  By Michelle Ang EACH year you need less and less Singapore dollars to exchange for the same amount of US dollars. But strangely, you will not find cheaper American goods in Singapore stores. The reason, according to some importers and department stores, is that
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    • 5 6 Enjvns&ds Ihe Employment Classified Section
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    • 34 7 A MONEY BACK! GUARANTEE We are so confident that you will love the refreshing j taste of new Lucozade Light we are offering a money back guarantee. Get full details at leading supermarkets. WHP
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    • 315 8 Mim C3CM3DOOD 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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    • 134 9 0 4^ Seafood Vol-Au-Vents set meal Fresh mussels, clams, fish and shrimps Only $4.80 in saffron cream sewed in a buttery pastry shell Limited period Bastille Day vanilla sponge cake from now to July 31, Coffee or Tea 1992 only Free set meal worth $4.80 PARADE J Blk S3 Marin?
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    • 71 10 jlll^ America's Favourite Striped Peanut Butter. The smooth, creamy flavour of premium peanuts with the tangy, fruity taste of grape jelly. No artificial flavouring and no cholesterol. Smuckers Goober Grape it's the right choice! With a name like Smuckers. it has to he good! Another OuaNty Product From I Harpera
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    • 78 11 Delicious To v —Vrtf The Last Grain. The Famous Bayview Inn's Chicken Rice At Only $7.50++ And Claypot Rice'* At Only $B.oo++ Seafood, Chinese Sausage with Roast Meat, Traditional. Beef Slice with Ginger, Chicken Mushroom. SPRING BLOSSOMS CAFE For Reservation, Tel: *****82 ext2Bl Lunch 12 noon to 2 30pm Dinner:
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    • 383 11 Ihe little that modern medicine can do lor kidney registered their objections will be affected. failure patients is olten a frustrating and sad reminder Persons under 21 years and those over 60 years ol that something more should be done to make available age are exempted. So are those who
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 165 12 UPI. FORMER Bangkok governor Chamlong Srimuang has won the 1992 Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service. Mr Chamlong led the May protests in Thailand that forced the resignation of an unelected prime minister, Gen Suchinda Kraprayoon. In its citation, the Manila-based Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said Mr
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    • 443 12 The Thai demonstrations in May drove tourists away. Reporter NG WAN CHING-and photographer DAVID TAN find out how the downturn is affecting Thais. The focus today is on people working in Thailand's world-famous red-light district Patpong PATPONG is not what it used to be. But
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    • 247 13 AP. SYLVESTER Stallone was injured in Italy yesterday while doing a stunt scene for his latest film Cliffhanger. But he was back to work in 90 minutes. Nine stitches were needed to close a deep gash in his right hand. But the wounded hero was
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    • 159 13 Reuter. AT least 22 people drowned yesterday when floods "as tall as houses" swamped dozens of Philippine villages. Strong currents also swept away a Manilabound bus in Cabanatuan city, Nueva Ecija province, killing 15 passengers. Hundreds of families were forced to take shelter in churches
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    • 284 13  -  By Ravindra Kumar IN NEW DELHI A VIOLENT confrontation between the Indian Government and militant Hindus is on the cards. The stage was set late last night with left-wing parties promising to support Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao if he decided to place
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    • 302 14 pJ^RESIDENTIA^AMRAiGN Reuter. US President George Bush accused Democratic rival Bill Clinton yesterday of stealing one of his campaign slogans. Mr Bush is trailing behind Mr Clinton in the opinion polls. Mr Bush lashed out at Mr Clinton during a White House meeting with delegates from
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    • 458 14 HE came, he nearly conquered, he quit. That sums up Texan billionaire Ross Perot's bid to become a US President without a political party. Why did Mr Perot pull out last Thursday, abandoning a campaign which had attracted at least four million supporters? MR PEROT'S REASON
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 109 13 Wheeling and dealing is best accomplished when accompanied by wining and dining And best done at Window on the Park Here the Temasek buffet boasts local delights, salads, a meat trolley and much more. Presenting you the I———— opportunity to boast of your corporation's strengths. Which is r X t
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 609 14 Public Service Commission OVERSEAS UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS The Public Service Commission (PSC) invites applications tor the following overseas scholarships in specialised fields of study Nursing Scholarships These scholarships are tenable in universities in the UK and Australia Both the degree and diploma programmes are available Candidates should preferably have A' level
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 788 15 tuesdaytv THE HANOI HILTON I TRIAL RUN CALL OF DUTY (Channel 5, 10.30 pm) (Channel 12, 10.30 pm) (Channel 8, 10.30 pm) THE story of American soldiers PHO I (XiRAPHER Rosemary USING a mixture of archive who served in the Vietnam War leaves her family for a while to footage,
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  • spotlight
    • 897 16 Patpong girls are down in the dumps. Bangkok's famous red-light district is badly hit by a slowdown in the tourist trade. Everyone is losing money, some as much as 80 per cent of their monthly income. One prostitute tells The New Paper how she is surviving
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    • 424 16 I MET Madam Ramphai, Aey's mother, at the family home in Phra Pa Daeng, just outside Bangkok. It is a two-storey wooden house in Soi Phrarachveriyaporn 10. It is attached to two rows of two-storey wooden houses whose front awnings join to form a
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  • 198 17 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. accentuate: To accentuate something is to emphasise it to make it more noticeable. ambivalent: Someone who is ambivalent does not know or does not make it clear whether they
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
    • 117 17 COMICRELIEF Comics Dianxin /Simply Bo Chap Tok Guru /Sofiyan Yahya LOOKIM& AT THE 11... i WONDEC W°° aa ll a a Sll- ARE t O TALL SUILDIMGS \NVAETHEC.... iao oo n ftuAME FO« y—^ THAT KEEP OH J #0000 //TTTI o PUNCTUQIrtG- I R>SING.J j THE OZOtfE LA7EP Calvin and
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    • 236 17 TUESDAYRADIO FM 90.5 FM 92.4 News on the Hour N00N Popular Classics AC 2.00 PM Programme Summary 12.05 PM Rose Tan, your Lunchdate «a uuj u 2.02 Afternoon Concert 10 Midday Market Report 5 00 Vjva Mu ,ica SS?)" y Ur 6 00 What's On 2.05 An Afternoon with Anita
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  • Showtime
    • Article, Illustration
      492 18 Edward Ong and A Surendren took nine months to visit 500 pubs for a book on nightclubbing in Singapore. They talk to LO TIEN YIN about their happy, hie, experiences A SURENDREN and Edward Ong sank deep into the cushions in one of their favourite watering holes
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    • 348 19 WITH a skip and a hop, Bobby Brown is back on the spot thanks to his wedding. Brown, 24, wedded Whitney Houston, 29, at her mansion in New Jersey on Saturday. It was the most talked-about wedding since Elizabeth Taylor's. The publicity certainly helps
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    • 64 19 AN excerpt from the album: Bobby: I know I may have made mistakes before. But now I understand what those mistakes were for. Whitney: I'm the type of girl who understands my man. I'll be strong when he's weak, I will hold his hand. Now
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    • 203 19 FROM PREVIOUS PAGE PUB-CRAWLERS, after a pint at 5 Emerald Hill, can have another one down the road at N0.9 Emerald Hill. But that's not the name of the new pub, which is still hush-hush. It won't open until October. It's just
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    • 345 20 THE pearly-toothed smile is still there but the bubble gum image is gone with a wave of a magic coat. Donny Osmond, 34 and a father of four sons, is the star of the hot touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 302 19 PICK THE RIGHT ONE AND WIN! TOP 12 PRIZES: Winners will get one CARVEN Royale Series Model 122 watch worth $690 each. Monlrcs Carvcn is cclcbrating "1 The New Paper's4ih anniversary ir I this month by offering readers n\ "J L a chance to own an elegant timepiece. To win,
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 361 21 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 PM Health Matters 2.00 Chinese Opera 12.30 Off the Shelf 5.00 Goodtime Gold 12.45 Hallowed Ground 7.00 News 12.55 The Man behind the Word 7.10 Goodtime Gold (cont'd) 100 Newshour
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    • 220 21 COMICRELIEF Cathy /Cathy Guisewite THIS SALAD A f Its ONLW [THEV SHOULDN'T YsOWE PEOfLEI [IT'LL JUST MOM, IF THE 1 DONE WITH f HEAVENS, HO.^ IS HU&E f J LunuCE, mm. SERVE SUCH LIKE HU6E 60 TO RESTAURANT VOUR WE'VE JUST =3 c HUGE PORTIONS A SALADS. WASTE PER- GAVE
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 1059 22 2100 Personal Services/ 2200 Business Services/ 2200 Business Services/ 2600 Education/ 2600 Education/ 2600 Education/ 2701 Employment Products Products Products Instruction Instruction Instruction I MARINA COVE RESORT Membership worth $15,000 for sale at $9,800. Pg. Peter at 705-3242 1917 STRAITS SETTLEMENT ERA Ravanua Stamp on original racaipl FOR SALE Fax
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    • 298 22 Pel Yong Trading Company dealing with lighting predHCU requires 1. CLERK GCE O level Salary approx $1000 neg 2. SALESMEN OCE O' level Preferably with class 3 driving licence Starting salary $1000 pni plus commission after 3 months probation Extra incentive for applicants with lighting experience No experience are welcome
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 346 23 2701 Employment 2701 Employment STORE ASSISTANTS Age 22 35 years Must be able to read and understand basic English, Mandarin and local dialects Preferably Sec 3 and above Singapore citizens only You will be working in an air-conditioned environment. Your main duties would be order picking (retrieval), packing and general
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    • 438 23 2701 Employment 2701 Employment renown 1 Be part of our team. I We ore one of the world s leading manufacturers of material handlina equipment. We want to offer you a career opportunity with our well-established team of people in Singapore as: Minimum NTC3 Certificate Completed N.S. Good Mechanical/Electrical aptitude
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    • 309 23 2701 Employment 2701 Employment FEMALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES $1000 per month Basic t commission Vehicle provided Future prospects GCE O' level Sales experience 20 years and above Easy Interview Manager *****01 'TKattey a* yowl Join us and you can have both. Applicants kJ are entitled to: gj Flexible working hours Pn
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    • 306 23 2701 Employment A well established construction co. with immediate vacancy lor: SITE FOREMAN Diploma in Building Construction 3.-5 years working experience in relevant field JUNIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR University grad. or Diploma in Building At least 1 2 years working experience in relevant field Only interested applicants with the above requirements
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 209 24 2701 Employment FEMALE GENERAL CLERK required by well estab. Trading Co Mm O' level Able to type at 35 w.p.m. Applicants In I) 13. 14. 15. 16 preferred Call 7478 111 Alice (or interview Jewellery Shop at Changl Airport requires ee SALES STAFF M With' without experience fluent in English'
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    • 163 24 2701 Employment REQUIRED MECHANIC NTC 2or 3 5 years experience in trouble shooting, repairing of 2-cycle and 4-cycle petrol and dlesel engine Some knowledge on hydraulic Class 3 licence Wa oMer good remuneration package and grow with a fast expanding organisation Interested please call 2 5 4 7 16 1
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    • 224 24 2701 Employment Exclusive Japanese Lounge at Liang Court Complex requires: HOSTESSES (FULL/ PART-TIME) e Working hours: Bpm lam e Age 18 •26 e Attractive salary e Good working environment e Transport provided after work Walk-in interview Today Tomorrow 6pm-9pm ASHIBI #02-42/ 47 LIANG COURT COMPLEX 177 RIVER VALLEY ROAD TEL:
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    • 139 24 2701 Employment ACCOUNTS CUM GENERAL CLERK Mln OCE 'O' level with £ng LCCI Higher Accounting a Preferred 3-5 years worklag experience Typing &PC knowledge Age 21 -30 Please write in with full resume, contact no. salary expected to: BLK 106. CLEMENTI ST. 12 003-3 S. SINGAPORE 0512 Chlidcare Centre In
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    • 271 24 2701 Employment 1) SECRETARY With secretarial experience With shipping experience a Able to start work immediately 2) SHIPPING COORDINATOR a OCE O N Level a Able to type a Able to operate tradenet shipping experience Interested applicants, pis. call: 224 3386 OFFSHORE LOGISTICS OFFICE requires RECEPTIONIST a Minimum one ytai
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    • 259 24 2701 Employment L, CLERK required by Engineer around Chin Swee Rd. With without experience. Tel: 733 1853 FEMALE MASSEUSE required Please call: *****16/ *****17 lor an interview FULL-TIME STAFF J for overseas ice-cream i parlour chain opening soon i at Yaohan Thomson. IWe offer good basic salary.' 1 j allowances,
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    • 206 24 2701 Employment FEMALE MEDICAL CLINIC ASSISTANT (or nights Sunday wanted In Ylshun. Tel: 752-5078 r Jurong Factory I hat SO VACANCIES lor I Mala/ Female Operators I age 16-42 I S.t<i-$7O per day I I'lease fall .Vil-74'il I or come personally to I Blk 451 Jurong West I Street 42.
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 272 25 m m ixj&l BiKroy i m M t JL °^y mnmm n m uuiJlfjiii i ri Tf?e/i Send us the £»i/l. Well VOU could Start even before 5. 1 The Birthday Bash promotion is from 1 June to 31 July J '92. But if you value your job, may we
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  • SPORTS
    • 286 26  -  By Abdul Shukor WHEN he steps into the plane tonight, soccer goalkeeper Eswaramoorthy Pillay maybe a little edgy. His trip will take 13 hours across five time zones and a guaranteed jet-lag. And when he steps out of the plane at London's Heathrow Airport,
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    • 257 26 Wire services. A CHANCE to play alongside highly-rated England striker Alan Shearer finally convinced Kerry Dixon to sever his nine-year connection with Chelsea. He moved to Southampton for £575,000 ($1.77 million) yesterday. Dixon believes Southampton's robust style will give him better service and increased scoring chances than he has
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    • 132 26 Wire Services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SOCCER World Cup qualifier, Concacaf region: Ist rd, Ist leg: Guatemala 0 Honduras 0, El Salvador 5 Nicaragua 0. TENNIS Dutch Open grasscourt tournament in Hilversum, Holland: Ist rd: Andrei Chesnokov (Russia) bt Tom Kempers (Hoi) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/2); Guillermo PerezRoldan
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 77 26 ftfc) riental Beauty, Business Aplenty "ORIENTAL DECOR", a special advertising focus, aims to help a growing market of interested readers add a special touch of Oriental elegance to their homes. i If you are dealing in Oriental art, furniture, carvings, antique and other Ij/ artifacts, advertise in this special focus
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  • SCHOOL SPORTS
    • 379 27  -  By Bernard Pereira FIRDHOUSE Hassan, Singapore's fastest schoolboy over 200 metres, may be out of the running for next month's Singapore Open and Malaysian Open track and field championships. The 20-year-old Our Lady of Lourdes student suffered a left hamstring injury yesterday during the Schools' National
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    • 247 27  -  By Suresh Nair PUNGGOL Constituency is disturbing tournament officials of the new-ly-elected Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF). Disturbing, be- cause of its lacklustre and indifferent attitude in the Premier League. Punggol is currently at the bottom of the table, with four points from 12 games. Disturbing, because in
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
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  • 5 DAYS TO GO
    • 555 28 AP. IF Monaco's Olympic swimming team has an opening, Charles Barkley is ready to apply, although he may need to work on his royal protocol. Barkley, whose colourful and controversial statements keep writers' notebooks full during the American basketball season, has been in top
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    • 179 28 The ancient Olympic Gomes were held in the Greek city of Olympia beginning in 776 BC. The initial competition consisted of a single sprint (measuring about 200m). Subsequent Olympiads include other events, such as boxing, wrestling, and discus throw. Stadion First Olympic event was
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    • 97 28 DIADORA PIC OF THE CROP CONTEST WINNERS Name o» the player: Ahmad Paijan *****62.B) Result of match: Sarawak 2 Singapore 0 Majid (I/C *****75-E) Winner of the $3,000 voucher: Phiroze Khan Call 473-0005 to collect your prizes (I/C *****43-A) Please paste your entries on the back of the Winners of
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  • 5 DAYS TO GO
    • 550 30 Nairn Suleymanoglu set the weightlifting world alight when he set six world records on his way to the 60kg Olympic gold medal in Seoul. He then suffered a series of injuries after a comeback effort in 1991. But now he is ready again for a further
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    • 132 30 There are 10 weight classes, ranging from flyweight (52kg) to super heavyweight (anything over 110 kg). Weightlifters are judged by three referees and a jury which oversees the competition, and make certain the lifts are mechanically correct. Competitors lift as much weight as possible in two
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    • 62 30 Generally speaking, lifters from the CIS and Germany are expected to dominate the higher weight classes, while China will be a major factor in the lower weight categories. Nairn Suleymanoglu of Turkey nicknamed "The Pocket Hercules" is the favourite in the flyweight division. Aleksander Kurlovich of CIS
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  • 296 31 THE POCKET HERCULES PAGE 30 COUNT DONW THE SEEDS 1 Zhao Jianhua i c L* Sktak cu Wiranata (Intfon), Wu Wmkai(C) 5-8: Poul Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Dm), AIIM Budi Kitsuma (Indo), Lhi Jun (C), Hmnawin StUUMlto (Mo). AFP, Bernama. MALAYSIA'S hopes of winning its first Olympic medal of
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 267 31 SOiOOLSPORTS SPORTS if A \/-L f YOll'RF WITH THIMI I\h jlK Ye$ Smile! And that's precisely what our client* at TR1MLINE are doing right in front of their J|*' full-length mirrors and on their bathroom scale*! At fint, it was only a grin, barely visible when they'd just started on
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