The New Paper, 6 August 1994

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  • 12 1 the new paper SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1994 MITA (P) 233/04/94 50 CENTS
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    • 48 1 d£\ Konica .wrawi Mil (osteal A couple asks their eight-year-old girl (right) to steal more than $2,900 from a Marina Square boutique. "I was greedy," V says the girl's mother, Lee Siew Wan. »V Both parents open up to m. AUGUSTINE PANG./ Page 10 Konica Photo Express j
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 407 2  -  By Irene Ng Reporting from Kuala Lumpur PHONE numbers were exchanged yesterday when young leaders from 13 East Asians countries, including Singapore, gathered here. The phone numbers bit what yuppies call 'contactbuilding' is not to be taken lightly.
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    • 229 2 Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad challenged young leaders from East Asian countries to play a role in bringing about an "Asian Renaissance". Asian history has for too many hundreds of years been an appendage of European history, he observed in his opening speech at the KL congress. "It
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    • 277 2 Saturday Special Readers stand to win over $6,000 worth of prizes consisting of two sets of Epson computers and colour printers. Coupon on Page 49 Leisure index Weekender: Pages 27 to 46 Saturday TV: Page 54 Sunday TV: Page 55 Comics: Pages 56-57 CALL THE EASIEST WAY TO TOTAL WELLNESS:!
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      128 4 The Islamic Religious Council (Muis) has asked the Government to prevent the circulation of all Al-Arqam publications here, and to deny its leaders entry into Singapore. The council will stop the movement from conducting any activities here. MALAYSIA has banned the Al-Arqam movement, describing it as the "biggest security
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    • 66 4 The Straits Times: $1.3b venture for satellite phone system Business Times: YHS to sell Chun King, confirms talks on Tien Wah project Lianhe Zaobao: Singapore, Indonesia, US in tie-up to develop Asian mobile telecommunication network Berita Harian: Malaysia bans Al-Arqam SBC morning news: NATO airplanes have bombed Bosnian Serb
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    • Article, Illustration
      78 4 HOT J J USERS of new-generation mobile phones will be able to talk to other users in India, China, Japan, the Asean countries and Indochina directly via satellite. This will be possible through a satellite-based mobile telecommunications system to be set up by four companies from Singapore, Indonesia and
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 63 4 RELIGIOUS ministers in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to outlaw nikah mutaah or temporary marriage. They said these marriages, where a couple contracts a marriage for an agreed period, were deviationist and must be banned. There would be more social problems arising from such marriages
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      • 73 4 THE two sides in the China-Taiwan talks reached agreement on mail, telecommunications and documentation issues yesterday. The developments came on the second day of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation and its Chinese counterpart, the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait. Earlier, the rival sides agreed in
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      • 74 4 SBC will telecast Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's National Day Message on the eve of National Day, Aug 8, on Ch 5 at 9 pm. In Mandarin, it will be read by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Ch 8, 9.45 pm); in Malay by Mr Abdullah Tarmugi,
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      • 82 4 GRADUATES at the Nanyang Technological University convocation ceremony yesterday were warned about the dangers of job hopping. The president of the Singapore National Employers' Federation, Mr Stephen Lee, urged accountancy and business graduates to stay at their jobs long enough to learn and to contribute to their
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      • 61 4 PARLIAMENT is inviting written representations from the public on the Maintenance of Parents Bill, which will give abandoned parents the right to claim maintenance from their children. The letters will be seen by a Parliamentary Select Committee and should be addressed to the Clerk of Parliament, Parliament
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      • 66 4 THE Economic Development Board's managing director, Mr Tan Chin Nam, will become the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's new chief from Sept 1. Mr Lim Swee Say, EDB's present deputy managing director will take over his seat. The Ministry of Trade and Industry said Mr Tan's appointment reflects
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    • 31 4 The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 18.77 points at 3.747.02. It ended the week off 17.48 points. Over 230 million shares were traded on New York Stock Exchange.
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 574 5 One of these paintings is worth $33,000, the other is a forgery. THE best way to avoid being fooled by a forgery is to study the artist, says an experienced art collector, Mr Ng Cheng Quee. So to learn more about an artist s works,
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    • 109 5 THE fake, titled Lady and Flowers (above left), was bought by experienced art collector Low Tuck Kwong. He has a private gallery with 300 works in his collection. The real painting, Dream, is the work of well-known China-born painter Ting Shao Kuang. Mr Low, 46, a
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 486 6  -  By Ivy Ong COME National Day, Madam Leow Nyong Wan and her family will feel left out of the biggest party in Singapore this year. And her 90-year-old father-in-law will have to break a tradition of family togetherness and the national pride that he has believed
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    • 77 6 A 90-year-old man wants to be at the National Stadium to celebrate Singapore's birthday. He is part of a family which needs some of the hottest tickets in town. Will you be a Singaporean in deed? Call us if you are willing to make what
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 480 8 A former security officer was jailed two years for starting four fires in the Dynasty Hotel. He claimed he wanted to draw attention to fire hazards the management had allegedly ignored. Today, the chief security officer in the hotel talks to YVONNE LIM~~ SECURITY-officer-turned-firestarter Lim Ken Boon
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    • 78 8 A FORMER personnel manager of the Dynasty Hotel, Mr Adrian de Silva, said that Lim had been a model employee up till his arrest. He had been commendecl for his work. He said the former hotel management had not wanted to comment on the case because it had
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 763 10 A couple asked their eight-year-old girl to steal more than $2,900 from a boutique in Marina Square, The couple were sentenced to jail on Tuesday while their daughter was acquitted on Wednesday. AUGUSTINE PANG speaks to the girl's mother WAS greedy. It was greed
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    • 83 10 "This (is not an) ordinary shoplifting case. As the DPP said, it is pre-conceived. You used your young daughter. "There are many parents in your situation, yet they struggle to bring up their children the best they can with the hope that their children do well
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    • 225 11 St Gabriel's Secondary School is running a campaign, Dare To Care, in conjunction with Volunteers Month, organised by the National Council of Social Service. Three students and their parties will present plans to promote voluntarism during school rallies. Students will vote for the successful
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    • 231 11 Manifesto: Pupils should realise that together, they can do something worthwhile for others; that the pupils should be aware of the needs of people around them and be willing to respond to the needs. The party symbol: "The Hands logo shows that we are not just all
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    • 123 12 THESE children from the Guillemard Gardens School are waiting to meet the "top guns" who fly the planes on the poster. The US Air Force aerobatic team, the Thunderbirds, who were last here in October 1987, are coming back to thrill crowds with their tumbles
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    • 231 12 Perfect pictures every time/ IPTOT© Fwassa M»i»miiinmnimn»M>iunnni«niniM FUJI AND WORLD TRADE CENTRE CELEBRATES IfctiiMal The contest carries the theme "Celebrate National Day" and children of 3 age groups between 4 to 12 years will stand to win fabulous Fuji prizes. Registration fee is only $2.00 on a first-come-first served basis.
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    • 128 12 TJgBjBk i A Reason To Qo Qreen You're never going to look at vegetables the same way again with Hua Ting's Vegetarian Promotion this month. Our Hong Kong Chefs' culinary creativity will dispel the culinary myth that vegetables are boring, and provide you with a palatable yet nutritious experience. Our
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    • 48 14 Announcing The Official Opening Of #03-140 Marina Square Pacific Utama Singapore Franchisee I I Join IpThg Fun flnp Games! 1 ShowTlmI I lilii Grcrt Prizes! k/ (Heet Vour Fduouritc Ceierritv Stars! And the KENNY ROGERS Live In Singapore* W > A CONCERT LUCKY DRAW! f DURE CERTRCSTRGE 5.30 PHI
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    • 244 15 7 7 My Roasters Story DESIGN MINAKO PRIVATE LIMITED f You might wonder why I've gotten into the food business. Well. 28 WATTEN RISE. SINGAPORE 1128 A M >*>m x«ow I like to sing. What you might not know is how much I like to cook and enjoy good food.
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    • 35 16 Kenny Rogers John Y. Brown, Jr. Chairman your firiends at Roasters Corp. j 899 West Cypress Fort Lauderdale, Florida ***** Congratulations on the Official Opening of J #03-140 Marina Square J Pacific Utama Singapore Franchisee
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  • 59 19 SINGAPORETODAY See Page 21 On Wednesday, we highlighted the grouses of several buyers of Batam properties, together with the developers' responses. Here, we feature three buyers who are happy with their houses in Batam. One, Mr Randhir Singh (left), tells SITI R0HANAH K0ID he spends three weeks
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    • 246 19 OUTGEAR YOU CAN TRUST J Price 1 Hassla-fw fpqlrs A ftoil at: 01-22 Shaw leisure Gallery (Below Jade/Prince cinemas) Tel: 298 9435 02-43C Queen sway Shopping Centre lei: 475 7076 Now you can turn p j musty dampness in I 1 1 O O C C mildew, mould or cupboards,
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    • 359 21 FROM PAGE 19 RETIREE Randhir Singh, 64, says he's enjoying his Batam home and has no complaints about the construction. Never mind that the Rosedale estate is still something of a ghost town with only six of 169 houses occupied. However, there is only a 12-hour
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    • 153 21 'When I stepped into my house, I wondered what the fuss was all about. Except for a few minor defects which could be easily rectified, it was quite well done.' Insurance agent Jenny Lew, 50, who bought a 130,000 bungalow in Rosedale estate, Batam, without seeing it
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 235 22 Reuter. AUSTRALIA'S criticism of Malaysian logging practices in the South Pacific shows that Australians "think those territories are theirs", Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating had said on Monday that Malaysian and Asian loggers were committing
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    • 253 22 AP. JORDAN'S King Hussein is planning a historic visit next week to Jerusalem the first since Jordan lost the eastern part of the holy city to Israel in the 1967 Middle East war. In another development, Israel and Jordan formally agreed to link their
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    • 326 23 Reuter. HUNDREDS of ecstatic fans welcomed superstar Michael Jackson and his bride Lisa Maria Presley to Hungary yesterday. The couple arrived in Budapest for the shooting of Jackson's new video clip. Jackson's video clip will depict the singer as a freedom fighter who liberates
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 671 25 In 1989, an official of the Australian Olympics committee made some telephone calls to Atlanta in the US. It was during the time bids for the 1996 Olympic Games were being made. Today, senior members of the Melbourne bid committee are claiming that
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    • 180 25 THE Melbourne melodrama forced Auatralia's most senior Olympics official, Mr Kevan Gosper, to consult a lawyer. He was told that, legally speaking, the charges against his former colleague, Mr Phil Coles, could not be sustained. A relieved Mr Gosper then announced that, as tax as he was
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    • 79 27 week (fider v. m >* fji "V* t' 0 y| Is the island getting too crowded, too noisy? m In 1 »rm If we want to take a thoughtful stroll we jfl may have to settle for a shopping mall, said The Straits Times columnist Tan Sai Siong recently. So,
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  • weekender
    • COVERSTORY
      • 413 28  -  OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Following The Straits Times columnist's suggestion about settling for a shopping mall to get some peace, JOE NATHAN LOURDES shares his off-the-shopping-mall guide to contemplation GOH TENG TENG MAN has a psychological, even spiritual, need for quiet time. Peace recharges us. It
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      • 607 29 SOUND OF SILENCE: Student Raymond Ng Kheng Hong likes to go to a place which has a "split personality". The National Stadium is noisy during matches and deserted when there are no games WHEN Raymond Ng Kheng Hong is depressed, he heads for the National Stadium when
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      • 509 30 FAIR EXCHANGE: Mr Benjamin Wong Kuan Suan has swapped the busy shopping area he lives in for the natural surroundings of a park. The economics student feels at peace without company HE lives in the concrete jungle of Orchard area but longs for the coconut trees and
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      • 580 31 DIFFERENT CHOICES: She prefers to go for a drive when she is looking for some peace and quiet. But the confines of a church can also bring respite to sportswoman Melanie Martens WHEN she feels driven up the wall by her problems, Ms Melanie
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      • 528 32 ABODE OF JOY: Ms Claire Chang is at home literally in her little corner of calm. The Wah Chang International manager takes refuge in her study when she needs time off for herself FOR 10 minutes every day, Ms Claire Chiang, isolates herself from
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    • COVERSTORY
      • 482 35 BLOWING IN THE WIND: He treasures his moments of peace on a rock. Rocker John Molina says the beach has a special place in his heart and he has become possessive about his chosen spot Where does rocker John Molina disappear to during his breaks between sets? To
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      • 531 36 Quiet spots attract not just people with a heavy heart those who need reflective moments. They are ajso sources of inspiration for local poets. We present a selection Esplanade Echoes listen on quiescent evenings when the moon, threatening to burst, woos industriously and shimmering haze of
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  • 260 37  -  I I the world in review Text/ HERBERT FERNANDEZ the issue FOR the first time since 1949, a top man from China is in Taiwan for talks. This is unusual because officially, the China and Taiwan governments are still "at war". The official. Mr Tang Shubei, is
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  • 420 37 US TRADE: The United States has threatened sanctions against Japan if it fails to open up its public sectors within 60 days. Japan hit back by threatening to cancel their ongoing trade talks. What it means: While the manoeuvring over government contracts is unlikely
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    • SCENE&HEARD
      • 445 38  -  The Mask will be screened in Singapore in September By Michael Southwell IN the wacky comedy. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Jim Carrey came whirling and swerving at the audience like one of Fred Flintstone's bowling balls. He was at once hilarious and endearing. But the
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      • 381 39  -  By Andy Kwan ASK Alex To (real name Alejandro Delfino) who influenced him the most in his singing career. Certainly not his musicallyinclined parents mother Chang Lu, a popular Mandarin pop singer of the 50s, and an ex-drummer father, who is Filipino-Spanish. Black culture made the
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  • 588 41  -  weekender SOAPBOX By Khoo Teng Guan MORE Singapore drivers are getting involved in accidents while on holiday in Australia, says an SBC report. The Australian authorities are now thinking of giving visitors a driving course before allowing them on their roads. Are Singapore drivers such
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    • 304 41 After four successive years We are proud, we are prestigious, because we are mate in Indonesia NATIONAL PRODUCT. NATIONAL PRIDE. NATIONAL PRESTIGE is back to Singapore for the fifth time with more participants and range of products HALL 6, SINGAPORE WORLD TRADE CENTRE 5 9 August 1994, From 11.00 a.m.
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    • 70 42 1 jSttH AHci nTn, /I wKwtF*3B vHM ■r '"^j >* SE" >| «BPFP^ i,^^; VERSUS EXTRAVAGANZA Friday August 12, 1994. Takashimaya Square B2. Showtime 3pm ft 7pm. Complimentary tickets for the above shows will be given with every $300 purchase you make in our Versus stores. Tickets are limited, so
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  • 21 43 What's the talk of the town? Who's doing what And with whom? Our man about town tunes you in
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  • Article, Illustration
    318 43 COME tomorrow, Harry's River Rats will try and gobble up some African Jumping Beans, while Los Desperados and the Ice Cold Killers stalk the Beach People. At the same time, we might just see the Cha Cha Cha being done, while the Mexican Wave takes the juice out
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  • 113 43 SUNSET Jive Pub will be celebrating its second anniversary with a bash that it has chosen to call The Secret Plumber's Concert. It'll be held this Monday and, as expected, the "plumber" himself will be the star of the show. Yes. V Mogan, plumber-by-day-enter-tainer-by-night, will be
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  • 162 43 WHAT do you call it when two Filipinos and a Singaporean team up for a gig at a local nightspot? If this were a riddle, the answer would probably be something corny like "nosing". But the answer comes across as somewhat flat. Trax.
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  • 174 43 IT isn't often that a hotel throws an elaborate bash to introduce a new general manager. But that's exactly what the 680-room Orchard Hotel did last week when it treated over 300 people from the business, marketing and commercial sector to an evening of food, drink
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  • Article, Illustration
    384 44  -  weekender GLOSSORRY Another rib-tickling set I of meanings for words used I in The New Paper last I month. But seriously, it is meant to be funny. I TEXT/] Mike Chua ARF (n): regional watchdog, hence, 'arf! arfV blair (n): a loud sound heard at a party, or
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 485 46 A PYRAMID scam is threating President Boris Yeltsin's Government after thousands of Russian were" cheated. Enraged shareholders appealed to Mr Yeltsin for help and threatened a nationwide vote of confidence in the Government if they did not get it. The plea came as authorities sealed the
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    • 122 46 AFP WHEN he was arrested Sergei Mavrodi was living in one room of a spacious but shabby apartment, having given over the rest to his bodyguards. The walls were covered with boxes of dried insects and a dead bat mounted under glass, as well as a
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    • 318 47 Source: Reuter. US Democratic lawmakers seeking reelection have been warned: Avoid talking about President Bill Clinton in their campaigns. The warning was issued by Mr Clinton's own pollster, Mr Stan Greenberg. His job is to keep track of the President's standing with voters. Mr Greenberg's opinion,
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    • 245 48 Reuter YAKUB Abdul Razak Memon, one of the three brothers who allegedly masterminded last year's bomb blasts in Bombay, was arrested yesterday. The blasts killed 260 people and destroyed the building of the Bombay stock exchange. The authorities named the Memon brothers as the culprits within
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    • 408 61 2730 Secretarial/ 2730 Secretarial/ Clerical Position* Clerical Positions An European multinational with its Regional Office based in Singapore. Due to expansion we invite suitable candidates to apply for the post of: The candidate should possess: GCE 'O' level Certificate Bilingual in English and Mandarin Ability to type at least 35wpm
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    • 370 62 2740 Sales Position* 2740 Sales Positions |"eresindo trading group, sole distributor for Polaroid photographic products in Singapore, is inviting applications for the following post: Reporting directly to the Business Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for promoting and marketing Polaroid business and professional products to end-users. The ideal candidate
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  • 460 65  -  SPORTS/RACING PREVIEW/ By The Three Musketeers FIELDS have been drastically reduced at Kuala Lumpur this weekend but we don't think the depleted fields will turn punters away. On the contrary we think some exciting finishes can be expected in some races. Three winners last week face the
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    • 333 66 That's how Koh Chin Gay sees his high jumping skills. Yet it was good enough to get him and Singapore a gold medal at the Asean Schools athletics meet. BERNARD PEREIRA talks to him BOYS HIGH JUMP 1st: Koh Chin Gay (Singapore) 2nd: Kam Sin Chuang (Mai)
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    • 193 66 NURULAINI ARIFFIN: She continued to stumble in her start and had to settle for the silver medal in the Girls' l()0m. Indonesia's Sih Ernawati won the race in 12.57sec. Nurul, who clocked 12.66, trailed team-mate Shalimah Shah for 70m, but put on a late burst to
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    • 143 66 j WORLD BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS I Wire services. DANKO Cvjeticanin scored 18 points without missing a shot as Croatia, the Olympic silver medallist, routed South Korea 104-53 at the World Basketball Championship in Ontario yesterday. The victory assures Croatia a spot in Monday's quarter-final round action. Australia also
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    • 313 66 Wire services. MOVE over Michael Jordan. It's time for Toni Kukoc to make his move now. The 25-year old Croatian confirmed that he has agreed to a six-year deal with the Chicago Bulls that will pay him US$26 million ($39 million). This makes him the
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    • 677 67 THEY saw Andres Escobar just days before he was gunned down and murdered in the streets of Colombia. Carlos Valderamma winked, shook their hands and said hello. Later, they joined the Swiss team at the Los Angeles Hard Rock Cafe. In between, they came within touching
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    • 608 68 WORLD CUP BADMINTON The exodus of Chinese coaches is over. As other countries ascend the badminton hierarchy over once-mighty China, they are getting rid of their Chinese coaches. SANJAY SHARMA, reporting from Ho Chi Minh city, feels this is the best news for Chinese badminton NOT so long
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    • 275 68 MATCH OF THE DAY THE classic women's singles clash between European champion from Denmark Camilla Martin and Chinese No 2 player Hang Jingna. Martin won this electrify ing match 11-9, 12-11 after Jingna had saved four match points in the second game. Martin's toss control and
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    • 143 68 AP. r, IN perhaps the most i memorable round of his life, Paul Azitiger shot a 76 yesterday to mark his return to golf after a ninemonth bout with cancer. That Azinger was 11 shots out of the lead at the Buick Open didn't matter to
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    • 113 68 FAM PREMIER LEAGUE 1994 Kuala Lumpur vs Singapore 13th August '94 at 8.30pm Majulah Travel Express Service Pte Ltd #01 -38, Golden Mile Tower, 6001 Beach Ro Tel: 291 6533 WIN! Jakarta A® WIN! admission tickets to Sentosa and! Meet famous Indonesia stars Get your copy of The New Paper
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  • PERLIS v SINGAPORE Sheikh Ahmad Stadium, Today, 4.30 pm 1994 M-LEAGUE
    • 442 69  -  By Jeffrey Low In KANGAR LOYAL football fans are hard to come by in Perlis but with obvious good reason. Lying second from the bottom of the table, with no more interest left in the Malaysia Cup proper, it is ironic that Perlis officials are expecting
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    • 494 69 Karen Lim is 21 and an Undergraduate at the Nanyang Technological University. She got interested in soccer only during last year's Malaysia Cup tournament. In her words: "One night, I decided to watch a live telecast of a match. And I was hooked instantly." But she couldn't figure
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      297 69 Wire services. DIEGO Maradona bought "over-the-counter" medication in the US during the World Cup, containing ephedrine derivative, a senior sports doctor has said in Buenos Aires. Maradona was banished from the World Cup for taking ephedrine, a banned drug. Nestor Lentini, head of Argentina's leading control body on sports
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    • 192 69 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: GOLF Munich Open, 2nd rd (GB unless stated): 136 Bernhard linger (Ger), Darren Clarke; 137 Severiano Ballesteros (Spa), Andrew Collison; 138 Jeremy Robinson, Domingo Hospital (Spa), Philip Price; 139 Peter Mitchell, Glenn Ralph, Andrew Oldcorn, Andrew Murray, Mark Roe, Howard Clark. SOCCER
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      960 70  -  PERLIS PERILS Perlis may be second from bottom in the M-League table, 33 points behind second-placed Singapore. But the Lions can Y take victory for granted this afternoon... HEAT: Rain has not been regular, despite southerly winds bringing showers of relief to other rice-growing areas south of Kangar.
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