The New Paper, 25 March 1995

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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 260 2 WHY FIVE-DAY WEEK Rising unemployment Energy shortages Traffic problems Source: Wire services. CHINA will adopt a five-day working week from May 1. This means every worker will get an extra half-day holiday. The State Council took the step because of rising unemployment, energy shortages and traffic
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    • 155 2 Guilty or not? You can find out the latest on the match-fixing case by calling The New Paper Infoline 1900-*****02 after 12 noon. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. THK verdict in the soccer kelong case is due to be delivered this morning. Former national footballer
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    • 138 2 T A here is room for a Government agency which makes youth its main focus. This agency will look at the spectrum of policies, programmes and activities from the perspective of the youth. It will serve as a focal point for discussions or debates on
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    • Article, Illustration
      427 3  -  plus our Mum! By Tan Chye Luan STEVEN Tan has agreed to slow down just for a day. The speedy Singapore footballer decided to join The New Paper Big Walk on May 21 after two fans, secretaries Lynette Chua and Evelyn Yip, suggested getting him and other
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    • 67 3 Where to sigp up: SPH Advertising Sales Service Centre at Specialists Shopping Centre, News Centre, SAAA, OUB Centre, Takashimaya Shopping Centre and World of Sports outlets at Orchard Emerald and Manna Square. Who can join: Anyone. No age limit. Cost $3 per person. Date: From March 18
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 63 2 OSCAR CONTEST Predict the Oscar winners and win fabulous prizes. Five pairs of Pierre Balmain grey elegance" designer watches, worth $990 a pair, are up for grabs. Details of contest on Page 12. Saturday Special 2 Ericsson GH 337 Mobile phonos worth $1888 each. Coupon on Page 11 Leisure Index
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 228 4 NURTURING OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE k hot m kSTORIESjPiP L Mi- SINGAPORE should focus on growing Asian multi-national companies (MNCa), said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. The MNCs need not be wholly Singapore-owned, said Mr Goh. "They should tie up with effective foreign partners. Then
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    • 134 4 WORKERS who take sick leave too often will lose their allowances. This was recommended by a Tripartite Review Committee set up to review the Employment Act. Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang said yesterday that his Ministry would amend the Act soon. He said that some
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 68 4 AN ODD-JOB labourer who tried to beat a 60-year-old teacher with a broom was jailed for a year yesterday. Tan turned violent after learning that a Bedok View Secondary teacher had told police that Tan's 15-year-old son, a student in the school, had extorted money from a schoolmate.
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      • 69 4 MALAYSIA'S ruling National Front (NF) coalition has approved the general theme of its manifesto for the coming election. It's a sign that Parliament will be dissolved soon. The theme: Better economic and educational prospects under NF rule. NF leaders are said to have virtually agreed on seat
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      • 68 4 THE Philippines will not rush into judgment in its investigation into the case of the hanging of Filipino maid Flor Contemplacion, 42. Retired Supreme Court judge Emilio Gancayco, head of a presidential commission looking into the case, said this yesterday. Meanwhile, Thai Cabinet ministers have expressed hope
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      • 70 4 THE Indonesian government suspended last month the licences of nearly 400 of its maid recruitment agencies. This was after it set new labour standards, to ensure that more of all workers exported were skilled. Only 30 of the agents so far have got their licences back. Of the 600,000
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    • 81 4 The Straits Times: PM: S'pore must nurture new breed of MNCs Business Times: Architect Albert Hong is Businessman of the Year Lianhe Zaobao: Govt to help promising companies become world-class Berita Harian: PM: We need to have more of our own MNCs RCS morning news: PM Goh Chok Tong
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    • 26 4 THE Dow Jones industrial average rose 50.84 points to a new high of 4,138.67, surpassing the latest record close of 4,087.83 reached on Thursday.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 22 4 Contest in ihe month of April to June 1995. of Budweiser beer B 10% strrice lax 429 Hukil Timah Road. Singapore 1025.
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    • 41 4 Dear Aggie Matters of the heart 1900-*****07 Dear Mano Shares advice 1000-*****04 Dear Ma Iraa Problems related to income tax 1000-*****04 SpaakUp Yourfanim 1000-*****04 m» Mr Wljay Invaluable lessons ,:f 1090-*****08 h. "-fy 2SSSZ a INFIil lilt An SPH AwtoTn Hrotar
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 40 4 WHAT'S HUP How did you finally get Kong-Kong to buy C Must told him, if he doesn't get me one, an air-conditioner for your bedroom? yjj/fjX I may have to spend more time at the I J'nflil air-con shoDDina centre®.
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 60 5 Multi-talented performer, David Kesterson, remains motionless without blinking an eye or twitching a muscle like a mannequin. Then, without warning, he springs to life, shocking passers-by at Boat Quay, where STEPHANIE LEAW took him for a test yesterday See story on next page The Mechannequin: David Kesterson
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    • 363 6  -  FROM PREVIOUS PAGE By! Stephanie Leaw THE lunchtime crowd, preoccupied with conversation and hunger pangs, slowed their pace to gawk at the strangely-dressed "mannequin" outside The Opera Cafe yesterday. As groups of businessmen, colleagues and tourists passed by, the mannequin suddenly came to life,
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    • 67 7 A.\ J. jit j| AiiMuim X UAiM? I H SIS 7AX C H 5e Ji I r W» Hy-AylT^QflMß s!' THIS OTHERS JIJST WATCH. 5 AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADING WATCH RETAILERS, DEPARTMENT STORES AND THE SWATCH SHOPS. #01 -08 ORCHARD EMERALD CENTRE. TEL *****00 #02 228 MARINA SQUARE SHOPPING MALL
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 578 8  -  Are Singapore students muggers? Do they study by just memorising facts and reproducing them during the exams? This is a question that has come up often in recent weeks, even in Parliament. A National Institute of Education survey, however, found otherwise By Sandra Davie
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    • 187 8 SINGAPORE students stay silent in class and they are not very confident of their English. This makes many academics think that Singapore student learn by blind mugging, said National Institute of Education lecturer Dr Agnes Chang. Her study showed otherwise. The misconception could have risen be-, cause
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    • 479 9 Forty-two families went to court yesterday, to contest the $30,000 to $90,000 they were to receive as compensation for moving out of their Jalan Ulu Seletar homes. MICHELLE ANG sat through the hearing THEY came in droves, determined to get more money. But at the end
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    • 426 11 Kr< I ir~ o 111 ■■wanMniii i D erformancel Thai's what matters today, fiul at what cost? Injury, bunions, strained tendons and a host of other ailments? Surely not. IWIWi t )l At New Balance we believe that performance should not come with side*rffed*. After all, our shoes are built
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 150 12 I And win Pierre Balmain timepieces SO you reckon picking Oscar-winners is a cinch? Now's your chance to prove it and get the chance to win fabulous prizes. The New Paper has arranged for five pairs of Pierre Balmain "grey elegance" designer timepieces be given away in
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    • 177 12 BEST PICTURE 1. Forrest Gump 2. Four Weddings and a Funeral 3. Pulp Fiction 4. Quiz Show 5. The Shawshank Redemption BEST ACTOR 1. Morgan Freeman, The Shawshank Redemption 2. Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump 3. Nigel Hawthorne, The Madness of King George 4.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • Article, Illustration
      103 14 On March 16, three men and a woman went wild on Singapore Bus Service number 190 A. First, they beat up three teenage boys and then attacked two young women, who later called The New Paper. AUGUSTINE PANG speaks to two of the teenage victims while DORA YIP gets reactions
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    • 386 15 PENALTY Police have classified the case as voluntarily causing hurt. Offenders can be jailed up to a year, fined up to $1,000, or both. FOR the past week, Muhamad Khazmin has been eating porridge instead of his favourite nasi briyani. His front tooth was knocked
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    • 144 15 Three Singaporeans express shock at reading The New Paper report about the bullies who went wild on a bus 'The bus driver should have driven them to the police station. Ultimately, he's the one in control of the situation and could help nab the bullies. I feel that
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 111 14 Y A"J NI W BYPOPULAR DEMAND! I, I" 4&2 APRIL 1995 SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM 8:00 PM Tickets at $75. $55. $40 and $25 (Limited Balcony Seats Now Open) Tickets are available now at all SISTIC outlets or call Ticket Hotline: 348 5555 Fax Bookings: 440 6784 Enquiries: 731 4S(>4 731
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • 326 16 WORLDTODAY Reuter. THE British army, aiming to be lean and mean, is turning away more and more would-be soldiers as too fat and unfit to join its slimmeddown ranks. Some young people have had such sheltered backgrounds that they are even too scared to camp
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 295 16 SNew Zealand, the land of kiwis, Maoris, sheep ind breathtaking landscape. This month, Jack's s lace brings you the greener side of New Zealand A/ith chilled meat and fish specialities and many nore. Order any star dish from our promotional jr set lunch menu and you could win one of
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 386 18 CONTROVERSIAL CUTS Unwed mothers under 18 cannot expect cash aid Aid recipients must find work after two years Welfare aid limited to five years Aid to disabled children cut Benefits to illegal immigrants limited Wire services. US lawmakers, eager to reduce Americans' reliance on government handouts,
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    • 114 18 Reuter. A POVERTY-STRICKEN Venezuelan man advertised one of his kidneys for sale in the local paper yesterday. The small ad placed in the nation's leading daily, El Universal, said the price was negotiable but warned "curious people" and middle-men not make inquiries. The ad
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    • 327 19 THERE is fear and hope in the village near the foot of Mount Fuji. Hope that it will soon be rid of the dreaded cultists and fear of what they might do in their desperation. Police raided the headquarters of the controversial Aum Shinrikyo cult in
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 45 18 (Jyale Discount up to 70% for all leather goods, fashion apparel and accessories Sale Date: 22-29 March 1995 Venue: #01-05. Mandarin Hotel, 333 Orchard Road Singapore renoma RINCE Pierre cardin fHOMISE OF fWfKTION p ARIS X BRAUN Roberta di Camerino. Design COUPTGQBS ITALY SWWKY Dere
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 273 19 GREAT FEATURES. I FREE SUBSCRIPTION. INCREDIBLY LOW PRICES. I (SREAM VALID TILL 31 MARCH.) NEC RPS2 Grab your NEC pager now! NEC RPS3A 2 months' FREE subscription worth $32 (upfront rebate) •16 Memories •An additional 2 months' FREE subscription for ladies only m Message time 24 hour bulH-ln clock Message
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    • 50 20 '**:y 'Eip^te'jotf '(ip'yiaiCßt&fsj wmK^Sjt f?j > j4. \f <*? i -> V 'OMf i l ril^ dj v- X&1X&&' &*&a i |git klv iK^m r^l^Af There's the natural Vitamin C goodness of eleven whole oranges in every Sunkist tiny pack of Sunkisf C Chew Drops. Now, which one would you
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  • 228 21 TOXIC DUMP IN PANGKOR MALAYSIATODAY Bernama. THE Malaysian Health Ministry is to take legal action against the owner of a factory in Butterworth for dumping potassium cyanide in Pangkor Island last week. Thousands of fish died, sparking fears that the waters off the resort island
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    • 42 21 1 It all started as a headache. f 1 But it ended up as a close brush with death for REM drummer Bill Berry. What Read more about him and other world jK Vft reports starting from Page 40. Y ML h
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    • 140 21 FREE SUNKIST 9 C CHEW DROPS. NORTH Yishun I Choa Chu Khdk I PjMf KIS M Bukit Kaliik I WEST M T»a ftiyoh luronK Fast I Boon J 1 Tanah Mt-r.ih Place (Hilrjm Bay Tanionß P»Rar SOUTH AT THE MRT. i n&Lmjfa We're giving away orange goodness by the tube
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
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  • weekender
    • Article, Illustration
      5 23 Illustration/Soh Ah Teck
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    • COVERSTORY
      • 346 24  -  REPORTS i by SEOW SU KIAN INSURANCE agent Tan Soo Ling works in Winsland House near Orchard Road. But she spends half her time in other "offices", like this fast food outlet in Centrepoint. Miss Tan, who has been selling insurance for about two years, wines
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      • 71 24 CLERK Vince Wong, 28, was engrossed in a Chinese novel at an A &W restaurant when approached by The New Paper. "I can read here. I can't really relax in a hawker centre or kopi-tiam. It's just too noisy." Miss Wong had just visited a library nearby.
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      • 95 24 MR Kenneth Seow f 38, goes to one of the fast food outlets in Bukit Merah Central almost every day. He doesn't eat there. He goes there to wait for his wife to finish work. Mr Seow f who was in a long-sleeved shirt, trousers and tie,
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      • 258 24 HOUSEWIFE Aidah Haron, 30, is not a last food fan. But she still visits such joints at least once a week. Her daughters, Fadhilah, four, and Faezah, one, love it. Said Madam Aidah: "My husband and I prefer home-cooked food, or eating at hawker centres. "But
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      • 65 24 WHEN despatch rider Abdul Hashim feels hungry, and it's not quite dinnertime yet, he grabs a quick bite from the nearest fast food outlet. Said Mr Hashim, 30, who was digging into a burger at one outlet: "I can't get full if I eat this as a meal.
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      • 68 24 SCHOOLMATES Ng Peng Hon and Jessie Yeo play board games in fast food outlets. They also study, read •and, generally, hang out there. Said Peng Hon, 17: "I like to come here because it's cooler. We can stay up to one hour and no one will chase us
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      • 57 24 RETIREE Chan Pak Lam would rather have hor fun than hash browns, but indulges his three-year-old grandson, who wants only "Mac-dorner". Mr Chan, 64, said in Mandarin: "I bring him here for breakfast. I let him have the hash browns and the eggs. Me? I eat
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      • 250 25 FAST food restaurants may be enjoying good sales, but others in the food business say they are not worried about the competition. Miss Loh Poh Ching, 20, who helps her mother run a noodles stall in Bukit Merah Central, said: "They have their customers and
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      • 76 25 FAST food outlets saw much more brisk business last year than other eating places. A report by the Department of Statistics said that in 1994, fast food sales increased by 12.5 per cent, compared to the previous year. This put them way ahead of restaurants, which
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      • 323 25 IT'S dinnertime. You want a pizza delivered to your house. You pick up the phone, and what number comes to your mind? It could be 235-35-35. Or 468 double 2-double 2. Catchy jingles, such as these from Pizza Hut and Milano's, are one reason for
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  • Article, Illustration
    280 28 Tn^woncur^eview th&. issue On Monday, five trains were attacked with nerve gas during the morning rush hour on the Tokyo subway system, killing ten people and injuring more than 5,500. Air samples determined that the gas was sarin, a highly toxic and volatile form of nerve gas
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  • 389 28 I don't Know why there is all this excitement about the election: it will have to happen. If you keep on predicting and next month, it doesn't happen, predict again. One day. you are going to be right.' Mala, van Pll'llv Mil Ibirt Daml-
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  • SCENE&HEARD
    • 497 29 AMERICA is hailing Jackie Chan as the next Bruce Lee. Again. Jackie will return to the United States in August to promote Rumble in the Bronx for four weeks nationwide. At 40, he may kick in the "next Bruce Lee" tag, finally
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    • 100 29 JACKIE has continued to deny rumours of marriage and children. "When I tried to announce my engagement, a girl committed suicide in Japan," he said. "I cannot handle this. "No more! So I will say nothing. I think people prefer me to lie. "OK, if it makes-
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    • 393 30 AT age 65, Sean Connery is as busy as he ever was as Agent 007. He completed three films in the past year. Just Cause, in which he plays a lawyer, opened recently in the United States. And coming soon are two medieval films First Knight, in
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    • 159 30 SEAN Connery was born Thomas Connery on Aug 25, 1930, in a poor section of Edinburgh, Scotland, an area dominated by the smells of a rubber factory and brewery. He delivered milk when he was nine, dropped out of school at 13 and worked at various jobs before
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  • SPOTLIGHT
    • 401 31 THE women are fighting back. With Little Women leading the way late last year, Hollywood is releasing at least six women's movies this year. And, like Little Women, four of the new films are directed by women. The six are: Boys on the Side,
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    • 136 31 LITTLE Women producer Denise Di Novi said 1991's Thelma and Louise was the turning point. "Thelma and Louise wasn't just a gooey women's movie," she said. Another reason is the unexpected success of The Joy Luck Club, which featured eight largely-unknown Asian actresses. "Joy Luck didn't even have
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    • 258 31 MORE actresses have gained enough clout to get an ensemble film made. only Sharon Stone and Julia Roberts were deemed big enough to do this. Now there others. t yf«V"Demi Moore can open a movie," producer Denise Di Novi said. "So can Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona
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  • Page 32 Advertisements
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  • 21 33 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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  • 372 33 IT was a night when green beer was the toast of the town and when green shamrocks constituted the decor for some of Singapore's watering holes. If you wanted to sample a cocktail, the hot item on the drinks list was a concoction called Green Salad.
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  • 166 33 SOME of you were lucky. Some of you weren't. For the lucky ones, last Wednesday at Anywhere must have been special. Because that was the night two of Singapore's most respected musicians made an impromptu appearance with Anywhere's resident show-stoppers, Tania. I'm talking
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  • 180 33 REMEMBER Chris and Moses Vadham? How about the group Roses Of Sausolito? If either rings a bell, well, here's some good news. After going into hibernation for almost a year, the brothers are back in business and you can catch them at Taj Music Lounge
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  • Page 34 Miscellaneous
    • 34 34 f"- f v BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY How they get rid of their garbage on the starship Enterprise rssn °~i HJv Captain Picard's £J £w I backyard or the JSSlLai fill! T Sjtw-^A— ~v
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  • Article, Illustration
    70 35 SINGING IN THE RAIN: That was how Gene Kelly put it. But then again, he was in a good mood at the time, clicking his heels, and prancing over puddles. But we'll venture a guess this woman probably had other tunes dancing in her head when she arrived at
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 498 38 Drummer Bill Berry, of the American rock band REM, has been discharged from a Swiss hospital, three weeks after brain surgery. SAW TEK MENG traces what happened IT began as a headache, for drummer Bill Berry. And almost ended up in a close brush with
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    • 103 39 AP. MILITARY police have arrested an army deserter reported to have seven wives and 53 mistresses in Sri Lanka. He has been charged with posing as a sergeant and taking money to obtain pardon for more than 100 other runaway soldiers. Details were
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    • 154 39 Reuter. THREE teenage girls accused of robbing British model Elizabeth Hurley, the new face of Estee Lauder cosmetics, were found guilty yesterday. The three had denied robbing Miss Hurley, 29, of $22.60 at knifepoint on a quiet street in London's South Kensington district in November.
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    • 104 39 f Sat Sunday 12 pm-6 pm f on our spread of pastries, sandwiches and mouthwatering array of local foodfare including Mee Siam, Laksa, Mee Rebus... relished with Cobra Coffee or Arabian Tea. Adult: $11.90++ Child: $6.90++ <Cochpil ffiotrl ***************;<■* HENSON TRAVEL BOUTIQUE l** msmmgfwmgnm Imported New Reconditioned Overcoats ''-L j
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  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • 295 41 A collector's Lions' Malaysia Cup and League Champions jersey can now be yours when you buy not included.) ■Affl i How you <<$ «L it something to remember the B^T impressive Lions' double victory T Y*Jk§lEflfl^^r of the Malaysia Cup and League Championship? From 13th till 31st March 1995, just
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  • Page 43 Miscellaneous
    • 473 43 NOON White Fang A Matter of Trust (Drama) 12.30 PM Sledge Hammer Play It Again Sledge (Comedy): Hammer and Doreau are suspended from the force. 1.00 Boys Meets World Back 2 School (Comedy): Cory finds difficulties in his transition into high school. 1.30 Empty Nest Country Weston (Comedy): Garth Brooks
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    • 320 43 12.30 PM The Secret of the Blue Water (Cartoon) 1.00 Peter Pan and the Pirates (Cartoon) 1.30 Adventure of Choppy and the Princess (Cartoon) 2.00 Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Drama with Knglish subtitles/episodes 89 and 40 of 84) 4.00 Cantonese Dishes Series (Documentary) -i 4.30 Revathi (Tamil drama/episode 10
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    • 1006 44 Page 46 —7 PAPER/Saturday. March 25, 1995 6.00 AM Rewind (Music) AM Music the Meart'lN^^) 7.00 Q&C (Variety) I 6.30 Chinese Taichi I istructional Sports/debut) 7.30 Fye (Variety) V 7.00 My Lunch Box (Instructional) 8.00 Raw Toonage (Variety) 7.30 Oriental Medicine (Documentary) 8.30 Bonkers (Cartoon/Animation) 8.30 Enjoy Every Night (Music)
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  • 511 45  -  WITH T JEYATHESAN HE squeezed his eye shut. But he could hear it as it cut the air. There's no other sound like it, he thought. And as he tried to think of a word for it, it hit him. No, not
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    • 197 45 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/B ii Watterson VWAT HAPPENED To 10(J VMAT ARE I WASHT SVJRE NOO DO VltU., NOVI I \f VWH! I VISED TO T OOIHG' I UNDERSTOOD AU_ THAT UNDERSTAND THINK HOO WtKE HOBBE.S AND I HoMfcYJORK. I TH\S CHAPTER, WOHK* \r. V SMART J HAD A FRANK
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    • 386 49 2720 IT Ppsjfops ■■■itMIiBBB 1 I Mielsen A Singapore Pic Ltd COMPUTER OPERATOR A.C. Nielsen Singapore Pte. Ltd., a division of Dun and Bradstreet, is a subsidiary of the world's largest market research firm. In 1993, we were awarded the Singapore People Meter Contract, an ongoing service to measure television
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    • 296 49 2730 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions 11 2730 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions Business Assistants (Permanent/Contract Positions Available) Location: Pulau Sakra (20-mins by ferry from Juroog Pier) The appointee will: provide administrative and office management support to the team The candidate should: have GCE 'O' level and above with a good credit in English
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    • 171 50 2730 Secretarial/ Clerical Positions 1 dished company next to Paya Lebar MRT Station requires SECRETARY/ OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR ependent resourceful literate with MS Word C or equivalent ADMIN. CLERKS m O' level literate xi-hour considered Fax full resume to 744 2665 Immediate employment ihinese clerk/ typist ADMIN. ASST GCE "N7 *07
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  • 478 52  -  SPORTS/RACING PREVIEW/ By The Three The Three Musketeers MY BOSS is on a roll and has a bright chance of making it three off the reel in Race jFive at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The Cautious Style four-year-old gelding completed a smart double at Penang last
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    • 36 52 lMr &r FASTER. m< THE PUMA SALE. With up to 70° o nff all items, our stocks are vanishing from the shelves at an astonishing rate Can you make it to our stores fast enough? pumir
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    • 317 53 AP. HYPE fluttered in the air yesterday in Chicago, home of the NBA team, Bulls. City workers hoisted bright red banners welcoming Michael Jordan home and newspapers bulked up with special sections devoted to his airborne feats. It was all leading up to Bulls' match last night (this
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    • 137 53 AP. ANDRE Agassi played a flawless third-set tie-break-er yesterday to beat Magnus Larsson in the semi-finals of the Lipton Tennis Championships. Agassi hopes to meet world No 1 Pete Sampras in the final. Sampras was scheduled to play Jonas Bjorkman in the other semi-final. Agassi
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    • 327 53 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: BADMINTON French Open Men's singles (3rd rd): Dharma Gunawi (Ind) bt Mats Svensson (Swe) 17-18, 18-15, 15-6; Budi Santoso (Ind) bt Rikard Magnusson (Swe) 15-9, 5-15, 15-10; Lasse Lindelof (Fin)bt Henrik Bengtsson (Swe) 15-17, 15-4, 15-8; George Rimarohdi (Ind) bt Yong Hock
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    • 223 54 I SHAME OF BRITISH SOCCER AFP. CRYSTAL Palace fan Matthew Simmons, the man attacked by Manchester United striker Erie Cantona, yesterday pleaded not guilty to two charges connected with the incident. The 20-year-old Simmons was given unconditional bail by magistrates. He must re-appear at the court
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    • 85 54 Wire services. MANCHESTER United fans have made life miserable for Matthew Simmons since the incident. Pamphlets have been distributed outside Old Trafford giving details of Simmons' address, national insurance number and passport number. Tee-shirts have also been on sale outside the ground. They show a picture of Simmons
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    • 93 54 AFP. ERIC Cantona was set to denounce violence in sport in a television commercial. The commercial was scheduled to be aired last night. Cantona has teamed up with Queens Park Rangers striker Les Ferdinand for the commercial, promoting sportswear company Nike. "Is it okay to shout racial abuse
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    • 126 54 AFP. RONALD Koeman will quit Spanish club Barcelona at the end of the season. Said Koeman, a Dutchman: "I am not leaving to join another club. I am simply returning home for personal reasons." Koeman rejected claims that he had had a row
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    • 746 55 SCORi ONE FOR YOUR AIM mm or coNsnwENCY. SCHOOL fC INSTITUTION LUCKY DRAW CONSTITUENCY LUCKY DRAW Im HHHH mm am IST PRIZE: Sony 34" KV-L34MNII Multi-System Colour TV 2ND PRIZE: Sony 25" KV-F2SMNII Colour TV and 3RD PRIZE: Sony MDP-ABOOK Multi Disc Player Sony SLV-X3I2PS VCR It isn't every day
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  • 737 56 There are no Premier League matches this weekend. So CHRIS MATYSZCZYK, at a loose end, sits and daydreams. He wonders about the influx of the wonderful foreign footballers who have ventured to the shores of England. Men like J tier gen Klinsmann, Bryan Roy.
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    • 113 57 THE NEW PAPER DRINHO REDEMPTION WEEK (MARCH 27-APRIL 1, '95) WEEK-LONG REFRESHING k Yft Chrysanthemum Tea+Sugar Cane I I I A Soya Bean+Lychee IJ MA 1 HerbalTea+Orange f II /M Hm I Pineapple Jelly+Lemon Barley Hi J Herbal Jelly+Soya bean JLHL 9Lw Lychee Jelly+Chrysanthemum Tea The most invigorating news to
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    • 462 58  -  KING 'BS Lee Man Hon won fame as a member of the Lions which won the Malaysia Cup last year. But today he plays for Singapore 'B\ And he thinks he is better off.. FACTFILE Name: Lee Man Hon Age: 21 Date of birth: March
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    • 85 58 PLAYING with the Lions may be glamorous. But there is also a lot of pressure to perform. Lee Man Hon revealed that it wasn't easy playing alongside superstars like Fandi Ahmad and Malek Awab. He said: "I learn a lot. But I am scared at times." Reason? Their quest
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    • 109 58 LEE Man Hon likes playing for Singapore *B\ He said: "No one shouts at anyone for any mistakes. "If there is a mistake, we cover each other. Strictly no shouting, no scolding. After all, we are all close friends." Of course, the Cubs face their share of pressure too.
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    • 95 58 SOMETIMES, Lee Man Hon does get treated like a star by his team-mates in the Cubs squad. He said: "But it's all for fun. Nothing else. "These boys are terrible. When I walk with them, all it needs is a few girls to walk past us. "They will call
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    • 628 59 KING 'Bs' Much is at stake when the Lions meet the Cubs at the National Stadium tonight, reports BERNARD PEREIRA WHAT OTHERS SAY Lee Man Hon: I am very eager to meet the Lions. No matter what, I will be going all out to score for my
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    • 471 60  -  SINGAPORE B' v SINGAPORE 'A' (6pm) OSTERS IF v KOREAN INDUSTRIAL BANK (Bpm) JEFFREY LOW NOW, quite honestly, would Singapore fans "invade" the National Stadium tonight just to see the two local teams fight for third place? Not many. And if it rains, worse
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    • 195 61 IS IT THE M-CUP PULLQUT? LIONS' coach Douglas Moore observed a difference in Fandi Ahmad after Singapore decided to withdraw from the Malaysia Cup, reports Berita Harian this morning. Said Moore: "Like others, Fandi looked shocked and gloomy when he heard the news, when we were in
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    • 631 61 WHAT OTHERS SAY Fandi Ahmad is just going through a depression. He will not quit soccer now. So says his long-time confidant, Malek Awab. BERNARD PEREIRA reports MALEK Awab is certain Fandi Ahmad will not quit playing soccer just yet. He says this because he
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