The New Paper, 13 January 1996

Microfilm: NL20521
Total Pages: 50
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    13 1 the new paper weekend edition SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 1996 MITA(P) 024/04/95 60 CENTS
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    Lock icon 'Tile' falls 12 storeys, smashes windscreen &
    58 1 'Tile' falls 12 storeys, smashes windscreen "I wondered what part of the sky had dropped," says delivery driver Goh Soon Peng (right), 35, after a one-square-metre "tile" crashes onto his van at Bukit Batok Central. He and his boss are not hurt. (The windscreen opening is later covered with a
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Janet hits jackpot
      143 2 $112 MILLION-DOLLAR DEAL POP singer Janet Jackson is set to sign a $112-million contract that will make her the highest paid musician in history. Jackson, 29, has outsold her elder brother Michael in recent years to become one of the most popular artistes in the industry, the
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      Apple's future on shaky ground
      241 2 Troubled computer giant Apple, faced with greater competition and mounting losses, may soon fire up to 4,000 employees worldwide. US analysts have speculated that the company will cut its workforce as early as next week. It remains unclear whether Apple's plans to trim its workforce
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      In Singapore
      137 2 APPLE has over 2,000 employees at its factory and product design centre in Ang Mo Kio. The head of the manufacturing facility, Mr Peter Tan, declined to comment on whether the Singapore plant will be affected by plans to cut Apple's workforce. One of the two top men
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      142 3 r* per uju. ii. 411 '.j-f-m.-.' 1 1,1 TTt m li>;. SHEARER. GOALKEEPERS" I f NIGHTMMF L Meet Alan Shearer of Blackburn Rovers. The first player to k score 100 goals in the English Premier League the world's i'-' toughest soccer challenge. This year, Shearer continues with ft 1 his
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      SANCTIONS
      266 4 HOT ERRANT lawyers who bill their clients unfairly will be penalised. They will be hit where it hurts in the pocket. They may not be allowed to claim for work done, under new powers given to the courts to rein in legal costs. They will be asked to pay:
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    • Article
      DOW JONES
      30 4 The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 3.98 points to end the day at 5,061.12 yesterday. Volume on the New Yorfc Stock Exchange was about 379 million shares.
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      HEADLINERS
      76 4 The Straits Hums: Hashimoto makes economic revival his top priority Business Times: Big question mark hangs over Apple's future Uanhe Zaotoao: Taiwan urges US to clearly state its stand to prevent being misunderstood by China Berita Marian: Promotions for Abdullah Tarmugi and Teo Chee Hean RCS morning news: Hongkong
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Get set for elections
        58 4 The People's Action Party has called on its members to gear up for the general elections. No date was stated in the latest issue of Petir, the party publication. But elections must be held by April 1997. The article spelled out the steps to be taken
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        Ministerial promotions
        51 4 TWO second-generation politicians will be promoted to full ministers from Monday. Rear-Admiral (NS) Teo Chee Hean will become Minister for the Environment while remaining as Second Minister for Defence. Mr Abdullah Tarmugi will be Minister for Community Development and relinquish his position as Senior Minister of State (Home
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        Going for VP post
        60 4 MALAYSIAN Defence Minister Datuk Syed Hamid Albar will contest the post of vice president during the Umno (United Malays National Organisation) elections in November. He said his decision would not affect party unity as it had been a "party tradition for the contest for vice-presidency to
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      • Article
        Fund for the needy
        65 4 THE Indonesian government has enacted a regulation which encourages the largest corporate and individual taxpayers to contribute two per cent of their after-tax profits or income to a new fund for the needy. The move has been endorsed by leading businessmen. The government scheme is targeted
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      30 4 Dear Aggie Matters of the heart 1900-*****07 SoMaklfp Your forum 1000-*****04 Dear Mr Wljey Invaluable lessons 1000-*****08 Medical column Health advice 1880-*****04 SSSSK." Piffl INFIil nc luufli AnSTH AMIUTn S«otr*
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon WHAT'S HAPPEN-NING?
      468 5  -  TV3 wants to award prize to Ning Baizura for the lyrics of a song which was credited to her on her album cover. Ning asks them to give prize money to someone else who she says is the real songwriter. TV 3 says this is cheating and demands
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      NING IN THE NEWS
      122 5 SINGER Ning Baizura, 20, was in the spotlight last year. Malaysian papers reported she was the new Guess? model. It was later clarified that she was not modelling for Guess? but that Guess? had sponsored all her clothing. Last June, she broke up with Sony Music
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    Lock icon 'I slapped her, threw her'
    682 6 A mother was sentenced to 10 years* jail yesterday for killing her mentally-disabled daughter, six. The mother, too, suffered from mental problems. YA W YAN CHONG reports SINGAPORETODAY The woman's name was withheld by the lawyer's request. A MOTHER threw her six-year-old, men-tally-disabled daughter on
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  • singaporetoday
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      Lock icon Home alone, but help will be only a button away
      520 9  -  By Ng Wan Ching MR Yeo Ah Chai, 69, had such acute diarrhoea a few weeks ago that he passed out in the middle of the night. He does not know how long he lay on the cold floor of
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      Be a critic and win prizes
      107 9 HELP us rate the movies and win prizes. TMs week's movies: To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, and God's Army. Ratings: Awesome, Enjoyable, Flawed, Awful Prizes: 10 To Wong Foo CD Soundtracks and keychains. What to do: Ring The New Paper Infoline
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      TNP cane story draws BBC
      443 10 Reporter GOH TENG TENG was interviewed on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Radio Five after her report on the new CD-ROM, Youth Crime, was published THE New Paper's front-page report, "Caning scene on computer", caught the attention of BBC Radio Five, a round-the-clock foreign news channel.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon 'Is this part of the sky?'
      409 12 A slab of plaster, in the shape of a tile, fell 12 storeys from an HDB block and crash-landed on a delivery van, denting its roof and shattering its windscreen. Driver Goh Soon Peng tells RACHEL TAN about his narrow escape DELIVERY man Goh
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      'NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE'
      119 12 THE matter has been referred to the HDB. A spokesman for the board, who examined the damage, said the tile (which the HDB called a brick) had loosened due to weather and age. There is no structural damage to the building but the board will investigate the
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      38 12 FOO FIGHTERS AND SONIC YOUTH IN CONCERT 16 JANUARY 1996 WTC HARBOUR PAVILION B.OOPM Tickets at $50 and $40 are available from Hard Rock Cafe and Tower Records Ticket and Enquiry Hotline: 731 4895 Fax Bookings: 735 9912
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      S'pore owes grassroots leaders a lot
      229 14 REPLY Yee Lai Meng, Deputy Director (Public Relations), for Chief Executive Officer, People's Association PLEASE refer to the reports on Mr Lawrence Chong. Many grassroots leaders are serving in the Citizens' Consultative Committees, Community Centre/Club Management Committees, Residents' Committees, Youth Executive Committees (Excos), Senior
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      Win tickets to Sonic Youth and Foo Fighters
      109 14 SONIC Youth and Foo Fighters two of the hippest US alternative rock bands today will perform here at the Harbour Pavilion on Tuesday. Here's your chance to win five pairs of tickets to the gig. Call 1900-*****02 and answer the following two
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      327 14 |> 80, Morma Raroda ltd tO7-Q6 S'pof *****9 a < j Me...? !?t:| Sawdtdli khrSp phuut phaasaa Thai dSi mai << He 110.... Do you speak Thai <J YES!! You will be able to speak Thai. How? By learning the simple fundamentals and phonetics, you <! I* will be able
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      It's my money... he does not like to concern himself with my money matters anyway
      425 16 An "investment consultant" conned 17people into investing more than $1.2 million with her company. Yesterday, Teo Ah Kee was sentenced to six years* jail on five charges of cheating involving $1.15 million. STEPHANIE LEAW speaks
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      ABOUT THE CASE
      139 16 TEO Ah Kee surrendered to the police on July 5. It was the day after a Shin Min Daily News report about an operator of an "investment business" who had run off with funds. She had approached her victims on the pretext of organising "tontine" groups or
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      116 16 THE NEW PA PER S ATURDAY SPECIAL Th^^inosa^^orld H I Just match the dinosaur description with the correct name from the pictures shown. l fffljr V I *3 1. up to a height of 10 metres. Tlte largest dinosaur from Asia, it had the fU B l) j J J
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      98 17 Sk jj^^r ft UMgNX I *~***jt^^^^k De Francise f Q m All merchandise featured are 4 a available only at John Little 1 1 De Francise Cotton Bra Set Big Tees Pyjamas Sot Sorella Shorts Set 1 Cotton Bra Sets 8 JOHN |l LITTLE A ROBINSONS GROU? STORE My Apply
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon 'China will be gentle with HK'
      334 18 Source: Wire services. BRITAIN'S Foreign Secretary is hopeful that China will take the necessary steps to prevent Hongkong residents from fleeing in fear after July 1997. China regains control of the British colony in that month. Mr Malcolm Rifkind, just back from a visit
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      CONSENSUS ON SOME ISSUES
      94 18 MR Riflcind and Chinese Foreign Minister Mr Qian Qichen agreed that: All permanent residents now in Hongkong will continue to enjoy that status after July 1997. Both sides will accept whatever agreement that is struck on the building of a $1.6 billion container terminal in Hongkong.
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      Lock icon Foreign study bill high
      214 18 BETTER EDUCATION PUN FOR MALAYSIANS BECAUSE Bernama. Malaysia is worried about the large number of its students studying overseas. Why? Too much money is flowing out of the country.' To overcome this, the government plans to target education in a bid to upgrade its service sector,
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      470 18 HP X'mas Lucky Draw CONGRATULATIONS Our heartiest congratulations to all the winners IST PRIZE YIP HENG MUN *****0801 TWo return tickets to San Diego LEEKHEECHYAN *****8 VZ plus a free v*H to the San Diego Zoo CHEN YOU HUA *****97/F Chau Chec ChiMig *****79Z CHEW ANN TONO *****32 M 2NDPMZK
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      162 18 Do you like health tips A stress relaxation tips?? come join us Date: 28 January 1996 (Sunday) (Special Discounts For Group Registration-At Lsast 3ft Above) Singapore Botanic Gardens Hurry!!! Donl miss the fun ft exctement Time B.ooam 9.00 am Dont hesitate limited vecandee only—- Meat up tor a mass workout
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      111 19 week uder BETTER? 0 Sj if < 7 B olytechnics have /■MI > fewer rules compared mdSzw S H fej££k 7 Bff' ™5H\ 1! l to junior colleges. «3^ :r li M| MM A Sr |h II M e'l It Is easier and faster 1 ,y K It 1 Ito
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  • weekender
    • COVERSTORY
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        Lock icon JC versus Poly TRUE or FALSE
        694 20  -  REPORTS TEO YUN YUN CONTENTION 1 It is easier and faster to get a university degree with a polytechnic diploma. FACT: False for local university, true for foreign ones. Said Mr Soh Weng Yew, Assistant Registrar of the National University of Singapore: "We can
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        Friends, teachers make JC wonderful
        398 20 THERE'S A DIFFERENCE: Are junior colleges only an extension of the secondary school system? No, said three college students who thought their two years there wonderful EVEN uniforms couldn't keep their personalities from shining through. Shahida Ariff, Audrey Tan and Denise Lim, all 18, are
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      82 21 yCji-fk 3^Wf the Red Hot tour D,4TE: 19th .'urinary '96 TIME. Bpm VENUE. Harbour Pavilion PRICES: $35 555 $75 $95 riCkf TCI I ARC.L HOT LINE l>Oo IWO (*\irri i*» *i i'm Mori litl l»\i»n Ct» I AV m >11 c) FAX BOOKINGS I'Oo OtfO/ I hours) ENQUIRIES L' 7?
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      198 21 HomomI F? WHAT ABOUT IT? Well, we suggest you drop by at the Tiffany Coffee House between 15 28 January to find out all about it. Reservations are highly recommended. Please call 533 3888 ext 3266. Lunch 816.00+++ (Adult) 812.50+++ (Child) Dinner 819.00+++ (Adult) 814.50+++ (Child) ijr SB Lmcu AAf
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    • COVERSTORY
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        Lock icon First to poly, then on to life
        377 22 Not just studies alone: Besides getting a diploma at the end of their studies, polytechnic students have a wide range of courses and programmes to help them ease into working life YOU might not guess that Miss Yvonne Huang and Mr Tommy Chu
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        Lock icon LOCAL DEGREE? Go to JC OVERSEAS DEGREE? Go to poly
        387 23 JC VERSUS POLY AND HER VERDICT IS A GRADUATE of both Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Raffles Junior College, Ms Alexis Lee Wee Tze has had a taste of both worlds. "I went to college first because all my friends did,"
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        Buffet freak wins your vote
        472 23 "YOU can eat as much as you can and it's affordable. You don't have to choose from the menu you just grab. You can enter the restaurant and stay as long as the buffet is open." Three tasty reasons why Garry Ang Hock Seng, 18,
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      453 22 Are you handicapped by youi lack of skill? Get the training you need without attending class... at home in your spare time. Now it's easy to train for a successful career. Get your ICS Diploma to help you get a better job. Find out about any one of these programs
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      976 24 H Mtt Institute of Technical Education Improve your English and Mathematics to broaden your training and career choices. Make a WISE move today! r|io help you improve your English and Mathematics so as to qualify Revision Course for WISE Module 4 Students M for a wider range of nationally-recognised skills
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  • SPOTLIGHT
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      Lock icon Dredging up history
      569 25  -  By Ivy Ong FOR the past four months, Mr Stevian Zacharia's address has been defined by a latitude and longitude. It is all because of the 37-year-old Singaporean diver's unusual job. Until early last month, Mr Zacharia had been working off a barge, 40 km from Port
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      Ancient cannon signal of ship under the sea
      199 25 THE Nassau was discovered by accident two years ago. Said Mr Ong Soo Hin, the operations director for Transea, a Malaysian excavation company that did the recovery work: "We were looking for an 18th-century merchandise boat carrying china. But instead, the divers
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      OLD AND PRECIOUS
      72 25 MORE than 4,000 artefacts were recovered Mr Mensun Bound, 42, Oxford University's Maritime Archaelogy director, called it "a most successful project". Among the finds he has identified are: Bellamine jar: Common household pot made in Rhineland, Germany Zalfpotten: Mass-produced container for ointment Pewter spoon Silver coins: Spanish
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      Elvis does its bit for charity
      451 26 THEY came in their numbers. Locals, expats, men and women. The date? Monday, Jan 8. The place? Elvis Place in the basement of The Concourse in Beach Road. The occasion? To celebrate the outlet's fifth anniversary which also happened to be the day the
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      New outlet at the Concorde
      170 26 THE invitation came in the mail. It was in the form of a cassette disc. Very innovative, I thought. It was to announce the opening of Singapore's newest night spot Moonlite Park. Located at Lido Palace in the Concorde Hotel, it will open its doors
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      It's XXPO extreme
      324 26 DID you catch them when they performed at Europa Changi and, more recently, Europa East Coast? Did they strike you as one of the zaniest groups ever to appear in a local night spot? Did you blush at some of Gino's jokes? If you answered "no" to
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    PHOTOFINISH
    34 29  -  ALVIN TOH HAIR RAISING: In his native headgear, a tribal chieftain of Myanmar warily samples the sights and sounds of Yangon's urban jungle. He's attending a national convention with the country's dapper ministers.
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      WEAPONS HAUL
      65 30 THE arms, worth $14 million, were dropped on Dec 17 in West Bengal from a transport plane. There were 300 assault rifles, 81 anti-tank grenades, and 20,000 rounds of ammunition. A Briton and five Latvian crew members were arrested. Authorities have accused Briton Peter Bleach of masterminding the
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      S'pore passport used in arms drop case
      267 30  -  By Rahul Pathak INDIAN authorities are looking for two missing links in the arms drop that has rattled the country. Their only clue? Two mysterious passports. "We now know that the man who probably organised the entire operation was using a Singapore passport.
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      THE 'OTHER' MYSTERY
      111 30 FROM Phuket, Indian authorities learnt that the owner of the plane was a Hongkong-based New Zealander named Kim Palgrave Davy. He escaped after the plane was forced downed on Dec 22. The twist? There is no Kim Davy. The name on the passport was that of a
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      967 32 Hsraflfflci■HHHl ■HHHHHH ISTWTiTTI 12.30 PM The Mighty Jungle NOON Twins at St Clara's (Cartoon) 2.00 PM Imago Workshop 1.00 Sow —FA Cup Archfros: 12 M PM Ninia Bov Rantarou (Cartoon) (Health/fitness show): Featuring Manchester City vs Tottenham IAA **umA hw Rjkii Thj» y Rantarou art<M,n) women who have numerous Hotspur
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    Speaking with forked tongue
    472 34  -  eT CETERA WITH IVAN FERNANDEZ EDITORS of The New Paper wore a shiny, skin-conditioned look this week. It came from all the egg lingering on our faces after learning we had been taken in by a woman masquerading as Taiwanese divorcee Pai Mei Chun, bubble tea
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      84 41 1. PURCHASER/BUYER Experienced in purchasing Possess good interpersonal skills Computer literate Electronics knowledge an advantage 2. SALES 8 SERVICE ENGINEER (For Semiconductor Equipment Division) 1-2 years experience in semiconductor market Diploma or ITC in electronics engineering 3. SERVICE TECHNICIAN Knowledge of repair computer cards 4. STORE ASSISTANT 5. RECEPTIONIST No.
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      367 41 2654 Technical Positions 2664 Technical Positions Building Management Company invites I applications as follows: I Ay^ly^raß[||Q^H W Diploma n Building or Electrical IB Minimum 2 years' experience in I I building or electrical maintenance With/Without experience |H Must be young, energetic and willing I to learn {j|g Interested applicants, please
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    503 43  -  SPORTS Stories/ Ernest Luis SINGAPORE Recreation Club hockey player-coach Jude Felix played two maiohes in the Johor Bam League and Super Cup wiflia fractured rib. He suffered the injury when he was allegedly nudged by an opponent during SRC's Premier League match against Indian Association at
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      231 43 2688 Othar Poeitione 2688 Othar PoaMona I DIVA MODELS Enroll IN A f PERSONAL GROOMING/ J A MOOELUNG COURSES J for WW R—fc A conducted by Mmpara'i Top Fmchion Stylist A I Hfgfrg Artist tk nufwiium/ ftfodi/i. w J Call Diva Grooming Studio: A *****07 J jwATAWAWATATAWATAWAWAW^nJ MWTMMIM /tea 21
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      115 43 2700 Education ForQCE 'N'/'O'and Foreign ttudunta DIPLOMA PIANO I TEACHER I available at your door I •tap (all diata.) I for all gradea I (young and adults) I Fy *****037 WE have a group of currant I Primary/ Sacondary school teachers, JC lacturara, I graduates ft undergraduates I to halp
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      776 44  -  Preview/By The Three Musketeers PUNTERS who make it in time for the early races at Ipoh today could be sporting happy faces after the first two events are run off. This is provided they place wagers on Happy Together in the opening
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      210 44 AFP. TOTTENHAM'S Gerry Francis and Chelsea's Glenn Hoddle became the latest candidates to rule themselves out of the reckoning for the England manager's job vacated by Terry Venables. Francis and Hoddle joined Newcastle's Kevin Keegan and Middlesbrough's Bryan Robson in rejecting a possible appointment. This further
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      236 44 Wire services. Russian route Russian international Igor Dobrovolsky is mulling a move to Everton, where he would link up with national team-mate Andrei Kanchelskis. "My manager told me that Everton is interested in my services But right now I belong to CSKA (Moscow)," said Dobrovolsky. But he did not
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      512 45 A tussle has developed between the Football Association of Singapore and S-League club Geylang United over the services of resigned competitions secretary Terence Ng. JEFFREYLOW reports Executive officer Terence Ng will leave the Football Association of Singapore next month whether or not he is allowed to join
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      326 45 'It's a misunderstanding' AFP. TOTTENHAM chairman Alan Sugar said there must have been a "very big misunderstanding" after his club and fellow Premiership side Wimbledon were handed a shock one-year ban from European competition yesterday. Uefa handed out the bans after both clubs fielded virtual youth teams
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      214 45 AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS: !l .Hl],! 1! J J l'i| Reuter. WORLD No 1 Pete Sampras goes into next week's Australian Open with his own fitness, rather than arch-rival Andre Agassi, presenting the greatest obstacle to a third straight Grand Slam victory. Top-seeded Sampras, his preparation
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      681 47 After last weekend's FA Cup ties there are probably many fans wondering if they have been duped by the hype of the Premier League. Manchester United could not beat Sunderland, Everton couldn't beat Stockport, Forest couldn't beat Stoke. And, frankly, Sheffield Wednesday didn't have a
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      852 48 Three weeks ago it seemed that the outcome of the Premiership would develop into a duel between the Uniteds of Newcastle and Manchester. But a run of seven i games without defeat, which j included wins over Manchester I United and Arsenal, has suddenly made Liverpool
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      637 49 FAN, PLAYER, NOW MANAGER ROY EVANS: THE MAN BEHIND THE REVIVAL OF LIVERPOOL WHEN the affable Joe Fagan slipped quietly into retirement amid the furore of the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, it was, to all intents, the end of an era for English football.
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