The New Paper, 9 April 1996

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1 39 The New Paper
  • 15 1 the new paper TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1996 MITA (P) 024/04/95 60 CENTS the new.. paper
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    • 78 1 -Utot deaths: Britain may ban suspected Pills of O CcltOi,,,! /Page 10 far Picture/ REUTER MTONA'S ngN H Er»C the Great: Cantona scored winning goal for ■i jrwi I^HH 11 11 m Uverpcei^^ Newcastle ■Mm lIU wins opens smuts at sh-pnintlend/p. g e39 ci^F ■*****3883H *JCr Ariotnai? quality publication«f Singapore
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 260 2 Dow falls in selling fever FEARS of higher interest rates drove investors in the US to sell their blue-chip shares, causing the Dow Jones to lose 88.51 points at yesterday's closing. At one point during trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, dropped as much as 140 points.
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    • 22 2 The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 3.17 points to 2368.34 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 2365.17.
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    • 63 2 THE Dow Jones covers 30 major companies whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The 30 account for about 25 per cent of the market value of all companies listed on the NYSE. Investors keep a close watch on the Dow because it
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    • 347 3  -  A 5-tonne piling hammer from a construction site > came crashing down onmA MRT track between PqvU Lebar and Aljunied s/d/H at about 2.10 pm An MRT train damaged, F I* Jill Lim THE corner of the front of the train grazed the fallen hammer
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    • 188 2 You feel someone deserves highlighting Callus. H^jgs 1^4455 Leisure Showtime: Pages 16, 17, 18 19 TV: Page 22 Comics: Pages 24 25 I .yii'-siifciSfe*' 7 r r W NE W LOOK N EW BEGINNINGS found the key to clear, healthy and youthful-looking skin FREE at The Face Spa. Naturally Invigorating
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    • 57 2 wry men nu is sin Bull market is terrified of high interest rates. When interest rates go up, borrowing money from banks become more expensive. Businessmen find it more costly to produce goods. Profits likely to go down. Consumers spend less on big items such as houses, cars. All these
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 188 4 The Govt said last month it would bring the Internet here under the Singapore Broadcasting Authority. One of the moves will require those who run homepages discussing politics or religion to register with SBA, in addition to coming under a blanket licence for all. THE Government does not
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    • 157 4 HOT STORIES FUTURE police investigators will carry laptop computers to crime scenes. Taking down information in a notebook and keying it into a computer at the police station will be a thing of the past when the police install a $14.8 million computer system fully. Called Crimes, which
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    • 77 4 The Straits Times: New centre to help SMEs grow The Business Times: Anwar promises to keep tight monetary policy Lianhe Zaobao: Yeo Cheow Tong: Scope of two local enterpnse schemes to be widened Berita Harian: 3 challenges to improve productivity RCS morning news: US Defence Secretary William Perry warns
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 57 4 A CENTRE is to be set up to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) here. The Singapore Productivity and Standards Board, which was launched yesterday, would be responsible for setting up the centre. It was also announced that more service companies would qualify for low-cost loans and
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      • 57 4 DEPUTY Prime Minister Tony Tan began a three-day visit to Brunei yesterday by holding talks with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. He thanked the Sultan for Brunei's cooperation in defence training. They also discussed cooperation in regional forums. The idea of joint investments was raised, as well as problems
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      • 65 4 SINGAPORE'S Small Claims Tribunal at Apollo Centre will now transfer some cases to the new regional tribunal opened yesterday in Ang Mo Kio. Claims involving parties in Ang Mo Kio, Yishun, Bishan, Cheng San, Hougang, Toa Payoh will be dealt with at the new centre. Officials will hear
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      • 59 4 BRITISH investment banking house Coutts Co is being sued in Singapore by two Indonesian clients for losing their money in risky trading. The Indonesians claim that the bank undertook unauthorised trading which resulted in losses of at least US$2.44 million (S$3.4 million). The Indonesians are said to
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      • 49 4 CANBERRA would seek to develop strong bilateral ties with Malaysia. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer said this yesterday, while defending Kuala Lumpur against criticism that former Australian governor-general Bill Hayden made last week. Mr Hayden had accused a few Asian nations, especially Malaysia, of racism.
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      • 60 4 A NEW four-berth container terminal was opened yesterday at Sri Lanka's Colombo port yesterday as part of its goal to become a main South Asia shipping centre. Colombo now expects to win back some of India's export traffic from here because of tariff rises, but officials said overall
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 447 5 First you wear it as a fashion accessory. Then you eat it with your mooncake. Now, you can also drink gold in your wine in 24-carat flakes. And there is no lack of takers. JULIE LEONG checks it out. Bottoms up! To a drink
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    • 52 5 Singaporeans might be taking to wine with gold flakes, but they are buying less of the valuable yellow metal. In 1992, Singaporeans bought an average of 4.28 gold pieces each. In 1994, they bought 3.93 pieces. But the value per item has gone up from $267
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    • 100 5 CONCORDE Hotel has also had gold on its menu. Some offerings: Sharksfin soup with gold dust. Available until the end of this month. $22 per portion, $28 with abalone. Mini lotus seed paste mooncake with duck egg yolk, topped with a thin film of gold. $18.80 for
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 525 6 On March 29, a policeman waved down motorcyclist Mohammad Iskandar Mohammad Idris along Changi Coast Road for alleged speeding. While they were talking, a van hit them, killing Mr Mohammad Iskandar a 19-year-old cargo hand. His grief-stricken family tells BERNARD PEREIRA of
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    • 106 6 FOR the past four funerals in the family, Mr Mohammad Iskandar Mohammad Idris (left) had entered the graves to help lower the bodies. Six years ago, he did it for his grandmother. Four years ago, for his grandfather. Then last Dec 27, for an
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    • 356 7  -  and his tears and long letter fail to sway judge By Khor Su Min A MAN who had been convicted 53 times wrote a letter to a judge to try and plead his case yesterday. Rahmat Ahmad, 43, who was charged with robbing
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    • 154 7 RAHMAT Ahmad's wife frequently dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief in court yesterday. The scene reminded this reporter of the previous court session on March 12. Rahmat's nine-year-old daughter was present then, as it was during her school holidays. On that occasion, as Rahmat's lawyer, Mr Shashi Nathan,
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    • 261 7  -  By Yvonne Lim IS your kid a whiz? Find out, and he or she may win a $4,500 scholarship. This year's Mensa island-wide Brain Hunt has, for the first time, a section for children from seven to 12 years old. The
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    • 95 7 PUZZLES will appear in The New Paper every Monday and Wednesday over five weeks. The first appeared yesterday. Call 1900-911-0004 to take part. Calls are charged at 30 cents a minute. Open section: The top 20 scorers each week go into the semi-finals on May 26 (the finals
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    • 429 8  -  The median age of experimentation... is 12 years old. She's not very far from 12. But in the end, the decision is still hers. All I can do is inform and educate her. Mr Alex Chan, chairman of Committee on Smoking Control, on
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    • 177 8 MR Alex Chan does not smoke. But he does not believe in preaching to smokers either. Mr Chan believes that the smoking issue is a complex and sensitive one. His committee, he feels, must understand the problem and find out what works and what does not
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    • 59 8 THE Committee on Smoking Control is a new anti-smoking group set up by the Health Ministry. Focusing on the youth, the committee wants public feedback to understand how peer pressure works to make young people smoke. From a high of 25 per cent in 1977, the number of smokers
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    • 355 9 Jailed 13 weeks for his part in assault Two gangs took the law into their own hands in 1994. One gang beat up a teacher whom they suspected of molesting their friend. Another gang beat up a man they thought was an extortionist.
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    • 164 9 THREE young men thought that Mr Mahidir Idris, 20, was an extortionist. He was sitting outside the Somerset MRT station at 10.30 pm on Dec 31, 1994, when one of them asked him if he was involved in an extortion case. No, he said. Still, they
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    • 76 9 Krishnasamy Raja Gopal, 21: Two months' jail for criminal intimidation; Two months jail for stealing a motorcycle. Fined $800 for driving without a valid licence and fined $600 for driving without insurance. Banned from driving class 2B vehicles (motorcycles .with 200 cc engines or smaller) for one year.
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    • 397 10 The Singapore Police Force launched its three-day Work Plan Seminar yesterday, focusing on police professionalism and the development of thinking front-line officers. ALETHEA LIM reports on three such cops POLICE Constable Hamdan Jamadi who prevented a polytechnic student from taking her life, had gone the extra
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    • 148 10 STAFF Sergeant Mohd Zakaria, 48, is one of the 15 policemen who worked with residents to improve the security of the pathway leading to Teban Gardens Crescent. There had been molest cases on the path. "It was teamwork and cooperation from the residents that
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    • 64 10 AFTER PC Hamdan got the call from the teenager, he sought the advice of counselling agencies such as the Samaritans of Singapore (SOS). He said: "I wanted to be sure about my approach and advise her correctly." As for training on counselling, PC Hamdan said: "It comes
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 395 11 Reuter. THE United Nations "is on the brink of financial disaster", Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali wrote in an article published yesterday. He said the United States must pay USsl.s billion (Ss2.l billion) it owed the world body. "Americans need to know what's going on, because
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    • 48 12 Tension has increased in the Korean peninsula because North Korea is facing severe food and fuel shortages, which could cause the government to collapse. By saber<attling, Pyongyang hopes to bypass South Korea and deal directly with the US. It also hopes to get more aid from abroad.
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    • 424 12 SOUTH KOREA WARNS RIVAL NORTH: Source: Wire services ANY North Korean soldier who enters the no-man's land separating the rival Koreas will be shot. That is South Korea's latest warning, issued after a series of North Korean incursions into the area which has sliced the peninsula
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    • 310 13  -  BRITAIN MAY BAN SUSPECTED PILLS OF DEATH By Ben Barclay REPORTING FROM LONDON THE British government could ban slimming pills, a Health Ministry spokesman said on Sunday amid press reports of diet-related deaths. The pills, of the type recently used by "Fergie", the queen's daugh-ter-in-law,
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    • 100 13 Two women died after taking 'slimming' pills, inquests were told FASHION model Mavis Fryer was prescribed Duramine in 1970, when she was 21, after dieting had failed. It was the start of a 30-year addiction. She would take up to 20 times the recommended dose. When she
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    • 73 13 A SLIMMING clinic prescribed a "cocktail" of diuretics, appetite-suppressants and hormone-based "fatburners" for mother-of-two Christine Malik, 31. A medical consultant told the coroner that she could have suffered a "multi-sys-tem failure" brought on by drugs. Dr David Maizels, head of the clinic, said: "Any treatment carries a
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    • 47 13 The drugs should really only be prescribed for people who are extremely overweight, who have tried traditional methods of dieting and have failed and whose doctor feels this is the only way to help them. Dr Michael Spira, a medical adviser for Slimmer Clubs UK
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    • 305 13 Source: Reuter. WHEN it comes to housework, Russian President Boris Yeltsin can do just about anything. So said Naina, his wife of 40 years. Naina, 63, gave a rare glimpse of the First Family's domestic life in an interview with Russia's NTV independent television on Sunday. She
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    • 366 14 WHEN in Hongkong, watch out for people arguing with handphones. Not arguing on the phones, mind you. Only having heated conversations in person, that's all. Chances are such arguments may climax with one of them hitting the other and the weapon of assault will be the handphone! The
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    • 284 14 Reuter. ACTOR Marlon Brando's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was vandalised yesterday. A black swastika was plastered on it after Brando said Hollywood is "run by Jews" and "owned by Jews." The swastika was a symbol of Germany's much-hated Nazis. The stars are
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    • 195 11 iphefs Qjmfar {preations e !°th l ha International Join Us For A Dazzling Display Of World-Class Cuisine Art At Asia's Best And Most Prestigious Culinary Arts Competition 16 18 April 1996 World Trade Centre, Singapore Catch these exciting events: Martin Yan Cooking Demonstrations Cocktail Competition Live Ice Carving Competition For
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  • Showtime
    • 543 16 As theatre companies think of new ways to draw in the crowds, you may just find yourself getting more than just an evening out at the theatre, reports T RANG AN A YAKI BUY a ticket to watch
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    • 95 16 ZERO O'clock is a dance which mixes video projection with computer animation, pop music, innovative costumes and special lighting. It is choreographed by Tan How Choon, 26, and Lim Chin Huat, 27, both of whom studied fine arts and dance at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. "We
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    • 27 16 WHAT: Zero O'clock WHEN: Thursday to Saturday, 8 pm WHERE: Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel TICKETS: $14, $16 and $18 available at Ticketcharge outlets. Hotline 296-2929.
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    • 162 16 No cheesecake will tempt me to sit through a play I don't want to watch. But for a return ticket to New York, I could sit through two hours of torture. Miss Margaret Liang, 29, an assistant manager of a PR company. It is quite "cheap" for
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    • 32 16 The growing arts industry is facing increasing competition for sponsors. We are pleased that arts groups are able to develop creative marketing strategies to market their productions. NAC spokesman.
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    • 357 17  -  By Lee Yin Luen JAMES Lye and Ix Shen will try to beat each other down a cliff in the name of charity. The two television stare will race down a five-storey-high natural cliff at the Singapore Armed Forces' commando camp in Changi for
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    • 44 17 The President's Star Charity Show is the second of six events of the President's Charities project planned for this year. Other events include a charity ball in June, a second charity concert in August and two art exhibitions in July and October.
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    • 57 17 DURING the two-hour long show, artistes from TCS' two channels will form two teams Sharing Team and Caring Team and try to outperform each other with stunts, dances and music. Audiences can then call in to make donations to either teams. Proceeds will go to
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    • 466 18 Hollywood's latest hero SOMEHOW over the last six years, Kurt Russell has become a highly paid action hero. For his latest film which just opened in the US, Executive Decision, Russell received US$7.5 million (5510.5 million), according to Weekly Variety. The actor also received
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    • 422 19 Taiwanese singer Stella Chang cuts her hair in November Mother fears this would reduce chances of marriage STELLA Chang Chin-fang's mother need not worry about her daughter becoming a spinster. The Taiwanese singer has already found the man of her dreams, reports The Malay Mail.
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    • 35 19 Stella Chang is planing an Asian concert tour at the end of this year. For the moment, she is busy with her promotions, recordings and a planned CD ROM on her life and career.
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      795 20  -  No Fann Wongs or Moses Lims on this page every Tuesday, please, just ordinary folk with extraordinary experiences, like a man named Rio KEN JALLEH, JR at CLEARLY, Antonio Rio is a crusty coot with a stylo-milo name to match the cursive, curry puff hairstyle sitting on
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    • 75 20 Former Queenstown Remand Prison officers Abdul Jamil Khan, 33, Adnan Mohamed, 26 and Selamat Saini, 27, were sentenced to between six and 10 years' jail last month for beating a prisoner to death. They will also be caned up to four strokes. The prisoner, Ghazali Abdul Manaf, 31,
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 849 21 tvpaqe NOON News 5 Today NOON City feat (Variety/r) 2.00 PM Home Shopping 1.00 PM The Winners (Business feature) 12.10 PM What's Cooking (Instructional): 100 PM Mid-Day News 3.00 CDIS (ETV) 1.30 Money, Money, Money (Business Featuring abalone cakes and 1.15 Tuesday Report Incredible 4.00 Our Home (Lifestyle): This episode
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  • 620 23  -  Etcetera WITH IRENE NG I WAS an innocent bystander. Or rather, an innocent bywalker. I was walking by a shopping centre. Then this very nice guy came up, stopped my walk and asked me to buy. He told me that, in an hour and a half,
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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    • 42 24 COMICRELIEF THE CONCRETE JUNGLE /COUN GOH WoAjcRehfc i f TIAN-PI/LINCOLN TAN JASON CHONG <J 5) .munuK *N THE WATCR. KOPI THIAM/ JAMES SURESH ADAM LEE A Ayt. -TWUaa, out L-pii foNH. koK- —J" "kSpT-I?* wSi 4 v<op*-o njiAsw X44 Q '**7? ■CXTRA-ToPPw^J
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    • 337 29 2642 HoteV Restaurant/ 2642 HeteV Reeteurant/ Loyg* Pot Wo— Ugp Position* +TATATATATATATA*A*A»A*ATAT CULTURE CLUB We. are looking for A 1* WAITERS/WAITRESSES I H7 years 8k above) 4 a-t BARTENDERS CASHIERS 0 We provide: J f Attractive salaries Duty meals A Transportation Medical benefits T A«" Attractive incentives T Please call
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    • 237 29 2642 HotsV Rastaursnt/ 2642 HotsV Restaurant/ Lounge Portions t ounji Poilttoni Bi part of tka taan at j F ESCOBAR LATIN AMERICAN BAR fi REST. B tr* lookl»} ht fall-tlia* itaffc i gift. BAR TENDER/BAR MAIDS <j JI (Starting Salary from $1100-st2oo) WAITERS/WAITRESSES a A (Starting Salary from $950-$l050) S
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    • 104 29 2642 HotsV Rastaurant/ Loung* Positions Japanese Pub Urgently Requires: COUNTER GIRLS Friendly and love meeting people Age 18-28 yeara Singapore citizen Salary $1300 Off on Sundaya and Public Holidaya Working houra 7.45pm to 2am Tranaport provided after work WALK-IN INTERVIEW AT •01-2S Perhlewa Stipe. Me« between Spin to 10pm or
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    • 108 29 2642 nminnl/ Lounga Positions A Family Karaoke Lounga has immediate vacancies for: Good offers to tha right candidates 2 working shifts Singaporeans or PR only Thou staying at North 0( E»st arts preferred Interested applicants pleese contact 411 AM lattar Bpm) at 339 2668 I. Big Bon Pub Requiree: Full-time/
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    • 114 29 2646 Beautician/Hair Cars Positions I Centura De Pong Hair I Beauty Studio requires: I ijl* Min. 5 years experience i[ 11 1 Min. 2 yeera experience 1 1 JiJ Banafhta, aalary, ij i commiaaion tk bonua 8 Ploaaa call i *****81/2 j! for intarviow I* Salary commission 1 Salary commission
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    • 342 30 2641 Administrative 2648 Clerical Position* Clerical Position* 0* CSR, an Australian MNC In Tuaa requires Minimum GCE 'N' level Fresh school leavers are welcomed j il I, la* 11DI Li I 11' I'l 111 Minimum GCE O' level with 1 year relevant experience BENEFITS: /5-day week m a /Transport is
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    • 156 30 Recreation Centre hae vacancy for RECEPTIONIST GCE 'N* or '0' levels Paaa in English Shift duty required Training will ba provided Retireea who are physically/ mentally fit may apply Interested applicanta. pleeae bring along your paat relevant eupporting documenta for walk in interview at 12 Mfeat Coast Walk 3rd Floor
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    • 305 30 2648 Administrative/ Clarical Positions W Forwarder located at Chanfl Cargo Complex requires: Min GCE 'N' or '0* level Preferably with experience in TradeNet declaration Min GCE N'or 0 1 level No experience required Applicants should preferably be staying around Bedok/ Tannines area. Interested applicants please call Simon at L *****39
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    • 357 30 2648 Administrative Clarical Positions Intarnetionel freight forwarder have immediate vecanciae for RECEPTIONIST/ GENERAL CLERK Min GCE *N'/ *0' level Bilingual in English Mandarin Computer literate able to type Must have pleasant personality a good telephone etiquette Sch. leavers ere welcome EXPORT CUSTOMER SERVICE COORDINATORS (Femele) Min. GCE '0' level Min.
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    • 240 30 2648 Administrative/ Clerical PoaMona An established manufacturing co. requirae FEMALE ACCOUNTS fit GCE '0' level with accounting knowledge Preferably with 1-2 yrs. experience in AR/ AP Computer literate FEMALE SALES COORDINATOR Min. GCE 'N' level With or without experience Intereeted pie. cell *****88 Audit Firm at People's Psrk Centre requires
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    • 231 30 ne a a j 1 al Muminiairaiivey n i ilal■ uiencai rtwiuoni Company at Internetional Plata require*: RECEPTIONIST CUM CLERICAL ASST. GCE '0' level Able to type Computer knowledge an advantage Attractive salary Interested, please call 22B3534 H Established co. requlree GENERAL CLERKS Min. Sec. 2 Simple typing Preferably living
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    • 298 30 ZvO 1 «#Crf UH|FTWWWIP AtDitim roiiiioni llM flSlM 8aa* BarWoee Pi» turf wnirt> JUNIOR SECRETARIES Computer literate (Microtoft Excel Microsoft Words) Salary negotiable Be able work independently IWIR Ml •MlBfVlwW at. lOmm-Bpml 163 Tangiln Road #03-18/ 16 Tanglin Mall or contact Helen at Tal: *****08 I Law Firm Urgently I
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  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 355 31 2654 Tachnical Portions 2654 Technical Portions I II A company in Jurong has an immediate H vacany for II Requirements: H II NTC 3in Electrical, Fitting Installation H II At least 1 year's working experience in a H II 5-day week H II Completed NS H ll If interested, please
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    • 177 31 2664 Technical Positions IAn eatablished injection company hasj) immediate vacanciaa foe- 11 Min. NTC 3 < I Experience in mould O making will ba an® advantage j Intaraatad piaasa walk-in to:- 41 Mk. 9000 AM Kio Ave. SO •01-11 A.M. Kio Ind. Pfc 2 O t poit MM7O 0 Tal:
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    • 127 31 2664 Technical NSBiS Engineering company requiree: 1) MILLER 2) MACHINING CENTRE PROGRAMMER CUM OPERATOR Intaraatad pis call: *****92 KEY FORM PTK LTD. raquiraa CMC WNK-CUT TECHNICIAN (SOMCK MACHINE) Inaxpariancad paraonnal welcome Please call 744-3207 or walk in at •0 Oanting Lane, *07-07, Canting Mock Ruby Induatrial Compki Renovation Contractor in
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    • 229 31 2687 Production 2667 Production Positions PoeKiona An aatabllahad Plaatic In/motion Moulding O Mould Mmklng Co. raquiraa: 1) QC INPROCEBS INSPECTORS (3pm-11pm) NTC cert, or Sec. education. Experience preferred but not essential. 2) FEMALE PACKING OPERATORS Working hrs: Bam-5.38pm Able to read write simple English. 3) FEMALE PROD. OPERATORS Working hr«:
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    • 118 31 2660 Clwiwr Positions DMVBV CLEANER DMdtd urgently 6-day*. 8.30*m-6.30pm Slloo*. To* Payoh, bonus T«L 742-0121 2672 Dospatch/Dolivory Poirtiona A CHINESE DELIVERY CUM rrOfIEMAN 6 day* wNk Cl*** 3 driving licanca with at laa*t 1 yaar axparianc* Prafarably staying naarby Intaraatad call Mr Laa at 7U 2171 for an intarviaw. 4
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    • 266 32 2078 DHvs«/Transport Positions An eatabliahed forwarding company requires LORRY/ LORRY CRANE DRIVERS Claaa 4/ 6 licanca Salary $1800 ft abova p/mth Burmese and other foreigners may apply. Plaaaa coma to No. 20. Kwoa Rood 4 (luikte Kimhm M. Set.) T#t: 741-2222 (10 Mn—) BB required in AM. Kio. I I*
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    • 124 32 2083 Part-TimW Tsmp. 2883 Psrt-TimW Tsmp. Positions Positions fQ2Q IMMEDIATE POST 2-6 MONTHS Ptfi Entry, ilsriesl, Ridptioniit, Aeauitft... *****86 iDStmwfcvhZSrn ICMMIXGINIIKTAKMINTI |Ufl92 1338 Pait-IQ| Ta.s» >PN| awe igt a—M ji«yadwoifcnll Moddh| NeeSa. Ste prwWr pntaMtaMlSNktap/ IdfTV, CMMRW/rMi/vutoA*/ fil I /IVSBB FroducSom/MTV Esc. Al ape na sea/ h*/ toofca/ ■Siinl QM
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    • 287 32 T ___—i SSSSSSSSSSSSZSSSSSSSSSSS^Z 2089 Othar Positions RHENUS TRANSPORT IS) PTE LTD #An InternetionalD Air Freight Forwarder# (German-Based) Urgent- ly Requires: O fl. EXPERIENCED J J EXPORT OFFICER 1 *2. CARGO HANOS J A High salary H 0 benefits for success-A A fq| applicants Q Interested applicante,# please call tamual Oan
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    • 355 32 2689 Other Positions 2689 Othor Positions Mustad Well established foreign MNC manufacturer of fish hooks urgently seeks the following vacancies: unigmiw wrilltlPyii ftiplnma or ITf in Marhanirsl Semiring eeesedMelio<»4miweeitef Mki. 9 j>un J* lUnanl maMiig mpniluiuM ITtrMtmwi MpMiai 111 AtiuuiiUaiif (Fiuli yJuam) mqmr Aeimwunu mm i it# win Wfflffltt TW>
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    • 167 32 2689 Other Positions I requires 1. FEMALE CASHIER 2. CAR WASHER S. NIGHT ATTENDANT 4. OA^^ATTENOANT (retiree) Interested pit. call at Stele Sifyiot Station 28 Pueeara Rd. •'pore *****4 Tel. *****53 •DRIVER CUM STORE KEEPER •PART/ FULL-TIME SALES EXECUTIVE Wanted immediately. Working hours 10.30 am. 7.30pm. Good pay. Call 738SS1W
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    • 56 32 2700 Eduction starting Sun. 14/4. 10am. (Only 12 S«Mtoy«l Raaulta Ittcluda 2nd in ttM wortd starting Sun. 14/4, 10am. starting Wad. 24/4. 6.30pm. Call Barbara/ Joo Iss: 299-1829 REX COMMERCIAL SCH Learning For Success brings you the latest information on educational courses and programmes. Every Ist 3rd Monday in The
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  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 86 33 H|H It" HE|^V|i' f; iHßP^^^^V hi m maw ssfii im' H ifc V awMlr >* K K How to cope after you bring baby home pngjpnts a Home Computer My mother drives *> 1 the maid crazy! •Tips, prices, keyboard sawy on 9 pages How to play peacemaker I Whento'start?"
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  • SPORTS
    • 328 34 FAST FACTS Sri Lanka took home US$2O,OOO ($28,000) for coming runner-up in the Singer Cup Sri Lanka lost to India by 12 runs Beat Pakistan by 34 runs (both matches were in preliminary round) Lost to Pakistan by 43 runs in final AFP. CRICKET fans in
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    • 235 34 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: HOCKEY Four Nations Tournament in Hamburg: Australia 0 Germany 1, India 2 Spain 3. SOCCER England Div One: Derby 6 Tranmere 2, Grimsby 3 Ipswich 1, Norwich 2 Huddersfield 0, Port Vale 1 Oldham 3, Portsmouth 1 Sheffield United 2, Reading 0
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    • 232 34 EURO KICKOFF: HOLLAND Reuter. PSV Eindhoven missed the chance to close the gap on Ajax Amsterdam when it was held to a 1-1 draw by the Dutch League leader. A first-half goal by Belgian midfielder Luc Nilis, taking advantage of a defensive mistake by Ajax's Danny Blind,
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    • 138 34 GERMANY Reuter. Champion Borussia Dortmund has the chance to reclaim top spot in the German League today when it travels to relegation-threatened Cologne. Dortmund, a point behind leader Bayern Munich with a game in hand, was held 1-1 at home to Werder Bremen on Saturday but Bayern
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    • 366 35  -  Stories/^ Calvin Low Chances are, Singapore's long-awaited next Olympic Games medal will come from tenpin bowling, and it will be brought in by female hands. But that will depend on two things: Bowling becoming an Olympic medal sport. More jjirls coming forth to take up the
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    • 380 35 The new hot-shot of the lanes HAD it not been for the draw of bowling, Katherine Ong would have been a bodybuilder. Either way, her admiration for physical strength promises a bright sporting future. "Five or six years ago, I lived in a kampong in
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    • 120 35 Numbers: 150 is the estimate needed to produce the 24 players at the top of the youth pyramid. Budget: Youth programme is only a quarter that for the senior squad. Training: Trainees have to pay to train. So far there is no equipment sponsorship. Those
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    • 69 35 Singapore's top women Grace Young, 33: A bowler for 12 years, she won the Ist Ponggol Seafood Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Jesmine Ho, 29: A bowler for eight years, was a bronze medallist in the doubles event at the World FIQ last year. Catherine Kang, 33: A
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    • 659 36 PREMIERSHIP RELEGATION BATTLE BOLTON 2 CHELSEA 1 Bolton improved its faint chance of staying up by coming from behind to beat Chelsea. Bolton remains bottom of the log but moved to within a point of Coventry which slipped from 18th to 19th behind QPR after
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    • 125 36 VILLA 3 SAINTS 0 Southampton's recent revival stalled at Villa Park leaving the club deep in the battle for survival. Lan Taylor's second-half header, a rare Gary Charles strike and an expected goal from Dwight Yorke, his 25th of the season, gave Villa an emphatic 3-0
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    • Article, Illustration
      325 37 73 prints SaMy Saints (A) ApvilT Leeds (H) April 2t Forest (N) May 5 Boro(A) Mm IWMMB dfaMttittWe. llWN^tNi It Forest, HOWmMUFMH) 0*27: bt Newcastle (h) 2-0, 38 pts IBk3I! QPR (h) 2-1,41 pts faal: lost Spurs (a), 1-4,41 pts Jaa 13: VWa (h) 0-0, 42 pts lan
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    • 658 38 MAN U 1 COVENTRY 0 BLACKBURN 2 NEWCASTLE 1 LIVERPOOL 2 WEST HAM 0 MAN UNITED 1 COVENTRY 0 ERIC Cantona's seventh goal in eight games moved United six points clear at the top of the Premier League. His 47th minute close-range strike secured a morale-boosting
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    • 200 38  -  Steve Wicks was the Newcastle chief talent scout from June 1995 to November '95. He is now the chief coach of S-League club Woodlands Wellington By Ernest Luis On Premiership race: That's it. I think it seems to be all over for Newcastle unless it can shake
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  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 57 34 1 KS I HEALTH CENTRE I #04-01 Pearl's Centre| Eu Tong Sen St. Singapore 0105 OfißtftßMßT) Q TEL: *****82/*****89 I I The ambience is relaxed I 9 and comfortable. U fl Our new charming I I and gentle masseuses 9 will provide you 9 I with their best services^f^^^^^^D I
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    • 86 36 dfte/ &ushm/e fftea/f/i Gentry PROVIDES MASSAGE BY PROFESSIONAL CHARMING MASSEUSES M rooms attached with bathrooms and Karaoke Systems (Rm Scrvice), Steambath facilities available tr 45 mins $35 nett 1 hr (rm service) $60 nett NOW OPEN! THE EASTSIDE THAI MASSAGE CENTRE TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE FOOT REFLEXOLOGY 45 mins $35 IlCtt
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  • 515 39 Pepsi Cola yesterday entered the S-League sponsorship list as the official soft drink for three years. And how lavishly it celebrated the occasion.,.as JEFFREY LOW sees it WHETHER by accident or design, Pepsi Cola's million-dollar entry into the S-League marketplace yesterday can only be described as
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  • 111 39 Official Soft Drink: Pepsi Cola Pepsi-Cola International and bottlers Yeo Hiap Seng. Amount: $1.2 million. Period: Three years. Cash up front: $350,000. Parallel promotion: Project Blue, a total change in Pepsi colours. When: Starting Monday. How: Market flooded with "blue" Pepsis, television bombarded with new Pepsi commercials,
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  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • 33 39 Singapore's bold mSve Kwek Leng Joo, S-League chairman Important market for Pepsi Barry Shea, area vice-president of Pepsi-Cola International For the new generation Alex Chan, chief executive officer of Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd
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