The New Paper, 25 June 1996

Microfilm: NL20623
Total Pages: 43
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    14 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JUNE 25,1996 MTTA (P) 061/4/96 60 CENTS the new paper
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    Lock icon Split for good?
    40 1 Now tlwy argue over slapstick acts V m i o /Page 18 "I was in great pain... I was lost," says Jack Neo (left) "I never said anything about a break-up," says Moses Lim s > j I
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon German-China ties suffer
      371 2 ROW OVER HUMAN RIGHTS IN TIBET Source: Wire services. THE row between Germany and China over human rights in Tibet has worsened. Germany yesterday froze a series of official contacts with China: Construction Minister Klaus Toepfer and Environment Minister Angela Merkel cancelled their planned visits to China.
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      PRIMARY 1 GUIDE
      122 2 Q: I want to send my daughter to my old school. What phase do I come under and is my daughter guaranteed of a place? A: You come under Phase 2a which is for a child whose parent or sibling has studied in the school. Your daughter
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      TIBET
      35 2 CHINA invaded Tibet in 1950. It now regards the Himalayan region, which has 2.2 million people, as part of China. It regards criticisms of Beijing's policies over Tibet as interference in its internal affairs.
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      Spider web of sight and sound
      491 3 HDB residents of Block 369, Bukit Batok Street 31, can now enjoy cable television but not residents just across the street, in Block 371. Marine Drive families, too, can tune in to cable. But others in the Marine Parade area will have to wait
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      CABLE'S FIRST YEAR
      84 3 June 95: Singapore Cable Vision launched. Target: To wire over 750,000 HDB households to a fibre-optic cable network by 1998. One year later: 155,000 HDB homes wired up. Cabling taking place at rate of over 20,000 homes a month. Number of subscribers: 22,000, or 14 per cent
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      PRIVATE ESTATES NEXT
      95 3 SCV will go full-steam ahead to wire up private high-rise estates in January. It hopes to link up 4,000 private high-rise homes a month by then. Work on some estates has already begun. Katong and Orchard are two districts targeted. Meanwhile, one of the first private estates
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      16 2 Leisure Showtime: Page 18 21 TV: Page 24 Comics: Pages 26& 27 Call us. "*****8 I
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Languages we're at home with
      249 4 SHOT i STORY I What language would a Singapore family use at home? A 67-page report, based on the 1990 census, has some answers. The report was presented by Professor Tham Seong Chee of the NUS English: THE proportion of Singaporeans speaking English at home
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      Uncle Sam and woild trade
      103 4 I believe I speak for many when I say that we look to the US for leadership, the leadership which it has shown in the 50years of Gatt's (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) history Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Yeo CheowTong speaking in Washington
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Bars to 1900 calls
        103 4 PARENTS will next month be able to stop their children from making 1900 telephone calls for information and running up unwanted bills. Singapore Telecom will offer flexible barring of such calls which will limit access to those with a five-digit password. This costs $20 to register
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        Abri: Megawati's out
        68 4 THE Indonesian armed forces (Abri) no longer recognises Ms Megawati Soekarnoputri as head of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI). Abri said new chairman Soeijadi should seek to end the party's leadership woes. Mr Soeijadi was elected by Ms Megawati's rivals at a government-backed party congress. Ms
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        Maids' passports
        78 4 EMPLOYERS of Filipino maids may now hold their maids' passports for safekeeping. The Philippines Embassy changed a clause in the new domestic maids' contract yesterday. The change was made after an appeal by the Local and Foreign Workers Employment Agents' Association. The old clause had stated that maids,
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        Gifted Henry Park
        92 4 HENRY Park Primary School will offer a Gifted Education Programme from next year. It will be the sixth school to do so and the only co-educational one to offer it in western Singapore. Two of its Primary 4 classes will have the special curriculum. The programme was
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        'Flash' farecard test
        84 4 FIVE hundred tertiary students will soon try out a new "contactless" farecard. They need only flash the card at an electronic "reader" to pass through MRT gates and when boarding buses. Fares will be deducted automatically. The cards will be tested for six months from later this
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      STI INDEX
      22 4 The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 0.64 points to 2306.59 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 2307.23
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      DOW JONES
      28 4 The Dow Jones industrial average was up 12.56 points to close at 5,717.79 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 336 million shares.
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      HEADLINERS
      79 4 The Straits Timet: WTO meet: US 'must show leadership' The Basinets Timet: Ardmore Park soft launch a complete sellout Uanhe Zaobao: Still a challenge to make Mandarin the mother tongue of Chinese Bertta Harlan: Israel PM rejects Arabs' call RCS morning newt: The United States urged to show leadership
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Fly problem bugs tenants
      418 5  -  By, Joshua Lye FLIES are bugging tenants in a brand new shopping centre in Choa Chu Kang. The Lim Bang Neighbourhood Shopping Centre is only about two months old, and the HDB estate is relatively new. But the Environment Ministry (ENV) has received 61 calls complaining
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      MINISTRY ACTS
      99 5 THE common housefly, or Musca domestics, breeds in dung, rotting vegetable matter or in dead animals. The Environment Ministry found fly breeding in food wastes at several rubbish bins, bin centres and a construction site near the shopping centre and in chicken dung at chicken farms in Sungei
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Excuses that can kill you
      432 6  -  I'm in a hurry today Faster than overhead bridge I am careful BY Jill Lim TWO pedestrians died while crossing the slip road along Bukit Pai\jang Road in the last 10 months. One was in August last year and the other two months ago. Yet,
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      POLICE FIGURES
      112 6 A TOTAL of 18 pedestrians have been killed or seriously injured in accidents on expressways since 1994. 1994: Two dead, two seriously injured; 1995: Five dead, two seriously injured; 1996 (up to end of April): Five dead, two seriously injured. Police caution the public that expressways and expressway
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      FAST REFLEXES
      149 6 FAST reflexes could make a difference between life and death when pedestrians dash across expressways. This was the view of motorists who have had close shaves with pedestrians on expressways. "Once a car in front of me braked suddenly. I swerved and saw this old man crossing the
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Worry, then tears of relief
      513 8  -  Parents sleepless as 40 teens delayed 2 days in Indonesia after missing flight BY Crispina Robert THE "Landed" sign never looked so good. And the tears probably never flowed so freely. Anxious parents, some of whom had waited on and off for three days, jumped
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      WHAT HAPPENED:
      136 8 MISSED FLIGHT June 22: In Padang, the students arrive at the airport at 10.30 am. They are told they missed the 10 am flight. So the only Merpati plane from Padang that day lands in Singapore on time at 1.30 pm, minus students. DELAY June 23: They fly
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      WELL CARED FOR
      86 8 IT was frustrating to wait two days to fly home, but the wait was not painful, said one of the two teachers who accompanied the students. Mrs Samsudin Kharyas Yasin, 44, said the airline put them up in a good hotel (Novotel), the children ate well and
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      MISSED FLIGHT
      80 8 NO one could explain why the children missed the Saturday flight. The tour agency, Nurhikmah Travel, said it was in the dark about what happened in Padang. "We kept in touch with our tour co-ordinator, but the full picture is still not clear," said manager Abdul Rahim when
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      Burglar squeezed through grilles
      309 9  -  I By Riana Zakir A THIN burglar repeatedly stole from a temple by squeezing through narrow window grilles. The grilles were no wider than an adult's head. But the 35-year-old could not wriggle himself out of the clutches of the law when he was finally caught
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      Lock icon Firm sets up green scheme
      444 10  -  By Yvonne Lim AT 60, general cleaner Loh Eng Keat has had a sudden change of roles from a general cleaner to earth-sav-er. He's no longer paid to simply sweep up and dump useless stuff around the Sankyu warehouse where he works. "We have to
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      15 9 NEW! Hot Hongkong Gossip Anita Yuen, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung Shimmery make-up for every skin
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      79 10 Where in the world could you find Jacuzzi, Karaoke and be pampered till you are fully relaxed. All within the same room At The Chancellor Hotel All rooms equipped with Karaoke Systems. Jaccuzi available in all suites. Promotional Price Superior 78 Deluxe 88 Duplex (suite) $168 Executive (suite) $188 Subject
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      Intense affair ends in brutal death of lover
      419 12 SEMBAWANG MURDER CASE: MAN TO HANG The High Court yesterday sentenced a golf club mechanic to death for killing his lover. ALETHEA LIM reports FOR six years, they had a passionate and intense relationship, meeting secretly on Sunday evenings. He showered her
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      WIFE FAINTS
      100 12 NAD AS AN Chandra Secharan's wife collapsed onto her seat in shock after Justice Lai Kew Chai passed the death sentence. Another relative went into fits after Nadasan was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs and shackles. RESTRAINED The relative was shaking and yelling and had to
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      THE CASE
      116 12 THE prosecution, led by Deputy Public Prosecutors Ong Hian Sun and Kan Shuk Weng, had argued that evidence on four counts showed Nadasan had killed Madam Ramapiram: Tests proved that a tooth fragment found in Nadasan's van belonged to Madam Ramapiram. The width of the skid marks at
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Mind the calories
      61 14 There is really only one thing we argue about —food. He doesn't understand that I am doing it out of love. —Ms Nicoletta Mantovani, the young lover of Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti. She got angry if he tried to eat an extra plate of pasta, and he
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      Lock icon Anwar wants end to Nasir matter
      284 14 Bernama. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants the controversy involving singer-composer M. Nasir resolved as soon as possible. He said he had asked Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat to try to resolve the matter before Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir
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      Lock icon 'Just an intellectual exercise'
      396 15 HILLARY CLARIFIES HER 'CHAT' WITH DEAD FIRST LADY YES, I did have a "chat" with a long-dead US first lady, said Mrs Hillary Clinton. But her imaginary conversations with the wife of president Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, was a purely intellectual exercise and not a spiritual event,
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      Lock icon Supreme Court to hear Clinton out
      222 15 DELAYING HARASSMENT SUIT Source: Reuter. THE US Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear why President Bill Clinton wants to delay a sexual harassment suit; Mr Clinton doesn't want the suit heard until after he leaves office. The suit was filed by former Arkansas state
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      Lock icon Clouds over Bakun
      236 16 Last week, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled the M$13.6-billion (S$7.6 billion) Bakun dam project in Sarawak illegal But the fate of the dam remains uncertain. Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that the government would not order the developer to halt work. He was leaving it
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      Lock icon Don't cry for me, Athens
      425 17 Former Greek Socialist premier Andreas Papandreou died from a heart attack on Sunday. His third wife and one-time mistress, the once unpopular Dimitra Liani-Papandreou, is now likely to lose the glamorous Political lifestyle she is said to love Reuter. MS Dimitra Liani faces a bleak
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon I felt like a loser
      490 18 COMEDIAN JACK NEO REVEALS Comedian Jack Neo recently launched his new album, Cruel Comedy Night, his first without his long-time partner, Moses Lim. He tells LEE YINLUENhow the break-up affected him l don't want to hurt alone I can't help being upset... I believe once
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      Sore over slapstick
      204 18 TO do or not to do slapstick. This is one key argument between Jack Neo and Moses Lim. Jack said: "He (Moses) told me he wants to do heartwarming roles and not slapstick as before-He said it was not his style any more. "But he dropped his
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      Moses: Split? I never said that
      310 19  -  By Lee Yin Luen ITS not final, says Moses Lim of his split with partner Jack Neo. "I never said anything about a break-up," the actor-comedian insisted in a telephone interview from Hongkong, where he was recording a TV variety show. "From the very
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      SLAPSTICK ACTS
      131 19 MOSES Lim will still do slapstick if it means good exposure for him. Responding to Jack Neo's complaint about him going back on his word on not doing slapstick any more, Moses said his recent slapstick acts were different from those in Comedy Night. "If it's a movie
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      Fann likes the mod look
      176 19 ITS mod, not retro. The most popular choice in our Guess Fann Wong's Favourite Hairstyle contest last week was the Retro Bob style. However, Fann's choice was the Updated Mod look (above). These two short styles were strongly favoured by the callers because of Fann's
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      Multi-skilled Nadia takes on all roles
      369 20  -  BY T Ranganayaki NADIA packs a lot of energy into her petite frame. The 1.5m tall Malaysian singer was involved in every aspect of her self-titled first album, which has just been released in Singapore. She wrote seven out of its 10 songs, played
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      Lock icon 60 pairs of specs hide his 'ugly' face
      256 21  -  BY Yong Siew Fern THOUGH he hardly needs them, Hongkong actor-singer William So Wing Hong has 60 pairs of spectacles. The reason: They help to hide his "ugly face". "I look awful without them," said the 28-year-old about his trademark. "I don't
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      Q?^ORKIN(HviT?mY^l
      110 21 WILLIAM So had backache when he acted with Faye Wong. "She was pretty tall. I used to knock off work with backache because I'd been standing upright all day," he said. William joked that Faye, his co-star in the 1992 Hongkong TV serial The Fall of Justice Part Two,
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      WHEN is FOR HARITY
      954 22  -  NOT CONDO. CAR. CASH. AN entire cruise ship, the Mega Star Taurus, can be yours for a fabulous three-day getaway. Just for you and 60 of your friends and relatives free! The luxurious 85-m mega yacht sails with a lounge, gym, swimming pool, hair salon, dining
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      OOL IS DOING COMMUNITY SERVICE
      336 22 IN A serious sort of way, Lim Yen Chian is She does not believe that others less involved in community service should be considered less worthy of praise. To each his own, she says. "You have to be interested. "Othgp teens have their own pursuits,
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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    Calories that come with cash
    514 25  -  i I J? WITH TEO LIAN HUAY THE newspaper headline screams: As low as 20 cents for a durian. I smiled to myself as I pictured my elder brother going home with a gunnysack of the fruit and pigging out. Not that he is a
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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      9 28 2636 Customer B*rvicc Positions 2642 Hotel Restaurant/ Lounge PooMone
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      204 29 2642 HoteV Restaurant/ Lounge Positions fl. WAITER/ WAITRESS 12. K.J. I 13. RECEPTIONISTI 4. BARTENDERS jj required by KTV lounge Salary above $1000 Singaporeans or PRs only i: i t Interview 3pm. Bpm. Located between Geylang Lorong 30 32 j t4* v v v *t* *1* 't' *t* v vvvv
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      200 29 2642 HotaV RMtaurant/ Lounga Poaitiona Hotel Royal ThiditumaJ Royid Ser*uice Where the traditional experience awaits you We invite you to join us as FRONT OFFICE ASSISTANTS $906 TELEPHONE OPERATORS $816 (Chinese speaking preferred) BELL HOPS/DOORMEN $756 LINEN KEEPER $900 ROOM ATTENDANTS/ $786 HOUSEMEN PAINTER/VARNISHERS $796 MAINTENANCE HELPERS $756 WAITERS/WAITRESSES $816
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      328 29 2642 HoteV Restaurant/ Lounge Positions I S I STRAND HOTEL Mi an looking for »uitmbty quoUttod mnd highly motivated person/*#/ to join ui u; TELEPHONE OPERATORS FEMALE CLEANERS COOKS WAITERS/ WAITRESSES WALK IN INTERVIEW 29 Boncoolsn St. Tal: 337-2600 Ivy FULL TIMERS ONLY GEORGE'S STEAK V RIBS <!' V2OA Lorong
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      201 29 2642 HoteV Restsursntl Lounge Positions A Elegant KTV MTV Lounge URGENTLY requires: 1. WAITERS/ WAITRESSES 2. GROs 2 working shifts Staying in North East area S'poreans or P.R. For all posts tips, allowances, medical benefits transport providedInterested applicants pis. call for interview (4pm. 10pm.) Tel. 298 6487 J FULL/ PART-TIME
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      304 31 2648 Administrative Clerical Positions A wall established CO. in Jurong requires a: RECEPTIONIST '0' "N' level Some clerical ft reception work experience Able to type GENERAL CLERK Min. GCE 'N7 *0' level Preferably with soma shipping knowledge Computer literate Some knowledge of accounts Min. 1 yaar working experience We provide
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      315 31 2848 AdminJstrativW Clerical Positions With PC knowledge Please call J 2881 Sacrstsry/Psrsonsl Assistant Positions I An Estab. Trdg. Co. in Bt. 8 Batok urgently requires a JUNIOR SECRETARY to the Managing Director She must be Malay, age between 21-25 years old Must be able to work overtime ft under pressure
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      393 32 2654 Technical Positions 2654 Tschnical Positions 2654 Technical Positions VHP Singapore Press Holdings l As one of the region's largest publishers of newspapers in Malay, Chlneseand English, popular periodicals and magazines, we know exactly how exciting the publishing business Is. Now vou can be part of this dynamic Industry and
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      255 32 2687 Production Posit ions Required FEMALE OPERATORS Normal shift Jurong With transport. $42 Ayo R<|«h 141 Call Tsl. *****17 Pg. 9603-2661 2663 Warehouaing/ Inventory Posts A reputable upmarket furniture house seeking suitable candidates to work as a teem in en exclusive environment. WAREHOUSE CUM DELIVERY STOREKEEPER Requirements: Age: Between 25
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      279 32 2666 Security Positions PRO9EC SERVICES PTE LTD requires SECURITY OFFICERS I Ang Mo Klo, Marina Centre, Raffles City, Alexandra, Jurong East, Pandan, Tuas, Orchard Rd and Jin Besar areaa. 12 hour shift Mala FULL CPF Sac education Walk-In Inftrvitw Monday to Friday 99-B Tanjong Peger Roed s Tmli *****16 I
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      229 32 2083 Psrt-TimW Temp. e Positions s e 2689 Othor Positions Out to axpanaion, an aatabliahad Intarior Design Firm ia urgantly looking for auitabla position of: SALES EXECUTIVE INTERIOR PROJECT DESIGNER CUM SALES SECRETARY RECEPTIONISTS ACCOUNTS CLERK PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR FOR FURNITURE FURNITURE PURCHASER STOREKEEPER Interested please call May at
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      348 33 2689 Other Positions In line with expansion program, an International Food Product Franchise Network Company invites applications for the posts of: TECHNICAL SUPERVISORS Diploma in Electrical/ Mechanical Above 3 years related work experience Good responsibility leadership Class II or 111 driving license Opportunities for overseas training TECHNICIANS ITE or ITC
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon In pursuit of goalkeeping excellence
      628 34 Joe Corrigan, Liverpool's goalkeeping coach and former Manchester City l keeper, was brought to Singapore recently by the FAS for a five-day coaching course for local goalkeepers. ERNEST LUIS caught up with him... AT 12, he was 1.88m. At 17, he was 1.94m. Thankfully, for
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      Tough call
      89 34 CONTEST WINNERS ONLY 77 out of 1,973 callers correctly predicted the total number of goals scored in the Singapore-Selangor matches at the weekend. Singapore beat Selangor with an aggregate score of 1-0 to win the Tan Sri Muhammad Cup thanks to the 1-0 win in the first leg
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      ALL STARS
      113 34 PAUL Ince, Romano, Juergen Klinsmann and Kazu Miura will play for Fifa's All Stars team against world champion Brazil on July 14. The match will be played in New Jersey with the All Stars team also including players from far afield as Mexico, South Africa and Australia. All
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      WHAT'S GONE
      160 35 How the main matches went (seeding* in bold): MEN: 1 Pete Sampras (US) bt Richey Reneberg (US) 4-6, 6-4,6-3,6-3 2 Boris Becker (Ger) bt Jean-Philippe Fleurian (Fra) 6-0,6-2,6-3 Doug Flach (US) bt 3 Andre Agassi (US) 2-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) 4 Goran Ivanisevic (Cro) bt David
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      WHAT'S ON
      109 35 Today's main matches: MEN 5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Rus) v Tim Henman (Eng) 9 Thomas Enqvist (Swe) v Alex O'Brien (US) 14 Marc Rosset (Swe) v Scott Draper (Aua) v 10 Michael Stich (Ger) v Sjeng Schalken (Hoi) 16 Cedric Pioline (Fra) v Jan Siemerink (Hoi) WOMEN 1 Steffi
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      Lock icon Agassi's agony
      327 35 ANDRE AGASSI Doug Rach (US) M Andre Agassi (US, 3) 2-6,7-6(7/11, 6-4,7*6 (8/6) AGASSI AGONY Played only four competitive matches in the three months before this championships Booed off court in Monte Carlo after a first round defeat Fined for leaving the French Open without comment after losing
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      Lock icon DROP SHOTS
      178 35 Reuter. FAMILY TRADITION: AGASSI hopes to bounce out of his early exit by following in his father's footsteps. His Iranian father, Mike, boxed at the 1952 Olympics. And Agassi will play tennis for the US at next month's Atlanta Olympics. He said: "It is a chance to represent
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      Lock icon Banned. Then cleared. Then banned again
      311 35 Reuter. AMERICAN swimmer Jessica Foschi has had a two-year drugs ban reimposed, the International Swimming Federation (Fina) announced yesterdayu. Foschi tested positive for anabolic steroids at the US Nationals held in California last August. Fina said its executive board met last Friday to review
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      Lock icon Chang-ing times for Michael
      604 36  -  TJIB MICHAEL CHANG OUT JIM COURIER Alberto Costa (Spa) bt Michael Chang (US, 6) 3-6,7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 Jonathan Stark (US) bt Jim Courier (US, 8) 6-2,64,2-6, 64 By_ Norman Stevens REPORTING FROM LONDON SERPENTINE queues several miles long. Crawling traffic. Ridiculously overpriced strawberries. The
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      73 34 I K& I HEALTH CENTRE I I #04-01 Petri's Centre I Q Eu Tong Sen St Singapore 0105 (SMtItBMRT) D I TEL: *****82/*****W I The ambience is relaxed and comfortable. I Our new charming and gentle masseuses I will provide you with their best services. I 16? 1 I I
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      240 36 pPBWBBPpPMPWPf!! Intel Pentium* Processor Intel Pentium* Processor Features Jfl 100 MHz 166 MHz 16-bit Sound Blaster* compatible 256 KB Cache 256K8 cache sound with Wavetable synthesis 16MB RAM (max. 128MB) 16MB RAM (max. 128MB) &3D sound 1 2GB HDD *2 OGB HDD Speakers microphone 1 MB Video RAM *2MB Video
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      What you missed out
      218 37 One promised to run up the Westin Stamford hotel. The other promised to shave his head. But their teams lost in the quarter-finals. So these celebrities got away HAM»SH BROWN HE may be a little sad that his favourite team was knocked out of Euro '96,
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      Hey, may I watch some soccer please?
      379 37 The lights went out last Saturday, literally. Households switched off to the outside world but stayed tuned to the live telecasts of Euro *96. And, not just dads, some mums too. NORENSHAH SAHARI is one of them... WHAT better way to spend Saturday
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      CHAMPION FRANCE
      242 38  -  ...SAYS BRIAN MILLER Frsac* tonic Earo *96, say tko bookmakm.lt Is quoted at 7-4. Ea*aadls2l, Garmaay is 9-4 aMtlwCndi Rap* Mc at 7-1. COMMENT BRIAN MILLER Sometimes it takes the little tßings to make the bigger picture. Like, in trying to fathom which team is going to win
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      Who puts out Holland...
      472 38 THE heart wants England to win Euro '96. The head concurs. It says, to have to wait 30 years for a major international title is a long time. The English fan deserves better. However, the cards read otherwise. If one is to draw a line through
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      Lock icon Red card for you, ref
      753 39  -  *11 TALKING POINT The standard of refereeing—or rather; the substandard refereeing—has been the bane of Euro *96. There seems to be no consistency in the application of the rules. All this makes one wonder. Do they know the rules? Romania v Romania's Munteanu drives a
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      Lock icon GOLDEN GOOF?
      603 40 H TALKING POINT NEW RULE The Golden Goal system was experimented with by the Uefa at youth level first This is the first major tournament it has been used in It is seen as a means of avoiding the equally controversial penalty shoot-out which applies when teams have
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      Contests: Check it out
      137 40 LAST WEEK ENGLAND hotshot Alan Shearer is your best player. He received 1,749 votes against 458 for Davor Sukerforthe Best Player category of our Euro '96 contest last week. Paul Gascoigne's goal received the highest number of votes in the Best Goal category. It received 2,320
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    • How are the Czech Republic and France gearing up. LAN BROWN checks on the two camps
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        162 41 Midfielder Karel Poborsky is the man in demand. A new soccer hero. 'When my goal went in I felt an incredible sense of joy. I was so happy. I have never felt anything like," said the man nicknamed "The Express Train." "For me to win a game like
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        FRANCE
        168 41 There were red faces in the French camp at Wigan when players read the racist comments of National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen about the "high number of foreigners in the team". Other politicians in Paris swiftly condemned the remarks as "frightening" and "dramatically stupid". Christian Karembeu will pay
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      Lock icon Magnificent comeback
      245 41 SEMI-FINAL CZECH REP vs FRANCE Live on Premiere 12, lipm, tomorrow KARELPOBOWSKY Jersey No. 8 KAREL Poborsky has just completed a spectacular season with Slavia Prague helping the club to its first title in 50 years. His form in Slavia's run to the Uefa Cup semi-final caught the
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      Lock icon DAVID SEAMAN
      323 42 Modest hero keeps his feet on the ground Reuter. JUST about the last person to get carried away with England's euphoria is the man who ultimately sealed victory over Spain goalkeeper David Seaman. The 32-year-old Arsenal No 1, who saved Miguel Angel Nadal's penalty to give England a
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      Lock icon FAST FACTS
      164 42 Wire services. TONY Adams will remain captain for the rest of England's Euro *96 campaign. Coach Terry Venablee was adamant the Arsenal centre back was the right man to lead his side, despite originally naming David Piatt as skipper. England has lost the opening skirmish of its semi-final
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    • How are they gearing up? IAN BROWN visits the two camps
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        ENGLAND
        193 42 Paul Ince returns from suspension but Gary Neville sits out his one-match ban after a second yellow card in the match against Spain. Paul Gascoigne's ankle is the main worry. According to coach Terry Venables: "He should be OK if he doesn't get any more problems, but I don't
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        GERMANY
        172 42 The Germans moved into their London base, the Landmark Hotel, Kensington yesterday, stHI devastated by the loss of strikers Juergen Klinsmann and Fredi Bobic. Press officer Wofgang Niersbach confirmed: "Juergen is 100 per cent out of the England game. He has no chance. "He has a torn calf muscle
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      Lock icon Big bucks on England
      75 42 REURTER A confident punter has backed England to win Euro *96 with a £20,000 ($44,000) bet. This is the biggest wager so far on a victory for the host nation. Bookmakers said it was placed yesterday by phone at odds of 2-1. This forced the bookies
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      114 37 EXCLUSIVELY FOR READERS OF THE NEW PAPER ENJOY our new SPECIAL BLEND COFFEE! Want to know why people just can't get enough of our Special Blend Coffee? Then step right up to Raffles Place MRT Station with the coupon for a FREE taste! We're giving away I, OCX) cans to
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      69 40 !P3 HMfSWWM I 55™™^® b of the two finalists. If you're spot-on, you'll qualify for an electronic draw on June 28 to pick the winner of a vnßßHKfl| $1000-Metro Shoppers Cheque. Five others will receive a ll I»JQf $100-Metro Shoppers Cheque each. Contest ends at 9pm, June 26. Results will
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    Lock icon Their Euro pledge...
    466 43 The Euro *96pledge saga continues. Yesterday evening, local actor R Chandran fulfilled the second of his pledges. GERARD WONG reports FOR two hours yesterday evening, the statue of Sir Stamford Raffles outside the Victoria Concert Hall did not stand alone. For standing next to him was the
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