The New Paper, 17 July 1996

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    11 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1996 MTA(P) 061/4/96 60 CENTS
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      41 1 Freelance photographer Karin Lien sees man riding horse «p«w«nd Expressway at about photos from passenger seat of friend's car. "He wasn't distracted by the 3PProachld 6 theslip road, he stretched out to motorists." Rider taken to drug rehab centre ./Page 5
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    Lock icon Here's the expressway Midnight Cowboy
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Yeltsin in ‘very good spirits’
      330 2 But looks pale and stiff in meeting with US Vice-President Looking pale and moving stiffly, President Boris Yeltsin yesterday made his first public appearance in weeks. He shuffled slowly to shake US Vice-President A 1 Gore's hand when they met in a rest home in
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      Lock icon Wheelchair man stabs ex-girlfriend
      111 2 COURTROOM DRAMA Reuter. A MAN in a wheelchair jumped up and stabbed his former girlfriend in front of a shocked courtroom in Washington. Harold Cunningham, 25, waa being tried on murder and robbery chaiges. Police said Cunningham smuggled a 13 cm knife into the district court
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      Lock icon Using junk to create art
      480 3  -  'I'm not a karung guni man. I am an artisf BY Althea Hennedige WHEN you step into his three-room Stirling Road HDB flat, you wonder for a moment whether it is a junkyard. Four cabinets are stacked with more than 150 glass and plastic bottles
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      203 2 You feel someone deserves highlighting f Callus. Hotiine "***** 55 A NEW LOOK FOR THE 90*s If You Don't Like What You See, We'll Change It For You. How often have you looked into the mirror and wished you have fcN/ clean, trouble-free skin? At The Face Spa, we help
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • Article
      All set for WTO
      241 4 Apec ready for Singapore meet i hot a u PACIFIC Rim leaders have reached agreement on the issues they will raise at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference here in December. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministers, including Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong,
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      Woman’s win over ex-hubby’s estate
      156 4 AN ENGLISHWOMAN who sued her former husband and mother-in-law for part of their estate won her case in the High Court yesterday. Mrs Jane Rebecca Ong, 35, claimed half her exhusband Ong SiauwTjoan's share of his late father's estate, saying he had transferred it to
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Jack Chia dies
        56 4 BUSINESSMAN Jack Chia who died here in his sleep yesterday founded the diversified Jack Chia-MPH (JC-MPH) Group. Mr Chia, who was 74, began as a pharmaceutical agent in Shanghai in 1945, moved into manufacturing in Malaysia and Singapore, and built a corporate empire by takeovers. His son
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        Retail in red
        54 4 THE tough retail market and high depreciation costs caused privately-owned Takashimaya and Seiyu to post net losses of $33.4 million and $7.8 million last year. But both retailers hope to be in the black by about 1998. Most retail is down new shopping space has outgrown the
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        Lunch probe
        59 4 A JAPANESE task force is probing the contamination of school lunches which have given 4,334 children food poisoning. Officials in Sakai visited companies which supply and deliver food to the primary schools in a bid to track down the source of the epidemic. The 0-157 strain of the
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        ‘Jets can fly low’
        57 4 THE Malaysian air traffic control system has indicated that, technically, no Republic of Singapore Air Force fighter jets have intruded into Malaysian airspace over Johor. Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Syed Hamid Albar said yesterday the air pact between the countries allowed Singapore's jets to fly low
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        New HK head
        57 4 BRITISH passport-holder Regina Ip, 46, is Hongkong's new Immigration Director. The current Director -General of Industry replaces Mr Laurence Leung, who quit suddenly two weeks ago, sparking rumours he may have compromised sensitive information. Mrs Ip will be required by law to renounce her British passport before
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      HEADLINERS
      60 4 The Straits Timet: Apec agrees on WTO agenda The Business Times: Regional bourses take hit but not rattled by Wall St Uanhe Zaobao: Wong Kan Seng: Govt alone cannot build gracious society Berita Harlan: Baku for oral exams RCS morning news: Trade Minister says ASEAN initiatives will help region
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      49 4 You may have been unable to get your Business Times, Straits Times, Sunday Times, LianHe Zaobao and other daily newspapers from your usual newsstand because of the higher demand lately. To ensure a daily copy, call Customer Services Section on 1800-749-2577, and ask for home or office delivery service.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon MIDNIGHT COWBOY
      659 5 On Saturday night, an unemployed man stole a horse from the Singapore Polo Club, then rode it down the Pan-Island Expressway and the Bukit Timah Expressway. CHAN SEET FUN speaks to the surprised woman who took a picture of the expressway Midnight Cowboy THE sight of a Midnight
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      POLO HORSES
      100 5 GALLOPING a polo horse along an expressway would traumatise it. "The unfamiliar surroundings the lights, the noise and the traffic would confuse the horse," said Mr Chris Joseph, 45, manager of the Bukit Timah Saddle Club. He added that polo horses are also used to being on grass
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      He ate well and lost leg
      601 6 At least three amputations are carried out in Singapore every day, and at least one is for a diabetic patient. Some diabetics have their limbs amputated because they do not take care of their condition. NG WAN CHING spoke to one such person MR
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      AMPUTATIONS
      84 6 AT least three people get their fingers, toes, hands or legs amputated in Singapore a day. On average, one to two of them are due to diabetes. The rest are due to gangrene from trauma, bone and muscle tumours and industrial accidents, said a Ministry of Health spokesman. These
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      ‘SHARED-CARE SYSTEM’
      208 6 THE Tan Tock Seng Hospital has set up a "shared-care system" and direct contact for patients with a podiatrist (health professional treating problems of human feet) to help combat high amputation rates in Singapore due to diabetes. Under the "shared-care system", the patient sees a specialist a few
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      Lock icon She ate properly but...
      232 6 NOT all diabetics can avoid amputation. Take Ms Aishah Sheikh Mada, for example. Though she took care of her condition for 15 years, her weak heart caused her to lose her right leg after her toe turned blade with gangrene. Doctors amputated her leg above the
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Making a new Mark in life
      671 8  -  BILLIARD CUE-ATTACK VICTIM FIGHTS BACK FROM PARTIAL PARALYSIS AND BLINDNESS BY Jill Lim MARK Lim, 20, lost one year of his young life, but he's just glad to be alive. The student almost died after he was bashed on the head with a billiard
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      Lock icon Help us, our house is on fire
      364 9  -  BY Alethea Lim THE living room was in flames and the front door was locked. Two women and a young girl were trapped in one of the bedrooms. Miss Lim Lie Ling, 22, her sister, Lee Nah, 24, and niece Tan Seok Yee,
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      BURNT MAN DIES
      87 9 A 68-year-old man died on Monday from injuries sustained in a fire at his stall in a Bedok coffeeshop on July 6. Mr Abdul Hamid was burnt while trying to put out the fire that started after gas leaked from an IPG (liquified petroleum gas) cylinder at
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      TWO FIRE ENGINES
      42 9 A Singapore Civil Defence Force spokesman said that two fire engines were used to put out the Geylang Bahru fire yesterday morning. The fire was extinguished in 15 minutes. He added that the cause of fire was being investigated.
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      Lock icon He’s my husband
      320 10  -  2 men chase alleged molester. Then woman screams: By Jill Lim AN ALLEGED molester tried to run away yesterday. But two men, determined not to let him get away, pounded after him. Hot on their heels, came a hysterical woman, who said she was the man's wife.
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      ‘CIGARETTE IN BUS’
      124 10 BEFORE he allegedly molested the two women, the man had smoked a cigarette. Said Mr Mohammad Fawzie: "No one stopped him. It was an air-con bus and the whole bus smelled of cigarette smoke. Then he dropped his cigarette on the floor and stubbed it out. "Smoking
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      BG Yeo: I’m prepared to debate
      512 11 C CLASS MEDICAL CARE On Monday, the Select Committee on health-care subsidies invited the Singapore Democratic Party to present its report on the subject. One issue raised during the nine-hour session was the level of medical care in C Class wards compared with that
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      CHARTING THE HEALTH-CARE SUBSIDIES GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT
      171 11 THE SDP produced one set of charts to support its charge that there were "hardly any subsidies at air in health-care costs. The Health Ministry produced another set showing otherwise. Health Minister George Yeo said the ministry was prepared to have its
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      Lock icon 2 men were trapped here
      310 12 A TRENCH which trapped two construction workers was not properly constructed, Labour Ministry investigations revealed yesterday. Both workers were trapped when a side of the trench they were working in suddenly collapsed on Monday. Mr Abdul Hannan, 25, a Bangladeshi, and Mr Nansin Wang, 44,
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      192 10 Rescue 995 Needs Extraordinary J Individuals As Paramedics. How Do You Measure Up? We are looking for extraordinary individuals to be part of our new Paramedics Team. Some of the qualities that you must have before you are even considered are commitment, dedication, pleasant personality, a natural tendency to help
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      124 11 Belly Dancing. Yet another reason to visit the Clarke Quay Food Festival. We agree, a trim abdomen like the one shown on the right isn't what one needs to be reminded of during a food festival. Still, we think you'll find the performances of our three Turkish belly dancers to
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      302 13 THE NEW PAPER/TANGS "GREAT ACHIEVERS" SPECIAL > (Third in a series of four) TANGS Great things are happening at Tangs during The Great Singapore Sale. To make this event even more special for you, take part in this contest and win fantastic prizes. US THE RIGHT NAMt g FOR FABULOUS
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Seat slasher
      342 15 He couldn't sleep because of the sound of motorcycle engines being revved. So he slashed the seats of three bikes parked below his flat. But it only got him into trouble. RIANAZAKIR reports HIS sleepless nights turned into a nightmare after he slashed the seats of motorcyles near
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      WIFE SAYS
      22 15 He only slept for two to three hours a day after that because he was afraid of going to jail.
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      Gone in 5 mins
      363 16  -  BRACELETS WORTH $40,000 STOLEN FROM CLARKE QUAY WELL PRESSED ROBBERS The robbers who struck at the shop were all in their 40s and smartly dressed in polo T-shirts and trousers. All three have tanned complexions and are about 1.75 mtall. Two are medium-built while the other
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Wall Street’s bungee jump
      394 17 Source: Wire services. THE New York Stock Exchange plunged more than 160 points early yesterday, and then reversed the trend in mid-afternoon. Observers called this Wall Street's "bungee jump". The Dow Jones industrial average ended 11.84 points up on Monday's close, to reach 5,361.35. The initial
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      STI INDEX
      21 17 The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 5.87 points to 2185.32 at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 2179.45.
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      Lock icon Clinton’s Cuban ‘climb-down’
      232 17 AFP. PRESIDENT Bill Clinton yesterday postponed for six months a law allowing Americans to sue foreign companies doing business in Cuba. He hopes this move will defuse a bitter row with Washington's trade partners, in particular Canada, Mexico and the European Union. Mr Clinton decided to postpone
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      HELMSBURTON LAW
      82 17 ABOUT BCX) US companies and nationals would be able to file a lawsuit in US courts under the Helms-Burton law. tt is aimed at punishing foreign companies that use confiscated property worth a minimum of US$5O,OOO (S$70,000) in Cuba. Claims could run into billions of dollars. The law,
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      Lock icon Israeli leader’s surprise meeting
      408 18 NETANYAHU'S FIRST TALKS WITH AN ARAB PM Reuter. ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Jordan's prime minister in Israel last night at a surprise meeting. It was Mr Netanyahu's first meeting with an Arab leader since he won the elections in May. Jordanian Prime Minister AbdulKarim
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      Lock icon PM’s ‘rotten’ name
      188 18 AFP. THE Egyptian press is having a laugh at the expense of Israel's new prime minister with an Arabic word play on his name. By a particular spelling in Arabic letters, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu's name becomes "nitin", meaning "rotten" and "yahu", a slang expression for: "Hey, there
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      Lock icon Di quits charities
      342 19 Another royal 'better suited', she says Source: Wire services PRINCESS has resigned as head of almost 100 charities, sending shock waves through the British charity world. She said she is standing down because she will no longer be a member of the Royal Family after her divorce
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon No Michael mania in Brunei
      438 21  -  BY Yong Siew Fern REPORTING FROM BRUNEI THE people of Brunei got to see superstar Michael Jackson for free. But the show didn't get them all hot and hysterical. Last night, about 20 per cent of Brunei's 300,000 citizens enjoyed a privilege normally exclusive to
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      FREEBIES AND DISCOUNTS
      122 21 THE Sultan of Brunei celebrated his 50th birthday with even more freebies and entertainment for his people. Besides the usual birthday parade, investiture ceremony and state banquet, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah built an 8 ha open-air area-cum-stage called the Jerudong Park Garden. This area joins a 28 ha
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      Many in the dark about concert
      235 21 THE Jacko concert gift came too "well-wrapped". Up till yesterday morning, many people here still were not sure if the superstar would indeed perform in Brunei. 9 The press and the man-in-the-street had been speculating for about a month. One local English paper recently
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      Tragic trip for 7 kids
      333 22 GENTING HOLIDAY HORROR PLUNGE THIRTY families made a happy trip to Genting Highlands. Two of the families lost at least three members in the horror plunge on their return home on Monday. Seventeen people died, seven of them children. Ismail Azenam, a senior staff member
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      Three bids to raise wreck fail
      226 22  -  By Ivy Ong FROM KUALA LUMPUR POLICE officers tried three times to raise the bus from the ravine yesterday. But it was all in vain. The officers tried to lift the bus by connecting it to a crane, which was in turn connected to
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      A saga of family love
      471 23 I American couple adopt 3-year-old South Korean boy 1 17 years later, he has leukaemia They go to South Korea to find his family so that he can be saved BRIAN Bauman, now a 21-year-old US Air Force cadet, was a three-year-old South Korean boy
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      BACKGROUND
      87 23 AFTER the Korean War in the '50s, a hardup South Korea began sending thousands of children abroad for adoption. The number peaked at 8,800 in 1985. To many South Koreans, adoption is shameful. Families who give away or take in children tend to hide the fact from neighbours and
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  • spotlight
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      Picking up where history leaves off
      411 24 Two NUS architecture students reflected their love of history in their graduation projects. One delved into Bras Basah Park's varied history. Another sought to give the National Archives an X-tra twist YVONNE LIM looks at their plans BRAS Basah Park, along Stamford Road, is
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      Eerie scene, and ‘living archives’ is born
      258 24 COLD and silence in the dim corridor. The great walls unroll into the distance, sprawled with giant handwriting of the long-dead. A ghostly message to the living. Suddenly, a blinding shaft of light. Through the window rises a gray, deadly familiar shape The
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  • DEARAGGIE
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      How can I cover business loss?
      290 25 Dear Aggie I AM a housewife who has lost money in a business venture. My husband is not aware of it and I do not know who I can turn to for help. All I need is about $3,000. I do not want to
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      Teacher makes my heart beat faster
      233 25 I AM interested in one of my Physical Education teachers. I hear that he is only a temporary teacher. He is from the army and is only 19 years old. Whenever he passes my class, my heart will start beating faster. Whenever he speaks
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      Help me say no to men
      204 25 I AM a 22-year-old working girl. At 16,1 had my first intimate experience with my boyfriend. We stopped after that first time. Since I broke off with him, I got to know many other men. And I was sexually involved with all of them.
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      Just kiss him goodbye
      181 25 MY boyfriend is two years older. We quarrelled recently because I did not want to engage in "French kissing". I'm only 13 and I feel I'm too young for this kind of thing. But I agreed to it because I did not want us to break
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  • Showtime
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      Taking karaoke to new heights
      313 26  -  By] Edwin Yeo THE next time skydiving enthusiast Curtis Williams jumps from a plane, he may be holding a karaoke mike and singing, too. The American is considering taking up the unusual challenge set by Channel KTV, Asia's first satellite karaoke channel. The Singapore-based station
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      CHANNEL KTV
      22 26 CHANNEL KTVlss 24-hour Karaoke music video channel wn«cn plays videos in En*sh, Mandannsnd aywese Theservioe ki February this t >k
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      THE CHALLENGES
      48 26 AMONG the challengers the station is looking for are: A karaoke singer at the highest/lowest/deepest point of the world. The first astronaut to karaoke in space. The Southernmost and Northernmost karaoke snagar in the ISIUIIfMr Ql T GSUE MM g^,■ ||i >iV;'4- •C' T7 "5 T
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      tie the knot today
      453 27 AFTER 13 YEARS... Hongkong star Sally Yeh will wed fellow Hongkong singer George Lam today in Canada. She recently opened up about her 13-year relationship after having long denied they were a couple HONGKONG star Sally Yeh said her relationship with fellow singer George Lam was
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      Fresh prince of the big screen
      332 28 WILL Smith has plenty to smile about these days. To begin with, Smith, 27, stars in Independence Day, the box-office monster which signals the return of sci-fi to the big screen. In this alien invasion thriller, Smith plays hotshot pilot Steven Hiller who helps
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      164 29 JODIE Foster is suing PolyGram for U5554.5 million (5576.3 million) after backing out of a supporting role in a new movie. What is more amazing is that PolyGram is her business partner it has a film development deal with her production house, Egg Pictures,
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      170 29 VAL Kilmer (right) apparently drives directors and co-stars crazy. Joel Schumacher, who directed the 36-year-old in Batman Forever, says that is why he cast George Clooney instead in Batman and Robin. "He was childish and impossible," Schumacher told US magazine Star. He said he even
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      116 29 WHEN asked what he thought was cool, actor Michael Keaton told US magazine Entertainment Weekly: "Jackie Chan (above), my new idol, the hottest actor going". Asked what was uncool, he said: "People who judge others as uncool." Here is what other Hollywood stars told the magazine: Alicia
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      129 29 LAST week, we asked you to match the "hairdo" to the star in a six-head skull scratcher and win yourself a haircut. Here's the bald truth: Out of 421 callers, only 135 matched all six stars to their "hairdos" correctly. The 20
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    499 31  -  ET CETERA WITH CAROL LEONG IT took a seven-year-old to show me how profoundly rude I was. I went to Thailand last Thursday to visit a very committed friend who teaches at a rural school which is a two-hour drive from Bangkok. OK, I
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      423 34 2021 Health Car* 2621 HmMi Car* 2621 H*ahh Car* 2621 HmMi Car* Poaltiona Positions Positions PoaMow MINISTRY OF HEALTH the modern care facilities in Asia and Wi ■■> the growing ]H[ health care industry f offers exciting I A opportunities for young *r M people. If you care for IT^PHP
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      507 34 2630 Sales Position* 2630 Sales Positions 2630 Solos Positions 1 1 CAREER OPPORTUNITY IjrDoes your job offer you a rewarding career 1 We art In position to offer you a challenging career J aJT which Includes: VHI Reward based solely on high ability and good performance Jj[ (Expected annual Income
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      391 35 2630 Sal— Positions 2630 Sal— Position* i[ Kim&xxmßx., (*l5OO-*2508) tw *s> mm (*1200*1500) (♦isoo-*2ooo) ■> fl-wem, I I >C.P.F.&«»4. «EWili|». WMJgftiir I I I I i aQKauLSs&zSB 1 179 Syed AM Road *01-04 I ,f* Singapore *****5. I ("L/tHm JrrtKa" behind Mutt* fa Cmntrm or H New Pmrk Hotmi Along
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      333 35 2630 Sales Positions Established computer I ufvkt company mvlm If Institutional customers R •ml well known OKMs I in the region invites applicants for tho I following positions: p Outgoing personality with good communication skills Achievement oriented and mature outlook Desire to grow financially Sales experience preferred PC knowledge an
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      262 35 2630 SalM Positions Now expanding international management consultancy firm looking for dynamic SALES EXECUTIVES to msrkot virtusl educstion snd training programmes. Age 25 to 35 years old (Degree holder not essential) Interested please call Martha Chuang for an interview at 274-9896 Urgently Raquirod at departmental stores. Able to work on
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      263 36 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ 2642 HotsV Restaurant/ Lounge Positions Lounge Positions /W BMB Kinoki Box. a pub/KTV room outlst W N it Psrco Buflb Junction b looking for Basic salary 6 Incontivos up to $1800 1 (For position 1) U Basic salary Incontlyos up to $1400 for full-timorsl (For positions 2
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      305 36 2646 Administrative/ 2646 Adminietretive/ Clerical Poeitione Clericel Poeitlone IfM Singapore Press VIV Holdings I* Photostat documents Sort and distribute mall Collect, distribute and file newspapers I* Ability to speak English Prepared to work on Sat/ Sun 8r on S rotating shifts (Sam to 2pm. 6am to 3pm, Bam to spm.
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      331 37 2648 Administrative 2648 Administrative Clerical Positions Cloricai Positions r™Wl| Nippon Paint Singapore, a member of the NIPSEA Group, is the largest KMI paint manufacturer with the widest H dealer network in Singapore. We ftiß J now invite suitable candidates to i°' n us 00 our path of expansion. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
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      316 37 2648 Administrative/ Clarical Positions I Trading Co. (near I Kambangan MRT) requiree: ACCOUNTS ASST. Preferably Chineee. age below 25 Min. GCE *0' level Min. LCCI Intermediete Book-keeping or equivalent Computer literate lACCPAC an advantage) Relevant experience required but not aesential as training provided. IwteceeSed. pie. cell Me t|-»m at to
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      200 37 2648 Admlnistrativa/ Clarical Positions GENERAL CLERK Minimum 'N'/ "0" Level Baaic accounting knowledge Experience not necessary training will be provided Interested party please contact tal: 7SSSSIS for an interview eppointment at Bih i WSweaedt Drive •01-10 h_r Lew firm requires; 1) RECEPTIONIST 2) ACCOUNTS CLERK 3) SECRETARIES Come personally to
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      333 38 2654 Technical taWoM 2664 Technical Poeftkma 3S SINGAPORE EM SCIENCE CENTRE m invites applications from suitably qualified I H candidates for the following position: H I TECHNICAL I I OFFICER I (OMNI THEATRE) B H Requirements: H M Technical Diploma in Electronics from the Polytechnic or any other recognised institution,
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      381 38 2672 Deepatcfc/Delivery 2672 De»atcM>ellvery Poamona Position* A leading optical company requires DESPATCH RIDER Any race Own motorbike. Class 2B licence Must be familar with Singapore roads Salary commission Interested, please come for interview Monday to Friday, 10am to B.SOpm or Saturday 10am to Ipm 70S Sims Drive 0«-048 Shun U
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      272 39 26— Other Positions 2689 Other Positions 2688 Other Positions If you re Looking for a job, here'j good new J. WALK-IN INTERVIEW on Thursday. 18/7/96 8 Friday. 19/7/96 from 9am to 12 noon 8 from 2pm to Spm at Human Resource Division News Centre, 6th Floor 82 Genting Lane Singapore
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      439 40 BRITISH OPEN GOLF NICK FALDO is a man renowned for his meticulous approach to golf and now that remarkable attention to detail has made him a player off the course as well. Flado's win at the Masters at Augusta, Georgia in March ended an unusually
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      94 40 Faldo has just signed a five-year deal with British car maker Jaguar Has helped design the revolutionary new Bridgestone ball Is involved in research and development at Japanese equipment maker Mizuno Has participated in the design of the company's gloves and the shoes he wears Has had a
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      88 40 PHIL Mickelson is being heavily backed to become the first left-hander since Bob Charles in 1963 to win the British Open. Bookmakers Coral reported a rush of money for the American, whose odds were cut from 40-1 to 28-1. Another attracting the punters was Welshman lan Woosnam,
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      170 40 Reuter. A year ago John Daly prided himself on the fact that he won the British Open "with sobriety". But if the reformed alcoholic wins it again at Royal Lytham this week, it will be with consistency. "The last 12 months since St Andrews,
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    373 41  -  SSC TAKES ACTION AFTER MUD-BATH By, Jeffrey Low THE football pitch at the Woodlands Stadium has been declared a no-play zone from yesterday until Saturday. During the four-day closure, repairs will be made to bring it to a better playing condition than last Saturday's
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    444 41  -  By! S gulam MALEK Awab is the most notable absentee from the S-League All-Stars team to face English side Newcastle United at the National Stadium on Aug 1. And, it has not missed the attention of some fans who wondered why? After all, one said,
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    323 41 PIONEER SERIES: Friday: Balestier v Geylang (National Stadium, Bpm) Sales: Toa Payoh Stadium (35&0049) and Bedok Stadium (441-8020) Saturday: Woodlands vTampines (Woodlands Stadium, Bpm) Sales: Woodlands Stadium (367-1080) and Tampines Stadium (*****36) 22nd Street Barber (Blk 293, #01-221, Yishun St 22 near Sembawang Town Council). Sales: llam-dpnr (daily
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      331 42 WORLD No 1 tennis player, Pete Sampras, has pulled out of the Olympic Games suffering from a strained right Achilles tendon. This is a very unfortunate time to suffer an injury," Sampras said yesterday. "After I lost at Wimbledon I was determined to make up for it
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      217 42 ATLANTA FACES Reuter. SVETLANA Boginskaya, elegant grande dame of women's gymnastics at the advanced age of 23, has one goal as she prepares to compete in her third Olympics. "I just want to have fun for once in my life in gymnastics," Boginskaya said after practicing
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      323 42 PASSING THE BUCKS Ugandan Olympic boxer Kizzie Bakule-Charles will appear in an Atlanta court charged with passing five counterfeit US$lOO bills on a shopping spree for women's underwear. Bakule-Charles, 22, boxing coach Dick Katende, 38, and a second boxer Franco Ogentho were interrogated by federal agents after the
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      332 45 WHEN I'M 94 The army of young volunteers are a hallmark of every Olympics, but not all are wet behind the ears. Certainly not Charles Fram, who joined the ranks onJuly 6, his 94th birthday. A former publisher, Atlanta's oldest volunteer isworking in the religious centre of the
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      478 45 THIS MAN COULD BE THE FASTEST IN THE WORLD SUNDAY, JULY 28, Bam, 100 m FINALS NAMIBIA 1987... I NYT. WHEN he left southern Africa for the first time in 1987, Frank
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      288 45 ATLANTA 1996... NYT. EXTRAORDINARY STREAK: Frank Fredericks could not have imagined eventually running the second and third fastest 100 metres in history in the span of 10 days. Or defeating Michael Johnson at the
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      116 46 DREAM MONEY FOR DREAM TEAM SIGNED Michael Jordan: US$3O million ($42 million) for one more season with Chicago Bulls. Gary Payton. US$B5 million to rejoin Seattle Supersonics for seven years. Hakeem (Mafciwon: US$6O million for a four-year deal with Houston Rockets. John Stockton: US$l5 million for a
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      564 46 DREAM TEAM FIXTURES Sunday: v Argentina, 10am (Singapore time) 23 Jul: v Angola, 10am 25 Jul: v Lithuania, 10am 27 M: v China, 10am 29 Jul: v Croatia, 7am AFP. EVEN before they begin playing for Olympic gold, members of the United States basketball Dream Team
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      219 46 Here's how some of the teams from the more popular games are grouped in Atlanta: BASKETBALL Group A: China, Angola, Lithuania, US, Argentina Group B: Australia, South Korea, Greece, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Puerto Rico FOOTBALL Group A: Portugal, Tunisia, USA, Argentina Group B: Spain,
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