The New Paper, 10 August 1996

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    12 1 the new paper SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1996 MM* (P) 061/4*6 60 cons
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      31 1 Fatal Newcastle's low V 'v l^^h B^BBKq 2555^5S5555^3 —Says Jeff Low. Will Alan Shearer shoot down Man U tomorrow? /Page 59 00 Another quality pubOcatkmof qS*Singapore Press Holdings http://web3.asia I .com.sg/tnp
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    Lock icon Turtle lays 100 eggs at East Coast Park beach
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Is this OK now, sir?
      126 2 AFP. CHANGE it, ordered Philippine Interior Secretary Robert Barbers. And so a clearly-startled and embarrassed officer on the cover illustration of a human rights booklet for the Philippine police became more dignified. A chubby Mr Barbers handing the government-is-sued Know Your Rights booklet also became
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      Lock icon US, China to work together
      355 2 TREATY BANNING NUCLEAR TESTS Source: Reuter. THE US and China have joined hands to try and ensure that a treaty aimed at banning all forms of nuclear tests will be signed next week. A US diplomatic source in Geneva said yesterday that the two countries
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      Lock icon INDIA WANTS CHANGE
      148 2 Reuter. INDIA is still insisting on changes to the text of the nuclear pact before it will sign the treaty. Diplomats said time is run-, ning short if the delegates in Geneva are to agree on a treaty text by next Thursday and forward it to the
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      Lock icon It came, it laid, it
      405 3 MS KOH Ming Shing, 21, couldn't believe her eyes when she saw a turtle heaving onto the East Coast Park beach. The greater surprise: The turtle started laying eggs. Said Ms Koh, a receptionist: "My first thought was that it was impossible for such things
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      EGGS SAFE
      120 3 ON Thursday, two Primary Production Department (PPD) officers Miss Lye Fong Keng, 25, and Mr Liang Ah Heng, 37 went down to the beach to collect the eggs. This was to ensure that beach-combers did not destroy them. The turtle is an endangered species. The turtle eggs are
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      HAWKSBILL TURTLE
      126 3 THE turtle is believed to be a hawksbill turtle, said a Singapore Zoological Gardens spokesperson. This marine turtle can be found in the surrounding waters of Singapore. It is recognised by a hawk-like beak and a distinctive pattern on its shell. Said Mr Sim Siang Huat, the curator
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      307 2 So like us KErSMH Mmti YOU live in HDB? Close to PIE? Oh you're a tourist, want to change money? Okay, I take you to POSB. Let's take the MRT. Foreigners may be baffled but that's us. Dr Lubna Alsagoff, NUS linguistics lecturer, says: "I think it is simply creative
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      52 3 iHHHyfDONTLIKEj THAT, LAH! I m^_ WAH lau, why you so like dat one? Can meh? You want to die, ah? Okay, okay, it's Singlish but it's so Singaporean. Said Dr K K Seet, lecturer at NUS, said: "Singlish is unique to us. Making us instantaneously recognisable only to fellow Singaporeans,
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      54 3 Calf m. Hotline pnw "*****55 WHOOSH, it goes when you least expect it. Watering holes, restaurants and stores now have toilets that flush themselves. But if only someone would design an automatic flush that does not spray your bottom while your bottom is on the lid or keep you waiting
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      CRACKDOWN
      248 4 L hot a kSTORIES J FAKE FOREIGNERS THE Immigration Department is cracking down on foreigners who use forged documents to get work passes in Singapore Field operations officer Wong Kong Wa told The Straits Times that the problem surfaced last year. PROBLEM MORE than 800 have been caught using
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      DOW JONES
      14 4 Dow Jones industrial average lost 32.18 points to close at 5,681.31 yesterday.
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      HEADLINERS
      74 4 The Straits Timet: Singapore remembers Tlw Bmilmii Times: The past unfolds, In 30 minutes Uealii Zaebao: NDP 96: Looking back on tough years of nation-building, striving towards a bright future; 60,000-strong crowd celebrates Singapore's 31st birthday at the National Stadium Berita Harlan: Top vision shines RCS morning news: The
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Residents want room
        75 4 MOST Tao Payoh flat-owners affected by the en-bloc redevelopment of their HDB blocks will buy bigger flats and stay in the neighbourhood. Of the 400, 393 are buying, at a special discount, new HDB four- and five-room flats being built on a vacant site nearby. Two are
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        Chinese behaviour plan
        71 4 CHINA is preparing to tackle its problems of lax moral attitudes, corruption and crime in its changing society. Top Chinese leaders gathered at the summer resort of Beidaihe have agreed on a draft report on promoting spiritual civilisation, according to Hongkong reports. Its proposed system of moral
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        Aussie shots at US
        68 4 AUSTRALIAN Trade Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer has backed former Prime Minister Bob Hawke by mounting his own attack on the United States' "heavy-handed" pursuit of human-rights issues in Asia. Mr Fischer said that he had never agreed with "heavy-handed criticism of human rights,
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        Baby girl victim No. 8
        77 4 A BABY girl died near Tokyo yesterday, the eighth victim of Japan's worst outbreak of food poisoning in half a century. The outbreak is spreading in Tokyo, where there has been almost 1,000 cases. Most of the 9,300 cases nationally have occurred in Sakai, a
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        ‘Superdog’ for police
        70 4 BRITISH authorities plan to breed a "superdog" for police work. The aim is to replace the 1,000 Alsatians now in service. A sperm bank is being set up with frozen samples taken from Britain's 400 best police dogs. The aim is to breed a new generation of
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      111 4 SALE, sale, sale. And you have got a crowd. But how do you snap up the best bargains? You need: Sharpshooter's eyes, to spot a bargain a mile off. Donovan Bailey's legs, to beat everybody to it. A wrestler's arms, so nobody can snatch it from you. Oh. And cash
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      74 4 BfCYCLE sauT Mountain Bike 26" with 1997 Shimano Parts 21 Speed, complete with Alloy Rims Available in 2 models Cr-Mo Frame- Alloy Frame- $499 Full range of bicycles (kids adults) Accessories and Apparels are also available Free delivery for purchase above $1 SO Blk 80 Marine Parade Central #01-778 Opening
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Spectacular eye-opener
      533 5 TANDEM jumpers sailed into the stadium to the theme music from Mission Impossible and American George Turney was just blown away by the Hollywood slickness of it all. George, 36, is still not used to Singapore's show of patriotism despite all the spirited displays of national pride that
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      Lock icon NATIONAL From sweat to tears
      256 6  -  BY Teo Yun Yun SOME cried when the show was over. The Dunearn Secondary School students hugged each other and wrote messages on one another's T-shirts with tears in their eyes. Said Caroline Kwan, a Sec 1 student, 13: "We spent so much time together
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      Lock icon His song for S'pore
      344 7  -  By Crispina Robert KENNETH Li is only 12, but already, he has a song for Singapore. He composed a piece of music which 87 of his schoolmates from Anglo-Chinese Junior School played for the school's National Day celebrations on Thursday. His Primary 6 class was asked
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      MUSICATHON
      59 7 THE children at AngloChinese Junior School (ACJS) got to sing, dance, eat and play to their hearts' content for their National Day celebrations on Thursday. The Musicathon was the highlight of the celebrations. Parents and teachers joined in the performances. Called the ACJS Family Carnival Day, the event raised
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      Lock icon Homegrown long beans, anyone?
      370 8  -  By. Julie Leong WHEN Mr Phua Chin Hock, 30, moved from his vegetable farm to an HDB flat six years ago, he thought he would be leaving behind his kampung lifestyle for good. He was wrong. For the past two months, he and 60 other residents
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      HOW IT WORKS
      78 8 MR Lim Boon Tean distributed the land to groups of residents keen on growing vegetables. It works on a first-come-first-served basis. Today, there are about 20 mini plots, each about 100 sq m, separated by narrow dirt lanes and lush vegetation. Water is pumped from a nearby
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      DRIVING FORCE
      187 8 MR Lim Boon Tean, 39, chairman of the Residents' Committee (RC) of Zone 4, Bukit Panjang came up with the idea of turning the grassland into a farm. "Many of the residents used to live in rural areas and are very familiar with farming," said Mr Lim. "I
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      Blood, money for cancer girl
      374 9 The New Paper's Hotline was abuzz with calls from concerned readers on Thursday. They offered help to cancer patient NurAtiiqahJohari, nine. She was featured in The New Paper on Wednesday. BERNARD PEREIRA reports THE calls came pouring in. They offered blood. They offered money. By
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      STILL COLLECTING PLATELETS
      104 9 DR Yeoh said the Blood Donation Centre will not stop the collection of platelets yet. All excess donations will be sent to the Bone Marrow Programme. 'The rest will be used to replenish our depleted stocks We'll also channel them to the Bone Marrow Programme," he said.
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      50¢ a big deal for some
      512 10 cabbies air concerns over cablink Since the automated booking system for Comfort cabs started five months ago, there have been teething problems. JILL LIM reports ITS a matter of 50 cents. But for some cabbies of Cab Link, the satellite-based automated caJi-a-cab system, this
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      68 5 GIRLS hope all the scrawny 17-year-old boys doing national service will turn into muscular, gallant men a mix of Rambo and Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman. But when guys enter the army, all they talk about when they're out on weekends is the army. They moan how
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      139 6 Kang Li Crystal Date: 11/8/96 Time: After 2:oopm Venue: Fu Lu Shou Complex Basement Results of the Grand Lucky Draw will be announced at the auction. Half of the amount received from the auction will be donated to the National Kidney Foundation, particularly for subsidizing care the elderly patients. Your
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      87 6 THE Raffles Hotel will turn 109 on Dec 5. Its guests have included authors Joseph Conrad, Somerset Maugham, Rudyard Kipling, film stars Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor, and most recently, Michael Jackson. Nowonder.it was declared a National Monument in 1987. f jlP&Hittfo'O Sagpoft Skypi Ctt Rd (New Dhoby (Mm MKT) <01-23
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      57 6 WHAT sticks in foreigners' minds when they think of Singapore? The ban on the sale, of chewing gum. It was banned in 1992 because cleaners had a hard time removing the sticky mess from MRT trains. But packets still come in, by gum. Next time you see an Asian abroad
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      111 7 o. r. b, s. wave q o o The next W Cl V W of Ray-Ban Sunglasses (D Combining the latest technologies with provocative, futuristic designs, the Orbe collection is a symbolic statement expressing the attitudes of the new generation of sunglass wearers. A bokJ 0 Orbs signature on the
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      72 7 'I A, Primary 1 I registration HAVE child, think school. Start early. At three, think what kind of school you want him in. At four, decide which school best fulfils your needs (sorry, your child's needs). Volunteer your services to the school. At five, look for a home within 1
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      53 8 WHAT gets a man a woman for life (as wife) in Singapore? The five Cs: Country club membership, condo, credit card, car, cash. Hey, that was before we wanted to be a gracious society. The prized five Cs now are: Care, commitment, consideration, communication, character. The old five Cs are
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      57 8 YOU don't have to be rich or famous or even human to be a celebrity in Singapore. Ah Meng, the orang-utan at the Singapore Zoo, is famous. Then there is Inuka, the first polar bear bom in the tropics. Couples are invited to hold wedding dinners at the zoo now.
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      49 9 KIASU. That's Hokkien for "afraid to lose out". You may be called kiasu if you leave home at 5 am to queue for tickets to the National Day Parade or buy 20 Big Sweep tickets to increase your chances of winning. Never mind. You're not being kiasu, just Singaporean.
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      45 9 I DOGGONE IREFRESHINGJ m L|B A nev/ "breed of refreshment has hit town, M I Just the thing to turn those party spirits loose. V Available at selected 7-Bleven stores, Cold Storage Supermarkets and your favourite watering holes now. I THE ORIGINAL ALCOHOLIC LEMONADE. I
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      405 10 SINGAPORE is more than just a Chicken Rice Paradise, as even tourists know by now. Hawker centres have become tourist attractions. How to tell a Singaporean from a tourist? The Singaporean doesn't nibble, he gobbles. For in this country, "eating is prosperity" (as the Chinese put it). Happy belly. "{PK«O®/'
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      180 11 TRUCK BUS TYRES truck lyres offer stability, traction and longer treadlife. Despite costing more and being 8 kgs heavier, the demand for them increases significantly and it can withstand heavier over-loading. y^ IBM T <O*SUMITOMO MADE IN JAPAN mmm m TYRE battiei gn UP ssssssMM AA No. 32 Riverside Road
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      Lock icon Murdered at his drinks stall
      423 12  -  By. Julie Leong WHEN the canteen he ran was broken into four months ago, Mr Hui Siew Kong, 64, decided to step up security. So, he set up an alarm linked to his pager, installed roller shutters and put two padlocks on the front door.
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      He worked long hours
      115 12 A RETIRED taxi driver, Mr Hui had moved into the canteen a year ago even though he had a three-room flat in Commonwealth Drive. The flat is rented to a family. Said his brother, Mr Hui Siew Thye, 63, retired: "He worked long hours and said
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      Killed by his own knife
      518 13 A 75-year-old man tripped, fell and accidentally stabbed himself in the chest with a fruit knife this big. Nobody expected it to be fatal. RIANAZAKIR reports IT was a harmless looking fruit knife with a 7.5 cm-long blade. The cut it caused was only 2
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      ‘Customer’ stabs shopkeeper
      388 14  -  B Man walks up to shopkeeper, whisks out a knife and threatens to rob him 6 Victim shouts for help and helps nab attacker. 1 Btl Ivy Ong PRODUCTION operator Omar Mohamed stabbed a shopkeeper with a foldable knife after trying to rob him. A district court
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      154 12 TALL, DARK AND HANDSOME. 1 Rhythm breeze function Oscillation Timer Full wireless remote control Available in grey or green For enquiries, please all: CAPITAL (S) PTE LTD Office 48 Maciaggart Road #03-03 Singapore *****8 Tet 258 9190 (5 lines) 288-5869 Service Centre/Warehouse 1 Upper Al|un«d Link Block A #05-06 Joo
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      54 12 I QUEUE for soccer match tickets, queue for condos, queue for freebies. We don't just queue for everything, we queue for days too. At some bus-stops in the morning, people queue up even before the bus arrives. Queer it may seem to outsiders. But Queues 'R Us. We line up
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      63 13 2 m H IB I ,M><M H| I! 9;sjp H! lisMfllS m S I WHAT does a Singaporean say when he asks a woman to marry him? "Let's go apply for a flat." Home is where the heart is for every Singaporean. The bigger, the better, and private, best of
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      68 13 ggj Hgyl [J§§|B The RSN will be holding an Open House for the public on the 10 11 August *96. It's free and you're guaranteed lots of fun. You can go on board our warships, participate in exciting games, and have fun at our disco. 'NON-UNIFORMED FEMALE ADMIN SUPERVISOR SUPPORT
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      144 14 f SINGAPORE Girl, you are a great way to fly. Singapore Airlines boasts one of the youngest fleets of aircraft in the world. But passengers also look for service. And the Singapore Girl is renowned for her service with a smile. Men and airlines are the same. Behind the success
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Likely change of Tenaga chief
      313 16 BLACKOUT IN MALAYSIA Source: Wire services. MALAYSIA'S main power company will get a new chief after last week's embarrassing nationwide electricity blackout, said industry sources. Mr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali is tipped to succeed Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) executive chairman Tan Sri Dr Ani Arope, whose
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      Lock icon 'Police held up by errors’
      446 17 OLYMPICS BOMB TRAGEDY Reuter. A SERIES of errors delayed police response to the anonymous warning about the bombing at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park. Police records of the 911 emergency call did not seem to match what journalists were told officially after the July 27 bombing
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      Call Legal line
      72 18 CALL The New Paper's 24-hour Legal Line on 1900-*****14 if you have any legal quehes. Vou can also listen to answers given by lawyers. TMsweek'eQAA: Settling molest case outside court Suing pet dog's ex-owner for dishonesty Weekly features: Division of assets acquired during marriage Buying real estate.
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      Lock icon 76 die in Spain campsite
      166 18 Wire Services. FLASH floods sent tonnes of mud, rocks and uprooted trees crashing through a holiday campsite in Spain on Wednesday, killing at least 76 people. The death toll is expected to reach more than 100, as the Las Nievas campsite had up to 660
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      Lock icon Is he Dole’s running mate?
      354 19 AFP. Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has finally decided on his running mate. But he's keeping mum about it. Still, speculation was rife yesterday that Mr Dole's choice was US Housing Secretary Jack Kemp. Cable News Network (CNN) reported earlier that Mr Kemp had been
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      280 20 SHE DISOBEYED DOCTOR NOW A NEW ABORTION ROW Source: Wire Services HERE'S a question that requires pregnant thought. What happens if you don't follow doctor's orders? A British woman who underwent fertility treatment didn't and has ended up expecting eight babies. Doctors had told the woman who
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      88 16 I CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS IN THE I IST PRIZE 4-DAY TOUR PACKAGE FOR 2 TO HONG KONG AND $1000 CASH MR CARRY LIM *****60Z 2ND PRIZE 4-DAY STAR CRUISE FOR 2 AND $600 CASH MR CHUA CHOON Wll *****10F IRD PRIZE 3-DAY STAY AT THE BEAUFORT SENTOSA AND $300
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      53 16 The rule is clear: You throw litter, you pick up the litter, or you get to clear other people's litter. The corrective work order (CWO) rule implemented in 1993 tries to shame litterbugs out of their habit. And it is working. So far, only one person has served a CWO
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      289 17 UNWIND TO THE RHYTHM Your day's over but the night is still young. C'mon down to The Bar, get your favourite drink, and catch the hottest band in ■hmmhhhmhm town The Tone Makers. IflAUlluiUiU A sensational new band who will case you l£Sfly3BMiU&BHi into the night with all the right
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      49 18 Community Songs "THIS is my island, this is my home Or would you rather sing this? "Count on me, Singapore. Count on me, Singapore Come National Day, the songs are sung everywhere, from schools to the National Stadium. We are one nation, one people, one Sing-a-force. MKER f USA
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      50 19 SPARE the rod, spoil the child. Not here in Singapore though. The swift swish of the cane leaves behind painful reminders on those who break the law. And the rotan lesson applies to all offenders, whether Singaporean or not. American teenager Michael Fay was caned here for vandalism in 1994.
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      202 19 HH ROLL over Beethoven. He might, at the sounds from the phone when you are put on hold. It could be his romantic Ballad Pour Adeline. But instead of a tinkling piano, you hear electronically programmed music. Well, it's better than a recorded voice saying: The party you have just
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      34 20 \^~X <^^w\»iirV/ 1-^/ r /v Tornado Exhibit at Entertainment^-^ Complex in Ang Mo Kio^^ today! WM WJCIIM N i TMiATmi iSfSfeISINGAPORE SCIENCE CENTRE B http://www.sci-ctr.edu.sg/ |j^ IH I Ip w "j •1• wS^Hn|R||r^M^|W^;&HH» i
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      50 20 I I GOTCHA! Look out all those who misuse lifts as public toilets you'll be caught on camera. Security cameras in HOB lifts can catch people urinating in lifts. We have had enough of the stench that hits us when the lift doors open. The cameras should clean things up.
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      232 21 The NKF Charity Show '96 .'Please support us as we give our heart and soul to help patients of the National Kidney Foundation." W' i **9? Jacky Cheung Patron NKF Elderly Patients' Fund SBBo.oo<Kg $3 is it takes to save lives and give hope to more than a thousand kidney
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      334 22 Now you can get the skills and qualifications you need for career success with an ICS Home Study Course. mBNL Leam in the comfort of your own home at the /Xn pace and times mat suit you. 10 is the world* Wgest. most experienced home study school. Over the past
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      73 23 ~~Vision 1999 was the future vision put forward in 1984 by Singapore's second-generation leaders, led by then Defence Minister Goh Chok Tong. It set out a string of ambitious targets for JH from becoming a developed cultivating a compassionate society to providing more avenues for creative talent and leisure pursuits.
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        Lock icon Look how we’ve grown
        927 24 IN 1984, a group of Singaporeans pledged to make this a better country. They put it down on paper, and called it Vision '99. They were Singapore's second generation leaders. Mr Goh Chok Tong, then Defence Minister and Second Health Minister (above) and his team have,
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        Seeing simple dreams come true
        386 24 MR Kwan Hoi Leong, 26, is a man of simple pleasures. "I just hope for a stable job and a stable income, that's all," said the assistant bank officer. He has both. He spends most of his free time reading and spending time with his
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      88 25 .John William JaggedUttleKll Played On Pepper V ||f|l Summon The Heme FafongkjtoYou *25> < s£> MowTmi®AM9'96 *2ZE> <3B^\ Original Sound Track Rhythm Of The Gam— Dish Of The Day Down On The Upside (*<3J2£) <jjjg) Celebration (jgj) (jjjj) Bryan Adams Load NOW Forever 18T0II CHe The Crenberries 1 Embody To
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        Lock icon View from the heart
        831 26 HEART TO HEART: How compassionate is society today compared to 1984? In Vision 99, we are urged to become "a society with compassion, caring, but not TEO HWEE NAK talks to our Dear Aggie counsellers. TIME. Everyone seems to be trying to cash in on this
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        574 27  -  By Yvonne Lim HIS garden is Singapore. Since he was 19, Mr Saim Sarbu has pruned, watered, fertilised and nursed it with loving care. Today, 17 years later, Mr Saim, 36, loves it when people talk of Singapore's reputation as a "Garden City". He is senior
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        98 27 Mr Saim's wish for 1999: "I hope to see more Singaporeans going to parks to enjoy the scenery, and appreciate the work we've put in!" said Mr Saim, who is married to a housewife. He has two children, aged seven and nine, and he brings them to
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        435 28  -  NEVER TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG: How are we faring as "a society of ideas" with facilities for recreation and cultural activities, where young and old can gather and have fun? We talk to an 80-year-old and a 27-year-old BY Yvonne Lim HE may lean a little
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        485 28  - and music By Irene Ng ANG Chek Meng, 27, used to be a "Centrepoint kid" in the mid-'Bos. He smoked, drank, got into fights. He was not doing very well in school: He kept failing his Maths, Physics and Chemistry tests. He felt out of place in the system. But
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    769 30  -  weetemder KEN JALLEH JR at Large YOU probably have a lot on your mind already, but you really, really should be concerned that on National Day, zillions of Singaporeans went Awol (away nn leifiiireV The concern is not so much their absence though the ultra-patriotic
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      352 31 WHEN Belinda Moody wanted to choose a musical instrument, she didn't go for the regular "girlie" stuff the piano, the violin, the cello. She wanted something big. The double bass seemed fine. She was then just 16 but the love affair blossomed and it took her
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      215 31 FIRST it was Euro '96. Then there was a lull. Next came the Atlanta Olympics. Then there was a lull. Tomorrow the Charity Shield match between Manchester United and Newcastle kicks off the English Premier League and pub owners are rubbing their hands in
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    496 41  -  ET CETERA WITH IVAN FERNANDEZ "THIS is your life" was a TV hit umpteen years ago. It struck gold by ambushing celebrities, re-enacting slices of their life, and surprising them with forgotten figures from their past. What a show! It was interesting to see turning
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      357 48 2664 Technical Positions 2664 Technical Positions Singapore Discovery Centre invites applications for the SINGAFORi > DISCOVERY following position: TECHNICIANS Requirements: < I ITC or NTC in Electncal or Air-conditioning Installation PUB Electrician Licence with 3 years' expenence in M&E works Duties: Maintenance of central air-conditioning. < L electncal. plumbing and
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    431 51  -  NG Preview By The Three Musketeers GOLD WING 11, who ran into "traffic problems" last week, should reward his backers by taking Race 2 at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The five-year-old was putting in good work at the finish when third to King's Champion. We reckon
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      191 51 ORIENTAL. International. Nonya. Western. Asian. You name it. Singaporeans love buffets, because it means eat-all-you-can food. It's our favourite pastime after shopping. That's why when the Great Singapore Sale started, the International Food Festival had to tag along. YOU have to pay to own a vehicle in Singapore. And not
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      168 52 THREE GREAT CONTESTS AND THE WINNERS ARE... FORMER OLYMPIC HEROES JUST who are these three former American Olympic champions (pictured left). This was the question put to The New Paper readers in our first Olympic Games contest. Well, seven sporty readers got the answers correct and will
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      75 52 IN our "Guess the number of gold medals the Olympic champ will win" contest, only three out of 318 callers guessed correctly (US with 44 golds). They are (I/C number as recorded on our Infoline): *****07, *****73 and *****60. Another 97 winners, with almost the correct answer,
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      48 52 What can you do in 22 seconds? Richard Tham of Woodlands Street 81 offers some ideas: Decide what to wear to work Decide whether to get up from your bed or not Decide whether to give up your seat on the MRT
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      237 52 GOLF: PGA CHAMPIONSHIP AFP. PHIL Mickelson took the first putting lesson of his life last week and it could pay off by bringing him his first Major championship. "I have never worked with somebody on my putting. It was always something I have just done by
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      51 52 ■H "HULLO, who call pager ah?" Pick up the phone any time and you hear that. With four in 10 Singaporeans carrying pagers and one in 10, handphones the beeps have become the Great Singapore Background Noise. Are the beeps getting on your nerves? Go back to school. Some ban
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      45 52 SPIT? Fine, $500. Litter? Fine, $1,000. Smoke where it says "No Smoking"? Fine. Singapore is a fine city. And Singaporeans are friendly people. But if you say, "Have a Fine day", to someone who's parked his car in the wrong place, don't expect a smile.
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      45 53 :1 p V*/ worn 'lOmillion? Buy an Ardmore Park Penthouse Invite Michael Jackson for a private concert 0" Form a fantasy team Take Up the Challenge if You Dare! The Sports Section of The New Paper, Shin Mln Daily News and Bertta Harlan. August 13.
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      344 54 OLYMPIC fever swept Thailand for the second time on Thursday when the country's first-ever gold medal winner, Somluck Kamsing, arrived home to a hero's welcome. A near-riot broke out at Don Muang Airport when some 4,000 jubilant fans mobbed the triumphant boxer. Somluck's mother, Mrs Prayoon,
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      133 54 SOMLUCK KAMSINC (GOLD! Cash rewards from the government and private sector in excess of 30 million baht ($1.79 million). A 10,000-baht monthly allowance, courtesy of The Olympic Committee of Thailand (OCT) which will also employ him as honorary staff at 10,000 baht a month for life. A
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      49 54 I EASY come, easy go? The POSB ATM machines with the blue and yellow signs are everywhere. "I'm here! Draw the money!" they seem to shout. The invitation is so irresistible the money just goes flying out of your account. Sometimes you wish you'd forgotten your PIN, don't you?
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      410 55 Reuter. MILD, impetuous, but often daring, Sachin Tendulkar has been named India's new cricket captain, the second youngest ever to lead his country. The appointment is a dream come true for a nation where millions of fans adore the game and its heroes. The diminutive
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      223 55 Reuter. WILSON Kipketer, arguably the most notable absentee of the Olympic Games, aims to steal the show from a galaxy of Atlanta medal winners with a world record today. Kipketer missed the Atlanta Games because he has not yet been naturalised Danish and would
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      167 55 Results of yesterday's international sports: GOLF Austrian Open, 2nd rd: 131: Juan Pinero (Spa) 133: Massimo Scarpa (Ita), David Higgins (Irl) 134: Stephen Dodd (Gbr), Jonathan Lomas (Gbr), Gary Clark (Gbr), David Lynn (Gbr), Scott Watson (Gbr) SOCCER French League (Fir«t Division): Marseille 3 Lyon 1 TENNIS ATP Championship
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      580 56  - And the battle rages on ODDS Manchester United 11-8 Newcastle 2-1 CALL INFOUNE Will Alan Shearer, the world's most expensive soccer player, help si ,ai, MVCMQ9 United beat y,„, i,.■§■■ MiincvwfUf United tomorrow when they in the Charity Shield? Call The New Paper InfoHne on 1900-*****13 after 630 am on
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      UPDATES IAN BROWN taps in on the latest in the two camps
      429 56 Manchester United: It's wonderful how the prospect of a prestige occasion at Wembley can prove to be a quick healer. Man U's "major injury crisis" has evaporated leaving only Andy Cole as a definite non-starter. In fact Cole
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      Lock icon Will the Magpies sing at all?
      762 57 CHARITY SHIELD: MAN U v NEWCASTLE UNITED, tomorrow, 11pm, Premiere 12 5-0 NEWCASTII GOALS: Only one goal smelt like championship class —from Ginola after he waltzed past two tackles. STARS: Alan Shearer MIDDLESBROUGH GOALS: Three classic goals. Emerson scored the best of the 10
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