The New Paper, 27 February 1997

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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 106 2 SOON the GCE O level results will be out. And you'll be asking: junior college, polytechnic or the Institute of Technical Education? We'll help you make this decision. Tomorrow, look out for a two-page special where Mr Eugene Wijeysingha, former headmaster of Raffles Institution and columnist for
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    • 328 2 This man's worried and stock markets get the jitters Source: Wire services. THE man whose words can move money markets is worried about soaring stock prices and looming inflation. And when Mr Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve (Fed), gets worried over such matters, investors know that a
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    • 90 2 INVESTORS get the jitters whenever Mr Greenspan hints that the Fed may raise interest rates. When interest rates go up, consumers and businessmen will find it more expensive to borrow money from banks and other financial institutions. Consumers will then tend to spend less on goods, from
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    • 26 2 The Dow Jones industrial average was down 55.03 points at 6,983.18 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 571 million shares.
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    • 281 2 Good looks and fresh confidence. Just some of the good things you'll discover when you come to The Face Spa. For a start, fc. 'jB we give you more than just a skin regime. We work to make good skin a reality through a lifestyle philosophy we term "Wellness". It's
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    • 41 2 CLAPTON WINS Eric Clapton wins Best Male Pop Vocal: Change The World Other Grammy Award results: call Infoline on **********2. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Leisure CkAutti mn Pages 24, 25, 26 27 Comics: Pages 30 31 TV: Page 32
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 148 4 HOT STORIES DOUBLE. That's the increase in trips abroad made by Singaporeans last year compared to five years ago. And the money they spent overseas increased by 136.6 per cent. Travellers made 3.3 million overseas trips last year, a 105.6 per cent increase
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    • 114 4 THE residential property market in prime districts has been hit harder that previously thought. Subsale prices there fell. Subsales take place when first buyers resell before the granting of title. Figures from the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV) show prices at the
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    • 22 4 The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 2.93 points to 2213.14 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 2216.07
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    • 22 4 The Business Times Singapore Regional Index fell 29.86 points to 1059.39 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 1089.25
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 53 4 SINGAPORE had good numbers of students going on to higher education and would now focus on the quality of schooling rather than quantity, Education Minister Rear-Adm (NS) Teo Chee Hean said. He said students needed to be trained to think critically and creatively to solve problems instead of
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      • 57 4 DR Prem Pillay, former head of neurosurgery, and Dr Ang Peng Tiam, former head of medical oncology at Singapore General Hospital are now in private practice. They will attend SGH as visiting consultants. Dr Pillay said many doctors left hospitals after years of service to spend more
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      • 55 4 A BILL that could clear the way for the building of nuclear reactors has been passed by the Indonesian parliament amid noisy demonstrations from anti-nuclear protestors. The nuclear energy bill will only become law after it is signed by President Suharto. But nuclear energy will still be the
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      • 57 4 SULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has announced that his youngest brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, 40, resigned as the oil-rich country's Finance Minister on Feb 23. Prince Jefri had held the position since 1986. The announcement said the Sultan, 50, had taken over the Finance portfolio. The ruler is
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      • 46 4 MORE people were complaining about their dentists, said Dr Myint Soe, a legal adviser to the profession here. Complaints included overcharging, lingering pain after extraction, inadequate removal of wisdom teeth and improper straightening. Most complaints were minor and settled out of court, he said.
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      • 62 4 SOUTH Korean President Kim Young Sam is working on a major reshuffle in the government. This came about after all his Cabinet ministers offered to resign to give him a free hand to effect the shake-up. Seoul is being rocked by demonstrations by students, who are protesting against
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    • 83 4 The Straits Times: S'poreans going overseas and spending more The Business Times: Subsale prices of homes in prime areas fall 14-19% Lianhe Zaobao: Central Committee to carry on Deng's wish for an affluent and democratic China. Berita Harian: Strategic opportunity for South Africa RCS morning news: Singapore and South
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    • 152 4 The British Council SSSSSSS oo*«»oo oo«««oo omomoto •ootoo* English for exams? English for life? That's English with the British Council! Kr, The British Council is continually striving to improve the standard of English around the world. We are currently offering a range of school courses to help students to gain
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 533 5  -  THENEWSTODAY BY Yvonne Lim IF walls could write their own graffiti, this one would scrawl a pretty mean slogan. Like: Welcome to Hell's Cliff, buddy. Said to be the toughest rock face in Singapore, this 11-m high, state-of-the-art wall is the new pet of Temasek Junior
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 459 6  -  BY Woon Wui Tek HIS grandfather's afterlunch treat nearly proved deadly for a four-year-old hoy. The boy had gone shopping with grandpa at a neighbourhood mall in Tampines on Tuesday and persuaded the old man to buy him a packet of colourful, heart-shaped "sweets".
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    • Article, Illustration
      133 6 AT first sight, it looks like sweets. But the label says, in white against a pale pastel background, "For moth and mildew protection. Multicoloured mothballs" On the back it also carries a safety warning which reads: "Harmful if swallowed. Keep away from food and children." The "Can Can" mothballs,
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    • 117 6 MOTHBALLS may be extremely poisonous, but fortunately the poison does not act very fast. They take a long time to dissolve. If you swallow one, a stomach wash-out can be done in time. Charcoal may also be given (as a liquid) to absorb the harmful chemicals.
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    • 25 6 If you do swallow a possible poison, seek medical advice immediately. Always take any packaging or a sample off what you swallowed.
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    • Article, Illustration
      436 7  -  That's how long parents queued for places at kindergarten By Ivy Ong TWENTY-FOUR hours before registration and all the places in Holy Grace Kindergarten have been snapped up. Public registration for the 32 Nursery and 15 K1 places opened at 8 am today. But parents have been queueing
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    • 56 7 THIS was the fourth phase in the kindergarten registration. Phase One was for siblings of present students. Phase Two was for old boys and girls of the kindergarten. Members of the church were given priority in Phase Three. The rest of the places were opened to members of
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    • 417 8  -  By Riana Zakik ZOE Tay's personal horse trainer drowned mysteriously on Tuesday while swimming. Mr Yau See Chong, 56, was found floating in a 1-metre-deep training pool at Bishan Swimming Complex at about 11.20 am. The retired businessman turned amateur horse rider trained Zoe last August for
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    • 88 8 IT is a mystery why Mr Yau drowned in the shallow pool. He was a good swimmer who could easily finish 10 laps, exercised often and hardly had health problems. He even taught his four children swimming at the Chinese Swimming Club when they were young. Said
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  • 490 10  -  But I'll take him back, says principal SINGAPORETODAY BY Alethea Lim HE stole a schoolmate's wallet and pinched a pager from another one. Earlier, he was caught for shoplifting. Still, his school principal did not lose faith in Yap Sin Heng, 17. When Yap was charged
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  • 302 12  -  SINGAPORETODAY The can crusher and six other inventions by ITE students are on display at Tiong Bahru Plaza from tomorrow to Sunday, between 10 am and 10 pm. By Bernard Pereira YOU don't need money to play this game just an empty drink can.
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    • 73 12 11 mil P Birthday Bash with I "Metra" Comedian Moses Lim. a 9 J**-"b <t f all-night birthday party on the And you're invited to join Moses Lim! The renowned 28th! Celebrate with great come ri ra wit h hot local pop Samantha Sun from Hong experience! And a sensational
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 321 15  -  By Woon Wui Tek HE can't really remember opening that bank account 25 years ago. But now, it has thrown his family a $250,000 lifeline. He won the top prize in the POSBank Grand Draw last Saturday. Since a stroke last May,
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    • 62 15 THREE million dollars distributed over 36,674 winning numbers were shared out during POSBank's second Grand Draw. The first grand draw was held last August. Two grand draws are conducted each year. For the second draw, a lucky draw number was allotted to each $1,000 maintained in any POSB
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    • 271 16 Criminals beware. The Home Team, comprising all eight departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs, will one day be wired up, souped up and super-efficient. MICHELLE ANG finds out how the first phase of the plan works IMAGINE this scenario. During a major drug
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      391 17  -  SAY CHEESE WITH EPSON CONTEST By Khok Su Min HE loves to fiddle with the computer. It's a pastime Mr Yip Ah Sai picked up afler retiring as a technical officer three years ago. So when the chance came to fiddle with a picture on the
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    • 203 16 The Carrie Asian now A prestigious modelling event that features both female male 'a &y 9/4?>7 glamorous contestants from the participating countries. You too can take vote for one female contestant with the "Best National Costume" th® at Wisma Shopping Centre, Level I Atrium on Sunday, 2 March 'ft 1
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    • 237 17 msEssiMEsmsjnm THE contestants took their pictures on the Epson PhotoPC 500 Digital Camera and fiddled around with them on the computer to come up with a creative design. Retiree Yip Ah Sai's entry received 1,300 votes. Mr Shahril Azizi got 992 votes, Mr and Mrs Joel Lee, 981 votes, and
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  • SPEAKUP
    • 153 18 Um Chee Wei (e-mail) AFTER Fandi Ahmad, who? This is the hottest question in Singapore soccer nowadays. While I appreciate that FAS is concentrating on youth development to unearth new stars, that is a long-term measure. In the short term, Singapore still needs to
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    • 119 18 Catherine Yeo (e-mail) WHAT the Lions sorely need is a coach who can motivate and inspire them. Why should we leave that to Fandi Ahmad? Who's going to do the same for him? Barry Whitbread's comments give me the impression that he sits with all his fingers
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    • 68 18 Malcolm Loh (e-mail) I DON'T understand why Steven Tan is always on the bench. Granted, he was not fully fit earlier, but now he is. Against Tampines Rovers recently, he scored a hat-trick. Yet Barry Whitbread picks players like Hasnim Haron over him? If Fandi needs
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 183 19 Fee for all Japanese ships in US ports Source: AFP. YOUR ships want to dock at our ports? Pay US$lOO,OOO (S$140,000). That was the US message to its trading partner, Japan, yesterday. In the latest trade flap between the duo, the US said it was slapping a per
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    • 39 19 US ship operators are unhappy because: The Japanese want "prior consultation" any time foreign carriers wish to make operational changes, and; Licences are needed when foreign ships carry out terminal operations such as receiving and delivering cargo.
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    • 391 20 FOR between £8,000 and £10,000 (5517,500 and 5522,000), clients can go to Dr Paul Rainsbury, a British test-tube baby specialist, and "order" a son or a daughter. The doctor will be the first to set up a clinic where he will allow people to
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    • 210 21 WHITE HOUSE SLEEPOVERS SCANDAL Others include: Singer Barbra Streisand Actress Jane Fonda and media baron husband Ted Turner Playwright Neil Simon Source: AFP. THEY have all slept over at the White House as President Bill Clinton's guests. Their names were in the 900-peo-ple glitzy sleepover list
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    • 64 21 THERE is no reason for an independent counsel to investigate his White House invitations to campaign donors, President Clinton suggested yesterday. He said there was no "legal issue" as proven by the documents released by the White House. The documents tell of the White House's involvement
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  • 370 22 THENEWSTODAY MARCO Polo Hotel's soccer team was excited about a photo opportunity with English soccer star John Barnes when they heard he had checked into their hotel. But they were confused when a white, middle-aged businessman turned up to meet them. They were expecting
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 221 22 BEN'S COLLECTIONS Singapore International Coin Show At Westin Stamford, 4 Floor Bencoolen Room (Raffles City Conventional Hall) Feb 28 Mar 2 '97 -..twHong kong return to China International Phone Home card JgL Limited edition 1000 mintage vR;J| (2 pieces set) '4 C 1,000 Jigsaw Puzzle featuring d Cf\ Ml iB
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  • Showtime
    • 397 24  - End of the world and over it BY Jessica Leow POP, the much-anticipated 11th album from U2, is vintage U2 all right. But the Irish rockers have truly gone to the end of the world and over it with this one. To be released here on March 3, Pop fuses
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    • 114 24 LOCAL acts will be giving classic U2 tracks a go tonight. The Pagans, AWOL and Lilac Saints, and singer Kelvin Tan will provide covers of tracks such as With or Without You and Sunday Bloody Sunday at U2Pop@Zouk the launch of the supergroup's new album, Pop, at the Zouk
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    • 352 25 This Sunday's Charity Gala will see fresh face Roanne Monte, an Australian-based singer, crooning some Miss Saigon favourites and a specially penned tune. But behind that smiling face is someone who has tasted poverty first-hand, reports JESSICA LEOW ROANNE Monte understands poverty well. The
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    • 164 25 SINGER Roanne Monte has penned a tune specially for this Sunday's Community Chest Charity Gala. Be There for You is soppily but deliberately titled. "I didn't want people to have a negative feeling, like it was just about disabled children. So I wrote it like
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    • 388 26  -  Malaysian rappers call it quits By Hazel Tan POPULAR Malaysian rap group 4U2C will make music no more. The seven-member group announced their break-up last Wednesday. The reasons: Some members want to go into business or further their studies, and One member has been in
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    • 137 27 IT'S not a problem to act in intimate scenes for China-bom movie queen Gong Li (right, with husband Ooi). And no, she need not seek her husband's permission for it. "My husband will not interfere with my work because he knows I have my
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    • 102 27 CHANNEL 8 actor Thomas Ong (right) is losing selfconfidence. He's a little tired and losing interest in the stereotyped cop roles he's been playing, he told Friday Weekly last week. "Actors should try different roles. But look at me, I've acted as a cop in
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    • 118 27 IT isn't the fault of Hongkong singer Sandy Lam (left). She isn't the third party who broke up Taiwanese composer- producer Jonathan Li's nine-year-old marriage to Chu Wei-yin, insisted the recently divorced couple. Word has it that Jonathan has been romancing Sandy for the past four
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    • 269 25 FANTA VISION PRODUCTION I presents International mime artist "Breaking Barrier" He is back with old favourites and new mime acts for the whole family irrespective of language and age Venue World Trade Centre Auditorium Dates 18th 19th March '97 Time 4.00pm $12, $16 $20 (Children's Matinee Show) B.oopm $15, $20,
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  • 1298 28 spotlight In September 1995, the District Attorney's Office in New York announced the arrest of Toshihide Iguchi, ex-star trader ofDaiwa Bank's New York branch. His crime: Making more than 30,000 unauthorised trades from 1983 to 1995 that cost the Japanese bank $1.5 billion in losses
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  • 486 29  -  Etcetera WITH JEFF LOW WANNA save the ozone layer? Or rhinos and tigers? Polar bears? How about just trees? Sounds as if it is an impossible task for Singaporeans, whose only contact with nature is the occasional trip to Mandai. And that, too, only to
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 275 29 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson I CAN I T UEU> WSElf.l V S iNEGNAPRSNl tT STAKTED OJT AS A WW I UWESOME TMlSSW'S TU&NKS GOOD BOIL OR PMNKYQIA JET, BUT \T 90KT MVS VB!< PlEAStD YUTU CLM? J lMPC6S\BLt v SCMOWN<i GOING OF SQMASUED, 50 NOW GCOD. 1 IT. TO
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    • 903 31 tvpage^ f Q mw.m-jMX 5f The Shanghai Mafia HHL (Channel 8, 10.30 pm) Gao Jian, an underworld chief of Shanghai, falls in love with a W beautiful girl from a rival gang. F) Stars Zhang Zhaohui, Aaron Kwok (left) and Liu Qing Yun. *.uv vnyapyimiesiyie magazine; his feelings for a
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    • 53 32 Getting a kick out of karate On first sight, you be able to tell that he can bring a person down with just one But meet Mr Wong Tuang vB^I^I Seng (right) and you will find a man who knows more about vtj^^H karate than meets the IWi J\ mm
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  • 427 33  -  CAREERCHOICE By T Ranganayaki BY day he is a staid civil servant. By night. Sensei Wong Tuang Seng is a martial arts exponent. "Sensei" in Japanese means teacher and that's what Mr Wong is. He has been teaching karate at the 30 year-old Shitoryu Karate Association in McNair
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  • 482 37 George Belumi remains as mysterious as he was the first day boss Jane suggested his name for a client's golf clinic. No one seems to know who Belumi is, least of all Jane's long-suffering subordinate, Edwin Ng, our poor hero. And he's supposed to find this
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    • 890 38 CAREERCHOICE E ~y/ e are one of the manufacturers in the paint H I industry. Suitably qualified candidates are 9 I invited for the following: B I Sales Executive I Female with GCE 'O' level H I Able to speak local dialects I Cooperative committed in work H I Possess
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    • 854 39 CAREERCHOICE Our latest project. The lieeren, a shopping cum office landmark along Orchard Road, is now opened. We invite individuals to join our marketing communications team. You enjoy meeting people and attending to customer needs at our Customer Service Counter. And assist in coordinating promotional activities. Yon must possess a
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    • 687 40 Snail 2001 Food Entertainment 2050 Personal Services/ Products 2001 Food Entertainment 2001 Food Enterteinment 2050 Personal Services/ Products 2050 Personal Services/ Products JAPANESE LUNCHEON BUFFET > s-b J VALM£FORA<OM6yiII mtK-\TH) Eat all you can at ONLY $20.00++ for adult and j/i $12.00++ for children below 12 yeare old. ji/ Available
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    • 238 41 2615 Ucturing/ Teaching Positions Established centres in Patir His, Chat Chee. Mountbat ten and Tampines invites applications for ■qrrTTTOTn Trained/ untrained At least GCE '0' level Experience it not essential On |ob training wvill be provided Interested applicants please call: 345 1124 Ms Janet Mountbatten Centre 443 3122 Evelyn Chai
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    • 237 41 2624 Art/Creative Positions u COVERLOOKS PHOTOGRAPHY urgently requires Good interpersonal skill Flair in fashion Call *****25 tor appointment. H Media Design House H requires: GRAPHIC ARTIST I Proficient in Photoshop I Freehand I Able to work on PC/ Mac H *Mm 2 years experience I Knowledge of HTML I Multimedia
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    • 307 41 2627 Marketing/ Communication* Positions Training institution in town seeks '0' levels above Pleasant with good telephone skills Fluent English Mandarin Preferably with similar experience Call Zool at 339-8037 for an interview Marketing Research Company requires 17i 1 I 113 14 Vi 3 'A' levels and above Able to work for
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    • 263 41 2630 Sales Positions Gromark Pte Ltd requires SALES EXECUTIVE Requirement! Sales experience in industrial hardware related product Min. '0' level 2 years experience Class 3 license Must be self-motivated, matured, resourceful able to communicate effectively with people of all levels Age between 25 35 Benefits: Competitive basic salary commission Company's
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    • 171 41 2630 Sale* Positions f QoldLinK 1 I rg|iiircs I EmfMR Female with pleasant personality Prelerably 18-35 yrs Full training provided Excellent salary/package Attractive sales commission 13 month bonus Many other incentives benefits Interfiled applicants pis write-in or walk-in for an interview at No 8, Kaki Bukit Rd 2 #03-38 Ruby
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    • 242 41 2630 Saiss Positions SALES EXECUTIVES WANTED: 6 Sales executives only to join our existing sales team. We want: SELF Motivated people With or without experience Intelligent with a sense of humor What wa offar: Commission paid on 35% All clients supplied Selling Gold Coast, Australia, Gold Crown Spiffs Competition, top
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    • 385 42 2636 Customer Service Position* Energetic People Required For Growing Organization Earn up to to $4,000 a month! V/" Flexible working hours. Training provided. Our call centre offers a variety of telling assignments over the telephooe, with flexible hours. Training will be provided to help you become a successful telemarketer Prerequisites
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    • 9 42 2636 Customer Service Positions 2642 Hotel/ Restsursnt/ Lounge Poeitions
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    • 329 42 2642 Hotel/ Restsursnt/ Lounge Poeitions 2642 Hotsl/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions 2642 Hotsl/ Restsursnt/ Lounge Positions Kilimanjaro Dor Restaurant Is Looking For People With The Right Attitude! 1. Waiters/Waitresses With basic knowledge of Food Beverage Must be 17 years above g Able to work shifts i n B 2. Cashiers •e;
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    • 293 42 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Poaitions A member of (he KOM BROTHERS GROUP A newly set-up hotel has immediate vacancies for the following positions: Guest Service Agent 1000 Room Steward/Room Stewardess 900 Houseman/Cleaner 800 i Chef de Partie $1200 i Barman cum Cashier $1 100 Waiter/Waitress
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    • 144 43 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions I French restaurant along Bukit Timah Rd. (opp. Beauty World) requires: 1) CHEF DE PARTIE 2) COOK Attractive salary, allowance bonus Preferrably with experience Please call 468 7433 Christine/ Judith from 10am onwards. l) COOK UZ) ASSISTANT COOK ■3) COFFEE MAKER 14) ASSISTANT KITCHER HELPER
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    • 109 43 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions IS AIAIISQUI \y\ Japanese Lounge ARABESQUE, requires: 1 Salary: From $2500-s3so^ I Weekday-$2B per hour Weekend-s3oper hour Ofy Ptrnintflt I nwdloippiytof»iis(ytpo>loni Salary: BsaianrFrorT^lOO^SllO^l I All applicants please brins along passport size photo Walk-in interview only on 27,28 Feb 1 Mar between 4.30pm-7pm at 1 Selegie
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    • 245 43 2642 Hotel/ Restaurant/ Lounge Positions L, Restaurant in Marina South requires 1. AOMIN. CLERK 2. CASHIER 3. SERVICE CREW 4. KITCHEN HELPERS Singaporeans and PR preferred. Interested parties please call *****07 T—T I An Exclusive Japanese members' Lounge requires: 1. FULL ft PART TIME HOSTESSES Salary $3000 $8000 with j
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    • 248 43 2646 Beeuticien/Heir Cere Positions COVERLOOKS PHOTOGRAPHY requires MAKE-UP ARTIST and HAIRDRESSER Basic knowledge of hairstyling Completed makeup course Call 235 8125 for appointment. 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions An established trading company has immediate vacancy for: ESH9 GCE '0' or 'N' level v Female Chinese (preferred) age below 24 years old
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    • 289 43 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions m m Leading Italian fashion company invites candidates m I for the following position: I Requirements; GCE O' Level At least 1 year of relevant experience in shipping and stock adjustments Proficient in Microsoft applications Must have initiative, committed and reliable Interested applicants may send resumes
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    • 5 43 gTj 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions
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    • 169 43 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions I An established travel I I agency requires:- I CCE 'O' level preferably with travel related experience Bilingual in English and Chinese (written spoken) CCE *0' level preferably with 1 2 years accounting experience PC literate Interested applicants may call Ellie Ng at *****10 for an
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    • 260 44 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions by Industrial Equipment Trading Company ►t- 4< If* Diploma in Accounting or Business Studies Knowledge of Lotus 123, MS Word ►14 Mm. 5 years experience in a small/ medium co. ►$< ►i< Able to handle full sets of computerised account ►fr other admin duties independently TEL:
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    • 159 44 2648 Administrative Clerical Positions ADMIN. CLERK GCE *N*/ Level Female below 30 years Prefer Chinese Knowledge of Microsoft Office With or without experience Able to start work immediately Interested, pis. call: 749-4792 80 Genting Lane •0947 Ruby Industrial Complex An expanding gift novelty co. at Alexandra i Oistripark requires: ADMIN
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    • 301 44 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions fTrr^stabiished^^^rTlaiTrr Pemimpin (near to Bishan MRT) hat IMMEDIATE vacancies for: Reporting to The Financial Controller Able to handle full-Mt of account* and GST Quarterly Returns 2to 3 year*' working experience in accounting Prepare shipping documents and weekly shipping reports Filing and documentation control Provide general administrative
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    • 297 44 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions |Anint7rnltion«^jlplntl^ freight forwarder in Cargo Complex hat immediate vacancies for: IMPORT CUSTOMER SERVICE CLERK (2 POSITIONS) 'N' or '0' level Airfreight experience preferred Preferably residing in Bedok, Tampines and Pasir Ris Attractive salary Alternate Saturday's off Interested applicants please contact Mr Jeffrey Ho at *****82 or
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    • 279 44 2648 Administrative Clerical Positions FEMALE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANTS GCE 'O' level Computer literate Fresh school-leavers are welcome Salary will commensurste with experience Interested pis. call 288-8122 or walk-in for interview 138 Joo Sang Road >01-00 I Manufacturing Co. In Jurong requires: ADMIN. OFFICER Those without experience will be considered as Admin.
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    • 243 44 2648 Administrate Clerical Positions I Travel agency requires 1 TICKETING OFFICER Chinese male 'N' level Able to type Experience not required Training provided School leavers welcome Call 334-0789 11 Well Estab. Co. requires CLERICAL COORDINATOR Preferably PC literate and experienced Attractive salary will be offered to the successful candidate Interested
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    • 240 44 2651 Secretary/Personal Assistant Position* rLaw firm requires experience SECRETARY Litigation Computer literate Ability to speak Mandarin preferred 5 days week Medical insurance Please call Ms Mary at *****00 I for interview appointment I 2654 Technical Position* A growing computer company has immediate vacancies for Experienced in computer hardware servicing Software
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    • 241 45 2654 Technical Positions SEMBAWANG y MARITIME A ship repair company injurong has IMMEDIATE vacancies (or MOBILE CRANE OPERATORS TOWER CRANE OPERATORS FORKLIFT OPERATORS Pn-rmquisitmt Possess relevant PSA or CITI qualifications Class 4/5 driving licence for mobile crane I 2 years' experience ELECTRICIANS Pf-rmquistws Relevant NTC 2/3 certificate or PUB licence
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    • 143 45 2654 Technical Positions Pest Control Company requires Min Secondary 2 education or equivalent Able to speak write simple English Without/ With valid class 3 driving licence Incentive allowance Age below 30 years old Preferably staying in Jurong/ Bukit Batok area Persons without experience but willing to be trained are invited
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    • 57 45 2654 Technical Positions 2657 Production Positions Engineering co. requires: OPERATOR/ ASSISTANT Sec/ 'N' level Class 3 lie. preferred Immediate vacancy J Pis. call 294 2608 PRODUCTION I ASSISTANT I In Pandan Loop I Chinese male preferred Below 35 years I I 5V> day week I Call I 777-0933 k 28
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    • 165 45 2663 Warehousing/ Inventory Posts An established trading subsidiary of a listed company requires: STORE ASSTS. Preferably possess class 3 driving license Understands simple English Chinese Primary education Basic salary SSIOOO (without driving license) or SSIOSO (with driving license) transport allowance SS6O Interested party, please contact Tal. *****77 or walk in
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    • 129 45 2666 Security Positions PROSEC SERVICES PTE LTD^- —j SECURITY OFFICERS MALE/FEMALE -1 CROSS PAY I DAILY RATED I 11,335 -MI.SII j 153 163 ASSIGNMENT: Ang Mo Kio, Pay* Lebar, Tampines, Pasir Ris, |urong East. Bukit Merah, Pasir Panjang, Tuas, Sentosa Island, Serangoon Rd, Orchard Rd Central Areas. Please bring along
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    • 66 45 2666 Security Positions 2672 Despetch/Delivery Positions jllllllllllllttllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllW j Established co. in Kaki Bukit j urgently requires DESPATCH CUM I PERSONAL DRIVER Must possess own vehicle I Retirees also welcome I I Salary will commensurate I with experience I Interested, pie. call Mary or walk-in to: Plot 4A Kaki Bukit Ave.
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    • 368 46 2666 Security Positions 2666 Security Positions 2666 Security Positions 2666 Security Positions POT!CI H STUDIES DIPLOMA We're on the lookout now for bright young school leavers who'd like to join our growing organisation. A fully- sponsored part-time Diploma course in Police Studies I at Temasek Polytechnic or a distance learning
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    • 35 46 2666 Security Position* 2675 Drivar/Transport Positions L. Transport Company requires: rrimTi Class 4 licence Some experience in PSA documents an advantage Below 40 years old Physically fit Interested pis call Tel: 392-8075 for an interview
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    • 209 46 2675 Driver/Transport Positions 1) OPERATION ASSISTANT Class 3 licence Chinese preferred Office hours 2) CLASS 4 DRIVERS With fire fighting experience 3) CLASS 3 DRIVER 4) MAIN GENERAL WORKER Interested, call: 538-1241 or walk-in at •07-06 People's Park Ctr I L. Required Urgently CLASS 3/ 4 DRIVERS I ATTENDANTS APPLY
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    • 209 46 2683 Part-Time/ Temp. Position* Potential Faces Wanted! IMPACT MODEL STUDIO requires new faces Male female, age 16 to 40 to be i trained as part-time photographic models Earn $200 $2500 per assignment No experience required Our potential models have been seen/ appeared in many commercial ads/ magazines like Pizza Hut,
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    • 258 47 2683 Part-Time/ Temp. Positions IttM RnfMKIW ASSTS'.S [PABT-TIMK) m Handling phone calls, filing Ago 21 above (male/female) Flexible working HRS/DAYS m Approx $45 daily m No experience required Pis. call MR DENNIS WONG/MS SUSAN SIM at 328 0220/328 0216f0r an interview B LUJUUAJLUJUUjI L TEMP. CLERK With accounting PC knowledge
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    • 235 47 2683 Pert-Time/ Tamp. Positions 2689 Other Positions Established signcraft co. requires 1. SILKSCREEN ARTIST ($l2OO $***** 2. PRODUCTION ARTIST ($9OO $1800) 3. SIGNBOARD INSTALLERS ($900^1600) 4. DRIVERS ($9OO-$1300) 5 WELDERS ($1 100 $***** Able to read structural drawings Experience in welding of steel structures Wt offer profit sharing and bonus,
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    • 186 47 2689 Other Positions I MOBIL I Service Station requires CASHIERS PUMP ATTENDANTS 2991 Jin. Bt. Mereh, Pg: *****440 622 Queensway A, Tel: 474 7824 242 A Pasir Panjang, Tel: 474 1860 751 Bt. Timeh Road, Pg: *****265 262 Queensway B, Tel: *****03 870 Duneern Road, Tel: *****87 2700 Education 2700
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  • SPORTS
    • 283 48  -  GOLF: DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC, today to Sunday By Brian Miller SAMSON Gimson will be the lone Singapore golfer among some of the world's best when he tees off in the opening round of the Dubai Desert Classic later today. This will be Samson's fourth appearance in
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    • 230 48 AFP TIGER Woods returns to the US PGA Tour for the Los Angeles Open today, but so far this week his mind has been more on his ailing father than on the Riviera Country Club course. Woods said his father, Earl Woods, underwent surgery on
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    • 163 48 Reuter. THE world and European No Is, Greg Norman and Colin Montgomerie respectively, are normally the star turns at any golf tournament. This week they'll be overshadowed by a player ranked 225 th in the world. Spaniard Jose Maria Olazabal, once labelled him a potential threat
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    • 238 48 Reuter. RUSSIA'S Andrei Chesnokov suffered a gruesome multiple break of his lower right leg during a second round match at the Advanta tennis championships in Philadelphia. The injury occured while Chesnokov was playing sixth-seeded Australian Todd Woodbridge. Woodbridge was leading 6-3,1-0 when the 31-year-old Chesnokov, hitting
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    • 104 48 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports HOCKEY Friendly: SRC-Police Selection 0 Canada 4. SOCCER Dunhill Cup in KL: Bosnia 2 Indonesia 0, Zimbabwe 6 Vietnam 0. England Div One: Swindon 3 Birmingham 1. Italian Cup s-final (2nd leg): Napoli 1 Inter Milan 1 (2-2 on aggregate, Napoli won
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    • 297 49 OF STORAGE Constant hard drive upgrades truck loads of money. So. increase your storage space— 100 MB at a time for as low as $21 (incl. GST) per disk. tM Perfect for storing and running all your Internet and multimedia stuff. small, lightweight, and rugged. Which means you can take
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  • SPORTS
    • 78 50 FA Cup fifth round DERBY 3 (Ward 17th, Van Der Laan 41st, Sturridge 88th) COVENTRY 2 (Huckerby sth, Whelan 13th) Half-time: 2 2 Attendance: 18,003 (Derby home to Middlesbrough in quarter-finals) Fifth-round replay CHELSEA 1 (Leboeuf 117 th pen) LEICESTER 0 (After extra time) Attendance: 26.053 (Chelsea
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    • 56 50 CHELSEA Frode Grodas DanPetrescu (Erland Johnsen, 105) Frank Leboeuf Frank Sinclair Steve Clarke Scott Minto (Gianluca Vialli, 46) Roberto Di Matteo Eddie Newton Dennis Wise GianfrancoZola Mark Hughes LEICESTER Kasey Keller Steve Grayson Spencer Prior Matt Elliott Steve Walsh Muzzy Izzett Neil Lennon Gary Parker EmileHeskey lan
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    • 108 50 PREMIER LEAGUE SATURDAY Blackburn v Sunderland Derby v Chelsea Everton v Arsenal Leeds v West Ham Man United v Coventry Man U will be forced into changes. United has not fielded the same team in consecutive games this season. Eric Cantona returns from his two-match ban David
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      374 50 FA CUP Sth ROUND REPLAY; CHELSEA 1 LEICESTER 0 Wire services. Dispute. That's how the FA Cup fifth-round replay between Chelsea and Leicester ended (teams, see left). The bitterly disputed penalty in the 117 th minute gave Chelsea a 1-0 victory. Referee Mike Reed adjudged Leicester's Matt Elliott
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    • 212 50 COMMENT: lAN BROWN IN all the history of this great competition there hasn't been a shoddier decision by a referee to dump a side out of the FA Cup than Leicester suffered at Chelsea. With three minutes and 30 seconds of extra time to play,
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    • 165 50 LEAGUE CUP SEMI Ist LEG: STOCKPORT 0 MIDDLESBRO 2 AFP. MIDDLESBROUGH took a giant step towards Wembley. It won 2-0 at Second Division Stockport in the first leg of its League Cup semi-final. Middlesbrough weathered a first-half storm by Stockport before finally taking charge. Bryan Robson's
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    • 66 50 FA CUP sth ROUND: Reuter. DERBY fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2. It came courtesy of an 88th-minute winner from Dean Sturridge. Coventry, suprise FA Cup winner in 1987, surged ahead in the first 13 minutes, thanks to goals from in-form Darren Huckerby and
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    • 326 51 ATHLETICS Fab 27:38 th National Crosscountry Heats (Girls) Fab 28:38 th National Cross-country Heats Boys) March s:3Bth National Crosscountry Final lun« 26-27:38 th National Track and Field Qualifying Rounds luly 8-9: Sixth Singapore/Malaysia/Australia Under 14 and Under 15 Track and Field Championships luly 11-18:38 th National Track
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  • PREMIER PASSION
    • 606 52 IT'S far too early to say, of course, whether Harry Redknapp's decision to buy British has paid off or not. But the "Academy" on Monday night at least looked more like its old scholarly self than the home for Europe's waifs and strays. West
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    • 383 52 Ten-man Inter Milan lost Its place in the Italian Cup final yesterday after losing to Napoli on penalties. With the semi-final deadlocked at 1-1 after extra-time, the same scoreline as the first leg at San Siro f Napoli went on to win the penalty shootout 5-3. Reuter.
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    • 329 52  -  By J. Rajendran FORMER Singapore captain T Pathmanathan has moved from one Rovers to another. The ex-Tampines Rovers player has joined National Football League Division Two club Tessensohn Khalsa Rovers as its player-coach. Pathmanathan, who turned 41 this month, played for Tampines Rovers in the S-League last
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  • SPORTS
    • 478 53 WORLD CUP WARM-UPS FRANCE 2 HOLLAND 1 Scorers: France Robert Pires 74th, Patrice Loko 84th, Holland Dennis Bergkamp 3rd Attendance: 35,331 Reuter. PATRICE Loko and Robert Pires scored in the last 16 minutes to give 1998 World Cup host France a 2-1 win over Holland
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    • 311 53 ISRAEL 0 GERMANY 1 Germany won the 1996 European Championships which was held in England. Reuter. DARIUSZ Wosz marked his debut for Germany with a late winner which gave the European champion a 1-0 win in the friendly against Israel in Tel Aviv yesterday. Wosz,
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    • 193 53  -  RUGBY WORLD CUP QUALIFIER By Gerard Wong SRI Lanka has sought the help of its rugby World Cup rival Singapore. This follows claims by match organisers that Colombo was unsafe for their match, said an AFP report. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar wrote to his
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    • 411 54  -  THE EVENT Ponggol Marina S-League Challenge: Geytang Eagles v Sabah Rhinos (National Stadium, March B,Bpm) Tickets: Grandstand $8, Gallery $5, Schoolchildren (gallery) $2 Where: S-League office (National Stadium South Entrance) Geylang office (Bedok Stadium), and all other S-League club offices By Ernest Luis CONSIDER this.
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    • 231 54  -  Stories/ S Gulam SINGAPORE team manager K T Velu was a star of sorts in KL among foreign players. They talk to him wherever and whenever they bump into him. Velu has been bombarded with calls and knocks on his door almost daily
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    • 270 54 TODAY'S D-Day for V Sundramoorthy. The temperamental footballer will know today if he will start this year's S-League on the field or in the grandstand. His club, Woodlands Wellington, has filed an appeal on his behalf. And it will be heard by the S-League Appeals
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