The New Paper, 24 April 1997

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  • 11 1 the new paper THURSDAY, APRIL 24,1997 MFTA (P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS
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  • 511 2 THENEWSTODAY First a Hongkong critic, now Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. And Taiwan's Lee Teng-hui can come through here, too, says the US Source: Wire services. PRESIDENT Bill Clinton met Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, yesterday despite warnings from China. But, as he
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    • 64 2 PERU HOSTAGE CRISIS tunnels to Mn /Page 19 Leisure Showtime: Pages 24-27 TV: Page 32 Comics: Pages 28 29 C€M,ll MS. Hotline 44 55 Huc;o Nc; Tammy Ciian Tay Ti:o\v I.i >v /Xiliipll'd from ii slkii kin>> <& unfoijjirl (al>lc crimc story. 'C< *8? fkl R Dnr^ t'fc JLv W
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 87 4 FARE HIKE V hot J k J THE fare increases are fair, said Minister of State (Communications) John Chen. About a third of bus commuters will pay 10 cents more, a third, 5 cents more, and a third the same, he said. He invited suggestions on
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    • 121 4 WE are "not altogether happy" that bus fares are rising, says the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). Is asking the Government for more funding a better option, it asks. It added that operators should crack down on fare cheats instead of making honest commuters pay for
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    • HDB HEARTLANDERS
      • 90 4 At least we are more civilised than some people in Singapore. There, people urinate in Itfts so the authorities have placed sensors to detect ammonia to catch the culprits. But we don't do it here. —Malaysia's Prime Minister M<A&tkir Mohamad, after saying that Hfts often broke down
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      • 73 4 HOMEBUYERS are ruahing to secure resale flats before new rules take effect. The HDB received 220 resale flat applications 70 more than the daily average the day after the changes were ■imwmrtxi MfHur tiik mnnth From Monday, the new rolee limit HDB flat buyeis to two subsidised
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 58 4 A FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl has been arrested on suspicion of dealing in heroin. She was one of four nabbed in a raid on a one-room Toa Payoh flat The other three were unemployed men in their 20s. The girl is the youngest suspected trafficker arrested this year. Police
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      • 57 4 US sanctions on Myanmar are ilnlikely to hurt the economy, which is increasingly dependent on its Asian trading partners. Analysts said the US sanctions would have little bite given the small number of American companies doing business in Myanmar. American business circles also criticised the move as ineffective
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      • 58 4 THE Hongkong Chief Executive's Office is worried that laws passed by the Provisional Legislature before the handover may be challenged after July 1. So it is studying Singapore's history to see how this can be. avoided. When Singapore became independent, it passed an Act so that legislative work
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      • 62 4 THAILAND plans to develop its north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima into a regional trade and industrial centre to serve its markets in Indochina. The province, better known as Korat, is the most developed among the 19 provinces in the region. It is home to a third of
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      • 50 4 RISING costs are forcing Japanese manufacturing companies here and in Malaysia to plan towards siting new investments in Indonesia and Vietnam. The Japan External Trade Organisation said this in a survey published yesterday. The study involved more than 3,000 Japanese manufacturers operating in Asean, China, Hongkong and India.
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    • 26 4 The Dow Jones industrial average lost 20.87 points to close at 6,812.72. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 493 million shares.
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    • 65 4 hum Hmk Fiery end to Peruvian crisis Tlmk Manila is next to impose curbs on property loans LMwZasbase Peruvian troops storm embassy Bsfili HtfiM. Hostages in Peru freed RCSmonfef mm: Expect better services with the hike in transport fares, says Minister of State John Chen BfaCMmi Peruvian president says
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    • 131 4 I (MARKET I VjCAFEy I SECRETARIES' WEEK LUNCH I 21 to 25 April I 12 noon to 2 .30 pm 1 FOR THE SECRETARIES I Doorgift I surprises! surprises! I 3-Course Gourmet Lunch I and I Dessert I from buffet spread I Lucky Draw I Grand Prize. 2 -night itay
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    • 39 4 Tod-free mm m»-7»Mg Calls are charged at 30 cents per minute IM-H2M7 Matters of the heart SpeaMlp ijM.ii mw» Your forum wt Dear MrW|ey latuum Invaluable lessons Attitude UM IMB.II2QMI Teensforum Bui tSfftSlHl Legal advice y—— ww A—» ww>
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  • the attitude paper
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      521 5 All work and no play makes Jian a... Anything on your mind? Write to: Tlm MNhrtk Piqp, Tlm Haw Paper 390 Nln Swf Km* Mappera *****5 Or drop your letters at The Original Levi's Store (#Ol-32, Raffles City). E-mail to: attitude9postl.com Or call us at **********1 This week's
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    • 126 5 On getting sloshed: "Never, ever, ever do it. I have tried it and it's bad it's fun for those hours when you're high but you feel like hell after and the problems never go away. On pre-marital sec "My views are shaped by my religious beliefs so
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 409 6  -  By Hazel Tan SHE was surprised when he offered her an ice-cube. Then she noticed a platinum ring with three diamonds gleaming inside it. TCS actress Ivy Lee received this "freezing" proposal from Hongkong producer Raymond Choy last month. It melted her heart. Today,
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    • 138 6 RIGHT now, it is long-distance love between Ivy and her beau. Raymond, a freelance producer from Hongkong, is currently working on a project in Malaysia. He and Ivy call each other at least five times a day. They sign off with a good night call every night. Raymond,
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    • 452 8 A man is accused of raping a maid, while his lawyer claims that she made the entire story up. ALETHEA UM reports on what both parties are saying THE PROSECUTION'S CASE HE poured out his lovelife problems and told her she was the
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    • 428 9 THE DEFENCE'S CASE THE MAID cried rape because she wanted to break her contract with her employer, said Tay's lawyer. Mr Sant Singh said Tay had come home late and gone straight to bed on the night of the alleged rapes. The lawyer said the
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    • 448 10  -  JAILED Mohammad Osman (above) was charged in court for causing hurt. Yesterday, he was sentenced to two weeks' jail and fined the maximum of $1,000 for his offence. He could have been jailed for up to a year. BY
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      • 145 12 LeeYeeHui I AM not a person who cheats on bus fares. And I do make it a habit to ask the fare if I do not know the exact amount to be paid. However, I have found quite a few drivers who often tell me
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      • 80 12 MACPHERSON Secondary school celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and will be hosting a big bash in May. Former students of the school are invited to the anniversary Dinner and Dance at the Shangri-la on May 30. The parliamentary secretary for the Education Ministry, Mr Mohammed Maidin,
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    • 143 13 MAY DAY MAY DAY... LAST DAY FOR ENTRIES WANT to win a pair of Giordano Wrinkle-free pants worth $45? Or how about a Giordano Wrinkle-free Oxford Shirt worth $39? Just write in your views on working life. Today is the last day for entries. As a special package to celebrate
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    • 85 13 ABOUT $3,000 were collected for the Down Syndrome Association through our charity line from Apr 2 to 14. The association is our adopted charity this year. Three lucky callers won a Fujifilm DS-7 Digital Camera worth $889 each. They are (I/C No): *****70, *****97 and *****26. These
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 329 16  -  MANHUNT CASE By Riana Zakir HE wanted fame and was eager to please. So Manhunt contestant Andrew Poh massaged the organiser's ego by making a birthday card for him. He signed it with a little heart. Mr Poh, who is now being sued by pageant Organiser Alex Liu
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    • 122 16 SENIOR Manhunt 1992 winner Mr Joseph D'aranjo was Mr Poh's confidant on the alleged molests. But in a sudden twist yesterday, Mr D'aranjo's sworn statement claimed that he was a victim too. He said he was asked to strip to his underwear in Mr Liu's flat after he
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    • 42 16 Pageant organiser Metromedia Marketing is suing its ex-Manhunt 1995 winner, Mr Andrew Poh, for breach of contract. Mr Poh, now a salesman in an interior design firm, had refused to bare hi& torso for a photo shoot in August 1995.
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    • 408 17  -  By Michelle Ang IT always helps to get a teacher. Even if you're a thief. Jeremy Gay, 22, was desperate to pay off his gambling debts. In mid-December last year, he met a man who promised him riches if he was willing to learn..
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 365 18 Source: Reuter. PLAYING in the Malaysian stock market has its thrills but it can also kill, warned Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. "It's good to have speculation on the stock exchange, but too much speculation becomes bad," he said yesterday
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    • Article, Illustration
      359 19 Through holes in the ground and a song in the air i I THIS is one of five secret tunnels in Peru that helped 71 hostages holed up in an envoy's home since December to see the outside world again. The secretly-burrowed tunnels, which took between 35
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    • 88 19 THE hostage crisis began on Dec 17 last year when the little known Tupac Amaru rebel group stormed a cocktail party held in the Japanese embassy in Lima. They took about 500 hostages but quickly released all but 72 males. The hostages were mainly Peruvians, but also included
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    • 42 20 r It took 14 years to build Mount Rushmore. Centuries for the Great Wall of China. ii£ Build them both by bedtime tonight. SETA Vt 'ourrifky Drau Entry v coupon i% set. ■HiSIIb v, w* until JO June 1997 ill pfe. H
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 272 21 Source: AFP AT least 20,000 workers went on strike in Jakarta yesterday. The reason for the strike: They want better wages. About 10,000 workers from PT Hardaya Aneka Shoes Industry (HASI), a Nike shoe producer, marched skm from their factory in nearby Tangerang to the local
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    • 389 22  -  BY Heather McKinnon REPORTING FROM SYDNEY Australia in 2050 will be part of the United States of Asia. The president of this "Republic of Australasia" will be Poona Li Hung, a lesbian of Indian and Chinese background. She is a cyborg partmachine with neurocircuits made
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  • Showtime
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      499 24  -  By Edwin Yeo HONGKONG'S socking it to Hollywood. And Hollywood's loving every bit of it. Call it the lethal attraction. Hollywood is fascinated with Hongkong actors and directors. But in fickle dream factory, they could just be flavours of the month. So says director Tsui Hark. He should
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    • 274 25  -  By Jessica Leow COME June, you will hear a new voice on Perfect 10. Or rather, a familiar old one: Georgina Chang, 26 one of Perfect 10's first deejays is back. She'll be spinning discs in a yet-to-be -confirmed timeslot. "I'm very excited! When I first joined
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    • 385 26  -  By Hazel Tan CAN you imagine the talkative and jovial Emil Chau mute and sad? That was 18 years ago, Emil, 37, told The New Paper on Monday. The Hongkong-born singer recalled his university days in Taiwan: "It was a new life. For the
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    • NING BAIZURA UNDER ATTACK
      • 157 27 SINGER Ning Baizura was upset when her latest album cover was slammed as un-Islamic by a Malaysian paper, Mingguan Malaysia. The album showed Ning, (left) wearing a baju kebaya and surrounded by bunga telor, a type of flower used at weddings. The newspaper said the flowers looked
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      • Article, Illustration
        54 27 IS Taiwanese compere, Lan Hsin Mei, Jeff Chang's mystery girlfriend? When Lan went on stage during a show to present Chang (above) with flowers, he asked her to* sing with him. The singer also allegedly hurried to shield Lan, who was in a mini-skirt, from exposing herself. When
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      • 94 27 ACTORS Dicky Cheung (right) and Andy Hui were caught on film outside a nightclub in Tsimshatsui during a police raid. But the photographs did not tell the real story. Actually, the actors were driving away from a billiard saloon when they were
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    • 91 25 #W"'% #FIRE% J JUMP IN THE FIRE [local rock concertl FRIDAY 25 APRIL featuring homegrown music In alternative hands... THE FLYING PILLS 7.30PM JUNK BUNNIES BPM SUCHNESS 8.30PM GLOBAL CHAOS 9PM 4 SIDES 9.30PM OPPOSITION PARTY 10PM MARIS AT 7.3OI"VISHAKp> !m Supported tt\: I "fej Sa i PONYCANVON lslo NETTI
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  • 473 28  -  Etcetera WITH CAROL LEONG I'VE fallen in love. It happened last Sunday. I've fallen in love with Shakespeare! I feel giddy, joyous, radiant with the thrill of discovery. Shakespeare is alive! His lips have been dust for nearly 400 years but he's alive! The match
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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  • 421 34  -  CAREERCHOICE BY TRanganayaki EVEN as a student, she had a habit of looking at people from head to toe. More so than the face, she felt that a person's hairdo is what made a person good-looking or ugly. It was that interest that led to
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  • 500 36 CAREERCHOICE Maybe our heroine Siok should go for lessons in boosting self-confidence. Her low self esteem is not getting any help from happenings around her, asj.o TIEN YIN discovers in Diary of a Nine to Fiver today MONDAY, 9 pm. Just before lunch-time, Terry e-mailed me.
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    • 516 38 CAREERCHOICE 4K_r 1 H EM Services, an ISO 9001 certified property management company, jl Pi invites suitably qualified individuals to embark on a rewarding career with us! I I ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS RECORDING P (JALAN BESAR, JALAN BUKIT MERAH, DEPLOYMENT CLERKS YISHUH, CLEMENTI, TAMPfNES) cc E 'NTO'level g GCE'NrO'M'level or COS
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    • 85 39 I I A member of Keppel Integrated Engineering Co. located Able to handle full set account, experience in ACCPAC I Hi is preferable but not essential for post 1. wmm H Experience is not necessary for post 2& 3, training will. be provided. Fresh graduates from Polytechnic are welcome. Fringe
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    • 181 39 CAREER CHOICE V Due to rapid expansion, ire require dynamic V candidates for the following positionsx (Location* at: Funan Centre Tampine« Airport) 1 SALES SUPERVISORS (min. $I soo) W Manage sales associates M Able to achieve department sales quota Minimum five '0' Levels S Two years retail experience B m
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    • 803 40 CAREERCHOICE An estab. electronics co. requires: ♦1) SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ 2 COORDINATOR 12) CUSTOMER SERVICE f t OFFICER I Diploma/ 'A' levels preferred. '0' levels <> may be considered With/ without experience PC literate Chinese female preferred Import/ export purchasing sales/ A planning experience assets Electronics knowledge an advantage f 1
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    • 927 41 CAREERCHOICE Glaxo Wellcome has major operations in Singapore, which include manufacturing, sales and marketing and regional management. We are expanding. Construction of our third state-of-the-art manufactunng facility equipped with the latest in batch technology is neanng completion. The new facility will complement our two plants and bnng our total investment
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    • 807 42 CAREERCHOICE I I In view of our Company's rapid expansion, we I "V y y* I are inviting suitable MALE applicants to join I J*'m I us in the. following positions listed below. I C .fCk/ I Working place would be at Pulau Ayer I y* I Merbau or Pulau
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    • 462 43 CAREERCHOICE KMMOMM y Our semi-conductor firm In Bendemeer j* 0 and Chal Choe Lane Invites applications n f for the potts of: 'y r y GCE 'N' or 0' level Y dm Proficient in MS Office fh m 1 year's relevant experience |U 3 Those without experience but with Keen
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    • 644 44 A 2001 Food Enterteinment 2001 Food Entertainment 2001 Food Entartainmant 2050 Personal Services/ Products 2001 Food Entertainment 2050 Personal Services/ Products f 5 n Em &zizas secretaries Week birthday this month, all secretaries will be J H offered 20% discount on their uext visit- A 'If.* '(voucher) and enjoy a
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    • 279 45 2050 Personal Services/ Products 5 /j/ Cflrmioersary Offer 5laQI *****1 mi ill i lIS USKfjUmm «J ome, enjoy our superb range of health j||X/ fitness facilities in the most relaxing A wL ambience charming company. Our new team of Video Theatre g idjj pretty and gentle J Sauna mosseus<? is
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    • 111 45 2200 Business Services/ Product* I Low capital investments of only $3K with no 1 overheads in return for high rewards. 2300 Vehicles I 1 lady owner Leather seats ABS. S/rims I Excellent cond $116,500 neg. I Pg. 9208-9411/ T*l. 9818-8887 2400 Properties 8 T Cornar I Bishan 172 •<>• I
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    • 77 45 2570 Travel 2615 Lecturing/Teaching Positions Christian Childcare Centre I requires local intermediate TRAINED I TEACHER I Interested pis. call I Ms Ong 1 *****29 HONEYKIOS Childcare Development Can If a requires (Basic intermediate) Interested, please call 4444-170 PAP Community Foundation Tampines East Branch requires Min. 3 GCE '0* level Chinese
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    • 208 46 2609 Engineering Positions rAn established Engineering Firm in Jurong requires Diploma in 'Mechanical Engineering or equivalent 2-3 years site experience in heavy industries, construction, water treatment or supply project Good co-ordination ability and can work independently Interested please write or fax in to: Mttai Engineering Corporation Pte Ltd 28 Third
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    • 188 46 2609 Engineering Positions 2630 Salas Positions KIITZVvviEV j Age 18-35 (PR welcome) Friendly end willing to learn Salary commission ($llOO-$1400) commensurate with experience Able to start work immediately Malaysians era welcome to apply > Please call Tal. *****15 Walk-in interview: •02-31 Tampines Mall I I OPTICIAN i[ I required in
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    • 231 46 2630 Sales Positions urgently required to be stationed at Takashimaya, Paragon, Daimaru or Tokyu departmental stores Flexible working hrs Attractive basic salary commission Knowledge of Japanese language will be a definite plus v Experience not essential but preferable Interested please call *****66 for an interview appointment V\ I An Opportunity
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    • 109 46 2630 Salos Positions SALES ASSISTANTS ADIDAS Sport* Shop Orchard Rood Female, aged 19 35 Salary $1300 $1800 Chinese preferred Call Pam 238-3900 r ISSSSI Male/ Female No experience required Basic commission. Fringe benefits include training, overseas trips, cash incentives, over-riding commission. Students are also welcome Interested applicants, call *****85 or
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    • 196 46 2642 HoteV Restaurant/ Lounge Positions established Japanese Group I urgently requires I j. Ki|Jp!lK^lkH I t Good personality Y\ I Malaysians ars welcomed for soma positions. I Interview today or tomorrow r between 3.00pm to 7.00pm at: K I Uokuni Nanten Japanese Restaurant I I 16 Raffles Quay »81-16 Hong
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    • 303 47 2642 Hotel/ Reataurant/ Lounge Positions 1^ Already the place to be' in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, The Jump' is now opening in Singapore as a 250 cover American style Bar Grill, located in Fountain Court of Chijmes and featuring performance Island bar plus courtyard seating. Our opening team is
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    • 65 47 2642 Hotel/ Restaursnt/ Lounge Positions THE QUAY BAR PTE LTD 3A River Valley Rd. •0115 to 20 CLARKE QUAY (By the river) WINE BAR MANAGER Experience in running a wine bar FLOOR SUPERVISOR WAITRESSES Walk-in after 4.30pm. or call ***** 18. K tonal English Pub at ■ton Hill requires Attractive
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    • 114 47 2642 HoteV Restaurant/ Lounge Position* Lounge require* I Weekday $30 per hour I Weekend $32 per hour I Salary: From $1100-$l2OO I f»Tll M .HK^rrnßH All applicants pleas* bring along passport sua photo Wak-m interview only on 24. 25. 26 Apr between 4 30pm-7 pm at 200 Middle Road #81-00
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    • 327 48 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions I. American Express International, Inc. is a global travel I service firm |^H Ji i 111 arounc l world. In pursuing our vision of becoming tne best place HPto we in treating our employees as we our customers and clients dignity and respect. By providing our
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    • 330 49 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions F established Engineering Firm in Jurong requires pVVfMBPpfOTVfVPP T Hi 'jIISWIWILin GCE '07 'N' level Computer literate Hardworking and willing to learn Min. 1 yr. working experience in clerical work. (Experience preferred but not compulsory) Fresh school leavers are welcome Walk in interview Monday Friday 9am
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    • 304 49 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions Expanding int'l. sea freight forwarding company requires: 1) IMPORT/ EXPORT CUSTOMER SERVICE/ DOCUMENTATION CO-ORDINATORS Relevant working experience required 2) SHIPPING/ GENERAL CLERKS Experience not required Ptoaso coll: *****18 Ilorna whiston study CENTRE I Private Language Centre requires ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GCE '0' or 'A' level or ITE
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    • 218 49 2648 Administretive/ Clerical Positions GS| Min. 'N7 '(y level PC knowledge prefered Preferably female Ability to type 5 day week Interested, please call I Me Urn *****76 i FEMALE ADMIN. ASST. Urgently required Chinese preferred In Joo Koon Road (Jurong) PC literate 5* day week Cell 862-4844 *FH?7iTTIiW»TiTT!E* GCE 'o*/
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    • 258 49 2648 Administrative/ Clerical Positions International Air Saa Forwarder urgently requires FEMALE SHIPPING COORDINATOR Min. *0" level Experience in Tradenet declaration Able with liaise with •hipping companies forwarder! Intereeted kindly cell Sharon et *****63 OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE GCE 07 'A' level* Able to type operate PC 2-3 years working experience |nttf9lttd, pft§§|§
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    • 226 49 2648 Adminiatrathra/ Clerical Positions AOMIN ASSISTANT require by service company Diploma in buainess study from Polytechnic Interested. please call *****48 for an interview. ADMIN. CLERK Good written and apokan I English I I* Min. '0' lava! I PC litarata I Min. 1 yr. experience Call 224-8343 I for an intotviaw
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    • 230 49 28S1 Secretary/Personal Assistant Position! FULL-TIME SECRETARY required Min. 'A' level 2 years working experience S working days 9am.-4pm. Able to work independently with initiative Must know how to uae Windows Excel Write-in or fax with detailed reaume stating your axpectetiona to: Toffice Enterprise Pte Ltd SO Martin Roed «02-34 Tredemert
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    • 354 50 2084 Technical Position# YAMI YOGURT Due to expansion, we invite applicants to join our dynamic team. 1) FULL/ PART-TIME OPERATION CREW 2) SUPERVISORS 3) MANAGERS 4) PASTRY/ BAKER Requirements: Dynamic persons above 16 years old Eager to gain a new working experience for: A good career advancement Attractive salary commission
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    • 242 50 Positions c I THMinwit mko—tra wwai rn n» m w&w m AUS joint venture silicon wafer reclaim wRB company located in Jurong requires f tm production staff with strong team spirit to jgM be the pioneer batch of our start up team. 9 «v-Min Sec Education fIH Able to work
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    • 92 50 2057 Production Positions 2666 Security Positions SECURITY SUPERVISOR Orchard Rd. (morn. shift) grow $1300 SECURITY OFFICER Holland Rd/ Dempsay: 6 45am 7pm. groM $1200 7pm. 11pm groaa $500 230 Jin. hur »06-02 Mom Laawp IM(. Tal. 29X2065 J SECURITY GUARDS required I All araaa Speak ft write simple I English
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    • 100 50 2666 Security Positions B A 1~~ LOCATIONS: Jurong, Science Park Drive, Changi, Stevens Road, Tanglin, I Bedok, Kampung Übi, Woodlands 2669 Ct—nor Positions Required CLEANERS Wtntoa Nerl Full-time, male $700 MOO Part-time melW female. 2 hrv a day $290 •OS-03 Far East Finance Building 14 Robtnton Rd Near Rafftee Piece
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    • 311 51 2683 Part-Time/ Tamp. Pothkm Develop Modelling Potential Mala/ female, age 16-40 who possess plaaaant paraonality. Ba a part-time Photographic Modal for TVC, magazine, press ads Height ft experience ia not required. If selected, you will undergo an intenaive modelling training, no faaa raquirad Own an inhouse impact portfolio to gat
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  • STORTS
    • 410 52  -  44TH WORLD TABLE-TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS: (Tomorrow. Manchester FASTFACTS There are 85 te&'ms in the women's team event Singapore is in Group F with Latvia, Finland and Ghana Singapore finished 65th at the last Championships Stories/^ Gerard Wong THE Singapore women's table-tennis team kicks-oflf its World Championship campaign
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    • 172 52 NATIONAL coach Loy Soo Han is optimistic that both the Singapore's women and men's teams will kick off their World Championship campaign tomorrow with wins. The women's team plays Latvia while the men's team faces Togo. Loy said the women's team stands a good chance
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    • 338 52 THE English women's table-tennis team is impressed with how Singapore performed at the recent Commonwealth Championships. So impressed that it wants to < come down to Singapore this July for a sparring match. This was revealed by Lisa Lomas, England's top player and
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  • PREMIER PASSION
    • 685 53 A COUPLE of months ago it was a joke; now it's well beyond a laughing matter. I'm talking about the prospect of Middlesbrough reaching two Wembley finals and being relegated from the Premiership in the same season. Well, the Wembley part of
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    • 154 53 TODAY: Tottenham v Middlesbro INFOLINE: Call 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow for the result. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. AFP. BRAZILIAN star Juninho believes Middlesbrough's Premiership survival has priority over ending the club's 121-year wait for a trophy. The midfield maestro orchestrated Middlesbrough's passage into its
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    • 429 53 PREMIERSHIP ACTION AFP DERBY 0 NOTTS FOREST 0 Forest faces almost certain relegation, despite earning a point against East Midlands neighbour Derby. Forest player-manager Stuart Pearce felt his side needed to win its last three matches to have a realistic chance of avoiding the drop. But
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  • SPORTS
    • 191 54 EUROPEAN CUP Semi-final second-leg JUVENTUS4 (Lombardo 34, Vieri 36, Amoruso 79, Zidane 80) AJAX 1 (Melchiot 74) Half-time: 2-0 Crowd: 69,000 Juventus wins 6-2 on aggregate Final: Dortmund v Juventus in Munich, Germany, on May 28 WHAT THEY SAY AJAX COACH LOUIS VAN GAAL: It is a great
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    • 381 54 THIS time, the lesson is humiliating indeed. Defending champion Juventus demolished Ajax Amsterdam 4-1 (6-2 on aggregate) yesterday to make its fifth European Cup final. After drawing 1-1 and then beating the Dutch team on penalties in last year's final, Juventus showed Ajax what they were really
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    • TONIGHT'S CUP-WINNERS' CUP SEMI-FINAL SECOND-LEG ACTION:
      • 149 54  -  By Ian Brown ROBBIE Fowler has been playing through a secret heartache in his pursuit of domestic and European glory. In between games, the Liverpool soccer striker has been helping to look after his father who is seriously ill with Ulcerative Colitis, an incurable bowel complaint. The illness
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      • 129 54 Reuter. Liverpool will play with a three-man attack for the first time this season. It must overcome a three-goal deficit against the holder. Coach Roy Evans is expected to start wth Robbie Fowler, Stan Collymore and Patrick Berger in an attacking opening gambit. He is also expected
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      • 136 54 AFP. Argentine striker Gabriel Batistuta will be just another bystander at the Ronaldo show today. That's when Fiorentina bids to beat Barcelona and its famous Brazilian to reach the Cup-Winners' Cup final. The undisputed star of Fiorentina, Batistuta is suspended for a booking during the 1-1 semi-final
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    • 289 55 EUROPEAN CUP Semi-final second-leg MAN UNITED 0 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1 (Ricken 8) Half-time: 0-1 Crowd: 55,000 Dortmund wins 2-0 on aggregate Reuter. A SORRY string of misses. Two disallowed efforts. And a killer goal sandwiched in between. This sums up Manchester United's heart-breaking night as it was
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    • 118 55 Manchester United could still have won, could still have made it to the final...only if it had converted its chances. In fact, it had nearly 21 attempts at goal. These are some of the glaring misses. I MISS 17th minute: Eric Cantona takes too long to control
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    • 216 55  -  MAN UNITED Peter Schmeichel Gary Neville Gary Pallister David May (Scholes 86) Phil Neville Ronny Johnsen Nicky Butt David Beckham Eric Cantona Andy Cole Ole 0 Solskjaer (Giggs 58) By Lan Brown Lars Ricken, born on 10 July 1976, joined Borussia Dortmund as a 16-year
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    • 578 56  -  JEFFREY LOW AFTER THE MATCH Having failed to get a ticket to the sellout match at Old Trafford last night JEFFREY LOW decides to capture the atmosphere in a pub just outside the grounds of Second Division BrentfordFC... COMMENT A A POSTMAN threw his bicycle down the
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      310 56 ■jILEX FERGUSON, Sometimes you only improve after losing, but I cannot criticise my players. They have given their all, but I accept that from the number of chances we made tonight we should have scored. I think that like all German sides Dortmund never gave up, but
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      186 56  -  LAN BROWN CAPTURES THE MOOD BEFORE THE MATCH BY Ian Brown I ONLY caught the tailend of the street party which took place in Albert Square, Manchester. It wasn't quite on the scale of the one in Dortmund two weeks agolrat it certainly got the fans into
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    • 799 57  -  PRE-WORLD CUP QUALIFIER; SINGAPORE v KUWAIT (National Stadium. Saturday. Bpm) Stories, S Gulam No 18 WEARING No 6 IT's your first training session in a foreign land. You know your opponents will have done their homework and they are there to watch your dangermen. So, how
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    • 209 57 COME Saturday, one man can save Singapore from being mauled by Kuwait in its pre-World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium. That man is goalkeeper Rezal Hassan. No, this is not one of coach Barry Whitbread's boasts. Nor is it a ploy to detour
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    • 267 58  -  MORE ON THE PRE-WORLD CUP QUALIFIER WHITBREAD ON KUWAIT Stories/l Ernest Luis NATIONAL coach Barry Whitbread will be warning his players to watch out for Kuwait's No 6, striker Jassem Al-Houwaidi. Although he had left the National Stadium before he could really get a good
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    • 359 58 IONMJPDAT^^I INJURIES aside, Singapore has another problem and coach Barry Whitbread has just two days to correct it before the Lions meet Kuwait in Saturday's pre-World Cup cruncher. It concerns the strikeforce or rather, the brittleness of the Lions' frontline. As of now, Whitbread has got
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    • 179 58 SCOTTISH CUP AFP. FALKIRK caused a major Scottish Cup upset and when it beat Glasgow giant Celtic 1-0 in a semi-final replay last night. p Paul McGrillen's goal made certain Falkirk played the final its first appearance in 40 years. The little striker made space for himself
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