The New Paper, 10 September 1997

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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 264 2 Civil service launches gratuity scheme for under-performers CIVIL servants who are not doing well can now be offered early retirement. The scheme, launched this month, covers officers from all ranks who are not on the pension scheme, Berita Harian reported this morning. The Special Gratuity Scheme
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    • 52 2 At least 40. Have been in the sen/ice for at least 15 years. Have not been promoted for at least 5 years (for workers below 45). No disciplinary offences for the last five years. Not under the pension scheme. Need not have had an E in their last
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    • 35 2 Half of last drawn monthly salary multiplied by years of service (up to 25 years). Staff who have switched from pension to CPF scheme will receive Davment based on another formula.
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    • 154 2 Reuter. PRINCESS Diana's driver had taken anti-depressant drugs before getting behind the wheel. A source close to the inquiry said yesterday new blood tests on Mr Henri Paul showed this. Mr Paul was killed together with Princess Diana and her companion Mr Dodi A1 Fayed
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    • 297 3 Energy waves used for communication Different types (colours) used for different purposes Radio waves are all around us like different bands of colour. What happens if someone "jumps"a colour? Ml found out the A hard way. M WONGSHER A MAINE J reports ft STICK to your airwaves
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    • 72 3 RADIO waves are not the only type of energy found "in the air". They belong to a family of waves, callec the electromagnetic spectrum, and they are arranged according to their wavelength._ Light, which we see every day, is only a small part of this energy spectrum.
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      150 3 Ml was also issued a warning by TAS for selling SIM-locked mobile phones. Huh? Well, to use a handphone, you need a special card called the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) which contains your personal information. If you want to change from, say, SingTel Mobile to Ml, you should
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    • 94 2 MALAYSIA'S FAMOUS KAM LUN TAI gjSt MOONCAKES a must for these festivities TX 18th August 16th September '97 JfaAwt The extraordinary Golden Lotus Paste. The unique taste of a 20 year old mooncake tradition. All packaged in a beautiful box. The round shape of mooncakes f represents perfect harmony and
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    • 24 2 Leisure index Showtime: Pages 22 to 25 Comics: Pages 30&32 TV: Page 28 You feel someone deserves highlighting f Call us. Holtine pmiw ******55
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 141 4 HOT STORIES THE hunt is on. Wanted: Clever ideas U improve public service. Reward: Top three ideas will be awarded a plaque and cash of between $500 and $3,000. The next five will receive plaques. This "nationwide suggestions scheme" was launched yesterday. Every year,
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    • 25 4 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 16.73 points to close at 7.851.9. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 502 million shares.
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    • 83 4 CRITICS say the "Asian miracle" is over with the currency turmoil in South-east Asia. But the World Bank says no. In fact, it predicted that Asia will reach new economic peaks. It projected that emerging Asian economies will grow between 5 and 6 per cent a year
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    • 95 4 SINGAPOREANS are investing in tourist facilities in the region, 6ays Mr Lee Yock Suan, Minister for Trade and Industry, at a speech to be delivered this morning. As at December 1996, the top 15 Singapore hotel companies own more than 170 hotels with more than
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 62 4 TOO many people want maids. So Malaysia has been forced to lift last month's freeze on the intake of foreign maids, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Tcyol Rosli Ghazali. The government also reversed its stand on the five-year work limit rule imposed recently on foreign maids. It
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      • 52 4 PRICES for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) have dipped. The COE for small cars (1,000 cc and below) cost $36,850 for the October tender. That for medium-sized cars (1,001-1,600 cc) cost $61,080. The COE for b<g cars (1,601-2,000 cc) cost $70,998. There were 5,921 applications, of which 3.645
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      • 59 4 BURN and you suffer. Firms clearing their land by fire would have their business licences cancelled, President Suharto said yestorday._ They could also face a fine of up to Rp 100 million ($54,000) or jail terms Df up to 10 years. President Suharto was concerned about
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      • 49 4 FORMER Politburo member Chen Xitong, 67, has been expelled from the Chinese Communist party for corruption. State prosecutors have started proceedings against the Beijing Party's disgraced ex-Secretary. He will be the highest official to stand trial since the Gang of Four, led by Mao Zedong's widow, Jiang
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      • 59 4 A GANG believed to have carried out the 53-million Swiss franc ($53-million) robbery at a Zurich post office last week has been detained. Swiss and Italian police have detained 13 suspects, including the gang's alleged ringleader, the authorities said. One of the suspects has been described as
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    • 82 4 The Straits Times: Suharto bans land clearing by burning The Business Times: Asian economies primed for new prominence: World Bank Uanhe Zaobao: PM Goh leaves for Mexico on visit to Latin America for first time Berita Harlan: Early retirement: New scheme for civil service RCS morning news: Indonesia bans
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  • 1910-1997
    • 419 5  -  When a giant takes a step, we need to take several steps to keep up. Will Mother Teresa's successor be able to keep pace with the work of the "living saint"? By Soutik Biswas IN CALCUTTA SHE has one of the toughest jobs on
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    • 63 5 WHO IS SHE? SISTER Nirmala was born into a Nepali family in Bihar, India. The family was of the Hindu Brahmin, or priestly, class. She later converted to Catholicism Mother Teresa never groomed a successor to lead the order. So, in March this year the
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 210 6 Know what it is? When are words as hurtful as sticks and stones? The law of defamation allows those stung to claim compensation under certain circumstances. In Part 2 of our layman's guide, we look at the meaning of defamatory words CAN SUE OR NOT? YES, when you suggest
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      143 6 Here are some terms commonly used in libel suits. /ou decide if the examples are defamatory or not? 1. Publication: Your colleague calls you a liar and a cheat in the privacy of his room. No one else is around to hear it. 2. Innuendo: A man tells his
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      162 6  -  Text Rachel Tan 1. NO: Because the words were just between you and him one to one. There is no "publication" in this case: The comment did not reach a third party's ears. 2. YES: The statement sounds innocent, but it has a hidden meaning it hints that Dr
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    • 400 6 SM and BG Lee vs Mr Tang Liang Hong: May 1997. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong won 13 suits against Mr Tang Liang Hong. The opposition leader had made the defamatory remarks suggesting that the I.ieeB were guilty of criminal conduct
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    • 54 6 LAWYER Salem Ibrahim estimates that about 40 per cent of defamation cases actually get to court. The rest get settled along the way 30 per cent when the party being sued gets the first lawyer's letter and about another 30 per cent at some
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 299 9  -  BY Jill Lim WIIAI m A W\W U .U.oul a computer these days? Mow about winning prixe*? Two remarkable women have done just that. Both are winner* of thi* year'* Golden Point Awards. "My story is handwritten." said Mrs Obla Kumareah Mahenhwnni cheerfully. "1 am used to
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    • 87 9 OTHER first prize winners are Ms Sin Lay Chen, 25, a quantity surveyor (Chinese), Mr Sim Wai Chew, 30, a journalist I English and Mr Anuar Othman, 40, an operations assistant (Malay). Each gets $4,000 cash and $6,000 to cover literary activities. This year, there were 245 entries
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    • 350 10 Guess the uncle's age and play Some very special children visited an old folks'home, as part of Down Syndrome' Awareness week. JILL LIM reports Down Syndrome Children with Down Syndrome are intellectually slow and often have medical problems. But they can be taught to read, write, draw, play music or
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    • 336 11  - They stole shoes and ran right into police BY Teo Hwee Nak TWO years ago, he stole a car with his friends, so they could go for a ride. This time round, Harvinder Singh, 18, decided to steal some shoes for fun. The school drop-out was cycling with three friends
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    • 16 11 PENALTY Whoever commits theft can be jailed for up to three years, or fined, or both_
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  • Article, Illustration
    562 12 Children s homes are meant for children whose parents cannot cope with them. But some use these homes to dump their children. CRISPINA ROBERT talks to one boy whose "mummy" doesn't want him W HUN ■mumm/M him at the home. It was agreed thjit the would virit him
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  • 220 12 DAVID'S foster mother, Ms S Tan, refused to say much when contacted by phone. Asked why she left him in the home, she said she could not care for him. "I work all day. He will be alone at home. I'm not married
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  • 341 12 SOME parents are drug addicts. Others are in jail. Then there are those who simply do not want their children. Mr See Choon Wai has seen them all. He is executive director of the Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home, one of the
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 444 13 Yesterday, we wrote about couples who head for the divorce courts almost as soon as they're married. Today, BERNARD PEREIRA reports on how early problems can be overcome JUST three months into their marriage, Jenny and Joseph were quarrelling almost
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    • 204 13 COUNSELLING before couples have any problems? Before they're even married? Sure, say counsellors, then you might be able to head off some of the problems. Don't wait till you're thinking of divorce, they say. Go for counselling when you're thinking of marriage. It
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    • 53 13 HERE are some numbers lo call if your relationship is on trouble or you simply need some good old-fashioned advice: Fei Yue Counselling Centre: 479-7882 Fei Yue Family Service Centre: 569-0381 Lakeside Family Centre: 567-1908 Shan You Counselling Centre: 741-9293 Tanjong Pagar Family Service Centre: 27D6711 MacPherson Moral Family
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    • 79 13 BOTH the husband and wife need to examine the cause for the affair. There are many contributing factors, said Mr Chandra. "Our society often does not talk about these things, but I believe that marriages can survive affairs if both parties are willing to forgive." But forgetting
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    • 399 14 Come Oct 1, there will be some changes in the Neighbourhood Police Post (NPP) system. JOHN LOW finds out that this will make things much simpler for crime victims MAGINE this: Mr Lee's provision shop I has been broken into. I Around midnight
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    • 108 14 CORPORAL Vincent Chin, 23, can't wait to start work in his new unit, the Queenstown NPC, on Oct 1. He is one of 150 police officers who have just completed a three-week course that taught him skills such as conducting investigations and how to survey a
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    • 308 15 Source: Wire services. MOTHER Teresa's embalmed body is not decaying in Calcutta's hot weather. This assurance was given by her Missionaries of Charity order yesterday. Medical experts had expressed fears that Mother Teresa's body might decompose before her funeral on Saturday. Some mourners also
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      79 15 IF you wish to contribute to Mother Teresa's on going projects for the "poorest of the poor" around the world, send a cheque, money order or bank draft to: The New Paper's MotherTeresa Fund, c/o The New Paper, Times House, 390, Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****5. A
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    • 51 13 f Early divorce on the rise 1995 1990 15% 9.6% 472 of 3,3 27 divorces 208 of 2,178 divorces These are latest figures for divorces under the Women's Charter GINGA Is Newly-Renovated And Features A New A-La-Carte Mem Still Serves An Old Favourite V*jSSl2m£^At An Old Price SUSHI TEPPANYAKI' Wg
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 170 16 Wire services. WHY did so many ferry passengers die? Why are such accidents so common? Why isn't the government doing anything? These were among the questions angry villagers fired at Haitian President Rene Preval yesterday when he visited the scene of one of
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    • 269 16  -  By Crispina Robert A HKVEN-VKAK-OLI) Malaysian girl tried to climb a netball pole, but it fell on her and crushed her skull. Nurul Azyani Masni, who lived in a small village called Dungun in Trengganu, died in the accident on Monday. She was playing
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    • 82 17 Reuter. THESE nurses were among hundreds who fought with steel-helmeted riot police at a hospital in Dhaka Bangladesh, yesterday. At least 10 people were injured. The fighting followed similar battles on Monday. The nurses were angered by the sacking of five colleagues from the Post-Graduate Medicine and
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    • 355 17 Source: Wire services. TWO lawyers who can help a woman make US President Bill Clinton blush have parted ways with their client. Mr Joseph Cammarata ant Mr Gilbert Davis said they could no longer represent Ms Paula Jones in her
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    • 501 18  -  CLOUDS OVER CAMBODIA When a storm of political fighting broke out in Cambodia in July, it caused an exodus of foreign investors. The first of our two-part report looks at the forecast by the diplomatic and
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    • 36 18 Forces of Cambodia's two rival prime ministers clashed in Phnom Penh on July 5 and 6. The clash ended with First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh being ousted by Second Prime Minister Mi in f^pn_
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    • 154 16 Acdaimed educationalist, Mr. Wijeysingha will speak at a special seminar lor parents sponsored by Singapore's Ausmore Training Center. A panel of experts will also discuss tutoring and answer your questions. Date: Saturday, 13 September 1997 Time: 2.30pm Venue: Mandarin Hotel, Orchard Road Mandarin Court D 4th Floor, Main Tower Tickets
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  • DEARAGGIE
    • 354 19 DmtAate PUT ray daughter in a childcare centre when she was four. At first she was uncomfortable, but grew to eiyoy herself tremendously. At five, she suddenly turned difficult. In the centre she would cry. refusing to eat or answer her teachers. She kept
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    • 261 19 FROM AGGIE HOTLINE You can listen to their earlier advice, too. This week's topics: I'm fat people laugh at me Live for yourself Should I tell bar I have king cancer? H Parents split Ued about breakup Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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    • 137 19 I AM 16. My boyfriend and I broke up in February and I have been feeling depressed since then. I also realised that my close friends were backstabbing me. It hurts a lot. All my family wants is for me to have
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    • 152 19 MY best friend has a very bad temper. Every time I go out with her, she complains that our other friends and I plan and do things without her. Her studies are weak and our teacher says that whoever is close to her
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    • 31 19 Hotline 1900-912-0007 You can leave us your problems on the Hotline and listen to selected answers given by trained counsellors. Identities will be kept confidential. Calls are 30 cants a minute
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    • 30 19 2kU&m££S COUNSJELLDE MS WONG SING CHEE, counsellor, Singapore Polytechnic If you need advice, write to: Dear Aggie,The New Paper Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road. Singapore *****5 Or fax: 737-5375
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  • Showtime
    • 446 20  -  By] Lee Yin Luen ELTON John's tribute to the late Princess Diana was the most-played song on the airwaves in Singapore over the weekend. Not long after the song was first heard here during the live telecast of Princess Diana's funeral on Saturday evening, it was played
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    • 373 21 CANDLE in the Wind will burn once again for a new album planned as a tribute to Princess Diana. Elton John will record the reworked version of the song which he sang at the Princess" funeral service on Saturday. Former Beatle Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones
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    • 250 22 THE Candle in the Wind was burning bright in New York on Thursday Celebrities at the 14th annual MTV Music Video Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall recalled Princess Diana's spirit and strength, USA Today reports. Fans of Elton John, who had gathered outside the
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    • 153 22 Stat Hal*: Beck (Devil's Haircut) Bert Female: Jewel (You Were Meant For Me) Bart Group: No Doubt (Don't Speak) Baat Rap: The Notorious B.I.G. (Hypnotize) Bert Deoce: Spice Girls (Wannabe) Bart Rack: Aerosmith (Falling in Love is Hare on the Knees) Bart JUtanutfraMuate Sublime (What
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    • 69 23 MICHAEL Douglas (above) has wondered aloud whether the world's media will cover the death of Mother Teresa as passionately as it did the death of of Diana, Princess of Wales. The 87-year-old nun died in India on Saturday, only hours before the full coverage of the
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    • 157 23 biHAKUN blone Hell). who is most famous for Bonic Instinct (1991), is set to marry, according to Star magazine. But she will wed hor beau, newspaper editor Phil Bronstein. 46, only after he sign* a prc-nuptial agreement Stone. 39. has engaged top lawyers and accountants for
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    • 72 23 DANISH group Aqua (left) may have a hit in Barbie Girl. But toymaker Mattel is not dancing to the tune. The company, which makes hundreds of millions of dollars a year selling Barbie dolls, says the song title is a violation of its copyright, reports Internet
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 249 22 CELEBRATING 0 YEARS OF A SECRET RECIPE &The famous Long Jiang Mooncakes turn 3 this year! To celebrate this auspicious occasion, Long Jiang Sichuan Restaurant presents the delicious mooncakes in custom-designed collectible tin boxes and paper bags. There is a choice of Teochew-style yam paste or white lotus paste wrapped
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    300 24 spotlight Name: Clarissa Bay Age: 21 Height 1.74 m Weight 55 kg Photography: James Liang, Studio Concept Hair Oliver Ow, Vogue Hair Salon Makeup: Ivory Hu, Studio Concept Styling: Steve Thio Clothes: U2 Location: City Hall Concept Coordination: JudyChoongA Elizabeth Lee THK great thing about men is that
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    • 31 24 I Admit it. ISISf It's not her face you're looking at. Al the finalists of The New Face 1997 wear U2 So as far as we're concerned, everyone's a winner. —————HMJ
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 894 25 tvpage_ r Q 5 H Sliders State of the ART (Channel 5, 9.30 pm) Q u inn(JenyO' Co nn e ",l e ft)an d his fellow Sliders enter a world run by robots that look human. Matters are further complicated when Quinn and Rembrant are abducted. aiars yene nacKman, Laza
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  • 402 27  -  ET CETERA WITH PRADEEP PAUL CAN anybody tell me what a miracle is? In today's context, please. Parting the Red Sea? Universal Studios in Los Angeles parts a man-made lake every five minutes. Make the blind see? Give a good optical surgeon a pair of donated
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 160 29 COMICRELIEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh 50...W0H1 WIVE 100 BEEN WJgJ |,TMOO6HT AM? )S-JSSaSFi T«W6 TO the: KTStd J!^rup Knijcami.cmmX 1 *Sj» g» K Big Nate/Lincoln Peirce MRS. GODFREV, I WANT TO MAKEI BUT |||...SOTOU FIGURED) I HAVE A Mpfik SURE THAT HO L.'yk f I CANT YOU'D BE r—-** 5
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  • 367 30 tor Singaporeans, Fadang, in Sumatra, may be just the place for their biggest love —food. And what better place to try nasi padang than where it originally came from? CRISPIN A ROBERT speaks to one man who made a bundle selling this traditional food Tttet waiter
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    • 235 34 Bmt Pratmlml/ 535 Pnlaißlawi/ S3S MMPraMonl/ Executive Positions Executive Positions Executive Positions if— k JiTPUL7t .il i ]T\j\| Jv" REGIONAL DESSERT CHAIN seeks suitable candidates for the following positions: 1. MANAGEMENT TRAINEES (Min. 'A' level above! 2. SHIFT SUPERVISORS (Min. '0' level) 3. FULL/ PART TIME SERVICE STAFFS Experience advantage
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    • 97 35 divani BOUTIQUE SALES ASSOCIATES <n Mandarin English Able to work independently: experience preferred Salary S1K and potentials be boutique manager ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE <Aiiuni*di O levels-bilingual in Mandarin ft English PC literate Hanyu Ptnyin proficient; English correspondence To assist directors, able lo work independently Salary $1K with monthly increments The Scent
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    • 169 35 T\\ lTir\kIT being on Interactive XXWtlU/Vf, entertainment centre. U fun and friendly with excellent customer service. With our nogihlp store and worldwide chain expanding, we are looking for the right candidates to fill-up the following poimoni: Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors (v Min. -O' Level. 23 years and above Previous experience
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    • 366 37 STARBUCKS FAR EAST ORCHARD PARADE ARE OPENING SOON! WE ARE DEFINITELY GROWING! Surtwcb Coffee. mwned for to pen aiflee and peal wt*k envtn rotten warts you lo Am; m our successful famula If have a pasJJiTi tur coffec "Jan: our axnmimat to customer yyvice, unie for [he perfect hrrv. with
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    • 87 38 An Established Co at Joo Seng Warehouse Off Upper Aljunied Rd requires (1) GENERAL CLERK (2) ACCOUNTS CLERK Full time/ Part-time (9am. 1pm. or 2pm. -6pm Female applicants (Spore citueni) with necessary experience can apply Tel: 289-3230 ADMIN EXECUTIVE Starting talary Si200 Qualification« GCf N7 <07 *A* lev«i Exparianca ■kill*,
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    • 395 38 Here's your opportunity to make a career in news. We invite you to join as an Administrative Assistant in our newsroom at The Straits Times You play an important role in supporting our daily newsroom operations. You will help to organise news schedules, answer phone calls and type articles. You
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    • 364 39 (A) FINANCE ASSISTANTS You wall accept and verify general accounts, handle general correspondence with other postal administrations and perform other general accounting duties Requirements for posiuon (A1 4 GCE N' Level credits with COS or 3 GCE 0' Level credits, including English and Mathematics, or GCE A Level with a
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    • 426 39 Times Periodicals Pie Lid. Singapore's leading magazine publisher, has immediate vacancies for DM IMS IRA Tl 17: A SS/S 1 Y IS The successful incumbents will provide administrative and clerical support in one of the following areas: (a) Advertisement Administration Process advertisement space bookings, follow-up with advertisers on advertisement copies
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    • 326 40 ACCOUNTS CLERK required by well established pharmacy In Beech Rd eree Full set of accounts Imenuall Knowledge of ACCPAC 6 1 5H day week interested can *****51 ADMIN ASSISTANT Femilt 30 y% below Compute* iite*aia Applicant* atm raquaatad to fn rnumi with •■pacted •alary to *****97 ov call *****77 Lsw
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    • 148 41 •CLEANTEC SERVICES PTE LTD MALE FEMALE FOODCOURT WORKERS (Full-time Part-time) Singapore crtaen and permanent residents only 7 am to 3 pm/3 pm to 11 pnVI t pm to 7 am (tutl-tlma) 11 am to 3 pm/6 pm to 11 pm (part-tin>e> $800/- and above with CPF (tull-tima) $400/- and above
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    • 275 41 Join THE HOTTEST Entertainment Company in town Looking for YOUNG. ENTHUSIASTIC individual to perform at functiona •Training will be provided •Age 16 30 yrs A) Drag Artist/ Female impersonator B) Dancers (With/ without experience) C) Actors/ Children Theatre D) Singers (For musical production) Interested pis. call *****00 ext. 51 or
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    • 188 41 &g3 Mai Other Positions Electrical Hardware Co. requires a nEBBDEBEI Interested walk in interview at. 1038 Eunos Ave. 3 #01*72 Euno# |nd Eltate S por. *****5 Aft#r 2 nm Esso Dunearn Service Station requires: cAI CC J J Ass^?^AWT 3 shfits or perm, night High basic wages incentives Interested, please
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      520 43 Michael Jordan is one of the highest-paid sports stars in the world. With his latest business deal, he will become even richer FAST FACTS According to Forbes magazine last December. Michael Jordan was believed to have made US$53 million ($74.2m) In 1995 alone. His other endorsements include Gatorade.
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    • 139 43 The newest Air Jordans, the 13th model in the series since they were Introduced in 1984, wHI sell for US$l5O ($210). NYT. NIKE Inc and basketball star Michael Jordan announced a new line of basketball shoes and sportswear made and sold by Nike under the
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    • 98 43 Michael Jordan may be one of the highest-earning sports stars in the world. But he's not the only one who's keen on making a business out of his name. Other big names who endorse products include manager of the Bayem Munich
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    • 340 44 COUNTDOWN TO SEA GAMES: JAKARTA, OCT 11-19 DONT dream of winning all six bodybuilding gold medals at the South-east Asia Games in Jakarta. That was the warning given by Pual Chua, president of the Singapore Bodybuilding Federation, after watching the recent Asian Championships in South Korea recently.
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      269 44 FAST FACTS Among Becker's opponents in Munich will be: World No 1 Pete Sampras, J who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon US Open champion Patrick Rafter French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten. AFP. BORIS BECKER BORIS Becker has decided to accept a wild card to play in
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    • 153 44 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SOCCER England Div One: Huddersfield 0 Birmingham 1. Port Vale 2 Stockport 1. Div Two: Bristol Rovers 2 WaUall 0. Fulham 2 JIymouth 0, Grimsby 0 York City 0. Northampton I Luton Town 0. Oldham 1 Preston 0. Div Three: Darlington 3
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    • 98 44 fm91.3 The New Paper SportsfHe on NTUC Radio Heart 91.3. From Monday to Friday at 8.15 am. Cneck it out. OUT of the 804 calls received in our League Cup contest last week, only 42 predicted the scoreline correctly SAFFC beat Geylang United 1-0. These three correct callers
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    • 632 45 WORLD CUP: ENGLAND v ENGLAND v MOLDOVA; Today I ROAD TO FRANCE ALREADY QUALIFIED: France (host) Brazil (defending champion) Norway (Europe) Romania (Europe) Nigeria (Africa) Morocco (Africa) Tunisia (Africa) South Africa (Africa) Cameroon (Africa) HOW n WORKS: Europe: 14 qualifiers Africa: Five Asia: Three or four
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    • 640 46 Should he drop them or play them? ...more on the world cup qualifiers: england v moldova David Beckham David Batty Graeme LeSaux Robert Lee THE EQUATION GROUP TWO: It would be a major upset if England fails to beat Moldova at Wembley. Should Italy fail to beat
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    • 243 46 A DIFFERENT KIND OF DILEMMA... TOTTENHAM striker Lea Ferdinand knows that nine months is an eternity in football. And that is why he is refusing to count any World Cup chickens, reports Carling Internet. The absence of the iqjured Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham could give him
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    • 384 47 CONTEST Readers who took part in the Eric Cantona contest earlier which required you to guess whether he will turn up at Old Traffordon Saturday, look oyt for the results on Sept 16 Wire services. SATURDAY: Arsenal v Bolton Barnsleyv Aston Villa Coventry v
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    • 360 47 Wire services,Internet. MARK HUGHES:The Chelsea striker, 35, has ruled out a move to Sunderland. He insisted he was happy to stay at Stamford Bridge for the rest of his career. He said: "I have looked after myself physically and my ambition to win major honours
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    • 245 47 Reuter. WEST Ham manager Harry Redknapp has banned players from drinking beer. "Footballers in this country now are very, very highly paid," he told BBC Radio. He said West Ham had banned alcohol from its players' bar. Said Redknapp: "We used to look at the Italians and think
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    • 291 48  -  Reports/I S Gulam NO more super hero roles. He will be a supersub from next year. With his ankles threatening to turn chronic arthritic, Fandi Ahmad will become a supersub-cum-assistant coach next year. It will be his first step towards becoming a full-time coach by 1999. This
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    • 173 48 Reuter. At 33, Juergen Klinsmann will be making his 100th appearance for Germany in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia today. And the Bayern Munich striker desperately wants to mark it with a goal. Klinsmann. who has not scored in an international fiir 784 minutes,
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    • 285 48 Lan Wright (33): Playing for England and Arsenal in the English Premiership Mark Hughes (33): Playing for Chelsea Stuart Pearce (35): Playing for England and Newcastle Peter Beardsley 35: Playing for Bolton Paul McGrath 38: Still active in the Premiership THE indication of a
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    • 214 48 FANDI Ahmad said he will become a full-time coach by, at the latest, 1999. "I've already got a Level Two certificate. I've just finished the 'C' Licence. I'll be taking the 'B' Licence at the end of the year. I'm on the right track to becoming
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    • 70 48 (Under-16 tournament) TODAY: AIK Stockholm v Pahang (5.45pm) Philippines v Vietnam (7.30pm) At Tampines Singapore B v Hongkong (5.45pm) Singapore A v Perth (7.30pm) At Jalan Besar TOMORROW_ Semi-finals (5.45pm and 7.30pm) Tampines Stadium Sunday: Third-placing (5.45pm) Final (7,30pm) JalanBesai CALL INFOLINE Call The New Paper Infoline
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