The New Paper, 18 September 1997

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    24 1 the new paper THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 MITA (P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings Our internet page http://web3.asia1 .com.sg/tnp
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      173 1 j 1 st Copy hat-trick hero Health-care worker with Aids Should he be named? /Page 6 />/ .-'Vi V sin 9apore Press Holdings http://web3.asia1 .Com.sg/tnp N.OBr Change Alley shop be open this p HHHH|aBHa||BH|HHaHHHH|HHHBBaHHHHHHHHBaBBBHH|aBHH|aa|H|BH B^ BH B HHaa|HH||BHHHHaHBBHH|HHa^^. am-5 pm! Mi-Motorola MemoJazz Smashin' iJfit j Backstreet Boys Latest CD! fWjjp^'Tjy
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 'Yes, we've been hit but we'll bounce back'
      366 2 There's still much life in theAsean economies yet, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong tells a group of US business leaders in Chicago Source: AFP. SHARE prices in many Asean countries have plunged. Their currencies are now worth much less when compared to
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    • Article
      M'sia's haze action plan
      148 2 THE Malaysian Government has drawn up an action plan to tackle the haze problem. Once the Air Pollutant Index (API) hits 250, public parking bays will be closed to restrict the movement of private vehicles. And temporary stop work orders will be issued on construction projects
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      Lock icon Hip to the haze
      404 3  -  boning issue By' Yong Siew Fern IT'S not often you find something at a fashion show that you would dare wear out in the streets. Not to mention something suitable for our climate. But guess what? The fashion department of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
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      Winner a jeans — and greens — man
      168 3 Winner a jeans and greens man THERE are three things you need to know about Jonathan Seow, 19 winner of this year's contest. He wears only jeans and t-shirts. "My friends say it's my uniform," said Jonathan. He almost didn't make it for this contest because he had to wear
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      296 2 Leisure index TV: Page 25 Chnmllmn. anomime. Pages 26 to 29 Comics: Pages 30&31 A stressful workload and everyday hustle and bustle of life can take its toll on your face, resulting in tired- W ■MP-. looking skin. Expressions Face Spa helps your skin get back its natural glow and
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      $1.35m in fines
      226 4 The Straits Times: 50,000 Riau residents may be evacuated The Business Times: Malaysian tycoon in dispute over contra losses Uanhe Zaobao: Malaysian products must be exported through its ports under new govt policy Berlta Harlan: 'Factory' to provide Malay data RCS morning news: PM Goh says Asean
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      Cut: Growth forecasts for South-east Asia
      128 4 THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its growth forecasts for South-east Asia. This reflected the damage caused by the weakening of the regional currencies over the past few months. The IMF reduced its targeted economic growth rates for Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
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      BATTERED CURRENCIES
      67 4 Southeast Asian currencies lost against US dollar yesterday Yesterday Tuesday Sing dollar 1.5162 1.5135 Ringgit 3.0200 2.9010 Baht 36.13 35.54 Peso 32.87 32.40 Rupiah 2,381 2,950 MOST South-east Asian currencies continued to fall against the the US dollar yesterday. The Malaysian ringgit stayed weak, while the Philippine peso
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Fees to be cut
        68 4 MOBILE and paging operators will save about $300 million when their licence fees are slashed from April 2000. The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore will cut the annual licence fee to 1 percent of an operator's annual gross revenue. Now, cellular operators' fees are between 6 and
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        Queen's denial
        58 4 QUEEN Elizabeth has hit out at "untrue" press reports that her family had argued about Diana's funeral. A rare public statement from the Palace said the Queen: Had not opposed a public funeral Was not against an air force plane bringing back Diana' body from Paris Was not
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        Use own ports
        54 4 MALAYSIAN manufacturers should use Malaysia's ports. This would cut the outflow of foreign exchange and curb the country's current account deficit, said Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik. The main foreign port used is Singapore. Last year, $245 million in revenue was lost because
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        No import tax
        67 4 IMPORT tax on high-tech projects at the Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) in China is to be removed. Approval for import tax to be waived has been given to the first batch of five such high-tech projects involving about $750 million. SIP high-tech projects are seen as
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      DOW JONES
      26 4 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 9.48 points to close at 7,886.44 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 595 million shares,
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 'Hear' come the water warriors
      403 5  -  By Woon Wui Tek Listening sticks. Geophones. Leak noise correlators. Never heard of them? They are meant to stop leaks in Singapore's 4,55Q«-km water pipe network. Leading the attack: The 54-man Leak Detection Unit of the Public Utilities Board. The basic weapon of our water
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      OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD
      39 5 Years ago, in Chinatown, two or three of our guys were taken to the police station for an identity check. —Principal technical officer Bappo Magalingam, recalling how the PUB team's indispensable metal rods used to arouse suspicion
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      Tops in taps
      151 5 PARTLY thanks to the water waste warriors, Singapore landed the Water Prize last November. Singapore beat water utilities from eight other countries including Japan, Hongkong, Malaysia and China to win this award from the International Water Supply Association. The reason: Only 6.2 per cent of the water
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Should this worker be named?
      364 6 A healthcare worker has the Aids virus and 1,882of his ex-patients must now be screened. The worker cannot be named because the law protects the identity of people with Aids and other sexually-transmitted diseases. But two of his ex-patients say the man ought to be
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      WHAT THE LAW SAYS
      190 6 IF you have the Aids virus or other sexually transmitted diseases, your identity is kept secret. This comes under the Infectious Diseases Act. Why? Lawyers interviewed said they believe it is to prevent people with Aids from going underground. "If you are going to label them,
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    • Article
      YES The two people who said 'Yes'were former patients of the healthcate worker MAYBE
      199 6 His records may not be complete, there may be people who have gone overseas. It sounds very hard f but the man has already lost his career and must be battling for his life. Not much
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      He earns $2,500 a month
      512 8 He earns 500 onth S38,000 A footballer in a match-fixing trial yesterday claimed that he lied time and again to officers from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau to save his own skin. MICHELLEANG reports MARAN A Jagannathan earned $2,500 a month playing soccer. Yet he
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      HOSTILE WITNESS
      69 8 MARAN allegedly received $38,000 and $3,000 for his part in fixing the matches from bookie Rajendran R Kurusamy, alias Pal, 37. But now he has turned a hostile witness and claims that the $38,000 was actually winnings from a bet he placed, and $3,000 was a loan from
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      2 8 MY LIFE
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      565 9 CAR AUDIO I PACKAGE OFFER IKENWOOD vm mnmm. tut umv* mum SYSTEM 1 SYST— $79* i■« Mm luu. i c.„..t•»*■>» Bi KRC-***** Cassette-Receiver H KRC-553 Cassette-Receiver I •30W x 4 maximum output: parallel speaker preout fader; one preout g '35W x 4 maximum output: parallel speaker preout fader; one preout
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      'Mummy gave me money AFTER she died'
      418 10 THE ACCIDENT Madam Lim Chiew Hong suffered serious head injuries on Sunday afternoon when her husband lost control of his scooter after its rear tyre came off. They were on the Central Expressway near the Braddell exit at about 1 pm when the
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      IN CHILDREN'S HOME
      78 10 THE four children have been in the Singapore Children's Society Convalescent Home for about three weeks. Their parents sent them there because of money problems. Their father, a trishaw rider, earns $600 a month. To help out, Madam Lim decided to work as a dishwasher. They were
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      127 10 s*f£* Palm Terrace weekend Seafood JL rJC Barbecue dinner is back! In the alfresco a i poolside setting, enjoy more than 30 LiJ different choices of fresh seafood and marinated with local flavours I and grilled to perfection by our chefs. I QT You'll also stand a chance to win
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      78 10 -teas- 1 JCHTMOKMI It's Back! Making a come-back at the Tiffany Coffee House Hawker Delights. Take U Ngoh Hiang, Char Kway Teow, V J\ Chicken Rice, Jackfruit Cake and more 1 16.00+++(Adult) 12.50+++(Child) 7*^^ Dinner $19.00+++( Adult) $14.50+++(Child) Except weekends and public holidays rrnnzrroN For reservations, please call 533 3888
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      117 11 SPAGE D D I E S imoS|j. Singapore food festival '97 (today's recommendation passport) is celebrating throughout September don't miss out at our Marina LeisurePlex outlet 16 000 worth of premiums everyday during dinner, be the first 30 tables to receive one of these olive oil bottles adult polo-tees kid
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    Surprise, surprise
    699 12  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Hazel Tan Irin, Ix miss out THE 40 faces framing these two pages are the nominees for Top 20 Most Popular Artistes in the Star Awards on Oct 5. TCS has confirmed the nominations. Some familiar faces are missing. Among them: Irin Gan, Michelle Goh, Ix
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      69 12 The freshest milk goes coffee taste fragrant aroma. tf% M «B 50 cream y full-bodied, so that one tetra pak just mi even the most discerning isn't enough. II L] ||lL|H||ndl||iyMH|fl||ld|d coffee lovers couldn't turn So, that's why we're giving Milk it down. And with away two to a |S1!I!I!J!I
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      166 12 MR C M? (The Shamen) JP resident DJ, The End, London IN U) r7 JX 19 12midnight 3am 20 21 •> 2;> 2 25 2h 27 2S 2 l 30 Friday 19 September at Iouk resident Djs Zouk for one night only Jonathan and Aldrin I MR. C Techno god
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      478 13 Fly To America for $20 (19 to 28 Sept.) 1 1 J Win a free trip to America in our Clarke Quay Lucky Draw. Just attach the receipts /|pk| If I I L I I wort l at ast $^0) to t^ie coupon and drop it at the Information Counter
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Don't BITE
      359 14  -  If you drink... FINED Lim was charged with using criminal force to prevent a policeman from carrying out his duty. He pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000. He had to pay another $800 as compensation to Cpl Kwek. He could have been jailed for up to two years.
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      Dad's feeling the heat
      524 15  -  Mum's in jail for scalding girl with iron. Now... By Teo Hwee Nak EVERY time his three children cry, he gives them each a sweet. Sometimes, they turn the house into a mess. Sometimes, they ask for mummy. And sometimes, they just bound out of the
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      JAILED
      61 15 TAN (above) was jailed eight months for causing hurt and three months for giving false information to the doctor at the polyclinic. The sentences are to run together. She could have been jailed for up tp five years and fined for causing hurt voluntarily. For giving false information, she
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      Mum told daughter to lie about injuries
      166 15 ON May 8 this year, Tan, who was ironing some clothes, used the iron to scald her five-year-old daughter. The girl had irritated her by crying non-stop. Tan bandaged the wound and told the girl to lie about her injuries. But after the
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  • SPEAKUP
    • SPEAK UP YOUR FORUM
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        You only have her side of the story
        325 16 I FIND the report "But she dies alone" (The New Paper, Sept 15) a bit one-sided. It shows only Madam Tan Lai's pain and hardship, and how she was abandoned by her children. Nothing was reported of what had happened between her
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        Code Red is going to be BIG
        143 16 Richard Ngentg Yl Ling I WOULD like to comment on what Bernard Lim, Class 95 programme manager, said about Code Red in The New Paper on Sept 1 ("Who is the best?"). I respect Code Red for its members' ability to sing and
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      185 16 FIRM BV YOUR H FIRM POST-NATAL BULGES 1 AND DROOPS TUMMY Mil AND GET ANY f W 1 TWO OF THESE I VJ PROGRAMMES i m k 1 j Enrol in the TUMMY RRMING SUPER PROMO and MARIE FRANCE, IWlT together with a sensible nutrition plan, will help you to
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      GRAB IT Use all chances to upgrade skills
      156 17 Whatever the reasons for not wishing to move to a higher level of work, we are worried. Changes are taking place everywhere. As workers, we need to also adapt to changes. Take typists. Go to any modern office, and you will hardly
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      Are you being fair?
      406 17 READERS ASK ST COLUMNIST On Sunday, Straits Times columnist Sunanda K Datta-Ray wrote a commentary on the late Mother Teresa's work in Calcutta. Among other things, he said Mother Teresa did not disagree when he once suggested to her that the work she had done to
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      89 17 Manage Marriage Enrichment Seminar Marriage Or Ordeal? v< V "*< v Speaker: Lynette Balota Sat, 20 Sep 97 2 pm -Spm Union Hall, NTUC Club I (Shenton Way) J For married couples Cost: $5 per person (includes coffee/tea a pack of materials) Tickets Limited seats available. To avoid disappointment, please
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Worst is over, police say
      96 18 INDONESIAN RIOTS Fires doused: A discotheque blazing from a fire set two days ago in Ujung Pandang, capital of Indonesia's South Sulawesi province. A mob set fire to it in an ethnic riot which broke out after a Chinese man, described as mentally ill, hacked
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      Lock icon Niece, 11, gets BIG share
      234 18 VERSACE'S SURPRISE WILL Source: AFP,Reuter SHE was "his princess" when he was alive. Now, she becomes the queen of his fashion empire. Murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace left the biggest portion of his wealth to his favourite niece Allegra, 11. Allegra, whom he called "my
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      57 18 Perk up naturally with ALERTI from Natural Care. It contains no synthetic drugs, no chemicals. Only the potent extracts of Verba Mate tea and other plants to keep you alert naturally. Marketed A Distributed by: A ACCORD MARKETING SERVICES T 336 3756 Fax: 337 7766 VSHHVIIIPI (A rrmmbai <M m»
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      85 18 BAR I INTERMEZZO 1 The effect of explosive music. Entertainment at the Intermezzo Bar takes on a new form with the introduction of M ALOU. Allow her powerful repertoire of yesterday's favourites and today's hits to blow your mind away. Listen and feel the effect. Weekdays: 1900 2400 hours Weekends
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Spice draws huge price
      119 20 AFP. FANS love the Spice Girls (left). And they want Spice Girl outfits. They paid more than the clothes' value at a celebrity charity auction in London on Tuesday, Sotheby's said. Ginger Spice's pink dress sold for £6,600 ($13,440) Baby Spice's dress went for £2,700 Scary
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      Lock icon Brunei prince can be sued
      227 20 Source: AFP. THE Sultan of Brunei's brother can be sued by a former beauty queen who alleged she was held as a would-be sex slave. A US federal judge ruled yesterday that Prince Jefri Bolkiah does not have diplomatic immunity from the lawsuit by Ms
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      Lock icon THESE MADE THIS
      318 21 Other shocking pieces of art OUTRAGE OVER PORTRAIT OF CHILD KILLER Wire services. THIS giant portrait of a child killer has caused an uproar in Britain. The painting of Myra Hindley by Marcus Harvey was created by thousands of children's handprints. She was sentenced to life imprisonment
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      187 20 mm WIN FREE TRIPS for your family in the Bahlsen Family Bonanza Draw! Just buy ■HR any pack of Bahlsen biscuits, send in one bar code of Bahlsen biscuit wrapper or box, write your name, I/C No, address and contact number on the back of an envelope your entry to:
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon SAF team to train at US base
      152 23 Source: AFP. KANSAS, here comes the Singapore Air Force (SAF)! This may well be one of the cheers by an SAF unit as it heads for the US by the middle of next year. It is part of the SAF's move to set
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      Rapist caught when he went to say sorry
      325 23 A GUILT-RIDDEN rapist walked into a police trap when he arranged to meet his victim to say sorry. His lawyer, Ms Corinne Remedios, told a Hongkong court yesterday: "He wanted to apologise to the victim face to face." Chan Kingkwan, 29, was
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      92 23 dtKk •w&m HP TECH QUIZ 1997 I \niiilin.> In liiwls ihisu-.iis miuli.intiup.m il. hi.un uasinji lII' 1 1111 <Jui_: N\ /X I ii-.tnis loinpusin.c ilu- Ivm hum*- <>| jiiiium i(>l li'iji' niiulimus in Niiii.ipoit- will y c;u li ollu ton tin ii kiu»u luli;i in ilu 1 licliK ol m
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      921 24 tvpage_, Savannah ruAMuei S UIUUII ft A (Channel 5, 12.15 am) CHANNEL CHANNEL Q E While Reese and Tom are NOON NawsSToday NOON FocuvW, Bt« BrotW F «> reconciled Nick is too preoccupied 12.10 PM Home Shopping .00 v.rt lit, I. V for Peyton s liking. And will Deau awpiwe
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon Alamak! My mole...
      309 25  -  By Chan Sect Fun EH, where the mole go? Aiyoh, into the bubor cha cha... That was the fate of Gurmit Singh's black borak (fake) mole. And, ya, he swallowed it. Meet Gurmit Singh (above) as Phua Chu Kang or "broken house hole" in Hokkien. It's a
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      IN CONVERSATION WITH PHUA CHU KANG
      232 25 GURMIT Singh said the crew is trying to strike a balance with the language used in Phua Chu Kang. "It cannot be too Singlish But Phua will mispronounce some words and not know the meaning of some words. "We're not trying to put down
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      Hey! They're Three Tenors, too
      404 26  -  By Lee Yin Luen NEVER mind if the joke was on them. Now, Zhou Hao, 35, William Xing, 43, and Xie Kun, 41, have every reason to smile. The Victorian State Opera (VSO) called them The Three Chinese Tenors. A take on the world-famous Three
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      AUSTRALIA MY HOME
      126 26 IT is seven years since William Xing went to Australia to study English. 'There is so much freedom here," he said in Mandarin, peppered with the occasional English phrase. He was a rising pop singer in China, who owned three motorcycles and a colour TV a success
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      CLASSIC MAGIC — from Bread
      505 27  - CLASSIC MAGIC from Bread By Brian Miller BREAD'S David Gates made a promise to take Singaporeans back in time this Saturday. Back to the days when radio played Make it with You, Goodbye Girl and If. "If you come to the concert, you're going to hear all the music. All
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      BREAD AND ITS MUSIC
      101 27 BREAD was formed in 1969, with the same people who are performing here on Saturday founder and frontman David Gates, guitarist and vocalist James Griffin, drummer Mike Botts and keyboardist Larry Knechtel. The group's brand of mellow pop was all the rage in the '70s, with
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      Drink up, boy
      160 28 SINGAPORE boy Hossan Leong (right) now has his own drink. Called the Singapore Boy Drink, it was launched yesterday at the Brew Heaven Cafe at Victoria Theatre. The idea for the new drink, which is sweet and tangy, with a taste of coffee, came from Hossan and
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      Beautiful tribute
      102 28 HERE'S yet another tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. This time from Mavis Hee (right). The local singer cried when she heard about Diana's death. Then she composed a song and dedicated it to her. Called Hong Yan (A Beauty), its lyrics were written by Mavis' mentor, homegrown
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      Face does him credit
      98 28 EKIN Cheng (formerly known as Noodle Cheng, left) is riding so high on success, his face will soon be gracing credit cards. The Hongkong singer-actor said a British-based international bank will be launching a set of three limited-edition credit cards featuring him, the Entertainment News Express
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      172 26 i i 1 AAA A A wftftwitnitw i STUDY IN U.S.A. If you want to learn more about educational opportunities in the U.S.A., come to the States Represented f ADMISSION IS State Universities, Arkansas, California, 11 j Private Universities, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, I Catholic Universities, SINGAPORE i r,. ¥7 Kansas,
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      272 28 THE NEW PAPER PHILIPS SOUNDMACHINES SPECIAL Win from w. match the special features highlighted s below to the close-up pictures and /Tw, jX. favourite music on one of Philips' latest Hi-Power Mini HiFi systems. J t r So are you for? 7 your m ears by contest _j T I
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    The answer is blowing in
    499 29  -  ET WITH JEFFREY LOW SOME people I know have one sure-fire way to beat the haze fly away to faraway places. It's the expensive way out, but if you have lived the life of a typical Singaporean adult, you'd realise that, going by the number
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      35 29 M Sunday's breakfast Spread i -s Zlodatj j suggestions for tomorrow J sain faction J~mdout what uummies t/ou can 1 j) startyour Sunday morning wit ft in ££reahfas:t spread" g every Saturday in Zf/ie OCew
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      276 50 BS9 sms AdonWstratkt /Clerical Positions Trading Firm located aTI Eaal Coast Road urgently requires: FEMALE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT '0' levels Basic accounting knowledge PC literate Salary $1000 to $1250 ijCall 344-7363/ Calinsjj IfACCOUNTS/ PAYROLL CLERK Prefer Chinese female LCCI higher accounting Able to use Sybil Easypay 3 Initiative hardworking Mon-Fri. Bam
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      223 50 /Clerical Positions Distributor of American Security Systems requires 1) FEMALE CUSTOMER SERVICE EXECUTIVE Able to work independently Able to communicate with customers GCE 'N'/ '0' level Ability to type Salary commensurates with experience 2) FEMALE TELEPHONE OPERATORS Minimum Secondary education Interested, please call 289-261S or walk-in at: Ilk. 31 Defu
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      157 51 Project Coordinator Dip. in Mechanical or Manufacturing Knowladga of Microaoft software Mala, age 23-30 To coordinata sit* installation works To plan production schadula To purchaaa steal material Intsfsstsd, Pl#sm call Ma Tan for interview at Ml HH or walk In M No. 2nd CMn Bm Road Singapore *****6 PVC Product
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      280 57 A NEW-LOOK defence, a new-look midfield and a new-look attack. But it's not quite a new-look Lions when they take on Perth Glory in the first of four training games in Perth today. With a number of key players injured, national coach Barry
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      95 58 ITALY has slipped to five places below World Cup rival England. And it provides coach Glenn Hoddle with a timely boost ahead of their clash in Rome next month. England remains seventh on the Fifa world list which is still topped by Brazil. Italy is now 12th because
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      62 58 Me and my giraffe: French striker Jean-Pierre Papin feeds a giraffe that he donated to a Bordeaux zoo. He bet with his zoo director friend Bernard Couturier, last May that he would buy the animal if his team qualified for the Uefa Cup.
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      454 59 AM k&A CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE GROUP B Kosice (Slovakia) 0 Man U (England) 3 Denis Irwin 30th Henningßerg 61st Andy Cole 88th Half-time: 0-1 Crowd: 10,000 Reuter. Manchester United eased past Champions League newcomer Kosice of Slovakia 3-0 in its opening Group B match. Denis Irwin, Henning
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      401 59 JUVENTUS 5 (Del Piero 3rd, 11th pen, Inzaghi 34th, Zidane 63rd, Birindelli 80th) FEYENOORD 1 (Van Gastel 57th pen) Reuter. JUVENTUS Angelo Peruzzi, Alessandro Birindelli, Ciro Ferrara, Paolo Montero, Manuel Dimas, Antonio Conte, Didier Deschamps, Zinedine Zidane, Angelo Di Livio, Filippo Inzaghi, Alessandro Del Piero FEYENOORD
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