The New Paper, 11 December 1997

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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 419 2 What is the first thing China's Vice-Premier talks about when he meets Hongkong's boss? IjJjJJj It isn't the money problems of Asia, it isn't politics, it isn't the weather... WHEN Hongkong's chief executive Mr Tung Chee Hwa met top Chinese leaders in Beijing this week,
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    • 406 3 Imagine getting your own back at Human Resource officers. BRIAN MILLER attends an HR bash and gives his own appraisal of Hated Resource personnel... LbOVE 'em or hate 'em, one thing is certain: There's no running away from them especially not for us, the working men.
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    • 302 3 THE lights went dim. Pulsating music boomed over the speakers at the cavernous Mandarin Ballroom. It was the Singapore Institute of Human Resource Management's annual dinner and dance. Making up the guest list were over 500 members of the Institute everyone the kind of person
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • ON THE MOVE
      • 97 4 HOT STORIES FREQUENT travellers can give immigration the thumbs-up at Changi airport from Monday. You just insert a smart card into a special gate and place your right thumb on the scanner. If your thumb print matches the one recorded on your card, you are cleared through immigration.
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      • 93 4 DO cheap COEs mean cheaper cars? Yes, if you are shopping for a Mazda or Mercedes-Benz. No, if you've got your eye on a BMW. Prices of Certificates of Entitlement for big cars plunged to $50 this month. And so, Mazda Singapore has slashed its car prices by
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      • 89 4 By the year 2008, all buses will be air-conditioned, said the Public Transport Council. By next year, you will be able to ride on air-conditioned feeder buses as well. The switch to air-conditioned buses will take place as the present buses are replaced Now, six in 10
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    • 26 4 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 70.87 points to close at 7,978.79 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 606 million shares.
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 79 4 SINGAPORE will still be the world's second most profitable place to invest in for the next one to five years. This is despite the region's currency turmoil, said the November report of the US' Business Risk Service (Beri). Beri ranked profit opportunities in 50 countries for the
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      • 70 4 DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is in excellent health, and a routine check-up found no evidence of a cancer relapse. His press secretary, Mr Julian Cheong, said this yesterday in reply to press queries. Brigadier-General (NS) Lee was diagnosed with an intermediate grade malignant lymphoma in
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      • 74 4 SINGAPORE is where Malaysians head for when seeking work abroad. Previously, Japan, the US and Taiwan were the top destinations for such job seekers. Now, many urban youths eager to work away from their country chose to come here, said a survey conducted by Malaysian Chinese daily
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      • 70 4 FOR the last 15 years, owners of high-rise units at an estate off Upper Thomson Road have paid 2V4 times the maintenance fees maisonette owners in the same condominium pay. Yesterday, the Strata Titles Board ruled that a 25 per cent rebate effective from June this year for
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    • 85 4 WOMEN are still not breaking the glass ceiling into top-level posts said an International Labour Office report. Most female managers worldwide were still barred from the top levels of organisations in the private and public sectors and in politics, said the report. I have to
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    • 78 4 The Straits Times: Profitability ranking: S'pore keeps 2nd spot The Bminess Times: Creative Technology makes US$77 m acquisition Uanbe Zaotoo: Prices of some food items up by five to 20 per cent Berita Marian: All buses to be airconditioned RCS morning news: S'pore is still the world's 2nd most
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    • 31 4 WHAT'S HUP 1 r x» 1 > >7^11 Why do you all keep talking We used to be I \~Z~t rr§=§3 about property market for the real estate agents •> y I j
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  • 360 6  -  SINGAPORETODAY BY Woon Wui Tek TWO weeks ago, a police patrol visited a Holland Village eatery and advised the staff to buy a padlock. They did. But still, the restaurant, called My Mum's Cuisine, was burgled. On Monday morning, they discovered
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  • Parent to Parent
    • 489 7  -  Brought to you by Great Eastern Life We take care of you for life I BY' Teo Yun Yun DO you know who your child's friends are? No? You are not alone then. Madam Chiang, who has two sons, didn't either. But, now she knows now
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    • 97 7 PARENTS, make friends with your children's friends. Because friends play an important part in children's life, parents ought to know them. So says Mr Eddie Joseph, 47, assistant director (youth programmes) of Teen Challenge. How to make friends? Simple. Ask the children to invite their friends home. "Go
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    • 124 7 SEVEN out of the 10 parents interviewed by The New Paper say they don't keep tabs on their children's friends. Some are too busy, while others find it difficult to pry. Said retiree Mr Wang Zhi Zhong, 61, who has two sons, aged 16 and 21: "Young people
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  • Article, Illustration
    40 8 To sum up muifmuif SINGAPORE IODAY Take a break—md have a good laugh. This was faxed to ushy a reader. Wise man wise woman ROMANCE. Wise man dumb woman BABY. Dumb man wise woman AFFAIR. Dumb man dumb woman MARRIAGE.
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    • 11 8 You're probably bored of typical Chinese cuisine a j vJsSfe''111 •r.\, \,:..'>
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    • 184 8 Gather up your friends andfamily for a HBfIHT (#H culinary experience. Savour the best offerings -Italian Chinese rff Paob Ping's or perhaps some local and international cuisine at the ever-popular Cafe Vienna. And don't forget to make a date at the Christmas Day Champagne Brunch at the Crowne Ballroom. This
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  • 367 10 For the first time, a world class wine-tasting event is being held outside Europe. And on the jury are six Singaporeans. JILL LIM speaks to one of them, a doctor SINGAPORETODAY The European Grand Jury is based in Luxemborg. About 30 red and white wines,
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    • 121 11 i '&S The Finest Leaders Always Carry Plastic Well, it's no ordinary plastic. Then again, you're no ordinary lady. As an Army Woman Officer, x you're made to be a fine leader. You're in control of your life, your future and your world. With your colleagues you're inspiring. Amongst your
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  • SPEAKUP
    • SPEAK Bp YOUR FORUM
      • 126 12 WORLD CUP Tom Um Chyi-Jieh (e-mail) NOW that the draw is out, I am sure punters all over Singapore have already begun to draw statistics and are prepared to place bets on World Cup matches. It is a shame to know there are people who do
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      • 107 12 Gmtsb (e-mail) NO wonder the CD and CD-Rom retailers are caught in a slump. They can't beat the "cheap" competition stalls that spring up in pasar malams organised by community centres where the same stuff sells for less. Other retailers are also hit. At Bishan Junction
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      • 75 12 Leon Ong (e-mail) I HATE the dubbing of Chinese serials into Mandarin. For the past 10 years, it seems that I have been watching the same actors and actresses again and again, even their voices sound alike. Because of dubbing, we don't know if these artistes
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    • 214 13 v\A mobile phonemF that also plays Free stereo radio cassette player with every Philips SparK'. Plus free leather case worth $28. As if it wasn't attractive enough already. A convenient Voice Dial facility, which automatically dials the number when you speak the name of the party. Then there's Data Connectivity
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  • 258 14 SINGAPORETODAY Loses control of bike while going down the ramp Falls 5m onto grass below A BOY was seriously injured when he fell from an overhead bridge along the Pan Island Expressway near Paya Lebar Way yesterday. Sathyan Subramaniam, 12, was crossing the bridge on
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 421 17 GAMBLING KING GAMBLER GOD Two friends are suing each other in court over a gambling drama playedout in the casinos of cruise ships. RIANA ZAKIR reports on their strange work ITS like the script of the God of Gamblers set on the high seas. Huge stakes. Hundreds of thousands of
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    • 120 17 MR Liew Yong Chian, who also owned a raoneychanging business, was hit by a losing streak at the gambling table in 1995 and 1996. He borrowed money from Mr Loh Chee Song and issued three payment cheques that bounced. Fed up, Mr Loh took him to court for
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    • Article, Illustration
      592 18 Hide Car Kings these are people who default on their car loans hut try to hide their ears from the man the company sends to repossess the car —The Repo man. FONG FOONG MFI joins The Repo man in a game of hide and seek Best Time to
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    • 72 18 HOW "Hide Car Kings" avoid repo men: Give wrong address. "Nine out of 10 times, the address is nfever right," said Alan. Such cars are spotted by luck and a "trade secret" he won't reveal. Lock gates. Those living in houses keep their cars in locked compounds. Repo
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    • 205 18 and job hazards MISTAKES Repossessing the wrong car. That's happened to every repo man. With many cars to collect, it's easy to make a mistake, especially at night. Then angry car owners have to be compensated. Alan's lucky that the one time he made a mistake, the car owner settled
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    • 80 18 A BUSINESS Times industry survey released on Monday said that car repossessions could be more than 1,000 a month doubling from an estimated 500 for the month of November. Seven out of 10 credit firms contacted by BT agreed that the number of car repossessions
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    • Article, Illustration
      185 19 TOMORROW, we're setting sail on board the Leisure World (above) on a charity cruise in aid of the Down Syndrome Association. For those who have booked a cabin, there is much fun and entertainment you can look forward to. (See programme on facing page.) Our artist, Hup, will
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    • 93 19 Dec 12 6 pm Dinner 8 pm Toni and Lynn Show 8.45 pm International Showtime: Bingo, Pepper 'n Spice Gang Show, Kang Chiang Chee Cheong Fang Comedy Act, Auction 10 pm Karaoke 11 pm Pillow Fight, Bid-a-Song 3 am Sweet Dreams Dec 13 7 am Rise Shine
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    • 314 20 Will your firm measure up as a PEOPLE Developers. That's what companies can aim to be. They can be recognised as such, if they invest in their people. The People Developer standard, to be launched by the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board (PSB), will help companies improve their
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 212 22 A SHOPPING trip to Bangkok for wives of some powerful Indonesian officials appears to have gone wrong. About 40 of them wanted to take advantage of the collapsing Thai baht and load up on luxury goods, Jakarta newspapers allege. But the women came back
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    • 10 22 Remember this runaway balloon? Picture/ Reuters
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 30 24 mui*mui* This is how Iranian leader Ayatoilah AN Khamenei described the West, at the opening off the worid Islamic summit Materialistic, money-seeking, gluttonous and carnal.
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    • 371 25 STERILISED WOMAN USED CUSHIONS TO FAKE PREGNANCY SUSAN (not her real name) desperately wanted to have a baby girl. But she could not. The British woman had reportedly undergone a sterilisation seven years ago, after having three sons. So, Susan faked a
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    • 140 25 BABY Karli was just three hours old when she was kidnapped. She was taken from a plastic cot at the foot of her mother's bed in the maternity unit at Basildon General Hospital in Essex, England, last Friday. Her mother, Tanya, under sedation after a Caesarean birth, was
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    • 64 25 SURE, the story has a happy ending for the Hawthornes. And in more ways than one. The media interest proved to be a windfall. As newspapers scrambled to buy the Hawthornes' exclusive story, the family played it smart. They invited interested parties to submit sealed bids. The deal
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    • 327 26 ...otherwise known as the International Monetary Fund. The body offers financial aid to countries in need. But not all countries welcome the aid open arms, reports TRUDY UttgtipPpl do some say yes, ca MALAYSIA: There is no warm welcome for this Santa here. Presents are good. But
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    • 214 26 What is it? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank were established in 1944 to place the international economy on a sound footing after World War 11. The World Bank is a lending institution. The IMF acts as a monitor of world currencies by
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    • 184 27 Source: Wire services IT'S the most dogged issue United States President Bill Clinton has ever faced. What should he call his new puppy (above)? Finding a name for the three-month old chocolate Labrador retriever is the biggest talking point in Washington today.
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    • 263 27 Kremlin says it's just a bad cold, but... Wire services. RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin is in hospital, again. It's just a bad cold, says the Kremlin. But two informed sources say he is suffering from heart trouble again, reports the International Herald Tribune. "It's really very serious,"
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    • 431 28  -  DOPE'S SEX FEAR CALMED ByY Yong Siew Fern CHEW Chor Meng was afraid he would not be up to it. Not the Dude of the Year title, mind you. ("I don't even know what a dude is!") And certainly not how his popularity would be affected
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    • 455 29  -  By Yong Siew Fern PHUA Chu Kang's wife is Rosie. Rosie is Irene Ang. And Irene really is an insurance agent. She is also one of our nominees for New Flame of the Year. Like Irene says, "Rosie is hot stuff, okay. Don't 'pray pray'
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  • 376 30 But...who's Mum and who's Dad? ■I HA bI ~j#4jfi^2BjflH ■m I hhh v K K '-w y 5»M^. B W flplv A H B I I HI I 1 r 5,.-m spotlight LITTLE Kenneth Robert McCaughey's (left) mother took Metrodin, a powerful fertility drug, to help
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      363 32 FLAME AWARDS' 97 Henry S Lee: I shudder to think that decent people out to make a living, with decent jobs, are being put up for public scrutiny at the expense of their integrity and dignity, and for the sake of increasing newspaper readership with handphones as prizes. It
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    • 121 33 BROADWAY can wait. That is what Broadway-based playwright David Hwang wants. Golden Child premieres here next month, ahead of its Broadway opening in April. This will mark a first in Broadway history. Presented by Singapore Repertory Theatre in association with the National Arts Council and Singapore Tourism Board,
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    • 332 33  -  By Lee Yin Luen FOUR generations ago, Christianity reached a family in China, and its head decided to give up two of his three wives. A power struggle ensued. Two wives died, leaving the most manipulative wife smiling. Material for a Taiwanese teaijerker? This
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  • 428 36  -  Etcetera WITH T JEYATHESAN THE person who told me this swears it's true. This chap was at a bar (you know, the kind with "hostesses"). Along came a lovely lady of the night. "Hello darling, long time no see," said she. "Never mind that, come and sit here,"
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