The New Paper, 2 January 1998

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Total Pages: 63
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    31 1 the new paper FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1998 MITA (P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS http://w»b3.««ia1 .com.sg/tnp Another quality publication of < Singapore Press Holdings S'.-vk.,* '>../< 1 J t J 4 I'ft'l J'i i'i'* 4
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Shorter now to zip to Malacca
      213 2 And you get a month's free use of 2nd link IF you are into history and culture this is good news. But if you are into food and shopping, well, this is not so good. The journey to historical Malacca will be much faster
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    • Article
      Don't show us your money, honey
      317 2 FOREIGN BANKS IN MALAYSIA SAY: THANKS but no thanks, we don't want your money. That is what some foreign banks in Malaysia are saying to clients who want to deposit their money. This is because a clampdown on new loans does not make it
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      GOVERNMENT ORDERS
      92 2 MALAYSIA'S central bank, Bank Negara, recently ordered hanks to stop making too many new loans. Loans by banks and finance companies grew by 30 per cent in 1996. The government viewed this as an unrealistic rate since the economy grew only 8 per cent during the same period,
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      131 2 She sought fun and found hell A record number of teenagers were caught taking drags last year. Hazel wrote to our Attitude Page describing her battle with heroin/Page 7 1 1 < H I I I I I I wJ I I rJ fl rl I I NIPPON NIPPON GOLF
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      16 2 Leisure Moa ChfMnHmnvVKVWuiiivi Pages 35 40 TV: Page 41 Comics: Pages 42 43 ii r f,
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      422 3 K I B <M l I ifl I k mm I vX;« rF, SL.'-'sfe I J li I I I A K 1 H; k v«li; 11 mp* k rr ?^H '»M^jf V B TW I JHMB ''dßpi^ >: '^HZqM?\ v'J^^lH I H H VMH Records tji to prove I
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Brace yourselves
      204 4 "Make or break might be a little too strong, but not by much,"said a report on Asia in 1998 by Hongkong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc). It said this year is expected to be the most difficult in recent history. New Year messages by Asian leaders were
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      POTLUCK
      4 4  -  Soh Ah Teck
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      Mosquitos let fly in '97
      129 4 THIS record is not something to be proud of. Last year saw the highest number of people hit by both dengue fever and malaria. Latest statistics from the Environment Ministry show there were 4,300 dengue fever cases last year. One person died. In 1996, there
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      China, HKlink
      62 4 A PLAN for the world's longest bridge, between China and Hongkong, has been approved by Beging. The bridge across the 27-km Pearl River estuary will link the southern town of Zhuhai with Lan Kok Tsui in the western Hongkong district of Tuen Mun. Building of the $2.7 billion
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      Sugarrush
      56 4 SUGAR was sold out in several Johor hypermarkets yesterday. The rush on sugar started after the government said its price would go up on Feb 1. Thousands of shoppers, many Singaporeans who use the supermarkets, missed out on sugar as locals bought up before the price rise. However, many
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    • Article
      Jet-fighter set
      62 4 JET fighters these are what the super-rich in the US are buying for fun. A company in the US has been getting unwanted jet fighters from China, France and Britain, and restoring and selling them to American nobbyists. John Travolta, who is reported to own a pilot's licence,
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      'Cheap' thrill
      62 4 THEY were thrilled by this ad "Best buy: A 1.6-litre Daewoo Nubira sedan with COE for only $49,001". But would-be buyers were disappointed after they really understood the deal offered by Starsauto. A buyer would get the car at that price only if the COE for mid-sized cars
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      HEADLINERS
      90 4 The Straits Times: Dengue, malaria cases at record high in *97 The Business Times: Bears on KLSE make it almost a clean sweep Uanhe Zaobao: This year will be a difficult one for Asia, says Perc report Bsrita Hariaii: Fund to repair "monument mosques" suggested RCS morning news: Another
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      86 4 Celebrate the mark of a new year with a feast at Kublai Khan. Show off your impeccable taste for goodfood with our buffet spread of Sashimi, Sushi, Oyster, Tiger Prawn, Smoked Salmon, Pepper Crab, Pastries, Tom Yam Soup, Mongolian BBQ and more. $28(adult) $24 '$15 (child) 1 Free Dinner voucher
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • Article
      No family No home No girlfriend No friends
      633 5  -  I Sad story of Aids man shunned by dear ones By' Teo Hwee Nak FOR most of this year, an Aids patient's nights have been spent on the cold, hard floor of a hut in a cemetery near Macßitchie Reservoir. "There were
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      FAMILY SAYS
      288 5 Mr Lim's family said they were not shunning him because he has the Aids virus. It's just because he does not treat them well. His father, who declined to be named, said: "He abuses us verbally every time he sees us, threatening to kill the whole family. "What
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      HOMELESS
      17 5 The number of homeless HIV and Aids patients in Singapore has been put at about 100.
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      AIDS SPECIAL
      54 5 OaS—day, the lint afa four-part series on Aid* w« be telecast on Tffrvhkm Twelve and The MMstryof Hc&tth wHI be bringing you Hi UHW IXOCifS 10 liluMfrlil lliii nTW.II Of AMIS. The fourth part provides tome guidance to parents on bow to they can talk to their -a
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    Lock icon I SOUGHT FUN I FOUND HELL
    435 7 Sponsored by 1 •i j c"i talk answer listen I philips f NOTHING mattered to me except having fun, fun, fun. Going to pubs and discos, meeting people. I was young, stubborn, rebellious and I didn't give a damn about the people around me.
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    Killed by runaway machine
    334 8  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Woon Wui Tek A TOW truck operator was killed last Saturday after being crushed under a runaway excavator. Before he died, he managed to ask an eyewitness, a taxi-driver, to contact his v family. The taxi driver later fulfilled Mr Seah Peng Hui's dying
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      101 8 1 C 31 NEW YEAR NEW SHAPE I 0 Efl III A i ll I I This New Year's resolution Mj'/ B stunning figure that gets noticed '^jKL'Jr H H with Wacoai's beautiful lingerie and we will give you an H handbag* with every $100 worth of purchases in a
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      She was pregnant
      456 10  -  SILKAIR CRASH TRAGEDY BY Michelle Ang MRS Suryani Rianto Beevers was 16 weeks pregnant when she died in the Silk Air crash. In the days following the Dec 19 crash, and even now, husband David Beevers' worst fear has been that his wife did not die lyThe
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      Touched by service
      104 10 MR David Beevers was impressed by the condolence service held at the Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. "I don't think any (other) country in the world would have organised something like that," he said. "So many religions together, and no one was fighting or arguing. Race, colour and
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      The EEEEEYEAR that was
      111 12 IT has been a scream. It was the year of El Nino, the worst haze in years, the currency crisis, and worst of all, the Silk Air crash. There was death, notable in numbers and visible in stature. 1997 was a year best forgotten. Still, it
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      New year, but no friends
      207 12 JUST last month, Zhong Kai Lin spent an enjoyable day playing arcade games with her good friend and Raffles Girls School classmate Xu Chue Fern. On Dec 19, after visiting her grandmother in Central Java with her family, Chue Fern boarded the ill-fated Silk Air
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      232 13 No matter how you look at it, it's still a good reason to buy Bosch Th,it boonuse Itom now to 31 J.inu.itv I'»'»h foi overv Bosrti w.ishin i Another import, mt fe.rtwo's the .mto l<i.i'l lotocticn s\-t» in .\hirh -n? > m.ichino tli.it you hu\ M I'mni's with .i Bosrh
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon LOO BLUES
      428 14 Upgrading is taking too long, someAngMo Kio HDB residents say, and the temporary toilets they've been given are not clean enough. BERNARD PEREIRA investigates STOREKEEPER Tan Hock Poh, who lives in a four-room HDB flat in Ang Mo Kio, took a shower in a public 100 the other
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      WHAT HDB SAYS
      75 14 DELAY: Only 16 flat owners experienced a delay. Reasons: Some insisted on having pipes concealed though this was not approved because of ceiling leaks Poor tiling work had to be rectified. Additional water tests had to be carried out. CLEANLINESS: The temporary toilets are locked. Keys are
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      24 14 $24.00(? -< with unlimited helping of vy m>i The Most Popular Dish of The Singapore '96! J With Salmon, Baked Green Mussels, Chilli Slipper Lobster,
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      How's Forex affecting my froth
      196 16 So what? Today, we bring you Part lof our Money Bite package the first in a series that will run twice weekly over the next month. If you are clueless about the currency crisis, don't fret We'll go back to basics, starting with what the
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      How else does the forex float?
      381 17  -  BY Rachel Tan Each country chooses a partner or partners in the forex game as part of their economic policy. This helps determine the value of its currency. Some, like Hongkong, peg or link themselves to one currency often the US dollar. Others, like
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      SING DOLLAR: STILL HEALTHY?
      31 17 SS—UP AGAINST: Rupiah by 77.7 percent Ringgit by 30.3 per cent Baht by 66.3 per cent S$ —DOWN AGAINST: USs"by 17.25 per cent (As of July 2)
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    Legal tips
    118 19 SINGAPORETODAY IN doubt about legal issues? Call us on 1900-914 0014 and enter these topic codes: On what grounds can a bank declare a person bankrupt? (*****1) If I am being sued for bankruptcy, what percentage of my salary will be taken away? (*****2) What are the consequences
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  • SPEAKUP
    • SPEAK UP YOUR FORUM
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        Can cabbies refuse people with big boxes?
        246 21 Marcus Ctiua, e-mail I AM concerned about cabbies refusing to take passengers with big and bulky items. On Dec 23,1 was at Ikea shopping for furniture with my girlfriend. After we collected our purchases, I felt that it was not worthwhile to have
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        TV hosts shocking
        77 21 Sarah Urn, 12, e-mail I AM appalled to see the host and hostesses behaving like gangsters on the Mandarin programme, City Beat. Their behaviour may encourage some young people to act like gangsters. But I highly commend their acting as they show the viewers how ugly that
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      Chip that pushed her
      35 21 mui*mui* Last JuMf Uftl editor Richard Um asked Bonny Hicks what drove hor« Km* replyi I guess I have a chip on my shoulder. I did not go to the U.
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    Lock icon All set for school
    407 22 Liver transplant boy SINGAPORETODAY Born with Byler's Disease, six-year-old Muhd Izzul Dinie Ibrahim was not expected to live past his teens. Then came the successful operation last year—in which part of his mother's liver was transplanted into him. He starts school today. TEOYUNYUN reports IT wasn't
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      89 22 HOT FAVOURITES Besides our famous Fish Rice Set and Seafood Wok Rice, we are now featuring favourites from our Chef's Mother's Specialities. Fish Rice Set $10.00 Seafood Wok Rice $10.00 Braised Chicken with Ginger in Clay pot $10.00 Hainanese Lamb Stew Sizzling Sirloin Steak $10.00 Braised Oxtail $10.00 «mL Chicken
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      74 23 ii I 1 H I HPC J I AjX ARMANI EXCHANGE Ngee Ann City f|| ■>JL\ y 1 I CK CALVIN KLEIN Pacific Plaza Tangs Studio Isetan Orchard I DKNY Palais Renaissance Tangs Studio Isetan Orchard EMPORK) ARMANI HPt House Isetan Orchard ISSEY MIYAKE Hilton Hotel f k i e
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      What do you expect for seven bucks?
      60 24 mui*mui< A metnberof the Aawric— Flu hutHito cwwuthn om whether Titanic, the most expensive novie ivw nidi, wu 11, mmm wonn iD6 iMMys Always remember the consumer pays seven bucks. The same seven bucks... whether it is a US$2 million movie or a
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      Jamazerrency
      274 24 What's that? MIKE CHUA tells out all about it THATs probably the word to describe 1997, on a lighter note (though loss* would more likely be the word to describe the year because of the way it sadly ended). The word jamazerrency is coined by combining three words that
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      280 24 M ■> —~ijg Jsgmk# *z Kr 9R 3--—HR| I jhhv cable, I creation. m 1 I^H *i, Titanium treated steel g and 18 K gold-plated. Semi-rigid adjustable bracelet. Water resistant to 30 metres. Midnight blue stainless steel matching blue dial. JH Michel Herbelin CREATEUR HORLOCER doray trading ptk ltd 1.
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      142 25 I 11 g 1 1 ij wift^tmie? I Lwiiii an i——J I BUY<* I SELL* FIND*/ Classified ads can speed up your search for the right car. No matter what it is, you can always buy it, sell it or find it with the Classified TOIL FIE 1800-737-1166 IcJSj Call
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      She sets him FREE
      424 26 She took him to court for giving her Aids Now A CYPRIOT fisherman, jailed for giving his British girlfriend the Aids virus, was pardoned yesterday. The person who helped Pavlos Georgiou go free from the Central Prison in Nicosia: His former lover. Mrs Janette Pink, 45,
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      Dad shoots sony then kills himself
      307 27 Dad shoots son y then kills himself Teen's obsession with cleanliness leads to tragedy THE man was fed-up with his son's cleanliness habit so he shot the boy in the stomach. Minutes later, Mr Gerald Carter went into his garden in Chichester, West Sussex (England) and shot himself dead. According
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      Lock icon Fowls play no more in Hongkong
      94 27 Chickened out: Behind these empty cages that greeted Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa lay a grim story: No fewer than 1.3 million chickens have been slaughtered in a move to stop the deadly bird flu from spreading in Hongkong. Some 200 poultry workers gave
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      Lock icon He's no Buddy of mine
      286 28 AFP 1. HE'S CAUSING ME NAME SHAME YOU should have thought of me before you named your new puppy Buddy. So says Sheikh Badi Rsheid al-Yahya Bani Sakhr (left), a village mayor in Jordan, to US President Clinton. Buddy is pronounced Spßadi in Arabic. w
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      Kiss her as well are you crazy?
      513 29 Accusations of being a sore loser A shares-allocation scandal. Rumours that she is where she is because she 'butters' the right people. Malaysia's top woman politician, Datuk Seri RafidahAziz, 54, has seen it all during her 21 years in government. In an interview
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      Lock icon Lookout... here I come!
      63 30 DIVING HEADLONG INTO THE NEW YEAR.... How did you celebrate the new yeart: Mr Aldo Corrieri took an unusual approach...off the Cavour bridge into the Tiber river in Rome. After ail, it was a sunny day and, as you can see f everyone was enjoying themselves
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      Lock icon Game that went wrong for Kennedy
      303 30 Wire services. BAD luck continues to dog the US' Kennedy family. Yesterday, one of them accused of having an affair with his family's baby-sitter died in a freak skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado. Eyewitness accounts said Mr Michael Kennedy, 39, slammed head-first into a
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      BABY SITTER SCANDAL
      93 30 MR Michael Kennedy had been considere< a rising star of the scandal-ridden Kennedy family. But his reputation was tarnished by allegations last April that he had an affair with his children's underaged baby-sitter. His wife, Victoria, is said to have caught the two in bed two years
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      749 32 There has been an accident in Malaysia. The victim is a Singaporean. How can he be brought back? MICHELLE ANG and photographer DAVID TAN find out ONE night late last year, a race began to evacuate an injured Singaporean from Kuan tan. The team consisted
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      89 32 INTERNATIONAL SOS Assistance provides insurance and rescue services. It has been in Singapore for more than 10 years. Its headquarters is in the US. Mr Mak Wai Hoong, the sales and customer service manager, said some of its services include emergency evacuation, sending home remains, referrals to doctors,
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      529 34  -  A lesbian A prostitute By Avis Wong WHAT has a lesbian got to do with a prostitute? Nothing, except that these are two roles played by sweetie-pie Hongkong actress Charlie Young in the movies Intimates and Task Force. Charlie bade farewell to showbiz in October and
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      138 35 The pain of winning CAROLE Lim won, but she felt like she had lost. Just a day after being named the Best Actress in the Star Awards, she was smarting from criticism that she did not deserve it. "I'm very sad," said Carole, 23. Carole, an unplaced 1995
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      108 36 Suicide FROMj PAGE AUSTRALIAN rock star Michael Hutchence's sudden death was a shock to friends and fans. The INXS lead singer's naked body was found in his fifth-floor room at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Sydney. He had a leather belt tied around his neck, attached to the self-closing
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      126 36 Tell us who among these 12 should be the Showtime Personality of 1997. Call and make your choice. Each call costs 20 cents. Ten callers will receive a New Paper T-shirt and cap each. Contest ends at midnight on Tuesday, Jan 7.
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      124 37 Game over IT was goodbye from top Channel 5 actress Wong Li-lin. The dancer-turned-actress decided that she wanted to do what she does best dancing. She will set up a non-profit dance organisation. But we remember her telling a magazine, when she was still a newcomer, that "dancing
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      444 38  -  TWk Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Star* Mira Sorvino. Lisa Kudrow Scenario: Two blur blondes try to Impress others at their high school reunion by cooking up a story about how they invented Post-It pads Now showing. Duh By Edwin Yeo
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      397 39  -  Raistar Productions conducts auditions once a week. Those interested can call *****86. Recruitment ends at the end of February. The criteria? "Anyone with potential, with or without experience," said Fahmi Rais, executive director of Grand Media Alliance, the holding company of Raistar. By Lee Yin Luen GOOD
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    435 41  -  ET CETERA WITH CAROL LEONG ITS the New Year and resolve is in the air. New year, new diary, new leaf, new resolution and hopefully a new you. Once past the age of obedience (1. Pass second language exam! 2. No pimples!), everyone learns that the
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      60 42 ""y&v PONGGOL HOCK K€€ SEAFOOD Brt Canto crabs $18 PER KG Normal Price: $28 per kg Promotion Period: 3 26 January 1998 (Nof available tor take-away) 1 Maritime Square, #01 -124 No. 1110 East Coast Parkway, No. 90 Hougang Ave 10 Harbour Promenade ,WTC #01 -06/02-02, Chalet Clubhouse NTUC Hougang
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      152 51 Bmu Hatel/Lounge Rsatauraflt Po«Mant Lounge requires Salary: From $2500-***** All applicants please bring along passport size photo. Wafc-in interview only on 2.3,4 January between 4 30pm-7pm at 200 Mlddto Road •81-00 Prima Centra, Singapore 0718. THE QUAY BAR and THE WINE CIGAR ROOM in Clarke Quay requires BAR SUPERVISOR (experienced
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      366 51 ss. grn. 0 FLOOR SUPERVISOR/ Ej Q SERVICE CREW (Arcade) H I Locations: Too Payoh, Ang Mo Klo H MM The person assists in the operations and supervision of the entertainment centre. n Candidates should have: Q Some technical knowledge LJ WM Good public relations skills JH Preferably supervisory experience
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      283 52 An established Sanitary Plumbing contractor requires: Min. 5 years' working experience Preferably with PUB/ MOE licence Min. 3 years' working experience Interested please contact 457-9086 for an appointment S8 M 72 OMpStCfc/ ggj Deftvery PoaMorn Urgently Required PART ft FULL TIME DESPATCH RIDERS Interested pis call *****91 Bam PHTIwo/ Tanperary
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      246 52 JOIN SINGAPORE'S FOREMOST AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE. We pay you to join us. We pay you to work hard. We pay you when your contract expires. As you can see, it pays to become a CISCO Police Officer. REQUIREMENTS: Please call 842-8857 for more Secondary education or NTC and above information;
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      368 53 We are growing, therefore we need many more staff come let Jan. 1998. I) MECHANICS ACCOUNT* CLERK 3) CASHIER/ CLERK 4) TIL OPERATOR 8) PERSONAL ASST. S) SERVICE ADVISORS 7) STORE KEEPER 8) APPRENTICE! SI DRIVERS 10) CAR CLEANERS II) ROAD ASST. To handle our 24-hr road aasiatant programme Pleaae
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      640 54 Misfortune or mismanagement for Tottenham? Spurt it in H, inc rremiersnip ro tiofl ZOCtO, second from the bottom of the table, with 20 points. OUT of the frying pan and into the fire. This is the analogy which comes readily to mind when pondering the predicament of
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      193 54 Wire Services. ALLAN NEILSEN: There's a bigger headache for Tottenham after the Danish midfielder was diagnosed as having broken a bone in his foot. He suffered the injury during Sunday's 1-1 draw against Arsenal. He will be out of action for six weeks. GARY SPEED: Tottenham is hot
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      338 56 WINTER OLYMPICS: NAGANO. JAPAN (Feb 7-22! NAGANO Olympic organisers used a traditional New Year's Day Buddhist rite to pray for snow which has been limited apparently by the El Nino weather phenomena. "I sincerely prayed for the success of the Nagano Olympics and for more snowfalls
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      113 56 Reuters. FORMULA One world champion Jacques Villeneuve almost began the New Year on the wrong foot when he fell while skiing in the French Alps. The Canadian driver, who won his first Formula One world championship in October, is a top-class skier but fell on
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      271 56 HOPMAN CUPTPiNIS: PERTH (from tomorrow! AFP. SPAIN is the favourite to win the first big event on the 1998 tennis circuit, the Hopman Cup mixed teams tournament. Carlos Moya, ranked seventh in the world, and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, ninth, are top seeds in the eight-day, nine-nation
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      520 58 AS the New Year begins, Alex Ferguson has plenty to think about. There is the continued campaign for a fifth Premiership title, the third round of the FA Cup and, perhaps most significantly, the quarter-finals of the European Cup. The United manager has always preached that
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      350 58 ARSENAL 1 MAN UNITED 2 Arsenal looked a serious challenger to United's Premiership crown before this match. Under manager Arsene Wenger, the team had steadily climbed up the table and just needed to win this game to go top. But United was not prepared to give
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      395 60 EVERTON v NEWCASTLE FA CUP THIRD ROUND TOMORROW: Arsenal v Port Vale Bamsleyv Bolton Blackburn vWigan Bournemouth v Huddersfield Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Cardiff vOidham Chariton y Forest Cheltenham v Reading Crewe v Birmingham Crystal Palace v Scunthorpe Darlington v Wolves Derby v Southampton Grimsby v
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      80 60 Carling Net. DENIS Irwin is likely to make his Manchester United comeback against Chelsea on Sunday after coming through a reserve match. The Republic of Ireland fullback played the full 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw against Leeds on Wednesday after recovering from a knee ligament
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      257 60 CHELSEA v MAN UNITED Carling Net. CHELSEA'S Italian star Gianluca Vialli is not afraid to be on the bench. "I'm 33 and with good players like Tore Andre Flo, Mark Hughes and Franco Zola fighting for two striking places, Fve just got to
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