The New Paper, 2 February 1998

Microfilm: NL21086
Total Pages: 45
1 45 The New Paper
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Masthead
    7 1 the new paper MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2,19 M
    7 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      72 1 I :^Bp 5S j%' 'iiMM^^ J -'-^t '-.^K" > r •■ijjl^^^K^?' 4 I m' W 'w I W P^E'"y' :^7-',l}^y; l. .y. M mtkmSv^-■-£-■ **T 1 MBBMBEMBMWBBBBMBBBBBHMBBBBIBBHBMBBBMiBIBBB^^^^^^^^^HBIBrarHtKMIHHBnffiBfipHSii^^ I I I I i I itTltTi Die, dte, aiso H illili 1 I lilPI 111S1I fl 1 KpP- 1H fl I :r:rz™
      72 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • THENEWSTODAY
    • Article
      Charity box stolen from Malay Village in Geylang Serai
      290 2 THE Aidilfitri Charity Box at the Malay Village in Geylang Serai was stolen on the eve of Hari Ray a. The theft took place in the early hours of Thursday. The thieves broke open the box and took away the donations.
      290 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 'HE WILL SURVIVE'
      396 2 Source: Wire services. JUST a week ago, US President Bill Clinton looked like he was in danger of losing his job over "Naughtygate". In the words of one US comedian, Vice-President A 1 Gore was just "an orgasm away from the presidency" a wicked twist to the
      Source: Wire services.; Picture/ Reuters  -  396 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Why is Bill Clinton's popularity on the up?
      218 2 Source: Wire services. DESPITE the alleged affair with Ms Lewinsky, US President Bill Clinton's popularity has gone up among the Americans. Why is this so? A secretary from Chicago, Ms Patricia Sanders, said she doubted Mr Clinton has been either honest or
      Source: Wire services.  -  218 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon HIT LIST
    246 3 Two thirds of Singaporeans fear the regional money crisis will affect them personally. As many plan to cut down their spending this year. MICHELLE ANG asks people what they are prepared to live without during lean times. The main findings come from a special New Paper survey of
    Art/DANTE  -  246 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • QUICKNEWS
    • PEOPLE IN TROUBLE
      • Article
        Youngsters on probation
        104 4 HOT STORIES 4 MORE than 800 young people in Singapore have to observe a 10 pm curfew. That's the time they have to be home. And they must stay indoors until 6 am. The curfew is a condition of their probation order. The alternative: Jail. To be
        104 words
      • Article
        Family violence
        91 4 MORE people applied to the court for protection against violent family members last year, with three in four applications being made after changes to the Women's Charter took effect. A total of 2,019 applications for protection orders were received, up from 1,306 in 1996. After the Women's Charter
        91 words
      • Article
        WTO recipe to solve Asian economic crisis
        32 4 This is not a time for protectionism... The US and Europe should be at the forefront of fighting protectionism. World Trade Organisation director-general Renato Ruggiero
        32 words
      • Article
        HEADLINERS
        83 4 The Straits Timet: More seek court action against family violence Tin Business Times: Electronics sector braces for price squeeze Llanhe Zaobao: S Korea's internal debts may spark off crisis, leading to collapse of the financial system Berita Harlan: Increase efforts to help Malays advance RCS morning news: Indonesia steps
        83 words
      • Article
        Addicts spend millions
        93 4 DRUG addicts in Singapore spend $35 million each year on their habit. And that is a conservative estimate. The amount could be well over $100 million, depending on the number of drug abusers who evade arrest and the percentage of hardcore heroin addicts. A new drug abuser
        93 words
      • Article, Illustration
        POTLUCK Albano
        2 4
        2 words
    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • Article
        New report
        52 4 THE Singapore Government bullied opposition politicians more last year, says the United States' State Department in its latest report on human rights worldwide. It said People's Action Party leaders filed "a number of potentially ruinous defamation suits against opposition parties and their leaders" after the Jan 2 polls
        52 words
      • Article
        Safe buys
        48 4 AMIDST the financial turmoil in Japan, safe makers are safe. They are reporting a surge in sales as worried investors withdraw money from banks to keep it at home. The surge started in November, when two large financial institutions, Hokkaido Takushoku Bank and Yamaichi Securities, collapsed.
        48 words
      • Article
        No change
        49 4 HOSPITAL and polyclinic services under the Health Ministry will still be strengthened. But new centres such as the National Heart Centre building will have to be reviewed, said Health and Environment Minister Yeo Cheow Tong. He was commenting on how possible budget cutbacks would affect his ministries.
        49 words
      • Article
        Suharto's vow
        60 4 INDONESIAN President Suharto has said he would go all out to restore trust in his country's financial sector. If that meant a review of the dominant position of companies operated by his family, then so be it, Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported. One of the new moves
        60 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      82 4 r WATERBED J lOptn Dally 1:00pm 7:OOpm Easy Paymwrt can be Arranged I ICLICK TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD| Blk 144 Viking Road, 1 I #01-67. S'pora *****4 (S«*id« Redhill MRT Station) Jeh 471j643£ _6435[ The Lunar New Year with ou?< LUCKY RAW FISH 1 Available from 29 January 98 WIIEI mm
      82 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      31 4 mm* \mmm Cals are charged *30 certs per rax* IjgjglgjtfjgljMg DMHYxfoum INHIMH Dor UpWIWESSiS* pott mi nfvy lessons MMlUa&s? «H«M Cals are charged at 50 certs per mnute l«llta!£. INMIWI4 mmm
      31 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon From deep fry to leafy greens
      590 5 A pack of cigarettes a day. Six cans of beer. Fat-laden meat and lard. These were former top civil servant Ong Wee Hock's passions. On Wednesday, he died of cancer at the age of 51. But not before becoming a passionate crusader for a
      Picture/ Eric Chu (BUSINESS Times)  -  590 words
    • Article
      'HE SOUNDED LIKE R2D2'
      103 5 CHILDREN laughed at him. Salesmen stared. Friends strained their ears to understand Mr Ong's flat, roboticsounding voice after his voicebox was removed. He "spoke" by pressing a battery-operated vibrator to his throat as he formed words with his throat muscles. His weak artificial voice was described
      103 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Why stop Death road...
      474 6  -  Good deed cabby dies. He was hero to his family and friends. A kanipung boy at heart. Why did it have to be him? By" Yvonne Lim N angry grief burns yO within Mr Raymond Hthwas a good guy. He did Vnot deserve to die this
      474 words
    • Article
      'Kindness, like honesty, does not always pay'
      380 6 To stop...or not to stop. That is the question being asked now. YVONNE UM speaks to some people who've lost loved ones because they stopped to help others on the road HE died helping to change a car tyre. In 1994, Mr Lim
      380 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Two in five predicted this. What about the rest?
      126 7 A stronger US dollar means higher prices for fuel Two in five Singaporeans saw this coming earlier last month when they predicted higher petrol prices in a special New Paper survey. Half of them fear prices of Western goods will go
      126 words
    • Article
      Lock icon PRICE ALERT!
      381 7 Source: The Straits Times SO you want to stretch your dollar this year. Fear not, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) is here. They will be providing a price alert service from April. Mr Edmund Baker, the executive director of Case, told The New Paper: "We are now
      Source: The Straits Times  -  381 words
    • Article, Illustration
      I'm your darling, Mr Businessman
      315 8  -  0 0 0 0 0 SURVEY By Michelle Ang TESS Lim spends almost half her take-home pay on clothes, movies, dinner with friends and taxi rides. She's not going to let the money crisis change her lifestyle. Ms Lim (not her real name), 31, who
      315 words
    • Article, Illustration
      CUT
      238 8 WE are going to tighten our belts, most people polled by The New Paper said. Said Ms Ann Lim, 38, a secretary: "I was spending $300 a month on meals outside. Now, I'll have to budget about $200 a month. I won't buy clothes on impulse anymore. I'll take
      238 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Hooked on handphones
      509 9  -  Poly student chalks up $1,400 in phone bills. Can't pay, so he switched phone companies Singaporeans have become a handphone hugging society. The symptoms are alarming: Teenagers surviving on monthly allowances are running up huge bills. And when they can't pay, they switch operators. And older Singaporeans,
      509 words
    • Article
      OPERATORS HAVE NOT TAKEN
      67 9 BOTH Sing Tel and Ml said they have not encountered significant problems from teenage mobile phone subscribers. They could not say how many such cases they had encountered last year. Young adults aged between 18 and 21, Sing Tel Mobile said, only accounted for 10 per
      67 words
    • Article
      If you drive, don't dial
      184 9 If you must answer a call, ask your passenger to do it for you. If travelling alone, try to get off the road to a safe place before making the call. Assistant Superintendent of Police Alan Samuel. More than 160 motorists are caught using handphones
      184 words
    • Article
      ANYONE TO COURT YET
      68 9 switching networks. Reminder letters would be sent to the subscriber, but both operators have yet to take anyone to court over unpaid bills. But regulations such as limiting IDD facilities to only those above 21 were in place to ensure teenagers do not abuse the system.
      68 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Heavenly thoughts
      46 9 mui<mui< Businessman and gounnci DoraM Wm«, 60: I believe you should have a good, comfortable lifestyle, nice things for the home and something you enjoy, like fine dining. That's the only thing 111 take away with me if I were to drop dead tomorrow.
      46 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      70 6 AUTOGLYM ADOS A NEW SHINE WITH ISO 9002! Endorsed by Rolls Roycs, Jaguar and Aston Martin cars, Autoglym has bean awarded ISO 9001 9002. At Autoglym Car Grooming Centra we don't Just polish care but renovate them to showroom condition. Application of sealant eneures the shine outlaate the competition. AUTOGLYM
      70 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 2
      246 6 Lunar New Year Celebrations S2B per person jjflli||2Li Romance your love with a buffet AsA. of sliced fresh Sainton, Canadian Clams, Rillettes of Goose with Celebration Bnffet Melba Toast, Smoked Fish PRE-FESTIVE BUFFET LUNCH J M ifi alin Lamb 2 Jan 26 Jan $19.90 adult $11.50 child (weekdays only) Our
      246 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      44 8 rife* P TWr i r:-:::-irfANcm>K|. v 3 -V GET I INSTANT PLEASUREI WITH ANCHOR. i: p B v liF' f I I I \mv i O I II I R l» I I A S U R I S lAN W A I I
      44 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      113 9 Jr* 3kf3 I I _I Ifi fJ J I Tampines Brancli^S opcNi 3 Bfl r 3 C T yl^^^PEtnesoßßOsTl^B B SCTS (WITH DRESSING TABLE STOOLS) I Usual: i— —Usual: »i«TT>iii hHH Economy Set I i 3 Seater Metal Sofa Bed Aborted Bedroom Set I with cuihM l emrrr Dining Set
      113 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 2
      383 9 mm iiMVilllffriP f 'l/ ——T You don't have to be a doctor to keep ft someone's heart Clamour <« > Cv*ry 5 c»ll$ FVuLStotu&t&il. 77 will enable ■■M y"u<<. 1 I^4 owkm Cmw 'j««hI» >>«*WIV >■ Mtstyte witb -7 ■Rj *L M Import•-: P/' ifl KB Br BpP Touch someone's
      383 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Article, Illustration
    I will never forget the look on his face
    592 10 In the second of our series on three women who have been linked to US President Bill Clinton, we look at Ms Paula Jones. Unlike Ms Gennifer Flowers, the woman we featured on Saturday, who seemed to be happy cashing in
    592 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      60 11 i 3 Bossini Storewide Sale For Selected Items Only Raffles City OUB Centra Marina Squara Marina South Chinatown Point World Trada Cantra Wiama Atria Parco Bugia Junction Cantrapoint Jurong Point Suntac City Mall Tampinaa Mall Ang Mo Kio People's Park Complex Bedok Central Lot 1 Shopper's Mell The Heeren Shops
      60 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      553 12 ■HI Wt |ir^«»fflcif rn I IwA Br<ftised Shark's Fin Soup with Crab Meat uJ y| Shark's Fin Soup with Crab Meat |U KM *frt?2t 3t*> Hjl H ■Rd Bralsed Oysters with Black Moss PjU Ittj Dried Oysters with Black Moss VZM I Il« <r f r j4: m-' J o
      553 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • WORLDTODAY
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 'In weeks'
      219 13 When will US attack Iraq? Source: Wire services. IF the US's top diplomat is to be believed, Iraq's "bad boy" Saddam Hussein can sleep tight at least for the next few days. Uncle Sam is not ready to attack his country yet. Tensions have risen in the Gulf
      Source: Wire services.  -  219 words
    • Article, Illustration
      'Suicide? No way!'
      325 14  -  /f's all lies! So say relatives of the missing scuba-diving American couple, referring to Australian media reports that the Lonergans might have killed themselves BY Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY Relatives of missing American scuba-diver Thomas Lonergan are angry. "This is very upsetting," said Mr Lonergan's sister,
      325 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Count on me, mum
      104 14 Gandhi homecoming: Britain-based Rahul Gandhi (left)guiding his mother Sonia through surging crowds in India after her first election speech in her slain husband's former constituency. Some of the 100,000 supporters broke through barricades and almost jostled Mrs Gandhi as her son kept a protective arfn around
      Picture/ Afp  -  104 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Child sex? He denies interview
      272 15 British newspaper, Sunday Mirror, carried explosive interview yesterday This morning, British Press Association tells The New Paper... IS Britain's famous science fiction writer, Mr Arthur C Clarke, in the middle of a smear campaign against him? The author reportedly confessed to having sex with young
      Picture/ Afp  -  272 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Clarke to be knighted by Prince Charles
      190 15 Source: Wire services. MR Clarke is known a3 the sci-fi master who has written more than 80 books about space travel and science fiction. His best-known work of fiction is 2001: A Space Odyssey. But he is also credited with being the first
      Source: Wire services.  -  190 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      229 13 Are you handicapped by your English Are you content with the way How to express your ideas you speak and write? Are you fluently. sure that you are not making The study requires only a little mistakes that cause people to time, and very moderate fees underrate you? You are
      229 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 2
      75 13 lancOme v Valentine's Gifts From The Heart. B Romance your beloved with our beautiful selection of coflfrets, each specially packaged with fragrance What's more, you could delight her further with an elegant beaded evening bag (excluding products shown). This complimentary gift comes with any Promotion now on till 14 Feb
      75 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      85 14 mil I'm ui» I I a jfiT bBL iBy Stylish, So/' /ti| HHBHnHH Ibe The time: /o.3opm.The dates: Mondays 2,9,16 &23 Fetonjary. The place: Paradigm Allow the vivacious young ladies of Jeffrey Chung Models to dazzle |Bj T^l you with their elegant and i nr> lm ->nki»i4 th-rtiif I ricniy
      85 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      63 15 r CENTRAL ANTENNA S CLEARER RECEPTION FOR ALL TV CHANNELS (SUITABLE FOR CONDOMINIUMS, HOTELS, HOSPITALS OTHER HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS) j D/ M W m m m m m CATV Equipment SateHite Antenna Your ut-ttop TV ANTINNA SPECIALIST provides L 6 Harper Road #04-01 #04-06 1 Leong Huat Building Singapore *****4 I
      63 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • DEARWIJEY
    • Article, Illustration
      I can't get school place for daughter
      210 16 QMY family and I had been in Malaysia for 14 years because of my work. After I was transferred back here last year, I found I couldn't get my 16-year-old daughter into a school. The Ministry of Education advised me to approach a
      210 words
    • Article
      Will extra maths add up for me?
      192 16 QI AM 14 and in Secondary 3. I am taking English, Chinese, elementary maths, geography, principles of accounts, home economics and combined science (physics and chemistry). Based on the subjects above, I don't know whether I can go to a JC after my
      192 words
    • Article
      Poly or JC better for law?
      167 16 Qm in Secondary 3 (special). I'm taking A and E maths, three pure sciences, two languages, geography and English literature. I'm keen to do law after the O levels. Should I go to a JC or a poly? Is it true I must take
      167 words
    • Article, Illustration
      I have designs on fashion
      279 17 QFM 16 and I have taken my O levels. I hope to do a course in designing at Temasek Polytechnic. This designing course is the most suitable for me, I feel. This is because I believe I have the talent to do fashion designing. But
      279 words
    • Article
      CALL US
      53 17 Call 1900-*****03 and leave your questions for Mr Wijey. You can listen to his earlier advice .too. Calls cost 30 cents (plus an extra 10 cents a minute for cardphone calls). This week's Q& A: How to tolfoiks poly booted MO? Lawk what lain to do Laegeag* etecthre
      53 words
    • Article
      Is N-5 right for my son?
      161 17 QMY son passed his N-4 GCE O levels and is going to N-5. He has got a 4 in English, 2 in literature, 3 in history, 2 in maths, 5 in combined science (physics and chemistry), 5 in principle of accounts and 2 in
      161 words
    • Article
      Will poly be right vehicle for me?
      130 17 QFVE done my GCE N levels. I'm thinking of doing automotive technology (light vehicle) when I apply to the ITE. As Fm interested in this, I hope to go to a poly to get a diploma in this area. But I'm not sure
      130 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      111 16 r jaaL i joSSSNI E ETJRA^ Come and soak in the Lunar New Year atmosphere at the Tiffany Coffee House as you feast on unlimited helpings of Chinese delectables at our Chinese Buffet. Savour dishes like Diced Beef with Bell Pepper, Cabbage Roll in Cream Sauce, Red Snapper with Asparagus,
      111 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      49 17 Do you have any questions regarding education? Write or fax your questions to Dear Mr Wijey The New Paper 390 Kim Seng Road Singapore *****5. Fax: 737-5375 Give us your name, address and telephone number. Call The New Paper Infoline, 1900-*****03. (Calls are charged at 30 cents a minute.)
      49 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 2
      18 17 louman education institution. The Straits Times Classified ismy course to success. [CATA 1800-737-1166 Can Today Far Results Tomorrow.
      18 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 3
      99 17 nei w* isra y] £m6>tctce in the, [y Sfxxiftg, Qele&tationA vKrypA cm Ngf}* Y YUSHENC SET DINNER \M> PROSPERITY ■k SET MEALS^M liOiJ 3| 0 PROSPERITY SET MEALS JJ For 10 persons $438*~ *338*~ T KTV SET DINNER For 10 persons $688 444 (include KTV room) HONG KONG DIM SUM
      99 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Showtime
    • Article, Illustration
      His next face A normal life
      86 18 He's gpt BENEDICT BOH osm SHOWBIZ: 7\ uT-v "I CAN wjL have my Clto 'jßttSht "iS! iV» aMdbyt toTV 4lUr three y*ara during which he got hit wijs«ritfetan after contract with the Singapore, whkh expired liiftmonth. offkfu&tae anotheTtwo-year contract w <kdlOT,^ i? Pve never
      86 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Jai is...
      459 19  -  I cool/son/victory f 1 I guru/diva/Beatles fan loser/outcast— huh? By Lee Yin Luen JAL In Cantonese, it means "son". In Hokkien, "cool". In Hindi, "victory". The New Paper told British singer Jai (Jason Rowe) that his name sounded very local. It elicited some hearty laughter. "Actually, it comes
      459 words
    • Article, Illustration
      In need of good ol' TLC
      423 20  -  By Avis Wong HE has been hailed as the successor to Aaron Kwok. And already, Hongkong singer Daniel Chan is beginning to sound like him. Remember how Aaron swore to keep himself a virgin for his legions of female fans at the height of
      423 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Small, but still she stands TALL
      376 21  -  But she wants to stand taller By Avis Wong ALL the odds were against her. But she managed to stand tall. Now, after more than a decade, Stella Chang Ching Fang is still a diva in Taiwan, thanks no doubt, to her explosively high-pitched
      Picture/ Joyce Lim  -  376 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 1
      56 19 BaMifflßlHlkwS WrS iffil BE HAwnlSlN^H flw j&flmvk BftlHiS l^rS&A,^MMn t^MMB MroiMi ■-#yvlfif t rW JM A w J I jfl n v fcfVi 0 i\\ftV .^■BH IWbe sure to catch "Yanni: No Borders, No Boundaries" and "Yanni Tribute': Live from the Forbidden tonight on Premiere 12 at B.oopm for the
      56 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      83 20 Be among the first to savour our heavenly aromatic durian deserts Durian Ice Kacang, Durian hobo Cba Cba, Durian Cbendol, Durian Pudding at an affordable price of $5.80+ each or Durian Crepe at $6.80+ Twirl your tongue get a whiff of the true thence of the King' of fruits in
      83 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      41 21 $24.00f?-< with unlimited helping of \/V lImJI ftffur Cwfcfer>. Jr The Most Popular Dish of The Singapore '961 J With Salmon, Baked Green Mussels, Chilli Slipper Lobster, A Pepper Flower Crabs and many many more... nke: nore... Balmoral Road Singapore *****0
      41 words
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Does he look good?
    673 22 He should The name's Chia, Sean Chia. And he's boldly going where few men have gone before... to a grooming course! Not only does he learn to match clothes well, he even picks up table etiquette. JESSICA LEOW has the details f oo\\mm 11 oo After
    Pictures/ David Tan  -  673 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • Page 23 Advertisements
  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 23 Miscellaneous Column 1
      776 23 tvpage j.: 5 0 Men at the Crossroads CHANNEL Q— (Channel 9 pm) NOON NeersSTodsy NOON Entartataawrt MNM«Km Story about four ex-army pals. 12.10 P.HO-.S***, 1.30 PMThlUmF«w(Comedy/r) OM Who 1.10 In Conversation (Interview feature) 2.00 Healthy Eating (Children's hang out to explore the life of love 1.40 Money Mind (Financial
      776 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • Article, Illustration
    Fascinating affairs of state
    464 24  -  eT CETERA wnu AMBIGA RAJU EVEN if politics is not your kettle of fish, the events of the past week would have interested you. It was all about sex, crude behaviour, lewd acts and the most powerful man in the world being allegedly caught with his
    464 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 24 Advertisements Column 1
      55 24 /wSvBIGBUeS I Clean out that insectL i p. infested store room of j yours by turning your M "junk" into cash m through a garage sale! /MA Call 1800-737 1166 |V/y X I today to turn those big mk I I k® s into xlc cs! yJj Classification 158 A/
      55 words
  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 24 Miscellaneous Column 1
      135 24 Y COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson HM9S COKING UNCLE Htt.l |ORCI£ JWft REHB«*|I OF (BURSE HfcSREIATO). HE'S |xWI NCttO NO! GCCC VCMHNS, 10 S\SW P J 1 TWUSUT I MHOHCLE.MW. HLIOO9URE I *WR WtfS BWWER HE. JUST V*S WE /v OUW. .V UK ttUltP? MWtt ICS waft BffiHHßEßtt* IH JMU
      135 words
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      159 25 If" T F GOLDEN CROWN RESTAURANT H k Blk 40-B Commonwealth Avenue #03-352/354 w r TEL: *****55/6 FAX: *****57 J L Ushering in Wealth Fortune with our L YuSHENG $20/ plate 0 J P Lunar New Year J] r 9-Gourse Lunch/Dinner H P $188 (6 persons) $268-$6lB i v Many
      159 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 25 Advertisements Column 2
      80 25 i i J ip J.*1 HIE pure distilled water is bottled using the latest purification system. Water from nature's sources is first heated to a very high temperature and the water vapour goes through a process of .l-, condensation to form the invigorating f pure distilled water. £T r v
      80 words
  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 25 Miscellaneous Column 1
      135 25 COMICRELIEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh I foßCHoo.scacaiErtOM I Mixtion tr's ail \so toHgT bs& SS?o2!r assess wd\s%Kl immimiuiss... i iwwpwpKil jfl otimt...) aw i -t— Big Nate/Lincoln Peirce fllllilllllilllillllllllll SHE HUH *0. L— I U WAS SHE WASN'T ER...OR MAYBE IT N /"N ri I OUT I X SAW HER
      135 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      161 26 > I For only $80 nett per eiTe arc^n partner will enjoy 6 exclusive Classified walking hand-in-hand with r VakTnl's LoveHnes' in The your partner during this novel —«pr«fe*« Straits Times Classified> Lianhe hunt, you'll also be taking rides on Zaobao Mini Ads or The New Paper Fastads public buses,
      161 words
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 27 Advertisements Column 1
      95 27 I I Th<>> Buffet Lunch II hp- J person l! ——riii-« x Menu Changes Everyday! Wl 7 *0 Merchant Road Singapore *****2 Tel- *****90 Fax: 438 4582 I jj I fagstads gyy Y J| I Traditional J ¥dMEk+£*M& Tradttl—>l Cart—«• tt» (> WMtomdishe^^\ {<7 KBBSBLfl^^ At <lMue-Jw Money Trices! I
      95 words
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 28 Advertisements Column 1
      133 28 Our your greatest appetite H but not your wallet* Welcome to the friendliest smile and Wassiu Peda^^^P^' to the best of Indonesian food. Because this is the only way Kepaia we know how. Typically Indonesian. I H\\°u S Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City, Singapore *****3. PROMOTION NOW ON! 1 Goreng
      133 words
Page thumbnail Page 29
  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 29 Advertisements Column 1
      162 29 IST m HI ■■"""THB t ~^M~ M UHH 11- "usr^L-"riJ3 (l^^l I g Plenty atl«_ New Year's Eve Set Menu) ™P STE S I New Year's Eve Set Menu) i {New Year's Eve Set Menu} ()or 10 persons) I I (for 4 persons) combination Cokl Wsn I g > {>
      162 words
Page thumbnail Page 30
  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 30 Advertisements Column 1
      374 30 H_ Longterm Business Longterm Business at Geylang Certainly, the ability to make your of cereal, milk of the restaurant, Road seems to be weathering this customers feel important when powder, chilli this dish is not gloomy economic period quite you remember their names or their and curry leaves available at
      374 words
Page thumbnail Page 31
  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 31 Advertisements Column 1
      320 31 ]|kmb if__„ i| I 11 ktTr,, AO r%l ,>r< Chineee and Thai food, H U tUt I 5 CHWfc* .7-ISwi I £7 jJ$ B ettheb M p a "wiW dk%*»o experience, (Mi lr "f/\ CPft VU _I y 1 at Lotus Garden Restaurant H9 Africa* 11. Our > .#4lO t33fi
      320 words
Page thumbnail Page 32
  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 32 Advertisements Column 1
      192 32 T Kfc&a "HP y&ri "WfTl mrsm 777 ih»w HV' I; I 1 L.r-Li Hl fe M*H <1 DON'T MISS 1 SIAMESE FINS' top^seller I ■"-'E"! :EEEr~ I I I nilu**—* nmfflofmoriiNf. style l a,'- v-J 1 lntwiClfclMtlHil**"" 111 1 l«*«u«wr Grilled. Stir Kried. Swhlmi. I I BUck Pepper- Su»roed SUN
      192 words
Page thumbnail Page 33
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      1 33 CATA
      1 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 2
      327 33 M,:, Jlfhß bIC Find what you need fast with Fastads-your easy-to-uee ■^fcF^fg^irgl MewWt om<<h|n g p* cM^^^Wf!f!TCTTT^M every dayl SSfs SSs KOHAN JAMNfSf RESTAURANT PTE LTD I fty %m fpirtil Promotion KJUSEHIYOII and SEASONIL FOOBS o Best place (or family dining and best atmosphere and privacy to entertain your VIP
      327 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 3
      319 33 HOTEL ROYAL Health Centre ROYAL PALACE lap vs RWflj 6» ywrr (nuwn «wfy at nr cosy ambtrncr with our itrwty mntttd "4 I charmtru) Maamfi jnm Suytport/Malayiia/ Iniontue/ China/ S«b*h Tel: 2BS7338 2B4333 36 Newton Rd 103-12/18 S 3 0 7 9 6 1 lailllllllllllB||||||| H^^^^H j J&t, Jdt*. jdu.
      319 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 4
      93 33 ■ss. MfY/ Wl/ TKAM-MV UNMAM 331/ m/ em tm rixv en<v 3810 Sagam Startac 7tV 90 Retain no. Sinatel, Ml avail. WANTED UMd: PCN/ PH/ GH 337/ 388/ 820CV 688/ 8700/ 8181V 78* 318 Startac GSM/ 180CV Etac Accaaaoriaa, car kit*, antannas, laathar cum for 3810/337/388/ Panasonic/ Haoanuk/ Nortal/ Philips
      93 words
Page thumbnail Page 34
  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 1
      147 34 ass. hi >iih cpnii 114 MM* had «OWO L. K* Hou. I R iw>)i9 siii. 339 5)46 /x oriNßiuuiiMtn.HMPM Ml massage SAUNA, rgpanwwmn Attfwrtliwly I I H|H Chmrmtn? wiimiwi I I frorn Stngopofa. Matay*a CNno I j iua.hr 10.30 a- ll.3opmDaiy I I I 60 b Tone ton waa-14/1* I
      147 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 2
      221 34 as- q ROOM FOB MNT !r 0 T°.m..i I BS, Kuala Lumpur 161 BJpMn, $e5 M|T*4fl Bangkok $49 iffljjj* 1 f®J [cdiTols 735-7155 g CARE IN hougang REQUIRES TEACHER IT2EJS2! Call 3&3-1239 P3 MiMMN feZl tmlfW T 1111 l —I—— FINANCIAL PROBLEMS Maybe we can holp you. No.l In Loan
      221 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 3
      281 34 an gg mm want ad I Male or female I Good fringe benefit* Self motivated and a good peraonality Experience required but not neccaaaary aa training will be provded I Salary will com me r»u rate with experience Walk in interview from: 2nd Feb 6th Feb Tlim: 10am 9pm 296
      281 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 4
      59 34 *C IS YOUR INCOME IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO YOUR EFFORT? Cell Ivan Ooh at 221-0828/ 9689-3223 to fix an appt to find out how he can double your income within 2 yeare. Min. 3 '0' levels 21 yra. ft above Country Jamboree (Dteoo) require*: WAITRESSES Applicant* with pleeeent per*on*lity pteaM
      59 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 5
      49 34 IPSSfISL PLAZA FOOO COURT m LTD requires SESTET?*™ DCMOrr AMMTANTS POOO COURT SUTCIIvhom CUAWW Contact Mm Wongf MM YM *****33 CREW PARTNERS wantad S3 ft above Singaporeans ft PR only Walk-in interview at Burger King .1 fail, Kanang Ltnurv nra #012® T«l: *****42 Opportunities are moving faster in FASTads.
      49 words
Page thumbnail Page 35
  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 1
      270 35 Service PosMom Service Positions J Due to our rapid expansion, we are looking for suitably qualified candidates to join our workforce. SENIOR TICKETING OFFICERS GCE 'O' Level with min. 3 years ticketing experience in the travel industry LATA UFTAA Diploma holder Possess pleasant personality initative to work independently with min.
      270 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 2
      139 35 2RS JS72 Despatch/ Oslvsiy PosMons AS MUCH AS $2000 MIN. GTEED. Si 200 DESPATCH RIDERS Full/ Pan-time (Office hrs. only) Changi Air CargtV other areas Possess Class 2B lie. Own motorbike/ pager No experience needed Incentives DRIVER Possess Class 3 driving lie. Working hours between Sam. spm. Willing to work
      139 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 3
      300 35 ggrr- Bsar- A dynamic multinational corporation located in Jurong invites applicants for the following positions: I- ITE/GCEO* or K levels Abie to communicate in English Computer literate Must have completed NS Interested applicants, please call Ros* at 265 0707 axt 250 to arrange for an interview. Inventory Positions Inventory Positions
      300 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 4
      379 35 tiMm UumHmm As a CISCO Police Officer, you will serve corporations where top security is critical to their survival. To ensure your effectiveness, you will be well trained by Singapore's premier security and loss prevention organisation. Do you have what it takes to meet the challenge? See us to find
      379 words
Page thumbnail Page 36
  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 36 Advertisements Column 1
      553 36 B=T" gsr B==~ b=" Bsr* B=~ B=" a) Technician Training Scheme ja Learn and earn at the same time! We will train you to be a highly skilled Wr mF 1 Technician within 2 years with a NTC 2 in either Port Equipment JTechnology (Mechanical) or Port Equipment Technology (Electrical).
      553 words
Page thumbnail Page 37
  • SPORTS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon United outfoxed
      786 37  -  MANCHESTER ARSENAL 3 (Dennis Bergkamp 62, Tony Adams 67, Nicolas Anelka 67) SOUTHAMPTON 0 Half-time: 0-0 Crowd: 38,056 BOLTON 1 (Scott Sellars 22) COVENTRY 5 (Noel Whelan 25, Darren Huckerby 57,65, Dion Dublin 73, 79) Half-time: 1-1 Crowd: 25,000 CHELSEA 2 (Gianluca Vialli 22, Mark Hughes 47) BARNSLEYO
      Picture/ Reuters  -  786 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Batty beauty burns Villa
      482 38 ASTON VILLA 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (David Batty 58) Half-time: OO Crowd: 38,266 Reuters. NEWCASTLE United won for only the second time in 11 Premier League matches this season. A 58th-minute David Batty goal gave it a crucial and very important 1-0 victory at Aston Villa yesterday.
      Reuters.; Picture/ Reuters  -  482 words
    • Article
      DIVISION ONE
      48 38 YESTERDAY: Stoke 1 Middlesbrough 2 SATURDAY: Huddersfield 0 Swindon 0 Ipswich 2 Bradford 1 Forest 1 Oxford 3 Portsmouth 1 Sheff United 1 Reading 2 Birmingham 0 Stockport 2 QPR 0 Sunderland 4 Port Vale 2 Tranmere 0 Manchester City 0 Wolves 0 West Brom 1
      48 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Shearer ready to join Hoddle's England
      415 38 WORLD CUP WARM-UP: ENGLAND v CHILE (FEB 11) Reuters. ENGLAND captain Alan Shearer is poised to make an ahead-of-schedule return to the international arena following his rapid recovery from a serious ankle injury. The Newcastle striker had targeted March's trip to Switzerland as his
      Reuters.  -  415 words
    • Article, Illustration
      PICK YOUR MATCH OF THE WEEK
      121 38 it's easy. Just call 1900-*****01 before midnight today and indicate the match you think we should feature (see list below). Matches include onty those played at the weekend. The match with the highest vote will make it to our Match of the Week pages
      121 words
    • Article
      CALLING ALL STUDENTS, SPORTS MASTERS AND HEADS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
      155 39 STARTING soon, we will be on the beat again with the school sportscene. If you feel your school team has done well in a match; pulled off an upset; gained a hard-earned win against a much tougher opponent; whipped an
      155 words
    • Article, Illustration
      OUT MAN ON THE BEAT...
      18 39 GERARD WONG Tel: 730-5516 (after 3 pm) Fax:737-5375 Or call our Hotline: *****33-4455
      18 words
    • Article, Illustration
      GO FOR IT
      241 39 WE have more than one reason for listing the schools who were last year's champions (on the facing page). It is not just to tell you who are the big guns who are dominating the schools sportscene. Or to indicate the favourites for the more than 100
      241 words
  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 37 Advertisements Column 1
      79 37 unklrl r ryiArf" a M3ile ith improved quality synthetic polyurethane to international I 1 lAll II I S jl IS »ATT J i S 1/r standards, the Mitre Monde and Copa have seen many an expensive ''y! o lIIV/Olf ls/1 V V |ia i t 0 le gs. Not to
      79 words
Page thumbnail Page 38
Page thumbnail Page 39
  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 39 Advertisements Column 1
      72 39 TOGETHER, vfl or»V v j HF'M^^B|roßwyHßkfkTTHrrMl^F^ Mfc IrlllHirlll Draw No. 02/98 Premium Prize: $796,000 SINGAPORE SWEEP DRAW NO. 02/98 Date Time Wednesday, 4 February 1998, 5.00 pm SINGAPORE aVenue Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 10 Anson Road, International Plaza #03-13/26 Singapore *****3 4D-SWEEP The results of the 4D-Sweep are based on
      72 words
Page thumbnail Page 40
  • Article, Illustration
    SCHOOL SPORTSCENE: '97 CHAMPS
    304 40 SfMsfc Anderson JC W Swtomlap Anglo-Chinese JC TaM» T«Mte Hwa Chong JC TtNte Raffles JC Track Mi Mi: Anglo-CWneseJC VdtejM: Temasek JC Wetarpolo: HwaChongJC P mil: Raffles JC YacMtaf (420): Raffles JC GIRLS A DIVISION I flMUkdfc Daffjpc |C Jh*". jjjj "f'' BOYS B DIVISION Mr
    304 words
Page thumbnail Page 41
  • SPORTS
    • Article, Illustration
      Filling in the blanks
      577 41 Brazil —one of The New Paper's Big FOUR for the Coupe du Monde (World Cup in French) —goes into its second warm-up tournament in six weeks. This time it's the Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States. And JEFFREY LOW, a sworn Brazil lover, begins his
      577 words
    • Article
      GOLD CUP FACTS
      95 41 Brazil is taking part in the tournament in the United States as guest. Concacaf is the confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean. Brazil is resting top foreign-based players as it does not want to use up the quota of five friendly matches for which
      95 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Everybody's doing a brand new dance
      178 42 HOW THEY FARED (seedlngs in bold): MEN (singles): 6 Petr Korda (Cze) bt 9 Marcelo Rios (Chile) 6-2,6-2, 6-2 Doubles S Jonas Bjorkman (Sweyjacco Eltingh (Hoi) bt I Todd Wood bridge/Mark Woodforde (Aust) 6-2, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4,6-3 WOMEN (singles) 1 Martina Hingis (Swi) bt
      Picture/ Reuters  -  178 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Injured warrior wins
      646 42  -  By Norman Stevens REPORTING FROM MELBOURNE WHEN the last point was won and lost in the Australian Open Championship yesterday, Petr Korda sank to his knees and planted his lips on court surface as if he had just reached the Promised Land. But then, given the vicissitudes
      Picture/ Reuters  -  646 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 'My story'
      517 43 COACH MIKE BOROSKAE'S FACE-OFF WITH SINGAPORE TENPIN BOWLING CONGRESS BOROSKAE BREAKS HIS SILENCE Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress national director of coaching Mike Boroskae declined to talk to the press these past two weeks about his contract wrangle with the national body. Yesterday, he broke his silence. GERARD WONG
      Picture/ Jonathan Choo  -  517 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Ronaldo strikes...at last...for Inter
      274 43 I'l II 11 II I I lIM ITALY, SPAIN, GERMANY Wire services. BRAZILIAN Ronaldo's first goal in two months brought second-placed Inter-Milan a vital 1-0 win at Brescia. That helped keep the pressure on Serie A leader Juventus, 2-0 winner at Lecce. The World Player of
      Wire services.  -  274 words
    • Article, Illustration
      'We fulfilled contract'
      832 44  -  BOROSKAE'S COACHING HIGHLIGHTS 1995: Five golds at the SEA Games in Rayong, Thailand 1995: Katherine Lee and Jesmine Ho became the first Singaporean women to win a doubles bronze at the 1995 World FIQ Championships in Reno 1996: Tommy Ong wins a men's singles gold medal at
      832 words
    • Article
      ON COMPASSIONATE LEAVE:
      74 44 "It's just not stated in the contract, that's all. If you have something really urgent to attend to, we will still give you compassionate leave because the Employment Act entitles you to it. "But I cannot see any council or national sports association paying you so much
      74 words
    • Article
      ON SELECTION COMMITTEE:
      98 44 "In the STBC constitution, the council always has the final say in the selection of the national bowlers for tournaments. It's like the selection process for the SEA Games. The coach presents the list of bowlers to the STBC. The STBC then gives it to the SNOC
      98 words
    • Article
      ON ACHIEVEMENT INCENTIVES:
      113 44 "Look at Boroskae's results. In three years, he's achieved a gold and silver at the Asian FIQ Championships, 10 golds at two SEA Games, a bronze at the World FIQ and an Asian Youth FIQ gold. But look at what other foreign coaches have achieved for us.
      113 words
    • Article
      ON NEW CONTRACT:
      79 44 "Because the 10 percent incentive bonus clause was the only thing we discussed about for the new contract. So when we said the contract was non-negotiable, it meant that the removal of that clause was what we would not negotiate on. "Boroskae could have Sointed out the
      79 words
  • Page 41 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 42
Page thumbnail Page 43
Page thumbnail Page 44
Page thumbnail Page 45
  • Page 45 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 45 Advertisements Column 1
      198 45 I jVjjß A If I|k j K m i P y I r idHH m.M f mm m ufßStrB JHa i^4 rtf r rt *y^ I^^B J^^Blbl^^^HpTj^^B Memberships as low as... iJI| T Vf^l^H sMOia Floors Pure 25,000 Square ffeetl Over S $2,300,000 of fitness Equipment! More than 300 fitness
      198 words