The New Paper, 7 February 1998

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  • Title Section
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    21 1 the new paper SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1998 MITA (P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS http://web3.asla1.com.sg/lqoi Another quality publication of SinQQDOrt i Press Holdings
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Thank you for being a friend, Tony
      78 2 IT was a pity that Elton John and Stevie Wonder (centre left and right, with Mr Blair, extreme left, and Mr Clinton) did not sing their old hit, That's What Friends Are For, at a gala White House dinner last night For that
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      Lock icon use Sing$ for Asean?
      299 2 Source: Wire services. USING Singapore dollars to pay for that cold beer at a Patpong nightclub or a batik shirt in Kelantan. Such a scenario may become a reality if an idea to use the Singapore dollar as the common trading currency among Asean members is
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      WHAT DOES IT MEAN
      105 2 ASEAN leaders see the Singapore dollar as a hard currency one that is internationally respected. Business calculations based on the Sing dollar are likely to be more predictable. This is because currencies such as the rupiah and the ringgit have been fluctuating wildly against 'tift'tMMtollar in
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      Lock icon Wah! So handsome, I must get this man
      667 3 Even today, 29years after her husband's death, Madam Norkiah Ahmad, 60, can recall every detail of their fairy-tale romance. As Valentine's Day approaches, she shares her memories with CALVIN LOW 0 E THE first time I saw him, I felt as if
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      Give this Love Story a rating ... and you could win this
      88 3 Give this Love Story a rating and you could win this ARE you touched by their story? So how would today's Love Story score in our Romance Meter? You tell us, by calling 1900-914-0801 by midnight tonight and key in your rating (on the scale of one to 10). Irrespective
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      74 2 O Rock star's suicide sam HUTCH ENCTS FINAL HOURS Custody battle with girlfriend and her ex-husband triggers 5-hour drama /Page 22 9.55 am w jfnmw Ad ult: Indulge in I $13+++ Child: our popular I $<>+++ r r (under 10 \e.irs oldi Sundtiv Lundi: W M W I lam 3pm
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      HOMES SOLD DOWN 43%
      134 4 L hot J LstoriesJ ki PRIVATE home prices fell 12.5 per cent last year the biggest annual drop since the slump in the 1980s. And the number of transactions was down almost 43 per cent to 6,990. At the end of last year, prices were down
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      PRICES DOWN
      38 4 Apartments: 16.8% Terrace houses: 16.4% Condominiums: 11.9% Semi-detached houses: 8.6% Detached houses: 8.2% Offices: 12.5% Shop space: 12% Factories: 3.9% Warehouses: 10.2% Figures, showing the year-on-year change, taken from the official price index for private housing.
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      Second link tolls
      110 4 THE tolls for the second link will be lower than announced earlier, but are unlikely to be lower than those charged at the Causeway. So said an official from Linkedua, the Malaysian company that holds the concession to the new bridge. He said a set of rates
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    • Article
      Wage freeze at top for two banks
      99 4 TOP management at two of the big four banks are doing without their increments this year. United Overseas Bank and DBS Bank did this with effect from last month. And OCBC Bank said it had yet to finalise its wage plans, while the
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      HEADLINERS
      65 4 The Straits Timet: S Koreans forge landmark labour pact The Badness Timet: Q4 home prices fall 4.2%, year's volume down 43% Uuihe Zaobao: PMs of Japan and Singapore agree to step up cooperation to help Indonesia Berlta Harlan: Malays' advancement can't be denied RCS morning news: M'sia proposes using
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Haze plan
        75 4 WORK on a regional haze action plan can't be speeded up much, despite fresh Indonesian fires. This is because the work is being carried out at an urgent pace already said the Environment Ministry. Some 93 fires have Seen spotted in East Kalimantan area. Environment and Health Minister
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        Escape foiled
        70 4 THREE men facing multiple charges of credit card fraud and cheating tried to escape from a district court soon after their cases had been dealt with yesterday. The three leapt out of the dock and dashed for the exit. Ong Guek Hong, 35, Lim Hang Liang, 38, and
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        Bankrupt
        67 4 WORKERS' Party member Tang Liang Hong (right) has been declared a bankrupt by the High Court. The court granted the bankruptcy order after Mr Tang, now in Melbourne, failed to pay $739,976 in damages and interest he owed after losing the defamation cases brought against him by People's Action
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        Cabling up
        73 4 THE Inglewood, off Sin Ming Avenue, and Faber Garden in the West Coast, are the first two private housing estates to be wired up by Singapore Cable Vision. But it will cost home owners $980 to pull the cable from a main point into their property. They also
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    • Article
      DOW JONES
      27 4 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 72.24 points to close at 8,189.49 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 568 million shares.
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      267 5 'St fm ■< i ft 'S? •>' ">*■' 1 > i'' *V ,«l Hv u,'V- #rfC.-.«y£ *r And you thought a pager couldn't be romantic. •f V. ••.<1 "J A I a v 'l^V V J §M J Pr .*<* HinuHr Dswinw Numeric Paging the first 3 months. ————11 ■—-—_a_w__a_^_
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Macam belangkas
      395 6 (Like king crabs) K v o i Between 1958, when we got married, and 1968, when Sahari died, we did everything together. Our friends would say we were like "belangkas" (king crabs, always found in pairs). I'd even follow him to the barber and read magazines while he
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    • Article
      HE WROTE HER 370 LETTERS IN A YEAR
      219 6 THERE were no computers or emftil then. So we had to write lovenotes to each other. In our case, there was even more intrigue Sahari's letters had to be addressed to a girl who was my neighbour, because my parents objected to
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Crash: Did boulders play a part?
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      She went French to learn
      247 8  -  By Danny Lim AFTER her examinations last October, she flew to France, soaked in the Mediterranean sea, stayed in a stately hotel in a pine forest and sipped wine fresh from a vineyard. No, it was not the beginning of a beautiful holiday. It was
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      TOURTHTIME
      45 8 rm This is the *1 fourth time tMt Nanyang I 1 Polytechnic lis sent its students 1 abroad, said] the director M the School cgl Business Managemeri] The studett have been tdf 16 countries) far, including I the US, Japaa Hongkong, Australia ani| Vietnam.
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      99 9 cMiacC il \oilli 111 <2 one jj t 11cci" I(J H ,(> J i I Ml CI fKl>mit II I l C J/( > r C \(I v > o \0 ll CM IjtMl i> \A C 111 CMI- i l »Hen l. m m W i i Ir\ tlm
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      OH MY! That's my Internet friend?
      435 10  -  By Crispina Robert YOU think he's funny, witty, terribly sexy. After "talking" to him for weeks, you are dying to meet him. But when he turns up, he's short, unkempt and smells. Welcome to the world of Internet chatting. Scenarios like this are all
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      SMART GUIDE
      62 10 Try not to use your real name, because you may be dealing with a stalker. When you want to meet someone, go with friends, j That makes it easier to handle a let-down. Be frank about how you look. If you're plump, say so. Think of It as
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      He can't walk, but he can ski
      346 11  -  BY Fong Foong Mei HE can't walk. Nor can he swim. But that hasn't stopped Mr David Chiang from becoming a champion water-skier. And now the disabled Singaporean is being honoured with a Taiwanese award. Seven years ago the plucky 31-year-old discovered how
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      HONOURED FOR HIS COURAGE
      107 11 THE Republic of China Education and Recreation for Disabled Association has been giving 10 awards to outstanding disabled people between the ages of 20 and 40 who serve as an example to others. The awards have been open to South-east Asians for three years. Mr David
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      80 11 All you need to Jo is pert your Valentine love lines and submit it to The Great World Caff-Restaurant todcther with your confirmed reservation ticket* by f 5 February i 998. 5 'Biroo* The Great WorU The most inspired love lines will win the Tiffany diamond Call 737 8977f0r details.
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Use that, again and again...
      481 12 The Singapore Environment Council is here to help companies and individuals go 'green'. It says there are easy ways offices can help save the earth. Does it practise what it preaches? JILL LIM visits its office AT first glance, it looks like somebody forgot to
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      GREEN TEAM
      95 12 THE Singapore Environment Council (SEC), known as the National Council on the Environment until it was renamed in November 1995, is a non-profit organisation and approved charity. Its aim is to educate, inspire and help people and companies to care for and protect the environment. It been involved
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      340 13 <X Just arrived! PV- N «\^^,<r Smallest pager in Singapore^^^^^s^^J .Sr. -SQOm'aVJ^M! CimP/ffT/) 4BHQR) Avont Flex HlxxoExy j^PSM| 01ijijruge -^:r p, ngrQ^Zji 3 years warranty Makes Valentine's Day Wi ***** ffijffifflffl: Even More Romantic! iSEsr_ sB 29S l:E~_ s KjU^> $100 cruise vouchers and other special Valentine packages* with every
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Seauty & her boxing buddies
      741 14 Seauty her boxing buddies New insights into the life of the Bulgarian woman who was murdered here last month have emerged. She was a great buddy of Singapore's national boxing team. S GULAM reports SMELLY men. Sweaty gloves. The sound of punches thudding into bags. It was boxing business as
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      SHE EVEN OFFERED TO SPONSOR THE TEAM
      176 14 IORDANKA seemed so interested in boxing that she offered to sponsor the team. And at one stage she talked of taking up the sport herself. Mr Kadir said "Danya" never actually gave any money to the team. But she had promised to sponsor
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      Penpal's frantic search
      326 14  -  BY Teo Hwee Nak HOW did we find out about Miss lordanka Apostolova's boxing connection? It was quite stunning, the pieces falling in place as in some detective story. And it all started with an e-mail message from the US. Mr Harding Paul Yep was desperate because
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      Lock icon I DRANK MY OWN URINE
      516 15  -  BASHED SINGAPOREAN TELLS OF 7-DAY ORDEAL: By Danny Lim FOR seven days, he lay badly injured in a secluded oil-palm estate with no food and hardly a drop to drink. First, he scooped up muddy water from puddles in the ground. And when that dried
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      He had quarrelled with wife
      225 15 MR Peh's ordeal began with a squabble with his wife on Chinese New Year's eve. He then left the house in a huff at 10.30 pm, taking his passport. He took a bus to Woodlands and called his wife to say he was going to
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      Family thought he was dead
      181 15 HIS family was puzzled when he did not return after two days. "He has always been very responsible. And he was rostered to work on the night of Jan 29," said his sister, Madam Alison Peh, 40. The family reported him missing to the police
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    • Article
      TIP-OFF
      37 15 A spokesman for the Kulai Police station in Johor said a security officer from the Kelan Oil Palm estate tipped them off at about Bpm on Feb 3. They have classified the case as attempted murder.
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      Lock icon Cabinets come crushing down
      333 16  -  7 MONTHS AFTER RENOVATION, WOMAN HURT AS By Fong Foong Mei ALL she wanted was to make a nice home for her family. So Madam Magdalene D'Cruz and husband Mr Anthony David spent about $20,000 renovating their four-room resale flat in Aug Mo Kio. They had
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      CASE ADVISES
      104 16 A few tips from the Consumers Association of Singapore: What Hm family cm do: Engage a surveyor to determine the cause of the crash. Proceed to take legal action. If the family has purchased the cabinets for less than a year, they can file a claim through the
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      Lock icon FIRM FRIENDS
      301 17 Blair stands up for buddy Source: Wire services. IN Bill Tony trusts. That was the message British Prime Minister Tony Blair had for Americans yesterday. Mr Blair met his good friend, US President Bill Clinton, at the White House in Washington yesterday. After listening to tough questions from
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      Lock icon $4.9m to takeoff her clothes
      132 17 AFP. MONICA Lewinsky (left) has been offered another US$3 million ($4.9 million) to tell her side of the story and take off her clothes. Internet Entertainment Group will add US1 million to Penthouse Magazine's US$2 million offer to the former White House intern. IEG chief
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      118 17 Swimming Club HH C*»fr*tototto*s to •ur ¥*I**4 tmphytts wk* M ||P?* €tt€f9*4 perftct mUlcMl r*c*r4 to tk* fw 9997. t We recognise and appreciate your effort in keeping good j fliiiillliJM attendance record. Your sense of responsibility towards your health j and job is greatly commendable. [4 Nam# of Staff
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      179 18 Tt HOW ue ßooe CAN GET YOU CLOSER TO TYING THE KNOT. > Ss Valentine's Day, express your affection with the gift of True Love that may well lead you to tie the knot W\ A IT h that special someone. Whether it's the 30, 50 or 100 ml True
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • SOCCER SEX SCANDAL
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        422 19 THE HUSBAND'S LAWYER SAYS: We can confirm that we issued a divorce petition on the grounds of adultery on behalf of Jeffrey Shean against his wife, Vanessa. This petition names Glenn Hoddle as the co-respondent. j ENGLAND SOCCER COACH HOPPLE SAYS: I have not committed adultry. The allegation that has
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      HODDLE AND HUSBAND WERE FRIENDS
      104 19 THE Sheans and the Hoddles had known one another for about five years. They met through their membership at the exclusive Royal County of Berks Racquets and Health Club. Mr Shean, the son of a bus conductor from north London, is understood to be an
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      Lock icon JAILED
      374 20 B C hilcl rapisl u c 't s seven years for seeing lover boy Passport, I SS found in car Wire services. CHILD-RAPIST teacher Mary Kay Letourneau has been given a seven-and-half year jail term. Letourneau, 36, who had a child with a student now 14 was found with
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      Ugandan leader on democracy
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      Lock icon Death jet pilot blames plane's faulty equipment
      232 20 AFP. THE American pilot responsible for the ski lift tragedy in Northern Italy yesterday blamed faulty equipment in his military jet. Captain Richard Ashby, 30, said his altimeter and radar were giving false readings as his took his craft on a low-level training
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      Singer's sad last hours
      408 21 INXSfrontman Michael Hutchence killed himself over the custody battle between his lover Paula Yates and her ex-husband Sir Bob Geldof a state coroner in Australia ruled yesterday. In his findings, he detailed the 37-year-old star's last desperate hours: 8 pm DINNER HUTCHENCE dines with his father
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      THE REASON
      60 21 HUTCHENCE'S lover Paula Yates (right) is battling in court with her ex-husband, Irish rock singer Sir Bob Geldof, over the custody of their three daughters. The children cannot leave England with either parent until the case is resolved. Yates gave birth to Hutchence's daughter Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily
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      FINDING
      43 21 Coroner Derrick Hand said traces of alcohol, cocaine, Prozac and other prescription drugs were found in Hutchence's bloodstream. Mr Hand found the singer killed himself on Nov 22 in his depression over the custody dispute. He had previously sought treatment for depression.
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      Lock icon Van Damme knocked out... at New York topless dub
      148 21 AFP BELGIAN kick-boxing movie hero Jean-Claude Van Damme got knocked out by a former bodyguard on Thursday night. The Muscles from Brussels was at the popular Scores topless nightclub when he got into an argument with former employee Chuck Zito. Zito,
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      136 20 14 February 1998 different ouf succulent^\ ig3f a tender r\Ss and meat deliciousCy A marimtedatuCbarbecuedthe T|PC r <^ wayMpetyettion! <PCus a\ f sumptuouiSuffet spread of soup, salad /X anddess\tsat $19.80 per person^^ V4V f->OVC !M.C Vfjy Other exciting happenings: NrJx. T£Tu£bT" /-mT -X rrxse foT the lady Fashion Shew >
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
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      762 22 I yr saturdaytv page I SO (Channel 11 pm) tmMMn Q A movie executive killa a NOON MtTieepflm (Drama) NOON flirt disgrunUed screenwriter by /r accident, then strives to outwit 12J0 mUH-t-**.(Drama) LOO MOnweM(Cartoon) H police iniestigator. and hold 1.30 Ma Bagus (Regional singing L3O The ElO Rangers (Cartoon) I
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  • weekender
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      Lock icon WHY NOT Yellow watermelon?
      683 25  -  0 h y •.'fey- t- f* -v y-t >~. v THE EDUCATION MIWSTmrSBBBBB UST-Atttoeend of pupßsshoaM: COVER STORY "Because of ranking, my neighbour who has a two-year old child recently moved out of our neighbourhood so that they can get him into a 'branded' school. Even
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      At the end of secondaiy school, students should:
      339 26 "Why has the art teacher got to grade drawings? If, the child can draw better now than when she first took classes, that should be good enough. Why give some children more stars than others? If she gets one star instead of
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    • COVERSTORY
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        THE Road sweeper threat
        643 27 "I have young children asking me if I've remembered to bring my credit card when going out with them because they learnt from ads that you shouldn't 'leave home without it'." "Singaporean students may study well, but not out of a genuine interest in acquiring knowledge.
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        At the end of junior college, students should:
        64 27 1. Be resilient and resolute 2. Have a sound sense of social responsibility 3. Understand what it takes to inspire and motivate others 4. Have an entrepreneurial and creative spirit 5. Be able to think independently and creatively 6. Strive for excellence
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        All post-secondaty and tertiaiy students shoulds
        115 28 1. Be morally upright, culturally rooted, yet understanding and respecting the differences, responsible to family, community and country. 2. Believe in Singapore's principles of multi-culturalism and meritocracy, appreciating the national constraints but seeing opportunities 3. Be constituents of a gracious society 4. Be willing
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        What is expected of potential leaders:
        64 28 1. Committed to improving society 2. Pro-active in surmounting Singapore's constraints 3. Compassionate towards others 4. Able to inspire, motivate and draw out the best from others 5. Able to chart Singapore's destiny and lead 6. Able to forge breakthroughs in a knowledge-based economy
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    More than just hitting the books
    840 29 SPOTLIGHT "In today's uncertain world, the continued survival and independance of a people will be decided by the degree of cohesiveness I in the face of adversity and challenge." "Besides the ranking of schools on academic outcomes, will there be another exercise to assess
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  • weekender
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      54 41 < Va/eatine)& Jsooe/ine& Place a love message in Valentine's Lovelines in The Straits Times Classified, The New Paper Fastads or Lianhe Zaobao Mini Ads on Feb 14 and you'll stand to win a Davidoff Cool Water Men's Women's collection worth over $1,000! Call C.A.T.S. at 1800-737-1166 on Monday to send
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      424 42 Sau <3t mo U A Special Focus Of The New Paper Fastads Me[a%ose ftozuer Cottaae presents Simply Elegant for Someone Special on Valentine's Day Special Order: 1. 2 Teddy Bears with Roses hugging a champagne/ wine glass from France in a sat Mined basket. Only $48 2. Elegant Blue Dolphin
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      274 45 GUCCI i PRESTIGIOUS FRAGRANCE Seeking for Full-time and Part-time j (Students are welcomed) j I FRAGRANCE I I PROMOTERS I H (Aged 16 and above) H I Requirements: I Pleasant personality H H Reliable and committed H H Able to converse simple English H H Experience prefened but not essential
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      172 45 mmm Japanese Karaoke Pub in Orchard rtquirti Pleasant ft frlandly paraonality Prefer Chinaaa famala Age from 18-28 Stating salary $1,400 Working hr. 7pm. 2am. Tel: 736-0838/ 735-0868 lAftmr 6.46pm.) Restaurant in Yishun ha* immadiata vacancia* (or 1) JR. CAPTAINS (Full time) 2) WAITERS (Full/ Part tima) Experience prvftrrvd Call Miss
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      152 47 Q232S Engineering I We are a progressive H company in the Keppel I Integrated Engineering H Group. We are offering career opportunities H for the following positions: H Technicians I (Electrical/Mechanical/ Air-conditioning/Plumbing/ I Building Maintenance) H Requirements: H NTC 3 NTC 2 ITC I Those without ITC NTC but with
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      284 47 H=~ |sr An Australian based software co. invites suitable technical personnel to join our co. as: Age 20 to 35 NTC/ HE/ Diploma in Electronic Engineering Must have completed N.S. We offer an attractive remuneration package and other fringe benefits to the right candidates. Interested applicants pleaae send your resume
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      76 48 TRAINEE AUTOCAD OPERATOR Drawing office in Beach Road area No cad experience necessary English speaker Computer literate Call *****41 Monday or Tuesday I FULL/ PART TIME I CASHIERS required by •S3 50-$4 p/ hr. Flexible working hrs. Free meals ft uniform No experience required Retirees, housewives ft sch. leavers welcome
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      602 49  -  Preview By The Three Musketeers PRINCE Victorious will be all the rage in Race 7 this afternoon. He won so well last week that many punters will be jumping on the bandwagon believing that he can pull off a double. We don't dispute the fact
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      171 49 GERMANY TODAY: Borussia Dortmund v Stuttgart Hamburg SV v Hertha Berlin Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen Bayern Munich v Hansa Rostock TOMORROW: Wolfsburgv Cologne ITALY TOMORROW: Atalantav Parma Bariv Fiorentina Empoliv Napoli Inter-Milan v Bologna Juventusv Roma LaziovAC Milan Sampdoriav Brescia Udinesev Lecce SPAIN TOOAY: Real
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      135 50 mi VOTED FOR ARSENALv CHELSEA TTomorrow) TOOAY: Barnsley v Everton Blackburn v Tottenham Coventry V Sheffield Wed Derby v Aston Villa Leicester v Leeds Liverpool v Saints Man United v Bolton Newcastle v West Ham TOMORROW: Arsenal v Chelsea MONDAY: Palace v Wimbledon LIVE ON TV
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      264 50 REPORTS: lAN BROWN 1: David Seaman 2: Lee Dixon 3: Nigel Winterbum 4: Patrick Vieira 5: Steve Bould 6: Tony Adams 7: David Piatt 8: Ian Wright 9: Nicolas Anelka 10: Dennis Bergkamp 11: Marc Overmars 12: Christopher Wreh 13: Alex Manninger 14:
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      237 50 Adult Ticket £13.50-£31 ($36-86) Season Ticket £325-£705 AMI Mb £63.97 (plus £3.49 per number and 89p per letter) Beefburger £2 Chips: 80p Tea: 60p Coke:£l Crisps: 60p Matchday Mascot Free Match Bai Sponsorship: £500 Highbury: Two minutes walk from Arsenal Underground station (Piccadilly Line) P W D
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      185 50 Groundsman steve Braddock has been voted Groundsman of the Year three times in the last five years. So it's not surprising that Highbury (Arsenal's ground) is the best surface in the Premiership. "I can hardly bear to watch games like Sunday's," claims Braddock, who hasn't taken a
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      445 51  -  ARSENAL M MARTIN KEOWN: DEFENDFR Ian Brown BEING included in the England squad for the Chile match was just the boost for the combative Gunner after missing the last month with hamstring trouble. So it was a shattering blow when his hamstring failed a test on
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      216 51 DENNIS BERGKAMP IS Arsenal's Dutch star, who fears flying, taking Holland for a ride? While Holland manager Guus Hiddinck takes his squad to Florida for a 10-day World Cup training camp and a couple of matches against Mexico and the US, Dennis' feet will be planted
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      228 51 FRANK LEBOEUF: DEFENDER CHELSEA'S Italian duo of Gianfranco Zola and Roberto Di Matteo signed contract extensions to 2002 this week,. So what chance of Frank Lebouef finishing his playing days at Stamford Bridge? "I was 30 last month and if I have a good proposition then why not," says
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      245 51 THIS is a bit delicate. How do you get the manager to drop himself without causing offence. You could hold a meeting behind his back. It's not exactly mutiny at Stamford Bridge but the main plank of debate was the manager's role as a player in the
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    624 52 Crazy. How can you pick England to win the World Cup? This is Brazil's year. Who can stop Ronaldo? Who can outsmart Mario Zagallo? It goes on and on. Close friends say I need to see a psychiatrist. Do I? Not if you go by the
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      59 53 BRAZIL atthe CONCACAF GOLD CUP INTHEUS A disjointed Brazil finally broke the deadlock when striker Romaria slotted home a penalty in the 78th minute after being brought down by Guatemala defender Engelvert Herrera. But Guatemala shocked the world champion when it equalised in injury time. Enck
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      174 53 KHMAL DOS SPORTS: What tiny team is this. Drawing with Jamaica was embarrassing. Another draw against a team which has never qualified for the World Cup is a humiliation for Brazilian football. JORNAL DO BRASIL •r. Brazil might be favourite to win the World Cup in France
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      373 53  -  By. Jeffrey Low ONE hundred and fifty minutes of football, and still no goals from "Bad Boy" Edmundo. The hottest striker in Brazil today, with 29 goals to his name last season, may have just fluffed his chances of making the first
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      700 55 BULLS DON'T WANT TO I OSF IQRDAN WOMEN. That's the hottest topic of conversation here in the Big Apple. Big surprise, right? Put three men together, throw in a few beers, and hey, presto... But, hang on. Before you start rolling your eyes and saying "tell me something
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      193 55 SHAQUILLE O'NEAL: When I was growing up in New Jersey, the Garden was like The Mecca for me. If I was a good boy, we'd get to go to the Garden for a Knicks game. Not courtside seats or anything—we couldn't afford it. KOBE BRYANT: Oh
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      69 55 HERE'S some Michael Jordan trivia that every Singaporean who carries a golf bag in the trunk of his white Mercedes will love: He currently is a member of 11 golf clubs His handicap is four His lowest round was a 69 He has a 3,5005q ft putting green
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      208 55 WHAT NOW. MICHAEL? SO what happens if the unthinkable happens? If owner Jerry Krause sticks to his guns, coach Phil Jackson walks away, and jersey No 23 is pulled up to the rafters of the United Centre in Chicago? Well, for one, it'll give the
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