The New Paper, 13 August 1998
1998-08-13
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Article, Illustration380 1998-08-13 2 The news lately has been nothing but gloom and doom with companies retrenching staff and cutting and freezing wages for > those who remain. But bus operator Tibs is going against the flow and offering its staff a pay increase. Reason: Productivity Tibs380 words
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Article137 1998-08-13 2 THE message from the National Wages Conndl when it made its recommendations in May this year If your company is doing well, pay larger variablelbonuses. But NWC chairman, Professor Lim Chong Yah urged companies to be moderate as well. The NWC had urged companies to reduce wages137 words
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Article193 1998-08-13 2 AFP STOCK markets in the US and Europe staged a come-back yesterday. Investors went hunting for bargains after two days of share price slump. At the close, the Dow Jones was up 90.11 at 8,552.96. Trading was not quite as heavy and hectic asAFP - 193 words
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Article, Illustration148 1998-08-13 2 YOU have two more days to catch the TNP-Raffles Hotel anniversary offers. As part ofTNPs 10th and the grand hotel's 111 th anniversary, we have lined up 10 never-to-be-re pea ted offers. The first one was on July 28. Here's today's: Have any148 words
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390 1998-08-13 4 Youngsters' behaviour .1; t. puts some people off The clash of the karaoke kids ended last Saturday—with some pint-sized wonders walking away with big prizes. IRENE KEW checks out these children WHEN is karaoke not okay? When five- to eight-year-olds in390 words
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303 1998-08-13 4 ANDY Ou is only eight. But already, he has been in more than 10 children's karaoke competitions in the past year. He came in second in the Royal Umbrella contest on Saturday. He is following his sister, Ou Qianyu, 13. Qianyu was eight303 words
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Article, Illustration236 1998-08-13 4 KARAOKE is capital investment, said the mother of two karaoke kids, Madam Ong Vee Hun, 39. The housewife sees competitions as a way to earn extra cash for her children's education. A winner can get as much as $10,000. In the Royal Umbrella karaoke contest, Andy bagged $3,000Picture/ Lianhe Wanbao - 236 words
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Advertisement113 1998-08-13 2 I not Pages 22,23, 26 27 Comics: Pages 28 30 TV: Page 47 t treasons ■J Roomy compartment for sleeping comfort; 2 bags can be zipped together wth plenty of room for 2. |Q Perfect for overnight camping trips. SJ Cotton inner filling provides warmth and comfort. EJ Easily rolled113 words
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Article177 1998-08-13 5 m KL-SINGAPORE TIES WE will not act on Singaporean lighthouse workers travelling freely to and from work at Pulau Pisang. That's what Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. He said that while Pulau Pisang was a Malaysian island, the government understood the177 words
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Article109 1998-08-13 5 JOHOR'S water supply deals with Singapore are binding, its Mentri Besar, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, said yesterday. "We honour the agreement that has been signed by both parties," he said in Kuala Terengganu. Singaporeans should not worry over "propaganda" that Johor had raised the question109 words
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Article177 1998-08-13 5 Less than $250,000.. 1% Next $250,000 0.9% Next $250,000 .....0.8% Next $250,000 0.7% Next $250,000 0.5% More than $1.5 million... i minimum »5/b Minimum., $2 INVESTORS in the stockmarket will pay less in broking fees from January. The settlement period for trades will also be177 words
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News Break
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Article64 1998-08-13 5 MEDICAL IN a bid to nurse their pockets, more Singaporeans are bypassing private hospitals for government and restructured ones and also seeking beds in lower-class wards. Environment and Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said both his ministries will try to keep fees and charges constant until end-1999. He64 words
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Article, Illustration66 1998-08-13 5 HEALTH ROGUE futures trader Nick Leeson (left), 31, is seeking early release from jail on grounds of ill health. Diagnosed with colon cancer, Leeson had an operation on Sunday to remove a tumour and part of his large intestine and colon. Jailed in December 1995, Leeson is serving66 words
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Article73 1998-08-13 5 BANKING I DBS Bank's net profit from January to June slumped 50.2 per cent to $178.6 million compared with the period last year. Group operating profit rose 8.5 per cent to $544.2 million in the first six months, but there was worry about new subsidiary Thai Danu Bank.73 words
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Article59 1998-08-13 5 ECONOMY STAR appeal is no surefire recipe for success nowadays. Fandi Ahmad's $2-million South African smokehouse didn't even start, while Moses Lim's 11-month-old Home Chef Culinary Academy closed in June. The latest casualty: Aziza's Restaurant. Ms Aziza Ali, whose restaurant won a tourism award for Best Dining Experience59 words
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Article52 1998-08-13 5 Hongkong Standard: Cholera epidemic feared as medical defences weakened New Straits Times: False news: Author of '50 Dalil' charged CNN Interactive: Americans injured in embassy bombing return home BBC news: US officials say Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin will meet Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in San Francisco52 words
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Article159 1998-08-13 6 in Fmus AFP. WE expect people in tropical Singapore to eat a lot of ice cream to keep cool. But what about up north in chilly Norway? Consumers there are smacking their lips over ice cream and sorbets like never before, doubling sales and imports in the firstAFP. - 159 words
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Article68 1998-08-13 6 INDONESIA INDONESIA'S biggest instant-noodle maker has introduced a "poverty pack" to be sold at 300 rupiah (4.5 cents) each. Speaking about the noodle pack, PT Indofood Sukses said: "It is for the poor, it is subsidised. We can't stop the rich from buying it, but we appeal to68 words
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Article65 1998-08-13 6 AUTOPSY JAILED Nigerian opposition leader Chief Moshood Abiola was not poisoned, says a coroner. Canadian Dr James Young, who helped perform the autopsy, said "death was due to natural causes as a result of his... heart disease". Mr Abiola, 60, who was jailed in 1994, died last month.65 words
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Article56 1998-08-13 6 The Straits Times: Brokerage fees cut starts in January The Business Times: Brokerage rates to be freed up within 5 years Uanhe Zaobao: Malaysia steps up security at US embassy Berita Harlan: US tightens security overseas RCS morning news: MAS accepts proposals aimed at making Singapore's financial56 words
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Article53 1998-08-13 6 MALAYSIA THE author of a book attacking Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been charged with publishing false news maliciously.. Khalid Jafri, a former journalist with Utusan Malaysia, wrote 50 Reasons Why Anwar Should Not Be the PM. He faces three years'jail or a M53 words
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Article, Illustration73 1998-08-13 6 CRIME THIS is the woman (right) who died after she was stabbed outside a Bukit Merah factory on Tuesday. Madam Ooi Ang Yen, 43, a divorcee, was stabbed twice in the chest and once in the throat and in the left arm. She had been on her way73 words
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Article89 1998-08-13 6 Quote It was oil very useful so we don't make a fool of ourselves when we are in a different culture where people take certain things for granted. Singapore Police scholar Mr How Kwang Kwee, 19, on the two-week Pre-Departure Course run by the Public Service Commission89 words
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Article26 1998-08-13 6 The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 90.11 points to close at 8,552.96 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 714.4 million shares.26 words
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Article, Illustration588 1998-08-13 7 Melvin Singh; Riana Zakir - every time his free pager goes off Because this man 'controlled' him with it and molested him again and again and again... PAGER HORROR ICANE^I rsri Yesterday, Rahim was sentenced to etgfit years'JaN and 18 strokes ef the cane. He conM have been faded for up to 10588 words
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Article220 1998-08-13 7 THE boy's arms were dotted with "lovebites" from Rahim. But the boy's mother thought they were mosquito bites and didn't probe. Rahim had been sneaky throughout. He made the boy hide under his bed whenever someone knocked on his door. He only molested the boy behind closed doors220 words
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Article, Illustration50 1998-08-13 8 muifmui* Gaylai* United'* KadfrYahaya, who met earned $800 a month aa a cargo hand before becoming a proieeahmal In nit TooiDaiier Many of today's players have come straight into the game after National Service. They have no idea what they would be earning outside, especially with their qualifications.50 words
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Article, Illustration77 1998-08-13 8 It's now hour later WERE you afraid of being late for The New Paper's O-level Seminar? Well, worry no more. In response to several requests, the starting time has now been moved from 2 pm to 2.30 pm. The annual Seminar is on this Friday at the World Trade Centre77 words
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Article163 1998-08-13 8 GO ahead, pass this paper to your friends after you've finished reading it but keep the masthead. 'Cos three TNP mastheads, from either yesterday's, today's or tomorrow's paper, PLUS a redemption coupon in Saturday's, will get you one free Adidas item from the Adidas Streetball Challenge163 words
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Advertisement246 1998-08-13 8 Are you ready for the challenge? f POSBANK Qeel the The sweet taste victory. U "J Now is the time to put that I jrJ P* sporty spirit in you to the real test. I t JbJ Challenge yourself in the 2.4 km Sports 1 For Life Run. Break your246 words
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ON THE JOB WHERE TO LOOK WHAT TO ASK FOR HOW TO COPE
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Article, Illustration435 1998-08-13 9 Ufi Z/JklwU jUU. V 1 in some cases it could cost you SHE is a flight stewardess. He is a sales executive. Together, Karen and Pat make over $4,000 a month from their steady jobs. Things may sound good for the engaged couple in their mid-208, at a time435 words
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Article243 1998-08-13 9 ARE there more people these days out looking for extra jobs? Not openly at least, said Ms Lynne Ng of Adecco Personnel. "It's something they may want to do on a hush-hush basis because some companies don't allow their employees to moonlight." She his only received the243 words
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Article, Illustration574 1998-08-13 10 Afraid you'll be the next to go? You're hanging on to your job, while looking for a new one. Tell us what it's like. Or, if you've other job woes, or a job to offer, let us know. Write to: The New Paper, Times House, 390574 words
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Article, Illustration121 1998-08-13 10 IN case your company does not mind if you moonlight, these are some options you can consider: Part-time maid: Earn $40-$6O for half-day's work. No need for an agency Just post a note on a supermarket notice board. I Commercial schools: Someone like Pat could be a121 words
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SPEAKUP
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Article, Illustration184 1998-08-13 11 In our article, \l've no job on Nurses' Day' (TNP,JuIy 31), we reported that some 50 nurses at the Westpoint Family Hospital in Jurong had been retrenched. The Ministry of Health replies: i/|_^ jwn nww vuivT, Senior public affairs executive, Ministry of Health (MOH) THE restructured184 words
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Article86 1998-08-13 11 Ms Toll Su Fen, Deputy director (corporate communications), Land Transport Authority WE would like to thank Ms Karen Ang for her feedback on the location of the temporary bus stop along Upper Serangoon Road (SpeakUp, July 23). We share her concern for the safety of commuters and86 words
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Article124 1998-08-13 11 2LT Urn Boon Hong IT is with a heavy heart that I note that Singaporeans did not give due respect to the national anthem, when it was played near the end of the National Day Parade preview. I am an NSF officer in the SAF.124 words
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Article, Illustration517 1998-08-13 12 Teo Yun Yun - SAF MERIT SCHOLAR: BY Teo Yun Yun GI Jane eight months ago was a quiet girl who couldn't swat a fly, let alone people. But then a sudden change came over Ong Seow Wei, 19. Now she can easily wield an Ml517 words
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Article59 1998-08-13 12 Nine SAF Merit scholarship* were given out this year In a presentation ceremony at Temasek Chib yesterday. The scholars will be groomed for senior command and management appointments hi the SAF. They will receive full officers' pay and aNowances during their studies. Apart from this, 10 other59 words
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Article, Illustration334 1998-08-13 13 Melvin Singh - By Melvin Singh PEOPLE laughed when defence lawyer Peter Fernando lay down on the High Court floor yesterday. Then, the laughter turned into shocked silence. For Mr Fernando was showing how Bulgarian lordanka Apostolova, 26, was hacked to death as she lay on the floor. His334 words
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Article, Illustration342 1998-08-13 14 Custom Robert - By' Custom Robert |P IT is not for the National Day Parade tickets. Neither is it free. They don't have a chance to win $1 million either. ÜbThese Singaporeans are simply queueing up for their dinner and a good three hours early. Some started queueing at 3Picture/ Joyce Lim - 342 words
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Article44 1998-08-13 14 ITS not just food-cragy be made According to the general manager, Mr Robert Han, 40, they even had calls from Johor Baru asking for reservations. "They plead with us and ask us to make special arrangements for them," Bald Mr Han.44 words
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Article, Illustration401 1998-08-13 16 SUHARTO'S SON-IN-LAW LT-GEN Prabowo Subianto once led a charmed life. After all, he is the son-in-law of former president Suharto, Indonesia's most powerful man until his sudden resignation in late May. Many thought he would play a key role in the event of any power struggle401 words
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Article105 1998-08-13 16 HE might have gained power and status by marrying Mr Suharto's daughter, Ms Siti Hediyati Harijadi. But Lt-Gen Prabowo himself comes from one of Indonesia's most well-known families, scud the Post. His father is Mr Soemitro Djojohadikusumo, an economist who fled Indonesia in the 1950s after being105 words
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138 1998-08-13 16 Source: The Straits Times THE mass rapes in Indonesia during the May riots was a "heinous act", Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Information and the Arts) Yatiman Yusof said yesterday. Speaking on TCS News 5 last night, he said Muslims in Singapore felt ashamed when the reportsSource: The Straits Times - 138 words
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Article, Illustration192 1998-08-13 17 FROM PAGE 3 Wire services. IT was all over in 40 seconds. America's largest unmanned rocket 20 storeys tall blew up soon after launch yesterday. Up in smoke went more than $1.75 billion, the cost of the satellite and the rocket. The Titan 4 rocketWire services. - 192 words
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175 1998-08-13 17 Wire services. FORMER Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was charged yesterday with alleged wrongdoing in a gold import deal. She is said to have awarded a contract to a Gulf-based company for the import of gold and silver when she was prime minister.Wire services. - 175 words
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Article, Illustration186 1998-08-13 18 CALL it life imitating art or, more accurately, TV imitating TV. Actress Candice Bergen played reporter Murphy Brown in that TV sitcom. Now she's set to be hired by TV network CBS to work as a reporter for its 60 Minutes in-depth news show.186 words
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Article, Illustration253 1998-08-13 18 Source: Bernama. MALAYSIA is to mount a national effort to make its ports, including Port KlaM. very successful. Th*«im is to get shippßre to make use of the porta to help the country save foreign exchange. The Prime Minister, Datuk Sen Dr Mahathir Mohamad,Source: Bernama. - 253 words
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Article, Illustration303 1998-08-13 19 THEWE been hailed as the new Spice Girls, and if the rumours are true, they could split up, too. Some newspapers have reported that British girl band All Saints, is on the verge of splitting up and the rift between singers Shaznay Lewis and Melanie Blatt303 words
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Article, Illustration258 1998-08-13 19 Reuters. SHE quarrelled with her boyfriend, and he slammed her head on the driveway, claimed former Charlie's Angels actress Farrah Fawcett (left). "He caught me and we struggled and I ended up on the ground," Fawcett, 52, said at the trial on Tuesday ofReuters. - 258 words
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Article, Illustration394 1998-08-13 20 BAD BOYS' DAY OUT? IT was a vicious, calculated murder, police say. Then the killers went home, one to play with his puppy, the other to watch cartoons on TV. For they were only boys, aged seven and eight, and had just394 words
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Article, Illustration27 1998-08-13 20 muifmui* 1——Hi—— MrßSathmpwt, Mataytla's first Imit mUm Importsmatf After all, you can't take it with you when you are dead. i 4 riiSTfilfil' 127 words
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Article, Illustration764 1998-08-13 21 The Return of Thomas Ong Showtime Figure this out. Thomas Ong says he is not an ambitious person. All he wants is to travel and be his own man. In the next breath, he says he dreams of having lots of money ($2Picture/ Joyce Lim - 764 words
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Article, Illustration325 1998-08-13 24 Avis Wong - By Avis Wong IN between bumming around for half a year after leaving TCS, Thomas Ong set up a mobile phone shop in Johor Baru with actor San Yow and other friends. For awhile, he led tours to Australia, Japan and Turkey, but it didn't pay well.325 words
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Article54 1998-08-13 24 December 1994: Love At Last (was a cop) Earty 1995: Strange Encounters 111 June 1995: The Last Rhythm July 1995: The Dragons Five (cop again) April 1996: Unbroken Cycle August 1996: Wild Orchids December 1996: Full House (telemovie) February 1997: Living By Night (cop again) June 1997: Love54 words
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Article, Illustration483 1998-08-13 25 Hazel Tan - LIANG PO PO—THE MOVIE By Hazel Tan "HOO-HOO-HOO." No, it's not an owl. It's Liang Po Po making a comeback. The endearing 85-year-old will be hitting the big screen soon. The spirited grandmother, best remembered for her483 words
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Article135 1998-08-13 25 JACK Neo won't say how much money he is getting for this movie. All he would say is "it's a lot, a lot more". Then he added in jest: "Okay, you can write a nine-digit figure." "Don't ask, lah. "People outside are already thinking I am135 words
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Article, Illustration547 1998-08-13 26 MATTHEW THOMMEN - Etcetera WITH MATTHEW THOMMEN HAVE you ever growled, gnashed your teeth, clenched your fists and bristled with rage as you watched someone jump a long queue? I was in Macau with a friend, a fellow journalist, recently, waiting to take the jetfoil to Hongkong, when we saw547 words
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Miscellaneous151 1998-08-13 26 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson WAT ODKXJA I TWIKK \TS I ADHWS FBLI FOR TUW JOST SIEEP I TUATS PRETTf) *W KNOW KvHD OF "WE. MMAIS. m DOK'T UHT\L TVEIT& PCD. HWCM ALL VWAT IMEAH K»? x DEPRESSING. UWt WJCW ROOM 10 MCME. —S VDU Da. A. J OR ANCttUNG151 words
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Miscellaneous181 1998-08-13 28 1 fIK Wfcwv runjv 1 1iuI rnjciy, nuyuoi ij, i COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh BETH SfSSS^eS 1 uia-.ir (6MmrtKITICAL Versions WHICH WITH cm\JEmbOlb UK£ I 'Mm DO V ufhotyT /ittcflMSßiiifc cares! "J™ 005 7iSnb MfaVl Sf Ml! /cmnK ■«B» AH 6TTHS MEN. tttj rf HAUMIpY ir V v r181 words
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Article, Illustration385 1998-08-13 29 Goh Chin Lian - By Goh Chin Lian I E COURTEOUS when digging remains out of ■^graves. This is what exhumer Sim Beng Hwa tells himself and his workers whenever they have a task to complete. Says Mr Sim in Mandarin: M As the family pays us for our services, we shouldPicture/ Joyce Lim - 385 words
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Article60 1998-08-13 29 Marine m—■— wonder If you have always been j fascinated by ships, a job in j marine repairs* awaits you on Page 33. High-flyers Be the one whom clients with money turn to for advice. Details on Page 32. ■i urgently j seeking Work short hours in60 words
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Advertisement705 1998-08-13 30 Oi ADMINISTRATION/SALES SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE Think that the Singapore Police Force only has jobs for policemen? We have vacancies for the following non-uniformed position Job Dutin: General clerical duties include typing, data-entry, filing, finance and accounting, personnel, and counter work. Entry Qualifications Entry Salary (with pass in English or Maths)705 words
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Article, Illustration261 1998-08-13 31 FROM PAGE 31 CAREER CHOICE Isn't K scary to work among the dead? The first time, I was a little afraid, because I had never seen a whole skeleton before. But now, it's all very normal to me. Also, if you're hungry and needPicture/ Joyce Lim - 261 words
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Article, Illustration394 1998-08-13 37 Gerard Wong - no WORLD YOUTH TENPtN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS; INCHON CITY. SOUTH KORFA Storie*/ Gerard Wong SINGAPORE finished empty-handed at the FIQ World Youth Championships for the second day running. But there were still two reasons for cheer yesterday. They came in the form of Shaun Ng and394 words
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Article245 1998-08-13 37 TEAM USA has done it again. Two days ago, it captured the boys' singles title through Shawn Evans, 20. Yesterday, the Americans clinched their second gold medal in two days when Amy Rocco and Kelly Kulich took the girls' doubles crown. Amy, 19, hit a six-game total of245 words
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Article233 1998-08-13 37 WHY was the successful partnership of Henry Lim and Mervyn Foo split up during the boys' doubles? The two 23-year-olds created local bowling history at last year's FIQ Asian Youth Championships when they bagged the doubles crown. It was Singapore's first gold medal since the tournament233 words
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Article, Illustration419 1998-08-13 38 Gerard Wong - NEW ZEALAND TO TRAIN HERE FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES'RUGBY SEVENS By Gerard Wong RUGBY fans, rejoice! New Zealand All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu will definitely be coming to Singapore next month to train for the Commonwealth Games (Sept 11-21). He is one of419 words
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Article, Illustration380 1998-08-13 39 Gerard Wong - Ml NATIONAL RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP: 1 lON RED vRI APkQ Stories/ Gerard Wong Revenge will be uppermost on the minds of the Blacks in tomorrow's opening match at the College of Physical Education (kickoff: 7.30pm). Why? Arch-rival Lion Red cost the Blacks a semi-final berth in thePicture/ Sam Yeo - 380 words
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Advertisement150 1998-08-13 39 the duration of the league. Lucky Draw coupons will be published in The New Paper the I LUC Ky UT3W IOT iBflS and deta,ls amplycut out coupon d y ar not e,l,lbte Lion Red RFC Vs Blacks RFC, 14 Aug .'9B ana drop it into the Lucky Draw box at150 words
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Article, Illustration661 1998-08-13 40 KONICA CUP BADMINTON: ZARINAH ABDULLAH LOSES 0-11.2-11 AND ASKS BRIAN MILLER... LAST night, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Zarinah Abdullah was on the verge of throwing in the towel, her racket, her track shoes everything and just walking away from it all. Such was her disappointment afterPictures/ Jonathan Choo - 661 words
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Article, Illustration358 1998-08-13 40 HOT SHOT ONG Ewe Hock, the fourth seed, has nothing but praise for him. "Hie guy's good," he said. "I had to play my best just to squeeze past him. This guy's got a future. He's headed for the big tune." So, who's358 words
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Article, Illustration239 1998-08-13 41 LAN BROWN continues the countdown to the Premiership kickoffon Saturday. Today: The Blues and United CHELSEA WHO'S NEW: Pierluigi Casiraghi £5.4 m (sls.2million) former Lazio; Marcel Desailly £4.6 m former Milan; Albert Ferrer £2.2 m former Barcelona; Brian Laudrup free from Rangers; Gianluca Percassi free from Atalanta; Mikael239 words
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Article, Illustration186 1998-08-13 41 LEEDS UNITED WHO'S NEW: Danny Granville £I.6million from Chelsea; Clyde Wijnhard £1.6 m from Willem II Tilburg. NOTABLE LOSS: Rod Wallace. PRE-SEASON: Injuries to key men Harry Kewell and Clyde Wijnhard prevented manager George Graham from deriving maximum benefit from his preparations. Leeds acquitted itself well in186 words
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Article, Illustration267 1998-08-13 42 Ernest Luis - By Ernest Luis FOOTBALL fanatics, the channel to drool over this Saturday is the Panasonic Football Channel. lliat's if you can receive Singapore Cable Vision (SCV). Because that's the channel, which was launched last August, that has a sponsor now and promises a267 words
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Article, Illustration228 1998-08-13 42 EUROPEAN CUP: SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND (FIRST LEG) MAN UNITED 2 LKS LODZ 0 Reuters. Manchester United is well on its way to reaching the main draw of this season's lucrative European Champions League. Yesterday, Ryan Giggs and Andy Cole gave the English side what should be anReuters.; Picture/ Reuters - 228 words
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Article299 1998-08-13 42 Wire services. INTER-MILAN 4 SKONTO RIGA 0: Roberto Baggio made a stunning debut for Inter-Milan, setting up three goals and scoring the fourth. Baggio supplied the passes and Chilean Ivan Zamorano, Argentina's Diego Simeone and Nicola Ventola supplied the headers in a pulsating 4-0 win overWire services. - 299 words
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Article, Illustration337 1998-08-13 43 Hoddle: Hiss Tell England coach Glenn Hoddle's biography shockingly reveals how star midfielder Paul Gascoigne acted "like a man possessed" after he was toW he was axed from the World Cup squad on the eve of the France '98 tournament After extracts of the book were serialised in The Sun,337 words
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262 1998-08-13 43 CHRIS WADOLE, former England striker Gazza will be upset at the way this has all come out again. He probably thought that he was going to get a chance to concentrate on what he does best, play football, but now there's all this again. TOMMY DOCHERTY,262 words
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Article82 1998-08-13 43 How can you win a holiday for two in England? Or walk into a Royal Sporting House store and pick up ANYTHING you want free of charge? Those are the super prizes in the TNP-RSH Readers' Challenge. It's a weekly newspaper game based on the English Premier League82 words
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Miscellaneous74 1998-08-13 42 Two Saturday matches telecast back to back: First match live at 10pm; second match delayed telecast at midnight Live Sunday match at 11pm Live Tuesday match at 3am, repeated at 10pm the same day Weekly round-up of matches: English Premier League highlights every Monday at 9pm The Preview Show, every74 words
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Article, Illustration624 1998-08-13 44 S GULAM - COMMENT S GULAM WHEN two PRs (permanent residents) plants Singapore flagon Mount Everest, Singaporeans celebrate it as their own victory. Never mind if the two mountain climbers were born and bred in Malaysia. And are still citizens of the country. When PRs go into624 words
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Article288 1998-08-13 44 Ernest Luis - Stories/] Ernest Luis S DINAKARAN'S parents and his younger brother are Singapore citizens. While Dinakaran feels Singaporean, he's not completely... on paper. All because he was born 20 years ago in India, when his parents were there for about two years. Said Dinakaran: "When288 words
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Article, Illustration296 1998-08-13 44 DINAKARAN played in seven S-League and six Prime League matches for Woodlands this year. Out of those seven S-League matches, Woodlands drew 1-1 with Balestier, beat Home United 2-1, beat Sembawang 2-0 and beat Marine Castle 3-1. Explained Mohd Muzammil, chairman of the S-League's disciplinary committee: "Woodlands breached296 words
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