The New Paper, 5 December 1998

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Total Pages: 91
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    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1998
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon MISSILE ISTAKE
      384 2 Fully-armed missile accidentally fired into busy airspace over South Korean city, injuring at least 3 Source: Wire services. A MAJOR disaster was avoided yesterday after a South Korean missile, launched accidentally, exploded in mid-air in Inchon. The Nike-Hercules missile was destroyed automatically by a built-in safety device seconds
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      HOTSPOT
      122 2 THE Nike-Hercules missile was designed to shoot down enemy planes and large missiles. And as far as South Korea is concerned, its No 1 enemy is communist North Korea. The two rivals have yet to sign a peace treaty following the 1950-53 Korean War. Yesterday's missile accident came as
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      Lock icon President's men send out feelers to Congress for a deal
      260 2 Wire services. THE US President's men are anxious to make a deal. They're sounding out Republicans and some Democrats in Congress for a way out that would save face for all sides. Mr Bill Clinton's minders are increasingly concerned that
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      Lock icon He thought he was Spiderman
      515 3 A two-year-old boy fell seven storeys to the ground from his flat recently. After being unconscious for almost a week, his condition took a turn for the better. DANNYLJM reports THIS little "Spiderman" has opened his eyes. He has regained consciousness and can cry. He
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      WHAT HAPPENED
      80 3 The two-year-old fell out of the seventh-storey two-room flat on Stirling Road while his mother was out at work. His mother, Madam Azlina Jamaludin, who works as a waitress, said she had no money to install window grilles which would cost about $450. Her half-sister, who usually looked
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  • Anwar on trial Day 20
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      YESTERDAY IN COURT
      170 4 ANWAR'S lawyer questioned Mr Azizan Abu Bakar about his motives. Didn't the woman who joined him in making allegations against Anwar Ibrahim tempt him with promises? Wasn't he lying when he said that he felt guilty, though for five years he had remained on good terms with
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      Lock icon What did Ummi promise you?
      421 4  -  FORMER DRIVER GRILLED: MONEY? m- DIRECTORSHIP? m- BIG CAR? DRIVER? REPORTS BRIAN MILLER WAS Mr Azizan Abu Bakar tempted by promises from Ms Ummi Hafilda All? Did she make the former driver say that Anwar Ibrahim had sodomised him? "You were persuaded by Ummi to
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      WHY ON GOOD TERMS?
      202 4 HE was on good terms with Anwar Ibrahim throughout the five years when he alleged the former Deputy Prime Minister was sodomising him. Mr Azizan Abu Bakar, who said he was "racked with guilt" by the sodomy, was questioned on this by Anwar's lawyer. If he
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      274 5 p A i S/f2 (Sot) Jj I f 7 —W rAc moflf hilarious performance, in all of Singapore, your hand at one-minute Monopoly or Hungry Hungry Hippos I Snoopy Shtm catch your favourite stars from Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd at and min instant prizes a Nokia 6/10 handphone, shopping
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Easy rider
      312 6 Mir The Bukit Panjang LRT line was tested yesterday. So, what's it like? The Straits Times' GERALDINE YEO hitches a ride and gives a first-hand account: I TOOK the first ride in a Light Rapid Transit (LRT) train yesterday, and it felt as if I was in a
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      MORE LRT LINES?
      100 6 THE Government is studying how feasible it is to have a network of LRT lines across the island. One could link Ang Mo Kio, Bishan and Toa Payoh and another sites in Jurong and the Nanyang Technological University, said Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan. But he added
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      Lock icon PICture
      77 6 RICH SHAVINGS: Forex broker Meenah Fong, 30, having her head shaved yesterday (left —and above, before) in a stunt that raised $20,000 for the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore. She hit upon the idea while playing golf In Blntan last weekend. She Impulsively announced she would shave all her
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        Cheaper ride
        68 6 TRANSPORT 1 THE Singapore School and Private Hire Bus Owners' Association plans to collect between $1 and $3 less from parents this month. This works out to five per cent of the bus fee they collect now. It is what the operators save as a result of government
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        On track
        63 6 NORTH-EAST MRT SO far, the Land Office has paid out $800 million as compensation to those affected by the North-East MRT line. Almost 85 per cent of those affected have vacated their property. They got full compensation. The others have been given part payment. They will get the
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        Red signals
        57 6 PARLIAMENT The Public Accounts Committee has criticised the Defence Ministry (Mindef) and Land Office for the way the two manage their finances. The committee's report tolc Parliament that Mindef did not go by set procedures. This, it said, was dangerous as it increased risk of fraud and corruption.
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        Cash pump
        60 6 RESEARCH ABOUT $3.2 million will be pumped into the two universities here NTU and NUS by British Gas. The money is for three research projects an underwater robot which can find and repair cracks at offshore gas platforms, a more efficient natural gas filter, and a microturbine power
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      world Head liners
      70 6 South China Morning Post; President in last-minute bid to boost KMT hopes New Straits Times: Thomas gets six months for contempt Berita Harlan Malaysia: Not a sodomist for PM: Azizan TV3: Malaysia's palm oil researchers and traders form Malaysia's Board of Palm Oil to improve development of
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      It's Mercedes mania
      174 7 in FSRSus RECESSION? SINGAPOREANS snapped up 60 of the latest model Mercedes Benzes within an hour of their unveiling last night. And at one point it seemed as if a scuffle for the remaining 40 was imminent, reported The Business Times (BT) today. Within three hours of
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      On the stands
      67 7 SM MEMOIRS IF you missed out on buying Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs, now's your chance. More than 20,000 copies will hit the bookstores today. Another 20,000 will come in during the next few days. The book, The Singapore Story, is on its fifth run. So
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      MP on leave
      61 7 CHARGE MP Choo Wee Khiang has been granted a leave of absence from his parliamentary, party and constituency duties. People's Action Party chief Goh Chok Tong gave the MP leave. In a letter dated Dec 2, the Jalan Besar GRC MP told Mr Goh he was being
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      local Head liners
      47 7 The Straits Times: A Senate trial worries Clinton Hie Business Times: Habibie govt to create new 'people's economy' Lianhe Zaobao: Bukit Panjang LRT in operation from Oct next year RCS morning news: Cambodia cleared to return to its seat at the UN general assembly
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      Nearly No.1
      55 7 TOURISM THE Singapore Cruise Centre is setting its sails to be the world's No.l port. Its $23 million upgrade has helped make it N0.2 in the world, alter Florida's Port Everglades, according to tourist trade magazine, Dream World Cruise Destinations. The upgraded centre has bigger and brighter interiors,
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      Huge layoff
      61 7 INDONESIA UP to 70 per cent of the 25,000 workers employed by four state banks will be laid off, said Indonesia yesterday. The merger of the banks PT Bank Bumi Daya, PT Bank Ekspor Impor Indonesia, PT Bank Dagang Negara and PT Bank Pembangunan Indonesia into a single
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      STUNNING ATAACK
      146 7 Quote Wworthy He is actually doing the right thing for himself because he is preserving himselfsn power, and putting himself in a position where he can bail out his cronies who are in financial difficulty, including his son and so on. So I think what needs to happen
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      DOW JONES
      27 7 The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 136.46 points to close at 9,016.14 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 708 million shares.
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    Lock icon SINGAPORETODAY Ssss-snakes alive!
    473 8  -  By. Jason Tan SNAKES and I go a long way back. When I was a chubby eight-year-old kampung boy, I nearly stepped on a black cobra as I went down some steps. Then when I was in the army, the slithery creature crawled over my legs while
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      78 8 New improved FRUIT TREE FRESH is made with fresh *t* ah ii squeezed juice. And it's rich in vitamin C. Get a pack of 200 ml juice absolutely free today. 'MHt Just bring this coupon to redeem a pack. There's 'ffiffif'-? Orange, Soursop, Guava and Mango...the choice is yours. o
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      1113 9 Feature-packed Super Canon teaches children and adults to get creative m lljI0I*S Oiler SINGAPORE Canon talent." of doodling is 10 the creative a pair of eyet. a nose and a a learning tool. Il i* an announced thai two of "ElwMa"* F'wntabtilastlc proems Einstein demonstrates mouth you decide the colour.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Take the Liberty to shop till you drop
      375 10  -  By. Jill Lim THE difference will hit you as soon as you step into the supermarket at the new Plaza Singapura. Instead of being left alone to shop, you will be greeted by cheery supermarket employees. They are not just employees, though.
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      FAIR PRICES
      82 10 MR Chandra Das promised that Liberty Market's prices will be reasonable, even 10 to 30 per cent lower than in other supermarkets. If the items sold are also sold in Fair Price, then the prices will be the same as in Fair Price. Fair Price members will get
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      183 10 There are billions of reasons to buy UNICEF greeting cards. mryM mm 7 mMM if y- jLl^roH^^W Good design and decent paper stock being the least important. We're very proud of our greeting cards. Table Art Decor 1 Claymore Drive, *02-14 Orchard Towers (above Jason Supermarket) They are designed and
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      Read the newspapers & win, winy win
      217 12 Read the newspapers win, win y win Supplement your Xmas READ the papers this December and you could end up getting more in return than the news. Things like Hugo Boss perfumes offers, soft toys and Viennetta ice-cream dessert. These are some of the attractive items up for grabs in
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      $50 to be won
      143 12 IN our Unforgettable Days series, we turn back the clock to re-live the drama of a single day etched in the mind of a local personality. Last Wednesday, soccer star Fandi Ahmad talked about soccer's finest moment when he and the Lions brought home the Malaysia
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon No uniform No results
      720 14  -  Most secondary schools require students to pick up their exam slips in uniforms. All seven approached by The New Paper —u g|, said uvey i riißiitivU students to oo n. But only Naval Base nf II II ll ILa emorcea DW rale. Some schools either issued
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      PRINCIPAL REPLIES
      345 14 Q: Were students informed beforehand that they had to wear the school uniform? A: Students were reminded throughout the year that they had to be in proper school attire whenever attending school and school functions. Many students knew and came in their school uniform as required. Q: What
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      Lock icon Love of computers spurs him to do well
      386 15  -  By TEO Yun Yun and Juliah Theresa Jailani WITH just 94 points for his PSLE, Anthony Low barely made it into the Normal (Technical) stream four years ago. He was weak in all his subjects, especially Maths. But today, Anthony has improved
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      N-LEVEL RESULTS
      82 15 IN all, 16,491 pupils took their N-level examination this year. Out of these, about two-thirds (10,797) were from the Normal (Academic) stream and 5,694 were from the Normal (Technical) stream. Almost all the students from Normal (Academic) (99.4 per cent or 10,728) scored Grade 5 or better in
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      Lock icon Get set for a loud Ekin concert
      490 16  -  Well, he's planning to dress loud By Yong Siew Fern LEOPARD-print pants, tiger-striped coat and hair a stylist would love to meddle with. You may see these and more in Hongkong singer-actor Ekin Cheng's concert tonight. And he isn't too bothered that his
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      33 16 per person (adult or child) U.P. $20-adult, $12.50-child Enjoy 20% discount at Fantasy Gift Shop Senior citizens (60 years above) will be admitted free Above offer is valid on Bth December 1998 only
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    The art of making money
    47 18 mui*mui< SINGAPORETODAY imperial Hotel chairman and managing director C Lai Jhunjhirawala, 74: You know, everyone can make money. But how to make money from someone and then make him feel happy you are taking money away from him that is an art.
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      283 19 a a I cm mow siAcf 4U I PICK UP YOUR X 4' I <I.*, CHRISTMAS PRESENT! J'"', i Get»FREE Philips Phonald V I t tmm OM IMU CSO' f I P a oM il| wv. of use acccw price of $399, You <b#t need a PC or a modem,
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    How about your pay?
    506 20 WORK TILL 62? SINGAPORETODAY From next year, you no longer have to retire at 60. You can work till 62. But your employer can cut your wages by up to 10 per cent. The 66,000-strong Civil Service, where 970 will turn 60 next year, leads the
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      415 21 Sun»#< City Mall e s Shopping Mall t/m Jmj^M Jr Cj' mßj i v On At 1-51 MUS CA LDUn 10 *i fiSi*.—• il SKI L* »«iHS i Dee 12 char'meT* .«.n*t,onal R opc l>ec ONCH ch«sthjs Dec ROLLER SLEIGH SANTA S5&. I Heartwarming X mas stories show. And ge
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • WOMEN in the news
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        Lock icon She married seven men in 16 months
        221 22 AFP. NO, it wasn't an attempt to break the world record. It was an illegal immigration scam in which a woman married seven men in 16 months, a north-west London court heard yesterday. Lap dancer Susan Coates, 30, has won herself a place
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        Lock icon She posed as prostitute and drug addict
        246 22 AFP. NO, it wasn't a police stakeout. It was a mother's ploy to catch her daughter's killers after police had closed the case. She posed as a prostitute and drug addict and even slept with a man she thought was the killer. Dubbed
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      Lock icon Near blind at 70, now he can read
      350 22 New op offers hope for elderly blind Reuters. A NEW technique has worked to restore the sight of a man suffering from the most common cause of blindness in the elderly, doctors said yesterday. N Mr John Barr, 70, had macular degeneration.
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      83 22 I Method for I Mathematics mm|UH A structured systematic method for solving word problems, it a proven and effective method that: helps to improve students' skills in solving word problems cultivates logical and analytical thinking strengthens students' Mathematics foundation makes solving word problems easy Original teaching materials that cover MOE
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    Man vs man
    495 24  -  Do we need to wait for museums to teach us lessons on humanity? WORLDTODAY by JILL LIM THE new Jewish museum that opened in Paris on Monday may look like just a museum. But it will be more than just a museum. Yes, it will have paintings.
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      305 24 JU> It's arrived ft The exciting event for all mothers. yffßl jKlI^ An interesting and informative TBW 3-in-l show for parents-to-be and 1 I parents of growing children featuring I the latest products and services available in Singapore. J M iJt Pregnancy Child Care Health Seminars Your Kids Will Love
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      266 25 mm mm a SPECIALIST GET EXPERIENCE IN DIFFERENT A career in the Republic of Singapore Navy is not main areas: Electronic Systems, Ordnance and for life. Training and advancement are other areas in a regular 9-5 desk job. At times, your office will be Electrical Weapon Systems, and Ship Systems.
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      Mail bomb charges
      239 26  -  Suspect charged in hospital By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY HIS bed in a crowded hospital ward was curtained off for a few minutes this morning. Colin George Dunstan, 43, was charged with damaging property with explosives with the intent to cause injury. Canberra chief magistrate Ron
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      HOTEL GUEST
      126 26 DUNSTAN was holed up at the Curtin Budget Motel on the western outskirts of Canberra as "Ron White". Motel owner Les McCabe and his wife were too busy to catch news on TV or in the papers about their guest, who arrived on Tuesday. Mr McCabe said the
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      Get the Picture?
      70 26 mui<mui< National Front IKImwhor of Parliament ur nungian winvaa vurani recwiuy cum on ivinv to provide covmfi for the Parliament sitting. This wM ghm the pobHc m Moa of the worfc their MPs do in Parliament such M passing important legislation. He MjfK We do not want
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    Lock icon Lee: Knight in shining armour?
    347 28 TAIWAN ELECTIONS WORLDTODAY AFP. WHY is the usually serious Taiwanese President dressed up as a mediaeval English knight? To win votes for his Kuomintang (KMT) party in today's crucial parliamentary and local elections. It is not the only bizarre costume Mr Lee Teng-hui has worn.
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      141 28 I a f laes t© bririg fcbe fehi|^©lidat/i Visit Book Wonderland at Suntec City this 3 to 6 December and discover the best bargains this festive season! Look out for encyclopaedias, computers, CD ROMs, collectibles, books and other great buys for the whole family. What's more, each time you spend
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      190 29 Ji.«!) Lift MUM I** ;,t--Ist prize Trip to New York $1000 cash Za's Ist birthday zips in with loads of fun. So, here goes. Zap. Jet to New York with lots of pocket money! Or how 'bout a year of free Za cosmetics and MTV Clothes, plus a membership to
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      448 30 JT SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PROMOTIONS IN DECEMBER Readers Tis The Season to Celebrate Newspaper promotions, redemptions and Tta Pape samplings exclusively for you from SPH I £5221£3" For enquiries: *****27 *****25 AS win a replica of your entry. 18. $5,000 worth of Epson printers and scanners to be won The
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    Lock icon Get a taste of New orleans
    497 32 PATSA SUNDAY IfJJI If you're not familiar with New Orleans cuisine, it could be because there simply aren't many restaurants here that serve it According to George Haynes, executive I ■BEBB director of South Cove at Great World City, I I his restaurant is
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      687 44  -  Preview By The The Three Musketeers THE jockey to follow today is Panamanian Oscar Chavez. With nine rides in this afternoon's card of 10 races at Bukit Timah, Chavez can emerge top-scorer as most of his mounts have excellent chances to greet the judge. Chavez
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      227 44 MILLION DOLLAR GOLF CHALLENGE: SOUTH AFRICA 2ND WOUND LEADERS 135: Nick Price (Zim) 67, 68 H 136: Mark O'Meara (US) 69,67 137: Lee )Ve stwood (tng) 72,65; Justin Leonard (US) 69,68 Reuters. HOLDER Nick Price kept his lead in the Million Dollar Golf Challenge, but
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      146 44 AFTER last week's matches in the Second Leisuretron 8-ball Challenge, the following pubs are leading in their respective groups: Group A: Matahari; Group B: Madam Wong's; Group C: Keno; Group Ih Ice Cold Beer II Backtrek. Next week's fixtures (home team first): Monday: David Dolphine v Karma Bar,
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      283 45 EUROPE KICKOFF: ITALY. SPAIN WEEKEND FIXTURES ITALY Today: Fiorentina v Bologna AS Roma v Perugia Sampdoriav Genoa Tomorrow: Cagliari vVenezia AC Milan vlldinese Vicenza v Inter-Milan Juventus v lazio Piacenza v Empoli Salemitana v Bari SPAIN Today: Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Espanyol v Real Madrid Deportivo
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      165 45 SPAIN Reuters. NEWLY-CROWNED world club champion Real Madrid hopes to use Tuesday's Tokyo triumph as a springboard to relaunch its title hopes at Espanyol today. Real beat Brazil's Vasco da Gama 2-1 in the clash between Europe and South America's club champions. Real has blown hot
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      330 45 WORLD CUP 2002 Reuters. SOUTH America emerged as the winner and Asia the loser as Fifa re-shuffled the distribution of the 32 qualifying spots for the 2002 World Cup Finals. Reigning world champion France, and co-hosts Japan and South Korea, received automatic entries. So world
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      178 45 THE NEW PAPER'S m JURONG LIFELINE: The New Paper has set up a Save Jurong Lifeline. Each time you call 1900-*****07, $2.40 will be charged to your phone bill, of which $2 will go to Jurong Football Club. The rest covers administration costs. All callers are eligible
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      74 46 Don't Forget! 6th-2 Oth December Daily highlights on Premiere 12 Mon to Fri at Ilpiri Jtifs j Sat Sun at 10.30pm For more action from Asian Games Act*R i* ASIAN GAMES V RsJkMGMGM IQ9& r wmmLmm omiciai COMETH sponsor the/Quality Showsl innc DArru- ic AjL ctu J\ Premiere 12 is
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      654 47 MATCH OF THE PAY; ASTON VILLA v MANCHESTER UNITED (TODAY ALL THE FIXTURES TOMY: Aston Villa v Man United Blackburn v Charlton Derby v Arsenal Everton v Chelsea Leeds v West Ham Leicester v Southampton Tottenham v Liverpool Wimbledon v Coventry TOMORROW: Middlesbrough, v Newcastle MONDAY:
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      68 47 Afp. DION Dublin's remarkable start to his Aston Villa career was acknowledged when he was named the Premiership Player of the Month for November. Harry Redknapp has been chosen Manager of the Month after steering unfancied West Ham to third in the table. Former Coventry star Dublin, who
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      183 47 SPURS v LIVERPOOL (TODAY) DAVID Ginola has been warned he should not let his new standards of excellence drop. Or he will be out of George Graham's resurgent Tottenham team, reports Carlingnet. The flying Frenchman was again the idol of the White Hart Lane crowd
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      162 47 Reuters BLACKBURN v CHARLTON Brian Kidd watches his new Blackburn side after moving from Manchester United. The bottom-of-the-table side could again be without Chris Sutton, Billy McKinlay, Garry Ritcroft and Darren Peacock. Tim Sherwood is suspended. Charlton has slipped from ninth to 15th after five league
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      90 48 iRVA'^J Jeffrey Low ranked his Top 20 players of the English Premiership last Saturday. He made his selection after studying the players'form over the previous week. On the right are his choices lDwightYorke 2 Dion Dublin 3 Andy Cole 4JimmyHasselbaink 5 Hamilton Ricard 6
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      190 48 WHAT FANS SAY: ONE category of players has been glaringly left out. It is a category that is of prime importance in today's game the goalkeepers. All I see in the list are strikers, midfielders, and to a lesser extent, defenders. Where are the goalkeepers, the unsung
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      50 48 SOCCER is a team sport. Defenders and goalkeepers deserve as much credit as midfielders and strikers. Espen Baardsen certainly deserves praise for his shutout at Highbury. Others like Sol Campbell, David James, Gareth Barry, Jaap Stam, Franck Lebouef, Matt Elliot, Lucas Radebe, Shay Given...also deserve mention. BEN NG
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      123 48 I disagree with Jeffrey Low's top 20 rankings. Sure Andy Cole, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dennis Bergkamp, Alan Shearer and even Clive Mendonca are good players. But I am surprised that he left out Sol Campbell, arguably the best Premiership defender. Also missing are Marc Overmars, Tim Sherwood,
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      251 49 ENGLISHPREMIERSHIP'9B J T^'W'>' Name Club Position Remarks 1. JFHasselbaink Leeds S 2. Dwight Yorke Man Utd S Down i biank sheet ia* week. i.. ji mt kKM 3. Dion Dublin Aston Villa S 1 do*™ i wt bunks, too 4. Andy Cole Man Utd S Bar 5. Gianfranco Zola Chelsea
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      410 50  -  By Gerard Wong EVERY breath you take, every step you take...l'll be watching you. Come next week, national shooter Lee Wung Yew will definitely be able to appreciate that 1980s hit by the pop group Police. Lee will find his every move of his constantly "watched
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      248 50 LEE Wung Yew has identified the South Koreans, Kuwaitis and the Chinese as the main contenders for the individual trap gold. But if the North Koreans compete as it has been reported, it could be all over for everyone else, he said. Why? Because Lee
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      573 52  -  ASIAN GAMES (Tomorrow-Dec 20, Bangkok) FOCUS ON; Sailing FAST FACTS STORE'S SAILORS: RoyTay (Boys' International Optimist Class) KohSeng Leong (reserve, 810 Class) V TanWenqi (Girls' 10 Class) TraceyTan (International Europe Class) Anthony KiongO-OK Class) TanWeam Haw, Charles Lim (1-470 Class) Siew Shaw Her, Colin
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      246 52 THE Bangkok Asian Games will be Ben Tan's second participation in the Games. But unlike the 1994 Hiroshima Games, he won't be an athlete in Bangkok. Instead, he will be behind the scenes, so to speak, as part of the Singapore medical team there. The 30-year-old
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      358 54 ASIAN GAMES (Tomorrow —Dec 20. Bangkok TENNIS... WW&s AFP. INDIA'S gold medal prospects at the Asian Games suffered a severe blow yesterday when tennis star Leander Paes withdrew with an ankle injury. "I am out, I am not going to Bangkok," Paes announced from his base
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      222 54 SOCCER... Reuters. HOSTS Thailand qualified for the second-round of the Asian Games soccer tournament yesterday while South Korea recovered from a shock defeat to move through the first group stage with a 4-0 win over Vietnam. For 30 mins, it looked like the South Koreans would go
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      150 54 BOXING... AFP. NORTH Korean boxers fighting in Bangkok will come under close scrutiny. Eight years ago, during the Asian Games in Bering, the country's boxers and officials took their battles outside the ring and started punching judges and athletes because they were unhappy with judging
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      719 55 WHO'S HOT IN SOCCER? 13TH ASIAN GAMES IN MNfiKOK: FROM TOMORROW TILL DEC 20 Iran plays Laos today but has already qualifiedfor next week's second round. It last won the Asian Games soccer gold in 1990, but wants to become the second nation, besides
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      125 57 ,<■J»» f TM. MAOAaWK MCTIOH Of THE NIW PAPtW Saturday, December 5. 1998 ■<ml nrmm—n ■f 1 JI9H m tHKr' if HS9 JB |L JgH W t Br ir" M 1&X I i 1 > •••=< j| j» JA t I Jmmw -br': x f mm S I .a M
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      550 58 British parents have been asked to Sigll agreements pledging to ensure their children do their homework. In Singapore, children are often loaded with homework, forcing parents to relieve some of the load. But how far would parents go to help out? WOON WUITEK reports
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      Lock icon M is for math and maid power
      297 58 USUALLY, the dutiful young Nepalese maid is keen to help out. Luckily, she knows that sometimes, she mustn't be "too helpful". Like when she turns tutor. M I mustn't do all the homework for Bervyn. Otherwise, he will depend too much on me,"
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      Learning expert: Instil responsibility
      494 58 CHILDREN may not learn responsibility if parents do their homework for them, says a learning expert. Mrs Jannie Tang, 48, runs The Ark Learning Centre, which offers enrichment classes for pre-school and primary school kids. The mother of two teenagers has been an educator for over
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      307 59 HELP? If you need advice on matters of the heart, or wish to offer a solution to our Problem of the Week, write to @heart The New Paper Times House 390 Kim Seng Road Singapore *****9 Fax; 737-5375 E-mail: npops@sph.com.sg (Please
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      149 59 Hurt, 13, and her boyfriend are in love though they've known each other for only four months. But her close friend has fallen for him, too. The boyfriend told Hurt that her friend had asked him to break up with her. He also said the friend told
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      'No one belongs to you'
      224 59 A reader's advice I MAY be 14 and don't have a boyfriend, but I hope this will be of some help. I feel that 13 may be too young an age to have a steady boyfriend. We're going through the early phase of teenage life.
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      They think I am too close to my boss
      569 59 I WORK in a small company where there is only two of us my boss and I. My previous boss left and was replaced by a young man. He's alone in Singapore now, but his family will join him later. My
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      47 59 CALL US... an 1900-*****07 and leave your questions for our counsellors. You can listen to their earlier advice, too. This week's topics: He lied about breakup as he had a new girlfriend I I face abortion again H Boyfriend sniffs glue Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      A great way to have fun
      1043 60 Victor Khoo's Tiger's Whip has been massacred by critics. Can we say the same of Cheong Choong Kong's performance? He had not one, but FOUR rol6S in this locally-made film. And he is none other than the CEO and deputy chairman of Singapore Airlines,
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      CLOSE TO HOME
      24 60  -  BY JOHN MCPHERSON I "Well?! Don't just stand there! Get over there and tell them I they're In our seats!" I
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      220 60 T'T^y Live Pearl Jam Epic Records SO you missed Pearl Jam's incredible gig at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in 1995 and have been cursing yourself ever since. The mother of all concerts, it released a fanaticism and raw animal energy never before witnessed on our sanitised island. Those who caught
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      Babe: Pig in the City
      32 61 THE NOVIE A pig goes on a trip to raise money to save his owner's farm. He gets stranded in a big city and makes new friends.
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      Darker sequel just as good as original
      297 61 YONG SHU HOONG NEVER underestimate a pig especially one who herds sheep and is named Babe. I had expected Pig in the City to be plagued by the "sequel syndrome". I mean, how can it even come close to its 1995 predecessor, an
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      Excuse me, but the plot's missing
      284 61 WOON WUITEK ONCE a movie scores at the box office, its makers will usually rush to pinpoint its "successcausing ingredient". Then they would order up double helpings (more cute St Bernards, aliens, etc) for a follow-up film. "Sequel syndrome" is what happens when this
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      Age Difference Age Difference
      178 61 How can the elderly protect themselves other than staying indoors all day? "They should move around in groups, carry mobile phones so that they can call the police, and also a pepper spray or rape alarm which makes hell of a loud noise. "What about young
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      467 61 The celebrity I would want to pig out with is... "Moses Lim. He always looks Vfl like he enjoys 9 his food. I think j| ''9 I will eryoy the food, too, by ml looking at how TOH&gp f£ jflfti he eats." Terence Khoo, i V VV|9t 27, national ktVIHpF
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      877 62 I r f W NEW PAPER Saturday. December 5,1998 CCD Saturday Sunday channel Q channel channel channel 6.00 AM Underwater Encounters 6.00 AM Muka Muka 600 AM Extremists —Land Sailing 6.00 AM The Dragon Emerges 630 Travel Travel 6.30 Bow 6.30 Adventure Rio—Respiration 6.30 21 st Century Is No Dream
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    • Millennium madness
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        227 64 wETRED Wild partiti and computer chaos are two things we associate with the year 2000. But will the start of the new millennium spell the end of the world as we know it? home.sprynetcom/sprynet/astanton THE end is near. This seems to be a popular
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        125 64 AMIDST doomsday talk, people are once again turning to 16th century soothsayer Nostradamus for his prophetic insights. One of his commonly-quoted predictions reads: "In the year 1999 and seven months, the great King of Terror will come from the sky.** Some scholars believe this refers
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        Euro-English
        299 64 SOON, there will be a common currency for countries In the European Union. But will there be a common Eurolanguage In the near future? Here's a Joke to be read out loud: The European Union has announced an agreement to adopt English as the preferred language of use among
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        Music or trash
        111 64 IS local music trash? Some Net surfers think so. One comment posted to the soc.culture.singapore newsgroup went like this: "What I find really lacking in Singapore music is soul. Music has got to come from the heart, otherwise it is |ust a bunch of notes." Other complaints
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        Colour test
        111 64 SOME swear it really works. The Colour Preference Analysis Test is based on the principle that psychological information can be obtained through a person's colour preferences. The shareware program prompts the user to choose his favourite shade from eight rectangles of different colours. He can then click on
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    457 65 Head east, night with Edwin Yeo MENTION Wong San's and you get a bunch of nostalgic journalists talking about the good old days (about two years ago) when they could party to their hearts' content. Until, that is, rowdy youngsters started patronising the
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    952 67 Do lunch? large with Kenjaltehjr A PERTINENT question was raised by Dr Joe at a busy pub one night, as he was trying to dislodge a piece of pappadam from his dentures: "Aeeeee eeely eeeynnna eeeesion?" Dr Joe has developed a habit of raising the same
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      60 69 m iT JPt D lip Fancy getting paid while you study. You can if you sign up with the Apprenticeship Scheme offered by the Institute of Technical Education. Pick from a wide range of courses. You may just find the rITE thing for you. Read on to find out more.
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      160 70 GET paid to study. It hardly gets better than that. But that's what you can enjoy by signing up for the Institute of Technical Education's earn-as-you-learn Apprenticeship Scheme. Employers always prefer trained staff. And in these tough economic times, when they are pickier
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      ABOUT THE SCHEME
      83 70 THERE are two parts to this: On the job training and lessons once a week. Students leam through hands-on experience by working for the chosen company. They are guided by senior employees who have themselves been been trained by ITE. On top of that, they also have
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      108 70 H AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS TRAINING SCHEME I (In Conjunction with ITE) I H GAS, a leader in automotive repair services offers excellent career I opportunities to GCE "N" level school leavers and ORD personnel I I Your Career Path with GAS A engineer E I II Requirement: L *'l AUTOMOTIVE I
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      49 71 v m* fIK I We are the best I Nothing works like clockwork, time after time, without a lot of planning and effort-and commitment The dedication of people like Mr Lee Thiam Guan. 28. who together I with the other 1 000 technicians, keen ail equipment at Singapore s
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      87 72 \fl| J I IK r jfl I 1 II v I^WeonthsIn 1 *Ila*srooiAf I JMJJ If I—-—1 I ft 1 t i whS^AjiKf li j fl rn 11 U rwr.' -wilr Hm. I K1 wlipfe (l L <L.. JBfJ *^li Hfcl V2 CU fcr w&r J KAm qI^I^h r A
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      77 73 Rlfw^' 4 Jl .IWpiw^^^^Ht-' B, 1W > tll» ft* B. 1-* m v y, v B B 4 IE _J fl EV I v K jfcf I I v MB C, <■ <^B..,■ ■F# B B B HA &n A lot of skill TMtoisliard the satisfaction of o job mil
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      22 74 ■■The I hf SSJtlllfSil-|2S>i crmiMviivii '^l-%i' :s MflftntiUlfl mv I I gy B^^Mm sHHH^HHnftrtgii^. fm^ *>' /A "?v^^?i*'-• -v**-* V fSißiUili r Mi
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      281 75 Get Paid wmaammmmiim Get Trained LEARN AS YOU EARN. A .1, A Uaa/J The PSA Corporation \3 Gt fill v3U Technician Training Scheme will set you jjffiHlillHWimßißMl the path towards job With 2-year full-time With Incentive Payments 4 National Service (per month) Other Allowances (per month) security and First 7
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      452 76 HE was just one point short of making it into polytechnic. With his disappointing N level results, the last thing Djohan B Mahudin expected was to be sponsored for studies there. But a scholarship could well be within his reach as long as he
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      55 76 WHAT: NTC-2 Mechatronics YOU LEARN: How to operate and maintain industrial, manufacturing and production machines NOW LONG: Three years STARTING PAY: $600 to $90< WHAT YOU NEED: Three GCE N-level passes (grades one to five) in maths and two other subjects WHERE YOU COULD CNh A technician in
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      329 77 Exxon Chemical's mission is to provide quality petrochemical products and services in the most efficient and responsible manner to generate outstanding shareholder and customer value. As the world's third largest petrochemical company with revenues in excess of US$l3 billion and 13,900 employees worldwide, we are the leader in proprietary process
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      436 78 HE only wanted to be a foreman. With just a NTC-2 certificate in motor vehicle mechanics when he left secondary school, Mr William Chan didn't expect to get far. So the last thing the grease monkey expected was to become
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      40 78 WHAT: NTC-2 Automative Technology (Light Vehicles) YOU LEARN: How to service and inspect cars HOW LONG: Three years STARTING PAY: $700 to $80< WHAT YOU NEED: GCE N levels WHERE YOU COULD GO: Vehicle inspector or service technician
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      272 79 h i t' V On^o mr A skin At an That Will Flood You With Business Opportunities! Builder Certificate In Plumbing Pipefitting Course' Take just two taps per household, multiply that by the number of homes in Singapore and add another 20,000 new homes to the list every year and
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      528 80 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME Now you can work your way to a better future.The ITE Apprenticeship Programme's realistic training can help you get your hands on a better career. And with a wide range of engineering, technical, business and services courses to choose from, you can be certain of finding one that's
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      22 81 ITE a dead end? Not so, those who do well can always proceed to higher learning. Here's how
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      HOW TO APPLY
      114 81 WRITE to the company directly when they advertise in the papers. If you are recuited, they will register you with ITE. Go to the ITE's Admissions Office at its headquarters at Dover Drive. Bring your IC and examination results slip. Officers at the desk will help out
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      96 81 APPLICATION for the FTE Apprenticeship Scheme is open four times a year—January, April, July and October. You can find out more at Aa missions uvnce ITE Headquarters Podium B, Level 2 10 Dover Drive Singapore *****3 Tel: 772 0600 ITE Info-line: 1800-775 7888 Fax: 872 4379 E-mail:
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      705 82 compulsory a monthly allowance to on when you you can you further a for course welfare and benefits days leave Use facilities V A V A m*m A V I V A BBH A H I I I I HR I I H i fl I V^H Nh P I
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      Lock icon He gets to meet tennis star Michael Chang
      454 83 And it's all part of school work! WITH just one touch of his finger, ITE apprentice Bernard Goh beams MTV via satellite to millions of teenagers worldwide. Plus, he gets to rub shoulders with celebrities like tennis player Michael Chang and MTV
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      53 83 WHAT: NTC-2 Broadcasting Operation YOU LEARN: How to set-up and operate TV production and broadcasting equipment to produce TV programmes, as well as post-production editing and transmission HOW LONG: IVi years STARTING PAY: $850 WHAT YOU NEED: Completed Year 1 of NTC-2 Electronics course WHERE YOU COULD GO:
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      384 84 With A Decade Of Achievements Behind us, We Can Give You A Rewarding Be part of a No. 1 that is committed to: Jam TECHNioiAN^mf Responsible for general and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, control of J/jt production and adjustment of machinery m&a credits Maths WM „^H' Completed or exempted from National
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      403 85 HER O-level results were good enough to get her into a design course at a polytechnic, but Ms Elaine Chan chose to get her hands dirty instead. She became an apprentice with the Institute of Technical Education, picking up printing skills. That was eight years
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      50 85 WHAT: NTC-2 graphic reproduction YOU LEARN: To make films and plates for the printing process using electronic scanners, colour proofing systems and computers with desktop publishing software HOW LONG: Three years STARTING PAY: $600 to $925 WHAT YOU NEED: GCE N levels WHERE YOU COULD GO: Printing companies
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      Don't worry, be prepared
      295 85 Worried that you'll have problems coping with your apprenticeship because you have to juggle both work and school? Here are some tips from Mr Tan Nee Chong, ITE's manager of industry-based training BE POSITIVE You may be unfamiliar with the workplace at first, but all will
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      130 86 A SECURE AND CHALLENGING CAREER In the you need to know many things. W But there's one thing you won't know for sure What you're going to encounter next. MONTHLY Polytechnic Diploma 1,606 y Corporal ITEITC/CBS $1,489 »V© mT Partial GCE'A'Level $1,419 i| 5 GCE 'O' Level $1,350 4 GCE'O*
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    351 87 THE Rite CHOICE While the idea of apprenticeship as a means of education might sound new to most Singaporeans, it is widely practised all over the world. ITE's deputy director for industry services, MrNgAh Seng, tells us how IN Germany, most young people start out their
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      311 87 While waiting for your results, join S Informatics or a I r DIPLOMA mooring in I Multimedia The Internet k Months S f open tor registration nowl f Register by 30 December '98 f and receive a goodie bag iiNfl/ haversack Vl| IHI Discount vouchers I Early bird discount of
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      75 88 READ this supplement well, and you may just win one of 10 sets of The New Paper caps and t-shirts. All you have to do is answer three questions on the right. They are based on reports you have read. Call our Infoline on 1900-*****01
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      27 88 1) Where is the HE headquarters? 2) How long h the coarse lor HTC-2 Mochatronks? 3i now many oays a weenoo apprentices Mod to spend indass?
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      169 88 LEARN i AS YOU EARN MgHj The Apprenticeship Training Scheme is a 3-year theory and practical training leading to NTC-2 Mechatronics qualifications. Apprentices will be trained to troubleshoot, inspect, BjßjS test and repair M&E equipment such as lifts, water pumps and stand-by generators in Minimum 3 GCE 'N' Level passes,
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    293 89 THE Rite CHOICE You're interested in the apprenticeship scheme, but there're some doubts. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions that might help you along Q: WHAT is the difference between the apprenticeship scheme and a full-time course? i A: An apprenticeship is an
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      162 89 TOAKIC in ONE PLACE WHERE YOU'RE PAID TO MASTER ENGINES OF ALL SIZES CAPACITIES TIBS Motors Pte a member the is fast expanding. Officer We maintain repair for Bus Senior Supervisor Services, Singapore Shuttle Bus other JKEKL Assistant Supervisor the technology g Jg LaidStaian added Master Technician buses taxis, your
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      243 90 ASHATEC ASIA'S FOREMOST HOTEL AND TOURISM SCHOOL4bSHATEC ASIA'S KJKbMUbI HUItL ANU lUUKISM MMUULASHAIK ASIA'S FOREMOST HOTEL ANO TOURISM SCHOOL* lg WITH SHATEC, IN iSiWai DOORSTEP!! mmmM Graduates of SHATEC's skills programmes have gone on to f 8 acquire diplomas and degrees; become entrepreneurs; ij g22 assume managerial positions in the
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