The New Paper, 8 March 2001

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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon YAHOO! DRAMA
      462 2 Trading halted I CEO quits Profits to shrink YAHOO! kept investors guessing for most of the day in the US. Shortly after markets opened yesterday, Yahoo! halted trading its shares on Wall Street. This happened moments after the company's chief financial officer, Ms Susan Decker, pulled out of
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      68 2 STOCKS rose for the third day running after a top Wall Street strategist urged investors to funnel cash into equities. Ms Abby Joseph Cohen, Goldman Sachs* chief investment strategist, issued the third upbeat recommendation this week. She joined Merrill Lynch's David Bowers and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's Jay Pelosky
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      70 2 THE Dow Jones industrial average climbed 138.38 points (1.31 per cent) to 10,729.60. The Nasdaq composite index added 19.49 points (0.88 per cent) to 2,223.92, but closed well off an early rise of almost 2 per cent. SINGAPORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ Close in US$/Change 1. Pacific Internet $5.3/-0.25
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      Lock icon Health talk, and Funeral March before that puff...
      269 2 AFP, Reuters. HOW would you feel if you opened your cigarette packet and... It started talking! Turning your blood cold with warnings about cancer. This is exactly what could happen if a British firm gets its patent for a talking cigarette packet.
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      Lock icon Hair-raising colours
      579 3  -  BY Jacqueline Lee A LITTLE off the top or over the top? You can have it all at this barber shop. A blow-dry amid pop art to blow your mind. There's even half a surfboard on the wall. Don't ask why. But some customers love it. Haiqel Barber
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon She has to beg. Because hubby can't pay ex-wife
      922 4  -  By] Irene Kew THIS is the strange story of a bizarre beggar. She holds a respectable job in a bank. And earns more than $1,500 a month. And lives in her own spacious four-room flat. Yet, this 31-year-old systems officer has
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      Lock icon Big flats, but big money problems
      400 5 THE size of a flat is no longer a good indication of poverty, say two social workers The New Paper interviewed. Social worker Linda Ang, 23, from Care Corner (Woodlands) FSC knows all about Madam Usha's case. She has seen cases of families in
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      134 5 NOTICE FOR HELP The type-written notice says: "Many times, I go to work with only my transport money. And many times I go without food. Please help us to cope with life." One stranger called but didn't offer help. Madam Usha doesn't blame her husband. "Financially, I regret marrying him
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      82 5 CAN HDB HELP? Madam Usha did not inform HDB about her financial difficulties, said an HDB spokesman in a faxed reply to The New Paper. "Nevertheless, upon receiving your questions, our Woodlands Branch Office will contact her to see in what way we can assist her." But HDB confirmed that
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon That darn glass ceiling!
      160 6 HOT STORY WOMEN HAPPY International Women's Day. And here is the good news: More Singapore women are working, earning higher salaries, going for further training and being promoted than 10 years ago. But women are not climbing the corporate ladder as quickly as their male counterparts.
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      Lock icon Censored: Images of violence
      64 6 Picture This The black marks over the headless bodies on this Time magazine cover are deliberate. The Indonesian distributor of the periodical censored the photographs of headless corpses in Central Kalimantan in the weekly's latest Asian edition, fearing they might incite more violence. Parts of the
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    • News Break
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        58 6 SOCCER LIVERPOOL fans, circle the date July 16. The Reds are likely to play at the National Stadium then. That's according to IMG Singapore, the local branch of the international sports and marketing management conglomerate, which is handling the club's South-east Asian tour. And it seems certain is
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        Lock icon 'Ghost' workers
        59 6 COURT RAFFLES Town Club's executive chairman Lawrence Ang allegedly hired his relatives as "phantom employees". A court heard yesterday they were paid wages but did no work. An 82-year-old man was an "admin manager" who drew a salary of $3,000. Mr Ang is being sued by well-known former
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        Lock icon Bad report
        59 6 PEACHEKEEPERS AUSTRALIAN peace -keeping troops in East Timor got a bad report from a war-study group in Canberra. Many were aggressive, too showy with firepower, spoke too fast for foreign troops to understand and did not respect cultural differences among soldiers, it said. It conceded the success of
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        Lock icon Hospital slip
        63 6 MEDICAL HE was 72 and had just undergone a heart bypass. Yet, he was allowed to order char kway teow while still in the intensive-care unit. His call button was also out of his reach. And after he was discharged, his son, Mr Michel Ng, received a bill
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        Lock icon Nullified
        56 7 NET ADOPTION THE Internet adoption of twin eight-month-old girls has been nullified by a US state judge who recommended to British courts that the children be returned to the US. The judge said neither the British couple, Alan and Judith Kilshaw, nor the American birth mother, Ms Tranda Wecker,
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        Lock icon 'No base plans'
        65 7 THE PHILIPPINES TEMASEK Holdings has denied press reports that it has offered to redevelop Subic Bay and Clark Air Base in the Philippines. In a letter to The Business Times, the company said: "We wish to categorically state that Temasek Holdings has not made such an offer
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        Lock icon Nurses sacked
        62 7 BRITAIN ONE hospital in Britain has sacked four Filipino nurses for incompetence. They had been hired to solve the nursing shortage. A fifth nurse is being investigated over a patient's death from the wrong drug. At least 120 nurses from overseas, including China, Africa and the Caribbean, are
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        Lock icon Patient jailed
        62 7 COURT A PATIENT on welfare lost his temper and threatened to hurt a social worker when his claim for a $25 taxi-fare was rejected. Lee Teck 800, 53, a security guard, shouted at Madam Wong Kwai Yuong, 34, from Tan Tock Seng Hospital, saying he would shoot her
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      59 6 New Straits Times: Caijacking gangs busted International Herald Tribune: Bush holds talks with uneasy ally Asian Wall Street Journal: Australia says GDP declined in quarter BBC news: The new Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been sworn into office and his broadbased government approved by Parliament ON
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      Lock icon GAMES AT SCHOOL
      79 7 Quote worthy We discourage students from visiting cybercafes, but we know of students who are very keen on gaming. In school, we give them enough freedom to enjoy themselves, but the teachers are still there to guide them when necessary Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) principal Ong Teck Chin.
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      62 7 The Straits Times: Budget likely to boost growth The Business Times: Hongkong Budget springs no surprises Lianhe Zaobao: Tax rate once cut will not be raised Berita Harian: $16m fund to help boost retail sector RCS morning news: Finance minister Richard Hu says the Government will step
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      Lock icon Mystery drum at Pasir Ris
      163 7 in F®)§us THERE it was on the beach at Pasir Ris Park. It was a black-coloured drum. And it was labelled "Hazardous". It caused a mini-drama on Tuesday. A Caucasian man discovered the oil drum while strolling on the beach, reported Lianhe Wanbao. He alerted
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      25 7 Call our news hotline. If your tip-off leads to a news report, you'll receive a home-delivered LARGE CURRY CHICKEN PIZZA! us pizzaA the pizz* professionals
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon They warm up (to strangers) too quickly, trust too readily
      545 8 HERE'S WHY CRIMES AGAINST THE ELDERLY ARE ON THE RISE REPORTS BY UNGAM PONNAMPALAM, ANN-MARIE TAN, PRISCILLA FOO AND JACQUELINE LEE THE golden years seem to be losing their lustre for many of the aged here. Some old people live
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      Lock icon $23,000 lost 'like magic'
      280 9 THE promise of a miracle cure from a "magic" stone left her $23,000 poorer. Money Madam Chua Kie, 81, had saved up for years. A Hokkien-speaking man who seemed to be in his 30s asked her for directions to a hair salon as another man in
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      Lock icon Necklace snatched
      170 9 HE asked her for directions and she obliged. But she was robbed of a gold necklace and coin pendant worth about $3,500 at her Telok Blangah block. It happened at 4.50 pm on Feb 7. Madam Ho Kim Geok, 62, a housewife, said in Mandarin: "He came into
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      Lock icon Crime rate in 2000 compared with crime rate in 1999
      103 9 I 15-YEAR LOW IN GENERAL, it has been a very good year for crime-fighters. Singapore enjoyed a 15-year low in the crime rate for the year 2000. Assistant Commissioner Soh Wai Wah, director of operations at Police Headquarters, said Internet
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      Lock icon CRAWL TO THE FINISH
      649 10  -  Two boys collapse in dramatic schools race REPORTS SANTOKH SINGH HOW far will you go for your school? All the way to the finish, even if you stumble and fall. Lee Kai Wee of The Chinese High School and Fabian Tan Wei Ming of Victoria School
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      Lock icon Why don't you call my name? Slap!
      181 11 A STUDENT runner walked up to the announcer in the middle of the prize-giving ceremony. And, slap! Hit him on the face, The Straits Times reported. It was done in the heat of the moment. The runner, from Temasek Junior College, was suffering
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      Lock icon They're wind beneath his wings
      200 11 TO the rest of the crowd, these five boys did not exist. The prize presentation ceremony had already started. But to Monk's Hill Secondary School's Kabil Dev (above, centre), his team mates, Barry Chan, Albert Lai, Yeh Yu-lin, Zheng Weinan and Maung Chan were heroes.
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      Lock icon SHE OFFERED MAN SEX...
      225 12  -  By Seto Nu-wen SHE looked good even in the dock, in a dark blue blouse and her hair tied up in a ponytail. But she was really he Hong Hock Ann. Yesterday, the 40-year-old was hauled to court for offering sex for cash. Hong and Chew
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      94 9 Wedding Bliss at the River View Our WEDDING PACKAGE accords: Fresh floral decorations for A 30-litre barrel of beer the aisle and stage A night's stay in Bridal Suite Personalised cut-out names Wedding cake for display and swans on stage ca j <es j or giveaways Free flow of soft
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      41 10 B~4 I cn m vi n imm /Tpont know apoot /""~m, rrs sdu. there, j fm< RINGS ARE EVERYWHERE P0ESNt\ VJAlNE PlPNT HORT THAT w) EVER SINCE I STARTED POTTING ON THE PEllY POTION VjAfclGHT. IT kflNPA GOT 'SWAllOWEDy ii Sl1
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    Lock icon PARLIAMENTODAY 'OLD ISSUES' that keep cropping up
    419 13  -  BY Woon Wui Tek YOU might call them "old issues": Financial help for the elderly. The economic burden they pose. How they might be helped. As MPs debated Finance Minister Richard Hu's Budget yesterday, such matters kept cropping up. Three examples: OLD #1=
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  • IN SHORT
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      Lock icon Safety vs trampoline
      50 13 A TOO-GENEROUS welfare "safety net" might deter laid-off workers from seeking new jobs. Better are "trampoline" schemes to cushion the unemployed, then spring them skyward again. So said Nominated MP Simon Tay, who mooted such "trampolining" strategies as education bursaries Job counselling and using CPF for "self-upgrading".
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      Lock icon Surplus-sharing formula?
      91 13 Mr Ahmad Magad (Pasir Ris GRC) suggested the Government fix "a formula for the management and redistribution of any annual surplus. It might, say, promise that "30 or 40 per cent of each year's budget surplus (will be) returned to the people with the rest going into reserves".
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      Lock icon Estimate or guesstimate
      115 13 FOR Fiscal Year 2000, an original estimated Budget surplus of $2.45 billion ballooned into a $3.54 billion surplus. The year before, an expected $5.1 billion deficit had become a $4.88 billion surplus. Said Dr Wang Kai Yuen (Bukit Timah GRC): "For many years now, the ministry has
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      Lock icon Just egg the fella along
      103 14 I mu»mu» U/k'lA Hia A Imial i t\ t g ifj. l hmwiihl Inir fx m f wniie the a level any u level results nave joy 10 HUM/) ww wi also those who feel crushed by their scores. FaniMy ttsrapiit Wong Cher Mengon how
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      Lock icon Students chase the news...
      325 15  -  By Chua Ying-hong THE questions came fast and furious. How do you usually respond to or handle rumours, or bad publicity? Why did you leave MediaCorp for Media Works? What would you want to be, if you weren't a celebrity? What was your GCE O level
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      Lock icon Run over by his dad's car... in a freak accident
      460 16  -  By, Amy Chiew MR Mohammad Fauzi has a habit. He always starts his car's engine and lets it warm up while he and his family get into the car. But, last Monday, things went horribly wrong. His car lurched forward
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Fashion therapy
      49 17 I I 7 French psychiatrists are getting fashion designers to make clothes for teenagers to stop them from getting depressed. Said director of the service, Dr Michele Battista: It is with his body that an adolescent expresses his suffering. Clothes help the adolescent to reconcile with himself.
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      Lock icon Net that mate
      249 17 Singaporean Muslims turn to cyberspace in search of spouses MORE Muslim Singaporeans are looking for mates in cyberspace. Indeed, surfing has become a productive way to seek that life partner. Berita Harian reports that there are around 40 "trend-setting" Web destinations worldwide that cater to Muslims with
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      Lock icon Made in Singapore? Maybe not...
      125 17 THE Government-run match-making programme, Social Development Service (SDS), has not been a hit with Muslims. SDS is a service that networks local singles who are non-graduates. Since its inception 16 years ago, Muslim participation has been less than enthusiastic. Of 88,000 SDS members, Muslims and
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      191 17 ISuffet From 11 to 25 March 2001, let the fiery dishes prepared by renowned Chiang Mai Chefs perk up your appetite. Fiery dishes such as Traditional Prawn Soup, Young Chilli Dip with Vegetables Boiled Eggs and Grilled Pork, Fried Chicken with Basil Leaves and Beef Curry etc will definitely perk
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    305 18 US PRESIDENT BUSH TO SOUTH KOREA: WORLDTODAY Wire services. NORTH Korea could still be exporting weapons of mass destruction. This is what US President George Bush thinks. So he wants this checked before he resumes the talks with North Korea that former president Bill Clinton
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      1467 19 bill Construction Industry k p ■gASvaßfr- •'<■' Training Institute T I r ||f i tlit training jrm.(ICA 2 J flj L II I jffk k Building and Construdon IiBIIHH Technical, Supejryjsomewt Training Partial or total collapse of temporary structures often resulted in As our nation transits into a knowledge-based economy,
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      515 20  -  Malaysia puts the brakes on Bollywood films on TV. How does this affect Bollywood? By Rinkoo Bhowmik HINDI film lovers in Malaysia are in for a big disappointment, with the controversy over Bollywood films being too sexually suggestive. Broadcasters appear to be backing off Bollywood airings,
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      Lock icon Don't blame Bollywood
      120 20 AFP MALAYSIA'S new minister for women affairs has come to the defence of Bollywood movies after one group of Islamic clerics blamed the Indian movies for growing social ills among Malays. The movies are not to blame for the increase in violence against women, said Ms Shahrizat
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      Lock icon And the house came tumbling down...
      305 22 AP. JEWELLERY store worker Mayra Rodriguez, 23, had just shut her shop for lunch. But as she walked towards the subway, the building came crashing down behind her yesterday. Ms Rodriguez said: "There was a huge cloud of dust. There was no warning noise.
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      Lock icon A good deed that backfired... fatally
      212 22 GIVING a new meaning to the phrase "biting the hand that feeds you", a wild buffalo gored a 75-year-old farmer to death after he helped the animal out of a hole. The incident happened on a vegetable farm in Kuantan yesterday afternoon, reported The
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      404 23 ADVERTORIAL n ARE YOU ALL HWIRED LIKE THE ANGS? connected The e-Festival Asia 2001 takes place from March 7 I to 11. It is part of the five-week-long e-Celebrations for •*»ryon« yo order yo ef too? Am > na i: What can we find there? That's not all, at Tech
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  • WORLDTOOAY
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      569 24 I VISIT SINGAPORE'S LARGEST CAREER AND I I EDUCATIONAL EVENT I I (SCAREER 2001 I I ■■COBfOB'TIHO RECRUITMENT gOOI I I 8-11 March 2001 ?/'J j I I 1 lam Bpm daily jfiff" ft, fl Halls 601 -603, Level 6 Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre (Suntec City) I I CAREER
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    Lock icon M'sian carjacking gangs busted
    337 27 MALAYSIATODAY Malaysian police have crippled three gangs involved in stealing luxury cars and smuggling them to 10 countries. Once stolen, the cars would be driven to either Singapore or Thailand. The gangs were so well organised that vehicles would be taken out of the country within
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      93 27 A NEW-LOOK mE SUNS J DERS P re LEISURE ZONE sunset my Launch Party SPORTS CAFE BE«CH 8W K /U JQ \f a f 2001 kk MM J 6pm till late THE VSO"free2 BUSHMENJC TRIAL" "LIVE" fp CARDS k A f thrills ,X a t^\ BoathquSE !/f l/^ AT 60
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      43 29 EL&Oi ittl Hi 'ft JBBX > Hsfc** For an insight into the dHferwit tfves and dreams of •(j H young people in Singapore, Vietnam and Japan, j* V join zbNOW as we talk to Japanese Kokhiro Toyama, t WhQ after WOrk n9^ nOW 8
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    133 30 rMISO is a salty, low fat, digestible, fermented protein paste made from a mixture of soyabeans, wholegrains, sea salt, water and a special mould called "koji". There are several kinds of miso. Generally, the guideline is, the longer the miso is aged (it can be years in
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    453 34 CAREER CHOICE BENZENE, toluene, xylene words that most us can't even spell... or even pronounce. But Clara Wang works with them every day, ensuring that these highly volatile gases (or aromatics) are produced efficiently. Ms Wang, 25, has been working at ExxonMobil's refinery in Singapore as a technician
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      527 38 CareerChoice Nine West, a leading footwear retailer in Singapore is expanding. We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Sales Associates to join our team. Attractive salary commission 5-day work only Good command of spoken English Pleasant and outgoing personality with an interest in fashion trends Sales and customer service oriented
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      343 45 H(2 2200 Business 2200 Business Oil Services/Products Jj|j Setvtces/Prodiicts JANI-KING, tie World's Largest Commercial Cleaning I Franchise is seeking additional franchisees in Singapore. JANI-KING has been ranked: #1 Low Investment Franchise 2001* #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise 2001* #6 Fastest Growing Franchise 2001* #10 Top Ten Franchises 2001* Entrepreneur Magazine Jan.
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      138 45 S|SS 2621 Health Care ma Positions FULL TIME CLINIC ASSTS. Speaks Mandarin English Upp. Boon Keng Rd. Kallang MRT 9324-6870 SSS 2630 Sales Positions Employment Opportunity Industrial Speciality invites interested party to apply for the position of SALES REPRESENTATIVES Fresh school leavers welcome Training provided Good advancement potential Good commission
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      55 45 A Bridal Shop Photo Studio requires: 1. SALES DESIGNER 2. SALES ASSTS. Basic salary commission Interested please call: Tel: 752-7936 (12pm-6pm.) Electronics shop in Sim Lim Tower requires: Male working environment Completed NS Fluent in Enqlish, Mandarin or Malay Experience not necessary Willing to learn Interested pis. come for interview
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      211 45 KSj 2630 Sales Positions Branded Products requires: SALES PROMOTERS Full-time/ Part-time Station at Dept "Store No. 2 Tannery Rd #05-02 Cencon Building (Macpherson) I EARN $500 A WEEK I Be part of a team in the awareness of crime prevention to residential/ commercial estates Working hours 7pm.-10pm Mature, pleasant personality
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      227 45 BftSj 2542 Hotel/Lounge KS 2842 Hotel/Lounge Restaurant Positions Restaurant Positions (j) rant nydc is looking for chic, fun dynamic people to join our workforce as we expand into the region. We have the following vacancies at both our Holland Village Suntec City outlets. (a) Supervisor «>) Wait Staff Full-time Part-time
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      43 45 Family concept KTV lounge requires Singaporean/ PR Staying at Central/ East/ North We provide tips, incentives, night trpt.. meal allowance, medical benefit, etc. Interested pis call on 8/3 9/3 at *****54 or walk-in at 67, Beach Road #01-01. Beach Corner (opp. Shaw Tower)
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      339 46 Kg 2836 Customer SES 2mCliStolMr RES 2836Cu8tomer Service Positions Service Positions Service Pot Wont SATS, provides airport ground handling services to over 45 scheduled airlines operating through Singapore Changi Airport. We invite applications for the following position: CUSTOMER SERVICES AGENT (Commencing salary from $1300pm upon completion of training) You should
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      208 46 SQS as« 2 Hotel/Lounge Restaurant Positions I* Full Time: 3pm-11pm (No split-shift) (Malaysians welcome) Part Time: 6.30pm-10pm (Working days: 4 days or above/week) /I t VIIIM la]3|jA| I' l| l|f I i'll I 5 Koek Road #04-05 3 Cuppage Plaza 1 Te 235 9121 Newly Open Karaoke PUB Urgently Requires
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      209 46 KS 2542 Hotel/Lounge Restaurant Positions An exclusive Japanese Lounge KTV Room requires 1) PRO Manageress 2) GROs Salary- $5-6 K. Pis. call *****308 Cafe near Bugis is looking for Full-Time SERVER ASST. COOK Please call 337-4491 for an interview appt. East Coast Country Pub required WAITER/ WAITRESS Ra^mon^6666s3^ FULL/ PART
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      482 50  -  By Tan Thean Loon IT'S all systems go for Our Aristotle in his US$6 million ($10.2 million) Dubai World Cup quest on March 24. The Malcolm Thwaitestrained $2 million import pulled up well after his third placing behind German raiders Silvano and
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      471 51 YESTERDAY'S PENANG TRACKWORK—GOING: GOOD ROBO Metrix geared up for his comeback win in the Cflass 3 event over 1,700 m on Sunday with a stylish workout in Penang yesterday. Taken out by jockey Saifudin Ismail, the four-year-old Irish-bred sprinted over 600 m in 43.55 ec
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      116 52  -  RAUL'S HAND-OF-GOD GOAL: THE DAY AFTER By SIJRESH NAIR SINGAPORE referees are advised not to publicly admit their mistakes as done by referee Ryszard Wojcik after the Real Madrid-Leeds Champions League match. This was stated by refereeing boss M Maniam, a former Fifa referee.
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      305 52 Wire services, onefootball.com. EUROPEAN football's governing body Uefa is to open an inquiry into the behaviour of Real Madrid star Raul during Tuesday night's Champions League match against Leeds United. Raul scored two goals as Real won the match 3-2 but his first was very controversial.
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      239 52 Wire services. RAUL'S Real Madrid team-mate Luis Figo is also to be investigated by Uefa. Uefa said Figo, the world's most expensive player, was suspected of provoking a yellow card that would see him suspended for the side's last game in Group D. The card was Figo's
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      123 53 PREMIERSHIP: WEST HAM 0 CHELSEA 2 Eidur Gudjohnsen 32nd min, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 38 Reuters. CHELSEA won its first away league match in almost 12 months yesterday. It beat London rival West Ham United 2-0 at Upton Park for its first away victory in the Premiership
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      111 53 FA CUP (sth rd replay): BLACKBURN 3 BOLTON 0 Garry FlHcroft 56th min, Craig Hignett 73pen, 80 CRAIG Hignett scored twice as Blackburn scored a 3-0 replay win over Lancashire and English First Division rival Bolton. Eyal Berkovic, on loan from Celtic was Blackburn's hero,
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      49 53 LEEDS TRIAL Reuters. LEEDS United reserve player Tony Hackworth walked free from court yesterday. He was cleared of involvement in a violent attack on an Asian student in January last year. The 20-year-old striker was formally found not guilty. He showed no emotion as he was cleared.
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      193 53 STAN Collymore's controversial soccer career appears to have come to a sudden and unexpected end. His spokesman lan Monk said yesterday that Collymore had decided to retire. Said Monk: "After discussions with his family and friends Stan has decided to give up playing professional
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      358 53 Reuters. EVER since he turned professional, Stan Collymore was a headache. After a great first season, then-Liverpool manager Roy Evans had enough of him and, in 1997, sold him to Aston Villa. He marked his Villa career with occasional great performances, but was frequently in the
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      569 54 UEFACUP quarter-final PORTO v LIVERPOOL LIVE, FC 22 3.55 am TOMORROW Fans of Liverpool were required to disinfect their shoes as a precaution against the spread of foot and mouth disease. Although the method isn't 100 per cent trust-worthy the best thing would be a shower
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      436 54  -  By Edwin Yeo SO LIVERPOOL eliminated Serie A leader Roma in the Uefa Cup. Compared to that, getting past Portuguese club FC Porto should be a walk in the park, right? Heck, Pool would probably have a tougher time in the
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      610 55  -  Red Devils were plain lucky GROUP A: PANATHINAIKOSI By Edwin Yeo EXACTLY when is Manchester United's luck going to run out? It was lucky against Leeds over the weekend and against Panathinaikos this morning. Both times, Man U didn't deserve the 1-1 draw, but both times, it got it
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      439 56 Scholes again... and again.. and again MAN UNITED 1 PANATHINAIKOS knows he's lethal. He dealt it late blows when it clashed against Manchester United last November. Paul Scholes did it again this morning. He earned United an important draw with a telling strike in extra time. That incredible goal
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      515 57  -  PANATHINAIKOSI (Georgios Seitaridis 25) MAN U 1 (Paul Scholes 90) BY V K Santosh Kumar DEFENCE was supposed to be Manchester United's weak link this season. It played true to that pronouncement this morning almost causing Sir Alex Ferguson a heart seizure. All the good work
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      194 57 Reuters. GRAZ 0 VALENCIA 5 VALENCIA secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after thrashing Sturm Graz 5-0. Fabian Ayala, John Carew, Kily Gonzalez and Diego Alonso (2) scored for last season's beaten European Cup finalist, which overran Sturm after defender Gilbert
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      437 58 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP B: GALATASARAY 2 AC MILAN 0 Reuters. GALATASARAY made history after its 2-0 defeat of AC Milan. It secured the first-ever place for a Turkish team in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The result meant the Turkish side has followed on from
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      466 58 GROUP B: DEPORTIVO CORUNA 4 PARIS ST GERMAIN 3 Reuters. DEPORTIVO Coruna made an astonishing Champions League comeback. A hat-trick from Walter Pandiani helped it recover from 3-0 down to beat Paris St Germain 4-3 and stay on course for the quarter-finals. Deportivo looked
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      145 58 MORNING LATEST ALL-ENGLAND BADMINTON Reuters. SINGAPORE hope Ronald Susilo was beaten. He lost 15-11,15-12 to India's No 1 Pullela Gopichand. Meanwhile, top seed Peter Gade survived a major scare before reaching the second round. A shock looked on the cards as the Dane dropped the first set
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      43 59 HOW THEY FARED f STURM GRAZ 0 VALENCIA 5 Fabian Ayala 5, John Carew 50, Kily Gonzalez 60, Diego Alottso 88, 90 m Crowd: 16,000 OU PANATHINAIKOS 1 Georgios Seitaridis 25 MAN UNITED 1 Paul Scholes 90 CQ Crowd: 27,230 DO
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      41 59 GALATASARAY2 Gheorghe Hagi 19, Mario Jardel 86 AC MILAN 0 Crowd: 22,000 -g 61 DEPORTIVO CORUNA 4 Walter Pandiani 57, 76, 84, Diego Tristan 60 PARIS ST GERMAIN 3 Augustine Okocha 29, Laurent Leroy 43,55 f\ J Crowd: 23,000
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      235 59 THE SCHOLES GOAL: Page 59 MAN U*S ACHILLES' HEEL: Page 60 Reuters. PAUL Scholes snatched a dramatic injury-time equaliser for Manchester United as it drew 1-1 with Panathinaikos this morning. Giorgios Seitaridis, only 19 and showing no nerves, crashed home a shot from outside the area in
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      114 59 GROUP A: Man United needs to avoid a three-goal defeat next week against Sturm Graz to reach the quarter-finals. Valencia has already qualified. GROUP B: Galatasaray already through to quarter-finals. AC Milan needs to beat Deportivo at home next week to qualify. Deportivo needs only a draw GROUP
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      790 60 Tvnmr Dead Poet's Society Out of Sight The Practice Turn star Movies (Ch 58), 9pm Cinemax (Ch 59), 7pm Channel 5,10.15pm k Oscar winner Robin Williams stars as a A bank robber meets a sultry FBI agent To save their client from what appears I charismatic English professor who while
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