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Date:         Sun, 3 Jan 1993 12:42:43 EST
From:         Kent Mulliner <mulliner@OUCSACE.CS.OHIOU.EDU>
Subject:      SG: News: #16, 26-28 Dec 92 (fwd)

Forwarded from Singapore Gopher, with permission of Singapore
International Foundation.

Singapore Daze
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A twice weekly bulletin local news snippets from Singapore
publications.  Issue #16: 26 - 28 Dec 1992

1. S'pore managers are among world's top earners
2. How S'pore bulidings are rated by French architect
3. The new paper goes 3-D on Boxing Day
4. The top karaoke lounges and their most popular songs
5. $15 000 a month for striker Fandi Ahmad


1.   >Survey finds S'pore managers among top earners<

(ST 27 Dec)  According to an international survey of managerial
salaries by Employment Conditions Abroad Ltd (ECA), a non-profit
group that provides information on salary costs to its 700 member
companies operating in 150 countries, Singaporean managers are
rated fourth out of 24 countries surveyed when their net salaries
were adjusted according to the cost of living in Australia.

A first-level senior manager in Singapore earned a gross salary
of A$100 893 compared to an Australian's A$74 285, a German's
$154 491 and  a Briton's A$93 989.  These were then adjusted for
the survey according to tax deductions and costs of living, using
the costs of living in Australia as a base. The net cost-of-
living adjusted of a junior manager in Singapore was found to be
A$46 401 and A$131 877 for the senior manager. This compares
favourably with A$49 866 for the junior and A$116 178 for the
senior manager in the US; A$40 774 for the junior and A$89 579
for the senior manager in Britain.


2.   >Visiting architect rates buildings here<

(ST 27 Dec 1992) Mr Pual Andreu, the man who designed the Grand
Arch of La Defense  in Paris, a 100m-tall office building which
has been called the 20th century Arc de Triomphe, was taken
around the CBD and Orchard Road and these are some of his
opinions on the Singaporean skyline:

On the OCBC Centre:
"I like it --- it has a simple but clear design.  Most effective.
Compared to its neighbours, it looks a bit older, but it has
character".

On the Gateway:
"I am not sure I understand why this building is built like this.
It is more modernist, and there is some sense of openness ...
does it make a good office?"

On the Octagon:
"It might grab one's attention from afar, but close up there is
not much to see."


He also picked the Sinagpore River and City Hall as must-sees for
tourists,"The area around the river speaks of different times and
the different ways of living.  It shows Singapore was not made
in a day... You must keep Anderson Bridge. This is essential ---
it adds atmosphere and character to the locale.  The dense group
of buildings and their relation with the open water and trees,
even the food stalls along the riverside ... this is the heart
of Singapore --- the mix of old and new."


3.   >TNP shows off 3-D photos<

(TNP 26 Dec)  On Boxing day, every copy of TNP came with a pair
of 3-D glasses and 3-D photos that "reaches out, grabs you, and
makes you feel that you are in it".  They are taken with a lens
called the Q-Dos which can be attached to Canon, Olympus,
Yashica, Nikon and Pentax cameras by means of a special mount.


4.   >Java Jive to Unchained Melody<

(TNP 26 Dec)  Java Jive of Holland Village won 10% of the votes
of 225 lounge-goers who were interviewed in a survey commissioned
by TNP.  JJ Mahoney of Tanjong Pagar was second and Taps was
third in the poll.  Almost half of the people interviewed said
they visited karaoke lounges at least once a week.  Three
quarters said they would spend three hours or more at the lounge.

15% of those interviewed said they heard Unchained Melody most
frequently in the lounges.  Second was My Way by Frank Sinatra
with 10% of the votes.  Third was Eric Clapton's Wonderful
Tonight with 5%.  While people like Mr Robert Lee who says of
Unchained Melody,"It is a very romantic song.  It reminds me of
how much I love my girlfriend," others like a waiter who declined
to be named comments, " I grit my teeth every time I hear Right
Here Waiting.  I have heard it so often that I am sick to death
of it."  One man's drink is another man's poison!


5.   >Fandi gets pay rise offer from Pahang<

(TNP 26 Dec) Pahnag wants to keep Fandi Ahmad for another year
and has offered a 50% pay rise which means a cool $15 000 a month
for the 30 year-old striker.  Said Fandi of this new offer, "It's
a very good offer, though I don't know the full details yet.  But
I want to keep my options open for a few more weeks".  TNP
suggests that Fandi is perhaps still keen to come home to
Singapore for good. The Football Association of Singapore is also
keen to keep Fandi in the Singapore team after his tremendous
performance in the Merlion Cup where he scored two of Singapore's
five goals.
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