The New Paper, 14 July 1989

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  • 13 1 the new paper FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1989 MCI (P) 36/4/89 the new paper
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    • 220 1 CHINA OFFERS I hh a RECEIVED TOUR i ""i M TfctHH?CAL SERVK» DlV\SO« (J^A) NAT»C*AL l£RARY INSURANCE 50 CENTS GAMBLING JUNKIES Three psychiatrists say compulsive gambling is a serious problem in Singapore. The gambling addict forgets his many losses, remembers his few wins. "The few who seek treatment represent just
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 379 2  -  By Lois Ng REPORTING FROM BEIJING CHINA is offering premi-um-free insurance coverage of US$lO,OOO for a tourist who dies in the country due to social unrest. It has also told local tour operators to give a 20 per cent discount on package tours. To qualify
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    • 192 2 A WOMAN lost for two days while in transit here on her way to Medan has been found. Family friends told The New Paper this morning that she had been at the airport all the time. Problems started when Mrs Dhoopathi Shanta, 32, missed the second
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    • 87 2 IN our Newbeat report "Make movies with your video camera" on June 30, we stated that Mr Haresh Sharma won a merit prize in the Video 88 Awards, with Sweet and Sour. The producer of Sweet and Sour was Mr Ong Ann Meng. Mr Sharma was in the production
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 29 2 THE WEATHER WEATHER outlook from midday: Showers over several areas in the afternoon. Max temp: 31 deg C. Min: 24 deg C. Sunset: 7.16 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 7.05 am.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 435 3 A BIT of neglected history lies buried under moss, creepers and loads of rubbish in Punggol. A number of concrete bunkers and a bomb shelter built by British troops during World War II are still standing. To get to them, you have to trek through mosquito-in-fested
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    • 197 3 NATIONAL DAY PARADE AT this year's National Day parade, three sets of gunshots will ring out. But will guns be used? Historically, noise was used to express joy or honour in many cultures, helping set the mood for fun and gaiety. At first, trumpets
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    • 459 4  -  By Chitra Rajaram The scene outside the ballroom of the Westin Plaza hotel resembled something from a major cup final. Hundreds of people jammed the entrance, and those with invitations were waving them to be allowed in. But this was no football match. This was
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    • 150 4 IS it true that if a woman's hymen is torn, she is not a virgin? Must a virgin bleed the first time she has intercourse? Answer: No, a girl may be a virgin but she need not bleed. Sometimes her hymen may still remain intact
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    • 267 5 A STEADY drizzle failed to dampen the show at the Electric Youth talent quest on Sentosa last night. The finalists sang gamely on in this contest open to both sexes to find Singapore's own teenage singing star a la Debbie Gibson. The
      Pictures/ Choo chwee Hua  -  267 words
    • 518 6 Gambling is a serious problem in Singapore, say three psychiatrists. A recent press report says millions of Americans are addicted to it. Although many gamblers are aware of the harmful nature of their addiction, they do not seek treatment. ANGELINE SONG reports c OMPULSIVE
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    • 223 6 RESIDENTS of De Angelo condominium in Jalan Datoh off Balestier Road have been left high and dry. The condominium's swimming pool is closed after a lorry took a plunge on Monday. Water was pumped out of the pool on Wednesday morning and repair work is
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    • 135 6 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. awash: Flooded with something. bad linan: Bed sheets and pillowcases. convene: Meet. get the brunt: Receive the main part of something unpleasant. inlaid with: Describes an object that has
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 298 8 YOUNG Muslim boys "played cowboy" yesterday, chasing and catching sheep barehanded for the annual sacrifice on Hari Raya Haji. Sheep penned in makeshift enclosures had to be caught by the boys one by one before they were slaughtered. At the Darul Aman mosque in Jalan Eunos,
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    • Article, Illustration
      151 8  -  Taekwondo takes centrestage Esther Tan Taeguek 0 Jang, Taeguek San Jang, Taeguek E Jang. Are they related? Go to the Toa Payoh Sports Hall on July 22 and see them being executed. Don't get me wrong. These are various taekwondo patterns which will be executed during the team event
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    • 212 9  -  By Lim Phay-ling PEOPLE who play their headphone stereos too loud may be putting their hearing at risk, but Singaporeans do not seem worried. A recent West German study found most such gadgets were played at between 82 and 100 decibels or twothirds of maximum volume.
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    • 189 9 TWO doctors in general practice said they had not noticed an increase in hearing problems among young people. "You can't just point the finger at the headphone stereo," said one doctor. The other said: "We can't see deafness, so audiograms or hearing tests are not routinely done
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    • 311 10  -  Story/, /Ng Wan Ching BELLIES went proudly on show last night. Big, small, flat and bulging bellies were paraded at the Pearl of Casablanca nightclub. They belonged to the waiters, waitresses and Polynesian dancers of the Pan Pacific Hotel. They had agreed to be models for
      Pictures/ Jonathan Choo  -  311 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
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    • 41 8 LEATHER GOODS SHOP REMOVAL SALE UNIT 81-25, FORUM GALLERIA, ORCHARD RD. A wide selection of IMPORTED Ladies Handbags, Attache Cases, Belts, Wallets, Iravelling Bags, Clutch Bags, Luggage, etc. FROM 12 th 16* JULY '89 All items below cost All are welcome
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    • 112 9 How to avoid /-v dentistsi* It's a fact. Visiting your dentist every six months will help keep your teeth in great shape. Your dentist can take care of problems before they get too big, like tooth decay and gum disease, caused by dental plaque. He can also give you advice
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 194 11 Wire services. CUBAN revolutionary hero Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez and three other officers were executed by firing squad at dawn yesterday after their conviction on drug and corruption charges, the Cuban news agency AIN reported. They were shot after Cuba's Supreme Court and its Council of
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    • 245 11 Wire services. SRI Lanka's best-known Tamil politician, Mr Appapillai Amirthalingam, and one of his aides were shot dead in Colombo yesterday, according to Tamil sources in Madras. Three men fired at Mr Amirthalingam after talking to him for 20 minutes, killing the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF)
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    • 345 12 NYT. SLAVERY continues to flourish today in the 20th Century, according to a British anti-slavery organisation. Servitude still affects over more than 200 million people living in poverty in the developing world, it says. The London-based Anti-Slavery Society was founded in 1839 to campaign against
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    • 186 12 Wire services. TWO hundred years after the storming of the Bastille prison, a new "people's opera" house was opened yesterday at the historic site where the French Revolution began. World leaders mingled with Parisian high society at the gala inauguration of the Opera Bastille. Among the leaders
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    • 124 12 NST SIX pupils who were admitted to hospital at Pasir Mas, Kelantan, on Sunday for suspected food poisoning have been discharged. They were among 273 pupils who became ill after eating nasi lemak for breakfast in the school canteen. The others were treated and sent home
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    • 218 13 Wire services. SAUDI Arabia has arrested two suspects in connection with the blasts that rocked the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Monday night, according to local diplomats. One Riyadh-based Western diplomat confirmed two people had been detained but he did not know their nationalities. The
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    • 130 13 Wire services. US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney has called the B-2 Stealth bomber essential and affordable and challenged Congress to either approve full funding for the embattled project or scrap it. He asked the House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee yesterday if it wanted to
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    • 222 13 Wire services. BRITAIN has said it would be "as generous as possible" in admitting people from Hongkong. Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe said this yesterday in London. But he repeated that it was impossible to grant residence to all the colony's citizens. Sir Geoffrey
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    • 43 14 High jinks: Three Chinese youngsters clown under an arch, the main entrance to the Lotus Flower Festival at Beijing's Beihai Park, on Tuesday night The festival, which continues till the end of next month, opened on Monday. Picture/ Ap
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    • 267 14 Wire services. THE Senate is moving slowly with plans to overhaul the US immigration system, defeating an emotion-charged proposal to give extra credit in the competition for visas to those who speak English. "By all means, make classes available so they can learn English,
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    • 171 14 Wire services. KREMLIN chief Mikhail Gorbachev has denounced the Communist Party as helpless in the face of serious problems in Soviet society. He said it must quickly reform itself to keep leading. Mr Gorbachev gave some of his toughest criticism to date of his own
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 357 11 •The 16 Finalists of The Miss Singapore World Beauty Pageant will be featured in our pin-up page on alternate weekdays from July 10 to August 14. A full line-up will appear on August 16. All you need to do is to pick the contestant whom you think will be crowed
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    • 168 11 SENSATIONAL RESCUE FOR Hair damage A 1 HAIR IN TROUBLE It' .\:>.... The larsh effects of frequent blow-drying. hair-styling and exposure to the sun can damage \our hair. Bui mm with new Alberto VO5 Hot Oil Treatment. you can restore l<»l moisture and protect your hair from damage. It is
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    • 602 12 Friday Funfare NEPTUNE TOURS RESULTS OF LAST WEEK'S CONTEST fl 1) Ma LEONG WAI HENG (*****41 C) 1 2) Ma DINAH S K KOH (*****13G) 1 3) Ms TAN HUNG ENC (*****431) 1 (Witmen ivill be notified by pott) 1 [Te vTe example i e V E T] I VERS
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  • FOREIGN STOCKS
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      266 14 Wire services. SHARES retrieved their morning session losses on the London Stock Exchange yesterday after average earnings statistics for May came in lower than expected at 9.25 per cent (unchanged on April). At the close, the Financial Times 30-share index was up 9.7 points at 1868.0. Turnover registered a
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    • 89 14 Reuter. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange share prices opened mixed despite another strong showing on Wall Street overnight Brokers expect caution ahead of the weekend and release of US Producer prices and other indicators later today as investors watch for impact on currency and interest rates. The key 225-share
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    • 52 14 FT Industrials Thu 1,868.00 (1,850.30) Dow Jones Average Thu 2,538.32 (2,514.61) ST Industrial Thu closed (1,346.17) NST Industrial Thu closed (2,340.94) Hongkong Hang Seng Thu 2,498.21 (2,485.85) Australian All Ordinaries Thu 1,558.80 (1551.80) Nikkei Stock Average Thu 33,631.16 (33,746.77) Figures in brackets refer to those of the previous
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    • Article, Illustration
      268 14 Wire services. WALL Street closed higher yesterday after a day of irregular trading. The Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials fluctuated broadly but closed up 5.68 points at 2,538.32, its highest level since the October 19, 1987 market plunge. Advancing issues outnumbered declines by about 7 to
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 1567 15 rp\ t RfV JWB televisions Friday at the Movies QED: Mark, His Sister Journey to the Deep Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues and the Scientists The Heart of Atlantis \V*.' OhMh r (lo .:iopm, SBC 5) (8.30pm, SBC 12) (9.30 pm, SBC 12) /i. t f W A LIGHT-HEARTED cop THIS
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  • Spotlight
    • 407 16 THERE'S only one place in Singapore where more than 10,000 doctors from all over the world can meet indoors. And it's not the World Trade Centre, Kallang Theatre or Singapore Conference Hall. It's the $68 million Singapore Indoor Stadium at Kallang. Come Sept 15, 1991,
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    • 127 16 The Singapore Sports Council will charge $9,200 a day for rental of the Singapore Indoor Stadium or 20 per cent of the gates, whichever is greater. And this does not include the electricity charges, use of the video screens, electrical scoreboards, gymnasium apparatus and equipment for simultaneous
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    • 254 16 "'BADMINTON in air-conditioned comfort. The very thought of it will surely make every "temperate" heart flutter. But that's exactly what the Singapore Indoor Stadium will offer when it opens its doors to the World Grand Prix badminton finals from Dec 6 to 10. And it's not because anyone
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  • Showtime
    • 407 17  -  Sweet 15 is the refrain as two 15-year-old students turned heads and walked away with the two top spots in the Look of the Year 89 model contest By Lim Kuan Chiang THE look of the year is sweet 15. The two top winners of the
      Pictures/ Aundry Gan  -  407 words
    • 395 18  -  By Vivien Chiong ALLEYCATS may be purring at the newly-renovated Rumours before the year ends. The popular Malaysian band is still negotiating dates with the local disco and are expected to do a two-month stint here. In a telephone interview from Penang, Loganathan, the spokesman
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    • 131 18 BUSINESS-MINDED Juliet Quak wants to follow in her father's footsteps by setting up her own business. Unlike her father who deals in marine life, "I hope to open a restaurant, she said. She prefers the food business because she loves food "especially chocolates and tidbits". She
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    • 406 18  -  By Ting Mei See ON stage, Khadijah Ibrahim exudes sophistication, professionalism and charm. Her real self remains hidden behind a cleverly made-up face, glittering outfits and glib showbiz banter. Off stage, this recording artist/performer from Malaysia is a totally different
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    • 193 18  -  SEENLASTNIGHT By Wong Sing Yeong THAT question came up last night while I was watching the American wordgame show, Lingo. The host is obviously important and here the producers have scored with a household name Michael Reagan. He may not be the most exciting of
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 366 18 The New Paper-Goldstar Promotion SAF DAY CELEBRATIONS '89 On The Road SAF Must Drama Gomparry Show Extravaganza Orchard Road: 22 July '89 (7.30 pen) Promotional Shows Liang Court 10 June 89 |4 pm| Raffles Cdy 24 June '89 |l 30 pm) Parkway Parade 8 July 8914 pm) Centrepomt 15 July
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  • SHOWTIME
    • 285 20  -  Cl Inly 17,10.30 p«, SBC 12 PREVIEW/ BY Lo Tien Yin CATCH Humphrey Bogart in Stand In, on Monday, at 10.30 pm, over SBC 12. And watch this tough guy being overshadowed by a ner-dish-looking Leslie Howard in steel-rimmed glasses who had the plum role. The film
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    • 151 20 YUPPIE FANTASIA (Plaza) AN intelligent Hongkong sex comedy that tickles both your ribe and mind. The film is based on a book by TVB host Lawrence Cheng, who also plays the henpecked husband of Carol Cheng. Elisabeth Lee plays the mistress. Time: 1.30, 4, 7.15, 9.30 pm INDIANA JONES
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 189 20 SAF DAY CELEBRATIONS '89 On The Road r performances awaits you mm I when they F£Al rhythm and Drama Company sings, j dances and moves you k i AA\ to the teat 'TheSAF Music Drama Company Catch them 'live'! Show Extravaganza Orchard Road: 22 July '89 (7.30 pm) fMttOnMmrSUHgnl It
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  • SHOPTALK
    • 399 21  -  By Lim Phay-ling j OHN Little has a new look and it's ad campaign is inviting you to "take a new look at the new JL". Besides the spanking new Beauty World cosmetics and perfumes department on the first floor, John Little has more in store.
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    • 72 21 JOHN Little will celebrate the opening of its new-look beauty section on the first floor with champagne and free gifts tomorrow. Each of the six cosmetics and perfume houses Estee Lauder, Shiseido, Lancome, Clarins, Givenchy and Cacharel will have special promotional gifts with every purchase. French
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    • 395 21 EYETOEYE THE Singapore Contact Lens Society a society of qualified optometrists writes this weekly column on eye care. Address your queries to: Eye to Eye, c/o Shoptalk, The New Paper, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore 0923. This column will now appear every Friday. I
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 812 22 FRIDAYRADIO COMICRELIEF EBm CIIITy-Puff/Raymond Lee NOON News hi Rriaf (Programmes in Mandarin) j *"T" 12.05 LmclMi NOON Reeutifal Musk: Instrumental jfiS ■—?S T I WKJfcK I 1.00 Nmm aad Whether Hajari and sentimental music. I.IS Liiacklaii (ceatkaed) 12.50 Market Report Q ""v V JT* 1? (Programmes in English) j jf
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    • 839 23 COMICRELIEF FRIDAYRADIO Orchard Road/conn Goh QaBIQIIHEKH NOON Good Music, Company and Mr. A NOON Newsdesk musical treat to keep you com- 30 Off the SheH pany at lunch-time. m I I'D B e 5° SH0011) ft I SorfWcbl boEiN'T V 12.15 Sentimental Journey: A trip back t.i/l/V iii/vHIVXI I /l/z'KV
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  • UPDATE
    • 1596 24 CejTRESm r —v SAN FRANCISCO \a/\ SYMPHONY YOUTH LE-J ORCHESTRA. If you like Beetr.oven, Mussorgsky-Ravel, Dvorak and Piston, then go listen to a youth orchestra all the way from the United States. Its performance, led by music director and conductor Leif Bjaland, includes pieces from
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    • 21 24 CENTRESTAGE: San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra FOOD. A Thai Affair GALLERY: Art exhibition COMING UP: A Night of Opera
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    • Article, Illustration
      68 24 Have a jazzy good time with the music of AsiaBeat. Back again by popular demand, Malaysia's sensational jazz band promises to set toes tapping and fingers snapping with its sensational music. They play a lot of contemporary jazz a la Dave Grusin, some rhythm and blues and some standards
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  • SPORTS
    • 283 25 AP. S EBASTIAN Coe, the 32-year-old former Olympic champion, in- sisted yesterday he was not avoiding the challenge of the brilliant Kenyan runner Paul Ereng. The statement came after a calf strain forced Coe out of a race against the current Olympic 800 m champion at
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    • 355 25 MORNING TRACKWORK RACING... with DENNIS CHIfl JOEL, winner of his last four starts, and the unbeaten Senso have set the stage for an interesting showdown for the Abcos Adelaide Premium race this Sunday. Both horses wound up their workouts with impressive trials
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    • 151 25 Reuter. A MOVE to limit bowlers to one bouncer per over in Test matches was defeated at the annual meeting of the International Cricket Conference, it was announced at the end of the two-day meeting at Lord's yesterday. The bouncer resolution, proposed by England and seconded
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    • 266 26 Reuter. BRAZIL appears to have rediscovered some of the steps of the rhythmic, sam-ba-like soccer that once put it on top of the world. It is doing it under a coach who has recognised the need to overlook the traditional 4-3-3 formation in favour of the more
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    • 132 26 Reuter. URUGUAYAN soccer star Pablo Bengoechea has been suspended for two years after a doping test taken during the South American Championship showed too much caffeine in his urine, officials said. Bengoechea, who plays for Spanish club Seville, was suspended from all competition controlled by the International Football
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    • 525 26 Wire services. RESULTS of yesterday's international sports: BADMINTON Thai Open Men's singles 3rd rd: Xiong Guabao (C) bt Ong Ewe Chya (M) 15-2, 15-8; Alan Budi Kusuma (Indo) bt Karoon Kasayapanan (Thai) 15-6, 15-1; Joko Suprianto (Indo) bt Patrik Andreasson (Swe) 15-0, 15-3; Paul-Erik Larsen (Den) bt Lexy Mainaky
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    • 351 27 Reuter. DIEGO Maradona is unhappy with Argentina's defensive soccer tactics. It failed to save the team from defeat by Brazil in the South American Championship final round on Wednesday. By contrast, Brazil and Copa America holder Uruguay, which beat Paraguay 3-0, are confident they will be playing
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    • 250 27 Wire services. TOP seeds Paul Annacone and Johan Kriek were both ousted from the Hall of Fame Championships in Rhode Island yesterday. Annacone, the No 1, fell in three long sets to unseeded compatriot Glenn Layendecker 4-6, 6-3, 7-6; while the South Africanborn Kriek, the
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    • 139 27 AFP. UNBEATEN Evander Holyfield needs a convincing victory in Nevada tomorrow if he is to prove he is ready for a showdown with world champion Mike Tyson. Holyfield, the former cruiserweight king, faces Brazilian Adilson Rodrigues in his fourth full heavyweight bout. Holyfield, who made a first step
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    • 416 27 Wire services. NOTTINGHAM Forest hopes to complete the signing of Leeds midfielder John Sheridan next week when manager Brian Clough returns from holiday. The £650,000 (2.04 million) move has been put on ice until Clough returns, but Forest is confident of landing Sheridan as a replacement for Neil Webb.
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    • 314 28  -  SEA GAMES BUILDUP Stories/ Alfonso Chan s INGAPORE'S hopes of getting a gold medal in athletics at the South-east Asia Games I rest on the shoulders of pole-vaulter Ng Kean Mun. The University of Nebraska student leapt 4.73 m at a collegiate meet in the US on
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    • 221 28 THE president of the Archery Association of Singapore, Mr Bill Wee, is realistic about Singapore's chances in the coming Sea Games. He is aiming for silver. Considering that the Indonesians have taken an almost professional towards the sport, Wee feels they are surer shots for
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    • 314 28  -  NATIONAL U-18 SOCCER FINAL: S pore Schools v Jurong Town, Jin Besar, Today, 7.30pm By S Gulam SINGAPORE Schools, which has won all its matches convincingly so far, start today's game as strong favourites. It has scored 22 goals without reply in five games. But coach
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    • 312 29  -  SEA GAMES BUILDUP Stories/ Alfonso Chan NATIONAL bowling champion Rahman Noor is out of the South-east Asia Games. He missed the cut after the final roll-offs at Kent Bowl in Petaling Jaya yesterday. The stylish 32-year-old, who won the National Open just last month, was
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    • 305 29 THE Singapore table tennis team's dream of striking gold at the Sea Games, starting on Aug 20, seems to have lost its lustre. The team only went into in-camp training on June 12 and coach Tan Kai Kok says they may have left it
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