The New Paper, 23 August 1997

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    9 1 the new paper SATURDAY, AUGUST 23,1997 MrrA(no6UM/97 60 cons
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      194 1 p| I »!»-wSK%,^n~ ::Mfl J* i > <|fl SATURDAY, AUGUST 23,1997 MfTA (PI 064AM/97 GO CENTS rt v w t^M.. F^^m Dont I^BBbßi :|jpi'•::.-,m JL' ifiditWHWl I The new face of JSI bouncers Another quality P>f|^^| Singapore Press Holdings http://web3.asia I .com.sg/tnp t•. IMI-Motorola MemoJazz Smashin' 1 I Backstreet Boys
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Under a bus and out —ALIVE!
      142 2 They'll be listening tothePM this Sunday Ws* Miller, 40-some-thing, married, one child Crfspina Robert, 20-some-thing, married, no kids Jill Um, 20-some-thing, single Eugene Wlieysingha, retired principal HDB heart lander Catch the buzz sparked off among these Singaporeans in OUR FOUR-PAGE SPECIAL THIS MONDAY. THE
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      BUZZ HONGKONG VS SINGAPORE
      266 2 WHY is there less "buzz" in Singapore's financial sector compared with Hongkong? History is one big reason for this, said Finance Minister Richard Hu in an interview reported in the Business Times today. HONGKONG: When the communists took over China in 1949, many Shanghainese industrialists and
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      Lock icon What a silly thing to happen!
      393 3  -  Singer Eric Moo (right) is dumbstruck at the Padang. Why? Wrong song Byl Vong Siew Fern A NATION Con con con nects! And poor Eric Moo gets all tongue-tied on stage.Phew, it takes effort for a National Day music event to gel. At a
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      Show is worth watching
      152 3 FOR the 14,000 people who have tickets to tonight's show, A Nation Connects HAS its attractions. For the teens, there are two boy groups, Code Red and Damage. The boys got the loudest squeals from the audience. Picture-hungry fans were chased back to their seats by
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      102 2 Leisure u/, .LanHar VVC«VlCi(uvi Pages 19, 20.21,23, 25,28 &31 TV: Pages 29 30 Comics: Pages 32 33 I k Swwet Ha I El In The Heart of Orchard Road g|| 1 ssss i PJ IDD Voice-mail message system Personal in-room safe fji yfc Full amenities Use of hotel's recreation facilities
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      'Tang should not pay'
      209 4 APPLICATION COST OF DELETING SM'S CAR JACKING STATEMENT HOT STORIES MR Tang Liang Hong should not be made to pay for the costs of an application by Mr Lee Kuan Yew to delete his recent remarks on Johor. In a written judgement, the Court of Appeal
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      HEADLINERS
      65 4 The Straits Times: PM seeks aggravated damages of $200,000 The Business Times: MNCs, GLCs mean less 'buzz' than HK: Dr Hu Lianhe Zaobao: PM seeks aggravated damages of $200,000 from Jeyaretnam Berita Harian: Suit against Jeya adjourned RCS morning news: The PM's QC argues for aggravated damages of $200,000
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      DOW JONES
      28 4 The Dow Jones industrial average was down 6.04 points to close at 7,887.91 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 456 million shares.
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      Medical report card
      94 4 ENV released figures on the public health situation for the first half of the year. Some findings: Soil disease: This mysterious disease, caused by bacteria in wet soil and muddy water, infected 29 people and killed six. Last year, it infected 70 people and killed 19. Food
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Brainstorming
        38 4 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad will meet world-renowned financier George Soros behind closed doors next month. The Premier recently accused Mr Soros of attacking the currencies of Asean nations. Mr Soros denied the charges.
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        Spicy tax exit
        60 4 British pop sensation Spice Girls will spend 10 months a year outside Britain to avoid massive tax bills. If they stayed at home, they would have to pay £32 million ($77.4 million) in taxes 40 per cent on their £200 million earnings. They are said to be
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        New-age judges
        55 4 There are three errors which I think we must avoid at aWcost. They are failure to learn from the past, failure to adapt to the present and failure to anticipate the future. Chief Justice Yong Pung How, saying a judge must also be a manager in order to
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        Foul! Foul!
        43 4 CAR traders are honking loudly against low import prices of some new Japanese cars. Rivals accuse importers and manufacturers of under-declaring import values to offer better prices. It is believed that customs officers have raided importers offices because of such charges.
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    • HAZE WORSENS
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        Bad day
        52 4 The haze increased yesterday, with the Pollution Standard Index hitting a high of 91 for the three hours before 4 pm. ENV said the haze will be continuing for the next fortnight. It advised elderly people and those with heart and respiratory ailments to stay indoors or take
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        Make it rain
        53 4 IF MALAYSIA can provide the planes, Indonesia can make the rains. Together they will clear the haze. Jakarta has called on Kuala Lumpur to join forces to battle the elements, mainly forest fires in Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan. Done on a regular basis, it will reduce pollution
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      30 4 WHAT'S HUP Here comes Junita. Hello! You guys Hmm, thats funny. Be wary of her. look mighty She was telling I heard she's a liar handsome today the truth! y~'
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Look how they're reporting it
      540 6 The curtain came down yesterday on the PM versus JBJ libel case which attracted so much publicity here and abroad that it became an argument for more damages. Here's why JUSTICES Rl* endran will give his final word on thePM'scase after next week. He will
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      Point for point
      175 6 DURING his summing-up, QC Shields also countered points raised by QC Carman earlier That Mr Jeyaretnam didn't know what was in the police reports. QC Shields: He must have known what was in those police reports for him to confidently tell the rally crowd that they were
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      The $200,000 announcement
      194 6  -  By Rachel Tan IT took a 10-minute break for QC Thomas Shields to come up with the figure: $200,000 in damages. Earlier, QC Shields had argued for a "decent award" to compensate PM Goh for the "hurt to his feelings" caused by Mr Jeyaretnam's words. But QC
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    Lock icon Asthma boy walks 7 km home
    390 7  -  Teacher took bus pass after he misbehaved SINGAPORETODAY By Bernard Pereira A BOY suffering from asthma was too embarrassed to tell his father that a teacher had taken his bus pass, because he did not pay attention in class. And when he did, the
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      58 7 gM T/B Slim J I Asian Drinks I x 250 ml PRICE CORRECTION In our "SAVOUR THE BEST OF SINGAPORE" advertisement in today's National Education Special Pullout, the price for YEO'S T/B Slim Asian Drinks 24's x 250 ml should read $660 per carton instead of as advertised. We apologise
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      533 8 -tt i I IS U U—d wml Wirt —11UWW Mfc> A 0 The new Alcatel One Touch Easy is not your typical black handphone Ji its range colours the H tjgfc l for a the One Easy a H XI II are also these offers are Teleshop You can also
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      ... and bash up ex-partner
      357 9  - and bash up ex-partner Afraid tohabeaten, hefSltes a friend Both men were charged with causing hurt to Mr Cheng. Koh Hock Lai was fined $1,000. Koh Lin Koon was fined $800. Apart from being fined, they could have been jailed up to a year. By, Alethea Lim WHEN their business
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      Fight challenge becomes cue for gang bashing
      288 10  -  PROBATION Yesterday, Cheong Kwong Hui was given 18 months' probation. His friends have yet to be dealt with. The penalty for rioting is up to five years' jail and c.'ining. BY Alethea Lim ."WANT to fight?" The challenge was clear enough. And polytechnic
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      Lock icon COP A DREAM JOB
      319 11  -  Steven Seagal's (right) heroics inspire scholar 1 BY Teo Hwee Nak HIS childhood dream was to be a cop. And actor Steven Seagal played a role in making that dream come true. Kevin Teoh, one of three men selected for a Singapore Police Force scholarship this
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      Lock icon He waits 4½ years for kidney. But now it won't help him even if there's one... wait
      152 12 Eight people died last year while waiting for a kidney. NG WAN CHING talks to a man whose heartbreaking wait ended when he turned 60 There are 550 kidney patients waiting for a
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      ends in heartbreak
      413 13 FOR Mr Yong Kok Wah, there was nothing to celebrate on his 60th birthday. It was the saddest day of his life. Because it meant that all his hopes of ever leading a normal life again were shattered. For the past 4 1 i years he had
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      New heart, new life
      359 13 The number of heart transplants, too, has fallen because of a lack of organs. Five people waiting for a new heart since 1994 have died. This man was more fortunate OVERCOME by pain, he once thought of killing himself. But for weeks after his operation Mr
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      BIRTHQUAKE
      394 14 He's been through a KK Women's and Children's Hospital buried a time capsule recently. Among the items is a plaque awarded by the Guinness Book of Records for delivering the most number of babies in a maternity hospital in the world in 1966. DANNYUM talks to a doctor who
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      9 10 I Home Decor] For people who love their homes
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      107 11 Find Out Your Non-Fertile Period with just a drop of saliva With just a drop of saliva on the LADY FREE BIOTESTER, you can find out your fertile and non-fertile period, alerting you to the possibilities of becoming pregnant. It just takes 5 minutes! Use it again and again, at
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      108 12 from mum > Surittme&i Skaiv TT n For Reservations: Call 235-3344 OutSlde CBD Prices subject In 10% service charge, prevailing government lax A GST. FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD 'Buffets to Bring out the. Qourmet in you! If INCLUDES HONG KONG TIM SUM TOTAL 30 ITEMS V TOTAL 30 ITEMS St ft
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      27 13 PASSOA %ic PoMiM congratulates the Association of Bartenders, Singapore for having successfully organised the Bth Asia Pacific Cocktail Competition. .51 wf %X "f-'Vj v v 1 ...MLMin.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Promoter WATCH OUT 1 steals Rolex
      234 16  -  TAN was jailed three months for theft In dwelling on Thursday. She could have been jailed up to seven years and fined. By/ Alethea Lim IT began with an innocent call from a cookwa re promoter. But when the sales promoter visited a flat
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      Brother steals Rolex WATCH OUT 2
      125 16 AN unemployed man went into his younger sister's room, saying he wanted to change his clothes. Then, Goh Swee Kwang, 26, stole his sister's $4,872 Rolex watch from an unlocked cupboard. He went to a goldsmith's shop at Upper Cross Street the same day,
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      714 16 /#V HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO TEST YOUR A \xi LEVEL OF ENGLISH AND MATHEMATICS. m SIGN UP FOR ITFS ■BEST' and WISE 1 PUDUC EXAMINATIONS TODAYI To allow working adults the chance to test their level of BEST and WISE Programmee to equip working adults with a knowledge in English
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    What kind of man is THIS?
    356 17  -  MALAYSIATODAY HAD SEX WITH WIFEAND MADE STEPDAUGHTERS WATCH RAPED STEPDAUGHTERS AND MADE WIFEWATCH By Michelle Ang HE was angry. His wife had accused him of getting his stepdaughter, 15, pregnant. So, the Filipino immigrant, 32, forced himself on his wife and her two daughters.
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      209 17 <• The Of. Zate&afit TLe Rt%A/€i Dine in cool comfort at the River Garden or relax alfresco-style at the River Terrace, and let the mellow strains of Zaleha accompany you on a starry night. Performance from 8-11 pm nightly (except Sundays). 41 jl Tel: 1800-235 9770 >82 Havtlock Ri*a<) pjj\rj\\w
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Clinton trial on May 26
      93 18 Reuters. US President Bill Clinton goes on trial on May 26. District Judge Susan Wright made this ruling yesterday. This means Mr Clinton has to answer charges of sexual harassment by Ms Paula Jones. Ms Jones alleged that in May 1991 Mr Clinton, then the
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      She can't hold a pen. But still scores PERFECT 10 in her exams
      287 18 MEHREEN Ali (above) will almost certainly be a role model to thousands of Singapore kids who prepare for their final-term examinations next month. This 16-year-old British schoolgirl is extraordinary. She cannot hold a pen. She cannot touch
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      169 18 YMCA's Sports Festival offers something for everyone! Join us for a fun-filled morning of sports and games in a carnival setting. It's happening at the School of Physical Education (NIE) Stadium, Bukit Timah Road on Sunday 24th August 1997 from 8.30am-12noon. Highlights I bags f or r YMCA/SPE Biathlon Competition
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    • COVERSTORY
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        Lock icon FRIENDLY
        525 20  -  REPORTS CALVIN LOW THEY are the men in J black. And their job is t<J protect their discos from the scum of the earth. M They loom down on you j likg basketball players, anfl often built like wrestle®. If you've somehow bumpecfl into one of them, you woulcfl
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        Hands up, you're being frisked
        758 21 PAYING patrons at Zouk disco go through a peculiar ritual at each visit: After showing their identity cards to prove they are old enough to enter, men let themselves be frisked at the door by the security staff to show they do not have drugs,
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      55 22 C<-' Volcano Gift Pocks Goodie f w T-shirt Lava Key Chain 10 HKB Baqs IStL Cap Heat Sensitive Mug Posters Postcards Movie Passes Sound Track fWtm Postcards Poster rrgjj Edgar Shell Select Shops 7-Eleven Stores Stop Press To Subscribe, pns* P r for PCs Challenger Superstore Kinokuniya Times The Bookshop
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      71 22 N>p>« >kg sMHff>Sltf»f®e? \Mldf Foahion Conn*rnoru «««C«ks awn* i' *»> w *J| Simply buy a copy of September issue Citta Bela and you may get a chance to experience the future technology and Innovation of make up with Prismatics. i nuovi cosmetics PRISMATICS autumn/winter colours 97/98 $6100 worth of hampers
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    Knives, liquor, trouble
    380 23 weekender COVERSTORY WHAT I am going to show you is for your eyes only, the security chief at a popular nightspot told me. Accompanied by another security officer, he led me to his office, away from the noise of the dance floor, where the beautiful people of
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      58 23 Engage Jier J\fow She'll Be Yours For A Lifetime GOLDHEAKT JEWELRY Orchard Tower* Tanglin Mall Junction 8 Liang Court Thomson Plaza Marina (Yaohan) Parco Bugis Junction Marina Square Parkway Parade Ttong Bahru Plaza Wisma Atria East Point (Simei MRT) Lot 1 (Choa Chu Kang MKT) Jurong Point (Boon Lay MRT)
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  • weekender
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      It's a country jamboree
      380 25 IHMMF'I MILLER [at nig*® SHOW INFO GET those old, faded Levis out of the closet. Dust off your boots. Polish that belt buckle. Then head down to Jalan Mashhor (near Mt Pleasant Rd) for Singapore's first Country Music Jamboree and Barn Dance. Yup. It's all happening
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      Soccer's on and the beer's flowing
      176 25 IF local pubs were granted just one wish they would without a doubt wish that the English Premier League is played all year, without a break. After all, it's when English soccer action comes over live on Premiere 12 that most pubs chalk up
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      Zoo Bar swings
      165 25 INTER-PUB POOL THE Zoo Wine and Dine Bar jumped two notches up the table when it beat Bactrek Pub 4-0 in the Inter-Pub Pool championships played on Thursday. This was the second "whitewash" of the week. On Wednesday, leader Matahari Pub demolished Ice Cold Beer by a
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      173 25 CELEBRATING b YEARS OF A SECRET RECIPE a The infamous Long Jiang Mooncakes turn 3 thisyearl To ceiebratc this auspicious occasion, Long Jiang Sichuan Kestaurant presents the delicious mooncakes in custom-designed collective tin boxes and paper bags. There is a choice of Teochew-styie yam paste or white lotus paste wrapped
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  • SPOTLIGHT
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      Lock icon What your CAR'S COLOUR says of you
      257 26 STATUS conscious Singapore car owners may wish to know that silver is the colour of money this year. So says British psychologist Donna Dawson. This is especially so for those who want to project the image: "I may not be able to afford
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      If your choice is...
      246 26 ,f"?wn«,a i rrx ®RED You are aggressive, passionate and are a live-wire. You exude strength, energy, vitality and "sexual excitement". 'k> OBLUE You are a thinker, conservative and measured in your actions. You're a careful, conscientious worker. The colour also denotes confidence, hope and "mature reasoning".
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      Is it true?
      323 26 EXCUSE ME: Do Singaporeans conform to thecar colour-personality patch? CALVIN LOW asks some people ahnnt town "My c»rl(oks Woe iattie day Md Mack at night I guess M fltfMlhlA /*ll AVA/vfaMP Wr"*'" wwwv viMN;• IttlfflfrthiT ttirtrilirtiiinafnrhh— and Mark are more imiSOpw wtiWtei lilih. Had If HoMm wrong
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      41 27 The trouble with l^^bouncers^ i I J% Why do you think they I «S£Z?». O^RI® I u I I you are drunk J S^t V You're not hip, either, how and they arG n0t come you jo inI? y I A1
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      36 28 A* You Joubled by gu Tai Nlngtw in the Joints ease pain /Another gyoMty product (Tpm the sole of Suo Chlorello fl. TOCO PTE ITD 170 €ost Coast Bood Singapore *****6 Tel: 344 4966 (3 lines)
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      898 28 sofurc/oytvpage r Q ti'llilHH 5q Amos and Andrew CHANNEL Q (Channel 5, 5 pm) »MM A black professional moves into a NOON Baast Wart (Cartoon) NOON Entertainment News Express new home, only to be harassed by 12.30 PM Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters 1.00 PM Dragon Ball/Ninja Boy white neighbours who
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      1137 29 i I 71,6 Prim# Minister's National Da Ra,ly IW7 f mf (Channel 5, 8 pm, live) I f PM Goh Chok Tong (left) (Educational) (Juvenile drama) addresses the nation in his yearly 4U w t i j :—/i —a. f 4 /-> f I key-note National Day speech at ejtoode)
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    Little things can mean a big deal
    521 31  -  ET CETERA WITH IVAN FERNANDEZ IT was just a throwaway detail, read 10 years ago. Yet it became somehow unforgettable: The part a small ring played in a big drama. The tragedy was told by Cecil Brown, a survivor of the sinking of
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      153 31 COMICREUEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson HERE IS A PfiOUO OU ...UNBARE, M \S, OKRI /OOfl/nY!))<3IU?/> FUU. OF UAPW. PRC6PBJOOS OOS\NtSS, WWUWt THAT "WE TtfJE CDMES IN. CA(\Hy^J^v}fl/7. emZEKS. "WE NOON HKS> WSTEWOUSU s v y WIVES QDSEft >( Vl i/flto. 7 TO TUE EAK3H. Adam/Brian Basset ftO.NttlftUCM iHWMUCWMONEI?!? IWW Ig&r
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      371 34 SPRATLYS ISLANDS Mr Li Peng arrives in Singapore on a three-day official visit tomorrow. He will be accompanied by a 115-strong delegation. It includes Mr He Chunlin.the Deputy Secretary General of the State Council, China's Cabinet. The delegation also includes five ministers. The goodwill tour
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      422 35 ISRAELI CONFESSES TO THIS CRIME HIS REASON FOR DOING IT Source: Reuter. HE is shocked. He doesn't know. He can't explain himself. Israeli army reserve major Danny Okev confessed to police yesterday that he killed a British tourist and wounded the man's girlfriend...but that is all he knows.
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    545 44  -  MPOMTS! RACING Preview By The Three Musketeers KIM Clapperton, who steered Powerlink to a fighting win last week, could repeat the feat in Race 5 today. That could be the first leg of a Clapperton double. We also fancy the chances of her mount in the
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      388 45  -  NATIONAL SCHOOLS C DIV RUGBY FINAL: Anglo-Chinese (Independent) 20 Raffles Institution 14 Stories/ Gerard Wong "CHAMPIONS...Grand Slam...champions...Grand Slam..." That chant, by more than 300 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) students, swept across the Singapore Polytechnic sports complex yesterday after ACS beat Raffles Institution 20-14 to win the
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      WHAT THEY SAY
      313 45 MARK EE (Raffles Institute coach): I think all of my guys played very well today. The main thing that let us down was our lack of match exposure. Because we didn't have enough games during the season, we didn't know enough combinations to counter ACS in the
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      201 45 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SOCCER Div One Belgium: Lierse 1 Anderlecht 0, Lommel 5 Antwerp 2. France: Auxerre 1 Guingamp 0, Bastia 1 Chateauroux 1, Le Havre 1 Lyon 3, Marseilles 2 Lens 3, Metz 2 Paris St Germain 1, Montpellier 4 Toulouse 0, Rennes 2
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      Lock icon KENYA'S DOUBLE
      605 46 ATHLETICS: GRAND PRIX MEETING: BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) Two world records fall to Africa's amazing long-distance runners Reuter. ETHIOPIA'S Haile Gebrselassie lost two world records in a matter of hours yesterday after superb 5,000 and 10,000 metres performances from Kenyans Daniel Komen and Paul Tergat. Nine days after Zurich's historic
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      Lock icon Jones joins elite
      201 46 Reuter. MARION Jones became the third-equal fastest woman in history when she clocked 10.76 seconds for the 100 metres. The American Jones, 21, who last week in Zurich lost her first 100 m race since her World Championship triumph earlier this month, bounced back with a brilliant
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      Lock icon Yap, he's a big fan
      599 47 Redhill Rangers is a wannabe it wants to be in the S-League. S GULAM meets the man behind the club who's climbing mountains to get his team into Singapore's Professional league If I have to make a little sacrifice/or football why not? I'll not do
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      The New Paper posed John Yap these questions which are based on the requirements forgetting into the S-League
      388 47 I Wkat convinced yon to take over MM? One man, club manager Alan Wong. He told me he had a vision. And he said if we are going in, we've got to
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      Beckham under fire for allegedly abusing fan
      319 48 HOT Whafshot, what's not, who's in, who's out..Nigel Whrtefiekl's weekly roundup of what's going on in the English league Girl, 13, asked for autograph Manchester United golden boy David Beckham is in deep trouble.' 1 He had allegedly launched an ugly foul-mouthed assault
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      GIDDY-UP GIGGS; GUNNERS' BEER GUT; WRIGHT ON RECORD; WHELAN ON TRACK
      746 48 RUUDGULUT: The Chelsea boss has labelled his players "a bunch of softies" and claimed they need to toughen up dramatically to stay in touch with the big boys. Gull it is still fuming at the opening day 3-2 defeat
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      Men at the helm
      684 49 MATCH OF THE DAY: BLACKBURN v LIVERPOOL REPORTS BY lAN BROWN YOU VOTED FOR: BLACKBURN versus LIVERPOOL THIS WEEK LAN BROWN PREDICTS BLACKBURN 2 LIVERPOOL 2 Without any outstanding players, Rovers' strength has to be the sum of their parts. John Filan has been an acrobatic
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      MACCA & BARCA
      494 50  - MACCA BARCA by IAN BROWN ANGRY Anfield star Steve McManaman has demanded urgent talks with the management. This comes in the wake of his collapsed move to Barcelona last week. Macca's gripe, if there's a "not for sale" sign on (Robbie) Fowler's head, why not on him? Tile England winger
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      TIM SHERWOOD: Blackburn skipper and fans' favourite
      292 50 BLACKBURN may just have scraped clear of relegation last season. But for skipper Tim Sherwood, it was still a memorable season for a special reason. Sherwood was voted the supporters' Player of the Year. That was almost as important as the championship medal"
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      247 51 M 'Vk H I 'aiir' H HL Tflll^^H The breathtaking, cinematic video and realiatic sound of the Pioneer Advanced Home Theatre System takes you right there in the middle of the action. With digital H entertainment in CO, Video CD, LO and now DVD. You can actually feel the anxious
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      67 52 nmn guide[|| [j j Illustration/HUP IIS now e(^e r^e P 351 evo^c a scnsc °f P r^e in our country and help build a better 'Wil&SHm tomorrow for Singapore. As a corporate citizen of Singapore, we have ißfe* a role to play in National Education What's more, the socio-economic role
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      233 54 •tf&i, t enterprise was the first its land in the region. r i **"^sfe.^MMa^2B&22r r ■rr Right from the beginning, supermarkets were also planned in various HDB heartlands so as to bring the co- operative supermarket to the customer's doorstep and to w a .iwv. .Hr ax**, r r r
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      165 56 NTUC FairPrice today! NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Lid is today the leading retailer in Singapore with 59 supermarkets throughout the isUnd with sales of S753 million in the last financial year. It is collectively owned by about 350,000 Singaporeans and has a staff strength of 3,161. FairPrice supermarkets take on a
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      Lock icon HUNGRY?
      330 57  -  Will we ever go WHAT WE PRODUCE FOR OURSELVES Ymtrtw 12 per oar* or 420,000; i tonnes j m I 1 1 10 percent or 112,000 tonnes to 70 per cent or 767 million pieces Hi HOW MUCH WE EAT EACH YEAR (Per person, on average) Fruits 100.5 kg
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      THIRSTY?
      315 57 Will we ever go CAN you live on 11 bottles of water a day? That's the bare minimum you need to survive, says the Public Utilities Board. That's enough for "essential activities" such as washing hands, brushing teeth, cooking and drinking. Forget about bathing.—- you'll have to do with
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    316 59 Try this crossword Food and Water Lifelines (i) About 90 per cent of our rice comes from Thailand. Last year, Singapore imported $196.2 million worth of rice from Thailand, the US, India, Vietnam, Myanmarand Australia. (ii) Singapore's water treaty with Malaysia expires in 2061. About 1.527
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      106 60 W\ SKPHB^j^^^^^^^^^^Hnijfl^Hl||^y|S||||^M3^^^|tif *1 V| i( y\ ZLc ill W jH W vB B i £jyPk -m- I remember that when I was a kid, Mum used to insist on getting groceries from CfeifcJli. i y._ NTUC FairPricc. Now that I do the marketing myself, I know why she only shopped
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      450 61 Singaporeans fret about the small size of the country. But here's one foreigner who says that small Is not so bad HE comes from a country 500 times the size of Singapore. His apartment in Tuscany, a province in Italy, faced a mountain range, and there were wide
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      And here's what S'poreans say...
      195 61 "It's too bad we don't have natufal resources, and also the land is limited, we can't reafly have our own land." "The city is well organised, security is better and that is my main concern about where I want to live." Jason Tan, 18, poly
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      263 62 'hHHk I ipmJfmTljliir^KTrFl ■iWTT^rTm' Mf IIImIK1 *11^K*MIi ip i«I■ *WjBiPfB^PPP^^ ||K| "To have a caring heart towards the less fortunate and S'lJ^Wlb^'iSSS |nK| contribute towards society's well-being" is one of the corporate (ltiWH5#-Honour: values ofFairPrice since its founding in 1983. K To this, Mr Tan Kian Chew, Acting CEO of
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    325 63  -  igasA Tint: Wong Sher Maine You can't keep a good country down. Over the years Singapore has grown not only in its economy and population, but in physical size as well. Some possible uees iNI m What I. !EJ Jurong Island going to bo usod for?
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      123 65 6 .y*-':r'v': Nfy#ffi ;^^B L_——jMUl j ik 9HHK HFS 'WMVv v&aV M Siv ££iiltT I <'IC- s; s m' JWO WiOwn Mm 1.. t ;v- ,<' r •^wwp^hi^—if^wi"/ anar E&< tomon __^jjffi9^M^BßM« I FairPricc is constantly seeking ways to offer I consumers fresher food. In 1995, night buying ■of vegetables
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      Lock icon Rites of man
      716 68  -  There are many shades of Singaporeans falling into the four broad ethnic groups. But what makes us bond as a race? We share some rites, rituals and beliefs markers that generally help define our ethnic heritage. Reports/ Rachel Tan Sources: Prof Tham Seong Chee's Religion and Modernisation,
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      Lock icon FOUR DOORS ONE-HEART
      1244 69 I You see them at the front doors as you walk along the corridors of HDB flats signs of the households' faith and culture. Four families tell FONG FOONG MEI and DANNY UM what their signs mean and how, though different, they get on with others A
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      A NATION Scarred
      212 70 MARIA HERTOGH RIOTS December 1950 These three riots have left deep marks in Singapore's history. WONG SHER MAINE tells you about them AS a 13-year-old, she married a Muslim teacher in a traditional Islamic ceremony. After all, since birth, she had been raised as a Muslim by
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      Symbols of faith — and what they mean
      417 70 Symbols of faith and what they mean POTTU (On the forehead of a Hindu) This dot in the centre of the forehead denotes happiness and well-being. The red pottu is usually worn by young and old of both sexes. Babies and young children wear a black pottu to ward off
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    HOCK LEE BUS RIOTS May 1955
    167 71 THOUSANDS of Chinese workers and students in Singapore waited, in the *****, for a chance to upset law and order. They had been led by the communists into believing that the colonial government was against Chinese education and culture. Their chance came in the
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    RACIAL RIOTS July 1964
    165 71 IN August 1963, Singapore merged with Malaysia. But the security it was supposed to bring did not come to pass. Instead, conflict arose between the Malays, who form the majority of the population in Malaysia, and the Chinese in Singapore. Some Malays in Singapore were led
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    Looking back
    161 71 Mrßaey Theng Mong, 52, teacher: "I was a young boy then. "Kids like to go out into the streets and play but during the rioting times, when the curfew was on, the streets were so quiet. The shops were all closed and it was quite scary! "Anyway, my
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    Lock icon He's 76 and still in school
    396 72 People, our greatest treasure. NICHOLAS FANG speaks to three Singaporeans who are intent on improving the quality of their lives by going back to work and school People MAKE it 80, says Mr Antony Joosa. Or 85. The retirement age can go up a
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      Lock icon Starting work at 45
      463 74 MADAM Rose Goh, 45, is a mother of three who started work as a postwoman last November "I started working with Singapore Post delivering letters around my neighbourhood. I'm only starting so late because I had to take care of my three children. "I used to
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      N levels at 48
      279 74 MADAM Ivy Kfew Ah Hiaog, 48, a mother of three and i library attendant it NUS, started Wise (Worker Improvement throufb Secondary Edacatioa) tlassai two years ago ««dwM take bar N level* in September* "I only finished secondary.school. That was more than 30 years ago. I
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      91 75 The Best Always Stands Out I In Its Own Way. I .A* x,■-iK& ;V -Pr I 'W ->•-. I Wmk i I W&Wp'' /n /*■•'•< I •> u [::RClas c I fee <m I J <mltl n*aril\ mas altrst to nne\ quality lint far m>>ri than that, it i\ tin
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      A nation of Ah Mms and Ah Peks?
      156 76  -  Reports/ Rachel Tan IN just 30 years, one in four Singaporeans will be more than 60 years old. The country may then look like one big retirement village to any visitor. The post-War baby boomers, who are propping up the economy now,
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      To stay ahead, keep studying
      228 76 KIDS today have better schools than before. The government pumped In more than $4.6 billion this year to boost education services. For instance: Building and upgrading of schools; Buying computer equipment to introduce IT (information technology) in classroom teaching; Promoting reading and learning through community
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      GETTING OLD WHAT TO DO?
      138 76 STAY HEALTHY: Eat and exercise smart. Being healthy now could mean reducing problems like heart disease by half or more. QUIT SMOKING AND DRINKING: Years from now, puffing might cost you. Lung, throat and nose cancer are big killers in Singapore. START SAVING: Your dollar
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    THEY MADE HISTORY
    504 78  -  WHO ARE THEY? reoole BY Wong Sher Maine I invasion, I lost my whole family when they were captured by the Kempeitai. They were never seen again. I could not watch the Japanese torture more innocent people, so I joined Force 136. In submarines, we sneaked past
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      36 79 I f .VRefreshing The Nation Through The Years. C I I f' I Ar f /-W m 9»w<* pmm 0- r-m r v»f -w *m f I ■JHDUHJBkfIUUB /ff f f f f f #4 ■:^/>7/^///>:tty//'v-:7:-r^^
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    When I grow up, I want to be...
    239 80 People P I want to be a fireman H because if Daddy's it house catches fire, I I can save the house. £j But first, I must team I how to drive a car, or ■fe how to drive the fire jv
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    Answers
    151 82 From Page 8 Thirsting for a game? Fran Pas* 14 So you think you know Singaporo 1. Woodlands. 2. Bishan, Street 24. Blocks 290 and 291 (30 stories high). 3. Bukit Gombak. 4. Bukit Timah. 5. Jurong East (354 ha). 6. Farrer Park. 7. Queenstown (HDB started development in
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      Why National Education?
      121 84 Education Minister Teo Chee llean: "As a young nation which has had few of the tribulations that serve to galvanise us into one people, we cannot take social cohesion for granted. "We have recently initiated a National Education programme to educate our young people, through both the
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      Eat, drink and remember
      298 84  -  BY Rachel Tan J M iNEVER understood mom's obsession with yam cakes, yam ice-cream or yam-anything. Until she told me the starchy taste brought back pleasant memories of having her tummy filled during the lean years of the Japanese Occupation. With only sweet potatos, yams and
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      Water—it's not just there
      304 84  -  BY Wong Sher Maine I NEVER dreamt I would be living out of 0 pail Until I had to simulate a water drill for the first time in my 22 years, water like air. It's just there. Yeah, the campaigns come and go Jtove water. Turn
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      42 85 The trip will be quicker If you have mastered your survival lessons. durian plantation over Mandai Finds a goat at KranJl a f or Have 4 ll VV^T [$m aL. H aM V k M M mm 9 k. A. I JBIIBBBBBIBBBHIBftk--'——
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      119 86 Assorted Drinks L @jr SPRING HOME i i TAI SUN «%Qn 1 MARIGOLD I o*4/% I DA,SY Jumbo Vegetable l/tr I Potato Chips I Peel Fresh Juice fl/ I Hi-Lo Spring Rolls 6's /4b pack Sack B°9 per bot (Asstd) /[Sck Pasteurised Milk 300g mmm—mm*! 2 ItrS 4— 1 Itr
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