The New Paper, 25 May 1998

Microfilm: NL21198
Total Pages: 58
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    Masthead
    7 1 the new paper MONDAY, MAY 25, 1998
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    Lock icon HIJACK BID FOILED
    547 2 M 'I li r iT ii TB^ B I T I ]t 1! I I I'i( aUl*^t f^r THENEWSTODAY 29 hostages freed this morning after nine-hour drama in Pakistan Three hijackers demand to be flown to India Overcome by security men after brief shootout Two ploys used
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    Lock icon PUPIL loower
    699 3 Spurred by ideals, armed with E-mail AS his classmates surfed the net for lewd pictures and the latest soccer results, Anru Arifin Fikih and a few of his close friends at the University of Indonesia were using cyberspace to plan a revolution. That was back in October. "About
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon All stressed out
      221 4 Source: PH RESEARCH and INFORMATION DEPAFITMENT YES, we agree that Singaporeans are stressed out. But some are more stressed than others. A recent Straits Times poll of 505 people found that blue collar workers were the most stressed at 84 per cent. They are closely followed by
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      LOWER PAY RISE
      61 4 IN another survey, companies are proposing an average wage increase of 4.8 per cent for this year down from the 6.3 per cent forecast last September. The survey of 153 companies by the Singapore Institute of Human Resource Management found that lower bonuses, wage cuts and freezes
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      Clean country
      43 4 We will not be known as the kidnap capital of Asia. Philippine's Vice-President Joseph Estrada, on his vision for his country in a interview with Newsweek. Latest election results show he is in the lead to be the country's next President.
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Business watch
        58 4 MISSION: Focus on the business sector to see if it's okay so that Singaporeans keep their jobs. The Government would keep a close watch over the economy in the next month, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. If necessary, it would introduce a package and "press
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        $3m pay-out?
        59 4 BETWEEN $1.5 million and $3 million in claims. This is the range of estimates that victims, or their relatives, could collect as compensation for the May 12 car crash at a bus stop on Bendemeer Road. TTiis would make it the biggest recent payout for a single-vehicle accident.
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        Junk the habit
        56 4 US health organisations and medical experts want the government to clamp down on the fast food industry for damaging people's health. They want curbs on advertising and a "junk food tax". The "lifestyle police" started with Big Tobacco, the huge cigarette makers, but are now targeting the
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        Johor fines
        55 4 THEY had not paid compound fines for traffic offences committed in Johor. So when they entered the state via the Causeway on Saturday, traffic police there pounced. In a four-hour operation, officers traced the offences of at least 20 Singaporeans and collected from them a total of M
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        Best service
        56 4 THE public sector's PS2I initiative, which aims to improve service, save time and money, and reduce red-tape, turns three tomorrow. And already it has made an impact. For the first time this year, the public service here was ranked the best in Asia edging out Hongkong in the
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        NTUC's $1/2 m
        62 4 NTUC's 1 /2 m THE NTUC donated more than half a million dollars for the Singapore Red Cross Society fund for Indonesia. Its cheque of $500,215 to the fund makes it the single largest contributor. It made way above its $350,000 target, after only a month of appealing to union
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      Beware this bug
      53 4 THIS plastic ladybird rattle can cause infants to choke. Its manufacturer, Lego, has recalled some 700,000 rattles sold worldwide. The toy consists of two round red ladybird halves at each end of a plastic coiled green cord. Three infants under the age of seven months have choked
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      230 4 Be proud of your English Are you content with the way How to express your ideas you speak and write? Are you fluently. sure that you are not making The study requires only a little mistakes that cause people to time, and very moderate fees underrate you? You are judged
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      102 4 BSSSBs^ i The Straits Timet: Habibie faces election call The Busbies* Times: Habibie pressured on IMF funding, reforms Uanhe Zaobao: BG Lee: Govt has enough resources to respond swiftly to economic changes Bertta Harlan: Reforms a condition for restoring loans PCS morning news: Indonesia's new president set to take the
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    PUPIL loower
    621 5 FROM PAGE 3 THENEWSTODAY soc.culture.fear soc.culture.ffuture FOR all the resolve and maturity they had shown in planning the demonstration, the students were, well, students. Beneath the veneer of bravado, there was fear. Yes, their confidence soared when they realised they had helped to bring down their president, a
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Hubby bashes wife with brick
      535 6  -  By Yong Siew Fern SHE has a bad back and also money problems. And her marriage to her unemployed husband has been troubled since his transport business failed in 1995. So she turns to the person she could count on for help: Her husband's elder
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      Daughter fears trouble
      191 6 THE man turned up at Changi Hospital almost as soon as he was out on bail on Saturday. Now his 17-year-old daughter fears more trouble. "He started to loiter at the hospital because he wanted some money back from us," said the St Hilda's Secondary School student.
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      88 7 .1 gjm -j*** i', wr 9*< 1 fPR M i£ i v <n iV, i There's a safer way to win during the World Cup J{: r '"'s,% S^Si ,:J 4 v SSi I 'UWG 1 H —-25E: 0 iron T r 10 Champions to win a Fujifilm DX-5 digital
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Sorry, Ah Toon.... ...No cure Ah Mok
      617 8 'I am truly veiy sorry for the problems... I can't pay up what I 0we...l am really at a 1055...' 'I'm trying to wipe him off my memory. I trusted him.' A remisier has fled Singapore, after allegedly using his friend's money to
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      SAFEGUARDS
      105 9 INDUSTRY sources say there have been a few cases of remisiers using clients' accounts to do their own trading. "It's common when the market turns bad. Some remisiers incur huge losses on their own account, so they use other people's account," said a source. It is illegal for remisiers,
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      Lock icon Why I didn't go to help: Doctor
      384 10  -  HAWKERS BURNT IN FLASH FIRE By Danny Lim FOR 15 minutes, they were writhing in agony, though there was a clinic barely 20 metres away. The doctor there was unable to go and look at the two men who got burnt in a
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      290 9 The Legend V I IT F1 rnmjmm W* TLJ EJ WrZ jiL I MVI v xw CHERATING Q| i j ■ij I ffj W Klj 96 SOMERSET ROAD m iVM BUILDING ~JL W A SINCAPORE *****3 TELEPHONE (65) *****6S WB|"| I 4 V JSC '?»3Wy' V *+< K"i FACSIMILE (66)
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      231 10 CAN YOU RESIST SUCH TEMPTING TREATS? Cantonese Buffet Cuisine At Its Finest Promotion Period: 25th May '98 31st August'9B Natural delicacies in the serving. Our sumptuous spread of Cantonese buffet cuisine are meticulously prepared by our chefs from Hong Kong. A tastebud thrill for all. Braised Whole Abalone with Oyster
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      42 11 WU. Z.A« I i j s)' v I I i 3 n v ;«Aii I 3 urana i rizcs w-jr.-dcupF.^, 2 2^0x25 mil •Sl.oooc.Hh J «i2gs°" W1 > 3-! B w fig Fuji fotonex 4000 camera 7 rclis of Nexia2oo-240 X 25 »<'*' im
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      Can we see clearly?
      95 12 mui<mui* BGGeorgeYeo, Minister for Information and the Arts, caSs for an assessment of the economic crisis In a speech he is dee to give this morning at the opening of the 33rd Aeean rninndtlsii nn fidhna mI Infniielhiw To do this review well, we need a
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      At 8.30 am, two S'poreans reached Everest peak
      284 12 SINGAPORE'S Everest team reached the peak of the world's tallest mountain at 8.30 am today Singapore time. System analyst Khoo Swee Chiow, 33, and Outward Bound School Instructor Edwin Siew, 27, reached the peak after a nine-hour climb which began last night.
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      83 12 —n StAf X. (Daily 7.00 pm 10.00 $24.00W) with unlimited helping of The Most Popular Dish of The Singapore Food Festival '96! (DaUy 12 00 noon 2 3 pm) a w^e s6^on of mouth-watering favourites like: Calimansi Juice J Clispxi Cr b Kvm $4.50 per person AtfAW GOTCVtZ tttAHU Wore
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  • JOKETODAY
    • LAUGHLINES
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        Bear hunting
        138 13 TWO men went bear hunting. While one stayed in the cabin, the other went out looking for a bear. He soon found a huge bear, shol at it but only wounded it. The enraged bear charged towards him, he dropped his rifle and started running for the cabin
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        All hooked up
        204 13 A SEAMAN and a pirate take turns recounting their adventures at sea. Noting the pirate's peg-leg, hook, and eye-patch, the seaman asks, "So, how did you end up witl the peg-leg?" The pirate replies: "Arrgh! That'! a fine story... we was caught in a monster storm off
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        Random madness
        121 13 A BOY asks his father to explain the difference between irritation, aggravation and frustration. Dad picks up the phone and dials a number at random. When the phone is answered, he asks: "Can I speak to Alf, please?" "No! There's no one called Alf here." The person hangs
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        The lady of the house
        232 13 AN out-of-work man knocks on the door of a home in an upper-class neighbourhood. The lady of the house answers. "Pardon me, I'm out of work and looking for any odd jobs that people need done; I'm very handy with everything from repairs to yard
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        Plain batty
        128 13 TWO vampire bats are hanging upside down in a cave. One of the bats feel hungry. "Let's go and find some food," he suggests. "I don't think you can find any food at this time of the day," says the other bat. "Well, I want some blood and
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    Lock icon Theo who?
    227 14 And the winner of the Golden Palm is Theo Angelopoulos... WORLDTODAY It wasn't the big names who walked away winners at this year's Cannes Film Festival OTHER WINNERS Best Actor Peter Mullan (left), in My Name is Joe Grand Jury Prize: La Vita et Bella (Life is Beautiful),
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      88 14 nm *so t, goo"3f I H P[ P pure distilled water is bottled using the *5' latest purification system. Water from nature's sources is first heated to a very high temperature and the water vapour goes through a process of condensation to form the invigorating H R pure distilled water.
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      386 15 J& IMBBSBer (JL U x to all you winners of the Big Walk '98 Gnwd Lucky Draw. H you hoii signed up but time convenient (or you from 9am to 1 pm, 2pm to Spm (Mon to FH were not there for the Lucky Draw, there is still a chance.
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Let
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      Lock icon Not all Beijing's way
      269 16 HONGKONG ELECTIONS THE pro-Beying camp was heading for a comfortable majority with a third of the votes counted this morning in Hongkong's first Chinese-run elections. But a record turnout of voters in atrocious weather gave a strong message of support for Martin Lee and his pro-democracy
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      Big change
      36 16 This is a very significant day for Hongkong and China for this is the first time in Chinese history that there is some element of democratic election in China. Democratic Party leader Martin Lee
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      It pleases us
      33 16 We are indeed very pleased to see this very enthusiastic response... this reflects Hongkong people 's self-determination and confidence in the \one country, two systems Hongkong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa
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      War of the World Cup
      467 17  -  AFTER EVEREST COOPgRATKM, IRAN AND US FACE... by BRIAN MILLER AFTER nearly two decades of international isolation, brought about by the Islamic Revolution, it appears that Iran wants back in. Even the United States which Teheran labelled the Great Satan seems to be feeling its
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      Lock icon Suharto's foes to be freed
      267 18 Source: Reuters. THEY were thrown into jail for their politics. Former opposition politician Sri Bintang Pamungkas and labour leader Muchtar Pakpahan were high-profile critics of Mr Suharto. But this morning, new Indonesian President B J Habibie would announce the release of these well-known political prisoners.
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      Econometer
      61 18 Don't track the rupiah and Jakarta stocks on Monday. Go to Chinatown on Monday morning and (fit's open for business, that will be a vote of confidence in Habibie. What one Indonesian economist told The Business Times' Jakarta correspondent, Mr SN Vasuki. He says the Indonesian-Chinese business community will
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      Lock icon Kicking the one who has fallen
      568 18 WHAT is your opinion about the intention to investigate the wealth of ex-president Suharto's family? That is common, like the Batak saying "si tunjang na gadap, si togu najongjong" (kicking those who have already fallen and lifting those who are standing). Such things always
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      Brooke Shields searched at airport
      235 19 SHE cut a glamorous figure in dark glasses and tight black outfit at Nice airport in France and drew the papparazzi. But the VIP treatment was suddenly turned off for Hollywood star Brooke Shields. She was stopped as she was boarding an aircraft for Paris
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      266 19 THE SHAKING EXPERIENCE gjf Just a shake and you re ready 9$ for writmq action P With comfortable grip and a £f choirS of seven bold colours V m The Shaker jy N -I-Jle J vI sho» Tow.n. &Mch .d FREAKY FRBE FUn| J Draw a team on* you W
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  • DEARWIJEY
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      Do I need extra subject?
      258 20 QI AM 20 and I have completed my NS. I was an express student at Dunearn Secondary. I sat for the O-level examinations in 1993. I am taking O levels again but as a private candidate. I am attending night classes at Clementi Town Secondary.
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      Brother weak in maths
      135 20 QMY brother sat for the GCE O-level exams in 1996. He got B3 for English, B3 for science (physics/chemistry), B4 for design and technology, D 7 for mathematics, C 6 for georgraphy and A 2 for Malay. He was eligible for the three-year pre-U courses. But
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      Get to N4 first
      74 20 QI AM a Secondary 3 normal (technical) student. Can I get into the normal (academic) stream? Shawn K A You first must qualify to go on to N4. If, in one sitting of the GCE N-level exams, you get a grade 1 in English and maths
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      Worth nursing your ambitions
      183 21 QI AM waiting for the start of the first semester of the poly I applied to. I got into the nursing course. If I get the nursing diploma, may I switch and apply to the National Institute of Education to be trained as a teacher? Will
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      Stay in your line and upgrade
      135 21 QI AM 35 and I've got only two N levels in English and science. I've tried a few times to get O-level English, but with only a grade 3 for my N-level English, I was not successful I've always wanted to upgrade myself by
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      279 20 CALL 1900-*****03 and leave your questions for Mr Wijey. You can listen to his earlier advice, too. Calls cost 30 cents (plus 10 cents a minute for card phone calls). This week's Q& A: Brother makes R to Raffles Institution and so mat I! Must I pass science for poly
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      217 21 Do you have any questions regarding education? Write or fax your questions to Pear Mr Wijey The New Paper l 390 Kim Seng Road s Singapore *****5. Fax: 737-5375 5 Give us your name, address and Py?" 'jjSl tele P hone number. Call The New Paper infoline, 1900-*****03. (Calls are
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    Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cuico*
    529 22 Showtime 3,4,5 in Spanish Move over Spice Girls, 'cos here come the 'Spice Boys'—sizzling hot, they're burning the airwaves with Latin sensuality. LEE YIN LUEN brings you five of the hottest WHEN it rains, it pours. And where Latino pop is concerned right now, it
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      180 24 K»"* J^EHbl^R^hß^^^^KKh Big on fun, excitement and entertainment! our also goes to the following who have contributed u.i I* »_l ii £j. tremendously to the success of this year's Big Walk: Not forgetting the fabulous prizes. It was truly overwhelming for the 69,030 people who joined us in Big Walk
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  • SHOWTIME
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      Lock icon Raw eggs for Jack
      424 25  -  NKF CHARITY SHOW THE DRIVE The NKF Charity Drive aims to raise $5 million for its kidney failure patients. Another show, on May 31, will see local artistes raising funds. Call 1900-112-6868 to make a donation of $5. BY Hazel Tan IN the midst of some
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      She's the new cop
      365 26  -  BY Hazel Tan MEET Chong Chia Suan, the girl who brought you sunshine and rain on television not so long ago. Now, remember her face, because she could take Singapore by storm minus the thunder and lightning, but with a bang. Industry sources say the ex-TCS
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      THE LINE-UP
      81 26 SEXY Michelle Goh was supposed to play Kim in the third series of Triple Nine. But she turned down the offer because of poor health and a tight schedule she was to do VR Man in the same period. Besides Chong Chia Suan, other new additions to the
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      235 25 celebrate the j fly of spring with Jl The New Paper and Wisma Atria The joy of winning over $37,000 worth of prizes is definitely worth celebrating! You just need to answer 2 simple questions in the entry form and attach this together with any four (4) The New Paper
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      66 26 MOVIES. H'« a kind of m^ e mind o« rtwhart,o, rtaW#r <X> "V. 4* f <*. Free X Goodie Bag* Keep year tieketitabtfraaayaMvie at Life x s fra 21 la 21 ie* Tee aad year Meed aaa axekaap I ler a Iree tee*e leg ae 21 Hay at Shaw Caatra
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      32 27 A% f V >v gk *&^S®3r? v; >■ i;'■■■;;& r 1' 3%198fi&9^v- i jam .V :>— 'U JrPV 4 *-\V« I i fGuess which spunky little gTrTstrolled into the Big Wet Walk yesterday?/Paue 281
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  • 10 km? Ah, a stroll!
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      10 km? Ah. a stroll!
      589 28 She is five. She has cancer. She just had an operation. Yet little Ser Woon braved the downpour and crowds to join the 10-km Big Walk yesterday. Why? Simply to support The New Paper's adopted charity, the Bone Marrow Donor Programme. How did she do
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      FRIENDSHIP RIBBONS
      50 28 The Bone Marrow Donor Programme and the Singapore Amateur Athletics Association are the two beneficiaries of this year's Big Walk. Yesterday, volunteers for the Programme walked and sold orange "Friendship Ribbons" in return for donations from the public. The Programme raised at least $5,000 from its efforts yesterday.
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      Biggest walk in the world
      146 28 ITS not called the Big Walk for nothing. Yes, The New Paper Big Walk IS the biggest walking event in the world. This was revealed in an international survey by sporting company Reebok, one of the sponsors for the Big Walk this year. And they
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      The man who nearly won... ... and the man who did win
      545 29  - The man who nearly won... and the man who did win THE WINNERS: Grand Lucky Draw winner (Mictan Caimw iniMdn cHJiiviy 1.5 EX, excluding COE): Mr Pang Mun Kit Corporate Theme Up Contest winner ($2,000 cash): Alexandra Hospital Fancy Dress Contest winner (Sony Mini HMI Component System): Mr Goh Aik
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    Wet, wild & wonderful The walk stops here
    596 30 Wet, wild wonderful The walk stops here A drizzle, then a downpour, almost washed out the flag-off of the '98 New Paper Big Walk yesterday. But the mood at the National Stadium wasn't dampened for long. A huge crowd showed up: a record-breaking 69,030 had signed up. And while few
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  • We're the champs
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      We're the champs
      311 31 MALAYSIAN walker Cheng Tong Lean, 25, trains come rain or shine. So when it started pouring yesterday at The New Paper Big Walk, she wasn't the least bit fazed. Ms Cheng took the weather in her stride and led the pack to win the Women's Open (Individual)
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      RESULTS
      211 31 MEN'S OPEN (INDIVIDUAL) Ist Teoh Boon Lim (Malaysia) (0:45:27) 2nd Hem Bahadur Rai (0:45:48) 3rd Mani Ram Rai (0:46:47) MEN'S OPEN (TEAM) Ist Police Sports Association Team 8 (Singapore) 2nd Police Sports Association Team 3rd Police Sports Association Team 9 MEN'S JUNIOR (INDIVIDUAL) Ist Mohd Shahrul Haizy B Apbrahman
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    See you next year?
    197 33 showtime SUSAN Quah (left) has never walked so much before. You see, her idea of a workout is cooking. So when the local comedienne told friends she was going for the Big Walk, they laughed. "The only exercise I do is stirring and frying. I train
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    Blowing the whistle on bribery
    448 34  -  ET CETERA WTTHI SURESH NAIR JUST two months ago, the credibility of the soccer referee was seriously tested after a regional ban on Indonesian referees. The ban by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will only be lifted after a nationwide investigation into bribery and match-fixing.
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      119 34 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE Wmk FACILITY SAFETY OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT CENTRE DATE OF SEMINAR: |12 Jun» >8 9!00«m 5.00pm I FOR WHOM: Fire Safety Manager, Project Manager, Industrial Complex Manager, Facility Manager, M&E Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Manager, Project Officer, Project Co-ordinator, Property Agent, Property Executive, Safety Engineer, Building Engineer, Building
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  • SPORTS
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      331 48 UTAH JAZZ 96 LOS ANGELES LAKERS 92 KARL Malone led the Utah Jazz to the National Basketball Association Finals at the expense of Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers. Now the NBA regular-season champion will take home court advantage into the best-of-seven championship series
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      Miller eager to return from injury
      121 48 INDIANA Pacers star Reggie Miller is limping. He has a "mild sprain" of the right ankle and said yesterday: "If we were playing right now, I couldn't play." Still, Miller is looking forward to today's Game 4 against the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern
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      India angry over umpire
      217 48 WORLD CUP HOCKEY INDIA was faming over the umpire after going down 4-3 to South Korea yesterday. The angry scene came when South Korean striker Kang Keon-wook hit the match-winner from a penalty corner during iiyury-time. India manager Ajitpal Singh was adamant that the corner was
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      206 48 THOMAS CUP: BADMINTON WORLD No 12 Hendrawan was Indonesia's hero in retaining badminton's most prestigious trophy last night. His 18-14,10-15,15-5 win over Yong 'Hock Kin turned the match Indonesia's way in the third tie. "We have had more motivation to win the Thomas Cup because of
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      175 49 I I SfmK in simus ib Read the ads In the Straits Times between 11 and 31 May, and vote for your favourite. It could win you cash! M| VOTE NOW FOR ROUND 3 You can cast as many votes as you like, as long as the ads are at
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  • WORLD CUP '98 UPDATE
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      Lock icon Squad near complete
      213 50 WARM-UP ENGLAND 0 SAUDI ARABIA 0 ENGLAND flies out to its pre-World Cup training camp at La Manga in Spain today with only "one or two" places in the final squad of 22 still to be decided. This is according to England coach Glenn Hoddle, reports The
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      WARM-UPS
      223 50 USA 2 KUWAIT 0: ERNIE Stewart and Tab Ramos scored to give the United States a 2-0 triumph over Kuwait yesterday. Until Ramos' goal in the 82nd minute sealed the victory, the one-goal margin created by Stewart in the 38th minute disguised the dominance of the US team. The
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      Premiership hope
      216 50 Cameroon star out DUTCH international striker Patrick Kluivert wants to leave AC Milan to play in England for either champion Arsenal or Manchester United. A British Sunday newspaper reported that Kluivert said he had become disenchanted with the type of soccer played in Italy. LEAVING "I'm definitely leaving
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      Lock icon ON BRAZIL'S CHANCES
      38 50 If Brazil loses it's absurd. If we win Ws normal. It's like fighting with a drunk. If you lose it y s ridiculous, and if you win it's cowardice. Leonardo. Umrio: BrazWa midfieldgentnl Picture/ Afp
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  • COUNIDOWN
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      Import-expert
      60 51 Imported players and coaches are a time-honoured tradition in soccer, perhaps, will have the most with seven ofits "Reggae Boyz" being Britons whose parents were bom on the Caribbean island, three imports who are likely to stand out art Luis Otiveira of Belgium, Wagner Lopes of Japan and Jose
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      WAGNER LOPES
      373 51 UUST before a crucial World Cup qualifier against Iran late last year, Wainer Lopes learnt that his mother had died in Brazil. Then he caught a bad cold. Japanese journalists sent frantic stories home about how their key man was almost down and out. i If he was,
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      Lock icon JOSE CLAYTON
      319 51 AFP. WHEN Brazilian Jose Clayton arrived in Tunisia five years ago, the last Itlung on his mind was wearing the red and white national team strip. Like any other native of a country that has won the World Cup a record four times and produced in Pele arguably
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      Lock icon Ready for Belgium
      260 51 lOLIVEIRA AFP. Dubbed the "Faicq^HHß Man" in Italy, where he plays for 1 Fiorentina, Brazilian-born striker Luis Oliveira (left) will be looking to pounce at the World Cup Finals. An admirer of birds of prey he owns two jflK falcons Oliveira's story is one of poverty in
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  • TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE '98
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      'Leave Latiff alone'
      583 52 ...urge coaches. But can media ignore this hotshot? GEYLANG UNITED 1 (Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin 22nd mini BALESTIER CENTRAL 0 Geylang United's Douglas Moore and Balestier Central's PNSivaji are rival coaches. But last Saturday, the two were united in asking the media not to overhype young Ahmad Latiffs
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        LEE SHARPE
        177 52 DOUGLAS MOORE (Geytang coach): When I was coaching at Birmingham City in the mid-1970*8, we had a 16-year-old apprentice called Fox. I can't remember his first name. He was an absolutely superb winger who played for England at schoolboy level. He was touted as an up-and-coming young player.
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        LEE MAN HON
        137 52 P N SIV/UI (Balntter coach): Man Hon is probably an example of a local player who showed a lot of promise when he was younger but somehow faded along the way. At one stage he was one of those identified in the Goh Chok Tong Young Soccer
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      Lock icon Impossible to shield stars
      434 53 MORE ON THE S-LEAGUE'S NEW SCORING SENSATION IS it ever possible to shield a young talented player like Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin from the media? Sadly, the answer is no. Maybe you can in the msyor footballing nations like England, Brazil and Italy, where the player base
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      AFTER SCOLDING AND FINE BY COACH MOORE
      65 53 I was so scared of losing my place in the first 11 after what happened last week. When Mr Douglas picked me, I was very happy. So I told myself to go all out to make up for my mistake (playing for another
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      THE LINE-UPS
      109 53 GEYLANC UNfTEP: David Lee, Richard Ward, Neil Allison, Mohd Dalis Supiat (Indra Sahdan 69th min), Warren Spink (Hyrizan Jufri 89th), Sean Fallon, Max Nicholson, Zulkarnaen Zainal, Kadir Yahaya, Ahmad Latiff Khamarudin, Mohd Nor Rahman BALESTIER CENTRAL: M Elangovan, Nathaniel Naplah, Abdul Wafi Othman (Mohd Rizam Md Isa 15th),
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      'He's not the sort of guy to get big-headed'
      411 53 DONT worry. Ahmad Latiif isn't the sort of person who will get carried away by all his new-found fame and publicity. So said his Geylang United team-mate, Indra Sahdan Daud, 19.' "I don't think he's the type who will get big-headed
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  • TIGER BEER S-LEAGUE '98
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      Lock icon Gombak's rock
      481 55  -  Stories/, Ernest Luis SURACHAI Jirasirichote seems to be the best plug Gombak United has bought for its leaky defence. The 28-year-old Thai stopper was excellent in Saturday's 2-1 loss against Tanjong Pagar despite having first trained with the team only two days before. Jirasirichote, a left-footer, made his
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      The Bulls in an upbeat mood
      294 55 LIKE there are two sides to a coin, there are two halves in football. But so far, fans of Gombak United have seen only the losing side. After seven losses and two draws, the Bulls (Gombak's nickname) have the worst defensive record in the
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  • WORLD CUP '98 UPDATE
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      125 56 AFP. POLICE had to evacuate the surroundings of Brazil's World Cup training ground following a bomb alert. Police broke into a Renault 9 parked outside the ground after a sniffer dog attracted their attention to the vehicle. DISPOSAL UWT They then sent in a robotic bomb disposal unit, which retrieved
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      Lock icon When Ronaldo speaks — they listen
      230 56 When Ronaldo speaks they listen WHEN Brazil opens its training ground to the media, this is what happens pandemonium. What more if you had to travel 60 kilometres from Paris, just to catch the champion at work in a little town. After four days of closed-door training since arriving last
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