The New Paper, 7 July 1998

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    21 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1998 MITA (P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS http://web3.asla1 .com.sg/tnp Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • Slice of time
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        Why this story must be told again and again and again and again and again and again and again and
        325 2 ALL Singaporeans should know about the '60s racial riots and other past troubles and hardships. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong says: "Otherwise they will never appreciate why we constantly emphasise
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        SHOW INFO
        40 2 WHCT: National Education Exhibition. VfftJttL* Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Suntec City. WHEN: July 7 to 31 (3CMninute-long shows from 9 am to 9 pm; most shows in English, but some are In Mandarin, Malay and Tamil).
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        WHY SHOW NOW?
        124 2 THE multi-media exhibition was initially planned for October *96, says Mr Gob Chok Tong. However, the organisers, the National Heritage Board (NHB), decided to postpone it because it needed mere time to go through records. The board wanted to "present an exhibition that will do justice to
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      Lock icon Ribbit! Ribbit! Eat it, eat it
      371 3  -  By Irene Kew ONE moment, the frogs are sitting quietly in the pond. The next moment, they are plopped deep-fried on your platter. Oh good. They went down very well, said Miss Andrea Todd, after her breakfast of frogs. It was something new for
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      FOOD FESTIVAL
      90 3 The Singapore Food Festival from June 27 to July 31 is organisec by the Singapore Tourism Board and American Express International. Highlights: From the Vineyard which showcases wines and spirits on July 11 and 12, Gourmet Safari which includes sky-dining, in a Sentosa cable car, on July 8,15
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      125 2 Leisure moo Showtime: Pages 2210*25 Comics: Pages 27 28 TV: Page 55 BLAUPUNKT AADIOPHONC World's First Car Radio Cassette Player integrates die GSM Mobile Ptane A Handsfree kit that lets you make telephone calls AD you need to operate is your GSM SIM Card. Come to experience it! (jjWjW HL3?
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    TOUCH ME NOT, OKAY?
    515 4  -  SINGAPORETODAY JAILED Lim Ah Chok was jailed eight weeks for voluntarily causing hurt with a dangerous weapon. He could have been jailed up to five years and fined or caned. He has one previous conviction for corruption. By Danny Lim ALL he did was bring his
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    Can you read my thoughts?
    216 5 Lttefthg* ourstory.asial .com.sg THENEWSTHEN PRUDENTIAL sl/ce of t/me No bitterness runs through Wee Swee Cheng's (right) mind. Japanese soldiers separated him from his family. The war stole from him a precious scholarship to study abroad. But the former insurance boss, now 77, says he gained
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Pay up or else...
      290 6 BANKS GET TOUGH: tor DONT pay your bills on time, and the banks will come down hard on you. Home-loan borrowers hit by both rising interest charges and falling property prices are finding banks are going strictly by the book. They get a grace period of
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      Lock icon Precious treasure
      73 6 This Golden opportunity: Gold prospector Rob Mitchell, 36, of Western Australia with the 16-kggold nugget he found, with a metal detector near the town of Kalgoorlie in 1992. He nicknamed it The Evening Star because of the way it shone in the moonlight on the dashboard of his
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    • News Break
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        ERP wrongs
        56 6 TRANSPORT ALMOST 2,000 electronic road pricing (ERP) violators have been caught along the East Coast Parkway every month. But the number being caught is declining. Most did not have CashCards in their in-vehicle units (IU), said the Land Transport Authority. Other violations included not having an IU and
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        Foreign hunt
        55 6 I EDUCATION THE government is finding it hard to hire enough young Singaporeans as Chineselanguage teachers, so a small number will have to come from abroad. Education Minister Teo Chee Hean suggested they exploit information technology to improve the learning of Chinese. New Chinese software is being introduced
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        Break-ins up
        63 6 CRIME OVER the weekend, there were five break-ins. Burglars stole more than $35,000 in cash and jewellery. And there has been a 9 per cent rise in housebreaking cases in the first five months of the year compared with the same period last year. This year, 715 burglary
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        $ 12m lifeline
        59 6 12m lifeline Aib THE Singapore ?Dvernment will provide 12 million worth of rice and medicines to the Indonesian people. The aid comes on top of the $5 million project the Singapore Red Cross Society launched three months ago. Almost half the country's 200 million people will reportedly be too poor
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      • Article
        Time to work together
        141 7 MALAYSIA I SINGAPORE and Malaysia should work together to tide over the crisis. Malaysia's Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said this when commenting on the moving of Singapore's rail Customs and immigration facilities to Woodlands; and Singapore's refusal to allow West Malaysians to withdraw
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        Weak Sing $
        66 7 Weak Sing MONEY THE Singapore dollar fell almost two cents against the US dollar yesterday morning on a report that Brunei's largest private company could have suffered losses of up to £10 billion ($28 billion). But it recovered in the afternoon to close 0.7 per cent weaker at 1.7130. Other
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        Rankings help
        54 7 [COMMUNITY! RANKING community services should spur groups on to improve, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has said. There had been some opposition to the idea of rankings, but competition encouraged harder work, he said at an awards ceremony last night. A total of 102 awards were presented
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      world Head liners
      43 6 South China Morning Post: Crisis talks over airport faults The Times: Blair aide accused of 'insider dealing' BBC news: Reports from Irian Jaya say five people were killed and more than 140 wounded when police broke up a pro-independence demonstration
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    • Article
      Copy-cat pill
      162 7 in PSSus popular pill Viagra is attracting those with intentions of cloning it, reports ASIA WEEK IN the US, Viagra the anti-impotence drug that has taken the world's bedrooms by storm, sells for less than US$10 ($17) per pill. Only Thailand has approved local sales of the pill.
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      DOW JONES
      26 7 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 66.51 points to close at 9091.77 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 513 million shares.
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      local Head liners
      51 7 The Straits Times: Food aid worth $12m for Indonesia The Business Times: S$ falls 2 cents on report of Brunei prince's losses Lianhe Zaobao: Japan's economy worsening, says its central bank governor Berita Harian: $12m aid to Indonesia RCS morning news: US, Russian leaders to meet in
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      WHAT'S HUP
      4 7 Tongue Cheek
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      Quote worthy
      92 7 Fast solution No sorry If 150 million people fast every Monday and Thursday, then three million tonnes of rice can be saved the same amount of rice we have to import this year. President BJ Habibie of Indonesia calling on Indonesian Muslims to fast on Mondays and Thursdays.
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    Let it be, just like grandma
    73 8 rn u j*jtj u SINGAPORETODAY Architect Richard Ho it a strong advocate of letting buildings age gracefully. He feels the cu awt b and of gMng them a faceift wipes out the momoty and It is like sending your grandmother for a complete facelift!
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon His letters of PAIN to himself
      961 10 A man who suspected his wife of having an affair was jailed for six years yesterday for stabbing her to death. Their 12-year-old son awoke to find his mother bleeding to death. He still lives in the flat, with an uncle and aunt. He
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      He tries not to remember
      387 10 IT was a heart-rending talk that the boy had with psychiatrist Dr Tan Chue Tin. Recalled Dr Tan in a psychiatric report: He "cried as he spoke about being alone and frightened without either of them. "He still suffers from frequent flashbacks of the stabbing
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      SON IN COURT
      185 10 GUO Han crept into the courtroom just before his father was sentenced yesterday. He tiptoed up to the dock and peered between the wooden bars at his papa, who was sitting there with his ankles shackled by a metal chain. The man broke down, cupping his mouth
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      Lock icon This ARROW moves on wheels
      382 11  -  NATIONAL DAY PARADE '98 BY Woon Wui Tek HE'S not exactly Clint Eastwood in the movie, In the Line of Fire. But traffic policeman Eric Hon must also put his life on the line. Mr Hon, 27, would steer his 750 cc motorbike into the
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      TICKET INFO
      74 11 TO attend the NDP festivities, visit one of the five ticket centres from July 12: Khatib Camp, Sembawang Road (North Zone); National Stadium, Kallang (South Zone); Temasek Polytechnic, Temasek Avenue (East Zone); Clementi Camp, Clementi Loop (West Zone), and Police Academy, Thomson Road (Central Zone). Each person in
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      Train your eyes on the skies
      88 11 AT this year's National Day Parade, the Red Lion Parachute Display Team will parachute into the National Stadium. The six SAF Commandos will jump from a Super Puma helicopter at a height of 1,520 m. They will perform turns in mid-air. Team leader Warrant
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      Snatch! And away they go on a bicycle
      192 12  -  BY Zackaria Abdul Rahim ALL week, Ms Angeline Seah had been looking for a job. But on the day she found work as an accounts assistant, she ended up totalling her losses instead. Two men on, of all things, a bicycle, stole
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      The World Cup in Pennsylvania?
      215 12 JUST 'for YOU THAT'S right! Catch the final of France '98 at Pennsylvania House (Tanglin Mall) on the morning of July 13 and you could walk away with any piece of furniture in the showroom at half the price, even if it's already discounted! So
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      Lock icon CRACKED COLUMN in HDB block
      593 13 Yesterday, some residents at a block in Tampmes got a scare when cracks appeared on a column at the void deck. The two men who were the first to see it immediately called the police and the HDB. After checks, the HDB says it is
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      WHAT HAPPENED
      79 13 ESSENTIALLY this was what happened: Block 929,Tampines Street 91, had an eating house on the ground floor and recently it was being renovated. While removing a brick wall, the renovation contractor had over-hacked into one of the columns. This caused the column to crack. But HDB said the
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      Lock icon HDB: It's safe
      137 13 THERE were bright lights, a police cordon around the whole area and workers busy hauling equipment and taking instructions. And these HDB workers were working through the night to repair the damage. Does this mean it is serious? A short HDB statement offered assurance. It said: "The
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      114 12 All Thai dishes are prepared by our Thai Chef, specially flown in from Bangkok. (Daily 12.00 noon 2.30 pm) $15.00 with a wide selection of mouth-watering favourites like: FHct) Cris\n\ flower Crab, fksn Roast Duck Ret> Curry, Thai Lewoti Chicken, Pork Greeti Curry m*ny msrsy wore... zi s. u raafhfl
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      431 13 FRANCE9B IVIKr wfmorWo/e echoes the theme of 96France World Cupr n «rßoHtM l ,*M.,cFMC.*tl»t mt rrl ie" nosnng me games country for the 98 World Cup and as the homeland r»nffl6 y M £9^^ for the founder of FIFA, Robert Guerin. *%ft\S Own the Only Olllcinl 00 Frnncn World Cup
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      73 14 u5 Universal Music/Pony Canyon y proudly welcome 1 K I^Bli VUrfJ Dour 1998 CD s ox*f n Autograph Sessions With Kitaro Tuesday, 7th July t— 6pm at Borders Bookstore 7pm at HMV vcd Concert venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium 10 11 July 1998, Bpm. Pn 4 3Lkk M Ticket prices: ToO,
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Texas race murder
      56 15 lames Byrd Jr t 49: Bashed, tied to lorry bumper and dragged to death. Trio Oil trial: The three charged with murdering Mr Byrd, (from left) Lawrence Brewer, 31, John King, 23 and Shawn Berry, 23. They are said to belong to radical groups that think white
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      Lock icon Death row possible
      280 15 Reuters THESE three white men, accused of dragging a black men to his death on a remote Texas road, now face capital murder charges. This means they can be given a lethal injection if found guilty. A grand jury handed down the indictments yesterday in the east
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      WHAT ONE ADMITTED
      100 15 IN a sworn statement given shortly after his arrest, Shawn Berry said he and his friends were riding in his truck after a night of drinking when he saw Mr Byrd beside the road. He stopped to offer him a lift home. Berry said his friend John
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      Lock icon Oops! Err, honey...
      113 15 AFP NEARLY a million contraceptive pills have been withdrawn from shop shelves in Brazil after a number of women who took it became pregnant anyway, its German makers said yesterday. Pharmaceutical group Schering is recalling its Microvlar pills after revelations that a large batch contained only cornflour.
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      Lock icon Heatwave Havoc
      150 16 AFP. RESIDENTS of the town of Varibombi, north of Athens, spent Sunday trying to extinguish the flames which threatened their homes (see picture). The number of fires throughout Greece totalled 180 at one point, fanned by high winds and temperatures that peaked at 45 deg C. Some people
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      Lock icon Rolex watch leads to killer
      230 16 Wire services. A CANADIAN conman was jailed for life in Britain yesterday after a Rolex watch revealed he murdered the man whose identity he stole. Albert Walker, 52, was No 4 on Interpol's most wanted list after fleeing fraud charges in Canada. He befriended loner
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      Lock icon OPPOSITION CLAIMS: Labour backs cronies only
      325 17 Reuters. BRITAIN'S Labour government is stuck in a sleazy culture of "cronyism", says the opposition. The Conservatives say the government favours or is too closely linked to certain political lobbyists. Lobbyists are professionals hired by firms or individuals to plead their case on policies.
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      Taking a swig
      36 17 murtmui* Tliailaad's Interior Minister Sanaa Kakwnprasart, criticised for buying expansive foreign wine, is now making his own. Ha says: I hope that my reputation will guarantee the taste and standard of my wine.
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      Lock icon 'Girls of Shiel' fre Colo
      320 18 Reuters. THESE five young women couldn't be more relieved. Part of a group called The Girls of Steel, a Colombian army-backed civic group, they were released by the rebels in the mountains of Segovia last Friday. They are shown here speaking to a National Liberation
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      Lock icon HONGKONG'S NEW AIRPORT: First day blues
      438 19 Wire services. A STRING of problems marred the first day's operation at Hongkong's new Chek Lap Kok airport. Urgent talks were held between the authorities and airlines yesterday to resolve the various problems. But the Airport Authority offered no guarantees for today's operations, according
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      Lock icon MEANWHILE IN KL...
      235 19 Source: Reuters. MALAYSIA'S new Kuala Lumpur airport was finally running smoothly yesterday, officials said. It had been a week-long computer glitch that delayed flights and baggage and stranded thousands of travellers, the authorities said. "All initial problems especially relating to baggage handling and check-in system have been
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      31 18 ANOTHMn GOAL FOR WdHLa CUP FAIVBI 1 Yamaha Ving" Ktfl7s' hil<«s wmlh S8 000 »ach to be won in our World Cup fever contest. Get The New from tomorrow till July
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon Radio's golden girl bounces back
      498 20  -  By Lee Yin Luen LIKE a two-year-old encountering her first pizza, Belinda 'Sunshine' Yeo peels the layer of mozzarella cheese off the thin slice of dough, and gingerly picks out the bits of anchovies. Then she proceeds to tear the dough into shreds and tosses
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      Lock icon Yifeng's happy return to drama
      401 21 Compere-cum-actress Quan Yifeng was sacked from TCS last September after she was fined, forfighting at a bowling alley and driving without a licence. But she's back at TCS, filming part-time for a new serial. LELA JAIIL caught up with her in Adelaide QUAN Yifeng is
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      Starry-eyed kangaroos
      99 21 THE kangaroos on Kangaroo Island were star-struck. So much so that one of them hopped onto the coach carrying the TCS crew. The coach driver had to shoo it away before the crew could leave. Not that they minded its presence. In all their days of filming, they
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      Me, a second wife? Up to you...
      728 22 NORISH KARMAN: FROM PREVIOUS PAGE THIS is true: Norish Karman is married. This is unconfirmed: She is a second wife. Is it true? The actress model is not giving a straight answer. Norish told the magazine Jelita: "Up to you... I know who
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    A job in hand is worth...
    464 24  -  Etcetera WITH TRUDY Lim I remember. The worries about getting a job. Writing all those job applications and confronting an empty letter box every evening. So many fresh graduates competing for so few jobs. In the papers every day were reports of retrenchments and
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      50 24 Hotel Hamilton 40 Hamilton Road, Singapore *****0 Tel: (65) 296 2296 Fax: 296 2996 J Single from $58 nett j 42 rooms self control aircond I Mini refrigerator j. 24 hrs security Free safe deposit locker 3 mins to Malacca Singapore Bus Terminal X? I *10 mins to Lavender MRT
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      164 24 wJ Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson $&H€KEM£* 0»NG? T OW.NO' VW( 00 SWATTING MOSQUITOES VMl£ \ax, jysv V£T I SUSE HOPE NOT i Vfc TOGO L1IN& FROZEN WD OMPED WTS OUT WKE.OKJ CAMPIN& N&M»IT\ttSSE*R. s -.M CAMPING I OH M4W ROCKS. YUW HO *tt^lUWnan&€ T\ Adam/Brian Basset KAT<! CMiTON'KTBSOTED I AWMWCA
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  • UNCENSORED EXTRA
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    President woos press
    78 25 PRESIDENT B J Habibie held a four-hour meeting with about 60 of Jakarta's top editors and a handful of foreign journalists during nis third weekend in office. "This group is the information society. I need your help to explain to the people," he said, referring to his
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    Tempo versus Gatra
    159 25 WHEN Tempo magazine closed down in 1994 (for crossing government boundaries in its news reports), the Suharto government gave its licence to Gatra owned by timber tycoon Muhammad "Bob" Hasan. Mr Hasan was also the Trade and Industry minister in Mr Suharto's last cabinet. Gatra's format is
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  • SPORTS
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      318 34 EAST GERMAN SPORTS DOCTOR ADMITS: Reuters. AN East German sports doctor testified that he had given tablets containing anabolic steroids to young female swimmers. But, he said, only on the orders of his medical superiors. Dieter Binus, 59, is one of the six defendants
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      111 34 Reuters. ONE of those who said she received steroids as a young swimmer, Christiane Sommer, attended Dieter Binus' hearing. She told journalists outside the courtroom that she was pleased that Binus had acknowledged East Germany had engaged in systematic doping. But she said she was still waiting
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      277 34 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE EUROPEAN CUP ood qualifying phase: Man United (England) v LKS Lodz (Poland) or Kapaz (Azerbaijan) Celtic (Scotland) or St Patricks (Ireland) v Croatia Zagreb (Croatia) Inter-Milan (Italy) v Dynamo Minsk (Belarus) or Skonto Riga (Latvia) Bayern Munich (Germany) v Obilic Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
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      265 34 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY'S NEW MANAGER: DANNY WILSON Reuters. Danny Wilson is returning to Sheffield Wednesday as its new manager, the club he graced as a player for a decade. Wilson, 38, was confirmed as manager of the English Premier League club a few hours after quitting as
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      WIN A PAIR OF THESE BOOTS
      46 35 HOW TO WIN (Brazil meets Holland In France '98's first semi-final tomorrow morning. Which team will kick off the game? Call 1900-*****01 before 2am tomorrow and let us know. Each call costs 20 cents. (Results will be published on Friday.
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      RONALDO AND HIS BOOTS
      95 35 Ronaldo earns $1,600 an hour, J $38,400 a day, $268,800 a weak, and $14 mfliton a year, which is 10 thnea mora than what American f /Ml■■I,, prcSHIrfil KMII vNWlOYi Mi US* IMMn Hi n it 1 null fits ihm pifCVWCK, ■fc i-M Ko«ia»oo Dougm uts
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      259 37 ENGLAND LEGEND SIR BOBBY CHARLTON WARNS THAT ITS... AFP. BRAZILIAN superstar Ronaldo has only two matches left to prove if he really is the greatest thing since Pele. This was the warning issued by England legend Sir Bobby Charlton yesterday. "Before France '98 I would
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      130 37 Reuters. PELE has backed France to beat Croatia and Brazil to overcome the "better organised" Dutch in their France '98 semi-finals. The great Brazilian also told French television that striker Ronaldo had yet to hit his best form and that he had been surprised by Italy's poor showing.
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      173 37 AFP. IF France '98 is decided by who has the best goalkeeper then Holland will lift the trophy next Monday. Tliis is the forecast of former Arsenal and Scottish Tceeper Bob Wilson. In an appraisal of the four Tceepers involved in the semi-finals, Wilson insists
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      WHO WILL IT BE?
      110 37 THE semi-finals of France '98 starts at 3am tomorrow. Brazil, Holland, France and Croatia have already secured a place in this round. The big question: Who amongst them will be the two finalists? Tell us who you think will be the two teams in the World
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      367 38  -  BRAZIL v HOLLAND (3am, tomorrow) The next changes BY Suresh Nair HE'S known to go by the book. With a reputation of interpreting Fifa's refereeing instructions to the letter. A role model referee at France '98? That's United Arab Emirates immigration officer Ali Bujsaim. He
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    623 39 HOLLAND v BRAZIL 3am, tomorrow Live on Premiere 12 THF 'EXPERT VIEW'... hv BRIAN MILLER •reaomgg IViATCH IfILK vmirii.-,,,},!* GET THE RESULTS CALL INFOUNE: Call 1900-*****13 for all the World Cup results. The New Paper Infoline will bring you results soon after each match. Calls cost
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      711 40  -  A woman in a tiger-striped swimsuit or a man in a leopard-print dress these are the two possible outcomes in celebrity match-up No 4 of The New Paper's Predict-The-Winner World Cup Challenge. DJJohn Klass takes on actress Irene Ang in the first semi-final between Brazil
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      THE BIG MATCH Brazil vs Holland (3 am tomorrow)
      57 40 John Klass picks Holland to beat Brazil. Irene Ang picks Brazil to win. The winner wins a handphone from Ml. If John loses, he will dress up as a woman. If Irene loses, she will swim 50m each on freestyle and
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      REWIND
      97 40 In the first challenge, actor/rapper Sheikh Haikel won a handphone while Showbuzz host Lauretta Alabons overdosed on ice-cream and cheesecake as her forfeit for backing Scotland against Brazil in the opening match of France '98. Actress Lisa Ang had to massage comedian Hossan Leong as her forfeit after he
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      737 41  -  Tlyi llfcwl FRANCEvCROATIA WC llCAl vWIKCi WmHTiWA (3am, Thursday) ABOUT CROATIA Population: 4,780,000 Area: 56,538 sq km Capital: Zagreb Federation: Croatian Football Federation founded in 1912. Colour*: Red and white checked jersey, white shorts, white socks. World Cup record: 1998 is its Ist Finals
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      249 42 m top form at Franc©'9B. DEFENDERS: ZVONIMIR SOLDO (14): Vm^tWt^ifeo. One of coach Miroslav Blmfls favourites because of his Qualities of a solid and reliatM|HKir allow htm to play equally weflpHSwyk or defiangike midfielder. SUm MUC (6): Evertoh, 29. Physical strength, persistence and bravery make him indispensable.
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      217 43 Hungry for more watch out for him SEMI RNALS HOLLAND v BRAZIL HI Uf on Premiere 12, JERSEY NUMBER AFP. UOHANN Cruyff, Marco Van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp. For each of the last three iecades Dutch football has >roduced a great :entre-forward. And after winning virtually fcvery individual accolade
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    • The next change: Semi-finals BRAZIL v HOLLAND (3am tomorrow)
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        367 44  -  TOMORROW ONLY One's Brazilian. The other's Dutch. Both are based in Singapore. As they gear up to cheer on their respective teams tomorrow morning, they share their thoughts on what makes their teams tick By Ernest Luis Bernardo Padiiha tells you like it is: "There is
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        'We'll be third-time lucky'
        377 44  -  By Brian Miliar YOU don't have to be in downtown Amsterdam to feel the excitement and anticipation of this semi-final clash. Just drop by the Hollandse Club more commonly known as the Dutch Club at Camden Park and you'd be forgiven if you thought you were
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        605 45 Reuters. IHT. Reuters. OVERMARS DOUBTFUL ARTHUR Numan is suspended. His replacement as leftback, Winston Bogarde, injured himself in training. Now, left midfielder Marc Overmars may not start the match. Overmars is suffering from an injury to his right hamstring, pulled in training last week. He came on as
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        WHAT THEY SAY IN FRANCE
        629 45  -  By Jeffrey Low ON BRAZIL: BRAZIL COACH MARIO ZAGALLO; The weather is fine. It's beautiful, it's hot, it's nice for us. But it is obvious that we made a lot of mistakes against Denmark. So we have gone through the video-recording with a fine toothcomb
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      What makes them tick?
      225 46 BRAZIL V HOLLAND 13 am. tomorrow) BRAZIL STRENGTH* Effective left-sided midfield attack, with Roberto Carlos and Rlvaldo playing major role. Junior Baiano a tower in defence, literally speaking. Scoring midfielders Cesar Sampaio and Rivaldo have three ioals each. I Ronaldo still the most dangerous forward around.
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    • The next change: Semi-finals BRAZIL v HOLLAND (3am, tomorrow)
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        Lock icon Who will be first to crack?
        412 47  -  JEFF LOW IF attack is supposed to be the best means of defence, the two best coaches of France *98 would tell you that art knows no association with science. It is only a hope that by attacking with all your mind and might,
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        Under cover
        120 47 WHY so secretive? In a breach of tournament rules, both Brazil and Holland decided not to train at the Stade Velodrome battle-pitch yesterday. Instead, they preferred to work out in secret over 100 km away. It clearly meant that Brazil and Holland wanted to keep their secrets to
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      Soup for semis
      395 48 L Getting up at 2:45 am and staying alert for two hours and then trying to go back to sleep only to have to wake up an hour or two later is very bad for one's health. It is even worse that one's blood pressure is likely
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      159 48 (You can get all the spices in small quantities from the Indian stall in your local wet market) Mix evenly and set aside: 450g mutton, cut into small cubes 2 tap white pepper 4 tbsp coriander (ketumbar) powder x iresn green cmui, siasn Salt to taste Grind to
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      352 45 Brazil's veterans pass landmark BRAZILIAN goalkeeper Taffarel and team captain Dunga will both set national team records when they face Holland in tomorrow's semi-final. Taffarel and Dunga will both be playing their 17th game in World Cup Finals, breaking the record set by striker Jairzinho, who played in the 1966,1970
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      1135 49 ••.•J« m i i«i ♦i•'(im<• j 1 |y TODAY Turn noon Naws S Today/Home Shopping KJ World Cup 98 1.00 Pl* New* sTodar/PoWng Good TWnei K U IVI c 2.00 n«w« sToday V/ 1 T Semi-Fmal 205 Reneg«d« —No Balls and Two Strike* /vf f|tA HZIV Brazil VS Holland (Drama):
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