The New Paper, 22 August 1998

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1 63 The New Paper
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    21 1 the new paper SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1998 MITA(P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS http://web3.asia1 .com.sg/tnp Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings mBBBw
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon We'll reply in ACTION not words
      483 2 MILITANT MILLIONAIRE VOWS REVENGE Wire services. HE is no ordinary militant. Mr Osama bin Laden, 41, comes from a rich Saudi family and inherited about $525 million from his father. Today he is America's public enemy number one. And the man whom the US
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      The path of a terrorist
      245 2 OSAMA bin Laden settled near the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad after being expelled from Saudi Arabia. Some press reports said he then operated from a remote mountain top cave filled with high-tech communications equipment. There, it was said, he lived a Spartan life and
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      Lock icon US: Moderate to severe damage
      202 2 Wire services. THE US claimed yesterday that it had destroyed its intended targets in Sudan and Afghanistan. The first analysis of the damage was given by National Security Adviser Sandy Berger. He briefed reporters as the US kept select embassies closed and tightened security at
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      SNIPPETS
      196 2 Britain was the first ally to express unreserved support. "I strongly support this American action," said its. Prime Minister Tony Blair. Australian Prime Minister John Howard also gave his support. But France was cool in its response. The Muslim world responded angrily. Sudan's embassy in Kenya called Mr Clinton
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      ‘We’ve enough evidence’
      284 2 The big question that many are asking is: What evidence does the US have to justify its twin attacks in Afghanistan and Sudan? "Very compelling evidence," said the US. US officials pointed out that Thursday's attacks on a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan and a pharmaceutical factory
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Joss sticks, candles found after Mercs, BMWs burnt
      505 3 Four Mercedes Benzes and two BMWs were among 11 vehicles believed to have been set on fire in the past month. Seven of these were burnt in the Chinatown area and two at Boat Quay. In some cases, joss sticks and red
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      RED CANDLES
      86 3 JOSS sticks and red candles. These were found in some cars. The items, traditionally used by Chinese as religious offerings, were shoved into the spaces between the wheels and bodies of some of the cars. The tyres were always burnt. And in some cases the fire spread to
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Time to talk
      252 5 m Dr Lily Neo, 46, moved from Indonesia to Singapore in 1980. Now a citizen and an MP for Kreta Ayer-Tanglin GRC, she decided this week the time was right to discuss her years in Indonesia with The Straits Times writer Zuraidah Ibrahim. Before this, she had
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      TRUAMATIC MEMORIES
      108 5 THIS recent episode of violence brought back bad memories of the traumatic experiences I had as a child growing up in Medan. That was over 30 years ago when Mr Suharto had just taken over Indonesia. I saw so much suffering around me. I was about 11 then.
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      Lock icon Picture This
      71 5 ONE TO BOOKMARK: Avid readers will soon be able to use this book-sized portable computer to log on to an internet bookstore, select the book they want to read and have the contents downloaded in their 'e-book' in about three minutes. The first e-book goes on sale in
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    • News. Break
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        Cop’s fake MCs
        65 5 CRIME A POLICEMAN has been jailed 12 weeks for using fake MCs. Ee Choong Kiat, 22, used the MCs to skip duty 13 times so that he could practise snooker for a police tournament, said his lawyer. Ee was first runner-up in the Police Sports Association's inter-division
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        Joss controls
        67 5 FESTIVAL THE Hungry Ghost Festival starts today, so remember that: Joss sticks should not be longer than 2 m tall and 75 mm around; No more than six large joss sticks can be burned at once and not within 30 m of a building; and Candles should be
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        SRC reward
        50 5 INFIGHTING SINGAPORE Recreation Club committee members are offering a $5,000 reward to help identify the people behind a series of poison pen letters. The widely-circulated letters accuse them of misusing club funds, cronyism, incompetence and bigotry. They stressed the reward came from their own pockets, not club funds.
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        Amcol case
        54 5 COURT AMCOL Holdings' three former directors were yesterday found guilty of failing in their duty as directors. Former vice-chairman Chng Heng Tiu was fined $12,000 for failing to exercise reasonable diligence. Robin Kang, 32, was fined $4,000 for the same offence. Johnny Kesuma, 43, was fined $5,000 for
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        Lung infection
        65 6 DEATH TODDLER Teo Zhe Ming died from a lung infection, and not from drinking water mixed with the ashes of a talisman. The two-year-old boy had been taken by his parents to see two doctors. Four doctors said people should not doctor-hop when seeking treatment for a sick
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        Fire bomb
        63 6 CRIME A PETROL bomb caused the fire at a train station in Tanjong Pagar early this month, said Malaysian investigators. They said the arsonist who started the fire in an empty room at Malayan Railway (KTM) station was not a professional, because the petrol bomb got stuck between
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        Lock icon Just flip it
        32 6 LOGO DBS! THE familiar POSBank logo is a stylised key made up of the POSB initials. It's uncanny, but upside down, the logo spells out three different letters DBS!
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        Driving at night
        61 6 INVENTION ITS a Cadillac that can help night-time drivers see. For the company's model year 2000 DeVille "Night Vision", images are created when heat is given out by objects on the road. Pictures are then projected onto the base of the windshield. The latest in military technology,
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      world Hoad liners
      43 5 South China Morning Post: US braces for strikes backlash New Straits Times: US revenge air strikes kill 26 CNN Interactive: US defence secretary says more strikes possible BBC news: US warns there may be more strikes in Sudan and Afghanistan
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      The global power of one
      177 6 in FOGus WHO really controls the world economy? That's the question US columnist Michael Lewis posed this week after the Russian economy fell to its knees. Last week, world leaders were confident it was coping well with its financial problems. Then, on Thursday, US financier
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      local Hoad liners
      50 6 The Straits Times: US bombs 'terrorist bases' The Business Times: Slide in interbank rates sparks talk of prime cut Lianhe Zaobao: US bombs terrorist bases Berita Harian: US hits targets in Afghanistan, Sudan RCS morning news: US warns of more nryljtary action in the fight against terrorism
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      WHAT’S HUP
      4 6 £KSek V,"
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      HONOUR WITHOUT VALUE
      69 6 i^uote worthy Why must you make such a fuss about these medals? No one would buy them if they came up for sale. Indonesian President B J Habibie's adviser A A Baramuli, responding to reporters'questions about the awarding of the nation's top honour medals to Mr Habibie's
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      DOW JONES
      26 6 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 77.76 points to close at 8,533.65 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 723.9 million shares.
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    Success doesn’t ease the pain
    412 7  -  SINGAPORETODAY BY Fong Foong Mei TODAY Kayalvizhi Sadisavam graduates with top honours from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. As one of the top 5 per cent of her class to receive a Diploma with Merit in Accounting, she should be over the moon. But she isn't. She
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      228 7 t "Being OVERWEIGHT DC i juMflßfoeuccD almost ruined my future." REL^Mn|MEER Being overweight has caused a multitude jf |||H| problems in my career and personal jif. J'i As resu 't m y health suffered and mMMr- «HK2 my confidence level fell to a all-time low, B '4 yj until I
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      I’m a kiasu too
      524 9 Caldecott Hill—J says she doesn't jJg want to live like m a queen nor J| She even insists SHE'S as Singaporean as chicken rice. Or so she claims. But you are sceptical whether a star as big as Zoe Tay can remain an ordinary (wo)man-in-the-street. When
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      Tough battle for privacy
      518 10 ZOE still guards her private life fiercely. "My job brings a lot of tension but I don't like this tension to flow into my private life. So I choose to be like that," she said. "I cannot expect everyone to understand that. I used to get
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      BUS OF HORROR
      631 11 Bus driver Gham Ah Suan, 41, was sentenced to 14 years'jail and 10 strokes of the cane on Thursday for molesting 10 boys and committing acts of gross indecency on them in his bus. JASON TAN speaks to two victims and other students who had taken his
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      JAILED:
      71 12 Gham Ah Suan, 41, was jailed for 14 years with 10 strokes of the cane after pleading guilty to 10 counts of molest and 10 counts of gross indecency. He had faced 66 charges 45 for outraging the boys' modesty, 19 for acts of gross indecency and two for
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      THE CASE:
      229 12 Gham Ah Suan (above), who has been a bus driver since completing his national service in 1977, sexually abused 10 boys, some since 1992. He rubbed the victims' private parts and performed oral sex on them and vice-versa in the rear of his schoolbus. But Gham's luck ran
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      Lucky escape
      194 12 SECONDARY 1 student Peter (not his real name), 13, was among those lured to the bus of horror but escaped molest by Gham. Two years ago, a friend from another school who took the bus asked him to join them one day for fun. Three other boys were
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      ‘He beat only the girls’
      207 12 HE pampered the boys but was abusive towards girls. When they were late or noisy, he would cane them. Said one 11 year-old: "He beat only the girls. We didn't know why he never beat the boys. "He would beat us on our hands, and
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      Blowing in the wind
      67 13 murmur The National Kidney Foundation's quesjjAaire for Job applicants has ©ome under fire. Said Stnrits Times letter-writer Devagf As for the question, break wind in public?', I wonder why such a question was asked in an interview. If I say no, do I get the job,
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      Lock icon Being a woman is not easy. Ask him
      460 13  -  BY Jill Lim YOU are looking at a "young girl" from the opera. Yes, Aw Yeong Peng Mun plays daughters, young maidens sweet young things in Cantonese opera. "There were some things I had to learn. Like how to stand and taking
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      186 14 THANK YOU C Valued Customers 3 *jf I for your overwhelming I~ J response Z. i to our I Marina Square I iMH ij n 11 11 1111 f p j H| ill H h L M 2 JH f^orthpotnt I Basement 1 JH |H B ___M v NTUC Hougang
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Let me rope you in
      297 15  -  BY Goh Chin Lian HE'S almost 70 and has eight grandchildren, but he isn't resting in his rocking chair. Mr Kevin Brooks, 68, keeps in shape by skipping 35 minutes or jogging for an hour every day. The former Australian army instructor is in town
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      SHOW INFO
      72 15 WHAT: Catch Mr Kevin Brooks, aka Mr Skippy, at the Sports For Life Roadshow this weekend. At the annual show, back for the second time, you can also watch aerobics and yo-yo demonstrations. You can also try out various Learn to Play Sports Stations. WHERE: Tampines Mall, 3.30
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      155 16 I Yes, we are doing an islandwide search for men and women who embody Female's philosophy of |§b j be n 9 positive, confident, gorgeous on the inside and out. It you think you have what it takes, come on down I Shaw House (open space at the I Date:
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      Lock icon Stepping stones
      437 17 The hard times have hit How can Community Development Councils (CDCs) which were mooted exactly two years ago—help you if you're retrenched? YVONNE LIM brings you this guide, in the first of several special reports on CDCs 'i r»- jl ANG MO KIO-CHENG SAN CDC 795, Ang Mo
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      She got new job — FAST
      307 18 She got new job FAST WHEN Ms Cyrene Ong, 40, went to a CDC for help in finding a job, she didn't expect to get one in less than a week. The divorced mother of two had quit her secretarial job last year to look after her sons. But the
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      LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
      85 18 THE idea for CDCs was raised by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the 1996 National Day Rally. The first two, Marine Parade and Tanjong Pagar, were set up in March last year. Altogether, nine were set up by December. The CDCs act as local governments. They help
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      Get our ERP guide
      36 19 SEPT 1 is the Big Day when more roads will be watched by the electronic eye. Watch out for our handy cut-and-keep guide to ERP prices, roads and times. Coming on Wednesday.
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      Win Titanic CDs
      78 19 HERE'S your chance to win a Back to Titanic CD. Call 1900-914 0801 before midnight tomorrow, and answer these two questions: 1. Who sang the theme song of Titanic? 2. Did the movie win the Best Original Dramatic Score at the Academy Awards this year? Twenty correct
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      Win Genie handphones in contest
      125 19 TNP READERS AND BRANDS A recent survey on the lifestyles of The New Paper readers revealed that 76 percent of them buy branded goods. Try this mirror test: Pick the favourite brands of TNP readers CLOTHES Versace Polo Ralph Lauren Guess Calvin Klein Levi's SHOES
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      103 18 i Crayfi# Saprepie Pasta. So delicious it will A fia-ve yoa flooded. in o<ir delirious ne>v seafood spaghetti creation. Witfi a >vMe -.JM X golden brown. batter-fried Cravfisfi. Nov Zealand Green Mussels and ocean-fresfi Squid all in a tangy Neapolitan sauce flawed "itf> a dasf> of nfjite wine. It s
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      379 19 Saving lives is a commitment. The mark of true dedication. For a lot of people, job satisfaction is measured in terms of dollars and cents. At the Singapore Civil I Defence Force, we regard saving a life as the ultimate achievement and make it our personal, I responsibility. If you
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      299 20 -^^J*9B**E2^#ap .*i#¥r aJBB jd^ v T i iv w mi nr rwHC/ ij jnrr «B w *3? i Champagne and lobsters on an exclusive Maldives hideaway, anyone? Buy the Nokia 5110 and win this exotic Club Med holiday. PHHft. The Nokia 5110's latest feature is to dive for! true indulgence.
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    Computers without teachers? NO WAY!
    248 21 SIMGAPORETODAY W HEN will the computer replace the teacher in the classroom? Never. For teachers do something computers can't. And that is, provide moral guidance. So says Dr Aline Wong, Senior Minister of State for Health and Education, in a speech she is due to
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      235 21 SINGAPORE discovery Ok sue at eniY ant> YfiU Nav just wane awav witii jsw In celebration of the cscsrd National Day.sDc is offering a special admission rate of f <30* P er P erson on a weekends (Sat Sun) in August. What's more,you'll stand to win f %()(Jcash when you
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      42 21 jjr <Jj[ Quest of Honour: His Excellency President Ong Teng Cheong President of the Republic of Singapore Date :22nd August 1998 Venue :Suntec City Level 2 Ballroom Time :6.30 pm Main Sponsor Presenter Co-Sponsor IIKAB miller y UNIGRAPHIC studios < k v, I
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    Lock icon I say: Bombs away. USA!
    493 23  -  WORLDTODAY By Jill Lim SO the United States is bombing back at the terrorist bombers? Well, bombs away, I say. High-handed of them? Maybe. But please note that my support of them today is limited to this particular case in which they were targetting only
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      275 24 i'^' SPECIALIST and get experience in different areas. A career in the Republic of Singapore Navy is not main areas: Electronic Systems, Ordnance and for life. Training and advancement are other areas in a regular 9-5 desk job. At times, your office will be Electrical Weapon Systems, and Ship Systems.
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Tiny toad’s rainforest mission
      101 25 THIS tiny toad has a mighty mission: to help scientists measure how much of the Atlantic rainforest is being destroyed. The psyllophyme didactyla, commonly called the flea-toad, is no bigger than the nail of the last finger (right). Considered the world's smallest vertebrate, it measures less
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      Lock icon ‘We will form a new government’
      420 25 Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi AFP. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi raised her party's stakes yesterday by vowing to form a new government. "The National League for Democracy (NLD) will be convening a parliament soon," the party said in a
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      JUNTA
      56 25 The present military government took power in 1988 and cancelled the opposition's landslide victory at the polls two years later on May 27,1990. Miss Suu Kyi has repeatedly said that the rulingjunta should accept that it has made a mess of the economy, and that democracy is the only
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      President Jiang must stay home
      315 26 Floods delay his state visits to Russia and Japan "CHINA is suffering from most severe flooding of the Yangtze, Songhua and Nenjiang rivers since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949," President Jiang Zemin said in a message relayed to Moscow and
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      A dead stop
      42 26 nun*muii Mr Chan Pak is Hongkong Peninsula Hotel's longest-serving employee. Ha iWad as a be#hcp and Is aow a banquet officer. Near 81, bo explains why ha Is not ready la ratk* yet: Never stop or you stop forever.
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      Lock icon Jakarta to shake up banks
      333 27 Source: Reuters. INDONESIA announced major moves yesterday to revive its banking sector. Four state-owned banks will merge, three private banks have been frozen and four private banks will be owned by the state. The moves were aimed at reviving Indonesia's debt-laden banking system, Finance Minister
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      Lock icon Grisly find in Aceh
      259 27 Wire services. TWO of three skeletons they exhumed from grave sites have bullet holes. One skeleton has a bullet hole in the top of the head. The other has a hole at the base of the skull. The remains were unearthed yesterday near the village of
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      GRAVE ROBBERS
      58 27 GANGS of grave robbers have been digging up Chinese graves in the central Javanese cities of Pekalongan and Solo. The Jakarta Post reported that they have been taking valuables from the coffins and throwing away the remains. It said relatives and graveyard attendants were powerless to stop the
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      Lock icon Where will she go from here?
      331 28 MONICA LEWINSKY: Reuters. THE outlook is gloomy. Not the weather, but Miss Monica Lewinsky's future. Even with her grand jury testimony behind her, questions over where the investigation into the White House sex and cover-up may lead remain. She cannot reasonably return to her
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      Lock icon Who’s Monica? Check under ‘New evidence’
      97 28 AFP. THE project's called Monica, new evidence. No, it has nothing to do with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, who is at the centre of a sex scandal involving US President Bill Clinton. It concerns a programme of cardiovascular surveillance with experts due
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      Lock icon Posh Spice is pregnant
      286 28 Source: BBC (Internet edition). AND the missing fifth member of the Spice Girls is... the real Baby Spice! After the big news of Ginger Spice Gerri Halliwell's leaving the group, comes the "smaller" but happier news that Posh Spice, Victoria Adams, is three months pregnant. Both
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    Lock icon ‘I see signs of RECOVERY’
    305 29 I DAIM ON MALAYSIAN ECONOMY MALAYSIATODAY RINGGIT The ringgit closed at 4.2073 to US$l yesterday. It traded in a narrow range throughout the week The currency was about 2.5 to US$l before the regional financial crisis erupted in July last year. Wire services. MOST economists
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      108 29 The Portrait of A Princess Life After Death On 31 August 1997, the world lost a shining star. Cruelly hounded by the paparazi. Princess Diana's life ended in a tragic accident. Premiere 12 pays tribute to the people s princess, bringing an insightful series of documentaries about her life and
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    461 31 EAT'S A SUNDAY Yucncny ideas port Out On Sunday Come September, it will be exactly one year since Cafe Cartel opened its glass doors at East Coast Road the stretch where Coffee Club, Haagen Dazs and a new wine bar all rub shoulders with each
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  • ENGLISHPREMIERSHIP’98
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      Who will be on target?
      240 43 Arsenal versus Liverpool. Defending champion versus hotshot. Who will win? LAN BROWN, who thinks both teams are evenly matched, provides the information for you to make a prediction ARSENAL'S search for a defender swung north to Stockholm where the rule was run over Johan Mjallby
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      Lock icon MATCH FACTS
      361 44 Time: Tonight, 10pm. (Live on SCV Channel 22 and Premiere 12. Venue: Anfield (Liverpool's ground). Referee: David Elleray. Odds: Liverpool 6-4, Arsenal 6-4, draw 11-5. The implications: Both clubs had opening wins against relatively lightweight opposition. Both will want to stake their Premiership contender credentials with another, more
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      WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO LONDON
      278 44 WILL TONY ADAMS PLAY THE FULL MATCH TONIGHT? That 's the question for this week's Readers' Challenge. Arsenal captain Adams has a nagging ankle injury. Can he last the full 90 minutes against Liverpool? If your answer is correct, you could win the
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      ALL THE ACTION
      204 45 TODAY: Charlton v Saints Chelsea v Newcastle Derby v Wimbledon Leicester v Everton Liverpool v Arsenal Forest v Coventry Spurs vSheff Wed West Ham v Man Utd TOMORROW: Villa vßoro MONDAY: Leedsv Blackburn CALL INFOUNE 1900-*****13 Call The New Paper Infoline after 12.15 am tomorrow for results
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      The French connection
      458 45  -  By Clive White WHO would have thought that a Liverpool-Arsenal game would see two French managers going head-to-head? It's enough to make former English greats Bill Shankly and Herbert Chapman turn. in their graves. And as for sharing the job with one of them, even if he
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      REST OF THE ACTION
      209 45  -  WEST HAM v MAN UNITED (PREDICTION: 3-2): BY LAN BROWN "Don't bait David Beckham it only ever wound me up so I wanted to hurt the opposition team more." That's lan Wright's plea to his West Ham fans. But it will fall on deaf ears. Fellow
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    Follow Oo and Fast Company
    555 46  -  Racingtoday Preview By The Three Musketeers FAST Company looks a sure thing in Race 7 at Penang this afternoon. Last Saturday, the Voyager gelding came home well for fifth to Boy Emperor over the 1,700 m on a soft track. The John O'Hara-trained galloper has
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      54 46 1900-911-0001 Horse Racing Results available 1 hr after the last race 4D Results 1900-' lUKfe 4. SP» 4*mlm $o~m Both sen-ices cost SO 50 a minute (subject to 3H GST). Additional 10* a mimutt sureharf* for card phone occess Those beh* 18 y ears old should seek parfntal consent 4
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      249 46 ft, SPORTS NUTRITION <£ SPORTS INJURIES UmmT minar f° r sports enthusiasts 1 M October 3,1995 (Saturday) 2pm -5 pm MiMrnr DBS Auditorium, DBS Bldg (Near Tg Pagar MRT) UJHttlt 6 Shenton Way, Tower One. 3rd Floor l-ini 11 fflllPU (Inclusive of lnfo-K.it. refreshments, lucky mUILI lIIUUI draw prizes, mini
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      Only the SEA gold
      433 47 PART 2 OF VINCENT SUBRAMANIAM INTERVIEW ON MONDAY No soccer coach in recent times has been daring enough to sav this. But newly-appointed national boss Vincent Subramaniam's top priority is: Two-time S-League Coach of the Year Vincent Subramaniam, 43, takes over as national coach from Barry
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      ‘MY MENTOR’
      141 47 FORMER Czech coach Milous Kvacek is Vincent Subramaniam's mentor. He is in awe of the man who was Singapore's national coach briefly in 1992. "He motivates me. The mere sight of him spurs me on to achieve higher results," Vincent said. "He talks, eats and sleeps football. In
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      COMMITMENT
      43 47 I'm not a bad guy. Neither am I a very hard guy. But I'm a very demanding guy. I want things to be done perfectly. I want things to be done very efficiently. And I expect total commitment... 100 percent total commitment.
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      GOOD COACHES
      39 47 We have many good and competent coaches. They may not be successful in winning Cups, but they sure can conduct good sessions to nurture young talent. We have to pool all the coaching resources in this aspect.
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      WINNING
      47 47 Football is no longer a recreational sport. It's a professional sport. By winning something, we can elevate the status of the game. By winning, you can lure sponsors. By winning, we can put Singapore on the international map. By winning, we can bring the game alive.
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      NO BIG NAMES
      50 47 I don't need names. Names don't win games. I need only committed players to win games. The national team will not be strong if it's made up of just II celebrities. They will look good only on a poster. It will not produce results on the field.
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      FINDING TALENT
      35 47 successful team has a blend of young, experienced and a couple of very talented players. Sadly y we are sorely lacking in this. We have not paid much attention to developing individual players.
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      Lock icon Can he do no wrong?
      608 48  -  ERICSSON SINGAPORE OPEN GOLF: SAFRA RESORT ft mi imtpv ri i id FLIGHTS TO FOLLOW: 12.36 pm: Shin Yong-Jin (Kor) and Hendrik Buhrmann (SA). 12.44 pm: 01 le Nordberg (Swe) and Des Terblanche (SA). 12.52 pm: Shaun Micheel (US) and Lee Ju-il (Kor). 1.00 pm:
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      Sitting on the sidelines
      220 48 WITH the cut-off set at an even-par 144, several "notables" will be sitting out the final two rounds. On the local front, only Mamat Mardan qualifies to finish "in the money". His one-under for the tournament (70 and 73) puts him on the safe side. Not
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      Lock icon LIANHE ZAOBAO GOLF DAY
      90 48 RICHARD Koh was the overall winner at the Lianhe Zaobao Golf Day at Laguna National Golf Country Club yesterday. Koh, the general manager of Koh Advertising, won the *B' Division title with 45 stableford points. Other results: 'A' Division: Lionel Leong (44 points); 'C' Division: Kevin
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  • SCHOOLSPORTS’98
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      Lock icon Guts...but no glory
      467 49  -  NATIONAL SCHOOLS C MV RUGBY FINAL: ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL Ml 21 RAFFLES INSTITUTION 5 By Gerard Wong T'HE Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) team got the National Schools C rugby final off to a rousing start. Its performance of the Haka (the New Zealand Maori war dance) sent shivers down
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      C DIVISION NOVICES FINAL
      155 49 ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (BARKER ROAD) 21 CHINESE HIGH 0 ANGLO-CHINESE School (Barker Road) made it a day of double joy for the Anglo-Chinese establishment. ACS (BR) was clearly the more dominant side yesterday as it kept Chinese High pinned back in its own half for most of
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      WHAT COACHES SAY
      78 49 /'m proud of my boys. They ployed, their hearts out and they mcdmained their discipline throughout. Most importantly, they never gave up the fight. They have done the school proud. Rl's Mohd Azhar We are+apable of playing better rugby but y considering the pressure the boys were
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  • ENGLISHPREMIERSHIP’98
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      ‘Every win eases pain’
      291 50 ARSENAL'S TWO DUTCHMEN WITH A WORLD CUP HANGOVER DENNIS Bergkamp is fuelled by an overwhelming desire to repeat last season's Double success with Arsenal. It is the only thing that will ease the Dutchman's bitter memory of the World Cup, reports Carlingnet. Holland's defeat by Brazil
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      Hungry for success
      96 50 TOP Arsenal marksman Marc Overmars is raring to fire in the Premiership. "The championship is going to be harder to win this season. Players like Dennis and I have been used to winning. And if you have that strength and personality it makes you strong mentally," he
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      Lock icon SOLSKJAEER MOVES
      134 50 AFP. MANCHESTER United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has moved to Tottenham Hotspur. The deal was concluded late yesterday, just hours after United manager Alex Ferguson insisted the Norway striker was staying at Old Trafford (United's home ground). Solskjaer will join Spurs (Tottenham's nickname) for £6.5 million ($14.8 m).
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      128 52 miTllliilil AT MAOAZIWE SECTION OF TWI NEW PAPKIt Saturday, 22, 1998 JAMIE face Is up makeup and|| the top I Difference I 1 PH lin cost: $253.40 I Can you tell the I I I fturas Mft I L I vP'"'' j| Working mum I l|g. 1 p NG WAN
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  • @home by Ng Wan Ching
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      Lock icon HER MARKET TIPS I saved $50 shopping smart
      665 53 and got a nice treat (next page) How they compare Wet market CMckaa tMffcc $26 (20) Soon Hodc $2 per IOOg (2.600g each) Peril rite (tor Ave soups): $6 per Kg Mi kg of medium prawns: about $7 per kg Pig Ivor
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      No raw deals
      469 54 Rediscovering wet markets Prawns and crabs asteal Fresher vegetables Fresh cod fish at Farrer Road, cheapertoo J AT the Whampoa wet-market, it pays to know the stall-owners by name. A familiar face in the market stalls means extra service at no extra charge. You can tell the
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    • WEIRED
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        David Letterman for President
        110 55 www.mindspring.com/~afounta/dave/ THEY call him the most powerful man in broadcasting. Now David Letterman's fans want him to be ttje most powerful man on earth. They want him to run for US President. The site lists 36 reasons (and growing) why Letterman should be voted as President.
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        the Letterman Hall of Haircuts
        142 55 macworld.zdnetcom/andyi/hallofhaircuts.html WHAT do you see when you look at David Letterman's haircut? Probably nothing. But if you are one of those people who "look upon David Letterman's haircut and see all of the secrets of the Universe, laid bare; a source of power and inspiration
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        Makan Time in Singapore www.sintercom.org/makan
        77 55 JUST the site for local food lovers. FIND out where the best satay, oyster omelette, nasi lemak and other local goodies can be found. Courtesy of Net surfers who have sampled them I personally. Singaporean foodies also prove to I be unforgiving when it comes
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      The one liner collection
      220 55 1. Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home. 2. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. 3. Sign on baby's bib: SPIT HAPPENS. 4. Why is "abbreviation" such a long word? 5. For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless
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      FUN in the air
      219 55 Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard or reported: As we prepare for takeoff, please make sure your tray tables and seat backs are fully upright in their
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      What would you tell your children before you die?
      198 55 HEARD on soc.culture.singapore: 1) There is no such thing as a level playing field 2) Grow thick skin but nurture a kind heart 3) Before you turn the other cheek, ask a lot of smart questions first 4) Honour your parents.
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      Family approves, now lover avoids her
      92 56 I'M 21 while my boyfriend is 26. We've been going steady for seven months and we have been intimate. We want to get married but my family is against it because he's a foreigner. However, I managed to convince them and they finally agreed.
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      Last week’s letter:
      101 56 SOME years ago, Help Me's husband left a very good job due to circumstances beyond his control. If he had not resigned, she thinks he would have excelled in that organisation. Help Me blames herself for not advising him to be patient and stay on. She knows
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      Despite regrets, it’s time to move on
      197 56 A counsellor responds... Dear Help Me, YOU mention that your husband had to resign because of "circumstances beyond his control". This suggests that he had no choice. It was the only thing he could do. Hindsight can suggest another course of action but
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      He betrayed me, but I can't seem to let go
      309 56 I BROKE up with my boyfriend recently because he betrayed me for the fourth time. We've known each other for three years. I'm very confused because we have to pay for our HDB application soon and I don't know whether
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      I’m no scapegoat
      161 56 I'M in my early 20s and I've been working for almost a year. Recently, I was accused by my supervisors for mistakes that I didn't commit. I felt I was being made a scapegoat. After a full investigation by the bosses, they concluded there was no strong
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      44 56 CALL US... an 1900-*****07 and leave your questions for our counsellors. You can listen to their earlier advice, too. This week's topics: In-laws don't want to give me back my child Torture of his sex demands Losing friends Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      214 57 The most expensive thing I regretted buying is... "This computer game that cost me more than $500. It is not compatible with the play station I have." Mark Richmond, 27, VJ-cum-actor "The motorbike I bought about eight months ago. It cost Jm $2,000 and I 0 have not used tj
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      179 57 *ri'' >" watch it! Top {Tossing movies last week. And our ratings. Armag—ew Stars: Bruce Willis, Sfeve Buscemi and Ben Affleck It's about: A bunch of oil-riggers who head for space to plant a nuclear bomb on an asteroid before it hits Earth. Save for the annoying Bruce Willis, this
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      865 57 oClLUI LJcLy PAPCT Saturday, August 22.1998 movies mov, s variety 2pmT he other Ha« variety 5pm Freejack 8 P m Showbuzz Weekend About a married couple, Sue and Benny, 7.30pm Yesterday Once More—A Growing Un What happens if you die in a car crash and Find out what's happening in
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      880 58 TV Saturday Sunday channel premiere channel premiere 6.00 AM The Hidden World (Last episode) 10.00 AM Response TV 6.00 AM In Care of Nature (Last episode) 8.00 AM Response TV 6.30 Travel Travel 12.00 PM Home Shopping 6.30 Wild Sanctuaries (Last episode) 8.30 MengUJun 7.00 AM Saturday 1.00 1998 Summer
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    Oasis in a publess desert
    451 59 §aultUftuel beer IT'S not tucked along what one would call a regular pub strip. I mean, North Bridge Road isn't a pulsating hub as far as nightlife is concerned. For a person who frequents Orchard Road, the East Coast and Pasir Panjang Village, North Bridge
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      24 59 IMlhbwbm HffIBiHWHHI Present this coupon to get a free SatiJttiguel. at Wayang Cafe lirillln Valid until August 28,1998 Redemption limited to coupon per person
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    HOT SPOT for a retro feel
    424 60 eddycurrents@hotmail.corri^ nSght with EdwinYeo I COULDNT ignore it. The rave around town is about this place called Lava Lounge. It's on the third floor, above the Ray Wilson California Fitness Centre, opposite Orchard cinema. I felt I just had to see it for myself.
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        TO PSYCHO OR MOT
        156 61 I HEY, Leo, are you in or out? Star of the universe Leonardo DiCaprio has been issued an I ultimatum on whether he will play a I serial killer. The actor seems incapable of deciding if he will play Patrick Bateman in the movie American Psycho,
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        GET IT RIGHT
        75 61 BRITISH actor Ralph Fiennes is reputed to be obsessed with pronounciation, correcting everyone he speaks to. He recently picked on a journalist who asked him about his new role as Eugene Onegin. "It's oh-nya-gin," he nagged. Then again, the actor is repeatedly called Ralf. He now owns
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        THE AVENGING AGENT
        122 61 SPEAKING of Ralph Fiennes, I check out co-star Uma Thurman's I reply to his choice of weapon in The I Avengers. His character, secret agent John I Steed, uses an umbrella instead of a gun. Thurman, who plays Emma Peel, I said: "It's a kind of an
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      Hope Floats
      352 61 Heroine Birdee gets dumped on national television and returns to her hometown to start afresh. YEAH, Birdee is a name somewhat begging not to be taken that seriously. Ditto Forest. Forest Whitaker, that is, the same director who made Waiting To Exhale. There, his attempt to understand women's
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      100 61 MM) Tune in to what people are plugged into Yap YeeHHuta t I 22, NSman JH What are you listening at the moment? Wm^Mlr Soundtrack of Grease Who did you last see in concert and how was it? Wow... very long ago. J Michael Jackson. Hmmm... at that time it
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      44 61 [CLOSE TO HOME BY JOHN MCPHERSON I L AhrMm 1 I Or* < I I fwtf 1 1 iw I "There you go againl You're snapping at me, Alan!" J 'Calm down Mr W© just want to take a gag photo for the hospital newsletter!"
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      891 62 THE NEW PAPER Saturday, August 22,1998 KV 11, BM I I J M |s take:Over-emphasising lashes or worse, wearing ES|I M jj| V Tinoq says: "pake lashes are good only for wedding jB receptions and photo shoots if you want a dramatic, J V w i evening look /V 4
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      28 63 W«WW«»Saturday. ijfv3l Fun without Baf«B» 1 j E^^"| suds J Underground Wfflfflgm m W m m r Jl Saturday. jjj^^V FiiSTiSBS mWH 11^V%% 0k I a kenneth KOH
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