The New Paper, 29 April 1999

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  • Title Section
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    10 1 the new paper THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1999 the new.. paper
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Testing, testing?
      425 2 THAT OFFER FOR MALAYSIAN 'CLOB' SHARES CLOB SHARES CLO6 stands for Central Um# Order Book. The Clob shares, held mainfy by rptsil Singapore invf storSj were traded on Singapore's over-the-counter market, Clob Int A m -lllAn I inic iiidTMHidi until last September, artien Malaysia Imposed exchange controls. The
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      Is he Clob's 'White knight'?
      265 2 HERE are excerpts off two letters on the Clob offer published today in The Business Times: SEND RIGHT SIGNALS THE writer, Eric Ang Teck Sin, takes issue with the apparent slowness on the part of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in coming up with any
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      Lock icon ON TV: See, nO touch HERE: Touch, no see
      406 3  -  BY Wong Manquan OH dear! MTV babes in the open and no one to pant, gasp or even look in their di recti on. Belinda Lee and Donita Rose Cavett ran in gay abandon across the field, bodies glistening... you get
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  • SINGAPORE
    • BUG GED
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        'I'm not good enough for you, is it?'
        497 4 111 the wake of the recent killing of MIL' T\' presenter Jill Dumio by a suspected stalker, many in the public eye are now looking over their shoulders. ERNEST II J IS talks to some local sports stars who hare had to
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        Jesmine: Fan called almost every day
        132 4 She was hounded by a fan for several weeks a few months ago. This is the unnerving experience of popular female bowler JESMINE HO (right). She won the Cathay Bowl Super Classic recently, beating some top men to clinch $18,000 in cash and prizes
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        Fans give flowers to Rafi
        317 4 SOCCER star RAH ALI, 26, of Tampines Rovers, used to be greeted by fans at the void deck of his HDB block. 'That happened often during the Malaysia Cup days. They'd say 'hi', talk to me and even give me flowers. "When I asked them
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        HE KEEPS CHANGING NUMBERS
        160 4 THIS quiet Geylang United footballer is probably the club's hottest player among female fans. Because of this, ZULKARNAEN ZAINAL (left), 26, had to change his home, pager and handphone numbers quite frequently over the past few years. "Somehow, they (his admirers) will get my numbers. And
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • Article
      Looking the other way
      277 5 m HELPLESS AGAINST HAZE According to an Indonesian official, there are two main hurdles in controlling forest fires. Layers of bureaucracy which prevents those setting fire from being prosecuted. The rough terrain prevents fire fighters from reaching the spot. The official, Mr Haryoto Kusnoputranto, is in
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      Lock icon Lorries run through roadblock
      47 5 ENOUGH: These lorries came and waited to be cleared through a roadblock; some for more than a day. Then, tired of the waiting, more than 20 lorries and trailers crashed through the roadblock yesterday at the Seremban/Labu toll plaza in Malaysia. Picture/ Nst
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    • News Break
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        Hacking report
        61 5 inte'R^^^M SOMEONE at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) hacked into my Sing Net account. That's what National University of Singapore student Anne Lee, 21, has claimed in a police report. She says her protection programme alerted her to the hacker and his account details, which Sing Tel
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        Asia's best
        59 5 MAR BANKING may not be his profession. But Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was still named Asia's Central Banker of the Year. The honour was bestowed by Hongkong financial journal Asiamoney yesterday. Its reason: The impetus that he has injected into reforming and opening up Singapore's financial
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        'Bionic' kidney
        67 5 i medTcine i US scientists say they have made a bionic" kidney. The machine resembles a standard dialysis machine, which is hooked up to patients to do their failing kidneys'job of taking toxins out of the blood. The new machine includes pigs' kidney cells, to make the machine
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        Cruise project
        54 5 1 SHIPPING SINGAPORE and Thai transport ministers met in Bangkok yesterday. Mr Mah Bow Tan discussed with Thailand's Mr Suthep Thaugsuban Singapore's proposal for a cruise industry in the region. They also talked about Changi airport authorities taking part in Thailand's airport-privatisation programme, and Singapore's private sector investing
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      DOW JONES
      20 5 The Dow Jones industrial average ended 13.74 points up at 10,845.45. Volume of shares traded was 946 million^
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      world Head liners
      48 5 International Herald Tribune: Nato bomb kills 20 Serbian civilians The New Straits Times: Muslims can be tried in Syariah or civil court Asian Wall Street Journal: Worries haunt Asia's surging markets BBC news: Authorities in Belgrade have dismissed the Yugolsav Deputy Prime Minister Vuk Draskovic
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      Social studies for P1—P3
      144 6 in FSRSus IT will be simple. And it will aim at creating a love for Singapore. That is what the introduction of social studies for children studying in Primary 1 to 3 intends to achieve. The subject will be introduced next year. It will be taught
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      It's on the net
      56 6 1 THE S2l Subject Committee reports will be available from today on the Net. The reports highlight the discussions of each of the five subject committees under the S2l Committee. It was from these reports that the S2l Committee arrived at the five key ideas of
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      New bus signs
      72 6 1 TRANS-ISLAND Bus Services (Tibs) is trying out an electronic display sign on two buses 82 and 864. The six-month trial, to further improve road safety, started yesterday. The 37.5 cm by 44 cm display is located at the back of the bus. A message in red
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      Up for honour
      61 6 I FOOTBALL THE Football Association of Singapore will submit the names of striker Fandi Ahmad, goalkeeper David Lee and midfielder Malek Awab for inclusion in Asia's first soccer "Hall of Fame". Also included is former Singapore captain Samad Alapitchay. The names have been submitted to the Asian
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      Surge ends
      71 6 U SHARES SINGAPORE blue-chip shares tumbled 2.1 per cent yesterday after profit taking ended an early surge in stock prices which had pushed the Straits Times Index above the 1,900-point level for the first time in 18 months. It had been boosted by another record overnight high by
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      local Head liners
      64 6 The Straits Times: US ready to help with East Timor vote The Business Times: Clob offer a test of market reaction, says investors Lianhe Zaobao: Social studies for lower primary pupils from next year Berita Harfan: National education at schools expanded RCS morning news: DPM Lee Hsien
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      DISLIKE FOR HIV-SUFFERERS
      73 6 ftuote -f.W We should address HIV as a workplace issue l>ecause getting HIV-positive people back into the workforce is very important. Many are healthy enough to contribute to the company, and often are sole breadwinners with children and aged parents. Dr Roy Chan, president of Action for
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  • SPEAKUP
    • SPEAK UP YOUR FORUM
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        Strangers have right to tell kids to behave
        276 7 Kent Um (e-mail) I REFER to the report, "When a stranger scolds youj kid..." (TNP, April 27). Although I am not a parent, I have something to say. I think up to a point, a stranger should have the right to ask
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        Pool danger not featured
        86 7 Betsy Pang (e-mail) I AM writing about "Ouch! I was stuck in the pool" (TNP, April 26). I had written to Talking Point over a year ago about the dangers of high-pressure suctions in swimming pools after seeing a documentary on another network. I felt that
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Try living in a see-through home
      519 9  -  To find out what makes a house a home By Evangeline Poh PEOPLE peer curiously through the see-through walls of his house. Loud music from Fat Frog Cafe just a few steps away dogs him till the wee hours of the morning. Mosquitoes bug
      PICTURES DAVID TAN  -  519 words
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      Wired for Internet, TV
      176 9 THIS little house may look like an abandoned shack. But, the stylish interior is quite something else. In place of the usual sofa, you have a trampoline-like thing on which you can bounce on while watching TV. The main door has a built-in cabinet for shoes
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      Grab some thosai
      67 9 WANT a free lunch at The Promenade? You can delight in authentic delicacies such as Taiwanese cuisine and Indian thosai, or local favourites such as chicken rice or fish ball noodles, comple'tely free. The first 50 TNP readers to present their copy of today's The New Paper
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      Lock icon Was fake bird the target?
      346 10 MYSTERY SHOT AT HOUGANG Mystery surrounds this hole in the glass window of a 19-storey Hougang flat. It's not known what caused the hole, which is about the size of a five-cent coin. It's made by a bullet, say the frightened people living in the
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      SHOT BY AIR PISTOL
      177 10 A FOREIGN worker was shot in the forehead last year by an air pistol. The weapon was fired by a junior college student, Trevor Wong Xun Yang, then 18. Wong told a court that he was shooting at crows when he fired several lead pellets from
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      203 11 Ever wished for the freedom of using a tampon but weren't sure how to? The solution h Jf The biggest obstacle to using a Be M tampon is... well, using it- Inserting one J, I HkL the first time is not easy... you'll be may even a K I M
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  • ON THE JOB
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      Lock icon Failures wanted
      238 12 There's a place in the sun for ALL in the next century. This vision, dubbed Singapore 21, celebrates those who've learnt from failure too. YVONNE LIM talks to one such man IN other people's eyes, Mr Terry Lim might be a failure. Or at least, not a huge
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      SANK IN BIG BUCKS
      172 12 HE has sunk in $120,000 of his savings. Coped without a salary for nearly a year. And watched his savings "dwindle to zero". All this, with a new-born son to feed. Meet Mr Terry Lim and his other "baby" he's risking so much for a high-tech
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      NERVOUS ANGEL
      138 12 ITS just another step down the unusual road Mr Lim chose when he was just 20. He launched his first software venture in 1980 a brave move, as personal computers had just emerged. Mr Lim said: "It was an uphill battle in those days. "Our 'angel' (a private
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      THE ITCH
      182 12 HE returned to lecture at Temasek Polytechnic in 1992. There, he was asked to help set up three new departments, including one to manage research efforts. But after three years, he left to form a website development firm. Once again, he mourned: "I was a little ahead of
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      Amazon.com here? No way!
      244 13 "WHEN your money comes in, IH come join." That's the line Mr Terry Lim got when he asked some IT researchers to join him. Too cautious, is his gripe about both technopreneurs and investors here. For instance: Amazon.com may be the Internet's largest retailer. But if
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      Club for IT whiz kids
      132 13 THEY want to start up a club for technopreneurs. Mr Terry Lim and friends would like a place where innovators, investors and businessmen can get together to know more about each other. "If you shake all these elements together, hopefully a start-up will emerge," said
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      214 13 Package includes: Complimentary stay for up to 2 children (under 12 years old) without extra bed. Parking for in-house guests. Welcome drink. Fruit basket. Daily newspaper. Purchase of shopping vouchers at a discount Valid till 30 June 1999. Applicable to All Singaporeans, Singapore Permanent Residents, Holders of Valid Employment Pass
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    Crab walk
    57 14 mui<muK SINGAPORETODAY Male All Asian Star Search winner Jeff Wang on playing a crab in the finals: My thigh muscle has become firm after two weeks of practising to move like a crab. But now, I'm... used to walking like that. The other finalists were... saying that I
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Did Liz Hurley's latest eye-popping entrance make Julia Roberts see red?
      289 15 ELIZABETH Hurley has done it again. Remember how she upstaged boyfriend Hugh Grant at the premiere of his hit film Four Weddings and a Funeral by pouring herself in a slinky Versace dress held together by safety pins? Well,
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      Lock icon Nanny caught beating babies on video
      389 16 SHE KICKS. SHAKES AND PUSHES THEM TRIAL IN MAY Kahn was arrested by on April 16 but entered her plea this week. She faces a prison term of up to 10 years on each of the two child abuse charges if found guilty. The
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      Other nannies who killed
      249 16 LIKE the parents of the two babies who hired Joan Kahn because she had come with excellent references, British couple, Mr and Mrs Mackin thought Helen Stacy, a baby-sitter they hired was reliable and trustworthy. After all, Helen Stacy, 41, was a registered child-minder. But in
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    Lock icon 'Exposed virtually all US nukes'
    397 17 US Energy Secretary on computer leak by Chinese scientist MALAYSIATODAY AFP. A TAIWAN-BORN scientist who allegedly passed US nuclear designs to China also moved data on the making of nuclear weapons. He did this from a top-security computer system to a widely accessible network, The
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      265 17 aH W |H iK J| iH Bl I 1 TjTfilwM &Jm® I j v I^wjjroLa* i|^fl^V Km I Every team should comprise no less than 16 Results will be announced on stage at about 10.30 am National Stodum at 6.30 am on Big Wal day. of your colleagues. The more
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Deadly last dinner for her lover
      351 18  -  An attractive, bright law student with the world at her feet throws her future away when she plans her boyfriend's death. She drugs him, then kills him with a dose of heroin. Later, she confesses to her father, yet gets off the murder charge
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      Wonky way
      45 18 mui<mui< oat two flkns from tMsyeer's Cannes SraT' Festival, accusing the organieori of poHUcal s~s— J. nee. ne sim: It seem« in the West there are always two 'political criteria' when interpreting Chinese films, either 'anti-government' or 'representing government propaganda'. Tliis is unacceptable.
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      'Utter, utter, stupidity'
      159 18 A SERIES of letters Anu Singh wrote to her father during her 18 months in custody were admitted in evidence. "The truth is, I wanted to die and take Joe with me," she wrote. "I killed him in the prime of life. "I must try and get
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      Lock icon Azizah: If Anwar doesn't run, I will
      279 19 I ANWAR'S WIFE IN MANILA Reuters. DATIN Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the wife of Malaysia's jailed former finance minister Anwar Ibrahim, says she will run in upcoming Malaysian elections if her husband cannot do so. "If my husband is unable to contest, then
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  • ShowTime
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      Lock icon He's in PCK and TWG, but the RGS (Real Gurmit Singh) is not a FWT (Funny Wild Thing)
      292 20  -  BY Yong Siew Fern YOU might think he's Mr Split Personality. Lovable and laughable as Mr PCK (Phua Chu Kang, since we are in the mood for acronyms), capturing the Ah Beng
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      Gurmit, frankly speaking
      918 21 in his other "life" in Gurmit's World. "So people came to the conclusion that I was this lively, funny guy. But I can't have energy like that 24 hours a day," he said about the movements of his molecules. "If I let the real Gurmit out in
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      Why this 'loser' is smiling
      433 22  -  SILVER SCREEN AWARDS By Edwin Yeo I was one of the losers at the Silver Screen Awards last night, an event of the 12th Singapore International Film Festival. My short film, Fallen Angels (no relation to the Wong Kar Wai film), one of the 13
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      Lock icon The big winner
      154 22 WINNERS OF THE SILVER SCREEN AWARDS ASIAN FEATURE FILM CATEGORY Best Film: The Hole by Tsai Ming-liang Young Cinema Award: The Adopted Son by Aktan Abdikalikov Special Jury Prize: Connection by Fate by Wan Jen Best Director Tsai Ming-liang for The Hole Best Actor Joe Abeywickrama in
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      Oh, Andy, what have you done?
      296 23  -  ANDY FOR A DOLLAR Wenttofsta copy of Andy Lau's new single, God Creeled Women, for Just $1? Now you can, et the Andy Leu nL |j i mA cnantyrairit The Heeren Shopeon Saturday at noon. To curt piracy, the single will sell for just
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    Lock icon the other side of Beauty World
    576 24 spotlight Instant fame, glamour, prizes—but behind the scenes it's hard work, back-stage bitching and push-up padding. FONG FOONG MEI reports on the not-so-pretty side of beauty pageants WHEN beauty stakes are high, things can get ugly. Clothes are the most vulnerable items, revealed this
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    Limestone Cowboy? Oh, please
    556 25  -  rj^CETERA_ WITH BRIAN MILLER SURELY, you've been there. Surely, you've heard them. I'm talking about karaoke lounges and karaoke singers. They're an incredible lot. I mean, they've been around for more than a decade and, over that length of time, one would have expected them to
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
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      174 25 COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson MtR£CDMCSSOS\E. BfcCK. P56T.' SJSIE, m ttt> |[ICU/W 110)% GGttfc VIP RiDH TVE PttNCIMiS Offia THE* DO TO *X)? WD 10U SNtTCW.' THE RWER, CALVIN ax, DoeSSCIDdCWIE. GET EXPELIED? *X) DHtfl t*r«E K -w t WONDER. YWAT HAPPBtED SHtTCM ON M£, o\o
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    Lock icon Order in the house
    398 26  -  CAREER CHOICE By Laavanya K DO you dread making your bed? Imagine what it would be like to make sure that 336 beds are made everyday. Sheer torture? Well, that's exactly what Mrs Dora Lee, 49, does for a living. She is the executive housekeeper at
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      68 26 job ADS inside f All that glitters Are you bilingual? A jewellery f outlet in a hotel needs J sales T personnel. Page 30. Making music Do you know music well enough to be a DJ? Check out Page 31. Search for talents Do you act, sing, dance or I
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    Lock icon Behind-the-scenes' service
    430 28  -  FROM PAGE 35 CAREER CHOICE By Laavanya K How did you end up in this job? After I finished school, I went to the Hotel and Catering School at Nassim Road. I joined Hotel Negara as a room stewardess but was promoted within three months to supervisor, then
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      321 28 EUROFACADE SYSTEM PTE LTD, he provider of premier aluminium windows. I UNPLUGGED MTV SINGAPORE, a Multl Concepts doors s ,acade s V stem ur< nt, V r «l^es: quality control manager Out-Going Individuals. 3 Possess at least a Diploma in Production. Mechanical. Building, etc Experience in metal fabrication/ QC in
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      634 29 Career vice JOLLY JAR DESSERT PLACE urgently requires Able to speak Mandarin Training provided No experience required Students welcome Only S'porean/ PRs need apply Interested please walk-In for an Interview (except Monday) at: 76 Paqoda Street (Chinatown beside Lucky Chinatown) Tel: 323-1489 (Winnie after 2pm.) A well-established construction co. requires:
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      Lock icon Glory Flyer in smart sprint
      456 40 YESTERDAY'S GOING AT IPOH TRACKWORK:GOOD NST. GLORY FLYER geared up for the Kinta Valley Special Stakes for Class 3 Div 1 horses over 1,600 m on Sunday with a stylish workout yesterday. Taken out by a track rider, the New Zealand-bred gelding trotted one lap,
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      199 40  -  By Danny Khoo WHERE there is a will, there is a way. This saying may well be true of South African Michael Roberts. While most trainers would have second thoughts about embarking on a career move after a major setback, the 54-year-old Roberts is going ahead with plans
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      183 40 TRAINER Ali Afandi has been fined $3,000 following a Singapore Turf Club stipendiary stewards' inquiry last Tuesday. The Penang-based trainer was found guilty of a charge under Malayan Racing Association Rule 203 (b). The rule deems a trainer fully informed and aware of the consequence
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      Lock icon Wooing the fans
      485 42 WORLD CUP CRICKET: MAY 14 JUNE 20. ENGLAND WHAT has British supermodel Caprice got to do with cricket? In the build-up to next month's World Cup, host England has chosen her as one of the cricket ambassadors for the tournament. Her mission: To promote the bat and
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      135 42 SINGAPORE Cable Vision will show "live" the World Cup cricket matches from May 14 to June 20. For a package price of $35, cricket fans can catch their favourite sport on two SCV channels: Channel 37 for ESPN coverage and Channel 38 for Star Sports
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      230 43 Brave Schmeichel saves the Danes I EURO 2000 WARM-UPS Reuters. DENMARK 1 (Ebbe Sand, 40th minute) SOUTH AFRICA 1 (John Moshoeu, 72nd) A STRING of impressive saves by goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel helped Denmark secure a 1-1 draw with South Africa in a friendly international yesterday. Earning his 110
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      256 43 SHOCKER 1 SCOTLAND 1 (Don Hutchison, 65th minute) GERMANY 0 Reuters. A COOLY taken goal from Everton's Don Hutchison yesterday gave Scotland its first win over Germany in 40 years. The shock 1-0 friendly win in Bremen will give new heart to the Scots' faltering qualifying
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      195 43 SHOCKER 2 HOLLAND 1 (Ruud van Nistelrooy, 90th minute) MOROCCO 2 (Mustafa El Hadji, 59th, Salaheddine Bassir, 69th) Reuters. A SPIRITED Morocco beat Holland 2-1 in a friendly international yesterday, inflicting the first defeat on Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard. A last-minute strike from PSV Eindhoven's Ruud van
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      250 43 EURO 2000 QUALIFIERS NORWAY crushed Georgia 4-1 yesterday to boost its chance of reaching the European championship finals for the first time in its history. All Norway's goals came from players currently with tetfms in the English Premier League, with Chelsea's Tore Andre Flo scoring twice,
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      377 44 HUNGARY 1 Janos Hrutka 79th min ENGLAND 1 Alan Shearer 22nd min penalty Eigland: David Seaman; Wes Brown, (Michael Gray, 74th min), Rio Ferdinand (Jamie Carragher 63), Martin Keown, Phil Neville; David Batty, Nicky Butt, Tim Sherwood, Steve McManaman (Jamie Redknapp); Alan Shearer, Kevin Phillips (Emile HeskeyB3). Reuters.
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      121 44 ALAN Shearer is scoring again. He has been doing it for his club, Newcastle, in recent games. And did it again this morning against Hungary, although it came from the penalty spot. Kevin Keegan, England's ctlrrent caretaker coach, turned Shearer into the world's then most
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      144 44 Reuters. KEVIN Keegan said he wanted the job of England coach and suggested that he might continue part-time next season. "I definitely want the job...it's just a question of how we do that," he said. "The situation at the moment is that we are talking. I've had
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      165 44 CROATIA 0 ITALY 0 Reuters. ITALY skipper Paolo Maldini almost missed celebrating his 100 th international cap with a goal. Italy had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Croatia in Zagreb last night. Maldini, who made his debut against Yugoslavia in the now-Croatian city of Split
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      427 45  -  Tfder Beer STLE^GUE Sundram's slick back-heel sparks Sembawang rout FIXTURES TOMORROW: Tanjong Pagar v Geylang (Queenstown Stadium) Clementi Khalsa v Woodlands (Clementi Stadium) SATURDAY: Home v SAF Warlors (Bishan Stadium Balestierv Tampines (Toa Payoh) /m matches at7JoMkatf By Peter Siow A LITTLE girl who is
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      298 46  -  Tufer Beer STCEaGUE MARINE CASTLE 1 Esad Sejdic 84th Main sponsor None Equipment sponsor Lotto G0MBAK1 Toh Choon Ming 2nd fl Main sponsor Shakey's pizza Equipment sponsor Umbro BY Peter Siow TOH Choon Ming struck early in the second minute to stun host Marine Castle in
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      The solution, AFC? Have an exam re-test
      409 46  -  The Asian Football Confederation yesterday cleared the coaches of any wrongdoing during the A Licence coaching course in Singapore two months ago. PETER SIOW still feels that there should be a re-test for some of the coaches who may have got through as
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      Lock icon Anelka: Sorry
      359 46 AFP. AT least one of the French players who stayed away from the English Professional Football Association (PFA) awards has now apologised. Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka, 20, was awarded Young Player of the Year by his fellow professionals. He wasn't at the London ceremony on Sunday to accept
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      165 46  -  SEA GAMES SWIMMING TRIALS: TILL FRIDAY (SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB) By Gerard Wong SWIMMER Gary Tan did not meet the qualifying times for the SEA games 100 m backstroke (58.15 sec) and 100 m butterfly (55.85 sec). But the 17-year-old clocked personal
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      260 47 Is the "ripple effect"spoiling Manchester United's Premiership title hopes? Are the Red Devils running out of luck? After Jeffrey Low asked this in Monday's Near Post, Liverpool fans and anti-Unitedforces were rejoicing, as you can tell today's Far Post, the platform for football fans to air their
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      418 47 WINNING LETTER This week's prize-winning letter (right) gets a transferable three-month SCV basic tier subscription, along with a bag of goodies courtesy of Singapore Cable Vision. Past and present winners, please contact us at **********5 for your prizes. MUCH as I hate to say
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      217 47 MAN Utd drew with Leeds not because it ran out of luck but simply because it did not have the ability to do so. Luck is essential, but luck itself does not make a champion. According to my limited experience, the most important element is the
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      238 47 FOUR days is never too long for football clubs to slip from nirvana to the abyss. With a six-day rest before they continue this grueling last-phase of the championship challenge, only the incurable pessimist would dare say Manchester United is not good enough to win the league.
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