The New Paper, 9 May 1999

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  • 8 1 the new paper May 9, 1999 on Sunday
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    • 67 1 /9\ Ist Copy fry 'Vj/.l V\ J A.. r«. BBsj^^MaßfSi'a] *s]mF9Fi' JUgbJf. 4*W' 'S -v.,-,. S v |iflr i fc> 4_ HprcT *d£& wE- Tfc fib J5 "h T^feki lEl' y ,\l W u it. IT iftkMH i^m." «8f At least 4 die as Nato missiles hit Chinese embassy by
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  • Article, Illustration
    1507 6  -  She's lost her left lung to cancer. It's eaten away her lymph nodes and arteries. She has a brain tumour. yet this mother is happy Why? By Chan Seet Fun FAMILY IS LIFE SUPPORT BE happy you are healthy. And be grateful you have family. Motherhood statement?
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  • NEWS
    • 275 7  -  By Riana Zakir PERAK. Selangor. Negri Sembilan. All this while, the Malaysia's pig virus seemed a long way off. No longer. The virus has swept south, barely a 30 minute drive from Singapore. It has struck a pig farm near Selong and Kulai, just 25km from
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    • 276 7 PIG VIRUS Q A NO need to get the shudders and steer clear of the pork in your market. Singapore is and will be safe from the Nipah virus, says Dr Chua Sin Bin, deputy director of Primary Production Department. Can Singapore get the Nipah virus from Malaysia? There's no
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  • NEWS
    • 86 9 MR Yap Siang Khoon (IC number *****65/F) is the lucky winner of a Perth holiday for two. He spotted correctly the differences in last week's pictures, which we have highlighted above. Out of 3,777 entries to our contest last week, 2,932 spotted the five differences. Prizes
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    • 254 9  -  By Seah Yi-lein HA VENT quite decided on how to thank your under-appreciated mum for the quiet, supportive role she plays in your life? Well, save her the hassle of toiling in the kitchen today and take her down to Clarke Quay for a special treat. To
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  • EXPAT
    • 561 11  -  Burp Q Is buffet kiasuism peculiar only to S'poreans? By Brian Adams THE first thing an expat realises in Singapore is how easy, efficient, clean and orderly everything is. And then he goes to buffets and realises that simmering below that placid demeanour, there lurks the skilled
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    • 137 11 Clob, Clobbered, Clobber/ CLOB stands for Central Limit Order Book. It was introduced in January 1990 after Malaysia delisted all its 160 companies from the Stock Exchange of Singapore. To allow trading of the Malaysian shares in Singapore, SES introduced Clob, an 'over-the-counter' market operation. These markets are dominated
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    • 76 11 Talk to us DO you hay* problems understanding Singapore? What other topics would you Ike lis to write about to help you tattle hi? What experiences, pleasant and otherwise, have you encountered? Or you may have tips and experiences to share with your fellow expats. Do drop us a line
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  • NEWS
    • 662 12  -  Half-naked man fells 10 floors He wanted to peep at maid bathing He straddled lOth-floor parapet and ledge Scared by maid's screams, he fell By Ernest Luis A HALF-NAKED man fell 10 floors after what must have been a daring act of desperation. It left him dead.
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    • 478 13  -  LIFE ASA ONE-ARMED BANDIT/ Pagel7 Q How does one find his family after being separated for 30 years? By, Augustine Pang REPORTING FROM LONDON HE had not seen his family in 30 years. For 30 years he lived halfway around the world, in Britain, while his family
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    • 89 13 WE help you trace your relatives. That's what The Salvation Army's Family Tracing Service does. Set up in 1885, it operates in about 100 countries, including Singapore. "Enquiries may take a few minutes, or a few years. Anyone who needs help here can contact our office at 450-4133,"
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    • 193 13 Datj Celebrations 9 May national Jsuffei Jfwards should fail. Cxpress your lovefar TKum by celebrahny this ipecial day mills /ift hies of 'Sashimi, Sushi, Oyster on Jce, 7 J *itmy 7)uc£, "Jempura 'Prawn, Scallop with sparayui, csteamed Pice in Botus Leaf, Steamed Jish with Hot JSean Grust, Assorted ~?resh Jruits
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  • 351 16 NEWS Q What happened over the 30 years? AS a child in the Salvation Army's children's home, he cried all the time. Mr Gary Martin, who was born without his right hand, was sent to the home with his elder sister Junetha, when they were
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  • @ A GLANCE
    • 360 17 HERE'S a piece of good news to calm your job fears: There is a big drop in the number of people laid off in the first three months of this year compared with the last three months of last year from 8,000 to 2,800. The initial figures
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    • BRIEFLY
      • 60 17 FIGHT the elections and resign as minister. Two State Secretary Akbar Tanjung and Investment Minister Hamzah Haz have chosen to resign. Mr Akbar is chairman of the ruling Golkar party while Mr Hamzah is leader of the Muslim-dominated United Development Party (PPP). The ruling is to prevent
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      • 82 17 PAULA Jones' lawyers want President Bill Clinton to literally pay for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinksy. They told a federal judge in Arkansas that Mr Clinton owed them more than U*****,000 (S$838,000) because his lies made them do hours of extra work. The judge had
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      • 77 17 PRIME Minister, can we meet you to get your assurance that you will not allow the economic crisis to hamper investigation into the Silk Air crash? That is the request of the relatives of the 104 victims who died in the Silk Air crash in December 1997. Their
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      • 79 17 HONGKONG Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa is taking charge of the right-to-stay controversy. He wants to find a way to stem the possible influx of 1.67 million mainland immigrants by the end of this month. One way is to ask the Standing Committee of China's National
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      • 90 18 SOON, Singapore citizens will not need a visa to make short business or holiday trips to the United States. This applies as long as they stay in the US for not longer than 90 days, and are going there for leisure or business purposes. But those
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      • 77 18 ITS free. Yes, the Simei Briskwalkers will not have to pay to use the Festival Park in Tampines for their weekly exercise sessions. Following the recent controversy, they met Tampines GRC MP Mah Bow Tan, who is also Communications Minister, on Friday. The group of 43
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      • 69 18 POLICE reports have been made against Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohtar Abdullah and First Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin. National Justice Party Youth head, Mr Mohamed Nor, alleged that the AG had failed to carry out his duties by not prosecuting a cabinet minister after receiving a report
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      • 78 18 CHINA'S military has been asked to upgrade by the Liberation Army Daily. The newspaper said: "There are problems with the state of technology. problems with the art of warfare and other conditions. But what's more serious are problems with the need to change the mindset on how
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    • 95 18 THE "big bang" by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, when he warned that Singapore banks were headed "down the hill", came with lower-case b's. That is, it did not signal a switch from gradual liberalisation of the banking sector to the "overnight change" Big Bang approach,
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    • 208 18 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said it would liberalise the banking sector over five years, rather than take the Big Bang approach, as it wanted to ensure that there would be no big upsets along the way. In Parliament on Thursday, SM Lee had some strong words
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    • Article, Illustration
      54 18 Maybe in a few years, we can have a pittpM does the reverse of Viagra, tfmKrmake men less horny than they are already. Might make them more socially junctional at least. Ms Marina Mahathir (right), daughter of Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad, writing in her latest newspaper column about
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    • 79 18 Go visit the mummies: This Mothers' Day, take the family to see mummies of a different kind. Yes, you can view the "all-wrapped-up mummy" at Eternal Egypt: Treasures from the British Museum exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum. There are a selection of artefacts from the British
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    • 200 17 AAother Day's I Artsperience Mrtjf at Riverside Point the Point, on 9th May 1999 as Performance 6 Entertainment we celebrate Mothers Day. Step 4 Uek-oHke into a colourful world of the art» i and performance in Singapore, and be mesmerized. Wearable Art Watercolonr Oil Painting* Ceramic* Craft Peranakan Craft Portrait
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
    • 41 18 WEATHER TODAY baza ond portly SHows ort Bxpoctod in itw oft oc noon o BH bmZZZ rnr" mfKKgHm moonris. 1.23 om s°um ramy dooey 1.44 pm minimum ?4t ftrst tide. 2.3 m: 3.41 am maximum 33X «4i._ 2.1 m: 4.20 pm
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  • 691 19  -  THE WEEK Every Sunday, we invite a personality to comment on the week's headlines that happen to catch his or her eye. David Lim, the team leader of Singapore's Mount Everest team, has his say today Guest editor DAVID LIM TWO unrelated
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    • 116 19 IP® 11 r E S I Come For An Authentic Peranakan Rendezvous Mv^n. A sumptuous buffet spread of Peranakan specialties awaits you right here at the Straits Cafe By The Park. Feast to your heart's content on the famous Ayam Buah Keluak, Ikan Pari Kuah Ladah and Hee Peow Soup
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  • NEWS
    • 467 21 y Do talk-show hosts set out to embarrass their guests? Source: Wire services. THEY talk trash on television. They say it is meant to titillate and tease. They toss up topics like "Pregnant women who cheat on their husbands" and "My mum stole my
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    • 461 22 South Africa ups envoys' security CRIME-HIT VIPs Burundi's ambassador was forced at gunpoint last month to surrender his luxury car to attackors who waited for him at his official residence. It was the second time he had been attacked in a week. In April, a 64-year-old former
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    • 127 22 AFP THIS man hiding under a towel is the main suspect in the murder of a top Indian model last week. Manu Sharma surrendered in Chandigarh on Thursday. Yesterday, more were arrested a British socialite, her Canadian husband and their daughter. On April 30, Sharma allegedly
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    • 365 23 lUST 17 MINS A DAY JAPANESE fathers are being given the shock treatment and it's ruffling them. In a new $4-million health ministry campaign, they are being told they don't deserve to be called fathers if they don't
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    • 244 24 She shocked Turkey's parliament. Now she gets a shock... AFP SHE wore a traditional headscarf in the Turkish parliament and caused an outrage. Although more than 98 per cent of its people are Muslim, it is not the official religion. Turkey is a secular state. Ms
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    • 140 24 Source: AFP RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin was supposed to talk about the Yugoslav war during a ceremony at the Kremlin on Thursday. But when his words failed to make any sense, many wondered whether Mr Yeltsin had taken ill again, reported the Washington.Post yesterday. "No one just
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    • 285 25 A FALLEN pair of specs almost caused an air crash. The glasses belonged to the pilot of the British holiday jet. The Boeing 757 carrying 220 holidaymakers from Birmingham was trying to land in bad weather at Puerto Plata airport in the Dominican Republic. After
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    • 64 21 Opposites may attract but it's the subtle difference that connects. fj>jgl makes a difference iHj V uivtberyou are having a -i Streeters Paella or just any Paella. We're in an interesting ity within the CBD, uitb a fine selection of Tapas and wines, it will maJte your dinning 1. Drtvta*oo|
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  • CookieJar THE PLACE TO DIP FOR HOUSEHOLD TIPS
    • 314 29  -  Edited by Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg MOST mothers being mothers, won't wish for anything more than having their beloved children around on Mother's Day. But all mothers secretly love to be pampered, especially by those they had toiled to bring up. Believe me, I
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    • 96 29 ORGANISE a champagne brunch. Buy white button mushrooms, slice and fry in butter. Scramble eggs. Toast a variety of bread Simply Brairf at Sixth Avenue has a yummy selection. Buy fresh sausages. J a sons supermarket at Orchard Towers has j a good selection. Get a fheese platter,
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    • 64 29 BOOK everybody into the Banyan Tree Bintan in nearby Bintan for two days Spend the day exploring the island witii mum. Arrange meals at the hotels. Chefs at the Banyan Tree will probably prepare mom's favourite dishes. Spend the next day with mum at the spa for
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    • 58 29 SOMETHING daddies can get their little ones to do for young mummies: Paint a card. Buy lots of paper, colour pencils or paints and set the kids' imagination wild. Or get them to think up and make breakfast for mummy all by themselves, although closely supervised by
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    • 39 29 SOMETHING which doesn't need any money: Just sit at home with mom and talk to her about your life, what's going on, your hopes, dreams and disappointments. Show her she's still mum and precious to you.
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  • Chip CHEAP AND HIP: STYLE FOR THE BUDGET-CONSCIOUS
    • 330 30  -  By Carol Leong canol@sph.ccxn.sg OKAY, how much more hip can you get than a recipe from Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's mum? And not just any recipe. A buah keluak recipe! The great CHIP secret about buah keluak is that this nut tastes exactly like
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    • 238 30 RECIPE AYAM BUAH KELUAK 1 chicken, cut into small pieces 300 g pork rib bones, chopped 8 rounded tbsp of assam (tamarind), add 1.7 I water, strain and use liquid only 5 tbsp sugar 5 tbsp salt 8 tbsp oil 20 buah keluak nuts, soaked for one day, scrubbed and
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  • Feature
    • 395 31 13 children, 44 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and matriach says... Then breaking into a sob, Mb Phua asked: How many more Mother's Days can she see?* It was her father, Mr Phua Chiap Poo, who decided that his family would be run on the
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    • 387 31 WHEN 14-year-old Loh Bick Lan came to Singapore from. Swatow, China in 1936, t was to escape starvation. "My parents had sent my eider brothers here in search <f a better life, but they never sent tnyfching back Since there was aching to
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    • 225 31  -  By Calvin Low calvin@sph.com.sg SECRETARY Lilian Phua was brought up on the belief that a woman should be self-sufficient. Her mentor: Her own mother Madam Loh Bick Lan, who single-handedly raised 13 children. Said Madam Loh, 77, a housewife: "I never believed in using maids.
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    • 33 31 Read React You're read Mdm Loh's story of self-sacrifice. Have circumstances changed so much that mothers today cannot do without the help of a maid? Let us know what you think. Email calvin@sph.com.sg
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    • 203 31 [Cue*eh7| I would like to tell my mum "Whenever you're feeling down, just remember, you have four lovely children who love you dearly." John Klass, 28, singer/songwriter That if I am bad, it is not because she brought me up wrong but because I am a moron!" Sarah Sechan, 24,
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  • 800 32  -  So Sue Me SUZANNE WALKER WRITES A FORNIGHTLY COLUMN by Suzanne Walker DEAR Gabin, I confess, I was terrified when I discovered I was pregnant. I never actually thought much about babies. I was only 25. Too young to have a baby,
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  • 715 33  -  Column A WRITES A FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN by Jacintha Abisheganaden wn HI! I'm Alex Koh. I'm sure Fm the only tried eight-week-old baby who knows the words to Autumn Leaves. thinl 111 probably be the only one in my nursery me u school later who'll be singing Give
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  • Venue JET SET GO FUJIFILM
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      352 34 Sick of partying at Zouk and Mohd Sultan Road? Follow JASON TAN to Northbridge in Perth, where the partying never stops CALLING all party animals. Game for a place where the music is cool, the crowd hip, the drinks cheap and the party goes on all night?
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    • 170 35 The Brass Monkey: This is to Northbridge what Hard Rock Cafe is to Singapore. There's always noise and buzz at this yuppies'joint. Check out the balcony upstairs where you have a bird eye's view of James Street and William Street. Valentino: You can't miss this place. It has
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    • 40 35 It is just north of Perth city and the railway line, over the Horseshoe and Barrack Street Bridge. That means you can even walk back to your downtown hotel after partying, provided you're sober enough of course.
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    • 135 35 #1 Yes, it's hip to be underdressed at a night spot. But before you rush into those bra tops and tubes, consider this: Perth's temperature at night can drop to less than 10 deg C. So you might want to bring along a jacket. #2 Do not leave
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    • For mothers
      • 61 35 King's Park is a gigantic park that offers the best view of Perth City and the magnificent Swan River. Put Mummy in the back of the car, and treat her to a scenic drive amnd the park. Or better still, make her a wonderful piKic lunch and relax
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      • 56 35 Give Mummy cash for her to try her luck at the 140 gaming tables, including Roulette, Blackjack and the unique Australian game: two-up. Adviser her to bet small so she can play longer and ei\joy alcoholic drinks on the house. And if she wins, dinner is on her.
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        73 35 Throw Mummy onto a tractor and let Mr Peter Casotti (left) take her for a spin around this sprawling orchard the size of 200 football fields. She can also taste the juiciest apples straight off the trees. At the end of the trip, don't forget to
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      • 61 35 You may not be able to afford the impressive collection of gold nuggets and precious coins on display here. But there's no better gift for Mummy than a coin minted especially for her. For A$30, declare your kve for Mummy and have it carved permanently an a
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      • 60 35 Make Mummy go arty, bring h«P to the art gallery. On displayJhere are over 1,000 works from the State Art Collection. Let Mummy admire Australian landscape artwork* and rare Aboriginal tree bark paintings. pictures by BelgiumVfotographer old 8oft-drin£Rlh|any in Singapore, while cute picture ofBishan. Where: Art Gallery of
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      • 51 35 Where else on this earth can Mummy fly on a magic carpet, freeze her own shadow, and see her image reflected one thousand times? At this ultra-fun hands-on science centre, Mummy can also whip up a whirlpool. Where: Scitech Discovery Centre. (First Floor, City West, West Perth. Tel:
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      • 70 35 Bring Mummy to this extraordinary farm, where she can get up close and personal with sheep and cows. She can feed them, milk them and watch a demonstration of sheep shearing. There's also an authentic Aboriginal dance performance. Just make sure Mummy doesn't turn primitive and join them
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      • 90 35 Book a Perth package with Singapore Airlines for just $958. You get return airfare, three nights' accommodation, daily breakfast and transfers. You also get a medium-sized rental car for two days and entry coupons to 13 attractions, including the Perth Zoo. This free-and-easy package also offers mix-and-match
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    • 189 35  -  What's the hardest thing a mother has to do? Edited by Rachel Tan rachel@sph.com.sg "Worrying about her child all her life. Because she only wants good for her child. "When the child is young, she worries about his health. "When he's older, she worries whether he'll turn out
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  • Seen Heard! SHARP
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      22 36 THE MOVIE A blind man regains his sight only to lose it again. Stars: Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino.
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    • 217 36  -  fcy CHAN SEET FUN ITS not worth watching. This soppy, droopy film starring an ex-Batinan and an Oscar-winning actress has few Adeeming qualities. Baaed on a true story, as docuxnentedVy doctor and author Oliver Sack%fifis movie had the makings of JHwakenings, which JBb also
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    • 156 37 Roger Ebert In the Chicago Sun-Times (internet edition): "The doting credits tell us the movie is based on the true story of Shirl end Barbara Jennings, now living in Atlanta. My guess is that their story inspired the scenes that feel authentic, and that countless other movies inspired
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      250 37  -  by ERNEST LUIS FORGET what Seet Fun says. I think At First Sight is worth watching. But only on a Tuesday because that's when you can watch it for just $5 at the mqjor cinemas. Two dollars cheaper than the usual cinema ticket price of $7. Worth
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    • 220 37  -  Edited by Chan Seet Fun seetfun@sph.com.sg STEP aside Truman Show, here comes EDtv. Whereas Truman was the unwitting star of a 24-hour TV programme, Ed volunteers to have his life broadcast across the country on cable TV. Of course, Ed, played by Matthew
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  • 587 41  -  Single Columnl by Norhayati Abdul Aziz yati@sph.com.sg Edited by Lela JaJil lela@sph.com.sg MOST women worry about ageing on their birthdays. I worry about my biological clock. I am 38. And single. When my mother was this age, her eldest child was already 17. I
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    • 141 42 MY girlfriend of about six months has left me. It was an amicable break-up but I still can't let go. The problem arose because she was afraid of me. It's not that I am violent but I flare up easily and am
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    • 251 42 lAM 15 years old. I broke up with my boyfriend a month ago. He said he was too busy with his studies to think about our relationship, yet I see that he has time for other girls. He spends time sitting at coffee
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    • Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
      • 322 42 I AM a Secondary 3 student Qin a boys' school. I think I am gay because I get sexually aroused when I look at shirtless boys and men, and not at girls. But that's not the problem. The problem is that everyone in school already has an
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      • 363 42 I AM a 15-year-old girl. Q Recently, my classmates discussed sex and made crude jokes that left me wondering. My parents are very conservative, so I'm turning to you for answers to my questions. What is sex, actually? How does a girl know that her hymen is
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    • 113 50 Jk Ferric Storm (Race 3 No. 2) Judging by the way he flew home for third to Soccer Boy two starts back over the Ipoh 1,400 m, he can account for this field easily. His Highness (Race 6 No. 1) This American-bred entire is primed to score his
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    • 226 52  -  By Danny Khoo TRAINER Marinus van Breukelen is not a superstitious parson by nature. But he must have been glad that he decided to allow jockey Moses Kway to take the reins on Sir Caversham for the five-year-old galloper's engagement if* Race 7 at Penang
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    • 1127 52 YESTERDAY'S PENANG RACE RESULTS: thing—Yiei ding 8 BABY BOSS 47.5 c 48 5 (154) BuhaM (7) 2 1 1 (481) 2 MYYANN 55.5 (B-5) Jam (4 1 2 2 (445) 5 REAL POWER 54.5 (53-9) Arfwr (5) 4 3 3 (451) 4 PREMIER AWARD 55.5 c 52.5 (161-22) *VlgnMwaren (8)
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    • 378 54  -  Q Who do the Reds play next weekend? 54 Gerard Wong SINGAPORE got the winning start that it wanted to the Standard Chartered International Rugby Series when it defeated Brunei Wanderers 23-3 at the School of Physical Education yesterday. But the signs are clear: National coach Justin
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    • 148 54 SINGAPORE took a 5-0 lead in the fourth minute when scrum-half Kohei Kuwata dived through a tightly-packed defence (5-0). But the Reds had to wait another 30 minutes before flanker Clarence Lam scored their second try (10-0). National winger Leonard Ong then marked his debut by
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    • 134 54 WATCH ARSENAL PLAY... WIN a trip to watch Arsenal "live"! The defending English Premier League champion will be playing against the Malaysian team on May 19 in Kuala Lumpur, as part of the Nike Arsenal Asian Tour. You can be there to cheer them on with a
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    • 1229 55 Q Why has Jorg Steinebrunner been losing weight? It's been downhill for Jorg Steinebrunner since he moved from Tanjong Pagarto Woodlands, reports PETER SIOW HOW the wheels of fortune have turned for Jorg Steinebrunner. One moment in heaven and the next in
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    • 185 55 IT was, I believe, a Frenchman who sang Thank Heaven For Little Girls. Maurice Chevalier would be turning in his grave. Have you seen what they are doing to girls French girls or young women, if you prefer of tennis these days? Amelie Mauresmo, finalist at
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    • 128 55 FROM Singapore to Sweden, from Bulgaria to the Bahamas, we all love a winner. Politicians have realised there are votes in medals, nations rejoice in producing champions. What does it tell us about society when sport begins taking, rather than enhancing, lives? In England, Jonathan Macari, 19, the
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    • 1190 56 PREMIERSHIP CHASE —THE FINAL LAP Q When was the last time the title was settled on goal difference? It's down to the crucial last week. Will it be defending champion Arsenal or treble-seeking Manchester United? SAWTEKMENG suspects goals may settle the issue IRWIN OUT United defender Denis
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    • 115 56 AFP. REFEREE Graham Barber says he is not feeling the pressure ahead of today's match between Man United and Boro. This despite both their coaches criticising him earlier in the season. United boss Alex Ferguson has laid into Barber twice this season while his Boro counterpart Bryan
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    • 448 56 REST OF LAST NIGHT'S ACTION THE relegation battle will be settled on the final day after Southampton and Charlton Athletic won away matches and Blackburn crashed at home. Charlton was one minute away from going down when Danny Mills' deflected freekick gave it a stunning 4-3
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      423 57  -  MATCH OF THE PAY: BLACKBURN ROVERS 1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2 Blackburn must beat Man U 0r... o Bum Who scored Forest's opening goal? By Jeffrey Low BLACKBURN Rovers burned itself in a suicidal afternoon on home soil yesterday, going down dramatically to a 10-man Forest. In a game
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    • 224 58  -  By Peter Siow COACH Jimmy Pearson flew in from Australia yesterday and pledged to nut Tampines Rovers higher up tne S-League ladder. Tampines is in ninth position, with five points from six matches. But the Scot will have his job cut out for him
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      463 58  -  GEYLANG UNITED 0 I Main sponsor Poiiqol Marina RTW Equipment sponsor Nike HOME UNITED 0 Main sponsor Super Cortes Equipment sponsor Uhlsport Reports/ S Gulam ON a wet and goalless night, dubious refereeing decisions again took the spotlight at the Bedok Stadium. Geylang United defender Kadir Yahaya
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    • 155 58 WOODLANDS Wellington signed J Jeyakanth on a three-month contract yesterday. The Rams see him as one of the factors which would help the club get off the bottom of the Tiger Beer S-League. Jeyakanth is based in the US on a study-cum-playing scholarship. He arrived here yesterday
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    • 38 56 TODAY: Boro v Mm United 10.55pm (Live on Football Channel) TUESDAY: Spurt v Chelsea 2.55am (Live on Football Channel) WEDNESDAY: Leeds v Arsenal 2.55am (Live on Football Channel) THURSDAY: Blackburn v Mm United 2.55am (Live on Football Channel)
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