The New Paper, 26 October 1999

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1 42 The New Paper
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    23 1 the new paper TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1999 Another quality publication Singapore Press Holdings http://newpaper.asia1 com.sg MITA (P) 062/04/99 60 CENTS the new paper
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    Lock icon Lovebirds who took flight
    1122 4  -  SINGAPORETODAY RUNAWAY MAID'S STORY: She lived wild and free with her lover, housed only by the wide blue sky. Then trouble broke —they had a fight. He had a bad fall and went to hospital. She used her employer's IC to register him. This is not
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      Lock icon 'Singapore, HK should link up'
      192 5 m STOCK MARKETS THE stock exchanges of Singapore and Hongkong should join hands to trade in high-growth boards. This would appeal to regional investors, said Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew last night. Such a link-up would make more money available, and would also give both
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      Lock icon Peacekeepers join in marriage
      37 5 <Et I ItLUIC/ AICUILI! IT S A WEDDING! Australian peacekeepers Joe Newbury and Sue Matchett take their wedding vows In the ruined Dill Museum, now a field hospital, in East Timor. Picture/ Reuters
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        55 5 EPUCATIO^B THE National University of Singapore's business school has been ranked Asia's top MBA school. The Nanyang Business School from Nanyang Technological University was ranked 11th among 25 Asian MBA programmes surveyed by Asia Inc, a Hongkong business monthly In 1995, NUS was 20th. It came eighth
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        Lock icon Muis hotel site
        62 5 U PROPERTY THE Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) is looking to develop a plot of wakaf land on Bencoolen Street possibly into a threeor four-star hotel. The private sector may have a hand in it. Wakaf are assets individuals bequeathed to the Muslim community to promote
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        59 5 ANIMALS THIS cat (left) was chained to a Toyota pick-up and dragged for several streets yesterday afternoon. A policeman spotted it and stopped the vehicle. The woman driver said she did not know someone had chained the cat to the rear axle. She had just been parked at
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      57 5 International Herald Tribune: China stops a protest by followers of Falungong Asian Wall Street Journal: NTT unveils plan to reduce staff by 20,000 New Straits Times: Bar Council warns law firms acting as fronts BBC news: UN Security Council votes to send 9,000 peacekeeping troops to East
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      Lock icon Anwar accuses Daim
      130 6 in F®€us MALAYSIA'S sacked Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim yesterday accused Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin of corruption and sexual misconduct. He also said the minister had "squandered billions" in the past and flown women into the country in his private jet. Anwar was giving evidence on the
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      56 6 B LIBRARY B MORE than 200 people were evacuated from the National Library in Stamford Road yesterday. A photocopier in the reference section on the third storey caught fire briefly and was belching smoke. Smoke went through the air-conditioning system, affecting the other levels. The library has re-opened
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      Lock icon Ecstasy craze
      59 6 I DRUGS SEIZURES by US police of the drug Ecstasy have risen seven-fold in the past three years. Drug enforcement groups there are concerned at how fast it has become the favourite drug of teenagers and young professionals. US customs officers who seized 381,000 tablets in 1997 predicted
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      Lock icon US nurse wins
      68 6 B COURT AMERICAN nurse Katherine Randall, 39, has won her suit against the National Kidney Foundation. She sought $46,000 in damages for breach of contract and won $27,000. She gave up her job in Saudi Arabia after the NKF offered her a job in 1996. But the
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      Lock icon 'No kids' vow?
      64 6 U MEDICAL IF they have received pigs' hearts and lungs in organtransplant operations, then they must sign a pledge that they'll never have children. This requirement for British transplant patients is among draft proposals put up by the medical authorities there. They want to ensure that pig
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      57 6 The Straits Times: Link up of S'pore, HK bourses proposed The Business Times: Banks revive credit bureau idea to cut defaults Uanhe Zaobao: SM Lee: Singapore and Hongkong should integrate liquidity Berita Harlan: Mahathir orders National Front to get ready RCS morning news: SM proposes linking up
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE IS HOME
      97 6 Oast* If you think that you want an Asian environment and you want your children to be Singaporean and your own roots are Singaporean f then you belong in Singapore. It is not a dollars and cents answer. If we have to make such a calculation, then
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      27 6 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 120.32 points to close at 10,349.93 yesterday. About 769 million shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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      Lock icon Blue sky minds in S'pore
      435 8 From textbooks, passion or an open society? f thaty^ p^agam^ PEOPLE are our only resources. So we have to be bright, smart and creative. It's not just empty talk. The Government is doing more, by encouraging courses in thinking and creativity. But can you learn
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      Lock icon Your trash sails off from here... ...to a dump far, far away
      296 9 What we are talking about here is garbage that can't be burnt into ashes. From the Tuas Marine Transfer Station, which started operations in April, this garbage is towed away in barges to an offshore landfill which is
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      Lock icon Bangladeshi worker missing But no bodies found
      264 11  -  FIRE MYSTERY: BY Eugene Wee WHERE is he? This was the question on the minds of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters. They were looking for a Bangladeshi worker feared killed in a fire that burned down his living quarters yesterday afternoon.
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      Lock icon A matter of male pride
      54 12 mui<mui< Professor leremy ihiton oflhe urology department, Qumm IWnilUjf in Canada, commenting am men's ratectance to seek medical help in dedhi' imlUi the most common complaint among older men reduced sexual function: It's a matter of male pride. Maybe it's the one thing that doesn't
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      65 12 YOU can be $200 richer today! Just look out for the TNP Word Search on page 26 and find the nine words hidden in the Word Search box. If you can determine them, fill up the entry form and send it in to us. The contest, which will
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      Lock icon IT'S SO WEIRD
      546 13  -  1 First, he stabs brother-in-law 2 Walks out of home, still in bloody shirt 3 Goes and sits calmly in this coffeeshop, with knife in hand until police arrive By Eugene Wee HE sat utterly calm and composed on a chair in the coffeeshop. There was blood
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    Lock icon She stole 13 things from four shops in one hour
    289 15  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Chua Wei Yng SHE was a speedy shopper, and an even faster thief. When Chen Hua Chu went shopping on Oct 10, she knew exactly what she wanted. The 30-year-old Chinese national managed to pick out 13 items
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      139 16 AFP. DOCTORS in a small town in Poland, performing a routine breast examination for cancer on a woman, were alarmed. No, they did not find any growth in her large bosom. Instead, they found four needles in her left breast. The 61-year-old tailor, on being told
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      Lock icon EdTV star in trouble
      156 16 Reuters. ACTOR Matthew McConaughey (above) was charged with resisting arrest yesterday. He was initially arrested in his hometown of Austin, Texas, on suspicion of having marijuana and drug-taking equipment, but was not charged with any drugrelated crimes, police said. He was released on a US$l,OOO ($1,670)
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      39 16 muKrnui* British newspaper The Guardian recently interviewed General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's new strongman. When asked If lie was enjoying nu imjw role, he repMed: To put it frankly, it is always nice to be in charge.
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      Lock icon Exposed: The vainest of us all
      414 17 Go on, keep reading, you know you care... MIRROR, mirror on the wall, who in the world is vainest of all? Venezuelans, it seems. Both its men and women came out tops in a 30-country survey of who is the most obsessed with their
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      Lock icon How do you take this stuff off?
      388 18 BODY STUDS WORRY DOCTORS Source: Wire services. BODY piercing is the 90's fashion statement, but it's causing problems for British doctors. In many cases, they have no idea how to remove the studs or rings, according to a survey published in this week's
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    Lock icon FLOOD HAVOC in Kedah, Penang
    355 19 MALAYSIATODAY One person found dead HOUSES in many of the northern states are built on stilts because of the yearly flooding. But one man, who was sleeping under one of these houses, drowned. Mr Hamdi Ibrahim, 46, was found drowned under his house in Sungai
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    Lock icon A lesson for Daddy, too
    553 20  -  ET CETERA WITH BRIAN MILLER MY little fella came home from kindergarten the other day beaming from ear to ear. "I've got my kindness book," he said. "We are learning how to be kind and the book tells me how I can become a kinder
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    324 21  -  spotlight By Mohd Ishak and Melvin Singh IT was one mad week that saw the re-birth of a nation and a celebration of democracy, Indonesian-style. Despite the air of tension inside the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) lawmakers were voting for their new leaders good humour
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      Lock icon The many faces of Mr X'
      508 22  -  Byl Edwin Yeo X*Ho. Pronounced Chris Ho. With that name it's not hard to imagine that this is the person who writes controversial material. His book, Skew Me, You Rebel Meh?, is now in its third printing, and his latest CD is X* with
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      Lock icon She'll be your host J and He'll croon for you
      449 23  -  THEANUGERAH 12 FINALS BY Seto Nu-wen Mohammad Rani Hatni believes a good singer is one who is versatile. And that's what he's trying to be: "I can sing all kinds of songs. Slow, fast, high, low. Anything, except hard rock."
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      124 23 THE Anugerah 12 Finals will be telecast live tonight on Prime 12 at 8 pm. The Best Singer and the Best Host will each walk away with $18,000 in cash and prizes. A Personality Award of $1,000 cash and a trophy will also be given. The Anugerah 12
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      Lock icon He may soon bid goodbye to these printed silk shirts
      129 24 CATHERINE Zeta-Jones' boyfriend Michael Douglas is giving her a haunting time. His fuddy-duddy clothes are the cause of her concern. The 55-year-old actor fancies golf clothes and loud silk shirts—which don't exactly match the 30-year-old actress' sawy dress sense. So,
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      Lock icon STUDIES CAN WAIT
      79 24 ACTRESS Claire Danes is apparently finding it hard to mix studies and stardom. The Harvard student is "taking a break" after just three semesters. "I'll probably take next semester off," she said. When an Australian magazine NW asked her about her grades, she said: "They're okay." Maybe
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      40 24 Actors are filled with self-importance. They make a film and think they are curing cancer. To hell with that... We serve less purpose to the community than a garbage collector. —Actor James Caan in an actor-bashing moment
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      Lock icon SNIFFING OUT
      30 24 If we get to the point where I look like a basset hound, I'll just play basset hounds. Actor-director Clint Eastwood reflecting on possible future roles for himself.
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      Lock icon Do you find maths tough?
      393 25  -  Don't panictiger cub can help you! By Ambiga Raju SHE can't go for lunch with friends these days without somebody mentioning meat. "Get her some deer meat" or "Hey why no meat for the Puli Kutti?" is often heard. Kalah Ramasamy, 28, has learnt to
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      350 34  -  By Tan Thean Loon INJURED Singapore Gold Cup candidate El Duce seems to have only two options: Be humanely put down or be out of action for six months. The next few days will be very crucial. Even if he can be rescued,
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      145 34 WONDERFUL GENERAL is heading for better things. He completed a double for the just-ended Kranji meeting despite facing three negative factors topweight of 57kg, widest draw of 10 runners and an unfavourable 1,200 m trip. Babar will benefit from his second placing behind the promising Cybervain. He
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      575 34  -  By Tan Thean Loon TRAINER Michael Kent was pleased in more ways than one after landing his first Singapore Gold Cup with English import Carry The Flag at Kranji on Sunday. For he knows he has smother Cup material at hand. No, not
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      123 34 Singapore Turf Club is an ISO 9002 certified organisation that provides high quality, competitive and entertaining horse racing and gaming services to the public. In the new millennium, the Club will play a major role in international racing with the opening of the new racecourse at Kranji. LUCKY DRAW RESULTS
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      69 35 BACK IN BUSINESSr Ferrari driver and Formula One world championahlp leader Eddie Irvine eigne autographa for female fane after arriving In Japan for the final Grand Prix of the eeaaon on Sunday. Irvine and team-mate Michael Schumacher were originally dlequallffed from the Malayaian GP but
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      359 35 SEMI-FINALS South Africa v Australia (Saturday) New Zealand v France (Sunday) Reuters. THE evidence is compelling. The gap between the dominant southern hemisphere rugby nations and those from the north remains as wide as ever. Of the four World Cup semi-finalists, three are the traditional southern powerhouses: New
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      219 35 Wire services. CRICKET: Leg spinner Anil Kumble took six second innings wickets as India beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the second cricket Test yesterday. After the drawn first Test, India now goes one-up in the three-match series. After bowling New Zealand out for 155
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      90 35 IN our SCV/Italian Serie A contest, we asked which big derby match in Italy was being played over the weeked. The answer: AC Milan vs Inter-Milan. Five callers with the correct answer were picked to win a gym bag, T-shirt and water bottle, courtesy of
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      369 36  -  PREMIERSHIP FOCUS ARSENAL has become the master of the late show in the Premiership. On six occasions the Gunners have converted a half-time draw into a win, and at Chelsea on Saturday for the first time this season, half-time arrears became a full-time win. Nine
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      684 37 NATIONWIDE ENGLISH DIVISION ONE LEAGUE MAN CITY 2 BLACKBURN 0 THERE'S a Manchester at the top of the table in English football. No. It's not United, if you're first thinking of the Red Devils. It's the turn of Manchester City to establish itself as one of
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      133 37 CREWE 0 BARNSLEY 1 CRAIG Hignett's victorious homecoming was tinged with sadness. His winning goal moments before the interval was his first against his old club. And he received a standing ovation from the home fans at the final whistle. Hignett said: "I've some very fond
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      115 37 WOLVES 2 PORT VALE 2 PLUCKY Port Vale withstood a real battering at the den of Wolverhampton Wanderers. Brian Horton's men were firmly on the defensive and took until the 59th minute to test Wolves goalkeeper Mike Stowell. By then Port Vale was trailing to a
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      60 37 PALACE 2 TRANMERE 2 SANDY Parkinson grabbed a crucial point for Tranmere Rovers with a dramatic last-minute strike at Crystal Palace. Substitute Parkinson's late blast capped an amazing comeback as Tranmere recovered from two goals down, much to the delight of manager John Aldridge. "Our lads showed great
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      417 38 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP H: AC MILAN v CHELSEA (San Siro) "HELL" will burn with more fury than before. So goes the warning from Chelsea playmaker Gianfranco Zola (left) to his team-mates. He was referring to Chelsea's match against AC Milan tomorrow morning, (2.30 am Singapore time)
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      383 38 OVER AT AC MILAN... PAOLO Maldini laughs a lot, but there will be serious business to attend to when The Joker" arrives in Milan. Maldini (above) will skipper AC Milan for the Champions League visit of Chelsea tomorrow. The prospect of meeting
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      131 38 TOMORROW (Singapore time) Group E: Real Madrid (Spa) v Olympiakos Piraeus (Gre) Porto (Por) v Molde (Nor) Group F: PSV Eindhoven (Hoi) v Bayern Munich (Ger) Rangers (Scot) v Valencia (Spa) Group G: Spartak Moscow (Rus)vWillem II Tilburg (Hoi) Girondins Bordeaux (Fra) v Sparta Prague (Czech) Group H:
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      19 38 2nd Rd, Ist teg FRIDAY Lens (Fra) v Vitesse Arnhem (Hoi) Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) v Kaiserslautern (Ger)
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      434 39 GROUP D: CROATIA ZAGREB V MANCHESTER UNITED fThundwmorning Stag.porettm«) PAUL Scholes is ready to play in pain, reports Soccernet. On Thursday morning (Singapore time), Manchester United takes on Croatia Zagreb in a crucial away Champions League clash. The England midfielder is due to have a
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      232 39 GROUP B: ARSENAL v FIORENTINA Reuters COACH Giovanni Trapattoni looks certain to lead Fiorentina into the Champions League clash with Arsenal on Thursday. But defeat at Wembley could still cost him his job. Trapattoni offered to resign on Sunday following his side's 2-0 defeat at
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      258 39 FA CUP AFP. FA Cup sponsor AXA Insurance is dismayed at the seemingly "set in stone" stance of the Football Association of England and Manchester United. AXA is trying to persuade United to take part in the FA Cup despite United's commitment to the first World Club championship
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      535 40  -  By, Adam Hashidy and Lim Han Ming HEY, what is this guy praying to the heavens for? And this is no scene from Wimbledon or the US Open, but in our own backyard. And the player? Hmmm... Looks familiar. He is Frenchman Henri
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      63 39 TODAY: KalirfaH I ociccxea programmes) spm: Dutch Football: Ajax v Den Bosch (ESPN Channels 23 25) 7pm: Spanish Football: Vallecanno v Betis (STAR Sports Channel 24) 9pm: Italian Serie A Highlights (Football Channel 22) 9.30pm: Singapore Cup Highlights (Premiere 12) 10pm: EPL: Newcastle v Derby (Repeat, Football Channel 22) English
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      863 41 TV TODAY NOON Savoir Fairs (Lifestyle/r) 12.30 PM Freddie StaiT (Comedy) fIM Michelle Chia j 1.00 Day* of Our uvm( Drama) I W Battle of the Best 2.00 Oanay and Mart* (Talk show) m IL.Q Channel 8,8 pm 3.00 Hay! Singapore (Local infotainment/r) OT lllv n* l 3.30 Extra Ordinary
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    486 42 And the Magpies fly out of danger zone ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP: Newcastle 2 Derby 0 AFP. THERE'S no stopping Alan Shearer, it seems. And last night, he bagged his 10th goal in just five matches. The goal sealed struggling Newcastle Unitea's third home win in a row as
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