The New Paper, 8 December 1999

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  • 27 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1999 5* II llllI Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holding* http://newpaper.asial.com.sg MITA (P) 062/04/99 60 CENTS j|| 8 "8 RnlWJUWr
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 205 2 Source: Wire services. A SECONDARY school student went on a shooting rampage in a Dutch school yesterday. Four students and a teacher were wounded. The 17-year-old youth did it because of a love dispute, police said. He fired 10 shots, spraying bullets in the
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    • 449 2 Airline sacks pilot who kept passengers waiting for 90 minutes as he went out of airport for meal Wire services. HE was offered airline meals he just could riot stomach. But unlike you or me, he was the pilot, so he thought he had
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • Article, Illustration
      614 4  -  He stabs older brother's son He looked after younger brother for over 20 years. He gave him a home, pocket money daily Elder brother's wife even washed his clothes How does younger brother (right) repay the kindness? By Luke Pachymuthu THIS story is about one man's devotion to
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    • 133 4 CHEE Wai Kwong was alone watching television, when his nephew, Chee Kin Keong, came home at 6.50 pm on July 9. According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Ravneet Kaur, Kin Keong found his uncle staring at him as he washed his hands in the kitchen. Kin Keong approached
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 328 6 war ANALYST'S SUGGESTION ON CPF CONTRIBUTIONS NEW workers should now be made to save 10 per cent of their income in their Special Accounts. So financial analyst Christopher Andrews suggests in The Straits Times today. This amount should go up by one
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    • News Break
      • 69 6 SHARES The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 56 points to close at 2,299 yesterday. The share market shot to a new peak as investors went on a buying spree for blue-chip stocks. It was the index's biggest one-day gain in four months. The STI has now risen nearly
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      • 58 6 ANDOh FOODSTALL helper Cheong Ching Ching was walking back to her flat in Block 30, Kelantan Road, when she found a baby. The newborn baby girl, with umbilical cord attached, had been abandoned on the landing between the 10th and 11th floors. The baby, which was taken to
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      • 55 6 INTERNET A FAKE e-mail claiming that a man and a three-year-old child have contracted HIV here after stepping on drug users' infected syringes is making its rounds on the Internet here. Changi General Hospital, which was named in the message, has since come forward to state that there
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      • 53 6 SURVEY SINGAPORE is the second least stressful place in Asia, after Japan. This emerged from a survey of expatriate businessmen by the Political Economic Risk Consultancy. The poll also revealed that improved economic situations have reduced anxiety levels, compared to a year ago, in most of the
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      • 60 7 CHARITY BRING a ray of hope into the lives of poor families. The Association of Muslim Professionals is seeking Muslims and non-Muslims to make one-off donations of $250 a year to help poor families upgrade their skills through courses. They can call 346-0911 ext 27, fax 346-0922
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      • 61 7 BUSINESS BUSINESSES are ringing up cash registers as shoppers flock to stores to spend, even on non-essentials. After a year-long economic slump, retailers are reporting a jump in trade, saying business is notably better than it was last year. Consumers are spending big not only for the basics,
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      • 76 7 TITHE FOR Muslims, paying the obligatory annual tithe will just be a phone call away. By calling a designated number, the zakat will be included in the phone bill. The tithe can also be paid at 60 collection centres or by cheque and postal order. The
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      • 58 7 MALAYSIA THE Terengganu government's proposed tax on non-Muslims is not compulsory. Non-Muslims can choose to pay income tax or the new tax, kharaj. In response to concerns expressed by the ethnic Chinese in the state, the government said they need not fear paying double. The new tax
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    • 51 6 International Herald Tribune: Russia denounced on Grozny threat Asian Wall Street Journal: Restructuring of TPI loans hits stalemate New Straits Times: MCA seeks status quo BBC news: The International Monetary Fund withholds its next loan instalment to Moscow as foreign criticism mounts of Russian military tactics in
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    • 149 7 in FSRSus AFP IT CLAIMS to rid your computer of the Y2K virus. But it could prove to be equally devastating. Twenty people in the US have reported downloading what they thought was anti-Y2K software from the Internet this week, only to find it was the W9s.Babylonia
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    • 50 7 The Straits Times: Local share market hits new peak The Business Times: Asia yet to pay for recovery, says World Bank Lianhe Zaobao: STI hits new high Berita Harian: AMP: $300,000 to help the needy PCS morning news: Singapore and Japan explore ways to enhance bilateral relations
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    • Article, Illustration
      28 7 GREAT GREET: A man crawling across what is being touted as the world'a largeat greeting card —2,oooaqm of paintings by children In Vlller-sur-Mer, France. Picture/ Afp
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    • 80 7 QI!S,J e 00/k m The people who made were not the people looking for gold. The people who made money were the ones who sold picks and shovels to the other people who were looking for gold. Father of the Internet Vinton G Cerf (above) in an
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    • 27 7 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 118.36 points to close at 11,106.65 yesterday. About 1.1 million shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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  • 665 8  -  HEALTH TODAY By Carol Leong XsifHAT has clutter got to do with rllll health? 11 Plenty. Because clutter can make you feel tired, drained and grotty. Unless you are an asthmatic and allergic to dust, clutter is not a medical issue. But it's still a
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 436 9 Do you have a relative or friend who is jobless, over 40 and low-skilled? Tell them about an old job that's going through a sweeping revolution. YVONNE UM answers questions on the new-age cleaning industry TRADE AND JOB FAIR WHAT: Cleaning in the
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    • 105 9 THEY are called associates, not workers. The cleaners of Service Master, a US company named by Fortune magazine as highly admired, don't even bend. Says Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang: "I understand it even takes the trouble to design its equipment so that employees can work in
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  • 519 11 Say that again SINGAPORETODAY IF a credit card company offers rewards for using their card, and then charges a fee for it, how do customers react? Two of them wrote to the The Straits Times Forum pages recently, saying that American Express (Amex) was doing
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 415 13 A stretch o/Eu Tong Sen Street caved in twice, on Nov 22 and uk Dec 2. Yesterday, the Land kk Transport Authority (LTA) explained the reasons for the road sinking. DENYSR YEO I reports within the area are further supported by columns. Not a cave In!
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    • 243 14 HERE'S your chance to win a superefficient Palm Ille (left), your state-of-the-art personal organiser! FVom today to Dec 14, well be asking 21 questions of topical interests. Each day there will be three questions. Each correct answer gains you points, with more points given
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    • 130 14 WANT to soak in the enchantment of Christmas and win some fabulous prizes while you're at it? Just take part in the "Guess the Winners" contest featured in The New Paper on Nov 21 and 27, and Dec 2. All you have to do is keep
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    • Article, Illustration
      41 15 I MrTan EngHuat, 60, wa* cleared of a rape charge. One of the skieeh's clients had aceaaad him of rape: If I see someone fall down from a bicycle, I would go and help. I am tliStsort of person.
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 362 17 String of incidents in 3 months A PRISON in London has confirmed with The New Paper that a woman named Pauline Chan, 26, from Hongkong, has been detained there. The former porn star allegedly punched a Caucasian woman a fow times and pushed her to the
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    • 237 18 INDONESIA THE Chinese were once a well-assimilated part of Indonesia. They were everywhere in the archipelago. They spoke the same language and had Indonesian names, just like all the other ethnic Indonesians. But in Maluku, formerly known as the Spice Islands, this has changed.
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  • 270 20 THENEWSTODAY ON THEASIAN CRISIS From a Singaporean point of view f why should we have been hurt at all? We did nothing wrong. We didn't borrow anybody's money. We were running a tight ship. We had a budget surplus, low ir\flation, a
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  • Show Time
    • 800 21 A big star she may not be. Yet, after only four years in the business, actress Eileen Wee has done what even Zoe Tay hasn't—released her own book. ERNEST LUIS talks to her about Excuse Me, Are You an Actress?—Eileen's Secrets AH
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    • 530 22 THE 'BIMBOTIC LINES IN HER BOOK "Yon mm paracraplm mm theee?—l Mora 8 Victorian dren, vary low cut and affording an ample display ol bosom. I had come as a vampire bride, complete with take bloed running dowa aqr Mpt and splaftftered aoar what I
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    • 514 23  -  By Chua Wei Yng SITTING on wooden stools in the open to watch wayang must have been the thing to do in your grandmother's time. Well, you, too, can do it now. Asian street theatre has made a comeback at Action
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    • 102 23 YOU can wjn a night out at 42 Waterloo Street. Action Theatre is giving five readers a pair of special passes to watch a performance of their choice at 42 Waterloo Street next year. The five winners will also get a $25 dining voucher each for Indochine Alfresco Cafe.
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    • 73 23 Action TlwsbVs First 42 Theatre Festival WHO* Now to Dec 14. Shows from 7:30 pmto 10:30 pm. Extra late show to midnight on Friday, Saturday. WHBEzThe Room Upstairs, Action Theatre, 42 Waterloo Street. TICKETS: $35 weekdays, $42 Friday, Saturday. No show on Monday. Tickets let you watch Squeeze
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  • 450 26  -  Et cetera WITH' T JEYATHESAN ITS only words, crooned the Bee Gees. Bloody fools. Words in any language spell trouble. Especially if you don't know the language. I made my way to Ah Seng's beer house (read: coffeeshop), and the only seat free was
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    • 661 39  -  YESTERDAY'S GOING AT KRANJI: GOOD By Danny Khoo VERACITY, a fast-finishing second to Quorum at his last start, showed striking form at Kranji yesterday morning. Brought out by jockey Eddie Wilkinson, he drew notice to his chances with a smart 37 sec, hit-out over the final 600
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    • 108 39  -  By Danny Khoo PEKING EXPRESS looked in top shape when taken out for a round of canter at Kranji this morning. The three-year-old English-bred who had apprentice E Aslam aboard ran a terrific third to stablemate Always An Angel in a CLASS 3 DIV 1 1,200
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      • 140 39 A READER called to voice concern on the high number of race interference at Krapji last weekend. Three jockeys Marzuki Saini, David Walker and V Sivan were suspended for careless riding and several other race inquiries are still pending.. Race 7 last Sunday was especially
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      • 122 39 VETERAN trainer Charles Read is fast becoming an outsider specialist. For the second time in six weeks, he saddled a big three-figure winner Dual Wonder, who paid $505 when taking Race 3 at Kraryi last Saturday. Dual Wonder was having only his first run for the
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      • 128 39 SOME horses are good to look at and that's about it. When it comes to a race, they just don't know how to win. It can be very frustrating to their connections. One such horse was last Sunday's beaten favourite Travellin' Man. Said a scribe: This
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    • 62 39 RESULTS of yesterday morning's sole barrier trial over I,ooom on the fibre sand track at Kranji. I. Golden Strategy (M Fenton) 2. Forever Prosperous (J Saimee) 3. Wonder Planet 4. Mr Winner (apprentice B Tai) 5. Kranji Knight (E Marchant) 6. Imperator 7. Silver Princess. Unofficial margins
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    • 224 40 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: SHAQUILLE O'NEAL IT was ShaquiUe O'Neal week at the NBA. The Los Angeles Lakers player had a fantastic week from Nov 29 to Dec 5. O'Neal led the Lakers to a 4-0 record last week by averaging 25.8 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.3
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    • 229 40 WASHINGTON TO HOST NBA ALL-STAR 2001 The Washington Wizards have been selected to host NBA Ail-Star 2001. NBA All-Star 2001 will be held from Feb 9-11,2001. "NBA All-Star 2001 will make our nation's capital the international capital of basketball for the weekend," said NBA Commissioner David
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    • 569 41 WHI he be there at World Cup 2002? Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Group 9: Germany, England, Greece, Finland, Albania Said German coach Erich Ribbeck: "There is nothing we can do about it-I can't influence the draw. England are a very good side
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    • 334 41 Group 1: Yugoslavia, Russia, Switzerland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands Group 2: Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Cyprus, Andorra, Estonia. Said Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard about the Irish: "They have a typical English style of playing and they're physically very strong. They're a very
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    • 419 42 KEVIN Keegan believes a new generation of young players can banish England's image of being world also-rans. And, with the World Cup qualifiers in sight, they could help England reach the ultimate soccer tournament, reports Online Mirror. "We've got youngsters as
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    • 151 42  -  BY Adam Hashidy SINGAPORE coach Vincent Subramaniam isn't too worried about yesterday's World Cup 2002 draw. He's looking forward to the 2006 World Cup qualifiers. "We have implemented many new youth development schemes. As such, we are grooming a new crop of youngsters to lead us
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      230 43 LAZIOO CHELSEA0 LAZKh Luca Marchegiani, Giuseppe Favalli, Alessandro Nesta (captain), Fernando Couto, Guerino Gottardi, Juan Veron, Pavel Nedved, Attilio Lombardo (Alen Boksic 69), Diego Simeone, Simone Inzaghi (Marcelo Salas 45), Roberto Mancini (Sergio Conceicao 79) CHELSEA: Ed De Goey, Dan Petrescu, Frank Leboeuf, Marcel Desailly, Albert Ferrer, Celestine
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      289 43 THIS MORNING'S CHAMPIONS CHELSEA manager Gianluca Vialli provided the main drama in the 0-0 Champions League away draw with Lazio early this morning. He lost his temper with a match official and was given the marching orders. He reportedly argued with the reserve referee in the 54th minute
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      142 43 GROUP C: REAL MADRID 3 ROSENBORG 1 Reuters. TWO goals in the last five minutes from Brazilians Savio and Roberto Carlos gave Real Madrid this hard-fought 3-1 home victory early this morning. Norway's Rosenborg made an energetic start but that came to nothing as Raul who drew first
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      306 44 Three sent off LEAGUE ACTION GROUPP Feyenoord 3 (Cruz 72,90; Bosvelt 83) Marseille 0 AFP. FEYENOORD won a battle of former European champions in Rotterdam yesterday when they swamped Olympic Marseille 3-0 in a temperamental affair which saw three players sent off. The two clubs had not previously
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    • 128 44 BAYERN 2 DYNAMO KIEV 1 AFF A LATE home goal by Brazilian Paulo Sergio saved the day for Bayern Munich as it came back to beat Dynamo Kiev 2-1 yesterday. Carsten Jancker nodded on a long throw for the unmarked Segio to score in the BlBt minute. Jancker
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    • 41 44 Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 2 Rangers (Scotland) 0 (2-2, Dortmund wins 3-1 on penalties) Werder Bremen (Germany) 4 Olympique Lyon (France) 0 (Bremen won 4-3 on aggregate) Juventus (Italy) 1 Olympiakos Piraeus (Greece) 2 (Juventus won 4-3 on aggregate)
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    • 133 44 JUVENTUS 10LYMPIAK0S PIRAEUS 2 Reuters. JUVENTUS suffered a 2-1 "home" defeat but made it to the fourth round on a 4-3 two-leg aggregate. The match against Olympiakos Piraeus was played in Sicily, where Juventus has a very strong fan base. Juventus took the lead in the
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    • 152 44 DORTMUND 3 RANGERS! (penalties) AFP BORUSSIA Dortmund dragged itself back from the brink of defeat yesterday to win a thrilling home match against Glasgow Rangers. Despite great experience at international level,, including winning the 1997 European Champion Cup, the Germans entered the match as underdogs after going down
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    • 371 45  - Wanted: Taller bigger players LOOKING BACK AT S-LEAGUE TOP SCORER AWARD Eleven awards were handed out at Monday's Tiger Beer S-League awards night at Mandarin Hotel. The New Paper won two awards Story of the Year(S Gulam) and Picture of the Year (Choo Chwee Hua) COMMENT PETER SIOW YET another
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      291 45  -  Reports/ Peter Siow HOME United's Egmar Goncalves, the second highest scorer in the S-League, will not be going anywhere after all. TTie 28-year-old Brazilian has renewed his contract with Home, winner of this year's S-League title. He was previously quoted as saying that he would leave the
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    • 134 45 TAMPINES Rovers has carried out a complete shake-up of its S-League team. It has released all its players, including national squad members Rafi Ali, Mohamed Noor Ali and Azhar Baksin. The total reshuffling is a first in the four-year S-League history. But the move did
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    • 154 46  -  CABBIE'S LUCKY STRIKE BY Adam Hashidy POJARAJAN Kandasamy was delighted. The 38-year-old cab driver had made just one call. It cost him 20 cents but what he won was a Singtel package worth $1368. He is the lucky man out of 1209
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    • 371 47 ...AT $135,000 A WEEK, THE HIGHEST PAID PLAYER IN THE ENGLISH PREIVI»ERL^GUE| ROY Keane has made up his mind. He is staying with Manchester United. But on quite expensive terms. The Republic of Ireland player cut a four-year deal that would fetch him £10 million
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