The New Paper, 18 December 1999

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1 78 The New Paper
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    25 1 the new paper SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1999 Another quality publication of Singapore Pr**a Holdings http://newpap6r.asia1.com.sg MITA (P) 062/04/99 60 CENTS III 111 8 "***** ®0000r
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      89 1 HUMAN JAWS In a flat in Chai Chee, a man behaves like a monster shark... /Page 4 .r w Every breath of tobacco smoke attacks the natural defences of iMt- \y i M>i your lung cells and allows lung Y#ur next A jfi? ii> Wf lkrit' W cancer to grow.
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Why I had so much money with me
      329 2 Taiwan presidential hopeful explains... Source: AFP. UNTIL recently, former Taiwanese governor James Soong (above) was leading the race to become the island's next president. But a money scandal threatens to cut short his presidential dreams. Mr Soong, 57, has been under fire
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      Lock icon JAMES WHO?
      113 2 MR Soong, who b married with a son and daughter, was born in Hunan, China. He was once President Lee's right-hand man and had the image of a can-do politician. But the two fell out after Mr Lee chose Vice-President Lien Chan as the KMT candidate for the
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      Lock icon Johor teen gambles away $900 a month online
      266 2 CYBERCAFES are the rage nowadays, and many kids who don't have computers visit these outlets to play games. But one 14-year-old boy in Johor would visit these cafes and log on for a very different reason, reported Malaysia's Sin Chew Jit Ftoh.
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      65 2 Leisure Comics: Page: 49 JflvWullVU. Pages: 36,37, 38,43,44 and 46 TV: Page: 79 p YSS 1100 I |»VYONEXi'2> I I iyJilAßtt •i >'iOHLC ,F SPOK'S ROMI SPORTING H 1 JSE .'.H' U' V:jHf SPOHTSII'iK ,ML['. SPOT'S CAPTAIfj M 3TS AM TH SPUR'S i.■■ ft Pi .IS MiJSUMA CEHTHI *LL '.U.,U
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      78 2 CLARIFICATION In "Listen to our case and you decide..." (TNP, Dec 17) we said that Anttel uses an IDA-approved Callback technology, which routes calls via the US. The information was from Alliance Network Telecom's commercial affairs manager Julie Lim. IDA, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, has written to say
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      Lock icon Doctor's colourful, juicy past
      360 3  -  bH£ifcos) Jacket and across his body. TMt/ahataM very Is very idee'." "(He) fumbled at the zip, finally frfTTTAinitri moved slower out of the dress. She had nothing on wrapped her arms around (him) and whispered into his ear, 1 want to love and be loved.'" By
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      Lock icon 'They said I was god and kissed my feet'
      272 3 FROM a Doctor's Diary is also full of Professor Lim's heartwarming friendships, life as a student in the *****, and the medical issues and patients he encountered as a doctor. He recalled the case of a 50-year-old woman who flew all
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      Lock icon JAWS of the human kind
      648 4  -  In this case, it's the stepfather... Salem was jailed two weeks for causing hurt. Anyone found guilty of voluntarily causing hurt can be jailed up to one year, or fined up to $1,000, or both. Byl Tanya Fong YOU know what kids are like. They
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      Lock icon Families sue Silk Air
      298 6 war SEVEN families whose relatives died in the Silk Air crash have filed a negligence suit against the airline in the High Court here with just days to spare. Under the 1929 Warsaw Convention, families of crash victims have two years to file lawsuits against the
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      107 6 Picture This These four shopkeepers from Lille in northern France may be camera-shy now* But they cenainiy own i tw ivun way when they did the FuN Monty for a year 2000 calendar 11 a a n I, -i-i m (Donom of |Mcuivt| wiui eigrrt other shopkeepers.
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        65 6 CARS ITS Singapore's most desired car the Merc and its maker wants to make even more profits. DaimlerChrysler is setting up a new company to import and sell Mercedes Benz cars. The traditional importer, blue-chip company Cycle Carriage, will have a 24.9 per cent share of the action.
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        57 6 MALAYSIA UMNO should allow professionals and academics to contest coming elections, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar. This policy, similar to opposition party PAS' strategy, would make the party more attractive to younger Malays. At the moment, it takes too long for lawyers, doctors and
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        Lock icon Slut no more
        60 6 NAMES TRADITIONALLY, if you were named Sharon or Tracey, you could be a slut. But now, the British Medical Journal reports that the girls most keen on casual sex are named Sarah, Emma, Kelly or Louise. How they did it Researchers analysed the names of 1,462 women
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        66 6 m m A MOLE who leaked the news of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's new baby did it because she was short of money, said publicist Max Clifford. But he did not say why the woman, who was a close friend of the Blairs, needed money. Mrs
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        59 7 ANTARCTICA BLIZZARDS have forced Singapore's four polar trekkers to wait for two days in their tents. Already 2 m of snow has fallen and they hope their tents won't be buried. Whiteout conditions when sky and snow-covered ground look the same white have stopped all flights, stranding
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        Lock icon Fighting piracy
        67 7 MOVIES US movie studios are fighting video pirates in Malaysia by releasing their movies there even earlier than in the US. Fox screened Anna and The King two days ahead of cinema releases in the US. United did the same with The World is Not Enough. The studios
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        70 7 CHINA CHINA will celebrate the millennium one day earlier than the rest of the world. Worried about the Y2K bug, the State Council has decided to make Dec 31 a holiday in place of Jan 1. All public offices, financial markets and banks will be closed on
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        57 7 THE US PATRICK J Naughton, who helped create the Java computer language used widely on the Internet, has been found guilty of possessing child pornography on his computer. But the jury was deadlocked on the more serious charge of him enticing a minor to have sex Naughton,
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      27 6 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.54 points to close at 11,257.43 yesterday. About 1.35 billion shares were traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
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      42 6 International Herald Tribune: Russian tanks probe Grozny defences New Straits Times: Panel to review polls process BBC news: The United Nation Security Council has approved the creation of a new disarmament commission to send weapon inspectors back to Iraq.
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      Lock icon A Greek tragedy
      154 7 in FSRSus THE Greeks want them back. But the British are going to hold on to them. For 16 years, both countries have been tussling over die Elgin Marbles. Lord Elgin bought the 56 sculpted friezes in 1806 from the Ottoman authorities who were then governing Greece.
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      60 7 The Straits Times: Higher fines, points for errant motorists The Business Times: Families of crash victims sue Silk Air Lianhe Zaobao: Stiffer penalties for drivers who beat red light Berita Harian: BG Lee: Ensure that workers enjoy protection RCS morning news: DPM Lee HsieruLoong says union workers
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      Lock icon A THORN BY ANY OTHER NAME
      75 7 CSuote Wworthy Not ewmChinese medicine is going to preserve me for a sufficient number ofgenerations for some of those more colourjw descriptions to run out. Mr Chris Patten, the European Union's external affairs commissioner, who was a thorn in China's side when he was
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      348 6 7.03 pm /y Oo«'t fcfrt to johi n tot _f «w MNhmrtui* PMty««)10«c vl Traditional Christmas •".swissr* the night before Christmas and one and alt at Alkaff Mansion were in a mood for frierriment! It's the Yuletide season once again and we invite you to spend a traditional Christmas with
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      48 7 Tongue CH&k WHAT'S HUP Whafs the For my Whafs the |f For my blue pill for? indigestion red pill for? 11 heart i What'sthe 11 For my purple pill for? II liver Panadol to -v combat my Whafs the headache white pill for? from your j. -J questioning
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      175 8 SIHGAPORETODAY Where to go, what's free Singapore will swing like never before on Dec 31. The electricity is already in the air. There are at least five big parties but which one should you attend? Donl get spaced out. Turn to our special guide for nWi A. JwJV SI M
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    Lock icon Wanted: 10 pairs of mittens and other things
    363 10  -  SINGAPORETODAY BY Denyse Yeo WHAT unusual festive wishes! Like lunch and dinner to celebrate Christmas. And even 10 pairs of mittens! But these are not frivolous wants. No, they're special wishes to make Christmas bright for the needy. Said Help Family Service
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      89 10 ll& llftl l IME I w M jgS|j l 'mSM Bk. H. >j L SI I^h Ira It mIV w not Ttio're the other guys. EBS-nnan -snom? iihe aan SSlb^™^ noui SHowino a: .k. ,3 s 'f s Just send in your Mystery Men ticket stub from participating cinemas that
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      378 12  -  By Yvonne Lim IMAGINE this: A briefcase of "portable" medical benefits. One you take with you, every time you change jobs. Something to think about seriously, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as workers change jobs more frequently. "Full-time" and "life-time employment" are becoming
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      Lock icon Portable medical benefits
      118 12 Civil servants pay an extra 1% Medisave contribution. If he leaves, he takes w.th him any extra contributions whichhehas not spent. And if he has signed up for schemes like Income Shield prov ded by NTUC Income, then he can pay premiums out of his Medisave and
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      172 12 THE HIGH END "LONG-TERM" and "stable" aren't words they worry about. If the job's not right for them, these highly-skilled professionals simply move on. What they want: Jobs that offer "cool" workplace environments, employment terms and job content. These "free agents" are confident as
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      332 13 XJnr2Ve( r fflie J)<btj (g)f (Qfaptfifty a<f M X®v u M $)e C '*99 1 Christmas with rr II ,11 6) J hearts when our three Angels stroll along <OW*3ttya3 rtfh ®anh TTand sing at Anchorpoint! come crowd around \j/ sessions and enjoy free gift wrap services** atthe I6C). j
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      Lock icon Transparent hair any
      48 15 mui'mui' Hm Vfc U, Mrafrfct UMm ataatmsf Ms 11 ill ill liillwht In the new century, I hope there will be breakthroughs... besides having hair dyes that won't have side effects, it would also be interesting if we can, one day, make hair look transparent."
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      116 15 THE Singapore Management University (SMU), the first private university here, will be accepting "early-bird" applications for the Bachelor of Business Management course for 2000. The admission criteria: A-levels (or equivalent) Poly diploma Students can apply with preliminary A-level results. All students must also take the
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      266 16 M The place Downtown East will be star>Btudded on l)ecember 18 wilh The NTIC Millennium Podium Dance the NllC Millennium Family Talent Search grand sti want more? Catch live can't-keep-stlll music from BB|l Vour turn f or as Hr to Wjfi **0)^ mtmm\ksort i now ntuc lifestyle world downtown™ p
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    98 17 SINBAPOHCTODA f ~w7 t HEAD for the newest food and entertainment scene in the east and youH be in for a treat! Just take this copy of The New Paper to NTUC Lifestyle Downtown East, the former NTUC Pair Ris Resort, and youH get a Yeo's six-pack
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      112 19 WANT to let your hair down With some Filipino music, dance and entertainment? Here's your chance at a concert organised by the National Trades Union Congress for Filipino maids working here. It will be in the open area outside Orchard MKT station from 10 am to 3 pm
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      Lock icon Undergrad wins the 'in' gadget
      278 19 HE wanted a Palm Ille personal organiser because it was so "in" to have one. But National University of Singapore undergraduate Kelvin Woo was too broke to pay $329 (recommended retail price) and get one for himself. So he tried his hand at The New
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      Lock icon What's a young teen like you doing in a class for adults?
      756 20  -  By Sheela Narayanan THATS just the question I asked myself, says the plucky 16-year-old. No, Ridhuan Yusuf is no teen prodigy. In fact, he is a dropout. Who dreams of being a lawyer. Talk about the impossible dream?
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      137 20 I Trains, k Jir if\. J iloSraf SPljfl' i LIANG COURT. BRINGING CHRISTMAS FANTASIES TO I Iff r i i i iff 't ci- c it,c inn* una Court's Christmas Toyhnt) art I*>f> fqll f hrictmas >rop "e.l?/»fia o -ii. *..'Vt >.;i lU O //ft 'npr; t/ yv -*J' i
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      Lock icon Stiffer penalties for bad drivers
      327 22 Offences such as beating red lights have increased despite public education. Starting from Feb 1, offenders will pay a higher price. LAN TAN reports THE OFFENCE: Failure to obey traffic light signals. PENALTY NOW: Six demerit points for both classes of vehicles. Light vehicles (LV):
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      49 22 in too extreme a pointsjbr beating red lights. Yes, it*B a good deterrent but come on, most of the time, I don't think that people beat red lights not because they want t0... Mr Edwin Lee, 23, a third-year undergraduate from NTU School of Accountancy and Business.
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      46 22 Personally, I drive very carefully so I have no worries of such fines or demerit points. But I suppose the new penalties are a bit on the heavy side. It'll definitely make people drive more cautiously in the future. Mr HKChia, 24,layout nrtict
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      34 22 (Generally y the majority of motorists are very compliant. The whole revision...is targeted at a small group of people where (road safety) education has not reached. Commander Rajoo Gopal, Traffic Police.
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      187 22 Lucky winners will be flying to Bangkok and the Pearl of the Orient at the turn of the new Millennium. Countdown To The New Millennium 24 December 99 21-31 December '99 BUHBIMBJIiKwIIHiiB (Lunch only on 24 &31 December 99) Be entertained by The much celebrated Penang spread -30pm o am
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    Lock icon 'Gang's mastermind is a cop'
    343 23 MALA YSIATODA Y THE three men loading slot machine parts into a lorry aroused the suspicion of a police corporal. After all, what business did they have doing that inside the police compound? The investigation after the arrest of the three men led to what
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      394 26 He is a man of many faces. His nickname is Goofy. But he's no cartoon character. He is one of the worst serial killers of all time. Now he will go to prison for 52 years Reuters LUIS Alfredo Garavito is just 42 years
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      539 27 An Indonesian human rights commission investigating atrocities in East Timor plans to summon several generals, including former armed forces chief General Wiranto, who is now Co-ordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs. SURESH KUMAR reports A NEW play is coming to town. It must please
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    Lock icon TWO MUCH SPICE?
    244 29 The real Posh Spice is on the right. So, did you guess right? WORLD TODAY THE newly unveiled wax figures of The Spice Girls were so life-like, even the girls themselves were "spooked". The wraps for their waxwork doubles were lifted yesterday at the Rock Circus in
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      57 29 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a X'wui/ N<w y<ear j wiA Ciky A Celebrate this season with a feast prepared specially for J Kf you by our chefs. Traditional delights like Roast Beef, Stuffed Turkey, Honey Glazed Ham, complemented by Nonya spread giving Jg a peranakan Christmas Eve New Year Eve. |—rn i W UON
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    492 31  -  WSRLDTODAY SATURDAY with BRIAN MILLER SHE ihrew up in the morning and the whole nation celebrated. They whooped with joy. They traded high fives. They popped bottles of sake and drank to her health. Or was it her morning sickness? Then, when the truth of
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      79 31 -1 PRUDENTIAL NUMBER CHALLENGE Just get your sums right and you could be $1,000 richer. Plus, you could win a $5,000 PruLink Capital Account in the I mm mm Grand Lucky Draw. Look out for the details of ■I II 111 I *****1 this fun-filled tomorrow's copy of J The
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      63 33 muifmuif Venice is slapping tourists with a steep "toilet tax" —1,000 Mr* (89 cents) —for the use of Its public lavatories. Said a citizen: "We are a tiny population (50,000) compared to the number of visitors we get we have to offer public services for 10 million
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      291 33 SHOUTING can kill. That's what a British court has ruled. It found that Barry Dunne, 23, caused the death of his elderly neighbour by screaming insults at him as he parked his car in the street. Dunne also kicked and punched his car and continued
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      Lock icon Inspector Gadget to the rescue:
      293 34 London hospital pampers bed-ridden patients with movies THE lucky patients of one London hospital will soon have Inspector Gadget for company in their hospital wards. The cinematic sleuth will ensure that they are on the mend and in a most entertaining way. St Thomas' Hospital
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      188 55 THE Malayan Racing Association has approved the registration of Singaporean Seet Guay Ngoh and Malaysian Lim Hoon Seng as trainers for the 2000 season. Lim, a younger brother of leading Malaysian trainer Lim Hoon Hooi, is currently assistant to trainer John Sargent. Seet
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      487 55 YESTERDAY'S GOING AT PENANG: GOOD NST OCEAN STAR wrapped up his preparations for a stake in tomorrow's Class 3 Div 1 event over 1,700 m (Race 10) with a two-round workout in Penang yesterday. Taken out by apprentice Yap Kin Yin, the five-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding
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      333 55 AFP TRAINER John Hammond on Thursday poured cold water on reports that Montjeu, one of the outstanding middle-distance horses of the decade, is to be retired to stud. The Press Association said an article in a national newspaper claimed owners John
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      340 57  -  Thwaites expects his trio to do well in Perth By Danny Khoo TRAINER Malcolm Thwaites' trio of** Beyond Expectation, Our Prince and El Caballero will be no pushovers in their respective outings in Perth today. All three have pleased their 54-year-old Singaporean trainer, who has been supervising
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      122 57 BEYOND EXPECTATION T" as you can sjnHu not raced sa^Km Singapore Cupwin on Sept 25 but that's not a worry. He runs well whenfresh. He has settled down nicely since he arrived on Nov IS. EL CABALLERO Sis that he's tut he's x>m his first ee
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      85 57 Beyond Expectation Three starts for two wins (2,000m Queen Elizabeth II Cup and 2,400m Singapore Cup) and a second (2,000m Emirates Singapore Derby). ElCaballero 19 starts on the Malayan Racing Association circuit for 10 wins from 1,200m to 1,800m. He scored five wins in a row earlier this
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      1601 58 TODAY'S PENANG RACE CARD —Goingforecast: Good -W I Race 1 1.10 I M.ikImi Sl.iKes Div I I200oi St.iKi s RM25.000 Ma_ Laallnm 1 Han* m Rtfkv Jodvy >Tla r UmMtlrtm, wl 1 4-8802 AMEMCAN ANSWER 57 (49) *MZairt 12 (3amg Robert-Pronto) 2 4ANACONDA 53 (56) KLOo 11 (Sag Veb-KuaNy Maa)
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      617 59  -  By Lionel Lee FOR two weeks, Kiwi lass Lee Rutherford has had a quiet period, leaving Kranji with only a few rides and without a win. But her fortune is starting to change. Rutherford is booked on nine rides in today's 10-race card
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      161 59 No. Lartlrune Hew Wt RHwg Joctoy Barrty (AptoWm.tokm-omtm) 1 -217- FLASHING 57 (74) KKLoh 11 (6ag Hoy-Flashing) 2 *****5 SUMMER SONG 55 (70) *KYYapc2.5 3 (6ag F Nathan-Kenneth) 3 *****6 GERANIUM 54 (68) *R Jasmin c3 6 (6ag B Ng-Fragrance) 4 0-6317 OCEAN TOPAZ 54
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      249 59 AND THE WINNER IS: Jockey Saimee Jumast. IMH 1st 2rt 3rd JSatew 369 69 47 47 OCtavtt 379 57 50 42 KLOe 376 50 39 36 lil I tt D vfoocnvoroi M 370 42 35 38 CTrajmM 359 41 44 31 1 Alter 430 41 35 62 ISaMn
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      128 59 Danger Man (Race 7 No. 8) Made a pleasing debut in a maidens race on Oct 30 when he won despite an outermost draw. Although Danger Man is now up in Class 3 Div 1, the afield looks really weak which makes him stand out. He is drawn
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      84 59 RACE 2: Breezy Vee. RACE 3: True Magic, Wooly Bully, Triple Gold. RACE 4: Federal Highway. RACE 5: Key Man, Liverpool Bay, Run And Fly. RACE 6: Western Hero. RACE 7: Big Thinker, Magnificent Fleet, Danger Man, Rich Strike, lamhere, Ranking Ahead. RACE 8: Scud Missile, Dashing Power, Courting
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      14019 60 fgm JUST SMASHING 57(51) MM S Marzuki (13) (3amg Robert-Pronto) By Stuka-Getoffofmycloud; chestnut; landed07.10.98; late Sunshineshananigan, 3r 0&0. 03.10.99 MS-2 Salee 57 (57) (8) 7 6 6/12 ($441) 15V« Season Dancer Pl200h 1:175 (456) 17.10.99 MS-1 Rangasamy57 (55) (2) 5 6 6/9 ($301) 5V« Professor Marvel
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    1310 69 KIM CAPTAIN 55.5(71) DChee (13) (5amh Yeo-Kimmui's) By Conquistador Cielo-Lucky State; chestnut; landed20.01.97; 27r 3-3-2 (S1200g 1:12.156; P1700g 1:44.153,*****g2:03.3 50.5); late Alexanco. 07.02.99 C2 DChM 53.5 (82) (6) 8 9 5/10 ($48) 3* Win Again P2000g 2:01.8 (450) 15.08.99 C2-1 Rutherford 53 (80) (1) 5 6
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      295 70 That's one team's tactic in tonight's pool final Afterfour months of heats that saw 48 teams slug it out on the pool table, it's down to Genesis and Wong Fei in the Grand Final of the 3rd Leisuretron 8-Ball Pool Challenge tonight. LIM HAN MING speaks to
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      352 72 Broken sail shatters millionaire Steve Fossett's plan for record Atlantic crossing American millionaire-adventurer Steve Fossett is one unlucky guy. His attempts to become the first to go round the world in a hot air balloon failed on five occasions. Last night his luck sank in the
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      174 73 LEAGUE CUP VIALU BANNED I Chelsea manager Gianluca Vialli was given a one-match touchline ban by UEFA. This follows his outburst in the Champions. League game against Lazio in Rome on Dec 7. Reuters. WEST Ham United's place in the English League Cup
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      309 75  -  By Wang Meng Meng ONE million dollars. That's the amount Jurong FC hopes to raise for the millennium season. It is the biggest fund-raising campaign in the S-League so far. The ambitious target was announced by club adviser and Member of Parliament for
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