The New Paper, 1 July 2000

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    8 1 the new paper SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2000 W
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon IMF waves warning flag
    411 2 Watch that speed at which you're growing, Singapore' THENEWSTODAY Source: AFP. GROWING too fast for its own good. That is the main danger to the Singapore economy, declared the International Monetary Fund (IMF), one of the world's biggest moneylenders. White pronouncing our oconomy to bo In
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      45 2 Leisure SI km til i Hi Pages 3845 Comics: Page 46 TV: Page 79 WOMAN WITH I Are our kids safe? "J I Malaysian parents worry i■ DIAHIeS over recent incidents: A Primary I girl stabbed. Euro2ooo special edition PHffTffj Bullet found in school, M
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      33 2 SORRY In our report Back To The Books at the Taxi Academy (TNPJune 29), one of the organisations involved in setting up the academy should have been the Productivity and Standards Board (PSB).
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Lock icon Shorter queue for HDB flats
      188 5 m APPLICANTS for HDB flats now get their flats sooner. That's because the queue for HDB flats has shrunk by three quarters since 1996. So first-time buyers now wait 12 to 18 months, while upgraders have to wait three to four ye^rs. THE QUEUE It
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      40 5 TRAVELLING BARN: This bam In the US is on a 10-km Journey to its new home. The barn weighs between 60 and 80 tonnes and moved at a rate of about three to five km/h. Picture/ Ap
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        61 5 CINEMAS CINEMAS Cathay 1,2 and 3 and The Picturehouse at the Cathay Building in Handy Road screened films for the last time last night. Other tenants have closed. There are plans for a complex to replace the 61-year-old landmark. The new complex is to have shops, restaurants and
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        58 5 THE US THEIR president's choice has fulfilled an American dream for millions of Asian-Americans in the US. President Bill Clinton nominated JapaneseAmerican Congressman Norman Mineta (left), 68, on Thursday to be US Commerce Secretary. Mr Clinton's choice marks the first time that an American of Asian origin
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        65 5 COURT THE State Coroner yesterday chided Dr Saw Huat Seong for failing to report an unnatural death. He had certified that Mrs Roshen Daruwalla, 58, died on Jan 7 last year from "coronary artery disease", a natural cause of death. But her death was the result of a
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        55 5 JOBS EXTRA allowances, "loyalty" bonuses and higher pay packages. That's what judicial officers and government lawyers will get, to encourage them to stay on. And the Legal Service will introduce individual career and training programmes to ensure every officer is allowed to develop to his potential, said Chief
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        59 6 TECHNOLOGY IT is a portable jukebox. And it could be even more popular than the Sound Blaster. Creative Technology's Nomad Jukebox digital audio player can store 2,000 songs. That's 100 hours of CD-quality music. The device is set to hit the stores by August at about US$499 ($850)
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        Lock icon Students sick
        56 6 FOOD FORTY-FIVE students of Tampines Secondary School were rushed to a nearby clinic on Thursday because they were suffering from diarrhoea. The school principal, Ms Poon Chew Leng, told Berita Harian the students had eaten food from a chicken rice stall in the school canteen the previous day.
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        60 6 JAPAN SINCE Monday, more than 1,000 people have had nausea and diarrhoea after drinking low-fat milk from Japan's biggest dairy company. The milk came from the Osaka factory of Snow Brand Milk Products. They fell sick four to five hours after taking it, which "seems to be longer than
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        64 6 COURT PROPERTY man Ricky Goh of the Grandlink Group is not a bankrupt after all. He was declared a bankrupt on April 28 but had his bankruptcy order rescinded by the court on Wednesday, reports The Business Times. The Kwangtung Provincial Bank agreed to the rescission of the
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      40 5 New Straits Times: UMNO fulfils promise International Herald Tribune: Koreas set reunions for divided families CNN Interactive: Arkansas Supreme Court committee files suit to disbar Clinton BBC news: Rebels in Sierra Leone have ambushed the UN's convoy
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      63 6 The Straits Times: Judge my govt by its results, says PM The Business Times: SGX in dual move to boost membership Lianhe Zaobao: Only high salaries will attract top talents to form a good government Berita Harian: PM Goh: Assess MPs' and ministers' performance, not cost alone
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      Lock icon Get your parade tickets tomorrow
      90 6 NATIONAL Day Parade and Preview tickets will be available from 8 am tomorrow on a first-come, first-served basis. Get them at Khatib Camp, Bedok Camp, Jurong Camp and Clementi Camp. Children under 12 cannot queue for tickets. Each person in the queue is entitled to
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      56 6 THE Dow Jones industrials rose 49.85 points yesterday to close at 10,447.89. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended up 88.88 points at 3,966.11. SINGAPORE COMPANIES ON NASDAQ Close in US$/Change 1. Pacific Internet $15.25/ -1.8125 2. Creative Technology $23,875/ -0.1875 3. Flextronic* International $68.6875/ +1.625 4. Chartered Semiconductor $90/
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      196 6 l- I Co**Q*y 11 Floor, Overseas Union House. Singapore ,jg* 1 A Neptune wedding is a very i special kind of occasion. </ jf Imagine yourself the blissful bride and groom -on a platform amidst a ckxxJ of mist, emerging gracefully' £>* >«t< from the elevated stage as the Neptune's
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      43 6 Mr Mechanic, please check my engine. This morning, while driving with my wife, the car started making funny noises. Then, my wife did something and the noises went away Your wife is a mechanic? What did No, she just turned on the radio.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Bouncer attacks pub customer
      372 7  -  By Chua Wei Yng HE was hired for crowd control. But bouncer Ricky Soh Heng Ann lost control of himself. He attacked lawyer Sheik Heikel Khalid Bafana, 27, punching and kicking him in the chest outside a pub. The incident took place in the early hours
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      Lock icon District Judge Syed Alwee to Soh:
      28 7 Asa security officer, not only did you not look after the welfare of the pub's customers, you even assaulted one of them.
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      156 8 trust is experience it has to be earned k Wca. ai iLLLitiiaila"" JtlM ILli LL'LL Im u. L.a.iL.L w^ rjte our birthday. SmgNet brings you a month fut» of fun and cxcitefneotl Sr jr elebrities, Cushion show, action sports, free champagne.- this birthday oiast is gonna have »t ait! We
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    Lock icon Sister sees body tied to door
    552 9  -  RAFFIA STRING DEATH SINGAPORE fUDA Y BY Jason Tan and Sheela Narayanan BIZARRE. Strange. Mysterious. Three words which seem to sum up the death of a 15-year-old schoolboy. BIZARRE. That describes the body of the Sec 3 student when it was found by his
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      32 10 WINTER WITH A DIffERENCE U A<Ma/cte, SoutU r <1 LCo Cl|||p I > _///.xx/ < —S* J J 7A. J /'<d vi j W N ~'z i- r.-/y7/1.-l > f'ZSV kr.Z/.'Ls.; :s. z ICT;^i7^ -;*:v:'>
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      Lock icon How much for a top team?
      287 11 $34 million: This the new wage bill of the Cabinet and political office-holders. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong looks at the issue this way: This is the total cost of five plates ofcharkway teow a yearfor every citizen. Now, weigh this against the $3,166
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      329 11 NOT many debate the million-dollar fees paid to top accountants, bankers or lawyers in the private sector. But the story is different when it comes to wages for political leaders, even though their work affects many more people. Mr Low Thia Khiang (Hougang) argued
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      Lock icon SM: This is what we're looking for —a striker
      364 13  -  Euro 2000 fever is in the air. But some football truths may apply to the wider world, too. Yesterday, as Parliament discussed the pay hikes for ministers, SM Lee invoked the most famous footballer of all, Pele BY Woon Wui Tek
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      Lock icon ...And time to build trust
      447 13 FOR a public servant, the road to recognition can be a long one. And SM Lee Kuan Yew offered glimpses into the careers of three senior leaders to support this point Mr Mah Bow Tan, Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean and Mr Lim Boon Heng. "When
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      Lock icon COEs: They'll never stop arguing
      548 15 This time, it's over proposal to have only one category SMALL car or big car? Depends on what you want to do with it. Small car at big car price? Now that's not fair, said readers who swamped The Straits Times Forum pages with their
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      202 15  -  By Rahul Goswami WHICH is it to be? A small car at a big car price because it suits Singapore better? Or a big car at a medium car price because it's a better bargain? Or does there have to be a car at all? Looking
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      54 18 m u i* mui< Singapore Olympics Coach, tag Peng Stong, on how prepared Ms swimmers should bt for 2000: On that day, just focus on your own lane and nothing else not even if someone collapses from a heart attack in the stands. That is how
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      126 18 WHAT if you had the chance to travel back in time and change just one event in your life? What would it be? Frequency, starring Dennis Quaid (below) and James Caviezel, tells the story of a son who manages to make contact with his father 30 years ago
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      72 18 HELLO Sweeties! Can't resist sharing some dirt from VHI Divas 2000 special which featured a tribute to legendary songbird Diana Ross, 56 (above). Word is all the divas acted like the spoiled superstars they really are, Call Celebrity Buzz at 1900-912 0004 to find out more. Also, news
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    472 20 More and better. That's what they're saying about old primary schools merging to form new schools. AMY CHIEW reports SINGAPORETODAY HOW convenient for this parent. No wonder she's happy. Madam Jinny Chee, 42, a housewife, has a daughter in Mountbatten Primary and a son in Haig
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      Lock icon On-the-job NS training
      439 22 Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs, Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, last night gave out awards to 42 companies for consistently supporting NSmen from the police and civil defence forces. LEE TEE JONG spoke to two NSmen whose companies won the awards for the first
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      Lock icon We've got the numbers
      629 23  -  By Wu Shangyuan HER father hasn't yet asked her a question like: "00-05-02-01, have you tidied your room yet?" But if he does, Cindy won't be surprised. That's the number tag he has assigned her. Her brother is 00-05-02-02. Is Mr Neo Leong Seng an obsessed
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      1280 25 qpßftpmy Pick your child's school )4 fcp Phase 1 of the Primary 1 registration exercise starts on Tuesday. The New Paper Infoiine 1900-*****09 will give you l U|gV nt. aM update on the number of places available at the end of each phase. The schools are stated in the following
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      719 26 1 I I Registration: July 4 and 5 II Registration: July 7 Open to: Any child with a sibling studying in II H Results: July 11 th(e sai^eschQ" 01. II Open to: Any child whose parent has studied now to register The school will send an H H in that
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      62 27 rn u u Ms Yoko Kara, 25, fresh out of graduate school, has found her first Job asa Japanese politician. The youngest candidate told the Sankei Shim bun newspaper I was, to my surprise, able to find a job in a big place called "the parliament" and I
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      Lock icon Mum dumps baby, then goes to casino
      194 27 HER baby was sick. And just six months old. But that didn't stop one woman from dumping her baby son outside a house in chilly Sydney, Australia, before heading off to a nearby casino. The 32-year-old woman left her son in a baby
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      20 27 Congratulations Here is the winner of our daily draw. Lee Bee Geok *****88 E Grand Draw Organise^ CYCLE CARRIAGE Newspapers
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      196 29 The tip-off came I in without any warning. I A thousand possibilities are I going through your mind. I R.E.A.D.Y. to show your mettle? I Your palms may turn sweaty, but pounding in your chest is not fear—it's the determination and mettle to leap into the face of potential danger
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      Lock icon Lend me your eyes...
      72 30 ...AND YOU WILL HEAR: They watched spellbound for It was the first time ever that these Egyptian Muslims were having their weekly prayers conducted in sign language. The deaf and mute worshippers had flocked earlier to the popular Sayyeda Zeinab mosque in Cairo for the Friday
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      Lock icon Flying to KL? Fill more forms
      219 30 Bernama. NOT another form, you say. But all Singaporeans flying to Malaysia will need to fill in a customs clearance form before arrival from today onwards. And don't sigh because the Malaysian Royal Customs and Excise Department said the new form is meant to
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      114 31 THAT HOTTER FIRE I What down As a OPERATIONS SPECIALIST you will fulfill your longing for an action-packed carecr with the thrills 12SEjES!Su7., a I'ollercoaster ride. But more than that, you will know and how utterly satisfying to be able to Polytechnic Diploma $1,797 $1,606 GCE 'A'level $1,701 $1,510 2
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Signed and sealed — over the Net
      347 32 Signed and sealed over the Net E-signatures get Clinton's nod Source: Wire services. AMERICANS will soon enter a new era of business in which companies and individuals can complete transactions online instead of in person. This becomes possible after US President Bill Clinton signed into law a Bill authorising "electronic
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      Lock icon End of the road for Turner
      181 32 Source: Wire services. READ my lips. "NO." No more live touring, you hear? I'm through with the road. Such is the sad news for fans of Tina Turner. You see, the lady wants to be remembered at her best. According to her spokesman, she
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon FATAL FIREWORKS
      322 34 Source: Hong Kong iMail. THIS was the scene after an explosion at a fireworks factory in the city of Jiangmen, Guangdong, in southern China. The blast levelled a two-storey building and claimed 29 lives. It happened at 8.05 am, moments after the day's work had begun, and flattened
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      Lock icon Murder over Euro 2000
      110 34 Wire Services. IN championship football, emotions can surely run riot... But murder over viewing behaviour? In Bangkok yesterday, a husband and wife were shot to death in their apartment by a neighbour who was enraged by their cheers as they watched the Euro 2000 soccer tournament.
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      Lock icon London nailbomber gets life
      118 34 AFP. A BRITISH engineer who launched a two-week nailbombing campaign against minority groups in London has been jailed for six life sentences. David Copeland, 24, a self-confessed Nazi sympathiser, tried to to start a "race war". He admitted to police that he wanted to go down
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      Lock icon My island's PM is also Indian. Danger of Fiji replay? No way
      796 35  -  By Kirk Meighoo REPORTING FROM TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Fiji in the Pacific, and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, are both alike, and so unlike each other. First, Km similarity: Both have prime ministers of Indian origin and
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon WORLD TRAVEL THE WRIGHT WAY
      867 37 You must have seen him, doing the wackiest things on Discovery Channel's Lonely Planet travel series. CRISPINA ROBERT meets popular host lan Wright —and survives to tell the tale THE man is certainly not your typical TV host. For one thing, he doesn't bother to
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      Lock icon Meg Ryan and hubby call it quits
      472 38 Hollywood's Golden Girl linked to Gladiator star BY Hollywood's fickle standards their nine-year marriage lasted an eternity. But this week, Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid shocked the showbiz world by calling it quits. As in Hollywood fashion, the split, said their publicist was
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      Lock icon The third party?
      148 38 THINGS are looking good for Australian star, Russell Crowe (above). This year, he earned an Oscar nomination for his role in The Insider. With the Gladiator, he has moved into mainstream. But movies aside, Crowe also has something of a track record among Hollywood's female stars. He
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      Lock icon Best job in the world? Yeah, Wright!
      120 39 IAN Wright (right) was just a regular "British git" who was making jams (don't ask why) and working with children in theatre and art when an ad appeared in The Guardian newspaper. Aspiring presenters for the Lonely Planet travel series were asked to
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      Lock icon IT'S NOT LONELY AT THE TOP
      155 39 And it isn't a "lonely" planet after all. Wright said that when he is on those mountain tops sitting like a buddha or yelling "I'm the king of the world!", he is really with a crew of 300. Okay, it's actually five: A director,
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      162 39 When he was travelling with a friend once, they met a "total lunatic" in the form of a drunk German driver. Problem was, he was giving them a ride for two days. At one point, the driver accused them of stealing 600 deutschemarks from him. Wright protested.
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      74 39 Many things seem to bore this bloke. But two are high on his list: The beach and the gym. "I can't comprehend why people sit on the beach, it is the most boring thing on earth... it's like... oooh, let me read a novel now... oooo, look
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      412 40  -  By' Teo Kuan Yee WHEN you are 19, anything is possible. And you don't really stop to think much about what you do. Taiwanese pop princess Jolin Tsai will attest to that. She has a tattoo of twin swans on her left arm.
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    629 42 TAKUYA Kimura is the man for Japanese advertisers and TV stations. His sweet lips have helped sell thousands of Kanebo lipsticks. The 27-year-old singer-actor made history when he became the first man in Japan to model lipsticks in 1996. Kanebo's spokesman had explained
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    115 42 CALL him Japan's trendsetter. Takuya Kimura triggers fashion fads Aviator sunglasses became trendy after he wore them in his drama, Beautiful Life, screened early this year. Then, his cool biking image in the same drama had Japanese viewers snapping up the Yamaha TW2OO model which he
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    443 43  -  ET CETERA WITH SURESH KUMAR THE maths experts have worked out the price of England's defeat at Euro 2000, literally. They took out their calculators last week to figure out how much defender Phil Neville's ill-fated tackle cost the British economy. In hacking
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  • RACING
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      1280 51 TODAY'S KUALA LUMPUR RACE CARD —Going forecast: Good RACE 1: Hula Fighter. RACE 3: Big Deal, Nasib Gaya, Noryn's Pride, Zanzi Khan, Ranking Ahead. RACE 4: Kenwin. RACE 5: Magic Gold. RACE 6: Drum Rhythm, Storm Legend, Ocean Onyx, Melalap. Ifgggg Marc Tan Danny Khoo Tan Thean Loon Zaragoza 9
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      51 51 ijr Sailor Fighter (Race 4 No. 1) Has the form to score comeback win. Good effort when fourth to Rakino Lad over the Ipoh 1,400m on June 18. Cannot be ignored now that he is back in Class 5 and going over an extra 200m this
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      524 52 DANNY KHOO'S GUIDE TO KRANJI TRACKWORK THE well-named Smart Express bears watching when he makes his local debut in the Class 3 Div 2 I,ooom dash on Wednesday night. For at Kranji yesterday morning, the three-year-old son of 1990 Golden Slipper winner Canny Lad underlined
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      221 52 RESULTS of yesterday's five barrier trials over I,ooom on the fibresand track at Kranji. The going was good. TRIAL 1:1 Sing Vanson (M Clarke) 2 Light Chief (C Mason) 3 The Haulier (0 Chavez) 4 Red Dragon (I Saifudin) 5 Kranji Hero (C Carmody) 6 Reconciliation (L Rutherford)
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      934 53 TODAY'S KRANJI (COURSE A, LONG COURSE) RACE CARD Going forecast: Good Ma LUnw Horn Wl tattno Joctay Bmtm (AgtMalnfmx, tnkm-omm) 1 93-6-3 FIELD WARRIOR 59 (48) 0 Chavez 3 (4ag Yusof-CKC) 2 -07-00 GIFT FROM HEAVEN 56.5 (47) L Rutherford 5 (4ag B Ang-FairdeaJ) 3 90-47- ROYAL DRAGON 58.5 (47)
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      84 53 THE Singapore Turf Club (SNTC) uses four courses —A, B, C and D —to differentiate the location of the rails. FOr Course A f the rails are at their original position. For Course B, they are four metres away from the original position. For Courses C and D,
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      757 54  -  By Danny Khoo IT HAS been one big victory celebration after another for trainer Malcolm Thwaites and his team since racing at Kranji started last September. His collection includes the Raffles Cup, Singapore New Year race, Chairman's Trophy and the biggest of them all the SIA
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      162 54 Banneret (Race 8 No. 4) Caught the eye in his debut over the I,loom on sand a fortnight ago, when he ran on strongly for second to fellow-outsider Scarlet Pimpernel. With that run under his belt, the good-looking Australian-bred looks ready to upstage likely race favourites River Phoenix
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      356 62 LETTER FROM SINGAPORE TURF CLUB WE REFER to the report "Time to rethink race programme" (The New Paper, June 28) by Marc Tan and Lionel Lee and would like to state that it contains some errors and misleading information. Firstly, when entries for
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      354 62 MARC TAN AND LIONEL LEE'S REPLY OUR report was accurate and based on reliable information. We have been monitoring the entries for Wednesday night meetings closely for some time now. When nominations closed at 10am last Thursday week, only about 35 horses our checks
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      358 62 NST. GOLDEN LASS wrapped up her preparations for the Class 5 Div 2 1,200 m event in Race 1 tomorrow with a smart workout in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Taken out by jockey David Walker, the New Zealand-bred cantered two rounds on the sand track and pulled up
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      405 63 Reuters. Andre Agassi M Todd Martin 6-4,2-4, 7-6,2-6.10-8 SECOND seed Andre Agassi staged a stunning comeback to defeat fellow-American Todd Martin at Wimbledon yesterday. The Las Vegan saved two matchpoints in an epic battle which was watched by his girlfriend Steffi Graf. Returning to Centre Court two sets
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      103 63 PURPLE HEART: They give that medallion to anyone who gets wounded in action. Serena Williams has seen "action" and she has dodged many a bullet on that battlefield they call Wimbledon. Knowing fully well that a Purple Heart was far from her reach, the
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      103 63 Reuters. ITALIAN veteran Gianluca Pozzi, at 35 the oldest player in the men's singles, showed that experience still counts against youthful exuberance. Yesterday, Pozzi ended the giant-killing run of Belgian qualifier Olivier Rochus 6-3, 3-6, 7-6,6-2. Rochus, at 19, was the youngest player
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      154 63 WHAT'S G©NE WHAT'S <0)N RiffD* the main matches went (seeding! in Today's main matches: FOT Wdl: MEN: M m J 0 1 Pete Sampras (US) v Justin Gimelstob J 2 Andre Agassi (US) bt Todd Martin (US) (US) 7 Andre Agassi (US) v Jerome Golmard 9 Thomas Enqvist (Swe) bt
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  • EURO 2000
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      473 64 YOU'VE read of the hooligans who almost marred the sporting scenery of Euro 2000. But there are plenty of others on the pitch, too, in the stadiums of Holland and Belgium. They're the professional players. They wear the official Euro 2000 Jerseys off the 1
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      983 65 No, you are not seeing double. Zinedine Zidane playing against Zinedine Zidane and Edgar Davids playing against Edgar Davids. This is what you would see on a football field if our Strike! team of DARRYL DAVID and EDWIN YEO had their pick of the
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      774 66 Guts Glory TWO STARS WHO CAN TURN MONDAY'S EURO 2000 FINAL PAOLO Maldini (left) sums up the gutsy side of Italian football. He is, you can say, an ever-reliable. Ask coach Dino ZofT, reports Observer Online. I 4m who he looks to and he will tell I you that, he
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      286 67 But Pele says France is best Wire services. THE Lions (nickname for Singapore's national team) are rooting for France. Hey, why not, (see report, right) when the French are bidding to be the first world champion to win the European title, too. But Monday's (Singapore time,
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      222 67 Viva la France! That's what majority of our top footballers are rooting for the Euro 2000 final between France and Italy. UM HAN MING has all the predictions of the Lions FRANCE: Very good players who are playing well as a team while Italy appears as
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      120 67 Guess goal time. Win this bike j kfo* mWufclrt tmmmm (My 2) and key in the time Key in 01 for a goal before the 10th J V" 02: between 11th and 20th minute; 83: between 21st and 30th minute; 04: between 31st and 40th minute; Three correct callers will
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      224 68 A 29(Sat) 30(Sun) July 2000 Civic Plaza, Ngee Ann City s~\r r lH, J --rp §G[®l(ik3iJu (3iD(i]OlJ©O!]oijCy ©sitegsofe© Boys Junior Boys Senior (Age 11-1 syrs) (Age 16-Undor 1 9yrs) Girls Junior Girls Senior (Age 11-15yrs) (Age 16-Under 19yrs) RftZSO Champion Ist Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up The Champion for Boys Senior will
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      624 69 FINAL: FRANCE v Reuters A CHERISHED gesture will end when French defender Laurent Blanc kisses the bald head of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez for the last time before the final against Italy on Monday morning. Or will it? Barthez cannot accept that the final will
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      516 70 ITALY (LIVE ON MONDAY, 2AM) WHEN Francesco Totti scored Italy's goal against Romania last Saturday, coach Dino Zofif seemed reluctant to join the celebrations. Why? "Because it was just one goal," Italy's 58-year-old coach replied. Zoff comes from the north-east corner of Italy where the sky is
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      68 70 Reuters. ITALY played "toilet bowl" football. So said the Spanish press when it blasted coach Dino Zoff s negative approach to yesterday's semi-final. It added: "Zoff depended on demoralising his opponents." It lamented: "Italy has flung football down the toilet bowl." "No one can remember such a disaster,"
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      254 70 Reuters UNEASY under the spotlight, French coach Roger Lemerre (left) is quite happy to let his team do the talking for him on the pitch. Those who know the quiet 59-year-old insist he is generous and friendly but since the start of Euro
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    325 71  -  Starting today, we launch a 12-part series featuring 12 S-League players who have been nominated for the Sing Tel Young Player of the Year2ooo award. We kick off the weekly series with Marine Castle's Ashrin Shariff. By Alvin Chiang HIS coach describes him
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