The New Paper, 19 November 2000

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  • 21 1 the new paper NOVEMBER 19, 2000 on sunday m FSingapore Press Holdings e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg 70 CENTS http://newpaper.asia1 .com.sg MITA (P) >19/03/2000
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    • 44 1 0he newitfaper NOVEMBER 19, JL 11||| III II IIII III 70 CENTS II I I II 11| Singapore Press Holdings e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg MITA (P) >19/03/2000 8 "*****1 *****9 > < a r*-. r v s Local male model goes for surgery to get the *****1111
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  • Article, Illustration
    734 2 More and more US teens think that oral sex is safe. They don't know it can lead to sex diseases ([HEW*] IS ORAL sex the same as sex? That, believe it or not, is what teens in the United States have been asking each other. And what
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  • NEWS
    • 373 4  -  REPORTS JASON TAN I WOULDN'T want to fool around in front of this car camera. Not after my every illegal move was captured frame by frame. No more heart-stopping lane changes and sudden braking for me. Not unless I want to be caught red-handed and
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    • 267 4 'THIS is an added piece of evidence for us. It's more advanced than a disposable camera that we advise people to have in their car," said Mr Eddie Loke, assistant manager of underwriting at NTUC Income, the biggest car insurance company. "A camera captures only
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    • 70 4 THESE digital photographs from the black box would be treated like any other photographs received. That is, evaluated and considered as another piece of evidence to assist in the investigation. The Traffic Police would alamong other things, the manner in which the equipment is used to capture
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    • 183 5 THE camera is attached behind the rearview camera with strong double-sided tape. It is then wired to a recorder secured under the driver's seat. The $880 system comes with a one-year warranty for parts and service, although you can pay an extra $528 for a five-year
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    • 382 5 IT all started three years ago, when Mr Thomas Lee and Mr Patrick Lee, both 37 and partners of a telecommunication parts company since 1987, were caught in a traffic jam after an accident. The owners of the cars involved in the accident
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    • 199 5 EARLY last year, Mr Jang Seow Leng, 37, woke up one morning to find the front of his $130,000 Nissan Cefiro at the carpark badly dented. "It seemed like a lorry had crashed into it. I paid over $1,000 for repairs." After that incident,
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  • SIA CRASH
    • 737 6  -  REPORTS! SETO NU-WEN in Taipei DOCTORS had given her a 3 per cent chance off survival. Her condition has been critical ffor almost three weeks. It's a miracle she is still alive. Madam Lee Suet Yee's fighting spirit is indomitable. This is
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    • 740 6 Little Xin Ying is spared the pain while her father struggles to contain his grief THIS man is facing the hardest battle a man could ever have. One day, he has to explain to his daughter why she'll never see her mummy again. He has to explain
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    • 78 7 IT was a final farewell as 400 family members gathered at the Taoyuan Dome Stadium. Most arrived looking composed, they gradually broke down towards the end of the three-hour ceremony. An old man bowed his head over a portrait of his deceased relative. Another elderly woman sobbed
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  • NEWS
    • 529 8 How to say my wife died of Aids? DID Paddy Chew go public for nothing? He was the first Singaporean to reveal that he had Aids. But nothing has changed since. Nobody else has "come out" since his death. Two years down the
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    • 703 8 SINGAPORE AIDS CONFERENCE Datuk Paduka Marina Mahatir, President of the Malaysian Aids Council, will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Singapore Aids Conference. It will be held on Nov 25 and 26 at the Singapore International Conference and Exhibition centre. The fee is $70 per
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    • 125 9 j is HIV-positive. She has fall-Mown She is partially-blind, has difficulty Hejven reminds her when to take her Mr Peter Tan, 41, a Singaporean, and his Thai wife Mary, 32, have been living a nightmare for 10 years. They met in Thailand and were married here in
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    • 207 9 AIDS-related discrimination is still prevalent in our society. Dr Roy Chan, President of Action For Aids, had this to say: "While this attitude is not peculiar to Singapore, a lot more certainly needs to be done. "One way is to have HIV-posi-tive persons come out
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  • NEWS
    • 441 12  -  B\ Lim Lee Ching MOST maids do their fair share of work in the house. Some do more than that, keeping every aspect of the household in order. In the case of Madam Rosita Frando, it means paying attention even to details, right down to electricity
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    • 340 13  -  The holiday extravaganza at Sentosa has begun. To help you plan your holiday activities, The New Paper on Sunday gives you the lowdown on what's happening on the island paradise in the week ahead. Plus: A free bite at the action with the coupon
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    • 99 13 KEEP your eyes peeled for the Diamond Mega Saver. This ticket includes admission to Sentosa, 11 attractions on the island and a chance to win a $12,000 diamond jewellery set! Usually worth $85, this ticket is now just $24.90 (for adults)! Or, you can even be
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    • 290 13 < m 1 The first 100 readers to do so will each receive a free Sentosa Diamond 1 I Mega Saver ticket worth $85. The ticket irtcludes Sentosa Admission by I Bus A, CorE, as well as the following: Fisherman's Kelong, Simon Cabaret I or Fantasy Island, Images of Singapore,
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  • 544 14  - STAR WARS Singapore style [th^week] Guest Editor NICHOLAS LEE Television personality v:;=r; pssffis^i^ l THERE is a tense and potentially volatile conflict brewing within our peaceful shores which most of the population are blissfully unaware of. However, to media and entertainment professionals ||Sl» are in the loop, it is also
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  • NEWS
    • 491 16 First they said Sanjay Dutt wasn't coming. Then they told us that Miss Universe Sushmita Sen had dropped out. We were wondering who'd be next when Juhi Chawla ditched us. The Wanted: Live in Concert show was going through its list of Wanteds pretty
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    • 246 17 IT certainly wasn't a last-minute no-show. Weeks ago, the grapevine had it that Juhi was unlikely to come to Singapore because she's pregnant. So why did the TV ad on Vasantham Central even yesterday morning mention Juhi? And print ads for Wanted: Live
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  • EXPAT
    • 1080 18  -  By John Bartley THE decision to come to Singapore was a straightforward one, or so I thought. It was a case of taking two steps back so that I could take three or more steps forward. I had been an acting head teacher for
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    • 199 19 CALLING all expat teens! Many Singaporeans out there want to know you and show you around. One, wow2BB, sent us this e-mail: "HiGus, I love your column and I think it's a great idea. Yd like to make friends with some of the teen expats who are
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  • @A GLANCE
    • 344 20 IS beauty a joy forever? Well, it isn't so for a former beauty queen, 43, who does not want to disclose her real name. Beauty fades... and for her, so does love. The former secretary who speaks many foreign languages, is still attractive now. But
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    • 64 20 OFFICERS of the Bombay Police giving their last salute to police dog Zanjeer, on Friday. Zanjeer died of bone cancer. The nine-year-old bomb squad labrador had saved lives of many citizens of Bombay during the 1992-93 communal riots. He had detected 3 9 329 kg of explosive,
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    • 110 21 Dn/>us] SIM LIM Square has a cleaner image now. The police has busted six major piracy syndicates and wiped out the square's reputation as a hub for pirated CDs. The raid was part of a blitz on the violation of intellectual property rights. More than $14 million
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    • 76 21 A 69-year-old woman had $20,000 in the bank, received $800 a month from her children and played the stock market yet she took legal action to force one of her daughters to pay maintenance. Her daughter attended the mediation session at the Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents
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    • 85 21 SNACK-shop owner Ng Teck Hock will not sell tobacco products for three months. His tobacco licence was suspended by the Health Ministry after he was caught selling cigarettes to underaged youth twice on Oct 8 last year and June 14 this year. The three-month suspension began on Wednesday.
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    • BRIEFLY
      • 65 21 LEADERS of Malay-Muslim organisations are pressing for more discussions on issues affecting their community. They want to talk about subjects, such as Malay loyalty and misperceptions about Muslim women wearing Islamic headscarves. They also say that the key players, including MPs and Muslim professionals, should take part in
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      • 66 21 GANESH Bakavathi, 14, has been wearing glasses held together by sticky tape. But he now has a new pair thanks to YES! Your Eyewear Specialists. The company was so moved by The School Pocket Money Fund a charity drive organised by The Straits Times they donated 1,000 pairs
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      • 61 21 TAXI fares in the capital of Jakarta shot up by 40 per cent yesterday. Many cab drivers fear this move would cost them their customers. The hike, approved by city governor Sutiyoso, brought the flagfall for Jakarta's 32 taxi companies to 3,000 rupiah (32 cents) from 2,000
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      • 63 21 INCIDENTS of cheating against senior citizens increased for the first half of this year compared to the same period a year ago except in an estate where the community initiated a crime-prevention programme to involve the elderly. In Boon Lay HDB estate, figures dropped from 17 incidents to
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      • 71 21 FIVE Singaporeans went missing and one died when cruise ship Royal Pacific sank in the Malacca Straits on Aug 23,1992. More than eight years later, the survivors and families of the victims say that they have failed to obtain any compensation, despite spending tens of thousands of
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      • 77 21 THE West Coast Park is back in action and this time, it boasts the biggest playground in Singapore. Closed for redevelopment two years ago, the park's facilities now includes a 1.1-ha adventure playground which caters to everyone from small children to young-at-heart adults. The $8.3-million phase one
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    • 97 21 CONCERT: You, a German band, plays tunes that they dub "world pop". Venae: Botanic Gardens Time: 6 to Bpm Admission: Free BUSKING: Singapore's fourth River Buskers' Festival starts today. Perth's 2.03-metre tall mime man Toby Whittington will be one of the buskers. Venue: The Singapore River. Staging
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    • 351 21 tm Ch haujntrh THREE presidents have faced impeachment complaints in the Philippines in the past. However, unlike the case of President Joseph Estrada, the House of Representatives threw out the complaints and they never went for trial in the Senate. One of them was Diosdado
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 52 20 Showers with thunder in the afternoon mainly over northern, western and central Singapore. J x minimum 24 C maximum 32 °C V sunrise 6:49 am Ac*. sunset 6:52 pm moonrise ....1:16 pm moonset 1:44 am north Thunderstorms central Showers first tide... Z5m:5:48am SOU f' second tide... 26 m: 4:30 pm
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  • NEWS
    • 340 22 SHE was admitted to the hospital's Accident and Emergency unit with a chest infection. But great grandmother Florence Minchin, 90, was left on a hospital trolley for 19 hours because doctors could not find her a bed. As doctors at Trafford General Hospital, Greater Manchester,
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    • 442 23 WHILE THE US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BATTLE IT OUT... Ladies and gentlemen, Al and Dubya the new comic duo who keep America laughing all night long. Gored and Bushed, the jokes are on US presidential candidates as late night TV hosts take the mickey out of the
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    • 137 23 Reuters. THE outcome of the US presidential elections is still uncertain. But the latest reports say that Republican Mr George W Bush tripled his lead over his Democrat rival, Mr A 1 Gore, in Florida. Mr Bush led Mr Gore by 927 votes after 66 of the state's
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    • 498 24 It's not because she is hungry. But her entourage doesn't know what she wants to eat. A look at life when you are a star THE waiter enters the elegant Manhattan hotel suit with a trolley piled high with food. Calmly he starts laying
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    • 71 23 Here are some websites you can go to get your fill of jokes on the elections and on the two presidential hopefuls: www.gore-jokes.com Links to other sites; jokes on the man and campaign slogans. www.bush-jokes.com Links to other sites; jokes on the man and campaign slogans. www.netfunny.com Jokes galore on
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  • NEWS
    • 370 29 Find a married, woman banker. Kidnap her and her husband Separate the two. Lie to woman there's a bomb strapped to hubby's back To convince her, teach her how to disarm a phoney bomb. Then tell her to get money from bank and where to drop
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    • 322 30 SHE was mad at him. She felt that he was checking on her. Her allegation led to a quarrel and that led to her death. Ms Lau Po-yi, 17, was strangled to death on Dec 19 last year. She was the live-in
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  • NEWS
    • 485 33 Wire Services. IN the sun-kissed beaches of the Maldives, the girls are frolicking in their bikinis. They can make any head turn but there aren't many heads around. Most of the heads you can count are those of the foreign press photographers.
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    • 420 32  -  By Eugene Anthony PICTURE this scene. You are at a store. Someone walks up to you and says you should try out for a beauty contest. Before you know it, you are representing Singapore in the Miss World 2000 Beauty Pageant. A dream? Wishful thinking? Not quite.
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    • 181 33 < v t Vs to the Periscope Adventure. Be the commander of a Supersonic Singa Periscope submarine and embark on a wondrous voyage.You will navigate through challenging situations, making decisions that will change our future! Through the special viewfinders, you can see the past and peek into the future of
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  • 429 34 (P 1 C N^y Wire Service PRESIDENT Bill Clinton's reception in Hanoi showed that Vietnamese attitudes to America remain divided from one generation to another. The first serving US president to visit Vietnam since Mr Richard Nixon's trip to Saigon in 1969 and the
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  • Feature
    • 952 36 More wen are £»t;ng under the knife to improve their appearance. Their number has grown by at least 30 per cent in the past say plastic surgeons in private practice. But unlike body-conscious Caucasian men, who want butt and pectoral implants, Singapore men are
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    • 569 36 MEN here are getting vainer. But not as vain as men in Britain and the US. Three plastic surgeons in private practice reported a 30 to 50 per cent increase in the number of men here asking for cosmetic surgery in the past five
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    • 242 36 Ey ebag removal methods THERE are two methods of dealing with eyebags: Fat removal and fat redistribution. Fat removal involves simply removing the fat in the eyebags to get rid of the bulge. However, if the removal is inadequate, there may be residual eyebag, whereas if the
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  • 346 37 Remember cupcakes with icing? That yummy taste which you get from one bite is unforgettable, for me at least, for I have a sweet tooth. The slight crackling sound of the icing breaking as your teeth sink into the soft cake underneath is still something I
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    • 94 37 r accepted whenever I see the MasterCard sign. Free to enjoy local banking convenience at over .r i 900 ATMs, because I can use it as a DBS Bank Card. Free to pay by debit or X, NETS. Free to sign my purchases like a credit card. Free to enjoy
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  • 341 38  -  Bv Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg separate bowl and fold in the mixture half at a time. If you are using a food processor, transfer the mixture into a bowl and fold in the cherries by hand. Spoon the mixture into the cupcake moulds
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  • SeenHeard SHARP
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      65 39  -  Edited by Eugene Anthony nirvana@sph.com.sg Based on a true story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr), a US Navy diver who overcomes the odds and racism of the 50s and 60s, going on to become Master Chief Boatswain's Mate in the navy. Stars Robert De Niro, Cuba
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    • 346 39  -  »y EUGENE ANTHONY I'M sure nearly every male who has been through some form of national service or regimented training will be able to relate to this movie. Especially the character of naval diving instructor Billy Sunday, played by Robert De Niro. Although I
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    • 57 40 Billy (Robert De Niro) to all recruit divers, when they are going to town for their weekend break: "Remember ladies, one-night stands may last into the morning, but syphilis fasts a lifetime/' Naval court to Cart "Can you keep up with men half your age?" Carl: "The question
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    • 362 40  -  *>y TAN HUI LENG YOU will tend to go "awwwww, shucks!" a few times over Men Of Honour. It is a tad schmaltzy, this movie. And it's not like I'm a cynic, y*know? With a title like Men Of Honour, I was expecting to hunker down
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    • 149 40 James BerardineUi in his online review: Men of Honor tackles military racism during the 50s |/|Mifift0s in a manner. scenes are overplayed, but the technique is effective at underlining the kind encountered by 1|S fB/Kmume like dtowiwpuMen Honor comes during its latter of|3g^ racism has faded into the
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    • 272 40 Dead donkey A clergyman awoke one morning to find a dead donkey in his front yard. He had no idea how it got there, but he knew he had to get rid of it So he called the sanitation department the health department and several other agencies, but no one
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  • 931 43  -  [venue I et s et e Edited by Crispina Robert crispina@sph.com.sg AUSTRALIA DARREN LIM was one of the first Singaporeans to look down on Sydney's Harbour Bridge from being on top of it. He describes the moment in early 1998: 'The bridge's pretty
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  • Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AHD BODY
    • 234 45 I AM a 19-year-old girl and I'm really troubled. I want to know the means through which my family can sever all ties from my father. He earns about $950 a month. He smokes and never contributes to the family. He
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    • 177 45 Last week's letter: SAD Girl feels that she practically no friends in school. Her few friends are either older than she is, or studying in other schools so she does not see them often. She suffers from spastic diplegia, a muscular disease that 3fiect*a person's mobility and
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    • 207 45 Readers' advice: DON'T be sad. My daughter was once picked on when she was young. She speaks with a stammer. Do you think your position is worse? Maybe not. I have always encouraged her to be proud of herself in whatever she does. Although she doesn't
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    • 146 45 LIFE has to go on so do not feel sad over your disability. It is not your fault that you have spastic diplegia. Those people who do not want to be friends with you or are ashamed to hang out with you are shallow and immature. They are
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    • 332 46 I'M 24 years old and have fallen for my colleague, who is 28. It all started with teasing such as my pulling her hair, stepping on her shoes and so on. But the more I tease her, the more I have been falling for her.
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      • 188 46 I AM a 17-year-old boy. QMy problem is that I have a long foreskin. Whenever I want to urinate, I have to pull my foreskin back. Otherwise, there will be urine all over my pants. I am now considering circumcision but three concerns are bothering me: How much
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      • 205 46 MY friend tells me that the Q second time you have sex, you will not "last" as long as the first time. Is this true? If so, why? I am also told that too much masturbation can cause a decrease in stamina or weak kneecaps. Is
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  • RACING
    • 1606 57 TODAY’S IPOH RACE CARD Going forecast: Soft/Heavy No. Last 6 rum Hone Wt Rating Joctoy Pinter (Ay/origln/ici, tralocf-owrwf) 1 796 GOOD PLAN 57 (53) 'BShahrul 10 (4nzg HH Lim-LucWIy) 2 HAPPY MEYER 57 (53) *DCt)ongc3 1 (4ag HS Lim-Happy Meyer) 3 SKY RANGER 57 (53) CTreymane 6 (4nzg Yeo-Sky) 4
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    • 445 58 PICK OF THE DAY Our tipping panel's unanimous choice. Truly a horse on the upgrade and a fourth win off the reel should not be a tall order. Will be helped by a big drop in weight to 52.5kg for going up to Class 1.
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    • 137 58 RACE 3: Crystal Magical, George's Wonder, Summertime Blues, Casual Dragon, Nana Abjar. RACE 4: Gorgeous Pete, Princess Lovella, Reigning Princess, Give Me Hope, Strike Victorious, Power Romper. RACE 5: Spin Master, Russian Rose, Always Sincere, Sir Personality, Fortune Machine, Imperial Power, Asian Partner, Neil Avadon, Goldlenda, Money Can't Buy.
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    • 371 58 No. LmI 6 mn« Hone Wt RiBng Joctoy Banter Iralnwowntfl 1 1930-6 EL BANCO 57 (48) *WKYanc2.5 14 (6nzg F Nathan-Partner) 2 -***** SAILOR FIGHTER 57 (48) SSam 12 (6nzg Moussac-TS Tan) 3 6-423- LITTLE JYN 56.5 (47) *RLim 6 (6ag HH Lim-Reliable) 4 0-4-09 BREED
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    • 1640 59 Soft (Races 1&2), heavy (Race 3), soft (Race 4) and heavy (Races 5 to 12) 4 MEGA STRIKE 57 (22-7) CM Da vies (1) 2 1 1 (404) 8 PRIVATE STRIPES 57 (8-6) KWLeong (9) 7 5 2 (486) 2 DESERT FIGHTER 57 (366-45) SAnandan (4)
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    • 349 60 8 BABY BOSS 50 (56-17) KLOo (12) 8 6 1 (469) 11 LOUIS THIRTEEN 50 (18-8) B Woodworm (11) 4 4 2 (449) 9 BIG OPPORTUNITY 50 (37-12) ACavallo (2) 1 1 3 (535) 4 MATHIEUS 53 c 54.5 (39-13) 'RUm (9) 3 3 4 (527)
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    • 270 60 RACE RESULTS Going; Firm 4 PARIS HEARTBEAT 53 (21-7) Craig Staples (4) 1 2 SKY'S YOUR UMff 56 (61-12) JohnClalta (2) 2 3 BALLET GIRL 53.5 (34*) Pater Knuckay (7) 3 Winning trainer: Cliff Smith. Margins: 1 hd, nk. Time: 1 min 12.1 sec. II Forecast: $40.
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    • 324 60  -  By Michael Lee LEADING trainer John Sargent hogged the limelight again after bagging another treble at Ipoh yesterday. The stout Kiwi trainer was probably feeling moreish after he achieved a similar feat at Kuala Lumpur just a week ago. His first charge, raging
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    • 1242 61 RACE 1: LEGEND OF SPEED dislodged apprentice V Kumar on the way to the start, bolted and was withdrawn. He must pass one starting stall test, ridden unaided to the start. SUPER TRAVELLER and MASTER ARCHER were slow into stride. UNITED TYCOON raced
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    • 304 62 JR K3l n|yli K ':PMBWI®IbIW^3K^^- J Wn^lmn%oVmoW&^o% JOCKEY V Elengovan has failed in his appeal against a one-year disqualification over his handling of DOUBLE EAGLE. In addition, he copped another 18 months over his handling of GOLD IS GOLD in Penang on Sept 2. The Penang
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    • 203 62 JOCKEY V Sivan 'right) has had his appeal against an lN-month disqualification dismissed hut will have his sentence reduced by six months. The Perak Turf Club's racing stewards heard Sivan's appeal at Ipoh on Friday. The flamboyant rider was banned lor IN months by
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    • 194 62 APPRENTICE Mohammed Djulkifli (left) has had his one-year disqualification reduced to a three-month suspension after pleading guilty to an amended riding charge. Djulkifli has appealed against the one-year ban imposed under MRA Rule 144(4) in connection with the running and
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  • SPORTS
    • 570 63  - You get out, I’m st ayin,! PRADEEP PAUL THIS time last year, Patrick Ewing was a has-been. He hobbled. His knees and ankles were shot. His shots wobbled. Falling back into play more often than not. And his mind warbled. It's not easy to play when team-mates shun you, and
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    • 252 64 AP. o o o UNDEFEATED still, and more impressive by the moment. "You Jon't about this in your wildest dreams," Allen Ivereon said after a 94-73 victory over and be 9-0 it's just brilliant." Iverson scored 19 points and added five assists as the 76ers improved to
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    • 684 65 JOHNNIE WALKER IF there's one thing to spoil it for the top players in today's final round of the Johnnie Walker Classic, it would be the shrill ringing of a mobile phone. .Many a time during the last three rounds, the golfers Tiger Woods
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    • 50 65 LEADING scores after the third round yesterday: 198; Tiger Woods (US) 68, 65,65. 201: Michael Campbell (NZ) 71,67,63; Rodney Pampling (Aust) 68,66,67. 202: Geoff Ogilvy (Aust) 68, 67.67. 203: Paul Lawrie (Scot) 67, 69,67; Wayne Smith (Aust) 65, 70.68. 206: Kenny Druce (Aust) 70, 68,68; Jesper Parnevik (Swe) 72,65,69.
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    • 468 66 CLASSIC 2000 NEW Zealand's Michael Campbell sculpted a polished masterpiece from a block of dull stone yesterday. And when the final bits were chiseled away, the big Kiwi found himself looking at a work of art which, sure enough, earned praise from the master himself, Tiger
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    • 162 66 AFP IF you want a drive smashed 300 metres down the middle or a putt rolled in delicately from 25m, then Tiger Woods is the man to call. But he also makes a pretty good barman. The world number one joined fellow stars Sergio Garcia,
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    • 430 66 Wire services. CRICKET: The influential Australian newspaper has called for Australia's Mark Waugh and West Indian Brian Lara to stand down from the upcoming five-Test series "for the good of the game." The newspaper said it would be the "most noble" course the pair could take after
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    • 726 67  -  He scores from stunning free-kick Then he's hit by coins hurled by rival fans i Instead of lashing back, he jokes about it He also plays peacemaker in bad-tempered match Hey, is this really David Beckham? WHEKPSIHEWALL? Manchester City concedes a free-kick about 30m from goal. No prizes
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    • 213 68 DAVID Beckham may have a headache after being hit twice by coins hurled by rival fans, but he's a few pounds richer. At least that's how the Manchester United hero is making light of the coin attack. He said: "The best thing was that they were
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    • 389 68 REST OF THE ACTION Wire services. WHILE Manchester United saw off neighbour Manchester City, the other Premiership contenders fell by the wayside. Second placed Arsenal, having managed only a miserable 0-0 draw with Derby last weekend, this time ended up pointless as it took a
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    • 371 68 Wire services. Today, 11.55pm IT seems that everybody wants out of Spurs at the moment except the man everybody wishes would leave, chairman Alan Sugar. Top defenders Sol Campbell and Steve Carr have refused to sign new contracts. Now winger Jose Dominguez has been sold to German
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  • SPORTS
    • 543 69  -  THAILAND 4 (WorrawotSrimaka 13th min, 17,30; Thanongsak Pajakkat 65) INDONESIA 1 (Uston Nawawi 19) REPORTS SURESH NAIR IN BANGKOK THE red-faced Lions are likely to roar, if they still have any fiery pride, when they read this. Newly-crowned Tiger Cup champion Thailand will play in Singapore
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    • 95 69 Singapore schoolboy Shamsuri Jaafar earned 20,000 bhat ($1,000) last night. He took part in a special shootout with eight other Asean rivals for the Tiger Beer Million Bhat Kick —a curtain-raiser novelty before the Tiger Cup final. Shamsuri would've won one million bhat if he had kicked
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