The New Paper, 26 November 2000

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  • HAADYAI FLOODS
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      1023 3  -  THAI AIRCRAFT CARRIER HELICOPTERS USED TO HELP VICTIMS REPORTS FRAMEMONE WEE Haady^ TRAPPED in a bus for two days and two nights, with chest-high waters swirling around outside. That was what five Singaporeans endured this week, in the worst flood Southern Thailand has seen in 12 years. The five
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    • 53 3 A Singaporean man died yesterday morning in Haadyai. He is believed to have fallen and hurt himself while tiying to climb onto a track from a second floor of a hotel, reports The Sunday Times. He died in hospital. His identity is being verified, a Singapore Foreign
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    • 489 4  -  BY Fraemone Wee IN HAADYAI NO hotel, no transport, and no one to translate for us. That was what we found out minutes after we touched down at the Haadyai International Airport on Friday night. We didn't speak a word of Thai, but the answers the
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    • 673 5 Neither hell nor high water could stop this 54-year-old from seeking out adventure. When his tour bus got stuck in flood waters in Haadyai, the Singaporean simply walked away from it. Soon, he found a "floating market" set
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  • NEWS
    • 969 6 'I am not a prostitute anymore!' They can only speak under the cloak of anonymity. They want to tell their stories, but they dare not reveal the tiniest detail that might reveal their identities. Last week you read how Aids has altered the lives of three victims
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    • 296 7 Tom Jerry: They laugh weep THEY joke about their names. Tom is 51 and Jerry, 35. They are a homosexual couple, both HIV-positive. Jerry says: "I was diagnosed in 1995. My condition was bad at the time. The doctor said he didn't know how long I'd last."
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    • 112 7 Since 1985, some 1,300 Singaporeans and more than 3,000 foreigners (mainly foreign workers) have been found to be infected with the HIV virus in Singapore. There have been 400 Aids-related deaths here. Aids patients with Medisave accounts are allowed to withdraw up to $500 per month to cover
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  • NEWS
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      590 10  -  By Eugene Anthony CHEAP overseas calls. You want the best rates. And you want to be able to compare prices. In recent months, competition has been intense between players in the telecoms sector. Which means you, the consumer, stands to benefit from the best price plans. But it
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    • 41 10 SingTel Call 104 or go towww.singtel. com.sg StarHub Call their 24-hour Customer Care Hotline at 1800-*****82 or go to www.starhub. com.sg Ml Call 1627 or go to www Ml.com. sg Zonel511 Online registration only, at www.zone 1511.com.sg.
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    • 301 11  -  By Lim Lee Ching BEWARE! How often have we been told this regarding strange electronic Chain mail is the bane of We find them littering our itfbox all the time. A recent one that has been making the rounds warns: "DO NOT DIAL
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    • 1466 12 Gambling touched a chord with many who read a report in The New Paper on Sunday headlined When life is a gamble, the families suffer (Nov 5). One woman called to share her hard-learnt lesson of being married to a gambler. Others e-mailed comments and
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    • 174 13 HE'&JMQ FATHER TO US NOW u for-writing about gamblers. My father has been a years. My sister and I don't think of him as our dad anymore. We just want him out of our lives. My mother has suffered enough. Leo Misery Girl LIVE gcp ARATE LIVES
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    • 384 14  -  By Lim Lee Ching SEVENTEEN years on, and the Christmas light-up gets better each year. The Icy Galaxy theme of this year's Christmas lightup has captivated both Singaporeans and tourists, and they are making a beeline for Orchard Road. It's such a big draw, you'd expect that
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  • 476 16  -  NEWS I I 4 «V.' i L -'■eoKfWfKRv:- EUGENE ANTHONY ARE you hot or not? Finding this out is hot in the UK, as i people have fun with a website that allows you to rate and be rated, k But before you log on, remember
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  • 554 17 CFREE speech! brought to you by Free Speech captures candid whM interviews conducted at Hi H2O Zone. This week, GLORIA CHANDYkeeps step with a couple of sociable dancers JOIN THE JIVE Jive with the Jitterbugs at Staihub's Jazz Craze H2O Zone, Outdoor Event Plaza, on Dec
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  • @ A GLANCE
    • 337 18 TENNIS RITUAL: PM Goh plays tennis with his "gang" at the Istana tennis courts twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They are retired physical-education teacher George Teo, Neptune Orient Lines Group chairman Lua Cheng Eng, retired businessman Chng Heng Kong, stockbroker Saw Ee Sim,
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    • 85 18 So this man—John Paul Keeler, 55, from Manchester in the United Kingdom—says as he's sitting in Kandal prison in Cambodia yesterday. tt may all be in vain, though. Keeler was sentenced to serve three years in a Cambodian prison last Monday after he admitted to bribing four
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    • 176 18 Dnpcus] ITS been three years since SilkAir MI 185 crashed into the Musi River in Palembang, Sumatra, killing 104 people. SilkAir commissioned a 200,000-sq-m memorial site within weeks of the crash, at the request of the victims' families. For the first seven months
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    • BRIEFLY
      • 87 19 SENIOR Minister of State for Education, Dr Aline Wong, yesterday ticked off Aware for being unfairly critical of the Education Ministry's sex-education programme. At the launch of Rape: Weapon Of Terror, published by Aware, the Association of Women for Action and Research, Dr Wong said she
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      • 97 19 DOCTORS amputated both her legs and put her on dialysis after her kidneys failed. But SIA crash victim Lee Suet Yee, 30, who had 95 per cent burns, died on Friday at the Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei. At her wake yesterday at Blk 761, Woodlands Avenue
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      • 82 19 CHINA said yesterday it was open to a free trade deal with Asean "in the long run". At a meeting with Asean heads of government, Chinese PM Zhu Rongji said "ever-closer economic co-operation and trade between China and Asean" made it necessary to "further facilitate unfettered exchange
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      • 94 19 THANKS to his plant, an Indian agriculture graduate now has a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Mr Okendra Singh, a tribal youth from the mountainous northeast, helped the skyflower plant, also known as Nilkantha, to grow beyond its normal height of 4.5-6 m to
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      • 82 19 WASTE incineration will be privatised for increased efficiency. The Ministry of the Environment now runs four plants. By 2005, two plants covering 70 per cent of current incineration capacity will be privatised. The Acting Minister for the Environment, Mr Lim Swee Say, said this yesterday when he opened
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      • 72 19 WORKERS at the state-run Korea Telecom have begun a sit-in to protest planned retrenchments. About 350 union members led the protest and closed the first and second floors of the building to block other Korea Telecom officials from leaving work on Friday. There were no reports
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      • 92 19 SIX children five boys and a girl were killed yesterday, when a shophouse in a Bangkok suburb caught fire. Eight fire trucks battled to control the blaze which broke out at midday in the building in eastern Bangkok. Thai police later found the bodies of
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      • 78 19 THREE men charged for manslaughter in Hongkong, may face life sentence. Justice Peter Nguyen indicated in the High Court yesterday that he was considering life terms for Chan Man-lok, 34, Leung Shing-cho, 27 and Leung Wai-lun, 21, after a jury on Tuesday night found them guilty
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      • 136 19 GRANDPARENTS' DAY: Take them to NTUC Lifestyle World Downtown East in Pasir Ris today. There will be a barbecue, karaoke contest, stage shows and family telematches from 3.30pm to 9pm. Admission for a family of four, which must include at least one grandparent, costs $20. BLOOD SUGAR
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    • Article, Illustration
      408 19 The outsider who ran away without being chased HE is one rare guy. It is hard to find parallels for Mr Alberto Fujimori (above) of Peru, who has just become an ex-leader in the political uncertainty sweeping Pacific-rim countries. Mr Fujimori's reputation is a little like that of a
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  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • 53 19 Showers with thunder and gusty winds over many areas in the pre-drawn hours and early morning. Partly cloudy thereafter. north Thunderstorms sunrise 6:51 am west ThurHterstomist sunset 6:54 pm central Showers moonrise... 6:57 am moonset... 7:16 pm east Showers minimum 24 °C first tide... 3.0 m: 10:46 am maximum 31
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  • 692 20  -  Guest Editor LIM TEONG CHIN Honorary Secretary, Singapore Taekwon-do Federation BE warned. This article contains weird ideas. Usually, Td never suggest them without careful thought, let alone put them in writing.-Nevertheless, in my streak of child-like behaviour, Td let them go. The publisher is, of course, not
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  • NEWS
    • 313 21 It's the time of the year when you're looking for things to do and places to go. The year-end school break can be a memorable one if you play it right To help readers get more out of it, we've tied up with Sentosa to bring
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    • 371 22 Amidst fears of handphone risks for children, Walt Disney Company pulls its cartoon characters out of handphone ads ITS official. Don't expect to see Mickey and Minnie Mouse promoting handphones or accessories any more. Because Disney bosses have announced that the famous mice and other Disney
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    • 134 21 I The first 80 readers will each receive a free Sentosa Diamond I Mega Saver ticket worth $85. The ticket includes admission to Sentosa by I Bus A, Cor E. Plus entry to these attractions: Fisherman's Kelong, Simon Cabaret or Fantasy Island, Images of Singapore, Merlion, Fort Siloso, Adventure Asia,
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  • ExPAT
    • 994 24 Far from being jaded after so many years of globe-trotting, travel writer HUANG PI CHIAO has found it even more interesting with Singapore as the hopping-off point to many other destinations WHEN I was a child, I dreamt a lot. One of my favourite dreams was
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    • 187 25 EVERY weekend without fail, I will get a copy of The New Paper on Sunday just to read your column on expats... Is there any way I can get more information on expats in Singapore, like where do they do their shopping or which parts of the
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    • 165 25 schedules. No mindless chaperoning. And no excessive shopping trips. In short, forget about tour packages. Instead: Give us free and easy travel. Book us the flight. And, better still, throw in the accommodation if you can. lip Then leave us to 1 explore on our own at
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  • 384 26 NEWS C ANADA goes to the polls tomorrow. And, Mr Stockwell Day may well be the nation's next prime minister. But, even if he does win, he may 105e... his first name. How will that happen? It's all that mem Rick MerRemember Mr Mercer, the Canadian
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  • 687 28 NEWS THE cat burglar was smooth. Indeed, he was one of the most celebrated thieves who worked the East Coast of the US. He was so successful in more than 150 burglaries in 10 states that he made off with silverware worth an
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  • NEWS
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      408 30 Her article in British paper angers Jewish circle MRS Jemima Khan may be tucked away in Lahore. But the wife of former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan has raised anger levels of many in her native England. A recent article of hers in The Guardian attacked the Israeli lobby
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    • 184 30 RUSSIA, after taking a back seat to the US in the turbulent world of Middle East peacemaking, seized the initiative and put forward a secret plan to end the violence. Serving as middleman, Russia arranged a telephone conversation between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
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    • 281 31  -  Spelling mistake gets Aussie Customs officials suspicious... and two Singaporeans end up in jail for smuggling drugs By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY TWO Singaporeans were sentenced yesterday one in Sydney and one in Perth for their role in drug shipments into Australia. Both were couriering drugs to
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    • 377 32 Now, Australians will know how much beef is in their can of corned beef SOMETHING'S burning in the Australian food business. That may just be old food labels, in lieu of new ones that are much more meaningful to consumers.
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  • 783 34  -  THE PLACE TO DIP FOR TIPS By Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg VITAMINS are vitally important to our bodies and ability to live life well. So sometimes when people go on diet to lose weight or when it has been accidentally left out of a
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  • 287 37  -  Feature ~ty< Gloria Chandy should™ 8 Th" ShC h^d^ubbe^ Poitier. She made a brief return to TV in a revival of Thomas' show, Make Room for Granddaddy. Her big screen roles were many, but she didn't make much of an isa^uccessfulphotograph^ and has d" llingst' t"
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  • Seen Heard SHARP
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      62 39 THE MOVIE Based on characters from Dr Seuss' book and a 1966 television series, the movie tells the tale of the people of Whoville, the Grinch's dislike of Christmas and what happens when he meets a little girl. Stars Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Molly
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    • 305 39  -  by EUGENE ANTHONY YES, it is close to that time of the year: Christmas. And goes for the kids with a movie that will surely grab •em. And their parents; whoU reach for their wallets to buy the book, toy figures and authorised video compact
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    • 48 40  -  Edited by Eugene Anthony nirvana@sph.com.sg Grinch, asking himself in disgust i r hen he goes through his pile of garbage: 41 What is that stench?" (Pause.) Grinch, answering himself: "it Is Grinch, shouting out in his cave to hear his Mot." Echoes: "You are an idiot."
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    • 331 40  -  "y WENDY TEO ALL I want for Christmas is a mangy mutt. Even better if it's the one that the Grinch has. He's so fuzzy, adorable and hopelessly devoted. Even if incredibly stupid. The canine, who answers to the name Max, gets kicked around and bullied
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    • 178 40 James BerardineHi in his online ngdapHow the GHnch Stole jg Christmas represents a solid yigi hour and a halfof giniiiMtlM entertainment. 'Of course, How the Grinch pUKI Stole Christmas'big selling WMtiSSM poivittfnt nostalgia or pfoch^tion^M^ip^Bp; Carrey. g| His Grinch isa combination of Seuss' creation and Carrey's MIISBB personaßty,*ith
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    • 215 40 The difference Q. What is the difference between a •good lawyer and a great lawyer? A A good lawyer knows the law and *a great lawyer knows the judge. Suffering At a cocktail party, one woman said to another: "Aren't you wearing your •wedding ring on the wrong
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    • 1058 43  -  tourists on a ing alternative, r Edited by Crispina Robert YES, the elephant did it. Gave me the time of my life in Chiangmai, I mean. Friends had recommended I go for a Thai massage but I ended up getting my butt massaged by an adult
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    • 347 44 YOU will be over the moon at the variety, flavours and yes, cheap food found in Chiangmai. The food of the North is not as spicy as that of Bangkok or in South Thailand. Flavours are more subtle, and the mix of spices distinct and refined. Our
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    • 125 44 THAI Airways flies daily from Singapore to Chiangmai via Bangkok. You can stop over at Bangkok for a few days before proceeding on to Chiangmai, or catch a connecting flight to Chiangmai from Bangkok. It may be cheaper to buy a package that includes accommodation and
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  • 450 45  -  Chip chare By Carol Leong carol@sph.com.sg ARE you stumped for ideas on what to give for Christmas? Something unusual, something you can't find in shops and that won't break your wallet? Something that will genuinely make the recipient squeal with delight? These delicious looking decorative
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  • 684 46  -  Column FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN BY SINGAPORE'S BUSIEST FUNNYMAN J by Siva Choy MUNSHI Abdullah, who was Stamford Raffles' second-language teacher and who probably can lay claim to being Singapore's first writer, said that in his time, some parents would say to teachers: "Here's my son.
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  • Aggie MATTERS OF THE HEART AND BODY
    • 251 47 I AM a secondary schoolgirl. During a training session in February, I spotted a guy, A, who is a year older than me. I saw him looking at me. At first, I was not interested. But, as days passed, I found myself beginning to
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    • 203 47 Last week's letter: ICE is 19-year-old girl who is really troubled. She wants to know the means through which her family can sever all ties from her father. He earns about $950 a month. He smokes and never contributes to the family. He
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    • 214 47 Readers' advice: NO matter what, he is still your biological father. Why don't you try communicating with him? If it does not work, get him to go for counselling at Alcoholics' Anonymous clinics. I think he needs all the support and love from you and
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    • 125 47 YOU should not have deliberately failed your O levels. Didn't it occur to you that education is the ticket to help your mother, brother and yourself out of the misery you are in? Obviously, your father needs help with his drinking problem. When he's sober, how about persuading
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    • 458 48 I AM 11, and in primary school. I have a crush on JC, a boy in my class. He is a 15-year-old foreign student from China, and is tall and handsome. He takes up about 80 per cent of the space in my heart. But
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    • 423 48 THIS year alone, I have had five boyfriends. The first one, M, was my age and I was serious about him. I loved him very much and whenever we had a quarrel and broke up, we would patch up again because we could not stand being
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    • Puberty Dr Lim Su Min clears the air over teen sex issues
      • 199 48 HpH| LAST month, I had an abortion. Ill There was some bleeding. Anyway, two days later, my Hk3i boyfriend and I had sex. And we had sex again the day after. Ifs been quite a while now, yet I still haven't had my period. So I
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      • 115 48 WHEN erect, my penis is Q curved to the left at an angle of about five degrees. I have been told this is a sign of disease. Is it true? If yes, is there any cure? Can you recommend a specialist whom I can see? Sick Boy
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      • 88 48 WHAT is the legal age of Q consent for sex? What is the actual colour of sperm? Does masturbation cause any side-effects? Will sex reduce my lifespan? Curious Boy In Singapore, it is illegal to A have sex with anyone aged under 16. Semen is
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      • 545 49 Tune in, c ■I chill out fl L Ellie Ellie Campbell (Zomba) OKAY, they're calling her "UK's answer to Britney Spears". But let's not so quickly dismiss this pop starlet just because she falls in the same mould of many rising new female artistes. For one, Ellie doesn't try too
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      • 994 49 CS Tune in, Decibels j chill out W I Ellie la Blender I w niA V| 112™ I Collective Soul I VariOUS 014 Ell.e Campbell garner) Sportscity's L SMAP Zomba (Warner) Magic Voices (Victors) OKAY, they're calling her "UK's J (E > Kj™* answer to Bntne
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    • 69 48 CALLUS If you need advice on matters of the heart or sex issues, write to: Aggie, The New Paper, News Centre, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. Or fax: 737-5375, e-mail: tnp@sph.com.sg (please mark: Aggie) or call 1900-*****07 (calls cost 30 cents a minute). (You can use a pen name, but
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  • 518 50  -  Single Column by Janice Wong do npops@sph.com.sg AFTER I complained how my drinks were juicier than my dates in my previous article, I received an anonymous reader's e-mail that began with "Re: Are you a *****?" My friend Clarinda, who was reading with me, rolled her
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  • 624 51  -  Culumn FORTNIGHTLY COLUMN BY SINGAPORE'S THEATRE TEASE mm by R Chandran IF only they had not stopped me from being funny, I might have been an important man today, I think. "Wah, thick skinned," you think. Not really, okay. I recently read an interview with
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  • 844 52  -  MHarriedwith kids by Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg WHEN a grown and educated woman resorts to sentences like, "ghosties love little girls with black feet," something has hit rock bottom. That something is usually the discipline of a child and respect from a child. All right, so
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  • RACING
    • 636 57  -  By Tan Thean Loon Seaside bank, High Wire, Endanger, Smooth Sailing and Baby Boss in that order for the RM500,000 ($225,000) Coronation Cup in Race 8 at Ipoh this afternoon. The ever-improving Seaside Bank has upgraded himself into a classic-win-ning money-spinner this season. He won
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    • 573 57 No. Latt 6 runs Hone Wt Rating Jockey Banter (Age/origln/sex, tralner-owncr) 1 BEST MAN 57 (53) KWLeong 7 (3ag Tennent-Kah Yien) 2 63 HARD TO BELIEVE 57 (52) SSani 3 (3ag Tiang-Owner) 3 HELLO JOHN 57 (53) SHLee 6 (3nzc Sargent-Owner) 4 9 LAND
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    • 1386 58 TODAY'S IPOH RACE CARD Going forecast: Soft No. Last 6 runs Horse Wt Rating Jockey Barrier (Age/origin/sex, trainer-owner) 1 93 PURPLE TURTLE 57 (52) P Wynne 6 (3irg M Breukelen-Agasam) 2 0047 CHONGQING EXPRESS 52.5 (49) *B Shahrul 10 (3nzg Hoy-Coronation) 3 GIVE ME FIVE 52.5 (53) TLYin 11 (3ag
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    • 167 58 RACE 3: Courting Dancer, Opposing Force, Kim Counsellor, Swift Justice, Ocean Onyx, Tough As Teak, Professor Marvel, Rich Strike. RACE 4: Great Machine, Obi One, Handsome Grey 11, Noble Hero, Victory Pet, Cindy's Pet, Confidence V, Win Again, That's Why, Storm Legend. RACE 6: Always Sincere, Imperial Power, Imperial
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    • 1583 59 TODAY'S HONGKONG (SHA TIN) RACE CARD Reuters. POST position draw for today's U554.53 million ($7.9 million) Japan Cup (tabulate under post position, horse, trainer, jockey, early odds): 1 Ela Athena, Michael Jarvis, Olivier Peslier, 40-1; 2Gokflen Snake, John Dunlop, Pat Eddery, 37-1; 3 Matikane
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    • 228 60 lA^QaElfHIIIIillllllllHIHHIIHHHA&UHUMiULi^u^liSMEiBLiSlSiSB^r 4 WEROCATA LASS 525 (28-10) Craig Staples (7) 1 3 SUPER MOSS 53 (52-15) Patrick Carbery (6) 2 8 EN AVAWT 52 (187-44) JaaonMffier (9) 3 <-) Winning trainer: Steve Morony, Margins: 1 nk, 2 *A. Time: 1min 53.0sec. Forecast: $74. Tierce: $3,280. Course scratching:
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    • 295 60  -  By Michael Lee HOLLYWOOD'S action-packed blockbuster Charlie's Angels may have filled movie theatres recently but trainer Nigel Landers' own "angel" proved he could also kick some butt at Ipoh yesterday. Former Kranji-based galloper Always An Angel, enjoying the services of jockey Dale Spriggs
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    • 146 60 KRANJI is likely to rattle to the tune of "God Save The Queen" when racing action regains its rights again next weekend. Joining the three-man strong British squad already comprising top jockeys Darryll Holland, Kevin Darley and Gary Carter will be James Fortune, who has
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    • 1893 61 YESTERDAY'S IPOH RACE RESULTS GOING: SOFT 7 TYCOON BILL 56.5 (122-31) G Skinner (9) 4 1 1 (508) 15 ROMAN ORE 55 (21-8) P Wynne (15) 5 2 2 (471) 9 GOLD MOUNTAIN 56 c 53 (119-25) *DChong (4) 6 3 3 (454) 11 SUPER CHIEF56 (985-121) BTal (2) 7
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    • 1173 62 RACE 1: J Cameron replaced M Clarke on WILD SEAS SON as Clarke's permit was not in order. CAROLINGIAN PRIDE, who is trained by Amaud de Moussac, was withdrawn at 11.40 am. An inquiry will be held into this incident. MEGA GENERAL
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    • 33 60 4-D DRAW SATURDAY: November 25, 2000 R SECOND THIRD STARTERS 1179 4617 1952 4825 8369 3045 0352 8419 5717 6252 2789 1976 CONSOLATION 9758 1612 2922 5430 2136 3047 3174 7131 7483 5494
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  • SPORTS
    • 455 63  -  To do that, this is THE MAN you have to STOP. PRADEEP PAUL CAN anyone get Philly? Philly who, you ask? Aiyah, the Philadelphia 76ers, lah. f The 76ers have raced off to a start that makes Michael Schumacher and his scarlet steed look pedestrian. But
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    • 191 64 Wire services. ALLEN Iverson bounced back from a miserable first half, scoring 15 of his 21 points in the third quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers resumed its winning ways by beatingthe Atlanta Hawks 76-67 yesterday. The 76ers, coming offtheirflrstlossofthe season on Wednesday at Charlotte, didn't play particularly
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    • Article, Illustration
      894 65 Pray Play You know how superstitious footballers can be. FrorrrWorld Cup-winning French skipper Laurent Blanc kissing the bald pate of Fabien Barthez in apre-match ritual, to even S-League personality Robert Alberts, who is always •with his lucky brown cap on match days with Singapore Cup champion Home United. WANG MENGMENG
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    • 205 66 SINGAPORE'S favourite footballer Fandi Ahmad (left) is a member of the superstition club. The legendary striker, who now coaches S-League champion SAF Warriors, swears by the magical powers of the number 17. His association with the number can be traced back to 1982 when
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    • WORLD SPORTS IN BRIEF
      • 73 67 Reuters. THE United States moved closer to avenging a gut-wrenching 3-2 Fed Cup loss In 1998 by taking a 2-0 lead over Spain in the best-of-five final in Las Vegas. First, American Monica Seles (left) crushed Conchita Martinez 6-2,6-3 in just over an hour, overpowering the
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      • 74 67 AFP. ROBERT Allenby shot a course record eight-under-par 64 in the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday to lead by one stroke from defending champion Aaron Baddeley. Former world No 1 Greg Norman was well placed in third position, six shots behind Allenby on
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      • 122 67 WEST Indies cricket hit rock bottom yesterday as the team —which until recently had dominated world cricket for more than 20 years plunged to a humiliating defeat in the first Test against Australia. Jimmy Adams' side did not even get through the third day in
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    • 285 67  -  7-ELEVEN RUGBY SCHOOLS U-17 SEVENS FINAL: ACS 21M 0 BY Wang Meng Meng THESE adjectives are apt descriptions of the 7-Eleven Rugby Schools Sevens Under-17 main final match between Anglo-Chinese Secondary (Independent) and Raffles Institution. ACS triumphed 21-0 at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium over its arch-rival
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    • 25 67 Under-17 Novice Final: Bukit Panjang Government High bt Bukit View Secondary 31-0 Under-19 Final: Raffles Junior College bt St Andrews Junior College 26-0
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    • 458 68  -  EVERTON 2 CHELSEA 1 By Edwin Yeo WHAT do you do with a player such as Chelsea's Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink? He's an obvious talent, with one of the most powerful shots in the Premiership. He has nice touches and good skills that can
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    • 262 68 REST OF THE ACTION Wire services. MANCHESTER United moved ominously eight points clear at the top of the English Premier League last night. This came after goals from Teddy Sheringham, Nicky Butt and Dwight Yorke gave the Red Devils a 3-0 win over Derby County.
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    • 164 68 Reuters. IRAN set a World Cup qualifying record score when it beat Guam 19-0 in Asia's first round of qualifying for the 2002 Finals. Charlton Athletic midfielder Karim Bagheri scored six times at the Takhti Stadium in Tabriz on Friday as Iran improved on
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  • 355 69 Row over money may foil $45m move AFP. NOW, who is doing the last-minute tackles to foil this record-shattering move of a top-class defender? The deal to make England defender Rio Ferdinand the worlds most expensive defender appears to be in the balance. His proposed £18million
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