The New Paper, 25 April 1992

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1 47 The New Paper
  • 12 1 the new paper SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1992 MITA (P) 75/4/92 50 CENTS
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 94 2 YOU could be looking at yourself in The New Paper on Monday, in our weekly In The Pic of Health series in conjunction with the National Health campaign. Yes, you, if you were one of those caught outdoors, looking as good as you feel
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    • 172 2 AP. WEEKS before he died, an alcoholic in the I'S videotaped a message warning others of the fatal dangers of alcoholism. Mr Mark Zylstra. 30. his skin yellow and his stomach bloated, said in a faint voice that the two six-packs of beer he drank
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    • 465 2  -  By Yaw Yan Chong A BOY, whose body was covered in flames, was saved from being burnt to death by an elderly retiree in Toa Payoh yesterday. The retiree, Mr David Ang, 76, said: "The front and back of his body were covered in
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    • 81 2 POLICE spokesman ASP Tan Beng Hock said Bernard was last seen by his parents leaving his home in Block 23, Toa Payoh Lorong 6, for school at about 6.30 am. He was to have gone for a swimming session held by bis school and expected to return
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    • 96 2 IF a person's clothing is on fire, douse the flames with water or wrap him in a blanket and put him on the ground. Do not remove clothing that is stuck to the wound, but covei* any exposed, burned areas with dry, clean, non-fluffy
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    • 230 3  -  Only 10 out of 600 Shenton Way women surveyed had bare faces By Simran Kaur and June Kong MOST women working in Shenton Way would not be caught dead without make-up when they step out into the business world. Out of the 600 women observed between
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    • Article, Illustration
      226 3 Ms Pauline Seah v 19, technical assistant: "It is too tedious to put make-up on in the morning. As long as I'm dressed presentably, why feel naked? I like the natural look, and so I give make-up a miss most of the time, even when I go
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      209 3 Ms Kathy Chan, property valuer: "I guess it's a way to present yourself as well as you can. People tend to have a poorer perception of you when you don't wear makeup to work. "But I don't wear make-up on weekends. There's no need, and I just
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    • 18 2 Leisure Index WeekEnder: Pages 19 to 33 Name Game: Page 45 Radio, Comics: Pages 17,18 TV: Pages 34,35
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 80 4 m A VESSEL belonging to the Malaysian Government intruded into Singapore waters on two occasions this week. And Singapore has protested. The vessel, KP Landok, entered the waters around the disputed island, Pedra Branca, without permission on Tuesday and Wednesday, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said yesterday.
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    • 82 4 JOHOR state councillor Datuk Ahmad Abdullah has criticised Singapore for chasing away the Malaysian boat. He said Johor was not happy with the action of Singapore, the Malaysian Berita Harian quoted him as saying yesterday. "What we can do is to hope that the Federal Government
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    • 81 4 KP Landok entered Singapore territorial waters at 11 am on Tuesday and moored itself to a buoy 500 metres away from Pedra Branca. At 5 pm, an RSN patrol craft instructed the vessel to leave Singapore waters. KP Landok left after circling the island. It returned at 11.20
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    • 52 4 PEDRA Branca, or Pulau Batu Putih as Malaysia calls it, is 55 km away from mainland Singapore. Malaysia has claimed ownership of the island which has been administered by Singapore for more than 150 years. There has been periodic complaints against Singapore for allegedly harassing Malaysian fishermen near
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    • 83 4 TWO Singapore shoe dealers were fined Msl,ooo ($650) by Malaysian customs officers on Tuesday for exporting shoes from JB without a permit. They are: Mr Ng Chye Heng, 32, and his brother, Mr Ng Yu Siong, 37. Mr Ng Chye Heng said: "I asked them why they
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    • 79 4 The Straits Times: Afghan rebels to form ruling council. Business Times: Kejora Holdings to revive Desaru resort project. Uanhe Zaobao: China expands scope for foreign investments. Berita Harian: Mujahideen leaders agree to form a council. SBC morning news: A 51-member Afghan mujahideen council will fly to Kabul today to
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 75 4 THE Vietnamese, especially those in the north, must change their way of thinking if they want economic success, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said in Hanoi last night. He was speaking at a state banquet in honour of his five-day visit to Vietnam. The Senior Minister said
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      • 59 4 TORY chairman Christopher Patten has been named Governor of Hongkong. Mr Patten, 47, will succeed Lord David Wilson in July. Mr Patten orchestrated the Tory election victory this month but lost his own seat. Observers said that, although not a China expert, Mr Patten had a rare
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      • 68 4 MYANMAR'S military junta announced yesterday that it would open discussions with opposition leaders within two months. It also said it would call a national convention within six months. Yangon Radio said some political prisoners deemed not to be a threat to national security would be freed. "There is
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      • 59 4 RINGGIT rose to an 18-month high against the Singapore dollar yesterday. The rise was helped by Malaysian Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim's statement on Thursday that he would allow the ringgit to rise. The ringgit closed at Msl to 65.55 Singapore cents, after trading at a range of
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 464 5 i A manager died after he was attacked by 11 men as he was leaving an Orchard Road disco on Thursday. Do the staff at discos and pubs here know what to do when problems arise? T JEYATHESAN and AUGUSTINE PANG report. OUR security people know
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    • 201 5 BUSINESS appeared to be as usual at Tornado last night-— one day after a manager was attacked and killed by a group of men early on Thursday morning. A crowd of about 50 people was seen waiting outside the discotheque-pub-cafe bar at about 10.30 pm.
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    • 292 6  -  By Augustine Pang f OUR transsexuals hired as customer relations officers at Bugis Street have been told to stop work after six days on the job. A source said that the developer, Bugis Street Developers (BSD), was told to do so
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    • 184 6 ONE transsexual employed as a customer relations officer said she was unhappy about the "suspension of duty". Maggie, 30, said in a phone interview last night: "I'm a full-fledged woman now, trying to earn a decent living. I work within the rules given
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    • 115 6 FIVE Bugis Street tenants said their business went up during the transsexuals' short time there. Business has since dropped by up to 20 per cent, they said. Said one stallholder, who declined to be named: "Last time we were promised akua (transvestite in Hokkien) shows. Then they
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 260 8  -  By Yaw Yan Chong FOUR brothels in a Geylang kampung, complete with "showrooms" and number-tagged women like those commonly found in Thailand, were closed down by police last Saturday. Police officers, from Geylang Police division headquarters, arrested 42 women all Thais aged between 17 and 30 and
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    • 90 8 DURING the raid, about 30 customers were stopped by police. Most of the Thai women were caught in the premises, some in the cubicles and others in the "showrooms". One resident, who saw the raid, said: "There were more than 10 Thai women hiding in the roof, trying
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    • 124 8 A POLICE spokesman said the raid was part of a larger anti-crime operation in the police division's boundaries in which 59 people, including the Thai prostitutes, were arrested. "The operation was mounted because there had been reports of fights and other petty crimes by foreign workers. The Thai
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  • 272 11  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Simran Kaur BANK secretary Candy Ng has five bosses with whom she gets along very well. Four of them accompanied her when she went to take part in the Secretaries' Week contest. The New Paper had invited secretaries to the Dhoby Ghaut MRT
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 331 12 Bernama. AN unemployed man told the Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday that he was beaten with a rubber hose by the police, who wanted him to admit beating a two-year-old boy. K Sinnasamy, 35, said three police personnel took turns to beat him on
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    • 265 13 Reuter. P OP singer Michael Jackson has been sued for allegedly stealing an orchestra's recordings. The suit, filed on behalf of the Cleveland Orchestra, said the orchestra's music is used without permission in Jackson's latest album, Dangerous. The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the most
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    • 123 13 Reuter. LONG-HAIRED men will no longer be forced to lop off their locks when serving in the Swiss army. From June 1, recruits must wear their hair above the collar but it will not have to be cut short, the Swiss Defence Ministry
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    • 203 14 Wire services. AFGHAN guerillas this morning announced the names of 50 men who will temporarily take over power from the crumbling Kabul government within two days. But uncertainty remained over whether hardline guerilla leader, Mr Gulbuddin Hekmatvar, would go along with the proposals. He
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    • 136 14 Reuter. BOXER Mike Tyson was refused hail yesterday. He is likely to remain in jail tor at least six months. The Indiana Supreme Court said the decision on the grant of bail should be left to the court which sentenced Tyson (right), former heavyweight champion, to
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  • 146 15 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. celibate: If a person stays celibate, it means he does not have-sex for a long time or for a particular period of his life. chiaroscuro: This is the distribution
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 141 15 COMICRELIEF Comics Dianxin /Simply Bo Chap CAN ;^Srfe' Showcase cSK VM e M Whenever He piA>|s WiTH V©o Tok Guru /Sofiyan Yahya iii 11 i MINI HH watching- me look at tue \NOMDEG\NG LOVEQS- lame rlAm T>OIMG- OV6P TH£QE jfIML XMONOE.P. y Ul JPm9 the Calvin and Hobbes/Biii WattersGn I
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    • 354 17 SATURDAY RADIO NOON Rock over London 1.00 PM Newt 1.10 Random Rhythms 2.00 Casey's Top 40 6.00 Race Commentaries and 4-D Results 7.00 News 7.10 Random Rhythms (cont'd) 7.30 On Track 8.00 Saturday Night Live 10.00 News 10.10 Saturday Night Live (cont'd) 11.00 News in Brief 11.05 Saturday Night Live
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    • 610 18 SUNDAYRADIO 6.00 AM Newsbrief 6.00 AM Newsbrief. Summary 6.00 AM Newsbrief, Weather 6.00 AM Singapore Good Morning 5.00 Powerline 6.05 Rise A Shine 6.05 Breakfast Classics 6.05 Contemporary Hits 700 News 530 G oodtime Gold I*" 700 NewvWMthw r, 0 Newsbriel, Weather 7 .30 Safety Alert Race Commentaries 7.10 Rise
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    • 132 19 NEW PAPER/Saturday, April 1992 "teLf'" Flashing the FLESH0£Vfl£ She appeared at a press conference to promote her adults-only movie I^^UUJ dressed in a cheongsam with slits cut up to her waist. The big question: Was she wearing anything underneath'? What else are Hongkong's 0MI^^ soft-porn starlets prepared to do to
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  • weekender
    • SCENE&HEARD
      • 1018 20 FAREWELL, RAY: Indian film-maker Satyajit Ray died in Calcutta on Thursday at the age of 71. Acclaimed as a master of the cinema, Ray created a lyrical style in his films that is both simple and profound. "I want to be remembered as a storyteller," he said.
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      • 50 20 SATYAJIT Ray not only directed his films, but also wrote the stories and scripts, cast the parts, designed the sets, scored the music and edited the films. He was also an illustrator, a writer of children's stories and science fiction and an editor of a children's magazine
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  • 254 21 WHEN "ordinary" people get married, the couple might just toast their guests and vice versa. But when you're a bodybuilding champion like Agnes Lee, then a toast just isn't enough. So, when Agnes tied the knot with Caine yes, plain Caine about
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  • 194 21 A FUNNY thing happened to a friend of mine. She had her bum grabbed by someone whose identity is still clouded in smoke. She was at Cavel, a tiny enclave in Movenpick, the Swiss restaurant in Scotts shopping centre, when the grabber struck. And because
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  • 141 21 HHMMM. Let's see. Temperature, on the rise. Pulse rate, irregular. Slight palpitations. Nothing serious, doc. You've just come down with a mild case of Saturday night fever. Last week, about 50 Singapore doctors hoofed it up at the Medical Alumni Auditorium in College Road.
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  • 100 21 THERE'S a new place in town and it's boasting that the "old" sound it has acquired is just what lounge lizards are clamouring for. Roadhouse, which opened recently in the already pub-congested Duxton belt, has signed on the group Heritage. Well, knowing Heritage, I reckon
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  • 1303 24  -  SCENE HEARD J that the producer wanted me to show, nothing else. Must dress to suit B the occasion. Pauline Chan when promoting her latest erotic movie SECOND CHANS: Is it sheer coincidence? Leading the first wave in Hongkong's soft-porn films were the two Yips Amy and
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    • 795 25 KEEP YOUR BRIEFS ON: At the drop of a dress, Hongkong starlets may find overnight fame. But things don't work the same way for the men. VIVIEN CHIONG reports DROPPING their briefs or showing off their chests does not guarantee Hongkong actors big-time success.
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    • Article, Illustration
      688 26 STRIP STAR: At the tender age of 19, Pauline Chan has already made quite a name for herself in Hongkong after making three adults-only movies. She lives life as if there is no tomorrow, says VIVIEN CHIONG AT 16, Pauline Chan eloped with her first love when
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    • 24 26 Category I: For general screening Category II: Not suitable for children (parental guidance needed) Category III: For those above 18 only
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    • COVERSTORY
      • 751 27 GLOOMY DAYS: From earthquakes to bloody coups to zero economic growth, the Filipinos have seen them all in the past six years. Now, they have to grapple with yet another crisis daily power blackouts. ROSNAH AHMAD goes to Manila for a glimpse of how ordinary Filipinos
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      • 383 27 FISHMONGER Helen Arches is not worried about daily blackouts affecting her business. "No problem, I'm very charming," she laughed amid yet another power cut in Quinta wet market in downtown Manila. Filipinos call the daily power cuts, which affect the whole of Manila,
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      • IN DEEP WATERS
        • 155 28  -  Words/. Rosnah Ahmad UNEMPLOYMENT About five million jobless. Unemployment is likely to rise when the United States completes its withdrawal from the Subic naval base by the end of the year. The base employs more than 37,000 Filipinos. LOW WAGES Many Filipinos earn as little as
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        • 118 28 NATURAL DISASTERS Last year, a volcano eruption, Killer typhoons and a long drought killed thousands and left many more homeless. Farmlands and industries were also destroyed. WEAK LEADERSHIP The Government, whose term ends next month, is seen as weak and divided. Cabinet members are even attacking
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        • 161 28 LOCAL POLITICS Filipinos hope that the May 11 elections will usher in a new President who knows what he wants and can convince others to follow his lead. Critics blame Mrs Aquino's lack of political experience for her Government's inability to provide the country with a strong
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        • 68 28 Population: 64 million people. At least 50 million are Roman Catholics. The rest are Protestants, Muslims or others. Land: The Philippines is made up of 7,100 islands. Most Filipinos live on 11 of the largest islands, including Luzon, where Manila is located. Agriculture: Sugar, coconut oil, fish and
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      • 570 29 HARD LIFE: Life is tough for the Malajats, a working-class family in Manila, ROSNAH AHMAD discovers. LYN LEE speaks to Maria Malajat, who left her son behind to work as a maid in Singapore. ERVIN Nicholas Malajat, three, knows his mother only from her picture. Mum Maria, 31,
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      • 330 29 MS Maria Violeta Malagat has a degree in accounting. But she could only find work as a secretary and a supermarket cashier supervisor in Manila. Said Ms Malagat, 31: "I feel so ashamed of my country. Nothing is equal. Even if
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      • 95 29 MS Malagat keeps with her a piece of poem she wrote to her son on the day he was born: When you were born is a wondrous thing That I rejoice in remembering. I've got your smile and your first embrace And a page was torn out of
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      • 491 30  -  Stories/ Rosnah Ahmad FILIPINOS go to the polls on May 11 to pick a successor to President Corazon Aquino. They have seven candidates to choose from. Mr Eduardo Cojuangco, 56, a tycoon. He was a close friend of the late President Ferdinand Marcos and
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      • 360 30 ELECTION jibes such as the one on the right by Mr Gary Lising in his book, Politics, Romantics, Semantics and other kinds of Ticks are plentiful, as Filipinos prepare to elect a new President, Congress and about 17,000 city and provincial officials on May 11.
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      • 462 31  -  Stories/ Rosnah Ahmad THE children's faces lit up when taxi driver Benjy Sumagaysay brought home barbecued pork. The four girls the eldest are 13-year-old twins, the youngest is just over a year old do not often get to see their father so early in the
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      • 344 31 "I'M turning brown because of the daily brownouts," policewoman Maria Victoria Enriquez said jokingly of the power blackouts in Manila. "My skin's getting darker," added the 49-year-old widow, as she rubbed her forearms. For the past three weeks, Corporal Enriquez has had to endure
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  • Article, Illustration
    53 32 A HOLD-UP? NOPE, HOLD IT!: This is not a masked highway robber. It's policewoman Maria Victoria Enriquez, 49, directing traffic at a Manila road junction. The traffic lights are out because of a power blackout. Why the red scarf? It's to keep out the dust raised by the traffic.
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
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    • 1045 34 sundav tv BIG TROUBLE IN THE ROMANCING STAR 111 Wsm LITTLE CHINA (Channel 8, 3.15 pm) (Channel 5, 5.00 pm) JACK Burton (Kurt Russell (left) finds himself in an eerie, mysterious world under W-» y San Francisco's Chinatown when he helps his friend Wang Chi rescue his fiance from the
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  • 516 41  -  SPORTS/RACING PREVIEW/ By The Three Musketeers s TART the day right with a wager on Campaign Star. The four-year-old, who has had nine "winless" outings, looks ready to start paying for his keep and could get his chance against today's lacklustre opposition at Ipoh.
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    • 254 42 Reuter, AP. MICHAEL Stich became the 15th of 16 seeds to get knocked out of the Monte Carlo Open yesterday. He lost 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-5 to Goran Prpic of Croatia in the quarter-finals. His defeat left American Aaron Krickstein as the only remaining seed. Krickstein, the
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    • 112 42 THE Cartier• POLO SINGAPORE Polo Club defeated Royal Pahang 6Vfe-5 in the Cartier tournament yesterday. Royal Pahang, for which the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang scored two goals, led 4-2V2 at end of the second chukka. But SPC struck back in the last two
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    • 250 42 WORLD SNOOKER Reuter. UNHERALDED Peter Ebdon, who toppled six-time world champion Steve Davis in the first round, swept into the quarter-finals of the world snooker championship yesterday. He crushed No 14 seed and English compatriot Martin Clark 13-4 in the second round with another stylish
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    • 20 43 SINGAPORE v CHINA I National Stadium, I 8pm, tomorrow i MALAYSIA V > INDONESIA National Stadium, 8pm, tonight
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    • 309 43  -  Stories; S Gulam SINGAPORE soccer coach Milous Kvacek is to drop his 3-2-3-2 formation for the more familiar 4-4-2 system against China tomorrow. But the Czech took pains to explain that any formation, be it 3-2-3-2, 4-3-3 or 4-4-2, is "merely for journalists". "There
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    • 227 43 THE Lions will use a zonal marking system tomorrow in their bid to stop the marauding Chinese. "If we play open football, it will be suicide," said coach Milous Kvacek after last night's 90-minute workout at Jalan Besar Stadium. Against Malaysia and Indonesia, Singapore
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    • 281 44  -  S Gulam PRIDE. That's the only remaining factor that can spur the Lions to an "upset" against China tomorrow. The big question is: What's an upset? The answer is: Anything less than a two-goal loss. My advice to the Lions is: Forget about winning. Forget
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    • 252 44  -  By Abdul Shukor ALL to play for. This is the catchphrase for Malaysia and Indonesia tonight. For the Malaysians, it is a question of pride. "We want to restore our pride," said Ken Worden, Malaysia's coach. The Australian, until last year coach of Selangor, is
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    • 521 45 After being the firm favourite for most of the season, Manchester United's English First Division soccer title hopes are in tatters. Manager Alex Ferguson says the reason for United's decline is a goal famine since the start of the year 18 goals in 19 games, and only
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    • 590 46 MANCHESTER UNITED 75 points from 40 matches. Remaining games: Away to Liverpool tomorrow, hosts Tottenham on May 2. If it wins the two matches it will have 81 points. It has an inferior goal difference to Leeds. LEEDS UNITED 76 points from 40
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    • 283 46 Wire services. ENGLAND captain Gary Lineker makes his final home appearance for Tottenham today. The 31-year-old former Leicester, Everton and Barcelona striker will play for Grampus Eight in the Japanese League next season. "It will be an emotional occasion on Saturday," Lineker said. "It's great that it's Everton, because
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