The New Paper, 26 June 1994

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    • 61 1 fSK I n 'J SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1994 MITA (P) 233/04/94 50 CENTS Reunited Diego Maradona and Claudio < <^lH v> "0-vte®». ;^V V v w* Amf |> f7¥T Referee stops Malaysia League match (Kelantan 2, I WW m/ S'pore 3). S'pore fans wait hour and half as police JL
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 339 2 DENIAL THE Singapore Government has rejected Michael Fay's allegations that he was tortured into confessing his role in damaging 18 cars last year. The Home Affairs Ministry said it had investigated the allegation after it was made last year and found no evidence of police
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    • 300 2 Reuter. FAY said he did not know the time had come for his punishment when he was taken from his cell on May 5. The caning was carried out in an open-air prison yard. "It was actually pretty scary at first because the flogger was
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    • 80 2 TO clear misconceptions about caning, the Home Affairs Ministry last month released some details of how caning is done in Singapore. Caning does not cause "skin and flesh to fly" but may leave bruises and marks. A rattan cane, not a whip or cat-o'-nine-tails, is used. The prisoner
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    • 221 2 AP. PREMIER Yitzhak Rabin's peace policies are making him unpopular in Israel. Still, he has no plans to abandon them. "I'm at peace with myself over what we have accomplished during the past two years," said Mr Rabin in a radio interview.
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    • 163 3 FOR several minutes, their lives were in this masked, armed robber's hands. Luckily for these customers at Leeds Permanent, a building society, in Harehills, Leeds, Britain, the robber and his partner (not in picture) had only money on their minds. After snatching handfuls of cash, they fled
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    • 305 3 EUROPEAN UNION SUMMIT PLAN Wire services. THE European Union (EU) has stepped up its fight to find work for its 19 million jobless. The group's 12 leaders yesterday approved a series of job-creating rail and road projects. The programme calls for building 11 major road and
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    • 187 3 Reuter. A WOMAN who slapped her unruly nine-year-old son in public now faces a jail sentence in the US state of Georgia. The woman, Lynn Kivi, has been charged with cruelty to children, the Atlanta Jour-nal-Constitution newspaper reported yesterday. The incident happened last month in the small town
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 295 4 HOT j k STORIES J POLICE will step in and take wife-beaters to court, even when the spouse is unwilling. This dramatic role change was announced yesterday by Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee, who just three months ago told Parliament that it might be better for
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    • 68 4 The Sunday Times: Singapore. Jakarta to co-operate on tourism. Lianhe Zaobao: Singapore and Indonesia will co-operate widely in tourism; BG Lee and Indonesian minister will head committee Berita Minggu: Haj registration according to allocation system. SBC morning news: Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to jointly develop tourist destinations and
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    • 99 4 A SPEED limit may be imposed on smaller motorcycles. "We have found that smaller motorcycles are less stable when they travel at higher speeds," said the Traffic Police Commander, Mr Benedict Cheong. He was speaking at a campaign yesterday to educate the public on motorcycle safety.
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 67 4 FOUR more neighbourhood libraries for children are planned for next year to add to the current four. The goal is to set up 100 such libraries over the next 10 to 15 years, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. "The most important obstacle to cross is to
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      • 63 4 SOME Singapore stock market traders are moonlighting as bookies during the World Cup. They deal with punters who bet at least $1,000 on a match. Some bets go up to $50,000, reports Sunday Times. They call up the punters themselves, preferring not to give their phone numbers. "They
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      • 72 4 DEFENCE Minister Yeo Ning Hong will head the Port of Singapore Authority after he leaves the Cabinet on July 2, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday. PSA's current chairman, Mr Lim Kim San, wants to concentrate on other duties. He is also executive chairman of
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      • 54 4 FIRST-TIME Haj pilgrims will get priority next year. Seats will be allocated, not given on a first-come-first-served basis, says Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, president of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis). Eighty per cent of the places will be allocated to first-time pilgrims, reports Berita Minggu. Registration
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      • 92 4 'The proportion of upgraders to first-time applicants is 60 per cent to 40 per cent. The first-timers could end up behind the queue because there are so many upgraders/ Mr lim Hng Kiang, Acting Minister for National Development, explaining why the HDB flat allocation system is under review. His ministry
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    • Article, Illustration
      249 5 HOT k Lstory A -JAPAN'S Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata resigned yesterday, after just nine weeks in office. He quit less than one hour before Parliament was due to debate a no-confidence motion from the country's largest opposition party, the Liberal Democratic Party. The search for a successor begins
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    • 64 5 Japan's role in next month's summit of the Group of Seven industrialised nations may be affected. Trade talks with US, the rising yen and nuclear tensions in the two Koreas are issues which Tokyo may find tough to cope with. But Economic Planning Minister Yoshio Terasawa believes
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 74 5 NINE out of 10 Hongkongers are ignorant of Governor Chris Patten's political reforms. Nearly 40 per cent of the 6(H) polled are more interested in the World Cup, though neither China nor Hongkong is in the soccer tournament. The reforms, to be voted on by lawmakers
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      • 69 5 SINGAPORE and Indonesia will work together to boost tourism in the two countries. Communications and Environment Minister Mah Bow Tan said after calling on President Suharto yesterday that co-operation could involve joint identification of new tourist destinations. In Singapore, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the
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    • 585 8 Thirteen smiling faces framed within a picturesque backdrop. It's like a photo of any schoolgirl's class outing. Except, we are hiding their faces. Their guardian made us promise we do it for compelling reasons these girls are former child prostitutes. But
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    • 77 9 OFFICIAL statistics indicate that there are about 200.000 Thai children under 18 working as prostitutes. But non-governmental organisations say the figure is higher. In a study, they estimated that of the two million Thai women working as prostitutes. 800.000 are teenagers and children. Many of the child
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    • 649 9 SINGAPOREAN men are among the increasing number of Asian tourists fuelling the demand for child prostitutes in the region. Child protection agencies in Bangkok and Manila report that more Asian men, including Singaporeans and Malaysians, visit prostitutes as young as 10 years old.
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    • 392 9 IN a bid to crack down on child prostitution, the Thai government has proposed laws to curb the sex industry, including jail terms of up to 20 years for brothel owners, operators and pimps. Penalties for men having sex with prostitutes under
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    • 128 9 EVERY DAY. hundreds of teenage girls arrive at Hua Lampong train station in Bangkok, hoping to fulfil their dreams of a better life. But it soon becomes a nightmare when they are lured into prostitution. To stem this trend, some child welfare agencies, such
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  • SPORTS
    • 203 10 AP. KVKRY time she gels closer to a l()(h Wimbledon title, Martina Navratilova's stomach churns, her mind spins and her nerves shake. For this, she got a curious tip from coach Millie-Jean King: Start* at the wallpaper. They didn't talk about the tactics Martina would use to beat
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    • 494 10  -  BORIS BECKER bt JAVIER FRANA 7-6, 6 4. 1-6, 6-3 By Norman Stevens R£PORTING FROM WIMBt DON RI'NNING the lingers <»t his right hand through his close-cut golden hair standing like harvest corn on a windless afternoon. Boris Becker looked his questioner straight in the
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    • 187 10 Men (3rd rd): Alexander Volkov (Kus) bt David Prinosil (Ger) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 6-3; Jeremy Bates (Bri) bt Markus Zoecke (Ger) 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Fete Sampras (US) bt Chuck Adams (US) 6-1, 6-2, 6-4; Boris Becker (Ger) bt Javier Frana (Arg) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3; Christian
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    • 143 10 I WjiIRLD CUP "Know The Players" Contest I 'itfT I' I Do VOU M Know f Hirn^ J" 111 If you know this World Cup player from Brazil, fill in your answer and Ist Prize I mail your entry form with 2 front PUMA voucher worth $1000 page logos of
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  • KELANTAN 2 SINGAPORE 3 (Fandi Ahmad 14th, Malek Awab 56th, Abbas Saad 71st), (Sundramoorthy 18th, Hashim Mustapha 41st minute)
    • 413 11  -  GANESH RAJARAM THE Kelantan fans may have soured last night's match with their ugliness. But the performance of the Lions left a sweet aftertaste in my mouth. Each of the Lions should be given a medal for the guts and determination they showed last night. It
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      194 11  -  by GANESH RAJARAM 41st min: Hashim Mustapha's spotkick skims off the left upright and sails over the goal-line. Perfect penalty shot. 68th mm: David Lee stops Hashim Mustapha, not once but twice. After saving the first shot from point-blank range. David denies Hashim again when he saves the rebound.
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    • 624 12 The setting seemed perfect full house in the Kelantan versus Singapore game at Kota Baru s Sultan Mohammed IV Stadium. While it lasted, the game turned out to be exciting and fast-paced. Then Wham! Thud! and Crash! Water bottles and stones were being hurled onto the
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    • 505 12  -  LIONS FANS FORCED TO STAY IN By Ganesh Rajaram REPORTING FROM KOTA BARU FORMER Singapore striker V Sundramoorthy was at his razzle dazzling best last night. The 29-year-old striker was arguably Kelantan's best player with his wily runs and his hand in both Kelantan
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    • 46 14 The Official Car of the 1994 World Cup. (Mil OPEL 6 jmL m y Argentina's twin |g y attacking force of h The hot pair: Maradona (left) and Caniggia /Page 5 The Old pair: Maradona (left) and Caniwia k Mi* v I :m |m| ■bft' vysWP^MK
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  • DAY 9 THE NEW PAPER WORLD CUP SPECIAL
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      170 15 GROUP F: BELGIUM 1 HOLLAND 0 GROUP F: SAUDI ARABIA 2 MOROCCO 1 DUTCH courage just wasn't enough on a night when Belgium put its nose in front and held it there to pip Holland. The goal that killed off the Dutch came in the 66th minute through
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      415 15 FIFA COMES DOWN HARD ON IRELAND MANAGER FIFA S STAND Fifa has rules and Mr Charlton has to obey them like everyone else. There are 24 teams in this tournament and the other 23 coaches are not complaining. CHARLTON'S STAND We've tried to do things differently to get a
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      261 15 ITALY: Goalkeeper Gianluca Pagiiuca was suspended for two games after Pemg sent off in a first-round game against Norway. Pagiiuca will miss Tuesday's decisive first-round game against Mexico and the second-round game if Italy qualifies. His substitute will Py Luca Marchegiani. Captain-sweeper Franco Baresi was quickly sent home from
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      241 15 BERNARD THONG (pub owner) Romania 2 US 2 An exciting match which bnngs together two teams desperate for victory and passage to the next round. Because both will opt for an attacking stance. there will be gaps in the back which could result in goals. Colombia 3 Switzerland 1
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    • 739 16  -  S GULAM RtrfHsfNG FR«WWA ARGENTINA sounded a warning to Brazil, Germany and the rest of the favourites for the World Cup with a stunning show of attacking football against Nigeria this morning. It was the Argentina we saw eight years ago when it won the World Cup,
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    • 46 15 ON 12. TONIGHT/ TOMORROW MORNING BULGARIA v GREECE Preview: 12 am Match: 12.30 am Repeat: 2.30 pm SWITZERLAND v COLUMBIA Preview: 3.30 am Match: 4 am I Repeat: 4.15 pm USA v ROMANIA Delayed telecast Match: 6 am I (Live at 4 am on TV 3)
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    98 17 THE NEW PAPER WORLD CUP SPECIAL fKeferee Karlsson was excellent, quiet and cool. But he must be a distant relative of Maradona. J Nigeria coach Clemens Westerhof, scornful of the Swedish referee's handling of the game. ZlttHfel back-flips Um ball toiatistota wbaenfltrce drtirt It not M4C*««iy canfM ky
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  • DAY 9 THE NEW PAPER WORLD CUP SPECIAL
    • 511 18  -  MARADONA CANIGGIA JEFFREY LOW THEY'RE are back with a bang, back with such a ravenous hunger for goals that the world had better pay closer attention. Diego Maradona and Claudio Caniggia, the deadly partnership that propelled Argentina to the grand final of Italia '90, have
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    • 156 18 AP. DIEGO Maradona equalled a World Cup record Saturday by appearing in his 21 st match in the Final, helping Argentina to a 2-1 victory over Nigeria. Maradona, who played in his first game in 1982, matched the mark of West Germany's Uwe Seeler, who
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    • 93 18 WITH the privilege of watching i soccer s greatest show "live", S GULAM picks his World Cup XI, a team comprising players from various countries which have impressed him so far. His line-up includes the players' originaf jersey numbers. Yesterday, and on Friday, we asked you
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      452 20 Reuter. WORLD Cup debutant Saudi Arabia won its first match yesterday. It beat Morocco 2-1 in a Group F clash on Saturday (Sunday morning, Singapore time). Midfielder Fuad Anwar Amin blasted the decisive goal in the 45th minute, his long-range shot swerving past surprised Moroccan goalkeeper Khalil Azmi.
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      604 21 ANALYSIS iV.iCHEL PRE'JD'HOMME Jersey No 1 AP. WITH a goal from defender Philippe Albert and spectacular goalkeepmg from Michel Preud'homme, Belgium beat age-old rival Hoiiana 1 -0 yesterday (Sunday morning, Singapore time). This victory effectively puts it into the second round and it leaves the Dutch to play a
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    • 145 21 The 'keeper who can keep the zero is very happy. That's what Michel Preud'homme said after the match against Holland. Preud homme's ability to keep a clean sheet for the second consecutive game was decisive. (He was equally superb in Belgium's 1-0 win against
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    691 23 DAY 9 THE NEW PAPER WORLD CUP SPECIAL THE MAN Born on 16 April, 1968. Height: 1.85 m Weight: 83.8 kg Sweden plays Brazil on Wednesday (Live on 12, 4 am Singapore time) Only yesterday, Martin Dahlin was the most celebrated player in the Swedish World Cup camp.
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  • 36 24 The ecstacy of scoring: Belgium s I'hilippe Albert lets out a scream after scoring against Holland this morning. Heluium l»cat Holland 1-0 in a Group F encounter in Orlando Picture/ Reuter
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  • DAY 9 THE NEW PAPER WORLD CUP SPECIAL
    • 427 25 AFTER 30, it's all downhill, someone once told me. I did not realise the prejudice against people over 30 would be so steep. Poor Maradona. The man is fit enough to last 90 minutes of constant running and people still say he is pudgy. Pudgy is
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    • 753 26  -  WHY, COLOMBIA Colombian coach Francisco Maturana was in an emotional mood when he met the press yesterday. Flanked by two Payers. Alexis Mendoza and Fredy Rincon, he explained his country's poor showing in the World Cup and promised assembly a tomorrow '7 think this
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    • 245 26 GROUP A P W D I F A Pis 1 Switzerland 2 1 10 5 2 4 2 USA FT 1 0 3 2~4 3 Romania 2 10 14 5 3 4 Colombia 2 0 0 2 2 5 IT GROUP B P W D L F
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    • 181 26 AP. AMERICAN players realise the importance of tonight's game against Romania. A draw clinches advancement for the first time since 1930 and means they'll avoid Brazil or Germany in the second round. Said midfielder Tab Ramos: "If you play Brazil or Germany, chances are you'll be knocked out."
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    • 70 26 If the US wins tonight, it will either finish first or second in Group A, depending on how Switzerland does against Colombia. A draw means the Americans will finish no worse than second. A loss means the possibility of finishing third and playing either Brazil or
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    • 76 26 If the US wins the group, it would play its second-round game at the Rose Bowl against a third-place team. If the Americans finish second, they would play at Robert Kennedy Stadium in Washington, with Spain the most likely opponent. If they finish third, they'll probably
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    215 27 WKiCKiNG M JArOUnD Jj Enjoy the soccer. Then, enjoy yourself with this light-hearted page which is guaranteed to make you smile Why did Argentinian striker Claudio Caniggia miss 15 months of soccer? Wire services. WHO says the US isn't trying to get into the World Cup spirit? The
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  • 73 27 Go up. Go down. Go left. Go right. Go sideways. Go backwards. Go diagonally. Go any which way you can. But make sure you find the names of six Greek World Cup players hidden in this maze of letters. C'mon, it isn't so tough. It's right
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  • 31 27 Today's number is a Belgium special. Goalkeeper Michel Preud'homme (jersey No 1) was the hero while Philippe Albert (jersey No 4) scored the match-winner in the 66th minute.
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    29 27 Finding it hard to get to work on time? Here's some inspiration to get past your fuming boss, but don't blame us if he doesn't believe you!
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    • 112 28 WorUCup OFFICIAL SOFT DRINK TRADE MARK REGD. MIWAYS mi WIMMBR ,1 VV \-kjL .**ip 1 v nl^l^JHjpi T *Jr %—Ji Br -A &ffr v >..*♦• •x b y a-3PT flfc I >■ > i-' V»i. -r.~ ,x< yii. .>». +J Picture/ Keuter The sweet taste of victory. Saudi Arabia's Khalid
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