The New Paper, 16 December 1995

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1 81 The New Paper
  • 12 1 the new paper SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 1995 MITA (P) 024/04/95 60 CENTS
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 353 2 A two-day Asean summit ended in Bangkok yesterday with its seven leaders all geared up to take the grouping into the Pacific Century Source: The Business Times. THE key pillars to strengthen the House of Asean are finally in place after 28 years of effort. Now,
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    • 163 2 Wire services. EXCHANGE OF AMBASSADORS: Singapore and the Philippines will exchange ambassadors in two months, said a Singapore Foreign Ministry spokesman. The agreement came following Mr Goh Chok Tong's meeting with Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday in Bangkok. Ties were strained following protests in the Philippines over the
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    • 96 2 Workers who are 40 years and older make up one tkird of our total workforce in Singapore. They grew up during difficult times in the 1950s... I hope that, while they encourage their children to study hard, they themselves
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    • 129 2 YOUR paper comes in two sections today. Make sure you get the second section. It contains: Weekender: Page One Seventeen TV: Pages Eighteen Nineteen Comics: Pages Twenty Twenty-One If you do not get the second section, please call 749 2577. SO yen want a holiday that's different. Bat the secret
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    • 115 3 SS LEISURE I (ROAM I C I DUFFS. TOUGH TYKES pLO JLiJ Skaters and non- I;. t skaters are hitting the V. MjL I I I I I I brand from a new S *8* TT generation of stores. l jH 11 Great Hi s I Plug in to Firehouse,
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 24 4 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 5.42 points to 5,176.73 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 639 million shares.
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    • 112 4 $1 TAXI SURCHARGE FOR PUBLIC HOLIDAYS k hot J J ALL taxi trips on five major public holidays will now cost $1 more, starting from 6 pm on the eve of those days. The surcharge period ends at midnight on the public holiday itself. It will be introduced
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    • 136 4 $13.4 M FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR the first time, about 200 primary schools will get $13.4 million as part of the Edusave scheme from next year. These schools, which will receive $50 per pupil, can use the money for enrichment programmes, such as computer classes and educational tours.
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    • 165 4 THE Health Ministry has revised the Code of Ethics on the sale of infant formula products to encourage more mothers to breastfeed their new-borns. Under the new rules, hospital staff must make sure that bottles of infant formula are stored out of sight of parents and
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    • 86 4 Km Straits Times: Asean firms up links and forms new one Bntlnett Timet: Transmarco to focus on telecoms In its 1 b goal Unlit Zattao: Summit provided many new concepts and ideas for Asean's economic and political cooperation Berlfta Harlan: Another high point in co-operation RCS morning newt: North
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 77 4 TRAVEL agents have been asked to charge clients for extra services such as airport transfers. This will help reduce their declining profit margins. The hike could be anything from $6 to $60 to the cost of each ticket or tour if agents follow the new
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      • 84 4 US President Bill Clinton wants all those facing federal charges to be tested for drugs before they are released on bail The reason: To reduce the level of drug use among offenders under criminal supervision. Mr Clinton, whom some accuse of being soft on
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      • 54 4 MANILA will beef up its police force in a crackdown against urban criminals. This week four poeple, including a Singaporean boy were killed by the Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB). About 300 extra policemen will boost the 12,000-strong police force in Metro Manila. Plainclothed police will
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      • 63 4 THE majority of Umno Youth executive council's members want Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik back in their fold. Eighteen of the council's 24 members agreed to a proposal by the acting Umno Youth leader that leadership of the movement be handed back to Tan
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      • 59 4 MORE department stores will open longer to cash in on the festivities. For the week leading up to Christmas, stores such as Metro and Isetan which usually close at 9.30 pm will open at least for an extra hour. On Dec 23, CK Tang, Tangs Studio
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous

  • 190 5  -  THENEWSTODAY By Tay Han Nee AGAINST a water screen, images of the Merlion and other creatures materialised in a show of lights, water and smoke at the Sentosa Musical Fountain. A three-dimensional image of a lady with flowing hair was created. Birds flew across the screen to dive
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 371 6  -  Mother finds out she has chicken pox after discharge Calls hospital to warn them Hospital acts, says chances of infection minimal By Siti Rohanah Koid A MOTHER created a stir at Kandang Kerbau Hospital on Wednesday when she told nurses she might have carried the
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    • 84 6 THE hospital has taken measures to handle infections, said a .spokesman. "Exposed babies" were reviewed immediately by the neonatalogist (baby specialist) and discharged when deemed fit. The "vulnerable" babies were administered VZIG (varicella zoster immunoglobulin) to enhance immunity and will be monitored. The infected mother did not have
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    • 223 6 CHICKEN pox rarely kills a newborn baby, said a consultant child specialist with a private hospital. Prof Wong Hock Boon, from Thomson Medical Centre, said: "Newborn babies do not have anti- bodies (a substance in the blood to fight harmful bacteria). Their immune system and resistance
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    • 101 8 HELP us rate the top movies and win prizes. This week's movie: Mortal Kombat Ratings: Awesome, Enjoyable, Flawed, Awful Prizes: Five Mortal Kombat comics personally autographed by actor Cary Tagawa. Whit to do: Ring The New Paper Infoline on 1900-*****05 until Tuesday midnight.
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    • 272 8  -  By Ivy Ong SOMEWHERE In Singapore, there is a thief with a large piggy bank. Yesterday afternoon, he broke into a van in a carpark at Havelock Road and made away with about 33,500 coins hidden under the driver's seat. Said Mr Tan Guan Heng,
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    • 142 8 v. No Added MSG. Yet Very Tasty. BWhen it comes to Heniz condensed soups, you couldn't hove made a tastier choice. Now, Mr Heinz brings you a new recipe which has no added MSG. Many people today believe that this kind of food additive is not good for a healthier
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    • 68 8 FREE DISCOVERY CRUISE Ponggol Marina is extendtag its Discovery Cruise to members of the pubfic. A chance to discover the beauty of Singapore's northern shores. See Ponggors shoreline, mangrove swamps, kelongs, quiet beaches and a glimpse of Pulau Übin (our very last countryside). The cruise is on this Saturday Sunday,
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      205 10 1 pm: Value-for-money $10 meals at the River View Hotel steaming bak kut teh with Chinese croissants for two, or a whole pomfret with flavoured rice. Western sets available, too. At Apollo Hotel, have the best of both worlds with the Peranakan-cum-Christmas buffet. Cost: $22-1- 4- 2.30 pm:
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    • 64 10 'GLASS houses' abodes where huge panels of glass are used instead of concrete are becoming popular here. There are at least five such houses. In Opera Estate, the gateposts of a terrace house are adorned with stone teddy bears. And there are three British-type red telephone boxes in
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    • 216 10 Have yourself a Merry :§P Eurasian Christmas! inni Celebrate an unusual Christmas with us I i l£^T at Images of Singapore. Join us I. between 14 -17 Dec 95 and jSEB S leam about Christmas customs and k traditions that were passed down 1Wfl through generations of Eurasians ArTS since
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  • 379 12 SINGAPORETODAY NTUC secretary-general Lim Boon Heng said recently that many workers are not financially well placed to retire at 60. They need to continue working. But solutions include upgrading skills and saving more now. NG WAN CHING reports ONE SOLUTION HE is 38 and does
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    • 364 15 Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister without Portfolio, stressed recently that every home should come with an instruction manual YAMUNA PERERA asks interior designers and a contractor for their views AN interior designer encountered a wet mess while renovating a 10-year-old townhouse in July. "What started
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    • 100 15 MINISTER without Portfolio Lim Boon Heng defined a house instruction manual as plans showing where the electrical wiring, telephone cables, television antenna cables and piping are located in a home. The manual would be useful for homeowners who had to replace such wires and cables but
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    • 190 15 JT A -4fe> 1930: the automobile made spectacular /W/7 v\*Kr l I Coachwork was refined and steel REVUE THOMMEN is bringing out its Revue Sport 30's again which also marked the 30's I .y§^ Limited edition hand-winding mechanical watch. Sole Agent: Dynasty Watch Pte Ltd 302 Orchard Road #16-03 Tong
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  • 400 17  -  Or was bus early? SINGAPORETOQAY By Tay Han Nee BUS service 143 had come and gone. But according to the electronic signboard at the Hotel Phoenix bus stop on Somerset Road, the bus was arriving in two minutes. The signboard is part of a Land Transport Authority
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    • 276 19  -  By Tan Chye Luan A THIEF who broke into a neighbourhood coffeeshop was caught within three hours because he was on "candid camera". It was sound, lights, action as soon as Zazali Mazlan, 19, broke into Best Coffee in Jurong West on Dec 7, at about
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    • 108 19 The coffeeshop has a security system for more than 10 years. I installed the video camera myself to detect movement in the shop after closing hours. I also have an alarm system. But the system can be better as the video is not very clear. I'm planning to
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    • 93 19 THE main features of Best Coffee's security system: Four cameras concentrated on the drinks counter, where many customers buy and pay for drinks. The cameras capture the action in colour, producing very clear pictures. The television in the office alerts owner Teng-Lim Siew Choo to any trouble in
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    • 52 19 Sharity appeal THE Boys' Brigade is distributing Christmas gifts to poor families in j the North Bridge Road area today. It is appealing for j donations of foodstuff, such as rice, sugar, milk and biscuits. For more information, i call Mr Albert Ching or t Mr Michael Lim on 737-0377.
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    • 398 21 If your child flies into a partic whenever he has to go to school, he could be suffering from an anxiety disorder, says an expert during a recent public forum about recognising and coping with anxiety. TAN CHYE LUAN reports SEVEN-YEAR-OLD John (not his real
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    • 70 21 Sleep problems and nightmares where the child dreams of being separated. The child keeps having unrealistic worries about something bad happening to him or his parents. Unable to relax. Nervous habits like fidgeting, nail-bit-ing and hair pulling. Always complaining of pains in the body such as headaches
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    • 53 21 YOU can go to your doctor, who will tell you whether your child needs~a specialist. Otherwise you can turn to the Child Psychiatric Clinic. It has branches in Jurong Polyclinic and Tampines Polyclinic. Or look for psychiatrists in private practice at their clinics or private hospitals like
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  • 329 23 SINGAPORETODAY MOSES Lim a turn-off? The Channels 5 and 8 crossover success is not surprised. He reckons it's because audiences can't turn him off. "The audience, they turn here, turn there, I'm everywhere," he said. At one time, Moses said, he could be seen on Channel
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    • 195 25 CONTEST THAT'S EASY TO WIN WHO will win the Flame Awards? You decide. It's simple. Just call The New Paper Infoline on 1900-*****02. A voice will tell you how to vote for your favourites. All callers, regardless of who they vote for, stand to win
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    • 102 25 DUPE OF THE YEAR Moses Lim James Lye Mark Richmond Gurmit Singh BABE OF THE YEAR Lauretta Alabons Zoe Tay Fann Wong Wong Li-lin FUNNYBONE OF THE YEAR Moses Lim Najip Ali Gurmit Singh Zaibo HIT OF THE YEAR Golden Pillow Masters of the Sea/Troubled Waters Triple Nine
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    • 679 26 Lawyer Narindar Singh Kang was sentenced to five months' jail for soliciting $100,000 to save a man from the gallows. TAN CHYE LUAN recreates the drama the day before the hanging on May 19 NARINDAR Singh Kang (above) was yesterday sentenced to five months' jail for
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    92 28 sports SEA games95 In the beginning: At times solemn, at times surreal, the opening ceremony was a sight to behold PICTURE POWER Photo Mohd Ishak The SEA Games can leave you inspired or in pain, never inert or insipid. Here are moments of glitter and emotion in focus Inspired:
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 340 30 USA Today. SAMUEL Walker doesn't like guns. But he finally bought one to protect his family from the robberies and break-ins so common in his middle-class Houston suburb. When he fired the weapon for the first time, he thought he had caught a
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    • 89 30 THE two cases come as a new law allowing Texans to carry concealed handguns goes into effect on Jan 1. Applicants must have training and permits. No permit is necessary for guns in the home. Some who are in favour of handguns worry that the incidents will
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    • 139 31 Reuter. MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad (left) has said that Australia is "a continent of its own" and cannot yet be called an East Asian nation. Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has tried to re-align foreign policy towards Asia. But Dr Mahathir said
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    • 225 31 Reuter REPORTS of an impending Indian nuclear test will hinder international efforts to curb the nuclear menace, said a US official. The New York Times reported recently that US spy satellites had recorded activity at the Pokhran test site in India's Rajasthan desert. In
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    • 116 31 THE US is trying to get as many countries as possible to sign a treaty banning nuclear tests next year. India is believed to have the capability to build a nuclear bomb. In 1974, India exploded a device equal to 12,000 tons of TNT. That was about the same
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    • 279 32 enchantment at Wtsma Atria -AAMfaf C'lltnfrn ir S/imm During days before as at you W can win a to storybook WJrW London and a from Via Burberry*. Episode, Theme and of Cheongtam. one five holiday destinations and /O mm/Me oHnficm/ (7J. your draw coupon hat a "Manual Flyaway Wardrobe" sticker,
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    • 352 33  -  BISCUIT KING S WIDOW CLAIMS SHE PAID JAIL OFFICIALS $10,000 By Rahul Pathak MRS NINA Pillai (left), widow of "Biscuit King" Rajan Pillai, has joined the chorus of voices alleging that he was done in by jail officials. In an affidavit before the commission inquiring
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      91 33 RAJAN Pillai (right), 47, was the former chairman of Brtttania Industries in Singapore. In April, a Singapore court found him guilty of cheating his company and he fled to India to avoid arrest. Extradition proceedings were launched against him. On July 3, he was arrested in New Delhi
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    • 347 36 FRENCH STRIKE LOSES STEAM A MAJORITY of striking French rail workers voted yesterday to return to work. It opened the way for an end to France's longest public transport strike in 10 years. It lasted 22 days. "A majority has decided to suspend the strike while
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    • 76 37 Semi-conscious Pale Mumbling Diarrhoea When he collapsed on Dec 6 I know all of Michael's little moves and his little schemes that he pulls when he thinks he needs attention. —Jacko's sister, La Toy a, who had earlier claimed that his collapse and intensive
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    • 289 37 HE WASN'T FAKING IT, SAYS DOC Reuter. MICHAEL Jackson was at death's door when he was rushed to hospital after collapsing on Dec 6. In fact, the King of Pop was just 15 minutes from death, his personal doctor was quoted as saying yesterday. When
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    • 350 38 MICHAEL Jackson belongs to the breed of entertainers who believe that the show must go on come what may. Such mentality led the singer to continue rehearsing for his concert even though he had not been feeling well for a few days before his collapse, reports
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    • 350 41  -  MATCH OF THE PAY WIMBLEDON v SPURS By Chris Matyszczyk THIS fixture always brings the veins to the fore on Spurs' necks. You see, not so long ago, one Vincent Jones scythed former England centre-back Gary Stevens near the corner flag. Stevens admits himself he could never
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    • 293 41 BLACKBURN BORO SO why can't Blackburn retain the title? You may well laugh. But it is only 18 points behind Newcastle. I say this only because there may be those of you who remember Blackburn almost overhauling Manchester United not so long ago, starting from
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    • 193 41 WHAT surprises might life have in store for these two in the coming weeks? Well, just a couple more mediocre performances and Liverpool could be in the bottom half of the table. (All right, I know it would take Chelsea to win a couple of
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    • 424 41 PREMIER LEAGUE CONTEST HOW TO PLAY AND WIN Prediction: Guess how the first-named teams in the eight matches (listed at right) today will fare. Press 2 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a defeat. We don't need the score. For example, Arsenal
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    • 76 43 /£srb\ XVIII SEA GAMES 95 CHIANG MAI $3L Official Health Food Drink since the Ist SEA Games. GtRANtrMM Barnr fanny (z f —i The Zona jump" <1 <$/r Shwfont l Couch toho nGvQr sits during Sooctr notches' '< Tjn Chian»*n»i, uou ccu, kuy UHlt birds. Thtn.uvu St+ I A-r?. ThtfitAt*
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    • 255 44 WHEN Joscelin Yeo swims, I leave my sofa, pat the dogs and make a sandwich. No. It's nothing to do with being unpatriotic. And I'm definitely not anti-Joscelin. But she has become so predictable thank goodness for that. What puts me off is the manner
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    • 98 44 WITH Singapore's soccer team out of the hunt for the gold medal, pubs and lounges have been switching off SEA Games coverage on their in-house TV sets. In its place, karaoke has returned. Said a pub owner: "When the Lions were fighting for the gold, there was excitement
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    • 86 44 KEEN to see little girls at play? Then tune in when gymnastics is on. You see, that's when the itsy-bitsy athletes of these Games strut their stuff. Hardly into puberty, these little nymphs in leotards twirl ribbons, dance, somersault and do other things that you
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    • 133 44 ON Thursday, Singapore's women bowlers cried "sabotage" when they discovered that someone was tampering with their balls. Yesterday, the Indonesian national team claimed that they too were being "saboed". But it hajl nothing to do with balls. They complained that the food being served to them in
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    • 135 44 HAVE you noticed the numerous shifting shadows that darken the athletic track at the main stadium? I used to think that these were caused by low-lying clouds until a television camera panned the skies yesterday. Only then did I discover that clouds weren't causing the shadows. On any
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    • 374 45 AFP MALAYSIA'S French soccer coach Claude Le Roy has vowed to stay on. There have been calls from many quarters calling for his resignation after the team's disastrous outing at the SEA Games. "I am staying on until my contract expires," said Le Roy. His
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    • 264 46  -  THIRD-PLACE MATCH SINGAPORE MYANMAR 7.30pm today Stories/ S Gulam REPORTING FROM CHIANGMAI ONE year's hard work down the drain. That's how Kadir Yahaya described the Lions' disappointing semi-final exit. Said the rightback: "We were all fired-up for the match. I don't know why some couldn't
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    • 181 46 THE Lions will have an unfamiliar look when they face Myanmar in the battle for the bronze this evening. Counted out are Rafi Ali, Lim Tong Hai, Borhan Abu Samah all serving a one-game ban and V Selvaraj, who is down with a recurrence of a
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      403 47  - CHOP CHANGE Soccer players do you have these qualities? SKILL TACTICAL AWARENESS ATTITUDE DESIRE TO PLAY DESIRE TO WIN PRIDE IN PLAYING FOR YOUR COUNTRY Whitbread plans new-look squad Stories S Gulam THE Lions will be playing together for the last time tonight. They will be disbanded when they return
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    • 538 48  -  By S Gulam REPORTING FROM CHtANGMAI A DAY after the big disappointment, Barry Whitbread said some players didn't perform up to expectations in the semi-final loss against Thailand. Said the
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    • 483 48  -  Comment/ S Gulam EVERY time a reporter meets Fandi Ahmad, the question inevitably pops out: "When will you retire?" It's not an insult but rather a compliment to his staying power. Fandi's answer is always the same. "Give me the
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    • 377 49 Bernama. Malaysian singles shuttlers Rashid Sidek and Ong Ewe Hock were shown the exit by Indonesians Ardy Wiranata and Joko Suprianto in the semi-finals yesterday. Rashid lost to Ardy 15-li, 15-10, his second defeat to the Indonesian after the recent World Grand Prix in Singapore.
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    • 356 50  -  FOREIGN COACHES IN THE FOREFRONT KARL HEINZ WEIGANG VIETNAM By S Gulam REPORTING FROM CHIANGMAI JUST a month ago, Karl Heinz Weigang was considering throwing in the towel. Disappointed by the lack of support and frustrated by the interference in team selection by higher-ups, the German
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    • 347 50 CER BLOK MYANMAR YVONNE UM, who was on assignment in Myanmar before the SEA Games, spoke to Myanmar coach Ger 810k... MYANMAR'S Dutch soccer coach, Ger Blok, is a tough taskmaster. But he can also be a warm, open and touchingly humble person. At 7.30
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    • 133 50 SINGAPORE'S 484 atheletes competed in 28 sports at the Chiangmai SEA Games during the past week. If you've followed our reports closely, you should be able to tell us which two atheletes deserve to be crowned Singapore's top male and female performers respectively. Five pairs of Grandville Sports
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      304 51  -  JOSCELIN'S GOLDS 50m free, 100m free, 400m free, 100m butterfly, 100m breaststroke 200m breaststroke, 200m indiv medley By S Gulam REPORTING FROM CHIANGMAI IN the pool, she's mean and ruthless. Winning is all she knows. Seldom does she show any emotion. But last night, in the Chiangmai
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    • 101 51 AFP. DOUBLE Hiroshima Asian Games gold-medallist Ratapong Sirisanont's six-gold haul in Chiangmai is just a warm-up for next year's Atlanta Olympics. The 19-year-old Thai hero, dubbed the "shark", is a high school senior in Jacksonville, Florida, a short hop away from Atlanta. Ratapong made his mark in
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    • 385 52 Controversy erupted in Rayong when two bowling balls belonging to the Singapore women's team were scarred beyond play. JEFFREY LOW finds out the cause of the damage Mechanical fault was the cause of Thursday's controversial ball-stabbing incident which nearly denied Singapore's women's trio team a gold.
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    • 97 52 MEW-TOP 12 Lim Choon Heng (Sin) 1750 Jack Wong (Sin) 1721 J Kritchawat (Thai) 1699 K Sen (Thai) 1684 Pratano Hendro (Indon) 1677 Kenny Ang (Mai) 1654 Jimmy Lee (Mai) 1640 Angelo Constantine (Phi) 1609 Paulo Valdez (Phi) 1607 Ng Yiew Hup (Mai) 1605 Ricky Ng (Sin) 1604
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    • 103 52 We investigate last night. When ball go up and then come down, something wrong with machine. Maybe ball stuck, but very hard to say machine wrong. I say same like yesterday. We are sorry. I promise this never happen again. I am sad, but nobody fault. A
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    • 393 52 ONE after another a Singapore name keeps cropping up for glory. Certainly, it looks as if our bowlers will continue their incredible run in this SEA Games. This dominance carries on even if, from out of the blue, Lim Choon Heng upstaged 'king' Jack Wong
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    • 827 53  -  MEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS KENNETH'? EARLIER VICTORIES Malaysia's Kenneth Low beat Zainal Abidin 9-7, 10-8, 10-8 in the semi-finals of the individual event. He then beat Peter Hill 9-1,6-9, 9-0, 5-9, 9-0 in the final. By Jeffrey Low REPORTING FROM RAYONG Doomsday prophets, there are many.
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    • 277 54 The bowlers and silat exponents carry Singapore's best hopes on the final day of the Chiangmai Games. But don't write off the team challenge from waterpolo and squash 2 Bowling: The Masters event can provide a golden "double" finish for Singapore. Lim Choon Heng and Jack Wong are
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    • 174 54  -  Star paddler finally gets her reward "medaT| JINC JUNHONG TABLE TENNIS By Bernard Pereira SHE was mentally troubled by all the controversy and dispute surrounding her bid to represent Singapore. And this was compounded further yesterday when her partnership with Tan Paey Fern succumbed to Indonesia's Rossy Pratiwi
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    • 143 54 Swimming: 'Golden Girl' Joscelin Yeo staved •off a serious challenge from Thailand's Ravee-lntaporn Udum to win the 400 m freestyle just by a touch. Indeed, the 16-year-old Singaporean was trailing the Thai for nearly 100 m before bouncing back in the final 60m to grab her seventh
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    • 162 54 The 'old warrior' Zainal Abidin (left) holds the key to Singapore's hat-trick of team golds since squash was introduced in the Games in 1991. At 37, playing at No 2, can ho get the better of Malaysia's No 2, Tan Tian Huat? The Zainal-Tian Huat
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      • 401 57  -  Dream interviews turns INSTANT FAME: No one had heard of Mr Martin Bashir (right) until the Princess Diana interview last month. With that, the unknown BBC journalist turned into a celebrity overnight By C Shantheni MANY had speculated that Princess Diana was just biding her time that she
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      • 485 57  -  By Ben Barclay REPORTING FROM LONDON THERE was no outcry in Britain over Princess Diana's revelations. After all, had her husband not confessed on television to his own adultery with his mistress, Ms Camilla Parker-Bowles? True, there were tut-tuttings from some of
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      • 342 57  -  By Ben Barclay PRINCESS Diana had agreed in advance to the BBC insistence of a no-holds-barred, unrehearsed interview. It was an interview not to be censored or checked by Buckingham Palace before broadcast. It was done, therefore, in the usual BBC manner: No questions beforehand, no checking
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      • 58 57 "We always gat an anonymous tip-off whan Princess Diana is going to do something flash or glamorous. And wo know that tha pictures of some boring royal avant ara going to finish up in tha waste-bin while we go Mg on Princess Di. She has better news-sense than
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      • 315 57 WHILE many viewers differed about Princess Diana's "performance" on the BBC interview, most agreed that Mr Martin Bashir had done a good job. He adopted a chronological approach beginning with the Princess's marriage to Prince Charles in 1981 and closing with her plans for the
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      • 91 58 'CLOAK DAGGER' STUFF HUSH HUSH: It was one of the most explosive interviews of the decade. How exactly did Mr Martin Bashir manage to get-the one-hour chat with Princess Diana? A TV camera crew was smuggled into Kensington Palace. Secrecy was vital because Princess Diana did not want the Palace
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      • 231 58 THE BBC Panorama interview of Princess Diana was recorded on Nov 5. But the seeds were sown over a year ago, when journalists working on Panorama, a weekly current affairs programme, sat down to draw up a schedule for the coming year. It was decided
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    • 385 67  -  SOMETHING DIFFERENT: So you want a holiday that is different. But the secret to a thrill is not in the, "where" but the f •'< "how". We introduce you to the backpacker's world of adventure. For the anti-backpacker, we have included a tale of a private island By
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    • 178 67 Why pack?Cheaper. More flexible. Can make friends with other travellers. You savour local life. Where to go Anywhere. A backpacker has access to more places than a package tounst because he is willing to "rough it out". In some places, women are advised not to travel alone. How
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    • 766 68  -  Travelling by train is fun and economical, says backpacker ALVIN TOH. It lets you observe, close-up, people from all walks of life, and gives an insight into different cultures. And you can do all this just over the weekend on a ride across the Causeway BY
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    • 313 69  -  By Yvonne Lim I KNEW I'd hit backpacker's heaven the moment I saw the toilet. The little rustic island resort, quaintly named Awi's Yellow House, hovered on wooden stilts above the Terengganu River and came "highly recommended" by my backpacker's bible. Reached by a plankway hidden
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    • 62 69 By train overnight second-class express ($35) from Singapore to Kota Baru. Bus to Kuala Terengannu from Kota Baru bus station. By plane MAS transit flights through KL to both towns. ($206) Where to stay: Awi's Yellow House: Pulau Ouyong, Kuala Trengganu. Pah Tek Budget Guest House: Jalan Sultanah
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    • 297 69 GET SPOILT: Pangkor Laut Resort in Malaysia may be just your cup of tea if you want to be thoroughly pampered, says SITI ROHAN AH KOID ONE island, one resort this inviting tagline speaks of privacy and exclusivity. And visitors to
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