The New Paper, 22 June 1996

Microfilm: NL20623
Total Pages: 66
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Assad, Arafat friends again
      390 2 ARAB SUMMIT OFF TO A GOOD START Source: Wire services. FOR nearly three years, Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad, angered at the Palestinians' "separate peace" with Israel, avoided Mr Yasser Arafat. But last night, for the sake of Arab unity, Mr Assad decided to kiss and make
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      Lock icon WHY THE SUMMIT?
      171 2 Source: Wire services. A CHANGE of prime ministers in Israel led the Arabs to hold the Cairo summit their first since Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. New Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is less eager than his predecessor, Mr Shimon Peres, to trade land for peace. This
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      Lock icon Underground explosion rocks Shenzhen
      61 2 -ft W3SI silvi limlui Residents in southern China's city of Shenzhen checking what remained of a high-rise building under construction after a powerful underground gas pipe blast hit the building yesterday. One person was killed and 19 others were injured, mostly workers on the construction site.
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      Wanted: Closer reading
      381 3 A library near their home tops the wish list ofHDB residents in a recent Singapore Press Holdings survey on local issues. NG WAN CHING finds out why MRS V Tai, 45, a teacher living in dementi, loves reading. And, till recently, reading made her travel a lot.
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      LIBRARY LOCATION
      203 3 CENTRAL LENDING LIBRARY 91, Stamford Rd, (*****6) ANG MO KIO BRANCH LIBRARY Ang Mo Kio Ave 6 (*****4) BEDOK BRANCH LIBRARY Bedok North St 1 (*****9) BUKIT MERAH BRANCH LIBRARY Bukit Merah Central (*****2) GEYLANG EAST BRANCH LIBRARY Geylang East Ave 1, Geylang East Central (*****4) JURONG EAST
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      100 2 hi—Jk Q: I HAVE a son born in March 1991. But he is exceptionally bright for his age. Can I register him for Primary 1, one year ahead? A: No, you have to wait one more year before registering your son. Confused about Primary 1 registration? Look out for The
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      39 3 j SPEAK UP I sponsored by Oxy Duo Pads IT HELPS PREVENT j PIMPLES EFFECTIVELY What do you think of this issue? Call us. If your views ard published, you'll receive a $100 REEBOK voucher, courtesy of OXY i
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      DOW JONES
      27 4 THE Dow Jones industrial average gained 45.80 points to finish at 5,705.23 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 519 million shares.
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      Marina Mahathir up close
      285 4 HOT i ri Marina Mahathir (right), daughter of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and president ofMalaysia's Aids Council, is a person with outspoken views. Here are some of them from an interview by The Business Times M MY FATHER AND I IDO irritate him. And sometimes
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      HEADLINERS
      98 4 The Straits Times: Asian dragons face slowdown: OECD The Business Times: Maysprings condos get a cool reception Lianhe Zaobao: Lead: Yeo Cheow Tong: S pore will need water desalination plant in seven or eight years' time according to present rate of water consumption BerKa Harlan: Medishield: Age limit is
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Gifted students, lah
        84 4 WHY not let people buy their way into university? So suggests Professor Arthur Lim, who wants to raise $250 million. As head of the endowment fund of the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, he has six months to meet his $1 billion target. "People
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        Isetan sees $2m profit
        69 4 DEPARTMENT store Isetan has staged an impressive turnaround. It turned in a $2 million net profit after two consecutive years of losses.* Turnover was up 9.36 per cent to $255.76 million despite the tough retail conditions. Last year it suffered a loss of $1{>.25 million. An
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        Pressure on Israel
        72 4 MALAYSIA has stepped up pressure on Israel's new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume peace efforts with the Palestinians. Kuala Lumpur has warned it would review all trade ties that have been allowed since Tel Aviv showed willingness to negotiate for peace in the region. Relations with
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        Six still buoyant
        66 4 THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has said the six "Asian dragons" South Korea, Taiwan, Hongkong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia should maintain buoyant economies although they may expand at a more moderate pace. Their relative slowdown follows monetary tightening from late 1994 to cope with inflationary
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon All set to skewer world record
      423 5  -  BY Crispina Robert YOLTVE heard about the world's biggest cake and the longest otah. Now there will be the world's longest satay. It will take all of 50 men to make it, 300 kg of meat, 50 portable grillers, 42 m of skewers and
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      Crash with boat: Water-skier breaks leg
      348 6  -  By. Jill Lim A WATER-SKIER broke her leg in a collision with a boat in the sea off Seletar. Ms Tan Hui Lin, 26, who has been waterskiing for about two years, recalled: "I actually felt my leg snap." She said she bobbed about
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Arguments over tooth, jewellery
      369 9 SEMBAWANG MURDER A golf club mechanic has been charged with the murder of his lover. In the High Court yesterday, the prosecution and defence argued over a tooth that was found in the accused's van. ALETHEA UM reports THE tooth belonged to Madam Ramipiram Kannickaisparry and
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      ANGRY OVER PICTURES
      80 9 THE family of Nadasan Chandra Secharan, the accused in yesterday's murder trial, got angry when they spotted The New Paper photographer taking their pictures outside the High Court. Five men surrounded photographer Alvin Toh, 24, and demanded to know what right Mr Toh had, to take their
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      EXPIRY DATES: Some do daily checks
      471 10 On June 19, The New Paper reported that the Toblerone bars a family received from the chocolate's distributor had passed their expiry date and were filled with almond moth larvae. ALTHEA HENNEDIGE finds out how chocolate suppliers, supermarkets, provision shops and a department store
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      WHAT CASE SAYS
      106 10 A SPOKESMAN for the Consumer Association of Singapore said food products infested with the almond moth larvae or other insects are uncommon. Its executive director, Ms Tan Bee Lan, said Case has not received complaints of such cases this year. Consumers who come across such items can
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      He paid with his life
      249 11  -  By Riana Zakir A LORRY driver missed all the warning signs that literally crossed his path. He paid for this with his life. Mr Ng Kian Hwa's lorry hit another lorry which was parked about 200 m in front of several warning blinkers and cones.
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      Call Legal Line
      97 11 CALL The New Paper Legal Line now if you have any legal queries. The number to call 1900-914-0014. You can also listen to answers given by our lawyers. Identities will be kept strictly confidential. This week's topics: Assaulted and seeking compensation. Termination of employment. Annulment of marriage.
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      'Mystery' haze hits Hougang
      359 12 PARTS of Hougang were enveloped in a haze yesterday evening. Some residents saw and smelled thick smoke and wondered where it came from. A Singapore Civil Defence Force spokesman solved the mystery. The fumes were caused by the burning of waste timber, he said. One resident
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      $5,000 fine for $300 bribe
      331 13  -  By Chan Seet Fun FACTORY manager Ong Poh Hiap gave someone a hongbao (red packet) and was fined $5,000 in return. Inside the hongbao was a $300 bribe which he tried to give an Environment Ministry technician six days before the Lunar New Year. Mr
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      134 10 And Papa Bear"Someone's been bathroom!" And Mama Bear shrieked, "Eek! Someone's just&ipnr used And ||§f Baby Bear sobbed, "It's not fair! N Someone else loveM my FACO..." f igg Happy Bathday Suggested retail price $335 >*C0...«U ill ticim If* flftt. From iaviftralitf wake-up showers to ralaslaf wind-down showers, even those
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      83 14 Is it better to seduce or be seduced? jgL, A seductive introduction... Purchase $65 or more of Venezia Uomo and receive a Venezia EDT 25ml Spray, the sensual Seduction of the Senses (worth $54.00). So you can seduce as well as be seduced. Exclusive Launch from 21 27 June 1996
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      22 stitches on face
      494 15  -  Boy cuts himself while playing with scissors By Althea Hennedige THE three-year-old boy was fascinated by his uncle's fishing scissors. Now he will never forget them. They have given him 22 stitches 20 stitches on his right cheek and two inside. And it could have been
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      SPLIT-SECOND DANGERS
      133 15 CHILDREN can do themselves serious harm in the flash of an eye. A key reason: "Two- and three-year-olds want to touch, taste and experiment with everything," said childcare and education specialist Dr Florence Lee. "They have a short memory and no concept of danger. •So reminding them that
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      82 15 Graphics, illustrations and pictures The New Paper tells you what happened. With more than words. tiTOH teM I BREAKING STRAIN Of HARNESS EXPLODED DIAGRAM OF APS WEDGE The APS harness and wedge can withstand loads in excess of 300 Kg it will not break •oS^ a sSLSureG2!^^S?jS) tlia,,t A^!t&« #01-15
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      84 17 Clarke Quay SINGAPORE presents gra "^generation ■y music Big-O Bands Bash Live at the Gazebo, Clarke Quay Tonight, 7.30 pm Featuring 4 top local bands Lilac Saints, Self Portrait, Padres Club E From now till 31 August, customers who purchase a cup of Coke at the Gazebo in Clarke Quay
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Mum toils, son turns burglar
      417 19  -  BY Chan Seet Fun SHE works 14 hours a day to support the family. Her son, Shah Indra Hussain, 16, robbed banks to support his lifestyle and party at discos. Shah's mother, Madam Hassan Mowdu Beevi Senni Maideen, 45, a cleaner, is holding down two
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      FRIEND JAILED FOR A YEAR
      136 19 SHAH Indra Hussain's friend, Mohamed Nooh Abu Mansur, was also jailed yesterday for his role in the Citibank robbery on March 28. Mohamed Nooh, 18, also admitted to being one of the five youths who stole $8,900 from the bank's Express Deposit machine at Yen
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      131 20 Centennial Olympic Day JL. w"7/ Centennial Olympic bay'% Date: 23 June 1996 Time: 8.00 am |5 km run), 8.30 am 1.00 pm (Carnival| Wnue: Tampines Stadium (Admission Free) (M) MOTOROLA A (5 km) Competitive $6, Fun $3 H Wvf%-A-I ffjiTri|Tfrrfftirafn^riifWtiiiii flfiiii fWwu Visit mi ai tut InM. and msftt 1
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      'I prefer to live within my means'
      394 21 The Government has decided not to allow CPF savings to be used for the downpayment of executive condominiums. RACHEL TAN finds out how this will affect the plans of two home-buyers CATERER Ayob Rahim, 35, was banking on the CPF to help him
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      'I'll feel stupid if I don't try for this'
      416 21 DO OR die, self-employed contractor Mr H T Ho, 33, is going to get his exec condo. He is prepared to borrow from banks or get a loan, if need be, from his retired parents. He's convinced that the exec condos
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      EC downpayment: Cash only, not CPF
      346 21 DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's press secretary, Mr Chia Der Jiun, clarified the Government's stand on executive condominiums (ECs) in a letter to The Straits Times today. Mr Chia was responding to earlier letters and reports in the paper. The issue was first
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Beef war: Major gets partial win
      392 23 Reuter. THE European Union (EU) yesterday agreed to lift, in stages, the export ban on British beef. The agreement has made British Prime Minister John Major one happy man. The EU imposed the ban in March because of the mad cow disease scare. (See
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      BACKGROUND
      132 23 THE .European Union banned the export of British beef in March because of the threat of mad cow disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on people. British scientists said they had found a likely link between BSE and its fatal human equivalent, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD). There had been only a
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      282 23 AAS/OCBC CREDIT CARDS MOTORCAR TREASURE HUNT mW 1996 25 August 1996 (Sunday) 8:00 am Clarke Quay Singapore Registration Fee (inclusive 3% GST) $80 for driver co-driver $15 for each additional passenger (up to maximum of 2 per car) 1 EJP Closing date: 15 July 1996 Programmes at Clarke Quay (From
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Always happy, but now she smiles as well
      274 25 Reuter. LITTLE American Chelsey Thomas has achieved her dream of putting on a big grin before she turns eight. Chelsey has won hearts around the world as 44 the little girl who couldn't smile". She was born with Moebius syndrome, a rare
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      Lock icon Malaysia to cut back on UK arms
      126 25 Bernama. MALAYSIA is to reduce its defence purchases from Britain and look to other countries. The change in policy was disclosed by Defence Minister Datuk Syed Hamid Albar in London yesterday. "In the area of arms procurement and defence systems, about 50 per
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      Lock icon Now rape victim won't see mum
      233 26 Raped by mum's boyfriend Saw Mm rape and Mil sister Reuter. AN American teenager who was raped by her mother's boyfriend has refused to visit her in Florida despite a court order. M I won't go," said the girl, now 16. "I would rather
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      Lock icon Now Lebed says: No anti-Yeltsin plot
      269 26 Wire services. ON Tuesday, Russia's new security boss General Alexander Lebed sent political temperatures rising. He said he had blocked a plot to stop President Boris Yeltsin from sacking his defence minister. But yesterday, Gen Lebed said there was no such plot. Speaking to
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      55 27 w aw j pg d %«ht i v^k wipner He suffers from severe asthma. Yet national swimmer Peter Leong excels in his sport. He is not alone. CALVIN LOW speaks to the gritty asthmatic athletes who travel with their inhalers. /Pages 28, 29, 31 and 32 i ii..Vi;-» M' <1.1-J
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        Lock icon From wheezer to water wizard
        421 28  -  [REPORTS CALVIN LOW HE was a wheezer from the age of two-and-a-half and was sent to the swimming pool by his doctor mother because he couldn't do other forms of exercise. But he took to the pool so well that by the time he was
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        Peter's passionate pursuit
        336 28 THE draw of competitive swimming has kept Singapore swimmer Peter Leong returning to the pool seven days a week for the last seven years. Never mind his severe asthma. Since his first international gold medal (100 m freestyle at the 1990 Sanya Samakki age-group meet), Peter has
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        Asthmatics in the Olympics
        448 29 FORTY-ONE gold, 20 silver and six bronze medals. That's the tidy tally of medals won by asthmatic athletes who formed 11 per cent of the 600-strong United States contingent to the 1984 Olympics. Want another statistic? In the last four Olympic Games, eight per cent of
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        Doctor: No reason to stay away from sports
        209 29 ASTHMA is no reason why anyone should stay away from sports. A sufferer can enjoy it as much as others, if he manages his condition. Said Dr Teh Kong Chuan, director of the Singapore Sports Council's Sports Medicine and Fitness Division: "The
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      117 30 ■n i t m f I jiSr T w E N LjVj H Hi 4 jft jjfl Hp V. 'fljjH I come between a PW I I made fIH J I The parents. jjkHfl *i I K And a nightclub 11 I 1^ UNITED ARTISTS PICTURES PRESENTS A MIKE NICHOLS
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    • COVERSTORY
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        Lock icon 'It's an inconvenience'
        594 31 SINGAPORE squash queen Mah Li Lian became asthmatic only two years ago when she was 26. And three weeks after the diagnosis, the illness hit her at a Malaysian tournament. "My breathing got so difficult that I couldn't even get past the third game. I stepped outside
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        The 'breathless' disease
        298 32 WHEN attacked by asthma, one's bronchial tubes are swollen, narrowing the air passages to the lungs. Hence, he wheezes and coughs as he struggles to breathe in more oxygen. In a severe attack, the air passages can be so constricted that they close up, and the victim
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        SOME FAMOUS ASTHMA SUFFERERS
        96 32 1. American swimmer Tom Dolan, 20, who broke the world record for the 400 m individual medley just minutes after suffering an attack. He clocked 4:12.30 sec, 0.06 sec off former record. 2. American swimmer Amy Van Dyken, 21, who, recovering from a recent attack, set
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        BANNED ASTHMA MEDICINES
        101 32 All three common asthma medications are banned by the lOC because they are potentially performance-enhancing. The three Salbutamol (commonly known by the trade name Ventolin), Salmeterol and Terbutaline belong to a class of stimulants. For asthmatics, their use offers immediate relief for constricted wind passages. Athletes are
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      More to C than the 5Cs
      702 33  -  KEN JALLEH JR Mart*': A C-WORD puzzle for number-crunchers and those with nothing else to do between European Championship telecasts: Count the number of words beginning with the letter C in this column. Eg: This may be construed as navel contemplation of the most
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      111 32 iMUSICCmTICSRAVEABOUTTHEMTI I They set standards, re-define trend. I IWHO ARE THEY? I THE RETURN OF THE PUNK FOLK POET A MAN WHO HAS MANAGED TO WEAVE HIS l WHO GAVE YOU THE HIT SINGLE "LOSER", j TAPESTRY OF WORDS INTO THE MUSIC OF HIS SOUL. "...the album the world has
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  • SPOTLIGHT
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      Lock icon Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?
      590 34 EDEN REVISITED: This is one special garden where plants are pampered. In five-star hotel style, no less. But then, the inhabitants of the Singapore Polytechnic herb garden have a special role to play. JULIE LEONG reports. QUITE well, thank you. And
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      PLANTING IDEAS FOR YOUNG MINDS
      301 34 FOR Miss Jacquita Suemarni AfTandi, 18, the yellow-flowered allamanda bush is her business. As she must learn more about this common garden plant in her study of plant science during her first-year biotechnology course, she hopes to discover its medicinal value. "Small doses from this
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    • PUBTALK
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        Ladies' night every night
        320 35  -  EDWIN YEO I REPORTS MODESTOS, the newest dance club here, promises to be Singapore's most lady-friendly club. At least, that's what boss Nigel Mosbergen, 39, hopes it will become. M At Modestos, it's ladies' night every night," he said. Certainly the club's promotions favour the party
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        Mama, it's Babba at the Tapas
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      88 41 We need to talk to witnesses while their memories are fresh. It's going to take over 40 years to finish if we go according to the (cult leader Shoko Asahara's) lawyers 9 proposal. —Japan's senior prosecutor Tatsuo Kainaka. He wants to speed up
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      425 42 The government ban on all works by composer-singer-actor M Nasir for allegedly insulting Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad remains a talking point in Malaysia. A look at what some of his peers and newspapers are saying COMPOSER M Nasir should be given a chance
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      77 42 NASIR, 38, is considered to be one of Malaysia's most creative and multitalented artistes. Apart from being an award-win-ning composer, he also sings and acts. Last year, he turned film director. His debut effort, Merah (Red), is produced by his own production company. The film has yet to be
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    541 52  -  J^JTWRACING Preview By The Three Musketeers JOCKEYS Oscar Chavez, Azhar Ismail and Magdalene Tan could, between them, take six of the day's 10 races. Chavez, just back from suspension, should score on Sir Lancelot II in Race 6 and Celestial II in the seventh.
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      843 53 TAN SRI MUHAMMAD CUP: SINGAPORE 1 (76th mini SELANGOR 0 He didn Y even play last night, but still everybody was talking about one man —Fandi Ahmad. His absence was felt intensely as the Lions missed over a dozen chances against Selangor. Now the team must
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      205 54 TAN SRI MUHAMMAD CUP: SINGAPORE 1 (76th mini SELANGOR 0 JEFFREY LOW asks the two coaches for their post-match analysis I'm quite pleased. Considering that this was our first match since the SEA Games and with only three to four days 1 training —we played very well. We
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      QUARTER-FINAL 4
      34 55 PORTUGAL v CZECH REPUBLIC Monday, live on Premiere 12, 1.30 am Call The New Paper litfoline at 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am on Monday for the results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      65 55 Portugal has been the most pleasant surprise of the European Championships. Its passing in midfield is artistic and intricate, and in captain Rui Costa it has the competition's most elegant player It has been billed "the Brazil of Europe". The Portuguese camp was in good humour yesterday as 1966
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      65 55 Defender Paulinho Santos is available again after suspension, but is not expected to displace his Porto club mate Carlos Secretario. Midfielder Paulo Sousa was the only Portuguese player not to take a full part in training yesterday, but he is confident of being fit for the tomorrow's clash. YeHow
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      TRUMP CARD
      56 55 Paulo Sousa (Jersey No: 19). For all its flowing football, Portugal's success relys heavily on the no-nonsense midfielder. Although far from being a hacker, not many players can get by the 26-year-old. Sousa, is pin-up boy of Portuguese football. And since walking out on Benfica when his pay
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      377 55 AFP. HISTORY is set to repeat itself should Portugal beat the Czech Republic and qualify for its second major semi-final in England. It is 30 years since Eusebio, Coluna and Torres delighted fans at the 1966 World Cup before losing to host England in the semi-finals.
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      Lock icon Slavia sparks Czechs to life
      623 56  -  The Czech Republic was the surprise quarter-final qualifier from Group C, the group they call the Group of Death. Among its victims was Italy. LAN BROWN gives an insight into this darkhorse of Euro '96... The Czech Republic meets Portugal in the quarter-finals on Monday.
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      THE KEY PLAYERS...
      132 56 MIROSLAV KADLEC Jersey No 5 31 years. Plays for German team Kaiserslautern. A good leader. Versatile, but has been exposed by lack of pace in Euro '96. PAVEL NEDVED Jersey No 4 23. Plays for Sparta Prague. Intuitive player with good creative instincts and reputation for scoring
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      THE MANAGER...
      115 56 Dusan Uhrin did the rounds of the regional Third Division, coached Sparta's youth team, then Cheb over on the German border before taking charge at Sparta. His finest achievement was in steering it to within one match of the 1992 European Cup final. Having previously coached the U-21s
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        Lock icon JUERGEN KLINSMANN (GERMANY)
        142 57 Who's the fairest of them all qt Euro 196? There may not be too many men who watch women's netball. But that's not stopping the ladies from feasting their eyes on men's soccer. BRIAN MILLER speaks to some of these women to find out what they like
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        94 57 CYNTHIA ONCk, 24, mvm: I think I've missed just three matches so far —all of which started at that ungodly hour of two in the morning. People might say I'm mad, but I'm going for Croatia. Before this tournament started, I never knew who Davor Suker was.
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        Lock icon PAUL GASCOIGNE (ENGLAND)
        246 57 SHE LOVES HIM BMGETTETAN, 27, —cfiMy: Paul Gascoigne is like a teddy bear. I'll take him home anytime. I love his new hair style. He's so hip. He's got that cool look which people mistake for an "I don't care" attitude. So what if he is laid-back?
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        JORDI CRUYFF (HOLLAND)
        94 57 IRENE LOKE, 26, beautician: Who is going to win? I really don't know. I've been watching some of the games. But I must confess. I haven't been keeping track of the scores. I've been watching the players. I think Jordi Cruyff is cute. But he's so young.
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        94 57 MELISSA TAN, 12, student: I was hoping Italy would qualify. Paulo Maldini is so cute. So sad that it's out. Now I'm going to support England. I think it can win the tournament. It's a good team. Very talented players. I like Alan Shearer and Steve McManaman.
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        BRIAN LAUDRUP (DENMARK)
        87 57 IVY ONG, 40, administrator So far, the championship has been thrilling and exciting. It's unfortunate that Italy is out. It's really bad luck but I blame it on the coach Sacchi. With home ground advantage, England should win. I like Steve McManaman. He's skilful and attractive. However,
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        DAVID SEAMAN (ENGLAND)
        95 57 CYNTHIA GOH, 19, undefgrad: I'm just waiting for this tournament to end. Every night, I've had to sit all by myself while my boyfriend makes a monkey of himself by cheering for what, I don't know. He has, so far, lost every bet he has placed. But
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        Lock icon STEVE MCMANAMAN (ENGLAND)
        125 57 SUSAN LOO, 36, shipping exec: England's my team. Always has been. Tonight there's going to be a cold war at home. My hubby, David, hates England so he'll be going for Spain. Anyway, I think he'll be in for a surprise. Alan Shearer and Steve McManaman will
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        JOAO PINTO (PORTUGAL)
        109 57 ANN PINTO, 29, housewife: Portugal is going to go all the way to the final and it's going to win it. Don't ask me how I know. I just know. Call it women's intuition or whatever. Favourite player? I don't really have any but, if I have
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      Hot work for cool Cherin
      361 58 CHERIN WONG MANY heads turned around for a second look when Cherin Wong shopped in Orchard Road for an hour yesterday afternoon. It wasn't so much because The New Paper's New Face finalist was an attractive sight to behold. Rather, the recent Nanyang Technological University
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      Hamish sings the night away
      354 58 HAMISH BROWN HAMISH Brown has to thank The New Paper for his singing debut at the Hard Rock Cafe on Thursday night. The 32-year-old creative director of Journey Promotions had picked Croatia to make it to the quarter-finals. He also pledged to sing with local
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      Their Euro pledge
      246 59 Two weeks ago, our local celebrities were asked what they would do if their teams made it to the European Championships quarter-finals. Yesterday, two of them fulfilled their pledges because of their correct predictions. Today, another two willingly keep their word TEXT Gerard Wong PICTURES AlvinToh and
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      QUARTER-FINAL 3
      229 60 Germany v Croatia (at Old Trafford) Tomorrow, live on Premiere 12 at 10pm Call The New Paper Irtfoline at 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am on Monday for the results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. PLUS The Germans did not concede a goal in their three "Group of Death"
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      Lock icon Vogts' warning
      205 60 TWO-TIME champion Germany is on the way out of the European Championships unless it shows a dramatic improvement in form. This is the warning delivered by coach Bertie Vogts before tomorrow's quarter-final clash with Croatia. It comes in the wake of Wednesday's 0-0 draw with Italy when the
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      Lock icon Kopke: I went for ball
      148 60 AFP. GERMANY'S Andreas Kopke will afford himself a wry smile as he takes the pitch against Croatia tomorrow. For there are many who believe Kopke should have been banned for the Old Trafford showdown. The 34-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt star sent Italian striker Pierluigi Casiraghi sprawling
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      Scholl poised for big chance
      215 60 TRUMP CARD ngUte* BAYERN Munich midfielder Mehmet Scholl could make his tournament debut against Croatia tomorrow. Thomas Haessler, who played a key role in Germany's 1990 World Cup triumph and the 1992 European Championships, Hon struggled with his form in the group matches and looks
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      67 61 The Croats certainly do not lack faith in their ability. "We've got the best players in the tournament and we are going to win the Championships," declares coach Miroslav Blasevic. The greatest strength of the side lies in its ferocious team spirit, unity of purpose and a determination to
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      63 61 All their key players, Zvonimir Boban, Davor Suker, Aljosa Asanovic, Igor Stimac and Alen Boksic will be back for tomorrow's clash at Old Trafford. Stimac's ankle problems are easing and Nikola Jerkan could play with a protective mask for his broken nose. Yellow cards: Aliocha Asanovic, Zvonimir Boban, Zvonimir
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      64 61 Croatian goal-machine Davor Suker (Jersey No: 9). He has provided some of the best moments of Euro '96. He returns to the side against Germany after being rested for the 3-0 defeat to Portuguese. The 28-year-old striker, who has scored an astonishing 21 goals in 22 games for
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      OUARTER-FINAL 3
      36 61 Germany v Croatia (at Old Trafford) Tomorrow, live on Premiere 12 at 10pm Call The New Paper Infoline at 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am on Monday for the results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      263 61 CROATIA has got the opponent its coach Miroslav Blazevic said he always wanted to face. The Croatian coach said he favoured playing the Germans because their style of play suited his team. The Croats certainly do not lack faith in their ability. "We've got the
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      206 61 ONLY 24 out of 10,516 callers who took part in our Euro '96 contest predicted correctly which eight teams would enter the quarter-finals. Among the handful of correct guessers was Mr Aman Ahmad. But what he could not predict was that this would win him a trip
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      382 62 Euro '96 goes into its crucial quarter-final stage. But the Italian press has picked its best player. He's not an Italian. But he has signed next season for an Italian club France v Holland (at Airfield) B Tomorrow, live on Premlera 12 at 1.30 am CaH The New
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      63 63 Holland through a hole: No, these people are not plugging a hole in a dyke. They're fans of the Dutch squad and they're peeping through cracks in a wooden fence just so as to get a look at Kluivert, Cruyff and company in training. Judging from their
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      HOLLAND: PATCHING UP
      124 63 DUTCH players have agreed to bury their differences in an effort to heal the wounds inflicted by England. The 4-1 defeat is still preying on their minds as they prepare for their quarter-final against France. Coach Guus Hiddink has ordered the squad to put all their efforts
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      113 63 AFP. France expects the Dutch to be psychologically damaged after their 4-1 drubbing by England. But it fears a reaction based on wounded pride when the two teams meet tomorrow morning. "Between two top-le.vel teams, conceding three goals is already a big blow and, letting in four,
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      177 63 TRUMP CARD AFP. TEENAGE sensation Patrick Kluivert has only played 18 minutes during Euro '96, but his impact has been crucial for struggling Holland. The 19-year-old came on against Engliuid in the 72nd minute with his team down 4-0 and on its way home. Six minutes later
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      QUARTER-FINAL 2
      277 63 France v Holland (at AnfleM) H Tomorrow, live on Premiere 12 at 1.30 am Call The New Paper InfoHne at 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow fer the results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. FRANCE PLUS Coach Aime Jacquet said his team, unbeaten in all 26 games since
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      202 64 England v Spain (at Wembley) Today, Hve on Premiere 12 at 10pm Call The New Paper Infoline at 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow for the results. CaHs cost 30 cents a minute. ENGLAND PLUS England coach Terry Venables will draw on his three years as manager of Barcelona
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      760 64  -  Don't underestimate Spain, warns CUVE WHITE before tonight's first Euro '96 quarter-final CLIVE WHITE I COMMENT IT'S all beginning to sound like a piece of fiction the one-time novelist Terry Venables might have written himself. England's football team makes miserable start as host of Euro
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      582 65 What the experts say about tonight's quater-final clash between England and Spain at Wembley. Ray Oemence (Ex-Spurs and Liverpool 'keeper): This will be a tough one. Javier Clemente knows the English style of football. He has developed a hard-working 4-4-2 and the Spaniards
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      QUARTER-FINAL 1
      276 65 England v Spain (at Wembley) Today, Ihre on Premiere 12 at 10pm Cad The New Paper Infoiine at 1900-9120Q13 after 6.30 am tomorrow for the results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute. SPAIN PLUS Coach Javier Clemente's old English football lessons from former national team manager Bobby Robson.
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