The New Paper, 13 July 1996

Microfilm: NL20624
Total Pages: 54
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Moscow braces for more bomb attacks
      315 2 Two Wire services. TWO bomb blasts in two days on Moscow's trolley buses have thrown Russian security chiefs into a panic. President Boris Yeltsin, reelected just a week ago, declared that Moscow, a city of nine million people, is "infested with terrorists". As worried
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      THE BLASTS
      44 2 bomb In a bag hps through a trolley bus in central Moscow duringthe morning rush hour. Rve people are hurt. Frifcgr: Again, a bomb hidden in a bag explodes in a trolley bus at about 8 am, injuring 28 people this time.
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      THEORY ONE
      98 2 TESTING LEBED The criminal world, the notorious Russian mafia, could be flexing its muscles against security supremo Alexander Lebed. Mr Lebed was appointed last month as national security adviser and secretary of the powerful Security Council. Mr Lebed has claimed sweeping powers to crack down on crime and
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      THEORY TWO
      92 2 CHECHEN LINK MOSCOW mayor Yuri Luzhkov suggested that the bombings were linked to Chechnya. Russian forces are bombarding pro-rebel villages in the breakaway region, in the southern Russian Caucasus. Many civilians have been killed or hurt. The Chechen link is becoming visible," Mr Luzhkov said. He said a
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      You can play with Simon tomorrow
      72 2 If you score all three goals, you'll get a special edition Olympic collector's medal, courtesy of credit card company Visa International. WANT to score against Simon Yam (left)? The Hongkong actor will be keeping goal at Parco Bugis Junction s "Olympic Village" tomorrow afternoon.
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      147 3 WS\£TT**-* pr STRAP ON THE jDLYMPIC SPIRIT. T996 Olympic Games Collector's Pin Set. Only $30.75. Usual price $60.75. Now you can get a Limited Edition Olympics pin set when you purchase j Mm any pair of Kika Soccer Boots These Olympic Games Collector s pin sets ate serialised and each
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      $135,000 flat with condo frills
      117 4 I H OT i t STORIES J WHERE: There are HDB flats in Choa Chu Kang which have features even some private condominiums do not have. The 623 group of flats, just across the road from the Yew Tee MRT station, has: A basement carpark
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      Safra's resort villas in Bintan, Batam
      116 4 SAFRA, the association for NSmen, is spending $2.3 m to buy holiday apartments and villas in Bintan and Batam for its members. It will buy three apartments at the Batam South Links Country Club by the end of this year, and four villas at
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      HEADLINERS
      91 4 The Straits Timet: Sing Tel shares: Govt to subsidise second offer 11m BmlMttTints: New exemptions for development charges Uaßhe Zatkao: Govt to spend $2.7bn subsidising $1,000 per adult citizen on Singtel shares Berta Marian: $2.7 billion for citizens to buy shares RCS mernhig Reus: A landmark deal to curb
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      DOW JONES
      26 4 THE Dow Jones industrial average lost 9.98 points to close at 5,510.56 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 398 million shares.
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Easy payment of fines
        82 4 MOTORISTS will soon pay fines for minor traffic offences via special Nets terminals. Both first-time offenders, whose fines can be compounded, and people whose payment term has expired can use the terminals, saving an appearance in court. A network of Nets kiosks, called the Automated Traffic
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        Stop cancer 'cure'
        79 4 A DOCTOR in a private clinic has been told to 8 top offering ATC therapy for cancer patients. The Health Ministry will not regard Autologous Target Cytokines as a form of cancer treatment until it is proven to be safe and effective. The method, a form of
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        Malaysian airspace
        76 4 REPUBLIC of Singapore Air Force fighter jets flew into Malaysian airspace six times in April and May this year, said Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Syed Hamid Albar yesterday. There was no security problem, he said. The Foreign Ministry has been informed and will contact the Singapore Government and
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        Bakun can go on for now
        67 4 MALAYSIA'S Court of Appeal has allowed initial work on the Bakun dam to continue. The court ruled in favour of Ekran Bhd, developer of the project. This means the June 19 High Court judgment declaring that the M513.6-billion (557.6-billion) scheme had violated environmental laws
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        Grads who can't spell
        79 4 BRITISH students due to graduate from a university in Manchester can't spell. Their sentences make no sense and have little punctuation. A report in The Sunday Times of London said that the students failed key parts of their second-year exams. When they took the exams again,
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      45 4 What's Hup IKM ftl iKMUil I Lf s wtjk mI sr» sri !S SlL! Wow, you're really good at this wood block stacking game. Your turn. He, he. he 80 in m in ail 1 in III N m si N=Ti 11 ii a S5S
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon MEET THE SINGAPOREWALAS
      439 5  -  By' Teo Yun Yun YOU don't need their passports to know their country. Their namecards will do. Meet the Singaporewalas. "Yes, it's true,'' said Mr Singaporewala Aziz Jabirbhai, 38, with a laugh. "Our surname is Singaporewala. It means from Singapore' in some North Indian languages." His sister,
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      MORE 'WALAS' IN INDIA
      111 5 IN a country of9oo million, people have to think of creative ways to label themselves. So, in India, some people take their surnames from their caste. L Others do it from the places where they were born. Or even the occupations their families have followed. That's
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      MOTHER PLAYS PRIVATE-EYE TO SCOUT NEW SCHOOL FOR DAUGHTER
      31 6 Compared worksheets with those from other schools > sp.- Talked to the principal Observed the children for discipline 'P Gatecrashed the parent-teacher meetings
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      Mum Plus: The school is creative
      605 6  -  By Sandra Davie MOST parents consider themselves lucky if they get their children into a popular mission school. Yet, Mrs Kelly Hoo transferred her daughter in Primary 1 out of Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus last month to a government neighbourhood school. The
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      Neighbourhood schools' high take-up rate
      324 6 GETTING a place for your child in Primary 1 at a neighbourhood school may not be as easy as you might think. A check found several neighbourhood schools have a 60 or 70 per cent take-up rate, similar to that of mission schools. Northland in
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      316 7 I Shop your way to the Gold Coast *s Tampines Mall is attracting attention with a host of activities as well as fantastic offers at over 160 exciting shops. Spend $50 at any one of them, A and you could win a trip for two to the |a Gold Coast!
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Classmates no longer on talking terms
      420 9 A shipyard subcontractor who had been charged with hitting and abusing an eight-year-old girl and her mother was acquitted yesterday. JILL LIM reports THE verdict is in and the case is over but not for two little girls. One little girl accused the other
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      THE CASE
      179 9 l MR LEW Joong Huat was charged with spitting at an eight-year-old girl and hitting her with a schoolbag. He had also allegedly called her a swindler, a beast, a *****, a big bully and as stupid as a pig. He allegedly said her mother was a *****,
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      CALL LEGAL LINE FOR HELP
      100 10 CALL The New Paper Legal Line If you have any legal queries. The number to call: 1900-*****14. Identities will be kept strictly confidential. You can also listen to answers given by lawyers. IMiwnk'tQAA: Employee could not work OT—employment terminated. On what grounds can a bank
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      Singaporean lady, 68, killed by loriy in KL
      366 10  -  On the way to Genting Highlands with husband Wit by reversing lorry in carpark where tour bus halted T MWWJ—M».-. 1 .7- Mil U~—■ RusSied to hospital but dies soon after By Ivy Ong And Chan Seet Fun A SINGAPOREAN woman died
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      251 10 A Jh- A J V* -v J V JL fl 'x. kr b^BRSj -4%1~ J W WHEN MORNING RUSH HOUR HITS, P SJ&5 S REACH FOR ENERCAL 2nd Prize. Cash $1000 When morning rush hour hits and there's no time for breakfast. WVGth 3rd Prize: Cash $500 J j 20
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      159 11 ft 4 Just as wafer shapes its flow in accordance with the terrain, the f~ iiIT thT^y"" l 1 I Send me more information Q Arrange for a coreer chat with soldier must be able to adapt to the constantly changing flow of battle. your Recruitment Officers Nome When he
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Beware the credit trap
      275 12 LASERDISC PLAYER CASE You see something you like, but don t have the money to pay for it Happily, you chance upon the credit instalment scheme —and pay for your much-desired item in what seems like amounts. But does it benefit you in the end? KHORSUMIN
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      SOME TIPS TO FOLLOW
      189 12 WANT to buy yotir favourite item and pay by instalments? Here are a few tips: Decide whether immediate possession of the item is worth the extra cost of credit. Do your price calculations correctly. Monthly instalments may look affordable in comparison with a cash purchase. But
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      The high cost of credit
      192 13 CREDIT schemes often charge extremely high rates, says Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) president Toh See Kiat. Last year, Case received four written complaints against high interest rates charged by credit providers. All four complainants bought on credit instalment schemes. Said Dr Toh: "Sometimes, the
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      CREDIT
      39 13 You pay a deposit, then make monthly or yearly payments until a certain sum is paid up. Advantage: You buy first, pay later. Problem: Buying on credit costs more than cash purchase, because you have to pay interest.
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      What some firms offer
      206 13 YAOHAN BEST ELECTRICAL Instalment schemes at 1 per cent interest a month, for a period of up to two years. To qualify, the customer has to meet some conditions: Be a houseowner, for instance, and earn a minimum monthly gross salary of $700. ELECTRIC CfTY: Usually
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      306 12 Iltt/Mi Ag«: I Adcfcau .<1 I Occupation i I I T«hphon» |H| (0) <| M 1 Tola*'Sl!*T«Jlu77a NEW CIUTI9H NEW TASTE NEW SET UNCI MENIS Roost chicken with blackpepper sauce. Chicken with honey mustard sauce, Fish fillet with butter caper sauce, Pork chop with apple mayonnaise r^P and 18th July
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      65 13 *yj t t«e GROOT ASIAN covgrop X YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IT SOONI H Dramatised REAL-LIFE Presentation YOU'LL Never Forget. |M i I yfTTfl FREE ADMISSION MM f 2 I Adam Road i i to 1 4 Julv 1996 7.50/'llt nightly Special programmes lor with 4.00im matinee children .hirih 12 voarsi
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      207 14 With n auny attractive bargains on offer ud May prise* to be woo, Ia tke »«*i°»-»»de Grud Draw, yea coald drive away with the The toerimn fapro**fyamotlmp f| ;0/Jg^Bl yen're eMwred el a greet time fer the whole family et Ceatrepaiat. |WjT» top prime of Peugeot Cabriolet sportscar. Or yea
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    Dr Hu's Jumbo delivery
    318 15 Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu dropped off cash packages to different groups PARLIAMENT $1,000 PLUS EVERY Singaporean who takes up the second offer of Singapore Telecom shares will get a direct subsidy from the Government. The total subsidy: $2.7 billion equivalent to 2 per cent of
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      119 15 THE KEN4R WESTERN AUSTRALIA SELF-DRIVE I l/v I XAfCr TiTt*-* 1-j 4 V V V lyj fj jLj Yr |pKg|aS Then th« MAGIC oxpiodei to jj wnen you owwe Ponti ond gjraH I I B towards your first stop H| SSfcofl fl ttv rmsi tottsj* I fi Wltn K6n-A&*» gr©a
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      'IF YOU SPOT MY HUSBAND'S MERCEDES, GIVE ME A CALL'
      677 16 A housewife is accusing a woman of having an affair with her husband. She sent flyers with the alleged mistress*picture to her neighbours and asked them to call if they see her with her husband. Why is the housewife going
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      POLICE REPORT
      84 16 THE woman who was named in the flyer has made a police report, a police spokesman said yesterday. The New Paper was unable to reach the woman. However, the housewife cannot be arrested as it is a civil rather than criminal case. A lawyer with five years experience
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      Lock icon Tree that grows on support
      289 17  -  By' Teo Yun Yun IN only one week, this tree has grown from a bare trunk to the thriving foliage it is now. But then, the Total Defence Tree is no ordinary tree. It is the highlight of the second annual civil defence exhibition, Encounters
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      Call and help children
      127 17 THE Singapore Children's Society (SCS) provides financial support to abused and neglected children. Now, you can contribute to changing the lives of these children too. As part of its 20th birthday celebrations, diaper manufacturer Pampers is organising a 20-hour phone-in charity drive to raise funds for
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      239 18 M 29" Philips MatchHn* IncrvdM* Picture n 29" Super-flat Picture T übr with Anti-Reflex Coming Incredible Picture Sound Multi-System N team/German Stereo Symphobass flu* Sound H System (S Speaker with Sub-Woofer) Fastext 800+ Lines Horizontal Resolution 21" Black Matrix Tube NTSC 3.58/4.43 Playback 21" Black Matrix Tube NTSC 3SB/443 Playback
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Shirts add colour to visit
      345 19 MANDELA IN BRITAIN Reuter. Sources: Reuter, The Times of London. SOUTH African President Nelson Mandela likes to wear colourful shirts and he loves music. He proved it at formal functions as well as at informal occasions such as a concert during his recent official visit
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      Lock icon Now, speed-grow girl is 1.2m tall — at age 3
      410 20 Now, speed-grow girl is 1.2m tall at age 3 She was longer than the centrespread of The New Paper when she was born THIS English girl, Chelsea Stopford-Casey, is 1.22 m tall, weighs 22.1 kg and has a full set of teeth, which is normal for a six or seven-year-old.
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      10.000-TO-ONE CHANCE
      91 20 CHROMOSOMES contain the genes that shape a person's character. Humans always have 33. Doctors believe some cases of su-per-fast growth syndrome are caused by a chromosome imbalance that sets off a child's biological clock years early. This seems to be the case for Chelsea. About one child in
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      87 19 orb. s. 3 0 o The next WCIV W of Ray-Ban Sunglasses "O u Combining the latest technologies with provocative, futuristic designs, the Orbs collection is a 3 symbolic statement expressing the attitudes of the new generation of sunglass wearers. A bold w Orbs signature on the temple assures that
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      24 20 LCiyil bftfo sold. M?ft> 11CCU 'UvTTL TUXTL v> iii JEhßaa, aloEbSi vLll i Featuring the smash hits Dub-I-Dub" "Baby Boy" i-_-,i "Lion Eddie" IE3I
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      28 21 r* j i »•<«t> «r» tu^«» wuhilidg MIGHTY Power politicians. Mega magnates. And four women of substance. They are among the 50 most powerful people in Asia. I
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  • weekender
    • COVERSTORY
      • Foremost in power
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          Lock icon ASIA'S MOST POWERFUL MAN
          479 22 INDONESIA'S President Suharto is regarded by Asiaweek as Asia's most powerful man. He has ruled without a serious challenger for 30 years and has been chosen to lead the nation of2oo million by a 1,000-member assembly six times. A former army general, he alone decides policy
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          No.2
          244 22 CHINA'S President Jiang Zemin, No. 2 on the list, lost out to President Suharto, even though he leads the world's most populous nation of 1.2 billion that is on its way to super-power status within 20 years. President Jiang may be the designated heir of Mr Deng Xiaoping, but
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          No.3
          204 22 TAIWAN'S President Lee Teng-hui, 71, made it to No. 2 on Power 50 because he was the first democratically-elected leader in the island's history. He showed his strength in facing up to China earlier this year by continuing to raise Taiwan's flag internationally. President Lee took a tough stance
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          No.4
          230 22 MALAYSIA'S Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is in the No. 4 position because he is the country's "longest-serving Prime Minister (14 years)", said Asiaweek. "His vision for Malaysia to be a developed nation by 2020 and to raise the economic status of Malays has produced a booming economy." Asiaweek
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      383 22 How they're llwkedlwt iWb ASIAWEEK, a Hongkong-based weekly ranked Asia's 50 most powerful people in its July 3 issue. The magazine said the final 60 were drawn up after a vigorous internal debate. The problem was how to rank powerful leaders of small countries against less powerful leaders of big
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    • COVERSTORY
      • Lions who roar
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          No.13
          262 24 ASIAWEEK rated Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, 73, the 13th most powerful man in the region. Said Asiaweek: "Lee Kuan Yew hails from a tiny city-state, but his stature from decades of governance gives him global authority." But his "low" ranking surprises the analysts we spoke to. Said Mr
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          No.16
          150 24 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong, 55, was described as "an able steward of (Singapore's) success, with a special concern for the underprivileged". Asiaweek says PM Goh "has decisively shaken off sniping that he is babysitting the premiership. But he has still to leave his mark on Singapore's style of
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      PEAK OF POWER
      306 25 THE rest of Asiaweek's Power 50: 7.MriwUhYaM, 70, Governor, Bank of Japan (the central bank) 2" featf, 68, Vice-Premier of China 11.BhaHMMfes4£ 69, King of Thailand Japan's Premier 12. Mb 69, South Korean President 17* SS SS!niwiM^^ PP ie >reB ent Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group IflL Hods
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      Faceless force
      74 25 Mtu THE No. 34 root went to a man with no name. He is the leader of the Triad society, Son Yee On, whose address Asiaweek listed ss Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hongkong*. The magazine said he could not be named "for legal reasons". According to Asiaweek, the 46-year-old "Mack
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      Women of substance
      302 25 There are only four women in Asiaweek's Power 50. Not surprising at all, say the four analysts, given women's low status in most of the countries in the region. No. PAKISTAN Prime M Minister Benazir Bhutto, 43, is the youngest figure of power on the list, and
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      Men of mega-money
      267 25 Money doesn't just talk, says Asiaweek. It has muscle, too. Here are the top four of the 11 billionaires on the list. No. INDONESIAN C billionaire Mr Liem Sioe 9 Liong, 80, has "close ties to President Suharto" dating back to the early years of the republic.
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      For the Q-riosities
      428 26  -  KEN JALLEH JR at THINGS to do in a queue: Make like the Energiser battery in the TV ad going million-and-one, million-and-two, million-and-three Read The New Paper. Read War And Peace. Pick your teeth, and do so with nonchalance. Gawk at the sky as if something interesting
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  • SPOTLIGHT
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      Lock icon Bright and Breezy
      535 27 Makeover magic: In a contest held two months ago, we asked teens to send apicture of themselves in their most creative outfits. CRISPINA ROBERT picks two of the teenagers for a makeover session and voila! they are transformed... JONATHAN WEE, 19, Ngee Ann polytechnic student WHEN Jonathan
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      CREDITS
      23 27 CUOffIKS: From Nexis, Tangs Studio HMfc Christine Lee from Reveal (Tangs Studio) MMI&IIPs Raymond Chow from Da Antique Salon SHOES: Models' own
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      PRICES
      31 27 Nura's blouse from Paul and Joe: $90 (sale price); pants from Morgan: $83 (sale price) Jonathan's Jacket from Daniel Poole: $229; T-shirt from Daniel Poole: $69; pants from Pokoto: $109
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      This one's for charity
      248 28 IT began when a foreign visitor emptied a handful of coins on the bar counter. Tm leaving Singapore tomorrow," he said. "I've got no use for these coins. Do what you want with them." The owners of Matahari a pub at Pasir Panjang Village were taken
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      Wendi's back at Tapas Bar
      119 28 IF you missed her the last time round, don't fret. She's back. Yes. Wendi Koh is back at The Marco Polo Hotel's Tapas Bar and she'll be holding court there until the end of July. Til' Miss Dynamite" is at that underground hang-out with her
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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    Lock icon PHOTOFINISH
    56 31 yii If! vvisimii The good life in Singapore is not extended to the crows. These birds have been shot dead, poisoned and generally persecuted. So it is no wonder that this bird is resorting to making wishes at the Wishing Well at Kusu Island. Is it too much to
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Mean baseball
      31 32 We sell them regularly. Idont think it's for baseball purposes. —A Malaysian salesman on the growing popularity of baseball bats—as drivers in Kuala Lumpur arm themselves against road bullies
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      Tries to hang himself in prison
      339 32 TASMANIAN MASS SHOOTING CASE Alleged mass-murderer Martin Bryant, 29, accused of killing 35 people in a shooting spree in Tasmania, has tried to hang himself using bandages for a noose. But prison officers saw Bryant's suicide attempt on the 24-hr surveillance camera at Risdon
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      287 33 SMASHING PUMPKINS' BACKUP MUSICIAN DIES OF DRUG OVERDOSE Source: Wire services. THE drummer of the alternative rock group Smashing Pumpkins was arrested on drug charges after the band's backup musician was found dead of a heroin overdose early yesterday. Police found the body of keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin,
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      141 35 Wire services. PRINCESS Diana will longer be known as Her Royal Hig&ieBS,*"but she will keep the title of 7 Princess of Walerand some royal perks as well. |r She and Prince Charles,'' 47, have finally agreed on the terms of their divorce. She also be
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      141 35 LAWYERS for Princess Di and Prince Charles agreed that she would: Give up the title Her Royal Highness (HRH) and in future be known as Diana, Princess of Wales. She will still be regarded as a member of the Royal Family; Share equal responsiblity with her husband in
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      98 35 AFP. EMPRINCESS Diana looked calm and composed Friday as she emerged from a London hotel .wRere she had met a female friend, photographers covering her said. Dressed in a pale blue outfit, she mounted a waiting car without V saying a word about the long-awaited divorce from Prince
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      128 36 Source: AFP. GREECE has been banned from selling its live animals, meat and dairy products to its European neighbours. European Union veterinary officials introduced the ban because of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Greece. Athens immediately complained that the ban was "unfair, over
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      303 36 AFP. THE terrorist attack against a US military housing complex in Saudi Arabia came from outside the country, a top general said yesterday. The size of the bombing in Dhahran persuaded the Pentagon that it was the work of an international terrorist organisation, Lieu-tenant-General
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    479 39  -  eT CETERA WITH IVAN FERNANDEZ LETS talk about this before the hoop-la begins. Is the Olympics really about sport? Some say it's more about money. Others point to politics. All said, the Olympic Games is largely about symbols. If sport ruled the day, there wouldn't
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      574 46  -  Preview By The Three Musketeers NOBLE TRADITION is sitting on a hat-trick and he should get it this afternoon when he lines up against eight others in Race 7. The son of Archregent toyed with the opposition last week when he strolled home to win
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      305 46 Wire services. MICHAEL Jordan agreed terms on a one-year contract with the Chicago Bulls. It paved the way for his return to the club he has led to four titles in six years. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But it was believed to be
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    467 47  -  SEMBAWANG RANGERS 1 (Manis Lamond, 32nd min) HONG RAHRU 2 (Saswadimata Dasuki, 53rd; Steven Tan, 79<fc>> By Ernest Luis THEY came for two men. To watch them. To rate them. For most of the 2,800 crowd at the Yishun Stadium last night, the question on their lips
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    141 47 Police FC coach Carios Pereira: I was impressed with Tiong Bahru's Bozinoski. Not a great match from him but you can tell he's a strong player. When he does get the ball, he shows very good positioning and timing. He
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    641 48  -  THE NEW FACES: CACALHO (pronounced Kaka-vo) Q PRO FOOTBALLER El DEEP-SEA DIVER Hllß coach Storie&d Jeffrey Low WHETHER fishing, diving or snorkelling has anything at all to do with football, ask Cacalho. He knows best. A natural deep-sea diver, born and raised in a fishing town, the
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    301 48 WOODLANDS v POLICE THE Rams are hungry, thirsty and cant wait to have Police for a home-cooked meal tonight. If that's how Woodlands Wellington feels about having to open its second-round campaign, who would blame them? Declared its trumpeting team manager R Vengadasalam yesterday: "Enough of heartaches
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      528 49 James Wong's hopes have been dashed. It comes just days before the start of the Atlanta Games, boss LokLin Kok explains why James is out of the Games. CALVIN LOW reports SINGAPORE'S top discus thrower, James Wong, has been denied his Olympic dreams. But the
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      91 49 Reuter. OLYMPIC sailors returned to training yesterday. The effects of Hurricane Bertha blew over along the Georgia coast Olympic sailing events spokesman Marcus Hutchinson said sailors were leaving the safety of the Savannah river and returning to the day marina, a huge metal barge moored where the
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      314 49 Wire service MrroFCMft With a week to go until the Games begin, Atlanta's Olympic organisers are still US$lOO million (slsom) or so short of cash. Sure there are T-shirts to sell, and a few more tickets to be bought. Still, there's mounting concern around Atlanta that organisers are going
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    556 51 ANDRE AGASSI SPORTS Q> 1996 Olympics Special FOR historians of the game of tennis, the baton was passed from one generation to another at the 1988 US Open. An upstart teenager with flowing blond hair ousted the sage veteran, Jimmy Connors, in straight sets in the quarter-finals. The teen
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    723 52 Series A champion Geylang United begins its hunt for the Pioneer Series title tonight against SAFFC at the Bedok Stadium (Bpm kickoff). To many, including S-League supremo Kwek Lengjoo, Geylang was the best club, both on and off the field, in Series A Even rival manager R
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    295 52 WHO'S the new kid on the Geylang bench? That's the question many ask whenever Geylang United plays. Few people know that the small-built, well-dressed and pleasant-natured man is the manager of the most successful club in Singapore. It's probably because of his low-profile nature. He
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    504 53  -  PIONEER SERIES—THE NEW FACES: RONI DERSAKISSIAN tCEYLANCI By Ernest Luis AT 20-years old, Roni Dersakissian can't watch an R(A) movie here just yet but he isn't too worried. For Geylang's latest foreign signing for the S-League's Series B, going out to the movies can come later.
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    217 53 WOODLANDS Wellington manager R Vengadasalam describes Geylang United as the yardstick for his club to follow. And, not many of his fellow managers in the S-League would disagree. They are professionals in every sense of the word, both on and off the field" said Venga. Kwek Leng Joo,
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