The New Paper, 24 August 1996

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    14 1 the new paper I weekend edition SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1996 NWTACP) 061/4/96 60 cons
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      82 1 aeeBSffi SATURDAY, AUGUST24,1996 MTA(P) 061/4/96 GO CENTS She was raped 16 hours. I' v she was questioned JbJM Rape 1^9 victim's MM Bl /icwe been raped twice; once in his filthy den and once in front of judge I I I and jury in a British court oflaw... I Ifl
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon WAR ON TEEN SMOKING
      408 2 Source: Wire services US President Bill Clinton has declared war on teen smoking. Yesterday, he announced strict rules to control tobacco sales and advertising. (See report at right.) "Today we are taking direct action to protect our children from tobacco and especially the advertising that hooks
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      Lock icon So, do YOU smoke, Mr President?
      151 2 Source: AFP. NO, Mr Clinton doesn't smoke cigars anymore. It seems he gave up the habit under pressure from wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea. A White House spokesman said that while the President no longer smokes his beloved cigars, he "chews occasionally" without lighting
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      Lock icon Boy servant in chains
      136 2 Reuter. THIS boy, a child servant in Nepal, was allegedly kept chained up so that he would not run away when his employer was out to work. Police arrested the employer, Madhusudan Munakarmi, on Thursday after a tip-off from his neighbours. TVelve-year-old Dhirag K C (left)
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      IT'S TOO LOUD
      493 3 WNoise-induced deafness (NID) is Singapore's No 1 occupational V f disease. And statistics show the problem is increasing. The Labour Ministry is introducing new steps to tackle it. BERNARD PEREIRA talks to one worker with NID WHEN the phone rings at his home, chances are Mr Ho
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      INCREASING NUMBER OF CASES
      103 3 MR Ho is one of the 754 workers who had noise-induced deafness recorded in 1994. This is three out of four occupational diseases reported in the workplace. Last year, the figure went up. There were 1,068 cases of NID out of a total of 1,345. That
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      CONTROLLING NOISE AT THE WORKPLACE
      122 3 HOW IT CAN BE REDUCED Replace noisy machines, equipment or processes Locate noise away from hard walls and corners/isolating noise Construct suitable acoustic enclosures Pneumatic machines should be operated at optimum air pressure and with silencers II Mufflers at intake and exhaust openings Reduce height
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      THE EVENT
      63 3 SOME 300 participants took part in the second seminar on Factories (Noise) Regulations 1996 and Noise Prevention at Singapore Shopping Centre yesterday. They were from the CarnaudMetalbox Employees' Union, Food and Beverage Industrial Workers' Union (FBIWU), Metal Industries Workers' Union (MIWU), Singapore Industrial and Services Employees' Union (SISEU)
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      283 2 J Sorry Call us. Unflinn Weekender. l n our re port headlined "Govt money for foreign I lUHlflw s trainers" (Aug 23), we quoted Mr Lim Boon Heng as Hnnnpp saying the Skills Development Fund will fund up to 90 38 &39 pe,. cent for a com p an y
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  • QUCKNEWS
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      Properly: Foreigners buying less
      145 4 HOT STORY FIGURES ThsStS¥%WM art bawd on ciwfts lodged with the Registry of Land Titles and Deeds. These notices warn other bnyariofa prior ddmi property, and act at an hrffefltac sf MM number of transactions hi the market. THE number of properties bought by foreigners has
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      Training subsidies up
      114 4 HIGHER subsidies for conducting on-the-job training. That is what companies will to get, said Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister without Portfolio and NTUC secretary-general. The subsidy will apply to structured on-the-job training (OJT) which is systematic, sets prescribed standards and is delivered by immediate supervisors. The Productivity
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        NUS faculty near top
        59 4 VISITING experts say the National University of Singapore's Engineering Faculty is close to world-class standards. Making its second check in two years, the international academic group praised staff for research with a strong commitment to Singapore society. Praise, too, for generous access of students to lecturers.
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        Kindness group formed
        62 4 A MOVEMENT to encourage daily acts of kindness has been formed here. Twenty secondary schools are founder-members of the Small Kindness Movement which is a pilot project. The effort involves the Information and the Arts Ministry which has formed a Small Kindness Movement pro-tem committee led by
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        N-plant only if no choice
        74 4 BUILD nuclear power plants only if there is no other choice. That is the opinion of Abri, the Indonesian armed forces. Tliey consider such plants dangerous and expensive. The armed forces also insisted on Thursday that nuclear power should be used strictly for "peaceful purposes
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        Alarm at Chinese subs
        65 4 CHINA sent two submarines to the disputed Diaoyu or Senkaku Islands late last month, the authoritative US weekly, Defense News, said. The submarines responded to the ultra-rightist Japanese Youth Federation putting up a symbolic aluminium lighthouse. A typhoon destroyed the structure. China's fleet was a regional
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        'Bomb was on board jet'
        77 4 THE US Federal Bureau of Investigation crime laboratory has found evidence that a bomb caused the TWA jumbo jet crash. Chemists found traces of PETN, a chemical used in plastic explosives, on a piece of wreckage of the jets' passenger cabin. TWA's Flight 800 from
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        C-ing stars
        60 4 Maybe what we need to do is to go back to the fundamentals qf the pledge, because {f we don*t take them seriously, my sense is that the Jive stars on the/lag may one day come to represent the SCs and that will spell Singapore's ruin. —Lawyer Harpreet
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      HEADLINERS
      87 4 The Straits Times: On-thejob training subsidies to go up The Business Times: Economy may see sharp downturn this quarter UanheZaobao: (Washington) US reforms welfare system to make Americans more independent Berita Marian: Indonesia: Nuclear as a "last option" RCS morning news: Union leaders suggest a way to correct the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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    Lock icon 'I refused to give up my engineer dream'
    596 5 Every year, 7,soostudents drop out of school and start work, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in his National Day Rally speech. But after five years, they find themselves earning 40 per cent less than Institute of Technical Education (ITE) grads. TRACY
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon 'I had an awful feeling that my daughter was in an accident'
      415 6  -  The police are investigating the accident They are asking eyewitnesses to call 222-2233. By Alethea Lim THE bang from the road outside his block sent a chill down businessman Puah Kok Eng's spine. For some reason, he immediately
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      'She was stubborn, but filial'
      120 6 MY daughter may be stubborn, but she is filial, said Miss Puah's mother before her daughter died last night. "Cindy does not want to rely on us financially. She is very independent and has a mind of her own," said Mrs Puah, a housewife. About
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      31 6 It's It's fun! 35" Jm I Cols are charged at 55 cents per minute. For 18 years A above only I Thfc service k provided by Nyhot tetecommunteattora Singapore Pie ltd
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Anybody can be a wiz at maths
      372 9  -  Expert says... By Teo Hwee Nak SHE needed help she was scoring F9s for mathematics in school. So just a few months before her O levels, Jennifer Tan approached her maths teacher Miss Lui Yin Leng for help. Miss Lui, who was teaching
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      Job-hunter loses $6,000
      374 10  -  BY Teo Yun Yun SHE responded to an ad hoping to make $250 a night doing part-time work. Instead, Mrs Melissa Samy ended up losing more than $6,000 after being coaxed to invest in commodities. In commodities trading, one speculates on the prices commodities such as coffee
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      'I felt cheated because a job did not exist'
      224 10 Businessman David Soh applied for five different jobs both part-time and full-time. Each time, it was the same drill. He was interviewed, then asked to attend two seminars on commodity trading over two days. Then he was interviewed again. The jobs
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      No free lunches so be careful with ads: Case
      271 11  -  FROM PREVIOUS PAGE By] Khor Su Min LOOK at job advertisements carefully and take them with a pinch of salt. The advice comes from the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case). Case executive director Tan Bee Lan said: "Remember your intention is
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      'Jobs not for investors only'
      169 11 MR Raphael Chong, 30, manager of Hall Rich Consultants, an investment company, said applicants are interviewed by his company after attending two seminars on trading. At the interview, they are asked if they would like to invest in the market. Explained Mr Chong "It's an
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      Thieves who stole all these
      455 12  -  Lobsters, fish, dollars, cents, cigarette packets... they stole all that in a three-week spree. But the law caught up with them, and now they're paying the price By( Chan Seet Fun THREE young men went on a burgling spree, stealing anything they could lay their
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      331 11 Global Impact Singapore proma The Path Towards Marriage H Dr. Ahmad SAKR Mrs. THIO Ying Ying WSM Oat* Friday, 30th August 1M« B3| Tlma 8.00-10.30(1111 fci vanua MUIS Auditorium, 273 Braddall Road, Singapore *****2 KB Charges: $15 flnduslv of not**) BRev.Frans DE RIDDER Dr. Ahmad SAKR Date Saturday, 31at August
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      99 12 Crooning Tunes to soothe the day's blues Touch what else need we say about their audience rapport? This fourmember band performs at the Lobby Lounge, with a repertoire of mainstream and Top 40 hits. Sheikh and Sani are familiar faces (SAF MDC and Gingerbread respectively), Bobby is the comedian of
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      A drive for funds
      114 14 TOMORROW, more than 180 cars will go on a treasure hunt to raise funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF). They will return to Clarke Quay where a three-hour entertainment programmme for the public will take place from noon. The charity performance will feature Victor Khoo
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      STAR DIVE
      302 14 The public will be in for a treat when Underwater World Singapore turns five on Aug 31. As part of the celebration, it teams up with The New Paper and TCS stars to do its bit for charity. TRACY QUEK brings you a sneak preview THINKING of going
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      285 15 Apply for the second, offer of Singapore Telecom shares today. BPWlilllllliillM Q show you the number I Mmtit of shares you're eligible for. I you'll receive an offer letter. rt K* T HI x < M M*H I L Mii tAHRW, actionem .h to *PP l fof hHI r PMk"
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Girl dies after soccer practice
      341 16 A 14-YEAR-OLD girl collapsed during a jog on Thursday evening and died in hospital an hour later. Martha Blair Sonneberg, an eighth grade (the American equivalent of Secondary 1) student at the Singapore American School had spent the two hours before the jog trying out
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      A $2 lesson on thrift
      309 17 Unionists at an NTUCforum last night were concerned about correcting "coffeeshop talk" that living costs have rocketed. YVONNE UM reports on what one union leader has to say TECHNICIAN M Varukatty amazed a colleague by telling him that he gave his two teenage sons only
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      GROUSES
      91 17 THREE in 10 unionists last night felt they were living barely or not at all within their means. One felt GST rebates given to the poor were not enough. Another feared flats will get too costly for his son. Postman Jamal Alimat, 48, said life was getting more hectic.
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      WORK FOR IT
      144 17 IF they want something, they work for it. Mr Varukatty bought his sons a computer after they fulfilled his condition of doing well in their exams. "With them, they can't just say 'Give me $10, I want to go to McDonald's with friends'." In the same way,
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      We'll bounce back next year
      371 18 Economists predict further fall in growth but add: Don't panic DON'T worry the outlook for the economy remains good, say four economists in The Business Times today. This is despite them predicting that growth could fall to its lowest point in a decade during this
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      Ex-SBC newscaster held in Perak
      278 19 FORMER newscaster Saemah Ali, who disappeared more than three years ago, has been arrested by Malaysian police in Perak. Ms Saemah, 47, was arrested in Batu Gajah about two weeks ago with a man whom she claims is her husband. They were detained after they
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      MISSING
      148 19 MS Saemah has been missing since April 1993 when she did not turn up for work. At that time, she was working as a Malay newscaster at the then-Singapore Broadcasting Corporation and producer/presenter at Radio Warna. She is believed to have run away after a misunderstanding with her mother,
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      Lock icon Actress drove without licence
      146 19 Bernama. MALAYSIAN actress Aida Rahim was caught driving without a licence. She was fined Ms2oo (Ssl2o) after pleading guilty to the offence. She was driving along Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, at 2.40 am on Jan 14. Aida, whose actual name is Khalidah Adibah Ahmad, was fined
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      169 19 I WW s Malaysia's Best Hawkers Are Creating 7 A Stir (And Sizzle!) At The Concorde. I PRAWN MEE CHAR KOAY TEOW s /jf r BAN CHAN' KUF.H Mon Fri I Mulutrr RnJ Kimbtrtj Stmt Caft Pni** Tikui \Urtrl 513.99 $16 99 I FRUIT ROJAK I K ASSAM LAKSA I
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon 'HE'S CURED'
      266 20 Maradona (right) has kicked drug habit, can play again soon: Doctors AFP. ARGENTINE soccer star Diego Maradona has successfully completed a 10-day cure programme in a Swiss clinic to kick his drug problem, his doctor said yesterday. Doctors at the Swiss clinic where the 35-year-old striker was treated
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      Lock icon Slumber party nightmare: Girl stabbed to death
      188 20 Reuter. A TEENAGE slumber party in turned into a nightmare yesterday, when a neighbour came calling with a knife. One girl was killed and three other teenagers hurt in the attack, said police in Chesapeake, Virginia, in the US. "At least two of
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      179 20 Let Guerlain win you over COLLECTION GUERLAIN, our new Autumn/Winter 1996/1997 Look featuring the new LIPLIFT SPF 6 that will protect, f |Rp». jfln moisturise, rehydrate your lips prolong lipstick hold. Let us PROVOKE you with BRAVE colours enhance your s£^m''»■*.?> •;£s*'■■' >• beauty. ■IH l Samsara Fragrancer be given
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      68 21 v ~r" M^A Wn m <LZJ A u. m. V B J K]| v 1 M luLl AM r 1 I |W|T| ''7vi I. fl VML |EL kg. I 1 Kgaii F 1 I JL JL. I 1 I&. Reporter JESSICA LEOW hits the Hongkong Summer Sale with a SSIOO
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  • weekeder
    • COVERSTORY
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        Lock icon Hungry ghosts — hungrier shoppers
        590 22  - Hungry ghosts hungrier shoppers REPORTS JESSICA LEOW FROM June to end-August, Hongkongers and tourists alike throw themselves into the bottomless pit also known as the SUMMER SALE. Never mind that the gates of hell, according to traditional Chinese beliefs, are supposed to be open and hungry spirits roam the earth.
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        Top-to-toe dressing for S$100
        608 22 DROP DEAD SHOPPING: Hongkong is one big shopping centre. Just how far can a dollar be stretched there? With a modest budget of S$100 (HK$540), JESSICA LEOW finds out MY mission was simple: Spend S$100 (HK$540) in the most kiasu-kiasi (scared to lose, scared to die)
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      100 23 f ■'t J:-.- V- .-mm #f% f. -s i, *»lPl^'.r vJ 1 V •'.«£<*' 1 .«>< -.*4" V-y The Best Classical Album in the World Ever! It's music that's sure to appeal to all who listen. An unbelievable compilation. As advertised on Premiere 12 15 -30 August EMI —i Sip
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    • COVERSTORY
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        Shopaholic 'secrets'
        311 24 WHILE shopping in Hongkong can be a dazzling experience, it pays to calm down and consider some pointers before you blast off. A good map is indispensable. The official Hongkong Map is particularly helpful. It contains nine pages of detailed street maps, mostly of the main shopping areas
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        GOODIES GALORE
        156 24 WITH temperatures rising and prices dropping, hotels jostle to cash in on tourists arriving in Hongkong for the summer sale. Check out the numerous offers before heading there travel agents and the Hongkong Tourist Association's Singapore office will be able to give you the rates and packages. The
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        Suburban 'giants'
        328 25 IMMUNE: While Singaporeans flock to Hongkong to shop, here's one who lives there, but is still not infected with the bug. MADAM Kwan Mun Wah moved recently from one shopping haven to another from Singapore to Hongkong. But she has yet to empty her wallet. "I'm still feeling
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        THANKS, GHOSTS
        145 25 MR Zhang Meng Kun silently thanks the hungry ghosts every night during the summer sale. "I do much better business during this time. Hungry ghosts? I'm not worried. Tourists and locals all buy my goods I can hardly cope," said Mr Zhang in Cantonese. The 70-year-old stallholder has
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      Pass tense for Ken
      757 26  -  KEN JALLEH JR at arge THE instructions that come with the label on this column say that I need to go places and write about situations and people I encounter, unreal or fictional. Being At Large does not refer to the pot somewhere in the vicinity
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  • SPOTLIGHT
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      Lock icon Feasting after fasting
      983 27 WEIGHTY PROBLEMS: The present Miss Universe has put on 12 kg in just three months of her reign. CAROL LEONG asks two beauty queens about resisting food temptations The binge starts here. That's the temptation many beauty contestants face the moment the show is over. Ask Madam
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      MISS ALICIA MACHADO
      131 27 IS Miss Universe too fat? Since Miss Alicia Machado, 19, was crowned Miss Universe in May, she has put on 12 kg. This is affecting her swimsuit contracts as she has to show off her body. On Monday, it was reported that the Miss Universe organisers had
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      Lock icon Country music anyone?
      308 28 COUNTRY music in the heart of Chinatown? Yes. You'd better believe it. Country music being played two streets down from where the Sago Lane "death houses" once stood? Right, again. Where's it? Easy. Head down to Pagoda Street. Look for the High Noon Saloon. Walk in and
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      Blues fling at Clarke Quay
      171 28 THERE'S a blues party in the offing when the American Festival takes off at Clarke Quay next month. And, since we're talking blues, we're also talking about the group Heritage and bluesman Siva Choy. Not to be outdone, be prepared to be entertained by guys
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      557 32 A woman who was raped twice was grilled by her attacker in court. She wept as the questioning went on for six days. After the trial, she urged a change in the law Source: British
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      253 33 FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Wire services. BRITAIN has launched a probe into the case. Lawyers, police, politicians and women's defence groups called for a change in the law to prevent a repetition of the ordeal of Mrs Julia Mason. Interior Minister Michael Howard said he would
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      THE LAW
      51 33 UNDER the Criminal Procedure Act 1865, the accused have the right to call witnesses and address the jury. Judges cannot force legal representations on the accused, but must guide him on points of law. In principle, the defendant is required to follow the same rules as a trained
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      140 33 THE Law Society of Singapore drew up a formal code of conduct earlier this year that included 70 rules about how lawyers should behave. One stated that lawyers should not make a statement or ask questions in court which are scandalous or insult a witness. It
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      278 34 Ignores China's protests Source: Reuter. THE US Defence Department will go ahead with plans to sell arms to Taiwan despite China's protests. The Pentagon yesterday notified Congress as required by law that the US will sell Stinger missiles, launchers and other weapons to Taiwan.
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      Budget fairy
      17 34 It sounds great if you believe in the tooth fairy. —Harvard economist Benjamin on Republican
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      Tailed all the way to Hongkong
      341 35 A senior US immigration official, Jerry Stuchiner, was sentenced to 40 months'jail by a Hongkong court last week for his role in a Chinese-alien smuggling ring Takes 14-hour flight to Hongkong aboard United Airlines, business-class. Doesn't realise that US undercover agent sitting few seats
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      218 35 Source: Wire services. SMUGGLING Chinese illegal immigrants into the United States is big business. The estimated US$3.5 billion (555.25 billion )>a-y ear business brings in up to 50,000 Chinese annually, says a recent US government study. The illegals harbour hopes of a better life in the
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    483 38  -  M WITH IVAN FERNANDEZ A QUAKE hit Kuala Lumpur last week and youngsters beamed. The reason: Youth culture entered adult mainstream media with The New Straits Times' launch of Youth Quake, a national newspaper. Cut to the size and broad style of The New Paper, the
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      830 47  -  Preview By The The Three Musketeers STARMAN to win the Sprint Trophy. Vibrant Virgo to take the MRA Cup. That's how we see it happening tomorrow when the Penang Turf Club stages its two big events. Starman 11, we reckon, is the in-form sprinter on the
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      SCORELINE
      333 47 Results of yesterday's international sports: ATHLETICS lAAF Grand Prix (BRUSSELS) Men 100 m: Dennis Mitchell (US) 10.03secs; Donovan Bailey (Can) 10.09; Carl Lewis (US) 10.10. 200 m: Frank Fredericks (Nam) 19.92; Ato Boldon (Tri) 19.99; Jeff Williams (USA) 20.21. 400 m: Michael Johnson (USA) 44.29; Derek Mills (USA) 44.78;
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      Lock icon Man U begins to feel the jitters
      621 48 AFP. Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson admitted yesterday that his talented, young players faced a tough challenge in their bid to land their first European Cup since 1968. United was handed an opening match trip to Turin to take on reigning holders Juventus
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      154 48 AFP. MIDDLESBROUGH'S sponsors said that they plan to exploit Fabrizio Ravanelli's goal celebrations by having their name printed on the inside of his shirt. Ravanelli's trademark celebration after scoring a goal is to lift his shirt over his head (see above) as he wheels
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      333 48 Reuter. STEFAN Edberg's once stormy and later joyous relationship with the US Open is nearing a poignant farewell as the two-time champion heads toward his retirement at the end of this year. "The US Open has grown into something special for me," the classy 30-year-old
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        622 49  -  MATCH OF THE DAY Live on Premiere 12, Tomorrow, 11pm PREDICTION: MAN U v BLACKBURN (2-1) By Lan Brown REPORTING FROM LONDON WHAT could Blackburn's owner Jack Walker buy with £15 million (s33m)? Fifteen nights with Demi Moore? Or Eric Cantona, plus £llm change? Indecent
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        187 49 The game: Guess the number of goals scored in all the English Premiership matches every Saturday. If you get it right, you'll earn the number of points that coincide with the total number of goals. For example, if 12 goals were scored, then all who guessed it right
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        272 50 ■of 0ver3,500 athletes are taking part in the Paralympics in Atlanta. It is the second biggest sporting event of the year, after the Olympic Games. The contestants all live with major physical or mental disabilities but they refuse to let it ruin their
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        46 50 Tlmst forward: Frenchman Christian Lachard (right) loses his footing during the sabre competition Picture/ Afp CtOM Spaniard Jesus Iglesias looks at the scoreboard to see if he has broken the world record in the 50m butterfly event Picture/ Reuter
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        THE YOUNG DAYS
        367 51 DESPITE these physical limitations, Tony Volpentest has been driven since an early age to tackle every challenge and try any sport by strapping on a pair of prosthetic legs and feet. He played American football, basketball and volleyball with his able-bodied friends in the streets of his
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        COACH IS AMAZED
        290 51 TONY'S coach, Brian Hoddle, is continually amazed at how fast Volpentest can run, and how hard he is prepared to train. "From his knees to his neck, Tony's the strongest athlete I've ever worked with," says Hoddle. "There are times when I'm coaching Tony, watching his talent,
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        209 51 TO go for the gold in the Paralympics, Volpentest had to pull out all the stops. The first step was asking Presidential hopeful Ross Perot for assistance. They had met after the 1992 presidentital election when Perot spoke at a rally at the University of Washington. Volpentest, who
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        TOUGH TRAINING
        172 51 IN the past eight months leading up to the Paralympics, Tony Volpentest only missed four days of training. "Every day, he'd come home and say that was the hardest workout of my life,'" says Tony's wife, Alison. Although Volpentest has always been driven to succeed, coach Brian Hoddle
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      355 52 BRUSSELS GRAND PRIX Reuter. Moroccan Olympic bronze medallist Salah Hissou produced the run of his life to smash the men's 10,000 metres world record yesterday. Pushed on by the beat of an African drum and an ecstatic crowd, Hissou ate up the ground to clock 26 minutes 38.08
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      Lock icon It's Mitchell against the best
      256 52 Reuter. AMERICAN Dennis Mitchell upstaged a trio of past and present Olympic 100 metres champions with a storming victory at the Brussels Grand Prix. Sporting his customary bright green outfit, the US champion clocked 10.03 seconds despite damp conditions to take the scalp of Canada's
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      Lock icon Belgians applaud Johnson's victory
      120 52 Reuter. AMERICAN Michael Johnson cruised to a 400 metres victory in 44.29 seconds in his first appearance at a major meeting since his historic 200m-400m double at the Atlanta Olympics. It was not as fast as his victory in Atlanta when he clocked 43.49 sec but
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    553 53  -  TIONG BAHRU 3 WOODLANDS 2 Stories/ S Gulam THE delicate right foot of striker Steven Tan. The deadly head of defender Lim Tong Hai. Together, they form the S-League's deadliest combination. The former supplies the ammunition and the latter uses them to deadly effect. In all,
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    Too late, says Venga
    261 53 WOODLANDS Wellington has finally thrown in the towel in the race for the S-League Pioneer Series title. The club's team manager, R Vengadasalam, conceded that his team was no longer a contender for the title. "It's all over for us," he said last night's after his
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