The New Paper, 24 December 1996

Microfilm: NL20755
Total Pages: 38
1 38 The New Paper
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    12 1 the new paper TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1996 MTTA (P) 061/4/96 60 CENTS
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    Lock icon Love Drugs JAIL
    20 1 BF^I y > jKfl Br JM Romance turns sour for love-struck Singaporean andHHplna girlfriend Picture/ CHOO CHWEE HUA
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • Article
      Selangor MB in Aussie court
      124 2 SELANGOR'S Mentri Besar appeared in an Australian court yesterday over a currency-related ofTence. Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib allegedly failed to declare the equivalent of A$1.2 million in currency before boarding a plane for New Zealand, reports the Australian Financial Review. Tan Sri Muhammad, 51,
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      Lock icon A sigh of relief
      344 2 Source: Wire services. BUSINESS executives in the Philippines yesterday heaved a sigh of relief when President Fidel Ramos' doctors pronounced his heart operation a success. Mr Ramos, 68, yesterday underwent surgery to unblock an artery that supplies blood to his brain. Left untreated, it could have
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      Lock icon WATCH HIS DIET
      123 2 Source: Wire services MR Ramos must watch his diet and cut back on his activities, said his doctors. There's the chance other arterial blockages will develop, putting him at risk of suffering a stroke. "Not too much salt, meat, or fats," said Dr Enrique Ona, a government
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      Lock icon This man left his friends to DIE
      59 3 Dead: Mrs Linda Canrutck Dead: Ms Mary Ann Talbot {He left them to die in the car he was just worrying about himself.^ Ms Mary Ann Talbot's father James, who has custody of the crash victim's nine-year-old child Danielle, on why he is
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      JAILED
      45 3 Gregory Walsh (left) was jailed last week for a total of 13 years and nine months. But he may be eligible for parole in April 2001. So if he is lucky, he may catch the next four grand finals on TV while behind bars.
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      He wanted to watch RUGBY on TV
      487 3  -  By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY A SYDNEY rugby fan crashed his car while speeding home to catch Australia's biggest rugby league game of the year. Then he fled, leaving two of his friends to die. One woman died instantly. Mrs Linda Cannock,
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      170 2 Leisure index Showtime: Pages 23 to 26 Comics: Pages 27 28 TV: Page 19 22 DAYPACKS AND BACKPACKS Collected. Inspected. vt Selected. Perfected. Alright, so picking out the .</ right daypack or backpack is not rocket science. All you need is something that carries your stuff. Looks cool. V And
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      28 2 $7,000 worth of Pioneer products to be won, including a $1,699Pioneer LaserMhii System! Details in TNP on Dec 26 j the only English newspaper in town that day.
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      62 2 No Paper Tomorrow The New Paper will not be published tomorrow because of the Christmas holiday. We will be back on Dec 26. OurHotlinePlus 1800-*****55 will operate until 1 pm today. On Wednesday, you can call us from 2 pm to 11 pm. Thank you for making HotlinePlus such a
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      32 2 this X'ma»*W Bus crash survivor Joan Yap speaks. Plus, •Latest on GE Malaysia's Khalwat Busters Sexy star's secret sorrow In TNP on Dec 26 the only English paper in town that day.
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Got your poll card?
      236 4 k hot kSTORY J POLLING DAY Jan 2 SCHOOLS RE-OPEN Jan 3 ELECTION REPORTS: Pages 12,13 14. No poN cards wfll b« sent to: Those whose names art not listed in the current Registers of Electors; Holders of non-citizen (blue) identity cants; Those who were not
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      IF YOU DON'T HELP THE POOR...
      107 4 Just mark those businessmen who refuse to donate 2per cent of their profit to help the poor. There f s no need to lash out or be upset. Just mark their houses with flags or whatever. They should be ashamed then. Indonesian President Suharto
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      HEADLINERS
      79 4 The Straits Times: PAP is back in power The Business Times: Polls on Jan 2 Lianhe Zaobao: PM announces CDC plan and clarifies local government concept Berita Harian: PAP returned to power RCS morning news: The various political parties have now clearly stated what will be at stake in
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Amcol charges
        40 4 TWO more former directors of Amcol Holdings were charged by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) yesterday. Ng Chee Kheong and Tang Siu Shing faced charges linked to insider trading. The case will be mentioned next on Feb 24.
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        Overseas study
        40 4 MALAYSIA is no longer interested in sending its students overseas, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He said the government would build more local universities so that students need not go overseas to pursue their studies.
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        Poles apart
        46 4 THE first official meeting between Hpngkong Governor Chris Patten and his successor, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, didn't go on too well. The two big-wigs appear to be poles apart on the issue of the Provisional Legislature which was appointed by China over the weekend.
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        Boys given bail
        78 4 THE two aboriginal boys, who allegedly spat at controversial Australian independent MP Pauline Hanson, were given conditional bail yesterday. A children's court judge ruled the boys cousins aged 11 and 12 could not go home but must instead stay at a rural training centre for wayward Aboriginal
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      DOW JONES
      19 4 The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 4.62 points at 6.489.02 following last week's robust 180-point rally.
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      BT-SRI INDEX
      23 4 The Business Times Singapore Regional Index fell 0.93 points to 1085.48 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 1086.41.
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      STI INDEX
      22 4 The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 1.35 points to 2197.21 points at 9.15 this morning from yesterday's close of 2195.86.
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      26 4 WHAT'S HUP Giggs crosses Cantona heads Fandi scissor-kicks ...and David Playing alone is no the ball to Cantona thebalL. makes a diving save fun and confusing
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    Brother M vs Brother A
    410 6  -  SINGAPORETODAY This is a story of a house divided Brother Mahendran takes Brother Arumuganathan to court Brother M says dead mum's will is forged Court agrees Brother A says at end of case: There's no way we'll make up By Alethea Lim MR R Mahendran
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon From lovebird to jailbird
      727 8 A Singaporean leaves his job and home to follow the Filipina he loves to Manila. But they do not live happily ever after. RIANA ZAKIR interviews the man in jail LOVE turned Singaporean Lionel Chia's world upside down. The ex-fire safety officer was so in love
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      Lock icon A gift money can't buy
      354 9  -  The Singapore Marriott Hotel's Bone Marrow Donation Drive raised over $200,000. Altogether. 352 donors came forward. The three-week fund-raising drive ended on Sunday. BY Teo Yun Yun MS Winnie Lee, 35, signed up as a bone marrow donor because she hopes to give someone a
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      COSTLY TESTS
      187 9 IT is not easy nor cheap to find a bone marrow match. Each sample has to go through about 200 tests costing about $500 in all. It takes an average of one month to carry out tests on a batch of 300 samples. Said Dr Ren Ee Chee,
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      He threatened to throw child down
      223 10  -  Lost cool when wife asked for divorce By Chan Seet Fun HE held his daughter up and threatened to throw her down from their fifth floor flat. Neo Khoon Lian, 32, had lost his cool when his wife showed up at the doorstep with
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      JAILED
      29 10 Neo was yesterday jailed six weeks for criminal intimidation. Those convicted of criminal intimidation can be jailed up to seven years or fined, or both jailed and fined.
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    • ELECTION '97
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        Three-cornered fight: Who'll gain?
        270 11 I FOCUS ON BUKIT GOMBAK INCUMBENT Ling How Doong faces a three-cornered fight in Bukit Gombak. How will the votes go? The PAP thinks the vote will be split, raising the chances of winning for its candidate, Mr Ang Mong Seng. "In my view, those who
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        Lock icon Getting 'em early...
        168 11 Four political observers said during a TV panel discussion that they expected Bukit Gombak to fall to the PAP. Four academics Professor Walter Woon, Mr Simon Tay, Assoc ProfToh Thian Ser and DrChoong Chee Pang who were asked to predict the results, also said that the PAP
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        This GE is..
        548 12 p 4p 7 local Action jSSSf\ >» IF you vote the PAP, you are voting for an immediate improvement in the quality of your life, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. How so? The PAP candidates voted in will carry out their local programmes. Also, the Community
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        Strength in numbers
        408 12 TODAY'S RALLY: NSP, 7pm, Chua Chu Kang, Opp BIH 209&216 THE strategies of the PAP and two opposition parties have one common plank: Big Numbers. PAP: The PAP's plan to introduce local government through the Community Development Councils (CDCs) includes incorporing single PAP wards into CDCs. PM
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      They came...
      120 13 ...with supporters ...in slippers ...with family The best organised of the lot the PAP teams. They came with flag-waving supporters. Pictured here are PAPJalan Besar GRC candidates led by Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang. His team comprises incumbents Choo Wee Kh tang and Peh Chin Hua and new
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      62 9 "Cosmic Voyage"(OMNIMAX Movie) An Exhilarating Journey From The Smallest Atom To An Ever-Expanding Universe! "Cosmic Catastrophes" (Planetarium Show) An educational insight into the workings of the universe. Come see "Cosmic Catastrophes" and examine the life-threatening problems on Earth. Cosmic Voyage: 10am, 1pm, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm To Fly!: Noon, 4pm, 7pm
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      80 10 iteft Pub iinyi celebrate CHRISTMAS EVE in style. Sip CHAMPAGNE with SANTA GLAUS Sing CHRISTMAS CAROIfi arid karaoke; Let our iJVE BAND entertain you DISCO DANCE all night tag. Plus, win PRIZES in a LUCKY DRAW as a special BMB Christmas preserit just for you-' i ouwv iwn. JL EverylDay!
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Schiffer threatens to sue
      400 14 Reuter. GERMAN supermodel Claudia Schiffer said yesterday that an acquaintance is trying to sell 10-year-old photographs of her sunbathing topless. And, she said that she may take sue any publication that uses the photos. Schiffer, who has sued magazines in the past for using unauthorised topless
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      Morissette's Pill makes history
      257 14 THE year 1996 in music was dominated by Alanis Morissette (left), whose Jagged Little Pill was the best-selling debut by a female artist in American music history, a music trade group said yesterday. The album, which featured darkly introspective lyrics and an original sound, sold 10
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon All dressed for Xmas
      120 15 THE government building in central Bucharest has been gift-wrapped for Christmas with a giant, 600-me-tre red ribbon tied in a knot. Cartoonist Mihai Stanescu carried out the transformation, saying he wanted to "brighten up the grey building". About 600 m of two-metre-wide ribbon was used for
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      SPOILT STAR
      302 15 ACTOR Jeremy Irons has been criticised for his threat to leave Britain if his controversial film, Lolita, is not released there. Irons, who plays a man infatuated with a 12-year-old girl, attacked those he believes are seeking to censor the £31-million (S$72-million) Hollywood remake of Vladimir Nabokov's story.
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      Chops man's legs
      207 16 Neighbour, angered by motor noise... A MAN, unable to bear the noise from the revving of a motorcycle engine that came from next door, chopped the legs of his neighbour. The victim, a young man in his 20s, had his legs nearly cut off at his thigh,
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      Love me tender
      68 16 I am not a monster of indifference. Like all men who take the front of stage, I need recognition, consideration even affection. France's unpopular Prime Minister Alain Juppe (above) in his book, Between Us. He hopes the book, the first-ever by a serving prime minister, will help
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      Lock icon Hostages feel sorry for rebels
      311 17 Wire services. SOME hostages asked for the Peruvian rebel leader's autograph. Others say they can understand their captors' views. To one Peruvian psychiatrist, some of the hostages now holed up in the Japanese envoy's home in Lima are showing signs of the "Stockholm syndrome", in
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      79 16 i i mm' r if ,efv ce 8 P'ovWed by Nyholt Telecommunications Singapore Pt« Ltd V STRESSED alcoholism chas the answer Come and experience the Anointing of the Holy Spirit by Rev. James Singh on December 26th. Conducted by Assembly of God Evangelist Day Every Thursday night at 7.30pm Venue
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      176 16 L j* «;»^dgf Itls v Hudson iKv Wlndsor 'Winning 1 he news is 1 lie stock some said would no nowhere, went somewhere up Always invest lor the Ion# lerni 1 hat s w hy <■■■ bought a pair ot Dexter I ft jrlj I .jlH i n t i
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      875 18 foaay'stv page,™ fl O SBQBEBi Presumed Innocent Q CHANNEL Q A prosecutor becomes prime luwvi. uj urtrtu ni a_a /ir i/ suspect in the murder of a NOON Chnitmet Movie Speciel MOON City Beat (Lifestyle/r) W colleague with whom he has been Fuzzbucket Mikey s invisible friend 1.00 PM Mid-Day
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  • showtime
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      Lock icon Aaron's a CHANGED man
      257 19 THE lengths Hongkong singers will go to to outdo each other in concerts. From Sammi Cheng to Grasshopper to Andy Lau and even veteran Leslie Cheung, they all boast more than just songs to wow their audience. They also have outrageous and provocative dance moves. Elaborate
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      Quick Change Kwok
      52 19 Changing times: Aaron belts out his songs in the company of a teddy bear (main picture, above), then takes on a romantic guise (left) by wooing his female admirers with roses and then becomes more militant in his Michael Jackson outfit. THE ROMANTIC GUY LOOK THE MICHAEL
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      1063 20 tomorrow'stvpage_. CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 8_ About two Vietnam veterans I 6.00 AM Singapore i Breakfast show) 6.00 AM Dennis the Menace (Cartoon) Riggs (Mel Gibson, right) and 9.00 Cartoon Special I —We Wish You a 6.30 Monsters of the Earth and Sea Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), Merry Christmas (Children) find
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon BAD
      442 21 }They are your contractual "serial" baddies, ever ready to fill the supporting role of a robber, gambler, gangster or rapist whenever there's a need for one. HAZEL TAN plucks up her courage to speak to some of them RICHARD Loh makes his living playing screen baddies. And he has
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      'I'M NOW IMMUNE'
      118 21 ZHONG Shurong's bad to the core. His "bad" record includes raping colleague Aileen Tan in the recent serial. River of Love, playing a robber and a molester. Said Shurong: "Initially, I felt it was very exciting to be the baddie, but after a while, I i was
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      HE'S GOOD AT HEART
      310 22  -  By Hazel Tan ALVIN Giam was looking at the Christmas lights in Orchard Road a few weeks ago with his wife and year-old daughter when he heard a passing remark. "Someone said: 'Even someone so evil like him can have children, ah?' the Channel 8 actor
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      Successful, no doubt
      436 23 NO Doubt, they are surprised by their own success. After getting nowhere for nine years, they are suddenly No 1 in America. "None of us thought this could happen to a dorky band like us," says Gwen Stefani, 26, No Doubt's midriff-baring singer. "We all thought we'd
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      One has IT, one doesn't
      375 24 SOME Hollywood stars have clout. Meryl Streep has it. Diane Keaton isn't sure she even wants it. Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein refused to consider Keaton for the role of Bessie in the movie Marvin's Room. Streep, who'd already been cast as younger sister Lee, flexed
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      176 22 narvitoai V CAFE J SINGAPORE HI [i |IN jj lyV 3 Myl krijl X'mas Eve <fi Dav Clam CK«w<Ur S$6.00+++ Smoked Tom Turkey wiik stuffing. 3»rv»d with masked poiatoes, vegetables atui cranberry mkci. Hon«y Cilazed Ham served witk masked i Imjf <* jnj poiaioM «ni jcrdin SS18.00+++ 1 iVeiv Year's
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      45 23 37jgggp>3 Q? J^<~T) vsktistmas \^^artij Conight "Winter Dreams at Studebaker's" Come visit our Ice Palace for an evening of Ice Capades Sexy Santa Gifts fl Snow Blizzard Winter Dreams Show •j» t ..i,ii i >• •< •<• fcft I N V- 1 k >1 »T 1 > I I
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    Dear Santa, hear my plea
    528 25  -  ET CETERA WITH IRENE NG I DONT know who the 71 young Singaporeans polled by the Education Ministry are. But I would dearly like to shake their hand, ruffle their hair, marry off my children to them. (Uh.jthe last bit might prove a bit tricky,
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      321 25 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson HOMEMADE GIFT A iT SMS >#C 0 CABE ENOUGH IT SMS Tv\\S \S A \T SMS 100 A SAHS WO&TUAN TO IKWESV X(>J&T\WE. **0 A PE2S3KMQFT, J NEED A A STOK-KXIGKr y(, SKILL IN VT. NOT k GE.NEB\C yL AUTWiAHCE //7\? i ONE v |I
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      226 26 I T"" Crack your brain lor a good 'cause'! Be pari of the IQ puzzle-solving team I 1 and aim to be one of the fop 2% with the highest IQ. All puzzles are provided by I Mensa Singapore, the society for that top 2%. If you canl solve the
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      111 26 ra isi I*l KTJ YAKINIKU DAIDOMON Japanese Barbeque Restaurant 'TTie X?ery Special! Do-it-yourself Japanese Table Bar-B-Q. Come! Try for yourself experience the unforgettable taste aroma of Yakiniku in our Special Sauce. iJrBw!WTfK» We are specTalist in YAKINIKU Restaurantf) Yakiniku Set Lunch from $12.50 Other Japanese Set Lunch $9.50 $16.80 Yakiniku
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      41 26 [WWA liT&y* The only English newspaper available on 26 Dec '96 onboard these airlines: Air France CSA Czech Airlines Emirates Eva Airways Corpn. Finnair Kuwait Airways Lauda Air Lufthansa German Airlines Myanmar Airways Int. Royal Brunei Airways Scandinavian Airlines Sempati Air
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      54 26 COMICRELIEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh I /J7oM6IE WLLS.IONOLB. r I lly.oß OUR Q\RTOCNftT ft v> wAy.../N RETURNk* W*>* uooAEMHL y/ pi—-> m 0 iPwtSCWfT^ w P/J, y £S Tian-Pi/Komics Kreations LITTLE BOV, I I LL TAKE THAT. Kopi Thiam/James Suresh Adam Lee i tts?£fraw A MOTE ON TA*f ||R\// J
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      92 27 1800 737 iioo 2001 Food 2001 Food Entertainment Entertainment I TfCatontg Jjago Close \wj T ®oiv f is now at Katong Yishan Eating House I 124«126 East Coast Road I Joo Chiat Road Junction (Next to Katong Mall) 1 TJ.^, ft iinn r n e iir.A e 1 0 Bargains!
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      183 27 2001 Food 2001 Food Entertainment Entertainment O 1 O oi7lr!ffEET!flfW7EEfiTiff!»iET?¥!T3^ Come celebrate this festive season at j[ 4 > Maharani North Indian Restaurant i I J with our Special J| O CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLE-UGHT DINNERI 2 At only $29.50 nett per pereon 0 Open on Chriatmaa Eva A Chriatmaa Day
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      209 28 2001 Food 2001 Food 2001 Food 2001 Food Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment Celebrate this season of peace and goodwill with meal liL prepared in traditional home-styled cooking, jtf JT(r perfect for a gathering of family, friends or business associates wL jL I CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER lif AT 24 December 1996
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      83 28 2642 HotaV Restaurant/ 2642 HotsV RsstauranV Lounge Positions Lounge Positions r H Established KTV Nite Club in Orchard Rd. requires: Salary negotiable with good incentives Interested Please walk-in to: p^^V^WT^Karadl^ounge located in an elegant ft deluxe Boutique hotel Singaporean!/ Malaysian* Good benefits Salary negotiable interested applicants, pis. contact Dorriek or
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      42 28 Japanese restaurant requires 5 PART-TIME ft I >1 FULL-TIME waiters !;j waitresses X wanted in Jurong area j« Good salary Contact *****89/ > *****39 required for a local restaurant. At least 3 yrs. experience Age 25-40 years old. Salary neg Call 9-*****96 I
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      119 31 AFP. OLYMPIC triple gold medal winner Michelle Smith of Ireland made a winning return to the pool in Bordeaux, France, yesterday. She won the women's 50 metres freestyle event on the opening day of the Bordeaux Grand Prix. CONTROVERSIAL Smith, 28, who missed the European short-course
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      212 31 Reuter. IT'S the marathon for Kenya's Paul Tergat. The reigning world cross country champion and Olympic 10,000m silver-medallist announced that 1997 is likely to be his last year as a serious track athlete. "After running everything from 3,000m to 10,000m, the year after next I will
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      355 33 MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson's poor relationship with the media took another bad turn at Old TrafTord on Saturday. Afler seeing his team rip Sunderland to shreds with a five-goal show, Ferguson then sent a terse message up to the waiting media that the
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      195 33 Reuter. BRAZILIAN soccer star Romario was chased off a beach after becoming involved in an argument during a foot-volleyball competition. Romario and his partner began arguing with fans as they were watching another game in the tournament on Sunday. The incident happened in the resort town
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      275 33 16 instead of 18 matches MARINE CASTLE PULLOUT NEWCOMER Landmark Marine Castle's pullout would not disrupt the S-League. So said S-League's technical committee chairman, R Palakrishnan. The tournament,which kicks off on March 15, will go on as scheduled with nine clubs. He said:
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      603 34 Reuter. GOLDEN BALL TOP 10 Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund) 144 points Ronaldo Luis de Lima (Barcelona) 141 Alan Shearer (Newcastle) 109 Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 65 Juergen Klinsmann (Bayern Munich) 60 Davor Suker (Real Madrid) 38 Eric Cantona (Man U) 24 Marcel Desailly (AC Milan) 22 Youri
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      445 35 FRANZ BECKENBAUER TRIBUTE: Reuter. GERMANY has at last found a libero worthy of the pioneer of the role, "Kaiser" Franz Beckenbauer. Matthias Sammer, named the winner of the Golden Boot award yesterday, was one of Germany's best players of Euro '96 held in England. He not only
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      SOME PREVIOUS WINNERS
      88 35 Stanley Matthews 1956 (Blackpool) Bobby Charlton 1966 (Manchester United) George Best 1968 (Manchester United) Gert Mueller 1970 (Bayern Munich) Johan Cryuff 1971 (Ajax Amsterdam), 1973, 1974 (Barcelona) Franz Beckenbauer 1972,1976 (Bayern Munich) Kevin Keegan 1978,1979 (Hamburg) Karlheinz Rummenigge 1980,1981 (Bayern Munich) Paolo Rossi 1982 (Juventus) Michel Platini
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      263 36 NEWCASTLE 1 LIVERPOOL 1 THE TEAMS NEWCASTLE: Pavel Srnicek, Steve Watson, Darren Peacock, Philippe Albert, Robbie Elliott, Keith Gillespie, Robert Lee. Peter Beardsley, David Ginola. Les Ferdinand, Alan Shearer LIVERPOOL: David James. Jason McAteer, Mark Wright, Neil Ruddock, Phil Babb, Stig Bjornebye, Steve McManaman, Michael Thomas,
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      141 36 Liverpool almost went ahead after eleven seconds. Stan Collymore, beating three defenders from the kick-off, worked a quick one-two with Robbie Fowler, who headed over Pavel Srnicek as the Czech 'keeper challenged far out. Darren Peacock raced back towards the Newcastle goal to hook the ball clear
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      379 36  -  By Lan Brown REPORTING FROM ENGLAND HAS Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan privately conceded the title? I've seen him display emotional turmoil after matches, refuse to talk as in defeat at Coventry last week, but never as flat as after this 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
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      121 36 Liverpool defender Mar* Wright It was a magnificent result. We knew it would be hard. They had chances, we had chances, but there was no decisive winner. It's a good feeling being at the top of the table but it counts for nothing unless we can go
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      264 37 I VIDEO EVIDENCE TO BE USED AFP. ARSENAL has made an official protest to the Football Association concerning striker Ian Wright's sending off at Nottingham Forest. The Gunners have claimed it was a "wrongful dismissal". Wright had scored his 21st goal this term
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      236 37 Wire services. Hie Dumrtrescu: The Romanian international is set to join Mexican side America Cuidad after a disappointing spell with West Ham. Dumitrescu, who shone during the 1994 World Cup, joined West Ham in March for £1.5 million ($3.3m). But he played just three times in the closing months
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      96 37 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SOCCER Div One Argentina: Deportivo Espanol 2 Estudiantes 2, Huracan 0 Colon 1, Banfield 0 Lanus 1, Gimnasia Esgrima 6 Huracan de Corrientesna 3, Boca Juniors 0 Gimnasia de Jtguy 1, Union 2 San Lorenzo 0, Independiente 3 River Plate 1. Columbia
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      284 37 Reuter. MIDDLESBROUGH'S Italian import Fabrizio Ravanelli has slammed England's clubs for having inadequate training facilities and sub-standard coaching methods. The former Juventus striker said there was a big difference between Italian and English clubs in terms of their organisation. Ravanelli said: "Here there is a different
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