The New Paper, 11 February 1997

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    12 1 the new paper TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1997 MfTA (P) 061/4/96 60 CENTS
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      46 1 TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 11,1997 MUA(P)061/4/96 60CENTS J —TTT^ /Page 27 supposed to wed «|L II IIIIIII wedding- f intercom. <Huf_ S'pore couple DROWN in Perak. Daughter, 15, recalls KILLER-WAVE tragedy Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings tlttn ffwaillf ill>l mill ijftlin ea» BaHaaaiiii. r ;..!J_.5rc.. ._nr t
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 'Stronger than it has been in decades'
      369 2 I US ECONOMY Wire services. US President Bill Clinton's economic advisers had good news for him yesterday. They predicted that the US economy would continue to do well in the next two years, with a projected growth of 2 per cent. There will
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      Lock icon Gandhi? Not quite...
      60 2 Win a Bag of Luv for someone special How? Turn to Page 11 for details The shadow looks like a frail man, his legs bare, hunched over a walking stick. But, in reality, it's just a skier making his way through the portals of the Olympic Stadium
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      Lock icon High-security love
      414 3  -  By! Sharmila Chandra REPORTING FROM NEW DELHI HIS choice of a matrimonial home wasn't good enough, so Indian security forces have gone scouting for one. And Mr Robert Wadhera would have to lump it, as the Indian government is mandated to provide security for his bride, Priyanka Gandhi.
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      POLITICS TAKES A BACK SEAT
      167 3 SHE has been tipped to carry forward her family's legacy of political power. Priyaka Gandhi's father Rajiv, her grandmother, Indira Gandhi, and her great-grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, have all been prime ministers of India. For the moment, ambition is taking a back-seat to love. Miss Gandhi
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      312 2 SALON Hair& Beauty A few strokes of the brush puts more life into tangled, flat or limp hair, just as massaging the feet does wonders for a tired body. Before going to bed, take just five minutes to brush your hair, and feel the difference. For people with long and
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      20 2 at Call us. Hotline PHB* 1 "*****55 Leisure Showtime: Pages 33, 35, 36,38 TV: Page 39 Comics: Pages 40 41
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Looking up ahead
      258 4 HOT STORIES Senior Minister Kuan Yew is upbeat on the world and Asia in the coming year. Some points from last night's Lunar New Year and Hari Raya dinner speech at the Tanjong Pagar Community Club: ITS economy will improve as the US economy is now on
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      Car-sharing: Income may import cars
      113 4 INSURERS NTUC Income may parallelimport cars for Singapore's first car-sharing cooperative. And later, you may be able to buy certain makes of cars at a lower price by going to Income instead of the authorised agents. Its chief executive officer, Mr Tan Kin Lian, said:
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Tinier phones
        66 4 MAKERS of mobile phones will soon launch newer, smaller, snazzier models. The super-small phones fit in the palm of the hand and are so popular that there are waiting lists. This year sales are expected to rise 50 per cent. They are battling for market share when sales
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        Alliance wins
        67 4 A SIKH-HINDU alliance yesterday won the first free elections in the Indian state of Punjab. The result proved to be a humiliation for the ruling Congress (I) party and its hopes of a renewed mandate. The Akali Dal and its ally, the rightwing Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),
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        Big turnaround
        61 4 PRESIDENT Bill Clinton's former Whitewater business partner has changed his story in a bid to avoid prison. He told lawyers that Mr Clinton was present at a 1986 meeting in which an illegal loan was discussed, according to a report in the New Yorker magazine. McDougal has repeatedly
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        Islands plan
        62 4 ISRAEL plans to house its growing population on 40 man-made islands. Each will accommodate more than 20,000 people who will live in luxurious flats in skyscrapers near the beach, according to the Internet edition of The Sunday Times of London. The islands, linked to the mainland by causeways
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      STI INDEX
      22 4 The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 0.24 points to 2203.15 points at 9.15 this morning from Thursday's close of 2203.39.
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      BT-SRI INDEX
      23 4 The Business Times Singapore Regional Index rose 2.39 points to 1109.42 points at 9.15 this morning from Thursday's close of 1107.03.
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      DOW JONES
      26 4 The Dow Jones industrial average was down 49.25 points at 6.806.55 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 471 million shares
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      HEADLINERS
      80 4 The Straits Times: SM: Outlook for '97 more promising than last year The Business Times: Off-prime retail rent in Orchard Rd may ease 10-15% Lianhe Zaobao: SM Lee optimistic about Sino-US ties, feels region's outlook more promising this year Berita Harian: MUIS gives more halal certificates RCS morning news:
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      160 4 To«*W HMrtto IW7H44S run* H*** 1900 *****07 Matte's o(th«> heart St** 1900 *****03 Youftwum Dear Hp Wiiey 18M SI4M3 I WW VI PSLE Test Pnsaie 1900 *****01 jfUS 1900 *****14 m I* S > Xr'S'. S S'C. S'S Z t~ *\Jedt*tuu& Stt D(mm€% J4 !7«£>r-u ary J 997 Celebrate Valentine's
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      36 4 WHAT'S HUP Nice to have met you, Mr Kong. So where do you 'Hawker ,-r- —rr i k Someday, we must go drinking. usually drink? Rock Jl ry; I 1 tf—' Cafe ililTTf jo lS Greahdea
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Oz-style Hari Raya
      608 5 Small pockets of migrant Malay Muslims scattered across the vast continent of Australia celebrate Hari Raya. RACHEL TAN meets the Mattar family in Perth while JESSICA LEOW breaks fast with Malay Muslims in Sydney THE kids cried on Hari Raya when the Mattars first moved to Perth.
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      G'day to great Malay feasting
      399 6 DISTINCT Aussie voices could be heard from outside the three-room flat in the Sydney suburb. But open the door and you enter a typical Malay home. Countless children running around, women in baju kurong, men with songkoks on. On the dining table, a spread of
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      Growing up Malay
      281 6 YASMINE Othman, 14, sports a golden tan and speaks English with a heavy Australian accent. Ask her what she is and the answer would be, without a moment's hesitation: "I'm Malay." Yasmine is the daughter of Singaporean Mr Othman Rahman, 40, a merchant seaman and Australian Virginia
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      84 7 ij^Rr £s* Here are two of the hottest Valentine's Day Cards available. Featuring Bugs Bunny and his love Lola, as they appeared in the hit movie Space Jam. Get one when you buy rolls Better buy 4 rolls and both Farecards plus a specially designed folder, too. But hurry, these
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Sentosa revisited
      336 8  -  BY Crispina Robert TO the many who have stayed in this Sentosa chalet during holidays and weekends, it's another place to get away from the city. But for British tourist Helen Hall, 63, this black-and-white Sentosa Holiday Chalet holds a flood of memories. It was her home from
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      HAPPY DAYS
      118 8 MRS Helen Hall has penned her memoirs and plans to publish them. Recalling the turbulent '30s, Mrs Hall said it was a happy time of playing and swimming in the sea off Pulau Blakang Mati, Sentosa's old name. She, her brother who was three years younger, and her
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      146 8 Friday 14thand mj Saturday 15th (jgjjiHßiß® S FphrUATU IQQ7 Exhibitions Ytahun Avenue 9,Singapore *****2 Information on courses in Technology. Getting There: Design. Business Management and Health Sciences. Bus No. 811 from Berth 7 ofYishun Bus Interchange. Talks and Career Counselling Free shuttle bus service from Yishun "Jq TJm On courses
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      572 9 USE IDD AND YOU COULD WORLD j Hello! \A l m NTER THE IDD YAKKETY YAK GETAWAY X&BxjghM CONTEST. EVERY 5-IWIN CALL GIVES YOU 2 GREAT CHANCES TO WIN SUPER PRIZES. With our low IDD rates and the Draw on 17 Mar '97. All in, we're giving yak away to
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      65 10 END OF SEASON SALE up to 50% off I t" >**■■■ Raffles City Marina Square World Trade Centte Wisma Atria Parco Bugis Junction Centrepoint Jurong Point Suntec City Mall Tampines Mall Ang Mo Kio People's Park Complex Bedok Central Lot 1 Shopper's Mall The Heeren Shops Anchorpoint (Opening Soon) For
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      Win flowers for her
      113 11 CALL and win a Bag of Luv for someone special. Call Romance Line and answer two simple questions about love. Ten callers with the most correct number of answers will each win a bouquet of flowers worth $100, courtesy of Noel Gifts International. Remember, you have
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      ‘Cancer took my voice’
      451 12 A throat cancer victim from India appears on television to warn us of the stark realities of smoking. But the grim picture he presents is not too far from the truth. ALETHEA UM speaks to a Singaporean who lost his voice RETIREE Pang Peng Hee was
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      FAST FACTS
      37 12 In 1988-92, 284 men suffered from throat cancer compared to 43 women. More men suffered from throat cancer because there are more male smokers. The risk of throat cancer increases 16 times if you smoke.
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      A LENGTHY PROCESS
      75 12 FOUR in 10 patients can achieve oesophageal speech, said Dr Christopher Goh, senior registrar of the Singapore General Hospital's otolaryngology department which specialises in ear, nose and throat surgery. Said Dr Goh: "But it takes a lot of patience, practice and effort. It is a long process.
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      163 12 i mi i mvmmmmm ihbmm Romance your Sweetheart with a 1 buffet spread which includes )l^BLr^lß?Hi ROCK OYSTERS CRAYFISH ON cg Tt^ o co*^ STYLE, FLAMBE PEPPER STEAK, CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOM WPv SAUCE and ROAST LEG jm of ham. 7" Sing her a love ballad over the mike with our
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      102 13 v WpiW. ;?tr"<w v 1 .4 J ,r' "'7• "'1 'V '...J I M'•Mtf'ty This Valentine's, GIVE YOUR LOVE THE SUN AND THE M00N... The Sun Moon jewelry were inspired by a detail from a 14th Century stained glass window in Austria. Available in earrings for her and cufflinks for
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      No hongbao for Fann
      259 15 THERE was no hongbao for Fann Wong from TCS this Chinese New Year. This is because of Fann's recent dual contract controversy, reported Lianhe Wanbao. Fann's hongbao would have been a big one, possibly containing a four-figure Amount. Lianhe Wanbao also reported that Fann's 13thmonth bonus
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      Home theatre, any time
      454 16  -  By l Woon Wui Tek IF Mr Orson Lim wants to catch a movie on television at precisely 2.23 am, he can. Thanks to a new service called Video on Demand, Mr Lim, 46, can watch movies at any time he chooses. The Lim household in
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      186 15 a many splendoured thing 14 February 1997 Soft tunes from our stroller band will Jmi.jk indeed present the ideal backdrop W*' X for an intimate, cosy Valentine's Day M■s,jjtT 'J And if Cupid had his way, he'll uk probably spend St Valentine's Day the White Rose Cafe on a glass
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      233 16 §WENSEN*S ourselves Obr /Booina Cjach Other. Celebrate With Your Sweetheart This Valentine's With Swensen's Special Menu OwThc 13th (night) 14th of February: Creamy Baby Clam Soup w J Seafood Salad Fillet of Dory with Savoury Sauce j >' °R J Twin Tenderloin Steak Diana with Red Wine Spuce Served with
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Flasher shocks woman on bus
      310 18  -  After unbuckling belt, he takes off pants Moments later, he's naked waist down By Chan Seet Fun AT first, he looked just another passenger, sleeping innocently behind her on a double-decker bus. But two "clicks" were to change all that as a female clerk's routine
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      PENALTY
      37 18 Those found guilty of intending to insult the modesty of a woman, by uttering any word, making any sound or gesture, or exhibiting any object, can be jailed up to a year or fined or both.
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      250 18 4 5 bourse (<janc(fe dinner TO a iHMtaiOaliiffMlarky lawfChutolii M H OvVakfChlf TheiMaiu Kitchtn (?j rjfufiet I. t9e/t(/cr 3fene ,l) (Sauteed scallops uitb butter and shallots Flamed uitb (Centre cut tenderloin broiled to perfection Topped uitb artichoke l/. Xr cognac and Riesling white uine in creamy spinach sauce Oven baked
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      158 19 iriSMm IPIBIESKMITS sy- .jpgp- SHK^ w ;M InLLJear Matinique proudly presents AC^i uufeW^oWlK" 5 To Rock Catch their Greatest Hits LIUE and »Sl6oVffTlcfcEt Privifcre preuieui their soon to be released album! Date: Thursdag 27 March '97 P" 11 Time: 8.30pm free official concert T-shirt courtesy of In Wear Matinique. H?S?f
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      448 20 The Perfect Gift For Your love Ones I This Valentine's Day! real-time > touch of magic, a sprinkle of romance and Valentine comes alive! This Valentine's Day, it's about time you show your sweetheart your eternal love. Stock fit W f lake a smart step (as action speaks louder than
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Zaini calls 12 lawyers, one turns up
      459 21  -  By Edwin Yeo FORMER Singapore Airlines steward Zaini Jeloni made contact with about 12 lawyers before he finally found the right one. None of the lawyers he contacted showed as much concern about his case as his eventual choice, Mr Todd Melnik, 34.
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      TV lawyer who will fight any case
      262 21 MR Todd Melnik is somewhat of a celebrity lawyer in the United States. That's because he was a commentator for the American TV network ABC during the O J Simpson trial. He explained the day's proceedings to the viewers. CNN also asked him
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      No to Paris
      222 22 Actor Hossan Leong picked it. Footballer Steven Tan picked it. Now, badminton playerZarinah Abdullah. So, why doesn't Paris, city of romance, appeal to sultry actress Jamie Lee? YVONNE LlMfinds out NOT for her the ooh-la-la love magic of Paris. You could even say, Europe in general is
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      PARIS FOR ZARINAH
      113 22 BADMINTON star Zarinah Abdullah, 26, loves Paris for Paris helped bring her love. During a tournament there, Mr Dirk Emil Sass arrived one evening. Zarinah was due home the next morning. They were "good friends" then, having met in Germany. She said: "We went out from 7
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      24 21 f M r m :> Cols are charged at 55 cents per minute. For 16 years A above only V J ,afvtee by NyhoH Pte
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      161 22 i--.--...................................... WELL FLY YOU TO YOUR unaamc Geramy I i Where in the world is your idea of a romantic getaway? Circle 1 i your choice from the list of destinations below and you and 1 your Valentine could be on your way there yourselves! Bali Casablanca Hawaii London New
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      88 24 T &ntry Goupon il The weight of the heart-shaped 22K gold pendant is: gm. J H Name j H Address J H 11 IC No Age Occupation H 11 Tel (H) (O) 1 1 11 Closing Date: 13 February 1997 at 300 pm 11 Hi Draw: 13 February 1997 at
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Once they were warriors
      293 25 Up to 1,000 Uighur Muslim separatists rampaged through Yining, in Xinjiang province, smashing cars, burning shops and beating up Han Chinese in protest at Beijing rule last week. The riot has left 30 people dead. Yining is now under a dusk-to-dawn curfew. This is not the
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      ‘Marry me, for say, ten years?’
      219 26 STATE how many years you want to be married for, write your own vows and get your best buddy to conduct the ceremony. That is the advice radical think-tank Demos is offering to help stem the tide of failed marriages, reports London's The Times
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      Lock icon No wedding today. I'm in bed
      332 27 OASIS LEAD SINGER SHOUTS AT REPORTERS THROUGH INTERCOM: Source: Wire services. THE fans waited for four hours in freezing rain yesterday. So did the press. They were camped outside the London home of Liam Gallagher, the lead singer of British rock band Oasis. The
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      FACTS
      61 27 GALLAGHER and Kensit met in 1995 at a time when Oasis was emerging as Britain's most popular band since the Beatles. They were engaged last year. They met when she was still married to her second husband. Jim Kerr, singer of rock band Simple Minds. They have a four-year-old
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      Shoe firm says film out of step
      135 27 SHOEMAKER Reebok is suing the makers of Tom Cruise's latest blockbuster movie Jerry Maguire. Fans love the film to the US box office tune of over US$100 million ($140 million). Reebok is unhappy about its happy ending and wants US$120 million in damages,
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      Tug-of-war for children
      1107 28 1992: A Malaysian architect-prince makes headlines when he kidnaps his two children from his ex-wife in Australia. 1995: His ex-wife's book on the incident is published. 1997: His book on the incident hits the stands. Both books tell of a cross-cultural marriage gone wrong. JILL L1M reports
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      CHILDREN WOW LIVE WITH THE FATHER IN MALAYSIA
      108 28 IDDIN and Shahirah, now 13 and 11, are living with their father in Kuala Terengganu and have become Muslims again. In 1993, the Malaysian government issued a warrant of arrest for Jacqueline Gillespie for not obeying a Syariah Court According to an
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      BRYAN WICKHAM: 18 MONTHS IN JAIL
      149 28 BRYAN Walter Wickham was jailed for his part in the kidnapping. The Australian oil driller was caught in Florida in 1993. He pleaded guilty to the abduction of the two children and was sentenced to 18 months'jail on May 5,1993. He was released nine
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lunar New Year trip turns tragic
      105 29 Killer waves caused a boating tragedy off the Perak coast on Sunday. A Singaporean couple drowned while their two children survive. CRISPIN A ROBERT speaks to the daughter When we were coming back, a big wave suddenly hit the boats. All of us fell
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      Mum couldn't swim, so dad dived in to save her
      472 29 HE was looking desperately for his wife, shouting and screaming at his two children. Then he dived into the sea and never surfaced again. A Lunar New Year boating trip in Perak had turned into a tragedy for the Wong
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      ANOTHER COUPLE SURVIVE
      110 29 ANOTHER Singaporean couple survived the killer waves. Madam Tan Hooi Cheng, 24, was admitted to nearby Taiping Hospital for having drunk too much sea water. She told reporters that she managed to climb onto an overturned boat. Her husband, Mr Chan Kuan Tee, 31, flung a life
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      207 29 HANDBOOK FOR STOCK INVESTORS By Goh Kheng Chuan Price: Ssl2.ft This book aims to provide novice and seasoned investors with the essential Knowledge and techniques to make better decisions in stock investment. Main Contents. (1). How To Invest In Shares (2). Timing And Your Investment (3). Picking The Right Stocks
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      Lock icon Jmust pay $36m
      310 30 On top of 12 m ruling last week Sixteen months ago, Simpson, 49, was acquitted of the murders in the sensational criminal trial. The acquittal ensured that he would not have to go to prison. But that verdict did not legally stop the families of the victims
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      NOT THE END YET
      163 30 OJ Simpson can appeal against the punitive damages. Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki put a 10-day stay on the award during which he can reduce the amount and the defence can challenge the award. After that, the plaintiffs can begin seizing Simpson's assets in theory. Simpson's lawyers have
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      Lock icon Where's our $1.5 billion?
      399 31 MONEY CRISIS IN ALBANIA-EUROPE'S POOREST COUNTRY MRS Shpresa Rinxhi makes US$2 (about Ss3) a day selling fruits and vegetables. Her husband earns USS6O a month, working in a cement factory. The couple live in faraway Albania. But they both have a dream that many Singaporeans can
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      81 31 Reuter. GUILTY of just one charge. That's how former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, 31, pleaded yesterday in a deal to wind up her retrial quickly. The woman who supplied prostitutes to the rich and famous admitted to trying to procure women for prostitution. All other similar
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      342 34 ROLE THAT HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN STREEP'S HEART AS an actress, Meryl Streep has had many women inhabit her. But one of them will always have an extra special place in her heart. "I really love Helen, the character in Ironweed," she told USA Today
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      88 35 THE Blur-Oasis rivalry was manufactured by the bands' record labels. But it soon became personal. When Noel Gallagher of Oasis was asked his views on Blur, his answer, now infamous, was that he "hoped they caught Aids". Blur brought forward the release date of their single Country House
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      296 37 MNASIR is taking his gig to Britain. The Singapore-born singer-composer-actor-film director will perform acoustic shows at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester on April 2 and 4. Nasir will be backed by a five-piece band comprising top Malaysian musicians who have worked with him in
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      72 37 M NASIR'S concert follows fellow Malaysian singer Sheila Majid's performance to a young, mainly Malaysian sell-out crowd at the Royal Theatre in London in March last year. All 1,000 tickets to the singer's charity show were sold out. She also appeared at Tower Records in Picadilly Circus to
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    539 39  -  ET CETERA WITH ROSNAH AHMAD THE young man at a roadside stall in Kuala Lumpur probably felt sorry for me. "Don't worry about the price tag, kak (sister). That is meant only for rich tourists. Ordinary people like you, we can bargain," he said as I examined one
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      347 49 TOP MALAYSIAN SHUTTLEWS PROPPED: Malaysian professional badminton club Nusa Mahsuri was established in 1995. It has Olympic bronze-medallist Rashid Sidek, ~>ang Chen and toslin Hashim in ts stable. The club eportedly spent in average of M 5100.000 $56,000) on »ach player in its stable last year. But it
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      57 49 EWE Hock and Hock Kin have the talent. But they lacked the will to succeed as they were not working hard enough to improve their performance or to maintain their high standard. "It's easy to become a champion but not easy to maintain it. They were not ready
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      637 50 It will be a sad chapter in local sporting history when the sport that gave Singapore its only Olympic medal will,for the second successive season, not have a single lifter for the coming South-east Asia Games in Jakarta. CALVIN LOW looks at what has gone wrong for
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      97 50 THE Singapore Sports Council says it has been supportive of weightlifling in providing subsidies for athletes, coaches, equipment purchases and overseas training stints. "Between 1992 and 1993, SAWLF received about $82,000 in subsidies from the SSC," said Robert Tan, director of SSC's Spex 2000 programme.
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      207 51 Reuter. BRAZILIAN players do not hesitate to blame male referees for their own shortcomings. And Palmeiras did the same to Canadian Sonia Denoncourt after failing to beat their unrated, r newly-promoted opponents. The defending champion was seething at the female referee who disallowed a goal and
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      467 52 COLOURFUL WORLD OF SPORTS Wire services. BARCELONA'S embattled coach, Bobby Robson, has been offered money by some of the club's fanatical supporters to leave the job. Robson's side lost 2-0 in the Barcelona derby with Espanyol on Sunday and fell eight points behind leader Real
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      283 52 AFP. STRUGGLING English First Division soccer side Southend suspended its manager Ronnie Whelan. This came after the former Republic of Ireland star was red-carded at Southend's league match with Manchester City on Saturday. But Theo Foley, Whelan's assistant, was dismissed for his part in the
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      185 52 Reuter. LONDON club Millwall sacked its manager Jimmy Nicholl and chief executive Graham Hortop yesterday. It also transfer-listed 12 players in a drastic £1.5 million ($3.3m) cost-cutting exercise. All remaining staff and players were also asked to take a 10 per cent cut in
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      316 52 BJARNIGUDJONSSON: Newcastle United is back on the trail of Iceland's whizz-kid. The 17-year-old striker, who plays for Akranes, had a trial witlj United in Kevin Keegan's days. Now he has returned so that new boss Kenny Dalglish can have a look at him, reports the
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      347 53 ENGLAND v ITALY WORLD CUP GROUP TWO QUALIFIER, WEMBLEY STADIUM LIVE ON PREMIERE 12, THURSDAY, 4am THE ENGLAND CAMP INFOUNE England meets Italy in a crucial World Cup qualifying soccer match. Call 1900-*****12 after 6.30 am on Thursday for the result. Calls cost
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      204 53 VIP AFP. ITALY is likely to assign Juventus hardman Ciro Ferrara to mark Alan Shearer. The Italians have made it clear they are more than aware of the danger the England skipper will pose. But the man set to mark him, promised he would not be worried.
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      274 53 KEY man Alan Shearer (England) Wire services. ITALY believes curbing the menace of Alan Shearer will virtually kick England's World Cup hopes into touch, reports Carling Internet. But the England skipper says he has no fear of damaging his clean-cut hero image if it will help England get
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