The New Paper, 18 October 1997

Microfilm: NL21048
Total Pages: 77
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    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1997
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • Article, Illustration
      Can Anwar's bitter pills work?
      306 2 MALAYSIAN Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had a tough job to do yesterday. He had to present a belt-tightening budget that would boost confidence in the battered ringgit, but in a way that would not strangle growth. The 1998 budget, which he described as
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      PROPERTY
      85 2 SINGAPOREANS and other foreigners will now be allowed to buy two condominium apartments worth more than M$250,000 ($120,591) each in Malaysia. Those who want to buy more will have to set-up a company. Previously they could buy only one. Other moves to attract foreign buyers included a reduction in
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      TAMAGOTCH WAR HERO
      340 3  -  Crack the riddles and watch him grow Computer-bom character helps teach history in National Education package for schools Personal stories, news reports make past come alive Riddler, Cyberguides make learning interactive By Yong Shu Hoong WILL this fictitious war hero, Johnny, live to see Singapore in the
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      Headlines, Lifelines
      184 3 THIS National Education package of The Electric New Paper is designed for use in the classroom and library. The launch of this website focuses on the War Years (1940s). There are also three other windows to the past: The Struggle for Independence (1950s), Merger and Separation from Malaysia
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      THE NATIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
      116 3 YOU can experience National Education in a fun way at the Singapore Discovery Centre (SDC). The Electric New Paper and SDC have come up with a special activity sheet to engage students. More than 20,000 students are expected to visit the centre over the next three
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      COMING: PAGE 1 DESIGN COMPETITION
      55 3 HOW would The New Paper have covered the Japanese invasion in 1942, if it had existed then? Design students at Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang School of Fine Arts and LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts and readers can win cash prizes sponsored by POSBank. Watch out for
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      66 2 SORRY LORRY STORY/ Worsened by the Budget Page 30 PSI readings for today: 6 am: 52 7 am: 51 Sane 54 I new INDEX TV: Pages 33 36 Courier Pages 34&35 vvwCIW "I Pages f 37-47 E Treat Your j Loved (hies A Special Touch dedicate song with message via
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      HDB: Few affected
      139 4 HDB TIGHTENS FIVE-YEAR WAIT RULE Shot A STORIESA THE Housing Board yesterday said its new ruling was unlikely to affect the private property market. Its records for the first nine months of this year showed it had approved an average of 18 applications a month for flat
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      CTE traffic watch
      93 4 SIGNBOARDS along the Central Expressway will soon give you more information. Come July, 50 electronic signboards along the CTE and major roads leading to it will give updates on traffic conditions. This information will be gathered by 35 detection and 12 surveillance cameras. Motorists will know what
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      Tell us first
      59 4 Like many HDB flat-owners, lam used to the frequent changes in HDB rules and regulations. What surprised me this time is that HDB did not make any public announcement in the major newspapers... HDB should be more considerate when implementing policies so as to minimise hardship and
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      DOW JONES
      26 4 The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 91.85 points to close at 7,847.03 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 630 million shares.
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Police lose out
        48 4 TAIWAN gangsters and criminals are better armed and equipped than the island's police. Besides deadly firearms, they also wear high-quality bullet-proof vests superior to the ones police are given. This was shown at a recent shoot-out when the police suffered more injuries than the criminals.
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        MAS sues MP
        44 4 MALAYSIA Airlines is suing a minister for defamation. It claims published comments by Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Abdul Kadir Sheik Fadzir about a drop in its service damaged its reputation. The airline is seeking M$80 million (S$40 million) in damages.
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        Corruption rule
        41 4 OVER 200,000 Thai politicians will be required to declare their assets under a new anti-corruption rule introduced recently. The requirement also applies to their spouses and children. Violators would be dismissed from political posts and may face criminal charges.
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        Shell-ter
        48 4 GIANT oil company Shell is to invest £300 million (S$750 million) in solar power and in growing trees to be burnt for electricity-generation. Analysts say the Anglo-Dutch company is not just going "green" for good public relations but recognises that the oil will run out one day.
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        Global board
        51 4 SINGAPORE Airlines is thinking of having foreign directors on its board. That way, says SIA Chairman S Dhanabalan, the airline will have a board which reflects its global nature. This is one way to get advice from all parts of the world to stay ahead of competition, he
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      Lock icon It's not a bird, it's a crane
      30 4 Crash: This crane toppled into a makeshift workers'quarters at a construction site in Geylang yesterday. No one was injured. Picture/ The Straits Times
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      HEADLINERS
      71 4 The Straits Timet: Anwar unveils belt-tightening Budget The Business Times: Anwar's austerity budget fails to impress Uanhe Zaobao: Malaysia unveils belt-tightening Budget Bertta Harlan: Bitter budget' to cure Malaysian economy RCS morning news: The Malaysian PM expresses confidence in his deputy's budget proposals BBC news: United States and Japan
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      30 4 ||9HH Open House All Interested Students Welcome uaVt Admission representatives will be present Vv V ■ffittl Portfolio Review Ta Information about ESL 4fa>> wZSB Jm ,^K gg*s. sS9 WiMIW *3T
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      39 4 WHAT'S HOP j 1 lam very forgetful. T That's good. Now, Not exactly. That's why I bought you must remember I forgot where a little note book to write everything. I kept my notebook everything down J v i
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      162 5 B># m JSr y H *J&m. I 4 p If^ V V; v I 4BL- v't9kT I H*ve we $ot tke f*rtls for yohfl Introducing Junior Fun Cards, the most exciting set of collectibles for the new generation of kids. f»* The first set of cards featured "Sailor Moon" is
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon SECRET SPICE
      474 6  -  WHO were they hiding from? FANS? Only 10 of them MEDIA? But they gave 20 interviews By By Lee Yin Luen and Chan Sect Fun CALL them Bond, Jane Bond. Yes, the Spice Girls have a new name. At least that's what the pop group seems to have
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      HID IN HOTEL
      154 6 FOR two days, the Spice Girls hid at Four Seasons Hotel. And when they were leaving it yesterday, they decided to sneak out through the hotel carpark's rear exit. Was that to escape hordes of screaming fans? But there were no screaming fans. Just Secondary 2 student
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      326 7 I First there wes Info Page. Now, we've totally revamped this value-added service to give you extra information with InfoJftra! The latest-breaking news and more are yours with a single touch, from world events and local traffic conditions, to stock updates and full Singapore Sweep results. It'll even teach you
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    Lock icon WHY HIDE, SPICE GIRLS? SORE OR SHY?
    149 8 Waiting for their idols... SINGAPORETODAY l lfeel very devastated. I don't think they should keep it a secret. They hardly come to South-east Asia. They should show some gratitude to the fans here. 9 Student Lenny Loh, 18 'Iguess it is not so
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Verdict: Totally greased out
      465 12  -  By Fong Foong Mei A QUICK dip in the sea and BAM!— suddenly I'm the Creature from the Black Lagoon. This slick transformation took plate yesterday off Pulau Jong, a tiny island between the Bukom and Sebarok islands. It's just a 20-minute boat ride from the
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      Expensive mistake
      89 12 THE clean-up job for Wednesday's oil spill is massive. But the bill will be even more impressive. According to a Reuters tab could come up to $150 million. Only last month, the Maritime and Port Authority said Singapore had become a party to the revised international convention on
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      115 12 Wanna show the guys at work ail the 1 cool stuff you've been aetting off r JI the. Net... With plug play portability, bringing your stuff into the office is gonna be easier than lugging a briefcase. WTHOKISfO DISTRIBUTORS: {(Mfoflfc Resource* ltd (S) ft* Ltd IOMEGA'S CERT1MD PARINtRS FUNAN ffNTRt
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    Lock icon Yes, Charlie's in love... ... with a S'pore lawyer
    407 14 Yes, Charlie's in love... with a S'pore lawyer SINGAPORETODAY HONGKONG singer-actress Charlie Yeung has finally confessed. She is in love with Singapore lawyer Khoo Shao Tze, 28. They have been seeing each other since last year. Just like the rumours said recently. The Hongkong star was more revealing than her
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      75 14 r O w I Nation I ■■■■I I mixed by DJ Derek D. Yogesh, Prem I Fed the So^S I Party down to v >?" on 8pm 1997 for the Launch Party of the Album "TV v r'V?~'" Brought to you by STH Production Dance Net I Sponsored by Ultrex
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Robbed for the 10 th time
      395 16  -  By Woon Wui Tek THIS man attracts robbers the way a magnet attracts a piece of iron. And yesterday, when robbers loosened three of his teeth, Mr Sim Siang Heng fought back. It wasn't the first time he was being attacked. It wasn't even
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      Other attacks
      159 16 1984: Two men flagged down Mr Sim's taxi at about 3 am, jabbed him in the back with a sharp object and made off with $80. IMS: Four men got in at about 2 am, sniffed glue and demanded money. They got $60. 1988: Two attackers bashed Mr
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      30 17 With every cK Calvin Klein Jeans purchase receive a special offer from Tower Records Tgmiß 18 October -26 October available at cK Calvin Klein Pacific Plaza, Isetan Orchard, Tangs Studio
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    Click! I want this- Click! I want that
    189 18  - Click! I want thisClick! I want that SINGAPORETODAY BY Wong Sher Maine A NEW shopping mall opened yesterday but the buzz is all in cyberspace. At AsiaOne Commerce, you can buy CD-Roms and books from any Internet computer by using your credit card. Users need not worry about security because
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      153 19 S3 3 1 I At I Dare to take the challenge at theTamiya Grand Mini 4WD Race, NTUC Hougang Mall and race to amazing prizes It's the NortJj,-East's biggest Tamiya Grand Mini 4WD year! Sunday is the Tamiya Grand Race (10.30 am 5.30pm). So start your engines and race track.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Learn about the inside from outside
      246 21 QUESTION: What's a prison officer's job? Answer: Not just keep prisoners under lock and key. He also has to help them turn into good citizens, says Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng. The officers not only counsel the prisoners but work with community
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      SHOW INFO
      21 21 WHAT: Prisons' Day '97 WHERE: Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza WHEN: Today and tomorrow, 10 am to 9.30 pm
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      402 21 7<Jee/te*<i £<wxl HIGH TEA Every Saturday, Sunday Public Holiday (3 6 pm) Scvittavean, 'JCMAuxk S6oca Enjoy a delicious Also stand to win spread fabulous Lucky Draw and catch the pnzes sponsored by fromJmttnv Chuna Swlss.ine Sklncare from Jeffrey Chung n nrmo a Raa lt Models parading in a Hormet,. Beauty
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      369 22 r _uf flt3ll>< wf l,^ "iyfr $v A ,v I I 4L 1 1 f By IK* Bti I i .^1 W M |r« nrJ| j I More t/xJn SIOO.OOO worth of And, that's not all. With purchase of any Tong raf' I Every pack of Tong Garden product that
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      CANCER GETS A BAD NAME
      202 23 IF you know a smoker, why not buy him a key chain, mug or fridge magnet that will remind him of the awfulness of cancer? It may be the best present he can get. Such items with anti-cancer messages can be bought at the Cancer
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      THE RUN
      55 23 You can still register for the Terry Fox run (5 km or 8 km) at the Regent Hotel tonight until 8 pm, or tomorrow morning at the NIE Sports Stadium. The Terry Fox run flags off at 7.30 am. The registration fee is $20 and participants get a
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      174 23 r y T J THE NEW PAPER TONQ QARDEN PROMOTION Whafs the best thing to give to someone who has everything? THE NUT THING! M V W i J f". 1 Count on Tong Garden to bring you Best thing is, you could get a bottle worth the delicious goodness
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      132 23 HOT FAVOURITES Besides our famous Fish Rice Set and Seafood Wok Rice, we are now featuring favourites from our Chef's Mother's Specialities. Fish Rice Set $10.00 Seafood Wok Rice $10.00 Braised Chicken J' jf-$ VL Ginger in wL Claypot $10.00 Hainanese Lamb Stew $10.00 Steak $10.00 Braised Oxtail $10.00 Chicken
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      93 24 The Song That Touched Millions ELTON JOHN Something About The Way You Look Tonight Candle In The Wind 1997 U i I Will Benefit Millions Around The World! HMV is proud to announce that all its profits from this single will be donated to Action For Aids in Singapore. All
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      'In, out, in, out. So in in lah. Ha ha'
      351 25  -  By Teo Hwee Nak THIS is the third time he is going to jail. And the umpteenth time he has got into trouble. He has appeared in court on charges ranging from armed robbery to drug trafficking. Muthusamy, 45, never
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      PREVENTIVE DETENTION
      47 25 Preventive detention means seven to 20 years in jail. It is imposed on repeat offenders who are unlikely to change, given their age and history of convictions. There is also no remission, which means they cannot be released early even if their behaviour is good.
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      46 25 Clarke Quay second-hand JLJOOK For oyer 20 stalls of 2nd hand books and magazines, Just come to the Atrium of The Cannery Block every Saturday from 4pm to 9pm. L^j^^ JAY CLARKE QUAY. 3 RIVER VALLEY ROAD. SINGAPORE *****4. TEL: 3373 2 9 2. http://www.cltrktquiy.com.fi SlNGAffilE
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      206 26 FORM RECORDS WELCOME ffTi /> fin > U A; j| r Af 11 r n""\ n n r» I I 'nY I i| 11 n I I n ll® U J| If i|| I I I n n if J Mp j I u tII 1 I M 1 m
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Teen killer was ‘puppet on a string’
      359 27 Source: Reuters. A JAPANESE teenager who killed twice lived in a world inhabited by an evil spirit which controlled him like a puppet, he says. The 15-year-old beheaded a boy and battered a little girl to death. He was sent to a medical
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      Lock icon All clear, lor now
      152 28 US-JAPAN SHIPPING DISPUTE Source: Reuters. JAPAN and the United States, on the brink of a possible trade war, have reached a breakthrough. This came before an order barring Japanese ships from US ports went into effect. Negotiators hope to reach a final accord by the end
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      THE DISPUTE
      82 28 The US has charged that Japanese ports discriminate against foreign ships by charging them more. Trade analysts have said that docking at Japanese ports costs carriers 25 per cent to 100 per cent more than docking in other countries. In Tokyo, Japanese officials had said the dispute could
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      Lock icon She's 17 and a Mensa director
      241 29 Source: New Straits Times, Utusan Malaysia. A TEENAGER has become the youngest director of Britain's super-intelligent group, Mensa. Student Hayley Abdullah (left), a Malaysian citizen with an IQ of 169, will govern British Mensa with seven other directors for the next three years. She
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      WHAT IS MENSA?
      69 29 MENSA was formed in 1946 to promote contact with people of similar intelligence. The society only admits people with intelligence quotients (IQ) of 148 or above. A person's IQ is a mea- sure of his intelligence, as defined by the ability to think quickly. An average person's
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      135 27 HI ARE YOU DOING IT (Quaker Cereal Beverage gives If|l l IDD L CI you that quick-start to your I WM 1% J I morning that fuels you up, gets you going longer through the day! Its natural ingredients of Quaker m ■|k| If mll IU Oats and cereals make
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      S'PORE AND M'SIA MINISTERS DISCUSS THE JAM
      119 30 BUMPER TO BUMLPER The key thing is for both sides to cooperate. If there's a willy I'm sure we can resolve this problem. Personally, I hope that this thing can be resolved soon. It's not in the interest of either country to have
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      Never again
      465 30 will I take family on deliveiy trips WHENEVER he can, Johorean Azrin Sahad takes along his wife and toddler son when he drives his delivery lorry into Singapore. "They always love to see the tall buildings and bright lights in Singapore," he said. But last night, the 25-year-old
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      89 30 As SEA Games '97 approaches the finish line, only just begun! I L JipWß^ SEA Games CLOSING CEREMONY LIVE from Jakarta Tomorrow, 7.30pm International world cup '98 XWAila June 10-July 12 1998 v apons XVI Commonwealth Games '98 AcHM 11-21 Sep 1998 13th Asian Games UVIQiPtMMRU 6-20 Dec 1998 cm
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      Estefan blasted for supporting Cuban artistes
      374 31 ALL singer Gloria Estefan did was write a letter to a newspaper in support of a Miami woman fired from her job for being politically incorrect. But the Cuban-born pop star has now found herself the target of much anger among Cuban exiles living
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      EXILES’ DARLING
      50 31 MS Estefan was the darling of the Cuban community in Miami. Her family fled the Castro regime when she was just two years old. Today, her music has turned her into a world superstar. And thousands of Cuban exiles celebrate her success as though it were their own.
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      SOS! We want to go home
      365 32 NORTH KOREAN SEAMEN STRANDED ON BEACH A GROUP of North Korean seamen stranded in Japan are dying to go home. But nobody seems willing to help. The 24 crew were shipping stone and straw when a typhoon blew their vessel onto a beach in
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      STORM AMID CALM IN TIES
      123 32 THE shipwreck occurred at a time when the two unfriendly neighbours seemed eager to repair their ties. Japan has just announced a new move to send a big package of emergency food for communist North Korea, which is grappling with a serious food shortage. In
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      757 68 BRIAN MILLER MEETS SOUTH-EAST ASIA'S FASTEST WOMAN Running is fine. But when it is done at the expense of my family, then that's another matter. Already I'm missing my son terribly. GShanti SHANTI Govindasamy isn't your Lydia de Vega, Marina Chin or, for that matter, Heather
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      Heck no, I won't go
      803 69 Gold's lost. And today, the weary Lions fight Vietnam for the SEA games bronze. But national coach Barry Whitbreadsays he won't quit despite the disappointment of losing Thursday's semi-final against Indonesia. He tells ERNEST LUIS why... ON TV P Indonesia v Thailand: 7.30pm (live), Premiere
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      'Takes time to grow'
      743 70  -  REPORTS ERNEST LUIS BRINGING up young talent. That's what Barry Whitbread sees as his main contribution to the national team. "I'm pleased to have brought in new, young talent into the team. We're talking about players like LatifT Khamaruddin and Indra Sahdan Daud. I've taught them
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      139 70 Bernama. MALAYSIAN officials at the SEA Games in Jakarta were reported to have received news of the presence of soccer bookies. This raised speculation the bookies could have been involved in Malaysia's shocking 1-0 defeat to Laos on Tuesday. Malaysian chef-de-mission Datuk Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayub
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      402 71 HOW MALAYSIA'S PRESS AND FANS REACT TO POOR SHOWING BY THE TIGERS Shock waves hit Malaysian soccer after the Tigers got the SEA Games boot. Failure to make it to the semi-finals, for the fourth consecutive Games, was hailed as a major sporting disaster. The newspapers called for heads
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      ABOUT MALAYSIAN SOCCER
      271 71 THE THREE MORNING NEWSPAPERS ARE AMONG THE TOP ENGLISH PUBLICATIONS IN MALAYSIA MALAYSIA won the soccer gold in the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games in 1989. It was a memorable moment for Malaysian soccer as it went semi-professional that year. Millions of ringgit were pumped towards boosting soccer
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      252 71 COACH THROWS IN THE TOWEL ENOUGH is enough. Malaysia coach Wan Jamak Wan Hassan has decided to throw in the towel. "I take the blame for the bad results in Jakarta. I admit it was the worst tournament for Malaysia since I took charge,"
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      WHAT THE MALAYSIAN FANS SAY
      137 71 Mohd Fadzil off Petaling Jaya: Sack the whole lot of them the players, coach and team manager. They're an insult to Malaysia. The Jakarta Games players have no pride in representing Malaysia, unlike the team which qualified for the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. T Radha
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      THE STAR'S PREDICTION
      75 71 The Malaysian newspaper on what will happen at the '99 Brunei SEA Games: Our crystal ball shows Malaysia will play in the same group as Brunei and Cambodia —two teams who've not beaten it in SEA Games history. History will thus be made. It could even have
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      Calm seas as sailors strike gold
      331 72 EIESHSSZB YESTERDAY'S ACTION VETERAN Siew Shaw Her was at the forefront again as Singapore's sailors emerged the best in the region. At the end of the five-day yachting competition yesterday, they finished with four golds, four silvers and two bronzes to top the sailing
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      SINGAPORE AT THE GAMES YESTERDAY
      97 72 GOLD Roger Koa (water-skiing, tricks) 11 Roger Koa (water skiing, 4 slalom) James Wong (athletics, discus) KhorTeck Lin/Colin Ng (yachting. International 420) SILVER May Lwin (water-skiing, tricks) Toong Hui Lynn (rowing, single 0 sculls) Tan Wearn Haw/Charles Urn (yachting, Rreball) Koh Seng Leong (yachting. Optimist
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      WHAT'S ON TODAY'S ACTION
      297 72 CALL 1900-*****12 SOCCER: Can the Lions pick themselves up and win the bronze medal against Vietnam today? Call after 6pm for the half-time score; full-time result after 7pm. It's defending champion Thailand versus host Indonesia for the gold. For the half-time score, call after 8.30pm; full-time
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      107 72 A, s I Total MDONESU 134 71 70 275 iwuum *5 71 53 189 SEA GAMES jtitiu ittr MALAYSIA [37 49 IS* 142 I PMIUPMMIS 33 40 73 144 mJ VIETNAM 24 38 36 98 SINGAPORE 23 14 59 96 U MYANMAR 6 21 35 62 BRUNEI 0 2 2
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      33 72 jlif On Premier 12 ft llaac Gymnastics Rhythmic Competition Finals (live) 4pac Athletics 7pac Daily evening summary 7J0: Soccer —Indonesia v Thailand (live) UOt Soccer Singapore v Vietnam 1L30: Daily night summary "ThMIMMaCtttClMM0l
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      270 74 OUR PREDICTION 1st guess;* 5 goals 2nd guess: 9 goals HOW TO PLAY: We'll feature three matches each week. Just call 1900-*****13 before 8pm today and key in the total number of goals that you think would be scored in these three matches. (For example: If you think
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      239 74 EURO KICKOFF: H Reuters. INTER-MILAN travels to Naples today in search of revenge over the team which denied it a place in last season's Italian Cup final. Last Feb 26 started out dismally for Inter, with coach Roy Hodgson announcing that he was quitting and going
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      99 74 Wire services. Results of yesterday's sports: SOCCER Div One Belgium: Standard 0 Club Bruge 3. France: Toulouse 0 Paris St Germain 2, Auxerre 2 Bastia 0, Lens 1 Monaco 0, Nantes 2 Olym pique Lyon 2, Le Havre 1 Rennes 1, Montpellier 1 Chateauroux 0, Strasbourg 2 Cannes 0.
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      WHO PLAYS WHO
      94 74 ITALY TODAY: Lazio v Atalanta Napoli v Inter-Milan UdinesevEmpoli TOMORROW: Bari vJuventus Brescia v Vicenza Fiorentina v Roma AC Milan v Lecce 0 Sempdoria v Piacenza Parma v Bologna CtRMANY TODAY: U Karlsruihe v Bayern Munich- $tuttgart v Hertha Berlin Duisburgvßorussia Dortmund Leverkusen v Kaiserslautern Munich 1860
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      157 74 Wire services. DARREN ANDERTON: Spurs' injury-plagued midfielder has completed the latest step on his comeback. But Anderton has ruled himself out of a quick return to the Tottenham first team." He played 45 minutes for the reserves against Norwich this week and suffered no reaction to the hamstring
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      PICK YOUR MATCH OF THE WEEK...
      122 74 It's easy. Just call 1900-*****01 before midnight on Monday and indicate the match you think we should feature (see list below). Matches include only those played at the weekend. The match with the highest vote will make it to our Match of the Week
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      'Sexiest', and she's Redknapp's
      353 75  -  LAN BROWN'S PREDICTIONS ASTON VILLA v WIMBLEDON Home win 2-1 BLACKBURN v SOUTHAMPTON Home win 3-1 CHELSEA v LEICESTER 1-1 PALACEv ARSENAL Away win 0-2 DERBYv MAN U 2-2 LEEDS v NEWCASTLE 00 WEST HAM v BOLTON Home win 2-1 TOMORROW TOTTENHAM vSHEFF WED Home win
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      YOU VOTED FOR: EVERTON v LIVERPOOL THIS WEEK
      154 76 TODAY: Aston Villa v Wimbledon Blackburn v Southampton Chelsea v Leicester Crystal Palace v Arsenal Derby v Manchester United Everton v Liverpool Leeds v Newcastle West Ham v Bolton TOMORROW: Tottenham v Sheff Wednesday MOMMY: Bamsley v Coventry TOOAY: Bury v Birmingham
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      MATCH OF THE DAY: EVERTON v LIVERPOOL
      772 76  -  REPORTS: IAN BROWN 1: Neville Southal I 2: Earl Barrett 3: Andy Hinchcliffe 4: Danny Williamson 5: Dave Watson 6: Terry Phelan 7: Graham Stuart 8:NickBarmby 9: Duncan Ferguson 10: Gary Speed 12: Craig Short 13: Paul Gerrard 14: Tony Grant 15: Claus
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