The New Paper, 25 October 1997

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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Recession ahead?
      327 2 Tighten your belts, urges Malaysians THE bad times that Malaysia is now facing may develop into a recession, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad. "With discipline, we can (overcome the crisis). If we let them (Malaysians) do what they like, there will be a recession," he
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      Do come, PM Goh
      131 2 CAUSEWAY Jams. Malayan Railway land in Singapore. These are some of the issues Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to look into and try to resolve. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday met his Malaysian counterpart Dr Mahathir for the first time since ties between the two
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      Lock icon Would you rather be stuck here ... ... or sail through this?
      210 3 Would you rather be stuck here or sail through this? AH, the weekend. Across the Causeway as usual? Hold it. Do you really want to go through five-hour jams to save a few dollars? The time could have been better spent at home with your family, instead of growling at
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      77 2 KJeekentl Jlooxt HIGH TEA Every Saturday, Sunday Public Holiday (3 6 pm) Scuimcvea/i Enjoy a delicious Also to High -Tea spread fabulous Lucky Draw the prizes by Models parading in jProducts^ resort wear by iMgllJ |if i? The Lingerie Shops *j 50 .a**" wMpl hormeta t y 'T For Reservations:
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      36 2 Leisure index TV: Pages 45 46 Comics: Pages 50 51 Weekender Pages 29-47 PSI readings for today: 6 am: 96 7 am: 95 8 am: 102 You feel someone deserves highlighting f Call us. Hotline 1'******55
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      45 2 Will Fandi add to the Brawn Drain? t Fandi Ahmad is thinking of leaving. Top athletes Junie Sng and Chee Swee Lee already have and Ang Peng Siong once considered it. j They give their thoughts on fame, fear and greener pastures in I) 29
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      The sliding $ and its effects
      268 4 The sliding and its effects HOT STORIES will allow the Singapore dollar to fall &?hQther Asian currencies decline to economic competitiveness. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said: "We have allowed it to go down. We want it to be at a competitive level." He said this after speaking to a
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      HDB flats to stay within reach
      170 4 DESPITE chalking up a deficit of more than $1 billion last year, the Housing Board has pledged to keep flats affordable so long as the government generates healthy Budget surpluses. HDB's chief executive officer Tan Guong Ching said the board would cap flat prices.
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      DOW JONES
      27 4 The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 132.36 points to close at 7,715.41 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was almost 677 million shares.
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      HEADLINERS
      73 4 tw» fttratu Times: Hongkong stocks recover but S-EA still gloomy The Business Times: Hang Seng recovers 7% on govt buying and share buybacks Uanhe Zaobao: S pore, M'siato resolve outstanding issues Berita Harlan: BG Lee: Malays can climb even higher RCS morning news: President Clinton stresses the US policy
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      WHAT'S HUP
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Special en-bloc sale?
        73 4 EN-BLOC sale or renovation? This is what the owners of the strata-titled units in the 16-storey Far East Shopping Centre will have to consider. These unit owners will be sent a circular over the next few weeks, asking them to decide whether to go for an en-bloc
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        Die-t pills
        61 4 SUMMERS, five dieting drugs have been banned, so that you won't lose heart. The drugs were found in the US to destroy the user's heart valves. The Health Ministry's ban is on slimming drugs containing fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine. The ministry said those who have taken Fenfluramine, Ponderax Pacaps,
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        'SM Lee ad' misleading
        67 4 THE image of Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has been used in a TV commercial in Taiwan to sell real estate. The ad also used computer-altered footage of US President Bill Clinton, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Mr Lee is quoted as saying
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        Lock icon Smoke won't get in eyes with this
        58 4 THIS electronic smoking system is supposed to get rid of the smoke from a cigarette's burning end. The cigarettes are expected to cost about the same as other brands, but the lighter could cost as much as $75. The system is driven by
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        Build strong foundation
        66 4 But if we have a mountain of it, then whatever tornado may strike us as a society —something far worse than currency crises or the haze we will hold firm. And even {f large parts of society are destroyed, we will build those parts and carry on.
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      124 5 GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT... Jp Wk. w >- lb 1.-it n |\\lf «EctM 1 jgldßji f tn)|l jK&l? gM|b|, i «v M 4 f\lii7' M (3- l^WkMibMC'' ■l. fc— d» Vtirif'/ i»JbH^» y mpPP JfKjflfiHtfrafflpHHK v «P ifIBMMBk iHm*tiM» ....GARDENIA FRUIT NUT LOAF IS HERE AGAIN. QC^fc.tivetaction
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Breeze off to Batam ...
      410 6  - Breeze off to Batam BUMPER BUMPER P FROM PAGE 3 By Melvin Singh MS Ginny Lee, 28, has sworn off JB. She used to go shopping there every weekend until a month ago, when she was stuck on the Causeway for four hours. Since then, Batam has been her weekend
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      ... or just stay home
      129 6 or just stay home My family and I will still be having seafood dinner. Only, it'll be at East Coast. We'd rather take our time to eat than rush through dinner to beat the jam. —Ms Sharon Tiu, 26, communications analyst Why waste a lot of time stuck in a
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      261 6 I! |In Kuala lXunpur, if I C^le un e^ns if J n« 23 jJJSgJR ,M I j There is always something for everybody at Kin m 'The legendJ lotel \Khen you stay the weekend here, v HHSMh H| you will enjoy special rates that can only add to your jjjjl]
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Late nights and midnight snacks
      362 8 PPM TONY TAN RECALLS UNIVERSITY UFE IN THE '60S INFORMAL. That's what physics teaching at the university was like in the early '60s, Dr Tony Tan said yesterday. The equipment was not very sophisticated and experiments took a lot of time, but that helped to
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      Wrong, wrong
      75 8 murmur A self-critical look at South-east Asia's spectacular growth will show that many companies were actually not all that competitive. In place of good management, many relied on mere connection. Instead of being truly competitive y they relied on cronyism. Instead of the marketplace, there were monopolies. Singapore
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      FEMALE BOOKIE?
      200 10  -  National footballer's ex-girl questioned for match-fixing By S Gulam A FORMER girlfriend of a national footballer has been arrested by the CPIB. This is believed to be the first time a woman has been arrested for alleged involvement in soccer corruption. A source said she's being investigated for
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      THEY WERE GUILTY
      127 10 THE CPIB has scored a number of successes against soccer corruption. Two years ago, former Lion Abbas Saad was found guilty of corruption and fined. A former national striker, Kannan Kunjuramman, and former player-turned-manager Ong Kheng Hock were convicted and jailed. This year, soccer bookie Rajendran Kurusamy,
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      Hear, hear, it's Xena's sidekick
      126 11 IMAGINE the New Zealand set of Xena: Warrior Princess. What's going on? Listen, as Renee O'Connor (above), who plays Xena's sidekick, the bard, Gabrielle, tells you: "We're in make-up for about an hour and then well, I'm in make-up for about an hour. "Lucy (Xena)
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      35 10 With over 9 million I Zip drives out there and 9 1 still counting, what are you waiting for? Your hard disk isn't gonna grow legs. KN #9 a jm I BECAUSE IT'S YOUR STUFF
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      83 11 HOT FAVOURITES Besides our famous Fish Rice Set and Seafood Wok Rice, we are now featuring favourites from our Chef's Mother's Specialities. Braised Chicken with Ginger in amanCSe 1 S 7.50 Prices are subject to Io°k Service Charge, IKr Cess A 39c GST. i$L Ifl Tel: >4 4 4 DlVtl
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      This Angel is a STAR
      332 13  -  By Chan Seet Fun DEBATES need not be stuffy, yawn-a-minute ordeals. In fact, according to one of the debaters on Premiere 12 last night: "DEE-BATE, is The Thing you put on The Hook, to catch The Fella with The Mouth open widest." And with that,
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      COMING ATTRACTIONS
      45 13 Oct 31, Debate 2: History is perspective, not fact. For Mr Madart Assomull, Mr Martin Marini, Dr Andre Wan. Against: Or Vivian Balakrishnan, Mr T Sasitharan, Dr Tan Chi Chiu Nov 7, Finals: Foreign talent is good for the economy, not the nation.
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      5 13 The Straits Times Classified Where
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      102 13 The 3-day sale. The not-to-be-missed sale. The 20% 50% sale. The thank-you-for-your-support sale. The designer sale. I The boutique-wide sale. The real cool sale. I Valentino Hyatl Regency #01-05 I Tel: 235 9530 8 The Paragon by Sogo #01-20 |A| Tel: 738 4028 Parco Bugis Junction #01-83 H Millema Walk
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      130 14 Grab this offer. On the double. f« Motorola! Memolazz Only $118 with trade-in* Mi opens two new shops at Parco Bugis Junction and Parkway Parade today The action happens nam onwards. So be there! *While stocks last. Eligible for G.I. jane promotion. I 1 1 a little more value m
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    Well done!
    487 15 Deputy Prime Minister BG Lee Hsien Loong has given his report card on how the Malay community is faring. YVONNE LIM reports on his interview with Berita Harian, which appears today BG Lee's report card on Malays SINGAPORETODAY MORE Singaporean Malays are doing well and are proud to
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      195 16 I Lf you can dp this, y you can give blood. Donating blood is as easy and painless as a 1! the other things you routinely do. Togetintothehabit.givebloodat your nearest donation venue during the upcoming Emergency Blood Exercise. You' l be saving a life. as well as Dreparing for a
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Look what he stole from pharmacy
      323 17  -  BY Woon Wui Tek AZHARI Abdul Aziz was the kind of shopper who simply picked whatever he liked or needed. Only problem? He never bothered to pay. On Tuesday, Azhari, 25, decided he needed several things to make his life comfortable. He couldn't sleep
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      AZHARI'S SHOPPING LIST
      64 17 A tube of smokers' toothpaste for nicotine-stained teeth (worth $6.20). A pack of herbal sleeping capsules ($14.85). A pack of insomnia pills ($14.50). Preservative-free eyedrops for irritated eyes ($10.20). A pack of plasters to soothe congested noses ($l3). A pair of insoles for smelly feet ($7.95). Solution
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      481 18 Party on down to Teleshop for payer deals that are music to your ears. Comcentre 2 (Opp. Somerset MKT) 24-26 October 97 9am-6pm If you are in the hunt for a pager, the Teleshop Pager Fair is the place to go. rM p p r p anpr *$139 (For new
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      TELL it to TCS? No, SELL it
      420 19  -  By Chan Seet Fun IS TCS going into cheque-book journalism? Judging from its web page, it is. The Television Corporation of Singapore is willing to give you money if you care to spill the beans. But only if you can give it a
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      What media experts say
      315 19 The Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) declined to comment. But this is what others have to say: Mr Viswa Sadasivan, managing director of The Right Angle, a TV production consultancy. Formerly a senior controller of English current affairs programmes at TCS: There is nothing fundamentally wrong
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    • He ran... ran... ran... to his... DEATH
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        Retarded boy always on the run
        286 20  -  BY Crispina Robert ONCE, they had to wrap him in bandages from head to toe like a mummy to keep him still. Another time, he ended up in hospital after falling off a moving lorry. Every chance he got, Chua Sheng Hoe, 17, would
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        Even being tied up couldn't stop him
        406 20 SHENG Hoe was usually on the run sometimes as often as three times a week. Punishments did not stop him. Even tying him to his bed did not deter him. It was as if he was trying to get away from it all.
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        PUNISHED, HE'D REBEL MORE
        70 20 Every time we punished him y he would rebel even more. When we tied him to the hed y he urinated all over. He simply climbed over the barbed wire and ran off. It was as if he didn't feel pain. Mr Lee Kim Siang, chairman
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        Worried parent; Was school careful enough?
        174 20 A WORRIED parent wonders if the school didn't keep a close watch on Sheng Hoe. Said the parent, who did not want to be named: "I was talking to the parent who saw Sheng Hoe run out. But no one did anything. I'm upset.
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        Dad: He couldn't live with me
        310 20 SHENG Hoe never went home to his family whenever he ran away. Except once. Said Sheng Hoe's father, Mr Chua Kee Sua, 47, an odd-job labourer: "The only time he came here was after his mother died. "I asked him why he came, and
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      115 19 We invite you to experience and enjoy delicious steamboat favourites in a simmering pot Savour a myriad of tantalising combinations such as fresh poultry and meats, crisp vegetables and succulent seafood alongside a variety of noodles and mouth-watering desserts. Come with your friends and family, for a meal that's both
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      I was insane then No such thing
      300 21  -  ACCUSED IN CROSSBOW MURDER CASE SAYS: COURT SAYS: By Melvin Singh A SINGAPOREAN student's claim that he was insane when he allegedly committed two murders in Brisbane, has been rejected. Rajesh Subramaniam, 26, allegedly killed Priya Ann D'Souza, 22, and her 21-year-old brother,
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      THE CASE
      90 21 RAJESH and the dead siblings had lived in The Gap, a north-west Brisbane suburb. Priya was a business student. Ajay and Rajesh were both engineering students. The victims were last seen alive on Feb 12. Their bodies were found two days later in bushland, shot at close range
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      243 21 I I Climb THt ladoeb Of sycctss Wiih I I ft U S JIGHtH [DUEATIOH. I To really go places in your career you And our special "platinum" membership might want to consider going for a U.S. program makes the whole process university education first. The U.S. has easier for
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon These eyes help two other people see
      317 22 IF angels walk among us, one probably took the form of Rebecca Nix. In life, she believed in doing a good turn, often making people smile with her infectious laugh. Even her death in a car crash did not stop the caring 21-year-old
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      Lock icon Ex-sportscaster Albert walks free
      137 23 AFP. FIRED NBC sportscaster Marv Albert walked away from a sentencing hearing for assault and battery a free man. The judge told him yesterday to report back in a year with a record of good behaviour. Albert, 56, could have been jailed up to a year
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      Lock icon She's still smiling though
      282 23 COURT REJECTS SEXY BOMOH MONA'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE THE death penalty stands. But killer bomoh Mona Fandy still had a smile on her face. Outside the court, as she was whisked to a Prisons bus after the decision, Mona smilingly said: "I accept whatever the
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      Lock icon Thais' new Mr Money
      346 24 AFP. THAILAND'S latest Mr Money is no small change. The newly appointed foreign minister is a respected economist with two degrees. And he was once the head of the powerful prime minister's office under premier Suchinda Krapayoon in 1992. But can the low-key Mr Kosit Panpiemrat,
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      FRESH POLLS
      75 24 A SNAP election. That's what Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh intends to call to resolve the country's economic and political problems. He said he would dissolve parliament in December. Parliament is currently waiting to debate and pass new anti-corruption and vote-buying laws on Nov 6. If it ends
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      203 23 HOOTERS OF SINGAPORE PROUDLY PRESENTS HOOTERS GIRLS COMPETITION Pm mm I DOREEN HO H<>l SHARON RANG h<j9 > a ,|<;2 J k HMers SHAHIRA ZAINAL SOIW CHLOWIN NG ANN TAN W JUNE GOH ■FIB MICHELLE HONG TRACY EE HG6 HGS S GUESS THE WINNER CONTEST MEET OUR TOP HOOTERS GIRLS.
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    LOSES HK$6b IN 6 hours
    326 25 Li Ka-shing's fortunes tumble CURRENCY CRISIS INDEX FALLS The Hang Seng Index fell by 10.41 percent on Thursday amid fears that the Hongkong dollar might be forced to sever its links with the US dollar. The 14-year-old link had provided Hongkong's financial system with much
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      277 25 ew Paper 1 st Prize: $300 Optical 88 Gift Voucher Solvit et Titus eyewear 2nd Prize: $200 Optical 88 Gift Voucher Solvit et Titus eyewear 3rd Prize: $100 Optical 88 Gift Voucher r Delvina eyewear Top 3 prizes include half year supply of Acuvue disposable contact lens'. The New Paper/
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    Lock icon No rain till January?
    417 27 Haze woes... UN scientists say El Nino may delay the monsoon by three months WORLDTODAY Source: Reuters. THE haze may go on longer. Yesterday, United Nations climate experts warned that rains in Indonesia were likely to be further delayed by strong El Nino weather. They said
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      442 27 You have Heard about us, Seen our ads Take a step further to be in Touch with all the latest exciting and fun-filled attractions at Singapore Discovery Centre Wm Immerse yourself in these virtual reality Now you see him...now you don't! Enter into wtljß attractions. Jump on a sky-board and
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      160 28 T? M «y§ 1 > flPfe J! v A JUL, Junie Sag GONE 'Ji .a. ll r 4M"V #|k g/ I If ii f In the last three decades, Ch66 SW66 (.66 i; only four Singaporeans cniuF have created an impact at '®P the Asian Games, having fwon gold medals
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    • COVERSTORY
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        From one winner to another
        481 29  -  ■Talent gone away< REPORTS CALVIN LOW THINKING OF EMIGRATING? FANDI: "I brought it up to my wife, Wendy, and she suggested that, when I'm finally finished with football, we should consider packing our bags and leaving for a new life in South Africa. "Why? So
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        JUNIE'S FEATS
        130 29 JUNIE made her Asian Games debut in 1978 when she was 14 and duly won two gold medals for the 400 m and 800 m freestyle. Her winning times (400 m: 4min 31.355 ec, 800 m: 9min 18.335 ec) were both new Games records. In the SEA Games
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        THE OTHER STAR
        70 29 ANOTHER Singapore sporting great who has left our shores is middle-distance runner Chee Swee Lee (above). She brought Singapore glory by winning the 400m race in the 1974 Teheran Asian Games in a new Games record time of 55.08sec. She left in the mid-1970s and worked as
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        School beat sport and took Junie
        623 29 SWIMMER Junie Sng is the winningest female athlete Singapore has ever produced and lost. She left Singapore 17 years ago when she was at the peak of her swimming career, with two Asian Games gold medals under her belt. Her reason: She couldn't fit
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        Peng Siong, would you leave too?
        502 30 —Talent to stay FEW Singaporeans have given their country more cause for sporting celebration than Ang Peng Siong, 35, once the fastest swimmer in the world. The ex-swimmer is as proud as anyone to be a Singaporean. Yet, though he's now firmly settled in
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        PENG SIONG'S VICTORIES
        94 30 In 1983, he seta world record for the 50m freestyle sprint, clocking 22.695 ec at the US Open meet in Indianapolis. He was the last Singapore swimmer to qualify for an Olympic final. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he won the "B" finals of the 100
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      204 43  -  -China's President Jiang Zemin arrives in the US tomorrow. Will he be able to make music with his US counterpart, Mr Bill Clinton, or will the catcalls drown his song? By Ambiga Raju CHINA'S President Jiang Zemin has his part well-rehearsed. He kicks off his
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      211 44 US-CHINA TALKSI Source: Reuters. THE United States wants to work with, not confront, China. That is what President Bill Clinton intends to tell his guest, Chinese President Jiang Zemin, when they meet in Washington next week. Mr Jiang is due to arrive in the United
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    709 57  -  SPORTS/RACING Preview By The Three Musketeers WITH four of the 10 runners treating this as a tune-up for next week's Singapore Derby, the field in Race 6 has been shortlisted to just six "potentials". Take out Think Bigger and Golden Glory, who haven't raced since
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      443 58 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX: MICHAEL SCHUMACHER v JACQUES VILLENEUVE In this environment, stripped of their helmets and overalls, the differences between the two men were most apparent in their dress, body language and words MICHAEL Schumacher was late. His private plane had stopped off in Cologne to pick
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      163 60 AFP. KAISERSLAI/TERN v DUISBURG GERMAN First Division top scorer Olaf Marschall struck again yesterday for surprise leader Kaiserslautern. The former East German international was in smashing form as he hit his 11th goal of the season. But he was helped by an uncharacteristic blunder by Duisburg
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      77 61 <The favourite was Raymond Papa. When Sam Bera won, he was jumping and shouting in the water. I waited for the right moment. Then suddenly, he sank and his hands went out of the water. It was only for a split second, then he was jumping
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      266 62 FASTEST ON SEA LAND Malay Mail. South-east Asia's fastest man loves rugby. And Vissanu Sophanich, the man Thailand has turned to now to continue its domination of the century sprint, has already won two other SEA Games gold medals to add to his recent success in the
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      YOU VOTED FOR: NEWCASTLE v BLACKBURN
      140 65 I PREMIERSHIP TODAY: Coventry v Everton Liverpool v Derby Man United v Barnsley Newcastle v Blackburn Sheff Wed v Crystal Palace Southampton v Tottenham Wimbledon v Leeds •TOMORROW: Arsenal v Aston Villa Bolton v Chelsea MONDAY: Leicester v West Ham LIVE ON TV TODAY
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      MATCH OF THE DAY: NEWCASTLE v BLACKBURN
      776 65  -  LAN BROWN PREDICTS NEWCASTLE 1 BLACKBURN 2 Blackburn has ridden out its injury problems better than Newcastle. Roy Hodgson's 4-4-2 formation has served him well. But he refuses to talk of a title challenge. Kenny Dalglish's game plan revolves around Alan Shearer when
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      Lock icon Rush not up to speed
      314 66 Soccernet. THE grey hairs may have mysteriously disappeared from lan Rush's head this season. But don't be taken in by the illusion. You can do wonders with Clairol or even Cherry Blossom these days but, when you play football for a living, it is not
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      SHAY GIVEN
      321 66 NEWCASTLE'S young 'keeper Shay Given could have been playing just 16km down the road at the Stadium of Light! "I was stuck in the 'keepers' queue at Rovers, behind Tim Flowers and Bobby Mimms," says the ex-Blackburn 'keeper. "Shortly after the title triumph, Kenny (Dalglish) went upstairs and
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      JOHN BERESFORD
      111 66 THE unlikely goal hero has a secret ambition to play for Sheffield United. Defender John Beresford who has scored five goals this season had managed just one goal in the previous five years with Newcastle. His best ever tally was six with Portsmouth in '91-'92. It seemed unlikely
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      MARKUS MUNCH
      292 66 AN interesting visitor at St James' last week was Bayern Munich defender Markus Munch who arrived for a trial with a view to a permanent move. Born in Nussloch on Sept 7,1972, he came up through the FC Bayern youth teams. But his most famous moment in football
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      QUICK PREVIEWS
      225 67 COVENTRY vEVERTON Coventry will sorely miss suspended striker Dion Dublin. Everton is on a roll after the 2-0 win over arch-rival Liverpool. But can the Blues cope without Croatian Slaven Bilic and Irishman Terry Phelan both on World Cup duty? LIVERPOOL v DERBY Liverpool manager Roy Evans is
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      PICK YOUR MATCH OF THE WEEK
      129 67 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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      Lock icon Fear of Magpies
      373 67 Reuters. Blackburn Rovers boasts of an impressive away record in the Premiership. Three wins and two draws in five trips out of Ewood Park. But manager Roy Hodgson recognises that the acid test will come in today's match against Newcastle. Facing the Magpies (Newcastle's nickname) at St
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      PREMIERSHIP UPDATE
      222 67 ABOU SAMASSI: The former French Under-21 midfielder will not join West Ham. He looked set to move from Cannes. But he did not impress manager Harry Redknapp after a medical test. STEVE STAUNTON: Aston Villa manager Brian Little wants the Republic of Ireland star to sign a new
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      Boy, 10, in penalty shootout
      127 67 NATIONWIDE LEAGUE CHRIS Squire is 10. But he is brave enough to face former England goalkeeper Phil Parkes in a penalty shootout. He has to do it in front of 15,000 fans, reports Soccernet. The prize? He stands to win £107,000 ($270,000) in a penalty
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      Lock icon Collymore for nose operation
      160 67 Reuters. ASTON Villa striker Stan Collymore (above) will be on the sidelines for at least three weeks. The problem: Nose surgery. The operation means Collymore, who cost Villa a club-record £7 million ($16.8 m) when he moved from Liverpool, will miss the crucial second-leg Uefa Cup
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      Lock icon KEEGAN ON THE ROLL
      98 67 AFP. BIG-SPENDING Kevin Keegan smashed Fulham's transfer record yesterday. He signed West Bromwich star striker Paul Peschisolido for £1.1 million ($2.7 million). Signing the 26-year-old Canadian international marksman comes just one week after Keegan splashed £500,000 for Arsenal midfielder lan Selley. Keegan, who spent £80 million
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      Stags on fire
      468 68  -  SINGAPORE POOLS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CUP: QUARTER FINALS, TOMORROW TAMPINES ROVERS vREDHILL RANGERS (Tampines Stadium) BY Jeffrey Low TAMPINES Rovers will be out for a big win again tomorrow to maintain its "happy" momentum for as long as possible. For here is the team that had gained respect
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      Big names take on nobodys
      427 68  -  TIONG BAHRU UNITED v SEMBAWANG RANGERS By S Gulam ON paper, it seems to be a foregone conclusion in favour of Tiong Bahru United. Just look at some of the big names in the side and you will know why. Tiong Bahru: Lim Tong Hai,
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