The New Paper, 6 December 1997

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Total Pages: 85
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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1997
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      199 1 mf^M 'i^S^B actress I Jamie Lee I |^^H I 8 ill!!l I! s Another quality^pu Singapore Press Holdings .COm.Sg/tnp ■Wlj till I ISSnli liiligw ItffPlsiM »flKliY//P l M tiril bpm I ifißlifiiiKVil BlFriinwcfeikViO¥fi'mrc'llDjikii iiffgwtoFH nclu d e d. 1" T 81. 9011 1b /s M After four months of intense
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 200,000 may lose jobs
      317 2 MALAYSIA ANNOUNCES TOUGH NEW ECONOMIC MEASURES Bernama, The Straits Times. WORKERS expected to lose their jobs because of Malaysia's tough new economic measures would not stay unemployed for long. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim gave this assurance to nearly 200,000 people who may be
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      SOME OF ANWAR'S MEASURES
      95 2 CUT Economic growth forecast for next year to 4 to 5 per cent (7 per cent in October budget) Current account deficit to about 3 per cent of GNP (4 per cent before) Cut public spending by 18 per cent in 1998 (3 per cent in
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      ANALYSTS SAY:
      101 2 This announcement has a better reflection of the real economic situation of the economy. DrZainal Aznam Yusof Executive Director of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) in Malaysia. It shows that we are getting on the top of the situation. We are no more defensive, but
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      You for the victims Nowread about the
      27 3 VILLAINS on Monday sleep m uch of a wj^ttcgd to head* al^j^g Jso! mother w°u\d a Spfessasfi* $3 if. 1
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      8 2 Picture paints a thousand words /Page 46 CwiHcKPages
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      9 2 Call üB. Hotline pi<iiw I "TO 44 55 I
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      PM: Don't confuse
      178 4 i hot a kSTORIESj MPs must make clear the distinction between their role as MPs and their private sector jobs. This was Prime Minister Goh s reminder to PAP MP Heng Ch iang Meng: Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said this was so people would not be
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      HDB gets petitions
      144 4 SOME residents affected by the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme in Alexandra have petitioned against the programme. The reason: the replacement flats they have been offered in Kim Tian Road, next to Tiong Bahru Plaza, are too small and too expensive. The Housing Board has received 148 letters,
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      HEADLINERS
      66 4 The Straits Times: KL presses the 'reality' button The Business Times: Anwar acts to revive confidence in banking sector Uanhe Zaobao: Anwar admits KL economy facing crisis, unveils measures to restore confidence Berita Harlan: KL's 'big' package restores confidence RCS morning news: The IMF is to downgrade its economic
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Stressed mum
        69 4 IN August, housewife Ann Lim, 27, went shopping, leaving her three-year-old son to babysit her two-month-old daughter. Result: The boy got his head stuck between the grilles of their flat's gate. Today, Mrs Lim is in Woodbridge Hospital, after a doctor recommended in October that she be warded.
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        'Oil only for us'
        61 4 DO something to ensure cooking oil is not sold outside Malaysia. This was what Malaysian manufacturers of the commodity told the Kuala Lumpur government yesterday. The price of cooking oil would be fixed at M$3.30 ($1.45) per kilogram from Jan 1. And this would make it
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        Lock icon Which way KL?
        46 4 Left or right: Afs KIndra, 28, was returning to Subang Jaya, Selangor, from Negri Sembilan when she came upon this confusing signboard in Jalan Sungai Temiang For the record, neither way is right. She had to turn back for help. Picture/ The Star
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        Get thin quick
        75 4 OBESE recruits will have to shape up sooner, thanks to a shortening of the Basic Military Training (BMT) programme. They will have to complete training in 16 instead of 20 weeks, from Wednesday. More of them would also be sent for active duty in combat units, instead
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      DOW JONES
      26 4 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 98.97 points to close at 8,149.13 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 556 million shares.
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      287 5 I Laid This Christmas! 1 In Country Style. I Laying your table this Christmas is even easier with our ala carte range of dining suites and accessories.! guarantee to satisfy your every gastronomic affairs in true country dining style, either as sets or B H individual orders. .And at prices
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      HOMESICK TRAGEDY
      712 6 Yesterday, a Filipino maid was sentenced to three years'jail for strangling her sister-in-law. RIANA ZAKIR reports on the tragic story leading to the tragedy fo«„ w b"ck: I want my family SHE hated the thought of being away from her family. But Edna Sumawang, 33, was driven here
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      JAILED
      22 6 Sumawang was jailed three years for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The maximum penalty is 10 years'jail and a fine.
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      232 7 r GUESS J I watches I H Every year, about 80 new cases of childhood cancer are reported In Singapore. mk Wm Coping with it requires tremendous courage, patience, and hope. MBt |B Now, you can make that difference in a child's life by supporting the H GUESS? Watches Charity
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Is this a common sight?
      368 8  -  Man jumps into river in chains but crowd is not impressed By Jill Lim THE man was handcuffed and chained. He stood at the edge of the bumboat in the middle of the Singapore River. He took deep breaths and hesitated. Finally, he leapt in,
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      TIE HIM UP AND WIN $1,000
      72 8 HERE'S a challenge. Tie up the American escape artist with ropes, and if he can't break free, you win $1,000. To join, attach a Chinatown Point receipt to a form from the Information Counter before each show. Catch Michael Griffin's half-hour shows at Chinatown
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      335 8 I ■<$ W' 1 c iu I With 200 species of jungle Creatures, fo be precise. To celebrate Christmas this year, we're having our first Christmas Carnival on December 7th and 21st, between 10 am 4 pm. v There will be plenty of games, shows and animal appearances, and a
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Leading question
      60 10 muifmuif Melissa Kwee, founder of Project Access, which devises programmes for t* Ms to develop leadership potential in secondary school girts: If we think, that there is only one type of leader, one who is direct, male and well-educated, then what happens to the leader who is quiet,
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      'Now I've passed N level exam...'
      351 10 The N level results were out yesterday for the Normal (Academic) students and the first Normal (Technical) batch. TEO YUN YUNspoke to a student from each stream on their plans HOW THEY DIP Two out of three or 66 per cent Normal (Academic) students
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      113 11 t GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT.... tf^MmfSM hHIh *w •4M** j y mfc^w^l f WL^ ILt. j^ir mt MWBm^ Wtm? J t tti *1a TttXlS*u^k^\ wl ~«j£ Lmp*? |^^j( '$Mfl nj^Q ffil KM ....GARDENIA FRUIT 6 NUT LOAF IS HERE AGAIN. tt.teo„ contram. with the return .prinll. «,n.,„us
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Move over Rudolph
      287 12  -  BY Jill Lim WHEN Santa Claus comes to town, he comes in style. Singapore-style. Riding an elephant. And why not? The elephant is patient and can be tamed to carry heavy loads. Think how many more Christmas presents the elephant can carry, compared to a reindeer. (And
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      Carnival at the zoo
      97 12 THE Singapore Zoological Gardens is having special activities tomorrow and on Dec 21 for its Christmas Carnival. The costumed elephants and Santa Claus will appear at 10 am, 11,1.30 pm and 3. There are also magic shows at noon, special family shows at 12.30 pm in
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      146 13 hawker santas, shopping W5 JL iJT fi drama santas and others. X«# j» A il» A f 7 ff 4 lWfc. \P,^ from left, right, santa. That's not J Also watch out for guest v^f by Singapore's fiuuiiest, sexiest and rius fashion shows f ~jf*+ f 1 I >v^*9v every
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      300 14 A r 1 i H513M***** 4 IT LIKE TO OW» DANJAg. LIT A I'NITED ARTISTS CORP AU RIGHTS RESERVED 00V DI'M2 DANJAg. ux: it UNITED ARTISTS CORP AU RIGHTS RESERVED &001 has always been known as one of the world's bestequipped men. And now you can meet one of his
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    Win caps and T-shirts
    127 15 CONTEST SINGApoRETODAY UP for grabs: 10 sets of The New Paper caps and T-shirts. Just answer three questions below. They are based on reports in The Rite Choice supplement which was distributed with The New Paper on Wednesday. You have until midnight tomorrow to call our
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      558 15 Improve your job proopocto now Train for the job you really went Through ICS training, Your program will give millions of men and women you everything you need to all over the world have complete your training at prepared themselves for H no extra cost. And, it will be exciting,
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      82 15 I I Admi re j w^r wM Jo^^b H I JH ifc^gTii^B 'wrJe jHm »N«rf il^l Stylish. Dazzlina. Breathtaking. That's me... and Gold Couture's FjjtUTd collection Gold Couture* JEWELLERY A member of the B P DE SUVA group I GOLD COUTURE JEWELLERY 252 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD #02 06 RAFFLES CITY
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      127 16 Take a Delifrance Christmas Shopping Break. 4CANEL£SFOR jusny.6 o FREfCOFFEE /j Tired out by non-stop Christinas (chocolatc 6 mocha). Plus an exotic new coffee blend that's > A;,shopping? Stop by Dtlifrance for a been created just for Dtlifrance customers. Of course, for MM Vy refreshing break. Apart from Le Canele,
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Come cruise along
      126 17 HOP on board and do your bit for charity. New Century Cruise Lines is offering a Cruise to Nowhere, leaving on Dec 12. The Leisure World will sail up the Straits of Malacca and return the next morning. Of the 900 places on board, 500 are for
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      Lock icon 'Morning sickness sucks'
      496 18 Pregnant Jamie Lee quitting TCS TCS actress Jamie Lee made the headlines in September by marrying at the tender age of 19. Now she throws up two more surprises. She's pregnant, and she's leaving TCS. EDWIN YEO talks to Jamie and her husband, Raymond Yong JAMES Lye's
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      JAMIE'S RISE
      87 18 JAMIE Lee, 19, was first runner-up in 1995's Supermodel of the World Singapore contest. Soon after, she signed a part-time contract with Channel 5 and landed a part as a barmaid in the sitcom, Happy Belly. In August last year, she became a full-time artiste. She then got
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      They're all write!
      237 18 EVER thought the marriage of TCS stars Raymond Yong and Jamie Lee was made in heaven? They WERE made for each other, says graphologist William Pang. A graphologist studies handwriting and makes observations about character. "Jamie and Raymond share many graphological traits," he said. 'The presence of
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      189 17 S I WHERE CHRISTMAS J P GETS MERRIER. S n Tantalizing Deserts [k* Chocolate Ice Cream Log Sfe Mixed Nut Ice Cream Log M mm Cookies 'n' Cream Ice Cream Log aU rj Mango Ice Cream Pie Mouth-watering Roasts M ■L Peppercorn Turkey jp R Roast Beef mt Honey-Glazed Ham
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      94 17 Gold Couture or the world? op rne worm mm If I had to choose, I'd simply turn my back on the world. For nothing comes between me and my love for Gold Couture. P Gold Couture" I JEWELLERY I A m*mb«r of BP DC SUVA group I I GOLD COUTURE
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon SHE LOST: 4.5 kg SHE GAINED: Confidence
      319 20 A survey by the National Institute of Education (NIE) found that kids who are overweight tend to be less motivated and confident about themselves. TEO YUN YUNspeaks to one girl on how losing weight made a difference to her self-confidence LEENA Thirunavukkarasu, 11,
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      THE SURVEY
      58 20 Overweight children are more dependent. It could be because they were less active, said Mr Nicholas G Aplin, 45, a lecturer atNIE specialising in the social psychology of sports. He found this in a survey. It looked at two groups of 130 secondary school students one overweight (from
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      53 20 H *30% L2J discount L 3 storewide on Pg our latest party jj c; r +'-wM "D jj /p. I f Get a Connexions Pet Clock for only $1.00 with every I $60.00 you spend at any Connexions store. This offer j g 8 wESm, valid till 24 Dec 97.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Bully robbers get beaten up
      334 22  -  By Woon Wui Tek TWO bungling robbers pushed their luck too far. They tried to bully victims who outnumbered them. The nine victims kept quiet when a robber kicked one of them for no reason. They didn't resist when one victim an old man got
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      JAILED
      37 22 Tong Khee Pek was jailed for 42 months and given six strokes of the cane for attempted robbery. He could been jailed for up to seven years. The minimum sentence is two years'jail and six strokes.
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      He's doing a degree — in prison
      378 23  - He's doing a degree in prison By' Teo Hwee Nak PETER is studying for a university degree and gathering a string of As along the way. Nothing unusual, except that he is doing it behind bars. And he is making prison history by being the first inmate to do so.
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      GOOD BEHAVIOUR MATTERS
      158 23 INMATES who want to study in prison will have to earn the privilege. Good behaviour is an important criterion when prison authorities assess a prisoner's application to study. And if a student inmate misbehaves, he will be thrown out of class immediately. Inmates have to pay school
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      104 24 Philishave j i I™'■ A closer shave and llttii^|^g more, this Christmas A Philishave for this Christmas means more than just a closer 3 free-floating heads that hug the contours of the face, while -ts wmiwj 111 sha/e A stylish Italian-designed vaiise comes free with every lift and cut action
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    RED-HANDED
    349 25  -  Robber flees scene of crime, minus hand MALAYSIATODAY By Michelle Ang THIS robber left more than fingerprints at the scene of the crime. He left his whole left hand, chopped off during a robbery in Malaysia. The robber, who had come armed with a chopper, has been caught. He
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      43 27 ll| In We a r The Party '97 Collection. Available at InWcar Ma 11 niq u e Ccntrcpoint Wisma Atria Takashimaya Tangs Studio Level 3 Seiyu Bugis Junction Level I Distributed by: (,\\R 3 Halifax Road, Singapore *****8 Tel: *****22 Fax: *****3 3
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      All-tycoon 'road show'
      315 28 INDONESIAN BUSINESSMEN TO 'SING MONEY BLUES' Indonesia's top tycoons, whose business empires are reeling under the currency crisis, have decided to put up an international "road-show". But instead of belting out songs, they will be "singing their money blues". The architect of the road show is Mr
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      Lock icon 'Ooooo .. they're checking me'
      99 28 'Ooooo they're checking me' Reuters. ITALIAN opera singer Luciano Pavarotti is a "wanted man". He has not paid taxes on US$6 m ($9.5 m) earned from concerts outside the country, the Italian finance ministry said. It has sent the singer a notice asking him to pay taxes on the money
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      Lock icon To TOP it all ...
      104 29 To TOP it all Reuters. CALL the police! Call the police, there's been an accident. Er... no need,I think they know already. After all, it happened right under their noses or should I say on top of their heads? But what happened? Well, the driver of this car in Miami,
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      353 29 I THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAN YOUR OVERSEAS EDUCATION NOW 7 Singapore International Education Fair '97 5-7 DECEMBER 1997 11.00AM-6.30 PM PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS ■mMjRTRmnd QTQ2QQI Saturday 6th December 1997 Western Australia Deakln University Ipm Pathways to University after Year 11 University of Western Australia Victoria University of Technology or '0' levels.
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      601 30 r pMI CLI <SSIC? AT CENTREPOINT 19 NOVEMBER-28 DECEMBER 1997 IBMMBBBBiaIyIPgwJteBMBKaHBafiBMBraB&^M Discover a fairy tale Christmas of myth and magic, music and muses, mirth and merriment at SHOP TIIA THE ST?P KF OF MipMlf.HT Centrepoint. And experience a Christmas that will live happily in your memories forever after. 4 Dec
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      237 31 1A TOYLAND CHRISTMAS AT WTc} RECOMMENDED BY SANTA CLAUS. P id hnmm I I ■L. V —^—^^____i_^^_. > U Crazy downs, breathtaking jugglers. 6 Dec (Saturday) 7 Dec (Sunday) 13 Dec (Saturday) wyy PH walking balloon doll teddu bear? 2f>tn a m 1 2pm Santa Ows his helper |-2pm Mr
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Eggs for sale — human ones
      404 32 Eggs for sale human ones BUY them, bear them, rear them. It's supermarket convenience for childless couples and almost as much choice. You can get frozen human embryos in the US now. A variety of them are up for "adoption", reports the New York Times. You look for ones with
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      EMBRYOS FOR $4,400
      235 32 MRS Kathy Butler, 47, is pregnant with triplets. But the babies did not come from her eggs or her husband's sperm. She is a patient of Dr Sauer. She has a 21-year-old son from a former marriage, but when she married Gary Butler, they wanted a baby
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      Lock icon Honey, I love somebody else, so...
      327 33 RAF officer, 46, goes on peacekeeping mission to former Yugoslavia Has one-week fling with blonde, 21 Six days after his return to England, his wife, 52, is found dead Court finds officer guilty of murder and sentences him to life imprisonment Reuters. ONE week
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      355 43  -  By Rachel Tan and Fong Foong Mei WHERE else can you find a restaurant which will let you sit at their nicely-laid table and order side-dishes from the competition next door? Hawker stalls let you but only because the Government says they have to. Not so at
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      398 43  -  By Fong Foong Mei THE original Übin Seafood restaurant started off as just a small shack, cherised secret of waterskiiers and sailors from Changi Sailing Club. It was an ideal way to spend Sunday afternoons sun, salt, sea, followed by a heaped
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      30 60 iir• > > m WAREHOUSE SALE _^ssfocfr_ MORE THAN 300 INTERNATIONAL BRANDS I j I l^j^j I ORGANISED BY: 11-21 Dec '97. Level 4 Suntec City j)oiy Convention Centre. 11 am-10pm l)(|P|
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      560 61 WAREHOUSE SALE A Special Focus Of The New Paper Fast ads MiS&tSOS Jingle all the way... to warehouse sales! It's Christmas time again. And silly as it may be in this tropical clime, you start dreaming of chestnuts roasting on the fire and consuming turkey for no apparent reason. Apart
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      392 63 tWAR|HOUj|SALE A Special Focus Of The New Paper Fastads fiSSt^€lS Project Committee is organising KUEH SALE FOR (JMgPf SS HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI I All proceeds will be channeled to funds for leubaga masjid assyakirin order form Upgrading of Assyakirin Mosque XT" l/CNo: 8' There are 10 Kinds of Kueh (Price
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      38 69 a 2842 Hotel/Lounge Recruitment of new GROs for established Japanese Lounge Good salary plus commission Transport provided Attractive banaAte. Interested applicants walk-in interview at 320 Orchard U 04-05/ 08/ 07 Orchard Shopping Contra (opp. OO Elite) After Bpm.
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      224 74 HOW TO PLAY. We'll feature three matches each week. Just call 1900-*****13 before Bpm today and key in the total number of goals that you think would be scored in these three matches. (For example: If you think the results would be 2-2, 3-0 and 4-1, then press
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      703 74  -  RACING Preview By The The Three Musketeers VISITING South African rider Weichong Marwing has five rides i today and he could get a i hat-trick by taking Races Four, Five and Six. Of the three, we reckon Storming Diamonds his mount in the sixth could be
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      280 75 TIGER 5s INTERNATIONAL INDOOR SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS: SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM BRAZIL 24 CHINA 1 BRAZIL 35 URUGUAY 4 CAN Brazil set a world record for the highest score in an international Futsal match when it meets Singapore today? Already, the triple world champion holds the current record when it
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      301 75  -  PROFILE: Stories/. Ernest Luis SINGAPORE fans, watch out for this man who'll tear the Lions apart today. His name is Paulo Sergio Goes, but he's better known in Brazil as Fininho. Brazil's team manager Rudy Vieira says he's the other star of the team,
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    366 76 THE PREMIERSHIP'S FOREIGN LEGION The World Cup is down to its 32 teams. They will battle for the right to be the No 1 world soccer power when the Finals kick off in Paris on June 10 next year. And with the
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      54 77 GROUP A: Brazil Scotland Morocco Norway GROUP B: Italy Chile Cameroon Austria GROUP C: France South Africa Saudi Arabia Denmark GROUP P: Spain Nigeria Paraguay Bulgaria GROUP E: Holland Belgium South Korea Mexico GROUP F: Germany United States Yugoslavia Iran GROUP G: Romania Colombia England Tunisia GROUP H:
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      95 77 "We've been very unlucky in the World Cu;> draw," said Chelsea's Romanian m.df'elder in a report in Carlingnet. He added: "Not many teams wanted to play England but, for me. Colombia is just as dangerous for us in the group. "We beat them 3-1 in the Finals in
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      'We lack experience'
      569 77 GLENN Hoddle has warned against complacency when his England side was drawn in a comfortable-looking World Cup Group G with Romania, Colombia and Tunisia. The England manager, in Marseille for the draw, said: "It's not a bad draw for us. It could have been a lot worse.
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      There's still Germany on the horizon
      446 77  -  COMMENT CLVIE WHITE GLENN Hoddle and his boys must not get carried away with their "good fortune" at the World Cup draw. It placed England in one of the easier groups. But they might like to consider who will be crossing their path a
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      270 78 Germany FRANCE Wire services. TEENAGE striker David Trezeguet made the difference in Monaco's 2-1 win over Olympique Lyon. His late goal gave the French champion down 1-0 at half-time a crucial home victory to extend the unbeaten streak to six matches. "We made several mistakes in the
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      151 78 It was Kaiserslautern's second win over Bayern Munich. It scored a shock 1-0 victory at the Munich Olympic Stadium in the opening match in August. Reuters. WE'RE on target to win the Bundesliga for the first time. This was the warning by Kaiserslautern after a 2-0 win
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      1998 ASIAN RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP
      141 79 Group A: Japan, Hongkong, South Korea and the winner of the current World Cup qualifiers between Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Malaysia. Group B: Singapore, Thailand, India, China and the two losers of the qualifiers The winner of Group A will be declared the Asian rugby champion
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      316 79  -  FIRST, IT WAS CHINA... BY Gerard Wong SINGAPORE is hoping to create rugby history again when it hosts next October's Asian Rugby Championships. It plans to be the first country to play India in an international test. Said Singapore Rugby Union chief executive officer Peter Randall after
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      125 79 Wire services. Results of yesterday's international sports: SOCCER English FA Cup 2nd rd: Chester City 0 Wrexham 2. France: Rennes 0 Bordeaux 0, Metz 2 Chateauroux 0, Strasbourg 0 Guingamp 1, Le Havre 0 Lens 1, Monaco 2 Lyon 1, Cannes 0 Paris SG 1, Auxerre 3 Nantes 1.
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      160 83 YOU VOTED FOR: PREMIERSHIP TODAY Aston Villa v Coventry Blackburn v Bolton Derby v West Ham Leeds v Everton Leicester v Palace Liverpool v Man United Newcastle v Arsenal Tottenham v Chelsea TOMORROW Wimbledon v Saints MONDAY Sheffield Wed v Barnsley LIVE ON PREMIERE 12 TODAY
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      MATCH OF THE DAY: LIVERPOOL v MAN UNITED
      279 83 REPORTS: IAN BROWN IAN BROWN PREDICTS LIVERPOOL 2 MAN UNITED 2 There is always so much to play for in these encounters and this version at Anfield is no different. Roy Evans' men must maintain their momentum after beating Arsenal 1-0 at
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      Fowler is back
      411 83 ROBBIE Fowler returns for Liverpool after a three-game suspension to face Manchester United at Anfield today. But manager Roy Evans is unlikely to risk defender Rob Jones, who is still not fully recovered from an Achilles problem. And centre-back Mark Wright is still not quite ready for
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      Owen packs a punch
      365 84 MATCH OF THE DAY LIVERPOOL v MAN UNITED LAN BROWN'S PREDICTIONS TODAY: ASTON VILLA vCOVENTRY Home win 2-0 BLACKBURN v BOLTON Home win 2-1 DERBYv WEST HAM 2-2 LEEDSv EVERTON Home win 3-1 LEICESTER v PALACE Home win 1-0 NEWCASTLE vARSENAL Away win 1-2 TOTTENHAM vCHELSEA
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      WHO WILL SCORE FIRST?
      66 84 Soccer fans! Guess and win a prize. All you have to do is call 1900-914-0801 and guess who will score first in today's big match at Anfield Liverpool or Manchester United. Call before 6pm today. The first 10 lucky callers who guess correctly will each win
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      FERGIE'S THOROUGHBREDS
      191 84 HAVING bought two yearlings at Newmarket's autumn sales, Man United boss Alex Ferguson has now entered the world of jumping. He is part owner of Yankee Lord, a promising five-year-old chaser who has just joined Lambourn trainer Charlie Brooks. Fergie chose Brooks because the 34-year-old trainer is a
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      177 84 UNLESS Jordi Cruyflf and his Czech mate Karel Poborsky experience a dramatic change of fortune, their Old TrafTord careers are doomed. As a non-EU (European Union) citizen Poborsky, the £3.6 million ($9.3m) Euro '96 hero from Slavia Prague, must start 75 per cetit of United's games each
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