The New Paper, 3 January 1998

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    22 1 the new paper SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1998 Another quality publication of S w Singapore Press Holdings MITA(P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS http://web3.asia1 .com.sg/tnp
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon YOU'RE TOO RICH TO NEED HELP
      257 2 Europe tolls Singapore, Hongkong, South Korea Source: Reuters. SORRY folks, we cannot give you any more special trade privileges. You are too rich. That is the European Union's (EU) message to Singapore, Hongkong, and South Korea for the New Year. An EU document, the
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      THE EFFECT
      140 2 THE EU had long indicated its desire to "graduate" the trio from the scheme. But the move could not have come at a worse time, given the financial troubles in the region. SINGAPORE: Not clear which exports will now be affected, as some Singapore exports to the EU
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      A zippy year?
      613 3 SHOWBIZ BIG acts coming: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and Andy Lau (February); Face to Face with Billy Joel and Elton John (March). Possible: Leo Ku, U2, Toni Braxton, Oasis and Rolling Stones. Local telly: Return of the Condor Heroes; new Triple Nine with Robin Leong
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • Article
      Economic shake rattle & roll
      284 4 Economic shake rattle roll HOT The aftershocks from the economic earthquake that hit the region are now beingfelt by the people in East Asia AFTERSHOCK: IHAIIAHD DIG deep, find the gold and hand it over. The government will ask Thais next week to hand in their gold jewellery to help
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      DOW JONES
      27 4 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 56.79 points to close at 7,965.04 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 370 million shares.
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    • Article
      Aids blood donor pleads guilty
      102 4 THE man who lied to the Singapore Blood Transfusion Service about his sex life has pleaded guilty in a district court. Loo Wah Yew, 43, who is HIV positive, did not tell the donor service he had been having sex with prostitutes in Indonesia. The
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      WANTED
      32 4 This man is one of Singapore's 10 most wanted criminals. Sim Cbong Mm, 37 is saMtohave robbed a man of $130,000 at gunpoint at ■»--af DvOtm douin Avenue lon Aug 3,1981.
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    • Article
      CATCH OF THE DAY ‘Trained’ in Malaysia
      57 4 THAILAND yesterday said Thai Muslim separatists were being trained in Malaysia. They then came to Thailand to engage in terrorist activities, said Prime Minister Chiian Leekpai. He said this after police in Thailand's southern-most province bordering Malaysia shot dead a suspected terrorist following
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    • Article
      Chicken kill fowl-up
      58 4 HONGKONG Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa has admitted they messed up on the recent mass slaughter of chickens to get rid of the dangerous bird flu virus. Although the mass killing was announced as completed, New Territories residents were alarmed to find chickens wandering the streets. An
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      HEADLINERS
      62 4 Hm Straits Timet: Second Link at Tuas opens without fanfare Tlw Business Timet: 39 finance firms in M'siatobe consolidated into 6 Uanhe Zaobao: M'siangovtto reduce toll for second link and other major highways Berfta Harlan: Smooth first day for second link PCS morning newt: Workers cautioned not to expect
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      8 4 II Y Muslim f break fast A time
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon The picnic that was not to be
      656 6 SAD START TO SCHOOL YEAR The reality of losing three teachers in the Silk Air crash hit hard on the first day of school at Fairfield Methodist Secondary. A minute's silence was observed and the school flag was flown at half mast. But
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    • Article
      Tough act to follow
      172 6 THIS is her first posting after getting her master's degree last year, and what a posting it has turned out to be. Miss Lena Teo, 32, knows she has a tough job ahead: Filling the shoes of a teacher who was loved by all her students.
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      Teachers wept during registration
      138 6 THE days after the three teachers died in the crash, their colleagues had to conduct the Secondary 1 registration. It was terrible, says the school principal, Mrs Tang Poh Kim. So while inside the staff room she and her teachers were weeping for their colleagues and
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    Lock icon In with the new
    385 8 GLAD START TO SCHOOL YEAR SINGAPORETODAY Henderson Secondary School moved to its new premises in Henderson Road yesterday. It was its third move in 23 years. BERNARD PEREIRA reports Teacher Chan Hang Keng loves her school's new premises. But her heart is still in Queensway the
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    Big shock for HIM — and others
    297 10  - Big shock for HIM and others PONY CANYON CLOSES DOWN SINGAPORETODAY By Lee Yin Luen WHILE most companies closed 1997 with year-end parties, record company Pony Canyon did it with some pretty bad news. It announced to its employees that all its offices in Asia, except the head office in
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      152 10 MIDDLE EASTERN SPECIALITIES FOR RAMADAN J AmiArVf 1 28 V m KmR BacU b\f popuW t>emAnt>. tAlcv»tct> chef Ba«»avh jAWAbrA from DubAi will be returning to the TrAtvwint* rcstAWAnt At the Hilton SingApore to prepAre MiK>le E.Astct>i spcdAHtics tmrhig the hoHj month of RAmAfcAn. Enjovj Stuffed Vine Leaves. Hommou* (chick
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon BARS OF DEATH: 3 DIE, 4 HURT IN EARLY-MORNING GEYLANG FIRE
      423 12  -  S'porean, 23 others unhurt BY Yvonne Lim THREE people died in a fire that swept through a two-storey Geylang shophouse early this morning the first fatal fire of the New Year. The three were Bangladeshi workers, living with one
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      They escape through window of life
      230 12 THEY survived because their window had no iron bars. Six men trapped in their second-storey room by the fire managed to break the glass-pane window. They then jump to safety through the window of life. One of them, Mr S Cobu, 28, from Tamil
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      NOVEMBER BLAZE
      95 12 LAST November, four people were burnt to death in a fire at a three-storey shophouse in Maude Road off Jalan Besar. At first, the bodies of two men and a woman were found on the top storey. Almost 30 hours after the fire, a fourth burnt body was
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      Lock icon I'm in total control Who's he kidding?
      447 13  -  AFTER 12 HOURS OF DRINKING ON NEW YEAR'S EVE. HE SAYS: First conviction: Jail up to six months. Second conviction: Jail up to 12 months. The offender can also be disqualified from dnving or nding for a year or more. By Bernard Pereira
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      TAKE A RIDE
      96 14 Don't want to leave your car at a pub? A Comfort cabby will drive you home in your car for $60. The 24-hour service costs $10 more to make an extra stop. The trip will cost $80 with three drops. To book, call 552-0700. Or, you may
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      WHAT A DOCTOR SAYS
      55 14 You can have bites or drink water or visit the 100 in between your guzzling beer. But you still won't be able to avoid getting drunk eventually. Because whatever you do, the alcohol is still absorbed in the body. In the liver. For haff-a-day or so.
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      ‘THEY DONT USTEN’
      98 14 A STUDY of hardcore drunk drivers repeat offenders whose blood alcohol level is twice that allowed by law has found that they may drive drunk more than 1,000 times before they are caught. Mr John Lawn, chairman of the Los Angeles-based Century Council, an anti drink-driving group
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      The better man doesn't always come first
      94 15 milium u i* She was his tint love. But she refused when he first proposed. Thirty-five years later, he (now a widower) approached her again. This time, she (now a widow) said yes. TMs Is the real love story of former MP Ho
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      SHE'S exciting many Filipinos
      267 15  -  BY Woon Wui Tek IN one movie, she played the Filipino maid who was hanged in Singapore for a double murder. Now, Filipino star Nora Aunor is visiting Singapore to belt out songs. Tomorrow, the singer-actress will appear in Meet the Stars, a Filipino variety show
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      52 14 EfiuEflSiHfl Calvin Klein/' Gubss Charles Jodfrdan Hilfiger Trussardi trjadt other Versace international brands Other items include Sunglasses, Perfumes, Leather bags\ many more! FREE GIFT for purchase above $150. Limited to first 200 customers! Organised by: Acuta Marketing A Densco Inlwnotiond Pt» Ud Bit 1 #06-12 Pasir Panjang Rd, Alexandra Distripark
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      78 15 V When two teams one another day. Such is the unforgiving nature of the English FA Cup that makes it so compelling to watch. And tomorrow's duel promises plenty of action before a victor emerges to continue the march to Wembley. Follow the drama of the FA Cup, round by
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    Lock icon DAD: Minister SON: Drug dealer?
    370 16 FAMILY PROBLEMS' FOR LABOUR GOVT WORLDTODAY <Mr Straw has acted correctly. It has been a very difficult time for him and his family. The Prime Minister has given him his full support throughout.^ A spokesman for Prime Minister Tony BUir Source: Wire services. Britain's latest
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Mystery of the missing road
      454 17 As the second link at Tuas opened yesterday, curious Singaporeans drove across to explore new countryside. Some had unexpected adventures. YVONNEUM hitches a ride THEY had come looking for lunch. Mr Lee Yoon Har and wife Madam C F Lim were among the first Singaporeans
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      KNOW YOUR LINK
      83 17 THE Tuas-Johor link spans 5 km from the Tuas checkpoint to the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex checkpoint. FVee for the first few weeks, till toll charges are settled on. Pedestrians and cyclists not allowed on the link. Malaysian bus service, Maju, runs between Tuas terminus and Johor's
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      115 17 MENDAKI TUITION SCHEME 1998 OBBgOMTMn E Date sth to 10th January 1998 E| 5 Day/ Monday Friday :9am to 3pm 3 E Time Saturday: 9amtol2 pm S= Venue Wisma MENDAKI, 51 Kee Sun Avenue 3 E Singapore *****6 3 E Fees $185 tuition fee (per student per year) Es $10
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    Found: a job ...after 2,900 tries ...and 13 years
    287 18 WORLDTODAY Graham hoskins never called it quits. Yesterday he started work again. "I never gave up hope and I already feel as if some of my pride and dignity is returning," Mr Hoskins told The Times of London. He started work
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      223 19 Wmj r~F yijanhe Zaobao s;*.jk aOK jSk J| Mf wtlM«r s^pHEY^ i > <fR> 11 M —HMUbMH WTm Ww MMIM. 1 «*j|P«Bf«» Buy It- Sell It- Find ItClassified* f&T. Call Today \£M*\ For Results Tomorrow. itoo-7J7iu* PH9 "tzctttc&fi at NTUC Pasir Ris Resort WpWA R est > relax nnd be
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      The ‘madams’ of Hongkong
      45 20 111 111*111 111* Senior C—ml larqiwiHim Lifting, wi th> decision to aNow female Judgst In Hongkong to bo railed "Madam luttiff" Inlaad off tbo traditional "Mr Justice": I personally don't like a judge being called 'madam* because it has other connotations
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      Look who wants your kids
      344 20 TOO young to earn? But surely not too young to spend? Advertisers are cashing in on what every parent knows. That when you're out shopping, you just can't ignore the children. Nearly every major business is going after the minors now, reports USA Today. The
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      Lock icon New Year blast
      45 21 AFP A volcano wakes up: The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico sending up a plume of black smoke and ash. The volcano erupted on New Year's day with a strong explosion, which could be heard in Puebla town 32km away. AFP Picture/ Reuters
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    • He smiles as debts pile up
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        292 21 'Pay-up-or-else' business booms AT least one Malaysian is not complaining about the economic problems his country is going through. He is debt collector Tony Chan. While people engaged in various businesses in Malaysia are piling up debts, Mr Chan's office is buzzing with assignments. The people he has to deal
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      84 21 W W ■■■HIV W VL 7 ?)irfW^ tWI' i 11 Hk. sr^ilAj® %>•• s, V~.*Vaw vV; < > l *3Efc-" "'-^H r KicKftK I foorwet'" KICKERS BOUTiOUE: "B2 45 Takoshimoyo Ng. Ann City T.i; 73 5 5?2 -i PETITE CHER IE BOUTiOUE =02 40 4! Ci-nfn poinf T, I 23
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      69 22 f~ :V r j. t,r ;Mo- l' >S v v* i yps r t •> 7 4 t i:ff-VtAff9> It was a year that made us scream and cry the haze, the currency crisis, the Silk Air crash. i But it was also a scream of a year with moments
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  • weekender
    • COVERSTORY
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        Now, ‘year this...
        168 23  -  The good news REPORTS CALVIN LOW PERHAPS the brightest ray of hope in a mostly dark and dismal 1997 shone on the shiny pates of men around the world. And the sun of their hopes was Propecia, a hair-loss combating pill which gained US FDA approval last
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        HAIR RAISING FORTUNE
        130 23 Their optimism stems from what's seen as a pent-up demand for an effective weapon against a perpetually southward migrating hairline. Tests showed that after two years, 66 per cent of men on Propecia had more hair on their heads. Better, you won't lose hair paying for it
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        SMALL CHANGE
        130 23 Stress, of the "information overload" variety, was what white-haired media mogul Ted Turner complained about at Comdex '97, the US computer trade show. "It s affecting our love lives. It's killing people!" he said. Sure, especially if you've got the money. Turner finds the computer display in his
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        HOT SPORT
        152 23 What's the best news in sports last year, except perhaps for Seb Coe? Coe's 16-year-old 800 m record finally fell to the feet of 24-year-old Kenyan-born Dane Wilson Kipketer who equalled, then twice surpassed the historic mark. It won him the Grand Prix and Reuters Sports Personality poll
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        NEW KIDS
        74 23 In Singapore, consumers cheered when the new Carrefour hypermart sold items at below the recommended retail price, much to the chagrin of Lam Soon and Asia Pacific Breweries, the two manufacturers who tried to make the hypermart comply with their price guidelines. The other cause for cheer is
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        Eeee-year, what's this?
        128 24 I WONDER if anyone struck 4-D with the number 1997. Well, it wouldn't be any stretch of the imagination to assume that some people tried. After all, some Singaporeans at East Coast Park last month behaved like couch potatoes while watching police recover the bodies of two
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        DIRTY DEEDS
        189 24 Here's the real scream of the yEEEar. 797 isn't the latest model of a Boeing aircraft. It is the number of sex charges that one 69-year-old Australian man faced in April. Among the charges heard in a Sydney court: 360 counts of carnal knowledge by a stepfather; 132
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        MISSING MOUTHFULS
        172 24 Molester Leow Wee Aik, 30, lived to tell the tale of his misadventure albeit with a lisp of sorts. For the woman he tried to molest at his Ang Mo Kio flat last year bit off part of his tongue when he tried to kiss her. Not believing
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        RE-MEMBER?
        256 24 Speaking of missing appendages, what's worse than losing your hard-earned savings in a year of currency crashes? Losing your member. Penises were losing their owners all over the world last year, including in Malaysia, the Philippines and even Spain. In Thailand, there were reports of allegedly wayward members being
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        The Eeee-year's fashion
        143 25 SINGAPORE stargazers need only take a re-look at the October's Star Awards video to wonder what was yucky in entertainment last year. The way the annual show is headed, TCS actors should be commended. Not so much for getting the prizes (after all these were handed out
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        Masquerade or wayang?
        205 25 What resulted was some sort of cross between a masquerade party and street wayang. Fann Wong's eyelashes grew golden cockroach feelers. Ann Kok's hair aged to a silvery sheen, but just down the middle of her head. And Cassandra See was she in between Beijing opera rehearsals?
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        Art tha's too gruesome
        102 25 In April, British sculptor Anthony-Noel Kelly, 41, a former butcher and abattoir worker, was arrested in England for allegedly stealing and using human remains for his art. He was found out when a horrified art lover recognised the face of one of his works, a silver-coated
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        HOT STORIES?
        109 26 DID YOU MISS OUR... IF you were away last month, you might have missed reading about the duck den where male prostitutes served, and where one of them brutally murdered the boss. And did you hear about the astounding $50 COE bid, and want to know about the
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        Tick tick tick tick tick zzzzzzz
        835 27  -  KEN JALLEH JR at larfj^P NOW the bonus is gone. Now it is time to buckle down and get to work, to bid adieu, alas, to a year best described as the Mother of all Alamaks. Now it will be another year, another bother.
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        Women, sober enough to listen?
        642 28  -  BRIAN MILLER at ni gJHr LETS get one thing straight. I didn't have a bottle in front of me when I sat down to write this column. I was cold sober. But I did throw back a few when it was finally done. I had
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    816 29 SPOTLIGHT The business of death TRY as I might, I couldn't escape from the looming shadow of death as I looked back at last year. Indeed, if it was boom-time for anything last year, it's got to be the business of death. William Hall's
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    546 30  -  weekwider SO, how was 1997 for you? Went too fast to recall anything significant? Well, here's a list of words that appeared in our monthly Glosorry page to help you reminisce. Pick the word that captures the essence of 1997 for you and call 1900-*****01 and key
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    449 34  -  ET CETERA WITH IVAN FERNANDEZ TO reflect on the passing of time, I sought a place where time stands still. As 1997 petered out, it was sheer luck that brought me here, a small unspoilt isle off the north-eastern coast of New Zealand, to write
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    497 37  -  Second Wine Singaporeans abroad CAREER CHOffil BY Bernard Pereira WOULD you believe they serve spicy Szechuan chicken for inflight meals on board KLM Royal Dutch Airlines? And if you're Japanese, it's chicken Yakitori. If Korean, spicy beef Bulgogi. These dishes were first served in September on
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      404 39 FROM PAGE 39 What would you both do H you had the chance to live your life again? (Chang Yong Lai answers) We would still set up a food business. But with hindsight, we would have the Orient Plaza in a bigger city, such
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      140 39 CHANG Yong Lai, 44, went over to Holland in the 70s to join his uncles, the first pioneers. This was after he married fellow-Singaporean Donna Hu in 1973. They have two sons, Jay Ren, 22, and Jay Ee, 16. Yong Lai started off by renting out Chinese
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    475 42  -  EAT'S A SUNDAY Yummy ideas for Sunday breakfast, brunch and Lunch Story/1 Patrick Wong Kj9k "Nowadays, people don't just 1 go to a restaurant to eat they J want to be treated like friends." This is the assessment of Tommy Lam, director of Cafe de Amigo,
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      51 48 Education Education on: 28 Feb. 1 8 March 1998 At: Sultan Mosque Auditorium Fee includes Course Note, lunch teabreaks and Certificate of Attendance. life also organise the Marriage Preparatory Course in Engiish. For enquiries and registration, please contact us at telephone no: 2 9 5-1011 APKIM RESOURCES 134 Arab Street,
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    622 49  -  JWWfWf'RACING Preview By The The Three Musketeers JOCKEY Saimee Jumaat, who sat out the last three months, could make a triumphant return to the saddle by booting home a double at Ipoh this afternoon. We reckon he should take the opening event and the last
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      104 50 II 4rt *V$ ~V©hn©rr© w I Bisikan Nafsu Salandrp I 4 gripping stories about AIDS in Singapore in four languages nationwide Sundays, Bpm on Premiere 12 J Moment of Truth January J 'In Sickness And In Health 1 M jj Beyond The Birds And The Bees I' Tuesdays, 9:3opm on
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      630 51  -  Only four top clubs in for world's biggest soccer trade fair FOOTBALL EXPO 98; Suntech City. Tuesday to Thursday Stories/ 1 Gerard Wong The Football Expo 98 is the world's first soccer trade show and conference. It is organised by the Switzerland-based Federation of International Football Association (Fifa).
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      WHAT TOP SOCCER OFFICIALS SAY:
      119 51 PETER VELAPPAN, Asian Football Confederate! general stcfttMy* It would be a great pity how often do you get to rub shoulders with the world's top soccer people and exchange ideas with them? And it's right here in Singapore. The S-League is still very young. The
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      119 51 TERENCE NG, Geytang United dab manager: We haven't received any information about it from the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) even though we did read about it in the newspapers. We needed details like how much It would cost for three days. But we didn't get
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      369 51  -  COMMENT GERARD WONG SOCCER'S been my favourite sport since I was eight. So despite the S-League's hiccups and dreary matches the past two years, I still find myself excited by the thought of the new season. Why? Because the clubs' activities so
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      LOOKING AT 1998
      907 52 It's 1998, sports fans!! So, while sipping hopi-ccino' somewhere in the East, to the tranquil sounds of Ah Bengs racing by on their motorbikes, with speakers blaring out the Lambada song, sports reporter ERNEST LUIS suddenly saw a bright flash. Just then, the world's major and minor
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      383 54 wsmnmsamm HALY, SPAJN, france ITALY TOMORROW: Bergamo v Piacenza Bologna v Brescia Fiorentinav Sampdoria Inter-Milan v Juventus Leccev Em poll Napoli vAC Milan Parma v Lazio Romav Udinese Vicenzav Bari Wire Services. THE return of Brazilian star striker Ronaldo will be a big boost for
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      He had soccer at heart
      298 54  -  OBITUARIES By Suresh Nair WHATJHCY SAY OF RAMA JfTA SINGH (Sembawang Rangers coach): I was shocked to hear about Rama's death. He was a players' man. He was always with his men, be they on the military training ground or on the soccer pitch. JUSTIN
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      114 54 Reuters. WOMEN'S tennis legend Helen Wills-Moody, who won eight Wimbledon titles and once went six years without dropping a single set in singles, has died at the age of 92. American Wills-Moody dominated women's tennis in the late 1920*8 and 30's. And she is acknowledged as
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      269 55 Set a course for Success Looking to further your education or upgrade your skills? Then look no further than LEARNING FOR SUCCESS (incorporating Postgraduate Programmes The Masters Guide) every Monday in Classified Jobs. i [cats. I The Straits Times Classified i Where ♦DISCOUNT NIKKO "IwVVVII I SAUCONY CAMP MASTER NIKE
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      173 56 THIRD ROUND TODAY: Arseqal v Port Vale Barnsftey v Bolton Blackburn vWigan Bournemouth v Huddersfield Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Cardiff v Oldham Charlton v Forest Cheltenham v Reading Crewe v Birmingham Crystal Palace v Scunthorpe Darlington v Wolves Derby v Southampton Grimsby v Norwich Leeds v Oxford Leicester
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      357 56  -  MATCH OF THIRD ROUND: CHELSEA v MAN UNITED (TOMORROW) Stories/] Lan Brown NO skipper Dennis Wise (suspended) but Frank Leboeuf should have shaken oft* flu to bolster the Chelsea defence. The Red Devils (Man United) played Denis Irwin in a reserve match against Leeds earlier this
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      235 56 EVERTONv NEWCASTLE UNITED; TOMORROW FROM the hamstring capital of England, Newcastle travels to Goodison Park without Philippe Albert and David Batty (suspended) and Steve Howey struggling with injury. There is a desperate race to have central defender Darren Peacock available to counter
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      201 57 MORE ON THE FA CUP THIRD WOUND... Reuters. WEST HAM v EMLEY WHILE the match between holder Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge dominates the build-up to this weekend's FA Cup third round, 20-year-old Matthew Wood has another destination in sight. He
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      218 57  -  BY Lan Brown LIVERPOOL v COVENTRY (Prediction: 3-1) The lack of a dominant header of the ball in defence cost Liverpool two bad goals at Christmas. Now the plan must be how to cope with Coventry's Dion Dublin today. The Sky Blues (Coventry) will pitch every
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      378 57 Reuters. CHRISTIAN GROSS (SPURS) TOTTENHAM Hotspur's Swiss manager Christian Gross committed himself "100 per cent" to the struggling club yesterday, ending speculation that he might leave. "I am pleased to be here. No doubt. When I say yes to a club it is 100 per cent.
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      166 58 I W H«v fe Off. J J PACIFIC DORY CAISMARI A Fresh tiger prawns sauteed with A traditional Fillet oF Fish Tender strips oF succulent squid j garlic sauce. Simmer in white wine. prepared either baked, breaded lightly battered and deep Fried f Served with risi bisi rice. or battered.
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