The New Paper, 14 January 1998

Microfilm: NL21078
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      IMF admits: Our reforms didn't work
      247 2 A CONFIDENTIAL report made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) admits that its moves to reform the Indonesian banking system backfired. The report, which appeared in the International Herald Tribune, also criticises Indonesian President Suharto's government for not fulfilling its promises. Indonesia was forced
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      ACTION
      494 2 INDONESIA TAKES r So, stocA market is giving you the jitters and the Sing dollar is not its usual muscular self. You worry about the value of your property and wonder how long the storm clouds will stay. Our economy is tied to others in the region. And we
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      Untitled
      488 3  - By Yvonne Lim LAST week, as the stock market fell, investors rushed to sell their shares. Yesterday, they were rushing back to buy. Both times, it profited remisier Victor, 51. When investors scramble in an unstable market, business is good for Victor, who earns $4 in commission for every $1,000
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      No reading
      186 4 from flight data recorder SILKAIR CRASH INVESTIGATORS on the Silk Air crash in Washington are having problems reading the flight data recorder. Magazine Aviation Week reported on Monday that the US and Indonesian investigators had found that they were unable to retrieve any data for the last moments
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    • Article
      DOW JONES
      28 4 The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 84.95 points to close at 7,732. 13 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 649 million shares.
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      Mercs take a fall
      82 4 HOT STORIES ITS done it again. For the seventh year running, Toyota is the top car brand in Singapore. But Mercedes-Benz, the No 2 car for three years, fell to No 4. Toyota was tops partly because its distributor, Borneo Motors, was able to bid aggressively
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      POTLUCK Dante
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Charity falls
        59 4 CHARITABLE organisations in Singapore are feeling the pinch of the economic crisis. Many of them could not meet their targets for 1997. Usually, during the Christmas season Santa brings them a fat bundle. But this year it was not to be. Collections were down 20 percent for most
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        Job security
        55 4 FORGET bonuses and high salaries job security will do. This is what workers here are more concerned about these days, a survey of 100 companies by Remuneration Data Specialists has found. Bosses and workers were bracing for the economic slowdown, expecting lower wage rises and variable bonuses this
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        Global award
        35 4 SINGAPOREAN Dr William Tan Kian Meng (right) was named one of the Outstanding Young Persons of the World by the Junior Chamber International (JCI). The JCI is a global group of young professionals.
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        Be-all, end-all
        55 4 The principal is The Leader, The Captain of the Ship, The Speaker of the House, The Bapa! He is everything. MsAmyTanQueeNeo.a teacher for 34 years, in a letter to The Straits Times Forum Page. She found it impossible to believe that principals had said they were not indispensable
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      Dad sues son...
      119 4 HE tried to sue his son for maintenance. i But the son turned around and accused his 72-year-old father of sexually abusing his two young children and his mother-in-law. The father later withdrew his application which he had made to the Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents.
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      HEADLINERS
      73 4 The Straits Timet: Asian stocks, currencies rebound The Business Times: Radical Jakarta moves to cut fuel subsidies, revise budget Uanhe Zeobao: Asian stocks and currencies rebound Bevfta Harian: Indonesia drafts plans to revive economy RCS morning news* Blues' market in Asia rebound, thanks to the positive signals from Indonesia
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      152 5 For a roaring good time, j /"tv nothing beats having the j^Hf Tampii.e, Troupe. Combining thunderous lion dance L n||f 9 I pulsating kompang ami *"Z^E£ colourful biuigas manggar, flf^HHC|fj7 the troupe will make home and U J office visits To disappointment, book early pager j^^BßfeiMifi^jßMHjM^flPK^ number jC I or
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lady luck smiles on geomancer
      439 6  -  BY Danny Lim IN times of trouble, some people turn to prayer. Some turn to money experts. And some turn to 60-year-old Mr Chong Swan Lek. He is a geomancer and his business has been booming ever since currency woes hit the region last July.
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      Confidence
      401 7 (That's what every country needs) Confidence. The word has been on everyone's tongue ever since the economic crunch hit home. But how does confidence in a market affect it? RACHEL TAN tells you YOU can't see it, smell it or touch it. But confidence can make or break a
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      HOW YOU CAN HELP
      167 7 SIMPLY, buy local. Support local industries and stop spending too much on unnecessary imported luxury items. Don't dump your local blue-chip shares for US stocks. Don't hock your condo here for a house in Sydney. Don't sell off your cash savings and exchange them for US
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      WITH CONFIDENCE, ALL WILL BE WELL
      153 7 If we have no confidence in our own currency and because of that we don't save or invest and instead convert our money to foreign currencies or deposit them overseas, this will still cause our currency to depreciate all the same. Malaysian PM Mahathir
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      173 8 The WORLD'S GREATEST Treasure hunt here. r'iSPi^^^^BffnHffi^^^B V^^nfJI J/,. »> >>«.».-*• J dlHnKr fiHi^QHBmHHBHHHIHHHBBb It might be buried deep beneath that mountain of wild I-san silk weaves.. Or it might be standing in that row of celadon pots, emblazoned with swirls. It could be hanging, lost amidst the flutter of
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      mul' mul'
      41 9 Text-book history j -i 1* ---a- I 1 -A vtOMiina neng, wviqniimm principal or Singapore School for the last 20 years, on and vice-principals to tiff a I amerern scvkxnb This schon^^plife. I want to end my chapter here.
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      What kind of answer is this?
      393 9  -  Elton John and Billy Joel pull out of S'pore and Malaysia concerts, says promoter Sunvic But their shows in Japan, Australia and New Zealand are not cancelled YES. IT'S OFF BUT BY Lee Yin Luen THE show you're looking forward to has been cancelled.
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      Lock icon BANK TITANIC
      126 10 THE STORY SO FAR: Pulau Hutang declares independence and prints its own money. But many prefer to change Hutang dollars to US dollars. The local currency falls in value. Reporter CAROL LEONG says people have no confidence in Hutang money. The government first jails her for speaking up
      Art/ Hup; script/ Money Bite Team; Advice/ Business Times  -  126 words
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      Money talk scares me
      251 11  -  COMMENT/ Carol Leong comment/ Carol Leong OKAY, I failed Econs 101 in junior college. But what's scary is the nasty feeling of being part of a game where the rules are unclear. To me, this whole region somehow got caught on a disaster merry-go-round and many
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      Lock icon They came, they hated, they loved
      386 12 Seletar Institute closed its doors for good at the end of last year. WILEEN CHANG spoke to some former students MANY of them came to sulk, nursing poor O-level results. But they stayed on for what they now think were the best years of
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      WHY INSTITUTES CLOSED
      96 12 FROM this year onwards, the only centralised institutes left will be Outram and Jurong institutes. Townsville Institute also closed its doors on Dec 31 last year. A centralised institute is a pre-university centre where students do a three-year A-level course. The Seletar and Townsville institutes were shut
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      559 11 Play and win $500 Which one is NOT a 5. Fidel Ramos finance minister: Call 1900-*****01 before 1. Anwar Ibrahim midnight tonight. Results 2. Richard Hu on Friday. Each call costs 3. Mar'ie Muhammad 20 cents. 4. Tarrin Guide on Internet: Nimmanahaeminda nveb3.asial.codi.sg/tnp/mone! Diploma In Mother Tongue Language Education For
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Rivets missing on 2 Boeings
      159 14 Source: AFP. FOUR rivets were missing and some were defective on the tail stabiliser of a new Continental Airlines Boeing 737, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said yesterday. But the FAA did not comment on yesterday's Wall Street Journal report that there was a
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      Dad wants son's name on coffin
      375 14  -  SILKAIR CRASH By Woon Wui Tek THE grieving father has just one request. He wants Mr Colin Seet Cher Phong's name engraved on the coffin containing his severed hand. Mr Seet was killed in the crash of Silk Air flight MI 185 crash. The
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      Burial details being finalised
      96 14 NO decision has been reached yet on how the remains of the crash victims will be distributed among the 104 coffins. But it is understood that separate arrangements are being made with the family of Mr Colin Seet Cher Pheng. A Silk Air official told The
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon He's 100
      499 15 (But Papa doesn't want a walking stick] The grand patriarch of the wealthy but feuding—Jumabhoyfamily, Rajabali Jumabhoy, turns 100 on Friday. Papa Jumabhoy has seen two world wars and owns millions. What's he like at the century mark? CRISPINA ROBERT, a "child" at 28, gets a rare glimpse
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      OLDEST SON NOT INVITED
      180 15 HIS oldest son, Ameerali, and his family will not be invited to the birthday party on Friday. But Mr Rajabali Jumabhoy said he will not turn them away if they came to the celebration at the Raffles Hotel. M A father or a mother should always
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      STRICT DAD
      99 15 Oh, he was strict. got a lot of scolding from him. He chucked my report card, wouldn't sign it because I didn't do we 11... We were given pocket money and had to be home by dinner timej 8 pm. Without/ail, unless we had a camp or something.
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      LONG LIFE
      49 15 ril tell you. Work hard, be honest and have trust in God. Eat well, no red meat for me, too much cholesterol. No alcohol and no cigarettes. And exercise is good for the body. I played cricket and golf every day when I was young. —Mr Rajabalijumabhoy
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon END OF THE ROAD
      474 16 THE FALL OF THE INDONESIAN RUPIAH ENDS THE HEADY FLIGHT OF PEREGRINE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS TWO men had dreams of turning their Hongkong broking firm into a giant that would give the big boys from Wall Street a run for their money. But today, those dreams are
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      The man who made the deal
      253 16 ANDRE LEE THE decision to tie up with Mr Widjara was largely attributed to Mr Andre Lee (above), a Korean-American who ran Peregrine's bond department. Bonds are lOUs a contract to repay money borrowed. Bond holders also receive interest. Many were surprised by Peregrine's
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      3 teachers charged
      299 17  -  M'SIAN EXAM LEAK: THE crime: Leaking examination papers. Two Malaysian government school teachers and a tuition teacher were charged in Klang yesterday with leaking two Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exam papers between Nov 21 and Dec 9 last year, said the Internet edition of Utusan Malaysia. S
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      Lock icon Smart guy with a bad voice
      433 18 Anything to do with Sonny and Cher are now hot items in the US posters of their show in the '60s, their hit songs such as I Have Got You Babe and Bono's book about entering politics at the age 0f53. The pair parted
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      Lock icon AGENT DOLE
      349 19 HE RAN FOR PRESJDENT...HE USED TO BE A SENATOR...NOW 808 DOLE WILL TRY AND IMPROVE US-TAIWAN RELATIONS Wire services. A YEAR ago, Bob Dole was in the running for the US presidency. Now, the former senator has signed a contract to represent Taiwan in the United States. A
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      WILL IT BE SHORT-LIVED?
      61 19 Bob Dole (left) will now act as a Taiwanese government agent. However, his wife, Elizabeth (right), has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the US presidency in 2000. Should she run for national office, her husband would have to resign immediately from his new role,
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon High-level scare for Yeltsin's family & aides
      394 21 High-level scare for Yeltsin's family aides They were almost unable to meet the Russian leader. Why? AFP. BECAUSE the helicopter carrying President Boris Yeltsin's favourite daughter and his top aides had to make an emergency landing yesterday. There was a fire alert on board. Ms Tatyana Dyachenko, who is Yeltsin's
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      Your job—to keep your job
      63 21 *****1******1* CommhI by Mr Kap LeCrene in TIm New Yort Units that anpioytM must worfc at hoMag on to their jobs am* that companies are "down-sizing" (i.e. retrenching): Consider your job as an asset. Protect this asset like you would your home, car, health, etc.
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      Lock icon Big drama at Tokyo exchange
      418 22 Gunman takes hostage but surrenders after police give him tea Reuters. A MAN, in a business suit, goes to the Tokyo Stock Exchange and claims that he is an investor interested in movies. Then he pulls out a gun and takes the exchange's deputy comptroller
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      Lock icon Man hides heroin in wheelchair
      155 22 Source: AFP. A NIGERIAN man in a wheelchair told airport officials in Lagos that he was taking part in an overseas competition for disabled athletes. But police alleged that Yekini Salau Olalekan, 24, was actually trying to smuggle 2.6 kg of heroin out of Nigeria
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  • DEARAGGIE
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      My boss makes me soooo angry
      316 23 FROM AGGIE HOTLINE CALL US Call **********7 and leave your questions. You can listen to earlier advice, too. This week: I'm so fat, sad and hurt Girlfriend •ants mora than me Discouraged over failing i|.i mains 11 1 money itohi mum but no love
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      My father faces death penalty
      215 23 lAM 17 and in Secondary 3.1 am living alone and have to pay the bills. My father was arrested for drug trafficking. He's in prison, awaiting trial. I fear that he may be sentenced to death. He is a nice man and he loves me.
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      My parents hate me now
      176 23 I AM in Secondary 1. My parents are always scolding me. They are divorced but still living together. My brother is in Primary 2, but he is already using bad words. But my parents say he is still a young boy. Now, I am always
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      Tell-tale signs husband is flirting
      228 23 I WANT a divorce but the settlement does not seem good enough for me to look after my two sons from my first marriage. I have been married for 14 years. My in-laws do not respect me or recognise me. My mother-in-law also keeps encouraging
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    Lock icon Move aslde, Zoe and Fann... Chung Chung's the top TV star
    561 24 Showtime "WHOA," exclaimed Hongkong actress-singer Chan Chung Ling when told by The New Paper she was the most popular TV star among Friday Weekly readers, ahead of Zoe Tay and Fann Wong. It is a first for a foreign
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  • exeech 10....9...8...7...6...5... PIONEER The Art of Entertainment
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      This couch is about to take off
      755 25 Home theatre systems are the rage today. But where do beginners start? Singing star Kit Chan asks JESSICA LEOW KIT: I've got a home theatre system but want to get more out of it How should I arrange the components In my living
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      Digital lift-off
      356 26 The Rear (Surround) Speakers (prices: $90 to $5,000) give effect of sound coming from all directions and engulfing you. The speakers should be aimed straight across the room and not directly at the viewer. This helps to create a more open and spacious soundfield. A good site would
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  • SHOWTIME
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      Goodness gracious
      248 28  -  FROM PREVIOUS PAGE TAN YUIT YIN NO kid. Tan Yuit Yin is no kid, even if the 22-year-old may give children Tuition Fever (the Saturday night sitcom) and now has A Place to Call Home (last year's TV serial) in many teenage hearts. Corny? But that's what this
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      Such a crying gain
      160 29  -  MA CHING TAO THIS Taiwanese actor, said to be in his late-30s, was last seen on TV giving out trophies to Channel 8 actors at the TCS Star Awards in October. But that wasn't what drew his fans to him. In two words: Gentleman and scholar.
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      FRIDAY WEEKLY'S TV TOP 10
      65 29 1. Chan Cfaung Uag: 25.9 per cent 2.ZoaTay: 23.54 per cent 3. Faaa Wong: 23.27 per cent 4w ttw Char Minp 9.6 percent 5. Ma CMwgtiOi 7.95 per cent 6. Tap Yuft Yin: 2.82 percent 7. Viae—l Hg: 2.48 per cent 8. Sakal Noriko: 1.58
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      Noriko's hot, heaven sent
      177 29  -  BAKAI NORIKO AT 26, Noriko is one of the hottest female Japanese TV stars. She wows them not only in Japan, but in Hongkong and Taiwan, too. And in Singapore, she single-handedly pulled in a horde of fans with the almost angelic character she plays in
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      Lock icon Hey, this Plain Milk's got Klass
      430 30  -  By Lee Yin Luen A LONE woman sat at the edge of the couch in the almost empty cafe, long straight hair cascading over her shoulders. She was scribbling into what appeared to be a diary, her brows knotted in thought. She looked attractive,
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    Plunging back to basics
    489 32  -  eT CETERA WITH JILL LIM I'M not sure how I should be feeling. This currency crisis is so happening that it's almost unbelievable. It's exciting. It's like watching a show. ER in Asia or Melrose Marketplace. I can't wait to read the papers every day, just
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      558 44 COSCO SUPER HANDICAP BOWLING CHALLENGE: CATHAY WESTSIDE BOWL (UNTIL SUNDAY) TOP FIVE I: Jansen Chan 963 pintails T. Png Siew Lan 962 3: Sam Ng952 4: Ramadon Mustajab 947 5: Tan Kian Hong 944 FAST FACTS The Cosco Challenge allows a bowler to register for it any time
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      187 44 NATIONAL bowlers who are feeling the pinch of the Cosco Challenge handicap system should be inspired by Jansen Chan's performance yesterday. Even without a handicap, the 1997 SEA Games reserve bowler still shot a brilliant four-game series of 963 pinfalls to claim top spot in
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      276 45 New Zealand has been overrun by a massive force of holidaying H Singaporeans. "It's out of this world!" said one visitor. The island Strife Bui True! Ho« Singaporeans Kiwi Ticket Kaper. And the good news is that you can join the force. Can Win In The New Paper-Air New Zealand
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      436 46 HOW THEY FARED THIRD ROUND BOURNEMOUTH 0 HUDDERSFIELDI CHELTENHAM 1 READING 1 HEREFORD OTRANMERE 3 PETERBOROUGH 0 WALSALL 2 WEST BROM 3 STOKE 1 THIRD ROUND REPLAYS BURY 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 2 IPSWICH 1 BRISTOL ROGERS 0 MIDDLESBROUGH 2 QUEENS PARK RANGERS 0 WREXHAM 2 WIMBLEDON 3
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      287 46 ALAN Shearer's return to competitive action has been pencilled in. He is set to play in Newcastle United's potentially explosive FA Cup fourth round encounter against Stevenage on Sunday, Jan 25, reports Carlingnet. The compact Broadhall Way ground, home of the Vauxhall Conference (non-league) side, is
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      355 47 ...the NBA has garbage men? They're the guys who never have plays designed for them. They're the guys who scramble for the loose ball and try to make an impact. Some of the best in the business: Phoenix Suns' Cedric Ceballos, Miami Heat's P J
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      148 47 ALL-STAR UPDATE MICHAEL Jordan still leads the All-Star voting with 249,077 votes (as of last weekend). Grant Hill has the next highest tally: 247,256. No surprise there. What is surprising, however, are the other favourites with the fans. Dikembe Mutombo leads the voting for Eastern
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      367 48 THE WEEK im. WAS fm9L3 the New Paper SportsfHe oh NTUC Radio Heart 91.3. From Monday to Friday at 8.15 am. Check it out. USA Today. EVERY time he takes the court, Phoenix Suns point guard Jason Kidd feels like a kid in a candy store.
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      86 48 PHOENIX SUNS: The Suns had wins against powerhouses Indiana and San Antonio last week. Rex Chapman averaged 21 points and Antonio McDyess 18 for the week as the Suns, playing without injured stars Danny Manning and Kevin Johnson, have the fourth-best record in the league. SIEVE
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      107 48 SEATTLE AT CHICAGO: Today's match-up at the United Centre in Chicago should be a cracker. The Sonics have the best record in the NBA and the league's best road record. The Bulls have the best record in the East (third-best overall) and have lost only one
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      352 48 ICED BY IVERSON: Philadelphia's Allen Iverson had 31 points, eight assists and a big three-pointer in the final minutes in a 113-107 win against the Lakers last Sunday. He came back with 27 points, seven assists and five rebounds in a 98-95 loss last Tuesday at Utah.
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      452 49 WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS: PERTH (Until Sunday Reuters. COSTA Rica's favourite daughter brought more swimming fame to her soccer-mad homeland yesterday. At the World Championships in Perth, she added the world 200 metres freestyle crown to her Olympic title of 1996. Claudia Poll became a national
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      207 49 ch P hpat*' World champion Samantha Riley World record-holder Penny Heyns AFP. YOUNG American Kristy Kowal upset the giants of women's breaststroke to win the world 100 metres title yesterday. The 19-year-old from Georgia swept home in the final lap to win the gold medal from Australian Helen
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      504 50  -  ...MORE ON THE WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS By Gerard Wong ONLY three months ago, she was making her South-east Asia Games debut against the region's best swimmers. This week, she finds herself up against the best in the world. No wonder 13-year-old Christel Bouvron is finding her Perth
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      496 50 AFP. RUSSIAN sprint tsar Alexandre Popov and Australian Michael Klim are the best of friends in the training pool in Canberra. Yet both are on a collision course for world gold in Perth today. Popov is chasing his second world 100-metre freestyle crown to
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