The New Paper, 17 January 1998

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    19 1 the new paper SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1998 MITA(P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS AM.. http://wab3.aala1.coin.afl/lnp Annthncquality publication of SlngOpOFO Press Holdings
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Dear friend, Your dirty e-mail could soon spell J-A-I-L
      190 2  -  BY Yvonne Lim THINKING of downloading that dirty film clip into your computer? Or sending a friend pornographic electronic mail (e-mail)? They may well land you in court in future. Two bills to amend the Films Act and Undesirable Publications Act
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      Obscene film trade
      110 2 Anyone who knowingly owns obscene films may be fined $1,000 or more a film, and jailed up to a year. Making or copying (for personal viewing or to distribute): Fine of $20,000 to $40,000, up to two years'jail. Importing: Minimum fine of $1,000 a film, up to
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      Publications
      81 2 An obscene publication tends "to deprave and corrupt persons" likely to read, see or hear It. An objectionable publication may describe acts of torture, violent sex and child nudity, promote criminal acts, or represent one community as inferior to others. Penalties for anyone who makes, copies, imports, offers to
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      Party political films
      78 2 Banned: Films advertisings political organisation. Also films with "a political end in Singapore", which aim to affect votes, or make biased comments on election candidates and issues, past or present Governments, the opposition, MPs, current policy, political parties, etc. Penalty: Anyone who knowingly imports, makes, distributes or
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      Electronic media
      49 2 Publications and films include material stored on computers and electronic devices, that can be retrieved as words or pictures Also: video games, sound and video recordings on tape or disc. "Supply" can mean through electronic mail or fax, or transferring computer files from one disc to another.
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      Stricter laws
      38 2 It is unlawful to: Advertise an obscene film. Penalty for knowingly doing so: Fine of $10,000 to $50,000, up to a years'jail. Copy uncensored films. Fine of $500 per film, six months'jail. Loan a banned publication.
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      New charity wanted
      49 2 Arressiisall smiles because she was park of The New Paper's adopted charity last year. The Down Syndrome A n f« n Association. Now, we are looking for a new charity to adopt for this year. See page 36 on how you can help us help you.
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      Lock icon Sticking it out
      189 3 While Perth is experiencing a killer of a heatwave, swimmers at the World championships are sticking it out Win or lose, the pool's their playground and, after the work, the show begins. LATEST /Page 67 Lat me st*y... I'm winning: Belgium's Fred Deburghraeve shows the world an
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      JOBS LOST
      89 4 HOT STORY THESE people are among 1,800 Seagate Technology employees who were retrenched yesterday. The company said the remaining 15,000 workers'jobs were safe for now. The US disk-drive maker had also laid off "several hundred" contract workers, sources said. Of the 1,800 staff, 1,400 are production workers and
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    • THE TWO FACES OF GIRO
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        More use it
        65 4 PAY electronically and enjoy perks such as interest on refunds if you have been overcharged or billed wrongly, longer payment periods and lower deposits. With such incentives, such transactions should rise from 60 per cent to 80 per cent of total payments this years, says the Electronic
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        Cheques better
        52 4 There is a period of uncertainty when Giro begins or ends.. At least there is full control and flexibility over when, and hou> much to pay, in issuing cheques —and the decision is immediate. Straits Times reader Lim Boon Hee on why some people still prefer to pay
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      WHAT'S HUP
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      DOW JONES
      27 4 The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 61.78 points to close at 7,753.55 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 668 million shares.
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Life sentence review
        89 4 CRIMINALS jailed for life may be eligible for shortened sentences in 20 years. They can go before a review board then for a decision on their suitability for release. The Court of Appeal had ruled in August that a life term should generally mean "throwing away the
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        Drive-away theft
        83 4 A THIEF drove a Toyota Corona away while the owner was paying her bill at a petrol kiosk. Miss Wong Mee Fong, 32, had left her car with the key in the ignition for a couple of minutes at the Caltex petrol station in Ang Mo Kio Avenue
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        Ice on the rise
        67 4 THE Ecstasy abuse problem is under control but the Central Narcotics Bureau is concerned that Ice a synthetic crystalline substance more potent than heroin is fast gaining popularity. Seventy-five Ice addicts were nabbed in Singapore last year compared with just five the year before. CNB director
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        DBS lifts prime rate
        93 4 DBS Bank's prime lending rate is at 7.5 per cent from today. This rate rise the bank's third increase in six weeks isJt>y half a percentage point. Prime lending rates are the interest rates that banks charge their best customers. DBS said there would be fixed
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      HEADLINERS
      82 4 The Straits Timet: Jakarta's IMF pact comes in for praise The Business Times: China announces sweeping banking reforms Uanbe Zaobao: The US, Japan and the World Bank welcome Suharto's signing of new agreements ■eiRa Harfam: Economic recovery: Clinton praises Indonesia RCS morning news.' Singapore has welcomed thelatest agreement between
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      206 4 Muslim f break fast A time 1 V The New Paper-Air New Zealand Kiwi Ticket Kaper Coupon nl H M M m m only S words, describe the sensational islands of New Zealand. I H I Ita MwM m m i 2 I B I 3— 4 I ■IJ H
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Aiyah, business so slow, I'm so bored!
      466 6 The economic crunch is making more than just the businessmen unhappy. The people who have to man empty boutiques are bored to death and they have every reason to be. CRISPINA ROBERT keeps them company ALONE in her posh shoe boutique, she tried
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      AFRAID OF LOSING THEIR JOBS?
      183 6 SALES assistant Miss Tan has been bored for months now. The leather boutique at Hilton Hotel where she works was empty during the two hours the New Paper team was there. Miss Tan, in her 30s, and her two colleagues were chatting. "Business is slow.
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      67 6 -8 JT\ v K~ INHUMAN, ISN'T IT? 1® wl probably go mad. 1 I Many animals Stop animal abuse. FMNOSFOtIVI SOCIETY FOR THE PREVEHTIOE 07 CRUELTY TO AMIUALB 31 IIOUHT VERKOM ROAD BWOAPORE *****4 TELWHOCT 287 8368 t r.„ J I- J. »> u 'M n i.U'.r «.U "ft t
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    Hurl by the smoke, not the fire
    502 8  -  wws, > -77W-7, yi POTONG FIRE SINGAPORETODAY By' Teo Yun Yun THE ones who lived in a flat that caught fire were unhurt, but their neighbours who lived above, including five children, suffered from smoke inhalation. Ten people were sent to hospital in
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    Lock icon Black hole
    205 10 PRESENTS... SINGAPORETODAY THE STORY SO FAR: Rich from selling coconuts, Pulau Hutangprints its own money and sets up banks. Money is lent freely for property, shares, hire purchase. Many borrow beyond their means. Reporter Carol is jailed for a while and later threatened by the strong-arm President for
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      I molested, I lied, but please, PLEASE give me a chance
      349 12 After the 18-year-old molester pleaded guilty last December, the judge ordered a probation report before sentencing him. Yesterday, he was back in court. WOON WUITEK reports HE had blown his chances by first molesting his neighbour and then, lying
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      THE MOLEST
      42 12 LAST December, Ang pleaded guilty to molesting a neighbour in Yishun. He had run at her, grabbed her and pressed her right breast. He fled after she kicked him in the groin. He was arrested more than two months later.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Scared? Yes, of being found out
      292 14 S'poreans go to JB for Aids test Some Singaporeans are going to Johorßaru to get themselves tested for the Aids vims. WILE EN CHANG reports THESE people fear something more than the Aids virus itself. They fear that, should they have it, others will
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      JB DOCTORS SAY
      96 14 THE New Paper visited eight clinics in Johor Baru earlier this week. All said they had Singaporeans asking for HIV tests regularly. Said a doctor who declined to be named: "If they test HIV-positive, I will advise them to seek treatment in Singapore." This is because they
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      MINISTRY SAYS
      137 14 A MINISTRY of Health spokesman told The New Paper that identities of those who test positive for the Aids virus are kept confidentiid. And there is strict control in who gets access to this information. The spokesman said that all medical personnel and test centres except the one
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    Win trips
    157 17 SINGAPORETODAY UNBELIEVABLE but true! The New Paper can make you fly! Win in The New Paper/Air Zealand Kiwi Ticket Kaper and you can! Sensational, refreshing, invigorating, beautiful... these are words which have been used to describe New Zealand. Tell us your impressions of New Zealand and you, too,
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    Play and win $500
    53 19 SINGAPORETODAY WHO is the Finance Minister of Pulau Hutang? See the four numbered cartoons at right and call 1900-914-0801 before midnight tomorrow. Results on Tuesday. Each call costs 20 cents. Psst... take a look at The Pulau Hutang Story on Page 10 for a clue. Guide
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon GOTCHA!
      425 20  -  Girl tames Peeping Tom BY Riana Zakir SHE got a rude shock in the women's 100 after spotting a peeping torn in the next cubicle. Three days later, on Jan 5, he secretly peeped at her again in the same empty 100 and the same cubicle. But this time,
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      OTHER PEEPING INCIDENTS
      73 20 PEEPING Toms have struck at the building's toilets a few times, said the girl. "But nobody has made a police report." Several women working there told The New Paper they had heard of such cases, but did not know the details. They also didn't know if the
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Sugar not so sweet for papa Jumahhoy
      26 22 muKm ui< HHHMK^ *Mfc*esfi't erfratf MI Nt iH» does not take siHv. Sum is like i andBdon't take i^l
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      Efficiency medal for taking her time
      327 22  -  By Teo Yun Yun YOU expect someone who is efficient to zip through her work fast, right? Not Mrs Joseph Philips, the discipline mistress at St Anthony's Canossian Secondary. She has just won an Efficiency Medal, but her days are long and weary. Sometimes
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      6,323 OFFICERS GET MEDALS
      42 22 THE Ministry of Education is holding their annual Investiture Ceremonies for the 1997 National Day Awards from Jan 13 to 24 at Kallang Theatre. Commendation Medals, Efficiency Medals and Long Service Medals are being awarded to 6,323 officers.
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    SWEAT & CHEERS
    296 24 SWEAT CHEERS Here's looking at (less of you), kids SINGAPORETODAY BURN it, pupils, burn it. The Trim and Fat (TAF) programme is burning away all the excess fat fi-om classrooms. School students are shaping up even faster than planned, says Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean. Now, just 9.9 per
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      613 25 T ihili fo Wiii f* i MINISTRY OF EDUCATION jy e J u f ure w jH y r j intense competition and changing values. Education and training are central to how Singapore will fare in the new millenium. The Ministry of Education believes that the teacher will play a
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    Lock icon Thus speaks Suharto
    539 26 WORLDTODAY Source: Suara Merdeka Q: How do you fed, Bapak (fflt he I* a term of now that an afi eenwiit has been reached wfth the IMF? Do you fed HI reiievea We 11... relieved and not relieved. But the challenge in implementing them (IMF reforms) will
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      382 27 Start d New Tradition ot Celebrating at Rattles City lo explore more ot China's unique culture, you don't have to travel any further than Kaftles City, llsher in the Year ot the Tiger by experiencing some ot the heartland's finest arts and performances. The City's festive programme from 10 Jan
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    Jailbird Slater starts easy 90-day term
    303 28 WORLDTODAY Prisoners wear own clothes Eat own food Make phone calls from their cells Costs US$6O ($107) a night THE prisoner is a convicted drug abuser. He had been sentenced to 90 days for assaulting his girlfriend and an officer after a drug binge.
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    • COVERSTORY
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        the editors Do not Publish and be damnaed
        1045 30  -  I thought that we had been insensitive there. We could have picked a picture that had all these people looking sober. Mr Cheong Yip Seng, 54, Editor-in-Chief of SPH's English and Malay Newspaper Division, on a picture in The Straits Times that
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        Pictures 'too close to home'
        354 30 THE publication of two colour pictures of physical remains fished from the Musi River on the cover of Berita Harian on Dec 22 caused a stir: Berita Harian editor Guntor SadaN, 45: "It was a hard decision to use those pictures. We felt they were
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        Picture captures Bonny's image
        284 30 SOME people felt it was insensitive of The New Paper to use, on its Dec 20 cover, the picture of SilkAir crash victim Bonny Hicks dressed in a swimsuit. Mr P N Balji, 49, editorof The New Paper "Mention Bonny Hicks and what comes to mind?
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        Cover designed for impact
        246 30 THE cover layout of The Sunday Times of Dec 21 reflected the main news of the day. But it also contained information that later turned out to be innacurate. I Cover design Said Mr Sia Cheong Yew, 54, night edNor of Tfce Straits Times: "We departed
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        the reporters Are these people human?
        1007 31 THE popular image of the reporter is that he is no better than a vulture who profits from the misfortune of others. Indeed, the behaviour of some media men who covered the Silk Air tragedy in Palembang gave credence to this notion. The New
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    the photographers Picture my misery
    735 33 COVER STORY IF reporters had the task of sourcing a story from Grief, photographers literally had to focus on the face of Carnage. Still, that was the easy part, according to Berita Harian photographer Zainal Yahya, 41, whose pictures of a decomposed palm and torso
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  • SPOTLIGHT
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      Lock icon You're welcome, Arassi
      478 35 TIME AND MONEY SPENT WELL: 1997 was a good year for The New Paper's adopted charity, The Down Syndrome Association (DSA). DANNY LJM looks back at the the activities TNP organised with advertisers and friends to raise funds and some fun for the children ARASSI Maria Rajkumar
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      Working our hearts out
      334 35  -  Bv Mike Chua PARADOXES are part of The New Paper culture. That makes us different and keeps us going. Hence, beneath the screaming headlines, you'll find this whisper of compassion in the TNP newsroom. And that's what makes us feel right. And keeps us going further.
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    765 36 KEN JALLEH JR at large weekender SOME people and by that I mean members of a certain sex claim that us Singapore guys are often insensitive, unromantic, uncouth, not to mention cheap, compared with our Caucasian cousins. Now if you are a Singapore guy, you would, understandably,
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      328 37 CELEBRATE OUR Ist BIRTHDAY f CRAZY DOLLAR BAROAINS^ WHITE SANDS 18 Jan 98,3.30pm &25 Jan 98,2.00pm if IST ANNIVERSARY 9 SHOPPING CARD Get a TV, microwave oven, air-conditioner, handphones, watches, diamond Enjoy shopping benefits with H jewellery, beauty packages, I 4 t *on o "L n l lb"l, L h
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        360 38 SHE'S the new kid on the block. A girl who wants to be heard. Her name's Belyna Ang. She's 23, she's pretty and, at Europa Changi, she is one of two frontliners for the band, Powermix. The other is Gerard Keasberry, a guy who, before teaming up with
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        199 38 ITS tucked away in the boondocks along Upper Changi Road North. It's right near the prison, along a cosy stretch that makes up part of Changi* Garden. It's truly a neighbourhood pub. The English would call it their "local" and, as it goes right now,
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        96 38 WANT to see a really big bar? Or rather, a really big area for the barman to work? Then drop by Country Jamboree on the second level of Orchard Towers. I was there earlier in the week and the thing that caught my eye was the
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        143 38 THERE'S a new pub in town and it's smack dab along Mohammed Sultan Road. It's called The Peak as in the summit. The pinnacle. The highest point. It opened officially only three days ago and, given time, it hopes to rival some of the more established outlets
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      210 43 Reuters. BUTCH Cassidy and the Sundance Pig, two boars who became British national heroes after escaping from an abattoir more than a week ago, are back in capitivity. Sundance, whose porcine pal was rounded up on Thursday, was driven from his hiding place by gun
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      218 43 AFP and Reuters. HONGKONG'S deadly "bird flu" has been detected in the island's ducks and geese, the World Health Organisation said yesterday. But there is no need yet to start a cull of farm-raised fowl, the United Nations health agency said from its headquarters
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      327 44 NEW AGE REMEDIES... Wire services. JET-LAGGBD? Maybe all you need is a little light on the back of your knee. It may sound nutty but it could work. American scientists have found that the back of the knee is sensitive to light. Dr Scott Campbell
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      195 44 HE asked for more privacy, but he didn't get it. Earl Charles Spencer, brother of the late Princess Diana, and his ex-wife failed to take Britain to the European Human Rights Court for allegedly failing to protect their privacy, reports MSNBC. The European
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      301 46 Illegal immigrants try to escape from Johor cops SEVERAL dozen illegal immigrants took flight and jumped into the sea to escape the authorities in Johor Baru on Thursday. Operation Nyah II was aimed at detaining illegal immigrants. Instead it became a rescue operation for marine
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      126 46 AFP. THE Spanish government is acting against violence. Yesterday, it announced measures to combat Spain's thousands of domestic violence cases each year. They include making police more responsive to cases of battered wives, the opening of centres for abused women, and a public awareness campaign. The move
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      361 47 A Kill V iK JSaWiM Submit Your Application by 6.30pm, 21st January 1998 At The Yew Mel Green Showflat Office, Choa Chu Kang North 6 Street 54 your checklist for VSIRIVBVMViIIHRIHRIINI l|HHH|||H| Proof of income (original copies only) I] 31 RViyi PI ffl llin^B APPLICATION ■VJPNHHMMMIUIim HHH|IHM|H For employed person
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      27 48 nuii'nuii' A US<pM*«rD^MoK Iw|£dnip and tucks, my eyes done, my boobs jacked up but nothing drastic. Little things over soreral yiars, so it looks natural.
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      393 48 JUST WHO IS THIS WOMAN Source: AFP. MS Paula Jones doesn't have to be there when President Bill Clinton answers embarrassing questions about his sex life today. But she insists on her right when her six lawyers fire the questions at Mr Clinton in his lawyer's office.
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      503 49 Montreal survives freak cold wave i M CANADIANS are used to harsh winters. But people in the city of Montreal had never ever expected to face a week of icy hell. Last Friday the city's power supply broke down. The citizens, used to the most modern comforts of
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      117 49 Pamper Yourself WINi handphones can now stand a chance to win one of 20 handphones. 5 Ericsson GA62B handphones will be given away in a draw held every fortnight. To qualify, just purchase any St Ives skin or hair care products from I participating outlets and send in the original
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      118 50 J Singapore I LXb Telecom I Produce an A+student for a D-price. I I I M With Sing Tel Magix your children can have a world of educational programmes on-line, on-demand, on your home PC. For an average of only 5 cents a minute. The entire 1 |B H range
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      844 50 .snfr irrln\/tv n a g e M 5q -> Mad Dog and Gloiy CHAMNEI Q isjAV (Channel 5,11 pm) 4m3^Mr A man saves a gangster's life and NOON VR Troopers (Drama) NOON EwUitainment News Express/Dragon —is given a beautiful woman (Uma 12.30 PM LA Heat—Night Becomes Electra mJL Thurman, left)
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    438 52  -  Etcetera WITH IVAN FERNANDEZ DO we have fair-weather souls? "You know, generous in good times, mingy during bad," explained Professional Woman. Beer-belly Man stared at the telly in the hope she wouldn't go on. But to no avail. "Look!" said Professional Woman pointing at a clipping. Christmas collections
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      101 52 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson HOMW6TUE.WOW"ir~I| MOAE OkUEAH.TVE MNfc.l I HON WAS TUE WE... ARE-OUTING... hminee yl MIDEO PUWER. Ulam/Brian Basset I OHX 1 i fwfeeoonne. iw, v#w In J«*fore. J |f J Foxtrot/Bill Amend WELL, I CXD TWO TRiPLE AXELS, OH, AND THIS SoRToF§ BAStCAUY, WHBf How WAS LETS
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      148 54 COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh EH.CHEN6! 1/ Mmie! vao'D'i/e THcoafT ns gONL, HoutflftN' /50 VIC'S VIC VtaIbEVCR ani A UMILE g&ftS y Mb ertmweb? WBJ SOJINS *x* CAOP JJ&ffil ICUIM HE WAS MAIS I Wllb OtfS 6ETS M> FAILURE. J Y V evJ? tchiidoue... NJ W 80M6... s "Af Big
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    493 55  -  EATS A SUNDAY Yummy ideas pov. Sunday hneakpasT, bruwch and lunch Story/ Rita Danani Lucerne is a Swiss city, and those who have been I there will fondly remember Its environs. The huge I lake, surrounding mountains, quaint villages, < I charming cottages in short, a
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      692 64  -  Preview By The Three Musketeers TWO last-start winners look set to fight out the finish of Race 6 at Bukit Timah today. McLaren Star won over the Ipoh I,loom straight a fortnight ago and, a day later, Pinnacle Gold led all the way to thrash
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      185 64 USA Today. DENNIS RODMAN The controversial Chicago Bulls player has led the NBA in rebounding the last six seasons, yet made the All-Star team just once (1992) during that run. That's because the Bulls' misfit has also led the league in trouble-making in the *908, a no-no with
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      482 65 WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS! PERTH (Until Tomorrow) HOW THEY FARED WOMEN 200 m medley: 1 Wu Yanyan (Chn) 2:10.88 2 Chen Yan (Chn) 2:13.66 3 Martina Moravcova (Slov) 2:14.26 4xloom medley reUy: 1 United States 4:01.93 2 Australia 4:05.12 3 Japan 4:06.27 MEN 100 m butterfly; 1 Michael Klim
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      314 65  -  THE SINGAPORE CHALLENGE By Gerard Wong HEAVY rain and freezing weather effectively ended May Ooi's chances of clocking a good time in her 200 metres individual medley heat yesterday. The University of Nevada student finished eighth in her heat. Her time of 2 mins 25.615
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      694 66 He's been moving places since he played for Singapore during the Malaysia Cup. JEFFREYLOW recently caught up with Craig Foster who is now a mainstay in the Australian national team FACTFILE Name: Craig Andrew Foster Age: 28 I Date of birth: May 15. 1969 Height 1.82 m Weight
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      MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE
      256 66 TERRY VENABLES (bekm left), team manager of Australia, ex-England manager and until recently the chairman of Portsmouth FC r on Foster as a player and person: LIFE as a budding footballer certainly wasn't easy for young Craig Foster. Fueled by his father's dreams and later his
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      Crunch time for sponsors?
      297 67 Don't panic, says S-League boss With the S-League due to restart in April, two out of the 11 registered clubs have yet to finalise their main club sponsors. ERNEST LUIS and GERARD WONG report S -LEAGUE newcomer Marine Castle now has to triple its efforts in
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      YET TO REACH A DEAL
      419 67 FAST FACTS The other nine S-League clubs and main sponsors: MUSTER CENTRAL Van Der Horst Limited GEYLANG UNITED: Ponggol Marina GOMBAK UNITED: Shakey's International Limited JURONG FC: Jurong Reptile Park WOODLANDS WELLINGTON: Bandai HOME UNITED: Super Coffeemix SAFFC: SAF Recruitment Centre SEMBA WANG RANGERS: Hyundai
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      158 67 THE S-League is not ringing the alarm bells yet. This is despite the fact that two out of the 11 S-League clubs, have not finalised their main club sponsors. S-League chief executive officer Ltc Chris Chan was responding to talk that the current economic crunch is
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      YOU VOTED FOR
      97 68 LEICESTER v LIVERPOOL TODAY TOOAY: Bamsleyv Crystal Palace Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa Coventry v Arsenal Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday Leicester City v Liverpool Newcastle v Bolton Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham Wimbledon v Derby TOMORROW: Everton v Chelsea MONDAY: Southampton v Man United UVEOWTV Today: Leicester
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      Lock icon MATCH OF THE DAY: LEICESTER v LIVERPOOL
      701 68  -  MATCHDAY AT FILBERT STREET Adult ticket £13.50-£22 ($3560) Season ticket £*****0 Adult kit (including name and No): £68.47 Child Ut (indname and No): £48.47 Beefburger. £1.80 Chips: £1 Tea: 90p Cok«£l Crisps: 50p I Programme: £2 Club Mtety ticket: £1 Junior supporters' membership:
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      MATCH OF THE DAY:
      61 69 LEICESTER v LIVERPOOL lAN BROWN'S PREDICTIONS BARNSLEYv CRYSTAL PAUCE 1-1 BLACKBURN ASTON VILLA Home win 2-0 COVENTRYv ARSENAL Home win 2-1 LEEDSv SHEFFWED Home win 3-1 LEICESTER v LIVERPOOL Away win 0-1 NEWCASTLE vBOLTON oo TOTTENHAM v WEST HAM 1-1 WIMBLEDON vDERBY Away win 2-3 TOMORROW
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      Boots 'n all
      542 69 LIVERPOOL OH, Them Golden Slippers, will be Robbie Fowler's retirement song. That's if he manages to secure a mind-boggling £50,000 ($130,000) a week deal from Liverpool. But the Pool hotshot wasn't always so well shod. A far cry from the days when his father couldn't afford a
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      Back to school for Heskey
      337 69 LEICESTER TWO of the hottest young striking properties line up in opposition today. But while Liverpool's Michael Owen was blasting all schoolboy scoring records out of sight for Deeside schools, Leicester's Emile Heskey was defending. "It's surprising but I hardly ever played as a striker
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