The New Paper, 16 March 1998

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  • Title Section
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    26 1 the new paper MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1998 MIT A (P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS http://web3.asla1 .com.sg/tnp Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings i4«$I i-SMSTBSSf 1 B"'
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon 'I felt OVER-POWERED'
      894 2 VOLUNTEER TELLS, ON NATIONAL TV, OF ALLEGED ENCOUNTER WITH CLINTON In an interview with the popular US TV show, 60 Minutes, last night, former White House volunteer Kathleen Willey alleges that she had been the victim of "horrible behaviour" on the part of US President Bill Clinton.
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      Lock icon KEEP MUM
      106 2 Reuters. A MAJOR Democratic Party donor allegedly tried to persuade Mrs Willey to change her story about her encounter with Mr Clinton, said Newsweek magazine. Sources said a real estate firm owned by Mr Nathan Landow chartered a small plane to take Mrs Willey from her Virginia home
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    You must be joking!
    584 3 JOKETODAY Yes, it is Monday and another LrO-N-G week stretches ahead. We can hear some of you sigh. But nothing like a few laughs to put put you in the mood, right? So here goes... THE FACE-LIFT A 75-year-old woman had a vision one night and
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • Article
      Haze cost us at least $104m
      204 4 THE haze burnt a more than $104-mil lion hole in Singapore's pocket last year, say environmentalists. This figure, estimated by a private research environmental group, is about 20 per cent higher than the initial estimate of $88 million. The study by the Economy and
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      POTLUCK
      2 4  -  Albano
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      These sports are winners...
      203 4 When it comes to keeping fit in Singapore, old favourites still hold the day. But "status"sports, such as golfandgym workouts, are beginning to take over others, says a Singapore Sports Council survey OTHER WINNERS: 6. Basketball (66,000) 7. Cycling (61,000) 8. Tennis (41,000) 9. Golf (39,000)
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Bond for foreigners
        83 4 MYANMAR and Bangladesh nationals entering Singapore will soon have to post bonds as part of tougher visa requirements to discourage them from overstaying. The bond amounts will vary between $3,000 and $5,000. And the money will be forfeited if they overstay their tourist visas. The bonds are
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        S'pore well wired
        49 4 In Singapore, the higher population density and strong government encouragement have helped the country become perhaps the world leader in the deployment offlber-optic cable and interactive applications built on top of it, Microsoft boss Bill Gates, in a Business Times commentary on Singapore's information technology initiatives.
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        Guard's body found
        95 4 POLICE have recovered the body of the security guard who was killed during a robbery of a goldsmith's shop in Ipoh. The body of Mr M Balakrishnan, 52, had been dumped in a drain at the north-south expressway near the Gopeng interchange. He had been stabbed four
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        Low cholesterol = death?
        88 4 Low cholesterol death? LOW cholesterol could be responsible for higher rates of violent death among some people, particularly men, a study suggests. Researchers found that men with blood-cholesterol levels of less than 160 mg per decilitre met with homicide, suicide or fatal accidents 60 to 80 per cent more often
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      82 4 The Straits Times: Hashimoto assured after meeting Suharto TIm Business Times: Cabinet lineup shows Suharto is still the boss UmIm Mm: Hashimoto fails to persuade Suharto to implement economic reform plan ■erika Harian: Japanese PM urges Indonesia to act bravely HCS Mnhg mot: The IMF warns it will stop financing
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    Lock icon No earthquake, just a crane crash
    487 5  -  THENEWSTODAY By Danny Lim FOR a few seconds yesterday, Madam Low Li Sze thought an earthquake had hit Singapore. There was a loud bang and the earth shook. "It was just like an earthquake I experienced in the US. "When I came out, I
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon GUTSY CABBY
      488 6 i 4 street-savvy cabby put his sharp instincts to good use when he foiled a possible robbery attempt on himself. Not only that, he had the guts to follow the would-be robbers and take them on single-handedly when they tried to rob another cabby. DANNYLIM takes a closer
      Picture/ Danny Lim  -  488 words
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      Cabby's silat skills pay off
      425 6 THIS cabby would have made a fine police officer. Mr Sultan Mydin first prevented a robbery in his own taxi. He threw out the robbers before they could strike. How many would then do what he did next? He tailed the two suspects, rushed to
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      5. OTHER MAN ALSO CAUGHT
      146 6 THE other robber who escaped from Mr Sultan's clutches was caught when he returned home later. He is Low Cheng Teck, 25, an air-con technician. He pleaded guilty to armed robbery last Friday in court. He was found with $158.40 and a stolen handphone. Police
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      Lock icon Teen slashes himself over girlfriend row
      419 7 Dad forbids teenage son to meet girlfriend. They quarrel downstairs Angry dad tells son: "Slash me if you dare to!" Son challenges dad to return home and confronts him with a parang Dad and son, armed with parang, go downstairs to bus-stop Then comes
      Picture/ Lianhe Wanbao  -  419 words
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      BLOODY TRAIL
      117 7  -  By Crispina Robert THE police confirmed that the teen had slashed himself over the girl-friend-row incident. The incident left a trail of blood drops, all the way from the void deck to the four-room flat on the second storey. The bloody trail is about 80 m long. The
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      Traitor or thinker?
      43 8 muraup i jL f. n r n i» We need thinking people. If a person doen not agree with something, it does not mean he is a traitor or that he's against the system: jj Ma la to accept too
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      Celebrity buzz
      78 8 LISTEN to our CELEBRITY BUZZ on 1900-912-0004. What kind of taste does Leonardo DiCaprio have in music? Do you know that when he was a child, people often mistook him for a girl because of his long blonde hair and the outfits he was dressed in? Find out
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      Lock icon She's 54 and still in beauty contests
      472 9  -  The Mrs Singapore contest is open to married women aged 24 to 54, who have at least one child. It is organised by NTUC Club. The finals will take place on May 8. Contestants for the Mrs Globe and Mrs United Nations titles
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      Lock icon NOT THE TITANIC BUT CLOSE
      365 10  -  Starring Calvin Tan, Brian Gabriel Teo and a water-bike By Fong Foong Mei THEY thought of naming it "Titanic". But, Mr Calvin Tan, 26, and Mr Brian Gabriel Teo, 21, who built this bicycle to be used on land and water, decided against it. After
      Picture/ Simon Ker  -  365 words
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      393 8 The British Council k fIHBB| I ff Iva BbVivW c A W M H V M W A V HV co H* V m* V 1 Considering undergraduate, postgraduate or pre-university studies overseas In a recent survey, 74% of students who identified Britain for overseas study cited the international recognition
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Pregnant again
      384 12 Child-rape teacher has 'no regrets' Wire services. THE American teacher jailed for child rape is pregnant again. And apparently by her 14-year-old lover. It is likely that she will face new child-rape charges, according to her lawyer, Mr David Gehrke. Ex-primary school teacher Mary LeTourneau, 36, went into
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      Lock icon Back in power, but... for how long?
      300 13 INDIAN ELECTIONS Reuters. HE'S back in power in India, 22 months after leading his party to victory the first time. Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee got the green light yesterday to form India's next government. But things look even more uncertain now. Mr Vajpayee's
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      Lock icon Second time unlucky PM?
      343 13 Reuters. POLITICIAN, poet, orator, diplomat, bachelor Indians admire their prime minister-designate for different things. His flowing eloquence, quicksilver wit and love of poetry have won him many admirers. But Hindu nationalist Atal Behari Vajpayee, 71, will need all his skills to keep together a flock of
      Reuters.; Picture/ Reuters  -  343 words
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      Suharto's still
      341 14 TIMES ARE TOUGH IN INDONESIA, BUT FOR months, many foreign observers have been saying that time is running out for President Suharto, due to Indonesia's grave economic crisis. But the new Cabinet line-up announced on Saturday shows that Mr Suharto, 76, is still the boss, The Business Times
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      The pressure
      51 14 We have never hesitated to Interrupt our financing when a country didn't fulfil its commitment. in an interview with Newsweek magazine. He said the International Monetary Fund would stop a US$43 billbn (about $70 billion) aidpackage for Indonesia if it failed to carry out economic reforms tied to
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      Lock icon The catch of the day
      51 14 Hooked: Fishing enthusiast President Suharto (centre, in black cap) showing off his catch with (from left) an unidentified man, Vice-President B J Habibie, new Trade and Industry Minister Bob Hasan and Presidential Advisory Council chairman Sudomo during a fishing trip off Kalimantan last August. Picture/
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      The Cabinet of his choice: Suharto's new ministers
      249 14 Sm HARDIYANTIRUKMANA: President Suharto has named his eldest daughter Minister for Social Welfare. At 49, Madam Rukmana, known as Tutut, controls about 60 companies. Her business interests range from toll road construction, shipping and plantations to trading, manufacturing and media. Ms Rukmana
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      Crumbs to failure
      5 15 mupmup l>e^
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      Lock icon World Bank help?
      274 15 Maybe for rural development, says Malaysian PPM Wire services. MALAYSIA is considering a World Bank loan for rural development. Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said: "We are in the final stage of deliberating whether to accept the offer." He said the government had told the bank during
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      Lock icon Zap your way to safe sex
      151 15 Reuters. DONT want babies just yet? Well, a Chinese inventor has a solution. A device, actually, that zaps off sperm. It's the size of a pager, fits in a man's underwear and emits electronic pulses. The device, patented by a researcher in the central
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      99 15 (MISS SINGAPORE 1 to OwH DM I JmwiIw Q»w Jw% tap f, CHjri jS Irene Tan Alice Lim Amy LW> Paulyn Teo Lindatfrtang SugUha Mohanan e I^Jhe 4 l|U|ULEiLHu r 4fl Kori Chtqf Jacquettfw Chew Chris Low I Charlotte Tong 15iS S mrnt 18 MARCH WEDNBQAY 7.00 PM E GRAND
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      579 16 1 The future will bring 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 pivotal role in realising our vision for meeting the challenges of the future which is
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  • DEARWIJEY
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      My ECA gets in way of chores
      173 17 QI HAVE this problem with my ECA. I know every one in secondary school must take part. I joined the school soccer team. The training is from 3 pm to 7 pm on Mondays and on Wednesdays. It lasts about four hours. My
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      Now I want to do arts
      178 17 QI HAVE an electronic course diploma. I would like to apply to the NUS this year. Is it possible for me to apply to the NUS for an unrelated course such as arts and social science? What are my chances of getting into it?
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      Diploma course scars me
      194 17 QI AM 23 and working. I have attempted the GCE N-level exams for the third time. However, I did not qualify for the GCE O-levels because I got Grade 5 for Maths and Tamil and Grade 3 for Commerce. I am thinking of taking a diploma
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      Lock icon Do I need maths to write?
      241 18 QI HAVE just finished my O levels. I did very well in English, Literature and Home Economics. But I was only average in all the other subjects. I got a borderline pass for Maths. I really hope to go to college. But I am
      Cel Gulapa  -  241 words
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      Keen on geography
      103 18 QI AM in Secondary 4. I will be taking my GCE O-level examination this year. I do not have Geography in my subject combination. However, I am interested in the subject. Is it possible to take it in a junior college without O-level geography? Crystal Chan A
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      I want to be a teacher
      153 18 QI AM a Secondary 4 normal academic student. I will be taking my N-level examinations in July. The problem is that I don't know whether I can make the 10-point aggregate. I feel that I am good in only four of my subjects English,
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  • Showtime
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      Is Eric Moo a CRY BABY?
      525 19 Singer Eric Moo cries a lot in public. He did it again at a video conference with the Taiwan media, held at the Singapore Telecom Centre last Wednesday, while speaking about being banned from entering Taiwan for five years. AVIS WONG reports IS he
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      Lock icon Eric's woes
      506 20 What is Eric Moo really like? Publicity-craving, critics say. Direct Jans reply. One thing's for sure: He has a knack forgetting into the news... TAIWAN BAN It all started with his brush with the Taiwanese authorities in August 1996. He was detained and questioned by the police while
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      Awie joining Search?
      291 21 IS Awie going to sing with Search (above)? He's thinking about it. The rock group wants him to sing on its upcoming album, reported Harian Metro recently. Awie said he considered the offer as recognition of his success. Before becoming a top singer himself, he used to
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      I just want to say...
      238 22 x Thisyear's Academy Awards nominees luncheon produced a number of sparkling quips from the excited guests. Let's hope their speeches on the night are just as classy! Here's a sample: You know, it was a foregone conclusion that the ship was going to get to
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      72 21 Lioe 4 faif&ct Totioite hkMm '98 in AID of Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore Building Fund Ulu Pandan Community Club Building Fund LIVE TORTOISES from Indonesia; South China, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Etc. ARTIFACT TORTOISES of Crystal, Glass, Jewellery, Leather, Marble, Shell, Steel, Iron, Wood, LlfsS 5 Rubber,Wax, Roots,
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      60 22 JANTZGN The Salon Where Creative Styling Begins! V I OFF PEAK HOURS SPECIALS ONLY AT THE FOLLOWING SALONS (MONDAY JO FRIDAY BEFORE SPM) Ccntrcpomt Groat World City Eaitpoint NTUC Hougang Mall #02 22 #02 27/28 #05 12/13 #0-108 Tel 732 8208/6 T,.1 235 3038 T. I 788 3707/8 T« l
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    Lock icon Selling like hot cakes
    497 23 Look Times are hard and shops, especially the upmarket ones, aren't doing well. But some things will always be popular. JILL 11M checks with five major labels what their best-sellers are IT was hard to believe. All I had was a set of underwear, two T-shirts,
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
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      951 24 tvpage r q Live and Let Die Q H CHANNEL O Super Agent 007 James Bond noon M««t s t<ml»v Nnn N (Roger Moore, left) is assigned to News oday noon Entertainment Beat (Vanety/r) g° after a master criminal who 12.10 PM Horn* Shopping 1.00 PM Midday Hews/Tuition Fever 3r
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    Call on mobile Samaritans
    508 25  -  CETERA immmm WTTN PETER WILSON A CAR accidentally knocked down a man at the busy intersection outside the bookshop in Sydney where a friend was working. She saw the crowd gather and reached for the phone to call an ambulance. It was what she always did.
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      74 26 COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh f 1 om.l u*ika I L cmeß. V ui*e |1 FKANK.I*. I 5 I t»W Big Nate/Lincoln Peirce «at«... MATE... NATE 1 Dilbert/Scott Adams I 3UST READ THAT THE I'M THE HIGHEST i THATS IMPOSSIBLE. THE AVERAGE WOMAN IS PAID PAID ENGINEER 1 ARTICLE SAYS
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    Lock icon You can drive in
    382 27  -  ■HF" 7* By Ivy Ong WARNING: This restaurant is a bit hard to find. But believe me, it is well worth the angst. And there's an added bonus: You can enjoy the thrill of going to a club without having to sell your only child for
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      56 27 Lunch guide Inside <| J w% "Indonesia's favourite coffee" and d It's here in Singapore! A Make a dash to Desa Kartikafor their aromatic Toraja coffee. Check out whafs free here Indulge in the J Steamboat/ A BBQ Buffet at I Jurong 1 Country Club J and enjoy m free
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      99 28 I i a I■«w^ ■—11 1 1 JI na J todo UL rca *l CHU Scj $B.Bo++ (Child Below 12 Ymt«) T&SEctUS* I N«* 3, Taste I Jurong Country Club j i 1 Ij 9, Science Centre Road.Tel: 566 0109 1 1 542 TV 741-6518 j 1 Operating Daily Dinner
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      145 29 I Coke or tea 'or\oraja I "Indonesia's favourite coffee I RESTAURANT I I II I V 1 fIHLfIHKJH /i «k_ 1 CMM**" (below 12 Y" s 1 t °^*vours« foil I i fastads v 4/ 9 /v M i ■H iMMMMi S^sCTi;, 1 ''S 9^"8 i&iaswssr :s^sMtfHP r wL I
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      564 31 A Ashwin Restaurant SB The decor of the restaurant is used in Chinese rather than Indian jd simple, yet welcoming, and the cooking. Secondly, it is seldom 0 warm lighting makes all the cooked with curry. Nevertheless, mftr* Hmt B I difference in creating a nicer this dish is done
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      277 33 Ift 2060 Personal IB 2eeo Personal jece Personal |P2 Services/Products |K Servtcee/Producta |K Services/Products 5 It O All you need to pamper your children and boost their development playthings, apparel, books, educational programmes activities can be found in KIDS' WORLD, The New Paper Fastads on March 18. n X n
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  • SPORTS
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      295 39  -  By S Gulam THE Lions have one last chance to save their pride in Pattaya. So far, it's been two matches, two disappointments. In the first game, they lost 2-1 to Chonburi. On Saturday, they drew 0-0 with Telephone Organisation. Today, they take on Bangkok Bank. Can
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      155 39 EUROPE KICKOFF U\1. LAT-WP. ITALY'S coach, Cesare Maldini, gave a broad hint that 23-year-old Alessandro Del Piero will be his first-choice striker at the World Cup in France. But he said he will not name his full squad until the June 2 deadline. "Alessandro has
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      Lock icon Udinese joins title race
      187 39 IN ITALY: Reuters. UDINESE made sure of a place in the tightest Italian title race for years with a 2-0 victory at Piacenza that lifts it into fourth place. First-half goals from prolific German striker Oliver Bierhoff and Paolo Poggi means Udinese now trails league leader
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      Lock icon Late winner
      94 39 IN SPAIN: Reuters. LUIS Figo's goal three minutes into injury time gave Barcelona a 2-1 victory at Valladolid yesterday. The win extended Barcelona's lead at the top of the Spanish First Division to seven points. Barcelona has 58 points from 28 matches. Real Madrid is second with 51
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      177 39 TENNIS: CHAMPIONS CUP 1 AFP. MARCELO Rios beat Greg Rusedski in four sets to lift the Champions Cup, a victory that will boost him to No 3 in the world rankings. Chilean Rios fired a backhand cross-court winner on his first match point to complete a fine
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      47 40 S< l jh| H Come On Over", the Billboard #1 album unveiled island-wide 1 6 March 1 998. lL Featuring worldwide hits like "You're Still The One", "Don't Be Stupid jj|L fl (You Know I Love You) "Black Eyes, Blue Tears" m ffwtk J a PolyGram company
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      213 41 ONE OF THE VICTIMS Brazilian midfielder Juninho has often been a victim of the back-tackle. His ball skills often torment defenders to the extent that they have to hack him down to stop him (picture right is one example). In a recent Spanish league match between
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      212 41 THE move to bar tackles from behind looks certain to be one of the most unyielding revisions in soccer's rule book. From Fifa's point of view, this latest clampdown will offer greater protection to attacking players, who have become victims of blatant chops from the
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      Lock icon HOW THEY STAND The man who destroyed Man U
      907 42  -  MARCWERMAWS ASTON VILLA 3 lan Taylor 1, Savo Milosevic 15pen, 36 CRYSTAL PALACE 1 Matt Jansen 62 Half-time: 3-0 Crawl: 33,781 BARNSLEY 4 Ashley Ward 17, Scott Jones 32, Jan Aage Fjortoft 42, Neil Redfearn 57 pen SOUTHAMPTON 3 Egil Ostenstad
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      374 43 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: MANCHESTER UNITFD 0 ARSFNAI 1 AND so the title race is back on. Marc Overmars' strike at Old Trafford has guaranteed a pulsating end to an already memorable season. Arsenal is now just six points behind leader Manchester United and has three
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      Sharp deal for United
      98 43 MANCHESTER United has announced an extension to its existing sponsorship deal with Sharp which will take it to the year 2000. The Japanese electronics giant has been backing the club since 1982 and club chairman Martin Edwards hailed it as the biggest deal in British football,
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      Lock icon Leeds goes on scoring rampage
      259 43 DERBY COUNTY 0 LEEDS 5 Jacob Laursen 8 og, Gunnar Halle 35, Lee Bowyer 42, Harry Kewell 58, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 71 IMMhw:3O Ciwml: 30,217 Reuters. LEEDS United mauled Derby 5-0 yesterday to climb above the Rams in the Premier League battle for a Uefa
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      Lock icon Ginola to miss next match
      491 44 TOTTENHAM 3 Jurgen Klinsmann 13, David Ginola 49, Ramon Vega 80 LIVERPOOL 3 Steve McManaman 21,89, Paul Ince 64 Half-time: 1-1 Crowd: 30,245 TOTTENHAM: Baardsen, Fox, Nielsen, Armstrong (Howells, 60), Carr, Ginola (Brady, 86), Vega, Wilson, Campbell, Klinsmann, Berti. Subs not used: Grodas, Calderwood, Mabbutt.
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  • S-LEAGUE '98
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      391 45 TIGER BEER PUMPS $5.5 MILLION INTO S-LEAGUE Tiger Beer has been the S-League's title sponsor since its inception in 1996. Now, it has pumped in $5.5 million for the next three years, making it the largest long-term sponsorship so far, reports ERNEST LUIS TO all local fans
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      TON BLUM ON...SPONSORSHIP, ECONOMIC CRUNCH
      136 45 THE SPONSORSHIP: It will be spread almost equally over three years, of which part will be in cash and the rest spent on promotional activities. Last year was the make or break year for us. And the best proof of us making it was our
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      249 45 THE GOOD NFWS Stories/S GlJLAM WOODLANDS Wellington made virtually a clean sweep of the Philippines' President's Cup Centennial tournament in Iloilo City yesterday. The Rams finished as the tournament champion. They also picked up the Most Valuable Player and the Most Valuable Goalkeeper awards.
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