The New Paper, 18 March 1998

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    21 1 the new paper WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1998 MITA (P) 064/04/97 60 CENTS http://web3.asla1 .com.sg/tnp Another quality publication of Singapore Press Holdings
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon Pak said, You can't refuse me
      338 2 President Suharto's daughter explaining why she has become a minister at a time when Indonesians are screaming "Nepotism", the favouring of family members SHE could have been a minister five years But Ms Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, better known as Tutut, said she didn't want
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      'Declare wealth'
      51 2 PRESIDENT Suharto has ordered all ministers to report their personal wealth and that of their wives. The move is designed to satisfy demands for a clean government. Governors of provinces and high ranking officials will also have to declare their wealth. But the declarations will not be made
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    • Article
      Reforms a must
      57 2 JAKARTA says it will come to an understanding with the International Monetary Fund on differences over economic reforms. Mr Ginandjar Kartasasmita, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, said: "The important thing is we need economic reform and we will do it with or without the IMF It
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      He got this... ... because of this
      168 3  - He got this... because of this STORY PICTURES ALVIN TOH BLOOD, and a black eye. And all for a seat. Or maybe just for better standing room on a bus. We could not get his name as we were stopped from boarding the Service 67 bus. But we saw it
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      64 2 Sorry Fud for thought (TNP, March 13): We quoted Trade and Industry Minister Lee Yock Suan as saying the Skills Development Fund has $700 million. This Is wrong. He had said the fund has several hundred million dollars. Tfcm f pwti an Wl—in-. (TRIP, Marck 16): We said a typical
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      12 2 Leisure Il.ni jviwvunic Pages 24-27 TV: Page 30 Comics: Pages 31 &32
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      CHEAPER?
      103 4 CONDO PRICES FALL BELOW '94 LAUNCH PRICES HOT STORIES RESALE prices of homes in areas like Tanjong Rhu, River Valley, Hillview and Upper Bukit Timah have fallen below their original launch prices. Average selling prices of units in Aspen Heights in River Valley and Costa Rhu in Tanjong Rhu
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      HEAPLINERS
      89 4 The Straits Times: Suharto asks top officials to declare their wealth The Business Times: S'pore condos now below '94 launch prices lianhe Zaobao: Beijing Correspondent: Zhu Rongji elected China's Premier with 97.97 per cent votes Berita Marian: IMF praises Singapore's economic fundamentals RCS morning news: Indonesia's President Suharto takes
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      DEPOSIT CUT
      42 4 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) may reduce the 10 per cent deposit for high-value government land sites. But the government will not disclose reserve prices for the sites. It also has no plans to lift the May 1996 antispeculation measures.
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      POTLUCK
      3 4  -  Cel Golapa
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
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        Lock icon This flattened a house...
        77 4 and stopped just 30 cm away from this kindergarten: This 18 tonne steel coil, which rolled off a lorry, flattened an empty house in Jalan Padang Jambu, Malacca, on Monday. It stopped just before a kindergarten, where 18 pre-schoolers were studying at the time. The 30-year-old
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        Made in S'pore
        56 4 ELECTRONICS giant Sony will begin producing top-of-the-line iV tubes here from next month. This is the first time the flat screen Trinitron is being produced outside Japan. The group is thinking of transferring some of the higher-end manufacturing it does in China to this area. It may
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        BMW hitch
        60 4 THE prize in a donation draw: A 1,600-cc BMW 316iA, inclusive of COE. The problem: The sponsor, who said he has been hit by the region's financial crisis, has pulled out. The contest organiser, the Church of the Holy Family in Katong, now has to come up with
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        IMF praise
        57 4 THE International Monetary Fund praised Singapore for good fundamentals which have helped shield its financial market from the regional crisis. But it said the Republic would still face a sharp slowdown this year. The IMF also advised income tax cuts for the next Budget, alongside increases in development
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        Banker free
        53 4 MONEY-LAUNDERING charges against a former Hongkong private banker have been dropped. Hongkong Commercial Crime Bureau said it withdrew its charges against Kevin James Wallace due to "unforeseen difficulties". The investigation was at the centre of a multi-million dollar fraud inquiry in Hongkong. On bail since his arrest, Wallace
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        Micro-robots
        128 4 CALL it a high-tech wonder. A $40-million X-ray machine to develop micro-robots that can find and remove cancerous tissue in a person's body. It is only the second such machine in the world. The National Science and Technology board has bought it and is building a facility at the
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    'They put six holes in my back'
    504 5  -  She donates bone marrow, stem cells to help brother who suffers from a blood disease SINGAPORETODAY ADOPTED CHARITY Every year, we adopt a charity to raise funds and awareness about it. This year, it is the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP). How can
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      121 5 is pleased to announce the winners of the Registration Incentive Promotion Winners IC No. Winners IC No. Steven Howard *****3061 Philip Edwards F*****99N Eddie Navarro F*****18P Chan Wing Tai *****368 Tan Peng Yew *****491 Tay Sie Siz *****34F JohnHackmann *****2Z William Tan *****6410 NgKwokPui *****782Z Cheng Kok Beng *****30E Raymond
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      122 5 1 1 i The Penang Hawkers the York Sbeen JMjkt synonymous popular Penang Hawkers' Fare. Once year, all 20 of Penang's favourite hawkers will cooking up a storm at the White Rose Cafe y Coffee Bar from 13 -29 March. c»' jfjPj Feast on spicy, tangy Penang laksa, delicious char
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    Lock icon The first day 2nd Link takes its toll
    451 6  -  THENEWSTODAY BY Jill Lim WHAT toll? And what toll coupons? That seemed to be the reaction of some motorists driving to Malaysia yesterday, when toll collection began. And what Second Link? All the action seemed to be at the Causeway, where the
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      123 6 THE TOLLS I ATTHE CAUSEWAY Leaving Entering Singapore Malaysia Motorcycles Free Free Cars and vans $1 M 52.10 Lorries $1.50 M 54.10 Taxis $0.50 M 52.10 Buses $0.50 Free ATTHE SECOND LINK Malaysia Singapore Motorcycles Msl $0.50 Cars M 56.60 $2.50 Vans and Msls $6 small lorries Big lorries and
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Watch it! You could have been hit
      968 8 What you see in these pictures is a daily occurrence during the school term. Recently, a secondary school boy died on his way to school when a car hit him. He was two bus-stops away from his school. Areas outside schools are not
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      Lock icon Adventure is still in her blood
      434 9 The author of The Jungle is Neutral, a book about guerilla warfare in Malaya during World War 11, has long been dead. But his spirit lives on in his widow, who was in Singapore last week. JILL LIM spoke to her HER husband has
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      548 10 ADVERTISEMENT For Hair Problems, Only Hie Best Expertise Brings You The Best Results Focus On Hair And Scalp Health By Paula Graham, International Grooming Correspondent NGVGr In this day and age, most people know they no longer Too Late For have to just sit there and watch their hair and
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  • PARLIAMENTTODAY
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      SIGNS of things to come?
      337 11 Will letting taxi operators set their own fares mean more costly rides? What's in store in fares? And what's new in the COE scheme for vehicle owners? YVONNE LIM reports Lower fare on Sunday Different fares for different times/days WOULD you like to pay lower
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    • Article
      ERP...SAFE OR NOT?
      94 11 ARE the lUs (in-vehicle units) safe? Yes, says Mr Mah. The ILPs supplier, an international consortium, has assured so. The units were tested in the laboratory and the field for 18 months longer than most new products. "We could not take chances," said Mr Mah. About 680,000
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      COEs
      171 11 ABOUT 3,000 more COEs will be released from May this year. And even more will be freed up once the impact of the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP), after it's been extended to the CBD in September, is reviewed. The projected 47,885 COEs to be released, is up from the
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      MOTORCYCLE
      58 11 WHAT about two categories for motorcycle COEs, for the sake of owners of smaller bikes? Mr Mah's reply was that in the past six months, almost all motorcycle COEs were used to register small bikes. So he didn't see the need. But Mr Mah later added MPs were free
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      Downgrade please
      93 12 With the economic down-turn, can buyers still afford their HDB flats? Or the Main Upgrading Programme? These are some concerns MPs had, which National Development Minister Lim HngKiang is expected to address today Many have already asked to be downgraded. Mr Kenneth Chen (right), MP for Hong Kah
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      Help the retrenched
      61 12 It cannot he easy for these retrenched workers, especially those who are sole bread-winners of large young families, to face the prospect of losing the family's roof over their heads because they have difficulties meeting the loan repayment schedule. Mr Ong Kian Min (right), MPforPasirßis GRC, asking
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      Slow down upgrading
      88 12 In this present economic climate, (is it) fair or reasonable to expect the HDB flat-owner to spend that kind of money on the upgrading and beautification of his precinct and his flat? Mr Ong, urging those who criticise the Government's slow-down on the Main Upgrading Programme to
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      70 13 THE LIQHT-POWERED WATCH NEVBI NEDS A BKITBtY-CNAMtf ;&SS« Br -*fi 1 v P- *'v T -4*§3PIN *,•"%£.'v# r *>»•^ *sß- Nature's brilliance captured in one watch The Citizen Eco-Drive '•*4 a& "^R^f r •>.- t&<\- -•V v v$ /x '>'■••' u'w Powered by any light source f Runs for a
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    Different sort of mail
    71 14 murtmui* SINGAPORETODAY loionaationaad/bts Minister BG Gooffs YootoMag Paritemoot about the impact of computers oa our Bves: All our children will grow up with not only a postal address but also an e-mail address. When they go home, when they go to the office, you don't just
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      171 14 10SE TUMMY FAT FAST 11 FOR A SHAPE Will LASS I r I '■:■■>. m JK IP r^j Gef rid of tummy fat with a 3 MARIE FRANCE BODYLINE spetial Tummy H HU firming Speed Shaping programme and UUJpjJII get a now slim shape that will last The MAUI FRANCE
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Condom trick and fake e-mail
      423 15 It was a dark tale involving three top students at a Taipei university. Two women—once the best of friends —loved the same man. Then all hell broke loose. HAZEL TAN reports THEY were the best of friends until they fell out over a man they
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      Victim: little Mango Doll
      354 15 HUNG Hsiao-hui was upset. She had sensed that Mr Tseng loved Ms Hsu more than her. In fact, the 25-year-old Ms Hsu signed her letters to Mr Tseng as The Little Mango Doll. (See letter on next page.) It is not known why she used the
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      No women, no degrees now
      296 16 fought over MR Tseng Huan-tai (right) is a ladies' man and he looks it. He is I.Bm tall, handsome and clean-cut. He speaks softly and well. He was also a brilliant student whose results were so good that he was allowed to jump straight to
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      THE LOVE RIVALS
      183 16 NOT much is known about Ms Hsu except that her former boyfriend described her as a "good girl" and she called herself a Little Mango Doll. Hung, on the other hand, was obviously a woman in love and willing to do anything for it. She even became
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    Divorce stakes
    236 17 Marriage of Renong boss and wife ends but battle over billion-dollar assets expected MALAYSIATODAY ITS official. After years of going through the motions of an intended split, the Syariah Court has finally recognised the divorce of Renong Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Halim Saad and his wife, Norani
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      151 17 Goddess of Mercy Charity Performance Guest-of-Honour: Dr Wee Kim Wee Former President (Republic of Singapore) Date 17th, 18th 19th March 1998 Time 7.00pm Venue: In-front of Blk 503 West Coast Road L ADMISSION FREE A. il ALL ARE WELCOME The Rovatlvlonk Sponsored by: K Food Court jyj, jflßl 269 Pasir
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      DIE, DIE
      419 18  -  Mei Qin Wu allegedly attacks her husband with needle full of heroin He escapes from her and the two men helping her She is charged with kidnapping and attempted murder By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY A WOMAN had her Chinese husband kidnapped, then tried to kill him
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      Lock icon Clinton is more popoular than ever
      262 18 ANOTHER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIM, BUT... AFP. SO another woman has accused US President Bill Clinton (above left) of sexual harassment. But did his approval rating as president go down? No. It went up by four percentage points, said a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. A CBS
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      Lock icon Come tumbling down
      71 19 SIX STOREY BUILDING FIVE DEAD, 20 INJURED COLLAPSES IN AND 50 FEARED BOMBAY Wl TRAPPED A IS* Dozens of buildings collapse each year In Bombay during the monsoon season. Officials say 15,000 buidingi are In danger of collapse, hot tenants refuse to move out becanse they say
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      THE COLLAPSE
      96 19 AT around 5 pm yesterday (7.30 pm, Singapore time), this building came crashing down in Bombay, India. The collapse left at least five people dead and some 20 others injured, rescue workers said. The Press Trust of India news agency said around 50 people were feared trapped. The
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      Lock icon THE RESCUE EFFORTS
      162 19 Wire services. FIVE residents, including three women, have been pulled out from the debris, some six hours after the collapse, said police. At least 18 others were critically injured and rushed to hospitals in Bombay. Rescuers, using bright lights and bulldozers to sift rubble, are not ruling
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      Lock icon Humble but he's tough
      332 20 THE 'BOSS' IS CHINA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER Source: Wire services. WHEN Mr Zhu Rongji was elected Prime Minister of China yesterday, he received a rousing applause. His response: A small bow with hands clasped in a simple "thank you". Mr Zhu, nicknamed "The Boss" in China,
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      The death of good manners
      37 20 murrain* Women and children first? Is M aircraft Mi flbv* bfchflvtour Mb IWiiNrif pufcmrflf 2 In these situations, people don't think rationally. Young, fit males are the most likely to escape alive.
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      A real-life musketeer
      211 21 SCREEN IDOL LEO MCAPRM IS NOW HE was dashing in Titanic and regal in his new film. Now, Hollywood's latest heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio is an honorary musketeer. He was given the title at the lavish premiere of his new film, The Man in the Iron Mask, in
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      Oscar snub 'not an issue'
      91 21 I'M not bitter about missing out on an Oscar nomination for Titanic, DiCaprio said at the premiere. I'm just glad to be part of such a hit film, he said. "I have no explanation for why I wasn't nominated, but it's... not really an issue
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      Lock icon No dinner for Cook: Israeli PM
      188 21 AFP. ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was furious with British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook. So much so that he cancelled a planned dinner with Mr Cook, met the British minister without the usual photo session and did not have the customary jointnews conference. The
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      184 20 The Great Darwin Escape Holidays for people who go their own way from only $858. The Great Darwin Escape is a holiday concept with a has it all, and you can choose exactly what you want difference. You buy a basic package, then add on the to do while you're
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  • DEARAGGIE
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      He is not my first man
      261 22 Dear Aggie I'M 25. My wedding is in a few months. My fiance is conservative and expects me to be a virgin. But I had sex with my ex-boyfriend once and an abortion. If my fiance were to find out, I'm sure the wedding
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      Interviews scare me
      157 22 I GET so nervous whenever I go for a job interview. I cannot express myself well because of my speech disability. I fear the interviewer may get a wrong impression, as I cannot present my true personality. Fortunately, I can adapt to any environment. Knowing my limits,
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      They drop curry on my washing
      225 22 I HAVE an inconsiderate neighbour. I often find curry on my washing that has been put out to dry. I have approached the town council about this and even showed pictures of the damage done. But I was told that nothing could be done
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      It's all my folks vs me
      109 22 FROM AGGIE HOTLINE I AM in secondary school. I cannot control my temper. And I can't get along with my family. My parents always side with my siblings. This has affected my studies. I've been getting low grades. not-ievnperea COUNSELLOR SAYS YOUR actions are
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      53 22 Call **********7 and leave your questions for our counsellors. You can listen to their earlier advice, too. This wash's STfeaiidma wants w to hate dad Does he low my sis? Unfaithful hubby refuses to gkaniea divorce So skinny, they ail point me out Mum doesn't trust me Calls cost 30
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      36 22 i mi iMitiBEifii rni iNTi i t MS WONG SING CHEE, W counsellor, Singapore Polytechnic If you need advice, write to: Dear Aggie,The New Paper Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road. Singapore *****5 Or fax: 737-5375
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon SONIA'S FACTFILE
      48 23 BbtMate June 18,1974 CHtaMnMpcThai I Mfgii: English and Thai Yes (sob) Caraar Mfar Model, actress (all Thai) NoMUm: Collecting candles You can catch her on: Singapore Cable Vision, Channel 11. MTV Interactive; MTV Most Wanted; MTV Select; MTV Fresh and MTV Party Zone. Picture/ Russel Wong
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      She's BIG you know...
      505 24  -  MTV's Sonia Coiling on Nadya: By Edwin Yeo I MEAN, I didn't expect it at all. There I was, pen in hand and saliva dripping onto my notebook, when MTV babe Sonia Couling gestured with her hands and started talking about fellow MTV VJ Nadya Hutagalung.
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      YES, DAD
      350 25  -  By Chan Seet Fun CLINT Eastwood's daughter, Alison, has landed her first leading role. It is in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which her dad directed and produced. The plot is based on John Berendt's book. The story is about a murder trial in the
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      Yes, Dad II
      294 26 Other parent-child pairings KEVIN Costner starred in and directed The Postman. Both his children are in it, too. Initially, his son, Joe, didn't want to be in it. M I told him it could be interesting," Costner said. "He asked 'How long?'. I said 'A day*. "He
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      Oscars: It's Titanic, as sure as it gets
      393 27  -  By Saw Tek Meng BY the time you read this, this year's Oscar winners will have been decided. Voting for the 70th Academy Awards closed this morning (Singapore time). Of course, the results will be closely guarded until the presentations ceremony on
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      BEST PICTURE
      186 27 As Good as it Gets: Handicapped by snubbing of director James L Brooks. He won for Terms of Endearment but was also snubbed for Broadcast News. Driving Miss Daisy was one of the rare films to win Best Picture without its director being nominated. Won't happen this time.
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      BEST ACTOR
      246 27 Matt Dmmm (Good WH Hunting): His career-making role as a disturbed genius is memorable. But his age and lack of Hollywood standing are setbacks. Many voters will feel his time will come and reward him and co-writer Ben Affleck for Original Screenplay. Robert Dnval (Dm Aposlk): His fiery,
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      BEST ACTRESS
      184 27 Helena Bonham Carter (Wings of the Dove): Sensitive, smouldering performance from an actress who's at her best in British period pieces (Room with a View, Hamlet, Howards End). Won Golden Globe but Oscar's a tougher bet. Julie Christie (Afterglow): Her sad former actress is a wonderful comeback from
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      BEST DIRECTOR
      163 27 James Cameron (Titanic): Voters will love how he risked everything even sacrificing his multi-million dollar salary to complete his dream project. And the film is visually and technically stunning. Has also won the Director's Guild award. Only three times before has the winner not gone on to win
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      OSCAR CONTEST
      78 27 SO, pf««rtWm;OBearwinnws isn't so toughs »s it? Heie's your chance to*> so and wfn.iwsffrraatathe winner in four categories —Best Wctwe. Best Actor, Best Acfceee and Best Director. Top prize isa Sharpvtewcam VL-H95E worth about $1,500. Paper T-shirt and cap. If there's<i tie, aJuckydrawwill determine tnewmners. Iteferto the nominations
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      806 28 tvpage L_ QLJB (Channel 5,1.20 am) A self-serving young man goes off to serve in the 1960s Peace Corps to escape gambling debts and winds up in a wild, comic adventure in Thailand. Stars Tom Hanks (left), John Candy, Rita Th l omerson and Gedde Watanabe. joyride and illegal deeds.
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    423 29  -  Etcetera WITH RONNIE POON I NEEDED one for work. So, well, why not join the growing group of elite handphone owners? Six months ago, I started looking at handphones. I spoke to users, scrolled through ads and compared vendor's notes. After
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    188 31  -  M 5 By Ng Wan Ching WANT to get away from it all? No problem, and fly JVe're talking about the Maldives, of Appflte islands are surrounded by shallow, enclosed by coral reefs ftlft set aside exclusively for tourist resort And witfi over 99 per cent of the total
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      162 31 11 The Maldives sits In J the Indian Ocean, with m 2 India and Sri Lanka as m its closest I The Male International |J Airport is 10 minutes M I by boat to Mate, the capital. You only need Q H a valid passport and a M U one
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      45 40 1 I With children we must mix gentleness with firmness. They must not always have their own way, but they must not always be thwarted. If we never have headaches through rebuking them, we shall have plenty of headaches when they grow up. Spurgeon I
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      935 43 2S4® Administrative /CM* Port*. FEMALE ADMIN. CLERK Chinese preferred GCE "HI O* level Ago below 30 5 day* week PC knowledge Salary negotiable Please call 4633-100 or walk-in interview 9am l.3opwi at Indwell» Pte Ltd. ■Ik. 5000 A.M. Kto Tech. PI. 2 Ind Ph. 2 Ave. >04-07 Well Established Office
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      57 45 i 1 Such 3 market -for choice jobs, 1 e 9 -fresh e&y clay J ANY JOD. ANY CAREER. Available any Day. ANY TIME. ANYWHERE. V. v > the Straits Times The Sunday Times Business times The New paper Ll AN HE ZAOBAO LIANHE WANBAO SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS BERITA
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      Lock icon US captain sends cheque, apology
      232 46 WINTER OLYMPICS AFTERMATH FASTFACTS Members of the US men's ice hockey team broke furniture in their Olympic Village rooms after the team was eliminated from competition The incident occurred several hours after the US team, considered a medal favourite, was beaten 4-1 by the Czech
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      175 46 USA Today. PATRICK Ewing is recovering so quickly from his wrist injury that the New York Knicks may place the star centre on the roster for the NBA playoffs. Ewing, 35, went down with what was thought to be a season-ending and career-threatening wrist
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      427 46 LAT-WP. THE 1980s sporting press, always willing to let a misleading stereotype get in the way of the real story, loved to make fun of the "Showtime" Lakers. Whenever they came up short of the championship, showed more glitz than guts, they were called the LA
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      430 47 THE WEEK THAT WAS: USA Today. USA Today. USA Today. USA Today. USA Today. PLAYER OFTHE WEEK: PHOENIX Suns guard Jason Kidd, who helped lead his team to a 4-0 record, was on Monday named the NBA player of the week. Kidd averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 assists. 6.5 rebounds
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      86 46 1 poilqi^ Strengthen Waist Tonic with Cortex Eucommiae Sea Horse This tonic is concocted from ingredients like Cortex Eucommiae, Sea Horse, Cordyceps, Fresh Goat's Kidney, I "Fresh Goat Kidney" can the waist, Cortex Eucommiae and Sea Horse protects and nourishes the waist, This tonic no stimulants or < "louriruf materials.
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      SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
      298 48 HOW THE OTHERS FARED: Boys' singles: Leow Yik Shiong lost to Ali Saif (India) 06,06 Christopher Yik lost to Lin Liang Ta (Taiwan) 0-6,1-6 Kevin Au lost Nazreen Mohd Fuzi (Malaysia) 06,04> Shaun Awyong lost to Peter Scharier (Austria) 1-6,1-6 David Tan lost to Alexander
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      312 48  -  By Gerard Wong IT was her first tennis tournament in Singapore since she quit school to enrol in the International Tennis Academy in Florida last year. But it almost didn't turn out to be a happy homecoming for 15-year-old Jaime Wong yesterday. Bad enough that the
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      317 48 COMMONWEALTH GAMES; KUALA LUMPUR. SEPT 11-21 TICKETS WHAT: Commonwealth Games WHEN: Sept 11 to 21 WHERE: Kuala Lumpur TICKETS: Call the Sukom ticketing hotline at 03-445-4455 or marketing department at 03-*****88 Tickets booked will only be delivered beginning in July. Bernama. Bernama. Reuters.
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      93 48 SINGAPORE JMfclll POLYTECHNIC Commencement Date 23th April 1998 to 9th July 1998 (sth intake) Duration 14 weeks Schedule of Lectures Every Tuesday Thursday Total No. of Lectures 20 (3 hours per lecture) Venue Singapore Polytechnic (Dover Road Campus) Course Fee $1,300.00 OBIECTIVES Train participants in systematic planning and organisation of
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      TODAY'S ACTION IN EUROPE
      97 50 (KWALSECOHPLECS Today: Real Madrid (Spa) v Bayer Leverkusen (Ger): 1-1 (First leg) Dynamo Kiev (Ukr) v Juventus (Ita): 1-1 Borussia Dortmund (Ger) v Bayern Munich (Ger): 00 Man U (Eng) v Monaco (Fra): OO Q-FINAL, SECOND LEGS Tomorrow. Vicenza(lta)v Roda JC (Hoi): 4-1 Vfß Stuttgart (Ger)
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      88 50 «U2 lan Taylor 72, Stan Collymore 74 ATLETICO MADRID 1 Jose Luis Caminero 29 (2-2 on aggregate, Atfetico maMles for the «MMb oa the away goals rule) Half-tine: 1-0 SPARTAK MOSCOW 1 Alexander Shlrko 85 AIAXO (Spartak 4-1 on agg) Half-time: 0-0 Crowd: 32,000 AIAUXERRE2 Stephane Guivarc'h
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      582 50 ALL THE EUROPEAN CUP QUARTER-FINAL SECOND LEG ACTION TODAY MANCHESTER UNITED v MONACO MONACO COACH ON GIGGS: Reuters. Reuters. MONACO coach Jean Tigana has promised to bring an attacking attitude to its European Cup clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford today. The first
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      20 50 Report on facing page Terminator: Atletico Madrid's Jose Luis Caminero after his goal Picture/ Afp
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      426 51 (Atletico through on away goals rule) Reuters. Atletico Madrid survived a stunning Aston Villa revival at Villa Park. It then moved into the semi-finals of the Uefa Cup on the away goals rule. The Spanish club looked in total command at half-time after Jose Luis Caminero
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      560 51 SPARTAK 1 AJAX 0 Reuters. Reuters. SPARTAK beat favourite Ajax 1-0 on a freezing night to wrap up a 4-1 aggregate victory. Striker Alexander Shirko scored the winner to complete a typically swift Spartak counter-attack. It rounded off a fine tie for the 21-year-old, who scored
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      171 52 AFP. BRAZILIAN striker Edmundo returned to his Italian club Fiorentina yesterday. Edmundo, who's been nicknamed "The Animal" because of his fiery temperament, arrived in Italy in January. But he returned to Brazil in a fit of pique in February after refusing to go on the substitutes'
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      269 52 wnßin CUP WARM-UP: GERMANY v BRAZIL Stuttgart, next Wednesday THE SQUAD Taffarel Dida; Aldair Cafu Roberto Carlos Cleber Goncalves Junior Baiano Ze Roberto Ze Carlos; Cesar Sampaio Doriva ZeElias Dunga Leonardo Rai Rivaldo Denilson; Ronaldo Romario Elber Bebeto Reuters. BRAZIL coach Mario Zagallo, often criticised for
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      210 52 ON ENGLAND'S DROPPING OF GAZZA FOR WORLD CUP WARM-UP: AFP. DUTCH legend Johan CruyfT urged England manager Glenn Hoddle to adopt a kid gloves approach with Paul Gascoigne. That's the best way to get the best out of him in the World Cup, he
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      360 53  -  By Ernest Luis IS the S-League crazy? April 4 will be its season's curtain raiser between last year's S-League, Cup and FA Cup champion SAFFC, and top Chinese club Red Army at the x National Stadium. And it aims to draw in about 20,000
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      Lock icon Hammers gunned down
      310 53 FA CUP QUARTER-FINAL REPLAYS SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 David Holdsworth 89 COVENTRY CfTYI Paul Telfer 10 Half-Unit: 0-1 90 minutes: 1-1 Crowd: 29,034 Sheffield United wins 3-1 on penalties WEST HAM UNITED 1 John Hartson 83 ARSENAL 1 Nicolas Anelka 45 Red Card: Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) 33 Half-time:
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      189 53  -  ...BY IAN BROWN THE double is on for Arsenal after a dramatic night when Dennis Bergkamp went off. Indiscipline could well trip it up Bergkamp now faces a three-match ban after his swinging arm felled Steve Lomas an hour before the Gunners pipped West Ham on penalties. Was it
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