The New Paper, 1 August 1998

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1998
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      10 AM LATEST .
      97 2 10 AM LATEST THE TRAIN STAND-OFF THIS MORNING The first train out of Tanfong Pagar this morning left at 8.15 am. It arrived at Woodlands at 9.20 am and left the new checkpoint there at 9.37 am. The passengers onboard did not face any problems as there was no Malaysian
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      They queued but there NO CHOP on passport All Malaysia collect white form
      797 2 AT TANJONG PAGARTHIS MORNING REPORTS: YVONNE UM, MICHELLE ANG and FONG FOONG MEI PICTURES: JONATHAN CHOO, MOHDISHAK and ALVINTOH A MAJOR sticking point in the Malaysia-Singapore stand-off over train services was removed at Tanjong Pagar this morning.
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      Lock icon Dr M: It’s up to S'pore
      284 2 Source: Bernama. IT'S up to Singapore to settle the rail dispute, said Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Monamad this morning. "The initiative is with them," the Malaysian Prime Minister said upon his return from a week-long visit to Africa today. He was speaking to reporters
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      Smooth flow for arriving train
      454 2  -  Byß Michelle Ang AT WOODLANDS THINGS moved with ease for commuters on the first train arriving at the Woodlands Train Checkpoint (WTCP) early this morning. The KTM train, from Kuala Lumpur, with 483 people on board, arrived at the station at 6.24 am, about 20
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      What’s going on?
      989 3 S'pore Malaysia give their sides of the stoiy THE TRAIN STAND-OFF Q: Why move the CIQ to Woodlands? Singapore: To check the smuggling of drugs, to prevent illegal immigrants from coming in, and so that staff can be used more efficiently, said Foreign Minister S Jayakumar in
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      Dr M’s flip-flop
      94 3 APRIL 1992 Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad wrote to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong to say that Malaysia understood why Singapore would want to move its CIQ to Woodlands. Dr Mahathir added that it would be (i more convenient/or both countries to have the same
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      POINTS OF AGREEMENT
      177 3 THE Points of Agreement (POA) spelt out the terms on the development and status of land owned by Malayan Railway (KTM) in Singapore. It was signed, on Nov 27, 1990, by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and then Malaysian Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin. Under the
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      WHAT SINGAPORE MPs SAY:
      115 3 As an independent nation, why should we allow another country's CIQ, that is Malay sia, to locate af Woodlands, that is our land? Why shoutawe not ask the Malaysians to locate their CIQ at Johor Baru train station? They have a train station there. Workers' Party
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      WHAT MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL SAYS:
      120 3 I m just giving you a reason why we changed our minds. Because at that time there were disagreements about when does the POA begin to befmplemented. We have very firm views about when does the POA begin to be implemented. If this is to be
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Low, low, low prices
      291 4 H9r How desperate can property developers get in this market? This ad (left), which appeared in The Straits Times today, seems like a sign of the times PRIVATE HOME PRICES DOWN 8.3% THE fall in private home prices has slowed down slightly. Prices were down 8.3
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      Lock icon Head for politics
      33 4 This KOHL GIFT: German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, whose surname translated Into German means cabbage, laughing as he Is presented with a head of cabbage during an election campaign. Picture/ Reuters
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      POSB: Change needed
      99 4 Ouote I'eople h awareness of linking, the types of producti they want, the awareness of sensitivity to interest rates as well as cost of transactions; these are all far greater today than they were 50, 40, or even 10 years ago. DBS Bank chairman S Dhanabalan, in
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      world Hoad liners
      55 4 South China Morning Post: Fallen Beijing high-flier gets 16 years' jail Philippine Daily Inquirer SC lifts PLDT sequestration The New Straits Times: Checkpoint: Malaysia stands firm BBC news: President Clinton, in his first public comment since agreeing to give evidence about the White House sex allegations, says
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    • News Break
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        Suspended
        64 4 SS1H THE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) stopped trading in Mid-Continent Equipment shares yesterday. The SES said the shares were suspended pending the completion of a probe into the odd movements in the share price since its debut on Sesdaq on July 22. The shares were offered to the
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        Help on hand
        58 4 BSiS VICTIMS of traffic accidents and the families of people in jail can now turn to a community support scheme for help. The plan, set up by the Sembawang-Hong Kah Community Development Council and the Home Team, now offers financial, counselling, care and job-matching services to about
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      ‘Blame Chinese’
      148 5 #®®us JAKARTA RIOTS: THE "arrogant and superior" attitude of Indonesia's ethnic Chinese was what led to the riots in Jakarta in May. Retired geologist Masli Arman, 63, said this in an article published in The Jakarta Post, the nation's leading English daily. The violence against the Chinese was
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      Can't pay up
      53 5 MONEY THE Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO) still owes building contractors $600,000 for renovations to its two-storey brown-and-white colonial bungalow and the building of the four-storey annexe in Waterloo Street. The economic downturn has meant fewer donations and so the council could not raise enough money
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      No go
      54 5 SHIPPING A PROPOSAL to cut a canal across southern Thailand so that ships can avoid the Straits of Malacca is not feasible, partly because Singapore is the regional shipping hub. The Thai Ministry of Communications said the potential returns were low because major shipping lines had said they
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      Exotic tastes
      56 5 JOHOR BfIRU MORE wild animals in Johor are becoming restaurant dishes thanks to a taste for exotic meat, especially among rich Singaporeans. So said The New Straits Times. It said Johor was bustling with poachers and exotic-meat stockists. The State Wildlife and National Parks Department said it was
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      ‘Happy Day’
      62 5 I TOURISM I ABOUT 15,000 tourists who arrived in Indonesia on Thursday were given vouchers for various free services. They each got "Happy Day" vouchers for one free meal and free accommodation for one night in any of the participating hotels, a free tour and free entry to
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      local Hoad liners
      52 5 The Straits Times: Singapore has tried its best to end rail row The Business Times: Train users will know today if CIQ dispute will hurt them LianheZaobao: Jayakumar: M'sia keeps changing its mind Berita Harian: CIQ: Full details RCS morning news: Singapore moves its CIQ facilities to
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      WHAT’S HUP
      4 5 Tongue CHecfk
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      Let’s look forward
      99 5 Q?JS| 0 It would be a costly mistake to allow the (economic) crisis to undermine what Asean has achieved these past gears, and derail our plans for the future. This would dampen cortfidence and set back regional co-operation for many years, long after the crisis has passed
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      DOW JONES
      26 5 The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 143.66 points to close at 8,883.29 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 640 million shares.
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      116 5 t<*W~ HoMntfte IW-7M4W Ca/tscoa 30 cants a rrwxjte @te«rt S? INMIZM7 SpnkiiiYoo.fcxum imimmi Bmt Mr MM SSSS* lattß SWMfM MMfcUwte? i»rwi Catsatt SOcenua nwiute IWIIJBiX IMMIWI4 naggik LUNCH Adult $18+++ Child $9+ DINNER Adult $19+++ Child $10+++ Feast all-you-can on our special a-la-carte menu featuring over 40 delicacies. Specialities include
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Can I have MY BABY back?
      327 6  -  HE HAD SEX WITH UNDERAGED GIRL NOW, HE ASKS JUDGE: By] Riana Zakir HE'S 21. And he faces life behind bars for having sex with his underaged girlfriend. But Ng Kai Chun made only one request to the judge on Thursday. No, not for
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      FINED
      48 6 On Thursday, Ng Kai Chun was fined a total of $12,000 for two counts of having sex with a girl below 16. Because he didn't pay the fine, he has to serve six months'jail instead. The maximum penalty for each charge is five years'jail and $10,000 fine.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      DID YOU WIN?
      73 8 GO-GOAL GIRL CONTEST CELEBRITY JUDGE FANDI AHMAD MAKES HIS SELECTION Did you take part in our Go-Goal girl contest? Then,see how your selection of a six-e-side team with six of our New Face finalists featured in our Sunday editions (pictured at right) matches with that of our
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      THE WINNER
      36 8 Owner of IC number *****28, take note. Your selection matches that of Fandi's choice. You win a World Cup outfit from Royal Sporting House. Stand by for a call from us with the details.
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  • PARLIAMENTTODAY
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      If CPF is cut, then...
      272 9  -  By Ng Wan Ching WHAT if CPF contributions have to be cut next year? Many people would end up with CPF contributions smaller than their monthly housing loan instalments. To help them, Minister for Manpower Dr Lee Boon Yang said the Government could introduce relief
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      Help for older, unskilled workers
      107 9 STRUCTURAL unemployment this is what happens when there is no match between jobs available and people able to do them. The way to overcome this is to upgrade and re-train older workers. The Skills Redevelopment Programme has $120 million to help meet the needs of
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      Banks: Do not pull back loans
      106 9 THE Association of Banks in Singapore recently advised its members not to pull back loans that are serviced regularly, said Deputy Prime Minister Brigadier-General (NS) Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. "A bank that expands loans recklessly in good times and contracts credit unthinkingly in bad
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Give me a drink Cut my head oft
      535 10  -  Murder accused says her last words in this room (right) were: By' Teo Hwee Nak AS she lay dying, these are the two favours that Bulgarian lordanka Apostolova supposedly asked of the man who allegedly murdered her. At least that is what
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      LOOKING FOR KILLER
      102 10 Prosecution witnesses told the court that Shaiful Edham had been looking for a person who could help him kill someone. He had allegedly asked second-hand car dealer Mr Michael Gan Fong Kai. 25, if he knew such a person. Two other people, brothers Mr Philip Koh and
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      Bungling Burglars
      314 11  -  After three attempts fail, they try to walk away but... By Riana Zakir YOU think clumsy burglars only exist in Home Alone movies? Wrong. Two thieves breaking into a Woodlands clinic made so many boo boos that one of them wanted to give up. They tried to flee,
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      JAILED
      20 11 Yesterday, Kiang was sentenced to eight months' Jail. The maximum penalty for housebreaking is two years'jail and a fine.
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      Lock icon Out!
      428 12 HIS GIRLFRIEND CALLS HIS SHOW USING ANOTHER NAME. NOW, HE'S r Perfect 10 DJ John Klass has not been on air, hosting his daily Morning Show this whole week. He has lost his job. Did an incident on his show last month have something to do with it? LEE
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      THE SPIN
      143 12 PERFECT 10 programme manager Georgina Chan put her spin on the subject when she told The New Paper that John left the station to pursue a new career, and he was not sacked. "It was a very mutual agreement on both sides. John has said that, at this
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      192 12 Introducing Singapore's Very wn Pet Magazine I L ,n 1 fP FREEBIES II Anti-fungal shampoos. Dog Cat Food SUBSCRIBE Samples. Pet Accessories Books to be j TODAY Given Away M Popular Breeds in fl New Pet Owners' Guide PopeWjß I Meet Waggie The Celebrity Dog SUPER Book reviews, photo gallery.
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      178 13 IMH SINGAPOREANS, JL I WE CALLED, YOU RESPONDED! NH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT I I I 'MM v VVIJPf IfijP J hmhhhhM I T v <xifc W HHUH^m*«|mM^^MKW% I a,A,j» vj iff** j?* I uw« M I V HBM 'V JKHBH It' >fS *y v lir\ i
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    Need for human touch
    49 14 m u i<mui< SINGAPORETODAY «MR| NBM ON CNnM| Ur M UB Engineers are data and figures. The trcwblafrthat they often do not underßtßTMt jpfe nn nature. There is a need for a more human touch in the LTA when it makes decisions affecting the public.
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      173 14 You have heard his music, you have danced to his tunes, you have been waiting for him, now you have the chance to see him... DALER MEHNDI For the first time in Singapore 11 ■MnmnN The ONE and ONLY King of Bhangra CAN YOU AFFORD TO MISS HIM!!! Venue: Harbour
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Net shopping for undergrads
      332 16  -  They can let off steam, too By Michelle Ang WANT to buy a handphone, game console, home entertainment system or watch? Just bid for them on the Net. If you are an undergrad at the Nanyang Technological University or the National University of Singapore, it could
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      INTERESTED?
      21 16 Despair not UrtoanColony will allow other Internet users to bid for items as well. Justcheck under Webauc's Public Offering section.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      NDP contest results
      111 18 OUR NDP '98 contest launched on Tuesday drew 1,196 entries. The prize: 15 pairs of tickets to the National Day Parade at the National Stadium. Here are the winners (IC numbers): *****78,*****61,*****87, *****11,*****11,*****03, *****56,*****95,*****13, *****37,*****39, *****07, *****47,*****06 and *****70. If you are a winner, just come to
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      Choosing your child’s school
      190 18 PRIMARY 1 REGISTRATION THE three-day Primary 1 registration for Phase 2 C ended yesterday. This was for children who didn't qualify in the earlier phases. Preference will be given to: Children who live within 1 km of the school Children who live within 2 km of
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      Lock icon Baby broooom
      323 19  -  Nine months' pregnant, she wins a motorbike BY Teo Yun Yun JUST two weeks from delivery, nine-months' pregnant Ms Ritawillis Selamat can't walk far without running short of breath. Much less ride a motorcycle. But a bike was what this 26-year-old reader won in The New Paper/Bridgestone World
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      108 19 coffee i" is sugir IB '.-■>>> m V Introducing new CAFfar. fIBRMr fHHH I J®iK If you find your 3-in-1 coffee too wH^^H It I sweet or tasteless, we introduce BBIHR f fIHHf you new CAFizr. The first 2-in-1 ißN^^ Sftweetened white coffee. No Bar added. Made from rich ftombian
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Once they were friends...
      512 20 SHOWDOWN AT SUBIC BAY Philippine President Joseph Estrada and Subic Bay former chief Richard Gordon used to get along well. So, "tyyut they reaching for each other's Jugular now? Their i sajWttive groups of supporters clashed last Sunday in the Subic Bay showdown. But the bad
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      WHO’S RIGHT. WHO’S WRONG?
      132 20 SOME political analysts believe it is within Mr Estrada's power to replace Mr Gordon with someone he trusts. Others contend the SB MA post is not like a Cabinet post where the term ends with that of the president's. Observers quickly sensed vendetta as Mr Estrada's
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      THE PRIZE
      78 20 SUBIC Bay, formerly the biggest American military facility outside the US mainland, was the seat of US might in Asia until 1992. That was when US forces withdrew after the Philippine Senate rejected a new bases pact. A year aft«r Mantta passedjjlaw to designee SuWc 3 The free
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    Mind over matter
    40 22 niu ihti 111' I T* r S iIMTHJIJB WORLDTODAY ■jjwli frill IVe such a weird job... You're a abduct at the end of the day. |K> one is interested in what is King on in your head.
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    What Clinton has to say
    142 24 about the Lewinsky probe and his forthcoming testimony WORLD tODAY No one wants to get this matter behind us more than I do, except maybe ail the rest of the American people. lam looking forward to the opportunity in the next few days of testifying,
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      Lock icon Petronas to the rescue?
      389 25 An international road show by two top Malaysian leaders —Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Special Functions Minister Daim Zainuddin is off. Where will the much-needed money to help Malaysia's economy come from... OIL that three-letter word is going to play a big part in helping
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      THE BONDS
      100 25 MALAYSIA needs about Ms2o billion to see it through to the end of this year, Tun Daim said. It can raise that amount mainly by selling government bonds within Malaysia, he adds. These bonds are sort of lOUs, with the government promising to pay back the bond's full
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      534 26  -  No real bite but Asean is alive and well by JILL LIM IT has nine heads but speaks with just one voice when it actually talks, that is. Yet, the heads keep up side conversations and quarrels on their own almost continuously. Most
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      325 27  -  SYDNEY'S WATER WOES By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY THREE million residents of Sydney still face days of boiling their water for safe drinking. They have been advised to wait until an official all clear, possibly on Monday, before using tap water. While they hunt for
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      77 27 An alert to bod drinking water was issued for residents of eastern inner Sydney on July 24. Following that, Sydney Water stepped up the testing and found wider contamination on Wednesday. The Health Department IJS nMon r-.-i ayoney residents not to drink or wash food with their
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    853 37 m msroDA? Preview By The Three Musketeers THERE'S no need to look beyond Romp for the winner in Race 4 today. The five-year-old chestnut impressed us to a point where we are making him the day's best bet. Romp, from the stables of trainer Michael
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      40 38 Date of birth: 4 March, 1969 H Nickname: Gigi Mlii ill nii rusiuon. Striker I Previous fhlfry Lazio, Juventus Transfer fee: record £5.4 million ($14.2 m) Height 1.82 m Weight 78kg Family; Wife Barbara and 17-month-old son Andrea
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      580 38 CHELSEA'S RECORD SIGNING PIERLUIGI CASIRAGHI CHELSEA'S LATEST ciruiur tflWl v l^^Ji CHELSEA has won the race to sign teenage Finnish star Mikael Forssell on a free transfer from HJK Helsinki. Chelsea beat off rival bids from several top European sides to sign the 17-year-old student.
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      255 39 OF ARGENTINA ARSENAL remained tight-tipped over reports it had clinched a deal for Argentina's World Cup star Marcelo Gallardo. The 22-year-old midfield player, nicknamed The Doll", was reported to have agreed a £12,000-a-week ($33,000) package with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, reports Carlingnet. Although Gallardo has two years to
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      375 39  -  PRE SEASON FREINDLIES By] Lan Brown AFP. LOOKING good going forward but problems at the back. That was the view of Liverpool fans as their side eased past Irish team St Patrick's 3-2 in a Carlsberg Trophy match yesterday. The loss of a couple of bad
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      480 39 Wire services and Internet. DE BOER TWINS: SPANISH champion Barcelona wants to. sign Dutch international twins Frank and Ronald de Boer. This despite a Dutch FA ruling they must abide by their contracts and stay with Ajax Amsterdam. Amador Bernabeu, a director of Barcelona, has insisted the fight will
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      421 41  -  NATIONAL SCHOOLS BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: SINGAPORE BOWI iNft AHAnrMV B BOYS ALL EVENTS By Gerard Wong TRUST no one. Or so the X-Files slogan proclaims. Well, Bedok Secondary's Izad Ghalid, 16, is glad that he's no fan of the popular television series. Because the Secondary
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      167 41 B GIRLS ALL EVENTS WHILE Izad Ghalid attributes his success to his coach, Rachel Fang is dedicating her All Events crown to her father, Solomon Fang. The Ghim Moh Secondary Three student took the title with a nine-game total of 1,406 pinfalls (average 156). Yet before
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      205 41 A BOYS QUARTET: 1: Kevin Chan, Benjamin Seah, Jared Yeap and Alvin Kwang (Anglo-Chinese JC) 2,089 pintails (average 174) A BOYS ALL EVENTS: 1: Erwin Cahyadi (Thomson Secondary) 1,819(202) A BOYS OVERALL SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP: 1: Anglo-Chinese JC (Jared Yeap, Danny Lee, Kenn Chia and Benjamin Seah) 6,139 (171)
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      719 43  -  I INTERVIEW BRIAN MILLER FOR two years, he pondered. And everytime he thought he had reached a decision, he would put it on hold. For two years, he fought the demons that
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      651 43 IRS "IT all started when I was in St Thomas Secondary School. "It was 1990.1 was persuaded no, I was pushed Into running the 100 m at our sports meet. "I wasn't interested in running. I was more into soccer. "But I ran and I won the 100
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      HOSNI’S PHOBIA
      116 43 MUHAMAD Hosni Muhamad revealed that he has been suffering from a phobia for some time. "I suffer from this phobia. When I would lose a race, I would feel rotten. Like I had let everyone down," says Hosni. Hosni had been running for Singapore for the last eight
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      343 44 Steven Tan was not included in the national team for the Tiger Cup, to be held in Vietnam from Aug 26 to Sept 26. On Wednesday, team manager Omar Ibrahim recalled him. But Steven declined the invitation, Shying he
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      73 44 National team manager Omar Ibrahim (left): Barry Whitbread (national coach) decided on that because of his emphasis on the younger players, and because Steven was inconsistent in the earlier part of the season. ll%e doctor said should ha r<> a proper aggravate my groin.. .but since
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      73 44 National team manager Omar Ibrahim: We only have Latiff (Khamarudin) and Nahar Daud as strikers. So we need Steven. He's been playing very well recently, helping Tanjong Pagar to the top of the S-League. Based on this fact, I recommended him to Barry, and Barry agreed. But
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      187 44 IT happened last year, too. National coach Barry Whitbread selected his squad for the pre-World Cup qualifiers and Steven was not included. He had not been performing to his expectations, said Whitbread. A week later, Steven was recalled because Whitbread was concerned about possible last-minute injuries to
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      509 45  -  DAY OF RECKONING TODAY'S KEY MATCHES: SAFFC v GQMBAK (Jurong Town) TANJONG PAGAR v WOODLANDS (Queenstown) BY Ernest Luis MANY are saying SAFFC will clinch the 1998 S- League championship tonight but there are the doubters. One of them is Gombak United honorary secretary Matthew Kang,
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      THE EQUATION
      115 45 SAFFC and Tanjong Pagar United have the same number of points, but SAF has a better goal difference 27 to Jaguars' 21. This will be vital. If both teams win tomorrow, SAF has the better chance of being champion. If SAF beats Gombak by just 1-0, the Jaguars
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      29 45 rw. Chelsea's Casiraghi: Let's get physical P**4o Arsenal chases Argentinian World Cup star Page 41 Sprinter Muhamad Hosni Muhamad tells Brian Miller: I didn't quit, I retired Pages 44,45
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      155 46 CA DECT INTO v THE SKATE IL < RAGE! m Yo bro, the famous pro trio has hit town. Felix Arguelles, Konny Anderson, Chany Jeanguenin, From the U.S. of A XijL rho biggest news since Slam City Jam. Bab W Now at Bishan Junction 8, Open Plaza, H Un 15
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      40 47 .'ljj| m Licome > •«-men Singapore. But not in the sense of the Echo Boys. hk fRather, theT'ang Quartet P are the four pin-up boys of Singapore's classical music scene, having Houston.They return this 9 month for a concert. How i
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      538 48 We never raising a scholar YOU'RE a mum. You want the best for your child. You want to help him grow up to become a success. But you are also working. And your career is pulling you away from spending time with your child. You just don't seem
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      312 48 A FORMER student of Hwa Chong Junior College, Sim Kai, 18, will study electrical engineering at Stanford University in California on a Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship. He will serve the Navy when he returns. The youngest of three children, he is the second President Scholar in his
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      947 49 Read to me Be a pal Let go of me PICTURE tHis: Five-year-old girl picks up the Chinese newspapers and reads it. She's able to recognise most of the characters even before entering pre-primary school. That scenario is no figment of the imagination for Mrs Sim-Choo Lian
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      281 49 NONE of the scholar mums sent their children for extra tuition. But that doesn't mean they weren't coached in-house. And unconventionally too. In the case of the Gan children, both parents are educators. Explained Mrs Gan: "The school is good in teaching the visual and written
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      347 49 IN the end, all the scholar mums put it to loving the job of raising their children and putting their careers on hold if need be. As Mrs Gan put it: "I was asked by a reporter whether the sacrifices I made in raising my children are
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      175 50 I'M 16 and the eldest girl in my family. I have a brother and a sister. My father has been having affairs since I was eight. When my mother found out that one of his mistresses was pregnant, she asked for a divorce. But he refused.
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      114 50 BETRAYED has been married for 17 years. Recently, she discovered that her husband was having an affair. She even saw him with the woman. When she approached them, the woman just kept quiet. Her husband admitted to the affair and said he wanted both of them. It
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      127 50 A reader responds... Dear Betrayed, I AM in the same boat as you. My husband has a child with another woman. I asked him to choose between the two of us but he insisted on having both of us. So I filed for divorce after
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      343 50 I'M 20 years old and I'm generally a quiet person. My father is recovering from a stroke. My stepmother works the night shift and has a boyfriend. She'd cook for my father, then go out. I'm not close to her. We seldom talk.
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      167 50 I AM 25. Recently, I met my ex-boyfriend at a dinner. We broke up two years ago. I've been thinking about him since that meeting, but I found out he has a girlfriend. That made me sad. I still think about him a lot. And
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      181 51 The best pick-up line I've ever heard is OOO "I have yet to hear one. Generally, Singapore men d have standard ■Cjal pick-up lines. They need to work harder on hHRHHI Suzanne Walker, Forever-26, Power 98 Dl Cj "About two years back when I was holidaying in Korea. A poet
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      224 51 5° <ease watch it! Top grossing movies test week. And our ratings. Lathal Weapon 4 Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Jet Li It's about: More crazy cops, stunts i and explosions. But because the Gibson-Glover duo are now middle -aged, the action's a little slower. Which makes Jet Li's
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      1189 51 Saturday sunoay movies variety movies current affairs 230pm Pushing Hands 1.30pm Asia Bagus 105pm Cyborg Cop III 7pm Xf ana l ae J*! Taiwanese director Ang Lee's story of a Enjoy Najip's madcap ways. channdM This sequel is about two government agents Jh's ep'sode asks why Indians run similar turbulent
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      838 52 THt NEW PAPPt Saturday, August 1.1998 (CD TV Saturday Sunday channel channel channel channel 6.00 AM The Hidd«n World 6.00 AM Smart Spirit 6.00 AM In Car* of Nature 6.00 AM Tha Three Gorge Project 6.30 Travel Travel 6.30 Adventure of T-Rex 6.30 Wild Sanctuaries 6.30 TalJI Sword (Last episode)
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    440 53 THE MOVIE (3) v-ease A two-year-old is discovered to bo the reincarnated form of the 13th Dalai Lama, and brought up to be Tibet's spiritual leader. China invades the country in 19S0 and the 14th Dalai Lama flees to India. DIRECTOR Martin Scorsese should have stayed away from doing
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      314 53 G.OSSIS SHE STIIL BURKS FOR EX-LOVER If Lauren Holly is serious about getting back with ex-husband Jim Carrey, she sure isn't very convincing. The actress, who was briefly married to the madcap comedian, was spotted trying to leave Los Angeles' Mann's Chinese Theatre inconspicuously. Guess what she watched? Saving Private
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      123 53 Tune in to what I MAX people are plugged What are you listening at 11 fJ the moment? Firestarter by Prodi| Who did you fast see in concert and how was it? J Alanis Morissette. She was great Z J and real cool. What is the wo^g^atfve? Who is a
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      929 54 The rang Quartet, Singapore's top classical group, are due to return from fine-tuning their skills in Houston. One year on, are they any better? HOUSTON, we have progress. So it seems for four Singaporeans who were the rave in the classical music scene before they left
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      18 54 WHEN: Aug 19, 8 pm WHERE: Victoria Concert Hall TICKETS: $15, $20, $25 at all Sistic outlets
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