The New Paper, 4 August 1998

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1 38 The New Paper
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    Masthead
    21 1 the new paper TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1998 MITA(P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS IJA Another quality publication of SlnQQDOrB PrBSS Holdings http://web3.asla1.com.sg/tnp WMF
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Dine at Raffles hotel for $ 10
      162 2 Dine at Raffles hotel for 10 TO the new paper TEN exclusive offers are up for grabs as The New Paper celebrates Its 10th year and the Raffles Singapore, Its 111 th anniversary. Enjoyed the first two offers? Well, here's the third: Have a three-course set meal (comprising appetiser, main
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      Why isn't Habibie happy with Singapore
      574 2 Habibie's blunt talk INDONESIAN President B J Habibie isn't pleased with Singapore. And he gives three reasons for his unhappiness in a blunt interview published in today's Asian Wall Street Journal. Reason #1: Dr Habibie said that Singapore has not shown the spirit of
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      TRADE PLAN
      183 2 SINGAPORE'S trade scheme to help Indonesia was stalled because it had problems fulfilling some of the conditions, said an Indonesian envoy. Singapore presented its proposal for the US$5 billion ($8.7 billion) trade financing scheme to Indonesia in April. It is meant to help guarantee that cash-strapped Indonesia would
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      92 3 nI iHft BlHHHHHllKS^MAtt^^^2£fifc^MK^KL^^'^2^ Ifm In 1986. the year of B H the Hotel New World i\p\r jpr\ ■j|Mra| premium revenue was If ll■ l/lf I| 1 W revenue passed the Ql^xest VL/ Prudential's premium revenue grow between About -a view^^^U t V I La f V rt °™d«.t»«««s^ v I
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      394 4 11# calling her then-boyfriend on the phone to IMHM 1 building, popularly known as Hotel New r World, at Serangoon Road collapsed. She did V-" y^ n °t get out of the ground-floor bank in time. €jSSr 'Q 'fcr.V it——An inquiry later found that the main cause 111 of the
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Crimes up, but...
      241 6 ..ONLY 4.7% IN the first half of this year, there were 4.7 per cent more crimes compared to the same period last year. And yo-yos were a part of that. Among youngsters, shoplifting was the most common offence. It accounted for nearly 60 per cent of juvenile
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      Lock icon Six times double happiness
      43 6 Picture This BABY BOOM: In just 30 hours, six pairs of twins were born at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. Here, the parents of five sets of twins pose with their bundles of Joy. Picture/ Reuters
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        'Had millions'
        58 6 COURT FOR a couple of days, a hawker allegedly had $7.5 million in his bank account. Mohamed Arifin Yahia, 54, has been charged with dishonestly receiving the money, taken from Indonesian tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim, 55, who was kidnapped last year. Mr Nursalim, also known as Liem Tek Siong,
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        AYE next?
        53 6 I TRANSPORT| ELECTRONIC Road Pricing's next stop could be the Ayer Rajah Expressway So said Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan. He said the Land Transport Authority would take a year to evaluate the next batch of roads to come under ERP. Yesterday marked the extension of ERP to
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        Aid handover
        60 6 AID ON Thursday Minister for Education and Second Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean will be mark the symbolic handing over of the first phase of the $12 million humanitarian aid package to Indonesia at Halim Airport. The first phase of the aid will consist of medicines and
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        More jobs lost?
        60 6 JOBS Some 126,000 people could be out of work next year, if there is a recession. Mr Lim Swee Say, deputy secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress told Parliament unemployment in Singapore could hit 7 per cent next year. In the 1985/86 recession the rate was
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        Golf hit
        51 7 ML_CLU^^^9 THE economic slump has claimed another victim golf club memberships. The Business Times reports that advertised prices of leading golf club memberships hit record lows last month. As a result, the seven-club BT Golf Index fell 13.28 points to 126.99 points last month its second biggest drop
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        No results yet
        63 7 ii i M RESULTS of investigations into the crash of Silk Air flight MI 185 will not be known for at least six months said Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan. The plane's tail section has been partly reconstructed and there's no indication air traffic control, weather or
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        Best sellers
        67 7 I HOUSING I CHEAPER homes sell best. Nearly half of all caveats lodged for condominiums in the second quarter were for condos priced at or below $657 psf. At the market's peak about two years ago, only 6.6 per cent were in that category. Analysts said this reflects
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        Doc no more
        64 7 I MEDICAL HE was a doctor. And a Peeping Tom. Now he has been struck off the medical register by the Singapore Medical Council. Dr Lawrence Lau Kar Yek, 34, a general practitioner, was fined $2,000 in court in October 1995 for peeping at a couple having
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      world Head liners
      53 6 South China Morning Post: HSBC sets aside $8.9b over fears of bad debts New Straits Times: Pay up, loan defaulters warned CNN Interactive: White House will appeal attorney-client privilege ruling BBC news: Talks in Baghdad on the elimination of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction appear to have
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      Tiger's torment
      186 7 in FSRSus THIS is in memory of the tiger who was shot dead in Sungai Siput, near Ipoh. I was once the King of the Forest, but not any more. For years I have lived here and it is the only place I have ever known. Now I
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      local Head liners
      60 7 The Straits Times: House hears rallying call to stay ahead The Business Times: It's time to close Clob, says Malaysian NEAC Lianhe Zaobao: George Yeo: The storm has just started, we must respond in flexible ways Berita Harlan: Combine efforts to overcome crisis RCS morning news: Parliament's
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      WHAT'S HUP
      3 7 &.T.*
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      Quote Wworthy
      51 7 rhis government, this society, these people called Singaporeans, they will do everything accessary to stay in business, and we intend to stay in business... Singapore runs a tight ship, our core philosophy is there is no free lunch in the world. Second Minister for Trade and Industry George
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      DOW JONES
      26 7 The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 96.55 points to close at 8786.74 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was 622 million shares.
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      127 7 rJE"! iWto 181-70Hg Calscos X cants a nwue QUarlffiS?' IWHIMM7 iMMiwn trnwrnac IJU|MMES 'y'A'f<*tMMIUaSS? IHMIMI Cans cos SOcensa nwuK 1M114M14 Som^ Douin Memory Lane happening euery Wednesday at the Cocktail Lounge R jug of draft at only 1 9.68 for the month of July and Huyust. siny alony with the
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      The secret of their love
      42 8 mu1'mu1' Mr and Mrs /Uoysius Rodrigues have been married for 60 years. What's the secret? Said Mrs Rodrigues: It is very important to also hug and cuddle each other. If you do not touch, love goes away.
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      She was a CD pirate
      498 8  -  alleges murder accused New spin in hearing; BY Teo Hwee Nak MISS lordanka Apostolova was a CD pirate, claims one of her alleged killers. The business stretched from here to her home country, Bulgaria, and Russia, says Shaiful Edham Adam. Shaiful, 22, adds that the
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      BLOODY RITUAL
      187 8 AS she laying dying on the kitchen floor, Miss Apostolova told Shaiful to take a sip of her blood so that she would not find him after she died. Shaiful added: "I then did as told by rubbing my finger on some blood stains from her hand and
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      Lock icon BODY so small FACE so old
      444 9 first thing that strikes me about I i is how tiny she is. She looks 1 'en, maybe eight. 1 ran prances around like a 1 ear-old and speaks like one. When® ak to her, she breaks into shy 1 like a little kid
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      Diary of a life in hell
      357 9 IT sounds like a picture from hell. But it is a page from Siti's life. Her mother would give her drugs every single day. And the little girl, barely 11, would take it and sleep for the next 15 hours. She would wake up
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  • PARLIAMENTTODAY
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      Only some can be helped
      332 10  -  MONEY SCHEME FOR SINGAPORE BUSINESSMEN By Ng Wan Ching NOT all can be saved from the economic crisis. But those who can be saved, should be saved. Brigadier-General (NS) George Yeo, Minister for Information and the Arts, said yesterday: "The Local Enterprise Financing Scheme (Lefs)
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      Change mindsets
      186 10 MR Lim Swee Say, an MP for Tai\jong Pagar GRC, said in his motion that the Government should rally the support of the nation in these tough times. He suggested new mindsets for everyone: WORKERS must change negative mindset towards shift-jobs, distance of place of work from home
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      WHY SPEND MONEY TO HELP OTHERS?
      205 10 SOME points BG Yeo made in wrapping up the debate: Some MPs asked why the Government should spend money to help others and not Singaporeans. BG Yeo: Singaporeans should not turn inwards and ignore neighbours... The majority of Indonesian workers earn less than $1
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      Dear HDB, can I please downgrade?
      399 11 The economic downturn has affected HDB dwellers and those in the HDB queue not least because of higher interest rates and lost jobs. The waiting list has dropped by 25 per cent compared with June last year. MPs asked for hard facts. Mr Lim
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      Prudential Slice-Of-Time contest results
      83 11 ALMOST all the 867 entries to our Prudential Slice-of-Time contest last week answered the question correctly. The answer Prudential begins business in Singapore in 1931. Here are the winners of a Prudential 150 th Anniversary commemorative Transit Link card with a stored value of $21: IC
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      94 11 MISS INDIA 3 SINGAPORE PAGEANT '98 fi 99 ARE YOU THE INCHAN BEAUTY WE ARE LOOKING FOR? DO YOU MEET OUR CRITERIA? "A SINGAPORE CITIZEN OR PR *18 TO 26 YEARS AS OF AUG IST-98 »V'. 'SINGLE AND NEVER MARRIED 'OF INDIAN DESCENT SEND ENTRIES WITH 3 CALL 297 7718
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon OOPS... GOOD MOVE, SIR!
      1077 12  -  NATIONAL DAY PARADE BY Woon Wui Tek SYMBOLIC MOVES THE exciting performance is also highly symbolic. Both the drills (arm-and-rifle moves) and formations (formed on the field with the SAF Central Band) have meanings. For example: Drills: The Jumbo Arm involves flicking the rifle up, retracting
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      WIN NDP TICKETS CONTEST
      159 12 A FINAL 12 pairs of NDP tickets are up for grabs in The New Paper's NDP '98 Contest. Answer the questions below (answers are in our report). A: In one drill, the squad member flicks the rifle up, retracts the arm, then reaches again to catch
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    UMNO YOUTH ASKS:
    527 13 What's your stand, Mr Goh MALAYSIATODAY AM UN M >• r«Y* ■Malayan Railway land in S'pore Water supply Co-operation in tourism ■Pedra Branca Economic cooperation Formation of KL-S'pore business council IN the eyes of Umno Youth, statements made by Singapore's Foreign Affairs and Home Affairs ministers did
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    Lock icon The storm isn't over yet
    383 14 RAINBOW OVER JAKARTA INDONESIATODAY AFP. FOR the fourth time in three weeks, China has asked Indonesia to punish those who committed the brutalities during the May riots. It is waiting for the results of an inquiry into the attacks. China was also watching to see
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      37 14 ®«T I 1 st/2nd prize: Single return air ticket to Hong Kong 3rd/4th prize Handphone 8 Consolation prizes $50 Denny's meal vouchers I* Holland Village Orchard Point Orchard Towers Shaw Centre Marina Square I conditions apply 8
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon 15 die in Bombay building collapse
      113 15 Source: Reuters. VOLUNTEERS are seen (left) removing a body from a seven-storey building that collapsed yesterday in a northern Bombay suburb. At least 15 people died and about 70 people could still be trapped under the wreckage, police and residents said. The entire building
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      What a bungle
      242 15 SYDNEY WATER CRISIS THE source of Sydney's contaminated water was not taken out of service during the crisis. As a result, up to 3.6 million users were exposed to gut parasites giardia and Cryptosporidium from as early as July 21, six days before the first alert. The
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      My dental scare
      160 15  -  By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY THIS tough guy got a smack in the teeth at the dentist's yesterday. It was a noisy grind for only a tiny filling because of the water crisis. Dentist Paul Strauss knows I'm brave enough to have toothwork done without injections.
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      546 15 Improve your job proopocto now Train for tha Job yon really want Through ICS training, Your program will give millions of men and women you everything you need to all over the world have complete your training at prepared themselves for JKm no extra cost. And. it will be exciting,
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      284 16 w If you sexy, you could go all the way the White Alli> itsevery so hot, it US President wnnkle, every curve, for the teU-tale spots. The real has stay Cjoteha sciential identify everything But because, so the you clone a DNA samples. President out of it. Y Mr Clinton
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Clinton digs in
      373 17 Source: Wire services ITS dirty linen that just won't go away. For many, that's a nightmare, but for a president, it could spell the end of power if mishandled. The linen is question is a stained blue dress. Even though results of the test are not out
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      Lock icon Drug nightmare for kids on the way
      213 17 AFP. BRITAIN is on the brink of a second heroin epidemic involving children. But unlike a previous epidemic that created hardened addicts who were aged 18 to 25, today's new targets are set to be as young as 10. The British government gave
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      Ribbit! Ribbit!
      59 17 mui<mui< Many first-class universities around the world do not Just reij on outstanding grades to admit undergraduates. Other criteria, such as personal achievements outside the classroom, are also considered. One senior administrator from the Massachusetts institute of Technology explains the thinking behind the philosophy: One cannot tell by
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      75 17 I The September Book Fair Is Back! THE SINGAPORE BOOK FAIR I An Adventure in Reading, Exploring, I Creating Learning I I HOW TO TAKE PART J. ui^JL I @tel: 321-2653, fax: 274-5635 LmmammmmH I V P a^er: 9410-4324 or email: ramak@hq.psa com.sg I f HOW MUCH? I 7 SBPA
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  • Showtime
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      Lock icon They'll 'kill' her off because she wants to watch her own kids grow up
      482 18  -  GROWING UP MOTHER WEE SOON HUI By Chan Sect Fun SHE'S leaving her screen family to devote all her time to her own tots. Part-time actress Wee Soon Hui (left), 38, plays Mrs Tay in the
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      Lock icon Tammy grows up
      357 19  -  Jamie Yeo takes over where Sue-Shan leaves off By Chan Seet Fun JAMIE Yeo plays the new grown-up Tammy in Growing Up. "She's a university student, but basically still very kwai," said Jamie, who is starring opposite Hossan Leong in the musical, Ka-Ra-You-OK? "I hope that they
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      GROWING UP MOVES TO THE 70s
      124 19 GROWING Up is expected to return to Channel 5 on Aug 30. Mr J T Koh, executive TV producer at Productions 5, said that this season is set in the *****. "We've left the '60s. The first two seasons were home-bound. In the '70s,
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    Much to chirp about
    553 20  -  BIRD NEEDS COMPANY spotlight The Jurong Bird Park has successfully bred three endangered species—a pheasant, two parrots and a penguin in recent months. Our photographer goes bird-watching to find out more REPORT PICTURES Kenneth Koh KAMPUNG folk may mistake it for their backyard chicken. People may
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  • SHOWTIME
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      Who's that?
      384 21 SHE PLAYS CHAN POH CHU... IF you don't know who Chan Poh Chu is, ask your mum or dad. Or big sister or brother. Chances are you'll be hit by a blast of nostalgia about Hongkong's pre-eminent movie star of the '60s. This is Retro, Hongkong-style, and one
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      Sexier queen?
      399 22 CHOW DOWN REPLACEMENT Killer Chow Yun Fat (above) knows he is constantly being watched, and loves it. too. After all, he is the first Asian action adventure star trying to make it in mainstream films in the US. "I'm glad I'm the first one to take the bullet,'
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      277 21 1 The King is back! At the Goodwood Durian Festival. S Whether it's the rich durian pulp in the Durian Mousse Cake and Durian Puffs, or our new Durian Cream Roll, we know you'll love the sensational taste of our durian creations. And remember, it's also the perfect gift for
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      131 21 Happy Birthday, Singapore! 6 to 11 August 1998 W* Ifs a nation-wide party on 9 August 1998 as Singapore celebrates her 33rd Year of Independence. To add more reasons for having a fantastic time over the long National Day weekend, here is an unresistable room package Accommodation in Superior Room
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      74 22 WARNER MUSIC WELCOMES UK's HOTTEST SENSATION «k V W&PR\ "Say You Do" Special Packaging ujith postcards available! 1 In Limited Copiesl Get Yours NOWI 1 Only at Tomer Records and HMV WEBj^^PP B^] An ULTRA ExperisncE at: 8 August 3.00pm Royal Sporting House (SuntEc City) S.OOpm Touier Records (Pacific Plaza)
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    So close yet so far apart
    465 23  -  ET CETERA WITH HERBERT FERNANDEZ I AM an ordinary man like you. The one the media labels "the man in the street". I have simple needs and expectations. I am worried, like everyone of you, about the economic problems affecting us and our neighbours.
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  • SCHOOLSPORTS'98
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      Lock icon Striking pair
      282 31  -  The National Schools Bowling Championships, which ended last Friday, witnessed impressive debuts from Valerie Teo and Ivan Koh. Both won two golds and a silver each. They also played a big part in helping their schools to capture the Overall Championship crowns. GERARD WONG meets them.... I RETORTS
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      VALERIE TEO
      294 31 FACTFILE Name: Valerie Teo Age: 13 H School: Raffles Girls School Height, wight 1.63 m, 55kg H Average: 180 Hobbies: Playing netball, surfing the internet Ambition: To be a doctor WHAT a roller-coaster debut it's been for Valerie Teo, 13, at the National Schools Championships! The Raffles Girls
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      IVAN KOH:
      293 31 FfICTFILE Nam*: Ivan Koh Abb: 14 School: Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) Height, weight: 1.58 m, 50kg Average: 160 HobbiesPlaying basketball and computer games Ambition: To be a doctor THE Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) student celebrated his 14th birthday last Wednesday with a C Boys doubles gold. The next
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  • SPORTSTODAY
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      How SRU roped in Campese
      546 32  -  Stories/ Gerard Wong IT came upon the midnight clear... That best describes how Singapore Rugby Union chief executive officer Peter Randall hit upon the idea of hiring David Campese as the assistant national coach. Said the SRU chief: "It was when we were preparing for
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      'No clash of personalities'
      221 32 DAVID Campese is known to be very outspoken. But that doesn't worry national coach Justin Sampson. He thinks the two of them will get on just fine and that there will be no clash of personalities. Said Sampson: "David and I have got to know each
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  • ENGLISHPREMIERSHIP'98
    • the big kickoff: august 15
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        The up and down (?) dubs
        249 33 The up and down dubs The new English season kicks off on August 15. LAN BROWN begins the countdown, looking at each of the clubs in the Premiership. He starts with the clubs which were promoted last season. NOTTINGHAM FOREST WHO'S HEW: Nigel Quashie, £2m, from QPR (player to agree
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        Pool wants him, can't find him
        240 33 LIVERPOOL'S new £s.smillion ($14.85 m) bid to sign Taribo West has been put on hold. It's because the Nigerian international has gone missing. The Inter-Milan defender flew back to his native country after Nigeria's World Cup exit early in July, reports the Mirror. He
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        Lock icon Kluivert not going to Man U
        221 33 Reuters. DUTCH striker Patrick Kluivert will stay at AC Milan. He will not be going to Manchester United, the Italian club side said yesterday. Said a Milan spokesman: "Club officials talked to both the player and the player's agent Sigi Lens in recent days
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        CHARL TON ATHLETIC
        286 33 WHO'S HEW: Neil Redfeam, £1 million ($2.7 m), from Bamsley; Chris Powell, £750,000, from Derby; Simon Royce, free, from Southend; Andy Hunt, free, from West Brom, Nigerian Effe Ifejiagwa (undisclosed fee). WHAT OFFICIALS SAY: Chairman Richard Murray explaining why the club has not spent heavily abroad:' 'We
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        MIDDLESBROUGH
        223 33 WHO'S NEW: Gary Pallister, £2.5 m, from Man Utd; Dean Gordon, £lm, from QPR. NOTABLE LOSS: Craig Hignett to Aberdeen, Boro was keen to keep him. PRESEASON: Just getting into full swing. Boss Bryan Robson reviewing the club tournament in which it lost to Empoli and Newcastle: "There was
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  • SPORTSTODAY
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      answers
      287 34  -  By Ernest Luis at the Lion Naturally, questions popped up when coach Barry Whitbread conducted the national team's first training session for the Tiger Cup (Aug 26 to Sept 6). And he answered them all. Why be took boree leave so close to major assignments? Said Whitbread: "My wife
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      Kadir named skipper in Tong Hai's absence
      261 34 GEYLANG United coach Douglas Moore gave Kadir Yahaya a negative rating when he assessed his team last Tuesday on conclusion of the S-League. Moore said Kadir had not had the best of seasons. But for the national team, Kadir's good enough good enough
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      'Jurong must fulfill one condition'
      418 35 Jurong FC and its sponsor, Jurong Reptile Park, are at loggerheads over sponsorship money. The club claims its hasn't been paid and that has resulted in the officials having to dig into their own pockets to try and settle some of the players'salaries and bonuses.
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      Benched Latiff gets second chance
      374 35  -  By Ernest Luis LATIFF Khamarudin disobeyed instructions in Singapore's opening game in the Asian U-19 qualifiers against China in Johor Baru last Saturday. Singapore lost the match 5-0. As a result, Latiff was not in the starting lineup for last night's game against Malaysia. But
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      Lock icon PREMIERSHIP UPDATE
      194 35 Wire services, Internet. NELSON VIVAS: Arsenal will unveil its Argentina World Cup defender later this week. The £2 million ($5.2 m) star, 29, from Boca Juniors, has agreed a four-year deal. JUNINHO: Aston Villa manager John Gregory will open talks aimed at getting the Brazilian star. The cost:
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      Windfall for jobless bowler
      570 36  -  MOTOROLA SINGAPORE OPEN BOWLING: UNTIL AUG 16 By Gerard Wong JOBLESS Khoo Kok Beng gained temporary relief from his woes yesterday. Khoo, who has been unemployed for two months, a victim of the current economic crunch, put himself in line for a $20,000 paycheck after he
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  • Page 37 Miscellaneous
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