The New Paper, 24 August 1998

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  • THENEWSTODAY
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    • 346 3 Do you 000 r red dot on a wtritopage or a white dot on a rod pago RED stands for danger Bonuses will be smaller. a centre for educational and and white for hope. But this will help save jobs, medical excellence. Which one should Flexi-wage has to be even
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
    • 80 4 PM GOH CPFCUT But if despite cutting bonuses and variable payments, things still worsen because the region continues to deteriorate, we cannot rule out a CPF cut... We will not do this lightly. I am very conscious that CPF is part of workers' pay and that workers have
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    • Article, Illustration
      429 4  -  So lecturer loses housing grant BY Augustine Pang IT was a straightforward court document to help him get a $40,000 grant from the Housing Board to buy a resale flat. But the retired lecturer didn't get the grant when the document given to the HDB by his lawyer
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    • 252 4 IT is not clear what had gone wrong with the court order prepared by the flat buyer's lawyer. The document, which The New Paper has a copy of, looks like the real thing. It bears the signature of an assistant registrar. The photostated copy was
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    • 111 4 WHO QUALIFY Singaporeans who have not bought flats directly from the HDB before. They must be eligible to buy a flat from the HDB. SIZE OF GRANT $40,000 is given to successful applicants. But one buying a resale flat in the same estate or within 2 km
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      78 5 PM GOH Last year I told you Singapore would never have a chance in the World Cup, because the rules require all players to be citizens. But after watching the French victory, I have changed my mind. Maybe if we change our immigration criteria to bring in top football
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    • 311 5  -  JAILED: Urn was sentenced to B>/a years'jail with 18 strokes of the cane recently for nine charges of housebreaking and theft. He could have been jailed for two to 14 years for each count of housebreaking and theft by night, and three years for each
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 139 6 US* With the bleak job situation, new entrants into the market are faced with two choices... ITS back to the books for many graduates. They are returning to school for a higher degree this year, driven either by bleak job prospects or the need to upgrade their
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    • 112 6 DONT wait for a job, as time will not be on your side. That was labour chief Lim Boon Hong's advice to Ngee Ann Polytechnic students at a graduation ceremony. Time will not be on your side: the longer you wait, the worse it will be,"
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    • 74 6 m* This HORROR SCENE: They were symbols of a campaign to make Malaysian roads safer. Instead, they became part of the statistics. Four motorcyclists were killed and four others injured in an accident near Kota Tinggi involving a trailer, a bus, two vans and several motorbikes.
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    • News Break
      • 58 6 INSURANCE A TOTAL of 28,446 annual-premium life insurance policies were forfeited from January to June. This is a 16 per cent increase over the 24,447 policies forfeited in the same period last year, said the Life Insurance Association. But the number of forfeitures is expected to
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      • 60 6 U AT HOME A SINGAPORE study carried out at government polyclinics in 1993 has found that toddlers in walkers were involved in 12 per cent of minor home accidents. Figures relating to the sarong cradle are not available, but a registrar at the KK Women's and Children's
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      • 59 6 INTERNATIONAL A PRAWN project in Kedah, Malaysia has no direct links with Osama bin Laden, the man the US calls a terrorist. "I hope the US will not misunderstand this and identify the project as a target for bombing," said the state Chief Minister Sanusi Junid. The prawn
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      • 50 6 1 RUSSIA RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin sacked his entire government yesterday and reinstated former Prime Minister ViktorChernomyrdin just five months after he dismissed him. He gave no explanation for the abrupt move. It was the second time this year that the 67-year-old president, has sacked his whole government.
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    • 57 6 South China Morning Post: Sudan plant had no link to nerve gas' Electronic Telegraph: Embassy stoned in wake of missile strikes CNN Interactive: Cohen says anti-terrorism battle 'long term engagement' BBC news: Russian President Boris Yeltsin has abruptly dismissed Prime Minister, Sergei Kiriyenko and his entire cabinet
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    • 177 7 News makers IT has changed line-up, and now it seems the Spice Girls might have to change its name, too. To Spice Mums. Scary Spice Melanie Brown is pregnant, according to London's News of the World. That report comes days after news that Posh Spice Victoria Adams
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    • 67 7 ELECTRONICS FIFTEEN electronics firms have laid off more than 5,500 workers so far this year, according to a survey by The Business Times. And the number could be even higher, as not all layoffs are reported. More jobfc are likely to go in the next few months
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    • 64 7 B LORRIES MORE construction materials could come into Singapore from Johor by train from next month. The Johor Lorry Operators' Association is negotiating with Keretapi Tan ah Melayu Bhd to use its rail services to transport the materials. This is in view of the state government's decision to
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    • 63 7 I PHONES THE growth in the number of new mobile phone users has slowed down. The monthly average of new mobile phone users has fallen to about 19,000 a month for April to June, compared with an average of 35,000 for the 12 months ended March 1998, reports
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    • 58 7 I BUSES PREMIER bus services have not proved popular, and so operators have been forced to cut back. The air-conditioned buses run between private housing estates and the city. Four years after the service was launched, only nine out of 16 services remain. Operators blame the low demand
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    • 71 7 The Straits Times: We can ride out the storm The Business Times: Turmoil will get worse, but don't be despondent: PM Lianhe Zaobao: PM: The whole nation must unite to show the world we can endure the storm Berita Harian: PM: United we stand RCS morning news:
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    • 103 7 ftuote Many years ago... one of our Sikh pilots was sent to a US Navy airbasefor training... Under US Navy regulations, the pilot cannot wear a beard because, in an oxygen-rich environment, the beard is considered afire hazard. The US Navy was not prepared to make an exception...
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    • 61 7 Qrass* I don't have any way out. All my organs, except my kidneys, have oeen donated to the Red Cross. This is my last resort. I have two kidneys. If I sell one of them f lwill still live. Desperate Thai Sanchai Thongpaichit, 65, who wants to
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  • PRIME MINISTER'SSPEECH
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      87 8 PM GOH. I know many Singaporeans are concerned about their jobs. Architects are having a tough time and many of them cannot find employment. Likewise lawyers and doctors. I have met recent graduates who have applied for several jobs in the last two months but have not been
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    • 606 8 Four reporters write to their friends about the Prime Minister's National Day Rally speech last night I'M GLAD ABOUT... Compassion in tough times Thought for the small man Dignity for the displaced Sense of belonging Sympathy for the insecure I WORRY ABOUT... Stress Job situation
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      75 9 PM GOH PM GOH We must also change the mindset of workers so that they are willing to work shifts, work in clean rooms and travel some! distance from their homes, for example in 1 the petrochemical park on Jurong Island or the wafer fab park in Woodlands. PMGOH
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    • 237 9 I'M GLAD ABOUT... Cheaper resale flats Sales and more sales Cheap regional holidays Rediscovering hawker centres Learning to be grateful I WORRY ABOUT... Fewerjobs Less pay No money for small pleasures Loan interest rates Starvation in Indonesia r RaW, p00,,. !Zt*° r °^"*e oaTe doddb »> 'hank
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      72 10 PM GOH ...But Singapore has already helped by holding on to several billion ringgit in our foreign reserves, even though we could see the ringgit steadily depreciating. Had we sold them, the ringgit would have depreciated further. In addition, we have deposited some of these ringgit with Malaysian
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    • 129 10  -  By] Brian Miller I BYB WnrS*'/*** ;*a*f,. S£«»tr~ U I J a =s=r Miller "£S""" 2'ft'"'"S"j«',"" .tel. /<° r ~"«sstet M&SinFfx his sister /"> 8 feUo? ber toat'>/£ U i0 t Malay*:* 180 *orri ea r hS^^y 1 t f iW%LV Australia jy^°»e. eryonekn U th Serious,
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      87 11 PM GOH Our industrial land prices also need to soften further... For private residential properties, we will let the market find its own level. We will not push prices down, but neither will we prop them up... But we have not loosened up on the demand side, for
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      62 12 PM GOH I asked Lim Boon Heng why the unions were holding seminars at Genting or Malacca instead of in Singapore. He told me, "It is cheaper to hold them there. It is even cheaper than the NTUC Pasir Ris Resort." I hope the union members will draw the
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    • 419 12 The "hawker" jailed recently for keeping $7.5 million obtained from a kidnapped victim called himself a blur king. RIANA ZAKIR reports HE wept before the judge. He portrayed himself as a simple-minded hawker with an IQ barely above subnormal as a man duped into
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    • 178 12 INDONESIAN tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim was kidnapped at gunpoint by seven men in central Jakarta on Sept 2 last year. Blindfolded at first, the tycoon was put on 24-hour guard for three terrifying days in a house with the kidnappers, who gave him food and water. He was
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      44 12 Arifin (above) was sentenced to three years' jail recently for dishonestly receiving in his bank account $7.5 million, which was ransom for the kidnapping of an Indonesian tycoon. A first offender, he could have been jailed for up to five years and fined.
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  • WORLD TODAY
    • 41 13 PM GOH Some years ago, Radius Prawiro, a former Minister of Trade of Indonesia, told me that but for PSA, Indonesia's exports would be more expensive at the final destination. He said that PSA's efficiency benefited Indonesia. PM GOH
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    • 105 13 PM GOH Japanese economists had a "flying geese theory" of how Asia would develop. The Japanese economy would fly in front, and lead the way for the NIEs, Asean and the other economies, just like wild geese flying in a V formation. Now it is not working. At
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    • 124 13 Regional reaction to the US bombings: SINGAPORE "Singapore believes that the only effective response to such acts of terrorism is for the international community to work together to take firm action against terrorism." Ministry of Foreign Affairs MALAYSIA "Ifthey (ThellS) wish to strike back, then do so.
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    • 379 13  -  by YVONNE LIM THEY say he dropped two bombs to cover up the bang caused by the one that landed in his backyard. And for the moment, the smoke of President Bill Clinton's missile strikes on terrorist bases in Sudan and Afghanistan has turned
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    • 74 14 Many foreigners leaders and investors have asked me how long can China resist the pressure to devalue its currency. I told (Chinese Prime Minister) Zhu Rongji that my reply to them was: "At least 12 months." Zhu Rongji roared with laughter but did not reply -PMGOH (Mr
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    • 283 14 His newly-proclaimed war against "that man is not helping US President Bill Clinton in his battle to put the humiliating episode over "that woman"behind him THE Clinton administration may have declared militant millionaire Osama bin Laden as the new Public Enemy No 1.
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    • 165 14 Reuters. A STRIKE which threatened to get out of hand in South Korea's biggest car-making plant, Hyundai Motors, has been settled. An agreement came through this morning after four days of negotiations which involved the labour minister and a government delegation. Workers had barricaded themselves in
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      348 15 Diana, the People's Source Wire services A YEAR after her death, the role of Diana, Princess of Wales, is being critically re-examined. The former head of Britain's Anglican Church has attacked The People's Princess as a "false goddess" with "loose sexual morals". The British public had wrongly "identified
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      54 15 murmur Former Colombian President Ernesto Samper had to spend his last two n|orti In office sleeping on a mattress on the floor el his official residence: The bed was taken away two days before I left office. I slept on a mattress in an overcoat because nobody knew
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  • DEARWIJEY
    • 258 16 QI'M a 22-year-old guy with a considerably good position at one of the best hotels here. I've been in this industry for six years. But lately I've been thinking of switching to another career. Since my O levels, I've wanted to study
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    • 144 16 QI GOT B3 for English, Malay, history and combined science, and A 2 for art for my O levels. Can these grades get me into a design course in a poly or La Salle? I would like to study multi-media art in La Salle
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    • 154 16 QI'M in my second year in a JC. I plan to study social work and psychology after A levels. What are the prospects in this field? I hope to get a scholarship to study in the US. My Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-1) score
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    • 217 17 QI'M in a JC, taking the triple science course. It's my dream to be a veterinarian. I've found out that the National University of Singapore has a course on animal biology. But I'm not clear about what this offers. What are the prospects for
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    • 229 17 QI'M 22, married and I have one child. I passed my O levels, getting a B4 in English, C 5 in Chinese, D 3 in E maths, B4 in A maths, D 7 in geography and a P in physics and chemistry. I've been upgrading
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    • 201 17 QI CANT write good essays and I don't understand why. I've been reading books and newspapers for three years, but I still find myself writing Primary 4-level essays. They aren't that bad, but they aren't good enough for excellent results. I'm aiming for an A for
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    • 54 16 Call 1900-*****03 and leave your questions for Mr Wijey. You can listen to his earlier advice, too. Calls cost 30 cents (additional 10 cents a minute forcardphone calls). This week's Q A: How to upgrade from N5? WiH poly be the right vehicle? Cant get a place in school after
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  • Showtime
    • 659 18  -  Love them or hate them, Class 95 deejays Joe and The Flying Dutchman have a large following. But some listeners find their attitude offensive By Edwin Yeo THEY'RE talking about a revolution. Or rather, their talking has started one. I'm talking about Joe and The Flying Dutchman,
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      233 19 Several pretty girls look set to create waves in showbiz. HAZEL TAN and AVIS WONG introduce you to some of these hopefuls who aim to be the Next Big Thing on the entertainment scene RATINGS Divine >^ f v Doll >? jr Duh Dismal Doomed LASHES OF TALENT
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    • 323 20 FROM PAGE 21 PRETTY LASS NO 4: Yukl Hsu Born: March 3,1978 Nationality: Taiwanese Height: 1.56 m Weight 42 kg Where from: Probably the most well-known in the group. She released her debut album, titled after her name, in March and it immediately took top spot on
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    • 971 21 PRETTY LASSES NO 8 A 9: Jin Xiu Er Chong Chang (Fion Huang Jinwen Sara Yu Xiuqin) Born: June 17,1974 July 19,1974 Nationality: Taiwanese Where from: Said to have songbird Valen Hsu's crystal-clear whisper and Mavis Fan's cuteness. Veteran musician Emil Chau wrote Don't Meet On Sunday
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  • Article, Illustration
    453 25  -  By Yvonne Lim IF she were a man for a day, trust Jolene Fok not to try the obvious. Now hush that sniggering. Fact is, her first act would be... to shave herself bald. "As a woman I'm not brave enough to do it. You never know what's
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  • 488 26  -  ET CETERA WITH JILL LIM OH happy day! Pop the champagne, blaze the news across the sky, blah, blah. After a long incubation and a stillbirth, it was finally ready. Last Friday, we made the move to the new bus stop outside
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  • FOOD WITH A VIEW
    • 48 28  -  ByI Yvonne Lim "AND lo, there arose in the East a city of such decadent and earthly j i delights, they named it Forbidden..." i 1 And like forbidden fruit, this new Ik Katong dinery styled after China's Forbidden City, has been drawing Picture/ Joyce Lim
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  • 567 40  -  Ml NATIONAL CLUB RUGBY: SAN MIGUEL WANDERERS 4Pt Rl apuc 7 SATURDAY'S FIXTURES FIRST GRADE (ROUND 3): Bedok Kings v Lion Red (School of Physical Education) Bucks v Blacks (United World College) Singapore Rereation Club v Northern Knights (SRC Padang) Police SA v Singapore
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  • 174 40 THERE was personal redemption for Lion Red skipper Clarence Lam on Saturday. The 23-year-old national flanker had missed all his penalty kicks and conversions during his side's 10-10 draw against Blacks last week. But on Saturday Lam grabbed all the points (two penalties and a try)
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  • 537 41  -  INTERNATIONAL SQUASH COMES TO BISHAN'S JUNCTION 8 By Gerard Wong IN case of fire, break the glass. But that wouldn't have been a very smart thing to do at Junction 8 in Bishan over the weekend. For, the Singapore Squash Rackets Association (SSRA) specially
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  • 508 42  -  ERICSSON SINGAPORE OPEN GOLF TOP FINISHERS AND WHAT THEY EARNED (IN US$) 272 Shaun Micheel (US) $80,750 274 Hendrik Buhrmann (SA) $55,650 276 Brad King (Aust) $31,000 277 Nico Van Rensburg (SA) and Lu Chien-Soon (Tai) $22,500 each 278 Christian Chernock (US), Wayne Bradley
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  • 517 43 Favoritism Rej&Jtfltion CurrjBftfform That's the tough stance adopted by the new national coach Vincent Subramaniam. And, to prove his point, he's increasing the national squad to 56 players. In the second Part of this exclusive interview, he tells S GULAM about his on-field plans FORGET
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  • 179 43 TOMORROW: WHAT DOES FAS STAND FOR? VINCENT plans to give more respect to the views of club coaches in choosing his national players. "I agree that the players wanted by the national coach must be made available to him. "But it's illogical to see players who
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  • 248 43 GOALKEEPERS: Mohd Rezal Bin Hassan (SAFFC) Md Bashir Azam Khan (Tampines Rovers) Effendy Bin Sabtu (SAFFC) Md Fajar Sarlb (Balestier Central) Adi Md Saiieh (SAFFC) Md Yazkl Bin Yasin (Sembawang Rangers) DEFENDERS: J Kaiaisetvan (Sembawang) MdßazifMahamud (Sembawang) Tan Kim Leng (SAFFC) PPPMI Robin Chitrakar(SAFFC) ITJ M[| MdHairiSuap
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  • 193 43 VINCENT Subramaniam tried to persuade former national skipper Fandi Ahmad to come back. "My rationale was simple," he said. "He's still good at scoring goals. "Why shouldn't he play for the national team? Just because he's 36? Well, he's still the best local striker in the
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  • 149 43 KADIR Yahaya will be given the sweeper's role under Vincent Subramaniam. He now plays at right-back for the Lions and as fullback, stopper or sweeper for his club, Geylang United. "His future lies in the sweeper's role," said Vincent. "He's still an asset to the
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  • 97 43 THERE is a shortage of good goalkeepers and strikers in Singapore today possibly because of the influx of foreign players. But Vincent is unlikely to appeal to the S-League clubs to give more local footballers a chance in these roles. "No. I can't dictate with
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      321 44 LIVERPOOL 0 ARSENAL 0 France '98 is taking its toll on the players. This is the fear expressed by two French managers Arsene Wenger and Gerard Houllier, managing Premiership clubs, after champion Arsenal and Liverpool battled to a 0-0 draw atAnfield on Saturday. Reuters. THE sharpness was missing. The
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    • 103 44 ARSENE WENGER, Arsenal manager it s difficult for the players upfront. You need to be sharp. In midfield you need stamina. They (Petit and Vieira) might have a different problem later on in the season when they need more stamina and psychical power. They might
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    • 80 44 ARSENAL suffered a pre-match shock when skipper Tony Adams was taken ill. "We decided to send him home rather than risk playing him when he was weak," manager Arsene Wenger told Carlingnet. "Steve Bould stood in and he was excellent. It shows the value of a
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    • 114 45 TOTTENHAM manager Christian Gross does not believe he will lose his job as the White Hart Lane crisis grows. "Sure, I believe I will hold on to my job," he told Carlingnet when he was asked if his job was on the line after two early disastrous
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    • 198 45 NFWI Y-PROMOTED CHARLTON GETS CHEERS CHARLTON 5 SAINTS 0 CHARLTON boss Alan Curbishley is on Cloud Nine. Who can blame him? After the first top flight game at The Valley (Charlton's home ground) since 1957 the Addicks (Charlton's nickname) find themselves at the pinnacle of
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    • 95 46 IS THIS ENOUGH TO PROVE I'M SORRY? That could very well be David Beckham's line as he takes a tumble (right) during Manchester United's game on Saturday. Man United travelled to West Ham and ended up sharing points 0-0. And Beckham was the target of a
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