The New Paper, 8 September 1998

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    Masthead
    7 1 the new paper TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1998
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      79 1 Owen, Minister Mah and The New Paper /Pages 40 to 41 x v-*" 1 v iBT^TiTsS^H I I I I hhJ I ■I m m PBI I I I I I I m I I I I 'Ml P| 1 '^B l I ill I l H I I TBI
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    Lock icon DAY OF HIGH ANXIETY
    950 2 THENEWSTODAY TOMORROW Keen to win a Melbourne holiday and a Kodak digital camera? Then look out for th€ Gold Cup Round Island Car Rally contest tnmnrrniiil It was a day of high anxiety in the capitals of Indonesia and Cambodia yesterday. In Jakarta, hundreds of students
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      I’m an ‘insurance agent’. You can BET ON ME
      585 3 "Insurance agents"for gamblers? It's true —and their "premiums"can reach up to $I,oooa day for just one den. In return, they promise to pay the heavyfines if the police bust these illegal casinos. RIANA ZAKIR reports on this secret, shadow industry HIS
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      High stakes, high premiums
      447 4 M Everybody knows about these 'agents'. We are told not to worry when we are caught because we don't have to pay anything. A baccarat player, who had been visiting a den at Golden Mile for a few months until it was raided HIGH-end dens can
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Markets go up
      262 5 m STOCKMARKETS bounced back around the globe yesterday after weeks of record falls. An<? many analysts are predicting regional markets will rise again today. In the West, the rise was fuelled by hints from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that interest rates may be cut to
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      Lock icon Piture This
      37 5 DRESSED TO DAZZLE: Swaziland's King Mswati 111 inspecting the guard of honour at his 30th birthday celebration at Somhlolo National Stadium on Sunday. It is also Swaziland's 30th year of independence from Britain. Picture/ Afp
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    • News Break
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        Less work days
        71 5 JOBS FOR 11,300 workers, the working week is now shorter. Their firms have opted for shorter weeks as the regional economic crisis cuts demand. But less work days means, in some cases, pay cuts of up to 40 per cent. The Manpower Ministry says 50 per cent
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        Kitchen raids
        55 5 I MONKEYS MONKEYS have become a nuisance at Dairy Farm Estate in Upper Bukit Timah Road. Residents there say the monkeys ransack kitchens for food and swing from the balconies. The estate's management has asked residents not to feed the monkeys. NParks, which takes care of the reserve
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        Hawker hurt
        70 5 HIT-AND-RUN A 70-YEAR-OLD hawker was hit by a lorry while using a crossing on Friday. It promptly drove off. Mr Lock Hong suffered a hip fracture and foot injuries and will have to use a wheelchair for three months. He was hit on the crossing at the junction
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        Forex swindle
        55 5 SCAM US investors have lost millions to swindlers promising quick profits on Asia's volatile currency markets. Foreign-exchange scams can be difficult to prosecute because it can be hard to track whether money was really invested in another country or just stolen, US lawmakers said. They fear Russia's market
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      world Hoad liners
      46 5 South China Morning Post Raft of new rules aim to shore up peg New Straits Times: Mustapa is Second Rnance Minister CNN Interactive: McGwire ties home run record with 61 BBC news: Cambodian authorities cancel a warrant for the arrest of Sam Rainsy
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      in FOOus Doomed by cartoon
      181 6 WHICH part of the paper would you read before deciding whether to sell shares? At the moment, it seems some American investors are turning to the comics page, reports the New York Times. Doonesbury, a political comic strip by Garry Trudeau that appears in newspapers
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      Flight centre
      67 6 MEDICINE THE medical unit at Paya Lebar Air Base is to become a national centre for aeromedicine in a few years. It will deal with the health risks of aircraft passengers as well as pilots. ST Medical Services runs the unit, which now attends to commercial and military
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      Blast unlikely
      64 6 SWISSARIR NONE of the Swissair plane crash victims was burnt, a chief coroner said. This indicates that there was no explosion before Flight 111 plunged into the sea off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 on board. Divers have found one of the black boxes, or flight data recorders,
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      Singles’ rush
      68 6 GRANTS THE HDB has received 981 applications from singles for housing grants since it was extended to them in June. The grants are for those who have not bought a new HDB flat before. Most wanted the $15,000 grant, for those over 35 who buy non-central area three-room
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      Tough bugs
      60 6 SYDNEY SYDNEY residents may have to boil tap water more than six months, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Worse, if rainfall is above average, as forecast, the crisis could last well into next year, it says. Potentially deadly Cryptosporidium and giardia parasites have been detected in the supplies
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      local Hoad liners
      64 6 The Straits Times: Action plan to tackle jobs problem The Business Times: STI soars 7 percent, Hang Seng up 8 per cent as region rallies Lianhe Zaobao: SES: Malaysian shares sold on Clob International will not be worthless Berita Harian: Four programmes to combat unemployment RCS morning
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      WHAT’S HUP
      4 6 Tongue CHeek
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      WORTH A PUNT?
      50 6 NL^W^^w Unusual times call for unusual measures, and many thinkthat casinos, located in places such as Sentosa, could be just what Singapore needs. Columnist Lee Han Shih in The Business Times today, suggesting that casinos could be one way to boost tourism and generate income for Singapore
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Fewer roadshows
      215 7  -  By Irene Kew THE streets are hauntingly quiet this Hungry Ghost Festival. Getai troupes, or roadshow operators, said performances have halved this year because of the economic crunch. Many festival organisers cannot afford to employ them during this Seventh Month, which lasts from Aug 22 to Sept 20.
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      Hungry Ghost Festival hit by bad times
      327 7 Mr Ang Bock Seng, the owner of Cai Hong getai. The Hungry Ghost celebrations are organised by committees formed by grassroots organisations like associations of merchants and residents. Each member pays an annual fee to the common fund. But this fund is hardly
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      GOD OF WEALTH FETCHES LESS
      230 7 EVEN the god of wealth is feeling the pinch. The figurine no longer fetches the kind of money it used to at the Seventh Month celebrations. At a recent auction in Geylang, the bids were $401, $405, $407, $408 and $409 until it finally went
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  • COSMOPROF INTERNATIONAL mage mage matters matters matters
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      124 9 Okay, being heck-care about how you look doesn't mean you'll end up looking like this. But that doesn't mean it's all right to be heck-care. Because image does matter. And forget about whether your credit card is gold or blue, and what kind of car you drive. We're talking about
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      Lock icon Making up’s not hard to do
      329 9  -  I like my job, I find it Especially for stage mate-up where you have to be quite creative. Madam IMyLeong, professional make-up artiste COSMOPROF I OPEN HOUSE BY Jill Lim MADAM Lily Leong is going to turn a healthy-looking girl into someone dead, with
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      44 9 t I LEARN THE ART CTSEBPI OF MAKE-UP AT KMhhl W '1 K' pHH. Coiatfrtf m «t arc (he bast in the COSMOPROF bw V mki Methods ensure that High standard* HM SINGAPORE'S Pf9 w Mr BW premier "'r;r Hh cB makeup school s
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      63 10 TEACH O v o > I YOU CAN COUNT o ON THE CHALLENGES. YOU MAY LOSE COUNT OF THE REWARDS. H9BHBB "teaching BBBSMBmmmBIM AS A career seminar. CROWN I'RINCE HOTEL Call Application packages arc available at the seminar, the Ministry of Education lobby or through the 24-hour hotline. Office hours
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Why you may want to wait
      682 11  -  CLOB TO RESUME TRADING FOR A WEEK FROM TOMORROW By Michelle Ang IT may be best to play a waiting game with your Clob shares. The reason: There could be a big jump in the value of those shares once you're able to trade
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      Sell if your losses are small
      431 11 IF YOUR losses are small, you might want to consider selling off your Clob shares. If they are big, just hold on. That is the advice from two industry experts after the Singapore Stock Exchange announced yesterday that Clob will resume trading tomorrow for
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      248 12 e coitib and Ifco u to reebok's sporting technologies at the reebok concept store. Ba»sMa bj mm 111 wm\ showcasing the latest in reebok apparel, footwear and li|||j||H 11JJB Nf 1 1 I equipment, you are invited to try on and feel for yourself the 'wow 1 sensation that these
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      247 13 IT'S A "LIFESTYLE PACER" AND MORE! Our "Lifestyle Pager'' is your personal information channel from NTUC Club. be the first to receive exclusive privileges such as: Free entry to parties*? Free movie tickets ip Discounts for Resort stays ■JsTJWW Offers at NTUC Club, Fairprice &200 other outlets NTUC CLUB MEMBERS..
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    More want protection orders
    276 14 FAMILY VIOLENCE: SINGAPORETODAY ARE families becoming prone to violence because of stress? Maybe. The number of people who apply for Protection Orders has been on the increase. And stress is possibly one reason for the increase, says Mr Abdullah Tarmugi (left), the Community Development Minister. In
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      102 14 lit Hi %c 4 h v' T t/< Read What's On It C/oaMiJi<jo/t 6it6# The next time you pick up a food package, read what's on the Nutrition Information oo' Panel. It shows you the nutrients found in one serving and in 1 OOg of the food. That way, you
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      Lock icon Quiet person, mild mannered, shocking words
      553 15  -  Author of controversial Anwar book By Fong Foong Mei DURING the UmnoGeneral Assembly on June 16, 2,000 delegates were handed their usual stack of conference papers. Along the way, they were also handed a slim book in an envelope. This book was 50 Reasons
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      RECIPE FOR A CROOKBOOK
      213 15 REPUTATIONS have been made and wrecked in this industry, which goes back to the 17th century English tradition of pamphlet writing. Probably the best-known Malaysian in this trade is Syed Hussein Alattas, who has published over 30 books. The more scandalous and provocative includes The Five
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      New appointments
      80 15 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday officially made himself Finance Minister. He also announced the appointment of two allies to the finance ministry and the central bank: Entrepreneur Development Minister Mustapa Mohamed will be Second Finance Minister, and Ali Abul Hassan Sulaiman has become Malaysia's sixth central bank
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      Nalla challenge
      53 15 THE man who allegedly arranged Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sexual trysts has issued a three-page signed statement challenging everything. S Nallakaruppan also wanted to squash "vile and false rumours" that he had given "statements of various sorts" about the former DPM implicating him in various offences. NALLA: i
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      Not leaving
      68 15 UMNO Youth leader Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has rejected calls that he resign. He said that he had no intention to resign because he had no strong reason to do so. Several state Umno Youth leaders had demanded he resign as he had failed to declare his stand
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      Lock icon Anwar: I’m not joining the opposition
      245 16 Bernama. I'VE no intention to form a new political party or join any of the opposition parties in Malaysia, former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (left) said. "I've no pact with any opposition parties as I believe Umno can give me a
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      WHAT OTHERS SAY
      109 16 Contrary to what Anwar wants his followers to believe, there is no reason for the Prime Minister to topple him when he (Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad) was the one who brought Anwar up to the status of Deputy Prime Minister. No other ministers enjoyed that kind
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      Times are tight
      63 16 muifmu* Even cats have been hit by Russia's economic crisis. A desperate Moscow resident posted a massage on tha Internet last waek, begging for help in finding bagged materials to Hne her cafs box. She could not find any at the 10 shops she had visited. She
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    Rogue balloon
    219 17 r rimr,today V Canadian, British and US air forces iCijMlhkd to sWot down a runaway weather baNoon last Vfpk- But they cbpldn't prevent the 2S storey-tall balloon m drifting across the Atlantic Jjfrnercial flights in the process A In. ■The balloon Is the size of a 25-storey HDB
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    Suffocated
    475 18 Beaten up Slashed Burnt MALAYSIATODAY The Malaysian "Mattress King" was kidnapped two weeks ago as he was on his way home. A ransom ofMss million ($2.2 million) was demanded. But before any payment was made, he was found murdered. MELVINSINGH reports THE tycoon's charred remains had been set upon
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Back to the breadline
      384 19 Imported toilet paper J 'tnore expensive"]" than caviar^ •i i. i I I i L Reuters. FOR the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's bread cupboard is almost empty. Thousands in the country queued up yesterday to buy food that was still
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    • Article
      Lock icon ‘Primakov for PM’ call
      158 19 AFP. PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin will discuss new candidates for the Russian prime minister post with lawmakers today, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov told Interfax. The lower house of parliament, the State Duma, rejected Mr Yeltsin's choice, Mr Viktor Chernomyrdin, for a second time yesterday. This means
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      Lock icon He’s tops at more than $ 1m a day
      202 19 He’s tops at more than 1m a day Reuters. COMIC Jerry Seinfeld (left) is No 1, earning US$225 million ($394 million) this year. His comedian friend, Larry David, co-creator of the sitcom, Seinfeld, is sitting pretty at No 2, earning US$2OO million. Their show is the most profitable single piece
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  • eetech
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      Lock icon Cheaper services?
      175 20 SINGAPORE SATELLITE 7icaper? Singapore Telecom is not saying. But consumers can cxpei't a broad range of scrciccs from Singapore's first satellite launched on Aug 26. PATRICK CHI A explains Very small aperture terminals (VBAT) Satellite can support data, telephony and multimedia services. Countries can use VSAT services as
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      Making of Asia’s most powerful satellite
      204 21 Inspired after witnessing the launch of Singapore's first satellite ST-1, last month, artist PATRICK CHIA explains how this hi-tech marvel was put together r 2 State-of-the art communication a equipment are built. This will help the satellite bounce signals from one corner of the
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  • Showtime
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      No room Three Rooms scrapped
      196 22  -  THREE ROOMS made its debut last October. The half-bour TCS sitcom revolved around Andy, a yuppie whose parents bought him an apartment. Andy had to rent out the rooms to make ends meet. By Chan Seet Fun THREE Rooms has been cancelled. It will not
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      SHEIKH HAIKEL
      31 22 HE played Nadi, the waiter at the cafe. He was less optimistic and, as it turned out, more accurate than most when he said: "There is no second season."
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      DIANA SER
      52 22 SHE played Angela, the lawyer. "The show is not on," she said. "First, they changed the cast. Only me, Ix and Robin would be returning for the second season. But I think there were some difficulties with scheduling. "We were supposed to have started in mid-August. Now, it's
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      GREGORY TEO
      174 23 HE played Andy. "I'm no longer in the cast... me and Karen have been dropped, axed, whatever you may call it," he said. "No hard feelings. "I think they wanted to take the show in a different direction. For me, maybe I don't fit in with new direction.
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      KAREN LIM
      129 23 SHE played Tina, the ditsy neighbour. 'To be honest, I don't know, until they call me," she said. "I haven't heard anything in the definite sense. It's basically wait and see. "But it is quite late. If they were to call me, I don't know I'd juggle it
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      IX SHEN
      75 23 HE played Steven, Andy's cousin from Ipoh. "I've already been cast in a Mandarin sitcom... filming has started. I think it will be telecast in October," he said. "At first, I thought I was supposed to start on Three Rooms but I have the Chinese project now, so
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      ROBIN LEONG
      87 23 HE played Bernard, the investment banker from the US. "My take on it is that I was going to start Three Rooms in August, that I'd be juggling Three Rooms and Triple Nine at the same time," he said. "But I think there were some conflicts in the
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      Nicolas Cage
      190 24 AS a six-year-old child, Nicolas Cage tried to escape from the turmoil at home by hiding inside the family television set. "I was trying to figure out how to get inside," says the Oscar-winning actor, "literally, physically." He never penetrated the TV set, but he has escaped to
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      by Cage
      283 24 IN a trip arranged by Esquire magazine to his childhood home in Long Beach, California, the actor appeared uncomfortable, edgy even. And there were moments when he was mournful. He didn't know his way there initially, and was tentative about even knocking on the door of his home
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      Over the top with Tam
      380 25  -  BY Avis Wong YOU may recognise the face, but you probably don't know his name. He is Hongkong actor Lai Yiu Cheung. You might remember him from Hongkong's TVB serials and several movies. From this week, he appears in a hilarious role in the new
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      191 24 VENOM priinti VHPQR Jawapns J\J The Singapore Model Awards is an annual search for Singapore's best MALE FEMALE models. Come watch the land's most sought-after faces as they compete at VENOM, every Wednesday at 10.30 pm. Remember, it's Bachelors' Night, so girls get in FREE and guys, $1 per "OTtry
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      78 25 y m jt m '-J in fgflttHMi■ jj Adtikfc um W @fo®&© 'Jpk "Aloha Milkyway" ERASERHEADS' DIARY OF EVENTS lnC K e MTv"Sjartlmsr |jS "flng Haling El Bimbo" L*&J Tuesday Bth Sept moods pub 9.30pm WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPT TOWER RECORDS PACIFIC PLAZA 6.30PM V THURSDAY 10TH SEPT HARD ROCK CAFE
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    We start at the bus stop
    544 26  -  BSH1 cetera WITH TRUDY LIM SOME call it troublesome. Others give it little thought. But for me, it is quality time with my children. Four times a day, when I'm home, I spend time with my kids, without the maid, just waiting... for the
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      223 26 COMICRELIEF Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson lOC* AT TUIS BATHROOM/ J |HOWIN6 I M&' I WSDST HUT I MEAN \S, UOBBES ONE ALIEHS, DAD/ BIG, VMW ON EARJU VCE.RE IN UEHE LOOKING Rfc SOME XAS POOUNG AfiOJHD WTtt TW. 7 E*»l, SVJG-EtEO *JJ PCifK?/ DEHTAI FLOSS, WEN HWE! TOOLS. I TOED
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      49 27 I tjyr The grass is always greener on the other side. With so many choice properties for sale in The Straits Times Classified daily, it's no wonder our readers are tempted to seek greener pastures. Advertise in the Properties section (Classifications 402 to 568). Call C.A.T.S. at 1800-737-1166. CATS
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  • 50th Anniveriany
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      H.E. Marshal Kim Jong II
      247 34 The Democratic People's Republic of Korea under the able leadership of Supreme leader Kim Jong II has been elected the Chairman of the National Defence Commission, highest post of State of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on sth of September at the first session
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      Fifty years crowned with victory and glory
      449 34 September 9 this year marks the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The occasion is of great significance in the national history of Korea. The DPRK has brought about a historic turn in the independence of the
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      "Let us reunite our country independently and peacefully through great national unity" Kim Jong II
      188 34 love the country and nation, irrespective of their ideology and system, class and stratum. We must improve the relations between the North and the South in order to achieve greater unity of our nation. To
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      DPR KOREA Successfully Launched Its First Satellite
      107 34 As a most signicant scientific achievement, the scientists and techniciants of DPR of Korea have successfully launched first satellite on the occasion of the country's 50th founding anniversary. The satellite, built with 100% of their own technology and wisdom, was accurately placed in
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      Grobbelaar heroics not enough
      578 35 NATIONWIDE FIRST DIVISION: IN ENGLAND BIRMINGHAM 1 BURY 0 BIRMINGHAM City becamejoint First Division leader at the weekend with Sunderland and Wolves. But Trevor Francis' side paid a heavy price, reports Football 365 (Internet edition). Dele Adebola scored Birmingham's vital 19th-minute winner his sixth goal in
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      REST OF THE ACTION
      362 35 HUDDERSFIELD 1 SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 If supporters of these local rivals had turned up expecting a blood and thunder derby match, they were in for a huge disappointment. But at least the home fans went away happy after Wayne Allison's first goal for the club, three
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      498 36 SAI F OF MAN UNITED: Reuters. TO RUPERT MURDOCH MANCHESTER United is ranked among the kings of world soccer but it is just a pawn in the game of global television domination played by Rupert Murdoch. The reason Murdoch wants to buy the most financially successful soccer
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      WHAT THE SALE MEANS TO A MAN U FAN
      625 37  -  COMMENT BY JEFFREY LOW THIS is outrageous, this is scandalous, it's football sacrilege. And I protest. How could Martin Edwards and his Old Trafford directors even think about it? The Theatre of Dreams, of which the haloed grounds of Man United
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      The money machine
      45 37 Manchester United's Income: 1996-97 Gate receipts £30.1 m Television £12.6m Sponsorship and royalties £11.1 m Conferences and catering £5.5m Merchandising £28.7m Net transfer fees £0.3m Revenue £88.3m How the profits have soared since Michael Knighton tried to buy the club for £20m
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      Lock icon Vogts is no more coach of the German national team
      197 37 Reuters. Reuters. BERTI Vogts has resigned as coach of the German national team. After the sudden announcement, he had to call the police after his home came under siege from the press. A local police officer Wilfried Goertz told the
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      Lock icon MAH’S CHALLENGE
      658 38 Singapore's No 1 soccerfan, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan f yesterday paid tribute to the Lions for the success in the Tiger Cup tournament in Vietnam. He singled it out as one of Singapore's greatest sporting triumphs. In a cracker of a speech, he urged the Lions to
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      BARRY’S SPIRIT
      132 38 I THINK Bap-y (Whitbread, Singapore coach), you took a lot of criticism. The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) stuck with you, stuck their necks out. You stuck your neck out and you persevered. And I think it goes to show in the end that it is not the
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      We didn’t let the Lions down
      598 39 HOW THE NEW PAPER COVERED LIONS AND SINGAPORE SOCCER MINISTER Mah Bow Tan's speech welcoming the Lions after their Tiger Cup victory was a spirited and rousing one. Let's forget Malaysia Cup once and for all. Let's put our money in the S-League and
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      Lock icon Kiwis’ GOLDEN trio
      611 40  -  By Gerard Wong NEW Zealand All Blacks stars Jonah Lomu, Christian Cullen and Joeli Vileri will play in the Commonwealth Games in KL (Sept 11-21). They will spearhead their -country's bid to win the Games' first rugby sevens gold medal. They were among the 10 players selected
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      Lock icon US OPEN TENNIS: RAIN DELAYED
      127 40 Reuters. AFP. Pete Sampras bt Marat Safin 6-4,6-3,6-2: A severe storm did what Russian teenager Marat Safin could not slow Pete Sampras' relentless march toward Grand Slam history. Top seed Sampras, a four-time US Open champion in the *****, is now just three wins away
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      34 40 INSIDE: M INSIDE: Former T® J ®he Liverpool Man United 'keeper sale: What stars for it means to Division the various One team: TIGER CUP: parties: Page 37 The aftermath Page 44 Pages 40,41
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