The New Paper, 3 December 1998

Microfilm: NL21367
Total Pages: 53
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    Lock icon ‘I heard babies crying’
    403 2 THENEWSTODAY Reuters. THERE were children screaming for help from third-storey windows as the fire raged. There were also babies crying in their nursery cots. But sadly, some of them could not be saved because exit doors were locked. And the fire engines from a station nearby
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      94 2 L Where can you get a sterling silver pot for just $15? 3 I Find out in The New Paper's bumper 80-page Christmas [f '\/r" s P er a l tomorrow. It has gotfreebies, bargains and tips J to help you celebrate this festive season on a -3 7T l
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      55 3 [■I I■i fine food, fresh ideas! Making a grand debut tomorrow: B The supermarket with the biggest selection j I i of American produce and merchandise. J iljM lj _L Jl- AJm I f\ t j&L fl I) I HHO IWfy Liberty Market 68 Orchard Road, 82-15 Plaza Singapura 8.00
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  • Anwar on trial Day 18
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      YESTERDAY IN COURT
      140 4 HE was allegedly forced to be a "homosexual sex slave" to Anwar Ibrahim whom he regarded as an "animal". Mr Azizan Abu Bakar, the former personal driver of Anwar's wife, certainly lived up to his billing as a star witness when he took the stand for the
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      I tried to resist but...
      333 4 I WAS ANWAR'S SEX SLAVE This was the statement that Mr Azizan made against Anwar in August last year and later withdrew. Yesterday, it was admitted in court as evidence IN the name of Allah, the Most Gracious and Most Merciful, I, Azizan bin Abu
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      HOW TO PROVE HE DID IT TO ME?
      576 5  -  By Brian Miller HE is the prosecution's star witness. He is also a man. And that, said Mr Azizan Abu Bakar, was his biggest embarrassment when he first accused Malaysia's former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him. He was taken
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      Anwar’s family puts on brave front
      307 5  -  By Brian Miller IT was a traumatic day in court for the family of Anwar Ibrahim. It must have been especially trying for his wife, Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, and his teenage daughter, 18-year-old Nurul Izzah. They had to sit through
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      38 4 Mr Azizan Abu Bakar is expected to continue with his testimony when court resumes today. The New Paper Infoline, 1900-914-0002, will bring you updates of the Anwar Ibrahim trial from 1 pm. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      No more restricted passports
      278 6 itfr SINGAPORE Restricted Passports (SARs) will no longer be issued after Jan 1 next year. Ana parents cannot include their children on their passports after that date. From September next year, Singapore passports will take just three days to process and boast more security features but
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      Lock icon TV 12 actor dies of malaria
      230 6 ftSKSIIS A PART-TIME actor has died of Malaria after filming on an island off Bintan. Two other actors and the father of a child actor were also infected and are in a stable condition in hospital. They were part of a 30-member Singapore Television
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        In memory
        67 6 SILKAIR MORE than 200 family members and friends of victims of the Silk Air MI 185 crash will attend a memorial service at the Choa Chu Kang cemetery on Sunday. A black marble memorial will also be unveiled. It bears the names of the 104 people who died
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        KLSE puzzle
        54 6 SHARES THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has stumped stockbrokers. It announced yesterday Singapore's Central Depository Rte Ltd was now a temporary authorised nominee for Malaysian former Clob shares, until Jan 1, so it will "resolve matters". The implication: CDP had not met KLSE requests. The Stock Exchange of
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        Password ruse
        66 6 JAILED A PART-TIME technician used a computer program to get his boss' Internet password last May. Soh Thien Wee, 19, then revealed the password to two of his friends so that they could use it to surf the Net. He was sentenced to three months'jail for unauthorised access
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        Illegal hawkers
        50 6 KICKER ILLEGAL hawkers who claim to be deaf and mute are back again. They sell soft toys, potpourri and other wares. The Environment Ministry said yesterday, they are mainly foreigners here on social visit passes. They are brought in by syndicates. Recently, 28 such hawkers were rounded up.
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        Not terrorists
        54 7 ASIAN GAMES THEY are not terrorists just businessmen who had overstayed. Thai police feared the four Pakistanis had been plotting a bomb attack during the Asian Games. The police said that suspected bomb-making components, which police earlier said had been seized from suspects, did not belong to them.
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        Still via S'pore
        55 7 MALAYSIAN EXPORTS I ABOUT 40 per cent of goods produced in Malaysia are still being exported through Singapore. This is despite the Malaysian government's efforts to promote the use of Port Klang. Parliamentary Transport Secretary Datuk Chor Chee Heung yesterday said exporters were ignoring Port Klang's cheaper
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        Indian beauties
        60 7 I CONTEST SINGAPORE hosts the Miss India Worldwide pageant tonight. In all, 19 Indian beauties will vie for the crown at the Imperial Hotel tonight. TTie top prize: US$2O,OOO (almost $33,000) in cash and prizes. Tickets for the final $80 for dinner and the show, $40 for the
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        Gang smashed
        53 7 DRUGS FOURTEEN people arrested, and 2 kg of heroin, 173 Erimin tablets and about $7,000 netted. TTiat was the haul on Tuesday when the Central Narcotics Bureau busted a heroin syndicate operating in Geylang. The 14 Singaporeans who were arrested include the 38-year-old leader of the syndicate and
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      world Head liners
      66 6 The Straits Times: Aussie police find 21 letter bombs The Business Times: Bank stocks surge as interbank rate hits 1.75% Uanhe Zaobao: No more issuing of Singapore restricted passports from next month Berita Harlan: Azizan admits being sodomised by Anwar PCS morning news: The World Bank's annual
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      local Head liners
      62 7 South China Morning Post HK hostage dumped in Macau park New Straits Times: Anwar sodomised me, says Azizan Berita Harian Malaysia: 'Anwar sodomised me' TV3: Make efforts to revive the economy an important agenda, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali BBC news:
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      WHAT’S HUP
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      HANKERING FOR IT
      82 7 Ouote worthy Ilove being controversial. I've never been controversial before. mie-guy actor Tom Hanks (right) on the furore sparked by his statement earler this week that he regretted donating money to close friend US President Bill Qinton's legal defence fund in light of the Monica Lewinsky affair.
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      DOW JONES
      27 7 The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 69.00 points to close at 9,064.54 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 724 million shares.
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      137 6 FESTIVE SET MENUS WITH THE INNOVATIVE XIN TOUCH I cgetabk Mousse NOW nu 31 DfC 4 Xin' means new. 'Xin' means innovation. *IIW»w lIVIII Add a special touch to your festive celebrations with Xin's innovative Festive Set Menus a harmonious blend of Chinese, Continental and £®URSE Japanese culinary techniques and
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    Lock icon Here’s a preview of the LRT
    253 8  -  SINGAPORETODAY By Tanya Fong THE Light Rail Transit (LRT) won't be ready till late next year but already residents of Bukit Panjang are seeing them on the tracks. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been testing eight of the trains on the tracks around
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      336 8 Most In fg Singapore Stunning Suits, all colors styles for work HjV play. Inesistible prices quality. and TVy Free one hour parting with $30.00 purchase Sizes S to XXXL KARHO TRADING (Wholesale Retail) #02-04 People's Park Centre 101 Upp Cross St. (S) *****7 Tel: *****23 .An It's arrived A happiest
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    Lock icon HOW DOES HE DECIDE?
    1127 10  -  Up till last month, he had 400 REJECTIONS He gets 20 OFFERS after this ON THE JOB ON THE JOB WHERE TO LOOK WHAT TO ASK FOR HOW TO COPE I WHERE TO LOOK WHAT TO ASK FOR HOW TO COPE He may be jobless no
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      223 10 y {cH AN N€ 1 teCTION P M(>NI O Y PRE fAQ( n 9 DJ LORD s (i<ILL unit'; I <*7\ i PUNCH IN MI OS TOPS punch out J zouk presents. in association with Def Mix PJTQra G (New York) Friday 4 December Zouk (3 hour setj yip this
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      Adopted charity
      94 12 IS your charity in need of money or publicity to raise awareness for your cause? If so, we would like to help. The New Paper is now looking for a charity to adopt for next year. If you wish to be considered, let us know. Note that your
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      Jealous admirer locks woman in flat for 9 days
      558 13  -  District Judge Seng KwangBoon yesterday sentenced Normah (not her real name) to four months' Jail and fined her $1,000 for wrongful confinement and theft By Danny Lim SHE was held captive for nine days by a woman who adored her. Said
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      HOW IT ALL STARTED
      228 13 MADAM Siti said her relationship with Normah began at her workplace, a factory, in March this year. A quality auditor at the time, she got to know Normah, a production worker there. Normah started to get close to her. "She called or paged me every day
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      70 12 liSfc m RCP IN 1 For quieter hairetyllng. switch to the new super quiet Available in Ml National EH5891 Hairdryer. Because the only thing 1 Oray big about it la the power, not the noise. Beauty Health Panasonic Singapore (A Division Company o» Am Matsushita Elactnc (S) Pie Lid) 300
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    How to use Special Account?
    410 15 SINGAPORETODAY How will the CPF cut next year affect you Today, the CPF Board replies to some readers' questions. YVONNE UM reports Q: MY husband lost his Job earlier this year, and we have exhausted our Ordinary Account Ours is a private apartment Now thatCPF
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    He chased woman who took farecard
    279 16 SPEAKUP SPEAK B P YOUR FORUM Lennard Teo Wee Seng, 28, manager (e-mail) I WANT to commend a Singapore MRT employee. He disappeared after helping me and I only got his name from other employees. They told me his name was Ang Sio Hai.
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      Lock icon Saved by Jaguar man
      352 17 In conjunction with Kindness Week, we recently asked readers to relate occasions when they were "struck by kindness WOON WUITEK reports THE car was a big maroon Jaguar. The boy was a small bloody mess. But there was no hesitation when the dishevelled father ran up,
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      OTHER KIND ACTS
      200 17 LENT CALCULATOR: THE Ngee Ann Polytechnic student had already failed her accounting paper once. Now, as she Bat down for the crucial re-test, she realised she had left her calculator at home. "Do you know how important it was to have one? For Accounting!" recalled Ms Stephanie
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      90 17 In The Heart of Orchard Road M s ppo IDD Voice-mail message system Personal in-room safe By Full amenities Use of hotel's recreation facilities EjF HJM Available to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents only. (Ma n m m m m Rate quoted per person, based on twin-sharing basis. BQ Minimum
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      374 18 Nights on Broadway THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT famous broadway shows Hear songs from BURNS BRIGHTER AT PARAGON 40-mmute show is presented by a cast of 8 Australian singers dancers Great entertainment for the entire family From 3 Dec 98 Showtimes Weekdays at I 2 30pm and 6 30pm (except Monday) and
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    Mission possible?
    64 19 mu I'm in* SINGAPORETODAY fe Chris Cramr, 9%, pimMm* «f CNN «ii Uni 244M# MM TV ft [nttwvikhitlMiMlMlMe to continue to inform the world dispassionately and impartially, and get as close as possible to the independent person on the high street of Singapore. And if in that process,
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      91 19 Open your eyes to this great offer. For a limited time only, we are offering five pairs of the new Bausch Lomb SofLens One Day disposable lenses at a truly special price. So hurry down to Capitol Optical, Singapore's largest optical chain and experience the comfort and convenience of Bausch
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    Lock icon Students make it to the palace
    376 21 WORLDTODAY Wire services. THEY did it for the first time. Yesterday, Indonesian students managed to get past tight security and enter the Presidential palace. But they could not meet President B J Habibie. Mr Habibie, who only hours earlier had appealed to the students
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      168 22 Systems than you salary to match. t0 f urther y° ur v.. W you can apply for our x be an /^«V when you graduate. /!d m 'Mbm Eventually, you'll become a Warrant Officer, in charge of J| f im ,v You'll be relied upon for mm your skills leadership,
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      528 23 What's Inside Your Home Is Worth Protecting Because You've Worked Hard For It Simply tick (V) the size of your home on the next page and protect your home possessions for up to *****,800 with flethiSitWhd Pb*4 Underwritten by HSBC Insurance Limited, HomeSurance Plus does not need you to list
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Police: We know mail bomber
      361 24  -  ALARM IN CAPITAL THE discovery of the parcel bombs sent a wave of alarm through Canberra yesterday morning. People in the Federal Parliament, government departments and embassies wondered if they were targets. A bomb had been addressed to Taxation Commission Michael Carmody's home, too. Officers
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      Sydney got it first
      110 24 THE first bomb reached the Sydney home of Federal Privacy Commissioner Mob? Scollay. Her partner became suspicious when he saw wires, and alerted police. The bomb squad, three fire engines and an ambulance went to the scene to coHoct It But the bomb was not passed
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      THE BOMB
      151 24 ITS tiny yet lethal. Each of the 22 parcel bombs was wrapped in white paper bearing postage stamps and a machine-printed address. It's 11 cm by 11 cm by 2 cm, and weighed about 100 g. It was designed to explode on opening. Tf a person had been
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      No longer happy together?
      825 25 Asean today IsAsean solidarity a myth, as the Western media claims? For 31 years, Asean has stuck together by making sure member countries did not interfere in each other's internal affairs. But cracks appeared when the Philippines and Indonesia spoke up about the arrest of Malaysia's
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      451 24 To apply for HomeSurance Plus, please complete this application and mail it to: HSBC Insurance Limited. SECTION A- IF YOU ARE A CUSTOMER OF THE SECTION B- IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY NOT A 21 Collyer Quay #12-01 Hongkongßank Building. Singapore *****0 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING HSBC CUSTOMER CORPORATION LIMITED (HSBC)
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      347 26 V ft I MOW suirf ImWvu^ 'ii PICK UP YOUR X 1* 1 <!•£• CHRISTMAS PRESENT! 1 Get a FREE Philips Personal k I I WZJ* CD Player AZ7182 I OM IWM 4 m WV. *r Now cheaper to access the V using e-mail. Just buy the MyWeb at a
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      Rafting = Fun, fear & thrills
      377 27  - Rafting Fun, fear thrills PICTURES REPORT JONATHAN CHOO I HAVE never tried water-rafting. I have seen how others do it on several occasions. But I never ventured to attempt it until I was assigned the job. Fraser's Hill gave me my first taste of the sport. It was fun but
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      WHERE TO RAFT
      46 27 WHERE: Jalan Bukit Fraser (4 km out of Kuala Kubu BahruTown) in Malaysia. It is a leisurely seven-hour drive from Singapore. TIME: About 2 hours for each ride COST: MS150 RIDING DISTANCE: 6 km stretch. Call Wheels For Fun Private Limited at *****91.
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      SURVIVAL TIPS FOR WHITE-WATER RAFTING
      123 27 A 10-MINUTE briefing is held before each ride. First-timers should pay close attention. Instructors tell you how to paddle forwards (and backwards) and why it's important to co-ordinate your moves with your partners. A kayaker keeps a lookout for any danger for the rafters so
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      278 28 Hr A Ski At an That Will Flood You With Business Opportunities! Builder Certificate In Plumbing Pipefitting Course' Take just two taps per household, multiply that by the number of homes in Singapore and add another 20,000 new ■np9TT|TT9TpH| PUB homes to the list every year and you will see
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      Guess WHO is asking for RM4m probe?
      277 29 THE publisher of the book, 50 Reasons Why Anwar Cannot Become PM. The money was reportedly stolen from the former deputy prime minister's house in 1996. Former Special Branch Deputy Director Datuk Amir Junus, had testified in court that Anwar had informed the
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      TAPES ‘NOT ORIGINAL’
      93 29 AN Umno chief has said that a cassette recording supposedly of the Sept 3 face-off between Umno chiefs and Anwar Ibrahim could not be original. Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Sabbaruddin Chik said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday that four cassettes were used that night to record the meeting
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Teen killed 11 relatives He'll hang
      213 31 AFP. THE Jordanian teenager confessed to shooting each of his 11 relatives in the head. They formed three generations of his family, including his parents. A friend was also killed. The killer later retracted the confession. But a court in Amman yesterday sentenced Saeed
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      Cop-out?
      32 31 mui*mui< Mexico Cfty precinct police chief Francisco Lima when asked to explain why crime nrtes in his sector had risen recently. Unfortunately, we wear uniforms and the criminals always spot us.
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    BYOB soon or be left out
    521 32  -  Etcetera WITH RACHEL TAN IN 30 days, IH be invited to yet another baby shower. You know, one of those parties... Baby is one month old and proud parents make a big fuss to mark his debut in society. Not that I'm unhappy about
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      Lock icon Watch out for Variety and Drama this year
      543 33  -  By Hazel Tan Finally, we might get to see some real competition at this year's Star Awards. The drama artistes at the Television Corporation of Singapore are in for some fierce competition this time. The dark horses? Their very own colleagues from
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      TOP OF THE POPS
      135 33 Nominees for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes: 1. Bryan Wong 2. ChewChor Meng 3. Darren Lim 4. Henry Thia 5. Jack Neo 6. Li Nanxing 7. Mark Lee 8. Peter Yu 9. San Yow 10. Xie Shaoguang 11. Chen Tianwen 12. Christopher Lee 13. Guo
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      Adam joins the big bucks club
      375 34 GOOFBALL Adam Sandler has joined the ranks of Hollywood's top earners. When his football movie, The Waterboy, raked in about US$4O million (Ss64 million) during its opening weekend in the US, his price went up. The 32-year-old actor/comedian/singer will make close to US$2O million
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      Two ladies in search of inner beauty
      437 35  -  By Avis Wong SAVE for four social dance lessons when she was 17, Susan Quah has hardly danced in her life. But she will be putting on her dancing shoes for the comedy play Vanity Unfair. The roly-poly actress would not reveal what
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      SHOW INFO
      38 35 What Vanity Unfair When: Dec 17 to 20,8pm (3 pm matinees on Dec 19 20) Where: Alliance Francaise, 1 Sarkies Road Tickets: $38 ($28 for matinees). Call Sistic hotline 348-5555, fax 440-6784 or e-mail sales@sistic.com. sg
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      485 36  -  SHOW INFO WHAT: Guitar recital by Ivan Lim WHERE: The Promenade (atrium) WHEN: Dec 4. 11.18.22 and 23, from 5.30 pm to 6.15 pm HOW MUCH: Free, of course. By Chan Seet Fun WHEN I was asked to write about our Showtime editor's upcoming solo
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      360 46 Go Schmeichel? Peter Schmeichel must go, said JEFFREY LOW in his Near Post column on Monday. He asked: When was the last time Peter Schmeichel conceded eight goals in one week? He added: On Sunday, he was slow in covering the first goal in the 3-2
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        75 46 Every keeper has his ups and downs, just as former Newcastle custodian, Pavel Srnicek, discovered. While flying high at St James Park, he was suddenly placed on the transfer list and subsequently "vanished" from English soccer. Srnicek has since returned to grace. I believe we have not
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        116 46 About Schmeichel, doesn't Mr Low sound like a broken record? The man himself has already announced his intention of leaving at the end of the season, so why call on him to leave now? Why not let him eqjoy his remaining time at United? WHY BLAME? As
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        77 46 Peter Schmeichel was, and still is, one of the best, if not the best goalkeeper in the world. Great keepers of the past all possess great characteristics, such as a great commanding presence in the penalty box and superb reflexes, both of which Schmeichel possess. Okay,
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      144 46 ARSENAL ITS matches have left us nothing to be excited about. The result? An average score of 11 points out of a possible 24 in the last six games. But nobody should rule out the Gunners. They are out of Euro, still hovering in the top-five position.
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      114 46 ALTHOUGH I am a big fan of Manchester United, I must say something in defence of the London clubs. Jeffrey Low says that London giants such as Chelsea and Arsenal are struggling, and their hopes of winning are thus reduced. I beg to differ. Cast our
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      142 46 ARSENAL'S and Chelsea's forms are very disappointing. Placing myself in a neutral position, I think that the Gunners are very likely to return to winning ways. 4 In almost every season, the front-runners will encounter a dry patch. Arsene Wenger's side is very fortunate that the patch is
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      620 47 ASIAN GAMES: SUNDAY—DEC 20. BANGKOK WHO'S HOT FAN ZHIYI (CRYSTAL PALACE) MEET Fan Zhiyi, the man you could call the crystal of China. Wherever the star midfielder goes, whatever he does, the people follow him. When he joined English First Division club, Crystal Palace from Shanghai
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      333 47 HOW CHINA HAS FARED A QUESTION mark remains over China's superiority. Yes, with four European-based stars recalled, it's gunning for the Asian Games gold. And everyone is hailing it as potential champion. What's more, its 4-1 wins over Lebanon and Cambodia
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      352 48 SOCCER STARTED EARLY BECAUSE Of LARGE NUMBER OF TEAMS AFP. THE search for the next Asian football superstar to follow in the footsteps of Japanese sensation Hidetoshi Nakata has started, as the Asian Games soccer competition gathers steam. Representatives of some of the world's top clubs
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      377 48 HOW THE OTHER TEAMS FARED YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Group F: Thailand 5 Hong Kong 0 Group A: Turkmenistan 3 South Korea 2 Group B: China 4 Cambodia 1 Group E: UAE 3 North Korea 3 (UAE win* 4-1 o« penalties to qualify tor round two) TOMrS ACTION Group
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      92 48 AFP. HOST Thailand qualified for the second round with a 5-0 win over Hongkong yesterday. But despite the result, achieved in front of an almost full stadium, the main talking point was the state of the pitch at the National Stadium. Parts of the pitch were re-laid early
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      356 49 David Ginola the hero as Spurs knock out Man United TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 Chris Armstrong 48th min, 55 David Ginola 86 MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Teddy Sheringham 70 HALF-TIME: OO CROWD: 35,702 TOTTENHAM: lan Walker, Stephen Carr, Luke Young, Sol Campbell, Andy Sinton, Steffen Iversen, Allan Nielsen, Colin Calderwood
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      DAVID GINOLA: THE MAN OF THE MATCH
      171 49 "WE deserve this, the fans, the players and the club," said David Ginola. He added: "We all want to get to Wembley and now we're just one game away. I am thrilled and know this is coming from hard work. "The fact that
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      335 50  -  ...MORE Oil THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE LEAfiUE CUP By Ian Brown ON Monday, George Graham enjoyed the luxury of 54 candles on his birthday cake. How he must have relished the luxury of David Ginola in last night's 3-1 defeat of Manchester United. Ginola'e starry show,
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      106 50 LEICESTER 1 BLACKBURN 0 Nell Lennon 67th min HALF-TIME: CK> CROWD; 19,442 Wire services. LENNON WINN Lit) Nell Lennon scored Leicester's winner in the 67th minute. The Northern Ireland midfielder rose unmarked to head in against the run of play shortly after striker Emile Heskey went off
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      209 50 The big matches of the weekend: VILLA v UAH UNITED TOTTENHAM v UVERPOOL PAULMERSON: Aston Villa manager John Gregory will resist the temptation to gamble a half-fit Paul Merson on Saturday. He wants to avoid the risk of causing long-term damage to Merson's back problem. Gregory is awaiting the
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      223 50 Football 365 (Internet site). Champions League Group B; GALATASARAY 1 JUVENTUS 1 THERE was no trouble on the pitch. There was hardly a hint of any threat to the Juventus team from the Turkish fans. But the result of the match
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      Bowing out GRACEfully
      466 51  -  ASIAN GAMES (Dec 6 20, Bangkok) By Gerard Wong National bowler Grace Young (right) wants to make the coming Asian Games especially memorable. She's got good reason to: The 36-year-old three-time Sportswoman of the Year plans to make the Asiad her swansong she plans to retire from
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