The New Paper, 9 December 1998
1998-12-09
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Advertisement78 1998-12-09 1 |]apei' i m Actor Julian I breaks his leg I fl 27 I I 11 IM I A di i I tl I Blackout I I 1 II chaos in I I I ll~\\ 1 I I Rolex killer was also known as Liar Joe. He lied about his girlfriend.78 words
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THENEWSTODAY
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211 1998-12-09 2 Reuters. A SEVERE power blackout left much of the US city of San Frindsco without electricity yesterday. Outbound flights were delayed, leaving thousands of commuters stranded as subway trains, too, came to a halt. The problem? A setback at a powerReuters. - 211 words
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Article, Illustration377 1998-12-09 2 IMMORAL but not ILLEGAL Clinton lawyers using this defence tack to save his presidency Source: Wire services Say sorry if necessary. Do a bit of grovelling, again if necessary. But argue and insist that the President did not do anything tha deserves impeachment. White House special counsel Greg Craig unveiledSource: Wire services; Picture/ Reuters - 377 words
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Article, Illustration148 1998-12-09 3 HIS CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS People should be allowed packaging at hristmas, pretty paper and all, it's so much fun. But after that they should leave it all behind and Father Christmas should come down the chimney again and collect it all and use it again next year.Picture/ Alvin Toh - 148 words
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Article397 1998-12-09 4 FROM PREVIOUS PAGE TALKING to Dr David Bellamy is kind of like plunging into a thick, bushy hedge. (Or is it just his bushy beard?) He talks happily, sometimes complicatedly, about several things at the same time. Like burials one minute and Chinese philosophy the next,397 words
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Article218 1998-12-09 4 A PART of Dr Bellamy will remain in Singapore, even after he leaves. No, not his heart, although he raves about Singapore as a model city. (Our only "green skeleton" is being the world's top per capita importer of tropical hardwood). It's actually his218 words
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Advertisement74 1998-12-09 5 I am a i I seize opportunities to erjo/ vn and excelm what I do. I 1 i My role l jhk reward 1 no ft 1 i cnalienqe conventions I and seek to cnanqe perceptions. I I am destined to lead I and the future is mine to hold.74 words
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QUICKNEWS
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Article260 1998-12-09 6 tftr THE real cost of buying a $7 pirated VCD is far greater than you might think. And it's more than just risking a fine or putting up with bad quality. It costsjobs. That's the message the Trade Development Board (TDB) is trying to260 words
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Article, Illustration62 1998-12-09 6 This WHITE GRIEF: A nanny staring vacantly at the rows of small coffins of the 22 children killed in a fire at a Manila orphanage last week. The victims, not all of whom have been identified, were later buried in a common grave. Faulty electrical wiring inPicture/ Reuters - 62 words
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News Break
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Article27 1998-12-09 6 The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 42.49 points to close at 9,027.98 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 727 million shares.27 words
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Article68 1998-12-09 6 I CELEBRATION I POWERGAS is giving away free taxi rides in Singapore between noon and 2 pm from now until Monday. It is paying 50 cabs for the promotion. Just hail any City Cab with a Power Gas taxi-top ad. It is the company's way of celebrating68 words
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Article60 1998-12-09 6 FIRE FURNITURE used by opposition Member of Parliament Chiam See Tong has gone up in flames. The desk, chairs and sofa used for weekly meetings with constituents on the void deck of Block 108 Potong Pasir Avenue, were seen burning early on Monday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force60 words
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Article60 1998-12-09 6 HERITAGE SHOULD the building that now houses the National Library be demolished? Does it have heritage value? The Singapore Management University welcomes ideas on this, e-mail enquire@smu.edu. sg The new university will be built in the Bras Basah area, including where the library now is. The National Library60 words
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Article61 1998-12-09 6 I EDUCATION FREEZE tuition fees until the economy recovers. That's what Nanyang Technological University student leaders have called on the Government to do. They also want parents struggling to pay for their children's education to be able to dip into their CPF Special Accounts, as one in61 words
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Article68 1998-12-09 7 CRIME A WOMAN was slashed in the wrist in an attempted robbery in Punggol Road on Monday. Three men armed with knives attacked Madam Lee Mui Hiang, 31, and her sister, who declined to be named. Shop assistant Wong Hui Kiong, 21, who rushed to help the women,68 words
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Article52 1998-12-09 7 JAPAN A HOUSEWIFE is to be charged today with killing four people with arseniclaced curry. Police have been questioning Masumi Hayashi, 37, of Wakayama in western Japan, since October. Four people died and 60 others became ill after eating the poisoned curry at a community festival in Wakayama52 words
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Article63 1998-12-09 7 DRUGS MALAYSIA has been taken off a US blacklist of illegal drug sources. US President Bill Clinton told Congress that there had been no sign of US-bound drugs moving through Malaysia for several years. Iran was also taken off the list of mcyor drug producers. But both63 words
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Article52 1998-12-09 7 I TAIWAN EIGHTY-FIVE officers have been charged with bribery in one of Taiwan's worst police scandals. Ex-Central Police University computer centre director Kuo Chen-yuan faces life in jail if found guilty. He allegedly took NT$5O million ($2.5 million) in bribes from officers to leak the university's July entrance52 words
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Article76 1998-12-09 6 South China Morning Post: Community work plan for jobless on welfare Now Straits Times: Defence seeks to impeach witness as cross-examination continues Berita Harian Malaysia: Azizan tells PM: Sworn statement about being sodomised by Anwar is true BBC newt: Lawyers for US President Bill Clinton have told76 words
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Article154 1998-12-09 7 tmus AFTER worrying for years that China's population was growing too big, too fast, experts now fear the exact opposite. The one-child-per-family policy, imposed to stem the feared "population explosion" many feared would plunge the nation into poverty, has worked too well. It now threatens a "population154 words
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Article56 1998-12-09 7 Quote Wworthy With Usjlourishing democracy Sid vibrant culture to boot, Korea will become a place far more exciting than Singapore. South Korea's Ambassador for Economic Affairs Dr Kim Kihwan, after saying his country was discarding its state-led model of economic development in favour of a market-driven one56 words
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Article61 1998-12-09 7 The Straits Times: Anwar team wants witness impeached The Business Times: Hng Kiang sells benefits of greater corporate disclosure Lianhe Zaobao: Habibie sets up special council to handle current social crisis Berita Harian: Anti-piracy education campaign launched RCS morning news: Hundreds of Indonesian students took to the61 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration616 1998-12-09 8 Call it fate. Luck. Divine intervention. Call it anything. This murderer was trapped because he decided to give himself a fake name Nigel. The trouble was that his victim, make-up artist Sally Poh, didn't hear this properly over the phone and thought it was "Lai Joe". After616 words
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Article, Illustration369 1998-12-09 9 Riana Zakir - By Riana Zakir YOU don't normally hear such language in court. But yesterday, just minutes after the death sentence had been passed on Jonaris, a shout rang out. "*****! You deserve it!" For a second, everyone in the packed courtroom froze. Perhaps, grief and frustration had got the369 words
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Article, Illustration87 1998-12-09 9 PROP assistant Jonaris, 24, killed make-up artist Sally Poh (left) for her diamond Rolex, which he later gave to his Thai prostitute girlfriend as a birthday gift. He met the victim at a Marina South bus stop early in the morning on April 20. There, he87 words
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HEALTHTODAY
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Article, Illustration736 1998-12-09 10 'IB your health Goodies from nature's orchard help protect against cancer, reports CAROL LEONG TWO years ago, Mrs Sheila Arumugam, 52, never thought she would eat raw broccoli. But she did, while having chemotherapy for ovarian cancer in April. She devoured vegetables, including736 words
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Article256 1998-12-09 10 A READER ASKS... I am 17 and have had atopic eczema since childhood. Only my legs are affected. The skin b very dry and sometimes flaky. And I scratch only when I'm sleeping. Creams cause my sldn to Itch even more. How can I keep my sldn moisturised256 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration403 1998-12-09 11 Fong Foong Mei - IVI2 ACTOR DIES OF MALARIA By Fong Foong Mei REAL life drama has overtaken the making of a TVI2 series. A location shoot on mosquito-infested Tanjong Siambang led to a malaria outbreak that left one actor, Rasol Nesban, dead, and landed six others in hospital.Picture/ Berita Harian - 403 words
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144 1998-12-09 11 SCENIC SIAMBANG BUT THE INSECTS TANJONG Siambang, a 45-minute boat ride from Tanjong Pinang, is a scenic but insect-ridden island, said members of the TV 12 team. M lt was a lovely place but a lot of us were always scratching," said Hamidah. Another actor, Roslan Kemat, was admitted to144 words
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SINGAPORETODAY
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Article, Illustration261 1998-12-09 13 A woman boss was once a novelty. Not any more. Women are catching up with men in the workplace. But there is still a wage gap and, perhaps, some lingering mindsets. Are women roaring or purring? Journalist CHENG PUA Y KOON asks career woman Cheng Puay Koon261 words
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Article102 1998-12-09 13 MORE likely than their mothers to have completed university or polytechnic education. Many prefer arts or business-related subjects. But some are opting for engineering and technical courses. Brought home an average monthly wage of $900 about a decade ago. Now it's $1,640. But generally, men still earn more.102 words
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Article, Illustration477 1998-12-09 15 Danny Lim - Easy, steady Pass? That depends on this tester SINGAPORETODAY SINGAPORETODAY BY Danny Lim WHO can claim to have been driven around by 8 tars, commanding them to go forward, turn around, and stop? A driving tester such as Mr Tan Hung Heng, 54. The soft-spoken man with the traffic policePicture/ Sam Yeo - 477 words
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Article, Illustration487 1998-12-09 17 simgaporetoday What can we do, asks a young reader who wrote about his family's mortgage plight. WithHDß's help, YVONNE UM explains his options From Jan 1, employers' CPF contributions will be cut by 10 percentage points, for up to two years. The Government and HDB have announced several487 words
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MALAYSIATODAY
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Article, Illustration128 1998-12-09 18 A ONE-TO-ONE meeting with the Malaysian Prime Minister himself. A fatal car accident involving his pregnant wife. Star witness Azizan Abu Bakar was grilled on these two issues by one of Anwar Ibrahim's defence lawyers yesterday. But, unlike on Monday, Mr Azizan did not drop any "bombshell"128 words
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Article, Illustration289 1998-12-09 18 BRIAN MILLER - The day I met Dr M Azizan REPORTS BRIAN MILLER IT is rare for a driver to be invited to meet the Prime Minister of Malaysia. But Mr Azizan Abu Bakar was accorded that honour. The meeting between the driver and the Prime Minister took place at Datuk Seri Dr289 words
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162 1998-12-09 19 Wire services. ANWAR Ibrahim's lawyers want to disqualify his family's former driver as a witness. Defence lawyer Gurbachan Singh filed a motion yesterday to take action against Mr Azizan Abu Bakar. The argument: Mr Azizan is part of a broad-based plot by associates of PrimeWire services. - 162 words
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182 1998-12-09 19 DID Anwar Ibrahim have a part to play in the death of Mr Azizan Abu Baker's pregnant wife? In the controversial book, 50 Reasons Why Anwar Cannot Become Prime Minister, there was a paragraph which suggested that Anwar was involved in the182 words
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Advertisement35 1998-12-09 19 Will more twists and turns emerge In the trial of Anwar Ibrahim? The New Paper Infoline, 1900-914-0002, will bring you more updates on the court case from 1 pm. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.35 words
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Advertisement129 1998-12-09 19 The Singapore Bike Cycle ShowT I J Over 50,000 square feet of exhibition space ,< More than 30,000 people expected «> FJ Benjamin's "Side Watch/California Fitness" Demonstration Autograph-signing by Castrol Honda's Aaron Slight winner of the 1998 World Superbike double victory at Misano, Italy < international Stunt Shows Entertainment >129 words
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WORLDTODAY
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Article, Illustration441 1998-12-09 20 Patrick Jonas - Ifs not just the Gandhi name that they share By Patrick Jonas THAT brisk walk and regal wave looked similar to that of Mrs Indira Gandhi, Mrs Sonia Gandhi's mother-in-law. That was not all. She covered her head with one end of her sari, just the way441 words
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Article139 1998-12-09 20 MRS Indira Gandhi was India's third prime minister. She was the daughter of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. She ruled with an iron hand and cut to size her opponents in the Congress party. She was elected Prime Minister In 1966. In 1975, when her position was139 words
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Article, Illustration454 1998-12-09 21 YVONNE LIM - by YVONNE LIM MORE stressed than a cop about to raid a den of gun smugglers. More terrified than an F-16 pilot under MiG-29 attack. That's men going shopping. Yes, guys, what you always suspected of shopping malls is true. They were454 words
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Article240 1998-12-09 22 Reuters. RYAN Dobson was born by caesarean section just hours after his mother had a car accident on a snowy road in 1993 in New Brunswick, Canada. He suffered permanent mental and physical injuries, including cerebral palsy. His mother had been 27 weeks' pregnant. Now Ryan,Reuters. - 240 words
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Article, Illustration240 1998-12-09 22 HE tries to correct mistakes of the Suharto regime by freeing political prisoners and the media. He tries to be a "people's president" by visiting shopping areas and mingling with the crowd. Since the presidency was unexpectedly passed to him on May 21, Dr B240 words
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Article, Illustration73 1998-12-09 23 ni n i<m n i* Mrs Imeida Marcos had more than 1,200 pairs al the presidential palace In Mania when she and her husband, former president Ferdinand Marcos, fled at the height of a papular uprising in 1986. Fashion director Rise Gerber thinks shoes73 words
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Advertisement128 1998-12-09 23 I STILT WALKING AND OTHER ACTS AT CLARKE QUAY'S X'MAS STREET FIESTA. Watch Australian street performers. Erth and WedOf, \v\ a aeries of engaging acts. *>«th ErtK'i cijberponk Soptrheroes o* 8-feet tall st«lts itf a radical N*xt, then' l l ijoo keeping "their hoads in fish tanWs -full of water128 words
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Article, Illustration509 1998-12-09 24 MATTHEW THOMMEN - Et cetera WITH MATTHEW THOMMEN WHAT is the big deal about an Indian woman marrying out of her race? That was one reader's reaction to a recent report in The New Paper about such a marriage, to a Chinese man. Then last week we had the509 words
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Miscellaneous104 1998-12-09 24 COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh time I ~*L aJI^^I mmm •huji Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson llflfcl Adam/Brian Basset wty'toe 1 ,T 'K m f [}|rrsAaßgg t "»>xs j AIOOKAT "ACHtfueB&MCUKSTVAS7 ZT" JL THIS W j. j JJ\ y***- fry- J a L/^w |K. f m«WWiIVE TCtt. V- \i NEEDLES 'jft104 words
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Article, Illustration469 1998-12-09 25 Hazel Tan - Sure... what's one broken leg... By Hazel Tan HONGKONG star Julian Cheung did a Jackie Chan in his latest movie, Extreme Crisis (above). Like the action-movie superstar, Julian did his own stunts, jumping off a 13-storey building or onto a moving vehicle... And found himself with a broken right469 words
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Article, Illustration436 1998-12-09 26 Chan Seet Fun - ASIAN TELEVISION AWARDS By Chan Seet Fun ACTRESS Koh Chieng Mun is on familiar territory. She's in the running again for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Role prize at the Asian Television Awards. This is her third year in a row she436 words
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Article153 1998-12-09 26 THE winners of the third Asian Television Awards will be announced at a ceremony tomorrow. It will be telecast at a later date. The awards are organised by Television Asia magazine, a trade publication for Asia-Pacific broadcasters. These are some contenders at this year's Asia Television153 words
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Article, Illustration359 1998-12-09 27 HOLLYWOOD big-names who hawk products for extra income in Japanese ads have had to settle for smaller fees in recession-hit Japan. Sylvester Stallone (right), munching on "Nippon Ham" sausages at a garden party, Harrison Ford (left), exposing his body to sell beer, Jodie Foster looking cool with her359 words
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Article, Illustration482 1998-12-09 28 You can now snap photos off old video, and even TV footage SONY. Capture digital images of yourself and your family and make greeting cards from moving images during Christmas, the New Year, Hari Raya or the Lunar New Year. JESSICA LEOW and photographer SAM YEO show howArt/PuayKoon - 482 words
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Article, Illustration457 1998-12-09 29 SONY. Photographer SAM YEO zooms in on his daughter as JESSICA LEOW takes notes ky choo^v —m-m— 1 —r-*T*rr rtiilrr Tl» ummM fnwal Mm a aanaal (640x4*0) FEB abet, wbSa tbe hmI km Mm a Tte c«atab» I data Mrfttm ti ra iTfli ir tw tafca mp mtpiNMtiArt/PuayKoon - 457 words
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Article, Illustration320 1998-12-09 31 Riana Zakir - jT- 3. 7 Report Riana Zakir I ■1 11 'v 7* I I 1 I YrOU think White swans eliding down m isty v Lake Geneva at dusk Wail tillysu f«*4 thsm. y > It's no SwUn believe morsel of wings flap off any com]#*ition from theReport and picture Riana Zakir - 320 words
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Article, Illustration809 1998-12-09 49 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED v BAYERN MUNICH (TODAY GROUP* Croatia Zagreb vOlympiakos Porto v Ajax Amsterdam GROUP Athletic Bilbao v Galatasaray Juventus v Rosenborg GROUP C: Sturm Graz v Inter-Milan Real Madrid v Spartak Moscow GROUP Ik Man United v Bayem Munich Brondby v Barcelona GROUP809 words
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Article, Illustration239 1998-12-09 49 Reuters. STURM GRAZv INTER-MILAN RONALDO is likely to be in Inter's starting line-up for today's match against the Austrian champion. Inter heads its group on 10 points, one clear of European Cup holder Real Madrid and two in front of Spartak Moscow. Graz has already beenReuters. - 239 words
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Article, Illustration302 1998-12-09 50 UEFACUP THIRD ROUND, SECOND LEG LIVERPOOL 0 CELTAVKJO 1 Haim Revivo 57th min Half-time: OO Crowd: 30.289 Celta wins 4-1 on agg LIVERPOOL David James (Brad Friedel 64th) Steve Gerard Steve Staunton Phil Babb (Danny Murphy 46) Dominic Matteo Jason McAteer Patrikßerger Jamie CarragherReuters.; Picture/ Reuters - 302 words
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Article, Illustration389 1998-12-09 50 Ian Brown - By Ian Brown u rrs up to you," was the challenge delivered to the Liverpool players by manager Gerard Houllier in yesterday's Daily Post. Before the match the Frenchman promised "calculated risks" to salvage the tie. Liverpool was found wanting on both counts389 words
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Article, Illustration262 1998-12-09 51 More OH THE UEFA CUP. 3RD WOUND. SECOND LEG Reuters. PARMA 3 RANGERS 1 PARMA conceded a first-half goal but struck three times in 20 minutes after the interval to beat Rangers 3-1 in the second leg of their UEFA Cup third-round match yesterday. The Italians, seekingReuters.; Picture/ Reuters. - 262 words
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Article175 1998-12-09 51 Reuters. THE French, Italian and Spanish clubs will dominate the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, following yesterday's action. AS Roma, Bologna and Parma of Italy will go into next Wednesday's draw in Geneva, along with Olympique Marseille, Bordeaux and Olympique Lyon of France. Celta Vigo ofReuters. - 175 words
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Article, Illustration124 1998-12-09 51 TODAY: Chelsea v Aston Villa STRIKER Julian Joachim has promised Chelsea it will see the "real" Aston Villa when the sides meet in a FA Carting Premiership at Stamford Bridge today, reports Carlingnet. Villa manager John Gregory opted to field a below-strength side in the Worthington Cup tie at124 words
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Article370 1998-12-09 51 Jason Lee - Coaches and referees, to chip in By Jason Lee THEY'RE more accustomed to standing on the sidelines and leaving the field to their charges. But come this evening, the coaches from the Singapore Soccer Coaches' Association will take the field, playing against the Football Referees Association of370 words
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Article340 1998-12-09 52 Gerard Wong - Stories, Gerard Wong REMEMBER the name Bong Coo. Because by tonight, the 48-year-old veteran Filipino bowler may be wearing the women's singles gold medal around her neck. Why Bong when more familiar names like Jesmine Ho, Shalin Zulkifli and Tseng Su-fen are expected to star at the340 words
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Article, Illustration186 1998-12-09 52 SINGAPORE'S bowlers have moved out of the Asian Games Village in a bid to beat Bangkok's infamous traffic jams. Instead of staying at the Thammasart University, they have moved into Thatol Place a serviced apartment building. Thatol Place is also next door to the PS Bowl,186 words
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Article, Illustration221 1998-12-09 52 SHALIN ZULXIFU: THE pint-sized Malaysian has been on a hot streak for the past six months. Last August, she took both the FIQ World Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships singles crown and all-events title. She also won a bronze in the women's doubles. The former World Bowler221 words
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Article, Illustration498 1998-12-09 54 Gerard Wong - CHEN YAN FAST FACTS: Though Chen Yan failed to deliver in the 400 m IM, she did help China to clinch the 4x200m freestyle relay gold on Monday. China clocked 8:08.00 four seconds ahead of Japan (8:12.06). Taiwan was third in 8:18.92 Chen was498 words
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Article111 1998-12-09 54 CHINA may have several World and Asian record holders in its Asian Games swimming contingent. But in Bangkok, it's t>eing trounced in the pool by Japan. After two days of competitions, Japan is leading the gold medal tally in the swimming events. It111 words
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Article, Illustration556 1998-12-09 55 Iran crashes out to Oman TV VIEW BY ERNEST LUIS OMAN 4 IRAN 2 Speechless. That was me when I saw the Oman-Iran score last night on the news wires in the office. So too was the fan who called to find out the score. Like many others,Picture/ Afp. - 556 words
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Article195 1998-12-09 55 CHINA 3 TAJIKISTAN 1 PRE-TOURNAMENT favourite China showed some serious flaws when it played Tajikistan yesterday. Firstly, its defence appears weak, especially on its right. Secondly, its Tceeper Jiang Jin is weak when it comes to grounders. The Tajikistan warriors tried to capitalise on both, scoring a goal195 words
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Article, Illustration162 1998-12-09 56 WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS: Reuters. CHINA waltzed away with the team g01d... And what did the Chinese do next? They dedicated the medal to paralysed team-mate San Lan. The golden girls racked up a giant score of 154.174, finishing with a 9.800 from Bi Wenjing andReuters.; Picture/ Afp - 162 words
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Article149 1998-12-09 56 BOXING: AFP. THAILAND'S Olympic gold-medallist boxer Somluck Kamsing is on target for gold again. He overcame a nagging ankle injury to reach the quarter-finals. The defending Asian Games featherweight champion, a millionaire and celebrity after winning gold in Atlanta, said: "Boxing's like a computer. I'mAFP. - 149 words
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Article131 1998-12-09 56 SNOOKER Reuters. PAKISTAN'S Shokat Ali won the individual snooker gold medal after a gruelling 6'/2-hour contest at the Asian Games yesterday. Sam Chong of Malaysia won the silver and Chan Kwok-ming of Hong Kong, the bronze. Ali defeated Chong in the last frame after a marathon finalReuters. - 131 words
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Article, Illustration219 1998-12-09 56 Favourite watches as others shine WOMEN'S SWIMMING, SHOOTING: AFP. JAPAN humiliated China's controversial swimmers. The sporting superpower struggled to get the gold medals it has become used to. China failed to win any of the five swimming finals yesterday. And, Taiwan's Tsai Shu-Min, sneaked in ahead of QinAFP. - 219 words
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Article, Illustration277 1998-12-09 57 Gerard Wong - SINGAPOREANS IN ACTION: By Gerard Wong Anything the women can do, the men must do better. And that was precisely what the Singapore men's 4x200m freestyle relay team succeeded in doing yesterday. Last Monday, May Ooi, Christel Bouvron, Cheryl Chong and Phua Shu Yan set a new277 words
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Article291 1998-12-09 57 Ernest Luis - YACHTING: By Ernest Luis AS the yachting class name goes, Singapore yachting officials are feeling like optimists already. That's because their sailors are leading the pack in three classes after the first two races of the yachting event. First up is the International 470 Class pair291 words
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Article242 1998-12-09 57 BADMINTON; Men's team prelim rd: Hongkong 5 Iran 0 Women's quarter-final: Indonesia 5 Malaysia 0 BILLIARDS/SNOOKER: Snooker singles semi-finals: Shokat Ali (Pak) bt Ooi Chin-Kay (Mai) 6-5; Sam Chong (Mai) bt Chan Kwok-ming (HK) 6-2 GYMNASTICS: Women's team final: 1 China 154.174pt5; 2 Japan 146.812; 3 Kazakhstan 144.624242 words
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Article, Illustration218 1998-12-09 58 YESTERDAY IN BANGKOK IT was a bad day for China and Iran. Chinese swimmers failed to win a gold in any of the five swimming events. Iran, which had qualified for the World Cup, was beaten by lowly Oman in a qualifying round of the soccer tournament. However, ChinaPicture/ Afp - 218 words
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Article103 1998-12-09 58 TODAY IN BANGKOK Today's schedule: ♦Billiards and snooker Men s Carom-Three-Cushion (single) final. ♦Bowling: Men and women s squad final. ♦Gymnastics: Men and women s individual all-around finals. ♦Jttdo: Men and women's middleweight, half-middleweight finals. ♦Shooting: Men's 10m air pistol 60 shots final. ♦Swimming: Women's 400 m free, men's103 words
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