The New Paper, 22 December 1998
1998-12-22
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Article, Illustration594 1998-12-22 2 Anwar on trial q^w FOR weeks, everyone had been waiting to hear Miss "Walking Wardrobe" tell her story in court. Waiting for her to reveal why she had squealed on former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. The wait ended yesterday, when MissPicture/ Berita Harian Malaysia - 594 words
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Article92 1998-12-22 2 I WAS threatened by the police's Special Branch and forced to deny the contents of my letter to Dr Mahathir. "The interrogation was very harsh and was more in the form of threats," Miss Ummi told the court. She said that 10 days after she wrote and92 words
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Article80 1998-12-22 2 Senior DPP Azahar Mohamed: Why did you agree to deny (allegations in the letter) even when you said you had a good basis? Miss Ummi: I agreed because (Deputy Superintendent of Police Abdul Aziz Hussin) threatened to send me to the Jalan Travers police lock-up and80 words
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Article, Illustration278 1998-12-22 3 FROM TNP NEW FACE FINALIST T0... Remember Annetha Ayyavoo? She was a New Paper New Face of the Year finalist in 1996. Now, she's the Best Model in the World. The 25-year-old beat 58 models from around the world to clinch the title in Istanbul,Picture/ Reuters - 278 words
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Advertisement72 1998-12-22 2 They live in fear a Traffic slows to a crawl. That means trouble. For Mr John Tan and his family, it means staying indoors. What's life like for this Singaporean living in strife-torn Jakarta? m Find out in our Boxing Day Special, the only English newspaper on sale on Dec72 words
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Article, Illustration484 1998-12-22 4 An alleged drug-trafficker arrested in Canada revealed a trail of money-laundering activities that led to Singapore where $6.5 million was found stashed in a foreign bank account. DANNYLIMfinds out more about the man HE skied and drove a Range Rover just like hisPictures/ Royal Canadian Mounted Police - 484 words
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Article76 1998-12-22 4 THE Accountant-General of Singapore has taken over nearly US$4 million (about $6.5 million) of "drug money" parked in Madrid's bank account here. He was known as John Joseph Byrne in Singapore. ENTITLED He agreed to surrender the money in a deal with the Attorney-General of Canada on July76 words
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Article139 1998-12-22 4 COURIERS of the syndicate would carry millions of dollars to Hongkong, Switzerland, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. In Singapore, they stayed in five-star hotels and were paid US$5,000 for each trip. They would give the money to money changers to be sent to other139 words
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Article55 1998-12-22 4 Madrid is now serving an eight-year jail sentence. He pleaded guilty on Dec 12,1996, in Canada to laundering US$l7 million (about $27.8 million) illegally in Singapore and to owning a Range Rover bought with money from crime between December 1989 and July 1993. As part of the plea bargain,55 words
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Advertisement132 1998-12-22 5 UNWRAP A SURPRISE THIS CHRISTMAS! The slim body you've always wanted could be yours for Christmas. I know, I lost 161b. in 30 days with a Marie France fast fatloss program, plus a sensible nutrition plan. I took 6 inches off r# my thighs, 4.5 inches off my waist 3.5132 words
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Article182 1998-12-22 6 MR" Parents, schools, community... PARENTS and the community should play a more active role in schools to help children learn better. Minister for Education Teo Chee Hean said this would help promote a "total school-home-community environment that is supportive and conducive" to learning. And so the Education Ministry182 words
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Article28 1998-12-22 6 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 85.22 points to close at 8988.85 points yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 742 million shares.28 words
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Article, Illustration75 1998-12-22 6 P, TWs' e Picture/dERITA HAR1AN FAIR WEATHER CRASH: These luxury cars, parked in lots reserved for medical specialists at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital, were hit by a large tree branch that came crashing down. No one was injured. The cars were slightly damaged. The weather hadPicture/ Berita Harian - 75 words
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Article64 1998-12-22 6 TRADE EXPORT of major non-oil goods made in Singapore last month registered its biggest drop in almost two years. More worrying was the fall in exports for the first time in 19 months to the top five markets the US, the European Union, Malaysia, Japan and Hongkong. The64 words
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Article63 1998-12-22 6 I MALAYSIA ABOUT 20,000 Malaysian residents may have roles in the Hollywood movie Anna and the King. Filming will start in March, and about 20,000 local extras will needed. The movie, which will star Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat was to have been shot in Thailand,63 words
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Article63 1998-12-22 6 I PROPERTY I THE Singapore housing market needs a shot in the arm, the top property consultancies say in a report They have urged the government to boost private housing demand, curb residential land supply and even buy back some sites, The Business Times reports. They also want63 words
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Article52 1998-12-22 6 INDONESIA THE Indonesian government has admitted that there were 76 rapes during the violent May riots. But the rapes were not organised, a minister said yesterday. State Secretary Akbar Tanjung said government checks had found 52 cases of rape as well as 24 other cases of rape accompanied52 words
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Article62 1998-12-22 6 International Herald Tribune: Fervour dims for nuclear inspections inside Iraq New Straits Times: Ummi on why she made allegations Berita Harian Malaysia: 7 reasons why Ummi told of misbehaviour BBC news: There has been fierce international criticism of the sentencing of two Chinese dissidents Xu Wenli and62 words
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179 1998-12-22 7 (^Sus BROKEN biscuits and crumbling cookies may soon be a thing of the past. A university student has solved this problem for Australia's giant biscuit manufacturer Arnott's, reports Bemama news agency. The biscuit manufacturer approached University of Sydney student Michelle Lo to find179 words
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Article58 1998-12-22 7 I ECONOMY THE first to get the Asian economic flu will be the first to recover. The International Monetary Fund said yesterday that Thailand would emerge from recession with 1 per cent growth next year. But still under the weather are South Korea and Indonesia. They face58 words
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Article55 1998-12-22 7 [INDONESIA! PROTESTERS stopped tourists from entering Indonesia's Bintan resort on Friday. Locals on the island were protesting over land compensation. They want more money for the land taken for the resort in 1990. They blocked the road into the Lagoi resort area. About 150 tourists had to return55 words
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Article65 1998-12-22 7 SENTOSA THERE will be a new marina at Sentosa next year. It will be able to cater for more than 200 yachts, each able to dock for a few days. The yachtsmen will be able to walk across pontoons to reach food and drink kiosks on the waterfront.65 words
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Article62 1998-12-22 7 I MEDICAL THE world's first known set of surviving octuplets eight babies has been born to a 27-year-old woman in the US. The six girls and two boys, each weighing between 311 grams and 708 grams, are in critical condition at Texas Children's Hospital. One girl was born62 words
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Article53 1998-12-22 7 The Straits Times: Clinton ratings up; prepares comeback The Business Times: Consultants urge govt action to boost property Lianhe Zaobao: Schools, families and community to work towards improving the educational environment Berita Harian: 7 reasons why Ummi wrote letter RCS morning news: IMF predicts slower worldwide economic53 words
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Article50 1998-12-22 7 I don't have time for qffairs I revere women as Madonnas. But\f you can't be trusted by your beloved wife, you can't be a successful politician. Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, commenting on his wife's remarks that she believed he had been faithful to her throughout their marriage.50 words
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Article, Illustration326 1998-12-22 8 Last month, the Government announced measures to help homeowners, affected by Jan I's CPF cut, to pay their mortgages. YVONNE LIM puts new home-buyers' worries to the CPF Board SINGAPORETODAY QI UNDERSTAND that I can use the assistance schemes only if my flat326 words
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Article62 1998-12-22 8 FROM Jan 1, employers' CPF contributions will be cut by 10 percentage points. To help homeowners pay their mortgage instalments, the Government will allow: Use of the Special Account to meet shortfalls in monthly instalments when the Ordinary Account has been used up. Applications for Bridging Loans62 words
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Article, Illustration237 1998-12-22 10 SILKAIR TRAGEDY ONE YEAR ON WHEN memories come flooding back, she will fight back the tears. And instead of thinking of how her best friend died, she remembers how Miss Cheng Lay Nah sought to live life to the fullest. Miss Cheng was one of237 words
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Article203 1998-12-22 11 PARTY WHAT: The New Paper Xmas Party. WHEN: Christmas Day, 7-9 pm. WHERE: Vogue Disco Pub and Wine Bar, Central Mall, 7, Magazine Road. THE New Paper is throwing an exclusive party for readers on Christmas Day. You will get to rub shoulders with MTV babe Belinda Lee,203 words
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Article98 1998-12-22 11 FLIP through The New Paper today and you may find yourself with a ticket to the exclusive preview of A Destiny of Her Own. Luscious brunette Catherine McCormack, last seen as Mel Gibson's wife in Braveheart, plays a brave courtesan in 16th-century Venice, opposite Rufus Sewell. One coupon98 words
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Article, Illustration67 1998-12-22 12 mui'mui* simonang Madam PngSaat Woon, 46, who runs a ago* hiang stall in SorangMii Amuim 1, admitted overofcaqfrlf tome of her more pfcfcy easterner* Sometimes, the customers are very slow in choosing their items. Then, 111 charge them an extra 10 or 2067 words
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Article289 1998-12-22 14 Melvin Singh - Footpath rider runs motorcycle over man's foot By Melvin Singh TALK about putting your wrong foot forward. Motorcycles riding on footpaths may be a common sight. But one riding on a foot? Well, it happened earlier this year, on April 16, to taxi driver Mr Lee Weng Kong,289 words
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Article31 1998-12-22 14 Lim Cheng Kang, 51, was jailed three weeks for committing causing hurt by a rash act. He could have been jailed up to six months and fined up to $500.31 words
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Article, Illustration616 1998-12-22 16 After his shock resignation in May following bloody riots in Jakarta, Mr Suharto has gone from president of the largest Muslim nation in the world to a private citizen who spends his time at home. How has the life of a man who was in616 words
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173 1998-12-22 16 MR Suharto's family wealth is close to US$4O billion (about $65.6 billion), according to Newsweek magazine. As long as Mr Suharto keeps mum about his worth, there's no way to verify this figure. But the moment you step into Jakarta, you are bound to see173 words
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Article, Illustration374 1998-12-22 16 MR SUHARTO insists he is not hiding his fortune overseas. "I don't have a single cent overseas. I don't have a foreign bank account. If there really is, I will give it all to help the country," he said in his interview with374 words
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Advertisement122 1998-12-22 16 &sk for <$pa*^H at Bintan When you next holiday at any Bintan Resorts listed below, you will be able to enjoy a true spa experience. The Phytomer Spa located at Hotel Sedona Bintan Lagoon is offering free transfers to guests staying at Sol Elite, Mana Mana and Sol Mayang Sari122 words
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Article, Illustration70 1998-12-22 17 muifmui* Malaysian National Unity and Social Development Minister Datin Paduka Zaleha Ismail, at a seminar on sexual harassment Don't blame a woman for the way she is dressed. It (sexual harassment) is due to human failures and the behaviour of some men who aregatal and70 words
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Article, Illustration294 1998-12-22 17 He's broke... THE South Korean grocer thought he could collect $4.3 million in an insurance claim to pay off his debts. So he paid someone to cut off his feet. What he did was only the latest example of the lengths peopleAFP. - 294 words
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Article301 1998-12-22 18 Quick action by doctors in Australia saved a Melbourne man from losing his leg to a nasty bacterial infection, reports PETER WILSON from Sydney IT started with a "pimple" on the back of his leg that would not heal. Soon, it was a weeping, black,301 words
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Article152 1998-12-22 18 THE disfiguring flesh-eating bug is known as the Bairnsdale ulcer. The first reported case in the state of Victoria was at Bairnsdale, 250 km east of Melbourne. At first, it looks like a mosquito bite. But, out of sight, millions of microbes are feasting on the152 words
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Article110 1998-12-22 18 LAST year, doctors were sounding warnings in Hongkong about a flesh-eating bacteria found in raw oysters there. In five years, 20 patients had been admitted to the Queen Mary hospital with Necrotizing fasciitis (the eating away of flesh). It develops from a bacterial infection and causes skin to110 words
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Article, Illustration261 1998-12-22 19 impeach /im pi:t// V to charge a public official (before an official body) with serious misbehaviour in office Reuters. even as he worries about his political future. US President Bill Clinton yesterday put aside his political problems to take part in a holiday tradition of helping theReuters.; Picture/ Reuters - 261 words
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Article268 1998-12-22 19 TWO former US presidents have offered a proposal to save the country from the ugly spectre of seeing Mr Bill Clinton being tried in the Senate. Following his impeachment by the House on Saturday for lying under oath and the obstruction of justice, Mr Clinton's268 words
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Article, Illustration290 1998-12-22 21 ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government crumbled last night. And Parliament voted for early elections, within three to six months instead of November 2000. The reason: His peace policies with the Palestinians did not appeal to even his supporters. But MrWire services - 290 words
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Article95 1998-12-22 21 PALESTINIAN officials say the Wye River accord must proceed despite the election. But they predict Mr Netanyahu would block it to boost his chances of victory. They feel the elections hold out a possibility for change but are worried that peace efforts will get bogged down in95 words
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Article274 1998-12-22 22 GERMAN RAIL SABOTAGE MISHAPS Saturday: A train narrowly escaped being derailed in Berlin after it went over concrete blocks placed on the tracks, while a regional train collided with felled trees laid across the tracks in northern Germany Friday: A cargo train was derailed afterReuters. - 274 words
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Article, Illustration581 1998-12-22 23 WITH her quick, thorough mind and killer instinct, she could have been a top criminal lawyer in Singapore. Or a formidable politician. But she settled for a big drop in pay to be a scholar and then a teacher. She took another drop in581 words
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Article146 1998-12-22 23 AS a girl in a rural Singapore village, Alice Tay Ehr Soon was very smart. Her schooling stopped in Primary 1 because of the wartime Japanese occupation. So the eight-year-old read the three fat books her father gave her the Bible, Forever Amber and Gone With The146 words
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Article123 1998-12-22 23 PROF Tay was appointed president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission in Australia in April. It oversees Australian federal laws relating to anti-discrimination issues, human rights, social justice for Aborigines and privacy. She is working to meet a government request to turn it into a123 words
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Article, Illustration433 1998-12-22 24 GABRIELLE DAI - VIST CETERA WITH GABRIELLE DAI IT has been more than two months since the final of The New Paper New Face contest. The fun is over, but the memories are still strong. I recall taking part purely out of curiosity. Modelling may not be433 words
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Miscellaneous216 1998-12-22 24 COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh i 100 HAVE 1 fl&n' IWIWE IJHI HoUHMC I I ja^iraTl WST C 1 1 rwsric. m i »w... oftt-2*s -njrnfcatt Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson I DOfr UNDERSTAND MCW HOW DOES ME PAM R)R THE MRES NO INCOME DEFIOT SURE., BUT SOOME? <>HTA BUNS HIS216 words
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Article, Illustration504 1998-12-22 26 Avis Wong - By Avis Wong WHEN Tony Leung Chiu-Wai walked in, there were whispers all around about handsome he was. Undeniably, the boyish-looking Bfongkong actor still oozes charm at ■6, despite his petite frame and the Erow's feet around his eyes. The source of his charisma: That ■pnouldering, intensePicture/ Joyce Lim - 504 words
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Article, Illustration433 1998-12-22 27 By Avis Wong BOND girl Michelle Yeoh has enough of leaping off buildings and speeding on motorbikes. Now, she wants to act in and produce a non-action movie in Singapore. "I came a few days earlier and I met the Minister for Information and the Arts433 words
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Article, Illustration372 1998-12-22 28 Seen Heard at Star Awards COMING SOON: CHANGES What? I hope not! I've been working so hard these 10 years, now I want to enjoy life, to do other things. In 10 years time, I hope to be doing something else, not in this industry. My life is definitely going372 words
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Article, Illustration315 1998-12-22 30 Hazel Tan - By Hazel Tan FANN Wong, Ann Kok, Zoe Tay and Evelyn Tan have done it. Now, Christopher Lee is following suit. The heart-throb will soon have a solo album to call his own, making him the first male Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) artiste to release a315 words
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Article92 1998-12-22 30 LAST year's Star Search male winner Jerry Chang, too, will be cutting his solo album. Signed under Hype Records, he will start recording in April. But unlike Christopher, Jerry is feeling the heat. RESPONSIBLE He told The New Paper: "It's not that bad when I don't92 words
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Article, Illustration463 1998-12-22 39 NATIONWIDE FIRST DIVISION: IN ENGLAND WEEKEND RESULTS Sheffield Utd 1 Ipswich 2 Barnsley 1 Swindon 3 Birmingham 0 Sunderland 0 Bolton 3 Portsmouth 1 Bradford 2 Wolves 1 Crewe 1 Huddersfield 2 Palace IQPR 1 Grimsby 2 Watford 1 Norwich 2 Bristol City 1 Port463 words
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Article162 1998-12-22 39 Sky Sports (Internet Edition). SHEFFIELD UTDI IPSWICH 2 Richard Naylor popped up in the final minute to grab a last-gasp winner for Ipswich. George Burley's men maintained their promotion bid and moved into second place with a hard-fought victory. Ipswich took the lead through Samassi AbouSky Sports (Internet Edition). - 162 words
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Article, Illustration709 1998-12-22 40 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0 CHARLTON: Sasa llic, Danny Mills, Richard Rufus, Carl Tiler, Chris Powell, Shaun Newton (Clive Mendonca 70th min), Mark Kinsella, Neil Redfearn, John Robinson, Andy Hunt, Steve Jones ASTON VILLA 1 ASTON VILLA: Michael Oakes, Steve Watson, Ugo Ehiogu, Gareth Southgate, Alan Wright, lan Taylor,Wire services.; Picture/ Reuters - 709 words
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Article, Illustration460 1998-12-22 41 Ian Brown - ...MORE ON LAST NIGHTS ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP CLASH By Ian Brown ASTON VILLA manager John Gregory gambled and lost, yet emerged a winner from the Valley (Charlton's ground)! "Sometimes I gamble picking a side. Tonight, maybe I didn't pick the right side," said the Villa boss460 words
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Article, Illustration295 1998-12-22 41 AFP. ZINEDINE Zidane was yesterday named European Footballer Of The Year for an eventful 1998 which saw him help France win the World Cup. The 26-year-old midfielder, who scored twice in the 3-0 final victory over Brazil, was the fourth Frenchman to win the award, afterPicture/ Reuters - 295 words
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Article, Illustration441 1998-12-22 42 AT the heart of Chelsea's title challenge this season lies an overseas .player in his thirties. >'• A player who always hall a smile on his face and is the club's leading goalscorer. But it is not Gianfranco Zola441 words
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Article263 1998-12-22 43 AFP. BIG BUCKS FROM ASIAN GAMES THAILAND expects to make a tidy profit of more than $9 million from the Asian Games, organisers said yesterday. The recession-hit host nation won praise from international sports officials for successfully hosting the tournament, which ended on Sunday. RESERVEAFP. - 263 words
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Article, Illustration54 1998-12-22 43 It's all change for the Argentine national football team. Since the World Cup Finals in France, Marcelo Bielsa has taken over as coach. And the team's kit will now be sponsored by Reebok instead of Adidas, as displayed by some local models (pictured at left) and chief strikerPictures/ Reuter - 54 words
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Article110 1998-12-22 43 AFP. GABRIEL Batistuta is not sure what changes new Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa will make as he builds a side for the 2002 World Cup. "Really I don't know what he will do. Bielsa knows who he is going to call on and why. He knowsAFP. - 110 words
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Article, Illustration155 1998-12-22 43 AFP. BARCELONA may be seven points behind leader Mallorca, but coach Louis van Gaal still thinks his team can win the Spanish league. "In 1998 we won three titles. I hope that 1999 will bring more titles to Barcelona," he said yesterday.AFP. - 155 words
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Article, Illustration284 1998-12-22 44 qhl&M BMmm Reuters. SPORTS analysts might attribute the success of winning athletes at the just-concluded Asian Games to hard training and the latest sports technology. But a Thai restaurant owner thinks otherwise. He believes the secret lies in the exotic dishes including cobra's blood andReuters.; Pictures/ Reuters - 284 words
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