The New Paper, 24 December 1998
1998-12-24
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Article, Illustration544 1998-12-24 2 Sources: Wire services, International Herald Tribune. HONGKONCTtycoon Li Ka-shing rarely talks about politics in public. So, when he said that he would invest less in Hongkong because he did not like the political environment, many people took his remarks seriously. Share prices fell 1.6 per centSources: Wire services, International Herald Tribune. - 544 words
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Article205 1998-12-24 2 LIKE other Asian countries, Hongkong has not been able to escape the economic crisis. It recorded its worst quarterly performance on record in the three months to September, with the economy estimated to have shrunk by 7 per cent. The figures prompted the government to revise downwards its205 words
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Article, Illustration236 1998-12-24 3 Wire services. NO, just Cambodian soldiers. They came in helicopters, landing where ordinary Cambodians dared not go to. Their mission: To remove 3,000 tonnes of toxic waste dumped by a Taiwanese plastics company. But the saviours were human after all. After a while they beganWire services.; Pictures/ Afp - 236 words
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Advertisement106 1998-12-24 3 Willi What's life like for Sporean John Tan and his family living in strife-torn Jakarta 7 d Hf n;;iu:c in win ;:TMlitj|is inch 'll() V/ 111) j ()llll(*i c% I A II I I f The Soccer Flop Why v.uikl s most V j t'xiiensivo pl.i,ei tUI ■j-' Di'iiilsiiii is106 words
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Article, Illustration977 1998-12-24 4 BRIAN MILLER - Her friends in high places... REPORTS BRIAN MILLER WE know her as Miss Walking Wardrobe. And there were hints that she had links to powerful people in the Malaysian government. Yesterday, the power connections of Miss Ummi Hafilda Ali were highlighted during Day 32 of the Anwar IbrahimPicture/ Afp - 977 words
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Article190 1998-12-24 4 IT was the latest bombshell from Anwar Ibrahim's lawyers. A tape recording which they produced in court yesterday. From the start, the defence had claimed that Miss Ummi Hafilda Ali was involved in a political conspiracy against Anwar. Yesterday, Miss Ummi admitted that she had met one190 words
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Article460 1998-12-24 4 MISS Ummi Hafilda Ali tore her family apart. She had brother fighting brother. Father fighting daughter. Children against parents. This was the picture painted hy Anwar Ibrahim's lawyer, Mr Gurbachan Singh. He was continuing with the cross-examination of the star prosecution witness yesterday. Things got so460 words
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Article300 1998-12-24 4 THE exchange took place when Mr Gurbachan Singh tried to establish that Miss Ummi did not have her family's support when she wrote her letter to the Prime Minister in August last year. Mr Singh: Do you agree that before you sent the letter to the300 words
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Article201 1998-12-24 5 m MALAYSIA'S CURRENCY CONTROLS MALAYSIA'S Bank Negara has approved a currency swop that will allow some foreigners to take their money out of the country. The swop will free RM6OO million ($260 million) in money trapped in Malaysia by the capital controls. In addition, the201 words
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Article, Illustration55 1998-12-24 5 Attacked with paper cutter SLASHED: MrP H Urn, 37, needed more than 30 stitches on his face after he was slashed viciously across the face with a paper cutter by a Sembawang Drug Rehabilitation Centre inmate on Tuesday. Mr Urn is a workshop manager at thePicture/ The Straits Times - 55 words
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Article59 1998-12-24 5 HDB THE HDB is considering reserving some of its bond issue for the public to buy. Ordinary Singaporeans will be able to buy some with cash or Central Provident Fund savings. The HDB plans to issue the $2 billion worth of bonds starting next year. It says the59 words
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Article59 1998-12-24 5 COURT WARDER R Seagaran, 32, was jailed for six months yesterday for corruptly trying to get $20,000 from jailed soccer bookie Rajendran Kurusamy. Rajendran, also known as "Pal", wanted a cellular telephone for the World Cup season. So he asked his brother to get him one, and arranged59 words
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Article65 1998-12-24 5 RETAIL JAPAN'S leading electrical retailer plans to open 13 more stores in Singapore, at a likely cost of $13 million. Best Denki will start with three more shops next year, reports The Business Times. The group bought out the Singapore-owned part of the chain in May. The seven65 words
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Article50 1998-12-24 5 INDONESIA FORMER Indonesian president Suharto is not a corruption case suspect yet. More proof is needed, although the evidence gathered so far is "pointing in that direction," Attorney-General Andi Ghalib said. Mr Suharto was grilled for more than three hours two weeks ago over allegations of corruption.50 words
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Article28 1998-12-24 5 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 157.57 points to close at 9,202.03 points yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 695 million shares.28 words
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Article51 1998-12-24 5 International Herald Tribune: Ex-head of Nato sentenced in Belgium for corruption New Straits Times: Court strikes out Anwar's suit Utusan Malaysia: Dismissal of Anwar lawful BBC news: The US has said they can renew attack on Iraq any time if Saddam Hussein continues making weapons of mass51 words
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Article128 1998-12-24 6 in FOCUS AFP SANTA Claus is making a comeback in communist Cuba. A growing number of images of Santa and "Merry Christmas" banners are popping up in foreign currency stores run by state companies during this holiday season. It is the first time in three decades thatAFP - 128 words
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Article57 1998-12-24 6 JOHOR THE Johor state government supports the federal government in its talks with Singapore leaders on water supply. Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman denied a media report that Johor authorities who had not been involved in recent water talks were unhappy. Leaders of the two nations57 words
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Article49 1998-12-24 6 THAILAND SERIOUS deflation could hit Thailand next year, warns the Bank of Thailand (BOT). The reason: A collapse in domestic demand, said BOT governor Chatu Mongkol Sonakul. He has urged businessmen, investors and bankers to trust one another and "join hands" to invest and stimulate the domestic economy.49 words
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Article52 1998-12-24 6 INDONESIA INDONESIA would not follow Malaysia's new economic policy because it is race-based, says Cooperatives Minister Adi Sasono. He had been accused of wanting to follow Malaysia's way, which could mean resharing assets of ethnic Chinese-owned companies to native-owned businesses. Mr Sasono said he preferred a52 words
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Article43 1998-12-24 6 TRAINING About 1,700 employees of the Sing Tel group will be going for training under the Skills Redevelopment Programme. The programme has just been expanded to include the telecommunications industry. The training will cover digital telecommunications, networks and cellular communications technology.43 words
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Article59 1998-12-24 6 The Straits Times: Swop frees RM6OOm for repatriation The Business Times: KL moving to relax freeze on foreigners' assets soon: Daim Lianhe Zaobao: Li Ka-shing's talk causes shock, and Tung Chee-hwa hurriedly issues placatory speeches Berfta Harian: Judge bans media from releasing tape contents RCS morning news:59 words
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Article96 1998-12-24 6 Singapore has to be honest and not too businesfhminded in its dealings with Indonesia. Singapore needs to see us as something more than an economic entity... Hook at Singapore as being more than a huge supermarket.... Singapore has to understand that there is a new Indonesia in the96 words
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Article, Illustration373 1998-12-24 7 Jason Tan - SINGAPORETODAY By Jason Tan A 16-YEAR-OLD Singaporean holidaying in Perth, Australia, was killed on Dec 14 in an accident involving a suspected drunk driver. Benjamin Tan, who had just completed his 0 levels, suffered severe head and abdominal injuries. He died eight hours later, before his373 words
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Article, Illustration99 1998-12-24 10 mui*mui* -■frinfi her Santa it |l>r or* here here it hare Life! columnist David Kraal Members an article in The Sun newspaper in New Yocfc published on Sept 21,1897. The article was in response to uld Virginia O'Hanlon who asked about the99 words
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Article271 1998-12-24 10 Teo Hwee Nak - Anyone convicted of drink-driving can be jailed for up to six months and disqualified from driving for at least a year. They can also be fined. By Teo Hwee Nak Fourteen people will be in court today for drink driving offences, hours before the partying271 words
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Article, Illustration276 1998-12-24 11 Ready, get set... REACH for your partywear all 500 of you who got tickets to the TNP Christmas bash. The fun starts at 7 pm tomorrow and what an evening you're going to have, at the Vogue Disco Pub and Wine Bar. First, there will be a dance and276 words
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Article112 1998-12-24 12 AT Star Awards '98, Bryan Wong was named one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. But at the beginning of his career, he was criticised by reporters and readers of Friday Weekly as being vain. "I used to think that being good looking was112 words
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Advertisement335 1998-12-24 13 VV%VWW*V»''WV > v,v 'VA.. '.V SINGAPORETODA Y r Oh-oh, here they come... JUST/N TIME: the season to give so Mr Mervyn in these Furbies to Picture/ BT «Bra.,. k ,4 y J| A JL'* Bfl^k THESE furry wonders are capable of Why $139 in Singapore? on the popularity of the335 words
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Article, Illustration475 1998-12-24 14 Teo Hwee Nak - AFTER MEMORIAL SERVICE, A SCARY FUGHT FOR RELATIVES The plane is rocking... SINGAPORETODAY By Teo Hwee Nak SAME day. Same time. Same route. And the same Boeing 737-300 model. For 45 minutes last Saturday the first anniversary of the Silk Air crash some of those who475 words
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Article, Illustration279 1998-12-24 16 Michelle Ang - WHAT'S THIS TEACHER DOING IN BY Michelle Ang THE parents were in despair. Their teenage son had just been sentenced to 2Vi years in the Singapore Boys' Home. He had been caught for snatch theft. He was a runaway. Three CHI J Katong Convent (KC) schoolgirls Juliana Chan,Picture/ David Tan - 279 words
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Article80 1998-12-24 16 THE Juvenile Court started the Peer Adyisors Scheme in November 1996. Three groups, consisting of 141 students and 33 teachers from 25 schools, have taken part. Students taking part are between 15 and 16 years of age. They must have good social skills and a clean record. They80 words
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Article, Illustration436 1998-12-24 17 Suddenly, your child's future career is no longer a sure thing. Jobs will be scarcer, competition tougher. All the more reason, one man tells YVONNE 11M, you should prepare your child for the right job, now THEY may be as young as 11. But somePicture/ David Tan - 436 words
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Article92 1998-12-24 17 WHETHER you're in Secondary One, junior college or NS, there are programmes to suit you. Those 14 and above can take psychometric tests which assess your aptitudes, strengths, interests, personality. Clients get a full report, with advice on potential jobs and school courses. You can ask92 words
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Article267 1998-12-24 17 MR K S LIM always thought his eldest son, 16, was artistic and his daughter, 13, was good at languages. And that his younger son, 11, was "very playful and lazy, and a bit slow". But the test conducted by Mr Tay turned out surprising267 words
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Article, Illustration355 1998-12-24 18 Jason Tan - By Jason Tan A BLINK of an eye that's how fast a crook can copy your credit-card details. With just one swipe, he can capture all your card information illegally on a gadget called a skimmer. The palm-sized instrument can be easily hidden.Picture/ The Straits Times - 355 words
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Article89 1998-12-24 18 IN July this year, a 23-year-old waiter became the first person here to be charged with skimming credit cards. Ong Wai Meng, who worked in the Kowloon Canton Pub and KTV lounge in Neil Road, was sentenced to five years' jail for abetting to cheat. He had skimmed eight89 words
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Article28 1998-12-24 18 THE credit-card skimming scam will be featured in Crimewatch at 8 pm on Friday on Channel 5, and at 10.30 pm on Monday on Channel 8 (Mandarin).28 words
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Article111 1998-12-24 18 WHY the crime is difficult to detect: The skimmer is small and easy to use. The card needs to be just swiped through the device. The clone cards are used for small amounts, between $50 and $80 each time. Card-holders often miss these small amounts in111 words
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Article45 1998-12-24 18 POLICE give advice: Be alert towards anyone holding a small gadget in his hand and swiping your credit cards through it. Be careful of persons "doing surveys" who want to swipe your credit card through a gadget as part of a "survey or contest".45 words
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Article, Illustration441 1998-12-24 19 CRISPINA ROBERT - Just a month before Christmas, their church was burnt down. But this isn't stopping the members of the Christus Ketapang Church in Jakarta from celebrating Christmas in the ruins REPORT CRISPINA ROBERT THE smell of charred wood hits you as you enter the compound of whatPICTURES MOHD ISHAK - 441 words
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Article119 1998-12-24 19 SEVERAL Mosques were burnt down in revenge attacks following the burning of the church. It was torched after worshippers at a North Jakarta Mosque believed that a nearby building was a gambling hall frequented by Catholics. They demanded it close during Muslim services. In the row that119 words
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Article225 1998-12-24 21 HE'S the top Customs official of the Philippines, as well as a friend of the country's leader. But he had threatened guests and staff at the luxury Manila Hotel with a pistol. So Philippine President Joseph Estrada sacked Mr Pedro Mendoza from his post as225 words
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Article, Illustration318 1998-12-24 23 Da dttares off tiger WORLDTODAY Source: Bernama. THE tiger was about to tear his 10-year-old son apart. So settler Mohd Ghazali Abdullah, 41, did the only thing he could to save his boy, Mohd Nasharuddin. He rushed in to take on the animal, which is believed toSource: Bernama.; Picture/ Sin Chew Jit Poh - 318 words
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Article230 1998-12-24 25 THE opinion polls say: Congress, don't impeach President Bill Clinton. Yet, on Dec 19, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives did just that. Despite opposition from all Democrats, the Republicans voted to impeach him for lying under oath and obstruction of justice. Why are230 words
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Article150 1998-12-24 25 AFP. VISIBILITY was still low, but controllers at one of New Delhi's main airports wanted to get in as many hovering planes as possible. The Indira Gandhi airport had shut down on Tuesday with 25 flights diverted. It reopened early yesterday, with controllers working on withAFP. - 150 words
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Article, Illustration335 1998-12-24 26 LAST year, he was one of Mr Tony Blair's top guns. He helped Mr Blair's Labour Party win big at the British general elections. Yesterday, Mr Peter Mandelson, one of the British Prime Minister's closest friends, gave Mr Blai a huge politicalPictures/ Afp - 335 words
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Article, Illustration442 1998-12-24 27 mamraar WHEN Mr V Ganesan, 20, went for a ride on Sunway Lagoon's flying carpet ride last Saturday, it was not just the carpet that flew. The life-sized Aladdin figurine that "steered" the carpet at the Petaling Jaya theme park broke from itsPicture/ The Sun - 442 words
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Article, Illustration188 1998-12-24 28 spotlight What's more frightening... the hair or the outfit? KENNETH KOH and SAM YEO took these pictures at the Star Awards last weekend f HEY GUYS, GUESS WHO? It's Fann Wong...and her black leather bra-exposing Gucci dress. Of course, her diamond ling, which costs over $10,000, is pretty attention-grabbing188 words
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Article, Illustration530 1998-12-24 29 NG WAN CHING - Etcetera WITH NG WAN CHING MY husband and I are leaving our babies behind to fly halfway across the world. There was a time when going to the Big Apple and the rest of the US eastern seaboard our absolute favourite parts of that530 words
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Miscellaneous138 1998-12-24 29 COMICREUEF The Concrete Jungle/Colin Goh 1 tot I 1 l« saw-SuSTEffiSor ES&BSSfc v AfiHx-7 J ™P- EmoiMtoWttSEblbftto J Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Watterson JjAKT TO VML MAT? I UOft I V TH>S tS IEAM, KKD I TWS SMS, "MOK 9DHB' **J'RE Go** ID W IN S WDHt RtfGEnMJWkBETIZED. OWSS-WOEXED **JLVJKE ONE:138 words
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Article, Illustration452 1998-12-24 31 Edwin Yeo - By Edwin Yeo SHE may be just 17, but Gabrielle Dai has the makings of a star. Straight from winning The New Paper's New Face of the Year contest this year, Gabrielle has landed the lead role in The New Paper's first "movie" production, Alamageddon.Pictures/ Joyce Lim - 452 words
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Article, Illustration393 1998-12-24 31 Edwin Yeo - TWk Alamageddon Stan: Kelvin Chan, Gabrielle Dai Scenarios A yuppie's meteoric rise in life is aided by a mysterious Internet friend Sciteainc: One day only, in The New Paper on Saturday RatkiCK Well, it costs only 60 cents BY Edwin Yeo A movie production by393 words
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Article, Illustration313 1998-12-24 32 CLAIRE FORLANI ON WORKING WITH BRAD PITT WHEN Claire Forlani (above) was filming Meet Joe Black with Brad Pitt, there were tabloid reports about them. And she didn't even know. Pitt had just split with Gwyneth Paltrow and Forlani was his new attractive co-star. In an313 words
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Article, Illustration391 1998-12-24 33 MEET Joe Black is a Brad Pitt fest. In an early scene, Pitt is a diner who chats up Dr Susan Parrish (Claire Forlani) in a New York coffeeshop. According to United International Pictures, for the rest of the 170-minute film, Pitt plays Death,391 words
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Article61 1998-12-24 33 WOULD you like to win a Meet Joe Black book? Just answer one simple question and you could be one of 20 lucky readers to walk away with a copy of this 24-page full-colour book. The number to call is 1900-914-0801. Each call costs 20 cents. The contest closes61 words
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Article, Illustration339 1998-12-24 34 Don't know what to do on Christmas Day? Why not stay at home and watch TV? It •tould be tonic for the hangover you 're going to get tomorrow from tonight's partying. Here's a handy guide THREE Stooges' Greatest Hits: 11 am, ■f, f to339 words
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Article, Illustration414 1998-12-24 49 NBA PAY DISPUTE: LATEST FAST FACTS The NBA lockout started in September when owners and players could not agree on how to share an estimated US$2 billion ($3.2b) in revenue. Some players want to sign a revised deal so that the season can finally start. If a deal414 words
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Article166 1998-12-24 49 AFP. A WHISKY company manager will enter the record books on Saturday when he makes his 864th soccer league appearance. Graeme Armstrong, who plays for Scottish Third Division side Stenhousemuir, is set to eclipse Tommy Hutchison's British record for an outfield player. The modestAFP. - 166 words
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Article, Illustration283 1998-12-24 50 Three F-factorsfrom the fans today, in response to JEFFREY LOWS Near Post comments on Monday. He paid tribute to Bryan Robson for Middlesbrough's 3-2 upset win at Old Trafford and Chelsea's seemingly settled side. And now, the readers'say... CONGRATULATIONS to Bryan Robson's boys for a superb performance283 words
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Article187 1998-12-24 51 BRYAN Robson probably had the last laugh at Old Trafford last weekend. The former England and Manchester United skipper left to take over the managerial job at Boro because he knew he stood no chance of taking over as the boss when Alex Ferguson calls it187 words
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Article, Illustration219 1998-12-24 51 THE fight for the top spot in the Premiership has never been so keen. In a week, the top spot has been occupied by three different teams. From Aston Villa to Manchester United to Aston Villa. Then to Chelsea and now back to Aston Villa for yet219 words
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Article304 1998-12-24 51 ALTHOUGH I am a Chelsea fan, I think Manchester United will only get better after its defeat by Boro. I personally believe that they will learn from their mistakes. The championship race is still wide open, with Villa and Chelsea leading, followed by United, Boro, Leeds, Arsenal304 words
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Article, Illustration500 1998-12-24 52 Saw Tek Meng - MIDDLESBROUGH v LIVERPOOL (SATURDAY) SATURDAY: Arsenal v West Ham Blackburn v Aston Villa Coventry v Spurs Everton v Derby Manchester United v Forest Middlesbrough v Liverpool Newcastle v Leeds Wed v Leicester Southampton v Chelsea Wimbledon v Charlton MONDAY: Villa v Sheffield Wed Charlton v Arsenal Derby v500 words
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Article201 1998-12-24 52 IAN BROWN - THE OTHER MATCHES Blackburn v Aston Villa Prediction: 1-1 Southampton v Chelsea 2-3 Newcastle v Leeds 2-2 Coventry v Tottenham 2-1 Everton v Derby 1-0 Sheff Wed v Leicester 3-0 Wimbledon v Charlton 1-0 Boro v Liverpool 2-1 by IAN BROWN MAN UNrTED v FOREST (Prediction:201 words
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Article, Illustration387 1998-12-24 53 Jason Lee - Stories/ Jason Lee RAW. Young. Unproven. Words that describe Marine Castle midfielder Harun Juma'at. But that did not stop new national soccer coach Vincent Subramaniam from giving the young player his first call-up to the national squad on Tuesday. While the move may surprise thosePicture/ Alvin Toh - 387 words
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Article128 1998-12-24 53 HE was just as excited and surprised as anyone else when national coach Vincent Subramaniam called him on the phone to invite him to join the national team. But Harun Juma'at, 21, isn't about to let it go to his head. He added: "Everyone dreams128 words
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Article, Illustration103 1998-12-24 53 THEY'RE now Fifa approved. On Wednesday, 12 Singapore referees received their Fifa badges for 1999 from Jeffrey Beh, chairman of the Football Association of Singapore Referees Committee. Six of them are assistant referees, previously known as linesmen. Fifa accepts up to a maximum of 10 referee103 words
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317 1998-12-24 53 $101 for good luck 8 DAYS TO GO To the end of the campaign WHEN times are tough, don't get mad. Get even. Or as Jurong FC fan Shashi Rai would say: get UNeven. At least, that's what appears to be the philosophy behind317 words
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Article, Illustration174 1998-12-24 54 AFP. YES, Thailand is grateful to England for helping to prepare for the Asian Games soccer mission. No, it did not promise England support in its bid to host the 2006 World Cup Finals. Thailand made it clear that it did not strike a bargainAFP. - 174 words
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Article, Illustration76 1998-12-24 54 JOLLY MOOD: it's Christmas. It's time to let your hair down. And England pace bowler Darren Goughsums up the festive mood ahead of the Boxing Day cricket test in Melbourne. Saturday's first day of the annual Australia versus England test is traditionally the biggestPicture/ Reuters - 76 words
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