The New Paper, 18 January 1999

Microfilm: NL21377
Total Pages: 48
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      Lock icon Indonesia won't be an Islamic state: Habibie
      425 2 Reuters. I WILL fight any attempt to make Indonesia a religious state. Indonesian President B J Habibie made this vow in an interview with Newsweek magazine. Some analysts, in recent weeks, have said that Indonesia was moving towards becoming an Islamic state. But
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      Lock icon Yeltsin, you are ill, so please step down
      196 2 Wire services. RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin is back in hospital. This time a bleeding ulcer is the reason. Doctors say it has been caused by the use of too many aspirin tablets which Mr Yeltsin took for his heart problems. He is
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      Lock icon Sadness behind the winner's smiles
      600 3  -  BY Yong Siew Fern LITTLE Yew Jing Ning sang and won hiding with a smile the death of her mother, who was her singing mentor. Jing Ning, seven, was one-third of the Malaysian group, Tong Zhi Meng (Child's' Dream). Her two singing buddies are both
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      HK's big chill
      441 4  -  Poor souls struggle to keep warm and alive More than 30people have died since temperatures in Hongkong dropped to below 10 deg C last week. Caught out in the cold, it is mostly the old and homeless who suffer REPORT PICTURES JOYCE LIM IT was midnight. And
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      DEATHS
      78 4 MOST of the 30 people who have died from the cold are elderly. Some suffered from hypothermia, while others have died from conditions such as weak hearts which are worsened by the cold. Worse hit are the elderly poor. According to a recent report produced by Oxfam (the Oxford
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      So cold, so cold, so cold
      49 4 A NO SWEET DREAMS: a man sleeping atapierin Central, Hongkong. A COLD STORAGE: An old man sleeping in a cardboard box in Mongkok. > SHIVERS: This old man, he's cold, too. < EXPOSED: You can lie, but you can't hide from the cold, that
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      Storms ahead?
      238 5 m ECONOMIC WEATHER REPORT DO not assume Singapore's economy will improve this year. The crisis in Brazil and the coming elections in Indonesia could mean more storms ahead, said Education Minister and Second Minister for Defence, Rear-Admiral Teo Chee Hean, yesterday. And while policies and remedies are in
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      Lock icon US$ 1 m fake
      70 5 it ritiure ucium iiaiu BAD JOKE I This supposedly US$1 million note was found in one of the Aidilfitri Charity Fund boxes. "We found the note when we were clearing one of the boxes on Friday. Everyone was very happy. But suddenly, we realised that there
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        Bedok condos
        55 5 HOUSING THREE condo developments are waiting to be launched in the Bedok Reservoir area, but the developers are all waiting for each other to take the lead. The developments are Hong Leong Group's Tropica, and First Capital Corporation's Aquarius by the Park condos, both first launched in 1997,
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        More boxes
        55 5 I CHARITY PUT boxes for the Aidilfltri Charity Fund or Tabung Amal Aidilfltri (TAA) in more places all over Singapore. This way, people of all races will be encouraged to donate, said Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Foreign Affairs). TAA is an annual fund-raising effort involving
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        Station closed
        66 5 DIESEL THE taxi drivers' source of cheap diesel has run dry as a makeshift station in Pasir Panjang has closed. A man who said he was the operator said he had closed down the station "temporarily" because "too many people had come to check on it". The station
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        It's going down
        58 5 RENTS PRIVATE residential rents in the third quarter of last year have dropped. Latest figures from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) show that the rental index fell 7.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter during the July-September period the biggest drop in the past two years. Property market
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      world Head liners
      57 5 International Herald Tribune: Nato holds urgent session after massacre jn Kosovo Philippine Daily Inquirer Army shells MILF base, scores dead Berita Harian Malaysia: 19 more die on roads BBC news: The Nato Alliance at an emergency session has decided against military action in response to the killing
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      M'sia's prospects uncertain
      201 6 i Focus Imf chief: n MALAYSIA faces the most uncertain prospects among the regional economies, according to the International Monetary Fund. IMF managing director Michel Camdessus said this in a background paper prepared for presentation over the weekend at the meeting of the Asian and European finance
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      Define 'built in'
      66 6 PROPERTY THE Real Estate Glossary may soon include the terms "built-in" and "built-up". The terms are at the heart of a dispute between a house buyer and a property developer. Mr Tang Tuck Kim, a fellow and past president of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers
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      Thief caught
      58 6 THEFTS M A MAN who sold crackers was caught trying to crack open vehicles at the Singapore Turf Club on Saturday. Five policemen caught him and searched his grey Mazda in the carpark. In the car boot was stolen loot, including 49 Cash Cards, 19 Singapore identity cards,
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      Customs open
      60 6 I JOHOR ALL customs counters at the Johor Causeway and the Second Link will stay open until next Sunday. And Singaporeans are encouraged to use the Second Link during the Aidilfltri holidays, to ease the Causeway jams, said the Johor Customs and Immigration Department. There is also a
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      16m jobless
      58 6 A MORE Chinese in China will be unable to find jobs this year. The labour market is flooded with laid-off workers, fresh graduates and demobilised soldiers. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security said the number of job seekers is likely to hit 30 million this year, but
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      local Head liners
      65 6 The Straits Times: Worst 'may not be over for Singapore' The Business Times: Worst over for Korea, Thailand, Indonesia: IMF Lianhe Zaobao: Teo Chee Hean: Singaporeans need to be wary of those who raise issues to divide society Berita Harian: Ready for bigger challenges RCS morning news:
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      Quote worthy
      83 6 If things get worse in Singapore those Malaysians now working in factories and hotels in the Republic may have to make way for unemployed Singaporeans, especially if people in the Republic have learnt to be less choosy about the jobs they do and have had enough time to
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      5 7 •tonight Hari Raya Eve Hfiju
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      46 7 SINGAPORETODAY Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep Mr Harun Chani, IVIP for Hong Kail GRC, Jaidthat rnMmti r problems are grams more complex ana MPs need to hit More patient How will he unwind after each session? 1 I will be listening more often to my bird* singing.
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      399 8 EXPRESSIONS REGIONAL MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION 1999 EXPRESSIONS We're toasting to another year of Wellness with fabulous discounts! Expressions continues to lead our society towards a healthy start in 1999! At the Wellness Millennium Celebration, 1 we're starting the year with fantastic discounts on our Wellness programmes, plus door gifts, free trials
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      To market, to market —to help my needy friends
      367 9  -  By Nur Musliha Mohsain TAN Kai Xun (left), 16, spends Saturday mornings going to the market. He is a friend. Zulizawati Salim and Farhanah Boritan, both 15, of Yishun Town Secondary School spend their school holidays at the Singapore Children's Society
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      HELP FOR HOMES
      66 9 COMMUNITY Development Councils (CDCs) try to provide manpower assistance to welfare homes. Sembawang-Hong Kah CDC assigns student volunteers to give tuition every week to children of the Singapore Children's Society Convalescent Home or simply to keep them company. The Food and Friends project handled by the Marine
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      Love that walk — in the water!
      197 10  - Love that walk in the water! BY Mike Chua FIFTY-EIGHT people took a bold step over the weekend. They walked into a new frontier: Underwater! They had signed up for Underwater World's new facility which allows visitors to walk underwater, without having to be a diver or a swimmer. Called
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      157 10 SINGAPORE DISCOVERY mtovthlhitovn /•r Sclamal OyiOlari Rava a perfect holiday, bring your whole family down to the fun and cxciicincili at the Singapore Discovery Centre! During this festive week (19-24 January), clllldl°cn (3-12 vcan old) V will enjoy a special 50% discount on admission tickets. So, enjoy these Hari Rava
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      96 11 on your shopping bill at NTUC Fair Price. Only with Fujifilm. gUiKijjl HESHU The Fujifilm Dollar pack with 2 Fujifilm Dollars. fujifilm Available at all authorised Fujifilm dealers IBV "get and NTUC Fair Price outlets. ■■■■H pack, which can be spent like real money. With F iti as real money!
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      She trapped him
      364 12  -  HE MOLESTED HER. 50... By Jason Tan PICTURE this: A small, bespectacled woman as puny as a primary school student is getting molested on a bus. But no one can see it. Her bulky molester has squeezed her into a corner at the back of the bus
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      Before doe...
      577 13 I, CHUA SAY KIAT, wish to say... My father and especially my mother tried hard since I was young to keep me ontheria^|H. fikd them. Bf M JB be in the who wHs disillusioned r than child. cam where not back. I am I pray tn9l those who
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      Youngsters, think what you're doing
      429 13 HIS PLEA DEATH Chua was sentenced to death for trafficking in heroin. He was arrested while carrying one packet, 34 sachets and seven straws containing more than 42.45 g of diamorphine. HE seemed resigned to be hanged from the first day of his trial on
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      Arrested in lobby
      235 13 HIS CAPTURE WHEN Chua left his Garden Hotel room on July 27 last year, he was about to "shift to a new location". But he didn't get far. Central Narcotics Bureau officers were tailing him. At 7.55 pm, they arrested him in the hotel lobby. In Chua's
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      243 13 Are you proficient in English? Arc you content with the written, easy-to-understand way you speak and write? lessons. How to avoid errors. Are you sure that you are How to express your ideas not making mistakes that fluently. cause people to underrate sUld ir on your-You are judged by a
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  • MALAYSIATODAY
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      Lock icon 'Polls could be just weeks away'
      331 14 Malaysian leaders to meet soon, says Umno source AFP, Reuters. MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling coalition is expected to meet after tomorrow's Aidilfitri celebrations. On the agenda: preparations for the general elections, because early polls could be just weeks away, a party source
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      Lock icon Anwar: Jail has made me stronger
      194 14 AFP. NEARLY four months after his arrest, sacked Malaysian deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim has issued a new warning against government oppression and corruption. He did this in a two-page Hari Raya Aidilfitri message to Muslims, dated Jan 7. The message was circulated on Saturday
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  • WORLD TODAY
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      Spiked!
      37 15 m u i<m u i< British corned 1m Spike invitation to write* poem Ml between Prieco Edward and public reUtiottincutive Sophie Rhys-Joaes* He sakl: The only thing that rhymes with Sophie Rhys-Jones is skin and bones.
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      So much power... so much fraud
      323 16  -  by YVONNE LIM WELCOME to the world's largest, most powerful bureaucratic empire the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. Until recently, it had little accountability. But last week,all 20 executive members of the Commission narrowly missed being sacked in a vote in the European Parliament.
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      Lock icon Who sits Where during trial
      45 17 The Senate chamber has special arrangements for President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial Art/PAT Chief Juatice William H. Re/inquist Houae managers H~ySU Clinton s lawyers lidby David Kendall Tom Oaachle ImImmIKj Im M 1-1 mr minonry leaaer Trent Lott majority laadar
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      Lock icon Strong enough case?
      344 17 Source: News wires. HOUSE Republicans feel they've made a strong case against US President Bill Clinton. They've reportedly jolted senators from his Democratic Party with the strength of their three-day presentation of facts. The Republicans have a 55-45 majority and need to win at least 12 more
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      Lock icon Battle heats up over witnesses
      198 17 AFP. THE split has worsened between the parties over whether to call witnesses in the impeachment trial. The 22 US senators appearing on TV yesterday gave little sign of breaking party ranks on the issue. Democrat Senator Robert Torricelli warned Republicans that a pitched battle
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    Lock icon Attacked by a tiger
    355 18 Pahang tribesman badly hurt, 30 stitches on head and hand MALAYSIATODAY HE'S very lucky to be alive after he was pinned beneath a fiery tiger. Malaysian hunter Mahat Awang came off the frightening escapade yesterday with 30 stitches on his head and hands, reports the Malaysian
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      158 18 "Bite the bullet NOW to prepare yourself for a successful future..." Mr R. Theyvendran, PBM Achieve more than 'N\ 'O' 'A' levels to be successful. So what does it take to achieve your success? Take this opportunity to gain insights into attributes for success from a renowned entrepreneur Mr R
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  • DEAR WIJEY
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      Lock icon My goal: Sports management
      362 19 QI AM a second-year junior college student doing physics, maths C and further maths. Now that the A-level examinations have kind of ended, I am not sure which path I want to take once the results are through. One option would be accountancy at university here.
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      Can I do triple science?
      124 19 QI AM in Secondary 2 and will take combined physics and chemistry next year. If I manage to enter a junior college, can I take the pure triple science subjects, which are biology, physics and chemistry? Confused A GENERALLY, one who has not offered biology
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      Design is out of his reach
      195 19 QI HAVE a cousin who is 22 and has completed his National Service. He is interested in studying graphic arts and design and hopes to work in advertising. His highest qualification is NT3. To my understanding, he is not eligible for polytechnic because he
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      151 19 Call 1900-*****03 and leave your questions for Mr Wijey. You can listen to his earlier advice, too. This week's Q&A: Can I switch JCs? Dropout needs new beginning My next project: a diploma! Calls cost 30 cents a minute. Do you have any questions regarding education? Write or fax your
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      Film in paradise
      330 20 MR SURAT Jeankok misses his favourite haunt the beautiful Maya Beach overlooking the Andaman Sea. But the 35-year-old owner of a travel agency on Phi Phi Island would not go near the isle, just 20 minutes away from where he lives by longtail boat. It's because he
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      MAYA BEACH: ANY BEACH-LOVER'S PARADISE
      266 21 WITH powder-soft sand, clear waters and beautiful corals, and a spectacular view of the Andaman Sea, it is no wonder many who have been here want to come again and again. Like Italian student Silvia Cere, 18, who was back at the island for the
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      Lock icon Hot protests, but he's cool
      370 21 HE is the man who signed the deal that allowed 20th Century Fox to use Maya Beach. And Mr Plodprasop Suratsawadi, director-general of the Royal Foresty Department, now faces a lawsuit by the local elected assemblies in Krabi because of it. But despite the protests
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      Buzz on Bob
      55 22 LISTEN to our celebrity buzz on 1900-*****04. What was Robert De Niro known as in his neighbourhood? What was his first stage role? Find out more in 10 things you never knew about him. Get the news on Jennifer Lopez, Pamela Anderson and Lisa Marie Presley. Calls
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      TV for Hari Raya
      394 22 At home on Hari Raya or at a friend's place, and you fancy watching some TV, here are some shows to look out for Copt In the Sky (documentary): Premiere 12,10 am The police helicopter has become one of the most effective tools for fighting crime.
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      New film company hits the street
      366 23  -  By Edwin Yeo THE first movie to be officially commissioned in 1999, surprisingly, comes not from the "big" boys of the local industry, but from a new movie company. The gall, you might say. I mean, who are these guys, Act Venture Films? Where
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      72 23 Canning Park Hotel I A New Hotel With 175 Rooms We Gmyau More M>r Jjess Hi f i ■R J I l r r vlt'm f Room Rates: Min $16.50 Overnight $48.00nett "-®M&L Saturday additional Eve of Public Holiday $10.OOnett UHB^K (For Overnight Only) 7 V For corporate or block
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      65 23 Salmon wilh Garlic Drunken Prawns. Crab Meat ■llMraßllirjlimil'l'i Fried Rice, English Trifle, Sago with Jackfruit $20.00 (Adult) $14*50 (Child) and a host of exotic cuisines. For reservations, please call 533 SBBS ext 3266. At pr terns totooCt tv W% wrtw charge. J* <*»**/J* OST FURAMA HOT6L 60 Eu Tong Son
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    Lock icon So in love with... Kebayas and jamu
    1016 24 (■vv 0 °J I |Hh On the eve ofHari Raya Aidilfitri, CAROL LEONG turns her attention to the elegant kebaya, and finds out why two non-Malay women are allforjamu, a traditional, herbal health and beauty supplement Traditional appeal THE kebaya's golden age in
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    Indian or Malay greeting?
    470 25  -  Etcetera WITH AMBIGA RAJU THE sights, sounds and smells of Hari Raya are very familiar to me. I grew up with many Malay neighbours in a small kampung in Changi. Around this time, many of the mak cik and kakak there would start putting their ovens
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    Mmmama mia!
    278 28  -  FOOD WITH A VIEW By Woon Wui Tek AT La Smorfia, the first feast is free. It's a visual one, you see. Upon entering, colourful murals and paintings leap oft the walls for your eyes to digest. Smorfia is Italian for "make a face", so expect a generous
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      44 28 Lunch I guide JA inside Get a taste I of authentic qm Vietnamese beef noodles at Nick's Kitchen. Splashing good time Spend $20 at Rasa Big Splash and T get 2 free S admission I tickets to The 1L Big Splash. A fastads la
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      Lock icon Tyson: I have along way to go
      361 42 BOXING AFP. ONE win is not a comeback. Mike Tyson made sure everyone knew he was aware of that after his win against South African Francois Botha on Saturday. The former heavyweight champion knows he still has a lot of work to do,
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      76 42 TYSON is likely to fight again in late April and word is that it may be against Axel Schulz of Germany. Tyson has said he will only fight four times again before retiring, but his huge debts may change that plan. An executive with Showtime cable tv, which
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      Lock icon Golden guys out to unseat Sampras
      150 42 AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS IN MELBOURNE: STARTS TODAY Reuters. PETE Sampras might regret his decision not to play in the Australian Open starting in Melbourne today. Up to a dozen acclaimed top players clamour to knock the pre-eminent men's tennis player of the 1990s from
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      329 43 NEAR POST TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 WIMBLEDON 0 AFP. WIMBLEDON coach Joe Kinnear joined the chorus of critics of Tottenham's controversial winger David Ginola. Ginola went down four times in the penalty area in Saturday's goalless draw, and each time was left frustrated by referee Mike Riley's refusal
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      DIVING TALES
      99 43 January'96: Newcastle v Arsenal: Booked for "diving" when he toppled under a challenge from Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn. April'98: Spurs v Evert on: Ginola, returning from suspension after also earning the praise of then manager Christian Gross, occasionally threatened the Everton goal but was booked for diving in
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      392 43  -  ...MORE ON TOTTENHAM'S DAVID GINOLA By Gerard Wong DOES anybody have a direct line to George Graham's office? If so, please give him a call to tell him to slap some sense into David Ginola's thick head, curly locks and all'. It's disturbing to
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      Smith: Another Owen?
      265 43 MORE FROM GERARD WONG LEEDS UNITED FINALLY; lifter more than half a year of non-stop hype over Michael Owen, here's another 18-year-old striker with the ability to take some of the shine off our Liverpool wonderboy. Meet Leeds United's new precocious young talent Alan Smith. He's had
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      240 43 Charlton has not won a premier league match since October 24 a 4-2 defeat of West Ham when it was ninth in the table. It earned its last point in a 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough on Nov 14. Yesterday's draw moves Charlton up one place to 18th
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      'Don't worry about others'
      121 44 TODAY S ACTION ASTON Villa captain Gareth Southgate has urged his team-mates to focus on their own form. And not to worry about the performances of their title rivals. The England centre back believes the key to title success is to remain detached from events at
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      They're two of a kind
      196 44 LEICESTER 2 MAN UTD 6 THE form of Cole and Yorke is becoming a potent force for us," said Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson after his team destroyed Leicester. Dwight Yorke grabbed his first hat-trick for United to take his goal tally to 15 (including
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      Lock icon Liverpool roars back to form
      326 44 LIVERPOOL 7 SAINTS 1 Wire services. LIVERPOOL'S back! The Anfield (Liverpool's homeground) giant reaffirmed its title credentials on Saturday with a 7-1 demolition of Southampton. The team, which dominated English and European football in the late 1970s and 1980s, has won four and drawn one
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      387 45  -  MANCHESTER UNITED TO PLAY IN SINGAPORE? Reports Ernest Luis POOR Manchester United fans here must be scratching their heads. After two days of reports, the question has not been answered fully. Will Man United play here? The answer is yes. But you won't get to see Peter
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      156 45 WE got a tip-off from a source that the Red Devils wanted to play here. We confirmed this with a top S-League official. Man United would be on its pre-season training tour. When asked if all the top United players would be coming, the official
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      403 45 COMING YOUR WAY NEXT FANS, you can still get to see David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and company here in Singapore. That's because United will be setting up a "Manchester United Experience" store by July. It will have a "Red" cafe, offer club membership, sell Man
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      Lock icon Vieri hits the target again
      354 46 ITALIAN SERIE A Wire services. CHRISTIAN Vieri grabbed his third goal in three matches as Lazio beat Parma 3-1 in their top-of-the-table clash yesterday. Lazio's win took it into third place, level on 32 points with Parma. Both are now three points behind leader Fiorentina,
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      Lock icon No farewell for former captain
      147 46 JURGEN KLINSMANN AFP. FORMER Germany captain Jurgen Klinsmann (left) will not get a big sending-off from his country. Klinsmann said yesterday he had been refused an official farewell game by the German Soccer Federation (DFB). "I really would have loved to bid farewell before the
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    101 42 Today's main matches: MEN 2 Alex Corretja (Spa) v Takao Suzuki (Jap) 3 Patrick Rafter (Aust) v Oliver Gross (Ger) 6 Tim Henman (Eng) v Karim Alami (Mor) 9 Richard Krajicek (Hoi) v Hicham Arazi (Mor) 11 Goran Ivanisevic (Cro) v Andrei Cherkasov (Rus) 14 Mark Philippoussis (Aust)
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      390 43 EI mBSBSM33 3 3 3ES LEADING SCORERS: 13: Michael Owen (Liverpool) 12: Dion Dublin (Aston Villa, 3 for Coventry) 11: Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) 10: Hamilton Ricard (Boro), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds), Andy Cole (Man United) 9: Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea), Robbie Fowler (Liverpool) Marcus Gayle (Wimbledon), Gustavo Poyet (Chelsea), lan
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      46 46 1 And now for Tyson versus HolyfieldIII: Page 45 j| Charlton's second-half fowler: rescue mission: p a ge47 I T I I S J II I L Hat-trick hero Man United and Liverpool: champion material?: p ag e4B Yes, Manchester United is BHHHHH coming but...: Pag«49
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