The New Paper, 26 January 1999

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    35 1 the new paper TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1999 1 MITA (P) 151/04/98 60 CENTS A U1I http://newpaper.asiai .com.sg Another qua,l,y pub ca,,on of Singapore Press Holdings W4 K,«• &i *'?< $Ll;' 1 i [>• '.V the new paper
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    Lock icon The Fire Baby
    26 1 Pregnant mum badly burnt in KL arson. Survived 29 hours to give birth. Died an hour after miracle birth /Page 3 Picture/The Star
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Lock icon So, were they just flying a kite?
      564 2 YUAN JITTERS AFP. JUST testing. That is probably what hints of a yuan devaluation in China's official English-language press meant, analysts said. They said China was testing how markets abroad would react if the yuan was devalued. You know, what people call flying
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      China PM says...
      115 2 WE will maintain the yuan's value against the US dollar. The Chinese political machine moved into top gear yesterday to back up this statement. Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and Mr Li Peng, head of the Chinese parliament, both said there would be no devaluation when meeting visiting
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      We won't devalue
      129 2 was also cited in the China Financial Information weekly as saying that maintaining a stable yuan and foreign exchange reserves are the *mayor tasks" for China's foreign exchange administration. Professor Hu Zhuangjun of the Development Research Centre of the State Council in China said several factors ensure
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      10 PER CENT CUT?
      81 2 CHINA will devalue its yuan by about 10 per cent in the second half of this year, said a report from international financial firm CLSA Global Emerging Markets. And Hongkong will be forced to abandon its US dollar peg in early 2000, the report said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Mum & brother burnt to death
      461 3  - Mum brother burnt to death THE FIRE BABY By Michelle Ang SHE is a miracle baby. A tiny infant who survived the flames when her home was burnt. She is The Fire Baby saved by the shelter of her mother's womb. This baby girl was born on Saturday morning, just
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      THE FIRE
      82 3 THE fire, which began at 2 am on Friday, destroyed four units in a KL City Hall longhouse at Kampung Muhibbah in Puchong. A resident, Mr A Manoharan, 32, saw a very badly burnt Madam Mageswary running towards him, pleading for help because her son, Vasantha, was trapped
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      COMPENSATION FOR OF SILKAIR VICTIMS
      508 4 Last Friday, Silk Air made a new compensation offer to families of 104 people who died in the MI 185jyash in v Palembang~rtT997. What does the new offer hold? TEO HWEENAKfinds out NO deadline. That is what Silk Air says about its US$l4O,OOO (*****,000) compensation
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      341 4 Options for the families Accept the offer now. y Upon acceptance, you will have to sign a waiver to give up your right to sue at a later date. f U This means that should Silk Air turn out to V ArPTDT be at fault at the end of the
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      Lock icon All rabbits great and small
      276 5  -  BY Jill Lim IT could be long and neat and alertly pricked-up. Or small and dainty.— no longer than your little finger. Or ft might be long and soft and feathery. What am I talking about? Oh, just the ear of the rabbit. And just
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      SHOW INFO
      40 5 WHAT: The Rabbits of the World Exhibition WHERE: Marina Square Shopping Mall, Level 3 (next to Osim International at #03-130) WHEN: Until Feb 28, from noon to 10 pm. It will be closed from Feb 15 to 18.
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      What's the real story?
      449 6 ogj| THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE The Malaysians want to start building the causeway bridge between Singapore and Johore in December. Contractors were also chosen. All these without any notice that the Malaysians are serious about the bridge. Even Singapore was not told. Why the suddeness? Why this
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        Reforms needed
        58 6 FINANCE SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew has called for global financial reforms so that countries that participate more fully would benefit more. In an essay in Time magazine, the Senior Minister also suggested that steps be taken to reduce the volatility in the exchange rates of the currencies
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        Scholarships
        52 6 EDUCATION ABOUT 100 postgraduate engineering scholarships are up for grabs from the Singapore-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alliance. The bond-free scholarships, for four new courses starting at the National University of Singapore on July 3, aims to draw to Singapore talented people from the region. Each comes with a $1,400
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        Bigger island
        54 6 JURONG JURONGTown Corporation began its latest phase in developing Jurong Island yesterday. The biggest reclamation contract it has ever awarded $1.3 billion will add another 977 ha of land to the island. This is equivalent to more than 18 times the size of Botanic Gardens. About 650 ha
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        Repay bonus
        52 6 I TEACHERSI SEVERAL senior teachers were asked by the Education Ministry to the Government merit bonuses received over the last two years. The teachers, ministry staff on no-pay leave to work in independent schools, had also received bonuses from the schools, and were not entitled to the Government
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        Executed
        63 7 VIETNAM SINGAPOREAN Tan Kwa Eng, 32, was executed by firing squad in Vietnam last Saturday for trafficking in 2.1 kg of heroin. This crime is punishable by death under the law of the country. He was arrested on May 25,1995, while on transit at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan
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        Out of hospital
        57 7 U PMGOH PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong was discharged from the Singapore General Hospital at noon yesterday, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said yesterday. Mr Goh was admitted to SGH last Friday for a urinary infection. But yesterday's statement noted: M He has recovered completely
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        Man stabbed
        65 7 CRIME FIVE youths attacked and stabbed bouncer Norasharee Gous, 25. But he managed to escape in a taxi with a dagger still stuck in his neck. This happened on Sunday afternoon in Yishun. Mr Gous also had cuts on his thighs and skull, but is now conscious and
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        Death row 500
        59 7 PHILIPPINES A FILIPINO labourer became the 500 th rapist to go on death row in Manila recently. Rufino Ernes, 37, was given three death sentences for raping his two daughters, 14 and 15. The government there said the number of rapists on death row was expected to
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      world Head liners
      55 6 International Herald Tribune: US missiles killed civilians, Iraq says Berita Harian Malaysia: Fixed monthly pay for reffeious leaders under study New Straits Times: Exit tax may replace holding period BBC news: President Clinton's impeachment trial has reached a critical phase with the motion in the Senate to
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      KL money review
      173 7 in F®€us THE Malaysian government is relooking its capital control measures so as to attract fresh investments, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad in a disccusion with fund managers. However, he did not make an anticipated announcement on the implementation of an exit tax. REMOVING
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      WATCH THE COST
      42 7 Quote Wworthy While one can dqfer expenditure on some Other activities in difficult times, ©lie cannot predict the onset of illness, nor defer treatment once it happens. Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong, on the need to keep healthcare affordable.
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      local Head liners
      49 7 The Straits Times: Wiranto seeks opposition's help on unrest The Business Times: Yuan fears batter Asian markets but Europe steady Lianhe Zaobao: Anwar sues Mahathir for defamation Berita Harian: Last step in reclaiming Jurong Island RCS morning news: China says it will not devalue its currency
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      109 7 ATTENTION ALL <A» LEVEL AND DIPLOMA HOLDERS! STUDY SMART 1? STU DY at ZL'THAMES IT'S A LEADING BUSINESS SCHOOL "2nd Largest University in Great Britain" BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MARKETING) Awarded and validated by University of Wales BSSSaS 01 Preview: 26 Jan, 7pm woH" Paradiz Centre Ranked sth in terms of research
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      You must have this & this & this
      533 8 You must have this this this LOOKING FOR A JOB? To job-seekers during these hard times, it may seem that employers are getting leaner and meaner, snubbing both the young (fresh graduates) and the old (over-40). So, are they abusing human resources? Views from both sides of the corporate desk,
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      Run over by stalled pickup
      378 9  -  By Danny Lim HE was knocked down and trapped under the pickup he himself was driving. Mr Yu Foo Siang survived, though it may take him a year to recover from his injuries. His wife, Madam Loh Peh Har, was in the vehicle, which had
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      SAT aside, set other tests
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      243 9 HAIRPROBLEM ACTION PLAN Often, when a person detects the very The Svenson Action Plan avoids such first sitfM of a hair problem, he thinks It's not frustration. Because when the results of serious, tt wont lead to baldness. Actions 1 and 2 are professionally assessed But, If not attended to,
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      687 10 (OS(fiETI(S ÜBOHfIIONES Out Heftiest Congratulations to Chairman C.E.O of Cosmetics Laboratories Mr. Andrew Ler for his conferment upon the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Health Science H.C. by Honolulu University of Hawaii U.S.A. Message :Dr. Earl McMilin Ph.D President Honolulu University. Message: Dr Andrew Ler Nadar Drews. M. S. Director
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      NO SHOW
      350 11  -  Dad fails to keep date with court By Fong Foong Mei TWICE, he was jailed for disobeying the court's instructions to bring his daughter back from Pakistan. Now, it looks like jail again for ex-Temasek Polytechrfic lecturer Faheem Ul-Islam, 39. That is, if he shows up again in
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      Lock icon Poetry on the move
      413 12  -  THE SOBERING AGE 1 You start to salvage the lost loves you forgot to claim at 19, a more glorious year. But the women reassure you that they did not see the premature greying of hair-roots. As long as the wallet is fed. And for that
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      POEMS TO TRAVEL WITH
      155 12 POETRY has gone underground. And it will reach the man on the street. From now till April, you can enjoy six new poems in English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil by local poets, posted on MRT in-train panels. Then, for a month from Feb 4, you can
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      First to JC, then to varsity
      252 13 Aiming to go to university? Then take the Junior College route as it's the most direct. That's what Mrs Susan Chan Yoke Kate, principal of Tampines Junior College says. She will be one of the three speakers at the Beyond O Level Seminar on
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      SEMINAR INFO
      62 13 WHEN: Feb 6. WHERE: Temasek Polytechnic Auditorium 1& 2. HOW TO SET THERE: Bus services 8,15. 23,69. Free shuttle service available from Tampines Bus Interchange from 8.15 am TO REBKIER: Call TNP hotline 1900-914-0002. Each call costs 30 cents. TOMORROW MIHE NEW PAPER: Mr Moses Wong, Registrar and
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      199 12 Girls, the hunt begins for that hunk of hunks! Come watch Singapore's most wanted males in the quest for muscle and brains! '1999 HAPPENING ON THURSDAY NIGHTS, 10 PM AT: Odlv WJiir 11.• r»i 101-01 A ORCHARD PARADE HOTEL TEL: 732 7801 FOR RESERVATIONS! SPONSORS: BOgYCtfrmjUßS '^L/ I J Hair
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      Yes, it's legal
      563 14 CHANGING CHARGES ANWAR'S alleged "sex slave", Mr Azizan Abu Bakar, admitted that he still kept in close contact with Anwar Ibrahim and his family after his alleged rape. A doctor testified that another alleged victim, Anwar's adopted brother Sukma Darmawan, showed no signs of having had anal
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      'I know cigar better than mattress'
      349 14 "MATTRESS? What mattress? I know more about President Bill Clinton's cigar and the blue dress," laughed Perak native Ms Lorraine D'Almeida, 31, now a graduate student in Chicago. No, she didn't know all the details about Anwar Ibrahim's alleged semen stains found on a
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      Lock icon ANWAR SUES DR M
      75 14 AFP. ANWAR Ibrahim is suing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad for defamation. His lawyers filed a suit yesterday seeking RMIOO million ($44.2 million) in damages. A statement said Dr Mahathir allegedly defamed his former deputy in remarks made at a news conference on Sept 22, two days
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      239 14 mmmm yf otn the established LAVS education centre with over 700 students earning internationally accredited qualifications. Auston is offering 20 scholarships (fufl course fees) to our top graduates in 1999. BACHELOR of BUSINESS ADMIN A business programme lesigned as fepup for Polyte<hpK i Business-related Diplomas or other Ad* Dip in
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Not the usual greeting
      49 15 min*mui* CotildKbeasignofthe increasing divoiic rste in Chinese cWts? Instead of greeting a M 1,1 ii jiai I, i, i person wicn nw iraavuonai AAmm ft lII— nr WV6 you MRNi DCl|ing residents especially those over the age off 30— are now saying: Are you divorced?
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      Lock icon Iraq: US killed civilians, destroyed homes
      177 15 IRAQ said US air attacks yesterday had destroyed homes and killed civilians in the southern oil hub of Basra. It warned it would continue to challenge Western-established no-fly zones in its south and north. A CNN tv network producer in Basra quoted local officials
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      Lock icon Speak, don't speak Monica
      401 15 US IMPEACHMENT TRIAL I t/S //tfWStf 0/ Representatives prosecutors questioned Monica Lewinsky in private on Monday, causing anger in the Senate ranks. Source: Reuters. OH boy, she's back in town. Former White House intern and star-witness-maybe Monica Lewinsky has the Washington paparazzi hot on her heels.
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      Lock icon Ambon puzzle
      328 16 Golkar link in riots? If so, why? INDONESIA'S military chief General Wiranto is a worried man. He says the riots in Ambon follow a pattern which has been established in other riots. What is this pattern? The General does not want to reveal. But a prominent Muslim leader,
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      Lock icon WORLD BANK WARNS
      152 16 Reuters. THE World Bank has warned Indonesia that it was falling behind in the race to rebuild its economy. But it said the country's poor was coping better with the crisis than had been feared. The World Bank said this after a meeting of international donors in
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      Lock icon Dion flies high in Hongkong
      150 17 AFP IT WAS Celine Dion's voice that soared at Hongkong's old Kai Tak airport last night. And her full satin skirt that took off. "Fasten your seat-belts, I hope thft-e will not be any turbulence tonight," said the 30-year-old FrenchCanadian singer to around 20,000 fans
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      Two strangers and their wedding
      198 17 WHEN Mr Greg Cordell lifted his new bride's veil, it was the first time he had seen Ms Carla Germaine's face. The wedding was the couple's (left) prize for winning a lonely hearts competition staged by British radio station BRMB. A panel of eight "experts",
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      Lock icon Australia demands justice
      367 17 MISSIONARY KIIJ INKS ININDIA Source: News wires. THE missionary killings have ignited a political storm for India's government. Australia has reacted with strong words over the burning alive of missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons in India. "Mr Staines devoted his life to serving others,"
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      Abalone poachers terrorise beachgoers
      248 18  -  By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY ARMED gangs of abalone poachers threatening beachgoers have created a climate of fear on lonely beaches near Melbourne this summer. Organised criminals have become more blatant in harvesting the expensive shellfish delicacy and Victoria's fisheries officers say poaching is out
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      BIG ILLEGAL TRADE
      125 18 THE abalone black market is worth an estimated $30 million a year. Almost A$1 million worth of abalone was seized in Australia's biggest haul. Even when fisheries inspectors use helicopters or high-speed boats to surprise poachers, the gangs simply dump the abalone overboard, getting rid of any
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    Which is better Singapore or Hongkong? THE COMPARISON
    727 19 Spotlight Singapore and Hongkong have long vied for the title of Asia's best in many areas. But in recent months, the rivalry seems to have been stepped up. TANYA FONG, who was in Hongkong recently, reports TIME to check out the competition.
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      Lock icon Now... for the Oscars
      534 20  -  By Chan Seet Fun >. r t THE. world sees Jim Carrey as a clown. himself as a seriousVdfer trapp£4*£a clown's body. v-T.v?* w The Tnrnian Show was part of his rtibve towards acting respectability. And it paid off yesterday when his performance in the film
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      AND THE WINNERS ARE:
      126 21 FROM PREVIOUS PAGE MOVIES Best Drama: Saving Private Ryan Beat musical/comedy: Shakespeare in Love Best director: Steven Spielberg (Saving Private Ryan) Beat Actor, drama: Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) Boat Actreaa, drama: Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) Beat Actor, imiafcal/comedy: Michael Caine (Little Voice) >.. Boat Actreaa, musical/comedy:
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      Lock icon Who will face heartbreak in March?
      100 21 SHE won Best Actress in a comedy (Shakespeare in Love), but the emotion of victory proves too much for Gwyneth Paltrow (left). Tears began flowing as she thanked her family during her acceptance speech. In contrast, Cate Blanchett (right) is all smilfes after winning
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      They said it.
      150 21 I'd like to share this (award) with every single Senator who votes to dismiss the case tomorrow. Camryn Manheim, who won Best Supporting Actress for the TV drama series The Practice, adding a political tinge by referring to President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial in the US Senate
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      Mosquitoes, karaoke, life and such...
      370 22  -  By Avis Wong DONT you just detest mosquitoes, especially when they leave you itchy and scratching in a night of sleeplessness? The mosquito may sound like a mundane subject to some, but local theatre group The Small Theatre is hoping to interest you in how
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      SHOW INFO
      30 22 WHAT: Juz 8 Bucks WHEN: Jan 29 to 31,8pm and 3pm matinee on Jan 31 WHERE: The Substation Guiness Theatre TICKETS: $8. Call 755 5923 or email xomaru@singnet.com.sg
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      Sweet 16 no more
      324 23  -  By. Avis Wong HE'S best known as a scrawny teenager belting out love songs in the '80s. But Tevin Campbell would like it to be known that he's grown up. "People still think of me as a young kid, but if they see how I look
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      CAREER PATH
      77 23 Tevin CampbeK was 12 when ho had his first No 1 hit with Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me). His voice was compared to those of the young Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. nc rMMSOii Ms debut solo album T.LV.I.N in 1991, followed by I'm Ready, In 1993,
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    Democracy, anyone?
    505 24  -  ET CETERA WITH MATTHEW THOMMEN I WAS quite surprised recently to hear a close relative, who lives in a rich Western country, say that he had lost faith in democracy. I would not have been surprised at all though, if I had heard that in a poor developing
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      399 32 WILL AGASSI EVER WIN ANOTHER GRAND SLAM? AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS; IN MELBOURNE Vincent Spadea bt Andre Agassi 6-1,7-5,6-7 (3-7), 6-3 ANDRE Agassi's quest for another Grand Slam title evaporated in Melbourne's heat, raising doubts about his ability to take his place among the tennis greats. It
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      302 32 THEY'RE titans of tennis, each with four Australian Open titles to their name and fired up for more. Steffi Graf, 29 and Monica Seles, 25, have been arch on-court enemies since their first Grand Slam meeting in 1989 and are set to renew
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      493 33 DUNHILL CUP: STARTS ON FRIDAY IN VIETNAM The Lions head for Vietnam tomorrow on one of their most challenging assignments yet. But for new coach Vincent Subramaniam, preparations could not have gone worse. First, Lim Soon Seng ended up in hospital after a
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      80 33 GROUP 1: Singapore Russia Iran Vietnam GROUP 2: Malaysia Bulgaria South Korea China FIXTURES (All Singapore times) FRIDAY Russia v Iran (4pm) Singapore v Vietnam (6.45pm) SATURDAY Malaysia v Bulgaria (4pm) S Korea v China (6.45pm) SUNDAY Vietnam v Russia (4pm) Singapore v Iran (6.45pm) MONDAY
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      208 33 S-LEAGUE UPDATE MAKE Home United your home away from home. That's the message S-League club Home United wants to spread to all football fans this season, especially those living in Bishan. Said team manager K T Velu: "People have this impression that we're just
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      599 34  -  By David Ignatius IHT. A leading candidate for most arrogant quote of the month is that made by Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Sports. Asked recently about the Olympic bribery scandal, he blandly replied: "As far as the general public, it
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      257 34 AFP. EMBATTLED International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch has insisted that he would not resign in the wake of the ongoing corruption scandal. "I have never even for one moment thought about abandoning ship," he told reporters in Madrid last
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      The accused...and the allegations:
      317 35 MORE ON THF Ol YMPIC SCANDAL P1RJ0 HAGGMAN (Finland): Age: 47. IOC member since 1981. Olympic 400m runner, PE teacher. Her former husband benefited from work contracts in Salt Lake. She resigned from the IOC last Tuesday. JEAN-CLAUDE GANGA (Republic of Congo): 64. IOC member since
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      337 35 Reuters. WORLD Cup bidding has not faced a corruption scandal of the kind faced by the Olympics. But senior Fifa members were allegedly offered inducements during the bidding for the 2002 World Cup Finals, eventually won by Japan and South Korea. Uefa (Europe's governing
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      305 35 AFP. AMAZED. That's how former West Australian state Sports Minister Graham Edwards feels about the demands made by Fina (swimming's international governing body) in the run up to the 1991 World Championships. They are no better than International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in their
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      181 35 Reuters. OLYMPIC boss Juan Antonio Samaranch defended his luxurious lifestyle. The 78-year-old said he would not give up his job despite the msgor corruption scandal which has hit the Games. The lOC president, who is treated like a head of state as he jets
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      419 36  -  ...until another Fandi comes along ByS Gulam SOME of the world's greatest footballers have one thing in common: They all wore the No 10 jersey. So Pele, Maradona, Platini, Romario and Roberto Baggio have all had the No 10 on their backs. But our own football
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      78 36 FANDI Ahmad simply loves the number 17. Not only does it appear on his jersey, but also on almost everything he owns. The number plate on his posh silver-grey Mercedes Benz is 17. TELEPHONE NUMBER His telephone and fax numbers also end
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      THE LAST MAN TO WEAR No 17
      88 36 I think NoorAli would be the first person to admit he's no Fandi. He understands my view on this matter. Normally, a player of FandVs status would have worn the No 10 jersey. But he chose No 17. And he made history. Thus,
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    WHAT'S GONE
    75 32 How the main matches went (seeding* In bold): MEN (4th rd): 10 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Rus) bt Andrei Pavel (Rom) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 3-6, 6-4 15 Todd Martin (US) bt Wayne Black (Zim) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4,6-4 WOMEN (4th rd) 2 Martina Hingis (Swit) bt 16 Amanda Coetzer
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    24 32 Today's main matches: MEN 7 Karol Kucera (Svk) v Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) WOMEN 1 Lindsay Davenport (US) v 5 Venus Williams (US)
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      995 37 TV TODAY Turn NOON News 5 Today/Nome Shopping I UIN George Clooney entertainmentvanety/r) AUp <lny ER 2.0° UI lIIC UQJ Channels,9.3o mm health news programme/r) 2.30 When the Bed Rings (Education in Watching ER is like being 300 This week's critic: in the Emergency Room man i a 91 yourself.
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    357 38 It's becoming a habit. On Sunday, Man U scored the winner against Liverpool in the last minute, and yesterday Chelsea salvaged a draw...also in the 90th minute... 90 th MINUTE FA CUP 4TH ROUND: OXFORD UNITED 1 (Dean Windass 52) CHELSEA 1 (Franck Leboeuf 90 pen) CHELSEA EdDeGoey John
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    91 38 REFEREE Dermot Gallagher could be prevented from handling the FA Cup fourth-round replay between Spurs and Wimbledon. And all because of a row over David Ginola's shirt. The match official asked Tottenham's French player for his shirt after Saturday's 1-1 draw. Gallagher said he wanted to donate it
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    137 38 STANCOLLYMORLAston Villa said it would try to help its troubled striker overcome his problems with stress. Collymore's absence from Saturday's FA Cup loss to Fulham sparked speculation that manager John Gregory had run out of patience with the player and was prepared to sell him. But the club
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      37 38 No player can wear Fandi's No 17 Page 38 AQA The IOC scandal: Money, monopolies Pages 36, 37 CALL INFOUNE Call 1900-*****13 after 6.30 am tomorrow and Thursday for the results. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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