The New Paper, 15 February 1999
1999-02-15
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Article, Illustration379 1999-02-15 2 Union chief begs American Airlines pilots on strike to return. Does he do this for the hundreds of thousands who are stranded like these poor people in picture. No way! He does it because union has to pay US$lO m fine Reuters. ON ThursdayReuters.; Picture/ Afp - 379 words
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Article80 1999-02-15 2 IN December, American Airlines bought over a small airline, Reno Air. The pilots earn only half what their counterparts at American Airlines make. The pilots' union accused the airline of trying to run a cheaper alternate airline by keeping Reno Air's 300 pilots at lower pay, in violation80 words
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Advertisement110 1999-02-15 2 The only |b.\ w*"- ogr newspaper Money lies b V on Feb 17 W h o p PP firing squad V\ i Leisure Comics: Page 30 Showtime: Pages 22,23,26,27 TV: Pages 28,47 f I The New Paper wilt not be published tomorrow because of the Chinese New Year We wish110 words
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Article, Illustration321 1999-02-15 3 Joyce Lim - By. Joyce Lim THERE may not be money in these hand-made hongbao lanterns, but the effort and heart that went into its creation is priceless. More than 30 of these lanterns greet visitors at the foyer of Henderson Secondary School. They were made by thePicture/ Joyce Lim - 321 words
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Article118 1999-02-15 3 HENDERSON Secondary School has been adopted by The New Paper in our School Friends programme for 1999/2000. It is part of the paper's community project and is run like the popular newspapers-in-education programme in the United States and Britain. The adopted school gets The New Paper free118 words
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Article, Illustration598 1999-02-15 4 BRIAN MILLER has always wanted to meet, and talk to, a mermaid (the Daryl Hannah type). We sent him to talk to a dugong (above), a marine mammal, for practice. This is what he says he heard. And boy was he disappointed! I KNOWPicture/ Sam Yeo - 598 words
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Article151 1999-02-15 4 IN September last year, staff at the Underwater World were informed by the public that two dugongs were in the shallows offPulau Übin. Mr Bruce Mackay, the curatorial director, and his staff rushed there to find that the adult was dead and the calf then about seven months151 words
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478 1999-02-15 5 THENEWSTODAY JASON TAN, following up on a faxed tip-off from a reader, speaks to the police in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea THE tragic incident took place last Monday night. Singapore-born doctor Tan Tiong Choong had just478 words
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Article184 1999-02-15 6 m THE Rabbit year brings economic uncertainty, but together, Singaporeans can win the fight. So said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in his Chinese New Year message. Strong family values and deep inter-racial understanding and harmony have been nurtured through living together in the same184 words
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Article, Illustration51 1999-02-15 6 Picture This HAVE A BITE, BUNNY: Excited children swarm around a rabbit mascot, eager to feed ft cake. They were at a dinner organised by the Singapore Buddhist Lodge which brought together more than 3,200 needy people from various races and religions. Picture/ The StraitsPicture/ The Straits Times - 51 words
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Article68 1999-02-15 6 MRT SINGAPORE MRT (SMRT) has announced it will spend $55 million to upgrade its communications network. The changes include switching from an analog to a digital system. This will provide features such as real-time information on delays and disruptions, and allow emergency messages to be sent verbally68 words
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Article69 1999-02-15 6 JOBS TWO hundred jobs are available for Singaporeans through the Northeast Community Development Council (CDC). The jobs ranging from executive positions to openings for technicians and housekeepers are offered by local firm MHL Service Master, which is expanding. The firm will work with the CDC to coordinate the69 words
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Article70 1999-02-15 6 LIBRARIES THE Chinese, Malay and Indian communities have been asked to help the National Library Board expand its collections and services. Three advisory panels one from each community were set up recently to encourage reading in the ethnic languages. Panel members include prominent scholars, writers, educationists, media and70 words
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Article85 1999-02-15 6 CRIME A HOUSING agent who got lucky at the turf club on Saturday lost his $15,000 winnings and more to robbers on his way home. Police said two men, armed with knives, robbed Mr Ng Chor Yang, 37, inside a lift in his block in Übi Avenue 1,85 words
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Article69 1999-02-15 7 OECD SINGAPORE has been granted observer status in the Trade Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Trade Development Board chief Barry Desker is leading a delegation for Singapore's maiden appearance as an observer when the Trade Committee opens a two-day session tomorrow in Paris.69 words
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Article79 1999-02-15 7 MALAYSIA A TEACHERS' union has alleged that hundreds of teachers are playing truant. The National Union of the Teaching Profession said this after a newspaper reported that one teacher assigned to teach Bahasa Malaysia at a primary school did not turn up for five months. Union secretary-general Siva79 words
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Article79 1999-02-15 7 I PHILIPPINES FILIPINO overseas contract workers are believed to be unknowingly sending money to a Muslim rebel group in the country. A military report obtained by the Manila Times said the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) had formed a non-government body. It was supposed to look after Filipino-Muslim79 words
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134 1999-02-15 7 Pmus HOW times have changed. When The Exorcist hit cinemas in the '70s, it created a storm of controversy. The horror film about a girl possessed by the Devil even induced hysteria among some movie-goers. So much so that its release on video134 words
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Article53 1999-02-15 7 International Herald Tribune: Albright brings Serbs and rebels together Berita Harian Malaysia: France gives assurance New Straits Times: Chirac to take up Gl5 case BBC news: US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has brought both sides of the Kosovo peace talk together for a face-to-face meeting for53 words
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Article54 1999-02-15 7 The Straits Times: We will win this fight: PM The Business Times: Prospects for disk drive industry brighten Lianhe Zaobao: PM Goh in CNY message: Social cohesion will help us through Berita Harian: Strengthen racial harmony RCS morning news: The Prime Minister's New Year Day message calls54 words
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Article59 1999-02-15 7 Quote Wworthy These are the most difficult to combat because they are informal barriers to entry... So long as (he Chinese are considered foreigners here f there will be no peace. Lawyer Frans Winarta, who counts himself a seventh generation Indonesian, on unwritten quotas in state universities and59 words
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Article, Illustration339 1999-02-15 8 Itmaybe... A 2&year-old unemployed woman may be the last first-prize winner of the 30-year-old POSBank draw. She walked away with the top prize of $250,000 on Saturday. With the merger of POSBank and DBS Bank last July, the draw will never be the same again. JASON TANPicture/ Mohd Ishak - 339 words
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Article161 1999-02-15 8 THE $250,000 top prize was a "gift from heaven", said Ms Zhan Hui Jiao. Ms Zhan, 26, unemployed, won the prize on behalf of her father, a 67-year-old Singaporean odd-job worker She said her family was struggling to pay $800 a month for her mother's dialysis treatment.161 words
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Article, Illustration71 1999-02-15 9 mutfmui* Mr Nelson Ng, 29, and IddiMr patient Linda Woo, 28, got married on Day yesterday. They are not letting her ■nets get in the way of their love. Said Mr Hp Why should I marry a girl who may not be able to have children, who71 words
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Article, Illustration436 1999-02-15 10 Jason Tan - Subject: A pregnant cockroach and a restaurant By Jason Tan WHY else would anyone send out an incredible story about a pregnant cockroach at Taco Bell, the new Mexican restaurant in town? A story, incidentally, which some people swallowed. The e-mail, sent randomly,436 words
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Article, Illustration281 1999-02-15 11 Tanya Fong - By- Tanya Fong IT was exactly as he had pictured it. The colourful yellow printer had the mighty stripes of the tiger on it, with the picture of the ferocious wild cat glaring up from its paper support flap. Unusual for a printer, butPicture/ CHOO Chwee Hua - 281 words
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Article53 1999-02-15 11 THE New Paper/Epson Printer Design Competition was held in early December last year. TNP readers were invited to come up with their own Epson printer design. The winning look would then be reproduced on a real Epson printer by Epson, which the winners get to keep as part53 words
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Article, Illustration650 1999-02-15 14 Yvonne Lim - Two couples. Two different contests. And both got a free candlelit dinner in time to celebrate Valentine's Day though one pair won while the other didn't Darling, We married as strangers 24 years ago, match-made. Fell in love after two months.Picture/ David Tan - 650 words
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Article, Illustration188 1999-02-15 14 THERE was a $1,000 diamond-and-sapphire ring up for grabs. They didn't win it. But the couple (left) weren't too disappointed. "Just the dinner alone was fine," said a smiling Ms Wendy Pang, 24, an administrative assistant. It was the first candle-lit dinner for the couple. Mr188 words
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WORLDTODAY
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292 1999-02-15 15 What downturn? Investments shoot up to $5.7b SINGAPORE investors see investment opportunities in China rolling on to a bright future. They have voted with their pockets, pumping US$3.4 billion ($5.7 billion) into projects in China last year, reports The Business Times. The total,292 words
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Article20 1999-02-15 15 1 Hongkong 2 The US 3 The Virgin Islands, a tax haven 4 Singapore (USs3.4b)20 words
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Article, Illustration191 1999-02-15 16 Wire services. SAUDI extremist Osama bin Laden has been reported missing by Afghanistan's ruling Taleban. Osama had been hiding out in Afghanistan. The US has offered a US$5 million ($8 million) reward for him. Speculation on his whereabouts centred on Iraq, Chechnya (Russia's rebel southern region), Iran orWire services. - 191 words
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Article, Illustration40 1999-02-15 16 David Gakshteyn (left) and Cleo Londono, getting married on Valentine's Day while standing in a pool of melted chocolate. She wore a 50-carat chocolate-coloured diamond in her necklace, worth US$l.5 million ($2.5 million), at the New York restaurant.40 words
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Article101 1999-02-15 16 THE earthquake that hit Afghanistan on Thursday has killed at least 60 people and left thousands of families without shelter in bitter cold. Worse, international relief efforts have been hampered by the absence of foreign staff for UN agencies, officials in Kabul said yesterday. The foreign staff101 words
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Article95 1999-02-15 16 REPORTS that pomfret is being sold at RMIOO ($6O) a kg in some wet markets in Kuala Lumpur have drawn howls of protest. The Workers Consumer Movement of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (3P MTUC) wants the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs to investigate. Its chairman,95 words
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Article, Illustration568 1999-02-15 17 YVONNE LIM - By YVONNE LIM Oops. Sorry we were wrong about how badly your economy was doing. Sorry that your 14-year-old son was seduced by a dirty rich old man. Sorry for that rainforest that was iust wiped out. Well, "sorry" hasn't exactly been the word the World Bank,568 words
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Article, Illustration310 1999-02-15 18 Saddam warns Kuwait, Saudi Arabia of war NO-FLY ZONES The no-fly zones were set up after the 1991 Gulf War to protect southern Iraq's Shi'ite Muslims from possible attacks by Iraqi government forces. Hi. necevfuy, Iraq's air defence systems in these areas have been firing onReuters.; Picture/ Afp - 310 words
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Article170 1999-02-15 18 Reuters. RUSSIA has denied that it is selling air defence systems to Iraq. The British newspaper, The Sunday Telegraph, had reported yesterday that Russia had signed arms deals with Iraq worth $162 million (***** million). This was against the United Nations order that no countryReuters. - 170 words
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291 1999-02-15 19 INDONESIA'S ethnic Chinese are faced with a dilemma: They are not quite sure how openly they can celebrate the Year of the Rabbit, which begins tomorrow. During the Suharto years, Chinese Indonesians have marked Chinese New Year quietly since several laws made291 words
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Article217 1999-02-15 19 Source: Afp. NEW clashes erupted between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia's troubled eastern province of Maluku yesterday. And the trigger for the fresh violence was the burning of a Christian house the day before, a local journalist said. At least 13 people were killed and 43Source: Afp. - 217 words
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Article, Illustration154 1999-02-15 20 QI AM 19 and working as a clerk. I have a work permit. The problem is, I don't know how to choose a career. I don't like the job I'm doing anymore. I'm thinking about taking a course in travel and tourism. However, my family154 words
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247 1999-02-15 20 QI'M working as a secretary. This is not exactly what I had in mind. I would like to achieve more, but I'm in a dilemma. I wonder whether I should join the National Institute of Education or take up business administration in247 words
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Article203 1999-02-15 20 QI AM 24 and was working as a quality assurance technician for five years in different manufacturing companies after completing my NTC-2 in precision machining. As I do not have any secondary education, I doubt if I can qualify for a diploma course in any203 words
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Article155 1999-02-15 20 QI AM a 20-year-old girl who has just completed a diploma in business administration from Thames Business School. I supported myself by giving tuition that time. Only then did I realise I really enjoy teaching. I'm not sure whether with this qualification I can155 words
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Article, Illustration222 1999-02-15 21 QI AM 20 and dropped out of school halfway through my O-level year in 1995. Now I wish to continue my studies. But when I ask for opinions, they always suggest that I take up some courses that teach skills. I'm very222 words
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154 1999-02-15 21 QI'M writing on behalf of my friend. He stopped schooling after his PSLE and went on to do courses at an Institute of Technical Education. He didn't go to secondary school. But he's now interested in doing his N levels as a private154 words
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162 1999-02-15 21 QIF a child has been streamed to the combined-science class, will he have a chance to do A-level science? What are the chances compared to pupils in the pure science class? If he is not in the A-level science, can he do engineering in the162 words
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Article, Illustration376 1999-02-15 22 Avis Wong - By Avis Wong SIMPLE. That's what Hongkong heavenly queen Faye Wong is. Her manager, Ms Chiu Li Kuang, says so, and she should know. Depending on how you see it, you either think of Faye as cool or bochap (Hokkien for can't be bothered). The Beijing-born singer, inPicture/ Joyce Lim - 376 words
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Article, Illustration366 1999-02-15 23 Avis Wong - By Avis Wong UNFAZED by the mechanics of an elaborate stage filled with traps and other technical devices, Faye Wong reminded her audience once again why she reigns as the queen of Chinese pop. Relaxed, the way only a star can be with thousandsPicture/ Alvin Toh - 366 words
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Article, Illustration485 1999-02-15 24 LOOK Top model Amber Valletta was in Singapore last Thursday for the launch of the Elizabeth Arden perfume, Splendour. JILLLIM scrounges some quick beauty tips off her in between her promotional activities here THE rest of her is as pretty as her face. She is slenderPictures/ David Tan - 485 words
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Article, Illustration389 1999-02-15 25 Yong Siew Fern - News and current affairs go to News Asia to make way for more entertainment BY Yong Siew Fern IT'S been a long wait, but they're back. They are TV shows such as Friends, The X-Files, The Simpsons, Chicago Hope and local sitcom Phua389 words
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Article, Illustration601 1999-02-15 26 She's a well-known Tamil author whose books have been made into successful movies. She's also a TV personality with her own talk show. But, AMBIGA RAJU reports, she's also known for something else... Anyone who has watched Indian movies will have some idea of the socialPicture/ Sam Yeo - 601 words
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Article94 1999-02-15 26 SIVASHANKARI was in Singapore to chair a new local TV talk show which began on Prime 12 yesterday. The show will run for seven episodes at 6 pm on Sundays. The programme, Verum Kathai Alia (Not just a story), touches on social issues ranging from alcoholism to94 words
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Miscellaneous1087 1999-02-15 27 5 Turn 6.00 AM Travel Travel Kentucky Blue Ik I Gran (Travelogue/r) I M 6.30 AM Singapore (Breakfast show) I 830 Holiday Cartoon I Three Little Pig* f|f |lP HrlV TOUI CllliSe 10.00 Ho^Cartoonll- Enchanted Tale, VI UIW UUJ AFowGoodMeil The Chinese Princess 11.00 Holiday Cartoon 111 Happily Ever Alter1,087 words
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Miscellaneous80 1999-02-15 28 —COMICPELIEF II l WONbER HovO a>,tTHINK I AFTER ALL, I EtOcmiONAL \l IT'S POSSIBLE DID HAVE SOME L -~~f~ \sArri-\V iM PRINCIPLE"... TWCHERS UWP /A A |\1 WERE PRETTY JMk i (WSi EPCOT ACtVftal AM hCfioNlfA; \I I WftLT bISNEY AffMOTTLI DRViINfIU.'IENVISIONEC) I V> J®] IT ST/INbS R>K 'UPeXM£M»L I80 words
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Article, Illustration483 1999-02-15 29 JILL LIM - MST CETERA WITH JILL LIM I KNOW, I know, there's a whole big world out there. And me, I've spent the past 26 years of my life in the same country. I'd like to know more. Especially since I know there is more to know483 words
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Article, Illustration245 1999-02-15 30 Alvin Toh - FOOD WITH A VIEW Report and picture By Alvin Toh BENCOOLEN Street is known for all things cheap cheap hotels, cheap food. Now here's a new restaurant that stays true to the tradition. "Five-star cooks at three-star food prices," as Asian Seafood City co-owner245 words
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Article, Illustration694 1999-02-15 38 LAT-WP. THE NBA isn't a one-man show anymore. As much as fans may miss the utter brilliance of Michael Jordan, his shadow was so large that it tended to eclipse virtually all the other great players in the league. For those who thought an NBA without theLAT-WP. - 694 words
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Article, Illustration185 1999-02-15 38 AFP. VETERAN forward Charles Barkley is to have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and will miss three to four weeks. This leaves the Houston Rockets without its leading scorer and rebounder. And that answers the question many had when the Houston Rockets put togetherAFP. - 185 words
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Article, Illustration277 1999-02-15 40 FA CUP FIFTH ROUND: YESTERDAY'S ACTION NEWCASTLE 0 BLACKBURN 0 NEWCASTLE Given, Barton, Charvet, Howey, Domi, Hamann, Solano, Glass, Speed (Brady 77), Ketsbaia, Shearer. BLACKBURN: Filan, Kenna, Peacock, Broomes, Croft, Gillespie, Dunn (Konde 59), Marcolin, Duff (Blake 51), Ward, Sutton. AFP. BATTLING Blackburn earned itself aAFP.; Picture/ Reuters - 277 words
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Article278 1999-02-15 40 Jeffrey Low - MAN U 1 Andy Cole 26th min FULHAM 0 MAN U Peter Schmeichel Gary Neville JaapStam Henning Berg Denis Irwin (Greening 46) David Beckham Nickießutt Phil Neville Dwight Yorke Andy Cole (Johnsen 88) Ole Solskjaer (Jepser Blomqvist 65 By, Jeffrey Low ANDY Cole scored his 18th278 words
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Article92 1999-02-15 40 MANCHESTER United and Chelsea, the top two teams in the Premier League, will face each other at Old Trafford in the FA Cup quarter-finals. The two sides, whose meeting in the 1994 final at Wembley ended in a 4-0 win for United, have met92 words
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Article182 1999-02-15 40 PREMIERSHIP ACTION CHARLTON manager Alan Curbishley has hailed his team's performances in the last week, which have produced a maximum six points from two top-six sides. Charlton is now just one point away from leaving the relegation zone after its fine 1-0 win over Liverpool182 words
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Article, Illustration245 1999-02-15 41 Controversy flared in the 7Gth minute of the FA Cup fifth round match between Arsenal and Sheffield United. Arsenal's Nwankwo Kami and Marc Overmars combined to score as the United defence waited for the Gunners to return the ball to them. United keeper Alan Kelly had kicked the245 words
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347 1999-02-15 41 Reuters. ENGLISH referees boss Philip Don has hit out at the re-match of the controversial FA Cup tie between Arsenal and Sheffield United. He believes a dangerous precedent has been set. Arsenal's controversial 2-1 victory was ruled invalid by the FAReuters. - 347 words
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214 1999-02-15 42 ...MORE ON THE ARSENAL-SHEFF UNITED SAGA Reuters. ARSENAL should extend its sporting FA Cup gesture to fans. This it could do by offering tickets to the replay against Sheffield United at a reduced rate, according to supporters. The Football Supporters' AssociationReuters. - 214 words
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Article, Illustration428 1999-02-15 42 Reuters. ARSENE Wenger has received backing for his call for a change to the laws of the game. This follows Arsenal's offer to replay an FA Cup match it had won through an "unsporting" goal. Holder Arsenal beat Sheffield United 2-1Reuters. - 428 words
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Article404 1999-02-15 42 THREE cheers to Arsene Wenger for showing sportsmanship of the highest order. Ajid three cheers, too, to the FA, for accepting the Arsenal manager's offer of an FA Cup replay against Sheffield United. But now, the question is, why did Arsene Wenger make the offer? Is he404 words
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Article, Illustration49 1999-02-15 43 GOALS: 4 1: Keith Jones (Charlton), Ian Pearce, Frank Lampard (West Ham), Jon Olav Hjelde (Forest) CARDS: Red card: Jamie Carragher (Liverpool) Yellow cards: Danny Mills (Charlton), Paul Ince, Steve Staunton, Stig Bjornebye (Liverpool), Paul Kitson (West Ham), Andy Johnson, Pierre Van Hooijdonk, Alan Rogers (Forest)49 words
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Article, Illustration349 1999-02-15 43 IAN BROWN - COMPILED B! IAN BROWN Bm GOALS: 19: 3: Craig Hignett (Barnsley) 1: Patrick Vieira, Marc Overmars (Arsenal), Marcelo (Sheffield Utd), Bruce Dyer (Barnsley), Jason Roberts (Bristol Rovers), Francis Jeffers, John Oster (Everton), Gary McAllister Dl (Coventry), Tim Sherwood MATTEO: (Tottenham), Ian Harte Scores winner (Leeds), Chris349 words
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Article, Illustration260 1999-02-15 43 EUROPE KICK-OFF: SPAIN OTHER RESULTS: SUNDAY: Athletic Bilbao 0 Extremadura 0 Real Betis 1 Racing Santanderl Real Zaragoza 1 Alaves 1 TenerifeO Oviedo 2 Villarreal 1 Valencia 0 SATURDAY: Mallorca 1 Real Sociedad 0 Atletico Madrid 1 Espanyol 2 Deportivo Cortina 1 Salamanca 0AFP.; Picture/ Afp - 260 words
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Article173 1999-02-15 43 ITALY Reuters. INTER-MILAN suffered its first ever defeat at Perugia when it lost 2-1 to the home team. Ecuador's Ivan Kaviedes took advantage of slack Inter defending to slide home his third goal in five Serie A matches early in the match. Perugia were reduced to 10 menReuters. - 173 words
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Article82 1999-02-15 43 FRANCE AFP. MARSEILLE suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at struggling Toulouse yesterday. The defeat left Bordeaux as French first division leader by a single point in what is effectively a two-horse title race. A 75th-minute penalty by Portuguese striker Oceano was enough for Alain Giresse's side to winAFP. - 82 words
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Article, Illustration411 1999-02-15 44 Ernest Luis - WOODLANDS WELLINGTON: By Ernest Luis ONCE again, Woodlands Wellington is in a fix regarding its post of head coach. Firstly, R Vengadasalam can't be the coach because he only has an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 'C' Licence, and not the 'B' Licence, which is the minimum411 words
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Article, Illustration264 1999-02-15 44 AFP. A TRIAL two-referee system for soccer is likely to get the green light this week. And it will be used in every match over a half or full season, said Fifa president Sepp Blatter. The approval is expected to be given thisAFP. - 264 words
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Article, Illustration119 1999-02-15 45 IT may be Valentine's Day yesterday, but Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo and girlfriend Suzana Werner had other business at hand too. The couple climbed atop a float at the Alcobaca Carnival in Lisbon, Portugal yesterday to lend their support to Portugal's bid to stage the 2004Picture/ Afp - 119 words
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304 1999-02-15 45 THE soccer event in the South-east Asia and Asian Games will be restricted to players who are under-23 years of age. This was decided by the Asian Football Confederation at its meeting on Saturday, reports the New Straits Times. That means several304 words
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Article152 1999-02-15 45 S Gulam - By S Gulam NATIONAL coach Vincent Subramaniam was "very disappointed" when told about the under-23 age limit for the SEA Games. "How to talk about the gold now?" asked the national coach. Some under-23 teams are much better prepared than us." He declined to name the teams. But152 words
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