The New Paper, 20 February 1999

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    7 1 the new paper SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1999
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  • THENEWSTODAY
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      SM: If he were not my son, he would be Prime Minister
      502 2 /j 9 Would BG Lee be %f\w m Deputy PM if he ifc/ were not your son? BO 4aE Hsien Loong must await his Urn*. Mid Senior Minister Lee Kuan Ytw in response to a question from a
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      LONG-TIME CRITIC
      108 2 TOP US columnist William Safire, 68, has had a long-running battle with the Singapore Government. He described the caning of US teenager Michael Fay in May 1994 for vandalism as "outright torture" in his regular column in the New York Times. He has also accused the judiciary here
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      Lock icon Lookinyfter them? No problem No problem
      345 3 YOU can imagine how tough it must be for the parents of these twins. Their boys were born sharing the same body. These type of twins are known as Siamese twins. Minding the 10-month-old twins is no easy task. But for Mr Rosli Rahim
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  • SINGAPORETODAY
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      'I couldn't do combat duties'
      382 4 She's a Malay. She was a full lieutenant with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Still, she has one wish, Madam AlinahAman tells MELVIN SINGH... IF there ever was an obstacle, it was her gender, never her race. "Because as a woman, I couldn't do some
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      'MR HABIBIE, YOU'RE WRONG
      218 4 She also commented on remarks made by Indonesian President B J Habibie, who said no Malays could be officers in the SAF, in her e-mail to us I AM testimony to the meritocratic system in Singapore, particularly the SAF. If what he said was true, I
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      He is not worried enough
      537 5  -  By Danny Lim HE may have gained a gangster image after playing baddie roles in a few films. But in real life, local actor Lee Han Kwan sounds like one of the good guys. Just listen to this actor who was on Thursday sentenced to
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      Lock icon ICS 'BADDIE' JAILED FOR DRUGS
      58 5 r JHBjot really sad, after all it death sentence. Actor Lee Han Kwan's (above) 22-year old wife of one month, who did not want to give her name, said in Mandarin with a smile. She will be staying with her parents in Pahang while Lee
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      36 4 iSm lJ MEWDIEN A SINGAPORE HOTELS IN ASIA-PACIFIC: BALI BANGKOK ISLE OF PINES JAKARTA KOH SAMUI MELBOURNE NEW DELHI NOUMEA TAIPEI TAHITI PHUKET PORT VIIA BORA BORA SINGAPORE SINGAPORE CHANGI THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE TOKYO TOKYO II
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  • QUICKNEWS
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      ATMs that take cash
      304 6 You can deposit money instantly m COMING TO YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD: SOON you won't have to wait in line at the bank just to deposit cash into your account. OCBC Bank will be introducing instant cash deposit ATMs nationwide, reports The Business Times. The machines, which count
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      Lock icon Full body art
      69 6 "0» e PUTTING THE BODY TO WORKI Body calligraphy master Jin Zhong can wield a brush with 36 different parts of his body. It started 24 years ago. He said: "When I was on holiday in Suzhou I saw some handicapped people using their mouths and legs
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    • News Break
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        $50m savings
        54 6 CENSUS COMPUTERS will save the Government $50 million for Census 2000. It will cost $20 million to do a register-based census with Internet filing and phone interviews. The old way, with door-to-door interviews costs $70 million. And the information collected will also be published much faster by the
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        Poly grads tops
        63 6 JOBS POLYTECHNIC graduates are still in demand, despite the tight labour market, according to a survey. Nearly eight out of 10 students got jobs within three months of graduating last year. They are earning about as much as fresh graduates from the year before. Also, 94 per
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        EDB help
        56 6 TRAINING COMPANIES will get help to send 500 engineers and professionals abroad for training over the next two years to pick up cutting-edge technology and new skills. It is part of the Economic Development Board's $50-million Training and Attachment Programme. Trainees will be attached to multinational corporations in
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        Free entry
        66 6 ISTANA THE Istana does not conduct paid tours of its premises. Paid tours of the grounds are done by a free agent and have nothing to do with the Istana, said a statement from the President's office. Admission to the grounds is free. Those who want to see
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        Group formed
        66 7 SILKAIR CRASH FAMILIES of the Silk Air crash victims have formed a committee to push for crash investigations to go on until a conclusive result is reached. The pro-tem committee of 18, calling itself Families of the Silk Air Flight 185 met two weeks ago and aims to
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        'Not piecemeal'
        59 7 I MALAYSIA t MALAYSIA has said it is against piecemeal negotiations on the railway Customs, Immigration and Quarantine checkpoint issue. Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said: "I have sent a letter to my Singapore counterpart saying that we are willing to proceed with the negotiations on the
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        Pact ruled out
        58 7 SABAH THE two main opposition parties in Sabah have ruled out joining forces to fight the ruling National Front coalition in upcoming state elections. The Sabah United Party (PBS) and the Federation of Sabah People's Front Party (Bersekutu) said they would field separate candidates in all 48
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        Record Budget
        55 7 1 JAPAN JAPAN'S Parliament yesterday passed a record US$6B2-billion (551.16-trillion) Budget aimed at pulling the country out of recession. Analysts said the Budget would be big enough to return the economy to a standstill during the April to September period. But they said another slowdown is expected in
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      DOW JONES
      27 6 The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.32 points to close at 9,339.95 yesterday. Volume on the New York Stock Exchange was about 696 million shares.
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      world Head liners
      52 6 International Herald Tribune: Kosovo outlook grim after Milosevic snubs US Berita Harian Malaysia: 5 agencies misused Umrah visas New Straits Times: Handphone cloning gang crippled BBC news: The US and France have warned the Serbs they have just hours left to reach a peace accord with the
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      Lock icon Prison without walls
      160 7 in F®€us AFP. IT is a prison. But there are no walls, no cells and no guards. Just 129 convicted murderers bent on maintaining a 36-year record of no escape attempts. The Sri Sampurnanand Open Air Prison in Sanganer, northern India, began in 1963 with 11 convicts
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      local Head liners
      65 7 The Straits Times: Tokyo passes record Budget The Business Times: S'pore doubles equity investments in Thai firms Lianhe Zaobao: Survey shows poly grads still in demand despite economic slowdown Berita Harian: Census 2000 to use high technology RCS morning news: The US trade deficit rose to a
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      Goodbye Lauretta
      172 7 News makers LAURETTA Alabons is leaving Showbuzz. She will say her goodbyes at the end of next Wednesday's show, reports The Straits Times. Lauretta has been the weekly entertainment programme's female presenter since the show began in April 1995. She said: M lt has been a great four
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      38 7 Tongue Chilk WHAT'S HUP 17 T 1* ")117 s My grandparents That's I Not really. I believe in recycling. J good. I This year they took my J -S-— hongbao and gave it \l away to other kids.
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      Lock icon If you are a mother, you must read this
      868 8 To all you mothers out there, who are pushing their children to get better grades in school, we have just one advice: Read on. It may change the way you look at life. RIANA ZAKIR reports Happiness is... When your son
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      Son can whip up a five-dish meal
      276 8 THEY live in a three-storey semi-detached house in Bedok without a maid. How do they manage? Especially since Mrs See's businessman husband, Mr See Ah Tee, works long hours and her two kids are tied up for long hours in school. The answer
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      WHAT HAPPENED IN 1994
      59 8 4V SHERWIN was cyclinj I near his then Eunos home when ne collided with a Mercedes Benz driven by Ms Lee Geok Chuan on March 25,1994. The High Court found the driver half responsible for the accident Sherwin, who was represented by Mr Steven Lam, was
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      Stop at two
      59 9 murmur The first baby to be bom in the Year of the Rabbit was Baby Shana. Her mother, Madam Gladys Koh Mui Wow, 32, described her birth as "relaxing". Despite the apparent ease of the birth, her parents, who have an older daughter, are stopping at Baby
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      Do you have cancer?
      180 9 TAMIL MURASU THE bad news is... that mole on your cheek could be cancerous. The good news is... you'll probably survive if you're alert enough. But what should you look out for? When should you run to a doctor? Where must you draw the line between
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      Who's king?
      100 9 IN our Battle of hawkers series launched on Wednesday, we tracked down the best hawker food in town. We started with the Kings of Char Kway Teow. The candidates Outram Park Fried Kway Teow at Saito Eating House and No 18 Fried Kway Teow at Zion Road Hawker
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      Lock icon 'Our behinds tell our story'
      607 11 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ROUNDED UP IN SINGAPORI Police nabbed 26 illegal immigrants in three separate sea patrols last month. Most of those caught are from Myanmar. FONGFOONG MEI speaks to three Myanmese illegal immigrants in Portsdown Prison MYANMESE farmer Kyaw, 42, celebrated New Year's Day by
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      Problem will persist
      112 11 THE number of illegal immigrants and overstayers arrested last year jumped 65 per cent to 23,000. The problem is likely to persist in the light of the regional economic crisis, said Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng early this month. "Singapore will appear like an oasis to
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      Simple stoiy takes her to LA university
      229 12  -  By Jill Lim ALL Mrs Obla Kumaresh Maheshwari, 37, did was write a short story in Tamil, a simple story about a poor boy and his $20 bag. And it took her all the way to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
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      YOU CAN ENTER
      85 12 WRITE a short story and you could win $4,000 cash and up to $6,000 in an enrichment grant. Second and third prizes are $3,000 cash and $2,000 cash respectively. Your short story can be in any of the four official languages but must not be longer than
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      139 12 At Smn§en'§ Free floiig Bao W®rt& $18.80 To Top Off E\«ry 'Good Fortdlle' JVtcal! 'I hout The Chinese Ne* > a Gold«n Of ForttfUe Ocean's Treasure* P(ttß 80' 1 H JLvJ V-r HOl|g Baof lHclad«*Baap-Of-Tli«-Da y and With every Good Fortune' Meal, you dont just get great value 1 and
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      Lock icon Plane crashes at 'full speed'
      451 13  -  One minute too late By Melvin Singh ONE minute. That was all the warning they had. A minute more and they might have escaped. Malaysia's Search and Rescue mission coordinator, Mr Anthony Xavier, said Mr Patrick Dutrey had sent out his last radio transmission a
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      Pilot always dreamt of flying own plane
      212 13  -  BY Ng Wan Ching FOR years, he had wanted to learn to fly. And he had dreams of flying his own plane Dreams that remained unfulfilled for about two decades when he lived in other Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. But
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      WHY RESCUERS HAD SUCH A HARD TIME
      166 13 THE plane crashed into a hill in the Bukit Penda area, about 20 km north of Seremban in the Galla forest reserve. But the thick vegetation prevented rescuers from reaching the wreckage on foot. Explained Mr Xavier: "It's too difficult to reach on
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      Love is free again
      51 14 nui *mu i courting couples hi PmMc wpas hi exchange far Ml charging them Atffc AAA. WVOI OOSC6M COOOHCl» UTBOnRf Ml bD Stop IMS pfBCQC€ f Calcutta Police ConMftMiaMr Mwh Chaadra Vateai added* J j! 1 v L Henceforth, lovers are free to sit together holding
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      Second ship of shame
      352 14  -  Record pollution fine for Singapore ship following oil slick in Australia By Peter Wilson REPORTING FROM SYDNEY ANOTHER Singapore ship is in trouble with Australian authorities. This time, for causing an oil slick. The owner and master of the MV Asian Glory have been fined a
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      177 14 For every purchase made during promotional period at any participating outlets. Red CD* are only at Sll -SO If you match It with Qraon CD* The long-awaited Mandarin album [mV\ 4A\\™ SANDY LAM [CLANG ROSE] iV* imm&cmi Featuring wy Behind the scenes with Sandy jvC J on her views, music
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Why this man is Turkey's Public Enemy No 1
      516 15 He killed many of his fellow countrymen. Yet Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has established such a status among his people that Kurdish communities in the world mounted violent protests in many cities, from Vancouver, across Europe, to Sydney, over his
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      Why is rape a capital crime in the Philippines?
      229 15 RAPE is one of 13 crimes defined as "heinous" (evil) under a law passed by the Philippine Congress in 1994, which restored the death penalty. The others include murder, drug offences, kidnapping, violent robbery, bribery, arson, treason, and piracy. The first
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      'A NUISANCE'
      288 16 Czechs react to First Lady's antics CZECH President Vaclav Havel's got a major headache his wife. That's how many fellow Czechs see Ms Dagmar "Dasa" Veskrnova, a former actress, who married Mr Havel two years ago. The First Lady is a walking scandal in her home country where
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      Lock icon Is she your daughter, Mr President?
      350 17 Philippine President Joseph Estrada: Iff she's my kid, what 9 s wrong with that? It's OK iff she claims that I'm her dad. Many have children by me. Reporter Is Josephine Rose Ejercito your illegitimate daughter? Mr Estrada: I don't know. It's up to
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    • NEWS IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon New Spice is early
        67 17 AFP SPICE Girl Mel B (left) delivered her 2.5 kg 'Baby Spice', named Phoenix Chi, just after 2 am Singapore time today. The singer, 23, was rushed to a central London hospital when she went into labour three weeks early. In September Melanie Brown married her
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        Lock icon Party over for Moss
        71 17 AFP BRITISH supermodel Kate Moss (left), who earlier this week admitted to a decade of drugs and champagne while on the catwalk, has ended her lucrative contract as the face of Calvin Klein. After six years of catwalk appearances and advertising rampaigns, she and the fashion
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      Lock icon Mosque damage sparks off this
      434 18 Cracks from mudslide anger students Source: AFP. ANGER over a mosque damaged by a mudslide led more than 1,000 students to stage an anti-government protest yesterday. The protest was held at a major intersection on the highway leading to Subang domestic airport. More than 100
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      This call just won't hang up
      320 18 THE controvery surrounding an alleged phone call made by Indonesia's president just won't go away. The conversation is claimed to be between President B J Habibie and Attorney-General Andi Ghalib. And although the Attorney-General says the transcript of the alleged phone call is fake,
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      86 19 B Things happen fast in the Navy. Join as a Naval Systems Specialist (NSS) and you'll rise through the ranks quicker than you think. With an attractive salary and benefits to match. If you want to further your studies, you can apply for management, engineering an d administration. And or
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  • WORLDTODAY
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      Lock icon Ride of a life time
      388 20 Historic visit of Indian PM to Pakistan Source: Wire services. THIS bus will take an Indian leader into the history books. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will board it today on a journey of hope for better ties with arch-rival Pakistan. The Hindu Nationalist PM
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      Rocky road? Who knows
      470 20  -  By BRIAN MILLER THIS afternoon, a bus which began its journey in Amritsar, India, trundled across the Wagah border crossing point and stopped in Lahore, Pakistan. There, its doors opened and from it alighted a Very Important Passenger Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. Waiting to
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      223 25 Other PoaMom B3 South African ESj&j AIRWAYS Our Airline has Immediate vacancies for 1) STATION MANAGER 2) ACCOUNTS/ ADMIN OFFICER Prerequisites: Applicants must have relevant experience in the airline/ travel industry Pleese write-In with full detailed resume end present photo to: The Mananger, South African Airways 171 Tras Street #01-179,
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      196 25 Other Positions Other Positions B| rm 858 wo I Education Education ModcHtaf Crondai Pag—m> Op—lf C—r— Hv «c mi H m conducted t»v 22 Feb '99 Mr Kevin Chiak Senior Manhunt 1996/97 Mr Chinatown 1998/99 Miss Hannah Toh TlniiTi n rim 4 AAX/Ql MISS XTrjipOff uWnhTWTi itWV/ Miu Slnffinn Hr"ail»n
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      55 25 w t4|L vl m W iTfca 1■ I I 2^3 v 1 1 0 (jThei o c> day may be*' over... night's justO o beginning! Get a drink, go dancing, hear the latest hit, see the hottest band in town... Explore the possibilities with Hi Kb H every Friday "in
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      308 26 j f»J IflHycK/yfi ».-a-j niW npOTnh vIVVMW WB-Wi A •'^SwH^^^St«^'i»^'^-*-»^«siia ricnn nKi SUDOR tvpnpw»/ w J*. v ■,/-•>. ifl' I |rn rn I I I ifSfS ln a s y mbol,c ™V> rt reflects the desire I II |k| I |kll II All of the two key organisations to work
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      321 26 (^®O|YAYASAN MENDAKI n\~t in,*} ra. JANUARY FEBRUARY 1999 Workers Retraining And Skills Upgrading Have you been retrenched recently or in danger of losing your job soon? Do you want to upgrade your skills? Do you need help to look for another job? Do you require any counselling? If your answer
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  • RACINGTODAY
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      Baruvka Abjar for the Cup
      645 27  -  Preview By Marc Tan EXCITING South African-bred Baruvka Abjar looks the one to beat in the RM500,000 Tunku Gold Cup for three-year-olds and upwards in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. The Tommy Noordin-trained gelding, whose four wins back home included three over the Cup distance 0f2,000m, came
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      Aussies rocked by injuiy to captain
      348 27  -  INTERNATIONAL RUGBY: WORLD CUP UPDATE BY Gerard Wong Australia's Rugby world Cup hopes have been dealt a huge blow even though the tournament is still eight months away. Reason: Its inspirational captain, John Eales, is in serious doubt for this year's World Cup after
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      376 28 ENGUSHPREMIERSHIP'99 mßmrnmSmmm, Name Club Position Remarks Tops at last; Cup hero v Fulham —C 1-Andv Cole M«nUtd 8 1 2. Nicolas Anelka Arsenal S hhnSig^v^iuii?iV l, a Cup shut out V B'buro 3. Alan Shearer Newcastle S V 1 S3 B Mast vCoventry (4-1) 4. Dwlght Yorke Man Utd S
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  • ENGLISHPREMIERSHIP'99
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      Lock icon Petit blow for Arsenal
      673 29 MATCH OF THE WEEKEND: ARSENAL v LEICESTER (Today) AFP. WHO PLAYS WHO TODAY: Arsenal v Leicester Blackburn v Sheffield Wed Coventry v Man United Derby v Charlton Leeds v Everton Liverpool v West Ham Borov Spurs Forest v Chelsea Saints v Newcastle TOMORROW: Wimbledon v Aston
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      Lock icon 'I won't risk Giggs'
      197 29 TOP TWO MEET RELEGATION CANDIDATES Sky Sports Online. COVENTRY v MAN UNITED MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson is prepared to wrap Ryan Giggs in cotton wool. Especially if it means having him available for the European Cup showdown with Inter-Milan next month. Ferguson is well aware
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      Lock icon Leading by example
      203 29 Sky Sports Online. FOREST v CHELSEA GIANLUCA Vialli is trying his upmost to put his sending-off against Blackburn on Wednesday behind him. This as Premiership title-chaser Chelsea takes on Ron Atkinson's struggling Forest at the City Ground today. The Blues (Chelsea's nickname) have slipped-up recently and Vialli
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      33 29 CALL INFOUNE 1900-*****13 Call The New Paper Infoline after 1.15am tomorrow for results of today's English Premier League matches. Call after 6.30am on Monday for Sunday's match. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      Lucky Lim
      482 30 Urn Soon Seng, voted the S-League's Young Player of the Year for 1998, was injured in a motorbike accident a month ago. The TanjongPagar United player fractured his collarbone. He is now planning his comeback. For the first time since his accident, he talks about his experience to
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      NATIONAL COACH ON LIM:
      127 30 One thing we must clear up about Soon Seng is that he never had a problem with indiscipline, said Vincent Subramaniam. He was always there for training and he did well in the fitness tests. He was not dropped from the national team. He was not
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      'I used to think I was always right..'
      327 31 ...MORE ON THF S-LEAGUE'S YOUNG PLAYER OFTHE YEAR THE "New" Lim Soon Seng now treasures his life, family, friends and football more than ever. "I used to take things for granted. "I was surprised when I won the Young Player of the
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      Lock icon Playing again — in his wheelchair
      254 31  - Playing again in his wheelchair By S Gulam IT seems like only yesterday. But it's been almost two-and-a-half years since tragedy struck former S-League footballer S Anthonysamy. Then, the nippy winger came in as a substitute for Woodlands Wellington during a friendly against Selangor. Within minutes, he suffered a horrible
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      HOW IT HAPPENED
      101 31 WOODLANDS Wellington player S Anthonysamy was paralysed from the neck down after he was hurt in a friendly soccer match against Selangor at Woodlands Stadium on Sept *96. Anthonysamy was hurt after he and Selangor midfielder Mubin Mokhtar went for the ball. The duo fell heavily in
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      RIX FACES JAIL
      590 32 CHELSEA COACH PLEADS GUILTY T0... Sexwitha 15-year-old girl on the eve of big game against Man U And indecently assaulting her CHELSEA coach and former England international Graham Rix was warned yesterday that he faces prison after pleading guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Forty-one-year-old
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      165 32 Reuters. Petrol bomb threat: LUTON chairman David Kohler said he would quit the English Second Division club after a petrol bomb was pushed through the letterbox of his home yesterday. Kohler, who owns a 52 per cent share of the club, has come under increasing
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      Gazza's welcome back
      342 33 PAUL Gascoigne has just been thrown an international lifeline. England's new part-time coach Kevin Keegan hinted that he may be ready to end the midfielder's exile, reports Sky Sports. Gascoigne, or Gazza to his fans, fell out of favour under sacked England coach Glen Hoddle. Hoddle, recently
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      'I may stay beyond 4 games'
      210 33 KEVIN Keegan hinted yesterday that he might continue beyond his four-match role as coach to see England through to the end of its Euro 2000 qualifying campaign. "If it works part-time maybe we could sit and look at it again because there are only
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      EURO FOOTBALL RESULTS
      62 33 FRENCH CUP Second Round: Wasquehal 0 Metz 2 Le Mans 2 Rennes 0 Saint-Georges-les-Ancizes 1 Sochaux 0 GFCO Ajaccio 1 Troyes 1 (Troyes wins on penalties) ENGLAND Division One: Sheffield Utd 2 Bradford 2 Division Three: Cardiff 1 Halifax 1 GERMANY Division One: VfL Wolfsburg 1 Hansa
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      42 31 CALL INFOUNE **********3 Marine Castle will take on Malaysian giant Selangorfor the Inderjit Singh Charity Trophy at Hougang Stadium at 7.30 pm today. Call The New Paper Infoline on **********3 after 9.30 pm for the result. Calls cost 30 cents a minute.
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      120 33 TOOftV: (Selected programmes): 7:30pm: Golf: Nissan Open: Day Two (Star Sports Ch24) 8pm: NBA: Detroit Pistons v Phoenix Suns (ESPN Ch23 25) 10pm: Five Nations Rugby: Scotland v England (Live, Star Sports Ch24) 10.30pm: NBA: San Antonio Spurs v Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN Ch23 25) 1:30am (Sunday): Five Nations Rugby:
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      104 34 II We're aces. As the H the H only the H a H H Wf We're now in Hong Kong and the Philippines H \j/ I too-with more countries to follow. H Jmr j/ With H M j customer day, |H m J|^H||^^^h fjw j J f"I biggest communities in
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      80 35 m BR H A s rain Mill H B E 1 i f AH mMkBKHBHK I BfiS»t n j|^H£|i|^KHHn9BjHKgn«^^^H^^^^^H £0 |H m IV JH |HK|iH|H^PwH Vf' :.v J x^9ShB^^BBHBB m v n R H R H H BP'..jua PK^Hj^^^^lH^H |T f Tl l ri fi attharo: fee PtiittHoiyviod, HW ran
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      Ah...for some quiet
      496 36 LOOK around: Have you noticed more unfamiliar accents and languages around your neighbourhood? Or boarded a bus or sat in a coffeeshop and wondered if you're in some foreign land? We're not talking about established foreign enclaves like Golden Mile Complex, Peninsula Plaza, Lucky Plaza or the
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      At home with peace
      105 37 Lorong Hal US (BY KENNETH KOH): Egrets and other endangered bird species have found a home in this rubbish dump site along Singapore's northern coast. Their grace more than compensates the stench that wafts from the land fill for avid bird-watchers. ■I 1 WJI f Pulau
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      242 38 Party on Zoukettest THIS website Is alive with the sound of musk. It has to be. Alter all, this is the cyber home of Zouk, Singapore's super-cool dance club which has attracted to its turntable pulpit, world-famous guest deejays like Norman Cook, Paul Oakenfold and Alec Empire. When you enter
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      446 38 TWB WKW PAPPt Saturday. February 20, ShuHoong Haiku, as you've Jm£ I never seen before I you I is a Japanese form of poetry made up of three lines consisting H «j||x fl ve> seven an( j fj ve syllables respectively. Here's a piece of haiku-related humour: I a| A
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      He dumped me for ex-girlfriend
      172 39 I WENT steady with a guy two years older than 1.1 was very happy to have this relationship and I love him very much. One day, when my boyfriend and I were having some problems, his ex-girlfriend came back and wanted to be reconciled with
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      Tell your parents
      461 39 A counsellor's advice... SEX education. It can be sensitive. It can bring on the blushes. It can leave parents dumbfounded. Parents find it hard to broach the subject at home. And teens are sometimes left to rely on books, gossip or old wives' tales to answer their
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      She doubts if I'll change
      385 39 I'M very upset over breaking up with my girlfriend of 10 years. We planned to get married but three months ago, she said she wanted us to break up. I did not do anything unfaithful but I had not been keeping my promises to her.
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      Ex-wife ruse
      289 39 I'M 22 and in love with a 30-year-old divorced man. We met at our common workplace and have known each other for three years. I We are deeply in love and have talked about getting married. One day, he said that his ex-wife has come to know about
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      110 39 LOVE hurts .f 4?.vTj. fc^r-i' •;■■>• *<K aaifcy HhlHSrhwv y jtr- v»?^rf 'i. ftii»in^ifc..^ j l '-i «i 2p /<«■ *wyh£r«4mkK4BM l > .vv*.- ngg 4 flHffiß /y M vflßsM H V > you want help. Someone to talk to. Someone to ease the pain with some advice. Don't go
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  • @ ease
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      Liang Po Po — The Movie
      40 40 Liang Po Po The Movie THE MOVIE An 85-year-old grandmother leaves an old folks' home, only to find herself entangled in gangland crimes. Liang Po Po (left) getting a 'lesson' from Eric Tsang, who plays a triad consultant from Hongkong.
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      When hoo, hoo, hoo... gets on my nerves
      312 40  -  YONG SHU HOONG SHE wins, hands down, the title of Singapore's favourite grandma. But by the time the movie ends, Liang Po Po (and her trademark "hoo, hoo, h00..." that punctuates every line of her speech) was getting on my nerves. I
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      Who-hoo-hoo can resist a harmless Po Po?
      318 40  -  JESSICA LEOW WHO cares, Shu Hoong? I'd tell you who. Eric Khoo whose Zhao Wei Films worked with Raintree Pictures to make the film. Ask yourself: Why does this arty-farty director (he climbed to fame with 12 Storeys) jumped into bed with that
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      Age Difference
      188 40 What's memorable about this year's Chinese New Year celebration? "Every Chinese New Year's Day is memorable because the festival embodies values that are still relevant to Chinese society today. But there's a danger it will become over-commercialised like Valentine's Day. "For instance, just look at the rabbits that
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      149 40 I Stars: Jack Neo, Marble,, Henry Thia Stan* Gate Blanche#, C hr isu >pher. Stars: Yuri I itandMark Stars: l Stars: J t 11 <ot rtsacKi Susan Sarandon EcdBon and Eric Canfc> i Spend your last $7 If. You like SpenJIour Uu«$7K You'f^vomar^^ Spend your last $7 if: You like
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      'I also want'
      497 41 Food, drink and fame do mix. So say Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Cafe, Stones Pub and two Elvis drinking holes here. And the theme outlet business is now targeting whole families rather than just the trendy or nostalgic. JESSICA LEOW checks out the scene. GUESS hoo, hoo,
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      Would you visit theme outlets?
      101 41 SURE: "Elvis is never out of vogue. Although I have a lot of his records, it's still fun to just hang out at a pub where there are other Elvis fans. My wife prefers Tom Jones." Mr Paul Wee, 60, retiree MAYBE: "If I'm in
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      Name rules
      216 41 NO, it's not a mere game of name-dropping with theme outlets. While the entertainers themselves have no real control over the daily running of these outlets, you could end up with a hefty fine if you bank on a star without proper sanction. As in theme pubs like
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      Kingly draw
      260 41 THEME pubs and clubs are harder to come by than theme restaurants. While there are concepts like retro (Lava Lounge and the upcoming Funky Town) and psychedelic (Phuture), relying on a name alone seems too much of a risk. Elvis appears to be the only fool-proof singer that
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      227 41 11 m I nn Hft l j' x j Various Artistes 1999 Grammy Nominees (Grammy Recordings/Elektra) BRANDY. Monica. Madonna. All these singularly named women are set to make Grammy waves, and this album is set to show you why. But it ultimately disappoints because it only carries the nominees from
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      893 42 WTJS"N TMI NEW PAPER Saturday, February 20.1999 /Qj Saturday Sunday channel channel channel channel 6.00 AK Underwater Encounters 6.00 AMMukaMuka 6.00 AM Extremists (Last episode) 6.00 AM Heilong Jiang Below the Arctic Glacier* 6.30 Bow 6.30 Adventureßlo 630 21 st Century Is No Dream 630 Uvlng Asia—Bailing Opera 7.00 Good
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    A pig's colour change
    349 43 issue with Mike Chua Hup jurisdiction: the way judges speak. keynote: speech at annual locksmiths' dinner. lovesick: patient who has feelings for his doctor. milestone: a stone's throw away, repeated 10 times. negligee: a neglected manner of dressing. Eg: Gee, you look nice in your negligee.
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      229 45 Saturday, February 20,1999 "V *'Aim Many of you might not know thit.» •|g "My priority in aHKyrMMHII life is to keep y^Hlfc|9fl9 and tidy. Everything has Hi to be returned HBvRpH to its original Kg^Jj&jH^g place after use. lam very particular about that" HhHH Mark van Cuylenburg, aka the Flying
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      127 45 PJP^SeKemSeK^JJB 1 iiilM MHR 4S& 258 ICT® Sing Tel Mobile HllCdflU LwMl Top Up Card I Voice D 'a |TM worth $100 Large Display User BSEbS? I Long Talk Standby time First Choice Service* Kyi;. PHILIPS SparK GSMIBOO Conditions apply (o*ssS) hilCard Say 'bye' to bills and subscriptions. Sa Y
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    Less stick, more carrot
    869 46 In the year of the rabbit, let's have... large with KenJallhJr PETER and Jessica Rabbit were lazing about their cage chewing on the tips of their carrots, which is sort of the rabbit version of what some humans do with cigarettes after, er, you know, making
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